Dr. Amit Shankar
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Dr. Amit Shankar

Assistant Professor
Kurseong College, India

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Physics from Mizoram University, India

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Area of Interest:

Physics
100%
Alloys and Compounds
62%
Thermoelectric Materials
90%
Bandstructure Calculations
75%
Semiconductors
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
0
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Selected Publications

  1. Shankar, A., Sandeep, D.P. Rai, R.K. Thapa and P.K. Mandal, 2017. Effect of Fe-Ru doping in the electronic and thermoelectric properties of new filled skutterudite Ba(Fe,Ru)4As12. J. Applied Phys., Vol. 121, No. 5. 10.1063/1.4975028.
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  2. Shankar, A., P.K. Mandal and R.K. Thapa, 2017. X-dependence of energy band structures and thermoelectricity of CeRu4X12 (X = P, As, Sb). J. Mater. Sci., 52: 1511-1522.
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  3. Shankar, A., D.P. Rai, Sandeep, M.P. Ghimire and R.K. Thapa, 2017. Electronic structure and thermoelectricity of filled skutterudite EuRu4As12: A DFT calculation. Indian J. Phys., 91: 17-23.
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  4. Sandeep, D.P. Rai, A. Shankar, M.P. Ghimire and R. Khenata et al., 2017. Investigation of the structural, electronic and optical properties of the cubic RbMF3 perovskites (M = Be, Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba) using modified Becke-Johnson exchange potential. Mater. Chem. Phys., 192: 282-290.
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  5. Rai, D.P., Sandeep, A. Shankar, A.P. Sakhya and T.P. Sinha et al., 2017. Electronic, optical and thermoelectric properties of bulk and surface (001) CuInTe2: A first principles study. J. Alloys Compd., 699: 1003-1011.
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  6. Rai, D.P., Sandeep, A. Shankar, A.P. Sakhya and T.P. Sinha et al., 2017. Electronic and optical properties of cubic SrHfO3 at different pressures: A first principles study. Mater. Chem. Phys., 186: 620-626.
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  7. Shankar, A., D.P. Rai, Sandeep, R. Khenata, R.K. Thapa and P.K. Mandal, 2016. Energy bands and thermoelectricity of filled skutterudite EuRu4As12. Int. J. Thermophys., Vol. 37, No. 11. 10.1007/s10765-016-2112-7.
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  8. Shankar, A., D.P. Rai, Sandeep, R. Khenata, R.K. Thapa and P.K. Mandal, 2016. Electronic structure and thermoelectricity of filled skutterudite CeRu4Sb12. J. Alloys Compd., 672: 98-103.
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  9. Shankar, A., D.P. Rai, Sandeep, R. Khenata, M.P. Ghimire and R.K. Thapa, 2016. FP-LAPW study of energy bands and optical properties of the filled skutterudite CeRu4As12 with spin-orbit coupling. J. Comput. Electron., 15: 721-728.
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  10. Shankar, A., D.P. Rai, Sandeep, H. Joshi and R. Khenata et al., 2016. Energy band structure, elastic and optical constants of the filled skutterudite CeRu4As12. Mater. Sci. Semicond. Process., 46: 10-16.
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  11. Shankar, A., D.P. Rai, S. Chettri, R. Khenata and R.K. Thapa, 2016. FP-LAPW calculations of the elastic, electronic and thermoelectric properties of the filled skutterudite CeRu4Sb12. J. Solid State Chem., 240: 126-132.
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  12. Sandeep, D.P. Rai, A. Shankar, M.P. Ghimire and R. Khenata et al., 2016. Band-gap engineering of La1-xNdxAlO3 (x = 0, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1) perovskite using density functional theory: A modified Becke Johnson potential study. Chin. Phys. B, Vol. 25. 10.1088/1674-1056/25/6/067101.
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  13. Sandeep, A. Shankar, D.P. Rai, M.P. Ghimire, R. Khenata and R.K. Thapa, 2016. A first principles study of Nd doped cubic LaAlO3 perovskite: mBJ+U study. J. Mag. Magn. Mater., 417: 313-320.
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  14. Rai, D.P., Sandeep, A. Shankar, R. Khenata, M.P. Ghimire and R.K. Thapa, 2016. Ferromagnetism in d0 binary compounds MC (M = Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Ra): A modified Becke Johnson potential study. J. Adv. Phys., 5: 337-343.
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  15. Rai, D.P., Sandeep, A. Shankar, A.P. Sakhya and T.P. Sinha et al., 2016. Electronic and magnetic properties of X2YZ and XYZ Heusler compounds: A comparative study of density functional theory with different exchange-correlation potentials. Mater. Res. Express, Vol. 3, No. 7. 10.1088/2053-1591/3/7/075022.
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  16. Rai, D.P., S. Chettri, A. Shankar, P.K. Patra and R.K. Thapa, 2016. A comparative study of 1D monatomic Fe-chain and 3D Fe-bulk within the Density Functional Theory (DFT). Nanosci. Nanoeng., 4: 53-57.
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  17. Rai, D.P., A. Shankar, R. Khenata, M.P. Ghimire and R.K. Thapa, 2016. Ferromagnetism in d0 binary compounds MC (M = Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Ra): A modified Becke Johnson potential study. J. Adv. Phys., 5: 337-343.
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  18. Chettri, S., D.P. Rai, A. Shankar, R. Khenata, M.P. Ghimire, R.K. Thapa and S.B. Omran, 2016. GGA+U and mBJ+U study of the optoelectronic, magnetic and thermoelectric properties of the SmAlO3 compound with spin-orbit coupling. Int. J. Mod. Phys. B, Vol. 30, No. 12. 10.1142/S0217979216500788.
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  19. Chettri, S., D.P. Rai, A. Shankar, M.P. Ghimire, R. Khenata and R.K. Thapa, 2016. A systematic study of LaAlO3 with variation of Nd doping, case of band gap tuning: A first principles method. Mod. Phys. Lett. B, Vol. 30, No. 4. 10.1142/S0217984916500287.
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  20. Shankar, A., D.P. Rai, Sandeep, R. Khenata and R.K. Thapa, 2015. An ab initio study of filled skutterudites ROs4P12 (R = Sm, Eu and Gd). Phase Transit., 88: 1062-1073.
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  21. Shankar, A., D.P. Rai, Sandeep, J. Maibam, R. Khenata and R.K. Thapa, 2015. Elastic and optical properties of filled skutterudite EuRu4P12. Chin. J. Phys., 53: 161-169.
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  22. Shankar, A., D.P. Rai, Sandeep, J. Maibam and R.K. Thapa, 2015. Investigation of elastic and optical properties of EuFe4P12 by first principles calculation. Indian J. Phys., 89: 797-801.
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  23. Shankar, A., D.P. Rai, R. Khenata, J. Maibam, Sandeep and R.K. Thapa, 2015. Study of 5f electron based filled skutterudite compound EuFe4Sb12, a thermoelectric (TE) material: FP-LAPW method. J. Alloys Compd., 619: 621-626.
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  24. Sandeep, D.P. Rai, A. Shankar, M.P. Ghimire, R. Khenata and R.K Thapa, 2015. Study of electronic and magnetic properties in 4f electron based cubic EuAlO3: A first-principles calculation. Physica Scripta, Vol. 90, No. 6. 10.1088/0031-8949/90/6/065803.
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  25. Rai, D.P., A. Shankar, Sandeep, M.P. Ghimire, R. Khenata and R.K. Thapa, 2015. Study of the enhanced electronic and thermoelectric (TE) properties of ZrxHf1-x-yTayNiSn: A first principles study. RSC Adv., 5: 95353-95359.
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  26. Rai, D.P., A. Shankar, M.P. Ghimire, Sandeep and R.K. Thapa, 2015. The electronic, magnetic and optical properties of double perovskite A2FeReO6 (A = Sr, Ba) from first principles approach. Comput. Mater. Sci., 101: 313-320.
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  27. Rai, D.P., J. Maibam, B.I. Sharma, A. Shankar, Sandeep, R.K. Thapa and S.H. Ke, 2014. Prediction of Half-Metallic Ferromagnetism (HMF) in hypothetical Heusler compound Co2VSb using modified Becke Johnson (mBJ) potential. J. Alloys Compd., 589: 553-557.
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  28. Shankar, A., D.P. Rai, Sandeep and R.K. Thapa, 2013. Ground state properties of filled skutterudite EuRu4P12: A first principles study. J. Alloys Compd., 578: 559-564.
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  29. Shankar, A. and R.K. Thapa, 2013. Electronic, magnetic and structural properties of the filled skutterudite EuFe4P12: LSDA and LSDA+U calculation. Phys. B: Cond. Matter, 427: 31-36.
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  30. Rai, D.P., A. Shankar, Sandeep, M.P. Ghimire and R.K. Thapa, 2013. Electronic and magnetic properties of a full-Heusler alloy Co2CrGe: A first-principles study. J. Theoret. Applied Phys., Vol. 7. 10.1186/2251-7235-7-3.
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  31. Lalngaihawmi, R., N. Devi, B. Vanlalruata, A. Shankar and R. K. Thapa, 2013. Study of aluminium arsenide by using full potential linearized augmented plane wave method. Horizon: J. Phys., 3: 39-46.
  32. Deka, D., A. Shankar, A. Rahman and R.K. Thapa, 2013. Study of electronic and optical properties of bismuth selenide (BiSe). Lett. PANE Newslett., 2: 1-2.
  33. Shankar, A., D.P. Rai, Sandeep and R.K. Thapa, 2012. Study of electronic and magnetic properties of Ni2MnGa by using LSDA+U method. J. Sci. Forum Karimganj Coll. Assam, 3: 25-29.
  34. Shankar, A., D.P. Rai, Sandeep and R.K. Thapa, 2012. Structural, electronic, magnetic and optical properties of neodymium chalcogenides using LSDA+U method. J. Semicond., Vol. 33, No. 8. 10.1088/1674-4926/33/8/082001.
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  35. Sandeep, M.P. Ghimire, D. Deka, D.P. Rai, A. Shankar and R.K. Thapa, 2012. Magnetic and electronic properties of half-metallic NiTbSb: A first principles study. Indian J. Phys., 86: 301-305.
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  36. Rai, D.P., Sandeep, A. Shankar, M.P. Ghimire and R.K. Thapa, 2012. Ground state calculation of the electronic structure and magnetic properties of Co2VAl: A local spin density approximation with exchange correlation potential study. Physica Scripta, Vol. 86, No. 4. 10.1088/0031-8949/86/04/045702.
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  37. Rai, D.P., A. Shankar, Sandeep, M.P. Ghimire and R.K. Thapa, 2012. Electronic structure and magnetic properties of Co2YZ(Y = Cr, Z = Al, Ga) type Heusler compounds: A first principle study. Int. J. Mod. Phys. B, Vol. 26, No. 8. 10.1142/S0217979212500713.
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  38. Rai, D.P., A. Shankar, Sandeep, M.P. Ghimire and R.K. Thapa, 2012. Electronic structure and magnetic properties of Co2MnSi by using LSDA+U method. Asian J. Phys. Sci., 1: 10-25.
  39. Rai, D.P., A. Shankar, Sandeep, M.P. Ghimire and R.K. Thapa, 2012. A ground state study of structural and magnetic properties of Co2CrGe: A GGA method. Mater. Res. India, 9: 155-158.
  40. Rai, D.P., A. Shankar, Sandeep, M.P. Ghimire and R.K. Thapa, 2012. A comparative study of a Heusler alloy Co2FeGe using LSDA and LSDA+U. Physica B: Cond. Matter, 407: 3689-3693.
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  41. Deka, D., A. Shankar, D.P. Rai, Sandeep, A. Rahman and R.K. Thapa, 2012. Study of density of states and energy band structure in bismuth selenide. J. Sci. Forum Karimganj Coll. Assam, 3: 19-20.