• Upconversion nanocapsule design and engineering for volumetric 3D printing

Sanders, S. N.*; Schloemer, T. H.*; Gangishetty, M. K.; Anderson, D.; Seitz, M.; Gallegos, A. O.; Stokes, R. C.; Congreve, D. N. Triplet Fusion Upconversion Nanocapsules for Volumetric 3D Printing. Nature 2022, 604 (7906), 474–478. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04485-8. (A * denotes equal contribution.)

Press reports: The Naked Scientist (BBC) (podcast link), Tech Xplore, TechNewsBoy, Mirage News, EurekAlert!, Nanowerk, New Scientist, MorningNews, New Scientist-Astrobiology, Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine, Stanford Report, Harvard Gazette

Schloemer, T. H.; Sanders, S. N.; Zhou, Q.; Narayanan, P.; Hu, M.; Gangishetty, M. K.; Anderson, D.; Seitz, M.; Gallegos, A. O.; Stokes, R. C.; Congreve, D. N. Triplet Fusion Upconversion Nanocapsule Synthesis. JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) 2022, No. 187, e64374. https://doi.org/10.3791/64374.

• Fundamental understandings of upconversion nanocapsule design to control optical and durability properties   

Schloemer, T. H.; Sanders, S.N.; Narayanan, P.; Hu, M.; Zhou, Q.; Congreve, D.N. Controlling the Durability and Optical Properties of Triplet-Triplet Annihilation Upconversion Nanocapsules. Nanoscale 2023. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2023/nr/d3nr00067b.

• Expanding the emissive range of upconverting micelles

Zhou, Q.; Wirtz, B. M.; Schloemer, T. H.*; Burroughs, M. C.; Hu, M.; Narayanan, P.; Lyu, J.; Gallegos, A. O.; Layton, C.; Mai, D. J.*; Congreve, D. N.* Spatially Controlled UV Light Generation at Depth Using Upconversion Micelles. Advanced Materials n/a (n/a), 2301563. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202301563. (A * denotes corresponding author.)

• Revealing the gelation dynamics during hydrogel photocrosslinking with nanoparticle additives  

Burroughs, M. C.; Schloemer, T. H.; Congreve, D. N.; Mai, D. J. Gelation Dynamics during Photo-Cross-Linking of Polymer Nanocomposite Hydrogels. ACS Polym. Au 2022. https://doi.org/10.1021/acspolymersau.2c00051.

• Controlling the critical gelation concentration of molecular gelators with polymeric additives

Adhia, Y. J.; Schloemer, T. H.; Perez, M. T.; McNeil, A. J. Using Polymeric Additives to Enhance Molecular Gelation: Impact of Poly(Acrylic Acid) on Pyridine-Based Gelators. Soft Matter 2012, 8 (2), 430–434. https://doi.org/10.1039/C1SM06580G.

• Molecular design of the triarylamine-based dopant for increasing device operational stability under a variety of aging conditions

Gao, L.*; Schloemer, T. H.*; Zhang, F.; Chen, X.; Xiao, C.; Zhu, K.; Sellinger, A. Carbazole-Based Hole-Transport Materials for High-Efficiency and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2020, 3 (5), 4492–4498. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.0c00179. (A * denotes equal contribution.)

Schloemer, T. H.*; Gehan, T. S.*; Christians, J. A.; Mitchell, D. G.; Dixon, A.; Li, Z.; Zhu, K.; Berry, J. J.; Luther, J. M.; Sellinger, A. Thermally Stable Perovskite Solar Cells by Systematic Molecular Design of the Hole-Transport Layer. ACS Energy Letters 2019, 4 (2), 473–482. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.8b02431. (A * denotes equal contribution.)

Christians, J. A.; Schulz, P.; Tinkham, J. S.; Schloemer, T. H.; Harvey, S. P.; Villers, B. J. T. de; Sellinger, A.; Berry, J. J.; Luther, J. M. Tailored Interfaces of Unencapsulated Perovskite Solar Cells for >1,000 Hour Operational Stability. Nature Energy 2018, 3 (1), 68. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-017-0067-y.

• Understanding perovskite solar cell degradation modes beyond the hole-transport layer and engineering solutions

Schloemer, T. H.*; Raiford, J. A.*; Gehan, T. S.; Moot, T.; Nanayakkara, S.; Harvey, S. P.; Bramante, R. C.; Dunfield, S.; Louks, A. E.; Maughan, A. E.; Bliss, L.; McGehee, M. D.; van Hest, M. F. A. M.; Reese, M. O.; Bent, S. F.; Berry, J. J.; Luther, J. M.; Sellinger, A. The Molybdenum Oxide Interface Limits the High-Temperature Operational Stability of Unencapsulated Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS Energy Lett. 2020, 5 (7), 2349–2360. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.0c01023. (A * denotes equal contribution.)

Moot, T.; Dikova, D. R.; Hazarika, A.; Schloemer, T. H.; Habisreutinger, S. N.; Leick, N.; Dunfield, S. P.; Rosales, B. A.; Harvey, S. P.; Pfeilsticker, J. R.; Teeter, G.; Wheeler, L. M.; Larson, B. W.; Luther, J. M. Beyond Strain: Controlling the Surface Chemistry of CsPbI3 Nanocrystal Films for Improved Stability against Ambient Reactive Oxygen Species. Chem. Mater. 2020, 32 (18), 7850–7860. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c02543. 

• Elucidating amine reactions with Pb2+ that occur during perovskite ink preparation provides understanding of thin-film defects impacting optoelectronic properties

Kerner, R. A.*; Schloemer, T. H.*; Schulz, P.; Berry, J. J.; Schwartz, J.; Sellinger, A.; Rand, B. P. Amine Additive Reactions Induced by the Soft Lewis Acidity of Pb 2+ in Halide Perovskites. Part I: Evidence for Pb–Alkylamide Formation. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2019, 7 (18), 5251-5259. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TC04871A. (A * denotes equal contribution.)

Kerner, R. A.*; Schloemer, T. H.*; Schulz, P.; Berry, J. J.; Schwartz, J.; Sellinger, A.; Rand, B. P. Amine Additive Reactions Induced by the Soft Lewis Acidity of Pb 2+ in Halide Perovskites. Part II: Impacts of Amido Pb Impurities in Methylammonium Lead Triiodide Thin Films. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2019, 7 (18), 5244-5250. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TC04872J. (A * denotes equal contribution.)