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Al-Amin Dhirani

ResearcherChemistry (St. George Campus)University of Toronto

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Al-Amin Dhirani

Researcher

Chemistry (St. George Campus)

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
4 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 4 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 14 research grants (14 NSERC), most recently in 2024.

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Research

interfaces alkanethiol films gold Kondo langmuir MoS2 nanoparticles

Latest papers

Using molecular amphiphiles to dope nano-Au with Cu2+: 20-fold higher magnetic dopant density and evidence for a proximity Kondo effect.
Nanoscale · 2026 · senior author
Thin Film Resistance Gating by Redox Charge Exchange: Evidence for a Quantum Transition State.
ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2024 · senior author
Widely Varying Kondo and Magnetic Interactions in Molecule Gold Nanostructured Materials by Changing the Gold Nanoarchitecture
Nano Letters · 2023 · senior author

All 14 publications

Latest funding

I2I Market Assessment for a Quantum Charge Exchange Transistor (q-CET) for Real-time Monitoring of Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$15,000
Towards enhancing solar energy harvesting for clean hydrogen production using nanometal / molecules hybrids as plasmonic photocatalysts
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Improvements in hydrogen evolution photocatalytic efficiency enabled by a quantum material and guided by optical spectroscopy
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 15 grants and awards

14 publications.

Using molecular amphiphiles to dope nano-Au with Cu2+: 20-fold higher magnetic dopant density and evidence for a proximity Kondo effect.

Colford S, Dhirani AA

Nanoscale2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1039/d5nr04073f PMID: 42028664

Thin Film Resistance Gating by Redox Charge Exchange: Evidence for a Quantum Transition State.

Chen X, Dhirani AA

ACS applied materials & interfaces2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c02058 PMID: 38710102

Widely Varying Kondo and Magnetic Interactions in Molecule Gold Nanostructured Materials by Changing the Gold Nanoarchitecture

Tie M, Colford S, Niewczas M, Baumbach R, Dhirani A-A

Nano Letters20232 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c04918

Large emergent optoelectronic enhancement in molecularly cross-linked gold nanoparticle nanosheets

Gravelsins S, Park MJ, Niewczas M, Hyeong S-K, Lee S-K, Ahmed A, Dhirani A-A

Communications Chemistry202211 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1038/s42004-022-00723-2 PMID: W4293592058

Glucose oxidase kinetics using MnO2 nanosheets: confirming Michaelis-Menten kinetics and quantifying decreasing enzyme performance with increasing buffer concentration.

Singh M, Ungku Faiz UZA, Gravelsins S, Suganuma Y, Kotoulas NK, Croxall M, Khan-Trottier A, Goh C, Dhirani AA

Nanoscale advances2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1039/d1na00311a PMID: 36133026

A Scalable, Solution-Based Approach to Tuning the Solubility and Improving the Photoluminescence of Chemically Exfoliated MoS2.

Park MJ, Gravelsins S, Son J, van der Zande AM, Dhirani AA

ACS nano2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b09578 PMID: 31145857

Controlled hierarchical assembly of gold nanoparticles in macroscopic films: from densely packed monolayers to networks of micropores and nanobundles.

Gravelsins S, Hasham M, Lin Y, Yu K, Tie M, Goh C, Dhirani AA

Soft matter2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1039/c6sm02586b PMID: 28239709

Influence of low energy barrier contact resistance in charge transport measurements of gold nanoparticle+dithiol-based self-assembled films.

Joanis P, Tie M, Dhirani AA

Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids2013Senior author

DOI: 10.1021/la304386j PMID: 23294421

Magnetoconductance oscillations at a nanoparticle film-superconductor interface: a means for probing flux penetration depth.

Dunford JL, Dhirani AA

Nanotechnology2008Senior author

DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/19/45/455402 PMID: 21832776

Charge transport in nanoparticle assemblies.

Zabet-Khosousi A, Dhirani AA

Chemical reviews2008Senior author

DOI: 10.1021/cr0680134 PMID: 18811216

I2I Market Assessment for a Quantum Charge Exchange Transistor (q-CET) for Real-time Monitoring of Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Dhirani, Al-Amin AA

Keywords: interfaces; sufaces

$15,000

Towards enhancing solar energy harvesting for clean hydrogen production using nanometal / molecules hybrids as plasmonic photocatalysts

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Dhirani, Al-Amin AA

Keywords: clean energy harvesting; interfaces; nanoparticle; photocatalysis; surfaces; water electrolysis

$25,000

Improvements in hydrogen evolution photocatalytic efficiency enabled by a quantum material and guided by optical spectroscopy

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Dhirani, Al-Amin AA

Keywords: harvesting clean energy; interfaces; nanoparticle; photocatalysis; surfaces

$25,000

Opto/electronic studies and applications of nano-engineered 2-dimensional materials

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dhirani, Al-Amin

Keywords: nanoparticles; gold; mos2; films; langmuir; optoelectronic; transport; kondo; photoluminescence; alkanethiol

$120,000

Fundamentals and applications of quantum electronics: exploring an exotic quantum state in nanostructured materials and exploiting know how for new analytical chemical detectors

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dhirani, AlAmin

$100,000

Improving efficiency of water analysis by ion chromatography

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Dhirani, AlAmin

$25,000

Closed cycle helium liquefaction for research instruments in physics at the University of Toronto

Co-investigatorNSERC2013Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Julian, Stephen

$150,000

UV pulsed laser machining of inconel, a hard metal, without deformation of work piece

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Dhirani, AlAmin

$25,000

Evaluating microchip conductivity detectors for detecting organic micro-pollutants and bacteria in water

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Dhirani, AlAmin

$25,000

Evaluating and custom adapting analytic detectors for application to testing services

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Dhirani, AlAmin

$25,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: interfaces Dear Professor Dhirani, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Using molecular amphiphiles to dope nano-Au with Cu2+: 20-fold higher magnetic dopant density and evidence for a proximity Kondo effect." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "I2I Market Assessment for a Quantum Charge Exchange Transistor (q-CET) for Real-time Monitoring of Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Al-Amin Dhirani

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Latest papers

Latest funding

Using molecular amphiphiles to dope nano-Au with Cu2+: 20-fold higher magnetic dopant density and evidence for a proximity Kondo effect.

Thin Film Resistance Gating by Redox Charge Exchange: Evidence for a Quantum Transition State.

Widely Varying Kondo and Magnetic Interactions in Molecule Gold Nanostructured Materials by Changing the Gold Nanoarchitecture

Large emergent optoelectronic enhancement in molecularly cross-linked gold nanoparticle nanosheets

Glucose oxidase kinetics using MnO2 nanosheets: confirming Michaelis-Menten kinetics and quantifying decreasing enzyme performance with increasing buffer concentration.

A Scalable, Solution-Based Approach to Tuning the Solubility and Improving the Photoluminescence of Chemically Exfoliated MoS2.

Controlled hierarchical assembly of gold nanoparticles in macroscopic films: from densely packed monolayers to networks of micropores and nanobundles.

Influence of low energy barrier contact resistance in charge transport measurements of gold nanoparticle+dithiol-based self-assembled films.

Magnetoconductance oscillations at a nanoparticle film-superconductor interface: a means for probing flux penetration depth.

Charge transport in nanoparticle assemblies.

I2I Market Assessment for a Quantum Charge Exchange Transistor (q-CET) for Real-time Monitoring of Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis

Towards enhancing solar energy harvesting for clean hydrogen production using nanometal / molecules hybrids as plasmonic photocatalysts

Improvements in hydrogen evolution photocatalytic efficiency enabled by a quantum material and guided by optical spectroscopy

Opto/electronic studies and applications of nano-engineered 2-dimensional materials

Fundamentals and applications of quantum electronics: exploring an exotic quantum state in nanostructured materials and exploiting know how for new analytical chemical detectors

Improving efficiency of water analysis by ion chromatography

Closed cycle helium liquefaction for research instruments in physics at the University of Toronto

UV pulsed laser machining of inconel, a hard metal, without deformation of work piece

Evaluating microchip conductivity detectors for detecting organic micro-pollutants and bacteria in water

Evaluating and custom adapting analytic detectors for application to testing services

Frequent collaborators

Marek Niewczas

Ahlia Khan-Trottier