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Magnetic Materials Research

Research Overview

Our research focuses on the investigation of novel magnetic materials in the form of bulk ingots, single-crystalline films and nanostructured particles for permanent magnets, magnetic refrigeration, spintronic devices and biomedical applications.

The primary goal of our research is to provide physics undergraduates with important research skills in materials synthesis and characterization, preparing them for quality graduate programs or industry jobs.

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Researchers

Primary Researcher

  • Parashu Kharel

Current Undergraduate Researchers

  • Gavin Baker
  • Jax Wysong
  • Manish Neupane
  • Matthew Wieberdink
  • Cole Brown
  • Mason Pulse

Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Mohd Anas

Most Recent Fundings

  1. A High-Throughput Computational and Experimental Approach to the Design of Unconventional Magnets
    1. Proposal No. 0000275895; co-principal investigator/institutional principal investigator: Parashu Kharel, 日本av视频; Department of Energy Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research; start date: Aug. 15, 2023.
  2. Advanced Soft-Magnetic Materials for Electrified Propulsion Systems
    1. Proposal No. 21-EPSCoR2021-0018; co-principal investigator/institutional principal investigator: Parashu Kharel, 日本av视频; NASA EPSCoR; start date: Aug. 1, 2021.
  3. MRI-Acquisition: Sputtering System for Developing Novel Germanium Detectors and Materials
    1. Award No. (FAIN) 2117774; co-principal investigator: Parashu Kharel, 日本av视频; National Science Foundation organization: Division of Physics; start date: July 28, 2021.
    1. Award No. 2003856; principal investigator: Parashu Kharel, 日本av视频; NSF organization: Division of Materials Research; start date: Aug. 15, 2020.
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  5. South Dakota NASA EPSCoR 2020 Research Initiation Grant: Designing Rare-earth Free Nanocomposite Magnet
    1. Parashu Kharel; co-principal investigator/institutional principal investigator, 日本av视频; start date: Oct. 1, 2020.

Most Recent Publications

  1. Xiaojun Xian, Wei Ding, Jinging Yu, Francis Tsow, Laxmi Jaishi, Buddhi Lamsal, Rick Kittelson, Sarwar Ahmed, Parashu Kharel and Yue Zhou, "Highly sensitive and reversible MXene-based micro quartz tuning fork gas sensors with tunable selectivity,鈥 npj 2D Materials and Applications (accepted).
  2. Pavel V. Lukashev, Jax Wysong, Stephen McFadden, Gavin Baker, Brandon Schmidt, Paul M. Shand and Parashu Kharel, "Electronic, magnetic and structural properties of NiFeMnAl: Experiment and theory," Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 36,085801 (2024).
  3. Pavel V. Lukashev, Adam Ramker, Brandon Schmidt, Paul M. Shand, Parashu Kharel, Vagharsh Mkhitaryan, Zhenhua Ning and Liqin Ke, "Electronic, magnetic and structural properties of CoVMnSb: ab initio study," Journal of Applied Physics 134,133904 (2023).
  4. Pavel V. Lukashev, Stephen McFadden, Paul M. Shand and Parashu Kharel, "Pressure modulated spin-gapless semiconductivity in FeCrTiAl," Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 584,171107 (2023).
  5. Turkiya M. Al-Shahumi, Imaddin A. Al-Omari, Salim H. Al-Harthi, Myo Tay Zar Myint, Parashu Kharel, Suvechhya Lamichhane and Sy-Hwang Liou, "Synthesis, structure, morphology, magnetism, and magnetocaloric-effect studies of La0.7Sr0.3Mn1-xFexO3 perovskite nanoparticles," Journal of Alloys and Compounds 958, 170454 (2023).
  6. Parashu Kharel, Zachary Lehmann, Gavin Baker, Lukas Stuelke, Shah Valloppilly, Paul M. Shand and Pavel V. Lukashev, "Structural, electronic and magnetic properties of CoFeVGe-based compounds: Experiment and theory," AIP Advances 13, 015217 (2023).
  7. Gavin Baker, Jax Wysong, Shah Valloppilly, Paul M. Shand, Pavel V. Lukashev and Parashu Kharel, "Synthesis, crystal structure and magnetic properties of CoMoFeAl and related compounds," AIP Advances, 13,0255213 (2023).
  8. Wei He, Yao Ren, Buddhi Sagar Lamsal, Jyotshna Pokharel, Kena Zhang, Parashu Kharel, James Wu, Xiaojun Xian, Ye Cao and Yue Zhou, 鈥淒ecreasing water activity by tetrahydrofuran electrolyte additive for highly reversible aqueous zinc metal batteries,鈥 ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 15, 6647 (2023).
  9. Pavel Lukashev, Lukas Stuelke, Zach Pottebaum, Young Moua, Gavin Baker, Jax Wysong, Matthew Flesche, Shah Valloppilly, Paul M. Shand and Parashu Kharel, "Experimental and theoretical investigation of FeCrVAl and related compounds," Physica Scripta 98, 015801 (2023).
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Awards/Recognitions
Recent Honors
  • Parashu Kharel: College of Natural Sciences 2024 Outstanding Researcher

Past Information

Former Researchers

Former Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Bishnu Dahal

Former Undergraduate Researchers

  1. Austin Nelson
  2. Jacob Guenther
  3. Ryan Fuglsby
  4. Simeon Gilbert
  5. Hora Mishra
  6. Hima Mishra
  7. Mukesh Mithrakumar
  8. Sanmati Jain
  9. Swarangi Joshi
  10. Ojas Pathak
  11. Basanta Bhusal
  12. Kyle Schroeder
  13. Lee Halbritter
  14. Carter Huber
  15. Jace Waybright
  16. Thomas Ott
  17. Abdullah Maruf
  18. Zachary Mehlberg
  19. Matthew Flesche
  20. Zachary Lehmann

Former Visiting Research Scholars

  1. Ke Yang
  2. Hanyang Qian
Awards and Accomplishments (since 2013)
  • Barry Goldwater Scholarship:
    • Jace Waybright (2018)
  • Barry Goldwater Scholarship (日本av视频 nominee):
    • Zachary Lehmann (2021)
    • Jax Wysong (2023)
  • 日本av视频 Schultz-Werth Award:
    • Abdullah Maruf (2021)
    • Jace Waybright (2020)
    • Kyle Schroeder (2018)
    • Simeon Gilbert (2015)
    • Austin Nelson (2014)
  • Sigma Xi National Student Research Conference presentation:
    • Simeon Gilbert (2015, first place in Physics, Astronomy and Engineering category)
  • South Dakota Academy of Sciences award for oral presentation:
    • Jace Waybright (2017, second place)
    • Simeon Gilbert (2015, first place)
  • Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Day poster competition award:
    • Jace Waybright (2017, second place)
    • Simeon Gilbert (2015, second place)
  • Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Day poster competition recognition:
    • Kyle Schroeder (2018, physics and chemistry)
    • Jace Waybright and Lee Halbritter (2018, physics)
    • Jace Waybright (2019, Honors College)
    • Thomas Ott (2019, physics)
    • Abdullah Maruf (2019, physics)
    • Gavin Baker (2022, physics)
    • Manish Neupane (2022, physics)
    • Jax Wysong (2022, physics)
    • Jax Wysong (2023, physics)
    • Gavin Baker and Matthew Wieberdink (2023, physics)
  • Exploration Expo poster competition:
    • Jace Waybright and Lee Halbritter (2017, first place in people鈥檚 choice)
  • EXPL travel grant:
    • Jace Waybright (2017)
  • It鈥檚 All About Science Festival poster competition:
    • Jace Waybright (2017, second place)
  • SPS Zone meeting poster competition:
    • Kyle Schroder (2018, first place)
    • Carter Huber (2018, second place)
    • Abdullah Maruf (2019, best poster award)
  • NSF: Materials Research Science and Engineering Center Research Experiences for Undergraduates summer research fellowship:
    • Ryan Fuglsby (2014, UNL)
  • NSF: National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure-Nebraska Nanoscale Facility Research Experiences for Undergraduates summer research fellowship:
    • Jace Waybright (2016, 2017)
    • Kyle Schroeder (2017)
    • Thomas Ott (2018), UNL
  • NSF: International nanotechnology Research Experiences for Undergraduates fellowship:
    • Jace Waybright (2018, NIMS Japan)
  • DOE: Science Laboratory Undergraduate Internships:
    • Carter Huber (2018, Ames National Lab)
    • Jace Waybright (2019, Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, Princeton University)
  • Honors College undergraduate summer research, 日本av视频:
    • Abdullah Maruf (2019)
  • Summer research, physics, 日本av视频:
    • Zachary Lehmann (2019)
  • Honors College travel grant:
    • Abdullah Maruf (2019), attended MMM conference
  • Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF):
    • Zachary Lehmann (2020 and 2021, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences)
    • Abdullah Maruf (2021, California Institute of Technology)
  • Excellence in Research and Scholarly Activity Award:
    • Abdullah Maruf (2020, 日本av视频 Honors convocation)
  • 日本av视频 PLAINS Research Experiences for Undergraduates:
    • Jax Wysong (2022)
  • Gales Summer Research Fellowship:
    • Gavin Baker (2022)
  • Computational Physics Student Summer Workshop 2023, Los Alamos National Laboratory Advanced Scientific Computing:
    • Jax Wysong (2023)
  • NSF-funded Summer Undergraduate Research Program, 日本av视频:
    • Gavin Baker (2023)
    • Cole Brown (2023)
Past Publications
  1. Pavel V. Lukashev, Jax Wysong, Stephen McFadden, Gavin Baker, Brandon Schmidt, Paul M. Shand and Parashu Kharel, "Electronic, magnetic and structural properties of NiFeMnAl: Experiment and theory," Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 36,085801 (2024).
  2. Parashu Kharel, Zachary Lehmann, Gavin Baker, Lukas Stuelke, Shah Valloppilly, Paul M. Shand and Pavel V. Lukashev, "Structural, electronic and magnetic properties of CoFeVGe-based compounds: Experiment and theory," AIP Advances 13, 015217 (2023).
  3. Gavin Baker, Jax Wysong, Shah Valloppilly, Paul M. Shand, Pavel V. Lukashev and Parashu Kharel, "Synthesis, crystal structure and magnetic properties of CoMoFeAl and related compounds," AIP Advances, 13,0255213 (2023).
  4. Pavel Lukashev, Lukas Stuelke, Zach Pottebaum, Young Moua, Gavin Baker, Jax Wysong, Matthew Flesche, Shah Valloppilly, Paul M. Shand and Parashu Kharel, "Experimental and theoretical investigation of FeCrVAl and related compounds," Physica Scripta 98, 015801 (2023).
  5. P.M. Shand, Y. Moua, G. Baker, S. Valloppilly, P.V. Lukashev and P. Kharel, 鈥淟ocalization effects and anomalous Hall conductivity in a disordered 3D ferromagnet,鈥 Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 563,170035 (2022).
  6. Parashu Kharel, Bhubnesh Lama, Matthew Flesche, Zachary Mehlberg, Buddhi Lamsal, Shah Valloppilly, Yue Zhou, David J. Sellmyer and Tula R. Paudel, 鈥淢odifying magnetic properties of MnBi with carbon: An experimental and theoretical study,鈥 Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 55, 265003 (2022).
  7. Parashu Kharel, Gavin Baker, Matthew Flesche, Adam Ramker, Paul M. Shand and Pavel V. Lukashev, 鈥淓lectronic and magnetic properties of CoFeV0.5Mn0.5Si: Experiment and theory,鈥 AIP Advances 12,035011 (2022).
  8. Abdullah Al Maruf, Adam Ramker, Shah Valloppilly, Paul M. Shand, Pavel V. Lukashev and Parashu Kharel, 鈥淓lectronic, structural and magnetic properties of Mn1+xPt1-xSb,鈥 Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 537, 168234 (2021).
  9. Bishnu R. Dahal, Parashu Kharel, Thomas Ott, Wenyong Zhang, Shah R. Valloppilly, Ralph Skomski and David J. Sellmyer, 鈥淪tructural, magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of (Nd0.7Ce0.3)YFe17,鈥 Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 513, 166989 (2020).
  10. Bishnu R. Dahal, Zachary Lehmann, Yung Huh and Parashu Kharel, 鈥淢agnetocaloric effect in Ni2MnIn-based Heusler alloys with second-order phase transition,鈥 AIP Advances 10,015109 (2020).
  11. Bishnu Dahal, Abdullah Al Maruf, Sam Prophet, Yung Huh, Pavel V. Lukashev and Parashu Kharel, 鈥淓lectronic, magnetic and structural properties of Fe2MnSn Heusler alloy,鈥 10,015118 (2020).
  12. Bishnu Dahal, Carter Huber, Wenyong Zhang, Shah Valloppilly, Yung Huh, Parashu Kharel and David Dellmyer, 鈥淓ffect of partial substitution of In with Mn on the structural, magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of Ni2Mn1+xIn1-x Heusler alloys," J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 52, 425305 (2019).
  13. Hanyang Qian, Bishnu Dahal, Lee Halbritter, Jing Hu, Yung Huh and Parashu Kharel, 鈥淪tructural, magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of Ni43Mn46-xFexSn11(x = 0,6,8,10) alloys,鈥 AIP Advances 9, 035005 (2019).
  14. Jace Waybright, Lee Halbritter, Bishnu Dahal, Hanyang Qian, Yung Huh, Pavel Lukashev and Parashu Kharel, 鈥淪tructure and magnetism of NiFeMnGaxSn1-x(x = 0, 0.25, 0.75, 1.00) Heusler compounds,鈥 AIP Advances 9, 035105 (2019).
  15. Bishnu Dahal, Parashu Kharel, Thomas Ott, Wenyong Zhang, Shah Valloppilly, Ralph Skomski and David Dellmyer, 鈥淢agnetic and magnetocaloric properties of Pr2-xNdxFe17 ribbons,鈥 AIP Advances 9, 035211 (2019).
  16. H. Qian, R. Pahari, K. Schroeder, S. Valloppilly, Y. Huh, P. Lukashev, J. Hu, P. Kharel and D. J. Sellmyer, 鈥淐rystal structure, magnetism and magnetocaloric properties of Mn2-xSn0.5Ga0.5 (x = 0, 0.3, 0.5, 0.8) alloys,鈥 Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 471, 411 (2019).
  17. Y. Jin, S. Valloppilly, P. Kharel, J. Waybright, P. Lukashev, X.Z. Li and D. J. Sellmyer, 鈥淪tructural, magnetic and electron-transport properties of epitaxial Mn2PtSn films,鈥 Journal of Applied Physics 124, 103903 (2018).
  18. Bishnu Dahal, Kyle Schroeder, Megan M. Allyn, Ronald J. Tackett, Yung Huh and Parashu Kharel, 鈥淣ear-room-temperature magnetocaloric properties of La1-xSrxMnO3 (x = 0.11, 0.17, and 0.19) nanoparticles,鈥 Materials Research Express 5, 106103 (2018).
  19. K. Schroeder, J. Waybright, P. Kharel, W. Zhang, S. Valloppilly, J. Herran, P. Lukashev, Y. Huh, R. Skomski and D. J. Sellmyer, 鈥淢agnetic and magnetocaloric properties of Co2-xFexVGa Heusler alloys,鈥 AIP Advances 8, 056431 (2018).
  20. P. Kharel, J. Herran, P. Lukashev, Y. Jin, J. Waybright, S. Gilbert, B. Staten, P. Gray, S. Valloppilly, Y. Huh and D. J. Sellmyer, 鈥淓ffect of disorder on the magnetic and electronic structure of a prospective spin-gapless semiconductor MnCrVAl,鈥 AIP Advances 7, 056402 (2017).
  21. Y. Jin, J. Waybright, P. Kharel, I. Tutic, J. Herran, P. Lukashev, S. Valloppilly and D.J. Sellmyer, 鈥淓ffect of Fe substitution on the structural, magnetic and electron-transport properties of half-metallic Co2TiSi,鈥 AIP Advances 7, 055812 (2017).
  22. Y. Jin, P. Kharel, P. Lukashev, S. Valloppilly, B. Staten, J. Herran, I. Tutic, M. Mithrakumar, B. Bhusal, A. O'Connell, K. Yang, Y. Huh, R. Skomski and D.J. Sellmyer, "Magnetism and electronic structure of CoFeCrX (X = Si,Ge) Heusler alloys," Journal of Applied Physics 120, 053903 (2016).
  23. P. Lukashev, P. Kharel, S. Gilbert, B. Staten, N. Hurley, R. Fuglsby, Y. Huh, S. Valloppilly, W. Zhang, K. Yang, R. Skomski and D.J. Sellmyer, 鈥淚nvestigation of spin-gapless semiconductivity and half-metallicity in Ti2MnAl-based compounds,鈥 Applied Physics Letters, 108, 141901 (2016).
  24. R. Choudhary, P. Kharel, S.R. Valloppilly, Y. Jin, A. O'Connell, Y. Huh, S. Gilbert, A. Kashyap, D.J. Sellmyer and R. Skomski, 鈥淪tructural disorder and magnetism in the spin-gapless semiconductor CoFeCrAl,鈥 AIP Advances 6, 056304 (2016).
  25. P. Kharel, W. Zhang, R. Skomski, S. Valloppilly, Y. Huh, R. Fuglsby, S. Gilbert and D.J. Sellmyer, 鈥淢agnetism and electron transport in a rapidly quenched CoFeCrAl nanomaterial,鈥 Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 48, 245002 (2015).
  26. A. Nelson, P. Kharel, Y. Huh, P. Lukashev, R. Fuglsby, J. Guenther, W. Zhang, S. Valloppilly and D.J. Sellmyer, 鈥淓nhancement of Curie temperature in Mn2RuSn by Co substitution,鈥 Journal of Applied Physics 117, 153906 (2015).
  27. Y. Huh, P. Kharel, A. Nelson, V.R. Shah, P. Manchanda, A. Kashyap, R. Skomski and D.J. Sellmyer, 鈥淓ffect of Co substitution on the magnetic and electron transport properties of Mn2PtSn,鈥 Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 27, 076002 (2015).
  28. R. Fuglsby, P. Kharel, W. Zhang, S. Valloppilly, Y. Huh and D.J. Sellmyer, 鈥淢agnetism of hexagonal Mn1.5X0.5Sn (X = Cr, Mn, Fe, Co) nanomaterials,鈥 Journal of Applied Physics 117, 17D115 (2015).
National/International Conference Presentations
  1. Gavin Baker: 2023 APS March meeting (Las Vegas), 2022 Joint MMM/INTERMAG Conference, 2022 APS March meeting (virtual)
  2. Jax Wysong: 2023 APS March meeting (Las Vegas), 2022 APS March meeting (virtual)
  3. Matthew Flesche: 2022 Joint MMM/INTERMAG Conference (virtual)
  4. Abdullah Maruf: (i) 2019 MMM Conference (Las Vegas), (ii) 2021 APS March Meeting (virtual)
  5. Zachary Lehmann: 2021 APS March Meeting (virtual), 2022 APS March meeting (virtual)
  6. Jace Waybright: (i) 2018 APS March meeting, Los Angeles, California, (ii) Joint MMM-Intermag Conference (2019), Washington, D.C., (iii) 61st annual meeting of APS, Division of Plasma Physics (2019), Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  7. Ryan Fuglsby: 2015 APS March meeting, San Antonio, Texas
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