Research Summary
Current research focuses on understanding how ligands present on nanoparticles can be leveraged to control their electronic properties as well as how to generate and leverage molecular scale heat to drive molecular scale transformations.
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Practical Guide to Automated TEM Image Analysis for Increased Accuracy and Precision in the Measurement of Particle Size and Morphology
Aviles, K. M. & Lear, B. J., Jun 18 2025, In: ACS Nanoscience Au. 5, 3, p. 117-127 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Rapid photothermal curing of PDMS on paper
Blasone, A. P., Katona, A. P. & Lear, B. J., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: RSC Applied Polymers.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Photothermal patterning of polydimethylsiloxane
DiPietro, J. A., Ludwig, B. & Lear, B. J., Sep 18 2025, In: RSC Applied Polymers. 3, 5, p. 1269-1277 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Using Post Synthetic Treatment of AuNPs to Improve Uniformity of Their Thiol Ligand Coverage and Electronic Properties
Kaercher, B. P. & Lear, B. J., Mar 17 2025, In: Inorganic chemistry. 64, 10, p. 5132-5139 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Photothermal Curing of Polydimethyldisiloxane: Carbon Black Composites Results in Changes to Polymer Topography, Cross-Link Density, and Mass Density
Katona, A. & Lear, B. J., Jul 10 2025, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 129, 27, p. 12615-12624 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Structured Polymer-Derived Ceramic Composites via Near-Infrared Thermal Stereolithography
Wang, E., Gupta, S., Rafalko, C. J., Lear, B. J. & Hickner, M. A., Jul 25 2025, In: ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 7, 14, p. 8928-8936 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effective Photothermal Curing of PDMS Using Ultralow Loadings of Carbon Black
Katona, A. & Lear, B. J., Aug 13 2024, In: Macromolecules. 57, 15, p. 7508-7515 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Using ChatGPT-4 to Teach the Design of Data Visualizations
Lear, B. J., Jul 9 2024, In: Journal of Chemical Education. 101, 7, p. 2749-2756 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Analysis of synthetic parameters for coating aluminum powders with phenyltriethoxysilane coupling agent and their effects on powder flow behavior
Mawby, L. M., Ludwig, B. & Lear, B. J., Jul 2024, In: Particuology. 90, p. 412-417 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Symmetric Electron Transfer Coordinates are Intrinsic to Bridged Systems: An ab Initio Treatment of the Creutz–Taube Ion
Šrut, A., Lear, B. J. & Krewald, V., Jul 29 2024, In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 63, 31, e202404727.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Dependence of Photothermal Rate Enhancements of Urethane Formation upon the Nature of Light Exposure and Solution Viscosity
Ginder, N. C. & Lear, B. J., Jun 29 2023, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 127, 25, p. 11958-11965 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Marcus dimension: identifying the nuclear coordinate for electron transfer from ab initio calculations
Šrut, A., Lear, B. J. & Krewald, V., Aug 8 2023, In: Chemical Science. 14, 34, p. 9213-9225 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Surface Chemistry Controls the Density of States in Metallic Nanoparticles
Litak, N. P., Mawby, L. M. & Lear, B. J., Mar 22 2022, In: ACS nano. 16, 3, p. 4479-4486 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
27Al Solid-State Magic-Angle Spinning NMR Studies of Aluminum Powder Particle Surfaces Treated with a Methyltriethoxysilane Coupling Agent under Acidic Conditions
Mawby, L. M., Ludwig, B. & Lear, B. J., Sep 6 2022, In: Langmuir. 38, 35, p. 10810-10816 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Rapid Photothermal Synthesis of Polyurethane from Blocked Isocyanates
Phillips, S. J., Ginder, N. C. & Lear, B. J., Aug 23 2022, In: Macromolecules. 55, 16, p. 7232-7239 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review