Dr. KARTHIK V. RAMAN
Contact mail id: kvraman@tifrh.res.in, karthik.iitd@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
PhD, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2006 – 2011
Minor in Finance and Economics
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
Bachelor of Technology in Engineering Physics, 2002-2006
WORK EXPERIENCE
Reader & Ramanujan Fellow,
TIFR Center for Interdisciplinary Sciences,
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Hyderabad, India
February 2015 - present
Ramanujan Faculty Fellow
Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit,
IISc, Bangalore, India
August 2013 – January 2015
Visiting Scientist
Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI-6),
Forschungszentrum,
Jülich, Germany
April – June 2014
IBM Researcher, Visiting Research Scientist
August 2011 – August 2013
Novel memory Technologies,
IBM India Research Lab (in collaboration with IBM Research, Almaden),
Bangalore
Job Description: Research on development of RRAMs and Access diodes for PCMs and MRAMs
Visiting Scholar, Francis Bitter Magnet Lab, MIT
June 2011 – June 2013
PhD, Research Assistant
October 2006 – May 2011
Summer Internship
May 2005 - July 2005
Skills and Expertise
Semiconductor device physics, spintronics, molecular electronics, analysis of ab initio
methods/computational materials modeling (including spin-polarized) in connection to device physics to
solve challenging device problems, semiconductor nanowires, interface engineering, thin-film growth, SEM
analysis and maintenance, lithography and nano-fabrication, nanoscale device physics for next generation
sensor, memory, and logic applications.
INVITED TALKS
1.
‘Interface-assisted Molecular Spintronics’, AVS Conference, Baltimore, Maryland (Nov 2014).
2.
‘Tailoring Interfaces at Molecular scale’, SPIN OS conference, Himeji, Japan (Oct. 2014).
3.
‘Molecular route to building memory devices’, International Conference on Functional Metalorganics, Kolkotta (Feb 2013).
4.
‘Molecular route to spin memory devices’, International conference on quantum information & quantum computing (ICQIQC),
IISc, Bangalore (Jan 2013).
5.
‘Molecular spintronics: Paradigm shift towards spin interface science and engineering’, Physics and Chemistry of Spintronics
Materials, Orange County, Coorg (Feb 2012).
6.
‘Spin polarized tunneling and injection in organic semiconductors’ (Symposium talk given with leading scientists including
Prof. Albert Fert, 2007 Physics Nobel Laureate), APS March Meeting, Portland, US (2010).
GUEST LECTURES
1.
‘Interface-assisted molecular spintronics’, MPI for Solid State Research, Stuttgart (June 2014).
2.
‘Interface-assisted molecular spintronics’, MPQ, Paris (May 2014).
3.
‘Interface engineering using organic radical molecular systems: Organic spin filters and organic magnets’, Center for Nano
science and engineering, IISc, Bangalore, India (Jan 2012).
4.
‘Interface engineering using organic radical molecular systems: Organic spin filters and organic magnets’, Solid State and
Structural Chemistry unit (SSCU), IISc, Bangalore, India, (Dec 2011).
5.
‘Controlling spin injection in organic radical molecular systems: Spin-filters’, IBM Research, Bangalore, India (2011).
6.
‘Interface engineering using organic radical molecular systems: Organic spin filters and organic magnets’, IITB, Mumbai,
India (2011).
PUBLICATIONS
IISc Affiliation
1. ‘Tailoring ferromagnet-molecule interfaces: towards molecular spintronics’, Karthik V. Raman*, N. Atodiresei & J. S.
Moodera, SPIN 04, 1440014 (2014). Selected for Press release: http://www.worldscientific.com/page/pressroom/2014-10-2002
2.
‘Interface-assisted spintronics: Tailoring at the molecular scale’, N. Atodiresei & Karthik V. Raman*, MRS Bulletin 39, 596
(2014).
3.
‘Interface-assisted molecular spintronics’, Karthik V. Raman*, App. Phys. Rev. 1, 031101 (2014).
4.
‘Focusing on the molecular-scale’, Karthik V. Raman*, Nature Nanotech. 8, 886 (2013).
IBM Affiliation
5. ‘Origin of steep I-V nonlinearity in Mixed-Ionic-Electronic-Conduction (MIEC)–based Access Devices’, A. Padilla et al.,
IEEE TED 99, 1 (2015)
6.
‘MIEC (Mixed-Ionic-Electronic-Conduction)-based access devices for non-volatile crossbar memory arrays’, R. S. Shenoy et
al., (Invited Review) Semiconductor Science & Technology 29, 104005 (2014).
7.
‘The origin of massive nonlinearity in Mixed Ionic Electronic Conduction (MIEC)–based Access Devices, as revealed by
numerical device simulation’, A. Padilla, G. W. Burr, R. S. Shenoy, K. V. Raman et. al., DRC, 72nd Annual, 163-164 (2014).
MIT Affiliation
8. ‘Interface engineered templates for molecular spin memory devices’, Karthik V. Raman*, Alexander M. Kamerbeek, Arup
Mukherjee, Nicolae Atodiresei, Tamal K. Sen, Predrag Lazić, Vasile Caciuc, Reent Michel, Dietmar Stalke, Swadhin K.
Mandal, Stefan Blügel,, Markus Munzenberg & Jagadeesh S. Moodera, Nature Letters 493, 509 (2013). (News Coverage:
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/idealab/mit-scientists-achieve-molecular-data-storage-breakthrough)
9.
‘New method of spin injection into organic semiconductors using spin filtering tunnel barriers’, K. V. Raman*, J. Chang, J. S.
Moodera, Org. Electron 12, 1275 (2011).
10. ‘Effect of molecular ordering on spin and charge injection in rubrene’, K. V. Raman*, S. M. Watson, J. H. Shim, J. A.
Borchers, J. Chang, J. S. Moodera, Phy. Rev. B, 80, 195212 (2009). Selected as editor's suggestion and for the December 14,
2009 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology.
11. ‘Large Spin Diffusion Length in an Amorphous Organic Semiconductor’, J. H. Shim, K. V. Raman, Y. J. Park, T. S. Santos, G.
X. Miao, B. Satpati, and J. S. Moodera, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 226603 (2008).
12. ‘Determining Exchange Splitting in a Magnetic Semiconductor by Spin-Filter Tunneling’, T. S. Santos, J. S. Moodera, K. V.
Raman, E. Negusse, J. Holroyd, J. Dvorak, M. Liberati, Y. U. Idzerda, and E. Arenholz, Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 147201 (2008).
13. ‘Determination of optical properties of a turbid medium using fiber optic transmission experiment’, V. Karthik, S. S. Rao, M. R.
Shenoy, Prerana and B. P. Pal, Asian J. Chem. 18 (5), 3344 (2005).
PATENTS
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‘Molecular memory device with read and write capabilities’, Karthik V. Raman & J. S. Moodera, WO Patent 2,013,062,617,
2013
‘Low Power thermal imager’, Karthik V. Raman & KVRM Murali (US Patent filed)
‘Novel integration method to model effect of reducible mobile ionic dopants in standard semiconductor device simulator’,
Karthik V Raman, Mohit Bajaj & Stephen Furkay (US Patent filed)
BOOK CHAPTERS
1.
‘Spin-polarized transport in organic semiconductors’, Jagadeesh S. Moodera, Tiffany Santos and Karthik V. Raman, Chapter 1
in ‘Organic Spintronics’, edited by Zeev Valy Vardeny, CRC Press (2010).
CONFERENCE TALKS
1.
‘Interface-assisted molecular spintronics’, ICOE Conference, Modena, Italy (June 2014).
2.
‘Spin injection in rubrene by spin-filter tunneling’, K. V. Raman, J. Y. Chang, J. S. Moodera; MMM, Atlanta, US (2010).
3.
‘Interface magnetism study on organic semiconductor/ferromagnet systems and its influence on spin injection properties’, K. V.
Raman, J. S. Moodera, S. H. Watson, J. Borchers, D. Heiman; MMM/Intermag, Washington DC, US (2010).
4.
‘Possible Correlation between growth morphology and interface properties on spin transport in rubrene’, K. V. Raman, J. H.
Shim, J. S. Moodera, S. H. Watson, J. Borchers; Spin OS, Salt Lake City, US (2009).
5.
‘Spin and charge transport studies in single crystal organic semiconductor’, K. V. Raman, J. S. Moodera; APS March Meeting,
Pittsburgh, US (2009).
6.
‘Inelastic tunneling spectroscopy study on organic semiconductor tunnel barriers with magnetic electrodes’, K. V. Raman, J.
H. Shim, J. S. Moodera; APS March Meeting, New Orleans, US (2008).
7.
‘Determination of optical properties of a turbid medium using fiber optic transmission experiment’, V. Karthik, S.S. Rao, M. R.
Shenoy, Prerana and B. P. Pal; Conference on Lasers, Smart Material and Radiation Physics, SLIET, Punjab, India. (2005).
OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVIES
Member, International Advisory Board for
Spin in organic semiconductors (SPIN-OS)
October 2014 - present
MPI-DST mobility grant holder- annual visits
to MPI to initiate collaboration
2015 - 2019
AWARDS
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Ramanujan Faculty Award from Government of India
Outstanding student award, High School, St. Paul’s School (2002)
IIT Merit Scholarship, IIT Delhi (2002-2006)
MIT Student Travel Award (2010)
PUBLICITY
1. TPM
2. ACM Communications
3. Times of India