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Overview

Rafiq Ahmad is affiliated with Jamia Millia Islamia in India and specializes in research across engineering and materials science. Their work predominantly covers electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, electrochemistry, bioengineering, and molecular biology.

The research topics addressed by Ahmad encompass a range of areas including:

  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
  • Electrochemical analysis and applications
  • Analytical chemistry and sensors
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Gas sensing nanomaterials and sensors
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Perovskite materials and applications

Ahmad has contributed multiple publications with a notable focus on electrochemical sensing and nanomaterials. Frequent publication venues where Ahmad's work appears include:

  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society (8 publications)
  • New Journal of Chemistry (4 publications)
  • ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology (4 publications)
  • Chemical Engineering Journal (2 publications)
  • Biosensors (2 publications)

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Ahmad include:

  • "Silver Nanoparticle Regulates Salt Tolerance in Wheat Through Changes in ABA Concentration, Ion Homeostasis, and Defense Systems," 2020, Biomolecules
  • "Engineered Hierarchical CuO Nanoleaves Based Electrochemical Nonenzymatic Biosensor for Glucose Detection," 2020, Journal of The Electrochemical Society
  • "Biosynthesized gold nanoparticles maintained nitrogen metabolism, nitric oxide synthesis, ions balance, and stabilizes the defense systems to improve salt stress tolerance in wheat," 2021, Chemosphere
  • "Hydrothermally Synthesized Nickel Oxide Nanosheets for Non-Enzymatic Electrochemical Glucose Detection," 2020, Journal of The Electrochemical Society
  • "Review-Recent Advances in Nanostructured Graphitic Carbon Nitride as a Sensing Material for Heavy Metal Ions," 2020, Journal of The Electrochemical Society

Ahmad collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Marya Khan (21 collaborations)
  • Vandana Nagal (15 collaborations)
  • Ajit Khosla (14 collaborations)
  • Byeong-Il Lee (14 collaborations)
  • Prabhash Mishra (12 collaborations)

The scientist's body of work demonstrates an emphasis on the development and characterization of nanomaterials and electrochemical devices with applications in biosensing, environmental monitoring, and agricultural stress tolerance.

Best Publications

  • Highly Efficient Non-Enzymatic Glucose Sensor Based on CuO Modified Vertically-Grown ZnO Nanorods on Electrode.

    Rafiq Ahmad;Nirmalya Tripathy;Min-Sang Ahn;Kiesar Sideeq Bhat

  • Chemical and biological sensors based on metal oxide nanostructures

    Yoon-Bong Hahn;Rafiq Ahmad;Nirmalya Tripathy

  • Wide Linear-Range Detecting Nonenzymatic Glucose Biosensor Based on CuO Nanoparticles Inkjet-Printed on Electrodes

    Rafiq Ahmad;Mohammad Vaseem;Nirmalya Tripathy;Yoon-Bong Hahn

  • Deposition of nanomaterials: A crucial step in biosensor fabrication

    Rafiq Ahmad;Otto S. Wolfbeis;Yoon-Bong Hahn;Husam N. Alshareef

  • Recent progress and perspectives of gas sensors based on vertically oriented ZnO nanomaterials

    Rafiq Ahmad;Sanjit Manohar Majhi;Xixiang Zhang;Timothy M. Swager

  • Ultra thin NiO nanosheets for high performance hydrogen gas sensor device

    Umesh T. Nakate;Rafiq Ahmad;Pramila Patil;Y.T. Yu

  • Silver Nanoparticle Regulates Salt Tolerance in Wheat Through Changes in ABA Concentration, Ion Homeostasis, and Defense Systems

    Iram Wahid;Sarika Kumari;Rafiq Ahmad;Sofi J. Hussain

  • Recent advances in nanowires-based field-effect transistors for biological sensor applications.

    Rafiq Ahmad;Tahmineh Mahmoudi;Min-Sang Ahn;Yoon-Bong Hahn

  • High-performance glucose biosensor based on chitosan-glucose oxidase immobilized polypyrrole/Nafion/functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes bio-nanohybrid film.

    Bishnu Kumar Shrestha;Rafiq Ahmad;Hamouda M. Mousa;In-Gi Kim

  • Improved selectivity and low concentration hydrogen gas sensor application of Pd sensitized heterojunction n-ZnO/p-NiO nanostructures

    Umesh T. Nakate;Rafiq Ahmad;Pramila Patil;Yousheng Wang

  • High-performance cholesterol sensor based on the solution-gated field effect transistor fabricated with ZnO nanorods.

    Rafiq Ahmad;Nirmalya Tripathy;Yoon-Bong Hahn

  • Fabrication of highly sensitive uric acid biosensor based on directly grown ZnO nanosheets on electrode surface

    Rafiq Ahmad;Nirmalya Tripathy;Na Keum Jang;Gilson Khang

  • Photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange dye by ZnO nanoneedle under UV irradiation

    Nirmalya Tripathy;Rafiq Ahmad;Jeong Eun Song;Hyun Ah Ko

  • Highly sensitive hydrazine chemical sensor based on ZnO nanorods field-effect transistor

    Rafiq Ahmad;Nirmalya Tripathy;Da-Un-Jin Jung;Yoon-Bong Hahn

  • Glucose-assisted synthesis of Cu2O shuriken-like nanostructures and their application as nonenzymatic glucose biosensors

    Rizwan Khan;Rafiq Ahmad;Prabhakar Rai;Lee Woon Jang

  • Engineered Hierarchical CuO Nanoleaves Based Electrochemical Nonenzymatic Biosensor for Glucose Detection

    Rafiq Ahmad;Marya Khan;Prabhash Mishra;Prabhash Mishra;Nushrat Jahan

  • A comprehensive biosensor integrated with a ZnO nanorod FET array for selective detection of glucose, cholesterol and urea

    Rafiq Ahmad;Nirmalya Tripathy;Jin-Ho Park;Yoon-Bong Hahn

  • ZnO nanorods array based field-effect transistor biosensor for phosphate detection.

    Rafiq Ahmad;Min-Sang Ahn;Yoon-Bong Hahn

  • Organic field effect transistors (OFETs) in environmental sensing and health monitoring: A review

    Sandeep G. Surya;Sandeep G. Surya;Harshil N. Raval;Rafiq Ahmad;Prashant Sonar

  • Nano-bitter gourd like structured CuO for enhanced hydrogen gas sensor application

    Umesh T. Nakate;Gun Hee Lee;Rafiq Ahmad;Rafiq Ahmad;Pramila Patil

  • Fabrication of a non-enzymatic glucose sensor field-effect transistor based on vertically-oriented ZnO nanorods modified with Fe2O3

    Rafiq Ahmad;Min-Sang Ahn;Yoon-Bong Hahn

  • Nonenzymatic flexible field-effect transistor based glucose sensor fabricated using NiO quantum dots modified ZnO nanorods.

    Da-Un-Jin Jung;Rafiq Ahmad;Yoon-Bong Hahn

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoon-Bong Hahn
Yoon-Bong Hahn Jeonbuk National University
Gilson Khang
Gilson Khang Jeonbuk National University
Ajit Khosla
Ajit Khosla Xidian University
Ahmad Umar
Ahmad Umar Najran University
Yeon-Tae Yu
Yeon-Tae Yu Jeonbuk National University
Khaled N. Salama
Khaled N. Salama King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Sang Hoon Kim
Sang Hoon Kim Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Chan Hee Park
Chan Hee Park Jeonbuk National University
Cheol Sang Kim
Cheol Sang Kim Jeonbuk National University
Sotirios Baskoutas
Sotirios Baskoutas University of Patras

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