Rational Design and Easy Integration of 1D Nanostructures for High-Performance Optoelectronic and Environmental Applications

Muhammad Shahid Basheer,
Assistant Professor of Materials Physics at the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.

The School of Applied and Engineering Physics Seminar Series will occur on Thursday, October 23th at 2:00 PM, at TC-G-02 (Teaching Center). We will welcome Pr. Muhammad Shahid Basheer, Assistant Professor of Materials Physics at the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Abstract:

The fabrication of high-performance flexible optoelectronic devices requires the design and synthesis of materials with precisely engineered structural, mechanical, electronic, and optical properties. Rationally designed nanostructures with tuneable dimensions, surface plasmonic enhancement, optimized and tailored composition at the molecular or atomic level have their unique ability to bridge the gap between nanoscale phenomenon’s and the state-of-the-art world class applications. Such controllable and tailored geometry are capable to tailor properties like photoconductivity, optical response in different regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. These nanoscale materials with dimensionality changes can enhance and broadened their applications in photosensing, gas sensing, catalysis, renewable energy resources and environmental technological applications for the well worth of the human beings. Among various kind of nanostructures, nanowires, nanotubes, nanofibers, nanobelts and nanoribbons offer a combination of high aspect ratios, directional charge transport, and high surface to volume ratios making them ideal for the applications in sensing, catalysis, energy and environmental technological applications. Such controllable fabrication enables researchers to tailor their optoelectronics properties like conductivity, optical response, reactivity and mechanical flexibility with high precision. This customization at nano-level and facile synthesis techniques are essential for the fabrication of next generation functional materials that meet the specific demands of technological applications ranging from UV-IR Photosensors, gas sensors to eco-friendly environment pollution monitoring and remediation.
In essence, 1D nanostructures are specially designed to be adjustable, scalable, and useful for a wide range of real-world applications. 
One-dimensional (1D) inorganic wide bandgap semiconducting oxides are of particular interest due to their tunable morphologies, superior optoelectronic performance, mechanical flexibility, and compatibility with rational device architectures. As a result, their demand for practical applications in optoelectronic devices has grown exponentially. However, the widespread use of 1D nanostructures remains limited, primarily due to complex synthesis processes and the lack of efficient integration methods. To address these challenges, there is a critical need for cost-effective and facile synthesis techniques that enable the reliable incorporation of 1D nanostructures into device assemblies. This study high lights the synthesis and facile device assembly method for the preparation of cost effective optoelectronics devices.

Biography:

Dr. M. Shahid Basheer is an Assistant Professor of Materials Physics at the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Islamabad. He earned his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. He continues his academic engagement as a visiting research scholar at Tsinghua University. Dr. Shahid’s academic and professional interests lie in teaching, research, and community engagement. His primary research focuses on the synthesis and characterization of nanostructured materials, particularly one dimensional for their applications in optoelectronic devices.

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