Ram C. Rai, Ph. D., University of Kentucky
(2004)
Assistant Professor
Physics Department
Buffalo State College
1300 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone: (716) 878 3767 and Fax: (716) 878
4421
Email:rairc@buffalostate.edu
Education
- June 2004, Ph.D. (Experimental Condensed Matter Physics),
University
of Kentucky, Department
of Physics and Astronomy, Kentucky
- 1993, M. Sc. (Physics), Tribhuvan
University, Nepal
- 1990, B. Sc. (Physics), Tribhuvan
University, Nepal
Research Interests
Investigation of low-dimensional electronic
and magnetic materials, including correlated electron
systems, multiferroic materials, charge-density-wave materials,
transition metal oxides, and semiconductors via
optical techniques, magneto-optical, electro-optical and
transport measurements.
We are particularly interested in the growth and characterization of thin films of multiferroics and wide band gap semiconductors using different experimental methods, including optical spectroscopy, magneto-optical measurements, resistivity, and dielectric measurements. Thin films are deposited by Electron-Beam Deposition Technique and they are charterized for structural and other physical properties. We use a UV-VIS-NIR spectrophotometer (wavelength range: 190 nm - 3300 nm) equipped with an optical cryostat for the variable temperature (4 - 500 K) optical studies. We primarily focus on the optical studies of thin film samples to investigate spin-lattice-charge coupling processes, and to correlate the spectroscopic spectra with underlying structural characteristics, the electronic structures, the phase transitions, and other physical properties. |
