Dr. R. Nagalakshmi

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 Dr.R.Nagalakshmi received her Ph.D., from Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapaplli, India in the year 2007.  She pursued her postdoctoral research in the Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. She joined in the Department of Physics as faculty in December 2008.

Employment Profile:

Job Title Employer From To
Associate Professor/Physics National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, TN March 2018 till date
Assistant Professor/Physics National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, TN Dec 2008 February 2018
Post-doctoral Fellow Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai August 2007 December 2008
Research Associate Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 02 July 2007 31 July 2007
Senior Research Fellow, CSIR PeriyarUniversity, Salem April 2007 June 2007
Junior Research Fellow, DRDO Nehru Memorial College (Autonomous) Puthanampatti,Tiruchirappalli April 2000 October 2006

Academic Qualifications:

Examination Board / University Year of completion Division/ Grade Subjects
Ph.D Bharathidasan University Tiruchirappalli 2007 Commended Physics, Materials Science
M.Phil Bharathidasan University Tiruchirappalli 2004 89.6%, Distinction Physics
M.Sc Bharathidasan University Tiruchirappalli 2002 81.9% First Class Applied Physics
B.Sc Bharathidasan University Tiruchirappalli 2000 83.5%, First Class with Distinction Physics
HSC St.Marys Matriculation Hr.Sec School, Cuddalore 1997 83.2% State Board
SSLC Bharathi Matriculation Hr.Sec. School Thammampatty 1995 86.2% Matriculation

Academic/Administrative Responsibilities within the Institute:

Position Faculty/Department/Centre/Institution From To
Field/ Lab Visit Committee Department level June 2022 Till date
GIAN - Coordinator Institute level December 2021 Till date
Skill test committee (Senior Technician/Ministerial) Institute level July 2021 -
Safety Review committee (Laboratory) Institute level March 2021 Till date
Deputy Registrar, Research and Consultancy, NITT Institute level December 09, 2020 Till date
DST-Gender Advancement for Transforming Institutes (GATI) proposal preparation- Nodal officer Institute level November 26, 2020 Till Date
Advisory Committee of Sophisticated Instrumentation Facility (SIF)- member Institute level September 29, 2020 Till Date
NITT Office club- Sub-Committee member Institute level February 2020 Till Date
Intellectual Property Rights evaluation committee - member Institute level February 2019 Till Date
ISRO- Space Technology Incubation Centre- member Institute level February 2019 Till Date
GIAN local coordinator Institute level October 2018 Dec 2021
M.Sc. II year course coordinator Department level January 2018 June 2020
HEFA- Coordination Committee -member Institute level January 2018 January 2020
Associate Dean Research and Consultancy Institute level December 2017 January 22,2020
Ph.D. Coordinator Department level June 2012 July 2016
Ph.D. Coordinator Institute level for Physics and Chemistry departments June 2012 June 2014
Academic/Administrative Responsibilities outside University
Position Institution
Doctoral committee member Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
University College of Engineering, Panruti
Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli
Anna University of Technology, Pudukottai
Periyar University, Salem
Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore
Sastra university, Tanjore
Thesis Examiner (Ph.D/M.Sc/M.Phil) Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
Anna University, Chennai
University of Kerala
Anna University of Technology,Villupuram
Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
Question paper Setting and Evaluation Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli Kalasalingam University, Virudhunagar
Board of Studies Member Holy Cross College, Trichy
Academic Expert Of Academic Audit Cauvery College for Women (Autonomous), Annamalai Nagar, Trichy
Staff Selection Committee (External Interviewer) Cauvery College for Women (Autonomous), Annamalai Nagar, Trichy
Project Proposal Examiner Cauvery College for Women (Autonomous), Annamalai Nagar, Trichy

Awards, Associateships etc.

Year of Award Name of the Award Awarding Organization
2020 Best Performer award National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
2019 Young Scientist Award-2019 Academy of Sciences, Chennai
2018 Award for significant contribution in Sponsored Research Project National Institute of Technology,Tiruchirappalli
2016 Travel grant to present papers (Oral and Poster) in Conference at Big Sky, Montana , USA. DST and INSA
2010 Young Scientist Research Award Basic science Committee, Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences
2009-2012 Level – II certification on Ultrasonic Testing ASNT
2002 1st (Gold Medalist) in M.Sc Applied Physics Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli
2000 8th Rank in B.Sc (Physics) Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli

Fellowships :

Year of Award Name of the Fellowship Awarding Organization From (Month/Year) To (Month/Year)
2006 Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial fellowship Osaka University, Osaka, Japan Apr 2006 July 2006
2006 Visiting Fellowship Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore 2006 2007
2010& 2016 National Slovak Scholarship for Teachers (Twice) Slovak Academy of Sciences May 2010 July 2010
2019 National Slovak Fellowship Presov University 1st July 2019 31st July 2019

Details of Academic Work :

(i) Curriculum Development:(Syllabus Revision) M.Sc. : PH 677 - Instrumentation and PH 661 Solid State Physics, PH- 659-General Physics Laboratory – I( Introduced New Experiments) M.Tech: PH 614- Advanced NDT I Ph.D: Course work (ii)Courses taught at Postgraduate and Undergraduate levels : B.Tech: PH 101 and PH 102-(PHYSICS I and II), PHIR 11- Physics M.Sc: PH 677, PH 658 – Instrumentation and PH 661 Solid State Physics, PH- 659-General Physics Laboratory – I M.Tech: PH 614- Advanced NDT I Ph.D : Course work –PH: 800 Research Techniques in Physical Sciences (iii) Projects guided at Postgraduate level
M.Sc.Projects M.Tech.Projects
Completed:21 Ongoing: 0 Completed:20 Ongoing: 0
(iv)Other contribution(s)
  • Purchase initiator of department plan fund purchases
  • Committee members for convocation at institute level
  • Stock verification at institute level
  • Establishment of research laboratory facilities

Details of Major R&D Projects

Title of Project Funding Agency Duration Cost(Rs.) Status
From To Ongoing/ Completed
Growth and irradiation of Rare earth intermetallic crystals for magnetic applications DAE Young scientist Research Award by Basic science Committee, Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS). No: 2010/20/37P/13/BRNS dt 18/2/2011 2010 2013 16,40,000/- Completed
Functionalized materials for electro-optics: Synthesis, single crystal growth, nonlinear and electro-optical properties Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research Human Resource Development Group No: 03(1158)/10/EMRII dated 26/4/2010 2010 2013 17, 23,000/- Completed
Crystal growth vibrational studies and nonlinear optical properties of tartrates Indo Portugese Joint Project by DSTNo: INT/PORTUGAL/P-12/2009 dated 27/12/2009 2010 2013 4,64,200/- (Exchange visits , 1 visit per year) Completed
Magnetic field induced structuraltransition studies on some rare earth and non-rare earth giant MCE compounds exhibiting first-order magnetic transitions UGC-DAE Indore No:CSR-IC/CRS-150/2015-2016/07 Dated: 26/03/2016 2016 2020 9,09,310/- Completed
Synthesis of Organic Nanofibers for NLO Applications DST-SERB, New Delhi No: EMR/2016/005324 dated:15/09/2017 2017 2021 27,06,192/- Completed
Synthesis of Organic nanofibers for Terahertz wave (T-ray) guiding applications Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research Human Resource Development Group No: 03(1475)/19/EMRII dated 05.08.2019 2019 2022 22,58,000/- Ongoing
Mn based melt spun ribbons for magnetic cooling of naval equipments Naval Research Board, DRDO NRB-495/MAT/22-23 2022 2025 33,23,700/- Sanctioned

Number of PhDs guided

Name of the PhD Scholar Title of PhD Thesis Role(Supervisor/ Co-Supervisor) Year of Award
C. Yogeswari Intensity dependent nonlinear absorption and optical limiting behaviour of electrospun organic & inorganic nanofibers Supervisor 2022
K.Arun Rare earth (Gd And Dy) and non-rare earth (Mn) based materials for green refrigeration Supervisor 2021
K.M Hijas Nonlinear optical studies and terahertz characterizations of some organic single crystals Supervisor 2020
T.P.Rashid
Magnetocaloric properties of Gadolinium and Dysprosium based alloys for wide temperature range magnetic refrigeration
Supervisor 2018
S.Nallamuthu Magnetic, Thermodynamic and Transport Properties of R-T-X Type Intermetallic Compounds Supervisor 2016
N.Sudharsana Growth And Characterization Of Novel Organic Crystals For Nonlinear Applications Supervisor 2014
M.Sc.Projects B.Tech. Internship M.Tech.Projects Ph.D
Completed:21 Ongoing: 0 Completed: 0 Ongoing: 1 Completed:20 Ongoing: 0 Completed: 6 (Regular) Ongoing:5 (Regular)

Participation in Workshops/ Symposia/ Conferences/ Colloquia /Seminars/Schools etc. (mentioning the role)

Workshops

Date Title of Activity Level of Event (International/ National/ Local) Role (Participant/ Speaker/ Chairperson, Paper presenter, Any other) Event Organized by Venue
1. December 7-10, 2004. Indo Japan Workshop on crystal growth and applications of advanced materials for Opto electronics International Participant Crystal Growth Centre Anna University Crystal Growth Centre Anna University, Chennai, India
July 6-7, 2005 Accelerator User Workshop National Participant University Accelerator Centre (IUAC), New Delhi University Accelerator Centre (IUAC), New Delhi,
August 18-19, 2005 Workshop on optics and Photonics-WOOP 2005, National Participant National Institute of Technology National Institute of Technology
August 30-31, 2005. Workshop on recent advances in Physical science Research, National Participant Periyar University, Salem Periyar University, Salem,
2005 and 2009 2. irradiation of swift heavy ions Experimental work Inter University Accelerator Center (IUAC), New Delhi Inter University Accelerator Center (IUAC), New Delhi
November 25 and December 5, 2007. Workshop on `Correlated Electrons and Frustrated Magnetism’ (CEFM 07), International Participant International Centre, Dona Paula, Goa, International Centre, Dona Paula, Goa,
January 27, 2009 –February 2, 2009 Training and Certification course on ASNT – Level 2- on Ultrasonic testing, , Participant MSME Testing Centre, Chennai MSME Testing Centre, Chennai
December 10-12, 2009 3. National Seminar and Exhibition on Nondestructive Evaluation National Participated BHEL, Trichy 1. NITT, India.
December 3-4, 2010 Science Academics Lecture workshop on Spectroscopy National Participant Department of Chemistry, NITT Department of Chemistry, NITT
September 5, 2012 CSIR project Monitoring Session of Extramural Research Schemes. National Project presenter Physical sciences research committee by CSIR New Delhi physical sciences research committee by CSIR New Delhi
4. November 26-28, 2012. 5. BRNS Project presentation in the Young Scientist Awardees Meet , National Principal Investigator BARC, Mumbai BARC, Mumbai
October 25-26,2013 6. BRNS Basic Science Meeting (BRNSProject Monitoring Session) National Principal Investigator Anna University,Chennai-620025 Anna University,Chennai-620025
May 28, 2014 Presented DST project proposal before the Programme Advisory Committee onCondensed Matter Physics and Materials Science” National Principal Investigator PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore- 641004 PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore- 641004
7. Jan 20, 2015 8. Strongly Correlated Electron Systems (SCES) National Participant Bharathidasan University, Trichy, Bharathidasan University, Trichy,
9. Feb23- 27,2015 10. Asian Charge Density Workshop (ACDW) International Participant IISC, Bangalore IISC, Bangalore
April 28-29, 2015 11. TEQIP-II sponsored Conclave on Academic Reforms(CAR 2015), National Participant NITT NITT
December18-19, 2015 Research Scholars Workshop National Best research paper presentation (oral) award UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research Indore, Madhya Pradesh
February10, 2016 Collaborative Research Scheme National Principal Investigator UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research Indore, Madhya Pradesh
March 11, 2016 Materials Research Panel Meeting by National Principal Investigator Naval research Board IIT Madras, Chennai
December 19-23, 2016 Physics of strongly correlated electron system (GIAN Program) International Participated Bharathidasan University, Trichy BDU Trichy
January 9-12 2017. Indo-French workshop on pressure effects on strongly correlated electron systems International Participated Bharathidasan University IWPESCM-2017 BDU Trichy
December 4-10, 2017 Capacity Building of Women managers in Higher Education National Participated National Institute of Technology NIT,Trichy
2. August 3. 6-10 ,2018 Crystal Growth on Functional and Exotic Material (GIAN) International Participated Bharathidasan University, Trichy BDU Trichy
4. April 4-5, 2019 Introduction to Density Functional Theory National Participated PG & Research, Department of Physics, Government Arts College, Melur Government Arts College, Melur
5. June 12, 2020 A journey towards wave mechanics – webinar National Participated B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai. Tamil Nadu Virtual
6. July 7,2020 Nanoscale Non-linear optics National Participated Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai Virtual
7. August 6, 2020 Quantum materials and nanoparticles for advanced applications – webinar International Participated Kamaraj University, Thoothukudi Virtual
8. August 25, 2020 Lasers and Nano-Optics – Webinar National Participated NITT- OSA and SPIE student chapters, NIT Trichy, India Virtual
9. September 9- 115, 2020 Research ethics and Characterization techniques in materials- Online Faculty development programme National Participated MHRD, Govt. India, Guru Angad Dev Teaching and learning centre and Bishop Moore college, Mavelikara, Kerala. Virtual
10. September 12- 18, 2020 Modern Approach on Magnetism and Material Science in Engineering – Webinar National Participated Maharaja Institute of Technology, Mysore, India Virtual
11. March 1-2, 2020 International Workshop on Advanced Materials and its Applications International Participated NITT- OSA and SPIE student chapters, NIT Trichy, India Virtual
12. September 27 – October 2021 Online training programme on ‘Enhancing Accountability and Responsiveness in Scientific Organizers’ National Participated Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad, India Virtual

Conferences: International-23,National-28

Date (s) Title of Activity Level of Event (International/ National/ Local) Role (Participant/ Speaker/ Chairperson, Paper presenter, Any other) Event Organized by Venue
13. March 8-10, 2004. Regional Conference on Photo Acoustics, Condensed Matter Physics National Paper Presenter Condensed Matter Physics and NDT (2004) Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India
14. December 26-30, 2004 49th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium National Paper Presenter Sponsored by Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences, Department of Atomic Energy, Nanak Dev University Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India
January 10 – 12, 2005 4th DAE- BRNS National Laser Symposium (NLS-4) National Paper Presenter Babha Atomic Research Centre Mumbai, India
February 9 – 12, 2005 International Conference on Spectrophysics (INCONS 2005) International Paper Presenter Pachaiyappa’s College, Chennai Pachaiyappa’s College, Chennai
February 28-March 01, 2005 Conference on crystal growth techniques and modeling National Paper Presenter Anna University, Chennai Anna University, Chennai
April 22, 2005 National Symposium on Chemical Structures and Dynamics National Paper Presenter Indian Institute Technology Madras, Chennai Indian Institute Technology Madras, Chennai
February 16 -17, 2006 National conference on recent advances in Materials Science National Paper Presenter Periyar University, Salem Periyar University, Salem
December 21-22, 2006. PTLUPA-6 National Paper Presenter Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai
January 29-30, 2007 National conference on Recent Advances in Vibrational Spectroscopy (NCVS 2007) National Paper Presenter Periyar University, Salem Periyar University, Salem
March 26- 27, 2007 Second National Conference on Nonlinear Optics and Modeling in Crystal Growth National Paper Presenter Anna University, Chennai Anna University, Chennai
15. December 27-31, 2007. DAE Solid State physics Symposium sponsored National Poster presented Department of Atomic Energy , Government of India University of Mysore, Mysore, India
16. Aug 17-24, 2008 International Conference on, Strongly Correlated Electron Systems International Poster presented SCES-2008 SCES-2008 held in Brazil
December 17- 18, 2009 Beam time proposal National Paper Presenter 47th Accelerator User Workshop, Inter University Accelerator Centre New Delhi
March18 -19, 2011 Carried out Swift heavy ion irradiation (Oxygen and Gold ion of different luencies) National Paper Presenter 47th Accelerator User Workshop Inter University Accelerator Centre New Delhi
July 6 – 9, 2010 14th Czech and Slovak Conference on Magnetism International Participated CSMAG 10 in Kosice Kosice, Slovakia
November 10,2010 32nd Basic Science Review Committee, BRNS National Presented the salient features of the Major research project proposal BARC Mumbai
21-25 August 2011 Optics + Photonics 2011 International Poster Presenter SPIE San- Diego, CA, USA
17. December 12-16, 2011 International Conference on Advanced Materials held International Paper Presenter ICAM-2011 Department of Physics, PSG college of Technology, Coimbatore
December 19-23,2011 56th DAE-Solid State Physics Symposium National PosterPresenter SRM University, Kattankulathur SRM University, Kattankulathur
January 9-12, 2012 DAE-BRNS National Laser Symposium (NLS-20) National PosterPresenter DAE-BRNS ,Crystal Growth Centre Anna University, Chennai
Feb 19-22 , 2012 Conference on Materials Engineering and Technology (ICMET-2012) National Paper Presenter ICMET-2012 KL, Malaysia
December 9-12, 2012 Photonics 2012 National PosterPresenter IIT Madras IIT Madras
- International Conference on Fundamental and Applied Sciences, (ICFAS) International Paper Presenter (ICFAS),Singapore Singapore
January 9-11,2013 17th National seminar on crystal growth National Paper Presenter Department of Physics, Anna University Chennai
October 23-25, 2013 Conference onNanostructuringby Ion Beams (ICNIB 2013) National PosterPresenter ICNIB 2013–Jaipur Jaipur
December 16-20 2013 International Union of Materials Research Societies – International Conference International PosterPresenter Asia – 2013(IUMRS-ICA 2013) IISC, Bangalore-12
January 8-11, 2014 DAE-BRNS National Laser Symposium (NLS) National PosterPresenter Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics MIT, Manipal University, Manipal- 576104, Karnataka, INDIA
February 3-4, 2014 Recent Advances in Materials Science (RAMS-2014) National Paper Presenter (RAMS-2014 Department of Physics) Bharathidasan University,Tiruchirappalli-24
July 7-11, 2014 International Conference on Strongly Correlated Electron Systems International PosterPresenter SCES 14 Grenoble, France
September 15-17, 2014 International Conference on Magnetic Materials and Applications ( ICMAGMA- 2014) International Paper Presenter Pondicherry University Pondicherry , India
August 2 – 7, 2015 20th American Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy (ACCGE-20) International Paper Presenter Big Sky, Montana, USA USA
October 15-16, 2015 UGC sponsored two days national seminar National Paper Presenter St. John’s College, Anchal, Kollam Anchal, Kollam, Kerala
May 26 – 28 2016 First Symposium On Advanced Functional Materials(FUNMAT) conducted National PosterPresenter - 2 (Best Poster) CECRI, Karaikudi CECRI, Karaikudi
October 31 – November 4, 2016 2016 Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials(MMM 2016) International Paper Presenter New Orleans Marriott in New Orleans, Louisiana U. S. A
July 17-21,2017. International conference on Strongly Correlated Electron Systems (SCES-2017) International Poster Presenter Prague, Czech Republic Prague
December 26-30, 2017 62nd DAE Solid State Physics Symposium (DAE- SSPS 2017) International Paper Presenter Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai DAE Convention Centre, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai
February16,2018 26thMRSI National Symposium on Advances in Functional and Exotic Materials National PosterPresenter Bharathidasan University, Trichy SRM Hotel,Trichy
March 1-2,2018 National Conference on Emerging Materials and Methods for Advanced Applications National Paper Presenter Periyar University, Salem Salem
July 4 – 7 2018 12th Prague Colloquium on f –electron systems. International Paper Presenter Charles University, Prague Prague
September 27-28, 2018 International Conference on Molecular Structure of Nano and Bio materials(ICMSNBM’18) International Paper Presented Arignar Anna Govt.Arts College Arignar Anna Govt.ArtsCollege,Cheyyar
December 3-6,2018 National laser symposium National Poster Presenter RRCAT, Indore RRCAT, Indore
August 12-13,2019 International conference on advanced material science International Paper Presenter (Best oral presentation award) Thanthaihans rover college Perambalur
September 16-17, 2019 International conference on advanced materials for sustainable energy and sensors International Poster/Paper Presenter Alagappaunversity Karaikudi
December 18-22, 2019 64th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium National Poster Presenation IIT Jodhpur
December 27-28,2019 2nd International Conference On recent trends in metallurgy, materials science and manufacturing International Poster Presenation NIT Trichy
August 27, 2020 The 2020 Around-the-Clock Around-the-Globe (AtC-AtG) Magnetics Conference International Participated IEEE Magnetics Virtual
November 2-6, 2020 The 2020 Magnetism and Magnetic Materials conference International Paper presentation IEEE Magnetics Virtual
December 14-16, 2020 National Conference on Physics and Chemistry of Materials National Paper Presentation (Best Oral Presentation) Department of Physics, Government Holkar Science College, Indore Virtual
March 11-13,2021 International Conference on Novel Materials for Bio-medical, Energy, Environment, Sensing and Other Applications (ICON-BEES) 2021’ International Paper Presentation (Best Oral Presentation) Department of Physics, NIT, Trichy Virtual
April 30,2021 INTERMAG21 International Paper Presentation IEEE Magnetics Virtual
August 28,2021 ATC-ATG around the clock around the world international conference organized by IEEE International Poster Presentation IEEE Magnetics Virtual

Workshops/ Symposia/ Conferences/ Colloquia/Seminars Organized (as Chairman/ Organizing Secretary/ Convener / Co-Convener)

Title of Activity Level of Event (International/ National/ Local) Date (s) Role Venue
Convergence 2012 - Recent Trends in Materials Research National December 21-22, 2012 Convener Department of Physics, NITT
Course- Advancements in Crystalline Materials National November 5, 2014 Convener Department of Physics, NITT
Workshop - Statistical Physics and Materials Science National July 21-23, 2016 Coordinator Department of Physics, NITT

Invited Talks delivered:29

Institute Duration Lecture Topics
Periyar University Salem March 12, 2009 Intermetallic Superconductors -Workshop on Recent Developments in advanced Materials Research
Sri Paramakalyani College Alwarkurichi March , 2009 Anisotropic, Magnetic and Superconducting properties of Iron oxide rare earth inter metallic compounds
National College Triruchirappalli January 23, 2010 Anisotropic, Magnetic and Superconducting properties of rare earth inter metallic compounds
Institute of Experimental physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia May 30, 2010 Strongly correlated systems
Institute of Physics Jan Dlugosz University, Poland May 27 – 31,2011 Studies on rare earth intermetallic systems
National College, Trichy December2, 2012 Invited talk on Anisotropic Magnetic and Transport Properties of Rare Earth Intermetallic Compounds
Anna University January 9-11 2013 Strongly Correlated Electron System- XVII National Seminar on Crystal Growth
Bishop Heber College Tiruchirappalli August 5,2013 Swift Heavy ion irradiation
Department of Physics, Central University of Tiuvarur January 29 2014 Strongly Correlated Electron System
Department of Production Engineering, NITT March 17, 2014 Pnictide Superconductors
School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering SASTRA University, Tanjore. October 10,11 2014 Photonic Materials
Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 20 November, 2014 Refresher Course
Dept of Physics, SeethalakshmiRamaswami College, Trichy 29 January, 2015 Crystalline Materials
Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 22 February, 2016 Refresher Course
Dept of Physics National College, Trichy 1 October, 2016 Technology Assisted Research
Indo-French workshop on pressure effects on strongly correlated electron systems (IWPESCM-2017) in Bharathidasan University, Trichy 11 January, 2017 Interesting aspects of Rare Earth Intermetallics
Cauvery college for women,Trichy 28 February, 2017 Special Talk on Science Day
National College, Trichy 23 August, 2017 Crystal Microns to Meters- Physics Association
Cauvery college for women, Trichy 4 September, 2017 Terahertz Gap- Physics Association
UGC Human Resourse Development Centre Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 6 January, 2018 Refresher course in Nanoscience: Evaluating the seminar
National level seminar on superconducting and ultra conductorsMount Zeon college of Engineering and Technology, Pudhukottai 22 February, 2018 Superconductors
National college Trichy 2 March, 2018 Characterization Techniques
UGC Human Resource Development Centre Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 19 March, 2018 StronglyCorrelated Electron System- UGC Refresher Course
Periyar University PG and Research dept.of physics Periyar E.V.R College Tiruchirappalli 27 February, 2019 Recent Trends in Nanofibers
Sri Meenakshi Government Arts college for women, Madurai 5 February 2020 Current trends in Physics- National level seminar
Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (Virtual) 30 June, 2020 Interesting aspects of rare earth intermetallics and magnetic refrigeration- Faculty Development Programme on ‘Applications of new materials in emerging field’
St. Marrys college (Autonomous) Thoothukudi(Virtual) 30 July 2021 ‘f ’-Electron magnetism
Bharat Ratna Puratchi Thalaivar Dr MGR Government Arts and Science College, Dharmapuri February 28, 2022 Special talk on Science day
Shrimati Indira Gandhi College, Tiruchirappalli March 14, 2022 Terahertz Spectroscopy
Membership of Learned Societies
Type of Membership Organization Membership No. with year of joining
Life Member Indian Society for Non Destructive Testing LM-8455-TC, 2009
Life Member Materials Research Society of India LMB2462, 2015

Academic Foreign Visits

Country Duration of Visit Programme
Osaka University Japan April -July 2006 Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial fellowship
Institute of experimental Physics, Slovak academy of sciences, Kosice, Slovakia 23May-15 July, 2010 National Scholarship Program of the Slovak Republic
Laboratory for molecular cryospectroscopy and Biospectroscopy, Department of Chemistry, Universidade de Coimbra , Portugal 15May – 15June, 2011 Indo Portugese Cooperation of science and Technology
Institute of Physics Jan Dlugosz University, Poland 27- 31 May, 2011 Invited talk on Studies on rare Earth intermetallic systems
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. July 24-26, 2012 19-22 February, 2012 International Conference on Materials Engineering and Technology (ICMET-2012)
International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste Italy 24- 26 September 2013 Workshop on Light Element Materials based Superconductors
Big Sky Montana USA 2-7August, 2015 AACGE Conference (Oral and Poster)
Prague, Czech Republic July 17-21,2017 (SCES-2017)Poster Presentation
Presov, Slovak Republic July 1-31, 2019 National Scholarship Programme for Slovak Republic

Academic Foreign Visits (By Students)

Country Name Duration of Visit Programme
Slovakia Dr.S.Nallamuthu October – December 2013 National Scholarship Program of the Slovak Republic Presov University
T.P.Rashid September – November 2015
K.Arun August – October 2016
U D Remya August-October 2021
S. Swathi April - May 2022
France Dr.S.Nallamuthu (Sponsored by TEQIP) 7-11July, 2014 Strongly Correlated Electron Systems (SCES) Conference , Grenoble
USA T.P.Rashid (Awarded DST Travel Grant) 31October - 4November, 2016 2016 Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials(MMM 2016), New Orleans
Hungary K.M.Hijas February–July 2018. Stipendium Hungaricum Fellowship 2017 – 18
Prague K.Arun (Awarded DST Travel Grant) 4-7 July, 2018 12th Prague Colloquium on f –electron systems.

Publications:Research Journals: 80

(A) Refereed Research Journals:
S.No Author(s) Title of Paper Journal Volume Page No. Year
1. C Yogeswari, TC Sabari Girisun, R Nagalakshmi Electrospun 2-Nitroaniline (2NA)–Poly (methylmethacrylate)(PMMA) nanofibers for power limiting and Q-switching applications Chemical Physics Letters 786 139209 2022
2. UD Remya, K Arun, S Swathi, A Dzubinska, M Reiffers, R.Nagalakshmi Magnetic, magnetocaloric and magnetoresistive properties of Tb2Co3Ge5 compound Journal of Alloys and compounds 889 161536 2021
3. C. Yogeswari, T.C. Sabari Girisun , R. Nagalakshmi Excited state absorption assisted optical limiting action of Potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP) - polyethylene oxide (PEO) Electrospun nanofibers Journal of Electronic materials 50 4619-4632 2021
4. Swathi S, K. Arun,Remya U D, Andrea Dzubinska, Marian Reiffers, R. Nagalakshmi Ising critical behavior and room temperature magnetocaloric effect in itinerant ferromagnetic Mn5Ge2.9Fe0.1 compound Intermetallics 132 107164 2021
5. C. Yogeswari, K.M. Hijas,M.Abith, T.C. Sabari Girisun , R. Nagalakshmi Intensity Dependent Two Photon Absorption and its Saturation in 2- Methyl 4- Nitroaniline Nanofibers Journal of Material Science: Materials in Electronics 32 370-372 2021
6. UD Remya, K Arun, S Swathi, A Dzubinska, M Reiffers, R Nagalakshmi Magnetocaloric and magnetoresistance properties of reentrant spin glass Tb2Ni0.94 Si3.2 alloy Applied Physics: A 126 1-11 2020
7. HijasKalattummalMandagathingal, Shaoxian Li, SivasubramaniVediyappan, KaruppasamyPichan, MuthuSenthil Pandian, RamasamyPerumalsamy, PriyoSyamsulNugrah, GyulaPolónyi, JózsefAndrásFülöp, NagalakshmiRamamoorthy Characterization of aminopyridinium based organic crystals for THz generation Optics & Laser Technology 1. 131 106394 2020
8. C.Yogeswari, K.M.Hijas ,T. C. Sabari GirisunR.Nagalakshmi Intensity dependent nonlinear absorption switching behavior of electrospunmeta-nitroaniline nanofiber 2. Optical Materials 100 109691 2020
9. K Arun, Swathi S,Remya U D, Andrea Dzubinska, Marian Reiffers, , R Nagalakshmi Evaluation of critical exponents and magnetocaloric properties in moderate heavy fermion Mn4.5Ni0.5Sn3 alloy 3. Journal of Applied Physics 127 053901 2020
10. K Arun, TP Rashid, Marian Reiffers, Andrea Dzubinska, R Nagalakshmi Systematic investigations on the magnetic properties of Gd3Ni2In4 compound 4. Current Applied Physics 20 266-271 2020
11. R Nagalakshmi Magnetocaloric effect and critical exponent studies in Mn4. 5Ni0. 5Sn3 alloy 5. Journal of Chennai Academy of Sciences 3 1-20 2020
12. Swathi S, K. Arun, Andrea Dzubinska, Marian Reiffers, R. Nagalakshmi Systematic investigations on the magnetic properties of moderate heavy Fermion CeAg0.68Si1.32 alloy 6. Physica B: Condensed Matter 575 411679 2019
13. KM Hijas, S Madan Kumar, BC Manjunath, R Nagalakshmi Vibrational analysis and physical property studies of 6-Methoxy-2-[(E)-phenyliminomethl]-phenol in the THz, IR and UV–visible spectral regions 7. SpectrochimicaActa Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 222 117227 2019
14. K. Arun, T. P. Rashid, Ivan Curlik,SergejIlkovic· Marian Reiffers· Andrea Dzubinska , R. Nagalakshmi Magnetism, magnetocaloric and magnetotransport properties of Dy5NiSi2 alloy 8. Applied Physics A 9. Material Science and processing 125 199 2019
15. K Arun, TP Rashid, Ivan Curlik, SergejIlkovic, Marian Reiffers, Andrea Dzubinska,R Nagalakshmi Metamagnetism, Multiple Magnetic Transitions and Wide Temperature Range Magneto caloric Effect in Dy6.5Co2Si2.5 Alloy 10. Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism 32 1407-1414 2019
16. T.P. Rashid , K. Arun , Ivan Curlik , SergejIlkovic , Marian Reiffers , Andrea Dzubinska ,R.Nagalakshmi Magnetocaloric and magneto-transport properties of Gd10Co20Si70 alloy 11. Journal of Rare Earths 37 74-79 2019
17. T.P. Rashid , K. Arun Ivan Curlik , SergejIlkovic , Marian Reiffers , Andrea Dzubinska ,R.Nagalakshmi Influenceofspin fluctuationson the magnetocaloric behaviorof Gd2Co3Al9 compound 12. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 466 283-288 2018
18. K.M. Hijas , S. Madan Kumar , K. Byrappa , T. Geethakrishnan , S. Jeyaram , R. Nagalakshmi Spectroscopic investigations using density functional theory on 2-methoxy- 4(phenyliminomethyl)phenol: A non linear optical material 13. Journal of Molecular Structure 1155 249-259 2018
19. T.P. Rashid , K. Arun , Ivan Curlik , SergejIlkovic , Marian Reiffers , Andrea Dzubinska ,R.Nagalakshmi Effect of spin fluctuations in magnetocaloric and magnetoresistance properties of Dy10Co20Si70 alloy 14. Journal of Applied Physics 122 093903 2017
20. S Nallamuthu, A Dzubinska, M Reiffers, JR Fernandez,R.Nagalakshmi Ferromagnetism in orthorhombic RAgAl3 (R= Ce and Pr) compounds 15. Physica B: Condensed Matter 521 128-133 2017
21. TP Rashid, ICurlik, S Ilkovic, M Reiffers, R.Nagalakshmi Gd3Fe4Si Alloy for Magnetic Refrigeration Application in a Wide Temperature Range 1. 2. Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism 30 2283–2290 2017
22. S Nallamuthu, S SelvaChandrasekaran, P Murugan, Marian Reiffers, R Nagalakshmi Magnetic, thermodynamic and transport properties of novel non-centrosymmetric RCoSi3 (R= Pr, Nd and Sm) compounds 3. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 4. 416 373-383 2016
23. N Sudharsana, V Krishnakumar, R Nagalakshmi Bis (3-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde-2, 4, 6-trinitrophenol) organic cocrystal: Synthesis and physico-chemical properties 5. The European Physical Journal Plus 131 348 2016
24. T.P. Rashid, S. Nallamuthu, K. Arun, Ivan Curlik, SergejIlkovic, Marian Reiffers, andR. Nagalakshmi Magnetocaloric properties of GdFe0.83Al3.02 multiphase alloy having multiple magnetic transitions 6. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 180 279-283 2016
25. T.P. Rashid, S. Nallamuthu, K. Arun, Ivan Curlik, SergejIlkovic, Andrea Dzubinska, Marian Reiffers, and R. Nagalakshmi Magnetocaloric effect over a wide temperature range due to multiple magnetic transitions in GdNi0.8Al1.2 alloy 7. The European Physical Journal Plus, 131 156 2016
26. N.Sudharsana, S.Hamad,S.VenugopalRao,V.Krishnakumar, R.Nagalakshmi A systematic study of hydroxyethylammonium p-nitrophenolate single crystal exhibiting third order nonlinearity 8. Journal of Crystal Growth 452 179-183 2016
27. N. Sudharsana, A. Sharma, N. Kuş, R. Fausto, M. Luísa Ramos, V. Krishnakumar, R. Pal, T.N. Guru Row, R. Nagalakshmi 9. Low temperature FTIR, Raman, NMR spectroscopic and theoretical study of hydroxyethylammonium picrate Journal of Molecular Structure 1104 40-51 2016
28. N.Sudharsana, V.Krishnakumar, R.Nagalakshmi Experimental and Theoretical Investigations of Non-Centrosymmetric 8-hydroxyquinolinium dibenzoyl-(L)-tartrate methanol monohydrate single crystal 10. Materials Research Bulletin 61 136-145 2015
29. N.Sudharsana, S.Hamad,S.VenugopalRao,V.Krishnakumar, R.Nagalakshmi Hydroxyethylammonium maleate (HEAM) single crystal for optical limiting applications 11. Applied Physics A Materials Science and Processing 118 553-561 2015
30. R. Nagalakshmi,Ruta Kulkarni, S.K. Dhar, A. Thamizhavel, V. Krishnakumar, Marian Reiffers, Ivan Čurlik, Magnetic properties of the tetragonal RCuGa3 (R=Pr, Nd and Gd) single crystals 12. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 386 37-43 2015
31. S. Prabu, R.Nagalakshmi, J. Balaji, P. Srinivasan 13. Synthesis, crystal growth, studies on vibrational spectroscopy and nonlinear optical properties of 4-methoxy-4’-chlorochalcone 14. Materials Research Bulletin 50 446-453 2014
32. S. Prabu, R.Nagalakshmi, J. Balaji, P. Srinivasan 15. Investigations on the Vibrational Modes and Non-linear Optical Properties of 4-Fluoro Chalcone Crystal 16. SpectrochimicaActa Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 17. 129 114-120 2014
33. N.Sudharsana, G.Jasmine, S.Muthunatesan, V.Krishnakumar, R.Nagalakshmi 18. Experimental and theoretical studies of 2,5-dichloroanilinium picrate 19. SpectrochimicaActa Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 121 53-62 2014
34. S.Nallamuthu, T.P.Rashid, V.Krishnakumar, Celine Besnard, Hans Hagemann, Marian Reiffers, R. Nagalakshmi 20. Anisotropic magnetic, transport and thermodynamic properties of novel tetragonal Ce2RhGa12 compound 21. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 604 379-383 2014
35. N.Sudharsana, R.Nagalakshmi, V.Krishnakumar 22. Synthesis, Experimental and Theoretical Studies of 8-hydroxyquinolinium-3, 5-dinitrobenzoate single crystal 23. Journal of Crystal Growth 398 45-57 2014
36. N.Sudharsana, K.Asokan, V.Krishnakumar, R.Nagalakshmi 24. Oxygen and gold ion irradiation effects on hydroxyethylammonium (L) tartrate monohydrate single crystals 25. Radiation Measurements 49 88-94 2013
37. S. Prabu, R.Nagalakshmi, P.Srinivasan 26. Investigations on the physico chemical properties of 4-bromochalcone single crystals for nonlinear optical applications 27. SpectrochimicaActa Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 28. 103 45-52 2013
38. LG Prasad, V Krishnakumar, R Nagalakshmi Growth and characterization of semi-organic nonlinear optical crystal: Sodium 2, 4-dinitrophenolate monohydrate SpectrochimicaActa Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 110 377-382 2013
39. V Krishnakumar, G ShanmugamandRNagalakshmi 29. Large third-order optical nonlinearity of Mg-doped PbS/PVA freestanding nanocomposite films 30. Journal of Physics D:Applied Physics 31. 45 165102 2012
40. N.Sudharsana, B.Keerthana, R.Nagalakshmi,V.Krishnakumar, L. Guru Prasad 32. Growth and Characterization of Hydroxyethylammonium Picrate Single Crystals for Third-Order Nonlinear Optical Applications 33. Materials Chemistry and Physics 134 736-746 2012
41. N. Sudharsana, G. Subramanian, V. Krishnakumar, R. Nagalakshmi 34. Growth and characterization of anilinium hydrogen sulfate (AHS) single crystals: An organic nonlinear optical material 35. SpectrochimicaActa Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 97 798-805 2012
42. L.Guruprasd, V.KrishnakumarR. Nagalakshmi 36. Growth and nonlinear optical studies of N-acetyl-L-Cysteine crystal 37. The European Physical Journal- Applied Physics 38. 57 10201 2012
43. V.Krishnakumar, M. Rajaboopathi, R. Nagalakshmi 39. Studies on vibrational, dielectric, mechanical and thermal properties of organic nonlinear opticalco-crystal:2,6-diaminopyridinium–4-nitrophenolate–4-nitrophenol 40. Physica B: Condensed matter 41. 407 1119-1123 2012
44. V.Krishnakumar, M.Rajaboopathi, R. Nagalakshmi 42. Optical and mechanical properties of MgCl2 added triglycinesulphate single crystals 43. International Journal of Modern Physics B 44. 26 1250038 2012
45. R.Nagalakshmi, Ruta Kulkarni, S.K.Dhar, .Thamizhavel, V.Krishnakumar,
Céline Besnard, Hans Hagemann, Marian Reiffers
45. Crystal growth and structure determination of novel tetragonal compound Ce2RhGa12 46. Chemistry of Metals and Alloys 4 229-233 2011
46. V. Krishnakumar, M. Rajaboopathi, R. Nagalakshmi 47. MgCl2 added triglycinesulphate crystals 48. Advanced Materials Letters 49. 2 163-169 2011
47. L.Guruprasad, V.Krishnakumar, R. Nagalakshmi, S.Manohar 50. Physicochemical properties of highly efficient organic NLO crystal: 4-aminobenzamide 51. Materials Chemistry and Physics 128 90-95 2011
48. R. Nagalakshmi, V.Krishnakumar, Hans Hagemann, S.Muthunatesan 52. Polarized Raman and hyperpolarizability studies of Hydroxyethylammonium (L) tartrate monohydrate for quadratic nonlinear optics 53. Journal of Molecular structure 988 17-23 2011
49. R.Nagalakshmi, V.Krishnakumar,N.Sudharsana, A.Wojciechowski, M.Piasecki, I.V.Kityk, Michael Belsley ,DmitryIsakov 54. Studies on physico – chemical properties of Hydroxyethylammonium (L) tartrate monohydrate single crystals 55. Physica B: Condensed Matter 56. 406 4019-4026 2011
50. V.Krishnakumar, R. Nagalakshmi , S.manohar, M.Piasecki, I.V.Kityk, P.Bragiel 57. Parametrical optical effects in the 1:1 complex of resorcinol and urea – a nonlinear optical crystal 58. Physica B Condensed Matter 405 839-842 2010
51. Neeraj Kumar, K.V.Shah, R. Nagalakshmi , S.K.Dhar 59. Strongly correlated electron behavior in R2Ru3Ga9 (R = Ce and U) 60. Journal of Applied Physics 107 09E113 2010
52. L.Guruprasad, V.Krishnakumar, R. Nagalakshmi 61. Investigation on the physicochemical properties of 2,4-dinitrophenol-:Efficient organic nonlinear optical crystal for frequency doubling 62. Physica B Condensed Matter 405 1652 2010
53. V.Krishnakumar , S.Manohar, R. Nagalakshmi 63. Semiorganic nonlinear optical l-lysine sulphate growth and characterization 64. SpectrochimicaActa Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 65. 75 1394-1397 2010
54. L.Guruprasad, V.Krishnakumar,M. Jothi, R. Nagalakshmi 66. Spectroscopic and physicochemical studies on organic crystal of Brucine hydrogen maleate pentahydrate SpectrochimicaActa Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 67. 77 87-91 2010
55. V.Krishnakumar, R.Nagalakshmi, S.Manohar, K.Ozga, B.Claudet, M.Piasecki, I.V.Kityk, L.Kocsis, J.Pisarek 68. Elastooptical spectra of novel L-lysine monohydrochloride dehydrate single crystals 69. International Journal of Modern Physics B 70. 24 629-645 2010
56. L.Guruprasad, V.Krishnakumar, R. Nagalakshmi 71. Structural, thermal and optical studies on 2-naphthol crystal 72. Crystal Research and Technology 45 1057-1063 2010
57. V. KrishnaKumar, S. Manohar, R.Nagalakshmi, M. Piasecki, I.V. Kityk, P. Bragiel 73. Zinc potassium phosphate hexahydrate crystals for nonlinear optics 74. The European Physical Journal-Applied Physics 47 30701 2009
58. Neerajkumar,R.Nagalakshmi, R.Kulkarni, P.L.Paulose, A.K.Nigam,S.K.Dhar, A.Thamizhavel 75. Anisotropic magnetic and superconducting properties ofCaFe2-xCoxAs2 (x=0,0.06) single crystals 76. Physical Review B 79 012504 2009
59. V. Krishnakumar, L. Guruprasad, R. Nagalakshmi, P.Muthusamy 77. Physicochemical properties of organic non-linear optical crystal for frequency doubling : glycine acetamide 78. Materials Letters 63 1255-1257 2009
60. V.Krishnakumar, R.Nagalakshmi, K. Ozga, M. Piasecki, I. V. Kityk, P. Bragiel 79. 3-nitroaniline and 3-nitrophenol : A novel nonlinear optical material 80. Journal of optoelectronics and Advanced Materials 11 123-133 2009
61. V.Krishnakumar, L.GuruPrasad, R.Nagalakshmi 81. Investigation on 3-aminophenol: A nonlinear optical crystal for frequency doubling 82. The European Physical Journal- Applied Physics 48 20403 2009
62. Devang A. Joshi, R.Nagalakshmi, R. Kulkarni, S.K. Dhar, A. Thamizhavel 83. Crystal growth and anisotropic magnetic properties of RAg2Ge2 (R=Pr, Nd and Sm) single crystals 84. Physica B Condensed Matter. 404 2988 2009
63. Devang A. Joshi, R.Nagalakshmi, S.K. Dhar, A. Thamizhavel 85. Anisotropic magnetization studies of R2CoGa8 single crystals (R=Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Y, and Lu) 86. Physical Review B 87. 77 174420 2008
64. V.Krishnakumar, R.Nagalakshmi, and S.Manohar 88. Crystal growth and characterization of N- Hydroxyphthalimide (C8H5NO3) crystal 89. SpectrochimicaActa Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 71 110-115 2008
65. V.Krishnakumar, R.Nagalakshmi, and S.Sivakumar 90. Investigations on the physicochemical properties of the nonlinear optical crystal for blue green laser generation 91. SpectrochimicaActa Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 71 119-124 2008
66. V.KrishnakumarandR.Nagalakshmi 92. Studies on the first order hyperpolarizability and terahertz 93. generation in 3-nitroaniline 94. Physica B: Condensed Matter 95. 403 1863-1869 2008
67. V.Krishnakumar, G. Eazhilarasi, R. Nagalakshmi, M. Piasecki, I.V. Kityk and P. Bragiel 96. Field-induced non-linear optical features of p-aminoazobenzene crystals 97. The European Physical Journal -Applied Physics 98. 42 263-267 2008
68. V.Krishnakumar R.Nagalakshmi, and S.Manohar 99. Probes on l-lysine monohydrochloridedihydrate: A semiorganic nonlinear optical crystal 100. SpectrochimicaActa Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 71 471-479 2008
69. G.Eazhilarasi,R.Nagalakshmiand V. Krishnakumar 101. Studies on crystal growth, vibrational and optical properties of organic nonlinear optical crystal: p-Aminoazobenzene 102. SpectrochimicaActa Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 71 502-507 2008
70. V.Krishnakumar, R.Nagalakshmi, and S.Sivakumar 103. Effect of doping an organic molecule ligand on TGS single crystals 104. SpectrochimicaActa Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 71 480-485 2008
71. V.Krishnakumar and R.Nagalakshmi 105. Terahertz generation in 3-Nitroaniline Single Crystals 106. Crystal Growth and Design. 107. 8 3882-3884 2008
72. V.Krishnakumar,D.K.Avasthi, Fouran Singh, P.K.Kulriya and R. Nagalakshmi 108. Study of the damage produced in K [CS (NH2) 2] 4 Br - A non-linear optical single crystal by swift heavy ion irradiation 109. Nuclear InstrumentsAnd Methods in Physics Research. 256 675-682 2007
73. V Krishnakumar, R Nagalakshmi 110. Crystal growth and characterization of K [CS (NH 2) 2] 4 Br—A semiorganic non-linear optical crystal 111. SpectrochimicaActa Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 68 443-453 2007
74. VKrishna Kumar, R Nagalakshmi 112. Vibrational spectroscopic studies of an organic non-linear optical crystal 8-hydroxyquinolinium picrate 113. SpectrochimicaActa Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 66 924-934 2007
75. V. Krishnakumarand R.Nagalakshmi 114. Polarised Raman and infrared spectral analysis of L-alanine oxalate (C5H9NO6) – a non-linear optical single crystal 115. SpectrochimicaActa Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 64 736-743 2006
76. V.Krishnakumar, and R.Nagalakshmi 116. Growth and spectroscopic characterization of a new organic non linear optical crystal-8-hydroxyquinoline 117. SpectrochimicaActa Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 61 1097-1103 2005
77. V.Krishnakumar, and R.Nagalakshmi 118. Growth and vibrational spectroscopic studies of yttrium doped single crystals of trisodium barium pentachloride dihydrate 119. SpectrochimicaActa Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 61 2724-2729 2005
78. V Krishnakumar, R Nagalakshmi 120. Crystal growth and vibrational spectroscopic studies of the semiorganic non-linear optical crystal—bisthiourea zinc chloride 121. SpectrochimicaActa Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 61 499-507 2005
79. V.KrishnakumarandR.Nagalakshmi 122. Polarisedinfrared and Raman studies of YCa4O(BO3)3 – a non-linear optical single crystal 123. SpectrochimicaActa Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy . 124. 60 2733-2739 2004
80. V Krishnakumar, R Nagalakshmi 125. Polarised Raman studies of YCa4O (BO3) 3-a non-linear optical single crystal 126. Science Access 2 214-215 2004
(B)Conferences/Workshops/SymposiaProceedings:11
Author(s) Title of Abstract/ Paper Volume Page No. Journal Year
Remya U D, Athul S R, Arun K, Swathi S, Andrea Dzubinska, Marian Reiffers, Nagalakshmi R Investigations on magnetic,magnetocaloric and transport properties of Co2Ti1-xSn1+x (x = 0.25, 0.5) Heusler Alloys 2369 020086 AIP Conference Proceedings 2021
C.Yogeswari,K.M.Hijas,T.C.SabariGirisun, R.Nagalakshmi Synthesis of nanoscale 4-Nitroaniline-Polystyrene fiber for optical limiting application using electrospinning technique 39 1719-1721 Materials Today: Proceedings 2021
Arun K, Swathi S, Remya U. D, Andrea Dzubinska, Marian Reiffers, andNagalakshmi R. Magnetoresisteance and magnetocaloric properties of Dy6Fe2Si3 alloy 2265 030591 AIP Conference Proceedings 2020
S. Nallamuthu, K. Arun, Andrea Dzubinska, Marian Reiffers and R.Nagalakshmi Investigation on Magnetic properties of Sm3Ag2.55Al8.45 compound 1942 130043 AIP Conference Proceedings 2018
S. Nallamuthua, A. Džubinská, M. Reiffers and R. Nagalakshmi Low Temperature Magnetic Ordering in NdAgAl3 131 1015 ActaPhysicaPolonica A 2017
P.Srinivasan, R.Nagalakshmi, Dmitry Isakov, Etelvina de Matos Gomes, Michael Scott Belsley and S.Prabu Ruminations on the effect of MeV Si8+ and Ag8+ ion irradiation on nonlinear optical l-Valinium picrate single crystals 1482 695-700 AIP Conference Proceedings 2012
N Sudharsana, GJ Priya, V Krishnakumar, R Nagalakshmi Linear and nonlinear optical properties of 2, 5-DCAP crystal-A combined experimental and theoretical study - TPo. 48 International Conference on Fiber Optics and Photonics 2012
N.Sudharsana, R.Nagalakshmi, V.Krishnakumar , A.Sharma, R. Fausto,T. N. Guru Row ,RumpaPal Vibrational and third-order nonlinear optical study on hydroxyethylammonium picrate (HEAP) single crystals 1447 1263 AIP Conference Proceedings 2012
T. Pandiyarajan, R. Nagalakshmi, B. Karthikeyan Optical and vibrational studies of surface modified ZnO nanostructures 8094 80940Q-1 Proceedings of SPIE - The international society for optical engineering 2011
V.Krishnakumar, L. Guru Prasad, R. Nagalakshmi, and Hans Hagemann Vibrational studies of the NLO crystal – 2,4- Dinitrophenol 1. 1267 2. 1198 – 1199 AIP Conference Proceedings 2010
R. Nagalakshmi , V.Krishnakumar, Hans Hagemann, S.Muthunatesan Polarized Raman and hyperpolarizability studies of hydroxyethylammonium (L) tartrate monohydrate for quadratic nonlinear optics 1267 1200 AIP Conference Proceedings 2010

(C) Books & Monographs: 2

Title Year Publisher
Field Induced Magnetic Transition Driven Large Magnetic Entropy Change In Dy10Co20Si70 Alloy 2021 SIAS International Publishers
Novel Organic Terahertz Generators 2021 Lambert Academic Publishing

Establishment of facilities

  1. Crystal growth facilities for organic crystals. (Solution growth technique).
  2. Tri arc furnace for preparation of Rare-earth and Transition metals based alloys.
  3. Electrospinning Setup- synthesis of Nanofibers
  4. Constant temperature bath
  5. Glass blowing set up
  6. High temperature box furnace
  7. Low temperature Transport measurements (50-300K).
  8. Optical Microscope

Exposure to scientific equipments and software

  1. Perkin Elmer Spectrometer model RX1 and the software Spectra V2.00
  2. UV Spectrophotometer
  3. X-Ray – Laue back reflection method for orienting the single crystals and cutting
  4. X-ray rocking curve
  5. Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM)
  6. Superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID)
  7. Physical Property Measurement Systems(1.8K-300K)
  8. GAUSSIAN 16, FULL PROOF, GSAS, CRYSTAL 09
  9. WEIN 2K

Extra-curricular activities

Attended the Outbound Experiential Learning Camp for Team Building and Group Dynamics conducted by Adventure Zone (ISO 9001:2008) during 11-12 February, 2013


Address
Dr.R.Nagalakshmi
Assistant Professor in Physics
(Room No:PH 304, Physics Annexe)
National Institute of Technology
Tiruchirapaplli- 620 015
E-mail: nagaphys@yahoo.com, nagaphys@gmail.com, nagalakshmi@nitt.edu

Curriculum Vitae