Research

  • Exploring exotic features of superconducting state in topological insulators

  • Nanostructures superconductors

  • Novel Heterostructures of superconductors with applications towards quantum devices

Superconductivity

We outline the topics in which we are currently engaged in and will be in the future

  • Exploring physics of vortices in type II superconductors driven far from equilibrium

  • Attempting to explore the intrinsic properties of vortices and how they affect the collective dynamical properties of vortices

Magnetism & 2D materials

  • We are currently interested in exploring novel magnetic states in 2D magnetic systems

  • Here we are also trying to build and array of new techniques to explore the nature of magnetism at ultra low dimensions

  • Exploring the interface between magnonics and superconductivity is an area we hope to be working in the near future. Here we wish to continue exploring the physics of extreme optical field generated magnetic states

  • Another area of work is to explore the magnetism in some strongly correlated magnetic systems like EuB6 and system we have recently worked on extensively like Cobalt Carbides.

  • We are working towards studying novel topological excitation of

  • We are also keen on continuing our studies on metal insulator systems like the recent system of NdNiO3 we have studied

  • Graphene based high sensitivity devices and Graphene heterostructure based devices

Topological Insulators

We are engaged in developing tools to study the explicit nature of the surface conducting state in a variety of Topological insulators.

We are trying to image the surface currents in the TI materials.

We are trying to study the peciliar nature of these surface states in exotic TI with strong correlations.

We are working on ways to develop devices in which we can modulate and modify the surface currents and their properties locally on novel TI materials as well as look at the interplay of magnetism, superconductivity on a local scale to exploring new and interesting physics arising in such system as well as move towards potential Quantum device applications.


  • We are working on a range of different sensitive sensors for measuring and imaging local magnetic field with every increasing sensitivity and with wide range of low and high temperature and wide applied magnetic field variation scope under which to do measurements.

  • Developing measurements at high magnetic fields

  • We are working on developing new ways on achieving high critical current density in superconductors.

  • We have also developed an STM based technique for very sensitive detection of displacements of vibrating surfaces as well as using the STM to study out of equilibrium dissipative-driven processes

  • Our Aim is to continuously develop newer techniques and more sensitive measurement techniques for explore the enriching complexity of Condensed Matter Phenomena.

  • We are working on a range of sensors designed for steel industry and they are all related to non destructive evaluation of structures


Applications & Sensors

  • We are attempting to image hot spot generation and study its propagation. This has wide ranging applications

  • We have designed and built the first successful prototype of a novel smart superconducting fault current limiter. This has a unique instability sensing technology in build. We are planning to work continue working in this area in the future. These studies and developments are crucial for the Power sector industry.

*Note all images above are a complied from actual publication from our laboratory