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Dr. Raju Kumar Biswas

Assistant Professor

Computational Physics (DFT, DFPT, Machine Learning, Quantum Computing); Thermoelectricity; Opto-electronics; Energy Storage

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Modeling Advanced Materials(MAM)

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
From(Date of Joining)ToDesignationOrganisationNature of Association
17-03-2025ContinuingAssistant ProfessorNERISTTeaching & Research
March-2022March-2025Assistant ProfessorM S Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences (MSRUAS)Teaching & Research
April-2021March-2022Post-doctoral Research AssociateJawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR)Research
August-2015July-2016Project AssistantPhysical Research Laboratory (PRL)Research
HONORS AND AWARDS
AwardInstituteYear
Best ORAL Presentation Award in ICFPAP Conference

University of Science and Technology Meghalaya, Meghalaya2024
Research Grant of 37.15 LakhsANRF-DST2022
Best TALK AwardJNCASR In-house Symposium2020
AIR - 182 (National Level)CSIR-JRF2019
AIR - 26 (National Level)CSIR-JRF2015
MERIT-CUM MEANS SCHOLARSHIP (State Level)WEST BENGAL Govt. 2013
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
DegreeSubjectUniversityYear
PhDComputational PhysicsJawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR)2021
MScCondensed Matter PhysicsSavitribai Phule Pune University2015
BScPhysicsSiliguri College (University of North Bengal)2013
ADMINISTRATIVE BACKGROUND
FromToDesignationOrganisation
2025ContinuingLibrary Advisory Committee MemberNERIST
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES
  1. Member at Asian Consortium on Computational Materials Science (ACCMS)
  2. Life Member at Indian Physics Association (IPA)
  3. Regular Member at American Chemical Society (ACS)
  4. Life Member at Materials Research Society of India (MRSI)

TEACHING ENGAGEMENTS
TitleCourse CodeModuleSemester
M. Sc. THESIS SUPERVISED
Title of ProjectNames of Students
Computational Study on the Thermoelectric Performance of ZrSe2/HfSe2 HeterostructuresSatarupa Banik
Accelerated Discovery of 3d/4d/5d Transition Metal based Chalcogenides using Machine Learning ApproachesSakshi Sanithy Vijay
 Carrier Transport Properties of WSe2 and WSe2(1-x)Te2xSalman Khan
PH.DS SUPERVISING
TopicScholar NameStatus of PhDRegistration Year
Exploring carrier transport properties of bulk phase of transition metal based chalcogenides for transport and thermoelectric applicationsTanu ChoudharyThesis Submitted2022
Exploring transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) based Janus monolayers for next-generation nanoelectronics and thermoelectric applicationsJipin P MThesis Submitted2022
PARTICIPATION IN SHORT TERM COURSES
Course NameSponsored ByDate
COURSES OR CONFERENCES ORGANISED
Conference NameSponsored ByDate
BOOKS AUTHORED
PUBLICATIONS
  1. "Enhanced Thermoelectric Properties of 2D Janus Ferromagnetic LaBrI with Strain-induced Valley Degeneracy", Anuja Kumari*, Raman D. K, Tanu Choudhary, Raju K Biswas, Abhinav Nag, Santanu K. Maiti*, Jagdish Kumar, Phys. Rev. B (2025).[Just accepted]
  2. "Thermolectricity in Irradiated Bilayer Graphene Flakes", Cynthia Osuala*, Tanu Choudhary*, Raju K Biswas*, Sudin Ganguly*, Santanu Maiti*, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 129, 3392 (2025).
  3. "Role of Nb vacancy and Sn substitution in modulating the thermoelectric properties of NbCoSb", Inder Kumar, Jipin Peter, Gyan Shankar, Padaikathan Pambannan, Satyam Suwas, Raju K Biswas, and Ramesh Chandra Mallik*, Phys. Rev. B 110, 205207 (2024).
  4. "Emergence of promising n-type thermoelectric material through conductive network and strong phonon softening", Jipin Peter, Tanu Choudhary, Raju K Biswas*, Journal of Materials Chemistry C 12, 10548 (2024).
  5. "Exploring Anisotropic Carrier Transport in WSe2-WTe2 Superlattices: A Computational Study", Tanu Choudhary, Jipin Peter, Raju K Biswas*, Langmuir 26, 13476 (2024).
  6. "Synergistic Effect of Phonon Localization and Band Convergence in WSe2-WTe2 Superlattice Lead to High Thermoelectric Performance", Tanu Choudhary, Jipin Peter, Raju K Biswas*, ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 12, 5149 (2024).
  7. "Computational Approach to Enhance Thermoelectric Performance of Ag2Se by S and Te substitutions", Raju K. Biswas*, Swapan K. Pati*, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 26, 9340 (2024).
  8. "Computational Insight on Transport Properties of Re-doped Janus Monolayer WSeTe", Jipin Peter, Tanu Choudhary, Raju K Biswas*, Phys. Scr. 99, 025301 (2024).
  9. "Modulating the Carrier Relaxation Dynamics in Heterovalently (Bi3+) Doped CsPbBr3 Nanocrystals", Kritiman Marjit, Goutam Ghosh, Raju K Biswas, Srijon Ghosh, Swapan K. Pati,* and Amitava Patra*, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 13, 5431-5440 (2022).
  10. "3d-Transition Metal doped Two-dimensional SnTe: Modulation of Thermoelectric Properties", Raju K Biswas, Paramita Banerjee, Swapan K. Pati*, Mater. Today Commun. 31, 103656 (2022).
  11. "Impacts of CsPbBr3/PbSe Heterostructures on Carrier Cooling Dynamics at Low Carrier Density", Goutam Ghosh, Raju K Biswas, Kritiman Marjit, Srijon Ghosh, Arnab Ghosh, Swapan K Pati*, Amitava Patra*, Adv. Optical Mater. 10, 2200030 (2022).
  12. "Achievement of Strain-Driven Ultrahigh Carrier Mobility in β-TeO2", Raju K. Biswas, Swapan K. Pati*, Materials Research Bulletin 141, 111343 (2021).
  13. "Discordant Gd and Electronic Band Flattening Synergistically Induce High Thermoelectric Performance in n-type PbTe", Moinak Dutta, Raju K. Biswas, Swapan K. Pati, and Kanishka Biswas*, ACS Energy Letters 6, 1625 (2021).
  14. "Exploring a Superlattice of SnO-PbO: A New Material for Thermoelectric Applications", Raju K. Biswas, Swapan K. Pati*, ACS Applied Energy Materials 4, 2081 (2021).
  15. "Elusive Co2O3: A combined experimental and theoretical study", Pavitra N. Shanbhag, Raju K. Biswas, Swapan K. Pati, A. Sundaresan*, and C. N. R. Rao, ACS Omega 5, 29009 (2020).
  16. "Phonon Localization and Entropy-Driven Point Defects Lead to Ultralow Thermal Conductivity and Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance in (SnTe) 1–2 x (SnSe) x (SnS) x", Subhajit Roychowdhury, Raju K. Biswas, Moinak Dutta, Swapan K. Pati, and Kanishka Biswas*, ACS Energy Letters 4, 1658 (2019).
  17. "Vibrational Spectra of MO (M=Sn, Pb) in their bulk and single-layer forms: Role of avoided crossing in their thermodynamic properties", Raju K. Biswas, Swapan K. Pati*, Bulletin of Materials Science 43, 322 (2020).
  18. "Broadband Colossal Dielectric Constant in the Superionic Halide RbAg4I5: Role of Intercluster Ag+ Diffusion", Paribesh Acharyya, Tanmoy Ghosh, Shidaling Matteppanavar, Raju K. Biswas, Premakumar Yanda, Srinivasa R. Varanasi, Dirtha Sanyal, Athinarayanan Sundaresan, Swapan K. Pati, and Kanishka Biswas*, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 124, 9802 (2020).