Dr. Muhammad Yousaf is an academic with 8 years research/teaching experience in the field of development of rechargeable batteries for future energy storage. He completed his M.Phil. degree in Solid State Physics from the University of Punjab, Pakistan in 2013 and earned his Ph.D. degree in Advanced Materials and Mechanics from PKU, China in 2019. Then I worked as a Postdoctorate and subgroup leader for the development of lithium and sodium-based batteries at Peking University (2019-2021). Currently, he is working as a Principal Investigator at ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, where he is engaged in various projects for the development of rechargeable batteries. He authored 50 articles in highly prestigious journals Materials Today, Energy & Environmental Science, Advanced Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, Science Bulletin, etc. In addition, he has been awarded several funding and honorary awards including the National Natural Science Foundation China, the Youth Talent Excellence Program of Zhejiang University, the International Postdoctoral Exchange Fellowship Program (Talent-Introduction Program), the Peking University Excellent International Student’s Academic Award, etc.
Honors and Awards
Youth Talent Excellence Program, HIC-ZJU, Zhejiang University (2021)
Won Shuimu Tsinghua Scholar Program, Tsinghua University (2021)
International Postdoctoral Exchange Fellowship Program, Talent-Introduction Program (2019) Peking University Excellent International Student’s Academic Award (2018)
Chinese Government Outstanding International Student Scholarship Award (2017)
Research Funding National Natural Science Foundation of China (2024-2025) Selected Publications
1- Iqbal S, Chishti A. N, Ali M, Ali M, Hao Y, Wu X, Huang H, Lu W, Gao P, Yousaf M*, Jiang Y*, Se-p Orbitals Induced “Strong d–d Orbitals Interaction” Enable High Reversibility of Se-Rich ZnSe/MnSe@C Electrode as Excellent Host for Sodium-Ion Storage, Small 2024, 20, 2308262.
2- Chishti A N, Iqbal I, Ali M, Ali M, Aman S, Hussain H, Yousaf M*, Jiang Y*, Modification of Polypropylene Separator with Multifunctional Layers to Achieve Highly Stable Sodium Metal Anode, Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2024 (Just accept)
3- Cao K, Xia Y, Li H, Huang H, Iqbal S, Yousaf M, Bin Xu B, Sun W, Yan M, Pan H, Jiang Y*, Oxygen-regulated spontaneous solid electrolyte interphase enabling ultra-stable solid-state Na metal batteries, Science Bulletin 2024, 69 (1), 49-58
4- Yousaf M*, Naseer U, Imran A, Li Y, Aftab W, Mahmood A, Mahmood N, Zhang X, Gao P, Lu Y*, Guo S*, Pan H, Jiang Y*, Visualization of Battery Materials and their Interfaces/Interphases using Cryogenic Electron Microscopy, Materials Today, 2022, 58, 238-274.
5- Li Y, Gao T, Ni D, Zhou Y, Yousaf M, Guo Z, Zhou J, Zhou P, Wang Q, Guo S*, Two Birds with One Stone: Interfacial Engineering of Multifunctional Janus Separator for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries, Advanced Materials, 2022, 34(5), 2107638.
6- Yousaf M, Naseer U, Li Y, Ali Z, Mahmood N, Gao P*, Guo S*, A Mechanistic Study of Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Batteries beyond Lithium Ion by In-situ Transmission Electron Microscopy, Energy & Environmental Science, 2021, 14(5), 2670–2707.
7- Yousaf M, Chen Y, Tabassum H, Wang Z, Wang Y, Abid A Y, Mahmood A, Mahmood N, Guo S, Han Ray P S*, Gao P*. A Dual Protection System for Heterostructured 3D CNT/CoSe2/C as High Areal Capacity Anode for Sodium Storage, Advanced Science, 2020, 7(5): 1902907.
8- Yousaf M, Wang Z, Wang Y, Chen Y, Ali U, Maqbool M, Ali I, Mahmood N, Han Ray P S*, Gao P*, Core-Shell FeSe2/C Nanostructures Embedded in a Carbon Framework as a Free Standing Anode for a Sodium Ion Battery, Small, 2020, 16, 2002200.
9- Yousaf M, Wang Y, Chen Y, Zhipeng W, Firdous A, Ali Z, Mahmood N, Ruqiang Z*, Guo S*, Han Ray P S*. A 3D Tri-Layered CNT/MoSe2/C Heterostructure with an Expanded MoSe2 Interlayer Spacing for an Efficient Sodium Storage, Advanced Energy Materials, 2019, 9(30): 1900567.
10- Yousaf M, Wang Y, Chen Y, Zhipeng W, Firdous A, Ali Z, Mahmood N, Ruqiang Z*, Guo S*, Han Ray P S*. A 3D Tri-Layered CNT/MoSe2/C Heterostructure with an Expanded MoSe2 Interlayer Spacing for an Efficient Sodium Storage, Advanced Energy Materials, 2019, 9(30): 1900567.
11- Yousaf M, Wang Y, Chen Y, Zhipeng W, Aftab W, Mahmood A, Wang W, Guo S*, Han Ray P S*. Tunable Free-Standing Core-shell CNT@MoSe2 Anode for Lithium Storage. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2018, 10 (17): 14622-14.
12- Yousaf M, Shi H T H, Wang Y, Chen Y, Ma Z, Cao A, Naguib H E, Han Ray P S*. Novel Pliable Electrodes for Flexible Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices: Recent Progress and Challenges. Advanced Energy Materials, 2016, 6 (17): 1600490.
