Dr. Preetam Singh
Assistant Professor
Department Of ceramic Engineering IITBHU
preetamsingh.cer@iitbhu.ac.in
9473720659, 81188737
Area of Interest:
Energy Materials, Rechargeable Battery, Fuel Cells, Hydrogen Production and Renewable Energy, Solar-Thermal Energy, Thermochemical water splitting and thermoelectric
- Assistant Professor (2016 onwords), Department of Ceramic Engineering, IIT-BHU, Varanasi.
- Post-Doctoral fellow: January 2011-December 2015, Texas Material Institute, University of Texas at Austin, USA with Professor John B. Goodenough (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_B._Goodenough).
- Institute Post-Doctoral fellow: August 2010-December 2010 with Prof. M. S. Hegde, Solid State & Structural Chemistry Unit (SSCU), Chemical Science Division, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (2010).
- Integrated PhD (MS +PhD, 2010): Solid State & Structural Chemistry Unit (SSCU), Chemical Science Division, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (2010) with Prof. M. S. Hegde.
- B. Sc. (Hons), Honors in Chemistry (2004), Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Energy Materials: Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Rechargable Li-ion and Na-ion batteries, Hydrogen production from Biomas, Metal-ion Capacitors and Pseudo-Capacitors, Photo-catalysis, and High Dielectric and Magnetic materials, Renewable energy, Solar-thermal energy and thermochemical water splitting materials.
Patents:
- “Monoclinic Sr1-xAxSi1-yGeyO3-0.5x, Wherein A is K or Na, oxide-ion conductor: P. Singh & J. B. Goodenough, USA patent (2013); WO 2014046809 A3, PCT Number: PCT/US2013/054742.
- Oxygen ion conductors and related composites and devices, P. Singh & J. B. Goodenough, USA Patent (2015);WO2015023688 A1, PCT number: PCT/US2014/050765.
- Water Solvated Glass/Amorphous Solid Ionic Conductors, M. Helena Braga, Jorge A. Ferreira, P. Singh and John B. Goodenough, USA Patent, 2015, Attorney Docket No.: 065715.0465.
- ADVANCED ELECTRODE MATERIALS FOR SUPERIOR PSUEDOCAPACITORS AND REVERSIBLE ALKALI-ION (Li+/Na+) BATTERIES, Preetam Singh and Rajiv Prakash, Indian Patent, 2016, Application No. 201611007934.
- HIGH CAPACITANCE ELECTRODE FOR PSEUDOCAPACITORS AND A METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, Asha Gupta, Preetam Singh and Rajiv Prakash, 2017, Application No. 201711007782.
- A METHOD FOR PREPARING TILES AND COMPOSITION THEREOF, S K Saddam Hossain, Lakshya Mathur, Manas, Ranjan Majhi and Preetam Singh, Indian Patent (2016), Application no: 201631030744.
Publications:
- NaFe2PO4(SO4)2: A Potential Cathode for a Na-ion Battery, Konda Shiva , Preetam Singh, Weidong Zhou and John B. Goodenough, Energy Environ. Sci. (I.P.: 25.427), 2016, 2016, 9, 3103-3106..
- Investigation of Reversible Li Insertion into LiY(WO4)2, A Gupta, Preetam Singh, C. B. Mullins, John B. Goodenough, Chem. Mater. (I.P.: 9.407), 2016, 28 (13), 4641–464.
- Li2.97Mg0.03VO4: High rate capability and cyclability performances anode material for rechargeable Li-ion batteries, H. P. Youzhong Dong, Y. Zhao, H. Duan, Preetam Singh, Q. Kuang, Journal of Power Sources (I.P.: 6.333), 2016, 319, 104-110.
- Glass-amorphous alkali-ion solid electrolytes and their performance in symmetrical cells, M. Helena Braga, Andrew J. Murchison, Jorge A. Ferreira, Preetam Singh and John B. Goodenough, Energy Environ. Sci. (I.P.: 25.427), 2016, 9, 948-954.
- Solid Electrolytes in Rechargeable Electrochemical Cells, John B. Goodenough and Preetam Singh, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, (I.P.: 3.266) 2015, 162 (14), A2387-A2392.
- Eldfellite, NaFe(SO4)2: an intercalation cathode host for low-cost Na-ion batteries, Preetam Singh, Konda Shiva, Hugo Celio and John B. Goodenough, Energy Environ. Sci. (I.P.: 25.427), 2015,8, 3000-3005.
- Conditions for TaIV–TaIV Bonding in Trirutile LixMTa2O6, A. Gupta, Preetam Singh, H. Celio, C. B. Mullins, John B. Goodenough, Inorganic Chemistry (I.P.: 4.82), 2015, 54 (4), 2009-2016.
- Reinvestigation of the electrochemical lithium intercalation in 2H-and 3R-NbS2, Y. Liao, K. S. Park, Preetam Singh, W. Li, John B. Goodenough, Journal of Power Sources (I.P.: 6.333), 2014, 245, 27-32.
- Li6Zr2O7 interstitial lithium-ion solid electrolyte, Y. Liao, Preetam Singh, K. S. Park, W Li, John B. Goodenough, Electrochimica Acta (I.P.: 4.803), 2013, 102, 446-450.
- Comparison of Li+ Conductivity in Li3-xNb1-xMxO4 (M = W, Mo) with that in Li3-2xNixNbO4, Y. Liao, P. Singh, J. B. Goodenough, W. Li, Mater. Res. Bull. (I.P.: 2.435), 2013, 48, 1372-1375.
- Sr3−3xNa3xSi3O9−1.5x (x = 0.45) as a superior solid oxide-ion electrolyte for intermediate temperature-solid oxide fuel cells, T. Wei, Preetam Singh, Y. Gong, John B. Goodenough, Y. Huang and K. Huang, Energy Environ. Sci., (I.P.: 25.427) 2014, 7, 1680–1684.
- Structural investigation of the oxide-ion electrolyte with SrMO3 (M= Si/Ge) structure, R. Martinez-Coronado, P Singh, J Alonso-Alonso, J. B. Goodenough, Journal of Materials Chemistry A , (I.P.: 8.262) 2014, 2 (12), 4355-4360.
- Monoclinic Sr1-xNaxSiO3-0.5x: new superior oxide-ion conductors, P. Singh, J. B. Goodenough, J. Am. Chem. Soc (I.P.: 13.038)., 2013, 135 (27), pp 10149–10154.
- Sr1-xKxSi1-yGeyO3-0.5x: a new family of superior oxide-ion conductors, P. Singh, J. B. Goodenough, Energy Environ. Sci., (I.P.: 25.427)5, 9626–9631 (2012).
- Ce0.67Fe0.33O2-δand Ce0.65Fe0.33Pt0.02O2-δ: New water gas shift (WGS) catalysts, N. Mahadevaiah, P. Singh, B. D. Mukri, S. K. Parida, M.S. Hegde, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 108–109, 117–126 (2011).
- Pt ion substituted TiO2 (Ti0.9Pt0.1O2): a new high capacity anode material for Lithium battery, P. Singh, M. Patel, A. Gupta, A. J. Bhattacharyya and M. S. Hegde, J. Electrochem. Soc., 159 (8), A1189-A1197 (2012).
- Study of Anatase TiO2 in the Presence of N2 under Shock Dynamic Loading in a Free Piston Driven Shock Tube,V. Jayaram, P. Singh, K.P.J. Reddy,Advances in Ceramic Science and Engineering,2(1), 40-46 (2013).
- Experimental Investigation of Nano Ceramic Material Interaction with High Enthalpy Argon under Shock Dynamic Loading, V. Jayaram, P. Singh, K. P. J. Reddy,Applied Mechanics and Materials,83, 66-72 (2011).
- Electrocatalysis and redox behavior of Pt2+ ion in CeO2 and Ce0.85Ti0.15O2: XPS evidence of participation of lattice oxygen for high activity, S. Sharma, P. Singh, M. S. Hegde, Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 15(10) 2185-2197 (2011).
- Ce0.95Ru0.05O2-δ: A New Water Gas Shift Catalyst for H2 Production, P. Singh, N. Mahadevaiah, S. K. Parida and M. S. Hegde, J. Chem. Sci. 123(5), 577–592 (2011).
- Sonochemical Synthesis of Ce1-xFexO2-δ (0≤x≤0.45) and Ce0.65Fe0.33Pd0.02O2-δnanocrystallites: Oxygen Storage Material, CO oxidation and Water Gas Shift Catalyst, P. Singh and M. S. Hegde, Dalton Trans., 39(44) 10768-10780 (2010).
- Sonochemical Synthesis of Thermally Stable Hierarchical Ce1-xMxO2-δ (M = Pt or Pd, 0≤x≤0.10) Nanocrystallites: Redox Properties and Methanol Electro-Oxidation Activity, P. Singh and M. S. Hegde, Crystal Growth & Design,10(7), 2995 (2010).
- Synthesis of BaSO4 nanoparticles by precipitation method using sodium hexametaphosphate as a stabilizer, A. Gupta, P. Singh and C. Shivakumara, Solid State Commun.,150,386 (2010).
- Ce0.67Cr0.33O2.11: A New Low-Temperature O2 Evolution Material and H2 Generation Catalyst by Thermochemical Splitting of Water, P. Singh and M. S. Hegde, Chem. Mater.(Materials Chemistry of Energy Conversion Special Issue),22, 762 (2010).
- Ce1-xRuxO2-δ (x = 0.05, 0.10): A New High Oxygen Storage Material and Pt, Pd-Free Three-Way Catalyst,P. Singh and M. S. Hegde, Chem. Mater., 21, 3337 (2009).
- Ce2/3Cr1/3O2+δ: A New Oxygen Storage Material Based on the Fluorite Structure, P. Singh, M. S. Hegde and J. Gopalakrishnan, Chem. Mater., 20,7268 (2008).
- Controlled synthesis of nanocrystalline CeO2 and Ce1-xMxO2-δ (M = Zr, Y, Ti, Pr and Fe) solid solutions by the hydrothermal method: Structure and oxygen storage capacity, P. Singh, and M. S. Hegde, J. Solid State Chem.,181,3248 (2008).
- Synthesis of vaterite CaCO3 by direct precipitation using glycine and L-alanine as directing agents, C. Shivkumara, P. Singh, A. Gupta and M. S. Hegde, Mater. Res. Bull., 41, 1455 (2006).
- All India Rank: 11, in Joint Admission test for M.Sc.(chemistry) in IITs (JAM 2004)