Faculty Directory
Dr. Sikta Mandal
Academic Information
Ph.D, KIIT DU, 2024
Research Areas
Research Interests
My research interests focus on the deposition and characterization of metal oxide thin films for electronic, optoelectronic, and sensing applications. I am particularly interested in exploring various deposition techniques such as sputtering and solution-based methods like ALD to tailor structural, optical, and electrical properties. My work emphasizes the effects of annealing and ion beam irradiation on thin films and involves comprehensive characterization using advanced analytical tools such as XRD, FESEM, AFM, XPS, UV–Vis spectroscopy, and Hall effect measurements to understand structure–property relationships and optimize thin film performance for functional device applications.
Courses Taught
Basic Electronics Engineering, Electronic Devices, VLSI Devices and Modelling, Fabrication Technology, Digital Signal Processing, Computer Organization and Architecture
Positions Held
Assistant Professor in the Department of ECE.
Lab in-charge (IoT)
Lab in-charge (IoT)
Publications
1. Angshuman Khan, Uttam Narendra Thakur, Sikta Mandal, “IoT-Enabled Sensor Glove for Communication and Health Monitoring in Paralysed Patients”, Engineering Proceedings (MDPI), SCOPUS, 118, 1, 2025, 28, DOI: 10.3390/ECSA-12-26518.
2. Uttam Narendra Thakur, Angshuman Khan, Sikta Mandal, “Defence Pal: A Prototype of Smart Wireless Robotic Sensing System for Landmine and Hazard Detection, Engineering Proceedings (MDPI), SCOPUS, 118, 1, 2025, 50, DOI: 10.3390/ECSA-12-26578.
3. Sikta Mandal, Shushant Kumar Singh, Udai P. Singh, Pravin Kumar, “Tailoring the properties of ZnO thin films by low energy ion beam interaction”, Journal of Material Science: Materials in Electronics (Springer Nature) SCI IF: 2.8, 36, 6, 2025, 381, DOI: 10.1007/s10854-025-14446-2.
4. Sikta Mandal, Shushant Kumar Singh, Udai P. Singh, Pravin Kumar, “Processing of hafnium oxide thin films by 2 MeV Kr ion beam for opto-electronic applications”, Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms (Elsevier) SCI IF: 1.3, 554, 16538, 2024, pp. 1-7, DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2024.165434.
5. Sikta Mandal, Udai P. Singh, Pravin Kumar, “Influence of low energy ion irradiation on oxygen deficient hafnium oxide (HfO2) thin films”, Journal of Material Science: Materials in Electronics (Springer Nature) SCI IF: 2.8, 34, 15, 2023, pp. 12161, DOI: 1007/s10854-023-10614-4.
6. Angshuman Khan, Sikta Mandal, Rajeev Arya, “Simple design of QCA-based T-flipflop with energy dissipation analysis for nanocomputing,” International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing (Elsevier) SCIE IF: 0.7, 44, 4, 2023, pp. 233-239, DOI: 10.1504/IJAHUC.2023.135108.
7. Sikta Mandal, Arindam Basak, Udai P. Singh, “Effect of post annealing on the properties of aluminium doped zinc oxide thin films deposited by DC sputtering”, Materials Today: Proceedings (Elsevier) SCOPUS, 39, 5, 2021, pp. 1821-1828, DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2020.05.029.
8. Angshuman Khan, Sikta Mandal, “Robust multiplexer design and analysis using Quantum dot Cellular Automata”, International Journal of Theoretical Physics (Springer) SCI IF: 1.4, 58, 3, 2019, pp. 719-733, DOI: 10.1007/s10773-018-3970-5.
9. Angshuman Khan, Sikta Mandal, “Elimination of static hazard using Quantum dot Cellular Automata”, 2016 IEEE Students’ Technology Symposium (TechSym), Kharagpur, India, SCOPUS, 2016, pp. 229-234, DOI: 10.1109/TechSym.2016.7872687.
10. Angshuman Khan, Sikta Mandal, Soumik Nag, Ratna Chakraborty, “Efficient multiplexer design and analysis using Quantum dot Cellular Automata”, 2016 IEEE Distributed Computing, VLSI, Electrical Circuits and Robotics (DISCOVER), Mangalore, India, SCOPUS, 2016, pp. 163-168, DOI: 10.1109/DISCOVER.2016.7806233.