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, molecular magnets, charge-density-wave materials,
transition metal oxides, and multiferroic materials via
optical techniques, magneto-optical, electro-optical and
transport measurements.
I am particularly interested in investigation of thin
films of novel materials, such as multiferroics and spinel
ferrites, using different experimental methods, including
optical spectroscopy,magneto-optical measurements, resistivity,
and dielectric measurements. A 3kW electron-gun evaporation
system is used for the thin film deposition, and a UV-VIS-NIR
spectrophotometer (190 nm - 3300 nm wavelength range)
equipped with an optical cryostat is used for the variable
temperature (4 - 500 K) optical studies. My primary focus
on the optical studies is to investigate the coupling
processes, such as spin-lattice-charge coupling and to
correlate the spectroscopic spectra with underlying structural
characteristics, the electronic structures, the phase
transitions, and other physical properties . |
