Name: Dr Abdelkrim Mekki
Title: Associate Professor
Brief research interests
Design and characterization of glasses, ferroelectrics, and dye-sensitized/perovskite solar materials for radiation shielding, dosimetry, biomedical, and energy-harvesting applications.
Research Areas:
- Radiation-shielding glasses (lead-free): Borate/tellurite systems; gamma attenuation; dosimetry and medical shielding.
- Non-crystalline materials: Structure–property relationships in glass networks (BO/NBO chemistry, network modifiers).
- Surface & interface analysis: XPS of oxidation states; Ar⁺ sputtering effects; depth profiling.
- Ion irradiation & defect engineering: Ar⁺ irradiation, implantation, and defect evolution; range/ damage modeling.
- Iodine capture polymers: Polymer sorbents for I₂ and CH₃I remediation; adsorption mechanisms and stability.
- Solar energy materials: Dye-sensitized and perovskite solar cells; interfaces, efficiency, and durability.
- Ferroelectrics for energy harvesting: Piezo/pyroelectric ceramics and device-level performance.
Office:
Location: 6-219
Tel: 966-1-860-4292
Email: akmekki@kfupm.edu.sa
Website: faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/phys/akmekki
Lab(s): Surface Science Lab.
6-252.
Affiliated Center(s): Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials
Research Interests
Materials for safety and energy: radiation-shielding glasses, iodine-capture polymers, and ferroelectrics; structure–property relationships via XPS and ion irradiation; dye-sensitized and perovskite photovoltaics; application-driven design for medical, nuclear, and environmental needs.
Biographical Sketch
Dr Abdelkrim Mekki is Associate Professor in the Physics department at KFUPM and is affiliated to the Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Materials. He studies radiation-shielding glasses, iodine-capture polymers, surface analysis by XPS/ion irradiation and ferroelectric materials for energy harvesting. He mentors students in materials characterization and designs lead-free, application-ready solutions for healthcare, energy, and environmental safety.
AWARDS & HONORS:
Received the university distinguished teaching award 3 times.
Received the university distinguished advising award 1 time.
Received the university distinguished instructional technology award 2 times.
Nominated for university distinguished research award 1 time.
KEY PUBLICATIONS:
1. Investigation of physicochemical, mechanical, and radiation shielding properties of BaO–ZnO–B2O3–Bi2O3 glasses, M.I. Sayyed, Nidal Dwaikat, Abdelkrim Mekki, Awatif Alshamari, M Kh Hamad f, M.H.A. Mhareb, Radiation Physics and Chemistry 239 (2026) 113286.
2. Bioactive properties for borate and borosilicate glass: An in vitro study, Mariam Aljaman, M.H.A. Mhareb, Abdelkrim Mekki, Essam Kotb, N. Alonizan,M.Y. Alqahtani, Hana Almarri, Irshad Bai, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids: X 26 (2025) 100222.
3. Radiation shielding features and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy for zinc-boro-tellurite glasses modified with various oxides, M.H.A. Mhareb, M.I. Sayyed, Abdelkrim Mekki, Nidal Dwaikat, Awatif Alshamari, M. Kh Hamad, Muna Alqahtani, Y.S. Alajerami, Radiation Physics and Chemistry 237 (2025) 113127.
4. Effect of V5+/V4+ substitution on structural and magnetic orderings of SrFeO3-δ Rakhi Saha, Koyal Suman Samantaray, P. Maneesha, Suresh Chandra Baral, Sachindra Nath Sarangi, Rajashri Urkude, Biplab Ghosh, R. Mittal, Mayanak K. Gupta, Abdelkrim Mekki, Khalil Harrabi, Somaditya Sen, Ceramics International 51 (2025) 39855–39865.
5. Effective Carbon Dioxide and Iodine Adsorption in Ionic Liquid Modified Porous Organic Polymers Aqeel Ahmad, Masooma Nazar, Nagendra Kulal, Syed Muhammad Shakil Hussain, Tariq Al-Abdullah, Abdelkrim Mekki, and Othman Charles S. Al-Hamouz, Advanced Sustainable Systems (2025), 9, e00418.
6. Fabrication and characterization of natural dye-sensitized solar cells using an efficient natural sensitizer derived from Laurus nobilis L, Ryan Nur Iman, Muhammad Younas, Khalil Harrabi, Abdelkrim Mekki, Dyes and Pigments 225 (2024) 112057.
Dr. Abdelkrim Mekki Associate Professor 6/219 966-1-860-4292 akmekki@kfupm.edu.sa Website