Name : Dr. R.RAJESWARA PALANICHAMY

Date of Birth & Age : 08.03.1966, 52 years

Designation : Associate Professor

Specialization : Condensed Matter Physics

Teaching Experience : 28 years

Academic Qualifications:

Course Name of the Institution Year of passing

Class

B.Sc. (Physics)

St.Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai. 1986 I

M.Sc.

(Physics) ANJA College, Sivakasi. 1988 I

M.Phil. ANJA College, Sivakasi. 1989 I

Ph.D. Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai-21.

2004

Dissertation : “Potential Energy Curves FC factor and r-

Centroids for SiH Molecule”.

Thesis : “Studies in Electron Crystallisation and Related

Problems”

Post-doctoral Research: Post doctoral research studies under UGC-

Research Award Scheme from Oct 2012 to Sep

2014 (two years)

Ph.D guidance : Ph.D thesis awarded -8, Ph.D- doing - 6 Scholars

Award

- Received UGC Research Award 2011 under the post doctoral

Research Studies.

Project

- Completed UGC Major Research Project entitled “Investigation of

electronic structure and ground state properties of some hydrides”

and approved an amount of Rs. 10,38,203/-.

- UGC Minor Research Project entitled ―First principles study of electronic

structure, magnetic and optical properties of some Heusler alloys‖ and approved

an amount of Rs. 3, 00,000/- (on going).

Additional Information

NSS Programme officer for 2 years 1998-2000.

Keen Sportsman – Plays Volley ball.

Published several papers in reputed National and International Journals

– (as per the list attached).

Workshop

Delegate to a workshop on “Small Accelerators for Universities for Basic

and Applied Sciences”, sponsored by the University of Madras, at Chennai

on 25th and 26th Oct. 1999.

Delegate to a workshop on “Advances in Computational Physics-2013”,

sponsored by the Central University of Tamilnadu, at Chennai during 14-16

February 2013.

Symposium/Conference

Delegate to a symposium on “Solid State Physics”, sponsored by the

Department of Atomic Energy, Mumbai held in Bilaspur (Madhya Pradesh)

during December 27- 31, 2000.

Delegate to a symposium on “Solid State Physics”, sponsored by the

Department of Atomic Energy, held in Mumbai, during December 26- 30,

2001.

Delegate to a symposium on “Solid State Physics”, sponsored by the

Department of Atomic Energy, Mumbai held in Chandigarh, during

December 27- 31, 2002.

Delegate to a symposium on “Solid State Physics” sponsored by the

Department of Atomic Energy, Mumbai held in Mysore during December

27- 31, 2007.

Delegate to International conference on “ Recent Trends in Applied

Physics and Material Science” held in Govt. College of Engineering and

Technology, Bikaner, Rajasthan during February 01-02, 2013.

Delegate to a symposium on “Solid State Physics” sponsored by the

Department of Atomic Energy, Mumbai held in Patiala, Punjab during

December 17-21, 2013.

Delegate to International conference on “Recent Advances in Physics for

Interdisciplinary Developments” held in Sathyabama University, Chennai,

during January 23-24, 2014.

National/ International publications

Electron crystallization in two dimensions, R.Rajeswara Palanichamy and K.Iyakutti,

Int. J. Quantum Chem. 51 (1994) 329.

Study of Structural stability analysis of Wigner electron crystal, R.Rajeswara

Palanichamy and K.Iyakutti, Int. J. Mod. Phys. B 14 (2000)1767.

Antiferromagnetic phase of Wigner electron crystal, R.Rajeswara Palanichamy and

K.Iyakutti, Int. J. Mod. Phys. B 15 (2001) 2147.

Structural stability analysis of Wigner crystal with Gaussian and Yukawa type positive

background, R.Rajeswara Palanichamy and K.Iyakutti, Int.J. Quantum Chem. 86

(2002) 478.

Investigation of the Ferromagnetic phase of the Wigner electron crystal, R.Rajeswara

Palanichamy and K.Iyakutti, Int. J. Mod. Phys. B 16 (2002) 1353.

Ferromagnetic versus non-magnetic phase of 2D Wigner electron crystal, R.Rajeswara

Palanichamy and K.Iyakutti, Int. J. Quantum Chem. 92 (2003) 337.

Antiferromagnetic phase of 2D Wigner crystal, R.Rajeswara Palanichamy and

K.Iyakutti, Int. J. Quantum Chem. 102 (2004) 112.

Effect of positive background on the ferromagnetic phase of 3D Wigner electron crystal,

R.Rajeswara Palanichamy and K.Iyakutti, Int.J.Mod.Phy.B, 18 (2004) 3399.

Franck – Condon factors and r-centroids for the diatomic fluorides of silicon and

Germanium, S.Kanagaprabha, R.Rajeswara Palanichamy and V.Sathiyabama, Serbian

Chemical Society 73 (2008) 555.

Investigation of non-magnetic and ferromagnetic phases of 3D Electron crystal with

NaCl and CsCl structures R.Rajeswara Palanichamy, M.Anandajothi, A.Jawahar and

K.Iyakutti, Int. J. Mod. Physics B.22 (2008) 3627.

First principles study of Electronic structure of Transition metal hydride: TiN under

normal and high pressures. A.T.Asvini Meenaatchi, R.Rajeswara Palanichamy and

K.Iyakutti, Int. J. of Physics and Applications 3 (2011) 63.

First principles study of Pressure – induced magnetic transition in CrN. A.T.Asvini

Meenaatchi, R.Rajeswara Palanichamy and K.Iyakutti, Physica B, 406 (2011) 2610.

First principles study of electronic structure of transition metal nitride: ReN under normal

and high pressures. A.T.Asvini Meenaatchi, R.Rajeswara Palanichamy and K.Iyakutti

Physica B 406 (2011) 3303.

Wigner crystallization of quadratic ally dispersing Electrons in Graphene, K.Iyakutti,

V.J.Surya, R.Rajeswara Palanichamy, Yoshiyuki Kawazoe Int, J. Quantum, Chem.,

112 (2012) 1725.

First principles study of pressure induced structural phase transition in Hydrogen storage

material – MgH2, S.Kanagrapha, A.T.Asvini Meenaatchi, R.Rajeswara Palanichamy

and K.Iyakutti, Physics B 407 (2012) 54.

Pressure induced super conductivity in transition metal hydrides – an ab-initio study,

S.Kanagaprabha, A.T. Asvini Meenaatchi, R.Rajeswara Palanichamy, K.Iyakutti, AIP

Conf. Proc. 1447 (2012) 71.

Electronic structure and magnetic properties of FeH and CoH, S.Kanagaprabha,

A.T.Asvini Meenaatci, R.Rajeswara Palanichamy, K.Iyakutti, AIP Conf. Proc. 1447

(2012) 863.

High pressure phase transition and superconductivity in transition metal nitride HfN and

ZrN; an ab initio study. A.T.Asvini Meenaatci, S.Kanagaprabha, R.Rajeswara

Palanichamy, K.Iyakutti, AIP, Conf. Proc. 1447 (2012) 859.

First principle study of the electronic structure, structural properties and superconductive

of Nickel hydride, S.Kanagaprabha, A.T.Asvini Meenaatci, R.Rajeswara Palanichamy,

K.Iyakutti, Walailak J. Sci. & Tech. 9 (2012) 115.

Investigation of structural stability and electronic properties of group III nitrides : a First

principles study, A.T.Asvini Meenaatci, R.Rajeswara Palanichamy and K.Iyakutti,

Phase transitions, iFirst (2012) 1-15. (Taylor & Francis)

Pressure induced phase transition of molybdenum nitride, A first principles study,

A.T.Asvini Meenaatci, R.Rajeswara Palanichamy and K.Iyakutti, Thin Solid Films 525

(2012) 200.

First Principles Study of Stability and Electronic Structure of TMH and TMH2 (TM = Y,

Zr, Nb), S.Kanagaprabha,

A.T.Asvini Meenaatci, G.Sudha Priyanga,

R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, K.Iyakutti, Acta Phys. Pol., A 123 (2013) 126.

Electronic structure, structural stability, mechanical and superconducting properties of

group VB nitrides: A first principles study, A.T.Asvinimeenaatci,

R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, K.Iyakutti, Solid-State Sci., 19 (2013) 36.

Half metallic ferromagnetism in alkaline-earth metal nitrides XN (X=Ca, Sr and Ba): A

first principles study, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, G.Sudha Priyanga, A. Jemmy Cinthia,

A. Murugan, A.T.Asvini meenaatci, K.Iyakutti, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 346 (2013) 26.

First principles study of structural, electronic and elastic properties of group IB metal

nitrides TMNx (TM = Cu, Ag and Au: x = 1, 2), R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, G.Sudha

Priyanga, A. Murugan, M. Santhosh, A. Jemmy Cinthia, S.Kanagaprabha, K.Iyakutti, J.

Alloys Compd. 580 (2013) 332.

Investigation of Electron Crystallization in a HCP Structure, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy,

A. Murugan, S.Kanagaprabha, S. Puvaneswari, K.Iyakutti, Walailak J Sci & Tech 10

(2013) 331.

First Principles Study of Electronic Structure and Magnetic Properties of TMH (TM = Cr,

Mn, Fe, Co), S.Kanagaprabha, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy,

K.Iyakutti, International

Journal of Metals, 2013 (2013) 1.

First principles study of structural, electronic and mechanical properties of transition

metal hydrides (TMH, TM=Mo, Tc, Ru), G.Sudha Priyanga, A.T.Asvini meenaatci,

R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, K.Iyakutti, Trans. Nonferrous Met. Soc. China 23 (2013)

2700.

Pressure induced phase transition of ZrN and HfN: a first principles study, A.T.Asvini

meenaatci, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, K.Iyakutti, Journal of Atomic and Molecular

Science, 4 (2013) 321.

Pressure induced structural, electronic and superconducting properties of VN and NbN:

An ab-initio study, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy and M. Santhosh, AIP Conf. Proc. 1536

(2013) 295.

First principles study of ―111‖ type iron arsenide superconductors, A. Murugan, S.

Kanagaprabha, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy and M. Santhosh, AIP Conf. Proc. 1536

(2013) 297.

Electronic, structural and ground state properties of 3d transition metal mononitrides: A

first principles study, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, M.Santhosh, G. Sudha Priyanga, A. T.

Asvini Meenaatci, and S.Kanagaprabha, AIP Conf. Proc. 1536 (2013) 399.

Elasticity and structural phase transition in TiH and VH: An ab initio study, S.

Kanagaprabha, M. Santhosh, G. Sudhapriyanga, A. T. Asvinimeenaatci,

R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, AIP Conf. Proc. 1536 (2013) 919.

First principles study of CrH and CrM2H, S. Kanagaprabha, M. Santhosh,

R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, and K. Iyakutti, AIP Conf. Proc. 1536 (2013) 921.

First principles study of semiconductor to metallic transition in cadmium selenide under

high pressure, M.Santhosh, S.Kanagaprabha G.Sudhapriyanga, A.T.Asvini Meenaatci

and R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, Citation: AIP Conf. Proc. 1536 (2013) 923.

Half-metallic ferromagnetism in rare earth nitrides REN (RE : Gd, Dy, Ho):A First

principles Study, R. Rajeswara palanichamy, A. T. Asvini Meenaatci and K. Iyakutti,

Ceramic International 40 (2014) 1993.

Density functional study of bulk and surface properties of rhodium hydride, G.Sudha

Priyanga, A.T.Asvini meenaatci, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, K.Iyakutti, Acta Phys. Pol.,

A, 125 (2014) 29.

Structural, electronic and elastic properties of alkali hydrides (MH: M = Li, Na, K, Rb,

Cs): Ab initio study, G. Sudha Priyanga, A.T. Asvini Meenaatci, R. Rajeswara

Palanichamy, K. Iyakutti, Comput. Mater. Sci. 84 (2014) 206.

Electronic and Elastic Properties of Metal Monoxides MO (M=Nb,V):A First-Principles

Study, A. Jemmy Cinthia, G. Sudhapriyanga, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, M.Santhosh,

K. Iyakutti, IJSER, Volume 5, Issue 3, March-2014, 1.

First Principles Study of Pressure Induced Phase Transition, Electronic and magnetic

Properties of Plutonium trihydride, G. Sudhapriyanga, M.Santhosh,

R.Rajeswarapalanichamy and K.Iyakutti, IJSER, Volume 5, Issue 3, March-2014, 114.

First principles study of Structural, Electronic and Mechanical properties of TiN and

TiN2, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, G. Sudha priyanga, R. Murugeswari, M. Kavitha,

M.Santhosh, K. Iyakutti, IJSER, Volume 5, Issue 3, March-2014, 118.

Half Metallic Ferromagnetism in Alkali Metal Nitrides XN (X= Li, Na): A First

Principles Study, A. Murugan, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy, M.Santhosh, G.Sudha

Priyanga, S. Kanagaprabha and K. Iyakutti, IJSER, Volume 5, Issue 3, March-2014, 165.

First principles study of Structural, Electronic, Superconducting and Mechanical

properties of Titanium Carbide, M. Kavitha, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy and K. Iyakutti,

IJSER, Volume 5, Issue 3, March-2014, 169.

First Principles Study of Structural, Electronic and Elastic Properties of ScH and ScH2, S.

Kanagaprabha, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy, G. Sudha Priyanga, M.Santhosh, K. Iyakutti,

IJSER, Volume 5, Issue 3, March-2014, 129.

Structural, electronic and elastic properties of LiXN (X=Be, Mg); A First Principles

study, M.Santhosh, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy, G. Sudha Priyanga, A. Murugan, S.

Kanagaprabha and K. Iyakutti, IJSER, Volume 5, Issue 3, March-2014, 161.

Structural phase transition and elastic properties of hafnium dihydride: A first principles

study, M. Santhosh, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, S. Kanagaprabha, G. Sudhapriyanga,

A. Murugan, A. Jemmy Chinthia, and K. Iyakutti, AIP Conf. Proc. 1591 (2014) 117.

Pressure induced structural and magnetic phase transition in magnesium nitrides MgNx (x

= 1, 2, 3): A first principles study, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, G. Sudhapriyanga, A.

Jemmy Cinthia, M.Santhosh, and A. Murugan, AIP Conf. Proc. 1591 (2014) 53.

Investigation of structural stability and elastic properties of ZrH and ZrH2: A first

principles study, S. Kanagaprabha, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, G. Sudhapriyanga, A.

Murugan, M.Santhosh and K. Iyakutti,AIP Conf. Proc. 1591 (2014) 67.

Half metallic ferromagnetism in alkali metal nitrides MN (M = Rb, Cs): A first principles

study, A. Murugan, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy, M.Santhosh, G. Sudhapriyanga, and S.

Kanagaprabha, AIP Conf. Proc. 1591 (2014) 1140.

Pressure induced phase transition and superconducting properties of PtH and IrH: a first

principles study, G. Sudhapriyanga, A. T.Asvinimeenaatci, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy,

and K. Iyakutti, J. At. Mol. Sci. Vol. 5 (2014) 64,

Structural stability, electronic structure and mechanical properties of 4d transition metal

nitrides TMN (TM=Ru, Rh, Pd), R. Rajeswara palanichamy, G. Sudha Priyanga, M.

Kavitha, S. Puvaneswari, K. Iyakutti, J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 75 (2014) 888.

Structural, electronic and elastic properties of noble metal sub-nitrides M2N (M = Ru, Rh,

Pd),R. Rajeswara palanichamy, G. Sudha Priyanga, M. Kavitha, S. Puvaneswari, K.

Iyakutti, Int. J Refract Metals Hard Mater, 47, (2014) 113.

First Principles Study of Titanium Hydrides, TiHn: n = 1, 2, 3; Energetics and Phase

Transition S.Kanagaprabha, A.T.Asvini Meenaatci, R.Rajeswara Palanichamy,

K.Iyakutti, Walailak J. Sci. & Tech. 11 (2014) 525.

Structural, Electronic and Elastic properties of ZnO and CdO: A First Principles Study,

A.Jemmy Cinthia, G. Sudha Priyanga, R. Rajeswara palanichamy, M.Santhosh,

Procedia Materials Science 5 ( 2014 ) 1034.

Structural, electronic, elastic and superconducting properties of noble metal nitrides MN2

(M=Ru, Rh, Pd), S.Puvaneswari, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy and G. Sudha Priyanga,

Mater. Chem. Phys. 151 (2014) 149.

Structural stability, electronic structure and mechanical properties of platinum group

metal nitrides PGMN (PGM = Os, Ir, Pt), R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, G. Sudha

Priyanga, S. Puvaneswari, K. Iyakutti, Int.J Refract Metals Hard Mater, 48 (2015) 382.

First Principles Study of Structural, Electronic, Mechanical, and Superconducting

properties of WX (X=C, N), M.Kavitha, G.Sudha Priyanga, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy,

K.Iyakutti, J. Phys. Chem. Solids 77 (2015) 38.

First Principles study of structural stability, electronic structure and mechanical

properties of ReN and TcN, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, G.SudhaPriyanga, M. Kavitha,

K.Iyakutti, J. Phys. Chem. Solids 78 (2015) 118.

Structural, Electronic and Mechanical Properties of Alkaline Earth Metal Oxides MO

(M=Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba), A.Jemmy Cinthia, G.SudhaPriyanga,

R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, K.Iyakutti, J. Phys. Chem. Solids 79 (2015) 23.

First Principles study of structural, electronic, elastic and magnetic properties of Cerium

and Praseodymium hydrogen system REHx (RE: Ce, Pr and x=2, 3), G.SudhaPriyanga,

R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, K.Iyakutti, International Journal of Rare Earth, 33 (2015)

289.

First Principles study of structural, electronic, elastic and magnetic properties of

Gadolinium hydrides GdHx (x=1, 2, 3), G.SudhaPriyanga, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy,

K.Iyakutti, Mater. Sci. Semicond. Process. 31(2015) 415.

Structural stability, electronic structure and mechanical properties of ZnN and CdN: A

first Principles study, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, G.SudhaPriyanga, A.Jemmy Cinthia,

K.Iyakutti, Comput. Mater. Sci. 99 (2015) 117.

First principles study of structural stability, electronic structure and mechanical properties

of alkali beryllium hydrides ABeH3 (A=K, Rb,Cs), M. Santhosh, S.Kanagaprabha,

R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, G.Sudhapriyanga K.Iyakutti, J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 81

(2015) 34.

Structural, electronic, mechanical and magnetic Properties of Rare Earth Nitrides

REN(RE = Pm, Eu and Yb), A. Murugan, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, M. Santhosh,

K.Iyakutti, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 385 (2015) 441.

Structural stability, electronic structure and mechanical Properties of Li-N-H system,

R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, M.Santhosh, G.Sudha Priyanga, S.Kanagaprabha and

K.Iyakutti, Acta Metall. Sinica., 28 (2015) 550.

First principles study of Electronic Structure, Magnetic and Mechanical Properties of Transition

metal Monoxides TMO (TM= Co and Ni), A. Jemmy Cinthia, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy and

K. Iyakutti, Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung A, A Journal of Physical Science 70 (2015) 797.

Structural, electronic, mechanical and superconducting properties of ReC and TcC,

M.Kavitha, G.Sudha Priyanga, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy and K. Iyakutti, Int.J Refract

Metals Hard Mater, 52 (2015) 219.

Investigation of Structural, Electronic and Mechanical properties of Rubidium Metal

Hydrides RbMH4 (M= B, Al, Ga), M. Santhosh, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy, G.Sudha

Priyanga and K. Iyakutti, Acta Metall. Sin. (Engl. Lett), 28 (2015) 975.

First principles study of structural, electronic and mechanical properties of alkali-

nitrides- KN, A. Murugan, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, M. Santhosh and K.Iyakutti,

AIP Conf. Proc. 1665 (2015) 030008.

Structural, electronic, elastic and magnetic properties of RuFe3N and OsFe3N: A first

principle study, S. Puvaneswari, G. Sudha Priyanga, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy, and M.

Santhosh. AIP Conf. Proc. 1665 (2015) 030009.

Investigation of structural stability and elastic properties of CrH and MnH: A first

principles study, S. Kanagaprabha, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy, G. Sudhapriyanga, A.

Murugan, M. Santhosh, and K. Iyakutti, AIP Conf. Proc. 1665 (2015) 030010.

Structural and magnetic phase transition in samarium hydrogen system SmHx (x=1, 2, 3),

G. Sudha Priyanga, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy, M. Santhosh, and K. Iyakutti, AIP Conf.

Proc. 1665 (2015) 030016.

Structural, electronic, superconducting and mechanical properties of ReC and TcC, M.

Kavitha, G. Sudha Priyanga, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy, and M. Santhosh, AIP Conf.

Proc. 1665 (2015) 030025.

A first principles study of structural stability, electronic structure and mechanical

properties of ABeH3 (A = Li, Na) M. Santhosh, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy, G. Sudha

Priyanga, S. Kanagaprabha, A. Murugan, and K. Iyakutti, AIP Conf. Proc. 1665 (2015)

090015.

A first principles study of structural stability, electronic structure and mechanical

properties of beryllium alanate BeAlH5 M. Santhosh, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy, G.

Sudha Priyanga, S. Kanagaprabha, A. Jemmy Cinthia, and K. Iyakutti, AIP Conf. Proc.

1665 (2015) 090032.

Structural, electronic and mechanical properties of rare earth nitride-ErN: A first

principles study A. Murugan, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy, M. Santhosh, G. Sudha

Priyanga, S. Kanagaprabha, and K. Iyakutti, AIP Conf. Proc. 1665 (2015) 090033.

Structural phase stability, electronic structure and mechanical properties of alkali metal

hydrides AMH4 (A = Li, Na; M = B, Al) M. Santhosh, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy, J.

Phys. Chem. Solids 88 (2016) 68.

Structural, electronic, mechanical and magnetic properties of rare- earth nitrides REN

(RE = Ce, Pr, Nd): A first principles study A. Murugan, G. Sudha Priyanga, R.

Rajeswarapalanichamy, K. Iyakutti, Mater. Sci. Semicond. Process. 41 (2016) 17.

Structural stability, electronic structure and mechanical properties of alkali gallium

hydrides AGaH4 (A = Li, Na) M. Santhosh, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy, M.

Manikandan, A. Murugan, A. Amudhavalli and K. Iyakutti, AIP Conf. Proc. 1728 (2016)

020309.

Structural stability, electronic structure and mechanical properties of actinide carbides

AnC (An = U, Np) M. Manikandan, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy and M. Santhosh, AIP

Conf. Proc. 1728 (2016) 020345.

Investigation of structural stability, electronic and mechanical properties of ternary

imides Li2M(NH)2 (M = Be, Mg) M. Santhosh, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy and M.

Manikandan, AIP Conf. Proc. 1728 (2016) 020371.

Pressure induced magnetic phase transition in RhFe3N and IrFe3N: An ab- initio study S.

Puvaneswari, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy and M. Manikandan, AIP Conf. Proc. 1728

(2016) 020387.

Structural phase transition, electronic structure and optical properties of half Heusler

alloys LiBeZ (Z = As, Sb) A. Amudhavalli and R. Rajeswarapalanichamy, AIP Conf.

Proc. 1731 (2016) 030017.

A first principles study of structural, electronic mechanical and magnetic properties of

rare earth nitride:TmN , A. Murugan , R. Rajeswarapalanichamy, M. Santhosh and M.

Manikandan, AIP Conf. Proc. 1731 (2016) 030024.

First principles study of structural, electronic, mechanical and magnetic properties of

actinide nitrides AnN (An = U, Np and Pu), A. Murugan, G. Sudha Priyanga, R.

Rajeswarapalanichamy, M. Santhosh and K. Iyakutti, J. Nucl. Mater. 478 (2016) 197.

Effect of multiple defects and substituted impurities on the band structure of graphene: a

DFT study, K. Iyakutti, E. Mathan Kumar, Ranjit Thapa, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy,

V. J. Surya and Y. Kawazoe, J. Mater. Sci. - Mater. Electron. 27 (2016) 12669.

Structural, Electronic, and Mechanical Properties of CoN and NiN: An Ab Initio Study,

A. Amudhavalli, M. Manikandan, A. Jemmy Cinthia, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy and K.

Iyakutti, Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung A, A Journal of Physical Science 72 (2017) 321.

First principles study of structural and magnetic properties of transition metal nitrides

TMN (TM = Cr, Mn), R. Rajeswarapalanichamy, A. Amudhavalli, M. Manikandan, M.

Kavitha & K. Iyakutti, Phase Transitions 90 (2017) 894-904.

Structural, electronic, mechanical and magnetic properties of Mn based ferromagnetic

half Heusler alloys: A first principles study, A. Amudhavalli,R. Rajeswarapalanichamy,

K. Iyakutti, J. Alloys Compd. 708 (2017) 1216.

First principles study on Fe based ferromagnetic quaternary Heusler alloys, A.

Amudhavalli, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy, K. Iyakutti, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 441

(2017) 21.

Quantum scar and breakdown of universality in Graphene: A theoretical insight, K.

Iyakutti, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy, V. J. Surya and Y. Kawazoe, Int. J. Mod Phys B,

31 (2017) 1750257.

First Principles study of structural stability and electronic structure of 4d Transition metal

carbides TMC2 (TM= Ru, Rh, Pd), M. Manikandan, M. Santhosh, A. Amudhavalli, R.

Rajeswarapalanichamy and K. Iyakutti, IOSR Journal of Applied Physics, 02 (2017)

38.

DFT Studies on Structural Stability and Magnetic Properties of XTiSb (X=Fe,Co),

R. Murugeswari, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy and A. Milton Franklin Benial, IOSR

Journal of Applied Physics, 02 (2017) 34.

Pressure- induced structural phase transition in transition metal carbides TMC (TM= Ru,

Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt): a DFT study, M. Manikandan, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy and K.

Iyakutti, Philos. Mag. 98 (2017) 1.

Pressure-induced phase transition in titanium alloys, R. Murugeswari,

R. Rajeswarapalanichamy and A. Milton Franklin Benial, Int. J. Mod Phys B, 32

(2018) 1850141.

―First principles study of structural and optoelectronic properties of Li based half Heusler

alloys‖, A. Amudhavalli, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy and K.Iyakutti, A.K. Kushwaha,

Computational Condensed Matter 14 (2018) 55.

Theoretical insights into the minority carrier lifetime of doped Si—A computational

study, K. Iyakutti, K. Iyakutti, R. Lavanya, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy, E. Mathan

Kumar, and Y. Kawazoe, J. Appl. Phys. 123 (2018)161420.

―Half metallic ferromagnetism in Ni based half Heusler alloys‖, A. Amudhavalli, R.

Rajeswarapalanichamy, K. Iyakutti, Comput. Mater. Sci. 148 (2018) 87.

ii) Workshop/ Conference attended

Delegate to a workshop on “Small Accelerators for Universities for

Basic and Applied Sciences”, sponsored by the University of

Madras, at Chennai on 25th and 26th Oct. 1999.

Delegate to a workshop on “Advances in Computational Physics-

2013”, sponsored by the Central University of Tamilnadu, at

Chennai during 14-16 February 2013.

Delegate to a symposium on “Solid State Physics”, sponsored by the

Department of Atomic Energy,Mumbai held in Bilaspur (Madhya

Pradesh) during December 27- 31,2000.

Delegate to a symposium on “Solid State Physics”, sponsored by the

Department of Atomic Energy, held in Mumbai, during December

26- 30,2001.

Delegate to a symposium on “Solid State Physics”, sponsored by the

Department of Atomic Energy,Mumbai held in Chandigarh, during

December 27- 31,2002.

Delegate to a symposium on “Solid State Physics” sponsored by the

Department of Atomic Energy, Mumbai held in Mysore during

December 27- 31,2007.

Delegate to International conference on “ Recent Trends in Applied

Physics and Material Science” held in Govt. College of Engineering

and Technology, Bikaner, Rajasthan during February 01-02,2013.

Delegate to a symposium on “Solid State Physics” sponsored by the

Department of Atomic Energy, Mumbai held in Patiala, Punjab

during December 17-21,2013.

Delegate to International conference on “ Recent Advances in

Physics for Interdisciplinary Developments” held in Sathyabama

University, Chennai, during January 23-24,2014.

Delegate to International conference on “Condensed Matter &

Applied Physics” held in Govt. College of Engineering and

Technology, Bikaner, Rajasthan during October 30-31,2015.

iii) Acted as Reviewer for reputed journals published by Elsevier and

American chemical society (ACS).

International Conferences / Symposia

Ground state energy of Wigner lattice with non-uniform positive

background, R.Rajeswara Palanichamy and K.Iyakutti, DAE-Solid State

Physics Symposium, Bilaspur, M.P, Dec.2000. Solid State Phys. (India) 43

(2000), 116-17.

Ferromagnetic phase of 2 dimensional Wigner crystal, R.Rajeswara

Palanichamy and K.Iyakutti, DAE-Solid State Physics Symposium,

Mumbai, Dec.2001, Solid State Phys. (India) 44(2001).

Ferromagnetic phase of 3 dimensional Wigner crystal with non-uniform

Positive background, R.Rajeswara Palanichamy and K.Iyakutti, DAE-Solid

State Physics Symposium, Mumbai, Dec.2001, Solid State Phys. (India) 44

(2001).

Magnetic phase of Wigner electron crystal, R.Rajeswara Palanichamy and

K.Iyakutti, DAE-Solid State Physics Symposium, Chandigarh, Dec.2002,

Solid State Phys. (India) 44 (2002).

Structural Stability analysis of 2D Electron Crystal, R.Rajeswara

Palanichamy, S. Kanagaprabha and K.Iyakutti, DAE-Solid State Physics

Symposium, Mysore, Dec 2007, Solid State Physics (India) 95-96 52,

(2007).

Band Structure of Metal disboride AIB2 K.Iyakutti, R.Rajeswara

Palanichamy, A. Aseemabhanu and S.Mahalakshmi, DAE – Solid State

Physics Symposium Mysore, Dec 2007, Solid State Physics (India) 719-20,

52 (2007)

Band Structure of Metal diboride TiB2 K.Iyakutti, R. Rajeswara

Palanichamy and S.Mahalakshmi, DAE Solid State Physics Symposium

Mysore, Dec. 2007, Solid Physics (India) 720-21 (2007)

Investigation of electron crystallization with hcp Structure, R.Rajeswara

Palanichamy, S.Kanagaprabha and K.Iyakutti, DAE Solid State Physics

Symposium Mumbai, Dec, 2008 Solid State Physics (India) 195-96, 53

2008.

Band structure of Metal diboride ZrB2 under high pressure,

S.Kanagaprabha, R.Rajeswara Palanichamy and K.Iyakutti, Solid State

Physics Symposium, Mumbai Dec.2008, Solid State Physics (India) 891-92,

53 (2008).

Electronic structure and magnetic properties of FeH and COH,

S.Kanagaprabha, A.T.Asvini Meenaatci, R.Rajeswara Palanichamy and

K.Iyakutti, 56th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium, Chennai (2011).

Pressure induced superconductivity in transition metal trihydrides: ab

initio study. S.Kanagaprabha, A.T.Asvini Meenaatci, R.Rajeswara

Palanichamy and Iyakutti K., 56th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium,

Chennai (2011).

High pressure phase transition and superconductivity in transition Metal

nitride HfN and ZrN: ab-initio study, A.T.Asvini Meenaatci,

S.Kanagaprabha, R.Rajeswara Palanichamy and K.Iyakutti, 56th DAE

Solid State Physics Symposium, Chennai (2011).

First principles study of electronic structure of transition metal hydrides:

MnH under normal and high pressure, S.Kanagaprabha, R.Rajeswara

Palanichamy and K.Iyakutti, International conference on Advanced

Materials (ICAM 2011), PSG College of Engineering, Coimbatore.

First principles study of pressure induced magnetic transition in HoN,

A.T.Asvini Meenaatci, R.Rajeswara Palanichamy and K.Iyakutti,

International conference on Advanced Materials (ICAM 2011), PSG College

of Engineering, Coimbatore.

Pressure induced magnetic phase transition and mechanical stability of

ferromagnetic CaN and SrN: an ab-intio study. R.Rajeswara Palanichamy,

A.T.Asvini Meenaatci, G.Sudha Priyanga, M.Santhosh, A.Murugan and

K.Iyakutti, International Conference on research in condensed matter

Physics,(ICCMP 2012),University of Madras, Chennai.

First principles study of elasticity and electronic properties of Plutonium

hydrides PuHx (x = 2, 2.5, 3) ,G.Sudhapriyanga, A.T.Asvini Meenaatci,

R.Rajeswara Palanichamy and K.Iyakutti, International Conference on

research in condensed matter Physics,(ICCMP 2012),University of Madras,

Chennai.

Electronic and Mechanical properties of SCH3, YH3 and LaH3; an ab-initio

study, S.Kanagaprabha, A.T.Asvini Meenaatci, G.Sudhapriyanga,

R.Rajeswara Palanichamy and K.Iyakutti, International Conference on

research in condensed matter Physics,(ICCMP 2012),University of Madras,

Chennai.

Pressure induced structural, electronic and superconducting properties of

VN and NbN: An ab-initio study, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy and M.

Santhosh, International conference on “Recent Trends in Applied Physics

and Material Science” held in Govt. College of Engineering and Technology,

Bikaner, Rajasthan, February 01-02,2013.

First principles study of “111” type iron arsenide superconductors,

A. Murugan, S. Kanagaprabha, and R.Rajeswarapalanichamy and

M. Santhosh, International conference on “ Recent Trends in Applied

Physics and Material Science” held in Govt. College of Engineering and

Technology, Bikaner, Rajasthan, February 01-02,2013.

Electronic, structural and ground state properties of 3d transition metal

mononitrides: A first principles study, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy,

M.Santhosh, G. Sudha Priyanga, A. T. Asvini Meenaatci, and

S.Kanagaprabha, International conference on “ Recent Trends in Applied

Physics and Material Science” held in Govt. College of Engineering and

Technology, Bikaner, Rajasthan, February 01-02,2013.

Elasticity and structural phase transition in TiH and VH: An ab initio

study, S. Kanagaprabha, M. Santhosh, G. Sudhapriyanga, A. T.

Asvinimeenaatci, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, International conference on “

Recent Trends in Applied Physics and Material Science” held in Govt.

College of Engineering and Technology, Bikaner, Rajasthan, February 01-

02,2013.

First principles study of CrH and CrM2H, S. Kanagaprabha, M. Santhosh,

R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, and K. Iyakutti, International conference on

“Recent Trends in Applied Physics and Material Science” held in Govt.

College of Engineering and Technology, Bikaner, Rajasthan, February 01-

02,2013.

First principles study of semiconductor to metallic transition in cadmium

selenide under high pressure, M.Santhosh, S.Kanagaprabha

G.Sudhapriyanga, A.T.Asvinimeenaatci and R.Rajeswarapalanichamy,

International conference on “Recent Trends in Applied Physics and Material

Science” held in Govt. College of Engineering and Technology, Bikaner,

Rajasthan, February 01-02,2013.

Structural and Mechanical properties of Hafnium hydride: a First-principles

study, M. Santhosh, S. Kanagaprabha, A. Murugan and

R.Rajeswarapalanichamy,International conference on “ Emerging Trends in

Physics” held in St. Joseph’s College of Arts and Science, Cuddalore,

February 21-22,2013.

Investigation of Structural stability and Elastic properties of ZrH and ZrH2 :

A First Principles Study, S. Kanagaprabha,

R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, G.SudhaPriyanga, A.Murugan, M. Santhosh and

K.Iyakutti, DAE Solid State Physics symposium, Patiala, Punjab,December

17-21,2013.

Structural Phase transition and Elastic properties of Hafnium dihydride: A

First Principles Study, M. Santhosh, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy S.

Kanagaprabha, G.SudhaPriyanga, A. Murugan, A.Jemmy Cynthia and

K.Iyakutti, DAE Solid State Physics symposium, Patiala, Punjab,December

17-21,2013.

Half metallic ferromagnetism in Alkali Metal Nitrides: A First Principles

Study, A. Murugan, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, M. Santhosh, G.Sudha

Priyanga and S. Kanagaprabha, DAE Solid State Physics symposium,

Patiala, Punjab, December 17-21,2013.

Pressure induced Structural and Magnetic Phase transition in Magnesium

Nitrides MgNx,(x=1,2,3): A First Principles Study,

R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, G.SudhaPriyanga, A.Jemmy Cynthia, M.

Santhosh and A. Murugan, DAE Solid State Physics symposium,

Patiala, Punjab, December 17-21,2013.

First principles study of pressure induced phase transition, electronic and

magnetic properties of plutonium trihydride, G.SudhaPriyanga, M.

Santhosh, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, and K.Iyakutti, International

conference on “ Recent Advances in Physics for Interdisciplinary

Developments”, Sathyabama University, Chennai, January 23-24,2014.

First principles study of structural, electronic and mechanical properties of

TiN and TiN2, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, G.SudhaPriyanga, R.

Murugeswari, M. Kavitha, M. Santhosh and K.Iyakutti, International

conference on “Recent Advances in Physics for Interdisciplinary

Developments”, Sathyabama University, Chennai, January 23-24,2014.

First principles study of structural, electronic, superconducting and

mechanical properties of Titanium carbide, M. Kavitha,

R.Rajeswarapalanichamy and K.Iyakutti, International conference on

“Recent Advances in Physics for Interdisciplinary Developments”,

Sathyabama University, Chennai, January 23-24, 2014.

Structural, electronic and elastic properties of LiXN (X=Be, Mg): A First

principles study, M. Santhosh, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy,

G.SudhaPriyanga, A. Murugan, S. Kanagaprabha and K.Iyakutti,

International conference on “ Recent Advances in Physics for

Interdisciplinary Developments”, Sathyabama University, Chennai, January

23-24,2014.

Half metallic ferromagnetism in alkali metal nitrides XN (X=Li, Na): A First

principles study, A. Murugan, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, M. Santhosh,

G.SudhaPriyanga, S. Kanagaprabha and K.Iyakutti, International

conference on “ Recent Advances in Physics for Interdisciplinary

Developments”, Sathyabama University, Chennai, January 23-24,2014.

Electronic and elastic properties of metal monoxides MO (M=Nb, V): A First

principles study, A. Jemmy cinthia, G.SudhaPriyanga,

R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, M. Santhosh and K.Iyakutti, International

conference on “ Recent Advances in Physics for Interdisciplinary

Developments”, Sathyabama University, Chennai, January 23-24,2014.

First principles study of structural, electronic and elastic properties of ScH

and ScH2, S. Kanagaprabha, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, G.SudhaPriyanga,

M. Santhosh and K.Iyakutti, International conference on “ Recent Advances

in Physics for Interdisciplinary Developments”, Sathyabama University,

Chennai, January 23-24,2014.

National Conferences

First principles study of structural and elastic properties of Osmium

dihydride, M. Santhosh, G.SudhaPriyanga, S. Kanagaprabha A. Murugan,

R.Rajeswarapalanichamy and K.Iyakutti, National Seminar on New

Materials Research and Nanotechnology, Government Arts College, Ooty,

September 25-27, 2013.

First principles study of structural, electronic and mechanical properties of

RhN and PdN, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, G.SudhaPriyanga, A. Jemmy

cinthia, M. Santhosh, A. Murugan and K.Iyakutti, National Seminar on New

Materials Research and Nanotechnology, Government Arts College, Ooty,

September 25-27, 2013.

Half metallic ferromagnetism in rare earth nitride-YbN: A First principles

study, A. Murugan, R.Rajeswarapalanichamy, M. Santhosh,

G.SudhaPriyanga, S. Kanagaprabha and K.Iyakutti, National Seminar on

New Materials Research and Nanotechnology, Government Arts College,

Ooty, September 25-27, 2013.

Investigation of structural, electronic and elastic properties of NbH and

NbH2: A First principles study, S. Kanagaprabha R.Rajeswarapalanichamy,

G.SudhaPriyanga, M. Santhosh, A. Murugan, and K.Iyakutti, National

Seminar on New Materials Research and Nanotechnology, Government Arts

College, Ooty, September 25-27, 2013.

Ab-initio study of Structural stability, electronic structure and mechanical

properties of Li3N, R. Rajeswarapalanichamy, G. Sudha Priyanga, M.

Santhosh, S. Kanagaprabha, K.Iyakutti, National Conference in Advanced

Materials and its Applications (NCAMA-2014), Annamalai University,

Annamalainagar.

(R. Rajeswarapalanichamy)