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Bio

Abdullah S. Aldwayyan received his BSc degree from Physics Department at King Saud University (KSU), his MSc degree in lasers and their applications from Essex University, UK. He has completed hiss PhD degree in “Instabilities of Semiconductor Lasers” from Wales University (Cardiff), UK. He is currently a Professor with Physics and Astronomy department at KSU. His research expertise and interests include fabrication and characterization of photonics devices including LEDs, LASERs and Solar Cells. He worked on the physical properties of new photovoltaic and lasing materials. His research extended to include the study and characterization of optical and lasing properties of novel nano- structured materials and composites. Aldwayyan is author and co-author of more than 90 research papers in peer-reviewed journals, several conference proceedings, patent, and 6 books and chapters both in English and Arabic languages. He has supervised and co-supervised on more than 35 graduate students at KSU.
Prof. Aldwayyan is a member of KSU scientific council and he was a member of establishing committee of King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology (KAIN). He was the vice dean of college of Science for development and quality and before that he was the chairman of Physics and Astronomy Department at KSU. He is now the supervisor of the photonics laboratory at KAIN/Physics a & Astronomy Dept.

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Abdullah S. Al-Dwayyan

Address:

Physics & Astronomy Department,
College of Science,
King Saud University,
Riyadh11451, P.O. Box 2455,
Saudi Arabia .
dwayyan@ksu.edu.sa
Tel: 01-4676380
Fax: 01-4673656
Mob: 0505178832

Education:
B.Sc. : Physics, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
M. Sc. : Laser Physics, Essex University , U.K.
Ph.D. : Optoelectronics, University of Wales College of Cardiff (UWCC), U.K.
Employment & Administrative History:
- KSU Scientific Council member, representative of the college of science (2018- Now).
- Vice dean for development & quality, College of Science, King Saud University (20014-2018 ).
- Member in the foundation board of King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology (2008-2013).
- Head of Nanotechnology Unit/KSU (2008- 2009).
- Head of Physics & Astronomy Dept. College of Science, King Saud University (2004 -2006)
- Professor- Physics Dept. College of Science, King Saud University (2014- ).
- Associate Professor- Physics Dept. College of Science, King Saud University (2002-2013 ).
- Assistant Professor- Physics Dept. College of Science, King Saud University (1989–2002 ).

Selected Published Work Since 2020:

1. Hamid M.Ghaithan, Zeyad. A.Alahmed, Saif .H.Qaid and Abdullah S. Aldwayyan" Structural,

Electronic, and Optical Properties of CsPb(Br1-xCl x)3 Perovskite: First-Principles Study with PBE– GGA and mBJ–GGA Methods" Materials, 13, 4944 (2020).

2. Bandar Ali Al-Asbahi, Saif M. H. Qaid and Abdullah S. Al dwayyan "Effect of Donor-Acceptor Concentration Ratios on Non-Radiative Energy Transfer in Zero-Dimensional Cs4PbBr6 Perovskite/MEH-PPV Nanocomposite Thin Films" Polymers, 12, 444, (2020).

3. Saif M. H. Qaid, Hamid M. Ghaithan, Bandar Ali Al-Asbahi, Abdullah S. Aldwayyan "Single-Source Thermal Evaporation Growth and the Tuning Surface Passivation Layer Thickness Effect in Enhanced Amplified Spontaneous Emission Properties of CsPb(Br0.5Cl0.5)3 Perovskite Films" Polymers, 12, 2953 (2020).

4. Saif M.H. Qaid, B.A. Al-Asbahi, Hamid M. Ghaithan, M.S. AlSalhi and Abdullah S. Al dwayyan "Optical and structural properties of CsPbBr3 perovskite quantum dots/ PFO polymer composite thin films" Journal of Colloid and Interface Science,563,426-434, (2020).

5. Hamid Ghaithan Alahmed, Saif Qaid and Abdullah S. Aldwayyan "First principle-based

calculations of the optoelectronic features of 2 x 2 x 2 CsPb(I1-xBrx)3 Perovskite" Accepted in Journal of Superlattices and Microstructures (2020).

6. Saif M. H. Qaid, Fahhad H. Alharbi, Idriss Bedja, Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin and Abdullah S. Aldwayyan "Reducing Amplified Spontaneous Emission Threshold in CsPbBr3 Quantum Dot Films by Controlling TiO2 Compact Layer" Nanomaterials, 10, 1605 (2020).

7. Bandar Ali Al-Asbahi, Saif M. H. Qaid, Hamid M. Ghaithan and Abdullah S. Aldwayyan "Triplet Energy Transfer Mechanism of Ternary Organic Hybrid Thin Films of PFO/MEH-PPV/CsPbBr3 Perovskite Quantum Dots" NANOMATERIALS, 10, 2094,(2020).

8. Hamid M.Ghaithan, Zeyad Alahmed, Saif M.H. Qaid and Abdullah Aldwayyan, «Computational Investigation of Structural, Folded-Unfolded Band Structure and Optical Properties of inorganic Perovskite». Journal of Crystals, 10, p342, (2020).

9. Saif M.H.Qaid, Hamid M.Ghaithan, BandarAliAl-Asbahi, AbdulazizAlqasem and Abdullah

Aldwayyan "Fabrication of Thin Films from Powdered Cesium Lead Bromide (CsPbBr3) Perovskite Quantum Dots for Coherent Green Light Emission" ACS Omega, 5, 30111 (2020).

10. Hamid M. Ghaithan, Zeyad. A. Alahmed, Saif M.H. Qaid, Mahmoud Hezam and Abdullah S Aldwayyan «Density functional study of cubic, tetragonal, and orthorhombic CsPbBr3 perovskites» Journal of ACS Omega, 5, P7468.7480, (2020).

11. Bandar Ali Al-Asbahi, Saif M.H. Qaid, Mahmoud Hezam, Idriss Bedja, Hamid M. Ghaithan and Abdullah S. Aldwayyan «Effect of Deposition Method on the Structural and Optical Properties of CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite Thin Films». Journal of Optical Materials, 103, P 109836, (2020).

12. Saif M. H. Qaid, Hamid M. Ghaithan, Bandar Ali Al-Asbahi and Abdullah S. Aldwayyan

"Ultra-Stable Polycrystalline CsPbBr3 Perovskite–Polymer Composite Thin Disk for Light- Emitting Applications" NANOMATERIALS 10, 4, (2020).

13. Hamid M. Ghaithan, Saif M. H. Qaid, Zeyad A. Alahmed, Mahmoud Hezam, Andreas Lyras, Mabrook Amer and Abdullah S. Aldwayyan «Anion Substitution Effects on the Structural, Electronic, and Optical Properties of Inorganic CsPb(I1.xBrx)3 and CsPb(Br1.xClx)3 Perovskites: Theoretical and Experimental Approach»; J. Phys. Chem. C, 125, 1, 886–897 (2021).

14. Saif M. H. Qaid, Bandar Ali Al-Asbahi, Hamid M. Ghaithan, and Abdullah S. Aldwayyan «Tuning the optical properties of MEH–PPV/PFO hybrid thin films via the incorporation of CsPbBr3 quantum dots" Coating, 11,154 (2021).

15. Saif M.H. Qaid, Hamid M. Ghaithan, Bandar Ali Al-Asbahi and Abdullah S. Aldwayyan

"Investigation of the Surface Passivation Effect on the Optical Properties of CsPbBr3 Perovskite Quantum Dots" Surfaces and Interfaces, 23, 4,(2021).

16. Khaled Shamma, Abdullah Aldwayyan, Hamad Albrithen, and Abdullah Alodhayb

"Exploiting the properties of TiO2 thin films as a sensing layer on (MEMS)-based sensors for radiation dosimetry applications" AIP Advances, 11, 025209 (2021).

17. Saif M. H. Qaid, Hamid M. Ghaithan, Bandar Ali Al-Asbahi, and Abdullah S. Aldwayyan

"Achieving Optical Gain of the CsPbBr3 Perovskite Quantum Dots and Influence of the Variable Stripe Length Method" ACS OMEGA, 6, 6, 5297 (2021).

18. Saif M. H. Qaid, HM Ghaithan, BA Al-Asbahi, AS Aldwayyan"Tuning of Amplified

Spontaneous Emission Wavelength for Green and Blue Light Emission through the Tunable Composition of CsPb(Br1–xClx)3 Inorganic Perovskite Quantum Dots" The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 125 (17), 9441-9452 (2021).

19. Saif M. H. Qaid, Hamid M. Ghaithan, Khulod K. AlHarbi, Bandar Ali Al-Asbahi and

Abdullah S. Aldwayyan "Enhancement of Light Amplification of CsPbBr3 Perovskite Quantum Dot Films via Surface Encapsulation by PMMA" Polymer, 13 (15), 2574 (2021).

20. Saif M. H. Qaid, Hamid M. Ghaithan, Khulod K. AlHarbi, Abrar F. Bin Ajaj, Bandar Ali Al- Asbahi, Abdullah S. Aldwayyan "Investigation of Threshold Carrier Densities in Optically Pumped Amplified Spontaneous Emission of Formamidinium Lead Bromide Perovskite Using Different Excitation Wavelengths" Photonics, MDPI, (2021).

21. S. Aldawood, Syed Mansoor Ali, Saif M.H.Qaid, Hamid M.Ghaithan, M.S.AlGarawi, Abdullah S.Aldwayyan, H.KassimAziz, A.AzizS.S. Al-Gamdi "Gamma ray-induced effects on the properties of CsPbBr3 perovskite thin film" Journal of King Saud University – Science, 34 (2), 101802 (2022).

22. Ravindra Kumar Gupta, Hamid Shaikh, Ahamad Imran, Idriss Bedja, A. S. Aldwayyan "Tetramethyl Succinonitrile as a Solid Plasticizer in a Poly(Ethylene Oxide)8-LiI-I2 Solid Polymer Electrolyte" Macromolecular Rapid Communications, https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.202100764, (2022).

23. Gupta, RK ; Shaikh, H ; Imran, A ; Bedja, I; Aldwayyan, AS " Structural, Thermal, and Electrical Properties of Poly(Ethylene Oxide)-Tetramethyl Succinonitrile Blend for Redox Mediators" Polymers 14,18, (2022).

24.Ghaithan, HM ; Qaid, SMH ; AlHarbi, KK ; Ajaj, AFB ; Al-Asbahi,BA ; Aldwayyan, "Amplified Spontaneous Emission from Thermally Evaporated High- Quality Thin Films of CsPb(Br1-XYX)(3) (Y = I, Cl) Perovskites" Langmuir, 38 (28) , pp.8607-8613 (2022).

25. Gupta, RK ; Shaikh, H ; Imran, A ; Bedja, I ; Ajaj, AF ; Aldwayyan, AS "Electrical Transport, Structural, Optical and Thermal Properties of [(1-x)Succinonitrile: xPEO]-LiTFSI-Co(bpy)(3)(TFSI)(2)-Co(bpy)(3)(TFSI)(3) Solid Redox Mediators" Polymers 14 (9) (2022).

26. Qaid, SMH ; Ghaithan, HM ; Al-Asbahi, BA ; Aldwayyan, AS "Solvent Effects on the Structural and Optical Properties of MAPbI(3) Perovskite Thin Film for Photovoltaic Active Layer"Coatings 12 (5), (2022).

27. Bawazir, HS ; Qaid, SMH ; Ghaithan, HM ; AlHarbi, KK ; Bin Ajaj, AF ; Aldwayyan, AS (Aldwayyan, Abdullah S. "Phase State Influence on Photoluminescence of MAPb(BrxI1-x)(3) Perovskites towards Optimized Photonics Applications", Photonics 10 (1) , (2023).

28. Qaid, SMH ; Aldwayyan, AS , " Aprotic Solvent Effect in Preparation of Organo Lead Iodide Perovskite Nanowires by Two-Step Spin-Coating Procedure" , ECS JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 12 (2) , (2023).

29. Qaid, SMH ; Ghaithan, HM ; Bawazir, HS ; Aldwayyan, AS " Simple approach for crystallizing growth of MAPbI3 perovskite nanorod without thermal annealing for Next-Generation optoelectronic applications" MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS 298 (2023).

30. Qaid, SMH ; Ghaithan, HM ; Bawazir, HS ; Bin Ajaj, AF ; AlHarbi, KK ; Aldwayyan, AS "Successful Growth of TiO2 Nanocrystals with {001} Facets for Solar Cells" , NANOMATERIALS 13 (5) , (2023).

31. Mantey, K; Rao, S; Nayfeh, A; Palleschi, S; Elhalawany, N; Abuhassan, L; Aldwayyan, S; Alsalhi, M; Nayfeh, MH " Enhancement and localization of atomistic polarity and polarizability memory in light scattering upon hydrogenation of luminescent spherical 1 nm Si nanoparticles" AIP Advances, 13 (8) , 92023).

32. H. M. Ghaithan, S. M. H. Qaid, Z. A. Alahmed, H. S. Bawazir and A. S. Aldwayyan "Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of Inorganic Pm3m and Pnma CsPbX3 (X = Cl, Br, I) Perovskite: A Theoretical Understanding from Density Functional Theory Calculations" Materials 16, Aug. (2023).

33. Qaid, SMH ; Ghaithan, HM Ghaithan,; Aldwayyan, AS "Investigation of the Amplified Spontaneous Emission Threshold of Cesium Lead Bromide Perovskite Quantum Dots at Different Excitation Wavelengths" ECS J. Solid State Sci. Technol. 12,Vol 5 (2023).

34. R. Gupta, H. Shaikh, A. Imran, I. Bedja, A.F. Ajaj, A. S. Aldwayyande, A. Khan and R. Ayub "Electrical transport properties of [(1 − x)succinonitrile:xpoly(ethylene oxide)]–LiCF3SO3–Co[tris-(2,2′-bipyridine)]3(TFSI)2–Co[tris-(2,2′-bipyridine)]3(TFSI)3 solid redox mediators"

RSC Adv. 14, 539-547 (2024).

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, S. M. H. Qaid, H. M. Ghaithan, A. A. A. Ahmed &A. S. Aldwayyan "Ioine-based triple halide perovskites for photovoltaic and photocatalytic applications: a ab-initio study" Optical and Quantum Electronics, Volume 56, article number 702, (2024)

Books:
Conferences : Mor than 40 local and international conferences have been attended by A. Aldwayyan.
Graduate Students:
More than 35 grad. students have been supervised and co-supervised by Dr Aldwayyan .

Abdullah Saleh Aldwayyan

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