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Postdoctoral candidate in spintronics and magnonics, bringing 5+ years of hands-on experience growing and characterizing epitaxial oxide/metal heterostructures for next-generation spintronic and magnonic devices.
Kshitij Singh Rathore
Postdoctoral Candidate | Spintronics & Magnonics11+
Publications
5+
Years Research
23
Conferences
From Atoms to Spin Waves: Engineering Magnonic Devices
I am a postdoctoral candidate completing my PhD (thesis submitted; doctorate expected by early October 2026), with over five years of hands-on research experience in the growth, fabrication, and characterization of epitaxial oxide/metal heterostructures for spintronic and magnonic applications. I have broad experience across thin-film deposition and structural, magnetic, and electrical characterization techniques, with practical expertise in instrument operation and laboratory maintenance.
My research contributions include 11+ publications (published, submitted, and in preparation), including first-author and collaborative works, and I've presented at more than 23 national and international conferences (9 invited/contributed talks and 14 posters) through collaborations with leading groups in India, the USA, Singapore, and Spain. I'm experienced in mentoring Master's and PhD students, and I'm now seeking a postdoctoral position to advance fundamental and applied research in spintronics, magnonics, and magnetic materials while contributing to collaborative, interdisciplinary research.
Research & Technical Proficiency
Research & Education
Five years investigating exchange-coupled ferrimagnetic garnet heterostructures for coherent spin-current transport and hybrid magnonic device applications.
Research Journey
From foundational thin-film work to advanced spintronic and magnonic device physics.
Doctoral Researcher — Spintronics & Magnetic Materials Group
NISER, Bhubaneswar — Advisor: Prof. Subhankar Bedanta
Jan 2021 - PresentInvestigating exchange-coupled ferrimagnetic garnet heterostructures for coherent spin-current transport and hybrid magnonic applications — spanning comparative spin pumping in YIG/CoFeB and YIG/Py, discovery of exchange-coupled hybrid magnon modes in YIG/CoFeB/Cu, growth optimization of YIG/GdIG bilayers, and coherent magnon–magnon coupling in YIG/TmIG bilayers. Collaborated with groups in India, the USA, Singapore, and Spain.
Master's Thesis — Transparent Conducting Oxide Thin Films of AZO
Central University of Rajasthan — Advisor: Dr. Yugandhar Bitla
Jan - Jul 2021Developed a cost-effective spin-coating route for Aluminum-doped Zinc Oxide (AZO) transparent conducting oxide thin films and evaluated their structural and electrical properties on quartz and mica substrates. Also trained in arc melting, high-temperature furnace operation, bulk sample preparation, and thin-film sol-gel technique.
Bachelor's Minor Project — Plasma Physics
Central University of Rajasthan — Advisor: Dr. Sukhmander Singh
Jan - May 2019Studied the motion of charged particles in electric and magnetic fields relevant to fusion devices such as tokamaks, later extended toward an optical-tweezer-based COVID-19 enzyme-detection project under a CSIR-Lab Summer Research Fellowship.
Bachelor's Mini Project — Optical Tweezer
Central University of Rajasthan — Advisor: Dr. Brijesh Kumar Singh
Dec 2019Received the Third Prize for Best Poster at the International Conference on Light and Photonics.
Academic Background
Doctoral research at NISER Bhubaneswar, building on a Gold Medal integrated Master's in Physics.
PhD, Physics
National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar
Thesis: "Ferrimagnetic Insulators for Magnonic and Spintronic Applications." Advisor: Prof. Subhankar Bedanta (LNMM). Thesis submitted; doctorate expected by early October 2026.
Integrated M.Sc. (UG+PG), Physics
Central University of Rajasthan (CURAJ)
Graduated with distinction, CGPA 8.00/10, and awarded the Gold Medal for the Integrated M.Sc. Physics program.
Higher & Secondary Schooling (CBSE)
Rawat Public School, Jaipur (2014–15) · St. Anselm School, Nagaur (2012–13)
Fellowships & National Rankings
Expertise & Instrumentation
Hands-on experience spanning sample growth, structural characterization, spin-dynamics measurement, device fabrication, and custom instrument development.
Thin-Film Growth
Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) [APT; Excel Instruments] and Magnetron Sputtering [Mantis; Excel Instruments] of ferrimagnetic garnets (YIG, GdIG, TmIG) and metallic ferromagnets (CoFeB, Py), with in-situ Reflection High-Energy Electron Diffraction (RHEED) [Staib] monitoring.
FMR & Spin Dynamics
Broadband ferromagnetic resonance [NanoOsc], Vector Network Analyzer [Keysight] based spin-pumping and inverse spin Hall effect (ISHE) measurements, plus magnetic annealing.
Structural Characterization
X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) & Reciprocal Space Mapping (RSM) [Rigaku, SmartLab], Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) [JEOL].
SQUID / PPMS Magnetometry
SQUID [Quantum Design MPMS] and Physical Property Measurement System (PPMS) [Quantum Design] for magnetic characterization.
Microscopy & Surface Analysis
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) [ZEISS], Magneto-Optical Kerr Effect (MOKE) microscopy, and optical profilometry.
Device Fabrication
Photolithography [Heidelberg Instruments], spin coating, reactive ion etching (RIE), and wire bonding for device-level sample preparation, alongside arc melting for bulk sample preparation.
Instrument Development
Built Time-Resolved MOKE (mid-development), Spin-Torque FMR (ST-FMR, testing phase), and Harmonic Hall Voltage measurement (results analysis) setups from the ground up.
Computational & Data Tools
Origin, LaTeX, MATLAB, Python, Fortran, C/C++, SolidWorks, 3D printing, and HTML for data analysis, curve fitting, and instrument control.
Looking Toward Hybrid & Quantum Magnonics
Seeking a postdoctoral position to extend this work toward hybrid/quantum magnonics, orbital pumping, or engineered spin-wave devices.
Publications & Conference Talks
11+ research outputs (4 published, 4 under review, 5 in preparation), plus 23 international conference contributions (9 talks, 14 posters).
| # | Authors & Journal | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.S. Rathore, A. Swain, J. Lim, A. Mishra, P. Gupta, Y.H. Lee, J. Luwen, A. Hoffmann, R. Mahendiran, S. Bedanta Phys. Rev. Applied 25, 024036 |
First Author | 2026 |
| 2 | A. Mishra, K.S. Rathore, S.P. Mahanta, S. Bedanta Phys. Rev. B 113, 014407 |
Co-Author | 2026 |
| 3 | A. Swain, K.S. Rathore, P. Gupta, A. Mishra, Y.H. Lee, J. Lim, A. Hoffmann, R. Mahendiran, S. Bedanta Appl. Phys. Lett. 125, 012406 |
Equal Author | 2024 |
| 4 | A. Mishra, P. Das, R. Chhatoi, S. Dash, S. Sahoo, K.S. Rathore, P.R. Cha, S.-C. Lee, S. Bhattacharjee, S. Bedanta Phys. Rev. Applied 24, 064032 |
Co-Author | 2024 |
| # | Title | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Interface-resolved structural properties of epitaxial Y3Fe5O12/Gd3Fe5O12 bilayers grown on GGG(111) by pulsed laser deposition" | First Author | Submitted (2026) |
| 2 | "Impact of Graphene Underlayer on Magnetization Dynamics of NiFe Thin Films" | Co-Author | Under Review |
| 3 | "Spin to charge interconversion with heavy metals, topological insulators, transition metal oxides, transition metal dichalcogenides and Rashba-like states" | Co-Author | Under Review |
| 4 | "Observation of the Inverse Spin Hall Effect in RF-Sputtered YIG/SrRuO3 All-Oxide Heterostructures" | Co-Author | Under Review |
| 5 | "Enhanced Spin-to-Charge Conversion in Co40Fe40B20/β-W/MnPc Heterostructures via MnPc Interfacial Engineering" | Co-Author | In Preparation |
| 6 | "Influence of Graphene and Antimonene Underlayers on Magnetization Dynamics in FeCo Thin Films" | Co-Author | In Preparation |
| 7 | "Tailoring Spin Pumping in Y3Fe5O12/Metallic-Ferromagnet Heterostructures" | First Author | In Preparation |
| 8 | "Exchange-Coupled Hybrid Modes in Y3Fe5O12/CoFeB/Cu Heterostructures" | First Author | In Preparation |
| 9 | "Structural and Magnetic Properties of GGG- and sGGG-Based Y3Fe5O12/Gd3Fe5O12 Heterostructures" | First Author | In Preparation |
| # | Conference / Topic | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IEEE Magnetics Society Italy Chapter – PETASPIN School, "Spintronics: Fundamentals and Applications" | Messina, Italy | Dec 2022 |
| 2 | Around-the-Clock Around-the-Globe (AtC-AtG) Magnetics Conference (virtual) | — | Oct 2024 |
| 3 | Intl. Conference on Magnetic Materials & Applications (ICMAGMA 2025) | IISc Bangalore | Feb 2025 |
| 4 | Material Research Conclave (MRC) | IMMT Bhubaneswar | Sep 2025 |
| 5 | Around-the-Clock Around-the-Globe (AtC-AtG) Magnetics Conference (virtual) | — | Nov 2025 |
| 6 | Smart and Novel Material for Next Generation (SNMNG) | SOA University, Bhubaneswar | Dec 2025 |
| 7 | Symposium in Magnetism and Spintronics (SMS-3) | IIT Hyderabad | Jan 2026 |
| 8 | IEEE International Magnetics Conference (INTERMAG 2026) — Lightning Talk | Manchester, UK | Apr 2026 |
| 9 | IEEE International Magnetics Conference (INTERMAG 2026) — Contributed Talk | Manchester, UK | Apr 2026 |
| # | Conference | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Around-the-Clock Around-the-Globe (AtC-AtG) Magnetics Conference (virtual) | — | Aug 2022 |
| 2 | Indo-Japan Workshop on Interface Phenomena for Spintronics (IJW-IPS 2022) (virtual) | — | Mar 2022 |
| 3 | Symposium in Magnetism and Spintronics (SMS-1) (virtual) | — | Mar 2022 |
| 4 | Symposium on Interdisciplinary Sciences (SIS-I) | NISER Bhubaneswar | Jan 2023 |
| 5 | Around-the-Clock Around-the-Globe (AtC-AtG) Magnetics Conference (virtual) | — | Sep 2023 |
| 6 | Physics of Quantum Matter School (attended) | NISER Bhubaneswar | May 2023 |
| 7 | 68th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium (DAE SSPS) | GITAM Visakhapatnam | Dec 2024 |
| 8 | Symposium in Magnetism and Spintronics (SMS-2) | IIT Bombay | Jul 2024 |
| 9 | Indo-German Kick-off Workshop (IGW-2024) | NISER Bhubaneswar & Sterling Puri | Nov 2024 |
| 10 | DAE-BRNS 11th Theme Meeting on Ultrafast Sciences (UFS-2024) | NISER Bhubaneswar | Nov 2024 |
| 11 | Quantum Condensed Matter Symposium 2024 | IIT Guwahati | Dec 2024 |
| 12 | Workshop on Processability and Applications of Reticular Advanced Materials (PARAM-25) | NISER Bhubaneswar | Jan 2025 |
| 13 | Symposium on Interdisciplinary Sciences (SIS-II) | NISER Bhubaneswar | Nov 2025 |
| 14 | Intl. Symposium on Integrated Magnetics (iSIM 2026) | Manchester, UK | Apr 2026 |
| Award / Fellowship | Year |
|---|---|
| iSIM Student Award ($300) | 2026 |
| IEEE Travel Grant Award ($1000) | 2026 |
| GATE Physics, AIR 804 | 2021 |
| JEST, AIR 503 | 2021 |
| DST INSPIRE Fellowship | 2021 |
| IIT-JAM Physics, AIR 1204 | 2019 |
| Third Prize, Best Poster — Intl. Conference on Light and Photonics | 2019 |
| CUCET (Integrated M.Sc. admission) | 2016 |
| International Mathematics Olympiad — State Rank 26, Intl. Rank 808 | 2014 |
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NISER, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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