Professor of Computational Materials Chemistry
1 South 1.23A
Email: M.S.Islam@bath.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1225 384938
Prof Saiful Islam
Profile
Saiful grew up in Crouch End, North London, and obtained his BSc and PhD degrees from University College London, completing his PhD in 1987 under Professor Richard Catlow FRS. He then held a postdoctoral fellowship at the Eastman Kodak Labs in Rochester, New York, USA, working on oxide superconductors. Saiful returned to the UK in 1990 to become Lecturer, then Reader, at the University of Surrey before joining the University of Bath in January 2006 as Professor of Computational Materials Chemistry. In 2008 he was awarded the Francis Bacon Medal – Fuel Cell Science award from the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Research Interests
- Electrode materials for lithium batteries
- Oxide-ion and proton conductors for solid oxide fuel cells
- New materials for thin film solar cells
For more details please see the Materials Chemistry Group webpage.
Publications
Tripathi, R., Wood, S. M., Islam, M. S. and Nazar, L. F., 2013. Na-ion mobility in layered Na2FePO4F and olivine Na[Fe,Mn]PO4. Energy & Environmental Science, 6 (8), pp. 2257-2264.
Tompsett, D.A. and Islam, M.S., 2013. Electrochemistry of hollandite α-MnO2 : Li-ion and Na-ion insertion and Li2O incorporation. Chemistry of Materials, 25 (12), pp. 2515-2526.
Gonzalo, E., Kuhn, A., García-Alvarado, F. and Islam, M.S., 2013. Defect and dopant properties of the α- and β-polymorphs of the Li3FeF6 lithium battery material. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 1 (22), pp. 6588-6592.
Fisher, C.A.J., Kuganathan, N. and Islam, M.S., 2013. Defect chemistry and lithium-ion migration in polymorphs of the cathode material Li2MnSiO4. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 1 (13), pp. 4207-4214.
Tompsett, D.A., Parker, S.C., Bruce, P.G. and Islam, M.S., 2013. Nanostructuring of β-MnO2 : The important role of surface to bulk ion migration. Chemistry of Materials, 25 (4), pp. 536-541.
Clark, J. M., Nishimura, S.-i., Yamada, A. and Islam, M. S., 2012. High-voltage pyrophosphate cathode: Insights into local structure and lithium-diffusion pathways. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 51 (52), pp. 13149-13153.
Eames, C., Armstrong, A. R., Bruce, P. G. and Islam, M. S., 2012. Insights into changes in voltage and structure of Li2FeSiO4 polymorphs for lithium-ion batteries. Chemistry of Materials, 24 (11), pp. 2155-2161.
Colombara, D., Peter, L. M., Hutchings, K., Rogers, K. D., Schäfer, S., Dufton, J. T. R. and Islam, M. S., 2012. Formation of Cu3BiS3 thin films via sulfurization of Bi-Cu metal precursors. Thin Solid Films, 520 (16), pp. 5165-5171.
Magraso, A., Polfus, J. M., Frontera, C., Canales-Vazquez, J., Kalland, L. E., Hervoches, C. H., Erdal, S., Hancke, R., Islam, M. S., Norby, T. and Haugsrud, R., 2012. Complete structural model for lanthanum tungstate: a chemically stable high temperature proton conductor by means of intrinsic defects. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22 (5), pp. 1762-1764.
Dufton, J. T. R., Walsh, A., Panchmatia, P. M., Peter, L. M., Colombara, D. and Islam, M. S., 2012. Structural and electronic properties of CuSbS 2 and CuBiS 2: Potential absorber materials for thin-film solar cells. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 14 (20), pp. 7229-7233.
Tealdi, C., Ferrara, C., Mustarelli, P. and Islam, M. S., 2012. Vacancy and interstitial oxide ion migration in heavily doped La 2-xSr xCoO 4±δ. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22 (18), pp. 8969-8975.
Molinari, M., Parker, S. C., Sayle, D. C. and Islam, M. S., 2012. Water adsorption and its effect on the stability of low index stoichiometric and reduced surfaces of ceria. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 116 (12), pp. 7073-7082.
Panchmatia, P. M., Orera, A., Rees, G. J., Smith, M. E., Hanna, J. V., Slater, P. R. and Islam, M. S., 2011. Oxygen defects and novel transport mechanisms in apatite ionic conductors: combined 17O NMR and modeling studies. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 50 (40), pp. 9328-9333.
Armstrong, A. R., Kuganathan, N., Islam, M. S. and Bruce, P. G., 2011. Structure and lithium transport pathways in Li2FeSiO4 cathodes for lithium batteries. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133 (33), pp. 13031-13035.
Tripathi, R., Gardiner, G. R., Islam, M. S. and Nazar, L. F., 2011. Alkali-ion conduction paths in LiFeSO4F and NaFeSO4F tavorite-type cathode materials. Chemistry of Materials, 23 (8), pp. 2278-2284.
Armstrong, A. R., Lyness, C., Panchmatia, P. M., Islam, M. S. and Bruce, P. G., 2011. The lithium intercalation process in the low-voltage lithium battery anode Li1+xV1-xO2. Nature Materials, 10 (3), pp. 223-229.
Kendrick, E., Kendrick, J., Orera, A., Panchmatia, P., Islam, M. S. and Slater, P. R., 2011. Novel aspects of the conduction mechanisms of electrolytes containing tetrahedral moieties. Fuel Cells, 11 (1), pp. 38-43.
Orera, A., Baikie, T., Panchmatia, P., White, T. J., Hanna, J., Smith, M. E., Islam, M. S., Kendrick, E. and Slater, P. R., 2011. Strategies for the optimisation of the oxide ion conductivities of apatite-type germanates. Fuel Cells, 11 (1), pp. 10-16.
Islam, M. S. and Nazar, L. F., 2011. Advanced materials for lithium batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21 (27), p. 9810.
Islam, M. S., Dominko, R., Masquelier, C., Sirisopanaporn, C., Armstrong, A. R. and Bruce, P. G., 2011. Silicate cathodes for lithium batteries: alternatives to phosphates? Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21 (27), pp. 9811-9818.
Armstrong, A. R., Arrouvel, C., Gentili, V., Parker, S. C., Islam, M. S. and Bruce, P. G., 2010. Lithium coordination sites in LixTiO2(B): a structural and computational study. Chemistry of Materials, 22 (23), pp. 6426-6432.
Tealdi, C., Mustarelli, P. and Islam, M. S., 2010. Layered LaSrGa(3)O7-Based Oxide-Ion Conductors: Cooperative Transport Mechanisms and Flexible Structures. Advanced Functional Materials, 20 (22), pp. 3874-3880.
Mather, G. C., Fisher, C. A. J. and Islam, M. S., 2010. Defects, dopants, and protons in LaNbO4. Chemistry of Materials, 22 (21), pp. 5912-5917.
Malavasi, L., Fisher, C. A. J. and Islam, M. S., 2010. Oxide-ion and proton conducting electrolyte materials for clean energy applications: structural and mechanistic features. Chemical Society Reviews, 39 (11), pp. 4370-4387.
Stokes, S. J. and Islam, M. S., 2010. Defect chemistry and proton-dopant association in BaZrO3 and BaPrO3. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 20 (30), pp. 6258-6264.
Islam, M. S., 2010. Recent atomistic modelling studies of energy materials: batteries included. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A - Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences, 368 (1923), pp. 3255-3267.
Abrahams, I., Liu, X., Hull, S., Norberg, S. T., Krok, F., Kozanecka-Szmigiel, A., Islam, M. S. and Stokes, S. J., 2010. A combined total scattering and simulation approach to analyzing defect structure in Bi3YO6. Chemistry of Materials, 22 (15), pp. 4435-4445.
Gardiner, G. R. and Islam, M. S., 2010. Anti-Site Defects and Ion Migration in the LiFe0.5Mn0.5PO4 Mixed-Metal Cathode Material. Chemistry of Materials, 22 (3), pp. 1242-1248.
Kendrick, E., Knight, K. S., Islam, M. S. and Slater, P. R., 2010. Combined experimental and modelling studies of proton conducting La1-xBa1+xGaO4-x/2: proton location and dopant site selectivity. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 20 (46), pp. 10412-10416.
Malavasi, L., Orera, A., Slater, P. R., Panchmatia, P. M., Islam, M. S. and Siewenie, J., 2010. Local structure investigation of oxide ion and proton defects in Ge-apatites by pair distribution function analysis. Chemical Communications, 47 (1), pp. 250-252.
Islam, M. S. and Slater, P. R., 2009. Solid-state materials for clean energy: Insights from atomic-scale modeling. MRS Bulletin, 34 (12), pp. 935-941.
Kuganathan, N. and Islam, M. S., 2009. Li2MnSiO4 Lithium Battery Material: Atomic-Scale Study of Defects, Lithium Mobility, and Trivalent Dopants. Chemistry of Materials, 21 (21), pp. 5196-5202.
Al-Yasari, A., Jones, A., Orera, A., Apperley, D. C., Driscoll, D., Islam, M. S. and Slater, P. R., 2009. Preparation of high-oxygen-content apatite silicates through Ti-doping: Effect of Ti-doping on the oxide ion conductivity. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 19 (28), pp. 5003-5008.
Arrouvel, C., Parker, S. C. and Islam, M. S., 2009. Lithium insertion and transport in the TiO2-B anode material: A computational study. Chemistry of Materials, 21 (20), pp. 4778-4783.
Fisher, C. A. J., Hart Prieto, V. M. and Islam, M. S., 2008. Lithium battery materials LiMPO4 (M = Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni): insights into defect association, transport mechanisms, and doping behavior. Chemistry of Materials, 20 (18), pp. 5907-5915.
Fisher, C. A. J. and Islam, M. S., 2008. Surface structures and crystal morphologies of LiFePO4: relevance to electrochemical behaviour. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 18 (11), pp. 1209-1215.
Jones, A. and Islam, M. S., 2008. Atomic-scale insight into LaFeO3 perovskite: Defect nanoclusters and ion migration. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 112 (12), pp. 4455-4462.
Kendrick, E., Islam, M. S. and Slater, P. R., 2008. Atomic-scale mechanistic features of oxide ion conduction in apatite-type germanates. Chemical Communications
Jones, A., Slater, P. and Islam, M. S., 2008. Local Defect Structures and Ion Transport Mechanisms in the Oxygen-Excess Apatite La-9.67(SiO4)(6)O-2.5. Chemistry of Materials, 20 (15), pp. 5055-5060.
