Associate Editor in Chief’s Profile
Prof. Dr. Mohd Faizul Mohd Sabri
Designation : Professor
Affiliation : Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 60000
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Role: Associate Editor in Chief
Journal: Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering
About Me
Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering at
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Universiti Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Recent Publications
Recent Project
1. Green Sensing Technologies and Sustainable Biogas Recovery for Palm Oil Mill Effluent Treatment,
MSE x NEXUS “Green Technology” Research Collaboration Grant 2025, Project leader, collaborator
– Tohoku University (Takahito Ono), RM1,000,000. (Mar 2026 – Mar 2029)
2. Thermal-Electrical Coupling Mechanisms in Multi-Stage Thermoelectric Coolers for Enhanced
Cooling Applications, Project leader, FP007-2025, RM174,800 (1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028)
3. Thermal Interface Materials for High-performance Electronics Packaging Using Functionalized Zinc
Oxide, Project leader, International matching fund – CTU Prague, MGIF002-2025, RM34,000 (03 Nov
2025 – 30 Nov 2028)
4. Materials Selection, Characterization, and System Enhancement of a Lab-Scale Entrained Flow
Gasifier, Project leader, International fund – MecChem, IF128A -2025, RM20,000 (30 Sept 2025 –
30 Sept 2028)
5. Multiphysics modelling of latent heat effect in thermal storage of a thermoelectric system using
metal foam/PCM composite, FRGS, RM96,700 (1 Oct 2023 – 30 Sept 2025)
6. Multiparametric modeling of Peltier cooler heat pump for systematic optimisation of accelerated
solid state cooling systems, Project leader, RM161,800, (1 Nov 2020 – 30 Apr 2024)
Publications
• 2 Books, 11 Book Chapters, and more than 215 ISI-indexed journal articles
Recent selected publications
1. K Park, SY Gwon, MFM Sabri, S-J Kim, Enhanced thermoelectric properties of Bi2Sr2Co2Oz via
modulation Na+ doping and double sintering, Open Ceramics, 26, 100944,
doi:10.1016/j.oceram.2026.100944, (2026) [Q1]
2. V Paranthaman, S Lenus, L Gnanasekaran, S Kumaravel, M Kumar, D Shanmugapriya, MFM Salleh,
MFM Sabri, Z-F Dai, Defect-Driven Material Design for High-Performance Semiconducting Gas
Sensing Applications, Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices,
doi:10.1016/j.jsamd.2026.101150, (2026) [Q1]
3. Z Ma, D Zhang, MFM.Sabri, and Y Jiang, Continuous Monitoring of Body Fluid by Flexible BioIntegrated Flow Sensors, Advanced Materials, e23029. doi:10.1002/adma.202523029, (2026) [Q1]
4. SS Al.mamari, S Julai, MFM Sabri, LA Wilson Annamal, SM Shahabaz, Effect of Nano Ferrochrome
Slag-Infused Polymer Matrix on Mechanical Properties of Bidirectional Carbon Fiber-Reinforced
Polymer Composite, Polymers 17(18), 2527. doi.:10.3390/polym17182527, (2025) [Q2]
5. K Park, SY Gwon, HY Hong, EC Jeon & MFM Sabri, Thermoelectric properties of SiC nanoparticledispersed Bi1.925Ba0.075Sr2Co2Oy, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 182287,
doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.182287, (2025) [Q1]
6. NV Toan, ND Khoa Tran, TT Kim Tuoi, SM Said, MFM Sabri & T Ono, Nanoengineering silicon
materials by metal-assisted chemical etching for thermal energy harvesting, Materials Science in
Semiconductor Processing, 195, 109622, doi:10.1016/j.mssp.2025.109622, (2025) [Q1]
7. R Mehtab, NWB Mohd Zulkifli, MFM Sabri, A Morina, MFB Abdollah, HB Amiruddin, SB Samion, &
MF Saharudin, Tribological properties of oil palm fiber-derived graphene coatings on piston ring;
influence of hydrogen flow rate during CVD process, Wear, 572–573, 206054,
doi:10.1016/j.wear.2025.206054. (2025) [Q2]
8. IA Fadzallah, NS Sabran, H Che Hassan, T Ono & MFM Sabri, Electrospun poly(vinylidene fluoride)
nanofibers: A review on Its utilization in energy harvesting devices, Smart Materials and
Structures, doi: 10.1088/1361-665X/ad9e5a, (2025) [Q2]
9. K Park, HY Hong, SY Gwon, EC Jeon & MFM Sabri, Enhanced thermoelectric properties of
Bi1.92Li0.08Sr2Co2Oy/x wt% SiC composites, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 113596,
doi.:10.1016/j.inoche.2024.113596. (2025) [Q2]
10. IA Fadzallah, NS Sabran, MMIM Hasnan, T Ono & MFM Sabri, Computational modelling and
theoretical analysis of PVDF microarrays for hybrid piezo-pyroelectric energy harvesting,
Polymers for Advanced Technologies, doi: 10.1002/pat.6419, (2024) [Q2]
11. Y Liu, S Ibrahim, NA Majid, MFM Sabri, J Sun, Q Zhuo & W Liu, Adaptive Impedance Matching in
Microwave and Terahertz Metamaterial Absorbers using PIN Diodes and GaN HEMTs, Journal of
Physics D: Applied Physics, doi: 10.1088/1361-6463/ad4565, (2024) [Q2]
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12. Y Liu, L Dong, MFM Sabri, NA Majid & S Ibrahim, Advancements in Tunable and Multifunctional
Metamaterial Absorbers: A Comprehensive Review of Microwave to Terahertz Frequency Range,
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, doi: 10.1088/1361-6463/ad32a6. (2024) [Q2]
13. IH Sajid, N Aslfattahi, MFM Salleh, NNN Ghazali, R Saidur, M Tahir, MBA Bashir & MFM Sabri, High
thermoelectric performance of multiwalled carbon nanotubes based ionogels, Materials Today
Communications, 38, 108334, doi: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2024.108334. (2024) [Q2]
14. M Sasidharan, MFM Sabri, SFW Muhammad Hatta & S Ibrahim, A review on the progress and
development of thermoelectric air conditioning system, International Journal of Green Energy, doi:
10.1080/15435075.2023.2195924 (2024) [Q2]
15. NM Shatar, MFM Sabri, MFM Salleh, MH Ani, X Xie, A Weck, Femtosecond laser induced porous
surface on polymethyl methacrylate for filmwise condensation to improve solar still productivity,
Desalination, 568, 116997, 10.1016/j.desal.2023.116997. (2023) [Q1]
16. NS Sabran, IA Fadzallah, MFM Sabri, T Ono, Thermoelectric properties of Indium doped
skutterudite thick film synthesized by a facile technique of electrochemical deposition, Journal of
Materiomics, doi: 10.1016/j.jmat.2023.02.013. (2023) [Q1]
17. EL Lee, YS Goh, ASMA Haseeb, YH Wong, MFM Sabri & BY Low, Electrochemical Migration in
Electronic Materials: Factors Affecting the Mechanism and Recent Strategies for Inhibition, Journal
of The Electrochemical Society, doi:10.1149/1945-7111/acb61a (2023) [Q1]
18. YS Goh, ASMA Haseeb, WJ Basirun, YH Wong, MFM Sabri & BY Low, Effects of Concentration of
Adipic Acid on the Electrochemical Migration of Tin for Printed Circuit Board Assembly. J. Electron.
Mater., doi:10.1007/s11664-022-10155-2 (2023) [Q3]
19. NM Shatar, MFM Sabri, MFM Salleh & MH Ani, Energy, exergy, economic, environmental analysis
for solar still using partially coated condensing cover with thermoelectric cover cooling, Journal of
Cleaner Production, doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135833(2023) [Q1]
20. K Magiswaran, MN Norizan, N Mahmed, IS Mohamad, SN Idris, MFM Sabri, N Amin, AV Sandu, P
Vizureanu, M Nabiałek, MAAM Salleh, Controlling the Layer Thickness of Zinc Oxide Photoanode
and the Dye-Soaking Time for an Optimal-Efficiency Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell, Coatings, 13, 20, doi:
10.3390/coatings13010020 (2023) [Q1]
21. NM Shatar, MFM Sabri, MFM Salleh & MH Ani, Investigation on the performance of solar still with
thermoelectric cooling system for various cover material, Renewable Energy,
doi:10.1016/j.renene.2022.11.105 (2023) [Q1]
22. MKAH Tugiman, KN Khamil, AM Yusop & MFM Sabri, Design and Investigation of the SolarThermoelectric Energy Harvesting system at asphalt pavements road, International Journal of
Ambient Energy, doi: 10.1080/01430750.2022.2157483 (2022) [Q1]
23. SHA Jaffery, MFM Sabri, S Rozali, SW Hasan, MH Mahdavifard, DA-a Shnawah AL-Zubiady, BR
Ravuri, Oxidation and wetting characteristics of lead-free Sn-0.7Cu solder alloys with the addition
of Fe and Bi, Microelectronics Reliability, 139, 114802, doi:10.1016/j.microrel.2022.114802
(2022) [Q3]
24. F Yang, Q Liu, G Li, X Zhang, S Rozali, NNN Ghazali, MFM Sabri, H Zhao, Effect of additives and
optimized Cyclic Voltammetry parameters on the morphology of electrodeposited Tellurium thin
film, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 116872, doi:10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116872 (2022)
[Q1]
25. MBA Bashir, EY Salih, AH Rajpar, G Bahmanrokh, MF Mohd Sabri, The impact of laser energy on the
photoresponsive characteristics of CdO/Si visible light photodetector, Journal of Micromechanics
and Microengineering, doi:10.1088/1361-6439/ac7d93 (2022) [Q1]
26. NV Toan, K Ito, TT Kim Tuoi, M Toda, P-H Chen, MF Mohd Sabri, J Li, T Ono, Micro-heat sink based
on silicon nanowires formed by metal-assisted chemical etching for heat dissipation enhancement
to improve performance of micro-thermoelectric generator, Energy Conversion and Management,
doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2022.115923 (2022) [Q1]
27. VK Katta, NK Katari, DP Dutta, MF Mohd Sabri, BR Ravuri, Enhanced Long Cycle Life Stability and
High Storage Reversible Capacity Retention of a Sodium Vanadate Zinc Glass–Ceramic Network,
Energy & Fuels, doi.: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c00597 (2022) [Q1]
28. NM Shatar, FM Salleh, MH Ani, MFM Sabri, Mix wettability surface on solar still cover for freshwater
productivity enhancement, Desalination, 534 (2022) 115797, doi.:10.1016/j.desal.2022.115797
(2022) [Q1]
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29. EY Salih, A Ramizy, O Aldaghri, MFM Sabri, N Madkhali, T Alinad, KH Ibnouf, MH Eisa, Rapid
Synthesis of Hexagonal-Shaped Zn(Al)O-MMO Nanorods for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Using Zn/AlLDH as Precursor, Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 1477, doi.:10.3390/nano12091477 (2022) [Q1]
30. SNA Shah, S Shahabuddin, M Khalid, MFM Sabri, MF Mohd Salleh, N Muhamad Sarih & R Saidur,
Rheological and Thermal Conductivity Study of Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Disulfide-Based
Ethylene Glycol Nanofluids for Heat Transfer Applications, Nanomaterials, 12, 1021,
doi:10.3390/nano12061021 (2022) [Q1]
31. EY Salih, A Ramizy, O Aldaghri, MF Mohd Sabri, N Madkhali, T Alinad, KH Ibnouf & MH Eisa, InDepth Optical Analysis of Zn(Al)O Mixed Metal Oxide Film-based Zn/Al-Layered Double Hydroxide
for TCO Application, Crystals, 12, 79, doi:10.3390/cryst12010079 (2022) [Q2]
32. Y Liu, L Dong, J Zheng, MFM Sabri, NA Majid & S Ibrahim, Switchable absorbing, reflecting, and
transmitting metasurface by employing vanadium dioxide on the same frequency, Superlattices
and Microstructures, 162, 107109, doi:10.1016/j.spmi.2021.107109 (2022) [Q2]
33. N Aslfattahi, R Saidur, A Arifutzzaman, AS Abdelrazik, L Samylingam, MFM Sabri & NA Che Sidik,
Improved thermo-physical properties and energy efficiency of hybrid PCM/graphene-silver
nanocomposite in a hybrid CPV/thermal solar system. J Therm Anal Calorim, doi:10.1007/s10973-
020-10390-x, (2022) [Q2]
34. MBA Bashir, EY Salih, MFM Sabri, AH Rajpar, IA Badruddin, MZ Hussein & BE Al-Jumaili, In-Depth
Thermal, Microstructural and Photoluminescence Analysis of Mesoporous ZnO/ZnAl2O4-MMO:
The Effect of Molar Ratio, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 2021 10 106006, doi:
10.1149/2162-8777/ ac2b3b, (2021) [Q2]
35. MMI Megat Hasnan, K Ahmad, R Mohd Zin, CF Soon, SM Said, MS Mohamed Ali, MFM Sabri, KA
Mohamad and MFM Salleh, Investigation of Si-based thermoelectrochemical cells (TEC) towards
semiconductor fabrication and process, Semiconductor Science and Technology,
doi:10.1088/1361-6641/ac22f3, (2021) [Q2]
36. KN Khamil, AN Isa, AM Yusop & MFM Sabri, Influence of conduction shape factor in subterranean
cooling for a thermoelectric energy harvesting system at asphalt pavement: An experimental
investigation, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, doi:
10.1080/15567036.2021.1967515, (2021) [Q2]
37. EL Lee, A Haseeb, WJ Basirun, YH Wong, MFM Sabri, BY Low, In-situ study of electrochemical
migration of tin in the presence of bromide ion, Sci Rep 11, 15768, doi:10.1038/s41598-021-
95276-0, (2021) [Q1]
38. NS Sabran, IA Fadzallah, MFM Sabri, T Ono, KF Samat, SNF Yusuf & R Saidur, Enhanced
Thermoelectric Properties of Skutterudite Thick Film Polyvinyl Alcohol Assisted from the PostDeposition Annealing Effect, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 168, 7, doi:10.1149/1945-
7111/ac13d0, (2021) [Q1]
39. MMI Megat Hasnan, IS Mohd Noor, N Nayan, MK Ahmad, SM Said, MFM Sabri, MF Mohd Salleh, MS
Mohamed Ali & R Mohd Zin, Enhancement of spin Seebeck effect of reverse spin crossover Fe (II)
micellar charge transport using PMMA polymer electrolyte. Applied Organometallic Chemistry.
doi: 10.1002/aoc.6268, (2021) [Q1]
40. TAM Onik, HF Hawari, MFM Sabri & YH Wong, Formation and characterization of holmium oxide
on germanium‐based metal‐oxide‐semiconductor capacitor, International Journal of Energy
Research, doi:10.1002/er.6752, (2021) [Q2]
41. TAM Onik, HF Hawari, MFM Sabri and YH Wong, Enhancement of Electrical Performance of GeBased Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Capacitor via Formation of Trigonal-Sm2O3, Surfaces and
Interfaces, 25, 101289, doi: 10.1016/j.surfin.2021.101289, (2021) [Q1]
42. KN Khamil, MFM Sabri, A Md Yusop, FAM Sa`at & AN Isa, High Cooling performances of H-shape
heat sink for Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting system (TEHs) at Asphalt Pavement, Int J Energy
Res. 2021;1–15, doi:10.1002/er.6021, (2021) [Q1]