Prof. Dr. Zohra Nazir Kayani

Professor

Department of Physics

Profile
Publications

Education

Ph.D. Centre for Solid State Physics (P.U. Lahore) (October 2009)
M.Sc. Govt. College Lahore (P.U. Lahore) (1992. 1^st Division)
B.Sc. Lahore College for Women (P.U. Lahore) (1990- 1^st Division)
F.Sc. Govt. College for Women (Jehlum) (1988- 1^st Division)
S.S.C. Govt. Girls # 1 School (Jehlum) (1986- 1^st Division)

Present Employment

Chairperson and Professor of Physics
Lahore College for Women University Lahore

Professional Experience

Govt. College for Women P.D.Khan Lecturer 28.02 96-25.09.97
Govt. College for Women Jhelum Lecturer 26.09.97 -03.04 08
Centre for Solid State Physics Lecturer 04.04 08 – 04.05. 09 University of the Punjab, Lahore (deputation)
Govt. College for Women
Model Town Lahore Lecturer 04.05.09- 28.05.11
LCWU Assistant Professor 28 .05. 11- 25.02.16
LCWU Professor (BS-20) 25.02.16 -17.03.2020
LCWU Professor (BS-21) 17.03.2020-to date

Administrative Experience

Senior Manager ORIC LCWU 22.02.19-31.05.2019
Director Academics LCWU 31.10.19-22.07.2020
Chairperson Physics Department 22.07.2020-todate

Conference / Meetings/ Seminars/ workshops Attended
The Pakistan Institute of Physics Annual Conference, Lahore, 2004.
International conference of Pakistan Institute of physics, Lahore, March 2006.
International conference of Pakistan Institute of physics, Lahore, February2009.
Nanotechnology and its Applications, Workshop held by Physics Society, LCWU Lahore on 19^th April 2012.
Thin film Processes, Workshop held at GCU Lahore on 20^th April 2012.
X-ray Diffraction, workshop held at PINSTECH, Islamabad on 11-15 June 2012.
International conference of Solid State Physics ICSSP13, Punjab University 05-09 Dec 2013.
Advances in Civil, Environmental, and Materials Research (ACEM14), held in Busan Korea, 22-28 August 2014.
International conference of Solid State Physics ICSSP15, Punjab University 02-05 Dec 2013.

International conference of Solid State Physics ICSSP15, Punjab University 13-17 Dec 2015.

Advances in Civil, Environmental, and Materials Research (ACEM16), held in JeJu Korea, 28 August-1^st September 2016.
Research Colloquium, 16-19^thJan 2017, LCWU, Lahore.
International conference of Solid State Physics ICSSP17, Punjab University 10-14 Dec 2017.
International Seminar of Physics ISP-18, Lahore College for Women University 17-19April.
Advances in Civil, Environmental, and Materials Research (ACEM18), held in Incheon Korea, 27-31 August 2018.

International workshop on one dimensional (1D) nanostructures, UET, 18 December 2018.
The Global forum on innovation in science & technology (GLOBE-Fist), Minhaj University, 29-20^th May 2021

Conference/seminars/Webinars organized

International conference of Solid State Physics ICSSP13, Punjab University 02-05 Dec 2013 as member of organising committee.

International conference of Solid State Physics ICSSP15, Punjab University 13-17 Dec 2015 as member of organising committee.

International conference of Solid State Physics ICSSP17, Punjab University 10-14 Dec 2017 as Co-secretary

International Seminar of Physics ISP-18, Lahore College for Women University 17-19April 2018 as member of organising committee.
International conference of Solid State Physics ICSSP19, Punjab University 08-12 Dec 2019.
I^st International webinar on “Nanotechnology in current Era”, 07-09 September 2020 as chief organiser.

2^nd International webinar on “ Matter and Energy in Current Era”, 15-17 Feburary, 2021 as chief organiser..
National webinar on “Success stories of Pakistan’s Nuclear and Missile Program, 24^th June 2021 as chief organiser..
3^rd International webinar on “ Madam Curie of Current Era”, 24-26 September, 2021 as chief organiser.
I^stInternational e-conference, “Emerging Trends in Physics”, 23-25 November, 2021 as chief organiser.
International conference of Solid State Physics ICSSP21, Punjab University 21-23 February 2022 as member of organising committee.
International conference on Sustainable development Goals ICSDGs22, LCWU 29-31 March 2021 as Scientific Chair SDG 06/member of organising committee.

Theses Supervised
1.	Maryam Iqbal	2010-2012	Preparation and characterization of thin films of ZnO	(MS)
2.	Touseef Afzal	2010-2012	Preparation and characterization of heat treated thin ZnO	(MS)
3.	Abida Shahzadi	2010-2012	Preparation and characterization of thin films of CoO using sodium hydro-oxide as solvent	(MS)
4.	Saleha Arshad	2010-2012	Preparation and characterization of thin films of CoO using ammonium hydro-oxide as solvent	(MS)
5.	Aliya Afzal	2011-2013	Preparation and characterization of thin films of Cobalt Zinc oxide by dip- coating	(MS)
6.	Erum Shahid	2011-2013	Preparation and characterization of thin films of iron oxide by dip- coating	(MS)
7.	Faiza Kiran	2011-2013	Preparation and characterization of thin films of Nickle Zinc oxide by dip- coating	(MS)
8.	Fareeha Nazir	2011-2013	Preparation and characterization of thin films of Magnese Zinc oxide by dip-coating	(MS)
9.	Aroosha Munir	2012-2014	Fabrication of Al-doped MnZnO thin films and their characterization	(MS)
10.	Syeda Sadaf Naqvi	2012-2014	Effect of annealing temperature on thin films of MnZnO	(MS)
11.	Rabia Ishaque	2012-2014	Microstructure evolution of Al-doped CoZnO zinc oxide ﬁlms derived from dip-coating sol-gel technique	(MS)
12.	Fareeha Naz	2012-2014	Synthesis and characterization of Al-doped NiZnO ﬁlms fabricated by sol–gel method	(MS)
13.	Bareera Zulfiqar	2013-2015	Role of Al doping on electrical, structural and magnetic properties of Al doped CoZnO thin films	(MS)
14.	Gulnaz Fatima	2013-2015	Role of Al doping on electrical, structural and magnetic properties of Al doped NiZnO thin films	(MS)
15.	Iqra Shah	2013-2015	Synthesis and characterization of Co doped ZnO nano-particles	(MS)
16.	Saima Iram	2013-2015	Synthesis and characterization of Co doped ZnO thin films	(MS)
17.	Turfa Kousar	2013-2015	Role of Al doping on electrical, structural and magnetic properties of Al doped MnZnO thin films	(MS)
18.	Marya Siddiq	2014-2016	Synthesis of Cr doped ZnO thin films by sol gel method; investigation of magnetic, optical and structural properties	(MS)
19.	Rida Rafi	2014-2016	Effect of Cu doping on the structural, optical and magnetic properties of zinc oxide thin film	(MS)
20.	Neha Yaseen	2014-2016	Influence of iron doping on the properties of iron doped zinc oxide thin films	(MS)
21.	Iqra Wahid	2015-2017	Optimization of iron doped titanium dioxide thin films prepared by sol -gel	(MS)
22.	Anum Kamran	2015-2017	Synthesis, characterization and properties of ZrTiO₂ thin films prepared by sol-gel method	(MS)
23.	Eram Abbas	2015-2017	Optical, magnetic and photocatalytic properties of iron doped zinc oxide nanoparticles prepared by sol-gel method	(MS)
24.	Mehak Anjum	2015-2017	Optical, magnetic and photocatalytic properties of maganese doped zinc oxide nanoparticles	(MS)
25.	Humaira Bashir	2016-2018	A study on V doped ZnO thin Films: synthesis and characterization	(MS)
26.	Maryam Anwar	2016-2018	Sol–gel derived Ag-doped ZnO thin films: Preparation and Analysis.	(MS)
27.	Sonia Sahar	2016-2018	Sol-gel derived Ce-doped ZnO thin films: Preparation and Analysis	(MS)
28.	Madia	2017-2019	Synthesis and Investigation of Sm doped ZnO Thin Films	(MS)
29.	Saba-Tul-Khadija	2017-2019	Role of La doping on characteristics of ZnO nanoparticles	(MS)
30.	Sidra Yasmeen	2017-2019	Effect of ion beam irradiation on structural and piezoelectric properties of modified PZT	(MS)
31.	Maria	2017-2019	Sol-gel low temperature synthesis of Ce doped TiO₂ thin films	(MS)
32.	Masooma Qureshi	2017-2019	Photocatalytic water splitting into Hydrogen and oxygen with hetro-structures	(MS)
33.	Ayesha Usman	2017-2019	Effect of Ag doping on the magnetic and dielectric properties of sol-gel derived ZnO thin films	(MS)
34.	Tehreem Chaudhry	2017-2019	Characterisation of magnetic and dielectric properties of Cerium doped ZnO thin films	(MS)
35.	Sania Kousar	2017-2019	Vanadium doped ZnO thin films by sol-gel dip coating method	(MS)
36.	Zainab Bashir	2018-2020	Synthesis and Characterization of boron nitride thin films	(MS)
37.	Benish Amir	2018-2020	Sol-gel synthesized LaO doped ZnO thin films and their properties	(MS)
38.	Tayyaba Intizar	2018-2020	Dip coating route for the synthesis of nanocrystalline TiO₂ doped with vanadium ions	(MS)
39.	Sidra Rahim	2018-2020	Structural and optical properties of lanthanide doped TiO₂	(MS)
40.	Faiza Ashraf	2018-2020	Synthesis and characterization of ZnO-based Polymer nanocomposites	(MS)
41.	Aiman Altaf	2019-2021	Synthesis of V doped Bi₂O₃ coatings: Thickness control and Research mechanism	(MS)
42.	Hadia Asalm	2019-2021	Synthesis of V doped Cu₂O coatings: Thickness control and Research mechanism	(MS)
43.	Hafiza Ayesha	2019-2021	Study of Ce doping effects on structural, optical and surface properties of Bi₂O₃thin films	(MS)
44.	Warda Chaudary	2019-2021	Study of Ce doping effects on structural, optical and surface properties of Cu₂O thin films	(MS)
45.	Ammara Iqbal Baig	2020-2022	Dip Coated K doped TiO₂Thin Films: Synthesis and Investigations K doped TiO₂	(MS)
46.	Ayesha Akram	2020-2022	Dip Coated K doped ZnO Thin Films: Synthesis and Investigations K doped ZnO	(MS)
47.	Ayesha Farid	2020-2022	Studies of Ba doped ZnO thin films prepared by Sol-gel dip-coated method	(MS)
48.	Hafiza Aqsa Abid	2020-2022	Mn doped TiO₂thin films deposited by dip coating route and their performance	(MS)
49.	Ifra Sheri	2020-2022	Studies of Ba doped TiO₂ thin films prepared by Sol-gel dip-coated method	(MS)
50.	Mamoona Ashfaq	2020-2022	Cu doped TiO₂thin films deposited by dip coating route and their performance	(MS)
51.	Fazeelat Mukhtar	2014-2019	Preparation and characterization of electrodeposited iron aluminum oxide thin films	PhD
52.	Hina Nazli	2015-2020	Synthesis and Characterization of Electrodeposited Mg substituted Al oxide based spinel thin films	PhD
53.	Maryam Anwer	2019-2022	Investigations of doping effects of transition and rare earth metals on ZnO nanostructures	PhD
54.	Amna Hassan	2019-2022	Doping effects of gold and lanthanides on TiO₂ nanostructures	PhD
55.	Madia Sahar	2020-2023	Synthesis and Characterization of Fe, Co and Ni doped Bismuth Oxide nanostructures	PhD
56.	Alvena Shahid	2021-2024	----------------------------------------------------------	PhD
57	Zainab Bashir	2021-2024	----------------------------------------------------------	PhD

Theses Co-Supervised

1.	Mahek Zaheen Butt	2012-2014	Physics
2.	Sana Arshad	2012-2014	Physics
3.	Maryum Umer	2012-2014	Physics
4.	Iffat Batool	2012-2014	Physics
5.	Ayesha Zafar	2017-2019	zoology
6.	Maria Mahmood	2017-2019	zoology
7.	Mehreen Rasheed	2017-2019	zoology

Courses taught at MS and PhD

1.	Magnetism in Condensed Matter	(M.Phil CSSP)
2.	Semi-Conductor Physics	(MS LCWU)
3.	Solid State Electronic Devices	(MS LCWU)
4.	Semiconductor Theory	(PhD LCWU)
5.	Nanotechnology	(PhD LCWU)
6.	Research Methodology	(PhD LCWU)
7.	Fabrication of nanomaterials	(PhD LCWU)
8.	Nanotechnology & nanostructures	(PhD LCWU)
9. 8.	Chemical synthesis of nanostructures Advanced Nanobiotechnology	(PhD LCWU) (PhD LCWU)

Machines Operated

Edward Coating unit
XRD
UV-VIS Spectrophotometer
SSMS
Optical microscope and polarizing microscope
Spin Coater and Dip Coater
Surface profilometer
DSC

Publications In Journals IF 98.87 Citations 315 H index 10
1.	Zohra N. Kayani, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, Synthesis and Degradation of Nematic liquid Crystal, Jourrnal of Physical and Natural Sciences, *2(1)* (2008).
2.	Zohra N. Kayani, Robert A. Lewis, Shahzad. Naseem, Cyanoalkyl difluoro-terphenyl-carboxylate chiral dopants, J. Mol. Liq., *170 C* (2012) 11-19. IF 4.513
3.	Zohra N. Kayani, Robert A. Lewis, Shahzad Naseem, Synthesis of 4-Alkyl-2, 3 difluoro terphenyl nitrile using coupling reactions, J. Mol. Liq., 175 (2012) 72-84. IF 4.513
4.	Zohra N. Kayani, Robert A. Lewis, Shahzad Naseem, Development of novel chiral dopants to be used in Ferro-electric Liquid crystal system, J. Mol. Liq., *180 C* (2013) 74-88. IF 4.513
5.	Zohra. N. Kayani, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, structural and magnetic properties of FeCoNi thin films, Ind. J. Phys, 88 (2014) 165-169. IF 0.988
6.	Zohra. N. Kayani, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, Structural and magnetic properties of thin films of iron Nitride, Sur. Rev. Lett. 21 (2014) 1450013-1450017. IF 0.734
7.	Zohra. N. Kayani, Aliya Afzal, Farhat Saleemi, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, Structural, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Cobalt doped Dip Coated ZnO Films, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 50(8) (2014) 2401104. IF 1.467
8.	Zohra. N. Kayani, Erum S. Khan, Farhat Saleemi, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, Growth and Characterization of Iron Oxide Nano-crystalline Thin Films via Sol-Gel Dip Coating Method, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, *50(8)* (2014) 2200304. IF 1.467
9.	Zohra. N. Kayani, Sana Arshad, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, Synthesis of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles by Sol-Gel Technique and their Characterization, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, *50(8)* (2014) 2200404. IF 1.467
10.	Saira Riaz, S. M. H. Shah, Aseya Akbar, Zohra N. Kayani and Shahzad Naseem, Effect of Bi/Fe Ratio on the Structural and Magnetic Properties of BiFeO3 Thin Films by Sol-Gel, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, *50(8)* (2014) 2201304. IF 1.467
11.	Zohra N. Kayani, Tosif Afzal, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, Optical and structural properties of thin films of ZnO at elevated temperature, Journal of alloys and compounds, *606* (2014) 177-181. IF 3.779
12.	Zohra. N. Kayani, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, Structural and magnetic properties of thin films of cobalt Nitride, Sur. Rev. Lett. *21(6)* (2014) 1450081-6. IF 0.734
13.	Mahwish Bashir, Saira Riaz, Zohra N. Kayani and Shahzad Naseem, Effect of organic additives on dental Zirconia Ceramics: structural and mechanical properties Journal of sol-gel science and Technology, *74(2)* (2015) 290-298. IF 1.575
14.	Madeeha Riaz, Rehana Zia, Farhat Saleemi, Farooq Bashor, Tousif Hossain, Zohra N. Kayani, In vitro evaluation of bioactivityof SiO2–CaO–P2O5–Na2O–CaF2–ZnO glass-ceramics, Material Science: Poland, *32(3)* (2014) 364-374. IF 0.854
15.	Zohra. N. Kayani, Saira.Riaz, Shahzad.Naseem, Preparation of BiFeO₃ films by sol-gel technique and their characterization Sci. Int., *23(4)* (2011) 255-258.
16.	Zohra. N. Kayani, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, Preparation and characterization of SrBi₂Ta₂O₉ (SBT) thin films, JNSMAC 49(2009) 49-57.
17.	Zohra. N. Kayani, Faiza kiran, Saira.Riaz, Rehana Zia, Shahzad.Naseem, Dip Coated Nickel Zinc Oxide Thin Films: Structural, Optical and Magnetic Investigations, Superlattice and Microstructures. 77C (2015) 171-180. IF 2.123
18.	Zohra N. Kayani, Maryam Iqbal, Saira Riaz, Rehana Zia and Shahzad Naseem, Fabrication and properties of zinc oxide thin film prepared by sol-gel dip coating method, Material Science: Poland, *33(3)* (2015) 515-520. IF 0.854
19.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Farhat Saleemi and Iffat Batool, Effect of Calcination temperature on the Properties of ZnO nano particles synthesized by Sol-Gel technique, Applied Physics A, *119(2)* (2015) 713-720. IF 1.604
20.	Zohra N. Kayani, Fariha Nazir, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, Structural, Optical and Magnetic Properties of nano-crystalline Manganese Zinc Oxide Thin films, Superlattices and Microstructures, 82 (2015) 472-482. IF 2.123
21.	Rehana Zia, Farhat Saleemi, Shahzad Naseem, Zohra Kayani, Study the efficiency of single crystal CdTe/ZnCdS solar cell at various temperatures and illumination levels, Energy Reports, 1 (2015) 58-61.
22.	Rehana Zia, Madeeha Riaz, Sitara Maqsood, Safia Anjum, Zohra Kayani, Tossif Hussain, Titania doped bioactive ceramics prepared by solid state sintering method, ceramc. Int. 41 (2015) 8964-8972. IF 3.057
23.	Zohra N. Kayani, Maryam Umer, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem Synthesis and characterization of copper oxide nanoparticles , Journal of Electronic Materials, *444(10)* (2015) 3704-3709. IF 1.579
24.	Zohra N. Kayani, Fareeha Naz, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, Characteristics of Al-doped ZnO:Ni films grown on glass by sol-gel dip coating technique, Journal of Saudi Chemical Society.21 (2017) 425-433. IF 2.887
25.	Zohra N. Kayani, Aroosha Munir, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, Structural, optical and magnetic properties of Aluminum doped dip coated MnZnO films, Jouranl of Alloys and compounds, 62 (2016) 489-496. IF 3.779
26.	Zohra N. Kayani, Yasmin Ali, Faiza Kiran, Iffat Batool, Mehak Z. Butt, Maryam Umer, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, Fabrication of copper oxide nanoparticles by sol-gel route, Materials Today: Proceedings 2 (2015 ) 5446-5449.
27.	Zohra N. Kayani, Aliya Afzal, Erum Shahid Khan, Fareeha Nazir, Farhat Saleemi, Saira Riaz Shahzad Naseem, Structural and magnetic properties of CoZnO films, Materials Today: Proceedings 2 (2015) 547-5476.
28.	Zohra N. Kayani, Erum S. Khan, Farhat Saleemi, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, Optical and magnetic properties of iron oxide thin films, Materials Today: Proceedings 2 (2015) 5568-5571.
29.	Zohra N. Kayani, Aliya Afzal , Mehak Z. Butt, Iffat Batool, Sana Arshad,Yasmeen Ali, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, Structural, optical and magnetic properties of iron oxide nano- particles, Materials Today: Proceedings 2 (2015) 5660-5663.
30.	Zohra N. Kayani, Fariha Nazir, Saira Riaz, Rehana Zia and Shahzad Naseem, Structural, optical and magnetic properties of MnZnO thin films, Materials Today: Proceedings 2 (2015) 5166-5169.
31.	Zohra N Kayani, Farhat Saleemi, Iffat Batool, Synthesis and characterization of ZnO nanoparticles, Materials Today: Proceedings 2 (2015) 5619-5621.
32.	Zohra N. Kayani, Mehak Butt, Yasmeen Ali, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, Structural and optical study of NiO nano-particles, Materials Today: Proceedings 2 (2015) 5804-5807.
33.	Saira Riaz, S. Zaheer H. Shah, Zohra N. Kayani, Shahzad Naseem, Magnetic and Structural Phase Transition in Iron Oxide Nanostructures, Materials Today: Proceedings 2 ( 2015 ) 5080-5087.
34.	Robina Ashraf, Saira Riaz, Zohra Nazir Kayani, Shahzad Naseem, Structural and Magnetic Properties of Iron Doped ZnO Nanoparticles, Materials Today: Proceedings 2 ( 2015 ) 5384-5389.
35.	Robina Ashraf, Saira Riaz, Zohra Nazir Kayani, Shahzad Naseem, Effect of Calcination on Properties of ZnO of ZnO Nanoparticles, Materials Today: Proceedings 2 ( 2015 ) 5468-5472.
36.	Mussarat Fatima, Saira Riaz, Zohra Nazir Kayani, Shahzad Naseem, Effect of Calcination on Phase Transition in Iron Oxide Nanoparticles, Materials Today: Proceedings 2 ( 2015 ) 5743-5747.
37.	Zohra N. Kayani, Faiza Kiran, Fariha Nazir, Erum Shahid Khan, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, Preparation of thin films of NiZnO by sol-gel dip coating, Materials Today: Proceedings 2 (2015) 5607-5610.
38.	Zohra N. Kayani, Zobia Saleem, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem and Farhat Saleemi, Deposition of porous titanium oxide thin films as anti-fogging and anti-reflecting medium, Optik- International Journal for Light and Electron Optics, 127 (2016) 5124-5127. IF 0.835
39.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, Study of Nickel Nitride Thin Films Deposited by Sol-Gel Route, Transaction of Indian Instuite of metals, 70(4) (2017) 1097-1101. IF 0.67
40.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Iqra Shah, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, Effect of Co doping on the physical properties of Co-doped ZnO nano-particles, J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Elect. 28(2) (2017) 5953-5961. IF 1.768
41.	Zohra N. Kayani, Mahek Z. Butt, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, Synthesis of NiO nanoparticles by sol-gel Technique, Mater. Sci. Poland, 36(4) (2018) 547-552. IF 0.854
43.	Zohra N. Kayani, Rabia Ishaque , Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, Fabrication and characterization of nanocrystalline Al, Co:ZnO thin films by a sol-gel dip coating, Opt. Quan. Elec. 49 (2017) 223- IF 1.29
44.	Zohra N. Kayani, Gulnaz Fatima, Bareera Zulfiqar, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, Properties of NiZnO Thin Films with Different Amounts of Al Doping, J. Elec. Mater. 46(10) (2017) 5764-5772. IF 1.579
45	Zohra N. Kayani, Syeda Sadaf Naqvi, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem and Saima Iram, Influence of annealing temperature on the structural, optical and magnetic properties of two-phase MnZnOx(x = 1, 3) thin films grown by a sol–gel method, Journal of Aus. Cer. Soc. 53(2) (2017) 864-873. IF 0.774
46	Zohra N. Kayani, Turfa Kausar, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, Effect of Aluminum Doping Concentration on Optical, Magnetic and Microstructural properties of MnZnO thin films, Optik, 144 (2017) 172–179. IF 0.835
47.	Zohra N. Kayani, Marya Siddiq, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, Optical, Magnetic and Structural properties of Cr-doped ZnO thin films by sol–gel dip coating method, Mater. Res. Express.4(9) (2017) 096403. IF 1.151
48	Zohra N. Kayani, Iqra Shah, Bareera Zulfiqar, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem and Aneeqa Sabah, Structural, optical and magnetic properties of nano-crystalline Co doped ZnO thin films grown by sol-gel, Accepted in Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A, 73(1) (2018) 13-21 IF 1.432
49.	Fazeelat Mukhtar, Zohra Nazir Kayani, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, Effect of In-Situ Oxidation on Structure and Ferromagnetic Properties of Fe₃Al and FeAl₂O₄ Thin Films Prepared by Electrodeposition, Cera. Int. 44(2018)9550-9560. IF 3.057
50.	Zohra N. Kayani, Abida Shahzadi, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, Preparation and characterization of dip coated cobalt oxide thin Films, Mater. Res. Inno. 23(5)(2019)253-259. IF 0.65
51	Zohra N. Kayani, Neha Yaseen, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, Investigation of Fe doping on the magnetic and optical properties of ZnO thin ﬁlms, Mater. Res. Exp. 5(3) (2018) 036418 IF 1.151
52.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Anum Kamran, Zeb Saddiqe, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, Probe of ZrTiO₂ thin films with TiO₂-ZrO₂binary oxides deposited by dip coating technique, J. Photochem. Photobio. B: Bio., 183(2018) 357-366. IF 3.165
53.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Saira Riaz, Saima Iram and Shahzad Naseem, Structural and magnetic properties of nano- crystalline FeCoNiN thin films, J. Saudi. Chem. Soc. 23 (4) (2019) 392-396. IF 2.887
54.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Sima Iram, Rida Rafi, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, Effect of Cu doping on the Structural, Magnetic and Optical properties of ZnO thin ﬁlms, Applied Physics A. 124(2018) 468. IF 1.604
55.	Salma Waseem,^.Safia Anjum, Lubna Mustafa, Tallat Zeeshan, Zohra Nazir Kayani and Khalid Javed Structural, magnetic and optical investigations of Fe and Ni co-doped TiO₂ dilute magnetic semiconductors, Cera. Int. 44 (2018) 17767-17774. IF 3.057
56.	M. Bashir, S. Riaz, Z. N. Kayani, S. Naseem, Synthesis of Bone Implant Substitutes using Organic Additive Based Zirconia Nanoparticles and their Biodegradation Study, J. Mech. Beh. Biomed. Mater. 88 (2018) 48-57. IF 3.239
57.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Maryam Anwar, Zeb Saddiqe, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, Biological and Optical Properties of Sol–Gel Derived ZnO Using Different percentages of silver contents, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerf. 171 (2018) 383–390. IF 3.997
58.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Eram Abbas, Zeb Saddiqe, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, Photocatalytic, antibacterial, optical and magnetic properties of Fe-doped ZnO nano-particles prepared by sol-gel, Mater. Sci. Semiconduc. Process. 88 (2018) 109-119. IF 2.593
59.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Bareera Zulfiqar, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, Influence of Al percentage on the magnetic, optical, and structural properties of Al-doped CoZnO thin films, J. Aust. Cera. Soc., 55(2019)479-487 IF 0.744
60.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Sonia Sahar, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem,Tuning of Optical and Antibacterial Characteristics of ZnO thin films: Role of Ce Content, Cera. Int. 45 (2019) 3930–3939. IF 3.057
61.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Saima Iram, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, Role of Co doping on Structural, Optical and Magnetic properties of Nano-crystalline ZnO thin films, Mater. Res. Exp. 6(3) (2019) 036404. IF 1.151
62.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Saliha Arshad, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, Structural, Investigation of Structural, Optical and Magnetic Characteristics of Co₃O₄ thin films, Applied Physics A, 125(2019)196. IF 1.604
63	Zohra N. Kayani, Mehawish Saleem, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem and Farhat Saleemi, Structure and optical properties of TiO2 thin films prepared by a sol–gel processing, Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A, 74(7)(2019) 635-642. IF 1.432
64.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Humaira Bashir, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, High efficiency of transmittance and antibacterial activity of V doped ZnO used in solar cells and biomedical applications, submitted to Mater. Res. Bull. 115(2019)121-129. IF: 2.873
65	Zohra N. Kayani, Atiqa Aslam, Rabia Ishaque, Syeda Nosheen Zahra, Hifza, Noor-Ul-Ain Maken, Hajra Khan, The effect of the withdrawal speed on properties of Nickle Oxide thin films, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie Crystalline Materials. (2019) IF: 1.090
66.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Maria, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, Magnetic and Antibacterial Studies of Sol-Gel Dip Coated Ce doped TiO₂ thin films: Influence of Ce Contents, Cera. Int. (2019) IF: 3.450
67.	Riffat Sagheer, Momina Khalila, Vaneeza Abbasa, Zohra Nazir Kayani, Unza Tariqa, Faiza Ashraf, Effect of Mg doping on structural, morphological, optical and thermal properties of ZnO nanoparticles, Optik 200 (2020) 163428. IF: 1.914
68.	Fazeelat Mukhtar, Saira Riaz, A. Awan, F. Rubab, Zohra Nazir Kayani and Shahzad Naseem, Structural and Magnetization Crossover in Electrodeposited FeAl₂O₄ – Effect of In-Situ Oxidation, RCS Advances IF: 3.049
Publications Under Channel
1.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Mehak Anjum, Zeb Saddiqe, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, Photocatalytic, Antibacterial, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Mn-doped ZnO Nano-particles Fabricated by sol-gel submitted to Mater. Sci. Eng. C
2.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Iqra Wahid, Zeb Saddiqe, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, Effect of Fe Dopant on the Properties of TiO₂ Thin Films submitted to Adv. Pow. Tech.
3.	Fazeelat Mukhtar, Zohra Nazir Kayani, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, Effect of In-situ Oxidation with Magnetic Stirring on Electrodeposited Iron Aluminium Oxide Nanoparticles, submitted to physica Scripta.
4.	Fazeelat Mukhtar, Saira Riaz, Zohra Nazir Kayani and Shahzad Naseem, Structural and Magnetic Properties of Electrodeposited Iron Aluminium Oxide Nanostructures, submitted to J. Nat. Sci. Mater. Int.
5.	Fazeelat Mukhtar, Saira Riaz, Zohra Nazir Kayani and Shahzad Naseem, FeAl₂O₄ Thin films synthesized by In-Situ Oxidation of Fe₃Al Films on Copper Substrates, submitted to J. Magn. Magn. Mater.
6.	F. Mukhtar, A. Awan, A. Farrukh, S. Riaz, Z. N. Kayani and S Naseem, In-Situ oxidation driven Magnetic and Electrical Impedance Properties of Electrodeposited Spinel FeAl₂O₄ Thin Films, Journal of Alloys and Compounds,
Book published Zohra Nazir kayani and Shahzad Naseem, “Thin films of Ferro-magnetic and Ferro-electric Materials,” Lap, Lambert Academic publisher
Presentations in Conferences
1.	Zohra. N. Kayani, Saira.Riaz, Shahzad.Naseem “ Synthesis and Characterisation of cholesterol based Liquid Crystal” presented at International conference of Pakistan Institute of physics, Lahore, Pakistan, March 2006
2.	Zohra. N. Kayani, Julita Gasowska, John W. Goodby, Michael Hird, Richard J. Kiddle, and Robert A. Lewis “The Development of Stable, Room Temperature, Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Mixtures”, Poster presentation at International conference on Ferroelectric liquid Crystal, Sapporo 2007, Japan.
3.	Zohra N. Kayani, Robert A. Lewis. “Cyanoalkyl difluoroterphenylcarboxylate chiral dopants, designed to match a ferroelectric host mixture”, Poster presentation at conference of British Liquid Crystal Society, Bristol 2009, UK.
4.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Farman Ali Khan, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, FeCoNi thin films with variation in current density used during preparation” presented at International conference o Pakistan Institute of physics, Lahore, Pakistan, March 2009.
5.	Zohra N. Kayani, Robert A. Lewis, “1-Cyanoalkyl difluoroterphenylcarboxylates, chiral dopants matched to a low viscosity ferroelectric host mixture” presented at International conference on Ferroelectric liquid Crystal, Zaragoza 2009, Spain.
6.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Fariha Nazir, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, “Fabrication and Properties of Manganese Zinc Oxide Thin Film Prepared by Sol-Gel Dip Coating” Oral presentation at International Conference on Solid State Physics (ICSSP), Punjab University, 2013, Lahore.
7.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Farhat Saleemi, Iffat Batool, Effect of Calcination Temperature on the Properties of ZnO NanoParticles Prepared by Sol-Gel Technique, Poster presentation at International Conference on Solid State Physics (ICSSP), Punjab University, 2013, Lahore.
8.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Faiza Kiran, Fareeha Nazir, Yasmin Ali, Maryam Umer, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, Synthesis and Characterization of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles, Poster presentation at International Conference on Solid State Physics (ICSSP), Punjab University, 2013, Lahore.
9.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Mehak Butt, Yasmeen Ali, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, “Synthesis of NiO Nanoparticles by Sol-Gel Technique,”Poster presentation at International Conference on Solid State Physics (ICSSP), Punjab University, 2013, Lahore.
10.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Aliya Afzal , Farhat Saleemi, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, “Structural, optical and magnetic properties of cobalt doped dip coated ZnO films”Poster presentation at International Conference on Solid State Physics (ICSSP), Punjab University, 2013, Lahore.
11.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Faiza Kiran, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem, “Preparation of thin film of Ni doped ZnO by sol-gel dip coating,” Oral presentation at International Conference on Solid State Physics (ICSSP), Punjab University, 2013, Lahore.
12.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Erum Shahid Khan, Farhat Saleemi, Saira Riaz and Shahzad Naseem Poster, “Growth and Characterization of Iron Oxide Nano-crystalline Thin Films via Sol-Gel Dip Coating Method,” Poster presentation at International Conference on Solid State Physics (ICSSP), Punjab University, 2013, Lahore.
13.	Zohra Nazir Kayani , Aliya Afzal, Erum Shahid, Sana Arshad, Yasmeen Ali, Saira Riaz , Shahzad Naseem,” The Synthesis and Magnetic Properties of Iron oxide nano-Particles,” Poster presentation at International Conference on Solid State Physics (ICSSP), Punjab University, 2013, Lahore.
14.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Saliha Arshad, Saira Riaz, Rehana Zia and Shahzad Naseem, Structural Characterization and Optical Properties of cobalt oxide Thin Films, Oral Presentation at World congress on Advances in Civil, Environmental and Material Research (ACEM 14) in Bexco Busan Korea 24-28 August 2014
15.	Asia Akbar, Saira Riaz, Zohra Nazir Kayani, Shahzad Naseem, Effect of cobalt doping on the structural properties of Hematite thin films, presented at World congress on Advances in Civli, Environmental and Material Research (ACEM 14) in Bexco Busan Korea 24-28 August 2014
16.	Asia Akbar, Saira Riaz, Zohra Nazir Kayani, Shahzad Naseem, Structural properties of Cr doped Fe₂O₃ thin films, Presented at World congress on Advances in Civil, Environmental and Material Research (ACEM 14) in Bexco Busan Korea 24-28 August 2014.
17.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Rabia Ishaque, Aroosha Munir, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, Microstructure Evolution of Al doped CoZnO Films derived from Dip Coating Sol-Gel Technique, Poster presentation at International Conference on Solid State Physics (ICSSP), Punjab University, 2015, Lahore.
18.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Aroosha Munir, Rabia Ishaque, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, Fabrication of Al doped MnZnO thin films and their characterization, Poster presentation at International Conference on Solid State Physics (ICSSP), Punjab University, 2015, Lahore.
19.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Bareera Zulfiqar, Iqra shah, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, Role of Aluminium Doping on Electrical, Structural and Magnetic Properties of Al Doped CoZnO Thin Films, Oral presentation at International Conference on Solid State Physics (ICSSP), Punjab University, 2015, Lahore.
20.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Gulnaz Fatima, Turfa Kausar, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, Effect of Al % on electrical, structural and magnetic properties of Al doped NiZnO thin film, Poster presentation at International Conference on Solid State Physics (ICSSP), Punjab University, 2015, Lahore.
21.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Turfa Kausar, Gulnaz Fatima, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, Structural and Optical Properties of Al Doped MnZnO Thin Films Synthesized by the Sol-Gel Technique , Poster presentation at International Conference on Solid State Physics (ICSSP), Punjab University, 2015, Lahore.
22.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Syeda Sadaf Naqvi, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, Effect of annealin temperature on thin films of MnZnO , Oral presentation at International Conference on Solid State Physics (ICSSP), Punjab University, 2015, Lahore.
23.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Saima Iram, Bareera Zulfiqar, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, Effect of Co doping on structural and magnetic properties of Co doped ZnO thin film, Oral presentation at International Conference on Solid State Physics (ICSSP), Punjab University, 2015, Lahore.
24.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Iqra Shah, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, Role of Co doping on Structural, Optical and magnetic properties of ZnO nano-particle, Oral presentation at International Conference on Solid State Physics (ICSSP), Punjab University, 2015, Lahore.
25.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Iqra Shah, Saima Iram, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, Effect of number of coatings on The characteristics of Co doped ZnO thin films, Poster presentation at International Conference on Solid State Physics (ICSSP), Punjab University, 2015, Lahore.
26.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Mehwish Saleem, Zobia Saleem, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem and Farhat Saleemi, Dip coating of TiO2 thin films on CR-39 and their characterusation, Poster presentation at International Conference on Solid State Physics (ICSSP), Punjab University, 2015, Lahore.
27.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Zobia Saleem, Mehwish Saleem, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem and Farhat Saleemi, Synthesis and Characterization of anti-fogging and anti-reflecting thin films by dip-coating, Poster presentation at International Conference on Solid State Physics (ICSSP), Punjab University, 2015, Lahore.
28.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, Rehana Zia,Synthesis and characterization of Ni₂O₃ Thin Films, Presented at World congress on Advances in Civil, Environmental and Material Research (ACEM 16) in Jeju Korea 28^thAugust - 1^st September 2016.
29	Zaheer H. Shah, Saira Riaz, Zohra N. Kayani, Shahzad Naseem, Tailoring the Magnetic, Dielectric and Structural Properties of Cobalt Doped α- Fe2O3 Nanoparticles, Presented at World congress on Advances in Civil, Environmental and Material Research (ACEM 16) in Jeju Korea 28^thAugust - 1^st September 2016
30.	M. Imran, Saira Riaz, Zohra N. Kayani, Shahzad Naseem, Study of Magnetic and Dielectric Behaviour of Ni doped Fe2O3 Nanopowders, Presented at World congress on Advances in Civil, Environmental and Material Research (ACEM 16) in Jeju Korea 28^thAugust - 1^st September 2016.
31	M. Imran, Rabia Ikram, Saira Riaz, Zohra N. Kayani, Shahzad Naseem, Structural and Magnetic Properties of Electrodeposited Iron Aluminum Oxide Nanostructures,Presented at World congress on Advances in Civil, Environmental and Material Research (ACEM 16) in Jeju Korea 28^thAugust - 1^st September 2016.
32	Zaheer H. Shah, Saira Riaz, Zohra N. Kayani, Shahzad Naseem, Size Distribution and Magnetic Optimizationof Phase Pure Chromium Doped Magnetite Nanoparticles, Presented at World congress on Advances in Civil, Environmental and Material Research (ACEM 16) in Jeju Korea 28^thAugust - 1^st September 2016.
33	Saira Riaz, Hassan Yousaf, Shumaila Islam, Zohra Nazir Kayani, Shahzad Naseem, Ex-situ Variable Angle Spectroscopic Ellipsometry of Iron Oxide Thin Films, Presented at World congress on Advances in Civil, Environmental and Material Research (ACEM 16) in Jeju Korea 28^thAugust - 1^st September 2016.
34	Aseya Akbar, Saira Riaz, Shahid Atiq, Zohra N. Kayani, Shahzad Naseem, Effect of 3d-Metal Doping on Ferromagnetic and Dielectric Properties of Magnetite Thin Films, Presented at World congress on Advances in Civil, Environmental and Material Research (ACEM 16) in Jeju Korea 28^thAugust - 1^st September
35.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Saima Iram, Rida Rafi, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, Marya Siddiq, Cu-doped ZnO thin films: Synthesis and properties, Oral presentation at International Conference on Solid State Physics (ICSSP), Punjab University, 10-14 December 2017, Lahore.
36.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Irum Abbas, Zeb Saddiqe, Mehak Anjum Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, Analysis of Fe doped ZnO nanoparticles fabricated by Sol-Gel Technique, Oral presentation at International Conference on Solid State Physics (ICSSP), Punjab University, 10-14 December 2017, Lahore.
37.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Mehak Anjum, Zeb Saddiqe, Eram Abbas, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, Saima Iram, Investigation of Mn doped ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by Sol-Gel Technique, Oral presentation at International Conference on Solid State Physics (ICSSP), Punjab University, 10-14 December 2017, Lahore.
38.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Anum Kamran, Zeb Saddiqe, Iqra Wahid, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, Synthesis and Characteristics of ZrTiO₂ thin films, poster presentation at International Conference on Solid State Physics (ICSSP), Punjab University, 10-14 December 2017, Lahore.
39.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Iqra Wahid, Zeb Saddiqe, Anum Kamran, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, Characteristics and antibacterial activity of Fe-doped TiO₂ thin films, Oral presentation at International Conference on Solid State Physics (ICSSP), Punjab University, 10-14 December 2017, Lahore.
40.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Saima Iram, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, Investigation of FeCoNiN thin films grown by Sol-Gel Route, Oral presentation at International Conference on Solid State Physics (ICSSP), Punjab University, 10-14 December 2017, Lahore.
41.	Zohra Nazir Kayani, Marya Sadique, Saira Riaz, Shahzad Naseem, Synthesis and Investigation of Cr doped ZnO Thin Films, Presented at World Congress on Advances in Civil, Environmental and Material Research (ACEM 18) in Incheon Korea 27^thAugust - 31^st August 2018.

Department of Physics

Physics

Prof. Dr. Zohra Nazir Kayani

Prof. Dr. Zohra Nazir Kayani

Education

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Conference / Meetings/ Seminars/ workshops Attended

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Theses Supervised

A study on V doped ZnO thin Films: synthesis and characterization

Sol–gel derived Ag-doped ZnO thin films: Preparation and Analysis.

Sol-gel derived Ce-doped ZnO thin films: Preparation and Analysis

Synthesis and Investigation of Sm doped ZnO Thin Films

Role of La doping on characteristics of ZnO nanoparticles

Effect of ion beam irradiation on structural and piezoelectric properties of modified PZT

Sol-gel low temperature synthesis of Ce doped TiO2 thin films

Photocatalytic water splitting into Hydrogen and oxygen with hetro-structures

Effect of Ag doping on the magnetic and dielectric properties of sol-gel derived ZnO thin films

Characterisation of magnetic and dielectric properties of Cerium doped ZnO thin films

Vanadium doped ZnO thin films by sol-gel dip coating method

Synthesis and Characterization of boron nitride thin films

Sol-gel synthesized LaO doped ZnO thin films and their properties

Structural and optical properties of lanthanide doped TiO2

Synthesis and characterization of ZnO-based Polymer nanocomposites

Synthesis of V doped Bi2O3 coatings: Thickness control and Research mechanism

Synthesis of V doped Cu2O coatings: Thickness control and Research mechanism

Study of Ce doping effects on structural, optical and surface properties of Bi2O3 thin films

Study of Ce doping effects on structural, optical and surface properties of Cu2O thin films

Dip Coated K doped TiO2 Thin Films: Synthesis and Investigations K doped TiO2

Dip Coated K doped ZnO Thin Films: Synthesis and Investigations K doped ZnO

Studies of Ba doped ZnO thin films prepared by Sol-gel dip-coated method

Mn doped TiO2 thin films deposited by dip coating route and their performance

Studies of Ba doped TiO2 thin films prepared by Sol-gel dip-coated method

Cu doped TiO2 thin films deposited by dip coating route and their performance

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Courses taught at MS and PhD

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76 Years of Pakistan Independence

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Sol-gel low temperature synthesis of Ce doped TiO₂ thin films

Structural and optical properties of lanthanide doped TiO₂

Synthesis of V doped Bi₂O₃ coatings: Thickness control and Research mechanism

Synthesis of V doped Cu₂O coatings: Thickness control and Research mechanism

Study of Ce doping effects on structural, optical and surface properties of Bi₂O₃thin films

Study of Ce doping effects on structural, optical and surface properties of Cu₂O thin films

Dip Coated K doped TiO₂Thin Films: Synthesis and Investigations K doped TiO₂

Mn doped TiO₂thin films deposited by dip coating route and their performance

Studies of Ba doped TiO₂ thin films prepared by Sol-gel dip-coated method

Cu doped TiO₂thin films deposited by dip coating route and their performance