About

He is associated with Materials Simulation Group (MSG) since 2016. He has more than eight years of teaching, research, and administrative experience at four different leading institutions, including University College London (UCL).

Research Interests

Spinel Oxides

Magnetic Materials

Energy Efficient Materials

Dilute Magneto-semiconductors (DMS)

Materials modelling with various first principles techniques

Awards and Honors

Visiting Researcher in UCL

Publications

• 1] K. Javaid, A. Hussain, M. Nadeem, M. Haseeb, A. Rafiq, M.A.A. Khan, M.N. Rasul, Dft Based Comparative Study of Physical Properties of Y3alc3, Yal3c3 and Y3alc Carbides, SSRN Electronic Journal, (2022).
• [2] M. Mehmood, M.N. Rasul, A. Hussain, M.A. Rafiq, F. Iqbal, A. Manzoor, M.A.A. Khan, Investigation of Structural, Electronic, Elastic, Mechanical, Magnetic and Thermodynamic Properties of Antiperovskites XCRh₃ (X = Cd, Ta, W, Re, Os, IR, Pt, AU, Hg, CE, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, EU, Tb), SSRN Electronic Journal, (2023).
• [3] M. Nadeem, M. Haseeb, A. Hussain, M. Ramzan, M.A. Rafiq, M.N. Rasul, A. Javed, First-principles study on physical properties of actinide-based ternary (UC)_mAl₃C₂ (m = 1, 2, 3) carbides, Vacuum, 209 (2023) 111810.
• [4] S. Shafiq, A. Hussain, M.N. Rasul, S.S. Hayat, F. Iqbal, M.A. Rafiq, First-principles structural, electronic, optical and bonding properties of scandium-based ternary indide system Sc₅T₂In₄ (T = Ni, Pd, Pt), Bulletin of Materials Science, 43 (2020).
• [5] M.W. Saleem, M.A. Rafiq, A. Hussain, A. Javed, Electronic, mechanical, dielectric and optical properties of cubic and orthorhombic tin monosulfide, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 144 (2022) 106616.
• [6] M.N. Rasul, M. Mehmood, A. Hussain, M.A. Rafiq, A. Manzoor, F. Iqbal, M.A. Khan, Structural, electronic, elastic, mechanical, magnetic and thermophysical insights of XCNi₃ (X = Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co and Cu) novel anti-perovskites, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 144 (2022) 106617.
• [7] M.A. Rafiq, A. Javed, M.N. Rasul, M. Nadeem, F. Iqbal, A. Hussain, Structural, electronic, magnetic and optical properties of AB₂O₄ (A = Ge, Co and B = Ga, Co) spinel oxides, Mater. Chem. Phys., 257 (2021) 123794.
• [8] M. Nadeem, M. Haseeb, A. Hussain, A. Javed, M.A. Rafiq, M. Ramzan, M.N. Rasul, M.A. Khan, Structural stability, electronic structure, mechanical and optical properties of MAX phase ternary Mo2Ga2C, Mo2GaC and Mo3GaC2 carbides, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 14 (2021) 521-532.
• [9] M. Mehmood, M.N. Rasul, A. Hussain, M.A. Rafiq, M.N. Khan, F. Iqbal, Structural, electronic, bonding and optical properties of LiBaPO4: A comparative study of monoclinic and trigonal phases, Physica Scripta, 96 (2021) 045809.
• [10] S. Mehmood, M.N. Rasul, M.A. Rafiq, R.A. Shah, M.A. Khan, F. Iqbal, A. Hussain, Ab initio electronic structure, bonding and optical properties of two relatively new ceramics Hf₂Al₃C₄ and Hf₃Al₃C₅: A comparative study, Chin. J. Phys., 56 (2018) 30-39.
• [11] M.A. Rafiq, A. Javed, M.N. Rasul, M.A. Khan, A. Hussain, Understanding the structural, electronic, magnetic and optical properties of spinel MFe₂O₄ (M = Mn, Co, Ni) ferrites, Ceram. Int., 46 (2020) 4976-4983.
• [12] M.N. Rasul, M. Shahid, A. Manzoor, M.A. Khan, M.A. Rafique, S. Mehmood, A. Hussain, Novel 1:1 stoichiometric rare-earth HoX (X = Pd, Ag and Cd) intermetallic compounds: DFT-based study, Bulletin of Materials Science, 43 (2020) 113.
• [13] M.A. Rafiq, M.A. Khan, M. Asghar, S.Z. Ilyas, I. Shakir, M. Shahid, M.F. Warsi, Influence of Co²⁺ on structural and electromagnetic properties of Mg–Zn nanocrystals synthesized via co-precipitation route, Ceram. Int., 41 (2015) 10501-10505.

Affiliations

• Materials Simulation Group, Institute of Physics, IUB-BWP.
• Centre for Materials Research, University College London, UK.