Research Theme: Group focuses on the exploration and development of quantum materials and nanoscale systems; besides fundamental physics, applied research is carried to find essential solutions in electronic, medical and energy sectors.
Quantum materials and Applications: Investigating various strongly electron correlated systems, geometric magnetic frustrated systems and understand structure‐property relationship, multiferroic phenomenon for specific applications like 1. electric field controlled spin reversal magnetization devices and 2. Energy efficient solid refrigeration like multicaloric effect. Exploring non-equilibrium nature of the Pulsed laser deposition technique for stabilizing metastable materials and artificial materials for realizing novel functional materials for spin transport applications.
Energy Storage:There is huge demand for better energy storage technologies especially for renewable energy and large-scale applications (UPS, LMV, HMV, Solar Plant back up and Grid power storage) that are also economically feasible. Working on Na-ion batteries as the existing Li-ion technology offer high energy density lithium reserves across the world is low and hence the cost associated is high. Today, need for micropower souce has become indispensable in electronic industry, sensor monitors, life saving medical implants, strategic defence and information technology applications. Li-ion batteries use liquid based electrolytes are bulky and cannot be integrated with electronic devices. Alternate solution would be solid state rechargeable batteries combined with renewable source or wire-free charging at remote locations. At IIT KGP, Dr Adyam has developed a solid state thin film battery laboratory
Principal Investigator
- Composite cathode materials for sodium ion battery
- Flexible secondary micro batteries for health implant and wearable applications
- Operation and maintenance of the liquid nitrogen plant at Cryogenic Engineering Centre
- Unveil the multifunctional properties of multiferroic
DyV03 and HoV03 epitaxial structures and explore the possible RV03 (R= rare-earth) spintronic
devices
Co-Principal Investigator
- Opened & Intelligent Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Technologies for Smart Indian Cities (UAY_I_IITKGP_019) MHRD
- Opened & Intelligent Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Technologies for Smart Indian Cities (UAY_I_IITKGP_019) TATA MOTORS LIMITED
- Opened & Intelligent Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Technologies for Smart Indian Cities (UAY_I_IITKGP_019) Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, GoI
Ph. D. Students
Archit Banerjee
Area of Research: Oxide Physics
Avinash
Area of Research: Sensor
Gourab Bhattacharya
Area of Research: Material analysis by nanoprobe
Keerthana
Area of Research: Dielectric oxide materials
Krishna Rudrapal
Area of Research: Functional oxide on Si
Soumen Das
Area of Research: Oxides
Subhadip Rana
Area of Research: Oxide Physics
