IITKGP

Research Areas

  • Energy materials (Hydrogen storage - Solid Oxide Fuel Cell - Lithium Ion Battery)
    Electroceramics (Ferroelectric - Pyroelectric - Relaxor - Multiferroics)
    Structural Ceramics (ZrO2 - Al2O3 - TBC - SiC)
    Ceramic Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites (steel and Al-based MMC with SiC - TiC-other Carbide)
    Sintering (Conventional - Microwave - SPS)
    Abinitio (DFT) and MD Modeling
  • Tailoring toughening mechanisms for enhanced mechanical performance in an Al?O?-B?C-ZrO? composite fabricated via hot pressing by Murugesan A., Biswas K. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 1039 - (2025)
  • Reviving Graphite Anode from Spent Li-Ion Batteries via Acid Leaching and Carbonization Methodology by Sen A., Kumar K., Kumar S., Ghanty C., Mahato S., Dash P.S., Biswas K., Kundu R. ACS Sustainable Resource Management 2 642-650 (2025)
  • Enhancing Wear Resistance of Key Components of Earth-Moving Equipment through Laser Surface Cladding of Ni-B-Si and Ni-Cr-B-Si Alloy on AISI 4140 Steel by Panda S.S., Biswas K., Manna I. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance - (2025)
  • Boosting sodium-ion battery performance with vanadium substituted Fe, Ni dual doped fluorophosphate cathode over a wide temperature range by Mahato S., Biswas K. Journal of Power Sources 626 - (2025)
  • Two-dimensional longitudinal modelling of SS410-Al2O3-SiC functionally graded composite heat transfer, fluid flow and molten pool dynamics during laser cladding by Murugesan A., Biswas K. Journal of Alloys and Compounds Communications 10 - (2026)
  • Quasi-static and dynamic fracture mechanism and fragmentation analysis of Al2O3-B4C-ZrO2 composite by Murugesan A., Biswas K., Samal R.K., Mishra S. Materials Science and Engineering: A 952 - (2026)

Co-Principal Investigator

  • Production of rare earth permanent magnets from spent magnets and primary rare earth oxides Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC), Apex Committee of SPARC, Ministry of Education

Ph. D. Students

Ayyappan M

Area of Research: Laser cladding of composite (metal-ceramic) materials for ballistic applications

Partha Sakha Das

Area of Research: Electrode materials for Sodium Ion Battery

Priyanka Pandharinath Gangurde

Area of Research: Advanced Manufacturing and Lithium-Ion Battery Production Engineering

Shubhranshu Shekhar Panda

Area of Research: Laser cladding materials