Kartik Shah

Graduate Physics Student

Welcome!

I’m Kartik Vishal Shah, a Master’s student at IIT (BHU), passionate about exploring the quantum realm and nanotechnology. My current research spans quantum optics, nanoscale materials, and their applications in sensing and electronics. I aim to continue pushing the boundaries of physics and uncovering the mysteries of the universe - or as I like to call it, nanoverse. Although Physics is my first love, I enjoy dancing, travelling, and adrenaline-stimulating adventures.

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Interests & Skills:

Interests : Experimental Quantum Optics (Diamond NVs, 2D materials & defects, Heterostructures & Moire lattices, Ultracold atoms & BEC, etc.), Quantum Sensing, Nanoelectronics, Nanotechnology.

Technical Tools : Python, C Language, Jupyter Notebook Python, QUDI, OriginPro 8.5, Wire 5.5, SpectraGryph 1.2, Curve Fitting, Data Processing, Adobe Illustrator 2023, Microsoft Excel and Word, BioRender, Paint 3D.

Experimental Tools : cw & pulsed ODMR, Raman spectroscopy, AP-CVD, Mechanical Exfoliation, Electropolishing, UV-Vis Spectroscopy, Biosensing, Laser Ablation, Zetasizer, DLS, Thermal Annealing, Optical Microscopy.

Soft Skills : Organization, Oration, Leadership, Content Writing, Problem Solving, Communication, Multitasking.

Education

  • May 2017

    Pawar Public School, Mumbai

    Indian Certificate of Secondary Examination
    ICSE
    96%

  • Jul 2017 - Oct 2019

    Arya Gurukul International Junior College, Mumbai

    Higher Secondary Certificate Examination
    HSC
    88.31%

  • Nov 2020 - Present

    Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi

    B.Tech + M.Tech in Engineering Physics (Honours)
    Class of 2025
    CGPA - 9.21/10.0

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Research Experience

Master’s Thesis Project | IIT (BHU) Varanasi (India)

Self-Assembed Nanostructures for Various Applications
Jan’24 - Present

  • First batch of CVD and mechanically exfoliated hBN under EDX and Raman spectra revealed carbon impurities
  • AP-CVD (on Cu foil & wet transferred on SiO2) and mechanically exfoliated (on SiO2) hBN will be characterized with SEM & FESEM, EDX, Photoluminescence, Raman Spectroscopy and Optical Microscopy.
  • Currently electropolishing Cu foils and attempting to create clean AT-CVD and mechanically exfoliated hBN.

Contribution: Till now - Electropolishing; Attempting to fabricate hBN films with AP-CVD & mechanical exfoliaiton
Exposure: AP-CVD, Electropolishing, Mechanical Exfoliation, (Future - Wet Transfer Method, FESEM, PL)
Supervisor: Dr. Avanish Parmar IIT (BHU), Dr. Jayeeta Lahiri BHU

DAAD-WISE Scholarship | Ulm University (Germnay)

Analysis of Bulk Quantum Diamonds with Magnetic Nanoparticles (MNPs)
May’24 - Jul’24

  • Investigated the interaction between NV centers and superparamagnetic Fe3O4 MNPs for quantum sensing.
  • Performed ODMR for pristine & varied nanogram concentrations of MNPs on NV centers.
  • Curve fitted data for experimental frequencies and computated an array of theoretical Hamiltonian frequencies.
  • Matched experimental & theoretical frequencies to calculate net magnetic field’s magnitude and orientation.
Report

MITACS-GRI Scholarship | Toronto Metropolitan University (Canada)

Silicon Quantum Dots for Cancer Stem Cell Detection
May’23 - Aug’23

  • Worked with Silicon SERS biosensors and cancer samples for trace-level biomarker detection.
  • Assisted in the fabrication of 300+ biosensors using laser ablation, optimizing parameters for nanosensors
  • Used Crystal Violet & Rhodamine 6G dyes to assess Enhancement Efficiency and RSD value via Raman peaks.
  • Analyzed 600+ cancer & 300+ WBC samples with SERS biosensors, building a data library for stem cell detection.
Certificate

Honours Project | IIT (BHU) Varanasi (India)

Nanomaterials for Quantum Sensing
Jul’22 - Nov’23

  • Successfully fabricated mechanically exfoliated hexagoal Boron Nitride thin films (10-15 layers thickness).
  • VBO2 defects were created using thermal annealling in presence of pure O2 gas.
  • Samples were characterized before and after thermal annealing with Raman spectroscopy and optical microscopy.
  • Attempted to synthesize L-Lysine coated BN QDs using hydrothermal method for varied time durations.
Report

Publications, Conferences & Posters

Manuscript in Preparation

Ishita Shreshtha, Kartik Shah, Srilakshmi Premachandran, Ashok Dhinakaran, Bo Tan, Krishnan Venkatakrishnan ”Label-Free Silicon SERS Sensor for Trace Level Detection of Methylated DNA”

International Conference

Advanced Materials for Better Tomorrow (AMBT’23)

Poster Presentation

Inter IIT Tech Meet 11.0 :

Represented IIT BHU in Engineers’ Conclave event with Poster Presentation. Received special mention among 200+ member teams from premier engineering colleges of India.

Poster Presentation

Coursework and Extra-Curricular

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Contact

kartik.vishalshah.phy20@itbhu.ac.in (+91)-98332 53906
  • Indian Institute of Technology (BHU),
  • Varanasi,
  • Uttar Pradesh 221005
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