Jeffrey W. Elam
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- Single‐Step Recovery of Water from Stable Crude Oil‐Water Emulsion Using Surface Engineered Hybrid Inorganic‐Polymer Membranes (Adv. Funct. Mater. 71/2026)Bratin Sengupta, Yining Liu, Gaurab Sarkar, Rouke Cai et al. · Advanced Functional Materials · Sep 1, 2026
Surface Engineered Membranes The cover highlights development of surface engineered inorganic-polymer hybrid membranes using atomic layer deposition for dewatering of surfactant stabilized crude oil emulsions. These membranes bind water mol…
- Sheet‐Size‐Dependent Mosaicity of 2D Phyllosilicate MembranesMin A Kim, Paul Fenter, Sang Soo Lee, Katrina I. Sparks et al. · Advanced Science · Jul 31, 2026
Two-dimensional (2D) materials are physical building blocks of laminar membranes with interlayer channels for ion and molecular transport. Here, we systematically investigate the influence of lateral sheet size on the ion permeability and s…
- Single‐Step Recovery of Water from Stable Crude Oil‐Water Emulsion Using Surface Engineered Hybrid Inorganic‐Polymer MembranesBratin Sengupta, Yining Liu, Gaurab Sarkar, Rouke Cai et al. · Advanced Functional Materials · Jul 27, 2026
ABSTRACT Separating crude oil from water remains one of the most stubborn challenges in environmental remediation, especially for surfactant‐stabilized emulsions that resist conventional demulsification methods. Here, we report a scalable s…
- Decision: Assessment of conical reflectors for enhanced interfacial solar evaporation — R1/PR10Omar A. Kazi, Anthony C. Avram, Pengxiao Zhou, Xi Zhang et al. · OpenAlex · May 25, 2026
Interfacial solar evaporation has shown promise as an inexpensive method to produce potable water with limited infrastructure and to accelerate resource concentration processes. However, higher evaporation rates and more scalable evaporator…
- Recommendation: Assessment of conical reflectors for enhanced interfacial solar evaporation — R1/PR9Omar A. Kazi, Anthony C. Avram, Pengxiao Zhou, Xi Zhang et al. · OpenAlex · May 20, 2026
Interfacial solar evaporation has shown promise as an inexpensive method to produce potable water with limited infrastructure and to accelerate resource concentration processes. However, higher evaporation rates and more scalable evaporator…
- Review: Assessment of conical reflectors for enhanced interfacial solar evaporation — R1/PR8Omar A. Kazi, Anthony C. Avram, Pengxiao Zhou, Xi Zhang et al. · OpenAlex · May 20, 2026
Interfacial solar evaporation has shown promise as an inexpensive method to produce potable water with limited infrastructure and to accelerate resource concentration processes. However, higher evaporation rates and more scalable evaporator…
- Review: Assessment of conical reflectors for enhanced interfacial solar evaporation — R1/PR7Omar A. Kazi, Anthony C. Avram, Pengxiao Zhou, Xi Zhang et al. · OpenAlex · May 19, 2026
Interfacial solar evaporation has shown promise as an inexpensive method to produce potable water with limited infrastructure and to accelerate resource concentration processes. However, higher evaporation rates and more scalable evaporator…
- Knowledge gaps for neuromorphic ionic computingNarayana R. Aluru, Seth B. Darling, Jeffrey W. Elam, Oleg Gang et al. · Science · May 7, 2026
Neuromorphic ionic computing is inspired by the brain's use of ions for ultralow-energy computation-its massive parallelism, adaptability, and learning capabilities. This emerging paradigm can overcome limitations of conventional silicon-ba…
- Design and performance of AI agents interfacing with an atomic layer deposition toolÁngel Yanguas-Gil, Jessica C. Jones, Sungjoon Kim, Chi Thang Nguyen et al. · Review of Scientific Instruments · May 1, 2026
In this work, we introduce the design of an atomic layer deposition (ALD) reactor augmented with an AI interface for autonomous materials synthesis. Our modular design encapsulates the particularities of the hardware behind a Python interfa…
- Probing Interfacial Reaction Pathways in Atomic Layer Deposition on Sulfide Superionic ConductorsKyobin Park, Aditya Sundar, Vepa Rozyyev, Anil U. Mane et al. · Small Structures · Apr 30, 2026
Sulfide superionic conductors (e.g., argyrodite Li 6 PS 5 Cl, LPSCl) are extremely promising for all solid‐state batteries, but poor atmospheric stability and high interfacial reactivity limit widespread adoption. Coating LPSCl powders with…
- Mitigating Electrochemical Degradation in CsPbBr 3 Gamma Detectors by Organic and Inorganic EncapsulationMustafa Ünal, Q.V. Phan, Adnan Mohammad, Anil U. Mane et al. · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · Apr 29, 2026
gamma-ray detectors.
- Cobalt-Free Lithium and Manganese Rich Cathodes for Electric Vehicle Applications: Influence of Inherent Properties on Temperature-Dependent PerformanceChansun Park, Jiajun Chen, Subhadip Mallick, Rajesh Pathak et al. · Journal of The Electrochemical Society · Apr 23, 2026
Lithium- and manganese-rich (LMR) oxides are attractive options as next-generation, earth-abundant cathodes. Despite inherent properties that result in less-than-ideal performance, advancements in this class of cathodes toward commercializa…
- Decision: Assessment of conical reflectors for enhanced interfacial solar evaporation — R0/PR5Omar A. Kazi, Anthony C. Avram, Pengxiao Zhou, Xi Zhang et al. · OpenAlex · Apr 13, 2026
Interfacial solar evaporation has shown promise as an inexpensive method to produce potable water with limited infrastructure and to accelerate resource concentration processes. However, higher evaporation rates and more scalable evaporator…
- Vapor-Phase Heteroatom Incorporation into Semiconductive Molecular-Scale Magic-Size ClustersKihoon Kim, Taylor Harville, Nestor J. Zaluzec, Donghyeon Kang et al. · ACS Nano · Apr 10, 2026
that includes methyl ligand removal to maintain charge neutrality. Even for clusters embedded in a polymer matrix, ligand loss leads to sintering and transformation into larger nanoscale aggregates with zinc blende-type structure. The exten…
- Recommendation: Assessment of conical reflectors for enhanced interfacial solar evaporation — R0/PR4Omar A. Kazi, Anthony C. Avram, Pengxiao Zhou, Xi Zhang et al. · OpenAlex · Apr 10, 2026
Interfacial solar evaporation has shown promise as an inexpensive method to produce potable water with limited infrastructure and to accelerate resource concentration processes. However, higher evaporation rates and more scalable evaporator…
- Review: Assessment of conical reflectors for enhanced interfacial solar evaporation — R0/PR3Omar A. Kazi, Anthony C. Avram, Pengxiao Zhou, Xi Zhang et al. · OpenAlex · Apr 10, 2026
Interfacial solar evaporation has shown promise as an inexpensive method to produce potable water with limited infrastructure and to accelerate resource concentration processes. However, higher evaporation rates and more scalable evaporator…
- Accelerating Discovery to Deployment: Argonne's Materials Engineering Research Facility (MERF) and Its Role in Scaling Materials Technologies for Water and Resource Solutions (Adv. Mater. Technol. 8/2026)Y. Zhang, Bratin Sengupta, Xiaoao Shi, Haihui Pu et al. · Advanced Materials Technologies · Apr 1, 2026
Resource Recovery This image depicts the translation of technology from laboratory discovery to industry deployment, accelerated by pilot-scale synthesis and characterization at U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratories. The water bac…
- Review: Assessment of conical reflectors for enhanced interfacial solar evaporation — R0/PR2Omar A. Kazi, Anthony C. Avram, Pengxiao Zhou, Xi Zhang et al. · OpenAlex · Mar 27, 2026
Interfacial solar evaporation has shown promise as an inexpensive method to produce potable water with limited infrastructure and to accelerate resource concentration processes. However, higher evaporation rates and more scalable evaporator…
- Supplemental Material for Bias-modulated ALDJessica Jones, Shi Li, Francisco Lagunas, Jacob Kupferberg et al. · AIP Publishing · Mar 14, 2026
The supplementary materials include text description and drawings of electrical feedthroughs (Table S1), ALD reactor description and process optimization (Figure S1). Adsorption energy of DEZ on ZnO (100) and (002) surfaces calculated with …
- Supplemental Material for Bias-modulated ALDJessica Jones, Shi Li, Francisco Lagunas, Jacob Kupferberg et al. · AIP Publishing · Mar 14, 2026
The supplementary materials include text description and drawings of electrical feedthroughs (Table S1), ALD reactor description and process optimization (Figure S1). Adsorption energy of DEZ on ZnO (100) and (002) surfaces calculated with …
- Bias-Modulated ALD of ZnO: Insights into Precursor-Surface Interactions for ZnO FilmsJessica Jones, Jeffrey W. Elam, Francisco Lagunas, Jacob Kupferberg et al. · AIP Publishing · Mar 14, 2026
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is widely used to deposit conformal thin films but is often limited in the tunability of the resulting material's properties. Substrate bias and electric fields alter precursor-surface interactions and provide …
- Bias-modulated atomic layer deposition of zinc oxide: Insights into precursor-surface interactions for zinc oxide filmsJessica C. Jones, Shi Li, Francisco Lagunas, Jacob E. Kupferberg et al. · Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films · Mar 13, 2026
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is widely used to deposit conformal thin films but is often limited in the tunability of the resulting material’s properties. Substrate bias and electric fields alter precursor-surface interactions and provide …
- Accelerating Discovery to Deployment: Argonne's Materials Engineering Research Facility (MERF) and Its Role in Scaling Materials Technologies for Water and Resource SolutionsY. Zhang, Bratin Sengupta, Xiaoao Shi, Haihui Pu et al. · Advanced Materials Technologies · Feb 13, 2026
ABSTRACT The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories represent a unique class of government‐owned, contractor‐operated research institutions dedicated to conducting research and development (R&D) related activities that addres…
- Tailoring Magnéli Phase Titanium Suboxides for Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction to AmmoniumAtefeh Nadeali, Vepa Rozyyev, Jeffrey W. Elam, Saurabh N. Misal et al. · ACS Catalysis · Feb 9, 2026
This study investigated the effect of synthesis temperature (550 to 1050 °C) on the performance of Magnéli phase titanium suboxide electrodes for electrochemical nitrate (NO 3 – ) reduction. Different synthesis temperatures produced distinc…
- Enhancing Selectivity in Electrochemical PFAS Sensing: Leveraging Machine Learning to Overcome Selectivity ChallengesMinoo Mosadegh, Mohamed S. Mohamed, Saurabh N. Misal, Jeffrey W. Elam et al. · ACS electrochemistry. · Feb 9, 2026
High Resolution Image Download MS PowerPoint Slide Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent pollutants that require highly selective and sensitive detection in complex water samples. Although sensors labeled as molecularly …