Pradip Nandi

About

I am Dr. Pradip Nandi, a dedicated postdoctoral researcher specializing in Computational Material Science & Physics.

My Ph.D. research thesis, titled “2D Piezotronics and Spin-Orbitronics in Selected Materials: A DFT Perspective”, focuses on investigating the structural, electronic, mechanical, vibrational, optical, magnetic, and transport properties of nanomaterials for sustainable energy applications by the computational Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics (AIMD). My research experience spans several key domains, including nanoscale electro-mechanical interaction (piezoelectricity), spin-orbit interaction (spintronics, valleytronics, spin-charge-conversion), ferroelectricity, magnetism, and solar cell applications.

I am actively engaged in publishing independent and collaborative research articles. Till now, my research effort resulted in six first-author (6 published, and 2 under preparation), two second-author (published, one of which strongly supports the experimental findings of nanoscale piezoelectricity with defects at the surfaces and edges of nanoflakes), and two third-author (published) research articles in reputable journals (Phys. Rev. B, Nanoscale, J. Appl. Phys., J. Phys. Chem. C., etc.). One of my first-author research articles is internationally recognized as the “Nanoscale Most Popular 2021 Articles” for its high impact.

Employment

• Universidade de Sao Paulo Postdoctoral Researcher
  2025 - Present
• Institute of Nano Science and Technology Ph.D. research scholar
  2019 - 2024
• Institute of Nano Science and Technology Project Junior Research Fellow (JRF)
  2018 - 2019
• Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Project Junior Research Fellow (JRF)
  2018 - 2018

Education

• Bankura Christian College Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
• Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Master of Science (M.Sc.)

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (10)

• Charge polarization-driven type-II band alignment and enhanced piezoelectricity in tin nitride halide heterostructures
  Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.physe.2025.116358
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• Confluence of valleytronics, spintronics, and piezoelectricity in Janus MXSiN2 monolayers (M=Cr , Mo, W; X=S , Se, Te): Macroscopic and microscopic insights
  Physical Review B 2025 DOI: 10.1103/9tk2-6vhh
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• Strain-engineered bright excitons and a nearly flat band in monolayer SnNBr for high-speed LED applications
  Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2025 DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03829K
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• Ferroelectricity-controlled magnetic ordering and spin photocurrent in NiCl2/GeS Multiferroic Heterostructures
  Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 2024 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ad69f3
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• Intrinsic spin Hall and Rashba effects in metal nitride bromide monolayer for spin-orbitronics
  Journal of Applied Physics 2024 DOI: 10.1063/5.0211502
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• Facet Engineering by Sculpting Artificial Edges on 2D Black Phosphorus for Localized and Selective Piezoelectric Response
  ACS Applied Nano Materials 2024 DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.3c06095
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• Compressive strain-induced enhancement in valley polarization in β-phosphorene like SnS monolayers
  Applied Surface Science 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.155675
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• Correlation between strain tunable piezoelectricity and Rashba effect in flexible Janus Ga2Ge2XY (X, Y = S, Se, and Te) monolayers with high carrier mobility
  Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.physe.2023.115791
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• DFT Insights into Layer-Dependent Superhigh Piezoelectricity and Carrier Mobility in 2D Hexagonal SnNBr
  Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2023 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c04912
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• Group-IV(A) Janus dichalcogenide monolayers and their interfaces straddle gigantic shear and in-plane piezoelectricity
  Nanoscale 2021 DOI: 10.1039/D0NR07027K
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