Publications from the Department of Chemistry faculty at the University of Rhode Island.

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Submissions from 2019

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A polycationic pillar[5]arene for the binding and removal of organic toxicants from aqueous media, Ashvin Fernando, Teresa L. Mako, Adelaide M. Levenson, Paul T. Cesana, Adriana M. Mendieta, Joan M. Racicot, Brenton DeBoef, and Mindy Levine

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Colorimetric Detection of Aliphatic Alcohols in β-Cyclodextrin Solutions, Anna Haynes, Priva Halpert, and Mindy Levine

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Generation and Evolution of the Solid Electrolyte Interphase of Lithium-Ion Batteries, Satu Kristiina Heiskanen, Jongjung Kim, and Brett L. Lucht

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Bisurea and Bisthiourea H-Bonding Organocatalysts for Ring-Opening Polymerization: Cues for the Catalyst Design, Rukshika S. Hewawasam, U. L. D. Inush Kalana, Nayanthara U. Dharmaratne, Thomas J. Wright, Timothy J. Bannin, Elizabeth T. Kiesewetter, and Matthew K. Kiesewetter

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Minimized Metal Dissolution from High-Energy Nickel Cobalt Manganese Oxide Cathodes with Al2O3 Coating and Its Effects on Electrolyte Decomposition on Graphite Anodes, Sunhyung Jurng, Satu Kriistina Heiskanen, KWD Kaveendi Chandrasiri, Maheeka Yapa Abeywardana, and Brett L. Lucht

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Challenging Nanopores with Analyte Scope and Environment, Buddini I. Karawdeniya, Y. M. Nuwan D.Y. Bandara, Jonathan W. Nichols, Robert B. Chevalier, James T. Hagan, and Jason R. Dwyer

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Casein from bovine milk as a binder for silicon based electrodes, K. W.D. Kaveendi Chandrasiri, M. D.D. Chamithri Jayawardana, Maheeka Yapa Abeywardana, Jongjung Kim, and Brett L. Lucht

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Understanding electrolyte decomposition of graphite/NCM811 cells at elevated operating voltage, Nina Laszczynski, Sophie Solchenbach, Hubert A. Gasteiger, and Brett L. Lucht

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FeCl2-Mediated Rearrangement of Allylic Alcohols, Anita A. Oppong-Quaicoe and Brenton DeBoef

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Kinetics of Antimicrobial Drug Ion Transfer at a Water/Oil Interface Studied by Nanopipet Voltammetry, Surendra Raj Puri and Jiyeon Kim

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Geometry-Based Self-Assembly of Histone-DNA Nanostructures at Single-Nucleotide Resolution, Maged F. Serag, Aimaiti Aikeremu, Ryoko Tsukamoto, Hubert Piwoński, Maram Abadi, Noritada Kaji, Jason R. Dwyer, Yoshinobu Baba, and Satoshi Habuchi

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The impact of CO2 evolved from VC and FEC during formation of graphite anodes in lithium-ion batteries, K. Uta Schwenke, Sophie Solchenbach, Julien Demeaux, Brett L. Lucht, and Hubert A. Gasteiger

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Role of binders in solid electrolyte interphase formation in lithium ion batteries studied with hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Benjamin T. Young, Cao Cuong Nguyen, Anton Lobach, David R. Heskett, Joseph C. Woicik, and Brett L. Lucht

Submissions from 2018

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Modulation of the fluorescent properties of rhodamine 6G by Zn2+-doped PVDF films, Mona Alhasani, Anju Gupta, and William B. Euler

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A complex variable method to predict an Aerodynamics of Arbitrary shape ballistic projectiles, Sayavur I. Bakhtiyarov, Jimmie C. Oxley, James L. Smith, and Philipp M. Baldovi

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Rheological studies of functional polyurethane composite: Part 1. Rheology of polyurethane composite, its compounds with and without solid additives (aluminum flakes), Sayavur I. Bakhtiyarov, Jimmie C. Oxley, James L. Smith, and Philipp M. Baldovi

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Effect of Fluoroethylene Carbonate Electrolytes on the Nanostructure of the Solid Electrolyte Interphase and Performance of Lithium Metal Anodes, Zachary L. Brown, Sunhyung Jurng, Cao Cuong Nguyen, and Brett L. Lucht

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Synergistic Performance of Lithium Difluoro(oxalato)borate and Fluoroethylene Carbonate in Carbonate Electrolytes for Lithium Metal Anodes, Zachary L. Brown and Brett L. Lucht

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Citric Acid Based Pre-SEI for Improvement of Silicon Electrodes in Lithium Ion Batteries, K. W. D. Kaveendi Chandrasiri, Cao Cuong Nguyen, Bharathy S. Parimalam, Sunhyung Jurng, and Brett L. Lucht

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Rhodamine 6G Structural Changes in Water/Ethanol Mixed Solvent, Mingyu Chapman and William B. Euler

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Synthetic β‐Cyclodextrin Dimers for Squaraine Binding: Effect of Host Architecture on Photophysical Properties, Aggregate Formation and Chemical Reactivity, Sauradip Chaudhuri, Molly Verderame, Teresa Mako, Y. M. Nuwan D.Y. Bandara, Ashvin I. Fernando, and Mindy Levine

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H-Bonding Organocatalysts for Ring-Opening Polymerization at Elevated Temperatures, Danielle N. Coderre, Kurt V. Fastnacht, Thomas Wright, Nayanthara U. Dharmaratne, and Matthew K. Kiesewetter

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Reactions of Organic Peroxides with Alcohols in Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization—the Pitfalls of Quantifying Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP), Kevin Colizza, Alexander Yevdokimov, Lindsay McLennan, James L. Smith, and Jimmie C. Oxley

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Using Gas Phase Reactions of Hexamethylene Triperoxide Diamine (HMTD) to Improve Detection in Mass Spectrometry, Kevin Colizza, Alexander Yevdokimov, Lindsay McLennan, James L. Smith, and Jimmie C. Oxley

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Quantitative Measurements of Polymer Hydrophobicity Based on Functional Group Identity and Oligomer Length, Nayanthara U. Dharmaratne, Terra Marie M. Jouaneh, Matthew K. Kiesewetter, and Robert T. Mathers

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Detection of Bisphenol A and Derivatives in Human Urine via Cyclodextrin-Promoted Fluorescence Modulation, Dana J. DiScenza, Julie Lynch, Ezra Feder, and Mindy Levine

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Efficient Detection of Phthalate Esters in Human Saliva via Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Dana J. DiScenza, Melissa A. Smith, Lauren E. Intravaia, and Mindy Levine

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Synthesis and characterization of polyphosphazene electrolytes including cyclic ether side groups, Carsten Fiedler, Bjoern Luerssen, Brett Lucht, and Juergen Janek

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Cyclodextrin-Based Pseudorotaxanes: Easily Conjugatable Scaffolds for Synthesizing Hyperpolarized Xenon-129 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Agents, Francis T. Hane, Ashvin Fernando, Braedan R.J. Prete, Brianna Peloquin, Scott Karas, Sauradip Chaudhuri, Simrun Chahal, Yurii Shepelytskyi, Alanna Wade, Tao Li, Brenton Deboef, and Mitchell S. Albert

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The electrochemical behavior of poly 1-pyrenemethyl methacrylate binder and its effect on the interfacial chemistry of a silicon electrode, Atetegeb Meazah Haregewoin, Lydia Terborg, Liang Zhang, Sunhyung Jurng, Brett L. Lucht, Jinghua Guo, Philip N. Ross, and Robert Kostecki

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Investigation of gas evolution from Li4Ti5O12 anode for lithium ion batteries, Jennifer Hoffmann, Mickdy S. Milien, Brett L. Lucht, and Martin Payne

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Environmental Application of Cyclodextrin Metal-Organic Frameworks in an Undergraduate Teaching Laboratory, Daniel R. Jones, Dana J. DiScenza, Teresa L. Mako, and Mindy Levine

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Novel Fluorescent Fluorene-Containing Conjugated Polymers: Synthesis, Photophysical Properties, and Application for the Detection of Common Bisphenols, Daniel R. Jones, Ryan Vallee, and Mindy Levine

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Effect of electrolyte on the nanostructure of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) and performance of lithium metal anodes, Sunhyung Jurng, Zachary L. Brown, Jiyeon Kim, and Brett L. Lucht

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Surveying silicon nitride nanopores for glycomics and heparin quality assurance, Buddini Iroshika Karawdeniya, Y. M. Nuwan D.Y. Bandara, Jonathan W. Nichols, Robert B. Chevalier, and Jason R. Dwyer

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A General Strategy to Make an On-Demand Library of Structurally and Functionally Diverse SERS Substrates, Buddini Iroshika Karawdeniya, Y. M. Nuwan D.Y. Bandara, Julie C. Whelan, and Jason R. Dwyer

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Sweet, Sweet Science: Addressing the Gender Gap in STEM Disciplines through a One-Day High School Program in Sugar Chemistry, Mindy Levine and Dana J. DiScenza

Electrolytes and electrode interphases in lithium-ion batteries, Brett L. Lucht

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Evaluation of Polyphenol Anthocyanin-Enriched Extracts of Blackberry, Black Raspberry, Blueberry, Cranberry, Red Raspberry, and Strawberry for Free Radical Scavenging, Reactive Carbonyl Species Trapping, Anti-Glycation, Anti-β-Amyloid Aggregation, and Microglial Neuroprotective Effect, Hang Ma, Shelby L. Johnson, Weixi Lu, Nicholas A. DaSilva, Susan Meschwitz, Joel A. Dain, and Navindra P. Seeram

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Supramolecular Luminescent Sensors, Teresa L. Mako, Joan M. Racicot, and Mindy Levine

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Lithium bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)phosphate Li[O2P(OCH2CF3)2]: A high voltage additive for LNMO/graphite cells, Mickdy S. Milien, Hans Beyer, Witali Beichel, Petra Klose, Hubert A. A. Gasteiger, Brett L. Lucht, and Ingo Krossing

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Effect of electrolyte additives on Li4Ti5O12 cycling performance and gas evolution, Mickdy S. Milien, Jennifer Hoffmann, Martin Payne, and Brett L. Lucht

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Development of Electrolytes for Si-Graphite Composite Electrodes, Cao Cuong Nguyen and Brett L. Lucht

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Polymer packaging of I2 producing pyrotechnic biocides, J. C. Oxley, J. L. Smith, M. M. Porter, J. E. Brady, and R. M. Levine

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Rheological studies of functional polyurethane composite with solid additives: Part 2—Rheology of polyurethane composite with solid additives (calcium iodate particles and aluminum flakes), Jimmie C. Oxley, James L. Smith, Sayavur I. Bakhtiyarov, and Philipp M. Baldovi

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Characterizing the Performance of Pipe Bombs, Jimmie C. Oxley, James L. Smith, Evan T. Bernier, Fredrick Sandstrom, Gregory G. Weiss, Gunther W. Recht, and David Schatzer

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Surfactant assisted, one-step synthesis of Fe3O4 nanospheres and further modified Fe3O4/C with excellent lithium storage performance, Yue Pan, Weijia Zeng, Lin Li, Yuzi Zhang, Yingnan Dong, Ke Ye, Kui Cheng, Dianxue Cao, Guiling Wang, and Brett Lucht

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Reduction Reactions of Electrolyte Salts for Lithium Ion Batteries: LiPF6, LiBF4, LiDFOB, LiBOB, and LiTFSI, Bharathy S. Parimalam and Brett L. Lucht

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Urea and Thiourea H-Bond Donating Catalysts for Ring-Opening Polymerization: Mechanistic Insights via (Non)linear Free Energy Relationships, Jinal U. Pothupitiya, Rukshika S. Hewawasam, and Matthew K. Kiesewetter

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Nicotinamide complex of silver(III) with expanded coordination number, Yunfu Sun and Louis J. Kirschenbaum

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In Situ Measurement of the Plane-Strain Modulus of the Solid Electrolyte Interphase on Lithium-Metal Anodes in Ionic Liquid Electrolytes, Insun Yoon, Sunhyung Jurng, Daniel P. Abraham, Brett L. Lucht, and Pradeep R. R. Guduru

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Investigation of 2, 3-epoxypropyl methanesulfonate (OMS) as an electrolyte additive for lithium ion batteries, Bo Zhang, Nina Laszczynski, and Brett L. Lucht

Submissions from 2017

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Rheometric studies of functional polyurethane foam composite, Sayavur I. Bakhtiyarov, Jimmie C. Oxley, James L. Smith, Philipp M. Baldovi, and Dennis A. Siginer

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In Situ Detection of the Adsorbed Fe(II) Intermediate and the Mechanism of Magnetite Electrodeposition by Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy, Mohsin A. Bhat, Nikoloz Nioradze, Jiyeon Kim, Shigeru Amemiya, and Allen J. Bard

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Investigation of the Lithium Solid Electrolyte Interphase in Vinylene Carbonate Electrolytes Using Cu||LiFePO4 Cells, Zachary L. Brown, Sunhyung Jurng, and Brett L. Lucht

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Systematic Investigation of Alkali Metal Ions as Additives for Graphite Anode in Propylene Carbonate Based Electrolytes, K. W.D. Kaveendi Chandrasiri, Cao Cuong Nguyen, Yuzi Zhang, Bharathy S. Parimalam, and Brett L. Lucht

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Spectroscopic and Density Functional Theory Characterization of Common Lithium Salt Solvates in Carbonate Electrolytes for Lithium Batteries, Navid Chapman, Oleg Borodin, Taeho Yoon, Cao Cuong Nguyen, and Brett L. Lucht

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Coupled equilibria in H-bond donating ring-opening polymerization: The effective catalyst-determined shift of a polymerization equilibrium, Partha P. Datta, Jinal U. Pothupitiya, Elizabeth T. Kiesewetter, and Matthew K. Kiesewetter

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Reversible Graphite Anode Cycling with PC-Based Electrolytes Enabled by Added Sulfur Trioxide Complexes, Julien Demeaux, Yingnan Dong, and Brett L. Lucht

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Triclocarban: Commercial Antibacterial and Highly Effective H-Bond Donating Catalyst for Ring-Opening Polymerization, Nayanthara U. Dharmaratne, Jinal U. Pothupitiya, Timothy J. Bannin, Oleg I. Kazakov, and Matthew K. Kiesewetter

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Towards Rational Chemosensor Design through Improved Understanding of Experimental Parameter Variation and Tolerance in Cyclodextrin-Promoted Fluorescence Detection, Dana DiScenza, Ella Culton, Molly Verderame, Julie Lynch, Nicole Serio, and Mindy Levine

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Improving the performance of graphite/LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cells with added N,N-dimethylformamide sulfur trioxide complex, Yingnan Dong, Julien Demeaux, Yuzi Zhang, and Brett L. Lucht

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Improving the Performance at Elevated Temperature of High Voltage Graphite/LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 Cells with Added Lithium Catechol Dimethyl Borate, Yingnan Dong, Julien Demeaux, Yuzi Zhang, Mengqing Xu, Liu Zhou, Alex D. MacIntosh, and Brett L. Lucht

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Effect of Lithium Borate Additives on Cathode Film Formation in LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4/Li Cells, Yingnan Dong, Benjamin T. Young, Yuzi Zhang, Taeho Yoon, David R. R. Heskett, Yongfeng Hu, and Brett L. Lucht

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Through a Window, Brightly: A Review of Selected Nanofabricated Thin-Film Platforms for Spectroscopy, Imaging, and Detection, Jason R. Dwyer and Maher Harb

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Silicon Nitride Thin Films for Nanofluidic Device Fabrication, J. R. Dwyer, Y. M. N. D.Y. Bandara, J. C. Whelan, B. I. Karawdeniya, and J. W. Nichols

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In Vivo Detection of Cucurbit[6]uril, a Hyperpolarized Xenon Contrast Agent for a Xenon Magnetic Resonance Imaging Biosensor, Francis T. Hane, Tao Li, Peter Smylie, Raiili M. Pellizzari, Jennifer A. Plata, Brenton DeBoef, and Mitchell S. Albert

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Electrochemical Nonadiabatic Electron Transfer via Tunneling to Solution Species through Thin Insulating Films, Caleb M. Hill, Jiyeon Kim, Nataraju Bodappa, and Allen J. Bard

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A comparison of SERS and MEF of rhodamine 6G on a gold substrate, Elizabeth Kohr, Buddini I. Karawdeniya, Jason R. Dwyer, Anju Gupta, and William B. Euler

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Anti-glycation and anti-oxidative effects of a phenolic-enriched maple syrup extract and its protective effects on normal human colon cells, Weixi Liu, Zhengxi Wei, Hang Ma, Ang Cai, Yongqiang Liu, Jiadong Sun, Nicholas A. DaSilva, Shelby L. Johnson, Louis J. Kirschenbaum, Bongsup P. Cho, Joel A. Dain, David C. Rowley, Zahir A. Shaikh, and Navindra P. Seeram

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The Influence of Interfacial Effects on the Photophysics of Rhodamine 6G Thin Films on a Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Surface, Matthew Mullen and William B. Euler

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Improved Cycling Performance of a Si Nanoparticle Anode Utilizing Citric Acid as a Surface-Modifying Agent, Cao Cuong Nguyen, Daniel M. Seo, K. W.D.K. Chandrasiri, and Brett L. Lucht

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Thermal Decomposition of Erythritol Tetranitrate: A Joint Experimental and Computational Study, Jimmie C. Oxley, David Furman, Austin C. Brown, Faina Dubnikova, James L. Smith, Ronnie Kosloff, and Yehuda Zeiri

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A complex variable method to predict a range of arbitrary shape ballistic projectiles, Jimmie C. Oxley, James L. Smith, Sayavur I. Bakhtiyarov, and Philipp M. Baldovi

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Eutectics of Erythritol Tetranitrate, Jimmie C. Oxley, James L. Smith, and Austin C. Brown

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Potential Biocides: Iodine-Producing Pyrotechnics, Jimmie C. Oxley, James L. Smith, Matthew M. Porter, Maxwell J. Yekel, and Jeffrey A. Canaria

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A Facile Synthesis of ZnCo2O4 Nanocluster Particles and the Performance as Anode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries, Yue Pan, Weijia Zeng, Lin Li, Yuzi Zhang, Yingnan Dong, Dianxue Cao, Guiling Wang, Brett L. Lucht, Ke Ye, and Kui Cheng

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Investigation of the solid electrolyte interphase on hard carbon electrode for sodium ion batteries, Yue Pan, Yuzi Zhang, Bharathy S. Parimalam, Cao Cuong Nguyen, Guiling Wang, and Brett L. Lucht

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Decomposition Reactions of Anode Solid Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) Components with LiPF6, Bharathy S. Parimalam, Alex D. MacIntosh, Rahul Kadam, and Brett L. Lucht

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H-Bonding Organocatalysts for the Living, Solvent-Free Ring-Opening Polymerization of Lactones: Toward an All-Lactones, All-Conditions Approach, Jinal U. Pothupitiya, Nayanthara U. Dharmaratne, Terra Marie M. Jouaneh, Kurt V. Fastnacht, Danielle N. Coderre, and Matthew K. Kiesewetter

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A(nother) modification of the ammonia fountain demonstration, Ben Ruekberg and David L. Freeman

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A highly versatile fluorenone-based macrocycle for the sensitive detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and fluoride anions, Ingrid-Suzy Tamgho, Sauradip Chaudhuri, Molly Verderame, Dana J. DiScenza, and Mindy Levine

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Adhesion Evaluation of Duplex Paint System for Sustainable Infrastructure, Sze C. Yang, Kang-Won Wayne Lee, Chen Lu, Maureen Mirville, and Anthony Parham

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Conductance-Based Profiling of Nanopores: Accommodating Fabrication Irregularities, Y. M. D. Y. Bandara, Maher Harb, Jonathan W. Nichols, Buddini Iroshika Karawdeniya, and Jason R. Dwyer

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Electrochemical reactivity of polyimide and feasibility as a conductive binder for silicon negative electrodes, Taeho Yoon, Navid Chapman, Cao Cuong Nguyen, and Brett L. Lucht

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Lithium Salt Effects on Silicon Electrode Performance and Solid Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) Structure, Role of Solution Structure on SEI Formation, Taeho Yoon, Navid Chapman, Daniel M. Seo, and Brett L. Lucht

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Thermal Decomposition of the Solid Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) on Silicon Electrodes for Lithium Ion Batteries, Taeho Yoon, Mickdy S. Milien, Bharathy S. Parimalam, and Brett L. Lucht

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Towards reducing carbon content in silicon/carbon anodes for lithium ion batteries, Yuzi Zhang, Yue Pan, Yanjing Chen, Brett L. Lucht, and Arijit Bose

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Influence of the Oil on the Structure and Electrochemical Performance of Emulsion-Templated Tin/Carbon Anodes for Lithium Ion Batteries, Yuzi Zhang, Yue Pan, Yingnan Dong, Brett L. Lucht, and Arijit Bose

Submissions from 2016

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Real-time Profiling of Solid-State Nanopores During Solution-Phase Nanofabrication, Y. M. N. D. Y. Bandara, Buddini Iroshika Karawdeniya, and Jason R. Dwyer

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Solution-Based Photo-Patterned Gold Film Formation on Silicon Nitride, Y. M. N. D. Y. Bandara, Buddini Iroshika Karawdeniya, Julie C. Whelan, Lucas D.S. Ginsberg, and Jason R. Dwyer

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Structural Evolution of Ultrathin Films of Rhodamine 6G on Glass, Mingyu Chapman, Matthew Mullen, Elsa Novoa-Ortega, Mona Alhasani, and James F. Elman

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Acetonitrile Ion Suppression in Atmospheric Pressure Ionization Mass Spectrometry, Kevin Colizza, Keira E. Mahoney, Alexander V. Yevdokimov, James L. Smith, and Jimmie C. Oxley

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Controlled Organocatalytic Ring-Opening Polymerization of ε-Thionocaprolactone, Partha P. Datta and Matthew K. Kiesewetter

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Investigation of the effect of added methylene ethylene carbonate (MEC) and Vinylene Carbonate (VC) on LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4/Graphite Cell Performance, Yingnan Dong, Julien Demeaux, and Brett L. Lucht

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Bis- and Tris-Urea H-Bond Donors for Ring-Opening Polymerization: Unprecedented Activity and Control from an Organocatalyst, Kurt V. Fastnacht, Samuel S. Spink, Nayanthara U. Dharmaratne, Jinal U. Pothupitiya, Partha P. Datta, Elizabeth T. Kiesewetter, and Matthew K. Kiesewetter

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HyperCEST detection of cucurbit[6]uril in whole blood using an ultrashort saturation Pre-pulse train, Francis T. Hane, Peter S. Smylie, Tao Li, Julia Ruberto, Krista Dowhos, Iain Ball, Boguslaw Tomanek, Brenton DeBoef, and Mitchell S. Albert

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Vanadyl Acetylacetonate Catalyzed Methylenation of Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines by Using Dimethylacetamide as a Methylene Source: Direct Access to Bis(imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl)methanes, Pinku Kaswan, Nitesh Kumar Nandwana, Brenton DeBoef, and Anil Kumar

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Advanced Electrochemistry of Individual Metal Clusters Electrodeposited Atom by Atom to Nanometer by Nanometer, Jiyeon Kim, Jeffrey E. Dick, and Allen J. Bard

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Nanometer Scale Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy Instrumentation, Jiyeon Kim, Christophe Renault, Nikoloz Nioradze, Netzahualcóyotl Arroyo-Currás, Kevin C. Leonard, and Allen J. Bard