Teaching Schedule            Resume              Research

 PUBLISHED WORK

 

 A)         Papers in Refereed Journals:

 

JP1.     Vidaud, P., Durrani S.M.A.  and Hall D.R.   

“Alpha and Gamma RF Discharges in N2 at Intermediate Pressures” 

J. Phys. D., V.21 (1988), pp.57-66 (T. Citations: 33)

 

JP2.     Nasir, S. M. and Durrani S.M.A.

“Wind Statistics of Quetta Pakistan”

Energy and Environmental Progress-I, Volume C (1991), Nova Science Publication, New York, U. S. A.  pp. 17-36.

JP3.     Abu-Jarad, F., Durrani S.M.A and Islam M.A. 

“CO2  Pulsed Laser Effect on CR-39 Registration Properties”

Nuclear Instruments and Methods B. V.74 (1993), pp.419-425. (T. Citations: 2)

 JP4.     Abu-Jarad, F., Durrani S.M.A and Islam M. A.    (T. Citations: 1)

            “Effect of 10.6 µm Pulsed Laser on CR-39” 

Nuclear Track and Radiation Measurements. V.22 nos.1-4 (1993), pp.253-256.

 JP5.     Khawaja, E.E., Durrani S.M.A, Hallak A.B., Salim M.A. and Hussain M.S.

         “Density of Thin Vapour Deposited Films of ZnSe” 

J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. no.27 (1994), pp.1008-1013. (T. Citations: 6)

JP6.     Khawaja, E.E., S.M.A. Durrani and A. B. Hallak (1994). 

      “Density of Vapor Deposited Amorphous Ge Films” 

J. Non-Crystalline Solids. v.170, pp.308-311. (T. Citations: 1)

 JP7.     Khawaja, E.E., Durrani S.M.A, Al-Adel F.F., Salim M.A. and Hussain M.S.

             “X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Fourier Transform Infrared Studies of Transition Metal Phosphate Glasses” 

J. Material Science, 30 (1994), pp. 225-234. (T. Citations: 14)

 JP8.     Durrani S.M.A. and Abu-Jarad F.

“Heat effect on CR-39 Nuclear Track Detector irradiated by pulsed IR laser” 

NIM (B) 100 (1995), pp. 97-100. (T. Citations: 4)

 JP9.     Khawaja, E.E., Durrani S.M.A., Hallak A.B., and Daous M.A.

“Measurement of Absolute Stopping Cross Sections by Backscattering in Thin Dielectric Films” 

NIM (B).  95 (1995), pp. 153-157. (T. Citations: 1)

 JP10.   Al-Adel, F. F. and Durrani S.M.A.

“Single and Multiphoton Absorption of Carbon Dioxide Laser Lines by SO₂ and CO₂ Molecules”

IlNuovo Cimento -Vol. 17D, N.10 (1995), pp. 1113-1120. (T. Citations: 2)

 JP11.   Durrani S.M.A., Khawaja E.E., Shirokoff J., Daous M.A., Khattak G.D., Salim

            M.A.  and       Hussain M.S.

            “Study of E-Beam Evaporated Sn-Doped In2O3 Films”

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 44(1996), pp. 37-47. (T. Citations: )

JP12.   Durrani S.M.A., Vidaud P. and Hall D. R.

“Striation formation time measurements in N2 alpha RF discharge”

Journal of Plasma Physics, Vol. 58, no. 2(1997), pp. 193-204. (T. Citations: 1)

JP13.   Durrani S.M.A. and Ahmed M.

            “Infrared Multiphoton Excitation and Dissociation Studies of SO2” 

IlNuovo Cimento, Vol. 19D (1997), pp. 1517-1524. (T. Citations: )

JP14.   Durrani S.M.A., Khawaja E.E., Coban A., and Al-Daous M.A.

“Study of Stopping Cross-Section Factors of He Ions in Some Metal Fluoride Films”

AJSE, Vol. 22, No. 2A (1997), pp. 175-181. (T. Citations: )

JP15.   Khawaja E.E., Durrani S.M.A. and Daous M.A.          

“Optical Properties of Thin Films of WO3, MoO3 and Mixed-Oxides WO3/MoO3”

Journal of Physics (Condensed Matter), 9 (1997), pp. 9381-9392. (T. Citations: 20)

 JP16.   Gondal M. A., Bakhtiari I. A. and Durrani S.M.A. (T. Citations: )

            “Photoacoustic Spectroscopy of υ₃ - v₂ Combination Band of NO2”

Asian Journal of Spectroscopy, Vol. 1, no. 4(1997), pp. 201-209.

  JP17.  Gondal M.A., Bakhtiari I. A. and Durrani S.M.A. (T. Citations: 7)

            “Spectroscopy of Trace Gases Using a Pulsed Optoacoustic Technique”

            Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectroscopy, Vol. 13 (1998), pp. 455-458.

 JP18.   Khawaja E.E., Durrani S.M.A. and Daous M.A.

“Depth Profiling of Inhomogeneous Zirconia Films by Optical and Rutherford backscattering Spectroscopic techniques”

J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. Vol. 32, no.4 (1999), pp.388-394. (T. Citations: 8)

JP19.   Gondal M. A., Durrani S.M.A., and Khawaja E.E. (T. Citations:)

            “Laser Pulsed Detector Based on Sn-doped Indium Oxide Films”

European Physical Journal “EPJ” (Applied Physics), Vol. 8 (1999), pp. 37-42.

 JP20.   Durrani S.M.A., Vidaud P. and Hall D.R. (T. Citations: )

            “Stability Region Studies of CO₂ Gas Laser Mixture RF Capacitative   Discharge”

            European Physical Journal “EPJ” (Applied Physics), Vol. 6, no. 1(1999), pp. 95-100.

 JP21.   Khawaja E.E., Durrani S.M.A. and Al-Shukri A.M.

            “Simple method for determining the Optical Constants of Thin Metal Films…”

            Thin Solid Films, Vol. 358 (2000), pp.166-171.  (T. Citations: 11)

 JP22.   Durrani S.M.A., Khawaja E.E. and Al-Shukri A.M.

“Density of thin films of cadmium sulphide by nuclear backscattering”

(Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering) AJSE Vol. 25 (2000), pp. 89-94. (T. Citations: )

JP23.   Durrani S.M.A., Al-Shukri A.M., Iob A. and Khawaja E.E.

“The optical constants of zinc sulphide films determined from transmittance measurements”.

            Thin Solid Films, Vol. 379 (2000), pp.199-202. (T. Citations: 9)

 JP24.   Jarallah M.I., Naqvi A.A., AbuJarad F. A., Fazal-ur-Rehman, Durrani S.M.A. and Kidwai S.

           "Angular distribution measurements of ⁶Li(p,a)³ He reaction at 140 keV proton       energy using nuclear track detector”

Radiation Measurements Vol. 34, no. I-6 (2001), pp331-335. (T. Citations: 0)

 JP25.   Durrani S.M.A., Khawaja E.E., Salim M.A., Al-Kuhaili M.F., and Al-Shukri A.M. 

“Effect of preparation conditions on the optical and thermochromic properties of thin films of tungsten oxide”

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol. 71, no. 3(2002), pp 313-325. (T. Citations: 15)

JP26.   Al-Kuhaili M. F., Durrani S.M.A. and Khawaja E.E.

“Effects of preparation conditions on the optical and thermocoloration properties of thin films of molybdenum oxide”

Thin Solid Films Vol.408 (2002), pp188-193. (T. Citations: 5)

 JP27.   Coban A., Khawaja E.E. and Durrani S.M.A.

“Difference between bulk and thin-film densities of various dielectric oxide and fluoride films studied by NRA depth profiling techniques”

NIM-B, V. 194, No.2 (2002), pp 171-176. (T. Citations: 1)

 

JP28.   Al-Kuhaili M.F., Durrani S.M.A., Khawaja E.E. and Shirokoff J.

“Effects of preparation conditions on the optical properties of thin films of tellurium oxide”

J. Phys. D. Applied Physics Vol. 35 (2002), pp 910-915. (T. Citations: 10)

               

JP29.   Durrani S.M.A., Al-Kuhaili M.F. and Khawaja E.E.

“Characterization of thin films of a-SiO_x (1.1< x < 2.0) prepared by reactive evaporation of SiO”

 J. Phys.: Condense Matter Vol. 15 (2003), pp 8123-8135. (T. Citations: 6)

 JP30.   Khawaja E.E., Durrani S.M.A., and Al-Kuhaili M.F.

“Determination of average refractive index of thin CeO₂ films with large imhomogeneties”

J. Phys. D. Applied Physics Vol. 36 (2003), pp 545-551.  (T. Citations: 5)

 JP31.   Pola J., Kupcik J., Durrani S.M.A., Khawaja E.E., Masoudi M., Bastl Z. and Subrt J.

            “Laser Ablative Structure Modification of Poly (ethylene-Alt-Maleic Anhydride)”

Chemistry of Materials Vol. 15, No. 20 (2003), pp 3887-3893. (T. Citations: 10)

JP32.   Al-Kuhaili M.F., Durrani S.M.A., and Khawaja E.E.

“Optical properties of gallium oxide films deposited by electron beam evaporation”

Applied Physics Letter Vol. 83, No. 22 (2003), pp 4533-4535.  (T. Citations: 13)

JP33.   Durrani S.M.A, Khawaja E.E., Al-Shukri A.M. and Al-Kuhaili M.F.

“Dielectric/Ag/Dielectric coated energy-efficient glass windows for warm climates”

Energy and Buildings, Vol. 36 (2004), pp 891-898. (T. Citations: 4)

 JP34.   Al-Kuhaili M.F., Khawaja E.E., Ingram D.C., and Durrani S.M.A.

“A Study of Thin Films of V₂O₅ Containing Molybdenum from an Evaporation Boat”

Thin Solid Films Vol. 460 (2004), pp 30-35. (T. Citations: 3)

 JP35.   Al-Kuhaili M.F., Durrani S.M.A. and Khawaja E.E.

            “Characterization of hafnium oxide thin films prepared by electron beam evaporation”

J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys Vol. 37 (2004), pp1254-1261. (T. Citations: 5)

 JP36.   Durrani S.M. A., Khawaja E.E., and Al-Kuhaili M.F.

“CO-sensing properties of undoped and doped tin oxide thin films prepared by electron beam evaporation”

Talanta, Vol. 65(2005), pp 1162-1167. (T. Citations: 6)

 JP37.   Khawaja E.E., Al-Daous M.A., Durrani S.M. A., and Al-Kuhaili M.F.

            “Chemical inhomogeneity in zinc telluride thin films prepared by thermal evaporation”

Thin Solid Films Vol. 485 (2005), pp 16-21. (T. Citations: )

 JP38.   Durrani S.M.A., Khawaja E.E., Masoudi M., Zdenek Bastel, Jan Subrt, Ana Galikova and J.          Pola       

             “IR Laser ablative structural modification of poly (1-4 Phonylene Sulfide): New              desulphurization of aromatic compounds”

J. Anal. Appl. Pyrolysis Vol. 73(1) (2005), pp 145-149. (T. Citations: 3) 

JP39.   Durrani S.M.A.

“The influence of electrode metals and its configuration on the sensitivity of tin oxide thin film CO sensor”

Talanta Vol. 68 (5) (2006), pp 1732-1735.  (T. Citations: 1)

 JP40.   Al-Kuhaili M.F., Durrani S.M.A. and Khawaja E.E.

“Determination of the optical constants (n and k) of inhomogeneous thin films with linear index profile”

Applied Optics Vol. 45 (2006), pp 4591-4597. (T. Citations: 2)

 JP41.   Durrani S.M.A.

“Biasing Voltage dependence of sensitivity of electron beam evaporated SnO₂ thin film CO sensor”

            Sensors 6 (2006), pp 1153-1160

 JP42.   Al-Kuhaili M.F., Durrani S.M.A.

            "Optical properties of chromium oxide thin films deposited by electron beam evaporation”

Optical Materials Vol. 29 (2007), pp 709-713

 JP43.   Al-Kuhaili M.F., Durrani S.M.A.  

            "Optical properties of erbium oxide thin films deposited by electron beam evaporated”

            Thin Solid Films Vol. 515 (2007), pp 2885-2890

 JP44.   Durrani S.M.A.

“CO-sensing properties of hafnium oxide thin films prepared by electron beam evaporation”

            Sensors & Actuators: B 120. (2007), pp 700-705

 JP45.   Al-Kuhaili M.F., Khawaja E. E. and Durrani S.M.A.

"A method for the determination of the optical constants (n and k) of thin films with large optical inhomogeneities,"

Journal of Modern Optics (2007) [Accepted].

 JP46.   Al-Kuhaili M.F. and Durrani S.M.A.

“Incorporation of oxygen into thermally evaporated germanium and optically characterization of the resulting films”

            J. Appl. Phys. 102. 053512 (2007), pp 1-5

 JP47.   Durrani S.M.A. and Al-Kuhaili M.F

"Effect of Biasing Voltages and electrode metals on the sensitivity of electron beam evaporated HfO₂ thin film CO sensor"

            Materials Chemistry and Physics (2007) [Accepted]

  

 B)       Conference Publications

 CP1.    Salim, M., Durrani S.M.A., Al-Adel F. and Khawaja E. E.      

            “International Conference on Condensed Matter Physics and Application”.

            Bahrain (1993). pp.187-189.

 CP2.    Durrani S.M.A. and Al-Adel F.

            “Second Saudi Symposium on Energy, Utilization and Conservation”

            King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

            November 27-30, 1994.

 CP3.    Vidaud, P., Durrani S.M.A. and Hall D. R. 

            “Alpha and Gamma RF Discharges in N2”

            39th Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference, Wisconsin, U.S.A. (1986).

 CP4.    Durrani S.M.A., Vidaud P. and Hall D. R. 

            “Discharge Geometry and Frequency Scaling in RF Excited CO2 Lasers”

            8th National Quantum Electronics Conference, St. Andrews, U. K. (1987). 

CP5.    Durrani S.M.A., Vidaud P. and Hall D. R.  

            “Optimization of Gain Zone Reduced Fields in RF Excited CO2 Lasers” 

            Conference on Lasers and Electrooptics (CLEO), Anaheim, U.S.A. (1988). 

 CP6.    Durrani S.M.A. et al.,

            “Stability Region Studies of CO₂ Laser Gas Mixture Capacitative RF Discharges”

Symposium on Frontiers in Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan (1988).

 CP7.    Durrani S.M.A. et al.,

            “14th Nathiagali Summer College on Physics”. Islamabad, Pakistan (1989).  .

 CP8.     Khawaja, E.E. and Durrani S.M.A.

            “Smart Windows (Multilayer Coated Glass) for Buildings and Automobiles”.

            4^th International Symposium on Advanced Materials, September 17-21, (1995)

            Islamabad, Pakistan.

 CP9.    Coban, A., Al-Daous M. A., Khawaja E. E. and Durrani S.M.A.

            “Thin Film Depth Profiling, Straggling and Electron Stopping Cross Section             Measurements”. 

            14^th International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, Nov., Denton, Texas, USA

 CP10.  Khawaja, E.E. and Durrani S.M.A.

            “Determination of the Refractive Index of an Inhomogeneous Thin             Film”

            Saudi-French Workshop on "Recent Developments in Materials and Modeling".

            (Nov. 11-12 (1997), KFUPM-Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

 CP 11. Khawaja, E.E. and Durrani S.M.A.

            “Energy Efficient Windows for Buildings and Automobiles”

            Saudi-French Workshop on "Recent Developments in Materials and Modeling".

             (Nov. 11-12 (1997), KFUPM-Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

 CP12.  Gondal, M. A., Durrani S.M.A. and Bakhtiari I. A.

            “Sensitive Photoacoustic Detection of NO2 at 10.6 µm.

            Saudi-French Workshop on “Recent Developments in Materials and Modeling”.

            (Nov. 11-12 (1997), KFUPM-Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

 CP13.  Gondal, M. A., Khawaja, E.E. and Durrani S.M.A.

            “Fast Rise Time Thin Oxide film Laser Detector”

            13^th Australian AIP Congress, (September 21-27 (1998)., Freemantle, Western Australia).

 CP14.  Jarallah M.I., Naqvi A.A., AbuJarad F. A., Durrani S.M.A., Fazal-ur-Rehman, Kidwai S. and Nassar R. “Angular distribution measurements of ⁶Li (p,a) ³ He reaction at 140 keV proton energy using nuclear track detector”

20^th International Conference on Nuclear Tracks in Solids

(August 28-September 01 (2000), Slovenia)

 CP15.  Durrani S.M.A., Khawaja E. E., Al-Kuhaili M. F. and Al-Shukri A. M.

“Thin film sensors”

First Saudi Conference: New Trends for College of Sciences in Saudi Arabia “Conference on Creative Education and Industrial Research”.

April, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Volume-Physics (141-148) (2001). 

 CP16.  Khawaja E. E., Durrani S.M.A, Al-Kuhaili M. F. and Al-Shukri A. M.

“Optically switch able thin solid films”.

First Saudi Conference: New Trends for College of Sciences in Saudi Arabia “Conference on Creative Education and Industrial Research”.

April, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Volume-Physics (149-156) (2001). 

 CP17.  Al-Shukri A. M., Durrani S.M.A, Al-Kuhaili M. F. and Khawaja E. E.

“Some energy saving applications of thin solid films”

First Saudi Conference: New Trends for College of Sciences in Saudi Arabia “Conference on Creative Education and Industrial Research”.

April, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Volume-Physics (157-166) (2001). 

 CP18.  Al-Shukri A. M., Durrani S.M.A, Khawaja E. E. and Al-Kuhaili M. F. (2004)

            “Thin Film coated energy-efficient glass windows for warm climates”

            The 8^th Arab Solar and Regional World Renewable Energy Congress. Conference and Exhibition March 8-10 March, Kingdom of Bahrain

CP19.   Durrani S.M.A, Khawaja E. E. and Al-Kuhaili M. F. (2004)

“Development of SnO₂ thin film gas sensor for monitoring of CO”

Second Saudi Science Conference,

(Oral presentation:  paper # phys-389). March 15-17 2004, Jeddah.

 CP20.  Al-Shukri A. M., Durrani S.M.A

“Effect of Biasing Voltages and electrode metals on the sensitivity of electron beam evaporated HfO₂ thin film CO sensor”

Third Saudi Science Conference

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 10-13 March 2007