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Prof.Vineet Kumar Rai

Designation: Professor

Department: Physics

Email: vineetkrrai[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in

Contact Number:

Office Number: +91-326-223-5404

Personal Page: Under Construction

About Me: Dr. Rai did Ph. D. from Banara Hindu University (BHU) and worked as a Research Associate at Department of Physics, Institute of Science, BHU and a Post Doctoral Fellow at Departamento de Fisica, UFPE, PE – Brasil under a CNPq program by Brazilian Government. Currently, Dr. Rai is working as a Professor at Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad. His current area of research interest is on synthesis and optical characterization of advanced optical materials and their multi-functional applications. He is familiar with handling of various sensitive and sophisticated equipments. He has delivered talks at different academic places and organized various professional academic activities like, conferences, training programs, etc. He is member/life member in the journals editorial board and various academic societies. He has research interactions with various research & academic institutions in India and abroad.

Research Interest: Atomic & Molecular, Lasers, Nanophosphors, Nanophotonics

Curriculum
Vitae
Publications

Teaching

More than 16 years of teaching experiemnce at IIT(ISM) Dhanbad.

Academics

  • Throughout First class from High School to M.Sc. (M.Sc. in Physics & Mathematics)
  • Qualified NET (National Eligibility Test) in Physics- 2001, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India
  • Ph. D. (Physics)– 2003, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi

Position

(i) Post Doctoral Fellow in CNPq, Departamento de Fisica, UFPE, 50670-901 Recife, PE - Brasil

(ii) Three years of research & teaching at the level of Assistant Professor at IIT(ISM), Dhanbad.

(iii) More than Seven years of research & teaching at the level of Associate Professor IIT(ISM), Dhanbad.

(iv) Working as Professor since 06/06/2019 at Department of Physics, IIT(ISM), Dhanbad

 

Awards and Honors

(a) RET Fellowship, B. H. U., Varanasi, India. (b) Senior Research Fellowship (BHU), C.S.I.R.  India (c) Research Associate (BHU), C.S.I.R.  India (d) Post Doctoral Fellow in CNPq, Departamento de Fisica, UFPE, 50670-901 Recife, PE - Brasil.

  1. Honorary Rosalind Membership of London Journal Press, 2022
  2. Honorary Rosalind Membership of London Journal Press, 2020
  3. India Top cited author award in 2019 by Methods Appl. Fluoresce (IOP publishing) for one of the top 1% most cited papers published over the period of 2016-2018. Paper title: Er3+-Tm3+-Yb3+:CaMoO4 phosphor as an outstanding upconversion based optical temperature sensor and optical heater, Methods and Applications in Fluorescence, 5 (2017) 015006. 
  4. Awarded as Recognized Reviewer Status by Materials Research Bulletin in 2014. 
  5. Canara Bank Research Publication Award (for excellence in research)-2018, IIT (ISM), Dhanbad
  6. Canara Bank Research Publication Award (for excellence in research)-2017, IIT (ISM), Dhanbad
  7. Inder Mohan Thapar Research (IMTR) Award-2017 given to my Ph.D. student for the best research work under my supervision
  8. Canara Bank Research Publication Award (for excellence in research)-2016, IIT (ISM), Dhanbad
  9. Canara Bank Research Publication Award (for excellence in research)-2015, IIT(ISM), Dhanbad
  10. Bharat Shiksha Ratan Award (for excellence in Academic)-2013, by Global Society for Health & Educational growth (GSHEG), New Delhi

  11. Top 2% scientist from India recognised by  by Stanford University since 2019 till date.

  12. Recorder of the Physical Sciences for 2018-19 & 2019-20 (106th and 107th sessions of the Indian Science Congress), Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata; Section- Physical Science.

  13. Research Advisor of Nan Yang Academy of Sciences, Singapore w.e.f. 23rd October 2018

 

 

                

Publications

Books Published

  1. Reports/Chapters/General articles, etc.: 13

S.

No.

Title

Authors Name

Publisher

Year of publication

1

Book title: Advanced Nanomaterials for Solution-Processed Flexible Optoelectronic Devices; Chapter title: Advanced Nanomaterials for the Deposition of All Layers Solution-Processed Photovoltaic Devices;

Edited By: Manjeet Singh, Ashish Kumar Singh 

ISBN: 978-1-032-96050-0 (ebk)

Lakshmi Mukhopadhyay and Vineet Kumar Rai

Taylor and Francis, CRC publishers

Chapter 6, pg. no. 120-141, 2025, DOI: 10.1201/9781032960500

2025

2

Book title: Layered Nanomaterials for Solution-Processed Optoelectronics  (1st Edition) Chapter title: MXene as a Co-catalyst for photoelectrochemical devices for H2 production; edited by Manjeet Singh, Ashish Kumar Singh, Balaram Pani; 

EBook: ISBN 9781003509509

Manoj Hazarika and Vineet Kumar Rai

Taylor and Francis, CRC publishers

Chapter 4, pg. no. 62-83, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003509509

2025

3

Book title: Upconversion nanoparticles for functional applications

Chapter title: Upconversion luminescence sensitized pH-nanoprobes

Vishab Kesarwani and Vineet Kumar Rai

Springer Nature

ISBN:978-981-99-3912-1

2023

4

Book Title: Upconverting nanoparticles- from fundamentals to applications

Chapter title: 

Introduction to Upconversion and Upconversion Nano particles.

Manisha Mondal, Vineet Kumar Rai

Wiley‐VCH GmbH, Print ISBN:9783527349654, Online ISBN:9783527834884, Pages 1-30.

2022

5

Book Title: Upconverting nanoparticles- from fundamentals to applications

Chapter title: Synthesis protocol of upconversion nanoparticles.

Lakshami Mukhopadhyay, V. K. Rai

Wiley‐VCH GmbH, Print ISBN:9783527349654, Online ISBN:9783527834884, Pages 31-65.

2022

6

Book Title: Upconverting nanoparticles- from fundamentals to applications

Chapter title: Fundamental aspects of up converting nano-particles (UCNPs) based on their properties.

Sushil Kumar Ranjan, Sasank Pattnaik, Vishab Kesarwani, V. K. Rai

Wiley‐VCH GmbH, Print ISBN:9783527349654, Online ISBN:9783527834884,Pages 117-140.

2022

7

Book Title: Upconverting nanoparticles- from fundamentals to applications

Chapter title: Frequency upconversion in UCNPs containing transition metal ions.

Manisha Prasad, V. K. Rai

Wiley‐VCH GmbH, Print ISBN:9783527349654, Online ISBN:9783527834884, Pages 141-169.  

2022

8

Book Title: Upconverting nanoparticles- from fundamentals to applications

Chapter title: Frequency upconversion in UCNPs containing rare earth ion.

 Sasank Pattnaik, V. K. Rai

Wiley‐VCH GmbH, Print ISBN:9783527349654, Online ISBN:9783527834884, Pages 171-219.

2022

 9

Book Title: Upconverting nanoparticles- from fundamentals to applications

Chapter title: UC NPs in detection of fungicides and plant viruses.

Vishab Kesarwani, V. K. Rai 

Wiley‐VCH GmbH, Print ISBN:9783527349654, Online ISBN:9783527834884, Pages 493-516.

2022

10

Book title: Laser and its applications for Material Science and Nanotechnology

Chapter title: Rare earth earth doped upcoming phosphors for display and temperature sensing applications

Astha Kumari, Abhishek Kumar Soni and Vineet Kumar Rai

Material Focus (American Scientific publisher) Vol-5, pp.1-8.

2016

11.

Book title: Spectroscopic Techniques for Security, Forensic

and Environmental Applications.

Chapter title: Rare Earth Doped Materials for

temperature Sensors

Anurag Pandey and Vineet Kumar Rai

Published by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. New York, USA¸ ISBN: 978-1-

63117-404-9

2014

12

Book title: Nanotechnology in Polymers, Studium Press LLC, P.P. Box 722200, Huston, Texas 77072, USA. 

Chapter title: Doped polymers, Polymer Nano- Fibers and Density Functional Theory

Pankaj Mishra and Vineet KumarRai

ISBN 1-933699-

90-6

2012

13

Book title: Solid State Laser Chapter title: Frequency upconversion in rare earth ions in Rare EarthIons

Vineet Kumar Rai

ISBN 978-953-

51-0086-7

2012

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

  1. Renuka Bokolia.; Manisha Mondal; Rai, V. K.; K. Sreenivas (2017): J. Appl. Phys., 121, 084101.
  2. Tamilmani, Vairapperumal; Kumari, Astha; Rai, V.K.; Unni Nair, Balachandran; Sreeram, Kalarical Janardhanan (2017): J. Physical Chemistry, 121, 4505−4516.  
  3. A. Dubey, A. K. Soni, Astha Kumari, Riya dey, Rai, V. K. (2017): J. Alloys and Compounds, 693, 194–200. 
  4. Manisha Mondal; Rai, V. K.; Chandan Srivastava (2017): Chemical Engineering Journal, 327, 838–848. 
  5. Dey Riya, Rai, V. K. (2017): Methods and Applications in Fluorescence, 5, 015006.
  6. Abhishek Kumar Soni, Rai, V. K., Manoj K. Mahata (2017): Materials Research Bulletin, 89, 116-124.
  7. Lakshmi Mukhopadhyay, Rai, V. K., R. Bakolia, K. Sreenivas (2017): J. Luminescence,  187, 368–377. 
  8. Lakshmi Mukhopadhyay, Rai, V. K. (2017): New Journal of Chemistry, 41, 7650 - 7661.
  9. Mohd Azam; Rai, V. K., D. K. Mohanty (2017): Methods and Applications in Fluorescence, 5, 035005.
  10. Tamilmani, Vairapperumal; A. K. Soni; Rai, V.K.; Unni Nair; Balachandran; Sreeram, Kalarical Janardhanan (2017): Journal of Chemical Sciences, 129, 1929–1940.
  11. Joydip Dutta, Rai, V. K. (2018): Methods and applications in fluorescence, 6, 025003.
  12. Anita Kumari; Manisha Mondol; Rai, V.K., S. N. Singh (2018): Methods and Applications in Fluorescence, 6, 015003.
  13. Manisha Mondal; Rai, V. K. (2018): Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 60, 125-132.
  14. V. Singh, N. Singh, M. S. Pathak, Hakyung Jeong, S. Watanabe, T. K. Gundu Rao, V. Dubey, Rai, V.K. (2018): Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 29, 3006–3013.
  15. Sushil K. Ranjan; A. K. Soni; Rai, V. K. (2018): Luminescence: The Journal of Biological and Chemical Luminescence, 33, 647-653.
  16. Manisha Mondal; Rai, V. K. (2018): J. Alloys & Comp., 750, 304-311.
  17. A.K. Soni; Rai, V. K.  (2018): J. Rare Earths, 36, 1256-1263, DOI: 10.1016/j.jre.2018.03.034.
  18. Sushil K. Ranjan; Manisha Mondal; Rai, V. K. (2018): Materials Research Bulletin, 106, 66-73. 
  19. Lakshmi Mukhopadhyay, Rai, V. K. (2018): New J. Chemistry, 42, 13122-13134.
  20. Anita Kumari; Lakshmi Mukhopadhyay; Rai, V.K. (2019): New J. Chemistry,  43, 6249 - 6256, DOI: 10.1039/C9NJ00463G.
  21. Joydip Dutta, Rai, V. K., M. Mdurai, R. Thangavel (2019): IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 9, 1040-1045, DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2019.2912719.
  22. Manisha Prasad, Rai, V.K. (2020): J. Alloys and Compounds, 837, 155289.
  23. Manisha Mondal; Rai, V. K. (2020): Optics and Laser Technology, 130, 106341.
  24. Tamilmani, Vairapperumal; Mondal Manisha; Rai, V.K.; Mishra, A. K. (2021): J. Alloys and Compounds, 857, 157575. 
  25. Joydip Dutta, Rai, V.K. (2021): Optics and Laser Technology, 140, 107087.  
  26. Sushri Sangita Nandaa, Priyanka Nayaka, Sasank Pattnaik, Rai, V. K. (2023): J. Alloys & Compounds, 934, 167732.
  27. Manoj Hazarika, Lutukurthi D. N. V. V. Konda, Rai, V.K. (2024): J. Alloys & Compounds, 1002, 175453.

Papers in conference abstract volumes / presented

  1. Lakshmi Mukhopadhyay, Manisha Mondal, V. K. Rai (2016): Photovoltaics and Photocatalysis: Promising Applications of Lanthanide doped Luminescent Materials, Int. J. Technol. Manage., 2, 8-11.
  2. S. K. Ranjan, A. K. Soni, Rai, V. K. (2017): Enhanced green upconversion emission in Ho3+:Gd2O3 phosphor by codoping of Yb3+ ions, Materials Today Proceeding 4, 5593-5598 .
  3. Manisha Mondal; Rai, V. K. (2018): Structural and optical investigation in Er3+ doped Y2MoO6 phosphors, AIP Conference Proceedings, 1953, 030025.
  4. Anita Kumari; A. K. Soni; Rai, V. K. (2018): Upconversion emission study in Tm3+ and Ho3+ doped Gd2(MoO4)3 phosphor, AIP Conference Proceedings, 1953, 030035.
  5. M Azam; Rai, V. K. (2018): Enhanced frequency upconversion study in Er3+/Yb3+ doped/codoped TWTi glasses, AIP Conference Proceedings, 1953, 070002.  
  6. L Mukhopadhyay; Rai, V. K. (2018): UV excited downconversion luminescence properties of Eu3+: NaZnPO4 phosphors, AIP Conference Proceedings, 1953, 060021.
  7. M Azam; Rai, V. K. (2018): Study of visible luminescence spectra from Nd3+ doped TPO glass upon 808 nm excitation, AIP Conference Proceedings, 1953, 090048.
  8. M Azam; Rai, V. K. (2018): Effect of silver nanoparticle in the upconversion produced by Er3+/Yb3+ codoped TWPO glass, AIP Conference Proceedings, (accepted) DOI: 10.1109/ICMAP.2018.8354499.
  9. M Azam; Rai, V. K. (2018): Study of visible luminescence spectra from Nd3+ doped TPO glass upon 808 nm excitation, AIP Conference Proceedings 1953, 090048.
  10. Manisha Mondal, Lakshmi Mukhopadhyay, Mohd Azam, Manisha Prasad, Rai V. K. (2019): Spectroscopic investigation in Er3+ doped ZnMoO4 phosphors, AIP Conference Proceedings, 2115, 030168.
  11. L Mukhopadhyay; Rai, V. K. (2018): Optical studies in Er3+ doped SrY2O4 upconverting phosphors for display devices, 2018 3rd International Conference on Microwave and Photonics (ICMAP), Publisher-IEEE, Pages 1-2.
  12. Lakshmi Mukhopadhyay, Mohd Azam, Manisha Mondal,Manisha Prasad, Rai, V. K. (2019): Yellowish-green upconversion emission in Ho3+: SrY2O4 nanophosphors for display applications, AIP Conference Proceedings 2115, 030160.
  13. Sasank Pattnaik, Manisha Mondal, Lakshmi Mukhopadhyay,  V. K. Rai (2020): Trivalent lanthanide doped orthovanadate phosphors for efficient upconversion, Materials Today: Proceedings, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.05.824.
  14. Manisha Prasad, Manisha Mondal, Lakshmi Mukhopadhyay, Sasank Pattnaik, V. K. Rai (2021): Photoluminescence investigation in tungstate based materials, Materials Today: Proceedings, 46, 6388–6391, PII S2214-7853(20)34586-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.06.132.
  15. Vishab Kesarwani, Vineet Kumar Rai (2024): Effect of introducing ZrO2 on the upconversion emission of tellurium tungstate glass; AIP Conf. Proc. 2995, 020060. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0179030 .

Patents

NA

Projects & Activities

Sponsored Research Projects (External Funded)

  1. Principal Investigator of Research Projects (funded by DST/UGC/SERB, etc.,): 04 (Four)

  2. Details of Training Program/Course work organized:           03 (Three)

Consultancy Project

NA

Membership of Scientific Societies

(1) Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata; Section- Physical Science; Life member- L30124. (2) Indian Association of Physics Teachers Association (Regd. No. K1448 Under section XXI of Societies Act 1860, Life member (Life membership number 10995 L7139). (3) Laser and Spectroscopy Society of India (LASSI), Life member- Membership No. 247 (4) Global Society for Health & Educational Growth (GSHEG)-2013.  

Other Academic and Administrative Activities

  1. International Journal of Applied and Natural Sciences (IJANS);    ISSN (Print): 2319-4014;   ISSN(Online): 2319-4022 ;   Impact Factor(JCC): 7.1738-Editorial Board Member
  2. Methods and Applications in Fluorescence (IOP)- Editorial Board Member
  3. Guest Editor of Fluorescence Research in India (https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/2050-6120/page/Fluorescence-Research-in-India).
  4. Review Editor in Frontiers in Chemistry - Analytical Chemistry, since 07.09.2022.
  5. Recorder of the Physical Sciences for 208-19 & 2019-20 (106th and 107th sessions of the Indian Science Congress), Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata; Section- Physical Science.
  6. Writeoff Committee Chairman (department level)

  7. Chairperson, Senate Postgraduate Committee (SPGC) at IIT(ISM) Dhanbad.

  8. Senate Nominee in Senate Postgraduate Committee (SPGC) at IIT(ISM) Dhanbad.

  9. Chairman, Health Centre Committee (HCC) & Health Centre Purchase Committee (HCPC).
  10. Member in Departmental Faculty Screening Committee (DFSC).
  11. Departmental Grievance Redressal Committee (DGRC) - Chairman

Guidance

Thesis guided: (i). Ph.D.-15 (completed); 07 (ongoing).

Dissertation: M. Phil. (02) & M.Sc. (25), B. Tech-03.

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