Dr Tariq Sajjad

I am an Associate Professor of Energy Engineering and Materials Devices in the School of Engineering and Design. Before LSBU, I worked at the Organic Semiconductor Centre at the University of St Andrews, UK. I received my MSc and PhD from the Advanced Technology Institute at the University of Surrey, UK.

At LSBU, I established and currently lead a research group focused on energy materials and devices (TEMD; tariq-lab.com). I have secured research funding totaling £1.4 million as Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-Investigator (Co-I) from EPSRC, the British Council, the Greater London Authority, the Department for Education and Technology, and various UK industries.

I am a member of the EPSRC Peer Review College, a member of the European network on future generation optical wireless communication technologies (NEWFOCUS; https://www.newfocus-cost.eu), an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Energy Research, and a recipient of the "Emerging Investigator" award from Royal Society of Chemistry (2020).

My current research focuses on optoelectronic applications of semiconductors, including the development of solar cells, photo-assisted rechargeable batteries,  Light-emitting devices (LEDs), and Sensors and their application in Agritech, Optical Data Communications and Medicine. I work closely with the UK industries and have several joint collaborative projects with them. Two collaborative projects, "Development of highly efficient LEDs" and "Hydrogen production using 2D materials", working with Edinburgh Instruments Ltd, St Andrews and Nano2D (LSBU). A collaborative project, "Development of downshifting nanocrystals for increased crop yields", with Lambda Energy Ltd and Nano2D (LSBU). A collaborative project "Wearable Solar Cells", working with Loughborough and Surrey.
Current research activities in my group are:
- Photophysics of Semiconductor Materials
- Organic Solar cells and Light-emitting devices (LEDs)
- Perovskite Solar Cells and LEDs
- Photo-assisted Rechargeable Batteries
- Photo(electro)catalysis for green hydrogen production
- Multifunctional devices
- Visible Light  Communications and Positioning
-  Sensors
- Agritech

Advanced Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Systems (EEE_7_APE)

Renewable Energy Engineering (EEE_6_REE)

Electrical Energy Converters and Drives (EEE_6_ECD)

Analogue Electronics (EEE_5_AEL)

MEng Group Project (ENG_7_431)

MSc Project in Engineering (EEE_7_PRO)