1. Ahamed Milton, Abdullah Al Mahmud, Ramaraj Sukanya, Raj Karthik, Eswaran Kamaraj, Carmel B Breslin, P Muhammed Shafi*, Jae-Jin Shim,Langmuir 2025, 41, 16, 10469–10480

2. K Prabakaran, T Kavinkumar, Muhammed Shafi, LR Shobin, RV Mangalaraja, Vijayabhaskara Rao Bhaviripudi, Carolina Venegas Abarzúa, Arun Thirumurugan, Diamond & Related Materials, 151 (2025) 111822

Design and Development of Advanced Materials for Clean Energy, Sustainable Environment, and Health.​​​​​​​

Research Theme 

Advanced Materials Engineering For Energy Harvesting/Conversion/Storage Applications

Applications

Aqueous Batteries (Zn-ion, Na-ion, etc..)

Electrochemicalcapacitors/Supercapacitors

Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs)

Photoelectrochemical cell

Hydrogen and Oxygen evolution catalyst

Fuel cell

Electrochemical sensors

About

Dr. P. Muhammed Shafi is currently working as an INSPIRE Faculty at the Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology Calicut, India (from September 2022). He is an Early career Editorial Board Member for the journal ‘Results in Engineering’ Elsevier, and served as Guest Editor  for the journal of ‘crystals’ MDPI publications. His research interest includes the design and development of advanced materials for clean and sustainable energy, environment, and health. He has published more than 30 international journals and one book chapter. He completed his PhD in physics from the National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, India in 2018. Then he moved to South Korea for a postdoctoral felloship at the Institute of Clean Energy Priority Research centre (CEPRC), Yeungnam University. In 2020, he joined as an Assistant professor at School of Chemical Engineering at the same university and continued till 2022 February. Then he worked as an assistant professor at VIT-AP University, India (March 2022 to Augest 2022). He did his bachelor degree in Physics from MES Mampad College (affiliated to Calicut university) in 2010 and masters in Physics from Aligarh Muslim University in 2012.  He has received prestigious Inspire Faculty Fellowship award in 2022 from the Department of Science and Technology, Gov. of India.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

PhD in Physics - National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India 

M.Sc. in Physics - Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP, India 

 POST Ph.D. EXPERIENCES

1. K Prabakaran, T Kavinkumar, Muhammed Shafi, LR Shobin, RV Mangalaraja, Vijayabhaskara Rao Bhaviripudi, Carolina Venegas Abarzúa, Arun Thirumurugan (2025), Pyrolytic carbon decorated cobalt ferrite nanostructures as a negative electrode material for improved supercapacitor applications, Diamond and Related Materials, 151, 111822. ISSN: 0925-9635.SCIE (Q1)
2. K Prabakaran, T Kavinkumar, P Muhammed Shafi, LR Shobin, Ramalinga Viswanathan Mangalaraja, Vijayabhaskara Rao Bhaviripudi, Carolina Venegas Abarzúa, Arun Thirumurugan (2025), Synthesis and surface engineering of carbon-modified cobalt ferrite for advanced supercapacitor electrode materials, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 171, 113534. ISSN: 1387-7003. SCOPUS (Q2)
3. Raj Karthik, Ramaraj Sukanya, Shen Ming Chen*, Mahmudul Hasan, Ganesh Dhakal, P. Muhammed Shafi, and Jae-Jin Shim*, (2023), Development of an Amorphous Nickel Boride/Manganese Molybdate Heterostructure as an Efficient Electrode Material for a High-Performance Asymmetric Supercapacitor, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 15, 9, 11927–11939. ISSN: 1944-8244 SCOPUS, SCIE (Q1)
4. Rajeswari Yogamalar N, Sharma, K. and P Muhammed Shafi, (2022). An overview, methods of synthesis and modification of carbon-based electrodes for supercapacitor. Journal of Energy Storage, 55, p.105727.  ISSN: 2352-1538 SCOPUS, SCIE (Q1)

5. Ranjith Kumar Deivasigamani., P Muhammed Shafi, Ganesh Dhakal, Karthik, R, Kim, S.H., Kim, M. and Shim, J.J., (2022). Safe and extended operating voltage zinc-ion battery engineered by a gel-polymer/ionic-liquid electrolyte and water molecules pre-intercalated V2O5 cathode. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 367, p.120399. ISSN: 0167-7322 SCOPUS, SCIE (Q1)
6. P Muhammed Shafi, Debananda Mohapatra, Pradeep Reddy V, Ganesh Dhakal, Ranjith Kumar Deivasigamani, Dirk Tuma, Thierry Brousse, Jae-Jin Shim, (2022), Sr- and Fe-substituted LaMnO₃ Perovskite: Fundamental Insight and Possible Use in Asymmetric Hybrid Supercapacitor, Energy Storage Materials, 45, 119-129. ISSN: 2405-8297 SCOPUS, SCIE (Q1)
7. Deivasigamani Ranjith Kumar, Ganesh Dhakal, P Muhammed Shafi, Mostafa Saad Sayed, Jintae Lee, Yong Rok Lee, Jae-Jin Shim, (2022), Sulfite food additive electrochemical determination by nucleophilic addition on poly (4-aminodiphenylamine)-4-aminothiophenol-Au composite electrode, Microchemical Journal, 181, 107635. ISSN: 1095-9149 SCOPUS, SCIE (Q1)
8. Jeyaraman Anupriya, Ramachandran Rajakumaran, Shen Ming Chen, Raj Karthik, Jeyaraj VinothKumar, Jae-JinShim, P. Muhammed Shafi, Jeong-WonLee, (2022), Raspberry-like CuWO₄ hollow spheres anchored on sulfur-doped g-C₃N₄ composite: An efficient electrocatalyst for selective electrochemical detection of antibiotic drug nitrofurazone, Chemosphere, 296, 133997. ISSN: 1879-1298 SCOPUS, SCIE (Q1)
9. Nikhitha Joseph, P Muhammed Shafi, J. S. Sethulakshmi, Raj Karthik, A Chandra Bose and, Jae-Jin. Shim, (2021), “Three Dimensional NiO Nanonetwork Electrode for Efficient Ultra-fast Electrochemical Energy Storage Application”, ElectrochimicaActa, 399, 139392 (Co-first author) ISSN: 0013-4686 SCOPUS, SCIE (Q1)
10. KarthiK Raj¹; P. Muhammed Shafi¹; Shen Ming Chen; Ramaraj Sukanya; Jae Jin Shim, (2021), “Investigation on microstructural impacts to electrochemical performances of strontium tungstate as efficient bifunctional catalyst for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions”, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 126, 145-153. (Co-first author) ISSN: 1876-1070 SCIE (Q1)
11. Sarmad Iqbal, Amr Hussein Mady, Umer Javed, P Muhammed Shafi, Nguyen Van Quang, Iftikhar Hussain, Dirk Tuma, Jae-Jin Shim (2021), Self-templated hollow nanospheres of B-site engineered non-stoichiometric perovskite for supercapacitive energy storage via anion-intercalation mechanism, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 600, 729-739. ISSN: 0021-9797 SCOPUS, SCIE (Q1)
12. P Muhammed Shafi, Evan Kurian, Nikhitha Joseph, Selvakumar Sellaiyan, Akira Uedono, A Chandra Bose (2021), Effect of Ag doping on crystallinity and microstrain of LaMnO3 nanoparticles: Confirmations of defect levels with positron lifetime and Doppler-broadening calculations, Physica B: Condensed Matter, 615, 413087 (IF= 2.988). ISSN: 0921-4526 SCOPUS, SCIE (Q2)
13. Shafi, P. M., Joseph, N., Raj Karthik, Shim J.-J., A. and Bose, A. C., Ganesh V. (2021) “Lemon juice-assisted synthesis of LaMnO3 perovskite nanoparticles for electrochemical detection of dopamine”, Microchemical Journal, 164, 105945. ISSN: 1095-9149 SCOPUS, SCIE (Q1)
14. Joseph, N., Shafi, P.M. and Bose, A.C (2020), Recent advances in 2D-MoS₂ and its composite nanostructures for supercapacitor electrode application, Energy & Fuels, 34, 6, 6558–6597. ISSN: 1520-5029 SCOPUS, SCIE (Q1)
15. S Edakkaparamban, Shafi, P. M., GK Yogesh, AC Bose, D Sastikumar (2019), Carbon nanoparticles synthesized by laser ablation of coconut shell charcoal in liquids for glucose sensing applications, Materials Research Express 6(11), 5610. ISSN: 2053-1591 SCOPUS, SCIE (Q2)
16. Shafi, P. M., Bose, A. C., and Vinu, A. (2018) Electrochemical material processing via continuous charge-discharge cycling: An enehanced performance upong cycling for porous LaMnO₃ perovskite supercapacitor electrodes. ChemElectroChem, 5(23), 3723-3730. ISSN:2196-0216 SCOPUS (Q1)
17. Dhanabal, R., Shafi, P. M., Thirumurugan, A. Velmathi, S., Shamima Hussain and Bose, A. C. (2018) Investigations of Interfacial Electric Field on Reduced‐Graphene‐Oxide‐Supported Molybdenum Oxide @ Silver Phosphate Ternary Hybrid Composite: Highly Efficient Visible‐Light‐Driven Photocatalyst. Chemistry Select, 3 (34), 9920-9932. ISSN:2365-6549 SCOPUS (Q3)
18. Shafi, P. M., Ganesh, V. and Bose, A. C. (2018) LaMnO₃/RGO/PANI Ternary nanocomposite for supercapacitor electrode application and their outstanding performance in all-solid-state asymmetrical device design. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 1(6), 2802-2812. ISSN: 2574-0962 SCOPUS, SCIE (Q1)
19. Joseph, N., Shafi, P. M. and Bose, A. C. (2018) Metallic MoS₂ anchored on reduced graphene oxide sheets with edge orientation, and its electrochemical investigation on energy storage application. Chemistry Select, 3, 11993-12000. ISSN:2365-6549 SCOPUS (Q3)
20. Shafi, P. M., Nisar, N. and Bose, A. C. (2018) One‐Pot synthesis of LaMnO₃/Mn₃O₄ nanocomposite: impact of calcination temperature on the synergetic effect towards high energy supercapacitor performance. Chemistry Select, 3, 6459-6467. ISSN:2365-6549 SCOPUS (Q3)
21. Shafi, P. M., Joseph, N., Thirumurugan, A. and Bose, A. C. (2018) Enhanced electrochemical performances of agglomeration-free LaMnO₃ perovskite nanoparticles and achieving high energy and power densities with symmetric supercapacitor design. Chemical Engineering Journal, 338, 147-156. ISSN: 1385-8947 SCOPUS, SCIE (Q1)
22. Joseph, N., Shafi, P. M. and Bose, A. C. (2018) Metallic 1T-MoS₂ with defect induced additional active edges for high performance supercapacitor application. New Journal of Chemistry, 42, 12082-12090. ISSN 1369-9261 SCOPUS (Q2)
23. Shafi, P. M., Dhanabal, R., Chithambararaj, A., Velmathi, S. and Bose, A. C. (2017) α-MnO₂/h-MoO₃ hybrid material for high performance supercapacitor electrode and photocatalyst. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 5, 4757-4770. ISSN: 2168-0485 SCOPUS, SCIE (Q1)
24. Shafi, P. M. and Bose, A. C. (2015) Effect of reaction medium on porosity and electrochemical properties of MnO2 nanoparticle. Advanced Porous Materials, 3, 57-62. ISSN: 2327-3941 
25. Shafi, P. M. and Bose, A. C. (2015) Impact of crystalline defects and size on X-ray line broadening: A phenomenological approach for tetragonal SnO2 nanocrystals. AIP Advances, 5, 057137. ISSN 2158-3226, SCOPUS (Q2)

Corresponding author papers

26. Ahamed Milton, Abdullah Al Mahmud, Ramaraj Sukanya, Raj Karthik, Eswaran Kamaraj, Carmel B Breslin, P Muhammed Shafi*, Jae-Jin Shim (2025), Structural Engineering of Core–Shell Ni3B@ Ni (BO2)2 on V2MoO8 (0D@ 2D/1D) Composites: Advanced Strategies for Enhancing High Energy Density in Asymmetric Supercapacitors, Langmuir (Just Accepted). SCOPUS, SCIE (Q1)
27. Karuppiah Balamurugan, Ramachandran Rajakumaran, Shen-Ming Chen, Raj Karthik, Jae-Jin Shim, P. Muhammed Shafi*; (2021), Massive Engineering of Spinel Cobalt Tin Oxide/Tin Oxide Based Electrocatalyst for the Selective Voltammetric Determination of Antibiotic Drug Furaltadone in Water Samples, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 882, 160750. ISSN: 0925-8388 SCOPUS, SCIE (Q1)
28. Rajakumaran, Ramachandran; Sukanya, Ramaraj; Chen, Shen-Ming; Raj, Karthik; Breslin, Carmel; Shafi, P. Muhammed* (2021), "Synthesis and Characterization of Pyrochlore-Type Praseodymium Stannate Nanoparticles: An Effective Electrocatalyst for Detection of Nitrofurazone Drug in Biological Samples", ACS Inorganic chemistry , 60, 4, 2464-2476.  ISSN: 0020-1669 SCOPUS, SCIE (Q1)
29. S Edakkaparamban, Shafi, P. M*., GK Yogesh, AC Bose, D Sastikumar (2021), A simple nonenzymatic glucose sensor based on coconut shell charcoal powder coated nickel foil electrode, Carbon Letters, 31, 729-735. ISSN: 1976-4251 SCOPUS, SCIE (Q1)
30. Ramachandran Rajakumaran; Musuvadhi Babulal Sivakumar; Raj Karthik; P. Muhammed Shafi*; Jae-Jin Shim; Chang Yo-Shiuan, (2021), “Ingenious design of iron vanadate engulfed 3D porous reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite as a reliable electrocatalyst for the selective amperometric determination of furaltadone in aquatic environment”, Applied Surface Science, 569, 151046. ISSN: 0169-4332 SCOPUS, SCIE (Q1)

Conference Proceedings (Scopus)

1. Shafi, P. M., Johnson, C. and Bose, A. C (2018) A comparitive investigation of electrochemical charge storage properties on β, γ, δ and λ-MnO₂ nanoparticles, AIP Conference Proceedings, 1942, 050069 doi: 10.1063/1.5028700
2. Shafi, P. M. and Bose, A. C. (2017) Synthesis and investigation on electrochemical property of ε-MnO₂ nanoparticle, AIP Conference Proceedings 1832, 050098; doi: 10.1063/1.4980331
3. Shafi, P. M. and Bose, A. C. (2016) Structural evolution of tetragonal MnO₂ and its electrochemical behavior, AIP Conference Proceedings 1731, 050038; doi: 10.1063/1.4947692
4. Shafi, P. M. Vishal, J. K. and Bose, A. C. (2016) Graphene oxide-MnO₂ nanocomposite for supercapacitor application, Graphene oxide-MnO₂ nanocomposite for supercapacitor application; doi: 10.1117/12.2237578
5. Shafi, P. M. and Bose, A. C. (2015) Synthesis and characterization of α-MnO₂ electrode for supercapacitor application, AIP Conference Proceedings 1665, 050079; doi: 10.1063/1.4917720.