Rakhim R. Rakhimov, Sc. D.
Associate Professor 
Academics
- Sc. D. (Doctor of Chemical Sciences), 1994, Russian
Academy of Sciences.
- Ph. D., Chemical Physics, 1986, Moscow Institute of
Physics and Technology.
- M. S., Chemical Physics, 1983, Moscow Institute of Physics
and Technology.
Honors
- Fellowship of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, 1994,
Stockholm, Sweden.
Employment History
- August 2001 - present, Associate Professor, Department of
Chemistry, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA.
- August 1997 – July 2001, Assistant Professor, Department
of Chemistry, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA.
- September 1996- July 1997, Research Associate Professor,
Center for Materials Research, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA.
- 1994-1996, Visiting Professor, Division of Chemical
Physics, Linköping University, Sweden.
- 1986-1994, Senior Scientist, ESR Research Center,
Institute of Chemical Physics, Moscow. Lecturer/Docent, Department of
Kinetics and Catalysis, Institute of Chemical Physics, Moscow.
Teaching History
- 1986-1994. Chemical Kinetics, graduate lecture
course. Research advisor, graduate and Ph.D. students. Department of
Kinetics and Catalysis, Institute of Chemical Physics, Moscow.
- 1997-1998. General Chemistry, undergraduate lecture
and laboratory courses, Norfolk State University.
- 1998-present. Molecular Dynamics, graduate lecture
course, Norfolk State University.
- 1999-present. Physical Chemistry, undergraduate
lecture course, Norfolk State University.
- 1996-present. Research Advisor, graduate and undergraduate
students, Norfolk State University.
Research Experience
Chemistry of organic and organoelement free radicals, reduction/oxidation
and nucleophilic reactions of organic molecules. Electron spin resonance (ESR)
spectroscopy, transition metal complexes, spin trap and spin probe
techniques.
Synthesis and characterization of organic donor-acceptor systems
in polymeric structures for non-linear optics. Investigation of spin and
charge state dynamics of metal dopants and paramagnetic defects in inorganic
optical materials. Characterization of magnetic materials and materials for
spin electronics.
Currently funded research projects
- “Center for Materials Research”, Head of ESR laboratory, funded by the
Department of Energy (with Dr. Larry Mattix, Center Director).
- “Electron and spin dynamics in optically active oxide glasses and crystals
containing metal ions in unusual paramagnetic charge states”. PI, NSF/CREST
program, Center for Photonic Materials Research (with Dr. Carl Bonner,
Center Director).
- “Center for organic photonic materials research” Co-PI. Department of
Defense (with Dr. Sam Sun, PI).
Selected Publications
(Selected from more than 60 research
papers in peer-reviewed journals)
Hydrogen and electron transfer in
photoreduction reaction of quinones. G. G. Lazarev, Y. S. Lebedev, A. I.
Prokof’ev, and R. R. Rakhimov. Chem. Phys. Lett., 95 (1983) 262.
The effect of molecular mobiltiy on spin
exchange in dinitroxylpinacol. E. G. Rozantsev, O. A. Ozhogina, R. R.
Rakhimov, and A. I. Prokof’ev. Mol. Phys. 76 (1992) 1009.
Intramolecular and reorientation dynamics of
bis(triphenylphosphine)-3,6-di-tert-butyl-4,5-dimethoxy-o-semiquinone complex of
copper (I) in viscous media. R. R. Rakhimov, N. P. Benetis, A. Lund, J. S.
Hwang, A. I. Prokof’ev, and Y.S. Lebedev. Chem. Phys. Lett., 255 (1996)
156.
Off-axis extra lines in powder pattern
electron paramagnetic resonance of Cr3+ in YAlO3. R.
R. Rakhimov, A. L. Wilkerson, G. B. Loutts, H. R. Ries. J. Appl. Phys. 82
(1997) 1970.
Spin and valence states of manganese ions in
manganese-doped yttrium aluminates. R. R. Rakhimov, A. L. Wilkerson, G. B.
Loutts, M. A. Noginov, N. Noginova, W. Lindsay, H. R. Ries. Solid State Commun.
108 (1998) 549.
Microwave response near zero magnetic field
in transition-metal-doped silicate glasses. R. R. Rakhimov, H. R. Ries, D.
E. Jones, L. B. Glebov, and L. N. Glebova. Appl. Phys. Lett., 76 (2000)
751.
Spin dynamics of the triplet Cr4+
in the vicinity of energy level anti-crossing. R. R. Rakhimov, H. D. Horton,
D. E. Jones, G. B. Loutts, and H. R. Ries. Chem. Phys. Lett., 319 (2000)
639.
Zero-field signal in the electron
paramagnetic resonance spectrum of Mn2+ in silicate glasses. R.
R. Rakhimov, D. E. Jones. J. Chem. Phys. 113 (2000) 1575.
Electron paramagnetic resonance study of W5+
pairs in lithium-tungsten phosphate glasses. R. R. Rakhimov, D. E.
Jones, H. L. Rocha, A. I. Prokof’ev, A. I. Aleksandrov. J. Phys.
Chem. B, 104 (2000) 10973.
Crystal growth of vanadium doped YAlO3,
LaGaO3, and CaYAlO4 crystals and spectroscopic studies of
vanadium valence states. M. A. Noginov, G. B. Loutts, D. E. Jones, V. J.
Turney, R. R. Rakhimov, L. Herbert, and A. Truong, J. Appl. Phys. 91
(2002) 569.
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