Assistant Professor

Dr Anita Halder

Department of Physics

Interests

  1. First principles electronic & magnetic structure calculation
  2. Study of strongly correlated materials
  3. Machine learning assisted materials prediction

Education

2011

Serampore College
BSc

2013

S N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
MSc

2019

S N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
PhD

Experience

  • Nov 2022 - Till date, Marie Curie Research fellow, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
  • Dec 2020 – Oct 2022, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
  • Sep 2019 – Nov 2020, Post-Doctoral Fellow, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, India

Research Interest

  • First principles electronic structure calculation and study of magnetic and electronic properties of various transition metal oxides having intriguing properties.
  • Prediction of crystal structure of yet-to-be known materials using genetic algorithm
  • Study of strongly correlated electron systems showing interesting Mott-Hubbard Physics
  • Prediction of new compounds with desired properties using machine learning techniques
  • Tuning of magnetic anisotropy at heterostructures like metal-molecule interfaces

Awards & Fellowships

  • 2022 - Received Marie Curie postdoctoral fellowship with total score of 100% (European Union).
  • 2022 - Started reviewing in Phys. Rev B, PRL, npj Computational Materials and PCCP (Royal Society of Chmistry).
  • 2020 - Best poster award at the International Conference on Functional Materials, IIT KGP (India).
  • 2018 - Winner of the "S.N.Bose Prize (Innovation in Theory)" for poster presentation at National Conference on Electronic Structure, SRM University, Chennai (India).
  • 2017 - Winner of an IUCR Young Scientist Award 2017, Shanghai, (China).
  • 2016 - Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE).
  • 2015 - Qualified for Junior Research Fellowship in CSIR/UGC National eligibility test (NET).
  • 2008 - Inspire 'SHE’, Department of Science and Technology, India.

Publications

  • A theoretical perspective on the modification of the magnetocrystalline anisotropy at molecule-cobalt interfaces. Anita Halder, Sumanta Bhandary, David O’Regan, Stefano Sanvito and Andrea Droghetti. (Under communication) 2023.
  • Editors’ Suggestion: DFT+ Σ2 method for electron correlation effects at transition metal surfaces. Andrea Droghetti, Milos M. Radonjic., Anita Halder, Ivan Rungger and Liviu Chioncel, Phys. Rev B 105, 115129 (2022). IF: 3.908.
  • Understanding Magnetism in Double Double Perovskites: A Complex Multiple Magnetic Sublattice System. Anita Halder*, Shreya Das*, Prabuddha Sanyal and Tanusri Saha-Dasgupta, Scientific reports 11 (1) (2021), 1-12. IF : 4.996.
  • Machine learning classification of binary semiconductor heterostructures. Samir Rom*, Aishwaryo Ghosh*, Anita Halder* and Tanusri Saha-Dasgupta. Phys. Rev Materials 5 (4), 043801 (2021). IF: 3.989.
  • The critical role of stereochemically active lone pair in introducing high temperature ferroelectricity. Rafikul Ali Saha, Anita Halder, Desheng Fu, Tanusri Saha-Dasgupta, Sugata Ray. Inorganic Chemistry 60 (6), 4068 (2021). IF: 5.436.
  • Understanding the curious magnetic state of Sr3OsO6 . Shreya Das, Anita Halder, Atasi Chakraborty, Indra Dasgupta, and Tanusri Saha-Dasgupta. Phys. Rev. B 101, 184422 (2020). IF: 3.908.
  • Prediction of the properties of the rare-earth magnets Ce2Fe17-XCoXCN: A combined machine-learning and ab-initio study. Anita Halder, Samir Rom, Aishwaryo Ghosh and Tanusri Saha-Dasgupta. Phys. Rev. Applied 14, 034024 (2020) . IF: 4.931.
  • Covalency driven modulation of paramagnetism and development of lone pair ferroelectricity in multiferroic Pb3TeMn3P2O14 . Rafikul Ali Saha, Anita Halder, Tanusri Saha-Dasgupta, Desheng Fu, Mitsuru Itoh and Sugata Ray. Phys. Rev. B 101, 180406(R) (2020). IF: 3.908.
  • Machine-learning-assisted prediction of magnetic double perovskites. Anita Halder, Aishwaryo Ghosh and Tanusri Saha-Dasgupta. Phys. Rev Materials 3 (8), 084418 (2019). IF: 3.989.
  • Magnetism in Cation Disordered 3d-4d/5d Double Perovskites. Anita Halder, Prabuddha Sanyal, Tanusri Saha-Dasgupta. Phys. Rev. B 99 , 0420402(R) (2019). IF: 3.908.
  • Computer predictions on Rh-based double perovskites with unusual electronic and magnetic properties. Anita Halder, Dhani Nafday, Prabudhha Sanyal, Tanusri Saha-Dasgupta. npj Quantum Materials volume 3, Article number: 17 (2018). IF: 7.032.
  • Magnetism in Sr2CrMoO6 : A Combined Ab-initio and Model Study. Prabudhha Sanyal, Anita Halder, L. Si, M. Wallerberg, K. Held, Tanusri Saha-Dasgupta; Phys. Rev. B 94, 035132 (2016). IF: 3.908.

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