Dr. Satyaprakash Sahoo (Associate Professor - G)

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Area of Research: Experimental Condensed Matter Physics

Joining Date: 18/09/2015

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  • Email: sahoo[at]iopb[dot]res[dot]in
  • Telephones :+91-674-230-6430 (Office)
    +91-674-230-6630 (Residence)

Selected Publications

  • Excitation energy dependence of electron–phonon interaction in ZnO nanoparticles, S. Sahoo, V. Sivasubramanian, S. Dhara, A.K. Arora, Solid State Com. 147, 271 (2008).
  • Surface optical Raman modes in InN nanostructurs, S. Sahoo, M. S. Hu, C. W. Hsu, C. T. Wu, K. H. Chen, L. C. Chen, A. K. Arora, and S. Dhara, Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 233116 (2008).
  • Phonon confinement in stressed silicon nanocluster, S. Sahoo, S. Dhara, S. Mahadevan, and A. K. Arora, J. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 9, 5604 (2009).
  • Confined acoustic phonon in CdS1−xSex nanoparticles in borosilicate glass, S. K. Gupta, Prafulla K. Jha, S. Sahoo, A. K. Arora, and Y. M. Azhniuk, J. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 9, 5541 (2009).
  • Phonon confinement and substitutional disorder in Cd1−xZnxS nanocrystals, S. Sahoo, S. Dhara, V. Sivasubramanian, S. Kalavathi and A. K. Arora, J. Raman Spect. 40, 1050–1054 (2009).
  • Observation of torsional mode in CdS1−xSex nanoparticles in borosilicate Glass, S. K. Gupta, S. Sahoo, Prafulla K. Jha, A. K. Arora, and Y. M. Azhniuk, J. Appl. Phys. 106, 024307 (2009).
  • Raman spectra of confined optical phonons of different symmetries in TiO2 nanoparticles, S. Sahoo, A. K. Arora and V. Shridharan, J. Phys. Chem. C 113, 16927 (2009).
  • Nano-graphitic clustering and breakdown of phonon selection rule in diamond-like carbon films, S. Kataria, S. Sahoo, S. A. Barve, S. Dash, D. S. Patil, A. K. Tyagi and A. K. Arora, Solid State Comm. 149, 1881 (2009).
  • Titanium dioxide synthesized using titanium chloride: size effect study using Raman and photoluminescence, S. K. Gupta, Rucha Desai, P. K. Jha, S. Sahoo and D. Kirin, J. Raman Spect. 41, 350 (2009).
  • Laser power induced multiphonon resonant Raman scattering in CdS nanoparticles, S. Sahoo and A. K. Arora, J. Phys. Chem. B 114 (12), 4199 (2010).
  • Raman scattering from surface optical phonon in diameter modulated AlN nanotips, S. Sahoo, S. Dhara, A. K. Arora, R. Krishnan, P. Chandramohan, M. P. Srinivasan, Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 103113 (2010).
  • Effect of annealing on microstructure and phase evolution of Ag6Mo10O33 nanorods synthesised by novel soft chemical method, S. Misra, S. Sahoo, V. Jayaraman, A. K. Arora, T. Gnanasekaran, Inter. J. Nanotechnology 7, 870 (2010).
  • Optical properties of In2O3 octahedra nano-beads grown on ZnO nanowires, S. Sahoo, A.P.S. Gaur, A.K. Arora, R.S. Katiyar, Chem. Phys. Lett. 510, 242 (2011).
  • Absence of magnetism in Cr-doped In2O3: a case study of phase separation versus phase formation, A. P. S. Gaur, S. Sahoo, R. K. Katiyar, C. Rinaldi, J. F. Scott, and R. S. Katiyar, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 44, 495002 (2011).
  • Polarized Raman scattering in monolayer, bilayer, and suspended bilayer grapheme, S. Sahoo, R. Palai, and R. S. Katiyar, J. Appl. Phys. 110, 044320 (2011).
  • Self-assembled highly uniform ZnO submicrometer rods on metal grid grown by vapor–liquid–solid method, S. Sahoo, J. F. Scott, A. K. Arora, and Ram S. Katiyar, Cryst. Growth Des. 11 (8), 3642 (2011).
  • Studies of photovoltaic properties of nanocrystalline thin films of CdS–CdTe, R. K. Katiyar, S. Sahoo, A.P.S. Gaur, A. Singh, G. Morell, R.S. Katiyar, J. Alloys and Comp. 509, 10003 (2011).
  • Raman spectroscopy to probe residual stress in ZnO nanowire, S. Sahoo, G. L. Sharma, Ram. S. Katiyar, J. Raman Spec. 43, 72 (2012).
  • Low-frequency Raman, and nonlinear optical-limiting studies in copper–silica nanocomposites, S. Mohapatra, Y. K. Mishra, A. M. Warrier, R. Philip, S. Sahoo, A. K. Arora and D. K. Avasthi, Plasmonic 7, 25 (2012).
  • Microwave assisted synthesis of ZnO nano-sheets and their application in UV detector, S. Sahoo, S. K. Barik, A. P. S. Gaur, M. Correa, G. Singh, R. K. Katiyar, V. S. Puli, J. Liriano, R. S. Katiyar, ECS J. Solid State Sci. and Tech. 1, Q140 (2012).
  • Investigations on electrical and magnetic properties of multiferroic [(1−x)Pb(Fe0.5Nb0.5)O3−xNi0.65Zn0.35Fe2O4] composites, D. K. Pradhan, S. K. Barik, S. Sahoo, V. S. Puli, and R. S. Katiyar, J. Appl. Phys. 113, 144104 (2013).
  • Improved photovoltaic performance of dye sensitized solar cell using ZnO-graphene nano-composites, G. Khurana, S. Sahoo, S. Barik, R. Katiyar, J. Alloys Comp. 578, 257 (2013).
  • Raman spectroscopic studies of pulsed laser induced defect evolution in graphene, S. Sahoo, R. Palai, S. Barik, R. Katiyar, J. Raman Spec. 44, 798 (2013).
  • In-situ Raman studies of electrically reduced graphene oxide and its field emission properties, S. Sahoo, G. Khurana, S. Barik, S. Dussan, L. D. Barrionuevo, R. Katiyar, J. Phys. Chem. C 117, 5485–5491 (2013).
  • Temperature dependent Raman studies and thermal conductivity of few layer MoS2, S. Sahoo, A. P. S. Gaur, M. Ahmadi, M. Guinel, R. S. Katiyar, J. Phys. Chem. C 117 (17), 9042 (2013).
  • Optical and vibrational studies of partially edge-terminated vertically aligned nanocrystalline MoS2 thin films, A. P. S. Gaur, S. Sahoo, M. Ahmadi, M. J. F. Guinel, S. K. Gupta, R. Pandey, S. K. Dey, R. S. Katiyar, J. Phys. Chem. C 117 (49), 26262 (2013).
  • Enhanced photoresponse in BiFeO3/SrRuO3 heterostructure, R. K. Katiyar, P. Misra, S. Sahoo, G. Morell, R. S. Katiyar, J. Alloys Comp. 609, 168 (2014).
  • Temperature dependent Raman scattering studies of three dimensional topological insulators Bi2Se3, B. Irfan, S. Sahoo, A. P. S. Gaur, M. Ahmadi, M. J. F. Guinel, R. S. Katiyar, and R. Chatterjee, J. Appl. Phys. 115, 173506 (2014).
  • Phonons and magnetic excitation correlations in weak ferromagnetic YCrO3, Y. Sharma, S. Sahoo, W. Perez, S. Mukherjee, R. Gupta, A. Garg, R. Chatterjee, R. S. Katiyar, J. Appl. Phys. 115, 183907 (2014).
  • Studies on magnetoelectric coupling in PFN-NZFO composite at room temperature, D. K. Pradhan, S. Sahoo, S. K. Barik, V. S. Puli, P. Misra, R. S. Katiyar, J. Appl. Phys. 115, 194105 (2014).
  • Nano-Ribbons: Their Phase Transformation from Tungstite (WO3·H2O) to Tungsten Oxide (WO3), M. Ahmadi, S. Sahoo, R. Younesi, A. P. S. Gaur, R. S. Katiyar, M. Guinel, J. Materials Sci. 49, 5899 (2014).
  • Studies on Structural, Dielectric and Transport Properties of Ni0.65Zn0.35Fe2O4, D. K. Pradhan, P. Misra, V. S. Puli, S. Sahoo, D. K. Pradhan, and R. S. Katiyar, J. Appl. Phys. 115 (24), 243904 (2014).
  • Temperature dependence of the Raman spectra of polycrystalline graphene grown by chemical vapor deposition, N. Hosoya, Y. Akaho, M. Inoue, S. Sahoo, M. Tachibana, Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 023108 (2014).
  • Surface Energy Engineering for Tunable Wettability through Controlled Synthesis of MoS2, A. P. S. Gaur, S. Sahoo, M. Ahmadi, S. P. Dash, M. J. F. Guinel and R. S. Katiyar, Nano Lett. 14, 4314 (2014).
  • Studies of the switchable photovoltaic effect in co-substituted BiFeO3 thin films, R. K. Katiyar, Y. Sharma, P. Misra, V. S. Puli, S. Sahoo, A. Kumar, J. F. Scott, G. Morell, B. R. Weiner, and R. S. Katiyar, Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 172904 (2014).
  • Thermal Conductivity of Freestanding Single Wall Carbon Nanotube Sheet by Raman Spectroscopy, S. Sahoo, V. R. Chitturi, R. Agarwal, J. W. Jiang, and R. S. Katiyar, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 6 (22), 19958 (2014).
  • Plasmon enhanced photovoltaic performance in TiO2-graphene oxide composite based dye-sensitized solar cells, R. Agarwal, S. Sahoo, O. Resto, R. S. Katiyar, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology 4 (9), M64–M68 (2015).
  • Electron-phonon interaction and double resonance Raman studies in monolayer WS2, A. P. S. Gaur, S. Sahoo, J. F. Scott, R. S. Katiyar, J. Phys. Chem. C (2015).
  • Structural phase transition of ternary dielectric SmGdO3: Evidence from angle dispersive x-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopic studies, Y. Sharma, S. Sahoo, A. K. Mishra, P. Misra, J. Appl. Phys. 117 (9), 094101 (2015).
  • Enhanced photovoltaic properties in graphitic carbon nanospheres networked TiO2 nanocomposite based dye sensitized solar cell, R. Agarwal, S. Sahoo, V. R. Chitturi, J. D. Williams, O. Resto, R. S. Katiyar, J. Alloys and Compounds 641, 99 (2015).
  • Graphitic carbon nanospheres: A Raman spectroscopic investigation of thermal conductivity and morphological evolution by pulsed laser irradiation, R. Agarwal, S. Sahoo, V. R. Chitturi, R. S. Katiyar, J. Appl. Phys. 118 (21), 214301 (2015).
  • Studies of phase transitions and magnetoelectric coupling in PFN-CZFO multiferroic composites, D. K. Pradhan, V. S. Puli, S. Kumari, S. Sahoo, P. T. Das, K. Pradhan, …, J. Phys. Chem. C (2015).
  • Cold cathode emission studies on topographically modified few layer and single layer MoS2 films, A. P. S. Gaur, S. Sahoo, F. Mendoza, A. M. Rivera, M. Kumar, S. P. Dash, G. Morell, R. S. Katiyar, Appl. Phys. Lett. 108 (4), 043103 (2016).
  • Synthesis and characterization of microcrystalline diamond to ultrananocrystalline diamond films via hot filament chemical vapor deposition for scaling to large area applications, E. M. A. Fuentes-Fernandez, J. J. Alcantar-Peña, G. Lee, A. Boulom, H. Phan, B. Smith, T. Nguyen, S. Sahoo, F. Ruiz-Zepeda, M. J. Arellano-Jimenez, P. Gurman, C. A. Martinez-Perez, M. J. Yacaman, R. S. Katiyar, M. J. Auciello, Thin Solid Films 603, 62–68 (2016).
  • Studies on chemical charge doping related optical properties in monolayer WS2, A. M. Rivera, A. P. S. Gaur, S. Sahoo, R. S. Katiyar, J. Appl. Phys. 120 (10), 105102 (2016).
  • Science and technology of diamond films grown on HfO2 interface layer for transformational technologies, J. J. A. Peña, G. Lee, E. M. A. F. Fernandez, P. Gurman, M. Q. Lopez, S. Sahoo, R. S. Katiyar, D. Berman, O. Auciello, Diamond and Related Materials 69, 221–228 (2016).
  • Ferrielectricity in a metal-organic ferroelectric, J. F. Scott, F. D. Morrison, A. M. Z. Slawin, R. Clulow, A. Gherson, A. Bumstead, J. Gardner, S. Capelli, M. Probert, S. Sahoo, J. Young, R. Katiyar, E. Salje, Phys. Rev. B (2017).
  • Spin-polarized tunneling through chemical vapor deposited multilayer molybdenum disulfide, A. Dankert, P. Pashaei, M. V. Kamalakar, A. P. S. Gaur, S. Sahoo, I. Rungger, A. Narayan, K. Dolui, M. A. Hoque, R. S. Patel, M. P. de Jong, R. S. Katiyar, S. Sanvito, S. P. Dash, ACS Nano 11 (6), 6389 (2017).
  • Grain size-dependent thermal conductivity of polycrystalline twisted bilayer Graphene, T. B. Limbu, K. R. Hahn, F. Mendoza, S. Sahoo, J. J. Razink, R. S. Katiyar, B. R. Weiner, G. Morell, Carbon 117, 367–375 (2017).
  • Modulating the electronic and optical properties of monolayer arsenene phases by organic molecular doping, D. Singh, S. K. Gupta, Y. Sonvane, S. Sahoo, Nanotechnology 28 (49), 495202 (2017).
  • Enhanced ultraviolet emission from self-assembled ZnO nanorods grown on graphene, S. K. Das, G. K. Pradhan, A. Singh, P. K. Sahoo, S. Sahoo, J. Appl. Phys. 124, 235302 (2018).
  • Influence of Li ion implantation on LO phonon broadening and bandgap opening in ZnO thin films, S. K. Das, G. K. Pradhan, P. D. Bhuyan, S. K. Gupta, S. Sahoo, J. Alloys and Compounds 806, 1138 (2019).
  • Manipulation of exciton and trion quasiparticles in monolayer WS2 via charge transfer, A. P. S. Gaur, A. M. Rivera, S. P. Dash, S. Dey, R. S. Katiyar, and S. Sahoo, Appl. Phys. Lett. 115, 173103 (2019).
  • Thermal conductivity of free-standing silicon nanowire using Raman spectroscopy, Sandhyarani Sahoo, S. K. Mallik, M. C. Sahu, A. Joseph, S. Singh, S. K. Gupta, B. Rout, G. K. Pradhan, and S. Sahoo, Nanotechnology 31, 505701 (2020).
  • Rashba Splitting in Two Dimensional Hybrid Perovskite Materials for High Efficient Solar and Heat Energy Harvesting, H. L. Kagdada, S. K. Gupta, S. Sahoo, D. K. Singh, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 11, 7679–7686 (2020).
  • Effect of Charge Injection on the Conducting Filament of Valence Change Anatase TiO2 Resistive Random Access Memory Device, M. C. Sahu, S. K. Mallik, Sandhyarani Sahoo, S. K. Gupta, R. Ahuja, S. Sahoo, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 12, 1876–1884 (2021).
  • Salt-assisted growth of monolayer MoS2 for high-performance hysteresis-free field-effect transistor, S. K. Mallik, Sandhyarani Sahoo, M. C. Sahu, S. K. Gupta, S. P. Dash, R. Ahuja, S. Sahoo, Journal of Applied Physics 129, 145106 (2021).
  • Electric Field Modulated Charge Transfer in Geometrically Tailored MoX2/WX2(X=S,Se) Heterostructures, Sandhyarani Sahoo, M. C. Sahu, S. K. Mallik, N. K. Sharma, A. K. Jena, S. K. Gupta, R. Ahuja, S. Sahoo, J. Phys. Chem. C 125, 40, 22360–22369). (Appeared as Cover page, 2021)
  • Multilevel Resistive Switching in Graphene Oxide-Multiferroic Thin-film based Hybrid RRAM Device by Interfacial Oxygen Vacancy Engineering, A. K. Jena, M. C. Sahu, Sandhyarani Sahoo, S. K. Mallik, G. K. Pradhan, J. Mohanty, S. Sahoo, Applied Physics A 128, 213 (2022).
  • Strain-mediated Ferromagnetism and Low Field Magnetic Reversal in Co Doped Monolayer WS2, A. K. Jena, S. K. Mallik, Sandhyarani Sahoo, M. C. Sahu, A. K. Sahoo, N. K. Sharma, J. Mohanty, S. K. Gupta, R. Ahuja, S. Sahoo, Scientific Reports 12, 2593 (2022).
  • Electronic Bandstructure Modulation of MoX2/ZnO (X: S, Se) Heterostructure by Applying External Electric Field, N. K. Sharma, Sandhyarani Sahoo, M. C. Sahu, S. K. Mallik, A. K. Jena, H. Sharma, S. K. Gupta, R. Ahuja, S. Sahoo, Surfaces and Interfaces, 101817 (2022).
  • Transition Metal Substituted MoS2/WS2 Van der Waals Heterostructure for Realization of Dilute Magnetic Semiconductors, S. K. Mallik, A. K. Jena, N. K. Sharma, Sandhyarani Sahoo, M. C. Sahu, S. K. Gupta, R. Ahuja, S. Sahoo, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 169567 (2022).
  • Multifunctional 2D MoS2 optoelectronic artificial synapse with integrated arithmetic and reconfigurable logic operations for in-memory neuromorphic computing applications, M. C. Sahu, Sandhyarani Sahoo, S. K. Mallik, A. K. Jena, S. Sahoo, Advanced Materials Technologies, 202201125 (2022).
  • Polarized Moiré Phonon and Strain Coupled Phonon Renormalization in twisted bilayer MoS2, S. K. Mallik, Sandhyarani Sahoo, M. C. Sahu, A. K. Jena, G. K. Pradhan, S. Sahoo, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 126 (37), 15788–15794 (2022).
  • Bipolar resistive switching in TiO2 artificial synapse mimicking the Pavlov’s associative learning, A. K. Jena, M. C. Sahu, K. U. Mohanan, S. K. Mallik, Sandhyarani Sahoo, G. K. Pradhan, S. Sahoo, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 15 (2), 3574–3585 (2023).
  • High Responsivity in Monolayer MoS2 Photodetector via Controlled Interfacial Carrier Trapping, Sandhyarani Sahoo, M. C. Sahu, S. K. Mallik, Anjan K. Jena, Gopal K. Pradhan, and S. Sahoo, ACS Applied Electronic Materials 5 (2), 1077–1087 (2023).
  • Reconfigurable Low Power TiO2 Memristor for Integration of Artificial Synapse and Nociceptor, Mousam C. Sahu, A. K. Jena, S. K. Mallik, S. Roy, S. Sahoo, R. S. Ajimsha, Pankaj Misra, and S. Sahoo, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 15 (21), 25713–25725 (2023).
  • Thermally Driven Multilevel Non-Volatile Memory with Monolayer MoS2 for Brain-Inspired Artificial Learning, S. K. Mallik, Roshan Padhan, M. C. Sahu, Suman Roy, Gopal K. Pradhan, Prasanna K. Sahoo, Saroj Prasad Dash, S. Sahoo, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 15 (30), 36527–36538 (2023).
  • Ionotronic WS2 memtransistors for 6-bit storage and neuromorphic adaptation at high temperature, S. K. Mallik, Roshan Padhan, M. C. Sahu, Gopal K. Pradhan, Prasanna K. Sahoo, Saroj Prasad Dash, S. Sahoo, npj 2D Materials and Applications, 7, 63 (2023) (Featured in Nature Portfolio’s Noble Prize in Physics 2024 Cross- Journal collections under the category “Memory Models”) https://www.nature.com/collections/ehbjaifcgc
  • Direct Transfer of Monolayer MoS2 Device Arrays for Potential Applications in Flexible Electronics, S. K. Mallik, Roshan Padhan, Suman Roy, M. C. Sahu, Sandhyarani Sahoo, S. Sahoo, ACS Applied Nano Materials 7 (5), 4796–4804 (2024).
  • Neuromorphic learning and recognition in WO3−x thin film-based forming-free flexible electronic synapses, Archana Mohapatra, Chinmayee Mandar Mhaskar, Mousam Charan Sahu, Satyaprakash Sahoo, Ayan Roy Chaudhuri, Nanotechnology 35, 455702 (2024).
  • All-2D CVD-grown semiconductor field-effect transistors with van der Waals graphene contacts, Md Anamul Hoque, Antony George, Vasudev Ramachandra, Emad Najafidehaghani, Ziyang Gan, Richa Mitra, Bing Zhao, Satyaprakash Sahoo, Maria Abrahamsson, Qiuhua Liang, Julia Wiktor, Andrey Turchanin, Sergey Kubatkin, Samuel Lara-Avila, Saroj P. Dash, npj 2D Materials and Applications 8 (1), 55 (2024).
  • Defect-engineered monolayer MoS2 with enhanced memristive and synaptic functionality for neuromorphic computing, Manisha Rajput, Sameer Kumar Mallik, Sagnik Chatterjee, Ashutosh Shukla, Sooyeon Hwang, Satyaprakash Sahoo, GV Pavan Kumar, Atikur Rahman, Communications Materials 5 (1), 190 (2024).
  • Analog-Digital Hybridity of Resistive Switching in Ion-Irradiated BiFeO3 Memristor for Synergistic Neuromorphic Functionality and Artificial Learning, Suman Roy, M. C. Sahu, A. K. Jena, S. K. Mallik, Roshan Padhan, J. Mohanty, S. Sahoo, Advanced Materials Technologies 10 (2), 2400557 (2025).
  • Volatile resistive switching characteristics of molecular beam epitaxy grown HfO2 thin films, Taranga Dehury, Sandeep Kumar, Sabine Pütter, Suman Roy, Satyaprakash Sahoo, Chandana Rath, Applied Surface Science 685, 162060 (2025).
  • Resonance Raman Process and Exciton Engineering in MoS2-WS2 Vertical Heterostructure, A. Kr. Panigrahi, Sandhyarani Sahoo, S. Kr. Mallik, Alok Kumar, Monalisa Pradhan, Suman Roy, Smruti Ranjan Senapaty, Priyanka Sahu, Himadri Nandan Mohanty, Roshan Padhan, Gopal K. Pradhan, S. Sahoo, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 129 (19), 9206–9216 (2025).
  • Structural phases and correlated thermal conductivities in bilayer WS2 investigated by Raman spectroscopy, Alok Kumar, S. K. Mallik, Susmita Jana, A. K. Panigrahi, S. Roy, H. N. Mohanty, J. Nanda, B. Pradhan, Gopal K. Pradhan, B. R. K. Nanda, S. Sahoo, Physical Review B 111, 205433 (2025).
  • Pulse Tunable Quantum Conductance States in Oxygen Vacancy Engineered TiO2−Δx Memristor for Artificial Neural Network Applications, M. C. Sahu, P. S. Padhi, S. K. Mallik, S. Roy, S. Rani Sahoo, S. Banik, R. K. Sharma, P. Misra, S. Sahoo, ACS Applied Electronic Materials 7 (11), 5271–5281 (2025).
  • Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles Embedded with Carbon Matrix for a Digital–Analog Integrated Memristor, P. Sahu, H. N. Mohanty, S. Roy, S. Sahoo, R. Barik, A. Kumar, A. K. Panigrahi, R. Padhan, D. Sahoo, S. Sahoo, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 17 (44), 61364–61376 (2025).
  • Interfacial Control for Temperature-Driven Hysteresis Crossover in MoS2 Ionotronic Field-Effect Transistors for Memory Application, Smruti Ranjan Senapaty, A. K. Panigrahi, S. K. Mallik, B. Pradhan, S. Sahoo, Journal of Applied Physics 140, 085301 (2026).

Group Members

Doctoral Scholars

Suman Roy

Suman Roy

  • Joined the group : January 2022
  • Research Area : Growth and characterization of metal oxides and heterostructures for resistive random access memory and neuromorphic computing applications.
  • Email: suman.roy@iopb.res.in

Ashis Kumar Panigrahi

Ashis Kumar Panigrahi

  • M.Sc.: Ravenshaw University
  • Joined the group : January 2023
  • Research Area : 2D Van der Waals solids for nonvolatile memory applications.
  • Email: ashis.p@iopb.res.in

Alok Kumar

Alok Kumar

  • Joined the group : January 2023
  • Research Area : Synthesis and characterization of 2D heterostructure for optoelectronics application.
  • Email: alok.kumar@iopb.res.in

Smruti Ranjan Senapaty

Smruti Ranjan Senapaty

  • Joined the group : August 2023
  • Research Area : Fabrication, integration and characterization of 2D materials based crossbar artificial synaptic devices.
  • Email: smruti.senapaty@iopb.res.in

Babulu Pradhan

Babulu Pradhan

  • M.Sc.: Sambalpur University
  • Joined the group : August 2024
  • Research Area : Advanced functional Material based transistor and applications.
  • Email: babulu.pradhan@iopb.res.in

Samir Kumar Sahoo

Samir Kumar Sahoo

  • Joined the group : January 2026
  • Research Area : Design and development of ferroelectric tunnel junction for neuromorphic computing applications.
  • Email: samir.sahoo@iopb.res.in

Priyanka Sahu

Priyanka Sahu

  • Joined the group : 2024
  • Research Area : Growth and characterization of metal oxide-based memristors for supervised and unsupervised machine learning towards neuromorphic applications.
  • Email: priyanka.sahu@iopb.res.in

Gargi Rath

Gargi Rath

  • Joined the group : 2025
  • Research Area : Synthesis, characterization and DFT studies of 2D van der Waals Materials
  • Email: gargi.rath@iop.res.in

Pradeep Kumar Rout

Pradeep Kumar Rout

  • Joined the group : August 2026
  • Research Area : Study of Interfacial Charge Transport and Memristive Phenomena in Metal-Oxide Thin-Film Heterostructures for Neuro-Inspired Memory Applications.
  • Email: pradeep.rout@iopb.res.in

Areas of Interest

Quantum materials and devices

2D materials have emerged as promising candidates for the development of highperformance transistors, revolutionizing the landscape of logic and memory applications. In particular, the transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs), such as molybdenum disulfide (MoS2 ) and tungsten disulfide (WS2 ), have gained attention for their exceptional electronic and optical properties. The atomically thin nature of these materials allows for precise control over the transistor’s channel, which coupled with their compatibility with existing silicon-based technology, makes 2D material-based transistors a promising avenue for advanced computing technologies. We aim to prepare large scale 2D materials using chemical vapour deposition techniques for their potential applications in various electronics and opto-electronics devices for complex memory, logic, and sensor systems.

Heat transport at Nanoscale

Heat transport at the nanoscale is a fascinating and critical phenomenon with implications for various fields, including materials science and nanotechnology. Raman spectroscopy has emerged as a powerful technique for investigating and understanding nanoscale heat transport. The ability to probe heat transport at such a fine scale contributes significantly to the development of advanced materials and the optimization of nanoscale devices for enhanced thermal management. Using this noninvasive technique, we also dedicate our research for the characterization of thermal conductivity and heat transfer mechanisms in nanostructured materials, such as 2D materials, nanowires, and thin films.

Neuromorphic Computing

Neuromorphic computing is a field of computer engineering that aims to develop computer systems that can emulate the complex behaviour of biological neural systems, such as the human brain. In the era of Artificial intelligence, Neuromorphic computing has emerged as a promising paradigm for processing large amounts of data in an efficient and brain-inspired manner. Unlike traditional von Neumann computing, which relies on a centralized processing unit and separate memory unit, neuromorphic computing is based on the idea of distributed processing and learning, similar to the way neurons in the brain operate. We extensively study the neuromorphic behaviour of the memristor devices and mimic the synaptic behaviour of human brain in an artificial way in our electronic devices.

Resistive random-access memory

Resistive switching (RS) is the process in which a dielectric material changes its resistance under the influence of the external applied electric field. RS memory device shows high endurance, high retention time which makes it more efficient compared to conventional memory devices. We fabricate RS device using different novel metaloxides. We extensively study RS under the influence magnetic field, temperature and other parameters. We use Density functional theory (DFT) to validate our experimental results.

Experience

  • Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Puerto Rico, PR, USA
  • Ph.D. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research

Achievements:

our article titled “Ionotronic WS2 memtransistors for 6-bit storage and neuromorphic adaptation at high temperature” has been featured in Nature Portfolio’s Noble Prize in Physics 2024 Cross-Journal Collections under the category “Memory Models” (https://www.nature.com/collections/ehbjaifcgc)

Awards:

  • Best poster award : Ashish Kumar Panigrahi on EESTER 2025 for “ Resonance Raman and Temperature-dependent Photoluminescence in MoS2–WS2 vertical heterostructures” held at IIT Madras.
  • Best poster award: Ashish Kumar Panigrahi on SSFM 2026 for “ Interfacial charge transfer driven enhanced transport and thermal stability in graphene-MoS2 vertical heterostructure Field-Effect Transistor.”