Education

(a) Ph.D. in Thin Film Technology, School of Electronic Engineering, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland, November 2001.

Thesis title: Preparation and characterization of suitable insulating and transparent conducting thin films for a thin film electroluminescent device by sol-gel process.

(b) M. Sc. Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh, September 1996.

Thesis title: Performance Study of Optical Coherent and Direct Detection DPSK System in Presence of Fiber Chromatic Dispersion.

(c) B. Sc. Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh, December 1993.

Research interest

• Thin film deposition.

• Electrical and optical characterization of thin films.

• Structural characterization of thin films (Infrared, X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy techniques).

• Dielectric materials.

• Transparent conductors.

Publications

1. M. J. Alam, D. C. Cameron, "Optical and Electrical properties of titanium dioxide thin films deposited by the sol-gel process", Proceedings of the International Conference on advances in Materials and Processing technologies (AMPT’99), Vol. II, pp. 1185-1193, Dublin City University, august, 1999.

2. M. J. Alam, D. C. Cameron, "Optical and Electrical properties of transparent conductive ITO thin films deposited by sol-gel process", Thin Solid Films, 377-378 (2000) 455.

3. M. J. Alam, D. C. Cameron, "Characterization of transparent conductive ITO thin films deposited on titanium dioxide film by sol-gel process", Surface and Coatings Technology, 142-144 (2001) 776-780.

4. M. J. Alam, D. C. Cameron, "Preparation and properties of transparent conductive aluminum-doped zinc oxide thin films by sol-gel process", Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, 19(4), Part II, pp. 1642-1646, July/August 2001.

5. M. J. Alam, D. C. Cameron, "Electrical, Optical and Structural Properties of Sol-gel Deposited Tantalum Oxide Thin Films", Proceedings of the AVS 48th International Symposium in San Francisco, California, October 28-November 2, 2001.

6. M. J. Alam, D. C. Cameron, "Investigation of annealing effects on sol-gel deposited indium tin oxide thin films in different atmospheres", Thin Solid Films, 420-421 (2002) 76-82.

7. M. J. Alam, D. C. Cameron, "Preparation and Characterization of TiO₂ thin films by Sol-gel Method", Journal of Sol-gel Science and Technology,25 (2002) 137-145.

8. Y. Kavanagh, M. J. Alam and D. C. Cameron, "The characteristics of thin film electroluminescent displays produced using sol-gel produced tantalum pentoxide and zinc sulphide", Thin Solid Films, 447-448 (2004) 85-89.

Contact information

Mohammad Jahangir Alam
Associate Professor
Dept. of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology
Dhaka-1000
Bangladesh
Email: mjalam@eee.buet.ac.bd