Dr. Ratikanta Nayak

Education

Work Experience

Research Interests

• Unsaturated polyester resin and Nanomaterial synthesis
• Polymer nano-composite, Fiber reinforced Plastic (FRP)
• Dielectric properties of polymeric material through broad band dielectric spectroscopy
• FRP material for infrastructure, automobile and electrical application
• Polymeric material for energy conversion and storage application (Fuel cell, Li Ion battery & Vanadium flow battery)
• Low cost off-grid agri product storage system
• High strength vibration resistance Materials for defense application
• Carbon capture technology
• Biodegradable polymer

Publications

1. Brahma, K., Nayak, R. and Verma, S.K., Recent advances in development and application of polymer nanocomposite ion exchange membrane for high performance vanadium redox flow battery. Journal of Energy Storage, 97, p.112850.
2. Harilal, Nayak, R., Ghosh, P.C. and Jana, T., Cross-linked polybenzimidazole membrane for PEM fuel cells. ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2(8), pp.3161-3170.
3. Bhattacharyya, R., Nayak, R. and Ghosh, P.C., Study of ABPBI membrane as an alternative separator for vanadium redox flow batteries. Energy Storage, 2(1), p.e108.
4. Rajput, S., Tyagi, V., Sonika, Nayak, R. and Verma, S.K., Waste‐Derived Activated Carbon for Supercapacitors: Current Trends and Future Prospects. Energy Technology, 13(5), p.2401977.
5. Nayak, R., Sundarraman, M., Ghosh, P.C. and Bhattacharyya, A.R., Doped poly (2, 5-benzimidazole) membranes for high temperature polymer electrolyte fuel cell: Influence of various solvents during membrane casting on the fuel cell performance. European Polymer Journal, 100, pp.111-120.
6. Nayak, R., Dey, T., Ghosh, P.C. and Bhattacharyya, A.R., Phosphoric acid doped poly (2, 5‐benzimidazole)‐based proton exchange membrane for high temperature fuel cell application. Polymer Engineering & Science, 56(12), pp.1366-1374.
7. Swain, S., Brahma, K. and Nayak, R., Recent advances in optimized polybenzimidazole-based membranes for vanadium redox flow battery applications. Journal of Energy Storage, 129, p.117372.
8. Sonika, Verma, S.K., Sharma, G., Nayak, R., Meher, A., Samal, P. and Sharma, A., Nanocomposite of intrinsically conductive polymers used as the active component in acetone solvent sensors. Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering, 8(2), pp.425-433.
9. Nayak, R., Goenka, R., Bhosale, A.C. and Ghosh, P.C., Phosphonated MWCNT-Poly (2, 5-Benzimidazole): an improved nanocomposite membrane for high-temperature fuel cells. Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 13(3), p.035006.
10. Nayak, R. and Ghosh, P.C., Mechanical and Impedance analysis of Poly (2, 5) benzimidazole proton exchange membrane for high temperature fuel cell Application. Materials Today: Proceedings, 5(5), pp.13767-13775.
11. Evaluating Cost-Effective and Scalable Storage Solutions for Reducing Post-Harvest Losses in Fruits and Vegetables: A Review Parimita Tripathy, Kamakshi Brahma, Ratikanta Nayak