Education
Ph.D. (2017), Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan (Securing first division)
M.Phil. (2012), Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan (Securing first division)
M.Sc. (2010), BahauddinZakariya University Multan, Pakistan (Securing first division)
B.SC. (2008), BahauddinZakariya University Multan, Pakistan (Securing first division)
F.Sc. (2003), BISE Dera Ghazi Khan (Securing first division)
Matric (2001), BISE Dera Ghazi Khan (Securing first division)
Experience
Lecturer: (From February, 2017 to February 2021) Department of Chemistry, Allama Iqbal Open Un iversity, Islamabad, Pakistan
Assistant Professor: (From March, 2021 to date) Department of Chemistry, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan
STUDENTS SUPERVISED AND CO-SUPERVISED
PhD. Produced (01), In progress (01)
M. Phil: Produced (12), in progress (2)
BS/M.Sc: Produced (08)
Publications
[1] Khan, N. A., Rashid, N., Ahmad, I. *, Zahidullah, Zairov, R., Rehma, H., Nazar, M. F., Jabeen, U. (2022) An Efficient F2O3/FeS Heterostructures Water Oxidation Catalyst heterostructure catalyst for water splitting, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 47,22340-22347. (*As corresponding author)
[2] Ul-Hamid, A., Ikram, M., Raza, A., Haider, A., Ali, S., Alam, M. M., Saeed, A., Ahmad, I., Ali, M., Nabgan, W., Asiri, A. M., and Rahman, M. M. (2022) Development of 4-aminophenol sensor based on Co-MoS2 nanomaterials decorated on glassy carbon electrode using electrochemical technique, Materials Science and Engineering: B 282, 115778.
[3] Riaz, Q., Ahmed, M., Zafar, M. N., Zubair, M., Nazar, M. F., Sumrra, S. H., Ahmad, I., and Hosseini-Bandegharaei, A. (2022) NiO nanoparticles for enhanced removal of methyl orange: equilibrium, kinetics, thermodynamic and desorption studies, International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry 102, 84-103.
[4] Koukab, S., Rashid, N., Ahmad, I.*, Nadeem, H., and Ismail, H. (2022) Synthesis, in-Silico studies, and in-Vitro bio-evaluation of new bi-thiacoumarins, Journal of Molecular Structure 1262, 133040. (*As corresponding author)
[5] Jabeen, U., Iqbal, A., Aamir, M., Wali, Q., Ahmad, I., Malghani, M. N. K., and Akhtar, J. (2022) Synthesis of Cu-doped ZnO for bulk heterojunction hybrid solar cells, Chemical Papers, 1-6.
[6] Ahmad, I., Ahmed, J., Batool, S., Zafar, M. N., Hanif, A., Nazar, M. F., Ul-Hamid, A., Jabeen, U., Dahshan, A., and Idrees, M. (2022) Design and fabrication of Fe2O3/FeP heterostructure for oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalysis, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 894, 162409.
[7] Ul-Hamid, A., Ikram, M., Haider, A., Haider, J., Alam, M., Saeed, A., Nabgan, W., Ahmad, I., Ali, M., and Bake, A. (2021) In-situ phenylhydrazine chemical detection based on facile Zr-doped MoS2 nanocomposites (NCs) for environmental safety, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers 120, 267-277.
[8] Qumar, U., Hassan, J., Naz, S., Haider, A., Raza, A., Ul-Hamid, A., Haider, J., Shahzadi, I., Ahmad, I., and Ikram, M. (2021) Silver decorated 2D nanosheets of GO and MoS2 serve as nanocatalyst for water treatment and antimicrobial applications as ascertained with molecular docking evaluation, Nanotechnology 32, 255704.
[9] Mohammadi, L., Zafar, M. N., Bashir, M., Sumrra, S. H., Shafqat, S. S., Zarei, A. A., Dahmardeh, H., Ahmad, I., and Halawa, M. I. (2021) Modeling of phenol removal from water by NiFe2O4 nanocomposite using response surface methodology and artificial neural network techniques, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 9, 105576.
[10] Khan, N. A., Ahmad, I. *, Rashid, N., Zafar, M. N., Shehzad, F. K., Ul-Hamid, A., Nazar, M. F., Junaid, M., Faheem, M., and Shafqat, S. S. (2021) Enhanced electrochemical activity of Co3O4/Co9S8 heterostructure catalyst for water splitting, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. (*As corresponding author)
[11] Jabeen, U., Shah, S. M., Aamir, M., and Ahmad, I. (2021) Grafting and co-grafting of dyes on Cd-doped ZnS nanocrystals and their application on dye-sensitized solar cells, Bulletin of Materials Science 44, 1-9.
[12] Ikram, M., Mahmood, A., Haider, A., Naz, S., Ul-Hamid, A., Nabgan, W., Shahzadi, I., Haider, J., Ahmad, I., and Ali, S. (2021) Dye degradation, antibacterial and in-silico analysis of Mg/cellulose-doped ZnO nanoparticles, International journal of biological macromolecules 185, 153-164.
[13] Fatima, M., Liaqat, F., Shabbir, M., Ahmad, I., Akhter, Z., Fatima, R., and Yousaf, S. (2021) Synthesis, characterization, antioxidant, DNA binding and density functional studies of novel bisamides, Journal of Molecular Structure 1239, 130471.
[14] Bibi, N., Ahmad, I., Mubeen, M., Ashiq, M. N., Zhang, S., and Iqbal, A. (2021) A novel binder free high performance Y2Zr2O7/MnS nanocomposite electrode for supercapacitor applications, Journal of Energy Storage 37, 102505.
[15] Ahmed, S.1, Ahmad, I.1, Ahmad, Z., Jalil, A., Ashiq, M. N., and Shafique, A. (2021) Fabrication and corrosion inhibition behavior of hierarchical Al-Cr co-doped magnesium ferrites nanomaterial for steel, Surface and Coatings Technology 405, 126687. (1Same contribution)
[16] Ahmad, I., Shah, S. M., Zafar, M. N., Ullah, S., Ul-Hamid, A., Ashiq, M. N., Jabeen, U., Shafa, M., and Rahdar, A. (2021) Fabrication of highly resistive La–Zn co-substituted spinel strontium nanoferrites for high frequency devices applications, Materials Chemistry and Physics 259, 124031.
[17] Ahmad, I., Shah, S. M., Zafar, M. N., Ashiq, M. N., Tang, W., and Jabeen, U. (2021) Synthesis, characterization and charge transport properties of Pr–Ni Co-doped SrFe2O4 spinel for high frequency devices applications, Ceramics International 47, 3760-3771.
[18] Zia, M., Hameed, S., Ahmad, I.*, Tabassum, N., and Yousuf, S. (2020) Regio-isomeric isoxazole sulfonates: Synthesis, characterization, electrochemical studies and DNA binding activity, Journal of Molecular Structure 1220, 128635. (*As corresponding author)
[19] Zia, M., Hameed, S., Ahmad, I.*, Tabassum, N., and Yousaf, S. (2020) Synthesis, characterization, electrochemical and DNA binding studies of regio-isomeric sulfonyl esters of substituted isoxazoles, Journal of Molecular Structure 1202, 127230. (*As corresponding author)
[20] Zhou, J., Jiang, L., Shu, C., Kong, L., Ahmad, I., Zhou, Y. N., Tang, W., Sun, X., and Wu, Y. (2020) A universal strategy for N‐doped 2D carbon nanosheets with sub‐nanometer micropore for high‐performance supercapacitor, Energy & Environmental Materials.
[21] Uddin, N., Rashid, F., Ali, S., Tirmizi, S. A., Ahmad, I.*, Zaib, S., Zubair, M., Diaconescu, P. L., Tahir, M. N., and Iqbal, J. (2020) Synthesis, characterization, and anticancer activity of Schiff bases, Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics 38, 3246-3259. (*As corresponding author)
[22] Rashid, N., Kiran, A., Ahmad, I.*, Ashraf, Z., Mohd. Yamin, B., and Rafiq, M. (2020) Synthesis, DFT, electrochemical, biological and DNA-interaction studies of a novel copper (II) complex of salicylic acid and N-tosyl substituted benzimidazole, Journal of Coordination Chemistry 73, 52-66. (*As corresponding author)
[23] Lai, C., Shu, C., Li, W., Wang, L., Wang, X., Zhang, T., Yin, X., Ahmad, I., Li, M., and Tian, X. (2020) Stabilizing a lithium metal battery by an in situ Li2S-modified interfacial layer via amorphous-sulfide composite solid electrolyte, Nano Letters 20, 8273-8281.
[24] Gohar, R. S., Ahmad, I.*, Shah, A., Majeed, S., Najam-Ul-Haq, M., and Ashiq, M. N. (2020) Fabrication of transition-metal oxide and chalcogenide nanostructures with enhanced electrochemical performances, Journal of Energy Storage 31, 101621. (*As corresponding author)
[25] Ayyob, M., Ahmad, I., Hussain, F., Bangash, M. K., Awan, J. A., and Jaubert, J.-N. (2020) A new technique for the synthesis of lanthanum substituted nickel cobaltite nanocomposites for the photo catalytic degradation of organic dyes in wastewater, Arabian Journal of Chemistry 13, 6341-6347.
[26] Nigar, A., Shabbir, M., Akhter, Z., Sabahat, S., Fatmi, M. Q., Bolte, M., Ahmad, I., Janjua, N. K., and Mehmood, S. (2019) Synthesis, characterization, docking and electrochemical studies of nitroaromatic amides, Journal of Molecular Structure 1176, 791-797.
[27] Nadeem Asghar Khan, R., Muhammad Junaid, Muhammad Nadeem Zafar, Muhammad Faheem, Iqbal Ahmad*. (2019) NiO/NiS Heterostructures: An Efficient and Stable Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction, ACS Applied Energy Materials 2, 3587-3594. (*As corresponding author)
[28] Bibi, R., Jabeen, U., Malghani, M. N. K., Ahmad, I., Fahmid, S., Bashir, F., Rizwan, S., Bibi, N., Adhikari, T., and Pathak, D. (2019) Structural, optical and photovoltaic properties of P3HT and metal doped TiO2 quantum dots based bulk heterojunction layers, Optical Materials 91, 376-385.
[29] Bibi, N., Xia, Y., Ahmad, I., Shabbir, S., Ahmed, S., Zhu, Y., Zhang, S., and Iqbal, A. (2019) Mesoporous Ce2Zr2O7/PbS nanocomposite with an excellent supercapacitor electrode performance and cyclic stability, ChemistrySelect 4, 655-661.
[30] Bibi, N., Hussain, M. Z., Hussain, S., Ahmed, S., Ahmad, I., Zhang, S., and Iqbal, A. (2019) Excellent electrochemical performance of SrZrO3 nanorods as supercapacitor electrode in aqueous electrolytes, Applied Surface Science 495, 143587.
[31] Zafar, M. N., Amjad, M., Tabassum, M., Ahmad, I., and Zubair, M. (2018) SrFe2O4 nanoferrites and SrFe2O4/ground eggshell nanocomposites: fast and efficient adsorbents for dyes removal, Journal of Cleaner Production 199, 983-994.
[32] Shabbir, M., Akhter, Z., Ahmad, I., Ahmed, S., McKee, V., Ismail, H., and Mirza, B. (2017) Copper (II) complexes bearing ether based ON donor bidentate Schiff bases: Synthesis, characterization, biological and electrochemical investigations, Polyhedron 124, 117-124.
[33] Shabbir, M., Akhter, Z., Ahmad, I., Ahmed, S., Bolte, M., and McKee, V. (2017) Synthesis and bioelectrochemical behavior of aromatic amines, Bioorganic Chemistry 75, 224-234.
[34] Shabbir, M., Akhter, Z., Ahmad, I., Ahmed, S., Bolte, M., Ismail, H., and Mirza, B. (2017) Ferrocene-based Schiff bases copper (II) complexes: Synthesis, characterization, biological and electrochemical analysis, Inorganica Chimica Acta 463, 102-111.
[35] Shabbir, M., Ahmad, I., Ismail, H., Ahmed, S., McKee, V., Akhter, Z., and Mirza, B. (2017) Pharmacological, electrochemical and drug–DNA interaction aspects of tridentate Schiff bases and their triphenylphosphine nickel (II) complexes, Polyhedron 133, 270-278.
[36] Jabeen, U., Adhikari, T., Shah, S. M., Nunzi, J.-M., Badshah, A., and Ahmad, I. (2017) Enhancement of efficiency by embedding ZnS and Mn-doped ZnS nanoparticles in P3HT: PCBM hybrid solid state solar cells, The European Physical Journal Applied Physics 78, 34810.
[37] Hussain, S., Ali, S., Shahzadi, S., Shahid, M., Tahir, A. A., Mustansar Abbas, S., Riaz, M., Ahmad, I., and Hussain, I. (2017) Multinuclear (Sn/Pd) complexes with disodium 2, 2′-(dithiocarboxyazanediyl) diacetate hydrate; Synthesis, characterization and biological activities, Journal of Coordination Chemistry 70, 4070-4092.
[38] Hussain, K. I., Usman, M., Siddiq, M., Rasool, N., Nazar, M. F., Ahmad, I., Holder, A. A., and Altaf, A. A. (2017) Application of micellar enhanced ultrafiltration for the removal of sunset yellow dye from aqueous media, Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology 38, 139-144.
[39] Aboud, M., Ahmad, I., Arshad, S., Liaqat, S., Gilani, Z., Nadeem, Q., and Shakir, I. (2017) The effect of rare earth Dy3+ ions on structural, dielectric and electrical behavior of Ni0.4Co0.6DyyFe2-yO4 nano-ferrites synthesized by wet chemical approach.
[40] Shabbir, M., Akhter, Z., Ahmad, I., Ahmed, S., Shafiq, M., Mirza, B., McKee, V., Munawar, K. S., and Ashraf, A. R. (2016) Schiff base triphenylphosphine palladium (II) complexes: Synthesis, structural elucidation, electrochemical and biological evaluation, Journal of Molecular Structure 1118, 250-258.
[41] Shabbir, M., Akhter, Z., Ahmad, I., Ahmed, S., Ismail, H., Mirza, B., McKee, V., and Bolte, M. (2016) Synthesis, characterization, biological and electrochemical evaluation of novel ether based ON donor bidentate Schiff bases, Journal of Molecular Structure 1116, 84-92.
[42] Ahmad, I., Shah, S. M., Ashiq, M. N., Nawaz, F., Shah, A., Siddiq, M., Fahim, I., and Khan, S. (2016) Fabrication of Nd3+ and Mn2+ ions Co-doped spinal strontium nanoferrites for high frequency device applications, Journal of Electronic Materials 45, 4979-4988.
[43] Ahmad, I., Shah, S. M., Ashiq, M. N., and Khan, R. A. (2016) Effect of Nd3+ and Cd2+ ions co-substitution on the dielectric and electron transport properties of spinel strontium nanoferrites, Ceramics International 42, 12763-12770.
[44] Shabbir, M., Akhter, Z., Ahmad, I., Ahmed, S., Ismail, H., Mirza, B., Mckee, V., and Bolte, M. (2015) Synthesis, biological and electrochemical evaluation of novel nitroaromatics as potential anticancerous drugs, Bioelectrochemistry 104, 85-92.
[45] Kousar, T., Ahmad, I., Khan, M. A., Nasar, G., Shahid, M., Shakir, I., and Warsi, M. F. (2015) Structural, electrical, dielectric and magnetic behavior of Gd1− xBixFe1− yZryO3 nanoparticles for advanced technological applications, Ceramics International 41, 8578-8583.
[46] Irfan, M., Ahmad, I., Samra, S. A., and Saeed, A. (2015) Study on the synthesis and characterization of 3, 3′-bicarbazole and pyridine based luminescent copolymers, Materials Letters 161, 37-40.
[47] Ahmad, I., Murtaza, S., and Ahmed, S. (2015) Electrochemical and photovoltaic study of sunset yellow and tartrazine dyes, Monatshefte für Chemie-Chemical Monthly 146, 1631-1640.
[48] Sultan, A., Mahmood, A., Goraya, N. K., Qureshi, A. M., Ahmad, I., Ashiq, M. N., Shakir, I., and Warsi, M. F. (2014) New nanoparticulate Gd1− xZrxFe1− yMnyO3 multiferroics: Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of electrical, dielectric and magnetic parameters, Journal of alloys and compounds 585, 790-794.
[49] Khan, M. A., Sabir, M., Mahmood, A., Asghar, M., Mahmood, K., Khan, M. A., Ahmad, I., Sher, M., and Warsi, M. F. (2014) High frequency dielectric response and magnetic studies of Zn1− xTbxFe2O4 nanocrystalline ferrites synthesized via micro-emulsion technique, Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials 360, 188-192.
[50] Iqbal, M., Ahmad, I., Ali, S., Muhammad, N., Ahmed, S., and Sohail, M. (2013) Dimeric “paddle-wheel” carboxylates of copper (II): Synthesis, crystal structure and electrochemical studies, Polyhedron 50, 524-531.
Project, Research Interests
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Functional Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications in energy generation and storage.
- Electrochemistry: Applications of different electrochemical techniques to study different materials.
- Photochemistry: Harvesting solar light by different materials for energy applications.
Awards
- Research Incentive award of year 2017 from Allama Iqbal Open University.
- Quaid-i-Azam University Merit Scholarship (2010-2012).
- First division throughout academic career.