Fereidoon S. Razavi
	Brock University, Physics Department (905) 688-5550 ext. 3343/4110

Research Interests

Teaching Assignments (2007-2008)

• PHYS 3P35 - Electromagnetism I (fall term)
• PHYS 3P91 - Experimental Physics I (fall term)
• PHYS 3P36 - Electromagnetism II (winter term)
• PHYS 4P70 - Condensed Matter Physics I (winter term)

Recent work

• Ahmadwand H., Salamati, H., Kameli P., Razavi F. S. , Magnetic and Structural Properties of Ni/NiO Nanoparticles Prepared using Nickel Acetate and Polyvinyl Acetate Precursor , JOURNAL OF Superconductivity And Novel Magnetism 23 number 8, 1467, Published: DEC. 1 2010.
• Crandles D. A. , DesRoches B., Razavi F. S. , A search for defect related ferromagnetism in SrTiO3 , JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS 108 Issue: 5 Article Number: 053908 Published: SEP 1 2010.
• Ma RC , Mansour AI , Egilmez M , Winterfield CE , Fan I , Chow KH , Jung J , Prabhakaran D , Razavi F Persistent supercurrents in ring-shaped Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox single crystal, JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS 107 083909 2010.
• Razavi FS , Gharetape SJ , Crandles DA , Christiani G , Kremer RK , Habermeier HU Evidence for random networks of diodes in thin films of LaVO3 on SrTiO3 substrates APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS , 96:042110 (2010).
• Reuvekamp P , Razavi FS , Hoch C , Kim JS , Kremer RK 1, Simon A Spontaneous Stoichiometry Change in Single Crystals of Superconducting (Ba1-x K (x) )Fe2As2 Grown by a Rapid-Heating Sn-Flux Method , JOURNAL OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND NOVEL MAGNETISM 22 353 2009.
• Djukic B , Dube PA , Razavi F , Seda T , Jenkins HA , Britten JF , Lemaire MT Preparation and Magnetic Properties of Iron(3+) Spin-Crossover Complexes Bearing a Thiophene Substituent: Toward Multifunctional Metallopolymers, INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 48 , 699 2009.
• Crandles DA , Eftekhari F, Faust R , Rao GS , Reedyk M , Razavi FS Kramers-Kronig-constrained variational dielectric fitting and the reflectance of a thin film on a substrate , APPLIED OPTICS, 47, 4205, 2008.
• Boeri L , Kim JS, Giantomassi M, Razavi FS , Kuroiwa S , Akimitsu J, Kremer RK Pressure effects on the superconducting transition in nH-CaAlSi , PHYSICAL REVIEW B ,77 144502, 2008.
• Wang J , Djukic B , Cao JY , Alberola A , Razavi FS , Pilkington M A novel bis tridentate bipyridine carboxamide ligand and its complexation to copper(II): Synthesis, structure, and magnetism , INORGANIC CHEMISTRY , 46, 8560, 2007 .
• J. S. Kim, L. Boeri, J. R. O'Brien, F. S. Razavi, , R. K. Kremer Superconductivity in heavy alkaline-earth intercalated graphites, Phys. Rev. Lett., 99:027001, 2007
• J. Wang , B. Slater, A. Alberola , H. Stoeckli-Evans , F. S. Razavi , M. Pilkington , Rational design of a covalently tethered dinuclear [Mn-II(N3O2)Cl(OH2)](2)(2+) macrocyclic building block: Synthesis, structure, and magnetic properties, INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 46:4763, 2007.
• U. Gebhardt , N. Y. Kasper, A. Vigliante, P. Wochner , H. Dosch , F. S. Razavi , H_U. Habermeier Formation and thickness evolution of periodic twin domains in manganite films grown on SrTiO3(001) substrates, Phys. Rev. Lett., 98:096101, 2007.
• J. S. Kim , L. Boeri, R. K. Kremer, F. S. Razavi, Effect of pressure on superconducting Ca-intercalated graphite CaC6₆, Phys. Rev. B., 74:214513, 2006.
• J. S. Kim , R. K. Kremer, L. Boeri, F. S. Razavi, Specific heat of the Ca-intercalated graphite superconductor CaC₆, Phys. Rev. Lett., 96:217002, 2006.
• F. S. Razavi, G. V. S. Rao, H. Jalili, H.-U. Habermeier, Pressure induced phase transition in periodic microtwinned thin film of La_0.88Sr_0.1MnO₃, App. Phys. Lett., 88:174103, 2006.
• D.A. Crandles, M. M. Yazdanian, F. S. Razavi, Metal-Insulator Transition in Mg-doped SrRuO3 films prepared by laser ablation, Phys. D, 39, 6 (2006).
• D. A Crandles, M Reedyk, G. Wardlaw, F. S. Razavi, T. Hagino, S. Nagata, I. Shimono, R. K. Kremer, Absence of the 90 K structural transition in CuV₂S₄ crystals grown by chemical vapour transport using TeCl4 Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 17(30), 4813-4823,2005 .
• P. Kameli, H. Salamati, and F.S. Razavi, The effect of La deficiency on structure and magnetic properties of La_(0.9-x)Sr_(0.1)MnO₃. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Volume 283, Issues 2-3, 305, 2004.
• G. Quirion, A. Kelly, S. Newbury, F.S. Razavi, and J.D. Garrett, Investigation of the elastic properties of UNi₂Si₂ as a function of temperature, magnetic field, and pressure Can. J. Phys. Vol. 81, 2003. (Was chosen as best article published in CJP, condensed mater physics category, 2002-2003)
• H. Salamati, P. Kameli, and F.S. Razavi, Effect of Pr doping on the superconductivity and interlayer coupling of the Bi₂Sr_2-xPr_xCa₁Cu₂O_y system, Supercond. Sci Technol., 16, 1-4, 2003.
• S. Jacob, T. Roch, F.S. Razavi, G.M. Gross, and H.-U. Habermeier. The thickness dependence of the effect of pressures on magnetic and electronic properties of thin films of La_2/3Ca_1/3MnO₃. J. Appl. Phys, 91, 2232-5, 2002.
• F.S. Razavi, S.K. Bose, and H. Ploczek. Effect of pressure on the superconductivity of MgB₂. Physica C, 366, 73-9, 2002.
• O. Lebedev, S.Amelinckx, G. Van Tendeloo, F.S. Razavi, H.-U. Habermeier. "Epitaxial Strain Induced Metal Insulator Transition in La_0.9Sr_0.1MnO₃ and La_0.88Sr_0.1 MnO₃ Thin Films." Accepted Phil. Mag., June 2001.
• D. Casa, B. Keimer, M.V. Zimmermann, J.P. Hill, H.-U. Habermeier, F.S. Razavi. "Unusual x-ray transport phenomena in La_1-xSr_xMnO₃ ", Phys. Rev B,. 64, 100404 (R), 2001.
• A.Vigliante, U. Gebhardt, A. Ruhm, P. Wochner, F.S. Razavi, and H.-U. Habermeier. "Coupling between lattice distortions and magnetism in La_0.9Sr_0.1MnO₃ thin films," Europhys Lett., 54 (5): 619-625, 2001.
• G.M. Gross, R.B.Praus, S. Yaghoubzadeh, F.S. Razavi, H.-U. Habermeier. "Studies of the effect of internal and hydrostatic pressure on the structure and transport properties of La_2/3Ca_1/3 MnO₃ thin films," J. Alloy Compd., 317: 141-144, APR 12, 2001.
• O. Lebedev, G. Van Tendeloo, S. Amelinckx, F.S. Razavi, H.-U. Habermeier. "Periodic microtwinning as a mechanism for the accommodation of the small mismatch between an epitaxial film and its substrate in the LSMO/STO system", Phil. Mag. A, 4, 797-824, 2001.
• H.-U. Habermeier, F.S. Razavi, R. Praus, et al. "Tailoring of epitaxial strain in doped lanthanummanganite thin films." Physica C, 341, 777-8, 2000.
• G.M. Gross, F.S. Razavi, R.B. Praus and H.-U. Habermeier. "Thickness dependence of microstructure in LaCaMnO thin films." J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 211, 22-27, 2000.
• R.B. Praus, G.M. Gross, F.S. Razavi, et al. "Effects on strain on the properties of La_0.67Ca_0.33 thin films." J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 211, 41-46, 2000.
• F.S. Razavi, G. Gross, H.-U. Habermeier, O. Lebedev, S. Amelinckx, G. Van Tendeloo and A. Vigliante. Epitaxial strain induced metal insulator transition in La_.9Sr_.1MnO₃ thin films. J. Appl. Phys. Lett., 76, 155, 2000.
• H.-U. Habermeier, F.S. Razavi, O. Lebedev, R. Praus, P.X. Zhang and B. Leibold. Correlation of microstructure and magnetotransport properties of epitaxially grown La_2/3Ca_1/3MnO₃ thin films. J. of Superconductivity, 12, no.1, 1999.
• J. Murdoch, H. Salamati, G. Quirion and F.S. Razavi. Magnetic and high pressure studies in the YPd ₂B₂C system. Physica C, 321, 108, 1999.
• R.K. Kremer, I. Loa, F.S. Razavi, and K. Stassen. Effect of pressure on the magnetic phase transition in Na_xV₂O5. Solid State Commun., 113, 217, 1999.
• T. Roch, S. Yaghoubzadeh, F.S. Razavi, B. Leibold, R. Praus and H.-U. Habermeier. Colossal pressure induced negative resistance change in La_2/3Ca_1/3MnO₃ thin films. Applied Physics, A67, 723, 1998.
• T. Startseva, F.S. Razavi, H. Salamati, G. Quirion and J.D. Garrett. Specific heat of the ternary compounds UPd ₂Si₂and UNi₂Si₂. Phys. Rev. B, 58, 113-6, 1998.
• G. Quirion, F.S. Razavi, B. Dumoulin, M. Poirier, A. Revcolevschi and G. Dhalenne. Ultrasonic study of the Spin-Peierls system CuGeO₃ under pressure. Phys. Rev. B, 58, 882-6, 1998.
• G. Quirion, F.S. Razavi, M.L. Plumer, and J.D. Garrett. Pressure-temperature phase diagram of UPd₂Si₂ and UNi₂. Phys. Rev. B, 57, 5220-4, 1998.
• H. Salamati, F.S. Razavi, and G. Quirion. Effect of pressure on the superconductivity of ZrRuP. Physica C, 292, 79-82, 1997.
• W. Volz, F.S. Razavi, G. Quirion, H.-U. Habermeier, and A.L. Solovjov. Magnetoresistance and the effect of superconducting fluctuations in Yba₂Cu₃O₇/PrBa₂Cu₃O₇ superlattices. Phys. Rev. B, 55, 6631-5, 1997.
• M. Poirier, R. Beaudry, M. Castonguay, M.L. Plumer, G. Quirion, F.S. Razavi, A. Revcolevschi, and G. Dhalenne. Doping effects on the magnetic phase diagram of the spin-Peierls system CuGe_1-xSi_xO₃. Phys. Rev. B, 52, R6971-4, 1995.
• F. Hamed, F.S. Razavi, S.K. Bose, and T. Startseva. Spin fluctuations in metallic glasses Zr₇₅(Ni_xFe_1-x)₂₅ at ambient and higher pressures. Phys. Rev. B, 52, 9674-8, 1995.
• J. Murdoch, F.S. Razavi, and J.A. Moore. Compositional dependence of thin films of BiPbSrCaCuO on target to substrate distance. Can. J. Phys., 73, 35-7, 1995.
• A.M. Cucolo, R. Di Leo, A. Nigro, and F.S. Razavi. Tunneling studies in Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O_8+x. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 3, 1-3, 1540-2, 1993.
• S.K. Misra, M. Kahrizi, J. Kotlinski, M.O. Steinitz, and F.S. Razavi. Single crystal EPR and thermal expansion studies of the high-Tc Superconductor Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O_8+sigma. Solid State Commun., 81, no. 6, 503-7, 1992.
• F.S. Razavi, H.-U. Habermeier, and P. Majewski. The 'in-situ' preparation of Bi-2212 films using the pulsed laser deposition technique. Materials Sci & Eng., B13, no 1, 49-52, 1992.
• F.S. Razavi, H.-U. Habermeier. Preparation of thin films of BiPbSrCaCuO using the laser deposition technique. Physica C, 180, 81-4, 1991.
• F. Hamed, F.S. Razavi, H. Zaleski, and S.K. Bose. Pressure dependence of spin fluctuations in metallic glasses Ni₂₅Zr₇₅ and Fe_100-xZr_x (x=75,80). Phys. Rev. B, 43, 3649-51, 1991.