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Overview

Muhammad Nawaz Tahir is affiliated with King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia. Their research encompasses a diverse range of topics primarily within Materials Science and Engineering, with significant contributions to several key subfields.

The main fields of study for this scientist include Materials Science, with 47 publications, and Engineering, with 39 publications. Within these fields, their work spans subfields such as Materials Chemistry (34 publications), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (28 publications), Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (25 publications), Organic Chemistry (19 publications), and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (7 publications).

Their primary research topics cover:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications

Notable recent papers authored by or involving Muhammad Nawaz Tahir include:

  • Photoreforming of Waste Polymers for Sustainable Hydrogen Fuel and Chemicals Feedstock: Waste to Energy, 2023, Chemical Reviews
  • Transition metal nanoparticles as nanocatalysts for Suzuki, Heck and Sonogashira cross-coupling reactions, 2022, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity of Biofunctionalized Zirconia Nanoparticles, 2020, ACS Omega
  • A High-Performance Asymmetric Supercapacitor Based on Tungsten Oxide Nanoplates and Highly Reduced Graphene Oxide Electrodes, 2021, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Synthesis of Au, Ag, and Au-Ag Bimetallic Nanoparticles Using Pulicaria undulata Extract and Their Catalytic Activity for the Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol, 2020, Nanomaterials

Frequent publication venues for this scientist include:

  • Dalton Transactions
  • ACS Omega
  • The Chemical Record
  • Scientific Reports
  • Advanced Materials

Collaborations have been established regularly with several coauthors, including:

  • Muhammad Ashraf
  • Wolfgang Tremel
  • Mujeeb Khan
  • Nisar Ullah
  • Syed Farooq Adil

Best Publications

  • Graphene based metal and metal oxide nanocomposites: synthesis, properties and their applications

    Mujeeb Khan;Muhammad Nawaz Tahir;Syed Farooq Adil;Hadayat Ullah Khan

  • COVID-19: A Global Challenge with Old History, Epidemiology and Progress So Far.

    Mujeeb Khan;Syed F. Adil;Hamad Z. Alkhathlan;Muhammad N. Tahir

  • Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles mediated by Pulicaria glutinosa extract

    Mujeeb Khan;Merajuddin Khan;Syed Farooq Adil;Muhammad Nawaz Tahir

  • Extraordinary Performance of Carbon‐Coated Anatase TiO2 as Sodium‐Ion Anode

    Muhammad Nawaz Tahir;Bernd Oschmann;Daniel Buchholz;Xinwei Dou

  • Biogenic synthesis of palladium nanoparticles using Pulicaria glutinosa extract and their catalytic activity towards the Suzuki coupling reaction

    Mujeeb Khan;Merajuddin Khan;Mufsir Kuniyil;Syed Farooq Adil

  • Green Approach for the Effective Reduction of Graphene Oxide Using Salvadora persica L. Root (Miswak) Extract

    Mujeeb Khan;Abdulhadi H Al-Marri;Merajuddin Khan;Mohammed Rafi Shaik

  • Hydrogen peroxide sensing with horseradish peroxidase-modified polymer single conical nanochannels.

    Mubarak Ali;Muhammad Nawaz Tahir;Zuzanna Siwy;Reinhard Neumann

  • Solids Go Bio: Inorganic Nanoparticles as Enzyme Mimics

    Ruben Ragg;Muhammad N. Tahir;Wolfgang Tremel

  • Molybdenum trioxide nanoparticles with intrinsic sulfite oxidase activity.

    Ruben Ragg;Filipe Natalio;Muhammad Nawaz Tahir;Henning Janssen

  • Au@MnO Nanoflowers: Hybrid Nanocomposites for Selective Dual Functionalization and Imaging

    Thomas D. Schladt;Mohammed Ibrahim Shukoor;Kerstin Schneider;Muhammad Nawaz Tahir

  • Facile synthesis and characterization of monocrystalline cubic ZrO2 nanoparticles

    Muhammad Nawaz Tahir;Lela Gorgishvili;Jixue Li;Tatiana Gorelik

  • Co-expression and Functional Interaction of Silicatein with Galectin MATRIX-GUIDED FORMATION OF SILICEOUS SPICULES IN THE MARINE DEMOSPONGE SUBERITES DOMUNCULA

    Heinz C. Schröder;Alexandra Boreiko;Michael Korzhev;Muhammad N. Tahir

  • Facile Synthesis and Characterization of Functionalized, Monocrystalline Rutile TiO2 Nanorods

    Muhammad N. Tahir;Patrick Theato;Patrick Oberle;Gennadij Melnyk

  • Hematite and Magnetite Nanostructures for Green and Sustainable Energy Harnessing and Environmental Pollution Control: A Review

    Muhammad Ashraf;Ibrahim Khan;Muhammad Usman;Abuzar Khan

  • Metal Ion Affinity-based Biomolecular Recognition and Conjugation inside Synthetic Polymer Nanopores Modified with Iron–Terpyridine Complexes

    Mubarak Ali;Saima Nasir;Quoc Hung Nguyen;Jugal Kishore Sahoo

  • Synthesis, crystal structure analysis, spectral IR, UV–Vis, NMR assessments, electronic and nonlinear optical properties of potent quinoline based derivatives: Interplay of experimental and DFT study

    Muhammad Khalid;Malik Aman Ullah;Muhammad Adeel;Muhammad Usman Khan

  • Plant extracts as green reductants for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles: lessons from chemical synthesis.

    Mujeeb Khan;Mohammed Rafi Shaik;Syed Farooq Adil;Shams Tabrez Khan

  • Synthesis, characterization, and anticancer activity of Schiff bases.

    Noor Uddin;Faisal Rashid;Saqib Ali;Syed Ahmed Tirmizi

  • Synthesis, characterization, crystal structures, DFT, TD-DFT, molecular docking and DNA binding studies of novel copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes bearing halogenated bidentate N,O-donor Schiff base ligands

    Hadi Kargar;Reza Behjatmanesh-Ardakani;Vajiheh Torabi;Maryam Kashani

  • Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Hirshfeld Surface Analysis, and Computational Study of a Novel Organic Salt Obtained from Benzylamine and an Acidic Component.

    Muhammad Ashfaq;Khurram Shahzad Munawar;Muhammad Nawaz Tahir;Necmi Dege

  • Synthesis, characterization, biological screenings and interaction with calf thymus DNA of a novel azomethine 3-((3,5-dimethylphenylimino)methyl)benzene-1,2-diol.

    Muhammad Sirajuddin;Saqib Ali;Naseer Ali Shah;Muhammad Rashid Khan

  • Synthetic, XRD, non-covalent interactions and solvent dependent nonlinear optical studies of Sulfadiazine-Ortho-Vanillin Schiff base: (E)-4-((2-hydroxy-3-methoxy- benzylidene) amino)-N-(pyrimidin-2-yl)benzene-sulfonamide

    Muhammad Shahid;Muhammad Salim;Muhammad Khalid;Muhammad Nawaz Tahir

  • Synthesis, crystal structure, theoretical calculation, spectroscopic and antibacterial activity studies of copper(II) complexes bearing bidentate schiff base ligands derived from 4-aminoantipyrine: Influence of substitutions on antibacterial activity

    Hadi Kargar;Fariba Aghaei-Meybodi;Reza Behjatmanesh-Ardakani;Mohammad Reza Elahifard

  • Controlled synthesis of linear and branched Au@ZnO hybrid nanocrystals and their photocatalytic properties.

    Muhammad Nawaz Tahir;Filipe Natalio;Musa Ali Cambaz;Martin Panthöfer

  • Formation of layered titania and zirconia catalysed by surface-bound silicatein

    Muhammad Nawaz Tahir;Patrick Théato;Werner E G Müller;Heinz C Schröder

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang Tremel
Wolfgang Tremel Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Ute Kolb
Ute Kolb Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Werner E. G. Müller
Werner E. G. Müller Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Patrick Theato
Patrick Theato Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Rudolf Zentel
Rudolf Zentel Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Abdulrahman Al-Warthan
Abdulrahman Al-Warthan King Saud University
Heinz C. Schröder
Heinz C. Schröder Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Vadim Ksenofontov
Vadim Ksenofontov Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Stefano Passerini
Stefano Passerini Nanjing Normal University
Dominic Bresser
Dominic Bresser Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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