Curriculum Vitae

 

Personal data:

            Name:                                     Dr. Hmoud Al-Dmour

            Place & date of Birth:            Al-Karak, 30/8/1979

            Nationality:                            Jordanian

            Marital status:                       Single

           

Address:         Al-Adnaneh, Al-Karak, Jordan.

            E-mail:            hmoud79@MUTAH.EDU.JO,  hmouda9791@hotmail.co.uk

            Telephone:      00962795586638 or 009623(0)797050705

 

Education:

BSc  in Physics from Mutah University, Jordan, 2002.

PhD in Materials and Sensors/Nano-Technology (Nano-Physics) from College of Physical and Applied Science /University of Wales/ Bangor, United Kingdom, 2008.

Thesis title:"Solar Cells Based on the Nano-Crystalline-TiO2 Semiconducting Polymer Heterojunction"

 

Awards:              

University Studentship, Awarded by the University of Wales in the UK to study for a PhD degree in Materials and Sensors.

University Award, Awarded by Mutah University, Jordan, 2002/2003 for getting the first rank.

 

Research Interests:

I have produced the highest efficiency solar cells of their type (Heterojunction solar cells based on dye-Sensitised Nano Crystalline Titanium Dioxide and Poly (3-Hexylthiophene)). The aim of my research was to produce an efficient and inexpensive solar cell that would be commercially viable for the domestic market. The more traditional silicon solar cells used today are expensive to produce. This new technology will make choosing a carbon neutral energy source cheaper and therefore more attractive. I have done some work on polymer transistors during my PhD.

Work Experience:

a-      Full lecturer in Physics ( 15/9/2008 -13/9/2009 in Tafila  Technical University )

b-     Assistant Professor in Physics  ( 15/9/2009 – Now  in Mu’tah University )

Skills:

I worked in a class 1000 microfabrication clean room during my PhD studies. I have got  experience in fabricating solar cells based on the nc-TiO2 semiconducting polymer heterojunction. I studied  the characteristics of the semiconductor polymer and Nano Crystalline -TiO2 films using various techniques (AFM, SEM, STS, and XRD). I used a Solartron 1260  Frequency Response Analyzer and Keithley model 4200 source-measure unit to study the electrical characterisation (AC and DC measurements ) of polymer semiconductor devices. I helped my supervisor with his master and undergraduate students for fabricating devices, preparing experiments and analysing results.

 Collaboration with Cambridge University:

I have done part of my research in Cavendish Laboratory/ Cambridge University during my PhD studies. The Cavendish Laboratory was founded in 1871 and has a distinguished intellectual history, with 29 Nobel prize winners who worked for considerable periods within its facilities, and is associated with many notable discoveries.

Journal Papers:

  • “Effect of Nanocrystalline-TiO2 Morphology on the Performance of Polymer Heterojunction Solar Cell”, H. A. Al-Dmour, D. M. Taylor and J. A. Cambridge, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics  40 (2007) 5034 (It has been selected as one of the highlights of the articles published in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (J. Phys. D) in 2007.).
  •  “Revisiting the Origin of Open Circuit Voltage in nc-TiO2:Polymer Heterojunction Solar Cells” H. A. Al-Dmour, D. M. Taylor, Applied Physics Letter, 94 (2009) 22309 .
  • “Electrical characteristics of nanocrystalline-TiO2 solar cells in different ambient condition” H. A. Al-Dmour, D. M. Taylor. (In preparation (2009).
  •  “Negative Capacitance in inorganic/Organic solar cells” (In preparation (2010).

Conferences and Meetings :

  •  “Ambient Effect on nc-TiO2/P3HT Solar Cells Performance”, H. A. Al-Dmour, D. M. Taylor, International Conference on Organic Electronics (ICOE), June 2006, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
  • “Morphology of Nanocrystalline TiO2 for Improved Heterojunction Solar Cell Performance”,  H. A. Al-Dmour, D. M. Taylor and J. A. Cambridge, International Conference on Organic Electronics (ICOE), 04 - 07 June 2007, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
  • “Nano-crystalline TiO2-Semiconducting Polymer Solar Cells”, D. M. Taylor and Hmoud Al-Dmour, Hybrid Organic/Inorganic/Metallic Electronic and Optical Devices,  April, 2006, San Francisco, USA.
  •   " Influence of ambient conditions on the electrical characteristics of nanocrystalline-      TiO2/P3HT solar cells" Nano Conference 2009, April 2009, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Teaching Experience:

I have taught the following courses many times:

 

1.      General Physics 1 (Classical Mechanics).

2.      General Physics 2 (Electricity and Magnetism).

3.      General Physics Labs 1

4.      General Physics 2.

5.      Electronics & Electronics Lab.

6.      Materials Science

7.      Modern Physics

8.      Optics

References:

  • Professor Martin Taylor, College of Physical and Applied sciences, University of Wales Bangor, Dean Street, Bangor Gwynedd, UK, LL57 1UT.

Email:

  • Dr Maria Lada, School of Engineering Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom.

Email:

  • Prof. Hussain Youssef Omari, Department of Physics, College of Science, Mu'tah University, Karak, Amman,  Jordan .

Email: rashed@mutah.edu.jo

Languages:            

          Arabic - Native Language.

English - excellent.

My current address

Hmoud Al Dmour

Physics Department

Mutah Univeirsty

Karak

Jordan

61710

Mobile: 00962795586638 / Tel032360232