Dr. Kaustav Mukherjee

Dr. Kaustav Mukherjee

EMail: kaustav[at]iitmandi[dot]ac[dot]in
Address:School of Physical Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
Kamand, Mandi - 175 075,
Himachal Pradesh, India
Phone : 01905-267043

Education

  • Ph.D. (in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics): UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Indore, India.
  • M.Sc. (in Physics): Calcutta University, Kolkata, India.

Areas of Interest

  • Strongly Correlated Electron Systems
  • Quantum magnetism
  • Low Dimensional and Frustrated Magnetism
  • Topological Phases
  • Oxides and Intermetallics
  • Heusler Alloys
  • Multiferroics

Work Experience

  • Associate Professor, School of Physical Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, India [From July 2019]
  • Assistant Professor, School of Phyical Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, India [2013-2019]
  • Post Doctoral Fellow, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan [2012-2013]
  • Post Doctoral Fellow, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India [2009-2012]

Awards

  • Post Doctoral Fellowship, Osaka University, Japan (funded by NEDO), 2012
  • Post Doctoral Fellowship, TIFR, India, 2009
  • SRF, CSIR-India, 2004
  • JRF, UGC-India, India 2003
  • GATE, India, 2002
  • JRF, CSIR-India, 2002

Publications

    80) Enhanced cryogenic magnetocaloric performance and existence of short-range magnetic correlations in frustrated diamond geometries
    Jogendra Kumar and K. Mukherjee
    Accepted in J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. (2024)

    79) Existence of complex magnetic ground state and topological Hall effect in centrosymmetric silicide DyScSi
    Kavita Yadav, Koushik P., S. Singh, M. Hagihala and K. Mukherjee
    New J. Phys. 25, 123030 (2023)

    78) Signature of filamentary superconductivity in centrosymmetric silicide LuScSi
    Kavita Yadav, Koushik P. and K. Mukherjee
    J. Alloys and Compd. 968, 172100 (2023)

    77) Tuning of magnetic frustration and emergence of magneto-structural transition in Mn1−xCdxCr2O4
    A. Das, Dheeraj Ranaut, P. Pal, R. Pal, S. Moulick, M. Das, D. Topwal, P. Mandal, A. N. Pal, K. Mukherjee, and D. Choudhury
    Phys. Rev. B 108, 064426 (2023)

    76) Structure driven magnetic properties and magnetodielectric coupling in a mixed metal oxide NdCr0.5Co0.5O3
    Gurpreet Kaur and K. Mukherjee
    Phys. Scr. 98, 085920 (2023)

    75) Non-equilibrium dynamics and discretization of energy levels in the inverse spinel LiCoVO4
    Dheeraj Ranaut, Manshi Rani and K. Mukherjee
    Phys. Rev. B 107, 214413 (2023)

    74) Anti-site disorder driven short-range order and canted antiferromagnetism in inverse spinel LiNiVO4
    Dheeraj Ranaut, Jogendra Kumar and K. Mukherjee
    J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 578, 170833 (2023)

    73) Evidence of charge susceptibility and multiple f-c hybridization configurations with the La doping in CeGe: A DFT+DMFT study
    Karan Singh, A. Sihi, S. K. Pandey and K. Mukherjee
    J. Phys. Condens. Matter 35, 315602 (2023)

    72) Evidence of multi-band superconductivity in non-centrosymmetric Full Heusler alloy LuPd2Sn
    Kavita Yadav, and K. Mukherjee
    J. Phys. Condens. Matter 35, 275601 (2023)

    71) Origin of the long-range ferrimagnetic ordering in cubic Mn(Co)Cr2O4 spinels
    A. Das, P. Pal, Dheeraj Ranaut, K. P. Islam, G. Bhattacharya, S. Mehta, A. Mondal, V. Adyam, K. Mukherjee, A. Das, and D. Choudhury
    Phys. Rev. B 107, L100414 (2023)

    70) Van Vleck paramagnetism and enhancement of effective moment with magnetic field in rare earth orthovanadate EuVO4
    Dheeraj Ranaut, and K. Mukherjee
    Phys. Letts. A 465, 128710 (2023)

    69) A plausible investigation of low dimensional magnetism in a 3D spin system PrVO4
    Dheeraj Ranaut, and K. Mukherjee
    Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 25, 4305 (2023)

    68) Evolution of field induced magnetic phase attributed to higher order magnetic moments in TbVO4
    Dheeraj Ranaut, and K. Mukherjee
    Sci Rep 13, 487 (2023)

    67) Possible realization of three-dimensional quantum spin liquid behavior in HoVO4
    Dheeraj Ranaut, S. S. Shastri, S. K. Pandey and K. Mukherjee
    J. Phys. Condens. Matter 34, 485803 (2022)

    66) Emergence of low-temperature glassy dynamics in Ru substituted non-magnetic insulator CaHfO3
    Gurpreet Kaur and K. Mukherjee
    J. Phys. Condens. Matter 34, 415802 (2022)

    65) Melting of spin ice state and development of fifth -order susceptibility with magnetic field in pyrochlore Tb2Sn2O7
    Karan Singh, Dheeraj Ranaut, G. Sharma, and K. Mukherjee
    New J. Phys. 24, 073037 (2022)

    64) Unravelling the signatures of effective spin ½ moments in CeVO4: Magnetization and Heat Capacity study
    Dheeraj Ranaut and K. Mukherjee
    J. Phys. Condens. Matter 34, 315802 (2022)

    63) Entropic topography associated with field-induced quantum criticality in a magnetic insulator DyVO4
    Dheeraj Ranaut and K. Mukherjee
    Sci. Rep. 12, 56 (2022)

    62) Large magnetodielectric coupling in the vicinity of metamagnetic transition in 6H-perovskite Ba3GdRu2O9
    Sonu Chhillar, K. Mukherjee and C. S. Yadav
    J. Phys. Condens. Matter 34, 145081 (2022)

    61) Atomic disorder and Berry phase driven anomalous Hall effect in a Co2FeAl Heusler compound
    G. K. Shukla, A. K. Jena , N. Shahi , K. K. Dubey, I. Rajput, S. Baral , Kavita Yadav, K. Mukherjee, A. Lakhani, K. Carva, S-C Lee, S. Bhattacharjee , and S. Singh
    Phys. Rev. B 105, 035124 (2022)

    60) Unravelling the phonon scattering mechanism in Half-Heusler alloys ZrCo1-xIrxSb (x = 0, 0.1, and 0.25)
    Kavita Yadav, S. Singh, O. Muthuswamy, T. Takeuchi, and K. Mukherjee
    J. Phys. Condens. Matter 34, 035702 (2022)

    59) Anomalous dependence of thermoelectric parameters on carrier concentration in Mn-substituted Fe2CrAl Heusler alloy
    Kavita Yadav, S. Singh, O. Muthuswamy, T. Takeuchi, and K. Mukherjee
    Philos. Mag.102, 357 (2022)

    58) Unconventional critical behaviour in weak ferromagnets Fe2-xMnxCrAl (x = 0 to 1)
    Kavita Yadav, Dheeraj Ranaut and K. Mukherjee
    Sci. Rep. 11, 18742 (2021)

    57) Optical phonon modes assisted thermal conductivity in p-type ZrIrSb Half-Heusler alloy: A combined experimental and computational study
    Kavita Yadav, S. Singh, T. Takeuchi, and K. Mukherjee
    J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 54, 495303 (2021)

    56) Anomalous magnetoresistance and magneto-thermal properties of the half-Heuslers, RPdSi (R = Y, Gd-Er)
    A. Mukhopadhyay, Karan Singh,, K. Mukherjee, S. Sen, A. K. Nayak, and N. Mohapatra
    J. Phys. Condens. Matter 33, 435804 (2021)

    55) Mott breakdown effect in spinel MgTi1.2V0.8O4
    A. Rahaman, T. Paramanik, R. K. Maurya, Kavita Yadav, R. Bindu, K. Mukherjee and D. Choudhury
    Phys. Rev. B 103, 245145 (2021)

    54) Structure driven magnetic correlations and magnetoelectric coupling in 6H-perovskite Ba3DyRu2O9
    Sonu Chhillar, K. Mukherjee and C. S. Yadav
    J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 33, 285801 (2021))

    53) Effect of partial substitution of iso-valent Mo at Cr-site on electronic structure and physical properties of Fe2CrAl
    Kavita Yadav and K. Mukherjee
    Intermetallics 133, 107153 (2021))

    52) Coexistance of non-Fermi liquid behavior and bi-quadratic exchange coupling in La-substituted CeGe: Non-linear susceptibility and DFT + DMFT study
    Karan Singh, A. Sihi, S. K. Pandey and K. Mukherjee
    Phys. Rev. B 102, 235137 (2020)

    51) Magnetocaloric effect and spin-phonon correlations in RFe0.5Cr0.5O3 (R = Er and Yb) compounds
    Kavita Yadav, Gurpreet Kaur, Mohit K. Sharma and K. Mukherjee
    Phys. Letts. A 384, 126638 (2020)

    50) Spin-lattice relaxation phenomena in the magnetic state of a suggested Weyl semimetal CeAlGe
    Karan Singh and K. Mukherjee
    Philos. Mag. 200, 1771 (2020)

    49) Cluster Glass Behavior in Orthorhombic SmFeO3 Perovskite: Interplay between Spin Ordering and Lattice Dynamics
    M. K. Warshi, A. Kumar, A. Sati, S. Thota, K. Mukherjee, A. Sagdeo, and P. R. Sagdeo
    Chem. Mater. 32, 1250 (2020)

    48) Effect of doping of Co, Ni and Ga on magnetic and dielectric properties of layered perovskite multiferroic YBaCuFeO5
    Surender Lal, C. S. Yadav, and K. Mukherjee
    J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 498, 166124 (2020)

    47) Exotic magnetic behavior and evidence of cluster glass and Griffiths like magnetic phase in Heusler alloys Fe2-xMnxCrAl
    Kavita Yadav, Mohit K. Sharma, Sanjay Singh, and K. Mukherjee
    Sci. Rep. 9, 15888 (2019)

    46) Effect of (Cu/Fe)O5 bipyramid size and separation on magnetic and dielectric properties of rare earth layered perovskite LaBaCuFeO5 and LuBaCuFeO5
    Surender Lal, C. S. Yadav and K. Mukherjee
    J. Appl. Phys. 126, 144101 (2019)

    45) Field induced nature and nonlinear DC susceptibility studies of Ni substituted Dy5Pd2 cluster glass system
    Mohit K. Sharma and K. Mukherjee
    Physica B: Condens. Matter 572, 56 (2019)

    44) Interplay between disorder driven Non-Fermi-liquid behavior and magnetism in Ce0.24La0.76Ge compound
    Karan Singh and K. Mukherjee
    Euro Phys. Letts. 126, 57005 (2019)

    43) Low temperature magnetic and x-ray diffraction studies of YBa1-xSrxCuFeO5 (x = 0, 0.5)
    Surender Lal, K. Mukherjee and C. S. Yadav
    Physica B: Condens. Matter 570, 191 (2019)

    42) Low temperature magnetic and dielectric properties of LnBaCuFeO5 (Ln = Nd, Eu, Gd, Ho and Yb)
    Surender Lal, K. Mukherjee and C. S. Yadav
    Physica B: Condens. Matter 570, 35 (2019)

    41) Possibility of a new order parameter driven by multipolar moment and Fermi surface evolution in CeGe
    Karan Singh and K. Mukherjee
    Sci. Rep. 9, 5131 (2019)

    40) Observation of field induced anomalous quantum criticality in Ce0.6Y0.4NiGe2 compound
    Karan Singh and K. Mukherjee
    Phys. Letts. A 383, 1057 (2019)

    39) Nature of glassy magnetic state in magnetocaloric materials Dy5Pd2-xNix (x = 0 and 1) and universal scaling analysis of R5Pd2 (R = Tb, Dy and Er)
    Mohit K. Sharma, Gurpreet Kaur and K. Mukherjee
    J. Alloys and Compd. 782, 10 (2019)

    38) Evidence of partial gap opening and Ce-site dilution effects in a heavy fermion compound CeNiGe2
    Karan Singh and K. Mukherjee
    Philos. Mag. 99 386 (2019)

    37) Evidence of large magnetic cooling power and double glass transition in Tb5Pd2
    Mohit K. Sharma and K. Mukherjee
    J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 466, 317 (2018)

    36) Complex magnetic behavior and evidence of superspin glass state in a binary intermetallic compound Er5Pd2
    Mohit K. Sharma, Kavita Yadav and K. Mukherjee
    J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 30, 215803 (2018)

    35) Spin-phonon coupling and exchange interaction in Gd substituted YFe0.5Cr0.5O3
    Karan Singh, Mohit K. Sharma and K. Mukherjee
    J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 447, 26 (2018)

    34) Effect of crystalline electric field on heat capacity of LnBaCuFeO5 (Ln = Gd, Ho, Yb)
    Surender Lal, K. Mukherjee and C. S. Yadav
    Solid State Commun. 270, 130 (2018)

    33) Magnetic and universal magnetocaloric behavior of rare-earth substituted DyFe0.5Cr0.5O3
    Mohit K. Sharma and K. Mukherjee
    J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 444, 178 (2017)

    32) Signature of partially frustrated moments and a new magnetic phase in CeNiGe2
    Karan Singh and K. Mukherjee
    Phys. Letts. A 381, 3236 (2017)

    31) Evolution of magnetic and dielectric properties in Sr-substituted high-temperature multiferroic YBaCuFeO5
    Surender Lal, Sanjay K. Upadhyay, K. Mukherjee and C. S. Yadav
    Euro. Phys. Letts. 117, 67006 (2017)

    30) Enhancement of magnetic ordering temperature and magnetodielectric coupling by hole doping in a multiferroic DyFe0.5Cr0.5O3
    Mohit K. Sharma, Tathamay Basu, K. Mukherjee and E. V. Sampathkumaran
    J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 29, 085801 (2017)

    29) Metal-insulator transition in Ba3Fe1-xRu2+xO9: Interplay between site disorder, chemical percolation, and electronic structure
    S. Middey, Payel Aich, C. Meneghini, K. Mukherjee, E. V. Sampathkumaran, V. Siruguri, P. Mahadevan, and Sugata Ray
    Phys. Rev. B 94, 184424 (2016)

    28) Effect of rare-earth (Er and Gd) substitution on the magnetic and multiferroic properties of DyFe0.5Cr0.5O3
    Mohit K. Sharma, Tathamay Basu, K. Mukherjee and E. V. Sampathkumaran
    J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 28, 426003 (2016)

    27) Exchange bias in a mixed metal oxide based magnetocaloric compound YFe0.5Cr0.5O3
    Mohit K Sharma, Karan Singh and K Mukherjee
    J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 414, 116 (2016)

    26) Peculiar magnetic and magnetodielectric coupling behavior of single crystalline Ca3CoRhO6, a triangular lattice spin-chain system
    Tathamay Basu, Kartik K Iyer, Kiran Singh, K. Mukherjee, P.L. Paulose and E.V. Sampathkumaran
    Appl. Phys. Letts. 105, 102912 (2014)

    25) Magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effect in Pt doped Ni-Mn-Ga
    Sanjay Singh, S. W. D'Souza, K. Mukherjee, P. Kushwaha, S. R. Barman, S. Agarwal, P. K. Mukhopadhyay, Aparna Chakrabarti and E. V. Sampathkumaran
    Appl. Phys. Letts. 104, 231909 (2014)

    24) Observation of different spin behavior with temperature variation and Cr substitution in a multiferroic compound YMn2O5
    K. Mukherjee, Kranti Kumar and A. Banerjee
    Solid State Commun. 153, 66 (2013)

    23) On the correlation between supercooling, superheating and kinetic arrest in a magnetic glass Pr0.5Ca0.5Mn0.975Al0.025O3
    K. Mukherjee, Kranti Kumar, A. Banerjee and P. Chaddah
    Eur. Phys. J. B , 86, 21 (2013)

    22) The nature of 4f magnetism in the diluted ferromagnetic Kondo lattice, CeIr2B2
    K. Mukherjee, Kartik K. Iyer, and E. V. Sampathkumaran
    J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 24, 266006 (2012)

    21) Magnetic anomaly in CeIn2
    K. Mukherjee, Kartik K Iyer and E.V. Sampathkumaran
    J. Phys. Condens. Matter 24, 096006 (2012)

    20) Contrasting magnetic behavior of fine particles of some Kondo Lattices
    K. Mukherjee, Kartik K Iyer and E.V. Sampathkumaran
    Solid State Commun. 152, 606 (2012)

    19) Magnetic anomalies in single crystalline Tb5Si3
    Kartik K. Iyer, K. Mukherjee, P.L. Paulose, E.V. Sampathkumarana, Y. Xu, W. Loser
    Solid State Commun. 152, 522 (2012)

    18) 4f-hybridization effect on the magnetism of Nd2PdSi3
    K. Mukherjee, Tathamay Basu, Kartik K. Iyer, and E.V. Sampathkumaran
    Phys. Rev. B 84, 184415 (2011)

    17) A first-order magnetic phase transition near 15 K with novel magnetic-field-induced effects in Er5Si3
    Niharika Mohapatra, K. Mukherjee, Kartik K Iyer and E. V. Sampathkumaran
    J. Phys. Condens. Matter 23, 496001 (2011)

    16) Magnetocaloric effect in Tb5Si3: Sign reversal and non-monotonic variation with temperature and implications
    Niharika Mohapatra, Sitikantha D Das, K. Mukherjee and E. V. Sampathkumaran
    Solid State Commun. 151, 1340 (2011)

    15) Glasslike ordering and spatial inhomogeneity of magnetic structure in Ba3FeRu2O9: Role of Fe/Ru site disorder
    Srimanta Middey, Sugata Ray, K. Mukherjee, P. L. Paulose, E. V. Sampathkumaran, C. Meneghini, S. D. Kaushik, V. Siruguri, K. Kovnir and D. D. Sarma
    Phys. Rev. B. 83, 144419 (2011)

    14) Evolution of a metastable phase with magnetic phase-coexistence phenomenon and its unusual sensitivity to magnetic-field cycling in the alloys, Tb5-xLuxSi3 (x <= 0.7)
    K. Mukherjee, Kartik K Iyer and E.V. Sampathkumaran
    J. Phys. Cond Mat 23, 206002 (2011)

    13) Magnetism of nano particles of Kondo lattices, obtained by high-energy ball-milling
    E.V. Sampathkumaran, K. Mukherjee, Kartik K Iyer, Niharika Mohapatra and Sitikantha D. Das
    J. Phys. Cond Mat 23, 094209 (2011)

    12) Enhanced electrical resistance at the field-induced magnetic transitions in some non-stoichiometric and stoichiometic Tb-based ternary germanides
    K. Mukherjee, Kartik K Iyer and E.V. Sampathkumaran
    J. Phys. Condens. Matter 23, 066003 (2011)

    11) Magnetic behavior of bulk and fine particles of RCr2Si2C (R= La, Ce) compounds: Possible magnetic ordering from Cr
    K. Mukherjee, Kartik K Iyer and E.V. Sampathkumaran
    J. Phys. Condens. Matter 22, 295603 (2010)

    10) Synthesis of fine particles of a geometrically frustrated spin-chain system, Ca3Co2O6, through a pyrophoric route and its magnetic behavior
    K. Mukherjee and E.V. Sampathkumaran
    J. Alloys and Compd. 498, 1 (2010)

    9) Ferromagnetic feature from Mn near room temperature in the fine particles of GdMn2Ge2and TbMn2Ge2
    K. Mukherjee, Kartik K Iyer, E.V. Sampathkumaran
    Europhys. Letts. 90, 17007 (2010)

    8) An anomalous butterfly-shaped magnetoresistance loop in an alloy, Tb4LuSi3
    K. Mukherjee, Sitikantha D Das, Niharika Mohapatra, Kartik K Iyer, E.V. Sampathkumaran
    Phys. Rev. B. 81, 184434 (2010)

    7) Influence of pressure on the magnetic behavior and the anomalous magnetoresistance in Tb5Si3
    Niharika Mohapatra, Sitikantha D. Das, K. Mukherjee, Kartik K. Iyer, and E. V. Sampathkumaran
    Phys. Rev. B 80, 214425 (2009)

    6) Magnetic and electrical transport anomalies of RMAs2 (R = Pr and Sm, M = Ag and Au)
    K. Mukherjee, E V Sampathkumaran, D Rutzinger, Th Doert and M Ruck
    J. Phys. Condens. Matter 21, 506004 (2009)

    5) Excess specific heat and evidence of zero-point entropy in magnetic glassy state of half-doped manganites
    A. Banerjee, R. Rawat, K. Mukherjee, and P. Chaddah
    Phys Rev. B 79, 212403 (2009)

    4) Selective substitution in the orbital domains of a low doped manganite: an investigation from Griffiths phenomenon and modification of glassy features
    K. Mukherjee and A. Banerjee
    J. Phys. Condens. Matter 21, 106001 (2009)

    3) Changeover from Glassy ferromagnetism of the orbital domain state to long range ferromagnetic ordering in La0.9Sr0.1MnO3
    K. Mukherjee and A. Banerjee
    Phys Rev. B 77, 024430 (2008)

    2) Anomalous first-order transition in Nd0.5Sr0.5MnO3: an interplay between kinetic arrest and thermodynamic transitions
    R. Rawat, K. Mukherjee, Kranti Kumar, A. Banerjee, and P. Chaddah
    J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 19, 256211 (2007)

    1) Ferromagnetic ground state of the robust charge-ordered manganite Pr0.5Ca0.5MnO3 obtained by minimal Al substitution
    A. Banerjee, K. Mukherjee, Kranti Kumar and P. Chaddah
    Phys Rev. B 74, 224445 (2006)

Conferences

    48) Effect of chemical pressure on the structural, magnetic and thermodynamic properties of DyVO4
    Manshi Rani and K. Mukherjee
    DAE Solid State Physics Symposium: Dec 2023, Visakhapatnam, India

    47) Crystal Structure and Thermodynamic properties of RTaO4 (R = Ho and Gd)
    Jogendra Kumar and K. Mukherjee
    DAE Solid State Physics Symposium: Dec 2023, Visakhapatnam, India

    46) Origin of Low Temperature Resistivity Anomaly in Ti2FeAl
    Koushik P. and K. Mukherjee
    DAE Solid State Physics Symposium: Dec 2023, Visakhapatnam, India

    45) Ti2MnAl: A potential spin semimetal candidate
    Koushik P. and K. Mukherjee
    MRSI AGM: Dec. 2023, IIT BHU, Varanasi, India

    44) Signatures of low temperature effective spin ½ state in YbTaO4
    Jogendra Kumar and K. Mukherjee
    MRSI AGM: Dec. 2023, IIT BHU, Varanasi, India

    43) Jahn-Teller Driven Magnetic Phase Associated With 5th Order Susceptibility in Rare Earth Orthovanadate TbVO4
    Dheeraj Ranaut and K. Mukherjee
    International conference on Strongly Correlated Electron System: July. 2023, Seoul, South Korea

    42) Magnetic studies of caged compound DyFe2Al10
    Gurpreet Kaur and K. Mukherjee
    DAE Solid State Physics Symposium: Dec 2019, IIT Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
    AIP Conf. Proc. 2265, 030525 (2020)

    41) Effect of Co substitution on magnetic properties and electronic structure of a Heusler alloy Fe2CrAl
    Kavita Yadav and K. Mukherjee
    DAE Solid State Physics Symposium: Dec 2019, IIT Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
    AIP Conf. Proc. 2265, 030503 (2020)

    40) Magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of Ru-substituted YbFe0.5Cr0.5O3
    Kavita Yadav and K. Mukherjee
    3rd International Conference on Condensed Matter and Applied Physics: Oct 2019, Bikaner, India
    AIP Conf. Proc. 2220, 110010 (2020)

    39) Spin-lattice relaxation phenomena and multiple magnetic phase in a semimetal CeAlGe
    Karan Singh and K. Mukherjee
    International conference on Strongly Correlated Electron System: Sept. 2019, Okayama, Japan

    38) Tuning of f-d hybridization of CeGe compound by La-substitution
    Karan Singh and K. Mukherjee
    First Indian Materials Conclave, Feb. 2019, IISc, Bangalore, India

    37) Commensurate to incommensurate antiferromagnetic ordering in YBa1-xSrxCuFeO5 (x = 0, 0.5): Low temperature neutron diffraction study
    Surender Lal, Sonu Chillar, K. Mukherjee, S.D. Kaushik, and C. S. Yadav
    International Conference on Hyperfine Interactions and their Applications (HYPERFINE 2019): Feb 2019, Goa, India

    36) Coexistence of Ferromagnetic and Glassy Magnetic states in the Heusler Compound Fe1.75Mn0.25CrAl
    Kavita Yadav, Mohit K. Sharma and K. Mukherjee
    DAE Solid State Physics Symposium: Dec 2018, Hissar, Haryana, India (Best Poster Award)
    AIP Conf. Proc. 2115, 030487 (2019)

    35) Magnetic properties of Mo doped intermetallic compound Fe2CrAl
    Kavita Yadav and K. Mukherjee
    International Conference on magnetic materials and applications (ICMAGMA-2018), Dec. 2018, NISER, Bhubaneswar, India

    34) Structural and Magnetic Properties of Multiferroic Compound BiMn2O5
    Sonu Chhillar, K. Mukherjee and C. S. Yadav
    International Conference on magnetic materials and applications (ICMAGMA-2018), Dec. 2018, NISER, Bhubaneswar, India

    33) Field induced Magnetic Transition and Evidence of large magnetocaloric effect in Er5Pd2 intermetallic compound
    Mohit K. Sharma and K. Mukherjee
    International conference on caloric cooling: Sept. 2018, Darmstadt, Germany

    32) Multiferroic properties of layered perovskite Sr doped YBaCuFeO5 compound
    Surender Lal, K. Mukherjee and C. S. Yadav
    Multiferroic and Magnetoelectric Materials Gordon Research Conference: August 2018, Lewiston, ME, USA

    31) H/T scaling in heat capacity and magnetization in Ce0.6Y0.4NiGe2 compound
    Karan Singh and K. Mukherjee
    National Conference on Quantum Condensed Matter: July 2018, IISER Mohali, India

    30) Multiferroic Properties of Layered Perovskite Sr doped YBaCuFeO5 Compound
    Surender Lal, K. Mukherjee and C. S. Yadav
    National Conference on Quantum Condensed Matter: July 2018, IISER Mohali, India

    29) Onset of magnetic vortex state in CeGe compound: A dc and ac susceptibility, resistivity and heat capacity study
    Karan Singh and K. Mukherjee
    International Conference on Magnetism: July 2018, San Francisco, USA

    28) Magnetic excitation, partial gap opening and chemical pressure effect in CeNiGe2
    Karan Singh and K. Mukherjee
    Intermag: April 2018, Singapore

    27) Observation of itinerant antiferromagnetism in Y-substituted CeNiGe2
    Karan Singh and K. Mukherjee
    Advances in Functional and Exotic materials: Feb 2018, Tiruchirappalli, India

    26) Investigation of magnetic properties of a cluster-glass system Dy5PdNi
    Mohit K. Sharma and K. Mukherjee
    Advances in Functional and Exotic materials: Feb 2018, Tiruchirappalli, India

    25) Onset of Glassy Magnetic Phase with Partial Substitution of Mn on Fe Site in a Heusler Alloy Fe2CrAl
    Kavita Yadav, Mohit K. Sharma and K. Mukherjee
    DAE Solid State Physics Symposium: Dec 2017, Mumbai, India

    24) Magnetic and Magnetocaloric Behavior of a Binary Intermetallic Compound Tb5Pd2
    Mohit K. Sharma and K. Mukherjee
    DAE Solid State Physics Symposium: Dec 2017, Mumbai, India

    23) Crystal Structure and Magnetism of Layered Perovskites Compound EuBaCuFeO5
    Surender Lal, K. Mukherjee and C. S. Yadav
    DAE Solid State Physics Symposium: Dec 2017, Mumbai, India
    AIP Conf. Proc. 1942, 130004 (2018)

    22) Cooling Field and Temperature Dependent Exchange Bias in Gd Substituted YFe0.5Cr0.5O3
    Karan Singh and K. Mukherjee
    DAE Solid State Physics Symposium: Dec 2017, Mumbai, India
    AIP Conf. Proc. 1942, 130005 (2018)

    21) Tuning of magnetic properties of a Heusler alloy Fe2CrAl by Mn substitution at Fe site
    Kavita Yadav, Mohit K. Sharma and K. Mukherjee
    International Workshop on Advanced Materials: Dec 2017, Berhampur, India

    20) Thermal Conductivity of multiferroic compound YBa1-xSrxCuFeO5 (x = 0.0, 0.25 and 0.5)
    Surender Lal, K. Mukherjee and C. S. Yadav
    International Workshop on Advanced Materials: Dec 2017, Berhampur, India

    19) Magnetic relaxation and magnetocaloric effect in an intermetallic compound Er5Pd2
    Mohit K. Sharma and K. Mukherjee
    2nd International Conference on Condensed Matter and Applied Physics: Nov 2017, Bikaner, India

    18) Signature of partially frustrated moment in a heavy fermion CeNiGe2
    Karan Singh and K. Mukherjee
    International conference on Strongly Corrrelated Electron System: July 2017, Prague, Czech Republic

    17) Schottky anomaly in ReBaCuFeO5 (Re = Gd, Ho and Yb)
    Surender Lal, K. Mukherjee and C. S. Yadav
    National Workshop On Condensed Matter Physics In The Last Decade Feb 2017, IIT Kharagpur, India

    16) Investigation of thermodynamic properties of multiferroic YBaCuFeO5
    Surender Lal, K. Mukherjee and C. S. Yadav
    DAE Solid State Physics Symposium: Dec 2016, Bhubaneswar, India
    AIP Conf. Proc. 1832, 130005 (2017)

    15) Observation of Large Magnetodielectric Coupling in multiferroic Dy0.8Ca0.2Fe0.5Cr0.5O3
    Mohit K. Sharma, Tathamay Basu, K. Mukherjee and E. V. Sampathkumaran
    DAE Solid State Physics Symposium: Dec 2016, Bhubaneswar, India

    14) Observation of relaxor-like ferroelectric properties in Sr-doped YBaCuFeO5 multiferroic material
    Surender Lal, Sanjay Upadhyay, C. S. Yadav and K. Mukherjee
    International Conference on Technologically Advanced Materials and Asian Meeting on Ferroelectricity: Nov 2016, New Delhi, India

    13) Tuning of magnetoelctric coupling strength by Er substitution in DyFe0.5Cr0.5O3
    Mohit K. Sharma, Tathamay Basu, K. Mukherjee and E. V. Sampathkumaran
    International Conference on Technologically Advanced Materials and Asian Meeting on Ferroelectricity: Nov 2016, New Delhi, India

    12) Field and bias dependence of high frequency magnetic noise in perpendicularly magnetized TMR nanopillars
    S. Yamashita, K. Mukherjee, K. Konishi, S. Miwa, D. Saida, N. Shimomura, C. Kamata, E. Kitagawa, J. Ito, H. Yoda and Y. Suzuki
    8th International Symposium on Metallic Multilayers MML: May 2013, Kyoto, Japan

    11) Robust Nature of Frustrated Antiferromagnetism in ACrO2 (A=Pd/Li) Compounds
    A.K. Singh, Tathamay Basu, Kartik. K. Iyer, K. Mukherjee, P.L. Paulose, Echur.V. Sampathkumaran
    International Conference on Recent Trends in Applied Physics and Material Science: Feb 2013, Bikaner, India
    AIP Conf. Proc. 1536, 1039 (2013)

    10) Magnetic Study under External High Pressure and Magnetic Field in Low Dimensional Honeycomb Lattice In3Cu2VO9
    Kartik. K. Iyer, Tathamay Basu, A.K. Singh, K. Mukherjee, P.L. Paulose, Echur. V. Sampathkumaran
    International Conference on Recent Trends in Applied Physics and Material Science: Feb 2013, Bikaner, India
    AIP Conf. Proc. 1536, 1049 (2013)

    9) Switching current and energy barrier analysis of dynamic switching in perpendicular MTJ
    D. Saida, N. Shimomura, M. Amano, E. Kitagawa, S. Kashiwada, C. Kamata, T. Daibou, S. Yamashita, K. Mukherjee, S. Miwa, Y. Suzuki, J. Ito, S. Fujita and H. Yoda
    12th Joint MMM-Intermag Conference: Jan 2013, Chicago, USA

    8) Observation of Spin Glass-Like Behavior in Fine Particles of Nd2PdSi3
    K. Mukherjee, Tathamay Basu, Kartik K. Iyer and E. V. Sampathkumaran
    DAE Solid State Physics Symposium: Dec 2011, Chennai, India (Best Poster Award)
    AIP Conf. Proc. 1447, 1097 (2012)

    7) Magnetoresistance behavior and Magnetocaloric effect in Er5Si3
    Niharika Mohapatra, K. Mukherjee, K. K. Iyer, and E. V. Sampathkumaran
    DAE Solid State Physics Symposium: Dec 2011, Chennai, India
    AIP Conf. Proc. 1447, 1165 (2012)

    6) Strong Nd4f hybridization effect in Ge doped Nd2PdSi3
    Tathamay Basu, Sangeeta Thakur, Nishaina Sahadev, Deep Narayan Biswas, Ganesh Adhikary,
    K. Mukherjee, E. V. Sampathkumaran, and Kalobaran Maiti
    AIP Conf. Proc. 1447, 883 (2012)

    5) 4f-hybridization effects on the magnetism of doped Nd2PdSi3: an anomalous magnetic compound
    K. Mukherjee, Tathamay Basu and E. V. Sampathkumaran
    International conference on Strongly Correlated Electron System: Aug 2011, Cambridge, UK

    4) Transport and magnetic behavior under pressure and high-resolution photoemission studies of Ce2Rh0.7Co0.3Si3, an alloy on the verge of quantum critical point
    K. Mukherjee, Kartik K Iyer, Swapnil Patil, K, Maiti, and E.V. Sampathkumaran
    International conference on Strongly Correlated Electron System: Jun 2010, Santa Fe, USA. Journal of Physics : Conference Series 273, 012010 (2011)

    3) Observation of re-entrant spin glass like behaviour in 2.5% Ga doped La0.9Sr0.1MnO3
    K. Mukherjee and A. Banerjee
    DAE Solid State Physics Symposium: Dec 2007, Mysore, India

    2) Influence of Non-stoichiometry on Structure, Magnetism and Transport of La0.9Sr0.1MnO3+δ
    K. Mukherjee, Kranti Kumar and A. Banerjee
    DAE Solid State Physics Symposium: Dec 2004, Amritsar, India

    1) Transport and Magnetism in Al substituted La0.9Sr0.1MnO3+δ
    K. Mukherjee, Kranti Kumar, Sunil Nair, A. Niazi and A. Banerjee
    DAE Solid State Physics Symposium: Dec 2003, Gwalior, India

Projects Ongoing/Completed

  • Exploration of physical properties of Heusler alloys - a prospective class of multi-functional material. Sponsoring Agency: DST-SERB, India. (As PI) (Dec 2020 - )
  • Study of magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of mixed metal oxides and rare-earth intermetallics. Sponsoring Agency: DST-SERB, India. (As PI) (Mar 2017 - Mar 2020 )
  • Investigation of physical properties of multiferroic compounds belonging to double perovskites family. Sponsoring Agency : CSIR, India. (As PI) (Mar 2017 - Feb 2020 )
  • Exploring the tunability of magnetic structure in multiferroic compounds YBa1-xSrxCuFeO5 (0 < x < 0.6) and LnBaCuFeO5 (Ln = Gd, Ho, Yb) by employing temperature dependent neutron diffraction. Sponsoring Agency: UDCSR-Mumbai Center. (As Co-PI) (Jan 2017 - Dec 2019)
  • Magnetism and Magnetocaloric Effect of 3d/4f electron systems. Sponsoring Agency: IIT Mandi Seed Grant (Oct 2013 - Oct 2016)

Teaching

  • IC-222P - Physics Practicum for B. Tech students
  • PH-501 - Solid State Physics for B.Tech students
  • IC201P - Design Practicum for B. Tech students (as Faculty mentor)
  • PH-514 - Electronics for I-Ph. D and M Sc students in Physics
  • PH-515P - Physics Laboratory for I-Ph. D and M Sc students in Physics
  • PH-525P - Electronics Laboratory Practicum for I-Ph. D and M Sc students in Physics
  • PH-508 - Magnetism and Magnetic Materials for B. Tech students, I-Ph. D, Ph. D and M Sc students in Physics
  • PH-612 - Nuclear and Particle physics for I-Ph. D and M Sc students in Physics
  • PH-516 - Research project I for I-Ph. D in Physics (as Co-ordinator)
  • PH-517 - Research project II for I-Ph. D in Physics (as Co-ordinator)
  • PH-526 - Research project III for I-Ph. D in Physics (as Co-ordinator)
  • PH-527 - Research project IV for I-Ph. D in Physics (as Co-ordinator)

Current Research Scholars

  • Jogendra (Aug 2021 - )
  • Koushik P (Aug 2022 - )
  • Manshi Rani (Aug 2022 - ) (PMRF Fellow)
  • Manisha (Aug 2023 - )

  • PHDs Supervised
  • Dheeraj Ranaut (Feb 2020 - Apr 2023)
    Thesis title: Exploration of Quantum Magnetism in Rare Earth Orthovanadates
  • Current Position: Post Doc at IISER Thiruvananthapuram
  • Kavita Yadav (Aug 2016 - Aug 2021)
    Thesis title: Probing the Correlation between Valence Electron Count and Physical Properties of Heusler Alloys
  • Current Position: Post Doc at Toyota Technological Institute, Japan
  • Karan Singh (Dec 2014 - Aug 2019)
    Thesis title: Magnetic, Thermodynamic and Electrical Transport Properties of Ce-based Intermetallics: Ce1-xLaxGe (x = 0.0-0.76), Ce1-xYxNiGe2 (x = 0.0-0.4) and CeAlGe
  • Current Position: Post Doc at Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
  • Surender Lal (Feb 2014 - Aug 2019) (Jointly supervised)
    Thesis title: Structural, Magnetic, Dielectric and Thermodynamic Studies of Layered Perovskite LnBaCuFeO5 (Ln = Rare-earth element) and its derivatives
  • Mohit K. Sharma (Aug 2013 - Oct 2018)
    Thesis title: Investigation of Physical Properties of Rare Earth and Transition Metal Based Oxides and Intermetallics Showing Significant Magnetocaloric Effect
  • Current Position: Post Doc at Changwon National University, South Korea
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