Kamakhya Prakash MisraKamakhya Prakash Misra received his Ph.D. in Physics in the field of materials science and thin films from the University of Lucknow, India. Presently, he is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at Manipal University Jaipur, India. Hiscurrent research interests include sol gel derived nanomaterials and thin film structures mainly to understand their opto-electronic behaviour, particularly band gap engineering of wide band gap semiconductors like ZnO and TiO2 (ceramic materials) using various dopants and controlling the processing parameters. Apart from band gap engineering, he monitors various aspects and features of surfaces developed in his lab using conventional techniques like SEM and AFM as well as high resolution techniques like XRF (XRR and GIXRF). His speciality lies in interpreting and analyzing photoluminescence, nonlinearity and energy level descriptions of various inorganic compounds. He has published more than 20 research articles in international journals of high repute. He also engages in other scholarly activities such as teaching courses on solid state physics and materials science at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Read More Read Less