kushvahas@nplindia.org



	

		Dr. Sunil Singh Kushvaha	

 

	

		
Designation:
Senior Scientist

						
Email address:
kushvahas@nplindia.org

	

	

				
			

 

 

 

	
		
		
			

		
Brief Biodata:

		
Name: Dr. Sunil Singh Kushvaha


Designation: Senior Scientist and Assistant Professor (AcSIR)


Division: Electrical and Electronics Metrology


Email: kushvahas@nplindia.org


Sub-Division: Quantum Resistance Metrology and 2D Physics Group


Phone: +91-11-45609329 Fax: +91-11-45609310 (O)


Educational Qualifications:






Degree
Subject
University/Institute
Year




Ph. D.
Physics
National University of Singapore,  Singapore
2008




M. Tech.
Solid State Materials

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi,


New Delhi, India

2002




M. Sc.
Physics
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
2000








Academics/Research Experience:






Year
Duration
  Research field
  University / Institute
  Position




Sept 2015 -
Till date
Growth and characterization of Magnetic topological Insulators and III-nitrides film and heterostructures
CSIR - NPL, Delhi India.
Senior Scientist




Sept 2011
4 Years
GaN based LED and solar cell devices, MBE system,  Laser MBE, UHV-STM/AFM
Physics of Energy Harvesting, CSIR - NPL, Delhi India.
Scientist













Dec 2008 - Aug 2011
2 Years 

9 months		
Thermoelectric power measurements using UHV-AFM technique, Superlubricity machine
A*-STAR, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore
Scientist 1




July 2007 - Nov 2008
1 Year 

5 months		
Magnetic nanostructures, MFM, SEMPA, Four-nanoprobes, SP-STM
Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, NUS, Singapore
Post-doc






No. of Publications:






    SCI Journals
     Conference proceedings
      Books
     Total




          51
                    10
 5 Book Chapters
        66






Current Activity :


    

  • Growth and characterization of magnetic doped topological insulators, Magneto-transport studies on graphene and various 2D materials, III-Nitride based 2DEG, Maintenance and upgradation of QHR based primary resistance metrology.
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  • Indigenous development of Quantum Hall devices for primary resistance standards
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  • Principal Investigator of SERB-DST funded project “Structure/microstructure-magnetotransport correlations in sputtered magnetically doped Bi2Se3 Topological Insulator thin films” for QHR applications.
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Honours and Award:


    

  • Early Career Research Award for SERB-DST, May 2018
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  • NUS Research Fellowship (July 2007-Nov 2008)
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  • NUS Research scholarship (August 2003 – July 2007).
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  • Institute scholarship granted by Govt. of India (2001-2002).
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  • Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) - 2001, with 93.36 percentile.
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  • Qualified in national level CSIR-UGC(JRF) examination in July 2001.
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  • 04 Best Poster Awards in International and National Conferences/Symposiums
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Any other information:


Reviewer of various journals: Nanotechnology, ACS Appl. Mater. Interface, RSC Adv., Appl. Phys. Lett., J. Appl. Phys., J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys, Semicond. Sci. Tech, Mater. Res. Exp., J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol., Journal of Nanomaterials, Indian Journal of Engineering & Materials Sciences.


MEMBERSHIPS


    

  • Life Member, Material Research Society, India.
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  • Life Member, Indian Physics Association, India.
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  • Member, Material Research Society, Singapore (2003-2013).
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