RAJEN KUNDU

About

Current Position:
Senior Scientist at CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, India
Assistant Professor, Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), India

Research Interests:
Energy Materials; Battery Materials; Carbon Nanomaterials; Coal; Rare Earth Elements; Certified Reference Materials (CRMs).

Employment

• National Metallurgical Laboratory CSIR Scientist | Materials Chemistry
  2021 - Present
• Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute CSIR Scientist | Chemistry
  2018 - 2021
• University of Colorado Boulder Researcher
  2015 - 2017
• Pohang University of Science and Technology Postdoctoral Reserarcher
  2013 - 2015
• University of Colorado Boulder

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Ph.D.
  2008 - 2013

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (53)

• Balancing Power and Stability: A Comparative Study of Oxide and Sulfide Anodes for Next-Generation Energy Storage
  ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5c22229
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• Bipolar NASICON Electrodes for Symmetric Sodium-Ion Batteries: An Outlook
  Energy & Fuels 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6c01364
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• Synthesis of High-Quality NMC111 and Ni-Rich NMC622 from End-of-Life Li-NMC Batteries
  ACS Sustainable Resource Management 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acssusresmgt.6c00022
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• Multifunctional Strategies in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries: From Fundamentals to Future Technologies
  ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5c24561
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• Disordered Rock-Salt Structures in Next-Generation Lithium–Ion Batteries: An Outlook from Cation Disorder to Electrochemical Design
  Energy & Fuels 2026 DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6c02733
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• Regeneration of Spent LIB Electrode Materials: An Outlook from Lab-Scale Feasibility to Industrial Integration
  Energy & Fuels 2025 DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5c02037
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• Boosting the Performance of a Highly Cobalt-Doped Na3V2(PO4)3/C Nanocomposite via a Dual Doping Strategy for High-Performance SIB Cathodes
  ACS Applied Electronic Materials 2025 DOI: 10.1021/acsaelm.5c00065
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• Reviving Graphite Anode from Spent Li-Ion Batteries via Acid Leaching and Carbonization Methodology
  ACS Sustainable Resource Management 2025 DOI: 10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00340
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• Enlightenment of the Underestimated Parameters for a Fast-Charging Energy-Dense Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries: An Outlook
  Energy & Fuels 2025 DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5c00335
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• Outlook of Doping Engineering in NMC and LMNO Cathode Materials for Next-Generation Li-Ion Batteries
  Energy & Fuels 2025 DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5c01527
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