Area of Research

• Phase transition using Optical Absorption Spectroscopy: UV-Vis absorption spectra, phase transition, temperature dependent band gap, urbach relaxation, structural
• Two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG): Transition metal di-chalcogenides based hetero-structures and electronic devices, integration of 2D semiconductors with oxide semiconductors and
• Optoelectronics based Devices: Photocurrent, Incident-Photon-to-Current Efficiency, Photovoltaic and hot-hole transfer.
• Quantum computing technologies: quantum devices, quantum registers, Qubits based devices, data transfer, role of spin in quantum qubits.
• Defects in Semiconductors: Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, vacancy, low energy absorption peak, photoluminescence, defect
• Magnetization in Semiconductors: Spin polarized density of states, ferromagnetism, spintronic based devices, magnetic moments, first principle calculations.

Area of Expertise: Experimental and Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics

Area of Interest: Solid State Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Electronic Physics, Spectroscopy, Computational Physics

Awards & Achievements

•   Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in 2014.
•   Qualified Joint Entrance Screening test (JEST), India in 2015.
•   Received fellowship from ministry of human resources and development    (MHRD) during Ph.D.
•   Best poster prize on “63rd DAE Solid State Physics Symposium” held    at Hisar, Haryana entitled “Variation of Electronic and Optical properties      on doped BaTiO₃: A First Principle Investigations”.
•   Best Poster Award on International conference (ICSPPCB-2018) held at Silchar, Assam.
•   Awarded International Travel Support (ITS) by Institute of Technology,     Bombay (IPDF) Govt. of India; May 2019.

Technical Skills

Software/programming experience: -

1. DFT calculations (density Functional Theory) by using WIEN2k, VASP, ATK and quantum espresso
2. LabVIEW Code for interfacing of dielectric and resistivity
3. Linux with Intel and FORTRAN

I worked as a Teaching Assistant for the following courses at IIT Bombay.

• Semiconductor Physics (PH-565)
• Physics Lab (PH-107).
• I was involved with 4 B. Tech, 6 Sc. and 3 PhD students at IIT Indore during my PhD.

As a Assistant Professor, MIT Manipal, teaching the following courses.

• Engineering Physics - PH1071 (July-December 2023)
• Engineering Physics - PH1071- CSE Group (January-June 2024)