Sugandha Saxena

About

I am currently a Ph.D. Scholar at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISER Bhopal). My research lies in the field of Solid State Condensed Matter Physics, with a focus on the electronic and magnetic properties of perovskite oxides and their heterostructures. I have explored various magnetic ground states, including ferromagnetism, antiferromagnetism, and the emerging class of altermagnets.

My expertise includes first-principles simulations using Density Functional Theory (DFT), primarily through VASP and WANNIER90. I also utilize WANNIERTOOLS for topological analysis, along with Mathematica and XMGRACE for data analysis and visualization.

Employment

• Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal Ph.D. scholar
  2018 - Present

Education

• Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal Ph.D
  2018 - Present

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (2)

• Role of micro-strain on the structural characteristics of oxygen-deficient Co3O4 screen-printed gas-sensor: Corroborative insights using DFT and MD simulations
  Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2025.138744
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• Altermagnetism in the orthorhombic Pnma structure through group theory and DFT calculations
  Physical Review B 2025 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.111.014434
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