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

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Submissions from 2016

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Fluoroethylene carbonate and vinylene carbonate reduction: Understanding lithium-ion battery electrolyte additives and solid electrolyte interphase formation, Alison L. Michan, Bharathy S. Parimalam, Michal Leskes, Rachel N. Kerber, Taeho Yoon, Clare P. Grey, and Brett L. Lucht

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Development of Lithium Dimethyl Phosphate as an Electrolyte Additive for Lithium Ion Batteries, Mickdy S. Milien, Usha Tottempudi, Miyoung Son, Makoto Ue, and Brett L. Lucht

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Improved cycling performance of Si nanoparticle anodes via incorporation of methylene ethylene carbonate, Cao Cuong Nguyen and Brett L. Lucht

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Systematic Investigation of Binders for Silicon Anodes: Interactions of Binder with Silicon Particles and Electrolytes and Effects of Binders on Solid Electrolyte Interphase Formation, Cao Cuong Nguyen, Taeho Yoon, Daniel M. Seo, Pradeep Guduru, and Brett L. Lucht

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Thermal Stability Studies Comparing IMX-101 (Dinitroanisole/Nitroguanidine/NTO) to Analogous Formulations Containing Dinitrotoluene, Jimmie C. Oxley, James L. Smith, Maria A. Donnelly, Kevin Colizza, and Stephanie Rayome

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Energetic Material/Polymer Interaction Studied by Atomic Force Microscopy, Jimmie C. Oxley, James L. Smith, Gerald L. Kagan, Guang Zhang, and Devon S. Swanson

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Synthesis and Degradation of Hexamethylene Triperoxide Diamine (HMTD), Jimmie C. Oxley, James L. Smith, Matthew Porter, Lindsay McLennan, Kevin Colizza, Yehuda Zeiri, Ronnie Kosloff, and Faina Dubnikova

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Cycling performance and surface analysis of Lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide in propylene carbonate with graphite, Yue Pan, Guiling Wang, and Brett L. Lucht

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In situ stress evolution in Li1+xMn2O4 thin films during electrochemical cycling in Li-ion cells, Jay Sheth, Naba K. Karan, Daniel P. Abraham, Cao Cuong Nguyen, Brett L. Lucht, Brian W. Sheldon, and Pradeep R. Guduru

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Effect of cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) oligosaccharides on the formation of advanced glycation end-products, Jiadong Sun, Weixi Liu, Hang Ma, Jannie P.J. Marais, Christina Khoo, Joel A. Dain, David C. Rowley, and Navindra P. Seeram

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Lead Selenide Nanostructures Self-Assembled across Multiple Length Scales and Dimensions, Evan K. Wujcik, Stephanie R. Aceto, Radha Narayanan, and Arijit Bose

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Development of novel lithium borate additives for designed surface modification of high voltage LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathodes, Mengqing Xu, Liu Zhou, Yingnan Dong, Yanjing Chen, Julien Demeaux, Alex D. MacIntosh, Arnd Garsuch, and Brett L. Lucht

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In Situ Measurement of Solid Electrolyte Interphase Evolution on Silicon Anodes Using Atomic Force Microscopy, Insun Yoon, Daniel P. Abraham, Brett L. Lucht, Allan F. Bower, and Pradeep R. Guduru

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Detection of gas-phase explosive analytes using fluorescent spectroscopy of thin films of xanthene dyes, Hui Qi Zhang and William B. Euler

Submissions from 2015

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A Poly(thioester) by Organocatalytic Ring-Opening Polymerization, Timothy J. Bannin and Matthew K. Kiesewetter

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Cyclodextrin-promoted Diels Alder reactions of a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon under mild reaction conditions, Sauradip Chaudhuri, Tyler Phelan, and Mindy Levine

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All-Aqueous Directed Assembly Strategy for Forming High-Capacity, Stable Silicon/Carbon Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries, Yanjing Chen, Mengqing Xu, Yuzi Zhang, Yue Pan, Brett L. Lucht, and Arijit Bose

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Empowering Girls with Chemistry, Exercise and Physical Activity, Emily Clapham, Lori E. Ciccomascolo, and Andrew J. Clapham

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The Role of Design, Serendipity, and Scientific Competition in the Development of Oxidative Coupling Reactions, Brenton DeBoef

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Aryl-aryl coupling via cross-dehydrogenative-coupling reactions, Brenton Deboef and Ashley L. Porter

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Selective Detection of Non-Aromatic Pesticides via Cyclodextrin-Promoted Fluorescence Modulation, Dana J. DiScenza and Mindy Levine

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Collagen Gel Formation in the Presence of a Carbon Nanobrush, George W. Dombi, Kaushalkumar Purohit, Lenore M. Martin, and Sze C. Yang

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Flame-retardant co-solvent incorporation into lithium-ion coin cells with Si-nanoparticle anodes, Ronald P. Dunn, Cao Cuong Nguyen, and Brett L. Lucht

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Regioselective C–H bond amination by aminoiodanes, Abhishek A. Kantak, Louis Marchetti, and Brenton DeBoef

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Oxidative Cross-Coupling of sp3- and sp2-Hybridized C–H Bonds: Vanadium-Catalyzed Aminomethylation of Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines, Pinku Kaswan, Ashley Porter, Kasiviswanadharaju Pericherla, Marissa Simone, Sean Peters, Anil Kumar, and Brenton DeBoef

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Cocatalyst Binding Effects in Organocatalytic Ring-Opening Polymerization of L-Lactide, Oleg I. Kazakov and Matthew K. Kiesewetter

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Carbonate Free Electrolyte for Lithium Ion Batteries Containing γ-Butyrolactone and Methyl Butyrate, Michael L. Lazar and Brett L. Lucht

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Addressing the STEM Gender Gap by Designing and Implementing an Educational Outreach Chemistry Camp for Middle School Girls, Mindy Levine, Nicole Serio, Bhasker Radaram, Sauradip Chaudhuri, and William Talbert

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Electrochemical interfaces in electrochemical energy storage systems, Brett L. Lucht, Dominique Guyomar, Kristina Edström, and Robert Kostecki

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Solution-Phase Synthesis of Dipeptides: A Capstone Project That Employs Key Techniques in an Organic Laboratory Course, Louis Marchetti and Brenton DeBoef

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Regioselective gold-catalyzed oxidative C-N bond formation, Louis Marchetti, Abhishek Kantak, Riley Davis, and Brenton Deboef

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Synthesis of a β-CCT-lanthanide conjugate for binding the dopamine transporter, Gregory R. Naumiec, Grace Lincourt, Jeremy P. Clever, Michael A. McGregor, Abraham Kovoor, and Brenton Deboef

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Effect of Vinylene Carbonate and Fluoroethylene Carbonate on SEI Formation on Graphitic Anodes in Li-Ion Batteries, Mengyun Nie, Julien Demeaux, Benjamin T. Young, David R. Heskett, Yanjing Chen, Arijit Bose, Joseph C. Woicik, and Brett L. Lucht

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Erratum: Role of lithium salt on solid electrolyte interface (SEI) formation and structure in lithium ion batteries (Journal of the Electrochemical Society (2014) 161 (A1001)), Mengyun Nie and Brett L. Lucht

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Insensitive TATP Training Aid by Microencapsulation, J. C. Oxley, J. L. Smith, and J. N. Canino

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Fuel-oxidizer mixtures: their stabilities and burn characteristics, Jimmie C. Oxley, James L. Smith, Maria Donnelly, and Matthew Porter

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Characterizing Solid Electrolyte Interphase on Sn Anode in Lithium Ion Battery, Daniel M. Seo, Cao Cuong Nguyen, Benjamin T. Young, David R. Heskett, Joseph C. Woicik, and Brett L. Lucht

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Role of mixed solvation and ion pairing in the solution structure of lithium ion battery electrolytes, Daniel M. Seo, Stefanie Reininger, Mary Kutcher, Kaitlin Redmond, and William B. Euler

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Efficient Extraction and Detection of Aromatic Toxicants from Crude Oil and Tar Balls Using Multiple Cyclodextrin Derivatives, Nicole Serio and Mindy Levine

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Solvent Effects in the Extraction and Detection of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Complex Oils in Complex Environments, Nicole Serio and Mindy Levine

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Array-Based Detection of Persistent Organic Pollutants via Cyclodextrin Promoted Energy Transfer, Nicole Serio, Daniel F. Moyano, Vincent M. Rotello, and Mindy Levine

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Rapid and Efficient Pesticide Detection via Cyclodextrin-Promoted Energy Transfer, Nicole Serio, John Roque, Andrew Badwal, and Mindy Levine

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Transition-metal free umpolung carbon-nitrogen vs. carbon-chlorine bond formation, John J. Sirois and Brenton DeBoef

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Rate Accelerated Organocatalytic Ring-Opening Polymerization of l-Lactide via the Application of a Bis(thiourea) H-bond Donating Cocatalyst, Samuel S. Spink, Oleg I. Kazakov, Elizabeth T. Kiesewetter, and Matthew K. Kiesewetter

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Improved Performance of High Voltage Graphite/LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 Batteries with Added Lithium Tetramethyl Borate, Mengqing Xu, Liu Zhou, Yingnan Dong, Usha Tottempudi, Julien Demeaux, Arnd Garsuch, and Brett L. Lucht

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Capacity Fading Mechanisms of Silicon Nanoparticle Negative Electrodes for Lithium Ion Batteries, Taeho Yoon, Cao Cuong Nguyen, Daniel M. Seo, and Brett L. Lucht

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Hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HAXPES) investigation of the silicon solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) in lithium-ion batteries, Benjamin T. Young, David R. Heskett, Cao Cuong Nguyen, Mengyun Nie, Joseph C. Woicik, and Brett L. Lucht

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Detection of dinitrotoluene isomers using reactions with bases: A structural, spectroscopic, kinetic, and computational study, Sangmin You, Christopher A. Latendresse, Syrena C. Fernandes, Kathleen M. Sullivan, and William B. Euler

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Role of 1,3-propane sultone and vinylene carbonate in solid electrolyte interface formation and gas generation, Bo Zhang, Michael Metzger, Sophie Solchenbach, Martin Payne, Stefano Meini, Hubert A. Gasteiger, Arnd Garsuch, and Brett L. Lucht

Submissions from 2014

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High capacity, stable silicon/carbon anodes for lithium-ion batteries prepared using emulsion-templated directed assembly, Yanjing Chen, Mengyun Nie, Brett L. Lucht, Amitesh Saha, Pradeep R. Guduru, and Arijit Bose

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Gas-phase reactions of alcohols with hexamethylene triperoxide diamine (HMTD) under atmospheric pressure chemical ionization conditions, Kevin Colizza, Matthew Porter, James L. Smith, and Jimmie C. Oxley

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Flame retardant co-solvent incorporation into lithium-ion coin cells with thin-film si anodes, Ronald P. Dunn, Siva P.V. Nadimpalli, Pradeep Guduru, and Brett L. Lucht

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Nitroaromatic explosive sorption and sensing using electrochemically processed polyaniline-titanium dioxide hybrid nanocomposite, Yong X. Gan, Rachel H. Yazawa, James L. Smith, Jimmie C. Oxley, Guang Zhang, Jonathan Canino, Joanna Ying, Gerald Kagan, and Lihua Zhang

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Cooperative Hydrogen-bond Pairing in Organocatalytic Ring-Opening Polymerization, Oleg I. Kazakov, Partha P. Datta, Meghedi Isajani, Elizabeth T. Kiesewetter, and Matthew K. Kiesewetter

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Analysis of integrated electrode stacks for lithium ion batteries, Michael L. Lazar, Ben Sloan, Steven Carlson, and Brett L. Lucht

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Surface phenomena of high energy Li(Ni1/3Co1/3Mn 1/3)O2/graphite cells at high temperature and high cutoff voltages, Ting Liu, Arnd Garsuch, Frederick Chesneau, and Brett L. Lucht

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Inhibitory Effect of Gold Nanoparticles on the D-ribose Glycation of Bovine Serum Albumin, Weixi Liu, Menashi A. Cohenford, Leslie Frost, Champika Seneviratne, and Joel A. Dain

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Stability of inactive components of cathode laminates for lithium ion batteries at high potential, Xiaobo Li, Yanjing Chen, Cao Cuong Nguyen, Mengyun Nie, and Brett L. Lucht

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Surface study of electrodes after long-term cycling in Li 1.2Ni0.15Mn0.55Co0.1O 2-graphite lithium-ion cells, Xiaobo Li, Mengqing Xu, Yanjing Chen, and Brett L. Lucht

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Coffee Stirrers and Drinking Straws as Disposable Spatulas, Cinzia Lobuono, Morgan A. Turano, and Louis J. Kirschenbaum

Advances in electrolytes for lithium ion batteries: A mechanistic understanding, Brett L. Lucht

Advances in electrolytes for lithium ion batteries: A mechanistic understanding, Brett L. Lucht

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Comparative study of fluoroethylene carbonate and vinylene carbonate for silicon anodes in lithium ion batteries, Cao Cuong Nguyen and Brett L. Lucht

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Role of lithium salt on solid electrolyte interface (SEI) formation and structure in lithium ion batteries, Mengyun Nie and Brett L. Lucht

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Factors influencing destruction of triacetone triperoxide (TATP), Jimmie C. Oxley, James L. Smith, Joseph E. Brady, and Lucus Steinkamp

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Fuel-oxidizer mixtures: Their stabilities and burn characteristics, Jimmie C. Oxley, James L. Smith, Maria Donnelly, and Matthew Porter

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Intramolecular arylation of benzimidazoles via Pd(II)/Cu(I) catalyzed cross-dehydrogenative coupling, Kyle C. Pereira, Ashley L. Porter, and Brenton DeBoef

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Reduction reactions of carbonate solvents for lithium ion batteries, Daniel M. Seo, Dinesh Chalasani, Bharathy S. Parimalam, Rahul Kadam, Mengyun Nie, and Brett L. Lucht

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Cyclodextrin-promoted energy transfer for broadly applicable small-molecule detection, Nicole Serio, Chitapom Chanthalyma, Lindsey Prignano, and Mindy Levine

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Detection of Medium-Sized Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons via Fluorescence Energy Transfer, Nicole Serio, Lindsey Prignano, Sean Peters, and Mindy Levine

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Erratum: Iron-Catalyzed Arylation of Heterocycles via Directed C-H Bond Activation (Organic Letters (2014) 16:3 (868-871) DOI: 10.1021/ol403634b), John J. Sirois, Riley Davis, and Brenton Deboef

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Iron-Catalyzed Arylation of Heterocycles via Directed C–H Bond Activation, John J. Sirois, Riley Davis, and Brenton DeBoef

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Electroless Plating of Thin Gold Films Directly onto Silicon Nitride Thin Films and into Micropores, Julie C. Whelan, Buddini Iroshika Karawdeniya, Y.M. Nuwan D.Y. Bandara, Brian D. Velleco, Caitlin M. Masterson, and Jason R. Dwyer

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Generation of cathode passivation films via oxidation of lithium bis(oxalato) borate on high voltage spinel (LiNi0.5Mn 1.5O4), Mengqing Xu, Nikolaos Tsiouvaras, Arnd Garsuch, Hubert A. Gasteiger, and Brett L. Lucht

Submissions from 2013

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Note: An environmental cell for transient spectroscopy on solid samples in controlled atmospheres, Jason R. Dwyer, Łukasz Szyc, Erik T.J. Nibbering, and Thomas Elsaesser

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Nanopore surface coating delivers nanopore size and shape through conductance-based sizing, Cameron M. Frament, Y. M. Nuwan D.Y. Bandara, and Jason R. Dwyer

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Chiral cationic polyamines for chiral microcapsules and siRNA delivery, Justin Gharavi, Patricks Marks, Kelly Moran, Brett Kingsborough, Ruchi Verma, Yuan Chen, Ruitang Deng, and Mindy Levine

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A Correlation of the Solubility of Water in Hydrocarbons as a Function of Temperature Based on the Corresponding Vapor Pressure of Pure Water, Louis J. Kirschenbaum and Benjamin P. Ruekberg

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Speciation of the products of and establishing the role of water in the reaction of TNT with hydroxide and amines: Structure, kinetics, and computational results, Christopher A. Latendresse, Syrena C. Fernandes, Sangmin You, and William B. Euler

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A fluorometric sensing array for the detection of military explosives and IED materials, Christopher A. Latendresse, Syrena C. Fernandes, Sangmin You, Hui Qi Zhang, and William B. Euler

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Fluorescent species formed by reaction of trinitroaromatics with N, N-dimethylformamide and hydroxide, Christopher A. Latendresse, Syrena C. Fernandes, Sangmin You, Hui Qi Zhang, and William B. Euler

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A Review of Luminescent Anionic Nano System: d10 Metallocyanide Excimers and Exciplexes in Alkali Halide Hosts, Xiabo Li and Howard H. Patterson

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Failure Mechanism of Graphite/LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 Cells at High Voltage and Elevated Temperature, Dongsheng Lu, Mengqing Xu, Liu Zhou, Brett L. Lucht, and Arnd Garsuch

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Synthesis of a Fluorescent Conjugated Polymer in the Undergraduate Organic Teaching Laboratory, Teresa Mako and Mindy Levine

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Highly Efficient Quenching of Nanoparticles for the Detection of Electron-Deficient Nitroaromatics, Patrick Marks, Sage Cohen, and Mindy Levine

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Rheological analysis of hydrogel composites containing carbon nanobrushes, William H. Marks, Tunc Kiymaz, Sze C. Yang, George W. Dombi, and Sujata K. Bhatia

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Carbon nanobrushes embedded within hydrogel composites for tissue engineering, William H. Marks, Sze C. Yang, George W. Dombi, and Sujata K. Bhatia

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Hydrogel composites containing carbon nanobrushes as tissue scaffolds, William H. Marks, Sze C. Yang, George W. Dombi, and Sujata K. Bhatia

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Light trapping to amplify metal enhanced fluorescence with application for sensing TNT, Meredith A. Matoian, Richard Sweetman, Emily C. Hall, Shayna Albanese, and William B. Euler

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Nanofluidic cells with controlled path length and liquid flow for rapid, high-resolution in situ electron microscopy, C. Mueller, M. Harb, J. R. Dwyer, and R. J.D. Miller

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Nanofluidic cells with controlled pathlength and liquid flow for rapid, high-resolution in situ imaging with electrons, C. Mueller, M. Harb, J. R. Dwyer, and R. J. Dwayne Miller

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Two polymorphs of 1,8-dichloro­anthracene, Peter Müller, Frank R. Fronczek, Stacey J. Smith, Teresa Mako, and Mindy Levine

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A Modern Apparatus for Performing Flash Chromatography: An Experiment for the Organic Laboratory, Gregory R. Naumiec, Angela N. Del Padre, Matthew M. Hooper, Alison St. Germaine, and Brenton DeBoef

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Modern Apparatus for Performing Flash Chromatography: An Experiment for the Organic Laboratory, Gregory R. Naumiec, Angela N. Del Padre, Matthew M. Hooper, Alison St. Germaine, and Brenton DeBoef

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Silicon solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) of lithium ion battery characterized by microscopy and spectroscopy, Mengyun Nie, Daniel P. Abraham, Yanjing Chen, Arijit Bose, and Brett L. Lucht

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Role of solution structure in solid electrolyte interphase formation on graphite with LiPF6 in propylene carbonate, Mengyun Nie, Daniel P. Abraham, Daniel M. Seo, Yanjing Chen, Arijit Bose, and Brett L. Lucht

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Lithium ion battery graphite solid electrolyte interphase revealed by microscopy and spectroscopy, Mengyun Nie, Dinesh Chalasani, Daniel P. Abraham, Yanjing Chen, Arijit Bose, and Brett L. Lucht

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Factors influencing triacetone triperoxide (TATP) and diacetone diperoxide (DADP) formation: Part i, Jimmie C. Oxley, James L. Smith, Patrick R. Bowden, and Ryan C. Rettinger

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Factors influencing triacetone triperoxide (TATP) and diacetone diperoxide (DADP) formation: Part 2, Jimmie C. Oxley, James L. Smith, Lucus Steinkamp, and Guang Zhang

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Synthesis and characterization of urea nitrate and nitrourea, Jimmie C. Oxley, James L. Smith, Sravanthi Vadlamannati, Austin C. Brown, Guang Zhang, Devon S. Swanson, and Jonathan Canino