School of Natural Sciences
Faculty Khadija Munawar

Khadija Munawar

Assistant Professor
Summary

I am working as a assistant professor at the Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, NUST Islamabad, since September 2022. My research field is to synthesize and characterize thin film materials for energy application

Academic Background
PhD (Materials Science) Universiti Malaya September 11, 2015 - October 30, 2018
Honours and Awards
Publications
Temperature-controlled deposition of NiO-ZnO composite thin films: optical and photoelectrochemical properties September 01, 2025 Journal of Applied Electrochemistry - Volume:55, Issue:9, Pages 2481-2496
Unveiling the antistatic, anticancer and antibacterial properties of boron nitride and ionic liquid blended polyurethane elastomer films August 08, 2025 Materials Chemistry and Physics - Volume 346, 131413
Revolutionizing electrocatalytic synergy: optimized ZrO2–Co3O4 composites for high-efficiency oxygen evolution reaction June 01, 2025 Journal of Applied Electrochemistry - Volume:55, Issue:6, Pages 1399-1414
Synergistic Approach of TiO2@MnZnO3 Heterostructure for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting September 03, 2024 Journal of The Electrochemical Society - Volume 171, Number 9, Article Number 096501
Emerging fabrication strategies of hydrogel and its use as a drug delivery vehicle January 29, 2024 Hydrogels: Antimicrobial Characteristics, Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery Vehicle - Chapter 6, Pages 79-102
Optical and photoelectrocatalytic performance of Tin (II) oxide silicate (Sn6SiO8) thin films as a photoanode by Aerosol Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition January 01, 2024 Optical Materials - Volume 148, Article Number: 114960
Effect of deposition temperature on topography and electrochemical water oxidation of NiO thin films August 27, 2023 Thin Solid Films - Volume 782, Article Number: 140031
Aerosol-assisted facile fabrication of bimetallic Cr2O3-Mn2O3 thin films for photoelectrochemical water splitting May 07, 2023 New Journal of Chemistry - Volume 47(17), Pages 8347-8354
Effect of concentration of MoS2 on the TCO-Pt free polyaniline nano-rod based counter electrode for dye sensitised solar cell application September 01, 2022 Materials Technology - Volume 37, Issue 10, Pages 1366-1374
A composite approach to synthesize a high-performance Pt/WO3-carbon catalyst for optical and electrocatalytic applications July 28, 2022 New Journal of Chemistry - Volume 46, Issue 28, Pages 13454-13464
Single source precursor derived ZnO–PbO composite thin films for enhanced photocatalytic activity January 01, 2022 Journal of Solid State Chemistry - Volume 305, Article Number 122642
Cellulose supported magnetic nanohybrids: synthesis, pysicomagnetic properties and biomedical applications-A review September 01, 2021 Carbohydrate Polymers - Volume 267, Article Number: 118136
Versatile Fabrication of Binary Composite SnO2-Mn2O3 Thin Films by AACVD for Synergistic Photocatalytic Effect July 01, 2021 Journal of Electronic Materials - Volume 50, Pages 3897–3906
Bio-based Poly(hydroxy urethane)s: Synthesis and Pre/Post-Functionalization June 01, 2021 Chemistry - An Asian Journal - Volume: 16, Issue: 11 Pages:1281-1297
Cellulose supported promising magnetic sorbents for magnetic solid-phase extraction: A review February 01, 2021 Carbohydrate Polymers - Volume 253, Article Number 117245
Preparation of isocyanate-free composite coating with controlled molecular architecture: A new convergent approach to functional macromolecules February 01, 2021 Progress in Organic Coatings - Volume 151, Article Number 106039
Fabrication of Ag–ZnO composite thin films for plasmonic enhanced water splitting November 15, 2020 Materials Chemistry and Physics - Volume 255, Article Number 123220
Optical and photocatalytic properties of biomimetic cauliflowered Ca2Mn3O8–CaO composite thin films July 03, 2020 Journal of Solid State Chemistry - Volume 290, Article Number 121552
Synthesis, characterization and computational study of an ilmenite-structured Ni3Mn3Ti6O18 thin film photoanode for solar water splitting† July 28, 2019 New Journal of Chemistry - Volume 43, Issue 28, Pages 11113-11124
Pyrochlore-structured Y2Ti2O7–2TiO2 composite thin films for photovoltaic applications February 18, 2019 Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society - -
Iron–manganese–titanium (1 : 1 : 2) oxide composite thin films for improved photocurrent efficiency June 12, 2017 New Journal of Chemistry - Volume 41,Pages 7322-7330
Single step fabrication of CuO–MnO–2TiO2 composite thin films with improved photoelectrochemical response March 10, 2017 RSC Advances - Volume 7,pages 15885-15893
Conferences
Post doctoral research fellow University of Malaya, Malaysia September 20, 2019 - September 20, 2021
Lecturer Army Public School and college Westridge III Rawalpindi Cantt August 27, 2012 - September 04, 2015