Main profile
- magnetic multilayers (inter-layer coupling effects)
- magnetic nanoparticles (interparticle interaction effects)
- superferromagnetism
- multiferroics
- proximity effect in superconductor/ferromagnetic multilayers
- magnetic domains and domain wal dynamics
- Visiting associate professor for the year 2014 at the International Center for Collaborative center of Institute of Material Research (ICC-IMR) at Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
- Young Scientist Award for the year 2015 from Odisha Physical Society
- Magnetic Multilayers (inter-layer coupling effects)
- Epitaxial Magnetic Thin Film
- Proximity effect in Superconductor/Ferromagnet
- Superferromagnetism
- Patterned Magnetic Nanostructures (magnetic dots, anti-dots, spin ice systems)
- Magnetic Nanoparticles (interparticle interaction effects)
- Material Synthesis
- Multiferroics

Associate Professor
Ph.D. in 2006 from University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany
• Guest scientist: (Jan 2010-Jun 2010) Forschungszentrum Juelich, Germany
• Postdoctoral Researcher: (2009) Physics department of Princeton University, NJ, USA
• Postdoctoral Researcher: (2006-2008) University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany
1. Intra- and interparticle interaction in a dense frozen ferrofluid
S. Bedanta, S. Sahoo, X. Chen, W. Kleemann, D. Sudfeld, K. Wojczykowski, and A. Hütten
Phase Trans. 78, 121 (2005)- 5 citations
2. Collective magnetic states of ferromagnetic nanoparticles in the superspin limit
S. Bedanta, X. Chen, S. Sahoo, W. Kleemann, E. Kentzinger, P. Nordblad, S. Cardoso, and P.P. Freitas
Phys. Stat. Sol. (c) 1, 3288 (2004)- 6 citations
3. Superferromagnetic domain state of a discontinuous metal insulator multilayer
S. Bedanta, O. Petracic, E. Kentzinger, W. Kleemann, U. Rücker, A. Paul, Th. Brückel, S. Cardoso, and P. P. Freitas
Phys. Rev. B. 72, 024419 (2005)- 29 citations
4. A sample holder design for high temperature measurements in superconducting quantum interference device magnetometers
S. Bedanta, O. Petracic, M. Aderholz, and W. Kleemann
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 76, 083910 (2005)- 7 citations
Virt. J. Appl. Supercond. 9, 4 (2005)
5. Superparamagnetism vs. superspin glass behavior in dilute magnetic nanoparticle systems
X. Chen, S. Bedanta, O. Petracic, W. Kleemann, S. Sahoo, S. Cardoso, and P. P. Freitas
Phys. Rev. B 72, 214436 (2005)- 75 citations
6. Collective states of interacting ferromagnetic nanoparticles
O. Petracic, X. Chen, S. Bedanta, W. Kleemann, S. Sahoo, S. Cardoso, and P. P. Freitas
J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 300, 192 (2006)- 107 citations
7. Modulated magnetization depth profile in dipolarly coupled magnetic multilayers
S. Bedanta, E. Kentzinger, O. Petracic, W. Kleemann, U. Rücker, A. Paul, Th. Brückel, S. Cardoso, and P. P. Freitas
Phys. Rev. B. 74, 054426 (2006)- 15 citations
8. The origin of ferromagnetism in 57Fe ion-implanted semiconducting 6H-polytype silicon carbide
F. Stromberg, W. Keune, X. Chen, S. Bedanta, H. Reuther, and A. Mücklich
J. Phys. Condens. Matter. 18, 9881 (2006)- 41 citations
9. Polarized neutron reflectivity studies on granular C80Fe20/Al2O3 multilayers
S. Bedanta, E. Kentzinger, O. Petracic, W. Kleemann, U. Rücker, A. Paul, Th. Brückel, S. Cardoso, and P. P. Freitas
Physica B 397, 65 (2007).- 3 citations
10. Overcoming dipolar disorder in dense CoFe nanoparticle ensembles –superferromagnetism
S. Bedanta, T. Eimüller, W. Kleemann, J. Rhensius, F. Stromberg, E. Amaladass, S. Cardoso, and P. P. Freitas,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 176601 (2007)- 96 citations
Also selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology -- May 7, 2007
11. Crystal structures and its correlation to intrinsic and extrinsic magnetic properties of epitaxial hard magnetic Pr-Co films
A. K. Patra, V. Neu, S. Fähler, R. Groetzschel, S. Bedanta, W. Kleemann and L. Schultz
Phys. Rev. B 75, 184417 (2007)- 14 citations
12. “(Sr,Mn)TiO3 – a magnetoelectric multiglass”
V. V. Shvartsman, S. Bedanta, P. Borisov, W. Kleemann, A. Tkach, and P. Vilarinho
Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 165704 (2008)- 84 citations
13. “(Sr,Mn)TiO3 – a magnetoelectrically coupled multiglass”
W. Kleemann, V. V. Shvartsman, S. Bedanta, P. Borisov, A. Tkach, and P. Vilarinho
J. Phys. Condens. Matter. 20, 434216 (2008)- 25 citations
14. Magnetoelectricity in multiferroically composed multilayers and multiglasses
W. Kleemann, P. Borisov, V.V. Shvartsman, S. Bedanta, A. Tkach, and M. Vilarinho
J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 321, 1785 (2009)- 5 citations
15. Transition from Non-Percolated Superferromagnetism to Percolated Ferromagnetism in Granular Metal-Insulator Multilayers
S. Bedanta, O. Petracic, F. Strromberg, W. Kleemann, S. Cardoso, and P. P. Freitas
AIP Conference Proceedings 1063, 119 (2008)
16. FeSi diffusion-barriers in Fe/FeSi/Si/FeSi/Fe multilayers and oscillatory antiferromagnetic exchange coupling
F. Stromberg, S. Bedanta, C. Antoniak, W. Keune, and H. Wende
J. Phys. Condens. Matter. 20, 425205 (2008)- 6 citations
17. Dynamic behavior of a superferromagnetic metal-insulator multilayer observed by magneto-optic Kerr microscopy
S Bedanta, J Rhensius, W Kleemann, P. Parashar, S Cardoso, and P P Freitas
J. Appl. Phys. 105, 07C306 (2009)- 8 citations
18. Multiglass order and magnetoelectricity in Mn2+ doped incipient ferroelectrics
W. Kleemann, S. Bedanta, P. Borisov, V. V. Shvartsman, S. Miga, J. Dec, A. Tkach, and P. M. Vilarinho
Eur. Phys. J. B 71, 407 (2009)- 32 citations
19. Spin cluster glass and magnetoelectricity in Mn-doped KTaO3
V. V. Shvartsman, S. Bedanta, P. Borisov, W. Kleemann, A. Tkach, and P. M. Vilarinho
J. Appl. Phys. 107, 103926 (2010)- 8 citations
20. Multiferroic and Magnetoelectric Materials-Novel Developments and Perspectives
W. Kleemann, P. Borisov, S. Bedanta, V V Shvartsman
IEEE Trans. On Ultraso. Ferroelectr. And Freq. Control 57, 2228 (2010)- 5 citations
21. Single-particle blocking and collective magnetic states in discontinuous CoFe/Al2O3 multilayers
S. Bedanta, O. Petracic, X. Chen, J. Rhensius, S. Bedanta, E. Kentzinger, U. Rücker, Th. Brückel, A. Doran, A. Scholl, S. Cardoso, P. P. Freitas, and W. Kleemann,
J. Phys. D Appl. Phys. 43, 474002 (2010)- 10 citations
22. Magnetic Anomaly and Dielectric Tunability of (Sr,Mn)TiO3 Thin Films
A. Tkach, O. Okhay, A. Wu, P. M. Vilarinho, S. Bedanta, V. V. Shvartsman, and P. Borisov, P
FERROELECTRICS 426, 274-281 (2012)
23. S. Bedanta and W. Kleemann, AIP Conf. Proc. 1447, 65 (2012).
24. W. Kleemann, P. Borisov, V. V. Shvartsman, and S. Bedanta, EPJ Web of Conf. 29, 00046 (2012) -2 citations
25. Comment on “The Origin of Magnetism in Mn-Doped SrTiO 3”- Alexander Tkach, Paula M. Vilarinho, Wolfgang Kleemann, Vladimir V. Shvartsman, Pavel Borisov and Subhankar Bedanta, Adv. Funct. Mater. 23, 2229 (2012)- Citations 3
26. S. Bedanta, N. Chowdhury, and S. Sing, AIP Conf. Proc. 1461, 98 (2012) -1 citations
27. Study of magnetization reversal processes in a thin Co film
N. Chowdhury, S. Bedanta* and S. Babu, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 336, 20 (2013) -5 citations
28. Evidence of the spin glass state in (Bi1.88Fe0.12)(Fe1.42Te0.58)O6.87pyrochlore
S. Babu, S. Bedanta*, and M. Valant, Solid State Commun. 158, 51 (2013)
29. Spacer layer and temperature driven magnetic properties in multilayer structured FeTaC thin films
A. K. Singh, S. Mallik, S. Bedanta, A. Perumal
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 46 (44), 445005 (2013)
30. Coexistence of magnetic order and spin-glass like phase in the pyrochlore antierromagnet Na{3}Co(CO{3}){2}Cl
Z. Fu, Y. Zheng, Y. Xiao, S. Bedanta, A. Senyshyn, G. G Simeoni, Y. Su, U. Ruecker, P. Koegerler, and T. Brueckel, Phys. Rev. B 87, 214406 (2013)-
31. Controlling the anisotropy and domain structure with oblique deposition and substrate rotation
N. Chowdhury and S. Bedanta, AIP Advances 4, 027104 (2014)
32. Interplay of uniaxial and cubic anisotropy in epitaxial Fe thin films on MgO (001) substrate
Srijani Mallik, Niru Chowdhury and Subhankar Bedanta
AIP Advances 4, 097118 (2014)
33. Magnetic domain imaging in L10 ordered FePt thin films with in-plane uniaxial magnetic anisotropy
Sougata Mallick, Subhankar Bedanta, Takeshi Seki and Koki Takanashi
J. Appl. Phys. 116, 133904 (2014)
34. Size and Shape dependence study of Magnetization reversal in Magnetic Antidot Lattice arrays
Sougata Mallick and Subhankar Bedanta
J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 382, 158 (2015)
35. Controlling the size and relaxation dynamics of superferromagnetic domains
N. Chowdhury, S. Bedanta, S. Sing, and W. Kleemann
J. Appl. Phys. 117, 153907 (2015)
36. Effect of substrate rotation on domain structure and magnetic relaxation in magnetic antidot lattice arrays
Sougata Mallick, Srijani Mallik and Subhankar Bedanta
J. Appl. Phys 118, 083904 (2015)
37. Superferromagnetism in dipolarly coupled L10 FePt nanodots with perpendicular magnetization
S. Bedanta, T. Seki, H. Iwama, T. Shima, and K. Takanash
Applied Physics Letters 107, 152410 (2015)
Invited Review article:
38. Invited review article on the magnetism of nanoparticles “Supermagnetism”
S. Bedanta and W. Kleemann
J. Phys. D Appl. Phys. 42, 013001 (2009)- 447 citations
39. Magnetic Nanoparticles: A Subject for Both Fundamental Research and Applications
S. Bedanta, A. Barman, W. Kleemann, O. Petracic, and T. Seki
Journal of Nanomaterials. Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 952540- 3 citations
40. Invited book chapter in Handbook of Magnetism (Elsevier) „Supermagnetism”
S. Bedanta, O. Petracic, W. Kleemann, - Volume 23, Page 1 (2015)