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Prof. (Dr.) Sk. Faruque Ahmed Professor / PHYSICS

Email : faruquekist@gmail.com

Address : Department of Physics, IIA/27 Newtown, 2nd Floor, Aliah University Kolkata - 700160, India.

Joined : 2010

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 treatmet

   

   

         

 

   

   

   

  

 

    

 

Conference Papers Published

  1. 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 and K. R. Lee, Proceedings of the 4th World Tribology Congress (WTC-2009), Kyoto, Japan; pp. 702.
  2. 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 the 4th World Tribology Congress (WTC-2009), Kyoto, Japan; pp. 473.
  3. Silicon incorporated diamond like carbon as a solar cell  window material; Sk. F. Ahmed, M. K. Mitra and K. K. Chattopadhyay,  Proceeding of the International Conference on Solar Cells (IC- SOLACE-2008),   Cochin,  India; pp. 278-283.
  4. 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.
  5. Fluorinated Diamond Like Carbon as an Electron Field Emission Material; Sk. F. Ahmed, M. K. Mitra and K. K. Chattopadhyay, Proceeding of Society for Information Display, The 10th Asian Symposium on Information Display (ASID'07), Singapore; pp. 282-287.
  6. Temperature dependent electron field emission from multiwalled carbon nanotubes and its possible application as nanothermometer; Sk. F. Ahmed, M. K. Mitra and K. K. Chattopadhyay, Proc. of 14th International Workshop on the Phys. of Semicond. 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. Saha and K. K. Chattopadhyay, Proc. of 14th  International Workshop on the Phys. of Semicond. Devices (IWPSD-2007), Bombay, India; IEEE Xplore, DOI: 10.1109/IWPSD.2007.4472535; pp. 410-412.
  8. 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.
  9. Electrical conductivity of silicon doped carbon nanotube thin films synthesized by DC-PECVD technique; Sk. F. Ahmed, B. Saha, M. K. Mitra and K. K. Chattopadhyay, Proceeding of the International Conference on Recent Trends in Nanoscience and Technology (ICRTNT-2006), Kolkata, India; pp.128-131.
  10. Synthesis and optical properties of silicon incorporated diamond like carbon film synthesized by DC plasma; 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. 317-321.
  11. 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.
  12. 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 9th Asian Symposium on Information Display (ASID’06), New Delhi, India; pp. 440-443.
  13. 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.
  14. 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

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, (Sept. 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, (Jan. 2014) 5312-5315.

30. Self-assembled Cu(In, Ga)Se2 nanocrystals formed 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, (May. 2012) 119-124.

29.       Characterization of nanoporous structures 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, (Feb. 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, (Nov. 2011) 2352-2358.

27.       Experimental study on electron field emission, Raman scattering, and low temperature electrical properties of nanocrystalline lead selenide thin films; N. Mukherjee, Sk. F. Ahmed, S. K. Maji and A. Mondal, Journal of Applied Physics, 109, (May. 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, (Dec. 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, (Nov. 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, (Nov. 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, (Aug. 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. Banerjee and K. K. Chattopadhyay, Vacuum, 84(6), (Feb. 2010) 837-842.

20. The morphology and mechanical properties of Polycarbonate/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene modified by Ar 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), (Dec. 2009) 860-865.

19. Fluorinated Diamond Like Carbon as an Electron Field Emission Material; Sk. F. Ahmed, M. K. Mitra and K. K. Chattopadhyay, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 9(9), (Sept. 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), (June. 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), (May. 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), (May. 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), (Jan. 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), (Nov. 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), (May. 2008) 193502.

12. Morphology and temperature dependent electron field emission from vertically aligned carbon nanofibers; S. Das, Sk. F. Ahmed, M. K. Mitra and K. K. Chattopadhyay, Applied Physics A, 91(3), (March. 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), (Feb. 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), (Nov. 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), (Aug. 2007) 346233.

8.   Effect of Mn doping on optical properties of ZnS nanoparticles synthesized via RF-magnetron sputtering technique; P. K. Ghosh, U. N. Maiti, Sk. F. Ahmed and K. K. Chattopadhyay, Optical Materials, 29(12), (Aug. 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), (Jan. 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), (Jan. 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), (Jan. 2007) 139-143.

3.   Highly conducting transparent nanocrystalline Cd1-xSnxS 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), (Oct. 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 and K. K. Chattopadhyay, Ind. Journal of Pure & Applied Physics, 44(9), (Sept. 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), (Sept. 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, 27th edition, USA, 2010.

Ph.D. Thesis Guidance

Awarded:

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

Ongoing:

Mohibul Khan 

Rimpa Mondal 

Patents

1.    Gloss-enhanced plastics and method for gloss treatment of plastics' surface; M. W. Moon, S. S. Park, Sk. F. Ahmed, K. R. Lee,  K. C. Lee and Y. J. Jang, Korean patent, KR20110032679A (2011).

2.   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




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