Dr. Irfan Qasim

Biography:

I have been deeply immersed in the realm of materials science, with a focus on the synthesis and characterization of nanostructures, cuprate superconductors, and their composites. I have done Ph.D in Physics and developed expertise in both experimental and computational research. I showcased adaptability and resilience by venturing into simulations and calculations for various solar cell families, particularly concentrating on Perovskite solar cells. This endeavor led to impactful publications in esteemed international scientific journals. Being a pioneer in exploring novel configurations, I achieved remarkable efficiencies in multi-junction tandem solar cells, employing established simulation tools such as AMPS, TCAD, and Silvaco Atlas, Gaussview, and CASTEP. Previously I served at Riphah International University in Islamabad, Pakistan and HITEC University, Taxila Cantt. I have accumulated over fifteen years of research and professional experience. Throughout my career, I have demonstrated proficiency in teaching, internal and external educational activities, and unwavering dedication to my research endeavors.

Brief statement of Research Interest:

I am a seasoned researcher with dual expertise in computational and experimental condensed matter physics. In computational physics, my focus encompasses photovoltaic devices, solar cells, and the application of Density Functional Theory. Complementing this, my experimental work revolves around superconductivity, specifically in nano-superconductor composites. I have successfully synthesized and characterized materials, pushing the boundaries of our understanding. Additionally, I specialize in the applications of nanomaterials, exploring their unique properties for enhanced device performance. My interdisciplinary approach aims to bridge theoretical insights with practical applications

Qualification:

PhD Physics

Honors and Awards:

N/A

Supervisions:

I have supervised more than 60 M. Phil students in their research projects and I have also supervised a PhD student. At the moment 08 M.Phil and 3 PhD students are doing research work under my supervision.

Service Activity:

Total 15 Years of Service
• 09 Years (Teaching + management+ research) at HITEC University, Taxila.
• 06 years (Teaching + management + research) at Riphah International University Islamabad.

Journal Publications:

Nawazish A. Khan, Irfan Qasim and A.A. khurram, “Superconductivity in (Cu0.5Tl0.25Li0.25)Ba2Ca2Cu3-xSixO10-б samples”, Journal of Solid State Sciences, 12 1058-1062 (2010). (I.F = 1.861)
[2] A.A. Khurram, Irfan Qasim and Nawazish A. khan,”Si Doped Cu0.5Tl0.5Ba2Ca2Cu3O10-б superconductors”, Journal of Phys. & Chem. of Solids, 72755-760 (2011). (I.F = 2.048)
[3] Abdul Jabbar, Irfan Qasim, M. Mumtaz, M. Zubair, K. Nadeem, and A. A. Khurram, “Suppression of activation energy and superconductivity by the addition of Al2O3 nanoparticles in CuTl-1223 matrix”, Journal of Applied Physics, 115, 203904 (2014). (I.F = 2.176)
[4] Abdul Jabbar, Irfan Qasim, Shahid A. Khan, K. Nadeem, M. Waqee-ur-Rehman, M. Mumtaz and F. Zeb “Highly coercive cobalt ferrite nanoparticles-CuTl-1223 superconductor composites”, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 377, 6 (2014). (I.F = 3.046)
[5] Ghulam Hussain, Abdul Jabbar, Irfan Qasim, M. Mumtaz, K. Nadeem, M. Zubair, S. Qamar Abbas, and A. A. Khurram, “Activation energy and excess conductivity analysis of (Ag)x/CuTl-1223 nanosuperconductor composites”, Journal of Applied Physics 116, 103911 (2014). (I.F = 2.176)
[6] K. Nadeem, F. Naeem, M. Mumtaz, S. Naeem, Abdul Jabbar, Irfan Qasim and Nawazish A. Khan, “Synthesis and characterization of core-shell Ni/NiO nanoparticles/CuTl-1223 superconductor composites”, Ceramics International, 40, 13819 (2014). (I.F = 3.057)
[7] M. Waqee-ur-Rehman, Irfan Qasim, M. Mumtaz, K. Nadeem and A.A Khurram, “Infield response of (Al2O3)x/CuTl-1223 nanoparticles-superconductor composites:, Physica B: Condensed Matter, 476, 37-40 (2015). (I.F = 1.453)
[8] Abdul Jabbar, Irfan Qasim, M. Mumtaz, K. Nadeem, “Synthesis and superconductivity of (Ag)x/CuTl-1223 composites”, Progress in Natural Science Materials International, 204, 25 (2015). (I.F = 2.572)
[9] Abdul Jabbar, Irfan Qasim, Khalid M. Khan, Zulqurnain Ali, K. Nadeem, M. Mumtaz, “Synthesis and superconducting properties of (Au)x/CuTl-1223 composites”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 618, 110 (2015). (I.F = 3.779)
[10] Abdul Jabbar, Irfan Qasim, M. Waqee-ur-Rehman, Munawar Zaman, K. Nadeem, , M. Mumtaz, “Structural and Superconducting Properties of (Al2O3)y/CuTl-1223 Composites”, Journal of Electronic Materials, 44, 1 (2015). (I.F = 1.579)
[11] M. Mumtaz, Ghulam Hussain,M. W. Rabbani, M. Waqee-ur-Rehman, Irfan Qasim, Abdul Jabbar, and Nawazish A Khan, “Infield superconductivity of carbon nanotube- Cu0.5Tl0.5Ba2Ca2Cu3O10− δ superconductor composites”, AIP Advances, 5, 107148 (2015). (I.F = 1.653)
[12] M. Waqee-ur-Rehman, M. Mumtaz, Irfan Qasim and K. Nadeem, Infield response of (Co)x/CuTl-1223 nanoparticles–superconductor composites, Cryogenics, 73 (2016) 68-72. (I.F = 1.196)
[13] M. Waqee-ur-Rehman, M. Mumtaz, Irfan Qasim and K. Nadeem, Infield superconducting properties of Ni nanoparticles added CuTl-1223 phase, Solid State Communications, 228, 32-35 (2016). (I.F = 1.458)
[14] Waqee-ur-Rehman, Irfan Qasim, M. Mumtaz, K. Nadeem and S. Qamar, “Resistive transition and flux flow mechanism in CoFe2O4 nanoparticles added Cu0.5Tl0.5Ba2Ca2Cu3O10− δ superconductor”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 657, 348-352 (2016). (I.F = 3.779)
[15] M. Waqee-ur-Rehman, M. Mumtaz, Irfan Qasim, and K. Nadeem, Flux pinning by Cr nanoparticles in Cu0.5Tl0.5Ba2Ca2Cu3O10- superconductor, Journal of Low Temperature Physics, Accepted (2016). (I.F = 1.021)
[16] Irfan Qasim, Waqee-ur-Rehman, M. Mumtaz and K. Nadeem, ” Role of Co nanoparticles in CuTl-1223 superconductor”, Ceramics International, 42, 1122-1127 (2016). (I.F = 3.057)
[17] Irfan Qasim, Waqee-ur-Rehman, M. Mumtaz, Ghulam Hussain, K. Nadeem and Khurram Shehzad, “Ferromagnetic (Ni) nanoparticles–CuTl-1223 superconductor composites”, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 403, 60-67 (2016). (I.F = 3.046)
[18] Irfan Qasim, M.Mumtaz, K. Nadeem and S. Qamar Abbas, “Zinc Nanoparticles at Intercrystallite Sites of (Cu0.5Tl0.5)Ba2Ca3Cu4O12-δ Superconductor”, Journal of Nanomaterials, (2017), (I.F = 2.207)
[19] Irfan Qasim, Waqee-ur-Rehman, M. Mumtaz, G. Hussain, K. Nadeem and Nawazish A Khan, “Role of anti-ferromagnetic Cr nanoparticles in CuTl-1223 superconducting matrix”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 649, 320-326 (2017). (I.F = 3.779)
[20] Irfan Qasim, Owais Ahmad, Muhammad Farooq Nasir, Muhammad Imran Malik, Qurat ul Ain Javed, Nawazish A Khan, Asad Raza, Muhammad Mumtaz and Muhammad Rashid, “Analysis of Superconducting Response and Flux Pinning Ability of (Mg0.8Zn0.2Fe2O4) x/CuTl-1223 Composites”, Journal of Material Research Express, Mater. Res. Express, 6046002, (2019). (I.F. = 1.449)
[21] M. Waseem, I. Mahmood, Muhammad Rashid, Irfan Qasim, and A. Laref, ” Investigations of physical aspects of spinel ABi2O4 (A=Zn, Cd) oxides via ab-initio calculations”, Journal of Journal of Physics Letters A, Vol. 383, 15, 1810-1815 (2019). (I.F = 1.863)
[22] Q. Mahmood, N.A. Noor, Muhammad Rashid, Bakhtiar Ul Haq, A. Laref and Irfan Qasim, “Physical properties of alkali metals-based iodides via Ab-initio calculations”, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, Vol. 132, Pages 68-75 (2019). (I.F = 2.207)
[23] M. Husnain Zeb, Babar Shabbir, Rizwan Ur Rehman Sagar, Nasir Mahmood, Keqiang Chen, Irfan Qasim, Muhammad Imran Malik, Wenzhi Yu, M. Mosarof Hossain, Zhigao Dai, Qingdong Ou, Masroor A. Bhat, Bannur Nanjunda Shivananju, Yun Li, Xiang Tang, Kun Qi, Adnan Younis, Qasim Khan, Yupeng Zhang, Qiaoliang Bao, “Superior Magnetoresistance Performance of Hybrid Graphene Foam/Metal Sulfide Nanocrystal Devices” Journal of Applied Materials & Interfaces (2019), (I.F = 8.097)
[24] M. Mumtaz, Liaqat Ali, Mubasher, Ahmed Saleh, Irfan Qasim, Y. Slimani, Mehwish
Hassan, Zubair Ahmad, “AC-Conduction Mechanism via Dielectric Measurements of
(Cr)y/CuTl-1223 Nanoparticles-Superconductor Composites”, Journal of Cryogenics, 105
(2020) 103021 . (I.F=1.336)
[25] Rizwan Ur Rehman Sagar, Babar Shabbir , Syed Muhammad Hasnain, Nasir Mahmood, Muhammad Husnain Zeb, B. N. Shivananju, Taimur Ahmed, Irfan Qasim, Muhammad
Imran Malik, Qasim Khan, Khurram Shehzad, Adnan Younis, Qiaoliang Bao, and Min
Zhang“Large Magnetotransport Properties in Mixed-Dimensional Heterostructures of 2D Dirac Van der Waals Materials” Journal of CARBON, Vol 159, 648-655 (2020),(I.F = 7.644)

[26] M. Mumtaz, Abrar A. Khan, Liaqat Ali, Mubasher, Y. Slimani, M. N. Khan and Irfan Qasim, “AC-Conduction Mechanism in (Cu)x/(CuTl)-1223 Nanoparticles-Superconductor Composites” Journal of Low Temperature Physics, accepted, (2020), (I.F=1.437)
[27] Muhammad Rashid, R.B. Behram, Irfan Qasim and A. Laref, “Systematic study of the structural, electronic, optical and thermoelectric properties of AHfO3(A = Ca, Ba) perovskites at various pressure using ab-initio calculations ” Journal of Opto-Electronics Review” (2020), (I.F=1.156)
[28] Imran Rehan, Muhammad Zubair Khan, Kamran Rehan, Sabiha Sultana, Irfan Qasim, Salah Ud Din, Hafeez Anwar & Sayyar Muhammad “Determination of Lead and Chromium in Aloe Vera Pulp and Aloe Vera-Based Cosmetics by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)” Journal of Analytical Letters, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00032719.2020.1748044 (2020), (I.F = 1.248)
[29] M. Mushtaq, M.A. Sattar, Sajad Ahmad, Irfan Qasim and I. Muhammad “Search for half-metallicity in new ferrimagnetic quaternary MnXMoAl (X= Co and Ti) Heusler alloys: A DFT based investigation” Journal of Materials Chemistry & Physics, DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2020.122779 (2020), (I.F = 2.781)
[30] Sohaib Hameed, Irfan Qasim and Muhammad Waqar Ahmed,“ Comparative Study of Argon and Oxygen Injected Water Surface Barrier Micro Discharge” Accepted in Journal of Water Chemistry and Tecnology” DOI: 10.3103/S1063455X21050052 (2021)
[31] Muhammad Waqar Ahmed, Syeda Masooma Naqvi, Irfan Qasim, Zobia, Noreen, Muhammad Shafiq & Habib Bukhari “ Degradation of multidrug-resistant E. coli by low pressure plasma” Accepted in International Journal of Food Properties”DOI:10.1080/10942912.2021.1959340 (2021)
[32] Irfan Qasim, Owais ahmed, Asim Rashid, M. Waqar Ahmed and Mumammad Farooq Nasir,“ Performance evaluation of Au/p-CdTe/Cs2TiI6/n-TiO2/ITO Solar Cell using SCAPS-1D” Accepted in Optical materials” https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2021.111105 (2021)
[33] Zain ul Abdin, Irfan Qasim, Owais ahmed and Mumammad Rashid “ Numerical Modelling Analysis of (FA)0.85CS0.15Pb(I0.85Br0.15)3 : (FAPI) based perovskite solar cell with different ETMs using solar capacitance simulator” Accepted in Solar Energy” https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2021.09.054 (2021)
[34] Irfan Qasim, Owais ahmed, Asim Rashid, Tashfeen Zehra, Muhammad Imran Malik, Muhammad Rashid, M. Waqar Ahmed and Mumammad Farooq Nasir “ Numerical optimization of (FTO/ZnO/CdS/CH3NH3SnI3/GaAs/Au) perovskite solar cell using solar capacitance simulator with efficiency above 23% predicted” Optical and Quantum Electronics” https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-021-03361-5 (2021)
[35] Irfan Qasim, Owais Ahmad, Zain ul Abdin, Asim Rashid, Muhammad Farooq Nasir, Muhammad Imran Malik, Muhammad Rashid, Syed M. Hasnain, Design and numerical investigations of eco-friendly, non-toxic (Au/CuSCN/CH3NH3SnI3/CdTe/ZnO/ITO) perovskite solar cell and module” Solar Energy” 237, 52-61 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2022.02.056 (2022)

[36] Zain Ul Abdin, Irfan Qasim, Muhammad Rashid, Abeer Mera, Baktiar Ul Haq, Q. Mahmood, First principle study of optoelectronic and thermoelectric properties of (Cs/Rb)AuI3 for clean energy” Materials Science in semiconductor Processing,” 147 (2022) 106759 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2022.106759 (2022)
[37] Muhammad Waqar Ahmed, Irfan Qasim, Saiqa Riaz, Najeeb ur-Rehman, and Habib Bukhari
, “DNA Reduction of Waterborne E.coli by Underwater Capillary Discharg” Jorden Journal of Physics, Volume 15, Number 2, 2022. pp. 207-214 Doi: https://doi.org/10.47011/15.2.11 (2022)
[38] Nimra Manzoor, Irfan Qasim, Muhammad Ijaz Khan, Muhammad Waqar Ahmed, Kamel Guedri,, Omar T. Bafakeeh, El Sayed Mohamed, Tag-Eldin, and Ahmed M. Galal, “Antibacterial Applications of Low-Pressure Plasma on Degradation of Multidrug Resistant V. cholera” Appl. Sci. 2022, 12, 9737. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12199737 (2022)
[39] Muddasir, Irfan Qasim, Najeeb-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Waqar Ahmed, Muhammad Ijaz Khan, Habib Bukhari, Mohamed Ahmed Said Mohamed, Ahmed Osman Ibrahim, Faizah Mohammed Bashir, and Sayed M. Eldin “Degradation of Vibrio cholerae from drinking water by the underwater capillary discharge”, Open Physics 2023; 21: 20220243, https://doi.org/10.1515/phys-2022-0243 (2023)
[40] Owais Ahmad, Irfan Qasim, Syed M. Hasnain, Zain ul Abdin, Muhammad Farooq Nasir, Muhammad Imran Malik and, Asim Rashid, “Modelling and numerical simulations of eco-friendly double absorber solar cell “Spiro-OmeTAD/CIGS/MASnI3/CdS/ZnO” and its PV-module” Organic Electronics,” 117 (2023) 106781 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgel.2023.106781 (2023)
[41] Zain ul Abdin, Irfan Qasim, Muhammad Imran Malik, Muhammad Rashid “Experimental and numerical investigations on feasibility of inorganic KSnCl3 perovskite absorber and SWCNT-HTL for solar cells”, Heliyon 9 (2023) e14802, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14802 (2023)
[42] Irfan Qasim, Muhammad Imran Malik “Simulations and Suitability Study of Inorganic Cu-Based Hole-Transport Layers in Planar CH3NH3SnI3-Based Perovskite Solar Cell and Module”, Energy Technology (2023), https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.202300471 (2023)
[43] Irfan Qasim, Muhammad Imran Malik “Comprehensive investigation of the impact of transition metal doping on the opto-electronic and magnetic properties of Cs2NaAlF6 first principle study”, Journal of Solid State Chemistry (2023), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2023.124193 (2023)

Conference Papers / Presentations:

1. International Scientific Spring-2019)
2. International Workshop on Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion, Emerging Photovoltaic and Optoelectronic Technologies (NEEPO-20)
3. International Workshop on PV Materials for and Optoelectronic Technologies (NEEPO-21)

Research Projects:

Others: