Rabail Badar ABBASI

Ultra-fast operando characterizations for high rate energy storage materials

As a Marie Skłodowska-Curie PhD candidate under the DESTINY project at LRCS, Amiens, France, and secondment as a Recognized Student at the University of Oxford, England, I am deeply engaged in pioneering research in advanced materials for lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries. I worked as a research fellow at IIT Delhi after completing my Master's in Chemistry at IIT Roorkee before DESTINY.

My doctoral work focuses on synthesizing and characterizing lithium and sodium-ion battery cathode materials, utilizing advanced operando techniques and electrochemistry. A significant aspect of my research involves developing operando XRD cells to monitor structural changes as a function of temperature, enhancing our understanding of battery performance. I also spend substantial time at several large-scale synchrotron facilities across Europe, further advancing my research and technical skills.

DESTINY program provides me the invaluable opportunity to participate in various training schools, annual meetings, and conferences, facilitating networking and collaboration between academia and industry worldwide. The DESTINY program has profoundly influenced my research career, shaping my destiny in ways I could have never imagined. As a researcher, I strongly believe in the words of Marie Curie: “Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood.”