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Dr. Safdar Nazir has done PhD from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia. Before That, he completed M. Phil from University of Punjab,Lahore, Pakistan.

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Education

Year Degree Board / University
2018 Material Science -- (Post Doctorate) Department of NanoEngineering University of California, San Diego, California, USA
2015 Material Science -- (Post Doctorate) Department of NanoEngineering University of California, San Diego, California, USA
2012 Material Science -- (Doctorate Degree) King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
2008 M-Phil -- (M-Phil (18 Years) Degree) Centre of Excellence in Solid State Physics University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
2005 Physics -- (Master (16 Years) Degree) Department of Physics University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
2003 Science -- (Bachelor (14 Years) Degree) Government College, Taunsa Sharif, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Paksitan
1999 Pre-Engineering -- (Higher Secondary School Certificate / Intermediate/ A - level) Government College, Taunsa Sharif, D G Khan Board
1996 Scienve -- (Secondary School Certificate / Matriculation / O - level) Government High School, Taunsa Sharif, D G Khan Borad
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Experience

From To Post Held Organization
2013 2014 Assistant Professor Department of Physics University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
2014 2015 Postdoc Department of NanoEngineering University of California, San Diego, California, USA
2015 Continue Assistant Professor Department of Physics University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
2017 2018 Postdoc Department of NanoEngineering University of California, San Diego, California, USA
2019 Continue Assistant Professor Department of Physics University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
2021 Continue Associate Professor Department of Physics University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
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Research Interests

Material Science
Condensed Matter Physics

Fellowships

1. Postdoc: 2017-2018 University of California, San Diego, California, USA
2. Postdoc: 2014-2015 University of California, San Diego, California, USA
3. PhD: 2009-2012 (KAUST) King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Publications

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  • S. Nazir, W. Akbar, S. Naseem, M. Zulfiqar, S. M. Alay-e-Abbas, and J. Ni , 2023 , Emergence of robust half-metallic spin gap and a sizeable magnetic anisotropy in electron-doped Ca2FeOsO6 , Materials Chemistry and Physics , 294,
  • S. Nazir, C. Bernal, and K. Yang , 2015 , Modulated Two-Dimensional Charge-Carrier Density in LaTiO3− Layer-Doped LaAlO3/SrTiO3 Heterostructure , ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces , 7, 9,
  • S. Nazir, B. Amin, and U. Schwingenschlögl , 2013 , Suppression of the two-dimensional electron gas in LaGaO3/SrTiO3 by cation intermixing , SCIENTIFIC REPORTS , 3, 1,
  • S. M. Alay-e-Abbas, S. Nazir, K. M. Wong, A. Shaukat, and U. Schwingenschlögl , 2014 , Chemical stability and defect formation in CaHfO3 , Europhysics Letters , 106, 2,
  • J. Maria, S. Nazir, S. M. Alay-e-Abbas, and A. Shaukat , 2014 , Half-metallic ferromagnetism in ordered LaBaCo2O6 and disordered La0.5Ba0.5CoO3: DFT þU study , Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials , 368, 3,
  • S. M. Alay-e-Abbas, S. Nazir, N. A. Noor, N. Amin, and A. Shaukat , 2014 , Thermodynamic Stability and Vacancy Defect Formation Energies in SrHfO3 , The Journal of Physical Chemistry C , 118, 34,
  • Safdar Nazir, Maziar Behtash, and Kesong Yang , 2014 , Enhancing interfacial conductivity and spatial charge confinement of LaAlO3/SrTiO3 heterostructures via strain engineering , APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS , 105, 14,
  • S. Nazir and K. Yang , 2014 , First-Principles Characterization of the Critical Thickness for Forming Metallic States in Strained LaAlO3/SrTiO3 (001) Heterostructure , ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces , 6, 24,
  • Safdar Nazir, Maziar Behtash, and Kesong Yang , 2015 , The role of uniaxial strain in tailoring the interfacial properties of LaAlO3/SrTiO3 heterostructure , RSC Advances , 5, 20,
  • S. Nazir, M. Behtash, and K. Yang , 2015 , Towards enhancing two-dimensional electron gas quantum confinement effects in perovskite oxide heterostructures , JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS , 117, 11,
  • S. Nazir and U. Schwingenschlögl , 2013 , Strain effects on the spin polarized electron gas in ABO3/SrTiO3 (A = Pr, Nd and B = Al, Ga) heterostructures , APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS , 102, 14,
  • M. Behtash, P. H. Joo, S. Nazir, and K. Yang , 2015 , Electronic structures and formation energies of pentavalent-ion-doped SnO2: First- principles hybrid functional calculations , JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS , 117, 17,
  • S. Nazir, J. Cheng, M. Behtash, J. Luo, and K. Yang , 2015 , Interface Energetics and Charge Carrier Density Amplification by Sn- Doping in LaAlO3/SrTiO3 Heterostructure , ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces , 7, 26,
  • S. M. Alay-e-Abbas, S. Nazir, and A. Shaukat , 2015 , First-principles characterization of chemical stability, defect formation energies and n-type conductivity in SrZrO3 , Journal of Alloys and Compounds , 651, 5,
  • M. Behtash, S. Nazir, Y. Wang, and K. Yang , 2016 , Polarization effects on the interfacial conductivity in LaAlO3/SrTiO3 heterostructures: a first-principles study , Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics , 18, 9,
  • S. Nazir, M. Behtash, J. Cheng, J. Luo, and K. Yang , 2016 , Nb and Ta layer doping effects on the interfacial energetics and electronic properties of LaAlO3/SrTiO3 heterostructure: first-principles analysis , Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics , 18, 4,
  • S. Nazir and U. Schwingenschlögl , 2016 , Spin-polarized electron gas in Co2MSi/SrTiO3 (M = Ti, V, Cr, Mn, and Fe) heterostructures , physica status solidi (RRL) , 10, 7,
  • S. M. Alay-e-Abbas, S. Nazir, and A. Shaukat , 2016 , Formation energies and electronic structure of intrinsic vacancy defects and oxygen vacancy clustering in BaZrO3 , Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics , 18, 34,
  • K. Yang, S. Nazir, M. Behtash and J. Cheng , 2016 , High-Throughput Design of Two-Dimensional Electron Gas Systems Based on Polar/Nonpolar Perovskite Oxide Heterostructures , SCIENTIFIC REPORTS , 6, 1,
  • B. Amin, S. Nazir, and U. Schwingenschlögl , 2013 , Molecular distortion and charge transfer effects in ZnPc/Cu(111) , SCIENTIFIC REPORTS , 3,
  • S. Nazir and U. Schwingenschlögl , 2013 , Virtual half-metallicity at the CoS2/FeS2 interface induced by strain , RSC Advances , 3, 14,
  • Y. Wang, W. Tang, J. Cheng, S. Nazir, and K. Yang , 2016 , High-mobility two-dimensional electron gas in SrGeO3- and BaSnO3-based perovskite oxide heterostructures: an ab initio study , Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics , 18, 46,
  • S. Nazir, Z. Y. Zhu, and U. Schwingenschlögl , 2011 , Charge transfer effects on the Fermi surface of Ba0.5K0.5Fe2As2 , Annalen der Physik , 523, 3,
  • S. Nazir, N. Ikram, M. Tanveer, A. Shaukat, Y. Saeed, and A. H. Reshak , 2009 , Spin-Polarized Structural, Electronic, and Magnetic Properties of Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors Cd1-xMnxS and Cd1-xMnxSe in Zinc Blende Phase , The Journal of Physical Chemistry A , 113, 20,
  • A. Shaukat, Y. Saeed, S. Nazir, N. Ikram, M. Tanveer , 2009 , Ab initio study of structural, electronic and optical properties of Ca1-xSrxS compounds , Physica B , 404, 21, , Web Link : https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0921452609006528
  • S. Nazir, N. Ikram, S. A. Siddiqi, Y. Saeed, A. Shaukat, and A. H. Reshak , 2010 , First principles density functional calculations of half-metallic ferromagnetism in Zn1-xCrxS and Cd1-xCrxS , Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science , 14, 1,
  • Y. Saeed, S. Nazir, A. Shaukat, and A. H. Reshak , 2010 , Ab-initio calculations of Co-based diluted magnetic semiconductors Cd1-xCoxX (X = S, Se, Te) , Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials , 322, 20,
  • N.A. Noor, N. Ikram, S. Ali, S. Nazir, S. M. Alay-e-Abbas, and A. Shaukat , 2010 , First-principles calculations of structural, electronic and optical properties of CdxZn1−x S alloys , Journal of Alloys and Compounds , 507, 45,
  • Y. Saeed, S. Nazir, A. H. Reshak, and A. Shaukat , 2010 , First-principles study of spin-polarized electronic band structures in ferromagnetic Zn1−xTMxS (TM = Fe, Co and Ni) , Journal of Alloys and Compounds , 508,
  • S. Nazir and U. Schwingenschlögl , 2010 , The interface of the ferromagnetic metal CoS2 and the nonmagnetic semiconductor FeS2 , APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS , 97, 18,
  • Y. Saeed, A. Shaukat, S. Nazir, N. Ikram, and A. H. Reshak , 2010 , First principles calculations of electronic structure and magnetic properties of Cr-based magnetic semiconductors Al1-xCrxX (X =N, P, As, Sb) , Journal of Solid State Chemistry , 183, 1,
  • S. Nazir, S. Auluck, J. J. Pulikkotil, N. Singh, and U. Schwingenschlögl , 2011 , First-principles comparison of the cubic and tetragonal phases of Mo3Sb7 , Chemical Physics Letters , 504, 4,
  • S. Nazir and U. Schwingenschlögl , 2012 , A route to ultrathin quantum gases at polar perovskite heterointerfaces , physica status solidi (RRL) , 6, 9,
  • S. Nazir, Z. Y. Zhu, J. J. Pulikkotil, and U. Schwingenschlögl , 2011 , Electronic and magnetic structure of BaCoO2 as obtained from LSDA and LSDA+U calculations , Physics Letters A , 375, 12,
  • S. Nazir, N. Singh, and U. Schwingenschlögl , 2011 , Charge transfer mechanism for the formation of metallic states at the KTaO3/SrTiO3 interface , PHYSICAL REVIEW B , 83, 11,
  • S. Nazir, J. J. Pulikkotil, N. Singh, and U. Schwingenschlögl , 2011 , Vacancy induced metallicity at the CaHfO3/SrTiO3 interface , APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS , 98, 13,
  • S. Nazir, N. Singh, and U. Schwingenschlögl , 2011 , The metallic interface between the two band insulators LaGaO3 and SrTiO3 , APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS , 98, 26,
  • S. Nazir and U. Schwingenschlögl , 2011 , High charge carrier density at the NaTaO3/SrTiO3 hetero-interface , APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS , 99, 7,
  • M. Upadhyay Kahaly, S. Nazir, and U. Schwingenschlögl , 2011 , Band structure engineering and vacancy induced metallicity at the GaAs-AlAs interface , APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS , 99, 12,
  • S. Nazir, N. Singh, M. U. Kahaly, and U. Schwingenschlögl , 2012 , Role of the electronegativity for the interface properties of non-polar heterostructures , Europhysics Letters , 98, 2,
  • S. Nazir, M. Upadhyay Kahaly, and U. Schwingenschlögl , 2012 , High mobility of the strongly confined hole gas in AgTaO3/SrTiO3 , APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS , 100, 20,
  • M. Zulfiqar, Y. Zhao, G. Li, S. Nazir, and J. Ni , 2016 , Tunable Conductivity and Half Metallic Ferromagnetism in Monolayer Platinum Diselenide: A First-Principles Study , The Journal of Physical Chemistry C , 120, 43,
  • J. Cheng, S. Nazir, and K. Yang , 2016 , First-Principles Prediction of Two-Dimensional Electron Gas Driven by Polarization Discontinuity in Nonpolar/Nonpolar AHfO3/SrTiO3 (A = Ca, Sr, and Ba) Heterostructures , ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces , 8, 46,
  • K. Alvi and S. Nazir , 2023 , Thermodynamics and robust n-type charge carrier density in Co- doped FeTe2: strain strategy , Physica Scripta , 98,
  • S. Nazir and K. Yang , 2022 , Elucidate interfacial disorder effects on the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy at Fe/MgO heterostructure from first-principles calculations , Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter , 34,
  • S. F. Rubab, S. Naseem, S. M. Alay-e-Abbas, M. Zulfiqar, Y. Zhao, and S. Nazir , 2021 , Structural stability and evolution of half-metallicity in Ba2CaMoO6: interplay of hole- and electron-doping , Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics , 23,
  • A. Islam, M. Zulfiqar, S. Nazir, and Jun Ni , 2021 , Strain-modulated electronic and magnetic properties of Co2TMAl , Materials Today Communications , 26,
  • W. Akbar, I. Elahi, M. Zulfiqar, and S. Nazir , 2021 , Transition metals co-doped induced ferromagnetism in SnO2: First-principles characterization , Physica B: Physics of Condensed Matter , 601,
  • I. Elahi, W. Akbar, and S. Nazir , 2021 , Role of electronegativity to induce magnetism in ZnX1-xYx (X = S/Se/Te and Y = Li/Be/B) chalcogenides , Physica Scripta , 96,
  • S. Naseem, S. Faiza-Rubab, M. Zulfiqar, and S. Nazir , 2022 , Development of a half-metallic ferrimagnetic state in Lu2NiIrO6 via hole-doping , Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials , 549,
  • A. Islam, M. Zulfiqar, S. Nazir, and Jun Ni , 2022 , Robust half-metallic spin-gap in Co2CrAl: doping and strain engineering , Physica Scripta , 97,
  • I. Elahi, W. Akbar, M. Zulfiqar, S. Nazir , 2022 , Thermodynamic stability and creation of large half-metallic gap in BaZrO3 via non-magnetic elements doping , Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids , 164,
  • S. Jiang, S. Nazir, and K. Yang , 2022 , High-Throughput Design of Interfacial Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy at Heusler/MgO Heterostructures , ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces , 14,
  • A. Yousaf and S. Nazir , 2022 , Strain controlled antiferromagnetic insulating state along with ferroelectricity and magnetic anisotropy in Pb2CoTeO6 , Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials , 556,
  • W. Akbar, T. Liaqat, I. Elahi, M. Zulfiqar, and S. Nazir , 2020 , Modulated electronic and magnetic properties of 3d TM-doped SrTiO3: DFT+U study , Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials , 500,
  • S. Gilani, S. Nazir, M. Zulfiqar, and Y. Zhao , 2022 , 3d-Electron-doping induced multiferroicity and half-metallicity in PbTiO3 , Physica Scripta , 97,
  • S. Faiza-Rubab and S. Nazir , 2022 , Interplay between spin–orbital coupling and electron-correlation: induction of phase transitions and giant magnetic anisotropy in strained LaSr1-x CaxNiReO6 , Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics , 24,
  • H. Javed and S. Nazir , 2022 , Combine effect of doping and strain on the thermodynamics, ferroelectric, electronic, and magnetic properties of PbTiO3 , Materials Chemistry and Physics , 289,
  • T. Kalsoom and S. Nazir , 2022 , Thermodynamics, electronic, and magnetic properties of Cr-doped Cr2CoAl: Biaxial ([110]) strain impact , Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing , 150,
  • S. Nazir and Y. Cheng , 2023 , Stable antiferromagnetism and semiconducting- to-metal transition in ALaCuOsO6 (A = Ba and Sr): strain modulations , Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics , 25,
  • A. Yousaf and S. Nazir , 2023 , The joint impact of crystal-cell thickness and biaxial ([110]) strain on the ferroelectricity of KNbO3 in bulk/thin-film form , Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing , 159,
  • S. Naseem, S. M. Alay-e-Abbas, and S. Nazir , 2023 , Thermodynamics and a definite large half-metallic spin gap along with a magnetic anisotropy in La-doped Ba2NiIrO6 , Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing , 160,
  • S. Naseem and S. Nazir , 2023 , Robust ferromagnetic insulator and modulated Curie temperature in Ho2CoMnO6: Strain effects , Materials Today Communications , 35,
  • S. Nazir , 2021 , Insulator‐to‐half metal transition and enhancement of structural distortions in Lu2NiIrO6 double perovskite oxide via hole‐doping , SCIENTIFIC REPORTS , 11,
  • I. Elahi, S. M. Alay-e-Abbas, S. Nazir, G. Abbas, W. Akbar, A. Shaukat, and M. N. Tahir , 2020 , Formation Energetics, Electronic Structure and Ferromagnetic Properties of C-, Si- and Ge-Doped Zinc Blende Cadmium Chalcogenides , Materials Today Communications , 125,
  • S. Nazir, J. Cheng, and K. Yang , 2016 , Creating Two-Dimensional Electron Gas in Nonpolar/Nonpolar Oxide Interface via Polarization Discontinuity: First-Principles Analysis of CaZrO3/SrTiO3 Heterostructure , ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces , 8, 1,
  • I. Elahi, S. M. Alay-e-Abbas b, , S. Nazir, A. Shaukat, and M. N. Tahir , 2019 , Evaluation of thermodynamics and p-type ferromagnetism of C, Si and Ge doped ZnX (X = S, Se and Te) semiconductors , Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials , 477,
  • S. M. Alay-e-Abbas, S. Nazir, S. Cottenier, and A. Shaukat , 2017 , Evaluation of thermodynamics, formation energetics and electronic properties of vacancy defects in CaZrO3 , SCIENTIFIC REPORTS , 7, 1,
  • S. Nazir , 2017 , Structural stability and half-metallic ferromagnetism in PbMoO3: The role of electronic correlation , JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS , 122, 17,
  • A. Tariq and S. Nazir , 2017 , Tunable ferroelectric polarization of the bulk and free standing ATiO3 (A = Ba and Pb) thin films via unit-cell thicknesses and strain engineering , AIP ADVANCES , 7, 11,
  • M. Zulfiqar, G. Li, Y Zhao, S Nazir, and J. Ni , 2017 , Versatile electronic and magnetic properties of chemically doped 2D platinum diselenide monolayers: A first-principles study , AIP ADVANCES , 7, 12,
  • S. Nazir , 2018 , Magnetic ground state of orthorhombically distorted CaCoO3 perovskite oxide: GGA and GGA+U calculations , Journal of Alloys and Compounds , 732,
  • W. Akbar and S. Nazir , 2018 , Origin of p-type half-metallic ferromagnetism in carbon-doped BeS: First-principles characterization , Journal of Alloys and Compounds , 743,
  • S. Azam and S. Nazir , 2018 , Formation energetics and magnetism in Ca/TM doped CaZrO3: DFT investigation , Physica B: Condensed Matter , 546,
  • A. Tariq and S. Nazir , 2018 , Energetics and optimized ferroelectric polarization with metallic electronic states in ATiO3 (A = Ba and Pb): Layer doping strategy , Journal of Solid State Chemistry , 266, 5,
  • S. Nazir, S. Jiang, J. Cheng, and K. Yang , 2019 , Enhanced interfacial perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in Fe/MgO heterostructure via interfacial engineering , APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS , 114,
  • Q. Ul Ain, S. Naseem, and S. Nazir , 2020 , Robust half‐metallicity and magnetic phase transition in ­Sr2CrReO6 via strain engineering , SCIENTIFIC REPORTS , 10,
  • S. Nazir and A. Tariq , 2019 , Thermodynamics and multiferroicity in PbTiO3 due to 4/5d electrons doping , JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS , 125,
  • I. Elahi, W. Akbar, M. N. Tahir, A. Shaukat, and S. Nazir , 2019 , Electronic and magnetic properties of B-Doped XS (X = Zn and Cd): A density functional theory study , Physica B: Condensed Matter , 572,
  • A. Tariq, Qurat-Ul-Ain, and S. Nazir , 2020 , Cu-doping impact on the electronic and magnetic properties of Co2ZrSn , Physica B: Physics of Condensed Matter , 580,
  • S. Jiang, S. Nazir, and K. Yang , 2020 , Origin of the large interfacial perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in MgO/Co2FeAl , PHYSICAL REVIEW B , 101,
  • W. Akbar, I. Elahi, and S. Nazir , 2020 , Development of ferromagnetism and formation energetics in 3d TM-doped SnO2: GGA and GGA+U calculations , Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials , 511,
  • S. Nazir , 2020 , Ferri-magnetic mott-insulating state in Lu2NiIrO6: Ab-initio study , Journal of Alloys and Compounds , 835,
  • S. Nazir , 2020 , Strain-driven half-metallicity in a ferri-magnetic Mott-insulator Lu2NiIrO6: a first-principles perspective , Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics , 22,
  • S. Nazir and Qurat-Ul-Ain , 2020 , Impact of uniaxial strain on the electronic and magnetic properties of Sr2CrReO6 , Journal of Alloys and Compounds , 847,
  • S. Nazir, N. Ikram, B. Amin, M. Tanveer, A. Shaukat, Y. Saeed , 2009 , Structural, electronic and optical calculations of CaxZn1−xO alloys: A first principles study , Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids , 70, 5,
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Research Final Project Newly Discovered High-Mobility Two Dimensional Electron Gas, Multi-Ferrocity, and Half-Metallic Ferromagnetism (Fully Spin-Polarization) in Heterostructures and Bulk Perovskite Oxide Materials: A Potential Applications in the Next-Generation Nano-Electronic Oxide Industry 2017 2018 Principal Investigator
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