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Vasundhara Mutta
Country of origin: India Currently in: India, Trivandrum General field of specialization: Physics-
Degrees
2008 Doctorate Physics -
Current Research Activities
Other
Physics at the mesoscale or nanometer scale in magnetic novel materials, including intermetallic alloys, magnetic thinfilms and magnetic oxides. Advanced functional materials (such as spintronic, ferromagnetic, magneto caloric and thermoelectrics). Magnetism: Intermetallics, magnetic thin films, magnetic oxides,Tunnel junctions and permanent magnets, Exchange spring magnets and manganites Nanostructural formation mechanism in rapidly solidified amorphous materials. Nanomaterials for Energy storage and conversion applications Magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications
Publications resulting from Research:
2. B Sudakshina, B Arun, and M. Vasundhara, “Electrical, Magnetic, and Magnetotransport Behaviour of Inhomogeneous Nd1-xCaxMnO3 (0.0≤x≤0.8) Manganites”, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 2017.
3. B. Arun, V.R.Akshay, Geeta R Mutta, Ch Venkatesh and M. Vasundhara , “Mixed Rare Earth Oxides derived from Monazite Sand as an Inexpensive Precursor materials for Room Temperature Magnetic Refrigeration Applications”, Materials Research Bulletin, 94 (2017)537-543.
4. B Arun, M Athira, Akshay V R, B Sudakshina, Geeta R Mutta and M. Vasundhara, “Effect of Praseodymium Deficiency on the Structural, Magnetic and Magnetocaloric Properties of Nano-Sized Pr1-xSrxMnO3 Manganites”, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 2017.
5. Surendra Kumar, Indrani Coondoo, M. Vasundhara, V.S.Puli and Neeraj Panwar “Observation of negative magnetization and Magnetocaloric Effect in Manganese Doped EuCrO3 Orthochromites”, Physica B, Vol. 519, 2017, pp 69-75.
6. Akshay V R, Suneesh M V and M Vasundhara, “Tailoring thermoelectric properties through structure and morphology in chemically synthesized n-type Bismuth telluride alloy nanostructures”, Inorganic Chemistry, Vol. 56, 2017, 6265-6274.
7. Surendra Kumar, Indrani Coondoo, M. Vasundhara, Sandeep Kumar, A. L. Kholkin and Neeraj Panwar “Structural, Magnetic, Magnetocaloric and Specific heat Investigations on Mn doped PrCrO3 Orthochromites,”, J. Phys. Condensed matter, 29, 2017, pp. 195802.
8. Surendra Kumar, Indrani Coondoo, M. Vasundhara, Ajit K. Patra and Neeraj Panwar “Magnetization reversal behavior and magnetocaloric effect in SmCr0.85Mn0.15O3chromites”, Journal of Applied Physics, 2017, 121, 043907.
9. B Sudakshina, K Devi Chandrasekhar, H D Yang and M Vasundhara, “Observation of complex magnetic behavior in calcium doped neodymium manganites”, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2017, 50, 065004.
10. Geeta Mutta, Srinivasa R Popuri, M Vasundhara, Michal Maciejczyk, Andrei V Racu, Radu Banica, Neil Robertson, John I Wilson, Nick S Bennett, “ Facile hydrothermal synthesis of economically viable VO2(M1) counter electrode for dye sensitized solar cells”, Materials Research Bulletin, 2016, 83, 135–140
11. S. Mallesh, Annrose Sunny, M. Vasundhara, and V. Srinivas, “Structure and magnetic properties of ZnO coated MnZn ferrite nanoparticles”, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 2016, 418, 112–117
12. Ch Venkatesh, M Vasundhara, V Srinivas and V V Rao, “High field magnetic behavior in Boron doped Fe2VAl Heusler Alloys”, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 2016, 418,128–136.
13. Mutta Geeta, Popuri Srinivasa; Maciejczyk Michal, Robertson, Neil, M. Vasundhara, Wilson John and Bennett Nick, “V2O5 as an inexpensive counter electrode for dye sensitized solar cells" Materials Research Express, 2016, 3, 035501.
14. B Arun, M V Suneesh and M Vausndhara, “Comparative Study of Magnetic Ordering and Electrical Transport in Bulk and Nano-Grained Nd0.67Sr0.33MnO3 Manganites”, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic materials, 2016, 418, 265–272.
15. S. Mallesh, M. Vasundhara, and V. Srinivas, “The effect of cationic disorder on low temperature magnetic properties of MnZn Ferrite nanoparticles, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 2015, 51, 11.
16. P. Neenu Lekshmi, M. Vasundhara, K.G Suresh and Manoj Raama Varma, “Structural, magnetic and dielectric properties of rare earth based double perovskites RE2NiMnO6 (RE=La, pr, Sm, Tb)”, Physica B. Condensed Matter, 2014, 448,285
17. P. Neenu Lekshmi, G. R. Raji, M. Vasundhara, Manoj Raama Varma, S. Savitha Pillai and M. Valant, “Re-entrant spin glass behaviour and magneto-dielectric effect in insulating Sm2NiMnO6 double perovskite”, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2013, 1, 6565.
18. C. P. Reshmi, S. Savitha Pillai, M Vasundhara, G.R Raji, K. G. Suresh, M. R. Varma, Co-existence of magnetocaloric effect and magnetoresistance in Co substituted La0.67Sr0.33MnO3 at room temperature, J. Appl. Phys., 2013, 033904.
19. M. Vasundhara, V. Srinivas and V.V. Rao, “Evidence of cluster-glass behavior in Fe2VAl Heusler-like alloy”, Phy. Rev. B 78, 2008, 064401.
20. M. Vasundhara, V. Srinivas and V.V. Rao, “Electronic transport in Heusler-type Fe2VAl1-xMx (M=B, In, Si) alloys” Phy. Rev. B 77, 2008, 224415.
21. M. Vasundhara, V. Srinivas, V.V. Rao and T.V. Chandrasekar Rao, “Evidence for the enhanced magnetic order in In substituted Fe2VAl Heusler-like alloy”, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 10, 2006, 42.
22. M. Vasundhara, V.V. Rao and V. Srinivas, “Measurement of Seebeck Coefficient from 15K to 300K with a Closed Cycle Cryorefrigerator”, Indian Journal of Cryogenics, Vol 31, No. 1-4, 2006, page 116-118.
23. M. Vasundhara, V. Srinivas and V.V. Rao, “Low temperature electrical transport in Heusler-type Fe2V(AlSi) alloys”, J. Phys. Condensed matter, 17, 2005, 6025.
24. A.N. Ulyanov, H.D. Quang, M. Vasundhara, C. Nguyen and S.C. Yu, “Adiabatic poloron transport in La0.9Pb0.1MnO3 manganites”, Phys. Stat. Solidi (b), 241, 2004, 1482.
Current profession
Current professional activities type:Research Assistant Professor at Academy of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi set by an Act of Parliament of India, ( July 2012 – present) Scientist at Materials Science and Technology Division, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science Technology, CSIR, India ( June 2012 – present)
