Vatsala Rani J
Principal Scientist
Chemical Technology
CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
India
Biography
Dr. J.Vatsala rani, Senior Scientist, FluoroOrganic div., has total of 18 years of battery research experience, 5 years in DRDL,Hyd.,area of expertise was designed and development of alkaline , secondary and primary reserve batteries for defense applications. Six years in CECRI, karaikudi, one of the premier research labs of India working in the area of electrochemistry. In CECRI worked in the area of alkaline batteries and dry cells, also had exposure towards Lead acid battery and Lithium-ion battery technology.
Research Interest
Electrochemical fluorination of carbon materials. Development of cathode materials for rechargeable Mg-ion and Al-ion batteries. Upscaling of novel rechargeable Mg battery developed with natural graphite and ionic liquid electrolyte.
Publications
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Rechargeable Magnesium Carbon-Fluoride Battery with Electrolyte Gel of Ionic Liquid and Low MolecularWeight Gelator V. Kanakaiah, M. Latha, B. Sravan, Aruna Palanisamy, J. Vatsala Rani Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 161 (10) A1586-A1592 (2014)
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Fluorinated Natural Graphite Cathode for Rechargeable Ionic Liquid Based Aluminum–Ion Battery . J. Vatsala Rani, V. Kanakaiah, Tulshiram Dadmal, M. Srinivasa Rao, S. Bhavanarushi Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 160 (10) A1781-A1784 (2013) This paper Cited in Nature - doi:10.1038/nature14340, reference ‘6’ This paper Cited in Nature .
