Peer-reviewed publications (* corresponding author)
[39] D. Cui, N. P. Genesh, O. MacLean, P. Ji, J. M. MacLeod, M. Ebrahimi, A. V. Lunchev, A. C. Grimsdale, D. F. Perepichka, F. Rosei, Probing the Thermodynamics of Moiré Patterns in Molecular Self-Assembly at the Liquid–Solid Interface. Chemistry of Materials 34 (2022) 2449–2457
[38] *M. Ebrahimi, The birth of bilayer borophene. Nature Chemistry 14 (2022) 3-4 (News & Views)
[37] N. Cao, A. Riss, E. Corral-Rascon, A. Meindl, W. Auwärter, M. Senge, *M. Ebrahimi, J. V. Barth, Surface-confined formation of conjugated porphyrin-based nanostructures on Ag(111). Nanoscale 13 (2021) 19884-19889
[36] P. Ji, G. Galeotti, F. De Marchi, D. Cui, K. Sun, H. Zhang, G. Contini, M. Ebrahimi, O. MacLean, F. Rosei, L. Chi, Oxygen-Induced 1D to 2D Transformation of on-Surface Organometallic Structures. Small 16 (2020) 2002393
[35] G. Galeotti, F. De Marchi, E. Hamzehpoor, O. MacLean, M. Rajeswara Rao, Y. Chen, L. V. Besteiro, D. Dettmann, L. Ferrari, F. Frezza, P. M. Sheverdyaeva, R. Liu, A. K. Kundu, P. Moras, M. Ebrahimi, M. C. Gallagher, F. Rosei, D. F. Perepichka, G. Contini. Synthesis of a mesoscale ordered 2D π-conjugated polymer with semiconducting properties. Nature Materials 19 (2020) 874-880
[34] C. Jing, Z. Bodong, S. Synkule, M. Ebrahimi, A. Riss, W. Auwärter, J. Li, G. Médard, J. Reichert, J. Barth, A. Papageorgiou, Snapshots of dynamic adaptation: Two-dimensional molecular architectonics with bis-hydroxamic acid modules. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 58 (2019) 18948-18956
[33] F. De Marchi, G. Galeotti, M. Simenas, M.C. Gallagher, E. Hamzehpoor, O. MacLean, R. M. Rao, Y. Chen, D. Dettmann, G. Contini, E. E. Tornau, *M. Ebrahimi, D.F. Perepichka, F. Rosei, Temperature-induced molecular reorganization on Au(111) driven by oligomeric defects, Nanoscale 11 (2019) 19468-19476
[32] F. De Marchi, G. Galeotti, M. Simenas, P. Ji, L. Chi, E. E. Tornau, A. Pezzella, J. MacLeod, *M. Ebrahimi, F. Rosei, Self-assembly of 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid: polymorphism of a eumelanin building block on Au(111). Nanoscale 11 (2019) 5422-5428
[31] G. Galeotti, F. De Marchi, T. Taerum, L. V. Besteiro, M. El Garah, J. Lipton-Duffin, *M. Ebrahimi, D. F. Perepichka, and F. Rosei, Surface-mediated assembly, polymerization and degradation of thiophene-based monomers. Chemical Science, 10 (2019) 5167-5175
[30] G. Galeotti, M. Di Giovannantonio, A. Cupo, S. Xing, J. Lipton-Duffin, M. Ebrahimi, G. Vasseur, B. Kierren, Y. Fagot-Revurat, D. Tristant, V. Meunier, D. F. Perepichka, F. Rosei, G. Contini, An unexpected organometallic intermediate in surface-confined Ullmann coupling. Nanoscale 11 (2019) 7682-7689
[29] D. Cui, *M. Ebrahimi, J. M. MacLeod, F. Rosei, Template-driven dense packing of pentagonal molecules in monolayer films. Nano Letters 18 (2018) 7570-7575
[28] F. De Marchi, G. Galeotti, M. Simenas, E. E. Tornau, A. Pezzella, J. MacLeod, *M. Ebrahimi, F. Rosei, Room-temperature surface-assisted reactivity of a melanin precursor: silver metal-organic coordination versus covalent dimerization on gold. Nanoscale 10 (2018) 16721-16729
[27] D. P. Goronzy, M. Ebrahimi, F. Rosei, A. Arramel, Y. Fang, S. De Feyter, S. L. Tait, C. Wang, P. H. Beton, A. T. S. Wee, P. S. Weiss, and D. F. Perepichka, Supramolecular assemblies on surfaces: Nanopatterning, functionality, and reactivity. ACS Nano 12 (2018) 7445-7481
[26] D. Cui, *M. Ebrahimi, F. Rosei, J. M. MacLeod, Control of fullerene crystallization from 2D to 3D through combined solvent and template effects. Journal of the American Chemical Society 139 (2017) 16732-16740
[25] G. Galeotti, M. Di Giovannantonio, J. Lipton-Duffin, *M. Ebrahimi, T. Stefano, A. Verdini, L. Floreano, Y. Fagot-Revurat, D. F. Perepichka, F. Rosei, G. Contini, The role of halogens in on-surface Ullmann polymerization. Faraday Discussions 204 (2017) 453-469
[24] G. Galeotti, *M. Ebrahimi, J. Lipton-Duffin, J. MacLeod, S. Rondeau-Gagné, J.-F. Morin, F. Rosei, 2D supramolecular networks of dibenzonitrilediacetylene on Ag(111) stabilized by intermolecular hydrogen bonding. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 19 (2017) 10602-10610
[23] D. Cui, J. M. MacLeod, M. Ebrahimi, F. Rosei, Selective binding in different adsorption sites of a 2D covalent organic framework. CrystEngComm 19 (2017) 4927-4932 (Invited)
[22] *M. Ebrahimi, F. Rosei, Organic analogues of graphene. Nature 542 (2017) 423-424 (News & Views)
[21] M. Di Giovannantonio, M. Tomellini, J. Lipton-Duffin, G. Galeotti, M. Ebrahimi, A. Cossaro, A. Verdini, N. Kharche, V. Meunier, G. Vasseur, Y. Fagot-Revurat, D. F. Perepichka, F. Rosei, G. Contini, A mechanistic picture and kinetic analysis of surface-confined Ullmann polymerization, Journal of the American Chemical Society 138 (2016) 16696-16702
[20] S. Y. Guo, M. Ebrahimi, I. R. McNab, J. C. Polanyi, Charge-transfer in silicon governs the pattern of dissociative attachment of hydrogen halides: HCl, HBr, and HI. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 120 (2016) 22414-22420
[19] M. Ebrahimi, F. Rosei, Organic optoelectronics: Stable multilevel memories. Nature Photonics 10 (2016) 434-436 (News & Views)
[18] Y. Dong, M. Ebrahimi, A. Tillekaratne, F. Zaera, Hydrogenation vs. H–D isotope scrambling during the conversion of ethylene with hydrogen/deuterium catalyzed by platinum under single-collision conditions. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 18 (2016) 19248-19258
[17] Y. Dong, M. Ebrahimi, A. Tillekaratne, F. Zaera, Direct addition mechanism during the catalytic hydrogenation of olefins over platinum surfaces. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 7 (2016) 2439-2443
[16] D. Cui, J. M. Macleod, M. Ebrahimi, D. F. Perepichka, F. Rosei, Solution and air stable host/guest architectures from a single layer covalent organic framework. Chemical Communications 51 (2015) 16510-16513
[15] M. Ebrahimi, J. P. Simonovic, F. Zaera, Near-Unity reaction probability in olefin hydrogenation promoted by heterogeneous metal catalysts. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 5 (2014) 2121-2125
[14] A. Tillekaratne, J. P. Simonovis, M. F. López Fagúndez, M. Ebrahimi, F. Zaera, Operando studies of the catalytic hydrogenation of ethylene on Pt(111) single crystal surface. ACS Catalysis 2 (2012) 2259-2268
[13] M. Ebrahimi, S. Y. Guo, K. Huang, T. Lim, I. R. McNab, Z. Ning, J. C. Polanyi, M. Shapero, S. Y. Yang, Effect of alkyl chain-length on dissociative attachment: 1-bromoalkanes on Si(100)-c(4×2). The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 116 (2012) 10129-10137
[12] M. Ebrahimi, K. Huang, X. Lu, I. R. McNab, J. C. Polanyi, Z. Waqar, J. (S. Y.) Yang, H. Lin, W. A. Hofer, Facile charge-displacement at silicon gives spaced-out reaction. Journal of the American Chemical Society 133 (2011) 16560-16565
[11] M. Ebrahimi, S. Y. Guo, I. R. McNab, J. C. Polanyi, “Early” and “Late” barriers in dissociative attachment: Steering surface reaction. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 1 (2010) 2600-2605
[10] V. Venugopal, A. Chatterjee, M. Ebrahimi, K. T. Leung, Adsorption and thermal decomposition of acetic acid on Si(111)7×7 studied by vibrational electron energy loss spectroscopy. Journal of Chemical Physics 132 (2010) 174702-1__174702-7
[9] A. Radi, M. Ebrahimi, K. T. Leung, Relative reactivities of amino and ethenyl groups in allylamine on Si(100)2×1: Temperature-dependent X-ray photoemission and thermal desorption studies of a common linker molecule. Surface Science 604 (2010) 1073-1081
[8] M. Ebrahimi, J. M. Chong, K. T. Leung, Selective adsorption and thermal evolution of bifunctional carboxylic acids: Competition of O-H dissociation and other reaction products in acrylic acid and propanoic acid on Si(100)2×1. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 114 (2010) 2947-2957
[7] M. M. Thiam, M. Ebrahimi, The adsorption of neutral glycine molecules on ice nanolayers. Japan e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology 7 (2009) 693-698
[6] M. Ebrahimi, K. T. Leung, Selective surface chemistry of allyl alcohol and allyl aldehyde on Si(100)2×1: Competition of [2+2] C=C cycloaddition with O-H dissociation and with [2+2] C=O cycloaddition in bifunctional molecules. Surface Science 603 (2009) 1203-1211
[5] L. Zhang, A. Chatterjee, M. Ebrahimi, K. T. Leung, Hydrogen-bond mediated transitional adlayer of glycine on Si(111)7×7 at room temperature. Journal of Chemical Physics Communications 130 (2009) 121103-1__121103-5 [Selected for the April 1, 2009 issue of Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research]
[4] M. Ebrahimi, J. F. Rios, K. T. Leung, Dissociative adsorption and thermal evolution of acetic acid on Si(100)2×1: Surface-mediated formation of ketene and acetaldehyde from unidentate and bidentate acetate adsorbates. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 113 (2009) 281-289
[3] S. F. Tayyari, T. Bakhshi, M. Ebrahimi, R. E. Sammelson, Structure and vibrational assignment of beryllium acetylacetonate. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 73 (2009) 342-347
[2] S. F. Tayyari, R. E. Sammelson, F. Tayyari, H. Rahemi, M. Ebrahimi, Conformational analysis, tautomerization, IR, Raman, and NMR studies of 3-phenylazo-2,4-pentanedione. Journal of Molecular Structure 920 (2009) 301-309
[1] V. Venugopal, M. Ebrahimi, Z. H. He, K. T. Leung, Dissociative adsorption and thermal evolution of carbon tetrachloride on Si(111)7×7. Surface Science 602 (2008) 3000-3005