Group Facilities

  • Electrical measurements : DC Resistivity, I-V characteristics, magnetoresistance, Hall Resistivity
  • Probe station with RF and MW probes for device characterization
  • Dielectric and ferroelectric measurements (with and without magnetic fields)
  • Room temperature Magnetoelectric coupling measurement using Lock-in amplifier
  • Low frequency magnetoimpedance setup
  • Non resonant rf magnetoabsorption
  • High frequency magntoimpedance set up (1 MHz-3 GHz)
  • Microwave power absorption set up using Vector Network Analyzer (VNA)
  • Broadband (2-18 GHz) Ferromagnetic Resonance Spectrometer (Cryo FMR, Quantum Design, USA)
  • Differential Scanning Calorimetry in magnetic field for magnetocaloric measurement
  • Magnetic measurement (Vibrating sample magnetometer - VSM equipped with PPMS)
  • Home made set up for Magneto Seebeck effect
  • Thermal Transport Option (TTO) of the PPMS
  • Heat capacity measurement in PPMS
  • Thermal expansion and magnetostriction measurement in PPMS using High precision capacitance bridge
  • Brillouin light scattering (BLS) spectroscopy
  • MOKE set up to characterize magnetic thin film (in progress)
  • Polarizing Microscope

Sample Preparation Facilities

  • Pelletizer
  • Diamond Saw Cutter
  • Furnace with Eurotherm Controller - 1300 C
  • Chemical Fume Handling Equipment
  • Mini CVD for nanowire fabrication
  • High temperature tube furnace - 1400 deg C
  • Vacuum oven furnace- 180 deg C
  • Hydrothermal method
  • Spin Coater