From Master’s Thesis to ARMS research: a story from Tampere University
Muhammad Huzaifa Awais
(right) at Tampere University, working in a controlled glovebox environment as part of the ARMS project, supporting materials development for energy storage applications.
As part of the MSc Materials Science and Engineering programme at Tampere University, Muhammad Huzaifa Awais contributed to the ARMS project through his master’s thesis, working as a Research Assistant at the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences (ITC).
His work was carried out within Work Package 3 (WP3) of the ARMS project and focused on investigating TiO₂ thin films deposited on bio-based activated carbon using atomic layer deposition (ALD). The aim of this research was to enhance the electrochemical properties of the material for supercapacitor applications.
By systematically varying the ALD deposition parameters, Awais examined how these changes influenced the performance of the resulting materials. The study combined electrochemical testing with advanced materials characterization methods to better understand the relationship between the structure of the oxide-decorated carbon and its electrochemical behaviour.
The results contribute to ARMS’ broader research approach, which integrates advanced carbon materials with metal oxide decoration via ALD. This work supports the project’s goal of developing scalable, cost-effective energy storage solutions based on graphene-rich, bio-based carbon materials.
Through this work, Awais’ master’s thesis demonstrates how
student research can directly advance material development within collaborative European research projects such as ARMS.
Muhammad Huzaifa Awais Master thesis.