CMPRC: Condensed Matter Physics Research Center

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Physics , November, 2010 Department of Physics, Mizoram University, Aizawl, India Advisor: Prof. Dr. R. K. Thapa Topic: A theoretical study of photofield emission and band structure calculations
Master of Science (M. Sc.) Physics (Solid State Physics), June 2003 Central Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India Advisor: Prof. Dr. Sanjay Kumar Topic: Series analysis and critical phenomena
Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.) Physical Science , (Phys., Stat., Maths.), 2001 Pachhunga University College, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India Subjects: Physics, Statistics, Mathematics

Research

Topological phase transition in kagome systems and prediction of magnetic Weyl semi-metals
Thin-film deposition of magnetic ions in weak and strong topological insulators
Magnetic anisotropies energies in two-dimensional (2D) and 3D systems.
Surface and interfacial properties of 2D materials including bismuth-rhodates
Chemical gating and doping in weak topological insulators for transport experiments
Energy efficient materials for thermoelectric applications
Electronic and magnetic properties of complex oxides (perovskites, etc.)

MAJOR AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Topological phase transition in kagome systems and prediction of magnetic Weyl semi-metals
Vidhya Bhusan-Ka Medal from the President of Nepal, 2018
Humboldt Post-Doctoral Award (HERMES), Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany, November, 2015
Nominated for the 66th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, 2016
Research grant awarded by TWAS, Italy (2012) for the project “Study of the electronic and magnetic properties of rare-earth antimonides systems”
TWAS Award - 2011 in Physics, Third World Academy of Sciences, Italy
Awarded the NAST-INSA Bilateral Exchange Program, INSA, India, 2011

Significant Publications

Dirac fermions and flat bands in the ideal kagome metal FeSn, Nat. Mater. 19, 163 (2020).
Ferromagnetic helical nodal line and Kane-Mele spin-orbit coupling in kagome metal Fe₃Sn2, arXiv:2103.08803 (2021)
Creating Weyl nodes and controlling their energy by magnetization rotation, Phys. Rev. Research 1, 032044 (R) (2019) Rapid Communications
Chemical gating of a weak topological insulator: Bi₁₄Rh₃I₉ –Nano Letters, 17, 6303 (2017).
Electronic, optical and thermoelectric properties of bulk and surface (001) CuInTe₂: A first principles study, J. Alloys. Compd., 699, 1003 (2017).
Ba₂NiOsO₆: A Dirac-Mott insulator with ferromagnetism near 100 K, Phys. Rev. B 94, 235158 (2016).
Possible half-metallic antiferromagnetism in an iridium double-perovskite material, Phys. Rev. B 93, 134421 (2016).
Study of the enhanced electronic and thermoelectric properties of Zr_xHf_1-x-yTa_yNiSn: a first principles study, RSC Advances 5, 95353 (2015).
Half metallic ferromagnetism in tri-layered perovskites Sr₄T₃O₁₀ (T=Co, Rh), J. Appl. Phys. 117, 063903 (2015).
High-pressure synthesis, crystal structure, and magnetic properties of 5d double perovskite oxides Ca₂MgOsO₆ and Sr₂MgOsO₆, Inorg. Chem. 54, 3422 (2015).
First principles study of the electronic and magnetic properties of semi-Heusler alloys NiXSb (X=Ti, V, Cr and Mn), J. Alloys Compds. 509 9742-9752 (2011).
Ground state electronic and magnetic properties of RCrSb₃ (R= La, Ce, Sm, Gd, Dy): A first principles study, Sol. Stat. Commn. 151 1224-1227 (2011).

Professional Experiences

Central Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal Associate Prof. in Physics August, 2018 – Present
Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research, IFW- Dresden, Dresden, Germany AvH-Humboldt Post-doctoral Fellow 2015 – July, 2018
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan NIMS Post-Doctoral Researcher Feb. 2012 – August 2014
Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), Lalitpur, Nepal Senior Scientific Officer April, 2011 – Jan. 2012
Bose Institute, Kolkata, India [NAST-INSA Bilateral exchange program] Visiting Scientist (supported by INSA, India) November, 2011 – December, 2011
Condensed Matter Physics Research Center, Butwal, Rupandehi, Nepal President 2010 – present

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