2013-2022

42. Thianthrene-Based Bipolar Redox-Active Molecules Toward Symmetric All-Organic Batteries
Etkind, S. I.; Lopez, J.; Zhu, Y. G.; Fang, J.-H.; Ong, W. J.; Shao-Horn, Y.; Swager, T. M.
ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 2022, DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c01717

41. Accelerating amorphous polymer electrolyte screening by learning to reduce errors in molecular dynamics simulated properties
Xie, T.; France-Lanord, A.;  Wang, Y.;  Lopez, J.;  Stolberg, M. A.;  Hill, M.;  Leverick, G. M.;  Gomez-Bombarelli, R.;  Johnson, J. A.; Shao-Horn, Y.
Nature Communications 2022, 13 (1), 1-10. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30994-1

40. The passivity of lithium electrodes in liquid electrolytes for secondary batteries
He, X.;  Bresser, D.;  Passerini, S.;  Baakes, F.;  Krewer, U.;  Lopez, J.;  Mallia, C. T.;  Shao-Horn, Y.;  Cekic-Laskovic, I.;  Wiemers-Meyer, S.;  Soto, F. A.;  Ponce, V.;  Seminario, J. M.;  Balbuena, P. B.;  Jia, H.;  Xu, W.;  Xu, Y.;  Wang, C.;  Horstmann, B.;  Amine, R.;  Su, C.-C.;  Shi, J.;  Amine, K.;  Winter, M.;  Latz, A.; Kostecki, R.
Nature Reviews Materials 2021, 6 (11), 1036-1052. DOI: 10.1038/s41578-021-00345-5

39. Moving beyond 99.9% Coulombic efficiency for lithium anodes in liquid electrolytes
Hobold, G. M.; Lopez, J.;  Guo, R.;  Minafra, N.;  Banerjee, A.;  Shirley Meng, Y.;  Shao-Horn, Y.; Gallant, B. M.
Nature Energy 2021, 6 (10), 951-960. DOI: 10.1038/s41560-021-00910-w

38. Ultra-high-voltage Ni-rich layered cathodes in practical Li metal batteries enabled by a sulfonamide-based electrolyte
Xue, W.;  Huang, M.;  Li, Y.;  Zhu, Y. G.;  Gao, R.;  Xiao, X.;  Zhang, W.;  Li, S.;  Xu, G.;  Yu, Y.;  Li, P.;  Lopez, J.;  Yu, D.;  Dong, Y.;  Fan, W.;  Shi, Z.;  Xiong, R.;  Sun, C.-J.;  Hwang, I.;  Lee, W.-K.;  Shao-Horn, Y.;  Johnson, J. A.; Li, J.
Nature Energy 2021, 6 (5), 495-505. DOI: 10.1038/s41560-021-00792-y

37. Molecularly tunable polyanions for single-ion conductors and poly (solvate ionic liquids)
Zhang, W. X.;  Feng, S. T.;  Huang, M. J.;  Quo, B.;  Shigenobu, K.;  Giordano, L.;  Lopez, J.;  Tatara, R.;  Ueno, K.;  Dokko, K.;  Watanabe, M.;  Shao-Horn, Y.; Johnson, J. A.
Chemistry of Materials 2021, 33 (2), 524-534. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c03258

36. Strategies towards enabling lithium metal in batteries: interphases and electrodes
Horstmann, B.;  Shi, J.;  Amine, R.;  Werres, M.;  He, X.;  Jia, H.;  Hausen, F.;  Cekic-Laskovic, I.;  Wiemers-Meyer, S.;  Lopez, J.;  Galvez-Aranda, D.;  Baakes, F.;  Bresser, D.;  Su, C.-C.;  Xu, Y.;  Xu, W.;  Jakes, P.;  Eichel, R.-A.;  Figgemeier, E.;  Krewer, U.;  Seminario, J. M.;  Balbuena, P. B.;  Wang, C.;  Passerini, S.;  Shao-Horn, Y.;  Winter, M.;  Amine, K.;  Kostecki, R.; Latz, A.
Energy & Environmental Science 2021, 14 (10), 5289-5314. DOI: 10.1039/D1EE00767J

35. Quantitative Mapping of Molecular Substituents to Macroscopic Properties Enables Predictive Design of Oligoethyleneglycol-Based Lithium Electrolytes
Qiao, B.; Mohapatra, S.;  Lopez, J.;  Leverick, G.;  Tatara, R.;  Shibuya, Y.;  Jiang, Y.;  France-Lanord, A.;  Grossman, J. C.; Gómez-Bombarelli, R.
ACS Central Science 2020, 6 (7), 1115–1128. DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c00475

34. An N‐Heterocyclic‐Carbene‐Derived Distonic Radical Cation
Gallagher, N. M.; Ye, H. Z.;  Feng, S.;  Lopez, J.;  Zhu, Y. G.;  Van Voorhis, T.;  Shao‐Horn, Y.; Johnson, J. A.
Angewandte Chemie 2020, 132 (10), 3980-3983. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201915534

33. Solvent-and Anion-Dependent Li+–O2–Coupling Strength and Implications on the Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Li–O2 Batteries
Leverick, G.; Tatara, R.;  Feng, S.;  Crabb, E.;  France-Lanord, A.;  Tułodziecki, M.;  Lopez, J.;  Stephens, R. M.;  Grossman, J. C.; Shao-Horn, Y.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2020, 124 (9), 4953-4967. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b09968

32. FSI-inspired solvent and “full fluorosulfonyl” electrolyte for 4 V class lithium-metal batteries
Xue, W. J.;  Shi, Z.;  Huang, M. J.;  Feng, S. T.;  Wang, C.;  Wang, F.;  Lopez, J.;  Qiao, B.;  Xu, G. Y.;  Zhang, W. X.;  Dong, Y. H.;  Gao, R.;  Shao-Horn, Y.;  Johnson, J. A.; Li, J.
Energy & Environmental Science 2020, 13 (1), 212-220. DOI: 10.1039/C9EE02538C

31. Decoupling of mechanical properties and ionic conductivity in supramolecular lithium ion conductors
Mackanic, D. G.;  Yan, X.;  Zhang, Q.;  Matsuhisa, N.;  Yu, Z.;  Jiang, Y.;  Manika, T.;  Lopez, J.;  Yan, H.;  Liu, K.;  Chen, X.;  Cui, Y.; Bao, Z.
Nature Communications 2019, 10 (1), 1-11. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13362-4

30. Stretchable self-healable semiconducting polymer film for active-matrix strain-sensing array
Oh, J. Y.;  Son, D.;  Katsumata, T.;  Lee, Y.;  Kim, Y.;  Lopez, J.;  Wu, H. C.;  Kang, J.;  Park, J.;  Gu, X.;  Mun, J.;  Wang, N. G.;  Yin, Y.;  Cai, W.;  Yun, Y.;  Tok, J. B.; Bao, Z.
Science Advances 2019, 5 (11), eaav3097. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aav3097

29. Design of S-Substituted Fluorinated Aryl Sulfonamide-Tagged (S-FAST) Anions To Enable New Solvate Ionic Liquids for Battery Applications
Huang, M.; Feng, S.;  Zhang, W.;  Lopez, J.;  Qiao, B.;  Tatara, R.;  Giordano, L.;  Shao-Horn, Y.; Johnson, J. A.
Chemistry of Materials 2019, 31 (18), 7558-7564. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b02353

28. Multi-scale ordering in highly stretchable polymer semiconducting films
Xu, J.;  Wu, H. C.;  Zhu, C.;  Ehrlich, A.;  Shaw, L.;  Nikolka, M.;  Wang, S.;  Molina-Lopez, F.;  Gu, X.;  Luo, S.;  Zhou, D.;  Kim, Y. H.;  Wang, G. N.;  Gu, K.;  Feig, V. R.;  Chen, S.;  Kim, Y.;  Katsumata, T.;  Zheng, Y. Q.;  Yan, H.;  Chung, J. W.;  Lopez, J.;  Murmann, B.; Bao, Z.
Nature Materials 2019, 18 (6), 594-601. DOI: 10.1038/s41563-019-0340-5

27. Concentrated electrolytes for enhanced stability of Al-alloy negative electrodes in Li-ion batteries
Chan, A. K.; Tatara, R.;  Feng, S.;  Karayaylali, P.;  Lopez, J.;  Stephens, I. E.; Shao-Horn, Y.
Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2019, 166 (10), A1867. DOI: 10.1149/2.0581910jes

26. High‐Rate and Large‐Capacity Lithium Metal Anode Enabled by Volume Conformal and Self‐Healable Composite Polymer Electrolyte
Xia, S.; Lopez, J.;  Liang, C.;  Zhang, Z.;  Bao, Z.;  Cui, Y.; Liu, W.
Advanced Science 2019, 6 (9), 1802353. DOI: 10.1002/advs.201802353

25. Designing polymers for advanced battery chemistries
Lopez, J.; Mackanic, D. G.;  Cui, Y.; Bao, Z.
Nature Reviews Materials 2019, 4 (5), 312-330. DOI: 10.1038/s41578-019-0103-6

24. Characterization of Hydrogen Bonding Formation and Breaking in Semiconducting Polymers under Mechanical Strain
Gasperini, A.;  Wang, G. J. N.;  Molina-Lopez, F.;  Wu, H. C.;  Lopez, J.;  Xu, J.;  Luo, S. C.;  Zhou, D. S.;  Xue, G.;  Tok, J. B. H.; Bao, Z.
Macromolecules 2019, 52 (6), 2476-2486. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b00145

23. A Dual‐Crosslinking Design for Resilient Lithium‐Ion Conductors
Lopez, J.; Sun, Y.;  Mackanic, D. G.;  Lee, M.;  Foudeh, A. M.;  Song, M. S.;  Cui, Y.; Bao, Z.
Advanced Materials 2018, 30 (43), 1804142. DOI: 10.1002/adma.201804142

22. Effects of Polymer Coatings on Electrodeposited Lithium Metal
Lopez, J.; Pei, A.;  Oh, J. Y.;  Wang, G.-J. N.;  Cui, Y.; Bao, Z.
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2018, 140 (37), 11735-11744. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b06047

21. Tough and Water‐Insensitive Self‐Healing Elastomer for Robust Electronic Skin
Kang, J.;  Son, D.;  Wang, G. N.;  Liu, Y.;  Lopez, J.;  Kim, Y.;  Oh, J. Y.;  Katsumata, T.;  Mun, J.;  Lee, Y.;  Jin, L.;  Tok, J. B.; Bao, Z.
Advanced Materials 2018, 30 (13), 1706846. DOI: 10.1002/adma.201706846

20. Skin electronics from scalable fabrication of an intrinsically stretchable transistor array
Wang, S.;  Xu, J.;  Wang, W.;  Wang, G. N.;  Rastak, R.;  Molina-Lopez, F.;  Chung, J. W.;  Niu, S.;  Feig, V. R.;  Lopez, J.;  Lei, T.;  Kwon, S. K.;  Kim, Y.;  Foudeh, A. M.;  Ehrlich, A.;  Gasperini, A.;  Yun, Y.;  Murmann, B.;  Tok, J. B.; Bao, Z.
Nature 2018, 555 (7694), 83-88. DOI: 10.1038/nature25494

19. An Aqueous Inorganic Polymer Binder for High Performance Lithium–Sulfur Batteries with Flame-Retardant Properties
Zhou, G.;  Liu, K.;  Fan, Y.;  Yuan, M.;  Liu, B.;  Liu, W.;  Shi, F.;  Liu, Y.;  Chen, W.;  Lopez, J.;  Zhuo, D.;  Zhao, J.;  Tsao, Y.;  Huang, X.;  Zhang, Q.; Cui, Y.
ACS Central Science 2018, 4 (2), 260-267. DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.7b00569

18. Crosslinked Poly (tetrahydrofuran) as a Loosely Coordinating Polymer Electrolyte
Mackanic, D. G.; Michaels, W.;  Lee, M.;  Feng, D.;  Lopez, J.;  Qin, J.;  Cui, Y.; Bao, Z.
Advanced Energy Materials 2018, 8 (25), 1800703. DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201800703

17. An Elastic Autonomous Self‐Healing Capacitive Sensor Based on a Dynamic Dual Crosslinked Chemical System
Zhang, Q.;  Niu, S.;  Wang, L.;  Lopez, J.;  Chen, S.;  Cai, Y.;  Du, R.;  Liu, Y.;  Lai, J. C.;  Liu, L.;  Li, C. H.;  Yan, X.;  Liu, C.;  Tok, J. B.;  Jia, X.; Bao, Z.
Advanced Materials 2018, 30 (33), 1801435. DOI: 10.1002/adma.201801435

16. Nonhalogenated Solvent Processable and Printable High-Performance Polymer Semiconductor Enabled by Isomeric Nonconjugated Flexible Linkers
Wang, G. J. N.;  Molina-Lopez, F.;  Zhang, H. Y.;  Xu, J.;  Wu, H. C.;  Lopez, J.;  Shaw, L.;  Mun, J.;  Zhang, Q. H.;  Wang, S. H.;  Ehrlich, A.; Bao, Z.
Macromolecules 2018, 51 (13), 4976-4985. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00971

15. Ultrasensitive artificial synapse based on conjugated polyelectrolyte
Xu, W. T.;  Nguyen, T. L.;  Kim, Y. T.;  Wolf, C.;  Pfattner, R.;  Lopez, J.;  Chae, B. G.;  Kim, S. I.;  Lee, M. Y.;  Shin, E. Y.;  Noh, Y. Y.;  Oh, J. H.;  Hwang, H.;  Park, C. G.;  Woo, H. Y.; Lee, T. W.
Nano Energy 2018, 48, 575-581. DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.02.058

14. Ionically Conductive Self‐Healing Binder for Low Cost Si Microparticles Anodes in Li‐Ion Batteries
Munaoka, T.; Yan, X.;  Lopez, J.;  To, J. W.;  Park, J.;  Tok, J. B. H.;  Cui, Y.; Bao, Z.
Advanced Energy Materials 2018, 8 (14), 1703138. DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201703138

13. Quadruple H-Bonding Cross-Linked Supramolecular Polymeric Materials as Substrates for Stretchable, Antitearing, and Self-Healable Thin Film Electrodes
Yan, X. Z.;  Liu, Z. Y.;  Zhang, Q. H.;  Lopez, J.;  Wang, H.;  Wu, H. C.;  Niu, S. M.;  Yan, H. P.;  Wang, S. H.;  Lei, T.;  Li, J. H.;  Qi, D. P.;  Huang, P. G.;  Huang, J. P.;  Zhang, Y.;  Wang, Y. Y.;  Li, G. L.;  Tok, J. B. H.;  Chen, X. D.; Bao, Z.
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2018, 140 (15), 5280-5289. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b01682

12. High-performance sodium–organic battery by realizing four-sodium storage in disodium rhodizonate
Lee, M.; Hong, J.;  Lopez, J.;  Sun, Y.;  Feng, D.;  Lim, K.;  Chueh, W. C.;  Toney, M. F.;  Cui, Y.; Bao, Z.
Nature Energy 2017, 2 (11), 861-868. DOI: 10.1038/s41560-017-0014-y

11. Intrinsically stretchable and healable semiconducting polymer for organic transistors
Oh, J. Y.;  Rondeau-Gagne, S.;  Chiu, Y. C.;  Chortos, A.;  Lissel, F.;  Wang, G. N.;  Schroeder, B. C.;  Kurosawa, T.;  Lopez, J.;  Katsumata, T.;  Xu, J.;  Zhu, C.;  Gu, X.;  Bae, W. G.;  Kim, Y.;  Jin, L.;  Chung, J. W.;  Tok, J. B.; Bao, Z.
Nature 2016, 539 (7629), 411-415. DOI: 10.1038/nature20102

10. A Stretchable Graphitic Carbon/Si Anode Enabled by Conformal Coating of a Self‐Healing Elastic Polymer
Sun, Y.;  Lopez, J.;  Lee, H. W.;  Liu, N.;  Zheng, G.;  Wu, C. L.;  Sun, J.;  Liu, W.;  Chung, J. W.;  Bao, Z.; Cui, Y.
Advanced Materials 2016, 28 (12), 2455-2461. DOI: 10.1002/adma.201504723

9. Fast and reversible thermoresponsive polymer switching materials for safer batteries
Chen, Z.;  Hsu, P. C.;  Lopez, J.;  Li, Y. Z.;  To, J. W. F.;  Liu, N.;  Wang, C.;  Andrews, S. C.;  Liu, J.;  Cui, Y.; Bao, Z.
Nature Energy 2016, 1 (1), 1-2. DOI: 10.1038/nenergy.2015.9

8. High-Performance Lithium Metal Negative Electrode with a Soft and Flowable Polymer Coating
Zheng, G. Y.;  Wang, C.;  Pei, A.;  Lopez, J.;  Shi, F. F.;  Chen, Z.;  Sendek, A. D.;  Lee, H. W.;  Lu, Z. D.;  Schneider, H.;  Safont-Sempere, M. M.;  Chu, S.;  Bao, Z. N.; Cui, Y.
ACS Energy Letters 2016, 1 (6), 1247-1255. DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.6b00456

7. Non‐Conjugated Flexible Linkers in Semiconducting Polymers: A Pathway to Improved Processability without Compromising Device Performance
Schroeder, B. C.; Chiu, Y. C.;  Gu, X.;  Zhou, Y.;  Xu, J.;  Lopez, J.;  Lu, C.;  Toney, M. F.; Bao, Z.
Advanced Electronic Materials 2016, 2 (7), 1600104. DOI: 10.1002/aelm.201600104

6. The Effects of Cross-Linking in a Supramolecular Binder on Cycle Life in Silicon Microparticle Anodes
Lopez, J.; Chen, Z.;  Wang, C.;  Andrews, S. C.;  Cui, Y.; Bao, Z.
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2016, 8 (3), 2318-2324. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b11363

5. Shape‐Controlled, Self‐Wrapped Carbon Nanotube 3D Electronics
Wang, H.; Wang, Y.;  Tee, B. C. K.;  Kim, K.;  Lopez, J.;  Cai, W.; Bao, Z.
Advanced Science 2015, 2 (9), 1500103. DOI: 10.1002/advs.201500103

4. Significance of the double-layer capacitor effect in polar rubbery dielectrics and exceptionally stable low-voltage high transconductance organic transistors
Wang, C.;  Lee, W. Y.;  Kong, D.;  Pfattner, R.;  Schweicher, G.;  Nakajima, R.;  Lu, C.;  Mei, J.;  Lee, T. H.;  Wu, H. C.;  Lopez, J.;  Diao, Y.;  Gu, X.;  Himmelberger, S.;  Niu, W.;  Matthews, J. R.;  He, M.;  Salleo, A.;  Nishi, Y.; Bao, Z.
Scientific reports 2015, 5 (1), 1-8. DOI: 10.1038/srep17849

3. High‐areal‐capacity silicon electrodes with low‐cost silicon particles based on spatial control of self‐healing binder
Chen, Z.; Wang, C.;  Lopez, J.;  Lu, Z.;  Cui, Y.; Bao, Z.
Advanced Energy Materials 2015, 5 (8), 1401826. DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201401826

2. Fabrication and Properties of Redox Ion Doped Few Monolayer Thick Polyelectrolyte Film for Electrochemical Biosensors at High Sensitivity and Specificity
Lee, S.-W.; Lopez, J.; Saraf, R. F.
Electroanalysis 2013, 25 (6), 1557-1566. DOI: 10.1002/elan.201300076

1. Direct mapping of local redox current density on a monolith electrode by laser scanning
Lee, S.-W.; Lopez, J.; Saraf, R. F.
Biosensors and Bioelectronics 2013, 47, 408-414. DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2013.02.046

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