Associate Professor
Avradeep Pal
Email: avradeep[at]iitb[dot]ac[dot]in
Phone: (+91) (022) 2576 7629
Education:
- PhD Materials Science, University of Cambridge, 2014
- M. Tech Materials Science, IIT Bombay, 2010
- B. Tech Metallurgy and Materials Science, 2006
In his teaching, Avradeep focuses primarily on conceptual understanding of origin of physical phenomena, with a special attention to stay clear of rote memorisation as much as possible. Courses taught: Undergraduate Structure of Materials Post Graduate Advanced Ceramics (Piezoelectrics, Ferromagnets, Superconductors)
Avradeep's interests lie in the sphere of development, understanding and utilisation of novel phenomena that arises at hybrid material interfaces, and development of several novel quantum devices. The major focus is on the interface of thin film superconductors and ferromagnets. His work therefore spans from controlled Ultra High Vacuum growth of ultra thin film (2nm and lower) multilayers, to nanofabrication of these layers into devices like tunnel junctions, spin valves, Jospehson junctions; and subsequent low temperature electronic transport measurements of such devices. For achieving the same, he has developed several highly customised UHV thin film deposition and fabrication systems, and has standardised a industry level niobium based junction fabrication process. This has led to the discovery of novel cryogenic memory devices and other cryogenic components such as Josephson diodes that are crucial for upcoming era of quantum technologies.
- Superconducting devices,
- Josephson effect,
- Superconducting spintronics
Domain wall superconductivity in GdN/Nb bilayers
Superconducting exchange coupling driven memory device
High frequency Josephson memory device at 4.2K