Research interests
The primary research interest of our group is in thermoelectric materials, with a specific focus on the performance improvements of thermoelectric materials for use in flexible electronics. We synthesize and characterize composite thermoelectrics, and improve their performance using appropriate additives and materials processing techniques. We use these materials to print flexible electronic devices (e.g., thermoelectric generators). These devices find applications in wireless sensor networks, implantable medical devices, automobile engines, condition-monitoring sensors, and military equipment, among others. We focus on cost-effective and large-scale production worthy manufacturing techniques.
We are also interested in performance enhancement of rechargeable batteries that suffer from dendrite growth. By inhibiting dendrite growth in these batteries, we aspire to increase the battery’s life cycle.
Teaching interests
Structure and Properties of Engineering Materials
Flexible Energy Harvesting Devices
Lean and advanced manufacturing
Education
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Ph D, Mechanical Engineering
— University of California, Berkeley (2013) High Performance Dispenser Printed Thermoelectric Generators
- Other, Solid state devices — Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (2000)
- MS, Physics — Indian Institute of Technology (1998)
Publications
- Priyanshu Banerjee, Jiyuan Huang, Jacob Lombardo, Swapnil B Ambade, Rohan B Ambade, Tae Hee Han, Srushti Kulkarni, Shreyasi Sengupta, Zeev Rosenzweig, Howard Fairbrother, Sichao Li, Sunmi Shin, Deepa Madan, “Scalable and environmentally friendly MXene-tetrahedrites for next-generation flexible thermoelectrics” Journal of Materials Chemistry A , 2025 2025
- High Performance Scalable and Cost-Effective Thermoelectric Devices Fabricated Using Energy Efficient Methods and Naturally Occuring Materials 2021
- Safe and flexible chitosan‐based polymer gel as an electrolyte for use in zinc‐alkaline based chemistries 2021
- Thermoelectric Performance Enhancement of n-type Chitosan-Bi2Te2.7Se0.3 Composite Films Using Heterogeneous Grains and Mechanical Pressure 2021
- Thermoelectric properties enhancement of p-type composite films using wood-based binder and mechanical pressing 2019
- Contributions to composite conductivity and Seebeck coefficient in commercial Bi2Te3—Conjugated polymer composites 2019
- Cellulose hydrogel as a flexible gel electrolyte layer 2019
- Conductivity and Power Factor Enhancement of n-type Semiconducting Polymers Using Sodium Silica Gel Dopant 2017
Presentations
- Scalable and Flexible Next Generation TEGs” Meyerhoff Summer Bridge Talk, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD (Jul 20, 2023 2023
- Interfacial Engineering and Additive Printing of Scalable Thermoelectric using Low-Energy-Input Methods 2023
- Safe and Flexible Rechargeable Zinc alkaline solid-state battery 2023
- Cellulose Hydrogel as a Flexible Gel Electrolyte Layer for Batteries 2018
- Thermoelectric Materials for Cost-effective Manufacturing of Flexible Electronics 2018
Grants and Contracts
- SCIART: 2023
- Flexible Thermoelectric Devices for Charging Wireless-Sensor-Network Batteries 2021
- Coherent thermal transport and resonant modes in molecular films and at organic/inorganic interfaces 2020
- Transmission Electron Microscope 2019
- Coherent thermal transport and resonant modes in molecular films and at organic/inorganic interfaces 2019
- Fundamental Properties of Printed Composite Films of Earth-Abundant Thermoelectric Particles and Cellulose Hydrogel 2019
- Thermoelectric properties enhancement of n-type composite films using chitosan hydrogel binder and mechanical pressing 2019
- Enhancement of Thermoelectric Properties in Composite Films 2018
- NSF Engineering Research Center for Advanced Dynamic and Adaptable Personalized Technologies 2018
- Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention: Energizing and Supporting Students with Diverse Backgrounds in Mechanical Engineering 2018
- NSF I-Corps Flexible Thermoelectric Devices for Wearable Applications
Patents and Intellectual Property
- Flexible gel electrolyte layer using naturally occuring Chitosan 2019
- Dispenser printed mechanically-alloyed p-type flexible thermoelectric generators 2016
Courses Taught
- Doctoral Diss. Research
- ENME799-08
- ENME808-08
- ENME898-08