
Energy Storage Laboratory
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School of Energy Science and Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
West Bengal-721302, India



Publications
41. Fast-Charging Single-Crystalline O3-NaNi1/3Fe1/3Mn1/3O2 via Molten Salt Synthesis for Sodium-Ion Batteries. R Billa, D Das, S Manna, S Puravankara; ChemistrySelect, 2026; 11:e07501; https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202507501

40. One anode, three ions: Mechanistic distinctions of Li+, Na+, and K+ storage in commercial hard carbon for alkali-ion batteries. S Manna, R Billa, S Puravankara; Journal of Power Sources 667 (2026) 239235; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.239235

39. Enhancing SEI Stability of Hard Carbon Anodes with Low-Solvating CPME Co-Solvent for Wide-Temperature Sodium-Ion Batteries. Nagmani, D Das, P Verma, R Billa, S Puravankara; Energy Technology e202500856 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.202500856

37. Synergy Between Zn Current Collector and K+ Shielding Additives for High-Performance Na Plating/Stripping. P Verma, S Manna, J Chakraborty, S Puravankara; Batteries & Supercaps e202500396 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.202500396

36. Enhanced high-rate performance of Zr-doped P2-Na0.67Ni0.33Mn0.67O2 cathode for sodium-ion batteries. A Kumar, S Puravankara; Next Energy 8, 100323 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nxener.2025.100323

35. Designing closed-pore hard carbon for enhanced potassium-ion Storage: Insights from a three-stage mechanistic study. S Manna, S Puravankara; Journal of Power Sources 647, 237335 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.237335

34. Sustainable, dendrite-suppressing, and robust citric acid cross-linked carboxymethyl cellulose-based quasi solid-state electrolyte for zinc-ion batteries. S Ganguly, S Puravankara; Journal of Power Sources 642, 237005 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.237005

33. Tilt Engineering in Prussian White Cathode Na(1+x)Fe[Fe(CN)6] via Mg‐doping for Enhanced Electrochemical Performance in Na‐ion Batteries. A Tyagi, S Puravankara; Batteries & Supercaps e202500045 (2025); http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/batt.202500045

27. Utilization of PET derived hard carbon as a battery-type, higher plateau capacity anode for sodium-ion and potassium-ion batteries. Nagmani, S Puravankara; Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 946, 117731 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2023.117731

26. The evolution of structure–property relationship of P2-type Na0.67Ni0.33Mn0.67O2 by vanadium substitution and organic electrolyte combinations for sodium-ion batteries. D Pahari, A Chowdhury, D Das, T Paul, S Puravankara; Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry 27 (8), 2067-2082 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-023-05466-1

22. Insights into the Morphological Evolution of Mossy Dendrites in Lithium Metal Symmetric and Full Cell: A Modelling Study. P Verma, S Puravankara, MN Nandanwar, J Chakraborty; Journal of The Electrochemical Society 170 (3), 030529 (2023); https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1149/1945-7111/acc211/meta

12. Opportunities in Na/K [hexacyanoferrate] frameworks for sustainable non-aqueous Na+/K+ batteries. A Tyagi, Nagmani, S Puravankara; Sustainable Energy & Fuels 6 (3), 550-595 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1039/D1SE01653A

3. Large-scale surfactant-free synthesis of WS 2 nanosheets: an investigation into the detailed reaction chemistry of colloidal precipitation and their application as an anode material for lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries. P Sharma, A Kumar, S Bankuru, J Chakraborty, S Puravankara; New Journal of Chemistry 44 (4), 1594-1608 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1039/C9NJ04662C

1. Magnesium Aluminium Layered Double Hydroxide Assisted Dispersion of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes for Enhanced Reinforcement of Ethylene-co-Vinyl Acetate Matrix. B Bhuyan, SK Srivastava, S Puravankara, V Mittal; Macromolecular Research 26, 868-871 (2018); https://doi.org/10.1007/s13233-018-6133-x

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