Note: Arghya Majee has transitioned from the institute (alumni).
Theoretical Soft Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrostatic interaction between colloids
- Charge-regulation
- Colloids at fluid-fluid interfaces
- Classical DFT approach and its application to soft matter systems
- Electrolyte Seebeck effect
- Thermophoresis of charged colloids
Academic Experiences
June, 2015 – present: Research Scientist
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart, Germany
(Department of Prof. Siegfried Dietrich)
October, 2012 – May, 2015: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart, Germany
Topic: Interactions of colloids at interfaces of electrolytes
Supervisors: Prof. Siegfried Dietrich and Prof. Markus Bier
Education
Ph.D. (October, 2009 – September, 2012): LOMA, University of Bordeaux 1, France
Thesis title: Thermoelectric effect in colloidal dispersions [Link]
Supervisor: Prof. Alois Würger
M. Sc. in Physics (2007 – 2009): Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
B. Sc. with Honours in Physics (2004 – 2007): Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
[18] M. R. Matus, Z. Zhang, Z. Benrahla, A. Majee, A. Maali, and A. Würger, Electroviscous drag on squeezing motion in sphere-plane geometry (submitted).
[17] P. Khunpetch*, A. Majee*, and R. Podgornik, Curvature effects in charge-regulated lipid bilayers (submitted).
*equal contribution and shared co-first authorship
[16] A. Majee, M. Bier, R. Blossey, and R. Podgornik, Charge symmetry broken complex coacervation, Phys. Rev. Research 2, 043417 (2020). [arXiv: 2010.00568]
[15] R. Bebon and A. Majee, Electrostatic pair-interaction of nearby metal or metal-coated colloids at fluid interfaces, J. Chem. Phys. 153, 044903 (2020). [arXiv: 2007.14367]
[14] A. Majee, M. Bier, R. Blossey, and R. Podgornik, Charge regulation radically modifies electrostatics in membrane stacks, Phys. Rev. E 100, 050601(R) (2019). [arXiv:1909.00217]
[13] A. Majee, M. Bier, and S. Dietrich, Electrostatic interaction of particles trapped at fluid interfaces: effects of geometry and wetting properties, Soft Matter 14, 9436 (2018). [arXiv: 1808.09926]
[12] A. Majee, T. Schmetzer, and M. Bier, Electrostatic interaction between dissimilar colloids at fluid interfaces, Phys. Rev. E 97, 042611 (2018). [arXiv: 1801.05662]
[11] A. Majee, M. Bier, and R. Podgornik, Spontaneous symmetry breaking of charge-regulated surfaces, Soft Matter 14, 985 (2018). [arXiv: 1709.05005]
[10] A. Ly, A. Majee, and A. Würger, Nanoscale Seebeck effect at hot metal nanostructures, New J. Phys. 20, 025001 (2018). [arXiv: 1703.03281]
[9] A. Majee, Rotational motion of dimers of Janus particles, Eur. Phys. J. E 40, 30 (2017). [arXiv: 1703.09063]
[8] A. Majee, M. Bier, and S. Dietrich, Poisson-Boltzmann study of the effective electrostatic interaction between colloids at an electrolyte interface, J. Chem. Phys. 145, 064707 (2016). [arXiv: 1606.03908]
[7] A. Majee, M. Bier, and S. Dietrich, Electrostatic interaction between particles at an electrolyte interface, J. Chem. Phys. 140, 164906 (2014). [arXiv: 1402:6916]
[6] K. A. Eslahian, A. Majee, M. Maskos, and A. Würger, Specific salt effects on thermophoresis of charged colloids, Soft Matter 10, 1931 (2014). [arXiv: 1401:7242]
[5] T. Bickel, A. Majee, and A. Würger, Flow pattern in the vicinity of self-propelling hot Janus particles, Phys. Rev. E 88, 012301 (2013). [arXiv: 1401:7311]
[4] A. Majee and A. Würger, Thermocharge of a hot spot in an electrolyte solution, Soft Matter 9, 2145 (2013). [arXiv: 1401:7493]
[3] A. Majee, Thermoelectric effect in colloidal dispersions (Doctoral thesis). [Link]
[2] A. Majee and A. Würger, Charging of heated colloidal particles using the electrolyte Seebeck effect, Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 118301 (2012). [arXiv: 1401:7439]
[1] A. Majee and A. Würger, Collective thermoelectrophoresis of charged colloids, Phys. Rev. E 83, 061403 (2011). [arXiv: 1401:7557]