Dr. Ram Shanker Patel | Spintronics Our group is working on electronic charge and spin transport studies in magnetic tunnel junctions, metal-semiconductor hetero-structures. We are investigating various newly discovered 2d materials, transition metal dichalcogenides for nanoelectronics and spintronics applications. Selected Publications - Electrical creation of spin polarization in silicon at room temperature, Saroj P. Dash, Sandeep Sharma, Ram S. Patel, Michel P. de Jong, and Ron Jansen, Nature 462, 491 (2009)
- Tunnel magnetoresistance with atomically thin two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride barriers, Andre Dankert, M. Venkata Kamalakar, Abdul Wajid, R.S.Patel, and Saroj P. Dash, Nanoresearch (Springer), 8, 1357 (2015)
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Dr. Teny John | Dilute Magnetic Semiconductors The emerging paradigm of spintronics – solid state electronics is based on the spin property of the electron rather than the property of charge which is traditionally exploited which has provided the impetus for investigation of DMS’s (Dilute Magnetic Semiconductors). I am currently working on synthesis and properties of dilute magnetic oxide semiconducting nanoparticles. My focus is mainly on transition metal doped ZnO, SnO2 and TiO2 nanoparticles. My research interest also includes thin film semiconductors for photovoltaic applications. Selected Publications - Effect of [OH]- linkages on luminiscent properties of ZnO nano particles,Teny Theresa John, K. R. Priolkar, Aurelie Bessiere, P. R. Sarode, Bruno Viana
Do the grain boundaries of β- In2S3 thin films have a role in sub-band-gap photosensitivity to 632.8 nm ? R. Jayakrishnan, Teny Theresa John, C. Sudha Kartha, K.P.Vijayakumar Deepti Jain, S. Sharath Chandra, and V. Ganesan, Journal of Applied Physics 103 (2008) 053106
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Dr. E.S. Kannan | Nano-materials The primary research focus of Nano-materials lab is to develop hybrid materials for various electrical, optical and sensing application. We are synthesizing 1D heterostructures of metal oxides (ZnO, CuO, SnO2), multijunction ferromagnetic (Ni,Fe, Co) nanorods, and composites of 0D Transition metal chalcogenides (MoS2) nanoparticles and 2D graphene oxide using electrochemical and hydrothermal techniques. Metal oxide heterostructures and MoS2-graphene oxide composites are primarily investigated for their gas sensing and photovoltaic properties. Spin transport mechanism in 1D ferromagnetic multijunction nanorod is being investigated for developing spintronic devices. Selected publications - High performance MoS2-based field-effect transistor enabled by hydrazine doping, Dongsuk Lim, E S Kannan, Inyeal Lee, Servin Rathi, Lijun Li, Yoontae Lee, Muhammad Atif Khan, Moonshik Kang, Jinwoo Park and Gil-Ho Kim, Nanotechnology, 27 225201 (2016).
Improving the hydrogen sensing properties of thermally reduced graphene oxide using tin oxide nanoflowers at low operating temperature, A. Venkatesan, In-Yeal Lee, Servin, Rathi, Gil-Ho Kim, and E. S. Kannan, Semiconductor Sci and Technology 31, 125014 (2016)
In-situ reduction of graphene oxide on vertically aligned ZnO nanorods for reliable electrical contacts, A. Venkatesan, C. K. Ramesha, and E. S. Kannan, Journal of Physics D- Applied Physics 49, 245301 (2016)
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Dr. Toby Joseph | Statistical mechanics, Interdisciplinary Physics and Physics Pedagogy
One of my current interests is in computational neuroscience where I am trying to understand auditory neuron tuning curves using simple integrate and fire models. I am also studying the depinning phenomenon, particularly the depinning of the 2D partially pinned solid (formed in the presence of a square substrate) and the associated phenomenon of peak effect. I am also interested in physics pedagogy. Some of my recent works involves mechanics of a particle on a rotating table in the presence of friction and an alternative geometric proof for the Euler's rotation theorem. |
PhD students
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Dhavala Suri | My area of interest is Spintronics. We work on thermopower measurements on metals, semiconductors and novel 2D materials, Spin Seebeck device fabrication and characterization, experiments and theory to study electron transport through magnetic tunnel junctions.
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A. Venkatesan |
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Chithira P R | I am working in experimental condensed matter physics. Our broad area of research includes studies on wide bandgap oxide based Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors (DMS) mainly transition metals doped ZnO, TiO2 and SnO2 nanoparticles for optoelectronics and spintronics applications.
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Research staff
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R. Anu Roshini
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