Dr. Chandan Bhai Patel is currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at Galgotias University. He earned his Ph.D. in Physics from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, where his research focused on Raman spectroscopy of liquid crystals, nanocomposites, and semiconductor thin films. His research interests include spectroscopic and computational studies of molecular systems, phase transition analysis, and material characterization using Raman and DFT techniques. He has demonstrated academic excellence by qualifying national-level examinations in Physics such as CSIR UGC JRF (December 2017 and June 2018) and GATE (2018).
Dr. Patel has published several research papers in reputed international journals such as Journal of Molecular Liquids, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, Vibrational Spectroscopy, and Journal of Raman Spectroscopy. He has participated in multiple national and international conferences and has been recognized with the Best Poster Presentation Award at ICOMPA-2023. His teaching philosophy integrates conceptual understanding with experimental and computational insights to foster scientific curiosity among students.
Academic Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Physics, Department of Physics, Institute of Science, BHU, Varanasi
- M.Sc. in Physics, Department of Physics, Institute of Science, BHU, Varanasi
- B.Sc. in Physics, Department of Physics, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi
Research Areas
Raman Spectroscopy of Liquid Crystals and other materials
• Differential Scanning Calorimetry and Polarizing Optical Microscopic Techniques
• Density Functional Theory and Spectroscopic Analysis of different Chemical Systems.
• Temperature-dependent Raman study of Semiconductor Thin Films (GeSn)
- Effect of dispersion of nanoparticles in Liquid Crystal.
- Liquid crystal based sensors
- Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS), UV-Vis and Fluorescence Spectroscopy
List of Publications
- Chandan Bhai Patel, K. Vikram*, Pankaj Kumar Tripathi, Rajib Nandi, K. Ummer, Shashank Shekhar, Ranjana Singh, Ranjan K. Singh*, “Investigation of phase transition in the binary mixture of thermotropic liquid crystalline systems 4-(Heptylox) benzoic acid and 4-(Undecyloxy) benzoic acid using Raman and DFT studies”, Journal of Molecular Liquids: 382 (2023) 121931.
- Chandan Bhai Patel, Satyabratt Pandey, Sachin K. Singh*, K. Vikram, Ranjan K. Singh*, “Probing the mesophase formation in thermotropic liquid crystal HBDBA using temperature-dependent Raman spectroscopy and DFT method”, Vibrational Spectroscopy: 133 (2024) 103696.
- Chandan Bhai Patel, Monalisha Nayak, Satyabratt Pandey, Om Prakash, Sachin K. Singh, Ranjan K. Singh*, “Spectroscopic study of coordination of Cu2+ with liquid crystal HBDBA: An investigation at ultra trace level”, Chemical Physics Impact: 8 (2024) 100649.
- Anju Shrivastava, Lalit Mohan Aggarwal, Chilakapati Murali Krishna, Satyajit Pradhan, Surendra Pratap Mishra, Sunil Choudhary, Chandan Bhai Patel, Saurav Singla, Ashish, Ranjan K. Singh*. “Diagnostic and prognostic application of Raman spectroscopy in carcinoma cervix: A biomolecular approach”, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy: 250 (2021) 119356.
- Monalisha Nayak, Chandan Bhai Patel, Anurag Mishra, Ranjana Singh, Ranjan K Singh*, “Unveiling the Influence of Glutathione in Suppressing the Conversion of Aspirin to Salicylic Acid: A Fluorescence and DFT Study”, Journal of Fluorescence: 34(3) (2024) 1441-1451.
- Dushyant Singh, Chandan Bhai Patel, Samir Ranjan Sahoo, Ranjan K. Singh, Rahul Kumar, Krista Khiangte*, "Temperature-dependent Raman spectroscopy analysis of epitaxially grown Ge0.91Sn0.09 on GaAs (001) substrate”. Physics of the Solid State: 67 (1) (2025) 39–47.
- Anoop Thomas, Chandan Bhai Patel, Ranjan K. Singh, K. Vikram*, "Distinct spectral line shifts in the Raman lines’ Stokes and anti-Stokes components with temperature in the liquid crystalline system 4DBA", J. Phys.: Condens. Matter: 37 (2025) 075701.
- Ummer Bashir Khoja, Kunwar Vikram*, Chandan Bhai Patel, Rajesh Srivastava, Vijay K Mishra, Pankaj Tripathi, Amit Raj Singh and Ranjan K. Singh, “Raman Signature of the Interaction Between Functionalized MWCNT and the Liquid Crystalline System (4DBA)”. AIP Conference Proceedings: 3196, 040003(2024).
- Satyabratt Pandey, Madeeha Rashid, Vishal Singh, Garima Singh, Chandan Bhai Patel, Rohit Verma, Dharm Dev, Ranjan K. Singh, Sachin K. Singh*, Real Time Optical Detection of Mercury Contamination in Drinking Water using Amphiphilic Recognition Probe at Liquid Crystal/ Aqueous Interface. Analytical Methods:16 (2024) 8139-8147.
- Ummer Bashir Khoja, Chandan Bhai Patel, Pankaj Tripathi, Rajesh Kumar, Soni Mishra, Sachin K. Singh, Ranjan K. Singh, Kunwar Vikram*, Exploring a solid polymorphism and phase transitions in 5CB and rGO-doped 5CB using temperature dependent Raman spectroscopy, (Journal of Molecular Liquids: 423 (1) (2025) 127006.
Madeeha Rashid, Satyabratt Pandey, Vishal Singh, Chandan Bhai Patel, Ranjan
Kumar Singh, Sachin Kumar Singh*, Fabrication of Liquid-Crystal Optical Sensors Using
Cyclodextrin Polymer for Real-Time, Selective and Visible Detection of Industrial Dyes in
Contaminated Natural Water Samples, Analysis and Sensing: 00 (2025) e202400117.
- Monalisa Nayak, Chandan Bhai Patel, Om Prakash, Ranjan K. Singh*, Detection of a Neurotoxin Quinolinic Acid at Ultra-trace Amount: SERS and DFT Study, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy: 0 (2025) 1–12.
Conferences/ Presentations/ Workshop Participations
- Workshop on “Material Characterization: Structure, Spectroscopy and Microscopy” organized by IITRAM Ahmedabad during 19-24 August 2019.
- Paper presentation at 8th International Conference on Perspectives in Vibrational Spectroscopy (ICOPVS-2020), February 24-29, 2020. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore.
- Attended International Conference on Diverse Emerging Materials and their Applications (ICDEMA-2021) March 14-15, 2021. Department of Physics, Lucknow University.
- Paper presentation at International Conference on Materials Processing and Applications (ICOMPA-2023)March 1-3, 2023. COCAS, Patna with Patliputra University).
- Paper presentation at International Conference on Advanced Materials for Better Tomorrow-II (AMBT-2023), 10-13 October 2023. Department of Physics, BHU, Varanasi.
- Paper presentation at International Conference on Recent Trends in Physics cum Alumni Meet (ICRTPAM-2024), 5-7 February, 2024. Department of Physics, BHU, Varanasi.
Achievements
- CSIR-UGC JRF Qualified – December-2017 & June-2018 (Physics)
- GATE- 2018 Qualified (Physics)
- Best Poster Presentation Award, ICOMPA-2023, COCSA Patna with Patliputra University