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Overview

A. Khorsand Zak is affiliated with Ferdowsi University of Mashhad in Iran, specializing in Materials Science and Engineering. Their research spans a broad array of topics with a focus on materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials. The scientist's work includes significant contributions to areas such as ZnO doping and properties, gas sensing nanomaterials and sensors, ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials, carbon and quantum dots applications, graphene and nanomaterials applications, nanoparticle-based drug delivery, and multiferroics and related materials.

The scientist has published extensively in respected journals, with recent papers including:

  • "A review on piezoelectric ceramics and nanostructures: fundamentals and fabrications" (2024) in the Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society
  • "X-ray peak broadening and strain-driven preferred orientations of pure and Al-doped ZnO nanoparticles prepared by a green gelatin-based sol-gel method" (2024) in the Journal of Molecular Structure
  • "Exploring the gelatin-based sol-gel approach: A convenient route for fabricating high-quality pure and doped ZnO nanostructures" (2024) in Ceramics International
  • "Synthesis of Graphene Quantum Dots Decorated With Se, Eu and Ag As Photosensitizer and Study of Their Potential to Use in Photodynamic Therapy" (2021) in the Journal of Fluorescence
  • "Solvothermal synthesis of porous Fe3O4 nanoparticles for humidity sensor application" (2020) in Materials Research Express

Frequent coauthors in their publications include Abdul Manaf Hashim, Javad Esmaeilzadeh, M. Roeinfard, M. Zahedifar, and Mahdieh Darroudi. This collaborative network spans multiple subfields within materials science and engineering.

The scientist often publishes in venues such as Ceramics International, Scientific Reports, the Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society, Optical Materials, and Inorganic Chemistry Communications. Their work demonstrates a continuity across these journals, suggesting an established presence in both materials chemistry and applied engineering fields.

A. Khorsand Zak's main research fields and subfields can be categorized as follows:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Biomaterials
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

The range of research topics covered includes:

  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
  • Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • Multiferroics and related materials

Best Publications

  • X-ray analysis of ZnO nanoparticles by Williamson–Hall and size–strain plot methods

    A. Khorsand Zak;A. Khorsand Zak;W.H. Abd. Majid;M.E. Abrishami;Ramin Yousefi

  • Synthesis and characterization of a narrow size distribution of zinc oxide nanoparticles.

    A Khorsand Zak;R Razali;WH Abd Majid;Majid Darroudi

  • Effects of annealing temperature on some structural and optical properties of ZnO nanoparticles prepared by a modified sol–gel combustion method

    A. Khorsand Zak;A. Khorsand Zak;M. Ebrahimizadeh Abrishami;W.H. Abd. Majid;Ramin Yousefi

  • Sonochemical synthesis of hierarchical ZnO nanostructures

    A. Khorsand Zak;W.H.abd. Majid;H.Z. Wang;Ramin Yousefi

  • Synthesis and characterization of ZnO nanoparticles prepared in gelatin media

    A. Khorsand Zak;W.H. Abd. Majid;Majid Darroudi;Ramin Yousefi

  • Starch-stabilized synthesis of ZnO nanopowders at low temperature and optical properties study

    A. Khorsand Zak;W.H. Abd. Majid;M.R. Mahmoudian;Majid Darroudi

  • Synthesis, magnetic properties and X-ray analysis of Zn0.97X0.03O nanoparticles (X = Mn, Ni, and Co) using Scherrer and size-strain plot methods

    A. Khorsand Zak;A. Khorsand Zak;W.H. Abd. Majid;M. Ebrahimizadeh Abrishami;Ramin Yousefi

  • Sol-gel synthesis, characterization, and neurotoxicity effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles using gum tragacanth

    Majid Darroudi;Zahra Sabouri;Reza Kazemi Oskuee;Ali Khorsand Zak

  • Green synthesis of colloidal silver nanoparticles by sonochemical method

    Majid Darroudi;Majid Darroudi;Ali Khorsand Zak;M.R. Muhamad;N.M. Huang

  • Experimental and theoretical dielectric studies of PVDF/PZT nanocomposite thin films

    A.K. Zak;A.K. Zak;W.C. Gan;W.H. Abd. Majid;Majid Darroudi

  • Green chemistry approach for the synthesis of ZnO nanopowders and their cytotoxic effects

    Majid Darroudi;Zahra Sabouri;Reza Kazemi Oskuee;Ali Khorsand Zak

  • Doped ZnO nanostructures with selected elements - Structural, morphology and optical properties: A review

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  • Fabrication and Characterization of Gelatin Stabilized Silver Nanoparticles under UV-Light

    Majid Darroudi;Mansor B. Ahmad;Ali Khorsand Zak;Reza Zamiri

  • Aqueous starch as a stabilizer in zinc oxide nanoparticle synthesis via laser ablation.

    Reza Zamiri;Azmi Zakaria;Hossein Abbastabar Ahangar;Majid Darroudi

  • Optical and structural properties of X-doped (X = Mn, Mg, and Zn) PZT nanoparticles by Kramers–Kronig and size strain plot methods

    Gh.H. Khorrami;A. Khorsand Zak;A. Kompany;Ramin yousefi

  • Green synthesis and evaluation of metabolic activity of starch mediated nanoceria

    Majid Darroudi;Mina Sarani;Reza Kazemi Oskuee;Ali Khorsand Zak

  • Facile synthesis and X-ray peak broadening studies of Zn1−xMgxO nanoparticles

    A. Khorsand Zak;Ramin Yousefi;W.H. Abd Majid;M.R. Muhamad

  • XPS studies and photocurrent applications of alkali-metals-doped ZnO nanoparticles under visible illumination conditions

    Abdolhossein Saáedi;Ramin Yousefi;Farid Jamali-Sheini;Ali Khorsand Zak

  • Solvothermal synthesis of microsphere ZnO nanostructures in DEA media

    R. Razali;A. Khorsand Zak;A. Khorsand Zak;W.H. Abd. Majid;Majid Darroudi

  • Nanoceria: Gum mediated synthesis and in vitro viability assay

    Majid Darroudi;Mina Sarani;Reza Kazemi Oskuee;Ali Khorsand Zak

  • The effect of group-I elements on the structural and optical properties of ZnO nanoparticles

    Ramin Yousefi;A.Khorsand Zak;Farid Jamali-Sheini

Frequent Co-Authors

Ramin Yousefi
Ramin Yousefi Islamic Azad University, Tehran
Majid Darroudi
Majid Darroudi Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Nay Ming Huang
Nay Ming Huang Xiamen University Malaysia
Zhifeng Ren
Zhifeng Ren University of Houston
Wan Jefrey Basirun
Wan Jefrey Basirun University of Malaya
Yatimah Alias
Yatimah Alias University of Malaya

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