Professor/أستاذ:Nadia Hussein Rafat
Engineering Mathematics and Physics
Email :nhrafat***hotmail.com
Home Page :https://staff.eng.cu.edu.eg/nhrafat
 
Qualifications
imgB.Sc. (1985) "Electronics and Communications Engineering" Cairo University (Egypt)
imgM.Sc. (1990) "Engineering Physics Photovoltaic Solar Cells" Cairo University (Egypt)
imgPh.D. (1995) "Engineering Physics Photovoltaic Solar Cells" Cairo University (Egypt)
 
Fields of Interest :
imgNano Technology
imgOptoelectronics
imgPhotonic Crystals
imgPhotovoltaic Solar Cells
imgSemiconductor Devices
 
Recent Publications :
img-2021-Plasmonic sphere-cube nano dimer for silicon solar cells power absorbance enhancement, HH AbdelAziz, TA Ali, NH Rafat, Optical and Quantum Electronics, vol. 53, no. 9: Springer, pp. 1–13
img-2020-A comparison between different structures of perovskite nanorod solar cells, Nouran M Ali, Tamer A Ali, Nadia H Rafat, Optik, 202, 163645
img-2020-Plasmonic Yolk-Shell Nano Structures for Solar Cells Absorbance Enhancement, HH AbdelAziz, TA Ali, NH Rafat, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 956 (1), 012018
img-2019-Two-Dimensional Model for Perovskite Nanorod Solar Cells: A Dark Case Study,Nouran M Ali, Tamer A Ali, Nadia H Rafat, IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics , 9, pp. 166 -1677
img-2018-Effect of Nano-Graphite Dispersion on the Thermal Solar Selective Absorbance of Polymeric-Based Coating Material IS El-Mahallawi, AA Abdel-Rehim, N Khattab, NH Rafat, H Badr TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition, 523-533
img-2018-"New designs of a complete set of Photonic Crystals logic gates", HME Hussein, TA Ali, NH Rafat, Optics Communications 411, 175-181
img-2018-A review on the techniques for building all-optical photonic crystal logic gates, Hussein ME Hussein, Tamer A Ali, Nadia H Rafat, Optics & Laser Technology, 106, pp. 385-397
img-2017-"Modeling and simulation of nanorods photovoltaic solar cells: A review," NM Ali, NH Rafat, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 68, 212-220.
img-2017-"Low voltage vacuum nanotriodes for optical frequencies rectification"، M Khalifa, AH Badawi, TA Ali, NH Rafat, AA Abouelsaood, Journal of Applied Physics 122 (12), 124501
img-2017-"Numerical simulation and a parametric study of inorganic nanowire solar cells", Nouran M Ali, Ashraf M Abdel Haleem, Nageh K Allam, Nadia H Rafat, International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields 30 (2) e2176
img-2016-"Statistical Design Centering Optimization of 1D Photonic Crystal Filters," AKSO Hassan, ASA Mohamed, MM Taha, NH Rafat, Progress In Electromagnetics Research M 49, 153-165.
img-2016-"A Simulation Study for the use of Transistor Contacts for Sub-Terahertz Radiation Detection, " Nihal Ibrahim, Nadia Rafat, Salah Eldin Elnahwy, IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, 10 (7), pp. 784-790.
img-2016-"Enhanced Model of Conductive Filament-Based Memristor via Including Trapezoidal Electron Tunneling Barrier Effect",Amr Mahmoud Hassan, Hossam AH Fahmy, Nadia Hussein Rafat, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, 15 (3), pp. 484-491
img-2015-"Analysis of metal insulator metal plasmonic transmission lines for improved rectenna's coupling efficiency," IEH Sayed, NH Rafat, EA Soliman, 9th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP)
img-2015-"Harvesting thermal infrared emission using nanodipole terminated by traveling wave rectifier," IEH Sayed, NH Rafat, EA Soliman, 9th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP)
img-2015-"Multi-input intrinsic and extrinsic field effect transistor models beyond cutoff frequency," NY Ibrahim, Nadia H Rafat, SEA Elnahwy, Solid-State Electronics 103, 236-241
img-2015-"Optimal design of one-dimensional photonic crystal filters using minimax optimization approach," AKSO Hassan, ASA Mohamed, MMT Maghrabi, Nadia H Rafat, Applied Optics 54 (6), 1399-1409
img-2015-"Drift transport model of field effect transistors in saturation beyond cutoff," N Y Ibrahim, Nadia H Rafat, S Elnahwy, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 48 (13), 135102
img-2014-"Fundamentals of designing cylindrical high-order transformation optics invisibility cloaks using silver–silica metamaterials, " KS Elassy, Nadia H Rafat, ME Khedr, MH Aly, Applied Physics A 115 (2), 531-539
img-2014-"Dipole Nantennas Terminated by Traveling Wave Rectifiers for Infrared Solar Energy Harvesting," IE Hashem, Nadia H Rafat, EA Soliman, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology 13 (4), 767 - 778
img-2014-"Analytical modeling of the radial pn junction nanowire solar cells," NM Ali, NK Allam, AMA Haleem, NH Rafat, Journal of Applied Physics 116 (2), 024308
img-2014-"Nanocrescent antenna as a transceiver for optical communication systems," IE Hashem, Nadia H Rafat, EA Soliman, Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), 2014 IEEE International Symposium on, 39-45
img-2013-"A Theoretical Study of Metal Insulator Metal Tunneling Diode Figures of Merit," IE Hashem, Nadia H Rafat, EA Soliman, IEEE J Quantum Electronics 49 (1), 72-79
img-2013-"Characterization of MIM diodes based on Nb/Nb 2 O 5," IE Hashem, Nadia H Rafat, EA Soliman, Nanoelectronics Conference (INEC), 2013 IEEE 5th International, 61-64
img-2013-"Modeling of field effect transistor channel as a nonlinear transmission line for Terahertz detection," NY Ibrahim, Nadia H Rafat, SEA Elnahwy, Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves 34 (10), 606-616
img-2012-"Complete band gaps of phononic crystal plates with square rods," SA El-Naggar, SI Mostafa, Nadia H Rafat, Ultrasonics 52 (4), 536-542
img-2012-"One-dimensional metallic-dielectric (Ag/SiO 2) photonic crystals filter for thermophotovoltaic applications," SI Mostafa, Nadia H Rafat, SA El-Naggar, Renewable Energy 45, 245-250
img-2011-"Design of photonic band gaps in one-dimensional SiO2/a-Si photonic crystals," SA El-Naggar, Nadia H Rafat, SI Mostafa, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials 13 (7), 781
img-2011-"Modeling of a wide band pass optical filter based on 1D ternary dielectric–metallic–dielectric photonic crystals," Nadia H Rafat, SA El-Naggar, SI Mostafa, Journal of Optics 13 (8), 085101
img-2007-"Characterization of a coaxial mid-gap SB CNTFET inverter," AA Essawi, AH Fahmy, Nadia H Rafat, Microprocesses and Nanotechnology, 2007 Digest of papers, 102-103
img-2007-“Numerical simulation of the limiting efficiency of the graded bandgap solar cell”, N H Rafat , A M A Haleem,, S E-D Habib, Renewable Energy, vol. 32, pp.21-34.
img-2006-“Photon Recycling in the Graded Bandgap Solar Cell,“ N H Rafat, A M A Haleem,, S E-D Habib, Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, vol. 14, pp. 313-320.
img-2006-"A simple analytical treatment of edge-illuminated VMJ silicon solar cells”, N H Rafat, Solar Energy, vol. 80, pp. 1588–1599.
img-2003-“A Numerical Simulator for Graded-Bandgap Solar Cells” N H Rafat , A M A Haleem,, S E-D Habib, Proceeding of the 15th International Conference on Microelectronics ICM 2003, 9 - 11 December, Egypt, pp. 291-294.
img-2002-“رؤية لمسار تطوير صناعة الإلكترونيات الدقيقة فى مصر “ S E-D Habib, N H Rafat, The First Egyptian Workshop on Advancements of Electronic Devices. Ain Shams Univ. 28th September 2002, Egypt, pp. 48 – 51.
img-2000-“Investigation of The Photogenerated Current in V-Grooved Textured Thin Solar Cells Using Two Dimensional Optical Generation and Collection” , N H Rafat, S El Naggar, A A Abouelsaood and M Y Ghannam 16th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition , Glasgow 1 - 5 May 2000
img-1999-“ Analytical Study of Carrier Photogeneration and Photocurrent in Thin Silicon Solar Cells with specular and Diffuse Back reflection” M Y Ghannam, S El Naggar, N H Rafat and A A Abouelsaood , IEEE Trans. on Elect. Dev., 1999, vol. 46, No. 10, p. 2072.
img-1999-“ A Detailed Analysis of Photogenerated Current Enhancement in Thin Silicon Solar Cells With a Diffused Back Reflector” S El Naggar, M Y Ghannam, N H Rafat and F M Tayel, Proceeding of the 11th international conference on microelectronics, 22 - 24 November, 1999, Kuwait. p. 197.
img-1999-“Two-Dimensional Calculation of The Photogenerated Current in V-Grooved Front Surface Thin Silicon Solar Cells” N H Rafat, S El Naggar, M Y Ghannam, A A Abouelsaood and F M Tayel, Proceeding of the 11th international conference on microelectronics, 22 - 24 November, 1999, Kuwait. p. 201.
img-1998-“ The Limiting Efficiency of Bandgap graded Solar Cells” N H Rafat and S E D Habib , Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 1998, vol. 55, p. 341.
img-1997-“ Novel Bandgap Grading Technique for Enhancing The Limit Efficiency of Solar Cells” S E D Habib, N H Rafat , J of Renewable Energy, 1997, vol. 10, 2-3 (Feb./ March), p. 129.
img-1994-“ Back Surface Fields for n/p and p/n GaInP Solar Cells” N H Rafat, S M Bedair, P R Sharps, J S Hills, J S Hancock and M L Timmons, First World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion WCPEC, Hawaii, December 1994
img-1991-“ The Effects of Heavy Doping on The Optimum Base Drift Field in a p/n Junction Solar Cell” S Elnahwy, N Adeeb and N Rafat , Proceedings of the first international conference on Engineering Mathematics and Physics. Feb. 26 - 28, Cairo, Egypt. Vol. 3, p. 1189.
img-1990-“ An Optimum Base Drift Field for a p/n Junction Solar Cell” S Elnahwy, N Adeeb and N Rafat , J. Phys. D: Appl. Physics., vol. 23, p. 112.
Recent Books :
img-2016-Simulation-Driven Modeling and Optimization: Optimal Design of Photonic Crystal Nanostructures, Abdel-Karim SO Hassan, Nadia H Rafat, Ahmed SA Mohamed (pp. 233-260)
Graduate Students :
img-2021-M A Mousa, Design of Metasurface-Enabled Guided-Mode Resonance Filters for Near-Infrared Applications
img-2020-N M Ali, MODELING AND SIMULATING PEROVSKITE NANOROD SOLAR CELLS, Cairo University
img-2020-H H A Abdelaziz, ENHANCING THE LIGHT ABSORPTION OF THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS USING PLASMONIC NANO STRUCTURES
img-2017-M Khalifa, "THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING OF VACUUM NANOELECTRONIC DEVICES"
img-2017-H El-Sayed, DESIGN OF INTERFERENCE-BASED ALL OPTICAL PHOTONIC CRYSTAL LOGIC GATES H El-Sayed
img-2017-M Radwan A New Analytical Model for a Graded-Base Single Quantum Well Transistor Laser
img-2016-A Ayodeji COMPARISON OF NOVEL AND STATE OF THE ART SOLAR CELLS
img-2015-M Youssef Compact Model For Double Gate Tunnel Field- Effect Transistor
img-2015-A M H Mahmoud Enhanced Model of Conductive Filament-based Memristor and its Application on Some Circuits
img-2014-MMT Maghrabi-"Optimal Design of Photonic Crystal Structures"
img-2014-NY Ibrahim-Modeling terahertz radiation detection using field effect transistors beyond cutoff
img-2014-NM Ali-Nanorods in Solar Energy Harvesting
img-2014-KS Elassy-Spectral Properties of Metamaterials
img-2013-IE Hashem-Infrared Solar Energy Harvesting Using Nano-Rectennas
img-2010-H Aifif-Some Proposed Quantum Dot Structures
img-2009-M Danial-Polycrystalline Silicon Grain Boundaries Modeling and Solar Cell Simulation
img-2008-AA Essawi-Study of Electronic Transport Through Carbon Nanotubes and Their Performance in Electronic Circuits
img-2007-MN El Zeftawi-Simulation And Modeling Of Tunneling Carbon Nanotubes Field Effect Transistors (T-CNFETs)
img-2003-AM Abdel Haleem-Limiting Efficiency and Simulation of the Graded Bandgap Solar Cell
img-2000-Y ElBatawi-A Two Dimensional Optical Device Simulator with Application to MSM-PD
img-1999-SElnagar-A Detailed Analysis of Current Enhancement in Thin Silicon Solar Cells Using Different Light Trapping Schemes
Awards :
img-1993-1995-Fellowship at Electronics and Computer Engineering Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Membership in Scientific Societies :
img--IEEE Senior member
img--OSA Senior member