Dr. Rajendra Nath Basu
Chief Scientist and head
Fuel Cell & Battery Division
central glass and ceramic research institute
India
Biography
Dr. Rajendra Nath Basu is currently a Chief Scientist and head in the department of Fuel Cell & Battery Division CSIR Central glass and ceramic research institute India. He is also acting as Chairman, International Science & Technology Affairs Group (ISTAG), CSIR-CGCRI Secretary, West Bengal Academy of Science & Technology (WAST). He completed B.Sc. (Hons.) (Physics), University of Burdwan, M.Sc. (Physics), IIT, Kharagpur and Ph.D. (Materials Science), IIT, Kharagpur .
Research Interest
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC): Materials, Fabrication, Stack Engineering including High temperature Glass-ceramics Sealants, Li-ion Batteries, Mixed Ionic & Electronic conductor (MIEC)-based membrane for gas separation, Solid Oxide Electrolyser Cell (SOEC), Semiconducting oxide-based PTC thermistors, Gas-phase O2 sensor, High-Tc Ceramic Superconductor, Nanostructured electroceramic materials synthesis, Fabrication of thin/thick films by electrophoretic, vacuum slip casting, slurry/spray coating, chemical vapour deposition.