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Mr Raziun Bin Mamtaz

Mr Raziun Bin Mamtaz

Casual Academic
  • Doctor of Philosophy, UNSW, Chemistry (2023-2027)
    'Dual-atom catalysts for acidic oxygen reduction in fuel cells' under Prof. Chuan Zhao
  • Master of Philosophy, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2018-2021)
    'Experimental and theoretical investigation of solid oxide fuel cell materials', Mechanical Engineering
  • Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (2013-2017)
    'Seawater sodium-ion battery'
Science
School of Chemistry

Md Raziun Bin Mamtaz is a PhD candidate at the University of New South Wales. His research focuses on computational and experimental electrochemistry for advanced fuel cells and energy conversion. His expertise includes the rational design and synthesis of perovskite oxides, dual- and single-atom catalysts, and the application of X-ray absorption spectroscopy and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to elucidate structure–property relationships and reaction mechanisms.
E-mail
r.bin_mamtaz@unsw.edu.au
Location
Room 118, Dalton Building F12, School of Chemistry, UNSW
  • Journal articles | 2026
    Ali BH; Baibars IO; Wang S; Dastafkan K; Bin Mamtaz MR; Zhao C, 2026, 'Electrodeposition of hierarchical porous nickel–copper electrodes for low-potential electrooxidation of glycerol at ampere-level current densities', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 14, pp. 33038 - 33046, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d6ta00822d
    Journal articles | 2026
    Bin Mamtaz MR; Jaouen F; Chen J; Jia C; Meyer Q; Zhao C, 2026, 'Atomistic Simulations Facilitating the Synthesis of the Desired Fe–Cu–N–C Dual-Atomic Site for Acidic Oxygen Reduction in Fuel Cells', ACS Nano, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.6c06911
    Journal articles | 2026
    Bin Mamtaz R; Jaouen F; Chen J; Jia C; Meyer Q; Zhao C, 2026, 'Quantum-Model Guided Selective Synthesis of Iron-Copper Dual Atom Catalysts for Acidic Oxygen Reduction in Fuel Cells', ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2026-01, pp. 1939 - 1939, http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/ma2026-01381939mtgabs
    Journal articles | 2026
    Meyer Q; Pivac I; Niblett D; Bin Mamtaz MR; Barbir F; Zhao C, 2026, 'Investigations of ultra-low air stoichiometries in hydrogen fuel cells via operando current and oxygen content cartography and multiphysics simulations', Electrochimica Acta, 561, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2026.148689
    Journal articles | 2026
    Meyer Q; Wang YD; Niblett D; Bin Mamtaz MR; Akbar M; Nie Y; Liu S; Lee J; Boillat P; Tang K; Tung P; Mostaghimi P; Armstrong RT; Zhao C, 2026, 'Lateral bypass flow fields for high-performance flood-free hydrogen fuel cells', Applied Catalysis B Environmental, 393, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2026.126713
    Journal articles | 2026
    Wang S; Huang Y; Han S; Bin Mamtaz R; Zeng L; Zhang Z; Chen G; Fei H; Ju M; Zhang Y; Wang Z; Lei J; Zhang C; Wu S; Zhao C; Choi CH; Fang C; Wang J, 2026, 'Stabilizing metastable Mn(III) by paramagnetic-to-antiferromagnetic transition for durable oxygen reduction reaction', Nano Energy, pp. 112449, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2026.112449
    Journal articles | 2026
    Zheng H; Wang Y; Zhang J; Bai Y; Chen Y; Yang P; Bin Mamtaz MR; Deng D; Zhuang Z; Ou H; Wang M; Fang G; Wang H; Xiong X; Wang D; Zhao C; Lei Y, 2026, 'Charge Dilution of Fe–N4 Sites via Te Single-Atom Electron Pumps for Robust Oxygen Reduction', Inorganic Chemistry, 65, pp. 13568 - 13579, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6c01559
    Journal articles | 2025
    Liu S; Mamtaz MRB; Jia C; Lu H; Wang S; Meyer Q; Zhao C, 2025, 'Dual Metal Fe–Mn–N–C Sites with Improved Stability for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell', Small Methods, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202500116
    Journal articles | 2025
    Meyer Q; Nie Y; Bin Mamtaz R; Zhao C, 2025, 'Low-Platinum and Platinum-Free Catalysts for Next-Generation Hydrogen Fuel Cells', ACS Electrochemistry, 1, pp. 1206 - 1230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acselectrochem.5c00150
    Journal articles | 2025
    Müller-Hülstede J; Schonvogel D; Büsselmann J; Belack J; Vidakovic J; Mamtaz MRB; Meyer Q; Zhao C; Wagner P, 2025, 'Performance of High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells as a Function of Polybenzimidazole Membrane Modification', Chemsuschem, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202501575
    Journal articles | 2025
    Zierdt T; Bin Mamtaz MR; Eek T; Müller-Hülstede J; Rehse S; Meyer Q; Schonvogel D; Wagner P; Zhao C; Wark M; Friedrich KA, 2025, 'Influence of Ink Composition and Drying Technique on the Performance and Stability of Fe–N–C-Based High-Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells', Chemsuschem, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202500905
    Journal articles | 2023
    Bin Mamtaz MR; Michaud X; Jo H; Park SS, 2023, 'Stress and Manufacturability in Solid-State Lithium-Ion Batteries', International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing Green Technology, 10, pp. 1093 - 1137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40684-023-00519-2
    Journal articles | 2022
    Zhou G; Mei Y; Wang Y; Zhou S; Bin Mamtaz MR; Tang CY; Ciucci F, 2022, 'Recovery of Salinity Gradient Energy with an Inorganic Sodium Superionic Conductor', ACS Energy Letters, 7, pp. 1806 - 1813, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.2c00500
    Journal articles | 2021
    Bin Mamtaz MR; Wang Z; Belotti A; Quattrocchi E; Yu J; Liu J; Ciucci F, 2021, 'Enhancing Ni Exsolution by Nonmetal B-Site Substituents (Si and P) in SrTiO3-Based Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Anodes', Energy and Fuels, 35, pp. 15084 - 15093, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c01985
    Journal articles | 2018
    Gan HS; Tee NYK; Bin Mamtaz MR; Xiao K; Cheong BHP; Liew OW; Ng TW, 2018, 'Augmented reality experimentation on oxygen gas generation from hydrogen peroxide and bleach reaction', Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 46, pp. 245 - 252, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bmb.21117
  • Theses / Dissertations |
    Bin Mamtaz MR, Influence of nonmetals dopants in nickel exsolution from strontium titanate perovskite oxides for SOFC, http://dx.doi.org/10.14711/thesis-991012986101003412

  • Investigation of Fe and Cu motifs in a dual-atomic configuration (XAS, ANSTO 2024)
  • Measuring highly accurate EXAFS for the local motif ratio in atomically distributed fuel cell catalysts (XAS, ANSTO 2025)
  • Research exchange at German Aerospace Center (DLR) (2025)

  • First Year PhD – Best Presentation (Candidature oral presentation for PhD at UNSW) 2024 
  • UNSW Tuition Fee + Stipend Scholarship (Annual stipend: 37,684 AUD for PhD at UNSW) 2023-Present 
  • Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship (15,000 CAD for PhD at University of Calgary) 2022 
  • University Scholarship (Annual 18,000 CAD plus tuition fees for PhD from University of Calgary) 2022 
  • International Graduate Award (3,000 CAD for PhD from University of Calgary) 2022 
  • Postgraduate Studentship (208,000 HKD per year from HKUST) 2018- 2021 
  • Outstanding Engineering Project (20,000 HKD;Jardine Engineering Corp., Hong Kong) 2017 
  • Top 50 Startup in Hong Kong (Sodium-ion Battery Company; 30,000 HKD from Hong Kong X) 2017 
  • Reaching Out Award (Academic merit-based; 20,000 HKD from Hong Kong Government) 2016

  • Probing local motifs of dual-atom catalysts
  • Theoretical understanding of electrocatalytic reactions and synthesis routes
  • Flow field optimization of fuel cells and electrolyzers
  • Statistical analysis of impedance spectroscopy, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, etc.
  • Synthesis of electrocatalysts