Hydrogen is expected to be crucial in decarbonized economies as a low-carbon energy carrier and feedstock. Currently, hydrogen generation relies on fossil fuels, causing environmental issues. Green hydrogen, produced through water electrolysis, offers a feasible alternative with low greenhouse gas emissions. Geographical islands have potential as hydrogen export centers due to their high-capacity factors and low population densities. Large-scale hydrogen production can boost regional economic development. This presentation explores a new form of inorganic semiconductor-based nanostructures (ISNSs) prepared using laser irradiation techniques for hydrogen production via water electrolysis. The ISNSs-based working electrode demonstrates good electrochemical performance, including low over-potential, Tafel slope, double-layer capacitance, large electrochemically active surface area, and extraordinary long-term stability. The improved hydrogen production efficiency was attributed to the strong metal-support interaction, high conductivity, high active site exposure, large active surface area, enhanced kinetics, and rapid charge transport. The ISNSs-based electrode also outperformed in electrocatalytic hydrogen production activity and stability. This systematic method of developing ISNSs-based electrodes for hydrogen production could help generate green energy, alleviate future environmental concerns, and avert energy crises. 

Keywords: Hydrogen Production; Inorganic perovskites; Electrocatalysis; Water splitting

Biography:

Dr. Mohamed Jaffer Sadiq Mohamed, PhD, AMRSC, is working as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Physics Department at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.       Dr. Sadiq  received  BSc (2006) in Chemistry from Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu; MSc (2008) in Applied Chemistry from National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu; MTech (2014) in Nanotechnology from Karunya University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu; and PhD (2018) in Chemistry from National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, Mangalore, Karnataka. He started his career as Chemist in Hindustan Zinc Limited, Rajasthan, for four years. He worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Yunnan University, Kunming, China for two years. Dr. Sadiq is now working as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Physics Department at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, and is actively involved in teaching and research activities. He has more than 10 years of industrial and research experience. His areas of interest are Nanomaterials/Nanocomposites/Nanocrystals/Perovskites based photocatalysis, water splitting, electrocatalysis (HER, OER, ORR), heterogeneous catalysis, supercapacitors, fuel cell catalysis, and solar cells. He has authored 3 book chapters, edited 4 books, published more than 30 research articles and technical papers in international peer-reviewed journals like Springer, Elsevier, RSC, ACS, etc. He is also serving as editor and reviewer of several journals with a reasonable reputation. He is an Associate Member in the Royal Society of Chemistry. He has participated in several State, National, and International Conferences, seminars, workshops, and symposia, and more than 20 conference papers are to his credit. 

Readers may contact him at: m.mohamed@kfupm.edu.sa; sadiqmsc@gmail.com

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