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Pushpendra Kumar

Pushpendra Kumar
Pushpendra Kumar
Associate Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
School of Physical Sciences
Room No
212
Residence
8954218797
Email
pushpendra@mail.jnu.ac.in, pushpendra@jnu.ac.in
Personal Webpage
https://sites.google.com/view/materials-for-energy-storage/home?authuser=0
Qualifications

Ph.D. (2010)

Areas of Interest/Specialization

Condensed Matter Physics, Materials For Energy Storage (Li-Ion, Li-S, K-Ion, K-S batteries), Thin-Film Micro-batteries, 2D Materials, PVD, CVD.

Experience

Associate Professor (June 2023- present)
School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
New Delhi India

Head Intellectual Properties (2022- May 2023)
Theion GmbH, Berlin Germany

Scientist (Core Team) (Oct 2021- 2022)
Theion GmbH, Berlin Germany

Senior Postdoctoral Associate (Jan 2018- Oct 2021)
Mentor: Prof. Carl V. Thompson
Professor, Department of Materials Science & Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology USA

SERB-National Postdoctoral Fellow (Aug 2017- Dec 2017)
Mentor: Dr. Manjusha V Shelke
Senior Principal Scientist
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India

Senior Scientist (Jan 2017- 2017)
Energy Storage Division
CIDETEC- Spain

Postdoctoral Fellow (March 2015- June 2016)
Mentor: Prof. Lain-Jong Li
Professor, Materials Science & Engineering,
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, Saudi Arabia

Postdoctoral Fellow (Oct 2012- Feb 2015)
Mentor: Prof. Lain-Jong Li
Professor, Institute of Atomic and Molecular Science,
Academia Sinica, Taipei Taiwan

P.I. & Postdoctoral Fellow (Oct 2011- Sept 2012)
Department of Materials Engineering
University of Concepcion, Chile

Dr. D. S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellow (Jan 2011- Sept 2011)
University of Allahabad,
Allahabad, India

Awards & Honours
  • SAGE, FAPESP Postdoctoral Fellowship, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • SERB-National Postdoctoral Fellowship, DST-India.      
  • FONDECYT Postdoctoral Fellowship, Chile.      
  • Dr. D.S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowship, UGC- India
  • Senior Research Fellowship, UGC- India
  • Junior Research Fellowship, UGC- India
International Collaboration/Consultancy
  1. Prof. Lung-Hao Hu (Taiwan) – Research Collaboration
  2. Prof. Jun Ming (China) – Research Collaboration
  3. Dr. Manjusha V Shelke (India) – Research Collaboration
Best Peer Reviewed Publications

  1. Multilayer Approach for Advanced Hybrid Lithium Battery, J. Ming, M. Li, P. Kumar, and L. J. Li, ACS Nano, 10 (6), 2016, 6037-6044.

  2. Redox Species-Based Electrolytes for Advanced Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery, J. Ming, P. Kumar, M. Li, A. Lu, W. Wahyudi, and L. J. Li, ACS Energy Letters, 1 (3), 2016, 529-534.

  3. New insights on graphite anode stability in rechargeable batteries: Li-ion coordination structures prevail over solid electrolyte interphases, J. Ming, Z. Cao, W. Wahyudi, M. Li, P. Kumar, Y. Wu, J. Hwang, M. N. Hedhili, L. Cavallo, Y. K. Sun, and L.J. Li, ACS Energy Letters 3 (2), 2018, 335-340.

  4. Phase Inversion Strategy to Flexible Freestanding Electrode: Critical Coupling of Binders and Electrolytes for High-Performance Li-S Battery, W. Wahyudi, P. Kumar, M. Li, Y. Wu, M. N. Hedhili, T. D. Anthopoulos, L. Cavallo, L. J. Li and J. Ming, Advanced Functional Materials, 28 (34) 2018, 1802244.

  5. Quantum Phase Transition from Superparamagnetic to Quantum Superparamagnetic State in Ultrasmall Cd1-xCr(II)xSe Quantum Dots?, W. Zheng, P. Kumar, A. Washington, Z. Wang, N. S. Dalal, G. F. Strouse, N. S. Dalal, K. Singh, The Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134 (4), 2012, 2172-2179.

  6. High-performance graphene/sulphur electrodes for flexible Li-ion batteries using the low-temperature spraying method, P. Kumar, F.Y. Wu, L. H. Hu, S. A. Abbas, J. Ming, C. N. Lin, J. Fang, C. W. Chu and L. J. Li, Nanoscale 7 (17), 2015, 8093-8100.

  7. Green Strategy to Single Crystalline Anatase TiO2 Nanosheets with Dominant (001) Facets and Its Lithiation Study Toward Sustainable Cobalt-Free Lithium-Ion Full Battery, H. Ming, P. Kumar, W. Yang, Y. Fu, J. Ming, W. J. Kwak, L.  J. Li, Y. Sun, J. Zheng, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 3 (12), 2015, 3086-3095.

  8. Scalable Approach to Construct Free-Standing and Flexible Carbon Networks for Lithium-Sulfur Battery, M. Li, W. Wahyudi, P. Kumar, F. Wu, X. Yang, H. Li, L. J. Li, and J. Ming, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 9 (9), 2017, 8047-8054.

  9. Element-directed aqueous solution synthesis of copper telluride nanoparticles, characterization, and optical properties, P. Kumar, K. Singh, Crystal Growth and Design, 9 (7), 2009, 3089-3094.

  10. Hole mobility enhancement and p-doping in monolayer WSe2 by gold decoration, C.H. Chen, C.L. Wu, J. Pu, M.H. Chiu, P. Kumar, T. Takenobu and L.J. Li, 2D Materials, 1 (3), 2014, 034001.

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

  1. Trace Ethylene Carbonate Mediated Low-Concentration Ether-based Electrolytes for High-Voltage Lithium Metal Batteries, Y. Chen, Z. Ma, Y. Wang, P. Kumar, F. Zhao, T. Cai, Z. Cao, L. Cavallo, H. Cheng, Q. Lia and J. Ming, Energy & Environmental Science, 2024, 17, 5613-5626.

  2. Overlooked Challenges of Interfacial Chemistry Upon Developing High Energy Density Silicon Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries, T. Cai, W. Wahyudi, P. Kumar, Z. Ma, Q. Sun, H. Xie, Y. Wang, F. Zhao, Z. Cao, L. Cavallo, Q. Li, and J. Ming, Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 2024, 161, 100854.

  3. Electron-Donating or Withdrawing Groups of Carbonate Solvent on Lithium-Ion (De-) Intercalation Chemistry, J. Wang, P. Kumar, Z. Ma, H. Liang, F. Zhao, H. Xie, Y. Wang, T. Cai, Z. Cao, L. Cavallo, Q. Li, J. Ming, ACS Energy Letters, 2024, 9 (9), 4386-4398. 

  4. Electrolyte Intermolecular Interaction Mediated Non-Flammable Potassium-Ion Sulfur Batteries, H. Liang, P. Kumar, Z. Ma, F. Zhao, H. Cheng, H. Xie, Z. Cao, L. Cavallo, Q. Li, J. Ming, ACS Energy Letters, 2024, 9, 3536-3546.

  5. Non-Flammable Electrolyte Mediated by Solvation Chemistry toward High-Voltage Lithium-Ion Batteries, H. Cheng, Z. Ma, P. Kumar, H. Liang, Z. Cao, H. Xie, L. Cavallo, Q. Li, J. Ming, ACS Energy Letters, 2024, 9 (4), 1604-1616.

  6. Thermodynamic and Kinetic Behaviors of Electrolyte Mediated by Intermolecular Interactions Enabling High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries, H. Xie, H. Cheng, P. Kumar, Y. Wang, H. Liang, T. Cai, F. Zhao, Z. Cao, L. Cavallo, Z. Ma, Q. Li, J. Ming, ACS Nano, 2024, 18(33), 22503-22517.

  7. Low-Temperature and Fast-Charging Lithium Metal Batteries Enabled by Solvent-Solvent Interaction Mediated Electrolyte, A. Huang, Z. Ma, P. Kumar, H. Liang, T. Cai, F. Zhao, Z. Cao, L. Cavallo, Q. Li, J. Ming, Nano Letters, 2024, 24 (24), 7499-7507.

  8. High Voltage Electrolyte Design Mediated by Advanced Solvation Chemistry Toward High Energy Density and Fast Charging Lithium-Ion Batteries, H. Cheng, Z. Ma, P. Kumar, H. Liang, Z. Cao, H. Xie, L. Cavallo, H. Kim, Q. Li, Y.K. Sun, J. Ming, Advanced Energy Materials, 2024, 2304321.

  9. Graphic, Quantitation, Visualization, Standardization, Digitization, and Intelligence of Electrolyte and Electrolyte‐Electrode Interface, T. Cai, Y. Wang, F. Zhao, Z. Ma, P. Kumar, H. Xie, C. Sun, J. Wang, Q. Li, Q. Guo, J. Ming, Advanced Energy Materials, 2024, 14(25), 2400569.

  10. Intermolecular Interaction Mediated Potassium Ion Intercalation Chemistry in Ether-Based Electrolyte for Potassium-Ion Batteries, H. Xie, H. Liang, P. Kumar, H. Cheng, F. Zhao, Y. Wang, T. Cai, W. Wahyudi, Z. Ma, Q. Li, J. Ming, Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, 34(28), 2401118.

Patents (if any)

  1. “Lithium batteries, anodes, and methods of anode fabrication” granted US 10840539 B2 on November 17, 2020.
    Also published as CN107925052 A on April 17, 2018.
    Also published as WO 2016/207722 A1 on December 29, 2016.

  2. “Method of preparation a battery electrode by spray coating, an electrode and a battery made by method thereof” granted TW I552420 B on October 01, 2016.
    Also published as CN106663779 A on May 10, 2017.
    Also published as WO 2016/022117A1 on February 11, 2016.
    Also published as US20170229703A1 on August 10, 2017.

  3. “Production methods and working principle for the pre-expansion of chalcogenide-based electrodes” Application Number: EP Patent EP23,219,761.
    Published as EP4576232A1 on June 25, 2025. 
    Also published as CN120191893A on June 24, 2025.
    Also published as US2025206610A1 on June 26, 2025.
    Also published as KR20250099018A on July 01, 2025.
    Also published as AU2024278310A1 on July 10, 2025. 
    Also published as JP2025118516A on August 13, 2025.

  4. “Advanced current collector for alkali/alkali earth metal batteries and a method of fabricating the same” Application Number: IN Patent 202,311,078,891.

  5. “Advanced synergistic current collector for energy storage devices and a method of fabricating the same” Application Number: WO Patent PCT/EP2023/075,692.

  6. “Mixed ion-electron conductive transition layer induced by the irradiation of chalcogenide-based materials” Application Number: WO Patent EP23,198,077.
    Published as CN119361602A on January 24, 2025. 
    Also published as EP4525075A1 on March 19, 2025.
    Also published as US20250096243A1 on March 20, 2025.
    Also published as KR20250041599A on March 25, 2025.
    Also published as IL315750A on April 01, 2025.
    Also published as AU2024219713A1 on April 03, 2025.
    Also published as JP2025064964A on April 17, 2025.

  7. “Lithium metal host anode” Application Number: EP22157422. Published as EP Patent: EP4231392A1 on August 23, 2023

  8. “Advanced anisotropic 3D current collector with tailored electron tortuosity optimized towards the direction of tabs” Application Number: PCT/EP2023/054737.
    Published as WO 2024175210 A1 on August 29, 2024. 
    Also published as AU2023432067A1 on August 29, 2024.

  9. “Advanced synergistic magneto-electrically active current collector for electrochemical energy storage devices and a method of fabricating the same” Application Number: PCT/EP2023/075692
    Published as WO 2025061259 A1 on March 20, 2025.