Ajay Gautam
IIT Jammu, Delft University of Technology, Universitaet Muenster, IISc
0009-0007-8523-3274
About
Dr. Ajay Gautam is an Assistant Professor in Materials Engineering at IIT Jammu. His research focuses on the structure–transport relationships in materials for lithium-ion and solid-state batteries, advanced materials processing, and characterization using X-ray and neutron diffraction. Previously, he was an R&D Scientist at Samsung SDI Europe GmbH, Germany, where he focused on the processing of battery materials for next-generation battery technologies. Dr. Gautam earned his Ph.D. at the University of Münster and Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany, under the supervision of Prof. Wolfgang Zeier. His doctoral work established key parameters of structural disorder and ion kinetics to unravel the structure–ion transport correlation in solid electrolytes. He pursued postdoctoral research with Prof. Marnix Wagemaker at Technical University of Delft, the Netherlands. There, he worked on the development of solid electrolytes, investigated their structure–transport properties using neutron diffraction, and explored silicon anode–solid electrolyte systems with a focus on degradation mechanisms and scaling strategies toward industrial relevance. He completed his B.Sc. (Research) and M.Sc. in Materials Science at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, where he explored carbon nanotubes with transition metals for electrochemical and gas sensing applications.
Employment
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IIT Jammu Assistant Prof.2025 - Present
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Delft University of Technology Guest Scientist2022 - 2026
Education
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Universitaet Muenster Ph.D. degree2019 - 2022
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IISc B.S- M.Sc (Materials Science)2013 - 2018
Projects & Funding
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Publications (26)
- Superionic Germanium Substituted Lithium Thioarsante Li6+xGexAs1‐xS5Br Argyrodites With High Air Stability Save
- Boosting Ionic Conductivity and Air Stability in Bromide-Rich Thioarsenate Argyrodite Solid Electrolytes Save
- Bromine-rich argyrodites compositions: Enhancing lithium-ion conductivity for improved solid-state battery performance Save
- Decoding Structural Disorder, Synthesis Methods, and Short- and Long-Range Lithium-Ion Transport in Lithium Argyrodites (Li6-x PS5-x Br1+x ) Save
- Large-scale manufacturing sulfide superionic conductor for advancing all-solid-state batteries Save
- Multifunctional ion-conductive polymer coatings for high-performance sulfide solid-state batteries with Ni-rich cathodes Save
- Benchmarking the reproducibility of all-solid-state battery cell performance Save
- Effect of Processing on Structure and Ionic Conductivity of Chlorine-Rich Lithium Argyrodites Save
- Tuning Ion Mobility in Lithium Argyrodite Solid Electrolytes via Entropy Engineering Save
- Understanding the role of aliovalent cation substitution on the li-ion diffusion mechanism in Li6+xP1-xSixS5Br argyrodites Save