Developing scaled-up synthesis protocols for several 2D transition metal carbides/nitrides (MXenes) along with their parent MAX phases
Investigating & exploiting the plasmonic & optoelectronic properties of MXenes & other 2D materials
Designing & fabricating MXene-based and Perovskite-based optoelectronic devices
Selected Publications
MXene Hydrogels: Fundamental and Applications Y. Zhang,* J. El-Demellawi,* Q. Jiang, G. Ge, H. Liang, K. Lee, X. Dong and H. Alshareef. ... Chem. Soc. Rev. 49, 7229, (2020)
Unprecedented Surface Plasmon Modes in Monoclinic MoO2 Nanostructures Y. Zhu,* J. El-Demellawi,* S. Lopatin, J. Yin, M. Hedhili, O. Mohammed and H. Alshareef. [... Adv. Mater. 32, 1908392, (2020)
MAPbI3 Single Crystals Free from Hole-Trapping Centers for Enhanced Photodetectivity C. Yang,* J. El-Demellawi,* J. Yin, D. Velusamy, A. Emwas, A. El-Zohry, I. Gereige, A. Als... ACS Energy Lett. 4, 2579, (2019)
Metal Halide Perovskite and Phosphorus Doped g-C 3 N 4 Bulk Heterojunctions for Air- Stable Photodetectors Z. Liu, Y. Zhu, J. El-Demellawi, D. Velusamy, A. El-Zohry, O. Bakr, O. Mohammed and H. Als... ACS Energy Lett. 4, 2315, (2019)
MXenes for Plasmonic Photodetection D. Velusamy,* J. El-Demellawi,* A. El-Zohry, A. Giungi, S. Lopatin, M. Hedhili, A. Mansour... Adv. Mater. 31, 1807658, (2019)
Giant Photoluminescence Enhancement in CsPbCl3 Perovskite Nanocrystals by Simultaneous Dual-Surface Passivation G. Ahmed, J. El-Demellawi, J. Yin, J. Pan, D. Velusamy, M. Hedhili, E. Alarousu, O. Bakr, ... ACS Energy Lett. 3, 2301, (2018)
Tunable Multipolar Surface Plasmons in 2D Ti3C2Tx MXene Flakes J. El-Demellawi, S. Lopatin, J. Yin, Omar Mohammed and H. Alshareef ACS Nano 12, 8485, (2018)
Hybrid Electrolytes Based on Ionic Liquids and Amorphous Porous Silicon Nanoparticles: Organization and Electrochem... M. Tchalala, J. El-Demellawi, E. Abou-Hamad, J. Retamal, P. Varadhan, J. He and S. Chaieb. Appl. Mater. Today 9, 10, (2017)
Room-Temperature Reactivity of Si Nanocrystals with Solvents: The Case of Ketone and Hydrogen Production from Secon... J. El-Demellawi, C. Holt, E. Abou-Hamad, Z. Al-Talla and S. Chaieb ACS Appl. Mater. & Interfaces 7, 13794, (2015)
Education
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, 2020
M.Sc., Materials Science and Engineering, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, 2014
B.Sc., Materials Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, 2011
Professional Profile
2021-present: Postdoctoral fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
2016-2020: Ph.D. Candidate, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
2013 - 2016: Research Fellow | Lab Manager, Nanobiophysics Lab, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
