Designation: Assistant Professor
Department: Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Email: ananyabanik[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in
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About Me: I am a solid state chemist working in thermoelectrics and solid state batteries. I focus on the three aspects of inorganic solids for energy conversion and storage applications. i) Understanding the structure-property correlation in solid ionic conductors aiming to design solid electrolytes with high ionic conductivity. I am currently focused on developing fast ion-conducting post-oxide solid electrolytes. ii) Interfacial phenomenon of solid state batteries. iii) Study of lattice dynamics of superionic solids to their thermal transport, which can help to assess the thermal degradation of battery materials.
Research Interest: Solid state chemistry Solid ionic conductors Solid state batteries Thermoelectrics
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MS + PhD: Jawaharlal Nehru Centre For Advanced Scientific Research, India (2012-2019)
B.Sc.: Presidency College, University of Calcutta, India (2009-2012)
March 2025-Present: IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, CCB Department, Assistant Professor
September 2023-March 2025: TCG Centres for Research and Education in Science and Technology (TCG-CREST), Senior Research Scientist
July 2022-July 2023: University of Münster, Germany, Postdoctoral researcher
July 2020-June 2022: University of Münster, Germany, Alexander von Humboldt postdoctoral fellow
April 2019-June 2020: University of Giessen, Germany, Postdoctoral researcher
Selected Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)
1. Banik, A.*; Samanta, B.; Helm, B.; Kraft, M. A.; Rudel, Y.; Li, C.; Hansen, M. R.; Lotsch, B. V.; Bette,* S.; Zeier. W. G.* Exploring Layered Disorder in Lithium-Ion-Conducting Li3Y1–xInxCl6. Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63(19), 8698–8709. (* = corresponding author).
2. Hartel, J.; Banik, A.; Ali, M. Y.; Helm, B.; Strotmann, K.; Faka, V.; Maus, O.; Li, C.; Wiggers, H.; Zeier, W. G. Investigating the Influence of Transition Metal Substitution in Lithium Argyrodites on Structure, Transport, and Solid-State Battery Performance. Chem. Mater. 2024, 36 (21), 10731–10745.
3. Hartel, J.; Banik, A.; Gerdes, J. M.; Wankmiller, B.; Helm, B.; Li, C.; Kraft, M. A.; Hansen, M. R.; Zeier, W. G. Understanding Lithium-Ion Transport in Selenophosphate-Based Lithium Argyrodites and Their Limitations in Solid-State Batteries. Chem. Mater. 2023, 35 (12), 4798–4809.
4. Banik, A.; Liu, Y.; Ohno, S.; Rudel, Y.; Jiménez-Solano, A.; Gloskovskii, A.; Vargas-Barbosa, N.; Mo, Y.; Zeier. W. Can substitutions affect the oxidative stability of lithium argyrodite solid electrolytes? ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2022, 5, 2045–2053.
5. Banik, A.; Famprikis, T.; Ghidiu, M.; Ohno, S.; Kraft, M. A.; Zeier. W. G. On the underestimated influence of synthetic conditions in solid ionic conductors. Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 6238-6263.
6. Ohno, S.; Banik, A.; Dewald, G. F.; Kraft, M. A.; Krauskopf, T.; Minafra, N.; Till, P.; Weiss, M.; Zeier, W. G. Materials design of ionic conductors for solid state batteries. Prog. Energy 2020, 2, 022001.
7. Banik, A.; Ghosh, T.; Arora, R.; Dutta, M.; Pandey, J.; Acharya, S.; Soni, A.; Waghmare, U. V.; Biswas, K. Engineering ferroelectric instability to achieve ultralow thermal conductivity and high thermoelectric performance in Sn1−xGexTe. Energy Environ. Sci. 2019, 12, 589-595.
A complete list of publications can be found on the group webpage
