Irfan H. Abidi
Details
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Department: School of Engineering
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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irfan.haider.abidi@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID:
0000-0002-5927-081X
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Irfan H. Abidi (Ph.D., HKUST, Hong Kong) is a Research Fellow at RMIT University. Before joining RMIT, he was a Research Fellow (2018–2021) at the Centre for Advanced 2D Materials, NUS, Singapore, a world-leading graphene research center. His research focuses on engineering atomic structures in 2D materials—ranging from single crystalline to amorphous—via CVD techniques to tailor properties for applications in optoelectronics, quantum technologies, energy storage, and electrochemical devices. Dr. Abidi's pioneering work on "gettering" CVD growth of 2D materials (graphene, h-BN) and the first-ever synthesis of monolayer amorphous carbon using an innovative laser-CVD technique has significantly advanced the field. He has co-authored 40+ high-impact publications, accumulating 2,200+ citations with an h-index of 23 (Google Scholar), is an editor of one book, and holds four US patents.
He is currently a Chief Investigator (Lead) on an AEA Ignite project (IG240100400) and Chief Investigator on another AEA Ignite project (IG240100041) and two ARC-funded projects: A Discovery Project (DP240100145) as well as a LIEF grant (LE250100014), with a total funding of > $2M. His expertise in translating fundamental discoveries into industry-ready technologies is demonstrated through multiple patents and successful collaborations with global industry partners, bridging the gap between academic research and real-world applications.
Academic positions
- Research Fellow
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore, Singapore
- 1 Aug 2018 – 31 Jul 2021
Supervisor projects
- Artificial neural networks for versatile applications
- 23 Dec 2024
- Artificial neural networks for versatile applications
- 18 Dec 2024
- Artificial neural networks for versatile applications
- 13 Dec 2024
- Development of Ultrasensitive Gas Sensors Based on Two-Dimensional MoS2 Nanohybrids
- 2 Jul 2024
- Scalable atom-thin materials for monolithic electronics & optoelectronics
- 3 Jun 2024
- Integrated Approach to High-Voltage Cable Condition Monitoring: Evaluating Insulation Performance, Electrical Stress, and Defect Dynamics.
- 15 Apr 2024
- Piezoelectric Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Nanostructures based Flexible Nanogenerator for Energy Harvesting
- 30 Aug 2023
- CSIRO-Masters: Characterisation and Analysis of Wafer Level Fabricated Electrode Platforms for Electrochemical Sensing Applications
- 8 Mar 2023
- Heterojunction of Bi2Se3 and Epitaxially Grown GaN Nanostructures on Oxide-Based Substrates for Self-Powered Broadband Photodetectors
- 22 Feb 2023
- Hexagonal Silicon Germanium nanowires for light emission
- 13 Feb 2023
- Towards a Bionic brain - Light driven cognitive learning in nanomaterials for Artificial Neural Networks
- 14 Dec 2022
Teaching interests
Sensors and Measurement Technology (EEET 1413 & EEET 1464)
Research interests
Two-dimensional (2D) materials: CVD (Plasma-CVD, laser-CVD) synthesis of high quality single crystals of 2D materials (graphene, hBN, TMDs), hBN quantum emitters formation, their heterostructures (vertical, lateral), amorphous graphene (mono to few layer membranes) and applications in nanoelectronics, quantum emission, energy storage (Li-ion/metal batteries, supercapacitors), data storage (HDD, HAMR), bio-sensing (DNA, proteins) and catalytic (HER, CO2 RR) devices. I am also interested in other functional nanomaterials synthesis.
