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Zohreh Masoumi, PhD
Postdoc. Researcher
I work as a researcher in the field of material science and environmental chemistry, focusing on the use of various nanomaterials such as metal oxides, catalysts, MOFs, and organic materials in both powder and thin film forms. My work primarily focuses on utilizing these materials for environmentally friendly applications, such as catalytic reactions for wastewater treatment, artificial photosynthesis, photo/electrochemical water splitting, CO2 reduction reactions, nano optoelectronics, and process engineering for scaling up specialty chemicals.
I am currently working as a post-doctoral researcher at the Global Environment Nexus for Innovative Urban Systems (GENIUS) at the University of Ulsan in South Korea.
Research Interests
As a physical chemist, I am an expert in utilizing basic chemistry principles to develop a variety of nanomaterials and semiconductors. My research primarily focuses on synthesizing high-performance 2D materials such as MoS2, WS2, and g-C3N4, as well as hybrid nanomaterials like transition metals/graphene and NiFe-LDH/Graphene on the 3D Ni foam. These materials have novel properties that make them ideal for a range of applications, including photocatalysis, photoelectrochemistry, and electrochemistry.
In recent years, I have worked towards developing new energy materials for (photo)-electrochemical applications, such as OER, HER, ORR, CO2RR, photocatalytic, photoelectrochemical water splitting, and energy storage. I have a keen interest in the fields of nanoscience and nanomaterials, specifically catalysts and photo-electrocatalysis materials in energy applications, such as batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors, and solar cells.
Rest assured that my skill set, expertise, and knowledge make me a valuable asset to any research team, and I am confident in my ability to deliver results that exceed expectations.
Selected Publications
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Production of H2 and Glucaric Acid Using Electrocatalyst Glucose Oxidation by the Ta NiFe LDH Electrode, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c02260
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Photo-electrochemical ep-oxidation using environmentally friendly oxidants: Overview of recent advances in efficiently designed photo-electrode, Coordination Chemistry Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2023.215641
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Electrocatalytic Reactions for Converting CO2 to Value-Added Products: Recent Progress and Emerging Trends, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24129952
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Highly efficient and stable WO3/MoS2-MoOX photoanode for photoelectrochemical hydrogen production; a collaborative approach of facet engineering and P-N junction, Chemical Engineering Journal, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.136830
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Efficient and Stable Core-shell α–Fe2O3/WS2/WOx Photoanode for Oxygen Evolution Reaction to Enhance Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.121447
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Simultaneous Enhancement of Charge Separation and Hole Transportation in a W:α-Fe2O3/MoS2 Photoanode: A Collaborative Approach of MoS2 as a Heterojunction and W as a Metal Dopant, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 13, 33, 39215–39229, (IF:9.229), https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c0813
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A review on metal-organic frameworks photoelectrochemistry: A headlight for future applications, Coordination Chemistry Reviews 445(2021) 133328, (IF:22.315), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214097
International Conference
[1] Zohreh Masoumi, Byeong-Kyu Lee. Improvement of surface light absorption of ZnO photoanode using a double heterojunction with α-Fe2O3/g-C3N4 composite to enhance photoelectrochemical water splitting, The 5th International Conference on Applied Surface Science, Poster presentation, April.25-28.2022 Palma, Mallorca, Spain.
[2] Zohreh Masoumi, Byeong-Kyu Lee, Mina Kim. Double heterojunction to enhance charge separation and facile charge transfer using g-C3N4 /Fe2O3/ZnO photoanode for efficient oxygen evolution reaction. The 5th International Conference on New Photocatalytic Materials (NPM-5) for Environment, Energy and Sustainability, Oral presentation, April 4-6, 2022, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
[3] Zohreh Masoumi, Meysam Tayebi, Byeong-Kyu Lee. Mo-BiVO4/Fe2TiO5 Heterojunction Photoanodes for Improving Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Performance. The 5th International Conference on New Photocatalytic Materials for Environment, Energy and Sustainability (NPM-5), Oral presentation, May 24-27, 2021, Virtual Conference.
[4] Zohreh Masoumi, Meysam Tayebi, Byeong-Kyu Lee. Simultaneous Enhancement of light harvesting and Charge Separation in α-Fe2O3 Nanorod: A Collaborative Approach of MoS2 as 2D material and BiVO4 as Heterojunction. 6th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN 2021), Poster presentation, Feb. 1.3, 2021, Incheon, Korea.
[5] Zohreh Masoumi, Meysam Tayebi, Byeong-Kyu Lee. W Doped α-Fe2O3 Heterojunction with MoS2 Nanosheet for Improving Photoelectrochemical Performance. 4th International Conference on Bioresources, Energy, Environment, and Materials Technology (BEEM 2020), Oral presentation, Sep 6-9, 2020, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, India.
[6] Zohreh Masoumi, Meysam Tayebi, Byeong-Kyu Lee. Enhancement of photoelectrochemical performance of α-Fe2O3/BiVO4 heterojunction based photoanode with 2D material nanosheets for efficient solar water splitting. Korean Society of Environmental Engineers IEEC & BWR 2019, Poster presentation, Dec 10-13, 2019, Busan, Korea.
[7] Zohreh Masoumi, Byeong-Kyu Lee. Improvement of photoelectrochemical performance of Hematite (α-Fe2O3) nanorod electrode by MoS2 and WS2 heterojunction. Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment (KOSAE) 2019, Oral presentation, Nov 7-9, 2019, Changwon, Korea.
[8] Zohreh Masoumi, Meysam Tayebi, Byeong-Kyu Lee. Enhancement of photoelectrochemical performance of Hematite (α-Fe2O3) nanorod electrode by heterojunction 2D material. Asia-Oceanic Sonochemical Society Conference (AOSS4), Oral presentation, Sep 19-21, 2019, Nanjing, China.
[9] Zohreh Masoumi, Byeong-Kyu Lee. Enhancement of photoelectrochemical performance of Hematite (α-Fe2O3) nanorod electrode by doping Molybdenum. International Conference on Photocatalysis and Photoenergy 2019, Oral presentation, May 22-25, 2019, Incheon, Korea.
[10] Zohreh Masoumi. 3rd Physics of Advanced Materials (PAM) International School on Application of Nanomaterials in Medicine. 3rd Physics of Advanced Materials (PAM) International School on Application of Nanomaterials in Medicine, Poster presentation, Nov 2-4, 2016, Sharif university, Tehran, Iran.