Team Members
Principal Investigator
Shouvik Chatterjee
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Reader, Condensed Matter Physics & Materials Sciences, TIFR, Mumbai (2020 - present)
Postdoctoral Scholar, UC Santa Barbara (2016-2020)
Ph.D. (Physics), Cornell University (2010-2016)
B.S. & M.S. (Physics), IIT Kharagpur (2010)
Email: shouvik.chatterjee (at) tifr (dot) res (dot) in
Scientific Officers
Nilesh Kulkarni​
M.S. (Electronic Science), Pune University (1997)
Email: nilesh (at) tifr (dot) res (dot) in
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Nilesh has more than 20 years of experience with sputtering systems and x-ray sources. He is currently interested in epitaxial synthesis of Heusler compounds and investigation of their structural and electronic properties.
Devendra Buddhikot
B.Sc. (Physics), D.E.R.E
Email: devendrab (at) tifr (dot) res (dot) in
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Devendra has more than 18 years of experience in cryogenic instrumentation including expertise in handling equipments such as PPMS, Squid, and VSM. He is also proficient in programming in Labview, Matlab, HTML, VB.Net, PHP, MYSQL, JQuery, Bootstrap etc. He is currently involved in setting up low-temperature measurement facilities in the lab.
Postdoctoral Scholars
Shivesh Yadav​
Ph.D., IIT Bombay (2020)
Email: shivesh.yadav (at) tifr (dot) res (dot) in
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During his Ph.D., Shivesh studied transport and optical properties of III-Nitride nanowires, especially focussing on surface-mediated transport phenomena in individual GaN & InN nanowires and photoluminescence spectroscopy of GaN nanowires.
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At TIFR, he is studying magnetic properties and spin-orbit-torque effects in Heusler heterostructures..
Debashis Mondal (NPDF Fellow)
Ph.D., RRCAT, Homi Bhabha National Institute (2019)
Email: debashis.mondal (at) tifr (dot) res (dot) in
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Previously, Debashis studied electronic band structure and the interplay between structural and electronic properties in a number of interesting compounds including iron-based intermetallic systems (FeGa3, FeAl), 2D, 3D layered topological systems (NiTe2, Pt3Te4, NiTeSe, SmSbTe), iron based superconductors (FeSe), correlated oxides (V2O3) and quasi-one-dimensional quantum structures. For his research work he had frequently used advanced characterization techniques such as high-pressure XRD and Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy (ARPES).
At TIFR, he is focusing on kagome metals, which are predicted to host chiral superconductivity that could be useful for fabricating topologically protected quantum bits. He is also interested in investigating magnetic properties of these material systems using x-ray based synchrotron techniques and neutron reflectometry.
Graduate Students
Debjoty Paul
M.Sc. (Physics), Ramkrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute (RKMVERI), Belur. (2020)
Email: debjoty.paul (at) tifr (dot) res (dot) in
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Debjoty is interested in exploring topological quantum materials and their application in spintronics. Currently, he is learning materials synthesis, their characterization by x-ray diffraction and low-temperature magnetotransport, and device fabrication. Outside of the lab he spends his time reading detective novels, listening to music, and watching movies.
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Shikhar Gupta
B.Sc. (Physics), Delhi University (2020)​
Email: shikhar.gupta (at) tifr (dot) res (dot) in
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Shikhar has interests in correlated electron systems, fractals, and unconventional magnetic order and their useful realization in the real world. Currently, he is learning synthesis of two-dimensional materials and Heusler compounds as well as characterization techniques to probe their structural and electronic properties. Apart from academics he likes to read books, play table tennis and enjoys trekking
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Lab Alumni
Vijay Khopkar, Short-term Visiting Fellow, Current Location: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Gopinath Daptary, Short-term Visiting Fellow, Current Location: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
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We are a brand new research group working on various aspects of quantum matter including epitaxial synthesis, nanoscale devices, quantum transport, and in their application areas. Please go over our 'Research' page for further details. If you are interested to work with us please visit the 'Openings' page.