Javeed Mahmood

Research Interests

Dr. Mahmood's research focuses on the design and synthesis of organic frameworks for different applications, from gas adsorption to electronic applications. His current focus is on the design and synthesis of efficient catalysts for water splitting, heterogeneous catalysis, and safe storage of gases.

Selected Publications

Mahmood, J.; Lee, E. K.; Noh, H.-J.; Ahmad, I.; Seo, J.-M.; Jeon, J.-P.; Kim, S.-J.; Oh, J. H.*; Baek, J.-B.*; “Fused aromatic network with exceptionally high carrier mobility” Advanced Materials, 2021, 33, 2004707.
Noh, H.-J.; Im, Y.-K.; Yu, S.-Y.; Seo, M.-J.; Mahmood, J.*; Yildirim, T.*; Baek, J.-B.* “Vertical two-dimensional layered fused aromatic ladder structure” Nature Communications, 2020, 11, 2021.
Mahmood, J.; Ahmad, I.; Jung, M.; Seo, J.-M.; Yu, S.-Y.; Noh, H.-J.; Kim, Y. H.; Shin, H.-J.*; Baek, J.-B.* “Two-dimensional amine and hydroxy functionalized fused aromatic covalent organic framework” Communications Chemistry (Nature publisher), 2020, 3, 31.
Kweon, D.-H.; Okyay, M. S.; Kim, S.-J.; Jeon, J.-P.; Noh, H.-J.; Park, N.; Mahmood, J.*; Baek, J.-B.* “Ruthenium anchored on carbon nanotube electrocatalyst for hydrogen production with enhanced Faradaic efficiency” Nature Communication, 2020, 11, 1278.
Mahmood, J.; Anjum, M. A. R.; Baek, J.-B. “Fused aromatic network structures as a platform for efficient catalysis” Advanced Materials, 2019, 31, 1805062.
Mahmood, J.; Anjum, M. A. R.; Shin, S.-H.; Ahmad, I.; No, H.-J.; Kim, S.-J.; Jeong, H. Y.; Lee, J. S.; Baek, J.-B. “Encapsulating Iridium Nanoparticles Inside a 3D Cage‐Like Organic Network as an Efficient and Durable Catalyst for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction” Advanced Materials, 2018, 30, 1805606.
Mahmood, J.; Park, J.; Shin, D.; Choi, H.-J.; Seo, J.-M.; Yoo, J.-W.; Baek, J.-B. “Organic ferromagnetism: Trapping spins in the glassy state of an organic network structure” Chem, 2018, 4, 2357-2369.
Mahmood, J.; Kim, S.-J.; Noh, H.-J.; Jung, S.-M.; Li, F.; Seo, J.-M.; Baek, J.-B. “Robust 3D cage-like ultramicroporous network structure with high gas-uptake capacity” Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2018, 57, 3415-3420.
Mahmood, J.; Li, F.; Jung, S-M.; Okyay, M. S.; Ahmad, I.; Kim, S-J.; Park, N.; Jeong, H. Y.; Baek, J.-B.; “An efficient and pH-universal ruthenium-based catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction”. Nature Nanotechnology, 2017, 12, 441-446.
Mahmood, J.; Lee, E. K.; Jung, M.; Shin, D.; Choi, H.-J.; Seo, J.-M.; Jung, S.-M.; Kim, D.; Li, F.; Lah, M. S.; Park, N.; Shin, H.-J.; Oh, J. H.; Baek, J.-B. “Two-dimensional polyaniline (C3N) from carbonized organic single crystals in solid state”. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), 2016, 113(27), 7414-7419.
Mahmood, J.; Lee, E. K.; Jung, M.; Shin, D.; Jeon, I.-Y.; Jung, S.-M.; Choi, H.-J.; Seo, J.-M.; Bae, S.-Y.; Sohn, S.-D.; Park, N.; Oh, J. H.; Shin, H.-J.; Baek, J.-B. “Nitrogenated holey two-dimensional structures”. Nature Communications 2015, 6:6486.

Education

Ph.D. Energy Engineering, UNIST, Ulsan, South Korea, 2015
M.Sc. Chemistry, Peshawar University, Pakistan, 2007
B.Sc. Chemistry, Malakand University, Pakistan, 2004

Professional Profile

2017-2021: Research Assistant Professor, UNIST, Ulsan, South Korea
2018-2020: CTO, RuC2N, Ulsan, South Korea
2015-2017: Postdoctoral Research Associate, UNIST, Ulsan, South Korea
2009-2011: Research Assistant, GIST, Gwangju, South Korea
2007-2009: Junior Research Assistant, ICCBS, Karachi, Pakistan

Scientific and Professional Membership

American Chemical Society (ACS)
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Materials Research Society (MRS)
Korean Polymer Society (KPS)
Korea Chemical Society (KCS)

Awards

Excellent Oral Paper Presentation Award (2015) 25th Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (KSIEC) Fall Meeting, November 04-06, 2015, ICC Jeju, Republic of Korea.
Best Research Paper Award and Cash Prize from Dow Chemical Korea (2018) (Nature Nanotechnology, 2017, 12, 441-446) 121st General Meeting of KCS, April 19, 2018, Jeju, Republic of Korea.

KAUST Affiliations

Research Interests Keywords

Covalent Organic Frameworks Hydrogen evolution reactions Oxygen evolution reactions Electrochemical Water splitting Porous polymers