For the most current list of our group’s publications, please visit the PI’s Google scholar webpage.

Refereed Journal Papers:

44- M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, Q. Miller, S. Zare, H. Todd Schaef, J. Kaszuba, K. Rosso, “Molecular-scale mechanisms of CO2 mineralization in nanoscale interfacial water films” Nature Reviews Chemistry (2022).

43- M. Shishehbor, D. Sakaniwa, D. Stefaniuk, K.J. Krakowiak, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, “On the Significance of Interfacial Chemistry on the Strength of Fly Ash-Cement Com- posites.” Cement Concrete Research 151, 106619 (2022).

42- S.Zare,M.J.AbdolhosseiniQomi,”Reactiveforcefieldsforaqueousandinterfacialmag- nesium carbonate formation.” Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics 23 (40), 23106-23123 (2021).

41- M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, L. Brochard, T. Honorio, I. Maruyama, M. Vandamme, “Ad- vances in Atomistic Modeling and Understanding of Drying Shrinkage in Cementitious Materials.” Cement Concrete Research 148, 106536 (2021).

40- J. Hur, K.L. Hull, Y. Abousleiman, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, “Reactive force fields for oxidative degradation of organic matter in geological reservoirs.” Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics 11, 29298-29307 (2021).

39- E. Villermaux, K. Keremidis, N. Vandenberghe, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, F-J. Ulm, “Mode Coarsening or Fracture: Energy Transfer Mechanisms in Dynamic Buckling of Rods”, Physical Review Letters 126 (4), 045501 (2021).

38- A. Morshedifard, M. Ruiz-García, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, A. Košmrlj, “Buckling of thermalized elastic sheets” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 149, 104296 (2021).

37- A. Morshedifard, A. Moshiri, K.J. Krakowiak, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, “Spectral attributes of sub-amorphous thermal conductivity in cross-linked organic–inorganic hybrids” Nanoscale 12 (25), 13491-13500 (2020).

36- K. Montazeri, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, Y. Won, “Solid-like Behaviors Govern Evaporative Transport in Adsorbed Water Nanofilms”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12 (47), 53416-53424 (2020).

35- D.W. Gardner, J. Li, A. Morshedifard, S. Masoumi, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, P.J.M. Monteiro, R. Maboudian, C. Carraro, “Silicate Bond Characteristics in Calcium–Silicate–Hydrates Determined by High Pressure Raman Spectroscopy” The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 124 (33), 18335-18345 (2020).

34- K. Montazeri, S. Hao, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, Y. Won, “Molecular dynamics investigation of liquid and vapor interactions near an evaporating interface: A theoretical genetics perspective” Advanced Theory and Simulations 3 (7), 2000017 (2020).

33- A. Moshiri, D. Stefaniuk, S.K. Smith, A Morshedifard, D.F. Rodrigues, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, K.J. Krakowiak, “Structure and morphology of calcium-silicate-hydrates cross-linked with dipodal organosilanes”, Cement and Concrete Research 133, 106076 (2020).

32- K.J. Krakowiak, R.G. Nannapaneni, A. Moshiri, T. Phatak, D. Stefaniuk, L. Sadowski, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, “Engineering of cementitious composites with hollow glass microspheres for HT-HP applications”, Cement and Concrete Composites, Cement and Concrete Composites 108, 103514 (2020).

31- S. Masoumi, D. Ebrahimi, H. Valipour and M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, “Nanolayered attributes of calcium‐silicate‐hydrate gels”, Journal of the American Ceramic Society103(1), pp.541-557 (2020).

30- P.J-M. Monteiro, G. Geng, D. Marchon, J. Li, P. Alapati, K.E. Kurtis, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, “Advances in characterizing and understanding the microstructure of cementitious materials” Cement and Concrete Research 124, 105806 (2019).

29- S Masoumi, S Zare, H Valipour, MJ Abdolhosseini Qomi, “Effective Interactions Between Calcium-Silicate-Hydrate Nanolayers“,  The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 123 (8), 4755-4766 (2019).

28- G. Geng, R.N. Vasin, J. Li, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, J. Yan, H.R. Wenk, P. J.M. Monteiro, “Preferred orientation of calcium aluminosilicate hydrate induced by confined compression“, Cement and Concrete Research 113, 186-196 (2018).

27- A. Morshedifard, S. Masoumi, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, “Nanoscale origins of creep in calcium silicate hydrates“. Nature communications (2018) 9 (1), 1785.

26- J.M. Sobstyl, T. Emig, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, R.M. Pellenq,  F.J. Ulm, “Role of Structural Morphology in Urban Heat Islands at Night Time”.  Physical Review Letters (2018) 120 (10), 108701.

25- K. Keremides, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, R.J.M. Pellenq, and F.J. Ulm, “Potential-of-mean-force approach for molecular dynamics-based resilient assessment of buildings”. Journal of Engineering Mechanics (2018) 144 (8), 04018066.

24- W.J. Thrift,  C.Q. Nguyen,  M. Darvishzadeh-Varcheie, S. Zare, N. Sharac, R.N. Sanderson, T.J. Dupper, A.I. Hochbaum, F. Capolino, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, R. Ragan,  “Driving Chemical Reactions in Plasmonic Nanogaps with Electrohydrodynamic Flow“. ACS nano (2017) 11(11), pp.11317-11329.

23- G. Geng, R.J. Myers, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, P.J.M. Monteiro. “Densification of the interlayer spacing governs the nanomechanical properties of calcium-silicate-hydrate“. Scientific Reports (2017) 7 . [pdf]

22-M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, D. Ebrahimi, M. Bauchy, R. Pellenq, F.J. Ulm. “Methodology for Estimation of Nanoscale Hardness via Atomistic Simulations“. Journal of Nanomechanics and Micromechanics (2017) 7 (4), 04017011 . [pdf]

21- S. Masoumi, H. Valipour, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi. “Interparticle Interactions in Colloidal Systems: Toward a Comprehensive Mesoscale Model“. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 9 (32), 27338-27349.

20- S. Masoumi, H. Valipour, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi. “Intermolecular Forces between Nanolayers of Crystalline Calcium-Silicate-Hydrates in Aqueous Medium“. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2017) 121 (10), 5565-5572.[pdf]

19- Y. Zhou, A. Morshedifard, J. Lee, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi. “The contribution of propagons and diffusons in heat transport through calcium-silicate-hydrates“. Applied Physics Letters (2017) 110 (4), 043104. [pdf]

18-  S. Rahimi-Aghdam, Z.P. Bažant, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi. “Cement hydration from hours to centuries controlled by diffusion through barrier shells of CSH“. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (2017) 99, 211-224 . [pdf]

17- E. Hardin, A. AghaKouchak, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, K. Madani, B. Tarroja, Y. Zhou, T. Yang, S. Samuelsen. “California drought increases CO 2 footprint of energy“. Sustainable Cities and Society (2017) 28, 450-452. [pdf]

16- M. Bauchy, B. Wang, M. Wang, Y. Yu, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, M.M. Smedskjaer, C. Bichara, F-J. Ulm, R.J-M. Pellenq. “Topological Origin of Fracture Toughening in Complex Solids: the Viewpoint of Rigidity Theory“. Acta Materialia (2016) 121, 234-239. [pdf]

15- M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, A. Noshadravan, J. Sobstyl, J. Toole, R.J-M. Pellenq, J. Ferreira, F-J. Ulm and M. Gonzalez. “Data Analytics for Thermal Efficiency Planning in Cities“.  Journal of The Royal Society Interface (2016) 13 (117), 20150971. [pdf]

14- M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, F-J. Ulm, R.J-M. Pellenq. “The Physical Origins of Thermal Properties of Cement Paste” . Physical Review Applied (2015) 3 (6), 064010. [pdf]

13- Bauchy, H. Laubie, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, C. Hoover, F-J. Ulm, R.J-M. Pellenq. “Fracture toughness of calcium-silicate-hydrate grains from molecular dynamics simulations“. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids (2015) 419, 58-64. [pdf]

12- M. Bauchy, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, C. Bichara, F-J. Ulm, R.J-M. Pellenq. “Rigidity Transition in Materials: Hardness is Driven by Weak Atomic Constraints“. Physical Review Letters (2015) 114 (12), 125502.[pdf]

11- M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, K. Krakowiak, M. Bauchy, K. Stewart, R. Shahsavari, D. Jagannathan, D. Brommer, A. Baronnet, M. Buehler, S. Yip, K. Van Vliet, F-J. Ulm, R.J.-M. Pellenq. “Combinatorial Molecular Optimization of Cement Hydrates“. Nature Communications. DOI:10.1038/ncomm5960 (2014). [pdf]

10- M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, M. Bauchy, F-J. Ulm, R.J-M. Pellenq. “Anomalous Composition-Dependent Dynamics of Nanoconfined Water in the Interlayer of Disordered Calcium-Silicates“. Journal of Chemical Physics (2014): 140 (5), 054515. [pdf]

9- M. Bauchy, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, C. Bichara, F-J. Ulm, R.J-M. Pellenq. “Nanoscale structure of cement: viewpoint of rigidity theory“. Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2014): DOI:10.1021/jp502550z . [pdf]

8- M. Bauchy, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, C. Bichara, F-J. Ulm, R.J-M. Pellenq. “Order and disorder in calcium-silicate-hydrates“. Journal of Chemical Physics (2014) 140, 214503. [pdf]

7- M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, F-J. Ulm, R.J-M. Pellenq. “Evidence on the Dual Nature of Aluminum in the Calcium-Silicate-Hydrates Based on Atomistic Simulations“. Journal of the American Ceramic Society (2012): 95 (3), 1128-1137. [pdf]

6- M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, A. Aghaei, A.R. Khoei. “Multi-scale modeling of surface effect via the boundary Cauchy-Born method“. International journal for numerical methods in engineering, (2011) 85 (7), 827-846. [pdf]

5- H. Manzano, E. Durgun, M.J. Abdolhosseine Qomi, F.J. Ulm, R.J-M. Pellenq, J.C. Grossman. “Impact of Chemical Impurities on the Crystalline Cement Clinker Phases Determined by Atomistic Simulations“. Crystal Growth & Design (2011): 11 (7), 2964-2972. [pdf]

4- A.R. Khoei, E. Ban, P. Banihashemi, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi. “Effects of temperature and torsion speed on torsional properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes“. Materials Science and Engineering: C, (2011): 31 (2), 452-457. [pdf]

3- A.R. Khoei. P. Ghahremani, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, P. Banihashemi. “Stability and size-dependency of temperature-related Cauchy-Born hypothesis“. Computational Materials Science (2011): 50 (5), 1731-1743. [pdf]

2- A.R. Khoei, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, M.T. Kazemi, A. Aghaei. “An investigation on the validity of Cauchy-Born hypothesis using Sutton-Chen many-body potential“. Computational Materials Science (2009): 44 (3), 999-1006. [pdf]

1- A. Aghaei, M.J. Abdolhosseini Qomi, M.T. Kazemi, A.R. Khoei. “Stability and size-dependency of Cauchy-Born hypothesis in three-dimensional applications“. International Journal of Solids and Structures (2009): 46 (9), 1925-1936. [pdf]