• Entropically Driven Formation of Hierarchically Ordered Nanocomposites 

  Lee, Jae Youn; Thompson, Russell B.; Jasnow, David; Balazs, Anna C. (American Physical Society, 2002)

  Using theoretical models, we undertake the first investigation into the rich behavior that emerges when binary particle mixtures are blended with microphase-separating copolymers. We isolate an example of coupled self-assembly ...

• Self-assembly of a binary mixture of particles and diblock copolymers 

  Lee, Jae Youn; Thompson, Russell B.; Jasnow, David; Balazs, Anna C. (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2003)

  Using theoretical models, we undertake the first investigation into the synergy and rich phase behavior that emerges when binary particle mixtures are blended with microphase- separating copolymers. We isolate an example ...

• Improved convergence in block copolymer self-consistent field theory by Anderson mixing 

  Thompson, Russell B.; Rasmussen, Kim O.; Lookman, Turab (American Institute of Physics, 2004)

  A modification to real space polymeric self-consistent field theory algorithms that greatly improves the convergence properties is presented. The method is based on Anderson mixing (D. G. Anderson, J. Assoc. Comput. Mach. ...

• Applications of Iodonium Ylides for Donor-Acceptor Cyclopropane Synthesis 

  Chidley, Tristan (University of Waterloo, 2021-11-30)

  The application of hypervalent iodine (HVI) reagents in the field of organic chemistry has emerged as a viable option for many different useful organic transformations. There have been many considerable contributions made ...

• Characterization of the Conformation and Internal Backbone Dynamics of a-Polyglucans by Pyrene Excimer Fluorescence 

  Kim, Damin (University of Waterloo, 2021-11-23)

  The conformation and internal backbone dynamics (IBD) of several pyrene-labeled polysaccharides (Py-PSs), namely Py-Amylopectin, Py-Glycogen, Py-Dextran, and Py-Pullulan, were successfully examined with a combination of ...

• Heat Extraction from Shallow Ground using Closed Single-Phase Thermosyphons 

  Kazemi, Alireza (University of Waterloo, 2021-11-19)

  Artificial ground freezing could be costly. Except for drilling and installation costs, they may also include maintenance and electricity consumption. What if we can build a device that naturally works without a need of ...

• Origins of Elastic Properties in Ordered Block Copolymer/Nanoparticle Composites 

  Thompson, Russell B.; Rasmussen, Kim O.; Lookman, Turab (American Chemical Society, 2004)

  We predict a diblock copolymer melt in the lamellar phase with added spherical nanoparticles that have an affinity for one block to have a lower tensile modulus than a pure diblock copolymer system. This weakening is due ...

• Particle Distributions in a Block Copolymer Nanocomposite 

  Matsen, Mark W.; Thompson, Russell B. (American Chemical Society, 2008)

  Self-consistent-field theory is used to predict the center-of-mass distribution of spherical nanoparticles embedded in the lamellar phase of a diblock copolymer melt. The calculation is performed in the dilute limit, where ...

• Ordering mechanisms in triblock copolymers 

  Maniadis, P.; Thompson, Russell B.; Rasmussen, Kim O.; Lookman, Turab (American Physical Society, 2004)

  The ordering mechanisms for an ABC triblock copolymer system are studied using self-consistent field theory. We find a two-phase mechanism, similar to what has been suggested experimentally 􏰖two-step mecha- nism􏰌. Analysis ...

• Evaluating Characteristic Parameters for Carbon Dioxide in the Sanchez−Lacombe Equation of State 

  von Konigslow, Kier; Park, Chul B.; Thompson, Russell B. (American Chemical Society, 2017)

  For many different pure substances, large numbers of competing characteristic parameter sets exist in the literature for the Sanchez−Lacombe equation of state. This is due in part to differing research requirements or ...

• Effect of well-dispersed surface-modified silica nanoparticles on crystallization behavior of poly (lactic acid) under compressed carbon dioxide 

  Sarikhani, K.; Nasseri, R.; Lotocki, V.; Thompson, Russell B.; Park, Chul B.; Chen, Pu (Elsevier, 2016)

  In this work, the crystallization behavior of poly (lactic acid) (PLA)/amine-modified silica nano- composites at different loadings of amine-modified silica (1, 2, and 8 wt %) under isothermal, non- isothermal, and isothermal ...

• Polymeric Foaming Predictions from the Sanchez-Lacombe Equation of State: Application to Polypropylene-Carbon Dioxide Mixtures 

  Thompson, Russell B (American Physical Society, 2017)

  A simple off-lattice method of deriving the Sanchez-Lacombe equation of state is presented. The Sanchez-Lacombe equation of state for mixtures is shown to be thermodynamically inconsistent for all mixing rules in such a ...

• Lithium ion conducting inorganic solid electrolytes and all solid-state lithium batteries 

  Zhou, Laidong (University of Waterloo, 2021-11-08)

  As the world transitions away from fossil energy to green and renewable energy, electrochemical energy storage techniques, especially rechargeable batteries, increasingly become a vital component for this transition. High ...

• Application of a constant hole volume Sanchez–Lacombe equation of state to mixtures relevant to polymeric foaming 

  Park, Chul B.; von Konigslow, Kier; Thompson, Russell B. (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2018)

  A variant of the Sanchez–Lacombe equation of state is applied to several polymers, blowing agents, and saturated mixtures of interest to the polymer foaming industry. These are low-density polyethylene– carbon dioxide and ...

• Investigating the Outer Envelope Localization of OEP 18 in A. thaliana Chloroplasts 

  Zhou, Tianlun (University of Waterloo, 2021-10-26)

  Plastids are plant organelles with specialized functions including photosynthesis. The specialized function of each plastid is informed by its distinct and dynamically regulated proteome. The majority of plastid proteins ...

• Identifying Fenton-Reacted Trimethoprim Transformation Products Using Differential Mobility Spectrometry 

  Psutka, Jarrod; Dion-Fortier, Annick; Dieckmann, Thorsten; Campbell, J. Larry; Segura, Pedro; Hopkins, W. Scott (ACS Publications, 2018-04-17)

  A transformation product of trimethoprim, a contaminant of emerging concern in the environment, is generated using an electro-assisted Fenton reaction and analyzed using differential mobility spectrometry (DMS) in combination ...

• Ligand Specificity and Affinity in the Sulforhodamine B Binding RNA Aptamer 

  Piccolo, Kyle; McNeil, Brooke; Crouse, Jeff; Lim, Su Ji; Hopkins, W. Scott; Dieckmann, Thorsten (Elsevier Inc., 2020-07-18)

  Binding affinity and selectivity are critical properties of aptamers that must be optimized for any application. The sulforhodamine B binding RNA aptamer (SRB‐2) is a somewhat promiscuous aptamer that can bind ligands ...

• Flags and Error Weight Parities: A Development of Fault-tolerant Quantum Computation with Few Ancillas 

  Tansuwannont, Theerapat (University of Waterloo, 2021-10-13)

  In quantum computation, errors in a quantum circuit arising from its interaction with the environment is one of the biggest obstacles to building large-scale quantum computers. One way to deal with such errors is using ...

• An Exploration of Clustering Statistics and Tidal Alignments in the Context of Group Catalogues 

  De Marchi, Nick (University of Waterloo, 2021-10-04)

  The use of three-dimensional galaxy surveys and large cosmological simulations of the galaxy distribution has advanced our understanding of large-scale structure over the last few decades. At the forefront of this are ...

• Spin-Preserving Metasurface-Based Focusing Mirror for Enhancing Light-Matter Interactions 

  Kuru, Fehime Sema (University of Waterloo, 2021-10-01)

  We propose a dielectric metasurface mirror that focuses one spin state while diverging the other state and preserves the spin state upon reflection, unlike conventional mirrors. First, we discuss the working principle of ...

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