Dr. Muhammad Imran Rafique
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Area of Interest: Energy storage devices based on functionalized carbon materials, Hybrid Super-capacitors,Super-batteries, Redox-Active Electrolytes, Solid-State Electrolytes and Nano-Materials
Tel # (Off): 111-001-007   (192)
HEC approved PhD Supervisor

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering with more than twelve years of diversified experience in the fields of  Research and Technology Development for energy storage and development of 3D free-standing electrodes for hybrid supercapacitors and batteries by using green templates,  Laboratories  Development and  Management,  Academic Teaching,  Process  Engineering,  Process  Monitoring,  Process  Optimization,  Concept, and Feasibility Studies.

My research focuses on nature-based multifunctional materials for free-standing electrodes. Carbon-based materials can be used as an electrode for Hybrid supercapacitors and batteries for thousands of cycles with maximum efficiency.  I got extraordinary results for such types of materials with suitable electrolytes.

 

Technical Reports

      • Participated in the Research and Development Division of Golden Dragon Electric Vehicles Company
        (SkyWell), Nanjing China, and drafted a technical report for the Chinese Scholarship Council.
      • Participated in the Research and Development Division of JAC Motors Company, Nanjing China, and
        prepared a technical report for the Chinese Scholarship Council.
      • Participated in the Research and Development Division of Fasten Group, Envision Energy (Wind
        Turbines), and Shuangliang Companies, Nanjing China, and drafted technical reports for Chinese
        Scholarship Council.

Certifications

      • Certification in 2D and 3D drafting from the National Institute of Design & Analysis (AutoCAD Software) Lahore Pakistan.
      • Certification in Process Simulation National Institute from Design & Analysis (HYSYS) Lahore Pakistan
      • IELTS (International English Learning Testing Service) Certification by British Council, 6.5 bands
      • Served as Host at FM 104.6 (Radio station at Punjab University Lahore

 

 

 

 

Publications:

Journal Papers:
1. Ali A, Rafiq MI, Zhou B, Tang W (2022), "Evaluating the Impact of Hartree-Fock Exact Exchange on the Performance of Global Hybrid Functionals for the Vertical Excited-State Energies of Fused-Ring Electron Acceptors using TD-DFT.", Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, pp: 21270-21282, Vol: 24, Issue: 35, ISSN: 1463-9084, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CP02228A, Impact Factor: 3.945    (External URL)
2. Farid T, Wang Y, Rafiq MI, Ali A, Tang W (2022), "Porous Flexible Wood Scaffolds Designed for High-Performance Electrochemical Energy Storage", ACS Sustainable Chemistry &Engineering, pp: 7078–7090, Vol: 10, Issue: 21, ISSN: 1463-9084, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c01108, Impact Factor: 8.198    (External URL)
3. Tanveer Farid,Muhammad Imran Rafiq, Amjad Ali, Weihua Tang (2021), "Transforming wood as next-generation structural and functional materials for a sustainable future", EcoMat, pp: e12154, Vol: 4, Issue: 1, ISSN: 2567-3173, DOI: 10.1002/eom2.12154   
4. Amjad Ali, Muhammad Imran Rafiq, Baojing Zhoua and Weihua Tang (2021), "Evaluating the Nature of Vertical Excited-States of FusedRing Electron Acceptors Using TD-DFT and Density-Based Charge Transfer ", Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, pp: 15282-15291, Vol: 23, DOI: 10.1039/D1CP01917A, Impact Factor: 3.676   
5. Muhammad Imran Rafiq, Xinlei Wang, Tanveer Farid, Jie Zhou, Jian Tanga and Weihua Tang (2021), "Carbonyl-enriched hierarchical carbon synergizes redox electrolyte for highly-efficient and stable supercapacitors", Chemical Communication, pp: 3716-3719, Vol: 57, Issue: 30, DOI: 10.1039/D0CC08432H, Impact Factor: 6.22   
6. Amjad Ali, Muhammad Imran Rafiq, Zhuohan Zhang, Jinru Cao, Renyong Geng, Baojing Zhou and Weihua Tang (2020), "TD-DFT benchmark for UV-visible spectra of fused-ring electron acceptors using global and range-separated hybrids", Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, pp: 7864-7874, Vol: 22, Issue: 15, DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00060D, Impact Factor: 3.676   
7. Muhammad ImranRafiq, Tanveer Farida, Jie Zhoua, Amjad Ali, JianTang and WeihuaTang (2019), "Carbonized wood-supported hollow NiCo2S4 eccentric spheres for high-performance hybrid supercapacitors", Journal of Alloys and Compounds, pp: 151858, Issue: 811, ISSN: 0925-8388, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.151858, Impact Factor: 5.316   
8. Yan Yuan,Jie Zhou, Muhammad Imran Rafiq, Si meng, DaiJian Tang. Weihua Tang (2019), "Growth of Ni–Mn layered double hydroxide and polypyrrole on bacterial cellulose nanofibers for efficient supercapacitors", Electrochem Acta, pp: 82-91, Vol: 295, DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.10.090, Impact Factor: 6.9   

Qualification

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering (Energy Storage and Nano-materials)
Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China
Sep 2016 to Jan 2022
   
M.Sc Chemical Engineering
Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology Punjab University Lahore, Pakistan
Sep 2010 to Oct 2012
   
B.Sc Chemical Engineering
Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Punjab University Lahore., Pakistan
Jan 2006 to Jul 2010
   

Experience

Senior Lecturer
COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus
Nov 2020 to Date
   
Researcher
Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Jiangsu China
Sep 2016 to Jan 2020
   
Lecturer/Researcher
COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus.
Sep 2010 to Sep 2016
   
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