Vaman M. Naik 

 Professor of Physics  

E-mail: vmnaik@umich.edu
Phone: (313) 593 5629 
Fax: (313) 593 4937 
Office: 2214 CW

Ph.D. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 

Research Fields: Experimental Condensed Matter Physics and Biophysics

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                             Updated: May 2023

 

 

Research

My current research focuses in two areas:

Materials Physics

 

Biophysics

 

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Teaching

Over the years I have taught various introductory and upper division courses. Here is a list of physics courses I have taught at UM-Dearborn.

PHY 150: General Physics I 
PHY 151: General Physics II
PHY 305: Contemporary Physics
PHY 360: Instrumentation for Scientists 
PHY 401: Mechanics 
PHY 403: Electricity and Magnetism 
PHY 416: Biological Physics

PHY 453: Quantum Mechanics

PHY 457: Atomic and Nuclear Physics
PHY 460: Advanced Physics Laboratory 
PHY 463: Solid State Physics 

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Present Course/s

Fall - 2023

PHY 151: General Physics – II

PHY 305: Contemporary Physics

 

 

 

 

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Selected Recent Publications

2019

 

2018

2017

2016

·         A. Kumar, O.D. Jayakumar, V.M. Naik, G.A. Nazri, R. Naik, "Improved electrochemical properties of solvothermally synthesized Li2FeSiO4/C nanocomposites: A comparison between solvothermal and sol-gel methods", Solid State Ionics, 294, 15-20, 2016.

·         K.S. Dhindsa, A. Kumar, G.A. Nazri, V.M. Naik, V.K. Garg, A. C. Oliveira, P.P. Vaishnava, Z.X. Zhou, R. Naik, "Enhanced electrochemical performance of LiFePO4/C nanocomposites due to in situ formation of Fe2P impurities", Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 20, 2275-2282, 2016.

·         K. Bazzi, M. Nazri, V.M. Naik, V.K. Garg, A.C. Oliveira, P.P. Vaishnava, G.A. Nazri, R. Naik, "Enhancement of electrochemical behavior of nanostructured LiFePO4/ Carbon cathode material with excess Li", Journal of Power Sources, 306, 17-23, 2016.

·         E.H. Abdelhamid, O.D. Jayakumar, V. Kotari, B.P. Mandal, R. Rao, V.M Naik, R. Naik and A.K. Tyagi "Multiferroic PVDF-Fe3O4 hybrid films with reduced graphene oxide and ZnO nanofillers" RSC Advances, 6, 20089-20094, 2016.

2015 

2014 

2013 

·         K. S. Dhindsa, B.P. Mandal, K. Bazzi, M.W. Lin, M. Nazri, G.A. Nazri, V. M. Naik, V. K. Garg, A.C. Oliveira, P.Vaishnava, R. Naik, Z.X. Zhou, "Enhanced electrochemical performance of graphene modified LiFePO4 cathode material for lithium ion batteries", Solid State Ionics, 253, 94-100, 2013.

·         S. Devpura, J. S. Thakur, J. M. Poulik, R. Rabah, V. M. Naik and R. Naik, "Raman spectroscopic investigation of frozen and deparaffinized tissue sections of pediatric tumors: neuroblastoma and ganglioneuroma", Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 44, 370-376, 2013 .

 2012 

·         M. Lin, L. Liu, Q. Lan, X. Tan, K.S. Dhindsa, P. Zeng, V. M. Naik, M. Cheng and Z. Zhou"Mobility enhancement and highly efficient gating of monolayer MoS2 transistors with polymer electrolyte", J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 45 (2012) 345102 (6pp).

·         M. B. Sahana, C. Sudakar, A. Dixit, J. S. Thakur, R. Naik and V. M. Naik, "Quantum confinement effects and band gap engineering of SnO2  nanocrystals in a MgO matrix", Acta Materialia, 60, 1072-1078, 2012.

·         K. Bazzi, K.S. Dhindsa, A. Dixit, M. B. Sahana, C. Sudakar, M. Nazri, Z.X. Zhou, P. Vaishnava, V. M. Naik, G.A. Nazri1 and R.Naik, "Nanostructured high specific capacity C-LiFePO4 cathode material for lithium ion batteries" Journal of Materials Research, 27, 424-430, 2012.

2011

·         R. Regmi, V. Gumber, V. Subba Rao, I. Kohli, C. Black, C. Sudakar, P. Vaishnava, V. M. Naik, R. Naik, A. Mukhopadhyay and G. Lawes, "Discrepancy between different estimates of the hydrodynamic diameter of polymer-coated iron oxide nanoparticles in solution", Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 13, 6869-6875, 2011.

 2010

·         S. Devpura, J. S. Thakur, F.H. Sarkar, W.A. Sakr, V. M. Naik and R. Naik, "Detection of benign epithelia, prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia, and cancer regions in radical prostatectomy tissues using Raman spectroscopy", Vibrational Spectroscopy, 53, 227-232, 2010.

·         C. Sudakar, A. Dixit, S. Kumar, M.B. Sahana, G. Lawes, R. Naik and V. M. Naik, "Coexistence of anion and cation vacancy defects in vacuum-annealed In2O3  thin films", Scripta Materialia, 62, 63-66 (4  pp), 2010.

2009

·         A. Dixit, C. Sudakar,  R. Naik, V. M. Naik and G. Lawes, "Undoped vacuum annealed In2O3 thin films as a transparent conducting oxide",  Applied Physics Letters, 95, 192105 (3 pp), 2009

·         M.B. Sahana, C. Sudakar, C. Thapa, V.M. Naik, G.W. Auner, R.Naik, and K. R. Padmanabhana, "The effect of titanium on the lithium intercalation capacity of V2O5 thin fIlms", Thin Solid Films 517, 6642 (10  pp), 2009.

·         R. P. Panguluri, P. Kharel, C. Sudakar, R. Naik, R. Suryanarayanan, V. M. Naik, A. G. Petukhov, B. Nadgorny, and G. Lawes, "Ferromagnetism and spin-polarized charge carriers in In2O3 thin films", Phys. Rev. B. 79, 165208 (6 pp), 2009.

·          A. Dixit, C. Sudakar, J. S. Thakur, K. Padmanabhan, S. Kumar, R. Naik, V. M. Naik and G. Lawes, "Strong plasmon absorption in InN thin films", J. Appl. Phys. 105, 053104 (5 pp), 2009.

·         P. Kharel, S Talebi, B. Ramachandran, A. Dixit, V.M. Naik, M. B. Sahana, C. Sudakar, R. Naik, M. S. R. Rao and G. Lawes, "Structural, magnetic, and electrical studieson polycrystalline transition-metal-doped BiFeO3 thin films", J. Phys. Cond. Matt. 21, 036001 (6pp), 2009.

  2008

·         M.B. Sahana, C. Sudakar, G. Setzler, A. Dixit, J.S. Thakur, G. Lawes, and R. Naik, V. M. Naik  and P.P. Vaishnava, "Band Gap Engineering by Tuning Particle Size and Crystallinity of SnO2-Fe2O3 Nanocrystalline Composite Thin Films",  Applied Physics Letters, 231909 (3 pp), 2008.

·         A. Dixit, C. Sudakar, R. Naik, G. Lawes, J. S. Thakur, E. F. McCullen, G.W. Auner and V.M. Naik, "Phase separation and optical properties in oxygen rich InN films",  Applied Physics Letters, 93, 142103 (3 pp), 2008.

·         C. Sudakar, K. Padmanabhan, R. Naik, G. Lawes, B.J. Kirby, S. Kumar  and V.M. Naik, "Ferromagnetism in CuO-ZnO multilayers",  Applied Physics Letters,  93, 042502 (3 pp), 2008.

·         C. Sudakar, P. Kharel, R. Suryanarayanan, J. S. Thakur, V. M. Naik, R. Naik, G. Lawes, "Room temperature ferromagnetism in vacuum annealed TiO2 thin films",  J. Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 320, L1-L6, 2008.

·          C. Sudakar, P. Kharel, G. Lawes, R. Suryanarayanan, R. Naik and V. M. Naik, "Surface ferromagnetism and exchange bias in vacuum annealed Co3-yZnyO4 films",  Applied Physics Letters, 92, 062501(3 pp.), 2008.

·         R.E. Kast, G.K. Serhatkulu, A. Cao, A.K. Pandya, H. Dai, J.S. Thakur, V.M. Naik, R. Naik, M.D. Klein, G.W. Auner and R.Rabah, "Raman Spectroscopy can differentiate malignant tumors from normal breast tissue and detect early neoplastic changes in a mouse model", Biopolymers, 89 , 235-241, 2008.

    2007

·         C. Sudakar, J. S. Thakur, G. Laws, R. Naik and V.M. Naik, "Ferromagnetism induced by planar nanoscale CuO inclusions in Cu-doped ZnO thin films", Physical Rev. B. 75, 054423 (6pp), 2007

·         J. S. Thakur, H. Dai, G. K. Serhatkulu, R. Naik, V. M. Naik, A. Cao, A. Pandya, G.W. Auner, R. Rabah, M. D. Klein and C. Freeman, "Raman spectral signatures of mouse mammary tissue and associated lymph nodes: normal, tumor and mastitis", J. Raman Spectroscopy 38, 127-134, 2007.

·         C. Sudakar, P. Kharel, G. Laws, R. Suryanarayanan, R. Naik and V.M. Naik, "Raman spectroscopic studies of oxygen defects in Co-doped ZnO films exhibiting room temperature ferromagnetism", J. Phys. Cond. Matt. 19, 026212 (9 pp), 2007.

   2006

·         K. Padmanabhan, N.E. Harvey, P. Kharel, P. Talagala, R. Naik, G.W. Auner, V.M. Naik, R. Suryanarayanan, S. Thevuthasan, V. Shutthanandan, "Structural studies of titanium oxide films deposited with metalorganic decomposition", Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B 249, 540-543, 2006.

·         P.P. Vaishnava, U. Senaratne, E.C. Buc, R. Naik, V.M. Naik, G.M. Tsoi, L. E. Wenger and P. Boolchand, "Magnetic Properties of cobalt-ferrite Nanoparticles Embedded in Polystyrene Resin" Journal of Applied Physics 99, 08G702, 2006.

·         M. S. Sevegney, R. M. Kannan, A. R. Siedle, R. Naik, V. M. Naik,  "Vibrational spectroscopic investigation of stereoregularity effects on syndiotactic polypropylene structure and morphology",  Vibrational Spectroscopy, 40, 246, 2006.

·         J.S. Thakur, R. Naik, V.M. Naik, D.Haddad, G.W. Auner, H. Lu and W.J. Schaff, "Temperature dependence of mobility and carrier density in InN films" Journal of Applied Physics 99, 023504, 2006.

    2005

·         V.M. Naik, R. Naik, D. Haddad, J.S. Thakur, G.W. Auner, H. Lu, and W.J. Schaff, "Room-temperature photoluminescence and resonance-enhanced Raman scattering in highly degenerate InN films" Applied Physics Letters 86, 201913-1-3, 2005.  

·         G. M. Tsoi, L.E. Wenger, U. Senaratne, R. J. Tackett, E. C. Buc, R. Naik, P.P. Vaishnava and V. M. Naik, "Memory effects in a supermagnetic magnetic  γ-Fe2O3 system", Physical Rev. B. 72, 014445, 2005.

·         J.S. Thakur, D. Haddad, V.M. Naik, R. Naik, G.W. Auner, H. Lu, and W.J. Schaff, "Investigation of A1 (LO) phonon structure in  degenerate InN semiconductor films", Physical Rev. B. 71, 115203, 2005.

·         R. Naik,U. Senaratne, N. Powell, E. C. Buc, and G. M. Tsoi, V. M. Naik, L.E. Wenger, P.P. Vaishnava, "Magnetic properties of nanosized iron oxide particles precipitated in alginate hydrogels" Journal of Applied Physics 97, 10J313, 2005.

·         G. M. Tsoi, U. Senaratne, R. J. Tackett, E. C. Buc, R. Naik, P.P. Vaishnava, V. M. Naik, and L.E. Wenger, "Memory effects and magnetic interactions in a γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticle system" Journal of Applied Physics. 97, 10J507, 2005.

·         R. Suryanarayanan, V.M. Naik, P. Kharel, P. Talgala and R. Naik, "Ferromagnetism at 300 K in spin-coated films of Fe doped anatase and rutile-TiO2", J. Phys. Cond. Matt. 17, 755-762, 2005.

·         R. Suryanarayanan, V.M. Naik, P. Kharel, P. Talgala and R. Naik, "Ferromagnetism at 300 K in spin-coated films of Co doped anatase and rutile-TiO2", Solid State Commun. 133, 439-443, 2005.  

    2004

·         J.S. Thakur, D. Haddad, V. M. Naik, R. Naik and G. W. Auner, "Disorder effects on infrared reflection spectra of InN films", Journal of Applied Physics. 95, 4795-4801, 2004.

·         R. Naik, E. Kroll, D. Rodak, G.M. Tsoi, E. McCullen, L.E. Wenger, R. Suryanarayanan, V.M. Naik, P.P. Vaishnava, Qu Tao and P. Boolchand,  "Magnetic Properties of Iron-Oxide and (Iron, Cobalt)-Oxide Nanoparticles Synthesized in Polystyrene Resin Matrix", Journal Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 272-276, e1239- e1241, 2004.

    2003

    2002

·         P. Talagala, P. Fodor, D. Haddad, R. Naik, L.E. Wenger, P. P. Vaishnava and V.M. Naik, "Determination of  Magnetic Exchange Stiffness Constant n Epitaxial Ni1-xCox (001) (x ≤ 0.5) Films", Physical Review B. 66, 144426:1-6, 2002

·         B. G. Demczyk, V. M. Naik, S. Hameed and R. Naik, "Strain Relaxation in Epitaxial Si-Ge Thin Films",  Mater. Sci. Eng. B, 94, 196-201, 2002.

·         S. Hameed, P. Talagala, R. Naik, V. M. Naik and L. E. Wenger, "A study of disordered stripe magnetic domains observed in epitaxial Ni films", Journal Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 242-245, 1264-1266, 2002

    2001

·         M. J. Lukitsch, Y. V. Danylyuk, V. M. Naik, C. Huang, G. W. Auner, L. Rimai and R. Naik, "Optical and electrical properties of Al1-xInxN films grown by plasma source molecular beam epitaxy", Applied Physics Letters 79, 632-634, 2001.

·          V. M. Naik, W. H. Weber and D. Uy, D. Haddad, R. Naik, Y. V. Danylyuk, M. J. Lukitsch, G. W. Auner and L. Rimai, "UV and visible resonance enhanced Raman scattering in epitaxial Al1-xInxN thin films", Applied Physics Letters 79, 2019-2021, 2001

    2000

·         R. Naik, J. J. Nazarko, C. S. Flattery, U. Venkateswaran, V. M. Naik, M. S. Mohammed, G. W. Auner, J. V. Mantese, N. W. Schubring, A. L. Micheli, and A. B. Catalan, "Temperature Dependence of the Raman Spectra of Polycrystalline BaxSr1-xTiO3", Phys. Rev. B 61, 11367, 2000 

    1999

·         F. Jin, G. W. Auner, V. M. Naik and Naik, R. "Microstructure of Low temperature Grown AlN Thin Films on Si(111)", Journal of Applied Physics 85, 7879, 1999. 

    1998

·         U. Venkateswaran, V. M. Naik and R. Naik, "High Pressure Raman Studies of polycrystalline BaTiO3" Phys. Rev. B 58, 14256, 1998.

·         V. M. Naik, S. Hameed, R. Naik, L. Pust, L. E. Wenger, G. L.Dunifer,  and G. W. Auner,  "Effect of [111] texture on the Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy of Co/Ni Multilayers", Journal of Applied Physics 84, 3273, 1998. 

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