Educations

Ph.D. in Material Engineering, Kyushu University (2016)

MSc. in Materials Science, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (2011)

BSc. (Hons) in Materials Science, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (2005)

 

Research Experiences

Research Fellow (2016-Present) Fuel Cell Institute, National University of Malaysia.

PhD Research Student (2012-2016) Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University
Advisors: Prof Dr. Hiroki Ago “Synthesis and Characterization of Graphene Nanoribbons and Their Heterostructures with MoS2”.

Researcher (2008-2012) EMC and Power Quality Programme, Telekom Research & Development Sdn. Bhd. (TMRND)

Contract Research Officer (February- May 2018) Science and Technology Research for Defence (STRIDE)

MSc Research Student (2006-2010) National University of Malaysia.
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Mohamad Deraman “Carbon Pellet from Self Adhesive Carbon Grains (Treated with ZnCl2) From Fiber of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Characterized using the X-Ray Diffraction Technique”.

Undergraduate Research (2004-2005) National University of Malaysia.
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Mohamad Deraman “Self-Adhesive Carbon Grains from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch as Supercapacitor Electrode”.

 

Awards

2010 TMR&D Breakthrough 2010: Most Green Award (category: electrical)

2010 International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition of Malaysia (ITEX) Gold Award, Tittle of invention: RAREMIX-Grounding Treatment Material (GTM)

2009 TMR&D Breakthrough Silver Award (category: industrial design)

2009 International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition of Malaysia (ITEX) Silver Award

2005 Best Dissertation Award for final year undergraduate thesis from Malaysian Solid State Science and Technology Society (MASS)

 

Professional Activities and Services

Postgraduates and Programme Coordinator for Fuel Cell Institute (2017-2019).

Chairman of the Postgraduate Seminar for Fuel Cell Institute (2017-2019)

Member of Jawatankuasa Khas Akademik Siswazah (JKAS) for Fuel Cell Institute (2017-2019)

Chief Guest Editor of Special Issue on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology for Jurnal Kejuruteraan (2018)

Head of publishing committee for the Symposium on Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Technology (2019).

Chief Editor of Special Issue in International Journal of Integrated Engineering (IJIE), UTHM (2019)

 

Languages

English (Good), Malay (proficient)

 

My research interest is exploring fundamentals of graphene and other 2D nanomaterials for sustainable and renewable energy applications.

Postgraduate Teaching

RARA6022 Hydrogen Energy

STSP6343 Nanotechnology

2020

1. Mohd Nur Ikhmal Salehmin, Mohamad Azuwa Mohamed, Rosmahani Mohd Shah, Rozan Mohamad Yunus, Zul Adlan Mohd Hir. 2020. Self-standing Substrates: Materials and Applications. Engineering Materials. 57-82, Springer International Publishing
2. Nur Fairuz Rostan, Suhaila Sepeai, Rozan Mohamad Yunus, Norasikin Ahmad Ludin, Mohd Asri Mat Teridi, Mohd Adib Ibrahim, Kamaruzzaman Sopian. 2020. Optoelectronic and morphology properties of perovskite/silicon interface layer for tandem solar cell application. Surface and Interface Analysis.1-11.
3. Nur Adiera Hanna Rosli, Kee Shyuan Loh, Wai Yin Wong, Rozan Mohamad Yunus, Tian Khoon Lee, Azizan Ahmad, Seng Tong Chong, 2020. Review of chitosan-based polymers as proton exchange membranes and roles of chitosan-supported ionic liquids. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(2), 1-52.
4. Wulandhari Sudarsono, Wai Yin Wong, Kee Shyuan Loh, Edy Herianto Majlan, Nirwan Syarif, Kuan‐Ying Kok, Rozan Mohamad Yunus & Kean Long Lim. 2020. Noble‐free oxygen reduction reaction catalyst supported on Sengon wood (Paraserianthes falcataria L.) derived reduced graphene oxide for fuel cell application. International Journal of Energy Research. 44(3) 1761-1774.

 

2019

1. Mohd Nur Ikhmal Salehmin, Lorna Jeffery Minggu, Khuzaimah Arifin, Rozan Mohamad Yunus, Mohamad Azuwa Mohamed, Mohammad B. Kassim, 2019. General, Recent advances on state-of-the-art copper (I/II) oxide as photoelectrode for solar green fuel generation: Challenges and mitigation strategies. Applied Catalysis A. 582, 1-28.
2. Rosmahani Mohd Shah, Rozan Mohamad Yunus, Mohd Shahbudin Masdar@Mastar, Lorna Jefferey Minggu, Wai Yin Wong, Abdul Amir H. Kadhum, 2019. Synthesis of graphene/Cu₂O thin film photoelectrode via facile hydrothermal method for photoelectrochemical measurement. Sains Malaysiana. 48(6) 1233-1238.
3. Salihah Azemi, Khuzaimah Arifin, Rozan Mohamad Yunus, Sharifah Najiha Timmiati, 2019. Density functional theory study of water adsorption on the CoO (100) and CoO (110) surfaces. International Journal of Integrated Engineering. 11(7) 241-246.

 

2018

1. Rabaatun Adawiyah Shamsuddin, Mimi Hani Abu Bakar, Rozan Mohamad Yunus, Wan Ramli Wan Daud, Jamaliah Md. Jahim, Wan Syaidatul Aqma, 2018. Aplikasi keluli tahan karat sebagai elektrod logam di dalam sistem bioelektrokimia. Jurnal Kejuruteraan. SI 1, 1.
2. Rosmahani Mohd Shah, Rozan Mohamad Yunus, Abdul Amir H. Kadhum, Wong Wai Yin, Lorna Jeffery Minggu, 2018. Kajian fotomangkin berasaskan grafin untuk penurunan karbon dioksida. Jurnal Kejuruteraan. SI 1, 2.
3. Nurul Nabila Rosman, Rozan Mohamad Yunus, Lorna Jeffery Minggu, Khuzaimah Arifin, Mohd Nur Ikhmal Salehmin, Mohamad Azuwa Mohamed, and Mohammad B. Kassim, 2018. Photocatalytic properties of two-dimensional graphene and layered transition-metal dichalcogenides based photocatalyst for photoelectrochemical hydrogen generation: an overview. International Journal of Hydrogen Ener 43(41) 18925-18945.
4. Raba'atun Adawiyah Shamsuddin, Wan Ramli Wan Daud, Kim Byung Hong, Jamaliah Md. Jahim, Mimi Hani Abu Bakar, Wan Syaidatul Aqma Wan Mohd Noor, Rozan Mohamad Yunus, 2018. Electrochemical characterisation of heat-treated metal and non-metal anodes using mud in microbial fuel cell. Sains Malaysiana. 47, 12.

 

2017

1. Dong Ding, Pablo Solís-Fernández, Rozan Mohamad Yunus, Hiroki Hibino, Hiroki Ago, 2017. Behavior and role of superficial oxygen in Cu for the growth of large single-crystalline graphene. Applied Surface Science. 408, 142-149

 

2016

1. Hiroki Ago, Satoru Fukamachi, Hiroko Endo, Pablo Solis-Fernandez, Rozan Mohamad Yunus, Yuki Uchida, Vishal Panchal, Olga Kazakova, Masaharu Tsuji. Visualization of Grain Structure and Boundaries of Polycrystalline Graphene and Two-Dimensional Materials by Epitaxial Growth of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides. ACS Nano. 10(3) 3233-3240.

 

2015

1. Rozan Mohamad Yunus, Hiroko Endo, Masaharu Tsuji, Hiroki Ago. 2015. Vertical Heterostructures of MoS₂ and Graphene Nanoribbons by Two-Step Chemical Vapor Deposition for High-Gain Photodetectors. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 17, 25210 – 25215.

 

2014

1. Rozan Mohamad Yunus, Masahiro Miyashita, Masaharu Tsuji, Hiroki Hibino, Hiroki Ago. Formation of Oriented Graphene Nanoribbons over Heteroepitaxial Cu Surfaces by Chemical Vapor Deposition. Chemistry of Materials 26(18), 5215–5222 (2014).

 

2013

1. Hiroki Ago, Izumi Tanaka, Yui Ogawa, Rozan Mohamad Yunus, Masaharu Tsuji, Hiroki Hibino. 2013. Lattice-oriented catalytic growth of graphene nanoribbons on heteroepitaxial nickel films. ACS Nano. 7(12), 10825-10833.

 

2010

1. Erman Taer, Mohamad Deraman, Ibrahim Abu Talib, Akrajas Ali Umar, Munetaka Oyama, Rozan Mohamad Yunus. 2010. Physical, electrochemical and supercapacitive properties of activated carbon pellets from pre-carbonized rubber wood sawdust by CO₂ Current Applied Physics. 10(4), 1071-1075.