About us

Science, technology and industry impact

GCEE investigates graphene and related 2D and 3D hybrid nanomaterials for catalysis, energy, sensors and flexible electronics.

The mission of GCEE is to investigate the science and technology of graphene and its related 2D and 3D hybrid nanomaterials. The focus is on research related to catalysis and flexible and energy-efficient electronics, for which graphene and related materials are a unique enabling platform. This is achieved through synthesis, processing, designing, 2D and 3D printing, and fabricating components for catalysis, energy and sensor applications.

GCEE trains young researchers and promotes collaborations and networking among scientists with diverse backgrounds nationally and internationally. It facilitates the uptake of graphene and 2D materials by industry while engaging with local and global industry, business and society.

The core funding to establish GCEE comes mainly from STDF, with significant contributions from E-JUST, JICA, ASRT and industry partners including Ethydico, Ezz Steel and Pharco. The “materials on demand” concept enables tailored artificial 2D and 3D materials for new multifunctional devices.

7Research Assistants
7Ph.D. Students
2M.Sc. Students
11Ph.D. & M.Sc. Alumni
Team

Establishment members and researchers

Establishment Members

  • Prof. Ahmed Abd El-Moneim — E-JUST (PI)
  • Prof. Affaf Al-Oufy — Alexandria University (Co-PI)
  • Lab Engineer: Hamada Ashraf

Senior Staff

  • Prof. Ahmed Fatah El Bab — MEMS, E-JUST
  • Assoc. Prof. Ahmed Allam — Electronic Engineering, E-JUST
  • Assoc. Prof. Mohamed Rezik — Alexandria University
  • Asst. Prof. Haithem El-Bery — Assiut University
  • Asst. Prof. Amr Hessein — Benha University

Junior Staff

  • Hamada El Nagar, Lab Engineer, MSE Department, E-JUST
  • Aya Ali Al Kadi, Ph.D., MSE Department, E-JUST
  • Sherouk El-Sonbaty, Ph.D., Nanoscience-BAS, E-JUST
  • Mariumu Kassim, Ph.D., MSE Department, E-JUST
  • Ahmed Bayomi and Hany El Sayed, Ph.D., Nanoscience-BAS, E-JUST
  • Marcus Ezzat, Ahmed Hendy, Reham Youssiry, Ahmed Abd El Kaway and Mohamed Belal — Research Assistants, GCEE
Research Tracks

Core research groups

P

Printing Group

  • Supercapacitors
  • Temperature, gas and mechanical sensors
  • Electrothermal heaters
  • Biographene 2D and 3D printing
C

Catalysis Group

  • CO₂ and CO conversion to value-added hydrocarbons
  • Fischer–Tropsch synthesis
  • Air filters
  • Green hydrogen fuel production
E

Energy & Sensors

Graphene-based electrodes, flexible devices, thermal systems, solar cells, strain gauges and high-performance energy-storage applications.

Research result
Photocatalytic water-splitting proposed mechanism
Research result
Enhancing olefin production of Fe/rGO by Mn promoter
Research result
CuxS@RGO counter electrode for QDSSCs
Graphene nanowalls
Synthesis of graphene nanowalls
Laser reduced graphene
Interdigitated laser-reduced graphene oxide supercapacitors
Graphene heater
Flexible FN-LrGO electrothermal heater
Projects

Research project samples

Running Projects

Green Integrated Solar Fuel Production System: Two Steps and Direct FT Synthesis RoutesPrototype project · ASRT · Consortium of Egyptian universities, institutes and industry · Budget: 8,000 K LE · 2020–2022
Graphene Center of Excellence for Energy and Electronic Applications (GCEE)Capacity building · STDF-ACSE · Partner: Alexandria University · Budget: 11,190 K LE · 2019–2022
Engineering SafetyMobility / educational · Erasmus+ Key Action 1 · Partner: Kassel University, Germany · Budget: €80 K · 2019–2021
Artificial Intelligence Lab for Space ApplicationsCapacity building · ASRT Central Labs Call · Budget: 2,000 K LE · 2020–2021
Accreditation of GCEEIndustry / accreditation · Ezz Steel Dekheila · Partners: STDF / Ezz Steel · Budget: 250 K LE · 2019–2022

Concluded Projects

Graphene-supported nanoparticle catalysts for high-activity Fischer–Tropsch liquid-fuel synthesisSTDF–NSF · Partner: Virginia Commonwealth University, USA · Budget: US$200 K · 2015–2019
Micro Fabrication LabCapacity building · STDF · Budget: 5,000 K LE · 2014–2018
First-principles electronic structure calculation of graphene piezoresistivity for nanosensorsSTDF/JSPS mobility · Partner: Kyoto University, Japan · Budget: 350 K LE · 2014–2017
Graphene-based electrode for water desalination by capacitive deionizationASRT degree-supporting program · Partner: Alexandria University · Budget: 50 K LE · 2013–2015
Facilities

Laboratories and equipment

Advanced printing, catalysis, synthesis and characterization infrastructure supporting multidisciplinary graphene research.

2D printer
Fujifilm Dimatix Materials Printer 2850
3D printer
Autodrop Professional Positioning System MD-P802
Laser printing
Universal CO₂ Laser Printing Machine
Rheometer
Malvern Kinexus Rheometer
Reactor
Tubular Reactor / PARR
Catalyst analyzer
BELCAT II Catalyst Analyzer
GC system
Shimadzu GC-2030 DHA
Electrospinning
NANON-01B Electrospinning System
Solar simulator
Solar Simulation and Cell Testing Systems
Microwave synthesis
Microwave Synthesis System
Centrifuge
High-Speed Refrigerated Centrifuge
Thermal conductivity
Hot Disk TPS 2500 S Thermal Conductivity
Outputs & Publications

Selected scientific publications

Publication samples related to graphene (30 records)
  1. Fabricating a Highly Sensitive Graphene Nanoplatelets Resistance-Based Temperature Sensor — Sensor Review, 2021.
  2. Controlled synthesis of hierarchical NiCo₂O₄ anchored on carbon nanofibers for high-performance supercapacitors — Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2021.
  3. Heteroatom-doped reduced graphene oxide/polyaniline nanocomposites with improved N-type thermoelectric performance — J. Applied Polymer Science, 2021.
  4. Towards high-performance flexible planar supercapacitors: in-situ laser scribing, doping and reduction of graphene oxide films — Applied Surface Science, 2021.
  5. An efficient strategy for transferring carbon nanowalls film to flexible substrate for supercapacitor application — Journal of Power Sources, 2021.
  6. In-situ laser-assisted doping and reduction of graphene oxide films for flexible electrothermal heaters — FlatChem, 2020.
  7. A low-voltage flexible graphene-based electrothermal heater for wearable electronics — Materials Today Proceedings, 2020.
  8. High-performance asymmetric supercapacitor based on hierarchical NiCo₂O₄@carbon nanofibers — Nanotechnology, 2020.
  9. Free-standing electrodes based on interconnected carbon nanofibers for supercapacitor application — Nanotechnology, 2020.
  10. 3-D hierarchical graphene/CNT with interfacial polymerized polyaniline nanofibers — Spectrochimica Acta Part A, 2020.
  11. Conversion of graphite into nanographene sheets using supercritical-phase exfoliation — Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures, 2020.
  12. Thermal behavior of functionalized polyaniline with graphene/carbon nanotubes — Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures, 2020.
  13. Producing olefins from CO reduction using Fe-Mn nanoparticles on reduced graphene oxide catalysts — RSC Advances, 2019.
  14. Ultra-high-sensitive graphene-based strain-gauge sensor: fabrication and first-principles simulation — Sensors and Materials, 2018.
  15. Enhanced thermoelectric performance of P-type bismuth antimony alloy by graphene dopant — Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2018.
  16. Controlled synthesis of copper sulfide-reduced graphene oxide counter electrode for CdS-sensitized solar cells — New Carbon Materials, 2018.
  17. Efficient p-n heterojunction from RGO-TiO₂ composite for hydrogen generation via water splitting — Applied Surface Science, 2017.
  18. Two-step synthesis of MnO₂/graphene nanoplate/graphite composite electrode for supercapacitors — Materials Today Energy, 2017.
  19. Stabilizing Co gradient in WC-Co functionally graded composites using graphene — Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan, 2016.
  20. Hydrothermal synthesis of copper sulfide nanoparticles on reduced graphene oxide for CdS solar cells — Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 2016.
  21. Low-cost flexible supercapacitors based on laser-reduced graphene oxide on PET — Journal of Power Sources, 2016.
  22. Thermoelectric power-factor performance of BiSb-graphene composite — Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 2016.
  23. Graphene film on flexible PET for strain sensors: temperature dependency of gauge factor — Sensors Review, 2016.
  24. Facile synthesis of MnO₂/graphene electrode by two-step electrodeposition — International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2014.
  25. MnO₂/carbon nanowalls electrode for future energy storage — RSC Advances, 2014.
  26. New flexible graphene-based strain-gauge sensor — Sensors and Materials, 2014.
  27. New MnO₂/carbon nanowalls composite electrode for supercapacitors — Journal of Power Sources, 2014.
  28. Simulation of graphene piezoresistivity based on density-functional calculations — Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Materials Science, 2013.
  29. Structural properties and capacitive performance of cathodically deposited MnO₂ film on reduced graphene oxide — Key Engineering Materials, 2020.
  30. Study of Fe reduction on reduced graphene oxide as a catalyst for CO reduction — Key Engineering Materials, 2020.
Patent Publications

1. Facile method for fabricating flexible and highly efficient FN-LrGO electrothermal heater — Egyptian patent filing.
2. Simple method for large-scale production of high-quality graphene using supercritical CO₂ and sonication — Egyptian Patent Filing No. 2017/1758.

Network

Sponsors, partners & collaborators

STDFE-JUSTJICAASRTAlexandria UniversityEzz SteelPharcoEthydicoKyoto UniversityKassel University
Contact

Connect with GCEE

For research collaboration, industrial partnerships, training and facility inquiries, contact the Graphene Center of Excellence at Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology.

Graphene Center of Excellence for Electronic & Energy Applications

Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST)
New Borg El Arab, Alexandria, Egypt

Email: info@gcee.example.edu.eg
Phone: +20 000 000 0000

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