Polymer Electrolytes and their Composites for Energy Storage/Conversion Devices

Achchhe Lal Sharma is Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda. Dr. Sharma has authored and co-authored over 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals including research publications, review articles, conference proceedings, and nine book chapters for international publishers. He has 11 years of research experience and his research interests include the development of electrode and electrolyte material for lithium-ion batteries and supercapacitors. His h-index is 22 and i10-index 35 with over 1500 citations, and he has served as a reviewer for several high-impact journals and given more than 24 talks at various conferences/colleges and universities. He pursued his PhD at the Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He has been granted the Best Research award twice by Central University of Punjab, Bathinda. Dr. Sharma’s research interests include the development of nanostructured materials/composites/nanocomposites for application in renewable energy storage/conversion devices (batteries and supercapacitor). Anil Arya is serving as Dr. D. S. Kothari Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Physics, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. Dr. Arya has co-authored 50 research publications, review articles, conference proceedings, and nine book chapters. His h-index is 18 and i10-index 28 with over 1220 citations, and he has served as a reviewer for several electrochemistry-related journals.He pursued his PhD at the Department of Physics, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda. Prior to joining the PhD program, he received his bachelor's in science degree from University College, Kurukshetra University (Kurukshetra), and master's in physics degree from the Central University of Punjab, Bathinda. Dr. Arya was also featured in World's Top 2% Scientists: Stanford University USA List 2021, published by Elsevier BV. Dr. Arya’s research interests include the synthesis of electrode/electrolyte materials for energy storage/conversion devices. Anurag Gaur is Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra. Dr. Gaur has published more than 130 research articles in peer-reviewed, reputed journals and has led or been involved in over eight national and international projects funded by various government agencies (e.g. SERB-DST, CSIR, etc). He has 15 years of research experience in nanomaterials synthesis and developed supercapacitors, lithium-ion batteries, hydroelectric cells, and spintronics devices. He has guided 7 PhD and 50 M.Tech students in their thesis work. His h-index is 27 and i10-index 61 with 2150 citations, and he has filed three patents. He has served as a reviewer for several high-impact journals and delivered over 65 talks at various national/international conferences. He did his PhD at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee in 2007. He has been granted the Best Faculty award by National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra in 2018. Dr. Gaur’s research interests include energy storage devices and green energy production through water splitting.