Department of Physics,
Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, KPK Province, Pakistan.
Email Address: fawadkust@gmail.com, fawad@kust.edu.pk
Mobile No: +92-333-0910642
Nationality: Pakistan
Post Code-26000.
Research skills:
- Czochralski technique for crystal growth.
- Bridgman technique for crystal growth.
- Phosphor synthesis by solid state reaction method
- Phosphor synthesis by chemical method.
- Sintering / Calcination.
- Itching / Polishing / Cutting crystals.
- Ball milling.
- X-ray diffraction analysis.
- Transmission electron microscopy
- Scanning electron microscopy.
- Hall’s effect measurement.
- UV -induced Spectroscopy.
- Laser -inducedspectroscopy.
- Proton -induced spectroscopy.
- Radiation -induced spectroscopy.
- X-ray -induced spectroscopy.
- Transmittance / Absorbance measurement.
- Thermoluminescence
- Data acquisition system for radiation measurement.
- Low temperature luminescence.
- Chromaticity measurement for phosphors.
Education:
- PhD in Condensed Matter Physics (01/03/2010 - 30/08/2013)
Department of Physics, Kyungpook National University, South Korea.
Thesis
“Development and characterization of inorganic borate phosphor and crystal scintillators”
- MPhil (M.S) in Material Science (06/06/2005 - 15/01/2008)
Department of physics, Kohat University of Science & Technology, Pakistan
Thesis
“Experimental measurement of thermophysical properties of PMMA-Li2ClO4 composites”
- MSc in Physics (01/09/1997 - 08/10/1998)
Department of Physics, University of Peshawar, Pakistan.
Thesis
“Experimental measurement of Hall effect in semiconductors”
- BSc in Physical Sciences(01/03/1994-08/02/1996)
Islamia College Peshawar, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
Experience:
- Assistant Professor of Physics (1/1/2016 – Still Working)
Department of physics, Kohat University of Science & Technology,
Kohat, KPK Province, Pakistan.
- Lecturer in Physics(12/11/ 2008 -31/12/2015)
Department of physics, Kohat University of Science & Technology,
Kohat, KPK Province, Pakistan.
- Post-Doctoral Researcher (01/09/2013 - 05/01/2015)
Department of Physics, Kyungpook national University, South Korea.
- Lecturer in Physics (24/08/ 2000 - 11/11/2008)
Government Colleges, Ministry of Higher Education, Pakistan.
Impact Factor Papers (SCI Papers):
- Fawad, Myeongjin Oh, H. Park and H.J. Kim, Synthesis and Characterization of Ce3+, Pr3-, Tm3+-doped Li6Lu(BO3)3 Phosphors for X-ray and Neutron Imaging, J. Korean Physical Society, 62 (2013) 1102.
- Hua Jiang, Gul Rooh, H. J. Kim, H. Park, Sunghwan Kim, Wansong Zhang and Fawad, Scintillation properties of Bi4(Ge1-xSix)3O12 single crystals grown by Czochralski method, Journal of Crystal Growth, 367 (2013) 73.
- Myeongjin Oh, H.J. Kim, Fawad, H. Park, Sunghwan Kim, Novel Phosphors of Eu3+ or Sm3+ doped Li6Lu(BO3)3 for X-ray Imaging, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 60 (2013)1006.
- Fawad, H. J. Kim, Gul Rooh, H. Park, Sunghwan Kim, and Hua Jiang, Scintillation properties of Li6Lu0.5Gd0.5(BO3)3:Ce3+ single crystals, IEEE Transactions on nuclear science, 61 (2014) 479.
- Fawad, Myeongjin Oh, H. Park, Sunghwan Kim, H. J. Kim, Luminescent investigations of Li6Lu(BO3)3:Tb3+, Dy3+ phosphors, J. Alloys and Compounds, 610 (2014) 281.
- Fawad, H. J. Kim, Gul Rooh, H. Park, Sunghwan Kim, and Hua Jinag, Czochralski growth and scintillation properties of Li6Lu0.5Gd0.5(BO3)3: Ce3+ single crystals, Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 6 (2014) 479.
- Fawad, H. J. Kim, Gul Rooh, H. Park, Sunghwan Kim, Hua Jiang, Crystal Growth and Scintillation Properties of Li6LuxGd1-x(BO3)3: Ce3+ Single Crystals, Nuclear Instruments and Methods In Physics Research-A, 764 (2014) 272.
- Fawad, Gul Rooh, H.J. Kim, H. Park, Sunghwan Kim, Sajid Khan, Scintillation properties of Li6Y0.5Gd0.5(BO3)3: Ce3+ Single Crystal, J. of Crystal Growth, 410 (2015) 18.
- Khan, S. Khan, U. Fawad, M. Mujahid, S. Khasim, T. Hamdalla, H. J. Kim, Three Dimensional Spherically Evolved Nanostructures of ZnO Comprised of Nanowires and Nanorods for Optoelectronic Devices, Journal of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics, 10 (2015) 1.
- Fawad, H.J. Kim, A. Khan, H. Park, Sunghwan Kim, X-ray and Photoluminescence Study of Li6Gd(BO3)3:Tb3+,Dy3+ Phosphors, Science of Advanced Materials, 7 (2015) 2536.
- Fawad, H.J. Kim, A. Khan, S. Khan, The Synthesis and Luminescence of Tb3+ and Dy3+ doped Li6LuGd(BO3)3 Borate Phosphors, Science of Advanced Materials, 7 (2015) 2528.
- Sajid Khan, H. J. Kim,H. Park, Bibi Ruqia, J. Y. Lee and Fawad, Search for a New Li-based Scintillator for Neutron Detection, Journal of the Korean Physical Society, 67 (2015) 8.
- Fawad, H.J. Kim, H. Park, Sunghwan Kim, Sajid Khan, Czochralski Growth and Scintillation Properties of Li6LuxY1-x(BO3)3: Ce3+ Single Crystals, Nuclear Instruments and Methods In Physics Research-A, 806 (2016) 117.
- 14. U. Fawad, H.J. Kim, Matiullah Khan, Emission analysis of Li6LuY(BO3)3:Tb3+,Dy3+ phosphors, Radiation Measurements Volume 90, (2016) 319.
- Fawad, H.J. Kim, H. Park, Sunghwan Kim, Sajid Khan, Luminescence and Scintillation Properties of Czochralski Grown LYGBO Crystals, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 63 (2016) 1720 DOI:10.1109/TNS.2016.2568239
- Fawad, H.J. Kim , H. Park , Sunghwan Kim , Sajid Khan, Czochralski growth and scintillation properties of Li6LuxY1-x(BO3)3:Ce3+ single crystals, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research-A, 806 (2016) 117.
- Fawad , H.J. Kim , Sajid Khan , Matiullah Khan, Luqman Ali , Photoluminescent properties of white-light-emitting Li6Y(BO3)3:Dy3+ phosphor, Solid State Sciences 62 (2016) 1-5.
- Matiullah Khan, Zeng Yi, U Fawad, Wazir Muhammad, Abdul Niaz, Muhammad Iqbal Zaman, AsadUllah, Enhancing the photoactivity of TiO2 by codoping with silver and molybdenum: the effect of dopant concentration on the photo electrochemical properties, Material Research Express 4 (2017) 045023.
- Sahar Ramin Gul, Matiullah Khan, Zeng Yi, Bo Wu, Fawad, Silver and Molybdenum Codoped TiO2: Visible Light Active Photo catalyst for photoelectrochemical Applications , Journal of Electronic Materials17 (2017) 5666.
- Matiullah Khan, Zeng Yi, Sahar Ramin Gul, Yongzhe Wang, Fawad, Visible-light-active silver- , vanadium-codoped TiO2 with improved photocatalytic activity, \, 10 (2017) DOI: 10.1007/s10853-017-0798-y
- Matiullah Khan, Zeng Yi, Sahar Ramin Gul , Fawad , Wazir Muhammad, Anomalous photo degradation response of Ga, N codoped TiO2 under visible light irradiations: An interplay between simulations and experiments, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 110 (2017) 241.
- 22. Indra Raj Panday, H.J.Kim, Sunghwan Kim, U.Fawad, Luminescence and low temperature trap centers in mixed rare earth borate crystal, J. Rare Earths, 36, (2018) 1024.
- Syed Minhaj Saleem Kazmi, Muhammad Junaid Munir,Indubhushan Patnaikuni, Yu-Fei Wu, Fawad, Thermal performance enhancement of eco-friendly bricksincorporating agro-wastes, Energy and Buildings, 158 (2018) 1117.
- Wazir Muhammam, Asad Ullah, Gulzar Khan, Tahir Zeb Khan, Tauseef Jamaal, Fawad Ullah, Matiullah Khan, Amjad Hussain, Variation in patient dose due to differences in calibration and dosimetry protocols, Nuclear Science and Techniques, 29 (2018).
- Fawad, H. J. Kim, A. Khan, Matiullah Khan, and Wazir Muhammad, Luminescence in Li6YGd(BO3)3:Tb3+,Dy3+Phosphors, Sci. Adv. Mater. 10, 1588–1595 (2018).
- Wazir Muhammad, Matiullah, Asad Ullah, Sajjad Tahir, Fawad Ullah and Matiullah Khan, An overview of radioactivity measurement studies in Pakistan, Review on Environmental Health, 34 (2019) 141-152.
- Matiullah Khan , S.R. Gul, Yi Zeng , Abdul Niaz, MIqbal Zaman and Fawad, Modulating the thermal conductivity of La2Zr2O7 by Thorium (Th) doping: an ab initio study, Materials Research Express, 6 (2019) 1165-1173.
- U Fawad, Ibrahim Gul, H J Kim, Wazir Muhammad, Synthesis and characterization of Dy- doped Lu1Gd2Ga2Al3O12 phosphor for LEDs, Bulletin of Mat Sc, 43 (2020) 55-59.
- Fawad, H. J. Kim, Ibrahim Gul, Matiullah Khan, Sajjad Tahir, Tauseef Jamal and Wazir Muhammad*, Proton, UV, and X-ray Induced Luminescence in Tb3+ Doped LuGd2Ga2Al3O12 Phosphors Doped LuGd2Ga2Al3O12 Phosphors, Crystals,10 (2020) 844.
Non Impact Factor Papers (SCI Papers):
- L. Kim, H.J. Kim, G.H. Chae, UllahFawad, J.H. So, Scintillation Properties of the Li6Lu(BO3)3:Ce(3%) Crystal, New Physics: Sae Mulli, 64 (2014)1.
Conference Proceedings:
- Fawad, H. J. Kim, Gul Rooh, H. Park, Sunghwan Kim, and Hua Jiang, On the Growth and Scintillation Properties of Li6LuxGd1-x(BO3)3: Ce3+(where X = 0.0, 0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0), IEEE NSS/MIC, N12-8 (2013).
- Hua Jiang, H.J. Kim, Gul Rooh, H. Park, Sunghwan Kim, Fawad, JongkyuCheon, Czochralski Growth and Scintillation Properties of Bismuth Germanium Silicon Oxide (BGSO) Single Crystals, 2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, NP5.S-34, 1580 (2011).
- Kh.Salikhov, M. S.Khan, FawadUllah, Akhlaq Hussain, Thermal conductivity of the composite of the PMMA with LiClO4, Proceedings of 18th Chemistry National Conference Lahore, Feb, 2008, Page 220
- FawadUllah, T.Kh.Salikhov, M. S.Khan, M.Sayyar, Experimental measurement of thermophysical properties of PMMA-LiClO4 composite, Proceedings of 19th Chemistry National Conference Baragali, June, 2009, Page 197.
Patents:
- Scintillation and luminescence properties of Li6Lu(BO3)3: Ce3+, Pr3+ Tm3+, Tb3+, Dy3+, Sm3+ and Eu3+ phosphors (1-1-2013-0276456-97, Korea).
- The growth and scintillation properties of Li6LuGd(BO3)3: Ce3+ and Li6LuY(BO3)3: Ce3+ (Korean Patent – Accepted).
Conference Talks / Poster Presentations
- LUMDETR (20/09/2015 – 25/09/2015)
9th International Conference on Luminescent Detectors and Transformers of Ionizing Radiation, Tartu, Estonia.
“Emission Analysis of Li6LuY(BO3)3:Tb3+,Dy3+ Phosphors”
- SCINT (07/06/2015 – 12/06/2015)
13th International conference on inorganic scintillators and their applications-SCINT, Berkeley, USA.
“Luminescence and Scintillation Properties of Czochralski Grown LYGBO Crystals”
- ICABU (12/11/2014 - 14/11/2014)
The 18th International Conference on Accelerators and Beam Utilization, Seoul, Korea.
“Photoluminescence properties of white emitting Li6Y(BO3)3: Dy3+ phosphor”
- IEEE NSS/MIC/RTSD (27/10/2013 - 02/11/2013)
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, Seoul, Korea.
“Growth and Scintillation Properties of Li6LuxGd1-x(BO3)3: Ce3+(where x = 0.0, 0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0)”
- KPS April2013 (26/04/2013 - 29/04/2013)
Korean Physical Society Conference, Daejeon, Korea.
“Crystal growth and scintillation properties of Li6Lu(BO3)3 scintillator”
- SCINT 2013 (15/04/1013 - 19/04/2013)
12th International Conference on Inorganic Scintillators and their Applications, Shanghai, China.
“Czochralski growth and scintillation properties of single crystal of Li6Lu0.5Gd0.5(BO3)3:Ce3+ ”
- International Workshop on Nuclear, Particle and Astrophysics (13/02/2013 - 16/02/2013)
Young Pyong, Korea.
“Czochralski growth and scintillation properties of lithium borate crystals”
- KPS October 2012 (26/10/2012 - 28/10/2012)
Korean Physical Society Conference, Jangpyong, Korea.
“Ce3+, Pr3+ andTm3+ DopedPhosphors of Li6Lu(BO3)3
for X-ray Imaging and Neutron Detection”
- KPS October 2012 (24/10/2012 - 26/10/2012)
Korean Physical Society Conference, Jangpyong, Korea.
“Gd doped Li6Y(BO3)3 and Li6Lu(BO3)3 Phosphors for Radiation Imaging”
- KPS April 2012 (25/04/2012 - 27/04/2012)
Korean Physical Society Conference, Daejeon, Korea.
“Luminescence and scintillation properties of Li6Lu(BO3)3: Ce3+ ”
- KPS April 2012 (25/04/2012 - 27/04/2012)
Korean Physical Society Conference, Daejeon, Korea.
“Czochralski growth and characterization of SrWO4 single crystal”
- Radiation and Detection Workshop 2012 (20/02/2012 - 22/02/2012)
Jungpyeong, Korea “Scintillation and luminescence properties of borates”
- KPS October 2011 (21/10/2011 - 23/10/2011)
Korean Physical Society Conference, Bosan, Korea.
“Single crystal growth of PbTe by Czochralski method and its characterization”
- KPS April 2011 (13/04//2011 - 15/04/2011)
Korean Physical Society Conference, Daejeon, Korea.
“Czochralski growth of doped PbTe and its characterization”
- KPS April 2011 (13/04/2011 - 15/04/2011)
Korean Physical Society Conference, Daejeon, Korea.
“Czochralski growth and characterization of SrMO4 and SrWO4 crystals”
Scholarships:
- KNU Honour Scholarship for Ph.D. (Feb 2010 – Feb 2012)
Source: Kyungpook National University, Korea.
- Partial Support Scholarship for Higher Studies Abroad (2013)
Source: Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.
- Indigenous Scholarship for Ph.D (2007 & 2009)
(Selected twice but not availed)
Source: Higher Education Commission of Pakistan