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Ayman Nafady is affiliated with King Saud University in Saudi Arabia and has contributed extensively to research in materials science, chemistry, and engineering. Their work spans a diverse range of specialized subfields, including materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy and sustainability, inorganic chemistry, and organic chemistry. This multidisciplinary approach is reflected in the breadth of their published research.

Their main research topics include:

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Advanced battery technologies research

Some notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Ayman Nafady include:

  • Application of nanotechnology in agriculture, postharvest loss reduction and food processing: food security implication and challenges, 2021, Heliyon
  • A MOF-based Ultra-Strong Acetylene Nano-trap for Highly Efficient C2H2/CO2 Separation, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Enhancing Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production via the Construction of Robust Multivariate Ti-MOF/COF Composites, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Installation of synergistic binding sites onto porous organic polymers for efficient removal of perfluorooctanoic acid, 2022, Nature Communications
  • A Microporous Metal-Organic Framework with Unique Aromatic Pore Surfaces for High Performance C2H6/C2H4 Separation, 2023, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

The research has been disseminated in several frequent publication venues, including:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics
  • Small
  • RSC Advances

Collaboration is an integral part of this scientist's work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Abdullah M. Al-Enizi
  • Zafar Hussain Ibupoto
  • Aneela Tahira
  • Shengqian Ma
  • Muhammad Ali Bhatti

Ayman Nafady's publication record reflects sustained contributions to fields focused on advanced materials and their applications in energy conversion, sensing technologies, and environmental solutions. Their work combines aspects of chemistry and engineering to explore novel frameworks and composite materials with potential implications for sustainability and technological innovation.

Best Publications

  • Recent advances in MOF-based photocatalysis: environmental remediation under visible light

    Qi Wang;Qi Wang;Qiaoyuan Gao;Abdullah M. Al-Enizi;Ayman Nafady

  • A MOF‐based Ultra‐Strong Acetylene Nano‐trap for Highly Efficient C 2 H 2 /CO 2 Separation

    Zheng Niu;Xili Cui;Tony Pham;Gaurav Verma

  • Lower Activation Energy for Catalytic Reactions through Host-Guest Cooperation within Metal-Organic Frameworks.

    Briana Aguila;Qi Sun;Xiaoliang Wang;Erica O'Rourke

  • Installation of synergistic binding sites onto porous organic polymers for efficient removal of perfluorooctanoic acid

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  • Substituent engineering in g-C3N4/COF heterojunctions for rapid charge separation and high photo-redox activity

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  • Reaction Environment Modification in Covalent Organic Frameworks for Catalytic Performance Enhancement.

    Qi Sun;Qi Sun;Yongquan Tang;Briana Aguila;Sai Wang

  • MnOx nanoparticle-dispersed CeO2 nanocubes: A remarkable heteronanostructured system with unusual structural characteristics and superior catalytic performance

    Sudarsanam Putla;Mohamad Hassan Amin;Benjaram M. Reddy;Ayman Nafady;Ayman Nafady

  • Facile Approach to Graft Ionic Liquid into MOF for Improving the Efficiency of CO2 Chemical Fixation

    Yuxiu Sun;Yuxiu Sun;Hongliang Huang;Harsh Vardhan;Briana Aguila

  • Effective and fast adsorptive removal of toxic cationic dye (MB) from aqueous medium using amino-functionalized magnetic multiwall carbon nanotubes

    Tansir Ahamad;Mu. Naushad;Gaber E. Eldesoky;Sameerah I. Al-Saeedi

  • Synthesis and characterization of new Cr(III), Fe(III) and Cu(II) complexes incorporating multi-substituted aryl imidazole ligand: Structural, DFT, DNA binding, and biological implications.

    Ahmed M. Abu-Dief;Ahmed M. Abu-Dief;Laila H. Abdel-Rahman;Antar A. Abdelhamid;Adel A. Marzouk

  • A Microporous Metal-Organic Framework with Unique Aromatic Pore Surfaces for High Performance C2H6/C2H4 Separation.

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  • Enhancing Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production via the Construction of Robust Multivariate Ti-MOF/COF Composite

    Cheng-Xia Chen;Yang-Yang Xiong;Xin Zhong;Pui Ching Lan

  • Co2FeO4@rGO composite: Towards trifunctional water splitting in alkaline media

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  • One-electron oxidation of ruthenocene: reactions of the ruthenocenium ion in gentle electrolyte media.

    Jannie C Swarts;Ayman Nafady;John H Roudebush;Sabrina Trupia

  • Designing CuOx Nanoparticle-Decorated CeO2 Nanocubes for Catalytic Soot Oxidation: Role of the Nanointerface in the Catalytic Performance of Heterostructured Nanomaterials

    Putla Sudarsanam;Brendan Hillary;Baithy Mallesham;Bolla Govinda Rao

  • Ceria–zirconia modified MnOx catalysts for gaseous elemental mercury oxidation and adsorption

    Deshetti Jampaiah;Deshetti Jampaiah;Samuel J. Ippolito;Ylias Mohammad Sabri;James Tardio

  • Nanowire Morphology of Mono- and Bidoped α-MnO2 Catalysts for Remarkable Enhancement in Soot Oxidation.

    Deshetti Jampaiah;Vijay Kumar Velisoju;Vijay Kumar Velisoju;Perala Venkataswamy;Victoria E Coyle

  • L-cysteine protected copper nanoparticles as colorimetric sensor for mercuric ions.

    Razium A. Soomro;Ayman Nafady;Sirajuddin;Najma Memon

  • Nanospace Engineering of Metal-Organic Frameworks through Dynamic Spacer Installation of Multifunctionalities for Efficient Separation of Ethane from Ethane/Ethylene Mixtures.

    Cheng‐Xia Chen;Zhang‐Wen Wei;Tony Pham;Pui Ching Lan

  • Redox activity and two-step valence tautomerism in a family of dinuclear cobalt complexes with a spiroconjugated bis(dioxolene) ligand

    Kerwyn G. Alley;Giordano Poneti;Giordano Poneti;Peter S. D. Robinson;Ayman Nafady

  • Characterization of the successive one-electron oxidation products of the dicobalt fulvalenediyl (Fv) compound Co2Fv(CO)4 and its phosphine-substituted product

    Ayman Nafady;William E. Geiger

  • Preparation of metal-TCNQ charge-transfer complexes on conducting and insulating surfaces by photocrystallization

    Anthony P. O'Mullane;Nigel Fay;Ayman Nafady;Alan M. Bond

  • Tunable Synthesis of Hollow Metal-Nitrogen-Carbon Capsules for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Catalysis in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells.

    Hui Yang;Hui Yang;Xing Chen;Wan-Ting Chen;Qing Wang

  • Characterization and Reactions of Previously Elusive 17-Electron Cations: Electrochemical Oxidations of (C6H6)Cr(CO)3 and (C5H5)Co(CO)2 in the Presence of [B(C6F5)4]-

    Nicole Camire;and Ayman Nafady;William E. Geiger

Frequent Co-Authors

Abdullah M. Al-Enizi
Abdullah M. Al-Enizi King Saud University
Shengqian Ma
Shengqian Ma University of North Texas
Alan M. Bond
Alan M. Bond Monash University
Zafar Hussain Ibupoto
Zafar Hussain Ibupoto University of Sindh
Suresh K. Bhargava
Suresh K. Bhargava RMIT University
Anthony P. O'Mullane
Anthony P. O'Mullane Queensland University of Technology
William E. Geiger
William E. Geiger University of Vermont
Ahmed M. Abu-Dief
Ahmed M. Abu-Dief Sohag University
Imran Shakir
Imran Shakir University of California, Los Angeles
Magnus Willander
Magnus Willander Linköping University

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