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1)      Orlando Rios, Damian Cupid, Hans J Seifert, and Fereshteh Ebrahimi, “Characterization of the invariant reaction involving L, η, γ and σ  phases in the Ti-Al-Nb System”, Acta Materialia, accepted.

2)      Hung-Yu Tien, Mahesh Tanniru, Chang-Yu Wu and Fereshteh Ebrahimi,“ Mechanism of hydrogen capacity dependence on the hydrogenation temperature”, Scripta Materialia, accepted.

3)      M. Tanniru, D. K. Slattery and F. Ebrahimi, “A study of stability of MgH2 in Mg-8at%Al alloy powder”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, submitted.

4)      M. Tanniru and F. Ebrahimi, “Effect of Al on the hydrogenation characteristics of nanocrystalline Mg powder”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2009, in press.

5)      H-Y. Tien, M. Tanniru, C-Y. Wu and F. Ebrahimi, “Effect of hydride nucleation rate on the hydrogen capacity of Mg”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2009, Vol. 36, 6343-6349.

6)      N. K. Arakere, S. Siddiqui and F. Ebrahimi, “Evolution of Plasticity in notched Ni-base superalloy single crystals”, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2009, Vol.46, 3027-3044.

7)      Damian M. Cupid, Olga Fabrichnaya, Orlando Rios, Fereshteh Ebrahimi and Hans Seifert, “Thermodynamic Reassessment of the Ti-Al-Nb System”, International Journal of Materials Research Issue, 2009, Volume 2, 218-233

8)      Orlando Rios, Sonalika Goyel, Michael S. Kesler, Damian M. Cupid, Hans J. Seifert and Fereshteh Ebrahimi, "An Evaluation of High Temperature Phase Stability in Ti-Al-Nb System", Scripta Materialia, in press.

9)      Hongqi Li, Hahn Choo, Yang Ren, Tarik A. Saleh, Ulrich Lienert, Peter K. Liaw, and Fereshteh Ebrahimi, "Strain-Dependent Deformation Behavior in Nanocrystalline Metals" Physical Review Letters, 2008, Volume 101,015502 (1-4) Selected for July 18, 2008, of Virtual J. of Nanoscale Science and Technology.

10)  F. Ebrahimi and E. F. Westbrooke, "Effect of HIP'ping on deformation anisotropy in a single-crystal Ni-based superalloy", Acta Materialia, 2008, Volume 56, 4349-4357.

11)  S. S. V. Tatiparti and F. Ebrahimi, "Electrodeposition of Al-Mg Alloy Powders", J. Electrochemical Society, 2008, Volume 155, D363-D368.

12)  Y. Wang, K. L. Duncan, E. D. Wachsman, F. Ebrahimi, "Effects of Reduction Treatment on Fracture Properties of Cerium Oxide", Journal of Ceramic Society, 2007, Volume 90, 3908-3914.

13)  Keith L. Duncan, Yanli Wang, Sean R. Bishop, Fereshteh Ebrahimi, and Eric D. Wachsman, "The Role of Point Defects in the Physical Properties of Nonstoichiometric Ceria" Journal of Applied Physics, 2007, Volume 101, 044906.

14)  F. Ebrahimi and H. Li, "The Effect of Annealing on Deformation and Fracture of a Nanocrystalline fcc Metals", Journal of Materials Science, 2007, Vol.42, 1444-1454. Invited.

15)  Y. Wang, K. L. Duncan, E. D. Wachsman, F. Ebrahimi, "The Effect of Oxygen Vacancy Concentration on the Elastic Modulus of Flourite-Structured Oxides", J. Solid State Ionics, 2007, Vol. 178, 53-58.

16)  F. Ebrahimi, A. J. Liscano, D. Kong, Q. Zhai and H. Li, “Fracture of Bulk Face Centered Cubic (FCC) Metallic Nanostructures”, Rev. Adv. Mater. Sci., 2006, Vol.13, 33-40.

17)  K. L. Duncan, Y. Wang, S. R. Bishop, F. Ebrahimi and E.D. Wachsman, "The Role of Point Defects in the Physical Properties of Flourite Oxides", J. American Ceramic Society, 2006, Vol. 89, 3162-3166.

18)  F. Ebrahimi, Z. Ahmed and H. Q. Li, "Tensile Properties of Nanocrystalline FCC Metals", Materials and Manufacturing Processes", 2006, Vol.21, 687-693.

19)  H. Li, F. Ebrahimi, H. Choo and P. Liaw, "Grain Size Dependence of Mechanical Properties in Ni-Fe Alloys", Journal of Materials Science, in press.

20)  F. Ebrahimi and H. Li, "Grain Growth in Electrodeposited Nanocrystalline FCC Ni-Fe Alloys", Scripta Materialia, 2006, Vol. 55, 263-266.

21)  F. Ebrahimi, L. E. Forero, S. Siddiqui and N. Arakere, "Effect of Notch Orientation on the Evolution of Plasticity in Superalloy Single Crystals", J. Materials Science and Engineering A, 2006, Vol. 426, 214-220.

22)  H. Li and F. Ebrahimi, "Tensile Behavior of a Nanocrystalline Ni-Fe Alloy", Acta Materialia, 2006, Vo. 54, 2877-2886.

23)  H. Li and F. Ebrahimi, "Ductile-to-Brittle Transition in Nanocrystalline Metals", Advanced Materials, 2005, Vol. 17, pp. 1969-1972. (featured on the front page of the journal; selected as on-line publication in Science; Science Editor’s Choice, Science, Vol. 309, Issue 26, 2005)

24)  N. K. Arakere, S. Magnan, S. Siddiqui, L.E. Forero and F. Ebrahimi, "Investigation of Three-Dimensional Stress Fields and Slip Systems for FCC Single Crystals Superalloy Notched Specimens", ASME J. of Eng. For Gas Turbines and Power, 2005, VOL.127, pp.629-637.

25)  Eboni F. Westbrooke, Luis E. Forero and Fereshteh Ebrahimi, "Slip Analysis in a Ni-base Superalloy", Acta Materialia, 2005, Vol. 53(7), pp. 2137-2147.

26)  F. Ebrahimi, Z. Ahmed and H. Q. Li, "The Effect of Stacking Fault Energy on Plastic Deformation of Nanocrystalline Face-Centered Cubic Metals", J. Appl. Phys. Lett., 2004, Vol. 85(17), pp. 3749-3751.

27)  H. Q. Li and F. Ebrahimi, "Transition of Deformation and Fracture Behaviors in Nanostructured FCC Metals", J. App. Phys. Lett., 2004, Vol. 84, pp. 4037-4039.

28)  F. Ebrahimi and H. Q. Li, "Structure and Properties of Electrodeposited Nanocrystalline FCC Ni-Fe Alloys," Rev. Adv. Mater. Sci, 2003, Vol. 4, 1118-1122.

29)  H. Q. Li and F. Ebrahimi, "An Investigation of Thermal Stability and Microhardness of Electrodeposited Nanocrystalline Ni-21%Fe Alloys," Acta Materialia, 2003, Vol. 51, pp. 3905-3913.

30)  F. Ebrahimi and Z. Ahmed, "The Effect of Current Density on Properties of Electrodeposited Nanocrystalline Nickel,"J. Applied Electrochemistry, 2003, Vol. 33, pp. 733-739..

31)  F. Ebrahimi and Z. Ahmed, "The Effect of Substrate on the Microstructure and Tensile Properties of Electrodeposited Nanocrystalline Ni," Materials Characterization, 2003, Vol. 49(5), pp. 373-379.

32)  F. Ebrahimi, A. J. Liscano, D. Kong and V. Krishnamoorthy, " Evolution of Texture in Electrodeposited Ni/Cu Layered Nanostructures," Phil. Mag, 2003, Vol. 83, pp. 457-476.

33)  H. Li and F. Ebrahimi, "Synthesis and Characterization of Electrodeposited Nanocrystalline Nickel-Iron Alloys," Materials Science and Engineering, 2003, Vol. A347, pp. 93-101.

34)  F. Ebrahimi and A. J. Liscano, "Failure of Ni/Cu Laminated Nanostructures," Materials Transaction, JIM, 2001, Vol. 42(1), pp.120-1277. (Invited Paper)

35)  F. Ebrahimi and A. J. Licano, "Microstructural/Mechanical Properties Relationship in Electrodeposited Ni/Cu Nanolaminates," Materials Science and Engineering Journal, 2001, Vol. 301, pp.23-34.

36)  F. Ebrahimi, J. Yanevich, and D. P. Deluca, "Deformation and Fracture of the PWA1472 Superalloy Single Crystal," Acta Materialia, 2000, Vol. 48, pp. 469-479.

37)  F. Ebrahimi, G. R. Bourne, M. S. Kelly, and T. E. Matthews, "Mechanical Properties of Nanocrystalline Nickel Produced by Electrodeposition," Nanostructured Materials Journal, 1999, Vol. 11(3), pp. 343-350.

38)  F. Ebrahimi and L. Kalwani, "Fracture Anisotropy in Silicon Single Crystal," Materials Science and Engineering, 1999, Vol. A268, pp. 116-126.

39)  F. Ebrahimi and D. Kong, "Effect of Microstructure on Strength and Fracture of Electrodeposited Cu/Ni Layered Nano-Composite," Scripta Materialia, 1999, Vol. 40, pp. 609-616.

40)  F. Ebrahimi, Q. Zhai, and D. Kong, "Mechanical Properties of Cu/Ag Multilayered Composites," Materials Science and Engineering, 1998, Vol. 255, pp.20-32.

41)  F. Ebrahimi and Q. Zhai, "Effect of Silver on Strength of Electrodeposited Copper," Scripta Materialia, 1998, Vol.39, pp. 1401-1406.

42)  K. E. Harris, F. Ebrahimi, and H. Garmestani "Texture Evolution in NiAl", Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, 1998, Vol.247, pp. 187-194.

43)  F. Ebrahimi, Q. Zhai, and D. Kong, "Deformation and Fracture of Electrodeposited Copper," Scripta Materialia, 1998, Vol. 39, pp. 315-321.

44)  F. Ebrahimi and S. Shrivastava, "Brittle-to-Ductile Transition in NiAl Single Crystal," Acta Materialia, 1998, Vol. 46, pp.1493-1502.

45)  F. Ebrahimi and S. Shrivastava, "Crack Initiation in Brittle-to-Ductile Transition Regime of NiAl Single Crystals," Materials Science and Engineering, 1997, Vol. 239-240, pp.386-392.

46)  F. Ebrahimi and G.T.Hoyle, "Brittle to Ductile Transition in Polycrystalline NiAl", Acta Materialia, 1997, Vol. 45, pp. 4193-4204.

47)  F. Ebrahimi and J. G. L. Ruiz Aparicio, "Diffusivity in the Nb Ti Al Ternary Solid Solution", The Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1996, Vol. 245, pp. 1-9.

48)  B. J. G. de Aragao and F. Ebrahimi, "High Temperature Deformation of Nb Ti Al Alloys with + Microstructure", Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, 1996, Vol. 208, pp. 37 46.

49)  F. Ebrahimi, A. Gomez, and T. G. Hicks, "Nature of Slip During Indentation on {100} Surface of NiAl", Scripta Metall. et Mater., 1996, Vol.35, pp. 337 342.

50)  H. K. Seo and F. Ebrahimi, "Ductile Crack Initiation in Ferritic Steels," Acta Materialia, 1996, Vol. 44, pp. 831 843.

51)  F. Ebrahimi and S. I. Hussain, "Crack Path in Single Crystals," Scripta Metall. Mater., 1995, Vol. 23, pp. 1507 1511.

52)  F. Ebrahimi, B.J.G. De Aragao, and J.R. Castillo Gomez, "Evaluation of Fracture Toughness of Duplex Microstructures by Indentation Technique," Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, 1994, Vol. 177, L7 L10.

53)  J.G.L. Ruiz Aparicio and F. Ebrahimi, "Diffusivity in the Nb Al Binary Solid Solution," Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1993, Vol. 202, pp. 117 123.

54)  F. Ebrahimi, D.T. Hoelzer, and J.R. Castillo Gomez, "Fracture Toughness of +x Microstructures in the Nb Ti Al System," Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, 1993, Vol. A171, pp. 35 45.

55)  F. Ebrahimi and J.R. Castillo Gomez, "The Effect of Plastic Deformation on Fracture Morphology of the Sigma Phase in the Nb Ti Al System," Acta Metallurgica et Materialia, 1992, Vol. 40, pp. 1409 1416.

56)  F. Ebrahimi, "The Effect of Applied Displacement Rate on the Observation of Crack Instability," International Journal of Fracture, 1992, Vol. 56, pp. 61 73.

57)  F. Ebrahimi, "Probability of Intergranular Fracture in Intrinsically Brittle Materials," Scripta Metallurgica et Materialia, 1991, Vol. 25, pp. 1737 1740.

58)  F. Ebrahimi and F. Wang, "Fracture Behavior of Urinary Stones," Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 1989, Vol. 23, pp. 507 521.

59)  F. Ebrahimi, B. Hoover, and D.T. Hoelzer, "On the Effect of Cu on Carbide Nucleation," Scripta Met., 1988, Vol. 22, pp. 219 222.

60)  F. Ebrahimi and J. Ali, "Evaluation of Published Data on Ductile Initiation Fracture Toughness of Low Alloy Structural Steels," Jnl. of Testing and Evaluation, 1988, Vol. 16, pp. 113 123.

61)  M.K. Miller, D.T. Hoelzer, F. Ebrahimi, J.R. Hawthorne, and M.G. Burke, "Characterization of Irradiated Model Pressure Vessel Steels," Jnl. de Physique, Colloque C6, 1987, pp. 423 428.

62)  D.T. Hoelzer, J.A. Ali, and F. Ebrahimi, "A Study of the Correlation Between Crack Tip Opening Displacement (CTOD) and Stretch Zone Width (SZW)," Scripta Met., 1986, Vol. 20, pp. 1575 80.

63)  F. Zia Ebrahimi and G. Krauss, "Mechanisms of Tempered Martensite Embrittlement in Medium Carbon Steels," Acta Met., 1984, Vol. 32, pp. 1767 77.

64)  F. Zia Ebrahimi and G. Krauss, "The Evaluation of Tempered Martensite Embrittlement in 4130 Steel by Instrumented Charpy V Notch Testing," Met. Trans. A, 1983, Vol. 14, pp. 1109 19.

65)  F. Zia Ebrahimi, D.K. Matlock, and G. Krauss, "On Ductile Crack Initiation in Notched Bend Specimens," Scripta Met., 1982, Vol. 16, pp. 987 92.

Proceedings

66)  Damian M. Cupid, Olga Fabrichnaya, Fereshteh Ebrahim and, Hans J. Seifert,”Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamic Re-assessment of the Ti-Al-Nb System”, in Materials Characterization, Computation and Modeling, TMS Proceedings, Vol.2 (2008) 245-251.

67)  S. Siddiqui, N. K. Arakere and F. Ebrahimi, “Effect of Temperature and Crystal Orientation on the Plasticity (Slip) Evolution in Single Crystal Nickel Base Superalloy Notched Specimens”, Proceedings of 2007 ASME Expo, GT2007-27095.

68)  S. Siddiqui, N. K. Arakere and F. Ebrahimi, "Evolution of Slip Through the Thickness of a Single Crystal Nickel Base Superalloy Notched Specimen", Proceedings of 2006 ASME Expo, GT2006-90454, May 8-11, Barcelona, Spain.

69)  Y. Wang, K. Duncan, E. D. Wachsman and F. Ebrahimi, "Effects of Oxygen Vacancy Concentration on Mechanical Properties of Cerium Oxide", proceedings of 208th ECS Meeting, October 16-October 21, ECS Transactions, Vol. 1.

70)  N. K. Arakere, S. Magnan, S. Siddiqui, L.E. Forero and F. Ebrahimi, "Investigation of Three-Dimensional Stress Fields and Slip Systems for FCC Single Crystals Superalloy Notched Specimens", Proceedings of 2004 ASME Turbo Expo, GT2004-53938, July 14-17, Vienna, Austria. (Best paper award)

71)  F. Ebrahimi, Z. Ahmed and H. Q. Li, "Tensile Properties of Nanocrystalline FCC Metals", in Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization and Application, Proceedings of Nano2004 International Conference, Tata McGraw-Hill Pub. Co., 2004, pp. 83-93.

72)  F. Ebrahimi, Z. Ahmed, K. L. Morgan and A. J. Liscano, "Fracture of Nanostructured FCC Metals," 2001, 10th International Congress on Fracture Proceedings.

73)  F. Ebrahimi, Z. Ahmed, and K. L. Morgan, "Effect of Grain Size Distribution on Tensile Properties of Electrodeposited Nanocrystalline Nickel," MRS Proceedings, 2001, Vol. 634, pp. B.2.7.1-B.2.7.6.

74)  K. L. Morgan, Z. Ahmed, and F. Ebrahimi, "The Effect of Deposition Parameters on Tensile Properties of Pulse-plated Nanocrystalline Nickel," MRS Proceedings, 2001 Vol. 634, pp.B.3.11.1-B.3.11.6.

75)  F. Ebrahimi, Q. Zhai, D. Kong, and G. R. Bourne, "A Comparison of Fracture Behavior of Nanolaminates with Nanocrystals," in Advanced Materials for 21st Century: The 1999 Julia Weertman Symposium, Edited by Y-W. Chung et al., TMS Publication, Warrendale Pacific, 1999, pp. 421-430.

76)  F. Ebrahimi, D. Kong, T. E. Matthews, and Q. Zhai, "Processing of Metallic Nanostructures by Electrodeposition Techniques," in Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials VII, Edited by Srivastan and Khor, TMS Publication, Warrendale, PA, 1998, pp.509-521.

77)  Q. Zhai, D. Kong, A. Morrone, and F. Ebrahimi, "Characterization of High Strength Cu Ag Multilayered Composites", MRS Proceedings, 1997, Vol. 451, pp. 489-494.

78)  D. T. Hoelzer and F. Ebrahimi, "The effect of Aluminum on the Formation of Orthorhombic Plates in the Nb-Ti-Al Ternary System", MRS Proceedings, 1997, Vol. 460, pp. 97-102.

79)  F. Ebrahimi and M. L. C. Henne, "Characterization of Consolidated Rapidly Solidified Cu Nb Ribbons", MRS Proceedings, 1997, Vol. 457, pp. 279-284.

80)  D. Kong, Q. Zhai, and F. Ebrahimi, "Annealing Effects on the Microstructure of Electrodeposited Cu/Ag Multilayered Nanocomposites," MRS Proceedings, 1998, Vol. 505, pp. 457-462.

81)  S. Shrivastava and F. Ebrahimi, "Effect of Prestraining on the Brittle to Ductile Transition of NiAl Single Crystals", MRS Proceedings, 1997, Vol. 460, pp. 393-398.

82)  M. L. C. Henne and F. Ebrahimi, "Characterization of Melt Spun Cu Nb Ribbons", MRS Symposium Proceedings, 1995, Vol. 362, pp. 211 216.

83)  S. Shrivastava and F. Ebrahimi, "Effect of Crystallographic Orientation on the Fracture Toughness of NiAl Single Crystals", MRS Symposium Proceedings, 1995, Vol. 364, Part I, pp. 431 436.

84)  D. T. Hoelzer and F. Ebrahimi, "The Effect of Copper and Nickel on the Neutron Irradiation Damage in Iron Alloys," MRS Symposium Proceedings, 1995, Vol. 373, pp. 57 62.

85)  B. J. G. deAragao and F. Ebrahimi, "High Temperature Deformation of a Nb Ti Al Alloy with + Microstructure," MRS Symposium Proceedings, 1995, Vol. 364, Part II, pp. 1247 1252.

86)  D.T. Hoelzer and F. Ebrahimi, "Phase Stability of Sigma + Beta Microstructure in The Ternary Nb Ti Al System," MRS Proceedings, 1990, Vol. 194, pp. 393 398.

87)  D.T. Hoelzer and F. Ebrahimi, "An Investigation of Phase Stability in the Ternary Nb Ti Al System," Proceedings of the Symposium on High Temperature Nb Alloys, TMS Publication, Warrendale, PA, 1991, pp. 105 119.

88)  V. Krishnamoorthy and F. Ebrahimi, "Effect of Alloying Elements and Annealing on Irradiation Induced Defects in Iron Alloys," MRS Proceedings, 1989, Vol. 138, pp. 99 104, 1989.

89)  S. Berge, F. Ebrahimi, and D.T. Read, "Wide Plates in Bending Application of CTOD Design Approach," Proceedings of the 18th National Symposium on Fracture Mechanics, ASTM STP 945, 1988, pp. 516 543.

90)  F. Ebrahimi, "A Study of Crack Initiation in the Ductile to Brittle Transition Region of a Weld," Proceedings of the 18th National Symposium on Fracture Mechanics, ASTM STP 945, 1988, pp. 555 580.

91)  M.K. Miller, D.T. Hoelzer, F. Ebrahimi, J.R. Hawthorne, and M.G. Burke, Proceedings of 3rd International Symposium on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems Water Reactors, TMS Publication,Warrendale, PA, 1988, pp. 133 139.