Dr. Muhammad Ejaz Khan

Designation                        Associate Professor/ Director LQEC                                                          

Email ID(s)                          “ejazkhan@nutech.edu.pk | dir.lqec@nutech.edu.pk”                                                      

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NUTECH ext.                      051-5476809 ext.247     

Profile Summary

Dr. Muhammad Ejaz Khan received his BS in Computer Engineering from COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Pakistan in 2006, MS in Microelectronics and System-on-Chip Engineering from Lancaster University, UK in 2008 and PhD in Nanoscience and Technology from Korea Advanced Institute of science and Technology (KAIST), Republic of Korea. His academic career includes teaching as a Lecturer and Assistant Professor in COMSATS, Pakistan, and moreover, teaching and research supervising at KAIST, Korea. Additionally, he has also worked with industry such as LG Display, Korea, on their research and development projects. His areas of expertise comprise embedded systems design and nanotechnology, particularly, renewable energy and thermoelectric devices.

Qualification
Sr. No	Degree	University							Year
1	P.hD	Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), Republic of Korea (with Prof. Yong-Hyun Kim)							2015
2	M.Sc	Lancaster University, United Kingdom (with Dr. Stephen Monk)							2008
3	B.Sc	COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan (PEC No. COMP/05476)							2006
Teaching/Administrative Experience
Sr. No	Designation	University						Year
								From	To
1	Associate Professor	Computer Engineering Department, National University of Technology (NUTECH), IJP Road, Sector I-12 Islamabad 44000, Pakistan						8-2019	Present
2	Director	Director Local Quality Enhancement Cell (LQEC), National University of Technology (NUTECH), IJP Road, Sector I-12 Islamabad 42000, Pakistan						10-2019	Present
3	Post-Doctoral Researcher	School of Electrical Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea						09-2016	8-2019
4	Assistant Professor	Electrical Engineering Department, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan						1-2016	8-2016
5	Doctoral Researcher	Graduate School of Nano Science and Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), Republic of Korea						02-2010	12-2015
6	Lecturer	Electrical Engineering Department, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan						10-2008	1-2010
7	Lecturer	Lecturer, Electrical Engineering Department, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan						02-2007	9-2007
Professional Memberships
Sr. No	Membership Type	Membership Body
1	Regular Member	Member of European Material Research Society (E-MRS) since 2019
2	Regular Member	Member of Korean Vacuum Society (KVS) since 2017
3	Regular Member	Member of American Physical Society (APS) since 2014
4	Student Member	Member of Society of Porphyrins & Phthalocyanines (SPP) since 2012
5	Student Member	Member of Material Research Society (MRS) since 2012
6	Regular Member	Member of Korean Physical Society (KPS) since 2011
Honors and Awards
Sr. No	Award								Year
1	“Best Research Presentation Awards” (translation) in Korean Physical Society (KPS) Fall 2013 Meeting								2013
2	“Fully Funded Scholarship for PhD” by Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea								2009
Research Areas/Interests
Sr. No	Area		Description
1	Renewable Energy Devices		Organic-inorganic hybrid halide perovskites for novel electronics and advanced optoelectronics devices
2	Thermoelectric Devices		Finding new thermoelectric materials for renewable energy resources
3	Heat and Spin-transport		Heat and electronic spin-transport properties of nanomaterials such as graphene and carbon nanotube based heterostructures
4	Optical Devices		Optical properties of quantum dots and rods for industrial LED devices
5	Development of Nano Material Simulations Softwares		First-principles/Density Functional Theory (DFT), force field (FF) and effective mass approximation (EMA) approach for nanostructures, Green's Function Approach for Heat and Spin-transport
Journal Publications
Sr. No	Journal Name		Publication Title with I.F						Year
1	AIP Advances		Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Peng Zhang, Yi Yang Sun, S.B. Zhang, Yong-Hyun Kim, “Tailoring graphene magnetism by zigzag triangular holes: A first-principles thermodynamics study”, AIP Advances, 6, 035023 (2016). IF = 1.579						2016
2	Scientific Reports		Jaehyeon Kim, Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Jae-Hyeon Ko, Jong Hun Kim, Eui-Sup Lee, Joonki Suh, Junqiao Wu, Yong-Hyun Kim, Jeong Young Park, and Ho-Ki Lyeo, “Bimodal Control of Heat Transport at Graphene–Metal Interfaces Using Disorder in Graphene”, Scientific Reports 6, 34428 (2016). IF = 3.998						2016
3	Advanced Functional Materials		Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Juho Lee, Seongjae Byeon, and Yong-Hoon Kim, “Semimetallicity and Negative Differential Resistance from Hybrid Halide Perovskite Nanowires”, Adv. Funct. Mater., 29, 1807620 (2019). Journal Cover Page + Media Coverage. IF = 16.836						2019
4	Journal of Material Chemistry A		Joong Il Jake Choi†, Muhammad Ejaz Khan†, Zafer Hawash, Hyunhwa Lee, Luis K. Ono, Yabing Qi, Yong-Hoon Kim and Jeong Young Park, “Atomic-scale view of stability and degradation of single-crystal MAPbBr3 surfaces”, J. Mater. Chem. A, 7, 20760 (2019). (†: Co-First Author: Equal contribution) IF = 11.301						2019
5	Journal of Physical Chemistry C		Joong Il Jake Choi†, Muhammad Ejaz Khan†, Zafer Hawash, Hyunhwa Lee, Luis K. Ono,Yabing Qi, Yong-Hoon Kim, Jeong Young Park, “Surface Termination-Dependent Nanotribological Properties of Single-Crystal MAPbBr3 Surfaces,” J. Phys. Chem. C, 124, 1484-1491 (2019) (†: Co-First Author: Equal contribution) IF = 4.309						2019
6	Organic Electronics		Qamar Wali, Faiza Jan Iftikhar, Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Abid Ullah, Yaseen Iqbal, Rajan Jose, “Advances in stability of perovskite solar cells” Org. Electron., 78, 105590 (2020). IF = 3.310						2020
7	Journal of Physics: Materials		Hyeonwoo Yeo, Jun Seong Lee, Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Hyo Seok Kim, Duk Young Jeon, Yong-Hoon Kim, “First-Principles-Derived Effective Mass Approximation for the Improved Description of Quantum Nanostructures”, J. Phys. Mater. 3, 034012 (2020). (Impact factor not assigned yet)						2020
8	ACS Nano		Nikolai Tsevtkov†, Muhammad Ejaz Khan†, Byeong Cheul Moon, Yong Hoon Kim, and Jeung Ku Kang, “Strain-Induced Metallization and Defect Suppression at Zipper-like Interdigitated Atomically Thin Interfaces Enabling High-Efficiency Halide Perovskite Solar Cells”, ACS Nano, 15, 1805 (2021), (†: Co-First Author: Equal contribution). IF = 14.588						2020
9	Organic Electronics		Faiza Jan Iftikhar, Qamar Wali, Shengyuan Yang, Yaseen Iqbal, Rajan Jose, Shamsa Munir, Irfan A Gondal, Muhammad Ejaz Khan*, “Structural and Optoelectronic Properties of Hybrid Halide Perovskites for Solar Cells” Org. Electron., 91, 106077 (2021) (*Corresponding Author). IF = 3.310						2021
Conference Publications
Sr. No	Conference Name		Publication Title						Year
1	Korean Physical Society (KPS)		Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Sung-Jae Woo, Yi Yang Sun, S.B. hang, Yong-Hyun Kim, “Magnetism of Zigzag Triangular Holes in Graphene: A First-Principles Study”, Talk DG-09, Korean Physical Society (KPS) Fall 2012 Meeting, Oct. 24-26, Pyeongchang, Korea, (2012).						2012
2	Materials Research Society (MRS)		Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Sung-Jae Woo, Yi Yang Sun, S.B. hang, Yong-Hyun Kim, “Magnetism of Zigzag Triangular Holes in Graphene: A First-Principles Study”, Poster W7.38, Materials Research Society (MRS) 2012 Fall Meeting, Nov. 25-30, Boston, MA, USA, (2012).						2012
3	Korea Institute of Advanced Studies (KIAS) Electronic Structure Workshop		Muhammad Ejaz Khan and Yong-Hyun Kim, “First Principles Study of Spin-Filters in Carbon Nanotubes with Magnetic Zigzag Triangular Holes”, Korea Institute of Advanced Studies (KIAS) Electronic Structure Workshop, Jun. 20-21, Seoul, Korea, Poster 40-POS (2013).						2013
4	Korean Physical Society (KPS)		Muhammad Ejaz Khan and Yong-Hyun Kim, “First-Principles Electronic Structure and Transmission Calculations of Spin-Filtering Carbon Nanotubes with Magnetic Impurities”, Talk DG-80, Korean Physical Society (KPS) Fall 2013 Meeting, Oct. 30-Nov. 1, Changwon, Korea, (2013).						2013
5	Korea Institute of Advanced Studies (KIAS) Electronic Structure Workshop		Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Eui-Sup Lee and Yong-Hyun Kim, “First-Principles Study of Anisotropic Thermal Transport Through Graphene/h-BN Nanoribbon Interface”, Poster 04-POS, Korea Institute of Advanced Studies (KIAS) Electronic Structure Workshop, Jun. 18-19, Seoul, Korea, (2015).						2015
6	Korean Vacuum Society (KVS)		Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Hyo Seok Kim, and Yong-Hoon Kim, “Development of an effective mass approach for CdS quantum rods based on first-principles”, Poster, Korean Vacuum Society (KVS) Winter Meeting, Feb. 15-17, Welly Hill Park, Hoengseong, Pyeongchang, Korea, (2017).						2017
7	SRC Winter Workshop on Quantum Coherence & Topological Matter		Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Jae-Hyeon Ko and Yong-Hyun Kim, “First-Principles Study on Thermal Transport Properties of Graphene/Hexagonal Boron Nitride Heterostructure”, Poster, SRC Winter Workshop on Quantum Coherence & Topological Matter, Pyeongchang, Korea, (2017)						2017
8	Korean Physical Society (KPS)		Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Hyo Seok Kim, and Yong-Hoon Kim, “Development of an effective mass approach for CdS quantum rods based on first-principles”, Talk E9-04, Korean Physical Society (KPS) Spring 2017 Meeting, April 19-21, Daejeon, Korea, (2017).						2017
9	Nano Korea Symposium		Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Hyo Seok Kim, and Yong-Hoon Kim, “Development of an effective mass approximation approach based on first-principles data for the design of quantum nanostructures”, Talk O1701_1039, Nano Korea Symposium 2017, July 12-14, Ilsan, Kintex, Korea, (2017).						2017
10	Nano Korea Symposium		Yong-Hoon Kim, Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Hyo Seok Kim, “OORI-QNANO: An Effective Mass Approach Code for the Design of Semiconductor Nanostructures for Optoelectronic Applications”, Satellite Session Poster, Nano Korea Symposium 2017, July 12-14, Ilsan, Kintex, Korea, (2017).						2017
11	The 20th Asian Workshop on First-Principles Electronic Structure Calculations		Tae Hyung Kim, Hu Sung Kim, Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Yong-Hoon Kim, “Electrical and thermal transport properties ofcarbon chains encapsulated within single-walled carbon nanotubes”, Poster P-098 , The 20th Asian Workshop on First-Principles Electronic Structure Calculations, Oct. 30-Nov. 1, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China, (2017).						2017
12	The 20th Asian Workshop on First-Principles Electronic Structure Calculations		Han Seul Kim, Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Hyo Seok Kim, Yong-Hoon Kim, “Development of non-equilibrium first-principles simulation methods for the design of next-generation nanodevices”, ‘invited talk given by Prof. Yong-Hoon Kim’, The 20th Asian Workshop on First-Principles Electronic Structure Calculations, Oct. 30-Nov. 1, Nanjing Univ., Nanjing, China, (2017).						2017
13	The 20th Asian Workshop on First-Principles Electronic Structure Calculations		Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Hyo Seok Kim, and Yong-Hoon Kim, “First-Principles Data-based Effective Mass Approximation Approach for the Design of Quantum Nanostructures for Optoelectronic Applications”, Poster P-083, The 20th Asian Workshop on First-Principles Electronic Structure Calculations, Oct. 30-Nov. 1, Nanjing, China, (2017).						2017
14	American Physical Society (APS)		Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Seongjae Byeon and Yong-Hoon Kim “Nanostructuring of Hybrid Halide Perovskites Down to stable Low-Dimensional and Semi-Metallic Allotropes: An ab initio study”, Talk MAR18-2891536, American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting 2018, March 5-9, Los Angeles, California, USA, (2018).						2018
15	Korean Physical Society (KPS)		Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Seongjae Byeon and Yong-Hoon Kim “Nanostructuring of Hybrid Halide Perovskites Down to stable Low-Dimensional and Semi-Metallic Allotropes: An ab initio study”, Talk H7.06, Korean Physical Society (KPS) Spring 2018 Meeting, April 25-27, Daejeon, Korea, (2018).						2018
16	The 21st Asian Workshop on First-Principles Electronic Structure Calculations		Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Juho Lee, Seongjae Byeon, and Yong-Hoon Kim, “Prediction of Semimetallicity and Negative Differential Resistance from Hybrid Halide Perovskite Nanowires”, Poster PO-44, The 21st Asian Workshop on First-Principles Electronic Structure Calculations, Oct. 29-31, Daejeon, Korea, (2018).						2018
17	Korean Physical Society (KPS)		Muhammad Ejaz Khan and Yong-Hoon Kim, “Degradation Mechanisms of the Hybrid Halide Perovskite and Protection of Environmental Stability through Surface Passivation”, Talk I3-06, Korean Physical Society (KPS) Spring 2019 Meeting, April 24-26, Daejeon, Korea, (2019).						2019
18	European Materials Research Society (E-MRS)		Muhammad Ejaz Khan and Yong-Hoon Kim, “Atomic-Scale Degradation Mechanisms of Hybrid Perovskite CH3NH3PbBr3 Surface: An Ab Initio Study”, Poster B. 5.44, European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) Spring 2019 Meeting, May 26-31, Nice, France, (2019).						2019
19	Graphene		Junga Ryu, Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Juho Lee, Hanseul Kim, Yong-Hoon Kim, “First-principles investigation of the mechanisms of oxidation in atomic layered MoS2 structures”, Graphene 2019, June 25-28, Phantoms Foundation, Rome, Italy (2019)						2019
20	Korean Physical Society (KPS)		Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Hyo Seok Kim, Jun Seong Lee and Yong-Hoon Kim, “First-Principles Based Effective-Mass Approximation for the Improved Description of Quantum Nanostructures”, Poster P-co-205, Korean Physical Society (KPS) Fall2019 Meeting, Oct 23-25, Gwangju, Korea, (2019).						2019
21	Korean Physical Society (KPS)		Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Hyeonwoo Yeo, and Yong-Hoon Kim, “Environmental Effects on Degradation Mechanisms of Hybrid Perovskite Surface and Work Function Controlling through Ligand Change”, Talk H4-06, Korean Physical Society (KPS) Fall 2019 Meeting, Oct 23-25, Gwangju, Korea, (2019).						2019
22	American Physical Society (APS)		Min Jong Noh, Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Yong-Hoon Kim “Atomistic Mechanism of MoS2 Oxidation Induced by Reactive Superoxide and Ozone Treatment: A First-principles Study”, Talk R59.00012, American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting 2021, March 15–19, Virtual, USA, (2021).						2021
Invited talks
Sr. No	Conference/Workshop Name		Description						Year
1	EDISON-Nanophysics Winter Meeting		Muhammad Ejaz Khan, “Development of EMA Simulation Platform for Multidimensional Quantum Dots”, EDISON-Nanophysics Winter Meeting, Busan, Korea, (2016).						2016
2	2018 DFT & Beyond Winter Workshop		Muhammad Ejaz Khan, “Transmission Eigenchannels and Eigenvectors”, 2018 DFT & Beyond Winter Workshop, Feb. 12-14, Muju, Korea, (2018).						2018
3	First-Principles Calculations for Nano Materials Colloquium		Muhammad Ejaz Khan, “Nano-Thermodynamic: Stability of Defects, Edges, Surfaces and Interfaces”, First-Principles Calculations for Nano Materials Colloquium, Dec. 6, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea, (2018).						2018
4	2019 EDISON Challenge		Muhammad Ejaz Khan, “Development of an effective mass approximation approach based on first-principles data for the design of quantum nanostructures”, NP-O-15, 2019 EDISON Challenge, Jan. 24-25, Daejeon, Korea, (2019).						2019
5	Scientific Computing Seminar		Muhammad Ejaz Khan, “The Time-Dependent Schrödinger Equation”, Scientific Computing Seminar, May 23, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea, (2019).						2019
Patents
Sr. No	Country of Registeration	Description
1	Korean Patent	Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Juho Lee, and Yong-Hoon Kim “Embodiment Method of Negative Differential Resistance Device and its Mechanism from Hybrid Halide Perovskite Nanowires”, Pub. No.10-2019-0096130, Sept 23, 2020.
2	US Patent	Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Juho Lee, and Yong-Hoon Kim “NDR Device and Circuit Having a Negative Differential Resistance Based on Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Halide Perovskite”, Control Number: P-17632-US, US Patent App. 16/673,116, 2020, Pub. No. US 2020/0295284 A1, Sept 17, 2020.