mohammed.salah@mu.edu.eg
mohammed_science2013@yahoo.com
Mohammed Mahmoud is currently a PhD candidate at the University of South Australia. His research project is focused on advanced manufacturing of anodes for lithium ion batteries (LIBs). Carbon is the commonly used material as an anode for LIBs, but it has limited energy storage capacity. His aim is to utilize silicon-based materials as an alternate anode material for LIBs, as it has the potential to achieve a storage capacity of up to 11 times that of carbon. Importantly silicon is abundant, readily available and cheap. The success in employing silicon as the anode in LIBs, along with the Australia’s rich lithium and silicon natural resources provides Australia with the opportunity to become one of the world’s leading... Read more
About me
Mohammed Mahmoud is currently a PhD candidate at the University of South Australia. His research project is focused on advanced manufacturing of anodes for lithium ion batteries (LIBs). Carbon is the commonly used material as an anode for LIBs, but it has limited energy storage capacity. His aim is to utilize silicon-based materials as an alternate anode material for LIBs, as it has the potential to achieve a storage capacity of up to 11 times that of carbon. Importantly silicon is abundant, readily available and cheap. The success in employing silicon as the anode in LIBs, along with the Australia’s rich lithium and silicon natural resources provides Australia with the opportunity to become one of the world’s leading producers of battery-based energy storage systems. His thesis title is “Silicon-based thin-film anodes for lithium ion batteries using physical vapour deposition ”.
Mohammed is a technically strong researcher in the advanced manufacturing and materials sector with a consultative approach who can work independently and within a team. He is able to communicate scientific results and outcomes to targeted audiences with impact, as demonstrated by my publications and presentations.
His long-term goals are focused on pursuing my academic and industrial interests within an established Australian energy-based materials research group.
Mohammed obtained his Bachelor of Science (Physics) in 2011 from Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Minia University, Egypt. He worked then as a demonstrator and as an assistant lecturer from 2013 to 2018 at the same department. Then he won the research training program (RTP) scholarship from the University of South Australia in 2017 to Join UniSA in March 2018.
About me
Master's of Science (Nuclear Physics) Minia University
Bachelor of Science (Physics) Minia University
· Material engineering and development.
· Processing and treatments of Metals and alloys.
· Characterization of materials (Structural, Thermal, Spectroscopic, mechanical, etc.).
· Battery fabrication and assembly (Li-ion)
· Electrochemical performance of Li-ion
· Silicon-based thin-film anodes for lithium-ion batteries.
· Sputtering using physical vapor deposition techniques to fabricate thin films for energy applications.
· Research... Read more
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Siilicon-based thin-film anodes for lithium-ion batteries using physical vapour deposition
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Open access
3
3
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| 2022 |
28
26
4
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| 2022 |
16
15
1
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| 2021 |
Open access
48
45
1
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| 2021 |
7
6
2
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| 2019 |
Open access
178
168
3
|
| 2017 |
2
2
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| 2016 |
1
2
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Ø Mohammed Salah, Peter Murphy, Colin Hall, Candice Francis, Robert Kerr, and Manrico Fabretto. "Pure silicon thin-film anodes for lithium-ion batteries: A review." Journal of Power Sources 414 (2019): 48-67.
Ø Mohammed Salah, Colin Hall, Peter Murphy, Candice Francis, Robert Kerr, Bastian Stoehr, Sam Rudd, and Manrico Fabretto. "Doped and reactive silicon thin film anodes for lithium ion batteries: A review." Journal of Power Sources 506 (2021): 230194.
Ø Mohammed Salah, Colin Hall, Eva Alvarez de Eulate, Peter Murphy, Candice Francis, Robert Kerr, Thushan Pathirana, and Manrico Fabretto. "Compressively stressed silicon nanoclusters as an antifracture mechanism for high-performance lithium-ion battery anodes." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12.35 (2020): 39195-39204.
Ø Mohammed Salah, Thushan Pathirana, Eva Alvarez de Eulate, Colin Hall, Bastian Stoehr, Sam Rudd, Robert Kerr, and Manrico Fabretto. "Physical Vapor Deposition Cluster Arrival Energy Enhances the Electrochemical Performance of Silicon Thin-Film Anodes for Li-Ion Batteries." ACS Applied Energy Materials 4.11 (2021) 12243–12256.
Research
· Material engineering and development.
· Processing and treatments of Metals and alloys.
· Characterization of materials (Structural, Thermal, Spectroscopic, mechanical, etc.).
· Battery fabrication and assembly (Li-ion)
· Electrochemical performance of Li-ion
· Silicon-based thin-film anodes for lithium-ion batteries.
· Sputtering using physical vapor deposition techniques to fabricate thin films for energy applications.
· Research collaboration, publication, preparation, and submissions.
2021
2021
2020
2018
2018
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Minia University | EGYPT |
| PMB Defence Engineering | AUSTRALIA |
| PMB Defence Engineering, North Haven | AUSTRALIA |
| SMR Automotive Australia Pty Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
| South Valley University | EGYPT |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
I worked as a demonstrator and then as an assistant lecturer at the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Minia University in Egypt from Febrauray 2013 to March 2018. I was responsible for teaching some practical physics courses to undergraduate students.
Additionally, I worked as a practical supervisor for some physics courses in STEM at the University of South Australia. I am interested in teaching Physics in general.
