Prem Kumar

Electrochemical Power Systems Division
Central Electrochemical Research Institute

Interests

Lithium rocking chair batteries - polymer gel electrolytes particularly based on PAN, PVdF, PVC and PMMA; preparation of polymer membranes by phase separation technique; composite polymer membranes; doped forms of lithium manganese oxides, lithium cobalt oxides, lithium nickel oxides; nanocathode materials; long-cycling coated cathodes; pyrolyzed carbonaceous materials; kish graphites; carbon nanotubes and metal-filled carbon nanotubes; tin nanoclusters; lithium-inserting intermetallics; biomineralization as applied to battery materials; biological route to nanometal composites; LiFePO4 cathodes; Li[Ni1/3Co1/3Mn1/3]O2 and variations thereof; silicon-based anodes.

Projects

1. Member
Lithium polymer batteries for vehicular traction
Funded by the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources (2001â

Publications

[1] T. Prem Kumar, S. Sathyanarayana: Electrocatalysis of the hydrogen evolution reaction by thermally formed sulfides on steels. Bull. Electrochem. 6 (1990) 268â