DEPARTMENTS
Dr. Madhumita Halder
Dr. Madhumita Halder

DST Women Scientist

Office Address:

Room No. PH 206 Computational Materials Science Lab Department of Physics National Institute of Technology Calicut Kozhikode – 673601

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Home Address:

  • Ph. D in Physics Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, (Homi Bhabha National Institute), 2012

  • M. Sc. in Physics, Banaras Hindu University(BHU), Varanasi, 2006

  • B. Sc. (Hons.) in Physics, Banaras Hindu University(BHU), Varanasi

  • Educational Qualifications

    • Ph. D in Physics Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, (Homi Bhabha National Institute), 2012

    • M. Sc. in Physics, Banaras Hindu University(BHU), Varanasi, 2006

    • B. Sc. (Hons.) in Physics, Banaras Hindu University(BHU), Varanasi

    Journals

    1. Nature of electron correlation and hybridization in NixCu1-xMnSb Heusler alloys., I. Sarkar, S.M. Yusuf, M. Halder, A. Gloskovskii, and W. Drube, APL Materials 4, 086102 (2016).
    2. Effect of Fe substitution at the Ni and Mn sites on the magnetic properties of Ni50Mn35In15 Heusler alloys, M. Halder and K. G. Suresh, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 647, 310 (2015).
    3. Temperature dependent spin and orbital magnetization in TbCo2: Magnetic Compton scattering and first-principles investigations, B. L. Ahuja, H. S. Mund, J. Sahariya , A. Dashora, M. Halder, S. M. Yusuf, M. Itou, and Y. Sakurai, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 633, 430 (2015).
    4. Electronic, structural, and magnetic properties of the quaternary Heusler alloy NiCoMnZ (Z =Al, Ge, and Sn), M. Halder, M. D. Mukadam, K. G. Suresh, and S. M. Yusuf, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 377, 220 (2015).
    5. Revealing the nature of magnetic phases in the semi-Heusler alloy Cu0.85Ni0.15MnSb, M. Halder, K. G. Suresh, M. D. Mukadam, and S. M. Yusuf, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 374, 75 (2015).
    6. Understanding the multiple magnetic structures of the intermetallic compound NdMn1.4Co0.6Si2, M. Halder, A. K. Bera, A. Kumar, L. Keller, and S. M. Yusuf, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 592, 86 (2014). 
    7. Magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effect in intermetallics compounds NdMn2-xCoxSi2,  S. M. Yusuf, M. Halder, A. K. Rajarajan, A. K. Nigam, and S. Banerjee, Journal of Applied Physics 111, 093914 (2012). 
    8. Enhancement of ferromagnetism in Ni excess Cu1-xNixMnSb half Heusler alloys, B. L. Ahuja, A. Dashora, S. Tiwari, H. S. Mund, M. Halder, S. M. Yusuf, M. Itou, and Y. Sakurai, Journal of Applied Physics 111, 033914 (2012).
    9. Magnetocaloric effect and its implementation in critical behavior study of Mn4FeGe3-xSix intermetallic compounds, M. Halder,  S. M. Yusuf, and A. K. Nigam, Journal of Applied Physics 110, 113915 (2011).
    10. Crossover from antiferromagnetic to ferromagnetic ordering in semi-Heusler alloys Cu1-xNixMnSb with increasing Ni concentration, M. Halder,   S. M. Yusuf, A. Kumar, A. K. Nigam, and L. Keller, Physical Review B 84, 094435 (2011).
    11. Magnetocaloric effect and critical behavior near the paramagnetic to ferrimagnetic phase transition temperature in TbCo2-xFex, M. Halder, S. M. Yusuf, M. D. Mukadam, and K. Shashikala, Physical Review B 81, 174402 (2010).

    Conferences

    1. Critical Behavior Study In The Austenitic Phase Of Ni48Fe2Mn35In15 and Ni50Mn34FeIn15 Heusler Alloys, M. Halder, and  K. G. Suresh, AIP Conf. Proc. 2265, 030515 (2020).
    2. Crossover from antiferromagnetic to ferromagnetic state in the semi heusler alloys Cu1-xNixMnSb, M. Halder and S. M. Yusuf, AIP Conf. Proc. 1447, 1179 (2012).
    3. Appearance of ferromagnetism in the antiferromagnetic CuMnSb on Ni substitution, M. Halder, S. M. Yusuf, and A. K. Nigam, AIP Conf. Proc. 1349, 1193 (2011).
    4. Second Order Magnetic Phase Transition in TbCo2-xFex, M. Halder and S. M. Yusuf, AIP Conf. Proc. 1347, 67 (2011).

    Professional Experience

    • Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil (April 2015 – June 2016)

    • Research Associate at Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (July 2012 – September 2014)

    • Assistant Professor at Department of Physics, Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan, India (June 2017 – May 2020)

    • Magnetic and Spintronic Materials
    • Topological Semimetals
    • Half Metallic Ferromagnets, Spin gapless Semiconductors
    • Magnetocaloric effect, magnetoresistance and magnetic phase transition