Engineered Ferrites and Their Applications (Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials)

This book edited by leading experts focuses on the foundation of ferrite materials since inception to its contemporary scenario including their vast applications. The contents range from the basic physics and chemistry of ferrites to its applications in telecommunication, SAR reduction, EMI shielding, hyperthermia treatment, and water decontamination. It also focuses on ferrite nanoparticles for sensing application, energy-storage applications, antimicrobial applications, corrosion protection applications, among others. This book is a useful reference to those in academia and industry.

Dr. Pankaj Sharma is presently working as a professor at Applied Sciences Department, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chandigarh, India. He pursued his M.Phil. degree in Physics from Himachal Pradesh University, India, and Ph.D. in Physics from Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, India. He is an experimentalist by inclination, and his research interests include the development of materials in 0D, 1D, and 2D for various optoelectronic, thermoelectric, and biomedical applications. Few materials of recent interest include ferrites, chalcogenides, polymers, and dilute magnetic semiconductors. He has published more than 130 research articles in SCI/Scopus indexed journals. He has published 8 book chapters and 4 review papers. He has contributed more than 50 articles in various conferences. He has executed 2 government-sponsored projects. He has successfully supervised 5 research scholars to earn their Ph.D. degree. He is a seniormember of IEEE and a founder member and the joint secretary of Materials Research Society of India―Himachal Pradesh Chapter, India. He is also serving as a member of editorial board of two international journals and a reviewer for many Web of Science indexed journals.

Dr. Gagan Kumar Bhargava is currently working as a professor at the Department of Physics, Chandigarh University, India. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Physics from Himachal Pradesh University, India. His current research interests are synthesis of nanomaterials for antenna, EMI shielding, electromagnet, and biomedical applications. He has more than 14 years of teaching and research experience. He has published more than 50 research papers in different peer-reviewed international journals and 6 book chapters. He has guided 2 Ph.D. scholars, 1 M.Phil., and 12 M.Sc. dissertations. He was the former editorial board member of American Journal of Nanosciences and acted as an editor for American Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings in 2018 for AMDFA-2018.

Dr. Sumit Bhardwaj obtained his M.Tech. degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from Thapar University, India, and Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from National Institute of Technology (NIT), Hamirpur, India. His current research interests are in the field of ferrite, multiferroic, and composite materials. He has more than 12 years of research and teaching experience. Before joining Chandigarh University, he worked at Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University), Chandigarh, India. He has published more than 23 research papers in different peer-reviewed international journals and 3 book chapters and also edited 1 book. He has supervised two M.Tech. dissertations, and currently, he is supervising three Ph.D. students.

Dr. Indu Sharma is currently working as an associate professor at Department of Physics, Career Point University, India. She obtained her Ph.D. in Physicsfrom National Institute of Technology (NIT), Hamirpur, India, and has more than 15 years of research experience. She has published more than 20 research papers in different peer-reviewed international journals and 5 book chapters. She has guided 1 Ph.D., 3 M.Phil., and 30 M.Sc. dissertations.