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Hire Loumafak H.

Algeria

PhD Materials Physicist | Solar Cell Simulation Expert (Silvaco, SCAPS-1D) | MATLAB & LaTeX

Profile Summary

I am a Materials Physicist with a PhD (2024) and a Master's degree in Energetics and Renewable Energies. My core research and professional expertise lie in the simulation, analysis, and optimization of next-generation solar cells, specifically thin films and perovskites. I am highly proficient in utilizing industry-standard TCAD software, including Silvaco Atlas and SCAPS-1D, to accurately model and optimize optoelectronic device behavior.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Semiconductors
• ★ Solar Energy
• ☆ Materials Science & Engineering
• ☆ Nanotechnology
• ☆ Electrical Engineering
• ☆ Renewable Energy
• ☆ Optics
• ☆ Optoelectronics

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Research Feasibility Study, Technology Scouting, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Algorithm Design-Non ML, Data Visualization, Data Processing

Product Development Product Evaluation, Concept Development, Prototyping, Reverse Engineering

Work Experience

University Lecturer & Researcher

Ziane Achour University of Djelfa

January 2024 - Present

Education

PhD (Department of Physics)

Ziane Achour University of Djelfa

April 2021 - July 2024

Certifications

• PhD in Materials Physics

  Ziane Achour University of Djelfa

  April 2021 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Loumafak Hafaifa, Achouak Zebeir, Zehor Allam, Mostefa Maache, Razika Adjouz (2025). Simulation study of solar energy conversion in MgZnO/Cu(InGa)Se2 heterojunctions . Engineering Research Express.

Loumafak Hafaifa, Mostefa Maache, Yacine Djalab, Selma Rabhi, Madiha Zerouali, Ranida Bourhefir (2025). High-efficiency CGS/CZTSSe tandem thin-film solar cells: a simulation-based study . Physica Scripta.

Loumafak Hafaifa, Mostefa Maache, Dmitri Arteev, Selma Rabhi, Yacine Djalab, Ranida Bourhefir, Meriem Boudiar, Ahmed Hafaifa, Razika Adjouz, Khalid Bouguenina (2025). Optimization of CZTS absorber layer for enhanced efficiency in CZTS/CIGS tandem solar cells: A comprehensive loss analysis . Physica Scripta.

Loumafak Hafaifa, Razika Adjouz, Zehor Allam, Lahcene Souli, Achouak Zebeir (2025). Design and simulation of eco-friendly CsSnI3/CH3NH3SnI3 perovskite solar cells . Journal of Optics.

Loumafak Hafaifa, Ikram Zidani, Zouaoui Bensaad, Hamza Abid, Ahmed Hafaifa (2025). Modeling and efficiency enhancement of InGaP/GaAs dual-hetero junction solar cells using AlGaAs and AlGaInP emitters . Semiconductor Science and Technology.

Loumafak Hafaifa, Ikram Zidani, Zouaoui Bensaad, Hamza Abid, Ahmed Hafaifa (2025). Performance Enhancement of InGaP/GaAs Dual-Junction Solar Cells Through BSF Layer Optimization and Hetero-Tunnel Junction . East European Journal of Physics.

Loumafak Hafaifa, Mostefa Maache, Selma Rabhi, Zehor Allam, Zineb Ibtissem Gouchida, Yazid Benbouzid, Achouak Zebeir, Razika Adjouz (2025). Enhanced CZTSSe Thin‐Film Solar Cell Efficiency: Key Parameter Analysis . physica status solidi (a).

Loumafak Hafaifa, Razika Adjouz, Zehor Allam, Lahcene Souli, Achouak Zebeir (2024). Simulation and modeling of a new CsSnI₃ solar cell structure: a numerical study . Semiconductor Science and Technology.

Loumafak Hafaifa, Nadjette Hamani, Ranida Bourhefir, Kheira Bennaceur, Feryal Berramdane (2024). Influence of Al and Mg co-doping on structural and optical properties of ZnO thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis . Journal of Optics.

Loumafak Hafaifa, Zehor Allam, Badia Bouchachia, Chahrazad Boudaoud (2024). Investigation of BGaN Layer in Photodetector Structure . IETE Journal of Research.

Loumafak Hafaifa, Mostefa Maache, Yacine Djalab (2024). Performance Enhancement of CGS/CIGS Thin Flm Tandem Solar Cell Using Different Buffer Layers . Journal of Optics.

Loumafak Hafaifa, Mostefa MAACHE, Mohamed Wahid Bouabdelli(2024). Improved performance of CdTe thin-film solar cell through key parameters . OICC Press (United Kingdom). OICC Press (United Kingdom)

Loumafak Hafaifa, Department of Physics, FECS, Ziane Achour University, 17000 Djelfa, Algeria, Mostefa Maache, Mohamed Wahid Bouabdelli, Laboratory for analysis and Control of Energy Systems and Electrical Networks, Faculty of Technology, Amar Telidji University, BP 37G, 03000 Laghouat, Algeria (2024). Improving the Performance of CZTS/CZTSSe Tandem Thin Film Solar Cell . Journal of Nano- and Electronic Physics.

MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Loumafak Hafaifa, Mostefa Maache, Zehor Allam, Achouak Zebeir (2024). Simulation and performance analysis of CdTe thin film solar cell using different Cd-free zinc chalcogenide-based buffer layers . Results in Optics.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Hafaifa, Loumafak, Daoudi, Fatiha, Boudaira, Radia, Meglali, Omar, Bouraiou, Assia(2022). Effect of the Substrate on the Structural Properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 Thin Films Synthesized by Electrodeposition. 1st International Conference on Computational & Applied Physics. p. 15.