Dr. Ravi P. Srivastava is currently serving in the Department of Materials Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, which he joined in 2024. He holds an M.Tech. in Materials Science and Engineering from Thapar University and earned his Ph.D. in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. His academic and research journey has provided him with a strong foundation in both fundamental and advanced concepts of Materials Science.

He worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea, where his research focused on the fabrication and characterization of various types of solar cells, including perovskite, hybrid, inorganic, and devices with transparent electrodes. His research explored innovative strategies such as interfacial engineering, electrode and composition tuning to enhance device performance. He has also developed and studied a novel transfer printing method for the cost-effective fabrication of solar cells.

Beyond energy harvesting, his research extends into energy storage technologies. He has worked on the development of solid-state sodium-ion batteries employing composite polymer electrolytes to improve efficiency and stability.

At IIT Jodhpur, his ongoing research encompasses the fabrication and characterization of solar cells, sodium-ion batteries, sensors, and medical instruments. His work aims to contribute to sustainable energy solutions and the advancement of smart functional materials.

Key Research Areas

Perovskite solar cells and photovoltaic devices

Energy materials and nanomaterials

Solid-state sodium-ion batteries

Thin-film materials and optoelectronics

Materials characterization and device engineering

Recent Publications (Selected)

1. Srivastava R. P., Ranjan P., Kumar M., Katiyar A. K., “2D Materials in Functional Optoelectronics: Recent Advances and Future Prospects,” Nanotechnology, 2025
2. Vikas N. P., Kar M., Hota A., et al., “Optoelectronic evaluation of SrMnO₃ cubic perovskite for prospective visible light solar photovoltaic application,” Solar Energy, 2025.
3. Aman M., Konduparty P., Sharma S., Srivastava R. P., et al., “Layered Double Hydroxide based Composites for Energy Storage Applications: Insights into Supercapacitors and Batteries,” Journal of Energy Storage, 2025.
4. Srivastava R. P., Sharma S., Bhattacharyya S., et al., “Strategic engineering of composite polymer as interface modifier for high-performance ceramic electrolyte-based Na-ion solid-state batteries,” Electrochimica Acta, 2025.
5. Thirupathi R., Srivastava R. P., Patankar B., et al., “Advancing NASICON-structured solid-state sodium-ion batteries through compositional and interfacial engineering,” Chemical Communications, 2025.

Patents

A System and Method for a Flush-Closing Foldable Solar Panel Assembly with Integrated Wiring and an Asymmetric Hinge Mechanism
Indian Patent Application No. 202511132958 (Filed)

Ongoing Projects

Impact Analysis of Transfer Printed Inorganic Hole Transport Layer (CuI) Thickness on the Performance of Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells

• Funding Agency: IIT Jodhpur
• Duration: 2025 – 2026
• Collaborators: IIT Kanpur, IIT Bhubaneswar, AMPRI (Bhopal), Yonsei University, Seoul (South Korea)

PhD from

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Email ID

ravip@iitj.ac.in

Office Phone No.

+91 291 280 1553

Personal Webpage

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