Project information
Project manager
Sharafat Ali
Other project members
Abbas Saeed Hakeem and Zain Hassan Abdallah Yamani, King Fahad University of Petroleum and Mineral
Participating organizations
Linnaeus University, King Fahad University of Petroleum and Mineral
Financier
STINT Projekt Nr: ME2018-7558
Timetable
March 2019 – June 2019
Subject
Materials Science (with a focus on Glass Science), Department of Built Environment and Energy Technology, Faculty of Technology)
More about the project
As technology advanced, the need for glass with even better properties e.g., stronger, lighter, and more functional became increasingly important. To meet this challenge, scientists began developing new types of glass, including a remarkable class known as nitrogen-rich oxynitride glasses. These materials, which incorporate nitrogen atoms into the glass structure, offered exceptional mechanical strength, thermal stability, and optical performance.This project focused on the development of such advanced glasses.
Dr. Sharafat Ali from Linnaeus University in Sweden collaborated with the world-renowned materials research group at King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in Saudi Arabia. During his stay at KFUPM, Dr. Ali applied a novel synthesis method, developed during his Ph.D. —to create nitrogen-rich glass compositions. Unlike conventional glass-making techniques, this method allowed for significantly higher nitrogen content, resulting in glasses with superior hardness, refractive index, and resistance to heat and chemicals. The research addressed both the preparation and detailed characterization of these glasses, while also modeling their behavior and evaluating their potential applications in industries such as electronics, renewable energy, construction, and biomedicine.
