Dr. Muhammad Aftab Rafiq

Publications

1. Syed Mesam Tamar Kazmi, Zehra Zahoor, Nirwa Tul Yusra, Matloob Hussain Bhatti, MF Afasr, F Sher, Haroon-ur Rashid, M. A. Rafiq, “Diode parameters extraction and study of space charge limited current in (Ag, Au)/CoS₂ Schottky diodes”, Physica B: Condensed Matter 670 415400 (2023).

2. Arifa Jamil, I Rashid, Waheed S Khan, Sadia Zafar Bajwa, Asma Rehman, MA Rafiq, “Leakage current, electrical properties and density of states extracted using correlated barrier hopping in perovskite layered aurivillius Bi₅Ti₃FeO₁₅ nanoparticles”, Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures 154 115794 (2023).

3. Uzma Nosheen, Abdul Jalil, Syed Zafar Ilyas, Sarfraz Ahmed, Ahsan Illahi, Muhammad Aftab Rafiq,” Ab-initio characterization of iron-embedded nitrogen-doped graphene as a toxic gas sensor” Journal of Computational Electronics 22 116 (2023).

4. Fizza Siddique, Sergio Gonzalez-Cortes, Amir Mirzaei, Tiancun Xiao, M.A. Rafiq, Xiaoming Zhang, “Solution combustion synthesis: the relevant metrics for producing advanced and nanostructured photocatalysts” Nanoscale 14 11806 (2022).

5. Farhat Saira, Azra Yaqub, Humaira Razzaq, Muazzam Ghous Sohail, Samia Saleemi, Misbah Mumtaz, Muhammad Aftab Rafiq, Sara Qaisar, “Hollow nanocages for electrochemical glucose sensing: A comprehensive review” Journal of Molecular Structure 1268 133646 (2022).

6. Fakhra Ghafoor, Muhammad Arfan, Altaf Ur Rahman, M Aftab Rafiq, “Enhanced electronic and thermoelectric properties of Zr₂CO₂/GaS van der Waals heterostructure: A First-principles study” Surfaces and Interfaces 35 102453 (2022).

7. Fizza Siddique, Amir Mirzaei, Sergio Gonzalez-Cortes, Daniel Slocombe, Hamid A Al-Megren, Tiancun Xiao, M A Rafiq, Peter P Edwards, “Sustainable chemical processing of flowing wastewater through microwave energy” Chemosphere 287 132035 (2022).

8. R. Nasir, M. R. Saleem, A. Nisar, M. A. Rafiq, “Electro-tunable optical cavity filters in near-infrared regime”, Optik 225 165714 (2021)

2. A. Sultan, M. Ahmad, Z. Imran, S. S. Batool, K. Rasool, S. Hassan, M. A. Rafiq, “Tailoring structural, dielectric and optical effects of PbS nanosheets with Ni doping”, Physica B: Condensed Matter 602 412571 (2021)

3. F. Siddique, S. Gonzalez-Cortes, T. Xiao, M. A. Rafiq and P. P. Edwards, “Effect of surface modification and H₂ reduction of WO₃ nanoparticles in Methylene Blue photodegradation”, Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties 8 045012 (2020)

4. J. Dang, S. Sun, X. Xie, Y. Yu, K. Peng, C. Qian, S. Wu, F. Song, J. Yang, S. Xiao, L. Yang, Y. Wang, M. A. Rafiq, C. Wang, X. Xu, “Identifying defect-related quantum emitters in monolayer WSe₂”, NPJ 2D Materials and Applications, 4 1 (2020).

5. H. Ali, J. Tang, K. Peng, S. Sun, A. Falak, F. Song, S. Wu, C. Qian, M. Wang, X. Zhang, M. A. Rafiq, X. Xu, “Single-electron pumping in a ZnO single-nanobelt quantum dot transistor”, Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy, 63 1 (2020).

S. S. Batool, Z. Imran, K. Rasool, J. Ambreen, S. Hassan, S. Arif, M. Ahmad, M. A. Rafiq, “Study of electric conduction mechanisms in bismuth silicate nanofibers”, Scientific Reports, 10 1 (2020).

6. S. Fareed, R. Medwal, J. V. Vas, I. A. Khan, R. S. Rawat, M. A. Rafiq, “Tailoring oxygen sensing characteristics of Co3O4 nanostructures through Gd doping” Ceramics International, 48 9498 (2020).

7. M. F. Afsar, M. A. Rafiq, A. Jamil, S. Fareed, F. Siddique, A. I. Y. Tok, and M. M. Hasan, “Development of High-Performance Bismuth Sulfide Nanobelts Humidity Sensor and Effect of Humid Environment on its Transport Properties”, ACS Omega, 4 2030 (2019).

8. S. Idrees, Z. Ahmad, T. Akhtar, M. A. Choudhary, M. A. Rafiq, A Mehmood, “Facile chemical strategy to synthesize Ag@ polypyrrole microarrays and investigating its anisotropic effect on polymer conductivity”, Materials Science-Poland, 37 563 (2019).

9. A. Jamil, S. Fareed, F. Afsar, F. Siddique, F. Sher and M. A. Rafiq, “Development of high performance Bi₅Ti₃FeO₁₅ layered perovskite oxygen gas sensor and its dielectric behavior”, Materials Research Express, 6 115028 (2019)

10. S. Fareed, A. Jamil, F. Afsar, F. Sher, C. Li, X. Xu and M. A. Rafiq, “Selective Oxygen Sensor Prepared Using Ni-doped Zinc Ferrite Nanoparticles”, Journal of Electronic Materials, 48 5677 (2019)

11. Y. Yu, J. Dang, C. Qian, S. Sun, K. Peng, X. Xie, S. Wu, F. Song, J. Yang, S. Xiao, L. Yang, Y. Wang, X. Shan, M. A. Rafiq, B. Li, and X. Xu, “Many-body effect of mesoscopic localized states in MoS₂ monolayer”, Physical Review Materials 3 051001R (2019).

12. M. F. Afsar, M. A. Rafiq, A. I. Y. Tok, C. Li, B. Cheng, X. Xu, “Humidity and selective oxygen detection by Ag₂S nanoparticles gas sensor”, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 30 10117 (2019).

13. A. R. Makhdoom, S. M. Shah, T. Mahmood, M. J. Iqbal, M. J. Akhtar, M. A. Rafiq, “Enhancement of ferromagnetism by suppression of spiral spin structure in Ba doped BiFeO₃”, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 284 286 (2019). 

14. Sibai Sun, Yang Yu, Jianchen Dang, Kai Peng, Xin Xie, Feilong Song, Chenjiang Qian, Shiyao Wu, Hassan Ali, Jing Tang, Jingnan Yang, Shan Xiao, Shilu Tian, Meng Wang, Xinyan Shan, M. A. Rafiq, Can Wang, Xiulai Xu, “Large g factor in bilayer WS₂ flakes”, Applied Physics Letters, 114 113104 (2019).

15. Yasir Farooq, S. Fareed, M. A. Rafiq, F. Sher, “Nickel Manganese Oxide Nanoparticles Based Humidity Sensors”, Journal of Electronic Materials, 48 2289 (2019).

16. Arifa Jamil, S. Fareed, N. Tiwari, Chuanbo Li, Buwen Cheng, Xiulai Xu, M. A. Rafiq, “Effect of titanium doping on conductivity, density of states and conduction mechanism in ZnO thin film”, Applied Physics A, 125 238 (2019).

17. Yasir Javed, Sikander Majid Mirza, Chuanbo Li, Xiulai Xu and M. A. Rafiq, “The role of biaxial strain and pressure on the thermoelectric performance of SnSe2: a first principles study”, Semiconductor Science and Technology 34 055009 (2019).

18. Fizza Siddique, M. A. Rafiq, M. F. Afsar, M. M. Hasan, M. M. Chaudhry, “Enhancement of degradation of mordant orange, safranin-O and acridine orange by CuS nanoparticles in the presence of H₂O₂ in dark and in ambient light”,  Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 29 19180 (2018).

19. Y. Javed, M. A. Rafiq, M. M. Hasan, Sikander M. Mirza, “Improvement in Thermoelectric Performance of SnS Due to Electronic Structure Modification Under Biaxial Strain”, Journal of Electronic Materials, 47 6443 (2018).

20. Misbah Mumtaz, Maryam Iftekhar, Farhat Saira, Muhammad Raffi, Arifa Jamil, M. A. Rafiq, and M. M. Hasan, “Investigation of intrinsic electrical properties of cerium doped lithium cobalt oxide, nanostructured materials”, AIP Advances, 8 115111 (2018).

21. Arifa Jamil, M. A. Rafiq, “Ferroelectric, dielectric properties and electrical conduction mechanism of epitaxial B_1-xDy_xFeO₃ (x = 0.05, 0.075, 0.1, 0.125) thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition”, Ceramics International, 44 22574 (2018).

22. Saira Bibi, Arifa Jamil, Tariq Yasin, Muhammad Aftab Rafiq, Mohsan Nawaz, Gareth J. Price, “Ultrasound Promoted Synthesis and Properties of Chitosan Nanocomposites Containing Carbon Nanotubes and Silver Nanoparticles”, 105 297 European Polymer Journal (2018).

23. Muhammad Faheem Afsar, M. A. Rafiq, Fizza Siddique, Farhat Saira, Muhammad Mansha Chaudhry, Alfred IY Tok, “Two-dimensional molybdenum disulphide nanoflakes synthesized by liquid-solid phase reaction method: regenerative photocatalytic performance under UV-visible light irradiation by advance oxidation process”, Materials Research Express 5 056206 (2018).

24. S. Fareed, Arifa Jamil, M. A. Rafiq, and F.Sher, “Zinc modified cadmium titanite nanoparticles: Electrical and room temperature methanol sensing properties”, Ceramics International, 5 4751 (2018).

25. Muhammad Asim Rasheed, Kamran Ahmad, Nilem Khaliq, Yaqoob Khan, Muhammad Aftab Rafiq, Abdul Waheed, Attaullah Shah, Arshad Mahmood, Ghafar Ali, “Effect of electrochemical reduction on the structural and electrical properties of anodic TiO₂ nanotubes”, Current Applied Physics 16 297 (2018).

26. S. Fareed, Arifa Jamil, M. A. Rafiq, and F. Sher, “Zinc modified cadmium titanite nanoparticles: electrical and room temperature methanol sensing properties”, Ceramics International (2017).

27. Khush Bakhat Akram, Muhammad Umair Hassan, Altaf Karim, Mazhar Mehmood, Muhammad Aftab Rafiq, Sana Sabahat, Sadia Manzoor, “Electrolyte‐induced modulation of electronic transport in the presence of surface charge impurities on bilayer graphene”, Physica Status Solidi (a) 214 1700156 (2017).

28. Shakeel Khan, Muhammad Asim Rasheed, Muhammad Aftab Rafiq, Gul Bali Shah, Wajid Rehman, Arifa Jamil, Yaqoob Khan, “Silanization of ZnO nanofibers by tetraethoxysilane”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science 134 45378 (2017).

29. Y. Javed, M. A. Rafiq, and Nisar Ahmed, “Pressure-induced changes in the electronic structure and enhancement of the thermoelectric performance of SnS 2: a first principles study”, RSC Advances 7 38834-38843 (2017).

30. M. F. Afsar, Arifa Jamil and M. A. Rafiq, “Ferroelectric, dielectric and electrical behavior of two-dimensional lead sulphide nanosheets” Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 8 045010 (2017).

31. Bilal Rehmat, M.A. Rafiq, Y. Javed, Z. Irshad, Nisar Ahmed, S.M. Mirza, “Elastic properties of perovskite-type hydrides LiBeH₃ and NaBeH₃ for hydrogen storage” 42 10038 (2017).

32. M. F. Afsar, M. A. Rafiq and A. I. Y. Tok, “Two-dimensional SnS nanoflakes: synthesis and application to acetone and alcohol sensors”, RSC Advances 7 21556 (2017).

33. Zainab Irshad, M. A. Rafiq, M. Hasan, “Effect of Fe Doping on Magnetic Properties and Lattice Structure of Ferromagnetic EuO”, Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism 30 2891-2899 (2017)

34. Hassan Ali, Attia Falak, M A Rafiq, Usman Khan, Shafqat Karim, Adeela Nairan, Tang Jing, Yue Sun, Sibai Sun, Chenjiang Qian, “Temperature dependent dielectric and electric modulus properties of ZnS nanoparticles”, Semiconductor Science and Technology 32 035008 (2017).

35. Arifa Jamil, M.F. Afsar, F. Sher, M. A. Rafiq, “Temperature and composition dependent density of states extracted using overlapping large polaron tunnelling model in Mn_xCo_1−xFe₂O₄ (x=0.25, 0.5, 0.75) nanoparticles” Physica B: Condensed Matter 509 76 (2017).

36. Mohtashim Mansoor, Ibraheem Haneef, Suhail Akhtar, Muhammad Aftab Rafiq, Andrea De Luca, Syed Zeeshan Ali and Florin Udrea, “An SOI CMOS-Based Multi-Sensor MEMS Chip for Fluidic Applications”, Sensors 16 1608 (2016)

37. Z. Ahmad, M. A. Choudhary, A. Mehmood, R. Wakeel, T. Akhtar, and M. A. Rafiq, “Synthesis of polypyrrole nano/microspheres using cobalt (III) as an oxidizing agent and its ammonia sensing behavior”, Macromolecular Research 24 596 (2016).

38. A. Jamil, S. S. Batool, F. Sher, and M. A. Rafiq, “Determination of density of states, conduction mechanisms and dielectric properties of nickel disulfide nanoparticles”, AIP Advances 6, 055120 (2016).

39. H. Ali, U. Khan, M. A. Rafiq, A. Falak, A. Narain, T. Jing, and X. Xu, “Richardson-Schottky Transport Mechanism in ZnS Nanoparticles”, AIP Advances 6, 055306 (2016).

40. S. S. Batool, Z. Imran, S. Hassan, K. Rasool, M. Ahmad, and M.A. Rafiq, Comparison of different phases of bismuth silicate nanofibers for photodegradation of organic dyes, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 13, 1497 (2016)

41. S. S. Batool, Z. Imran, S. Hassan, K. Rasool, M. Ahmad, and M. A. Rafiq, “Enhanced adsorptive removal of toxic dyes using SiO₂ nanofibers”, Solid State Sciences 55 13 (2016).

42. Z. Imran, K. Rasool, S. S. Batool, M. Ahmad, and M. A. Rafiq, “Effect of different electrodes on the transport properties of ZnO nanofibers under humid environment”, AIP Advances 5 117214 (2015)

43. A. Islam, T. Yasin, M. A. Rafiq, T. H. Shah, A. Sabir, S. M. Khan, and T. Jamil, “In-situ crosslinked nanofiber mats of chitosan/poly(vinyl alcohol) blend: fabrication, characterization and MTT assay with cancerous bone cells”, Fibers and Polymers 16 1853 (2015).

44. S. H. Shah, A. Azam, and M. A. Rafiq, “Atomistic Simulations of CdS Morphologies”, Crystal Growth and Design 15 1792 (2015).

45. K. Rasool, M. A. Rafiq, M. Ahmad, Z. Imran, S. S. Batool, A. Nazir, Z. A. K. Durrani and M. M. Hasan, “Charge injection and trapping in TiO₂ nanoparticles decorated silicon nanowires arrays”, Appl. Phys. Lett, 106 073101 (2015).

46. Z. Irshad, S. H. Shah, M. A. Rafiq, and M. M. Hasan, “First principles study of structural, electronic and magnetic properties of ferromagnetic Bi₂Fe₄O₉”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 624 131 (2015).

47. H. Ali, S. Karim, M. A. Rafiq, K. Maaz, A. Nisar, M. Ahmed, “Electrical Conduction Mechanism in ZnS Nanoparticles”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 612 64 (2014).

48. A. ur Rahman, M. A. Rafiq, K. Maaz, S. Karim, K. Hayat, and M. M. Hasan, “Correlation between magnetic and electrical properties of Co_0.6Sn_0.4Fe₂O₄ nanoparticles”, Journal of nanoparticle research 16, 1 (2014).

49. K. Rasool, M. A. Rafiq, and Z. A. K. Durrani, “Tailoring transport and dielectric properties by surface passivation of silicon nanowires with Polyacrylic acid/TiO₂ nanoparticles composite” Microelectronic Engineering 119 141 (2014).

50. A. R. Makhdoom, M. J. Akhtar, M. A. Rafiq, M. Siddique, M. Iqbal and M. M. Hasan, “Enhancement in the multiferroic properties of BiFeO3 by charge compensated aliovalent substitution of Ba and Nb”, AIP Advances 4, 037113 (2014).

51. Z. Imran, S. S. Batool, M. A. Rafiq, K. Rasool, M. 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 and Interfaces, 6, 4542 (2014).

52. Z. Imran, M. A. Rafiq, and M. M. Hasan, “Charge carrier transport mechanisms in perovskite CdTiO₃ fibers”, AIP Advances 4, 067137 (2014).

53. S. S. Batool, S. Hassan, Z. Imran, M. A. Rafiq, M. Ahmad, K. Rasool, M. M. Chaudhry, and M. M. Hasan, “The enhancement in photocatalytic activity of bismuth modified silica and bismuth silicate nanofibers" Catalysis Communications 49, 39 (2014).

54. M. Husain, S. S. Batool, Z. Imran, M. A. Rafiq, K. Rasool, M. Ahmad, and M. M. Hasan, “Oxygen sensing and transport properties of Bismuth doped Silica and Bismuth Silicate nanofibers prepared via electrospinning”, Sensors and Actuators B, 192, 429 (2014).

55. M. Usman, S. S. Batool, Z. Imran, H. Jamil, K. Rasool, M. A. Rafiq, M. Willander, and M. M. Hasan, “Humidity dependent transport properties of titanium dioxide nanoparticle”, J. Materials Science and Technology, 30, 748 (2014).

56. K. Hayat, M. Nadeem, M. J. Iqbal, M. A. Rafiq, and M. M. Hasan, “Analysis of electro-active regions and conductivity of BaMnO₃ ceramic by impedance spectroscopy” Applied Physics A, 115, 1281 (2014).

57. A. R. Makhdoom, M. J. Akhtar, R. T. A. Khan, M. A. Rafiq, M. M. Hasan, F. Sher and A. N. Fitch, “Association of microstructure and electric heterogeneity in BiFeO₃”, Materials Chemistry and Physics 143 256 (2013).

58. M. Ahmad, M. A. Rafiq, and M. M. Hasan, “Transport characteristics and colossal dielectric response of CdS nanoparticles”, J. Appl. Phys. 114 133702 (2013).

59. M. shafiq, Tariq Yasin, M. A. Rafiq, and Shaista, “Structural, thermal and antibacterial properties of chitosan/ZnO composites”, Polymer Composites 35 79 (2014).

60. K. Rasool, M. Ahmad, M. A. Rafiq, Z. A. K. Durrani, C. B. Li, M. M. Hasan, “Effect of surface capping with polyacrylic acid on photodetection of long erected Silicon Nanowires arrays”, AIP Advances 3 082111 (2013).

61. M. Ahmad, M. A. Rafiq, K. Rasool, R. N. Shahid, Y. Javed, and M. M. Hasan, “Charge conduction and relaxation in MoS₂ nanoflakes synthesized by simple solid state reaction”, J. Appl. Phys. 114 043710 (2013).

62. K. Hayat, M. A. Rafiq, A. ur Rahman, and M. M. Hasan, “Size manipulation compaction and electrical properties of barium manganite nanorods synthesized via a CHM method”, Progress in Natural Science: Materials International 23 388 (2013).

63. A. ur Rehman, M. A Rafiq, K. maaz, S. Karim S. O. Chu, and M. M. Hasan, “Enhancement of electrical conductivity and dielectric constant in Sn doped nanocrystlline CoFe₂O₄”, J. Nanoparticle research 15 1703 (2013).

64. K. Rasool, M. A. Rafiq, M. Ahmad, Z. Imran, and M. M. Hasan, “The role of surface states in modification of carrier transport in silicon nanowires”, J. Appl. Phys. 113 193703 (2013).

65. 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 3 032146 (2013).

66. M. Ahmad, M. A. Rafiq, K. Rasool, Z. Imran, and M. M. Hasan “Dielectric and transport properties of bismuth sulfide prepared by solid state reaction method”, J. Appl. Phys. 113 043704 (2013).

67. S. S. Batool, Z. Imrana, M. A. Rafiq, M. M. Hasan, and M. Willander “Investigation of dielectric relaxation behavior of electrospun titanium dioxide nanofibers using temperature dependent impedance spectroscopy”, Ceramics International 39 1775 (2013).

68. S. S. Batool, Z. Imran, M. Q. Israr, J. R. Sadaf, M. Usman, H. Jamil, M. A. Rafiq, M. M. Hasan, and M. Willander, “Comparative analysis of Ti, Ni, and Au electrodes on characteristics of TiO₂ nanofibers humidity sensors”, J. Mater. Sci. Technol. 29 411 (2013).

69. K. Hayat, A. Khurshid, M. A. Rafiq, S. K. Durrani, S. S. Z. Zaidi, M. Ikram and M. M. Hasan, “The potential of PEGylated BaMnO3 nanoparticles as drug delivery agents”, Laser Physics Letters 10 025603 (2013).

70. K. Rasool, M. A. Rafiq, M. Ahmad, Z. Imran and M. M. Hasan, “TiO₂ nanoparticles and silicon nanowires hybrid device: role of interface on electrical, dielectric and photodetection properties”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 101 253103 (2012).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M. Ahmad, K. Rasool, M. A. Rafiq, and M. M. Hasan, “Enhanced and persistent photoconductivity in vertical silicon nanowires and ZnS nanoparticles hybrid devices”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 101 223103 (2012).

A. ur Rahman, M. A. Rafiq, K. Maaz, S. Karim, Sung Oh Cho, and M. M. Hasan, “Temperature induced delocalization of charge carriers and metallic phase in Co_0.6Sn_0.4Fe₂O₄ nanoparticles”, J. Appl. Phys. 112 063718 (2012).

M. Ahmad, K. Rasool, M. A. Rafiq, M. M. Hasan, C. B. Li, and Z. A. K. Durrani “Effect of incorporation of zinc sulfide nanoparticles on carrier transport in silicon nanowires”, Physica E 45 201 (2012).

K. Rasool, M. A. Rafiq, C. B. Li, E. Krali, Z. A. K. Durrani, and M. M. Hasan, “Enhanced electrical and dielectric properties of polymer covered silicon nanowire arrays”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 023114 (2012).

S. S. Batool, Z. Imran, M. Q. Israr, J. R. Sadaf, M. Usman, H. Jamil, M. A. Rafiq, M. M. Hasan, O. Nur, and M. Willander, “Silica nanofibers based impedance type humidity detector prepared on glass substrate”, Vacuum 87 1 (2013).

Z. Imran, S. S. Batool, M. Usman, H. Jamil, M. Q. Israr, J. R. Sadaf, M. A. Rafiq, M. M. Hasan, S. H. Shah, and M. Willander, “Excellent humidity sensing properties of cadmium titanate nanofibers”, Ceramics International 39 457 (2013).

A. Zafar, Z. Imran, M. A. Rafiq, S. H. Shah and M. M. Hasan, “Conduction in nanostructured La_1-xSr_xFeO₃ (0 ≤ x ≤ 1)”, Materials Science-Poland, 30 240 (2012).

T. Kanwal, R.N. Shahid, N. Tariq, F. Ali, M.A. Rafiq, M. Iqbal, J. I. Akhter and H. B. Awais, “A comparison of the electrical and thermal behavior of ZrO₂-Ni interpenetrating phase composite produced by microwave and conventional sintering”, Key Engineering Materials 510-511 293 (2012).

M. A. Rafiq, K. Masubuchi, Z. A. K. Durrani, A. Colli, H. Mizuta, W. I. Milne, and S. Oda, “High ON/OFF ratio and multimode transport in silicon nanochain field effect transistors”,  Appl. Phys. Lett. 100 113108 (2012).

A. R. Makhdoom, M. J. Akhtar, M. A. Rafiq, and M. M. Hassan, “Investigation of transport behavior in Ba doped BiFeO₃”, Ceramics International 38 3829 (2012).

Z. Imran, S. S. Batool, M. Q. Israr, J. R. Sadaf, M. Usman, H. Jamil, M. A. Rafiq, M. M. Hasan, O. Nur, and M. Willander, “Fabrication of cadmium titanate nanofibers via electrospinning”, Ceramics International 38 3361 (2012).

M. A. Rafiq, K. Masubuchi, Z. K. Durrani, A. Colli, H. Mizuta, W. I. Milne, and S. Oda, “Conduction bottleneck in silicon nanochain single electron transistors operating at room temperature”, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 51 025202 (2012).

H. Jamil, S. Batool, Z. Imran, M. Usman, M. A. Rafiq, M. Willander and M. M. Hasan, “Electrospun TiO₂ nanofiber humidity sensors with high sensitivity”, Ceramics International 38 2437 (2012).

K. Hayat, M. A. Rafiq, and M. M. Hasan, “Synthesis and optimization of Barium Manganite nanofibers by electrospinning”, Ceramics International 38 1441 (2012).

A. Rahman, M. A. Rafiq, S. Karim, K. Maaz, M. Siddique, and M. M. Hasan, “Reduced conductivity and enhancement of Debye orientational polarization in lanthanum doped cobalt ferrite nanoparticles”, Physica B 406 4393 (2011).

A. Rahman, M. A. Rafiq, S. Karim, K. Maaz, M. Siddique and M. M. Hasan, “Semiconductor to metallic transition and polaron conduction in nanostructured cobalt ferrite”, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 44 165404 (2011).

K. Hayat, M. A. Rafiq, S. K. Durrani and M. M. Hasan, “Impedance spectroscopy and investigation of conduction mechanism in BaMnO₃ nanorods”, Physica B 406 309 (2011).

M. A. Rafiq, and Z. A. K. Durrani, “Electron transport in silicon nanocrystals and nanochains”, Microelectronic Engineering 86 456 (2009).

M. A. Rafiq, Z. A. K. Durrani, H. Mizuta, M. M. Hassan and S. Oda “Field dependent hopping conduction across silicon nanocrystal films”, J. Appl. Phys. 104, 123710 (2008).

X. Zhou, K. Usami, M. A. Rafiq. H. Mizuta, Y. Tsuchiya, and S. Oda “Influence of nanocrystal size on conduction mechanism across silicon naocrystals films”, J. Appl. Phys. 104 024518 (2008).

M. A. Rafiq, H. Mizuta, P. Servati, A. Colli, A. C. Ferrari, Z. A. K. Durrani, and W. I. Milne “Room temperature single electron charging effects in silicon nanochains”, J. Appl. Phys. 103 053705 (2008).

M. A. Rafiq, H. Mizuta, S. Uno,　and Z. A. K. Durrani, “Fabrication of vertical nanopillar devices”, Microelectronic Engineering 84 1515 (2007).

M. A. Rafiq, Y. Tsuchiya, H. Mizuta, S. Uno, Z. A. K. Durrani, and W. I. Milne “Hopping conduction in size-controlled silicon nanocrystals”, J. Appl. Phys 100, 014303 (2006).

M. A. Rafiq, Y. Tsuchiya, H. Mizuta, S. Uno, Z. A. K. Durrani, and W. I. Milne, “Charge injection and trapping in silicon nanocrystals” Appl. Phys. Letts. 87 182101 (2005).

 

Others:

S. Fareed, Arifa Jamil, N.Tiwari, M. A. Rafiq, “Influence of Cr doping on Schottky barrier height and visible light detection of ZnO thin films deposited by magnetron sputtering”, Micro and Nano Engineering, 2 48 (2019). [Elsevier Journal, Impact Factor Awaited]

M. A. Rafiq, “Carrier transport mechanisms in semiconductor nanostructures and devices”, Journal of Semiconductors, 39 061002 (2018) (Invited review, Institute of semiconductors Chinese Academy of Sciences Journal published by Institute of Physics UK).

M. F. Afsar, Arifa Jamil and M. A. Rafiq, “Ferroelectric, dielectric and electrical behavior of two-dimensional lead sulphide nanosheets”, Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 8 045010 (2017). [published by Institute of Physics UK]

Anwar M. Mirza, Shamsul Qamar and M. Aftab Rafiq, “Discontinuous finite element solution of the Boltzmann transport equation for eigenvalue problems in slab geometry”, Nuclear Science Journal, 37 313 (2000).