Prof. Muklesur Rahman, PhD has been serving the Department of Physics since 2009. His doctoral research work (2003-2007, CSIR Fellow) was carried out in the Department of Solid State Physics, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata with Prof. B. K. Chaudhury on Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal (SmC^*). Dr. Rahman did postdoctoral research (2008-2009) with Prof. Wei Lee, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan on 'scientific duo of carbon nanotubes and nematic liquid crystal". For details of research interest, publication, open position etc. please click on "view complete proifle".

Education

Ph D (2007): Jadavpur University

M. Sc (2002): Jadavpur Univesity

B. Sc (2000): Vidyasagar University

Field of Specialization

Solid State Physics

Courses Taught/Teaching

In this semsetser (Srping 2017)

PH 104: Geometrical and Phyiscal Optics   Credit 4(2)

PH 308: Electromagnetic theory              Credit 4(2)

PH 492: Laboratotory                      Credit 4

PH 502: Material Science  (Spl)        Credit (4)

PH 592: Material Science  laboratory        Credit (4)

Research Area

Research

Ferroelectrics: Liquid crystal, organic and polymer

Biaxial Nematic Liquid Crystal

Phase Transitions

Experience

2009- present: Department of Physics, Aliah University

2008 - 2009: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physics, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan

2003 - 2007: Reserach Fellow (JRF,SRFand RA), Department of Solid State Physics, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science

Conference Papers Published

1. “First Order Reversal Curves'  M. Rahman, Indian Liquid Crystal Conference December 2015, DITU, Dehradun, India

2.“Study of hybrid corrugated metal-clad planar waveguide for efficient sensing” Rimlee Deb Roy, M. Rahman, S. Roy and S. K. Bhadra, ICGF August- 2011, CGCRI, Kolkata

3. “Polarization fatigue in surface stabilized ferroelectric liquid crystal” Muklesur Rahman, and B. K. Chaudhuri. International Conference on Liquid Crystals 2006 (ICLC 2006), Mumbai, India December 5-8, 2006.

4. “Re-entrance of normal hysteresis behavior due to molecular relaxation in SmC* phase” Muklesur Rahman, B.K Chaudhuri and A. Yoshizawa International Liquid Crystal Conference  (Kent State University, USA 7th July 2006).

5. “Externally controlled thresholdless V-shaped electro-optical switching in surface stabilized ferroelectric liquid crystal cell” Muklesur Rahman, S. S. Bhattacharyya and B. K. Chaudhuri. Solid State Physics (India) (Proceedings of DAE Solid State Physics Symposium) 50, 163 (2005). 

Journal Papers Published

1. “Pure β-phase formation in polyvinylidene ï¬�uoride (PVDF)-carbon nanotube composites” Ekramul Kabir, Mamataj Khatun, Lipi Nasrin, Mustafa J Raihan and M. Rahman J. Phys D: Appl. Phys 50, 163002 doi:10.1088/1361-6463/aa5f85

2. “Dynamics of tricritical point of uniaxial – biaxial nematic transition under external field” Lipi Nasrin, E. Kabir and M. Rahman Phase Transitions 89, 193 (2016). doi:10.1080/01411594.2015.1063630

3. “Electric-field induced isotropic to smectic-C phase transition” P. K. Mukherjee and M. Rahman, Journal of Molecular Crystal, 196, 204(2014)  doi: 10.1016/j.molliq.2014.03.034

4. “Isotropic to biaxial nematic phase transition in an external magnetic field” P. K. Mukherjee and M. Rahman Chem. Phys 423, 171(2013). doi:10.1016/j.chemphys.2013.07.012

5. “Dielectric pretransitional behavior in the vicinity of isotropic – blue Phase III transition” M. Marik, M. Rahman, A. Yoshizawa and B. K. Chaudhuri Phase Transition. 85, 201(2012).  doi:10.1080/01411594.2011.606987

6. “Electric-field effects in dilute suspensions of carbon nanotubes dispersed in nematic liquid crystals” Muklesur Rahman and Wei Lee Key Engineering Materials. 428-429, 173 (2010). doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.428-429.173

7. “Dielectric relaxation dynamics in liquid-crystal–dye composites” Muklesur Rahman, C –W Hsieh, C -T Wang, B-R Jian and Wei Lee Dyes & Pigments. 84, 128 (2009). doi:10.1016/j.dyepig.2009.07.005

8. “Scientific duo of carbon nanotubes and nematic liquid crystals” Muklesur Rahman and Wei Lee, J. Phys D: Appl. Phys. 42, 063001 (2009). doi:10.1088/0022-3727/42/6/063001

9. “Field induced modification of SmC*-SmCA* transition temperature of a fluorinated antiferroelectric liquid crystal” S. Bhattachrayya, M. Rahman, A. Mukherjee, S. L. Wu and B. K. Chaudhuri, Current Appl. Phys. 9, 390 (2009).   doi:10.1016/j.cap.2008.03.012

10. “Capacitance-Voltage hysteresis behavior in deformed helix ferroelectric liquid crystal” A. Mukherjee, M. Rahman, S. S. Bhattacharyya, A. Yoshizawa and B. K. Chaudhuri, Chem. Phys. Letts. 457, 315 (2008). doi:10.1016/j.cplett.2008.04.032

11. “Anomalous behavior at SmA^* to SmC_A^* pre-transitional regime of a chiral swallow tailed antiferroelectric liquid crystal” S. Bhattacharyya, M. Rahman, A. Mukherjee, S. L. Wu and B. K. Chaudhuri, Liq. Cryst. 35, 751 (2008).   doi:10.1080/02678290802130231

12. “Scaling behavior of dynamic hysteresis of a deformed helix ferroelectric liquid crystal” S. S. Bhattachrayya, M. Rahman, A. Mukherjee, A. Yoshizawa and B. K. Chaudhuri, Appl. Phys. Letts. 92, 122909 (2008). doi: 10.1063/1.2903706

13. “Field driven ferroelectric-ferroelectric (F-F) transition: Differences between ferroelectric (SmC*) and antiferroelectric (SmC_A^*) phases” Muklesur Rahman, A. Mukherjee, B. K. Chaudhuri and A. Yoshizawa Chem. Phys. Letts. 449, 92 (2007). doi:10.1016/j.cplett.2007.10.027

14. “Measurement of some physical parameters of deformed helix ferroelectric liquid crystal with an antiferroelectric phase” A. Mukherjee, M. Rahman, S. S. Bhattacharyya, and B. K. Chaudhuri Ind. J. Pure & Appl. Phys. 45, 679 (2007).

15. “High dielectric behavior and memory effect in a deformed helix ferroelectric liquid crystal with an antiferroelectric phase” A. Mukherjee, M. Rahman, S. S. Bhattacharyya, B. K. Chaudhuri and A. Yoshizawa Chem. Phys. Letts. 443, 71 (2007). doi:10.1016/j.cplett.2007.06.035

16. “ Frequency dispersion of dielectric permittivity-voltage hysteresis during field driven ferroelectric-antiferroelectric- ferroelectric transition in antiferroelectric liquid crystal (SmC*A) ” Muklesur Rahman, A. Mukherjee, and B. K. Chaudhuri and A. Yoshizawa Appl. Phys. Letts. 90, 152909 (2007). doi:10.1063/1.2721135

17. “Frequency response due to the orientational motion of the director around the smectic cone in a surface stabilized ferroelectric liquid crystal” Muklesur Rahman, S. S. Bhattacharyya, and B. K. Chaudhuri Liq. Cryst.33, 1207 (2006). doi:10.1080/02678290601020021

18. “Shift of the hysteresis inversion frequency with temperature in a surface stabilized ferroelectric liquid crystal cell” Muklesur Rahman, S. S. Bhattacharyya, B. K. Chaudhuri and A. Yoshizawa Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 45 (9A) 7044 (2006).  doi:10.1143/JJAP.45.7044

19. “Re-entrant of normal dielectric permittivity-voltage hysteresis due to molecular relaxation in the SmC* phase” Muklesur Rahman, S. S. Bhattacharyya, B. K. Chaudhuri and A. Yoshizawa Chem. Phys. Lett. 424,312 (2006).   doi:10.1016/j.cplett.2006.04.095

20. “Frequency dependent capacitance-voltage hysteresis in ferroelectric liquid crystals: An effect of frequency dependence of dielectric biaxiality” Muklesur Rahman, S. K. Kundu, B. K. Chaudhuri and A. Yoshizawa J. Appl. Phys 98, 024114 (2005). doi:10.1063/1.198897

Books Published

Chapter : "Processing of Ferroelectric Polymer Composites" (Accepted-To be published in June 2017) in "Handbook of Hybrid Polymer Compsoite Materials (Vol. 2)" Editor(s): Vijay Kumar Thakur, Manju Kumari Thakur and Asokan Pappu, and Mrs. Gwen  ELSEVIER,  Cambridge

MASTER Thesis Guidance

2016

Abdur Rahim

"Dielectric relaxation on ferroelectric liquid crystal"

Forman Ali Middya

"Measurement of P-E hysteresis loops of ferroelectric liquid crystal by Sawyer-Tower method"

Safi Azam

"Dielectric behavior of a novel molecular ferroelectric materials diisopropylamoium bromide"

Sk Md Salim Ahmed

"Synthesis and characterization of diisopropylamoium iodide"

2015

Srijani Haque

"Landau-Khalatnikov Simulation for Polarization-

Voltage hysteresis in Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Films "

2014

Md. Shahabaz Alam

"Study of wave proagation in silver nanowire using Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) method"

Membership Of Learned Societies

Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science

Indian Physical Society

Indian Liquid Crystal Society

Indian Institute of Theoretical Physics