Biography
I am Yuva Keerthana, currently working as a Senior Research Fellow (SRF) at the CAMB Centre, International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials, Hyderabad. I completed my M.Tech in Nanotechnology, and my research focuses on the development of advanced anode materials for sodium-ion battery applications. I am currently registered as a PhD scholar at Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad.
I have hands-on experience in coin-cell and Swagelok-type cell fabrication, along with electrochemical and physicochemical characterization for performance evaluation of electrode materials.
Research Areas of Interest
My research interests focus on the design and development of carbon-based materials and metal/metal-oxide nanocomposite anode materials for sodium-ion battery applications. I am working on engineering advanced anode materials with improved electrochemical performance through nanostructure optimization and composite architecture design.
My work involves fabrication of battery cells at the coin-cell level, followed by systematic evaluation of electrochemical performance using cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanostatic charge-discharge (GCD), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques. I aim to enhance battery performance through structural modifications of electrode materials and electrolyte optimization strategies.
In addition, my research includes detailed physicochemical and electrochemical characterization to understand structure-property-performance relationships and to improve parameters such as reversible capacity, cycling stability, and rate capability for next-generation sodium-ion battery systems.
Highest Qualification
Conference Proceedings
1. Poster presentation at the conference on the International Meeting on Energy Storage Devices (IMESD) 2023, organized by IIT Roorkee.
2. Poster presentation at the 18 th National Frontiers of Engineering (NatFoE-24) Symposium and Innovative Manufacturing Practices (IMP-2024) organized by NIT Warangal.
3. Poster presentation at the International Meeting of the Battery Research Society (IMBRS 25) & Battery Technology Showcase at the Hilton Convention Center, Bangalore.
4. Attended a SPARC-sponsored two-day workshop and seminar on "œLithium and Beyond Li-ion Battery Systems: Fundamentals and Hands-on Electrochemistry", organized by Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Hyderabad.