Dr. Adnan Khalil

Assistant Professor

PhD (Physics) University of Science and Technology of China, China

Research Interests

• Phase Engineering，Structural Characterization of 1T-MS₂ (M=W/Mo) by Intercalation of Ammonia Ions, and their Energy Applications
• Synthesis of 1T-MX₂@Single CNT hybrid materials for energy storage/conversion application (HER and supercapacitor).
• Synthesis of 1T-MX₂ and semiconductor hybrid materials for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution application.

Biography

I have completed my MPhil Physics from UET Lahore and PhD Physics from USTC, China.

My Hobbies including playing cricket, reading books, travelling and watching sports.

Awards and Honors

• Awarded CSC full scholarship for PhD from china in 2014.

Publications

• Abdul Hannan, Adnan Khalil, Muhammad Habib, Zia ur Rehman, Abdul Ghafar Wattoo, Muhammad Yousaf, Hamza Naeem, Imen Kebaili, Hussein Alrobei, Meshal Alzaid, “Ferromagnetic properties of Ni9S8/MoS2 hybrid structure”Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, 2022.

• Adnan Khalil, Qin Liu, Muhammad Zahir, Muhammad Habib, Rashid Khan, Qun He, Qi Fang, Hafiz Tariq Masood, Zia ur Rehman,Ting Xiang, ChuanQiang Wu and Li Song*“Facile synthesis of layered Ni9S8/MoS2 hetero-catalyst for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction” Langmuir33, 21, 5148-5153.

•  Muhammad Habib, Adnan Khalil,Zahir Muhammad, Rashid Khan, Changda Wang, Zia ur Rehman, Hafiz Tariq Masood, Weiyu XuHeng jie Liu,Wei GanChuanqiang Wu,Haiping Chen, LiSong*“ WX 2 (X=S, Se) Single Crystals: A Highly Stable Material for Supercapacitor Applications” Electrochimica Acta258, 2017, 71-79

• Rashid Khan, Muhammad Habib, Mohammed A Gondal, Adnan Khalil, Zia Ur Rehman, Zahir Muhammad, Yasir A Haleem, Changda Wang, Chuan Qiang Wu and Li Song*“ Facile synthesis of CuFe2O4–Fe2O3 composite for high-performance supercapacitor electrode applications” Materials Research Express 10, 2017.
• Ting Xiang, Shi Tao, Weiyu Xu, Qi Fang,Chuangqiang Wu, Daobin Liu, Yu Zhou, Adnan Khalil, Muhammad Zahir, Wangsheng Chu,Zhonghui Wang,Hongfa Xiang, Qin Liu, and Li Song*“Stable 1T-MoSe₂ and Carbon Nanotubes Hybridized Flexible Film: Binder-Free and High-Performance Li-Ion Anode” ACS Nano 11, 6, 6483-6491.
• Qin Liu, Qi Fang, Wangsheng Chu, Yangyang Wan, Xiuling Li, Weiyu Xu, Muhammad Habib, Shi Tao, Yu Zhou, Daobin Liu, Ting Xiang, Adnan Khalil, Xiaojun Wu, Manish Chhowalla, Pulickel M Ajayanand Li Song*“Electron-doped 1T-MoS₂ via Interface Engineering for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution”Chemistry of Materials 29, 11, 4738-4744.
• Ting Xiang, Qi Fang, Hui Xie, Chuangqiang Wu, Changda Wang, Yu Zhou, Daobin Liu, Shuangming Chen, Adnan Khalil, Shi Tao, Qin Liu and Li Song*“Vertical 1T-MoS2 Nanosheets with Expanded Interlayer Spacing Edged on Graphene Frame for High Rate Lithium-Ion Batteries” Nanoscale2017,9, 6975-6983.
• Chuanqiang Wu, Qi Fang, Qin Liu, Daobin Liu, Changda Wang, Ting Xiang, Adnan Khalil, Shuangming Chen and Li Song*“Engineering interfacial charge-transfer by phase transition realizing enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity”Inorg. Chem. Front., 2017,4, 663-667 .

• Qin Liu, Qichao Shang, Adnan Khalil, Qi Fang,Shuangming Chen, Qun He,Ting Xiang, Daobin Liu,Qun Zhang*, Yi Luo, and Li Song*“In situ Integration of a Metallic 1T-MoS₂/CdS Heterostructure as a Means to Promote Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution” ChemCatChem 2016, 8, 2614.(Equal 1^St author)

• Adnan Khalil,‡ Qin Liu,‡ Qun He, Ting Xiang, Daobin Liu, Changda Wang, Qi Fang and Li Song*, “Metallic 1T-WS2 nanoribbons as highly conductive electrodes for supercapacitors” RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 48788
• Qun He, Weiyu Xu, Shuangming Chen, Daobin Liu, Muhammad Habib, Qin Liu, Changda Wang, Yasir A. Haleem, Ting Xiang, Chuanqiang Wu,Adnan Khalil, Qi Fang, Zhiqiang Niu and Li Song“In situ growth of metallic 1T-WS2 nanoislands on single-walled carbon nanotube films for improved electrochemical performance”RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 87919
• Q. Liu, C. Y. Sun, Q. He, A. Khalil, T. Xiang, D. B. Liu, Y. Zhou, J. Wang ^*and L. Song*, “Stable metallic 1T-WS₂ ultrathin nanosheets as promising agent for near-infrared photothermal ablation cancer therapy” Nano Research, 2015, 8, 3982–3991.
• Q. Liu, X. L. Li, Z. R. Xiao, Y. Zhou, H. P. Chen, A. Khalil, T. Xiang, J. Q. Xu, W. S. Chu, X. J. Wu,* J. L. Yang, C. M. Wang, Y. J. Xiong, C. H. Jin, P. M. Ajayan, and L. Song* “Stable Metallic 1T-WS₂ Nanoribbons Intercalated with Ammonia Ions: The correlation between Structure and Electrical/Optical Properties”Adv. Mater.2015, 27, 4837–4844.
• Q. Liu, X. L. Li, Q. He, A. Khalil, D. B. Liu, T. Xiang, X. J. Wu,* and L. Song*, “Gram-Scale Aqueous Synthesis of Stable Few-layered 1T-MoS₂: Applications for Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution”Small 2015, 11, No. 41, 5556–5564.
• Q. Liu, C. Y. Sun, Q. He, D. B. Liu,A. Khalil, T. Xiang, Z. Y. Wu, J. Wang and L. Song*, “Ultrathin carbon layer coated MoO₂ nanoparticles for high-performance near-infrared photothermal cancer therapy” Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 10054-10057.
• Q. Liu, D. B. Liu, Q. He, T. Xiang, K. Adnan, L. Song*, “Synthesis Progress of layered TMOC-based intercalation structures” Acta Chim. Sinica 2015, 73, 936—943.
• Y. Zhou, Q. Liu, D. B. Liu, H. Xie, G. X. Wu, W. F. Huang, Y. F. Tian, Q. He, A. Khalil, Y. A. Haleem, T. Xiang, W. S. Chu, C.W. Zou, L. Song*, “Carbon-coated MoO₂ dispersed in three-dimensional graphene aerogel for lithium-ion battery” Electrochimica Acta.2015, 174, 8. ​​​​​​​