Lakshaman Kumar

About

Postdoctoral researcher specializing in advanced inorganic materials synthesis and characterization. Currently focused on synthesizing novel alloys, oxides, and non-oxide materials through diverse techniques including arc melting, co-precipitation, solid-state synthesis, and exchange reactions to validate GNoME Model predictions for superconductivity and other advanced applications. Holds extensive expertise in nanomaterial synthesis, ceramic processing, and heat-treatment optimization, with proven ability to establish critical process-structure-property relationships through innovative approaches including the novel concept of shape/consolidation factor (strain). Demonstrates comprehensive proficiency in materials characterization techniques including XRD, electron microscopy (SEM/TEM), thermal analysis (TG-DSC), UV-Vis spectroscopy, ESR spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and Rietveld refinement, enabling deep-level analysis and understanding of crystal structure, phase behavior, microstructure, and properties for materials optimization.

Employment

• Hokkaido University Postdoctoral Researcher
  2025 - Present

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology Patna Doctor of Philosophy
  2018 - 2024
• National Institute of Technology Rourkela Master of Technology (Dual Degree)
  2017 - 2018
• National Institute of Technology Rourkela Bachelor of Technology
  2013 - 2017

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (12)

• Unusual glass-like thermal conductivity trend in solid-state sintered polycrystalline CaO-doped zirconia ceramics
  Applied Physics Letters 2026 DOI: 10.1063/5.0306740
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• New perspective on the role of grain boundaries for hot‐corrosion studies on sintered 3YSZ ceramic
  Journal of the American Ceramic Society 2025 DOI: 10.1111/jace.20263
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• Exploring the ‘consolidation factor’ in materials: impact on microstructures, phases and performances
  CrystEngComm 2025 DOI: 10.1039/D5CE00414D
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• Bulk-sized (~ 50 μm) faceted wurtzite crystals via non-classical mesocrystalline growth assembly
  Journal of Materials Research 2024 DOI: 10.1557/s43578-024-01463-w
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• Limits of critical grain size for the tetragonal phase stabilization in CaO-doped ZrO2 ceramic and associated benefits
  Journal of the American Ceramic Society 2024 DOI: 10.1111/jace.19607
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• Delving into the Discrepancy of Phase Developments between Powder and Shaped Pellets of BaCO3
  Crystal Growth & Design 2023 DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.3c00534
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• Characterizing Curie and Néel Point Phase Transitions via Thermal Techniques
  Physica Status Solidi B Basic Research 2023 DOI: 10.1002/pssb.202300008
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• Correlation between oxygen-related defects and lattice strain in tetragonal phase stabilized doped-zirconia systems
  Materialia 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtla.2023.101895
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• Crucial dependence of ‘trivial’ processing factors on the texture-electrical resistivity relationship of La2Ce2O7 ceramic
  Materials Letters 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2022.131858
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• Influence of a ‘shape/consolidation factor’ in unary, undoped oxide ceramics: Experimental evidence and associated benefits
  Materialia 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtla.2022.101527
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