Research

RESEARCH AREAS: ENERGY (PHOTOVOLTAICS, BATTERIES, SUPERCAPACITORS), SEMICONDUCTORS, OPTOELECTRONICS, QUANTUM MATERIALS AND PHENOMENA, 2D AND MAGNETIC MATERIALS

(a few selected publications are listed below; full list of 40+ publications available here)

• Miah Abdullah Sahriar, Abdul Hamid Rumman, Ahammad Ullah, Kaushik Barua, Shohaib Ibne Monju, Munim Shahriar Jawad, Md. Atik Faisal, Ridwan Radit Ahsan, Houk Jang, Saquib Ahmed*, “Optical image analysis of WSe2 - thresholding for layer detection”,
  Computational Materials Science, 2025, 253, 113888, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2025.113888
• Ahsiur Rahman Nirjhar, Saquib Ahmed*, “Magnetic Proximity-Induced Colossal Valley Splitting in WTe2 for Room Temperature Valleytronics”,
  ACS Appl. Electron. Mater., 2025, 7, 5, 2012-2021, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaelm.4c02276
• Miah Abdullah Sahriar, Abdul Hamid Rumman, Mohd. Rakibul Hasan Abed, Ahsiur Rahman Nirjhar, Md. Nazmul Ahsan Dipon, Sadika Jannath Tan-Ema, Houk Jang, Saquib Ahmed*, “Optical image analysis for graphene layer detection: Enhanced green channel methodology”,
  Computational Materials Science, 2024, 244, 113198, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2024.113198
• Ahsiur Rahman Nirjhar, Sadika Jannath Tan-Ema, Miah Abdullah Sahriar, Md Nazmul Ahsan Dipon, Mohd Rakibul Hasan Abed, Kazi Md Shorowordi, Saquib Ahmed*, “Tuning the Electrochemical Performance of Cr₂B₂ MBene Anodes for Li and Na-ion Batteries through F and Cl-Functionalization: A DFT and AIMD Study”, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2024, 684, 133194, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2024.133194
• Abdul Hamid Rumman, Miah Abdullah Sahriar, Md Tohidul Islam, Kazi Md Shorowordi, Joaquin Carbonara, Scott Broderick, Saquib Ahmed*, “Data-driven design for enhanced efficiency of Sn-based perovskite solar cells using machine learning”, Applied Physics Letters - Machine Learning, 2023, 1(4), 046117, https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0177271
• Joseph Wikar, Nicholas White, Tyler Body, Michael Vullo, Leanna Tse, Sourav Biswas, Joaquin Carbonara, Saquib Ahmed*, “An Integrated Assessment of Next Generation PV Technologies”, American Journal of Energy Engineering, 2023, 11(4), 100-109,
  https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajee.20231104.11
• Miah Abdullah Sahriar, Mohd. Rakibul Hasan Abed, Ahsiur Rahman Nirjhar, Md. Nazmul Ahsan Dipon, Sadika Jannath Tan-Ema, Ratchanok Somphonsane, Kanokwan Buapan, Yong Wei, Harihara Ramamoorthy, Houk Jang, Chang-Yong Nam and Saquib Ahmed*, “Versatile Recognition of Graphene Layers from Optical Images under Controlled Illumination through Green Channel Correlation Method”, Nanotechnology, 2023,
  DOI 10.1088/1361-6528/ace979
• Abrar Rauf, Saugata Sarker, Md. Shafiqul Islam, Hasan Al Jame, Sumaiyatul Ahsan, Md Tohidul Islam, Sadiq Shahriyar Nishat, Kazi Md. Shorowordi, Joaquin Carbonara, Saquib Ahmed* “Effect of bromide incorporation on the electronic & photovoltaic properties of Sn-based perovskite devices: A multiscale investigation utilizing first principles approach and numerical simulation, aided by machine learning models”, Solar Energy, 2023, 235, 377-388.
• Sumaiyatul Ahsan, Saquib Ahmed* et al. “Feasibility Study of Mg²⁺ Ion Storage in Bilayer Silicene Anode Via Application of External Electric Field: A Molecular Dynamics Study”, RSC Advances, 2022, 12, 20583-20598.
• Md Shafiqul Islam, Md Tohidul Islam, Saugata Sarker, Sadiq Shahriyar Nishat, Md Rafsun Jani, Abrar Rauf, Hasan Al Jame, Sumaiyatul Ahsan, Kazi Md Shorowordi, Harry Efstathiadis, Joaquin Carbonara, Saquib Ahmed* “A Machine Learning Approach to Delineate Impact of Materials Properties on Solar Cell Device Physics”, ACS - Omega, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1021
• Hasan Al Jame, Saugata Sarker, Md. Shafiqul Islam, Md Tohidul Islam, Abrar Rauf, Sumaiyatul Ahsan, Sadiq Shahriyar Nishat, Md. Rafsun Jani, Kazi Md. Shorowordi, Joaquin Carbonara, Saquib Ahmed* “Supervised machine learning aided SCAPS-based quantitative analysis for the discovery of optimum bromine doping in methylammonium tin based perovskite (MASnI3-xBrx)”, ACS - Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c15030