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vijaykumar Toutam's Resume

ContactDr. K. S. Krishnan Marg, PUSA Road,
New Rajinder place
New Delhi, Delhi 110012
IN
8527375059
[email protected]		 GoalLocal spectroscopic characterization of nanosystems especially nanomaterials for Photonics and electronics applications.
SkillsScanning probe lithography, e-beam lithography, micromachining, Soft lithography, wet synthesis and all AFM related techniques.
Qualifications ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Scientist Dec 2011- present
Nanoscale Measurements,
Quantum Phenomena and Applications,
National Physical Laboratory,
Dr. K. S. Krishnan Marg,
New Delhi 10012

Scientist fellow Nov 2010 - Dec 2011
Centre for Nanoscale Science,
National Physical Laboratory,
Dr. K. S. Krishnan Marg,
New Delhi“ 110012

Post doctoral Fellow Jan 2009 - Sep 2010
Electrical Engineering department,
Pennsylvania State University.
University Park, State College,
Pennsylvania, USA
Project Title: Enhanced visibility of Graphene on patterned gold substrate and Kelvin probe force
microscopy study of Graphene.

Doctor of Philosophy in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology November 2008
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research,
Chemistry and Physics of Material Unit,
Bangalore, India.
Specialisation: Material science, Nanochemistry, Polymer nano-lithography, Microscopy and
Spectroscopy.
Dissertation title: Conducting AFM based Lithography for Patterning and Electrical Characterization
of Nanomaterials.

Master of Science in Physical Sciences May 2003
University of Hyderabad
School of Physics
Hyderabad, India
Specialisation: Material Science
Project Title: Ferromagnetic resonant studies on Mn1.22Sb thin films deposited by physical vapor
deposition.

EXPERTISE

Scanning probe and electron beam based spectroscopic, microscopic characterization and electric breakdown studies of nanomaterials and thin films. Lithography and micro-machining techniques.

INTERESTS

Local spectroscopic characterization of nanosystems especially nanomaterials for Photonics and electronics applications.

SKILLS

Atomic force microscopy-
MFM - Magnetic force microscopy, EFM - Electric force microscopy, KPFM - Kelvin probe force microscopy, CAFM - Conducting Atomic Force microscopy, SCM - Scanning Capacitance microscopy, LAO - Local anodic oxidation, Nanomanipulation and Indentation

Scanning Electron Microscopy- Energy dispersive spectroscopy and elemental mapping, EBID (Electron Beam Induced deposition) and EBL (Electron beam Lithography)

Fabrication techniques- Micromachining of Silicon, Soft lithography, Scanning probe lithography and e-beam lithography, Photolithography and Deep Reactive ion etching.

Thin film deposition techniquesPVD (Physical vapor deposition), PLD (Pulsed laser deposition), Sputtering.

Spectroscopic techniques“ UV-vis, Photoluminescence, Raman and X-ray & Photo electron spectroscopy.

Wet synthesis- Metal and chalcogenide nanoparticle synthesis (Phase transfer methods), Self assembled monolayer preparation and solution based micro machining techniques.

Computational skills - Fortran, C, C++, Matlab and Origin

PUBLICATIONS IN JOURNALS

N. Muhunthan, Om Pal Singh, Vijaykumar Toutam, V.N. Singh, Electrical characterization of grain boundaries of CZTS thin films using conductive atomic force microscopy techniques”, Materials Research Bulletin, 70, 373 (2015)
Vijaykumar Toutam, Puneet Jain, Rina Sharma, Sivaiah Bathula, Ajay Dhar, “Radius ratio rule for surface hydrophilization Radius ratio rule for surface hydrophilization of polydimethyl siloxane and silica nanoparticle composite”, Appl. Surf. Sci. 349, 196 (2015).
Kriti Tyagi, Bhasker Gahtori, Sivaiah Bathula, Vijaykumar Toutam, Sakshi Sharma, Niraj Kumar Singh and Ajay Dhar, ”Thermoelectric and mechanical properties of spark plasma sintered Cu3SbSe3 and Cu3SbSe4: Promising thermoelectric materials”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 261902 (2014).
Pramod Kumar, Anjana Dogra, Vijaykumar Toutam,” Pin hole mediated electrical transport across LaTiO3/SrTiO3 and LaAlO3/SrTiO3 oxide hetero-structures” Appl. Phys. Lett, 103, 211601 (2013).
Vijaykumar Toutam, H. Pandey, R. C. Budhani, “Formation of double ring patterns on Co2MnSi Heusler alloy thin film by anodic oxidation under scanning probe microscope”, AIP Advances, 3, 022124 (2013).
B.R. Chakraborty, S.K. Halder, K.K. Maurya, A.K. Srivastava, V.K. Toutam, M.K. Dalai, G. Sehgal, S. Singh, “Evaluation of depth distribution and characterization of nanoscale Ta/Si multilayer thin film structures”, Thin Solid Films, 520, 20, 6409 (2012).
T. Vijayakumar, K. Narendra and G.U. Kulkarni, “Electron Beam Induced Carbonaceous Deposition as a Local Dielectric for CNT Circuits”, Inter. J. Nanosci., 10, 935 (2011).
T. Vijaykumar, Narendra Kurra and G. U. Kulkarni “CNT Manipulation: Inserting a Carbonaceous Dielectric Layer Beneath Using Electron Beam Induced Deposition”, J. Nanosci. Nanotech, 11, 1025, (2011).
P. Joshi1, H. E. Romero, A T Neal, V. K. Toutam, and S. A. Tadigadapa “Intrinsic Doping and Gate Hysteresis in Graphene Field Effect Devices fabricated on SiO2 substrates”, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 22, 33421 (2010).
T. Vijaykumar, Gargi Raina, Stefan Heun and G. U. Kulkarni “Catalytic behavior of individual Au nanocrystals in the local anodic oxidation of Si surfaces”, J. Phys. Chem. C,112, 13311 (2008).
T. Vijaykumar and G. U. Kulkarni “Local anodic oxidation patterning of Au deposited Si surfaces”, J. Nanosci. Nanotech, 9, 5351( 2008).
Tomaˇz Mlakar, Giorgio Biasiol, Stefan Heun∗, Lucia Sorba, T. VijayKumar, G U. Kulkarni, Vittorio Spreafico and Stefano Prato “Conductive Atomic Force Microscopy of InAs/GaAs Quantum Rings”, Appl. Phys. Lett, , 92, 192105 (2008).
R. K. Rakshit, T. Vijaykumar, S. K. Bose, R. Sharma, R. C. Budhani, S. J. Neena, and G. U. Kulkarni “Correlations between morphology, crystal structure, and magnetization of epitaxial cobalt-platinum films grown with pulsed laser ablation”, J. Appl. Phys., 103, 023915 (2008).
T. Vijaykumar and G.U. Kulkarni “Electrostatic nanolithography on PVP films for patterning metal nanocrystals and fullerenes”, Nanotechnology, 18, 445303(2007).
T. Vijaykumar, R Sanketh and G.U. Kulkarni, “Polar-solvent mediated phase-transfer of nanocrystals of metals and semiconductors from an aqueous to an organic phase”, Chem. Phys. Lett., 436167(2007).
T. Vijaykumar and G.U. Kulkarni “A study of LAO nanopatterns on Si substrates of different crystallographic orientations”, Solid State Commun, 142, 89(2007).
T. Vijaykumar, Neena Susan John, G.U. Kulkarni, “A resistless photolithography method for robust markers and electrodes”, Solid State Sci. 7,1475(2005).

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

T. Vijaykumar, G. U. Kulkarni, Tomaz Mlakar, Georgio Biasiol, Lucia Sorba & Stefan Heun “Conducting Atomic Force Microscopy and Electric Force Microscopy of InAs / GaAs Quantum rings” ICONSAT - 2008, Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, India.
T. Vijaykumar, G. U. Kulkarni “ AFM based polymer nanolithography”, Bangalore Nano- 2008, Bangalore, India.
T. Vijaykumar, G. U. Kulkarni, “AFM based Nanolithography on Silicon and Polymer surfaces” National Review Coordination Meeting (NSNT-2007), Hyderabad, India.
T. Vijaykumar, G. U. Kulkarni, “Electrostatic nanolithography on PVP films for patterning metal nanocrystals and fullerenes”, The 10th international Conference on Advanced Materials, (IUMRS-ICAM, 2007), Bangalore, India
T. Vijaykumar, G. U. Kulkarni “A Pt nanowire circuit by electron beam induced deposition “, JNC Materials Conference - 2007, Kollam, Kerala, India.
T. Vijaykumar, G. U. Kulkarni “A Study of LAO Nanopattrens on Si Substrates of different crystallographic orientations” Eigth International Conference on Nanostructured Materials (Nano 2006), IISC, Bangalore, India.
T. Vijaykumar, G. U. Kulkarni, “A One step Synthesis of Impurity free Metal Nanoparticles”, ICONSAT – 2006, ITC, Delhi, India.
T. Vijaykumar, ICMR-JNCASR International Winter School on Chemistry of Materials - 2006, JNCASR, Bangalore, India.
PROJECT

PROGRAMME OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC AND THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA 2005-2007

Project MST 1: Spectroscopic Investigations of Dip-pen Nanolithography Patterns
“C-AFM investigations of nanostructures grown by MBE”

Italian scientific coordinator: Dr. Stefan Heun
CNR - Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia,
Laboratorio Nazionale TASC, Area Science Park – Basovizza, Edificio MM - S.S. 14 Km. 163,5, 34012 Basovizza (TS), Trieste, Italy from 26 March 2007 to 24 April 2007

ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS
Graduation passed with distinction
Appointed as an Interviewer by CBSE, India to conduct Physics practical for the year 2004.
Acquired 95% in Graduate Aptitude test exam.
Best Poster award in International conference on Materials, IUMRS-ICAM (2007), Bangalore, India for the work on “electrostatic nanolithography”.
Teaching and demonstration classes on AFM imaging and principle in “DST school on Nanoscience- 2007” for lecturers and students from all over India.
PG LEVEL THESIS SUPERVISION
Supervised three master degree students and mentoring a Ph.D student.
Teaching experience
Worked as a lecturer for under graduate Physics course and as head of the Physics division in IVY League academy, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
Updated: 2016-06-23
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