Dr Nima Naderi

Research and Innovation Associate

Researcher profile

Email

nn50@st-andrews.ac.uk

 

Research areas

Nima Naderi is a research fellow at the Synthetic Optics group, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of St Andrews, working on the 3D integrated photonic metamaterial platform for optical neural networks. His research interests include photonic crystals, device fabrication, nonlinear optics, and optoelectronics.

He completed his PhD in Photonics Materials and Devices at the University of Science Malaysia (USM). He won the USM doctoral fellowship, which sponsored his research on integrated photonics. Also, he won the Malaysian Hall of Fame award, which is awarded to researchers for their outstanding scientific publications. From 2022 to 2025, he was a senior lecturer at the Photonics Research Centre, University of Malaya.

In 2026, he joined the School of Physics & Astronomy, University of St Andrews, to work on the 3D Nanoscale Metamaterials Hub for a Sustainable Future, a UK-wide research collective focused on 3D nanoscale metamaterials, which has been highlighted as a key contributor to the UK’s Industrial Strategy released in 2025.

Selected publications

• Integrated photodetectors embedded within fiber laser based on hybrid rGO:ZnO nanostructures

  Naderi, N., Ahmad, H. & Ismail, M. F., 1 Jul 2024, In: Physica Scripta. 99, 7, 10 p., 075945.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Improved optoelectrical performance of nanostructured ZnO/porous silicon photovoltaic devices

  Naderi, N., Ahmad, H. & Ismail, M. F., 1 May 2024, In: Ceramics International. 50, 9, Part A, p. 14849-14855 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Graphene capping layer for improving the photovoltaic stability of ZnO nanorods solar cells under temperature variations

  Naderi, N. & Ahmad, H., 15 Nov 2023, In: Optics Communications. 547, 6 p., 129842.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Performance stability of porous silicon solar cells using reduced graphene oxide for applications in harsh environments

  Naderi, N. & Ahmad, H., 15 May 2024, In: Optics Communications. 559, 10 p., 130422.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Bottom-up self-assembly of macroporous ZnO nanostructures for photovoltaic applications

  Naderi, N., Ahmad, H. & Yasin, M., 15 Aug 2023, In: Ceramics International. 49, 16, p. 26994-27002 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Ultrasensitive flexible ultraviolet detectors based on electrochemically deposited ZnO microspheres synthesized by the assembly of nanoplatelets

  Ahmad, H., Naderi, N., Thambiratnam, K., Ismail, M. F. & Samion, M. Z., 1 Jan 2023, In: Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical. 349, 7 p., 114009.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Enhanced optoelectrical performance of ultraviolet detectors based on self-assembled porous zinc oxide nanostructures

  Ahmad, H. & Naderi, N., 15 Mar 2023, In: Ceramics International. 49, 6, p. 9316-9323 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Design and photovoltaic performance analysis of electrodeposited ZnO microspheres/p-Si heterojunction energy harvesters

  Ahmad, H., Naderi, N. & Yasin, M., 4 Feb 2023, In: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics. 34, 5, 8 p., 414.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

 

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