1. Contact
Baishakhi Mazumder
Telephone : 06.04.13.38.87
: 33(0)2 32 95 51 54
Citizenship: Indian Email- baishakhi.mazumder@etu.univ-rouen.fr
Date of birth: 23rd April 1981 baishakhi.mazumder@gmail.com
Work Address Home Address
Université de Rouen
GPM UMR 6634 CNRS Institut des Matériaux de Rouen 5th Floor
Avenue de l'Université - BP 12 1 Rue de Trianon
76801 SAINT ETIENNE DU ROUVRAY 76100 Rouen
Cedex-FRANCE FRANCE
http://www.univ-rouen.fr/gpm
Work Experience
1) Currently working as a PhD student in University of Rouen, France from Sept 2007 till
date. Thesis title “ Physics of field evaporation of poor conducting material in laser
assisted atom probe tomography”
2) Research Project Fellow at National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, INDIA from July 2006
to July 2007. Project title “ Setting up a unit on Nanoscience and Technology (DST-
UNANST)”
Education
2010 Ph.D. in Physics: Thesis entitled “Physics of field evaporation of poor conducting
material in laser assisted atom probe tomography”
Degree to be obtained in Dec 2010 by the University of Rouen, France.
2005 Masters in Science in Physics
University of Pune, India.
2002 Bachelors in Science ( Physics Honours)
University of Calcutta, India.

2. Research Experience
Present
1) Title of Thesis: Physics of field evaporation of poor conducting material in
laser assisted atom probe tomography
Location : GPM UMR 6634 CNRS Institut des Matériaux de Rouen,France
Duration: - Sept 2007 – Dec 2010.
This work is focused on the understanding of physics of field evaporation of poor conducting materials
using laser assisted Atom probe tomography. This technique, used highly in nanoscience, provides key
information due to its uniqueness in three dimensional atomic scale imaging of materials. With ultra short laser
implementation it opens a door to all semiconductors and insulating oxides which are very important materials in
microelectronics and spintronics. But there is a need to understand the underlying phenomena of laser matter
interaction with the optical properties and electronic properties of the materials which is the scope of this thesis.
Work is done on semiconductors like Si,SiC,GaAs ,InP and oxides MgO,HfO2 and TiO2
Past
2) Title of project : Setting up scanning probe microscopy and the synthesis of
nanoparticles through biological and chemical route.
Location : National Chemical Laboratory, Pune
Duration: - June 2006 – June 2007.
a) The main aim of this project was to develop scanning probe microscopy (SPM) techniques including different
modes like Piezoelectric Force microscopy and Electrostatic force microscopy, Magnetic Force Microscopy,
Scanning tunneling microscopy etc. These modes are applied to various nanomaterials and its miscellaneous
properties were studied.
b) BiMnO3 synthesized through chemical route is subjected to bio treatment. Fungus treatment reduces the size
of these nanoparticles from 100-200nm to the size range of 20-50 nm. These two types of particles have been
compared by XRD, TEM, HRTEM, FTIR and Atomic force microscopy techniques.
3) Title of project: Study of tip sample interaction using Atomic Force Microscopy
(AFM)
Location: Department of Physics , University of Pune.
Duration:- July-2005 – May 2006.
This project is focused on the study of force-distance measurement (i.e. force curve) along with force
spectroscopy studies. The form of interaction between tip and sample is derived with assumptions for magnetic,
electrostatic or van der Waals forces (without any bias between tip and sample). The geometry assumed here is a
hyperboloid in front of a plane, which resembles the tip-sample geometry quite closely. The validity of the
expression of electrostatic force between tip and sample is checked by measuring force as a function of distance
(conducting tip and semi conducting sample). The experimental work is being carried using a self developed
AFM. Copper and Gold cantilevers have been used on nonconducting samples. The force dependency with
different bias conditions was also studied.

3. 4) Title of master project: Synthesis of nanoparticles using transferred arc thermal
plasma
Location : Department of Physics, University of Pune.
Duration:- Nov. 2004 to May 2005.
In this project, nanomaterials were synthesized using a transferred arc thermal plasma reactor. Fe2O3
and Fe3O4 particles of nano-dimensions were synthesized in this reactor by ionizing pure iron (99.99%)
substrates in an oxygen/argon plasma atmosphere. Argon served the purpose of the diluting gas in the plasma.
Attempts were made to understand the change in the properties of the said nanomaterials with the change in the
Plasma atmosphere. The product materials were investigated with different characterizing tools viz X-Ray
Diffraction, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Transmission Electron Microscopy, Energy Dispersive Spectrometry
and Vibrating Sample Magnetometer. Another attempt was also made to check whether there was any change
introduced in the properties by heating up the materials at different elevated temperature.
Characterization techniques handled personally
1) Atom Probe Tomography
2) Focus Ion Beam milling
3) Scanning Electron Microscopy
4) Transmission Electron Microscopy
5) UV visible spectroscopy
6) Atomic Force Microscopy
7) Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
8) X ray Diffraction
9) Sputtering Deposition System
10) Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
Characterization techniques known
Vibration sample Magnetometer
X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Research Interests
- Study of the functional materials systems: Semiconductors, Oxides and Dielectric
materials
- Characterization and applications of thin films and nanomaterials
- Device physics
- Spintronics
- High resolution Microscopy

4. List of Publications (International)
1) “Silicon surface recombination under high electric Field measured with atom probe
tomography”
B. Mazumder, A. Vella, F. Vurpillot, G. Martel & B. Deconihout
Applied Physics Letter, 2010, 97, 073104
2) “Reneutralization time of surface Si ions on a field emitter”
B. Mazumder, A. Vella, M. Gilbert, B. Deconihout, and G. Schimtz,
accepted in New Journal of Physics
3) “Evaporation mechanisms of MgO in laser assisted Atom Probe Tomography”
B. Mazumder, A.Vella, B.Deconihout and T.Al-Kassab,
Communicated to Ultramicroscopy
4) “ Characterisation of FeMgOFe magnetic tunnel junctions using 3D Atom Probe”
B. Mazumder, A.Vella, R. Gemma, B.Deconihout and T.Al-Kassab
Communicated to Phy.Rev.B
5) “Bio-milling technique for the size reduction of chemically synthesized BiMnO3
nanoplates”
Baishakhi Mazumder, Imran Uddin, Shadab Khan,Venkat Ravi, Kaliaperumal
Selvraj, Pankaj Poddar and Absar Ahmad J. Mater. Chem., 2007, 17, 3910–3914
6) “Sheet-forming abiotic hetero foldamers”
Baruah PK, Sreedevi NK, Mazumder B, Pasricha R, Poddar P, Gonnade R,
Ravindranathan S, Sanjayan GJ , Chem Commun (Camb). 2008 ,6,712-4.
7) “Hollow cathode sputter deposition of silver nanoparticles synthesized by microwave
Electron Cyclotron Resonance plasma and it application for field emission studies”
Vishwas Purohit, A. B. Bhise, Baishakhi Mazumder, Pankaj Poddar, D. S.Joag,
S.V.Bhoraskar, Communicated to App.Surf.Sc.
International conferences and workshop
1) “ Atomic scale investigation of oxide using laser assisted Atom probe tomography”
B.Mazumder, A.Vella, R. Gemma, B.Deconihout and T.Al-Kassab, IFES 2010
(Oral presentation)
2) “Investigation of semiconducting materials using ultrafast laser assisted Atom Probe
Tomography”
B.Mazumder, F. Vurpillot, A. Vella, B. Deconihout & G. Martel
“Ultra Fast Optics/ High field short wavelength 2009” in Arcachon, France
(Oral presentation)
3) “Influence of Recombination Process in the Analysis of Silicon by Using Laser
Assisted Atom Probe Tomography”
B.Mazumder, F. Vurpillot, A. Vella, G. Martel & B. Deconihout
“International Atom Probe Workshop 2009” in Oxford, UK (Oral presentation)
4) “Study of High-K Material HfO2 by using Laser assisted Atom Probe Tomography”
B.Mazumder, M.Deo, V. Thakare, A.Vella, F.Vurpillot, S. Ogale and
B.Deconihout “MRS fall meeting 2009” in Boston, USA (Oral presentation)
5) “Investigation of poor conducting materials using Ultrafast Laser assisted Atom
Probe Tomography”
B.Mazumder, A.Vella, F. Vurpillot, B. Deconihout & G.Martel
“JPU 2009” Bordeaux, France (Oral presentation)
6) “Study of silicon field emission under low intensity femtosecond laser pulse”
B.Mazumder, M. Gilbert, A. Vella, F. Vurpillot ,B. Deconihout and Guido
Schmitz , IFES 2008 (Poster Presentation)
7) “Study of silicon field evaporation under low intensity femtosecond laser pulse”
. B.Mazumder, A.Vella and B.Deconihout “Ecole Son est Lumiére” 2008 in
Corsice,France (Poster Presentation)

5. Awards and achievements
1) Awarded Best Poster in “High Field Nanoscience” in IFES 2008 in Rouen,France
2) Selected in prestigious National Entrance Test conducted by Pune University, Physics
Department (M.Sc.) Physics, in June 2003.
3) Selected in “International Workshop for Nano technology” held in Department of Physics
, University of Pune in collaboration with ICTP Trieste, Italy during M.Sc(2004)
Computer skills: MATLAB, FORTRAN, Origin 8.0, Latex
1) Prof. Bernard Deconihout
References : GPM,
Université de Rouen
France
bernard.deconihout@univ-rouen.fr
2) Prof. Satish Ogale
National Chemical Laboratory
Pune,
India
satishogale@gmail.com
sb.ogale@ncl.res.in
3) Prof Guido Schmitz
Institut für Materialphysik
Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10
48149 Münster,
Germany
gschmitz@uni-muenster.de
Place : Rouen Baishakhi Mazumder