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Rabi EbrahimRabi Ebrahim

Senior Research Scientist
Department of Physics

Office: Science & Research 1, 737
Contact: rebrahim@central.uh.edu - (713) 743-3621

Education: Ph.D., 兔子先生
M.S., 兔子先生
B.A., Menoufia University, Egypt

As a member of the oxide group, our research focuses on clean energy generation and storage, also semiconductors and 2D materials.

This research includes:

  • Low Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (UH and Nano EnerTex INC.)
  • Hydrogen Storage in Conductive Polymers (NASA and UH)
  • Silicon-based Lithium Ion Batteries
  • Monolayer Disulphide and Diselenide Semiconductors (UH)
  • Development of Resistive Random Access Memory (NASA and UH)
  • Silicon Carbide Thin Films (UH, Institute of Physics and Technology, Almaty, Kazakhstan)
  • 鈥淣anostructured Thin Film Solid Oxide Fuel Cells鈥�, in Advanced nano depositions and their novel applications, Alex Ignatiev, R. Ebrahim, M. Yeleuov, D. Fisher, X. Chen, N.J. Wu and S. Tokmoldin, ed: X. Chen Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, 2016.
  • "Cyclical Hydrogen Storage and Retention in Polyaniline" Rabi Ebrahim; Ali Zomorrodian, Nour Attia, Kurt Geckeler and Alex Ignatiev, Energy Sci Eng, 4: 277鈥�282. doi:10.1002/ese3.127, 2016.
  • 鈥淪ynthesis of graphene and other 2D material: The past and future of chemical vapor deposition鈥� S. S. Pei, Q. K. Yu; K. P. Huang; S. R. Xing; S. C. Chang; Rabi Ebrahim; F. Mansurov (IMWS-AMP), IEEE MTT-S, 2015.
  • 鈥淔ilamentary bipolar electric pulse induced resistance switching in amorphous silicon resistive random access memory鈥� Rabi Ebrahim, Ramasahayam Mithun Kumar, Nacer Badi, Naijuan Wu and Alex Ignatiev, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 33, 032205, 2015.
  • 鈥淭hin Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stack for Low Power Applications鈥� Rabi Ebrahim, Mukhtar Yeleuov , Ainur Issova , Serekbol Tokmoldin and Alex Ignatiev, International Journal of Engineering Science and Innovative Technology (IJESIT) Volume 4, Issue 4, 2015.
  • 鈥淭riple-phase boundary and power density enhancement in thin solid oxide fuel cells by controlled etching of the nickel anode鈥� Rabi Ebrahim, Mukhtar Yeleuov , Ainur Issova , Serekbol Tokmoldin and Alex Ignatiev, Nanoscale Research Letters, 2014.
  • 鈥淕rowth of 3C-SiC Films on Si (111) and Sapphire (0001) Substrates by MOCVD鈥� R. Beisenov, R. Ebrahim, A. Zommorodian, Z.A. Mansurov, S.Zh. Tokmoldin, A. Ignatiev, Eurasian chemico-technological journal, Volume 15, No. 1, pp 25-30, 2013.
  • 鈥淐opper oxide phase content and its effect on the electric pulse induced resistive switching characteristics of CuxO resistive random access memory鈥� Rabi Ebrahima, Ali Zomorrodiana, Naijuan Wua, Alex Ignatiev, Thin Solid Films Volume 539, 31 pp 337鈥�341 2013.
  • 鈥淕rowth of 3C-SiC Films on Si (111) and Sapphire (0001) Substrates by MOCVD鈥� R. Beisenov, R. Ebrahim, A. Zommorodian, Z.A. Mansurov, S.Zh. Tokmoldin, A. Ignatiev, Eurasian chemico-technological journal, Volume 15, No. 1, pp 25-30, 2013.
  • 鈥淎ES studies of heteroepitaxial SiC films deposited on Si and on sapphire substrates by MOCVD鈥� R. Beisenov, R. Ebrahim, A. Zommorodian, Z.A. Mansurov, S.Zh. Tokmoldin, A. Ignatiev Eurasian Chemico-Technological Journal 15(3):259-263, 2013.
  • 鈥淢ulti-mode Bipolar Resistance Switching in CuxO Films鈥� Rabi Ebrahim, Naijuan Wu, Alex Ignatiev. Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 111, 2012.
  • 鈥淐rystal Field Modification by Doping in HTC YBCO鈥�, M. El-Hofy, M. El-Shahawy, Rabi Ebrahim, Defect and Diffusion Forum, Vols. 226-228, 2004.
  • 鈥淪ynthesis of monolayer single-crystal transition metal dichalcogenide, TMDC. grains and arrays,鈥� 2016 (Pending).
  • 鈥淧orous Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Anode with Nanoporous Surface and Process for Fabrication鈥� US2016/015671 A1, 2016.
  • 鈥淢ethods of Using A Two Terminal Multi-Layer Thin Film Resistance Switching Device With A Diffusion Barrier鈥� US20160064660 A1, 2016.
  • 鈥淭wo Terminal Multi-Layer Thin Film Resistance Switching Device With a Diffusion Barrier and Methods Thereof鈥�, US 2012/0126195 A1, 2012

Organizations, Outreach, Boards, Memberships:

Consultation Research Scientist for:

  • Nano EnerTex INC, Houston, 2013-2014
  • Intelligent Surgical Devices INC., Houston, 2013-2014
Member, Semiconductor Research Corporation
Member, Materials Research Society
Journal Peer Reviewer for:
  • Thin Solid Films
  • Journal of Materials and Chemical Engineering