Prof. Elisa Jimenez-Izal
She obtained her PhD in Theoretical Chemistry at the University of the Basque Country (EHU) in 2014, after completing research stays in Italy (Università degli Studi di Torino, group of Prof. Ugliengo) and Mexico (CINVESTAV-IPN Mérida, group of Prof. Merino). In 2015, she joined the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as a postdoctoral researcher in the group of Prof. Alexandrova, specializing in heterogeneous catalysis, 2D materials, and the computational modelling of extended systems.
Since returning to EHU in 2018, she has developed an independent research line in theoretical and computational catalysis. She was awarded an Ikerbasque Fellowship in 2019 and appointed Assistant Professor at EHU in 2022. Her research focuses on metastable catalytic phases and the design of sustainable catalysts based on earth-abundant elements. To date, she has published around 40 peer-reviewed articles, delivered more than 20 presentations at international conferences, and secured competitive research funding as principal investigator.
List of Publications:
2025
Ultra-Low Atomic Diffusion Barrier on Two-Dimensional Materials: The Case of Pt on Epitaxial Graphene Journal Article
In: ACS Nano, vol. 19, no. 40, pp. 35921–35932, 2025, ISSN: 1936-086X.
2024
Boosting synergistic effects between PtGe nanoalloys and 2D materials for PEMFC applications Journal Article
In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol. 89, pp. 233–253, 2024, ISSN: 0360-3199.
Doping Efects on Ethane/Ethylene Dehydrogenation Catalyzed by Pt2X Nanoclusters Journal Article
In: ChemPhysChem, vol. 25, no. 12, 2024, ISSN: 1439-7641.
Deciphering the chemical bonding of the trivalent oxygen atom in oxygen doped graphene Journal Article
In: Chem. Sci., vol. 15, no. 16, pp. 6151–6159, 2024, ISSN: 2041-6539.
Unveiling the quantum secrets of triel metal triangles: a tale of stability, aromaticity, and relativistic effects Journal Article
In: Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., vol. 26, no. 16, pp. 12619–12627, 2024, ISSN: 1463-9084.
PdTi alloys as an excellent catalyst for semi-hydrogenation reactions Journal Article
In: Applied Surface Science, vol. 672, 2024, ISSN: 0169-4332.
Unveiling the electronic origin of lanthanide based Metal Organic Framework with ideal spin filtering capacity Journal Article
In: Commun Phys, vol. 7, no. 1, 2024, ISSN: 2399-3650.
Deposited PtGe Clusters as Active and Durable Catalysts for CO Oxidation** Journal Article
In: ChemCatChem, vol. 16, no. 3, 2024, ISSN: 1867-3899.
2023
Pt : Ge Ratio as a Lever of Activity and Selectivity Control of Supported PtGe Clusters in Thermal Dehydrogenation Journal Article
In: Chemcatchem, 2023, ISSN: 1867-3880.
2022
Unraveling the effects of Fe and Mn promoters on the tungstated zirconia catalyst: A DFT study Journal Article
In: Applied Surface Science, vol. 599, 2022, ISSN: 0169-4332, (Madrigal-Carrillo, Karina G. Rodriguez, Juan I. Hernandez-Pichardo, Martha L. Jimenez-Izal, Elisa Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/AAB-1990-2019 Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/0000-0003-1127-2100; Madrigal, Karina/0000-0002-3651-6493 1873-5584).
Metal-Polymer Heterojunction in Colloidal-Phase Plasmonic Catalysis Journal Article
In: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, vol. 13, no. 10, pp. 2264-2272, 2022, ISSN: 1948-7185.
Does the composition in PtGe clusters play any role in fighting CO poisoning? (vol 156, 174301, 2022) Journal Article
In: Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 156, no. 20, 2022, ISSN: 0021-9606, (Ugartemendia, Andoni Mercero, Jose M. De Cozar, Abel Jimenez-Izal, Elisa Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/AAB-1990-2019; Mercero, Jose M./E-6828-2010 Ugartemendia Biurrun, Andoni/0000-0003-4091-7780; Mercero, Jose M./0000-0003-4857-6685; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/0000-0003-1127-2100 1089-7690).
Does the composition in PtGe clusters play any role in fighting CO poisoning? Journal Article
In: Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 156, no. 17, 2022, ISSN: 0021-9606, (Ugartemendia, Andoni Mercero, Jose M. de Cozar, Abel Jimenez-Izal, Elisa de Cózar, Abel/Y-9396-2019; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/AAB-1990-2019; Mercero, Jose/E-6828-2010 de Cózar, Abel/0000-0001-8430-4076; Mercero, Jose/0000-0003-4857-6685; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/0000-0003-1127-2100; Ugartemendia Biurrun, Andoni/0000-0003-4091-7780 1089-7690).
Tailoring magnetism in silicon-doped zigzag graphene edges Journal Article
In: Scientific Reports, vol. 12, no. 1, 2022, ISSN: 2045-2322, (Ugartemendia, Andoni Garcia-Lekue, Aran Jimenez-Izal, Elisa Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/AAB-1990-2019 Ugartemendia Biurrun, Andoni/0000-0003-4091-7780).
2021
Doping Platinum with Germanium: An Effective Way to Mitigate the CO Poisoning Journal Article
In: Chemphyschem, vol. 22, no. 15, pp. 1603-1610, 2021, ISSN: 1439-4235, (Ugartemendia, Andoni Peeters, Kristien Ferrari, Piero de Cozar, Abel Mercero, Jose M. Janssens, Ewald Jimenez-Izal, Elisa de Cózar, Abel/Y-9396-2019; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/AAB-1990-2019; Mercero, Jose/E-6828-2010 de Cózar, Abel/0000-0001-8430-4076; Mercero, Jose/0000-0003-4857-6685; Peeters, Kristien/0000-0001-5171-5442; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/0000-0003-1127-2100; Ugartemendia Biurrun, Andoni/0000-0003-4091-7780; Janssens, Ewald/0000-0002-5945-1194; Ferrari, Piero/0000-0001-6096-7772 1439-7641).
In: New Journal of Chemistry, vol. 45, no. 23, pp. 10510-10523, 2021, ISSN: 1144-0546, (Vera-Iturriaga, J. Madrigal-Carrillo, K. G. Hernandez-Pichardo, M. L. Rodriguez, Juan, I Jimenez-Izal, E. Montoya de la Fuente, J. A. Vera-Iturriaga, J./AAS-8856-2021; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/AAB-1990-2019 Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/0000-0003-1127-2100; Madrigal, Karina/0000-0002-3651-6493; Montoya, J Ascencion/0000-0001-9639-868X; Vera-Iturriaga, Jorge/0000-0002-7623-0596 1369-9261).
Role of Dispersion Interactions in Endohedral TM@(ZnS)(12) Structures Journal Article
In: Acs Omega, vol. 6, no. 25, pp. 16612-16622, 2021, ISSN: 2470-1343, (Jimenez-Izal, Elisa Ortiz de Luzuriaga, Iker Ramos-Cordoba, Eloy Matxain, Jon M. Ramos-Cordoba, Eloy/D-2830-2013; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/AAB-1990-2019; Ortiz de Luzuriaga, Iker/A-8392-2019; Matxain, Jon M./J-8184-2014 Ramos-Cordoba, Eloy/0000-0002-6558-7821; Ortiz de Luzuriaga, Iker/0000-0001-6475-3472; Matxain, Jon M./0000-0002-6342-0649; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/0000-0003-1127-2100).
2020
Hydrogen Evolution on Restructured B-Rich WB: Metastable Surface States and Isolated Active Sites Journal Article
In: Acs Catalysis, vol. 10, no. 23, pp. 13867-13877, 2020, ISSN: 2155-5435, (Zhang, Zisheng Cui, Zhi-Hao Jimenez-Izal, Elisa Sautet, Philippe Alexandrova, Anastassia N. Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/AAB-1990-2019; Cui, Zhi-Hao/ABH-2055-2020; Zhang, Zisheng/AAS-3303-2021; Sautet, Philippe/G-3710-2014 Cui, Zhi-Hao/0000-0002-7389-4063; Zhang, Zisheng/0000-0002-4370-4038; Sautet, Philippe/0000-0002-8444-3348; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/0000-0003-1127-2100).
2019
Designing clusters for heterogeneous catalysis Journal Article
In: Physics Today, vol. 72, no. 7, pp. 38-43, 2019, ISSN: 0031-9228, (Jimenez-Izal, Elisa Gates, Bruce C. Alexandrova, Anastassia N. Jimenez-Izal, ELISA/AAI-9021-2020; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/AAB-1990-2019 Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/0000-0003-1127-2100 1945-0699).
Dynamic Phase Diagram of Catalytic Surface of Hexagonal Boron Nitride under Conditions of Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane Journal Article
In: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 20-25, 2019, ISSN: 1948-7185, (Zhang, Zisheng Jimenez-Izal, Elisa Hermans, Ive Alexandrova, Anastassia N. Zhang, Zisheng/AAS-3303-2021; Jimenez-Izal, ELISA/AAI-9021-2020; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/AAB-1990-2019 Zhang, Zisheng/0000-0002-4370-4038; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/0000-0003-1127-2100).
Germanium as key dopant to boost the catalytic performance of small platinum clusters for alkane dehydrogenation Journal Article
In: Journal of Catalysis, vol. 374, pp. 93-100, 2019, ISSN: 0021-9517, (Jimenez-Izal, Elisa Liu, Ji-Yuan Alexandrova, Anastassia N. Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/AAB-1990-2019; Liu, Jiyuan/AAH-1579-2020; Jimenez-Izal, ELISA/AAI-9021-2020 Liu, Jiyuan/0000-0001-7905-6282; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/0000-0003-1127-2100 1090-2694).
2018
Multicenter Bonding Effects in Oxygen Vacancy in the Bulk and on the Surface of MgO Journal Article
In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol. 122, no. 22, pp. 11933-11937, 2018, ISSN: 1932-7447, (Popov, Ivan A. Jimenez-Izal, Elisa Alexandrova, Anastassia N. Boldyrev, Alexander I. Jimenez-Izal, ELISA/AAI-9021-2020; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/AAB-1990-2019; Boldyrev, Alexander I./C-5940-2009; Popov, Ivan A/C-5294-2016 Boldyrev, Alexander I./0000-0002-8277-3669; Popov, Ivan A/0000-0003-2663-3685; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/0000-0003-1127-2100 1932-7455).
Building Structures Atom by Atom via Electron Beam Manipulation Journal Article
In: Small, vol. 14, no. 38, 2018, ISSN: 1613-6810, (Dyck, Ondrej Kim, Songkil Jimenez-Izal, Elisa Alexandrova, Anastassia N. Kalinin, Sergei V. Jesse, Stephen Kim, Songkil/Y-3805-2019; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/AAB-1990-2019; Jimenez-Izal, ELISA/AAI-9021-2020; Kim, Songkil/R-1217-2016; Dyck, Ondrej/A-3294-2016 Kim, Songkil/0000-0003-0856-9982; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/0000-0003-1127-2100; Dyck, Ondrej/0000-0001-8200-9874 1613-6829).
Computational Design of Clusters for Catalysis Book Chapter
In: Johnson, M. A.; Martinez, T. J. (Ed.): Annual Review of Physical Chemistry, Vol 69, vol. 69, pp. 377-400, 2018, ISBN: 978-0-8243-1069-1, (Jimenez-Izal, Elisa Alexandrova, Anastassia N. Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/AAB-1990-2019; Jimenez-Izal, ELISA/AAI-9021-2020 Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/0000-0003-1127-2100 0066-426x).
Nanoalloying MgO-Deposited Pt Clusters with Si To Control the Selectivity of Alkane Dehydrogenation Journal Article
In: Acs Catalysis, vol. 8, no. 9, pp. 8346-8356, 2018, ISSN: 2155-5435, (Jimenez-Izal, Elisa Zhai, Huanchen Liu, Ji-Yuan Alexandrova, Anastassia N. Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/AAB-1990-2019; Liu, Jiyuan/AAH-1579-2020; Jimenez-Izal, ELISA/AAI-9021-2020 Liu, Jiyuan/0000-0001-7905-6282; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/0000-0003-1127-2100; Zhai, Huanchen/0000-0003-0086-0388).
Acid-Base Control of Valency within Carboranedithiol Self-Assembled Monolayers: Molecules Do the Can-Can Journal Article
In: Acs Nano, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 2211-2221, 2018, ISSN: 1936-0851, (Thomas, John C. Goronzy, Dominic P. Serino, Andrew C. Auluck, Harsharn S. Irving, Olivia R. Jimenez-Izal, Elisa Deirmenjian, Jacqueline M. Machacek, Jan Sautet, Philippe Alexandrova, Anastassia N. Base, Tomas Weiss, Paul S. Serino, Andrew/A-6308-2017; Weiss, Paul S/A-2575-2011; Sautet, Philippe/G-3710-2014; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/AAB-1990-2019; Weiss, Paul/P-8016-2019; Macháček, Jan/G-1276-2014; Jimenez-Izal, ELISA/AAI-9021-2020 Serino, Andrew/0000-0003-2767-1026; Weiss, Paul S/0000-0001-5527-6248; Sautet, Philippe/0000-0002-8444-3348; Weiss, Paul/0000-0001-5527-6248; Macháček, Jan/0000-0003-4723-0789; Deirmenjian, Jacqueline/0000-0003-0562-2151; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/0000-0003-1127-2100; Thomas, John/0000-0002-2151-7725 1936-086x).
2017
Prediction of Two-Dimensional Phase of Boron with Anisotropic Electric Conductivity Journal Article
In: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 1224-1228, 2017, ISSN: 1948-7185, (Cui, Zhi-Hao Jimenez-Izal, Elisa Alexandrova, Anastassia N. Jimenez-Izal, ELISA/AAI-9021-2020; Cui, Zhi-Hao/ABH-2055-2020; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/AAB-1990-2019 Cui, Zhi-Hao/0000-0002-7389-4063; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/0000-0003-1127-2100).
2016
Metallic and Magnetic 2D Materials Containing Planar Tetracoordinated C and N Journal Article
In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol. 120, no. 38, pp. 21685-21690, 2016, ISSN: 1932-7447, (Jimenez-Izal, Elisa Saeys, Mark Alexandrova, Anastassia N. Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/AAB-1990-2019; Jimenez-Izal, ELISA/AAI-9021-2020 Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/0000-0003-1127-2100).
Nanocluster-Assembled materials Book
2016, ISBN: 978-1-4665-7644-5; 978-1-4665-7641-4, (Jimenez-Izal, Elisa Ugalde, Jesus M. Matxain, Jon M. Jimenez-Izal, ELISA/AAI-9021-2020; Matxain, Jon M./J-8184-2014; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/AAB-1990-2019; Ugalde, Jesus/M-2771-2014 Matxain, Jon M./0000-0002-6342-0649; Ugalde, Jesus/0000-0001-8980-9751; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/0000-0003-1127-2100).
2014
Doped Aluminum Cluster Anions: Size Matters Journal Article
In: Journal of Physical Chemistry A, vol. 118, no. 24, pp. 4309-4314, 2014, ISSN: 1089-5639, (Jimenez-Izal, Elisa Moreno, Diego Mercero, Jose M. Matxain, Jon M. Audiffred, Martha Merino, Gabriel Ugalde, Jesus M. Merino, Gabriel/A-1046-2009; Matxain, Jon M./J-8184-2014; Jimenez-Izal, ELISA/AAI-9021-2020; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/AAB-1990-2019; Moreno, Diego V/J-8435-2016; Ugalde, Jesus/M-2771-2014; Mercero, Jose/E-6828-2010 Matxain, Jon M./0000-0002-6342-0649; Ugalde, Jesus/0000-0001-8980-9751; Mercero, Jose/0000-0003-4857-6685; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/0000-0003-1127-2100 1520-5215).
CdS nanoclusters doped with divalent atoms Journal Article
In: Journal of Molecular Modeling, vol. 20, no. 6, 2014, ISSN: 1610-2940, (Jimenez-Izal, Elisa Azpiroz, Jon M. Gupta, Riti Matxain, Jon M. Ugalde, Jesus M. Matxain, Jon M./J-8184-2014; Jimenez-Izal, ELISA/AAI-9021-2020; Ugalde, Jesus/M-2771-2014; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/AAB-1990-2019 Matxain, Jon M./0000-0002-6342-0649; Ugalde, Jesus/0000-0001-8980-9751; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/0000-0003-1127-2100 0948-5023).
2013
Second-Row Transition- Metal Doping of (ZniSi) Journal Article
In: Computation, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 31-45, 2013, (Jimenez-Izal, Elisa Matxain, Jon M. Piris, Mario Ugalde, Jesus M. Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/AAB-1990-2019; Matxain, Jon M./J-8184-2014; Ugalde, Jesus/M-2771-2014; Piris, Mario/E-7406-2010; Jimenez-Izal, ELISA/AAI-9021-2020 Matxain, Jon M./0000-0002-6342-0649; Ugalde, Jesus/0000-0001-8980-9751; Piris, Mario/0000-0003-0222-2953; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/0000-0003-1127-2100 2079-3197).
On the directionality of halogen bonding Journal Article
In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol. 15, no. 25, pp. 10350-10357, 2013, ISSN: 1463-9076, (Huber, Stefan M. Scanlon, Joseph D. Jimenez-Izal, Elisa Ugalde, Jesus M. Infante, Ivan Jimenez-Izal, ELISA/AAI-9021-2020; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/AAB-1990-2019; Infante, Ivan/A-1912-2011; Ugalde, Jesus/M-2771-2014; Huber, Stefan M/F-7660-2011 Infante, Ivan/0000-0003-3467-9376; Ugalde, Jesus/0000-0001-8980-9751; Huber, Stefan M/0000-0002-4125-159X; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/0000-0003-1127-2100 1463-9084).
2012
Self-assembling endohedrally doped CdS nanoclusters: new porous solid phases of CdS Journal Article
In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol. 14, no. 27, pp. 9676-9682, 2012, ISSN: 1463-9076, (Jimenez-Izal, Elisa Matxain, Jon M. Piris, Mario Ugalde, Jesus M. Ugalde, Jesus/M-2771-2014; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/AAB-1990-2019; Jimenez-Izal, ELISA/AAI-9021-2020; Matxain, Jon M./J-8184-2014; Piris, Mario/E-7406-2010 Ugalde, Jesus/0000-0001-8980-9751; Matxain, Jon M./0000-0002-6342-0649; Piris, Mario/0000-0003-0222-2953; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/0000-0003-1127-2100 1463-9084).
Glycine Adsorption at Nonstoichiometric (010) Hydroxyapatite Surfaces: A B3LYP Study Journal Article
In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol. 116, no. 27, pp. 14561-14567, 2012, ISSN: 1932-7447, (Jimenez-Izal, Elisa Chiatti, Fabio Corno, Marta Rimola, Albert Ugliengo, Piero Chiatti, Fabio/A-5927-2013; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/AAB-1990-2019; Corno, Marta/I-4310-2012; ugliengo, piero/H-6373-2015; Rimola, Albert/K-1813-2014; Jimenez-Izal, ELISA/AAI-9021-2020 Corno, Marta/0000-0001-7248-2705; ugliengo, piero/0000-0001-8886-9832; Rimola, Albert/0000-0002-9637-4554; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/0000-0003-1127-2100).
Unexpected trends in halogen-bond based noncovalent adducts Journal Article
In: Chemical Communications, vol. 48, no. 62, pp. 7708-7710, 2012, ISSN: 1359-7345, (Huber, Stefan M. Jimenez-Izal, Elisa Ugalde, Jesus M. Infante, Ivan Huber, Stefan M/F-7660-2011; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/AAB-1990-2019; Ugalde, Jesus/M-2771-2014; Infante, Ivan/A-1912-2011; Jimenez-Izal, ELISA/AAI-9021-2020 Huber, Stefan M/0000-0002-4125-159X; Ugalde, Jesus/0000-0001-8980-9751; Infante, Ivan/0000-0003-3467-9376; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/0000-0003-1127-2100 1364-548x).
2011
Thermal Stability of Endohedral First-Row Transition-Metal TM@ZniSi Structures Journal Article
In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol. 115, no. 16, pp. 7829-7835, 2011, ISSN: 1932-7447, (Jimenez-Izal, Elisa Matxain, Jon M. Piris, Mario Ugalde, Jesus M. Jimenez-Izal, ELISA/AAI-9021-2020; Piris, Mario/E-7406-2010; Matxain, Jon M./J-8184-2014; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/AAB-1990-2019; Ugalde, Jesus/M-2771-2014 Piris, Mario/0000-0003-0222-2953; Matxain, Jon M./0000-0002-6342-0649; Ugalde, Jesus/0000-0001-8980-9751; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/0000-0003-1127-2100).
2010
Structure and Stability of the Endohedrally Doped (X@CdiSi)(i=4,9,12,15,16)(q=0,+/- 1) Journal Article
In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol. 114, no. 6, pp. 2476-2483, 2010, ISSN: 1932-7447, (Jimenez-Izal, Elisa Matxain, Jon M. Piris, Mario Ugalde, Jesus M. Jimenez-Izal, ELISA/AAI-9021-2020; Matxain, Jon M./J-8184-2014; Ugalde, Jesus/M-2771-2014; Piris, Mario/E-7406-2010; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/AAB-1990-2019 Matxain, Jon M./0000-0002-6342-0649; Ugalde, Jesus/0000-0001-8980-9751; Piris, Mario/0000-0003-0222-2953; Jimenez-Izal, Elisa/0000-0003-1127-2100 1932-7455).
