Summary
Amna was born in the Punjab province of Pakistan. She graduated from the Bahauddin Zakariya University in Multan with a BS degree in Physics in 2010. The following year she went on to receive an MS degree in Material and surface engineering from the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad. In November 2014, she successfully won partial funding from the Department of Physics, University of York, and pursued her Ph.D. under the Faculty Development Program, NUST. She started her Ph.D. research in the Photonics group at the University of York under the supervision of Prof. Thomas F. Krauss. Her Ph.D. research concerned the development of low threshold Perovskite random lasers and the Nanophotonic light trapping structures for silicon solar cell applications. In August 2018, she joined NUST and is serving as an Assistant Professor in School of Chemicals and Materials Engineering, NUST Islamabad''.
Academic Background
PhD
(Solar Energy Materials And Devices) University of York
November 26, 2018 - May 01, 2018
Honours and Awards
President Gold Medallist
President Gold Medallist in MS (NUST, 2013)
Silver Medallist
Silver Medallist ( 2nd Position holder in BS Physics 4 year program)
November 08, 2010
Publications
Optical Optimization of Tandem Solar Cells: A Systematic Re- 2 view for Enhanced Power Conversion
April 25, 2024
Ayesha Razi, Amna Safdar, Rabia Irfan,
Nanomaterials - Accepted
Enhancing Tandem Solar Cell's efficiency through convolutional neural network-based optimization of metasurfaces
December 01, 2023
Ayesha Razi, Amna Safdar, Rabia Irfan,
Materials & Design - Volume 236, Article Number 112475
In-situ synthesis of crystalline MoS2@ZIF-67 nanocomposite for efficient removal of Methyl Orange Dye from aqueous media
July 30, 2023
Tahreem Haq Nawz, Muhammad Talha Masood, Amna Safdar, Muhammad Shahid, Tayyaba Noor, Muzammil Hussain, Ayesha Razi, Malik Adeel Umer,
Micromachines - Volume 14(8), Article Number 1534
The Potential Effect of Annealing Mesostructured Titanium Dioxide Electrode in a Closed Box Furnace on the Concentration of Lead (II) Iodide Solution Required for Optimal Performance of Mesoscopic Perovskite Solar Cells
June 12, 2022
Muhammad Talha Masood, Amna Safdar, Aftab Akram, Sofia Javed, Syeda Qudsia,
Crystals - Volume 12, Issue 6, Article Number 833
MWCNT synergy for boosting the electrochemical kinetics of V2O5 cathode for lithium-ion batteries
February 21, 2022
Hamna Mustafa , Yanlong Yu, Amina Zafar, Yanguo Liu , Shafqat Karim, Saqib Javed, Sheeraz Mehboob, Hongyu Sun , Shafqat Hussain, Atta Ullah Shah , Syed Zahid Hussain , Amna Safdar, Amjad Nisar, Mashkoor Ahmad,
New Journal of Chemistry - Volume 46, Issue 7, Pages 3417-3425
Controlled Morphology and Its Effects on the Thermoelectric Properties of SnSe2 Thin Films
August 13, 2021
Muhammad Siyar, Maroosha Farid, Haad Khan, Malik Adeel Umer, Waqas Hassan, Amna Safdar,
Crystals - Volume 11(8), Article Number 942
Graphene to Advanced MoS2: A Review of Structure, Synthesis, and Optoelectronic Device Application
October 06, 2020
Tahreem Haq Nawz , Tahreem Haq Nawz , Amna safdar, Muzammil Hussain, Muzammil Hussain, Dae Sung Lee, Dae Sung Lee, Muhammad Siyar,
Crystals - Volume 10(10), Article Number 902
Synthesis and Characterization of PVA/Starch Hydrogel Membranes Incorporating Essential Oils Aimed to be Used in Wound Dressing Applications
August 25, 2020
Farrukh Altaf, Muhammad Bilal Khan Niazi, Zaib Jahan, Tahir Ahmad, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Amna Safdar, Muhammad Shoaib Butt, Tayyaba Noor, Farooq Sher,
Journal of Polymers and the Environment - Pages 1-19
Interplay between Optical and Electrical Properties of Nanostructured Surfaces in Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells
August 01, 2019
Amna Safdar , Yue Wang , Christopher Reardon , Juntao Li , Guilherme S. de Arruda , Augusto Martins, Emiliano R. Martins, Thomas F. Krauss,
IEEE Photonics Journal - Volume 11, Number 4, August 2019
Arrays of CZTS sensitized ZnO/ZnS and ZnO/ZnSe core/shell nanorods for liquid junction nanowire solar cells
March 16, 2016
Muhammad Aftab Akram, Sofia Javed, Mohammad Islam, Mohammad Mujahid, Amna Safdar,
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells - Volume 146, Pages 121-128
Reaction Time and Film Thickness Effects on Phase Formation and Optical Properties of Solution Processed Cu2ZnSnS4 Thin Films
February 01, 2016
Amna Safdar, Mohammad Islam, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Muhammad Mujahid, Yasir Khalid, S.Ismat Shah,
Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance - Volume 25, Issue 2, Pages 457-465
Quantum confinement and size effects in Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films produced using solution processed ultrafine nanoparticles
January 01, 2016
Amna Safdar, Mohammad Islam, Iftikhar Ahmad, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Muhammad Mujahid, Yasir Khalid, Yanqiu Zhu,
Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing - Volume 41, Pages 420-427
Conferences
Quasirandom Nanophotonic Light Trapping Structures Integration into Wafer-Based Silicon Solar Devices
April 22, 2019 - April 26, 2019
Amna Safdar,
2019 MRS spring Meeting & Exhibition
Quasi-random light trapping structures fabrication and application to silicon solar devices
September 17, 2017 - September 20, 2017
Yue Wang, Thomas F. Krauss, AMNA SAFDAR,
European Materials Research Society (EMRS)
Organic-Inorganic perovskite film fabrication and application in solar and laser devices (Poster)
July 17, 2016 - July 21, 2016
Juntao Li, Thomas F. Krauss, Amna Safdar,
The 12th international symposium on Photonics and Electromagnetic Crystal Structures (PECS)
Solar cell fabrication with novel materials
August 20, 2015 - August 21, 2015
Thomas F. Krauss, AMNA SAFDAR,
Department of Physics Postgraduate Conference 2015