School of Chemical & Materials Engineering (SCME)
Faculty Sofia Javed

Sofia Javed

HoD Research
Summary

Research Interests: Nanomaterials for energy & environmental applications, characterization of materials. Until January 2025, Dr. Sofia Javed has 60 ISI-indexed publications with total impact points above 300 and about 1200 citations (h-index=21). She has won several research grants of about 30 Million PKR.

Academic Background
PhD (Nanomaterials For Solar Cells) NUST, Islamabad September 01, 2010 - November 13, 2015
Honours and Awards
NUST Mega S&T Fellowship October 06, 2010
President's Gold Medal President's Gold Medal for Best Performance in Academics, 7th PG Convocation of NUST. April 19, 2012
Publications
Polyester waste activated carbon assisted micropollutant methylene blue and Congo red dyes removal from wastewater: RSM modeling, kinetics, mechanism, and reusability study February 25, 2026 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry - In Press
A sustainable and novel physical activation method for synthesizing Activated Carbon from coconut shell for supercapacitor electrodes February 17, 2026 Materials Today Communications - Volume:51, Article Number 114844
Silver nanoparticles decorated open-ended anodized titania nanotubes via pulse current deposition: Plasmonic boost for dye sensitized solar cells applications January 01, 2026 Materials Chemistry and Physics - Volume:347, Article Number 131487
Polyaniline-based hierarchical heterostructures for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants for water treatment – A critical review December 01, 2025 Results in Engineering - Volume 28, Article Number 107967
Anodic NiO nanoparticles as high-performance asymmetric supercapacitor devices in hybrid electrolytes November 24, 2025 RSC Advances - Volume:15, Issue:53, Page:45665-45677
Ammonia-free soft urea‐derived nickel cobalt nitride integrated with carbon nanotubes as battery-type electrode for asymmetric supercapacitors November 10, 2025 Journal of Alloys and Compounds - Volume:1045, Article Number 184602
Improved thermoelectric properties of Cu2S and PEDOT:PSS‑based hybrid thin films November 01, 2025 Journal of Materials Science-Materials in Electronics - Pages 1-15
Developing electrochemically proficient composite of Laser-Induced graphene and NiCo2O4 for supercapacitor applications October 01, 2025 Next Materials - Volume:9, Article Number 101174
Mixed morphology ternary composites of ZnCo2O4/WS2/COOH-CNTs for high performance supercapacitor application September 10, 2025 Journal of Alloys and Compounds - Volume:1039, Article Number 182876
In-situ crystal growth of iron-copper MOF via graphene induction as an electrode material for the asymmetric supercapacitors July 05, 2025 Journal of Alloys and Compounds - Volume:1035
Tailored morphology of indium-doped titania via sol-gel method for enhanced photocatalysis July 01, 2025 Ceramics International - Volume:51, Issue:16, Page:21590-21599
Coupling the power of spinel nanoparticles: dual-function metal ferrite catalysts for advanced piezo-photocatalytic and electrocatalytic water splitting June 18, 2025 Journal of Materials Chemistry A - Pages:18
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
Cobalt- and nickel-modified zinc ferrites for energy storage applications February 01, 2025 Ionics - Volume:31, Issue:2, Pages 1747-1757
A multichambered carbon based electrode materials to realize efficient sodium-ion batteries January 15, 2025 Journal of Energy Storage - Volume 106, Article Number 114804
ZnO Nanoparticles as a Catalyst for Water Purification December 10, 2024 Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles - Fundamentals and Applications - Chapter 3, Pages 1-47
Boosted Hydrogen evolution reaction based on synergistic effect of graphene, MoS2 and RuO2 ternary electrocatalyst November 26, 2024 International Journal of Hydrogen Energy - Volume 92, Pages 1423-1438
Enhanced photocatalytic activity of Sn-doped TiO2 nanoparticles: Microstructural-photoelectrochemical synergy October 01, 2024 Physica B : Condensed Matter - Volume 690, Article Number 416260
Optimization of z-scheme Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3/RGO-Co3O4 composite catalyst for water splitting reaction through piezo-photocatalysis August 12, 2024 International Journal of Hydrogen Energy - Volume 78, Pages 1468-1480
Development of low carbon engineered cementitious composite (ECC) using nano lime calcined clay cement (nLC3) based matrix July 01, 2024 Case Studies in Construction Materials - Volume:20, Article Number e02669
A key parametric study of ultrasonic exfoliation of 2D TiB2 using DI water as a unique medium April 30, 2024 Heliyon - Volume 10, Issue 8, Article Number e29417
Investigating the Electrical and Optical Properties of Nickle and Strontium Co-Doped CsPbBr3 Nanocrystals: Potential Absorber Material for Perovskite Solar Cells March 14, 2024 Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials - Pages 1-12
Nanoengineering of NiO/MnO2/GO Ternary Composite for Use in High-Energy Storage Asymmetric Supercapacitor and Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER) December 25, 2023 Nanomaterials - Volume 13, Issue 1, Article Number 99
An Fe3O4 based hole transport bilayer for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells September 26, 2023 RSC Energy Advances - Pages 1-10
Interfacial Engineering of a PCBM/AZO Electron Transport Bilayer for Efficient and Stable Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells September 01, 2023 ChemNanoMat - Volume 9, Issue 9, Article Number e202300175
Low-temperature processed natural hematite as an electron extraction layer for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells August 01, 2023 Surfaces and Interfaces - Volume 40, Article Number 103003
Graphene oxide incorporation in Ag-doped ZnO nanocomposite as efficient electron extraction material for planar perovskite solar cells July 10, 2023 Results in Optics - Volume 12, Article Number 100486
Strategic Optimization of Annealing Parameters for Efficient and Low Hysteresis Triple Cation Perovskite Solar Cell June 26, 2023 ChemistrySelect - Volume 8, Issue 24, Article Number e202300342
Performance of Cs-Doped Carbon-Based Perovskite Solar Cells in Ambient Environment June 15, 2023 Energies - Volume 16, Issue 12, Article Number 4748
Solvent-Assisted Crystallization of an α-Fe2O3Electron Transport Layer for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells Featuring Negligible Hysteresis May 09, 2023 ACS Omega - Volume 8, Issue 20, Pages 18106-18115
Fabrication of cellulose paper-based counter electrodes for flexible dye-sensitized solar cells January 07, 2023 Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics - Volume 25, Issue 1, Pages 428-438
Development of MoS2-ZnO heterostructures: an efficient bifunctional catalyst for the detection of glucose and degradation of toxic organic dyes January 01, 2023 New Journal of Chemistry - Volume 47, Issue 2, Pages 681-690
Challenges and issues with the performance of boron nitride rooted membrane for gas separation December 01, 2022 Chemosphere - Volume 308, Part 1, Article Number 136002
Design of Multilayered 2D Nanomaterial Composite Structures for EMI Shielding Analysis September 28, 2022 ACS Omega - Volume 7, Issue 40, Pages 35586-35594
MOF-Derived AlCuSe2 Embedded in a Carbon Matrix for an Economical Anode of Lithium-Ion Battery August 22, 2022 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 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 Nanomaterials - Volume 12, Issue 10, Article Number 1635
Controlling the Wettability of ZnO Thin Films by Spray Pyrolysis for Photocatalytic Applications May 07, 2022 Materials - Volume 15, Issue 9, Article Number 3364
Synthesis of ZnO/CNT Nanocomposites for Ultraviolet Sensors March 15, 2022 Frontiers in Materials - Volume 9, Article Number 835521
Morphological, structural, thermal and optical properties of Zn/Mg-doped TiO2 nanostructures for optoelectronic applications February 01, 2022 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 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 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 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 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 Journal of Alloys and Compounds - Volume 865, Article Number 158953
A Review on Synthesis and Optoelectronic Applications of Nanostructured ZnO April 27, 2021 Frontiers in Materials - Volume 8, Article Number 613825
Hydrogen treated TiO2 nanoparticles onto FTO glass as photoanode for dye-sensitized solar cells with remarkably enhanced performance April 19, 2021 International Journal of Hydrogen Energy - Volume 46, Issue 27, Pages 14311-14321
Facile formation of SnO2–TiO2 based photoanode and Fe3O4@rGO based counter electrode for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells March 01, 2021 Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing - Volume 123, Article Number 105545
In Situ Synthesis of a Polyaniline/ Fe–Ni Codoped Co3O4 Composite for the Electrode Material of Supercapacitors with Improved Cyclic Stability January 07, 2021 ACS Omega - Volume 6(2), Pages 1190-1196
2D nanosheets and composites for EMI shielding analysis December 09, 2020 Scientific Reports - Volume 10, Article Number 21550
Metal/metal oxide thin film electrodes for supercapatteries December 08, 2020 Advances in Supercapacitor and Supercapattery: An Innovations in Energy Storage Devices - Chapter 8, Pages 175-198
Tuning the hydrophobicity of MOF sponge for efficient oil/water separation December 01, 2020 Chemical Physics Impact - Volume 1, Article Number 100001
Strategic design of Cu/TiO2-based photoanode and rGO-Fe3O4-based counter electrode for optimized plasmonic dye-sensitized solar cells November 01, 2020 Optical Materials - Volume 109, Article Number 110267
Preparation and Characterization of PANI@NiO Visible Light Photocatalyst for Wastewater Treatment October 27, 2020 ChemistrySelect - Volume 5, Issue 40, Pages 12618-12623
TASiW‐12 modified SnO2 Electron Transport Layer for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells September 16, 2020 Solar RRL - Pages 1-10
3D Hierarchically Mesoporous Zinc-Nickel-Cobalt Ternary Oxide (Zn0.6Ni0.8Co1.6O4) Nanowires for High-Performance Asymmetric Supercapacitors June 15, 2020 Frontiers in Chemistry - Volume 8, Article Nunber 487
Synthesis and gas permeation analysis of TiO2 nanotube-embedded cellulose acetate mixed matrix membranes March 01, 2020 Chemical Papers - Volume 74, Pages 821-828
Graphene-ferrites interaction for enhanced EMI shielding effectiveness of hybrid polymer composites January 06, 2020 Materials Research Express - Volume 7, Number 1, Article Number 016304
Modified optical characteristics of TiO2/Au/TiO2 thin composite films December 01, 2019 Ceramics International - Volume 45, Issue 17, Part A, Pages 22336-22343
TiO2@NbSe2 decorated nanocomposites for efficient visible-light photocatalysis November 01, 2019 Applied Nanoscience - Vol:9, Pages:1915-1924
Comparative study of Ag, Sn or Zn doped TiO2 thin films for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue and methyl orange September 06, 2019 Materials Research Express - Volume 6, Issue 10, Article Number 106435
EMI shielding properties of polymer blends with inclusion of graphene nano platelets September 01, 2019 Results in Physics - Volume 14, Article Number 102365
Photocatalytic and Photostability Behavior of Agand/or Al-Doped ZnO Films in Methylene Blue and Rhodamine B under UV-C Irradiation March 20, 2019 Coatings - Volume: 9, Issue: 3, Article Number: 202
Synthesis and characterization of TiO2 quantum dots by sol gel reflux condensation method February 01, 2019 Ceramics International - Volume 45, Issue 2, Pages 2676-2679 Part A
Fabrication of Cellulose Acetate/Cellulose-HA Composite Films for Bone Fixation September 01, 2018 Key Engineering Materials - Volume 778, Pages 325-330
Effect of Ethane-1,2-Diamine on Growth of ZnO Nanorods and Cyclohexane Sensing by Current-Voltage Characteristics Investigations September 01, 2018 Key Engineering Materials - Volume 778, Pages 126-131
Hierarchical Nanostructures of Titanium Dioxide: Synthesis and Applications June 27, 2018 Book on Titanium Dioxide - Material for a Sustainable Environment - Chapter 01, Pages 1-40
Surface plasmon mediated optical properties of ZnO/Au/TiO2 nanoheterostructure rod arrays May 01, 2018 Materials Science and Engineering B-Advanced Functional Solid-State Materials - NULL
Metal/Carbon Hybrid Nanostructures Produced from Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition over Nafion-Supported Electrochemically Deposited Cobalt Nanoparticles April 27, 2018 Materials - NULL
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
Instant Microwave Synthesis of Titania Nanoflowers for Application in DSSCs July 29, 2015 Advanced Materials Research - Volume 1119, Pages 14-18
Synthesis and Surface Modification of ZnO Nanorods Arrays July 29, 2015 Advanced Materials Research - Volume 1119, Pages 49-53
Arrays of ZnO/CuInxGa1-xSe2 nanocables with tunable shell composition for efficient photovoltaics May 28, 2015 Journal of Applied Physics - Volume 117, Issue 20, Article Number 205306
Environment friendly template free microwave synthesis of sub‐micron sized hierarchical titania nanostructures and their application in photovoltaics October 13, 2014 CrystEngComm - Volume: 16, Issue: 48, Pages: 10937-10942
Band gap reduction of titania thin films using graphene nanosheets August 01, 2014 Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing - Volume 24, Pages 193-199
Blending of TiO2 nanoparticles with cellulose acetate polymer: to study the effect on morphology and gas permeation of blended membranes July 01, 2014 Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering - Volume: 9 Issue: 4 Pages: 543-551
Morphological effects of reflux condensation on nanocrystalline anatase gel and thin films February 15, 2012 Materials Chemistry and Physics - Vol 45, Issue 2, part A, pages 2676-2679
Conferences
Contact Engineering of 2D-TMDs Using First Principles May 05, 2025 - May 08, 2025 Syed Atta Hussain, Sofia Javed, 4th ASEAN-Pakistan Conference on Materials Science (APCoMS 2025)
Comparative analysis & Green synthesis of MWCNTs & SWCNTs electrodes modified with Laser ablated Ag NPs & MOF Zif 67 for the electrochemical detection of Glucose April 14, 2025 - April 15, 2025 Ramsha Taffazul, Muhammad Irfan, Hamza Qayyum, Sofia Javed, Peer Muhammad, Ayesha Noor, International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN 2025)
Effect of Annealing Temperature on the Morphology, Structure and Optical Properties of Spin-Coated SnO2 Films for Solar Cell Application November 22, 2023 - November 23, 2023 Sumbal Hakeem, Talha Masood, Sofia Javed, Saqib Ali, Muhammad Arman Liaqat, Ayesha Jamshed, Maryam Basit, 6th Conference on Emerging Materials and Processes 23
Effective Surface Washing of All Inorganic Perovskite Nanocrystals to Enhance Optoelectronic Properties November 22, 2023 - November 23, 2023 Saqib Ali, Sofia Javed, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Muhammad Arman Liaquat, Muhammad Arman Liaquat, Maryam Basit, 6th Conference on Emerging Materials and Processes 23
Fabrication of 2-D Nanosheets of NbSe2 via Liquid Phase Exfoliation and Their Morphological, Structural, and Optical Characterization November 22, 2023 - November 23, 2023 Ayesha Jamshed, Sofia Javed, Rahim Jan, Maryam Basit, Saqib Ali, Sumbal Hakeem, Muhammad Arman Liaqat, Fatima Jamshed, 6th Conference on Emerging Materials and Processes 23
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)
Editorial Secretory NUST Journal of Engineering Sciences February 08, 2016 - February 20, 2022
Visiting Researcher City University of Hong Kong July 29, 2013 - December 29, 2013