PHD at Shenzhen University, China
Felix Ofori Boakye, Ph.D., is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study and College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, China. He earned his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Wuhan University of Technology, focusing on nanomaterials for energy applications. His research expertise includes the design and synthesis of advanced nanomaterials for energy conversion and storage, electrocatalysis, and hydrogen production. Dr. Boakye has received multiple awards and scholarships, including the Chinese Scholarship Council Full Scholarship. He has presented his work at numerous international conferences and published extensively in peer-reviewed journals.
Professional Profiles
Education
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering Wuhan University of Technology, China (September 2017 – December 2021) Thesis: Engineering heterostructure of Transition-based metals as a bifunctional catalyst for electrochemical water splitting MSc. Materials Science and Engineering Wuhan University of Technology, China (September 2014 – July 2017) Thesis: Porous Carbon doped nitrogen cathode for Oxygen reduction reaction and carbon dioxide adsorption BSc. Materials Engineering Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana (August 2007 – May 2011) Thesis: Laterite addition effects on Mfensi clay
Research and Mentoring Experience
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Institute for Advanced Study and College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, China (May 2022 – Present) Research on metal doping, catalyst support, and heterostructure engineering for electrochemical applications PhD Research Wuhan University of Technology, China (September 2017 – December 2021) Synthesized and researched heterostructured catalysts for water splitting and hydrogen production Mentoring Activities Supervised and co-authored research with Master’s students on electrocatalysis applications Master’s Research Wuhan University of Technology, China (September 2014 – July 2017) Developed nitrogen-doped porous carbon for electrocatalysis and CO2 capture
Research Interests
Advanced Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage Nanostructured/Bulk Materials for Renewable Energy Systems Electrocatalysis for ORR, OER, HER, UOR, and Water Splitting Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices Carbon Nanotubes-Based Nanoarchitectures for Hydrogen Production
Skills and Techniques
Materials Preparation and Characterization: XRD, SEM, TEM, BET, etc. Device Fabrication: Electrocatalysis, batteries, supercapacitors, CO2 adsorption Electrochemical Characterization: CV, LSV, EIS, etc.
Awards and Scholarships
Excellent Graduating Student Award, Wuhan University of Technology (June 2021) Chinese Scholarship Council Full Scholarship for Ph.D. Studies (2017-2021) Excellent Graduating Student Award, Wuhan University of Technology (June 2017) Wuhan University of Technology Friendship Scholarship for Master Studies (2014-2017)
Research Focuse
Felix Ofori Boakye’s research primarily focuses on the development and application of advanced nanomaterials for energy conversion and storage. His work spans electrocatalysis for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), as well as the development of catalysts for water splitting and Zn-air batteries. Dr. Boakye has extensively investigated heterostructured materials, such as metal selenides and phosphides, to enhance the efficiency of these reactions. His research also includes the synthesis of nitrogen-doped porous carbon materials and the application of these materials in flexible supercapacitors and environmental remediation.
Publications
- Transition Metals Based Dual Single‐atom Catalysts for Oxygen Electrocatalysis: Stunning Advances and Future Prospects, Publication date: 2024.
- Protocol for electrocatalytic hydrogenation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural using H and flow cells, Publication date: 2024.
- Rational construction of carbon quantum dots-zinc cobalt oxide heterostructure as bifunctional catalyst for oxygen evolution reaction and wastewater treatment, Publication date: 2024.
- Engineering active sites on binary metal selenide heterointerface catalyst to boost urea electrooxidation, Publication date: 2024.
- reEnhanced photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes by carbon quantum dots-ZnFe2O4 composites, Publication date: 2024.
- Room temperature synthesis of vertically aligned amorphous ultrathin NiCo‐LDH nanosheets bifunctional flexible supercapacitor electrodes, Publication date: 2024.
- Phosphorus coordinated Co/Se2 heterointerface nanowires: in-situ catalyst reconstruction toward efficient overall water splitting in alkaline and seawater media, Publication date: 2023.
- Growth of branched heterostructure of nickel and iron phosphides on carbon cloth as electrode for hydrogen evolution reaction under wide pH ranges, Publication date: 2022.
- One-step synthesis of heterostructured cobalt-iron selenide as bifunctional catalyst for overall water splitting, Publication date: 2021.
- Nitrogen-doped porous carbon derived from imidazole-functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane, Publication date: 2018.
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