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Dr. Yugandhar Bitla

Assistant Professor
Department of Physics

M.Phil.& Ph.D.(University of Hyderabad), Postdoc (UoH, NCTU Taiwan, IISc Bangalore)

y.bitla@curaj.ac.in

Oxide Heteroepitaxy
Nanoscale Magnetism, Magnetic Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena
Synthesis and Characterization of Complex Oxides in different forms
Flexible Electronics based on van der Waals epitaxy on mica 
 

Postdoctoral Research:

2017-2019: Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, Karnataka, India

2013-2017: National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

         2013:University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Ph.D. (2013): University of Hyderabad. 

M.Phil. (2006): University of Hyderabad.  

M.Sc. (2004): Kakatiya University. 

 

 

Magnetism

Complex Oxide Heteroepitaxy

Flexible Electronics 

Multifunctional oxides

Phase transitions and Critical Phenomena

S. No. Authors Title of Article Journal/Conference Details Journal/Conference Publication Year
1 Journal

  1. Structural, magnetic and electrical transport properties of the sol-gel derived La1-xCaxMnO3 (0≤ x≤ 0.3) nanoparticles                                  PV Jithin, Yugandhar Bitla, Manju Mishra Patidar, V Ganesan, KJ Sankaran, Joji Kurian                                                                        Mater. Chem. Phys.  301,  127651 (2023)

  2. Chiral-fluctuations mediated helical to paramagnetic phase transition and scaling study in β-Mn type Co8Zn8Mn4 chiral magnet           Pardeep, Lalita, Yugandhar Bitla, Sujoy Saha, Ajit Kumar Patra and G A Basheed                                                                                        J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 35,  175801(2023)

  3. In-field critical behaviour of β-Mn type Co7Zn7Mn6 skyrmion-host                                                                                                      Pardeep, Yugandhar Bitla, Lalita, Ajit Kumar Patra, G.A. Basheed                                                                                                          Physica B 654, 414669(2023) 

  4. Flexible magnetoelectric complex oxide heterostructures on muscovite for proximity sensor                                                                    Yong-Jyun Wang, Jia-Wei Chen, Yu-Hong Lai, Pao-Wen Shao, Yugandhar Bitla, Yi-Chun Chen, Ying-Hao Chu                                         npj Flexible Electronics 7, 10 (2023).                                                                                                                                                                     
  5. Structural, electrical, and optical properties of rare-earth Sm3+ doped SnO2 transparent conducting oxide thin films for optoelectronic device applications: Synthesized by the spin coating method, HS Akkera, Y Kumar, MD Kumar, GS Reddy, BR Kumar, UM Pasha, Yugandhar Bitla, V Ganesh, Optical Materials 133, 112993 (2022)

  6. Improvement in photo-device properties of CuO thin films for optoelectronic applications: effects of (Ni, Co) co-doping
    T Gnanasekar, S Valanarasu, R Ade, AV Juliet, V Ganesh, TH AlAbdulaal, Yugandhar Bitla
    Physica Scripta 97, 125802 (2022)

  7. Facile synthesis of Y2O3/CuO nanocomposites for photodegradation of dyes/mixed dyes under UV-and visible light irradiation
    F El-Sayed, V Ganesh, MSA Hussien, TH AlAbdulaal, HY Zahran, IS Yahia, MA Wahab, Mohd Shakir, Yugandhar Bitla
    Journal of Materials Research and Technology 19, 4867-4880 (2022)

  8. Metastable skyrmion phase-stabilized in wider T–H region of β-Mn type Co7Zn7Mn6 chiral magnet
    Pardeep, Yugandhar Bitla, Ajit Kumar Patra, Lalita, Rohit Pathak, Amrita Bhattacharya and G A Basheed
    J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 34, 365801 (2022)

  9. Optoelectronic properties of spray pyrolyzed NiO:Pr thin films.
    Ramesh Ade, V. Ganesh, Yugandhar Bitla, Y. Vijaya Kumar
    Applied Physics A 128, 517(2022)

  10. Structural, electrical and optical properties of spin-coated Bi:SnO2 transparent conducting oxide thin films.
    Harish Sharma Akkera, Peddavarapu Sivakumar, Yugandhar Bitla, V. Ganesh, Nagaiah Kambhala, C. S. Naveen, T. Ranjeth Kumar Reddy, G. Srinivas Reddy
    Physica B 638, 413839(2022)

  11. Effects of surface polarity on the structure and magnetic properties of epitaxial h-YMnO3 thin films grown on MgO substrates.
    Amrillah, Tahta; Duong, My Ngoc; Chen, Yu-Xun; Bitla, Yugandhar; Baqiya, Malik; Indah Sari, Fitri; Thi Quynh, Le; Hermawan, Angga; Simanjuntak , Firman Mangasa; Chen, Chia-Hao; Wu, Kaung-Hsiung; Juang, Jenh-Yih
    ACS Applied Electronic Materials 4, 1603 (2022)

  12. Effect of Gd doping on spray pyrolyzed NiO thin films for optoelectronic applications.
    V.Ganesh, Harish Sharma Akkera, Yugandhar Bitla, L.Haritha, S. AlFaify, I.S.Yahia
    Physica B 635, 413786(2022)

  13. The role of silver doping in tuning the optical absorption, energy gap, and photoluminescence properties of NiO thin films for UV photosensor applications
    I Loyola Poul Raj, S Valanarasu, RS Rimal Isaac, M Ramudu, Yugandhar Bitla, V Ganesh, IS Yahia
    Optik 254, 168634 (2022)

  14. Evidence for canonical spin-glass behaviour in polycrystalline Mn1.5Fe1.5Al Heusler alloy
    Abhinav Kumar Khorwal, Shubhra Dash, Arun Kumar, AV Lukoyanov, EI Shreder, Yugandhar Bitla, M Vasundhara, Ajit K Patra
    J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 546, 168752 (2022).

  15. Low-Temperature Magnetic and Magnetocaloric Properties of Manganese-Substituted Gd0.5Er0.5CrO3 Orthochromites.
    Neeraj Panwar, Kuldeep Singh, Komal Kanwar, Yugandhar Bitla, Surendra Kumar, Venkata Sreenivas Puli
    Crystals 12, 263 (2022)

  16. Large Low-Magnetic-Field Magnetocapacitance Effect and Spin Accumulation in Graphene Oxide.
    Singh, S.; Kumar, K. S.; Bitla, Y.; Kori, B.; Hiremath, B.; Rampur, M.; Joshi, R. S.
    IEEE Trans. Magn. 58, 1 (2022)

  17. Enhancement in optoelectronic properties of europium-doped ZnS thin films prepared by nebulizer spray technique for UV photodetection applications.
    M. Dharani Devi, A. Vimala Juliet, Ramesh Ade, M. Thirumoorthi, P. Diana, S. Saravanakumar, V. Ganesh, Yugandhar Bitla, H. Algarni
    Mater Sci Semicond Process 144, 106572 (2022)

  18. Enhancing the ultraviolet photosensing properties of nickel oxide thin films by Zn–La co-doping
    ILP Raj, S Valanarasu, R Ade, Y Bitla, P Mohanraj, V Ganesh, IS Yahia
    Ceram. Inter. 48, 5026(2021)

  19. Highly sensitive hexagonal-shaped ZnS-Cu thin films for Photodetector applications
    Jesu Jebathew; M. Karunakaran; Ramesh Ade; Joice Sophia Ponraj; Vanga Ganesh Rajesh Kumar Manavalan; Yugandhar Bitla; I. S Yahia; H Algarni
    J. Mater. Sci.: Mater. Electron 33, 2912 (2021).

  20. Barium Hexaferrite/Muscovite Heteroepitaxy with Mechanically Robust Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy
    Wei-En Ke, Pao-Wen Shao, Chang-Yang Kuo, Haili Song, Rong Huang, Naoki Yagi, Tsuyoshi Kimura, Yugandhar Bitla, Ying-Hao Chu and Chun-Fu Chang
    npj Flexible Electronics 5, 33 (2021).

  21. Preferentially Oriented Nanometer-Sized CoFe2O4 Mesocrystals Embedded in the BiFeO3 Matrix for Opto-Magnetic Device Applications
    Tahta Amrillah, Angga Hermawan, Yugandhar Bitla, Malik Anjelh Baqiya, Le Thi Quynh, Ardiansyah Taufik, Shu Yin, Jenh-Yih Juang
    ACS Appl. Nano. Mater. 4, 11249 (2021)

  22. Enhanced optoelectronic properties of Ti-doped ZnO nanorods for photodetector applications
    R Ade, SS Kumar, S Valanarasu, SS Kumar, S Sasikumar, V Ganesh, Y. Bitla, H. Algarni, IS Yahia.
    Ceram. Inter. 47, 24031(2021)

  23. Optical manipulation of nebulizer spray pyrolysed ZnS thin films for photodetector applications: Effect of Al, Sn and Sb doping
    AJ Jebathew, M Karunakaran, R Ade, ND Jayram, V Ganesh, Y Bitla, S.Vinoth, H. Algarni, IS Yahia.
    Optical Materials 117, 111177 (2021).

  24. Unveiling the magnetic and transport properties of La0.5Sr0.5Co1-xVxO3-δ (x = 0, 0.01, 0.02 and 0.1)    
    Nancy, Bommareddy Poojitha, R Shukla, M Vasundhara, UP Mohammed Rasi, RB Gangineni, SC Sahoo, RJ Choudhary, Yugandhar Bitla, Ajit K. Patra    
    J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 530, 167851 (2021).

  25. Fabrication of Cost-Effective Nebulizer Sprayed In2S3 Thin Films for Photodetector Applications
    MD Devi, AV Juliet, RSR Isaac, M Ramudu, V Ganesh, Y Bitla, IS Yahia
    J. Electr. Mater, 50, 4373(2021).

  26. Effect of Ti doping on structural, optical and electrical properties of SnO2  transparent conducting thin films deposited by sol-gel spin coating
    P Sivakumar, HS Akkera, TRK Reddy, Y Bitla, V Ganesh, PM Kumar, GS Reddy, M Poloju    
    Optical Materials 113, 110845 (2021). 

  27. Enhancing the properties of CdO thin films by co-doping with Mn and Fe for photodetector applications    
    B Ravi Kumar, K Hari Prasad, K Kasirajan, M Karunakaran, V Ganesh, Yugandhar Bitla, S AlFaify, IS Yahia    
    Sensors and Actuators A: Physical. 319, 112544 (2021) 

  28. Facile fabrication and characterization of nanostructured Y: CdO thin films    
    V Ganesh, Yugandhar Bitla, L Haritha, Mohd Shkir, S AlFaify    
    J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 97, 697  (2021)

  29. Structural, Optical and Dielectric Properties of Nd Doped NiO Thin Films Deposited with a Spray Pyrolysis Method    
    V Ganesh, B Ravi Kumar, Yugandhar Bitla, IS Yahia, S AlFaify    
    J Inorg Organomet Polym. 31, 2691 (2021).

  30. van der Waals oxide heteroepitaxy for soft transparent electronics (Review) 
    Yugandhar Bitla, Ying-Hao Chu
    Nanoscale 12, 18523-18544 (2020).

  31. Magnetotransport in under and optimally hole-doped bulk nanocrystalline La1-xCaxMnO3 manganites,
    Yugandhar Bitla, PD Babu, SN Kaul
    J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 501, 166291 (2020).

  32. Emergence of electron-phonon coupling in a dual topological insulator BiTe
    Debarghya Mallick, Shoubhik Mandal, Yugandhar Bitla, R Ganesan, PS Anil Kumar
    Mater. Res. Express 6, 126321 (2019).

  33. van der Waals heteroepitaxy on muscovite (Review)
    Yen Min, Yugandhar Bitla and Ying-Hao Chu
    Mater. Chem. Phys. 234, 185-95 (2019).

  34. Evaluation of temperature-dependent electrical transport parameters in Fe3O4/SiO2/n‑Si metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) type Schottky barrier heterojunction in a wide temperature range
    N Nanda Kumar Reddy, Srinivas G, K Mohan Kumar, Venkata Krishnaiah K, Harish Sharma A, Yugandhar Bitla, S. A. K. Jilani and V. Manjunath
    J. Mater. Sci.: Mater. Elec. 30, 8955 (2019). 

  35. A facile synthesis of Au-nanoparticles decorated PbI2 single-crystalline nanosheets for optoelectronic device applications
    Mohd. Shkir, Ibrahim Sayed Yahia, Vanga Ganesh, Yugandhar Bitla, Ajeet Kaushik, Salem AlFaify
    Sci. Repts 8, 13806 (2018).

  36. Deterministic and Reversible Low Voltage Writing of Magnetic Domains in Epitaxial BaTiO3/Fe3O4 Heterostructure via Polarization Modulated Oxygen Vacancies
    Gaokuo Zhong, Feng An, Yugandhar Bitla, Jinbin Wang, Xiangli Zhong, Congbing Tan, Ying-Hui Hsieh, Yi Zhang, Wenpei Gao, Xiaoqing Pan, Shuhong Xie, Ying-Hao Chu and Jiangyu Li 
    ACS Nano 12, 9558 (2018)

  37. Enhancing the Magnetic Moment of Ferrimagnetic NiCo2O4 Ion Irradiation driven Oxygen Vacancies 
    P. Pandey, Yugandhar Bitla, M. Zschornak, D. C. Meyer, Y. Y. Chin, M. Wang, C. Xu, J. Grenzer, S. Gemming, M. Helm, H. J. Lin, C. T. Chen, Ying-Hao Chu and S. Zhou APL Materials 6, 066109 (2018)

  38. Development of magnetoelectric nanocomposite for soft technology
    Yugandhar Bitla and Ying-Hao Chu
    J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 51, 234006 (2018) (Featured in Curr. Sci. 114, 2422 (2018))

  39. Self-assembling epitaxial growth of a single crystalline CoFe2O4 nanopillar array via
    dual-target pulsed laser deposition
    Gaokuo Zhong, Feng An, Yugandhar Bitla, Jinbin Wang, Xiangli Zhong, Mao Y, Yi Zhang, Wenpei Gao, Xiaoqing Pan, Shuhong Xie and Jiangyu L
    J. Mater. Chem. C 6, 4854-60 (2018) (Cover Image).

  40. A Fabrication and Measurement Method for a Flexible Ferroelectric Element Based on Van Der Waals Heteroepitaxy
    Jie Jiang*, Yugandhar Bitla*, Qiang-xiang Peng, Yi-Chun Zhou, Ying-Hao Chu
    J. Vis. Exp. 134, e57221 (2018)*-equal contribution.

  41. Tuning Fe concentration in epitaxial gallium ferrite thin films for room temperature multiferroic properties
    Gaokuo Zhong, Yugandhar Bitla, Jinbin Wang, Xiangli Zhong, Yi-Ying Chin, Yi Zhang, Wenpei Gao, Qingfeng Zhu, Congbing Tan, Xiangjian Meng, Hong-Ji Lin, Xiaoqing Pan, Yichun Zhou, Shuhong Xie, Ying-Hao Chu, and Jiangyu Li 
    Acta Mater. 145, 488-495 (2018).

  42. MICAtronics: A New Platform for Flexible X-tronics (Review)
    Yugandhar Bitla and Ying-Hao Chu 
    FlatChem 3, 26-42 (2017) (Cover Image).

  43. Flexible multiferroic nanocomposite with giant magnetoelectric coupling
    Tahta Amrillah, Yugandhar Bitla, Kwangwoo Shin, Ying-Hui Hsieh, Liu-Heng Jui, Chih-Kuo Wang, Do Thi Hien, Ha Thai Duy, Yi-Ying Chin, Hong-Ji Lin, Kee Hoon Kim, Jenh-Yih Juang and Ying-Hao Chu 
    ACS Nano 11, 6122-6130 (2017).

  44. Flexible Ferroelectric Element Based on van der Waals Heteroepitaxy 
    Jie Jiang*, Yugandhar Bitla*, Thi Hien Do, Heng-Jui Liu, Ying-Hui Hsieh, Chun-Hao Ma, Po-Wen Chiu, Yi-Chun Zhou, and Ying Hao Chu 
    Science Advances 3, e1700121 (2017) *-equal contribution.

  45. Oxide Heteroepitaxy for Flexible Optoelectronics
    Yugandhar Bitla, Ching Chen, Hsien-Chang Lee, Thi Hien Do, Chun-Hao Ma, Le Van Qui, Chun-Wei Huang, Wen-Wei Wu, Li Chang, Po-Wen Chiu and Ying-Hao Chu ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 8, 32401-32407 (2016).

  46. Self-assembled BiFeO3-ε-Fe2O3 vertical heteroepitaxy for visible light photo-electrochemistry
    Le Thi Quynh, Chien Nguyen Van, Yugandhar Bitla, Jhih-Wei Chen, Do Thi Hien, Wen-Yen Tzeng, Sheng-Chieh Liao, Kai-An Tsai, Yi-Chun Chen, Chun-Lin Wu, Chih-Wei Luo, Chih-Huang Lai, Yung-Jung Hsu and Ying-Hao Chu 
    Adv. Energy Mater.1600686 (2016).

  47. Tuning the Magnetic Properties of Self-assembled BiFeO3-CoFe2O4 Heteroepitaxy by Magneto-Structural Coupling 
    Tahta Amrillah, Suresh K. Vandrangi, Yugandhar Bitla, Sheng-Chieh Liao, Chih-Ya Tsai, Yi-Ying Chin, Yen-Ting Liu, Man-Ling Lin, Qing He, Hong-Ji Lin, Hsin-Yi Lee, Chih-Huang Lai, E. Arenholz, Jenh-Yih Juang and Ying-Hao Chu
    Nanoscale 8, 8847-8854 (2016).

  48. Enhanced Structural and Magnetic Coupling in a Mesocrystal-Assisted Nanocomposite
    Yuanmin Zhu, Qian Zhan, Jan-Chi Yang, Yugandhar Bitla, Pingping Liu, Chen-I Li, Heng-Jui Liu, V Suresh Kumar, Elke Arenholz, Qing He and Ying-Hao Chu
    ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 8, 1104-1111 (2016).

  49. Origin of metallic behavior in NiCo2O4 ferrimagnet
    Yugandhar Bitla, Yi-Ying Chin, Jheng-Cyuan Lin, Chien Nguyen Van, Ruirui Liu, Yuanmin Zhu, Heng-Jui Liu, Qian Zhan, Hong-Ji Lin, Chien-Te Chen, Ying-Hao Chu and Qing He
    Sci. Repts 5, 15201 (2015).

  50. Probing magnetic phase separation in manganites by nonlinear susceptibility
    Y. Bitla, L. Fernández Barquín and S. N. Kaul
    Physica B 448, 223-225 (2014). 

  51. Unraveling the nature of ferromagnetic-paramagnetic phase transition and its bearing on colossal magnetoresistance in nanocrystalline La1-xCaxMnO3 (0.3 ≤ x ≤ 0.4)
    Yugandhar Bitla and S. N. Kaul 
    EuroPhys. Lett.  103, 57010 (2013).

  52. Nonlinear susceptibilities as a probe to unambiguously distinguish between canonical and cluster spin glasses
    Yugandhar Bitla, L. Fernández Barquín and S. N. Kaul 
    Phys. Rev. B 86, 094405 (2012).

  53. Effect of oxygen off-stoichiometry on magnetic and magneto-transport properties of nanocrystalline under-doped LCMO
    Yugandhar Bitla and S. N. Kaul 
    J.  Appl. Phys. 111, 07D717(2012).

  54. Mean-field treatment of nonlinear susceptibilities for a ferromagnet of arbitrary spin
    Yugandhar Bitla and S. N. Kaul 
    EuroPhys. Lett.  96, 37012 (2011).

  55. Observation of Isotropic-dipolar to isotropic-Heisenberg crossover in Co- and Ni- substituted manganites
    Yugandhar Bitla, L. Fernández Barquín, J. Gutierrez, J. M. Barandiarán A. Pena, and S. N. Kaul
    New J. Phys. 12, 093039 (2010).

Title: Development of epitaxial Ferroelectric and transparent conducting oxides based on van der Waals heteroepitaxy

Attended

1. First Indian Materials Conclave and 30th  AGM of MRSI, held at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, during 12-15 Feb., 2019. 

2. International Winter School 2018 on Frontiers in Material Science, held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India, during 03-07 Dec., 2018.

3. Indo-French School and conference on “Magnetism of Molecular Systems”, held at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, during 26-30 Nov., 2018. 

4. National school cum workshop on "Magnetic Phase Transitions and Transformations (MPTT2011), held at the Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, during 03-09 Aug., 2011.

5. Workshop on Physics at small scales, held at the School of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, during 18 and 19 March, 2011.

6. School on Neutrons as Probes of Condensed Matter (NPCM-XIV) organized by UGC-DAE CSR and Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), during October 5-10, 2009. 

7. Workshop on Cryogenics and Low Temperature Physics conducted jointly by the University of Hyderabad and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, at the University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, in March 2009.

8. Tutorial on Tools for Scientific Computing at Centre for Modelling, Simulation and Design (CMSD), University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, during October 21-25, 2008.

9. Workshop Practice School on Machine Drawing and Machining conducted by the University of Hyderabad, at the University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India, in June 2008.

10. Workshop on Low temperature Physics, conducted by School of Physics, University ofHyderabad, during March 14 and 15, 2008.

11. Workshop on Advanced X-ray Technique for the Characterization of Nanomaterials (XTNM-2008) conducted by Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL), at DMRL, Hyderabad, India, in February 2008.

12. Workshop on Low Temperature and High Magnetic Field Facilities conducted by Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Govt. of India, at Inter University Consortium for DAE facilities, Indore, India, during 10-12 December 2007.

13. INSA-HAS Workshop on Condensed Matter Research: Magnetic Materials conducted jointly by Indian National Science Academy (INSA) and Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS), at the University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India, on 4 December 2006.

14. 4th  Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) School on Condensed Matter and Materials Physics (Special Theme: Magnetism and Superconductivity), conducted by the Department of Science and Technology, INDIA,  at the University of Hyderabad, during the period 13th November 2006 to 9th December 2006.   

Organized

An awareness meeting (online) on the utilization of advanced research facilities through different centers of UGC-DAE CSR and some large-scale facilities of DAE on 4th August 2021 jointly with Savitribai Phule Pune University.

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