Dr. Dibya Prakash Rai
Department of Physics,
Pachhunga University College,
Aizawl, India.
Assistant Professor in Physics
Email: dibyaprakashrai@gmail.com
Qualifications
2009-2013 Ph.D., Mizoram University, Mizoram,
Aizawl, India.
2007-2009 M.Sc., Mizoram University, Mizoram, Aizawl, India.
2002-2005 B.Sc., St. Joseph’s College (North Point) Darjeeling, India.
Research Fields
1. Compuational Material Science.
2. Transition Metal based strongly correlated materials.
3. Semiconductors, insulators, semi-metals.
4. Thermoelectric materials.
Publications (selected)
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A. Shankar, D. P. Rai, R.
Khenata, J. Maibam and R. K. Thapa Study of 5f electron basedfilled
skutterudite compound EuFe 4 Sb 12 , a thermoelectric (TE) material:
FP-LAPW method Journal of Alloys and Compounds 619, 621-626 (2015) [ISSN:
0925-8388, IF=2.161]
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M. P. Ghimire, R. K. Thapa,
D. P. Rai, T. P. Sinha, and Xiao Hu ”Half metallic ferromagnetism in
tri-layered perovskites Sr 4 T 3 O 10 (T = Co, Rh)” Journal of Applied
Physics 117, 063903 (2015)[IF:2.26]
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A. Shankar, D. P. Rai,
Sandeep and R. K. Thapa, ”Investigation of elastic and optical properties
of EuFe 4 P 12 by first principles calculation” Ind. J. Phys.
DOI:10.1007/s12648-015-0652-5,(2015)
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D. P. Rai, J. Maibam, B. I.
Sharma, A. Shankar, RK Thapa, S. H. Ke ”Prediction of Half-metallic
ferromagnetism (HMF) in hypothetical Heusler compound Co 2 VSb using
modified Becke Johnson (mBJ) potential” Journal of Alloys and Compounds
589,553-557 (2014). [ISSN: 0925-8388,IF=2.161]
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D. P. Rai and R. K. Thapa
Study of electronic, magnetic, optical and elastic properties of Cu 2 MnAl
a gapless full Heusler compound Journal of Alloys and Compounds 612, 355
(2014). [ISSN: 0925-8388, IF=2.161]
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D. P. Rai, M. P. Ghimire and
R. K. Thapa A DFT study of BeX (X = S, Se, Te) semiconductor: modified
Becke Johnson (mBJ) potential Semiconductors 48, 1447 (2014) [IF=0.66]
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D. P. Rai, A. Shankar,
Sandeep, L. R. Singh, B. I. Sharma, M. P. Ghimire and R. K. Thapa ”Study
of half-metallic properties of Co 2 YGe (Y=Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe): A density
functional theory (DFT)” Journal of Physical Sciences 25 45-57, (2014)
[ISSN: 1675-3402]
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D. P. Rai and R. K. Thapa,
”A density functional theory study of half-metallic ferromagnets (HMFs)
behaviour in Co 2 YSb” Chinese Journal of Physics 51(4) 795-804 (2013).
[ISSN. 0577-9073, IF=0.48]
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D. P. Rai and R. K. Thapa,
”An ab initio study of half-metallic properties of Co 2 TGe (T= Sc, Ti, V,
Cr, Mn, Fe):LSDA+U method” J. Korean Physical Society 62 (11) (2013) 1652-1660.[ISSN:
1976-8524, IF=0.506]
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D. P. Rai and R.K. Thapa, ”A
First Principle Study of Co 2 CrZ (Z = In, Sn, Sb) Based on FP-LAPW
Method” Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism 26 (6)
(2013).[ISSN: 1557-1947, IF=0.702]
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A. shankar, D. P. Rai, Sandeep
and R. K. Thapa, ”Ground state properties of filled skutterudite EuFe 4 P
12 : A first principles study” Journal of Alloys and Compounds 578925
559-564 (2013).[ISSN: 0925-8388, IF=2.161]
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Sandeep, D. P. Rai, M. P.
Ghimire, J. Maibam and R. K. Thapa ”First principle calculations of the
electronic and magnetic properties of semi-Heusler alloys like NiVSb and
NiTbSb” Indian Jour. Phys. 86 (2012) 301-305 [ISSN:0973-1458, IF:1.785]
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D. P. Rai and Thapa R. K.
”Electronic Structure and Magnetic Properties of X 2 YZ (X=Co, Y=Mn, Z=Ge,
Sn) type Heusler Compounds : A first Principle Study” Phase transition: A
multi national Jornal 85(7) (2012) 1-11.[ISSN: 0141-1594, IF=1.006]
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D. P. Rai, A. Shankar,
Sandeep, M.P. Ghimire and R.K. Thapa, Electronic and magnetic properties
of X 2 YZ (X= Co, Y = Cr, Z=Al, Ga) Heusler compounds: A First Principles
method Int. Jour. Mord. Phys. B 26, 8 (2012) 1250071. [ISSN: 0217-9792,
IF=0.558]
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D. P. Rai, A. Shankar,
Sandeep, M. P. Ghimire and R. K. Thapa, ”A comparative study of a Heusler
alloy Co 2 FeGe using LSDA and LSDA+U” Physica B 18 (2012) 3689-3693.
[ISSN: 0921-4526, IF=1.135]
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D P Rai, Sandeep, A Shankar,
M P Ghimire and R K Thapa, ”Ground State Study Co 2 VAl: LSDA+U method”
Physica Scripta 86 (2012) PS422049.[ISSN: 1402-4896, IF=1.032]
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D. P. Rai and R.K. Thapa ”A
density functional theory (DFT) study of Co 2 CrGe: LSDAmethod” Lat. Am.
J. Phys. Educ. 6 (2) (June 2012) 317-321. [ISSN:1870-9095]
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D. P. Rai and R.K. Thapa,
”An investigation of semiconducting behaviour in the minority spinof Co 2
CrZ (Z = Ga, Ge, As): LSDA and LSDA+U method” Journal of Alloys and
Compounds 542 (2012) 257263. [ISSN: 0925-8388, IF=2.161]
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A. Shankar, D. P. Rai,
Sandeep and R. K. Thapa, ”Structure, electronic, magnetic and optical
properties of neodymium chalcogenides” Journal of Semiconductor 33 (2012)
082001-6. [ISSN:1674-4926]
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D. P. Rai and R. K. Thapa,
”A ground state study of X 2 YZ (X = Co, Y=Mn, Z = Ge, Sb) by using LSDA+U
method” J. Adv. Phys. 1(2) (2012) 126-131. [ISSN: 2168-1996]
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D. P. Rai, A. Shankar,
Sandeep, T. Malsawmtluanga, B. Vanlalruata, S. Gurung, L. R. Singh,M.
Jamal, M. P. Ghimire and R. K. Thapa, ”Calculation of Coulomb Repulsion
(U) for 3d transition elements in Co 2 YAl type Heusler alloys” Armenian
Journal of Physics 5(3), (2012) 105-110. [ISSN 1829-1171]
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D. P. Rai and R. K. Thapa,
”A first principle calculation of full-Heusler alloy Co 2 TiAl: LSDA+U
Method.” ISRN Jour. Cond. Matter 2012 (2012) 410326. [ISSN: 2090-7397]
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D. P. Rai and R. K. Thapa,
”Prediction of semiconducting behavior in minority spin of Co 2 CrZ (Z =
Ga, Ge, As):LSDA” Journal of Semiconductor 33 (2012) 1-6. [ISSN:
1674-4926]
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D. P. Rai, M. P. Ghimire and
R. K. Thapa ”Study of energy bands and magnetic properties of Co 2 CrSi
Heusler Alloy” Bull. Mat. Sc. 34 (2011) 1219-1222. [ISSN: 0250-4707,
IF:0.88]
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D. P. Rai, D. T.Khating , P.
K.Patra , J. Hashemifar, M. Jamal, Lalmuanpuia, M. P. Ghimire, Sandeep,
Rosangliana and R. K. Thapa ”Study of Co 2 MnAl Heusler alloy as
half-metallic ferromagnet” Indian Jour. Phys. 84 (5) (2010) 593-59.
[ISSN:0973-1458, IF:1.785]
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