RESEARCH AREAS:
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Photovoltaic (PV) Materials
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Achieve fundamental materials science and mechanics-based understanding of the influence of defects, residual stresses, and impurities on the electrical properties and fracture mechanics/strength of mono- and multi-crystalline PV silicon.
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Thermoelectric Materials
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Processing and advanced characterizations of nanocrystalline Bismuth-based thermoelectric materials with a high peak figure of merit ZT.
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Influence of defects, impurities, and precipitates on the thermoelectric properties of nanostructured TE materials.
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Nanocrystalline and Ultra-Fine Grained Materials
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The evolution of nanostructures in metals, alloys, and composites using non-equilibrium processing techniques including:
- Mechanical milling/alloying “in-situ consolidation”
- Pulse current electrodeposition
- High-pressure torsion (HPT)
- Equal channel angular pressing (ECAP).
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Advanced characterization of nanostructures and evaluation of their mechanical and corrosion properties.
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Thermodynamics and kinetics of grain growth in nanomaterials.
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Deformation mechanisms of ultra-fine grained and nanocrystalline materials.
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Processing and manufacturing of ultra-tough, light-weight nanomaterials.
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High entropy alloys (HEAs).
COLLABORATORS:
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Local Collaborators
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Qatar Alauminum (Qatalum)
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Qatar Steel.
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Texas A&M – Qatar | Dr. Ahmed Abdalla
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Qatar Environmental and Energy Research Institute (QEERI) | Dr. Said Mansour
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International Collaborators
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University of Minnesota | Prof. Andre Mkhoyan
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North Carolina State University | Prof. Carl Koch, Prof. Ronald Scattergood, and Prof. Yuntian Zhu
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Texas A&M – College Station | Prof. Reymondo Arroyave
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University of Vienna | Prof. Michael Zehetbauer
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Georgia Institute of Tech | Prof. Ajeet Rohatgi and Prof. Shreyes Melkote
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University of Manchester | Prof. Anthony Peaker
