Dr. Sudipta Kanungo

Educational Qualifications

1. Ph.D, July 2008 - May 2013, Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Material Science, S. N Bose National Centre for Basics Sciences, Kolkata. Supervisor: Prof. Tanusri Saha-Dasgupta
2. M.Sc Physics, 2005 - 2007, Department of Physics, University of Calcutta.
3. B. Sc (Hons) Physics, 2002 - 2005, Narasinha Dutt College, University of Calcutta.

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Areas of Research

Theoretical Quantum Condensed Matter Physics.

Density Functional Theory based electronic structure investigations, Quantum Materials and Quantum phases, Quantum Magnetism, Topological Phases, 2D layered/Heterostructure materials, Relativistic Quantum Phases.

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Courses Taught

UG Courses:
PH101: Quantum Physics and Applications
PH103: UG Physics Lab
PG/PhD Courses: 
PH803: Advanced Quantum Mechanics
PH807: Physics of Materials

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Professional Appointments

1. Associate Professor, School of Physical Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Goa, Ponda- 403401. September 2023-till date
2. Assistant Professor, School of Physical Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Goa, Ponda- 403401. July 2018- September 2023.
3. DST Inspire Faculty, Physics Department, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah -711103 November 2016 - June 2018
4. Post Doctoral Fellow, Centre for Emergent Matter Science, RIKEN, Wako-shi, Japan. Aug 2016 - Oct 2016. Mentor: Dr. Royotaro Arita
5. Post Doctoral Research Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany. June 2013-July 2016. Mentor: Prof. Claudia Felser and Dr. Binghai Yan.

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Recent Publications

• Roumita Roy, and Sudipta Kanungo; Jeff states in quasi one dimensional antiferromagnetic spin chain hexagonal iridates Sr3MIrO6 (M= Mg, Zn, Cd): an ab-initio comparative perspective. Phys. Rev. B 109, 085107 (2024)
• S. Sadhukhan and S. Kanungo ; Atomistic designing of 2D quantum materials heterostructures CdF/CrI3 for Berry curvature driven tunable intrinsic anomalous Hall state. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 35 455601 (2023).
• S. Jana, D. Mondal, R. Roy, S. Kanungo*, and D. Jana* ; Spontaneous Dumbbell Formations via Surface Functionalization of the C3N Monolayer with Versatile Electronic and Mechanical Properties. J. Phys. Chem. C 127, 18001 (2023).
• S. Chatterjee, P. Dutta, S. Giri, S. Majumdar*, S. Sadhukhan, S. Kanungo*, S. Chatterjee, M. M. Patidar, G. S. Okram, V. Ganesan, Y.-K. Kuo, G. Das, V. Rajaji ; Unusual magnetotransport behavior of the martensitic compound GdPd2Bi. Phys. Rev. B 108, 075154 (2023).
• P. Manna, S. Kanthal, Md. A. Ahmed, A. Banerjee, S. Adhikary, S. Kanungo, A. K. Yadav, S. N. Jha, D. Bhattacharyya, and S. Bandyopadhyay; Effect of Co doping on structural and magnetic properties of kagome like La based cuprate francisite Cu3La (SeO3)2O2Cl. Journal of Applied Physics 133, 193902 (2023)
• Sk Jamaluddin, Roumita Roy, Amitabh Das, Sudipta Kanungo,* and Ajaya K. Nayak*; Extrinsic to intrinsic mechanism crossover of anomalous Hall effect in the Ir-doped MnPtSn Heusler system. Phys. Rev. B 106, 184424 (2022). 
• Surasree Sadhukhan, B. Sadhukhan, and Sudipta Kanungo; Pressure-driven tunable properties of the small-gap chalcopyrite topological quantum material ZnGeSb2: A first-principles study. Phys. Rev. B 106, 125112 (2022). 
• Roumita Roy, and Sudipta Kanungo; First principles investigation of spin-orbit coupling driven magnetism of the 3d-5d double-perovskite (Sr/Ca)2FeIrO6. * Phys. Rev. B 106, 125113 (2022); 
• P. Chaudhary, K. K. Dubey, G. K. Shukla, S. Singh*, S. Sadhukhan, S. Kanungo*, A. K. Jena, S-C Lee, S. Bhattacharjee, J. Minár, S. W. D'Souza; Role of chemical disorder in tuning the Weyl points in the vanadium doped Co2TiSn. Phys. Rev. Mater. 5, 124201 (2021).
• Surasree Sadhukhan and Sudipta Kanungo; Electronic evolution of the the transition metal substituted Tetragonal Graphene: a first principles investigation. J. Phys. Cond. Matter 33, 205502 (2021).
• K. C Kharkwal, Roumita Roy, H. Kumar, A. K Bera, S. M Yusuf, A. K Shukla, K. Kumar, Sudipta Kanungo*, A. K Pramanik*. Phys. Rev. B 102, 174401 (2020)
• X. Y. Dong, Sudipta Kanungo, Binghai Yan, C. X. Liu; Time-reversal breaking topological phases in anti-ferromagnetic Sr2FeOsO6 films. Phys. Rev. B 94, 245135 (2016). 
• Sudipta Kanungo, Kailash Mogare, Binghai Yan, Manfred Reehuis, Andreas Hoser, Claudia Felser, and Martin Jansen;  Weak orbital ordering of Ir-t2g states in the double perovskite Sr2CeIrO6.  Phys. Rev. B 93, 245148 (2016).
• B. Yan, A. K.  Paul,  S. Kanungo, M. Reehuis, A. Hoser, D. T�bbens, W. Schnelle, R. Williams,  T.   Lancaster,  F. Xiao, J.  M�ller, S. Blundell, W. Hayes, C. Felser, and M. Jansen;  Lattice-Site-Specific Spin Dynamics in Double  Perovskite Sr2CoOsO6.  Phys. Rev. Lett.  112, 147202  (2014).
• Sudipta Kanungo,  Binghai Yan, Martin Jansen, and  Claudia Felser;  Ab-initio study of low-temperature magnetic properties of double perovskite Sr2FeOsO6.     Phys. Rev. B 89, 214414 (2014).
• Sudipta Kanungo,  Satyaki Kar, and  T. Saha-Dasgupta.;  Tuning of magnetic ground state of spin � square lattice compound Zn2VO(PO4)2  through chemical   substitution.     Phys. Rev. B  87, 054431 (2013).
• K. Tarafder,  S. Kanungo,  P. M. Oppeneer, and  T. Saha-Dasgupta;  Pressure and Temperature Control of Spin-switchable Metal-organic Coordination Polymers from ab-initio Calculations.  Phys. Rev. Lett.  109, 077203 (2012).

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Recognition and Awards

1. Visiting Scientist Award from RIKEN, Wako-Shi, Japan. (2016-2018)
2. INSPIRE faculty award from Department of Science & Technology, India - 2016.
3. Venus International Young Scientist Award.

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