Dr. Pankaj Mohanty

Lecturer
Name: Pankaj Mohanty
Location: C1 Lab 116 Auckland Park Kingsway Campus
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Contact Details:
Tel: 011 559 3767

Email: pankajm@uj.ac.za

About Dr. Pankaj Mohanty

Field of Specialisation: Material Science, Condensed Matter Physics

Research Interests 

The research interests of Dr Mohanty include nanostructured magnetic materials, thin films, ion irradiation, and novel materials. Dr Mohanty is a Certified Physicist (CPhys) with NRF Y2-rating.   He is a life member of the South African Institute of Physics (SAIP) and the Indian Physics Association (IPA). He has several research publications nationally and internationally in the field of experimental materials science. He received several awards for presenting his work at national and international conferences.

Selected Recent Publications

1. “Effects of Cr doping and size reduction on the structural and magnetic properties of α–CoV2O6”, M Mulibana, P. Mohanty, A.R.E. Prinsloo, C.J. Sheppard, B.S. Jacobs, Materials Today Communications 39, 108920 (2024).
2. “Size-dependent structural and magnetic properties of Co(1−x)NixCr2O4 nanoparticles (x = 0.15, 0.20)”, M. Jacob, A.R.E. Prinsloo, P. Mohanty, C.J. Sheppard, Materials Today Communications 37, 107376 (2023).
3. “Structural and magnetic characteristics of NiO/NiFe2O4/α-Fe2O3 nanocomposite”, B. Sahu, U.K. Panigrahi, C.J. Sheppard, A.R.E. Prinsloo, P. Mohanty, P. Mallick, Materials Chemistry and Physics 302, 127759 (2023).
4. “Magnetic phase transitions and magnetocaloric effect in DyCrTiO5 nanoparticles”, B. Bamana, A. Prinsloo, P. Mohanty, C.J. Sheppard, AIP Advances 13 (2) (2023).
5. “Effects of Cr doping on the magnetic properties of one-dimensional spin chain system α–CoV2O6”, M Mulibana, P. Mohanty, A.R.E. Prinsloo, C.J. Sheppard, BS Jacobs, AIP Advances 13 (2) (2023).
6. “Impact of Cr doping on the structure, optical and magnetic properties of nanocrystalline ZnO particles”, H.S. Lokesha, A.R.E. Prinsloo, P. Mohanty and C.J. Sheppard, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Accepted Manuscript (2023).
7. “Synergy-induced enhancement of magnetic properties in α-Fe2O3/Ni1+xFe2-xO4 nanocomposites: role of Ni2+ and annealing temperature”, S. Jena, D.K. Mishra, C.J. Sheppard, A.R.E. Prinsloo, D. Behera, P. Mohanty, S. Rana, P. Mallick, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 33 (22), 18096-18110 (2022).
8. “Size effect on magnetic properties of MnCr2O4 nanoparticles” E.T. Sibanda, A.R.E. Prinsloo, C.J. Sheppard, P. Mohanty, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 558, 169486 (2022).
9. “Structural and magnetic properties of DyCrTiO5 nanoparticles”, B. Bharati, P. Mohanty, C.J. Sheppard, and A.R.E. Prinsloo, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 546, 168862 (2022).
10. “Anomalous magnetic properties of GdCrTiO5 nanoparticles”, B. Bharati, P. Mohanty, C.J. Sheppard, and A.R.E. Prinsloo, AIP Advances 12 (3), 035245 (2022).
11. “Structural and magnetic properties of DyCrO3”, E.T. Sibanda, A.R.E. Prinsloo, C.J. Sheppard, and P. Mohanty, AIP Advances 12 (3), 035342 (2022).
12. “Jahn–Teller distortions in (Co1–xCux)Cr2O4 (x = 0.5, 0.25) nanoparticles: Structural, magnetic and electronic properties”, P. Mohanty, C.J. Sheppard, B.P. Doyle, E. Carleschi, and A.R.E. Prinsloo, AIP Advances 11 (2), 025113 (2021).
13. “Thermal decomposition of GdCrO4 to GdCrO3: Structure and magnetism”, P. Mohanty, B.S. Jacobs, A.R.E. Prinsloo, and C.J. Sheppard, AIP Advances 11 (1), 015235 (2021).
14. “Role of Ni substitution on structural, magnetic and electronic properties of epitaxial CoCr2O4 spinel thin films”, P. Mohanty, S. Chowdhury, R.J. Choudhary, A. Gome, V.R. Reddy, G. R. Umapathy, S. Ojha, E. Carleschi, B. P Doyle, A.R.E. Prinsloo, and C.J. Sheppard, Nanotechnology 31 (28), 285708 (2020).
15. “Structure and magnetic phase transitions in (Ni1− xCox)Cr2O4 spinel nanoparticles”, P Mohanty, A.M. Venter, C.J. Sheppard, and A.R.E. Prinsloo, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 498, 166217 (2020).

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