Muhammad Abdul Qadeer (he/him)

Academic Position:

Lecturer

Teaching Interests:

Materials Science, Experimental Physics, Heat and Thermodynamics

Fields of Research (FoR):

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Electrocatalysis & Photocatalysis

Keywords:

OER, HER, ORR, Energy Storage, Conversion and Production Devices.

Faculty:

Faculty of Physical & Biological Sciences

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BIOGRAPHY

Muhammad Abdul Qadeer Completed his graduation in 2015 from the University of Gujrat, Pakistan. After that he got Chinese Govt. Scholarship (CSC) for higher studies and completed his MS in 2018 under the supervision of Prof. Ji-Jun Zou from the Tianjin university (China). In September 2018 he joined the University of Lahore as a lecture and currently he is working as a senior lecturer in the University of Chenab, Gujrat, Pakistan. His research interests include the design and synthesis of nanostructure materials and their applications in electrocatalysis and photocatalysis. Furthermore, his research involves the synthesis of nanomaterials and their hybrid nanostructures with nitrogen doped carbon for energy conversion and storage devices. He published More than 21 manuscripts in well reputed peer review journals with an impact factor of 150, 11 h-index and have 685 citations.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

No. DesignationSchool/Institute/University
1.LecturerDepartment of Physics, The university of Chenab, Gujrat
2.LecturerDepartment of Physics, The university of Lahore, Gujrat Campus

MY QUALIFICATIONS

No.  Degree / Program of Study Name Awarding Body/University/Institute
1 MS Materials Science  (2016-2018) Tianjin university(China)
2 BS (2011-2015) University of Gujrat
3 F.Sc pre Engineering (2009-2011) BISE Gujranwala
4 Matric (2007-2009) BISE Gujranwala

MY RESEARCH ACTIVITIES: JOURNALS ARTICLES / BOOK CHAPTERS / PATENTS

No.TitleDetails
1

A review on fundamentals for designing hydrogen evolution electrocatalyst, Muhammad Abdul Qadeer, Xiaoxue Zhang, Muhammad Asim Farid, M. Tanveer, Yichang Yan, Shangfeng Du, Zhen-Feng Huang, Muhammad Tahir, Ji-Jun Zou, Journal of Power Sources 613 (2024) 234856.

Journal of Power Sources
2

Sun-light-driven photocatalytic annihilation of Methyl Orange degradation, Hydrogen production and stability assessment via conventional hydrothermal preparation of novel Cd and Co co-doped Bi2WO6, M.A. Qadeer, Ahmad Ruhan Ali, Muhammad Tanveer, Safeera Yasmeen, Ghulam Nabi b, Muhammad Tahir, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 90 (2024) 981–991

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

3

Novel dual incorporation of Ta and Cd in Nb2O5 netted hollow spheres for an excellent dye degradation and enhanced hydrogen production: An experimental and theoretical analysis, Safeera Yasmeen, Ahmad Ruhan Ali, Muhammad Tanveer, Husnain Haider Cheema, M.A. Qadeer, Muhammad Tahir, Imed Boukhris, Ali Akremi, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 186 (2025) 151776.

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
4Facile solvothermal approach to design synergetic effect between the BiVO4 and TiS2 to boost up the Z-scheme photocatalytic performance for water treatment and hydrogen production, M.A. Qadeer, Husnain Haider Cheema, Muhammad Tanveer, Ahmad Ruhan Ali, Najam, Hussain, Muhammad Tahir, M.S. Al-Buriahi, Amel, Ayari-akkari, Optical Materials, 157 (2024) 116346.Optical Materials

5

Sun- light-driven Z-scheme photocatalytic annihilation of Rhodamine B, Hydrogen production and stability assessment via facile hydrothermal preparation of novel nanocomposite Nb2O5/TiS2, Muhammad Tanveer, M.A. Qadeer, Ahmad Ruhan Ali, Jineetkumar Gawad, Husnain Haider Cheema, Safeera Yasmeen, Abdulaziz Bentalib, Muhammad Tahir, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers 169 (2025) 105976.Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
6

Bi2WO6 and TiS2 composite nanostructures displaying synergetic boosted energy storage in supercapacitor, M.A. Qadeer, Ahmad Ruhan Ali, Muhammad Tanveer, Safeera Yasmeen, Ghulam Nabi, Husnain Haider Cheema, Riyadh H. Alshammari, Hesham A. Sakr, Ceramics International, 50 (2024) 43477-43489.

Ceramics International

7

Nanostructured Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Photocatalytic and Electrochemical Applications, Muhammad Abdul Qadeer, Iqra Fareed, Asif Hussain, Muhammad Asim Farid, Sadia Nazir, Fakheem K. Butt, Ji-Jun Zou, Muhammad Tahir, Shangfeng Du, Journal of Electrochemistry, DOI: 10.61558/2993-074X.3498.

Journal of Electrochemistry
8Cd-Mn dual doped ZnO nanostructures for the solar light driven photo-degradation of dyes and hydrogen production, Muhammad Tanveer, Saba Sarwat, Ahmad Ruhan Ali, Safeera Yasmeen, M.A. Qadeer, Husnain Haider Cheema, Muhammad Tahir, Thamraa Alshahrani, Imen kebaili, Optical Materials 167 (2025) 117230.Optical Materials

9

To Study the Impact of La and Mo coexistence in pure Nb2O5 nanostructure for the improvement of photocatalytic hydrogen production and verification by theoretical analysis, Muhammad Tanveer, Safeera Yasmeen, Ahmad Ruhan Ali, M.A. Qadeer, Ghulam Nabi, Muhammad Tahir, Husnain Haider Cheema, Thamraa Alshahrani, Mohammed Asiri, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 334 (2025) 130497.Materials Chemistry and Physics
10

A novel composite (BiVO4/TiS2) presenting an excellent Z-scheme photocatalytic degradation for Rhodamine B dye under the visible light irradiation, Muhammad Tanveer, Husnain Haider Cheema, Ghulam Nabi, Ahmad Ruhan Ali, Muhammad Khalid Hussain, M. A. Qadeer, Journal of Luminescence 271 (2024) 120585.

Journal of Luminescence

11

Sol-gel extended hydrothermal synthesis of BiFeO3 nano-beads for excellent photocatalytic and photo-electrochemical properties under natural light irradiation Muhammad Abdul Qadeer, Muhammad Khalid Hussain, Muhammad Tanveer, Sumbal Munawar, Ghulam Nabi, A.M.A. Henaish, Inorganic Chemistry Communications 158 (2023) 111617.

Inorganic Chemistry Communications
12Enhanced structural, optical, and photocatalytic activity of novel Cd–Zn co-doped Mg0.25 Fe1.75O4 for degradation of RhB dye under visible light irradiation M. Tanveer, Iqra Nisa, Ghulam Nabi, M. Shakil, Syed Khalid, M. A. Qadeer, Ceramics International 48 (2022) 15451–15461.Ceramics International
13A novel composite (Bi2WO6/TiS2) presenting an excellent Z-scheme photocatalytic degradation for methylene blue dye under the visible light irradiation Muhammad Tanveer, Ahmad Ruhan Ali, M. A. Qadeer, Manawwer Alam, Husnain Haider Cheema, Muhammad Khalid Hussain, Masood ul Hassan Farooq, Muhammad Shakil, Faiza Naseem, Ghulam Nabi, Optical Materials 153 (2024) 115555.Optical Materials

14

Sol-gel extended hydrothermal pathway for novel Cd-Zn co-doped Mg-ferrite nano-structures and a systematic study of structural, optical and magnetic properties, M. Tanveer, Iqra Nisa, Ghulam Nabi, Muhammad Khalid Hussain, Syed Khalid, M. A. Qadeer, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 553 (2022) 169245.Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
15Promotion of Nitrogen Reserve and Electronic Regulation in Bamboo-like Carbon Tubules by Cobalt Nanoparticles for Highly Efficient ORR, Rongrong Zhang, Muhammad Tahir, Shujiang Ding, M. A. Qadeer, Han Li, Qixiang Zeng, Ruijie Gao, Li Wang, Xiangwen Zhang, Lun Pan, and Ji-Jun Zou, ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2020, 3, 3, 2323–2330.ACS Appl. Energy Mater.

16

Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanosheets Decorated with Mn2O3 Nanoparticles for Excellent Oxygen Reduction Reaction, Maryam Qasim, Jianhua Hou, M. A. Qadeer, Sajid Butt , M. Hassan Farooq, M. Qasim Farooq, Faryal Idrees, M. Tanveer, Ji-jun Zou and Muhammad Tahir, Frontiers in chemistry,2019,7,741.Frontiers in chemistry
 Co-Mo2N Composite on Nitrogen-doped Carbon Matrix with Hydrogen Evolution Activity Comparable to Pt/C in Alkaline Media, Xuewei Lang, Muhammad Abdul Qadeer, Guoqiang Shen, Rongrong Zhang, Sichao Yang, Jiayi An, Lun Pan and Ji-Jun Zou, journal of materials chemistry A, 2019,7,20579-20583.journal of materials chemistry A
17A typical BiOCl/Bi2S3 hetero-structures exhibiting remarkable photo-catalyst response, M. Tanveer, Yu Wu, Muhammad Abdul Qadeer, Chuanbao Cao, Science China Materials, 2018, 61(1): 101-111.Science China Materials
18

High-Valence-State NiO/Co3O4 Nanoparticles on Nitrogen-Doped Carbon for Oxygen Evolution at Low Over-potential, Muhammad Tahir, Lun Pan, Rongrong Zhang, Yi-Cheng Wang, Guoqiang Shen, Imran Aslam, M. A. Qadeer, Nasir Mahmood, Wei Xu, Li Wang, Xiangwen Zhang, and Ji-Jun Zou, ACS Energy Letters, 2017,2,2177-2182.

ACS Energy Letters

MY RESEARCH SUPERVISION:

Areas of Supervision Experimental Physics, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Electrocatalysis and Photocatalysis, Energy storage, conversion and production devices.

Currently Supervising

Student Name Research Topic Affiliation
N/A N/A N/A

Completions

Student Name Research Topic Affiliation
Zulqarnain Synthesis of NiS Nano-structures; Structural, Optical and Photo-catalyst properties University of Lahore Gujrat Campus
Syeda Laiba Sarfraz Sunlight driven photocatalytic performance of modified (MoO3) nano structures The University of Chenab, Gujrat
Tania Javed Structural, Optical and Photocatalyst Properties of Modifies NiO Nanostructures The University of Chenab, Gujrat
Nouman Tariq Hydrothermal Synthesis and investigation of structural, optical and Photo catalyst performance of modified WO3 nanostructures The University of Chenab, Gujrat
Saba Aziz A Superior Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction Based Upon Graphitic C3N4 Coated by Cobalt Hydroxide Nanowires The University of Chenab, Gujrat
Rimsha Kanwal Synthesis of Co3O4 Decorated Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanostructures for Efficient Oxygen Evaluation Reaction Electrocatalyst The University of Chenab, Gujrat
Abdullah Microwave derived hydrothermal strategy for the synthesis of reduced PbTiO3 nanostructures exhibiting photo-catalytic activity The University of Chenab, Gujrat
Asma Akhtar Microwave derived hydrothermal strategy for the synthesis of ZnO nanostructures exhibiting photo-catalytic activity The University of Chenab, Gujrat
Zeeshan Syed An Implementation of Genetic Algorithm for Demand Side Management with Distributed Energy Generation The University of Chenab, Gujrat

MY TEACHINGS:

Course Information (Name/Code) Year Taught Program (BS/MS/PhD) University /Institute
Heat and Thermodynamics PHY 2302 spring/2019 BS Phys.3rd /spring/2019 UOL Gujrat Campus
Methods of experimental physics PHYS 05205 spring/2019 Msc  Phys. 4th spring/2019 UOL Gujrat Campus
Elementary Physics PHY01116 spring/2019 BS 1st/  Civil Aviation Mgt.spring/2019 UOL Gujrat Campus
Mechanics-1 PHY1102 spring/2019 BS Phys. 1st /spring/2019 UOL Gujrat Campus
Heat and Thermodynamics PHY 2302 /Fall/2019 BS Phys.3rd /Fall/2019 UOL Gujrat Campus
Introduction to materials science PHY 20203 Fall/2019 Msc  Phys. 4th Fall/2019 UOL Gujrat Campus
Thermal and Statistical Physics PHY02302   Fall 2020 Msc  Phys. 2nd  Fall 2020 UOL Gujrat Campus
Introduction to Nano Science and Nano Technology PHY09203 Spring 2020 Msc  Phys. 4th Spring 2020 UOL Gujrat Campus
Introduction to Nano Science and Nano Technology PHY09203 Spring 2020 Msc  Phys. 4th Spring 2020 UOL Gujrat Campus
Physics Education PHY4804 Spring 2021 Physics Education PHY4804 UOL Gujrat Campus