The DJIRE Lab · Texas A&M University
Publications
Peer-reviewed research from the DJIRE Laboratory on MXenes, MNenes and related materials for energy storage and conversion, listed newest first.
Publications
Published at Texas A&M
Published in 2025
Texas A&M University
Research at the DJIRE Lab
Work published since the lab was founded at Texas A&M, newest first.
2026
5 publications
npj 2D Materials and Interfaces, 2026
Influence of composition, thickness, and 2D layer coupling on electrochemical CO2 reduction
B. Ngozichukwu, C.H. Lee, E. Pranada, R. Yoo, N. Kubitza, C.S. Birkel, J.S.I Kwon, and Abdoulaye Djire
Energy & Fuels, 2026
MXene-Based Lithium-Ion Anodes: An Outlook on Computational Predictions and Experimental Validation
A. Ernam, E. Pranada, B. Ngozichukwu, and Abdoulaye Djire
Chem. Mater, 2026
Interfacial Hydrogen-Bond Dynamics in Transition Metal Compounds
D.K. Yesudoss, H.E. Lai, N.C. Osti, B. Ngozichukwu, J. Ferguson, E. Mamontov, P.B. Balbuena, and Abdoulaye Djire
Nat. Catal, 2026
The interphase behind lithium-mediated ammonia
D.K. Yesudoss and A. Djire
ACS Energy Letters, 2026
Rethinking Performance Degradation in MXene Lithium-Ion Batteries through Coupled Electrochemical Evolution
Ngozichukwu, E. Pranada, Y. Dambo, J. Pranada, E. Abhinav, and A. Djire
2025
12 publications
Graphene and 2D Mater, 2025
Ti3C2Tz MXene MILD acid etching versus CuCl2 molten salt etching: properties, scaleup, and degradation analysis
S. E. Pas, K. Arole, S. A. Micci-Barreca, Y. Zhang, R. Banavath, A. T. Ronderos, M. Dujovic, D. Johnson, A. Djire, M. Radovic, J. L. Lutkenhaus, and M. J. Green
Energy Fuels, 2025
Basal Plane Functionalization-Driven Catalytic Enhancement in Pristine and Metal-Incorporated MNenes for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
D. Yesudoss, B. Ngozichukwu, D. Mahesh, O. Rajagopal, and A. Djire
Matter, 2025
From etched to engineered: Confining ruthenium in MXene interlayers for site-controlled hydrogenolysis
E. Pranada, D. Yesudoss, and A. Djire
ACS Nano, 2025
Synthesis, Characterization, and Electrochemical Behavior of Layered Vanadium Nitride MXene
B. Ngozichukwu, N. Kubitza, L. Hoagland, C. S. Birkel, and A. Djire
MRS Advances, 2025
Size-dependent electrochemical behavior of green synthesized MnCo2O4@g-C3N4/BC nanocomposites for supercapacitor applications
S. Mbodj, E. H. M. Sakho, M. Ndao, N. M. Ndiaye, A. Seck, N. Manyala, A. Djire, A. K. Diallo, C. R. Kwawu, and B. D. Ngom
Adv. Energy Mater., 2025
Tailoring Chemical Microenvironment of Iron-Triad Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Production by Water Electrolysis
J. M. V. Nsanzimana, L. Cai, A. Djire, G. Pagot, P. Mattana, K. Vezzù, E. Negro, B. Y. Xia, and V. D. Noto
Biofilm, 2025
Engineering an electroactive bacterial cellulose-carbon nanotube composite membrane against Staphylococcus aureus
D. S. Levin, C. S. Cué Royo, D. Johnson, S. Ghosh, S. R. Balmuri, H. Usman, S. M. Martínez Vásquez, D. K. Yesudoss, A. Djire, M. Bedewy, and T. H.R. Niepa
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025
Lattice-Nitrogen-Mediated Chemistry Suppresses Hydrogen Evolution for Record Faradaic Efficiency in Ammonia Synthesis
D. Yesudoss, H. Lai, D. Johnson, M. Lee, B. Reinhart, P. Balbuena, and A. Djire
ACS Catalysis, 2025
Advancing Kinetic Study of Catalytic Reaction: A Hybrid Modeling Approach for Predicting Effective Activation Energies
S. Pahari, C.H. Lee, D. Johnson, D. Yesudoss, P. Shah, M. A. Barteau, A. Djire, and J. S. Kwon
ACS Energy Letters, 2025
Time-Resolved Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroelectrochemical Investigation of Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia
D. Yesudoss, B. Ngozichukwu, I. Gning, B. Ngom, and A. Djire
J. Am. Chem. Soc, 2025
Vibrational Property Tuning of MXenes Revealed by Sublattice N Reactivity in Polar and Nonpolar Solvents
R. Yoo, B. Ngozichukwu, D. Yesudoss, H. Lai, K. Arole, M. J. Green, P. Balbuena, and A. Djire
ACS Catalysis, 2025
Hydrogen Evolution and Oxygen Reduction on OH/F-Terminated Titanium Nitride MXene Reveal the Role of the Surface Termination Group in Electrocatalysis
E. Pranada, B. Ngozichukwu, R. Yoo, D. Johnson, M. A. Barteau, A. Abdel-Wahab, and A. Djire
2024
4 publications
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024
3D Printed Carbon Nanotube/Phenolic Composites for Thermal Dissipation and Electromagnetic Interference Shielding
T. Tran, S. Deshpande, S. Dasari, K. Arole, D. Johnson, Y. Zhang, E. Harkin, A. Djire, H. Li Seet, S. Ling Nai, and M. J. Green
ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2024
Nanolayered Ti4N3Tx MXene Retains its Electrocatalytic Properties After Prolonged Immersion in Solvents
B. Ngozichukwu, E. Pranada, D. Johnson, and A. Djire
Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2024
Investigation of the Vibrational Properties of 2D Titanium Nitride MXene Using DFT
H. Lai, R. Yoo, A. Djire, and P. Balbuena*
ACS Nano, 2024
Switchable Charge Storage Mechanism via in Situ Activation of MXene Enables High Capacitance and Stability in Aqueous Electrolytes
C. Hsiao, J. Kasten, D. Johnson, B. Ngozichukwu, R. Yoo, S. Lee, A. Erdemir, and A. Djire
2023
10 publications
Cell Reports Physical Science, 2023
Nanomaterials in the future if energy research
M.T. McDowell, H. Xiong, M. Nazemi, J. Peng, J. L. Lutkenhaus, R. Wang, A. Djire, A. Sankaran, J. Leem, and Y. Gogotsi
Joule, 2023
Understanding the mechanism of a conjugated ladder polymer as a stable anode for acidic polymer-air batteries
T. Ma, Y. Yang, D. Johnson, K. Hansen, S. Xiang, R. M. Thakur, A. Djire, and J. Lutkenhaus
ACS Catalysis, 2023
A Review on the Application of In-situ Raman Spectroelectrochemistryto Understand the Mechanisms of Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
R. Yoo, D. Yesudoss, D. Johnson, and A. Djire
Nanoscale Advances, 2023
Superior Cyclability of High Surface Area Vanadium Nitride in Salt Electrolytes
J. Kasten, C.C. Hsiao, D. Johnson, and A. Djire
ACS Catalysis, 2023
Decoupling the Surface and Bulk Reactivities of MXenes and Catalytic Activity Tuning Through Surface Chemistry Modification
R. Yoo and A. Djire
Cell Reports Physical Science, 2023
A critical look at alternative oxidation reactions for hydrogen production from water electrolysis
A. Badreldin, E. Youssef, A. Djire, A. Abdala, A. Abdel-Wahab
Chem Catalysis, 2023
Pt-like Catalytic Activity from an Atomistically Engineered Carbonitride MXene for Sustainable Hydrogen Production
E. Uwadiunor, V. Kotasthane, D. Yesudoss, H. Nguyen, E. Pranada, K. Obodo, M. Radovic, and A. Djire
Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2023
Subsurface Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity on Ti2N MXene Revealed by In-situ Raman Spectroelectrochemistry
E. Pranada, D. Johnson, R. Yoo, and A. Djire
Energy & Fuels, 2022
Review and Perspective on Transition Metal Electrocatalysts Towards Carbon-Neutral Energy
D. Johnson, E. Pranada, R. Yoo, E. Uwadiunor, B. Ngozichukwu, and A. Djire
Advanced Materials & Interfaces, 2022
Effect of pH on the Electrochemical Behavior and Nitrogen Reduction Reaction Activity of Ti2N Nitride MXene
D. Johnson, and A. Djire
2022
8 publications
ChemCatChem, 2022
Controlling the Surface Reactivity of Hybrid Ti3CNTx MXene via In-situ Electrocatalysis
Uwadiunor, D. Johnson, K. Hansen, and A. Djire
ChemElectroChem, 2022
Elucidating the Charge Storage Mechanism on Ti3C2MXene through In Situ Raman Spectroelectrochemistry
D. Johnson, K. Hansen, R. Yoo, and A. Djire
Process Safety & Environmental Protection, 2022
Process Risk Index (PRI)– A Methodology to Analyze the Design and Operational Hazards in the Processing Facility
Chau, K., Djire, A., Vaddiraju, S., Khan, F.
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2022
Review—The Oxygen Reduction Reaction on MXene-Based Catalysts: Progress and Prospects
R. Yoo, E. Pranada, D. Johnson, Z. Qiao, and A. Djire
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022
Review and analysis of the hydrogen production technologies from a safety perspective
Chau, K., Djire*, A., Khan, F.
Nanoscale, 2022
Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Mechanism on Ti3C2 MXene Revealed by In-Situ/Operando Raman Spectroelectrochemistry
D. Johnson, K. Hansen, and A. Djire
Small, 2022
Holdups in Nitride MXene’s Development and Limitations in Advancing the Field of MXene
D. Johnson, Z. Qiao, E. Uwadiunor, and A. Djire
Nature Scientific Reports, 2022
Ti2N Nitride MXene Evokes the Mars-van Krevelen Mechanism to Achieve High Selectivity for Nitrogen Reduction Reaction
D. Johnson, B. Hunter, J. Christie, C. King, E. Kelley, and A. Djire
2021
4 publications
ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2021
Progress and Challenges of Carbon Dioxide Reduction Reaction on Transition Metal Based Electrocatalysts
D. Johnson, Z. Qiao, and A. Djire
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2021
Recent development in electrocatalysts for hydrogen production through water electrolysis
Anwar, S., Khan, F., Zhang, Y., Djire, A.
Cell Reports Physical Science, 2 (2021), 100438
Challenges and opportunities for nitrogen reduction to ammonia on transitional metal nitrides via Mars-van Krevelen mechanism
Z. Qiao, D. Johnson and A. Djire
ACS Catalysis, (2021) 3128-3136
Mechanisms of Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Two-Dimensional Nitride MXenes Using In Situ X-Ray Absorption Spectroelectrochemistry
A. Djire*, H. Zhang, B. Reinhart, O. C. Nwamba, and N. Neale
Earlier Work
Before Texas A&M
Publications by Dr. Djire before joining Texas A&M. # = student mentored.
2020
1 publication
Adv. Funct. Mater., (2020) 2001136
Basal Plane Hydrogen Evolution Activity from Mixed Metal Nitride MXenes Measured by Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy
A. Djire, X. Wang, C. Xiao, O. Nwamba, M. Mirkin, N. Neale
2019
3 publications
ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 5 (2019) 2785-2795
Pseudocapacitive Storage in Nanolayered Ti2NTx MXene using Mg-Ion Electrolyte
A. Djire*, A. Bos#, J. Liu, H. Zhang, E. Miller, and N. Neale
Nano Energy, 60 (2019) 72-81
Unveiling the Pseudocapacitive Charge Storage Mechanisms of Nanostructured Vanadium Nitride using In-Situ Analyses
A. Djire*, P. Pande, O. T. Ajenifujah#, J. Siegel, A. Deb, Lilin He, A. E. Sleightholme, P. G. Rasmussen, and L. T. Thompson
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 12 (2019) 11812-11823
Electrocatalytic and Optoelectronic Characteristics of the Two-Dimensional Titanium Nitride Ti4N3Tx MXene
A. Djire, H. Zhang, J. Liu, E. Miller, and N. Neale
2018
2 publications
Batteries & Supercaps, 1, (2018) 1-6
Extent of Pseudocapacitance in High-Surface-Area Vanadium Nitrides
A. Djire*, O. T. Ajenifujah#, and L. T. Thompson
Nano Energy, 51 (2018) 122-127
Pseudocapacitive Storage in High-Surface-Area Molybdenum Nitrides
A. Djire*, J. Siegel, O. T. Ajenifujah#, Lilin He, and L. Thompson
2017
1 publication
Electrochem. Commun., 77 (2017) 19-23
Enhanced Performance for Early Transition-Metal Nitrides via Pseudocapacitance in Protic Ionic Liquid Electrolytes
A. Djire, J. Y. Ishimwe#, S. Choi, and L. T. Thompson
2015
2 publications
J. Power Sources, 289 (2015) 154-159
Pseudocapacitive Charge Storage via Hydrogen Insertion for Molybdenum Nitrides
P. Pande, A. Deb, A. E. Sleightholme, A. Djire, P. G. Rasmussen, J. E. Penner-Hahn, and L. T. Thompson
J. Power Sources, 275 (2015) 159-166
Effects of Surface Oxygen on Charge Storage in High Surface Area Early Transition-Metal Carbides and Nitrides
A. Djire, O. T Ajenifujah#, A. E. Sleightholme, P. G. Rasmussen, and L. T. Thompson