Ali Khatibi

Ali obtained his MSc in Physics from the University of Mazandaran (2014) and his PhD in Physics from Shahid Beheshti University (2020) in Tehran, where he focused on the fabrication and optical studies of anisotropic 2D materials. He joined the B07 group at Diamond Light Source as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in January 2025. Before this, he was a Research Associate at Ulster University (2022–2024), focusing on plasma processes and nanomaterials synthesis, and a Visiting Researcher at Queen’s University Belfast, specializing in advanced electron microscopy of low-dimensional materials. He previously worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Shahid Beheshti University (2020–2022) on doping strategies for 2D TMDs and as a Visiting PhD Researcher at Eindhoven University of Technology (2017–2018) on infrared-emitting van der Waals materials.

Ali’s research expertise and interests include developing low-dimensional materials, plasma-surface interaction, synchrotron-based XPS, and electron microscopy. His current work focuses on developing size-selected clusters for heterogeneous catalysis.

1.                Maral Boomi pour, Ali Khatibi, Mojtaba Shafiee, and Babak Shokri. "Large-Area, High-Quality CVD Growth of WS2 Monolayers on Plasma-Treated Substrates." Available at SSRN 4796838. (2024) https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4796838

2.                Kiana Falahati, Ali Khatibi, and Babak Shokri. "Light-matter interaction in tungsten Sulfide-based Janus monolayers: A First-Principles study." Applied Surface Science 599 (2022): 153967. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.153967

3.                Kiana Falahati, Ali Khatibi, and Babak Shokri. "Band tuning in WS2 monolayer via substitutional doping." Micro and Nanostructures 164 (2022): 107120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spmi.2021.107120

4.                Behnam Ghanbarzadeh, Ali Khatibi, Amir Asadi, and Babak Shokri. "Regulating lithium-ion flux in the solid electrolyte interphase layer to prevent lithium dendrite growth on lithium metal anode." Journal of Energy Storage 47 (2022): 103668. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2021.103668

5.                Leila Ghorbani, Ali Khatibi, Saravana B. Basuvalingam, Daniela Caschera, and Babak Shokri. "Fabrication of a Flexible Si-cotton Filter Membrane for Efficient Hot Oil Water Separation." Fibers and Polymers 23, no. 3 (2022): 843-851. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-022-3236-y

6.                Ali Khatibi, Maurangelo Petruzzella, Babak Shokri, and Alberto G. Curto. "Defect engineering in few-layer black phosphorus for tunable and photostable infrared emission." Optical Materials Express 10, no. 7 (2020): 1488-1496. https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.391725

7.                Leila Ghorbani, Ali Khatibi, and Babak Shokri. "Hydrophobic and oleophilic cotton fabrics for efficient oil-water separation through low-pressure plasma polymerization." Iranian Journal of Physics Research 19, no. 4 (2020): 683-690. https://doi.org/10.47176/ijpr.19.4.29461

8.                Ali Khatibi, Rasmus H. Godiksen, Saravana Balaji Basuvalingam, Daniele Pellegrino, Ageeth A. Bol, Babak Shokri, and Alberto G. Curto. "Anisotropic infrared light emission from quasi-1D layered TiS3." 2D Materials 7, no. 1 (2019): 015022. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/ab57ef