Materials synthesis & processing
Spark plasma sintering, high-energy ball milling, solid-state reaction, hydrothermal and microwave-assisted synthesis, chemical bath deposition and quartz-ampule sealing.
Mostafa M. Elkady | Materials R&D
PhD materials scientist and Postdoctoral Research Associate at Kyushu University, working on functional oxides, thermoelectrics and hydrogen-related materials.
MATERIALS SCIENCE · INDUSTRIAL R&D
Materials R&D.
From synthesis to performance.
I am Mostafa M. Elkady, a PhD materials scientist and Postdoctoral Research Associate at Kyushu University, Japan. My research connects composition and processing with phase formation, microstructure and functional response in inorganic materials, particularly functional oxide ceramics and energy-related materials.
My work combines experimental materials development, structural and optical characterization, transport measurements, electrochemical analysis and scientific data tools. I am interested in applying this foundation to advanced materials and energy R&D.
KYUSHU UNIVERSITY · JAPANPOSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
EXPERIMENTAL R&D WORKFLOW01 — 04
From material design
to functional evidence.
01
CompositionPrecursors · doping · defect chemistry
02
ProcessingReaction · milling · calcination · sintering
03
CharacterizationPhase · lattice · microstructure · optical properties
04
PerformanceTransport · impedance · electrochemical testing
COMPOSITION → STRUCTURE → PROPERTY → PERFORMANCE
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R&D CAPABILITIES
What I bring to an experimental team.
Structure, microstructure & optics
XRD and Rietveld refinement, EBSD, SEM/EDS, TEM/SAED, UV–Vis spectroscopy, photoluminescence, FT-IR and thermal analysis.
Transport & electrochemical testing
Four-probe resistivity, Seebeck coefficient, laser-flash thermal diffusivity, cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.
SELECTED PUBLISHED WORK
Composition engineering in W₁₈O₄₉ thermoelectrics.
My doctoral research investigated metal substitution in Magnéli-phase tungsten oxide and thermoelectric transport, including a comparative study of VO₂ and V₂O₅ dopant sources.
Read the accepted journal article ↗
0.73Power factor
mW m⁻¹ K⁻²
mW m⁻¹ K⁻²
0.22Maximum ZT
at 1073 K
at 1073 K
TECHNICAL FOCUS
Materials and energy domains.
01
↗ 02
↗ 03
↗ 04
Advanced functional ceramics
Composition, phase evolution, densification and structure–property relationships.
Hydrogen & electrochemical materials
Protonic and mixed-conducting oxides, impedance response and electrochemical systems.
Thermoelectric materials
Thermoelectric transport and oxide materials for energy conversion.
Semiconductor photocatalysis
Oxide heterostructures, optical properties and photocatalytic H₂O₂ production.
INDUSTRIAL R&D DIRECTION
Interested in materials development and experimental R&D.
Open to discussions about materials development, advanced ceramics, hydrogen technologies and energy-related R&D.