Danish Khan, Assistant Professor
Profile:
Danish Khan, Doctor of Engineering, Assistant Professor; Graduated from North China Electric Power University (华北电力大学) in 2019 with a doctorate in Renewable Energy; Conducted post-doctoral research at Southern University of Science and Technology (南方科技大学), Department of Chemistry, Shenzhen China, from 2021 to 2023; Served as Assistant Professor at Indus University Karachi, Pakistan from 2019 to 2021. He joined Shenzhen Technology University as an Assistant Professor in 2023. He has published more than 30 articles in well-reputed journals such as Advanced Energy Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, Small, etc. His research interests include Perovskite single junction and Perovskite-Silicon Tandem solar cells.
Academic Background:
September 2014 - March 2019, North China Electric Power University, Renewable Energy and Clean Power, Doctoral Degree
September 2012 - July 2016, North China Electric Power University, Electrical Power Systems, Master's Degree
September 2007 - July 2011, COMSATS University Pakistan, Electrical Engineering, Bachelor's Degree
Work Experience:
September 2023 - Present Shenzhen Technology University, School of New Materials and New Energy, Assistant Professor
April 2021 - March 2023, Southern University of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry, Postdoctoral Fellow
November 2019 - February 2021, Indus University Karachi, Pakistan, Assistant Professor
Research Interests:
1. Perovskite solar cells
2. Perovskite-silicon Tandem solar cells
Representative Papers:
1. Danish Khan*, Geping Qu, Imran Muhammad, Zeguo Tang*, Zong-Xiang Xu*. Overcoming Two Key Challenges in Monolithic Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Solar Cell Development: Wide Bandgap and Textured Substrate - A Comprehensive Review. Advanced Energy Materials 2023. (Accepted recently)
2. Danish Khan, Xiaoyuan Liu*, Qu Geping, Amit Ranjan Nath, Pengfei Xie, Zong-Xiang Xu*. Nexuses Between the Chemical Design and Performance of Small Molecule Dopant-Free Hole Transporting Materials in Perovskite Solar Cells. Small 2023, 19, 2205926. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202205926.
3. Geping Qu, Danish Khan, Feini Yan, Armağan Atsay, Hui Xiao, Qian Chen, Hu Xu, Ilgın Nar*, Zong-Xiang Xu*. Reformation of thiophene-functionalized phthalocyanine isomers for defect passivation to achieve stable and efficient perovskite solar cells. Journal of Energy Chemistry 2022, 67, 263-275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jechem.2021.09.041 (共一)
4. Ehsan Rezaee, Danish Khan, Siyuan Cai, Lei Dong, Hui Xiao, S. Ravi P. Silva, Xiaoyuan Liu* and Zong-Xiang Xu*. Phthalocyanine in perovskite solar cells: a review. Materials Chemistry Frontiers 2023, 7, 1704-1736. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2QM01369J (共一)
5. Geping Qu, Deng Wang, Xiaoyuan Liu, Ying Qiao, Danish Khan*, Yinxin Li, Jie Zeng, Pengfei Xie, Yintai Xu, Peide Zhu, Limin Huang, Yang-Gang Wang*, Baomin Xu*, Zong Xiang-Xu*. Spontaneous decoration of ionic compound at perovskite interfaces to achieve 23.38% efficiency with 85% fill factor in NiOx-based perovskite solar cells. Journal of Energy Chemistry 2023, 85, 39-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jechem.2023.05.035
6. Danish Khan, Sajid Sajid*, Suliman Khan, Jongee Park, Ihsan Ullah. Identifying the potentials for charge transport layers free n-p homojunction-based perovskite solar cells. Solar Energy 2022, 238, 69-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2022.04.034
7. Sajid Sajid*, Suliman Khan, Ayub Khan, Danish Khan*, Alibek Issakhov, Jongee Park, Antisolvent-fumigated grain growth of active layer for efficient perovskite solar cells. Solar Energy 2021, 225, 2021, 1001-1008. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2021.08.015
8. Jawad Ali Shah Syed, Danish Khan*, Waseem Ahmad, Ghulam Sarwar Soomro, Afzal Ahmed Dar. Formamidinium post-dripping on methylammonium lead iodide to achieve stable and efficient perovskite solar cells. International Journal of Energy Research 2022, 46(4), 5306-5314. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.7496
9. Geping Qu, Lei Dong, Ying Qiao, Danish Khan, Qian Chen, Pengfei Xie, Xuemeng Yu, Xiaoyuan Liu, Yanggang Wang, Jiangzhao Chen*, Xihan Chen*, Zong-Xiang Xu*. Dopant-Free Phthalocyanine Hole Conductor with Thermal-Induced Holistic Passivation for Stable Perovskite Solar Cells with 23% Efficiency. Advanced Functional Materials 2022, 32, 2206585. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202206585
10. Muhammad Mateen, Ziyu Li, Hongxi Shi, Hao Huang, Danish Khan, Raja Azhar Ashraaf Khan, Muhammad Rafiq, Jawad Ali Shah Syed, Afshan Khaliq, Ghulam Abbas Ashraf, Jadel Matondo Tsiba, Zhangbo Lu, Dan Chi and Shihua Huang. Engineering the intermediate adduct phase to control the crystallization of perovskites for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells. Materials Chemistry Frontiers 2023, 7, 4080-4091. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QM00537B
11. Danish Khan*, Zahid Ali, Danyal Asif, Manoj Kumar Panjwani, Idris Khan. Incorporation of carbon nanotubes in photoactive layer of organic solar cells. Ain Shams Engineering Journal 2021, 12, 1, 897-900. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asej.2020.06.002
12. Danish Khan*, Zhan Ao Tan, Idris Khan, Manoj Kumar Panjwani. A Review of the Challenges and Possibilities of Using Carbon Nanotubes in Organic Solar Cells. Science of Advanced Materials 2018. 10,6, 747-760(14). https://doi.org/10.1166/sam.2018.3260
13. Danish Khan*, Muhammad Mateen, Zulqarnain Arain, Manoj Kumar Panjwani, Jerry Kumar. Improving Opto-Electronic Performance of Mixed-Cation Perovskite Solar Cells Through Surface-Treatment Strategy. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters 2020. 12, 1, pp. 62-68(7). https://doi.org/10.1166/nnl.2020.3084
14. Danish Khan*, Mujahid Ali, Ahmed Muddassir Khan, Mohsin Ali. Significances, possibilities and challenges of developing power transmission line conductors from carbon nanotubes. Materials Today: Proceedings 2022. 56, 3, 1478-1483. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.12.358
15. Danish Khan*, Abdul Rehman, Muhammad Zahid Rafiq, Ahmed Muddassir Khan, Mohsin Ali. Improving the optical properties of SnO2 nanoparticles through Ni doping by sol-gel technique. Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry 2021. 4, 100079, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crgsc.2021.100079
16. Ijaz Ali, Danish Khan*, Tariq Mehmood, Ayub Khan. Removal of Uranium U(IV) from aqueous solution using acid treated spent tea leaves. Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry 2021. 4, 100197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crgsc.2021.100197
17. Ahmed Adeel, Danish Khan*, Ahmed Muddassir Khan, Muhammad Umair Mustafa, Manoj Kumar Panjwani, Muhammad Hanan, Ephraim Bonah Agyekum*, Solomon Eghosa Uhunamure, and Joshua Nosa Edokpayi. Modeling of Efficient Control Strategies for LCC-HVDC Systems: A Case Study of Matiari–Lahore HVDC Power Transmission Line. Sensors 2022. 22, 7, 2793. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22072793
18. Muhammad Irfan, Yu Hao, Manoj Kumar Panjwani, Danish Khan, Abbas Ali Chandio, Heng Li. Competitive assessment of South Asia's wind power industry: SWOT analysis and value chain combined model, Energy Strategy Reviews 2020, 32, 100540. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2020.100540
19. Idris Khan, Honglu Zhu, Jianxi Yao, Danish Khan, Tahir Iqbal. Hybrid Power Forecasting Model for Photovoltaic Plants Based on Neural Network with Air Quality Index, International Journal of Photoenergy 2017, 2017, 6938713. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6938713
Contact Information:
E-mail: khandanish@sztu.edu.cn
