Representative papers & patents

1.   Ahmad I, Zhou Z, Li HY, Zang S Q, Crafting CdTe/CdS QDs surface for the selective recognition of formaldehyde gas via ratiometric contrivance, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2019, 127379, ISSN 0925-4005, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2019.127379 . (Impact factor 9.4)2.     Ahmad I, Mohammed Abohashrh , Ammara Aftab , Hadiqa Aziz , Irum Fatima , Nimra Shahzadi , Sadia Ahmad , Tahir Muhmoodd,*, Xiaofei Yangd,e. Manganese and Copper Doped Perovskites Nanocrystals and Their Optoelectronic Applications, Applied Materials Today 32, June 2023, 101827  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2023.101827   ( Impact factor 8.6)

2.   Ahmed Abu-Rayyan, I Ahmad *, Recent progress in the development of organic chemosensors for formaldehyde detection ACS Omega (ao-2022-07724b.R1) (Impact factor 4.7 ) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c07724

3.  Ahmad I, Imtiaz Ahmad, Tahir Muhmood, Amna Rehman, Maryam Zahid, Mohammed Abohashrh, Sonya Nishat, Yanuardi Raharjo, Zhan Zhou, Xiaofei Yang, Zeolite imidazole framework entrapped quantum dots (QDs@ZIF-8): encapsulation, properties, and applications, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, Volume 149,  2023, 104993, (Impact Factor 5.2) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtice.2023.104993

4.  Ahmad I, Hongli Wu, Tahir, Surface Ligand Crafting and Entrapment Of CsPbBr3 Perovskite QDs In Zif-8 For Ammonia Recognition. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy Just accepted on the date 29 June 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2023.123091 (Impact factor 4.7)

5. Ahmad I, Lau K K T, WO2021013175 Solid Quantum Dot Sensor And Method For Producing The Same As Well As Use Thereof (WIPO.int), International patent, Application Number: PCT/CN2020/103503, Publication Number: WO/2021/013175, Publication Date 28.01.2021. (International Patent.

6.  Ahmad I ^{a, b*}, Yanuardi Raharjoa *, Ateeqa Batoolb, Ayesha Zakirb, Hirra Manzoorb, Aqsa Aroo b, Jaweria Khalidb, Nisar Alic*, Kashif Rasoold, Surface Engineering of MXene Quantum Dots for the Designing of Optical Metal Sensors, TrEaC, Volume 39,2023, e00210, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teac.2023.e00210  (Impact factor 11.7)

7.  Bibi Z, Ali M*, Abohashrh M, Ahmad I*, Khan H, Ali M, Akbar F, Ahmad N, Iqbal A, Ullah F, et al. Biologically Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles Efficiently Control Plant Pathogenic Bacteria-Erwinia carotovora and Ralstonia solanacearum. Inorganics. 2023; 11(7):309. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics11070309 (Impact factor 2.9)

8.  Ahmad, I., H. Zhang, and K. Lau. "The Reaction Kinetics of Glutathione Capped Quantum Dots for the Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide." Austin J Biosens and Bioelectron 1.2 (2015): 1010. (Impact factor 1.7)

9.  Khattak, S., Dinar, F., Ahmad I, et al. Ab-initio investigation of structural, optoelectronic, and transport properties of metal-alkali-based binary chalcogenides, X2Te [X = Na, K, Rb]: Rb2Te a potential candidate for UV-shielding and thermoelectric devices. Journal of Materials Research (2023). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-023-00986-y

10. Khan, Q., Subramanian, A., Ahmed, I., Khan, M., Nathan, A., Wang, G., Wei, L., Chen, J., Zhang, Y., Bao, Q., Overcoming the Electroluminescence Efficiency Limitations in Quantum‐Dot Light‐Emitting Diodes. Adv. Optical Mater. 2019, 1900695. https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.201900695. (Impact factor 9.3)

11.  Ahmad I, Lau K K T, CN110296968 Solid-state quantum dot sensor as well as preparation method and application thereof (WIPO.int) Application Number 201910670485.8, Publication Number 110296968, Publication Date 01.10.2019 (international patent)

12.  Alagesan S, Q Khan, Ahmad I, Yuegang Z, Interfacial Energy Level Alignment for High-Performance All-Inorganic Perovskite CsPbBr3 Quantum Dots Based Inverted Light Emitting Diodes. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2018, 10 (15), pp 13236–13243 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b01684 . (Impact factor 9.22)

13.  Khattak, Shaukat Ali, Ahmad I. "Investigation of Structural, Mechanical, Optoelectronic, and Thermoelectric Properties of BaXF3 (X= Co, Ir) Fluoro-Perovskites: Promising Materials for Optoelectronic and Thermoelectric Applications." ACS Omega (2023). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c05845  (Impact Factor 4.7)

14.  Chao-JunWua, Yi-FanLiu, Wen-FenZhang, Ahmad I, Encapsulation and controlled release of fragrances from MIL-101(Fe)-based recyclable magnetic nanoporous carbon, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects (just published Article NO 128453) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.128453  (Impact factor 4.6)

15.  Ahmad, I. (2017). Non-invasive quantum dot-based sensors for detecting glucose and cholesterol in saliva (Doctoral dissertation, University of Liverpool) https://doi.org/10.17638/03010714 . (Ph.D. thesis)

16.  Younas Iqbal, & Ahmad, I. (2020). Synthesis and growth mechanism of ZnO nanospheres by hydrothermal process and their anticancer effect against glioblastoma multiforme. Biomedical Letters, 6(1), 17-22. (Impact factor 1.4)

17.   Ahmad I, et al. "2-Methanesulfonamidobenzoic acid." Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online 65.10 (2009): 02453-02453 https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536809036113 (impact factor 1.7)

18.   Ahmad I, John P, In Vitro Evaluation Of Antioxidant Activity Of Skimmia Anquetilia Leaves Extracts

19. International Research Journal of Pharmacy 5(3):143-150 2014 https://doi.org/10.7897/2230-8407.050330    (Impact factor 0.7)

    Conferences Publications

20. Ahmad I, Lau K, Zhang H “Quantum dots-based biosensors” Research Festival and Poster Presentation May 2016 at Xian Jaitong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China, research poster was presented.

21. Ahmad I, Lau K, Zhang H, “Ultrasensitive quantum dot-based biosensor using kinetic model for analysis” Nanotoday Conference on functional nanomaterials in December 2015. (Impact Factor; 16)

22.  Ahmad I, Lau, K, Zhang H “Ultra-sensitive glucose sensing using quantum dots as transducer platform” Xian Jaitong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China, doctoral scholar research presentation May 2014.

    Books/ Book Chapters Publications

23. Ahmad I, Imperative Source for Natural Antioxidant, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany, ISBN-10: 3843389322, March 18th, 2013.

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