Neenu Lekshmi Prasannan (DC13-8EA3-E906)

Curriculum Vitae

Neenu Lekshmi Prasannan

Experienced chemist proficient in synthesizing complex oxide materials, utilizing both conventional and innovative techniques, while adept at elucidating their structural complexity. Demonstrated expertise in understanding structure-composition-property relationships to precisely control functional properties. With over 20 international publications in the realm of perovskite-based functional materials, specializing in structure-property correlations, particularly interested in compositional tuning and site-selective substitution in perovskites and layered perovskites. Proficient in managing unconventional synthetic methods, such as chemical engineering of layered structures via metal ion exchange, and exfoliating natural perovskite layers into 2D nanosheets. Possessing a comprehensive skill set in materials characterization, including structural analysis techniques such as X-ray diffraction and neutron powder diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, and elemental analysis methods like X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Additionally experienced in surface analysis techniques such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM), as well as thermal analysis methods like thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Proficient in characterizing materials properties, including magnetic, resistivity, and heat capacity measurements. Engaged in beamtime activities at the Solid State Physics Experimental Hall of ISOLDE-CERN, conducting radioactive isotope implantation and perturbed angular correlation experiments. Skilled in operating equipment such as the Rigaku SmartLab X-Ray Diffractometer, Renishaw Qontor Confocal Raman Microscope, QD-SQUID-MPMS3, and QD-PPMS. Capable of handling and liquefying liquid helium and nitrogen, with experience in Quantum Design's Advanced Technology Liquefier. Actively involved in preparing and executing project proposals and beamtime proposals, as well as serving as a co-supervisor for PhD and Masters students. Additionally, experienced as a co-instructor for the Advanced Materials Laboratory (Masters Course).

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Neenu Lekshmi Prasannan

Citation names

Prasannan, Neenu
P N Lekshmi
P Neenu Lekshmi
Neenu Lekshmi Prasannan
N. Lekshmi

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: DC13-8EA3-E906
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7552-8534
Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=0Wlns_oAAAAJ&hl=en
Researcher Id: N-8838-2013

Email addresses

neenulekshmi@fc.up.pt (Professional)
neenu.lekshmi.prasannan@cern.ch (Professional)
neenulekshmi@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Mobile phone

936349558 (Personal)

Addresses

IFIMUP, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 4169-007, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Inorganic Chemistry
Exact Sciences - Physical Sciences - Condensed Matter Physics
Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology - Nano-materials

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
English	Advanced (C1)	Proficiency (C2)	Advanced (C1)	Proficiency (C2)	Advanced (C1)
Portuguese	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)
Malayalam (Mother tongue)
Hindi	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Intermediate (B1)	Advanced (C1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2009/08/01 - 2015/12/14 Concluded	Doctor of Philosophy in Science (Doctor of Philosophy) Major in Chemistry University of Kerala Department of Chemistry, India National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology CSIR Chemical Sciences and Technology, India "MAGNETIC, DIELECTRIC AND SPIN-PHONON INTERACTIONS IN SOME RE2NiMnO6 (RE=RARE EARTH) DOUBLE PEROVSKITES" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2004/06/05 - 2006/06/30 Concluded	Master of Science (Master) Major in Chemistry University of Kerala Department of Chemistry, India
2001/06/05 - 2004/03/31 Concluded	Bachelor in Science (Bachelor) Major in Chemistry University of Kerala, India

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2021/10 - Current	Visiting Researcher (Research)	European Organization for Nuclear Research, Switzerland
	European Organization for Nuclear Research, Switzerland
2020/02/20 - Current	Postdoc (Research)	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física dos Materiais-Instituto de Nanociência e Nanotecnologia, Portugal
2017/01/04 - 2019/08/03	Postdoc (Research)	Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India

2007/06/30 - 2015/12/14	Researcher (Research)	Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Human Resource Development Group, India
	National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology CSIR, India

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2017/08/04 - 2019/08/03	Lithium-ion Battery Cycling for Chemistry-Controlled Magnetic Switching in Manganite Spinels PDF/2017/001826 Principal investigator Indian Institute of Technology Madras Department of Physics, India	Science and Engineering Research Board Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	Laboratory of Physics for Materials and Emergent Technologies LA/P/0095/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0095/2020 Centro de Física das Universidades do Minho e do Porto, Portugal Universidade do Minho, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Fisíca e Engenharia de Materiais Avançados, Portugal Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física dos Materiais-Instituto de Nanociência e Nanotecnologia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2023/01/01 - 2024/12/31	Investigação em Materiais com Isótopos e Técnicas Nucleares Radioativas no ISOLDE-CERN 2021 CERN/FIS-TEC/0003/2021 10.54499/CERN/FIS-TEC/0003/2021 Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Química Vila Real, Portugal Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física dos Materiais-Instituto de Nanociência e Nanotecnologia, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2020/02/20 - 2022/08/09	Functional network instabilities in naturally structured perovskites POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029454 Post-doc Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física dos Materiais-Instituto de Nanociência e Nanotecnologia, Portugal	Concluded
2018/07/01 - 2020/12/31	PORTUGAL AT ISOLDE : Materials and Nuclear Physics Research with Radioactive Isotopes and Techniques CERN/FIS-PAR/0005/2017 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas Pólo de Coimbra, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2017/01/04 - 2017/08/03	Mimicking the GMR multilayer structure with novel Double layer brownmillerite systems A3BB/GaO8: Structure, magnetic and magneto-transport studies EMR/2014/000592 Post-doc Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India	Concluded
2008/07 - 2009/06	Development of a molecular aggregation model for the co-precipitation synthesis of Ba(Mg1/3Ta2/3)O3 dielectric ceramic nano particles. Involved in the experimental synthesis and characterisation of dielectric ceramics GAP 402639 (DST) Master Student Fellow National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology CSIR, India	Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Varma, Manoj Raama; Reshmi C P; P Neenu Lekshmi. Corresponding author: Varma, Manoj Raama. "Sinterability and Dielectric Properties of ZnNb2O6 - Glass Ceramic Composites". In Advances in Ceramics - Synthesis and Characterization, Processing and Specific Applications, edited by Costas Sikalidis. Croatia: InTech, 2011. Published
Conference paper	Kurian, Mahima M.; Neenu Lekshmi Prasannan; Santhosh, P. N.. "Structure, Magnetism and Electrical Transport of Electron Doped SrCo_0.5Nb_0.5O₃". 2023. 10.1109/intermag50591.2023.10265025
Conference poster	Cesário, António; Rocha-Rodrigues, Pedro; Moreira, R. P.; Prasannan, Neenu; Silva de Sousa, Pedro; J.G. Correia; E. Lora da Silva; et al. "Local Probing of Structural Phase Transitions in Naturally Layered Perovskite Oxides". Paper presented in ISOLDE Workshop and Users Meeting 2023, 2023. Silva de Sousa, Pedro; Cesário, António; Assali, L.V.C.; Rocha-Rodrigues, Pedro; E. Lora da Silva; Prasannan, Neenu; J.G. Correia; et al. "Ab-initio Study on CsNdNb2 O7 and CsLaNb2 O7 Dion-Jacobson Perovskites". Paper presented in ISOLDE Workshop and Users Meeting 2023, 2023. Cesário, António; Silva de Sousa, Pedro; Prasannan, Neenu; E. Lora da Silva; Rocha-Rodrigues, Pedro; Correia, João; Araújo, João; Armandina Maria Lima Lopes. "Combined Local Probe and Raman Study of Ca3(Mn,Ti)2O7 Perovskites". Paper presented in FÍSICA 2022 - 23a Conferência Nacional de Física e 32º Encontro Ibérico para o Ensino da Física, 2022. Silva de Sousa, Pedro; Cesário, António; Prasannan, Neenu; Silva, Estelina; Rocha-Rodrigues, Pedro; Correia, João; Araújo, João; Armandina Maria Lima Lopes. "Local probe studies and combined ab-initio calculations in CsNdNb2O7". Paper presented in FÍSICA 2022 - 23a Conferência Nacional de Física e 32º Encontro Ibérico para o Ensino da Física, 2022.
Journal article	Oliveira, João; Silva, Bruna M.; Rebelo, Tiago; Rodrigues, Pedro V.; Baptista, Rosa M. F.; Rodrigues, Manuel J. L. F.; Belsley, Michael; et al. Corresponding author: Almeida, Bernardo G.. "Structural, Magnetic, and Dielectric Properties of Laser-Ablated CoFe2O4/BaTiO3 Bilayers Deposited over Highly Doped Si(100)". Materials 17 23 (2024): 5707. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma17235707. 10.3390/ma17235707 Barbosa, M. C. B.; da Silva, E. Lora; Neenu Lekshmi Prasannan; Marcondes, M. L.; Assali, L. V. C.; Petrilli, H. M.; Lopes, A. M. L.; Araújo, J. P.. "Pressure-Induced Phase Transformations of Quasi-2D Sr₃Hf₂O₇". The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 127 31 (2023): 15435-15442. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c01596. 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c01596 Silva, B.M.; Oliveira, J.; Rebelo, T.; Isfahani, V.B.; Rocha-Rodrigues, P.; Neenu Lekshmi Prasannan; Belo, J.H.; et al. "Synthesis, structural and dielectric properties of Ca3Mn2O7 thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition". Materials Research Bulletin 158 (2023): 112066. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2022.112066. Published • 10.1016/j.materresbull.2022.112066 Das, Ranjana R.; Neenu Lekshmi, P.; Bera, A.K.; Yusuf, S.M.; Chatterji, Tapan; Santhosh, P.N.. "Magnetic rare-earth ion mediated 4f-3d interlayer coupling and giant exchange bias in single layered Ruddlesden-Popper perovskites SrLnCo0.5Mn0.5O4 (Ln = Pr, Nd)". Journal of Alloys and Compounds 910 (2022): 164798. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.164798. Published • 10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.164798 Das, Ranjana R.; P Neenu Lekshmi; Santhosh, P.N.. Corresponding author: Santhosh, P.N.. "Strong spin-phonon coupling and large dielectric constant observed in quasi-two-dimensional layered perovskite SrLaCo0.5Mn0.5O4". Journal of Alloys and Compounds 874 (2021): 159736. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.159736. 10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.159736 Aswathi, Kaipamangalath; P Neenu Lekshmi; Valant, Matjaz; Mihelj, Mojca Vrcon; Varma, Manoj R.. Corresponding author: Varma, Manoj R.. "Exotic magnetic behavior with intrinsic and extrinsic magnetodielectric effects in Pr2CuMnO6". Journal of Alloys and Compounds 867 (2021): 159123. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.159123. 10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.159123 da Silva, Estelina Lora; Gerami, Adeleh Mokhles; Lekshmi, P. Neenu; Marcondes, Michel L.; Assali, Lucy V. C.; Petrilli, Helena M.; Correia, Joao Guilherme; Lopes, Armandina M. L.; Araújo, João P.. "Group Theory Analysis to Study Phase Transitions of Quasi-2D Sr3Hf2O7". Nanomaterials 11 4 (2021): 897. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano11040897. 10.3390/nano11040897 V. K., Anusree; Das, Ranjana R.; Neenu Lekshmi, P.; Dhal, Ramchandra; Colin, Claire V.; Santhosh, P. N.. "Giant exchange bias effect in Ruddlesden-Popper oxides SrLaFe0.25+xMn0.25Co0.5-xO4 ( x=0,0.25 ): Role of the cluster glass magnetic phase in a quasi-two-dimensional perovskite". Physical Review B 102 13 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.102.134405. 10.1103/physrevb.102.134405 Dhal, Ramchandra; Neenu Lekshmi, P.; Das, Amitabh; Chatterji, Tapan; Sinha, Anil K.; Santhosh, P.N.. "Synthesis, structure and magnetic properties of a novel double layered brownmillerite Ca2LaFe1.75Cr0.25GaO8". Materials Research Bulletin 129 (2020): 110847. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2020.110847. 10.1016/j.materresbull.2020.110847 Anusree, V. K.; Neenu Lekshmi, P.; Bhat, Shwetha G.; Wagh, Aditya A.; Das, Gangadhar; Santhosh, P. N.. "Dielectric relaxation, magneto-dielectric coupling, and pyrocurrent anomaly in point defect controlled HoCrO3". Journal of Applied Physics 127 19 (2020): 194105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5144227. 10.1063/1.5144227 Chandran, Karthika; Prakash, Pulkit; Neenu Lekshmi, P.; Das, Amitabh; Santhosh, P.N.. "Near room temperature spin reorientation and temperature evolution of magnetic structure in Mn substituted HoFeO3". Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 500 (2020): 166415. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2020.166415. 10.1016/j.jmmm.2020.166415 Prasannan, Neenu. "High temperature spin reorientation, magnetization reversal and magnetocaloric effect in 50% Mn substituted polycrystalline ErFeO3". Journal of Solid State Chemistry (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2019.120910. 10.1016/j.jssc.2019.120910 Prasannan, Neenu. "Superparamagnetic clusters at room temperature, anomalous magnetic coercivity and spin-flop transition in novel dilute antiferromagnetic nanoparticles of La2Fe0.875Cr0.125GaO6". Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2019.02.060. 10.1016/j.jmmm.2019.02.060 Prasannan, Neenu. "Large positive and negative magnetodielectric coupling in Fe half-doped LaMnO3". Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2018.10.121. 10.1016/j.jmmm.2018.10.121 Prasannan, Neenu. "Competing short-range magnetic correlations, metamagnetic behavior and spin-phonon coupling in Nd2CoMnO6 double perovskite". Journal of Alloys and Compounds (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.09.171. 10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.09.171 Prasannan, Neenu. "A Griffiths-like phase and variable range hopping of polarons in orthorhombic perovskite Pr2CrMnO6". New Journal of Chemistry (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9nj04059e. 10.1039/c9nj04059e Dhal, Ramchandra; Lekshmi, P. Neenu; Singh, Ripandeep; Das, A.; Sinha, A. K.; Santhosh, P. N.. "Crystal and magnetic structure of novel Brownmillerite, Ca2Fe0.875Cr0.125GaO5: An approach towards natural GMR layers in bulk metal oxides". Journal of Solid State Chemistry 265 (2018): 417-423. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000441485200055&KeyUID=WOS:000441485200055. 10.1016/j.jssc.2018.06.013 Das, Ranjana R.; Lekshmi, P. Neenu; Santhosh, P. N.. "Exchange bias and spin-phonon coupling in complex glassy layered perovskite SrLaMn0.5Ni0.5O4". Aip Advances 8 10 (2018): http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000448957900064&KeyUID=WOS:000448957900064. 10.1063/1.5043037 Palakkal, Jasnamol Pezhumkattil; Lekshmi, P. Neenu; Thomas, Senoy; Valant, Matjaz; Suresh, K. G.; Varma, Manoj Raama. "Polarons induced electronic transport, dielectric relaxation and magnetodielectric coupling in spin frustrated Ba2FeWO6". Materials Research Bulletin 76 (2016): 161-168. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000374195700023&KeyUID=WOS:000374195700023. 10.1016/j.materresbull.2015.12.013 Prasannan, Neenu. "Colossal Magneto-Dielectricity in La₂NiMnO₆ Probed by Raman Spectroscopy". Materials Science Forum (2015): http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.830-831.513. 10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.830-831.513 Palakkal, Jasnamol Pezhumkattil; Lekshmi, P. Neenu; Thomas, Senoy; Suresh, K. G.; Varma, Manoj Raama. "Observation of high-temperature magnetic transition and existence of ferromagnetic short-range correlations above transition in double perovskite La2FeMnO6". Rsc Advances 5 128 (2015): 105531-105536. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000366965200004&KeyUID=WOS:000366965200004. 10.1039/c5ra24092a Lekshmi, P. Neenu; Vasundhara, M.; Varma, Manoj Raama; Suresh, K. G.; Valant, M.. "Structural, magnetic and dielectric properties of rare earth based double perovskites RE2NiMnO6 (RE, La, pr, Sm, Tb)". Physica B-Condensed Matter 448 (2014): 285-289. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000339655000070&KeyUID=WOS:000339655000070. 10.1016/j.physb.2014.04.057 Lekshmi, P. Neenu; Raji, G. R.; Vasundhara, M.; Varma, Manoj Raama; Pillai, S. Savitha; Valant, M.. "Re-entrant spin glass behaviour and magneto-dielectric effect in insulating Sm2NiMnO6 double perovskite". Journal of Materials Chemistry C 1 40 (2013): 6565-6574. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000324940000010&KeyUID=WOS:000324940000010. 10.1039/c3tc31203h Lekshmi, Neenu; Pillai, S. Savitha; Suresh, K. G.; Santhosh, P. N.; Varma, Manoj Raama. "Room temperature relaxor ferroelectricity and spin glass behavior in Sr2FeTiO6 double perovskite". Journal of Alloys and Compounds 522 (2012): 90-95. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000300952200017&KeyUID=WOS:000300952200017. 10.1016/j.jallcom.2012.01.091

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2024/10/01	Electron doped double-layered perovskite manganite Ca2.8Nd0.2Mn2O7: Crystal structure, magnetism and local probing	Nationaler Ionenstrahlworkshop / National Ion Beam Workshop University of Duisburg-Essen (Duisburg, Germany)
2024/09/03	Layered oxide-based perovskites without inversion symmetry: possibility towards photoferroic applications	CMD31-General Conference of the Condensed Matter Division of the European Physical Society (Braga, Portugal)
2022/09/12	Electron doping effects on hybrid improper multiferroic bilayer manganite Ca3-xNdxMn2O7	Magnetism in Portugal 2022 University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2022/07/29	Evolution of structural and magnetic properties in electron-doped Ruddlesden Popper based bilayer manganite Ca2-xNdxMn2O7	Joint European Magnetic Symposia (JEMS) Institute of Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, University of Warsaw (Warsaw, Poland)
2022/07/28	Impact of electron doping on the magnetic and transport properties of hybrid improper ferroelectric Ca3Mn2O7	ANM 2022 University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2021/12/10	Structural modulation in perovskites and hybrid improper ferroelectricity	Recent Advances in the Physics of Materials (RAPM-2021) CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST) (Trivandrum, India)
2020/06/01	Solid State Chemistry : Materials Research	Virtual International Webinar on Smart Topics in Chemistry Government Arts College, Trichy (Trichy, India)
2019/08/19	X-Ray powder diffraction refinement training: GSAS and Fullprof	3-day workshop on X-Ray powder diffraction refinement: AcSIR students and Skill Development Course trainees CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum (Trivandrum, India)
2019/06/13	Crystallographic and magnetic structures of anion-deficient layered perovskites Ca2Fe0.875Cr0.125GaO5 and Ca2LaFe1.75Cr0.25GaO8: A step towards natural GMR layer	International Conference on Advanced Materials (India)
2015/09/13	Training Session: Rietveld Refinement	National Workshop on Rietveld Refinement Srinivasa Ramanujan Institute for Basic Science (SRIBS) (Kottayam, India)
2014/01/28	RARE-EARTH INDUCED MAGNETIC FRUSTRATIONS IN MULTIFUNCTIONAL RE2NiMnO6 [RE=Sm, Tb] DOUBLE PEROVSKITES (Paper has been selected for the Best Paper Award Contest)	26th Kerala Science Congress 2014 Government pf Kerala (Wayanad, India)
2013/07/10	Obsrvation of magneto-dielectric coupling in insulationg re-entyrant spin glass Sm2NiMnO6 (Contributing Lecture)	National Conference on Recent Trends in Materials Science and Technology Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (Trivandrum, India)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/09 - Current	Structural modulation in Dion-Jacobson oxides for Solar Energy Utilization: From bulk 3D layered perovskites to 2D nanosheets Co-supervisor of Pedro Alexandre Sousa	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física de Materiais Avançados Nanotecnologia e Fotónica, Portugal
2022/08 - 2022/09	Impact of different A-site ion on the structure and functionality of Ca2.8A0.2Mn2O7 (A= Ca, Cd, La, Gd, Y): Synthesis and Structure-property correlation Supervisor of Andre da Costa Miranda	Research Initiation Scholarship (Other) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física de Materiais Avançados Nanotecnologia e Fotónica, Portugal
2018/01 - 2018/04	Synthesis and characterisation of disordered double perovskites, Sr2BNbO6 (B = Co, Mn, Fe) Co-supervisor of Veena P V	Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India
2015/05 - 2015/08	SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES THROUGH POLYOL PROCESS Co-supervisor of ABHISHA V S	Chemistry (Master) National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology CSIR, India
2013/03 - 2013/08	SYNTHESIS, STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRICALTRANSPORT PROPERTIES OF SOME RARE EARTH BASED DOUBLE PEROVSKITE OXIDES, RE2NiMnO6 Co-supervisor of B. R. JOTHY JISHA	Physics (Master) National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology CSIR, India
2013/03 - 2013/08	Synthesis and Characterisation of Pr substituted La2-xPrxNiMnO6 and Sr doped La2-xSrxNiMnO6 Double Perovskite Oxides Co-supervisor of Subin Raj	Physics (Master) National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology CSIR, India

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2014/02/19 - 2014/02/21	Participated as a Student Volunteer in the organising committee. (2014/02/19 - 2014/02/21) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology CSIR, India

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2021/09/23 - 2021/09/24	Online poster presentation: Metal ion exchange mediated structural modulation in layered perovskites: Step towards next-generation energy-efficient materials Workshop	First workshop of LaPMET-Laboratory of Physics for Materials and Emergent Technologies Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física dos Materiais-Instituto de Nanociência e Nanotecnologia, Portugal
2018/12/09 - 2018/12/13	Presented work as a poster. Conference	International Conference on Magnetic Materials and Applications Magma (ICMAGMA 2018) National Institute of Science Education and Research, India
2015/05/13 - 2015/05/15	Presented a paper as poster which was finally selected for publication in the Materials Science Forum 830, 513-517 (2015) Conference	International Conference on Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Processes for Strategic Sector (ICAMPS 2015) Indian Institute of Metals, India
2015/04/23 - 2015/04/25	Presented a paper as a Poster. Conference	International Conference on Science, Technology and Application of Rare Earth (ICSTAR 2015) Rare Earth Association of India (REAI), India
2014/02/19 - 2014/02/21	Presented a paper as poster. Conference	International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials 2014 National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology CSIR, India
2013/12/05 - 2013/12/07	Presented a paper titled "Structural, magnetic and dielectric properties of rare earth based double perovskites RE2NiMnO6 (RE= La, pr, Sm, Tb)" which was finally selected for publication in Elsevier publishing Journal, Physica B: Condensed Matter: P. Neenu Lekshmi et al., 448, (2014) 285-289. Conference	International Conference on Magnetic Materials and Applications Magma 2013 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
2013/11/29 - 2013/11/30	Participated and Received Certificate of Completion Other	ACS on Campus Event National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology CSIR, India
2010/12/07 - 2010/12/09	Participated and presented work as a Poster. Conference	International Conference on Multifunctional Materials Banaras Hindu University, India
2009/12/13 - 2009/12/17	Presented a paper as a poster. Conference	International Conference on Electroceramics University of Delhi, India

Ad Hoc journal article review

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2024 - Current	Journal of Electronic Materials (1543-186X)	Springer
2020/01 - Current	Journal of Applied physics	AIP-American institute of Physics
2018/08 - Current	Journal of Alloys and Compounds	Elsevier

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2021/10/09 - 2024/12/31	European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN): Experimental physics laboratory at Isotope mass Separator On-Line facility (ISOLDE)	Visiting Researcher

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2024/10 - 2024/12	Técnicas Laboratoriais Avançadas Assisted the Semester 1 Ciências da Natureza e suas Tecnologias Lab (Masters) as Co-Instructor	Ciências da natureza e suas tecnologias : Técnicas Laboratoriais Avançadas (Mestrado)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física de Materiais Avançados Nanotecnologia e Fotónica, Portugal
2024/10 - 2024/12	Laboratório Avançado I Assisted the Semester 1 Física Lab (Masters) as Co-Instructor	Física: Laboratório Avançado I (Mestrado)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física de Materiais Avançados Nanotecnologia e Fotónica, Portugal
2024/10 - 2024/10	Técnicas Laboratoriais Avançadas I Assisted the Semester 1 Engenharia Física Lab (Masters) as Co-Instructor	Engenharia Física: Técnicas Laboratoriais Avançadas I (Mestrado)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física de Materiais Avançados Nanotecnologia e Fotónica, Portugal
2024/03 - 2024/06	Técnicas Laboratoriais Avançadas II Assisted the Semester 2 Engenharia Física Lab (Masters) as Co-Instructor	Engenharia Física: Técnicas Laboratoriais Avançadas II (Mestrado)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física de Materiais Avançados Nanotecnologia e Fotónica, Portugal
2024/03 - 2024/06	Laboratório Avançado II Assisted the Semester 2 Física Lab (Masters) as Co-Instructor	Física: Laboratório Avançado II (Mestrado)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física de Materiais Avançados Nanotecnologia e Fotónica, Portugal
2023/10 - 2023/12	Técnicas Laboratoriais Avançadas Assisted the Semester 1 Ciências da Natureza e suas Tecnologias Lab (Masters) as Co-Instructor	Ciências da natureza e suas tecnologias: Técnicas Laboratoriais Avançadas (Mestrado)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física de Materiais Avançados Nanotecnologia e Fotónica, Portugal
2023/10 - 2023/12	Laboratório Avançado I Assisted the Semester 1 Física Lab (Masters) as Co-Instructor	Física: Laboratório Avançado I (Mestrado)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física de Materiais Avançados Nanotecnologia e Fotónica, Portugal
2023/10 - 2023/12	Técnicas Laboratoriais Avançadas I Assisted the Semester 1 Engenharia Física Lab (Masters) as Co-Instructor	Engenharia Física: Técnicas Laboratoriais Avançadas I (Mestrado)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física de Materiais Avançados Nanotecnologia e Fotónica, Portugal
2023/03 - 2023/06	Laboratório Avançado II Assisted the Semester 2 Física Lab (Masters) as Co-Instructor	Física: Laboratório Avançado II (Mestrado)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física de Materiais Avançados Nanotecnologia e Fotónica, Portugal
2023/03 - 2023/06	Técnicas Laboratoriais Avançadas II Assisted the Semester 2 Engenharia Física Lab (Masters) as Co-Instructor	Engenharia Física: Técnicas Laboratoriais Avançadas II (Mestrado)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física de Materiais Avançados Nanotecnologia e Fotónica, Portugal
2022/10 - 2022/12	Laboratório Avançado I Assisted the Semester 1 Física Lab (Masters) as Co-Instructor	Física: Laboratório Avançado I (Mestrado)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física de Materiais Avançados Nanotecnologia e Fotónica, Portugal
2022/10 - 2022/12	Técnicas Laboratoriais Avançadas I Assisted the Semester 1 Engenharia Física Lab (Masters) as Co-Instructor	Engenharia Física: Técnicas Laboratoriais Avançadas I (Mestrado)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física de Materiais Avançados Nanotecnologia e Fotónica, Portugal
2022/10 - 2022/12	Técnicas Laboratoriais Avançadas Assisted the Semester 1 Ciências da Natureza e suas Tecnologias Lab (Masters) as Co-Instructor	Ciências da Natureza e suas Tecnologias: Técnicas Laboratoriais Avançadas (Mestrado)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física de Materiais Avançados Nanotecnologia e Fotónica, Portugal
2022/03 - 2022/06	Técnicas Laboratoriais Avançadas II Assisted the Semester 2 Engenharia Física Lab (Masters) as Co-Instructor	Engenharia Física: Técnicas Laboratoriais Avançadas II (Mestrado)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física dos Materiais-Instituto de Nanociência e Nanotecnologia, Portugal
2022/03 - 2022/06	Laboratório Avançado II Assisted the Semester 2 Física Lab (Masters) as Co-Instructor	Física: Laboratório Avançado II (Mestrado)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física dos Materiais-Instituto de Nanociência e Nanotecnologia, Portugal
2021/10 - 2021/12	Laboratório Avançado I Assisted the Semester 1 Física Lab (Masters) as Co-Instructor	Physics: Laboratório Avançado I (Mestrado)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física dos Materiais-Instituto de Nanociência e Nanotecnologia, Portugal
2021/10 - 2021/12	Técnicas Laboratoriais Avançadas Assisted the Semester 1 Ciências da Natureza e suas Tecnologias Lab (Masters) as Co-Instructor	Ciências da Natureza e suas Tecnologias: Técnicas Laboratoriais Avançadas (Mestrado)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física dos Materiais-Instituto de Nanociência e Nanotecnologia, Portugal
2021/10 - 2021/12	Técnicas Laboratoriais Avançadas I Assisted the Semester 1 Engenharia Física Lab (Masters) as Co-Instructor	Engenharia Física: Técnicas Laboratoriais Avançadas I (Mestrado)	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física dos Materiais-Instituto de Nanociência e Nanotecnologia, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2024 - Current	Engineering Physics: Master Thesis work	Jose Miguel Almeida Pereira
2024 - Current	Engineering Physics: Master Thesis work	Lucas Felgueiras de Almeida
2024 - Current	PhD Thesis	António Cesário
2021 - Current	PhD Thesis	Ricardo Manuel Alves Pacheco Moreira
2023 - 2024	Engineering Physics: Master Thesis work	Andre Miranda
2021/09 - 2022/12	Physics: Master Thesis work	António Duarte Neves Cesário
2021/09 - 2022/12	Physics: Master Thesis work	Pedro Alexandre Silva de Sousa
2022/08 - 2022/08	An approach towards understanding the phase and shapecontrolled growth of 2D van der Waals heterostructures by Chemical Vapor Deposition	Ricardo Brandão
2021/07/07 - 2021/12/20	Materials Laboratory: Master's degree in Nanomaterials science and technology as part of the EMJMD SERP+ (Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree)	Diego Alejandro Garzón Castellanos
2021/07/09 - 2021/07/31	Materials Laboratory: Master's degree in Nanomaterials science and technology as part of the EMJMD SERP+ (Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree)	Jianan Qian
2021/07/09 - 2021/07/31	Materials Laboratory: Master's degree in Nanomaterials science and technology as part of the EMJMD SERP+ (Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree)	Teodor Jianu
2017/01 - 2020/08	PhD Thesis	Anusree V K
2017/01 - 2019/12	PhD Thesis	RAMCHANDRA DHAL
2017/01 - 2019/04	PhD Thesis	Ranjana Rani Das
2017 - 2019	PhD Thesis	KARTHIKA C
2014 - 2017	PhD Thesis	Jasnamol Pezhumkattil Palakkal

Other jury / evaluation

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2024/10/13 - Current	Member of the examination board for the PhD Thesis pre-submission seminar of Nicole Pereira de Lima Thesis title: Synthesis, characterization and analysis of hyperfine interactions of multiferroic rare earth manganites - HoMnO3	Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

Scientific expedition

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2021/12 - Current	Hands-on Experience: Magnetometry-Quantum Design-SQUID-MPMS3 Thermal and heat capacity- Quantum Design PPMS Handling cryogenic liquids (nitrogen and helium) Quantum Design's Advanced Technology Liquefier	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física dos Materiais-Instituto de Nanociência e Nanotecnologia, Portugal
2021/10 - Current	Experience in Radioactive isotope implantation and carrying out Perturbed Angular Correlation (PAC) experiments at CERN – ISOLDE laboratory	European Organization for Nuclear Research, Switzerland
2021 - Current	Collaboration with Professor John Evans to study the phase transitions in materials using X-ray diffraction as a function of temperature	Durham University, United Kingdom
2021 - Current	Collaboration with Antonio F Moreira Dos Santos, lead instrument scientist at Spallation Neutron Source, US: For Neutron diffraction experiments	Oak Ridge National Laboratory Neutron Sciences Directorate, United States
2020/03 - Current	Hands on Experience Rigaku SmartLab X-Ray Diffractometer Renishaw Qontor Confocal Raman Microscope	Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física dos Materiais-Instituto de Nanociência e Nanotecnologia, Portugal
2023/01 - 2023/01	Principal Investigator: ORNL Neutron Sciences Beam Time Award: Mail-In on BL-11A POWGEN: IPTS-31237.1- “Impact of electron doping on crystal and magnetic structure of bilayer manganite Ca2.8A0.2Mn2O7 (A= La, Na): A neutron diffraction study”	Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States
2023/01 - 2023/01	Team Member: User Beam Time: Mail-In on BL-11A POWGEN, ORNL: IPTS-31249.1- “Neutron diffraction study to probe structural distortions in the RP bilayer Ca3-xAxMn2O7 (A=Nd, Sr) and DJ triple-layer RbCa2Nb3O10”	Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States
2022/06/04 - 2022/06/07	ORNL Neutron Sciences Beam Time Award: Team member Proposal #: IPTS-28492.1 Title: Probing lattice instabilities and structural phase transition using neutron diffraction on selected Dion Jacobson based ferroelectric oxides Days Awarded: Up to 3 days Instrument: BL-11A POWGEN	Oak Ridge National Laboratory Neutron Sciences Directorate, United States
2021/07 - 2022/01/06	Participation in SMARTX Project: SMART materials transitions probed by X-ray diffraction: The Bilateral Research Fund was created in 2020 to support the establishment and development of research links between universities and research institutes in the UK and Portugal	Durham University Department of Chemistry, United Kingdom
2021/10/07 - 2021/10/19	Participation in 111mCd beam time to carry out Perturbed Angular Correlation experiments, within the aims of approved IS670 and IS647 research proposals for the study of Perovskites.	European Organization for Nuclear Research, Switzerland
2017/01 - 2019/12	Hand on experience: Panalytical X-ray diffractometer	Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India
2014/07 - 2015/12	Hand on experience: Panalytical X-ray diffractometer and VSM attached Physical Property measurement system from Quantum Design
2013/03 - 2015/12	Collaboration with Prof. Matjaz Valant for Magneto-dielectric measurement	Univerza v Novi Gorici, Slovenia
2010/01 - 2014/06	Collaboration with Prof. K. G. Suresh for magnetic measurement	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
2014/02/03 - 2014/02/12	Using the measurement facilities as part of PhD work: 1. Raman spectra 2. SQUID MPMS 3. XPS	University Grants Commission Department of Atomic Energy Consortium for Scientific Research, India

Distinctions

Award

2017	National Postdoctoral Fellowship Department of Science and Technology, India
2009	Junior Research Fellowship Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Human Resource Development Group, India