Publications

A broader and regularly updated record of my publications is also available via my Google Scholar profile.

Selected Publications

  1. Asgari, M.; Albacete, P.; Menon, D.; Lyu, Y.; Chen, X.; Fairen-Jimenez, D. The structuring of porous reticular materials for energy applications at industrial scales. Chemical Society Reviews 2025. DOI: 10.1039/D5CS00166H

  2. Schertenleib, T.; Asgari, M.; Mouriño, B.; Karve, V. V.; Felder, T. M.; Stoian, D.; Bon, V.; Hao, J.; Ortega-Guerrero, A.; Oveisi, E.; Agrawal, K. V.; Queen, W. L.. Anisotropic node distortions in amorphous MOFs: Low-valent Zr sites as catalytic hotspots. Chem 2025. DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102619

  3. Parsa Amouzesh, S.; Zandjou, M.; Ali Khodadadi, A.; Mortazavi, Y.; Hooriabad Saboor, F.; Saris, S.; Javanmard, A.; Alirezayi, S.; Asgari, M..** Innovative photocatalyst design: Advancing ZnO/MIL-100(Fe) through atomic layer deposition in hydrogen evolution. *ChemCatChem **2024, 16 (21), e202401016. DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202401016

  4. Alimardani, H.; Asgari, M.; Shivaee-Gariz, R.; Tamnanloo, M.** Accelerated modeling and design of a mixed refrigerant cryogenic process using a data-driven approach. *Digital Chemical Engineering **2024, 10, 100143.

  5. Hooriabad Saboor, F.; Shahsavari, S.; Zandjou, M.; Asgari, M..** From structure to catalysis: Advances in metal–organic frameworks-based shape-selective reactions. *ChemNanoMat **2024, e202400049.

  6. Asgari, M.; Saboor, F. H.; Amouzesh, S. P.; Coull, M. W.; Khodadadi, A. A.; Mortazavi, Y.; Hyodo, T.; Shimizu, Y.** Facile ultrasonic-assisted synthesis of SiO$_2$/ZnO core/shell nanostructures: A selective ethanol sensor at low temperatures with enhanced recovery. *Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical **2022, 368, 132187.

  7. Abedini, H.; Asgari, M.; Coull, M. W.; Shariati, A.; Khosravi-Nikou, M. R.** Efficient production of polymer-grade propylene from the propane/propylene binary mixture using Cu-MOF-74 framework. *Separation and Purification Technology **2021, 276, 119172. DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119172

  8. Asgari, M.; Streb, A.; van der Spek, M.; Queen, W. L.; Mazzotti, M. Synergistic material and process development: Application of a metal-organic framework, Cu-TDPAT, in single-cycle hydrogen purification and CO$_2$ capture from synthesis gas. Chemical Engineering Journal 2021, 414, 128778. DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.128778

  9. Asgari, M.; Kochetygov, I.; Abedini, H.; Queen, W. L. Large anisotropic negative thermal expansion in Cu-TDPAT metal–organic framework: A combined in situ X-ray diffraction and DRIFTS study. Nano Research 2021, 14 (2), 404–410. DOI: 10.1007/s12274-020-2973-8

  10. Asgari, M.; Semino, R.; Schouwink, P. A.; Kochetygov, I.; Tarver, J.; Trukhina, O.; Krishna, R.; Brown, C. M.; Ceriotti, M.; Queen, W. L. Understanding how ligand functionalization influences CO$_2$ and N$_2$ adsorption in a sodalite metal–organic framework. Chemistry of Materials 2020, 32 (4), 1526–1536.

  11. Asgari, M.; Semino, R.; Schouwink, P.; Kochetygov, I.; Trukhina, O.; Tarver, J. D.; Bulut, S.; Yang, S.; Brown, C. M.; Ceriotti, M.; Queen, W. L. An in situ neutron diffraction and DFT study of hydrogen adsorption in a sodalite-type metal–organic framework, Cu-BTTri. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2019, 2019 (8), 1147–1154.

  12. Asgari, M.; Jawahery, S.; Bloch, E. D.; Hudson, M. R.; Flacau, R.; Vlaisavljevich, B.; Long, J. R.; Brown, C. M.; Queen, W. L. An experimental and computational study of CO$_2$ adsorption in the sodalite-type M-BTT (M = Cr, Mn, Fe, Cu) metal–organic frameworks featuring open metal sites. Chemical Science 2018, 9 (20), 4579–4588.

  13. Moosavi, S. M.; Novotny, B. Á.; Ongari, D.; Moubarak, E.; Asgari, M.; et al. A data-science approach to predict the heat capacity of nanoporous materials. Nature Materials 2022, 21 (12), 1419–1425.

  14. Mirza, A.; Alampara, N.; Kunchapu, S.; Ríos-García, M.; Emoekabu, B.; et al.; Asgari, M. A framework for evaluating the chemical knowledge and reasoning abilities of large language models against the expertise of chemists. Nature Chemistry 2025.

  15. Liu, M.; Asgari, M.; Bergmann, K.; Shenassa, K.; King, G.; Leontowich, A. F. G.; Fairen-Jimenez, D.; Hudson, Z. M. Coassembling mesoporous zeolitic imidazolate frameworks by directed reticular chemistry. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2024, 146 (45), 31295–31306. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c12385

  16. Albacete, P.; Asgari, M.; Yang, Y.; Al-Shanks, A. N.; Fairen-Jimenez, D..** Self-shaping monolithic reticular materials: Ingredients for success. *Advanced Functional Materials **2024, 34, 2305979. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202305979

  17. Karve, V. V.; Espín, J.; Asgari, M.; Van Gele, S.; Oveisi, E.; Queen, W. L. N-containing carbons derived from microporous coordination polymers for use in post-combustion flue gas capture. Advanced Functional Materials 2023, 33 (21), 2212283.

  18. Jablonka, K. M.; Moosavi, S. M.; Asgari, M.; Ireland, C.; Patiny, L.; Smit, B. A data-driven perspective on the colours of metal–organic frameworks. Chemical Science 2021, 12 (10), 3587–3598.

  19. Kochetygov, I.; Justin, A.; Asgari, M.; Yang, S.; Karve, V. V.; Schertenleib, T.; Queen, W. L.; et al.** 3D vs. turbostratic: Controlling metal–organic framework dimensionality via N-heterocyclic carbene chemistry. *Chemical Science **2022, 13, 6418–6428.

  20. Yang, S.; Peng, L.; Sun, D. T.; Asgari, M.; Oveisi, E.; Trukhina, O.; Bulut, S.; Jamali, A.; Queen, W. L. A new post-synthetic polymerization strategy makes metal–organic frameworks more stable. Chemical Science 2019, 10 (17), 4542–4549.

  21. Yang, S.; Zhang, J.; Peng, L.; Asgari, M.; Stoian, D.; Kochetygov, I.; Queen, W. L.; et al.** A metal–organic framework/polymer derived catalyst containing single-atom nickel species for electrocatalysis. *Chemical Science **2020, 11 (40), 10991–10997.

  22. Kinik, F. P.; Ortega-Guerrero, A.; Ebrahim, F. M.; Ireland, C. P.; Kadioglu, Ö.; Mace, A.; Asgari, M.; Smit, B. Toward optimal photocatalytic hydrogen generation from water using pyrene-based metal–organic frameworks. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021, 13 (48), 57118–57131.

  23. Van Herck, J.; Gil, M. V.; Jablonka, K. M.; Abrudan, A.; Anker, A. S.; Asgari, M.; et al. Assessment of fine-tuned large language models for real-world chemistry and material science applications. Chemical Science 2025, 16 (2), 670–684. DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04401K

  24. Peng, L.; Yang, S.; Jawahery, S.; Moosavi, S. M.; Huckaba, A. J.; Asgari, M.; et al. Preserving porosity of metal–organic frameworks by introducing polymer guests into hierarchical micro- and mesoporous MOFs. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2019, 141 (31), 12397–12405.

Full Publication List

  1. Schertenleib, T.; Asgari, M.; Mouriño, B.; Karve, V. V.; Felder, T. M.; Stoian, D.; Bon, V.; Hao, J.; Ortega-Guerrero, A.; Oveisi, E.; Agrawal, K. V.; Queen, W. L.. Anisotropic node distortions in amorphous MOFs: Low-valent Zr sites as catalytic hotspots. Chem 2025. DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102619

  2. Parsa Amouzesh, S.; Zandjou, M.; Ali Khodadadi, A.; Mortazavi, Y.; Hooriabad Saboor, F.; Saris, S.; Javanmard, A.; Alirezayi, S.; Asgari, M..** Innovative photocatalyst design: Advancing ZnO/MIL-100(Fe) through atomic layer deposition in hydrogen evolution. *ChemCatChem **2024, 16 (21), e202401016. DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202401016

  3. Zahedi Asl, S. Z.; Abaei, S.; Alimardani, H.; Beydaghdari, M.; HooriAbad Saboor, F.; Asgari, M..** Transforming MOF design paradigms: Data-driven insights into MIL-100(Fe) synthesis for application-specific optimization of dye removal performance. *ChemRxiv **2025 (preprint / under review).

  4. Hooriabad Saboor, F.; Shahsavari, S.; Zandjou, M.; Asgari, M..** From structure to catalysis: Advances in metal–organic frameworks-based shape-selective reactions. *ChemNanoMat **2024, e202400049.

  5. Alimardani, H.; Asgari, M.; Shivaee-Gariz, R.; Tamnanloo, M.** Accelerated modeling and design of a mixed refrigerant cryogenic process using a data-driven approach. *Digital Chemical Engineering **2024, 10, 100143.

  6. Azizi, M.; Khodadadi, A. A.; Mortazavi, Y.; Asgari, M..** Regeneration of oxygenated functional groups on thermally reduced graphene oxide nanosheets via diluted oxygen DBD cold plasma. *Chemical Physics Letters **2024, 838, 141087.

  7. Amouzesh, S. P.; Khodadadi, A. A.; Mortazavi, Y.; Saris, S.; Asgari, M..** MIL-100(Fe)/ZnO nanocomposite sensors: An enhanced ammonia selectivity and low operating temperature. *Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical **2024, 399, 134791. DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2023.134791

  8. Zandjou, M.; Hooriabad Saboor, F.; Asgari, M..** Development of biochar-based functional catalysts/nanocatalyst for biodiesel production. In *Catalytic Applications of Biochar for Environmental Remediation **2024 (ACS Book Chapter).

  9. Mehrasa, S.; Hooriabad Saboor, F. H.; Asgari, M..** Biochar modification for removal of inorganic and organic contaminants from industrial effluent. In *Catalytic Applications of Biochar for Environmental Remediation **2024 (ACS Book Chapter).

  10. Albacete, P.; Asgari, M.; Yang, Y.; Al-Shanks, A. N.; Fairen-Jimenez, D..** Self-shaping monolithic reticular materials: Ingredients for success. *Advanced Functional Materials **2024, 34, 2305979. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202305979

  11. Taheri, N.; Dinari, M.; Asgari, M..** Recent applications of porous organic polymers prepared via the AlCl$_3$-catalyzed Friedel–Crafts reaction: A review. *ACS Applied Polymer Materials **2022, 4 (9), 6288–6302.

  12. Asgari, M.; Saboor, F. H.; Amouzesh, S. P.; Coull, M. W.; Khodadadi, A. A.; Mortazavi, Y.; Hyodo, T.; Shimizu, Y.** Facile ultrasonic-assisted synthesis of SiO$_2$/ZnO core/shell nanostructures: A selective ethanol sensor at low temperatures with enhanced recovery. *Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical **2022, 368, 132187.

  13. Abedini, H.; Asgari, M.; Coull, M. W.; Shariati, A.; Khosravi-Nikou, M. R.** Efficient production of polymer-grade propylene from the propane/propylene binary mixture using Cu-MOF-74 framework. *Separation and Purification Technology **2021, 276, 119172. DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119172

  14. Asgari, M.; Albacete, P.; Menon, D.; Lyu, Y.; Chen, X.; Fairen-Jimenez, D. The structuring of porous reticular materials for energy applications at industrial scales. Chemical Society Reviews 2025. DOI: 10.1039/D5CS00166H

  15. Asgari, M.; Streb, A.; van der Spek, M.; Queen, W. L.; Mazzotti, M. Synergistic material and process development: Application of a metal-organic framework, Cu-TDPAT, in single-cycle hydrogen purification and CO$_2$ capture from synthesis gas. Chemical Engineering Journal 2021, 414, 128778. DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.128778

  16. Asgari, M.; Kochetygov, I.; Abedini, H.; Queen, W. L. Large anisotropic negative thermal expansion in Cu-TDPAT metal–organic framework: A combined in situ X-ray diffraction and DRIFTS study. Nano Research 2021, 14 (2), 404–410. DOI: 10.1007/s12274-020-2973-8

  17. Asgari, M.; Semino, R.; Schouwink, P. A.; Kochetygov, I.; Tarver, J.; Trukhina, O.; Krishna, R.; Brown, C. M.; Ceriotti, M.; Queen, W. L. Understanding how ligand functionalization influences CO$_2$ and N$_2$ adsorption in a sodalite metal–organic framework. Chemistry of Materials 2020, 32 (4), 1526–1536.

  18. Asgari, M.; Semino, R.; Schouwink, P.; Kochetygov, I.; Trukhina, O.; Tarver, J. D.; Bulut, S.; Yang, S.; Brown, C. M.; Ceriotti, M.; Queen, W. L. An in situ neutron diffraction and DFT study of hydrogen adsorption in a sodalite-type metal–organic framework, Cu-BTTri. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2019, 2019 (8), 1147–1154.

  19. Asgari, M.; Jawahery, S.; Bloch, E. D.; Hudson, M. R.; Flacau, R.; Vlaisavljevich, B.; Long, J. R.; Brown, C. M.; Queen, W. L. An experimental and computational study of CO$_2$ adsorption in the sodalite-type M-BTT (M = Cr, Mn, Fe, Cu) metal–organic frameworks featuring open metal sites. Chemical Science 2018, 9 (20), 4579–4588.

  20. Asgari, M.; Saboor, F. H.; Mortazavi, Y.; Khodadadi, A. A. SnO$_2$ decorated SiO$_2$ chemical sensors: Enhanced sensing performance toward ethanol and acetone. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 2017, 68, 87–96.

  21. Liu, M.; Asgari, M.; Bergmann, K.; Shenassa, K.; King, G.; Leontowich, A. F. G.; Fairen-Jimenez, D.; Hudson, Z. M. Coassembling mesoporous zeolitic imidazolate frameworks by directed reticular chemistry. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2024, 146 (45), 31295–31306. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c12385

  22. Van Herck, J.; Gil, M. V.; Jablonka, K. M.; Abrudan, A.; Anker, A. S.; Asgari, M.; et al. Assessment of fine-tuned large language models for real-world chemistry and material science applications. Chemical Science 2025, 16 (2), 670–684. DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04401K

  23. Chen, X.; Menon, D.; Wang, X.; He, M.; Kiapi, M. R. A.; Asgari, M.; et al. Flexibility-frustrated porosity for enhanced selective CO$_2$ adsorption in an ultramicroporous metal–organic framework. Chem 2025.

  24. Zahedi Asl, S. Z.; Saboor, F. H.; Seifzadeh, D.; Safajou-Jahankhanemlou, M.; Asgari, M. Layered double hydroxide–metal organic framework nanocomposites: A review on versatile applications in electrocatalysts, supercapacitors, and adsorption. Journal of Molecular Structure 2025, 142703.

  25. Bhadane, P.; Menon, D.; Goyal, P.; Kiapi, M. R. A.; Satpathy, B. K.; Lanza, A.; et al.; Asgari, M. A two-dimensional metal–organic framework for efficient recovery of heavy and light rare earth elements from electronic wastes. Separation and Purification Technology 2025, 360, 130946.

  26. Mirza, A.; Alampara, N.; Kunchapu, S.; Ríos-García, M.; Emoekabu, B.; et al.; Asgari, M. A framework for evaluating the chemical knowledge and reasoning abilities of large language models against the expertise of chemists. Nature Chemistry 2025.

  27. Karve, V. V.; Espín, J.; Asgari, M.; Van Gele, S.; Oveisi, E.; Queen, W. L. N-containing carbons derived from microporous coordination polymers for use in post-combustion flue gas capture. Advanced Functional Materials 2023, 33 (21), 2212283.

  28. Jalali, S.; Seyedghayem, M. M.; Saboor, F. H.; Venkatramani, A.; Asgari, M. Proton exchange membrane fuel cells: Focused on organic–inorganic nanocomposite membranes. Periodica Polytechnica Chemical Engineering 2023, 67 (3), 472–489.

  29. Moosavi, S. M.; Novotny, B. Á.; Ongari, D.; Moubarak, E.; Asgari, M.; et al. A data-science approach to predict the heat capacity of nanoporous materials. Nature Materials 2022, 21 (12), 1419–1425.

  30. Karve, V. V.; Nekrasova, N. A.; Asgari, M.; Trukhina, O.; Kochetygov, I. V.; Abedini, H.; et al. Understanding your support system: The design of a stable metal–organic framework/polyazoamine support for biomass conversion. Chemistry of Materials 2022, 34 (22), 9854–9864.

  31. Beydaghdari, M.; Saboor, F. H.; Babapoor, A.; Asgari, M. Recent progress in adsorptive removal of water pollutants by metal–organic frameworks. ChemNanoMat 2022, 8 (2), e202100400.

  32. Kochetygov, I.; Justin, A.; Asgari, M.; Yang, S.; Karve, V. V.; Schertenleib, T.; et al. 3D vs. turbostratic: Controlling metal–organic framework dimensionality via N-heterocyclic carbene chemistry. Chemical Science 2022, 13, 6418–6428.

  33. Kinik, F. P.; Ortega-Guerrero, A.; Ebrahim, F. M.; Ireland, C. P.; Kadioglu, Ö.; Mace, A.; Asgari, M.; Smit, B. Toward optimal photocatalytic hydrogen generation from water using pyrene-based metal–organic frameworks. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021, 13 (48), 57118–57131.

  34. Justin, A.; Espín, J.; Kochetygov, I.; Asgari, M.; Trukhina, O.; Queen, W. L. A two-step postsynthetic modification strategy: Appending short chain polyamines to Zn-NH$_2$-BDC MOF for enhanced CO$_2$ adsorption. Inorganic Chemistry 2021, 60 (16), 11720–11729.

  35. Hao, J.; Babu, D. J.; Liu, Q.; Schouwink, P. A.; Asgari, M.; Queen, W. L.; Agrawal, K. V. Mechanistic study on thermally induced lattice stiffening of ZIF-8. Chemistry of Materials 2021, 33 (11), 4035–4044.

  36. Yang, S.; Karve, V. V.; Justin, A.; Kochetygov, I.; Espín, J.; Asgari, M.; et al. Enhancing MOF performance through the introduction of polymer guests. Coordination Chemistry Reviews 2021, 427, 213525. DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213525

  37. Jablonka, K. M.; Moosavi, S. M.; Asgari, M.; Ireland, C.; Patiny, L.; Smit, B. A data-driven perspective on the colours of metal–organic frameworks. Chemical Science 2021, 12 (10), 3587–3598.

  38. Yang, S.; Zhang, J.; Peng, L.; Asgari, M.; Stoian, D.; Kochetygov, I.; et al. A metal–organic framework/polymer derived catalyst containing single-atom nickel species for electrocatalysis. Chemical Science 2020, 11 (40), 10991–10997.

  39. Peng, L.; Yang, S.; Jawahery, S.; Moosavi, S. M.; Huckaba, A. J.; Asgari, M.; et al. Preserving porosity of metal–organic frameworks by introducing polymer guests into hierarchical micro- and mesoporous MOFs. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2019, 141 (31), 12397–12405.

  40. Yang, S.; Peng, L.; Sun, D. T.; Asgari, M.; Oveisi, E.; Trukhina, O.; Bulut, S.; Jamali, A.; Queen, W. L. A new post-synthetic polymerization strategy makes metal–organic frameworks more stable. Chemical Science 2019, 10 (17), 4542–4549.

  41. Peng, L.; Yang, S.; Sun, D. T.; Asgari, M.; Queen, W. L. MOF/polymer composite synthesized using a double solvent method offers enhanced water and CO$_2$ adsorption properties. Chemical Communications 2018, 54 (75), 10602–10605.

  42. Kochetygov, I.; Bulut, S.; Asgari, M.; Queen, W. L. Selective CO$_2$ adsorption by a new metal–organic framework: Synergy between open metal sites and a charged imidazolinium backbone. Dalton Transactions 2018, 47 (31), 10527–10535.

  43. Yang, S.; Peng, L.; Oveisi, E.; Bulut, S.; Sun, D. T.; Asgari, M.; Trukhina, O.; Queen, W. L. MOF-derived cobalt phosphide/carbon nanocubes for selective hydrogenation of nitroarenes to anilines. Chemistry – A European Journal 2018, 24 (17), 4234–4238.

  44. Peng, L.; Asgari, M.; Mieville, P.; Schouwink, P.; Bulut, S.; Sun, D. T.; Zhou, Z.; Pattison, P.; van Beek, W.; Queen, W. L. Using predefined M$_3$(μ$_3$-O) clusters as building blocks for an isostructural series of metal–organic frameworks. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2017, 9 (28), 23957–23966.

  45. Saboor, F. H.; Khodadadi, A. A.; Mortazavi, Y.; Asgari, M. Microemulsion synthesized silica/ZnO stable core/shell sensors highly selective to ethanol with minimum sensitivity to humidity. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 2017, 238, 1070–1083.

  46. Alamolhoda, F.; KouhiKamali, R.; Asgari, M. Parametric simulation of MED–TVC units in operation. Desalination and Water Treatment 2016, 57 (22), 10232–10245.

  47. Sagharichiha, M.; Jafarian, A.; Asgari, M.; Kouhikamali, R. Simulation of a forward feed multiple effect desalination plant with vertical tube evaporators. Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification 2014, 75, 110–118.

  48. Kouhikamali, R.; FallahRamezani, Z.; Asgari, M. Investigation of thermo-hydraulic design aspects in optimization of MED plants. Desalination and Water Treatment 2013, 51 (28–30), 5501–5508.

  49. Kouhikamali, R.; Kojidi, A. S.; Asgari, M.; Alamolhoda, F. The effect of condensation and evaporation pressure drop on specific heat transfer surface area and energy consumption in MED–TVC plants. Desalination and Water Treatment 2012, 46 (1–3), 68–74.

  50. Haghighat Mamaghani, A.; Fatemi, S.; Asgari, M. Investigation of influential parameters in deep oxidative desulfurization of dibenzothiophene with hydrogen peroxide and formic acid. International Journal of Chemical Engineering 2013, 951045.

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