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Publications

At Penn State

Fenton Group Publications

19. Josey, R.F., III; Fenton, J.L.* “Variable Mechanical Properties in Layered Copper Bromide Hybrid Solids Based on Configuration of Organic Cations." Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 6026–6032.

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18. Nandy, L.; Fenton, J.L.; Freedman, M.A. “Heterogeneous Ice Nucleation in Model Crystalline Porous Organic Polymers: Influence of Pore Size on Immersion Freezing.” J. Phys. Chem. A. 2023, 127, 6300-6308.

17. Fenton, J.L.* “Interfaced intermetallics on the nanoscale.” Nature Synthesis 2023, 2, 1-2.

  • Invited perspective on featured article in Nature Synthesis

Prior to Penn State

publications from postdoctoral, graduate, and undergraduate research

16. Vasileiadou, E.S.; Tajuddin, I.; De Siena, M.C.; Klepov, V.V.; Kepenekian, M.; Voloakis, G.; Even, J.; Wojtas, L.; Spanopoulos, I.; Zhou, X.; Iyer, A.K.; Fenton, J.L.; Dichtel, W.R.; Kanatzidis, M.G. “Novel 3D Cubic Topology in Hybrid Lead Halides with a Symmetric Aromatic Triammonium Exhibiting Water Stability.” Chem. Mater. 2023, 35, 5267-5280.

15. Fenton, J.L.; Burke, D.W.; Qian, D.; Olvera de la Cruz, M.; Dichtel, W.R. “Polycrystalline Covalent Organic Framework Films Act as Adsorbents, not Membranes.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 1466-1473.

14. Schaak, R.E.; Steimle, B.C.; Fenton, J.L. “Made-to-Order Heterostructured Nanoparticle Libraries.” Acc. Chem. Res. 2020, 53, 2558–2568.

13. Steimle, B.C.; Fenton, J.L.; Schaak, R.E. “Rational Construction of a Heterostructured Nanorod Megalibrary.” Science 2020, 367, 418-424.

12. Fenton, J.L.; Fagan, A.M.; Schaak, R.E. “General Solution-Phase Synthesis of Nanoscale Transition Metal Tellurides using Metal Nanoparticle Reagents.” Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2019, 3490-3493.

  • Designated as a “Very Important Paper” by the editors of Eur. J. Inorg. Chem.

11. Lord, R.W.; Holder, C.F.; Fenton, J.L.; Schaak, R.E. “Seeded Growth of Metal Nitrides on Noble Metal Nanoparticles to Form Complex Nanoscale Heterostructures.” Chem. Mater. 2019, 31, 4605-4613.

10. Fenton, J.L.; Steimle, B.C.; Schaak, R.E. “Structure-Selective Synthesis of Wurtzite and Zincblende ZnS, CdS, and CuInS2 Using Nanoparticle Cation Exchange Reactions.” Inorg. Chem. 2019, 58, 672–678.

9. Fenton, J.L.; Steimle, B.C.; Schaak, R.E. “Exploiting Crystallographic Regioselectivity to Engineer Asymmetric Colloidal Nanoparticle Isomers using Partial Cation Exchange Reactions.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 6771-6775.

8. Fenton, J.L.; Steimle, B.C.; Schaak, R.E. “Tunable Intraparticle Frameworks for Creating Complex Heterostructured Nanoparticle Libraries.” Science 2018, 360, 513-517.

7. Alameda, L.T.; Holder, C.F.; Fenton, J.L.; Schaak, R.E. “Partial Etching of Al from MoAlB Single Crystals to Expose Catalytically-Active Basal Planes for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction.” Chem. Mater. 2017, 29, 8953–8957.

6. Fenton, J.L.; Hodges, J.M.; Schaak, R.E. “Synthetic Deconvolution of Interfaces and Materials Components in Hybrid Nanoparticles.” Chem. Mater. 2017, 29, 6168–6177.

5. Fenton, J.L.; Schaak, R.E. “Structure-Selective Cation Exchange in the Synthesis of Zincblende MnS and CoS Nanocrystals.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 6464-6467.

4. Hodges, J.M.; Morse, J.R.; Fenton, J.L.; Ackerman, J.D.; Alameda, L.T.; Schaak, R.E. “Insights into the Seeded- Growth Synthesis of Colloidal Hybrid Nanoparticles.” Chem. Mater. 2017, 29, 106–119.

3. Hodges, J.M.; Fenton, J.L.; Gray, J.L.; Schaak, R.E.  “Colloidal ZnO and Zn1-xCoxO Tetrapod Nanocrystals with Tunable Arm Lengths.” Nanoscale 2015, 7, 16671-16676.

2. Hodges, J.M.; Kletetschka, K.; Fenton, J.L.; Read, C.G.; Schaak, R.E. “Sequential Anion and Cation Exchange Reactions for Complete Material Transformations of Nanoparticles with Morphological Retention.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 8669-8672.

  • Designated as a “Hot Paper” by the editors of Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.

  • Featured on the front cover of Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.

1. Fenton, J.L.; Laaroussi, A.; Mobian, P.; Chaumont, C.; Khalil, G.; Huguenard, C.; Henry, M. “Structural Investigation of Pyridinecarboxylato Titanium(IV) Complexes: An Uncommon Monomeric Octacoordinated Complex versus a Hexaprismatic Architecture.” Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2014, 357-363.

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