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.
