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Asish Kundu

ESM Beamline Scientist, Electronic Structure Technique, National Synchrotron Light Source II

Asish Kundu

Brookhaven National Laboratory

National Synchrotron Light Source II
Bldg. 741, Room 138
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 344-6304
akundu@bnl.gov

I am an experimental condensed matter physicist specializing in the electronic structure characterization of various quantum materials using high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) technique. I am interested in understanding the electronic properties of novel quantum materials for enhancing their fundamental understanding and exploring their potential technological applications. Specifically, I am interested in studying materials with multiple correlated ground states, including strongly correlated materials, transition metal oxides, topological materials, metal/superconductor heterostructures, and 2D materials.

Expertise | Education | Appointments | Publications

Expertise

Thin film growth using molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and characterization using various techniques such as, angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) and low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) techniques.

Education

Ph.D., University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India (2011-2016)

Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Physics, Vidyasagar University, India (2009-2011)

Professional Appointments

(Dec 2023-present) Staff Scientist, NSLS-II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, NY, USA   

(2019 -2023) Postdoctoral research associate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, NY, USA      

(2017 -2019) Postdoctoral fellow (ICTP-TRIL), Elettra Synchrotron, VUV-photoemission Beamline, Italy

                                

Selected Publications

  • Kundu AK, Huang X, Seewald E, et al (2024) Low-energy electronic structure in the unconventional charge-ordered state of ScV6Sn6. Nature Communications 15:. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-48883-0
  • Kundu AK, Sheverdyaeva PM, Moras P, et al (2024) Spin-selective evolution of the Zhang-Rice state in binary transition metal oxide MnO(001) film. Physical Review B 109:. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.109.195111
  • Posey VA, Turkel S, Rezaee M, A Devarakonda, AK Kundu, et al (2024) Two-dimensional heavy fermions in the van der Waals metal CeSiI. Nature 625:483–488. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06868-x
  • Sheverdyaeva PM, Bihlmayer G, Cappelluti E, AK Kundu et al (2024) Spin-Dependent ππ* Gap in Graphene on a Magnetic Substrate. Physical Review Letters 132:. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.132.266401
  • Kundu AK, Roy T, Pakhira S, et al (2022) Topological electronic structure of YbMg2Bi2 and CaMg2Bi2. npj Quantum Materials 7:. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41535-022-00474-2
  • Kundu AK, Gu G, Valla T (2021) Quantum Size Effects, Multiple Dirac Cones, and Edge States in Ultrathin Bi(110) Films. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 13:33627–33634. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c06821
  • Kundu AK, Liu Y, Petrovic C, Valla T (2020) Valence band electronic structure of the van der Waals ferromagnetic insulators: VI$$_3$$ and CrI$$_3$$. Scientific Reports 10:. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-72487-5
  • Kundu AK, Wu Z, Drozdov I, et al (2020) Origin of Suppression of Proximity-Induced Superconductivity in Bi/Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ Heterostructures. Advanced Quantum Technologies 3:. https://doi.org/10.1002/qute.202000038
  • Kundu AK, Rajapitamahuni A, Vescovo E, et al (2024) Charge density waves and the effects of uniaxial strain on the electronic structure of 2H-NbSe2. Communications Materials 5:. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-024-00661-7
Asish Kundu

Brookhaven National Laboratory

National Synchrotron Light Source II
Bldg. 741, Room 138
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 344-6304
akundu@bnl.gov

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