Raymond E. Schaak

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry, Chemistry

Research Summary

Research interests include the intersection of solid-state chemistry, materials chemistry, molecular inorganic chemistry and nanoscience; new low-temperature routes to bulk and nanoscale solid-state materials, particularly non-equilibrium solids made by d

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Recent Publications

Introducing Porosity into Refractory Molybdenum Boride through Controlled Decomposition of a Metastable Mo-Al-B Precursor

Baumler, K. J., Alameda, L. T., Katzbaer, R. R., O'Boyle, S. K., Lord, R. W. & Schaak, R. E., Jan 18 2023, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145, 2, p. 1423-1432 10 p.

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Optimizing the synergistic effect of CuWO4/CuS hybrid composites for photocatalytic inactivation of pathogenic bacteria

Dong, X., Katzbaer, R. R., Chitara, B., Han, L., Yang, L., Schaak, R. E. & Yan, F., Oct 4 2022, In: Environmental Science: Nano. 9, 11, p. 4283-4294 12 p.

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Orthogonal reactivity and interface-driven selectivity during cation exchange of heterostructured metal sulfide nanorods

Fagan, A. M., Steimle, B. C. & Schaak, R. E., Mar 3 2022, In: Chemical Communications. 58, 27, p. 4328-4331 4 p.

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Influence of Band Alignment on Electronic Relaxation in Plasmonic Metal-Semiconductor Hybrid Nanoparticles

Jeffries, W. R., Fagan, A. M., Schaak, R. E. & Knappenberger, K. L., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

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Persistence and Evolution of Materials Features During Catalysis Using Topological and Trivial Polymorphs of MoTe2

Katz, R. J., Zhu, Y., Mao, Z. & Schaak, R. E., Jan 21 2022, In: ChemCatChem. 14, 2, e202101714.

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Understanding the Photoelectrochemical Properties of Theoretically Predicted Water-Splitting Catalysts for Effective Materials Discovery

Katzbaer, R. R., Theibault, M. J., Kirchner-Hall, N. E., Mao, Z., Dabo, I., Abruña, H. D. & Schaak, R. E., Dec 8 2022, In: Advanced Energy Materials. 12, 46, 2201869.

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Tanks and Truth

Kotov, N. A., Akinwande, D., Brinker, C. J., Buriak, J. M., Chan, W. C. W., Chen, X., Chhowalla, M., Chueh, W., Glotzer, S. C., Gogotsi, Y., Hersam, M. C., Ho, D., Hu, T., Javey, A., Kagan, C. R., Kataoka, K., Kim, I. D., Lee, S. T., Lee, Y. H., Liz-Marzán, L. M., & 16 othersMillstone, J. E., Mulvaney, P., Nel, A. E., Nordlander, P., Parak, W. J., Penner, R. M., Rogach, A. L., Salanne, M., Schaak, R. E., Sood, A. K., Stevens, M., Tsukruk, V., Wee, A. T. S., Voets, I., Weil, T. & Weiss, P. S., Apr 26 2022, In: ACS nano. 16, 4, p. 4975-4976 2 p.

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Plasmon-Mediated Chiroptical Second Harmonic Generation from Seemingly Achiral Gold Nanorods

Li, Z., Kang, L., Lord, R. W., Park, K., Gillman, A., Vaia, R. A., Schaak, R. E., Werner, D. H. & Knappenberger, K. L., Feb 16 2022, In: ACS Nanoscience Au. 2, 1, p. 32-39 8 p.

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Expanded Tunability of Intraparticle Frameworks in Spherical Heterostructured Nanoparticles through Substoichiometric Partial Cation Exchange

O'Boyle, S. K., Fagan, A. M., Steimle, B. C. & Schaak, R. E., Nov 9 2022, In: ACS Materials Au. 2, 6, p. 690-698 9 p.

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Designer Nanostructures in ACS Nanoscience Au

Schaak, R. E., Feb 16 2022, In: ACS Nanoscience Au. 2, 1, p. 1-2 2 p.

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Increase Your Impact: Writing Tips to Reach a Broader Audience

Schaak, R. E., Aug 17 2022, In: ACS Nanoscience Au. 2, 4, p. 250-252 3 p.

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One Year of ACS Nanoscience Au

Schaak, R. E., Dec 21 2022, In: ACS Nanoscience Au. 2, 6, p. 448-449 2 p.

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Erratum: Ultrasensitive electrode-free and co-catalyst-free detection of nanomoles per hour hydrogen evolution for the discovery of new photocatalysts (Review of Scientific Instruments (2022) 93 (025002) DOI: 10.1063/5.0077650)

Wang, H., Katz, R., Fanghanel, J., Schaak, R. E. & Gopalan, V., Mar 1 2022, In: Review of Scientific Instruments. 93, 3, 039902.

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Ultrasensitive electrode-free and co-catalyst-free detection of nanomoles per hour hydrogen evolution for the discovery of new photocatalysts

Wang, HH., Katz, R., Fanghanel, J., Schaak, R. E. & Gopalan, V., Feb 1 2022, In: Review of Scientific Instruments. 93, 2, 025002.

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Erratum: Optimizing accuracy and efficacy in data-driven materials discovery for the solar production of hydrogen (Energy Environ. Sci. (2021) 14 (2335–2348) DOI: 10.1039/D0EE02984J)

Xiong, Y., Campbell, Q. T., Fanghanel, J., Badding, C. K., Wang, H., Kirchner-Hall, N. E., Theibault, M. J., Timrov, I., Mondschein, J. S., Seth, K., Katz, R., Villarino, A. M., Pamuk, B., Penrod, M. E., Khan, M. M., Rivera, T., Smith, N. C., Quintana, X., Orbe, P., Fennie, C. J., & 8 othersAsem-Hiablie, S., Young, J. L., Deutsch, T. G., Cococcioni, M., Gopalan, V., Abruña, H. D., Schaak, R. E. & Dabo, I., Mar 17 2022, In: Energy and Environmental Science. 15, 4, p. 1695 1 p.

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