Dr Soumen Karmakar

About

Dr. Soumen Karmakar is an Assistant Professor of Physics at the Birla Institute of Technology (BIT) Mesra, Ranchi (Off-Campus Deoghar). His primary research focuses on applying experimental techniques to nonlinear optics, nonlinear dynamics, and chaos, complementing his established background in thermal plasma physics, materials diagnostic instrumentation, and nanomaterial synthesis.

His research foundation was developed through doctoral studies supported by fellowships from the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai and the Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS), Department of Atomic Energy, India, in collaboration with Savitribai Phule Pune University. Dr. Karmakar’s technical expertise includes ultra-high vacuum (UHV) systems, field emission microscopy, optical emission spectroscopy, and custom thermal plasma reactor engineering. His early work demonstrated arc-plasma gas-phase condensation methods for phase-controlled functional nanostructures, carbon nanotubes, and rotationally misoriented few-layer graphene.

Building on this diagnostic and instrumentation framework, Dr. Karmakar currently investigates deterministic chaos, non-linear optical behavior, and complex wave-matter interactions, supported by a strong publication record across premier international applied physics journals.

Employment

• Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Off-Campus Deoghar Asst. Prof.
  2009 - Present

Education

• University of Pune Ph.D. in Physics
  2004 - 2009
• University of Pune M.Sc. in Physics
  2001 - 2003

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (27)

• Self-propagated growth of LaB6 decorated carbon nano tubes (LaB6-CNT) grown from plasma treated pyrolytic graphite suitable for electron emission applications
  Carbon Letters 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s42823-025-00999-z
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• Controlling long-distance propagation of ring-shaped, cylindrically symmetric laser beams with a dark core in nonlinear saturable media
  Journal of Optics 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s12596-026-03121-2
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• Doughnut beam propagation in negative nonlinear Kerr media: effects of loss/gain, and initial curvature of the beam front on optical soliton formation
  Journal of Optics 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s12596-025-02893-3
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• Selective synthesis of DC carbon arc-generated carbon nanotube and layered-graphene and the associated mechanism
  Nanotechnology 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/abcdcd
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• Highly efficient ternary hierarchical NiV2S4 nanosphere as hydrogen evolving electrocatalyst
  International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.05.174
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• Tailored conversion of synthetic graphite into rotationally misoriented few-layer graphene by cold thermal shock driven controlled failure
  Carbon 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.10.026
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• Assessing the purity of CNT from its composite with polymer - A new approach
  AIP Conference Proceedings 2014 DOI: 10.1063/1.4872665
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• Gas phase condensation of few-layer graphene with rotational stacking faults in an electric-arc
  Carbon 2013 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2012.12.029
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• Antimicrobial Properties of Uncapped Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized by DC Arc Thermal Plasma Technique
  Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2012 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2012.5152
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• Study on growth of hollow nanoparticles of alumina
  Journal of Materials Science 2011 DOI: 10.1007/s10853-010-5059-2
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