Dr. Mohsin Ali Marwat

ABOUT Dr. MOHSIN ALI MARWAT

Dr. Marwat works as an assistant professor at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering in the GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology. Throughout his academic career, he has achieved remarkable distinctions, including the prestigious title of Honorary International PhD Graduate, consecutive Academic Excellence Awards for the years 2018–19 and 2017–18, an Excellent Volunteer Award in 2018, and an Outstanding Master Graduate in 2017. His extensive research portfolio spans diverse areas within the field, such as nanomaterials, nanotechnology, energy storage materials, and advanced ceramics. Driven by his commitment to excellence, his work has gained significant recognition within the scientific community, as reflected by his impressive h-index of 22, I-10 index of 27, cumulative impact factor greater than 300, and an outstanding number of 1522 citations in the last five years. Moreover, he has been active in leading the administrative tasks assigned to him, for example, the Board of Studies, the Industrial Advisory Board, and the Convocation Sub-Committees. Dr. Marwat’s unwavering dedication, solid academic foundation, key administrative tasks, and numerous achievements position him as a valuable contributor to advancing knowledge and fostering innovation within the realm of materials science, engineering, and allied fields.

SUBJECTS AND LABS TAUGHT

Undergraduate Courses:

1. Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering (MM102)
2. Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology-I (MM391)
3. Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology-II (MM392)
4. Nanomaterials for Energy (MM499)
5. Thin Films
6. Heat Treatment and Processing (MM334)
7. Laboratory courses on XRD, Heat Treatment and Nanotechnology (MM344L and MM447L)

Graduate Courses:

1. Nanomaterials (NM536)
2. Nanostructured Devices (NM537)

ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS

1. Honorary International Graduate Student for the Year 2020.
2. My journal article, i.e., Marwat et al., Colloid. Surface. A, 2019, 581, 123802 was selected as the journal’s cover in 2019.
3. Recognition Certificate from Pakistan Students Community at HUST in 2019.
4. Academic Excellence Award for the year 2018-2019.
5. Excellent Volunteer Award in 2018.
6. Academic Excellence Award for the year 2017-2018.
7. Chinese Government Scholarship for pursuing PhD in 2017.
8. Outstanding Master Graduate Student for the year 2017.
9. Chinese Government Scholarship for pursuing the Master’s degree in 2014.
10. Best Student of the academic year 2007-2008.
11. Annual Academic and Co-Curricular Performance Merit Certificate for the session 2005-2006.

RESEARCH PROFILE (July 5, 2023)

Patent

1. Zhang H.; Fan, P.; Marwat, M. A.; Liu, K., 一种高储能密度介电复合多层薄膜及其制备方法 (High-energy-storage-density dielectric composite multilayer film and preparation method thereof), 2020, CN110862683A.

Journal Articles As First Author/ Equal Contribution:

1. M.A. Marwat*, H Zhang, M Humayun, B Xie, M Ashtar, M Bououdina, …,High discharge energy density in rationally designed graphene oxide@ zinc oxide/polymer blend-polyetherimide heterostructured bilayer nanocomposites, Journal of Energy Storage, 2024,  79, 110125. (IF:9.4, Citations:2) 
2. M.A. Marwat*, S Ishfaq, KM Adam, B Tahir, MH Shaikh, MF Khan, …, Enhancing supercapacitor performance of Ni–Co–Mn metal–organic frameworks by compositing it with polyaniline and reduced graphene oxide, RSC Advances, 2024,  14, 2102-2115. (IF:3.9, Citations:0) 
3. KM Adam, M.A. Marwat*, MF Khan, M Humayun, SS Shah, ZU Din, …, Battery-grade silver citrate-nickel hydroxide-multiwalled carbon nanotubes nanocomposites for high-performance supercapattery applications, Journal of Energy Storage, 2024, 81, 110448. (IF:9.4, Citations:0) 
4. ZU Din, M.A. Marwat*, M Humayun, H Zhang, B Xie, SU Khan, MF Khan, …, Ultrahigh energy density and high thermal stability in novel bilayer-structured nanocomposites with surface-decorated TiO2@ BaTiO3 nanoparticles, Journal of Energy Storage, 2024, 75, 109706. (IF:9.4, Citations:3) 
5. S. Ali, M.A. Marwat*, M. F. Khan, K.M. Adam, Z.U. Din, M.R.A. Karim, S. Khan, Ti₃SiC₂-coupled NiCoMn LDH nanocomposites as positive electrode for high performance supercapacitors. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2023, 956, 170229. (IF:6.2, Citations:12) 
6. MF Khan,  Marwat M. A.*, SS Shah, RA Karim, MA Aziz, ZU Din, KM Adam, Novel MoS₂-Sputtered NiCoMg MOFs for High-Performance Hybrid Supercapacitor Applications, Separation and Purification Technology, 2023, 310, 123101. (IF: 8.6, Citations: 27)
7. Marwat, M.A.*; Ullah, H.; Usman, M.; Ehsan, M.A.; Zhang, H.; Khan, M.F.; Ali, S.; Yousaf, M.; Significantly improved photocatalytic activity of the SnO₂/BiFeO₃ heterojunction for pollutant degradation and mechanism, Ceram. Int., 2022. (IF:4.5, Citations:23) 
8. Marwat M.A.; Humayun M.; Afridi M. W.; Zhang H.; Karim M. R. A.; Ashtar M.; Usman M.; Waqar S.; Ullah H.; Wang C.; and Luo W., Advanced Catalysts for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting, ACS Appl. Ener. Mater. 2021, 4(11), 12007-12031. (IF:6.024, Citations:31)  
9. Marwat, M.A.*; Ma, W.; Fan, P.*; Elahi, H.; Samart, C.; Nan B.; Tan, H.; Salamon, D.; Ye, B.; Zhang H.*, Ultrahigh energy density and thermal stability in sandwich-structured nanocomposites with Dopamine@Ag@BaTiO₃. Storage Mater. 2020, 31, 492-504. (IF:17.789, Citations:52)
10. Marwat, M.A.*; Yasar, M.; Ma, W.; Fan, P.*; Liu, K.; Lu, D.; Tian, Y.; Samart, C.; Ye, B.; Zhang, H.*, Significant Energy Density of Discharge and Charge-Discharge Efficiency in Ag@BNN Nanofillers-Modified Heterogeneous Sandwich Structure Nanocomposites. ACS Appl. Ener. Mater. 2020, 3(7), 6591-6601. (IF:6.024, Citations:20)
11. Marwat, M.A.; Xie, B.;  Zhu, Y.;  Fan, P.;  Liu, K.;  Shen, M.;  Ashtar, M.;  Kongparakul, S.;  Samart, C.; Zhang, H., Sandwich structure-assisted significantly improved discharge energy density in linear polymer nanocomposites with high thermal stability. Surface. A 2019, 581, 123802. (IF:4.539, Citations:33)
12. Marwat, M.A.; Xie, B.;  Zhu, Y.;  Fan, P.;  Ma, W.;  Liu, H.;  Ashtar, M.;  Xiao, J.;  Salamon, D.;  Samart, C.; Zhang, H., Largely enhanced discharge energy density in linear polymer nanocomposites by designing a sandwich structure. Part A-Appl. S. 2019, 121, 115-122. (IF:7.664, Citations:52)
13. Marwat, M.A.; Xie, B.;  Ashtar, M.;  Zhu, Y.;  Fan, P.; Zhang, H., High remnant polarization, high dielectric constant and impedance performance of Nb/In Co-doped Bi₄₉La_0.01Na_0.49Li_0.01TiO_3-δ ceramics. Ceram. Int. 2018, 44 (6), 6843-6850. (IF:4.527, Citations:15)
14. Zhang, H.; Marwat, M.A.;  Xie, B.;  Ashtar, M.;  Liu, K.;  Zhu, Y.;  Zhang, L.;  Fan, P.;  Samart, C.; Ye, Z. G., Polymer Matrix Nanocomposites with 1D Ceramic Nanofillers for Energy Storage Capacitor Applications. ACS Appl. Mater. Inter. 2019, 12(1), 1-37. (IF:9.229, Citations:120)

Journal Articles As Co-Author:

1. M Humayun, A Khan, M.A. Marwat, M Bououdina, S Ali, AU Rahman, F Ali, …, Au decorated chemically exfoliated g-C3N4 as highly efficient visible light catalyst for hydrogen production, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2024, 450, 115472. (IF:4.3, Citations:5) 
2. R Zahid, MRA Karim, MW Khan, M.A. Marwat, Electrocatalytic water splitting: A review under the shade of metal-organic frameworks, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024, 57, 958-982. (IF:7.2, Citations:0) 
3. W Khalid, MRA Karim, ASA Shahid, W Shehzad, M.A. Marwat, Nanocomposites of Ni-Co-Mn MOFs and PANI functionalized CNTs-GNPs with excellent electrochemical performance for energy storage applications, Journal of Energy Storage, 2024, 77, 109962. (IF:9.4, Citations:0) 

4. J Cai, B Xie, Y Jiang, J Lu, Z Li, P Mao, M.A. Marwat, H Zhang, Design and preparation of ternary polymer nanocomposites for high energy density film capacitors, Composites Science and Technology, 2024, 245, 110361. (IF:9.1, Citations:2) 

5. M Ashtar, M.A. Marwat, Z Li, Y Yang, D Cao, Optoelectronic and Photocatalytic Properties of SiC and VXY (X= Cl, Br and Y= Se, Te) van der Waals Heterostructures, Journal of Electronic Materials, 2023, 52 (12), 8038-8049. (IF:4.5, Citations:5) 
6. Z Ud Din, M.A. Marwat*, A Ijaz, MRA Karim, Enhanced Thermal Stability of Polymers by Incorporating Novel Surface-Decorated SrTiO3@ Graphene Nanoplatelets, Digital Manufacturing Technology, 2023, 3(2), 181-189. (IF:4.5, Citations:5) 
7. AR Ferdous, SS Shah, MN Shaikh, HR Barai, M.A. Marwat*, M Oyama, …, Advancements in Biomass‐Derived Activated Carbon for Sustainable Hydrogen Storage: A Comprehensive Review, Chemistry–An Asian Journal, 2023, e202300780. (IF:4.5, Citations:5) 
8. Ashtar, M., M.A. Marwat, Li, Z., Yang, Y., & Cao, D. Self-powered ultraviolet/visible photodetector based on CuBi₂O₄/PbZr₅₂Ti_0.48O₃ heterostructure. Journal of Luminescence, 2023, 260, 119855. (IF:3.6, Citations:0)
9. Ashtar, M., M.A. Marwat, Yang, Y., & Cao, D. Two-dimensional ZnO/ZrXY (X, Y= Br, Cl and F) van der Waals heterostructures as promising photocatalysts for high efficiency water splitting, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2023. (IF:7.2, Citations:0)
10. H Ullah, Z Ullah, ZAK Khattak, M.A. Marwat, B Yu, HW Kwon, HY Kim, Formation of Value-Added Cyclic Carbonates by Coupling of Epoxides and CO₂ by Ruthenium Pincer Hydrazone Complexes under Atmospheric Pressure, Energy & Fuels, 2023, 37, 3, 2178-2187. (IF:5.3, Citations:0)
11. Q Wang, X Bing, Q Zheng, MA Marwat, Z Liu, P Mao, S Jiang, H Zhang, Bi_0.5Na_0.5TiO₃-based relaxor-ferroelectric ceramics for low-electric-field dielectric energy storage via bidirectional optimization strategy, chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 452 (3), 139422.  
12. H Khan, S Hussain, R Zahoor, M Arshad, M Umar, MA Marwat, A Khan, Novel modeling and optimization framework for Navy Blue adsorption onto eco-friendly magnetic geopolymer composite, Environmental Research, 2023, 216, 114346
13. Babar, NUA; Khan, A.; Suliman, M.H.; Marwat, M.A.; Tahir, M.N.; Ehsan, M.A.; Electrocatalytic Investigations into a PdNi Nanostructured Alloy Supported over a Graphite Sheet toward Pt-like Hydrogen Evolution Activity, Energy & Fuels, 2022, 36 (11), 5910–5919.
14. Ahmed, N.; Khan, Z.S.; Ashraf, A.; Pervaiz, H.; Marwat, M.A.; Qayyum A.A.; Si diffusion induced adhesion and corrosion resistance in annealed RF sputtered SiC films on graphite substrate, Ceram. Int., 2022. (IF:4.5, Citations:0)
15. Ashtar, M.; Bai, Y.; Xu, L.; Wan, Z.; Wei, Z.; Liu, Y.; Marwat, M.A.; Tian, Z.; Structure and magnetic properties of melilite-type compounds RE₂Be₂GeO₇ (RE=Pr,Nd,Gd-Yb) with Rare-Earth ions on Shastry-Sutherland lattice. Chem., 2021, 60(6), 3626–3634. (IF: 5.165, Citations: 3)
16. Liu, K.; Marwat, M.A.; Ma, W.; Wei, T.; Li, M.; Fan, P.*; Lu, D.; Tian, Y.; Samart, C.; Ye, B.; He, J.; Zhang, H*, Enhanced energy storage performance of nanocomposites filled with paraelectric ceramic nanoparticles by weakening the electric field distortion. Int. 2020, 46(13), 21149-21155. (IF:4.527, Citations:9)
17. Liu, K.; Zhang, Y.; Marwat, M.A.; Wang, G.; Wang, D.; Ma, W.; Wei, T.; li, M.; Xu, J.; Yang, H.; Kongparakul, S.; Samart, C.; Zang, J.; Fan, P.; Zhang, H.*, Large electrostrain in low-temperature sintered NBT-BT-0.025FN incipient piezoceramics. Am. Ceram. Soc. 2020, 103, 3739-3747. (IF:3.784, Citations:17)
18. Fan, P.; Zhang, Y.;  Zhang, S.-T.;  Xie, B.;  Zhu, Y.;  Marwat, M.A.;  Ma, W.;  Liu, K.;  Shu, L.; Zhang, H.*, Low-temperature sintered (Na_1/2Bi_1/2)TiO₃-based incipient piezoceramics for co-fired multilayer actuator application. J. Materiomics 2019, 5 (3), 480-488. (IF:6.425, Citations:12)
19. Ashtar, M.; Marwat, M.A.;  Gao, Y. X.;  Zhang, Z. T.;  Pi, L.;  Yuan, S. L.; Tian, Z. M., REZnAl₁₁O₁₉ (RE = Pr, Nd, Sm–Tb): a new family of ideal 2D triangular lattice frustrated magnets. J. Mater. Chem. C 2019, 7 (32), 10073-10081. (IF:7.393, Citations:5)
20. Ashtar, M.; Gao, Y. X.;  Wang, C. L.;  Qiu, Y.;  Tong, W.;  Zou, Y. M.;  Zhang, X. W.;  Marwat, M.A.;  Yuan, S. L.; Tian, Z. M., Synthesis, structure and magnetic properties of rare-earth REMgAl₁₁O₁₉ (RE = Pr, Nd) compounds with two-dimensional triangular lattice. J. Alloy. Compd. 2019, 802, 146-151. (IF:5.316, Citations:6)
21. Ashtar, M.; Gong, G. S.;  Gao, Y. X.;  Xu, L. M.;  Marwat, M.A.;  Wang, Y. Q.;  Yuan, S. L.; Tian, Z. M.*, Synthesis, structural, electrical and magnetic properties of Bi₂Fe₄–xGa_xO9 (0≤x≤6). Ceram. Int. 2019, 45 (8), 10236-10242. (IF: 4.527, Citations:5)
22. Ma, W.; Zhu, Y.;  Marwat, M.A.;  Fan, P.;  Xie, B.;  Salamon, D.;  Ye, Z.-G.; Zhang, H.*, Enhanced energy-storage performance with excellent stability under low electric fields in BNT–ST relaxor ferroelectric ceramics. J. Mater. Chem. C 2019, 7 (2), 281-288. (IF:7.393, Citations:216)
23. Fan, P.; Zhang, Y.;  Zhu, Y.;  Ma, W.;  Liu, K.;  He, X.;  Marwat, M.A.;  Xie, B.;  Li, M.; Zhang, H.*, Large strain under low driving field in lead-free relaxor/ferroelectric composite ceramics. J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 2019, 102 (7), 4113-4126. (IF:3.784, Citations:32)
24. Xie, B.; Zhang, L.;  Marwat, M.A.;  Zhu, Y.;  Ma, W.;  Fan, P.; Zhang, H.*, High energy storage performance for dielectric film capacitors by designing 1D SrTiO₃@SiO₂ J. Adv. Dielectr. 2018, 8 (6), 1850039. (IF:0.96, Citations:11)
25. Xie, B.; Zhu, Y.;  Marwat, M.A.;  Zhang, S.;  Zhang, L.; Zhang, H.*, Tailoring the energy storage performance of polymer nanocomposites with aspect ratio optimized 1D nanofillers. J. Mater. Chem. A 2018, 6, 20356-20364. (IF:12.732, Citations:46)
26. Zhu, Y.; Yuan, S.;  Lu, C.;  Xie, B.;  Fan, P.;  Marwat, M.A.;  Ma, W.;  Liu, K.;  Liu, H.; Zhang, H.*, High discharged energy density of nanocomposites filled with double-layered core-shell nanoparticles by reducing space charge polarization. Ceram. Int. 2018, 44 (16), 19330-19337. (IF: 4.527, Citations:19)
27. Zhang, H.*; Zhu, Y.;  Fan, P.;  Marwat, M.A.;  Ma, W.;  Liu, K.;  Liu, H.;  Xie, B.;  Wang, K.; Koruza, J., Temperature-insensitive electric-field-induced strain and enhanced piezoelectric properties of <001> textured (K,Na)NbO₃-based lead-free piezoceramics. Acta Mater. 2018, 156, 389-398. (IF:8.203, Citations:59)
28. Fan, P.; Zhang, Y.;  Zhang, Q.;  Xie, B.;  Zhu, Y.;  Marwat, M.A.;  Ma, W.;  Liu, K.;  Xiao, J.; Zhang, H.*, Large strain with low hysteresis in Bi₄Ti₃O₁₂ modified Bi_1/2(Na₈₂K_0.18)_1/2TiO₃ lead-free piezoceramics. J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 2018, 38 (13), 4404-4413. (IF:5.302, Citations:49)
29. Zhu, Y.; Zhang, Y.;  Xie, B.;  Fan, P.;  Marwat, M.A.;  Ma, W.;  Wang, C.;  Yang, B.;  Xiao, J.; Zhang, H.*, Large electric field-induced strain in AgNbO₃-modified 0.76Bi₅Na_0.5TiO₃−0.24SrTiO₃ lead-free piezoceramics. Ceram. Int. 2018, 44, 7851-7857. (IF: 4.527, Citations:52)
30. Shen, M.; Qin, Y.;  Zhang, Y.;  Marwat, M.A.;  Zhang, C.;  Wang, W.;  Li, M.;  Zhang, H.*;  Zhang, G.; Jiang, S., Enhanced pyroelectric properties of lead-free BNT-BA-KNN ceramics for thermal energy harvesting. J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 2018, 102 (7), 3990-3999. (IF:3.784, Citations:14)
31. Elahi, H.*; Rehman, W.-U.;  Swati, R. F.;  Khan, M. H.;  Mushtaq, T.;  Haider, Z.;  Awan, Z.;  Saleem, K.;  Marwat, M.A.; Riaz, S., Automatic Sorting, Counting and Bottle Filling Robotic Station. Inter. J. Scient. Eng. Appl. Sci. 2017, 3 (5), 203-206. (IF:5.6, Citations:2)

Conference/Symposium Papers And Poster Presentations:

1. Marwat, M.A.*, KeyNote Speaker: Polymer Nanocomposites for Energy Storage Applications, 1st National Joint Universities Conference on Sustainable Indigenous Production & Upcycling of Polymers/Allied Materials (SIP-UP), Sponsored by Pakistan Academy of Science, 2023, Lahore, Pakistan.
2. Marwat, M.A.*; Liu, K.; Ashtar, M.; Fan, P.; Zhang, H., Sandwich-structured barium titanate/poly(etherimide) nanocomposites with enhanced energy density and thermal stability. The 11th China-Japan Symposium on Ferroelectric Materials and Their Applications (CJFMA-11) 22-25, 2019, Nanjing, China.
3. Marwat, M.A.*; Xie B.; Zhu, Y.; Fan, P.; Ashtar, M.; Zhang H.; Trilayered barium titanate/poly(methyl methacrylate) nanocomposites with enhanced breakdown strength and energy density, The 10th Japan-China Symposium on Ferroelectric Materials and Their Applications (JCFMA-10), 20-23, 2018, Inuyama, Japan.
4. Gull, M. A.*; Elahi, H.;  Marwat, M.A.; Waqar, S. A new approach to classification of upper limb and wrist movements using EEG signals, 13^th IASTED Inter. Conf. Biomed. Eng., 20-21, 2017, Innsbruck, Austria, 181-194. (Citations:11)
5. Marwat, M.A.*; Afridi, S., Qazi I., Khan, S., Study of Patterns Shape Formation in Soft lithography. International Conference on Aerospace Science & Engineering (ICASE), 21-23, 2013, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Reviewer of Journals:

1. Journal of Energy Chemistry (Impact Factor: 9.676, Publisher: Elsevier)
2. Rapid Prototyping Journal (Impact Factor: 3.095, Publisher: Emerald Publishing)
3. Materials Science and Technology (Impact Factor: 2.060, Taylor & Francis)

TRAINING & WORKSHOPS

1. Training Program for Silk Road Engineering Science and Technology Development (2016; China)
2. Workshop for Developing Business Plan for a New Venture (2013; Pakistan)
3. Workshop for Developing Marketing Skills (in 2013; Pakistan)
4. Workshop for Developing Financial Skills (in 2013; Pakistan)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

1. Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC). Registration No. METAL/3227.
2. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS).

Students Supervised/ing:

Undergraduate

Graduate:

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LINKAGES

1. Professor Haibo Zhang (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China)
2. Dr. Bing Xie (Nanchang Hangkong University, China)
3. Dr. Syed Shaheen Shah (Kyoto University, Japan)
4. Dr. Habib Ullah (Chungnam University, Korea)
5. Dr. Muhammad Humayun (Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia)
6. Prof. Muhammad Abdul Aziz (King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia)
7. Dr. Muhammad Usman (King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia)
8. Dr. Zuhair S. Khan (U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy, NUST, Pakistan)
9. Dr. Noor-Ul-Ain Babar (UET, Lahore)
10. Dr. Sher Ali (Khushal Khan Khattak University Karak, Karak, Pakistan)