Seed Publications resulting from PRIMARY MRSEC Support

2007

Kumar, S.; Davis, T.M.; Ramanan, H.; Penn, R.L; Tsapatsis, M. Aggregative Growth of Silicalite-1. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2007, 111, 3398.

Wanamaker, C.L.; O'Leary, L.E.; Lynd, N.A.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Tolman, W.B. Renewable Resource Thermoplastic Elastomers Based on Polylactide and Polymenthide. Biomacromolecules, 2007, 8, 3634. (cross-referenced in IRG-1)

2006

Davis, T.M.; Drews, T.O.; Ramanan, H.; He, C.; Schnablegger, H.; Katsoulakis, M.A.; Kokkoli, E.; Penn, R.L.; Tsapatsis, M. Mechanistic Principles of Nanoparticle Evolution to Zeolite Crystals. Nat. Mater. 2006, 5, 400.

Gasperino, D.; Yeckel, A.; Olmsted, B.K.; Ward, M.D.; Derby, J.J. Mass Transfer Limitations at Crystallizing Interfaces in an Atomic Force Microscopy Fluid Cell: A Finite Element Analysis. Langmuir, 2006, 22, 6578.

Meng, H.; Wang, J.P. Spin Transfer in Nanomagnetic Devices with Perpendicular Anisotropy. Appl. Phys. Lett. 2006, 88, 172506.

2005

Denny, N.R.; Han, S.; Turgeon, R.T.; Lytle, J.C.; Norris, D.J.;Stein, A. Synthetic Approaches Toward Tungsten Photonic Crystals for Thermal Emission. SPIE-Proceedings, 2005, 2, 60050501.

2004

Chabanov, A.A.; Jun, Y; Norris, D.J. Avoiding Cracks in Self-Assembled Photonic Band Gap Crystals. Appl. Phys. Lett. 2004, 84, 3573.

Chandran, P.L.; Barocas, V.H. Microstructural Mechanics of Collagen Gels in Confined Compression: Poroelasticity, Viscoelasticity, and Collapse. ASME J. Biomech. Eng. 2004, 126, 152.

2003

Al-Daous, M.A.; Stein, A. Preparation and Catalytic Evaluation of Macroporous Crystalline Sulfated Zirconium Dioxide Templated with Colloidal Crystals. Chem. Mater. 2003, 15, 2638.

Underwood, D.U.; Blank, D.A. Ultrafast Solvation Dynamics: A View from the Solvent's Perspective Using a Novel Resonant-Pump Non-Resonant Probe Technique. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2003, 107, 956.

2002

Gao, B.Z.; Fass, J.N.; Renn, M.J.; Odde, D.J. Nano- and Microscale Manipulation of Biological Particles by Laser-Guided Direct Writing. Proceedings of the SPIE, 2002, 4608, 245.

Pivovar, A.M.; Ward, M.D.; Brown, C.M.; Neumann, D.A. Probing Vibrational Dynamics of Hydrogen-Bonded Inclusion Compounds with Inelastic Neutron Scattering and Ab Initio Calculations. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2002, 106, 4916.

Schroden, R.C.; Al-Daous, M.; Blanford, C.F.; Stein, A. Optical Properties of Inverse Opal Photonic Crystals. Chem. Mater. 2002, 14, 3305.

Schroden, R.C.; Al-Daous, M.; Sokolov, S.; Melde, B.J.; Lytle, J.C.; Stein, A.; Carbojo, M.C.; Fernández, J.T.; Rodríguez, E.E. Hybrid Macroporous Materials for Heavy Metal Ion Adsorption. J. Mater. Chem. 2002, 12, 3261.

Stein, A.; Schroden, R.C. Designing Porous Solids over Multiple Pore Size Regimes, in: Nanostructured Catalysts. Eds: Scott, S.L.; Crudden, C.M.; Jones, C.W. Kluwer-Plenum Series on Nanostructure Science and Technology (Dordrecht, Netherlands) 2002, 3, 257.

Seed Publications resulting from PARTIAL MRSEC Support

2008

Wang, C.; Pham, P.* Polymers for Viral Gene Delivery. Exp. Opin. Drug Delivery, 2008, 5(4), 385. (*Summer 2006 Faculty/Student Team Participant, Penn State University at Scranton)

2007

Karanikolos, G.N.; Wydra, J.W.*; Stoeger, J.A.; Garcia, H.; Corma, A.; Tsapatsis, M. Continuous c-Oriented AlPO4-5 Films by Tertiary Growth. Chem. Mater. 2007, 19, 792. (*Summer 2005, 2006 REU Participant, University of Iowa)

McGee, K.A.; Mann, K.R. Selective Low-Temperature Syntheses of Facial and Meridional Tris-cyclometalated Iridium(III) Complexes. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 7800.

Wang, C.; Pham, P.* Polymers for Viral Gene Delivery. Exp. Opin. Drug Delivery, 2007 (submitted). (*Summer 2006 Faculty/Student Team Participant, Penn State University at Scranton)

2006

Meng, H.; Wang, J.P. A Composite Free Layer for High Density Magnetic Random Access Memory with Lower Spin Transfer Current. Appl. Phys. Lett. 2006, 89, 152509.

2005

Cheng, L.; Xia, X.; Scriven, L.E.; Gerberich, W.W. Spherical-Tip Indentation of Viscoelastic Material. Mechanics of Materials, 2005, 37, 213.

Erwin, S.C.; Zu, L.; Haftel, M.I.; Efros, A.L.; Kennedy, T.A.; Norris, D.J. Doping Semiconductor Nanocrystals. Nature, 2005, 436, 91.

Schmidtke, S.J.; Underwood, D.F.; Blank, D.A. Probing Excited State Dynamics and Intramolecular Proton Transfer in 1-acylaminoanthraquinones via the Intermolecular Solvent Response. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2005, 109, 7073.

Thompson, S.; Perrey, C.R.; Belich, T.J.; Kakalios, J.; Carter, C.B.; Kortshagen, U. Experimental Investigations into the Formation of Nanoparticles in a/nc-Si:H Thin Films. J. Appl. Phys. 2005, 97, 034310.

Underwood, D.F.; Blank, D.A. Measuring the Change in the Intermolecular Raman Spectrum During Dipolar Solvation. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2005, 109, 3295.

Warthesen, S.J.; Girshick, S.L. Modeling Nanoparticle Growth and Transport in a Low-Pressure Plasma.17th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry, Toronto, August 7-12, 2005, Abstracts and Full-Papers CD. 820-821.

Warthesen, S.J.; Girshick, S.L. Simulation of Particle Growth and Transport in a Dusty Plasma. New Vistas in Dusty Plasmas; 4th International Conference on the Physics of Dusty Plasmas, Orléans, France, June 13-17, 2005. Eds: Boufendi, L.; Mikikian, M.; Shukla, P.K. American Institute of Physics, 2005, (AIP Conference Proceedings), 799, 205-208.

2004

Bapat, A.; Anderson, C.; Perrey, C.R.; Carter, C.B.; Campbell, S.A.; Kortshagen, U. Plasma Synthesis of Single Crystal Silicon Nanoparticles for Novel Electronic Device Applications. Plasma Phys. Controlled Fusion, 2004, 46, B97.

Bapat, A.; Dong, Y.; Perrey, C.R.; Carter, C.B.; Campbell, S.A.; Kortshagen, U. Silicon Nanoparticle Synthesis Using Constricted Mode Capacitive Silane Plasma. MRS Symposium Proceedings, 2004, 818, M14.4.1.

Cordill, M.J.; Bahr, D.F.; Moody, N.R.; Gerberich, W.W. Recent Developments in Thin Film Adhesion Measurement. Trans. Device Material Reliability, 2004, 16.R1, 1.

Dong, Y.; Bapat, A.; Hilchie, S.; Kortshagen, U.; Campbell, S.A.; Vac, J. The Generation of Free-Standing Single Crystal Silicon Nanoparticles. Sci. B, 2004, 22, 1923.

Garif, Y.S.; Gerberich, W.W.; Pocius, A.V. Thermally Activated Parameters of Self-Adhesion in Acrylic Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive-Like Networks. J. Adhesion, 2004, 80, 61.

Kalkman, J.; de Bres, E.; Polman, A.; Jun, Y.; Norris, D.J.; Hart, D.C.; Hoogenboom, J.P.; van Blaaderen, A. Selective Excitation of Erbium in Silicon-Infiltrated Silica Colloidal Photonic Crystals. J. Appl. Phys. 2004, 95, 2297.

Lytle, J.C.; Yan, H.; Ergang, N.S.; Smyrl, W.H.; Stein, A. Structural and Electrochemical Properties of Three-Dimensionally Ordered Macroporous Tin(IV) Oxide Films. J. Mater. Chem. 2004, 14, 1616.

Lytle, J.C.; Yan, H.; Turgeon, R.T.; Stein, A. Multistep, Low-Temperature Pseudomorphic Transformations of Nanostructured Silica to Titania via a Titanium Oxyfluoride Intermediate. Chem. Mater. 2004, 16, 3829.

McClurg, R. Design Criteria for Ideal Foam Nucleating Agents. Chem. Engr. Sci. 2004, 59, 5779.

Mook, W.M.; Jungk, J.M.; Cordill, M.J.; Moody, N.R; Sun, Y.; Xia, Y.; Gerberich, W.W. Geometry and Surface State Effects on the Mechanical Response of Au Nanostructures. Zeitschrift für Metallkunde,2004, 95, 416.

Norris, D.J.; Arlinghaus, E.G.; Meng, L.; Heiny, R.; Scriven, L.E. Opaline Photonic Crystals: How Does Self-Assembly Work? Adv. Mater. 2004, 16, 1393.

Schmidtke, S.J.; MacManus-Spencer, L.A.; Klappa, J.J.; Mobley, T.A.; McNeill, K.; Blank, D.A. 2-(2'-pyridyl)pyrroles: Part I. Structure and Energetics of Pyridylpyrroles, their Dimmers, Complexes and Excited States. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2004, 6, 3938.

Schmidtke, S.J.; Underwood, D.F.; Blank, D.A.Following the Solvent Directly as it Controls Ultrafast Excited State Proton Transfer. JACS, 2004, 126, 8620.

Schroden, R.C.; Stein, A.3D Ordered Macroporous Materials, in: Colloids and Colloid Assemblies: Synthesis, Modification, Organization and Utilization of Colloid Particles, Ed: Caruso, F. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2004, 465.

Shen, Z.; Kortshagen, U.; Campbell, S.A.Electrical Characterization of Amorphous Silicon Nanoparticles. J. Appl. Phys. 2004, 96, 2204.

Spitael, P.; Macosko, C.W.; McClurg, R.B.Block Copolymer Micelles for Nucleation of Microcellular Thermoplastic Foams. Macromolecules, 2004, 37, 6874. (cross-referenced in IRG-1)

Toivola, Y.; Stein, A.; Cook, R.F. Depth-Sensing Indentation Response of Ordered Silica Foam. J. Mater. Res. 2004, 19, 260.

2003

Bapat, A.; Kortshagen, U.; Campbell, S.A.; Perrey, C.R.; Carter, C.B. Synthesis of Crystalline Silicon Nanoparticles in Low-Pressure Inductive Plasmas. MRS Symposium Proceedings, 2003, 737, 301.

Bapat, A.; Perrey, C.R.; Campbell, S.A.; Carter, C.B.; Kortshagen, U. Synthesis of Highly Oriented, Single-Crystal Silicon Nanoparticles in a Low-Pressure Inductively Coupled Plasma. J. Appl. Phys. 2003, 94, 1969.

Belich, T.J.; Shen, Z.; Campbell S.A.; Kakalios, J. Non-Gaussian 1/f Noise as a Probe of Long-Range Structural and Electronic Disorder in Amorphous Silicon, in: Noise as a Tool for Studying Materials, Eds: Weissman, M.B.; Israeloff, N.E.; Kogan, A.S. SPIE, 2003, 5112, 67.

Belich, T.J.; Thompson, S.; Perrey, C.R.; Kortshagen, U.; Carter, C.B.; Kakalios, J. Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Thin Films with Nanocrystalline Silicon Inclusions. MRS Symposium Proceedings, 2003, 762, 509.

Shen, Z.; Kim, T.; Kortshagen, U.; McMurry, P.H.; Campbell, S.A. Formation of Highly Uniform Silicon Nanoparticles in High Density Silane Plasmas. J. Applied Physics, 2003, 94, 2277.

Shen, Z.; Kim, T.; Kortshagen, U.; McMurry, P.H.; Campbell, S.A. Particle Production in High Density Silane Plasma. MRS Symposium Proceedings, 2003, 737, 721.

Sokolov, S.; Bell, D.; Stein, A. Preparation and Characterization of Macroporous a-Alumina. J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 2003, 86, 1481.

Sokolov, S.; Stein, A. Preparation and Characterization of Macroporous g-LiAlO₂. Mater. Letters, 2003, 57, 3593.

Yan, H.; Sokolov, S.; Lytle, J.C.; Stein, A.; Zhang, F.; Smyrl, W.H. Colloidal-Crystal-Templated Synthesis of Ordered Macroporous Electrode Materials for Lithium Secondary Batteries. J. Electrochem. Soc. 2003, 150, A1102.

Seed Publications resulting from the USE OF SHARED FACILITIES

2008

*Beaber, A.R.; Hafiz, J.; Heberlein, J.V.R.; Gerberich, W.W.; Girshick, S.L. Wear Behavior in SiC-TiX Multilayered Nanocomposite Coatings. Surface and Coatings Technology, 2008, 203, 771.

2007

Berquo, T.S.; Banerjee, S.K.; Ford, R.G.; Penn, R.L.; Pichler, T. High Crystallinity Si-Ferrihydrite: An Insight into its Neel Temperature and Size Dependence of Magnetic Properties. J. Geophysical Research, 2007, 112, B02102/1.

Dai, Z.; Wang, C. Polyethylenimine-Block-Poly(ortho esters): Acid-Degradable Cationic Diblock Copolymers for Gene Delivery. J. Controlled Release, 2007(submitted).

Denny, N.R.; Han, S.E.; Norris, D.J.; Stein, A. Structural Effects of Thermal Emission on Monolithic Tungsten and Tungsten Alloy Photonic Crystals. Chem. Mater. 2007, 19, 4563.

Jentzsch, T.; Chung, C.L.; Gabor, R.S.; Penn, R.L. Influence of Aluminum Substitution on the Reactivity of Magnetite Nanoparticles. J. Phys. Chem. C. 2007, 111, 10247.

Johnson, R.L.; Anschutz, A.J.; Smolen, J.M.; Simcik, M.F.; Penn, R.L. The Adsorption of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate onto Sand, Clay and Iron Oxide Surfaces. J. Chem. Eng. Data. 2007, 52, 1156.

Lai, C.Z.; Fierke, M.A.; Stein, A.; Bühlmann, P. Ion-Selective Electrodes with Three-Dimensionally Ordered Macroporous Carbon as the Solid Contact. Anal. Chem. 2007, 79, 4621.

Li, F.; Delo, S.A.; Stein, A. Disassembly and Self-Reassembly in Periodic Nanostructures: A Face-Centered to Simple Cubic Transformation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 6666 (highlighted in Nature, 2007, 449, 550; in Nanowerk, posted September 6, 2007).

Li, F.; Wang, Z.; Ergang, N.S.; Fyfe, C.A.; Stein, A. Controlling the Shape and Alignment of Mesopores by Confinement in Colloidal Crystals: Designer Pathways to Silica Monoliths with Hierarchical Porosity. Langmuir, 2007, 23, 3996 (cover page).

Myers, J.C.; Penn, R.L. Evolving Surface Reactivity of Cobalt Oxyhydroxide Nanoparticles. J. Phys. Chem. C. 2007, 111, 10597.

Penn, R.L.; Flynn, L.; Johnson, P. Building a Successful Middle School Outreach Effort: Microscopy Camp. J. Chem. Edu. 2007, 84, 955.

Penn, R.L.; Tanaka, K.; Erbs J. Size Dependent Kinetics of Oriented Aggregation. J. Crystal Growth, 2007, 97, 309.

Ratkovich, A.S.; Penn, R.L. Controlling Nanosized ZnO Growth Kinetics Using Various ZN:OH Concentration Ratios. J. Phys. Chem. C. 2007, 111, 14098.

Wang, Z.; Li, F.; Stein, A. Direct Synthesis of Shaped Carbon Nanoparticles with Ordered Cubic Mesostructure. Nano Lett. 2007, 7, 3223 (highlighted in MRS Bulletin, 2007, 32).

2006

Burleson, D.; Penn, R.L. Two-Step Growth of Goethite from Ferrihydrite. Langmuir, 2006, 22, 402.

Choi, J.; Ghosh, S.; King, L.; Tsapatsis, M. MFI Zeolite Membranes from a- and Randomly Oriented Monolayers. Adsorption, 2006, 12, 339.

Choi, J.; Ghosh, S.; Lai, Z.; Tsapatsis, M. Uniformly a-oriented MFI Zeolite Films by Secondary Growth. Angew. Chem. Int. Edit. 2006, 45, 1154.

Chun, C.L.; Penn, R.L.; Arnold, W.A. Kinetic and Microscopic Studies of Reductive Transformations of Organic Contaminants on Goethite. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2006, 40, 3299.

Davis, T.M.; Snyder, M.A.; Krohn, J.E.; Tsapatsis, M. Nanoparticles in Lysine-silica Sols. Chem. Mater. 2006, 18, 5814.

Ergang, N.S.; Lytle, J.C.; Lee, K.T.; Oh, S.M.; Smyrl, W.H.; Stein, A. Photonic Crystal Structures as a Basis for an Interpenetrating Electrochemical Cell System. Adv. Mater. 2006, 18, 1750 (featured on inside journal cover).

Guyodo, Y.; Banerjee, S.K.; Penn, R.L.; Burleson, D.J.; Berquo, T.S.; Seda, T.; Solheid, P. Magnetic Properties of Synthetic Six-Line Ferrihydrite Nanoparticles. Phys. Earth Planet, in Special Issue on Developments in Techniques and Methods Related to Rock Magnetism, 2006, 154, 222.

Guyodo, Y.; LaPara, T.M.; Anschutz, A.J.; Penn, R.L.; Banerjee, S.K.; Geiss, C.E.; Zanner, W. Rock Magnetic, Chemical, and Bacterial Community Analysis of a Modern Soil from Nebraska. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 2006, 251, 168.

Isley, S.L.; Anderson, E.R.; Penn R.L. Influence of Ionic Strength on Brookite Content in Sol-Gel Synthesized Titania Before and After Hydrothermal Aging. ECS Transactions, 2006, 9, 37.

Isley, S.; Penn R.L. Relative Brookite and Anatase Content in Sol-Gel Synthesized Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2006, 110, 15134.

Jentzsch, T.L.; Penn R.L. Influence of Aluminum Doping on Ferrihydrite Nanoparticle Reactivity. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2006, 110, 11746.

Lee, J.A.; Meng, L.; Norris, D.J.; Scriven, L.E.; Tsapatsis, M. Colloidal Crystal Layers of Hexagonal Nanoplates by Convective Assembly. Langmuir, 2006, 22, 5217.

Penn, R.L.; Erbs, J.; Gulliver, D. Controlled Growth of Alpha-FeOOH Nanorods by Exploiting Oriented Aggregation. J. Cryst. Growth. 2006, 293, 1.

Wang, Z.; Li, F.; Ergang, N.S.; Stein, A. Effects of Hierarchical Architecture on Electronic and Mechanical Properties of Nanocast Monolithic Porous Carbons and Carbon-Carbon Nanocomposites. Chem. Mater. 2006, 18, 5543.

2005

Anschutz, A.J.; Penn, R.L. Reduction of Crystalline Iron (III) Oxyhydroxides Using Hydroquinone: Influence of Phase and Particle Size. Geochemical Transactions, 2005, 6, 60.

Chastek, T.T.; Que, E.L.; Shore, J.S.; Lowy III, R.J.; Macosko, C.;Stein, A. Hexadecyl-Functionalized Lamellar Mesostructured Silicates and Alumino Silicates Designed for Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites. Part I: Clay Synthesis and Structure. Polymer, 2005, 46, 4421. (cross-referenced in IRG-1)

Chastek, T.T.; Stein, A.; Macosko, C. Hexadecyl-Functionalized Lamellar Mesostructured Silicates and Alumino Silicates Designed for Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites. Part II: Dispersion in Organic Solvents and in Polystyrene. Polymer, 2005, 46, 4431. (cross-referenced in IRG-1)

Ergang, N.S.; Lytle, J.C.; Yan, H.; Stein, A. The Effect of a Macropore Structure on Cycling Rates of LiCoO₂. J. Electrochem. Soc. 2005, 152, A1989.

Lee, K.T.; Lytle, J.C.; Ergang, N.S.; Oh, S.M.; Stein, A. Synthesis and Rate Performance of Monolithic Macroporous Carbon Electrodes for Lithium Secondary Batteries. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2005, 15, 547.

Wang, Z.; Ergang, N.S.; Al-Daous, M.A.; Stein, A. Synthesis and Characterization of Three-Dimensionally Ordered Macroporous Carbon/Titania Nanoparticle Composites. Chem. Mater. 2005, 17, 6805.

Zhang, K.; Yan, H.; Stein, A.; Francis, L.F. Apatite Converted from 3-D Ordered Macroporous Sol-Gel Bioactive Glass (3DOM-BG) Particles. J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 2005, 88, 587.

2004

Borene, M.; Barocas, V.H.; Hubel, A. Mechanical and Cellular Changes During Compaction of a Collagen-Sponge-Based Corneal Stromal Equivalent. Annals Biomed. Engr. 2004, 32, 274.

2002

Melde, B.J.; Stein, A. Periodic Macroporous Hydroxyapatite-Containing Calcium Phosphates. Chem. Mater. 2002, 14, 3326.