About Us

The DJIRE Lab is focused on the cutting-edge research utilizing in-situ/operando spectroelectrochemical techniques, including Raman, FTIR, and UV-Vis, to better understand the reaction mechanisms of energy storage and conversion processes, such as the hydrogen evolution reaction, nitrogen reduction reaction, carbon dioxide reduction reaction, ion intercalation and charge storage, and pseudocapacitive behavior of 2D transition metal carbide and nitride MXenes.

About Us

The DJIRE Lab is focused on the cutting-edge research utilizing in-situ/operando spectroelectrochemical techniques, including Raman, FTIR, and UV-Vis, to better understand the reaction mechanisms of energy storage and conversion processes, such as the hydrogen evolution reaction, nitrogen reduction reaction, carbon dioxide reduction reaction, ion intercalation and charge storage, and pseudocapacitive behavior of 2D transition metal carbide and nitride MXenes.

About Us

The DJIRE Lab is focused on the cutting-edge research utilizing in-situ/operando spectroelectrochemical techniques, including Raman, FTIR, and UV-Vis, to better understand the reaction mechanisms of energy storage and conversion processes, such as the hydrogen evolution reaction, nitrogen reduction reaction, carbon dioxide reduction reaction, ion intercalation and charge storage, and pseudocapacitive behavior of 2D transition metal carbide and nitride MXenes.

About Us

The DJIRE Lab is focused on the cutting-edge research utilizing in-situ/operando spectroelectrochemical techniques, including Raman, FTIR, and UV-Vis, to better understand the reaction mechanisms of energy storage and conversion processes, such as the hydrogen evolution reaction, nitrogen reduction reaction, carbon dioxide reduction reaction, ion intercalation and charge storage, and pseudocapacitive behavior of 2D transition metal carbide and nitride MXenes.

About Us

The DJIRE Lab is focused on the cutting-edge research utilizing in-situ/operando spectroelectrochemical techniques, including Raman, FTIR, and UV-Vis, to better understand the reaction mechanisms of energy storage and conversion processes, such as the hydrogen evolution reaction, nitrogen reduction reaction, carbon dioxide reduction reaction, ion intercalation and charge storage, and pseudocapacitive behavior of 2D transition metal carbide and nitride MXenes.

About Us

The DJIRE Lab is focused on the cutting-edge research utilizing in-situ/operando spectroelectrochemical techniques, including Raman, FTIR, and UV-Vis, to better understand the reaction mechanisms of energy storage and conversion processes, such as the hydrogen evolution reaction, nitrogen reduction reaction, carbon dioxide reduction reaction, ion intercalation and charge storage, and pseudocapacitive behavior of 2D transition metal carbide and nitride MXenes.

About Us

The DJIRE Lab is focused on the cutting-edge research utilizing in-situ/operando spectroelectrochemical techniques, including Raman, FTIR, and UV-Vis, to better understand the reaction mechanisms of energy storage and conversion processes, such as the hydrogen evolution reaction, nitrogen reduction reaction, carbon dioxide reduction reaction, ion intercalation and charge storage, and pseudocapacitive behavior of 2D transition metal carbide and nitride MXenes.

About Us

The DJIRE Lab is focused on the cutting-edge research utilizing in-situ/operando spectroelectrochemical techniques, including Raman, FTIR, and UV-Vis, to better understand the reaction mechanisms of energy storage and conversion processes, such as the hydrogen evolution reaction, nitrogen reduction reaction, carbon dioxide reduction reaction, ion intercalation and charge storage, and pseudocapacitive behavior of 2D transition metal carbide and nitride MXenes.

About Us

The DJIRE Lab is focused on the cutting-edge research utilizing in-situ/operando spectroelectrochemical techniques, including Raman, FTIR, and UV-Vis, to better understand the reaction mechanisms of energy storage and conversion processes, such as the hydrogen evolution reaction, nitrogen reduction reaction, carbon dioxide reduction reaction, ion intercalation and charge storage, and pseudocapacitive behavior of 2D transition metal carbide and nitride MXenes.

About Us

The DJIRE Lab is focused on the cutting-edge research utilizing in-situ/operando spectroelectrochemical techniques, including Raman, FTIR, and UV-Vis, to better understand the reaction mechanisms of energy storage and conversion processes, such as the hydrogen evolution reaction, nitrogen reduction reaction, carbon dioxide reduction reaction, ion intercalation and charge storage, and pseudocapacitive behavior of 2D transition metal carbide and nitride MXenes.

C. Hsiao, J. Kasten, D. Johnson, B. Ngozichukwu, R. Yoo, S. Lee, A. Erdemir, and A. Djire “Switchable Charge Storage Mechanism via in Situ Activation of MXene Enables High Capacitance and Stability in Aqueous ElectrolytesACS Nano, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c12226

R. Yoo, D. Yesudoss, D. Johnson, and A. Djire “A Review on the Application of In-situ Raman Spectroelectrochemistryto Understand the Mechanisms of Hydrogen Evolution Reaction” ACS Catalysis, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.3c01687

J. Kasten, C.C. Hsiao, D. Johnson, and A. Djire “Superior Cyclability of High Surface Area Vanadium Nitride in Salt Electrolytes” Nanoscale Advances, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NA00810F.

E. Uwadiunor, V. Kotasthane, D. Yesudoss, H. Nguyen, E. Pranada, K. Obodo, M. Radovic, and A. Djire “Pt-like Catalytic Activity from an Atomistically Engineered Carbonitride MXene for Sustainable Hydrogen Production” Chem Catalysis, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2023.100634

R. Yoo and A. Djire “Decoupling the Surface and Bulk Reactivities of MXenes and Catalytic Activity Tuning Through Surface Chemistry Modification” ACS Catalysis, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.3c00655

E. Pranada, D. Johnson, R. Yoo, and A. Djire “Subsurface Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity on Ti2N MXene Revealed by In-situ Raman SpectroelectrochemistrySustainable Energy & Fuels, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2SE01532C

D. Johnson, E. Pranada, R. Yoo, E. Uwadiunor, B. Ngozichukwu, and A. Djire “Review and Perspective on Transition Metal Electrocatalysts Towards Carbon-Neutral EnergyEnergy & Fuels, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c03378

D. Johnson, and A. Djire “Effect of pH on the Electrochemical Behavior and Nitrogen Reduction Reaction Activity of Ti2N Nitride MXeneAdvanced Materials & Interfaces, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202202147

E. Uwadiunor, D. Johnson, K. Hansen, and A. Djire “Controlling the Surface Reactivity of Hybrid Ti3CNTx MXene via In-situ ElectrocatalysisChemCatChem, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202200702

D. Johnson, K. Hansen, R. Yoo, and A. Djire “Elucidating the Charge Storage Mechanism on Ti3C2MXene through In Situ Raman SpectroelectrochemistryChemElectroChem, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202200555

R. Yoo, E. Pranada, D. Johnson, Z. Qiao, and A. Djire “Review—The Oxygen Reduction Reaction on MXene-Based Catalysts: Progress and ProspectsJournal of the Electrochemical Society, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ac766e

D. Johnson, K. Hansen, and A. Djire “Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Mechanism on Ti3C2 MXene Revealed by In-Situ/Operando Raman SpectroelectrochemistryNanoscale, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NR00222A

D. Johnson, Z. Qiao, E. Uwadiunor, and A. Djire “Holdups in Nitride MXene’s Development and Limitations in Advancing the Field of MXene” Small, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202106129

D. Johnson, B. Hunter, J. Christie, C. King, E. Kelley, and A. Djire “Ti2N Nitride MXene Evokes the Mars-van Krevelen Mechanism to Achieve High Selectivity for Nitrogen Reduction Reaction Nature Scientific Reports, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-04640-7

D. Johnson, Z. Qiao, and A. Djire “Progress and Challenges of Carbon Dioxide Reduction Reaction on Transition Metal Based Electrocatalysts ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.1c01624

Z. Qiao, D. Johnson and A. Djire “Challenges and opportunities for nitrogen reduction to ammonia on transitional metal nitrides via Mars-van Krevelen mechanism Cell Reports Physical Science, 2 (2021), 100438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100438

A. Djire*, H. Zhang, B. Reinhart, O. C. Nwamba, and N. Neale “Mechanisms of Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Two-Dimensional Nitride MXenes Using In Situ X-Ray Absorption Spectroelectrochemistry”, ACS Catalysis, (2021) 3128-3136. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.0c05634

March 7, 2024

Denis, Bright, Ray, David, and Laura presented their works at 11th ChEGSA Symposium in College Station, Texas. Denis won Best Oral Presentation for Advanced Materials & Nanotechnology category.

March 1, 2024

Dr. Djire was invited to do a talk on current and emerging MXene research at the Fayetteville State University, North Carolina.

February 27, 2024

Shri joins the DJIRE Lab as an Undergraduate Researcher.

February 20, 2024

Dr. Djire delivered a talk on versatile materials with unprecedented properties for energy applications at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.

February 19, 2024

Ben’s work on the switchable charge storage mechanism via in-situ activation of MXenes for high capacitance and stability was accepted for publication in ACS Nano!

February 15, 2024

Applications for DJIRE Lab’s Summer Research Program are now open! Visit the Outreach Page for more information.

January 24, 2024

Dr. Djire attended the Nano4EARTH Roundtable Discussion on Catalysts in Washington, DC.

December 22, 2023

Dr. Djire was awarded the Most Outstanding Junior Faculty Award from the CHEN department.

December 1, 2023

Ray presented his work at the Materials Expo in College Station, Texas. The conference was organized to celebrate the 10th-year anniversary of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
November 26, 2023

Dr. Djire was invited to do a talk at the 2023 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit in Boston, Massachusetts. His talk was under the symposium on Materials Research Collaborations between Scientists at African and Non-African Institutions.

November 15, 2023

Denis, James, and Ray presented their works at the ACS SWRM 2023 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Dr. Djire also presented a talk as an invited speaker.

November 6, 2023

Denis, James, Ray, and Eugenie presented their works at the 2023 AIChE Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. James was awarded 1st Place in the Poster Competition for Materials Engineering and Sciences category.

October 12, 2023

The work of Ekene, David, Mike, and Eugenie on achieving Pt-like activity with Ru-doping on Ti3CN MXene for sustainable hydrogen production (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.checat.2023.100634) was featured in the Texas A&M College of Engineering News! Check it out here: https://engineering.tamu.edu/news/2023/10/paving-a-way-to-green-hydrogen-production.html

October 10, 2023

The DJIRE Lab was featured in the LinkedIn page of Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University. Check out our current effort to produce clean energy here: https://lnkd.in/gz6wnJAW

September 27, 2023

Denis, Ray, Eugenie, Bright, Laura and James presented their works at the Texas A&M Conference on Energy in College Station, Texas. Bright was awarded Best Poster Presentation.

September 22, 2023

Denis successfully defended his PhD Preliminary Exam.

September 10, 2023

Bright, Eugenie, and James presented their works at the NOBCChE 2023: 50th Annual Research Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are all Advancing Science Conference Grant (ASCG) recipients. James won Best Poster Presentation awarded by ACS. 

September 1, 2023

DJIRE Lab surpassed 160 citations across 11 works (https://djire-lab.engr.tamu.edu/publications/)!

August 4, 2023

De’zarae and Taylor (advised by Dr. Zhu) presented their works at the Undergraduate Summer Research Grant (USRG) Poster Session in College Station, Texas.

August 2, 2023

DJIRE Lab and Ugaz Lab partnered with Texas A&M’s Spark! PK-12 Outreach to share how research is done in academia.

July 27, 2023

Dr. Barteau was selected by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to lead a nationwide study about the recruitment and retention of international talents, while maintaining national security.

July 24, 2023

DJIRE Lab hosted a lab tour for high school students who participated in the Engineering Summer Bridge Program.

July 24, 2023

Ray was awarded the Phillips 66 Technical Fellowship for 2023-2024

July 17, 2023

 Dr. Djire collaborated with Dr. Balla Ngom of University of Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar, Senegal. They are working to establish the first 2D MXene research for energy applications in West Africa. This is under the sponsorship of US-Africa Frontiers Fellowship.

July 17, 2023

Ray’s review paper on the application of the in-situ Raman spectroelectrochemistry to understand the mechanisms of hydrogen evolution reaction was accepted for publication in ACS Catalysis!

June 1, 2023

De’Zarae and Wynn join the lab as an undergraduate researchers. De’Zarae was recruited for the DJIRE Summer Program 2023.

May 17, 2023

Ray and James presented their works at the ADSE Young Researchers Conference Spring 2023 in College Station, Texas.

May 13, 2023

Ben graduated from MS CHEN and Eugenie graduated from MS MSEN!

May 12, 2023

Kieran, Josh, Ally, and Mike graduated from BS CHEN!

April 28, 2023

Denis, Bright, and Eugenie presented their works at the Southwest Catalysis Society Spring Symposium 2023 in Houston, Texas. Denis and Bright won Best Poster Presentation.

April 28, 2023

Dr. Djire delivered a talk on novel materials and chemistries for carbon-neutral energy at the Southwest Catalysis Society Spring Symposium 2023 in Houston, Texas.

April 18, 2023

Ekene’s paper on Pt-like catalytic activity from an atomistically engineered carbonitride MXene for sustainable hydrogen production was accepted for publication in Chem Catalysis!

April 17, 2023

Ray’s paper on decoupling surface and bulk reactivities of MXenes and catalytic activity tuning through modifying surface chemistry was accepted for publication in ACS Catalysis!

March 31, 2023

Dr. Djire delivered a talk on novel-materials and chemistries for carbon-neutral energy at the University of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
March 7, 2023

Ben successfully defended his Master’s Thesis

March 6, 2023

David, Eugenie, Bright, Ebtihal, and Ben presented their works at 10th ChEGSA Symposium in College Station, Texas. Eugenie won Best Oral Presentation for Advanced Materials & Nanotechnology category.

March 4, 2023

Denis, Ray, and Dr. Djire performed in-situ/operando XAS in Argonne National Lab

March 1, 2023

Dr. Djire spearheaded the discussion on Synthesis and Processing of Nanoscale Materials in GRC Conference in Ventura, California.

February 28, 2023

Denis delivered a talk on writing research articles for international publication at the PICHE-MSC Research Writing Webinar in Manila, Philippines.

February 3, 2023

Applications for DJIRE Lab’s Summer Research Program are now open! Visit the Outreach Page for more information.

January 17, 2023

Ally Moore, Josh Honnekeri, and Olivia Rajagopal join DJIRE Lab as undergraduate researchers

January 13, 2023

Yashaswini Paleru joins DJIRE Lab as a Master’s student

January 3, 2023

Eugenie’s paper on the subsurface oxygen reduction reactivity on Ti2N MXene revealed by in-situ Raman spectroelectrochemistry was accepted for publication in Sustainable Energy & Fuels!

December 22, 2022

The group’s paper review and perspectives on transition metal electrocatalysts towards carbon-neutral energy was accepted for publication in Energy & Fuels!

December 17, 2022

Ekene graduated from MS CHEN!

December 16, 2022

Denis’s paper on the effect of pH on the electrochemical behavior and nitrogen reduction reaction activity of Ti2N Nitride Mxene was accepted for publication in Advances Materials & Interfaces!

December 12, 2022

Dr. Djire delivered a talk on turning air and water into ammonia using versatile materials as a Keynote Speaker at the African MRS 2022 in Dakar, Senegal.

December 7, 2022

Dr. Djire delivered a talk on novel materials with unusual chemistries for carbon-neutral energy at the Chemical Engineering department of Kansas State University (KSU)

December 1, 2022

Dr. Djire delivered a talk on versatile materials with unconventional chemistries for carbon-neutral energy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

November 30, 2022

Dr. Djire presented on controlling the surface reactivity of hybrid carbonitride MXene via in-situ electrocatalysis at MRS 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts

November 29, 2022

Dr. Djire presented on tuning the nitrogen reduction reaction reactivity of nitride MXene through modifying pH and electrolyte choice at MRS 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts

November 6, 2022

Denis, Ray, and Ekene presented their works in ACS SWRM 2022 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

November 3, 2022

Laura Hoagland joins DJIRE Lab as a PhD student

October 29, 2022

Dr. Djire delivered a talk in the Africa Sustainable Resources (ASR) Meeting 2022

October 20, 2022

Ekene successfully defended his Master’s Thesis

October 17, 2022

Vaishnavi Nemaniwar joins DJIRE Lab as a Master’s student

October 16, 2022

Eugenie presented her work in SES 2022 in College Station, Texas

October 14, 2022

Ebtihal Youssef and David Yesudoss joins DJIRE Lab as PhD students
October 12, 2022

Dr. Djire was invited to the First US-Africa Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Symposium in Nairobi, Kenya
October 12, 2022

Denis presented his work at the 242nd ECS Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia
October 7, 2022

Dr. Djire was invited for a talk in University of Houston
September 28, 2022

Denis presented his work in Conference on Energy hosted by Texas A&M Energy Research Society. He was awarded Best Presenter!
September 26, 2022

Ekene and Eugenie presented their works in NOBCChE 2022 in Orlando, Florida
September 5, 2022

Kieran Tillis joins our group as an undergraduate researcher

September 2, 2022

Ekene’s paper on controlling the surface reactivity via in-situ/operando electrocatalysis was accepted for publication in ChemCatChem!

September 1, 2022

Denis was awarded the Phillips 66 Technical Fellowship for 2022-2023

July 1, 2022

Denis presented his work at the MXene Conference in Philadelphia

June 22, 2022

Denis and Kyle’s paper on in-situ/operando Raman spectroscopy for Charge Storage analysis was accepted for publication in ChemElectroChem!

June 5, 2022

Ray and Eugenie’s review paper on the progress of MXene-based catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction was accepted for publication in the Journal of the Electrochemical Society!

May 29, 2022

Denis and Ekene presented their works at the 241st ECS Meeting in Vancouver, Canada

May 18, 2022

Dr. Djire presented his work at the Nature Conference on Chemistry of 2D Materials broadcast on YouTube

May 14, 2022

Chris and Kyle graduated from their BS CHEN with Summa Cum Laude

May 8, 2022

Dr. Djire presented his work at the MRS Spring Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii

April 29, 2022

Denis presented his work at the SWCS Spring Symposium in Spring, TX and was awarded the Young Lecturer Award

March 22, 2022

Denis’s NRR on Ti2N MXene paper is featured in a news article on the Texas A&M Engineering News homepage (https://engineering.tamu.edu/news/2022/04/chen-producing-ammonia-through-electrochemical-processes-could-reduce-carbon-dioxide-emissions.html)

March 22, 2022

Denis presented his work at the ACS National Conference in San Diego

March 8, 2022

Denis and Kyle’s paper on in-situ/operando Raman spectroscopy for HER analysis is published in Nanoscale!

February 18, 2022

Bright Ngozichukwu joins our group as a PhD student

February 14, 2022

James Kasten joins our group as an undergraduate researcher

February 14, 2022

Dr. Djire is highlighted by the AIChE Catalysis & Research Engineering Division. Link is https://www.linkedin.com/posts/abdoulaye-djire-phd-a596b37a_home-activity-6899030382109364224-5UTg

February 10, 2022

Dr. Djire was invited for a talk with the Texas A&M Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP).
January 17, 2022

Christopher Sims joins our group as an undergraduate researcher
January 4, 2022

Denis’s review paper on nitride MXenes and in-situ/operando analysis is accepted for publication in Small!

December 21, 2021

Denis’s paper on NRR on Ti2N MXene is accepted for publication in Nature Scientific Reports!

November 19, 2021

First MXene Film Created

November 2, 2021

Denis’s CO2 Review Paper is featured in a news article on the Texas A&M Research homepage https://research.tamu.edu/2021/11/04/how-to-reach-net-zero-emissions-extract-co2-and-put-it-to-better-use/

October 15, 2021

Ray Yoo join our lab as PhD Students

Cheng-Che Hsiao and Errol Mascarenhas join our lab as Master’s Students

October 6, 2021

Eugenie Pranada joined our group as a Master’s Student

August 4, 2021

Denis’s review paper on CO2 Reduction is accepted for publication in ACS Applied Energy Materials!

July 26, 2021

Eric Kelley joined our group as an undergraduate researcher

July 6, 2021

We installed a new Mbraun 2-person glovebox

June 28, 2021

We installed a new Rigaku MiniFlex  6th Gen with ASC-8 sample holder

June 1, 2021

Dr. Djire was invited for a virtual talk, titled “Photoelectrochemical Behavior of Transition Metal Alloyed Nitride MXenes”, at the 239th ECS Meeting.