CV SK 1
CV SK 1
CV SK 1
Personal Information
Research Experience
Apr 2024-Present Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Berhampur, Berhampur,
(Postdoctoral Researcher) India. (Project: Unveiling electrode effects in ferroelectric tunnel junctions)
Aug 2018-Apr 2024 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Berhampur,
(Doctaral Reserecher) Berhampur, India. (Thesis: Ferroelectric ultra-thin film and tunnel
junctions: size and boundary condition effects)
Jul 2018-Aug 2018 International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS) Bangalore, India.
(Research School) (Subject: Integrable systems in condensed matter physics)
Dec 2017-May 2018 Department of Modeling and Simulations, Savitribai Phule Pune University,
(Master's Thesis) Pune, India. (Title: Geometrothermodynamics and thermostatistics: some
examples)
Jun 2017-Dec 2017
Department of Physics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India.
(Internship)
(Project: Analysis of non-equilibrium system using driven gas models:
TASEP and TASEP+LK model)
Education
Ph. D. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Berhampur, Berhampur,
(Aug 2018-Apr 2024) India. (Thesis: Ferroelectric ultra-thin film and tunnel junctions: size and
boundary condition effects)
M.Sc. Department of Physics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India'
(Jul 2016- May 2018) (Major: Condensed Matter Physics (First class))
Publications
1. Somnath Kale*, Adrian Petraru, Hermann Kohlstedt, and Rohit Soni*, "Electrically Controlled Reversible
Polarization Fatigue–Recovery in Ferroelectric Thin Film Capacitors", ACS Appl. Electron. Mater. 4,
1692–1702 (2022).
Awards
1. Recipient of International Travel Support (ITS) award, 2023 (SERB, Govt. of India)
2. Best Oral Presentation Award at International Conference AMSCA-2022, Pune, India
3. Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2018 Qualified
4. State Eligibility Test (SET) 2018 Qualified
5. Sanjay Shewale Prize 2018 (Indian Physics Association)
6. 15th National Children's Science Congress Prize 2007 (DST, Govt. of India)
References
Dr. Rohit Soni Dr. Sudipto Muhuri
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Department of Physics, S. P. Pune University, Pune
(IISER) Berhampur 760010, Odisha, India 411007, Maharashtra, India
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Prof. Dr. Arun G. Banpurkar Dr. Arote Sandeep Annasaheb
Department of Physics, S. P. Pune University, Pune B. N. S. Science Collage, Sangamner 422605 (S. P.
411007, Maharashtra, India Pune University), Maharashtra, India
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Characterization tools
1. Reflection High Energy Electron Diffraction In situ growth and thickness monitoring during PLD
(RHEED) deposition
2. X-ray Diffraction (XRD) Ex situ structural analysis (θ-2θ, RSM, XRR, etc.)
3. Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) AFM, PFM, CAFM, SKPM, STM, Force curves, etc.
Ferroelectrics measurements
1 Ferroelectric analyzer and probe station PE loop, FM, RM, IM, CVM, and PUND measurement
.
2 Small signal I-V and voltage- and current- To characterize device transport properties (Self-
. driven sweep measurements designed setup using Keithley electrometers )
3 Transient switching current measurement Polarization measurement using a suitable pulse
. (pulse measurement) train (Self-designed setup using AFG and MSO)
4 Combined piezoresponse and electrical Self-designed setup using AFM, AFG, MSO, and Low-
. characterization noise current preamplifier)