Head of the Department

Prof. (Dr.) Sk. Faruque Ahmed has been working in the Department of Physics, Aliah University since 2010. Prof. Ahmed was a Visiting Scientist in Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Republic of Korea during 2007-2010. He is basically working in the field of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. His current field of research interest is synthesis and characterization of different semiconductor thin films as well as carbon nanostructure.

Administrative  Experiences:

Head, Department of Physics, Aliah University, Since December, 2023 

Controller of Examinations (Acting), Aliah University (Nov. 2019- Nov. 2022)

Head, Department of Physics, Aliah University (2017-2019)

Chairman, Aliah University Admission Test (AUAT) for Academic Session (2018-19)

Personal Webpage: https://sites.google.com/site/skfaruqueahmed/home?authuser=0

Education

PhD: Jadavpur University 

M Sc: Jadavpur University

B Sc: Vidyasagar University

Teaching Experience

2010 - Present: Department of Physics, Aliah University

2007 - 2010: Visiting Scientist, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Field of Specialization

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Courses Taught/Teaching

UG:  Analog Systems and Applications (Semiconductor Electronics)                  

            Digital Systems and Applications

PG:    Semiconductor Physics and Devices

             Physics Laboratory                  

             Nanoscience & Nanotechnology (Advance paper)

PhD Course Work:   Advanced Experimental Physics

Research Area

Research Area:

Semiconductor thin film (Metal oxide and Sulfide); Nanostructure Wrinkle surface; Metal and non metal doped Diamond Like Carbon; Carbon Nanofiber (CNF), Mnultiwalled Carbon Nanotube (MWCNT); Surface modification of polymer by plasma/ ion treatment

Conference Papers Published

12. Tribology behavior on PC/ABS modified by Ar ion beam, Sk. F. Ahmed, J. W. Yi, M. W. Moon, Y. J. Jang,B. H. Park, S. H. Lee andK. R. Lee, Proceedings of the 4^th World Tribology Congress (WTC-2009), Kyoto, Japan; pp. 702.

11. Tribological performance of hydrophilic DLC surfaces in aqueous and biological environment; J. W. Yi, M. Anil, Sk. F. Ahmed, M. W. Moon, Y. C. Kim, H. K. Seok, S. H. Han and K. R. Lee, Proceedings of the4^th World Tribology Congress (WTC-2009), Kyoto, Japan; pp. 473.

10. Silicon incorporated diamond like carbon as a solar cell window material;Sk. F. Ahmed, M. K. Mitraand K. K. Chattopadhyay, Proceeding of the International Conference on Solar Cells (IC-SOLACE-2008), Cochin, India; pp. 278-283.

9.   Optical properties of chemical bath deposited Cu doped CdS thin film grown on PET substrate for solar cell applications; C. K. Ghosh, R. Thapa, Sk. F. Ahmed, S. Malkhandi and K. K. Chattopadhyay, Proceedings of the International Conferrence on Solar Cells, (IC-SOLACE-2008), Cochin, India; pp. 284-288.

8.   Temperature dependent electron field emission from multiwalled carbon nanotubes and its possible application as nanothermometer; Sk. F. Ahmed, M. K. Mitraand K. K. Chattopadhyay, Proc. of 14^th International Workshop on the Physicsof Semiconductor Devices (IWPSD-2007),Bombay, India; IEEE Xplore, DOI: 10.1109/IWPSD.2007.4472654; pp. 851-854.

7.   Effect of deposition time on optical properties of nanocrystalline CdS thin films synthesized via rf- sputtering technique; P. K. Ghosh, Sk. F. Ahmed, B. SahaandK. K. Chattopadhyay, Proc. of 14^th  International Workshop on the Physics of SemiconductorDevices (IWPSD-2007),Bombay, India; IEEE Xplore, DOI: 10.1109/IWPSD.2007.4472535; pp. 410-412.

6.   Nanostructures of some II-IV metal sulphide and metal oxide; P.K. Ghosh, U. N. Maiti, Sk. F. Ahmed and K. K. Chattopahyay, Proceeding of the National Workshop on Nano Science & Technology, Quantum Computing and its Applications (NWNST-07), Haldia, India; pp. 43-57.

5.   Synthesis and optical properties of silicon incorporated diamond like carbon film synthesized by DC plasma; Sk. F. Ahmed, M. K. Mitraand K. K. Chattopadhyay,Proceeding of the International workshop and application of nano crystalline diamond like carbon (IWAncDLC-2006), Kolkata, India; pp. 317-321.

4.   Electronic application of diamond like carbon and silicon incorporated diamond like carbon; Sk. F. Ahmed, M. K. Mitra and K. K. Chattopadhyay, Proceeding of the International workshop and application of nano crystalline diamond like carbon (IWAncDLC-2006), Kolkata, India; pp. 137-149.

3.   Silicon incorporated Diamond Like Carbon films for field emission display;Sk. F. Ahmed,S. Das, M. K. Mitra and K. K. Chattopadhyay,Proceeding of The 9^th Asian Symposium on Information Display (ASID’06), New Delhi, India; pp. 440-443.

2.   Polymer-capped nanocrystalline ZnS thin films prepared by chemical process; R. Maity,U. N. Maiti, Sk. F. Ahmed and K. K. Chattopadhyay, Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Workshop on the Physics of Semiconductor Devices (IWPSD-2005), New Delhi, India;pp. 444-448.

1.   Temperature dependent morphology change of carbon nanostructure synthesized by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition; Sk. F. Ahmed, P. Saha, M. K. Mitra and K. K. Chattopadhyay; Proceeding of the International Conference on mems and semiconductor nanotechnology (memsNano-2005), I.I.T. Kharagpur, India.

Journal Papers Published

55.     A comprehensive review on the enzyme-free electrochemical dopamine Sensing: Development and challenges since inception; R, Mondal, Sk. F. Ahmed* and N. Mukherjee, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 178 (2025)114449.

54.     Structural and Optical Properties of Cu:CdS Thin Films on Soft Polymer Substrate; Sk. F. Ahmed* and M. Khan, Indian Journal of Physics, 99 (2025) 987-995.

53.     Highly sensitive, selective and rapid in-vitro electrochemical sensing of dopamine achieved on oxygen deficient nickel oxide/partially reduced graphene oxide (NiOx/p-rGO) nanocomposite platform, R, Mondal, Sk. F. Ahmed^* and N. Mukherjee, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 171, (2025) 113575.

52.     Electrochemically Deposited Cu(II)/Cu(I) Oxide Heterostructure as Highly Sensitive Platform for Electrochemical Detection of Glucose and Methanol; R, Mondal, Sk. F. Ahmed and N. Mukherjee, Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series D, 105, (2024) 1361-1371.

51.     Ultrafast, selective and ppb level in-vitro electrochemical sensing of dopamine in simulated interfering environment: Comparative study on the effect of carrier type of electrode materials; R, Mondal, Sk. F. Ahmed^* and N. Mukherjee, ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 6 (2024) 6012-6035.

50.     Electrochemically grown hole rich NiO(OH) thin films toward hole mediated very fast and selective enzyme-free electrochemical sensing of dopamine under simulated environment; R, Mondal, M. Khan, Sk. F. Ahmed^* and N. Mukherjee, ACS Applied Bio Materials, 7, (2024) 4062-4079.

49.     Ultrafast and selective detection of dopamine by DC sputtered highly oriented CuO thin films: effect of electroactive interfering agents and temperature; R, Mondal, M. Khan, Sk. F. Ahmed^*and N. Mukherjee, Microchemical Journal, 201, (2024) 110729.

48.         Electrochemically selective 0detection of dopamine over serotonin 4 by CuO/Cu₂O bulk heterostructure electrode; R, Mondal, B. Show, Sk. F. Ahmed and N. Mukherjee, Bulletin of Materials Science, 47, (2024) 62.

47.     Synthesis and Characterization of Copper Doped Zinc Oxide Thin Films Deposited by RF/DC Sputtering Technique; M. Khan, M. S. Alam and Sk. F. Ahmed*, Journal of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Science), 28, (2023) 172-179.

46.     Effect of nickel incorporation on structural and optical properties of zinc oxide thin films deposited by RF/DC sputtering technique; M. Khan and Sk. F. Ahmed*, Materials Physics and Mechanics, 51, (2023) 19-32.

45      Effect of Ambient Temperature and Cathode-Anode Separation on Electron Field Emission Property of Carbon Nanofibers Thin Films; Sk. F. Ahmed* and M. Khan, Materials Today: Proceedings, 50, (2022) 2031-2036.

44.     Diamond Like Carbon Assisted Nanostructure Wrinkle Thin Films on Flexible Substrate: Tunable Optical Properties; M. S. Alam, M. Khan andSk. F. Ahmed*, Materials Today: Proceedings, 49, (2022) 1401-1407.

43.     Effect of Distance Between Cathode and Substrate on Structural and Optical Properties of Zinc Oxide Thin Films Deposited by RF Sputtering Technique; M. Khan, and Sk. F. Ahmed*, Materials Physics and Mechanics 47, (2021) 872-884.

42.     Enhancing Electrical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes Thin Films by Silicon Incorporation; Sk. F. Ahmed* and M. Khan, N. Mukherjee, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 1206 (Nov, 2021) 012028.

41.     Synthesis and Characterization of Cadmium Sulfide (CdS) Thin Films by Cyclic Voltammetry Technique; M. Khan, M. S. Alam, B. Saha and Sk. F. Ahmed*, Materials Today: Proceedings, 47, (2021) 2351-2357.

40.     Effect of Electrode Distance on the Electron Field Emission Property for CdSNanofibers; Sk. F. Ahmed*, M. Khan, N. Mukherjee, AIP Conference Proceedings, 2369 (2021) 020090.

39.     Hierarchical copper oxide as efficient enzymeless amperometric biosensor and promising photocatalyst; B. Show, Sk. F. Ahmed, A. Mondal, N. Mukherjee, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9 (2020) 104748.

38.     Electronic structure calculations of compressed Li atom using composite technique under Ritz variational framework; J. K. Saha, S. Bhattacharyya, Sk. F. Ahmed, International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 121 (2020) e26570.

37.     Synthesis and Optical Characterization of Carbon Nanofibers; Sk. F. Ahmed*, M. Khan, and N. Mukherjee, Int. J. of Recent Technology and Engineering, 9 (2020) 567-570.

36.     Optical properties of diamond like carbon nanocomposite thin films; M.S.Alam, N. Mukherjee, and Sk. F. Ahmed*, AIP Conference Proceedings, 1953 (2018) 090018.

35.     Cu incorporated amorphous diamond like carbon (DLC) composites: Anefficient electron field emitter over a wide range of temperature; Sk. F. Ahmed*, M. S. Alam and N. Mukherjee,  Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures,97 (2018) 120-125.

34.     Electron field emission property of nanostructure wrinkle thin film induced by amorphous diamond like carbon;M. S. Alam, N. Mukherjee andSk. F. Ahmed*, Materials Today: Proceedings, 5, (2018) 2082–2088.

33.     Nanostructure evolution and optical properties of silver doped diamond like carbon thin film on soft polymer; M. S. Alam, C. K. Ghosh, N. Mukherjee and Sk. F. Ahmed*, Advanced Science Letter,24, (2018)5731–5736.

32.     Self-assembled folding of a biaxially compressed film on a compliant substrate; Sk. F. Ahmed,S. Nagashima, J. Y. Lee, K. R. Lee, K.S. Kim and M. W. Moon,  Carbon,76, (2014) 105-112.

31.     A comparative study on the cold field electron emission properties of cubic nanocrystalline lead chalcogenide thin films; N. Mukherjee, H. Chakraborty, Sk. F. Ahmed*,RSC Advances, 4, (2014) 5312-5315.

30.     Self-assembled Cu(In,Ga)Se₂nanocrystalsformed by Ion Beam Irradiation; J. Y. Lee, Sk. F. Ahmed,M. H. Park, S. K. Ha, J. K. Park, J. H. Yun, S. J. Ahn, K. R. Lee, J. K. Choi, M. W. Moon and C. W. Yang, Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells,105, (2012) 119-124.

29.     Nanoporousstructures of polyimide induced by Ar ion beam irradiation; Sk. F. Ahmed*, K. R. Lee, J. I. Yoon and M. W. Moon, Applied Surface Science,258, (2012)3841-3845.

28.     Visible Photoluminescence from silicon incorporated diamond like carbon films synthesized via direct current PECVD technique; Sk. F. Ahmed, D. Banerjee M. K. Mitra and K. K. Chattopadhyay, Journal of Luminescence,131, (2011)2352-2358.

27.     Experimental study on electron field emission, Raman scattering, and lowtemperature electrical properties of nanocrystalline lead selenide thin films; N.Mukherjee,Sk. F. Ahmed, S. K. Maji and A. Mondal, Journal of Applied Physics, 109, (2011)104312.

26.     Nano-embossed structure on polypropylene induced by low energy Ar ion beam irradiation; Sk. F. Ahmed, G. N. Rho, J. Y. Lee, S. J. Kim, H. Y. Kim, Y. J. Jang, M. W. Moon and K. R. Lee, Surface and Coatings Technology,205, (2010) S104-S108.

25.       High aspect ratio wrinkles on a Soft Polymer; Sk. F. Ahmed, G. H. Rho, K. R. Lee, A. Vaziri and M. W. Moon,  Soft Matter,6, (2010) 5709-5714.

24.     Long-lasting hydrophilicity on plasma-treated Si doped diamond-like carbon Films; J. W. Yi, M. W. Moon, Sk. F. Ahmed, H. Kim, T. G. Cha, S. S. Kim, K. R. Lee, Langmuir,26, (2010) 17203-17209.

23.     Optical Properties of Surface Modified Polypropylene by Plasma Immersion Ion Implantation Technique; Sk. F. Ahmed, M. W. Moon, C. Kim, Y. J. Jang, S. Han, J. Y. Choi, W. W. Park and K. R. Lee, Applied Physics Letter, 97, (2010) 081908.

22.     Tribological performance of hydrophilic diamond like carbon coatings on Ti-6Al-4V in biological environment; M. Anil, Sk. F. Ahmed, J. W. Yi, M.W. Moon, K.R. Lee, Y. C. Kim, H. K. Seok, and S. H. Han, Diamond and Related Materials,19(4), (April.2010) 300-304.

21.     The influence of fluorine on the optical properties in diamond like carbon thin films; Sk. F. Ahmed,D. BanerjeeandK. K. Chattopadhyay, Vacuum,84(6), (2010) 837-842.

20.     The morphology and mechanical properties of Polycarbonate/acrylonitrile butadiene styrenemodifiedbyAr ion beam irradiation; Sk. F. Ahmed, J. W. Yi, M. W. Moon, Y. J. Jang, B. H. Park, S. H. Lee and K. R. Lee, Plasma Process and Polymers, 6(12),( 2009) 860-865.

19.     Fluorinated Diamond Like Carbon as an Electron Field Emission Material; Sk. F. Ahmed, M. K. Mitra andK. K. Chattopadhyay, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology,9(9), (2009) 5545-5549.

18.     Role of solute and solvent on the deposition of ZnO thin films; N. Mukherjee, Sk. F. Ahmed, K. K. Chattopadhyay and A. Mondal, Electrochimica Acta,54(16), (2009) 4015-4024.

17.     Improvement of adhesion of DLC coating on nitinol substrate by hybrid ion beam deposition technique; R. K. Roy,Sk.F. Ahmed, J. W. Yi,M. W. Moon and K. R. Lee, Vacuum, 83(9), (2009) 1179-1183.

16.     Effect of silver doping on optical property of diamond like carbon films; Sk. F. Ahmed*, M. W. Moon and K.R. Lee, Thin Solid Films, 517(14), (2009) 4035-4038.

15.     Novel low temperature synthesis of ZnO nanostructures and its efficient field emission property; U. N. Maiti, Sk. F. Ahmed, M.K. Mitra and K. K. Chattopadhyay, Materials Research Bulletin,44(1), (2009) 134-139.

14.     Deposition of nano-crystalline lead chalcogenide thin films using a simple electrochemical technique; N. Mukherjee, Sk. F. Ahmed, D. Mukherjee, K. K. Chattopadhyay, A. Mondal, Physica Status Solidi C, 5(11), (2008) 3458-3462.

13.     Enhancement of electron field emission property with silver incorporation into diamond like carbon matrix; Sk. F. Ahmed*, M. W. Moon and K. R. Lee, Applied Physics Letter, 92(19), (2008) 193502.

12.     Morphology and temperature dependent electron field emission from vertically aligned carbon nanofibers; S. Das, Sk. F. Ahmed, M. K. Mitra andK. K. Chattopadhyay, Applied Physics A,91(3),( 2008) 429-433.

11.     Electrical characterization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes synthesized by DC plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition technique; Sk. F. Ahmed, M. K. Mitra and K. K. Chattopadhyay,    Indian Journal of Physics,82 (2),( 2008) 223-228.

10.     Effect of temperature on electron field emission from vertically aligned carbon nanofibers and multiwalled carbon nanotube; Sk. F. Ahmed, M. K. Mitra and K. K. Chattopadhyay, Applied Surface Science, 254(2),( 2007) 610-615.

9.       Effect of fluorine and temperature on electron field emission from diamond-like carbon films; Sk. F. Ahmed, M. K. Mitra and K. K. Chattopadhyay, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 19(34), (2007) 346233.

8.       Photoluminescence and field emission properties of ZnS:Mn nanoparticles synthesized by rf-magnetron sputtering technique; P. K. Ghosh, U. N. Maiti, Sk. F. Ahmed and K. K. Chattopadhyay, Optical Materials,29(12), (2007) 1584-1590.

7.       Low-macroscopic field emission from silicon incorporated Diamond like carbon film synthesized by DC PECVD; Sk. F. Ahmed, M. K. Mitra and K. K. Chattopadhyay, Applied Surface Science, 253(12), (2007) 5480-5484.

6.       Structural, optical and photoemission spectroscopic studies of nano /micro ZnO:Cd rods synthesized via sol-gel route; U. N. Maiti, P. K. Ghosh, Sk. F. Ahmed, M. K. Mitra and K. K. Chattopadhyay, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 41(1), (2007) 87-92.

5.       Structural and optical properties of ZnS nanoparticles synthesized via RF-magnetron sputtering technique; P. K. Ghosh,Sk. F. Ahmed, U. N. Maiti and K. K. Chattopadhyay, Indian Journal of Physics, 81(1),(2007) 69-73.

4.       Low-macroscopic field emission from nanocrystalline Al doped SnO₂ thin films synthesized by sol-gel technique; Sk. F. Ahmed, P. K. Ghosh, S. Khan, M. K. Mitra and K. K. Chattopadhyay, Applied Physics A,86(1), ( 2007) 139-143.

3.    Highly conducting transparent nanocrystalline Cd_1-xSn_xS thin film synthesized by RF magnetron sputtering and studies on its optical, electrical and field emission properties; P. K. Ghosh, U. N. Maiti, Sk. F. Ahmed and K. K. Chattopadhyay, Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells, 90(16), (2006) 2616–2629.

2. Low-macroscopic field emission from carbon fibers synthesized by direct current plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition; Sk. F. Ahmed, S. Das, M. K. Mitra andK. K. Chattopadhyay, Ind. Journal of Pure & Applied Physics, 44(9), (2006) 700-704.

1. ​​​​​Effect of Al doping on the conductivity type inversion and electro-optical properties of SnO₂ thin films synthesized by sol-gel technique; Sk. F. Ahmed, S. Khan, P. K. Ghosh, M. K. Mitra and K. K. Chattopadhyay,    Journal of Sol-gel Science and Technology, 39(3), (2006) 241-247.

Books Published

 CHAPTERS

1.   Electron field emission properties of nonmetal and metal doped diamond like carbon; Sk. F. Ahmed, In: Y. S. Tanaka (Eds.); “Diamond like Carbon”, Nova Science Publishers, NY, USA, ISBN 978-1-61324-791-4, (2012).

2.   Chemical, optical and electrical properties of amorphous hydrogenated Carbon (a:C-H); Sk. F. Ahmed, In: J. C. Taylor (Eds.); “Advances in Chemistry Research, Vol. 10”, Nova Science Publishers, NY, USA, ISBN 978-1-61324-018-2, ( 2011).

3.   Optical properties diamond like carbon thin films; Sk. F. Ahmed, In: T. Eisenberg and E. Schreiner (Eds.); Diamonds: Properties, Synthesis and Applications”, Nova Science Publishers, NY, USA, ISBN 978-1-61470-591-8, (2011).

4.   Synthesis and electron field emission from different morphology carbon nanofibers; Sk. F. Ahmed and K. K. Chattopadhyay, In: W. N. Chang (Eds.); “Nanofibers: Fabrication, Performance, and Applications”, Nova Science Publishers, NY, USA, ISBN: 978-1-60741-947-1 (2009).

Awards

• Winner of the "Best Poster presentation Award" in IEEE Nano 2010 Satellite Programme, KOREA-INDIA Forum, Seoul, Republic of Korea 
• Selected for Marquis Who’s Who in the World, 27^th edition, USA, 2010.

Ph.D. Thesis Guidance

Awarded:

Md Shahbaz Alam, “Synthesis and characterization of nanostructure diamond like carbon thin films” Aliah University, 2019 

Mohibul Khan, “Study on Synthesis and Properties of II-VI Nanostructure Semiconductor Thin Films” Aliah University, 2025 

Ongoing:

Rimpa Mondal 

Patents

1.    Fabrication of Nano embossed plastic surfaces and its fabrication methods; M. W. Moon, Sk. F. Ahmed, K. R. Lee, Y. J. Jang and K. C. Lee, Korean patent,  KR101134480B1 (2012).            

Membership Of Learned Societies

• Life member of Indian Physical Society (IPS)
• Life member of The Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT)
• Life member of Semiconductor Society of India