Dr. Sayantika Chanda is currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the School of Basic Science (Physics) since October 2023. Dr. Chanda holds a Ph.D. in Physics, having completed her doctoral studies in the field of Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics under the prestigious DST-INSPIRE Fellowship (JRF & SRF) from Tripura University (A Central University) in March, 2023. She earned both her B.Sc. (Gold Medalist) and M.Sc.(Gold Medalist) degree in Physics from Tripura University, showcasing her academic excellence. She also has teaching experience as a Guest Faculty at a Government Degree College in Agartala, Tripura. As an active researcher, she has also published over 34 research papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals.
Research Interest:
Dr. Chanda is actively engaged in the field of theoretical condensed matter physics and materials physics. Her research primarily involves calculating the quantum mechanical solutions of many-electron systems using density functional theory (DFT). She explores a wide range of properties, including structural, elastic, thermodynamic, electronic, transport, thermoelectric, magnetic, and optical characteristics of various compounds and multinary alloys. These include 2D materials, half-metallic compounds, perovskite compounds, Heusler compounds, etc. with density functional theory.
Research Publications:
(1) “First principle investigations of structural and optoelectronic features of cubic CdxZn1−xSyTe1-y quaternary semiconductor alloys.”
S.Chanda, D. Ghosh, B. Debnath, M. Debbarma, R. Bhattacharjee, S. Chattopadhyaya.
Optik-International Journal for Light and Electron Optics (ELSEVIER), 201 (2020) 163510-163528.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2019.163510
(2) “Calculations of the structural and optoelectronic properties of cubic CdxZn1−xSeyTe1−y semiconductor quaternary alloys using the DFT-based FP-LAPW approach.”
- Chanda, D. Ghosh, B. Debnath, M. Debbarma, R. Bhattacharjee, S. Chattopadhyaya.
Journal of Computational Electronics (SPRINGER), 19 (2020) 1–25.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10825-019-01409-0
(3)“First principle calculations of structural and optoelectronic properties of cubic CdxZn1−xSySe1-y quaternary alloys with modified Becke-Johnson (mBJ) functional.”
Chanda, D. Ghosh, B. Debnath, M. Debbarma, R. Bhattacharjee, S. Chattopadhyaya.
Indian Journal of Physics (SPRINGER), 94 (2020) 1-13.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-020-01880-7
(4)“Cationic and anionic concentration dependent elastic properties of zinc blende specimens within CdxZn1-xSySe1-y quaternary system: Calculations with density functional theory.”
Chanda, M. Debbarma, D. Ghosh, S. Das, B. Debnath, R. Bhattacharjee, S. Chattopadhyaya.
Solid State Communications (ELSEVIER), 322 (2020) 114050-114062.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssc.2020.114050
(5) “Composition dependence in mechanical properties of zinc-blende compounds associated with the CdxZn1–xSyTe1–y system: a density functional study.”
Chanda, M. Debbarma, D.Ghosh, B. Debnath, S. Chattopadhyaya.
Bulletin of Material Science (SPRINGER), 44 (2021) 1-12.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-021-02372-y
(6) “Calculations of selenium and cadmium concentration dependent elastic and thermal properties of zinc-blende specimens under CdxZn1-xSeyTe1-y quaternary system with density functional theory”
Chanda, M. Debbarma, D. Ghosh, S. Das, B. Debnath, R. Bhattacharjee, S. Chattopadhyaya.
Materials Today Communications (ELSEVIER) 27 (2021) 102136-102151.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2021.102136
(7) “First principle calculations of structural, elastic, electronic and optical properties of cubic Cd1-x-yZnxHgyTe triangular quaternary alloys and their compounds”
Chanda, M. Debbarma, D. Ghosh, B. Debnath, S. Chattopadhyaya
Physica B: Physics of Condensed Matter (ELSEVIER), 614 (2021) 412999-413019.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2021.412999
(8) “First-principles investigation ofstructural, elastic, electronic, and optical properties of Cd1-x-yZnxHgyS quaternary alloys.”
Chanda, M. Debbarma, D. Ghosh, B. Debnath, S. Chattopadhyaya
Journal of Electronic Materials (SPRINGER), 50 (2021) 1-22.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-021-08986-6
(9) “Structural, mechanical, and optoelectronic properties of zinc-blende Cd1-x-yZnxHgySe quaternary alloys: a first principle initiative with PBE-GGA, mBJ-GGA and PBE+U potential schemes.”
Chanda, M. Debbarma, D. Ghosh, B. Debnath, S. Chattopadhyaya.
Bulletin of Material Science (SPRINGER), 45 (2022) 1-20.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-021-02610-3
(10) “Theoretical study of optoelectronic properties of hexagonal wurtzite CdxZn1−xO ternary alloys using modified Becke-Johnson (mBJ)-GGA functional.”
Chanda, S. Chattopadhyaya.
Materials Today: Proceedings (ELSEVIER), 46 (2021) 6392-6398.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.06.136
(11)“Theoretical investigation of magnesium and selenium concentration dependent elastic properties of zinc blende specimens under the MgxZn1-xSeyTe1-y quaternary system with density functional FP-LAPW approach.”
Ghosh, S. Chanda, M. Debbarma, B. Debnath, S. Chattopadhyaya.
Mechanics of Materials (ELSEVIER), 158 (2021) 103840.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmat.2021.103840
(12) “Structural and optoelectronic properties of cubic Zn1-x-yBexMgySe quaternary alloys nearly lattice matched to GaAs substrate : A density functional investigation.”
Ghosh, M. Debbarma, S. Chanda, B. Debnath, S. Das, R. Bhattacharjee, S. Chattopadhyaya.
Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing (ELSEVIER), 130 (2021) 105803.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2021.105803
(13) “First principles investigations of structural and optoelectronic properties of cubic MgxZn1−xSeyTe1−y quaternary semiconductor alloys using FP‑LAPW approach.”
Ghosh, S. Chanda, B. Debnath, M. Debbarma, R. Bhattacharjee, S. Chattopadhyaya.
Applied Physics A (SPRINGER), 125 (2019) 644.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-019-2938-5
(14) “Cationic and anionic composition-dependent mechanical and thermal properties of zinc-blende specimens under MgxZn1-xSySe1-y quaternary system: calculations with density functional FP-LAPW scheme.”
Ghosh, M. Debbarma, S. Chanda, B. Debnath, R. Bhattacharjee, S. Das, . S. Chattopadhyaya
The European Physical Journal B (SPRINGER), 94 (2021) 20.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/s10051-020-00024-4
(15) “Structural and optoelectronic properties of cubic MgxZn1- xSyTe1-y semiconductor quaternary alloys-a first principles investigation.”
Ghosh, S. Chanda, B. Debnath, M. Debbarma, R. Bhattacharjee, S. Chattopadhyaya.
Physica B: Condensed Matter (ELSEVIER), 574 (2019) 411669.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2019.411669
(16) “First-principles investigations of composition-dependent mechanical properties of zinc-blende constituents of MgxZn12xSyTe12y rectangular quaternary system.”
D Ghosh, S Chanda, M Debbarma, B Debnath, S Chattopadhyaya
Indian Journal of Physics (SPRINGER), 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-021-02013-4
(17) “Density functional study on structural and optoelectronic properties of cubic MgxZn1-xSySe1-y semiconductor quaternary alloys.”
Ghosh, S. Chanda, B. Debnath, M. Debbarma, R. Bhattacharjee, S. Chattopadhyaya.
Pramana (SPRINGER), 94(2020) 120.
DOI: https:// doi.org/ 10.1007/ s12043-020-01975-0
(18) “Effects of doping of mercury atom(s) on optoelectronic properties of binary zinc chalcogenides - A first principle based theoretical investigation.”
Debbarma, U. Sarkar, B. Debnath, D. Ghosh, S. Chanda, R. Bhattacharjee, S. Chattopadhyaya.
Journal of Alloys and Compounds (ELSEVIER), 748 (2018) 446.
DOI: https://doi.org /10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.03.093
(19) “First principle based calculations of the optoelectronic features of HgSxSe1−x, HgSxTe1−x and HgSexTe1−x alloys with GGA+U functional.”
Debbarma, B. Debnath, D. Ghosh, S. Chanda, R. Bhattacharjee, S. Chattopadhyaya.
Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids (ELSEVIER), 131 (2019) 86.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpcs.2019.03.009
(20) “Influence of doping of mercury atom(s) on optoelectronic properties of binary cadmium chalcogenides - a density functional theory based investigation with different exchange-correlation functionals and including spin-orbit coupling.”
Debbarma, U.Sarkar, B. Debnath, S. Chanda, D. Ghosh, R. Bhattacharjee, S. Chattopadhyaya.
Current Applied Physics (ELSEVIER), 1739 (2018) 30071.
DOI: https://doi.org /10.1016/j.cap.2018.03.010
(21) “Density functional calculations of elastic and thermal properties of zinc-blende HgSxSe1−x, HgSxTe1−x and HgSexTe1−x ternary alloys.”
Debbarma, S. Das, B. Debnath, D.Ghosh, S. Chanda, R. Bhattacharjee, S. Chattopadhyaya.
Computational Condensed Matter (ELSEVIER), 2143 (2020) 30028.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cocom.2020.e00482
(22) “Density Functional Calculations of Elastic and Thermal Properties of Zinc‑Blende Mercury Cadmium‑Chalcogenide Ternary Alloys.”
Debbarma, S. Das, B. Debnath, D. Ghosh, S. Chanda, R. Bhattacharjee, S. Chattopadhyaya
Metals and Materials International (SPRINGER), 27 (2021) 3838.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12540-020-00778-7
(23) “Density functional study of elastic and thermal properties of cubic mercury-zinc-chalcogenide ternary alloys.”
debbarma, S. Das, B. Debnath, D. Ghosh, S. Chanda, R. Bhattacharjee, S. Chattopadhyaya.
Bulletin of Material Science (SPRINGER), 43 (2020) 268.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-020-02236-xSa
(24) “Tuning of optoelectronic and transport properties of zinc-blend magnesium chalcogenides through doping of Hg atom(s): The mBJ-GGA+U based first-principle calculations.”
Debbarma, D. Ghosh, S. Chanda, B. Debnath, S. Chattopadhyaya.
Computational Condensed Matter (ELSEVIER), 30(2022) e00650.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cocom.2022.e00650
(25) “Beryllium (Be) composition dependent structural and optoelectronic characteristics of wurtzite BexMg1-xS ternary alloys: First principle calculations with FP-LAPW scheme.”
Debnath, D. Ghosh, M. Debbarma, S. Chanda, S. Das, R. Bhattacharjee, S. Chattopadhyaya.
Materials Chemistry and Physics (ELSEVIER), 258 (2021) 12394.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2020.123946
(26) “Density Functional Investigations of Structural, Mechanical and Optoelectronic Properties of BeSxSe1-x, BeSxTe1-x and BeSexTe1-x Ternary Alloys.”
Debnath, M. Debbarma, D. Ghosh, S. Chanda, R. Bhattacharjee, S. Chattopadhyaya.
Journal of Electronic Materials (SPRINGER), 49 (2020) 2.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-019-07820-4
(27) “Optoelectronic properties of CaxBa1-xX (X=S, Se and Te) alloys: A first principles investigation employing
modified Becke Johnson (mBJ) functional.”
Debnath, M. Debbarma, D. Ghosh, S. Chanda, R. Bhattacharjee, S. Chattopadhyaya.
International Journal of Modern Physics B (World Scientific), 33 (2019) 1950042.
DOI:https://doi.org /10.1142/S0217979219500425
(28) “Structural, mechanical and optoelectronic properties of cubic BexMg1−xS, BexMg1−xSe and BexMg1−xTe semiconductor ternary alloys: a density functional study.”
Debnath, M. Debbarma, D. Ghosh, S. Chanda, R. Bhattacharjee, S. Chattopadhyaya.
Bulletin of Material Science (SPRINGER), 43 (2020) 59.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-019-2006-y
(29) “Pressure induced structural, electronic and optical properties of wurtzite beryllium monoxide (w-BeO) from first-principle calculations.”
Debnath, M. Debbarma, D. Ghosh, S. Chanda, S. Das, R. Bhattacharjee, S. Chattopadhyaya.
Solid State Communications (ELSEVIER), 342(2022) 114571.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssc.2021.114571
(30) “Structural, elastic and optoelectronic characteristics of BexZn1_xS, BexZn1_xSe and BexZn1_xTe alloys-a density functional based FP-LAPW study.”
S.Chattopadhyaya, U. Sarkar, B. Debnath, M. Debbarma, D. Ghosh, S. Chanda, R. Bhattacharjee
Computational Condensed Matter (ELSEVIER), 20 (2019) e00384.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cocom.2019.e00384
(31) “Density functional calculations of structural, elastic and optoelectronic features of MgxZn1−xS, MgxZn1− xSe and MgxZn1− xTe alloys.”
Sarkar, B. Debnath, M. Debbarma, D. Ghosh, S. Chanda, R. Bhattacharjee, S. Chattopadhyaya.
Materials Chemistry and Physics (ELSEVIER), 230 (2019) 54.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2019.03.050
(32) “Structural, mechanical and optoelectronic features of cubic MgxCd1_xS, MgxCd1_xSe and MgxCd1_xTe semiconductor ternary alloys: Theoretical investigations using density functional FP-LAPW approach.”
Sarkar, B. Debnath, M. Debbarma, D. Ghosh, S. Chanda, R. Bhattacharjee, S. Chattopadhyaya.
Computational Condensed Matter (ELSEVIER), 22 (2020) e00448.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cocom.2019.e00448
(33) “Density functional study of structural, elastic, electronic and optical properties of BexCd1−xS, BexCd1−xSe and BexCd1−xTe alloys using FPLAPW approach.”
Chattopadhyaya, U. Sarkar, B. Debnath, M. Debbarma, D. Ghosh, S. Chanda, R. Bhattacharjee.
Physica B: Condensed Matter (ELSEVIER), 563 (2019) 22.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2019.03.025
(34) “First-principles calculations to investigate structural, mechanical, electronic, magnetic and thermoelectric properties of Ba2CaMO6 (M=Re, Os) cubic double perovskites.”
Das, M. Debbarma, D. Ghosh, S. Chanda, B. Debnath, R. Bhattacharjee, S. Chattopadhyaya.
Physica B: Condensed Matter (ELSEVIER), 626 (2022) 413554.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2021.413554