Dr. Ghazanfar Abbas
Associate Professor, Physics
Area of Interest: Fuel Cell Technology, Low Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Nanotechnology and Nanocomposite Materials for Energy Applications
Tel # (Off): 111-001-007   (119)
HEC approved PhD Supervisor

Dr. Ghazanfar Abbas is currently working as Tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Physics, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus and has 18 years teaching and research experience of graduate/undergraduate level. He has completed Post-Doctorate Fellowship (May 2019-April 2020) under Talented Young Scientist Program (TYSP), China offered by Ministry of Science and Technology, (MoST), China at Center for Fuel Cell Innovation (CICF), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, HUST, Wuhan.

                Dr. Ghazanfar has completed his Ph.D. in Physics with a specialization in Fuel Cell Technology from Bahauddin Zakariya University BZU Multan and the most of research work completed in the Department of Energy Technology, Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, Sweden. He has published more than 75 research articles in well reputed high indexed International Journals achieving more than 370 impact factor and citations 3000+ with h-index 28. Dr. Ghazanfar has presented many talks including Preliminary, Keynote and Invited Speaker at International and National Conferences. He has awarded many times Conference Travel Grants to present research work from Higher Education Commission, HEC Pakistan & Pakistan Science Foundation PSF Pakistan. In this regards, He has visited Sweden, Latvia, France, Finland, South Korea, Turkey, and China etc. for conferences and Scientific meetings. He also has experience to organize International Conference.

He is In-charge of Clean Energy Research Lab (CERL) with continuing work in the field of nanocomposite materials for energy applications (Fuel Cells). Currently he has supervised 02 Ph.D. students and they have been awarded Ph.D. degree. Four )04) PhD Scholars are currently enrolled under his supervision. Further, more than 50 MS, 40 BS students have completed their projects in the area of fuel cells.

He has been awarded HEC-NRPU project in the same field with a worth of more than 5 million PKR. He also has been awarded CRGP Grant from COMSATS University Islamabad with a worth of 0.300 million. 

He has professional skill to synthesize the materials by different techniques; solid state reaction, co-precipitation, sol-gel, wet-chemical root and auto-clave techniques and well known knowledge of XRD, SEM, TEM, TGA, and EIS analysis with the measurements of electronic/ionic conductivities of the materials and fuel cell performance.

“The research in Fuel Cell Technology is a precursor for the solution of energy crises while the maturity of Fuel Cell Technology is a revolution in the energy and power sector”

Ph.D. Scholars

The following Ph.D scholars have been completed their Ph.Ds under my Supervision:

  1. Khalil Ahamd (Completed in December 2021)

Dissertation Title: Graphene Incorporated Nanocomposite Electrode Materials for Low Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell

  1. Fida Hussain (Completed in May 2021)

Dissertation Title: Synthesis and Electrochemical Characterization of Low Cost Advanced Fuel Cell for Polygeneration Applications

  1. Muhammad Shareef Shakir (In Progress; enrolled in 2020)

Dissertation Title: Electrochemical Study of Fuel Flexible Nanostructured Anode Materials for Ceramic Fuel Cells (CeFCs) [TENTATIVE]

  1. Muhammad Wasif Ghauri (In Progress; enrolled in 2024)

Dissertation Title: Thin Film Preparation and Characterization of Optimized Nanocomposite Materials for Ceramic Fuel Cells (CeFCs) [TENTATIVE]

  1. Sehrish Javed (In Progress; enrolled in 2024)

Dissertation Title: Structural and Electrochemical Study of Alkali and Alkaline Coated Nanocomposite Electrolyte Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells [TENTATIVE]

  1. Saba Saboor (In Progress; enrolled in 2025)

Dissertation Title: To be suggested

Awards/Honors/Memberships

  • Outstanding Performance for the Year 2023-2024 Appreciation from the Worthy Rector; COMSATS University Islamabad, July 26, 2024
  • Commendation Certificate at 13th Convocation held on 1st March 2022 for successfully supervising PhD studies of Dr. Khalil Ahmad, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus
  • Post-doc Fellowship under Talented Young Scientific Program (TYSP) by Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), China from May 2019 to April 30, 2020
  • HEC Approved Supervisor vide letter No. 30-Phys0-January-2019-31125/HEC/HRD/ASA/2019/31125 Dated April 11, 2019
  • Total Travel Grants for International Conferences Awarded by HEC and PSF 13 times (approximately PKR 3.0 Million PKR)
  • Research Productivity Award 2011-2017, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad-Pakistan
  • Young Associate/Scientist selected by Pakistan Academy of Science, Islamabad- Pakistan, May 2013.
  • Research Productivity Award 2011, Pakistan Council of Science and Technology, PCST Islamabad, Category “G” Sci. I.D. No. 1147).
  • HEC Published Success Story under IRSIP Program
  • Higher Education Commission (HEC) Overseas Scholarship at Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden under International Research Initiative Program (IRSIP) (December 04, 2009 to May 03, 2010).
  • Higher Education Commission (HEC) 5000 Indigenous Fellowship Scheme, Batch-III at Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan (February 01, 2007 to January 31, 2010).

Funded Projects:

Current Projects:
1. Development of Nano-structured Low Temperature Ceramic Fuel Cells (LTCeFCs) based on Fuel Flexible Opportunity (2024 - 2025) PIs: Dr. Ghazanfar Abbas ,Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed, Budget: PKR 300000, Funded By: CUI .
2. Cost Effective Nano-structured Materials for for Low Temperature Fuel Cells (300 - 600oC) (2022 - 2024) PIs: Dr. Ghazanfar Abbas ,Dr. Rizwan Raza,Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed, Budget: PKR 5035200/-, Funded By: HEC Pakistan .
Completed Projects:
1. Development of Materials for Fuel Cell Applications (2016 - 2019) PIs: Dr. Ghazanfar Abbas ,Dr. Rizwan Raza, Budget: PKR 8073488/-, Funded By: HEC Pakistan .
2. Development of Nanocomposite Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (2015 - 2016) PIs: Dr. Ghazanfar Abbas , Budget: PKR 468000/-, Funded By: HEC Pakistan .
3. Investigation and Characterization of Low Cost Nano-composite Electrodes/Electrolytes for SOFC (2014 - 2015) PIs: Dr. Ghazanfar Abbas , Budget: PKR 143000/-, Funded By: CIIT .

Publications:

Book Chapters:
1. Ghazanfar Abbas (2020), "Energy System Integration and Future Perspectives", Solid Oxide Fuel Cells- From Electrolyte-based to Electrolyte-free Devices Center, edited by: Bin Zhu, published by: Willy, pp: 447-465, Standard: 978-3-527-81280-6    (External URL)
2. Ghazanfar Abbas (2019), "Nanocomposite Electrolytes for Advanced Fuel Cell Technology", Advances in Nanostructured Composites, edited by: Mahmood Aliofkhazraei, published by: CRC Press, pp: 400, Standard: 9780429021718    (External URL)
Journal Papers:
1. Shahzad Rasool, Sarfraz, Farah Alvi, Amna Mir, Ghazanfar Abbas, M. Ajmal Khan, M. Ashfaq Ahmad, Rizwan Raza, Rameez Ali (2025), "Promising study of NiCuCeO mixed ionic electronic conductor for moderate temperature conventional solid oxide fuel cells", Materials Chemistry and Physics: Sustainability and Energy, pp: 100003, Vol: 2, ISSN: 0254-0584, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.macse.2024.100003 , Impact Factor: 4.3   
2. Khalil Ahmad, Ghazanfar Abbas, M. Ashfaq Ahmd, Zafarullah Kazim, Tariq Munir (2024), "Preparation and Characterization of Nanocomposite Perovskite Cathode Materials La0.3Sr0.7Fe0.4Ti0.6O3-?? (LSFT) for Low-Temperature SOFCs with Incorporation of Graphene Oxide (GO)", Crystal Research and Technology , pp: 2300197, Vol: 59, ISSN: 1521-4079, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/crat.202300197, Impact Factor: 1.599   
3. Laila Afroz, Muhammad Rafaqat, Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmad, Tariq Bashir, Muhammad Naqvi, Ghazanfar Abbas, Ghulam Mustafa, Rizwan Raza (2023), "Nanocomposite Catalyst(1-x)NiO-xCuO/yGDC for Biogas Fueled Solid Oxide Fuel Cell", ACS Applied Energy Materials , pp: 10918-10928, Vol: 6, Issue: 21, ISSN: 2574-0962, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.3c01683, Impact Factor: 6.959   
4. Munazza Ramzan, Malika Rani, Rabia Siddiqui, Aqeel Shah, Maryam Arshad, Muhammad Wasif Ghauri, Ghazanfar Abbas, Kareem Yusuf, Mika Sillanpää (2023), "Synthesis and analytical characterization of Ca-BTC metal organic framework", Heliyon, pp: e21314, Vol: 9, Issue: 11, ISSN: 2405-2440, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21314 , Impact Factor: 4.000   
5. Asia Rafique, Muhammad Rafaqat, Ghazanfar Abbas, Muhammad Naqvi, Amjad Ali, and Rizwan Raza (2023), "Catalytically Active and Carbon-Resistive Anode Catalyst for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Operated at Low Temperatures (500-600 °C)", ACS Applied Energy Materials , pp: 6401-6409, Vol: 6, Issue: 12, ISSN: 2574-0962, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.3c00181, Impact Factor: 6.959   
6. Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmad, Khalil Ahmad, Hu Li, Abdelaziz Gassoumi, Rizwan Raza, Muhammad Saleem, Syed Hassan Mujtaba Jafri, Ghazanfar Abbas (2023), "Synergistic Electrochemical Properties of Graphene Incorporated LCZ-Oxide Cathode for Low Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell", Crystals, pp: 434, Vol: 13, Issue: 3, ISSN: 2073-4352, Impact Factor: 2.67   
7. Khalil Ahmad, Ghazanfar Abbas, Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmad (2022), "Structural and electrical study of nanocomposite Fe0.2Ni00.3Cu0.5anode with effect of graphene oxide (GO) for low-temperature SOFCs", International Journal of Energy Research , pp: 16949-16958, Vol: 46, Issue: 12, ISSN: 1099-114X, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/er.8360U, Impact Factor: 5.146   
8. M. Jafar Hussain, Basharat Ahmed, M. Ashfaq Ahmad, Rizwan Raza, M. Ajmal Khan, Syed Waqar Adil, Fida Hussain, Ghazanfar Abbas (2021), "Structural and electrical study of boron doped ceria ceramics electrolytes for SOFC ", Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage , pp: 021007, Vol: 18, ISSN: 2381-6872, DOI: 10.1115/1.4048279, Impact Factor: 1.845   
9. Faizah Altaf, Rida Batool, Rohama Gill, Zohaib-Ur-Rehmanb, Hammad Majeed, Adnan Ahmad, Muhammad Shafiq, Davoud Dastan, Ghazanfar Abbas, Karl Jacob (2021), "Synthesis and electrochemical investigations of ABPBI grafted montmorillonite based polymer electrolyte membranes for PEMFC applications ", Renewable Energy, pp: 709-728, Vol: 164, ISSN: 0960-1481, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.09.104, Impact Factor: 6.274   
10. Faizah Altaf, Rida Batool, Zohaib Ur Rehman, Hammad Majeed, Muhammad Zafar Hashmi, Asia Bibi, Lubna Ghani, Ghazanfar Abbas, Karl Jacob (2021), "Synthesis and Performance Study of Pd/CeO2 Composite Catalyst for Enhanced MOR Activity ", Journal of Electronic Materials, pp: 7222-7229, Vol: 50, Issue: 12, ISSN: 0361-5235, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-021-09165-3, Impact Factor: 1.938   
11. Rida Batool, Faizah Altaf, Muhammad Usman Hameed, Ghazanfar Abbas, Syed Akif Raza Kazmi, Karl Jacob (2021), "In situ chemical synthesis and characterization of PAN/clay nanocomposite for potential removal of Pb+ 2 ions from aqueous media ", Journal of Polymer Research, pp: 321, Vol: 28, Issue: 8, ISSN: 1687-9430, DOI: ttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-021-02674-z , Impact Factor: 2.462   
12. Faizah Altaf, Rohama Gill, Patrizia Bocchetta, Rida batool, Muhammad Usman Hameed, Ghazanfar Abbas, Karl Jacob (2021), "Electrosynthesis and Characterization of Novel CNx-HMMT Supported Pd Nanocomposite Material for Methanol Electro-Oxidation ", Energies, pp: 3578, Vol: 14, Issue: 12, ISSN: 1996-1073, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en14123578, Impact Factor: 2.702   
13. Asia Rafique, Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmad, Imran Shakir, Amjad Ali, Ghazanfar Abbas, Muhammad Sufyan Javed, M. Ajmal Khan, Rizwan Raza (2020), "Multioxide phase-based nanocomposite electrolyte (M@SDC where M= Zn2+/ Ba2+/ La3+/Zr2+ /Al3+) materials ", Ceramics International, pp: 6882-6888, Vol: 46, Issue: 5, ISSN: 0272-8842, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.11.183, Impact Factor: 3.83   
14. Adeel Akram, Aqsa khan, Mrjan Majdinasab, Ghazanfar Abbas, Rizwan Raza, Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmad, AkhtarHayat (2020), "Development of a fluorescence immunoassay based on X-Ti-Zn nanocomposite for the detection of MUC1 biomarker ", Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, pp: 128413, Vol: 320, ISSN: 0925-4005, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2020.128413, Impact Factor: 6.535   
15. Faizah Altaf, Rohama Gill, Rida Batool, Zohaib-Ur-Rehmanb, Hammad Majeedc, Ghazanfar Abbas, Karl Jacob (2020), "Synthesis and applicability study of novel poly(dopamine)-modified carbon nanotubes based polymer electrolyte membranes for direct methanol fuel cell ", Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, pp: 104118, Vol: 8, ISSN: 2213-3437, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2020.104118, Impact Factor: 4.3   
16. 14) Zohaib-Ur-Rehman, Ghazanfar Abbas*, M. Ashfaq Ahmad, Rizwan Raza, M. Ajmal Khan, Rida Batool, Faizah Altaf, Rohama Gill, Fida Hussain (2020), "Ternary alkali carbonates effect on electrochemical characterization of nanocomposite calcium doped ceria electrolytes (LNK-CDC) for SOFC", Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage , pp: 011001, Vol: 17, Issue: 1, ISSN: 2381-6872, DOI: 10.1115/1.4043490, Impact Factor: 1.845   
17. Mazhar Hussain, Majid Muneer, Ghazanfar Abbas, Imran Shakir, Arshad Iqbal, Muhammad Abdullah Javed, Muhammad Iqbal, Zohaib ur Rehman, Rizwan raza (2020), "Cobalt free LaxSr1-xFe1-yCuyO3-d (x= 0.54, 0.8, y = 0.2, 0.4) perovskite structured cathode for SOFC ", Ceramics International, pp: 18208-18215, Vol: 46, Issue: 11, ISSN: 0272-8842, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.04.143, Impact Factor: 3.83   
18. Faiazah Altaf, Rida Batool, Rohama Gill, Muhammad Atif Shabir, Mathew Drexler, Faisal Alamgir, Ghazanfar Abbas, Aneela Sabir, Karl Jacob (2020), "Novel N-p-carboxy benzyl chitosan/poly (vinyl alcohol/functionalized zeolite mixed matrix membranes for DMFC applications ", Carbohydrate Polymers, pp: 116111, Vol: 237, ISSN: 0144-8617, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.116111, Impact Factor: 7.182   
19. Anees Ur Rehman, Sana Sabahat, Muhammad Arshad, Rizwan Raza, Ghazanfar Abbas (2020), "Synthesis and characterization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes supported LaxCa1-xMnO3 (x= 0.2, 0.3) ", Materials Research Express, pp: 1250j9, Vol: 6, Issue: 12, ISSN: 2053-1591, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ab5ec1, Impact Factor: 1.292   
20. Naveed K. Janjua, Tehmeena Butt, Ayesha Mujtaba, Shabana Zaman, RotabaAnsir, Ammara Rafique, Poshmal Sumreen, Maria Mukhtar, Maria Pervaiz, AzraYaqub, Zareen Akhter, Tariq Yasin, Ghazanfar Abbas, Rizwan Raza, D. Medvedev (2020), "B-site doping in lanthanum cerate nanomaterials for water electrocatalysis, ", Journal of The Electrochemical Society , pp: 26503, Vol: 167, Issue: 2, ISSN: 1945-7111, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ab63c0, Impact Factor: 3.721   
21. Muhamad Abdullah Javed, Majid Muneer, Ghazanfar Abbas, Imran Shakir, Rida Batool, Muhammad Iqbal, Mazhar Hussain, Zohaib Ur Rehman, Rizwan Raza (2020), "Structural and electrochemical characterization of low-cost LixCu1-xCoy Fe1-yO3-d cathode material for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cell ", Ceramics International, pp: 10348-10355, Vol: 46, Issue: 8, ISSN: 0272-8842, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.01.031, Impact Factor: 3.83   
22. Ghazanfar Abbas, M. Ashfaq Ahmad, Rizwan Raza, M. Hammad Aziz, M. Ajmal Khan, Fida Hussain, Tauqir A. Sherazi (2019), "Fabrication of high-performancelow temperature solid oxide fuel cell based on La0.10Sr0.90Co0.20Zn0.80O5-d ", Materials Letters, pp: 179-182, Vol: 238, ISSN: 0167-577X, DOI: https://doi.org/10.?1016/?j.?matlet.?2018.?11.?174, Impact Factor: 3.204   
23. Faizah Altaf, Rohama Gill, Rida Batool, Mathew Drexler, Faisal Alamgir, Ghazanfar Abbas, Karl Javob (2019), "Proton conductivity and methanol permeability study of polymer electrolyte membranes with range of functionalized clay content for fuel cell application ", European Polymer Journal, pp: 155-167, Vol: 110, Issue: January, ISSN: 0014-3057, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.11.027, Impact Factor: 3.862   
24. Rida Batool, Rohama Gill, Faizah Altaf, M. Ashfaq Ahmad, Rizwan Raza, M. Ajmal Khan, Fida Hussain, Ghazanfar Abbas (2019), "Structural and electrochemical study of Ba0.15Cu0.15Ni0.10Zn0.60 oxide anode for low temperature solid oxide fuel cell ", Journal of Alloys and Compounds , pp: 653-659, Vol: 780, Issue: April, ISSN: 0925-8388, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.11.392, Impact Factor: 4.65   
25. Fida Hussain, Ghazanfar Abbas*, M. Ashfaq Ahmad, Rizwan Raza, Zohaib Ur Rehman, Saleem Mumtaz, Raja Ali Riaz, Saad Dilshad (2019), "Comparative electrochemical investigation of zinc based nano-composite anode materials for solid oxide fuel cell ", Ceramics International, pp: 1077-1083, Vol: 45, Issue: 1, ISSN: 0272-8842, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.09.288, Impact Factor: 3.83   
26. M. Kaleem Ullah, Rizwan Raza, M.I. Asghar, Amjad Ali, Asia Rafique, Ghazanfar Abbas, Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmad, Imran Hanif, Muhammad Akbar, P.D. Lund (2019), "Tri-doped ceria (M0.2Ce0.8O2-d, M¼ Sm0.1, Ca0.05, Gd0.05) electrolyte forhydrogen and ethanol-based fuel cell ", Journal of Alloys and Compounds , pp: 548-554, Vol: 773, Issue: 1, ISSN: 0925-8388, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.09.201, Impact Factor: 4.65   
27. Khalil Ahmad, M. Ashfaq Ahmad, Rizwan Raza, M. Ajaml Khan, Zohaib Ur Rehman, Ghazanfar Abbas (2019), "Graphene Incorporated Nanocomposite Anode for Low Temperature SOFCs", Journal of Electronic Materials, pp: 7507-7514, Vol: 48, Issue: 11, ISSN: 0361-5235, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-019-07589-6 , Impact Factor: 1.938   
28. Rida Batool, Faizah Altaf, M. Ashfaq Ahmad, Rizwan Raza, Rohama Gill, Zohaib-ur-Rehman, M. Ajmal Khan, Ghazanfar Abbas (2019), "Electrochemical investigation of cubic structured Fe-doped-SrCoO3 nano-structured cathode for SOFC synthesized via sol-gel route", Materials Research Express, pp: 095531, Vol: 6, Issue: 9, ISSN: 2053-1591, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ab3485, Impact Factor: 1.929   
29. Saleem Mumtaz, M. Ashfaq Ahmad, Rizwan Raza, M. Ajaml Khan, M. Naeem Ashiq, Ghazanfar Abbas (2019), "Nanostructured anode materials for low temperature solid oxide fuel cells: Synthesis and electrochemical characterization ", Ceramics International, pp: 21688-21697, Vol: 45, Issue: 17, ISSN: 0272-8842, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.07.169, Impact Factor: 3.83   
30. Fida Hussain, M. Ashfaq Ahmad, Rizwan Raza, M. Ajaml Khan, Zohaib Ur Rehman, Raja Ali Riaz, Ghazanfar Abbas (2019), "Electrochemical investigation of multi-fuel based low temperature nano-composite anode for solid oxide fuel cell ", Journal of Power Sources, pp: 147-152, Vol: 425, ISSN: 0378-7753, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.04.002, Impact Factor: 8.247   
31. M. Kaleem Ullah, Naveed Ahmad, Salah-Ud-Din Khan, Farah Alvi, GhazanfarAbbas, Asia Rafique. Amjad Ali, M. Ashfaq Ahmad, Rizwan Raza (2019), "Structural and electrochemical studies of microwave sintered nanocomposite electrolytes for solid oxide fuel cells ", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, pp: 10964-10970, Vol: 44, Issue: 21, ISSN: 0360-3199, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.02.159, Impact Factor: 4.939   
32. Fida Hussain, M. Ashfaq Ahmad, Saeed Badshah, Rizwan Raza, M. Ajmal Khan, Saleem Mumtaz, Saad Dilshad, Raja Ali Riaz, M. Jafar Hussain, Ghazanfar Abbas (2019), "A modeling approach for low temperature SOFC based micro-combined heat and power systems ", International Journal of Modern Physics B, pp: 1950001, Vol: 33, ISSN: 0217-9792, DOI: 10.1142/S0217979219500012, Impact Factor: 0.863   
33. Faizah Altaf, Rida Batool, Rohama Gill, Ghazanfar Abbas, Rizwan Raza, M. Ajmal Khan, Zohaib-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmad, (2019), "Synthesis and characterisation of Co-doped ceria-based electrolyte material for low temperature solid oxide fuel cell ", Ceramics International, pp: 10330-10333, Vol: 45, Issue: 8, ISSN: 0272-8842, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.02.088, Impact Factor: 3.83   
34. Amjad Ali, Asia Rafique, Muhammad Kaleemullah, Ghazanfar Abbas, Muhammad Ajmal Khan, Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmad, Rizwan Raza (2018), "The effect of alkali-carbonates (single, binary, and ternary) on doped ceria, a composite electrolyte for low temperature solid oxide fuel cells ", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, pp: 806-818, Vol: 10, Issue: 1, ISSN: 1944-8244, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b17010, Impact Factor: 8.456   
35. Muhammad Qasim, Naseeb Ahmad, Ishtiaq Ahmad, Ghulam Mustafa, M. T. Farid, M. Kanwal, Akbar Ali, Ghazanfar Abbas, Ghulam Murtaza, Muhammad Azhar Khan, Muhammad Hammad Aziz, Syed Mansoor Ali, M. R. Baig, Turki S. Alkhuraiji, Mukhtar Ahmad (2018), "Synthesis, structural and high frequency dielectric properties of polypyrrole (PPy)/holmium ferrite composites ", Journal of Materials Science: Journal in Electronics, pp: 3884-3890, Vol: 29, Issue: 5, ISSN: 0957-4522, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-8326-z, Impact Factor: 2.195   
36. M. Sarfraz Arshad, Rizwan Raza*, M. Ashfaq Ahmad, Ghazanfar Abbas, Amjad Ali, Asia Rafique, M. Kaleem Ullah, Sajid Rauf, M. Imran Asghar, Naveed Mushtaq, Shahid Atiq, Nassem Shahzad (2018), "An efficient Sm and Ge co-doped ceria nanocomposite electrolyte for low temperature solid oxide fuel cells ", Ceramics International, pp: 170-174, Vol: 44, Issue: 1, ISSN: 0272-8842, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.09.155, Impact Factor: 3.45   
37. Samia Aslam, Faiza Mustafa, Ayesha Jamil, Ghazanfar Abbas, Rizwan Raza, Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmad (2018), "Efficient tuning of optical properties and morphology of CdS nanostructures via a facile route ", Journal of Electronic Materials, pp: 0361-5235, Vol: 4, Issue: 7, ISSN: 0361-5235, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-018-6225-6, Impact Factor: 1.938   
38. Faizah Altaf, Rida Batool, Ashfaq Ahmad, Rizwan Raza, Ajmal Khan, Ghazanfar Abbas (2018), "Novel vinyl-modified sepiolite-based polymer nanocomposites:synthesis and characterization ", Iranian Polymer Journal, pp: 413-422, Vol: 27, Issue: 6, ISSN: 1026-1265, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13726-018-0619-4, Impact Factor: 1.707   
39. Naveed Mushtaq, Chen Xiad, Wenjing Donga, Ghazanfar Abbas, Rizwan Raza, Amjad Ali, Sajid Rauf, BaoyuanWanga, Jung-SikKime, Bin Zhu (2018), "Perovskite SrFe1-xTixO3-d (x < = 0.1) cathode for low temperature solid oxide fuel cell ", Ceramics International, pp: 10266-10272, Vol: 44, Issue: 9, ISSN: 0272-8842, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.03.033, Impact Factor: 3.83   
40. M. Ajmal Khan, Cheng Xu, Zhenlun Song, Rizwan Raza, Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmad, Ghazanfar Abbas (2018), "Synthesis and characterization of ceria based nanocomposite materials for low temperature solid oxide fuel cell ", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, pp: 6310-6317, Vol: 43, Issue: 12, ISSN: 0360-3199, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.01.166, Impact Factor: 4.939   
41. Muhammad Hammad Aziz, Mahvish Fatima, M. Atif, Zobia Noreen, Imran Ahmad, Fozia Shaheen, Akbar Ali, Syed Mansoor Ali, M. R. Baig, Hafeez Ullah, Ghazanfar Abbas, Turki S. Alkhuraiji (2018), "In Vitro Cytotoxicity of Magnetic Spinel Nanoferrites (CoMgFe2O4) Against HepG2 Cells ", Journal of Nanoelectrotronic and Optoelectronics, pp: 251-257, Vol: 13, Issue: 2, ISSN: 1555-1318, DOI: 10.1166/jno.2017.2227, Impact Factor: 1069   
42. Sana Tariq, AniqaMarium, Rizwan Raza, Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmad, M. Ajmal Khan, Ghazanfar Abbas, M. Waseem Boota, S. Khalid Imran, Sarfraz Arshad, Muhammad Ikram (2018), "Comparative study of Ce0.80Sm0.20Ba0.80Y0.20O3-d (YB-SDC) electrolyte by various chemical synthesis routes ", Results in Physics, pp: 780-784, Vol: 8, ISSN: 2211-3797, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rinp.2018.01.011, Impact Factor: 3.042   
43. FoziaShaheen, Muhammad Hammad Aziz, Muhammad Fakhar-e-Alam, Muhammad Atif, Mahvish Fatima, Riaz Ahmad, Atif Hanif, Saqib Anwar, Fatima Zafar, Ghazanfar Abbas, Syed Mansoor Ali, Mukhtar Ahmad (2017), "An In Vitro Study of the Photodynamic Effectiveness of GO-Ag Nanocomposites against Human Breast Cancer Cells ", nanomaterials, pp: 401, Vol: 7, Issue: 11, ISSN: 2079-4991, DOI: 10.3390/nano7110401, Impact Factor: 4.034   
44. Saleem Mumtaz, M. Ashfaq Ahmad, Rizwan Raza, M. Sarfraz Arshad, Bashir Ahmed, M. Naeem Ashiq, Ghazanfar Abbas* (2017), "Nano grained Sr and Zr co-doped BaCeO3 electrolytes for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells ", Ceramics International, pp: 14353-14360, Vol: 43, Issue: 16, ISSN: 0272-8842, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.07.192, Impact Factor: 3.45   
45. M. Sarfraz Arshad, Naveed Mushtaq, M. Ashfaq Ahmad, Shahzad Naseem, Shahid Atiq, Zahoor Ahmed, Rashid Ali, Ghazanfar Abbas, Rizwan Raza (2017), "Nickle foam anode-supported solid oxide fuel cells with composite electrolytes ", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, pp: 22288-22293, Vol: 42, Issue: 34, ISSN: 0360-3199, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.06.036, Impact Factor: 4.939   
46. Ghazanfar Abbas*, Rizwan Raza, M. Ashfaq , M. Ajmal, M. Jafar Hussain, Mukhtar Ahmad, Rida Batool, Faizah Altaf, Bin Zhu, “ (2017), "Electrochemical investigation of mixed metal oxide nanocomposite electrode for low temperature solid oxide fuel cell ", International Journal of Modern Physics B, pp: 1750193, Vol: 31, ISSN: 0217-9792, DOI: 10.1142/S0217979216501617, Impact Factor: 0.863   
47. M. Jafar Hussain, Rizwan Raza, Mukhtar Ahmad, Akbar Ali, Imran Ahmad, Waqar A. A. Syed, M. Anis-ur-Rehman, M. Ajmal Khan, Shaukat Ali Shahid, Ghazanfar Abbas*, (2016), "Electrochemical Study of Natural Gas Fueled Electrodes for Low Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell ", International Journal of Modern Physics B, pp: 1650161, Vol: 30, Issue: 23, ISSN: 0217-9792, DOI: 10.1142/S0217979217501934, Impact Factor: 0.863   
48. Muhammad Ajmal Khan, Rizwan Raza, M. A. Chaudhary, Ghazanfar Abbas, Asia Rafique, Muhammad Kaleem Ullah, Muhammad Naveed Mushtaq (2016), "Ceria Based Nano-Composite Electrodes For Intermediate Temperaturesolid Oxide Fuel Cells (LT-SOFC) ", Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures, pp: 465-475, Vol: 11, Issue: 2, ISSN: 1842-3582, Impact Factor: 0.638    (External URL)
49. Muhammad Waqas Mukhtar, Muhammad Irfan, Ishtiaq Ahmad, Ihsan Ali, Majid Niaz Akhtar, Muhammad Azhar Khan, Ghazanfar Abbas, M.U. Rana, Mukhtar Ahmad (2015), "Synthesis and properties of Pr-substituted MnZn ferrites for CORE materials and High frequency applications", Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, pp: 173-178, Vol: 381, Issue: 1, ISSN: 0304-8853, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2014.06.004, Impact Factor: 2.683   
50. Mukhtar Ahmad, Muhammad Ahmad, Ihsan Ali, Waheed Ahmad, Ghulam Mustafa, Majid Niaz Akhtar, Akbar Ali, Ghazanfar Abbas, Mazhar uddin Rana (2015), "Temperature dependent structural and magnetic behavior of Y-type hexagonal ferrites synthesized by sol-gel auto combustion", Journal of Alloys and Compounds , pp: 749-755, Vol: 652, ISSN: 0925-8388, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.08.144, Impact Factor: 4.175   
51. 42) Rizwan Raza, Akhlaq Ahmad, Nadeem Akram, Muhammad Saleem, Majid Niaz Akhtar, Tauqir A. Sherazi, M. Ajmal Khan, Ghazanfar Abbas, Imran Shakir, Munazza Mohsin, Farah Alvi, Muhammad Sufyan Javed, M. Yasir Rafique, Bin Zhu (2015), "Composite electrolyte with proton conductivity for low-temperature solid oxide fuel cell", Applied Physics Letters, pp: 183903, Vol: 107, Issue: 18, ISSN: 0003-6951, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4934940, Impact Factor: 3.521   
52. Ghazanfar Abbas*, Rizwan Raza, M. Ajmal Khan, Imran Ahmad, M. Ashraf Chaudhry, Tauqir A. Sherazi, Mukhtar Ahmed, Bin Zhu (2015), "Synthesize and characterization of nanocomposite anodes for low temperature solid oxide fuel cell", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, pp: 891-897, Vol: 40, Issue: 1, ISSN: 0360-3199, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.10.119, Impact Factor: 4.084   
53. Tauqir A. Sherazi, Tayyiba Rehman, Syed Ali Raza Naqvi, Ahson Jabbar Shaikh, Sohail Anjum Shahzada, Ghazanfar Abbas, Rizwan Raza, Amir Waseemem (2015), "Surface functionalization of solid state ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene through chemical grafting", Applied Surface Science, pp: 593-601, Vol: 359, ISSN: 0169-4332, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.10.080, Impact Factor: 5.155   
54. Tauqir A. Sherazi, Rizwan Raza, Ahson Jabbar Shaikh, Syed Ali Raza Naqvi, Ghazanfar Abbas, Yaqoob Khan, Shengai Le (2015), "Guanidine functionalized radiation induced grafted anion-exchange membranes for solid oxide fuel cells", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, pp: 786-796, Vol: 40, Issue: 1, ISSN: 0360-3199, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.08.086, Impact Factor: 4.084   
55. Muhammad Saleem, L. Fang, Saleem F. Shaukat, M. Ashfaq Ahmad, Rizwan Raza, Majid Niaz Akhtar, Ayesha Jamil, Samia Aslam, Ghazanfar Abbas (2015), "Structural and photovoltaic characteristics of hierarchical ZnO nanostructures electrodes", Applied Surface Science, pp: 145-, Vol: 334, ISSN: 0169-4332, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.08.156, Impact Factor: 5.155   
56. Akbar Ali, Mukhtar Ahmad, Ghazanfar Abbas, Majid Niaz Akhtar, Muhammad Atif (2015), "UREA biosensor based on magnetic nano particles (Co3O4 Fe3O4) for the estimation of urea concentration in blood and urine samples", Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, pp: 1515-1521, Vol: 17, Issue: 9-10, ISSN: 1454-4164, DOI: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283354515, Impact Factor: 0.588   
57. Naveed K. Janjua, MahwishJabeen, Mehrosh Islam, AzraYaqub, Sana Sabahat, Sadia Mehmood, Misbah Mumtaz, Ayesha Mujtaba, Rizwan Raza, Ghazanfer Abbas (2015), "Electrochemical Properties of Barium Cerate Doped with Zinc for Methanol Oxidation", Journal of Chemical Society of Pakistan, pp: 1-10, Vol: 37, Issue: 5, ISSN: 0253-5106, Impact Factor: 0.393    (External URL)
58. Ghazanfar Abbas*, Rizwan Raza, M. Ashfaq, M. Ashraf Chaudhry,Ajmal Khan, Imran Ahmad, Bin ZhuInternational Journal of Energy Research, 38(4); 2014: 518-523 (2014), "Electro-chemical study of nano-structured electrode for low temperature solid oxide fuel cell (LTSOFC)", International Journal of Energy Research, pp: 518-523, Vol: 38, Issue: 4, ISSN: 1099-114X, DOI: 10.1002/er.3090, Impact Factor: 3.343   
59. Majid Niaz Akhtar, Muhammad Azhar Khan, Mukhtar Ahmad, G. Murtaza, Rizwn Raza, S. F. Shaukat, M. H. Asif, Nadeem Nasir, Ghazanfar Abbas, M. S. Nazir, M. R. Raza (2014), "Y3Fe5O12 nanoparticulate garnet ferrites: Comprehensive study on the synthesis and characterization fabricated by various routes", Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, pp: 393-400, Vol: 368, ISSN: 0304-8853, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2014.06.004, Impact Factor: 2.683   
60. M. Ajmal Khan, Rizwan Raza, Raquel B. Lima, M. Ashraf Chaudhry, Ejaz Ahmad, Ghazanfar AbbasInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 38(36); 2013: (2013), "Comparative study of the nano-composite electrolytes based on samaria-doped ceria for low temperature solid oxide fuel cells (LTSOFCs)", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, pp: 16524-16531, Vol: 38, Issue: 36, ISSN: 0360-3199, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.05.060, Impact Factor: 4.084   
61. Ghazanfar Abbas*, Rizwan Raza, M, Ashraf Chaudhry, Bin Zhu (2012), "Study of CuNiZnGdCe nanocomposite anode for low temperature SOFC", Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters, pp: 389-393, Vol: 4, Issue: 4, ISSN:  1941-4900, DOI: doi:10.1166/nnl.2012.1306, Impact Factor: 2.917   
62. Rizwan Raza, Ghazanfar Abbas, Bin Zhu (2012), "La0.3Sr0.2Mn0.1Zn0.4 oxide-Sm0.2Ce0.8O1.9 (LSMZ-SDC) nanocomposite cathode for low temperature SOFC", Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, pp: 4994-4997, Vol: 12, Issue: 6, ISSN: 1687-9503, DOI: doi:10.1166/jnn.2012.4938, Impact Factor: 1.093   
63. Rizwan Raza, Ghazanfar Abbas,Xiaodi Wang, Ying Ma, Bin Zhu (2011), "Electrochemical study of the composite electrolyte based on samaria-doped ceria and containing yttria as a second phase", Solid State Ionics, pp: 58-63, Vol: 188, Issue: 1, ISSN: 0167-2738, DOI: 10.1016/j.ssi.2010.11.002, Impact Factor: 2.886   
64. Syed Khalid Imran, Rizwan Raza, Ghazanfar Abbas, Bin Zhu 8(6); 2011 (2011), "Characterization and development of bio-ethanol solid oxide fuel cell", Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, pp: 061014, Vol: 8, Issue: 6, ISSN: 2381-6872, DOI: http://fuelcellscience.asmedigitalcollection.asme., Impact Factor: 1.515   
65. Bin Zhu, Rizwan Raza, Ghazanfar Abbas, Manish Singh (2011), "An electrolyte-free fuel cell constructed with one homogenous layer with mixed conductivities", Advanced Functional Materials, pp: 2465-2469, Vol: 21, Issue: 13, ISSN: 1616-3028, DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201002471, Impact Factor: 15.62   
66. Rizwan Raza, Ghazanfar Abbas, S. Khalid Imran, Imran Petal, Bin Zhu (2011), "GDC-Y2O3 oxide based two phase nanocomposite electrolyte", Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, pp: 041012, Vol: 8, Issue: 4, ISSN: 2381-6872, DOI: http://fuelcellscience.asmedigitalcollection.asme., Impact Factor: 1.515   
67. Ghazanfar Abbas*, Rizwan Raza, M. Ashraf Chaudhry, Bin Zhu (2011), "Preparation and characterization of nanocomposite calcium doped ceria electrolyte with alkali carbonates (NK-CDC) for SOFC", Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, pp: 041013, Vol: 8, Issue: 4, ISSN: 2381-6872, DOI: http://fuelcellscience.asmedigitalcollection.asme., Impact Factor: 1.515   
68. Haiying Qin, Zhigang Zhu, Qinghua Liu, Yifu Jing, Rizwan Raza, M. Singh, Ghazanfar Abbas, Bin Zhu (2011), "Direct biofuel low-temperature solid oxide fuel cells", Energy and Environmental Sciences, pp: 1273-1276, Vol: 4, Issue: 4, ISSN: 1754-5706, DOI: 10.1039/c0ee00420k   

Qualification

Post-Doctorate
Huazhong University of Science and Technology, HUST, China
May 2019 to Apr 2020
   
Ph.D. (Physics)
Bahauddin Zakariya University BZU Multan Pakistan / Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden
Feb 2007 to Apr 2013
   

Experience

Tenured Associate Professor
COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus
Jan 2020 to Date
   
Assistant Professor (TTS)
COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus
Feb 2016 to Jan 2020
   
Assistant Professor (TTS)
COMSATS University Islamabad
May 2013 to Feb 2016
   
Lecturer
COMSATS University Islamabad
Dec 2011 to May 2013
   
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