Introduction
Biographical Information
Dr. Tahir Muhmood, currently working as “Professional Postdoc Researcher /Research Assistant” at “State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering (SMSE) "Shanghai JiaoTong University" Shanghai, P.R.China. He obtained his Doctor degree in “Chemical Engineering & Technology” from "NJUST, Nanjing. He got “Best Researcher of the Year Award” and “Distinguished Researcher of BS” during his stay in GC University Lahore. He published more than 30+ SCI/JCR ranked articles Included JCR/SCI 1st-Top ranked category journals (Top期刊). He is also the author of four books. One of his articles got the “VIP” (Very Important Paper) title from WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co.KGaA, Weinheim, for publishing the innovative research. He wins six times the “International Students Papers Publication Awards” and also win the very exclusive and innovative award “Elite-Scholarship (年度中国政府优秀来华留学生奖学金)”. Also win the “Most Valuable Student Award (MVS-Award)” and “Academic Success Award of the Year” from, NJUST, Nanjing P.R.China.
Research Interests
Nano Materials, Materials Science, Photo-catalyst, Materials Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Analytical Techniques.
Selected Publications
[1] Tahir Muhmood, Zihe Cai, Shengxuan Lin, Jiajia Xiao, Xiaobin Hu and Farooq Ahmad. “Graphene/Graphitic carbon nitride decorated with AgBr for boosting photo-electrochemical performance with enhanced catalytic ability”.
Nanotechnology. 2020. 31, 505602.
[2] Tahir Muhmood*, Ahmad Uddin. “Fabrication of spherical-graphitic carbon
nitride via hydrothermal method for enhanced photo-degradation ability towards antibiotic”. Chemical Physics Letters. 2020
[3] Tahir Muhmood, Mingzhu Xia, Wu Lei, and Fengyun Wang. “Under vacuum synthesis of type-I heterojunction between red phosphorus and graphene like carbon nitride with enhanced catalytic, electrochemical and charge separation ability for photodegradation of an acute toxicity category-III compound”. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 2018, 238, 568-575.
[4] Tahir Muhmood, Mingzhu Xia, Wu Lei, and Fengyun Wang. “Fe-ZrO2 imbedded graphene like carbon nitride for acarbose (ACB) photo-degradation intermediate study”. Advanced Powder Technology. 2018, 29(12), 3233-3240.
[5] Tahir Muhmood, Mingzhu Xia, Wu Lei, and Fengyun Wang. “Erection of duct like graphitic carbon nitride with enhanced photocatalytic activity for ACB photodegradation”. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 2018, 51, 065501
[6] Tahir Muhmood, M.A.K, Mingzhu Xia, Wu Lei, Fengyun Wang & Yu Ouyang. “Enhanced photo-electrochemical, photo-degradation and charge separation ability of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) by self-type metal free heterojunction formation for antibiotic degradation”. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry. 2017, (348), 118-124.
[7] Tahir Muhmood*, Mingzhu Xia, Wu Lei, Fengyun Wang & M.A.K. “Efficient and stable ZrO2/Fe modified hollow-C3N4 for photodegradation of the
herbicide MTSM”. RSC Advances. 2017, (7), 3966-3974.
[8] Tahir Muhmood, Mingzhu Xia, Wu Lei, Fengyun Wang and M.A.K. “Design of graphene nanoplatelets/graphitic carbon nitride heterojunctions by vacuum tube with enhanced photocatalytic and electrochemical response”. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 2018, 16, 1726-1732. • Selected as "VIP" (Very Important Paper) by Wiley.
[9] A.Uddin, Tahir Muhmood, Zichang Guo, Jiayu Gu, Huan Chen and FangnJiang. “Hydrothermal synthesis of 3D/2D heterojunctions of ZnIn2S4/oxygen doped g-C3N4 nanosheet for visible light driven photocatalysis of 2,4-dichloronphenoxyacetic acid degradation”. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 2020, 845, 156206.
[10] M. Khizar Shafique, Tahir Muhmood, S. Lin, Z. Cai, J. Xiao and H. Xiaobin.n“Single Crystal Synthesis of Nickel Micro-particles with effective involvement of surfactants”. Chemical Physics. 17 (2020) 110809.
Zihe Cai, Shengxuan Lin, Jiajia Xiao, Tahir Muhmood, Yuhang Chen, YifannWang, Xiaobin Hu, Lirong Zheng. “Efficient bifunctional catalytic electrodes with uniformly distributed NiN2 active sites and channels for long-lasting rechargeable zinc-air batteries”. Small. 2020. 32, 2002518.
[11] Zihe Cai, Shengxuan Lin, Jiajia Xiao, Tahir Muhmood. “3D Ordered Co@N-C Skeleton for Bifunctional Oxygen Reduction and Oxygen Evolution ReactionnElectrocatalysts”. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 2021. 2001922.
[12] Shengxuan Lin, Y.Chen, Y.Wang, Zihe Cai, Jiajia Xiao, Tahir Muhmood, andnXiaobin Hu. “Three-Dimensional Ordered Porous Nanostructures for Lithium–Selenium Battery Cathodes That Confer Superior Energy-Storage Performance”. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 2021
Research Projects
1. Controlled synthesis of different silver Nano-morphologies for catalytic and optoelectronic application.
2. Green Synthesis of Ag-Nanowires for Flexible Reflective Photonic Displayer.
3. Construction of g-C3N4/Ag2ZrO3 Composite Photocatalysts and the Mechanism of Photocatalytic Degradation for Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compound.
4. Graphene and Graphene like graphitic carbon nitride Nano-composites for energy and environmental applications.
5. Nickel & Copper Electroless Deposition: Thin Layer of Metal Oxides on Glass Substrate Using Electroless Deposition
Honors & Awards
1. “ACS Reviewer Lab Certificate” from American Chemical Society (ACS), American Chemical Society: Washington D.C. US
2. “ 年度中国政府优秀来华留学生奖学金” Elite International Students Scholarship /Chinese Government Outstanding International Student Scholarship, from Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) P.R.China
3. “中国奖学金委员会奖学金winner 2014 to 2018” “Category A” for doctor program in Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, by Chinese Government.
4. “最有价值的学生奖 Most Valuable Student (MVS-Award)” outstanding achievement during period, from NJUST China.
5. “学术成就奖 Academic Success Award of Year” outstanding achievement during doctorate research, in Nanjing University of Science & Technology” Nanjing. P.R. China.
6. 出版奖励 NJUST International Students Academic Publication Reward, for the publication of high impact research article from “School of International Education, SIE-NJUST” P.R.China.