Anushka Dasgupta ’19

Major

Chemical and Biological Engineering

Project Title

Quality Control in Mg-Ion Battery Fabrication

Certificate(s): Materials Science and Engineering

I interned with the Arnold Group investigating the inconsistent performance of rechargeable magnesium-ion (Mg-ion) batteries. Mg-ion batteries are an attractive candidate for use in transportation and large-scale energy storage. They have a high theoretical volumetric capacity and are less susceptible to overheating than lithium-ion batteries. During the course of this project, I learned more about solid-state synthesis and the interpretation of X-ray diffraction patterns and impedance spectra. I gained an understanding of how each stage of battery fabrication impacts the performance of the assembled cell, and I became more familiar with the equipment used. My mentor and the other members of the lab taught me a great deal about intelligent experiment design and gave me a sense of life as a full-time researcher.



Internship Year

2018

Project Category

Alternative Energy

Organization(s)

 Arnold Group, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University-Princeton, New Jersey

Mentor(s)

 Craig Arnold, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Kai Filsinger, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials