Physical Chemistry

Physical chemistry is the study of macroscopic, atomic, subatomic, and particulate phenomena in chemical systems in terms of physical laws and concepts.

Ramin Yousefi

Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Islamic Azad University, Iran

Research Areas

Nanomaterials science

Education

2007-2010Ph.D (Solid State Physics)University of Malaya (UM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1995-1997M.Sc. (Atomic and Molecular)Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran
1990-1994B.Sc. (Solid State Physics)Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

Academic Achievement

2011, The best researcher award between of 10 universities of Khouzestan province
2010, The best PhD students according to Director of Iranian Students Affairs in South East Asia
2010, The best researcher award at the Islamic Azad University, Masjed-Soleiman branch
2006-2009, University of Malaya (UM) Fellowship Grant
2006-2009, University of Malaya Research Grant
2010-2011, research grants from the Islamic Azad University
2011-2012, research grants from the Islamic Azad University
2011-2012, research grants from the Islamic Azad University

Publications: Journals

[1]  Zak A.K, Majid W.H.A, Abrisham M.E. Yousefi, R. Parvizi, R. (2012) "Synthesis, magnetic properties and X-ray analysis of Zn0.97X0.03O nanoparticles (X = Mn, Ni, and Co) using Scherrer and size-strain plot methods" Solid State Sciences 14 (2012) 488-494
[2]  Zak, A.K., Yousefi, R., Majid, W. H. A., Mahmoudian, M. R. (2011) "Facile synthesis and X-ray peak broadening studies of Zn1-xMgxO nanoparticles." Ceramics International 38 (2012) 2059-2064,
[3]  Kazeminezhad, I., Yousefi, R. (2011) "Growth and characterization of ZnO (microdisks)/W18O49 (nanorods) heterostructures." Solid State Sciences 14 (2012) 349-353,
[4]  Yousefi, R., Zak, A. K., Mahmoudian, M. R. (2011). " Growth and characterization of Cl-doped ZnO hexagonal nanodisks. " Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 184(10), 2678-2682.
[5]  Yousefi, R., Muhamad, M. R., & Zak, A. K. (2011). "The effect of source temperature on morphological and optical properties of ZnO nanowires grown using a modified thermal evaporation set-up." Current Applied Physics, 11(3), 767-770.
[6]  Yousefi, R., & Zak, A. K. (2011). "Growth and characterization of ZnO nanowires grown on the si(1 1 1) and si(1 0 0) substrates: Optical properties and biaxial stress of nanowires." Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing,
[7]  Yousefi, R., & Muhamad, M. R. (2011). "High optical properties and rectifying behavior of ZnO (nano and microstructures)/Si heterostructures." Proceedings of World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, 74, 583-587.
[8]  Zak, A. K., Majid, W. H. A., Darroudi, M., & Yousefi, R. (2011). "Synthesis and characterization of ZnO nanoparticles prepared in gelatin media." Materials Letters, 65(1), 70-73.
[9]  Khorsand Zak, A., Abd. Majid, W. H., Abrishami, M. E., & Yousefi, R. (2011). "X-ray analysis of ZnO nanoparticles by williamson-hall and size-strain plot methods." Solid State Sciences, 13(1), 251-256.
[10]  Zak, A. K., Abrishami, M. E., Majid, W. H. A., Yousefi, R., & Hosseini, S. M. (2011). "Effects of annealing temperature on some structural and optical properties of ZnO nanoparticles prepared by a modified sol-gel combustion method." Ceramics International, 37(1), 393-398.
[11]  Yousefi, R., Muhamad, M. R., & Zak, A. K. (2010). "Investigation of indium oxide as a self-catalyst in ZnO/ZnInO heterostructure nanowires growth." Thin Solid Films, 518(21), 5971-5977.
[12]  Yousefi, R., & Muhamad, M. R. (2010). "Effects of gold catalysts and thermal evaporation method modifications on the growth process of Zn1-xMgxO nanowires." Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 183(7), 1733-1739.
[13]  Yousefi, R., Jamali Sheini, F., Muhamad, M. R., & More, M. A. (2010). "Characterization and field emission properties of ZnMgO nanowires fabricated by thermal evaporation process." Solid State Sciences, 12(7), 1088-1093.
[14]  Yousefi, R., & Kamaluddin, B. (2010). "The effects of annealing temperature on structural and optical properties of S-doped ZnO nanobelts." Solid State Sciences, 12(2), 252-256.
[15]  Yousefi, R., Kamaluddin, B., Ghoranneviss, M., & Hajakbari, F. (2009). "Characterization and fabrication of ZnO nanowires grown on AlN thin film." Paper presented at the AIP Conference Proceedings, , 1150 371-375.
[16]  Yousefi, R., & Kamaluddin, B. (2009). "Fabrication and characterization of ZnO and ZnMgO nanostructures grown using a ZnO/ZnMgO compound as the source material." Applied Surface Science, 256(1), 329-334.
[17]  Yousefi, R., & Kamaluddin, B. (2009). "Effect of S- and sn-doping to the optical properties of ZnO nanobelts." Applied Surface Science, 255(23), 9376-9380.
[18]  Yousefi, R., & Kamaluddin, B. (2009). "Dependence of photoluminescence peaks and ZnO nanowires diameter grown on silicon substrates at different temperatures and orientations." Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 479(1-2), L11-L14.
[19]  Yousefi, R., Kamaluddin, B., Ghoranneviss, M., & Hajakbari, F. (2009). "Auger and photoluminescence analysis of ZnO nanowires grown on AlN thin film." Applied Surface Science, 255(15), 6985-6988.

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  "Optical and Structural Properties of ZnO Nanowires Grown on Different Kinds of Silicon Substrates" R. Yousefi, B. Kamaluddin, 2nd International Conference on Functional Materials & Devices (ICFMD-2008), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Poster)
[2]  "Investigation Effect of Catalyst and Different Temperature of Substrates on Morphological and Optical Properties of ZnO Nanowires" R.Yousefi, B. Kamaluddin, ThinFilm 2008, Singapore. (Oral)
[3]  "Characterization and Fabrication of ZnO Nanowires Grown on AlN Thin Film" R. Yousefi, B. Kamaluddin, M. Ghoranneviss, F. Hajakbari, 3rd International Meeting on Frontiers of Physics (IMFP 2009), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.(Oral) and published in AIP conference processing 1150 (2009) 371-375 (Scopus cited).
[4]  "High Optical Properties and Rectifying Behavior of ZnO (Nano and Microstructures)/Si Heterostructures" R. Yousefi, M. Rasat Muhamad, International Conference on Nanotechnology, Optoelectronics and Photonics (2011), Penang, Malaysia (Oral) and published in Proceedings of World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology 74 (2011) 583-587) (Scopus cited).
[5]  "The Effect of Gold Catalyst on Optical and Field Emission Properties of ZnxMg1-xO Nanowires" R. Yousefi, M. Rasat Muhamad, 28th European Conference on Surface Science (ECOSS-28) (2011), Poland (Oral).
[6]  Chairman of the "1st International Conference on Nanostructures and Nanomaterials, Science and Application."

Publications: Books/Book Chapters

[1]  "Doped ZnO Nanostructures: Growth Properties and Applications" Yousefi, R. (2011). A chapter of Encyclopedia of Semiconductor Nanotechnology that has been accepted to publish by American Scientific Publisher (ASP).
[2]  "Metal Chalcogenide Hierarchical Nanostructures for Energy Conversion Devices" Yousefi, R., Jamali-Sheini. F., Khorsand-Zak. A., Invited to publish by Wiley.