DR. MUSHTAQ AHMAD Assistant Professor Department of Physics COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan PERSONAL INFORMATION Date of birth: 30 December, 1985 Place of birth: Faisalabad, Pakistan. Marital status: Married Nationality: Pakistani Passport # YG1150842 CNIC # 33106-6298084-3 Voice: +92 3467684321 E-mail: mushtaq.a@comsats.edu.pk PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCCE 2014 to date Assistant Professor Department of Physics COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Park Road, Islamabad, Pakistan. EDUCATION 2009-2014 PhD in Materials Science and Engineering Thesis title: Electron Transport phenomena in Semiconductor Nanostructures Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, Pakistan 2011 Visiting research fellow Part of PhD Research work Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Imperial College London, UK 2006-2008 M.Phil Physics Thesis Entitled: Synthesis and Characterization of Barium Ferrite Nanoparticles Department of Physics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, PAKISTAN 2004-2006 M.Sc Physics Thesis Entitled: Estimation of Average Noise Level and its Effects on the Hearing of the Inhabitants in the Selected Industrial Areas of Faisalabad City Department of Physics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, PAKISTAN 2002-2004 B.Sc. (Math A& B, Physics) B.Z.U. Multan, PAKISTAN 2000-2002 F.Sc (Pre-Engineering) BISE Multan, PAKISTAN
1998-2000 Matriculation (Science) BISE Faisalabad, PAKISTAN RESEARCH INTERESTS Synthesis, electrical transport, optical and dielectric properties of Semiconductor Nanostructures, impedance spectroscopy, DC measurements, photoconductive measurements AWARDS Indigenous Scholarship offered by Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan for PhD studies. 6-months Scholarship for Imperial College London, UK under IRSIP of HEC, Pakistan Merit Scholarship for M.Sc. One year Internship at Punjab Small Industries Corporation under National Internship Program offered by Government of Pakistan. PUBLICATIONS LIST 1. Z. Imran, Kamran Rasool S. S. Batool, Mushtaq Ahmad, and M. A. Rafiq (2015): Effect of different electrodes on the transport properties of ZnO nanofibers under humid environment. AIP Advances, volume 5: p. 117214. 2. Kamran Rasool, M. A. Rafiq, Mushtaq Ahmad, Zahid Imran, S. S. Batool, Adnan Nazir, Z. A. K. Durrani, M. M. Hasan. (2015): Charge injection and trapping in TiO2 nanoparticles decorated Silicon nanowires arrays, Applied Physics Letters, volume: 106 p. 073101. 3. Z. Imran, S. S. Batool, M. A. Rafiq, Kamran Rasool, Mushtaq Ahmad, R. N. Shahid, and M. M. Hasan. (2014): Investigation of Change in Surface Area and Grain Size of Cadmium Titanate Nanofibers upon Annealing and Their Effect on Oxygen Sensing. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, volume 6: p. 4542. 4. S. S. Batool, Safia Hassan, Z. Imran, M. A. Rafiq, Mushtaq Ahmad, Kamran Rasool, M. M. Chaudhry, M. M. Hasan. (2014): The enhancement in photocatalytic activity of bismuth modified silica and bismuth silicate nanofibers. Catalysis Communications, volume 49: p. 39. 5. Matloob Hussain, Syeda Sitwat Batool, Z. Imran, Mushtaq Ahmad, Kamran Rasool, M. A. Rafiq, M. M. Hasan. (2014): Oxygen sensing and transport properties
of nanofibers of Silica, Bismuth doped Silica and Bismuth Silicate prepared via electrospinning. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, volume 192: p. 429. 6. Muhammad Usman, S. S. Batool, Kamran Rasool, Z. Imran, Mushtaq Ahmad, Hira Jamil, M. A. Rafiq and M. M. Hassan. (2014): Humidity Effect on Transport Properties of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles. Journal of material science and technology, volume: 30, p. 748. 7. Mushtaq Ahmad, M. A. Rafiq and M. M. Hasan (2013): Transport characteristics and colossal dielectric response of CdS nanoparticles. Journal of Applied Physics, volume 114, p. 133702. 8. Mushtaq Ahmad, M. A. Rafiq, Z. Imran, Kamran Rasool, R. N. Shahid, Yasir Javed, M. M. Hasan. (2013): Charge conduction and relaxation in MoS2 nanoflakes synthesized by simple solid state reaction. Journal of Applied Physics, volume: 114, p. 043710. 9. Kamran Rasool, M. A. Rafiq, Mushtaq Ahmad, Z. Imran, S. S. Batool and M. M. Hasan. (2013): Photodetection and transport properties of surface capped Silicon nanowires arrays with polyacrylic acid. AIP Advances, volume: 3. p. 082111. 10. Kamran Rasool, M.A. Rafiq, Mushtaq Ahmad, Zahid Imran, M. M. Hasan. (2013): The role of surface states in modification of carrier transport in silicon nanowires. Journal of Applied Physics, volume: 113, p. 193703. 11. Z. Imran, M. A. Rafiq, M. Ahmad, K. Rasool, S. S. Batool, and M. M. Hasan. (2013): Temperature dependent transport and dielectric properties of cadmium titanate nanofiber mats, AIP Advances, volume: 3, p. 032146. 12. Mushtaq Ahmad, M. A. Rafiq, Kamran Rasool, Zahid Imran, M. M. Hasan. (2013): Dielectric and transport properties of bismuth sulfide prepared by solid state reaction method, Journal of Applied Physics, volume: 113, p. 043704. 13. Mushtaq Ahmad, Kamran Rasool, M. A. Rafiq and M. M. Hasan. (2012): Enhanced and Persistent Photoconductivity in Vertical Silicon Nanowires and ZnS Nanoparticles Hybrid devices, Applied Physics Letters, volume: 101, p. 223103. 14. Kamran Rasool, M. A. Rafiq, Mushtaq Ahmad, Z. Imran and M. M. Hasan. (2012): TiO2 nanoparticles and silicon nanowires hybrid device: Role of interface on electrical, dielectric and photodetection properties, Applied Physics Letters, volume: 101, p. 253104. 15. Mushtaq Ahmad, Kamran Rasool, M. A. Rafiq, M. M. Hasan, C. B. Li, Z. A. K. Durrani. (2012): Effect of Incorporation of Zinc Sulfide Nanoparticles on Carrier Transport in Silicon Nanowires, PHYSICA E, volume: 45, p. 201-206.
CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS 1. Mushtaq Ahmad, M. A. Rafiq, Kamran Rasool, Zahid Imran, M. M. Hasan. (2013): Transport properties of zinc sulfide nanoparticles coated silicon nanowires, Poster presentation in International Scientific Spring held on 11-15 March in NCP, 2. Mushtaq Ahmad, M. A. Rafiq, Kamran Rasool, Z. Imran, and M. M. Hasan. (2013): Silicon Nanowires and Semiconductor Nanoparticle Hybrid Photodetectors, International Scientific Spring NCP Islamabad Pakistan, 11-15 March. 3. Kamran Rasool, M.A. Rafiq, Mushtaq Ahmad, Zahid Imran, M. M. Hasan. (2013): Polymer capped Silicon nanowire arrays electrical and dielectric properties, Poster presentation in International Scientific Spring held on 11-15 March in NCP, 4. Mushtaq Ahmad, M. A. Rafiq, Kamran Rasool, Zahid Imran, M. M. Hasan. (2013): Transport properties of silicon nanowires coated with zinc sulfide nanoparticles, Poster presentation in Symposium on photonics, held on 19 March in PIEAS, 5. Zahid Imran, M. A. Rafiq, Mushtaq Ahmad, S. S. Batool, Kamran Rasool, M. M. Hasan. (2013): Electrospun Cadmium Titanate Nanofiber mats, Poster presentation in International Scientific Spring held on 11-15 March in NCP, 6. Mushtaq Ahmad, Kamran Rasool, Zahid Imran, M. A. Rafiq, M. M. Hasan. (2011): Structural and Electrical properties of Zinc Sulfide nanoparticles. Orally Presented in Saudi International Electronics, Communications and Photonics Conference held on 23-26 April, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Published in IEEE conference preceding) 7. Kamran Rasool, Muhammad Usman, Mushtaq Ahmad, Zahid Imran, M. A. Rafiq, M. M. Hasan, Adnan Nazir. (2011): Effect of modifiers on structural and optical properties of Titania (TiO2) Nanoparticles. Orally Presented in Saudi International Electronics, Communications and Photonics Conference held on 23-26 April, 2011, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Publish in IEEE conference preceding) 8. Yasir Jamil, M. Raza Ahmed, Zahid Imran, Mushtaq Ahmed, and Nasir Amin. (2008): Effect of temperature on the structural properties of Barium Hexaferrtie powder synthesiszed using high energy ball milling. Orally Presented in a 3 rd International Conference on Frontiers of Advanced Engineering Materials. (FAEM- 2008) held on 15-17 December, Lahore.
REFERENCES 1. Dr. Muhammad Aftab Rafiq (PhD Supervisor) Associate Professor, Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, Pakistan E-mail: aftab@cantab.net, maftabrafiq@pieas.edu.pk http://www.pieas.edu.pk/dmme/faculty.cshtml 2. Dr. Muhammad Anis-ur-Rehman (Group head) Associate Professor, Department of Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan E-mail: marehman@comsats.edu.pk http://ww3.comsats.edu.pk/faculty/facultydetails.aspx?uid=540