Dr. Jagdish Kumar

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Dr. Jagdish Kumar
+91-8627871474
C-12, Porta Cabins, Department of Computational Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Ghudda, Bathinda (Punjab)
Dr. Jagdish Kumar

Associate Professor

Department of Computational Sciences

School of Basic Sciences

Qualification
  1. PhD. in Experimental and ab-Initio Studies of Exotic Superconductors from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla and CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi (2014)
  2. M.Sc. (Physics) Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla (2007)
  3. B. Sc. (Non-Medical) Rajiv Gandhi Government Degree College Chaura Maidan (Affiliated to HPU Shimla), Shimla-4 (2005)
  4. 10+2 (Non-Medical) Government Senior Secondary School Jukhala (Affiliated to HP Board Dharamshala) (2002)
  5. Matriculation, Government Senior Secondary School Jukhala (Affiliated to HP Board Dharamshala) (1999)
Experience
Teaching Experience

10 years of Teaching Experience as Assistant Professor in Department of Physics and Astronomical Science, School of Physical and Material Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh

Associate Professor, Department of Computational Sciences, School of Basic Sciences, Central University of Punjab (November 2022 - till date)

Research Experience

More than 10 years of research experience

Administrative Experience

 

 
Research Area

Condensed Matter Physics, Computational Physics

Research Interests

Density functional theory

Quantum Materials

Smart Materials for Energy Harvesting

 

Research Grants/Projects

1. Research Seed Money Grant 

Title: Ab-Initio Study of Superconductivity in Hydrogen Rich Material,

Amount: Rs. 3.00 Lakh

Scheme: Research Seed Money Grant (RSM)

Start Date: March 2023, End Date: March 2025

Funded by: Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab

2. SERB Funded

Title: In-Silico Optimization of Two-Dimensional Lateral Heterostructures for Photocatalytic Water Splitting

Amount: Rs. 30.16 Lakh

Scheme: Empowerment and Equity Opportunities for Excellence in Science

Start Date: Feb 2024, End Date: Feb 2027 

Funded by: SERB (Now ANRF)

Professional Affiliation

Life Member, Indian Association of Physics Teachers

Research Collaboration
  1. Dr. Ashok Kumar, Department of Physics, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda
  2. Prof. P. K. Ahluwalia, Department of Physics, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla
  3. Prof. Ravindra Pandey, Michigan Tech University, USA
  4. Dr. Jiji Pulikkotil, CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi
  5. Dr. Rahul Tripathi Department of physics, CBLU,Bhiwani
  6. Dr. Anil Ohlan, Department of Physics, M. D. University, Rohtak

 

Publications
Papers
  1. “Ab-Initio study of substitution at alkaline earth site on quaternary Heusler alloys LiXNiSb” Jagdish Kumar, Manish Kumar, D K Raman and Anand Pal; Mater. Res. Express 11 (2024) 066102
  2. “Investigating and optimizing the variation of selenium infused MoS2 as electrode material for supercapacitor applications” Pardeep Khichi, Priya Siwach, Latisha Gaba, Vijay Kumar, Jagdish Kumar, Anil Ohlan, Rahul Tripathi; FlatChem 46 (2024) 100688
  3. "Ab-initio study of quaternary Heusler alloys LiAEFeSb (AE = Be, Mg, Ca, Sr or Ba) and prediction of half-metallicity in LiSrFeSb and LiBaFeSb" Jay Kumar Sharma, Arpita Dhamija, Anand Pal, Jagdish Kumar Computational Materials Science 232 (2024) 112679 
  4. "Spin-polarized linear dispersions, lattice dynamics and transport properties of quaternary Heusler alloys (LiMgXSb)" Abhinav Nag, Yuhit Gupta and Jagdish Kumar Materials Chemistry and Physics 297 (2023) 127373 
  5. “Strain engineering and thermoelectric performance of Janus monolayers of titanium dichalcogenides: A DFT study” Anuja Kumari, Abhinav Nag and Jagdish Kumar Computational Materials Science 218 (2023) 111925
  6. “Optoelectronic and photocatalytic properties of stable pentagonal B2S and B2Se monolayers” Neha Katoch, Jagdish Kumar, Ashok Kumar, P.K. Ahluwalia, Ravindra Pandey, Computational Materials Science 211 (2022) 111524
  7. “Dirac dispersions, lattice dynamics and thermoelectric properties of quaternary Heusler alloys LiMgXY(X = Pt, Pd, Au; Y= Sb, Sn)” Abhinav Nag and Jagdish Kumar Materials Today Communications 31 (2022) 103400
  8. “Spin-orbit coupling locked robust thermoelectric performance of SrTe: A comparison with CaTe” Abhinav Nag and Jagdish Kumar Material Science and Engineering B 276 (2022) 115581
  9. “Ab-initio study of halogen inter-substituted perovskite cesium lead halides for photovoltaic applications” Anuja Kumari, Abhinav Nag, and Jagdish Kumar Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 161 (2022) 110430
  10. “Pressure dependent structural phase transition and observation of Dirac-like dispersions in CaTe and SrTe” Abhinav Nag, Anuja Kumari and Jagdish Kumar J. Solid State Chemistry 304 (2021) 122600
  11. “Electronic and Optical Properties of Boron-based Hybrid Monolayers” Neha Katoch, Ashok Kumar, Jagdish Kumar, P. K. Ahluwalia and Ravi Pandey, Nanotechnology 32 (2021) 415203 
  12. “Electron-Phonon Mediated Superconductivity in 1T − MoS2 and Effect of Pressure on Its Transition Temperature” Jagdish Kumar and Harkirat Singh, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 156 (2021) 110185 
  13. “Strain tunable Schottky barriers and tunneling characteristics of borophene/MX2 van der Waals heterostructures” Neha Katoch, Ashok Kumar, Raman Sharma, P. K. Ahluwalia, Jagdish Kumar, Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures 120 (2020) 113842
  14. “Tuning of Structural Transition Pressure and Electronic Properties of Alkaline Earth Chalcogenides by Isoelectronic Substitution” Abhinav Nag, Anuja Kumari, and Jagdish Kumar, Journal of Electronic Materials 49 (2020) 4773 
  15. “Coercivity enhancement and magnetic property evaluation of Bi doped Mn2Sb” Kritika Anand, Nithya Christopher, Jagdish Kumar, Anurag Gupta, Nidhi Singh, J. of Magnetism & Magnetic Materials 476 (2019) 29 
  16. “Alloyed monolayers of Cu, Ag, Au and Pt in hexagonal phase: A comprehensive first principles study” Pooja Kapoor, Arun Kumarb, Munish Sharma, Jagdish Kumar, Ashok Kumar, P. K. Ahluwalia, Materials Science & Engineering B 228 (2018) 84 
  17. “Possible Correlation between antiferromagnetic spin fluctuations and superconductivity in ThFeAsN” Jagdish Kumar,  Journal of Electronic Materials 46 (2017) 4701 
  18. “Electronic,  Mechanical and Dielectric Properties of Two Dimensional Atomic Layers of Noble Metals” Pooja Kapoor, Jagdish Kumar, Arun Kumar, Ashok Kumar and P. K. Ahluwalia Journal of Electronic Materials 46 (2016) 650 
  19. “Na3Bi: A Robust Material Offering Dirac Electrons for Device Applications” Jagdish Kumar, Pooja Kapoor and P. K. Ahluwalia, Journal of Electronic Materials 44 (2015) 3215 
  20. “Enhanced superconducting performance of melt quenched Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 (Bi-2212) superconductor” Jagdish Kumar, Devina Sharma, P. K. Ahluwaliaand V. P. S. Awana, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 139 (2013) 681688 
  21. “Chalcogen height dependence of magnetism and Fermiology in FeTexSe1-x” Jagdish Kumar, S. Auluck, P. K. Ahluwalia and V. P. S. Awana, Supercond. Sci. Technol. 25 (2012) 095002 
  22. “Superconductivity in the vicinity of ferromagnetism in oxygen free perovskite MgCNi3: An experimental and density functional theory study” Anuj Kumar, Rajveer Jha, Shiva Kumar Singh, Jagdish Kumar, P. K. Ahluwalia, R. P. Tandon, and V. P. S. Awana, Journal of Applied Physics, 111 (2012) 033907 
  23. “Physical property and electronic structure characterization of bulk superconducting Bi3Ni” Jagdish Kumar, Anuj Kumar, Arpita Vajpayee, Bhasker Gahtori, Devina Sharma, P. K. Ahluwalia, S. Auluck and V. P. S. Awana, Supercond. Sci. Technol. 24 (2011) 085002 
  24. “Comparative experimental and Density Functional Theory (DFT) study of the physical properties of MgB2 and AlB2” Devina Sharma, Jagdish Kumar, Arpita Vajpayee, Ranjan Kumar, P. K. Ahluwalia, V. P. S. Awana, J. Supercond. and Nov. Magn. 24 (2011) 1925 
  25. “Anomalous heat capacity and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of Superconducting FeSe1/2Te1/2” V. P. S. Awana, Govind, Anand Pal, Bhasker Gahtori, S D Kaushik, A Vajpayee, Jagdish Kumar and H. Kishan J. Appl. Phys. 109 (2011) 07E122 
  26. “Significant Improvement in Superconductivity by Substituting Pb at Bi-site in Bi2−xPbxSr2CaCu2O8 with x=0.0 to 0.40”, Jagdish Kumar, P. K. Ahluwalia, H. Kishan and V. P. S. Awana, J. Supercond. Nov. Magn. 23 (2010) 493 
  27. “Anomalous thermoelectric power of overdoped Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 superconductor”, V. P. S. Awana, Jagdish Kumar; G. S. Okram, Ajay Soni,  P. K. Ahluwalia, H. Kishan, J. Appl. Phys. 106 (2009) 096102 
  28. “Negative thermoelectric power of over-doped Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 superconductor” Jagdish Kumar, Monika Mudgel, G. S. Okram, Ajay Soni, V. P. S. Awana, P. K. Ahluwalia, R. B. Saxenaand H. Kishan, Physica C 470 (2010) S203-S204 
Articles
 
Books
 
Book Chapters
  1. Chapter-01: Review of quantum physics and atomic theory, Dalip Singh Verma, Jagdish Kumar and Pooja Chauhan, Published in Modern Luminescence from Fundamental Concepts to Materials and Applications Volume 1: Concepts of Luminescence, Woodhead Publishing (Elsevier) ISBN: 978-0-323-89954-3 (print), ISBN: 978-0-323-98470-6 (online)
  2. Chapter-02: Quantum theory of many electron atoms and energy levels, Jagdish Kumar, Pooja Chauhan and Dalip Singh Verma, Published in Modern Luminescence from Fundamental Concepts to Materials and Applications Volume 1: Concepts of Luminescence, Woodhead Publishing (Elsevier) ISBN: 978-0-323-89954-3 (print), ISBN: 978-0-323-98470-6 (online)
  3. Photoelectron Spectroscopy: Fundamental Principles and Applications, Jagdish Kumar, Published in Handbook of Materials Characterization, ISBN: 978-3-319-92955-2, Springer International Publishing (2018) https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-92955-2_12  
Tools/Tests

 

Research Guidance

PhD. Awarded:

  1. Dr. Anuja Kumari, Ab-initio Study of Materials for Energy Harvesting and Optimisation of Their Performance (Oct 2023), Department of Physics and Astronomical Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh
  2. Ms. Neha Katoch, Novel two dimensional structures beyond graphene: A first principle study (Jan 2023), Department of Physics and Astronomical Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh
  3. Dr. Abhinav Nag Ab-initio study of three-dimensional Dirac materials and tuning of their properties (May-2022), Department of Physics and Astronomical Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh

Students Enrolled:

  1. Mr. Manish Kumar, High Temperature Conventional Superconductivity in Ternary  Hydrides, Department of Computational Sciences, Central University of Punjab
  2. Mohd. Badar AP, Two-dimensional heterostructures for photocatalytic water splitting, Department of Computational Sciences, Central University of Punjab
Conference/ Workshops/Seminars Attended
University Level
  1. Computerisation Experiments in Physics Department of Physics and Astronomical Science CUHP (17th to 19th March 2016)
  2. Recent Trends in Modren Materials, Department of Physics and Astronomical Science CUHP (11th and 12th August 2015)
  3. Analytical Aspects of Dynamics Mathematical Society and Department of Mathematics CUHP (11th and 17th August 2014)
  4. Experimental & Computational Techniques in Material Science Department of Physics, Himachal Pradesh University Shimla (31st March to 2nd April 2012)
  5. Seminar cum workshop on First Principle and other Simulation Methods in Condensed Matter Physics, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India (22nd to 29th March 2010)
National
  1. Short Term Course on Material Characterization Techniques, Department of Physics, NIT Srinagar, J&K (24th to 28th June 2019)
  2. Characterization Tools for Materials, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India (22nd February 2011)
International
  1. SPRKKR Hands on Course 2016, Daresbury Laboratory, UK (14th to 17th November 2016)
  2. International Conference on Quantum Effects in Solids of Today National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, India (20th to 23rd December 2011)
  3. Electronic Structure with ELK Code, CECAM, Lausanne, Switzerland (18th to 23rd July 2011)
Conference/ Workshops/Seminars Organised
National Level
  1. Event Organizer for one week SERB sponsored Karyashala (High-end workshop) on “Theory and Applications of In-Silico Approach for Materials Modelling” 05th-11th Feb. 2024 in Department of Computational Sciences, Central University of Punjab
  2. Convener for one week workshop on “In Silico Approach for Modelling New Materials: Methodology & Applications” 14th-20th Jan. 2019 in Department of Physics and Astronomical Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh
International Level

 

Peer Recognition
  1. Member, Board of Studies, Department of Library and Information Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab (May 2024 - till date)
  2. Member, Board of Studies, Department of Physics and Astronomical Science, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh (Oct 2022 - July 2024)
  3. Member, Board of Studies, Department of Computational Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab (Dec 2022 - till date)
  4. Member, Board of Studies, Department of Physics, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab (April 2024 - till date)

 

Invited Talks/ Resource Person
1. Delivered 06 invited lectures in one week international workshop on “In-Silico Nano Materials Modelling Using DFT tools” organized by Ashoka Women’s Engineering College Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh during 14th to 29th July 2024
2. Delivered invited lecture in one week international workshop on Nanomaterials modelling using machine learning and SIESTA organized by Department of Physics, Govt. P. G. College Bilaspur (H.P.) during 14-19 April 2023
3. Delivered 02 invited lectures in training programme in “Material Characterization Techniques” under STUTI initiative of DST, Govt. Of India during 28 to 04th July 2022 organized by NIT Srinagar in association with Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.
4. Delivered 04 lectures in National Workshop on “Nano Materials Modelling using Quantum Espresso” during 18-04-2022 to 20-04-2022 organized by Department of Physics, Swami Vivekanand Govt. College, Ghumarwin, Bilaspur (H.P.)
5. Delivered 08 lectures in A lecture series and hands on training on numerical methods by using FORTRAN-77 during 27-07-2021 to 30-07-2021 organized by Department of Physics, Ch. Bansi Lal University (CBLU) Bhiwani (Haryana)
6. Delivered invited talk on Ab-Initio approach for material modeling dated 8th Sept. 2020 in TEQIP sponsored online workshop on functional materials organized by Department of Physics, MNIT Jaipur
7. Delivered invited talk on Ab-Initio theory of material design dated 16-09-2019 in Swami Vivekanand Govt. College, Ghumarwin, Bilaspur (H.P.)
8. Invited talk on Density functional theory dated 26-06-2019 in Short Term Course on Material Characterization Department of Physics, NIT Srinagar (J&K)
9. Two invited lectures on Materials: The world of electrons and Unified theory for understanding materials dated 16-03-2019 in refresher course organized by UGC-HRDC, HPU Shimla (H.P.)
10. Invited lecture on ELK-DFT tool for first principle calculations dated 10-07-2018 in Department of Physics, HPU Shimla (H.P.)