Curriculum Vitae

DR. MEHRAN SOOKHAKIAN

Senior Lecturer
  • Department of Chemistry
    Faculty of Science
  • 0379674108

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • NANO MATERIALS
    2D nanocomposites, Graphene, Electrocatalysis, Energy Devices

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PhD (Experimental Physics), (Fizik)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • MSc (Nuclear Physics), (Fizik Nuklear)
    Universiti Isfahan, Iran
  • BSc(Teaching Physics), (Pendidikan Sains (Fizik))
    Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Task Force Member
    10 Oct 2023 - 09 Oct 2024 (Department)
  • Course Coordinator
    06 Mar 2023 - 16 Jun 2023 (University Malaya)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Hamzan, Najwa; Sookhakian, Mehran; Sarjidan, Mohd Arif Mohd; Tripathi, Manoj; Dalton, Alan B.; Goh, Boon Tong; Alias, Yatimah (2023). Synthesis of Manganese Silicide Nanowires by Thermal Chemical Vapor Deposition for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction, ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS. 6(13), 12140-12149. doi:10.1021/acsanm.3c01894
  2. Razavi, Mina; Sookhakian, M.; Goh, Boon Tong; Bahron, Hadariah; Mahmoud, Eyas; Alias, Y. (2022). Molybdenum Disulfide Nanosheets Decorated with Platinum Nanoparticle as a High Active Electrocatalyst in Hydrogen Evolution Reaction, NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS. 17(1). doi:10.1186/s11671-021-03644-6
  3. Sookhakian, M., Tong, G. B., Alias, Y. (2020). In-Situ Electrodeposition of Rhodium nanoparticles Anchored on Reduced Graphene Oxide nanosheets as an Efficient Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalyst. Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 34(3), 11. doi: 10.1002/aoc.5370
  4. Sookhakian, M.; Tong, Goh Boon; Alias, Y. (2020). In-Situ Electrodeposition of Rhodium nanoparticles Anchored on Reduced Graphene Oxide nanosheets as an Efficient Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalyst, APPLIED ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY. 34(3). doi:10.1002/aoc.5370
  5. Sookhakian, M.; Ullah, Habib; Mat Teridi, Mohd Asri; Tong, Goh Boon; Basirun, W. J.; Alias, Y. (2020). Boron-doped graphene-supported manganese oxide nanotubes as an efficient non-metal catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY & FUELS. 4(2), 737-749. doi:10.1039/c9se00775j
  6. Zainal, S. N., Sookhakian, M., Woi, P. M., & Alias, Y. (2020). Ternary molybdenum disul fide nanosheets-cobalt oxide nanocubes-platinum composite as ef ficient electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction. Electrochimica Acta, 345, 9. doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.136255
  7. Mahmoudian, M. R., Basirun, W. J., Sookhakian, M., Woi, P. M., Zalnezhad, E., Hazarkhani, H., Alias, Y. (2019). Synthesis and characterization of alpha-Fe2O3/polyaniline nanotube composite as electrochemical sensor for uric acid detection. Advanced Powder Technology, 30(2), 384-392. doi:10.1016/j.apt.2018.11.015
  8. Mahmoudian, M. R.; Basirun, W. J.; Sookhakian, M.; Woi, Pei Meng; Zalnezhad, E.; Hazarkhani, H.; Alias, Y. (2019). Synthesis and characterization of alpha-Fe2O3/polyaniline nanotube composite as electrochemical sensor for uric acid detection, ADVANCED POWDER TECHNOLOGY. 30(2), 384-392. doi:10.1016/j.apt.2018.11.015
  9. Sookhakian, M., Basirun, W. J., Goh, B. T., Woi, P. M., Alias, Y. (2019). Molybdenum disulfide nanosheet decorated with silver nanoparticles for selective detection of dopamine. Colloids and Surfaces B-Biointerfaces, 176, 80-86. doi:10.1016/j.colsurfb.2018.12.058
  10. Sookhakian, M.; Basirun, W. J.; Goh, Boon Tong; Woi, Pei Meng; Alias, Y. (2019). Molybdenum disulfide nanosheet decorated with silver nanoparticles for selective detection of dopamine, COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES. 176, 80-86. doi:10.1016/j.colsurfb.2018.12.058
Scopus
  1. Khalil M., Lesa M., Juandito A.G., Sanjaya A.R., Ivandini T.A., Kadja G.T.M., Mahyuddin M.H., Sookhakian M., Alias Y. (2023). A SBA-15-templated mesoporous NiFe2O4/MXene nanocomposite for the alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction, Materials Advances. . doi:10.1039/d3ma00289f
  2. Razavi M., Sookhakian M., Goh B.T., Bahron H., Mahmoud E., Alias Y. (2022). Molybdenum Disulfide Nanosheets Decorated with Platinum Nanoparticle as a High Active Electrocatalyst in Hydrogen Evolution Reaction, Nanoscale Research Letters. 17(1). doi:10.1186/s11671-021-03644-6
Others
  1. A.R. Rafieerad, A.R. Bushroa, Ahmad Amiri, V. Gopinath, M. Sookhakian, S. Baradaran, M. Rafieerad, S. Saber-Samandari, J. Vadivelu (2018). Large-scale hybrid silver nanowall-reduced graphene oxide biofilm: A Novel morphology by facile electrochemical deposition, Surf Coat & Technol. 347, 297-303.
  2. Majid Azarang, Mehran Sookhakian, Mousa Aliahmad, Masoumeh Dorraj, Wan Jeffrey Basirun, Boon Tong Goh, Yatimah Alias, Nitrogen-doped graphene-supported zinc sulfide nanorods as efficient Pt-free for visible-light photocatalytic hydrogen production International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 43 (2018) 14905-14914.
  3. M. Sookhakian, W.J. Basirun, M.A.M. Teridi, M.R. Mahmoudian, M. Azarang, E. Zalnezhad, G.H. Yoon, Y. Alias, Prussian blue-nitrogen-doped graphene nanocomposite as hybrid electrode for energy storage applications, Electrochim. Acta, 230 (2017) 316-323
  4. R Naeem, R Yahya, MA Mansoor, MAM Teridi, M Sookhakian, A Mumtaz, M. Mazhar (2017) Photoelectrochemical water splitting over mesoporous CuPbI3 films prepared by electrophoretic technique, Monatshefte f r Chemie - Chemical Monthly, 148 (6), 981 989
  5. Sookhakian, M., Zalnezhad, E., Alias, Y. (2017). Layer-by-layer electrodeposited nanowall-like palladium-reduced graphene oxide film as a highly-sensitive electrochemical non-enzymatic sensor. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 241, 1-7
  6. MT Tajabadi, M Sookhakian, E Zalnezhad, GH Yoon, AMS Hamouda, Majid Azarang, WJ Basirun, Y Alias, Electrodeposition of Flower-like Platinum on Electrophoretically Grown Nitrogen-doped Graphene as a Highly Sensitive Electrochemical Non-enzymatic Biosensor for Hydrogen Peroxide detection, Applied Surface Science, 386 (2016) 418-426
  7. Azarang, M., Shuhaimi, A., Sookhakian, M. 2015. Crystalline quality assessment, photocurrent response and optical properties of reduced graphene oxide uniformly decorated zinc oxide nanoparticles based on the graphene oxide concentration Rsc Advances. (Tier 1, Impact Factor = 3.840)
  8. Gharehkhani, S., Shirazi, S. F. S., Jahromi, S. P., Sookhakian, M., Baradaran, S., Yarmand, H., Oshkour, A. A., Kazi, S. N., Basirun, W. J. 2015. Spongy nitrogen-doped activated carbonaceous hybrid derived from biomass material/graphene oxide for supercapacitor electrodes. Rsc Advances
  9. Jamali-Sheini, F., Yousefi, R., Bakrc, N. A., Cheraghizade, M., Sookhakian, M., Huang, N. M. 2015. Highly efficient photo-degradation of methyl blue and band gap shift of SnS nanoparticles under different sonication frequencies Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing
  10. M.R. Mahmoudian, Y. Alias, W.J. Basirun, P.M. Woi, F. Jamali-Sheini, M. Sookhakian, M. Silakhori, A sensitive electrochemical nitrate sensor based on polypyrrole coated palladium nanoclusters, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 751 (2015) 30-36.
  11. M.R. Mahmoudian, Y. Alias, W.J. Basirun, P.M. Woi, M. Sookhakian, F. Jamali-Sheini, Synthesis and characterization of Fe3O4 rose like and spherical/reduced graphene oxide nanosheet composites for lead (II) sensor, Electrochimica Acta, 169 (2015) 126-133
  12. R. Zakaria, K.S. Hamdan,S.M. Che Noh, A. Supangat and M. Sookhakian.2015. Surface plasmon resonance and photoluminescence studies of Au and Ag micro-flowers. Optical Materials Express.
  13. S. Baradaran, E. Moghaddam, Bahman Nasiri-Tabrizi, W.J. Basirun, M. Mehrali, M. Sookhakian, M. Hamdi, Y. Alias (2015). Characterization of nickel-doped biphasic calcium phosphate/graphene nanoplatelet composites for biomedical application, Materials Science & Engineering C, 49, 656-668.
  14. Sookhakian, M., Amin, Y. M., Zakaria, R., Basirun, W. J., Mahmoudian, M. R., Nasiri-Tabrizi, B., Baradaran, S., Azarang, M. 2015. Significantly improved photocurrent response of ZnS-reduced graphene oxide composites Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  15. Tajabadi, M. T., Basirun, W. J., Lorestani, F., Zakaria, R., Baradaran, S., Amin, Y. M., Mahmoudian, M. R., Rezayi, M., Sookhakian, M. 2015. Nitrogen-doped graphene-silver nanodendrites for the non-enzymatic detection of hydrogen peroxide Electrochimica Acta
  16. Teridi, M. A. M., Sookhakian, M., Basirun, W. J., Zakaria, R., Schneider, F. K., Da Silva, W. J., bin Mohd Yusoff, A. R. (2015). Plasmon enhanced organic devices utilizing highly ordered nanoimprinted gold nanodisks and nitrogen doped graphene. Nanoscale, 7(16), 7091 7100
  17. W.J. Basirun, M. Sookhakian, S. Baradaran, Z. Endut, M.R. Mahmoudian, M. Ebadi, R. Yousefi, H. Ghadimi, S. Ahmed, Graphene oxide electrocatalyst on MnO2 air cathode as an efficient electron pump for enhanced oxygen reduction in alkaline solution, Scientific Reports 5, 9108, doi:10.1038/srep09108
  18. Azarang, M., Shuhaimi, A., Yousefi, R., Golsheikh, A. M., Sookhakian, M. 2014. Synthesis and characterization of ZnO NPs/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite prepared in gelatin medium as highly efficient photo-degradation of MB Ceramics International. (Tier 1, Impact Factor = 2.086)
  19. Baradaran, S., Moghaddam, E., Basirun, W. J., Mehrali, M., Sookhakian, M., Hamdi, M., Alias, Y. (2014). Mechanical properties and biomedical applications of a nanotube hydroxyapatite-reduced graphene oxide composite. Carbon, 69, 32 45
  20. Baradaran, S., Zalnezhad, E., Basirun, W. J., Hamouda, A. M. S., Sookhakian, M., Sarhan, A. A. D., & Alias, Y. (2014). Statistical optimization and fretting fatigue study of Zr/ZrO2 nanotubular array coating on Ti 6Al 4V. Surface and Coatings Technology, 258, 979 990
  21. Mahmoudian, M. R., Alias, Y., Basirun, W. J., Woi, P. M., & Sookhakian, M. (2014). Facile preparation of MnO2 nanotubes/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite for electrochemical sensing of hydrogen peroxide. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 201, 526 534
  22. Mahmoudian, M. R., Alias, Y., Basirun, W. J., Woi, P. M., Baradaran, S., & Sookhakian, M. (2014). Synthesis, characterization, and sensing applications of polypyrrole coated Fe3O4 nanostrip bundles. Ceramics International. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.01.148
  23. Rezayi, M., Ghasemi, M., Karazhian, R., Sookhakian, M., & Alias, Y. (2014). Potentiometric chromate anion detection based on Co (SALEN) 2 ionophore in a PVC-membrane sensor. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 161(6), B129
  24. S. Sumathi, V. Sethuprakash, W. J. Basirun, I.Zainol, M. Sookhakian. 2014. Polyacrylamide-Methanesulfonic acid gel polymer electrolytes for tin-air battery, J. Sol Gel Sci Tech, (69) 480-487.
  25. Sookhakian, M., Amin, Y. M., Baradaran, S., Tajabadi, M. T., Golsheikh, A. M., Basirun, W. J. 2014. A layer-by-layer assembled graphene/zinc sulfide/polypyrrole thin-film electrode via electrophoretic deposition for solar cells Thin Solid Films
  26. Sookhakian, M., Amin, Y. M., Basirun, W. J., Tajabadi, M. T., & Kamarulzaman, N. (2014). Synthesis, structural, and optical properties of type-II ZnO ZnS core shell nanostructure. Journal of Luminescence, 145, 244 252
  27. Sookhakian, M., Amin, Y. M., Zakaria, R., Baradaran, S., Mahmoudian, M. R., Rezayi, M., Basirun, W. J. (2014). Enhanced photovoltaic performance of polymer hybrid nanostructure heterojunction solar cells based on poly (3-hexylthiophene)/ZnS/ZnO/reduced graphene oxide shell core nanorod arrays. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 53(37), 14301 14309
  28. Yousefi, R., Zak, A. K., Jamali-Sheini, F., Huang, N. M., Basirun, W. J., & Sookhakian, M. (2014). Synthesis and characterization of single crystal PbO nanoparticles in a gelatin medium. Ceramics International, 40(8), 11699 11703
  29. Sookhakian, M., Amin, Y. M., Basirun, W. J. 2013. Hierarchically ordered macro-mesoporous ZnS microsphere with reduced graphene oxide supporter for a highly efficient photodegradation of methylene blue Applied Surface Science. (Tier 1, Impact Factor = 2.112)
  30. W.J. Basirun, M. Sookhakian, M. R. Mahmoudian, M. Ebadi, Solid-phase electrochemical reduction of graphene oxide films in alkaline solution, Nanoscale Research Letters, 2013, 8:397.

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2023 - 2025, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)
    Advancing Green Hydrogen Production with Bimetallic Palladium Rhodium/Fullerene Electrocatalyst: Ratio Design to Surpass Platinum Activity in Alkaline Media ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2018 - 2021, RU Geran - Fakulti Program
    Novel 2d-organic-inorganic Nanocomposites For Energy Application ( Co-Researcher)
International
  1. 2021 - 2024, The Grant is Riset Kolaborasi Indonesia (RKI) 2023 Scheme-C
    Flexible Biosensor Devices Based on 2D Materials Field Effect Transistor for Water Monitoring, Universitas Negeri Malang ( Co-Researcher)

PAPER PRESENTED

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
  1. Green Hydrogen Profuction by Water Electrolysis:The challenge, The energy and The need, Top Scientist Webinar of World Class University Program, Universitas Sumatera Utara (International) (19 Oct 2023 - 19 Oct 2023)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2023) Reviewer/ Strong Metal-Support Interaction in Cu(I)-Dark Tio2 Hydrogen Evolution Catalyst Prepared by Pulsed Laser Ablation, International, (Reviewer)
  2. (2023) Reviewer/ a Novel Electrochemical Sensor Based On Methylene Blue Assisted Molecularly Imprinted Polymer-Modified Nitrogen and Sulfur Co-Doped Molybdenum Carbide for Simultaneous (Bio) Sensing of Paracetamol and Isoniazid (Hepatotoxic Drugs), International, (Reviewer)
  3. (2023) Evaluator/ Recycling of Sodium Metaborate Into Sodium Borohydride for Hydrogen Storage, International, (External Evaluator)
  4. (2023) Reviewer/ Well-Oriented Synthesis of Bimetallic Oxides With Hierarchical Hollow Nanospindle Structure for Highperformance Sensing Nitrite and Hydrogen Peroxide in Pickle Sample, International, (Reviewer)
  5. (2023) Reviewer/ Fabrication of a Novel Electrochemical Immunosensor for The Sensitive Detection of Aflatoxin B1, International, (Reviewer)
  6. (2023) Reviewer/ Electrochemical Assembly of Nickel Mof Decorated Nanoimprinted Au Dendrites as Peroxidase Mimic for High Performance Hydrogen Peroxide Sensing, International, (Reviewer)
  7. (2023) Reviewer/ Boosting Electrochemical Nonenzymatic H2o2 Sensing by Multiple Effects Induced by Supporting Ru Nanoclusters On Mno2 Nanotubes, International, (Reviewer)
  8. (2023) Reviewer/ Green Synthesized Gold Nanoparticles and Cuo-Based Nonenzymatic Sensor for Saliva Glucose Monitoring, International, (Reviewer)
Contribution to event
  1. (2023) Keynote Speaker/ Green Hydrogen Production by Water Electrolysis: The Challenges, The Energy and The Need, International, (Participant)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
  1. (2023) Fabrication of Graphene Quantum Dot-Based Electrodes for High-Performance Supercapacitors, THEN MUN YIP
  2. (2023) Fabrication of MXene/1T- MoS2 and graphene electrodes for flexible high performance Supercapacitor, NITHYIALAKSHMI RAVINDRAN
  3. (2023) Fabrication Of Graphene And 2d Transition-metal Dichalcogenide Hybrid Electrodes For High-performance Supercapacitors, BADRUL AMIN BIN BADRIN
Under Graduate Students
  1. (2023) ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION OF BIMETALLIC-BASED COMPOSITES FOR ENERGY DEVICES
  2. (2023) ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION OF BIMETALLIC-BASED COMPOSITES FOR ENERGY DEVICE
  3. (2023) Industrial Training, Nurul Nadhirah Binti Mohd Judzi

TEACHING

Master
  1. (2023) SQC7001 - Research Methodology in Analytical Chemistry
  2. (2022) SQC7001 - Research Methodology in Analytical Chemistry
Bachelor
  1. (2023) SIC1005 - Basic Mathematics for Chemistry
  2. (2023) SIC2020 - Physical Chemistry Ii
  3. (2023) SIC2021 - Practical of Physical Chemistry Ii
  4. (2023) SIC1011 - Safety and Basic Laboratory Techniques
  5. (2023) SIC2013 - Solid State Chemistry
  6. (2023) SIX1016 - Statistics
  7. (2022) SIC1005 - Basic Mathematics for Chemistry
  8. (2022) SIC1012 - Laboratory Skills
  9. (2022) SIC1004 - Physical Chemistry I
  10. (2022) SIC2003 - Physical Chemistry Ii
  11. (2022) SIC2021 - Practical of Physical Chemistry Ii
  12. (2022) SIX1016 - Statistics
  13. (2021) SIC1004 - Physical Chemistry I
  14. (2021) SIC2003 - Physical Chemistry Ii
  15. (2021) SIX1016 - Statistics