Ahmad Nusir, PhD Candidate
Contact Information:
ainusir@uark.edu, ahmadnusir@gmail.com, 001 (479) 409 – 7559
Education:
• PhD in Electrical Engineering, University of Arkansas, May 2014 – Expected May 2018
• MSc. in Electrical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Aug 2012 – May 2014
• BSc. in Electrical Engineering, University of Jordan, Amman, Sep 2007 – Jan 2012
Experience:
• Teaching Assistant, Electrical Engineering Department
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (Aug 2016 – Present)
• Research Assistant, Optoelectronics Research Lab
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (Aug 2012 – Aug 2016)
Research Interest:
• Design and fabrication of optoelectronics devices for near-IR detection.
• Nano-fabrication of plasmonic electrodes and nanowires.
• Hot electrons in thin-films Schottky barriers.
• Self-powered photodetectors based on asymmetrical interdigital contacts
• Optical modeling of plasmonic photodetectors.
• Synthesis and characterization of colloidal quantum dots (CuInS2, CdSe, and PbSe)
Awards:
• Award of academic excellence for undergraduate students, University of Jordan, June 2012.
• WR Thomas Doctoral Scholarship in the College of Engineering, University of Arkansas, September 2016.
Publications:
1. A. Nusir and O. Manasreh, “Effect of ligand exchange on the photoresponsivity of near-infrared sensors based on PbSe nanocrystals,” 2016 IEEE SENSORS, Orlando, FL, USA, 2016, pp. 1-3. DOI: 10.1109/ICSENS.2016.7808686.
2. A. I. Nusir, G. P. Abbey, A. Hill, O. Manasreh, J. B. Herzog, “Hot electrons in microscale thin-films Schottky barriers for enhancing near-infrared detection,” Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE, vol. 28, no. 20, pp. 2241-2244 (2016). DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2016.2591261.
3. A. Nusir, J. Augilar, J. Hill, H. Morris, and M. O. Manasreh, “Uncooled infrared photodetector utilizing PbSe nanocrystals,” Nanotechnology, IEEE Transactions on, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 109-112 (2016). DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2015.2507058.
4. A. I. Nusir, and M. O. Manasreh, “Self-powered near-infrared photodetector based on asymmetrical Schottky interdigital contacts,” Electron Device Letters, IEEE, vol. 36, no. 11, pp. 1172–1175 (2015). DOI: 10.1109/LED.2015.2478395.
5. A. I. Nusir, A. M. Hill, M. O. Manasreh, and J. B. Herzog, “Near-infrared metal-semiconductor-metal photodetector based on semi-insulating GaAs and interdigital electrodes,” Photonics Research, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 1–4 (2015). DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.3.000001.
6. A. I. Nusir, J. Augilar, Z. Bever, and M. O. Manasreh, “Uncooled photodetectors based on CdSe nanocrystals with an interdigital metallization,” Applied Physics Letters, vol. 104, no. 5, pp. 051124 (2014). DOI: 10.1063/1.4864636.
7. A. I. Nusir, Y. F. Makableh, O. Manasreh, “Semi-insulating GaAs and Au Schottky barrier photodetectors for near-infrared detection (1280 nm),” Proc. SPIE 9609, Infrared Sensors, Devices, and Application V, 960903 (August 28, 2015). DOI: 10.1117/12.2184997.
8. A. M. Hill, A. I. Nusir, P. V. Nguyen, O. M. Manasreh, and J. B. Herzog, “Computational electromagnetic study of plasmonic effects in interdigital arrays,” Proc. SPIE 9163, Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties XII, 91633Q (September 10, 2014). DOI: 10.1117/12.2074251.
9. G. P. Abbey, A. I. Nusir, O. Manasreh, and J. B. Herzog “Structural characteristics of Au-GaAs nanostructures for increased plasmonic optical enhancement,” Proc. SPIE 9758, Quantum Dots and Nanostructures: Growth, Characterization, and Modeling XIII, 97580N (March 15, 2016). DOI:10.1117/12.2208765.
10. Y. F. Makableh, A. I. Nusir, H. Morris, K. McKenzie, O. Manasreh, “Performance enhancement of InAs quantum dots solar cells by using nanostructured antireflection coating with hydrophobic properties,” Journal of Nanophotonics, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 046018 (2016). DOI: 10.1117/1.JNP.10.046018.
11. Y. F. Makableh, R. Vasan, J. C. Sarker, A. I. Nusir, S. Seal, M. O. Manasreh, “Enhanced device performance by ZnO anti-reflection coating for GaAs solar cell,” Solar Energy materials and solar cells, vol. 123, pp. 178-182 (2014). DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.01.007m.
12. J. C. Sarker, R. Vasan, Y. F. Makableh, S. Lee, A. I. Nusir and M. O. Manasreh, “Enhanced performance of surface modified InAs quantum dots solar cell by sol-gel grown tantalum pentoxide antireflection coating,” Solar Energy materials and solar cells, vol. 127, pp. 58-62 (2014). DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.03.055.