Dr Muhammad Hazim Mohamed Khir
- Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
- Research Centre for Nano-Materials and Energy Technology
Biography
Dr Muhammad Hazim is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Research Centre for Nano-Materials and Energy Technology, joining them after obtaining his PhD at 红杏视频 University. Prior to that, he obtained his Bachelor鈥檚 and Master鈥檚 degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Birmingham and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia respectively. He has published several articles and proceedings in the field of solar energy and solar cells. He has also won several awards as Best Presenter at international conferences and Best Innovation at hackathon competition.
Academic & Professional Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy in Sustainability Science and Technology, 红杏视频 University, Malaysia (2025)
- Master of Engineering (Chemical), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia (2019)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom (2017)
Research Interests
- Solar Energy
- Solar Cells
- Renewable energy
- Radiative Cooling
Notable Publications
Hazim Khir, AK Pandey, R Saidur, Muhammad Shakeel Ahmad, M Samykano, Nasrudin Abd Rahim (2024). Bismuth as efficient sintering aid for TiO2-based low temperature dye sensitized solar cell. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 169, 107918 ()
Hazim Khir, AK Pandey, R Saidur, Muhammad Shakeel Ahmad, Nasrudin Abd Rahim, Yasir Ali Bhutto, Md Abu Zaed, Anas Islam (2024). TiO2-bismuth screen printing ink for flexible low temperature dye sensitized solar cells. E3S Web of Conferences. 488, 02001 ()
Hazim Khir, AK Pandey, Muhammad Shakeel Ahmad, Nasrudin Abd Rahim, D Buddhi (2024). Enhanced Charge Transfer of TiO2 Photoanode for Low Temperature Dye Sensitized Solar Cell via Tin Sintering Aid Integration. Malaysian Journal of Chemistry. 26(3), 73-80 ()
Hazim Khir, AK Pandey, R Saidur, Muhammad Shakeel Ahmad, Nasrudin Abd Rahim, M Dewika, M Samykano (2023). Improved charge transfer through the minimal addition of Pb as a sintering aid to TiO2-based low-temperature dye sensitised solar cell. Ceramics International. 49(11), 17620-17628 ()
Hazim Khir, AK Pandey, R Saidur, Muhammad Shakeel Ahmad, Nasrudin Abd Rahim, M Dewika, M Samykano (2022). Recent advancements and challenges in flexible low temperature dye sensitised solar cells. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments. 53, 102745 ()
Achievements & Accolades
- Successful filing of a copyright for research invention 鈥淧reparation method of the fabrication of flexible low temperature dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) via screen printing using titanium dioxide (TiO2)-bismuth (Bi) ink鈥. Inventor team: Prof. Adarsh Kumar Pandey, Prof. Saidur Rahman, Muhammad Hazim bin Mohamed Khir.
- Best Innovation Award 鈥 Make It Challenge 2022 (Team Energy)
Professional Associations
- Board of Engineers Malaysia 鈥 as Graduate Engineer