Profile of the

2025 – Ongoing
(Expected completion:
July 2026)
M.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)
 Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, Bangladesh
 Session: 2022-2023
 Thin Film Engineering, Semiconductor Characterization
Technology, Advanced Power System Control, Power System
Transients, and Advanced VLSI Design.

2019 - 2025 B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)
 Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, Bangladesh
 CGPA: 3.73 Out Of 4.00 (Secured 3rd position), Session:
2018-2019, Degree Awarded: March 2025
 Renewable Energy Technology, Optoelectronics, Power
System, Electrical circuit, Electronic Circuit, Energy
Conversion, Communication System, Signal and Systems
using MATLAB, Engineering Physics.

Teaching Assistant
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Teesta University, Rangpur
28 April 2026 – Present
 Assist faculty members in conducting undergraduate theory and laboratory classes,
evaluating assignments and lab reports, taking class exams, and assessing student
performance.
 Mentor students in basic research activities, literature review, data analysis, and
academic writing.
Research Assistant
Advanced Energy Materials and Solar Cell Research Laboratory, Full-time, January 2023 –
Present (3 years 5 months), Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum
Rokeya University, Rangpur.
 Research perovskite materials using DFT simulations and SCAPS-1D modeling for
solar cell applications.
 Mentor junior lab members in computational techniques and data analysis under the
supervision of Dr. Md. Ferdous Rahman.
 Contribute to literature reviews, result interpretation, and manuscript preparation for
high-impact journal publications.

Peer review (As a reviewer):
 Review four papers for Computational Condensed Matter (Elsevier)
 Review a paper for Inorganic Chemistry Communications (Elsevier)
 Review five papers for Scientific African (Elsevier)
 Review two papers for Discover Chemistry (Springer)
 Review a paper for Materials Chemistry and Physics: Sustainability and Energy
(Elsevier)

Research Assistant
Advanced Energy Materials and Solar Cell Research Laboratory, Full-time, January 2023 –
Present (3 years 5 months), Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum
Rokeya University, Rangpur.
 Research perovskite materials using DFT simulations and SCAPS-1D modeling for
solar cell applications.
 Mentor junior lab members in computational techniques and data analysis under the
supervision of Dr. Md. Ferdous Rahman.
 Contribute to literature reviews, result interpretation, and manuscript preparation for
high-impact journal publications.

1 RSC Advances (RSC)
Md. Harun-Or-Rashid (Corresponding and First
Author), Hanane Etabti, Md. Tauki Tazwar, Md. Amzad
Abid, Md Farhan Shahriyar, Nosir Khurramov, Abdulla
Hayitov, Sabirov Sardor, Lakhdar Benahmedi, Md. Monirul
Islam and Md. Ferdous Rahman, “First-Principles
Investigation and Device Simulation of TlPbI3 - Based
Perovskite Solar Cells with Machine Learning-Driven
Efficiency Prediction” RSC Adv., 2026,16, 18022-18060
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D6RA01288D
2
Modern Physics
Letters B (World
Scientific)
Dina Islam, Md. Harun-Or-Rashid, Abdullah Marzouq
Alharbi, Mongi Amami, Lamia Ben Farhat, Samah Al-Qaisi,
and Md. Ferdous Rahman “Novel A2MgZnX6 halide double
perovskites: Stable and non-toxic materials for solar energy
harvesting” Mod. Phys. Lett. B, p. 2650038, Jan. 2026,
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217984926500387
3 Advanced Photonics
Research (Wiley)
Afifa Lubaba, Mohammed M. Fadhali, Md. Faruk
Hossain, Md. Harun-Or-Rashid, Nacer Badi, Aijaz Rasool
Chaudhry, Ahmad Irfan, Md. Ferdous Rahman “Engineering
of Double Absorber Organic-Perovskite Solar Cells for >34%
Efficiency with V2O5 as Back Surface Field Layer” Adv.
Photonics Res. 2025; 000,
e202500196. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202500196
4
Materials Today
Communications
(Elsevier)
Md. Harun-Or-Rashid (Corresponding and First
Author), Dina Islam, Hanane Etabti, Md Rafat
Ul Rizvan, Mukhayya Ruzieva, Islom. Khudayberganov, Md
Amzad Sadik Abid, Md Farhan Shahriyar, Jannati
Islam Chy, Ahmet Sait ALALI, Md. Ferdous Rahman,
“High-efficiency InPbI3 perovskite solar cells: A multiscale
approach from first-principles to machine learning,”
Materials Today Communications, Volume 49, 2025,
114060, ISSN 2352-4928,
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2025.114060
5 Nano (World
Scientific)
Md. Harun-Or-Rashid (Corresponding and First
Author), Md Aminur Rahman, MD Mahmud Hasan
Munna, Muhammad Naeem Tabassam, Md Amzad Sadik
Abid, Mudabbir Hussan, Shovon Mondal, Md. Monirul
Islam, Lotfi Mouni, Ahmed Nabih Zaki Rashed, and Md.
Ferdous Rahman “Revealing InPbBr3 Perovskite’s Potential:
A DFT, Scaps and Machine Learning-Based Study for NextGeneration Solar Cells” Nano, Sep. 2025,
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793292026500037
6
Inorganic Chemistry
Communications
(Elsevier)
Md. Ferdous Rahman, Akbar Hasan, Md.
Shah Alam, Mahmudul Hassan, Md.
Afsha Habib, Md. Harun-Or-Rashid, Md.
Faruk Hossain, Safa Ezzine, Mongi Amami “The impact of
group V cation substitution on the structural and functional
properties of Sr3MF3 (M = Sb, As, P, N) fluoro-perovskites”
Inorganic Chemistry Communications, Volume 182, Part 1,
2025, 115426, ISSN 1387-7003,
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2025.115426
7 ChemistrySelect
(Wiley)
Muawya Elhadi, Md. Tauki Tazwar, Al Shahriar Zishan, Md.
Arafat Faruque, Hasanur Zaman Anonto, Mahmoud M. A.
Eid, Ahmed Nabih Zaki Rashed, Md. Ferdous Rahman, Md.
Harun-Or-Rashid (Corresponding Author) “Optimization
and Comparative Analysis of Electron Transport Layers for
High-Performance InGeCl3-Based Perovskite Solar Cells,”
ChemistrySelect, vol. 10, no. 26, p. e01364, Jul. 2025,
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202501364
8
Journal of Physics
and Chemistry of
Solids (Elsevier)
Md. Harun-Or-Rashid (First Author), Md.
Ferdous Rahman, Mongi Amami, Lamia Ben Farhat, Md.
Monirul Islam, Abdellah Benami “Exploring new lead-free
halide perovskites RbSnM3 (M = I, Br, Cl) and achieving
power conversion efficiency > 32 %,” J. Phys. Chem. Solids,
vol. 197, p. 112437, 2025,
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpcs.2024.112437
9
Materials Today
Communications
(Elsevier)
Md. Harun-Or-Rashid (Corresponding and First
Author), Kh. Maksudul Hasan, Khandoker Mainul Islam,
Md Noman Chowdhury Onkon, Al ShahriarZishan, Muawya
Elhadi, Md Rafsan Jany, Ahmed Nabih Zaki Rashed, Md.
Monirul Islam “Unveiling the potential of GaPbI3 perovskite:
Structural, mechanical, and optoelectronic insights for nextgeneration solar cells,” Mater. Today Commun., vol. 42, p.
111490, 2025,
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2025.111490
10 Journal of Optics
(Springer)
Thankamony Devakhi Subha, Muthappa Perumal Chitra,
Arulraj Simon Prabu, Kannan Krishnan, Ramachandran
Thandaiah Prabu, Deepak Kumar Panda, Md. Harun-OrRashid, Md Abu Huraiya & Ahmed Nabih Zaki Rashed
“Broadband solar cell absorber configurations design with
front/rear surface gain resonance through the employment of
dimensions and tapering of single/tabbed solar cell grid
elements,” J. Opt., 2025,
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12596-025-02712-9
11
Physical Chemistry
Chemical Physics
(RSC)
Md. Ferdous Rahman, Tanvir Al Galib, Md. Azizur Rahman,
Md.Hafizur Rahman, Md. Harun-Or-Rashid, Md. Al Ijajul
Islam, Md. Monirul Islam, N. Dhahri, Ahmad Irfan
“Achieving efficiency above 30% with new inorganic cubic
perovskites X2SnBr6 (X = Cs, Rb, K, Na) via DFT and
SCAPS-1D,” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., vol. 27, no. 2, pp.
1155–1170, 2025,
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4CP01883D
12 Journal of Materials
Science (Springer)
Md. Monirul Islam, Md. Ferdous Rahman, Md. Hafizur
Rahman, Mutasem Z. Bani-Fwaz, Rahul Pandey, Md.
Harun-Or-Rashid “Unlocking the lead-free new allinorganic cubic halide perovskites of Ba3MI3 (M = P, As, Sb)
with efficiency above 29%,” J. Mater. Sci., vol. 59, no. 48,
pp. 22109–22131, 2024,
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-024-10487-w
13 Advanced Theory and
Simulations (Wiley)
Md. Faruk Hossain, Md. Mahabur Rahman, Md. Harun-OrRashid, Mongi Amami, Lamia Ben Farhat, Md. Ferdous
Rahman “Probing the Impact of Four BSF Layers on
MASnI3-Based Lead-Free Perovskite Solar Cells for >33%
Efficiency,” Adv. Theory Simulations, vol. 8, no. 1, p.
2400662, Jan. 2025,
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adts.202400662
14
Materials Science and
Engineering: B
(Elsevier)
Md. Ferdous Rahman, Afifa Lubaba, Lamia Ben Farhat, Safa
Ezzine, Md. Hafizur Rahman, Md. Harun-Or-Rashid
“Efficiency enhancement above 31 % of Sb2Se3 solar cells
with optimizing various BSF layer,” Mater. Sci. Eng. B, vol.
307, p. 117527, 2024,
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2024.117527
15
Journal of
Nanoparticle
Research (Springer)
Basra Sultana, Md. Mahabur Rahman, Md. Harun-OrRashid, Md. Dulal Haque, Ahmad Irfan, Aijaz Rasool
Chaudhry, Md. Ferdous Rahman, “A new design and
optimization of SnSe-based dual absorber solar cell with
efficiency above 28%,” J. Nanoparticle Res., vol. 26, no. 8, p.
181, 2024, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-024-06085-1
16 Advanced Theory and
Simulations (Wiley)
Md. Ferdous Rahman, Md. Harun-Or-Rashid, Md. Rasidul
Islam, Ahmad Irfan, Aijaz Rasool Chaudhry, Md. Atikur
Rahman, Samah Al-Qaisi “A Deep Analysis and Enhancing
Photovoltaic Performance Above 31% with New Inorganic
RbPbI3-Based Perovskite Solar Cells via DFT and SCAPS1D,” Adv. Theory Simulations, vol. 7, no. 10, p. 2400476,
Oct. 2024, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adts.202400476
17
Inorganic Chemistry
Communications
(Elsevier)
Md. Harun-Or-Rashid (First Author), Md. Ferdous
Rahman, Md. Monirul Islam, Mustafa K.A.Mohammed,
Mutasem Z. Bani-Fwaz, “Insight into the structural,
electronic, mechanical, and optical properties of Pb-free new
inorganic perovskite Mg3SbX3 (X = I, Br, Cl, F) via firstprinciples analysis,” Inorg. Chem. Commun., vol. 168, p.
112864, 2024,
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2024.112864
18 Polyhedron (Elsevier) Md. Monirul Islam, Md. Harun-Or-Rashid, Ahmad Irfan,
Aijaz Rasool Chaudhry, Md. Ferdous Rahman “Unlocking
the structural, mechanical, optical, and electronic properties
of novel inorganic cubic lead free halide perovskites Ca3SbX3
(X = F, Cl, Br, I),” Polyhedron, vol. 261, no. May, p. 117135,
2024, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2024.117135
19 Journal of Materials
Science (Springer)
Md. Harun-Or-Rashid (First Author), Lamia Ben Farhat,
Ameni Brahmia, Mustafa K. A. Mohammed, Md. Azizur
Rahman, Ahmed Azzouz-Rached, Md. Ferdous Rahman
“Analysis of the role of A-cations in lead-free A3SbI3
(A = Ba, Sr, Ca) perovskite solar cells,” J. Mater. Sci., Mar.
2024, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-024-09579-4
20 Energy & Fuels
(ACS)
Md. Azizur Rahman, Md.Ferdous Rahman, LathaMarasamy,
Md. Harun-Or-Rashid, Avijit Ghosh, AijazRasool
Chaudhry, Ahmad Irfan “Impact of A-Cations Modified on
the Structural, Electronic, Optical, Mechanical, and Solar
Cell Performance of Inorganic Novel A3NCl3 (A = Ba, Sr,
and Ca) Perovskites,” Energy & Fuels, vol. 38, no. 9, pp.
8199–8217, May 2024,
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c00525
21 Physica Scripta (IOP)
Md. Ferdous Rahman, Md. Harun-Or-Rashid, Md Rasidul
Islam, Avijit Ghosh, M Khalid Hossain, Sagar Bhattarai,
Rahul Pandey, Jaya Madan, MA Ali, Abu Bakar Md Ismail
“Exploring the impact of strain on the electronic and optical
properties of inorganic novel cubic perovskite Sr3PI3,” Phys.
Scr., vol. 98, no. 11, p. 115105, 2023,
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1402-4896/acfce9
22 Nano Select (Wiley)
Md. Ferdous Rahman, Md. Al Ijajul Islam, Md. Rasidul
Islam, Md. Hasan Ali, Pobitra Barman, Md. Azizur Rahman,
Md. Harun-Or-Rashid, Mehedi Hasan, M. Khalid Hossain
“Investigation of a novel inorganic cubic perovskite Ca3PI3
with unique strain‐driven optical, electronic, and mechanical
properties,” Nano Sel., Sep. 2023,
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/nano.202300066
23 Journal of Materials
Science (Springer)
Md. Ferdous Rahman, Md. Hafizur Rahman, Md. Rasidul
Islam, M. Khalid Hossain, Avijit Ghosh, Md. Shoriful Islam,
Md. Monirul Islam, Md. Harun-Or-Rashid, Hind Albalawi,
Q. Mahmood “The optical and electronic properties of
inorganic halide perovskite Sr3NCl3 under applied biaxial
strain,” J. Mater. Sci., vol. 58, no. 32, pp. 13100–13117,
2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-023-08825-5

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Teaching Assistant
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Teesta University, Rangpur
28 April 2026 – Present
 Assist faculty members in conducting undergraduate theory and laboratory classes,
evaluating assignments and lab reports, taking class exams, and assessing student
performance.
 Mentor students in basic research activities, literature review, data analysis, and
academic writing.

Perovskite thin-film photovoltaics, thin-film deposition, sample preparation, materials
characterization, device fabrication, computational materials science, DFT and SCAPS-1D
modeling, and machine learning for solar energy applications.