Publications

Journal Papers

Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Jae-Hee Kim and Shinhoo Kang, Effect of nitrogen and secondary carbide on the microstructure and properties of (Ti_0.93W_0.07)C-Ni cermets, Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 44(2014), 123–128.

 - Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Aejung Kim, Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr, Gadolinium Triflate Immobilized on Magnetic Nanocomposites as Recyclable Lewis Acid Catalyst for Acetylation of Phenols,  Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters, 6(2014), 309-313.

- Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Aejung Kim, Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr, Effect of Solvent on Nanostructure and Luminescence properties of combustion synthesized Eu³⁺ Doped Yttria, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters, 6 (2014), 692-696.

- Aejung Kim, Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Shahrouz Abdolhosseini, Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr, Palladium Nanocatalysts confined in Mesoporous Silica for Heterogeneous Reduction of Nitroaromatics, Energy and Environment Focus, 4 (2015), 18-23.

- Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Aejung Kim, Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr, Enhanced luminescence Properties of Combustion Synthesized Y₂O₃:Gd Nanostructure, Current Nanoscience, Current Nanoscience, 12 (2016), 244-249.

- Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Shinhoo Kang, Effect of nano-sized SiO₂ on the optical properties of YVO₄:Eu³⁺ phosphors, Composite Interfaces, 24 (2016), 319-333.

- Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Effect of flux compounds on the luminescence properties of Eu³⁺ doped YBO₃ phosphors, Materials Science-Poland, 34 (2016), 780-785.

- Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Synthesis of YVO₄:Eu³⁺ nanophosphors through the use of urea and aniline fuels and study of their microstructures and optical properties, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, 70 (2017), 1543–1547.

- Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Effect of LiCl on the Microstructure and Luminescence Properties of YVO₄:Eu³⁺ and YBO₃:Eu³⁺ Phosphors, Advanced Ceramics Progress, 2 (2016), 32-36.

 - Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr, Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Combustion synthesized YVO₄:Eu³⁺ phosphors: effect of fuels on nanostructure and luminescence properties, Ceramics International, 43 (2017), 11469-11473.

- Abbas Bahrami, Ali Ashrafi, Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Maryam Yazdan Mehr, Sigma Phase-Induced Failure of 310 Stainless Steel Tubes, Engineering Failure Analysis, 82 (2017), 56-63.

- Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Taghi Dallali Isfahani, Hamed Afshari, Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr, Improved optical properties of YVO₄:Eu³⁺ nano–layers on silica spheres, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 203 (2017), 274-279.

- Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Abbas Bahrami, The effects of boric acid on crystal structure, nano/microstructure and photoluminescence characteristics of rare earth doped Y₂O₃/YBO₃ composite compounds, Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry, 7 (2017), 367-373.

- Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr, Study of Optical Properties of Yttrium Oxide Based Nano Ceramics, Iranian Journal of Ceramic Science & Engineering, 6 (2017), 85-92. (In Persian)

- Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Solid State synthesized YVO₄:Dy³⁺/SiO₂ Composites: Microstructures and Optical Characteristics, Archives of Metallurgy and Materials, 63 (2018), 199-202.

- Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Study of Synthesis of (TiW)CN-Ni High Strength Cermets and the effects of Secondary Carbides on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties, Iranian Journal of Ceramic Science & Engineering, 6 (2018), 53-62. (In Persian)

- Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Abbas Bahrami, Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr, Influence of Ni/Co binders and Mo₂C on the microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of (Ti_0.93W_0.07)C–based cermets, Ceramics International 44 (2018), 17655–17659.

• Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, The luminescence properties of yttria            based phosphors and study of YBO₃ formation via H₃BO₃ addition, journal of Processing and Application of Ceramics, 12 (2018), 262-267.
• Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr, Synthesis and Luminescence Properties of Transparent YVO₄:Eu³⁺ phosphors, journal of Materials Research Express, 5 (2018), 116208.
• Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Fatemeh Ashrafi, Ahmad Sayyadi-Shahraki, Elmira Karimzadeh, Enhanced luminescence properties of phosphors coated by silica nano-layers: Study of reflection and emission, Ceramics International, 45 (2019), 1670-1675.
• Ahmad Sayyadi-Shahraki, Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, S.Ghadami, and Kh.A. Nekouee, Densification and mechanical properties of spark plasma sintered Si₃N₄/ZrO₂ nano-composites, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 776 (2019), 798-806.
• Abbas Bahrami, Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Maryam Yazdan Mehr, Root Cause Analysis of Failure in Superheater Tubes in a Power Plant, Metallography, Microstructure and Analysis, 8 (2019), 275–280.
• Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr, Impact of process parameters on luminescence properties and nanostructure of YVO₄:Eu phosphor, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 229 (2019), 431-436.
• Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr, Effect of fuels on nanostructure and luminescence properties of combustion synthesized MgAl₂O₄:Eu³⁺ phosphors, Journal of Molecular Structure,  1193 (2019), 274-279.
• S.M. Rafiaei, E. Karimzadeh, M. Khodaei, F. Ashrafi, Improved optical properties of Dy³⁺ doped phosphors by spherical SiO₂ particles Ceramics International, 45 (2019), 21725-21734.
• S.M. Rafiaei, Evaluation of the addition of Tetraethyl Orthosilicate (TEOS) on microstructure and luminescence properties of Y₂O₃: Tb³⁺ nano-phosphors, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, 31(2020), 129-136. (In Persian)
• Hossein Hosseini-Tayeb, Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Effects of lateral and vertical ultrasonic vibrations on the microstructure and microhardness of Stellite-6 coating deposited on Inconel 718 superalloy through laser metal deposition, Materials Research Express, 7 (2020), 016531.
• Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Synthesis of Ba₂CaZn₂Si₆O₁₇:Eu²⁺ phosphors: synthesis, microstructure and luminescence characteristics, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, 73 (2020), 531-536.
• Milad kohi habibi, Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Maryam Zare, Amir Alhaji, In–situ synthesis of ZnFe₂O₄-Ce-doped/Carbon nanofiber composite via electro spinning approach, Journal of Science and Technology of Composites, 7(2020), 961-968. (In Persian)
• S.M. Rafiaei, G. Dini, A. Bahrami, Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Optical and Adsorption Properties of BaAl₂O₄: Eu²⁺, Eu²⁺/ L³⁺ (L= Dy, Er, Sm, Gd, Nd, and Pr) Phosphors, Journal of Ceramics International, 46 (2020), 20243-20250.
• M. Mousavinia, A. Bahrami, S.M. Rafiaei, M. Rajabinezhad, M. Taghian, S.J. Seyedi, Root cause analysis of failure of bolts in the low pressure section of a gas turbine in an oil and gas production plant, Engineering Failure Analysis, 115 (2020), 104675. 
• Hossein Hosseini-Tayeb, Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Enhanced microstructural and mechanical properties of Stellite/WC nanocomposite on Inconel 718 deposited through vibration-assisted laser cladding, International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials, 29(2022), 327-334.
• Milad Kohi Habibi, Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Amir Alhaji, Maryam Zare, ZnAl₂O₄: Ce³⁺ phosphors: Study of Crystal Structure, Microstructure, Photoluminescence Properties and Efficient Adsorption of Congo Red Dye, Journal of Molecular Structure, 1228 (2021), 129769.
• Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr, Structural and optical characterizations of Ce³⁺‐doped YSO phosphors via the addition of TEOS, Luminescence, 36 (2021), 1117-1123.
• Mohammad Khodaei, Seyed Mehdi Rafiaei, Fateme Eslami, Hydroxyapatite Nano-Particles Extracted from Miscellaneous Bestial Resources: Study of Crystal Structure and Microstructure, Journal of Advanced Materials and Processing 8 (2021), 3-10.
• Milad Kohi Habibi, Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Amir Alhaji, Maryam Zare, Synthesis of ZnFe₂O₄: 1 wt% Ce³⁺/Carbon fibers composite and investigation of its adsorption characteristic to remove Congo red dye from aqueous solutions, journal of alloys and compounds, 890 (2021), 161901.
• Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Gholamhosein Eslami Varnamkhasti, Welding of titanium base alloys by tungsten-gas pulse arc process (PCGTAW) and investigation of frequency effect on microstructure and mechanical properties, Journal of Welding Science and Technology of Iran, 7(2021), 39-46. (In Persian).
• Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Evaluation of (Gd_xY_1-x)VO₄: Er³⁺ (x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1) compounds: Study of crystal structure, microstructure, luminescence and adsorption properties, Ceramics International, 48 (2022), 14913-14919.

Conference Papers

-  Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Luminescence properties of Eu-doped         aluminum oxide phosphors, Korean Ceramic Conference, Daejeon, Korea (2012).

• Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Synthesis and luminescence properties of nano and bulk size Eu-doped BaAl₂O₄ phosphors, Korean Ceramic Conference, Changwon, Korea (2013).
• Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Effects of nitrogen and carbides on the microstructure and properties of (Ti_0.93W_0.07) C-Ni based cermets, PowderMet Conference, Chicago, USA(2013).
• Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Solid State Synthesis and Luminescence Properties of Eu³⁺ Doped YBO₃ Phosphors Compared With Nano-Synthesized Phosphors, Jeju, Korea (2014).
• Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Modified Synthesis of YVO₄:Eu³⁺ Layers on Silica Spheres and Study of Optical Properties, 5^th international conference on materials engineering and metallurgy, 8-9 Nov. 2016, Shiraz, Iran (iMAT2016).
• Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Synthesis, Microstructure and Photoluminescence Properties of Yttrium Orthovanadates: Influences of Silica Nano-Particles and Nano-Layers, 11^th biennial congress of the Iranian ceramic society and 2^nd international conference on ceramics, Niroo Research Institute, 16-18 May 2017, Tehran, Iran.
• Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr, Zeolite Supported Palladium Nanoparticles Catalyzed Nitroarenes Reduction, 4^th Iran National Zeolite Conference, 23-24 Aug 2017, Golpayegan, Iran.
• Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Hydrothermal Synthesis of Aluminosilicate Zeolite Nanomaterials, 4^th Iran National Zeolite Conference, 23-24 Aug 2017, Golpayegan, Iran.
• Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Reflection Modelling and enhanced luminescence properties of phosphors coated by nano-layers of silica, International biennial conference on ultrafine grained and nanostructured materials (held by Tehran university), 12-13 Nov 2017, Kish, Iran. 

 - Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Synthesis of rare earth doped nano-phosphors through the use of isobutyl nitrite and urea fuels: Study of microstructure and luminescence properties, ICLMLS 2018, Italy

13-14 Aug 2018.

- Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Trivalent rare earth (RE= Eu, Dy, Sm) doped nano-phosphors: microstructure and optical characteristics, World Expo on Material Science & Engineering 2019, Spain.

- Mostafa Fazeli, Hossein Hossseini Tayeb, Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Effect of laser welding parameters on characteristics, microstructure and microhardness of Inconel 718 superalloy- AISI 321 stainless steel joint, 8^th international conference on materials engineering and metallurgy, 7-8 October 2019, Tehran.  

- Hossein Hosseini Tayeb, Jalal Esmaeili, Majid Tavoosi, Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Effect of changing filler rod on microstructure and corrosion behavior of Al/Mg₂Si surface composite fabricated by TIG welding, 8^th international conference on materials engineering and metallurgy, 7-8 October 2019, Tehran.

- Milad kohi habibi, Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Maryam Zare, A. Alhaji, Synthesis of carbon fibers via electrospinning approach and the effect of critical flow rate on the morphology of fibers, 9^th Iran international conference on materials science and metallurgical engineering (iMat 2020), November 10-11, 2020, Iran.

- Mehran Ghodrati, Seyed Mahdi Rafiaei, Synthesis of MgAl₂O₄ spinel and investigation of its microstructure and PL properties, UFGNSM 2021 Conference, 6-7 November 2021, Tehran University.

Published Books:

• Translation of “Dental Ceramics” in Persian.
• Translation of “Nanostructured Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters” in Persian.
• Translation of “Multifunctional Photocatalytic Materials for Energy” in Persian.