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Dr Saiful 'Arifin Bin Shafiee

Assistant Professor

Chemistry

International Islamic University Malaysia

Electroanalytical chemistry, Analytical chemistry

Dr Saiful Arifin has a Diploma in Science and Bachelor degree in Environmental Technology minor in Occupational Safety and Health from Universiti Teknologi MARA. He then obtained a PhD degree from the University of Southampton, UK where he focused on fabricating metal nitride microelectrodes to be used as sensors to detect peroxodisulfate anions. He was a visiting scholar at The University of Texas at Austin where he learnt the steps to prepare and characterise microelectrodes and nanoelectrodes. Later, he worked as a researcher at GP Batteries (M) Sdn Bhd in an attempt to improve the electrochemical performance of 9V alkaline batteries. He was appointed as an Assistant Professor at the International Islamic University Malaysia in Jan 2020. His research interests are microelectrodes, biosemore...

PhD (University of Southampton,UK) B. Sc. (Hons.) Environmental Technology Diploma in Science

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  1. Shamsul Harumain, Zakuan Azizi and Hamzah, Nurasyikin and Shafiee, Saiful 'Arifin and Zahaba, Maryam and Shukri, Muhammad Faiz and Mustapha, Ahmad Najmi and Khairul Hadi, Izzah Zarifah and Khairul Hisham, Siti Khadijah and Ahmad, Nor Amin and Shahbudin, Nurafiqah and Abdul Rahman, Nur Nabihah and Zuhaidi, Nurul Huda and Yusof, Siti Noor Jehan and Shukor, Muhammad Idham and Ahmad Hamidi, Nur Fashihah and Zamri, Muhammad Firdaus and Md Razif, Nurul Farhah and Zulkifly, Muhammad Ariff Fadhilah and Mohammad Zin, Nur Alyaa Tasnim and Ali, Zaherul Imran and Sidik, Mohamad Adib Hakimi and Baruji, Mohd Esa and Abu Bakar, Siti Badariah and Shahrulnizam, Jamen and Jamaludin, Hamzah and Maghpor, Mohd Norhafsam and Zulkifli, Fatin Alisha and UNSPECIFIED (2025) A day in school laboratory: good practice of Chemical Safety and Health at School (CHESH). Institut Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan Negara (NIOSH), Bangi, Selangor. ISBN 978-967-18381-6-7
  2. Rehman, Ibad Ur and Ali, Ali B. M. and Khera, Ejaz Ahmad and Shafiee, Saiful Arifin and Iqbal, M. W. and Nazir, Abrar and Abu El Maati, Lamia and Ismoilov, Mirjalol and Sharma, Ramesh (2026) Unveiling the multifunctional features of Cs2 LiMoX6 (X = Cl and Br) for cpso-lstm: green energy applications: a DFT study. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 109 (5). pp. 1-12. ISSN 0002-7820 E-ISSN 1551-2916
  3. Nazir, Abrar and Ali, Ali B.M. and Khera, Ejaz Ahmad and Sharma, Ramesh and Abu El Maati, Lamia and Sardor, Sabirov and Ismoilov, Mirjalol and Shafiee, Saiful 'Arifin (2026) Ab initio insights into the physical properties of cubic CeFeO3 perovskite. Computational Condensed Matter, 47 (NA). pp. 1-11. ISSN 2352-2143
  4. Peng, Qiong and Muhammad Zaheer, Sahibzada and Li, Jingfeng and Rehman, Javed and Shafiee, Saiful Arifin and Masood, M. Kashif and Salem Alsaiari, Norah (2026) Enhancing optical absorption and efficiency of perovskite solar cells using embedded ag nanoparticles array and ITO moth-eye anti-reflective layers. Optical and Quantum Electronics, 58 (69). pp. 1-16. ISSN 0306-8919 E-ISSN 1572-817X
  5. Maliaman, Nur Najiha and Shafiee, Saiful 'Arifin and Mohd Halizan, Muhammad Zharfan and Hassim, Awatif and Shaffee, Siti Nur Amira and Aizamddin, Muhammad Faiz and Kasri, Mohamad Arif and Mahat, Mohd Muzamir (2025) The effects of overoxidation on the morphological and electrical properties of polyaniline (PANI) based solid polymer electrolyte (SPE). Malaysian Journal of Microscopy, 21 (2). pp. 183-193. ISSN 1823-7010 E-ISSN 2600-7444
  6. Peng, Qiong and Muhammad Zaheer, Sahibzada and Li, Jingfeng and Rehman, Javed and Shafiee, Saiful Arifin and Masood, M. Kashif and Alsaiari, Norah Salem (2025) Plasmonic enhancement in perovskite solar cells: optimized light absorption and efficiency via modified Ag nanobipyramids. Physica B: Condensed Matter, 718 (-). pp. 1-9. ISSN 0921-4526 E-ISSN 1873-2135
  7. Mohd Halizan, Muhammad Zharfan and Kasri, Mohamad Arif and Maliaman, Nurul Najiha and Hassim, Awatif and Shafiee, Saiful 'Arifin and Aizamddin, Muhammad Faiz and Shaffee, Siti Nur Amira and Mahat, Mohd Muzamir (2025) Integration of solid polymer electrolyte into an efficient and environmentally friendly electrochemical approach in lithium-ion batteries recycling. Journal of Energy Storage, 131 (Part A). pp. 1-12. ISSN 2352-152X E-ISSN 2352-1538
  8. Ismail, Mohamad Wafiuddin and Shafiee, Saiful 'Arifin (2025) Karnival Kimia Malaysia by IKM Pahang Branch, Department of Chemistry (IIUM), and Department of Chemistry Malaysia (Pahang Branch). Berita IKM - Chemistry in Malaysia, NA (158). pp. 16-17.
  9. Luo, Yujia and Jiang, Xinying and Peng, Qiong and Rehman, Javed and Ullah, Mohib and Shafiee, Saiful 'Arifin and Tao, Lin and Faizan, Muhammad and Tighezza, Ammar M. and Butt, Mehwish K. (2025) First-principles analysis of potassium and magnesium adsorption on an innovative VC4 monolayer. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 195. pp. 1-8. ISSN 1369-8001 E-ISSN 1873-4081
  10. Al-Lolage, Firas A. and Shafiee, Saiful Arifin (2024) An interface heterogeneity study on carbon-based materials using scanning electrochemical microscopy and scanning electrochemical cell microscopy techniques. Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology, 15 (4). pp. 495-511. ISSN 2093-8551 E-ISSN 2288-9221
  11. Mohd Halizan, Muhammad Zharfan and Shaffee, Siti Nur Amira and Aizamddin, Muhammad Faiz and Shafiee, Saiful 'Arifin and Bahrudin, Fadzli Irwan and Daud, Nuraini and Harun, Irina and Abu Yahya, Mohd Helmi and Mahat, Mohd Muzamir (2024) Exploring the frontiers of polymer electrolyte: pioneering advances in lithium-ion batteries recycling. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 967. pp. 1-26. ISSN 1572-6657 E-ISSN 1873-2569
  12. Masood, M. Kashif and Khan, Wahidullah and Bibi, Shumaila and Kanwal, Anza and Bibi, Shazia and Noor, Gulab and A. Alothman, Asma and Rehman, Javed and Shafiee, Saiful 'Arifin (2024) Physical properties of the XScH3 (X: Ca, and Mg) perovskite hydrides and their hydrogen storage applications. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 192. pp. 1-14. ISSN 0022-3697 E-ISSN 1879-2553
  13. Kasri, Mohamad Arif and Mohd Halizan, Muhammad Zharfan and Harun, Irina and Bahrudin, Fadzli Irwan and Daud, Nuraini and Aizamddin, Muhammad Faiz and Shaffee, Siti Nur Amira and Abd Rahman, Norazah and Shafiee, Saiful 'Arifin and Mahat, Mohd Muzamir (2024) Addressing preliminary challenges in upscaling the recovery of lithium from spent lithium ion batteries by the electrochemical method: a review. RSC Advances, 14 (22). pp. 15515-15541. ISSN 2046-2069
  14. Saif-ur-Rehman, Nasira and Shozab Mehdi, Muhammad and Fakhar-e-Alam, Muhammad and Asif, Muhammad and Rehman, Javed and A. Alshgari, Razan and Jamal, Muddasar and Uz Zaman, Shafiq and Umar, Muhammad and Rafiq, Sikander and Muhammad, Nawshad and Fawad, Junaid and Shafiee, Saiful Arifin (2023) Deep eutectic solvent coated cerium oxide nanoparticles based polysulfone membrane to mitigate environmental toxicology. Molecules, 28 (20). pp. 1-15. ISSN 1420-3049
  15. Yahya, Siti Hajjar and Al-Lolage, Firas A. and Mahat, Mohd Muzamir and Ramli, Muhammad Zahir and Syamsul, Mohd and Falina, Shaili and Ahmad Ruzaidi, Dania Adila and Danial, Wan Hazman and Shafiee, Saiful 'Arifin (2023) Electroreduction of dissolved carbon dioxide on roughened molybdenum microelectrodes. RSC Advances, 13 (47). pp. 32918-32926. ISSN 2046-2069
  16. Peng, Qiong and Rehman, Javed and Butt, Mehwish K. and Shafiee, Saiful 'Arifin and Yang, Zhao and Ouladsmane, Mohamed and Liu, Jialin and Ullah, Mohib and Li, Zhipeng (2023) Two-dimensional SnS and SnSe as hosts of K-ion storage: a first-principles prediction. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 127 (32). pp. 15730-15737. ISSN 1932-7447 E-ISSN 1932-7455
  17. Falina, Shaili and Anuar, Khairu and Shafiee, Saiful Arifin and Juan, Joon Ching and Manaf, Asrulnizam Abd and Kawarada, Hiroshi and Syamsul, Mohd (2022) Two-dimensional non-carbon materials-based electrochemical printed sensors: an updated review. Sensors, 22 (23). ISSN 1424-3210 E-ISSN 1424-8220
  18. Che Roslan, Nazreen and Aizamddin, Muhammad Faiz and Ahmad Ruzaidi, Dania Adila and Ayub, Ayu Natasha and Asri, Nurul Ain Najihah and Jani, Nur Aimi and Shafiee, Saiful Arifin and Mahat, Mohd Muzamir (2022) Conducting polymer-based textile materials. In: Conjugated Polymers for Next-Generation Applications: Synthesis, Properties and Optoelectrochemical Devices. Series in Electronic and Optical Materials, 1 . Woodhead Publishing, pp. 325-359. ISBN 9780128234426
  19. Hamzah, Hairul Hisham and Saleh, Nur Hidayah and Patel, Bhavik Anil and Mahat, Mohd Muzamir and Shafiee, Saiful 'Arifin and Sonmez, Turgut (2021) Recycling chocolate aluminium wrapping foil as to create electrochemical metal strip electrodes. Molecules, 26 (1). ISSN 1420-3049
  20. Hamzah, Hairul Hisham and Ahmad Kamal, Najahtul Najihah and Meneghello, Marta and Shafiee, Saiful 'Arifin and Sönmez, Turgut and Mohamad Taib, Mohamad Nurul Azmi and Mohd Samsuri, Mohd Samsuri and Meor Zulkifli, Meor Faisal (2020) Hexanediamine monolayer electrografted at glassy carbon electrodes enhances oxygen reduction reaction in aqueous neutral media. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 167 (16). ISSN 0013-4651 E-ISSN 1945-7111

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4Investigating the effects of primary amine linkers with different carbon chain lengths on the acid dissociation constant (pKa) for covalently immobilized anthraquinone at the electrode surface using linear and non-linear fittings1242
5Review—Electroreduction of peroxodisulfate: A review of a complicated reaction1180
6Solid molybdenum nitride microdisc electrodes: Fabrication, characterisation, and application to the reduction of peroxodisulfate1169
73D printable conductive materials for the fabrication of electrochemical sensors: A mini review1135
8Conducting polymer-based textile materials1095
9Two-dimensional non-carbon materials-based electrochemical printed sensors: an updated review946
10Electroreduction of dissolved carbon dioxide on roughened molybdenum microelectrodes935
11Two-dimensional SnS and SnSe as hosts of K-ion storage: a first-principles prediction864
12Physical properties of the XScH3 (X: Ca, and Mg) perovskite hydrides and their hydrogen storage applications828
13Deep eutectic solvent coated cerium oxide nanoparticles based polysulfone membrane to mitigate environmental toxicology787
14Addressing preliminary challenges in upscaling the recovery of lithium from spent lithium ion batteries by the electrochemical method: a review783
15Exploring the frontiers of polymer electrolyte: pioneering advances in lithium-ion batteries recycling714
16An interface heterogeneity study on carbon-based materials using scanning electrochemical microscopy and scanning electrochemical cell microscopy techniques614
17Karnival Kimia Malaysia by IKM Pahang Branch, Department of Chemistry (IIUM), and Department of Chemistry Malaysia (Pahang Branch)611
18First-principles analysis of potassium and magnesium adsorption on an innovative VC4 monolayer594
19Integration of solid polymer electrolyte into an efficient and environmentally friendly electrochemical approach in lithium-ion batteries recycling486
20Plasmonic enhancement in perovskite solar cells: optimized light absorption and efficiency via modified Ag nanobipyramids266
21The effects of overoxidation on the morphological and electrical properties of polyaniline (PANI) based solid polymer electrolyte (SPE)223
22Enhancing optical absorption and efficiency of perovskite solar cells using embedded ag nanoparticles array and ITO moth-eye anti-reflective layers198
23Unveiling the multifunctional features of Cs2 LiMoX6 (X = Cl and Br) for cpso-lstm: green energy applications: a DFT study21
24Ab initio insights into the physical properties of cubic CeFeO3 perovskite18
25A day in school laboratory: good practice of Chemical Safety and Health at School (CHESH)18