DR.

MUSHTAQ AHMAD
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

PERSONAL INFORMATION
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30 December, 1985
Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Single
Pakistani
YG1150841
33106-6298084-3
+92 3467684321
mushtaq.a@comsats.edu.pk

Professional Experience
2014 to date

Assistant Professor
Department of Physics
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Park Road, Islamabad, Pakistan.

EDUCATION
2009-2014
Thesis title:

PhD in Materials Science and Engineering

Electron Transport phenomena in Semiconductor Nanostructures
Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
(PIEAS), Islamabad, Pakistan

2006-2008
Thesis Entitled:

M.Phil Physics
Synthesis and Characterization of Barium Ferrite Nanoparticles
Department of Physics,
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, PAKISTAN

2004-2006
Thesis Entitled:

M.Sc Physics
Estimation of Average Noise Level and its Effects on the Hearing of
the Inhabitants in the Selected Industrial Areas of Faisalabad City
Department of Physics,
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, PAKISTAN

2002-2004

B.Sc. (Math A& B, Physics)

B.Z.U. Multan, PAKISTAN

2000-2002

F.Sc (Pre-Engineering)
BISE Multan, PAKISTAN

1998-2000
Division:

Matriculation (Science)
1st
BISE Faisalabad, PAKISTAN

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Synthesis, electrical transport and dielectric properties of Semiconductor Nanostructures,
impedance spectroscopy, DC measurements, photoconductive measurements
Awards
Indigenous Scholarship offered by Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan for
PhD studies.
6-months Scholarship for Imperial College London, UK under IRSIP of HEC, Pakistan
Merit Scholarship for M.Sc.
One year Internship at Punjab Small Industries Corporation under National Internship
Program offered by Government of Pakistan

Publications

1. Z. Imran, S. S. Batool, M. A. Rafiq, Kamran Rasool, Mushtaq Ahmad, R. N.

Shahid, and M. M. Hasan, Investigation of Change in Surface Area and Grain Size
of Cadmium Titanate Nanofibers upon Annealing and Their Effect on Oxygen
Sensing. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2014, volume 6: p. 4542.
2. S. S. Batool, Safia Hassan, Z. Imran, M. A. Rafiq, Mushtaq Ahmad, Kamran
Rasool, M. M. Chaudhry, M. M. Hasan, The enhancement in photocatalytic activity
of

bismuth

modified

silica

and

bismuth

silicate

nanofibers.

Catalysis

Communications, 2014, volume 49: p. 39.

3. Matloob Hussain, Syeda Sitwat Batool, Z. Imran, Mushtaq Ahmad, Kamran
Rasool, M. A. Rafiq, M. M. Hasan, Oxygen sensing and transport properties of
nanofibers of Silica, Bismuth doped Silica and Bismuth Silicate prepared via
electrospinning. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2014, volume 192: p. 429.
4. Muhammad Usman, S. S. Batool, Kamran Rasool, Z. Imran, Mushtaq Ahmad, Hira
Jamil, M. A. Rafiq and M. M. Hassan, Humidity Effect on Transport Properties of
Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles. Journal of material science and technology,
2014, volume: 30, p. 748.
5. Mushtaq Ahmad, M. A. Rafiq and M. M. Hasan, Transport characteristics and
colossal dielectric response of CdS nanoparticles. Journal of Applied Physics,
2013, volume 114, p. 133702.
6. Mushtaq Ahmad, M. A. Rafiq, Z. Imran, Kamran Rasool, R. N. Shahid, Yasir
Javed, M. M. Hasan, Charge conduction and relaxation in MoS2 nanoflakes

synthesized by simple solid state reaction. Journal of Applied Physics, 2013,

volume: 114, p. 043710.
7. Kamran Rasool, M. A. Rafiq, Mushtaq Ahmad, Z. Imran, S. S. Batool and M. M.
Hasan, Photodetection and transport properties of surface capped Silicon nanowires
arrays with polyacrylic acid. AIP Advances, 2013, volume: 3. p. 082111.
8. Kamran Rasool , M.A. Rafiq, Mushtaq Ahmad, Zahid Imran , M. M. Hasan, The
role of surface states in modification of carrier transport in silicon nanowires.
Journal of Applied Physics, 2013, volume: 113, p. 193703.
9. Z. Imran, M. A. Rafiq, M. Ahmad, K. Rasool, S. S. Batool, and M. M. Hasan,
Temperature dependent transport and dielectric properties of cadmium titanate
nanofiber mats, AIP Advances, 2013, volume: 3, p. 032146.
10. Mushtaq Ahmad, M. A. Rafiq, Kamran Rasool, Zahid Imran, M. M. Hasan,
Dielectric and transport properties of bismuth sulfide prepared by solid state
reaction method, Journal of Applied Physics, 2013, volume: 113, p. 043704.
11. Mushtaq Ahmad, Kamran Rasool, M. A. Rafiq and M. M. Hasan, Enhanced and
Persistent Photoconductivity in Vertical Silicon Nanowires and ZnS Nanoparticles
Hybrid devices, Applied Physics Letters, 2012, volume: 101, p. 223103.
12. Kamran Rasool, M. A. Rafiq, Mushtaq Ahmad, Z. Imran and M. M. Hasan, TiO2
nanoparticles and silicon nanowires hybrid device: Role of interface on electrical,
dielectric and photodetection properties, Applied Physics Letters, 2012, volume:
101, p. 253104.
13. Mushtaq Ahmad, Kamran Rasool, M. A. Rafiq, M. M. Hasan, C. B. Li, Z. A. K.
Durrani, Effect of Incorporation of Zinc Sulfide Nanoparticles on Carrier Transport
in Silicon Nanowires, PHYSICA E, 2012, volume: 45, p. 201-206.
Conferences Publications
1. Mushtaq Ahmad, M. A. Rafiq, Kamran Rasool, Zahid Imran, M. M. Hasan,
Transport properties of zinc sulfide nanoparticles coated silicon nanowires, Poster
presentation in International Scientific Spring 2013, held on 11-15 March in NCP,
Islamabad.
2. Mushtaq Ahmad, M. A. Rafiq, Kamran Rasool, Z. Imran, and M. M. Hasan,
Silicon Nanowires and Semiconductor Nanoparticle Hybrid Photodetectors,
International Scientific Spring NCP Islamabad Pakistan, 11-15 March 2013.
3. Kamran Rasool, M.A. Rafiq, Mushtaq Ahmad, Zahid Imran, M. M. Hasan,
Polymer capped Silicon nanowire arrays electrical and dielectric properties, Poster

presentation in International Scientific Spring 2013, held on 11-15 March in NCP,

Islamabad.
4. Mushtaq Ahmad, M. A. Rafiq, Kamran Rasool, Zahid Imran, M. M. Hasan,
Transport properties of silicon nanowires coated with zinc sulfide nanoparticles,
Poster presentation in Symposium on photonics, 2013, held on 19 March in PIEAS,
Islamabad.
5. Zahid Imran, M. A. Rafiq, Mushtaq Ahmad, S. S. Batool, Kamran Rasool, M. M.
Hasan, Electrospun Cadmium Titanate Nanofiber mats, Poster presentation in
International Scientific Spring 2013, held on 11-15 March in NCP, Islamabad.
6. Mushtaq Ahmad, Kamran Rasool, Zahid Imran, M. A. Rafiq, M. M. Hasan,
Structural and Electrical properties of Zinc Sulfide nanoparticles. Orally Presented
in Saudi International Electronics, Communications and Photonics Conference held
on 23-26 April, 2011, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Published in IEEE conference
preceding)
7. Kamran Rasool, Muhammad Usman, Mushtaq Ahmad, Zahid Imran, M. A. Rafiq,
M. M. Hasan, Adnan Nazir, Effect of modifiers on structural and optical properties
of Titania (TiO2) Nanoparticles. Orally Presented in Saudi International Electronics,
Communications and Photonics Conference held on 23-26 April, 2011, Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia (Publish in IEEE conference preceding)
8. Yasir Jamil, M. Raza Ahmed, Zahid Imran, Mushtaq Ahmed, and Nasir Amin.
Effect of temperature on the structural properties of Barium Hexaferrtie powder
synthesiszed using high energy ball milling. Orally Presented in a 3rd International
Conference on Frontiers of Advanced Engineering Materials. (FAEM-2008) held on
15-17 December 2008, Lahore.
REFERENCES
1.

Dr. Muhammad Aftab Rafiq (PhD Supervisor)

Associate Professor, Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering,
Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad,
Pakistan
E-mail: aftab@cantab.net

2.

Dr. Muhammad Masood ul Hasan (PhD Co-Supervisor)

Professor & Registrar, Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering,
Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad,
Pakistan
E-mail: masoodh@pieas.edu.pk