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Dr. Ali Khorsand Zak

Physics
Esfarayen University of Technology

Interests

Fabrication and characterization of metal oxide nanostructures for medical and electrical applications. Energy conversion materials (CdTe, PbTe, PbS, ZnS, ZnO, ...).

Publications

1. Ghasemifard, M., et al., Microstructural and optical characterization of PZT nanopowder prepared at low temperature. Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, 2009. 41(3): p. 418-422. \n\n
2. Khorsand Zak, A. and W.H. Abd. Majid, Characterization and X-ray peak broadening analysis in PZT nanoparticles prepared by modified sol-gel method. Ceramics International, 2010. 36(6): p. 1905-1910.\n\n
3. Yousefi, R., M.R. Muhamad, and A.K. Zak, Investigation of indium oxide as a self-catalyst in ZnO/ZnInO heterostructure nanowires growth. Thin Solid Films, 2010. 518(21): p. 5971-5977.
4. Zak, A.K., et al., Effect of Y 3+ and Nb 5+ co-doping on dielectric and piezoelectric properties of PZT ceramics. Materials Science- Poland, 2010. 28(3): p. 703-708.
5. Zak, A.K., W.H.A. Majid, and M. Darroudia, Synthesis and characterization of sol-gel derived singlephase PZT nanoparticles in aqueous polyol solution. Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, 2010. 12(8): p. 1714-1719.
6. Darroudi, M., et al., Fabrication and characterization of gelatin stabilized silver nanoparticles under UV-Light. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2011. 12(9): p. 6346-6356.
7. Darroudi, M., et al., Time-dependent effect in green synthesis of silver nanoparticles. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2011. 6(1): p. 677-681.
8. Khorsand Zak, A., et al., X-ray analysis of ZnO nanoparticles by Williamson-Hall and size-strain plot methods. Solid State Sciences, 2011. 13(1): p. 251-256.
9. Khorsand Zak, A., et al., Synthesis and characterization of a narrow size distribution of zinc oxide nanoparticles. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2011. 6(1): p. 1399-1403.
10. Mahmoudian, M.R., et al., Electrochemical characteristics of coated steel with poly(N-methyl pyrrole) synthesized in presence of ZnO nanoparticles. Thin Solid Films, 2011. 520(1): p. 258-265.
11. Pilban, S., et al. Synthesis and characterization of lead calcium titanate nanocomposite. 2011.
12. Razali, R., et al., Solvothermal synthesis of microsphere ZnO nanostructures in DEA media. Ceramics International, 2011. 37(8): p. 3657-3663.
13. Yousefi, R., M.R. Muhamad, and A.K. Zak, The effect of source temperature on morphological and optical properties of ZnO nanowires grown using a modified thermal evaporation set-up. Current Applied Physics, 2011. 11(3): p. 767-770.
14. Yousefi, R. and A.K. Zak, Growth and characterization of ZnO nanowires grown on the Si(1 1 1) and Si(1 0 0) substrates: Optical properties and biaxial stress of nanowires. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 2011. 14(2): p. 170-174.
15. Yousefi, R., A.K. Zak, and M.R. Mahmoudian, Growth and characterization of Cl-doped ZnO hexagonal nanodisks. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2011. 184(10): p. 2678-2682.
16. Zak, A.K., et al., Effects of annealing temperature on some structural and optical properties of ZnO nanoparticles prepared by a modified sol-gel combustion method. Ceramics International, 2011. 37(1): p. 393-398.
17. Zak, A.K., G.W. Chen, and W.H.A. Majid. Dielectric properties of PVDF/PZT. 2011.
18. Zak, A.K., et al., Experimental and theoretical dielectric studies of PVDF/PZT nanocomposite thin films. Ceramics International, 2011. 37(5): p. 1653-1660.
19. Zak, A.K. and W.H.A. Majid, Effect of solvent on structure and optical properties of PZT nanoparticles prepared by sol-gel method, in infrared region. Ceramics International, 2011. 37(3): p. 753-758.
20. Zak, A.K., et al., Synthesis and characterization of ZnO nanoparticles prepared in gelatin media. Materials Letters, 2011. 65(1): p. 70-73.
21. Darroudi, M., et al., Green synthesis of colloidal silver nanoparticles by sonochemical method. Materials Letters, 2012. 66(1): p. 117-120.
22. Khorrami, G.H., et al., Optical and structural properties of X-doped (X = Mn, Mg, and Zn) PZT nanoparticles by Kramers-Kronig and size strain plot methods. Ceramics International, 2012. 38(7): p. 5683-5690.
23. Khorsand Zak, A., W.H. Abd. Majid, and M. Darroudi, Facile synthesis and characterization of lanthanum (III) oxychloride nanoparticles using a natural polymeric matrix. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2012. 136(2-3): p. 705-709.
24. Khorsand Zak, A., et al., Synthesis, magnetic properties and X-ray analysis of Zn 0.97X 0.03O nanoparticles (X = Mn, Ni, and Co) using Scherrer and size-strain plot methods. Solid State Sciences, 2012. 14(4): p. 488-494.
25. Khorsand Zak, A., et al., Facile synthesis and X-ray peak broadening studies of Zn 1-xMg xO nanoparticles. Ceramics International, 2012. 38(3): p. 2059-2064.
26. Velayutham, T.S., et al., Theoretical and experimental approach on dielectric properties of ZnO nanoparticles and polyurethane/ZnO nanocomposites. Journal of Applied Physics, 2012. 112(5).
27. Yousefi, R., et al., Effect of indium concentration on morphology and optical properties of In-doped ZnO nanostructures. Ceramics International, 2012. 38(8): p. 6295-6301.
28. Yousefi, R., F. Jamali-Sheini, and A.K. Zak, A comparative study of the properties of ZnO nano/microstructures grown using two types of thermal evaporation set-up conditions. Chemical Vapor Deposition, 2012. 18(7-9): p. 215-220.
29. Yousefi, R., A.K. Zak, and F. Jamali-Sheini, The effect of group-I elements on the structural and optical properties of ZnO nanoparticles. Ceramics International, 2012.
30. Zamiri, R., et al., Aqueous starch as a stabilizer in zinc oxide nanoparticle synthesis via laser ablation. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2012. 516: p. 41-48.
31. Khorsand Zak, A., et al., Sonochemical synthesis of hierarchical ZnO nanostructures. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2013. 20(1): p. 395-400.
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Member since June 14, 2011
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