• Development of eco-friendly, cost-effective and efficient thin film solar cells and photoelectrochemical cells 

• Life member of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science

• Member at Institute of Physics Sri Lanka 

F.S.B. Kafi, K.M.D.C. Jayathileke, R.P. Wijesundera and W. Siripala, “Fermi level pinning and change in flat band potential of electrodeposited n-type Cu2O films in an aqueous electrolyte”, J. Phys. Status Solidi B, 253, 1965-1969 (2016)

F.S.B. Kafi, K.M.D.C. Jayathileke, R.P. Wijesundera and W. Siripala, “Effect of bath pH on interfacial properties of electrodeposited n-Cu2O films”, J. Phys, Status. Solidi B, 1700541 (2018)

F.S.B. Kafi, K.M.D.C. Jayathileke, R.P. Wijesundera and W. Siripala, “Dependence of interfacial properties of p-Cu2O/electrolyte and p-Cu2O/Au junctions on the electrodeposition bath pH of p-Cu2O films”, Mater. Res. Express 5 086406 (2018)

F.S.B. Kafi, K.M.D.C. Jayathilaka, L.B.D.R.P. Wijesundera and W. Siripala, “Improvement of photovoltaic properties of n-Cu2O/Au Schottky junctions”, Mater. Res. Express 6 085520 (2019)

F.S.B. Kafi, K.M.D.C. Jayathilaka, L.B.D.R.P. Wijesundera and W. Siripala, “Enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting by surface modified electrodeposited n-Cu2O thin films”, J. Phys. Status. Solidi A, 217 (22), 2000330 (2020) 

F.S.B. Kafi, K.M.D.C. Jayathileke, L.B.D.R.P. Wijesundera and W. Siripala, “Observation of interface modification of electrodeposited p-Cu2O thin films in an aqueous electrolyte”, Proc. International Postgraduate Research Conference 2015, University of Kelaniya (2015), p-209

F.S.B. Kafi, K.M.D.C. Jayathileke, L.B.D.R.P. Wijesundera and W. Siripala, “Improvement of p-Cu2O/Au interface by controlling the pH of the electrodeposition bath of Cu2O”, Proc. International Research Symposium Pure and Applied Sciences 2016, University of Kelaniya (2016), p-43

R.P. Wijesundera, F.S.B. Kafi, K.M.D.C. Jayathileke and W. Siripala, “Growth of electrodeposited n-Cu2O thin films with tunable band edge position”, Proc. International Postgraduate Research Conference - 2016, University of Kelaniya (2016), p-159

F.S.B. Kafi, K.M.D.C. Jayathileke, R.P. Wijesundera and W. Siripala, “Fabrication of Cu2O homojunction thin films for photovoltaic applications”, Proc. International Research Symposium Pure and Applied Sciences - 2017, University of Kelaniya (2017), p-103

F.S.B. Kafi, K.M.D.C. Jayathileke, L.B.D.R.P. Wijesundera and W. Siripala, “Comparison of the surface properties of post-treated p-Cu2O/Au Schottky junction”, Proc. 73rd SLAAS Scientific Session (2017), p-86

F.S.B. Kafi, K.M.D.C. Jayathileke, R.P. Wijesundera and W. Siripala, “Electrodeposited homojunction Cu2O solar cell on FTO substrates”, Proc. International Research Symposium Pure and Applied Sciences 2018, University of Kelaniya (2018), p-106

S.A.A.B. Thejasiri, F.S.B. Kafi, R. P. Wijesundera and W. Siripala, “ Effect of surface modification on cuprous oxide homojunction solar cells fabricated on  titanium substrates”, International Postgraduate Research conference – 2019, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya. (2019)

S.A.A.B. Thejasiri, F.S.B. Kafi, R. P. Wijesundera and W. Siripala, “Enhancement of photovoltaic performance of Cu2O homojunction by introducing a ZnO buffer layer”, Proc. International Conference in Applied and Pure Sciences 2020, University of Kelaniya (2020), p-39

Gold Medal for the best performance in Mathematical Physics at the B.Sc. (Special) degree examination in 2014.

Postgraduate Research Award – 2019 (a merit award) under physical sciences by Sri Lanka Association for Advancement of Science General Research Committee.

Senate Honours (2018 (2), 2019 (1), 2020(1)).