Hamna Iqbal

Ph.D. in Physics with research background in semiconductor materials and electronic devices.

Research Expertise

Organic electronics

Materials Chemistry

Mechanical Engineering

Mechanics of Materials

Condensed Matter Physics

Electrochemistry

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Biomaterials

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Surfaces, Coatings and Films

Metals and Alloys

Surfaces and Interfaces

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Process Chemistry and Technology

Energy Engineering and Power Technology

Biomedical Engineering

About

Hamna Iqbal is a highly educated and experienced physicist with a passion for research and teaching. She completed her Ph.D. in Physics from Wake Forest University in 2021, where she focused on the study of organic semiconductor materials and electronic devices. Prior to that, she obtained her MSc in Physics from the University of Toledo in 2014 and her B.Sc. in Physics from the University of Peradeniya in 2011. Throughout her academic career, Hamna has gained valuable research experience as a Graduate Research Assistant at Wake Forest University and the University of Toledo. She has also taught undergraduate and graduate students as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Wake Forest University and a Part-time Lecturer at North Carolina State University. After completing her Ph.D., Hamna continued to expand her research portfolio as a Postdoctoral Research Scholar at North Carolina State University. She has also gained practical industry experience through an internship at Ford Motor Company. With her strong academic background and diverse research experience, Hamna is a dedicated and knowledgeable physicist who is driven to make meaningful contributions to the field. She is excited to continue her research and teaching career in the years to come.

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Publications

Charge carrier traps in organic semiconductors: a review on the underlying physics and impact on electronic devices

Journal of Materials Chemistry C

2020

Nature Materials

2015

Tutorial: Organic field-effect transistors: Materials, structure and operation

Journal of Applied Physics

2018

Suppressing bias stress degradation in high performance solution processed organic transistors operating in air

Nature Communications

2021

Charge‐Transport Properties of F₆TNAP‐Based Charge‐Transfer Cocrystals

Advanced Functional Materials

2019

Optical function spectra and bandgap energy of Cu2SnSe3

Applied Physics Letters

2015

Optical properties of single-crystal Gd₃ Ga₅ O₁₂ from the infrared to ultraviolet

physica status solidi (b)

2015

Approach for extracting complex dielectric function spectra in weakly-absorbing regions

Thin Solid Films

2014

Large‐Area Uniform Polymer Transistor Arrays on Flexible Substrates: Towards High‐Throughput Sensor Fabrication

Advanced Materials Technologies

2020

Computationally aided design of a high-performance organic semiconductor: the development of a universal crystal engineering core

Chemical Science

2019

Organic Field‐Effect Transistors as Flexible, Tissue‐Equivalent Radiation Dosimeters in Medical Applications

Advanced Science

2020

Electronic properties and structure of single crystal perylene

Organic Electronics

2018

Influence of solvent additives on the morphology and electrical properties of diF-TES ADT organic field-effect transistors

Organic Electronics

2019

Optical properties of single crystal Bi4Ge3O12 from the infrared to ultraviolet

Journal of Applied Physics

2014

Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Studies of n-i-p Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Based Photovoltaic Devices

Materials

2016

Elucidating the Role of Water‐Related Traps in the Operation of Polymer Field‐Effect Transistors

Advanced Electronic Materials

2021

Organic single crystals of charge-transfer complexes: model systems for the study of donor/acceptor interactions

Materials Horizons

2022

Real-time monitoring of trap dynamics reveals the electronic states that limit charge transport in crystalline organic semiconductors

Materials Horizons

2020

Optical band gap and infrared phonon modes of (La_029Sr_071)(Al_065Ta_036)O_3 (LSAT) single crystal from infrared to ultraviolet range spectroscopic ellipsometry

Optical Materials Express

2016

Crystal engineering of alkylethynyl fluoroanthradithiophenes

Molecular Systems Design & Engineering

2022

Importance of Electric-Field-Independent Mobilities in Thick-Film Organic Solar Cells

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

2022

Organic thin-film transistors with flame-annealed contacts

Flexible and Printed Electronics

2020

Education

Wake Forest University

Ph.D., Physics / May, 2021

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America

University of Toledo

MSc, Physics / December, 2014

Toledo, Ohio, United States of America

University of Peradeniya

B.Sc., Physics / September, 2011

Kandy

Experience

Wake Forest University

Graduate Research Assistant / August, 2017 — May, 2021

• Fabricated and electrically characterized thin film and single-crystal organic field-effect transistors • Developed a quick and reliable diagnostic tool to screen for potential degradation pathways in organic field-effect transistors by accessing the trap density of states • Fabricated operationally and environmentally stable small molecule and polymer field-effect transistors with remarkable threshold voltage stability in ambient air • Mentored undergraduate and graduate students

Wake Forest University

Graduate Teaching Assistnat / August, 2016 — May, 2017

• Instructed introductory physics laboratory course (PHY 110L), Fall 2016 • Conducted tutorial sessions for undergraduate physics majors, Fall 2016 • Graded tutorials, Electronics lab (PHY 230L), Spring 2017

North Carolina State University

Postdoctoral Research Scholar / August, 2021 — July, 2023

• Fabricated and characterized organic light-emitting diodes and organic photodiodes • Developed a novel method of fabricating transparent privacy organic light-emitting diodes • Mentored graduate and undergraduate students

Part-time Lecturer / August, 2022 — December, 2022

• Instructed Microelectronic materials course (MSE 460), Fall 2022 • Instructed Microelectronic materials science and technology course (MSE 560), Fall 2022

University of Toledo

Graduate Research Assistant / August, 2012 — July, 2014

• Used spectroscopic ellipsometry to study the optical properties of various materials and solar cell devices over a wide spectral range (0.035 – 6.5 eV: 33 µm – 190 nm) • Fabricated and characterized amorphous silicon single junction solar cells in the n-i-p/p-i-n configurations • Mentored undergraduate and graduate students

Ford Motor Company

Intern / August, 2014 — December, 2014

• Evaluated the manufacturing viability of scratch and UV-resistant coatings for automotive body parts • Used Infrared spectroscopic ellipsometry to detect changes in the optical properties of polycarbonate samples infused with UV-absorbing molecules • Developed a new time-saving and cost-effective ellipsometry data analysis technique to determine the penetration depth of infused molecules into polycarbonate samples

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