About
Prof. Dr. Gul Rahman is an accomplished physicist with extensive experience in computational condensed matter physics, using ab-initio calculations. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Ulsan, South Korea.
Prof. Dr. Rahman completed post-doctorate in Graduate Institute of Ferrous Technology at POSTECH in South Korea. During postdoc, he worked in the are of computational metallurgy.
His collaborative research spans across multiple international institutions, including the University of Cambridge, University of Oviedo, and University of Duisburg-Essen.
Education
Postdoc Computational Metallurgy, 2008-2010, GIFT, POSTECH, Republic of Korea
- Ph.D. Physics, February 2008, University of Ulsan, Republic of Korea
- M.Phil. Physics, 2003, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
- M.Sc. Physics, 2000, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
- B.Sc. Physics and Mathematics, 1997, Govt. Postgraduate College Mardan, Pakistan
Research Experience
- Research Stay, Faculty of Physics, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany (August-September 2017)
- Research Stay, Department of Physics, Oviedo University, Spain (August-September 2012)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Computational Metallurgy, POSTECH, Republic of Korea (2008-2010)
- Electronic Structure Calculations, University of Ulsan, Republic of Korea (2004-2008)
- Experimental Magnetism, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad (2001-2003)
Work Experience
- Professor (Tenured), Quaid-i-Azam University (2020 - Present)
- Associate Professor, Quaid-i-Azam University (2016 -2020)
- Assistant Professor, Quaid-i-Azam University (2010 - 2016)
Reviewer for Journals
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Reviewer for NPG Asia Materials, nature.com
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Reviewer for Physica B
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Reviewer for Nanoscale
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Reviewer for Physica status solidi
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Reviewer for Solid State Sciences
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Reviewer for Applied Surface Science
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Reviewer for Journal of Alloys and Compounds
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Reviewer for Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
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Reviewer for Physics Letters A
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Reviewer for Philosophical Magazine and Philosophical Magazine Letters
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Reviewer for Journal of Chemistry
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Reviewer for Chemical Physics Letters
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Reviewer for Materials Chemistry and Physics
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Reviewer for J. Computational Material Science
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Reviewer for Int. J. Mod. Phys. B (IJMPB)
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Reviewer for J. Appl. Phys(JAP)
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Reviewer for J. Materials $\&$ Design
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Reviewer for Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids
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Reviewer for Materials Chemistry and Physics
International Collaborations
- Victor M. Garcia-Suarez, Lancaster University, UK
- Peter Kratzer, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
- Hugo B. Carvalho, Universidade Federal de Alfenas, Alfenas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Fields of Interest
- Diluted magnetic semiconductors
- Nanomaterials
- Surface and interface magnetism
- 2D materials
- Thermoelectric Materials
- Li/Na ion battery materials
- ValleyTronics
- Machine Learning
Teaching Experience
- Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Graduate Level
- Condensed Matter Physics I & II, Undergraduate Level
- Computational Physics (Python, Fortran), Undergraduate Level
- Classical Mechanics, Undergraduate Level
- Introductory Mechanics, Undergraduate Level
- Basic Electricity and Magnetism, Undergraduate Level
- Mathematical Methods for Physicists, Undergraduate Level
- Mathematical Methods for Physicists, Graduate Level
- Quantum Mechanics, Undergraduate Level
- Physics of Semiconductoors (Graduate Level)
- Topics in Condensed Matter Physics (Graduate Level)
Programming Skills
- Programming in FORTRAN 90/95 and Python
- Data visualization using Gnuplot, Xmgr, and Xcryden
- Linux script languages
- Running parallel jobs on computer clusters and supercomputers
Computational Methods
- Full Potential Linearized Augmented Plane Wave (FLAPW)
- VASP
- SIESTA
- Quantum Espresso
Computational Facility
Computer Cluster
Selected Publications
- Structural and electronic properties of Two-dimensional hydrogenated group IV Xenes (J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 2020)
- CrAs monolayer: Low buckled two-dimensional half-metal ferromagnetic (Phys. Status Solidi RRL, 2019)
- Dynamically Stable Topological Phase of Arsenene (Scientific Reports, 2019)
- Thermoelectric properties of KCaF₃ (Physica B, 2019)
- Commensurate versus incommensurate heterostructures of group-III monochalcogenides (Phys. Rev. Mat., 2018)
- Enhanced electronic and magnetic properties by functionalization of monolayer GaS (J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 2018)
