Research group
Present group members
Present group members
Mr. Jaspreet Singh (Ph.D. Scholar)
Research area: Effect of Pressure on Material Properties studied from First Principles
My research interest is to analyze the materials’ properties under high pressure. The effect of pressure is more pronounced in solids and several exotic properties which are not found in ambient condition can be obtained under pressure. Pressure/strain/chemical pressure can play a vital role in tuning the physical properties such as topological properties, superconducting properties, and electronic structure properties.
E-mail : ph19resch11007@iith.ac.in
Joined in : July 2019
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Ms. Sushree Sarita Sahoo (Ph.D. Scholar)
Research area: Ab-initio study of layered materials
Layered materials created a new avenue in research after the isolation of graphene (2D) due to its exceptional properties and wide range of applications. This 2D confinement of electrons due to exfoliation leads to unprecedented optical and electrical properties.The wide spectrum of characteristics shown by these materials made them a potential candidate for several applications in diverse fields, like thermoelectric, optics, magnetism, superconductivity etc. The main objective is to explore novel layered materials with enhanced properties for different technological applications in both non-magnetic and magnetic domains and also to tune the physical properties by analyzing the effect of pressure/strain/dopant on both bulk and free standing layers.
E-mail : ph19resch11010@iith.ac.in
Joined in : July 2019
Quick Link : Researchgate,Google scholar
Mr. Arul Raj N (Ph.D. Scholar)
Research area: Effect of Pressure on Material Properties studied from First Principles
My research work focuses broadly on material aspects of harvesting and storing of energy from non-renewable resources. The main aim is to search for novel thermoelectric material for converting waste heat into electricity, as well as improving the performance through dimensional reduction, band engineering, doping, applying external pressure and strain. In the energy storage end, I am exploring electrode materials to achieve high voltage, capacity, energy density and diffusion study. And also I am working on optical properties of materials to get high efficiency of solar energy.
E-mail : ph19resch11009@iith.ac.in
Joined in : July 2019
Quick Link : Researchgate
Ms. Anusree CV (Ph.D. Scholar)
Research topic: Magnetism and Topological Materials
The new frontier of condensed matter physics, topology in conjunction with spintronics gives rise to an emergent area called topological spintronics. It mainly focuses on the topological states and the spins of magnetic materials. The major focus is on exploring the topological aspects of magnetic materials with strong electromagnetic responses at bulk and interface that are promising for the next generation of technological applications like data storage, information processing, energy conversion, etc which gets enhanced by band inversion, linear band crossings, and anti-band crossings with different topological charges and also provide an effective way to manipulate topological states and in turn, to control information technology
E-mail : ph20resch01001@iith.ac.in
Joined in : January 2021
Quick Link : Researchgate
Mr. Subhajit Sau (Ph.D. Scholar)
Research topic:
My research work mainly focuses on the study of ferroelectric material from first principles.Ferroelectric materials possess a high degree of functionality with highly exploitable electrical,mechanical & optical properties.Our aim is the understanding of physical properties and phase transitions from the basis of structure using DFT and also application of FE in energy harvesting devices.
E-mail : ph21resch01001@iith.ac.in
Joined in : January 2021
Quick Link : Researchgate
Ms. Sonali S. Pradhan (Ph.D. Scholar)
Research area: First Principles Study of Topological Spintronics Devices
E-mail : ph23resch01015@iith.ac.in
Joined in : January 2023
Ms. Namrata Das (Ph.D. Scholar)
Research topic: Novel Energy Harvesting Materials
E-mail : ph23resch11019@iith.ac.in
Joined in : July 2023
Mr. Arka Bhowmik (Ph.D. Scholar)
Research topic: Exploring Quantum Material with Topological Electrons and Phonons
E-mail : ph23resch11005@iith.ac.in
Joined in : July 2023
Ms. Puja Kumari (Postdoctoral fellow)
Research topic: Exploring Quantum Topological Materials for Spintronics Applications
E-mail : puja.kumari@phy.iith.ac.in
Joined in : May 2024
Mr. Prithwiraj Das (M.Sc)
Research topic: Topological Materials
E-mail : ph22mscst11018@iith.ac.in
Joined in : July 2022
Mr. Aaryan D Shinde (M.tech)
Research topic: Topological Materials
E-mail : ph23mtech11004@iith.ac.in
Joined in : July 2023
Mr. Hemang Nimma (B.tech)
Research topic: Topological Materials
E-mail : ep21btech11013@iith.ac.in
Joined in : July 2021
Mr. Sumit Mondal (Project Intern)
Research topic: Magnetism and Topological Materials
E-mail : sumitmondal572000@gmail.com
Joined in : February 2023
Mrs. Swetarekha Ram (Ph.D. Scholar)
Thesis title: Fermi surface properties of binary and ternary superconductors
Awards: Excellence in Academics 2011
Best poster award at NCMAT-2012, ABV-IIITM, Gwalior (M.P.) India during 27-29 February 2012
Dr. K. V. Rao Young Scientist Award Competition for the academic year 2013
Jan 2010 - April 2014
Current Status: Indo-Korea Science and Technology Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Quick Link : Google scholar, Researchgate
Mr. Vijay Kumar Gudelli (Ph.D. Scholar)
Thesis title: Thermoelectric properties of Chalcogenide
Awards: Excellence in Academics 2013
E-mail : ph11p1006@iith.ac.in
July 2011 - August 2016
Quick Link : Google scholar, Researchgate
Mrs. Gummula Shwetha (Ph.D. Scholar)
Thesis title: Optical Properties of Scintillators: An Ab-initio Study
Awards: Excellence in Academics 2012
E-mail : ph11p1002@iith.ac.in
July 2011 - August 2016
Former Research Associate at Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research Kalpakkam, 2017-2020
Former Assistant professor at Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Science, Madanapalle, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh 517325
Current Status:Joined as an Assistant professor at Anurag University, Hyderabad
Mr. P. V. Sreenivasa Reddy (Ph.D. Scholar)
Thesis title: Electronic structure and Fermi surface topology of binary and ternary compounds
E-mail : ph13p0001@iith.ac.in
Jan 2013 - March 2018
Current Status:Postdoctoral researcher National Cheng Kung University Tainan, Taiwan
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Mrs. P.C. Sreeparvathy (Ph.D. Scholar)
Thesis title: Electronic structure and Fermi surface topology of binary and ternary compounds
E-mail : ph13p1007@iith.ac.in
March 2014 - July 2019
Former Postdoctoral Fellow at IIT Bombay
Current Status: NCTS Postdoctoral Fellow, NSYSU, Taiwan
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Mr. P. Rambabu (Ph.D. Scholar)
Thesis title: First principles calculations of intermetallic Heusler and A-15 compounds
E-mail : ph17resch11004@iith.ac.in
January 2017 - July 2023
Current Status: Assistant Professor at Gurughasidas University, Bilaspur, Chhatisgarh
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Mr. Vineet Kumar Sharma (Ph.D. Scholar)
Thesis title: Transport behaviour and topological properties of ternary compounds
E-mail : ph17resch11005@iith.ac.in
July 2017 - Feb 2023
Current Status: Postdoctoral Fellow at Howard University, Washington DC
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Mrs. Behatha Anuroopa (Ph.D. Scholar)
Thesis title: Exploring the novel halide based compounds using first-principles study
E-mail : ph18resch11002@iith.ac.in
July 2018 - Dec 2023
Current Status: Indo-Korea Science and Technology Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Quick Link : Researchgate
Mr. Anoop K Chandran (M.Sc)
Thesis title: Structural and thermoelectric properties of Zintl-phase CaLiPn (Pn= As, Sb, Bi)
E-mail : ph14mscst11003@iith.ac.in
Current Status:International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy
Quick Link : Google scholar
Mr. Kevin Roy (M.Sc)
Thesis title: Thermoelectric properties of KZnX (X: P, As, Sb): a first principles study
E-mail : ph16mscst11007@iith.ac.in
July 2016-July2018
Former JICA fellow Research shcolar at the University of Tokyo, Japan
Current Status:International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy
Mr. Argha Jyoti Roy (M.Sc)
Thesis title: First Principle Studies of Cs2MoX4 (X: S,Se)
E-mail : ph19mscst11003@iith.ac.in
July 2018-July2020
Current Status:Ph.D. student at Institute of Physics, University of Rostock. Albert-Einstein-Strasse 23-24, 18059 Rostock Germany
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Mr. Pradhumn Dixit (M.Sc)
Thesis title: First principle studies of Topological materials
E-mail : ph19mscst11012@iith.ac.in
July 2019-July2021
Current Status:Scientific officer at Bhaba Atomic and Research Center (BARC), Mumbai
Mr. Vishal V Desai (M.Sc)
Thesis title: First Principle Study of Topological Materials
E-mail : ph19mscst11003@iith.ac.in
July 2020-July 2022
Current Status:Ph.D student at John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, US
Mr. Rishi Gangadhar Gopalakrishnan (Project Intern)
Research topic: Magnetism and Topological Materials
E-mail : rishigangadhar1405@gmail.com
July 2021-March 2022
Current Status:Ph.D student at Clemson University, US
Mr. Nitesh Kumawat (M.Sc)
Thesis title: Unraveling the Topological Properties by ab-initio Techniques
E-mail : ph21mscst11015@iith.ac.in
July 2021-July2023
Current Status:Faculty at Fiitjee Chennai
Mr. Rohan Panda (M.Sc)
Thesis title: First Principle Investigation of Strongly Correlated Systems
E-mail : ph21mscst11002@iith.ac.in
July 2021-July2023