Educational Qualifications

• MSc from School of Pure and Applied Physics, M.G. University
• PhD from NIIST-CSIR in 2018

Publications

• Enhancement of bending strain tolerance and current carrying property of MgB₂ based multifilamentary wires.
  Thomas, Syju; Varghese, Neson; Rahul, S; Devadas, KM; Vinod, K; Syamaprasad, U.
  Cryogenics 52(12), 767-770 (2012).
• Tackling the agglomeration of Mg₂Si dopant in MgB₂ superconductor using cast Mg–Si alloy.
  Rahul, S; Thomas, Syju; Devadas, KM; Varghese, Neson; Paulose, A. P; Varma, Manoj Raama; Syamaprasad, U.
  Materials Research Bulletin 93, 296-302 (2017).
• On the current transfer length and current sharing in short length MgB₂ wires.
  Vinod, K; Varghese, Neson; Rahul, S; Devadas, KM; Thomas, Syju; Gurusamy, P; Kedia, S; Pradhan, S; Syamaprasad, U.
  Superconductor Science and Technology 23(10), 105002 (2010).
• A comparative study on the effects of n-C, n-SiC and BRH on the structural and superconducting properties of MgB₂ PIT wires.
  Rahul, S; Devadas, KM; Thomas, Syju; Varghese, Neson; Paulose, A. P; Varma, Manoj Raama; Syamaprasad, U.
  Materials Chemistry and Physics 200, 395-401 (2017).
• Combined addition of nano diamond and nano SiO₂: an effective method to improve the in-field critical current density of MgB₂ superconductor.
  Rahul, S; Varghese, Neson; Vinod, K; Devadas, KM; Thomas, Syju; Anees, P; Chattopadhyay, M. K; Roy, S. B; Syamaprasad, U.
  Materials Research Bulletin 46(11), 2036-2040 (2011).
• An effort toward development of MgB₂-based current leads with 2000-A rating.
  Devadas, KM; Rahul, S; Thomas, Syju; Varghese, Neson; Pradhan, S; Syamaprasad, U.
  IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity 24(4), 1-5 (2014).
• Influence of nano-Cu additive on MgB₂ phase formation, processing temperature and transport properties.
  Varghese, Neson; Vinod, K; Rahul, S; Devadas, KM; Thomas, Syju; Pradhan, S; Syamaprasad, U.
  Journal of Applied Physics 109(3), 033902 (2011).
• Transport properties of sealed MgB₂/Fe/Ni multifilamentary wires heat treated in air.
  Devadas, KM; Rahul, S; Thomas, Syju; Varghese, Neson; Vinod, K; Syamaprasad, U; Pradhan, S; Chattopadhyay, M. K; Roy, S. B.
  Journal of Alloys and Compounds 509(31), 8038-8041 (2011).
• Enhanced superconducting properties of MgB₂ by carbon substitution using carbon containing nano additives.
  Devadas, KM; Varghese, Neson; Vinod, K; Rahul, S; Thomas, Syju; Anooja, J. B; Sundaresan, A; Roy, S. B; Syamaprasad, U.
  AIP Conference Proceedings 1349(1), 913-914 (2011).
• Lowering the sintering temperature of MgB₂/Fe wires with high transport current by nano-Cu doping.
  Varghese, Neson; Vinod, K; Rahul, S; Devadas, KM; Thomas, Syju; Aswathy, P. M; Pradhan, S; Syamaprasad, U.
  AIP Conference Proceedings 1349(1), 891-892 (2011).
• Effect of carbon substitution on the superconducting properties of nanocarbon-, nanodiamond- and nano-SiC-doped MgB₂.
  Varghese, Neson; Vinod, K; Rahul, S; Anees, P; Devadas, KM; Thomas, Syju; Shipra; Sundaresan, A; Roy, S. B; Syamaprasad, U.
  Journal of the American Ceramic Society 94(4), 1133-1137 (2011).
• Co-addition of nano-carbon and nano-silica: an effective method for improving the in-field properties of magnesium diboride superconductor.
  Thomas, Syju; Rahul, S; Devadas, KM; Varghese, Neson; Sundaresan, A; Syamaprasad, U.
  Materials Chemistry and Physics 148(1-2), 190-194 (2014).