Publications

  1. NR Agrawal, C Duan, R Wang. 2024. "Nature of overcharging and charge inversion in electrical double layers". The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 128 (1), 303-311. Link
  2. C Duan, R Wang. 2024. "A Unified Description of Salt Effects on the Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation of Proteins". ACS Central Science. 10 (2), 460-468. Link
  3. TJ Yokokura, C Duan, EA Ding, S Kumar, R Wang. 2024. "Effects of Ionic Strength on the Morphology, Scattering, and Mechanical Response of Neurofilament-Derived Protein Brushes". Biomacromolecules. 25 (1), 328-337. Link
  4. NJ Shah, C Fang, NC Osti, E Mamontov, X Yu, J Lee, H Watanabe, et. al. 2024. "Nanosecond solvation dynamics in a polymer electrolyte for lithium batteries". Nature Materials. 23, 664-669. Link
  5. L Liu, C Duan, R Wang. 2024. "Kinetic Pathway and Micromechanics of Fusion/Fission for Polyelectrolyte Vesicles". The Journal of Chemical Physics. 160, 024908. Link
  6. Y Wang, TG Feric, J Tang, C Fang, ST Hamilton, DM Halat, B Wu, H Celik, et. al. 2024. "Carbon capture in polymer-based electrolytes". Science Advances. 10 (16), eadk2350. Link
  7. H Yu, L Liu, R Yin, I Jayapurna, R Wang, T Xu. 2024. "Mapping Composition Evolution through Synthesis-Purification-Depolymerization of Random Heteropolymer". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146 (9), 6178-6188. Link
  8. EA Ding, TJ Yokokura, R Wang, S Kumar. 2024. "Dissecting neurofilament tail sequence-phosphorylation-structure relationships with multicomponent reconstituted protein brushes". bioRxiv,. 2024.05. 02.592230. Link
  9. C Duan, R Wang. 2024. "Ion Correlation-Driven Hysteretic Adhesion and Repulsion between Opposing Polyelectrolyte Brushes". ACS Macro. Letters, doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.4c00426. Link
  10. TJ Yokokura, C Duan, R Wang. 2024. "Microphase Segregation in Polyelectrolyte Brushes". arXiv. preprint arXiv:2408.00199. Link
  11. L Liu, C Duan, R Wang. 2024. "A Variational Approach to Trap Macromolecules". arXiv. preprint arXiv:2404.13574. Link
  12. C Duan, NR Agrawal, R Wang. 2024. "Electrostatic Correlation Augmented Self-Consistent Field Theory and Its Application to Polyelectrolyte Brushes". arXiv. preprint arXiv:2404.09103. Link
  13. L Liu, R Wang. 2024. "A Molecular Theory for Liquid Crystal Elastomers: Nematic Ordering, Shape Deformation and Mechanical Response". Macromolecules. 57 (2), 766-776. Link
  14. C Fang, A Mistry, V Srinivasan, NP Balsara, R Wang. 2023. "Elucidating the Molecular Origins of the Transference Number in Battery Electrolytes Using Computer Simulations". JACS Au. 3 (2), 306-315. Link
  15. C Duan, R Wang. 2023. "Electrostatics-Induced Nucleated Conformational Transition of Protein Aggregation". Physical review letters. 130, 158401. Link
  16. C Fang, X Yu, S Chakraborty, N Balsara, R Wang. 2023. "Molecular Origin of High Cation Transference in Mixtures of Poly(pentyl malonate) and Lithium Salt". ACS Macro Letters. 12 (5), 612-618. Link
  17. C Fang, DM Halat, NP Balsara, R Wang. 2023. "Dynamic Heterogeneity of Solvent Motion and Ion Transport in Concentrated Electrolytes". The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 127 (8), 1803-1810. Link
  18. NR Agrawal, R Kaur, C Carraro, R Wang. 2023. "Ion correlation-driven like-charge attraction in multivalent salt solutions". The Journal of Chemical Physics. 159, 244905. Link
  19. C Fang, DM Halat, A Mistry, JA Reimer, NP Balsara, R Wang. 2023. "Quantifying Selective Solvent Transport under an Electric Field in Mixed-Solvent Electrolytes". Chemical Science. 14, 5332-5339. Link
  20. NR Agrawal, R Wang. 2023. "Non‐monotonic salt concentration dependence of inverted electrokinetic flow". AIChE Journal. 69 (12), e18269. Link
  21. C Fang, S Chakraborty, Y Li, J Lee, NP Balsara, R Wang. 2023. "Ion Solvation Cage Structure in Polymer Electrolytes Determined by Combining X-ray Scattering and Simulations". ACS Macro Letters. 12 (9), 1244-1250. Link
  22. DM Halat, C Fang, D Hickson, A Mistry, JA Reimer, NP Balsara, R Wang. 2022. "Electric-field-induced spatially dynamic heterogeneity of solvent motion and cation transference in electrolytes". Physical review letters. 128, 198002. Link
  23. A Mistry, Z Yu, BL Peters, C Fang, R Wang, LA Curtiss, NP Balsara, et. al. 2022. "Toward Bottom-Up Understanding of Transport in Concentrated Battery Electrolytes". ACS Central Science. 8 (7), 880-890. Link
  24. NR Agrawal, R Wang. 2022. "Electrostatic Correlation Induced Ion Condensation and Charge Inversion in Multivalent Electrolytes". Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 18 (10), 6271-6280. Link
  25. X Yu, ZJ Hoffman, J Lee, C Fang, LA Gido, V Patel, HB Eitouni, R Wang, et. al. 2022. "A Practical Polymer Electrolyte for Lithium and Sodium Batteries: Poly(pentyl malonate)". ACS Energy Letters. 7, 3791-3797. Link
  26. NR Agrawal, R Wang. 2022. "Self-Consistent Description of Vapor-Liquid Interface in Ionic Fluids". Physical review letters. 129 (22-23), 228001. Link
  27. H Xu, S Ma, Y Hou, Q Zhang, R Wang, Y Luo, X Gao. 2022. "Machine learning-assisted identification of copolymer microstructures based on microscopic images". ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14 (41), 47157-47166. Link
  28. C Duan, W Li, R Wang. 2022. "Stable Vesicles Formed by a Single Polyelectrolyte in Salt Solutions". Macromolecules. 55 (3), 906-913. Link
  29. L Liu, C Duan, R Wang. 2022. "Theory of polymers in poor solvents: Inter-chain interaction, second virial coefficient, and Θ point". Polymer. 258, 125312. Link
  30. C Duan, R Wang. 2022. "Association of two polyelectrolytes in salt solutions". Soft Matter. 18, 6934-6941. Link
  31. J Im, DM Halat, C Fang, DT Hickson, R Wang, NP Balsara, JA Reimer. 2022. "Understanding the Solvation Structure of Li-Ion Battery Electrolytes Using DFT-Based Computation and 1H NMR Spectroscopy". The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 126 (47), 9893-9990. Link
  32. WS Loo, C Fang, NP Balsara, R Wang. 2021. "Uncovering Local Correlations in Polymer Electrolytes by X‑ray Scattering and Molecular Dynamics Simulations". Macromolecules. 54 (14), 6639-6648. Link
  33. C Fang, WS Loo, R Wang. 2021. "Salt activity coefficient and chain statistics in poly (ethylene oxide)-based electrolytes". Macromolecules. 54 (6), 2873-2881. Link
  34. A Arora, TS Lin, HK Beech, H Mochigase, R Wang, BD Olsen. 2020. "Fracture of polymer networks containing topological defects". Macromolecules. 53 (17), 7346-7355. Link
  35. Z Yang, Y Luo, X Gao, R Wang. 2020. "High‐Safety All‐Solid‐State Lithium‐Ion Battery Working at Ambient Temperature with In Situ UV‐Curing Polymer Electrolyte on the Electrode". ChemElectroChem. 7 (12), 2599-2607. Link
  36. C Duan, W Li, R Wang. 2020. "Conformation of a single polyelectrolyte in poor solvents". The Journal of chemical physics. 153 (6). Link
  37. F Zhang, Y Luo, X Gao, R Wang. 2020. "Copolymerized sulfur with intrinsically ionic conductivity, superior dispersibility, and compatibility for all-solid-state lithium batteries". ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 8 (32), 12100-12109. Link
  38. TS Lin, R Wang, JA Johnson, BD Olsen. 2019. "Revisiting the elasticity theory for real Gaussian phantom networks". Macromolecules. 52 (4), 1685-1694. Link
  39. J Wang, R Wang, Y Gu, A Sourakov, BD Olsen, JA Johnson. 2019. "Counting loops in sidechain-crosslinked polymers from elastic solids to single-chain nanoparticles". Chemical Science. 10 (20), 5332-5337. Link
  40. TS Lin, R Wang, JA Johnson, BD Olsen. 2019. "Extending the phantom network theory to account for cooperative effect of defects". Macromolecular symposia. 385 (1), 1900010. Link
  41. TS Lin, R Wang, JA Johnson, BD Olsen. 2018. "Topological structure of networks formed from symmetric four-arm precursors". Macromolecules. 51 (3), 1224-1231. Link
  42. J Wang, TS Lin, Y Gu, R Wang, BD Olsen, JA Johnson. 2018. "Counting secondary loops is required for accurate prediction of end-linked polymer network elasticity". ACS Macro Letters. 7 (2), 244-249. Link
  43. R Wang, TS Lin, JA Johnson, BD Olsen. 2017. "Kinetic Monte Carlo simulation for quantification of the gel point of polymer networks". ACS Macro Letters. 6 (12), 1414-1419. Link
  44. R Wang, JA Johnson, BD Olsen. 2017. "Odd–even effect of junction functionality on the topology and elasticity of polymer networks". Macromolecules. 50 (6), 2556-2564. Link
  45. CR Stewart‐Sloan, R Wang, MK Sing, BD Olsen. 2017. "Self‐Assembly of Poly(vinylpyridine‐b‐oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate) Diblock Copolymers". Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics. 55 (15), 1181-1190. Link
  46. M Zhong, R Wang, K Kawamoto, BD Olsen, JA Johnson. 2016. "Quantifying the impact of molecular defects on polymer network elasticity". Science. 353 (6305), 1264-1268. Link
  47. R Wang, A Alexander-Katz, JA Johnson, BD Olsen. 2016. "Universal cyclic topology in polymer networks". Physical review letters. 116 (18), 188302. Link
  48. R Wang, MK Sing, RK Avery, BS Souza, M Kim, BD Olsen. 2016. "Classical challenges in the physical chemistry of polymer networks and the design of new materials". Accounts of Chemical Research. 49 (12), 2786-2795. Link
  49. R Wang, ZG Wang. 2016. "Inhomogeneous screening near the dielectric interface". The Journal of chemical physics. 144 (13). Link
  50. K Kawamoto, M Zhong, R Wang, BD Olsen, JA Johnson. 2015. "Loops versus branch functionality in model click hydrogels". Macromolecules. 48 (24), 8980-8988. Link
  51. R Wang, ZG Wang. 2015. "On the theoretical description of weakly charged surfaces". The Journal of chemical physics. 142 (10). Link
  52. R Wang, ZG Wang. 2014. "Theory of polymer chains in poor solvent: Single-chain structure, solution thermodynamics, and θ point". Macromolecules. 47 (12), 4094-4102. Link
  53. R Wang, ZG Wang. 2014. "Continuous self-energy of ions at the dielectric interface". Physical review letters. 112 (13), 136101. Link
  54. R Wang, ZG Wang. 2013. "Effects of image charges on double layer structure and forces". The Journal of chemical physics. 139 (12). Link
  55. R Wang, ZG Wang. 2012. "Theory of polymers in poor solvent: Phase equilibrium and nucleation behavior". Macromolecules. 45 (15), 6266-6271. Link
  56. R Wang, ZG Wang. 2011. "Effects of ion solvation on phase equilibrium and interfacial tension of liquid mixtures". The Journal of chemical physics. 135 (1). Link
  57. R Wang, ZG Wang. 2010. "Theory of side-chain liquid crystal polymers: Bulk behavior and chain conformation". Macromolecules. 43 (23), 10096-10106. Link
  58. R Wang, Y Luo, BG Li, S Zhu. 2009. "Modeling of branching and gelation in RAFT copolymerization of vinyl/divinyl systems". Macromolecules. 42 (1), 85-94. Link
  59. R Wang, W Li, Y Luo, BG Li, AC Shi, S Zhu. 2009. "Phase behavior of ternary homopolymer/gradient copolymer blends". Macromolecules. 42 (6), 2275-2285. Link
  60. J Gao, Y Luo, R Wang, X Zhang, BG Li, S Zhu. 2009. "Effect of monomer composition on apparent chain transfer coefficient in reversible addition fragmentation transfer (RAFT) copolymerization". Polymer. 50 (3), 802-809. Link
  61. X Sun, Y Luo, R Wang, BG Li, S Zhu. 2008. "Semibatch RAFT polymerization for producing ST/BA copolymers with controlled gradient composition profiles". AIChE journal. 54 (4), 1073-1087. Link
  62. X Sun, Y Luo, R Wang, BG Li, B Liu, S Zhu. 2007. "Programmed synthesis of copolymer with controlled chain composition distribution via semibatch RAFT copolymerization". Macromolecules. 40 (4), 849-859. Link
  63. R Wang, Y Luo, BG Li, S Zhu. 2007. "Control of gradient copolymer composition in ATRP using semibatch feeding policy". AIChE journal. 53 (1), 174-186. Link
  64. J Gao, Y Luo, R Wang, B Li, S Zhu. 2007. "Kinetics of methyl methacrylate and n‐butyl acrylate copolymerization mediated by 2‐cyanoprop‐2‐yl dithiobenzoate as a RAFT agent". Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry. 45 (14), 3098-3111. Link
  65. Y Luo, R Wang, L Yang, B Yu, B Li, S Zhu. 2006. "Effect of reversible addition− fragmentation transfer (RAFT) reactions on (mini) emulsion polymerization kinetics and estimate of RAFT equilibrium constant". Macromolecules. 39 (4), 1328-1337. Link
  66. R Wang, Y Luo, B Li, X Sun, S Zhu. 2006. "Design and control of copolymer composition distribution in living radical polymerization using semi‐batch feeding policies: a model simulation". Macromolecular theory and simulations. 15 (4), 356-368. Link