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Narayan Mohanta
Assistant Professor
narayan.mohanta[at]ph.iitr.ac.in
+91-1332-285083
https://www.iitr.ac.in/mohanta/
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Honors
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Research Interests
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics: Topological phases of matter, Interface phenomena, Superconductivity, Majorana states, Magnetic skyrmions, Correlated and disordered electron systems
BioSketch
Educational Details
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
2016
Ph.D.,
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
2011
M.Sc.,
University of Burdwan, India
2009
B.Sc.,
Professional Background
Postdoctoral Research Associate
01 Dec 2018 - 24 Apr 2022
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States Of America
Postdoctoral Research Associate
19 Mar 2018 - 30 Nov 2018
Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States Of America
Postdoctoral Research Associate
01 Jan 2016 - 31 Jan 2018
University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Bayern, Germany
Research
Projects
TOPIC START DATE FIELD DESCRIPTION FINANCIAL OUTLAY FUNDING AGENCY OTHER OFFICERS
Majorana bound states in planar Josephson junctions 18 Sep 2023 Condensed Matter Physics 20 L IIT Roorkee, India
Topological phases in strongly-correlated superconductors 07 Feb 2024 Condensed Matter Physics 20.4 L SERB, India




Honors And Awards
Honors
Bikash Bhavan, Salt Lake, India
2007
W.B. Govt. Merit Scholarship
University of Burdwan, Burdwan, India
2009
University rank 2
IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
2011
Merit Scholarship
CSIR UGC NET, India
2011
AIR 45
Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements
Advanced Statistical Mechanics and Quantum Mechanics ( PHN-786 )
Spring
Physics of Quantum Materials ( PHO-103 )
Autumn
Statistical Mechanics ( PHN-506 )
Spring
Electromagnetic Theory ( PHN-008 )
Spring
Physics I ( PHI-101 )
Autumn
Introduction to Physical Science ( PHN-101 )
Autumn
Mechanics ( PHN-001 )
Autumn
Students
SuperVisions
Electronic transport properties in topological insulator-based interfaces
18 Jul 2022 - Present
Other Supervisors: None, Scholar: Juhi Singh
Topological superconductivity in Josephson junctions
18 Jul 2022 - Present
Other Supervisors: None, Scholar: Pankaj
Superconductivity in charge-ordered kagome metals
01 Feb 2024 - Present
Other Supervisors: Prof. T. Maitra, Scholar: Pujita Das
Miscellaneous
Events
Schrödinger Materials Science Workshop
26 Jun 2025 - 27 Jun 2025
Training workshop organized by Department of Physics, IIT Roorkee
Emergent Phenomena in Quantum Materials
12 Oct 2022 - 14 Oct 2022
International conference organized by Department of Physics, IIT Roorkee
Administrative Positions
Professor in charge
20 Jul 2022 - Present
General properties of matter laboratory: BTech(EPH)-BSMS first year
Member
01 Aug 2023 - 31 Jul 2025
Departmental Academic Program Committee
Member
20 Jun 2025 - Present
Departmental Administrative Committee
Member
30 Jul 2024 - 31 Jul 2025
Anti-Ragging Committee
Member
23 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2023
Departmental Faculty Selection Committee
Member
29 Sep 2023 - 02 Oct 2024
Write-Off Committee
Selected publications

Chiral pair density wave as a precursor of the pseudogap in kagome superconductors, N. Mohanta, Physical Review B 108, L220507 (2023)

Majorana corner states on the dice lattice, N. Mohanta, R. Soni, S. Okamoto, E. Dagotto, Communications Physics 6, 240 (2023)

Interfacial phase frustration stabilizes unconventional skyrmion crystals, N. Mohanta and E. Dagotto, npj Quantum Materials 7, 76 (2022)

Skyrmion control of Majorana states in planar Josephson junctions, N. Mohanta, S. Okamoto, E. Dagotto, Communications Physics 4, 163 (2021)

Correlated oxide Dirac semimetal in the extreme quantum limit, J. M. Ok*, N. Mohanta*, J. Zhang*, et al., Science Advances 7, eabf9631 (2021)

Semi-Dirac and Weyl fermions in transition metal oxides, N. Mohanta, et al. Physical Review B 104, 235121 (2021)

Signatures of a liquid-crystal transition in spin-wave excitations of skyrmions, N. Mohanta, A. D. Christianson, S. Okamoto, E. Dagotto, Communications Physics 3, 229 (2020)

Planar topological Hall effect from conical spin spirals, N. Mohanta, S. Okamoto, E. Dagotto, Physical Review B 102, 064430 (2020)

Topological Hall effect and emergent skyrmion crystal in manganite-iridate oxide interfaces, N. Mohanta, E. Dagotto, S. Okamoto, Physical Review B 100, 064429 (2019)

List of all publications and preprints: https://iitr.ac.in/mohanta/publications/