2024
492. Shan, W. Subramanian, V., Feng, X., Thomas, E.L., “The nature of crystallographic defects in noncrystalline tubular network block copolymers”, Giant, 17, 100216 (2024) [link]
2023
491. Nadejde, I., Thomas, E.L., Galich, P., “Pushing the limits of complete omnidirectional bandgaps in 2D nonsymmorphic single-phase phononic crystals”, Appl. Phys. Lett., 123, 132201 (2023) [link]
490. Grason, G.M., Thomas, E.L., “How does your gyroid grow? A mesoatomic perspective on supramolecular, soft matter network crystals”, Phys. Rev. Materials, 7, 045603 (2023) [link]
489. Feng, X., Dimitriyev, M.S., Thomas, E.L., “Soft, malleable double diamond twin”, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 120, 4, e2213441120 (2023) [link]
2022
488. Shan, W., Xiao, K., Thomas, E.L., “Influence of Entanglements on Ultrahigh Strain Rate Deformation of Polystyrene Microprojectiles”, Macromolecules (2022) [link]
487. Shan, W., Weisbord, I., Feng, X., Hyon, J., Manesi, G.-M., Avgeropoulos, A., Segal-Peretz, T., Thomas, E.L., “Layered Thin Film Deposition via Extreme Inter-Brush Slip in a Lamellar Block Copolymer”, Macromolecules, 55, 20, 9022-9029 (2022) [link]
486. Sang, Z., Zhou, Q., Rajagopalan, K.K., Thomas, E.L., Garadea, F., Sukhishvili, S.A., “Dynamic Polymer Network Conductive Nanocomposites: Low Percolation Threshold and Joule-heating-induced Network Plasticity”, Chem. Eng. J., 443, 1, 136400 (2022) [link]
485. Kang, H.S., Park, C., Eoh, H., Lee, C.E., Ryu, D.Y., Kang, Y., Feng, X., Huh, J., Thomas, E.L., Park, C., “Visualization of nonsingular defect enabling rapid control of structural color”, Sci. Adv., 8, 10, eabm5120 (2022) [link]
484. Miller, K.A., Alemany, L.B., Roy, S., Yan, Q., Demingos, P.G., Singh, C.V., Alahakoon, S., Egap, E., Thomas, E.L., Ajayan, P.M., “High-Strength, Microporous, Two-Dimensional Polymer Thin Films with Rigid Benzoxazole Linkage”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 14, 1, 1861-1873 (2022) [link]
2021
483. Bhaumik, S., Shan, W., Thomas, E.L., Hadjichristidis, N., “Synthesis and Characterization of Asymmetric A1BA2 Supramolecular Triblock Copolymers via Noncovalent Interactions: A Solution and Solid-State Study”, Macromolecules, 54, 23, 10730-10739 (2021) [link]
482. Reddy, A., Feng, X., Thomas, E.L., Grason, G.M., “Block Copolymers beneath the Surface: Measuring and Modeling Complex Morphology at the Subdomain Scale”, Macromolecules, 54, 20, 9223–9257 (2021) [link]
481. Kim, A., Müftü, S., Thomas, E.L., Lee, J.-H., “Extreme Tribological Characteristics of Copolymers Induced by Dynamic Rheological Instability”, ACS Appl. Polym. Mater., 3, 9, 4413–4418 (2021) [link]
480. Siddique, S.K., Lin, T.-C., Chang, C.-Y., Chang, Y.-H., Lee, C.-C., Chang, S.-Y., Tsai, P.-C., Jeng, Y.-R., Thomas, E.L., Ho, R. M., “Nanonetwork Thermosets from Templated Polymerization for Enhanced Energy Dissipation”, Nano letters, 21(8), 3355-3363 (2021) [link]
479. Griesbach, C., Jeon, S.-J., Rojas, D.F., Ponga, M., Yazdi, S., Pathak, S., Mara, N., Thomas, E.L., Thevamaran, R., “Origins of size effects in initially dislocation-free single-crystal silver micro- and nanocubes”, Acta Materialia, 117020 (2021) [link]
478. Veysset, D., Lee, J.-H., Hassani, M., Kooi, S.E., Thomas, E.L., Nelson, K., “High-velociy Micro-Projectile Impact Testing”, Appl. Phys. Rev., 8, 011319 (2021) [link]
477. Feng, X., Zhuo, M., Guo, H. Thomas, E.L., “Visualizing the double-gyroid twin”, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 118, 12, e2018977118 (2021) [pdf] [link]
476. Hyon, J., Lawal, O., Thevamaran, R., Song, Y.E., Thomas, E.L., “Extreme Energy Dissipation via Material Evolution in Carbon Nanotube Mats”, Adv. Sci., 2003142 (2021) [pdf] [link]
475. Hyon, J., Gonzales, M., Streit, J., Fried, O., Lawal, O., Jiao, Y., Drummy, L., Thomas, E.L., Vaia, R.A., “Projectile Impact Shock-Induced Deformation of One-Component Polymer Nanocomposite Thin Films”, ACS Nano (2021) [link]
2020
474. Rangou, S., Moschovas, D., Moutsios, I., Manesi, G.-M., Tsitoni, K., Bovsunovskaya, P.V., Ivanov, D.A., Thomas, E.L. , Avgeropoulos, A., “Dendrons and Dendritic Terpolymers: Synthesis, Characterization and Self-Assembly Comparison”, Molecules, 25, 6030 (2020) [link]
473. Wang, H.-F., Chiu, P.-T., Yang, C.-Y., Xie, Z.-H., Hung, Y.-C., Lee, J.-Y., Tsai, J.-C., Prasad, I., Jinnai, H., Thomas, E.L., Ho, R.-M., “Networks with controlled chirality via self-assembly of chiral triblock terpolymers”, Sci. Adv., 6, 42, 3644 (2020) [link]
472. Moschoval, D., Manesi, G.-M., Karydis-Messinis, A., Zapsas, G., Ntetsikas, K., Zafeiropoulos, N.E., Piryazev, A.A., Thomas, E.L., Hadjichristidis, N., Ivanov, D.A., Avgeropoulos, A., “Alternating Gyroid Network Structure in an ABC Miktoarm Terpolymer Comprised of Polystyrene and Two Polydienes”, Nanomaterials, 10, 8, 1497 (2020) [link]
471. Kang, H.S., Han, S., Park, C., Lee, S.W., Eoh, H., Baek, J., Shin, D-G., Park, T.H., Huh, J., Lee, H., Kim, D-E., Ryu, D.Y., Thomas, E. L., Koh, W-G., Park, C., “3D touchless multiorder reflection structural color sensing display”, Sci. Adv., 6, 30, 5769 (2020) [link]
470. Sim, J.H., Eom, S., Lee, S., Oh, C., Lee, M., Kim, S., Lee, W.B., Ryu, J., Sohn, D., Chung, H., Hyon, J., Park, C., Thomas, E.L., Kang, Y., “1D hypo-crystals: A novel concept for the crystallization of stereo-irregular polymers”, Materials Today (2020) [link]
469. Ntetsikas, K., Zapsas, G., Bilalis, P., Gnanou, Y., Feng, X., Thomas, E. L., Hadjichristidis, N., “Complex Star Architectures of Well-Defined Polyethylene-Based Co/Terpolymers”, Macromolecules, 53, 4355-4365 (2020) [link]
468. Wang, Z., Caang, Y., Kremer, F., Thomas, E.L., Fytas, G., “Determination of the Complete Elasticity of Nephila pilipes Spider Silk”, Biomacromolecules, 21, 1179-1185 (2020) [link]
467. Thevamaran, R., Griesbach, C., Yazdi, S., Mauricio, P., Alimadadi, H., Lawal, O., Jeon, SJ, Thomas, E.L., “Dynamic martensitic phase transformation in single-crystal silver microcubes”, Acta Mater., 182, 131-143 (2020) [link]
2019
466. Wang, H.F., Yang, K.C., Hsu, W.C., Lee, J.Y., Hsu, J.T., Grason G.M., Thomas, E.L., Tsai, J.C. and Ho, R.-M., “Generalizing the effects of chirality on block copolymer assembly”, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 116, 4080-4089 (2019) [link]
465. Feng, X., Burke, C. J., Zhuo, M., Guo, H., Yang, K., Reddy, A., Prasad, I., Ho, R.-M., Avgeropoulos, A., Grason, G.M., Thomas, E.L. “Seeing mesoatomic distortions in soft-matter crystals of a double-gyroid block copolymer”, Nature, 575, 175-179 (2019) [link]
464. Thevamaran, R., Branscomb, R.M., Makri, E., Anzel, P., Christodoulides, D., Kottos, T. and Thomas, E.L., “Asymmetric Acoustic Energy Transport in Non-Hermitian Metamaterials,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am. (2018) [link]
463. Polymeropoulos, G., Bilalis, P., Feng, X., Thomas, E.L., Gnanou, Y., Hadjichristidis, N., “Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Well-Defined Star and Tadpole Homo-/Co-/Terpolymers”, Macromolecules 52, 5583-5589 (2019) [link]
462. Flouda, P., Feng, X., Boyd, J.G., Thomas, E.L., Lagoudas, D.C. and Lutkenhaus, J.L, “Interfacial Engineering of Reduced Graphene Oxide for Aramid Nanofiber‐Enabled Structural Supercapacitors”, Batter. Supercaps, 2, 464-472 (2019) [link]
461. Feng X., Guo H., Thomas E.L., “Topological defects in tubular network block copolymers”, Polymer 168, 44-52 (2019) [link]
2018
460. Hyon, J., Lawal, O., Fried, O., Thevamaran, R., Yazdi, S., Zhou, M., Veyssset, D, Kooi, S., Jian, Y., Hsiao, M-S., Streit, J., Vaia, R., Thomas, E.L., “Extreme Energy Absorption in Glassy Polymer Thin Films by Supersonic Micro-projectile Impact,” Materials Today, 21, 817-824 (2018) [link]
459. Prasad, I., Jinnai, H., Ho, R-M., Thomas, E. L. and Grason, G. “Anatomy of triply-periodic network assemblies: Characterizing skeletal and inter-domain surface geometry of block copolymer gyroids,” Soft Matter, 14, 3612-3623 (2018) [link]
458. Thomas, E.L., “Nanoscale 3D Ordered Polymer Networks,” Science China Chemistry, 1-8 (2018) [link]
2017
457. Thevamaran, R., Pathak, S., Yazdi, S., Jeon, SJ, Lawal, O., Mara, N., and Thomas, E.L., “Size Effects in Single-Crystal Metallic Micro- and Nanocubes,” Micro and Nanomechanics 5, 47-49 (2017) [link]
456. Xue, S., Fan, Z., Lawal, O., Thevamaran, R., Li, Q., Liu, Y., Yu, K., Wang, J., Thomas, E.L., Wang, H., and Zhang, X., “High Velocity Projectile Impact Induced 9R Phase in Ultra-fine Grained Aluminum,” Nature Comm. 8, 1-9 (2017) [link]
455. Kaur, M., Yun, T.G., Han, S.M., Thomas, E. L., and Kim, W.S. “3D Printed Stretching-dominated Microtrusses,” J. Materials and Design, 134, 272-280 (2017) [link]
454. Hsu, C-H., K. Yue, J. Wang, Dong, Xia, X-H. Yanfeng, Z. Jiang, Thomas, E. L., Cheng, S. J., “Thickness-Dependent Order-to-Order Transitions of Bolaform-Like Giant Surfactant in Thin Films”, Macromolecules 50, 7282-7290 (2017) [link]
453. Kang, H., Lee, J., Cho, S., Park, T., Kim, M., Prk, C., Lee, S., Kim, K., Ryu, D., Huh, J., Thomas, E.L., Park, C.M., “Printable and Full Block Copolymer Structural Color,” Adv. Mats. 29, 1700084 (2017) [link]
452. Malak, S., Liang, G-Q., Thevamaran, R., Yoon, Y., Smith, M., Jung, J., Lin, C., Lin, Z., Thomas, E.L., Tsukruk, V., “High Resolution Quantum Dot Photopatterning via Interference Lithography Assisted Microstamping,” J. Phys. Chem. 121, 13370-13380 (2017) [link]
2016
451. Liang, G., Abouraddy, A., Christodoulides D., Thomas, E.L., “Asymmetric Diffraction from Two-component Optical Gratings Made of Passive and Lossy Materials,” Optics Express 24, 30164-30172 (2016) [link]
450. Jeon, S-J., Yazdi, S., Thevamaran. R., Thomas, E.L., “Synthesis of Monodisperse Single Crystalline Ag Microcubes via Seed-mediated Growth,” J. Crystal Growth and Design, 17, 284-289 (2016) [link]
449. Noro, A., Tomita, Y., Matsushita, Y., Thomas, E.L., “Enthalpy-Driven Swelling of Photonic Block Copolymer Films,” Macromolecules 49, 8971-8979 (2016) [link]
448. Thevamaran, R., Lawal, O., Yadzi, S., Jeon, S-J., Lee, J-H., Thomas, E.L., “Dynamic Creation and Evolution of Gradient Nanostructures in Single-crystal Metallic Microcubes,” Science 354, 312-316 (2016) [link]
447. Schneider, D., Gomopoulos, N., Koh, C.Y., Papadopoulos, P., Kremer, F., Thomas, E.L., Fytas, G., “Nonlinear Control of High Frequency Phonons in Spider Silk,” Nature Materials, DOI 10.1038 (2016) [link]
446. Ntaras, C., Polymeropoulos, G., Zapsas, G., Ntetsikas, K., Liontos, G., Karanastasis, A., Moschovas, D., Rangou, S., Stewart-Sloan, C., Hadjichristidis, N., Thomas, E.L., Avgeropoulos, A., “Synthesis, Characterization and Self-Assembly of Well-Defined Linear Heptablock Quaterpolymers,” Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 10.1002/polb.24058 (2016) [link]
445. Jung, J., Lin, C-H., Yoon, Y-J., Malak, S.T., Zhai, Y., Thomas, E.L., Vardeny, V., Tsukruk, V.V., Lin, Z., “Crafting Core/Graded Shell–Shell Quantum Dots with Suppressed Re-absorption and Tunable Stokes Shift as High Optical Gain Materials,” Angewandte Chemie 128, 5155-5159 (2016) [link]
444. Singer, J.P., Kooi, S.E., Thomas, E.L., “Focused Laser-Induced Marangoni Dewetting for Patterning Polymer Thin Films.” J. Poly Science (Physics) 54 (2), 225-236 (2016) [link]
2015
443. Park, T.J., Hwang, S.K., Park, S., Cho, S.H., Park, T.H., Jeong, B., Kang, H.S., Ryu, D.Y., Huh, J., Thomas, E.L., Park, C., “Electrically Tunable Soft-Solid Block Copolymer Structural Color,” ACS Nano , 9 (12), pp 12158-12167 (2015) [link]
442. Hsu, C-H., Dong, X-H., Lin, Z., Ni, B., Lu, P., Jiang, Z., Tian, D., Shi, A-C., Thomas, E.L., Cheng, S.Z.D., “Tunable Affinity and Molecular Architecture Lead to Diverse Self-Assembled Supramolecular Structures in Thin Films,” ACS Nano DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b06038 (2015) [link]
441. Zapsas, G., Moschosas, D., Ntetsikas, K., Rangou, S., Lee, J-H., Thomas, E. L., Zafeiropoulos, N., Avgeropoulos, A., “Immiscible Polydiene Blocks in Linear Copolymers and Terpolymer Sequences,” J. Poly Science (Physics) 53, 1238-1246 (2015) [link]
440. Chiang, Y-W., Chang,J-J., Chou, C-Y., Lin, E-L., Thomas, E. L., “Stimulus Responsive Thin-Film Photonic Crystals from Rapid Self Assembly of Block Copolymers for Photopatterning,” Advanced Optical Materials 201500177 (2015) [link]
439. Chiang, Y-W., Chou, C-Y., Wu, C-S., Lin, E-L., Yoon, J. and Thomas, E. L. “Large-Area Block Copolymer Photonic Gel Films with Solvent Evaporation Induced Red Shift and Blue Shift Reflective Bands,” Macromolecules 48, 4004-4011 (2015) [link]
2014
438. Jeon, S-J., Lee, J-H., Thomas, E. L., “Polyol Synthesis of Silver Nanocubes via Moderate Control of the Reaction Atmosphere,” J. Colloid & Interface Science 435, 105-11 (2014) [link]
437. Lee, J. H., Loya, P.E., Lou, J., Thomas, E.L., “Dynamic Mechanical Behavior of Multilayer Graphene via Supersonic Projectile Penetration,” Science, 346 (6213), pp 1092-1096 (2014) [link]
436. Fan, Y., Tang, S., Thomas, E. L., Olsen, B., “Responsive Block Copolymer Photonics Triggered by Protein-Polyelectrolyte Coacervation,” ACS Nano, 8 (11), pp 11467-11473 (2014) [link]
435. Wang, G., Yang, Y., Lee, J.-H., Abramova, V., Fei, H.L., Ruan, G.D., Thomas, E.L., Tour, J.M., “Nanoporous Silicon Oxide Memory”, NanoLetters, published online July 3 (2014) [link]
434. Noro, A., Tomita, Y., Shinohara, Y., Sageshima, Y., Walish, J.J,, Matsushita, Y., Thomas, E.L., “Photonic Block Copolymer Films Swollen with an Ionic Liquid”, Macromolecules, 47(12),4103–4109 (2014) [link]
433. Hsueh, H.Y., Ling, Y.C., Wang, H.F., Chien, L.Y.C., Hung, Y.C., Thomas, E.L., Ho, R.M., “Shifting Networks to Achieve Subgroup Symmetry Properties”, Advanced Materials, 26(20), 3225-3229 (2014) [link]
432. Lee, J.-H., Koh, C. Y., Singer, J. P., Jeon, S.-J., Maldovan, M., Stein, O. and Thomas, E. L., “Ordered Polymer Structures for the Engineering of Photons and Phonons”, Advanced Materials, 26(4), 532–569 (2014) [link]
431. Fan, Y., Walish J.J., Tang, S., Olsen, B. D., Thomas, E.L., “Defects, Solvent Quality, and Photonic Response in Lamellar Block Copolymer Gels,” Macromolecules, 47 (3), pp 1130–1136 (2014) [link]
430. Singer, J. P., Gotrik, K.W., Lee, J.-H., Kooi, S.E., Ross, C. A., Thomas, E.L., “Alignment and Reordering of a Block Copolymer by Solvent-enhanced Thermal Laser Direct Write,” Polymer, Volume 55, Issue 7, pp 1875-1882 (2014) [link]
2013
429. Hahm, M.G., Lee, J-H., Hart, A.H.C., Park, C-D., Song, H.Y.J., Hashim, D.P., Li, B., Narayanan, N.T., Zhao, Y., Nam, J., Vajtai, R., Kim, Y.A., Hayashi, T., Ku, B-C., Endo, M., Barrera, E.V., Jung, Y.J., Thomas, E.L., Ajayan, P.M., “Carbon Nanotube Core Graphitic Shell Hybrid Fibers,” ACS Nano, 7 (12), pp 10971–10977 (2013) [link]
428. Park, W. I., Kim, Y.J., Jeong, J.W., Kim, K., Yoo, J.-K., Hur, Y.H., Kim, J.M., Thomas, E.L., Alexander-Katz, A., Jung, Y.S., “Host-Guest Self-assembly in Block Copolymer Blends,” Scientific Reports (2013) [link]
427. Lo, T.-Y., Chao, C.-C., Ho, R.-M., Georgopanos P., Avgeropoulos, A., Thomas, E.L., “Phase Transitions of Polystyrene-b-poly (dimethylsiloxane) in Solvents of Varying Selectivity,” Macromolecules, 46 (18), 7513-7524 (2013) [link]
426. Singer, J. P., Lin, P.-T., Kooi, S. E., Kimerling, L. C., Michel, J. and Thomas, E. L., “Direct-Write Thermocapillary Dewetting of Polymer Thin Films by a Laser-Induced Thermal Gradient,” Advanced Materials, 25: 6100–6105 (2013) [link]
425. Chan, E. P., Walish, J. J., Urbas, A. M., and Thomas, E. L., “Mechanochromic Photonic Gels,” Advanced Materials, 25 (29), pp 3934–3947 (2013) [link]
424. Lee, W., Yoon, J., Thomas, E.L., Lee, H., “Dynamic Changes in Structural Color of a Lamellar Block Copolymer Photonic Gel during Solvent Evaporation,” Macromolecules, 46, 6528-6532 (2013) [link]
423. Sydlik, S., Swager, T., Thomas, E.L., “Epoxy Functionalized Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes for Enhanced Adhesives,” Carbon, 59 (2), 109-120 (2013) [link]
422. Ahn, H.-J., Thiyagarajan, P., Jia, L., Kim, S.-I, Yoon, J.-C., Thomas, E.L., Jang, J.-H., “An Optimal Substrate Design for SERS: Dual-scale Diamond-shaped Gold Nano-structures Fabricated via Interference Lithography,” Nanoscale, 5, 1836-1842 (2013) [link]
2012
421. Lee, J.-H., Veysset, D., Singer, J.P., Retsch, M., Saini, G., Pezeril, T., Nelson, K.A., Thomas, E. L., “High Strain Rate Deformation of Layered Nanocomposites,” Nature Communications, 3, 1164 (2012) [link]
420.Lim, H.S., Lee, J.-H., Walish, J.J., Thomas, Edwin, “Dynamic Swelling of Tunable Full-Color Block Copolymer Photonic Gels via Counterion Exchange,” ACS Nano, 6, 8933 (2012) [link]
419. Ajayan, P.M., Thomas, E.L., “Materials Research at Rice University,” Advanced Materials, 24, (36), 4780-4781 (2012) [link]
418. Lee, J.-H., Singer, J.P., Thomas, E.L., “Micro-/Nanostructured Mechanical Metamaterials,” Advanced Materials, 24 (36), 4782-4810 (2012) [link]
417. Shen, C., Shaw, L.L., Zhang, L.C., Thomas, E.L., “Porous Gadolinia-Doped Ceria with Adjustable Pore Sizes using PI-b-PEO Copolymer as the Structure-Directing Agent,” Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 63 (1), 72-84 (2012) [link]
416. Lee, J-H., Wang, L., Boyce, M., Thomas, E.L., “Periodic Bicontinuous Composites for High Specific Energy Absorption,” Nano Letters, 12 (8), 4392-4396 (2012) [link]
415. Walish, J.J., Fan, Y., Centrone, A., Thomas, E.L., “Controlling Thermochromism in a Photonic Block Copolymer,” Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 33 (18), 1504-1509 (2012) [link]
414. Ho, R.-M., Li, M.-C., Lin, S.-C., Wang, H.-F., Lee, Y.-D., Hasegawa, H., Thomas, E.L., “Transfer of Chirality from Molecule to Phase in Self-Assembled Chiral Block Copolymers,” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134 (26), 10974-10986 (2012) [link]
413. Singer, J., Lee, J-H., Kooi, S.E., Thomas, E.L., “Rapid Fabrication of 3D terahertz Split Ring Resonator Arrays by Novel Single-shot Direct Write Focused Proximity Field Nanopatterning,” Optics Express, 20 (10), 11097-11108 (2012) [link]
412. Jia, L., Bita, I., Thomas, E.L., “Level Set Photonic Quasicrystals with Phase Parameters,” Advanced Functional Materials, 22 (6), 1150-1157 (2012) [link]
411. Yin, J., Retsch, M., Thomas, E.L., Boyce, M., “Collective Mechanical Behavior of Multilayer Colloidal Arrays of Hollow Nanoparticles,” Langmuir, 28 (13), 5580-5588 (2012) [link]
2011
410. Xiong, H., Chen, C-K., Lee, K., Van Horn, R.M., Liu, Z., Ren, B., Quirk, R.P., Thomas, E.L., Lotz, B., Ho, R-M., Zhang, W-B., Cheng, S.Z.D., “Scrolled Polymer Single Crystals Driven by Unbalanced Surface Stresses: Rational Design and Experimental Evidence,” Macromolecules, 44 (19), 7758-7766 (2011) [link]
409. Jia, L., Thomas, E.L., “Two-pattern Compound Photonic Crystals with a Large Complete Photonic Band Gap,” Physical Review A, 84 (3), #033810 (2011) [link]
408. Jia, L., Thomas, E.L., “Initiation of a Database of Functional Micro- and Nanostructures,” Small, 7, (21) 2981-2989 (2011) [link]
407. Jia, L., Thomas, E.L., “Impact of Geometry on the TM Photonic Band Gaps of Photonic Crystals and Quasicrystals,” Physical Review Letters, 107 (19) (2011) [link]
406. Traum, M.J., Thomas, E.L., Peters, W.A., “Effects of Nano to Micropore Diameter on Water Vapor Transport Diffusivities with Porous Polycarbonate Barriers,” Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering,” 15 (2), 123-131 (2011) [link]
405. Jia, L., Bita, I., Thomas, E.L., “Photonic Density of States of Two-dimensional Quasicrystalline Photonic Structures,” Physical Review A, 84 (2) (2011) [link]
404. Yin, J., Retsch, M., Lee, J.H., Thomas, E.L., Boyce, M.C., “Mechanics of Nanoindentation on a Monolayer of Colloidal Hollow Nanoparticles” Langmuir, 27 (17), 10492-10500 (2011) [link]
403. Chan, E.P., Walish, J.J., Thomas, E.L., Stafford, C.M., “Block Copolymer Photonic Gel for Mechanochromic Sensing,” Advanced Materials, 23 (40), 4702 (2011) [link]
402. Jia, Lin, Thomas, E.L., “Optical Forces and Optical Torques on Various Materials Arising from Optical Lattices in the Lorenz-Mie Regime,” Physical Review B, 84 (12), 125128/1-125128/9 (2011) [link]
401. Jia, Lin, Thomas, E.L., “Theoretical Study on Photonic Devices Based on a Commensurate Two-pattern Photonic Crystal,” Optics Letters, 36 (17), 3416-3418 (2011) [link]
400. Wang, L., Lau, J., Thomas, E.L., Boyce, M.C., “Co-Continuous Composite Materials for Stiffness, Strength, and Energy Dissipation,” Advanced Materials, 23 (13), 1524-1529 (2011) [link]
399. Singer, J., Kooi, S., Thomas, E.L., “Focused Laser Spike (FLaSk) Annealing of Photoactivated Chemically Amplified Resists for Rapid Hierarchical Patterning,” Nanoscale, 3 (7), 2730-2738 (2011) [link]
398. Retsch, M., Schmelzeisen, M., Butt, H-J., Thomas, E.L., “Visible Mie Scattering in Nonabsorbing Hollow Sphere Powders,” NanoLetters, 11 (3), 1389-1394 (2011) [link]
397. Zhang, G., Singer, J.P., Kooi, S.E., Evans, R.E., Thomas, E.L., Fraser, C.L., “Reversible Solid-State Mechanochromic Fluorescence from a Boron Lipid Dye,” Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21 (23), 8295-8299 (2011) [link]
396. Jeong, K.-U., Jang, J.-H., Jin, K.-Y., Kim, Y.-J., Nah, C., Lee, J.H., Lee, M.-H., Wang, C.-L., Cheng, S.Z.D., Thomas, E.L., “Three-Dimensional Actuators Transformed from Programmed Two-dimensional Structures via Bending, Twisting and Folding Mechanisms,” Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21 (19), 6824-6830 (2011) [link]
2010
395. Stewart-Sloan, C.R., Thomas, E.L., “Interplay of Symmetries of Block Polymers and Confining Geometries,” European Polymer Journal, 47 (4), 630-646 (2010) [link]
394. Hsueh, H.-Y., Chen, C.-K., Ho, R.-M., Chen, H.-Y., Gwo, S., Hasegawa, H., Thomas, E.L., “Inorganic Gyroid with Exceptionally Low Refractive Index from Block Copolymer Templating,” Nano Letters, 10 (12), 4994-5000 (2010) [link]
393. Lim, H.S., Park, S.H., Koo, S.H., Kwark, Y.-J., Thomas, E.L., Jeong, Y., Cho, J.H., “Superamphiphilic Janus Fabric,” Langmuir, 26 (24), 19159-19162 (2010) [link]
392. Chao, C.-C., Ho, R.-M., Georgopanos, P., Avgeropoulos, A., Thomas, E.L., “Silicon Oxy Carbide Nanorings from Polystyrene-b-polydimethylsiloxane Diblock Copolymer Thin Films,” Soft Matter, 6, 3582-3587 (2010) [link]
391. Van Horn, R., Zheng, J., Sun, H.-J., Hsiao, M.-S., Zhang, W., Dong, X.-H., Xu, J., Thomas, E.L., Lotz, B., Cheng, S.Z.D., “Solution Crystallization Behavior of Crystalline-Crystalline Diblock Copolymers of Poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(ε-caprolactone),” Macromolecules, 43 (14), 6113-6119 (2010) [link]
390. Lee, J.-H., Wang, L., Kooi, S., Boyce, M.C., Thomas, E.L., “Enhanced Energy Dissipation in Periodic Epoxy Nanoframes,” Nano Letters, 10 (7), 2592-2597 (2010) [link]
389. Kim, E., Kang, C., Baek, H., Hwang, K., Kwak, D., Lee, E., Kang, Y., Thomas, E.L., “Control of Optical Hysteresis in Block Copolymer Photonic Gels: A Step Towards Wet Photonic Memory Films,” Advanced Functional Materials, 20 (11), 1728-1732 (2010) [link]
388. Ma, M., Thomas, E.L., Rutledge, G.C., “Gyroid-Forming Diblock Copolymers Confined in Cylindrical Geometry: A Case of Extreme Makeover for Domain Morphology,” Macromolecules, 43 (6), 3061-3071 (2010) [link]
387. Chao, C.-C., Wang, T.-C., Ho, R.-M., Georgopanos, P., Avgeropoulos, A., Thomas, E.L., “Robust Block Copolymer Mask for Nanopatterning Polymer Films,” ACS Nano, 4 (4), 2088-2094 (2010) [link]
386. Singamaneni, S., Kharlampieva, E., Jang, J.-H., McConney, M.E., Jiang, H., Bunning, T.J., Thomas, E.L., Tsukruk, V.V., “Metalized Porous Interference Lithographic Microstructures via Biofunctionalization,” Advanced Materials, 22 (12), 1369-1373 (2010) [link]
385. Gomopoulos, N., Maschke, D., Koh, C.Y., Thomas, E.L., Tremel, W., Butt, H.-J., Fytas, G., “One-Dimensional Hypersonic Phononic Crystals,” Nano Letters, 10, 980-984 (2010) [link]
384. Shaw, L.L., Shen, C., Thomas, E.L., “Synthesis of Gadolinia-Doped Ceria Gels and Powders from Acetylacetonate Precursors,” Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 53 (1), 1-11 (2010) [link]
2009
383. Ho, R-M., Chiang, Y-W., Chen, C-K., Wang, H-W., Hasegawa, H., Akasaka, S., Thomas, E.L., Burger, C., Hsiao, B.S., “Block Copolymers with a Twist,” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131 (51), 18533-18542 (2009) [link]
382. Hsiao, M-S., Zheng, J.X., Van Horn, R.M., Quirk, R.P., Thomas, E.L., Chen, H-L., Lotz, B., Cheng, S.Z.D., “Poly(ethylene oxide) Crystal Orientation Change under 1D Nanoscale Confinement using Polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene oxide) Copolymers: Confined Dimension and Reduced Tethering Density Effects,” Macromolecules, 42 (21), 8343-8352 (2009) [link]
381. Thomas, E.L., “Bubbly but quiet,” Nature, 462, 990-991 (2009) [link]
380. Nikolaos, P., Eleftherios, N., Avgeropoulos, A., Krikorian, V., Pate, B.D., Thomas, E.L., Hill, R.M., “Strongly Segregated Cubic Microdomain Morphology Consistent with the Double Gyroid Phase in High Molecular Weight Diblock Copolymers of Polystyrene and Poly(dimethylsiloxane),” Journal of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer Physics, 47 (23), 2419-2427 (2009) [link]
379. Kang, S.J., Park, Y.J., Bae, I., Kim, K.J., Kim, H-C., Bauer, S., Thomas, E.L., Park, C., “Printable Ferroelectric PVDF/PMMA Blend Films with Ultralow Roughness for Low Voltage Non-Volatile Polymer Memory,” Advanced Functional Materials, 19 (17), 2812-2818 (2009) [link]
378. Jia, L., Thomas, E.L., “Radiation forces on dielectric and absorbing particles studied via the finite-difference time-domain method,” Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 26 (10), 1882-1891 (2009) [link]
377. Kang, C., Kim, E., Baek, H., Hwang, K., Kwak, D., Kang, Y., Thomas, E.L., “Full Color Stop Bands in Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Block Copolymer Photonic Gels by Swelling-Freezing,” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131 (22), 7538-7539 (2009) [link]
376. Singamaneni, S., Bertoldi, K., Chang, S., Jang, J.-H., Thomas, E.L., Boyce, M.C., Tsukruk, V.V., “Bifurcated Mechanical Behavior of Deformed Periodic Porous Solids,” Advanced Functional Materials, 19 (9), 1426-1436 (2009) [link]
375. Walish, J.J., Kang, Y., Mickiewicz, R., Thomas, E.L., “Bioinspired Electrochemically Tunable Block Copolymer Full Color Pixels,” Advanced Materials, 21 (30), 3078-3081 (2009) [link]
374. Jang, J.-H., Koh, C.Y., Bertoldi, K., Boyce, M.C., Thomas, E.L., “Combining Pattern Instability and Shape-Memory Hysteresis for Phononic Switching,” Nano Letters, 9 (5), 2113-2119 (2009) [link]
373. Wang, L., Boyce, M.C., Wen, C.-Y., Thomas, E.L., “Plastic Dissipation Mechanisms in Periodic Microframe-Structured Polymers,” Advanced Functional Materials, 19 (9), 1343-1350 (2009) [link]
372. Ma, M., Titievsky, K., Thomas, E.L., Rutledge, G.C., “Continuous Concentric Lamellar Block Copolymer Nanofibers with Long Range Order,” Nano Letters, 9 (4), 1678-1683 (2009) [link]
371. Waletzko, R.S., Korley, L.T.J., Pate, B.D., Thomas, E.L. Hammond, P.T., “Role of Increased Crystallinity in Deformation-Induced Structure of Segmented Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomers with PEO and PEO#PPO#PEO Soft Segments and HDI Hard Segments,” Macromolecules, 42 (6), 2041-2053 (2009) [link]
370. Chiang, Y.-W., Ho, R.-M., Thomas, E.L., Burger, C., Hsiao, B.S., “A Spring-Like Behavior of Chiral Block Copolymer with Helical Nanostructure Driven by Crystallization,” Advanced Functional Materials, 19 (3), 448-459 (2009) [link]
369. Jeong, K.-U., Jang, J.-H., Koh, C.Y., Graham, M.J., Jin, K.-Y., Park, S.-J., Nah, C., Lee, M.-H., Cheng, S.Z.D., Thomas, E.L. “Colour-Tunable Spiral Photonic Actuator,” Journal of Materials Chemistry, 19 (14), 1956-1959 (2009) [link]
368. Kim, W.S., Jia, L., Thomas, E.L. “Hierarchically Ordered Topographic Patterns via Plasmonic Mask Photolithography,” Advanced Materials, 21 (19), 1921-1926 (2009) [link]
367. Singamaneni, S., Bertoldi, K., Chang, S., Jang, J.-H., Thomas, E.L., Boyce, M.C., Tsukruk, V.V., “Instabilities and Pattern Transformation in Periodic, Porous Elastoplastic Solid Coatings,” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 1 (1), 42-47 (2009) [link]
2008
366. Hsiao, M.-S., Zheng, J.X., Leng, S., Van Horn, R.M., Quirk, R.P., Thomas, E.L., Chen, H.-L., Hsiao, B.S., Rong, L., Lotz, B., Cheng, S.Z.D., “Crystal Orientation Change and Its Origin in One-Dimensional Nanoconfinement Constructed by Polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene oxide) Single Crystal Mats,” Macromolecules, 41, 8114-8123 (2008) [link]
365. Ross, C.A., Jung, Y.S., Chuang, V.P., Ilievski, F., Yang, J.W.K., Bita, I., Thomas, E.L., Smith, H.I., Berggren, K.K., Vancso, J.G., Cheng, J.Y., “Si-containing block copolymers for self-assembled nanolithography,” Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, 26 (6), 2489-2494 (2008) [link]
364. Alcazar, D., Wang, F., Swager, T.M., Thomas, E.L., “Gel Processing for Highly Oriented Conjugated Polymer Films,” Macromolecules, 41 (24), 9863-9868 (2008) [link]
363. Tsui, N.T., Yang, Y., Mulliken, A.D., Torun, L., Boyce, M.C., Swager, T.M., Thomas, E.L., “Enhancement to the rate-dependent mechanical behavior of polycarbonate by incorporation of triptycenes,” Polymer, 49 (21), 4703-4712 (2008) [link]
362. Bita, I., Kang, J.K.W., Jung, Y.S., Berggren, K.K., Ross, C.A., Thomas, E.L., “Graphoepitaxy of Self-Assembled Block Copolymers on Two-Dimensional Periodic Patterned Templates,” Science, 321, 939-943 (2008) [link]
361. Mickiewicz, R.A., Ntoukas, E., Avgeropoulos A., Thomas E.L., “Phase Behavior of Binary Blends of High Molecular Weight Diblock Copolymers with a Low Molecular Weight Triblock,” Macromolecules, 41, 5785-5792 (2008) [link]
360. Hsiao, M.S., Chen W.Y., Zheng, J.X., Van Horn, R.M., Quirk, R.P., Ivanov, D.A., Thomas, E.L., Lotz, B., Cheng, S.Z.D., “Poly(ethylene oxide) Crystallization within a One-Dimensional Defect- Free Confinement on the Nanoscale,” Macromolecules, 41 (13), 4794-4801 (2008) [link]
359. Yoon, J., Lee, W., Thomas, E.L., “Thermochromic Block Copolymer Photonic Gel,” Macromolecules, 41 (13), 4582-4584 (2008) [link]
358. Avgeropoulos, A., Rangou, S., Krikorian, V., Thomas, E.L., “Synthesis and Self-Assembly of 2nd Generation Dendritic Homopolymers and Copolymers of Polydienes with Different Isomeric Microstructures,” Macromol. Symposia, 267, 16-20 (2008) [link]
357. Singamaneni, S., Chang, S., Jang, J.-H., Davis, W., Thomas, E.L., Tsukruk, V.V., “Mechanical Properties of Composite Polymer Microstructures Fabricated by Interference Lithography,” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 10 (28), 4069-4200 (2008) [link]
356. Jang, J.-H., Jhaveri, S.J., Rasin, B., Koh, C.Y., Ober, C.K., Thomas, E.L., “Three- Dimensionally-Patterned Submicrometer-Scale Hydrogel/Air Networks That Offer a New Platform for Biomedical Applications,” Nano Letters, 8 (5), 1456-1460 (2008) [link]
355. Park, J.-W., Cho, J., Thomas, E.L., “Alignment and Anchoring Transition of Liquid Crystals on the Surface of Self-Assembled Block Copolymer Films with Periodic Defects,” Soft Matter, 4 (4), 739-743 (2008) [link]
354. Pytel, R.Z., Thomas, E.L., Hunter, I.W., “In Situ Observation of Dynamic Elastic Modulus in Polypyrrole Actuators,” Polymer, 49 (8), 2008-2013 (2008) [link]
353. Cheng, W., Gomopoulos, N., Fytas, G., Gorishnyy, T., Walish, J., Thomas, E.L., Hiltner, A., Baer, E., “Phonon Dispersion and Nanomechanical Properties of Periodic 1D Multilayer Polymer Films,” Nano Letters, 8 (5), 1423-1428 (2008) [link]
352. Traum, M.J., Griffith, P., Thomas, E.L., Peters, W.A., “Latent Heat Fluxes Through Soft Materials With Microtruss Architectures,” Journal of Heat Transfer, 130 (4), 042403 (2008) [link]
351. Kim, T.H., Hwang, J., Hwang, W.S., Huh, J., Kim, H.-C., Kim, S.H., Hong, J.M., Thomas, E.L., Park, C., “Hierarchical Ordering of Block Copolymer Nanostructures by Solvent Annealing Combined with Controlled Dewetting,” Advanced Materials, 20 (3), 522-527 (2008) [link]
350. Takamatsu, Y., Dunmeyer, D., Thomas, E.L., Warde, C., “Preparation, Characterization, and Heat Resistance Studies of a Holographic Photopolymer Based on SU-8 Epoxy Resin,” Optics Letters, 33 (1), 7-9 (2008) [link]
349. Pytel, R.Z., Thomas, E.L., Chen, Y., Hunter, I.W., “Anisotropic Actuation of Mechanically Textured Polypyrrole Films,” Polymer, 49, 1338-1349 (2008) [link]
348. Olsen, B.D., Alcazar, D., Krikorian, V., Toney, M.F., Thomas, E.L., Segalman, R.A., “Crystalline Structure in Thin Films of DEH-PPV Homopolymer and PPV-b-PI Rod-Coil Block Copolymers,” Macromolecules, 41, 58-66 (2008) [link]
2007
347. Maldovan, M., Ullal, C.K., Jang, J.-H., and Thomas, E.L., “Sub-Micrometer Scale Periodic Porous Cellular Structures: Microframes Prepared by Holographic Interference Lithography,” Advanced Materials, 19 (22), 3809-3813 (2007) [link]
346. Kang, Y., Walish, J.J., Gorishnyy, T., Thomas, E.L., “Broad-Wavelength-Range Chemically Tunable Block-copolymer Photonic Gels,” Nature Materials, 6 (12), 957-960 (2007) [link]
345. Jang, J.-H., Dendukuri, D., Hatton, T.A., Thomas, E.L., Doyle, P.S., “A Route to Three-Dimensional Structures in a Microfluidic Device: Stop-Flow Interference Lithography,” Angewandte Chemie, 46 (47), 9027-9031 (2007) [link]
344. Jang, J.-H., Ullal, C.K., Maldovan, M., Gorishnyy, T., Kooi, S., Koh, C.Y., Thomas, E.L., “3D Micro- and Nanostructures via Interference Lithography,” Advanced Functional Materials, 17, 3027-3041 (2007) [link]
343. Gorishnyy, T., Jang, J.-H., Koh, C.Y., Thomas, E.L., “Direct Observation of a Hypersonic Band Gap in Two-Dimensional Single Crystalline Phononic Structures,” Applied Physics Letters, 91, 121915 (2007) [link]
342. Huang, P., Zheng, J.X., Leng, S.W., Van Horn, R.M., Jeong, K.U., Guo, Y., Quirk R.P., Cheng, S.Z.D., Lotz, B., Thomas, E.L., Hsiao, B.S., “Poly(ethylene oxide) Crystal Orientation Changes in an Inverse Hexagonal Cylindrical Phase Morphology Constructed by a Poly(ethylene oxide)- block-polystyrene Diblock Copolymer,” Macromolecules, 40 (3), 526-534 (2007) [link]
341. Xiong, H.M., Zheng, J.X., Van Horn, R.A., Jeong, K.U., Quirk, R.P., Lotz, B., Thomas, E.L., Brittain, W.J., Cheng, S.Z.D., “A New Approach in the Study of Tethered Diblock Copolymer Surface Morphology and its Tethering Density Dependence,” Polymer, 48, (13), 3732-3738 (2007) [link]
340. Payne, J. C., and Thomas, E.L., “Towards an Understanding of Nanoparticle-Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystal Co-Assembly,” Advanced Functional Materials, 17 (15), 2717-2721 (2007) [link]
339. Yoon, B., Huh, J., Ito, H., Frommer, J., Sohn, B-H., Kim, J-H., Thomas, E.L., Park, C., Kim, H- C., “Smart Self-Adjustment of Surface Micelles of an Amphiphilic Block Copolymer to Nanoscopic Pattern Boundaries,” Advanced Materials, 19 (20), 3342-3348 (2007) [link]
338. Lee, W.M., Yoon, J.X., Lee, H.J., Thomas, E.L., “Direct 3-D Imaging of the Evolution of Block Copolymer Microstructures Using Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy,” Macromolecules, 40 (17), 6021-6024 (2007) [link]
337. Tsui, N.T., Lokman, T., Pate, B.D., Paraskos, A.J., Swager, T.M., Thomas, E.L., “Molecular Barbed Wire: Threading and Interlocking for the Mechanical Reinforcement of Polymers,” Advanced Functional Materials, 17 (10), 1595-1602 (2007) [link]
336. Bita, I., Choi, T., Walish, J., Smith, H.I., and Thomas, E.L., “Large-Area 3D Nanostructures with Octagonal Quasicrystalline Symmetry via Phase-Mask Lithography,” Advanced Materials, 19 (10), 1403 (2007) [link]
335. Saini, G., Pezeril, T., Torchinsky, D.H., Yoon, J., Kooi, S.E., Thomas, E.L., Nelson, K.A. “Pulsed Laser Characterization of Multicomponent Polymer Acoustic and Mechanical Properties in the Sub-GHz Regime,” Journal of Materials Research, 22 (3) (2007) [link]
334. Jang, J.-H, Chaitanya, C.K., Kooi, S., Koh, C.Y., Thomas, E.L., “Shape Control of Multivalent 3D Colloidal Particles via Interference Lithography”, Nano Letters, 7 (3); 647-651 (2007) [link]
2006
333. Ma, M., Krikorian,V., Yu, J.H., Thomas, E.L., Rutledge, G.C., “Electrospun Polymer Nanofibers with Internal Periodic Structure Obtained by Microphase Separation of Cylindrically Confined Block Copolymers,” Nano Letters, 6 (12): 2969-2972 (2006) [link]
332. Cheng, W., Gorishnyy, T., Krikorian, V., Fytas, G., Thomas, E.L., “In-plane Elastic Excitations in 1D Polymeric Photonic Structures,” Macromolecules, 39 (26): 9614-9620 (2006) [link]
331. Thomas, E. L., Gorishnyy, T., Maldovan M., “Phononics: Colloidal crystals go hypersonic,” Nature Materials, 5 (10): 773-774 (2006) [link]
330. Yoon, J., Lee, W., Thomas, E.L., “Highly Oriented Thin-Film Microdomain Patterns of Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Block Copolymers via Directional Solidification of a Solvent,” Advanced Materials, 18, 2691-2694 (2006) [link]
329. Yoon, J., Lee, W., Thomas, E. L. “Optically Pumped Surface-Emitting Lasing Using Self-Assembled Block-Copolymer-Distributed Bragg Reflectors,” Nano Letters, 6 (10), 2211-2214 (2006) [link]
328. Jang, J-H, Ullal, C.K., Choi, T., Lemieux, M.C., Tsukruk, V.V. and Thomas, E.L. “3D Polymer Microframes that Exploit Length-Scale-Dependent Mechanical Behavior,” Advanced Materials, 18 (16), 2123-2127 (2006) [link]
327. Cheng, J.Y., Ross, C.A., Smith, H.I., Thomas, E.L., “Templated Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers: Top-Down Helps Bottom-Up,” Advanced Materials, 18 (19), 2505-2521 (2006) [link]
326. Maldovan, M., Thomas, E.L., “Simultaneous Localization of Photons and Phonons in Two-Dimensional Periodic Structures,” Applied Physics Letters, 88, 251907 (2006) [link]
325. Maldovan, M., Thomas, E.L., “Simultaneous complete elastic and electromagnetic band gaps in periodic structures,” Applied Physics, 83, 595-600 (2006) [link]
324. Choi, T., Jang, J.H., Ullal, C.K., LeMieux, M.C., Tsukruk, V.V., Thomas, E.L., “The Elastic Properties and Plastic Behavior of Two-Dimensional Polymer Structures Fabricated by Laser Interference Lithography,” Advanced Functional Materials, 16 (10), 1324-1330 (2006) [link]
323. Park, J.W., Thomas, E.L., “Frustrated Crystallization of a Rod-Coil Block Copolymer from Its Liquid Crystalline State,” Macromolecules, 39 (14), 4650-4653 (2006) [link]
322. Korley, L.T.J., Pate, B.D., Thomas, E.L., Hammond, P.T., “Effect of the Degree of Soft and Hard Segment Ordering on the Morphology and Mechanical Behavior of Semicrystalline Segmented Polyurethanes, ” Polymer, 47 (9), 3073-3082 (2006) [link]
321. Huang, P., Guo, Y., Quirk, R.P., et al, “Comparison of Poly(ethylene oxide) Crystal Orientations and Crystallization Behaviors in Nano-Confined Cylinders Constructed by a Poly (ethylene oxide)-b-polystyrene Diblock Copolymer and a Blend of Poly(ethylene oxide)-b-polystyrene and Polystyrene,” Polymer, 47(15), 5457-5466 (2006) [link]
320. Tsui, N.T., Paraskos, A.J., Swager, T.M., Thomas, E.L., “Minimization of Internal Molecular Free Volume: A Mechanism for the Simultaneous Enhancement of Polymer Stiffness, Strength, and Ductility,” Macromolecules, 39 (9), 3350-3358 (2006) [link]
319. Osuji, C.O., Chao, C-Y., Ober, C.K., Thomas, E.L., “Supramolecular Microphase Separation in a Hydrogen-Bonded Liquid Crystalline Comb Copolymer in the Melt State,” Macromolecules, 39(9), 3114-3117 (2006) [link]
318. Mavroudis, A., Avgeropoulos, A., Hadjichristidis, N., Thomas, E.L., Lohse, D.J., “Synthesis and Morphological Behavior of Model 6-Miktoarm Star Copolymers, PS(P2MP)5, of Styrene (S) and 2-Methyl-1,3-Pentadiene (P2MP),” Chemistry of Materials, 18 (8), 2164-2168 (2006) [link]
317. Jang, J-H, Ullal, C.K., Gorishnyy, T., Tsukruk, V.V., Thomas, E.L., “Mechanically Tunable Three-Dimensional Elastomeric Network/Air Structures via Interference Lithography,” Nano Letters, 6 (4), 740-743 (2006) [link]
316. Yoon, J., Mathers, R.T., Coates, G.W., Thomas, E.L., “Optically Transparent and High Molecular Weight Polyolefin Block Copolymers Toward Self-Assembled Photonic Band Gap Materials,” Macromolecules, 39(5), 1913-1919 (2006) [link]
315. Yoon, J., Lee, W., Caruge, J.M., Bawendi, M., Thomas, E.L., Kooi, S., Prasad, P.N., “Defect-Mode Mirrorless Lasing in Dye-Doped Organic/Inorganic Hybrid One-Dimensional Photonic Crystal,” Applied Physics Letters, 88 (9), No. 091102 (2006) [link]
314. Juhl, S.B., Chan, E.P., Ha, Y-H., Maldovan, M.., Brunton, J., Ward, V., Dokland, T., Kalmakoff, J., Farmer, B., Thomas, E.L., Vaia, R.A., “Assembly of Wiseana Iridovirus: Viruses for Colloidal Photonic Crystals,” Advanced Functional Materials, 16, 1086 (2006) [link]
313. Zheng, J.X., Xiong H.M., Chen, W.Y., Lee, K.M., Van Horn, R.M., Quirk, R.P., Lotz, B., Thomas, E.L., Shi, A.C., Cheng, S.Z.D., “Onsets of Tethered Chain Overcrowding and Highly Stretched Brush Regime via Crystalline-Amorphous Diblock Copolymers,” Macromolecules, 39 (2), 641-650 (2006) [link]
312. Fornes, T.D., Baur, J.W., Sabba, Y., Thomas, E.L., “Morphology and Properties of Melt-Spun Polycarbonate Fibers Containing Single- and Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes,” Polymer, 47, 1704-1714 (2006) [link]
311. Pytel, R., Thomas, E.L., Hunter, I., “Anisotropy of Electroactive Strain in Highly Stretched Polypyrrole Actuators,” Chemistry of Materials, 18, 861-863 (2006) [link]
310. Bamberg, E, Grippo C.P., Wanakamol, P., Slocum A.H., Boyce M.C., Thomas, E.L. “A Tensile Test Device for In Situ Atomic Force Microscope Mechanical Testing,” Precision Engineering, 30, 71-84 (2006) [link]
2005
309. Thomas, S.W., Long, T.M., Pate, B.D., Kline, S.R., Thomas, E.L., Swager, T.M., “Perpendicular Organization of Macromolecules: Synthesis and Alignment Studies of a Soluble Poly(iptycene),” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127, 17976-17977 (2005) [link]
308. Gorishny, T., Maldovan, M., Ullal, C.K., Thomas, E.L., “Sound ideas,” Physics World, 18, 24 (2005)
307. Deng, T., Breen, C., Breiner, T., Swager, T.M., Thomas, E.L., “A Block Copolymer Nanotemplate for Mechanically Tunable Polarized Emission from a Conjugated Polymer,” Polymer, 46, 10113-10118 (2005) [link]
306. Yang, S., Ullal, C.K., Thomas, E.L., Chen, G., Aizenberg, J., “Microlens Arrays with Integrated Pores as a Multipattern Photomask”, Applied Physics Letters, 86, 201121 (2005) [link]
305. Gutman, L., Cao, J., Swager, T.M., Thomas, E.L., “Phase and Orientational Ordering of A–B–A Tri-Block Co-Polymers Guest in a Quenched Host of Low Molecular Weight Rod Molecules,” Chemical Physics Letters, 408, 139-144 (2005) [link]
304. Ha, Y-H., Kwon, Y., Breiner, T., Chan, E.P., Tzianetopoulou, T., Cohen, R.E., Boyce, M.C., Thomas, E.L., “An Orientationally Ordered Hierarchical Exfoliated Clay-Block Copolymer Nanocomposite,” Macromolecules, 38, 5170-5179 (2005) [link]
303. Bita, I., Thomas, E.L., “Structurally Chiral Photonic Crystals with Magneto-Optic Activity: Indirect Photonic Bandgaps, Negative Refraction, and Superprism Effects,” Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 22, 1199-1210 (2005) [link]
302. Bockstaller, M., Mickiewicz, R.A., Thomas, E.L., “Block Copolymer Nanocomposites: Perspectives for Tailored Functional Materials,” Advanced Materials, 17, 1331-1349 (2005) [link]
301. Gorishnyy, T., Ullal, C.K., Maldovan, M., Fytas, G., Thomas, E.L., “Hypersonic Phononic Crystals,” Physical Review Letters, 94, 115501 (2005) [link]
300. Kossyrev, P.A., Bockstaller, M.R., Thomas, E.L., “2D Spatially Periodic Architectures via the Drying of 1D Holographically Photopatterned Polymer Solutions,” Langmuir, 21, 814-817 (2005) [link]
299. Yang, S., Chen, G., Megens, M., Ullal, C.K., Han, Y-J., Rapaport, R., Thomas, E.L., Aizenberg, J., “Functional Biomimetic Microlens Arrays with Integrated Pores,” Advanced Materials, 17, 435-438 (2005) [link]
298. Maldovan, M., Thomas, E.L., “Photonic crystals: six connected dielectric networks with simple cubic symmetry,” Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 22, 466-473 (2005) [link]
2004
297. Sundar, V.C., Eisler, H.-J., Deng, T., Chan, Y.T., Thomas, E.L., Bawendi, M., “Soft-Lithographically-Embossed, Multilayered Distributed-Feedback Nanocrystal Lasers,” Advanced Materials, 16, 2137-2141 (2004) [link]
296. Osuji, C., Ferreira, P.J., Mao, G., Ober, C.K., VanderSande, J.B., Thomas, E.L., “Alignment of Self-Assembled Hierarchical Microstructure in Liquid Crystalline Diblock Copolymers Using High Magnetic Fields,” Macromolecules, 37, 9903-9908 (2004) [link]
295. Bockstaller, M.R., Thomas, E.L., “Proximity Effects in Self-Organized Binary Particle-Block Copolymer Blends,” Physical Review Letters, 93, 166106 (2004) [link]
294. Maldovan, M., Thomas, E.L., “Diamond-Structured Photonic Crystals,” Nature Materials, 3, 593-600 (2004) [link]
293. Chen, W.Y., Zheng, J.X., Cheng, S.Z.D., Li, C.Y., Huang, P., Zhu, L., Xiong, H., Ge, Q., Guo, Y., Quirk, R.P., Lotz, B., Deng, L., “Onset of Tethered Chain Overcrowding,” Physical Review Letters, 93, 028301 (2004) [link]
292. Chen, W.Y., Li, C.Y., Zheng, J.X., Huang, P., Zhu, L., Ge, Q., Quirk, R.P., Lotz, B., Deng, L., Wu, C., Thomas, E.L., Cheng, S.Z.D., “’Chemically Shielded’ Poly(ethylene oxide) Single Crystal Growth and Construction of Channel-Wire Arrays with Chemical and Geometric Recognitions on a Submicrometer Scale,” Macromolecules, 37, 5292-5299 (2004) [link]
291. Sabba, Y., Thomas, E.L., “High-Concentration Dispersion of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes,” Macromolecules, 37, 4815-4820 (2004) [link]
290. Ullal, C.K., Maldovan, M., Chen, G., Han, Y-J, Yang, S., Thomas, E.L., “Photonic Crystals Through Holographic Lithography: Simple Cubic, Diamond-like, and Gyroid-like Structures,” Applied Physics Letters, 84, 5434-5436 (2004) [link]
289. Ha, Y-H., Vaia, R.A., Lynn, W.F., Constantino, J.P., Shin, J., Smith, A.B., Matsudaira, P.T., Thomas, E.L., “Three-Dimensional Network Photonic Crystals via Cyclic Size Reduction/Infiltration of Sea Urchin Exoskeleton,” Advanced Materials, 16, 1091-1094 (2004) [link]
288. Huang, P., Zhu, L., Guo, Y., Ge, Q., Jing, A.J., Chen, W.Y., Quirk, R.P., Cheng, S.Z.D., Thomas, E.L., Lotz, B., Hsiao, B.S., Avila-Orta, C.A., Sics, I., “Confinement Size Effect on Crystal Orientation Changes of Poly(ethylene oxide) Blocks in Poly(ethylene oxide)-b-polystyrene Diblock Copolymers,” Macromolecules, 37, 3689-3698 (2004) [link]
287. Park, Ji-Woong, Thomas, Edwin, “Anisotropic Micellar Nanoobjects from Reactive Liquid Crystalline Rod-Coil Diblock Copolymers,” Macromolecules, 37, 3532-3535 (2004) [link]
286. Chao, C-Y., Li, X.L., Ober, C.K., Osuji, C., Thomas, E.L., “Orientational Switching of Mesogens and Microdomains in Hydrogen-Bonded Side-Chain Liquid-Crystalline Block Copolymers Using AC Electric Fields,” Advanced Functional Materials, 14, 364-370 (2004) [link]
285. Maldovan, M., Thomas, E.L., Carter, W.C., “Layer-by-layer Diamond-like Woodpile Structure with a Large Photonic Band Gap,” Applied Physics Letters, 84, 362-364 (2004) [link]
2003
284. Maldovan, M., Carter, W.C., Thomas, E.L., “Three-Dimensional Dielectric Network Structures with Large Photonic Band Gaps,” Applied Physics Letters, 83, 5172-5174 (2003) [link]
283. Cheng, J.Y., Ross, C.A., Thomas, E.L., Smith, H.I., Vancso, G.J., “Templated Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers: Effect of Substrate Topography,” Advanced Materials, 15, 1599-1602 (2003) [link]
282. Maldovan, M., Ullal, C.K., Carter, W.C., Thomas, E.L., “Exploring for 3D Photonic Bandgap Structures in the 11 f.c.c. Space Groups,” Nature Materials, 2, 664-667 (2003) [link]
281. Park, C., Yoon, J., Thomas, E.L., “Enabling Nanotechnology with Self Assembled Block Copolymer Patterns,” Polymer, 44, 6725-6760 (2003) [link]
280. Deng, T., Chen, C., Honeker, C., Thomas, E.L., “Two-Dimensional Block Copolymer Photonic Crystals,” Polymer, 44, 6549-6553 (2003) [link]
279. Bockstaller, M.R., Thomas, E.L., “Optical Properties of Polymer-Based Photonic Nanocomposite Materials,” Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 107, 10017-10024 (2003) [link]
278. Breen, C.A., Deng, T., Breiner, T., Thomas, E.L., Swager, T.M., “Polarized Photoluminescence from Poly(p-phenylene—ethynylene) via a Block Copolymer Nanotemplate,” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 125, 9942-9943 (2003) [link]
277. Park, C., DeRosa, C., Lotz, B., Thomas, E.L., “Molecular and Microdomain Orientation in Semicrystalline Block Copolymer Thin Films by Directional Crystallization of the Solvent and Epitaxy,”Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 204, 1514-1523 (2003) [link]
276. Maldovan, M., Bockstaller, M.R., Thomas, E.L., Carter, W.C., “Validation of the Effective -Medium Approximation for the Dielectric Permittivity of Oriented Nanoparticle-Filled Materials: Effective Permittivity for Dielectric Nanoparticles in Multilayer Photonic Composites,” Applied Physics B, 76, 877-884 (2003) [link]
275. Zhu, L., Huang, P., Chen, W.Y., Weng, X., Cheng, S.Z.D., Ge, Q., Quirk, R.P., Senador, T., Shaw, M.T., Thomas, E.L., Lotz, B., Hsiao, B.S., Yeh, F., Liu, L., “’Plastic Deformation’ Mechanism and Phase Transformation in a Shear-Induced Metastable Hexagonally Perforated Layer Phase of a Polystyrene-b-poly(ethylene oxide) Diblock Copolymer”, Macromolecules, 36, 3180-3188 (2003) [link]
274. Cohen, Y., Thomas, E.L., “Effect of Defects on the Response of a Layered Block Copolymer to Perpendicular Deformation: One-Dimensional Necking,” Macromolecules, 36, pp. 5265-5270 (2003) [link]
273. Goldner, L.S., Fasolka, M.J., Nougier, S., Nguyen, H-P., Bryant, G.W., Hwang, J., Weston, K.D., Beers, K.L., Urbas, A., Thomas, E.L., “Fourier Analysis Near-Field Polarimetry for Measurement of the Local Optical Properties of Thin Films,” Applied Optics, 42, pp. 3864-3881 (2003) [link]
272. Ullal, C.K., Maldovan, M., Wohlgemuth, M., White, C.A., Yang, S., Thomas, E.L., “Triply Periodic Bicontinuous Structures Through Interference Lithography: a Level-set Approach,” Journal of the Optical Society of America: A, 20, pp. 948-954 (2003) [link]
271. Mavroudis, A., Avgeropoulos, A., Hadjichristidis, N., Thomas, E.L., Lohse, D.J., “Synthesis and Morphological Behavior of Model Linear and Miktoarm Star Copolymers of 2-Methyl-1,3-Pentadiene and Styrene,” Chemistry of Materials, 15, 1976-1983 (2003) [link]
270. Urbas, A.M., Thomas, E.L., Kriegs, H., Fytas, G., Penciu, R.S., Economou, E.N., “Acoustic Excitations in a Self-Assembled Block Copolymer Photonic Crystal”, Physical Review Letters, 90, 108302 (2003) [link]
269. Bockstaller, M.R., Lapetnikov, Y., Margel, S., Thomas, E.L., “Size-Selective Organization of Enthalpic Compatibilized Nanocrystals in Ternary Block Copolymer/Particle Mixtures,” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 125, pp. 5276-5277 (2003) [link]
268. Park, J-W., Thomas, E.L., “Multiple Ordering Transitions: Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Rod—Coil Block Copolymers,” Advanced Materials, 15, 585-588, (2003) [link]
267. Fasolka, M.J., Goldner, L.S., Hwang, J., Urbas, A.M., DeRege, P., Swager, T., Thomas, E.L., “Measuring Local Optical Properties: Near-Field Polarimetry of Photonic Block Copolymer Morphology,” Physical Review Letters, 90, 016107 (2003) [link]
2002
266. Bender, J.L., Corbin, P.S., Fraser, C.L., Metcalf, D.H., Richardson, F.S., Thomas, E.L., Urbas, A.M., “Site-Isolated Luminescent Europium Complexes with Polyester Macroligands: Metal-Centered Heteroarm Stars and Nanoscale Assemblies with Labile Block Junctions,” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 124, 8526-8527 (2002) [link]
265. Osuji, C., Chao, C-Y., Bita, I., Ober, C.K., Thomas, E.L., “Temperature -Dependent Photonic Bandgap in a Self-Assembled Hydrogen-Bonded Liquid-Crystalline Diblock Copolymer,” Advanced Functional Materials, 12, 753-758 (2002) [link]
264. Urbas, A., Maldovan, M., Carter, C., Yufa, N., Thomas, E.L., “Bicontinuous Cubic Block Copolymer Photonic Crystals,” Advanced Materials, 14,1850-1853 (2002) [link]
263. Deng, T., Ha, Y-H., Cheng, J.Y., Ross, C.A., Thomas, E.L., “Micropatterning of Block Copolymer Solutions,” Langmuir, 18, 6719-6722 (2002) [link]
262. Cheng, J.Y., Ross, C.A., Thomas, E.L., Smith, H.I., Vancso, G.J., “Fabrication of Nanostructures With Long-Range Order Using Block Copolymer Lithography,” Applied Physics Letters, 81, 3657-3659 (2002) [link]
261. Cheng, J.Y., Ross, C.A., Thomas, E.L., Smith, H.I., Lammertink, R.G.H., Vancso, G.J., “Magnetic Properties of Large-Area Particle Arrays Fabricated Using Block Copolymer Lithography,” IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 38, 2541-2543 (2002) [link]
260. Villar, M.A., Rueda, D.R., Ania, F., Thomas, E.L., “Study of Oriented Block Copolymers Films Obtained by Roll-Casting,” Polymer, 43, pp. 5139-5145 (2002) [link]
259. Park, C., McAlvin, J.E., Fraser, C.L., Thomas, E.L., “Iron Cluster and Microstructure Formation in Metal-Centered Star Block Copolymers: Amphiphilic Iron Tris(bipyridine)-Centered Polyoxazolines,” Chemistry of Materials, 14, pp. 1225-1230 (2002) [link]
258. Kwon, Younghwan, Faust, R., Chen, C.X., Thomas, E.L., “Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(isobutylene-b-pivalolactone) Diblock and Poly(pivalolactone-b-isobutylene-b-pivalolactone) Triblock Copolymers,” Macromolecules, 35, 3348-3357 (2002) [link]
257. Ha, Y-H., Thomas, E.L., “Deformation Behavior of a Roll-Cast Layered-Silicate/Lamellar Triblock Copolymer Nanocomposite,” Macromolecules, 35, 4419-4428 (2002) [link]
256. Avgeropoulos, A., Paraskeva, S., Hadjichristidis, N. and Thomas, E.L., “Synthesis and Microphase Separation of Triblock Terpolymers of Polystyrene, High 1,4-Polybutadiene, and High 3,4-Polyisoprene,” Macromolecules, 35, 4030-4035 (2002) [link]
255. Avgeropoulos, A., Dair, B.J., Thomas, E.L. and Hadjichristidis, N., “Swelling Behavior of Ordered Miktoarm Star Block Copolymer—Homopolymer Blends,” Polymer, 43, 3257-3266 (2002) [link]
254. Maldovan, M., Urbas, A.M., Yufa, N., Carter, C., Thomas, E.L., “Photonic Properties of Bicontinuous Cubic Microphases,” Physical Review B, 65, pp. 165123 (2002) [link]
253. Park, J-W., Thomas, E.L., “A Surface-Reactive Rod-Coil Diblock Copolymer: Nano- and Micropatterned Polymer Brushes,” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 124, 514-515 (2002) [link]
252. Zhu, L., Cheng, S.Z.D., Huang, P., Calhoun, B.H., Ge, Q., Quirk, R.P., Thomas, E.L., “Nanoconfined Polymer Crystallization in the Hexagonally Perforated Layers of a Self-Assembled PS-b-PEO Diblock Copolymer,” Advanced Materials, 14, 31-34 (2002) [link]
2001
251. Bockstaller, M., Kolb, R., Thomas E.L., “Metallodielectric Photonic Crystals Based on Diblock Copolymers,” Advanced Materials, 13, 1783-1786 (2001) [link]
250. O’Rourke, M.J., Ding, D.-K., Thomas, E.L. and Percec, V., “Morphologies and Energies of Néel Inversion Wall Defects in a Liquid Crystal Polyether,” Macromolecules, 34, 6658-6669 (2001) [link]
249. Huang, P., Zhu, L., Ge, Q., Quirk, R.P., Cheng, S.Z.D., “Crystal Orientation Changes in Two-Dimensionally Confined Nanocylinders in a Poly(ethylene oxide)-b-polystyrene/Polystyrene Blend,” Macromolecules, 34, 6649-6657 (2001) [link]
248. Temelkuran, B., Thomas, E.L., Joannopoulos, J.D., Fink, Y., “Low-loss Infrared Dielectric Material System for Broadband Dual-Range Omnidirectional Reflectivity,” Optics Letters, 26, 1370-1372 (2001) [link]
247. Park, C., Cheng, J.Y., De Rosa, C., Fasolka, M.J., Mayes, A.M., Ross, C.A., Thomas, E.L., “Double Textured Cylindrical Block Copolymer Domains via Directional Solidification on a Topographically Patterned Substrate,” Applied Physics Letters, 79, 848-850 (2001) [link]
246. Zhu, L., Huang, P., Cheng, S.Z.D., Ge, Q., Quirk, R.P., Thomas, E.L., Lotz, B., Wittmann, J-C., Hsiao, B.S., Yeh, Liu, L., “Dislocation-Controlled Perforated Layer Phase in a PEO-b-PS Diblock Copolymer,” Physical Review Letters, 86, 6030-6033 (2001) [link]
245. Cheng, J., Ross, C.A., Chan, V.Z-H., Thomas, E.L., Lammertink, R.G.H., Vancso, J., “Formation of a Cobalt Magnetic Dot Array via Block Copolymer Lithography,” Advanced Materials, 13, 1174-1178 (2001) [link]
244. Zhu, Lei, Mimnaugh, B.R., Ge, Q., Quirk, R.P., Cheng, S.Z.D., “Hard and Soft Confinement Effects on Polymer Crystallization in Microphase Separated Cylinder-Forming PEO-b-PS/PS Blends,” Polymer, 42, 9121-9131 (2001) [link]
243. Wohlgemuth, M., Yufa, N., Hoffman, J., Thomas, E.L., “Triply Periodic Bicontinuous Cubic Microdomain Morphologies by Symmetries”, Macromolecules, 34. 6083-6089 (2001) [link]
242. Park, C., DeRosa, C., Fetters, L.J., Lotz, B., Thomas, E.L., “Alteration of Classical Microdomain Patterns of Block Copolymers by Degenerate Epitaxy,” Advanced Materials, 13, 724-728 (2001) [link]
241. Brinkmann, M., Chan, V.Z.H., Thomas, E.L., Lee, V.Y., Miller, R.D., Hadjichristidis, N., Avgeropoulos, A., “Room-Temperature Synthesis of a-Si02 Thin Films by UV-Assisted Ozonolysis of a Polymer Precursor,” Chemistry of Materials, 13, 967-972 (2001) [link]
240. Ha, Y-H., Scott, C.E., Thomas, E.L., “Miscible Blends of Poly(benzoyl paraphenylene) and Polycarbonate,” Polymer, 42, 6463-6472 (2001) [link]
239. Zhu, L., Cheng, Stephen Z.D., Calhoun, B.H., Ge, Q., Quirk, R.P., Thomas, E.L., Hsiao, B., Yeh, F., Lotz, B., “Phase Structures and Morphologies Determined by Self-organization, Vitrification, and Crystallization: Confined Crystallization in an Ordered Lamellar Phase of PEO-b-PS Diblock Copolymer,” Polymer, 42, 5829-5839 (2001) [link]
238. Park, C., DeRosa, C., Thomas, E.L., “Large Area Orientation of Block Copolymer Microdomains in Thin Films via Directional Crystallization of a Solvent,” Macromolecules, 34, 2602-2606 (2001) [link]
237. Lammertink, R.G.H., Hempenius M.A., Chan, V. Z-H., Thomas, E.L., Vancso, G.J. “Poly(ferrocenyldimethylsilanes) for Reactive Ion Etch Barrier Applications,” Chemistry of Materials, 13, 429-434 (2001) [link]
236. Edrington, A.C., Urbas, A.M., DeRege, P., Chen, C., Swager, T., Hadjichristidis, M., Xenidou, M., Fetters, L.J., Joannopoulos, J.D., Fink, Y., Thomas, E.L., “Polymer-Based Photonic Crystals,” Advanced Materials, 13, 421-425 (2001) [link]
235. Zhu, L., Calhoun, B.H., Ge, Q., Quirk, R.P., Cheng, S.Z.D., Thomas, E.L., Hsiao, B.S., Yeh, F., Liu, L., Lotz, B., “Initial-Stage Growth Controlled Crystal Orientations in Nanoconfined Lamellae of a Self-Assembled Crystalline—Amorphous Diblock Copolymer,” Macromolecules, 34, 1244-1251 (2001) [link]
234. Cohen, Y., Brinkmann, M., Thomas, E.L., “Undulation, Dilation, and Folding of a Layered Block Copolymer,” Journal of Chemical Physics, 114, 984-992 (2001) [link]
2000
233. Park, C., De Rosa, C., Fetters, L.J., Thomas, E.L., “Influence of an Oriented Glassy Cylindrical Microdomain Structure on the Morphology of Crystallizing Lamellae in a Semicrystalline Block Terpolymer,” Macromolecules, 33, 7931-7938 (2000) [link]
232. Honeker, C.C., Thomas, E.L., “Perpendicular Deformation of a Near-Single-Crystal Triblock Copolymer with a Cylindrical Morphology. 2. TEM,” Macromolecules, 33, 9407-9417 (2000) [link]
231. Honeker, C.C., Thomas, E.L., Albalak, R.J., Hajduk, D.A., Gruner, S.M., Capel, M.C., “Perpendicular Deformation of a Near-Single Crystal Triblock Copolymer with a Cylindrical Morphology. 1. Synchrotron SAXS,” Macromolecules, 33, 9395-9406 (2000) [link]
230. Osuji, C., Chen, J.T., Mao, G., Ober, C.K., Thomas, E.L., “Understanding and Controlling the Morphology of Styrene—Isoprene Side-Group Liquid Crystalline Diblock Copolymers,” Polymer, 41, 8897-8907 (2000) [link]
229. Dair, B.J., Avgeropoulos, A., Hadjichristidis, N., Thomas, E.L., “Mechanical properties of the double gyroid phase in oriented thermoplastic elastomers,” Journal of Materials Science, 35, 5207-5213 (2000) [link]
228. Cohen, Y., Albalak, R.J., Dair, B.J., Capel, M., Thomas, E.L., “Deformation of Oriented Lamellar Block Copolymer Films,” Macromolecules, 33, 6502-6516 (2000) [link]
227. Ibanescu, M., Fink, Y., Fan, S., Thomas, E.L., Joannopoulos, J.D., “An All-Dielectric Coaxial Waveguide,” Science, 289, 415-419 (2000) [link]
226. Zhu, L., Cheng, Stephen Z.D., Calhoun, B.H., Ge, Q., Quirk, R.P., Thomas, E.L., Hsiao, B.S., Yeh, F., Lotz, B., “Crystallization Temperature-Dependant Crystal Orientations within Nano-scale Confined Lamellae of a Self-Assembled Crystalline—Amorphous Diblock Copolymer,” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 122, 5957-5967 (2000) [link]
225. De Rosa, C., Park, C., Lotz, B., Wittmann, J.C., Fetters, L.J., Thomas, E.L., “Control of Molecular and Microdomain Orientation in a Semicrystalline Block Copolymer Thin Film by Epitaxy,” Macromolecules, 33, 4871-4876 (2000) [link]
224. De Rosa, C., Park, C., Thomas, E., Lotz, B., “Microdomain Patterns from Directional Eutectic Solification and Epitaxy,” Nature, 405, 433-437 (2000) [link]
223. Dair, B.J., Avgeropoulos, A., Hadjichristidis, N., Capel, M., Thomas, E.L., “Oriented Double Gyroid Films via Roll Casting,” Polymer, 41, 6231-6236 (2000) [link]
222. Urbas, A., Sharp, R., Fink, Y., Thomas, E.L., Xenidou, M., Fetters, L.J., “Tunable Block Copolymer/Homopolymer Photonic Crystals,” Advanced Materials, 12, 812-814 (2000) [link]
221. Park, C., Simmons, S., Fetters, L.J., Hsiao, B., Yeh, F., Thomas, E.L., “Spherical to Cylindrical Microdomain Transformation by Application of a Flow Field,” Polymer 41, 2971-2977 (2000) [link]
220. Joly, S., Kane R., Radzilowski, L., Wang, T., Wu, A., Cohen, R.E., Thomas, E.L., and Rubner, M.F., “Multilayer Nanoreactors for Metallic and Semiconducting Particles,” Langmuir, 16 (3), 1354-1359 (2000) [link]
219. Lammertink, R.G., Hempenius, M.G., van den Enk, J.E., Chan, V.Z., Thomas, E.L., Vancso, G.J., “Nanostructured Thin Films of Organic-Organometallic Block Copolymers: One-Step Lithography with Poly(ferrocenysilanes) by Reactive Ion Etching,” Advanced Materials, 12, 98-103 (2000) [link]
1999
218. Brinkmann-Rengel, S., Abetz, V. Stadler, R., Thomas E.L., “Thermoplastic Elastomers Based on ABA- and ABC-Triblock Copolymers,” Kautshuk Gummi Kunststoffe, 52, 806-813 (1999) [link]
217. Dair, B.J., Honeker, C.C., Alward, D.B., Avgeropoulos, A., Hadjichristidis, N., Fetters, L.J., Capel, M., and Thomas, E.L., “Mechanical Properties and Deformation Behavior of the Double Gyroid Phase in Unoriented Thermoplastic Elastomers,” Macromolecules, 32, 8145-8152 (1999) [link]
216. Chan, V.Z-H, Hoffman, J., Lee, V.Y., Iatrou, H., Avgeropoulos, A., Hadjichristidis, N., Miller, R.D., Thomas, E.L., “Ordered Bicontinuous Nanoporous and Nanorelief Ceramic Films from Self Assembling Polymer Precursors,” Science, 286, 1716-1719 (1999) [link]
215. Mattoussi, H., Radzilowski, L.H., Dabbousi, B.O., Fogg, D.E., Schrock R.R., Thomas, E.L., Rubner, M.F., and Bawendi, M.G., “Composite Thin Films of CdSe Nanocrystals and a Surface Passivating/Electron Transporting Block Copolymer: Correlations Between Film Microstructure by Transmission Electron Microscopy and Electroluminescence,”Journal of Applied Physics, 86, 4390-4399- (1999) [link]
214. Thomas, E.L., “The ABCs of Self-Assembly,” Science, 286, 1307 (1999) [link]
213. Osuji C., Zhang Y., Mao G., Ober, C., Thomas, E.L., “Transverse Cylindrical Microdomain Orientation in an LC Diblock Copolymer under Oscillatory Shear,” Macromolecules, 32, 7703-7706 (1999) [link]
212. Fink, Y., Ripin, D.J., Fan S., Joannopoulos, J.D., Thomas, E.L., “Guiding Optical Light in Air Using an All-Dielectric Structure,” Journal of Light Technology, 17, 2039-2041 (1999) [link]
211. Fink, Y., Urbas, A.M., Bawendi, M.G., Joannopoulos, J.D., Thomas, E.L., “Block Copolymers as Photonic Bandgap Materials,” Journal of Light Technology, 17, 1963-1969 (1999) [link]
210. Chrissopoulou, K., Tselikas, Y., Anastasiadis, S.H., Fytas, G., Semenov, A.N., Fleischer, G., Hadjichristidis, N., and Thomas, E.L., “Macromolecular Architecture Effects on Block Copolymer Dynamics: Linear Tetrablocks and Inverse Starblocks,” Macromolecules, 32, 5115-5126 (1999) [link]
209. Urbas, A., Fink, Y., and Thomas, E.L., “One-Dimensionally Periodic Dielectric Reflectors from Self-Assembled Block Copolymer—Homopolymer Blends,” Macromolecules, 32, 4748-4750 (1999) [link]
208. Lammertink, R.G., Hempenius M.A., Thomas E.L., Vancso, G.J., “Periodic Organic-Organometallic Microdomain Structures in Poly(styrene-block-ferrocenyldimethylsilane) Copolymers and Blends with Corresponding Hompolymers,” Journal of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer Physics, 37, 1009-1021 (1999) [link]
207. Ruokolainen, J., Saariaho, M., Ikkala, O., ten Brinke, G., Thomas, E.L., Torkelli, M., and Serimaa, R., “Supramolecular Routes to Hierarchial Structures: Comb-Coil Diblock Copolymers Organized with Two Length Scales,” Macromolecules, 32, 1152-1158 (1999) [link]
1998
206. Chan, V. Z-H., Thomas, E.L., Frommer, J.E., Sampson, D., Campbell, R., Miller, D., Hawker, C., Lee, V., Miller, R.D., “Curious Morphology of Silicon-Containing Polymer Films on Exposure to Oxygen Plasma,” Chemistry of Materials, 10, 3895-3901 (1998) [link]
205. Mattoussi, H., Radzilowski, L., Dabbousi, B.O., Thomas, E.L., Bawendi, M.G. and Rubner, M.F., “Electroluminescence from heterostructures of poly(phenylene vinylene) and inorganic CdSe nanocrystals,” Journal of Applied Physics, 83, 7965-7974 (1998) [link]
204. Fink, Y., Winn, J.N., Fan, S., Chen, C., Michel, J., Joannopoulos, J.D., Thomas, E.L., “A Dielectric Omnidirectional Reflector,” Science, 282, 1679-1682 (1998) [link]
203. Sioula, S., Hadjichristidis, N. and Thomas, E.L., “Direct Evidence for Confinement of Junctions to Lines in an 3 Miktoarm Star Terpolymer Microdomain Structure,” Macromolecules, 31, 8429-8432 (1998) [link]
202. Brinkmann, S., Stadler, R. and Thomas, E.L., “New Structural Motif in Hexagonally Ordered Cylindrical Ternary (ABC) Block Copolymer Microdomains,” Macromolecules, 31, 6566-6572 (1998) [link]
201. Avgeropoulos, A., Chan, V.Z.-H., Lee, V.Y., Ngo, Don, Miller, R.D., Hadjichristidis, N. and Thomas, E.L., “Synthesis and Morphological Behavior of Silicon-Containing Triblock Copolymers for Nanostructure Applications,” Chemistry of Materials, 10, 2109-2115 (1998) [link]
200. Simmons, S. and Thomas, E.L., “The Use of Transmission Electron Microscopy to Study the Blend Morphology of Starch/Poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) Thermoplastics,” Polymer, 39, 5587-5599 (1998) [link]
199. Sioula, S. Hadjichristidis, N. and Thomas, E.L., “Novel 2-Dimensionally Periodic Non-Constant Mean Curvature Morphologies of 3-Miktoarm Star Terpolymers of Styrene, Isoprene, and Methyl Methacrylate,” Macromolecules, 31, 5272-5277 (1998) [link]
198. Gunther, J., Thomas, E.L., Clingman, S. and Ober, C.K., “Curvature driven relaxation of disclination loops in liquid crystals,” Polymer, 39, 4497-4504 (1998) [link]
197. Mao, G., Wang, J., Ober, C., Brehmer, M., O’Rourke, M., and Thomas, E.L., “Microphase- Stabilized Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals (MFSLC): Bistable Switching of Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal—Coil Diblock Copolymers,” Chemistry of Materials, 10, 1538-1545 (1998) [link]
196. Prasman, E. and Thomas, E.L., “High-Strain Tensile Deformation of a Sphere-Forming Triblock Copolymer/Mineral Oil Blend,” J. Polymer Science (Physics), 42, 1625-1636 (1998) [link]
195. Ruokolainen, J., Tanner, J., Ikkala, O., ten Brinke, G., and Thomas, E.L., “Direct Imaging of Self-Organized Comb Copolymer-like Systems Obtained by Hydrogen Bonding: Poly(4 vinyl- pyridine)—4-Nonadecylphenol,” Macromolecules, 31, 3532-3536 (1998) [link]
194. Lescanec, R.L., Fetters, L.J. and Thomas, E.L., “Assessing Homopolymer Distribution in ABC Triblock Copolymer/Homopolymer Blends through a Transition in Interfacial Geometry,” Macromolecules, 31, 1680-1685 (1998) [link]
193. Breiner, U., Krappe, U., Thomas, E.L. and Stadler, R., “Structural Characterization of the ‘Knitting Pattern’ in Polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene-co-butylene)-block-poly(methyl methacrylate) Triblock Copolymers,” Macromolecules, 31, 135-141 (1998) [link]
192. Albalak, R.J., Capel, M.S. and Thomas, E.L., “Solvent swelling of roll-cast triblock copolymer films,” Polymer, 39, 1647-1656 (1998) [link]
1997
191. Fogg, D.E., Radzilowski, L.H., Dabbousi, B.O., Schrock, R.R., Thomas, E.L. and Bawendi, M.G., “Fabrication of Quantum Dot-Polymer Composites: Semiconductor Nanoclusters in Dual-Function Polymer Matrices with Electron-Transporting and Cluster-Passivating Properties,” Macromolecules, 30, 8433-8439 (1997) [link]
190. Ding, D.-K., Jin, B.-Y., Gunther, J. and Thomas, E.L., “Director textures of the Néel inversion wall in a liquid crystal polymer,” Phil. Mag. B., 76, 951-960 (1997) [link]
189. Avgeropoulos, A., Dair, B.J., Hadjichristidis, N. and Thomas, E.L., “Tricontinuous Double Gyroid Cubic Phase in Triblock Copolymers of the ABA Type,” Macromolecules, 30, 5634-5642 (1997) [link]
188. Thomas, E.L., Review of Giant Molecules: Here, There, and Everywhere… by A.Y. Grosberg and A.R. Khokhlov, Nature, 388, 842-843 (1997) [link]
187. Muthukumar, M., Ober, C.K. and Thomas, E.L., “Competing Interactions and Levels of Ordering in Self-Organizing Materials,” Science, 277, 1225-1237 (1997) [link]
186. Thomas, E.L., Chen, J.T., O’Rourke, M.J., Ober, C.K. and Mao, G., ” Influence of a Liquid Crystalline Block on the Microdomain Structure of Block Copolymers,” Macromol. Symposia, 117, 241-256 (1997) [link]
185. Ober, C.K., Wang, J., Mao, G., Kramer, E.J., Chen, J.T. and Thomas, E.L., “Multiple Length Scale Self-Organization in Liquid Crystalline Block Copolymers,” Macromol. Symposia, 117, 141-152 (1997) [link]
184. Gido, S.P. and Thomas, E.L., “Lamellar Diblock Copolymer Grain Boundary Morphology. 3. Helicoid Section Twist Boundary Energy,” Macromolecules, 30, 3739-3746 (1997) [link]
183. Albalak, R.J., Thomas, E.L. and Capel, M.S., “Thermal Annealing of Roll-Cast Triblock Copolymer Films,” Polymer, 38, 3819-3825 (1997) [link]
182. Mao, G., Wang, J., Clingman, S.R., Ober, C.K., Thomas, E.L. and Chen, J.T., “Molecular Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Liquid Crystal—Coil Diblock Copolymers with Azobenzene Side Groups,” Macromolecules, 30, 2556-2567 (1997) [link]
181. Radzilowski, L.H. and Thomas, E.L., “A Commentary on the Article ‘Verification of the Microdomain Model of Crystallinity in PVC by Electron Microscopy,’” J. Polymer Science (Physics), 35, 1009-1012 (1997) [link]
180. Fogg, D.E., Radzilowski, L.H., Blanski, R., Schrock, R.R. and Thomas, E.L., “Fabrication of Quantum Dot/Polymer Composites: Phosphine-Functionalized Block Copolymers as Passivating Hosts for Cadmium Selenide Nanoclusters,” Macromolecules, 30, 417-426 (1997) [link]
1996
179. Radzilowski, L.H., Carvalho, B.L. and Thomas, E.L., “Structure of Minimum Thickness and Terraced Free-Standing Films of Block Copolymers,” J. Polymer Science (Physics), 34, 3081-3093 (1996) [link]
178. Thomas, E.L., “Rheology in Confined Spaces: Lessons for Tribology? or Life of a Lubricant in Flatland,” Langmuir, 19, 4557-4558 (1996) [link]
177. Lambert, C.A., Radzilowski, L.H. and Thomas, E.L., “Triply Periodic Level Surfaces as Models for Cubic Tricontinuous Block Copolymer Morphologies,” Phil. Trans. R. Soc., London, A, 354, 2009-2023 (1996) [link]
176. Honeker, C.C. and Thomas, E.L., “Impact of Morphological Orientation in Determining Mechanical Properties in Triblock Copolymer Systems,” Chemistry of Materials 8, 1702-1714 (1996) [link]
175. Chen, J.T., Thomas, E.L., Ober, C.K. and Mao, G.-P., “Self-Assembled Smectic Phases in Rod-Coil Block Copolymers,” Science 273, 343-346 (1996) [link]
174. Sagar, A.D., Villar, M.A., Thomas, E.L., Armstrong, R.C., Merrill, E.W., “Irradiation-Modification of Starch-Containing Thermoplastic Blends. II. Rheological Studies,” J. Applied Polymer Science 61, 157-162 (1996) [link]
173. Sagar, A.D., Villar, M.A., Thomas, E.L., Armstrong, R.C., Merrill, E.W., “Irradiation-Modification of Starch-Containing Thermoplastic Blends. I. Modification of Properties and Microstructure,” J. Applied Polymer Science 61, 139-155 (1996) [link]
172. Tselikas, Y., Hadjichristidis, N., Lescanec, R.L., Honeker, C.C., Wohlgemuth, M. and Thomas, E.L., “Architecturally-Induced Tricontinuous Cubic Morphology in Compositionally Symmetric Miktoarm Starblock Copolymers,” Macromolecules 29, 3390-3396 (1996) [link]
171. Chen, J.T. and Thomas, E.L., “The Use of Force Modulation Microscopy to Investigate Block Copolymer Morphology,” Journal of Materials Science 31, 2531-2538 (1996) [link]
1995
170. Simmons, S. and Thomas, E.L., “Structural Characteristics of Biodegradable Thermoplastic Starch/Poly(ethylene-vinyl alcohol) Blends,” J. Applied Polymer Science 58, 2259-2285 (1995) [link]
169. Carvalho, B.L., Lescanec, R.L. and Thomas, E.L., “Grain Boundary Defects in Block Copolymer Systems: Bulk and Thin Film Results,” Macromol. Symp. 98, 1131-1146 (1995) [link]
168. Chen, J.T., Thomas, E.L., Zimba, C.G. and Rabolt, J.F., “Theoretical Prediction of the Optical Waveguiding Properties of Self-Assembled Block Copolymer Films,” Macromolecules 17, 5811-5818 (1995) [link]
167. Hajduk, D.A., Harper, P.E., Gruner, S.M., Honeker, C.C., Thomas, E.L. and Fetters, L.J., “A Reevaluation of Bicontinuous Cubic Phases in Starblock Copolymers”, Macromolecules 28, 2570-2573 (1995) [link]
166. Villar, M.A., Thomas, E.L. and Armstrong, R.C., “Rheological Properties of Thermoplastic Starch and Starch/Poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) Blends,” Polymer 36, 1869-1876 (1995) [link]
165. Martin, D.C. and Thomas, E.L., “Experimental High-Resolution Electron Microscopy of Polymers,” Polymer 36, 1743-1759 (1995) [link]
164. Vezie, D.L., Thomas, E.L. and Adams, W.W., “Low-Voltage, High-Resolution Scanning Electron Microscopy: a New Characterization Technique for Polymer Morphology,” Polymer 36, 1761-1799 (1995) [link]
163. Mansky, P., Chaikin, P. and Thomas, E.L., “Monolayer Films of Diblock Copolymer Microdomains for Nanolithographic Applications,” J. Materials Science 30, 1987-1992 (1995) [link]
162. Lescanec, R.L., Hajduk, D.A., Kim, G.Y., Gan, Y., Yin, R., Gruner, S.M., Hogen-Esch, T.E. and Thomas, E.L., “Comparison of the Lamellar Morphology of Microphase-Separated Cyclic Block Copolymers and Their Linear Precursors,” Macromolecules 28, 3485-3489 (1995) [link]
161. Chen, J.T., Thomas, E.L., Ober, C.K. and Hwang, S.S., “Zigzag Morphology of a Poly(styrene-b-hexyl isocyanate) Rod-Coil Block Copolymer,” Macromolecules 28, 1688-1697 (1995) [link]
1994
160. Keller, A., Hikosaka, M., Rastogi, S., Toda, A., Barham, P.J., Goldbeck-Wood, G., Windle, A.H., Thomas, E.L., Bassett, D.C., “The Size Factor in Phase Transitions: Its Role in Polymer Crystal Formation and Wider Implications [and Discussion],” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series A: Physical and Engineering Sciences 348, 3 – 17 (1994) [link]
159. Carvalho, B.L. and Thomas, E.L., “Morphology of Steps in Terraced Block Copolymer Films,” Physical Review Letters 73, 3321-3324 (1994) [link]
158. Gido, S.P. and Thomas, E.L., “Lamellar Diblock Copolymer Grain Boundary Morphology. 4. Tilt Boundaries,” Macromolecules 27, 6137-6144 (1994) [link]
157. Thomas, E.L. and Lescanec, R.L., “Phase Morphology in Block Copolymer Systems [and Discussion],” Phil. Trans. R. Soc., London, A 348, 149-166 (1994) [link]
156. Hajduk, D.A., Harper, P.E., Gruner, S.M., Honeker, C.C., Kim, G., Thomas, E.L., and Fetters, L.J., “The Gyroid: A New Equilibrium Morphology in Weakly Segregated Diblock Copolymers,” Macromolecules 27, 4063-4075 (1994) [link]
155. Bunning, T.J., Vezie, D.L., Lloyd, P.F., Haaland, P.D., Thomas, E.L. and Adams, W.W., “Cholesteric liquid crystals: image contrast in the TEM,” Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals 16, 769-791 (1994) [link]
154. Winey, K.I., Gobran, D.A., Xu, Z., Fetters, L.J. and Thomas, E.L., “Compositional Dependence of the Order-Disorder Transition in Diblock Copolymers,” Macromolecules 27, 2392-2397 (1994) [link]
153. Gido, S.P. and Thomas, E.L., “Lamellar Diblock Copolymer Grain Boundary Morphology. 2. Scherk Twist Boundary Energy Calculations,” Macromolecules 27 849-861 (1994) [link]
152. Embs, F.W., Thomas, E.L., Gittinger, A. and Dulog, L., “Structure and morphology of Langmuir-Blodgett films of rod-like poly(phthalocyaninato germoxane)s by transmission electron microscopy,” Thin Solid Films 237, 217-224 (1994) [link]
151. Hajduk, D.A., Gruner, S.M., Rangarajan, P., Register, R.A., Fetters, L.J., Honeker, C., Albalak, R.J. and Thomas, E.L., “Observation of a Reversible Thermotropic Order-Order Transition in a Diblock Copolymer,” Macromolecules 27, 490-501 (1994) [link]
150. Ding, D.-K. and Thomas, E.L., “Structures of Point Integer Disclinations and Their Annihilation Behavior in Thermotropic Liquid Crystal Polyesters,” Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals 241, 103-117 (1994) [link]
149. Albalak, R.J. and Thomas, E.L., “Roll Casting of Block Copolymers and of Block Copolymer- Homopolymer Blends,” J. Polym. Sci., Polymer Physics Ed. 32, 341-350 (1994) [link]
1993
148. Ding, D.-K. and Thomas, E.L., “Influence of Elastic Anisotropy on the Structure of Néel Inversion Walls in Liquid Crystal Polymers,” Macromolecules 26, 6531-6535 (1993) [link]
147. Embs, F.W., Thomas, E.L., Wung, C.J. and Prasad, P.N., “Structure and Morphology of Sol-Gel Prepared Polymer-Ceramic Composite Thin Films,” Polymer 34, 4607-4612 (1993) [link]
146. Gido, S.P., Gunther, J., Thomas, E.L. and Hoffman, D., “Lamellar Diblock Copolymer Grain Boundary Morphology. 1. Twist Boundary Characterization,” Macromolecules, 26, 4506-4520 (1993) [link]
145. Thomas, E.L., “Gigamolecules in Flatland,” Science 259, 43-44 (1993) [link]
144. Gido, S.P., Schwark, D.W., Thomas, E.L. and Gonçalves, M.d.C., “Observation of a Non-Constant Mean Curvature Interface in an ABC Triblock Copolymer,” Macromolecules 26, 2636-2640 (1993) [link]
143. Hudson, S.D., Fleming, J.W., Gholz, E. and Thomas, E.L., “Disclination Core Structure in Rigid and Semiflexible Main-Chain Polymer Nematic Liquid Crystals,” Macromolecules 26, 1270-1276 (1993) [link]
142. Albalak, R.J. and Thomas, E.L., “Microphase Separation of Block Copolymer Solutions in a Flow Field,” J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Phys. Ed.,31, 37-46 (1993) [link]
1992
141. Annis, B.K., Schwark, D.W., Reffner, J.R., Thomas, E.L. and Wunderlich, B., “Determination of Surface Morphology of Diblock Copolymers of Styrene and Butadiene by Atomic Force Microscopy,” Die Makro. Chemie 193, 2589-2604 (1992) [link]
140. Zhang, W. and Thomas, E.L., “Direct Imaging of Smectic B Phase of Poly(p-Xylyene),” Journal of Polymer Science (Physics) 30, 1285-1290 (1992) [link]
139. Winey, K.I., Thomas, E.L. and Fetters, L.J., “Isothermal Morphology Diagrams for Binary Blends of Diblock Copolymer and Homopolymer,” Macromolecules 25, 2645-2650 (1992) [link]
138. Schwark, D.W., Vezie, D.L., Reffner, J.R., Thomas, E.L. and Annis, B.K., “Characterization of the Surface Morphology of Diblock Copolymers via Low-Voltage, High-Resolution Scanning Electron Microscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy,” Journal of Materials Science Letters 11, 352-355 (1992) [link]
137. Winey, K.I., Thomas, E.L. and Fetters, L.J., “The Ordered Bicontinuous Double-Diamond Morphology in Diblock Copolymer/Homopolymer Blends,” Macromolecules 25, 422-428 (1992) [link]
136. Anderson, D.M., Bellare, J., Hoffman, J.T., Hoffman, D., Gunther, J. and Thomas, E.L., “Algorithms for the Computer Simulation of Two-Dimensional Projections from Structures Determined by Dividing Surfaces,” J. Colloid and Interface Science 148, 398-414 (1992) [link]
1991
135. Hudson, S.D. and Thomas, E.L., “Disclination Interaction in an Applied Field: Stablilization of the Lehmann Cluster,” Physical Review A 44, 8128-8140 (1991) [link]
134. Winey, K.I., Thomas, E.L. and Fetters, L.J., “Ordered Morphologies in Binary Blends of Diblock Copolymer and Homopolymer and Characterization of Their Intermaterial Dividing Surfaces,” Journal of Chemical Physics 95, 9367-9375 (1991) [link]
133. Zhang, W. and Thomas, E.L., “Monomer Image of poly(p-xylylene) Crystal at 0.18 nm Resolution,” Polymer Communications 32, 482-485 (1991) [link]
132. Winey, K.I., Thomas, E.L. and Fetters, L.J., “Swelling a Lamellar Diblock Copolymer with Homopolymer: Influences of Homopolymer Concentration and Molecular Weight,” Macromolecules 24, 6182-6188 (1991) [link]
131. Martin, D.C. and Thomas, E.L., “Grain Boundaries in Extended-Chain Polymers: Theory and Experiment,” Philosophical Magazine A 64, 903-922 (1991) [link]
130. Martin, D.C. and Thomas, E.L., “Micromechanisms of Kinking in Rigid-Rod Polymer Fibres,” J. Materials Sci. 26, 5171-5183 (1991) [link]
129. Kinning, D.J., Thomas, E.L. and Fetters, L.J., “Morphological Studies of Micelle Formation in Block Copolymer/Homopolymer Blends. Comparison with Theory,” Macromolecules 24, 3893-3900 (1991) [link]
128. Shull, K.R., Winey, K.I., Thomas, E.L. and Kramer, E.J., “Segregation of Block Copolymer Micelles to Surfaces and Interfaces,” Macromolecules 24, 2748-2751 (1991) [link]
127. Cohen, Y., Saruyama, Y. and Thomas, E.L., “Crystal Solvates in the Poly[p-phenylene(benzo[1,2-d:4,5-d’]bisthiazole-2,6-diyl)]/Poly(phosphoric acid)/Water System,” Macromolecules 24, 1161-1167 (1991) [link]
126. Martin, D.C. and Thomas, E.L., “Ultrastructure of Poly(p-phenylenebenzobisoxazole) Fibers,” Macromolecules 24, 2450-2460 (1991) [link]
1990
125. Quay, J.R., Sun, Z., Blackwell, J., Briber, R.M., Thomas, E.L., “The Hard Segment Unit Cell for MDI-BDO-based Polyurethane Elastomers,” Polymer 31, 1003-1008 (1990) [link]
124. Thomas, E.L., Reffner, J.R. and Bellard, J., “A Menagerie of Interface Structures in Copolymer Systems,” Colloque de Physique 51, C7, 363-374 (1990) [link]
123. Hudson, S.D., Vezie, D.L. and Thomas, E.L., “Director Textures in Bulk Samples of Liquid- Crystal Polymers” Die Makro. Chemie 11, 657-662 (1990) [link]
122. Piner, R., Reifenberger, R., Martin, D.C., Thomas, E.L. and Apkarian, R.P., “A Scanning Tunneling Microscope Study of Single Crystal Polyethylene,” J. Polym. Sci (Letters) 28, 399-410 (1990) [link]
121. Pradere, P. and Thomas, E.L., “Antiphase Boundaries and Ordering Defects in Syndiotactic Polystyrene Crystals,” Macromolecules 23, 4954-4958 (1990) [link]
120. Pradere, P. and Thomas, E.L., “Image Processing of Partially Periodic Lattice Images of Polymers: The Study of Crystal Defects,” Ultramicroscopy 32, 149-167 (1990) [link]
119. Masse, M.A., Martin, D.C., Thomas, E.L., Karasz, F.E. and Petermann, J., “Crystal Morphology In Pristine And Doped Films Of Poly (P-Phenylene Vinylene),” J. Mat. Sci. 25, 311-320 (1990) [link]
1989
118. Kaufmann, W., Petermann, J., Reynolds, N., Thomas, E.L. and Hsu, S.L., “Morphological and Infra-Red Studies of Highly Oriented Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride)/Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Blends,” Polymer 30, 2147-2153 (1989)[link]
117. Shibayama, M., Nomura, S., Hashimoto, T. and Thomas, E.L., “Asymptotic Behavior and Lorentz Factor For Small-Angle Elastic Scattering Profiles from Preferentially Oriented Asymmetric Bodies,” J. Applied Physics 66, 4188-4197 (1989)[link]
116. Petermann, J., Moritz, H., Rieck, U., Wood, B.A. and Thomas, E.L., “A Novel TEM Dark-Field Contrast Method for Semi-Crystalline Polymers,” J. Mat. Sci. Letters 8, 1023-1025 (1989)[link]
115. Masse, M.A., Schlenoff, J.B., Karasz, F.E. and Thomas, E.L., “Crystalline Phases of Electrically Conductive Poly( p-phenylene vinylene),” J. Polym. Sci (Phys) 27, 2045-2059 (1989)[link]
114. Brady, J.M. and Thomas, E.L., “The Deformation Of Oriented High Density Polyethylene Part 2: The Formation Of Long Crystalline Fibrils At Elevated Temperatures,” J. Mat. Sci. 24, 3319-3327 (1989)[link]
113. Brady, J.M. and Thomas, E.L., “Deformation Of Oriented High Density Polyethylene Shish-Kebab Films Part 1: Decrystallization At Room Temperature,” J. Mat. Sci. 24, 3311-3318 (1989)[link]
112. Brady, J.M. and Thomas, E.L., “Conversion of Single Crystal Mats to Ultrahigh Modulus Polyethylene: The Formation of a Continuous Crystalline Phase,” Polymer 30, 1615-1622 (1989)[link]
111. Anderson, D.M., Martin, D.C. and Thomas, E.L., “Maximum-Entropy Data Restoration Using Both Real- and Fourier-Space Analysis,” Acta Cryst. A 45, 686-698 (1989)[link]
110. Martin, D.C. and Thomas, E.L., “Direct Imaging of Compressive Failure Zones in Rigid-Rod Polymer Fibers,” Materials Research Society Proceedings 134, 465-474 (1989)[link]
109. Pradere, P. and Thomas, E.L., “Generation of Three-Dimensional Structures by Crystal/Crystal Coalescence of Poly-para-xylylene in Solution,” Materials Research Soc. Proceedings 138, 485-490 (1989)[link]
108. Pradere, P. and Thomas, E.L., “Three-Dimensional Model For Twinning in Polymer Single Crystals with Inclined Chains,” Philosophical Magazine A 60, 177-203 (1989)[link]
107. Kinning, D.J., Thomas, E.L. and Fetters, L.J., “Morphological Studies of Micelle Formation in Block Copolymer/Homopolymer Blends,” J. Chem. Phys. 90, 5806-5825 (1989)[link]
106. Hudson, S.D. and Thomas, E.L., “Frank Elastic-Constant Anisotropy Measured from Transmission-Electron-Microscope Images of Disclinations,” Phys. Rev. Letters 62, 1993-1996 (1989)[link]
105. Granier, T., Thomas, E.L. and Karasz, F.E., “Paracrystalline Structure of Poly(paraphenylene vinylene),” J. Polymer Sci. (Physics) 27, 469-487 (1989)[link]
1988
104. Nehme, O.A., Gabriel, C.A., Farris, R.J., Thomas, E.L. and Malone, M.F., “Microstructural Investigations of PBT/Nylon 6,6 Composites,” J. Appl. Poly. Sci. 35, 1955-1965 (1988)[link]
103. Kinning, D.J., Winey, K.I. and Thomas, E.L., “Structural Transitions from Spherical to Nonspherical Micelles in Blends of Poly(styrene-butadiene) Diblock Copolymer and Polystyrene Homopolymers,” Macromolecules 21, 3502-3506 (1988)[link]
102. Brady, J.M. and Thomas, E.L., “Effect of Short-chain Branching on the Morphology of LLDPE- Oriented Thin Films,” J. Polymer Sci. (Physics) 26, 2385-2396 (1988)[link]
101. Anderson, D.M. and Thomas, E.L., “Microdomain Morphology of Star Copolymers in the Strong-Segregation Limit,” Macromolecules 21, 3221-3233 (1988)[link]
100. Yang, D.C., Brady, J.M., and Thomas, E.L., “Highly Oriented Single-Phase Blend Films of High- And Low-Density Polyethylene,” J. Mat. Sci. 23, 2546-2552 (1988)[link]
99. Thomas, E.L., Anderson, D.M., Henkee, C.S. and Hoffman, D., “Periodic Area-Minimizing Surfaces in Block Copolymers,” Nature 334, 598-601 (1988)[link]
98. Henkee, C.S., Thomas, E.L. and Fetters, L.J., “The Effect of Surface Constraints on The Ordering of Block Copolymer Domains,” J. Mat. Sci. 23, 1685-1694 (1988)[link]
97. Wilkomm, W., Chen, Z.S., Macosko, C.W., Gobran, D.A. and Thomas, E.L., “Properties and Phase Separation of Reaction Injection Molded and Solution Polymerized Polyureas as a Function of Hard Block Content,” Polym. Eng. and Sci. 28, 888-900 (1988)[link]
96. Atkins, E.D.T., Thomas, E.L. and Lenz, R.W., “X-Ray Diffraction Studies on Oriented Semi-Rigid Liquid Crystalline Polyesters,” Mol. Crystals and Liquid Crystals 155, 271-279 (1988)[link]
95. Atkins, E.D.T., Thomas, E.L. and Lenz, R.W., “X-Ray Diffraction Studies on Oriented Samples of Rigid-Rod Liquid Crystalline Polyesters,” Mol. Crystals and Liquid Crystals 155, 263-269 (1988)[link]
94. Cohen, Y. and Thomas, E.L., “Microfibrillar Network of a Rigid-Rod Polymer. 2. Small-Angle X-ray Scattering,” Macromolecules 21, 436-441 (1988)[link]
93. Cohen, Y. and Thomas, E.L., “Microfibrillar Network of a Rigid-Rod Polymer. 1: Visualization by Electron Microscopy,” Macromolecules 21, 433-435 (1988)[link]
1987
92. Cohen, Y. and Thomas, E.L., “Formation of Solid Phases by Coagulation of a Monodomain Nematic Solution of Poly(p-Phenylene Benzobisthiazole),” Mol. Crystals Liq. Crystals 153, 375-384 (1987)[link]
91. Hudson, S.D., Thomas, E.L. and Lenz, R.W., “Imaging of Textures and Defects of Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Polyesters by Electron Microscopy,” Mol. Crystals Liq. Cryst. 153, 63-72 (1987)[link]
90. Fetters, L.J., Richards, R.W. and Thomas, E.L., “Fluctuation Scattering in a Multi-Arm Styrene-Isoprene Star Diblock Copolymer,” Polymer 28, 2252-2256 (1987)[link]
89. Xu, M., MacKnight, W.J., Chen-Tsai, C.H.Y., and Thomas, E.L., “Structure and Morphology of Segmented Polyurethanes: 4. Domain Structures of Different Scales and the Composition Heterogeneity of the Polymers,” Polymer 28, 2183-2189 (1987)[link]
88. Herman, D.S., Kinning, D.J., Thomas, E.L. and Fetters, L.J., “A Compositional Study of the Morphology of 18-Armed Poly(styrene-isoprene) Star Block Copolymers,” Macromolecules 20, 2940-2942 (1987)[link]
87. Thomas, E.L., Kinning, D.J., Alward, D.B., and Henkee, C.B., “Ordered Packing Arrangements of Spherical Micelles of Diblock Copolymers in Two and Three Dimensions,” Macromolecules 20, 2934-2939 (1987)[link]
86. Gagnon, D.R., Karasz, F.E., Thomas, E.L. and Lenz, R.W., “Molecular Orientation and Conductivity in Highly Drawn Poly(p-Phenylene Vinylene),” Synthetic Metals 20, 85-95 (1987)[link]
85. Serrano, M., MacKnight, W.J., Thomas, E.L. and Ottino, J.M., “Transport-morphology Relationships in Segmented Polybutadiene Polyurethanes: 2. Analysis,” Polymer 28, 1674-1679 (1987)[link]
84. Serrano, M., MacKnight, W.J., Thomas, E.L. and Ottino, J.M., “Transport-morphology Relationships in Segmented Polybutadiene Polyurethanes: 1. Experimental Results,” Polymer 28, 1667-1673 (1987)[link]
83. Cohen, Y. and Thomas, E.L. “On the Modeling of Small-angle X-ray Scattering from Systems of Oriented Fibrils,” J. Polym. Sci. (Physics) 25, 1607-1614 (1987)[link]
82. Feldman, L., Zihlif, A.M., Farris, R.J. and Thomas, E.L., “Temperature and Strain Rate Dependence of the Deformation Behaviour Of Poly(paraphenylene benzobisthiazole),” J. Mat. Sci. 22, 1199-1205 (1987)[link]
81. Yang, D.C. and Thomas, E.L., “Effect of PMMA on the Morphology and α → β Phase Transition of Oriented PVF2/PMMA Blends,” J. Mat. Sci. Letters 6, 593-598 (1987)[link]
80. Kinning, D.J., Thomas, E.L. and Ottino, J.M., “Effect of Morphology on the Transport of Gases in Block Copolymers,” Macromolecules 20, 1129-1133 (1987)[link]
79. Vrastanos, M.S., Thomas, E.L. and Farris, R.J., “The Adhesive Behaviour of Poly(p-phenylene benzobisthiazole) (PBT)/Epoxy Composites,” J. Mat. Sci. 22, 419-428 (1987)[link]
1986
78. Wood, B.A. and Thomas, E.L., “Are Domains in Liquid Crystalline Polymers Arrays of Disclinations?” Nature 324, 655-657 (1986)[link]
77. Granier, T., Thomas, E.L., Gagnon, D.R., Karasz, F.E. and Lenz, R.W., “Structure Investigation of Poly(p-phenylene Vinylene),” J. Polym. Sci. (Physics) 24, 2793-2804 (1986)[link]
76. Fields, S.D., Thomas, E.L. and Ottino, J.M., “Visualization of Interfacial Urethane Polymerizations by Means of a New Microstage Reactor,” Polymer 27, 1423-1432 (1986)[link]
75. Thomas, E.L., Alward, D.B., Kinning, D.J., Martin, D.C., Handlin, Jr., D.L. and Fetters, L.J., “Ordered Bicontinuous Double-Diamond Structure of Star Block Copolymers: A New Equilibrium Microdomain Morphology,” Macromolecules 19, 2197-2202 (1986)[link]
74. Adams, W.W., Yang, D.C. and Thomas, E.L., “Direct Visualization of Microstructural Deformation Processes in Polyethylene,” J. Mat. Sci. 21, 2239-2253 (1986)[link]
73. Chen-Tsai, C.H.Y., Thomas, E.L., MacKnight, W.J. and Schneider, N.S., “Structure and Morphology of Segmented Polyurethanes: 3. Electron Microscopy and Small Angle X-Ray Scattering Studies of Amorphous Random Segmented Polyurethanes,” Polymer 27, 659-666 (1986)[link]
72. Kinning, D.J., Thomas, E.L., Alward, D.B., Fetters, L.J. and Handlin Jr., D.L., “Sharpness of the Functionality Induced Structural Transition in Poly(styrene-isoprene) Star Block Copolymers,” Macromolecules 19, 1288-1290 (1986)[link]
71. Alward, D.B., Kinning, D.J., Thomas, E.L. and Fetters, L.J., “Effect of Arm Number and Arm Molecular Weight on the Solid-State Morphology of Poly(styrene-isoprene) Star Block Copolymers,” Macromolecules 19, 215-224 (1986)[link]
70. Briber, R.M. and Thomas, E.L., “The Crystal Habit and Morphology of Polybutylene Terephthalate and Related Copolymers,” Polymer 27, 66-70 (1986)[link]
1985
69. Lin, D.J., Ottino, J.M. and Thomas, E.L., “A Kinetic Study of the Activated Anionic Polymerization of e-Caprolactam,” Polymer Engr. and Sci. 25, 1155-1163 (1985)[link]
68. Briber, R.M. and Thomas, E.L., “The Structure of MDI/BDO-Based Polyurethanes: Diffraction Studies on Model Compounds and Oriented Thin Films,” J. Polym. Sci. (Physics) 23, 1915-1932 (1985)[link]
67. Cohen, Y. and Thomas, E.L., “Structure Formation During Spinning of Poly(p-phenylene- benzobisthiazole) Fiber,” Polymer Engr. and Sci. 25, 1093-1096 (1985)[link]
66. Thomas, E.L. and Wood, B.A., “Mesophase Texture and Defects in Thermotropic Liquid- crystalline Polymers,” Discussions of the Faraday Soc. 79, 229-240 (1985)[link]
65. White, J.R. and Thomas, E.L., “Applications of Tilted Illumination in Transmission Electron Microscopy and Diffraction of Crystalline Materials,” J. Mat. Sci. 20, 2169-2185 (1985)[link]
64. Briber, R.M. and Thomas, E.L. “Crystallization Behaviour of Random Block Copolymers of Poly(tetramethylene ether glycol),” Polymer 26, 8-16 (1985)[link]
63. Grimm, H.J. and Thomas, E.L., “Chlorination of Irradiated Polyethylene Single Crystals: 2: XES and E.S.C.A. Analysis of Irradiated-Chlorinated PE,” Polymer 26, 38-44 (1985)[link]
62. Grimm, H.J. and Thomas, E.L., “Chlorination of Irradiated Polyethylene Single Crystals: 1: Analysis of Alkyl Radical Decay Kinetics,” Polymer 26, 27-37 (1985)[link]
61. Adams, W.W., Briber, R.M., Sherman, E.S., Porter, R.S. and Thomas, E.L., “Microstructure of High Modulus Solid State Extruded Polyethylene: 2. X-Ray Scattering Studies of 12, 24 and 36 Extrusion Draw Ratio,” Polymer 26, 17-26 (1985)[link]
60. Allen, S.R., Farris, R.J. and Thomas, E.L., “High Modulus/High Strength Poly-(p-phenylene benzobisthiazole) Fibres Part 2: Structure-property Investigations,” J. Mat. Sci. 20, 4583-4592 (1985)[link]
59. Allen, S.R., Farris, R.J. and Thomas, E.L., “High-Modulus—High-Strength Poly-(p-phenylene benzobisthiazole) Fibres Part 1: Heat treatment processing,” J. Mat. Sci. 20, 2727-2734 (1985)[link]
58. Feldman, L., Farris, R.J. and Thomas, E.L., “Mechanical Properties of As-Extruded and Heat- Treated Poly-(p-phenylene benzobisthiazole) Films,” J. Mat. Sci., 20, 2719-2726 (1985)[link]
1984
57. Yang, D.C. and Thomas, E.L., “On the α → β Transition by Deformation of Highly Oriented Poly(vinylidene fluoride),” J. Mat. Sci. (Letters) 3, 929-936 (1984)[link]
56. Kinning, D.J. and Thomas, E.L., “Hard-Sphere Interactions Between Spherical Domains in Diblock Copolymers,” Macromolecules 17, 1712-1718 (1984)[link]
55. Bandara, U., Dröscher, M. and Thomas, E.L., “Solid State Extrusion of Thermoplastic Elastomers: Structure Property Relationships in Solid State Extruded Block Copoly(ether ester),” Colloid and Polymer Sci. 262, 538-550 (1984)[link]
54. Yang, D.C. and Thomas, E.L., “An Electron Microscopy and X-Ray Diffraction Study of the Microstructures of Melt-drawn Polyethylene Films,” J. Mat. Sci. 19, 2098-2110 (1984)[link]
53. Handlin, Jr., D.L. and Thomas, E.L., “Visualization of Ordered Spherical Microdomains of Block Copolymers by Phase Contrast Electron Microscopy,” J. Mat. Sci. (Letters) 3, 137-140 (1984)[link]
1983
52. Falls, A.H., Wellinghoff, S.T., Talmon, Y. and Thomas, E.L., “A Transmission Electron Microscopy Study of Hexagonal Ice,” J. Mat. Sci. 18, 2752-2764 (1983)[link]
51. Russo, R. and Thomas, E.L., “Phase Separation in Linear and Cross-Linked Polyurethanes,” J. Macro. Sci. (Physics) B22, 553-575 (1983)[link]
50. Briber, R.M. and Thomas, E.L., “Investigation of Two Crystal Forms in MDI/BDO-Based Polyurethanes,” J. Macro. Sci. (Physics) B22, 509-526 (1983)[link]
49. Chen, C.H.Y., Briber, R.M., Thomas, E.L., Xu, M. and MacKnight, W.J., “Structure and Morphology of Segmented Polyurethanes: 2. Influence of Reactant Incompatibility,” Polymer 24, 1333-1340 (1983)[link]
48. Xu, M., MacKnight, W.J., Chen, C.H.Y., and Thomas, E.L., “Structure and Morphology of Segmented Polyurethanes: 1. Influence of Incompatibility of Hard-Segment Sequence Length,” Polymer 24, 1327-1332 (1983)[link]
47. Handlin, Jr., D.L. and Thomas, E.L., “Phase Contrast Imaging of Styrene-Isoprene and Styrene-Butadiene Block Copolymers,” Macromolecules 16, 1514-1525 (1983)[link]
46. Chacko, V.P., Adams, W.W. and Thomas, E.L., “Imaging of Polyethylene Films by Diffraction Contrast,” J. Mat. Sci. 18, 1999-2010 (1983)[link]
45. Takahashi, T., Mizuno, H. and Thomas, E.L., “Morphology of Solution-Cast Films of Polypropylene Homopolymer/Ethylene-Propylene Random Copolymer Blends and Polypropylene/Ethylene-Propylene Sequential Copolymer,” J. Macromolecular Science (Physics) B 22 (3), 425-436 (1983)[link]
44. Shimamura, K., Minter, J.R. and Thomas, E.L., “Lattice Imaging of High Modulus Poly(p-phenylene benzobisthiazole) Fibres,” J. Mat. Sci. (Letters) 12, 54-58 (1983)[link]
1982
43. Chacko, V.P., Karasz, F.E., Farris, R.J. and Thomas, E.L., “Morphology of CaC03-Filled Polyethylenes,” J. Polym. Sci. (Physics) 20, 2177-2195 (1982)[link]
42. Sherman, E.S., Porter, R.S. and Thomas, E.L., “Microstructure of High Modulus Solid State Extruded Polyethylene: 1. Electron Microscopy Studies of 12, 24 and 36 x EDR,” Polymer 23, 1069-1076 (1982)[link]
41. Chang, A.L., Briber, R.M., Thomas, E.L., Zdrahla, R.J., Critchfield, F.E., “Morphological Study of the Structure Developed During the Polymerization of a Series of Segmented Polyurethanes,” Polymer 23, 1060-1068 (1982)[link]
1981
40. Minter, J.R., Shimamura, K., and Thomas, E.L., “Microstructural Studies of As-Extruded and Heat-Treated Ribbons of Poly(p-phenylene benzobisthiazole),” J. Mat. Sci. 16, 3303-3308 (1981)[link]
39. Allen, S.R., Filippov, A.G., Farris, R.J., Thomas, E.L., Wong, C.-P., Berry, G.C., Chenevey, E.C., “Mechanical Studies of High-Strength, High-Modulus Poly(p-phenylenebenzobisthiazole) Fibers,” Macromolecules 14, 1135-1138 (1981)[link]
38. Wignall, G.D., Hendricks, R.W., Koehler, W.C., Lin, J.S., Wai, M.P., Thomas, E.L. and Stein, R.S., “Measurements of Single Chain Form Factors by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering from Polystyrene Blends Containing High Concentrations of Labelled Molecules,” Polymer 22, 886-889 (1981)[link]
37. Handlin, D.L., MacKnight, W.J. and Thomas, E.L., “Critical Evaluation of Electron Microscopy of Ionomers,” Macromolecules 14, 795-801 (1981)[link]
36. Roche, E.J. and Thomas, E.L., “Defocus Electron Microscopy of Multiphase Polymers: Use and Misuse,” Polymer 22, 333-341 (1981)[link]
35. Sherman. E.S., Adams, W.W. and Thomas, E.L., “Dark Field Imaging of Semicrystalline Polymers by Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy,” J. Mat. Sci. 16, 1-9 (1981)[link]
34. Allen, S.R., Filippov, A.G., Farris, R.J. and Thomas, E.L., “Macrostructure and Mechanical Behavior of Fibers of Poly-p-phenylene Benzobisthiazole,” J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 26, 291-301 (1981)[link]
1980
33. Roche, E.J., Takahashi, T. and Thomas, E.L., “Structure of High Modulus Fibers of Poly-p-Phenylene Benzbisthiazole,” ACS 18, 303-312 (1980)[link]
32. Fridman, I.D., Thomas, E.L., Lee, L.J. and Macosko, C.W., “Morphological Characterization of Reaction Injection Moulded (RIM) Polyester-based Polyurethanes.” Polymer 21, 393-402 (1980)[link]
31. Fridman, I.D. and Thomas, E.L., “Morphology of Crystalline Polyurethane Hard Segment Domains and Spherulites,” Polymer 21, 388-392 (1980)[link]
30. Roche, E.J., Stein, R.S., and Thomas, E.L., “Electron Microscopy Study of the Structure of Normal and Abnormal Poly(butylene Terephthalate) Spherulites,” J. Polym. Sci., Physics 18, 1145-1158 (1980)[link]
29. Paulos, J. and Thomas, E.L., “Effect of Postdrawing on the Permeability of Gases in Blown Polyethylene Film,” J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 25, 15-23 (1980)[link]
28. “A Comment on ‘On the Validity of the Dugdale Model for Craze Zones at Crack Tips in PMMA,’” J. Mat. Sci. 15, 2394-2396 (1980)[link]
1979
27. Thomas, E.L. and Roche, E.J., “Critical Evaluation of Electron Microscope Evidence for Order in Glassy Polymers,” Polymer 20, 1413-1422 (1979)[link]
26. Talmon, Y., Davis, H.T., Scriven, L.E. and Thomas, E.L., “Mass Loss and Etching of Frozen Hydrated Specimens,” J. Microscopy 117, 321-332 (1979)[link]
25. Talmon, Y. and Thomas, E.L., “Open system microthermometry – a Technique for the Measurement of Local Specimen Temperature in the Electron Microscope,” J. Mat. Sci. 14, 1647-1650 (1979)[link]
24. Talmon, Y., Davis, H.T., Scriven, L.E. and Thomas, E.L., “Cold-Stage Microscopy System for Fast-Frozen Liquids,” Rev. Sci. Instr. 50, 698-704 (1979)[link]
23. Sherman, E.S. and Thomas, E.L., “Scanning Microdiffraction of Polymers,” J. Mat. Sci. 14, 1109-1113 (1979)[link]
22. Thomas, E.L., “Remarks on the Organization of Macromolecules in Noncrystalline Polymers,” Discussions of the Faraday Society 68, 122-125 (1979)
21. Israel, S.J., Thomas, E.L. and Gerberich, W.W., “Correlations of the Craze Profile in PMMA with Dugdale’s Plastic Zone Profile,” J. Mat. Sci. 14, 2128-2138 (1979)[link]
20. Tarin, P.M. and Thomas, E.L., “The Role of Inter- and Intra-Links in the Transformation of Folded Chain Lamellae into Microfibrils,” Polym. Eng. and Sci. 19, 1017-1022 (1979)[link]
1978
19. Talmon, Y. and Thomas, E.L., “Electron Beam Heating Temperature Profiles in Moderately Thick STEM/SEM Specimens,” J. Microscopy 113, 69-75 (1978)[link]
18. Price, F.P., Gilmore, P.T., Thomas, E.L. and Laurence, R.L., “Polymer/Polymer Diffusion. I. Experimental Technique,” J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Symp. 63, 33-44 (1978)[link]
17. Thomas, E.L. and Talmon, Y., “Selective Electron Beam Etching of Multicomponent Polymer Systems,” Polymer 19, 225-227 (1978)[link]
16. Tarin, P.M. and Thomas, E.L., “An Electron Microscopy Study of the Microfibrillar Structure of Deformed Polyethylene Spherulites,” Polym. Eng. and Sci. 18, 472-476 (1978)[link]
15. Vafaei-Makhsoos, E., Thomas, E.L. and Toth, L.E., “Electron Microscopy of Crystalline and Amorphous Ni-P Electrodeposited Films: In-Situ Crystallization of an Amorphous Solid,” Met. Trans. 9A, 1449-1460 (1978)[link]
1977
14. Christner, G.L. and Thomas, E.L., “Visualization of Polymer Interfaces by Phase Contrast (“defocus”) Electron Microscopy,” J. Appl. Phys. 48, 4063-4067 (1977)[link]
13. Talmon, Y. and Thomas, E.L., “Beam Heating of a Moderately Thick Cold Stage Specimen in the SEM/STEM,” J. Microscopy 111, Part 2, 151-164 (1977)[link]
12. Talmon, Y. and Thomas, E.L., “Temperature Rise and Sublimation of Water from Thin Frozen Hydrated Specimens in Cold Stage Microscopy,” SEM, Proceedings of An. Symposia, IITRI 1, 265-272 (1977)
11. Thomas, E.L., “Diffraction Contrast of Fold Domain Boundaries in Polyethylene Single Crystals,” J. Mat. Sci. 12, 234-238 (1977)[link]
1976
10. Harrison, I.R., Keller, A., Sadler, D.M. and Thomas, E.L., “A Re-examination of the Necessity of the Mosaic Concept in Polymer Crystals,” Polymer 17, 736-739 (1976)[link]
9. Shrawagi, S. and Thomas, E.L., “Deformation Morphology of Polyester Single Crystals,” J. Polym. Sci. A-3 14, 799-809 (1976)[link]
8. Veksli, Z., Miller, W. and Thomas, E.L., “The Penetration of Nonsolvents into Glassy Amorphous Polymers,” J. Polym. Sci. A-3 14, 299-313 (1976)
1975
7. Thomas, E.L. and Israel, S.J., “Microstructure of Crazes in Solvent-Crazed polycarbonate Thin Films,” J. Mat. Sci. 10, 1603-1607 (1975)[link]
1974
6. Thomas, E.L., Sass, S. and Kramer, E., “A Search for the Mosaic Block Structure in Polyethylene Single Crystals,” J. Polym. Sci. (Phys) 12, 1015-1022 (1974)[link]
5. Thomas, E.L., Sass, S. and Kramer, E., “Diffraction Contrast Study of the Defect Structure of Polyethylene Single Crystals,” Philosophical Mag. 30, 335-349 (1974)[link]
4. Thomas, E.L. and Ast, D., “Image Intensification and the Electron Microscopy of Radiation Sensitive Polymers,” Polymer 15, 37-41 (1974)[link]
1973
3. Thomas, E.L. and Ast, D., “Operation of a Channeltron Image Intensifier in the Electron Microscope,” Phys. E. Sci. Instru. 6, 273-276 (1973) [link]
2. Thomas, E.L. and Sass, S., “On the Orthorhombic to Hexagonal Phase Transformation in Polyethylene Single Crystals,” Die Makro. Chemie 164, 333-341 (1973) [link]
1971
1. Thomas, E.L. and Danyluk, S., “A Channelplate Image Intensifier for the Electron Microscope,” Phys. E. Sci. Instru. 4, 843-844 (1971) [link]