MAGMA 2010 National Conference on “Magnetic Materials ...

<strong>MAGMA</strong> <strong>2010</strong><strong>National</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> on “Magnetic Materials & Applications”Venue: Thiagarajar College of Engineering, MaduraiWednesday, January 20, <strong>2010</strong>0830 - 0930 Hrs Registration0930 - 1030 Hrs InaugurationTechnical Programme1030 - 1100 Hrs Photo Session & High TeaTechnical Session -1: 1100 – 1300 HrsInvited Lectures1.1 High Energy Magnets for ISRO ApplicationsDr. H. Sree Moolanathan, VSSC, Trivandrum1.2 Magnetic Materials for Microwave Tubes: Challenges and OpportunitiesDr . M. Santra, MTRDC, Bangalore1.3 Improved techniques and processes for sputtering in materials and their CompositesMr. Martin Brown , LB Equipments, Singapore1.4 Crystal growth of oxides by optical floating zone techniqueProf. K. Conder, Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland1.5 Soft Magnetic materials for electrical MachinesDr. Asha Ingle, Crompton Greaves Ltd., Mumbai1300 – 1400 Hrs LunchTechnical Session -2A: 1400 – 1540 HrsInvited Lectures2A.1 Negative thermal expansion in magnetic materialsProf. R Ranganathan, SINP, Kolkata2A.2 L1 0 ordered FePt hard magnetic thin films for futuristic magnetic devicesProf. A. Perumal, IIT Guwahati, GuwahatiContributed Papers2A.3 Influence of copper substitution on magnetic and electrical properties of MgCuZnferrite prepared by microwave sintering methodM. Penchal Reddy, N. Ramamanohar Reddy, K.V. Siva Kumar, R.R. ReddyDept. of Physics, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur2A.4 Large negative magneto resistance in Ni-Mn-Ga ferromagnetic shape memory alloyD. Pal and K. Mandal, S. N. Bose <strong>National</strong> Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata2A.5 Ferromagnetism in Mn doped CeO 2 for Spintronics applicationsS. Philip Raja 1 , K. Vellamuthu 2 , J. Magesh Kumar 2 and C. Venkateswaran 11 Materials Science Centre, Dept of Nuclear Physics, University of Madras, Chennai1

2 Dept of Physics, Presidency College, Chennai2A.6 Effect of sintering aids on densification behaviors and electromagnetic propertiesof (Ni 0.25 Cu 0.2 Zn 0.55 )Fe 2 O 4 ferrite for MLCI applicationsP.K. Roy a , J.Bera b and V.Singal baC.G. Global R&D Centre, Crompton Greaves Ltd. MumbaibDepartment of Ceramic Engineering, N.I.T Rourkela.2A.7 Effect of 150 MeV Ni 11+ Swift Heavy Ion irradiation in CuFe 2 O 4 thin films preparedby rf magnetron sputteringM. Balaji a , K. Asokan b , D. Kanjilal b , C. Sanjeeviraja c and D. Pathinettam Padiyana Department of Physics, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli.b Inter University Accelerator Centre, New DelhiTechnical Session -2B : 1400 – 1540 HrsInvited Lectures2B.1 Role of pressure in physical parameters of strongly correlated systemsDr. S. Arumugam, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli2B.2 Multifunctional magnetic materialsProf. Markandeyulu, IIT Madras, ChennaiContributed Papers2B.3 Soft Magnetic Properties in Amorphous Ribbon of Modified Composition ofMetglass 2714AA. P. Srivastava, K. Sudershan 1 , D. Srivastava, P. K. Pujari 1 , K. G. Suresh 2 and G. K.Dey, Materials Science Division, 1 Radiochemistry Division, BARC, Mumbai; 2 IITBombay, Mumbai2B.4 Transport Properties Of Nanoparticles Mn x Zn (1-x) Fe 2 O 4 Prepared By Novel SynthesisG. V.Kundaikar 1 , R.B.Tangsali 1 , V.J.Pissurlekar 2 , J.S. Budkuley 21 Department. of Physics, 2 Department of Chemistry, Goa University, Goa,2B.5 Synthesis of FePt nano particles by polyol process: characterization and magnetic propertiesT. Balaji, K. Srinivasa Rao, P. Saravanan 1 , MRP Reddy, Y. Lingappa, and T. L. PrakashC-MET, Hyderabad, 1 DMRL, Hyderabad2B.6 Magnetic properties of Fe 70 Co 30 alloy powders prepared by Physical and Chemicalsynthesis route.B. Bhoi and V. Srinivas, Department of Physics and Meteorology, I.I.T. Kharagpur2B.7 Investigation of Multiferroic nature in BaTiO 3 - BaFe 12 O 19 composite system bydifferent processing routesA. Srinivas, M.Manivel Raja, V. Chandrasekaran and T. Karthik 1DMRL, Hyderabad; 1 Dept of Ceramic Technology, Anna University, Chennai1540 – 1600 Hrs TeaTechnical Session -3A: 1600 – 1800 HrsInvited Lectures3A.1 Multiferrocity in Solid Solutions: A Novel Approach2

Prof .Ratnamala Chetterjee, IIT, Delhi3A.2 Current trends in magnetic materials and Industrial metrologyDr. R. K. Kotnala, NPL, New Delhi3A.3 Bio-medical applications of magnetic nanoparticles: an in-vitro evaluationProf. Radha Srinivasan, Univ. of Mumbai, MumbaiContributed Papers3A.4 Evolution of microstructures and its dependence of magnetoimpedance in Fe-Cu-Si-Nb-B nanocrystalline ribbonsTrilochan Sahoo, Amaresh Chandra Mishra, V. Srinivas, M. Srinivas 1 , B. Majumdar 1 ,D. Akhtar 1Departmnt of Physics & Meteorology, IIT, Kharagpur; 1 DMRL, Hyderabad3A.5 Influence of Sintering Routes on retention of Nanocrystallinity and Properties ofNanocrystalline Cu doped Nickel Zinc FerritesG. Anisha, Mayur Vaidya, V.R.K. Murthy 1 and B.S. MurtyDept of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering; 1 Department of Physics, IITMadras, Chennai3A.6 A Comparative Study of Magnetic Properties as Particles and Ferrofluids for NanoFerrites: Fe 3 O 4 & CoFe 2 O 4 .Khushbu Bathani 1 and Mrudul Gadhvi 21 Electronics Department, 2 Physics Department, St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad3A.7 Effect of Carbon Black on the Microwave Absorbing Properties of Rubber-Strontium Hexaferrite CompositesS.Vinayasree 1 , M.A.Soloman 2 , Vijutha Sunny 1 and M.R. Anantharaman 11 Department of Physics, CUSAT, Cochin. 2 St. Albert’s College, Cochin3A.8 Entrapment of Magnetic Ferro Fluid nano Particles and their Magnetic FluxAlignment in Polyvinyl AlcoholSumanta Kumar Sahoo, N.Selvakumar and K. JeyasubramanianDept. of Nanoscience & Technology, Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, SivakasiTechnical Session -3B : 1600 – 1800 HrsInvited lectures3B.1 Advancement in nanocomposite rare earth magnetsDr. Prakash Narayan, AMPRI, Bhopal.3B.2 Study of Iron-oxide nanoparticlesProf .K. Mandal, SN Bose Centre, Kolkata3B.3 A Novel Method for the preparation of Al rich CoNiAl alloy thin filmsProf. P. K. Mukhopadhyay,S.N.Bose <strong>National</strong> Center for Basic Sciences, Kolkata-98.Contributed Papers3B.4 Synthesis and magnetic properties of Mn x Zn (1-x) Fe 2 O 4 nano particlesVikas J. Pissurlekar and Jayant S. BudkuleyDept of Chemistry, Goa University, Goa.3B.5 Magneto-optical measurements of electrodeposited thin-films and isolatedtemplate grown nanowires3

Bipul Das 1,2 , M. S. Sultan 2 , P. Sen 3 , D. Atkinson 2, Kalyan Mandal 11 S. N. Bose <strong>National</strong> Center for Basic Sciences, Kolkata; 2 Durham University,Scientific Site, Durham, UK; 3 VECC, Kolkata3B.6 Polymer Magnets: Present Status and Future PerspectiveDibyendu S. Bag and Sarfaraz AlamDMSRDE, DRDO, Kanpur.3B.7 Pulsed electrodeposition and study of Ag and Ag-Co alloyKalavathy Santhi 1,3 , K.Dharani 1 , V. Narayanan 2 and A. Stephen 1*1 Dept of Nuclear Physics, 2 Dept of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Madras,Chennai.3 Dept of Physics, Women’s Christian College, Chennai3B.8 Magnetic studies of thermally aged C-250Grade maraging steelS Palit Sagar and A MitraNML, Jamshedpur.1800 – 1900 Hrs General Body Meeting of MSI1900 – 2030 Hrs DinnerDAY – 2……..4

DAY – 2Thursday, January 21, <strong>2010</strong>Technical Session -4A : 0900 – 1040 HrsInvited Lectures4A.1 Development of functionally graded Melt Spun ribbonsDr. A. Mitra, NML, Jamshedpur4A.2 Development of magnetic bio-glass ceramics for hyperthermia applicationProf. A. Srinivasan, IIT Guwahati, Guwahati4A.3 Magnetic Measurements – experiences in Design & development of InstrumentsDr. Nanadikar, Ferrites India Ltd, PuneContributed Papers4A.4 Synthesis of ferrite/polymer nanocomposites for high frequency applicationsA.Venimadhav 1 , Krishna Murthy 1 , K.D Chandrashekar 2 and S.Ram 31 Cryogenic Engineering Centre, 2 Dept of Physics & Meteorology, 3 Materials ScienceCentre,IIT, Kharagpur.4A.5 Magnetic property of Ni doped ZnO nanorods by Thermal decomposition methodR. Saravanan and A. StephenDept of Nuclear Physics, University of Madras, Chennai4A.6 Observation of Large Inverse Magnetocaloric Effect Near Room Temperature inNi 50-X Mn 37+X In 13 Heusler AlloysN.V. Rama Rao 1 , V. Chandrasekaran 1 and K.G. Suresh 21 DMRL, Hyderabad; 2 Dept of Physics, IIT Bombay, Mumbai4A.7 XRD profile analysis for characterization of cobalt ferrite nanoparticlesS. Mahadevan, S. Ayyappan, John Philip, B.P.C. Rao and T. JayakumarIGCAR, Kalpakkam.4A.8 Structural, magnetic and thermal properties of pulse deposited Ni-Mn alloy filmsE. Thirumal, D. Prabhu and V. RavichandranMaterials Science Centre, Dept of Nuclear Physics, University of Madras, ChennaiTechnical Session -4B : 0900 – 1040 HrsInvited Lectures4B.1 Synthesis of Graphene supported ferromagnetic nanoparticles of tailoredpropertiesProf. S. Ram, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur4B.2 Positron annihilation spectroscopy in nano crystalline iron based metallic glassesDr .D .Srivastava, BARC, Mumbai4B.3 Simulation of permanent magnet systemsDr. R. S Raju, CEERI, PilaniContributed Papers4B.4 Pressure effect on orbital ordering in Pr(Ca 0.9 Sr 0.1 ) 2 Mn 2 O 7 half doped bilayermanganite single crystal5

A. Murugeswari 1 , S. Arumugam 1 , S. Esakimuthu 1 , D. Mohanradeep 1 , M. Kanagaraj 1 ,P. Brinda 1 , P. Mandal 2 , D. Prabhakaran 3 , and A. T. Boothroyd 31 Centre for High Pressure Research, School of Physics, Bharathidasan University,2 SINP, Kolata.3 Dept of Physics, University of Oxford, Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford, UK4B.5 Preparation and Characterization of nickel substituted Li-Zn ferritesIbetombi Soibam 1 , Sumitra Phanjoubam 1 , Chandra Prakash 2 , RK Kotnala 31 Dept of Physics, Manipur University, Canchipur, Manipur, 2 Directorate of ER & IPR, DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi; 3 NPL, New Delhi4B.6 Spray deposition of CuO:Fe (10%) thin films and characterization of Structural,Optical, electrical and magnetic propertiesD. Paul Joseph and C. VenkateswaranDepartment of Nuclear Physics, University of Madras, Chennai4B.7 Inductance Spectroscopy investigations on GMI effect of ElectrodepositedCoNiFe/Cu wire with varying film thicknessAmaresh Chandra Mishra, Trilochan Sahoo, V. Srinivas, Awalendra K. ThakurDept of Physics & Meteorology, IIT, Kharagpur.4B.8 Structure and Magnetic Properties of Rapidly Solidified Ni 2 (Mn,Co)Ga HeuslerAlloysR.V.S. Prasad 1 , M. Srinivas 2 , M. Manivel Raja 2 and G. Phanikumar 11 Dept of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT, Chennai; 2 DMRL, Hyderabad1040 - 1100 Hrs TeaTechnical Session -5A : 1100 – 1300 HrsInvited Lectures5A.1 Microwave for Nano-Imaging Magnetic MaterialsProf. V. Subramanian, IIT Madras, Chennai5A.2 Shape and size-induced anisotropy in magnetic nanostructuresProf. D. Mangalaraj, BU, Coimbatore5A.3 Small and wide-angle x-ray scattering: application to nanomagnetic materialsDr. A. K. Singh, DMRL, Hyderabad5A.4 GMR and their applicationsDr. R. Srinivasan, CECRI, KaraikudiContributed Papers5A.5 Synthesis and Properties of CMR CompositesD. Das and D. Bahadur, School of Engineering Sci. Tech. University of Hyderabad5A.6 Suppression of Secondary Phases through Alloying Additions and Heat Treatment inMagnetostrictive Fe-Ga AlloysHimalay Basumatary, Mithun Palit, J. Arout Chelvane, S. Pandian and V.Chandrasekaran, DMRL, Hyderabad6

Technical Session -5B : 1100 – 1300 HrsInvited Lectures5B.1 Fabrication of amorphous nanocolumns of Fe-Ni by oblique angle deposition andstudies on the surface evolution of the columnsProf. M. R. Anantharaman, CUSAT, Kochi5B.2Effect of 5d-4f interaction in CeRuSn: A NMR studyDr. A. K. Rajarajan, BARC, Mumbai5B.3 Preparation of Cu-Co multilayer by Potentiostatic Pulse ElectrodepositionDr. S. Mohan, CECRI, Karaikudi5B.4 Controlled growth of hematite nanostructures and investigation of their shapedependent functional propertiesDr. D. Nataraj, BU, CoimbatoreContributed Papers5B.5 Thermal, Mechanical and Magnetic Properties and Crystallization Behaviour ofFeCoBSi Amorphous WireR.K. Roy, S. Singh, P. Sarkar, A.K. Panda and A. Mitra,NML, Jamshedpur5B.6 Li - Ferrite for the Application of Microstrip AntennasNaveen Kumar Saxena 1 , Nitendar Kumar 2 and P.K.S. Pourush 11 Microwave Lab, Dept of Physics, Agra College, Agra; 2 SSPL, New Delhi .1300 – 1600 Hrs Lunch + Poster session1600 - 1615 Hrs TeaTechnical Session -6 : 1615 – 1745 HrsInvited Lectures6A.1 Ferromagnetic shape memory alloys and their characterization – An overviewDr. R. P. Mathur, DMRL, Hyderabad6A.2 Materials for Spintronics – an overviewProf .C. Venkateswaran, Univ of Madras, Chennai6A.3 Customizable scanning probes by nanomanipulationDr .R. T. Rajendra Kumar, BU, Coimbatore6A.4 Planar Flow Melt Spinning Process: A Method of Producing Novel Soft MagneticRibbons, Dr .B .Majumdar, DMRL, Hyderabad6A.5 Study of Magnetic Interaction Through X-ray Magnetic Circular DichroismDr. N. Ponpandian, BU, Coimbatore6A.6 Characterization of Nanostructures by Transmission Electron MicroscopyG. K. DeyMaterials Science Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai 400 0856A.7 Ultrasonic studies on R 1-x A x MnO 3 (R=La, Pr and A =Sr) pervoskite materialsDr. S. Sankararajan, NEC, K R Nagar1745 -1830 Concluding Session7

POSTER PRESENTATIONSNANO AND OXIDE MAGNETIC MATERIALSP1P2P3P4P5P6P7P8P9Magnetically tunable colloidal nano cluster of cobalt doped iron oxideA. Karthikeyan 1 and S. Ravi 21 Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Mepco Schlenk Engineering College,Sivakasi, 2 Department of Physics, Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, SivakasiSynthesis of Fe-Co nanoparticles using dissimilar concentration of surfactant and thestudy of its structural and magnetic propertiesG. Suresh 1 , D. Rajan Babu 1 and P. Saravanan 21 Advanced Materials Research Centre, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT University,Vellore, 2 Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.Synthesization of Nano Mg–Ce Ferrite Ceramics and the study of their Magneto-Dielectric PropertiesVasant Naidu 1 , A.Senthil Kumar 1 , Ahmed Kandu Sahib 1 , Geetha Rajammal 1 , A.Pradeep 1 ,G. Chandrasekaran 21 Department of Communication systems, Sethu Institute of Technology, Pulloor2Department of Physics, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, IndiaSynthesis of DNA templated FeAu and Fe 2 O 3 nanomaterials.Debasish Sarkar, Madhuri Mandal and Kalyan MandalMaterial Science Department, S. N. Bose <strong>National</strong> Centre for Basic Sciences, KolkataSynthesis Bismuth Ferrite nanoparticles with various morphologies by SolvothermalProcessA. Chaudhuri, S. Mitra, M. Mandal and K. MandalS. N. Bose <strong>National</strong> Centre for Basic Science, KolkataDensity Functional Theoretical Study of N 2 and NO 2 Doped Single Walled CarbonNanotubes for Hydrogen Storage ApplicationsR. Kodi Pandyan 1 , S.Seenithurai 1 , R.Senthur Pandi 1 , R.Chokkalingam 1 , K.Vallalperuman 1 ,A.Sivakami 1 , A.Ramasubbu 2 and M.Mahendran 1,1 Smart Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, Thiagarajar College of Engineering,Madurai, 2 Govt.Arts College, CoimbatoreSynthesis and Characterisation of Pure and Ba-Substituted BiFeO 3 Multiferroic MaterialR. Venkat Raman, G. Maria Antony Infanta, S.M. Abdul Kader, and B. SundarakannanDepartment of Physics, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, TirunelveliMagnetic behaviour of nanosized CoFe 2 O 4 spinel oxideJ. Shanmugapriya and S.ManikkamDepartment of Chemistry, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, MaduraiNano-Carbon Ferromagnets And Nano-Pore Containment Of Magnetic MaterialsA.Anitha 1 and P. Kalyani 21 SACS MAVMM College, Madurai; 2 Thiagarajar College of Engineering, MaduraiP10 Magnetic Properties of Microwave-Hydrothermally Synthesized BaTiO 3 -MgCuZnFe 2 O 4NanocompositesK. Sadhana, K.Praveena and S.Ramana MurthyDepartment of Physics, Osmania University, HyderabadP11 Synthesis and Characterization of Stress Induced Carbon Nanotube / Cement Composite8

for Surface Transport ApplicationsS.Vadivel, R.Kodi Pandyan, S.Seenithurai , R. Senthur Pandi, R.Chokkalingam,K.Vallalperuman, A.Sivakami and M.MahendranSmart Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, Thiagarajar College of Engineering,P12 Magnetic Field Effect on the Correlation Energy in a Spherical Quantum DotA.Sivakami, R.Kodi Pandyan, S.Seenithurai , R.Chokkalingam, R.Senthur Pandi K.VallalPeruman and M.MahendranSmart Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, Thiagarajar College of Engineering,P13 Synthesis of Granular BiFeO 3 Particles by Self-Combustion in AirK. K. Bhargav, S.B. Majumder, and S. RamMaterials Science Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, KharagpurP14 Electronic Structure of Magnesium Hydride Doped Single Walled Carbon NanotubeS. Seenithurai 1 , R. Kodi Pandyan 1 , R.Chokkalingam 1 , K. Vallalperuman 1 , R. SenthurPandi 1 A.Sivakami 1 , A.Ramasubbu 2 and M.Mahendran 11 Smart Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, Thiagarajar College of Engineering,Madurai, 2 Govt.Arts College, CoimbatoreP15 Electronic Structure of Mg 2 Ni Doped Single Walled Carbon Nanotube for HydrogenStorage ApplicationsMuneeswaran 1 , R.Kodi Pandyan 1 , S. Senithurai 1 , R. Senthur Pandi 1 , R.Chokkalingam 1 ,K.Vallalperuman 1 , A.Sivakami 1 , A.Ramasubbu 2 and M.Mahendran 11 Smart Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, Thiagarajar College of Engineering,Madurai, 2 Govt.Arts College, CoimbatoreP16 Dielectric and Magnetic properties of xNiCuZnFe 2 O 4 + (1-x)SiO 2 NanocompositesK. Praveena, K. Sadhana and S. R. MurthyDepartment of Physics, Osmania University, HyderabadP17 Phase stabilization of SrFeO 3-δ prepared by thermal decomposition methodManimuthu, D. Paul Joseph, S. Philip Raja, R. Saravana Kumar and C. VenkateswaranDepartment of Nuclear Physics, University of Madras, ChennaiP18 Paramagnetism in Co doped ZnO dilute magnetic semiconductorS. Ghosh and K. MandalDepartment of Materials Science, S. N. Bose <strong>National</strong> Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata,HARD AND SOFT MAGNETIC MATERIALS / MAGNETIC THIN FILMSP19 Soft and Hard magnetic materialsN. Kavitha, Department of Physics, Vickram College of Engineering, MaduraiP20 Effect of Substitution of Sn on the Structural and Magnetic Properties of SmCo 6.8-XSSn x Zr 0.2 Nanostructured Metastable AlloysP. Saravanan 1 , Nivedita L. Raveendran 2 , N.V. Rama Rao 1 , D. Arvindha Babu 1 ,R. T. Rajendra Kumar 2 and V. Chandrasekaran 11 DMRL, Hyderabad; 2 Dept of Physics, Bharathiar University, CoimbatoreP21 Pressure Tuning of Magnetic Phase Transitions in Sm 0.55 (Sr 0.5 Ca 0.5 ) 0.45 MnO 3 Single CrystalD. Mohan Radheep 1 , S. Esakki Muthu 1 , R. Kanagaraj 1 , P. Brindha 1 , R. Thiyagarajan 1 ,A. Murugeswari 1 , S. Arumugam 1 , and P. Mandal 21 Centre for High Pressure Research, School of Physics, Bharathidasan University,Tiruchirappalli , India, 2 Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, 1/AF, Bidhannagar, Calcutta,9

P22 Properties And Applications Of FerritesN. Shamima BanuDepartment of PhysicsVickram College of Engineering, MaduraiP23 High speed generator design, analysis and testing micro gas turbine applicationJanakiramanP24 Effect of Si content on the structure and soft magnetic properties of melt spun Fe 87-xSi x B 9 Nb 3 Cu 1 alloysM. Srinivas, M. Rajasekhar, B. Majumdar, M. Manivel Raja and D. AkhtarDMRL, HyderabadP25 Effect of cation distribution on the structural and magnetic properties of nickelsubstituted nano sized Mn-Zn ferrites prepared by co-precipitation methodC. Venkataraju a , G. Satishkumar b K. Sivakumar ca Department of Physics, A.M.A.College of Engineering, Kancheepuramb Department of Physics, Sri Sairam Engineering College, West Tambaram, Chennaic Department of Physics, Anna University Chennai, ChennaiP26 Spin transport Phenomenon of FeCo nanostructure films for GMR devicesN. Angel Nesakumari 1 and S. Ravi 2Department of Physics, Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi, IndiaP27 Construction and Automation of a Standalone Dip Coating UnitK. Saravana Kumar, D. Paul Joseph, M. Kovendan, P. Manimuthu, Joe G.M. Jesudurai, C.VenkateswaranMaterials Science Centre, Department of Nuclear Physics, University of Madras, ChennaiP28 Effect of Zr/B content on amorphous phase formation in melt spun Fe-Zr-B-Cu softmagnetic alloysD Arvindha Babu, B Majumdar, D Akhtar and V. ChandrasekaranDMRL, HyderabadP29 Structural and Magnetic Properties of Arrays of CoPt Nanowires Synthesized byElectrodeposition TechniqueBipul Das, Madhuri Mandal, Kalyan Mandal, Pintu SenS. N. Bose <strong>National</strong> Center for Basic Sciences, KolkataP30 VLSI Design Techniques for optical storage technologyAjala. Aj, Mets School of Engineering, Kodakara KeralaP31 Effect of Temperature and Current density in Electrodeposited Co-w magnetic Thin FilmsD.Sasikumar 1 and S Ganesan 21 Dept of Physics, Velalar College of Engg and Tech, Erode ;2 Dept of Physics, Govt. College of Technology, CoimbatoreP32 Structural And Magnetic Properties Of Nano Crystalline NiFeW Films Prepared WithDifferent Concentration Of Diammonium Citrate In ElectrodepositionP. Esther, C. Joseph Kennady, P.Saravanan 1 , T. VenkatachalamDepartment of Physics, Karunya University, Coimbatore; 1 DMRL, HyderabadFUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC MATERIALSP33 Structural and Magnetic Studies on Ni-Mn-Ga Ferromagnetic Shape Memory AlloyS. Seenithurai, K.Vallal Peruman, R.Chokalingam, R.Senthur Pandi, R.Kodipandyan,10

A.Sivakami and M .MahendranSmart Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, Thiagarajar College of Engineering,P34 Low Temperature Electronic Properties of Cr Substituted Fe 2 VAl Heusler Alloys:Investigation of Site Disorder.R. Saha and V. SrinivasDepartment of Physics and Meteorology, IIT Kharagpur, KharagpurP35 Microstructure and magneto caloric properties of Nb and Zr substituted Gd-Si-Ge alloysK. Prabahar, D. M. Raj Kumar, M. Manivel Raja and V. ChandrasekaranDMRL, HyderabadP36 Acoustic Attenuation in Ni-Mn-Ga/PU Polymer CompositesM. Mahendran, 1 R.Senthur Pandi, R.Chokkalingam, K.Vallal Peruman, S.SeenithuraiSmart Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, Thiagarajar College of Engineering,P37 Stress Effect on Ni-Mn-Ga Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys Powdered by Ball MillingK.Vallal Peruman, S.Seenithurai, R.Chokalingam, R.Senthur Pandi, R.Kodipandyan,A.Sivakami and M. MahendranSmart Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, Thiagarajar College of Engineering,P38 Magnetic RefrigerationAparnaMaharaja College for Women, PerunduraiP39 Structural and Thermal studies on Ni-Mn-Ga-Fe Ferromagnetic Shape Memory AlloysR.Chokalingam, R.Senthur Pandi, K.Vallal Peruman, S.Seenithurai, R.Kodipandyan,A.Sivakami and M.MahendranSmart Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, Thiagarajar College of Engineering,P40 Magnetic Properties of In Doped Fe 2 Val Heusler AlloyCh. Venkatesh, V. Srinivas, M. Vasundhara and V. V. RaoDepartment of Physics and Meteorology, and Cryogenic Engineering Centre, IIT-Kharagpur, KharagpurP41 Magnetocaloric effect in Ni 50-x Mn 37+x In 13 melt spun ribbonsD.M.Raj kumar, N.V.Rama Rao, M.Manivel Raja, M.Srinivas, B.Majumdar,V.Chandrasekaran and K.G. Suresh, Advanced Magnetics Group, Defence MetallurgicalResearch Laboratory,Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, MumbaiP42 Acoustically- Assisted Magnetic Field Induced Sound Energy Suppression in Ni-Mn-GaSingle CrystalR.Senthur Pandi, R.Chokalingam, K.Vallal Peruman, S.Seenithurai, R.Kodipandyan,A.Sivakami and M.MahendranSmart Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, Thiagarajar College of Engineering,P43 Threshold Field Reduction in Magnetostrictive Materials for Actuator ApplicationsT. Mani Chandran, R. Senthur Pandi, R.Chokkalingam, A.Sivakami, R.Kodi Pandyan,S.Seenithurai, K.Vallal Peruman and M. MahendranSmart Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, Thiagarajar College of Engineering,P44 Structural Modification by Short Time Annealing in Polycrystalline Ni-Mn-Ga AlloyK. Pushpanathan 1 , R. Senthur pandi, R. Chokkalingam, R.Kodi Pandyan, S.Seenithurai ,K.Vallalperuman, A.Sivakami and M. MahendranSmart Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, Thiagarajar College of Engineering,P45 Structural and Magnetic Properties of Ni-Mn-Ga: A DFT StudyR. Shanmuga Sundari 1 , K. Vallal Peruman, S. Seenithurai, R. Chokkalingam, R. Senthur11

Pandi, R. Kodi Pandyan, A. Sivakami, and M. MahendranSmart Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, Thiagarajar College of Engineering,P46 Magnetic Field Induced Rheology of Carbonyl Iron Blended Ni-Mn-Ga PolymerCompositesS. Elizabeth Premalatha, R.Chokkalingam, R.Senthur Pandi, A.Sivakami, K.VallalPeruman, S.Seenithurai, R.Kodi Pandyan and M.MahendranSmart Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, Thiagarajar College of Engineering,SPECIAL MAGNETIC MATERIALSP48 Temperature dependence of Bulk Modulus and Thermal Expansivity of NickelApoorva D. Bhatt and Tushar C. PandyaDepartment of Physics, St.Xavier’s College, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad,P49 2D - Analytical method for proofing the magnet design for their magnetization incomparison with Finite Element AnalysisN D Senthil RamP50 Magneto-dielectric material based dual band antenna for wireless applicationK.R.S.Ravikumar and B.ManimegalaiECE Department, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, MaduraiP51 Antenna Miniaturization using magneto dielectric materialT.R.Muthu, R.Anuradha and B.ManimegalaiECE Department, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, MaduraiP52 Polariton Dispersion in Meta-material SuperlatticeK.S.Joseph Wilson and A.Zaheetha BanuDepartment of Physics, Arul Anandar College , Karumathur, MaduraiP53 Study of naturally available magnetic particles collected from Lonar meteoric impactcrater,Rishikesh Surve, Nilesh Paradhi, P M Tamhankar and S C WataweLokmanya Tilak Institute of Post Graduate Teaching and Research, Gogate Jogalekarcollege, RatnagiriP54 Geomagnetic studies on Megalithic pottery from Gachibowli archaeological siteA. Mohamed Musthafa a , G.Velraj a and N.Basavaiah ba Department of Physics, Periyar University, Salemb Environmental Magnetism Laboratory, Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, Navi MumbaiP55 Study of Soft Mode Frequency, Dielectric Constant and Loss Tangent in PbHPO 4 TypeCrystals, Trilok Chandra Upadhyay, Subodh Gairola and Birendra Singh. SemwalPhysics Department, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal) UttarakhandP56 Dielectric Behavior of Nickel doped Cobalt – Zinc NanoferritesG.Sathishkumar a , C. Venkataraju b and K. Sivakumar ca Department of Physics, Sri Sairam Engineering College, West Tambaram, Chennaia Department of Physics, A.M.A.College of Engineering, Kancheepuramc Department of Physics, Anna University Chennai, ChennaiP57 Study of Soft Mode Frequency, Dielectric Properties Loss Tangent of Rochelle Salt crystalTrilok Chandra Upadhyay ,Balkrishna Kandpal and Birendra Singh SemwalPhysics Department, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal) UttarakhandP58 Microwave Absorption Study of Polyaniline –Ferric Titanate Composite in 12.4-18 Ghz Range, SAnoop Kumar, Avnish Pratap Singh , Parveen Saini, and S.K. Dhawan1 Polymeric & Soft Materials Section, <strong>National</strong> Physical Laboratory, Dr. K. S. Krishnan Road, New12

DelhiP59 Electric Field Dependence of Soft Mode Frequency, Dielectric Constant and Loss Tangent inRochelle Salt crystalKalika Prasad Semwal and Trilok Chandra UpadhyayPhysics Department, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal) UttarakhandP60 Effect of Electric field on Soft mode frequency, Dielectric Constant, Loss Tangent and CurieTemperature in PbHO 4 CrystalTrilok Chandra Upadhyay , Birendra Singh Semwal and Mayank JoshiPhysics Department, H.N.B. Garhwal University,Srinagar (Garhwal) UttarakhandP61 Monitering of Strain in Fiber Reinforced Concrete using Magnetic Strain Sensor-An Overview,R.Anitha a , C.Revathi a , B.Rajapriya a and N.Sakara subramanian ba Department of Civil Engineering, Thiagarajar college of engineering, MaduraiP62 Effect of Electric Field on Dielectric Properties of ADP CrystalTrilok Chandra Upadhyay, Deepak joshi and Birendra Singh SemwalPhysics Department, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal) UttarakhandP63 Use of Magneto-Rheological Fluids in Two Wheeler Shock AbsorbersSatheesh Nataraj 1 , Vijay Alagappan 1 , R.Senthur Pandi 2 , R.Chokkalingam 2 , K.Vallal Peruman 2 ,S.Seenithurai 2 , R.Kodi Pandyan 2 , A.Sivakami 2 , M.Palaninatha Raja 1 and M.Mahendran 21 Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2 Smart Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics,Thiagarajar College of Engineering, MaduraiP64 A Novel Noise Removal Technique for Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloy- SEM VideoSequences, R. Jyothi Priya*, S. Mohamed Mansoor Roomi*, K. Vallal Peruman ** and M.Mahendran***Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering,**Department of Physics, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai 625 015P65 An Image Processing Method for Measuring Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloy ParticleDimensionsD. Malarvizhi*, S. Maragatha Priyadarshini*, K.Vallal Peruman**, S.Mohamed Mansoor Roomi*and M. Mahendran***Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering**Department of Physics, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai 625 015P66 Characterization and Synthesis of Magnetic Nano particlesMeera Thiyagarajan Department of PhysicsVivekanandha Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women13