Specialist Researchers Wanted
The Group of " Materials Science" is one of the oldest and largest group in the department of Physics & Astronomy. You find a variety of interests among members of this group. However, no matter how different are these interests; they are still about the properties and characterization of matter. E.g. magnetic, mechanical, electrical and optical properties.
An outline of the Interests includes but not limited to:
Superconductivity:
With emphasis on HTS. Recently most of the work is devoted on MgB2 superconductor. The group has succeeded in fabricating an ac-susceptometer to characterize MgB2 for magnetic properties and for Critical current density (JC).
Barium Titanate:
Most of the M.Sc. students got their degrees in this field. Our labs have all facilities to fabricate, test, and characterize for the BaTi compound. Prof. M. A. Eisa leading this direction.
Melanin studies:
Innovative work is being elaborated on this very key field by the leadership of Dr. Adel M. Hasib. Lost of M.Sc. thesis has been
offered in this area and work still going on with high momentum. Dr. Hasib succeeded in extraction of natural melanin using some Chemical methods thus making all forms, liquid, powder and jelly out of this material. He succeeded in coating glass and enhancing plastics and PVD with his product to protect against cosmic rays and to enhance filtering.
Surface Science
This is a common interest to all members of the group and is currently enhanced with new equipments.
Shape Memory Alloys:
Prof. A. A. Al-Aql has been working on this area for a long time. Lots of publications can be found that reflect a deep interest in this important research area.
Computational and Simulation Physics:
Dr. A. Aljuffali is specialist in this field. Recently, Dr. S. H. Binomran has joined the group and is specialist in Computational Condensed Matter Physics. His primary research interest is to develop and use direct first principles calculations and the effective Hamiltonian scheme within Monte-Carlo technique to investigate the properties of ferroelectrics, semiconductors, and low dimensional systems such as films, nanowires, nanotubes and nanodots.
Nanotechnology
Many group members are focusing now on this emerging and new research direction. Nano particles are being investigated as to enhance properties of already fabricated materials. Carbon Nano Tubes (CNT) fabrication is being discussed and adopted by members of the group. Dr. M. L. Hussain is interested and working on Quantum Dots and Their Applications.