Contact

University of Waterloo, Faculty of Engineering
Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN)
200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1 (QNC 5618)

E-Mail: mhasanzadehazar@uwaterloo.ca
Web: https://uwaterloo.ca/functional-nanomaterials-sustainability-health/

Educational Background

• M.A.Sc in Engineering Physics, McMaster Univerisity
• M.A.Sc in Material Science and Engineering, Sharif University of Technology (SUT)
• B.Sc. Materials Engineering and Metallurgy

Publications

• Azar, M.; Shahin, A; Ly J.; Kitai, A.; Musselman, K.. Monolayer Graphene, an Outstanding Charge-Transport Layer for Highly Efficient One-Step-Centrifuged FAPbI₃ Quantum Dot Photodetectors. Submitted to Carbon.
• Hossain, N.; Azar, M.; Abbasi, R.; Chowdhury, T. S.; Zelem, N.; Leonenko, Z.; Musselman, K.; Yu, A.; Zhou, Y. N. All Bio-Based Ionohydrovoltaic Electricity Generation. Submitted to Nano-Micro Lett.
• Aboutalebi, G.; Emami, H.;  Azar, M.; Ebrahimi, H.; Musselman, K.; et al. Impact of Dopants on Sensing of MgFe₂O₄ Ferrite NPs for CCl₄ Detection. Appl. Phys. A, submitted.
• Zhang, Y.; Vidish, D.; Chen, Q.;  Azar, M.; Musselman, K.; et al. Optimizing AP-SALD SnOₓ for Enhanced Scalable Perovskite Solar Cells. SOLMAT, NSERC-funded, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2026.114233.
• Azar, M.; Etehadi, F.; Mohamadbeigi, N.; Shahbazi, H.; Salehi Siouki, S.; Mirsepah, A.; Rahmani Taji Boyuk, M. R.; Alem, A.; Hatamie, A.; Simchi, A.; Angizi, S. MXene Quantum Lands: Emerging Trends and Breakthroughs. Nanoscale 2026, Advance Article. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5NR03616J.
• Azar, M.; Abdollahi, H.; Arabloo, S.; Mohamadbeigi, N.; Sohi, A. F.; Simchi, A.; Musselman, K. Recent Breakthroughs in Lead-Free Perovskite Nanocrystals. Prog. Mater. Sci. 2026, 158, 101624. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101624.
• H. Azar, Jahanzamin, J., Ji, Z., Kitai, A., Beke, D. and Gali, A. (2025), Recent Advances in the Synthesis, Optical Properties, and Applications of Fluorescent Silicon Carbide Quantum Dots. Small Sci. 2500013. https://doi.org/10.1002/smsc.202500013 IF: 8.3
• H. Azar et al. (2025) Sequential Solid-State Multiligand Exchange of FAPbI₃ Quantum Dots, J. Mater. Chem. C. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5TC00040H IF: 5.1
• H. Azar ¹, S.A.H.Alem ¹, M.H.Sabzvand ¹, P.Govahi, P.Poormehrabi ¹, S.S.Siouki, R.Rashidi, S.Angizi, S. Bagherifard. Advancing next generation of high-performance metal matrix composites through metal particle reinforcement, Adv Compos Hybrid Mater, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42114-024-01057-4. IF: 20.1
• H. Azar¹, Samaneh Aynehband¹, Jean-Michel Nunzi, Abdolreza Simchi, Towards hybrid PbS quantum Dot/Perovskite solar cells to enhance PCE: An ab Initio study using SCAPS, Materials Letters, Volume 397, 2025, 138810, ISSN 0167-577X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138810. IF: 3
• H. Azar, Zimo Ji, Jahanbakhsh Jahanzamin, Adrian Kitai. Fluorescent Silicon Carbide Quantum Dots, 2024, https://www.intechopen.com/online-first/1205500.
• H.Azar¹, M.Zarei¹, S.Sayedain, M.Shabani, R.Alizadeh, Beheshtizadeh, M.Azami., N.Beheshtizadeh. Additive manufacturing of PLA/Ti6Al4V@CaP core-shell nanocomposite scaffolds: An in vitro study. Additive Manufacturing, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128040 IF: 8.8
• Zarei, M.H.Azar², M.S.Dargah² et al. Enhanced bone tissue regeneration using a 3D-printed poly(lactic acid)/Ti6Al4V composite scaffold with plasma treatment modification. Sci Rep 13, 3139 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-30300-z. IF: 4.9
• H.Azar, S.Aynehband, H.Abdollahi, H.Alimohammadi, N.Rajabi, S.Angizi, V.Kamraninejad, R.Teimouri, R.Mohammadpour, and A.Simchi. 2023. “SCAPS Empowered Machine Learning Modelling of Perovskite Solar Cells: Predictive Design of Active Layer and Hole Transport Materials” Photonics 10, no. 3: 271. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10030271 IF: 2.53
• H.Azar, J. Jahanbakhsh, Z. Ji, Adrian Kitai. “Solvent Engineering for Synthesis of Blue and Green Fluorescent SiC QDs”, 20th CSSTC, November 18-20, 2023. (Poster and article), https://canadasemiconductors.com.
• Angizi, M.H.Azar, A.Hatamie, A.Simchi. Two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride (2D h-BN) and its hybrid structures for electrochemical sensing chapter of 2D Materials-Based Electrochemical Sensors, Elsevier, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-15293-1.00008-2.
• H.Azar, M.Mohammadi, N.T.Rezaei, S.Aynehband, A.Simchi. “Moisture resistant FAPbI3 (alph pahse)- SiO2 core-shell nanospheres towards highly stable and efficient white LED” https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.164465, IF:6.37
• Angizi, A.Alem, M.H.Azar, et al. “A Comprehensive Review on Planar Boron Nitride Nanomaterials: From 2D Nanosheets Towards 0D Quantum Dots”. Progress in Materials Science, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmatsci.2021.100884, IF: 48.16.
• H.Azar, M.Mohammadi, N.T.Rezaei, S.Aynehband, L.Shooshtary, R.Mohammadpour, A.Simchi, “Stable Photodetectors Based on Formamidinium Lead Iodide Quantum Well Perovskite Nanoparticles Fabricated with Excess Organic Cations”, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.1c01093. IF: 6.14.
• Aynehband, M.Mohammadi, R.Poushimin, M.H.Azar, J.Nunzi, A.Simchi. “Self-assembly, Stability, and Photoresponse of PbS Quantum Dot Films Capped with Mixed Halide Perovskite Ligands”, Materials
  Research Bulletin, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2021.111648. IF: 5.6.
• Angizi, F.Shayeganfar, M.H.Azar, and A.Simchi, “Surface / Edge Functionalized Boron Nitride Quantum Dots: Spectroscopic Fingerprint of Bandgap Modification by Chemical Functionalization”, Ceramics International, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.09.061. IF:4.5
• H.Azar, B.Sadri, A.Nemati, and others. “Investigating the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Aluminum-Matrix Reinforced-Graphene Nanosheet Composites”, Nanomaterials, (2019), https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9081070. IF: 5.1
• Khalaj, S.Golkhatmi, A.Alem, K.Baghchesaraee, M.H.Azar, S.Angizi. “Recent Progress in the Study of Thermal Properties and Tribological Behaviors of Hexagonal Boron Nitride-Reinforced Composites”, https://www.mdpi.com/2504-477X/4/3/116. IF: 3.48
• H.Azar, M.Mohammadi, N.T.Rezaei, S.Aynehband, A.Simchi. “Enhanced stability of FAPbI3 perovskite quantum dots by silica coating”, 8th International Conference on Nanostructures (ICNS8), November 18-20, 2020. (Poster and article), http://icns8.sharif.ir/paper.
• Shooshtari, M.H.Azar, R.Mohammadpour. Flexible Active Self-Powered UV Photodetector based on ZnO nanorods/Silicone polymer supplied by TENG. (Ready to submit to Nano Energy IF: 17)