Sofia Akbar Tahir

Assistant Professor at Government College University Faisalabad

Sofia Akbar Tahir

Contact Details

Email Address sofetahir@gmail.com
Phone Number 03016073960
Office Address GC University Faisalabad
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Basic Information
Full Name
Sofia Akbar Tahir
Designation
Assistant Professor
Department
Physics
Faculty
Physical Science
Email Address
sofetahir@gmail.com
Brief Statement of research work

I am working on silicon solar cell fabrication and modelling. The modelling is based on the improvement of optical and electrical behaviour of Silicon based PERC and TOPCon solar cells. The work also includes the study and modelling of PSCs and Perovskite/Si Tandem structures.

Academic Background
SR. DEGREE INSTITUTE FROM TO
1 Ph.D Government College University, Faisalabad 2013 2019
2 Ph.D Government College University, Faisalabad 2013 2016
3 M.Phil Or MS Government College University, Faisalabad 2007 2009
4 Master Or Equivalent University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 2001 2003
5 Graduation Or Equivalent University of Central Punjab, Lahore 1998 2001
6 Intermedite Or Equivalent BISE Faisalabad 1996 1998
7 Matriculation Or Equivalent BISE Faisalabad 1994 1996
Research Publications
SR. AUTHORS PAPER TITLE JOURNAL PAGE# YEAR VOL. IMP.F VIEW
1 Shammas Mushtaq, Sofia Tahir, Adnan Ali, Rasmiah S Almufarij, Arslan Ashfaq Performance Optimization of Cost-Effective Hole Transport Layer Free Perovskite Solar Cell by Numerical Simulation Silicon 1449-1463 2025 17 0
2 Rabia Saeed, Sofia Tahir, Shammas Mushtaq, M Haneef, Rasmiah S Almufarij, Javed Iqbal, Khushi Muhammad Khan, Noman Ashraf, Lamiaa G Alharbe, Arslan Ashfaq Optimization of high-efficiency hole-ive passivating contacts in p-type TOPCon solar cells approaching 26%: a comparative performance study Optical and Quantum Electronics 576 2025 57 0
3 Sofia Tahir, Shammas Mushtaq, James McQueen, Javed Iqbal, Rasmiah S Almufarij, Rania Saleh Alqurashi, Ruy Sebastian Bonilla, Arslan Ashfaq Computational insights into wide bandgap lead free perovskite solar cells for silicon based tandem configurations Scientific Reports 20020 2025 15 0
4 Sofia Tahir, Shammas Mushtaq, Rabia Saeed, Javed Iqbal, MD Alshahrani, Rasmiah S Almufarij, Islam Ragab, Arslan Ashfaq Numerical simulation of Cs2AgInBr6/Cs4CuSb2Cl12 heterojunction perovskite solar cell: A path to achieve optimized performance Physica B: Condensed Matter 417011 2025 703 0
5 Sofia Tahir, Shammas Mushtaq, Rasmiah S Almufarij, AR Abd-Elwahed, Islam Ragab, Elsammani Ali Shokralla, Mohamed Abdelsabour Fahmy, Salhah Hamed Alrefaee, Arslan Ashfaq Optimization and performance analysis of CuBiSCl2 based perovskite solar cells: a comprehensive study Adsorption 41 2025 31 0
6 Sofia Tahir, Shammas Mushtaq, Rasmiah S Almufarij, Mohamed Abdelsabour Fahmy, Arslan Ashfaq Performance Optimization of (FA) 2BiCuI6-Based Perovskite Solar Cells: A Path to Achieve High Efficiency Through Simulation Strategy JOM 9814-9829 2025 77 0
7 A Tariq, K Mehmood, S Akbar, HA Bhatti, MD Khan, S Rashid, QUA Asif Optimizing optical, dielectric, structural, and electrical properties in Cu-substituted Mg-Zn ferrite nanoparticles: Insights for sustainable energy and environmental solutions Journal of Alloys and Compounds 182252 2025 1037 0
8 ASHFAQ, A., ALMUFARIJ, R. S., ALI, M. Y., ALI, A., TAHIR, S., SABUGAA, M. M., ... & MEHMOOD, K. High thermoelectric power factor of n-type Bi2 (Se, S) 3 via synergetic influence on the charge carrier concentration and energy filtering effect. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 106870. 2023 146 6.782
9 MUSHTAQ, S., TAHIR, S., ASHFAQ, A., BONILLA, R. S., HANEEF, M., SAEED, R., ... & AMIN, N. Performance optimization of lead-free MASnBr3 based perovskite solar cells by SCAPS-1D device simulation Solar Energy 401-413 2023 249 7.188
10 ALMUFARIJ, R. S., ASHFAQ, A., TAHIR, S., ALQURASHI, R. S., RAGAB, A. H., EL-REFAEY, D. E., ... & ALGUNO, A. C. Improving performance and recombination losses in lead free formamidinium tin based perovskite solar cells. Materials Chemistry and Physics 128150 2023 1 4.778
11 TAHIR, S., ASHFAQ, A., MUSHTAQ, S., HANEEF, M., ALQURASHI, R. S., SHOKRALLA, E. A., ... & BONILLA, R. S. Performance optimization of inorganic Cs2TiBr6 based Perovskite solar cell via numerical simulation Energy Technology. 1 2023 1 4.149
12 ASHFAQ, A., TAHIR, S., MUSHTAQ, S., ALQURASHI, R. S., HANEEF, M., ALMOUSA, N., ... & BONILLA, R. S. Comparative performance analysis of Cs2TiX6 (X="" Br-, Cl-, I-) lead-free perovskite solar cells incorporating single, double and triple layer halides by SCAPS-1D. Materials Today Communications, 106016. 2023 35 3.662
13 AHMAD, W., TAHIR, S., ALI, A., & MAHMOOD, K. A novel approach to reduce both front and rear side power losses in PERC solar cells using different combinations of transparent metal oxides. Ceramics International. 2821-2828. 2022 49 5.5
14 HAQ, M. I. U., ASGHAR, M., NABI, M. A. U., AMIN, N., TAHIR, S., & ARSHAD, M. I. Influence of Ce3+ and La3+ substitution on structural & optical parameters and electrical behavior on Mg-Zn ferrites synthesized via co-precipitation method. Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism 719-732 2022 35 1.675
15 ASHFAQ, A., TAHIR, S., UR REHMAN, U., ALI, A., MEHMOOD, K., ASHFAQ, F., ... & SAEED, R. Enhanced thermoelectric properties of 2H–MoS2 thin film by tuning post sulfurization temperature Ceramics International. 18944-18948 2022 48 5.532
16 MUSHTAQ, S., TAHIR, S. A., ASHFAQ, A., AHMAD, W., BAIG, A., UR REHMAN, U., ... & KHAN, K. M. Effect of ammonia on the structural, morphological and optical properties of nanocrystalline ZnS thin film Optik 169088 2022 261 2.84
17 KHAN, M. K., TAHIR, S. A., ASHFAQ, A., ALI, A., AHMAD, W., HANEEF, M., ... & KHAN, K. M. Enhancement of the structural, optical and thermoelectric properties of thermally evaporated AgMoO3 thin film by post-annealing. Optical Materials 112406 2022 128 3.754
18 ASHFAQ, A., TAHIR, S., UR REHMAN, U., ALI, A., ASHFAQ, H. F., AHMAD, W., ... & SHABBIR, K. Structural, morphological and thermoelectric properties of copper deficient and excessive Cu2-xS nanoparticles with (x="" 0-0.3). Surfaces and Interfaces 101965 2022 30 6.137
19 A. HUSSAIN, S. AKBAR TAHIR, N. AHMAD, M. HASHIM, A. BASHIR ZIYA, AND S. NOREEN. A study on microstructure and magnetic properties of nanostructured CoxNi1−xMn0.5Fe1.5O4(x ="" 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1) spinel ferrites Revista Mexicana de Fisica 527–535 2022 67 1.7
20 TAHIR, S., ASHFAQ, A., SANI, G. R., BONILLA, R. S., UR REHMAN, U., MUSHTAQ, S., ... & SAEED, R. Enhanced thermoelectric performance of n-type MgZnO enabled via synergy of chemical bonding and grain boundaries modulation Inorganic Chemistry 109567 2022 1 3.428
21 ASHFAQ, A., JACOB, J., AMAMI, M., AL-HARBI, F. F., ALI, A., MAHMOOD, K., ... & HUSSAIN, S. Effect of Al-doping on the thermoelectric properties of CZTS thin film grown by sol-gel method. Solid State Communications 114701 2022 345 1.93
22 UR REHMAN, U., MAHMOOD, K., ASHFAQ, A., ALI, A., TAHIR, S., IKRAM, S., ... & AMIN, N. Enhanced thermoelectric performance of hydrothermally synthesized CuFeS2 nanostructures by controlling the Cu/Fe ratio. Materials Chemistry and Physics 125765 2022 279 4.778
23 MANZOOR, A., KHAN, M. A., AFZAL, A. M., ARSHAD, M. I., SHAHZAD, A., AKBAR, S., ... & HUSSAIN, A. (2022). Dielectric, XPS, and ferromagnetic relaxation studies of Ho-substituted polycrystalline magnetic oxide materials. Ceramics International 32266-32272 2022 48 5.532
24 UR REHMAN, U., KANWAL, M., MAHMOOD, K., ASHFAQ, A., ALI, A., TAHIR, S., ... & HUSSAIN, S. 3237 Improving the thermoelectric properties of zinc tin oxide thin films by varying post growth annealing duration. Ceramics International 32371-32375 2021 47 5.532
25 ALI, A., JACOB, J., MEHBOOB, K., HUSSAIN, S., ASHFAQ, A., MAHMOOD, K., ... & SIYAL, S. H. Correlation of thermoelectric properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films grown by the chemical solution method with sulfur concentration. Journal of physics and chemistry of solids 109677 2021 148 4.383
26 SABA SIRAJ, SOFIA TAHIR, ADNAN ALI, NASIR AMIN, KHALID MAHMOOD, ALINA MANZOOR. Assessing the Impact of Front Grid Metallization Pattern on the Performance of BSF Silicon Solar Cells. Silicon 4237–4245 2021 13 2.941
27 MANZOOR, A., KHAN, M. A., SHAHZAD, A., AL-MUHIMEED, T. I., ALOBAID, A. A., ALBALAWI, H., ... & MUNIR, T. Influence of B-site cations ordering on magnetization and dielectric relaxations in Li–Ni spinel ferrites Ceramics International 22662-22668 2021 47 5.532
28 MUDDASSIR, Y., TAHIR, S., ALI, A., MAHMOOD, K., REHMAN, U. U., ASHFAQ, A., ... & IKRAM, S. Morphology-dependent thermoelectric properties of mixed phases of copper sulfide (Cu2− xS) nanostructures synthesized by hydrothermal method. Applied Physics A 1-7 2021 127 2.983
29 IKRAM, S., JACOB, J., REHMAN, U., MAHMOOD, K., ALI, A., ASHFAQ, A., ... & TAHIR, S. A. 1393 Growth of ZnSnO nano structures for thermopower applications by thermal evaporation with and without oxygen precursor. Ceramics International 13934-13938 2021 47 5.532
30 AMIN, N., RAZAQ, A., REHMAN, A. U., HUSSAIN, K., NABI, M., MORLEY, N. A., ... & AMIN, S. Transport properties of Ce-doped Cd ferrites CdFe2− xCexO4 Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism 2945-2955 2021 34 1.675
31 ASHFAQ, A., ALI, A., MAHMOOD, K., UR REHMAN, U., TAHIR, S., AMIN, N., ... & RASHEED, K. Al doping induced high thermoelectric performance in Cu2ZnSnS4 nanoparticles synthesized by the hydrothermal method Ceramics International 35356-35360. 2021 47 5.532
32 HUSSAIN, Z., TAHIR, S., MAHMOOD, K., ALI, A., ARSHAD, M., IKRAM, S., ... & UDDASSIR, Y. SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES WITH EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITES. DIGEST JOURNAL OF NANOMATERIALS AND BIOSTRUCTURES 873-883 2020 15 .899
33 NAWAZ, A., TAHIR, S., ALI, A., ARSHAD, M., MAHMOOD, K., SIRAJ, S., & MUDDASSIR, Y. EFFECT OF PHOSPHOROUS/BORON DOPING PROFILE DIFFERENCES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SILICON SOLAR CELLS. Journal of Ovonic Research 63-70 2020 16 1.121
34 JAMIL, M., ALI, A., MAHMOOD, K., ARSHAD, M. I., TAHIR, S., UN NABI, M. A., ... & HUSSAIN, S. Numerical simulation of perovskite/Cu2Zn (Sn1-x Gex) S4 interface to enhance the efficiency by valence band offset engineering. Journal of Alloys and compounds 153221 2020 6.371 6.371
35 ASHFAQ, A., JACON, J., ALI, A., MEHBOOB, K., MAHMOOD, K., REHMAN, U., ... & HUSSAIN, S. (2020). Designing of Seebeck coefficient and electrical conductivity in CZTS thin films for giant power factor. Ceramics International 9646-9655 2020 46 5.532
36 S. TAHIR*, A. ALI, N. AMIN, M. I. ARSHAD THE EFFECT OF NON-UNIFORM FRONT CONTACT RESISTANCE ON PERC SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE Journal of Ovonic Research 177-184 2018 14 .698
37 SOFIA TAHIR, ADNAN ALI, NASIR AMIN, MUHAMAD IMRAN ARSHAD The Effect of Nonuniform Emitter Sheet Resistance on PERC Solar Cell Performance Silicon 393-399 2018 11 1.246
38 ALEXANDER TO, SOFIA TAHIR, ALESSANDRO GARAVAGLIA, WEI-MING LI, XIANG LI, AND BRAM HOEX The Effect of Bifacial AlOx Deposition on PERC Solar Cell Performance IEEE JOURNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAICS 1528-1535 2017 7 3.712
Professional Journey
SR. POST HELD INSTITUTE / ORGANIZATION DURATION EXPERIENCE (Y/M/D)
1 2005 Government College University Faisalabd 2005 - 12/6/1
International Exposure
SR. COUNTRY FUNDING AGENCY DURATION (Y/M/D) PURPOSE
1 AUSTRALIA Higher Education Commission Pakistan 0/6/10 Ph.D rearch work at University of New South Wales Australia, on PERC Silicon solar cell fabrication.
2 UNITED KINGDOM (UK) British Council 0/3/27 7 days
3 UNITED KINGDOM (UK) British Council 0/7/5 10 days
Professional qualifications & traninings
SR. INSTITUTE CERTIFICATE YEAR MAJOR SUBJECT
1 Pak-UK education gateway RESEARCH CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME FOR GRANT REVIEWERS 2023 - 2023
Research Projects
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