Sadegh Ghaderzadeh
Role
Postdoctoral Fellow
Room
A47
EMail
Biography
Sadegh received his PhD in Physics from the Dresden University of Technology in 2022. His areas of expertise are condensed matter physics and computational materials science, with a particular focus on the electronic and dynamical properties of low-dimensional materials. His research is based on density functional theory (DFT) and ab-initio/machine-learning-based molecular dynamics. He joined the group of Prof. Elena Besley at the University of Nottingham in late 2021.
List of Publications
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| Two-Dimensional One-Atom-Thick Gold Grown on Defect-Engineered Graphene. W. Joudi, S. Ghaderzadeh, A. Trentino, K. Mizohata, K. Mustonen, E. Besley, J. Kotakoski, and E. H. ˚Ahlgren. ACS Nano, 19 (24), (2025). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c01538 |
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| Timing the escape of a photoexcited electron from a molecular cage. C. Fields, A. Foerster, S. Ghaderzadeh, I. Popov, B. Huynh, F. Junqueira, T. James, S. A. Perez, D. A. Duncan, T.-L. Lee, Y. Wang, S. Bloodworth, G. Hoffman, M. Walkey, R. J. Whitby, M. H. Levitt, B. Kiraly, J. N. O’Shea, E. Besley, and P. Moriarty. Nature Communications, 16, 1, 1-10, (2025). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-60260-z |
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| One‐Size‐Fits‐All: A Universal Binding Site for Single‐Layer Metal Cluster Self‐Assembly. E. C. Kohlrausch, S. Ghaderzadeh, G. N. Aliev, I. Popov, F. Saad, E. Alharbi, Q. M. Ramasse, G. A. Rance, M. Danaie, M. Thangamuthu, M. Young, R. Plummer, D. J. Morgan, W. Theis, E. Besley, A. N. Khlobystov, J. Alves Fernandes. Advanced Science, e08034, (2025). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202508034 |
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| A descriptor guiding the selection of catalyst supports for ammonia synthesis. A. Weilhard, I. Popov, E. C Kohlrausch, G. N Aliev, L S. Blankenship, L. T Norman, S. Ghaderzadeh, L. Smith, M. Isaacs, J. O'Shea, A. E Lanterna, W. Theis, D. Morgan, G. J Hutchings, E. Besley, A. N Khlobystov, J. Alves Fernandes. Chemical Science, 16, 11, 4851-4859, (2025). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4SC08253B |
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| Evolution of amorphous ruthenium nanoclusters into stepped truncated nano-pyramids on graphitic surfaces boosts hydrogen production from ammonia. Y. Chen, B. J. Young, G. N. Aliev, A. Kordatos, I. Popov, S. Ghaderzadeh, T. J. Liddy, W. J. Cull, E. C. Kohlrausch, A. Weilhard, G. J. Hutchings, E. Besley, W. Theis, J. Alves Fernandes, and A. N. Khlobystov. Chemical Science, 16, 6, 2648-2660, (2025). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4SC06382A |
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| Direct formation of copper nanoparticles from atoms at graphitic step edges lowers overpotential and improves selectivity of electrocatalytic CO2 reduction. T. Burwell, M. Thangamuthu, G. N. Aliev, S. Ghaderzadeh, E. C Kohlrausch, Y. Chen, W. Theis, L. T. Norman, J. A. Fernandes, E. Besley, P. Licence, A. N Khlobystov. Communications Chemistry, 7, 1, 140, (2024). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-024-01218-y |
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| Strain-modulated defect engineering of two-dimensional materials. P. Santra, S. Ghaderzadeh, M. Ghorbani-Asl, H. P. Komsa, E. Besley, and A. V. Krasheninnikov. npj 2D Materials and Applications, 8, 1, 33, (2024). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41699-024-00472-x |
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| Chemical kinetics of metal single atom and nanocluster formation on surfaces: an example of Pt on hexagonal boron nitride. I. Popov, S. Ghaderzadeh, E. C Kohlrausch, L. T Norman, T. JA Slater, G. N Aliev, H. Alhabeadi, A. Kaplan, W. Theis, A. N Khlobystov, J. A. Fernandes, and E. Besley. Nano Letters, 23, 17, 8006–8012, (2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c01968 |
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| Threshold Ion Energies for Creating Defects in 2D Materials from First-Principles Calculations: Chemical Interactions Are Important. S. Kretschmer, S. Ghaderzadeh, S. Facsko, and A. V. Krasheninnikov. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 13, 514-519, (2022). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c03995 |
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| Polymorphic Phases of Metal Chlorides in the Confined 2D Space of Bilayer Graphene. Y. C. Lin, A. Motoyama, S. Kretschmer, S. Ghaderzadeh, M. Ghorbani-Asl, Y. Araki, A. V. Krasheninnikov, H. Ago, and K. Suenaga. Advanced Materials, 33(52), 2170415, (2021). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202170415 |
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| Atomistic Simulations of Defect Production in Monolayer and Bulk Hexagonal Boron Nitride under Low and High-Fluence Ion Irradiation. S. Ghaderzadeh, S. Kretschmer, M. Ghorbani-Asl, and A. V. Krasheninnikov. Nanomaterials, 11(5), 1214, (2021). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11051214 |
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| Controlled Generation of Luminescent Centres in Hexagonal Boron Nitride by Irradiation Engineering. M. Fischer, J. M. Caridad, A. Sajid, S. Ghaderzadeh, M. Ghorbani-Asl, L. Gammelgaard, P. Boggild, K. S. Thygesen, A. V. Krasheninnikov, S. Xiao, M. Wubs, and N. Stenger. Science Advances, 7, eabe7138, (2021). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abe7138 |
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| Freestanding and Supported MoS2 Monolayers under Cluster Irradiation: Insights from Molecular Dynamics Simulations. S. Ghaderzadeh, V. Ladygin, M. Ghorbani-Asl, G. Hlawacek, M. Schleberger, and A. V. Krasheninnikov. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12(33), 37454-37463, (2020). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c09255 |
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| Channeling Effects in Gold Nanoclusters under He Ion Irradiation: Insights from Molecular Dynamics Simulations. S. Ghaderzadeh, M. Ghorbani-Asl, S. Kretschmer, G. Hlawacek, and A. V. Krasheninnikov. Nanotechnology, 31(3), 035302, (2019). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/ab4847 |
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| Supported Two-Dimensional Materials under Ion Irradiation: The Substrate Governs Defect Production. S. Kretschmer, M. Maslov, S. Ghaderzadeh, M. Ghorbani-Asl, G. Hlawacek, and A. V. Krasheninnikov. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10(36), 30827-30836, (2018). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b08471 |