Research Interests
Energy Storage Materials , Functional Ceramics
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Research
1."Unravelling the electrochemical characteristics and sodium storage mechanism of pistachio shell derived hard carbon as high plateau capacity anodes by operando Raman spectroscopy and full cell demonstration," Bharat Verma, Anjan Sil, Poul Norby, Abha Kanik, Journal of Energy Storage 103 (2024) 114336
2."Nano-TiO2-Grafted Carbon Sheet Interlayer for Li–S Battery,'' Ayush Pundir and Anjan Sil, Energy Technol. 2024, 2400846
3."Lithium-rich NCM-Based Ordered Rock Salt Oxy-fluoride as High Voltage Cathode Material for LIBs," Nishant Gautam, Megha Goyal, Bharat Verma, Hari Raj, Anjan Sil, Tapas Kumar Mandal, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 961 (2024) 118250.
4."Orange peel derived hierarchical porous carbon/sulfur composite cathode material for Li–S battery," Ayush Pundira, Anjan Sil, Biomass and Bioenergy 180 (2024) 106999.
5."Insights into the electrochemical properties of bagasse‑derived hard carbon anode materials for sodium‑ion battery," Bharat Verma, Hari Raj, Harsha Rajput and Anjan Sil,Ionics (2023) 29:5205–5216.
6."High redox potential transition metals incorporated olivine structure: LiFe0.7(Mn1/3Co1/3Ni1/3)3x−yVyPO4 (x = 0.1, 0.0 ≤ y ≤ 0.10) cathode for Li‑ion battery," Hari Raj, Bharat Verma, Sonia Rani and Anjan Sil,Ionics (2023) 29:4469–4482.
7."Effect of sintering and annealing on electrochemical and mechanical characteristics of Na3Zr2Si2PO12 solid electrolyte,"Basitti Hitesh, Anjan Sil, J Am Ceram Soc. (2023) 1–12.
8."Photo-response of Fe-doped ZnO electron transport interlayer on Poly(3- hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl): Phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester based thin film device for photodiode application," S.S. Ghosh , Anjan Sil, Thin Solid Films 756 (2022) 139358.
9."Effect of microwave processing on Mn doped ZnO diluted magnetic semiconductor characteristics," S.S. Ghosh , Anjan Sil, Materials Today Communications 32 (2022) 103941.
10. "Dielectric and energy storage characteristics of 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 wt% Cr2O3 doped PbZr0.52Ti0.48O3 ceramics synthesized by spark plasma sintering," Abhishek Kumar Gupta, Anjan Sil, Materials Science & Engineering B 281 (2022) 115738.
11. "Porous alumina thermophotovoltaic film for output voltage enhancement of silicon solar cell at room temperature," S.S. Ghosh , Anjan Sil, Optical Materials, 123 (2022) 111844.
12. "Aqueous processing based novel composite electrode for Li-ion batteries using an environmentally benign binder," Hari Raj, Anjan Sil, Ceramics International, 47 (2021) 34639 - 34647.
13. "Compatibility study of La2NiO4+δ and La2Mo1.5W0.5O9 as electrode-electrolyte material for solid oxide fuel cell,” Siddharth Singh, Anjan Sil, Sandip Bysakh, Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena, 250 (2021) 147087.
14. "In-situ-grown hierarchical mesoporous Li3VO4 on GO as a viable anode material for lithium ion batteries," NISHANT GAUTAM, VIJAY ALWERA, RAEESH MUHAMMAD, HARI RAJ, MEGHA GOYAL, ANJAN SIL, PARITOSH MOHANTY and TAPAS KUMAR MANDAL, Bull Mater Sci (2020) 43:292.
15. "Two-Phase Composition (LiFePO4/FePO4) and Phase Transformation Dependence on Charging Current: In Situ and Ex Situ Studies," Hari Raj, Sonia Rani and Anjan Sil, Energy Fuels 2020, 34, 14874−14881, ACS Publications.
16. "Effect of sintering temperature on spark plasma sintered PbZr0.52Ti0.48O3: Impedance and energy storage analysis,"Abhishek KumarGupta, Anjan Sil, Physica B 601 (2021) 412641.
17. "Energy and power densities of novel composite electrode driven by synergy of poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) and single walled carbon nanotubes for lithium-ion battery,"Hari Raj and Anjan Sil, Journal of Power Sources 458 (2020) 228052.
18."Phase composition and dielectric properties of spark plasma sintered PbZr0.52Ti0.48O3," Abhishek Kumar Gupta and Anjan Sil, Mater. Res. Express 7 (2020) 036301.
19. "TiO2 shielded Si nano-composite anode for high energy Li-ion batteries: the morphological and structural study of electrodes after charge-discharge process," Hari Raj, Anjan Sil and Siddharth, Electrochimica Acta 326 (2019) 134981.
20. "Multimodal mesopore hierarchy in Li3VO4 boosts electrochemical anode performance of lithium−ion batteries," Nishant Gautam, Raeesh Muhammad, Hari Raj, Anjan Sil, Paritosh Mohanty and Tapas Kumar Mandal, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 290 December (2019) 109669.
21. "PEDOT:PSS coating on pristine and carbon coated LiFePO4 by one-step process: the study of electrochemical performance,"Hari Raj; Anjan Sil, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics (2019) 30 : 13604-13616.
22. “MnO anchored reduced graphene oxide nano composite for high energy applications of Li-ion batteries: The insight of charge-discharge process,” H Raj, A Sil, NV Pulagara, Ceramics International, 2019.
23. “Effect of K doping on Mo6+ stability and ionic conductivity study in La2Mo2O9 as oxide-ion conductor,” Siddharth, A Sil, S Bysakh, Materials Research Express 6 (5), 056203, 2019.
24. “Photocatalytic response of Fe, Co, Ni doped ZnO based diluted magnetic semiconductors for spintronics applications.” SS Ghosh, C Choubey, A Sil, Superlattices and Microstructures 125, 271-280, 1, 2019.
25. “Effect of grain boundary and Ar–H2 atmosphere on electrical conductivity of bulk a-La2Mo2O9 studied by impedance and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy,” A Sil, S Bysakh, Materials Research Express 6 (3), 035505, 2018.
26. “Antisite Defects in Sol‐Gel‐Synthesized LiFePO4 at Higher Temperature: Effect on Lithium‐Ion Diffusion,” H Raj, S Rani, A Sil, ChemElectroChem 5 (22), 3525-3532, 1, (2018).
27. “Crystal structure of the thortveitite-related M phase,(MnxZn1–x)2V2O7 (0.75< x< 0.913): a combined synchrotron powder and single-crystal X-ray study,”KM Knowles, A Sil, B Stöger, M Weil, Acta Crystallographica Section C: Structural Chemistry 74 (10), (2018).
28. ”X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and ion dynamics study of W6+ doped La2Mo2O9 as SOFC electrolyte,”S Bysakh, A Sil., Materials Research Bulletin 105, 36-44, (2018).
29. “Effect of carbon coating on electrochemical performance of LiFePO4 cathode material for Li-ion battery,” H Raj, A Sil, Ionics 24 (9), 2543-2553 5 (2018).
30. “Preparation of Fe doped ZnO thin films and their structural, magnetic, electrical characterization,” PL Hadimani, SS Ghosh, A Sil, Superlattices and Microstructures 120, 199-208 2 (2018).
31. “Enhancement of photoresponse property of perovskite solar cell by aluminium chloride (AlCl3),” SS Ghosh, A Sil, Semiconductor Science and Technology 33 (5), 055002 (2018).
32. “Role of calcination atmosphere in vanadium doped Li4Ti5O12 for lithium ion battery anode material,” S Saxena, A Sil, Materials Research Bulletin 96, 449-457 7 (2017).
33. “Sol-gel preparation of Zn-V-Mn-O thin films for low voltage varistor applications,” A Sil, A Kiran, AP Niranjana, KM Knowles, Ceramics International 43 (13), 9616-9621 3 (2017).
34. “Improved electrochemical performance of Li4Ti5O12 by reducing rutile TiO2 phase impurity and particle size, “ H Raj, S Saxena, A Sil, Materials Technology 32 (3), 196-201 8 (2017).
35. “Chemical nature of catalysts of oxide nanoparticles in environment prevailing during growth of carbon nanostructures by CCVD,” M Jana, A Sil, S Ray, Bulletin of Materials Science 39 (7), 1783-1790 2 (2016).
36. “Synthesis and transport properties of nanostructured lithium manganese silicate (Li2MnSiO4) as Li-ion battery cathode material,” P Chaturvedi, A Sil, Y Sharma, Solid State Ionics 297, 68-76 2 (2016).
37. ”Poly (methyl methacrylate) based nanocomposite gel polymer electrolytes with enhanced safety and performance,” R Sharma, A Sil, S Ray, Journal of Polymer Research 23 (9), 194 4 (2016).
38. “Energy storage performance of hybrid aqueous supercapacitor based on nano-Li2MnSiO4 and activated carbon,” P Chaturvedi, A Sil, Y Sharma, Ionics 22 (9), 1719-1728 5 (2016).
39. “Effect of carbon nanotube dispersion on electrochemical and mechanical characteristics of poly (methyl methacrylate)‐based gel polymer electrolytes,” R Sharma, A Sil, S Ray, Polymer Composites 37 (6), 1936-1944 4(2016)
40. “Energy storage performance of urea combustion derived nanocrystalline-Li2MnSiO4 as a novel electrode material for symmetric supercapacitor,” P Chaturvedi, A Sil, Y Sharma, AIP Conference Proceedings 1731 (1), 050058 1(2016)
41. “Nanoporous Li4Ti5O12 Material for the Electrode of Lithium Ion Battery,” S Saxena, A Sil, IETE Technical Review 33 (1), 60-63 1 (2016)
42. “Crystal structure of {6, 6′-dibenzoyl-4, 4′-di-tert-butyl-2, 2′-[(ethane-1, 2-diyl) dinitrilobis (phenylmethanylylidene)] diphenolato-κ4O1, N, N′, O1′} nickel (II), AK Gupta, RJ Butcher, A Sil, Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications 71 (12 …2015
43. “Atmospheric oxidation effect of silicon–carbon nanotube anode on Li-ion battery performance S Chouksey, A Sil, D Lahiri, I Lahiri, Nanomaterials and Energy 4 (2), 153-158 1 (2015)
44. “Carbon Nanofibers Reinforced P (VdF-HFP) Based Gel Polymer Electrolyte for Lithium-Ion Battery Application, A Sil, R Sharma, S Ray, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal 9, 181 - 184 (2015)
45. “Effect of solvents on electrochemical perf, 9ormance of polypyrrole coated LiFePO4/C cathode materials for Li-ion battery, R Sehrawat, A Sil, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 26 (7), 5175-5185 6 (2015)
46. “Mechanical and thermal characteristics of PMMA-based nanocomposite gel polymer electrolytes with CNFs dispersion,” A Sil, R Sharma, S Ray, Surface and Coatings Technology 271, 201-206 13 (2015)
47. “Polymer gel combustion synthesis of LiFePO4/C composite as cathode material for Li-ion battery,” R Sehrawat, A Sil, Ionics 21 (3), 673-685 6 (2015)
48. “Cost effective urea combustion derived mesoporous-Li2MnSiO4 as a novel material for supercapacitors, P Chaturvedi, A Kumar, A Sil, Y Sharma, RSC Advances 5 (32), 25156-25163 6 (2015)
49. "Internal Hybrid System of Li-Ion Battery and Supercapacitor,” H Raj, S Saxena, A Sil, Journal of Basic and Applied Engineering Research 2 (11), 937-940 1 (2015)
50. “Growth and morphology of carbon nanostructures on nickel oxide nanoparticles in catalytic chemical vapor deposition,” M Jana, A Sil, S Ray, Applied Physics A 117 (3), 1425-1436 3 (2014)
51. “Evaluation of dry sliding and slurry erosion behaviour of plasma sprayed nanostructured Cr2O3–3TiO2 coatings,” VP Singh, A Sil, R Jayaganthan, Tribology-Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces 8 (3), 131-138 (2014)
52. “Morphology of carbon nanostructures and their electrochemical performance for lithium ion battery,” M Jana, A Sil, S Ray, Journal of physics and chemistry of Solids 75 (1), 60-67 13 (2014)
53. “Ball-Milled Graphite-Tin Composite Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Battery,” K Rana, A Sil, S Ray, Materials Science Forum 736, 127-132 (2013)
54. “Characterization of individual layers of an optical design based multilayered antireflection coating developed by sol-gel method,”S S Ghosh, S Das, A Sil and P K Biswas, J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 64 : 534 – 542 (2012)
55. “Growth of carbon nanostructures in catalytic chemical vapour deposition method,” M Jana, A Sil, S Ray, The Banaras Metallurgist, 17 01 – 16 (2012)
56. “Tribological behaviour of nanostructured Al2O3 coatings,” VP Singh, A Sil, R Jayaganthan, Surface Engineering 28 (4), 277-284 21 (2012)
57. “Wear of Plasma Sprayed Conventional and Nanostructured Al2O3 and Cr2O3, Based Coatings,” VP Singh, A Sil, R Jayaganthan, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals 65 (1), 1-12 8 (2012)
58. “Influence of melting of transition metal oxides on the morphology of carbon nanostructures,” M Jana, A Sil, S Ray, Advanced Materials Research 585, 159-163 1 (2012)
59. “Characterization of plasticized PMMA-LiClO4 solid polymer electrolytes,” R Sharma, A Sil, S Ray, Advanced Materials Research 585, 185-189 3 (2012)
60. “Synthesis and Characterization of LiFePO4-C/PANI Composite for Cathode Material of Lithium Ion Battery,” R Sehrawat, A Sil, Advanced Materials Research 585, 240-244 (2012)
61. “Tailoring of surface melting of oxide based catalyst particles by doping to influence the growth of multi-walled carbon nano-structures,” M Jana, A Sil, S Ray, Carbon 49 (15), 5142-5149 4 (2011)
62. “Tribological behavior of plasma sprayed Cr2O3–3% TiO2 coatings,” VP Singh, A Sil, R Jayaganthan Wear 272 (1), 149-158 30 (2011)
63. “Microstructural relationship with fracture toughness of undoped and rare earths (Y, La) doped Al2O3–ZrO2 ceramic composites,” K Maiti, A Sil, Ceramics International 37 (7), 2411-2421 30 (2011)
64. “Development of input output relationships for self-healing Al2O3/SiC ceramic composites with Y2O3 additive using design of experiments, D Mohanty, A Sil, K Maiti, Ceramics International 37 (6), 1985-1992 10 (2011)
65. “Preparation of Nano and Micron Sized ZrO2 Dispersed Al2O3 Ceramic Composites and Study Their Hardness and Fracture Toughnesses,” K Maiti, A Sil, Processing and Properties of Advanced Ceramics and Composites III 225, 75-83 (2011)
66. “A study on sliding and erosive wear behaviour of atmospheric plasma sprayed conventional and nanostructured alumina coatings,” VP Singh, A Sil, R Jayaganthan, Materials & Design 32 (2), 584-591 90 (2011)
67. “Relationship between fracture toughness characteristics and morphology of sintered Al2O3 ceramics,” K Maiti, A Sil, Ceramics International 36 (8), 2337-2344 22 (2010)
68. “Effect of citric acid content on synthesis of LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2 and its electrochemical characteristics,” G Singh, A Sil, S Ghosh, A Panwar, Ceramics International 36 (6), 1831-1836 13 (2010)
69. “Modification of the structure of multi-walled carbon nanotubes by choice of catalyst and their electro-chemical behavior,” K Rana, A Sil, S Ray, Materials Chemistry and Physics 120 (2-3), 484-489 6 (2010)
70. “Phase Stability and Charge Capacity of Cubic Spinel in Li1+ δ Mn2− δ O4 and Consequence of Magnesium Doping,” P Singh, A Sil, M Nath, S Ray, Journal of The Electrochemical Society 157 (3), A259-A266 8 (2010)
71. “Preparation and characterization of lithium manganese oxide cubic spinel Li1.03 Mn1.97 O4 doped with Mg and Fe,” P Singh, A Sil, M Nath, S Ray, Physica B 405, 649 – 654 (2010)
72. “Preparation and characterization of lithium manganese oxide cubic spinel Li1. 03Mn1. 97O4 doped with Mg and Fe,” P Singh, A Sil, M Nath, S Ray, Physica B: Condensed Matter 405 (2), 649-654 31 (2010)
73. “Relationship of the R-curve with the microstructure of alumina ceramics,” K Maiti, A Sil, Journal of Ceramic Processing Research 11 (6), 678-684 (2010)
74. “Synthesis and characterisation of Li [Mn2-xMgx] O4 (x= 0.0 - 0.3) prepared by Sol-Gel synthesis,” P Singh, A Sil, M Nath, S Ray, Ceramics-Silikaty 54 (1), 38-46 18 (2010)
75. “Synthesis of ribbon type carbon nanostructure using LiFePO4 catalyst and their electrochemical performance,” K Rana, A Sil, S Ray, Materials Research Bulletin 44 (12), 2155-2159 8 (2009)
76. “Structural, thermal and morphological studies of magnesium substituted-lithium manganese oxide spinels,” G Singh, A Sil, S Ghosh, Physica B: Condensed Matter 404 (20), 3807-3813 3 (2009)
77. "Suppression of Jahn–Teller distortion by chromium and magnesium doping in spinel LiMn2O4: A first-principles study using GGA and GGA+ U, G Singh, SL Gupta, R Prasad, S Auluck, R Gupta, A Sil, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 70 (8), 1200-1206 23 (2009)
78. “X-ray powder diffraction and electron diffraction studies of the thortveitite-related L phase,(Zn, Mn)2V2O7, KM Knowles, ME Vickers, A Sil, YH Han, P Jaffrenou, Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science 65 (2), 160-166 3 (2009)
79. “Preparation, characterization and ionic conductivity studies of ZrO2 dispersed mixed halide matrix (KCl)0.9–(NaCl)0.1,” A Gupta, A Sil, NK Verma, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 70 (2), 340-343 1 (2009)
80. “Synthesis and characterization of citric acid assisted Cr doped lithium manganese oxide spinel,” G Singh, A Panwar, A Sil, S Ghosh, Ceramics-Silikaty 53 (4), 260-267 7 (2009)
81. “Synthesis and characterization of carbon nanotubes by using catalyst LiNi0. 5Co0. 5O2 on anodized alumina substrate,” K Rana, A Sil, S Ray., Advanced Materials Research 67, 197-202 1 (2009)
82. “Synthesis and characterization of LiMn2O4 nanoparticles using citric acid as chelating agent,” G Singh, A Panwar, A Sil, S Ghosh, Advanced Materials Research 67, 227-232 3 (2009)
83. "Preparation and Characterization of Li [Mn2-xFex] O4 (x = 0.0 - 0.6) Spinel Nanoparticles as Cathode Materials for Lithium Ion Battery,” P Singh, A Sil, M Nath, S Ray, Advanced Materials Research 67, 233-238 1 (2009)
84. “Carbon nanotube/nanofiber embedded nanoporous anodized aluminium oxide surface and its tribological properties,” MK Kushwaha, A Sil, S Ray, Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology 8 (8), 4152-4158 11 (2008)
85. “Synthesis of nanosized AlN powder using novel nitridation route,” A Sil, PK Verma, Ind Jl of Engg & Mat Sc, 14, pp.309-312 (2007)
86. “Preparation of rare earth oxide doped alumina ceramics, their hardness and fracture toughness determinations,” K Maiti, A Sil, Ind Jl of Engg & Mat Sc, 13, pp.443-450 (2006)
87. “Transport characteristics of ZrO2 dispersed mixed (BaCl2) 1− x–(KCl) x solid electrolytes,” A Gupta, A Sil, Materials research bulletin 40 (1), 67-77 1 (2005)
88. “Structural and dielectric properties of MgO doped 0.8 PMN-0.2 PT solid solution,” Y Sharma, A Sil, KL Yadav, CSIR 2 (2005)
89. “Preparation and characterization of mixed halide systems as solid electrolyte base,” A Gupta, A Sil, NK Verma, Ind Jl Engg & Mat Sc, 11, pp.212-216 (2004)
90. “Preparation, characterization and ionic conductivity measurements of (1-x) KCl : x ZrO2 solid electrolyte system,” A Gupta, A Sil, Ind Jl Engg & Mat Sc, 9, pp. 65–68 (2002)
91. “Preparation and Electrical Characteristics of Al Doped ZnO-Bi2O3 -SiO2 Varistors,’ R Goel, A Sil, HR Anand, TRANSACTIONS-MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY OF JAPAN 26 (1), 1-4 (2001)
92. “Transport characteristics of 0.3 KCI : 0.7 ZrO2 solid electrolyte,” A Mangla, A Sil, Ind Jl Pure & Appl Phy, 39, pp. 267–270 (2001)
93. “Grain growth studies of Al doped ZnO-Bi2O3 - SiO2 (0.4-0.6 mol %) varistors,” R Goel, A Sil, HR Anand, SR Prabhakar, Ind Jl Engg & Mat Sc, 7, pp. 344–349 (2000)
94. “Microstructural and electrical characteristics of SiO2 doped ZnO-Bi2O3 varistors,” R Goel, A Sil, HR Anand, Bulletin of Materials Science 22 (1), 49-57 7 (1999)
95. “Modelling of barium transport in dispenser cathodes,” A Sil, DS Venkateswarlu, Applied surface science 81 (4), 469-473 1 (1994)
96. “Transient thermal response of the cathode surface of a potted heater-cathode structure,” A Sil, DS Venkateswarlu, A Chatterjee, MM Shukla, AJ Rani, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 41 (8), 1480-1481 (1994)
97. "Estimation of dispenser cathode surface temperature of a practical potted heater cathode assembly,” A Sil, NK Samria, A Chatterjee, DS Venkateswarlu, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 40 (10), 1855-1863 8 (1993)
98. “Analytical studies of electrode surface temperatures for convergent electron gun,” A Sil, NK Samria, DS Venkateswarlu,” Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics 31 (2), 106-112 2 (1993)
99. “Imperfect boundaries: Thermal response of the cathode surface of a potted heater-cathode assembly,” DS Venkateswarlu, A Sil, Applied surface science 52 (1-2), 7-17 5 (1991)
100. “Thermal analysis of a cathode: Temperature distribution and warm-up time,” A Sil, NK Samria, DS Venkateswarlu, Applied surface science 45 (3), 229-245 6 (1990)
101. “Optimal Thermodynamic Design of Potted Heater-Cathode Assemblies: Some Considerations,” A Sil, DS Venkateswarlu, NK Samria, IETE Technical Review 6 (6), 440-444 1 (1989)
National and International Conf. Publications
- Anjan Sil and Bharat Verma, "Characterization of honeycomb structured carbonaceous anode material for sodium-ion battery application," 6th Edition of International Conference on Materials Science and Engineering," Singapore, March 18-20, 2024.
- Anjan Sil, Basitti Hitesh and Harsha Rajput, "Solid state electrolytes for lithium ion and sodium ion batteries : some highlights on experimental findings," CerAP2024, March 11 - 12, 2024, IIT Roorkee.
- Basitti Hitesh and Anjan Sil, "Effect of lithium addition on ionic conductivity in NASICON based Na3Zr2Si2PO12 solid electrolyte for all solid-state sodium ion batteries,"CerAP2024, March 11 - 12, 2024, IIT Roorkee.
- Harsha Rajput and Anjan Sil, "Comparative studies on structural, mechanical and electrochemical properties of Li7La3Zr2O12-based conventionally and spark plasma sintered electrolyte for all solid-state Li-ion batteries,"CerAP2024, March 11 - 12, 2024, IIT Roorkee.
- Ayush Pundir and Anjan Sil, "Nano-TiO2 grafted carbon sheet as an efficient polysulphide inhibiting interlayer for Li-S battery," CerAP2024, March 11 - 12, 2024, IIT Roorkee.
- Ayush Pundir and Anjan Sil, “Biowaste-derived hierarchical porous carbon structure for trapping poly-sulfides in Li-S battery,” Advances in Materials and Processing: Challenges & Opportunities (AMPCO 2022), IIT Roorkee, 17-19 October 2022.
- Bharat Verma, Anjan Sil, “Tin oxide / hard carbon nanocomposite as superior negative electrode material for sodium-ion battery,” Advances in Materials and Processing: Challenges & Opportunities (AMPCO 2022), IIT Roorkee, 17-19 October 2022 (Best Paper Award).
- Basitti Hitesh, Anjan Sil, “Ionic Conductivity and Mechanical Properties of Spark Plasma Sintered Na3Zr2Si2PO12 Solid Electrolyte,’’ Advances in Materials and Processing: Challenges & Opportunities (AMPCO 2022), IIT Roorkee, 17-19 October 2022.
- Nitamkumar Tayade and Anjan Sil, “CNT Reinforced Polyurethane Nanocomposites for Enhanced Damping and Storage Modulus,” International workshop on nanoengineered materials (IWNEM 2023), IISER Thiruvananthapuram Kerala, 5-6 Jan 2023.
- Bharat Verma, Anjan Sil, “Hard Carbon Surface modification by nanolayer coating for ICE enhancement for Na-ion battery," International workshop on nanoengineered materials (IWNEM 2023), IISER Thiruvananthapuram Kerala, 5-6 Jan 2023.
- Ayush Pundir and Anjan Sil, “Heteroatom-doped biowaste derived hierarchical porous carbon structure as cathode material for Li-S battery,” International Conference on Advances in Renewable Energy (CARE 2023), Harishchandra Research Institute, Prayagraj (UP), 2-4 February 2023.
- Ayush Pundir and Anjan Sil, "Electrochemical Study of Lithium Sulfur Battery in Ether-based Electrolyte", NMD ATM 2019, Trivandrum, Kerala, 15-16 Nov 2019.
- Anjan Sil and Hari Raj, “Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery Cathode Material LiFePO4 : Limitations and Possible Overcome,” International Conference on Materials Research and Nanotechnology,” June 10-12, (2019), Rome, Italy.
- Hari Raj and Anjan Sil, "Study of antisite defects in LiFePO4 cathode of Li-ion battery,"International Meeting on Energy Storage Devices & Industry-Academia Conclave, IIT Roorkee, December 10 - 12, (2018).
- Abhishek Kumar Gupta and Anjan Sil, "Temperature-dependent stability of energy storage properties of spark plasma sintered PbZr0.52Ti0.48O3 for pulsesd power applications," International Meeting on Energy Storage Devices & Industry-Academia Conclave, IIT Roorkee, December 10 - 12, (2018).
- Hari Raj and Anjan Sil, “Conducting polymer PEDOT:PSS coating on pristine and carbon coated LiFePO4 : the study of electrochemical performance,” Proc. of 2nd National Symposium on shaping and energy future : challenges and opportunities (SEFCO – 2018), CSIR – Indian Institute of Petroleum Mohhampur, Dehradun – 248005, May 11 -12, (2018).
- H. Raj and A.Sil, “Preparation of LiFePO4/SWCNT composite for high performance lithium ion batteries,” International Conference on Nanotechnology : Ideas, Innovations & Initiatives – 2017 (ICN : 31 – 2017), IIT Roorkee, Dec 6 -8, 2017.
- Hari Raj and Anjan Sil, “Study of electrochemical performance of LiFePO4/Li4Ti5O12 full cell for next generation Li-ion batteries,” Int. Conf. on Advances in Materials & Processing : Challenges & Opportunities, 30 Nov – 2 Dec, (2017), IIT Roorkee, India.
- Abhishek Kumar Gupta and Anjan Sil, “Energy storage performance of spark plasma sintered antiferroelectric PbZr0.97Ti0.03O3, ceramic” Int. Conf. on Advances in Materials & Processing : Challenges & Opportunities, 30 Nov – 2 Dec, (2017), IIT Roorkee, India (Awarded Best Poster).
- Siddharth Singh, Sandip Bysakh and Anjan Sil, “Compatibility study of La2NiO4+δ and La2Mo1.5W0.5O9 as electrode-electrolyte material for fuel cell,” Int. Conf. on Advances in Materials & Processing : Challenges & Opportunities, 30 Nov – 2 Dec, (2017), IIT Roorkee, India.
- Hari Raj and Anjan Sil, “Electrochemical studies comparison of LiFePO4 as Li-ion battery cathode material synthesized by sol-gel and solid state route,” Proc. 10th National Conference on Solid State Chemistry and Allied Areas (ISCAS-2017), Delhi Technical University, Delhi, 1-3 July, (2017). (Awarded ISCAS Endowment Medal for the poster presentation)
- Hari Raj and Anjan Sil, “Comparative studies on conductivity and electrochemical performance of pristine and carbon coated LiFePO4 as Li-ion battery cathode material,” International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials (ICAFM-2017), Anna University, Chennai, 6-8 January, (2017).
- Sobhit Saxena and Anjan Sil “Excess Li in synthesis of sol-gel derived phase pure Li4Ti5O12” International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials (ICAFM-2017), Anna University, Chennai, 6-8 January, (2017).
- Hari Raj, Sobhit Saxena and Anjan Sil “Internal Hybrid System of Li-Ion Battery and Supercapacitor”, 3rd International Conference on “Applied Sciences, Environmental Engineering and Clean Energy Technologies for Sustainable Development” Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, April 25-26, (2015).
- Rajni Sharma, Anjan Sil and Subrata Ray, “Structural, thermal and ionic properties of PVDF-HFP based nanocomposite gel polymer electrolytes dispersed with CNTs for li-ion batteries”, APM-2015, Feb 20-22, (2015) at IISc Bangalore.
- R. Sherawat and A. Sil, "Synthesis and characterization of polyaniline coated LiFePO4/C cathode materials with excess lithium doping,: 2nd International Conference on Innovations in Engineering and Technology (ICCET2014), Sept 19-20, 2014, Penang Malaysia.
- Sobhit Saxena and Anjan Sil, “Nanoporous Li4Ti5O12 material for electrode of lithium ion battery” Conference proceedings of 2nd IEEE International Conference on Emerging Electronics (ICEE-2014), IISc Bangalore, 3-6 December, (2014).
- Sobhit Saxena and Anjan Sil, “Synthesis of nanoporous Li4Ti5O12 by using carbon nano beads as pore former” proceedings of International Conference on Functional Materials (ICFM-2014), IIT Kharagpur, 5-7 February, (2014).
- Rajni Sharma, Anjan Sil and Subrata Ray, “Preparation and Characterization of Nanocomposite Polymer Electrolytes Based on Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) with Nano-sized Ceramic Fillers”, MS&T-2014, Oct 12-16, (2014) at Pittsburgh, USA.
- Anjan Sil, Rajni Sharma and Subrata Ray, “Mechanical and thermal characteristics of PMMA based nanocomposite gel polymer electrolytes with CNFs dispersion” NANOSMAT-2014, Sept 8-11, (2014) at Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
- Rajni Sharma, Anjan Sil and Subrata Ray, “Conductivity, infrared and thermal studies on plasticized polymer electrolytes with nano-sized ceramic fillers”, PSC-2014, Feb 14-16, (2014) at PTU Jalandhar.
- Rajni Sharma, Anjan Sil and Subrata Ray, “Synthesis and Characterization of 0.60P(VdF-HFP):0.15(PC+DEC):0.10LiClO4 gel polymer electrolyte”, AMSEA-2014, Jan 9-10, (2014) at UPES Dehradun.
- Anjan Sil and Syed Idrees Afzal Jalali, “Synthesis and characterization of tape casted solid oxide fuelcellelectrolyte," International conference on "Innovative trends in Mechanical, Material, Manufacturing, Automotive, Automobile and Aeronautical Engineering", JNU, Delhi, Feb. 15-16, (2014).
- Rajni Sharma, Anjan Sil and Subrata Ray,“Conductivity and thermal behavior of P(VDF-HFP) based nanocomposite polymer electrolytes”, Proceedings of International Conference on Functional Materials (ICFM-2014), IIT Kharagpur, Feb 5-7, (2014).
- Rajni Sharma, Anjan Sil, Subrata Ray,“Synthesis and Characterization of 0.60P(VdF HFP):0.15(PC+DEC):0.10LiClO4 gel polymer electrolyte”, Proceedings of National Conference for Advances in Material Science for Energy applications (AMSEA-2014), UPES (University of Petroleum and Energy Studies), Dehradun, Jan 9-10, (2014).
- Sobhit Saxena and Anjan Sil, “Synthesis of nanoporous Li4Ti5O12 by using carbon nano beads as pore former” proceedings of International Conference on Functional Materials (ICFM-2014), IIT Kharagpur, 5-7 February, (2014).
- R. Sehrawat, A. Sil, Synthesis and Electrochemical characterizations of polyaniline coated LiFePO4/C cathode material for lithium ion battery, Proceedings of ‘International Conference on Functional Materials’ (ICFM-2014), IIT Kharagpur, 5-7 February, (2014).
- M. Jana, A. Sil and S. Ray, “Effect of size and doping of metal oxide particles on surface melting,” International Conf. on Electron Microscopy and the XXXIV Annual Meeting of the Electron Microscope Society of India (EMSI 2013), July 3 – 5, (2013), Kolkata.
- M. Jana, A. Sil and S. Ray, “Effect of size and doping of metal oxide particles on surface melting,” International Conf. on Electron Microscopy and the XXXIV Annual Meeting of the Electron Microscope Society of India (EMSI 2013), July 3 – 5, (2013), Kolkata.
- M. Jana, A. Sil and S. Ray. “Hybrid of carbon nanostructures and their application in the anode of rechargeable Li-ion batteries”. 4th International Conference on Recent Advances in Composite Materials (ICRACM). Feb. 18-21, (2013); Goa, India.
- Sobhit Saxena and Anjan Sil “ Synthesis of template based porous nano-structured Li4Ti5O12 with graphene coated surface as anode material for lithium ion battery”, proceedings of International Conference on Nanomechanical Sensing”, IIT Bombay, 6-8 June, (2012).
- Rajni Sharma, Anjan Sil and Subrata Ray, “Ionic Conduction in P(VdF-HFP)-(PC+DEC)-LiClO4 Gel Polymer Electrolytes”, ISRS-2012, Dec 13-15, (2012) at IIT Madras.(Best Paper Award)
- Rajni Sharma, Anjan Sil and Subrata Ray, “Characterization of Plasticized PMMA-LiClO4 Solid Polymer Electrolytes”, AMPCO-2012, Nov 2-4, (2012) at IIT Roorkee.
- Rajni Sharma, Anjan Sil and Subrata Ray, “Investigation of Ionic Conduction in PMMA-LiClO4-(PC-DEC) Polymer Gel Electrolytes”, GC-RSTS-2012, March 3-4, (2012) at TITS Bhiwani.
- Rajni Sharma, Anjan Sil and Subrata Ray,“Ionic conduction in P(VDF-HFP)-(PC+DEC)-LiClO4 Gel Polymer Electrolytes”, Proceedings of International Symposium for Research Scholars (ISRS-2012), IIT Madras, Dec 13-15, (2012).
- Rajni Sharma, Anjan Sil and Subrata Ray,“Characterization of Plasticized PMMA-LiClO4 Solid Polymer Electrolytes”, Proceedings of International Conference on Advance in Materials and Processing Challenges and Opportunities (AMPCO-2012), IIT Roorkee, Nov 2-4, (2012).
- Sobhit Saxena and Anjan Sil “ Synthesis of tempelete based porous nano-structured Li4Ti5O12 with graphene coated surface as anode material for lithium ion battery”, proceedings of International Conference on Nanomechanical Sensing”, IIT Bombay, 6-8 June, (2012).
- Vinay Pratap Singh, Anjan Sil, R. Jayaganthan, Dry Sliding and Abrasive Wear Performance of Manually Granulated Nanostructured Al2O3 Coatings, AMPCO 2012, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, Nov (2012).
- Kiran A, Anjan Sil and Kevin M Knowles, “Sol-gel derived thin films in doped ZnO-based system and study their V-I characteristics,” Proc., International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (ICEECS-2012), 12 May, (2012), Interscience Research Network, Bhubaneswar, India.
- Kuntal Maiti and Anjan Sil. “Effect of Sintering Temperature and Soaking Time Period on the Preparation of Alumina Ceramics and their Hardness Characteristics”. 4th International & 25th All India Maufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference (AIMTDR). Dec. 14-16, (2012); Jadavpur University, Kolkata. India.
- M. Jana, A. Sil and S. Ray. “Fabrication of carbon nanostructures by CCVD using nano-porous alumina template”. 4th International & 25th All India Maufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference (AIMTDR). Dec. 14-16, (2012) ; Jadavpur University, Kolkata. India.
- M. Jana, A. Sil and S. Ray. “Influence of melting of transition metal oxides on the morphology of carbon nanostructures”. Advances in Materials and Processing Challenges and Opportunities. Nov. 2-4, (2012) ; IIT Roorkee, India.
- M. Jana, A. Sil and S. Ray. “Surface melting and growth of carbon nanostructures”. National Symposium Nano biotechnology (NSNT)-2012. June 1-2, (2012) ; IIT Mandi, India.
- Kuntal Maiti, Anjan Sil, “Influence of microstructure on fracture toughness of Al2O3 ceramic,” National Seminar Microstructure-2011 on “Microstructure on across length scales and material properties,” 4-5 November, (2011), IIT Roorkee.
- Anjan Sil, A.P.Niranjana and Kevin M. Knowles, “Synthesis and characterization of ZnO-V2O5-MnO ceramic thin films for low voltage varistor applications,” National Seminar Microstructure-2011 on “Microstructure on across length scales and material properties,” 4-5 November, (2011), IIT Roorkee.
- M. Jana, A. Sil and S. Ray. “Doping and growth of carbon nano-structures”. International Conference on Indian Metals Industry-Shaping the Next Decade. Feb. 12-14, (2011) ; IIM News Letter, New Delhi, XXXX (40), p.7.
- A. Sil, S. Ray and M. Jana. “Carbon nano-composite materials for energy storage application”. 4th International Symposium on Advancing the Chemical Sciences-Challenges in Renewable Energy. July 05-08, (2011) ; MIT, Boston, United States of America.
- M. Jana, A. Sil and S. Ray. “Selective growth of carbon nanostructures: Role of surface melting”. International Conference on Advances in Materials and Materials Processing. Dec. 9-11, (2011) ; IIT Kharagpur, India.
- Kuntal Maiti and Anjan Sil, “Fabrication and mechanical properties of nano-and micron-sized Al2O3/ZrO2 composites”, Proceedings of International Conference on Advancement of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICOANN-2010) to be held at Alagappa University, Karaikudi,Tamil Nadu, March 1-3, (2010).
- Kuntal Maiti and Anjan Sil, “Preparation of Nano and micron sized ZrO2 dispersed Al2O3 ceramic composites and study their mechanical properties”, Proceeding on International conference on nano science and Technology,ICONSAT-2010,I.I.T.Bombay,Powai,India,17-20 February, (2010).
- Gurpreet Singh,Anjan Sil, Kuntal Maiti, Prity Singh,Sudipto Ghosh, “Synthesis and characterization of the doubly doped lithium manganese oxide spinel” Proceedings of International conference on Nanotechnology and technology in chemistry, health, environment and energy,NATCHEE 2010,January 7-9, (2010).
- Gurpreet Singh, Anjan Sil, Sudipto Ghosh, “Synthesis and characterization of the doubly doped lithium manganese oxide spinels,” Proceedings, International Conf., Nanoscience and Technology in Chemistry, Health, Environment and Energy, NATCHEE 2010, pp. 114-1118, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, India, Jan 7-9, (2010) (Published by Tata McGraw Hill Education Pvt Ltd).
- Priti Singh, Anjan Sil, Mala Nath and S Ray, “Preparation and characterization of Mg doped Li1.33Mn1.67O4 spinel nanoparticles as cathode materials for lithium ion battery,” Proceedings, International Conf., Nanoscience and Technology in Chemistry, Health, Environment and Energy, NATCHEE 2010, pp. 109-113, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, India, Jan 7-9, (2010) (Published by Tata McGraw Hill Education Pvt Ltd).
- Kuntal Maiti and Anjan Sil , “Preparation of SiC dispersed Al2O3 ceramic composites and studies their fracture toughness”, Proceedings of 63rd Annual Technical Meeting of The Indian Institute of Metals,Kolkata,India,16-17 November, (2009).
- Kuntal Maiti and Anjan Sil, “Al2O3-SiC Ceramic Composites And Their Fracture Toughness Characteristics”,Proceedings of MR-09 Held in IIT Mumbai ,8-9th May, (2009).
- Kevin M. Knowles, Mary E. Vickers, Anjan Sil, Yung-Hoe Han and Périne Jaffrenou,“The L phase, (Zn,Mn)2V2O7,”International Conf., Electroceramics XI, University of Manchester, UK, Sept. (2008).
- Kuldeep Rana, Anjan Sil and S. Ray, “Synthesis and characterization of Mg doped manganese oxide system and its lithiation,” Proceedings 53rd DAE Solid State Physics Symposium, volume 53, p.1279, (2008).
- M.K.Kushwaha, Anjan Sil, S. Ray, “Preparation of anodic aluminium oxide (AAO) surface and its pore distribution characteristics,” Global Conference on Production and Industrial Engineering, CPIE-2007, N.I.T. Jalandhar, March 22-24, (2007).
- Manoj Kumar Kushwaha, Anjan Sil & Subrata Ray,“Carbon nanotube / nanofiber embedded in nanopores of anodized aluminium oxide (AAO) surface,” International conference on experimental condensed matter physics, (ANM- 2007), I.I.T. Mumbai, Jan 8-10, (2007).
- Monika Chaudhary, Amrita Singh, Tashi Nautiyal, Sushil Auluck, Subrata Ray & Anjan Sil, “Electronic structure and co-intercalation of graphite,” Workshop on Emerging Trends in Power Source Systems for Aerospace and Related Applications (PSSARA – 2006), Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad, Oct 6-7, (2006).
- Kuldeep Singh Rana, Amrish Panwar, Yogesh Sharma, Anjan Sil & Subrata Ray, “Synthesis and characterization of (MnO2)1-x : (MgO)x cathode base material,” Workshop on Emerging Trends in Power Source Systems for Aerospace and Related Applications (PSSARA – 2006), Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad, Oct 6-7, (2006).
- Priti Singh, Anjan Sil & Subrata Ray, “Synthesis and XRD analysis of Li2(Mn1-xMgx)O2(x = 0.01–0.20) cathode materials,” Workshop on Emerging Trends in Power Source Systems for Aerospace and Related Applications (PSSARA – 2006), Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad, Oct 6-7, (2006).
- Kuldeep Singh Rana, Anjan Sil and Subrata Ray, “Effect of mechanical grinding on graphite powder characteristics,” Workshop on Emerging Trends in Power Source Systems for Aerospace and Related Applications (PSSARA – 2006), Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad, Oct 6-7, (2006).
- Yogesh Sharma, Anjan Sil and K.L.Yadav, “Effect of sintering temperature on the microstructure and dielectric properties of PbO and MgO doped 0.8PMN-0.2PT,” Thirteenth National Seminar on Ferroelectrics and Dielectrics, University of Delhi,Nov 23 – 25, (2004).
- Archana Gupta, Anjan Sil and N.K.Verma, “Electrical conductivity measurements of ZrO2 dispersed mixed (KCl)1-x – (KI)x solid electrolytes,” Proc. National Conf. on Materials and Related Technologies, pp.9 – 15,Patiala, Sept. 19-20, (2003).
- Archana Gupta, Anjan Sil and N.K.Verma, “Role of mixed halides as solid electrolyte base matrix,” 5th Punjab Science Congress, Science and Technology in New Millennium, PHO-59,Patiala, Feb. 7 –9, (2002).
- R. Goel, A.Sil, S.R. Prabhakar, “Effect of SiO2 addition to ZnO–Bi2O3 based varistors,” Proc. National Seminar on Advances in Materials & Processing, pp 222–228, IIT Roorkee Nov. 9–10, (2001).
- Anjan Sil and Harjinder Singh, “Effect of sintering characteristics on dielectric behaviour of BaTiO3 ceramics,” Abstracts, National Seminar on Materials Science : Trends & Future, (MSTF-2000), PS6-09,SLIET, Longowal, Feb. 24-25, (2000).
- Archana Gupta & Anjan Sil, “Preparation, characterization and ionic conductivity measurement of (1–x) KCl: x ZrO2 solid electrolyte system,” Abstracts, National Seminar on Materials Science : Trends & Future, (MSTF-2000), OP5-05, SLIET, Longowal, Feb. 24-25, (2000).
- R Goel, A Sil, H R Anand and S R Prabhakar, “Grain growth studies of ZnO based varistors,” Abstracts, National Seminar on Materials Science : Trends & Future, (MSTF-2000), PS3-17,SLIET, Longowal, Feb. 24-25, (2000).
- R.Bansal, A Sil, S.R.Prabhakar and H.R.Anand, “Microstructural and electrical characteristics of ZnO based varistors,” Annual Technical Meeting, Indian Institute of Metals, Paper D2-5,I.I.T. Kanpur, Nov. 15-16, (1999).
- Goel R, Sil A, Anand H R and Prabhakar S R, “Effect of silica on the graingrowth of ZnO-Bi2O3 varistors,” Information Booklet, 3rd Punjab Science Congress and Symposium, p.15, Punjab University, Chandigarh, Dec. 10-12, (1999).
- Anjan Sil and Harpreet Pal Singh, “Preparation, characterization and performance of BaTiO3–based positive temperature coefficient thermistors,” Proc. 6th National Seminar on Physics and Technology of Sensors, pp C–2–1 – C–2–6, TIET, Patiala, March 4–6, (1999).
- Roopa, A Sil, and H R Anand, “Microstructural and electrical investigations of ZnO based varistor,” Programme & Abstracts, 7th Annual General Meeting, MRSI, D14, I.I.Sc, Bangalore, Feb. 1-3, (1996).
- Roopa, A Sil and H R Anand, “Microstructural investigations of ZnO- Bi2O3-SiO2 varistors,” 87th Indian Science Congress, Patiala, (1996).
- Roopa,H R Anand and A Sil, “Microstructural and electrical characteristics of ZnO-Bi2O3-SiO2 varitors,” Souvenir 6th Annual General Meeting, MRSI, IIT Kharagpur, Feb.8 -10 (1995).
- V Kumar, A Sil and H R Anand, “Conductivity dependence on concentration of insulating particulate phase in the AgI – Al2O3 dispersed phase solid electrolyte system,” National Conference on Ferroics, GNDU, Amritsar, Jan (1994).
- G.D.Singh, Anjan Sil, G.S.Raju and D.S.Venkateswarlu, “Rapid cooling of transformer through heat pipe,” Proc. National Seminar on Computer Hardware and Software applications to Energy Systems and Devices, REC, Rourkela, Feb 23-25, (1989).
- Anjan Sil, N.K.Samria and D.S.Venkateswarlu, “Transient solution of heat transfer in a composite ceramic-metal body with radiative boundaries,” Proc. Seminar-cum-workshop, Advances in Ceramics, pp. 72-78, BHU, Varanasi, Feb. 10-11, (1988).
- Anjan Sil, D.S.Veakateswarlu and N.K.Samria, “Composite ceramic-metal body : steady state solution of heat transfer under radiative boundaries,” Proc. 51st Annual Session, Indian Ceramic Society, Varanasi, (1987).
- Anjan Sil, S.K.Srivastava, D.S.Venkateswarlu and R.Balaji Rao, “Heat pipe design and testing,” Proc. 74thIndian Science Congress, Part IV, p.141, Bangalore, (1987).
- Anjan Sil, D.S.Venkateswarlu and S.K.Srivastava, “Feasibility studies on microwave tube cooling using heat pipe technique,” Proc. Conf. Thermal Systems, pp.295 – 298, BHU, Varanasi, Feb. 22-23, (1986).
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