Vineeth specialises in engineering the electrochemical properties of advanced polymer electrolytes for sodium metal/ sulfur batteries
Vineeth Sasikumar Kala is a Ph.D. research scholar through the UQ-IITD Joint Ph.D. Program (University of Queensland – IIT Delhi). He works in the field of energy storage technologies, with a particular focus on polymer-based electrolytes for sodium metal/ sulfur batteries. His research interests encompass polymer modification, nano-architectonics, polymeric nanocomposites, bio-nanomaterials, solution-processable flexible materials, polymer electrolytes for energy storage devices, the electrospinning technique, and organo-electronics. Vineeth was a key contributor to the first book dedicated to room-temperature sodium-sulfur batteries, titled Room-Temperature Sodium-Sulfur Batteries (CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2023). His Ph.D. research has also led to a patent application titled "Formulation of a Quasi-Solid State Polymer Electrolyte and Sodium Metal Batteries Thereof" (Indian Patent Application No. 202311085338), focusing on the development of safer electrolytes for sodium metal batteries. Vineeth has presented his research at two international conferences: AMSCA 2024 (QUT, Brisbane, Australia) and ACEPS 2024 (Osaka, Japan).
Collaborations
Vineeth Sasikumar Kala is a joint Ph.D. research scholar through the UQ-IITD Joint Ph.D. Program (University of Queensland – IIT Delhi). He is being guided by Prof Yusuke Yamauchi (UQ) and Prof Vipin Kumar (IIT Delhi).
Key Publications
Vineeth Sasikumar Kala, C.B. Soni, Sungjemmenla, M. Chandra, C. Sanjaykumar, A. Bhandari, Y. Yamauchi, M. Han, V. Kumar, A liquid-like quasi-solid polymer electrolyte for high-performance sodium metal batteries, J. Mater. Chem. A. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1039/D5TA02012C
S.K. Vineeth, C.B. Soni, Sungjemmenla, C. Sanjaykumar, Y. Yamauchi, M. Han, V. Kumar, A quasi-solid state polymer electrolyte for high-rate and long-life sodium-metal batteries, J. Energy Storage. 73 (2023) 108780. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.108780
S.K. Vineeth, C.B. Soni, Y. Sun, V. Kumar, Z.W. Seh, Implications of Na-ion solvation on Na anode–electrolyte interphase, Trends Chem. 4 (2022) 48–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trechm.2021.11.002.
S.K. Vineeth, M. Tebyetekerwa, H. Liu, C.B. Soni, Sungjemmenla, X.S. Zhao, V. Kumar, Progress in the development of solid-state electrolytes for reversible room-temperature sodium–sulfur batteries, Mater. Adv. 3 (2022) 6415–6440. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2MA00428C
A.Y.S. Eng, C.B. Soni, Y. Lum, E. Khoo, Z. Yao, S.K. Vineeth, V. Kumar, J. Lu, C.S. Johnson, C. Wolverton, Z.W. Seh, Theory-guided experimental design in battery materials research, Sci. Adv. 8 (2022) eabm2422. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abm2422