Dr. Robin Khosla

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Designation: Assistant Professor
Address: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi
School of Computing and Electrical Engineering (SCEE)
A17.02.22, North Campus, Kamand
Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India - 175075
E-mail: robin[at]iitmandi[dot]ac[dot]in
Phone: 01905-267221
Webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/robinkhosla

Key Ongoing Responsibilities

  • Teaching: EE311 Device Electronics
  • Research: Development of 2D Semiconductor Devices, Josephson Junctions, Ferroelectric Memories, & Solar Cells
  • Admin: Co-ordinator, Centre for Design and Fabrication of Electronic Devices (C4DFED) [Website]

Research Interests

  • Micro/Nano Electronics
  • Quantum Electronics
  • Micro/Nano fabrication and Characterization
  • Semiconductor Materials and Devices
  • Non-Volatile Memories
  • MEMS, Sensors and Actuators
  • IoT and Embedded Systems

Education

  • P.D.F, University of Stuttgart (TU), Germany, 2021
  • Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, India, 2017
  • M.Tech., Punjab Technical University, C-DAC Mohali, Punjab, India, 2013
  • B.Tech., Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, Punjab, India, 2011

Work Experience

  • Jun 2023 – Present : Assistant Professor-I, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, H.P., 175075, India
  • Jun 2022 – Jun 2023: Assistant Professor-I, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Silchar, Assam, 788010, India
  • Oct 2021 – Jun 2022: Assistant Professor-II, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Silchar, Assam, 788010, India
  • Aug 2019 – Sep 2021: Alexander von Humboldt Post Doc Fellow, University of Stuttgart (TU), 70569, Germany
  • Jun 2018 – Jul 2019: Assistant Professor-II, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Silchar, Assam, 788010, India
  • Sep 2017 – Jun 2018: Research Associate, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, H.P., 175005, India
  • Aug 2015 – Sep 2017: Senior Research Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, H.P., 175005, India
  • Jul 2013 – Jul 2015: Junior Research Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, H.P., 175005, India
  • May 2012 – Jul 2012: Embedded Trainer, IT Res. & Dev. Center (TCIL-IT), Mohali, Punjab, 140001, India

Awards, Honors, and Invited Talks

Awards and Honors
  • 2025 – Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) Prime Minister Early Career Research Grant (ECRG)
  • 2022 – IEEE Senior Member
  • 2018 – Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers, Germany.
  • 2015 – Indian Nanoelectronics User’s Program (INUP) User, IISC Bangalore.
  • 2014 – Best Poster Award at The Research Fair Anusandhan’2014, IIT Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.
Invited Talks
  • 2025 Apr 24 – FDP on Innovative Materials for Future Semiconductor Devices: Trends, Challenges, and Applications, NIT Warangal in association with NIT Raipur, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
  • 2024 Dec 12 – Electronic Devices Technology, C-DAC Mohali, Punjab, India.
  • 2023 Oct 12 – Advance Materials for Better Tomorrow (AMBT), Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, India.
  • 2023 Aug 01 – Advances in Material Science and Machine Learning Applications, Chitkara University, Punjab, India.
  • 2022 Sep 16 – SERB sponsored Emerging Electronics for Logic and Memory Devices: Towards Next-Generation Computing System Workshop, Department of EIE, NIT Silchar, Assam, India.
  • 2022 Jan 29 – Emerging Trends & Materials for Wearable Electronics (EMWE-2022), VIT Chennai, India.
  • 2020 Jan 07 – IHT-Kolloquium Bauelemente und Technologien, University of Stuttgart, Institute of Semiconductor Engineering, Stuttgart, Germany.

Projects

  • Development of CMOS-compatible ferroelectric HfZrOx and AlScN based semiconductor devices for non-volatile memory applications," Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) Prime Minister Early Career Research Grant (ECRG), PI: R. Khosla, 2025-2028 (~INR 64.59 Lakhs).
  • Development of eco-friendly, flexible perovskite ABX3 (A = Fa, Cs; B = Ge, Sn; C = Cl, Br, I) quantum dot-based solar cell devices with NiO hole transport layer & Zn(OxSy) electron transport layer," Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) India-Taiwan Programme of Cooperation in Science & Technology, PI: R. Khosla (India), Z.-L. Tseng (Taiwan), 2025-2028 (~INR 45.5 Lakhs).
  • Development of Josephson Junction based devices and integration with resonators for quantum computing applications," Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS), PI: R. Khosla, Co-PI(s): S. K. Sharma, R. Singh, S. Choudhary, PC: S. Joshi, Co-PC(s): P. Shukla, A. Jain, 2025-2028 (~INR 38.59 Lakhs).
  • Development of coating recipes using Atomic layer thin film deposition (ALD) for coating on Ball bearing components", Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), PI: S. K. Sharma, Co-PI: R. Khosla, R. Singh, 2025-2027 (~INR 33.05 Lakhs).
  • Design and Development of Hybrid Metal Complexes Based Resist for Next Generation EUV Technology," EMD MERCK, PI: S. K. Sharma, Co-PI(s): A. Dhir, R. Khosla, B. Mondal, R. Singh, 2024-2027 ($2,43,310/- = ~INR 2.01 Crores).
  • Integration of digital olfaction with a television, iHub & HCI Foundation, IIT Mandi , PI: S. R. Chowdhury, Co-PI(s): A. B. Pawar, A. Chakraborty, A. Nigam, A. Singh, T. Basak, B. Mondal, M. Das, R. V. Vakacharla, D. Singh, P. Mahish, R. Khosla, 2024-2025, (~INR 1.07 Crores).
  • Micro/Nano-electronic devices development for switching and storage applications," IIT Mandi Seed Grant, PI: R. Khosla, 2023-2025 (~INR 15 Lakhs).

Publications

Patents
  1. R. Khosla, K. Guha, T. Goel, R. Khosla, A. J. Borah, R. P. Chowdhury, D. Patgiri, R. Borah, "A Smart Agriculture system for farm environment monitoring and crop selection using IoT and Machine Learning," German Design Patent, IPC: G06Q50/02, no. 202023100001, 2023.
  2. T. Goel, R. Sharma, R. Khosla, and R. Murugan, "System for the early detection of Alzheimer's disease," German Design Patent, IPC: G16 50/20, no. 202023100083.5, 2023.
  3. M. Chauhan, A. Dhir, R. Khosla, B. Mondal, R. Singh, S. K. Sharma, R. Dammel, and R. Kanjolia, "Indium Metal Organic Complex as EUV Resists," US Patent, no. 63/734,855, 2024.
Journals
  1. R. Khosla, D. K. Sharma, and S. K. Sharma, "Effect of electrical stress on Au/Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3/TiOxNy/Si gate stack for reliability analysis of ferroelectric field effect transistors," Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 105, pp. 152907, 2014. [Download]
  2. D. K. Sharma, R. Khosla and S. K. Sharma, "Multilevel metal/Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3/TiOxNy/Si for next generation FeRAM technology node," Solid-State Electronics, vol. 111, pp. 42, 2015. [Download]
  3. R. Khosla, P. Kumar, and S. K. Sharma, "Charge Trapping and Decay Mechanism in Post Deposition Annealed Er2O3 MOS Capacitors by Nanoscopic and Macroscopic Characterization," IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability, vol.15, no.4, pp.610-616, 2015. [Download]
  4. M. Soni, T. Arora, R. Khosla, P. Kumar, A. Soni and S. K. Sharma, "Integration of Highly Sensitive Oxygenated Graphene With Aluminum Micro-Interdigitated Electrode Array Based Molecular Sensor for Detection of Aqueous Fluoride Anions," IEEE Sensors Journal, vol.16, no.6, pp.1524-1531, 2016. [Download]
  5. P. Kumar, R. Khosla, and S. K. Sharma, "Nanoscale investigations: Surface potential of rare-earth oxide (Re2O3) thin films by kelvin probe force microscopy for next generation CMOS technology," Surfaces and Interfaces, vol. 4, pp. 69, 2016. [Download]
  6. R. Khosla, E. G. Rolseth, P. Kumar, S. S. Vadakupudhupalayam, S. K. Sharma and J. Schulze, "Charge Trapping Analysis of Metal/Al2O3/SiO2/Si, Gate Stack for Emerging Embedded Memories," IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 80-89, 2017. [Download]
  7. P. Kumar, R. Khosla, M. Soni, D. Deva and S. K. Sharma, “A highly sensitive, flexible SERS sensor for Malachite green detection based on Ag decorated microstructured PDMS substrate fabricated from Taro leaf as template,” Sensors & Actuators B, vol. 246, pp. 477, 2017. [Download]
  8. S. Sharma. R. Khosla, H. Shrimali, and S. K. Sharma, "Fluorine-Chlorine co-doped TiO2/CSA doped Polyaniline heterostructure for UV detection applications," Sensor and Actuators A, vol. 261, pp. 94, 2017. [Download]
  9. J. S. Malhotra, A. K. Singh, R. Khosla, S. K. Sharma, G. Sharma, and S. Kumar, "Investigations on structural, optical and magnetic properties of Fe and Dy co-doped ZnO nanoparticles," Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, vol.29, pp.3850, 2018. [Download]
  10. R. Khosla and S. K. Sharma, "Frequency Dispersion and Dielectric Relaxation in Post Deposition Annealed high-k Erbium Oxide (Er2O3) Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Capacitors," Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 012201, 2018. [Download]
  11. S. Sharma, R. Khosla, S. Das, H. Shrimali, and S. K. Sharma, "High Performance CSA-PANI based Organic Phototransistor by Elastomer Gratings," Organic Electronics, vol. 57, pp. 14-20, 2018. [Download]
  12. S. Sharma, S. Das, R. Khosla, S. K. Sharma, and H. Shrimali, "Highly UV sensitive Sn Nanoparticles blended with polyaniline onto Micro-Interdigitated Electrode Array for UV-C detection applications," Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, vol. 30, pp. 7534, 2019. [Download]
  13. S. Sharma, S. Das, R. Khosla, H. Shrimali and S. K. Sharma, "Realization and Performance Analysis of Facile-Processed µ-IDE-Based Multilayer HfS2/HfO2 Transistors," IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, vol. 66, no. 7, pp. 3236-3241, 2019. [Download]
  14. P. P. Goswami, R. Khosla, and B. Bhowmick, "RF analysis and temperature characterisation of pocket doped L-shaped gate Tunnel FET," Applied Physics A, vol. 125, pp. 733, 2019. [Download]
  15. M. Jangra, D. S. Arya, R. Khosla, and S. K. Sharma, "Maskless lithography: an approach to SU-8 based sensitive and high-g Z-axis polymer MEMS accelerometer", Microsyst Technol, vol. 27, pp. 2925–2934, 2021. [Download]
  16. S. Choudhary, D. Schwarz, H. S. Funk, R. Khosla, S. K. Sharma and J. Schulze, "Impact of Charge Trapping On Epitaxial p-Ge-on-p-Si and HfO2 Based Al/HfO2/p-Ge-on-p-Si/Al Structures Using Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy and Constant Voltage Stress," IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, vol. 20, pp. 346-355, 2021. [Download]
  17. R. Khosla, D. Schwarz, H. S. Funk, K. Guguieva, and J. Schulze, High-quality Remote Plasma Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition of Aluminum Oxide thin films for nanoelectronics applications, Solid State Electronics, vol. 185, pp. 108027, 2021. [Download]
  18. R. Khosla and S. K. Sharma, Integration of Ferroelectric Materials: An Ultimate Solution for Next-Generation Computing and Storage Devices, ACS Applied Electronic Materials, vol. 3 (7), pp. 2862-2897, 2021. [Download]
  19. S. Rathaur, R. Khosla and S. K. Sharma, Metal (Pt) / Ferroelectric (SrBi2Ta2O9) / Insulator (La2O3) / Semiconductor (Si), MFIS structures for non-volatile memory applications, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 119, pp. 063505, 2021. [Download]
  20. S. Choudhary, D. Schwarz, H. S. Funk, D. Weißhaupt, R. Khosla, S. K. Sharma, and J. Schulze, A Steep Slope MBE Grown thin p-Ge Channel FETs on Bulk Ge-on-Si using HZO internal Voltage Amplification, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, vol. 69, pp.2725, 2022. [Download]
  21. S. Sharma, S. Das, R. Khosla, H. Shrimali and S. K. Sharma, "Two-Dimensional Van Der Waals Hafnium Disulfide and Zirconium Oxide-Based Micro-Interdigitated Electrodes Transistors," IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, vol. 70, no. 4, pp. 1520-1526, 2023. [Download]
  22. S. Mattaparthi, D. K. Sinha, A. Bhura, and R. Khosla, "Design of an eco-friendly perovskite Au/NiO/FASnI3/ZnO0.25S0.75/FTO, device structure for solar cell applications using SCAPS-1D," Results in Optics, vol. 12, pp. 100444, 2023. [Download]
  23. C. V. Kumar, A. K. Yadav, A. Deka, and R. Khosla, "Investigating the Effects of Doping Gradient, Trap Charges, and Temperature on Ge Vertical TFET for Low Power Switching and Analog Applications," Material Science and Engineering B, vol.299, pp.116996, 2024. [Download]
  24. A. K. Yadav, S. P. Malik, G. S. Baghel, and R. Khosla, "Influence of Charge Traps on Charge Plasma-Germanium Double-Gate TFET for RF/Analog & low-power switching applications," Microelectronic Reliability, vol.153, pp.115312, 2024. [Download]
  25. A. K. Yadav, C. V. Kumar, G. S. Baghel, and R. Khosla, "Performance and Reliability Assessment of Source Work Function Engineered Charge Plasma based Al/HfO2/Al2O3/Ge, Double Gate TFET," Engineering Research Express, vol. 6, pp. 025323, 2024. [Download]
  26. S. Mattaparthi, S. K. S. Bonal, Z. L. Tseng, and R. Khosla, "Numerical assessment of CsXY3 (X=Ge, Sn; Y=Cl, Br, I) perovskites unified with NiO & Zn(O0.25S0.75) for solar cell applications," physica status solidi (a) applications and materials science, 2500209, 2025. [Download]
  27. S. Mourya, K. Uma, S. K. Sharma, T. -W. Shen, R. Khosla, L. -C. Chen, and Z. L. Tseng, "Unveiling DDAB-Driven Surface Passivation and Charge Dynamics in CsPb(Br0.8I0.2)3 Quantum Dots: Interactions with Anthraquinone and Benzoquinone," Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, vol.200, pp.109901, 2025. [Download]
  28. A. K. Yadav, S. Anand, and R. Khosla, "Impact of Gate Dielectric and Doping Concentration on the Si Fork-Sheet FET for Next Generation CMOS Technology," Material Science and Engineering B, vol.322, pp.118655, 2025. [Download]
  29. Z.-L. Tseng, K. Uma, C.-H. Wu, T.-W. Shen, R. Khosla, X.-J. Guan, and W.-K. Hung, "Diverse Bimetallic MOF Polymorphs for the Degradation of Pollutants/Antibiotics and Quantum Dot Integration for Enhanced WLED Performance," Alexandria Engineering Journal, vol.130, pp.35, 2025. [Download]
Conferences and Symposia
  1. R. Khosla and B. Singh, “Implementation of efficient image processing algorithm on FPGA,” IEEE Int. Conf. on Machine Intelligence Research and Advancement (ICMIRA), Katra, Jammu, India, pp. 335-339, 2013.
  2. R. Khosla, D. K. Sharma, and S. K. Sharma, “Reliability evaluation of erbium oxide thin films as gate dielectric for CMOS technology,” Int. Conf. on Multifunctional Materials, Structures, and Applications (ICMMSA), MNIT Allahabad, India, pp. 192, 2014.
  3. D. K. Sharma, R. Khosla, and S. K. Sharma, “High performance Au/PZT/TiOxNy/Si MFIS structure for next generation ferroelectric memory applications,” AIP Conf. Proc., HPU Shimla, India, vol. 1661, pp. 060007, 2015.
  4. B. Singh, R. Khosla, and S. Bala, “Implementation of Efficient Object Detection Algorithm on FPGA,” Advancements in Engineering, Technology and Management (AETM), Thailand, vol. 6, pp. 22, 2015.
  5. P. Kumar, M. Soni, T. Arora, R. Khosla and S. K. Sharma, Highly Sensitive SERS Sensors Based on Ag coated Self Assembled Colloidal Crystals for Detection of Contaminants in Water, International Conference on Materials Science & Technology (ICMST), Delhi University, India, Mar 2016.
  6. R. Khosla and S. K. Sharma, Impact of Au/Al metal electrodes on Metal/PZT/TiOxNy/Si, MFIS structure for next-generation FeRAM, 3rd ISSC National Conference, ISRO-SCL, Mohali, Punjab, India, pp. 550, 2017.
  7. M. Jangra, D. S. Arya, R. Khosla, and S. K. Sharma, Design and Simulation of Capacitive Z-axis MEMS Accelerometers using SU-8, PolySi, Si3N4, and SiC based structural materials, IEEE 5th International Conference on Emerging Electronics (ICEE), IIT Delhi, India, Nov 2020.
  8. S. P. Malik, A. K. Yadav, and R. Khosla, Design and Simulation of Si and Ge Double-Gate Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors with High-k Al2O3 Gate Dielectric: DC and RF Analysis, 2nd International Conference on Micro and Nanoelectronics Devices, Circuits and Systems, NIT Silchar, Assam, India, vol. 904. Springer, Singapore, pp. 215–226, 2023.
  9. A. K. Yadav, S. P. Malik, G . S. Baghel, and R. Khosla, Current Status and Future Perspectives of Tunnel Field Effect Transistors for Low Power Switching Applications, 3rd International Conference on Micro and Nanoelectronics Devices, Circuits and Systems, NIT Silchar, Assam, India, vol. 1067, Springer, Singapore, pp. 159–177, 2024.
  10. A. K. Yadav, S. Anand, and R. Khosla, Investigation of TiN/HfO2/SiO2/Si gate stack-based Forksheet Transistor for Next Generation CMOS Technology, National Conference on Emerging Micro/Nano-Electronics: Devices, Technology & VLSI Design (EMNE), Kurukshetra, Nov 2024.
  11. M. Chauhan, P. Kumar, R. Singh, A. Dhir, R. Khosla, B. Mondal, S. K. Sharma, R. Dammel, R. Kanjolia, High-performance metal organic cluster resists for high-NA extreme ultraviolet lithography, Proc. SPIE 13428, Advances in Patterning Materials and Processes XLII, San Jose, California, United States, vol. 13428, pp. 40–47, Apr 2025.
Book Chapters
  1. S. P. Malik, A. K. Yadav, and R. Khosla, Design and Simulation of Si and Ge Double-Gate Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors with High-k Al2O3 Gate Dielectric: DC and RF Analysis, Micro and Nanoelectronics Devices, Circuits and Systems, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol. 904. Springer, Singapore, pp. 215–226, 2023.
  2. A. K. Yadav, S. P. Malik, G. S. Baghel, and R. Khosla, Current Status and Future Perspectives of Tunnel Field Effect Transistors for Low Power Switching Applications, Micro and Nanoelectronics Devices, Circuits and Systems. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol. 1067, Springer, Singapore, pp. 159–177, 2024.

Administrative Responsibilities

  • 2025-28. Coordinator – Centre for Design & Fabrication of Electronic Devices (C4DFED)
  • 2025-26. Chair – SCEE School Teaching Assistants and Room Allotment (STAR) Committee
  • 2023-27. Faculty Advisor – B.Tech. (Microelectronics & VLSI Engineering) 2023-27 Batch
  • 2023-25. Co-Advisor – National Service Scheme (NSS) Committee
  • 2023-25. Assistant Warden – Prashar Hostel
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