
Amit Kumar Agarwal
Professor, PhD (2005-09), Center for High Energy Physics, IISc, Bangalore.
Specialization: Condensed matter theory
Office Address:
FB 386
Department of Physics
IIT Kanpur, Kanpur 208016
Lab info :Theory and Simulation Lab, Old Core Labs Building, IIT Kanpur
Contact Information:
Email: amitag[at]iitk.ac.in
Tel: (91) 512-259-6981
Academic Background:
- PhD (2005-09), Center for High Energy Physics, IISc, Bangalore.
Thesis Title:Transport in quasi-one-dimensional quantum systems.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof.Diptiman Sen. - M.S. (2002-2005), Dept. of Physics, IISc, Bangalore.
Project Title: Effect of interaction and a static impurity on the conductance of a one dimensional quantum wire.
Project Advisor: Prof. Diptiman Sen - B.Sc. - Physics Honors (1999 - 2002): Kirori Mal College, Delhi University, Delhi.
Research Interests:
- Topological materials: Electronic structure, topology, surface states (ARPES), magneto-transport properties, superconductivity
- Collective excitations: plasmons (EELS), new collective modes, charge density wave, etc
- Nanoscale Device modelling: Transport models, Negative capacitance FET, Ferroelectric etc.