Publications

   

    •R. C. Rai, “Research Progress in Magnetoelectric Multiferroic Materials”, Newsletter of Association of Nepali Physicists in America, Vol. 5, January Issue (2023).

     

    •C. Dhital, R. L. Dally, D. Pham, T. Keen, Q. Zhang, P. Siwakoti, R. Nepal, R. Jin, and R. C. Rai, “Magnetic structure of magnetoelectric multiferroic HoFeWO6”, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 544, 168725 (2022).

     

    •R. C. Rai, J. Hinz, M. Pascolini, and K. Bryzski, “Optical and electro-optical properties of YbFe2O4 thin films”, Journal of Nepal Physical Society (Special Issue: ANPA Conference 2021) 7, 47 (2021).

     

    •R. C. Rai, C. Horvatits, and S. Deer, “Magnetic properties and spin reorientation of hexagonal HoFeO3 thin films”, Thin Solid Films 723, 138596 (2021).

     

    •N. Maharjan, P. Joshi, R. C. Rai, and M. L. Nakarmi, “Atomic-like emissions in UV region from hexagonal boron nitride crystal powders”, J. Lumin. 234, 117944 (2021).

     

    •C. Dhital, D. Pham, T. Lawal, C. Bucholz, A. Poyraz, Q. Zhang, R. Nepal, R. Jin, R. C. Rai, “Crystal and magnetic structure of polar oxide HoCrWO6”, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 514, 167219 (2020).

     

    •N. Maharjan,, R. C. Rai, D. D. Mulmi, and M. L. Nakarmi, “Observation of bandgap renormalization in mesoscopic zinc oxide particles”, J. Lumin. 219, 116879 (2020).

     

    •R. C. Rai, J. Hinz, D. Mckenna, J. Pawlak, and M. DeMarco, “Magnetic and electrical transport properties of YbFe2O4”, Phys. Rev. B 100, 045102 (2019).

     

    •R. C. Rai, J. Hinz, M. Pascolini, F. Sun, and H. Zeng, “Electronic excitations and optical properties of YbFe2O4 thin films”, Thin Solid Films 673, 57 (2019).

     

    •R. C. Rai, C. Horvatits, D. Mckenna, and J. Du Hart, “Structural studies and physical properties of hexagonal-YbFeO3 thin films”, AIP Advances 9, 015019 (2019).

     

    •R. C. Rai, J. Pawlak, J. Hinz, M. Pascolini, and M. DeMarco, “Magnetoresistance, magnetic, and dielectric properties of LuFe2O4 prepared by ebeam-assisted solid state reaction”, Journal of Applied Physics 124, 144101 (2018).

     

    •R. C. Rai, D. Mckenna, C. Horvatits, and J. Du Hart, “Annealing Induced Structural Phase Change of Hexagonal-LuFeO3 Thin Films”, Ceramic Transactions 264, 209 (2018).

     

    •R. C. Rai, J. Hinz, G. X. A. Petronilo, F. Sun, H. Zeng, M. L. Nakarmi, and P. R. Niraula, “Signature of structural distortion in optical spectra of YFe2O4 thin film”, AIP Advances 6, 025021 (2016).

     

    •Bo Cai, Mim L Nakarmi, Brandon S Franks, and R. C. Rai, “Electro-optical effects and temperature-dependent electrical properties of LuFe2O4 thin films”, Thin Solid Films 562, 490 (2014).

     

    • I. V. Andreev, A. L. Tchougréeff, P. Kögerler, and R. C. Rai, “Magneto-optical Response of 3d-Decorated Polyoxomolybdates with e-Keggin Structure”, Inorg. Chem. 53, 2892 (2014).

     

    • R. C. Rai, “Analysis of the Urbach Tails in Absorption Spectra of Undoped ZnO Thin Films”, J. Appl. Phys. 113, 153508 (2013).

     

    •R. C. Rai, A. Delmont , A. Sprow, B. Cai, and M. L. Nakarmi, “Spin-Charge-Orbital Coupling in Multiferroic LuFe2O4 Thin Films”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 212904 (2012).

     

    •R. C. Rai, M. Guminiak, S. Wilser, B. Cai, and M. L. Nakarmi, “Elevated Temperature Dependence of Energy Band Gap of ZnO Thin Films Grown by E-Beam Deposition”, J. Appl. Phys. 111, 073511 (2012).

     

    •R. C. Rai, S. Wilser, M. Guminiak, B. Cai and M. L. Nakarmi, “Optical and electronic properties of NiFe2O4 and CoFe2O4 thin films”, Appl. Phys. A: Mater. Scie. $ Proc. DOI: 10.1007/s00339-011-6549-z, Online First (2011).

     

    • M.O. Ramirez, A. Kumar, S.A. Denev, N. Podroza, X.S. Xu, R.C. Rai, Y.H. Chu, J. Seidel, L. Martin, S.-Y. Yang, E. Saiz, J.F. Ihlefeld, S. Lee, J. Klug, S.-W. Cheong, M.J. Bedzyk, O. Auciello, D.G. Schlom, R. Ramesh, J. Orenstein, J.L. Musfeldt, and V. Gopalan, “Magnon sidebands and charge-spin coupling in bismuth ferrite probed by nonlinear optical spectroscopy”, Phys. Rev. B 79, 224106 (2009).

     

    •X.S. Xu, T.V. Brinzari, S. Lee, Y.H. Chu, A. Kumar, S. McGill, R.C. Rai, R. Ramesh, V. Gopalan, S.-W. Cheong, and J.L. Musfeldt, “Optical properties and magnetochromism in multiferroic BiFeO3”, Phys. Rev. B 79, 134425 (2009).

     

    •M.O. Ramirez, A. Kumar, S.A. Denev, Y.H. Chu, J. Seidel, L. Martin, S.-Y. Yang, R.C. Rai, X.S. Xu, J.F. Ihlefeld, N. Podraza, E. Saiz, S. Lee, J. Klug, S.-W. Cheong, M.J. Bedzyk, O. Auciello, D.G. Schlom, J. Orenstein, R. Ramesh, J.L. Musfeldt, A.P. Litvinchuk, and V. Gopalan, “Spin-Charge-Lattice Coupling through Multi-Magnon Excitations in Multiferroic BiFeO3”, Appl. Phys. Lett 94, 161905 (2009).

     

    •J. F. Ihlefeld, N. J. Podraza, Z. K. Liu, R. C. Rai, X. Xu, T. Heeg, Y. B. Chen, J. Li, R. W. Collins, J. L. Musfeldt, X. Q. Pan, J. Schubert, R. Ramesh, and D. G. Schlom, “Optical band gap of BiFeO3 grown by molecular-beam epitaxy”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 142908 (2008).

     

    •S. R. Basu, L. W. Martin, Y. H. Chu, M. Gajek, R. Ramesh, R. C. Rai, X. Xu, and J. L. Musfeldt, “Photoconductivity in BiFeO3 thin films”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 091905 (2008).

     

    •Amit Kumar, Ram C. Rai, Nikolas J. Podraza, Sava Denev, Mariola Ramirez, Ying-Hao Chu, Jon Ihlefeld, Darrell G. Schlom, J. Orenstein, R. Ramesh, Robert W. Collins, Janice L. Musfeldt, and Venkatraman Gopalan, “Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties of BiFeO3”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 142908 (2008).

     

    •J. L. Manson, H. I. Southerland, B. Twamley, R. C. Rai, and J. L. Musfeldt, “bis(di-2-pyridyl-methanediol)copper(II) dihydrogentrifluoride: A structural and spectroscopic study of the H2F3- anion in a complex salt”, Dalton Transactions, 5655-5657 (2007).

     

    •R. C. Rai, J. Cao, L. I. Vergara, S. Brown, J. L. Musfeldt, D. J. Singh, G. Lawes, N. Rogado, R. J. Cava, and X. Wei, “High-Energy Magnetodielectric Effects in Kagome Staircase Materials”, Phys. Rev. B 76, 174414 (2007).

     
 

Prior to Fall 2007:

     

    •J. Cao, R. C. Rai, S. Brown, J. L. Musfeldt, R. Tackett, G. Lawes, Y. Wang, X. Wei, M. Apostu, R. Suryanarayanan, and A. Revcolevschi, “Observation of 300 K High Energy Magneto-Dielectric Response in the Bilayer Manganite (La0.4Pr0.6)1.2Sr1.8Mn2O7, Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 021913 (2007).

     

    •R. C. Rai, J. Cao, J. L. Musfeldt, S. Park, S.-W. Cheong, and X. Wei, “Spin-Charge Coupling and the High Energy Magneto-Dielectric Effect in HoMnO3”, Phys. Rev. B 75, 184414 (2007).

     

    •R. C. Rai, J. Cao, S. Brown, J. L. Musfeldt, D. Kasinathan, D. J. Singh, G. Lawes, N. Rogado, R. J. Cava, and X.Wei, “Optical Properties and Magnetic Field Induced Phase Transitions in the Ferroelectric State of Ni3V2O8”, Phys. Rev. B 74, 235101 (2006).

     

    •J. Cao, J. T. Haraldsen, R. C. Rai, S. Brown, J. L. Musfeldt, Y. J. Wang, X. Wei, M. Apostu, R. Suryanarayanan, and A. Revcolevschi, “Magneto-Optical Investigation of the Field-Induced Spin-Glass Insulator to Ferromagnetic Metallic Transition of Bilayer Manganite (La0.4Pr0.6)1.2Sr1.8Mn2O7, Phys. Rev. B 74, 045113 (2006).

     

    •D. J. Singh, R. C. Rai, J. L. Musfeldt, S. Auluck, Nirpendra Singh, P. Kalifah, S. McClure, and D. G. Mandrus, Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of Spinel ZnRh2O4, Chem. Mater. 18, 2696 (2006).

     

    •J. Schnack, M.Br¨uger, M. Luban, P. K¨ogerler, E. Morosan, R. Fuchs, R. Modler, H. Nojiri, R. C. Rai, J. Cao, J. L. Musfeldt, and X. Wei, “Observation of Field-dependent Magnetic Parameters in the Magnetic Molecule {Ni4Mo12}”, Phys. Rev. B 73, 094401 (2006).

     

    •R. C. Rai, J. Cao, J. L. Musfeldt, D. J. Singh, B. C. Sales, D. Mandrus, X. Wei, R. Jin, and Z. X. Zhou, “Magneto-Dielectric Effect in the S = 1/2 Quasi-Two Dimensional Antiferromagnet K2V3O8”, Phys. Rev. B, 73, 075112 (2006).

     

    •J. W. Brill, L. Ladino, M. Freamat, M. Uddin, and R. C. Rai, "Dynamics of the Electro-Optic Response of Charge-Density-Wave Conductors", J. Phys. IV France 131, 135 (2005). (Conference Proceedings)

     

    •G. Cao, L. Balicas, X. N. Lin, S. Chikara, V. Durairaj, E. Elhami, J. W. Brill, R. C. Rai, and J. E. Crow, “"Destruction of an Orbitally Ordered and Spin-Polarized State: Colossal Magnetoresistance in Ca3Ru2O7”", J. of Electronic Materials 33, 1303 (2004).

     

    •R. C. Rai, and J.W. Brill, "Dynamics of the Electroreflective Response of TaS3", Phys. Rev. B 70, 235126 (2004).

     

    •G. Cao, L. Balicas, X. N. Lin, S. Chikara, V. Durairaj, E. Elhami, J. W. Brill, and R. C. Rai, "Field-tuned Collapse of an Orbital Ordered and Spin-polarized State: Colossal Magnetoresistance in Bilayered Ruthenate, Phys. Rev. B 69, 014404 (2004).

     

    •R. C. Rai, V. A. Bondarenko, and J.W. Brill, "Electro-reflectance Spectra of Blue Bronze", Eur. Phys J. B 35, 233 (2003).

     

    •R. C. Rai, V. A. Bondarenko, and J. W. Brill, "Search for narrow-band-noise modulations of the infrared transmission of blue bronze", J. Phys. IV France 12, 85 (2002). (Conference Proceedings)

     

    •E. Postolache, D. K. Powell, G. Popov, R. C. Rai, M. Greenblatt, and J. W. Brill, "Comparison of Young’s modulus and specific heat anomalies at the magnetic transition in a'-NaV2O5", Solid State Sciences 2, 759 (2000).