N. Sfina

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
83 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

N. Sfina is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, N. Sfina has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 52 papers in Materials Chemistry and 31 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in N. Sfina's work include Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (27 papers), Perovskite Materials and Applications (27 papers) and Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (21 papers). N. Sfina is often cited by papers focused on Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (27 papers), Perovskite Materials and Applications (27 papers) and Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (21 papers). N. Sfina collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Pakistan. N. Sfina's co-authors include M. Saïd, S. Abdi-Ben Nasrallah, Q. Mahmood, Ahmad Ayyaz, G. Murtaza, Nessrin A. Kattan, N. Zeiri, Mohammed A. Amin, Sarfraz Ali and Midhun Shah and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy and Journal of Computational Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

N. Sfina

80 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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Comprehensive DFT study of K2TlZI6 (Z = Al, In) double perovskites: Structural stability and potential for optoelectronic and thermoelectric energy harvesting

2025 32 citations Samah Al‐Qaisi, Nazia Iram et al. Physica B Condensed Matter profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
N. Sfina Saudi Arabia	23	942	804	406	291	87	83	1.3k
G.L. Myronchuk Ukraine	19	941 1.0×	677 0.8×	568 1.4×	228 0.8×	36 0.4×	93	1.2k
R. Bhatt India	19	707 0.8×	645 0.8×	464 1.1×	493 1.7×	114 1.3×	75	1.2k
Huili Tang China	20	846 0.9×	490 0.6×	446 1.1×	168 0.6×	254 2.9×	70	1.0k
Tarik Ouahrani Algeria	25	1.1k 1.2×	736 0.9×	569 1.4×	242 0.8×	33 0.4×	99	1.4k
Zifeng Tian China	17	1.2k 1.3×	732 0.9×	117 0.3×	145 0.5×	270 3.1×	24	1.3k
Xing‐Tao An China	16	513 0.5×	434 0.5×	226 0.6×	241 0.8×	26 0.3×	62	880
Masaki Takesada Japan	17	813 0.9×	372 0.5×	432 1.1×	106 0.4×	23 0.3×	76	922
A. Luchechko Ukraine	19	781 0.8×	342 0.4×	326 0.8×	99 0.3×	74 0.9×	94	886
Ming Yu United States	16	696 0.7×	420 0.5×	82 0.2×	215 0.7×	23 0.3×	55	959

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Arraoui, R., N. Zeiri, M. Jaouane, et al.. (2026). Engineering Absorption in CdSe/CdS Nanostructures Through Controlled Strain and Dimensionality. Annalen der Physik. 538(1).

Boutramine, Abderrazak, et al.. (2025). Insights into the thermodynamic, optoelectronic, and thermoelectric properties of ternary transition metal chalcogenides BiIrQ (Q = S, Se, Te) for next-generation optoelectronic and energy harvesting technologies: A DFT and AIMD study. Surfaces and Interfaces. 72. 107269–107269.

Shahzad, Muhammad Khuram, Shoukat Hussain, Abhinav Kumar, et al.. (2025). Unlocking the narrow bandgap investigations of perovskite JHgF3 (J = Li, Na, and Rb) materials: Computational predictions for optoelectronic devices. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 203. 112729–112729. 4 indexed citations

Es‐Smairi, Adil, Samah Al‐Qaisi, N. Sfina, et al.. (2025). DFT Insights Into the Structural, Stability, Elastic, and Optoelectronic Characteristics of Na ₂ LiZF ₆ (Z = Ir and Rh) Double Perovskites for Sustainable Energy. Journal of Computational Chemistry. 46(8). e70097–e70097. 24 indexed citations

Al‐Qaisi, Samah, Nazia Iram, N. Sfina, et al.. (2025). Comprehensive DFT study of K2TlZI6 (Z = Al, In) double perovskites: Structural stability and potential for optoelectronic and thermoelectric energy harvesting. Physica B Condensed Matter. 710. 417239–417239. 32 indexed citations breakdown →

Kriaa, Karim, et al.. (2025). Comprehensive first-principles analysis and device simulations of vacancy-ordered D ₂ CeX ₆ double perovskites for high-efficiency lead-free solar cells. RSC Advances. 15(52). 44711–44748.

Zeiri, N., P. Başer, Hamed Dehdashti Jahromi, et al.. (2024). Effects of the size and applied electric field on the photoionization cross-section of elliptical cylindrical CdS/ZnS core-shell quantum dots immersed in various dielectric matrices. Optics & Laser Technology. 182. 111822–111822. 8 indexed citations

Mustafa, Ghulam, et al.. (2024). Study of structural, magnetic, and thermoelectric properties of rare earth-based CdCe2X4 (X = S, Se, Te) spinels for Spintronic and energy harvesting applications. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 197. 112433–112433. 3 indexed citations

Alofi, Ayman S., Ahmad Ayyaz, N. Sfina, et al.. (2024). Study of half-metallic ferromagnetism and transport properties of Cs2XI6 (X = transition metals) for spintronic and energy harvesting applications. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 196. 112363–112363. 4 indexed citations

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Manzoor, Mumtaz, et al.. (2024). Tailoring the physical, optoelectronic and transport properties of novel lead-free Sodium perovskites Na2TeX6 (X = Cl, Br, I) using DFT computation for photovoltaic and thermal devices. Chinese Journal of Physics. 89. 1333–1346. 29 indexed citations

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Aissat, A., et al.. (2024). Efficiency improvement of thin film CuIn1-xGaxSe2 structure for solar cells applications. Micro and Nanostructures. 188. 207801–207801. 2 indexed citations

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Ayyaz, Ahmad, Q. Mahmood, G. Murtaza, et al.. (2024). Study of mechanical, optoelectronic, and thermoelectric properties of Rb2ScAuZ6 (Z = Br, I) for energy harvesting applications. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 165. 112520–112520. 25 indexed citations

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Rouf, Syed Awais, et al.. (2024). Study of structural, mechanical, thermodynamic, and optical properties of rare-earth based perovskite oxides AcXO3 (X = Al, Ga, In). Optical and Quantum Electronics. 56(7). 9 indexed citations

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Ayyaz, Ahmad, et al.. (2024). Revealing elastic, thermophysical, optoelectronic, and transport characteristics of halide double perovskites Na2TlSbZ6 (Z = Cl/Br/I) for eco-friendly technologies: DFT analysis. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 170. 113220–113220. 5 indexed citations

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Ayyaz, Ahmad, et al.. (2023). Exploring structural, thermodynamic, elastic, electro-optic, and thermoelectric characteristics of double perovskites Rb2XInBr6 (X = Na, K) for photovoltaic applications: A DFT approach. Solar Energy. 265. 112131–112131. 114 indexed citations

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Azeem, Waqar, et al.. (2023). Structural, electronic, mechanical, and optical properties of the lead-free halide perovskites XGeCl3(X = Cs, K, and Rb) for the photovoltaic and optoelectronic applications. Chinese Journal of Physics. 89. 1362–1376. 11 indexed citations

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Ghrib, Taher, et al.. (2023). Uses of 3D photothermal deflection technique for the investigation of nickel-graphene foam sheets. Results in Engineering. 19. 101329–101329. 1 indexed citations

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Mustafa, Ghulam, Sadaf Saba, Q. Mahmood, et al.. (2023). Study of optoelectronic, thermoelectric, mechanical properties of double perovskites Cs2AgAsX6 (X = cl, br, I) for solar cells and energy harvesting. Optical and Quantum Electronics. 55(6). 19 indexed citations

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Slimani, Y., R. Sivakumar, Sher Singh Meena, et al.. (2022). BaTiO3/(Co0.8Ni0.1Mn0.1Fe1.9Ce0.1O4) composites: Analysis of the effect of Co0.8Ni0.1Mn0.1Fe1.9Ce0.1O4 doping at different concentrations on the structural, morphological, optical, magnetic, and magnetoelectric coupling properties of BaTiO3. Ceramics International. 48(20). 30499–30509. 27 indexed citations

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Sfina, N., N. Yahyaoui, M. Saïd, & J.‐L. Lazzari. (2014). Modelling of the Quantum Transport in Strained Si/SiGe/Si Superlattices Based P-i-n Infrared Photodetectors for 1.3 - 1.55 μm Optical Communication. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 4(1). 37–52. 3 indexed citations

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