Areas of Interest: Nanomaterials and Thin Films; Magnetic and Multiferroic materials; Electrode Materials for Energy Storage Devices; Materials for Spintronic Devices.
Education: M.Sc.., M.Tech., Ph.D.
E-mail: mukesh.chandra@juet.ac.in
Contact No. : 8800420903
Dr. Mukesh Chandra Dimri is Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) in the Department of Physics at Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology with more than 25 years of teaching and research experience in India and abroad, including South Korea, Estonia, and Finland. He obtained his M.Sc. in Physics from Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University and completed his M.Tech. and Ph.D. in Physics from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He carried out postdoctoral research at Pohang University of Science and Technology under the BK21 Fellowship, followed by research fellowships from the Estonian Science Foundation and the European Union Mobilitas Programme in Estonia and Finland. Since 2014, he has been associated with the Jaypee University group and is currently engaged in teaching and research at JUET Guna. His research interests include condensed matter physics, nanomaterials, magnetic thin films, spintronics, and multifunctional materials. Dr. Dimri has published research papers in international SCI-indexed journals, delivered invited talks at national and international conferences, supervised research scholars, and actively contributes to the scientific community through peer review, academic collaborations, and funded research projects.
Ongoing (2023–2026)
"Synthesis and studies of Garnet thin films for Magnon Spintronic Devices"
Funder: Collaborative Research Scheme (CRS), UGC-DAE CSR
₹0.45 Lakh/year (3 years) | Focus: PLD-grown YIG films, structural optimization, magnetic damping reduction
Completed (2010–2013)
"Magnetic studies on doped dielectric oxides (ZrO₂ and TiO₂) for spintronic applications"
Funder: European Union Mobilitas Grant
€90,243 | Focus: Room-temperature ferromagnetism in stabilized zirconia, ALD thin films, NMR studies
Ph.D. Supervision (Awarded): Pankaj Agarwal (2023)
Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut
Ph.D. Supervision (Ongoing): Ms. Ritambhra (Enrolment: 243H001)
JUET Guna | Thesis: Stuty of multifunctional oxides for spintronic devices
M.Sc. Thesis: Pranjal Agarwal (2017–2018)
Visva-Bharati University, Shantiniketan | Project: Magnetic nanomaterials
Awards
· Best Paper Award, ICRTMD-2026, JVMGRR College, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana (April 2026)
· Best Paper Award, International Conference on Recent Trends in Materials Science & Devices (July 2023)
Fellowships & Competitive Qualifications
· European Union Mobilitas Postdoctoral Grant (2010–2013) — Research in Estonia & Finland
· Estonian Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship (2008–2010)
· BK-21 Postdoctoral Fellowship, South Korean Government (2007–2008), POSTECH
· CSIR NET-JRF & Lectureship Qualified (June 2000) — Physical Sciences
· GATE 2000: All India Rank 79 (Physics)
· Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST): Qualified
Recent Invited Talks
· IAMNOP 2025, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi (17 December 2025)
· Materials 2026, Singapore (23–25 March 2026) — Hybrid Mode
· ICRTMD-2026, JVMGRR College, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana (8 April 2026)
· Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) — Life Member
· Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society (APCBEES) — Life Member
· Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT) — Life Member
1. Ritambhra, Mukesh C. Dimri, Structure-magnetism correlations in La and transition-metal co-doped BiFeO₃ prepared by different synthesis routes, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 652 (2026) 174191. ISSN: 0304-8853. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2026.174191
2. Ritambhra, Mukesh C. Dimri, Influence of Zn, Ni, and Y Doping on the Structure and Magnetism of Cobalt Ferrite Nanoparticles Prepared by Citrate Combustion route, Volume 52, Issue 2, January 2026, Pages 2119-2128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2025.12.034
3. H. Khanduri, Mukesh C. Dimri, Prashant Kumar, J.S. Tawale, R.P. Pant, Low temperature garnet phase formation in Mn-substituted Y3Fe5-xMnxO12 nanoparticles via citrate combustion synthesis, Ceramics International 50 (18), 2024, 32591-32602) [IF: 5.532]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2024.06.067
4. H Khanduri, Mukesh C Dimri, P Kumar, J Link, R Stern, RP Pant, “Enhancement of perpendicularly magnetized τ-phase in Mn/Al bilayer thin films by swift heavy ion irradiation”
Materials Today: Proceedings 76, 247-250, 2023. 10.1016/j.matpr.2022.10.098
5. H. Khanduri, M. C. Dimri, S. A. Khan, P. Kumar, J. Link, R. Stern, N. K. Gupta, R. P. Pant, “Modifications in ferromagnetic properties of MnAl bilayer thin films induced by swift heavy ion irradiation,” Journal of Materials Research 37(15) (2022) 2468–2482. https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-022-00667-2
6. Mukesh C Dimri, H Khanduri, R Stern,” Effects of aliovalent dopants in LaMnO3: Magnetic, structural and transport properties”, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials , (2021) 536, 168111 (1-9). (Impact Factor: 3.0) (10.1016/j.jmmm.2021.168111). ISSN : 0304-8853 (print) 1873-4766 (web)
7. H Khanduri, SA Khan, Mukesh C Dimri, J Link, R Stern, I Sulania, DK Avasthi, “Perpendicularly magnetized ferromagnetism in Mn/Al bilayer thin films on Si substrates induced by temperature dependent ion beam mixing”, Physica Scripta (2021), 96 (10), 105806 (1-6). (I.F. = 2.48). (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1402-4896/ac119b). ISSN: 1402-4896 (print) 1402-4896 (web).
8. Mukesh C. Dimri, D Kumar, SB Aziz, K Mishra , “ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles assisted ion transport behavior in a sodium ion conducting polymer electrolyte”, Ionics, 27, (2021) 1-15. (Impact Factor = 2.96, Citation = 2). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-020-03899-6. ISSN: 0947-7047 (Print) 1862-0760 (Online).
9. P. Agarwal, H. Khanduri, J. Link, R. Stern, S.A. Khan, V. Garg, Mukesh C. Dimri, “Structural, microstructural, and magnetic studies of Y3Fe5-xNixO12 garnet nanoparticles”, Ceramics International, 46 (2020) 21039-21045. ISSN 0272-8842 (I.F. = 4.32, Citation = 3). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.05.175
10. M C Dimri, H Khanduri, P Agarwal, V Garg, A Mere, R Stern, Magnetic studies on spinel ferrite nanoparticles and bulk samples synthesized by citrate combustion route”, AIP Conference Proceedings 2265 (2020) 030517-1-030517-4. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0016823
11. Mukesh C Dimri, P. Agarwal, H Khanduri, J. Pahaphill, R. Stern, “Structural, magnetic, microwave permittivity and permeability studies of barium monoferrite (BaFe2O4)”, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials , 486 (2019) 165278 (1-6). ISSN : 0304-8853 (print) 1873-4766 (web) (Impact Factor: 3.05) (Citation = 12). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2019.165278
12. H Khanduri, Mukesh C Dimri, Prashant Kumar, Shanu Chaudhary, Kritika Anand, RP Pant,“Structural, magnetic and magneto-optical studies of Mn/Al bilayer thin films on GaAs substrates” RSC Advances, 9 (71) (2019) 41764-41774. ISSN 2046-2069 (Online) (Impact Factor = 3.05, Citation = 1)
13. H. Khanduri, S. Khan, S. Srivastava, I. Sulania, M. Chandra, J. Link, R. Stern, D. Avasthi, “Irradiation induced enhancement of ferromagnetic τ-phase in MnAl alloy thin films on Si substrate”, Material Research Express 6 (2019) 056405 (1-8). ISSN 2053-1591 (Online) (Impact Factor: 1.62, Citation: 02)
14. M. Chandra Dimri, H. Khanduri, A. Mere and R. Stern,” Studies of doped LaMnO3 samples prepared by citrate combustion process”, AIP Conference Proceedings 1942, 130015 (1-4) (2018) (ISSN: Print:0094-243X, Online: 1551-7616) (Citation:2)
15. M Puttaswamy, M Vehkamäki, K Kukli, M Chandra Dimri, M Kemell, T Hatanpaa, M Heikkila, K Mizohata, R Stern, M Ritala, Markku Leskela, “Engineering multiferroic bismuth iron oxide heterostructures using atomic layer deposition of alternating bismuth oxide and iron oxide layers”, Thin Solid Films, 611 (2016), 78-87. ISSN 0040-6090 .(Impact Factor = 2.18).
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