People Biography

• Light Management in Solar Cells using Plasmonics and Metamaterials.
• The PV-Soiling in desert environment: its understanding, forecasting and its mitigation.
• Technology and Performance of Bifacial Half-Cell Modules for desert climates.
• Efficient Carbon Management System for Improving Sustainability.
• AI-based Risk Mitigation for PV Plant Management and Integration.
• The silicon technology that includes the design, fabrication and testing of silicon heterojunction solar cells for applications in a hot and sunny climate.

Books

• Self-healing Materials: Innovative materials for terrestrial and space applications. Smithers Rapra Publisher. Shawbury, UK, ISBN: 9781909030107 (274 pages).

• Fibre Bragg Grating in harsh and Space environments: principles and applications. IET publishing, UK. ISBN: 978-1-78561-980-9. (232 pages).

• Self-healing materials from fundamental concepts to advanced space and electronics applications, Second Edition, IET publishing, UK, ISBN: 978-178561-992 (240 pages).

Book Chapters

• “Carbonaceous Nanomaterials for Hybrid Organic Photovoltaic Application” Chapter 5, pages 109-125. Published in Ceramic Matrix Composite, ISBN: 978-3-11-035300-6. DE Gruyter, Germany, 2016. (https://www.degruyter.com/view/product/337768).

• “Advances in Self-healing based on carbon nanomaterials for electrical circuits. A review” Chapter 6, pages 127-141. Published in Ceramic Matrix Composite, ISBN: 978-3-11-035300-6. DE Gruyter, Germany, 2016. (https://www.degruyter.com/view/product/337768).

• “Carbonaceous Materials for Polymer-Based Nanocomposites: Overview of Major Advances and Current Challenge”. Chapter 1, pages 27-60. Published in: Nanocomposites, synthesis, characterization and applications, ISBN: 978-1-62948-227-9. Nova biomedical publisher, New York, 2013.

• “Self-Healing Materials Systems as a Way for Damage Mitigation in Composites Structures Caused by Orbital Space Debris”. Chapter 1, pages 1-25. Published in: Handbook of Research on Nanoscience, Nanotechnology, and Advanced Materials, ISBN: 9781466658240. IGI Global Disseminator of knowledge Publisher, Pennsylvania (USA), 2014.

• “Si-NWs: Major advances in synthesis and applications”. Chapter 5, pages 108-130. Published in: Handbook of Research on Nanoscience, Nanotechnology, and Advanced Materials, ISBN: 9781466658240. IGI Global Disseminator of knowledge Publisher, Pennsylvania (USA), 2014.

Selected refereed journal papers

• Study of Wide Bandgap SnOx Thin Films Grown by a Reactive Magnetron Sputtering via a Two-Step Method” Sci. Reports, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-19270-w, September 2022.

• “Growth and characterization of transparent vanadium doped zinc oxide thin films by means of a spray pyrolysis process for TCO application” Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-022-05875-0, May 2022.

• “Advancements and Applications of Electrohydrodynamic Printing in Modern Microelectronic Devices: A Comprehensive Review” Appl. Phys. A 128, 780 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-022-05796-3.

• “Density functional theory study on the magneto-electronic, mechanical, thermal, and transport properties of a novel Co2VGa0.5Al0.5 quaternary Heusler alloy” Emergent Materials, DOI: 10.1007/s42247-022-00393-9.

• “Photovoltaic properties of hybrid c-Si/ZnO nanorods solar cells” Materials Advances, 2022, DOI: 10.1039/D2MA00416J

• “PV-Soiling Field-Assessment of Mars™ Optical Sensor Operating in the Harsh Desert Environment of the State of Qatar” Solar Energy 239,139-146, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2022.04.064.

• “Condensation as a predictor of PV soiling” Solar Energy 238, 30-38, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2022.04.025, 2022.

• “Probing the hydrophilic behavior of e-beam evaporated silica thin films for PV-soiling application” Materials Science and Technology, https://doi:10.1080/02670836.2022.2063526, 2022.

• “Broadband self-powered photodetection with p-NiO/n-Si heterojunctions enhanced with plasmonic Ag nanoparticles deposited with pulsed laser ablation” J. Mater. Sci: Mater Electron (2022), 1-13, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-08058-3.

• “Laser ablation fabrication of a p-NiO/n-Si heterojunction for broadband and self-powered UV-Visible-NIR photodetection” Nanotechnology 33 (25), 255202, https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/ac5ca6.

• “Research Progress of Plasmonic Nanostructure-Enhanced Photovoltaic Solar Cells” Nanomaterials 12, no. 5: 788. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12050788.

• “Computational determination of structural, electronic, magnetic and thermodynamic properties of Co2HfZ (Z= Al, Ga, Si and Sn) full Heusler compounds for spintronic applications” Journal of Alloys and Compounds 894, 162503. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.162503.

• “X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and spectroscopic ellipsometry analysis of the p-NiO/n-Si heterostructure system grown by pulsed laser deposition” Thin Solid Films 743, 139077, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2021.139077.

• “Metamaterials and Metasurfaces: A Review from the Perspectives of Materials, Mechanisms and Advanced Metadevices” Nanomaterials 2022, 12(6), 1027; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12061027.

• “Inkjet printing of metal oxide coatings for enhanced photovoltaic soiling environmental applications” Global J. Environ. Sci. Manage. 8(4): 1-18 (2022), http://dx.doi.org/10.22034/GJESM.2022.04.03.

• “Computational determination of structural, electronic, magnetic and thermodynamic properties of Co2HfZ (Z = Al, Ga, Si and Sn) full Heusler compounds for spintronic applications” Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2021, 162503, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.162503.

• “Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Infrared Optical Filter based on Metal Oxides Thin Films for Temperature Mitigation in Photovoltaics” Journal of Electronic Materials 51, 179-189, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-021-09269-w.

• “High Performance of Anion Exchange Blend Membranes Based on Novel Phosphonium Cation Polymers for All-Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Applications” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021, 13, 38, 45935–45943, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c10872.

• “Oxide and Organic–Inorganic Halide Perovskites with Plasmonics for Optoelectronic and Energy Applications: A Contributive Review” Catalysts 2021, 11(9), 1057; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11091057.

• “Investigating the suitability of poly tetraarylphosphonium based anion exchange membranes for electrochemical applications” Scientific Report 11, (pp 1-12), 13841 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93273-x.

• “Investigation of Ruthenium based Full-Heusler compound for thermic, spintronics and thermoelectric applications: DFT Computation” Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 134, 106047 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2021.106047

• “Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Hydroquinone Sulfonate-Based Redox Active Ionic Liquid” Materials 2021, 14, 3259. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14123259.

• “Dust potency in the context of solar photovoltaic (PV) soiling loss Solar Energy” Solar Energy 220, 1040-1052, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2021.04.015.

• “Nanoelectromagnetic of a highly conductive 2D transition metal carbide (MXene)/Graphene Nanoplatelets composite in the EHF M-band Frequency” Carbon 173 (2021) 528-539, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2020.11.024 (2021).

• “Hydrophilic Antireflection and Antidust Silica Coatings” ACS Omega, 2021, 6, 8, 5276–5286, 2021, https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c05405

• “Bandgap Tuning of High Mobility Magnetron Sputtered Copper (I) Oxide Thin Films for Perovskite Solar Cell Applications” Journal of Thin Films Research, Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2021 Pages 51 – 54, https://doi.org/10.30799/jtfr.026.21050101

• “Thermoelectric Potential of OsAl2 Chimney Ladder Compound: A Theoretical Investigation” Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism 34, 1215–1223 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-021-05803-3

• “Nonlinear multi-mode electromagnetic insole energy harvester for human-powered body monitoring sensors: Design, modeling and characterization” Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, Part C, 0954406221991178, 2121. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954406221991178

• “Machine-Learning-Accelerated Recovery of the Large-grain and Cubic Structure in Mixed Cations Perovskite Thin Films” Chem. Mater. 2020, 32, 7, 2998-3006, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b05342 (2020).

• “Unusual Bimodal Photovoltaic Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells at Real-World Operating Temperatures”, J. Phys. Chem. C 2020, 124, 17, 9118-9125. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b11818 (2020)

• “Multi-year field assessment of seasonal variability of photovoltaic soiling and environmental factors in a desert environment” Solar Energy, Volume 211, 15 November 2020, Pages 1392-1402, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.10.076 (2020).

• “PCDTBT:PCBM:Graphene-Nanoplatelet Photoabsorbers” Journal of Electrochemical Society, 167(13), 136504 (2020). https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1149/1945-7111/abb6ce (2020).

• “E-beam evaporated hydrophobic metal oxide thin films as carrier transport materials for large scale perovskite solar cells”. Materials Technology: Advanced Performance Materials. https://doi.org/10.1080/10667857.2020.1830551. (2020).

• “Structural, electronic, elastic, Magnetic and thermodynamic properties of Mn2LuZ (Z = B, Al, Ga, In) Heusler compounds: a first principle study”, Int. Journal of Quantum Chemistry, V. 121(9), e26601, 2021. DOI: 10.1002/qua.26601.

• “Failure analysis of self-healing epoxy resins using microencapsulated 5E2N and carbon nanotubes” Smart materials and structures, https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665X/abd005 (2020).

• “Nb-based MXenes for the efficient electrochemical sensing of small biomolecules in the anodic potential” Electrochemistry Communications, 119, 106811. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2020.106811

• “Single crystal structure, vibrational spectroscopy, gas sorption and antimicrobial properties of a new inorganic acidic diphosphates material (NH4)2Mg(H2P2O7)2•2H2O” Scientific Reports (2020) 10:8909| https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65718-2.

• “Vibration-based piezoelectric, electromagnetic and hybrid energy harvesters for microsystems applications: A contributed review” Int. J. Energy Res. Vol. 45 (1); pp 65– 102. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.5643

• “Multimodal Hybrid Piezoelectric-Electromagnetic Insole Energy Harvester Using PVDF Generators” Electronics 2020, 9(4), 635; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics9040635

• “First Principle Investigation of Structural, Electronic and Optical Properties of Quaternary BxInyGa1-x-yN Compounds”, SPIN journal, 10 (4), 2050024 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1142/S2010324720500241.

• “Development of an inorganic cesium carbonate-based electron transport material for a 17 % power conversion efficiency perovskite solar cell device” Journal of Photonics for Energy 10(1), 015502 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JPE.10.015502

• “Recovery of electro-mechanical properties inside self-healing composites through microencapsulation of carbon nanotubes” Scientific Reports 10 (1), 1-13 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-59725-6

• “Surface atomic packing fraction as a figure of merit for the structural transition and the bulk-to-nano transformation of spherical FCC and BCC nanosolids” Physica E, 120, 114015, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physe.2020114015 (2020).

• “Theoretical study of magneto-electronic properties of TmCo2 and NdCo2 intermetallic compounds through Density Functional Theory calculations” International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, Vol. 121(5), e26488, pp 1-9. DOI: 10.1002/qua.26488, 2020.

• “Functionalized Single-Walled Carbon-Nanotube-Blended P3HT-Based high performance Memory Behavior Thin-Film Transistors Devices” Nanotechnology 31, 075201 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4768-9891(2020).

• “Structural, Magnetic, and Band Structure Characteristics of the Half-Metal–Type Heusler Alloys Co2VSi1−xAlx (x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, and 1)” Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism volume 33, pages1177–1186 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-019-05315-1

• “Influence of single-walled carbon nanotubes induced exciton dissociation improvement on hybrid organic photovoltaic devices” Journal of applied physics, Vol. 126, 113101, 2019. DOI: 10.1063/1.5105388, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5105388

• “Optimized design of silicon heterojunction solar cells for field operating conditions” IEEE journal of photovoltaics, Vol. 9 (6), pp 1541 - 1547, 2019, DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2019.2938449

• “Adaptive state estimation of groundwater contaminant boundary input flux in a 2-dimensional aquifer” Journal of Groundwater Science and Engineering 2019, 7(4), 373-382, DOI: 10.19637/j.cnki.2305-7068.2019.04.008

• “Record Efficiency P- and N-type Mono-like Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells with High Temperature Gettering Process”, ACS Applied Energy Materials, Vol. 2(7), 4900-4906, (2019).

• “Photovoltaic Soiling in Dry Climates: Causes, Impacts and Solutions” PV Tech Power 21, Technical paper, pp 14-18, Dec. 2019

• “Annealing of silicon heterojunction solar cells: Interplay of solar cell and ITO properties” IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, Vol. 99, 1-6, (2019). Doi:10.1109/JPHOTOV.2019.2924389

• “Electronic structure of REFe2 (RE = Dy, Ho and Er) intermetallic compounds: Ab initio spin-density functional theory” Solid State Communications, Vol. 296, 42-48 (2019).

• “Catalyst-free synthesis of ZnO-CuO-ZnFe2O4 nanocomposites by a rapid one-step thermal decomposition approach” Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, Vol. 90, 41-49, (2018).

• “Correlation effects on the electronic structure of Co2VGa1−xSix (x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1) quaternary Heusler alloys: first-principles calculations” Journal of Alloys and Compounds Vol. 771, 1062-71, (2018).

• “Effect of Synthesis on Performance of MXene/Iron Oxide Anode Material for Lithium-Ion” Langmuir Vol. 34 (38):11325-34 (2018).

• “Cure kinetics of poly (5-ethylidene-2-norbornene) with 2nd generation Hoveyda-Grubbs’ catalyst for self-healing applications” Polymer Vol. 153, 1-8, (2018).

• “The Economic Value of Common Urban Trees in the State of Qatar from an Air Quality Control Perspective” J. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. Vol. 4 (3), 285–288 (2018).

• “Ab-initio study of the structural, elastic and electronic properties of CeN and LuN rare-earth nitride compounds” J. Supercond. Nov. Magn. Vol. 31 (10), 3323-30 (2018).

• “Development of microwave susceptors based on SiC composites and their application for a one-step synthesis of ZnO nanostructures” Ceramics International Vol. 44(7), 7674 (2018)

• “Ultrahigh-flux and fouling-resistant membrane based on layered silver/MXene(Ti3C2Tx) nanosheets” Journal of materials Chemistry A Vol. 6, 3522-33 (2018).

• “Graphene nanoplatelets doping of P3HT:PCBM photoactive layer of bulk heterojunction organic solar cells for enhancing performance” Nanotechnology Vol. 29, 105405 (2018).

• “Nanoelectromagnetic of the N-doped single wall carbon nanotube in the extremely high frequency band”, Nanoscale Vol. 9, 14192 – 14200 (2017).

• “Towards an optimum silicon heterojunction solar cell configuration for high temperature and high light intensity environment” Energy Procedia Vol. 124, 331-337 (2017).

• “Emerging technologies in crystal growth of Photovoltaic Silicon: Progress and Challenges”, Energy Procedia Vol. 130, 7-13 (2017).

• “Structural and Optical Characterization of an Easy to Scale up TiO2 Thin Films Prepared by Adsorptive Self-Assembly” Scientific Reports Vol. 7, 9466, (2017).

• “Photoluminescence quenching, structures, and photovoltaic properties of ZnO nanostructures decorated plasma grown single walled carbon nanotubes” Journal of Nanoparticle Research Vol. 19, 157 (2017).

• “Energy Yield in Hot & Sunny Climates: Impact of Silicon Solar Cell Architecture and Cell Interconnection” Energy & Environmental Science 2017, 10, 1196-1206 (2017).

• “Effect of the structure, temperature and metal work function on the performance of organometallic perovskite solar cells” Journal of Elec. Materi. Vol. 46, 1806-10 (2017).

• “Transport properties of a highly conductive 2D Ti3C2Tx MXene/Graphene composite” Appl. Phys. Lett. 109, 043109 (2016).

• “Structural and physical properties of the dust particles in Qatar and their influence on the PV panel performance” Scientific Reports 6, 31467 (2016).

• “First-principles study on the structural, electronic, magnetic and thermodynamic properties of full Heusler alloys Co2VZ (Z = Al, Ga)” Journal of electronic materials 46, 130-142, (2016).

• “Theoretical investigation of the structural, electronic, magnetic and elastic properties of binary cubic C15-Laves phases TbX2 (X = Co and Fe)” J. Alloys and compounds 689, 885–893 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.08.046

• “A theoretical prediction of the paradoxical surface free energy for FCC metallic nanosolids”, Applied Surface Science 379, 411-414, (2016).

Refereed proceedings and conferences papers

• “Low-temperature PECVD deposition of highly conductive n-type microcrystalline silicon thin films for optoelectronic applications” proceeding of the 2022 IEEE 49th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC),

• “Field-assessment of anti-soiling Glass surfaces prepared by oxygen-plasma treatment” proceeding of the 2022 IEEE 49th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC).

• “Preparation of Plasmonic Ag and Au Nanoparticle Interfaces for Photocurrent Enhancement in Si Solar Cells” proceeding of the 2022 IEEE 49th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC).

• “Hydrophilic Silica Thin Films Formed by Acetone treatment for Field assessment PV Soiling Application” proceeding of the 2022 IEEE 49th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC).

• “Field assessment of Transparent Conductive Oxides Stability Under Outdoor Conditions” proceedings of the 2022 IEEE 49th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC).

• “P-type N doped SnOx using Magnetron Sputtering and Post Plasma Treatment” Proceeding of the European Materials Research Society EMRS Spring 2021.

• “Soiling Rate Determination from Referenced Systems in Desert Climate using PVInsight Soiling Algorithm” proceeding of the 2021 IEEE 48th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), pp 2552-2554. doi: 10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518459

• “Thermal Behavior and Photovoltaic Performance of Monofacial and Bifacial Silicon Heterojunction Modules Under Desert Condition” proceeding of the 2021 IEEE 48th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), pp: 0843-0845. doi: 10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518402

• “Optical-electrical-thermal optimization of plasmon-enhanced solar cell” proceeding of the 2021 IEEE 48th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), pp: 0060-0067. doi: 10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518631

• “Optical fiber sensor for atmospheric reentry experiments” Proc. SPIE 11852, International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2020, Vol. 11852, pp: 118523G1-12 (11 June 2021); doi: 10.1117/12.2599547

• “High Electron-Mobility of a Transparent and Conductive Zr-Doped In2O3 Deposited by Reactive Magnetron Sputtering,” 2021 IEEE 48th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2021, pp. 0071-0073, doi: 10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518643.

• "Tuning the Structural and Optoelectronic Properties of Sub-stoichiometric Molybdenum Trioxide (MoOx, x < 3) Thin Films through the Oxygen Flow During the Reactive Magnetron Sputtering Deposition," 2021 IEEE 48th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2021, pp. 0068-0070, doi: 10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518553.

• “Optimized design of silicon heterojunction solar cells for field operating conditions” Proceedings of the Asia PVSEC 2019, Nov. 4-8, 2019, Xi'an, China.

• “Impact of the Oxygen Content on the Optoelectronic Properties of the Indium-Tin-Oxide Based Transparent Electrodes for Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells” AIP Conference Proceedings 2147, 030001 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5123827

• “Impact of the Oxygen Flow during the Magnetron Sputtering Deposition on the Indium Tin Oxide thin films for Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cell” 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2019, pp. 2659-2666, doi: 10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980906.

• “Development of N-Type Amorphous and Microcrystalline Hydrogenated Silicon-Oxides (SiOx:H) and Investigation of their Impact as Window Layers on Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells Device" 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2019, pp. 2667-2674, doi: 10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980556.

• “Nanocrystalline silicon oxide stacks for silicon heterojunction solar cells for hot climates” AIP Conference Proceedings 1999, 030001 (2018); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5049262, (2018).

• “Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells on Quasi-mono Wafers” proceedings of the Silicon PV 2018, 19-21 March 2018, Lausanne, Switzerland. (2018).

• “Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells on Quasi-mono Wafers,” 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC), 2018, pp. 314-316, doi: 10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547935.

• “Approaching 22 % solar cell efficiency with moonlike silicon” proceedings of the 35th EU PVSEC 2018, 24-28 September 2018, Brussels, (2018).

• “Nanocrystalline silicon oxide stacks for silicon heterojunction solar cells for hot climates” proceedings of the EU-PVSEC 2018, 24-28 September 2018, Brussels, Belgium, (2018).

• “Nanocrystalline Silicon Oxide Stacks for Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells for Hot Climates” Proceedings of the Silicon PV 2018, 19-21 March 2018, Lausanne, Switzerland. (2018).

• “Heterojunction solar cell exceeding 20 % efficiency using gettered mono-like silicon wafers” Qatar Foundation annual research conference proceedings, V 2018 N1, EEPD548, Doha. https://doi.org/10.5339/qfarc.2018, HBKU Press (2018).

• “TEM and SAXS Investigation of Self-assembled 2D Structures of PbS Quantum-Dots Deposited onto Different Underlying Substrates” Microscopy & Microanalysis, 24, S1, 2018, pp. 1590-1591, https://doi:10.1017/S1431927618008437, (2018).

• “DTVAC Dusty Planetary Thermo-VACuum Simulator”, Proceeding of the 47th International Conference on Environmental Systems, published in a special issue of AIAA, Article 2017-35, 16 pp (2017).

• “Impact of the Infrared Response of Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells on Temperature Coefficient and Energy Yield” accepted as a proceeding paper at EUPVSEC, Silicon Photovoltaics Subtopic 2.5: Characterization & Simulation Methods, to be held on 25 - 29 Sept. 2017, Amsterdam. The Netherlands, (2017).

• "Energy Yield in Hot & Sunny Climates: Impact of Silicon Solar Cell Architecture and Cell Interconnection," 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC), 2017, pp. 3435-3438, doi: 10.1109/PVSC.2017.8366703.

• “Temperature dependencies of different silicon solar cell architectures: from cells to modules”. Proceedings of the International PVSEC-26, 28 October 2016, Singapore, Special issue of Progress in Photovoltaics, research and applications, Pages: i, 475-676, Volume 25, Issue 7, (2016).

• “Highly Conductive 2D Ti3C2Tx (MXene)/Graphene composite: synthesis and electrical transport study”, Proceeding of the MRS fall meeting, Symposium NM2: 2D Layers and Heterostructures beyond Graphene—Theory, Preparation, Properties and Devices. Paper NM2.6.32, Boston, USA, Nov. 29, 2016. (2016).

• “Improvement of the exciton dissociation efficiency in hybrid OPV devices by the incorporation of carbon Nanomaterials” Proceeding of the IEEE-ICPRE conference, Shanghai, China, Oct. 23, 2016. (2016).

• “Gas sensor based on RFID tag antenna for harsh environment,” proceeding of the IEEE Int. Sym. on Antennas and Propagation (APSURSI), 2016, pp. 1271-1272. doi: 10.1109/APS.2016.7696343. (2016).

• “High Temperature Optical Fiber Sensor for Atmospheric re-entry” In proceeding of International Conference on Space Optics ICSO, Proceedings Volume 10562, International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2016; 105620Z; doi: 10.1117/12.2296185 (2017).

• “Morphology, Photoluminescence and Photovoltaic Properties of Laser Processed ZnO/carbon Nanotube Nanohybrids” Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference Proceedings, V2016 N 1, EEPP 2245, HBKU Press, (2016).

• “Engineering of High-Performance Solar Cells for Harsh Desert Environment Applications” Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference Proceedings, V 2016 N1, EEPP 3363, HBKU Press, (2016).

• “Growth of Hybrid Perovskites (HP) Light Harvesting Layer and TiO2 Electron Transport Material for Solar Cells Application” Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference Proceedings, V 2016 N1, EESP 2698, HBKU Press, (2016).

• “CNT-RFID passive tag antenna for gas sensing in underground mine” Proceeding of the IEEE international symposium on antennas and propagation and North American Radio Science meeting, 19-25 July 2015, Vancouver, Canada. pp 1758-1759, DOI: 10.1109/APS.2015.7305268. (2015).

• Co-author of two (2) certified world record efficiency for Quasi-Mono Silicon heterojunction solar cell (QEERI/EPFL joint program).
• PhD work selected in the best TOP-10 scientific discovery in Canada.
• PhD and MS theses awarded by the top prize for the best scientific achievement.
• Samples selected to be saved in the Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa, Canada.
• Laureate of the “Outstanding achievements award” from the Fondation Club Avenir, Canada.
• Winner of the “Young Investigator Award”, QEERI, HBKU, Doha, 2015.
• Winner of the “Exceptional Performance Award”, MPB Technologies Inc. Montreal, Canada, 2014.
• Laureate of the prestigious “Networking/Partnering Initiative fellowship” from the European Space agency (NPI-ESA), Amsterdam, Netherland, May 2013. This fellowship has been awarded to 6 laureates over the world.
• Laureate of the “Australian Endeavor Research Fellowship”, from the Australian Government, Brisbane, Australia, Dec. 2013.
• Laureate of the “NSERC-Industrial Research and Development Fellowship” Ottawa, Canada, 2010-2012.
• Published more than 170 refereed journal articles and reviewed conference papers and over 100 participations (including 15 invited talks) in international conferences.
• Published three (3) Books, 5 books under contract with IET publisher (UK).
• Three (3) papers selected as Cover Magazine pages.
• Senior fellow of the UNESCO chair of Nanoscience and nanotechnology (UNISA/South Africa).
• Senior fellow of the African Network in Nanoscience (NANOAFNET/South Africa).
• Fellow of the UNESCO Chair (MATECSS/Canada) in Materials and Technologies for Energy Conversion, Saving and Storage.
• Fellow of the International Association of Advanced Materials (FIAAM/Sweden).
• Full member of the prestigious Sigma Xi Society of knowledge (McGill Chapter/Canada)
• Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
• Member of the Institute of Physics.
• Member of the American Chemical Society
• Member of the American Physical Society.
• Elected Senior Member IEEE, July 2021.
• IOCD-UNESCO member since May 2021 (International Organization for Chemical Sciences in Development).
• Top prize for the best PhD achievement (2010, INRS-ÉMT, Quebec), Canada.
• Top prize for the best MS achievement (2005, INRS-ÉMT, Quebec), Canada.
• Winner of the 2009 “Research diffusion prize” from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
• Winner of the 2005 “Research diffusion prize” from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
• FQRNT (Fonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la nature et les technologies) President’s Congratulations Letter for PhD achievements, 2009, Québec, Canada.
• Australian Minister for Education Congratulations Letter for the Australian Endeavor Award. Dec. 2013.
• Awarded a fellowship from the Italian foreign office for a Lab Abroad scientific Stay (University Roma Tor Vergata).
• Winner of the travel award, EMC’ conference. Pennsylvania, USA.
• 7 times best presentation award (posters and Talks).