Position & Department: Chairman, Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences
Research Intersts: The major areas of interest are Laser spectroscopy and laser matter interaction. For this purpose LIBS technique is being used for elemental identification. Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy plays a major role in finding the hazardous materials for the environments. The LIBS technique is being utilized for the elemental identification. The interaction of lasers with ferrites (both soft and hard) is also underway. Moreover the use of continuous wave diode lasers has provided a good source for high resolution spectroscopy. The main solution to the problem of multimode operation of laser diodes is the construction of an Extended Cavity Diode Laser (ECDL) which allows selecting the mode of the laser cavity. This single mode diode laser is used for recording the saturated absorption spectra of alkali atoms like Rb.
Position & Department: Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences
Research Intersts: He is working on light interaction with plasma coated surfaces, Radiative Response of Thin Films, Plasma Propagation, Antenna Arrays for 5G Technology and Electromagnetic Wave Theory.
Position & Department: Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences
Research Intersts: Laser matter interaction, laser spectroscopy and imaging, 3D tomography, Laser ablation, Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy, Terahertz radiations, Time domain spectrometers, Synthesis of Nanomaterial’s (Chemical and physical methods), Agricultural Applications of nanomaterial’s and laser assisted techniques
Research Intersts: • Dye-sensitized Solar cells • Perovskite solar cells • Convener of Organic Solar Cells Research Group
Research Intersts: He is conducting research in the field of ferrolectric and magnetic materials (experimental and computational) for their use in Memory devices, Solar Cells, Sensors, MEMS, Capacitors etc.... In computational work, materials modeling and simulation is performed in the frame work of Density Functional Theory (DFT) using first-principles (or ab-initio) calculations, to study structural, electronic, optical and magnetic properties of materials, aiming to understand and tailor material properties for electronic devices.
Research Intersts: Simulation and fabrication of single/heterojunction solar cells, semiconductors & optoelectronic devices. Further, different areas comprising of antireflection coatings, texturing, current-voltage and four probe resistivity measurements of semiconductors/solar cells are being explored.
Research Intersts: He is conducting research in the field of Biomaterials and Electron Microscopy.
Research Intersts: Since last few decades, organic semiconducting materials have attracted large amount of interest due to their unmatched properties and widespread applications like: field effect transistors, light emitting diodes, solar cells, photodynamic cancer therapy, fuel cells, chemical sensors; mainly for fire detection and pollution monitoring. However, the performance of organic semiconductor based basic electronic circuitry components largely depends on the structure and interface as they determine the injection efficiency by establishing barriers for carrier injection in the organic active layer. By keeping in view the importance of these materials we particularly study; metal phthalocyanines, tetracene, pentacene , perylene, etc. Our prime objective is to investigate the structural and interfacial electronic properties of organic semiconductor thin films deposited on various single single crystal substrates. Moreover, we also explore the possible strong chemical interaction or weak interaction at the interface, which greatly affects the electronic structure of the organic molecules and the interfacial properties of the materials in contact. The structural properties and the chemical reactivity at the interfaces are studied by means of surface sensitive photoemission spectroscopies such as X-ray and Ultra-violet photoemission spectroscopies (XPS, UPS) as well as scanning tunneling microscopy (STM).
Research Intersts: 1. Theoretical High Energy Physics and Mathematical Physics. Mainly my work is centered around supersymmetric field theories. In particular, I am interested in supermembrane quantization. My earlier works on supersymmetric membrane quantization and spectrum have been reported in the literature. I am also interested in various aspects of M-theory. Some interest also lies in the interplay between Geometry and Physics. 2. Foundations of Quantum Mechanics. My interest and active research in this area includes but not limited to, geometric rewriting of quantum laws. How this interplay can find its way to the standard interpretation. My works in this direction have been in the Pilot-wave approach to quantum mechanics. 3. Nonlinear Physics. I actively work on problems related to propagation control through nonlinearity . The classical system being a discrete lattice of atoms modeled by a set of discrete nonlinear Schrodinger Equations.
Research Intersts: • Sol-gel chemistry • Photophysics • Wood based multifunctional materials / chemical wood modification • Polymer/macromolecular Physics
Research Intersts: • Advanced Energy Nanomaterials • Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Materials for Solar Cells • Photo-catalyst • Solar Water Splitting • TiO2 Nanotube/Nanohexagon Arrays • ZnO Nanowire Arrays • Quantum Dots and Organic Dyes for Photovoltaic and Environmental Applications • Semiconductor Electronic Materials • Renewable Energy • Thin Films and Nanotechnology Electrochemical Anodization
Position & Department: Lecturer, Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences
Research Intersts: He holds Postdoc and doctorate (Ph.D) degree in rheology and atomization of non-Newtonian fluids from the Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia and M.Phil degree in Plasma Physics from the Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad-Pakistan. With multidisciplinary research focus, he is contributing to the scholarly works on: • Generation and characterization of plasma discharges for treatment of the materials and medical devices. • Synthesis of nanomaterials using Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD) technique. • Theoretical electromagnetism for study of light-matter interaction. • Development of novel biopolymers for slow release coating applications. • Hydrodynamics of fluidized beds for spray coating and heat-mass transfer applications. • Motion analysis using high speed imaging and MATLAB codes. • Rheology and atomization of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids. • Electrochemical and dry sand impact erosion-corrosion of oil and gas flow-lines.
Research Intersts: She earned her doctorate degree in the field of innovative nanostructures and nanodevices from the Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia. She is conducting cutting-Edge research across the Physics and Engineering disciplines, such as: • Bulk production of graphitic structures of carbon nanotubes using floating and fluidized bed CVD reactors. • Development of carbon nanotube based adsorbents for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. • Cold plasma discharges for production of carbon nanotubes through Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition. • Hydrodynamics of fluidized beds for enhanced catalytic activity of catalysts during CVD growth of nanostructures. • Motion analysis using high speed imaging.
Research Intersts: Bioelectromagnetic stimulation of seeds. The use of physical methods for enhancement of plant production are important as they are environmental friendly and have no side effects. The electromagnetic fields impart energy to seeds which result in enhancement in germination, growth and yield of plants. The controlled irradiation is achieved by utilizing an electromagnet having controlled current and voltages. The studies are being extended to strong dc fields also.
Research Intersts: She is working on the synthesis and characterization of ferrites using wet chemical techniques. Her research work also targets the dosimetry which is associated to the absorbed dose causing biological, chemical, or other physical changes in the body irradiated. Measurement of optical density of the solutions at pre and post irradiation stages is done to investigate the response of dosimeter at nuclear work place and under nuclear emergency.
Research Intersts: The study of the properties of nanosized ferrite particles has gained interest of researchers because of their importance in the understanding of the physical processes and variety of technical applications. The popular methods of preparation of nano-ferrite particles included ceramic technique, ball milling (Solid State methods), sol-gel and co-precipitation technique (Chemical methods). This variety in synthesis techniques greatly affects the crystallite (particle) sizes of the synthesized nano-ferrite materials. The characterization of these materials is carried out by determining particles size by using X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques such that information about the line broadening of the X-ray spectrum obtained for the sample materials. The investigation about size distribution is carried out by using Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM).
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