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Shahzad Ahmed

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Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, NH 62, Nagaur Road, Karwar, Jodhpur 342030, Rajasthan, India

Citations: 962
h-index: 17
i10-index: 21
Publications: 39

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Personal Insights

About Me

I am a research scholar at the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology–Jodhpur, India. I am currently working on biomolecule detection through electrochemical methods. My interests include electrochemical sensors, food monitoring, conductive polymers, and 2D materials.

Education Background

Ph.D., PMRF recipient in Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Jodhpur, India. 

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Researcher at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.

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Master of Technology (Nanotechnology) from Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India.          

(Gold Medalist)

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Master of Science in Physics with specialization in Electronics from the Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.

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Bachelor of Science in Physics (Honours) from Ramjas College, University of Delhi, New Delhi 110007, India.

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Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSSC) from CBSE, Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya, Ludlow Castle No.2, Sham Nath Marg, Delhi, India.

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Secondary School Certificate (SSC) from CBSE, Ludlow Castle No.2, Sham Nath Marg, Delhi, India.

Internships

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Visiting Scholar at The Institute for Lasers, Photonics, and Biophotonics/Chemistry, The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States.

(February 2024 – May 2024)


Industrial Training: Completed 6 months of training at Metallizing Equipment Co. Pvt. Ltd. (MEC), Jodhpur, and obtained hands-on experience on various spray coating techniques, like Arc spray, Plasma Spray, and Cold spray.

(August 2023 – January 2023)

Research Interests and Skills

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  • Electrochemical (CV, EIS, DPV, and Electrophoresis) based sensors for analyte detection

  • Biosensors

  • Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology

  • Carbon quantum dots

  • Conducting polymers (PEDOT, Polypyrrole, Polyaniline)

  • Two-dimensional nanostructured materials (Graphene, MoS2, and Borophene)

  • Fabrication of Porous Silicon

  • Wide Bandgap Semiconductors

  • Fabrication of nanoparticles by ball mill

  • Hot Wall Chemical Vapor Deposition Technique (assembled and hands-on experience)

  • Physical Vapor Deposition Technique (hands-on experience)

  • Hands-on experience operating Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Raman, FTIR, and UV-Vis Spectrometer

  • Hands-on experience on Spin Coater, Dip Coater, DC Sputtering, Ultrasonicator, Centrifuge, Glove box system, and I-V Measurement Unit (Keithley)

Research Experience

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  • Synthesis of borophene by chemical and sonochemical methods.

  • Worked on biomolecule detection based on Molecularly Imprinted Polymer (MIP) via an electrochemical route.

  • Electropolymerization of aniline, pyrrole, and EDOT (3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene).

  • Formation of pores on a silicon wafer using electrochemical route & their characterization (SEM) and studied their optical properties (Raman Spectroscopy, PL, FTIR).

  • Formation of nanosheets of MoS2 using the hydrothermal method, exfoliation method, & CVD method and their characterization (SEM, XRD, UV - Visible Spectroscopy)

  • Extensive experience in developing thin-film technology in a cleanroom environment.

  • Organic gas sensors for Detecting Ammonia and Nitrogen dioxide.

  • Metal-oxide and carbon quantum dot composite synthesis for UV sensing application.

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Achievements

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Selected as a Prime Minister's Research Fellow (PMRF), a prestigious fellowship awarded to meritorious students pursuing doctoral programs for high-quality research, along with a research grant at leading institutions in India.

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Completed and qualified 41-hour training course titled Nano- and Micro Fabrication Process from Feb. 11th, 2019 to Feb. 15th, 2019 at the Centre for Nanotechnology, Materials Science, and Microsystems from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

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Qualified national exam Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in Physics, March 2017, conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) – Roorkee.   

Workshop/Conferences Attended and Extracurricular Activities

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Won second prize in the quiz ‘Fast and Curious’ organized by the Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (MME) society, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Jodhpur, India, held in January 2023.

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Attended NCTU-IIT Delhi Joint Workshop on Advanced Functional Materials held at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Chiao Tung University (NCTU), Hsinchu-300, Taiwan (October 5, 2018).

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International Conference on Advance in Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (ICANN - 2016) held at Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), New Delhi- 110025, India.

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Thin Film Characterization with Rigaku “SmartLab” XRD system, Yuji Shiramata Application Laboratories Rigaku Corp., Japan held at Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), New Delhi- 110025, India.

Publications

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  1. Ahmed, S.*, Ansari, A., Bishwanathan, S., Siddiqui, M.A., Tailor, S., Gupta, P.K.*, Negi, D.S.*, Ranjan, P.*, 2024. Electronic Tongue Based on ZnO/ITO@ glass for Electrochemical Monitoring of Spiciness Levels. Langmuir, 40(8), pp.4434-4446. (IF 3.9) (Link)

  2. Ahmed, S.*, Ansari, A.*, De, B., Mukherjee, M., Negi, D.S.*, Ranjan, P.*, 2025. Electrochemical Bio-Electronic Tongue with Borophene/PPy@ITO Hybrid for Selective Caffeine Identification. Analyst, 150(5), pp.962-974. (IF 3.3) (Link)

  3. Ansari, A.*, Ahmed, S., Siddiqui, M.A., Khan, A.*, Tailor, S., Kumar, P.*, Ranjan, P.*, Negi, D.S.*, 2024. PEDOT: PSS, TiO2 Nanoparticles, and Carbon Quantum Dot Composites as Ultraviolet Sensors. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 7(8), pp.9789-9799. (IF 5.5) (First two authors contributed equally) (Link)

  4. Ahmed, S.*, Ansari, A.*, Ali, S.K., Patil, B.R., Riyaz, F., Khan, A.*, Ranjan, P.*, 2024. Pioneering sensing technologies using borophene-based composite/hybrid electrochemical biosensors for health monitoring: a perspective. Analysis & Sensing, 4(5), p.e202400034. (IF 2.9) (Link)

  5. Ansari, A.*, Ahmed, S.*, Rehman, B., Ali, S.K., Azooz, R.E., Hassan, K.F., Khan, A.*, Ranjan, P.*, Negi, D.S.*, 2024. A synergistic effect of ZnO low dimensional rods/PEDOT: PSS hybrid structure for UV radiation detection. Applied Physics A, 130(10), p.692. (IF 2.8) (First two authors contributed equally) (Link)

  6. Ahmed, S.*, Ansari, A., Siddiqui, M.A., Imran, M., Kumari, B., Khan, A.*, Ranjan, P.*, 2023. Electrochemical and optical-based systems for SARS-COV-2 and various pathogens assessment. Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 14(3), p.033001. (IF 2.1) (Link)

  7. Ahmed, S.*, Ansari, A., Siddiqui, M.A., Khan, A.*, Ranjan, P.*, 2023. A potential optical sensor based on nanostructured silicon. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 34(8), p.755. (IF 2.8) (Link)

  8. Ahmed, S., Ansari, A., Li, Z., Mazumdar, H., Siddiqui, M.A., Khan, A.*, Ranjan, P.*, Kaushik, A.*, Vinu, A.*, Kumar, P.*, 2024. Point-of-care health diagnostics and food quality monitoring by molecularly imprinted polymers-based histamine sensors. Advanced Sensor Research, 4(2), p.2400132. (IF 3.5) (Link)

  9. Salman, M., Zhou, H., Ahmed, S., Ji, Z., Shen, X.*, Khan, A., Yaseen, W., 2025. 2D Metal-Organic Frameworks and Their Composites for Water Splitting: Catalytic Insights, Synthesis Pathways, and Structural Engineering Strategies. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 544, p.216985. (IF 23.5) (Link)

  10. Siddiqui, M.A.*, Ahmed, S.*, Ansari, A.*, Choudhary, S.K., Negi, D.S.*, Ranjan, P.*, 2025. Green Synthesis of Hematene for High-Performance Supercapacitor Electrodes. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 36(21), pp.1-13. (IF 2.8) (Link)

  11. Ali, S.K., Hakami, O., Zelai, T., Imran, M.*, Manqari, H.M.A., Alamri, A.A., Ghazwani, N.A., Ahmed, S.*, 2024. Pioneering Photocatalysts: WSe₂/ZIF-9 Z-Scheme Nanocomposites for Efficient Hexavalent Chromium Removal. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 172, p.113733. (IF 5.4) (Link)

  12. Ansari, A.*, Ahmed, S., Siddiqui, M.A., Khan, A.*, Banerjee, A., Negi, D.S.*, Ranjan, P.*, 2024. Investigation of complex hybrids in lithium salt under ultraviolet energy source. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 35(2), p.108. (IF 2.8) (First two authors contributed equally) (Link)

  13. Ahmed, S., Ansari, A., Haidyrah, A.S., Chaudhary, A.A., Imran, M., Khan, A.*, 2022. Hierarchical molecularly imprinted inverse opal-based platforms for highly selective and sensitive determination of histamine. ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 4(4), pp.2783-2793. (IF 4.7) (Link)

  14. Khan, A., Ahmed, S., Sun, B.Y., Chen, Y.C., Chuang, W.T., Chan, Y.H., Gupta, D., Wu, P.W., Lin, H.C.*, 2022. Self-healable and anti-freezing ion conducting hydrogel-based artificial bioelectronic tongue sensing toward astringent and bitter tastes. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 198, p.113811. (IF 10.5) (Link)

  15. Ranjan, P.*, Li, Z., Ansari, A., Ahmed, S., Siddiqui, M.A., Zhang, S., Patole, S.P., Cheng, G.J., El Hadi, S.S.*, Vinu, A.*, Kumar, P.*, 2024. 2D Materials for Potable Water Application: Basic Nanoarchitectonics and Recent Progresses. Small, 20(51), p.2407160. (IF 12.1) (Link)

  16. Ansari, A.*, Ahmed, S.*, Mashniwi, M.H.J., Shinde, S.M., Khan, A.*, Ranjan, P.*, Negi, D.S.*, 2024. Review: Recent Advancements in Photodetection Utilizing Inorganic, Organic, Low-Dimensional Materials, and Their Hybrids. Journal of Materials Science, 60(6), pp.2711-2743. (IF 3.9) (First two authors contributed equally) (Link)

  17. Ahmed, S., Khatun, S., Sallam, S., Ansari, A., Ansari, Z.A., Kumar, R.R., Hakami, J., Khan, A.*, 2022. Photoresponse of porous silicon for potential optical sensing. Europhysics Letters, 139(3), p.36001. (IF 1.8) (Link)

  18. Imran, M.*, Ahmed, S.*, Al-Harthi, E.A., Khan, M.E.*, Alam, M.M.*, Haouala, F., Chaudhary, A.A., Asghar, A., 2023. Electrochemical detection of nitrazepam using leaf-like graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets. Physica Scripta, 98(7), p.075003. (IF 2.6) (Link)

  19. Ali, S.K., Alamier, W.M., Hasan, N., Ahmed, S.*, Ansari, A.*, Imran, M., 2023. Synergistic nanomaterials: zinc sulfide-polyaniline for ciprofloxacin electrochemical sensing. Applied Physics A, 129(12), p.859. (IF 2.8) (Link)

  20. Imran, M.*, Ahmed, S., Abdullah, A.Z.*, Hakami, J., Chaudhary, A.A., Rudayni, H.A., Khan, S.U.D., Khan, A.*, Basher, N.S.*, 2023. Nanostructured material‐based optical and electrochemical detection of amoxicillin antibiotic. Luminescence, 38(7), pp.1064-1086. (IF 3.0) (link)

  21. Alhazmi, H.A., Imran, M.*, Ahmed, S.*, Albratty, M., Makeen, H.A., Najmi, A., Alam, M.S., 2023. Electrochemical detection of dopamine using WSe2 microsheets modified platinum electrode. Physica Scripta, 98(10), p.105006. (IF 2.6) (Link)

  22. Alamier, W.M., Ali, S.K., Qudsieh, I.Y., Imran, M.*, Almashnowi, M.Y., Ansari, A.*, Ahmed, S.*, 2024. Hydrothermally Synthesized Z-Scheme Nanocomposite of ZIF-9 Modified MXene for Photocatalytic Degradation of 4-Chlorophenol. Langmuir, 40(11), pp.6004-6015. (IF 3.9) (Link)

  23. Abutaleb, A., Ahmed, S., Imran, M.*, 2023. Synergistic photocatalysis: harnessing WSe2-ZnO nanocomposites for efficient malachite green dye degradation. The European Physical Journal Plus, 138(11), p.1046. (IF 2.9) (Link)

  24. Khan, A., Islam, S.M., Ahmed, S., Kumar, R.R., Habib, M.R., Huang, K., Hu, M., Yu, X.*, Yang, D.*, 2018. Direct CVD growth of graphene on technologically important dielectric and semiconducting substrates. Advanced Science, 5(11), p.1800050. (IF 14.1) (Link)

  25. Khan, A., Cong, J., Kumar, R.R., Ahmed, S., Yang, D., Yu, X.*, 2022. Chemical vapor deposition of graphene on self-limited SiC interfacial layers formed on silicon substrates for heterojunction devices. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 5(12), pp.17544-17555. (IF 5.5) (Link)

  26. Imran, M., Chaudhary, A.A., Ahmed, S.*, Alam, M.M.*, Khan, A.*, Zouli, N., Hakami, J., Rudayni, H.A., Khan, S.U.D., 2022. Iron oxide nanoparticle-based ferro-nanofluids for advanced technological applications. Molecules, 27(22), p.7931. (IF 4.6) (Link)

  27. Mirza, H., Jabbari, A., Rashid, M.S.*, Asghar, A., Ahmed, S., Khan, H., Sultana, N., Ali, S.K., Imran, M.*, 2025. Design and development of Co-MOF as an efficient electrochemical platform for H₂O₂ sensing. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 36(12), pp.1-17. (IF 2.8) (Link)

Conference Proceedings

  1. Ahmed, S.*, Ansari, A., Siddiqui, M.A., Ranjan, P.*, 2022, November. Metal/Polymeric Hierarchical platform as biosensor. In International Conference on Nanotechnology: Opportunities and Challenges (pp. 17-24). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. (Link)

  2. Ansari, A.*, Ahmed, S., Siddiqui, M.A., Negi, D.S.*, Ranjan, P.*, 2022, November. TiO2/PEDOT: PSS hybrid matrix for optoelectronic devices. In International Conference on Nanotechnology: Opportunities and Challenges (pp. 67-73). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. (Link)

  3. Siddiqui, M.A.*, Ahmed, S., Ansari, A., Ranjan, P.*, 2022, November. Photo and Piezocatalytic Behavior of Ag-NPs-hybridized barium titanate. In International conference on nanotechnology: opportunities and challenges (pp. 345-351). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. (Link)

  4. Ahmed, S.*, Ansari, A., Siddiqui, M.A., Varshney, G., Khan, A., Banerjee, A., Negi, D.S., Ranjan, P., 2024, August. Alignment of SWCNTs through dielectrophoresis method: A potential FET device. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 3149, No. 1). AIP Publishing. (Link)

  5. Ahmed, S.*, Ansari, A., Siddiqui, M.A., Varshney, G., Khan, A., Banerjee, A., Negi, D.S., Ranjan, P., 2024, August. Morphological analysis of MoS2-alumina nanocomposite tapes/films: Effects of additives and processing conditions. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 3149, No. 1). AIP Publishing. (Link)

  6. Ansari, A.*, Ahmed, S., Siddiqui, M.A., Varshney, G., Khan, A., Banerjee, A., Negi, D.S., Ranjan, P., 2024, August. Extraction of mono to few layers of graphene through micromechanical exfoliation of bulk graphite. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 3149, No. 1). AIP Publishing. (Link)

  7. Ansari, A.*, Ahmed, S., Siddiqui, M.A., Varshney, G., Khan, A., Banerjee, A., Negi, D.S., Ranjan, P., 2024, August. Synthesis of MoS2 nanomaterial by liquid exfoliation and ball milling: A comparative study. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 3149, No. 1). AIP Publishing. (Link)

  8. Siddiqui, M.A.*, Ahmed, S., Ansari, A., Varshney, G., Banerjee, A., Negi, D.S., Ranjan, P., 2024, August. Optical analysis of MoS2 and its hybrid sheets. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 3149, No. 1). AIP Publishing. (Link)

  9. Varshney, G.*, Siddiqui, M.A., Ahmed, S., Ansari, A., Sengupta, S., Ranjan, P., 2024, August. Investigation of MWNT-enabled anode for energy storage applications. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 3149, No. 1). AIP Publishing. (Link)

Book Chapters

  1. Ahmed, S., Ansari, A., Siddiqui, M.A., Ranjan, P., Kumar, P., 2024. Catalysts for Li-S batteries. In Single Atom Catalysts (pp. 215-231). Elsevier. (Link)

  2. Khan, A., Kumar, R.R., Ahmed, S., Islam, S.M., Yu, X., Umar, A., Wang, Y., 2017. One - dimensional Silicon Carbide (SiC) Nanostructures and their sensor applications. Nanomaterials – based Flexible and Multifunctional Sensors. American Scientific Publisher. (Link)

  3. Islam, S.M., Pal, S., Khan, A., Kumar, R.R., Ahmed, S., Umar, A., 2017. Gallium Nitride Nanostructures Based Sensors. Nanomaterials – based Flexible and Multifunctional Sensors. American Scientific Publisher. (Link)

Patent

  1. U.S. Patent on Borophene Tubes. (US Provisional Patent Application 63/707,591 was filed on October 15, 2024)

Posters Presented

  1. “A Hybrid Optical Sensor based on Borophene Oxide/PVDF/Carbon Black Blend for the Detection of Red and Green Laser Radiation” presented by Shahzad Ahmed. International Conference on Materials Science and Engineering, organized by Prezentis London, November 14-15, 2024, in Rome, Italy.

  2. “Alignment of SWCNTs through Dielectrophoresis Method: A Potential FET Device” presented by Shahzad Ahmed. 4th International Conference on Condensed Matter & Applied Physics (ICC-2023), October 09-10, 2023, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India.

  3. “Morphological Analysis of MoS2-Alumina Nanocomposite Tapes/Films: Effects of Additives and Processing Conditions” presented by Shahzad Ahmed. 4th International Conference on Condensed Matter & Applied Physics (ICC-2023), October 09-10, 2023, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India.

  4. “Metal/polymeric hierarchical platform as biosensor” presented by Shahzad Ahmed. International Conference on Nanotechnology: Opportunities and Challenges (ICNOC-2022), November 28-30, 2022, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, Delhi-110025, India.

  5. “Comparative study of pore size dependence on extrinsic semiconductor for the formation of tunable photoluminescent spectra of porous silicon” presented by Shahzad Ahmed. International Conference on Nanoscience & Nanotechnology (ICNN-2017), September 22-24, 2017, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow-226025 (U.P) India.

Peer Reviewer Experience

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Serving as a reviewer for twenty various journals, including Biosensors & Bioelectronics, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Microchemical Journal, ACS Langmuir, International Journal of Electrochemical Science, Physica Scripta, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, Applied Physics A, Nano Express, Materials Research Express, Silicon, ACS Sustainable Resource Management, ChemistrySelect, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, The European Physical Journal Plus, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, Nanotechnology, and Bentham Science.

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