Shahid Zaman

2021-11-29

Research Direction:

Alloy catalyst

Education background:

2017-2021  Ph. D: Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) Inorganic/Analytical Chemistry

2014-2016  M. Phil Researcher: Quaid-i-Azam University  Inorganic/Analytical Chemistry

2010-2014  M.Sc.: Quaid-i-Azam University Inorganic/Analytical Chemistry

Working experience:

 2021-todate Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)  Postdoc Fellow

Honors:

  1. Chinese Gov’t Scholarship Ph.D. studies 2017-2021
  2. HUST International Graduate Student ‘‘Excellent Volunteer’’ Award 2019
  3. HUST International Graduate Student ‘‘Excellent Volunteer’’ Award 2020
  4. Best Poster Award THU-HUST Joint PhD Student Forum | April 2020|
  5. Poster Presentation in ECS Meeting | PRiME 2020 |
  6. HUST 2021 Honorary International Graduat

 

Skill levels:

Synthesis Methods

  • Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD, MOCVD)
  • Hydrothermal / High Pressure
  • High-Temperature Solid-State (Inert Atmosphere)
  • Thin Film Fabrication:
  • Spin Coating
  • Electrodeposition
  • Solgel Synthesis

 

Materials Characterization

  • Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
  • High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy
  • (HRTEM)
  • Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (EELS)
  • Ultra-Violet / Visible Light Spectroscopy
  • Raman Spectroscopy
  • Fourier-Transform Infra-Red Spectroscopy (FTIR)
  • Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDX)
  • X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)
  • X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS)
  • Synchrotron X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)
  • Powder X-Ray Diffraction (PXRD)
  • Selected Area Electron Diffraction (SAED)

 

 Electrochemical Characterization

  • Cyclic voltammetry
  • Chronoamperometry
  • Linear Sweep / RDE, RRDE
  • Potentiostatic Electrochemical Impedance

 

Papers & Patents:

[1] Shahid Zaman, Xinlong Tian, Ya-Qiong Su, Weiwei Cai, Ya Yan, Ruijuan Qi, Abdoulkader Ibro Douka, Shenghua Chen, Bo You, Hongfang Liu, Shujiang Ding, Xingpeng Guo, Bao Yu Xia,. Direct Integration of Ultralow-Platinum Alloy into Nanocarbon Architectures for Efficient Oxygen Reduction in Fuel Cells Science Bulletin, 2021 (10.1016/j.scib.2021.07.001)

[2] Shahid Zaman, Lei Huang, Abdoulkader Ibro Douka, Huan Yang, Bo You, Bao Yu Xia, Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts toward Practical Fuel Cells: Progress and Perspectives. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2021, 60, 17832.

[3] Shahid Zaman, Ya-Qiong Su, Lei Huang, Ruijun Qi, Chung-Li Dong, Yanyang Qin, Yu-Cheng Huang, Fu-Min Li, Shujiang Ding, and Bao Yu Xia. Scalable Molten Salt Synthesis of Platinum Alloyed Graphene for Efficient Oxygen Reduction (Under Review in Advanced Materials)

[4] Shahid Zaman, Ya-Qiong Su, Lei Huang, Ruijun Qi, Chung-Li Dong, Yanyang Qin, Yu-Cheng Huang, and Bao Yu Xia Ternary Pt Nano alloy as Bifunctional Catalyst for Oxygen Reduction and Methanol Oxidation Reaction (in preparation).

[5] 一种铂镍钴合金@碳纳米管复合材料、其制备和应用
Shahid Zaman, Bao Yu Xia A platinum nickel-cobalt alloy, carbon nanotube composite material, its preparation and application (Patent No: ZL 2019 1 0949925 3)