Publications

Journal Articles


[22] Rahman E, Gao F, Zhang X, Concentrated near-field thermophotonics for efficient solar energy harvesting: Model development, system analysis, and performance optimization, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 280, 113273, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2024.113273.


[21] Gao F, Xiahou X, Zhang X, Rahman E, Efficiency limits of concentrated solar thermophotonic converters under realistic conditions: The impact of nonradiative recombination and temperature dependence, Energy Conversion and Management, 321, 119102, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2024.119102.


[20] Gao F, Xiahou X, Ding A, Sun H, Zhang X, Guo J, Rahman E, Thermodynamic performance evaluation and optimization of a hybrid system integrating vacuum graphene-anode thermionic converters with direct carbon fuel cells, Journal of Power Sources, 614, 2024, 235012, ISSN 0378-7753, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2024.235012.


[19] Wang M, Ruan J, Zhang J, Jiang Y, Gao F, Zhang X, Rahman E, Guo J. Modeling, thermodynamic performance analysis, and parameter optimization of a hybrid power generation system coupling thermogalvanic cells with alkaline fuel cells. Energy, 2024; 292: 130557, ISSN 0360-5442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2024.130557.


[18] Sun H,  Ding A, Gao A, Kong Y, Zhang X, Rahman E, Guo J. Efficient waste heat recovery from molten carbonate fuel cells through graphene-collector thermionic generators. Energy Conversion and Management, 2024; 299:117887, ISSN 0196-8904, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2023.117887.


[17] Zhang X and Rahman E. Solar thermionic energy converters with micro-gap spacers. Optics Letter, 2023; 48:15, 4173-4176.https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.498374.


[16] Rahman E, Nojeh A. Micro-gap Thermo-photo-thermionics: An Alternative Approach to Harvesting Thermo-photons and its Comparison with Thermophotovoltaics. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023;224:119993. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.119993.


[15] Ding A, Sun H, Zhang S, Dai X, Pan Y, Zhang X, Rahman E, Guo J. Thermodynamic analysis and parameter optimization of a hybrid system based on SOFC and graphene-collector thermionic energy converter. Energy Conversion and Management, 2023; 291: 117327; ISSN 0196-8904. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2023.117327.


[14] Zhang X, Ding A, Sun H, Rahman E. Thermodynamic limits and performance optimization of nighttime thermoradiative energy conversion systems with non-idealities. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2023; 45: 102932; ISSN 2214-157X; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2023.102932.


[13] Dastider A G, Rasula A, Rahman E, Alam M K. Effect of vacancy defects on the electronic and mechanical properties of two-dimensional MoSi2N4. RSC Advances, 2023; 13; 5307-5316; DOI: 10.1039/D2RA07483D


[12] Rahman E, Nojeh A. The effects of electronic and photonic coupling on the performance of a photothermionic-photovoltaic hybrid solar device. Solar Energy Material and Solar Cells, 2022;247:111945. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2022.111945.


[11] Zhang X, Rahman E. Thermodynamic analysis and optimization of a hybrid power system using thermoradiative device to efficiently recover waste heat from alkaline fuel cell. Renewable Energy, 2022; 200: 1240-1250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2022.10.038.


[10] Rahman E, Nojeh A. Semiconductor thermionics for next generation solar cells: photon enhanced or pure thermionic? Nature Communications, 2021;12:1–9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24891-2.

 

[9] Rahman E, Nojeh A. Harvesting solar thermal energy with a micro-gap thermionic-thermoelectric hybrid energy converter: Model development, energy exchange analysis, and performance optimization. Energy, 2020;204:117947. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.117947.

 

[8] Rahman E, Nojeh A. Interplay between Near-Field Radiative Coupling and Space-Charge Effects in a Microgap Thermionic Energy Converter under Fixed Heat Input. Physical Review Applied, 2020;14:024082. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.14.024082.

 

[7] Rahman E, Nojeh A. Adsorbate-enhanced field-emission from single-walled carbon nanotubes: a comparative first-principles study. Nanotechnology, 2019;30:175202. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/AAFF94.


[6] Rahman E, Shadman A, Ahmed I, Khan SUZ, Khosru QDM. A physically based compact I–V model for monolayer TMDC channel MOSFET and DMFET biosensor. Nanotechnology, 2018;29:235203. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/AAB5AC.


[5] Rahman E, Shadman A, Biswas SR, Datta K, Khosru QDM. An accurate current model for III-V field effect transistors using a novel concept of effective transmission coefficient. Journal of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics, 2017;12:81–4. https://doi.org/10.1166/jno.2017.1993.

 

[4] Rahman E, Shadman A, Khosru QDM. Effect of biomolecule position and fill in factor on sensitivity of a Dielectric Modulated Double Gate Junctionless MOSFET biosensor. Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, 2017; 13: 49–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbsr.2017.02.002.

 

[3] Shadman A, Rahman E, Khosru QDM. Quantum ballistic analysis of transition metal dichalcogenides based double gate junctionless field effect transistor and its application in nano-biosensor. Superlattices and Microstructures, 2017; 111: 414–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spmi.2017.06.055.


[2] Shadman A, Rahman E, Khosru QDM. Monolayer MoS2 and WSe2 Double Gate Field Effect Transistor as Super Nernst pH sensor and Nanobiosensor. Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, 2017; 11: 45-51.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbsr.2016.08.005.


[1] Datta K, Shadman A, Rahman E, Khosru QDM. Trilayer TMDC Heterostructures for MOSFETs and Nanobiosensors. Journal of Electronic Materials, 2017; 46: 1248–1260. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-016-5078-0.


Selected Conference Proceedings

 

[1] Rahman E and Nojeh A, "Designing Micro-gap Thermionic Energy Harvesters," 2021, 34th International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC), Lyon, France, 2021, pp. 1-2, doi: 10.1109/IVNC52431.2021.9600779. (Best Paper Award)


[2] Hossain M S, Mostafa K, Jannatul A, Chakrabartty A, Tahsin S, Arafat Y, Rahman E. Generation of Electricity using Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter and its Prospect in Bangladesh.  2019, IEEE International Conference on Power, Electrical, and Electronics and Industrial Applications (PEEIACON), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2019, pp. 27-30, doi: 10.1109/PEEIACON48840.2019.9071935.


[3] Rahman E, Shadman A, Biswas SR, Datta K, Khosru QDM. InxGa1-x As surface channel quantum well MOSFET: Quantum ballistic simulation using mode space approach. IEEE International Conference Semiconductor Electronics Proceedings, ICSE, 2014, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.; p. 80–83. https://doi.org/10.1109/SMELEC.2014.6920800.

 

[4] Rahman E, Shadman A, Biswas SR, Datta K, Khosru QDM. Capacitance-voltage characteristics of InxGa1-xAs surface channel quantum well MOSFET: Impact of doping concentration & dielectric material. 2014 IEEE International Conference on Electron Devices Solid-State Circuits, EDSSC, 2014, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.; 2014. https://doi.org/10.1109/EDSSC.2014.7061288.

 

[5] Shadman A, Rahman E, Biswas SR, Datta K, Khosru QDM. Ballistic transport characteristic of ingaas quantum well surface channel MOSFET including effects of physical device parameter. 8th International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, ICECE, 2014, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.; 2015, p. 667–70. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECE.2014.7026914.

 

[6] Shadman A, Rahman E, Darta K, Biswas SR, Mohd Khosru QD. InxGa1-xAs surface channel, quantum well MOSFET: Electrostatic analysis by self consistent CV characterization incorporating strain effects. IEEE International Conference on Electron Devices and Solid-State Circuits, EDSSC, 2015, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.; 2015, p. 539–42. https://doi.org/10.1109/EDSSC.2015.7285170.

 

[7] Datta K, Shadman A, Biswas SR, Rahman E, Khosru QDM. III-V Tri-Gate Quantum-Well Mosfet for 10nm Technology and Beyond. ECS Meeting Abstract, 2015; MA2015-01:865. https://doi.org/10.1149/MA2015-01/9/865.