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Energy Spotlight: Electrochemical Ethylene Oxide Synthesis from Ethanol​

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​Lovell, E. C.;  Ager, J. W.;  Kim, Y. S.; Modestino, M. A. (2022) Energy Spotlight. ACS Energy Letters.

Chemically-informed data-driven optimization (ChIDDO): leveraging physical models and Bayesian learning to accelerate chemical research​

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Frey, D., Shin, J., Musco, C., & Modestino, M. A. (2022). Chemically-informed data-driven optimization (ChIDDO): Leveraging physical models and Bayesian learning to accelerate chemical research. Reaction Chemistry & Engineering.

A compact electron transport layer using a heated tin-oxide colloidal solution for efficient perovskite solar cells​​

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Meng, J., Röhr, J.A., Wang, H., Edward Sartor, B., Song, D., Katzenberg, A., Modestino, M.A., Xu, Z., Kong, J. and Taylor, A.D. (2021), A compact electron transport layer using a heated tin-oxide colloidal solution for efficient perovskite solar cells. Sol. RRL. Accepted Author Manuscript.

CO2 doping of organic interlayers for perovskite solar cells​​

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Jaemin Kong, Yongwoo Shin, Jason A. Röhr, Hang Wang, Juan Meng, Yueshen Wu, Adlai Katzenberg, Geunjin Kim, Dong Young Kim, Tai-De Li, Edward Chau, Francisco Antonio, Tana Siboonruang, Sooncheol Kwon, Kwanghee Lee, Jin Ryoun Kim, Miguel A. Modestino, Hailiang Wang & André D. Taylor. CO2 doping of organic interlayers for perovskite solar cells. Nature 594, 51–56 (2021).

Engineering an Interdisciplinary Connection: Bridging Gaps between Chemical, Electrical, and Environmental Engineers​​

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Dvorkin, Yury, Miguel A. Modestino, and Andrea I. Silverman. "Engineering an Interdisciplinary Connection: Bridging Gaps between Chemical, Electrical, and Environmental Engineers." Iscience 23.7 (2020).

Spatiotemporal Decoupling of Water Electrolysis for Dual-Use Grid Energy Storage and Hydrogen Generation​

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Frey, D.;  Kim, J.;  Dvorkin, Y.; Modestino, M. A., Spatiotemporal Decoupling of Water Electrolysis for Dual-Use Grid Energy Storage and Hydrogen Generation. Cell Reports Physical Science. 2020, 1 (10)

Electro-organic Syntheses for Green Chemical Manufacturing​

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Biddinger, Elizabeth J., and Miguel A. Modestino. "Electro-organic Syntheses for Green Chemical Manufacturing." Electrochemical Society Interface (2020).

Controlling Selectivity in the Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation of Adiponitrile through Electrolyte Design

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Blanco, D. E., Dookith, A. Z., Modestino, M. A. (2020). "Controlling Selectivity in the Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation of Adiponitrile through Electrolyte Design." ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.

Influence of Bubbles on the Energy Conversion Efficiency of Electrochemical Reactors

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Angulo, A., van der Linde, P., Gardeniers, H., Modestino, M., & Fernández Rivas, D. (2020). Influence of Bubbles on the Energy Conversion Efficiency of Electrochemical Reactors. Joule.

Photocatalytic Hydrogels for Removal of Organic Contaminants from Aqueous Solution

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Katzenberg, A., Raman, A., Schnabel, N. L., Quispe, A. L., Silverman, A. I., & Modestino, M. A. (2020). Photocatalytic hydrogels for removal of organic contaminants from aqueous solution in continuous flow reactors. Reaction Chemistry & Engineering.

Practical Challenges in the Development of Photoelectrochemical Solar Fuels Production

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Spitler, M. T., Modestino, M. A., Deutsch, T. G., Xiang, C. X., Durrant, J. R., Esposito, D. V., ... & Ginley, D. S. (2020). Practical challenges in the development of photoelectrochemical solar fuels production. Sustainable Energy & Fuels.

Decoupling Gas Evolution from Water-Splitting Electrodes

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Peñas, P., van der Linde, P., Vijselaar, W., van der Meer, D., Lohse, D., Huskens, J., ... & Rivas, D. F. (2019). Decoupling gas evolution from water-splitting electrodes. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 166(15), H769-H776.

Organic Electrosynthesis through Controlled Voltage Dosing and Artificial Intelligence

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Blanco, D. E., Lee, B., & Modestino, M. A. (2019). Optimizing organic electrosynthesis through controlled voltage dosing and artificial intelligence. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(36), 17683-17689.

A comparative performance analysis of stand-alone, off-grid solar-powered sodium hypochlorite generators

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Chinello, E., Modestino, M. A., Schüttauf, J. W., Coulot, L., Ackermann, M., Gerlich, F., ... & Moser, C. (2019). A comparative performance analysis of stand-alone, off-grid solar-powered sodium hypochlorite generators. RSC advances, 9(25), 14432-14442.

Enhancing Selectivity and Efficiency in the Electrochemical Synthesis of Adiponitrile

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Blanco, D. E., Dookhith, A. Z., & Modestino, M. A. (2019). Enhancing selectivity and efficiency in the electrochemical synthesis of adiponitrile. Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, 4(1), 8-16.

Pathways to electrochemical solar-hydrogen technologies​

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Ardo, S., Rivas, D. F., Modestino, M. A., Greiving, V. S., Abdi, F. F., Llado, E. A., ... & Bederak, D. (2018). Pathways to electrochemical solar-hydrogen technologies. Energy & environmental science, 11(10), 2768-2783.

A 25.1% Efficient Stand-Alone Solar Chloralkali Generator Employing a Microtracking Solar Concentrator

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Chinello, E., Modestino, M. A., Coulot, L., Ackermann, M., Gerlich, F., Psaltis, D., & Moser, C. (2017). A 25.1% Efficient Stand‐Alone Solar Chloralkali Generator Employing a Microtracking Solar Concentrator. Global Challenges, 1(9), 1700095.

Solar-to-Hydrogen Production at 14.2% Efficiency with Silicon Photovoltaics and Earth-Abundant Electrocatalysts

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Jan-Willem Schüttauf, Miguel A. Modestino, Enrico Chinello, David Lambelet, Antonio Delfino, Didier Dominé, Antonin Faes, Matthieu Despeisse, Julien Bailat, Demetri Psaltis, Christophe Moser and Christophe Ballif. J. Electrochem. Soc., 2016, 163, 10, F1177-F1181

The potential for microfluidics in electrochemical energy systems

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​Miguel A Modestino, D Fernandez Rivas, Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini Hashemi, JGE Gardeniers, Demetri Psaltis. Energy and Environmental Science, 2016, 9, 3381-3391

Modeling, Simulation, and Implementation of Solar-Driven Water-Splitting Devices

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Chengxiang Xiang, Adam Z. Weber, Shane Ardo, Alan Berger, YiKai Chen, Robert Coridan, Katherine T. Fountaine, Sophia Haussener, Shu Hu, Rui Liu, Nathan S. Lewis, Miguel A. Modestino, Matthew M. Shaner, Meenesh R. Singh, John C. Stevens, Dr. Ke Sun, Karl Walczak. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55; DOI: 10.1002/anie.201510463

Inkjet printing of viscous monodisperse microdroplets by
​laser-induced flow focusing

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Delrot P., Modestino A. M., Gallaire F., Psaltis D., Moser C. Phys. Rev. Applied 6, 024003, 2016.

Vapor-fed microfluidic hydrogen generator


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Miguel A. Modestino, Mikaël Dumortier, SM Hosseini Hashemi, Sophia Haussener, Christophe Moser, Demetri Psaltis. Lab on a Chip, 2015, 15, 2287-2296​

An Integrated Device View on Photoelectrochemical Solar-Hydrogen Generation


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Miguel A. Modestino and Sophia Haussener, Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 6 (1), 13-34, 2015

Design and cost considerations for practical solar-hydrogen generators

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Claudia A. Rodriguez, Miguel A. Modestino, Demetri Psaltis and Christophe Moser. Energy Environ. Sci., 2014, 7, 3828-3835

Robust production of purified H2 in a stable, self-regulating, and continuously operating solar fuel generator

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Miguel A. Modestino, Karl A. Walczak, Alan Berger, Christopher Evans, Sophia Haussener, Carl Koval, John S. Newman, Joel Ager, Rachel A. Segalman
Energy Environ. Sci., 2014, 7, 297-301

Artificial Solar Fuel Generators

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Miguel A. Modestino, Rachel A. Segalman. The Brige, Frontiers of Engineering, Winter 2014, Vol. 43, Num. 4

Deciphering the Three-Dimensional Morphology of Block Copolymer Thin Films by Transmission Electron Microscopy

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Frances I. Allen, Peter Ercius, Miguel A. Modestino, Rachel A. Segalman, Nitash P. Balsara, Andrew M. Minor. Micron; 2013; 44, pp 442-450.


Controlling Nafion Structure and Properties via Wetting Interactions

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Miguel A. Modestino, Ahmet Kusoglu, Alexander Hexemer, Adam Z. Weber, and Rachel A. Segalman
Macromolecules, 2012; 45 (11), pp 4681–4688


Structure Determination of Pt-coated Au Dumbbells via Fluctuation X-ray Scattering.

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Gang Chen, Miguel A. Modestino, Billy K. Poon, Andre Schrotzek, Stefano Marchesini, Rachel A. Segalman, Alexander Hexemer, Peter H. Zwart.  Journal of Synchrotron Radiation; 2012; 19, pp 695-700.


Machine Learning Enhanced Spectroscopic Analysis: Towards Autonomous Chemical Mixture Characterization for Rapid Process Optimization

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Angulo, A., Yang, L., Aydil, E. S., & Modestino, M. A. (2022). Machine Learning Enhanced Spectroscopic Analysis: Towards Autonomous Chemical Mixture Characterization for Rapid Process Optimization. Digital Discovery.

Electrocatalytic hydrogenation of nitriles: A step toward electrification of amine production

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Mathison, Ricardo; Modestino, Miguel A. "Electrocatalytic hydrogenation of nitriles: A step toward electrification of amine production". Chem Catalysis (2021).

Impacts of Organic Sorbates on the Ionic Conductivity and Nanostructure of Perfluorinated Sulfonic-Acid Ionomers

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Katzenberg, Adlai; Angulo, Andrea; Kusoglu, Ahmet; Modestino, Miguel. "Impacts of Organic Sorbates on the Ionic Conductivity and Nanostructure of Perfluorinated Sulfonic-Acid Ionomers." Macromolecules (2021).

Effect of Electrolyte Cations on Organic Electrosynthesis: the Case of Adiponitrile Electrochemical Production​

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Blanco, D. E., Atwi, R., Sethuraman, S., Lasri, A., Morales, J., Rajput, N. N., & Modestino, M. A. (2020). Effect of Electrolyte Cations on Organic Electrosynthesis: the Case of Adiponitrile Electrochemical Production. Journal of the Electrochemical Society.


Dynamic Emergence of Nanostructure and Transport Properties in Perfluorinated Sulfonic Acid Ionomers​

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Katzenberg, A.;  Mukherjee, D.;  Dudenas, P. J.;  Okamoto, Y.;  Kusoglu, A.; Modestino, M. A., Dynamic Emergence of Nanostructure and Transport Properties in Perfluorinated Sulfonic Acid Ionomers. Macromolecules 2020.


Acid-Doped Hydrogel Electrolytes for Electrocatalyst Interfaces​

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Katzenberg, A., Muñoz Davila, C., Chen, B., Siboonruang, T., & Modestino, M. A. (2020). Acid-Doped Hydrogel Electrolytes for Electrocatalyst Interfaces. ACS Applied Polymer Materials.​

Highly Permeable Perfluorinated Sulfonic Acid Ionomers for Improved Electrochemical Devices: Insights into Structure-Property Relationships

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Katzenberg, A., Chowdhury, A., Fang, M., Weber, A. Z., Okamoto, Y., Kusoglu, A., & Modestino, M. A. (2020). Highly Permeable Perfluorinated Sulfonic Acid Ionomers for Improved Electrochemical Devices: Insights into Structure–Property Relationships. Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Insights into membrane-separated organic electrosynthesis: the case of adiponitrile electrochemical production

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Blanco, D. E., Prasad, P. A., Dunningan, K., & Modestino, M. A. (2020). Insights into membrane-separated organic electrosynthesis: the case of adiponitrile electrochemical production. Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, 5(1), 136-144.

Quantum confinement in few layer SnS nanosheets

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​Dwyer, J. D., Diaz, E. J., Webber, T. E., Katzenberg, A., Modestino, M. A., & Aydil, E. S. (2019). Quantum confinement in few layer SnS nanosheets. Nanotechnology, 30(24), 245705.

Organic Electrosynthesis for Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing

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Blanco, D. E., & Modestino, M. A. (2019). Organic electrosynthesis for sustainable chemical manufacturing. Trends in Chemistry, 1(1), 8-10.

Inertial manipulation of bubbles in rectangular microfluidic channels

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​Hadikhani, P., Hashemi, S. M. H., Balestra, G., Zhu, L., Modestino, M. A., Gallaire, F., & Psaltis, D. (2018). Inertial manipulation of bubbles in rectangular microfluidic channels. Lab on a Chip, 18(7), 1035-1046.

Membrane-less micro fuel cell based on two-phase flow

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​S.M.H. Hashemi , M. Neuenschwander, P. Hadikhani, M.A. Modestino, D. Psaltis. Journal of Power Sources 348, 2017 212-218

Mass transport aspects of electrochemical solar-hydrogen generation

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Miguel A. Modestino, SM Hosseini Hashemi, Sophia Haussener, Energy and Environmental Science, 2016, 9, 1533-1551

Hollow mesoporous plasmonic nanoshells for enhanced solar vapor generation

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Marcin S. Zielinski, Jae-Woo Choi, Thomas La Grange, Miguel A. Modestino, Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini Hashemi, Ye Pu, Susanne Birkhold, Jeffrey A. Hubbell, and Demetri Psaltis, Nano Lett., 2016, 16 (4), pp 2159–2167 

A membrane-less electrolyzer for hydrogen production across the pH scale

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S. Mohammad H. Hashemi, Miguel A. Modestino, Demetri Psaltis Energy Environ. Sci., 2015, 8, 2003-2009

Enhanced Water Vapor Blocking in Transparent Hybrid Polymer–Nanocrystal Films


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Eun Seon Cho, Christopher M Evans, Emily C Davidson, Megan L Hoarfrost, Miguel A Modestino, Rachel A Segalman, Jeffrey J Urban, ACS Macro Lett., 2015, 4 (1), pp 70–74

Morphology of Hydrated As-Cast Nafion Revealed through Cryo Electron Tomography

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Frances I Allen, Luis R Comolli, Ahmet Kusoglu, Miguel A Modestino, Andrew M Minor, Adam Z Weber. ACS Macro Letters 4, 1-5, 2015

High Anion Conductivity and Low Water Uptake of Phosphonium Containing Diblock Copolymer Membranes

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Pepa Cotanda, Guillaume Sudre, Miguel A. Modestino, X. Chelsea Chen, Nitash Balsara, Macromolecules, 2014, 47 (21), pp 7540–7547

Integrated microfluidic test-bed for energy conversion devices

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Miguel A. Modestino, Camilo Diaz-Botia, Tyler S. Matthews, Rafael Gomez-Sjoberg, Joel Ager, Rachel A. Segalman. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2013, 15, 7050-7054

Self-assembly and transport limitations in confined Nafion films

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Miguel A. Modestino, Frances I. Allen, Devproshad K. Paul, Shudipto Dishari, Stephanie A. Petrina, Michael A. Hickner, Kunal Karan, Andy M. Minor, Adam Z. Weber and Rachel A. Segalman. Macromolecules, 2013, 46 (3), pp 867–873

Ionic Conduction in Nanostructured Membranes based on Protic Ionic Liquids

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Yanika Schneider, Miguel A. Modestino, Robert W. Hess, Bryan McCulloch, Rachel A. Segalman. Macromolecules, 2013, 46 (4), pp 1543–1548.

Subsecond Morphological Changes in Nafion during Water Uptake Detected by Small-Angle X-ray Scattering

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Ahmet Kusoglu, Miguel A. Modestino, Alexander Hexemer, Adam Z. Weber, Rachel A. Segalman. ACS Macro Lett.; 2012; 1 (1), pp 33–36.


Factors Influencing the Interdiffusion of Weak Polycations in Multilayers

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Nicole S. Zacharia, Miguel Modestino, and Paula T. Hammond
Macromolecules, 2007, 40 (26), pp 9523–9528 

Controlling Diffusion and Exchange in Layer-by-Layer Assemblies

Nicole S. Zacharia, Dean M. DeLongchamp, Miguel Modestino, and Paula T. Hammond
Macromolecules, 2007, 40 (5), pp 1598–1603 

Controlling Nanorod Self-Assembly in Polymer Thin Films

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M. A. Modestino, E. R. Chan, A. Hexemer, J.J. Urban, and R.A. Segalman. Macromolecules, 2011, 44 (18), pp 7364–7371 

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