Zulfiqar Ali Umrani
| Name | Zulfiqar Ali Umrani |
| Work Groups |
Work Group 1 - Synthesis Work Group 2 - Characterisation Work Group 3 - Devices |
| Laboratory | Institut des Materiaux Jean Rouxel (IMN) Nantes, |
| Organisation | CNRS/Université de Nantes |
| Areas of Research | Solar energy, photovoltaics, nanotechnology |
| Research Keywords | Nanoparticles, photovoltaics, Sol gel, batteries, intermediate band solar cells |
| Areas of Future Interest | 3rd generation solar cells, hydrogen production, photocatalysis |
Brief CV
EDUCATION
Doing PhD on "Development of Photobattery based on photosensitive Titanium
oxo-polymers" since 2009 at Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel – IMN, Université de Nantes
Masters "Matériaux pour les Structures de l’Energie (MSE)(2008-2009)at Université de Paris-Sud 11 France, INSTN-CEA
Bachelors (Diplome d’ingénieur) (2003-2006)at Mehran University of Engg & Technology, Jamshoro in Electronics Engineering
INTERNSHIPS
“Synthesis of Nanoparticles (ZnO/TiO2) via Sol-Gel method and their application as Photocatalyists” (2 months) at Ecole nationale supérieure de chimie de Paris (ENSCP)
“Characterization of Photovoltaic Solar Cells and identification of Hot-Carriers Phenomena.” (6 months) IRDEP (Institut de Recherche et Développement sur l’Energie Photovoltaïque),(CNRS-EDF-ENSCP)Paris
MATERIALS
TiO2 - ZnO nanoparticles, CIGS quantum well solar cells, TiDMF sols and gels