National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

An Institute of National Importance

Faculty Profile

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Low Temperature Physics
Areas of Interest
  • Low Temperature, Multiferroics, Magnetoelectrics

Prakash Nath Vishwakarma Professor & PIC (On Campus Business)

Physics and Astronomy

prakashn@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2728

83

PUBLICATIONS

7

SPONSORED PROJECTS

9

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

1

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Prakash Nath Vishwakarma

Professor

Physics and Astronomy

Room Number: MC-218

Department of Physics and Astronomy, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2006

Ph.D.
Structural morphology and electrical transport in boron doped amorphous conducting carbon films
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

1999

M.Sc
Physics (Solid State Physics)
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

1997

B.Sc (Hons)
Physics (Hons.), Mathematics, Chemistry
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

Teaching Experience
  • Physics,  NIT Rourkela,   18 Jul 2008 - Present
Post Doctoral Research Experience
  • Low Temperature & Magnetism,  UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Indore,   17 Aug 2006 - 16 Jul 2008

Search for near-room-temperature magnetoelectricity in ferrites. Science & Engineering Research Board(SERB)
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Running   Sponsored
Magnetic and dielectric studies of multifunctional composite oxides (CRS-M-223) DAE
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Development of multiferroic Composites involving magnetic and ferroelectric oxides for magnetoelectric applications SERB
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Doping induced modification of magnetoelectric order parameter in spine frustrated Bi2Fe409 BRNS
  • Co-Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Investigating transport properties of LaOFeAs superconductors & RETMO3 multiferroies; RE rare earth & TM: Transition Metal DST
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Tailoring the multiferroic properties of BiFeo-3 Cobalt doping. DAE
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Magneto-electric study of doped rare earth Cobaltites. UGC-DAE
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored

Total Publications: 83

S. Kuila, S. Kumari, M. R. Sahoo, A. Barik, P. D. Babu, V. Siruguri, B. Birajdar, and P. N. Vishwakarma,"Study of magnetization and magnetoelectricity in CoFe2O4/BiFeO3 core-shell composites", Journal of Applied Physics, vol.123, no.6, AIP Publishing 2018, 10.1063/1.5008542       Article

S. Kumari, S. Kuila, M. R. Sahoo, A. Barik, P., and P. N. Vishwakarma,"Magnetoelectricity in La2NiMnO6 and its PVDF impregnated derivative", Journal of Applied Physics, vol.124, no.4, pp.044101, American Institute of Physics 2018, 10.1063/1.5037736       Article

M. R. Sahoo, A. Barik, S. Kuila, S. Kumari, and P. N. Vishwakarma,"Enhanced magnetoelectricity in bismuth substituted SrFe12O19 hexaferrite", Journal of Applied Physics, vol.126, no.7, pp.074104, American Institute of Physics, July 2019, 10.1063/1.5095979       Article

Characterization Techniques for Multifunctional Materials Physics and Astronomy (Short-term Course)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 28 Jun 2013 - 30 Jun 2013
  • Brochure

  • PH1002 : Physics - II {Theory}
  • PH101 : Physics - I {Theory}
  • PH102 : Physics II {Theory}
  • PH2001 : Waves and Oscillations {Theory}
  • PH2003 : Electricity and Magnetism {Theory}
  • PH2004 : Introduction To Classical Mechanics {Theory}
  • PH2008 : Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems {Theory}
  • PH201 : Waves and Oscillations {Theory}
  • PH206 : Introduction to Classical Mechanics {Theory}
  • PH3062 : Vacuum Science and Applications {Theory}
  • PH362 : Vacuum Science and Applications {Theory}
  • PH403 : Classical Mechanics {Theory}
  • PH407 : Quantum Mechanics - I {Theory}
  • PH408 : Quantum Mechanics - II {Theory}
  • PH462 : Vaccum Science & Applications {Theory}
  • PH563 : Physical Phenomena at Low Temperature {Theory}
  • PH569 : Special Topics in Low Temperature Physics-II {Theory}
  • PH6005 : Experimental Techniques in Physics {Theory}
  • PH6009 : Numerical Analysis in Computer Programming {Theory}
  • PH6463 : Physical Phenomena At Low Temperature {Theory}
  • PH663 : Physical Phenomena at low Temperature {Theory}
  • PH667 : Low Temperature Properties of Matter {Theory}
  • PH667 : Low Temprature Properties of Matter {Theory}
  • PH1070 : Physics Laboratory {Practical}
  • PH170 : Physics Laboratory {Practical}
  • PH2071 : Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory {Practical}
  • PH271 : Waves and Optics Laboratory {Practical}
  • PH272 : Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory {Practical}
  • PH4071 : Modern Physics Laboratory {Practical}
  • PH4072 : Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory {Practical}
  • PH473 : Spectroscopy laboratory {Practical}
  • PH5074 : Thin Film and Low Temperature Physics Laboratory {Practical}
  • PH572 : Advanced Materials Synthesis Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [9]
Magnetoelectricity in LaYFe2O6 and Its Derivatives for Energy Harvesting
Rubina Ghosh
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Graduated :  Mar 2024
Supervisor
CoFe2O4/Cr2O3 Nanoparticles: A Candidate for Room-Temperature and Above Magnetoelectricity
Alok Barik
Enrolled: Jul 2016
Graduated :  Jun 2023
Supervisor
Tailoring the Magnetoelectric Properties of SrFe12O19 via Partial Substitution of Bi and Mn
Manas Ranjan Sahoo
Enrolled: Jan 2016
Graduated :  Nov 2022
Supervisor
Study of Tailored La2NiMnO6 and Its Derivatives for Magnetoelectric Applications
Sweta Kumari
Enrolled: Oct 2014
Graduated :  Oct 2021
Supervisor
Investigation of Magnetoelectric Effect in CoFe2O4-BiFeO3 Core-shell Nanoparticles
Sourav Kuila
Enrolled: Jul 2013
Graduated :  Apr 2019
Supervisor
Exploring the Physics & Application of Biphasic La2NiMnO6 based Double Perovskites
Achyuta Kumar Biswal
Enrolled: Jan 2011
Graduated :  Feb 2016
Supervisor
CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
Jashashree Ray
Enrolled: Jul 2009
Graduated :  Jul 2015
Supervisor
MULTIFERROICS
Pujarani Swain
Enrolled: Jul 2024
Continuing
Supervisor
Investigation of magnetoelectricity in a single-phase inverse spinel ferrite
Subhankar Mishra
Enrolled: Jul 2022
Continuing
Supervisor
M.Tech by Research Students [2]
SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS
Vutukuru Ravindra
Graduated :  Jan 2015
Co-Supervisor
Studies on superconductor/nano-composite of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8/BiFeO3
Sanghamitra Acharya
Graduated :  2013
Supervisor

Awards And Honours
  • NITRAA Research Excellence Award in Physical Science,   2019