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Dr. Cheng-Wei Lin and Dr. Xueying Chang Publishes in Accounts of Chemical Research

Congratulations to Dr. Cheng-Wei Lin and alumna Dr. Xueying Chang for their recent Account on aniline oligomers, showing how their well-defined molecular structures enable precise control over doping behavior, crystal growth, and functional properties. By treating aniline oligomers as tunable small molecules, the study demonstrates new insights into redox chemistry, nanostructure formation, surface functionalization, and…

Hung-Yi (Ian) Huang Publishes in Chemical Engineering Journal

Congratulations to our visiting scholar, Hung-Yi Huang, on his new publication on full-polymer electrochemical deionization, which uses dopant-engineered polypyrrole electrodes and EQCM analysis to enable tunable, membrane-free removal of oxyanions through electrochemically controlled ion exchange.

Zhiyin (Tara)Yang Publishes in ChemSusChem

Congratulations to Zhiyin (Tara) Yang for being featured on the front cover of ChemSusChem (Volume 18, Issue 21) for her recently published article on ultrafast sodium-ion batteries based on vanadium oxide (V₂O₅) intercalated with short-chain aniline trimers (AT).

Michelle Xie, Joo Wan Kim, and Cheng-Wei Publish in ACS Materials Letters

Michelle Xie, Joo Wan Kim, and Cheng-Wei have published “Heterophase Reduction of the Fully Oxidized Aniline Tetramer” in ACS Materials Letters. Using phenyl-capped aniline tetramer (TANI) as a model of polyaniline (PANI), the study explores the heterophase reductions of the pernigraniline base, offering new insights into conductive polymer chemistry.

Zhiyin (Tara) Yang Publishes in Chemistry of Materials

Zhiyin (Tara) Yang’s research, “Ultra-fast Sodium-Ion Batteries Based on Vanadium Oxide and Laser-Scribed Graphene Electrodes,” has been published in Chemistry of Materials. This work introduces a novel synthetic strategy for creating vanadium oxide laser-scribed graphene (VOLG) electrodes as highly functional anode materials for sodium-ion batteries.

Ric Kaner Reaches 100,000 Citations

As of August 2024, Dr. Kaner’s research has surpassed 100,000 citations, reflecting his lasting impact and influence in the fields of chemistry and materials science.

Cheng-Wei Publishes Reflection Article in Materials Horizons

Kaner group member Cheng-Wei has published the article “A Reflection on ‘Highly Dispersible Polypyrrole Nanospheres for Advanced Nanocomposite Ultrafiltration Membranes’” in Materials Horizons. The piece reviews the impacts of conjugated polymer-based water filtration membranes and highlights their significance in shaping subsequent research within the group.

Chenxiang Publishes in Joule on Advancing Electrochemical Capacitors

Chenxiang’s research, “Design of Efficient, Reliable, and Wide-Band Filter Electrochemical Capacitors via Matching Positive with Negative Electrodes,” has been published in Joule. The study reveals that pairing electrodes with matched fast ion-exchange kinetics and high reversibility is key to achieving high performance in high-frequency, energy-dense applications.