Comilla University | Dr. Mohammad Atiqur Rahman

Dr. Mohammad Atiqur Rahman

Associate Professor

Comilla University
Cumilla-3506, Bangladesh

atiqchem@cou.ac.bd, atiqche31@yahoo.com

+8801723937810

Biography
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Dr. Rahman is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Comilla University. He received his B.Sc. and M.S. from the Department of Chemistry at the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology in 2011 and 2013, respectively, with distinction in both. In 2014, he joined the Department of Chemistry at Comilla University as a lecturer and became an Assistant Professor in 2017. In 2024, he was promoted to the position of Associate Professor. He was a MEXT Scholar at the Shinya Hayami Laboratory, Kumamoto University, Japan, from 2020 to 2023 and was awarded a PhD in Chemistry in 2023 with academic excellence award for his contribution in research. Dr. Rahman has joined as a Foreign Postdoctoral Researcher at International Research Organization for Advanced Science & Technology (IROAST) and continue working until September 2025. In 2024, he was award with special research award for his significant research with graphene oxide from Graphene oxide society, Japan. His current research interests include oxide nanosheet, layered double hydroxide nanosheet for next-generation high-efficiency electrochemical energy conversion devices such as fuel cell, battery, water splitting, sensors, etc. He has the expertise to run and control sophisticated instruments such as Spin coating, CVD, Spin coating, XRD, Raman, XRF, XPS, UV-VIS, FTIR, SEM, EDS, AFM, etc. He performs computational studies of new materials using Material Studio, and Gaussian software. Dr. Rahman is a member of the American Chemical Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry, Chemical Society of Japan, and the Bangladesh Chemical Society. He published 1 book chapters and 27 peer-reviewed articles and attended more than 10 international conferences. He has visited Japan, France, Germany, Switzerland, China, and many more.

Education Qualification
Job Experience

B. Sc. (Honors)	ShahJalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet	Chemistry	2009
M. Sc.	ShahJalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet	Inorganic/Physical Chemistry	2011
Ph.D.	Kumamoto University	Chemistry	2023

Comilla University, Bangladesh Lecturer December 2014 - December 2017
Comilla University, Bangladesh Assistant Professor December 2017 - January 2017

X. Sun, M. A. Rahman, S. Tomatsu, Y. Sakuda, K. Hatakeyama, and S. Ida*, Defect-Assisted Vertical Proton Channels in Highly Oriented Sr_0.64Bi_0.21□_0.15Ta₂O₇ (□:A site vacancy) Nanosheet Laminar Films, Nanoscale, 2026, 18, 10823-10835.
M. A. Rahman*, K. Hatakeyama, and S. Ida*, Magnesium–aluminum layered double hydroxide nanosheet-stacked membranes as solid electrolytes for fuel cells, ChemSusChem, 19, e202502369. (2026).
M. A. Rahman*, X. Sun, K. Hatakeyama, and S. Ida*, Effect of proton concentration on proton conductivity in calcium niobium oxide nanosheets, Chemistry of Materials, 37, 5261 (2025).
M. Rahman, M. F. Islam, M. M. Hossain, M. N. Islam, M. M. Hasan, M. A. Rahman, Z. M. Moushumy, N. A. T. A. Tanjila, and M. A. Hasnat*, Electrokinetics of CO₂ reduction in imidazole medium using RuO₂–SnO₂ immobilized glassy carbon electrode, Molecules, 30, 575 (2025).
M. N. Islam, Z. M. Moushumy, M. R. Islam, M. I. Hossain, M. A. Rahman, M. Rahman, A. Aldalbahi, M. T. Uddin, N. R. Singha, and M. A. Hasnat, Activation of stannic oxide by incorporation of ruthenium oxide nanoparticles for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction, Electrochimica Acta, 507, 145114 (2024).
M. A. Rahman, Z. Cai, Z. M. Moushumy, R. Tagawa, Y. Hidaka, C. Nakano, M. S. Islam, Y. Sekine, Y. Nishina, S. Ida, and S. Hayami, ACS Omega, 9, 36114 (2024).
N. Goto^‡, M. A. Rahman^‡, M. S. Islam, R. Tagawa, C. Nakano, M. S. Ahmed, Y. Sekine, Y. Nishina, S. Ida, and S. Hayami, Enhanced OH⁻ conductivity from 3D alkaline graphene oxide electrolytes for anion exchange membrane fuel cells, Energy Advances, 3, 1047 (2024).
M. N. Islam, M. M. Hossain, S. S. Maktedar, M. Rahaman, M. A. Rahman, A. Aldalbahi, and M. A. Hasnat, Ce-doped TiO₂ fabricated glassy carbon electrode for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction in acidic medium, Chemistry – An Asian Journal, 19, e202301143 (2024).
Z. Cai, M. S. Islam, M. Fukuzaki, M. A. Rahman, J. Matsuda, Z. Zhang, Y. Sekine, B. Bateer, and S. Hayami, Cu₂NiSnS₄ nanoparticles supported on rGO for dual-frequency electromagnetic shielding, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 6, 21980 (2023).
M. A. Rahman, J. Yagyu, M. S. Islam, M. Fukuda, S. Wakamatsu, R. Tagawa, Z. Feng, Y. Sekine, J. Ohyama, and S. Hayami, Three-dimensional sulfonated graphene oxide proton exchange membranes for fuel cells, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 6, 1707 (2023).
N. N. Rabin, M. S. Islam, M. A. Rahman, R. Tagawa, Y. Shudo, Y. Sekine, and S. Hayami, Free-standing graphene oxide/oxidized carbon nanotube films with mixed proton and electron conduction properties, Energy Advances, 2, 293 (2023).
M. A. Rahman, N. N. Rabin, M. S. Islam, M. Fukuda, J. Yagyu, Z. Feng, Y. Sekine, L. F. Lindoy, J. Ohyama, and S. Hayami, Synergistic strengthening in a graphene oxide and oxidized single-walled carbon nanotube hybrid material for use as electrolyte in proton exchange membrane fuel cells, Chemistry – An Asian Journal, 17, e202200376 (2022).
M. H. A. Begum, A. S. M. A. Rahman, M. R. Molla, and M. A. Rahman, Preparation and characterization of activated carbon from paper mill sludge: a direct chemical activation study, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 20, 2757 (2022).
M. A. Hossain, S. F. U. Farhad, N. I. Tanvir, J. H. Chang, M. A. Rahman, T. Tanaka, Q. Guo, J. Uddin, and M. A. M. Patwary, Facile synthesis of Cu₂O nanorods using NaCl by the successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction method, Royal Society Open Science, 9, 211899 (2022).
M. A. Rahman, M. S. Islam, M. Fukuda, J. Yagyu, Z. Feng, Y. Sekine, L. F. Lindoy, J. Ohyama, and S. Hayami, High proton conductivity of 3D graphene oxide intercalated with aromatic sulfonic acids, ChemPlusChem, 87, e2022000 (2022).
M. S. Islam, M. Nakamura, N. N. Rabin, M. A. Rahman, M. Fukuda, Y. Sekine, J. N. Beltramini, Y. Kim, and S. Hayami, Microwave-assisted catalytic conversion of chitin to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural using polyoxometalate catalyst, RSC Advances, 12, 406 (2022).
M. S. Islam, M. Nakamura, N. N. Rabin, M. A. Rahman, M. Fukuda, Y. Sekine, J. N. Beltramini, Y. Kim, and S. Hayami, Microwave-assisted conversion of cellulose to glucose using polyoxometalate catalyst, RSC Advances, 11, 34558 (2021).
M. S. Islam, H. Ohmagari, M. A. Rahman, Y. Shudo, M. Fukuda, J. Yagyu, Y. Sekine, L. F. Lindoy, and S. Hayami, Enhanced thermoelectric properties of freestanding graphene oxide/carbon nanotube membranes, Materials Advances, 2, 5645 (2021).
H. Hirayama, S. A. Amolegbe, M. S. Islam, M. A. Rahman, N. Goto, Y. Sekine, and S. Hayami, Encapsulation and controlled release of an antimalarial drug using surface-functionalized mesoporous silica nanocarriers, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 9, 5043 (2021).
B. C. Ghos, S. F. U. Farhad, M. A. M. Patwary, S. Majumder, M. A. Hossain, N. I. Tanvir, M. A. Rahman, T. Tanaka, and Q. Guo, Influence of substrate, process conditions, and post-annealing temperature on ZnO thin films grown by the SILAR method, ACS Omega, 6, 2665 (2021).
H. Yasutake, M. S. Islam, M. A. Rahman, J. Yagyu, M. Fukuda, Y. Shudo, K. Kuroiwa, Y. Sekine, and S. Hayami, High proton conductivity from titanium oxide nanosheets and its variation based on crystal phase, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 94, 1840 (2021).
S. F. Uddin, M. A. Alauddin, N. I. Tanvir, R. Akter, M. A. Majed Patwary, M. Shahjahan, and M. A. Rahman, Structural, optical, electrical, and photoelectrochemical properties of cuprous oxide thin films grown by a modified SILAR method, Journal of Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 95, 68 (2019).
M. A. Subhan, M. M. Rana, P. Sarker, and M. A. Rahman, Spectroscopic study of interactions of metal complexes, metal salts, and amino acids with SDS using ternary systems, Journal of Scientific Research, 8, 447 (2016).
M. K. Rahman, A. M. M. Musa, B. Neher, K. A. Patwary, M. A. Rahman, and M. S. Islam, A review on electromigration and power electronics, Journal of Electronics Cooling and Thermal Control, 6, 19 (2016).
M. A. Subhan, K. Alam, M. S. Rahaman, M. A. Rahman, and M. R. Awal, Synthesis and characterization of curcumin metal complexes and their antimicrobial and DNA-binding properties, Journal of Scientific Research, 6, 97 (2014).
M. A. Subhan, M. A. Rahman, and M. S. Rahman, Effect of biologically significant metal complex additives on micellar properties of SDS, Journal of Scientific Research, 6, 497 (2014).
M. A. Subhan, M. A. Hossain, and M. A. Rahman, Diffusion interactions of transition metal complexes on micellar properties of SDS, Journal of Scientific Research, 4, 135 (2012).

M. A. M. Patwary, M. A. Rahman, S.R. Haque, B.C. Ghos, M.R. Rahman, M.M. Matin, M.K.B. Bakri, Bio-synthetic and natural nanocarbon production, Advanced Nanocarbon Polymer Biocomposites, Elsevier, 2024.

“E-MRS 2025 SPRING MEETING”, Strasbourg (France), May 26 to May 30, 2024, Poster Presentation: Effect of Proton Concentration on the proton conductivity of Calcium Niobium Oxide Nanosheet. Best poster presentation award.
“18th International Congress on Catalysis”, Lyon (France), Poster Presentation: Engineering Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework Derived Mo-Doped Cobalt Phosphide for Efficient OER Catalysts.
“E-MRS 2024 SPRING MEETING”, Strasbourg (France), May 27 to May 31, 2024, Poster Presentation: Calcium Niobium Oxide Nanosheet for Application in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell.
“19th Graphene Oxide Nanosheet Symposium”, Kumamoto University, June 23, 2023, Poster Presentation: Investigation of Sulfonated Graphene Oxide as Solid Electrolyte for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell.
“1st International Conference on Nano-bio and Advanced Materials Engineering (NAME-2023)”, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, January 7-8, 2023, Poster presentation: Influence of isopropyl alcohol, pH and deposition cycles for the fabrication and characterization of ZnO thin films prepared by SILAR for photovoltaic device application.
“17th International Student Conference on Advanced Science and Technology (ICAST-2022)”, Kumamoto University, Japan, December 1-2, 2022, Oral presentation: Sulfonated 3D graphene oxide as electrolyte for proton exchange membranes.
“5th International Conference of Young Researchers on Advanced Materials (ICYRAM-2022)”, Kyushu University, Japan, August 3-6, 2022, Oral Presentation: Synergistic strengthening of graphene oxide and oxidized single walled carbon nanotube as electrolyte for high performance proton exchange membrane fuel cell.
“17th Graphene Oxide Symposium”, Society of Graphene-Oxide Nanosheet, Kumamoto University, Japan. June 17, 2022, Oral presentation: Synergistic combination of graphene oxide and oxidized single walled carbon nanotubes as electrolyte for application in proton exchange membrane fuel cell.
“16th International Student Conference on Advanced Science and Technology (ICAST-2021)”, Kumamoto University, Japan, December 2-3, 2022, Oral presentation: Super proton conductive aromatic sulfonic acid intercalated 3D graphene oxide for high-efficiency proton exchange membrane fuel cell.
“ACS Fall 2021: Resilience of Chemistry”, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, August 22-26, 2021, Oral presentation: Fabrication and characterization of the physical properties of ZnO thin films in presence of isopropyl alcohol by SILAR method for photovoltaic application.
“6th IEEE International Women in Engineering (WIE) Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (WIECON-ECE), Bhubaneswar, India, December 26-27, 2020, Conference proceeding: Optimization of the growth conditions of Cu2O thin films and subsequent fabrication of Cu2O/ZnO heterojunction by m-SILAR method, pages: 139-142.
“41st General Meeting of Bangladesh Chemical Society (BCS): Bangladesh Chemical congress 2018”, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 17-19, 2018, Conference proceeding: Condition of Solid waste and its management system in the Comilla City Corporation (CoCC), pages: 130.
“2018 MRS Fall Meeting and Exhibit”, Material Research Society, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, November 25-30, 2018, Oral presentation: Effect of solution pH and post-annealing on the optical bandgap of the copper oxide thin films grown by SILAR method.
“International Conference on Chemical Science and Technology (ICCST-Chem)”, 2018, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh, February 24-25, 2018, Poster presentation: Effects of bath pH and post-annealing temperature on the cuprous oxide thin films grown by chemical bath deposition.
“38th Annual Conference of Bangladesh Chemical Society”, Chittagong, Bangladesh, March 31, 2017, Oral presentation: Volumetric and viscometric properties of binary mixtures of toluene with n-propanol and chlorobenzene at different temperatures.
“37th Annual Conference of Bangladesh Chemical Society”, Comilla University, Bangladesh, February 28, 2015, Oral presentation: Conductometric study of benzoic acid in water and 1- propanol-water mixtures at different temperatures.

Material Science, Surface Chemistry, Nanomaterials, Layered materials, Fuel Cell, Electrocatalysis, Proton exchange Membrane, Anion Exchange Membrane, Solar Cell

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