Natalia Vassilyeva

 

Chair of Organic Chemistry II

Visiting researchers

Address

Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Straße 10 91058 Erlangen
Room: 00.142

Bachelor Thesis

Synthesis of solid compounds with free valence via self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) under rotational conditions

Master Thesis

Functional composite materials based on nanocellulose

PhD-Thesis

New 2D-based hybrid materials through molecular functionalisation

Research Area

2D semiconductors, heterostructures and selective functionalisation

 

Education and Research Experience

 

Jun 2026Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany). Prof. Dr. Andreas Hirsch  
Jun 2025 – May 2026Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Molecular Science (ICMol), Universidad de Valencia, Spain. Prof. Dr. Alicia Forment and Prof. Dr. Eugenio Coronado.
Sep 2019 – Apr 2025PhD in Nanotechnologies and Nanoscience. Institute of Molecular Science (ICMol),Universidad de Valencia, Spain.   Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Alicia Forment and Prof. Dr. Eugenio Coronado.
Sep 2017 – Jul 2019Master’s Degree in Chemistry (Chemical Physics). Al-Farabi Kazakh National University  (KazNU), Kazakhstan.   Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Gaukhar Smagulova, Prof. Dr. Zulkhair Mansurov.
Sep 2013 – Jun 2017Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry. Al-Farabi Kazakh National University  (KazNU), Kazakhstan.   Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Anna Baideldinova, Prof. Dr. Georgy Ksandopulo.

Publications

2026

● Vassilyeva, N. V.#, Lucherelli, M. A.#, Muris, L. J. J., Seijas-Da Silva, A., Pérez Martínez, J. R., Abellán, G.*, Forment-Aliaga, A.*, Coronado, E. (2026). Wet-Chemical Synthesis of MoS2/Graphene Heterostructures with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Performance: Substantiating the Role of the Covalent Bond. Carbon, 120897-120910, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120897

2024

● Vassilyeva, N. V., Forment-Aliaga, A.*, Coronado, E.* (2024). Liquid-Phase Fabrication of Janus 2D Materials: Defect-Rich MoS2 Ultrathin Layers Asymmetrically Decorated with Au Nanoparticles. Small, 2406599-2406610, https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fsmll.202406599

Guillen-Soler, M.#, Vassilyeva, N. V.#, Quirós-Díez, E. P.#, Vila-Fungueiriño, J. M., Forment-Aliaga, A., Gimenez-Lopez, M. del C. (2024). A Hierarchical Polyoxometalate/Pd/MoS2 Hybrid: Developing an Efficient Novel Bifunctional Catalyst for Water Splitting. Advanced Sustainable Systems, 8, 2300607-2300617, https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fadsu.202300607

2023

Núñez-López, A., Torres-Cavanillas, R., Morant-Giner, M., Vassilyeva, N., Mattana, R., Tatay, S., Ohresser, P., Otero, E., Fonda, E., Paulus, M., Rubio-Giménez, V., Forment-Aliaga, A.*, Coronado, E.* (2023). Hybrid Heterostructures of a Spin Crossover Coordination Polymer on MoS2: Elucidating the Role of the 2D Substrate. Small, 19, 2304954-2304962, https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fsmll.202304954

2022

● Vassilyeva, N. V., Savitskaya, I. S., Zhantlessova, S. D., Mansurov, Z. A., Smagulova, G. T.* (2022). Morphological and Physicochemical Properties of Nanostructured Cellulose Obtained Through Chemical and Biological Methods. Tomsk State University Journal of Biology, 58, 55–70,  https://doi.org/10.17223/19988591/58/3

2021

Gómez-Muñoz, I., Laghouati, S., Torres-Cavanillas, R., Morant-Giner, M., Vassilyeva, N. V., Forment-Aliaga, A.*, Giménez-Marqués, M.* (2021). Fast Polymeric Functionalization Approach for the Covalent Coating of MoS2 Layers. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 13(30), 36475–36487, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c08294

Smagulova, G. T.*, Vassilyeva, N., Kaidar, B. B., Yesbolov, N., Prikhodko, N. G., Supiyeva, Zh., Artykbaeva, M. T., Mansurov, Z. A.* (2021). Recycling of Low-Density Polyethylene Waste for Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes. Journal of Engineering Physics and Thermophysics, 94, 431–436, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10891-021-02313-w

2019

Smagulova, G. T.*, Yesbolov, N. B., Kaidar, B. B., Vassilyeva, N. V., Prikhodko, N. G., Mansurov, Z. A.* (2019). Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes from Polymer Waste. Proceedings of the 5th World Congress on New Technologies, 154, 1–4, https://doi.org/10.11159/icnfa19.154

Smagulova, G. T.*, Vassilyeva, N., Kaidar, B. B., Yesbolov, N., Prikhodko, N. G., Nemkayeva, R. (2019). Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes from High-Density Polyethylene Waste. Eurasian Chemico-Technological Journal, 21(3), 241–245, https://doi.org/10.18321/ectj865

El Ajjouri, Y., Chirvony, V. S., Vassilyeva, N., Sessolo, M., Palazon, F., Bolink, H. J.* (2019). Low-dimensional non-toxic A3Bi2X9 compounds synthesized by a dry mechanochemical route with tunable visible photoluminescence at room temperature. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 7, 6236–6245, https://doi.org/10.1039/c9tc01765h

2017

Ksandopulo, G.*, Baideldinova, A., Riabikin, Y., Mukhina, L., Ponomareva, E., Vasilieva, N. (2017). Research of products of high temperature synthesis flowing in the rotation conditions. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 175, 012037–012041, https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/175/1/012037