2019 Publications

Cameron Abrams

Gordon, R.; Stober, S.; Abrams, C.F. Counterion Effects on Aggregate Structure of 12-Hydroxystearate Salts in Hexane: A Quantum Mechanical and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study. J. Phys. Chem. B 2019, 123:534–541.

Huang, M.; Abrams, C.F. Effects of Reactivity Ratios on Network Topology and Thermomechanical Properties in Vinyl-Ester/Styrene Thermosets: Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Macromol. Theory. Sim. 2019, accepted.

Lu, M.; Ma, X.; Castillo-Menendez, L.R.; Gorman, J.; Alsahafi, N.; Ermel, U.; Terry, D.S.; Chambers, M.; et. al. Associating HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein structures with states on virus observed by smFRET. Nature 2019, 568:415-149.

Srirdar, A.S.; Abrams, C.F. Effect of molecular packing and hydrogen bonding on the properties of epoxy-amido amine systems. Comput. Mater. Sci. 2019, accepted.

Srirdar, A.S.; Abrams, C.F. Yield and Post-yield Behavior of Fatty-Acid-Functionalized Amidoamine–Epoxy Systems: A Molecular Simulation Study. J. Dyn. Behav. Mater. 2019, 5:143–149 (2019) (10.1007/s40870-019-00193-z)..

Nicolas Alvarez

Carey, M.; Hinton, Z.; Sokol, M.; Alvarez, N.J.; Barsoum, M/W. Nylon-6/Ti3C2Tz MXene Nanocomposites Synthesized by In Situ Ring Opening Polymerization of ε-caprolactam and their Water Transport Properties. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, accepted.

DiGuiseppi, D.; Thursch, L.; Alvarez, N.J.; Schweitzer-Stenner, R. Exploring the Thermal Reversibility and Tunability of a Low Molecular Weight Gelator using Vibrational and Electronic Spectroscopy and Rheology. Soft Matter 2019, accepted.

DiGuiseppi, D.M.; Thursch, L,; Alvarez, N.J.; Schweitzer-Stenner, R. Tuning and Exploring the Reformation Process of a Cationic Tripeptide Hydrogel. Biophys. J. 2019, 116 (3), 348a.

Henry, C.; Palmese, G.R.; Alvarez, N.J. The Complex Role of Crystalline Structure in the Mechanical Properties of UHMWPE Fibers. Bulletin of the American Physical Society 2019, in press.

Hesser, M.; DiGuiseppi, D.; Thursch, L.; Alvarez, N.J.; Schweitzer-Stenner, R. Exploring the Unexpected pH Triggered Self-Assembly and Gelation of the GHG Tripeptide in Water. Biophys. J. 2019, 116 (3), 350a.

Hinton, Z,; Shabbir, A.; Alvarez, N.J. Dynamics of Supramolecular Self-Healing Recovery in Extension. Macromolecules 2019, accepted.

Morelly, S.L.; Palmese, L.; Watanabe, H.; Alvarez, N.J. Effect of Finite Extensibility on Nonlinear Extensional Rheology of Polymer Melts. Macromolecules 2019, 52 (3), 915-922.

O'Connor, T.C.; Alvarez, N.J.; Robbins, M.O. Relating Chain Conformations to Extensional Stress in Entangled Polymer Melts. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2019, 122 (5).

Jason Baxter

Billen, P.; Leccisi, E.; Dastidar, S.; Li, S.; Lobaton, L.; Spatari, S.; Fafarman, A.T.; Fthenakis, V.M.; Baxter, J.B. Comparative evaluation of lead emissions and toxicity potential in the life cycle of lead halide perovskite photovoltaics. Energy 2019, 166, 1089-1096.

Li, S.; Lloyd, M.A.; Hempel, H.; Hages, C.J.; Márquez, J.A.; Unold, T.; Eichberger, R.; et. al. Relating Carrier Dynamics and Photovoltaic Device Performance of Single-Crystalline. Phys. Rev. Appl. 2019, 11 (3), 034005.

Aaron Fafarman

Billen, P.; Leccisi, E.; Dastidar, S.; Li, S.; Lobaton, L.; Spatari, S.; Fafarman, A.T.; Fthenakis, V.M.; Baxter, J.B. Comparative evaluation of lead emissions and toxicity potential in the life cycle of lead halide perovskite photovoltaics. Energy 2019, 166, 1089-1096.

Vibha Kalra

Singh, A.; Rafie, A.; Kalra, V. Revisiting the Use of Electrolyte Additives in Li-S batteries: Role of Porosity of Sulfur Host Materials. Sustainable Energy & Fuels 2019, Just Accepted.

Singh, A.; Kalra, V. Electrospun Nanostructures for Conversion Type Cathode (S, Se) Based Lithium and Sodium batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2019, 7, 11613 (Invited Review).

Li,X.; Rafie, A.; Yuriy, S.; Simotwo, S.; Kalra, V.; Lau, KKS. Engineering Conformal Nanoporous Polyaniline via Oxidative Chemical Vapor Deposition and its Potential Application in Supercapacitors. Chem. Eng. Sci. 2019, 194, 156 (Invited Special Issue Article).

Kenneth Lau

Li, X.; Rafie, A.; Smolin, Y.Y.; Simotwo, S.; Kalra, V.; Lau, K.K.S. Engineering conformal nanoporous polyaniline via oxidative chemical vapor deposition and its potential application in supercapacitors. Chem. Eng. Sci. 2019, 194, 156-164.

Giuseppe Palmese

Henry, C.; Palmese, G.R.; Alvarez, N.J. The Complex Role of Crystalline Structure in the Mechanical Properties of UHMWPE Fibers. Bulletin of the American Physical Society 2019, in press.

Srikanth, A.; Kinaci, E.; Vergara, J.; Palmese, G.R.; Abrams, C.F. The effect of alkyl chain length on mechanical properties of fatty-acid-functionalized amidoamine-epoxy systems. Comput. Mater. Sci. 2018, 150, 70-76.

Joshua Snyder

Intikhab, S.; Natu, V.; Li, J.; Li, Y.; Tao, Q.; Rosen, J.; Barsoum, M.W.; Snyder, J.D. Stoichiometry and surface structure dependence of hydrogen evolution reaction activity and stability of MoxC MXenes. J. Catal. 2019, 371, 325-332.

Chatterjee, S.; Griego, C.; Hart, J.L.; Li, Y.; Taheri, M.L.; Keith, J.A.; Snyder, J.D. Free Standing Nanoporous Pd Alloys as CO Poisoning Tolerant Electrocatalysts for the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to Formate. ACS Catal. 2019, accepted.

Masoud Soroush

Arabi Shamsabadi, A.; Pournaghshband Isfahani, A.; Khoshhal Salestan, S.; Rahimpour,A.; Ghalei, B.; Sivaniah, E.; Soroush, M. Pushing Rubbery Polymer Membranes to be Economic for CO$_2$ Separation: Embedment with Ti3C2Tx MXene Nanosheets. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2019, 10.1021/acsami.9b19960.

Laki, S., Arabi Shamsabadi, A.; Riazi, H.; Grady, M.C,; Rappe, A.M.; Soroush, M. Experimental and Mechanistic Modeling Study of Self-Initiated High-Temperature Polymerization of Ethyl Acrylate. I&EC Research 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b05050.

Mozafari, M.; Seyedpour, S.F.; Khoshhal Salestan, S.; Rahimpour, A.; Shamsabadi, A.A.; Dadashi Firouzjaei, M.; Rabbani Esfahani, M.; Tiraferri, A.; Mohsenian, H.; Sangermanob, M.; Soroush, M. Cu-BTC Surface Modification of Thin Chitosan Film Coated Polyethersulfone Membranes with Improved Antifouling Properties for Sustainable Removal of Manganese. J Mem Sci 2019, 588, 117200. DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117200

Riazi, H.; Zhang, M.; Shamsabadi, A.A.; Grady, M.C.; Rappe, A.M.; Soroush, M. Method of Moments Applied to the Most-Likely High-Temperature Free-radical Polymerization Reactions. Processes 2019, 7(10), 656. DOI: 10.3390/pr7100656

Sadeghi, M.; Pournaghshband Isfahani, A.; Arabi Shamsabadi, A.; Favakeh, S.; Soroush, M. Improved Gas Transport Properties of Polyurethane-urea Membranes through Incorporating a Cadmium-based Metal Organic Framework. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2019, accepted.

Maureen Tang

Lee, S.E.; Tang, M.H. Electroactive decomposition products cause erroneous intercalation signals in sodium-ion batteries. Electrochem. Commun. 2019, 100, 70-73.

Steven Wrenn

R. Aneja, A. Grigoletto, A. Nangarlia, A. Rashad, S. Wrenn, J. Jacobson, G. Pasut, and I. Chaiken, “Enhanced Pharmacokinetic Properties of Macrocyclic Peptide Triazole HIV-1 Inactivators alone and in Liposomes,” Peptide Science , 2019, 25, https://doi.org/10.1002/psc.3155 .