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Mohammad Al-Kuhaili,
Professor & Chairman, Physics Department

Research and Academic activity statistics 2015 to 2021

3.1

Average Impact Factor Publications​

51

Patents

10042

Cumulative Citation Count​

452

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Joint Seminar

Chiral MOF Materials for Advanced Spin-Polarized Optoelectronic Devices


Speaker:
Dr. Mujahid Mustaqeem
IRC-HTCM, Physics Department King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Date: Monday, 24 February 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m.

Location: Bldg. 6/Room 125

Abstract:
Spin optoelectronics is an indispensable key for the future development of spintronics. Traditionally, spintronics relies on external magnetic fields and ferromagnetic contacts to achieve spin-polarized carriers. This makes it challenging to realize spin optoelectronic devices due to the inherently bulky and rigid constituent materials. To circumvent the existing shortcomings, we proposed an alternative approach and achieved spin optoelectronic devices using Chiral-MOF. Chiral-MOFs employed as a spin-injection layer via the chiral-induced spin selectivity (CISS) mechanism can effectively polarize the emitting light. This approach enables circularly polarized luminescence (CPL), which is free from external magnetic fields or ferromagnetic contacts. The obtained result offers a promising alternative in the field of spin optoelectronics and builds up an additional manner to manipulate the physical properties of spin-polarized optoelectronic devices.

Biography:
Dr Mujahid Mustaqeem is currently serving as a Postdoctoral researcher in the IRC-HTCM at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Mujahid Mustaqeem completed his PhD at National Taiwan University (NTU), Taiwan. During his PhD, he worked on “Physics and Application of Novel Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Heterostructures". Dr Mujahid has published 40 research articles in ISI journals. He published mostly his papers in high-impact journals such as Advanced Functional Materials, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Materials Today Nano, Materials Today Physics, Advanced Materials Technologies.

All faculty, researchers and students are invited to attend.

    Location and Time
  • 6/125

  • 24 Feb, 2025

  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM