I graduated from the Faculty of Science at Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt, where I specialised in Materials Physics. After graduation, I worked as a lab demonstrator and teaching assistant for various undergraduate physics courses while also earning my master's degree in physics. During this time, I gained skills in fabricating nanocrystalline semiconductor thin films using the chemical bath deposition (CBD) technique and depositing various materials using the thermal evaporation (TE) technique. I also gained experience in measuring and analysing electrical measurements. In 2018, I was awarded a scholarship to pursue my Ph.D. at the University of Warwick.

My Ph.D. research at the University of Warwick is focused on topological insulators and thermoelectric materials. Specifically, I am studying the preparation of Antimony-based systems, such as Sb, ZnSb, and BiSb thin films, and their structure and thermoelectric performance. I use a combination of three techniques to grow my samples: molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) using UHV systems, low-pressure physical vapour deposition (LPPVD) using an HV system, and lithography for electrodes. I also use various microscopy techniques, such as SEM, AFM, and STM, as well as X-ray techniques such as XRD, XRF, XRR, and XPS, and reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED) to characterise my samples. Electrical measurements are conducted using a Van der Pauw Hall effect measurement system.

In addition to my professional training in these techniques, I have also completed Doctoral skills and MPAGS modules and attended various workshops at the University of Warwick, including "Academic Writing: Extended Scientific Articles and Reports," "Team Working in a Research Environment," and the "Academic and Professional Pathway for Postgraduate Research Students" (APP PGR) 6-month programme. I am now recognised as an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. I also presented a virtual poster on my current ZnSb thin film work at the annual poster session for second-year postgraduate students in the Department of Physics.

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E-mail: Ibrahim.Elhoussieny@warwick.ac.uk
Office: P234, Physics building, university of warwick, CV4 7AL

Telephone: +44 (0)