Devansh Drolia

Energy Science PhD Candidate at IIT Bombay | Solution Processed Scalable Perovskite Solar Cells | Slot Die Coating | Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

About

Hello everyone! I am a PhD student at the Devices and Interfaces Lab at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, working with Professor Shaibal Sarkar on scaling up solution-processed perovskite solar cells. My work focuses on developing highly efficient and stable large-area perovskite solar cells using slot-die coating method, and have spearheaded efforts to enhance the uniformity and reproducibility at larger areas. I have also gained valuable experience in fabricating flexible perovskite solar cells. I enjoy hands-on experimental work and am motivated to convert promising lab-scale results into practical, scalable photovoltaic technologies. I have also developed a working knowledge of wide range of characterization techniques such as UV-Vis, PL, SEM, AFM, XRD

Experience

  • Department of Energy Science & Engineering, IIT Bombay (Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site)
    • Doctoral Student
      Dec 2025 - Present · 7 mos

    • Project Research Assistant
      Jul 2024 - Dec 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

      Spearheaded the development of large area perovskite solar cells using slot die coating in low-humidity ambient conditions.

  • Graduate Engineer Trainee at Reliance Industries Limited
    Aug 2023 - Jun 2024 · 11 mos

    Worked with the Operations team and Central Technical Services at the world's largest petcoke gasification complex.

  • Visiting Student at Purdue University
    Jan 2023 - May 2023 · 5 mos

    Enhanced the uniformity of large area blade-coated perovskite LEDs using vacuum flash assisted evaporation method by ternary solvent engineering techniques.

  • Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemical Engineering at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani - Goa Campus
    Aug 2021 - May 2022 · 10 mos

    TA for the courses Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics and Separation Process-I. Conducted tutorials, weekly office hours and graded assignments to a class of 93 undergraduate students.

  • Summer Intern at CSIR- National Chemical Laboratory
    May 2021 - Jul 2021 · 3 mos

    Modeled Vapor Liquid Equilibrium for non-ideal binary and ternary systems using the Non Random Two-Liquid model (NRTL) model.