Curriculum vitae. Dr. SIKANDER AZAM S/O Mr. FAZLI RABBI Date Of Birth: Jan 30th

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1 Curriculum vitae Dr. SIKANDER AZAM S/O Mr. FAZLI RABBI Date Of Birth: Jan 30th Impact Factor: h-index= 07 POSTAL ADDRESS Vill and P/O Dagai, Mohallah Hamzakheil, District Swabi, Tehsil Razar, KPK, Pakistan, Phone: (+92) Phone: (+92) Research area Condensed Matter Physics (Electronic Structure Calculation): In condensed matter physics, I do study on Electronic Structure, Elastic properties, optical and thermoelectric properties of the solid materials in the light of Density Functional Theory (DFT). It may be mentioned that with the knowledge of band structure of a material, the understanding of various properties of materials has been increased in the past few decades. Starting with atomic number only, the electronic structure calculation can be done and based on the information one can engineer to modify the crystal structure and further can determine the total energies of all the possible crystal structures. Thus the most stable structure can be determined. In the second part, I study on the elastic properties of the materials. It is of particular interest as they determine the mechanical stability of the materials. Elastic properties of a solid are important because of they relate to various fundamental solid state properties. Therefore, it will be desirable if before carrying out expensive and tedious time consuming process of experiments to determine electronic band structure, density of states and elastic properties, one can use computational tools for theoretical calculation to understand these parameters and hence save both the time and resources for technology development with better-designed experiments. DFT is commonly used to calculate the electronic structure of simple and complex systems containing many atoms such as large molecules or solids. It is based on electron density rather than on the wave function and treated both exchange and correlation but approximately. In this method, many body problems of interacting electrons and nuclei are mapped to a series of one-electron equations which is called Kohn-Sham (KS) equations. For the solution of the KS equations, several methods have been developed with the Linearized Augmented Plane Wave (LAPW). Based on this, a computer code WIEN2K is used to solve the KS equations and thus obtain the crystal properties on atomic scale.

2 EDUCATION Year Certificate/Degree University 2016 PhD University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic M.Phill. Hazara University 2008 M.Sc. University of Malakand 2002 B.Sc. University of Peshawar 2000 F.Sc. BISE Peshawar 1998 SSc. BISE Peshawar My PhD thesis dissertation: First principle studies of optical, thermoelectric and electronic characteristics of complex materials. Master in Philosophy thesis title (M. Phil): Study of medicinal plants by using PIXE techniques. EXPERIENCE Teaching; Teaching experience in different graduate and undergraduate institutes during Currently working as an Assistant Professor at University of Lahore, main campus Sargodha, Pakistan Proficiencies: Wien2k code Elastic Code SPRKKR Code BoltzTraP Code Success as a laboratory and tutorial instructor in general Physics, Experienced working in a multidisciplinary team. Appropriate organization, record keeping, verbal and written communication skills. Have enough experience of working in different computer programs including MS-word, MSexcel MS-Power Point, and Web Browsing etc. Courses studied in PhD: 1. Physical Chemistry for Metallurgists 2. Experimental methods of material properties study 3. Theory of plasma-based technologies

3 4. Physical Biology 5. Density functional theory 6. Application of Laser in Bio Physics 7. Full Potential Linear Augmented Plane Wave Method 1 8. Full Potential Linear Augmented Plane Wave Method 2 9. Light Interaction with the Matter - Linear Phenomenon 1 Other subjects studied (in M.phil and Master): Quantum mechanics, mathematical method of physics, Classical mechanics, statistical mechanics, Plasma physics, Optical properties, Solid state Quantum optics Modern physics Electro dynamics, Magnetism, Electronics Nuclear physics Electro magnetic theory Conferences/Workshops Attended: 5Mv tandem Accelerator And Its Applications by Dr. Aqeel Ahsan Khurram on 8th October 2009 Participated in a seminar delivered by Dr. Gul Rasool (research Officer South-Korea) on computational physics, 9th March 2010, at university of Hazara. Workshop arranged on Astronomy Physics by Physics Department university of Hazara. School on LHC At NCP, Islamabad from 24 April to 04 may 2011 International conference on Condensed Matter Physics and Engineering Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan International workshop on Materials Modeling and simulation University of Malakand Pakistan DPG-Frhjahrstagung (DPG Spring Meeting) Dresden Autum School on correlated Electrons (FZ, Jlich) (poster presentation) Hands-on course Introduction to the application of ab-initio methods in spectroscopy, New Technologies Research Centre, University of West Bohemia address: Univerzitni 8, Plzen, CZ, February 23 rd to 27 nth (poster presentation) DPG conference in Berlin, March 15 th to 20 th 2015 (Oral talk) DPG conference in Regensburg, March 6 th to 11 th 2016 (Oral talk) The Women University Multan, February 21 th to 22 nd 2017 Language Skills:

4 Proficient to speak, read and write Proficient to speak, read and write Proficient to speak, read and write, English (international), Urdu (national), Pashto (local) Publications in Journal: 1. Sikander Azam, A. H. Reshak; Transport Properties of APdCu(Se2)(Se3) (A: K and Rb): New Quaternary Copper Palladium Polyselenides, RSC Adv., 4 (2014) Sikander Azam, Saleem Ayaz Khan, Wilayat Khan, Saleh Muhammad, Haleem Udin, G. Murtaza, R. Khenata, Fahad Ali Shah, Jan Minar, W.K. Ahmed; Detailed DFT studies of the electronic structure and optical properties of KBaMSe3 (M = As, Sb), Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 644 (2015) Haleem Ud Din, Sikander Azam, Saleem Ayaz Khan, R. Khenata; Optoelectronic behavior of Quaternary Uranium Chalcogenides Rb2Pd3UM6 (M = S, Se): A first principle study, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 615 (2014) O. Miloud Abid, A. Yakoubi, A. Tadjer, R. Khenata, R. Ahmed, G. Murtaza, S. Bin Omran, Sikander Azam; Ab initio study of the structural, electronic, elastic and thermal properties of RMn2Ge2 (R = Ca, Nd and Y) intermetallic compounds, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 616 (2014) Sikander Azam, Saleem Ayaz Khan, Jan Minar, Wilayat Khan, Haleem Ud Din, R Khenata, G Murtaza, S Bin-Omran, Souraya Goumri-Said; Coulomb interaction and Spin-orbit coupling calculations of thermoelectric properties of the quaternary chalcogenides Tl2PbXY4 (X=Zr, Hf and Y=S, Se), Semicond. Sci. Technol., 30 (2015) (9pp) 6. Sikander Azam, Saleem Ayaz Khan, Jan Minar, Souraya Goumri-Said; Exploring the electronic structure and optical properties of new inorganic luminescent materials Ba(Si,Al)5(O,N)8 compounds for light-emitting diodes devices, Current Applied Physics, 15 (2015) Fahad Ali Shah, Saleem Ayaz Khan, Suneela Arif, Sikander Azam, R. Khenata, S. Bin Omran; Theoretical investigation of electronic structure and optical response in relation to the transport properties of Ga1xInxN (x = 0, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75), Current Applied Physics 15 (2015) Sikander Azam, Saleem Ayaz Khan, Souraya Goumri-Said; Revealing the optoelectronic and thermoelectric properties of the Zintl quaternary Arsenides ACdGeAs2 (A=K, Rb). Materials Research Bulletin, 70 (2015) Saleem Ayaz Khan, Sikander Azam; First principle investigation of electronic structure, chemical bonding and optical properties of tetrabarium gallium trinitride oxide single crystal, Materials Research Bulletin 70 (2015)

5 10. Sikander Azam, A. H. Reshak; Theoretical calculations for MUO3 (M = Na; K; Rb): DFT plus U study, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 766 (2014) Sikander Azam, Saleem Ayaz Khan, Fahad Ali Shah, Saleh Muhammad Haleem Ud Din, R. Khenata; Electronic, optical and thermoelectric properties of Ce3PdIn11 and Ce5Pd2In19: An ab initio study, Intermetallics, 55 (2014) Saleem Ayaz Khan, Sikander Azam, Ondrej Sipr; Interrelationship between structural, optical and transport properties of InP1-xBix: DFT approach, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 41 (2016) Sikander Azam, Saleem Ayaz Khan, Souraya Goumri-Said; Modified Becke-Johnson (mbj) exchange potential investigations of the optoelectronic structure of the quaternary diamondlike semiconductors Li2CdGeS4 and Li2CdSnS4, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 39 (2015) Bendjedid, T. Seddik, R. Khenata, H. Baltache, G. Murtaza, A. Bouhemadou, S. Bin Omran, Sikander Azam, Saleem Ayaz Khan; GGA+U study on phase transition, optoelectronic and magnetic properties of AmO2 with spin-orbit coupling, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 396 (2015) Saleem Ayaz Khan, Sikander Azam, Fahad Ali Shah, Bin Amin; Electronic structure and optical properties of CdO from bulk to nanosheet: DFT approach, Optical Materials 47 (2015) Sikander Azam, Saleem Ayaz Khan; A first principles study of electronic and optical properties of the polar quaternary chalcogenides -A2Hg3Ge2S8(A=K and Rb), Materials Sciencein Semiconductor Processing, 34 (2015) Sikander Azam, A.H. Reshak; Electronic structure, chemical bonding and optical properties of Di-2-pyrymidonium dichloride diiodide (C4H5ClIN2O) from first-principles, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 31(2015) M. El Amine Monir, H. Baltache, R. Khenata, G. Murtaza, Sikander Azam, A. Bouhemadou, Y.Al-Douri, S. Bin Omran, Roshan Ali; First-principles calculations of a half-metallic ferromagnet zinc blende Zn1xVxTe, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 378 (2015) A. H. Reshak, Sikander Azam; First-principles study of the electronic structure, charge density,fermi surface and optical properties of zintl phases compounds Sr2ZnA2 (A=P,As and Sb), Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 345 (2013) H. Reshak, Sikander Azam; Linear and nonlinear optical properties of a-k2hg3ge2s8 and a-k2hg3sn2s8 compounds, Optical Materials, 37 (2014) A. H. Reshak, Sikander Azam; The electronic structure, electronic charge density and optical properties of the diamond-like semiconductor Ag2ZnSiS4, Appl. Phys. A 116 (2014) Wilayat Khan, Sikander Azam, Ali Fahad, Shah, Souraya Goumri-Said; DFT and modified Becke Johnson (mbj) potential investigations of the optoelectronic properties of SnGa4Q7 (Q

6 = S, Se) compounds: Transparent materials for large energy conversion, Solid State Sciences 48 (2015) Sikander Azam, Saleem Ayaz Khan, Souraya Goumri-Said; Exploring the electronic structure and optical properties of the quaternary selenide compound, Ba4Ga4SnSe12: For photovoltaic applications, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 229 (2015) Sikander Azam, Haleem Ud Din, Saleem Ayaz Khan, R. Khenata, Souraya Goumri-Said; Exploring the thermoelectric and magnetic properties of uranium selenides: Tl2Ag2USe4 and Tl3Cu4USe6, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 413 (2016) M. Faizan, G. Murtaza, Sikander Azam, Saleem Ayaz Khan, Asif Mahmood,Abdullah Yar; Elastic and optoelectronic properties of novel Ag3AuSe2 and Ag3AuTe2 Semiconductors, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 52 (2016) Wilayat Khan, Sikander Azam, Mohammed Benali Kanoun, Souraya Goumri-Said; Optoelectronic structure and related transport properties of BiCuSeObased oxychalcogenides: First principle calculations, Solid State Sciences 58 (2016) Sikander Azam, Saleem Ayaz Khan, Souraya Goumri Said, Mohammed Benali Kanoun; Predicted Thermoelectric Properties of the Layered XBi4S7 (X = Mn, Fe) Based Materials: First Principles Calculations, Journal of Electronic Materials, 46 (2017) Academic References: Prof. Dr. Jan Minar Department Chemie und Biochemie Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitt Mnchen, Butenandtstr. 11, Haus E Mnchen, Germany Jan.Minar@cup.uni-muenchen.de Prof. Dr. Ondrej Sipr Institute of Physics Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republik Cukrovarnicka Praha 6 Czech Republic sipr@fzu.cz Dr. Ghulam Murtaza Assistant Professor, Department of physics, university Peshawar Pakistan, KP. Pakistan murtaza@icp.edu.pk Dr. Bin Amin Assistant Professor,

7 Department of physics, University of Hazara, KP. Pakistan