Ranjit Pati
Michigan Technological University, University at Albany, State University of New York
Research areas: Physics and Astronomy · Condensed Matter Physics · Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures · Magnetic properties of thin films · Quantum and electron transport phenomena
0000-0002-7936-4020
About
Research in my group focuses on quantum materials and devices such as single molecular junctions, carbon and boron nitride nanotubes, graphene nanoflake, magnetic and semiconductor nanowires, van der Waals magnet, magnetic heterostructures, etc. We explore possible usage of these materials in next-generation electronics and spintronics. Particularly we ask questions: What does govern the behavior of these materials at the level of atoms and electrons? Can we control the behavior of electrons in these materials? Can we design new materials with novel properties based on our understanding? As classical physics fails to describe such quantum systems, we use quantum many-body physics, which includes interaction between electrons (charge and spin) explicitly, to address these questions.
Employment
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Michigan Technological University Professor2013 - Present
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Michigan Technological University Associate Professor2008 - 2013
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Michigan Technological University Assistant Professor2004 - 2008
Education
- 1993 - 1998
Projects & Funding
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CAREER: Theory and modeling of a molecular transistor National Science Foundation2007 - 2013
Publications (20)
- Organic solvent-assisted pore structure modulation in porous carbons for superior energy storage performance in supercapacitors Save
- CrSbSe3 Nanowire: A Platform for Near-Perfect Spin Selectivity Save
- Unveiling a New Class of Quasi-One-Dimensional van der Waals Crystal with Tunable Electronic and Magnetic Properties Save
- DFT-aided machine learning-based discovery of magnetism in Fe-based bimetallic chalcogenides Save
- Phase transition from a nonmagnetic to a ferromagnetic state in a twisted bilayer graphene nanoflake: the role of electronic pressure on the magic-twist Save
- Emergence of Ferromagnetism Due to Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in a Twisted Bilayer Graphene Nanoflake Save
- Cr-Doped Ge-Core/Si-Shell Nanowire: An Antiferromagnetic Semiconductor Save
- Spin filtering with Mn-doped Ge-core/Si-shell nanowires Save
- Oscillatory Tunnel Magnetoresistance in a Carbon Nanotube Based Three-Terminal Magnetic Tunnel Junction Save
- Catching the electron in action in real space inside a Ge–Si core–shell nanowire transistor Save
- Unlocking the Origin of Superior Performance of a Si-Ge Core-Shell Nanowire Quantum Dot Field Effect Transistor Save
- Fluorinated Boron Nitride Nanotube Quantum Dots: A Spin Filter Save
- Giant amplification of tunnel magnetoresistance in a molecular junction: Molecular spin-valve transistor Save
- Switching of Conductance in a Molecular Wire: Role of Junction Geometry, Interfacial Distance, and Conformational Change Save
- What determines the sign reversal of magnetoresistance in a molecular tunnel junction? Save
- Massively parallel computing on an organic molecular layer Save
- Origin of Negative Differential Resistance in a Strongly Coupled Single Molecule-Metal Junction Device Save
- Room-Temperature Ferromagnetism in Doped Face-Centered Cubic Fe Nanoparticles Save
- Current switching by conformational change in a pi-sigma-pi molecular wire Save
- First principles calculations of spin-polarized electron transport in a molecular wire: Molecular spin valve Save