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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

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 .

 

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