Broad Area of Research: Experimental Condensed Matter Physics & Device Physics

Specific Research Interests:   • Thin Films and Heterostructures • Ferroelectrics • Multiferroics • Magnetocalorics and electrocalorics

Overview: Our research focuses on exploring the magnetic, magneto-transport, dielectric and ferroelectric properties in functional integrated materials in the form of thin films and heterostructures.  We emphasize on the growth and characterization of epitaxial thin films and heterostructures using physical techniques such as pulsed laser deposition (PLD) and sputtering. We mainly investigate ferroic materials that display strong structural, magnetic, thermal and electrical properties. These materials may include artificial multiferroics, electrocalorics and magnetocalorics that promise both novel scientific phenomena and useful technological applications in memory and solid-state cooling.

Highlights:

Photograph of thin film sample inside UHV chamber for surface magnetic studies using magneto-optic kerr effect (MOKE). Photo Courtesy: Abhisikta Barman