{"id":5,"date":"2016-04-21T09:49:06","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T09:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/kyoussef\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2022-06-30T13:50:04","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T13:50:04","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/qufaculty.qu.edu.qa\/kyoussef\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"

ORCID Research\u00a0ID<\/strong>:\u00a0https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9850-5223<\/a><\/h3>\n

RESEARCH AREAS:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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    Photovoltaic (PV) Materials<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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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.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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      Thermoelectric Materials<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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        Processing and advanced characterizations of nanocrystalline Bismuth-based thermoelectric materials with a high peak figure of merit ZT.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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        Influence of defects,\u00a0impurities, and precipitates on the thermoelectric properties of nanostructured TE materials.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          Nanocrystalline and Ultra-Fine Grained Materials<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n
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            The evolution of nanostructures in metals, alloys, and composites using non-equilibrium processing techniques including:<\/h4>\n
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            • Mechanical milling\/alloying “in-situ<\/em> consolidation”<\/li>\n
            • Pulse current electrodeposition<\/li>\n
            • High-pressure torsion (HPT)<\/li>\n
            • Equal channel angular pressing (ECAP).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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              Advanced characterization of nanostructures and evaluation of their mechanical and corrosion properties.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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              Thermodynamics and kinetics of grain growth in nanomaterials.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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              Deformation mechanisms of ultra-fine grained and nanocrystalline materials.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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              Processing and manufacturing of ultra-tough, light-weight nanomaterials.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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              High entropy alloys (HEAs).<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              COLLABORATORS:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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                Local Collaborators<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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                  Qatar Alauminum (Qatalum)<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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                  Qatar Steel.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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                  Texas A&M – Qatar | Dr. Ahmed Abdalla<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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                  Qatar Environmental and Energy Research\u00a0Institute (QEERI) | Dr. Said Mansour<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                    International Collaborators<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n
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                      University of Minnesota | Prof. Andre Mkhoyan<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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                      North Carolina State University | Prof. Carl Koch, Prof. Ronald Scattergood, and Prof. Yuntian Zhu<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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                      Texas A&M – College Station | Prof. Reymondo Arroyave<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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                      University of Vienna | Prof. Michael Zehetbauer<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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                      Georgia Institute of Tech | Prof.\u00a0 Ajeet Rohatgi and Prof.\u00a0Shreyes Melkote<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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                      University of Manchester | Prof. Anthony\u00a0Peaker<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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