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List of Publications


  • Strong spin filtering by silicon nanoparticles with adsorbed bismuth atom clusters: Role of symmetry and electrostatic control of the direction of spin polarization
    A. Saffarzadeh and G. Kirczenow
    Phys. Rev. B 106 (2022) 085416 (Full Text)

  • Electron beam splitting at topological insulator surface states and a proposal for electronic Goos-Hänchen shift measurement
    H. Ghadiri and A. Saffarzadeh
    Phys. Rev. B 105 (2022) 085415 (Full Text), arXiv:2202.09537 (Full Text)

  • Resonant and nonresonant spin filtering in bismuthene-silicon cowrie shell-like nanostructures
    A. Saffarzadeh and G. Kirczenow
    Phys. Rev. B 104 (2021) 155406 (Full Text)

  • Doping-controlled surface conduction in topological insulators with warping effects
    M. Arabikhah and A. Saffarzadeh
    J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 536 (2021) 168135 (Full Text), arXiv:2106.03978 (Full Text)

  • Nearly perfect spin filtering in curved two-dimensional topological insulators
    A. Saffarzadeh and G. Kirczenow
    Phys. Rev. B 102 (2020) 235420 (Full Text), arXiv:2101.01383 (Full Text)

  • Electron scattering in a superlattice of line defects on the surface of topological insulators
    H. Dehnavi, A. A. Masoudi, M. Saadat, H. Ghadiri, and A. Saffarzadeh
    J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 32 (2020) 415002 (Full Text), arXiv:2007.12867 (Full Text)

  • Gas adsorption effects on electronic and magnetic properties of triangular graphene antidot lattices
    Z. Talebi Esfahani, A. Saffarzadeh, A. Akhound, A. A. Sabouri Dodaran
    Sur. Sci. 701 (2020) 121688 (Full Text), arXiv:2007.11253 (Full Text)

  • Quantum transport in oxidized Ni nanocontacts under mechanical strain
    Z. Razavifar, A. Saffarzadeh, and J. J. Palacios
    Phys. Rev. B 101 (2020) 235442 (Full Text)

  • Mechanisms of jump to contact and conductance plateau formation in copper atomic junctions in vacuum and aqueous environments
    A. Saffarzadeh and G. Kirczenow
    Phys. Rev. Materials 4 (2020) 056004 (Full Text), arXiv:2005.07873 (Full Text)

  • Surface state transport in double-gated and magnetized topological insulators with hexagonal warping effects
    M. Arabikhah and A. Saffarzadeh
    J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 31 (2019) 445001 (Full Text), arXiv:1908.03862 (Full Text)

  • A DFT study on the electronic and magnetic properties of triangular graphene antidot lattices
    Z. Talebi Esfahani, A. Saffarzadeh, and A. Akhound
    Eur. Phys. J. B 91 (2018) 308 (Full Text), arXiv:1812.06249 (Full Text)

  • Thermoelectric voltage switching in gold atomic wire junctions
    A. Saffarzadeh, F. Demir, and G. Kirczenow
    Phys. Rev. B 98 (2018) 115436 (Full Text), arXiv:1809.10218 (Full Text)

  • Optoelectronic properties of defective MoS2 and WS2 monolayers
    S. Salehi and A. Saffarzadeh
    J. Phys. Chem. Solids 121 (2018) 172 (Full Text), arXiv:1805.09532 (Full Text)

  • Band-offset-induced lateral shift of valley electrons in ferromagnetic MoS2/WS2 planar heterojunctions
    H. Ghadiri and A. Saffarzadeh
    J. Appl. Phys. 123 (2018) 104301 (Full Text), arXiv:1803.03811 (Full Text)

  • Malleability at the extreme nanoscale: Slow and fast quakes of few-body systems
    A. Saffarzadeh and G. Kirczenow
    Phys. Rev. B 96 (2017) 195403 (Full Text), arXiv:1711.01026 (Full Text)

  • Controlling the thermoelectric effect by mechanical manipulation of the electron's quantum phase in atomic junctions
    A. Aiba, F. Demir, S. Kaneko, S. Fujii, T. Nishino, K. Tsukagoshi, A. Saffarzadeh, G. Kirczenow, and M. Kiguchi
    Scientific Reports 7 (2017) 7949 (Full Text)

  • Gate-controlled valley transport and Goos-Hänchen effect in monolayer WS2
    H. Ghadiri and A. Saffarzadeh
    J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 29 (2017) 115303 (Full Text), arXiv:1701.06938 (Full Text)

  • Atomic defect states in monolayers of MoS2 and WS2
    S. Salehi and A. Saffarzadeh
    Surface Science 651 (2016) 215 (Full Text), arXiv:1605.08756 (Full Text)

  • Electrical conductance and structure of copper atomic junctions in the presence of water molecules
    Y. Li, F. Demir, S. Kaneko, S. Fujii, T. Nishino, A. Saffarzadeh, G. Kirczenow and M. Kiguchi
    Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 17 (2015) 32436 (Full Text1) (Full Text2)

  • Generation of fully spin-polarized currents in three-terminal graphene-based transistors
    R. Farghadan and A. Saffarzadeh
    RSC Advances 5 (2015) 87411 (Full Text), arXiv:1510.05103 (Full Text)

  • Coulomb bound states and resonances due to groups of Ca dimers adsorbed on suspended graphene
    A. Saffarzadeh and G. Kirczenow
    Phys. Rev. B 90 (2014) 155404 (Full Text), arXiv:1501.06608 (Full Text)

  • Mechanism of the enhanced conductance of a molecular junction under tensile stress
    A. Saffarzadeh, F. Demir, and G. Kirczenow
    Phys. Rev. B 89 (2014) 045431 (Full Text), arXiv:1402.0025 (Full Text)

  • Electric field control of spin-resolved edge states in graphene quantum nanorings
    R. Farghadan and A. Saffarzadeh
    J. Appl. Phys. 115 (2014) 174310 (Full Text), arXiv:1408.6634 (Full Text)

  • Magnetic edge states in Aharonov-Bohm graphene quantum rings
    R. Farghadan, A. Saffarzadeh, and E. Heidari Semiromi
    J. Appl. Phys. 114 (2013) 214314 (Full Text), arXiv:1407.4220 (Full Text)

  • Voltage-controlled spin injection with an endohedral fullerene CoC60 dimer
    A. Saffarzadeh and G. Kirczenow
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 102 (2013) 173101 (Full Text), arXiv:1304.7901 (Full Text)

  • Scanning tunneling spectroscopy and Dirac point resonances due to a single Co adatom on gated graphene
    A. Saffarzadeh and G. Kirczenow
    Phys. Rev. B 85 (2012) 245429 (Full Text), arXiv:1206.5363 (Full Text)

  • Electronic and optical spectra in a diluted magnetic semiconductor multilayer
    L. Gharaee and A. Saffarzadeh
    Eur. Phys. J. B 85 (2012) 289 (Full Text), arXiv:1206.4963 (Full Text)

  • A spin-filter device based on armchair graphene nanoribbons
    A. Saffarzadeh and R. Farghadan
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 98 (2011) 023106 (Full Text), arXiv:1101.2948 (Full Text)

  • Modeling of gas adsorption on graphene nanoribbons
    A. Saffarzadeh
    J. Appl. Phys. 107 (2010) 114309 (Full Text), arXiv:1002.3941 (Full Text)

  • Effect of vacancy-induced magnetism on electronic transport in armchair carbon nanotubes
    R. Farghadan and A. Saffarzadeh
    J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 22 (2010) 255301 (Full Text), arXiv:1001.3166 (Full Text)

  • Optical absorption spectrum in disordered semiconductor multilayers
    A. Saffarzadeh and L. Gharaee
    J. Appl. Phys. 107 (2010) 104322 (Full Text), arXiv:1001.2000 (Full Text)

  • Spin transport through a triangular graphene flake
    R. Farghadan, A. Saffarzadeh and E. Saievar Iranizad
    J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 248 (2010) 012014 (Full Text)

  • The effects of magnetic and nonmagnetic impurities on electronic properties of semiconductor multilayers
    L. Gharaee and A. Saffarzadeh
    J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 248 (2010) 012055 (Full Text)

  • Quantum size effects on spin-tunneling time in a magnetic resonant tunneling diode
    A. Saffarzadeh and R. Daqiq
    J. Appl. Phys. 106 (2009) 084308 (Full Text), arXiv:0905.1496 (Full Text)

  • Spin currents and magnetoresistance of graphene-based magnetic junctions
    A. Saffarzadeh and M. Ghorbani Asl
    Eur. Phys. J. B 67 (2009) 239 (Full Text), arXiv:0903.0407 (Full Text)

  • Tunnel magnetoresistance of a single-molecule junction
    A. Saffarzadeh
    J. Appl. Phys. 104 (2008) 123715 (Full Text), arXiv:0812.4698 (Full Text)

  • Electronic transport through a C60 molecular bridge: The role of single and multiple contacts
    A. Saffarzadeh
    J. Appl. Phys. 103 (2008) 083705 (Full Text), arXiv:0808.1352 (Full Text)

  • Exchange coupling between two ferromagnetic electrodes separated by a graphene nanoribbon
    A. Saffarzadeh
    J. Phys: Conf. Ser. 129 (2008) 012038 (Full Text), arXiv:0811.0934 (Full Text)

  • Chemical and magnetic impurity effects on electronic properties of semiconductor quantum wires
    A. Saffarzadeh
    Phys. Rev. B 76 (2007) 212401 (Full Text), arXiv:0806.1282 (Full Text)

  • Temperature dependence of surface magnetization in local-moment systems
    A. Saffarzadeh
    Surface Science 600 (2006) 4785 (Full Text), arXiv:0712.4378 (Full Text)

  • Quantum theory of tunneling magnetoresistance in GaMnAs/GaAs/GaMnAs heterostructures
    A. Saffarzadeh and A. A. Shokri
    J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 305 (2006) 141 (Full Text), arXiv:cond-mat/0608006 (Full Text)

  • The effects of Mn concentration on spin-polarized transport through ZnSe/ZnMnSe/ZnSe heterostructures
    A. Saffarzadeh
    Solid State Commun. 137 (2006) 463 (Full Text), arXiv:cond-mat/0602610 (Full Text)

  • Spin-dependent resonant tunneling in ZnSe/ZnMnSe heterostructures
    A. Saffarzadeh, M. Bahar and M. Banihasan
    Physica E 27 (2005) 462 (Full Text), arXiv:cond-mat/0509067 (Full Text)

  • Temperature and voltage dependence of magnetic barrier junctions with a nonmagnetic spacer
    A. Shokri and A. Saffarzadeh
    Eur. Phys. J. B 42 (2004) 187 (Full Text), arXiv:cond-mat//0501278 (Full Text)

  • The effects of a magnetic barrier and a nonmagnetic spacer in tunnel structures
    A. Shokri and A. Saffarzadeh
    J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 16 (2004) 4455 (Full Text), arXiv:cond-mat//0406290 (Full Text)

  • Spin-filter magnetoresistance in magnetic barrier junctions
    A. Saffarzadeh
    J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 269 (2004) 327 (Full Text), arXiv:cond-mat//0310345 (Full Text)

  • Tunnel magnetoresistance in double spin filter junctions
    A. Saffarzadeh
    J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 15 (2003) 3041 (Full Text), arXiv:cond-mat//0305713 (Full Text)

  • Spin-polarized tunneling in ferromagnetic double barrier junctions
    A. Saffarzadeh
    Eur. Phys. J. B 24 (2001) 149 (Full Text), arXiv:cond-mat//0112464 (Full Text)

  • Spin-polarized tunneling through a thin-film
    A. Saffarzadeh
    Phys. Lett. A 270 (2000) 353 (Full Text), arXiv:cond-mat//0112431 (Full Text)


Conferences (Published in Proceedings)

  • Electronic Properties of Vacancy-doped MoSe2 and WSe2 Monolayers
    S. Salehi and A. Saffarzadeh
    The 6th International Conference on Nanostructures (2016), Kish Island, Iran

  • Voltage-controlled spin transport through a pair of Buckminster fullerene molecules encapsulating cobalt atoms
    A. Saffarzadeh and G. Kirczenow
    American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting 2013 , Baltimore, Maryland

  • Scanning tunneling spectroscopy and Dirac point resonances due to a single Co adatom on gated graphene
    A. Saffarzadeh and G. Kirczenow
    2012 Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) Congress, University of Calgary, Canada

  • The effect of magnetic behavior of vacancy defect on the conductance of carbon nanotubes
    R. Farghadan, A. Saffarzadeh, and E. Saeivar Iranizad
    The 3rd Conference on Nanostructures (2010), Kish University, Kish Island, Iran

  • Effects of gas adsorption on armchair graphene nanoribbons
    A. Saffarzadeh
    Nanotech Europe 2009, Technical University (TU) Berlin, Germany

  • Spin-dependent transport through a single molecule junction
    A. Saffarzadeh
    The 16th Spring Theoretical Physics Conference (2009), School of Physics (IPM), Iran

  • The effect of Stone-Wales and vacancy defects on the conductance of carbon nanotubes
    R. Farghadan, A. Saffarzadeh, and E. Saeivar Iranizad
    Iranian Annual Conference of Physics (2009), Isfahan Technical University, Isfahan, Iran

  • Spin-polarized currents in graphene nanodisks
    R. Farghadan, A. Saffarzadeh, and E. Saeivar Iranizad
    Iranian Annual Conference of Physics (2009), Isfahan Technical University, Isfahan, Iran

  • Effect of uniaxial stress on the band gap of single wall carbon nanotubes-An analytical approach
    P. Ahmadvand and A. Saffarzadeh
    Iranian Annual Conference of Physics (2009), Isfahan Technical University, Isfahan, Iran

  • Negative differential resistance in molecular wires
    M. Ghorbani Asl and A. Saffarzadeh
    Conference of Condensed Matter Physics (2009), Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran

  • Spin-dependent tunneling time in magnetic resonant tunneling diodes
    R. Daqiq and A. Saffarzadeh
    Conference of Condensed Matter Physics (2009), Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran

  • Contact effect on the current-voltage characteristic of finite-length carbon nanotubes
    S. Oloomi and A. Saffarzadeh
    Iranian Annual Conference of Physics (2008), Kashan, Iran

  • Effect of length and width of the armchair graphene nanoribbons on the electric conduction
    M. Ghorbani Asl and A. Saffarzadeh
    Iranian Annual Conference of Physics (2008), Kashan, Iran

  • Electric and thermoelectric behavior of dinucleotide Poly(GC) chains
    F. Yadegari and A. Saffarzadeh
    Europe’s Largest Annual Nanotechnology Conference and Exhibition (Nanotech-2008), Copenhagen, Denmark

  • Effect of boundaries on the thermodynamical properties of a two-dimensional Ising lattice
    M. Sabzevar and A. Saffarzadeh
    The 3rd Conference of Payame Noor University (2008), Ahvaz, Iran

  • Optical absorption spectrum in disordered semiconductor multilayers
    L. Gharaee and A. Saffarzadeh
    The 3rd Conference of Payame Noor University (2008), Ahvaz, Iran

  • Impurity effect on electronic transport in a finite-length carbon nanotube
    S. Oloomi and A. Saffarzadeh
    The 3rd Conference of Payame Noor University (2008), Ahvaz, Iran

  • Exchange coupling between two ferromagnetic electrodes separated by a graphene nanoribbon
    A. Saffarzadeh
    International Conference on Theoretical Physics (Dubna-Nano 2008), Dubna, Russia

  • Spin-polarized transport through a C60 molecule
    A. Saffarzadeh
    The 2nd Conference on Nanostructures (2008) Kish University, Kish Island, Iran

  • Dependence of current on voltage and contact point of metallic electrodes to C60 molecule
    A. Saffarzadeh and P. Piran
    Iranian Annual Conference of Physics (2007), University of Yasoj, Iran

  • Diluted magnetic semiconductor nanowires
    A. Saffarzadeh, M. Bahar and E. Mahmoodi
    First International Congress on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (2006), University of Tehran, Iran

  • The role of carrier interaction in magnetization of diluted magnetic semiconductors
    A.A. Shokri and A. Saffarzadeh
    The 1st Conference of Payame Noor University (2006), Esfahan, Iran

  • Coherent spin transport in magnetic tunnel junctions
    A.A. Shokri and A. Saffarzadeh
    The 10th Meeting on Condensed Matter Physics (2004), IASBS, Zanjan, Iran

  • Spin-polarized resonant tunneling in ZnSe/ZnMnSe/ZnSe/ZnMnSe heterostructures
    M. Banihasan, A. Saffarzadeh and M. Bahar
    Conference of Condensed Matter Physics (2004), Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran