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PUBLICATIONS

At Dartmouth 

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  1. "Coarse-grained simulations of crystallization in phase-separated polymer blends with block copolymer compatibilizers", Zhang, Y.; Zhang, W., submitted, 2025

  2. "Mechanically reconfigurable polyrotaxane networks", Zheng, D.; Yu, Z.; Smith, C.D.; Liu, J.; Tsai, E.; Zhang, W.#; Lin, S.#; Ke, C.#, submitted, 2025

  3. "Thermodynamic origin of multistep polymer crystallization", Zhang, W., Physical Review Letters, 2025, 135, 028101. Editors' Suggestion.

  4. "Effects of block copolymer compatibilizers and interfacial entanglements on strengthening immiscible glassy polymer blends", Zhang, Y.; Zhang, W., Macromolecules, 2025, 58, 2484–2493.

  5. "All-atom molecular dynamics simulations reveal the effects of nanoplastics on lipid membranes and vice versa", Duraes, A.D.S.; Jiao, E.L.; Zhang, W., The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2025, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2025, 129, 3385–3395. Front Cover.

  6. "Roles of interfaces in crystallization in free-standing and bi-layer polymer films", Zou, L.; Zhang, W., Macromolecules, 2025, 58, 3589–3594.

  7. "A multi-scale framework for predicting α-cyclodextrin assembly on polyethylene glycol axles", Smith, C.D.; Ke, C.#; Zhang, W.#, Soft Matter, 2024, 20, 9068 - 9082. #Corresponding authors

  8. "Interfaces and soft confinement promote crystallization in polymer nanodroplets", Liu, C.; Duraes, A.D.S.; Jiao, E.L.; Zhang, W., MRS Advances, 2024.

  9. "Effects of entanglement on polymer crystal growth and inter-crystalline phase formation", Zou, L.; Zhang, W., Macromolecules, 2024, 57, 4410–4420.

  10. "Direct measurement of polymer chain-end-to-end distances by using RAFT chain transfer agent as the FRET acceptor", Wang, Y.; Fortenberry, A.; Zhang, W.; Simon, Y.; Qiang, Z., The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2023, 127, 3100–3108.

  11. "Mismatch in nematic interactions leads to composition-dependent crystal nucleation in polymer blends", Zhang, W.#; Zou, L, Macromolecules, 2023, 56, 2234–2245. #Corresponding author

  12. "Interfacial oriented precursor to secondary nucleation of alkane oligomer crystals revealed by molecular dynamic simulations", Gong, Y.; Zhang, W.; Larson, R.G., Macromolecules, 2022, 55, 6311-6320.

  13.  "Molecular dynamics simulations of the effects of entanglement on polymer crystal nucleation", Zou, L.; Zhang, W., Macromolecules, 2022, 55, 4899-4906.

  14. "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, 2022, 1, 7-9. #Corresponding authors

  15. "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.

319 Burke Laboratory

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH 03755

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