PUBLICATIONS

Patents

1. Sooraj Kumar, And Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, “A Method of Preparing Titanium Dioxide Based Transparent and Thin Films and a Product Thereof”, Application No. 201911008546 A, Journal No. 37/2020, Published: September 11, 2020 (Granted)
2. Gaurav Jetly, Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, S. S. Bhattacharya, “Nano Powders by Electrolytic Oxidation of Aluminum to Gamma-Alumina (Neo-Alumina)”, Indian Patent No. 279040, 2017 (Granted)

     Book Chapters

1. Maurya Sandeep Pradeep Kumar and Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, Cu(InxGa1-x)S2 Absorber Material for Thin-film Solar Cell, edited book titled “Advanced Ceramic Coatings for Energy Applications”, Elsevier,  ISBN 9780323996204.
2. Ashwani Gautam and Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, Stability Landscape and Charge Compensation Mechanism for Isovalent and Aliovalent Substitution in High Entropy Oxides, edited book titles “High Entropy Materials: Fundamentals to Emerging Applications, CRC Press (In press)

International Refereed Journals

1. Ashwani Gautam, Santanu Das and Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, Band gap engineering through calcium addition in (Mg, Co,Ni, Cu, Zn)O high entropy oxide for efficient photocatalysis, Surf. Interfaces., (Accepted) 2023.
2. Maurya Sandeep Pradeepkumar, Anurag Kumar, Santanu Das, Joysurya Basu, Md Imteyaz Ahmad, Wurtzite nanoparticle ink spray processing for chalcopyrite CuIn(S,Se)2 photovoltaic absorber layer, Mater. Sci. Semicond. Process., 169 (2024) 107940.
3. Deepak Kumar Gorai, Saikat Kumar Kuila, Akash Oraon, Anurag Kumar, Mukesh Suthar, P.K. Roy, Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, Tarun Kumar Kundu, A facile and green synthesis of Mn and P functionalized g-C3N4 nanosheets for spintronics devices and enhanced photocatalytic performance under visible light, J. Colloid. Interf. Sci., 644 (2023) 397-414.
4. Deepak Kumar, Gorai, Saikat Kumar Kuila, Anurag Kumar, Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, Tarun Kumar Kundu, Insight into the effect of Li/P co-doping on the electronic structure and photocatalytic performance of g-C3N4 by the first principle, Appl. Surf. Sci., 623 (2023) 157031.
5. Anurag Kumar, Deepak Kumar Gorai, Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, Defect passivation through quick radiative annealing for high-performance solution-processed Al-doped ZnO TCOs J. Mater Sci: Mater. Electron., 34 (2023) 426.
6. Avnish Singh Pal, Aman Kumar Lal Das, K Gururaj, M Sadhasivam, Kevin M Knowles, Md Imteyaz Ahmad, KG Pradeep, Joysurya Basu, Nanoarchitectonics of self-assembled chessboard-like structures by recurrent phase separation and coalescence of nanodomains in CoFeMn oxide. Acta Materialia, 242 (2022) 118423
7. Maurya Sandeep Pradeepkumar, Joysurya Basu, Md Imteyaz Ahmad, Phase transformation and grain growth in spray deposited wurtzite CuInS₂ films, Ceram. Int. 48 (2022) 35633-35641
8. Uttam Sharma, Jogendra Singh Rana, Chandan Kumar, Maurya Sandeep Pradeepkumar, Md Imteyaz Ahmad, Satyabrata Jit, Santanu Das, Visible light detection property of seamless two-dimensional MoS₂–based metal-semiconductor-metal photodiodes fabricated on silicon substrates, Mater Sci. Semiconductor Proc., 151 (2022) 106987-
9. Anurag Kumar, and Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, Role of Defects in the Electronic Properties of Al Doped ZnO Films Deposited by Spray Pyrolysis, J. Mater Sci. 57 (2022) 7877-
10. Avnish Singh Pal, Aman Kumar Lal Das, Ankit Singh, Kevin M. Knowles, Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, and Joysurya Basu, Evolution of a self-assembled chessboard nanostructure spinel in a CoFeGaMnZn multicomponent oxide, Phil. Mag. (2022) Accepted for Publication
11. Maurya Sandeep Pradeepkumar, Ankit Singh, Joysurya Basu, Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, Nucleation and growth mechanism of wurtzite copper indium disulfide nanoparticles during solution processing, Ceram. Inter. 47 (2021) 32086-32096.
12. Ankit Singh, Maurya Sandeep Pradeepkumar, Deepak Kumar Jarwal, Satyabrata Jit, Sandip Bysakh, Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, Joysurya Basu, and Rajiv Kumar Mandal, Homogeneous and polymorphic transformations to ordered intermetallics in nanostructured Au-Cu multilayer thin films, J. Mater Sci., (2021)
13. Ashwani Gautam, and Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, Low-Temperature Synthesis of Five Component Single Phase High Entropy Oxide, Ceram. Inter., 47 (2021) 22225-22228 (IF: 4.527)
14. Suman Duhan, Kedar Sahoo, Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, Sudhir Kumar Singh, Manoj Kumar, Chelating agent and substrate effect on hydrothermal growth of Yb³⁺/Er³⁺ doped NaYF₄ film, Process. Appl. Ceram., 15 (2021) 69-78
15. Asim Aftab, Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, A review of stability and progress in tin halide perovskite solar cell, Solar Energy, 216 (2021) 26-47.
16. Deepshikha Shekhawat, Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, P. K. Roy, Investigation on the site preferences and magnetic properties of Co-doped SrAl₄Fe₈O₁₉ hexaferrite, Mater. Chem. Phys., 259 (2020) 124196. (4.094)
17. Joseph Sushil, Anurag Kumar, Ashwini Gautam, Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, High Entropy Phase Evolution and Fine Structure of Five Component Oxide (Mg, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn)O by Citrate Gel Method, Mater. Chem. Phys., 259 (2021) 124014. (IF: 4.094)
18. Sudhir Ranjan, Kedar Sahoo, Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, Manoj Kumar, Green Route Synthesized NaYF₄: Yb³⁺, Tm³⁺ Nanophosphors and its Photophysical and Magnetic Characterization, J. Lumin., 228 (2020) 117654. (IF 3.599)
19. Sooraj Kumar, Asim Aftab, and Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, Compact Titania Films by Spray Pyrolysis for Application as ETL in Perovskite Solar Cells, J. Electron. Mater. 49, (2020) 7159–7167. (IF: 1.938)
20. Maurya Sandeep Pradeepkumar, Harsh Vardhan Singh, Sooraj Kumar, Joysurya Basu, and Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, Low Thermal Budget Processing of CdS Thin Films, Mater. Lett., 280 (2020) 128560 (IF: 3.423)
21. Anurag Kumar, Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, Microstructure, Defects and Electrical Properties of Solution-Processed Al Doped ZnO Transparent Conducting Films, Appl. Phys. A, 126 (2020) 598. (IF: 2.584)
22. Asim Aftab and Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, Role of additives SnX₂ (X=F, Cl) and anti-solvents on the of PV absorber FASnI₃ films, Mater. Lett., 275 (2020) 128071. (IF: 3.423)
23. Maurya Sandeep Pradeepkumar, Avnish Singh, Ankit Singh, Joysurya Basu, Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, Phase Separation in Wurtzite CuIn_xGa_1-xS₂ Nanoparticles, J. Mater Sci., 55 (2020) 11841–11855 (2020) (IF: 4.22)
24. Anurag Kumar, Gaurav Sharma, Asim Aftab, and Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, Flash assisted synthesis and densification of five component high entropy oxide (Mg, Co, Cu, Ni, Zn)O at 350 °C in 3 min, J. Eur. Ceram. Soc., 40 (2020) 3358-3362. (IF: 5.302)
25. P. Kameswara Rao, b, Premanshu Jana, Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, P. K. Roy, Synthesis and Characterization of Zirconia Toughened Alumina Ceramics Prepared by Co-precipitation Method, Ceram. Int., 45 (13) (2019) 16054-16061. (IF: 4.527)
26. Sanjay Kumar, M. S. Pradeepkumar, Akansha Dwivedi, Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, Ba_1-xSr_xTiO₃-Cu Composites for Electronic Packaging, J. of Mater. Sci. Mater. Electron., 30 (2019) 9022.  DOI: 10.1007/s10854-019-01231-1. (2.478)
27. Sunil Meti, M R Rahman, Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, Udaya Bhat K, Chemical free synthesis of graphene oxide in the preparation of reduced graphene oxide-zinc oxide nanocomposite with improved photocatalytic properties, Appl. Surf Sci., 45 (2018) 67-75. (IF: 6.707)
28. Vanessa L. Pool, Benjia Dou, Douglas G. Van Campen, Talysa R. Klein-Stockert, Frank S. Barnes, Sean E. Shaheen, Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, Maikel FAM van Hest and Michael F. Toney, Thermal engineering of FAPbI₃ perovskite material via radiative thermal annealing and in-situ XRD, Nature Comm., 8,14075 (2017). (IF: 14.919)
29. Jeremy D Fields*, Md Imteyaz Ahmad*, Douglas G Van Campen,Jiafan Yu, Vanessa L Pool, Philip A Parilla, David S Ginley, Maikel FAM Van Hest and Michael F Toney, A mechanism for Ag-Si solar cell contact formation during RTP, Nature Comm., 7 (2016) 11143_. (*Authors contributed equally) (IF: 14.919)
30. Md Imteyaz Ahmad, Douglas G Van Campen, Jeremy D Fields,Jiafan Yu, Vanessa L Pool, Philip A Parilla, David S Ginley, Maikel FAM Van Hest and Michael F Toney, Rapid thermal processing chamber for in-situ X-ray diffraction, Rev. Sci. Instrum., 86 (2015) 0130902. (IF: 1.523)
31. Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, Gaurav Mohanty, Krishna Rajan and Mufit Akinc, Crystal Growth and Mechanical Characterization of ZrMo₂O₈, J. Crystal Growth, 404 (2014), 100.
32. Md. Imteyaz Ahmad and Mufit Akinc, Hydration of ZrW₂O₈ Nanopowders under Ambient Conditions, Mater. Chem. Phys. 145 (2014) 403. (IF: 4.094)
33. H.Z. Guo, Ya. Mudryk, Md. I. Ahmad,X.C. Pang, L. Zhao, X. Tan, M. Akinc,V.K. Pecharsky, N. Bowler, and Z.Q. Lin, Structure Evolution and Dielectric Behavior of Polystyrene Capped Barium Titanate Nanoparticles, Chem. Mater. 22 (2012) 23944. (IF: 9.811)
34. Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, Gaurav Mohanty, Cambrea Lee, Daniel Harris, Krishna Rajan and Mufit Akinc, Crystal growth, Optical and Mechanical Properties of ZrW₂O₈, J. Cryst. Growth. 343 (1) (2012) 115-121. (IF:1.797)
35. Prashanth Badrinarayanan, Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, Mufit Akinc, and Michael R. Kessler, Comparison of Negative Thermal Expansion in Zirconium Tungstate Nanoparticles with Different Morphologies, Mater. Chem. Phys. 131(2011) 12-17. (IF: 4.094)
36. Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, Kate Lindley and Mufit Akinc, Hydrothermal synthesis of ZrW_2-dMo_dO₈ (d=0-0.91) and its α®β transformation, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 94 (8) (2011) 2619-2624. (IF: 3.784)
37. Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, S.S. Bhattacharya, Claudia Fasel, Thomas Mayer and Horst Hahn, Effect of process parameters on the anatase-rutile transformation of nanocrystalline titania by chemical vapour deposition, J. Appl. Surf. Sci., 257 (2011) 6761-6767. (IF:6.707)
38. Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, S.S. Bhattacharya and Horst Hahn, In-situ nitrogen doping and boron modification of nanocrystalline titania powders by chemical vapor synthesis, Process. Appl. Ceram. 3 (2009) 113–117. (IF: 1.804)
39. Md. Imteyaz Ahmad and S. S. Bhattacharya, Size effect on the lattice parameters of nanocrystalline anatase, Appl. Phys. Lett., 95 (2009) 191906. (IF: 3.791)
40. Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, S.S. Bhattacharya and Horst Hahn, Structural, thermal stability and optical properties of the nanocrystalline anatase prepared by chemical vapour synthesis, J. Appl. Phys. 105 (2009) 1135261-1135268 (Also selected for publication in June 22, 2009 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology). (IF: 2.546)
41. Gaurav Getly, Richie Khandelwa, Shankar Swaminathan, Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, S.S. Bhattacharya, Oxidative electrodeposition of nanocrystalline ZnO powders, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 42 (2009) 115305-10. (IF: 3.207)
42. Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, S.S. Bhattacharya, Claudia Fasel, Horst Hahn, Effect of gas flow rates on the anatase-rutile transformation temperature of nanocrystalline TiO₂ synthesized by chemical vapor synthesis, J. NanoSci. Nanotech. 9 (2009) 5572-5577. (IF:
43. Md. Imteyaz Ahmad and S.S. Bhattacharya, Effect of process parameters on the chemical vapor synthesis of nanocrystalline titania, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 41 (2008) 155313-155320. (IF: 3.207)
44. Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, M. Kottaisamy, N. Rama, M.S. Ramachandra Rao, S.S. Bhattacharya, Thin film luminescence of ZnGa₂O₄:Mn deposited by PLD, Scripta Materialia, 54 (2006) 237-240. (IF: 5.611)

Invited Talks

1. “Phase separation, transformation and grain growth in solution-processed wurtzite-Cu(Ga,In)S₂”, International Conference on Fundamental and Industrial Research in Materials (iConFIRM) 2023, IIT Ropar, 12-14 November 2023
2. “Flash Assisted Processing of Entropy Stabilized (Mg, Co, Cu, Ni, Zn)O”, International Conference on Electric Field Enhanced Processing of Advanced Materials III: Complexities and Opportunities, Tomar. Portugal, 19-24 March 2023
3. “Additive Manufacturing of Ceramics: Challenges and Opportunities”, Faculty Development Program on Design Thinking in 3D Printing, IIT (BHU), June 7-11, 2021.

4. “X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy”, National E-Workshop on “Surface Characterization: Tools and Applications”, NIT Karnataka, December 17, 2020
5. “Field Assisted Sintering of Ceramic Materials” QIP: Recent Advances in Materials Processing and Materials Tribology, IIT(BHU), January 06, 2020
6. “X-Ray Diffraction Methods for Steel: Fundamental Principles, Instruments, Experimental setup, Data Collection Strategies”, Short Term Course: Clean Steel Technology, NIT Jaipur, December 09, 2019
7. “Additive Manufacturing in Ceramics”, QIP: Engineering Innovation and Product Development Through Green Manufacturing, IIT(BHU), February 28, 2020
8. “Powder Characterization: Particle Size, Surface Area and Porosity” QIP: Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization and Application, Dept. of Materials Science and Technology, IIT (BHU) July 07, 2019
9. “Rapid thermal processing of photovoltaic materials”, International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Nanomaterials for Sustainable Development (ACeND) 2018, Christ University Campus, Bangalore, 19-21 September 2018
10. “X-ray Diffraction: Methods and Applications” Short-Term Training Program on Characterization of Materials, VNIT, Nagpur, March 24, 2018 (Delivered 3 hours of lecture).
11. “3D printing of Ceramic Materials”, Faculty Development Program on Additive Manufacturing: Theory and Practice, IIT (BHU), February 02-08, 2018.
12. In-situ rapid thermal processing, Advanced Light Source User Meeting, October 7-9, 2013.
13. One-day workshop on synchrotron-based X-ray characterization of Materials, VNIT, Nagpur, May 5, 2013 (Main speaker: Delivered 5 hours of lecture during the workshop)
14. “Single crystal growth of ZrMo₂O₈”36th International Conference & Exposition on Advanced Ceramics & Composites (ICACC), January 22-27, 2012, Daytona Beach, Florida.

Conference Presentations/Posters (5 of 36)

1. Maurya Sandeep Pradeepkumar, Anurag Kumar, Ankit Singh, Avnish Singh, Joysurya Basu, Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, “Synthesis and structural characterization of wurtzite CuInxGa1-xS2 Nanoparticles”, Poster presentation,10th International Conference on. Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT2019) 23 - 28 June 2019 | Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. (Best Poster Prize)
2. Anurag Kumar, Maurya Sandeep Pradeepkumar, Sooraj Kumar, Asim Aftab, Md. Imteyaz Ahmad Highly Conductive Aluminium Doped Zinc Oxide Thin Film by Solution Processing Route, Oral presentation, 10th International Conference on. Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT2019) 23 - 28 June 2019 | Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.
3.  Sooraj Kumar, Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, “Rapid Thermal Processing of Absorber Layer (FAPbI3) and Compact-TiO2 Layer of Perovskite Solar Cell” Nanoge INFORM, Valencia, Spain, March 5-7, 2019.
4. Md Imteyaz Ahmad, Jeremy D Fields,Jiafan Yu, Vanessa L Pool, Douglas G Van Campen, Philip A Parilla, David S Ginley, Maikel FAM Van Hest and Michael F Toney, Front Contact Metallization of Si Solar Cells: Insight from in-situ X-ray Diffraction, 42^nd IEEE Photovoltaics Specialist Conference, 14-19 June, 2015, New Orleans, LA
5. Md. Imteyaz Ahmad and Mufit Akinc, Single crystal growth of ZrMo₂O₈,36th International Conference & Exposition on Advanced Ceramics & Composites (ICACC), January 22-27, 2012, Daytona Beach, Florida (invited)