Specialization

Functional nanoceramics, Multiferroic materials

Email

poonam.uniyal@thapar.edu

Personal Information

• Office Address :School of Physics and Materials Science, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala -147004

• Office Telephone: 01752393116  Fax :+91-175-2393020

• Residence Address:18, Type IV New,Thapar CAMPUS

Biography:

Dr. Poonam Uniyal received her Ph.D. degree in Physics from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India in 2010. Currently, she is working as an Associate Professor in Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala. Dr. Poonam has about 11 years of teaching and post PhD research experience. She has been involved in various research projects funded by CSIR, UGC and BRNS. She has published more than 20 publications in journals of international repute. Two of her research publications were included in JPCM(Journal of Physics and Materials science-IOP) highlights 2009. Her papers were among 5 top papers in multiferroics. She has guided three PhD and 10 M Tech/ MSc students. Her current research interests include functional nanomaterials(ferroelectric, piezoelectric, pyroelectric and multiferroic) for various applications such as energy conversion devices, high gate dielectric materials for MOSFET and FeRAM.

Academic Qualifications

• Ph.D:2006-2010,Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

• MSC :2003-2005,Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla

• BSC :2001-2003, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla

Research Interests

• Functional nanoceramics

• Multiferroic materials

Courses Undertaken

• Classical Mechanics

• Physics 1 (UPH001)

• Modern Physics

Awards/Recognition

• GATE fellowship,MHRD,2006-2007.
• National Doctoral fellowship, AICTE, 2007-2010 (awarded only 50 scholarships per year from all the engineering and basic sciences streams).
• Two  research publications were included in JPCM(Journal of Physics and Materials science-IOP) highlights 2009 and were among 5 top papers in multiferroics.

Research Projects

Lead free relaxor ferroelectric ceramics for electrocaloric applications, CSIR(2017-2020).

Synthesis of BiFeO₃ - (K_0.5Na_0.5)NbO₃ thin films for device applications, UGC(2013-2015).

Current vacancy in JRF Position: 01

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Publications

1. GA Kaur, M Shandilya, P Rana, S Thakur, P Uniyal, Modification of structural and magnetic properties of Co0.5Ni0.5Fe2O4 nanoparticles embedded Polyvinylidene Fluoride nanofiber membrane via electrospinning method, Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects 22, 100428 (2020)

2. G Dhir, P Uniyal, NK Verma, Multiferroic properties of Sr-doped BiFeO3 nanoparticles, Physica B (Accepted)

3. G Dhir, P Uniyal, NK Verma, Tactics of particle size for enhanced multiferroic properties in nanoscale Ca‐doped BiFeO3, physica status solidi (c) 14 (5)( 2017)

4. P Sharma, P Uniyal, Investigating thermal and kinetic parameters of lithium titanate formation by solid-state method, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 128 (2), 875-882 (2017)

5. M Kaur, P Uniyal, Study on Structural, Multiferroic, Optical and Photocatalytic Properties of Ferroelectromagnetic Nanoparticles: Bi0. 9Ba0. 1Fe0. 8Ti0. 2O3, Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism 30 (2), 431-439 (2017)

6. M Kaur, P Uniyal, Investigation on the effect of Ti doping on dielectric, impedance and magnetic properties of Ba2+-substituted BiFeO3 ceramics, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 27 (12), 12539-12549 (2016)

7. G Dhir, P Uniyal, NK Verma, Effect of Particle Size on the Multiferroic Properties of Tb-Doped BiFeO3 Nanoparticles, Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism 29 (10), 2621-2628(2016)

8. M Kaur, KL Yadav, P Uniyal, Multiferroic and optical studies on the effects of Ba2+ ions in BiFeO3 nanoparticles, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 27 (5), 4475-4482(2016)

 9. G Dhir, P Uniyal, NK Verma, Sol–gel synthesized BiFeO 3 nanoparticles: Enhanced magnetoelelctric coupling with reduced particle size, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 394, 372-378(2015)

 10. G Dhir, P Uniyal, NK Verma, Particle size dependent multiferroic properties of Bi0. 95Tb0. 05FeO3 nanoparticles, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 26 (6), 3538-3544(2015)

11. G Dhir, P Uniyal, NK Verma, Effect of particle size on multiferroism of barium[1]doped bismuth ferrite nanoparticles, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 27, 611-618(2014)

12. G Dhir, P Uniyal, NK Verma, Effect of particle size on magnetic and dielectric properties of nanoscale Dy-doped BiFeO3, Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism 27 (6), 1569-1577(2014)

13. P Uniyal, GS Lotey, A Gautam, NK Verma, KL Yadav, Multiferroic Properties of (Bi0. 9Gd0. 1FeO) 1− x (BaTiO3) x Ceramics, Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism 27 (2), 569-574(2014)

14. G Dhir, GS Lotey, P Uniyal, NK Verma, Size-dependent magnetic and dielectric properties of Tb-doped BiFeO3 nanoparticles, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 24 (11), 4386-4392(2013)

15. A Gautam, P Uniyal, KL Yadav, VS Rangra, Dielectric and magnetic properties of Bi 1− x Y x FeO 3 ceramics, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 73 (2), 188-192(2012)

16. P Uniyal, KL Yadav, Enhanced magnetoelectric properties in Bi 0.95 Ho 0.05 FeO 3 polycrystalline ceramics, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 511 (1), 149- 153(2012)

17. P Uniyal, KL Yadav, Synthesis and study of multiferroic properties of ZnFe 2 O 4– BiFeO 3 nanocomposites, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 492 (1), 406- 410(2010)

18. P Uniyal, KL Yadav, Pr doped bismuth ferrite ceramics with enhanced multiferroic properties, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 21 (40), 405901(2009)

19. P Uniyal, KL Yadav, Room temperature multiferroic properties of Eu doped BiFeO 3, Journal of Applied Physics 105 (7), 07D914(2009)

20. P Uniyal, KL Yadav, Observation of the room temperature magnetoelectric effect in Dy doped BiFeO3, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 21 (1), 012205(2008)

21. P Uniyal, KL Yadav, Study of dielectric, magnetic and ferroelectric properties in Bi 1− x Gd x FeO 3, Materials Letters 62 (17), 2858-2861(2008)

Street: P.O. Box 32
Postcode: 147004
City: Patiala
Country: India
Email: Poonam.uniyal@thapar.edu
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