DEPARTMENT.FACULTY
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- DEPARTMENT_STAFF.QUALIFICATION
Ph.D.
- DEPARTMENT_STAFF.DESIGNATION
Professor
- DEPARTMENT_STAFF.THRUST_AREA
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
- DEPARTMENT_STAFF.ADDRESS
New Sir Syed Nagar, Aligarh
- DEPARTMENT_STAFF.MOBILE
9897532717
- DEPARTMENT_STAFF.EMAIL
wasiamu@gmail.com
- DEPARTMENT_STAFF.TIME_TABLE
Dr. Khan received his M.Phil./Ph.D. degrees from the Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh/ Inter-University Acceleration Centre (IUAC), New Delhi. He has cleared CSIR-NET/GATE exams and received a number of awards/fellowships. His current scientific interests lie in the area of experimental condensed matter physics, particularly multiferroics, orthoferrites, manganites, diluted magnetic semiconductors, photocatalysts, nanocomposites, graphene based nanomaterials, etc. Khan’s study focuses on understanding the structure, electronic, transport, optical and magnetic properties of various oxides and designing strategies to engineer new materials for device applications. His research expertise extends across various materials synthesis routes and analytical techniques such as XRD, SAXS, SEM, TEM, low-temperature transport measurements, etc. He also has extensive experience in the modifications of material properties by ion beam irradiation. He has published over 100 research papers in peer-reviewed international journals such as Biomaterials, Chemical Communication, Scientific Reports, Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics, Functional Materials Letters, Materials Letters, etc. He has supervised 4 doctoral and more than 25 postgraduate students. He has been actively involved in organizing national and international conferences/workshops. Dr. Khan has presented his research work in many national/international conferences and also visited various countries for academic purpose. He is a regular reviewer of more than a dozen international journals.
- Key Publications
- “Polaron hopping conduction mechanism and magnetic properties of Pb doped LaMnO3" Faraz A. Khan, M. Abushad, M. Arshad, Swaleha Naseem, Hilal Ahmed, Azizurrahaman Ansari, Vishal Kumar Chakradhary, Shahid Husain, and Wasi Khan,; Journal of the American Ceramic Society (2021). In press
- “The effect of Ni doping on the structural, optical and dielectric properties of nanocrystalline YbCrO3" Aref A.A. Qahtan, Shahid Husain, and Wasi Khan; Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 159, 110280 (2021).
- “Raman scattering, electronic transport and dielectric features of Co-doped DyCrO3" Aref A.A. Qahtan, Shahid Husain, Naima Zarrin, Anand Somvanshi, Mehroosh Fatema and Wasi Khan,; Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 32, 15108 (2021).
- “Modification of magnetic properties, energy band gap and conduction mechanism of lanthanum orthochromite via (Sm,Fe) codoping" Naima Zarrin, Shahid Husain, Anand Somvanshi, Mehroosh Fatema and Wasi Khan; Applied Physics A 127, 193 (2021).
- “Structural modifications and enhanced ferroelectric nature of NdFeO3–PbTiO3 composites" Anand Somvanshi, Ateed Ahmad, Shahid Husain, Samiya Manzoor, Aref A.A. Qahtan, Naima Zarrin, Mehroosh Fatema and Wasi Khan; Applied Physics A 127, 424 (2021).
- “Influence of Ni doping on physical properties of La0.7Sr0.3FeO3 synthesized by reverse micelle technique”; Abdullah Ameen Saad Hassan, Wasi Khan, Shahid Husain, Pooja Dhiman, Mahavir Singh, Meznah and M. Alanazi; Journal of Material Science: Materials in Electronics 32, 3753 (2021).
- “Structural and electrochemical properties of GO/Mn3O4 nanocomposite”; Ankul Chauhan, Swaleha Naseem, Jitendra Bahadur, B. R. Singh, Mohd. Shoeb, Shahid Husain, and Wasi Khan; Journal of Material Science: Materials in Electronics 32, 3894 (2021).
- "Correlation between structure, dielectric and multiferroic properties of lead free Ni modified BaTiO3 solid solution" M. Arshad, Wasi Khan, M. Abushad, M. Nadeem, Shahid Husain, Azizurrahaman Ansari, and V.K. Chakradhary; Ceramics International 46, 27336 (2020).
- "Structural, optical and enhanced multiferroic properties of La/Cr cosubstituted BiFeO3 nanostructures" M. Nadeem, Wasi Khan, Shakeel Khan, Shahid Husain, Fouran Singh, Azizurrahaman Ansari, D.K. Shukla, Abdul Ahad, Vishal Kumar Chakradhary, M.J. Akhtar, and Wasi Khan; Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 31, 11177 (2020).
- "Role of Cr doping in tuning the optical and dielectric properties of TiO2 nanostructures" M. Abushad, M. Arshad, Swaleha Naseem, Shahid Husain, and Wasi Khan; Materials Chemistry and Physics 256, 123641 (2020).
- “Influence of Mn doping on dielectric properties, conduction mechanism and photocatalytic nature of gadolinium?based orthochromites" Aref A.A. Qahtan, Shahid Husain, Anand Somvanshi, Wasi Khan, and Yahiya K. Manea; Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 31, 9335 (2020). (I.F.: 2.220)
- “Room temperature dual ferroic behavior induced by (Bi,Ni) co-doping in nanocrystalline Nd0.7Bi0.3Fe1?xNixO3 (0?x?0.3)" Anand Somvanshi, Shahid Husain, Samiya Manzoor, Shubham Tiwari, Mehroosh Fatema, and Wasi Khan; Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 31, 11010 (2020).
- “Investigation of alteration in physical properties of dysprosium orthochromite instigated through cobalt doping" Aref A.A. Qahtan, Shahid Husain, Anand Somvanshi, Mehroosh Fatema, and Wasi Khan; Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 843, 155637 (2020).
- “Thermally stimulated small polaron promoted conduction mechanism in Fe-doped La0.7Sm0.3CrO3" Naima Zarrin, Shahid Husain, Surbhi Sharma, Anand Somvanshi, Samiya Manzoor, and Wasi Khan; Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 138, 109281 (2020).
- “Synthesis of nanosized Cu2O decorated single-walled carbon nanotubes and their superior catalytic activity" M.A. Majeed Khan, Wasi Khan, Avshish Kumar, and A.N. Alhazaa; Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 581, 1239339 (2019).
- “Structure of nanocrystalline Nd0.5R0.5FeO3 (R=La, Pr, and Sm) intercorrelated with optical, magnetic and thermal properties" Anand Somvanshi, Shahid Husain, Samiya Manzoor, Naima Zarrin, and Wasi Khan; Journal of Alloys and Compounds 806, 1250 (2019).
- "Epitaxial growth of cobalt doped TiO2 thin films on LaAlO3(100) substrate by molecular beam epitaxy and their opto-magnetic based applications" Swaleha Naseem, I.V. Pinchuk, Y.K. Luo, R.K. Kawakami, Shakeel Khan, Shahid Husain, and Wasi Khan; Applied Surface Science 493, 691 (2019).
- "Influence of Mn doping on microstructure, optical, dielectric and magnetic properties of BiFeO3 nanoceramics synthesized via sol–gel method" M. Abushad, Wasi Khan, Swaleha Naseem, Shahid Husain, M. Nadeem, and A. Ansari; Ceramics International 45, 7437 (2019).
- “Investigation of structure and physical properties of cobalt doped nano-crystalline neodymium orthoferrite" Anand Somvanshi, Shahid Husain, and Wasi Khan; Journal of Alloys and Compounds 778, 439 (2019).
- "Consequences of (Cr/Co) co-doping on the microstructure, optical and magnetic properties of microwave assisted sol-gel derived TiO2 nanoparticles" Swaleha Naseem, Wasi Khan, Shakeel Khan, Shahid Husain, and Abid Ahmad; Journal of Luminesce 205, 406 (2019).
- “Structural, morphological, thermal and optical investigations on Mn doped GdCrO3" Aref Alqahtani, Shahid Husain, Anand Somvanshi, and Wasi Khan; Journal of Alloys and Compounds 804, 401 (2019).
- "Tailoring dielectric properties and multiferroic behavior of nanocrystalline BiFeO3 via Ni doping", M. Nadeem, Wasi Khan, Shakeel Khan, Shahid Husain, and Azizurrahaman Ansari; Journal of Applied Physics 124, 164105 (2018). (I.F.: 2.328)
- "Plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition growth and physical properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes", M.A. Majeed Khan, Wasi Khan, Avshish Kumar, and Abdulaziz N. Alhazaa; Materials Letters 219, 269 (2018).
- "Dielectric response and room temperature ferromagnetism in Cr doped anatase TiO2 nanoparticles" Swaleha Naseem, Wasi Khan, Shakeel Khan, Shahid Husain, and Abid Ahmad; Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 447, 155 (2018). (I.F.: 2.683)
- "Microstructural properties and enhanced photocatalytic performance of Zn doped CeO2 nanocrystals" M.A. Majeed Khan, Wasi Khan, Maqusood Ahamed, and Abdulaziz N. Alhazaa; Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 12560 (2017).
- “Enhancement in alcohol vapor sensitivity of Cr doped ZnO gas sensor”; M. Mehedi Hassan, Wasi Khan, P. Mishra, S.S. Islam, and A.H. Naqvi; Materials Research Bulletin 93, 391 (2017). (I.F.: 2.873)
- “Influence of Cr incorporation on structural, dielectric and optical properties of ZnO nanoparticles”; M. Mehedi Hassan, Wasi Khan, A. Azam, A.H. Naqvi; Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 21, 283 (2015)
- “Kinetic study on mutagenic chemical degradation through three pot synthesiszed graphene@ZnO nanocomposite”; Mohd. Shoeb, Braj Raj Singh, , Mohammad Mobin, Gul Afreen, Wasi Khan, and A.H. Naqvi; PLOS ONE 10, e0135055 (2015)
- “Structural phase analysis, band gap tuning and fluorescence properties of Co doped TiO2 nanoparticles”; Alamgir, Wasi Khan, Shabbir Ahmad, M. Mehedi Hassan, and A.H. Naqvi; Optical Materials 38, 278 (2014).
- “Formation of self-assembled spherical-flower like nanostructures of cobalt doped anatase TiO2 and its optical band-gap”; Alamgir, Wasi Khan, Shabbir Ahmad, and A.H. Naqvi; Materials Letters 133, 28 (2014).
- “Fe dopants enhancing ethanol sensitivity of ZnO thin film deposited by RF magnetron sputtering”; M. Mehedi Hassan, Wasi Khan, A.H. Naqvi, P. Mishrab, and S.S. Islam; Journal of Materials Science 49, 6248 (2014)
- “Magnetic, transport and magnetoresistance behavior of Ni doped La0.67Sr0.33Mn1?xNixO3 (0.00?x?0.09) system”; Maneesha Gupta, R.K. Kotnala, Wasi Khan, A. Azam, and A.H. Naqvi; Journal of Solid State Chemistry 204, 205 (2013).
- “Structural, transport, magnetic, and dielectric properties of La1-xTexMnO3 (x = 0.05, 0.10 and 0.15)”; Irshad Bhat, Shahid Husain, Wasi Khan, and S.I. Patil; Journal of Materials Science 48, 3271 (2013)
- “Structural and dielectric properties of La0.8Te0.2MnO3”; Shahid Husain, Irshad Bhat, Wasi Khan, and LilaAl-Khataby; Solid State Communications 157, 29 (2013).
- “Synthesis and evolution of magnetic properties of Ni doped La2/3Sr1/3Mn1-xNixO3 nanoparticle”; Maneesha Gupta, Wasi Khan, P. Yadav, R.K. Kotnala, A. Azam, and A.H. Naqvi; Journal of Applied Physics 111, 093706 (2012).
- Publication
- "Polaron hopping conduction mechanism and magnetic properties of Pb doped LaMnO3” Faraz A. Khan, M. Abushad, M. Arshad, Swaleha Naseem, Hilal Ahmed, Azizurrahaman Ansari, Vishal Kumar Chakradhary, Shahid Husain, and Wasi Khan; Journal of the American Ceramic Society (2021). In press
- "The effect of Ni
doping on the structural, optical and dielectric properties of nanocrystalline
YbCrO3” Aref A.A. Qahtan, Shahid Husain, and Wasi Khan; Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 159, 110280 (2021).
- “Raman scattering, electronic transport and dielectric features of Co-doped DyCrO3” Aref A.A. Qahtan, Shahid Husain, Naima Zarrin, Anand Somvanshi, Mehroosh Fatema and Wasi Khan,; Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 32, 15108 (2021).
- “Modification of magnetic properties, energy band gap and conduction mechanism of lanthanum orthochromite via (Sm,Fe) codoping” Naima Zarrin, Shahid Husain, Anand Somvanshi, Mehroosh Fatema and Wasi Khan; Applied Physics A 127, 193 (2021).
- "Structural
modifications and enhanced ferroelectric nature of NdFeO3–PbTiO3
composites” Anand Somvanshi, Ateed Ahmad, Shahid Husain, Samiya
Manzoor, Aref A.A. Qahtan, Naima Zarrin, Mehroosh Fatema and Wasi Khan; Applied Physics A 127, 424 (2021).
- “Influence of Ni doping on physical properties of La0.7Sr0.3FeO3 synthesized by reverse micelle technique” Abdullah Ameen Saad Hassan, Wasi Khan, Shahid Husain, Pooja Dhiman, Mahavir Singh, Meznah and M. Alanazi; Journal of Material Science: Materials in Electronics 32, 3753 (2021).
- “Structural and electrochemical properties of GO/Mn3O4 nanocomposite” Ankul Chauhan, Swaleha Naseem, Jitendra Bahadur, B. R. Singh, Mohd. Shoeb, Shahid Husain, and Wasi Khan; Journal of Material Science: Materials in Electronics 32, 3894 (2021).
- "Correlation between structure, dielectric and multiferroic properties of lead free Ni modified BaTiO3 solid solution" M. Arshad, Wasi Khan, M. Abushad, M. Nadeem, Shahid Husain, Azizurrahaman Ansari, and V.K. Chakradhary; Ceramics International 46, 27336 (2020).
- "Structural, optical and enhanced multiferroic properties of La/Cr cosubstituted BiFeO3 nanostructures" M. Nadeem, Wasi Khan, Shakeel Khan, Shahid Husain, Fouran Singh, Azizurrahaman Ansari, D.K. Shukla, Abdul Ahad, Vishal Kumar Chakradhary, M.J. Akhtar, and Wasi Khan; Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 31, 11177 (2020).
- "Role of Cr doping in tuning the optical and dielectric properties of TiO2 nanostructures" M. Abushad, M. Arshad, Swaleha Naseem, Shahid Husain, and Wasi Khan; Materials Chemistry and Physics 256, 123641 (2020).
- “Silver-Decorated Cobalt Ferrite Nanoparticles Anchored onto the Graphene Sheets as Electrode Materials for Electrochemical and Photocatalytic Applications" M.A. Majeed Khan, Wasi Khan, Maqusood Ahamed, Jahangeer Ahmed, M. A. Al-Gawati, and Abdulaziz N. Alhazaa; ACS Omega 5, 31076 (2020).
- “Influence of Mn doping on dielectric properties, conduction mechanism and photocatalytic nature of gadolinium?based orthochromites" Aref A.A. Qahtan, Shahid Husain, Anand Somvanshi, Wasi Khan, and Yahiya K. Manea; Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 31, 9335 (2020).
- “Room temperature dual ferroic behavior induced by (Bi,Ni) co-doping in nanocrystalline Nd0.7Bi0.3Fe1?xNixO3 (0?x?0.3)" Anand Somvanshi, Shahid Husain, Samiya Manzoor, Shubham Tiwari, Mehroosh Fatema, and Wasi Khan; Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 31, 11010 (2020).
- “Investigation of alteration in physical properties of dysprosium orthochromite instigated through cobalt doping" Aref A.A. Qahtan, Shahid Husain, Anand Somvanshi, Mehroosh Fatema, and Wasi Khan; Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 843, 155637 (2020).
- "Investigation of structural, optical and electrical transport properties of yttrium doped La0.7Ca0.3MnO3 perovskites" M. Arshad, M. Abushad, Shahid Husain, and Wasi Khan; Electronic Materials Letters 16, 321 (2020).
- “Thermally stimulated small polaron promoted conduction mechanism in Fe-doped La0.7Sm0.3CrO3" Naima Zarrin, Shahid Husain, Surbhi Sharma, Anand Somvanshi, Samiya Manzoor, Wasi Khan, Samiya Manzoor; Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 138 109281 (2020).
- "Epitaxial growth of cobalt doped TiO2 thin films on LaAlO3(100) substrate by molecular beam epitaxy and their opto-magnetic based applications" Swaleha Naseem, I.V. Pinchuk, Y.K. Luo, R.K. Kawakami, Shakeel Khan, Shahid Husain and Wasi Khan; Applied Surface Science 493, 691 (2019).
- "Influence of Mn doping on microstructure, optical, dielectric and magnetic properties of BiFeO3 nanoceramics synthesized via sol–gel method" M. Abushad, Wasi Khan, Swaleha Naseem, Shahid Husain, M. Nadeem and A. Ansari; Ceramics International 45, 7437 (2019).
- "Consequences of (Cr/Co) co-doping on the microstructure, optical and magnetic properties of microwave assisted sol-gel derived TiO2 nanoparticles" Swaleha Naseem, Wasi Khan, Shakeel Khan, Shahid Husain and Abid Ahmad; Journal of Luminesce 205, 406 (2019).
- “Sol-gel derived cobalt doped LaCrO3: Structure and physical properties" Naima Zarrin, Shahid Husain, Wasi Khan, Samiya Manzoor; Journal of Alloys and Compounds 784, 541 (2019).
- “Investigation of structure and physical properties of cobalt doped nano-crystalline neodymium orthoferrite" Anand Somvanshi, Shahid Husain and Wasi Khan; Journal of Alloys and Compounds 778, 439 (2019).
- "Tailoring dielectric properties and multiferroic behavior of nanocrystalline BiFeO3 via Ni doping", M. Nadeem, Wasi Khan, Shakeel Khan, Shahid Husain and Azizurrahaman Ansari; Journal of Applied Physics 124, 164105 (2018).
- "Dielectric response and room temperature ferromagnetism in Cr doped anatase TiO2 nanoparticles" Swaleha Naseem, Wasi Khan, Shakeel Khan, Shahid Husain, Abid Ahmad; Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 447, 155 (2018).
- "Significant enhancement in photocatalytic performance of Ni doped BiFeO3 nanoparticles", M. Nadeem, Wasi Khan, Shakeel Khan, Mohd Shoeb, Shahid Husain and Mohammad Mobin; Mater. Res. Express 5, 065506 (2018).
- “Enhancement in alcohol vapor sensitivity of Cr doped ZnO gas sensor”; M. Mehedi Hassan, Wasi Khan, P. Mishra, S.S. Islam and A.H. Naqvi; Materials Research Bulletin 93, 391 (2017).
- "Microstructural properties and enhanced photocatalytic performance of Zn doped CeO2 nanocrystals" M.A. Majeed Khan, Wasi Khan, Maqusood Ahamed and Abdulaziz N. Alhazaa; Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 12560 (2017).
- "Thickness-dependent structural and optoelectronic properties of In2O3 films prepared by spray pyrolysis technique" M.A. Majeed Khan and Wasi Khan; Journal of Electronic Material 45, 4453 (2016).
- “Effect of pH variation on structural and optical properties of Zn0.95Co0.05O nanoparticles”; Shahid Husain, Lila A. Alkhtaby, Irshad Bhat, Wasi Khan; Journal of Luminescence 160, 311 (2015).
- “Influence of Cr incorporation on structural, dielectric and optical properties of ZnO nanoparticles”; M. Mehedi Hassan, Wasi Khan, A. Azam and A.H. Naqvi; Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 21, 283 (2015).
- “Structural phase analysis, band gap tuning and fluorescence properties of Co doped TiO2 nanoparticles”; Alamgir, Wasi Khan, Shabbir Ahmad, M. Mehedi Hassan, A.H. Naqvi; Optical Materials 38, 278 (2014).
- “Formation of self-assembled spherical-flower like nanostructures of cobalt doped anatase TiO2 and its optical band-gap”; Alamgir, Wasi Khan, Shabbir Ahmad, A.H. Naqvi; Materials Letters 133, 28 (2014).
- “Fe dopants enhancing ethanol sensitivity of ZnO thin film deposited by RF magnetron sputtering”; M. Mehedi Hassan, Wasi Khan, A.H. Naqvi, P. Mishrab, S.S. Islam; Journal of Materials Science 49, 6248 (2014).
- “Ferromagnetism and adiabatic to non-adiabatic switching process in La0.33Sr0.67Mn1?xFexO3 (0?x?0.02) manganite”; Hilal Ahmed, Shakeel Khan, Wasi Khan, Razia Nongjai, Imran Khan; Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 368, 273 (2014).
- “Effect of size reduction on structural and optical properties of ZnO matrix due to successive doping of Fe ions”; M. Mehedi Hassan, Wasi Khan, A. Azam and A.H. Naqvi; Journal of Luminescence 145, 160 (2014).
- “Magnetic, transport and magnetoresistance behavior of Ni doped La0.67Sr0.33Mn1?xNixO3 (0.00?x?0.09) system”; Maneesha Gupta, R.K. Kotnala, Wasi Khan, A. Azam and A.H. Naqvi; Journal of Solid State Chemistry 204, 205 (2013).
- “Structural, transport, magnetic, and dielectric properties of La12xTexMnO3 (x 5 0.10 and 0.15)”; Irshad Bhat, Shahid Husain, Wasi Khan, S. I. Patil; Journal of Materials Science 48, 3271 (2013).
- “Structural and frequency dependent dielectric properties of Fe3+ doped ZnO nanoparticles”; M. Mehedi Hassan, Arham S. Ahmed, M. Chaman, Wasi Khan, A.H. Naqvi, and A. Azam; Materials Research Bulletin 47, 3952 (2012).
- “ROS-mediated apoptotic cell death in prostate cancer LNCaP cells induced by biosurfactant stabilized CdS quantum dots”; Braj R. Singh, Brahma N. Singh, Wasi Khan, H.B. Singh and A.H. Naqvi; Biomaterials 33, 5753 (2012).
- “Synthesis and evolution of magnetic properties of Ni doped La2/3Sr1/3Mn1-xNixO3 nanoparticle”; Maneesha Gupta, Wasi Khan, P. Yadav, R.K. Kotnala, A. Azam and A.H. Naqvi; Journal of Applied Physics 111, 093706 (2012)
- “Small polaron hopping conduction mechanism in Fe doped LaMnO3”; Wasi Khan, Alim H. Naqvi, Maneesha Gupta, Shahid Husain and Ravi Kumar; Journal of Chemical Physics 135, 054501 (2011).
- “Influence of 190 MeV Ag+15 ion irradiation on electrical transport and magnetic properties of LaFe1-xNixO3 (x=0.3 and 0.4) thin films”; M. Wasi Khan, M.A. Majeed Khan, Ravi Kumar, Mansour Alhoshan, M.S. AlSalhi, A.S. Aldwayyan and Shahid Husain; Journal of Applied Physics 107, 093704 (2010).
- “Influences of Co doping on the structural and optical properties of ZnO nanostructured”; M.A. Majeed Khan, M. Wasi Khan, Mansour Alhoshan, M.S. AlSalhi, and A.S. Aldwayyan; Applied Physics A 100, 45 (2010) (Rapid Communication).
- “Synthesis of double mesoporous core–shell silica nanospheres with radially oriented mesopores via one-templating step using anionic surfactant”; A.M. El-Toni, M. Wasi Khan, M.A. Ibrahim, M. Abid, Mansour Al-Hoshan and M. Al-salhi; Chemical Communications 46, 6482 (2010).