PUBLICATIONS

At Dartmouth 

  1. "An ultra-dynamic anion cluster-based organic framework", Samanta, J.; Dorn, R.W.; Zhang, W.; Jiang, X.; Zhang, M.; Staples, R.; Rossini, A.J.; Ke, C., Chem, in press.

  2. "Molecular dynamics simulations of crystal nucleation near interfaces in incompatible polymer blends", Zhang, W.#; Zou, L., Polymers, 2021, 13, 347. #Corresponding author.

Prior to Dartmouth 

  1. "Side chain addition suppresses lattice fluctuations and enhances charge mobilities in benzothienobenzothiophenes", Adhikari, J.M.; Zhan, P.; Calitree, B.D.; Zhang, W.; Fair, R.; Harrelson, T.F.; Faller, R.; Moule, A.J.; Milner, S.T.; Maranas, J.K.; Hickner, M.A.; Gomez, E.D., submitted 2021.

  2. "Effect of flow-induced nematic order on polyethylene crystal nucleation", Zhang, W.; Larson, R.G., Macromolecules, 2020, 53, 7650-7657.

  3. "Modeling inter-colloidal interactions induced by adsorption of mobile telechelic polymers onto particle surfaces", Zhang, W.∗; Travitz, A.∗; Larson, R.G., Macromolecules, 2019, 52, 5357-5365.∗Equal contributions.

  4. "A metastable nematic precursor accelerates polyethylene oligomer crystallization as determined by atomistic simulations and self-consistent field theory", Zhang, W.; Larson, R.G., The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2019, 150, 244903.

  5. "Thermal fluctuations lead to cumulative disorder and enhance charge transport in conjugated polymers", Zhang, W.; Bombile, J.H.; Weisen, A.R.; Xie, R.; Colby, R.H.; Janik, M.J.; Milner, S.T.; Gomez, E.D., Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2019, 40, 1900134.

  6. "Tension-induced nematic phase separation in bidisperse homopolymer melts", Zhang, W.; Larson, R.G., ACS Central Science, 2018, 4, 1545-1550.

  7. "Side chain length affects backbone dynamics in poly(3-alkylthiophene)s ", Zhan, P.; Zhang, W.; Jacobsm I.E.; Nisson, D.M.; Xie, R.; Weissen A.R.; Colby, R.H.; Moulé, A.J.; Milner, S.T.; Maranas, J.K.; Gomez, E.D., Journal of Polymer Science Part B, 2018, 56, 1193-1202.

  8. "Direct all-atom molecular dynamics simulations of the effects of short chain branching on polyethylene oligomer crystal nucleation", Zhang, W.; Larson, R.G., Macromolecules, 2018, 51, 4762-4769.

  9. "Nematic order imposes molecular weight effect on charge transport in conjugated polymers", Zhang, W.; Milner, S.T.; Gomez, E.D., ACS Central Science, 2018, 4, 413-421.

  10. "Predicting Flory-Huggins χ from simulations", Zhang, W.; Gomez, E.D.; Milner, S.T., Physical Review Letters, 2017, 119, 017801.

  11. "Using surface-induced ordering to probe the isotropic-to-nematic transition for semiflexible polymers", Zhang, W.; Gomez, E.D.; Milner, S.T., Soft Matter, 2016, 12, 6141-6147.

  12. "Predicting the Flory-Huggins χ parameter for polymers with stiffness mismatch from molecular dynamics simulations", Kozuch, D.J.; Zhang, W.; Milner, S.T., Polymers, 2016, 8, 241.

  13. "Molecular Rectification in Conjugated Block Copolymer Photovoltaics", Grieco, C.; Aplan, M.P.; Rimshaw, A.; Lee, Y; Le, T.P.; Zhang, W.; Wang, Q.; Milner, S.T.; Gomez, E.D.; Asbury, J.A., Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2016, 120, 6978-6988.

  14. "Surface-induced alignment for semiflexible polymers", Zhang, W.; Gomez, E.D.; Milner, S.T., Macromolecules, 2016, 49, 963-971.

  15. "Predicting nematic phases of semiflexible polymers", Zhang, W.; Gomez, E.D.; Milner, S.T., Macromolecules, 2015, 48, 1454-1462.

  16. "Predicting chain dimensions of semiflexible polymers from dihedral potentials", Zhang, W.; Gomez, E.D.; Milner, S.T., Macromolecules, 2014, 47, 6453-6461.