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Texas A&M University College of Engineering

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Nixon, K.; Sun, R.; Elabd, Y. A. Synthesis of 3-, 4-, and 6-arm star poly (ionic liquid) s. Polymer, 2023, 279, 125990. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2023.125990

Sun, R.; Agrawal, M.; Neyerlin, K. C.; Snyder, J. D.; Elabd, Y. A. Proton Conducting Sulfonated Poly (Ionic Liquid) Block Copolymers. Macromolecules, 2022, 55, 6716-6729. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00468

Yang, Y.; Tocchetto, R.; Nixon, K.; Sun, R.; Elabd, Y. A. Dehumidification via Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Electrolysis with Sulfonated Pentablock Terpolymer. J. Membr. Sci. 2022, 120709. DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120709

Yang, Y.; Sun, R.; Elabd, Y. A. 3D Patterned Electrodes for Ultra-Low Platinum Fuel Cells. Int. J. Hydrog. Energy, 2022, 47, 8993-9003. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.12.242

Gawas, R.; Sun, R.; Li, Y.; Neyerlin, K. C.; Elabd, Y. A.; Tang, M.; Snyder, J. Characterization of a Sulfonated Poly (Ionic Liquid) Block Copolymer as an Ionomer for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells using Rotating Disk Electrode. J. Electrochem. Soc. 2021, 168, 124511. DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/ ac4375

Hwang, M.; Nixon, K.; Sun, R.; Willis, C.; Elabd, Y. A. Sulfonated pentablock terpolymers as membranes and ionomers in hydrogen fuel cells. J. Membr. Sci. 2021, 633, 119330. DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119330

Chen, T. L.; Lathrop, P. M.; Sun, R.; Elabd, Y. A. Lithium-Ion Transport in Poly (ionic liquid) Diblock Copolymer Electrolytes: Impact of Salt Concentration and Cation and Anion Chemistry. Macromolecules, 2021, 54, 8780-8797. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00694

Chen, T. L.; Sun, R., Willis, C.; Krutzer, B.; Morgan, B. F.; Beyer, F. L.; Han, K. S.; Murugesan, V.; Elabd, Y. A. Impact of Ionic Liquid on Lithium Ion Battery with a Solid Poly (Ionic Liquid) Pentablock Terpolymer as Electrolyte and Separator. Polymer, 2020, 209, 122975. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2020.122975

Hwang, M.; Sun, R.; Willis, C.; Elabd, Y. A. Solid‐State Alkaline Fuel Cell Performance of Pentablock Terpolymer with Methylpyrrolidinium Cations as Anion Exchange Membrane and Ionomer. Fuel Cells, 2020, 20, 624-633. DOI: 10.1002/fuce.202000092

Li, Y.; Van Cleve, T.; Sun, R.; Gawas, R.; Wang, G.; Tang, M.; Elabd, Y.A.; Snyder, J. D.; Neyerlin, K. C. Modifying the Electrocatalyst–Ionomer Interface via Sulfonated Poly (ionic liquid) Block Copolymers to Enable High-Performance Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells. ACS Energy Lett., 2020, 5, 1726-1731. DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c00532

Lathrop, P. M.; Duan, Z.; Ling, C.; Elabd, Y. A.; Kravaris, C. Modeling and Observer-Based Monitoring of RAFT Homopolymerization Reactions. Processes, 2019, 7, 768. DOI: 10.3390/pr7100768

Hwang, M.; Karenson, M. O.; Elabd, Y. A. High Production Rate of High Purity, High Fidelity Nafion Nanofibers via Needleless Electrospinning. ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2019, 1, 2731-2740. DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.9b00681

Sun, R.; Meek, K. M.; Ho, H. C.; Elabd, Y. A. Nitrogen‐Doped Carbons Derived From Poly (ionic liquid) s With Various Backbones and Cations. Polym. Int. 2019, 68, 1599-1609. DOI: 10.1002/pi.5864

Sun, R.; Elabd, Y. A. Synthesis and High Alkaline Chemical Stability of Polyionic Liquids with Methylpyrrolidinium, Methylpiperidinium, Methylazepanium, Methylazocanium, and Methylazonanium Cations. ACS Macro Lett. 2019, 8, 540-545. DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00039

Hwang, M.; Elabd, Y.A. Impact of Ionomer Resistance in Nanofiber-Nanoparticle Electrodes for Ultra-Low Platinum Fuel Cells, Int. J. Hydrog. Energy 2019, 44, 6245-6256. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.01.083.

Chen, T.-L.; Sun, R.; Willis, C.; Morgan, B.F.; Beyer, F.L.; Elabd, Y.A. Lithium Ion Conducting Polymerized Ionic Liquid Pentablock Terpolymers as Solid-State Eletrolytes. Polymer 2019, 161, 128-138. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2018.12.013.

Elabd, Y.A. Ion Transport in Hydroxide Conducting Block Copolymers. Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2019, 4, 519-530. DOI: 10.1039/C9ME00022D

Meek, K.M.; Sun, R.; Willis, C.; Elabd, Y.A. Hydroxide Conducting Polymerized Ionic Liquid Pentablock Terpolymer Anion Exchange Membranes with Methylpyrrolidinium Cations. Polymer 2018, 134, 221-226. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.11.050

Santos, M.C.; Bendiksen, B.; Elabd Y.A. Diffusion of Liquid Water in Free-Standing Polymer Films using Pressure-Contact Time-Resolved Fourier Transform Infrared Attenuated Total Reflectance Spectroscopy. Eng. Chem. Res. 2017, 56, 3464–3476. DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b00114

Chen, T.-L.; Elabd, Y.A.; Hybrid-Capacitors with Polyaniline/Carbon Electrodes Fabricated via Simultaneous Electrospinning/Electrospraying. Electrochimica Acta 2017, 229, 65-72. DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.01.140

Nykaza, J.R.; Li, Y.; Elabd, Y.A.; Snyder, J.D. Effect of Alkaline Exchange Polymerized Block Copolymer Ionomers on the Kinetics of Fuel Cell Half Reactions. Electroanalytical Chem. 2016, 783, 182-187. DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2016.11.024

Nykaza, J.R.; Savage, A.M.; Pan, Q.; Wang, S.; Beyer, F.L.; Tang, M.H.; Li, C.Y.; Elabd, Y.A. Polymerized Ionic Liquid Diblock Copolymer as Solid-State Separator and Electrolyte in Lithium-Ion Battery. Polymer 2016, 101, 311-318. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2016.08.100

 Nykaza, J.R.; Benjamin, R.; Meek, K.M. Elabd, Y.A. Polymerized Ionic Liquid Diblock Copolymer as an Ionomer and Anion Exchange Membrane for Alkaline Fuel Cells. Chemical Engineering Science 2016, 154, 119-127. Invited Contribution, Special Issue on Recent Advances in Energy Conversion and Storage Devices DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2016.05.041

Meek, K.M.; Elabd, Y.A. Sulfonated Polymerized Ionic Liquid Block Copolymers. Macromolecular Rapid Comm. 2016, 37, 1200-1206. Invited Contribution, Special Issue on Ionic Liquids in Polymer Design DOI: 10.1002/marc.201600089

Long, T.E.; Elabd, Y.A.; Yuan, J. Ionic Liquids in Polymer Design. Macromolecular Rapid Comm. 2016, 37, 1105-1105. Invited Contribution, Special Issue on Ionic Liquids in Polymer Design DOI: 10.1002/marc.201600255

Meek, K.M.; Nykaza, J.R.; Elabd, Y.A. Alkaline Chemical Stability and Ion Transport in Polymerized Ionic Liquids with Various Backbones and Cations. Macromolecules 2016, 49, 3382-2294. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00434

Santos, M.; Jing, Y.; Fang, L.; Chaplin, B.P; Elabd Y.A. Highly Porous Ti4O7 Reactive Electrode Water Filtration Membranes via Simultaneous Electrospinning/Electrospraying Method. AIChE J. 2016, 62, 508-524. Invited Contribution, Special Issue on Advances in Materials DOI: 10.1002/aic.15093

Nykaza, J.R.; Ye, Y.; Nelson, R.L.; Jackson, A.C.; Beyer, F.L.; Davis, E.M.; Page, K.A. Sharick, S.; Winey, I.; Elabd, Y.A. Polymerized Ionic Liquid Diblock Copolymers: Impact of Water/Ion Clustering on Ion Conductivity. Soft Matter 2016, 12, 1133-1144. DOI: 10.1039/C5SM02053K

Meek, K.M.; Elabd, Y.A. Polymerized Ionic Liquid Block Copolymers for Electrochemical Energy. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2015, 3, 24187-24194. Invited Contribution DOI: 10.1039/C5TA07170D

Meek, K.M.; Elabd, Y.A. Alkaline Chemical Stability of Polymerized Ionic Liquids with Different Cations. Macromolecules 2015, 48, 7071-7084. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b01223

Tran, C.; Lawrence, D.; Richey, F.W.; Dillard, C.; Elabd, Y.A.; Kalra, V. Binder-free Three-dimensional High Energy Density Electrodes for Ionic-Liquid Supercapacitors. Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 13670-13763. DOI: 10.1039/C5CC04359J

Meek, K.M.; Sharick, S.; Ye, Y.; Winey, K.I.; Elabd, Y.A. Bromide and Hydroxide Conductivity-Morphology Relationships in Polymerized Ionic Liquid Block Copolymers. Macromolecules 2015, 48, 4850-4862. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b00926

Ansaloni, L.; Nykaza, J.R.; Ye, Y.; Elabd, Y.A.; Giacinti Baschetti, M. Influence of Water Vapor on the Gas Permeability of Polymerized Ionic Liquid Membranes. J. Membr. Sci., 2015, 487, 199-208. DOI:10.1016/j.memsci.2015.03.065

Salazar, M.; Richey, F.; Elabd, Y.A; Reznikov, M. Further Improvement of the Ionic Thermoelectric Generator. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Applications 2015, 51, 1132-1136.

Richey, F.W.; Tran, C.; Kalra, V.; Elabd, Y.A. Ionic Liquid Dynamics in Nanoporous Carbon Nanofibers in Supercapacitors Measured with in operando Infrared Spectroelectrochemistry. J. Phys. Chem. C 2014, 118, 21846-21855. DOI: 10.1021/jp506903m

Forrey, C.; Saylor, D.M.; Silverstein, J.S.; Douglas, J.F.; Davis, E.M.; Elabd, Y.A. Prediction and Validation of Diffusion Coefficients in a Model Drug Delivery System Using Microsecond Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Vapor Sorption Analysis. Soft Matter 2014, 10, 7480-7494. DOI: 10.1039/C4SM01297F

Nykaza, J.R.; Ye, Y.; Elabd, Y.A. Polymerized Ionic Liquid Diblock Copolymers with Long Alkyl Side-Chain Length. Polymer 2014, 55, 3360-3369. Invited Contribution, Special Issue on Polymerized Ionic Liquids DOI:10.1016/j.electacta.2014.06.139

Wang, X.; Richey, F.W.; Wujcik, K.; Ventura, R.; Mattson, K.; Elabd, Y.A. Effect of Polytetrafluoroethylene on Ultra-Low Platinum Loaded Electrospun/Electrosprayed Electrodes in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells. Electrochimica Acta 2014, 139, 217-224. DOI:10.1016/j.electacta.2014.06.139

Zhang, L.; Kucera, L.R.; Ummadisetty, S.; Nykaza, J.R.; Elabd, Y.A.; Story, R.F.; Cavicchi, K.A.; Weiss, R.A. Supramolecular Multiblock Polystyrene-Polyisobutylene Copolymers via Ionic Interactions. Macromolecules 2014, 47, 4387-4396. DOI: 10.1021/ma500934e

Wang, X.; Richey, F.W.; Wujcik, K.; Elabd, Y.A. Ultra-Low Platinum Loadings in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Electrodes Fabricated via Simultaneous Electrospinning/Electrospraying Method. J. Power Sources 2014, 264, 42-48. DOI:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.04.052

Dever, D.O.; Cairncross, R.A.; Elabd, Y.A. Nanofiber Cathode Catalyst Layer Model for a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell. J. Fuel Cell Sci. Tech. 2014, 11, 041007, 1-13.

Choi, U.H.; Ye, Y.; Salas de la Cruz, D.; Liu, W.; Winey, K.I., Elabd, Y.A.; Runt, J.; Colby, R.H. Dielectric and Viscoelastic Responses of Imidazolium-Based Ionomers with Different Counterions and Side Chain Lengths. Macromolecules 2014, 47, 777-790. DOI: 10.1021/ma402263y

Liu, Y.; Kim, E.; Lee, M.E.; Zhang, B.; Elabd, Y.A.; Wang, Q.; White, I.M. Bentley, W.E.; Payne, G.F. Enzymatic Writing to Soft Films: Potential to Filter, Store and Analyze Biologically-relevant Chemical Information. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2014, 24, 480-491. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201301434

Davis, E.M.; Elabd, Y.A. Water Clustering in Glassy Polymers. J. Phys. Chem. B 2013, 117, 10629-10640. DOI: 10.1021/jp405388d

Price, S.C.; Ren, X.; Jackson, A.C.; Ye, Y.; Elabd, Y.A.; Beyer, F.L. Bicontinuous Alkaline Fuel Cell Membranes from Strongly Self-Segregating Block Copolymers. Macromolecules 2013, 46, 7332-7340. DOI: 10.1021/ma400995n

Davis, E.M.; Elabd Y.A. Prediction of Water Solubility in Glassy Polymers Using Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2013, 52, 12865-12875. DOI: 10.1021/ie401713h

Richey, F.W.; Dyatkin, B.; Gogotsi, Y.; Elabd, Y.A. Ion Dynamics in Porous Carbon Electrodes in Supercapacitors using in situ Infrared Spectroelectrochemistry. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 12818-12826. DOI: 10.1021/ja406120e

Choi, J.-H.; Ye, Y.; Elabd, Y.A.; Winey, K.I. Network Structure and Strong Microphase Separation for High Ion Conductivity in Polymerized Ionic Liquid Block Copolymers. Macromolecules 2013, 46, 5290-5300. DOI: 10.1021/ma400562a

Davis, E.M.; Minelli, M.; Baschetti, M.G.; Jr.; Elabd, Y.A. Non-Fickian Diffusion of Water in Polylactide. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2013, 52, 8664-8673. Invited Contribution, Professor Giulio Sarti Festschrift DOI: 10.1021/ie302342m

Ye, Y.; Wang, S.; Davis, E.M.; Winey, K.I.; Elabd Y.A. High Hydroxide Conductivity in Polymerized Ionic Liquid Block Copolymers. ACS Macro Letters 2013, 2, 575-580. DOI: 10.1021/mz400210a

Ye, Y.; Stokes, K.K.; Beyer, F.L.; Elabd, Y.A. Development of Phosphonium-based Bicarbonate Anion Exchange Polymer Membranes. J. Membrane Sci. 2013, 443, 93-99. DOI:10.1016/j.memsci.2013.04.053

Richey, F.W.; Elabd, Y.A. In Situ Spectroscopic Measurements of Individual Cation and Anion Dynamics in a RuO2 Electrochemical Capacitor.J. Electrochem. Soc. 2013, 160, A862-A868.

Salerno, H.L.S.; Elabd, Y.A. Anion Exchange Membranes Derived from Nafion Precursor for Alkaline Fuel Cells: Effect of Cation Type on Properties. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2013, 127, 298-307. DOI: 10.1002/app.37874

Salazar, M.; Richey, F.; Elabd Y.; Reznikov, M. Further Improvement of Ionic Thermoelectric Generator. 2013 IEEE Industrial Applications Society Annual Meeting Proceedings, 2013, 1-3.

Richey, F.W.; Elabd, Y.A. In Situ Molecular Level Measurements of Ion Dynamics in an Electrochemical Capacitor. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2012, 3, 3297-3301. DOI: 10.1021/jz301422r

Davis, E.M.; Minelli, M.; Baschetti, M.G.; Jr.; Sarti, G.C.; Elabd, Y.A. Nonequilibrium Sorption of Water in Polylactide. Macromolecules, 2012, 45, 7486-7494. DOI: 10.1021/ma301484u

Ye, Y.; Choi, J.-H.; Winey, K.I.; Elabd, Y.A. Polymerized Ionic Liquid Block and Random Copolymers: Effect of Weak Microphase Separation on Ion Transport. Macromolecules 2012, 45, 7027-7035. DOI: 10.1021/ma301036b

Salerno, H.L.S.; Beyer F.L.; Elabd, Y.A. Anion Exchange Membranes Derived from Nafion Precursor for Alkaline Fuel Cells. J. Polym. Sci. Part B: Polym. Phys. 2012, 50, 552-562. DOI: 10.1002/polb.23033

Salas-de la Cruz, D.; Green, M.D.; Ye, Y.; Elabd, Y.A.; Long, T.E.; Winey, K.I. Correlating Backbone-to-Backbone Distance to Ionic Conductivity in Amorphous Polymerized Ionic Liquids. J. Polym. Sci.: Part B: Pol. Phys. 2012, 50, 338-346. DOI: 10.1002/polb.23019

Smith, D.M.; Dong, B.; Marron, R.W.; Birnkrant, M.J.; Elabd, Y.A.; Natarajan, L.V.; Tondiglia, V.P.; Bunning, T.J.; Li, C.Y. Tuning Ionic Conducting Pathways Using Holographic Polymerization. Nano Letters 2012, 12, 310-314. DOI: 10.1021/nl203599y

Ye, Y.; Elabd, Y.A. Chemical Stability of Anion Exchange Membranes for Alkaline Fuel Cells; In Polymers for Energy Storage and Delivery: Polyelectrolytes for Batteries and Fuel Cells. Page, K.A.; Soles, C.L.; Runt, J., Eds.; Oxford University Press, 2012; ACS Symposium Series 1096, pp 234-251. Invited Contribution DOI: 10.1021/bk-2012-1096.ch014

Ye, Y.; Choi, J.-H..; Winey, K.I.; Elabd, Y.A. Polymerized Ionic Liquids: Comparing Ion Transport-Morphology Relationships in Block and Random Copolymers. ACS Polymer Preprints 2012, 53 (1), 252-253.

Weber, R.L.; Ye, Y.; Schmitt, A.L.; Banik, S.M.; Elabd, Y.A.; Mahanthappa, M.K. Nanostructured Polymerized Ionic Liquid Block Copolymers. ACS Polymer Preprints 2012, 53 (1), 250-251.

Davis, E.M.; McDermott, M.K.; Benetatos, N.M.; Elabd, Y.A. Drug Delivery in Biodegradable Polymer Coatings used in Drug-Eluting Medical Devices: An Infrared Spectroscopic Investigation. ACS Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering 2012, 106, 167-168.

Green, M.D.; Salas-de la Cruz, D.; Ye, Y.; Layman, J.M.; Elabd, Y.A.; Winey, K.I.; Long, T.E. Alkyl-Substituted N-Vinylimidazolium Polymerized Ionic Liquids: Thermal Properties and Ionic Conductivities. Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2011, 212, 252-2528. DOI: 10.1002/macp.201100389

Ye, Y.; Elabd, Y.A. Relative Chemical Stability of Alkaline Exchange Polymerized Ionic Liquids. Macromolecules 2011, 44, 8494-8503. DOI: 10.1021/ma201864u

Davis, E.M.; Theryo, G.; Hillmyer, M.A.; Cairncross, R.A.; Elabd, Y.A. Liquid Water Transport in Polylactide Homo and Graft Copolymers. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2011, 3, 3997-4006. DOI: 10.1021/am2008618

Davis, E.M.; Benetatos, N.M.; Regnault, W.F.; Winey, K.I.; Elabd, Y.A. The Influence of Thermal History on the Structure and Water Transport in Parylene C Coatings. Polymer 2011, 52, 5378-5386. doi:10.1016/j.polymer.2011.08.010

Weber, R.L.; Ye, Y.; Banik, S.M.; Elabd, Y.A.; Hickner, M.A.; Mahanthappa, M.K. Thermal and Ion Transport Properties of Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Polymerized Styrenic Imidazolium Ionic Liquids. J. Polym. Sci.: Part B: Pol. Phys. 2011, 49, 1287-1296. DOI: 10.1002/polb.22319

Weber, R.L.; Ye, Y.; Schmitt, A.L.; Banik, S.M.; Elabd, Y.A.; Mahanthappa, M.K. Effect of Nanoscale Morphology on the Conductivity of Polymerized Ionic Liquid Block Copolymers. Macromolecules 2011, 44, 5727-5735. DOI: 10.1021/ma201067h

McPeak, K.M.; Le, T.P.; Britton, N.G.; Nickolov, Z.S.; Elabd Y.A.; Baxter J.B. Chemical Bath Deposition of ZnO Nanowires at Near-Neutral pH Conditions without Hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA): Understanding the Role of HMTA in ZnO Nanowire Growth. Langmuir 2011, 27, 3672-3677. DOI: 10.1021/la105147u

Ye, Y.; Elabd, Y.A. Anion Exchanged Polymerized Ionic Liquids: High Free Volume Single Ion Conductors. Polymer 2011, 52, 1309-1317. DOI:10.1016/j.polymer.2011.01.031

Elabd, Y.A.; Hickner, M.A. Block Copolymers for Fuel Cells. Macromolecules 2011, 44, 1-11. Invited Contribution, Perspective Article DOI: 10.1021/ma101247c

Dong, B.; Chen, H.; Snyder, J.; Elabd, Y.A. Super Proton Conductive Nafion Nanofibers: Discovery, Fabrication, Properties, and Fuel Cell Performance. Electrochem. Soc. Trans. 2011, 41 (1), 1503-1507.

Weber, R.L.; Ye, Y.; Elabd, Y.A.; Mahanthappa, M.K. Molecular Structure and Morphology Influence Ionic Conductivity in Polymerized Ionic Liquid Homopolymers and Block Copolymers. ACS Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering 2011, 105, 783.

Ye, Y.; Mace, E.J.; Elabd, Y.A. Stable Hydroxide Anion Exchange Polymerized Ionic Liquid. ACS Polymer Preprints 2011, 52 (1), 566-567.

Davis, E.M.; Minelli, M.; Baschetti, M.G.; Sarti, G.C.; Elabd, Y.A. Sorption and Diffusion of Water Vapor in Polylactide: Experiments and Model Predictions. ACS Polymer Preprints 2011, 52 (1), 313-314.

Gwee, L.; Choi, J.-H.; Winey, K.I.; Elabd, Y.A. Block Copolymer/Ionic Liquid Films: The Effect of Ionic Liquid Composition on Morphology and Ion Conduction. Polymer 2010, 51, 5516-5524. DOI:10.1016/j.polymer.2010.09.026

Dong, B.; Gwee, L.; Salas-de la Cruz, D.; Winey, K.I. Elabd, Y.A. Super Proton Conductive High Purity Nafion Nanofibers. Nano Letters 2010, 10, 3785-3790. DOI: 10.1021/nl102581w

Hallinan, D.T., Jr.; De Angelis, M.G.; Baschetti, M.G.; Jr.; Sarti, G.C.; Elabd, Y.A. Non-Fickian Diffusion of Water in Nafion. Macromolecules 2010, 43, 4667-4678. DOI: 10.1021/ma100047z

Rahmathullah, M. Aflal M.; Snyder, J.D.; Elabd, Y.A.; Palmese G.R. Nanoporous and Proton Conductive Hydrophobic-Hydrophilic Copolymer Thermoset Membranes. J. Polym. Sci.: Part B: Pol. Phys. 2010, 48, 1245-1255. DOI: 10.1002/polb.22002

Antonietti, M.; Shen, Y.; Nakanishi, T.; Manuelian, M.; Campbell, R.; Gwee, L.; Elabd, Y.A.; Tambe, N.; Crombez, R.; Texter, J. Single Wall Carbon Nanotube Latexes. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2010, 2, 649-653. DOI: 10.1021/am900936j

Rahmathullah, M. Aflal M.; Elabd, Y.A.; Palmese G.R. Kinetic and Thermomechanical Analysis of Hydrophobic-Hydrophilic Copolymer Thermosets Synthesized via Free-Radical Polymerization. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2010, 115, 1419-1427. DOI: 10.1002/app.30942

Hallinan, D.T., Jr.; De Angelis, M.G.; Baschetti, M.G.; Jr.; Sarti, G.C.; Elabd, Y.A. Water Transport in Proton Exchange Membranes: Insights from Time-Resolved Infrared Spectroscopy. Electrochem. Soc. Trans. 2010, 33 (1), 1029-1033.

Davis, E.M.; Elabd, Y.A.; Winey, K.I.; Regnault, W.F.; Benetatos, N.M. New Characterization Techniques for Assessing the Structure and Water Transport of Parylene Coatings. ACS Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering 2010, 102, 59-60.

Schaeffer, H.; Elabd, Y.A. Nafion-Based Anion Exchange Membranes for the Alkaline Fuel Cell. ACS Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering 2010, 102, 439-440.

Ye, Y.; Salas-de la Cruz, D.; Winey, K.I.; Elabd, Y.A. Ion Conduction in Polymerized Ionic Liquids: The Effect of Anion Type. ACS Polymer Preprints 2010, 51 (1), 688-689.

Gwee, L.; Choi, J.-H.; Winey, K.I.; Elabd, Y.A. Ionic Liquid-Polymer Solid-State Films: The Effect of Ionic Liquid Composition on Morphology and Ion Conduction. ACS Polymer Preprints 2010, 51 (1), 421-422.

Chen, L.; Hallinan, D.T. Jr.; Elabd, Y.A.; Hillmyer, M.A. Highly Selective Polymer Electrolyte Membranes From Reactive Block Polymers. Macromolecules 2009, 42, 6075-6085. DOI: 10.1021/ma901272s

Chen, H.; Choi, J.-H.; Salas-de la Cruz, D.; Winey, K.I.; Elabd, Y.A. Polymerized Ionic Liquids: The Effect of Copolymer Composition on Ion Conduction. Macromolecules2009, 42, 4809-4816. DOI: 10.1021/ma900713e

Chen, H.; Elabd, Y.A. Polymerized Ionic Liquids: Solution Properties and Electrospinning. Macromolecules 2009, 42, 3368-3373. DOI: 10.1021/ma802347t

Hallinan, D.T., Jr.; Elabd, Y.A. Diffusion of Water in Nafion using Time-Resolved FTIR-ATR Spectroscopy. J. Phys. Chem. B 2009, 113, 4257-4266. DOI: 10.1021/jp811325v

Snyder, J.D.; Elabd, Y.A. Nafion® Nanofibers and Their Effect on Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Performance. J. Power Sources 2009, 186, 385-392. DOI:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.10.039

Chen, H.; Rahmathullah, A.M.; Palmese, G.R.; Elabd, Y.A. Polymer-Polymer Nanocomposite Membranes as Breathable Barriers with Electro-Sensitive Permeability; In Nanoscience and Nanotechnology for Chemical and Biological Defense. Nagarajan, R.; Zukas, W.; Hatton, T.A.; Lee, S., Eds.; Oxford University Press, 2009; ACS Symposium Series 1016, pp 307-322. Invited Contribution DOI: 10.1021/bk-2009-1016.ch023

Chen, H.; Gwee, L.; Choi, J.-H.; Salas-de la Cruz, D.; Winey, K.I.; Elabd, Y.A. Ionic Conduction in Polymerized Ionic Liquids and Ionic Liquid-Polymer Mixtures. ACS Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering 2009, 100, 696-697.

Chen, H.; Snyder, J.D.; Elabd, Y.A. Electrospinning and Solution Behavior of Nafionand Poly(acrylic acid). Macromolecules 2008, 41, 128-135. DOI: 10.1021/ma070893g

Hallinan, D.T., Jr.; Elabd, Y.A. Sorption and Diffusion Selectivity of Methanol/Water Mixtures in Nafion®. In Micro-Mini Fuel Cells – Fundamentals and Applications; Kakac, S., Pramuanjaroenkij, A., Vasiliev, L., Eds; Springer: Netherlands, 2008; pp 189-208. Invited Contribution

Chen, H.; Elabd, Y.A. Ionic Liquid Polymers: Electrospinning and Solution Properties. ACS Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering 2008, 99, 646-647.

Chen, H.; Choi, J.-H.; Salas-de la Cruz, D.; Winey, K.I.; Elabd, Y.A. Ionic Liquid Polymers: The Effect of Copolymer Composition on Structure and Ion Conduction. ACS Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering 2008, 99, 21-22.

Rahmathullah, A.M.; Robinette, E.J.; Chen, H.; Elabd, Y.A.; Palmese G.R. Plasma-Assisted Synthesis of Hollow Nanofibers using Electrospun Sacrificial Templates. Nucl. Instrum. Meth. B 2007, 265, 23-30. DOI:10.1016/j.nimb.2007.08.020

Hallinan, D.T., Jr.; Elabd, Y.A. Diffusion and Sorption of Methanol and Water in Nafion using Time-Resolved FTIR-ATR Spectroscopy. J. Phys. Chem. B2007111, 13221-13230. Featured in Photonics Spectra, Jan 2008 DOI: 10.1021/jp075178n

Chen, H.; Elabd, Y.A.; Palmese, G.R. Plasma-Aided Template Synthesis of Inorganic Nanotubes and Nanorods. J. Mater. Chem. 2007, 17, 1593-1596. DOI: 10.1039/B611039H

Chen, H.; Palmese, G.R.; Elabd, Y.A. Electrosensitive Permeability of Membranes with Oriented Polyelectrolyte Nanodomains. Macromolecules 2007, 40, 781-782. DOI: 10.1021/ma062678q

DeLuca, N.W.; Elabd, Y.A. Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Performance of Nafion®/ Poly(vinyl alcohol) Blend Membranes. J. Power Sources 2006, 163, 386-391. DOI:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2006.09.009

Chen, H.; Palmese, G.R.; Elabd, Y.A. Membranes with Oriented Polyelectrolyte Nanodomains. Chem. Mater. 2006, 18, 4875-4881. DOI: 10.1021/cm061422w

DeLuca, N.W.; Elabd, Y.A. Nafion®/Poly(vinyl alcohol) Blends: Effect of Composition and Annealing Temperature on Transport Properties. J. Membrane Sci. 2006, 282, 217-224. DOI:10.1016/j.memsci.2006.05.025

DeLuca, N.W.; Elabd, Y.A. Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for the Direct Methanol Fuel Cell: A Review. J. Polym. Sci.: Part B: Pol. Phys. 2006, 44, 2201-2225. Invited Contribution, Special Issue on Polymers in Fuel Cells DOI: 10.1002/polb.20861

Elabd, Y.A.; Napadensky, E.; Walker, C.W.; Winey, K.I. Transport Properties of Sulfonated Poly(styrene-isobutylene-styrene) Triblock Copolymers at High Ion-Exchange Capacities. Macromolecules 2006, 39, 399-407. DOI: 10.1021/ma051958n

Chen, H.; Palmese, G.R.; Elabd, Y.A. Membranes with Oriented Polyelectrolyte Nanodomains as Breathable Barriers for Protective Clothing. 25th Army Science Conference Proceedings 2006, MP-01.

Napadensky, E.; Elabd, Y.A. Transport Properties of N-Methylolated Nylon-6/Chitosan Blend Membranes; Technical report for the U.S. Army Research Laboratory: ARL-TR-3917, September 2006.

Chen, H.; Palmese, G.R.; Elabd, Y.A. Membranes with Oriented Polyelectrolyte Nanodomains. ACS Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering 2006, 95, 269-270.

Suleiman, D.; Elabd, Y.A.; Napadensky, E.; Sloan, J.M.; Crawford, D.M. Thermogravimetric Characterization of Sulfonated Poly(styrene-isobutylene-styrene) Block Copolymers: Effects of Processing Conditions. Thermochim. Acta 2005, 430, 149-154. DOI:10.1016/j.tca.2005.01.030

Wu, L-Q.; Ghodssi, R.; Elabd, Y.A.; Payne, G.F. Biomimetic Pattern Transfer. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2005, 15, 189-195. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.200400279

Hronec, C.; Walker, C.W.; Elabd, Y.A. Catalyst Layer Network Formation and its Effect on Fuel Cell Performance. ACS Fuel Preprints 2005, 50 (2), 478-479.

Chen, H.; Palmese, G.R.; Elabd, Y.A. Polyester-Poly(methacrylic acid) Nanocomposite Membranes as Breathable Barriers. ACS Polymer Preprints 2005, 46 (2), 1202-1203.

Mohamed Aflal, M.R.; Elabd, Y.A.; Palmese, G.R. Proton Conductive Nanoporous Thermosetting Copolymers. ACS Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering 2005, 93, 564-565.

Wu, L-Q.; Ghodssi, R.; Elabd, Y.A.; Payne, G.F. Biomimetic Pattern Transfer from a Hard Material to a Soft Biomaterial. ACS Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering 2005, 93, 246-247.

Elabd, Y.A.; Napadensky, E. Sulfonation and Characterization of Poly(styrene-isobutylene-styrene) Triblock Copolymers at High Ion-Exchange Capacities. Polymer 2004, 45, 3037-3043. DOI:10.1016/j.polymer.2004.02.061

Elabd, Y.A.; Beyer, F.L.; Walker, C. W. Triblock Copolymer Ionomer Membranes. Part II: Structure Characterization and its Effects on Transport Properties and Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Performance. J. Membrane Sci.2004, 231, 181-188. DOI:10.1016/j.memsci.2003.11.019

Sloan, J.M.; Napadensky, E.; Crawford D.M.; Elabd, Y.A. Nanostructured Polymer Membranes for Chemical Protective Clothing. 24th Army Science Conference Proceedings 2004, MP-07.

Napadensky, E.; Sloan, J.M.; Elabd, Y.A. Breathability and Selectivity of Selected Materials for Protective Clothing. ACS Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering 2004, 91, 752-753.

Elabd, Y.A.; Walker, C.W. Proton Conducting Block Copolymers and their Application to the Direct Methanol Fuel Cell. 41st Proceedings of the Power Sources Conference 2004, 16.4, 262-265.

Elabd, Y.A.; Napadensky, E.; Walker, C.W. Proton Conducting Block Copolymers: Sulfonation, Characterization and Application to the Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, ACS Polymer Preprints 2004, 45 (1), 18-19.

Napadensky, E.; Elabd, Y.A. Breathability and Selectivity of Selected Materials for Protective Clothing; Technical report for the U.S. Army Research Laboratory: ARL-TR-3235, July 2004.

Elabd, Y.A.; Baschetti Giacinti, M.; Barbari, T.A. Time-Resolved FTIR-ATR Spectroscopy for the Measurement of Molecular Diffusion in Polymers. J. Polym. Sci.: Part B: Pol. Phys. 2003, 41, 2794-2807. Invited Contribution DOI: 10.1002/polb.10661

Elabd, Y.A.; Napadensky, E.; Sloan, J.M.; Crawford, D.M.; Walker, C. W. Triblock Copolymer Ionomer Membranes. Part I: Methanol and Proton Transport. J. Membrane Sci. 2003, 217, 227-242. DOI:10.1016/S0376-7388(03)00127-3

Harris, J.; Elabd, Y.A.; Napadensky, E.; Moy, P. Thermal Processing and Composite Laminate Formation of Ionic Block Copolymers for Protective Clothing; Technical report for the U.S. Army Research Laboratory: ARL-TR-2892, December 2002.

Elabd, Y.A.; Napadensky, E.; Sloan, J.M.; Crawford, D.M.; Walker, C.W. Transport Properties of Triblock Copolymer Ionomer Membranes for Fuel Cells. 23rd Army Science Conference Proceedings 2002, AO-02.

Crawford, D.M.; Elabd, Y.; Sloan J.M.; Napadensky, E.; Kendrick C.; Zukas, W. X. Mechanical Properties and Water Vapor Transport Properties of Sulfonated Block Copolymers. ACS Polymer Preprints 2002, 43 (1), 430-431.

Sloan, J.M.; Elabd, Y.A.; Napadensky, E. Sulfonated Block Copolymer Ionomers for Use in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells. 60th Proceedings of the Society of Plastic Engineers Annual Technical Conference 2002, 3, 3939-3941.

Elabd, Y.A.; Barbari, T.A. Multicomponent Diffusion of Hydrogen Bonding Solutes in a Polymer. AIChE J. 2002, 48, 1610-1620. DOI: 10.1002/aic.690480804

Elabd, Y.A.; Sloan, J.M.; Beck Tan, N.; Barbari, T.A. The Effect of Penetrant-Polymer Interactions on Molecular Diffusion in Conformational Isomers of a Heterogeneous Polymer. Macromolecules 2001, 34, 6268-6273. DOI: 10.1021/ma002107c

Elabd, Y.A.; Barbari, T.A. Acetic Acid Diffusion in Polyisobutylene: Probing Small Molecule Structures. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2001, 40, 3076-3084. DOI: 10.1021/ie000518b

Elabd, Y.A.; Barbari, T.A. Separating Solvation from Molecular Diffusion in Polymers. AIChE J. 2001, 47, 1255-1262. Featured in Chemical Engineering Progress, June 2001 DOI: 10.1002/aic.690470603

Crawford, D.M.; Napadensky, E.; Elabd, Y.A.; Sloan, J.M.; Mountz, D.; Mauritz, K.A. DMA Characterization of Modified Polystyrene-Polyisobutylene-Polystyrene Triblock Copolymers. 29th Proceedings of the NATAS Annual Conference on Thermal Analysis and Applications 2001, 240-245.

Elabd, Y.A.; Sloan, J.M.; Barbari, T.A. Diffusion of Acetonitrile in Conformational Isomers of an H12MDI Polyurethane. Polymer 2000, 41, 2203-2212. DOI:10.1016/S0032-3861(99)00398-5

Payne, G.F.; Elabd, Y.A.; Lenhart, J.L.; Rameriz, D.M. Enzymatic Modification of Chitosan by Tyrosinase. ACS Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering 1996, 74, 36.

 

Webinars

ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry (POLY) Webinar, “The Power of Plastics: Polymerized Ionic Liquids and Nanosctructured Polymers for Battery and Other Applications, April 18, 2017, Moderator: Marc Hilmyer, University of Minnesota, Speakers: Yossef A. Elabd, Texas A&M University, and Thomas Epps III, University of Delaware. YouTube: https://youtu.be/_T41tQzz91A

Patents

Elabd, Y.A.; Richey, F.W.; Wujcik, K.H. Ion Conducting Nanofiber Fuel Cell Electrodes. U.S. Patent 16,878,298, November 5, 2020.

Elabd, Y.A.; Winey, K.I.; Ye, Y.; Choi, J.-H. Sharick, T.-S. S. Polymerized Ionic Liquid Block Copolymers As Battery Membrane. U.S. Patent 9,365,688, June 14, 2016.

Elabd, Y.A.; Winey, K.I.; Ye, Y.; Choi, J.-H. Sharick, T.-S. S. Polymerized Ionic Liquid Block Copolymers As Battery Membrane. U.S. Patent 8,853,286, October 7, 2014.

Elabd, Y.A.; Palmese G.R. Filled Nanoporous Polymer Membrane Composites for Protective Clothing and Methods for Making Them. U.S. Patent 8,686,054, April 1, 2014.

Elabd, Y.A.; Palmese G.R. Filled Nanoporous Polymer Membrane Composites for Protective Clothing and Methods for Making Them. U.S. Patent 8,173,713, May 8, 2012. Featured in Homeland Security Daily Wire, February 2008

Elabd, Y.A.; Napadensky, E.; Sloan, J.M.; Crawford, D.M. Highly Sulfonated Block Copolymer Hydrogels and Uses Thereof. U.S. Patent 7,307,127, December 11, 2007.

 

Pending Patents

Elabd, Y.A.; Gogotsi, Y.; Eirich, B.; Shay, D. Electrocatalysts for Fuel Cells. U.S. Patent Application Publication, Pub. No.: US 2013/0309595 A1, Pub. Date: November 21, 2013, pending approval.

 

PhD Dissertations

Sun, R. Ph.D. Dissertation, Hydroxide Conducting and Proton Conducting Poly(ionic liquids), Texas A&M University, August 2020.

Chen, T.-L. Ph.D. Dissertation, Poly(ionic liquid) Block Copolymers as Solid Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium Ion Batteries, Texas A&M University, August 2020.

Hwang, M. Ph.D. Dissertation, Ultra-Low Platinum and Platinum Free Fuel Cells, Texas A&M University, May 2019.

Santos, M.C. Ph.D. Dissertation, Liquid Water Transport in Polymer Films and Membranes, Texas A&M University, May 2017.

Meek, K.M. Ph.D. Dissertation, Alkaline Chemical Stability and Ion Transport in Polymerized Ionic Liquid Anion Exchange Membranes, Texas A&M University, May 2016.

Nykaza, J.R. Ph.D. Dissertation, Imidazolium-Based Block Copolymers as Solid-State Separators for Alkaline Fuel Cells and Lithium Ion Batteries, Drexel University, April 2016.

Richey, F.W. Ph.D. Dissertation, Ion Dynamics in Electrochemical Capacitors Using Infrared Spectroelectrochemistry, Drexel University, April 2014.

Davis, E.M. Ph.D. Dissertation, Water Sorption and Diffusion in Glassy Polymers, Drexel University, May 2013.

Dever, D.O. Ph.D. Dissertation, Nanofiber, Ideal Fiber, and Planar Cathode Catalyst Layer Models for the Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell, Drexel University, May 2013.

Salerno, H.L.S. Ph.D. Dissertation, Anion Exchange Membranes Derived from the Nafion Precursor for the Alkaline Fuel Cell, Drexel University, December 2011.

Gwee, L. Ph.D. Dissertation, Ion Transport in Polymer/Ionic Liquid Films, June 2010.

Hallinan, Jr., D.T. Ph.D. Dissertation, Transport in Polymer Electrolyte Membranes Using Time-Resolved FTIR-ATR Spectroscopy, Drexel University, June 2009.

Rahmathullah, A.M. Ph.D. Dissertation, Multifunctional Polymers by Incorporating Ionic Groups at Molecular and Mesoscopic Length Scales, Drexel University, March 2008.

DeLuca, N.W. Ph.D. Dissertation, Polymer Electrolyte Blend Membranes for the Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, Drexel University, February 2008.

 

MS Theses

Agrawal, M. M.S. Thesis, Synthesis of Triblock Terpolymer Poly(Styrene-Bvinylbenzyl Methylpyrrolidinium Chloride-Boctylstyrene) Using Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain-Transfer Polymerization, Texas A&M University, May 2020.

Kleiderer, A. M.S. Thesis, Electrospun/Electrosprayed Aligned Fuel Cell Electrodes, Texas A&M University, August 2017.

Sun, R. M.S. Thesis, Polymerized Ionic Liquid Derived Carbon, Texas A&M University, August 2016.

Chen, T.-L. M.S. Thesis, Hybrid Capacitor with Polyaniline/Carbon Electrodes, Texas A&M University, August 2016.

Mace, E. M.S. Thesis, Transport in Fuel Cell Ion Exchange Membranes: Molecular Mechanisms and Mathematical Modeling, Drexel University, December 2011.

Shay, D.M. M.S. Thesis, Ion-Exchanged Carbide Derived Carbon-Supported Platinum Catalysts for Fuel Cells, Drexel University, August 2008.

Eirich, B.D. M.S. Thesis, Ion-Exchanged Carbon Supported Platinum Catalysts for Fuel Cells, Drexel University, August 2007. Received Drexel University Most Outstanding Masters Award

Snyder, J.D. M.S. Thesis, Nafion Nanofibers and their Effect on Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Performance, Drexel University, August 2006.

Hronec, C. M.S. Thesis, Catalyst Layer Network Formation in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells, Drexel University, June 2005.

Raghav, S. M.S. Thesis, Polymer-Filled Nanoporous Membranes, Drexel University, June 2005.

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