School of Chemical & Materials Engineering (SCME)
Faculty Muhammad Aftab Akram

Muhammad Aftab Akram

Associate Professor
  • School of Chemical & Materials Engineering
  • 0518865215
Summary

Dr. Aftab Akram completed his Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore and was awarded with NUST fellowship for MS leading to PhD in Materials and Surface Engineering from SCME. He was awarded Presidential Gold Medal in 7th postgraduate convocation of NUST for his best performance in academics. He joined the Department of Materials Engineering at SCME NUST in May 2017 as Assistant Professor. Dr Aftab has published more than 60 research articles so far with a cumulative impact factor of above 260. He has above 1100 citations with an H-index of 20 & and i-10 index of 32 to his credit. He has been granted 13 million PKR research funding under HEC NRPU scheme as Pl on “Fabrication Characterization and Testing of Nanostructured Devices for Efficient Energy Storage and Conversion” and has won four other funded projects from HEC & NESCOM as PI as well. He has also won funding of about 50 million PKR as Co-PI from HEC & PSF different projects. He has presented his research work in several international conferences organized in USA, Poland, Thailand, China and France. He is also serving as editor & reviewer in several reputed international research journals and was awarded the ‘Outstanding Reviewer Award’ by Elsevier in September 2017. Dr. Aftab is an active member of the American Chemical Society (ACS) & The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) USA . Due to his outstanding research and teaching performance, he was awarded ‘SCME best researcher award’ in 2018-19, ‘performance-based increments’ in 2020 & 2021 and an appreciation certificate for performance in research at NUST from 2019 to 2021.

Academic Background
PhD (Solar Cells) NUST, Islamabad September 20, 2010 - January 18, 2017
Honours and Awards
Reviewer Certificate • Applied Surface Science [I.F = 5.155] • Materials Science and Engineering B [IF = 3.507] • Optik International Journal for Light and Electron Optics [I.F = 1.914] • Open Physics [I.F = 1.005] • Journal of Porous Materials [I.F = 1.947] • Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures [I.F = 3.176] • Chinese Journal of Chemistry [I.F = 2376] • Guest Editor: Frontiers in Materials [I.F = 2.689]
Best Researcher Award Best Researcher Award SCME October 06, 2020
President's Gold Medal President's Gold Medal for best in academics, 7th PG Convocation NUST April 19, 2012
Publications
Design and development of porous CoCrFeNiMn high entropy alloy (Cantor alloy) with outstanding electrochemical properties January 05, 2024 Talha Abid, M. Aftab Akram, Talha Bin Yaqub, M. Ramzan Abdul Karim, Filipe Fernandes, Muhammad Farooq Zafar, Khurram Yaqoob, Journal of Alloys and Compounds - Volume 970, Article Number 172633
Design and development of NbTiVZr porous high entropy alloys for energy applications December 15, 2023 Ayesha Siddique, Talha Abid, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Talha Bin Yaqub, M. Ramzan Abdul Karim, Filipe Fernandes, Rizwan Khan, KHURRAM YAQOOB, Journal of Energy Storage - Volume 73, Part C, Article Number 109131
Low-temperature processed natural hematite as an electron extraction layer for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells August 01, 2023 Akbar Ali Qureshi, Sofia Javed, Azhar Fakharuddin, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Lukas Schmidt-Mende, Surfaces and Interfaces - Volume 40, Article Number 103003
Facile synthesis of a multifunctional ternary SnO2/MWCNTs/PANI nanocomposite: Detailed analysis of dielectric, electrochemical, and water splitting applications February 10, 2023 Muhammad Zarrar Khan, Iftikhar Hussain Gul, Mutawara Mahmood Baig, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Electrochimica Acta - Volume:441,
Improved Electrical Properties of Strontium Hexaferrite Nanoparticles by Co2+Substitutions November 25, 2022 Mah Rukh Rehman, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Iftikhar Hussain Gul, ACS Omega - Volume 7, Issue 48, Pages 43432-43439
Cellulose acetate based sustainable nanostructured membranes for environmental remediation November 01, 2022 Ayesha Rehman, Zaib Jahan, Farqooq Sher, Tayyaba Noor, Muhammad Bilal Khan Niazi, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Emina Karahmet Sher, Chemosphere - Volume 307, Part 1, Article Number 135736
A highly efficient A-site deficient perovskite interlaced within two dimensional MXene nanosheets as an active electrocatalyst for hydrogen production October 31, 2022 Ramsha Khan, Muhammad Taqi Mehran, Salman Raza Naqvi, Asif Hussain Khoja, Mutawara Mahmood Baig, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Faisal Shahzad, Sajjad Hussain, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy - Volume 47, Issue 88, Pages 37476-37489
Design of Multilayered 2D Nanomaterial Composite Structures for EMI Shielding Analysis September 28, 2022 Hafiz Muhammad Sajid, Hafsa Afzal, Muhammad Irfan, Mohsin Saleem, Rhim Jan, Sofia Javed, Muhammad Aftab Akram, ACS Omega - Volume 7, Issue 40, Pages 35586-35594
Nano-architectured Cobalt selenide Spheres Anchored on Graphene Oxide sheets for Sodium Ion Battery Anode August 29, 2022 Zeeshan Ali, Muhammad Ali, Ahtisam Mehmood, Ayesha Ishfaq, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Akif Zeb, Xiaoming Lin, Frontiers in Materials - Volume 9, Article Number 950673
MOF-Derived AlCuSe2 Embedded in a Carbon Matrix for an Economical Anode of Lithium-Ion Battery August 22, 2022 Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Tayyab Ahsan, Ahtisam Mehmood, Ayesha Ishfaq, Ghulam Ali, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Sofia Javed, Zeeshan Ali, ACS Omega - Volume 7(34), Pages 30440-30446
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
Systematic Investigation of Structural, Morphological, Thermal, Optoelectronic, and Magnetic Properties of High-Purity Hematite/Magnetite Nanoparticles for Optoelectronics May 11, 2022 Akbar Ali Qureshi, Sofia Javed, Hafiz Muhammad Asif Javed, Muhammad Jamshaid, Usman Ali, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Nanomaterials - Volume 12, Issue 10, Article Number 1635
Controlling the Wettability of ZnO Thin Films by Spray Pyrolysis for Photocatalytic Applications May 07, 2022 Muhammad Rabeel, Sofia Javed, Ramsha Khan, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Shania Rehman, Deok-kee Kim, Muhammad Farooq Khan, Materials - Volume 15, Issue 9, Article Number 3364
Investigating the physicochemical response of CdS quantum-dots deposition over SiO2-incorporated TiO2 photoanodes for solar cells March 05, 2022 Zunair Masroor, Usman Ali, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Muhammad Abdul Basit, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects - Volume 636, Article Number 128131
Morphological, structural, thermal and optical properties of Zn/Mg-doped TiO2 nanostructures for optoelectronic applications February 01, 2022 Hafiz Muhammad Asif Javed, Muhammad Adnan, Akbar Ali Qureshi, Sofia Javed, Muhammad Adeel, Aftab Akram, M. Shahid, M. Irfan Ahmad, M. Afzaal, Hisham S. M. Abd-Rabboh, M. Arif, Optics and Laser Technology - Volume 146, Article Number 107566
Ultrahigh performance asymmetric supercapacitor devices with synergetic interaction between metal organic frameworks/graphene nano platelets and redox additive electrolyte January 25, 2022 Adeel Akram, Muhammad Arman Liaqat, Sofia Javed, Muhammad Hamid, Usman Ali, Faiza Javed, Mingdeng Wei, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Journal of Alloys and Compounds - Volume 891, Article Number 161961
Aluminum Doping Effects on Interface Depletion Width of Low Temperature Processed ZnO Electron Transport Layer-Based Perovskite Solar Cells January 05, 2022 Muhammad Adnan, Muhammad Usman, Saqib Ali, Sofia Javed, Mohammad Islam, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Frontiers in Chemistry - Volume 9, Article Number 795291
Facile synthesis of iron-nickel-cobalt ternary oxide (FNCO) mesoporous nanowires as electrode material for supercapacitor application January 04, 2022 Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Tayyab Ahsan, Sofia Javed, Zeeshan Ali, Yiqiang Zhan, Irfan Ahmed, Sajid Butt, Mohammad Islam, Asif Mahmood, M. Aftab Akram, Journal of Materiomics - Volume 8, Issue 1, Pages 221-228
Incorporation of Zr-doped TiO2 nanoparticles in electron transport layer for efficient planar perovskite solar cells August 01, 2021 Akbar Ali Qureshi, Hafiz Muhammad Asif Javed, Sofia Javed, AyeshaBashir, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Aftab Akram, M. Irfan Ahmad, Usman Ali, Muhammad Shahid, Muhammad Rizwan, Sabir Ali Raza, Surfaces and Interfaces - Volume 25, Article Number 101299
Study of magnetic and dielectric properties of ZnFe2O4/CoCr2O4 nanocomposites produced using sol-gel and hydrothermal processes June 05, 2021 Muhammad Adnan, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Sofia Javed, Saqib Ali, Iftikhar Ahmad, Mohammad Islam, Journal of Alloys and Compounds - Volume 865, Article Number 158953
Outlining the beneficial photocatalytic effect of ZnS deposition in simplistically developed iron oxide nanocomposites of different stoichiometry March 15, 2021 Muhammad Muteeb Butt, Talha Farooq Khan, Mohsin Muhyuddin, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Muhammad Zaka Ansar, Muhammad Abdul Basit, Sajid Butt, Applied Physics A-Materials Science and Processing - Volume 127, Article Number: 251
Facile formation of SnO2–TiO2 based photoanode and Fe3O4@rGO based counter electrode for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells March 01, 2021 Akbar Ali Qureshi, Sofia Javed, Hafiz Muhammad Asif Javed, Aftab Akram, M. Salman Mustafa, Usman Ali, M. Zubair Nisar, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing - Volume 123, Article Number 105545
Binder-free pseudocapacitive nickel cobalt sulfide/MWCNTs hybrid electrode directly grown on nickel foam for high rate supercapacitors February 01, 2021 Muhammad Saleem Akhtar, Iftikhar Hussain Gul, Mutawara Mahmood Baig, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Materials Science and Engineering: B - Volume 264, Article Number 114898
In Situ Synthesis of a Polyaniline/ Fe–Ni Codoped Co3O4 Composite for the Electrode Material of Supercapacitors with Improved Cyclic Stability January 07, 2021 Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Adnan, Muhammad Tayyab Ahsan, Sofia Javed, Muhammad shoaib Butt, Muhammad Aftab Akram, ACS Omega - Volume 6(2), Pages 1190-1196
Strategic design of Cu/TiO2-based photoanode and rGO-Fe3O4-based counter electrode for optimized plasmonic dye-sensitized solar cells November 01, 2020 Akbar Ali Qureshi, Sofia Javed, Hafiz Muhammad Asif Javed, Muhammad Aftab Akram, M. Jamshaid, Asma Shaheen, Optical Materials - Volume 109, Article Number 110267
Preparation and Characterization of PANI@NiO Visible Light Photocatalyst for Wastewater Treatment October 27, 2020 Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Adnan, Saqib Ali, Sofia Javed, Muhammad Aftab Akram, ChemistrySelect - Volume 5, Issue 40, Pages 12618-12623
Enhanced Mechanical Properties of Functionalized BN nanosheets-Polymer Composites September 26, 2020 M. Umer Farooq, Rahim Jan, Muhammad Azeem, M. Adeel Umer, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Ahmad Nawaz Khan, Imtiaz Ahmad, Sajjad A. Khan, Zeshan A. Umar, Usman Liaqat, Journal of Polymer Research - Volume 27, Article Number 310
TASiW‐12 modified SnO2 Electron Transport Layer for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells September 16, 2020 Zejiao Shi, Xin Zhang, Jia Guo, Xiaoguo Li, Zhenhua Weng, Fengcai Liu, Lixin Wu, Irfan Ahmed, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Sofia Javed, Guichuan Xing , Fenghong Li, Yiqiang Zhan, Lirong Zheng, Solar RRL - Pages 1-10
Significantly improved photo- and electro-chemical performance of CuS.PbS nanocomposites for dye degradation and paintable counter electrodes September 01, 2020 Mohsin Muhyuddin, Talha Farooq Khan, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Ijaz Ali, Tae Joo Park, Muhammad Abdul Basit, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry - Volume 400, Article Number 112720
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
TiO2 Mesocrystals Processed at Low Temperature as the Electron‐Transport Material in Perovskite Solar Cells July 24, 2020 Minghuang Guo, Deli Shen, Yafeng Li, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Mingdeng Wei, ChemSusChem - Volume13, Issue19, Pages 5256-5263
3D Hierarchically Mesoporous Zinc-Nickel-Cobalt Ternary Oxide (Zn0.6Ni0.8Co1.6O4) Nanowires for High-Performance Asymmetric Supercapacitors June 15, 2020 Muhammad Tayyab Ahsan, Muhammad Tayyab Ahsan, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Usman, Zeeshan Ali, Sofia Javed, Rashad Ali, Rashad Ali, Muhammad U. Farooq, Muhammad U. Farooq, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Asif Mahmood, Asif Mahmood, Frontiers in Chemistry - Volume 8, Article Nunber 487
Carbon Fibers Embedded with Iron Selenide (Fe3Se4) as Anode for High-Performance Sodium and Potassium Ion Batteries June 03, 2020 Asif Mahmood, Zeeshan Ali, Hassina Tabassum, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Waseem Aftab, Rashad Ali, Muhammad Waqas Khan, Suraj Loomba, Ahmed Alluqmani, Muhammad Adil Riaz, Muhammad Yousaf, Nasir Mahmood, Frontiers in Chemistry - Volume 8, Article Number 408
Effects of Ag doping on compact TiO2 thin films synthesized via one step sol-gel route and deposited by spin coating technique June 01, 2020 Muhammad Arman Liaqat, Zakir Hussain, Zikriya Khan, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Ahmed Shuja, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics - Volume 31, Pages 7172–7181
Graphene-ferrites interaction for enhanced EMI shielding effectiveness of hybrid polymer composites January 06, 2020 Ibrar Ahmed, Rahim Jan, Ahmad Nawaz Khan, Iftikhar Hussain Gul, Ramsha Khan, Sofia Javed, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Ahmad Shafqat, Hammad Mahmood Cheema, Imtiaz Ahmad, Materials Research Express - Volume 7, Number 1, Article Number 016304
TiO2@NbSe2 decorated nanocomposites for efficient visible-light photocatalysis November 01, 2019 Ramsha Khan, Adeel Riaz, Muhammad Rabeel, Sofia Javed, Rahim Jan, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Applied Nanoscience - Vol:9, Pages:1915-1924
A new insight into solar paint concept: regeneration of CuS nanoparticles for paintable counter electrodes in QDSSCs October 01, 2019 Mohsin Muhyuddin, Muhammad Tayyab Ahsan, Ijaz Ali, Talha Farooq Khan, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Muhammad Abdul Basit, APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING - Volume: 125 Issue: 10 Article Number: 716
Comparative study of Ag, Sn or Zn doped TiO2 thin films for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue and methyl orange September 06, 2019 Muhammad Kamran Tariq, Adeel Riaz, Ramsha Khan, Ahsan Wajid, Hamza-ul Haq, Sofia Javed, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Mohammad Islam, Materials Research Express - Volume 6, Issue 10, Article Number 106435
A Compact Review on Physical Vapor Deposition Techniques of Thin Films September 02, 2019 Muhammad Muzammil, Sarah Farrukh, Aftab Akram, Journal of Thin Films, Coating Science Technology and Application - Volume 6, Issue 2
EMI shielding properties of polymer blends with inclusion of graphene nano platelets September 01, 2019 Muhammad Fayzan Shakir, Ahmad Nawaz Khan, Ramsha Khan, Sofia Javed, Asra Tariq, Muhammad Azeem, Adeel Riaz, Ahmed Shafqat, Hammad M. Cheema, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Imtiaz Ahmad, Rahim Jan, Results in Physics - Volume 14, Article Number 102365
Simplistic wet-chemical coalescence of ZnO with Al2O3 and SnO2 for enhanced photocatalytic and electrochemical performance August 02, 2019 Hafz Muhammad Naeem, Mohsin Muhyuddin, Raheela Rasheed1, Ayesha Noor, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Muhammad Naeem Aashiq, Muhammad Abdul Basit1, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS - Volume: 30 Issue: 15 Pages: 14508-14518
Surface degradation study of magnesium tested in simulated body fluid May 23, 2019 Anum Sana, Iqra Malik, Muhammad Mujahid, Aftab Akram, Malik Adeel Umer, Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering - Volume 30, Issue 3, Pages 341-348
Orange/Red Photoluminescence Enhancement Upon SF6 Plasma Treatment of Vertically Aligned ZnO Nanorods May 23, 2019 Amine Achour, Mohammad Islam, Sorin Vizireanu, Iftikhar Ahmad, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Khalid Saeed, Gheorghe Dinescu, Jean-Jacques Pireaux, Nanomaterials - Volume: 9, Issue: 5, Article Number: 794
Photocatalytic and Photostability Behavior of Agand/or Al-Doped ZnO Films in Methylene Blue and Rhodamine B under UV-C Irradiation March 20, 2019 Adeel Riaz, Amna Ashraf, Hymna Taimoor, Sofia Javed, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Mohammad Islam, Mohammad Mujahid, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khalid Saeed, Coatings - Volume: 9, Issue: 3, Article Number: 202
Multiple energy applications of quantum-dot sensitized TiO2/PbS/CdS and TiO2/CdS/PbS hierarchical nanocomposites synthesized via p-SILAR technique February 01, 2019 Faryal Mughal, Mohsin Muhyuddin, Muhammad Rashid, Tahir Ahmed, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Muhammad Abdul Basit, Chemical Physics Letters - Volume 717, Pages 69-76
Effect of Ethane-1,2-Diamine on Growth of ZnO Nanorods and Cyclohexane Sensing by Current-Voltage Characteristics Investigations September 01, 2018 Shazrah Shahzad, Dawar Ali, Jawad Asif, Muhammad Zafar Khan, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Sofia Javed, Umair Manzoor, Muhammad Mujahid, Key Engineering Materials - Volume 778, Pages 126-131
Fabrication of Cellulose Acetate/Cellulose-HA Composite Films for Bone Fixation September 01, 2018 Fatima Nisar, Usman bin Khalid, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Sofia Javed, Muhammad Mujahid, Key Engineering Materials - Volume 778, Pages 325-330
Microstructural Evaluation of Inductively Sintered Aluminum Matrix Nanocomposites Reinforced with Silicon Carbide and/or Graphene Nanoplatelets for Tribological Applications July 01, 2018 Mohammad Islam, Yasir Khalid, Abdulhakim A. Almajid,, Amine Achour, Theresa J. Dunn, Muhammad Aftab Akram, SAQIB ANWAR, METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A-PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE - NULL
Surface plasmon mediated optical properties of ZnO/Au/TiO2 nanoheterostructure rod arrays May 01, 2018 Faiza Javed, Sofia Javed, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Mohammad Mujahid, Mohammad Islam, Arshad Saleem Bhatti, Materials Science and Engineering B-Advanced Functional Solid-State Materials - NULL
Flexible, thin films of graphene-polymer composites for EMI shielding March 28, 2017 Rahim Jan, Amir Habib, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Imtiaz Ahmad, Attaullah Shah, Muhammad Sadiq, Akhtar Hussain, Materials Research Express - Volume: 4, Number: 3, Article Number: 035605
Uniaxial Drawing of Graphene-PVA Nanocomposites: Improvement in Mechanical Characteristics via Strain-Induced Exfoliation of Graphene August 24, 2016 Rahim Jan, Amir Habib, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Tanveer-ul-Haq Zia, Ahmad Nawaz Khan, Nanoscale Research Letters - Volume 11, Article Number: 377
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
Formation of Al-doped ZnO thin films on glass by sol-gel process and characterization February 01, 2016 M. U. Shahid, K.M. Deen, A. Ahmad, Muhammad Aftab Akram, M. Aslam, W. Akhtar, Applied Nanoscience - Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 235-241
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
Synthesis and Surface Modification of ZnO Nanorods Arrays July 29, 2015 Muhammad Aftab Akram, Sofia Javed, Mohammad Mujahid, Advanced Materials Research - Volume 1119, Pages 49-53
Instant Microwave Synthesis of Titania Nanoflowers for Application in DSSCs July 29, 2015 Sofia Javed, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Mohammad Mujahid, Advanced Materials Research - Volume 1119, Pages 14-18
Arrays of ZnO/CuInxGa1-xSe2 nanocables with tunable shell composition for efficient photovoltaics May 28, 2015 Muhammad Aftab Akram, Sofia Javed, Jun XU, Mohammad Mujahid, Chun-Sing Lee, Journal of Applied Physics - Volume 117, Issue 20, Article Number 205306
Residual strain and electrical resistivity dependence of molybdenum films on DC plasma magnetron sputtering conditions November 01, 2014 Majid Khan, Mohammad Islam, Aftab Akram , Zeming Q, Liangbin Li, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing - Volume 27, Pages 343-351
Environment friendly template free microwave synthesis of sub‐micron sized hierarchical titania nanostructures and their application in photovoltaics October 13, 2014 Sofia Javed, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Muhammad Mujahid, CrystEngComm - Volume: 16, Issue: 48, Pages: 10937-10942
Processing-structure-property correlation in DC sputtered molybdenum thin films December 01, 2013 Majid Khan, Mohammad Islam, Aftab Akram, Umair Manzoor, Surface Review and Letters - Volume: 20, Issue: 6, Article Number: 1350065
Sol-gel synthesis of intrinsic and aluminum-doped zinc oxide thin films as transparent conducting oxides for thin film solar cells February 01, 2013 Shahzad Salam, Mohammad Islam, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Thin Solid Films - Volume: 529, Pages: 242-247
Electrophoretic deposition of PVA coated hydroxyapatite on 316L stainless steel May 01, 2012 Nida Iqbal, Rabia Nazir, Anila Asif, Aqif Anwar Chaudhry, Muhammad Akram, Goh Yi Fan, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Rashid Amin, Sung Ha Park, Rafaqat Hussain, Current Applied Physics - Volume: 12, Issue: 3, Pages: 755-759
Rapid synthesis of thermally stable hydroxyapaptite January 01, 2012 Rabia Nazir, Nida Iqbal, Abdul S. Khan, Aftab Akram, Anila Asif, Aqif A. Chaudhry, Ihtesham ur Rehman, Rafaqat Hussain, Ceramics International - Volume: 38, Issue: 1, Pages: 457-462
Microwave Augmented Fabrication and Evaluation of CNT-Reinforced Nanohydroxyapatite September 08, 2011 Muhammad Aftab Akram, Muhammad Bilal Khan Niazi, Rafaqat Hussain, Nida Iqbal, Advanced Materials Research - Volume 326, Pages 110-120
The effect of processing conditions on the structural morphology and physical properties of ZnO and CdS thin films produced via sol?gel synthesis and chemical bath deposition techniques September 07, 2011 Shahzad Salam, Mohammad Islam, Mahboob Alam, Aftab Akram, Mujtaba Ikram, Asif Mahmood, Majid Khan, Muhammad Mujahid, Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology - Volume 2, Issue 4, 045001
Conferences
Highly Transparent N-Type TiO2 Coatings for Self-Cleaning Glass Application October 18, 2021 - October 22, 2021 Sofia Javed, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Muhammad Rabeel, Ramsha Khan, Usman Ali, 17th International Symposium on Advanced Materials
Ultrathin 2D Sheets of Graphene and WS2 for Energy Storage Applications January 08, 2019 - January 12, 2019 Sofia Javed, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Sufyan Naseer, Adeel Riaz, Ramsha Khan, Khalid Mansoor, Qaisar Abbas, Rahim Jan, 16th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences & Technology
Study on Morphology of TiO2 Nanostructures synthesized under Microwave Irradiation and Their Application in Visible Light Photocatalysis January 08, 2019 - January 12, 2019 Sofia Javed, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Ramsha Khan, Adeel Riaz, Muhammad Rabeel, 16th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology 2019
An Evaluation of Dichalcogenides as Fillers for Use in Highly Effective Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Materials May 07, 2018 - May 10, 2018 Sofia Javed, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Shazrah Shahzad, Ramsha Khan, Adeel Riaz, Rahim Jan, Mohammad Islam, 29th AeroMat 18 Conference and Exposition
Effect of Ethane-1,2-Diamine on Growth of ZnO Nanorods and Cyclohexane Sensing by Current-Voltage Characteristics Investigations October 16, 2017 - October 20, 2017 Sofia Javed, Muhammad Aftab Akram, SHAZRAH Shahzad, DAWAR Ali, JAWAD Asif, MUHAMMAD Zafar Khan, 15th International Symposium on Advanced Materials (ISAM 17)
Visiting Researcher City University of Hong Kong July 31, 2013 - January 31, 2014
TVF SCME NUST February 12, 2012 - May 10, 2017