Dr. C.Kanagaraj (Ph.D.)
Mr. Kanagaraj C joined as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at SRM Institute of Science and Technology (formerly known as SRM University) in December, 2022. He has submitted his Ph. D thesis entitled “Theoretical investigations of some Half-metallic Heusler alloys for Spintronics applications” at National Institute of Technology – Tiruchirappalli, Tiruchirappalli-15, India. His main areas of research interest are Half-metallic Heusler alloys; Thermoelectric Heusler alloys and Metal oxides (DFT calculations and experiments).
Campus: Nanotechnology Research Centre, College of Engineering & Technology, Kattankulathur – Chennai.
Research Intrest: Advanced functional materials such as Half-metallic Heusler alloys, Multiferroic materials, Metal-oxides, Thermoelectrics and materials at bulk, thin film and nano level for technological application through first-principles DFT calculations and experiments.
Education
Ph.D. (Physics) - National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, TamilNadu, India , India (2023)
M.Sc. (Physics) - Gandhigram Rural Institute, India (2009)
B.Sc. (Physics) - Madurai Kamaraj University, India (2007)
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
OSA Travel Grant (2013)
Publications
Kanagaraj C and Baskaran N, Influence of main-group elements on structural, electronic, magnetic and half-metallic properties of DO3-type Mn3Z (Z = Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, Sn, P, As and Sb) alloys - A DFT study, J. Phys. Chem. Solids (Under review).
Kanagaraj C and Baskaran N, First principles calculations of 3d-4d transition metal based LiMgPdSn-type FeCrRuZ (Z = Al, Ga, In, Si) equiatomic quaternary Heusler alloys, Comput. Mater. Sci. (2021) 188, 110116.
Workshop/Coference
Sathya Sheela S, Kanagaraj C and Baskaran Natesan, "Ab initio Investigations of A-site Doping on the Structure and Electric Polarization of HoMnO3", DAE Solid State Physics Symposium, Dec. 16-20, 2014, VIT University, Vellore, India.
S. Sathya Sheela, Kanagaraj C, and N. Baskaran, Electric polarization in ferromagnetic Bi1/2As1/2MnO3: A first principle study, DAE Solid State Physics Symposium, Dec. 17-21, 2013, Thapar University, Patiala, Patiala, India.
S. Sathya Sheela, Kanagaraj C, and N. Baskaran, Theoretical investigations of structural and magnetic ground state stability of BiMnO3", International Conference on Magnetic Materials and Applications, Dec. 05-07, 2013, IIT Guwahati, Assam, India
Kanagaraj C and N. Baskaran, Ab-initio Electronic Structure Studies of CuO Multiferroics. ICKEM-2012, February 26-28, 2012, in Singapore.
Kanagaraj C DAE-SSPS-2011, Dec 19-24 2011, SRM University, Chennai. [Participation Only]
Kanagaraj C and N. Baskaran, Ab-initio Electronic Structure studies of Triangular Lattice MnI2, ICAM-2011, Dec 12-16, 2011, PSG college of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.
Kanagaraj C and N. Baskaran, Electronic Structure Calculations of CuCl2 using First Principles DFT Method, MRS Fall Meeting Nov 27-Dec 1, 2011, Boston, USA.
Workshop on “Advances in Computational Physics” at Central University of Tamilnadu, Thiruvarur, Tamilnadu (2013).
Workshop on Recent Trends in Materials Research “Convergence-2012”, NIT-Trichy, Tamilnadu, India. Dec. 21-22, 2012.
One-day seminar on “Computational Materials Science” at Pondicherry University (2011)
Two days National Level Seminar on “Advances in Nanomaterials” at Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai (2008)