Dr. Fayyaz Ahmad

Assistant Professor

Faculty of Sciences

Email: fayyaz.ahmad.fsd@superior.edu.pk

DFT calculation, d-orbital, Perovskite Structure etc

I am Dr. Fayyaz Ahmad, a physicist specializing in Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, with a PhD from Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea. My research expertise spans DFT simulations, band structure calculations, structural stability, optical properties, and nanomaterials. Currently, I serve as an Assistant Professor of Physics and Manager ORIC at The Superior University, Faisalabad, […]

Insights into Dysprosium-Doped Bismuth Ferrite: A Combined Experimental and DFT Study on Structural, Optical, and Magnetic Properties. Hussain, Gulzar, Ishrat Naz, Fayyaz Ahmad, Amoakoh Gyasi-Agyei, and Hafeez Anwar. Phys. B: Condens. Matter (2025): 417361.
Dye degradation of methyl orange dye and magneto-dielectric properties of sol-gel synthesized Sm³-doped BiFeO₃. Sehrish, Hina, Saqib Shabbir, Muhammad Tayyab Iqbal, Fayyaz Ahmad, Hafeez Anwar, Syed Kashif Ali, O. Madkhali et al. J. Mol. Struct (2025): 142515.
Lanthanum-Doped Bismuth Phosphate: Engineering a Next-Generation Antimicrobial Material Asghar, Momna, Kanwal Akhtar, Yasir Javed, Ayesha Younas, Fayyaz Ahmad, and Zeeshan Mahmood. Spectrum of Engineering Sciences 1 (2025): 162-182.
Synthesis and characterization of Magnesium doped Bismuth Phosphate Nanomaterial’s for antifungal and antibacterial packaging. Batool, Iqra, Aneela Din Muhammad, Kanwal Akhtar, Yasir Javed, Fayyaz Ahmad, and Zeeshan Mahmood. Spectrum of Engineering Sciences, 5 (2024): 410-426.
Investigation of the effect of strontium substitution in bismuth ferrites for enhanced structural and optical properties using experimental and DFT approaches. Subhani, M. Umair, Ishrat Naz, Hafeez Anwar, and Fayyaz Ahmad. J. Alloys Compd 1005 (2024): 176014.
Enhancing photocatalytic and antibacterial performance through compositional optimization of NiO–CdO heterogeneous nanocomposites. Tauqeer Ahmad, M. Helena Braga, Ishrat Naz, Fayyaz Ahmad, Zahid Farooq, and Hafeez Anwar. Ceram. Int 49, 21 (2023): 33525-33536.
Experimental and DFT investigation of structural and optical properties of lanthanum substituted bismuth ferrites. Ahmed, Ishfaq, Ishrat Naz, Nicola Morley, Ahmad G. Ismail, Hafeez Anwar, and Fayyaz Ahmad. Physica B: Condensed Matter 661 (2023): 414927. Impact factor: 3
First-principles calculations to investigate the Electronic and Optical Properties of Hexagonal, Triclinic, and Monoclinic Structures of α-BiFeO₃. Ishrat Naz; Fayyaz Ahmad; Bakhtiar Ul Haq; Hafeez Anwar; M.M. Alsardia; I.B. Khadka, Se-Hun Kim. Mater. Sci. Eng. B., 284 (2022) 115838.
Single step microwaves assisted catalytic conversion of plastic waste into valuable fuel and carbon nanotubes. Fazeela Ramzan; Bilal Shoukat; Muhammad Y. Naz; Shazia Shukrullah; Fayyaz Ahmad; Ishrat Naz; Mohamed M. Makhlouf; Muhammad U. Farooqd; Kashif Kamran. Thermochim. Acta., 715 (2022) 179294.
Investigation of doping effect on structural, optical, antibacterial, and toxicity properties of iron-doped copper oxide nanostructures prepared by co-precipitation route. Anwar, Hafeez, Beenish Abbas, Ammara Mustafa, Fozia Anjum, Fayyaz Ahmad, and Ishrat Naz. Iran. J. Chem. Chem. (IJCCE)., 41, no. 3 (2022): 777-786.
Ab-initio investigation of electronic structures of α-BiFeO₃ with different exchange-correlation functionals. Naz, Ishrat, Fayyaz Ahmad, Jaekyung Jang, and Joo Yull Rhee. AIP Adv.; 8, no. 12 (2018).
Stability of the crystal structure of α-BiFeO₃. Ahmad, Fayyaz, Ishrat Naz, Jae Kyung Jang, and Joo Yull Rhee. J. Korean Phys. Soc., 70 (2017): 394-400.
Pulsed laser deposition and characterization of Alnico5 magnetic films. Butt, M. Z., Dilawar Ali, and Fayyaz Ahmad. Appl. Surf. Sci. 280 (2013): 975-980.

Role of localization of electrons on the crystal structure of alpha-BiFeO₃. (National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (NRF-2014R1A1A205897)
Electronic structures of alpha-BiFeO3 with different exchange-correlation functionals. (National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (NRF-2016R1A6A3A11933107).