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Dr. Muhammad Rafiq Mirza bin Julaihi

Lecturer
BEng (Hons) (IIUM) MEng PhD (Hokkaido University, Japan) Grad. BEM, Grad. EAust, MJSAP

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science

Office No:+60 82 260 907
Fax No:+60 82 260 813
Room No: E101, Building E, FECS
Email: mjulaihi@swinburne.edu.my
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Biography

M. R. M. Julaihi received his BEng (Hons) in Materials Engineering from the Department of Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia in 2008. He received his MEng and Ph.D. from Hokkaido University, Japan in 2012 and 2015 respectively. Dr. Rafiq joined the School of Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology (Sarawak Campus) (SUTS) as a Lecturer in the same 2016

His research interests include synthesis of nanoparticles using liquid plasma and applications of nanoparticles in solar cells and environmental remediation.

Research Interests

  • Synthesis of nanoparticles using liquid plasma
  • Plasma process for nanomaterials synthesis
  • Environmental applications of nanoparticles

Professional Memberships

  • Graduate Member, Board of Engineers Malaysia
  • Graduate Member, Engineers Australia
  • Regular Member, Japan Society of Applied Physics

PhD/Master by Research Opportunities

Potential research higher degree candidates are welcome to enquire about postgraduate opportunities in the following areas/ projects:

  1. Study of magnetic ferrous nanoparticles for the effective absorption and removal of waterborne microplastics
  2. Fabrication of nanocomposites as light capturing layer for solar cells

Please contact Dr. Rafiq for more information on the above topics.

Current RHD Supervision

NameDegreeArea of ResearchStart yearRole
Peter Yek Nai YuhPhDCarbon nanoparticles synthesis2015Co-supervisor
Melbert JeemPhDNanocrystalline growth in water2015Co-supervisor

  • Publications

Publications

  • Journal paper T.C. Tiong, M.K. Ahmad, P.N.Y. Yek, M.R.M. Julaihi, T.S.Y. Moh (2019) Effect of Molarity on Acid-assisted Hydrothermal Routed TiO2 Thin Films, International Journal of Innovative Research in Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation and Control Engineering, 7, 4, 86-92, DOI 10.17148/IJIREEICE.2019.7413
  • Journal paper Muhammad Rafiq Mirza bin Julaihi, Shigeo Yatsu & Seiichi Watanabe (2018): Formation of stainless steel nanoballs via submerged glow-discharge plasma and their microstructural analysis with evaluation of photocatalytic activity, ISIJ International, DOI: 10.2355/isijinternational.ISIJINT-2017-473
  • Journal paper M. Jeem, M. R. M. Julaihi, J. Ishioka, S. Yatsu,K. Okamoto, T. Shibayama, T. Iwasaki, T. Kato, S. Watanabe, A pathway of nanocrystallite fabrication by photo-assisted growth in pure water, Nature Scientific Reports, 5, 11429, June 2015.
  • Journal paper M. R. M. Julaihi, S. Yatsu, S. Watanabe, Synthesis of stainless steel nanoballs via submerged glow-discharge plasma and its photocatalytic performance in methylene blue decomposition, Journal of Experimental Nanoscience, 10, 12, 965-982, September 2014.
  • Conference paper Mahavir S Ranjit, Bernard Yang Yang Liew and Muhammad Rafiq Mirza Julaihi (2019) Manipulation of Electrolyte Concentration and Cathode Morphology to Control the size of the Carbon Nanoparticles, ICEIM 2019 Tokyo, Japan, ID: IM074, under review
  • Conference paper Bernard Yang Yang Liew, Mahavir S Ranjit and Muhammad Rafiq Mirza Julaihi (2019) Synthesis and Size Control of Aluminum Nanoparticles using Solution Plasma Process, ICEIM 2019 Tokyo, Japan, ID: IM073, under review
  • Conference paper A D C Z S Lim and M R M Julaihi, Fabrication of solar cell using titanium, zinc, carbon and gold nanoparticles (2019) IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering ICMENS 2019, ID: M040, accepted manuscript
  • Conference paperM S Ranjit and M R M Julaihi, Synthesis of carbon nanoparticles using various electrolyte concentrations in submerged glow discharge plasma (2019) IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering ICMENS 2019, ID: M034, accepted manuscript
  • Conference paper AMS Mohammed Al Sawafi, TM Lim, PNY Yek, MRM Julaihi, Controlled nanocrystallites growth of plasma-treated Cu sheets, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering ICAMIA 2018, DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/429/1/012085
  • Conference paper MHS Al Anbouri, BWM Yii, PNY Yek, MRM Julaihi, Effect of electrolyte concentration during solution plasma on copper nanoparticle size, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering ICAMIA 2018, DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/429/1/012084
  • Conference paper Peter Nai Yuh Yek, Muhammad Rafiq Mirza Bin Julaihi, Mohammad Shahril Osman, Chuan Tiong Tung, Wak Ha Lee and Chern Leing Lee (2017): Submerged Glow-Discharge Plasma: An Economical Approach to Convert Construction Scrap Metal into Nanomaterials, CENVIRON 2017 Proceedings, DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/20183401028
  • Conference paper Muhammad Rafiq Mirza bin Julaihi, Tamaki Shibayama, Seiichi Watanabe (2017): Photocatalytic metal oxide nanoparticles for total decomposition of water soluble dyes, e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology (e-JSSNT).