Luminescence Spectroscopy and Microscopy

Dr. Ram Gopal is serving as an assistant professor in the Department of Physics, Panjab University. Previously, he served as a post-doctoral fellow at the Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, from February 2024 to August 2024 and IIT Guwahati Technology Innovation and Development Foundation from August 2023 to January 2024. He obtained his Master's degree in Physics from National Institute of Technology Durgapur in 2018. Dr. Gopal continued his academic journey, earning a Doctorate in Physics from Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad in 2023. His doctoral research focused on the development of novel and efficient luminescent materials for various opto-electronic applications. Dr. Gopal's commitment to excellence is underscored by his seven years of research experience, during which he has published several research and review articles in reputed journals. His contributions span a wide range of topics within Materials Science, reflecting both the depth and breadth of his research interests.Dr. Vikas Dubey obtained his Master’s degree in Physics from the Govt. V.Y.T.PG. Auto. College Durg, India. He received gold medals for securing the first rank in his Master’s degree. He completed his PhD from the National Institute of Technology Raipur. He is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, Meghalaya, India. During the last fifteen years of his research career, he has published more than 175 research papers in various reputed international journals, with more than 2500 citations. He has authored 6 books and edited 12 others, along with several book chapters. He is also the editor of various reputed journals and has edited numerous special issues.Dr. Mouftahou Latif obtained his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Engineering Physics from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, and a PhD in Experimental Nuclear Physics from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. He is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Energy Research and Development, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Dr. Mouftahou Latif has made significant contributions to knowledge through teaching and research, external examination of theses, and as a reviewer. He has published several research articles in leading nuclear physics journals as well as in various applied physics journals.

• Chapter 1: Introduction to luminescence.- Chapter 2: Important luminescent materials and their categories.- Chapter 3: Synthesis techniques.- Chapter 4: Persistent luminescence and thermoluminescence.- Chapter 5: Scintillators and Photo-detectors.