Graphene-based Nanoporous Structures
Our goal is to reach porous nanostructures with tunable properties and porosities. Mechanisms involved in the fabrication process of these materials are one of the main research interests of our team. Polymers, graphene, and graphene derivatives are the main building units and we are currently trying to prepare hyper-porous hydrogels and aerogels from different polymers, graphene oxide nanosheets, and graphene quantum dots. These nanoporous structures can be employed in different applications from water distillation to energy storage.
Selected related publications:
1- Faezeh Mahdavian, Ahmad Allahbakhsh, Denis Rodrigue, Ahmad Reza Bahramian. “Polyethylene glycol-impregnated carbon quantum dots-phenolic phase change composites for highly efficient thermal energy storage”, Carbon 219 (2024) 118840. doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2024.118840.
2- Faezeh Mahdavian, Ahmad Allahbakhsh*, Ahmad Reza Bahramian, Denis Rodrigue, Manish K. Tiwari. “Flexible Polymer Hydrogels for Wearable Energy Storage Applications”, Advanced Materials Technologies 8 (2023) 2202199. doi: 10.1002/admt.202202199.
3- Ahmad Allahbakhsh*. “Nitrogen-doped Graphene Quantum Dots Hydrogels for Highly Efficient Solar Steam Generation”, Desalination 517 (2021) 115264. doi: 10.1016/j.desal.2021.115264.
4- Ahmad Allahbakhsh and Mohammad Arjmand. “Graphene-based phase change composites for energy harvesting and storage: State of the art and future prospects”, Carbon 148 (2019) 441-480. doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2019.04.009.
5- Ahmad Allahbakhsh and Ahmad Reza Bahramian. “Self-assembled and Pyrolyzed Carbon Aerogels: an Overview on Preparation Mechanisms, Properties and Applications”, Nanoscale 7 (2015) 14139-14158. doi: 10.1039/c5nr03855c.
6- Ahmad Allahbakhsh and Ahmad Reza Bahramian. “Self-assembly of graphene quantum dots into hydrogels and cryogels: dynamic light scattering, UV–Vis spectroscopy and structural investigations”, Journal of Molecular Liquids 265 (2018) 172-180. doi: 10.1016/j.molliq.2018.05.123.
7- Ahmad Allahbakhsh and Ahmad Reza Bahramian. “Novolac-derived carbon aerogels pyrolyzed at high temperatures: experimental and theoretical studies”, RSC Advances 76 (2016) 72777-72790. doi: 10.1039/C6RA12947A.
8- Mohammad Khalaj, Ahmad Allahbakhsh, Ahmad Reza Bahramian and Alireza Sharif. “Structural, mechanical and thermal behaviors of novolac/graphene oxide nanocomposite aerogels”, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 460 (2017) 19-28. doi: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2017.01.026.
