Dr Habib ur Rehman is currently working as Assistant Professor of Chemistry. Before joining SSE he served as Head of Optical Materials, R & D Group at Exxelis Limited, U.K. There he developed a number of new materials for optical displays and optimized innovative processes for making LED backlights and light management films. He previously worked for Terahertz Photonics, UK, and was responsible for the development of low loss optical materials for data-comm and groundbreaking sol-gel based silica on silicon deposition technology. He holds an M.Phil. degree in physical/polymer chemistry from QAU, Islamabad and Ph.D. in Materials Engineering Degree from the Institute for New Materials, Saarbrucken, Germany.

Title Publication Author Year
Synthesis and Photophysical, Electrochemical, and DFT Studies of Piperidyl and Pyrrolidinyl Chalcones ACS Omega Baig H., Iqbal A., Rasool A., Hussain S.Z., Iqbal J., Alazmi M., Alshammari N., Alazmi A., AlGhadhban A., Sulieman A.M.E., Said K.B., Rehman H.-U., Saleem R.S.Z., 2023
Synthesis, photophysical, voltammetric, and DFT studies of 4-aminochalones Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry Baig H., Irfan R., Rasool A., Hussain S.Z., Siddique S.A., Iqbal J., Alazmi M., Alshammari N., Alazmi A., AlGhadhban A., Sulieman A.M.E., Said K.B., Rehman H.-U., Saleem R.S.Z., 2023
Au/TiO<inf>2</inf> thin film with ultra-low content of gold: An efficient self-supported bifunctional electrocatalyst for oxygen and hydrogen evolution reaction Catalysis Today Tahir A., ul-Haq T., Zubair U., Rafique F., Munir A., Haik Y., Hussain I., ur Rehman H., 2023
Roles of Metal Oxide Nanostructure-Based Substrates in Sustainable Electrochemical Water Splitting: Recent Development and Future Perspective ACS Applied Nano Materials Tahir A., Arshad F., Haq T.U., Hussain I., Hussain S.Z., Rehman H.U., 2023
Determination of pioglitazone hydrochloride by flow injection chemiluminescence tris(2,2???-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II)???silver(III) complex system Luminescence Rehman H.U., Kakar A.U.R., Yaqoob M., Asghar M., Saeed Ahmed S., Nisa K.U., 2023
Transparent Liquid Crystal Hole-Transporting Material for Stable Perovskite Solar Cells Solar RRL Ul Ain Q., Xia J., Kanda H., Alwani I.R., Gao X.-X., Rehman H.U., Shao G., Jankauskas V., Rakstys K., Ahmed Khan A., Nazeeruddin M.K., 2023
Columnar liquid crystals as stability enhancing hole transport layers for Ruddlesden-Popper perovskite optoelectronics Molecular Systems Design and Engineering Ain Q.u., Siddique S., Ali S.A., Ahmed H., Khan M., Saleem M., Rehman H.u., Ulhaq A., Khan A.A., 2022
Ambient Air-Stable CH<inf>3</inf>NH<inf>3</inf>PbI<inf>3</inf>Perovskite Solar Cells Using Dibutylethanolamine as a Morphology Controller ACS Applied Energy Materials Butt M.T.Z., Hussain S.Z., Li X., Briscoe J., Rehman H.U., 2021
Gd-Doped Ni-Oxychloride Nanoclusters: New Nanoscale Electrocatalysts for High-Performance Water Oxidation through Surface and Structural Modification ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Haq T.U., Haik Y., Hussain I., Rehman H.U., Al-Ansari T.A., 2021
Engineering fibre morphology in self-assembled physical gels of a prototypical discotic liquid crystal Liquid Crystals Ain Q.U., Iqbal S., Ali S.A., Saleem M., Rehman H.U., ulHaq A., Khan A.A., 2021
A novel molecular imprinted polymer layer electrode for enhanced sensitivity electrochemical determination of the antidepressant fluoxetine Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry Feroz M., Lopes I.C., Rehman H.U., Ata S., Vadgama P., 2020
Ultrasmall Ni/NiO nanoclusters on thiol-functionalized and-exfoliated graphene oxide nanosheets for durable oxygen evolution reaction ACS Applied Energy Materials Munir A., Haq T.U., Qurashi A., Rehman H.U., Ul-Hamid A., Hussain I., 2019
Biomass-derived nitrogen-doped carbon aerogel counter electrodes for dye sensitized solar cells Materials Butt M.T.Z., Preuss K., Titirici M.-M., ur Rehman H., Briscoe J., 2018
Lecithin-gold hybrid nanocarriers as efficient and pH selective vehicles for oral delivery of diacerein-In-vitro and in-vivo study Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces Javed I., Hussain S.Z., Shahzad A., Khan J.M., ur-Rehman H., Rehman M., Usman F., Razi M.T., Shah M.R., Hussain I., 2016
Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of lecithin-based nanocarriers for the enhanced pharmacological and oral pharmacokinetic profile of amphotericin B Journal of Materials Chemistry B Javed I., Hussain S.Z., Ullah I., Khan I., Ateeq M., Shahnaz G., Rehman H.U., Razi M.T., Shah M.R., Hussain I., 2015
Design of enzyme-immobilized polymer brush-grafted magnetic nanoparticles for efficient nematicidal activity RSC Advances Butt A., Farrukh A., Ghaffar A., Duran H., Oluz Z., Ur Rehman H., Hussain T., Ahmad R., Tahir A., Yameen B., 2015
Polymer brush functionalized SiO<inf>2</inf> nanoparticle based Nafion nanocomposites: A novel avenue to low-humidity proton conducting membranes Polymer Chemistry Farrukh A., Ashraf F., Kaltbeitzel A., Ling X., Wagner M., Duran H., Ghaffar A., Ur Rehman H., Parekh S.H., Domke K.F., Yameen B., 2015
Synthesis, crystal structure, theoretical calculations, and electrochemical and biological studies of polymeric (N,N,N???,N???-tetramethylethylenediamine)bis(thiocyanato-??N)copper(II), [Cu(tmeda)(NCS)<inf>2</inf>]<inf>n</inf> Polyhedron Espinosa A., Sohail M., Habib M., Naveed K., Saleem M., Rehman H.-U., Hussain I., Munawar A., Ahmad S., 2015
Surface-functionalized silica gel adsorbents for efficient remediation of cationic dyes Pure and Applied Chemistry Farrukh A., Akram A., Ghaffar A., Tuncel E., Oluz Z., Duran H., Ur Rehman H., Yameen B., 2014
Gene cloning and characterization of a type II pullulanase hydrolase from a hyperthermophilic archaeon, pyrobaculum calidifontis Pakistan Journal of Zoology Siddiqui M.A., Rehman H.-U., Rashid N., 2014
UV-light assisted single step route to functional PEEK surfaces Reactive and Functional Polymers Yousaf A., Farrukh A., Oluz Z., Tuncel E., Duran H., Dogan S.Y., Tekinay T., Rehman H.U., Yameen B., 2014
Retention studies of chromium (VI) from aqueous solution on the surface of a novel carbonaceous material Arabian Journal of Geosciences Hussain S., Gul S., Khan S., ur Rehman H., 2013
Gc-ms analysis and antifungal activity of essential oils of angelica glauca, plectranthus rugosus, and valeriana wallichii Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants Irshad M., Aziz S., Rehman H.-U., Hussain H., 2012
NMR analysis of cracking products of asphalt and assessment of catalyst performance Energy Ahmad I., Shakirullah M., ur Rehman H., Ishaq M., Khan M.A., Shah A.A., 2009
Adsorption study of phenol on Lakhra coal Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry Ishaq M., Ahmad I., Shakirullah M., Ur Rehman H., Arsala Khan M., Ahmad I., Ur Rehman I., 2007