Yogesh Nakum

• Operate a pilot-scale R2R vacuum coating system and document stable process runs • Fabrication of the Si anode: Deposition by Sputtering/Ion-beam Evaporation, FLA, Plasma Cleaning • 90 % success on parameter trials to improve coating uniformity, adhesion, and throughput • Set process parameters based on run requirements and observed results • Executed electrochemical test plans, capacity evaluation, and stability tests • Support equipment setup and calibration-related tasks to ensure repeatable operation

Worked with the Process Development and Process Control. Development of New Coating Techniques of water-based slurry of LFP electrodes using binders & carbon black. Supported development of solid-state Li/Na batteries through test cell fabrication and performance analysis. Conducted electrochemical testing (EIS, CV) and applied processes like sintering, PVD, and plating. Ensured QA & process optimization for material compatibility and cell performance Battery testing, RelaxIS, EC-Lab, Origin, SAP-CAT, BTLab

Focus on: Li-Ion battery, Na-Ion battery, Semiconductor, Structure Microstructure (Rear Structure) analysis, Solid-state Physics, Laser Physics, Coating Technology, Quantum Theory Used: MATLAB, SEM, TEM, XRD, Clean Room, XPS, Data Analysis Student Task Topic : Rapid Thermal Nitridation (RTN) of silicon for the growth of silicon nitride ultrathin Films