Publications

Book Chapters

1. H. Fu, K. Fu, D. Wang, D. H. Mudiyanselage, I. Rahaman, and Y. Zhao, “Selective Area Regrowth and Doping for Vertical GaN Power Devices”, chapter in “Gallium Nitride and Related Materials – Device Processing and Materials Characterization for Power Electronics Applications”, edited by Isik C. Kizilyalli, Jung Han, James S. Speck, and Eric P. Carlson, Springer, Switzerland (2025). (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-83056-3_13)

Journals

First Author Peer-Reviewed Publications (*Equal Contribution; Student Mentees underlined)

Ph.D.

14. I. Rahaman, B. Li, H.D. Ellis, K. Anderson, F. Liu, M.A. Scarpulla, and K. Fu “Phase Competition and Rutile Phase Stabilization of Growing GeO2 Films by MOCVD”, 2025, Under Review.

13. I. Rahaman, A. Bolda, B. Li, H.D. Ellis, and K. Fu “Study of Optical Properties of MOCVD-Grown Rutile GeO2 Films”, 2025, Under Review.

12. B. Li*, I. Rahaman*, H.D. Ellis, K. Anderson, F. Liu, M.A. Scarpulla, and K. Fu “Phase Evolution and Substrate-Dependent Nucleation of Quartz GeO2 Films Grown by MOCVD on r- and c-Plane Sapphires”, 2025, Accepted in PSS (A).

11. I. Rahaman, B. Li, H.D. Ellis, B.R. Van Devener, R.C. Polson, and K. Fu, "A TEM study of MOCVD-grown rutile GeO2 films", Applied Physics Letters, 126(21), 2025. (Featured by APL)

10. I. Rahaman, B. Li, B.G. Duersch, H.D. Ellis, and K. Fu, "Seed-Driven Stepwise Crystallization (SDSC) for Growing Rutile GeO2 Films via MOCVD", ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 7(7), pp.2848-2854, 2025. (Highlighted as journal cover)

9. I. Rahaman, H.D. Ellis, B. Li, M. Mohammadi, Y. Wang, and K. Fu, "Investigation of diamond/Ga2O3 and diamond/GaN hetero-p–n junctions using mechanical grafting", Semiconductor Science and Technology, 40(8), p.085002, 2025. (Most read article)

8. I. Rahaman, H.D. Ellis, C. Chang, D.H. Mudiyanselage, M. Xu, B. Da, H. Fu, Y. Zhao, and K. Fu, "Epitaxial Growth of Ga2O3: A Review", Materials, 17(17), p.4261, 2024. (Editor's choice)

7. I. Rahaman, B.G. Duersch, H.D. Ellis, M.A. Scarpulla, and K. Fu, "Epitaxial growth of rutile GeO2 via MOCVD", Applied Physics Letters, 125(10), 2024.

6. I. Rahaman, H.D. Ellis, K. Anderson, M.A. Scarpulla, and K. Fu, "Growth of GeO2 on R-plane and C-plane sapphires by MOCVD", ACS Applied Engineering Materials, 2(6), pp.1724-1736, 2024.

M.S.

5. I. Rahaman, M. Sultana, R. Medina, I. Emu, and A. Haque, "Optimization of electrostatic seeding technique for wafer-scale diamond fabrication on β-Ga2O3", Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 184, p.108808, 2024.

4. J.K. Saha*, S.A.Taqy*, P.K. Sarkar*, I. Rahaman*, A.W. Arbogast, T. Dey, A. Dolocan, M.R.R. Reaz, K. Alam, D. Wasserman, S.R. Bank, and M.A. Wistey, "Observation of low-resistance Al and Ni p-type ohmic contacts to dilute GeC and GeCSn alloys", Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B, 42(6), 2024.

3. A. Odusanya*, I. Rahaman*, P.K. Sarkar*, A. Zkria, K. Ghosh, and A. Haque, "Laser-Assisted Growth of Carbon-Based Materials by Chemical Vapor Deposition", C, 8(2), p.24., 2022. (invited)

B.S.

2. I. Rahaman, M.S. Jafor, N.S.S. Singh, M.A. Haque, A.K. Biswas, M.A. Rahman, M.A.B. Zakariya, G.E.M. Abro, and N. Sarker, "Performance investigation of linearly arranged circular, circular planer, rectangular, and concentric circular antenna arrays using robust nvl techniques", Applied Sciences, 12(22), p.11481, 2022.

1. I. Rahaman, M.A. Haque, N.S.S. Singh, M.S. Jafor, P.K. Sarkar, M.A. Rahman, M.A. Zakariya, G.E.M. Abro, and N. Sarker, "Performance analysis of linearly arranged concentric circular antenna array with low sidelobe level and beamwidth using robust tapering technique", Micromachines, 13(11), p.1959, 2022.

Co-Author Peer-Reviewed Publications

14. I.H. Emu, B.C. Samuels, M.A. Hamid, M.A. Azmain, R. Saha, A. Alaga, M. Sultana, I. Rahaman, S. Karmakar, N. Manikanthababu, and A. Haque, "Effect of annealing temperature on the structural, chemical, morphological and optical properties of copper gallate (CuGa2O4) thin films under oxygen environment", Available at SSRN 5420179, 2025. (Under review)

13. H.D. Ellis, I. Rahaman, A. Hillas, B. Li, V. Sarkar, and K. Fu, "β-Ga2O3-Based Radiation Detector for Proton Therapy", arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.03605, 2025. (Under review)

12. H. Ellis, W. Jia, I. Rahaman, A. Hillas, B. Li, M.A. Scarpulla, B.S. Rodriguez, and K. Fu, "Degradation of 2.4-kV β-Ga2O3 Schottky Barrier Diode at High Temperatures up to 500 °C", IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 2025.

11. T. Ahamed, F. Rayhan, I. Rahaman, M.H. Rahman, M.M.H. Bappy, T. Ahammed, and S. Ghosh, "Optimization of buffer layers for CZTSSe solar cells through advanced numerical modelling", Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 204, p.112744, 2025.

10. B.G. Duersch, I. Rahaman, and K. Fu, "In-Situ High-Temperature X-Ray Diffraction Study of Phase Transformation in MOCVD-Grown GeO2 Thin Films: Amorphous to Quartz and Rutile", Microscopy and Microanalysis, 31(Supplement_1), pp.ozaf048-813, 2025.

9. H.D. Ellis, B. Li, H. Xie, J. Fan, I. Rahaman, W. Gao, and K. Fu, "Carbon-Nanotube/β-Ga2O3 Heterojunction PIN Diodes", ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 2025. (Highlighted as Journal Cover)

8. D. Wang, H.D. Ellis, D.H. Mudiyanselage, Z. He, B. Da, I. Rahaman, I. Baranowski, S. Gangwal, D. Vasileska, K. Fu, and H. Fu, "Multi-kV AlGaN/GaN Heterojunction Schottky Barrier Diodes With Hydrogen Plasma Guard Array Termination", IEEE Electron Device Letters, vol. 46, no. 6, pp. 960-963, June 2025.

7. S. Karmakar, M. Deo, I. Rahaman, and S.K. Mohanty, "Nanoparticle Deposition Techniques for Silica Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Electrophoretic Deposition, and Optimization-A review", arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.22593, 2025. (Under review)

6. B. Li, I. Rahaman, H.D. Ellis, H. Fu, Y. Zhao, Y. Cai, B. Zhang, and K. Fu, "Plasma Treatment Technologies for GaN Electronics", Electronics, 13(22), p.4343, 2024. (Invited)

5. M.A. Halim, S. Karmakar, M.A. Hamid, C.S.S. Chandan, I. Rahaman, M.E. Urena, A. Haque, M.Y. Chen, C.P. Rhodes, and G.W. Beall, "Improved Electrochemical Performance in an Exfoliated Tetracyanonickelate-Based Metal–Organic Framework", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 15(46), pp.53568-53583, 2023.

4. S. Karmakar, R. Droopad, A. Mathew, H.S. Mohanty, I. Rahaman, D. Behera, and A. Haque, "Temperature-driven complex dielectric and polaron-hopping mediated electrical conduction in aurivillius Gd2MoO6", Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 955, p.170271, 2023.

3. T. Ahamed, I. Rahaman, S. Karmakar, M.A. Halim, and P.K. Sarkar, "Thickness optimization and the effect of different hole transport materials on methylammonium tin iodide (CH3NH3SnI3)-based perovskite solar cell", Emergent Materials, 6(1), pp.175-183, 2023.

2. M.H. Mithun, A. Sayed, and I. Rahaman, "The effect of band-gap on TiO2 thin film considering various parameters", Proceedings of Engineering and Technology Innovation, 19, p.45, 2021.

1. S. Shahriar, I. Rahaman, A.B. Karim, M.M. Hasan, F. Chowdhury, and M. Sarker, "Bridging Internet of Things and wireless sensor networks: applications and challenges", Indonesian Journal of Computing, Engineering, and Design (IJoCED), 2(1), pp.13-23, 2020.

Conference Proceedings and abstracts (My presentations are underlined)

27. I. Rahaman, B. Li, H.D. Ellis, K. Anderson, B.G. Duersch, M.A. Scarpulla, and K. Fu “Advanced MOCVD Growth and TEM Analysis of Rutile GeO2”, The 8th U.S. Gallium Oxide Workshop - GOX, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, 2025. (Best paper award nomination-poster)

26. I. Rahaman, B. Li, H. Ellis, MA.. Scarpulla, K. Fu “Seed-Driven Stepwise Crystallization for Phase Control in Growing Rutile GeO2 Films by MOCVD”, The 8th U.S. Gallium Oxide Workshop - GOX, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, 2025. (Oral)

25. B. Li, I. Rahaman, H. Ellis, B.G. Duersch, and K. Fu “In-situ Hot Stage XRD Investigation of High-Temperature Crystal Stability and Phase Transitions in Ga2O3 and GeO2 Thin Films”, The 8th U.S. Gallium Oxide Workshop - GOX, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, 2025. (Poster)

24. B. Li, I. Rahaman, H. Ellis, B.G. Duersch, and K. Fu “Phase Evolution and Substrate-Dependent Nucleation of Quartz GeO2 Films Grown by MOCVD on r- and c-Plane Sapphires”, The 8th U.S. Gallium Oxide Workshop - GOX, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 84112, 2025. (Poster)

23. H.D. Ellis, .W Jia, H. Xie, J. Fan, I. Rahaman, A. Hillas, B. Li, M.A. Scarpulla, B.S. Rodriguez, W. Gao, and K. Fu, “Thermal Degradation and Performance Enhancement of β-Ga2O3 Diodes Using CNT/Ga2O3 Heterojunctions”, The 8th U.S. Gallium Oxide Workshop - GOX, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 84112, 2025. (Best paper award nomination- oral)

22. H. Ellis, I. Rahaman, A. Hillas, B. Li, V. Sarkar, K. Fu, “Evaluation of a β-Ga2O3 MSM Detector for Proton Therapy” The 8th U.S. Gallium Oxide Workshop - GOX, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, USA, 2025. (Oral)

21. B.G. Duersch, I. Rahaman, and K. Fu, "In-Situ High-Temperature X-Ray Diffraction Study of Phase Transformation in MOCVD-Grown GeO2 Thin Films: Amorphous to Quartz and Rutile", Microscopy and Microanalysis, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, July 27-31, 2025.

20. I. Rahaman, M.A. Scarpulla, and K. Fu, “Exploring the Growth of GeO2 using TMGe and TEGe Precursors by MOCVD”, The 7th U.S. Gallium Oxide Workshop, Aug 5-7, Ohio, USA, 2024. (Oral)

19. H. Ellis, I. Rahaman, A. Hillas, K. Fu, “Ga2O3 as a Radiation-Hard Material for Enhanced Proton Detection in Proton Therapy”, Fall 2024 meeting of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the AAPM, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, 2024. (Oral)

18. I. Rahaman, M.A. Scarpulla, and K. Fu, “Growth of GeO2 via MOCVD: Transition from Amorphous to Polycrystalline”, 21st International Conference on Metal Organic Vapor Phase Epitaxy (ICMOVPE), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 2024. (Oral)

17. J.K. Saha, S.A.Taqy, P.K. Sarkar, I. Rahaman, A.W. Arbogast, T. Dey, A. Dolocan, M.R.R. Reaz, K. Alam, D. Wasserman, S.R. Bank, and M.A. Wistey, “Observation of low-resistance Al and Ni p-type ohmic contacts to dilute GeC and GeCSn alloys”, 66th Electronic Materials Conference, June 26-28, College Park, Maryland, USA, 2024. (Oral)

16. I. Rahaman, S. Taqy, S.Karmakar, and A. Haque, “Integration of Diamond on β-Ga2O3”, Texas State University STEM Conference, San Marcos, Texas, USA 2023. (Poster)

15. I. Rahaman, P.R. Saha, S.A.A. Taqy, P.K. Sarkar, J.K. Saha, A. Haque, “Impact of Chamber Pressure on Indium Doped β-Gallium Oxide”, International Research Conference on Graduate Students, San Marcos, Texas, USA, 2022. (Poster)

14. I. Rahaman, M. S. Hossain, M. F. Reza and P. K. Sarkar, “Performance analysis of linearly-arranged concentric circular antenna array using robust ODL technique”, IEEE Region 10 Symposium (TENSYMP), pp. 226-229, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2020. (Oral)

13. P. K. Sarkar, I. Rahaman, M. N. Rahman and M. F. Hasan, “Investigation of Reduced Size Annular Ring Patch Antenna with EBG Structure for Wireless Applications”, 11th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT), pp. 1-4, IIT-Kharagpur, India, 2020. (Oral)

12. M. U. A. Sajid, M. F. Mahmud, I. Rahaman, S. Shahriar and M. N. Rahman, “Design of An Intelligent Wheelchair for Handicap People Conducting by Body Movement”, 11th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT), pp. 1-5, IIT-Kharagpur, India, 2020. (Oral)

11. M. F. Hasan, I. Rahaman, M. S. Sayem, M. M. Hasan, B. K. Tamal and M. A. R. Rubel, “Designing of Cost-Effective Human Assistive Robot and Performance Enhancement”, 2020 11th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT), pp. 1-5, IIT-Kharagpur, India, 2020. (Oral)

10. M. M. Hasan, M. F. Hasan, I. Rahaman, R. Alam, M. Hassan and M. N. Rahman, “Heart Monitoring Management System Embedded with Internet of Things (IoT) Cloud Processing”, 23rd International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT), pp. 1-6, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2020. (Oral)

9. M.I. Hossain, I. Rahaman, M. N. Rahman, M. F. Hasan, M.M. Hasan, R.C. Sarker, “Voltage Sag Compensation in Distribution System Using Dynamic Voltage Restorer”, International Conference on Advanced Information and Communication Technology (ICAICT), 28-29 Nov, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2020. (Oral)

8. I. Rahaman, M. S. Hossain, M. F. Reza and P. K. Sarkar, “Linearly-arranged Concentric Circular Antenna Array Beamformer Using Tapering Technique”, 5th International Conference on Advances in Electrical Engineering (ICAEE), pp. 648-652, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2019. (Oral)

7. I. Rahaman, M. S. Hossain, M. Y. Hossain and N. Hosen, “Performance Enhancement of Active Sonar System in Under Water Environment Using Spherical Hydrophone Array”, 5th International Conference on Advances in Electrical Engineering (ICAEE), pp. 628-632, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2019. (Oral)

6. I. Rahaman, M. S. Hossain, M. F. Reza, S. M. N. Ullah “Linearly arranged Concentric Circular Antenna Array Beamforming Using Robust VDL Technique”, 4th International Conference on Electrical Information, Communication & Technology (EICT, 2019), pp. 1-5, Khulna, Bangladesh, Dec. 2019. (Oral)

5. M.H.H. Hasib, J.N. Nur, K. N. Shushama, I. Rahaman, M. M. Rana and M.A. Mahfuz, “Enhancement of Sensitivity for Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensor with Higher Detection Accuracy and Quality Factor”, 1st International Conference on Advances in Science, Engineering and Robotics Technology (ICASERT), pp. 1-5, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2019. (Oral)

4. I. Rahaman, M. F. Reza, M. H. H. Hasib, M. I. Hossain, S. M. A. Hossain and P. K. Sarkar, “A Low Cost Intelligent Multi Wireless Sensor Network Perspective on Real Time Traffic Surveillance”, International Conference on Computer, Communication, Chemical, Materials and Electronic Engineering (IC4ME2), pp. 1-4, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 2019. (Oral)

3. M. S. Hossain, S.M.A. Hossain, I. Rahaman, “Sub Diffraction Imaging Using Wire Array Metamaterial”, 2019 3rd International Conference on Electrical, Computer & Telecommunication Engineering (ICECTE), pp. 213-216, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 2019. (Oral)

2. I. M. Zahid, M. H. H. Hasib, I. Rahaman, M. Z. Islam and M. M. Rashid, “Smart Vehicle Protocol Monitoring System by the Internet of Things Platform”, 2019 4th International Conference on Electrical Information and Communication Technology (EICT), pp. 1-4, Khulna, Bangladesh, 2019. (Oral)

1. I. Rahaman, S. M. A. Hossain, and M.S. Hossain “Application on Metamaterial-based Antenna Design”, Workshop on Antennas & Propagation, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 27-28 June, 2019. (Best paper award-Oral)