Assistant Professor
Electronics and Communication Engineering
University of Kashmir
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Design, Fabrication, and Integration of Functional Devices
Multiferroics and Energy Storage Devices
Mail: mehraj.rather@sru.edu.in
Ph.D in Materials Science from University of Kashmir
MSc Physics from University of Kashmir
BSc from University of Kashmir
Assistant Professor at SR University, Warrangal, from 2025-06-02 to .
Assistant Professor at Guru Nanak University, Ibrahimpatnam Hyderabad, from 2024-09-05 to 2025-04-30.
Assistant Professor at Guru Nanak Institutions Technical Campus, Ibrahimpatnam Hyderabad, from 2023-10-16 to 2024-09-04.
Dr. D S Kothari Postdoctoral Fellow at Aligarh Muslim University, Uttar Pradesh, from 2021-10-16 to 2023-10-15.
Assistant Professor at Central University of Kashmir, from 2019-03-29 to 2021-10-15.
Assistant Professor at SSM College of Engineering and Technology, Parihaspora, from 2015-05-01 to 2015-10-31.
Junior Research Fellow at NIT Srinagar, from 2012-08-31 to 2014-04-30.
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A. Nazir, I. Irshad, M. D. Rather, B. Want, Tuning the properties of Yb-Doped BiFeO3: insights into structural, electrical, magnetoelectric and photocatalytic behavior, Applied Physics A, 131 (2025) 502.
A. Singh, N. Lalotra, S. S. Shah, M. D. Rather, E. A. L. Maldonado, K. Pathania, R. G. Abaszade, M. Stetsenko, and S. Arya. A Comprehensive Review on the Synthesis and Properties of MXenes for Supercapacitor Applications, ACS Applied Energy Materials, 8 (2025) 8, 4884–4914.
A. Singh, E. Ahmed, M. D. Rather, A. Sundararajan, A. Sharma, F. S. Choudhary, A. K. Sundramoorthy, S. Dixit, N. Vatin, and S. Arya, Marketing Strategies in Nanomaterials for Sensor Applications: Bridging Lab to Market. Global Challenges, 9 (2025) 2400294.
A. N. Ganie, I. Irshad, M. D. Rather, and B. Want. Delving into the structural, electric, and electrochemical properties of Yb3+ and Cr3+ co-doped BiFeO3 nanostructures for supercapacitor applications, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1018 (2025) 179229.
N. A. Mala, M. D. Rather, A. Singh, S. Bashir, A. Ghosh, A. Padder, S. Arya, N. Thakur, L. Guganathan, R. Nisar Ali. Improved electrochemical and photocatalytic performance of the surfactant assisted zinc oxide nanoparticles for supercapacitor and wastewater treatment applications, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 174 (2025) 113969.
M. D. Rather, S. V. Ranganayakulu, A. Singh, A. Ghosh, L. Guganathan, K. M. Batoo, A. Imran, S. Arya, N. A. Mala, Fabrication of polyvinylpyrrolidone assisted iron-doped nickel oxide nanoflowers for supercapacitor applications. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 333 (2025) 130399.
A. Singh, S. S. Shah, S V. Ranganayakulu, A. Dubey, A. Ahmed, A. K. Sundramoorthy, M. D. Rather, S. Arya, Advancements in wearable energy storage devices via fabric-based flexible supercapacitors. Journal of Energy Storage, 109 (2025) 115183.
M. Fatema, M. D. Rather, A. Qahtan, S. Manzoor, A. Somvanshi, and S. Husain. Structural Evolution, Dielectric, Ferroelectric and Thermal Properties of Pristine and (Sr, Mn) Co-doped BaTiO3. Ferroelectrics, 618 (2024) 297-306.
D. A. Ansari, M. D. Rather, M. Fatema, and S. Husain. Investigations on physical properties of (Sm, Ni) co-doped LaFeO3 perovskite. Ferroelectrics, 618 (2024) 287-296.
A Dubey, A. Singh, A. Sundramoorthy, S. Dixit, N. I. Vatin, M. D. Rather, S. Arya. Synthesis and Characterization of GO/TiO2-Based Electrode for the Detection of Ethyl Lactate: A Simulant of Chemical Warfare Agent. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 13 (2024) 115155.
R. Khajuria, A. Singh, M. D. Rather, A. Sharma, P. Angotra, A. Sundramoorthy, S. Dixit, N. I. Vatin, and S. Arya. Elucidating the structural, morphological and optical properties of chalcogenide glasses within antimony-tin-selenium ternary system. Applied Physics A, 130 (2024) 711.
A. N. Ganie, I. Irshad, A. Tahir, M. D. Rather, and B. Want. Yb modification of bismuth Ferrite: Unveiling Optical, Dielectric, and electrochemical properties for advanced applications. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 168 (2024) 112905.
N. A. Mala, M. D. Rather, R. N. Ali, K. M. Batoo, S. Hussain, Z. Ahmad, M. Y. Bhat, I. Barsoum, and Ahmed Ibrahim. Surfactant assisted-SnO2 nanorods and nanoflowers synthesised by hydrothermal method for supercapacitor applications. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 35 (2024) 774.
M. Fatema, M. D. Rather, N. A. Mala, A. Qahtan, S. Manzoor, A. Somvanshi, H. Mahboob, B. Want, W. Khan, and S. Husain. Structural analysis, ferroic properties with enhanced magnetoelectric coupling in novel (1-x) BiFeO3-(x) GdFeO3 nanocomposites. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 976 (2024) 173268.
A. N. Ganie, M. D. Rather, and B. Want. Elucidating the structure, ferroic properties and magnetoelectric coupling in Dy-doped BiFeO3 nanostructures. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 35 (2024) 168.
N. A. Mala, M. A. Dar, M. D. Rather, B. A. Reshi, S. Sivakumar, K. M. Batoo, and Z. Ahmad. Supercapacitor and magnetic properties of NiO and manganese-doped NiO nanoparticles synthesized by chemical precipitation method. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 34 (2023) 505.
M. D. Rather*, A. Nazir, N. A. Mala, M. Fatema, D. A. Ansari, A. G. Lone, B. Want, and S. Husain. Unravelling the linear and biquadratic magnetoelectric coupling in Ba0.95Sn0.05Ti0.95 Ga0.05O3–CoFe1.8Ga0.2O4 particulate multiferroic composites. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 946 (2023) 169266.
R. A. Rahman, N. A. Mala, M. D. Rather*, G. H. Rather, I. A. Parray, A. Shahzadi, S. Saqib, S. Husain, and B. Want. Investigation of the Ferroelectric, Magnetic and Magnetoelectric Properties in Honeycomb-Layered YCrTeO6. Journal of Electronic Materials, 52 (2023) 4011-4019.
N. A. Mala, M. D. Rather, R. N. Ali, S. Hussain, S. M. Ibrahim, Nabi Ullah, S. Husain, and Z. Ahmad. Unravelling the structure and electrochemical performance of Mo–Cu dual-doped NiO nanorod shaped electrodes for supercapacitor application. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 48 (2023) 32739-32755.
N. A. Mala, M. A. Dar, M. D. Rather, S. Sivakumar, S. Husain, and K. M. Batoo. Enhanced electrochemical properties of zinc and manganese co-doped NiO nanostructures for its high-performance supercapacitor applications. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 142 (2022)109661.
R. Samad, M. D. Rather, and B. Want. Improved magnetoelectric effect in ytterbium doped BaTiO3–CoFe2O4 particulate multiferroic composites. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 755 (2018) 89-99.
M. D. Rather, R. Samad, N. Hassan, and B. Want. Magnetodielectric effect in rare earth doped BaTiO3-CoFe2O4 multiferroic composites." Journal of Alloys and Compounds 794 (2019) 402-416.
M. D. Rather, R. Samad, and B. Want. "Magnetic field control of electric properties in gadolinium doped BaTiO3–CoFe2O4 particulate multiferroic composites. Materials Research Express, 6 (2019) 066310.
M. D. Rather, R. Samad, and B. Want. Ferroelectric and magneto-dielectric properties of yttrium doped BaTiO3–CoFe2O4 multiferroic composite. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 29 (2018): 19164-19179.
M. D. Rather, R. Samad, and B. Want. Electric, magnetic, and magnetoelectric properties of yttrium-containing BaY0.025Ti0.9625O3–SrFe12O19 composite. Journal of Electronic Materials 47 (2018) 2143-2154.
R. Samad, M. D. Rather, K. Asokan, and B. Want. Magneto-dielectric studies on multiferroic composites of Pr doped CoFe2O4 and Yb doped PbZrTiO3. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 744 (2018) 453-462.
R. Samad, M. D. Rather, K. Asokan, and Basharat Want. Dielectric, ferroelectric, and magnetic properties of Pb0.95Pr0.05Zr0.52Ti0.48O3–CoPr0.1Fe1.9O4 ceramic composite. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 715 (2017) 43-52.
R. Samad, M. D. Rather, K. Asokan, and Basharat Want. Structural, dielectric, and ferroelectric properties of rare earth substituted lead zirconate titanate. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 29 (2018) 4226-4237.
R. Samad, M. D. Rather, K. Asokan, and Basharat Want. Dielectric and magnetic properties of rare-earth-doped cobalt ferrites and their first-order reversal curve analysis, Applied Physics A, 125 (2019) 1-12.
B. Want, M. D. Rather, and Rubiya Samad. Effect of neodymium on the magnetic and dielectric properties of nickel-cobalt ferrite. Journal of Magnetics, 22 (2017) 450-462.
B. Want, M. D. Rather, and R. Samad. Dielectric, ferroelectric and magnetic behavior of BaTiO3–BaFe 12O19 composite. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 27 (2016) 5860-5866.
S. B. Singh, M. D. Rather, P. A. Ganai, and A. K. Singh. Observation of discrete VLF emissions at Indian low-latitude ground station Srinagar (L= 1.28). Indian Journal of Physics 89 (2015) 989-995.