Dr. Mohammad Maksudur Rahman
Dr. Mohammad Maksudur Rahman Associate Professor, Department of Physics

PROFILE

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

 

 Dr. Mohammad Maksudur Rahman received Ph.D in Engineering from the Department of Electronic Engineering of Tohoku University, Japan in 2011. In the PhD work he developed nanostructure titanium (Ti) films and its composite counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells. He then worked as  Postdoctoral Fellow of the Research Institute of Electrical Communication (RIEC) of Tohoku University to develop silver (Ag) and platinum (Pt) nano particles by electrochemical deposition process for dye-sensitized solar cell application from 2011∼2012 and Postdoctoral Fellow of the Institute of Fluid Science (IFS) of Tohoku University to develop silicon quantum (QD) solar cell by using nano-bio fusion process from 2012∼2014. Successfully carrying out the postdoctoral researches Dr. Rahman then joined in Tohoku University as an Assistant Professor in 2014. In order to gather semiconductor industry knowledge and experience Dr. Rahman also worked as a Process Engineer of the Tokyo Electron (TEL), Japan (2015∼2019) which is a renowned semiconductor research industry of the world. Dr. Rahman worked on the semiconductor process engineering (intel process) with dry etching systems in the research and development division of Tokyo Electron. 

 

 Dr. M.M. Rahman received 40th IEEE PVSC Best Poster Award at Denver, USA in 2014 for his work on “Realization of Miniband Effect in Si Quantum Dot Solar Cell by Using Nano-bio Fusion Process”. He was also awarded as a Young Researcher Presentation Award from the Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP) in 2010 and Best Poster Award from the Asian Academic Seminar at Kolkata, India in 2010 for his contribution on “Formation and Application of Porous Titanium Counter Electrode of Dye-sensitized Solar Cell”. He owned several research grants during his PhD program at Tohoku University, such as Global Center of Excellent (GCOE) Research Assistantship (2008 ~ 2011), Sendai International Friendship Scholarship (2009 ~ 2010) and Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) Scholarship (2010 ~ 2011).  He is a member of the Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP) and life member of Bangladesh Physical Society.

 

 Dr. M. M. Rahman is motivated for researches with thin films, quantum nano-disk,  nano-wire, silicon, porous titanium, Si solar cell, dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC), quantum dot solar cell, plasma process and engineering, diagnostic and materials characterization.

RESEARCH INTEREST

Nano-structural materials, Solar cells, Semiconductor process engineering and etching, Thin films, Diagnostic and materials characterization.

JOURNAL PAPER

  1. Sekhar Halubai, Tetsuo Fukuda, Tomohiro Kubota, Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Hidetaka Takato, Michio Kondo, and Seiji Samukawa, “Advanced damage-free neutral beam etching technology to texture Si wafer with honeycomb pattern for broadband light trapping in photovoltaics", Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, (Accepted)  Published online October 4, 2021. IF 2.478.

  2. Sazzad Hossain, and Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Solar Energy Prospects in Bangladesh: Target and Current Status, Energy and Power Engineering  13 (2021)  322, DOI: 10.4236/epe.2021.138022  IF 0.73
  3. Mohammad Maksdur Rahman, Sazzad Hossain, Halubai Sekhar and Husne Ara Begum, Development of Pt nanoparticle coated transparent conducting oxide (TCO) electrode: Optimization of deposition condition, Journal of Critical Review 7 (2020) 4137.  
  4. Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Yi-Chia Tsai, Ming-Yi Lee, Akio Higo, Yiming Li, Yusuke Hoshi, Noritaka Usami, Seiji Samukawa, “Effect of ALD-Al₂O₃ Passivated Silicon Quantum Dot Superlattices on p/i/n⁺ Solar Cells”, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 64 (2017) 2886. 10.1109/TED.2017.2704294　IF 2.913
  5. Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Akio Higo, Halubai Sekhar Mohd Erman Syazwan, Yusuke Hoshi, Noritaka Usami, Makoto Igarashi, and Seiji Samukawa, “ Effect of passivation layer grown by atomic layer deposition and sputtering processes on Si quantum dot superlattice to generate high photocurrent for high-efficiency solar cell ”, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 55 (2016)  150294. IF 1.48
  6. Yi-ChiaTsai, Ming-YiLee, YimingLi, MohammadMaksudurRahman, Seiji Samukawa, “SimulationStudyofMultilayerSi/SiCQuantumDotSuperlatticeforSolarCellApplications”, IEEEElectronDeviceLetters, 37 (2016) 758.10.1109/LED.2016.2561205  IF 4.5
  7. Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Ming-Yi Lee, Yi-Chia Tsai, Akio Higo, Halubai Sekhar, Makoto Igarashi, Mohd Erman Syazwan, Yusuke Hoshi, Kentarou Sawano · Noritaka Usami, Yiming Li and  Seiji Samukawa, “Impact of silicon quantum dot super lattice and quantum well structure as intermediate layer on p-i-n silicon solar cells”,  Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications 24 (2015) 2726. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.2726   IF 7.953
  8. Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, “A Porous Structured Titanium Composite Counter Electrode for Dye- sensitized Solar Cells”, Bangladesh Research Foundation, 3 (2014) 19. ISSN 2305-1566 (Online)  
  9.   Makoto Igarashi, Weiguo Hu, Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Noritaka Usami, and Seiji Samukawa, “Generation of high photocurrent in three-dimensional silicon quantum dot superlattice fabricated by combining bio-template and neutral beam etching for quantum dot solar cells”, Nanoscale Research Letters  8 (2013) 228. 10.1186/1556-276X-8-228 IF 4.703
  10. Weigu Hu, Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Ming-Yi Lee, Yiming Li, and Seiji Samukawa, “Simulation study of type-II/Ge Si quantum dot for solar cell”, Journal of Applied Physics, 114 (2013) 124509. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4821114  IF 2.546
  11.  Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Ryota Kojima, Mehdi El Fassy Fihry, Yasuo Kimura, and Michio Niwano, “Effect of Porous Counter Electrode with Highly Conductive Layer on Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells” , Japanese Journal of Applied Physics  50 (2011) 082303. doi:10.1143/JJAP.50.082303  IF 1.48
  12.   Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Ryota Kojima, Mehdi El Fassy Fihry, Yasuo Kimura, and Michio Niwano, “Formation of Porous Titanium Film and Its Application to Counter Electrode for a Dye-sensitized Solar Cell”, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 49 (2010) 122302. doi:10.1143/JJAP.49.122302 IF 1.48
  13. M. Salimullah, M. M. Rahman, I. Zeba, H. A. Shah, G. Murtaza, and P. K. Shukla, “Electromagnetic Dust-Lower-hybrid and Dust-Magnetosonic Waves  and Their Instabilities in a Dusty Magnetoplasma”,  Phys. Plasmas 13(2006)122102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2400846  IF 2.023

CONFERENCE PAPER

1.    Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Weiguo Hu, Mohd Erman Syazwan, Yusuke Hoshi, Noritaka Usami, Makoto Igarashi, and Seiji Samukawa, “Effect of Miniband Formation in a Quantum Dot Super Lattice Fabricated by Combination of  Bio-Template and Neutral Beam Etching for High Efficiency Quantum Dot Solar Cells” abstract no1724, 40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC), Denver, USA 2014 8-13 June 2014, pages 1092 – 1095. DOI  DOI 10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925105

2.    Takuya Fujii, Takeru Okadal, Mohd Erman Syazwan, Taiga Isoda, Hirotaka Endo, Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Kohei Ito, and Seiji Samukawa, “Germanium nano disk array fabrication by combination of bio template and neutral beam etching for solar cell application”, 40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC) Denver, USA, 8-13 June 2014, 1033 – 1036. DOI 10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925090

3.    Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Makoto Igarashi, Weiguo Hu, Mohd Erman Syazwan, Yusuke Hoshi, Noritaka Usami,  and Seiji Samukawa, “High photocurrent generation in three-dimensional silicon quantum dot superlattice fabricated by combining bio-template and neutral beam etching for quantum dot solar cells” 39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference in Tampa, Florida, USA. DOI 10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744972

4.    Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Makoto Igarashi, Weiguo Hu, Mohd Erman Syazwan, Yusuke Hoshi, Noritaka Usami,  and Seiji Samukawa, “Effects of Miniband in Three-Dimensional Silicon Quantum Dot Superlattice Structure Fabricated by Top-Down Process Using Bio-Template and Neutral Beam Etching for High Efficiency Quantum Dot Solar Cell”, 28th EU PVSEC 2013, Paris, France, 2013, ISBN 3-936338-33-7, pp. 445-448.

     5.    Mohammad M. Rahman, Ryota Kojima, Ken-ichi Ishibashi, Yasuo Kimura, and Michio Niwano, “A new counter electrode by a fabricated porous Ti film for the Dye Sensitized Solar Cells”, the 3rd Student Organizing International Mini-Conference on Information Electronic Systems, pp. 87-88, Sendai Excel Hotel Tokyu, Sendai, Japan, October, 2010.

     6.    Mohammad M. Rahman, Ryota Kojima, El fassy Fihry Mehdei, Yasuo Kimura, and Michio Niwano, “Anodic titanium oxide naotube: Formation and application to dye-sensitized solar cells”, proceedings of 4th International Symposium on Information Electronic Systems, pp. 68-70,  Sendai Excel Hotel Tokyu, Sendai, Japan, July 7-8, 2010.

     7.    Mohammad M. Rahman, Ryota Kojima, Mehdi El Fassy Fihry , Yasuo Kimura, and Michio Niwano, “Application of a Porous Titanium Film to a Counter Electrode of a Dye-sensitized Solar Cell ”, International Conference on Solid State Devices and Materials, pp. P-10-10, University of Tokyo, September 22-24, 2010.

     8.    Ryota Kojima, Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Mehdi El Fassy Fihry, Yasuo Kimura and Michio Niwano, “Fabrication of Titanium Oxide Nanotubes on a Transparent Conductive Oxide for a Dye-sensitized Solar Cell”, IEICE Technical Report, 110 (11), (2010)  73.

    9.    Mohammad M. Rahman, Ryota Kojima, Ken-ichi Ishibashi, Yasuo Kimura, and Michio Niwano, “Accurate derivation of all parameters of the single diode model from a single current-voltage characteristic of a solar cell using an extensively valid and stable iterative calculation method”,  International Conference on Solid State Devices and Materials, pp. F-1—4, Sendai Koksai Hotel, Japan, October 6-9, 2009.

   10.  Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Shuichi Tamura, Toshiro Kaneko, and Rikizo Hatakeyama, “Control of Electron Temperature Gradient in Electron Cyclotron Resonance Plasmas”, 1st Student Organizing International Mini-Conference on Information Electronic Systems, (SOIM -GCOE -08), pp. 13-14, pp. 29-30, Sendai, Japan October 16-17, 2008.

   11.  M. M. Rahman, S. Tamura, S. Yanagi, T. Kaneko, and R. Hatakeyama, “Formation of Electron Temperature Gradient in Magnetized Plasmas”, International Interdisciplinary-Symposium on Gaseous and Liquid Plasmas( ISGLP-2008), pp. 97-98 Sendai, Japan, September 5-6, 2008.

   12.  Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Shuichi Tamura, Toshiro Kaneko, and Rikizo Hatakeyama, “Control of Electron Temperature Gradient in Electron Cyclotron Resonance Plasmas“,Plasma Science Symposium (PSS-2009), pp. 130-131, Feb2-4, 2009, Nagoya, Japan.

 

SEMINAR

1.      M. M.  Rahman, R. Kojima, M. El Fassy Fihry, Y. Kimura, and M. Niwano, “Formation of a porous counter electrode with high-conductive film for a dye-sensitized solar cells”, The 58 Spring Meeting 2011 of Japan Society of Applied Physics, abstract no. 19p-ZL-14,  Kanagawa Institute of Technology, Kanagawa Japan, March 24-27, 2011.

2.      M. M.  Rahman, R. Kojima, M. El Fassy Fihry, Y. Kimura, and M. Niwano, “Study on the Application of Porous Ti Counter Electrode to Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell, JSAP, Tohoku Local Meeting, Tohoku University, Japan, Nov.25-26, 2010. [ 応用物理学会東北支部第65回学術講演会 abstract no. 26aA12, 東北大学工      学部青葉記念会館, 2010年11月25日（木）～26日（金）].

3.      M. M.  Rahman, R. Kojima, M. El Fassy Fihry, Y. Kimura, and M. Niwano, “Formation of a porous titanium film for a counter electrode of dye-sensitized solar cells”, The 57 Spring Meeting 2010 of Japan Society of Applied Physics, abstract no. 19p-ZL-14, Tokai University, Kanagawa, Japan, March 17-20, 2010.

4.      M. M. Rahman, S. Tamura, S. Yanagi, T. Kaneko, and R. Hatakeyama “Control of Electron Temperature Gradient in Magnetized Plasmas”, Plasma Science Symposium ( PSS-2009), Feb2-4, 2009,  Nagoya, Japan.

5.      小島 領太, Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Mehdi El Fassy Fihry, 木村 康男, 庭野 道夫, “色素増感太陽電池のための陽極酸化による酸化チタンナノチューブ膜の形成”, 第30回表面科学学術講演会, 大阪大学コンベンションセンター, 2010 年11月4日～6日

6.     小島 領太, Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Mehdi El Fassy Fihry, 木村 康男, 庭野 道夫, “フッ化アンモニウム中での陽極酸化による酸化チタンナノチューブ膜の形成”, 第71回応用物理学会学術講演会, 長崎大学 文教キャンパス, 2010年9月14～17日

7.      R. Kojima, M. Rahman, E. Mehdei, Y. Kimura, and M. Niwano, “Influence of Water in an Ammonium-Fluoride-Based Electrolyte on Growth of Anodic Titanium Oxide Nanotubes” The 218th ECS Meeting in Las Vegas, abstract no. 75, Nevada, October 10 - 15, 2010.

8.      Ryota Kojima, Mohammad M. Rahman, El fassy Fihry Mehdei, Yasuo Kimura, and Michio Niwano, “Anodic titanium oxide naotube: Formation and application to dye-sensitized solar cells”, proceedings of 4th International Symposium on Information Electronic Systems, pp. 68-70,  Sendai Excel Hotel Tokyu, Sendai, Japan, October, 2010.

9.      Mehdi El Fassy Fihry, Ryota Kojima, Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Kenichi Ishibashi, Yasuo Kimura, and Michio Niwano, “Fabrication of Titanium Dioxide Nanotubes　Through Anodization and Application　For a Dye-Sensitized　Solar Cell”,  Second French Research Organizations-Tohoku University Joint Workshop on Frontier Materials (FRONTIER-2009), 2009年11月29日(日)～12月3日(木).

10.      Mehdi El Fassy Fihry，Ryota Kojima, Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Kenichi Ishibashi，Yasuo Kimura，Michio Niwano, “Anodic Titanium Dioxide Nanotube Fabrication and Application for a Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell”,第64回応用物理学会東北支部学術講演会 (JSAP Tohoku Meeting 2009), 　2009年12月3～4日.

11.      小島 領太, M.M.Rahman, 石橋 健一, 木村 康男, 庭野 道夫, “様々な太陽電池の全パラメータを安定して単一I-V 特性から決定するための方法”, 第70回応用物理学会学術講演会(2009 年9月9日　富山大学).

12.      小島領太, M.M. Rahman, 石橋健一, 木村康男, 庭野道夫, “シングルダイオードモデルで記述された太陽電池の全パラメータを単一 I-V 特性から抽出する方法”, 第64 回応用物理学会東北支部学術講演会(2009年12月4 日　日本大学工学部) (JSAP Tohoku Meeting 2009), 　2009年12月3～4日.

13.      T. Kaneko, S. Yanagi, S. Tamura, M. M. Rahman, and R. Hatakeyama, “Generation and Control of Radial Electron Temperature Gradient in Magnetized Plasmas”, The 7th Joint Conference on Fusion Energy, Aomuri, Japan, June 19-21, 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER

Awards/Scholarships,

 Best Poster Award in 40th IEEE PVSC (Photovoltaic Specialists Conference), 2014, Denver, Colorado, USA June 8-13, 2014.

      Title: Effect of Miniband Formation in a Quantum Dot Super LatticeFabricated by Combination of Bio-Template and Neutral Beam Etching for High Efficiency Quantum Dot Solar Cells.

Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP) Young-scientist Oral Presentation Award JSAP, Tohoku Local Meeting, Sendai, Nov 25-26, 2010.

     Title: Study on the Application of Porous Ti Counter Electrode to Dye-sensitized Solar Cell.  

 Outstanding Poster Presentation Award, in JSPS-DST Asian Academic Seminar 2010, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India, Nov 29 – Dec. 4, 2010.

     Title: Fabrication and Characterization of a Porous Ti Film and  Its Application  to a Counter Electrode of a Dye-sensitized Solar Cell. 

Sendai International Friendship Scholarship, 2009, Sendai International Friendship Society, Sendai, Japan.

JASSO Scholarship, 2010, Japan Student Services Organization, Japan.

 

 

Invited talks

    1. Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, “Nanotechnology for Future Green Nanodevices”, 11th Internation Confenrnce on Fluid Dymanmics (ICFD) Octopber 8-10, 2014, Sendai, Japan.

    2. Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, “Feature of a Silicon Quantum Dot Superlattice for High Efficiency Solar Cell”, International Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, January 2018, Bangladesh.

Academic Info

Institute: Ph.D in Engineering, Department of Electronic Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan
Period: 2008-2011

Institute: M.Sc. in Physics, Jahangirnagar University
Period: 2006-2007

Institute: B.Sc. in Physics, Jahangirnagar University
Period: 2001-2005

Institute: H.S.C, Chandpur Govt. College
Period: 2000

Institute: S.S.C, Chandpur Hasan Ali Govt. High School
Period: 1998

Experience

Organization: Tokyo Electron, Japan
Position: Process Engineer (senior specialist)
Period: August 1, 2015 - January 25, 2019
Organization: Tohoku University, Japan
Position: Assistant Professor
Period: April 1, 2014 - July 31, 2015
Organization: Institue of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, Japan
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Period: April 1, 2012 - March 3, 2014
Organization: Research Institute of Electrical Communication (RIEC), Tohoku University, Japan
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Period: April 1, 2011- March 31, 2012
Organization: Department of Electronic Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan
Position: Research Assistant
Period: April 1, 2008-March 31, 2011
Organization: The University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Position: Lecturer
Period: October, 2007 - March, 2008

Activity

Organization: Future Skills Lab, Wazed Miah Science Research Centre, Jahangirnagar University
Position: Course Coordinator
Period: June 2019-present

 "Future Skills" is a joint colloboration project of a2i and Jahangirnagar University to make a bridge in between the university education and industry demands (4.0 IR based) of Bangladesh.  

Organization: Bangladesh Physical Society
Position: Life Member
Organization: The Japan Society for Applied Physics (JSAP)
Position: Regular member
Period: 2008-2011

 

 

Organization: International Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 2019
Position: Conference committee member
Organization: 3rd Student Organizing International Mini-Conference on Information Electronic Systems, 2010
Position: Conference committee member
Organization: 2nd Student-Organizing International Mini-Conference on Information Electronics System (SOIM-GCOE09), Sendai Excel Hotel Tokyu, Sendai, Japan, Oct 27-28, 2009.
Position: Conference committee member
Organization: 1st Student Organizing International Mini-Conference on Information Electronic Systems, (SOIM -GCOE -08), Sendai, Japan October 16-17, 2008.
Position: Conference committee member

Contact

Dr. Mohammad Maksudur Rahman

Associate Professor
Department of Physics
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Cell Phone: 01786599693
Email: maksud@juniv.edu , likhon_phy@yahoo.com

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