Jan, 2022-Jul, 2024: Research Associate at Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Hyderabad and at Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India.
Publications
Nalin Prashant Poddar, S. K. Mukherjee, “Characterization of TiO2 Thin Films Deposited by using DC Magnetron Sputtering”, Carbon – Sci. Tech. 8/2(2016)1-8, ISSN 0974 – 0546.
Nalin Prashant Poddar, S. K. Mukherjee, “Effect of Substrates and Post-Deposition Annealing on RF-Sputtered Al-doped ZnO (AZO) Thin Films”, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 30 (2019) 14269-14280. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-019-01796-x
Nalin Prashant Poddar, J. Arout Chelvane and M. Manivel Raja, “Investigations on the Structural and Magnetic Properties of Ni-FeGa Bimorphs for Magnetostrictive Applications”, Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, 37 (2024), 1-5. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-024-06793-8
Nalin Prashant Poddar, J. Arout Chelvane, N. D. Vara Prasad and M. Manivel Raja, “Thickness Dependent Magnetic Anisotropy Studies in Sputtered Fe-Co-Al Thin Films” Surfaces and Interfaces, 41 (2023) 103266. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2023.103266
Saroj Kumar Mishra, Ajit Kumar Sahoo, Nalin Prashant Poddar, J. Arout Chelvane, and J. Mohanty, “Investigation of magnetic domain interactions and switching mechanism in sputter deposited Fe-Co-Al thin film”, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 610 (2024), 172535. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2024.172535
Nalin Prashant Poddar, J. Arout Chelvane and M. Manivel Raja, “Growth Rate and Substrate Temperature Dependent Magnetic and Magneto-microstructural Properties of Sputtered Fe-Co-Al Thin Films”, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 587 (2023), 171362. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2023.171362
Nalin Prashant Poddar, S. K. Mukherjee, Mukul Gupta, “Anatase Phase Evolution and its Stabilization in Ion Beam Sputtered TiO2 Thin Films”, Thin Solid Films, 666 (2018) 113-120. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2018.09.038
Nalin Prashant Poddar, J. Arout Chelvane, N. D. Vara Prasad and M. Manivel Raja, “Magnetic and Electrical Properties of Sputtered Ni Films”, Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, 37 (2024), 1133-1140. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-024-06722-9
Nalin Prashant Poddar, S. K. Mukherjee, “Investigations on Preferentially Oriented Al-doped ZnO Films Developed using RF Magnetron Sputtering”, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 30 (2019) 537-548. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-018-0320-6
Diksha Kumari, Nalin Prashant Poddar, S. K. Mukherjee, P. Saravanan, “Corrosion Behaviour of RF Sputtered Al-doped ZnO Thin Films”, CORCON 2019 Proceedings, MC33 (2019) 1-19.
Presentations in International Conferences
Nalin Prashant Poddar, Rajan Kr. Singh and S. K. Mukherjee, “Investigation on Preferentially Oriented Al-doped ZnO Thin Films Developed using RF Magnetron Sputtering”, pp. 99. 4th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN 2017), SRM University, Chennai, India.
Nalin Prashant Poddar and S. K. Mukherjee, “Characterization of TiO2 Thin Films Deposited by using DC Magnetron Sputtering”, pp. 28. International Conference on Alternative Energy Sources (ICAES 2016), BIT Mesra, Ranchi, India.
Nalin Prashant Poddar, J. Arout Chelvane and M. Manivel Raja, “Investigations on the Structural and Magnetic properties of Ni/Fe-Ga Multilayers for Magnetostrictive Applications”, pp. 204. International Conference on Magnetic Materials and Applications (ICMAGMA 2023), Hyderabad, India.
V. Bandyopadhyay, N. P. Poddar, N. Kishore and S. Mukherjee, “Evidence of Itinerant Ferromagnetism in Transition Metal Doped ZnO Nanostructures” in National Workshop on Radiation NWR-2013, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, India.
Nalin Prashant Poddar, Himalay Basumatary, J. Arout Chelvane and M. Manivel Raja, “Fabrication of Pt Thin Film High Temperature Sensors for Jet Engine”, 76th Annual Technical Meeting (ATM), The Indian Institute of Metals (IIM), Hyderabad, India. (2022)
Nalin Prashant Poddar and S. K. Mukherjee, “Microstructural and Optical Studies on Nanocrystalline NiO Thin Films Deposited using RF Magnetron Sputtering”, P165-J13, pp. 141. 17th International Conference on Thin Films (ICTF 2017), CSIR-NPL, New Delhi, India.
Nalin Prashant Poddar, J. Arout Chelvane and M. Manivel Raja, “Growth Temperature Dependent Magnetic and Magnetic Microscopic Properties of Sputtered Fe-Co-Al Thin Films”, pp. 61. International Conference on Functional Materials for Future Technology (IC-FMFT 2023), VIT, Vellore, India.
Nalin Prashant Poddar and S. K. Mukherjee, “Deposition and Characterization of ZnO and Al-doped ZnO Thin Films for Optoelectronic Applications”, pp. 106. 1st Research Scholars Colloquium 2019, BIT Mesra, Ranchi, India.
Nalin Prashant Poddar, J. Arout Chelvane and M. Manivel Raja, “Thickness Dependent Magnetic Anisotropy Studies in Sputtered Co-Fe-Al Thin Films”, pp. 344, 7th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN-2023), SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India.
Participation in Workshops / Conferences
INUP Familiarization Workshop on Nanofabrication Technologies at Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE), Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India. [2015]
INUP Hands-on Training Workshop on Nanofabrication Technologies including training on MOS Capacitor and Micro and Nano Characterization Techniques at Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE), Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India. [2015]
Science Academics 99th Refresher Course on Experimental Physics at Department of Physics, BIT, Mesra, Ranchi, India. [2018]
Online Short Term Course on Material Characterization Techniques organized by Institute Instrumentation Centre, DBRA-NIT, Jalandhar, India. [2020]
Short-Term Course on Vacuum Science and Thin-Film Technology (VSTFT-2020) under the Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) conducted by the Department of Physics, IIT Guwahati, India. [2020]
One Week (Online) Short Term Course on Advanced Energy Materials organized by Department of Physics, DBRA-NIT, Jalandhar, India. [2020]
Writing in the Sciences - an online non-credit course authorised by Stanford University and offered through Coursera. [2023]
One Day Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights Managements at BIT Mesra, Ranchi, India. [2019]
ICTF 2017 Pre-Conference Workshop on Thin Films & Coating Technology: Science and Industry at CSIR-NPL, New Delhi, India. [2017]
One day webinar on Challenge Involved in Simulating Complex Systems at BIT Mesra, Ranchi, India. [2020]
One Day Workshop on Solar Cell at BIT Mesra, Ranchi, India. [2014]
ISSS 2014 Pre-Conference Workshop on Micro and Nano Fabrication at Central Manufacturing Technology Institute, Bengaluru, India. [2014]
3rd International Conference on Microelectronics Computing & Communication Systems (MCCS 2018) at Advanced Regional Telecom Training Centre, BSNL, Ranchi, India. [2018]
Seminar on Powder Rheology and Surface Area Characterization, organised by Anton Paar at BIT Mesra, Ranchi, India. [2020]
7th International Conference on Smart Materials Structures and Systems ISSS 2014 at Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India. [2014]
Advanced Functional Materials: Processing, Characterization & Product Realization under Continuing Education Programme (CEP) of DRDO held ot DMRL, Hyderabad, India. [2023]
Condensed Matter Days 2012 at BIT Mesra, Ranchi, India. [2012]
International Virtual Conference on Advances in Functional Materials (AFM 2020) at KIIT Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. [2020]
One Day Workshop on Lab safety - Pitfall and Remedies at BIT Mesra, Ranchi, India. [2018]
One Day Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights at BIT Mesra, Ranchi, India. [2019]
National Science Day events at BIT Mesra, Ranchi, India. [2020]
Summer Project (STIP2012) at Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, India. [2012]
Achivements
Awarded Short Term Financial Assistantship from TEQIP III by Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, India (Apr. 2019 ? Dec. 2019).
Third Prize (Poster) in 1st Research Scholars Colloquium 2019 at BIT, Mesra, Ranchi, India [2019].
Best Poster Presentation award in International Conference on Magnetic Materials and Applications (ICMAGMA 2023), Hyderabad, India [2023].
Awarded Institute Fellowship for Ph.D. by Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, India (Sept. 2013 ? Aug. 2016).
