I introduce myself as Koyal Suman Samantaray, a third-year Ph.D. student from the Dept. of Physics at IIT Indore working under the supervision of Dr. Somaditya Sen.

I am currently pursuing a Ph.D. in the field of experimental condensed matter physics. I am working on structure-property correlation, energy storage, and the electrocaloric effect of ferroelectric ceramic materials. The analysis of valence state, phonon modes, and bandgap is done to understand the behavior of the materials in detail. I am also working on the thin film device fabrication of lead-free ceramics and its application as a piezoelectric energy harvester. I am also exploring the piezo-photocatalysis application of nanostructured materials grown using the hydrothermal method.