Dr MB Idris

• Supercapacitors
• Zinc air batteries
• Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Generation

Material Electrochemistry and Energy Storage and Conversion

1. Mustapha Balarabe Idris, Bhekie B. Mamba, Xolile Fuku. “Construction of Quasi-Solid-State Supercapacitor with Enhanced High Energy Density Based on Carbon-rich Graphitic Carbon Nitride and PVA-H₂SO₄ Gel Polymer Electrolyte ’’ Diamond and Related Materials, 2025 (doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2025.113052)
2. Mustapha Balarabe Idris, Bhekie B. Mamba, Xolile Fuku. “Palladium-integrated MnO₂ /Borophene Nanocomposite as an Efficient Electrocatalyst Toward Ethanol Electrooxidation in Alkaline Medium’’ Ionics, 2025 (doi.org/10.1007/s11581-025-06659-6)
3. Mustapha Balarabe Idris, Bhekie B. Mamba, Xolile Fuku. “Facile Synthesis of Nickel Oxide/Borophene Composite with an Enhanced Electrocatalytic Anodic Water Splitting in Alkaline Medium. Electrocatalysis, 2025, 16, 1049
4. Mustapha Balarabe Idris, Zaharaddeen Musa Mohammed, Sadiya Nuhu, Halima Aliyu, Habu Abba, Bhekie B. Mamba, Devaraj Sappani and Fuku Xolile. “Recent Advances in Mesoporous Carbon Nitride-based Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Conversion and Gas Storage” ACS Omega, 2025, 10, 18184
5. M Ntozonke, Mustapha Balarabe Idris, KE Sekhosana, MA Kebede, X Fuku. “The Role of Carbon‐based Nanomaterials as Cocatalysts in Enhancing the Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production: A Review”. ChemistrySelect, 2025, 10, e05612
6. Xolile Fuku, Mustapha Balarabe Idris, Kutloano Edward Sekhosana, Ntuthuko Wonderboy Hlongwa, “Carbon-supported nickel-based bimetallic materials for electrochemical sensing and energy applications: A review”, Next Materials, 2026, 12, 102380
7. Mustapha Balarabe Idris, Bhekie B. Mamba and Fuku Xolile. “Hierarchical pore engineering in waste-derived carbons for supercapacitors: bridging the performance gap from three-electrode evaluation to practical two-electrode devices”, RSC Advances, 2026, 16, 29368

• Development of High-performance Solar-powered Energy Storage Devices as a Sustainable Power Source to Wastewater Treatment Plants

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• ORCHID link: 0000-0002-0188-2792