Quantum Materials Lab

Current PhD Students

Umashankar Jena (PhD) (PH21D058)

BSc: Berhampur University

MSc: IIT Madras

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Ashok Pradhan (PhD)(PH22D066)

BSc: Nayagarh (Autonomous) College (Utkal University)

MSc: IIT-ISM Dhanbad

Madan Barman (PhD)(PH23D034)

BSc: Vidysagar College

(Calcutta University)

MSc: IIT Kanpur

SATISH KUMAR (PhD)(PH23D201)

BSc: Hindu College

(Delhi University)

PH23C038, MSc: IIT Madras

Indrajit Halder (PhD)(PH25D031)

BSc: University of Kalyani (2021)

MSc: Computational physics (Central University of Punjab), session: 2022-23

MSc: IIT Patna, session: 2023-25

Goutam K Shit (PhD) (PH25D030)

BSc: Ramakrishna Mission

Residential College (Narendrapur)

MSc: IIT Bhubaneswar

Umashankar Jena

1. Jena, U., Kundu, S., Lee, S., Faure, Q., Damay, F., Rols, S., ... & Khuntia, P. (2025). Spin liquid state in a three-dimensional pyrochlore-like frustrated magnet. arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.05061.

2. Jena, U., & Khuntia, P. (2025). The nature of low-temperature spin-freezing in frustrated Kitaev magnets. Communications Materials, 6(1), 63.

3. Singh, V. K., Kim, S. H., Nam, K., Jena, U., Boya, K., Khuntia, P., ... & Koteswararao, B. (2025). Magnetic properties and electronic structure of Jeff= ½ square lattice quantum magnet Bi2ErO4Cl. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 37(19), 195803.

4. Khatua, J., Tay, D., Shiroka, T., Pregelj, M., Jena, U., Barik, M., ... & Khuntia, P. (2024). Classical spin liquid state in the emergent honeycomb-lattice material TbBO3. arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.05867.

5. Sana, B., Barik, M., Lee, S., Jena, U., Baenitz, M., Sichelschmidt, J., ... & Khuntia, P. (2024). Possible realization of a randomness-driven quantum disordered state in the S= 1/2 antiferromagnet Sr 3 CuTa 2 O 9. Physical Review B, 110(13), 134412.

6. Sana, B., Barik, M., Pregelj, M., Jena, U., Baenitz, M., Sichelschmidt, J., ... & Khuntia, P. (2023). Magnetic properties of a spin-orbit entangled Jeff = 1/2 three-dimensional frustrated rare-earth hyperkagome material. Physical Review B, 108(13), 134413.

7. Singh, V. K., Link, J., Kargeti, K., Barik, M., Lenz, B., Saraswat, N., Jena, U... & Koteswararao, B. (2023). Magnetic properties of S= 1/2 distorted J1− J2 honeycomb lattice compound NaCuIn (PO 4) 2. Physical Review B, 107(21), 214430.

Manisha Barik (Thesis Submitted)

1. Sahu, V. K., Gayen, S., Boya, K., Pradhan, G., Singh, V. K., Barik, M., ... & Koteswararao, B. (2025). Ni12 (HPO4) 6 (PO4) 2 (OH) 6: a compound with coupled frustrated hexagons of alternating ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic interactions. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 37(25), 255801.

2. Barik, M., Khatua, J., Kim, S., Mun, E., Lee, S., Hitti, B., ... & Khuntia, P. (2025). Magnetic ground state of a Jeff= 1/2 based frustrated triangular lattice antiferromagnet. arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.07194.

3. Bachhar, S., Pistawala, N., Kundu, S., Barik, M., Baenitz, M., Sichelschmidt, J., ... & Mahajan, A. V. (2025). Gapless quantum spin liquid in the S= 1 4 d 4 honeycomb material Cu 3 LiRu 2 O 6. Physical Review B, 111(10), L100403.

6. Singh, V. K., Nam, K., Barik, M., Boya, K., Kermarrec, E., Khuntia, P., ... & Koteswararao, B. (2024). Bi 2 YbO 4 Cl: A two-dimensional square-lattice compound with Jeff= 1/2 magnetic moments. Physical Review B, 109(7), 075128.

7. Sana, B., Barik, M., Pregelj, M., Jena, U., Baenitz, M., Sichelschmidt, J., ... & Khuntia, P. (2023). Magnetic properties of a spin-orbit entangled J eff= 1/ 2 three-dimensional frustrated rare-earth hyperkagome material. Physical Review B, 108(13), 134413.

8. Singh, V. K., Link, J., Kargeti, K., Barik, M., Lenz, B., Saraswat, N., ... & Koteswararao, B. (2023). Magnetic properties of S= 1/2 distorted J1− J2 honeycomb lattice compound NaCuIn (PO 4) 2. Physical Review B, 107(21), 214430.

9. Saha, P., Nithya, R., Sathyanarayana, A.T., Barik, M., Kaushik, V., Vinod, K. and Venkatesh, R., 2023. Investigation of magnetic susceptibility and heat capacity of antiferromagnetic La2TiCoO6. Bulletin of Materials Science, 46(4), p.189.

Annu Yadav (Thesis Submitted)

1. Elghandour, A., Arneth, J., Yadav, A., Luther, S., Khuntia, P., & Klingeler, R. (2025). Magnetic and thermodynamic studies on the distorted kagome magnet Pr3BWOO9. Phys. Rev. B 112, 024418 (2025)

2. Yadav, A., Elghandour, A., Arh, T., Adroja, D. T., Le, M. D., Stenning, G. B. G., ... & Khuntia, P. (2025). Magnetism in the J eff= 1 2 kagome antiferromagnet Nd3BWO9: Thermodynamics, nuclear magnetic resonance, muon spin resonance, and inelastic neutron scattering studies. Physical Review B, 111(9), 094408.

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Biprojit Sana (PhD)

1. Khatua, J., Arh, T., Mishra, S. B., Luetkens, H., Zorko, A., Sana, B., ... & Khuntia, P. (2025). Comment on" Neutron diffraction evidence of the 3-dimensional structure of Ba2MnTeO6 and misidentification of the triangular layers within the face-centred cubic lattice". arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.01792.

2. Sana, B., Barik, M., Lee, S., Jena, U., Baenitz, M., Sichelschmidt, J., ... & Khuntia, P. (2024). Possible realization of a randomness-driven quantum disordered state in the S= 1 2 antiferromagnet Sr 3 CuTa 2 O 9. Physical Review B, 110(13), 134412.

3. Khatua, J., Sana, B., Zorko, A., Gomilšek, M., Sethupathi, K., Rao, M. R., ... & Khuntia,

P. (2023). Experimental signatures of quantum and topological states in frustrated magnetism. Physics Reports, 1041, 1-60.

4. Sana, B., Barik, M., Pregelj, M., Jena, U., Baenitz, M., Sichelschmidt, J., ... & Khuntia, P. (2023). Magnetic properties of a spin-orbit entangled J eff= 1 2 three-dimensional frustrated rare-earth hyperkagome material. Physical Review B, 108(13), 134413.

5. Arh, T., Sana, B., Pregelj, M., Khuntia, P., Jagličić, Z., Le, M. D., ... & Zorko, A. (2022). The Ising triangular-lattice antiferromagnet neodymium heptatantalate as a quantum spin liquid candidate. Nature Materials, 21(4), 416-422.

6. Boya, K., Nam, K., Manna, A.K., Kang, J., Lyi, C., Jain, A., Yusuf, S.M., Khuntia, P., Sana, B., Kumar, V. and Mahajan, A.V., 2021. Magnetic properties of the S= 5/ 2 anisotropic triangular chain compound Bi 3 FeMo 2 O 12. Physical Review B, 104(18), p.184402.

7. Voma, U. K., Bhattacharya, S., Kermarrec, E., Alam, J., Jana, Y. M., Sana, B., ... & Koteswararao, B. (2021). Electronic structure and magnetic properties of the effective spin J eff= 1 2 two-dimensional triangular lattice K 3 Yb (VO 4) 2. Physical Review B, 104(14), 144411.

8. Khatua, J., Arh, T., Mishra, S. B., Luetkens, H., Zorko, A., Sana, B., ... & Khuntia, P. (2021). Development of short and long-range magnetic order in the double perovskite based frustrated triangular lattice antiferromagnet Ba 2 MnTeO 6. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 6959.

9. Arumugam, S., Kumar Kushvaha, S., Shankar, B., Gorantla, S. M. N., Roy, S., Sana, B., ... & Chandra Mondal, K. (2020). Tuning Nuclearity of Dysprosium (III) Complexes by Controlling Substitution on Ligand Molecule. ChemistrySelect, 5(31), 9787-9792.

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Joydev Khatua (PhD)

1. Khatua, J., Lee, S., Pregelj, M., Sk, S., Panda, S. K., Hitti, B., ... & Khuntia, P. (2025). Coexistence of static and dynamic local magnetic fields in an S= 3/2 honeycomb lattice antiferromagnet Co2Te3O8. arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.09848.

2. Khatua, J., Arh, T., Mishra, S. B., Luetkens, H., Zorko, A., Sana, B., ... & Khuntia, P. (2025). Comment on" Neutron diffraction evidence of the 3-dimensional structure of Ba2MnTeO6 and misidentification of the triangular layers within the face-centred cubic lattice". arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.01792.

3. Barik, M., Khatua, J., Kim, S., Mun, E., Lee, S., Hitti, B., ... & Khuntia, P. (2025). Magnetic ground state of a Jeff 1/2 based frustrated triangular lattice antiferromagnet. arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.07194.

5. Khatua, J., Gomilšek, M., Choi, K. Y., & Khuntia, P. (2024). Magnetism and field-induced effects in the S= 5 2 honeycomb lattice antiferromagnet FeP 3 SiO 11. Physical Review B, 110(18), 184402.

6. Khatua, J., Tay, D., Shiroka, T., Pregelj, M., Kargeti, K., Panda, S. K., ... & Khuntia, P. (2024). Spin liquid state in an emergent honeycomb lattice antiferromagnet. arXive-prints, arXiv-2407.

7. Khatua, J., Lee, S., Ban, G., Uhlarz, M., Murugan, G. S., Sankar, R., ... & Khuntia, P. (2024). Magnetism and spin dynamics of the S= 3/2 frustrated trillium lattice compound K 2 CrTi (PO 4) 3. Physical Review B, 109(18), 184432.

8. Khatua, J., Bhattacharya, S., Strydom, A. M., Zorko, A., Lord, J. S., Ozarowski, A., ... & Khuntia, P. (2024). Magnetic properties and spin dynamics in the spin-orbit driven J eff= 1/ 2 triangular lattice antiferromagnet Ba 6 Yb 2 Ti 4 O 17. Physical Review B, 109(2), 024427.

9. Khatua, J., Sana, B., Zorko, A., Gomilšek, M., Sethupathi, K., Rao, M. R., ... & Khuntia, P. (2023). Experimental signatures of quantum and topological states in frustrated magnetism. Physics Reports, 1041, 1-60.

10. Khatua, J., Ding, Q. P., Rao, M. R., Choi, K. Y., Zorko, A., Furukawa, Y., & Khuntia, P. (2023). Magnetic properties of a spin-orbit entangled J eff= 1 2 honeycomb lattice. Physical Review B, 108(5), 054442.

11. Khatua, J., Bhattacharya, S., Ding, Q. P., Vrtnik, S., Strydom, A. M., Butch, N. P., ... & Khuntia, P. (2022). Spin liquid state in a rare-earth hyperkagome lattice. Physical Review B, 106(10), 104404.

12. Khatua, J., Pregelj, M., Elghandour, A., Jagličic, Z., Klingeler, R., Zorko, A., & Khuntia, P. (2022). Magnetic properties of the triangular-lattice antiferromagnets Ba 3 RB 9 O 18 (R= Yb, Er). Physical Review B, 106(10), 104408.

13. Khatua, J., Gomilšek, M., Orain, J. C., Strydom, A. M., Jagličić, Z., Colin, C. V., ... & Khuntia, P. (2022). Signature of a randomness-driven spin-liquid state in a frustrated magnet. Communications Physics, 5(1), 99.

14. Khatua, J., Arh, T., Mishra, S. B., Luetkens, H., Zorko, A., Sana, B., ... & Khuntia, P. (2021). Development of short and long-range magnetic order in the double perovskite-based frustrated triangular lattice antiferromagnet Ba 2 MnTeO 6. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 6959.

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