SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION (SDE)

  • Research

    Research Area:

    • Materials Design

    • Electronic Structure

    • Optical Properties

    • Solar Cells

  • Publication

    Research Publication:

    1. A.N.M. Nor, M.A.H. Razali, W.H.A.W.K. Annuar, N.N. Alam, F.N. Sazman, N.H.M. Zaki, A.S. Kamisan, A.I. Kamisan, M.H. Samat, A.M.M. Ali, O.H. Hassan, B.U. Haq, M.Z.A. Yahya, M.F.M. Taib, Influence of Hubbard U Correction on the Structural, Electronic and Optical Properties of Kesterite Cu2XSnS4 (X= Zn, Fe), Physica B: Condensed Matter 673 (2023) 415450.

    2. W. Zainuddin, M.H. Samat, F.W. Badrudin, O.H. Hassan, M.F.M. Taib, Effect of Mn Incorporated into LiNbO3Crystal Structure on the Electronic and Optical Properties Using First-Principles Study, Defect and Diffusion Forum 425 (2023) 15–20.

    3. N. Sazman, N.H.M. Zaki, F.W. Badrudin, M.H. Samat, N.A. Malik, N.A.N.M. Nor, O.H. Hassan, M.Z.A. Yahya, M.F.M. Taib, First-Principles Approach to the Structural, Electronic and Intercalation Voltage of Prussian Blue (KxFe[Fe(CN)6]) (x = 1, 2) as Potential Cathode Material for Potassium Ion Batteries, Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry (2023) 1–12.

    4. W. Zainuddin, M.H. Samat, N.H.M. Zaki, F.W. Badrudin, N. Osman, A.M.M. Jani, O.H. Hassan, M.F.M. Taib, Electronic and Optical Properties of Au and Ag Doped LiNbO3 from First Principles Study, Materials Today: Proceedings 425 (2023) 1–5.

    5. Hamzah, M.H. Samat, N.A. Johari, A.F.A. Faizal, O.H. Hassan, A.M.M. Ali, R. Zakaria, N.H. Hussin, M.Z.A. Yahya, M.F.M. Taib, A DFT+U Study of Structural, Electronic and Optical Properties of Ag-and Cu-doped ZnO, Microelectronics International 40 (2023) 53–62.

    6. W. Zainuddin, M.H. Samat, N.H. Hussin, O.H. Hassan, M.F.M. Taib, The Study of Hubbard U Correction on Structural, Electronic and Optical Properties of LiNbO3, Solid State Science and Technology 30 (2022) 1–10.

    7. Hamzah, M.H. Samat, N.A. Johari, A.F.A. Faizal, O.H. Hassan, A.M.M. Ali, R. Zakaria, N.H. Hussin, M.Z.A. Yahya, M.F.M. Taib, First-Principle LDA+U and GGA+U Calculations on Structural and Electronic Properties of Wurtzite ZnO, Solid State Science and Technology 30 (2022) 20–36.

    8. H. Samat, M.F.M. Taib, O.H. Hassan, N.H. Hussin, D.T. Mustaffa, N.K. Jaafar, R. Zakaria, M.Z.A. Yahya, A.M.M. Ali, Influence of Nd Concentrations on the Structural, Electronic and Optical Properties of Anatase TiO2: A First-Principles Approach, Computational Condensed Matter 31 (2022) e00672.

    9. A. Johari, N. Hamzah, A.F.A. Faizal, M.H. Samat, O.H. Hassan, A.M.M. Ali, M.Z.A. Yahya, M.F.M. Taib, Effects of Hubbard U Correction on the Structural and Electronic Properties of Rutile, Anatase and Brookite TiO2, Materials Today: Proceedings 66 (2022) 4061–4067.

    10. N. Alam, N.A. Malik, M.H. Samat, N.H. Hussin, N.K. Jaafar, A. Radzwan, M.Z. Mohyedin, B.U. Haq, A.M.M.Ali, O.H. Hassan, M.Z.A. Yahya, M.F.M. Taib, Underlying Mechanism of Surface (001) Cubic ATiO3 (A = Pb, Sn) in Enhancing Thermoelectric Performance of Thin-Film Application Using Density Functional Theory, Surfaces and Interfaces 27 (2021) 101524.

    11. Kazmi, P.C. Ooi, S.R.A. Raza, B.T. Goh, S.S.A. Karim, M.H. Samat, M.K. Lee, M.F.M.R. Wee, M.F.M. Taib, M.A. Mohamed, Appealing Stable Room-Temperature Ferromagnetism by Well-Aligned 1D Co-Doped Zinc Oxide Nanowires, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 872 (2021) 159741.

    12. Kazmi, P.C. Ooi, S.R.A. Raza, B.T. Goh, S.S.A. Karim, M.H. Samat, M.K. Lee, M.F.M.R. Wee, M.F.M. Taib, M.A. Mohamed, Evidence of Room Temperature Ferromagnetism in Vertically Aligned Bi-Co co-doped ZnO Nanowires, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 54 (2021) 415301.

    13. F. Saipuddin, A. Hashim, M.H. Samat, N.E. Suhaimi, M.F.M. Taib, DFT+U Calculation in Determining Structural and Electronic Properties of YBa2Cu3O7-δ, AIP Conference Proceedings 2368 (2021) 040001.

    14. J. Mohammed, N.K. Othman, M.F.M. Taib, M.H. Samat, S. Yahya, Experimental and Theoretical Studies on Extract of Date Palm Seed as a Green Anti-Corrosion Agent in Hydrochloric Acid Solution, Molecules 12 (2021) 3535.

    15. K. Ping, M.A. Mohamed, A.K. Mondal, M.F.M. Taib, M.H. Samat, D.D. Berhanuddin, P.S. Menon, R. Bahru, First-Principles Studies for Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of Strontium Doped β-Ga2O3, Micromachines 12 (2021) 348.

    1. A.K. Mondal, M.A. Mohamed, L.K. Ping, M.F.M. Taib, M.H. Samat, M.A.S.M. Haniff, R. Bahru, First-Principles Studies for Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of p-Type Calcium Doped α-Ga2O3, Materials 14 (2021) 604.

    1. A. Malik, N.N. Alam, M.H. Samat, M.Z. Mohyedin, N.H. Hussin, O.H. Hassan, M.Z.A. Yahya, M.F.M. Taib, First-Principles Studies on Structural, Electronic and Optical Properties of Fe-Doped NiS2 Counter Electrode for Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells Using DFT+U, Scientific Research Journal 17 (2020) 82–98.

    2. N. Alam, N.A. Malik, M.H. Samat, M.Z. Mohyedin, N.H. Hussin, A.M.M. Ali, O.H. Hassan, M.Z.A. Yahya, M.F.M. Taib, First-Principles Study on Structural and Electronic Properties of Cubic (Pm3m) and Tetragonal (P4mm) ATiO3 (A= Pb, Sn), Scientific Research Journal 17 (2020) 150–161.

    3. H. Samat, M.F.M. Taib, O.H. Hassan, M.Z.A. Yahya, A.M.M. Ali, First-Principles Study on XV2S4 (X = Ni, Cr, and Mo) Counter Electrode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Emergent Materials 3 (2020) 125–131.

    4. S.M. Shukri, M.N.S. Saimin, M.H. Samat, N. Abdullah, S.Z.N. Demon, N.A. Halim, M.F.M. Taib, First-Principles Study of CH4 and NH3 Adsorption on Graphene Oxide Epoxy and Graphene Oxide Hydroxyl, International Journal of Nanoelectronics and Materials 13 (2020) 249–258.

    5. H. Samat, M.F.M. Taib, O.H. Hassan, M.Z.A. Yahya, A.M.M. Ali, First-Principles Calculations on Structural, Electronic and Optical Properties of Ce-, Nd- and Er-Doped TiO2, International Journal of Nanoelectronics and Materials 13 (2020) 301–308.

    6. F.M. Taib, M.H. Samat, S.Z.N. Demon, N.H. Hussin, O.H. Hassan, M.Z.A. Yahya, A.M.M. Ali, First-Principles Study on the Doping Effects of La on the Structural, Electronic and Optical Properties of MgO, International Journal of Nanoelectronics and Materials 13 (2020) 225–234.

    7. A. Malik, M. Yahaya, N.N. Alam, M.H. Ismail, O.H. Hassan, A.M.M Ali, M.H. Samat, M.F.M. Taib, The Structural, Electronic and Mechanical Properties of α and β Phases in Titanium Using Density Functional Theory, International Journal of Nanoelectronics and Materials 13 (2020) 11–20.

    1. M.H. Samat, A.M.M. Ali, M.F.M. Taib, O.H. Hassan, M.Z.A. Yahya, Structural and Electronic Properties of TiO2 Polymorphs with Effective On-Site Coulomb Repulsion Term: DFT+U Approaches, Materials Today: Proceedings, 17 (2019) 472–483.

    2. M.F.M. Taib, D.T. Mustaffa, N.H. Hussin, M.H. Samat, A.M.M. Ali, O.H. Hassan, M.Z.A. Yahya, First Principles Study on Zn Doped MgO Using Hubbard U Correction, Materials Research Express 6 (2019) 094012.

    3. M.H. Samat, M.F.M. Taib, N.K. Jaafar, O.H. Hassan, M.Z.A. Yahya, A.M.M. Ali, First-Principles Studies on Phase Stability of TiO2 by Using GGA+U Calculations, AIP Conference Proceedings, 2030 (2018) 020058.

    4. N.H. Hussin, M.F.M. Taib, M.H. Samat, N. Jon, O.H. Hassan, M.Z.A. Yahya, Study of Structural, Electronic and Optical Properties of Lanthanum Doped Perovskite PZT Using Density Functional Theory, Applied Mechanics and Materials, 864 (2017) 127–132.

    5. M.H. Samat, M.F.M. Taib, O.H. Hassan, M.Z.A. Yahya, A.M.M. Ali, Structural, Electronic and Optical Properties of Brookite Phase Titanium Dioxide, Materials Research Express, 4 (2017) 044003.

    6. M.F.M. Taib, M.K. Yaakob, N.H. Hussin, M.H. Samat, O.H. Hassan, M.Z.A. Yahya, Structural, Electronic and Optical Properties of BaTiO3 and BaFeO3 from First Principles LDA+U Study, International Journal of Electroactive Materials 4 (2016) 14–17.

    7. M.H. Samat, A.M.M. Ali, M.F.M. Taib, O.H. Hassan, M.Z.A. Yahya, Hubbard U Calculations on Optical Properties of 3d Transition Metal Oxide TiO2, Results in Physics, 6 (2016) 891–896.

    8. N.S. Azhar, M.H. Samat, N. Hamzah, M.F.M. Taib, R. Zakaria, O.H. Hassan, M.Z.A. Yahya, A.M.M. Ali, Structural, Electronic and Optical Properties Study of Gd-doped TiO2 for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell, Solid State Science and Technology, 24 (2016) 220–230.

    9. M.H. Samat, N.H. Hussin, M.F.M. Taib, M.K. Yaakob, N.S. Samsi, S.S.S.A. Aziz, M.Z.A. Yahya, A.M.M. Ali, Structural, Electronic and Optical Properties of Nd-Doped Anatase TiO2 for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells from Density Functional Theory, Materials Science Forum, 846 (2016) 726–733.

    10. M.H. Samat, N.H. Hussin, M.F.M. Taib, M.K. Yaakob, N.S. Samsi, S.S.S.A. Aziz, M.Z.A. Yahya, A.M.M. Ali, First-Principles Study on Structural, Electronic and Optical Properties of TiO2 for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Photoanode, Materials Science Forum, 846 (2016) 719–725.

    11. N.H. Hussin, M.H. Samat, N. Salleh, O.H. Hassan, M.Z.A. Yahya, M.F.M. Taib, First Principles Study of Structural, Electronic and Optical Properties of La Doped Perovskite PZT Using Density Functional Theory, Solid State Science and Technology, 24 (2016) 180–188.

    12. M.H. Samat, N. Adnan, M.F.M. Taib, O.H. Hassan, M.Z.A. Yahya, A.M.M. Ali, Structural, Electronic and Optical Properties Study of Brookite TiO2, Solid State Science and Technology, 24 (2016) 107–120.

  • Supervision

  • Recognition

    Awards:

    1. Bronze Medal, Invention, Innovation & Design Exposition 2018 (iidex 2018): Designing Sustainable TiO2 Solar Cells Materials

    2. Silver Medal, Invention, Innovation & Design Exposition 2016 (iidex 2016): Efficiency Enhancement of Semiconductor Quantum Dots Plasticized Cellulose Acetate Polymer Electrolytes in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

    Recognition:

    1. Postdoctoral Researcher at Institute of Science (IOS), Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam, Feb 2020 - Feb 2023

    2. Speaker, Workshop on Computational Materials Design (7th ICSSST 2019)

    3. Judge, Mathematics Exposition (MATEX) Olimpiad 2019

    4. Judge, Olimpiad Sains & Matematik 2018

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