Education

 

PhD  (EEE),  Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT), Toyohashi, Japan, 2007

 

MSc (EEE),  Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2002

 

BSc (EEE),  Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1999

 

 

Research Interest

 

MEMS/NEMS based pressure sensors, gas sensors, bio-molecule (DNA/RNA) sensor

 

Vertically aligned Si micro/nano needle array or needle-device array for sensors in biomedical and industrial applications

 

Modeling and simulation of electronic devices and sensors

 

Coding for the generation of carbon nano tube (CNT)

 

Carbon/Silicon solar cells

 

 

Employment

 

Associate Professor, EEE, BUET, Bangladesh   : 12 July 2009 – Present

 

Assistant Professor, EEE, BUET, Bangladesh    : 03 Aug 2002 – 11 July 2009

 

Lecturer, EEE, BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh        : 04 Nov 1999 – 02 Aug 2002

  

[BUET: Bangladesh Univeristy of Engineering and Technology]

 

 

Publications

International Journal Papers:

1.       Md. Shofiqul Islam, Sharif Mohammad Mominuzzaman, Tetsuo Soga and Takashi Jimbo, “Photoabsorption in Carbon and Silicon Layer of Phosphorous Doped Camphoric Carbon/p-Silicon (n-CC/p-Si) Solar Cell,” Thin Solid Films (Elsevier), Vol. 518, No. 10, pp. 2867-2870, March 2010.

2.       Md. Shofiqul Islam, Takahiro Kawashima, Kazuaki Sawada and Makoto Ishida, "High Yield Growth of p-Si Microprobe Arrays by Selective Vapor-Liquid-Solid Method Using In Situ Doping and Their Properties,” Journal of Crystal Growth (Elsevier), Vol. 306, Issue 2, pp. 276-282, August 2007.

3.       M S Islam, T Kawashima, K Sawada and M Ishida, "Properties of a pn junction developed with a Si microprobe by vapour-liquid-solid growth using in situ doping,” Semiconductor Science and Technology, IOP, Vol. 21, pp. 1364-1368, August 2006.

4.       Md. Shofiqul Islam, Hiroshi Ishino, Takeshi Kawano, Hidekuni Takao, Kazuaki Sawada and Makoto Ishida, “Realization of In-Situ Doped n-Type and p-Type Si-Microprobe Array by Selective Vapor-Liquid-Solid (VLS) Growth Method,” Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 44, No. 4B, pp. 2161-2165, April 2005.

 International Conference Proceedings:

5.       Md. Shofiqul Islam, Sourav Das and Md. Mobashir Hasan Shandhi “Design, Fabrication and Performance Evaluation of a Piezoresistive Arsenic Sensor,” IEEE Sixth International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (ICECE), Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. 239-242, December 18-20, 2010.

6.       Kamrul Hasan and Md. Shofiqul Islam “Growth Rate Modeling of Boron Doped Silicon Micro Needle Grown by VLS Mechanism,” IEEE Sixth International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (ICECE), Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. 392-395, December 18-20, 2010.

7.       Md. Nurul Abser, Md. Gaffar and Md. Shofiqul Islam, “Mechanical Feasibility Analysis of Process Optimized Silicon Microneedle for Biomedical Applications,” IEEE Sixth International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (ICECE), Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. 222-225, December 18-20, 2010.

8.       Md. Shofiqul Islam, Md. Nurul Abser, Md. Nurul Islam and Md. Tanjil Shival, “Realization of High Aspect Ratio Silicon Microneedles Using Optimized Process for Biomedical Applications,” IEEE TENCON 2009, Singapore, pp. 1-5, November 23-26, 2009.

9.       Md. Shofiqul Islam, Kazuaki Sawada and Makoto Ishida, “VLS Growth of Doped Si-Microprobe Arrays Using Varying PH3 Flow with a Fixed Flow of Si2H6 at Low Temperature,” IEEE Fifth International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (ICECE), Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. 251-254, December 20-22, 2008.

10.   Md. Shofiqul Islam, Takahiro Kawashima, Kazuaki Sawada and Makoto Ishida, “p-Si Microprobe Arrays Grown at Low Temperature by Selective VLS Using In-Situ Doping and Their Properties,” IEEE Sensors 2007, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, pp. 496-499, October 28-31, 2007. 

11.   M. S. Islam, H. Takao, K. Sawada, and M. Ishida, “Fabrication of pn junction using Si-microprobe array by in-situ doping VLS growth,” Asia Pacific     Conference of Transducers and Micro-Nano Technology (APCOT-2006), Singapore, p. 132, June 25-28, 2006.

12.   Md. Shofiqul Islam, Hiroshi Ishino, Takeshi Kawano, Hidekuni Takao, Kazuaki Sawada and Makoto Ishida, “Realization of n-type and p-type Si-Microprobe Array Using In-Situ Doping with Selective Vapor-Liquid-Solid (VLS) Growth Method,” International Conference on Solid State Devices and Materials (ssdm), Tokyo, pp. 176-177, September 15-17, 2004.

13.   Md. Shofiqul Islam, Sharif Mohammad Mominuzzaman, Mohammad Rusop, T. Soga, “Separation of Photoabsorption in Carbon Layer of n-Carbon/p-Silicon Photovoltaic Cell,” Second International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (ICECE), Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. 250-253, December 26-28, 2002.

Japanese National Conference Proceedings:

14. Md. Shofiqul Islam, Naoki Funagayama, Takahiro Kawashima, Hidekuni Takao, Kazuaki Sawada and Makoto Ishida “Fabrication of pn junction array using Si-microprobes grown by in-situ doping VLS growth” The 53 rd Spring Meeting, JSAP, Tokyo, p. 925, March 22-26, 2006.

 

 

 Recent works under process

Journal Papers Under Process:

1.       Md. Shofiqul Islam, Sourav Das and Md. Mobashir Hasan Shandhi, “Parameter Optimization of a Microcantilever Based Piezoresistive Arsenic Sensor Regarding Sensitivity and Noise,” (Under processing), 2011.

2.       Md. Shofiqul Islam, Md. Gaffar and Md. Nurul Islam, “Realization of High Aspect Ratio Out of Plane Hollow Silicon Microneedle by Optimizing the Etch Processes and Investigation of its Mechanical Stability for Biomedical Application,” (Under processing), 2011.

3.       Md. Shofiqul Islam and Kamrul Hasan, “Rectifying Characteristics of Boron Doped Silicon Micro Needle Grown by In-Situ Doping VLS,” (Under processing), 2011.

4.       Kamrul Hasan and Md. Shofiqul Islam, “Analysis and Modeling of Growth Rate and Diameter of p-Si Microneedle Grown by VLS using Si2H6 and B2H6,” (Under processing), 2011.

5.       Md. Shofiqul Islam and Makoto Ishida, “Effect of PH3 Flow Rates on the VLS Growth with a Fixed Si2H6 Flow for the Realization of Si Microneedle Array for Biomedical Application,” (Under processing), 2011.

6.       Md. Shofiqul Islam and Makoto Ishida, “Realization of pn Junction Array by Fabricating p-Si Microneedles on n-Si Substrate by High Yielded VLS Growth at Low Temperature,” (Under processing), 2011.

 

Conference Papers Under Process:

7.       Md. Shofiqul Islam and Kamrul Hasan , “Electrical Characteristics of Boron Doped Si Microneedles Grown by VLS Mechanism ,” (Under processing), 2011.

8.       Sourav Das, Md. Mobashir Hasan Shandhi and Md. Shofiqul Islam, “Performance Analysis of a Microcantilever Based Piezoresistive Arsenic Sensor With the Variation of Geometric Parameters and Doping,” (Under processing), 2011.

9.       Md. Mobashir Hasan Shandhi, Sourav Das, and Md. Shofiqul Islam, “Analysis of Different Noises of a Microcantilever Based Piezoresistive Arsenic Sensor,” (Under processing), 2011.

 

 

                

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