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
Optimization of the redox-active copper zinc sulfides with the integration of SWCNTs nanocomposites for the asymmetric supercapacitor
April 30, 2026
Journal of Power Sources - Volume:672, Article Number 239572
Ultra-low concentration and flame-retardant electrolyte for next-generation lithium metal batteries
November 01, 2025
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science - Volume 697, Article Number 137949
Advanced Cellulose Triacetate-Based Mixed Matrix Membranes Enhanced by Bimetallic Ni-Cu-BTC MOFs for CO2/CH4 Separation
August 21, 2025
Polymers - Volume 17(16), Article Number 2258
Investigating the synergistic effect of defect rich V2O5/MWCNTs heterostructure for improved electrochemical performance of supercapacitors†
July 14, 2025
RSC Advances - Volume 15(30), 24760–24768
Tailoring the redox activity of manganese dioxide/cerium dioxide/multi-walled carbon nanotube (MnO2/CeO2/MWCNTs) ternary composites for high capacity coin cell supercapacitors
June 07, 2025
New Journal of Chemistry - Volume:49, Issue:21, Pages 8888-8897
Elucidating bimetallic CuMnSe2/MWCNTs composite as redox-active electrode material for hybrid supercapacitors
February 15, 2025
Journal of Energy Storage - Volume 109, Article Number 115124
Exploring the Effect of TiO2 Coating on Na0.85Li0.12Ni0.22Mn0.66O2 Cathode Materials for Na-Ion Batteries
June 19, 2024
Journal of The Electrochemical Society - Volume 171, Number 6, Article Number 060523
NiCo2O4@SnS2 nanosheets on carbon cloth as efficient bi-functional material for high performance supercapacitor and sensor applications
April 03, 2024
Nanotechnology - Volume 35, Number 25, Article Number 255701
Tuning electrocatalytic activity of Co3O4 nanosheets using CdS nanoparticles for highly sensitive non-enzymatic cholesterol biosensor
April 01, 2024
Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing - Volume 173, Article Number 108154
Enhancing Tandem Solar Cell's efficiency through convolutional neural network-based optimization of metasurfaces
December 01, 2023
Materials & Design - Volume 236, Article Number 112475
Optical Optimization of Tandem Solar Cells: A Systematic Re- 2 view for Enhanced Power Conversion
November 21, 2023
Nanomaterials - 13(23), 2985
In-situ synthesis of crystalline MoS2@ZIF-67 nanocomposite for efficient removal of Methyl Orange Dye from aqueous media
July 30, 2023
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
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
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
Crystals - Volume 11(8), Article Number 942
Graphene to Advanced MoS2: A Review of Structure, Synthesis, and Optoelectronic Device Application
October 06, 2020
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
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
IEEE Photonics Journal - Volume 11, Number 4, August 2019
Random lasing in uniform perovskite thin films
January 22, 2018
Optics Express - Volume: 26, Issue: 2, Pages: A75-A84
Arrays of CZTS sensitized ZnO/ZnS and ZnO/ZnSe core/shell nanorods for liquid junction nanowire solar cells
March 16, 2016
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
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
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