2024 | |
297. | K. Fraser, A. Konovalova, T. Skalski, S. Cassegrain, S. Holdcroft, “Alkaline Stability of Pendant C2-Protected Poly(imidazolium)s, RSC Polymer Chemistry, 15 (2024) 2308-2317 |
296. | E.J. Park, P. Jannasch, K. Miyatake, C. Bae, K. Noonan, C. Fujimoto, S. Holdcroft, J. Varcoe, D. Henkensmeier, M. Guiver, Y.S. Kim, “Aryl ether-free polymer electrolytes for anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers” Chem. Soc. Rev., 53 (2024) 5704-5780 |
295. | I. Palm, R. Sibul, E. Kibena-Põldsepp, M. Mooste, M. Käärik, J. Kozlova, A. Kikas, A. Treshchalov, J. Leis, V. Kisand, A. Tamm, N. Bibent, F. Jaouen, S. Holdcroft, K. Tammeveski, “ZIF-8 derived iron-, sulphur-, and nitrogen-doped catalysts for anion-exchange membrane fuel cell application”, Renewable Energy, 228 (2024) 120613 |
294. | C. Radford, T. Saatkamp, A.J. Bennet*, S. Holdcroft*, “An Organic “Proton Cage” that is Ultra-Stable to Alkali, unlocking Vapor-Phase AEM Technologies”, Nature Comm., 15(1) 2024 |
293. | J.C.Duburg, B. Chen, S. Holdcroft, T.J. Schmidt, L. Gubler*, Design of polybenzimidazolium membranes for use in vanadium redox flow batteries, J. Mat. Chem. A, 12 (2024), 6387-6398 |
292. | F. Tipp, K. Fraser, M.J. Eslamibidgoli, K. Malek, S. Holdcroft, M. Eikerling*, “Stability Descriptors for (Benz)imidazolium-based Anion Exchange Membranes”, Macromolecules, 2024, 57 (2024) 1734–1743 |
291. | I. Palma, E. Kibena-Põldsepp, M. Mooste, J. Kozlova, M. Käärik, A Kikas, A. Treshchalov, J. Leis, V. Kisand, A. Tamm, S. Holdcroft, K. Tammeveski, “Nitrogen and sulphur co-doped carbon-based composites as electrocatalysts for the anion-exchange membrane fuel cell cathode”, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 55 (2024) 805-814 |
290. | S. Cassegrain, T. Saatkamp, P. Mardle, A. Gangrade, J. Hui, S. Holdcroft, “Zwitterionic ionenes toward processable, low water-containing anion exchange membranes: Synthesis, Characterization and Application in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction”, Chem. Mater. 36 (2024) 197–210 |
289. | K. Fraser, K. Dosaev, E. Savinova*, S. Holdcroft*, T. Asset*, “Assessing Electrocatalyst-Ionomer Interactions: HOR/HER Activity of Pt/C Catalyst Layers incorporating Poly(imidazolium)s”, ChemCatChem, (2024) doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202301304 |
2023 | |
288. | A.L. Gonçalves Biancolli, A. Konovalova, E. Inacio Santiago, S. Holdcroft, “Measuring the Ionic Conductivity of Solid Polymer Electrolyte Powders”, Int. J. of Electrochem. Sci., 18 (2023) 100288 |
287. | P. Mardle, B. Chen, S. Holdcroft, “Opportunities of ionomer development for anion-exchange membrane water electrolysis” ACS Energy Lett. (ACS Editor’s Choice), 8 (2023) 3330–3342 |
286. | B. Chen, A. Gonçalves Biancolli, C. Radford, S. Holdcroft, “Stainless Steel Felt as a combined OER Electrocatalyst/Porous Transport Layer for Investigating Anion-Exchange Membranes in Water Electrolysis”, ACS Energy Letters, 8 (2023) 2611-2667 |
285. | Ö. Tekinalp, P. Zimmermann, S. Holdcroft, O. Burheim, L. Deng*, “Cation exchange membranes and process optimizations in electrodialysis for selective metal separation: A review”, Membranes, 13 (2023) 566 |
284. | J. Lilloja, E. Kibena-Põldsepp, A. Sarapuu, A. Konovalova, M. Kaarik, J. Kozlova, P. Paiste,A. Kikas, Arvo, A. Treshchalov, J. Aruväli, A. Zitolo, J. Leis, A. Tamm, V. Kisand, S. Holdcroft, K. Tammeveski*, “Transition Metal and Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotube/Graphene Composites as Cathode Catalysts for Anion-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells” ACS Applied Energy Materials, 6 (2023) 5519-5529 |
283. | K. Muuli, A. Sokka, M. Mooste, J. Lilloja, V. Gudkova, M. Käärik, M. Otsus, A. Kikas, V. Kisand, A. Tamm, J. Leis, A. Krumme, S. Holdcroft, J.H. Zagal, K. Tammeveski*, “Iron and cobalt phthalocyanine embedded electrospun carbon nanofiber-based catalysts for anion exchange membrane fuel cell cathode” J. Catalysis 422 (2023) 117-130 |
282. | P. Mardle, A. Gangrade, T. Saatkamp, Z. Jiang, S. Cassegrain, N. Zhao, Z. Shi,* Steven Holdcroft*, Performance and stability of Aemion® and Aemion+® membranes in zero-gap CO2 electrolyzers with mild anolyte solutions, ChemSusChem, 16 (2023) e202202376 |
281. | P. Overton, A. Konovalova, K. Fraser, S. Holdcroft, “The First Example of a Poly(arylimidazole) by Polycondensation of AB-type Monomers: Control of Molecular Mass by End-Capping, and Functionalisation to Poly(arylimidazolium)s”, Macromolecules, 56 (2023) 2801–2808 |
280. | E. Balogun, S. Holdcroft, “Impact of Conditioning Protocol on Hydrocarbon-Based Solid Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells”, Journal of Power Sources, 570 (2023) 233008 |
279. | M. Moreno-González, P. Mardle, S. Zhu, B. Gholamkhass, S. Jones, N. Chen, B. Britton*, S. Holdcroft*, One year operation of an anion exchange membrane water electrolyzer utilizing Aemion+® membrane: Minimal degradation, low H2 crossover and high efficiency, J. Power Sources Adv, 19 (2023) 100109 |
278. | F. Habibzadeh, P. Mardle, N. Zhao, H.D. Riley, D. A. Salvatore, C. P. Berlinguette, S. Holdcroft*, Z. Shi*, Ion Exchange Membranes in CO2 Electrochemical Reduction, Electrochem. Energy Rev., accepted Jan 2023 |
277. | X. Wang, P. Mardle, M. Adamski, B. Chen S. Holdcroft, “Proton exchange membrane water electrolysis incorporating sulfophenylated polyphenylene catalyst coated membranes”, J. electrochem. Soc., accepted January 2023. |
276. | L. Royer, A. Bonnefont, T. Asset, B. Rotonnelli, J.-J. Velasco-Vélez, S. Holdcroft, S. Hettler, R. Arenal, B. Pichon, E. Savinova*, “Cooperative redox transitions drive electrocatalysis of the oxygen evolution reaction on cobalt-iron core-shell nanoparticles”, ACS Catalysis, 13 (2023) 280-286 |
275. | J. Lilloja, M. Mooste, E. Kibena-Põldsepp, A. Sarapuu, A. Kikas, V. Kisand, M. Käärik, J. Kozlova, A. Treshchalov, P. Paiste, J. Aruväli, J. Leis, A. Tamm, S. Holdcroft, K. Tammeveski*, Cobalt-, iron- and nitrogen-containing ordered mesoporous carbon-based catalysts for anion-exchange membrane fuel cell cathode, Electrochimica Acta, 439 (2023) 141676 |
2022 | |
274. | B. Chen, P. Mardle, S. Holdcroft, “Derivatization of hexamethyl-p-terphenyl poly(benzimidazolium) (HMT-PMBI) in order to probe the effect of ionomer swelling on the stability of anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers”, J. Power Sources (Special Guest Ed), 550 (2022) 232134 |
273. | Q. Wei, E. Schibli, B. Chen, S. Holdcroft, “Enhanced lifetime of the zinc-iodine batteries using hydrocarbon cation-exchange polymer-protected zinc anodes”, RSC Energy Advances, 1 (2022) 606 – 612 |
272. | Y. Kumar, E. Kibena-Põldsepp, M. Mooste, J. Kozlova, A. Kikas, J. Aruväli, M. Käärik, V. Kisand, J. Leis, A. Tamm,] S. Holdcroft, J. H. Zagal, K. Tammeveski* “Iron and Nickel Phthalocyanine-Modified Nanocarbon Materials as Cathode Catalysts for Anion-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells and Zinc-Air Batteries” ChemElectroChem., accepted Sept 2022 |
271. | E. Balogun, S. Cassegrain, P. Mardle, M. Adamski, T. Saatkamp, S. Holdcroft, “Non-conformal particles of hyperbranched sulfonated phenylated poly(phenylene) ionomers as proton-conducting pathways in PEMFC catalyst layers”, ACS Energy Lett, 7 (2022) 2070–2078 |
270. | Q. Wei, X. Cao, P. Veh, A. Konovalova, P. Mardle, P. Overton, S. Cassegrain, S. Vierrath, M. Breitwieser, S. Holdcroft, “On the stability of anion exchange membrane fuel cells incorporating polyimidazolium ionene (Aemion+®) membranes and ionomers” Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 6 (2022) 3551-3564 |
269. | A. Sokka, M. Mooste, M. Marandi, M. Käärik, J. Kozlova, A. Kikas, V. Kisand, A. Treshchalov, A. Tamm, J. Leis, S. Holdcroft, K. Tammeveski*, Polypyrrole and Polythiophene Modified Carbon Nanotube-Based Cathode Catalysts for Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell”, ChemElectroChem, 9 (2022) e202200161 |
268. | I. Palm, E. Kibena-Põldsepp, M. Mooste, J. Kozlova, M. Käärik, A. Kikas, A. Treshchalov, J. Leis, V. Kisand, A. Tamm, S. Holdcroft, P. Atanassov, K. Tammeveski*, “Nitrogen and phosphorus dual doped silicon carbide-derived carbon/carbon nanotube composite for the anion-exchange membrane fuel cell cathode”, ACS Applied Energy Materials, 5 (2022) 2949–2958 |
267. | J. Lilloja, E. Kibena-Põldsepp, A. Sarapuu, M. Käärik, J. Kozlova, P. Paiste, A. Kikas, A. Treshchalov, J. Leis, A. Tamm, V. Kisand, S. Holdcroft, K. Tammeveski*, Transition metal and nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbons as cathode catalysts for anion-exchange membrane fuel cells, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 306 (2022) 121113 |
266. | E. Balogun, P. Mardle, H. Nguyen, M. Breitwieser, S. Holdcroft, Catalyst Layers for Fluorine-Free Hydrocarbon PEMFCs, Electrochimica Acta, 401 (2022) 139479 |
265. | A.S. Gangrade, S. Cassegrain, P.C. Ghosh, S. Holdcroft, “Permselectivity of ionene-based, Aemion® anion exchange membranes”, J. Membrane Science, 641 (2022) 119917 |
2021 | |
264. | P. Mardle, S. Cassegrain, F. Habibzadeh, Z. Shi, S. Holdcroft, “Carbonate Ion Crossover in Zero-Gap CO2 Electrolysis”, J. Phys. Chem., 125 (2021) 25446–25454 |
263. | A. Hohenadel, A.S. Gangrade, S. Holdcroft, “Spectroelectrochemical Detection of Water Dissociation in Bipolar Membranes”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 13 (2021) 46125–46133 |
262. | S. Koch, P.A. Heizmann, S.K. Kilian, B. Britton, S. Holdcroft, M. Breitwieser, S. Vierrath, “The effect of ionomer content in catalyst layers in anion-exchange membrane water electrolyzers prepared with reinforced membranes (Aemion+)”, J. Mater. Chem. A, 9 (2021) 15744-15754 |
261. | M Adamski, N Peressin, S Holdcroft, “On the Evolution of Sulfonated Polyphenylenes as Proton Exchange Membranes” Materials Advances (RSC), 2 (2021) 4966 – 5005 |
260. | A. Sokka, M. Mooste, M. Käärik, V. Gudkova, J. Kozlova, A. Kikas, V. Kisand. A. Treshchalov, A. Tamm, P. Paiste, J. Aruväli, J. Leis, A. Krumme, S. Holdcroft, S. Cavaliere, F. Jaouen, K. Tammeveski*, “Iron and cobalt containing electrospun carbon nanofibre-based cathode catalysts for anion exchange membrane fuel cell”, Int J of Hydrogen Energy, 46 (2021) 31275-31287 |
259. | H. Nguyen, F. Lombeck, C. Schwarz, P. Heizmann, M. Adamski, H.-F. Lee, B. Britton, S. Holdcroft, S. Vierrath, M. Breitwieser, “Hydrocarbon-based Pemion™ proton exchange membrane fuel cells with state-of-the-art performance”, Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 5 (2021) 3687-3699 |
258. | M Adamski, N Peressin, E Balogun, B G Pollet*, S Holdcroft*, “Does Power Ultrasound affect Hydrocarbon Ionomers?” Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 75 (2021) 105588 |
257. | D. Salvatore, C. Gabardo,, A. Reyes, C. O’Brien, S. Holdcroft, P. Pintauro, B. Bahar, M. Hickner, D. Sinton, E. H. Sargent*, C.P. Berlinguette*, “Designing Anion Exchange Membranes for CO2 Electrolyzers”, Nature Energy, 6 (2021) 339–348 |
256. | S. Ratso, A. Zitolo, M. Käärik, M. Merisalu, M. Rähn, P. Paiste, J. Leis, V Sammelselga, S. Holdcroft, F. Jaouen, K. Tammeveski*, “Non-Precious Metal Cathodes for Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells from Ball-Milled Iron and Nitrogen Doped Carbide-Derived Carbons”” Renewable Energy, 167 (2021) 800-810 |
255. | J. Lilloja, M. Mooste, E. Kibena-Põldsepp, A. Sarapuu, B. Zulevi, A. Kikas, H.M. Piirsoo, A. Tamm, V. Kisand, S. Holdcroft, A. Serov, K. Tammeveski*”, Mesoporous iron-nitrogen co-doped carbon material as cathode catalyst for the anion exchange membrane fuel cell. J. Power Sources Advances, 8 (2021) 100052 |
254. | K. Kisand, A. Sarapuu, D. Danilian, A. Kikas, M. Rähn, A. Treshchalov, M. Käärik, M. Merisalu, P. Paiste, J. Aruväli, J. Leis, V. Sammelselg, S. Holdcroft, K. Tammeveski*, ” Transition metal-containing nitrogen-doped nanocarbon catalysts derived from 5-methylresorcinol for anion exchange membrane fuel cell application”, J. Colloid and Interface Science, 584 (2021) 263-274 |
2020 | |
253. | S. Xu, Y. Wu, M. Adamski, K. Fraser, S. Holdcroft, “Understanding the role of acid-base interactions using architecturally-controlled, pyridyl-bearing sulfonated phenylated polyphenylenes”, J Mater Chem A, 8 (2020) 23866 – 23883 |
252. | P. Overton, W. Li, X. Cao, S. Holdcroft, “Tuning Ion Exchange Capacity in Hydroxide-Stable Poly(arylimidazolium) Ionenes: Increasing the Ionic Content Decreases the Dependence of Conductivity and Hydration on Temperature and Humidity, Macromolecules, 53 (2020) 10548–10560 |
251. | N. Peressin, M. Adamski, S. Holdcroft, “Effect of Steric Constraints on the Physico-electrochemical Properties of Sulfonated Polyaromatic Copolymers”, Polym Int, 70 (2020) 96-106 |
250. | E. Schibli, J. Stewart, A. Wright, B. Chen, S. Holdcroft, B. Frisken*, “The nanostructure of HMT-PMBI, a sterically-hindered ionene”, Macromolecules, 53 (2020) 4908–4916 |
249. | Y. Wu, M. Adamski, H.-F. Lee, S. Holdcroft, “Water Transport through Hydrocarbon-Based Proton Exchange Membranes”, J Mem Sci, 610 (2020) 118276 |
248. | E. Balogun, A. Oyarce, S. Holdcroft, “Cathode starvation as an accelerated conditioning procedure for perfluorosulfonic acid ionomer fuel cells”, Journal of Power Sources Advances, 3 (2020), 100012 |
247. | E. Balogun, M. Adamski, S. Holdcroft, “Non-Fluorous, Hydrocarbon PEMFCs, Generating >1 Wcm-2 Power”, J Electrochem Soc, 167 (2020) 084502 |
246. | N. Peressin, M. Adamski, E. Schibli, Y. Ye, B. Frisken, S. Holdcroft, “Structure-property Relationships in Sterically-congested Proton-conducting Poly(phenylene)s: The Impact of Biphenyl Linearity”, Macromolecules, 53 (2020) 3119-3138 |
245. | P. Fortin, T. Khoza, X. Cao, S. Y. Martinsen, A. Oyarce Barnett, S. Holdcroft, “High-Performance Alkaline Water Electrolysis using Aemion™ Anion Exchange Membranes”, J Power Sources, 451 (2020) 227814 |
244. | N. Peressin, S. Holdcroft, M. Adamski, B. Pollet*, “Does power ultrasound affect Nafion® dispersions?” Ultrasonics – Sonochemistry, 60 (2020) 104758 |
243. | S. Rajasekar, V. Tiwari, U. Srivastva, S. Holdcroft, “Effectiveness of CuO nanoparticle-based p-n bulk-heterojunction electrodes for photoelectrochemical hydrogen generation”, ACS App Energy Mater 3 (2020) 8988–9001 |
242. | M. Mooste, E. Kibena-Põldsepp, V. Vassiljeva, A. Kikas, .J Kozlova, V. Kisand, M. Käärik, M. Külaviir, S. Cavaliere, J. Leis, A. Krumme, V. Sammelselg, S. Holdcroft, K. Tammeveski*, “Electrospun Polyacrylonitrile-Derived Co and Fe Containing Nanofibre Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction at the Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cell Cathode”, ChemCatChem, 12 (2020) 4568-4581 |
241. | J. Lilloja, E. Kibena-Põldsepp, A. Sarapuu, M. Kodali, Y. Chen, T. Asset, M. Kaarik, M. Merisalu, P. Paiste, J. Aruväli, A. Treshchalov, M. Rähn, J. Leis, V. Sammelselg, S. Holdcroft, P. Atanassov, K. Tammeveski*, “Cathode Catalysts Based on Cobalt and Nitrogen-Doped Nanocarbon Composites for Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells “, ACS Applied Energy Materials, 3 (2020) 5375–5384 |
240. | J. Lilloja, E. Kibena-Põldsepp, A. Sarapuu, A. Kikas, V. Kisand, M. Käärik, M. Merisalu, A. Treshchalov, J. Leis, V. Sammelselg, Q. Wei, S. Holdcroft, K. Tammeveski*, “Nitrogen-doped carbide-derived carbon/carbon nanotube composites as cathode catalysts for anion exchange membrane fuel cell application”, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 272 (2020) 119012 |
239. | R. Sibul, E. Kibena-Põldsepp, S. Ratso, M. Kook, M. T. Sougrati, M. Käärik, M. Merisalu, J. Aruväli, P. Paiste, A. Treshchalov, J. Leis, V. Kisand, V. Sammelselg, S. Holdcroft, F. Jaouen, K. Tammeveski*, “Iron- and nitrogen-doped graphene-based catalysts for fuel cell application”, ChemElectroChem, 7 (2020) 1739-1747 |
238. | P. Veh, B. Britton, S. Holdcroft, R. Zengerle, S. Vierrath, M. Breitwieser*, “Improving the water management in anion-exchange membrane fuel cells via ultra-thin, directly deposited solid polymer electrolyte”, RSC Adv, 10 (2020) 8645-8652 |
237. | R. Praats, M. Käärik, A. Kikas, V. Kisand, J. Aruväli, P. Paiste, M. Merisalua, J. Leis, V Sammelselga, J.H. Zagal, S. Holdcroft, N. Nakashima, K. Tammeveski*, Electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction on iron phthalocyanine-modified carbide-derived carbon/carbon nanotube composite electrocatalysts, Electrochemica Acta, 334 (2020) 135575 |
236. | C. Van Pham*, L. Liu, B. Britton, M. Walter, S. Holdcroft, S. Thiele, “Stabilization of Li-S batteries under lean electrolyte via ion-exchange trapping of Lithium Polysulfides using a Cationic, Polybenzimidazolium Binder”, Sustainable Energy & Fuels (RSC), 4 (2020) 1180-1190 |
235. | M. Rees, A. Wright, S. Holdcroft, P. Bertoncello*, “Voltammetry at Hexamethyl-p-terphenyl poly(benzimidazolium) (HMT-PMBI)-Coated Glassy Carbon Electrodes: Charge Transport Properties and Investigation towards Detection of Uric and Ascorbic Acid”, Sensors, 20(2) 2020, 443 |
234. | R. Bock, H. Karoliussen, F. Seland, B.G. Pollet, M. S. Thomassen, S. Holdcroft, O. Burheim*, “Measuring the Thermal Conductivity of Membrane and Porous Transport Layer in Proton and Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers for Temperature Distribution Modeling”, Int J of Hydrogen Energy, 45 (2020) 1236-1254 |
2019 | |
233. | J. Fan, S. Willdorf-Cohen, E.M. Schibli, Z. Paula, W. Li, T.J.G. Skalski, A. Tersakian Sergeenko, A. Hohenadel, B.J. Frisken, E. Magliocca, W.E. Mustain, C. E. Diesendruck, D.R. Dekel, S. Holdcroft, “Poly(bis-arylimidazoliums) Possessing High Hydroxide Ion Exchange Capacity and High Alkaline Stability” Nature Comm. 10, (2019) 2306. |
232. | A. Hohenadel, D. Powers, R. Wycisk, P. Pintauro, S. Holdcroft, “Electrochemical Characterization of Hydrocarbon Bipolar Membranes with Varying Junction Morphology”, ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2 (2019), 6817-6824., https://doi.org/-10.1021/acsaem.9b01257. |
231. | S. Holdcroft, J. Fan, “Sterically-Encumbered Ionones As Hydroxide Ion-Conducting Polymer Membranes”, Curr. Op. Electrochemistry (invitation only), 18 (2019) 99-105 |
230. | P. K. Giesbrecht, A.M. Müller, C. G. Read, S. Holdcroft, N.S. Lewis;, M.S. Freund*, “Vapor-Fed Electrolysis of Water Using Earth-Abundant Catalysts in Nafion or in Bipolar Nafion/Poly(benzimidazolium) Membranes”, Sustainable Energy Fuels (RSC), 3 (2019) 3611-3626, DOI:10.1039/C9SE00672A |
229. | X. Cao, D. Novitski, S. Holdcroft, “Visualization of hydroxide ion formation upon electrolytic water splitting in an anion exchange membrane, ACS Mater. Lett., 1 (2019) 362-366; doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.9b00195 |
228. | N. Ziv, A. Mondal, T. Weissbach, S. Holdcroft, D. Dekel*, “Effect of CO2 on the properties of anion exchange membranes for fuel cell applications”, J. Mem. Sci., 15 (2019) 140-150. |
227. | T. Holmes, T.J.G. Skalski, M. Adamski, S. Holdcroft, “On the Stability of Hydrocarbon Fuel Cell Membranes: Reaction of Hydroxyl Radicals with Sulfonated Phenylated Polyphenylenes”, ACS Chem. Mater., 31 (2019) 1441–1449. |
226. | B. Shanahan, T. Böhm, B. Britton, S. Holdcroft, S. Vierrath, S. Thiele, M. Breitwieser*,”30 µm thin hexamethyl-p-terphenyl poly(benzimidazolium) anion exchange membrane for vanadium redox-flow batteries”, Electrochemistry Communications, 102 (2019) 37-40. |
225. | P. Fortin, S. Holdcroft, Energy Level Alignment and Interfacial Dipole Layer Formation at the P3HT:PCBM-Electrolyte Interface in Organic Photoelectrochemical Cells, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 200 (2019) 110009; doi.org/10.1016/¬j.solmat.2019.110009. |
224. | L. Wang,* T. Weissbach, R. Reissner, A. Ansar, A. S. Gago, S. Holdcroft, K.A. Friedrich*, High performance anion exchange membrane electrolysis using plasma-sprayed, non-precious metal electrodes, ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2 (2019), 7903-7912. |
223. | M. Adamski, T.J.G. Skalski, S. Xu, M. Killer, E.M. Schibli, B.J. Frisken, S. Holdcroft, “Microwave-assisted Diels-Alder polycondensation of proton conducting poly(phenylene)s”, Polymer Chemistry (RSC), 10 (2019) 1668 – 1685. |
222. | S. Xu, M. Adamski, M. Killer, E.M. Schibli, B.J. Frisken, S. Holdcroft, Sulfo-Phenylated Polyphenylenes Containing Sterically-Hindered Pyridines, Macromolecules, 52 (2019) 2548. |
221. | M. Adamski, T.J.G. Skalski, E. M. Schibli, M. Killer, Y. Wu, N. Peressin, B.J. Frisken, S. Holdcroft, Hydrocarbon membranes, “Molecular branching as a simple approach to improving polymer electrolyte membranes”, J. Membrane Science, 595 (2020) 117539. |
220. | S. Rajasekar, P. Fortin, V. Tiwari, U. Srivastva, A. Sharma and S. Holdcroft, “Photocathodic hydrogen evolution from catalysed nanoparticle films prepared from stable aqueous dispersions of P3HT and PCBM”, Synthetic Metals – invited submission for special edition on conjugated polymers, 247 (2019) 10-17. |
2018 | |
219. | T.J.G. Skalski, M. Adamski, B. Britton, E.M. Schibli, T.J. Peckham, T. Weissbach, T. Moshisuki, S. Lyonnard, B.J. Frisken, S. Holdcroft, Sulfo-phenylated terphenylene copolymer membranes and ionomers. ChemSusChem, 11 (2018) 4033-4043. |
218. | H.-F. Lee, M. Killer, B. Britton, Y. Wu, H.-D. Nguyen, C. Iojoiu, S. Holdcroft, “Fuel cell catalyst layers and membrane-electrode-assemblies containing multiblock poly(arylene ether sulfones) bearing perfluorosulfonic acid side chains”, J. Electrochem. Soc., 165, (2018), F891-F897. |
217. | C. Zhang, S. Holdcroft, “Photocrosslinking of Low Band-gap Conjugated Polymers Using Alkyl Chloride Sidechains: Towards High-efficiency, Thermally-stable Polymer Solar Cells”, J. Mater. Res. (Focus Issue: Stabilization of Organic Electronic Materials and Devices) 33, (2018) 1879-1890. |
216. | C. Van Pham*, B. Britton, T. Böhm, S. Holdcroft, S. Thiele*”Doped, defect-enriched carbon nanotubes as an efficient oxygen reduction catalyst for anion exchange membrane fuel cells”, Advanced Materials Interfaces, Adv. Mater. Interfaces, 5, (2018) 1800184. |
215. | E. Schibli, A. Wright, S. Holdcroft, B. Frisken*, “Morphology of Anion-Conducting Ionenes Investigated by X-ray Scattering and Simulation” The Journal of Physical Chemistry, Part B: Biophysical Chemistry, Biomaterials, Liquids, and Soft Matter, J. Phys. Chem. B, 122 (2018) 1730–1737. |
214. | Y. Zheng, U. Ash, R. Pandey, A. Ozioko , J. Ponce-González, M. Handl, T. Weissbach, J. Varcoe, S. Holdcroft, M. Liberatore, R. Hiesgen, D. Dekel*, “Water uptake study of anion exchange membranes” Macromolecules, 51(9) (2018) 3264–3278. |
213. | J. Luo, T, Weissbach, A. Wright, S. Holdcroft, “Water Permeation through Anion Exchange Membranes”, J. Power Sources, 375 (2018) 442-451. |
212. | P. Fortin, S. Rajeshwar, S. Holdcroft, Hydrogen Evolution at Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticle Electrodes, Can. J. Chem., 96 (2018) 148–157. |
2017 | |
211. | J. Fan, A.G. Wright, T. Weissbach, T. J. G. Skalski, J. Ward, T.J. Peckham, S. Holdcroft, Cationic Polyelectrolytes, Stable in 10 M KOHaq at 100 oC, ACS Macro Letters, 6 (2017) 1089-1093. |
210. | M. Adamski, T. J. G. Skalski, B. Britton, T. J. Peckham, S. Holdcroft, Highly Stable, Low Gas Cross-Over, Proton-Conducting Phenylated Polyphenylenes, Angewandte Chemie, 129 (2017) 9186–9189. |
209. | S. Chabi, A.G. Wright, S. Holdcroft, M. S. Freund*, “Transparent Bipolar Membrane for Solar Fuel Generation, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9 (2017) 26749−26755. |
208. | S. v. Venkatesan, S. Holdcroft, E. Kjeang*, “Probing Nanoscale Membrane Degradation in Fuel Cells through Electron Tomography”, J. Membrane Sci., 539 (2017) 138-143. |
207. | C. Van Pham,* M. Klingele,* B. Britton, K. R. Vuyyuru, T. Unmuessig, S. Holdcroft, A. Fischer, S. Thiele, “Tri-doped reduced graphene oxide as a metal-free catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction demonstrated in acidic and alkaline polymer electrolyte fuel cells”, Advanced Sustainable Systems, 1 (2017) 1600038. |
206. | M. Klingele, C. Van Pham, , K. R. Vuyyuru, B. Britton, S. Holdcroft, A. Fischer, S. Thiele*, “Sulfur doped reduced graphene oxide as metal-free catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction in anion and proton exchange fuel cells”, Electrochemistry Communications, 77 (2017) 71-75. |
205. | D. Aili,* A.G. Wright, M. Kraglund, K. Jankova, S. Holdcroft, J.O. Jensen, “Towards a stable ion-solvating polymer electrolyte for advanced alkaline water electrolysis” Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5 (2017) 5055-5066. |
2016 | |
204. | T. Weissbach, A. Wright, T.J. Peckham, A. Sadeghi, A. Alavijeh, V. Pan, E. Kjeang, S. Holdcroft, “Simultaneous, Synergistic Control of Ion Exchange Capacity and Crosslinking of Sterically-Protected Poly(benzimidazolium)s” Chemistry of Materials, 28 (2016) 8060-8070. |
203. | D. Novitski, A. Kosakian, T. Weissbach, M. Secanell , S. Holdcroft, Electrochemical reduction of dissolved oxygen in alkaline, solid polymer electrolyte films, J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 138 (2016) 15465-15472. |
202. | M. Klingele, B. Britton, M. Breitwieser, S. Vierrath, R. Zengerle, S. Holdcroft, S. Thiele*, “A Completely Spray-Coated Membrane Electrode Assembly”, Electrochemistry Communications. 70 (2016) 65–68. |
201. | A. Wright, T. Weissbach, Steven Holdcroft, “Poly(phenylene) and m-Terphenyl as Powerful Protecting Groups for the Preparation of Stable Organic Hydroxides”, Angewandte Chemie, 55 (2016), 4818-4821. |
200. | H. Lee, B. Britton, Y.-C. Huang, T. J. Peckham, Y.-Y. Hsu, Y.C. Tseng, P.-C. Huang, C.C. Lee, M.-Y. Chang, S. Holdcroft*, W.-Y. Huang* “Effect of Ketone vs. Sulfone Groups on the Properties of Poly(arylene ether)-Based Proton Exchange Membranes” Journal of Materials Science, 51(21), (2016) 9805-9821. |
199. | M. Klingele, B. Britton, M. Breitwieser, S. Vierrath, R. Zengerle, S. Holdcroft, S. Thiele*, “The reasons for the high power density of fuel cells fabricated with directly deposited membranes”, J. Power Sources, 326 (2016) 170–175. |
198. | P. Vahdani, X. Li, C. Zhang, S. Holdcroft, B. J. Frisken*, “Morphological characterization of a new low-bandgap thermocleavable polymer showing stable photovoltaic properties”, J. Mater. Chem. A, 4 (2016) 10650. |
197. | X. Luo, S. Holdcroft, “Water transport through short side chain perfluorosulfonic acid ionomer membranes”, J. Mem. Sci., 520 (2016) 155–165. |
196. | A.G. Wright, J. Fan, B. Britton, T. Weissbach, H.-F. Lee, E.A. Kitching, T. J. Peckham, S. Holdcroft, “Hexamethyl-p-Terphenyl Poly(benzimidazolium): A Universal Hydroxide-Conducting Polymer for Energy Conversion Devices”, Energy & Environmental Science, 9 (2016) 2130 – 2142. |
195. | S.V. Venkatesan, Chan Lim, S. Holdcroft, and E. Kjeang*, “Progression in the Morphology of Fuel Cell Membranes upon Conjoint Chemical and Mechanical Degradation”, J. Electrochem. Soc., 163 (7) (2016) F637-F643. |
194. | B. Britton, S. Holdcroft,“ The Control and Effect of Pore Size Distribution in AEMFC Catalyst Layers”, J. Electrochem. Soc., 163 (5) (2016) F1-F6. |
193. | P. Chowdhury, P. Fortin, G. Suppes, S. Holdcroft, “Aqueous Photoelectrochemical Reduction of Anthraquinone Disulfonate at Organic Polymer Films”, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 217(10) (2016) 1119–1127. |
192. | T. Weissbach, S. Holdcroft. “CeO2, ZrO2 and YSZ as Mitigating Additives Against Degradation of Proton Exchange Membranes by Free Radicals”, J. Mem. Sci., 498 (2016) 94–104. |
2015 | |
191. | T. Skalski, B. Britton, T. J. Peckham, S. Holdcroft, “Structurally-Defined, Sulfo-Phenylated, Oligophenylenes and Polyphenylenes”, J. Am. Chem. Soc, 137 (2015) 12223-12226. |
190. | M. Breitwieser,* M. Klingele, B. Britton, S. Holdcroft, R. Zengerle, S. Thiele, ““Improved Pt-utilization efficiency of low Pt-loading PEM fuel cell electrodes using direct membrane deposition” Electrochemistry Communications, 60 (2015) 168-171. |
189. | D. Novitski, Z. Xie, S. Holdcroft, Time-Dependent Mass Transport for O2 Reduction at the Pt | Perfluorosulfonic Acid Ionomer Interface, ECS Electrochemistry Letters, 4 (1) (2015) F9-F12 |
188. | D. Novitski, S. Holdcroft, “Determination of O2 mass transport at the Pt | PFSA ionomer interface under reduced relative humidity”, ACS App. Mater. Int, 7 (49) (2015) 27314–27323. |
187. | J. Luo, L. Ghazemzadeh, S. Holdcroft, “Effect of free radical-induced degradation on water permeation through PFSA ionomer membranes” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 40 (2015) 16714-16723. |
186. | G. Suppes, P. Fortin, S. Holdcroft, Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Evolution: Single-Layer, Conjugated Polymer Films Bearing Surface-Deposited Pt Nanoparticles” J. Electrochem. Soc. 162 (2015) H551-H556. |
185. | S. v. Venkatesan, C. Lim, E. Rogers, S. Holdcroft, E. Kjeang*, Evolution of water sorption in catalyst coated membranes subjected to combined chemical and mechanical degradation, Phys.Chem.Chem.Phys., 17 (2015) 13872-13881. |
184. | A. Strong, B. Britton, D. Edwards, T. J. Peckham, H.-F. Lee, W. Y. Huang, S. Holdcroft, Alcohol-Soluble, Sulfonated Poly(arylene ether)s: Investigation of Hydrocarbon Ionomers for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Catalyst Layers, J. Electrochem. Soc., 162 (2015) F513-F518. |
183. | H. Lee, Y.-C. Huang, P.-H. Wang, C.C. Lee, Y.-H. Hung, R. Gopal., S. Holdcroft*, W.-Y. Huang*, Synthesis of Highly Sulfonated Polyarylene Ethers Containing Alternating Aromatic Units”, Materials Today Communications. 3 (2015) 114–121. |
2014 | |
182. | A.G. Wright, S. Holdcroft, Hydroxide-Stable Ionenes, ACS Macro Letters, 3 (5) (2014) 444-447. |
181. | M. El Hannach, T. Soboleva, K. Malek*, A. A. Franco, M. Prat, J. Pauchet, S. Holdcroft, “Characterization of pore network structure in catalyst layers of polymer electrolyte fuel cells”, J. Power Sources, 247 (2014) 322-326. |
180. | H. Lee, P.-H. Wang, Y.-C. Huang, W.-H. Su, R. Gopal. C.C. Lee, S. Holdcroft*, W.-Y. Huang*, “Synthesis and proton conductivity of sulfonated, multi-phenylated poly(arylene ether)s”, J. Polym. Sci. A: Polymer Chemistry, 52 (2014) 2579-2587. |
179. | C.C.Yang, R.Narimani, B.J.Frisken, S.Holdcroft, “Investigations of crystallinity and chain entanglement on sorption and conductivity of proton exchange membranes,” J. Membrane Science, 469 (2014) 251–261. |
178. | C. Lim, L. Ghassemzadeh; F. Van Hove, M. Lauritzen, J. Kolodziej; G. Wang, S. Holdcroft; E. Kjeang*, Membrane degradation during combined chemical and mechanical accelerated stress testing of PEM fuel cells, J. Power Sources, 257 (2014) 102-110. |
177. | Y. Treekamol, M.Schieda *, L. Robitaille, S.M. MacKinnon, A. Mokrini, A. Z.Q.Shi, S. Holdcroft, K. Schulte, S.P Nunes, Nafion (R)/ODF-silica composite membranes for medium temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells, J. Power Sources, 247 (2014) 322-326. |
176. | S. Holdcroft, “Fuel Cell Catalyst Layers” Chem. Mater., Invited perspective commemorating 25th year of Chemistry of Materials, 2014, 26 (1), 381–39. |
2013 | |
175. | R. Narimani; A. Yang,; E.M. Tsang; L. Rubatat; S. Holdcroft; B. Frisken*, “Controlling Water Content and Proton Conductivity Through Copolymer Morphology”, Macromolecules, 46 (2013) 9676-9687. |
174. | G. Suppes, E. Ballard, S. Holdcroft. “Aqueous photocathode activity of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene)” Polymer Chemistry. Invited, contribution to the themed issue on “Conjugated polymers” 4 (2013) 5345-5350 |
173. | N. Macauley, L. Ghassemzadeh, C. Lim, M. Watson, J. Kolodziej, M. Lauritzen, S. Holdcroft, E. Kjeang “Pt Band Formation Enhances the Stability of Fuel Cell Membranes” ECS Electrochemistry Letters, (2013) 2 F33-F35. |
172. | N. Zhao, D. Edwards, Z. Shi, S. Holdcroft, “Interfacial vs. Internal Water Transport Resistance of Sulfonated Hydrocarbon Proton-Exchange Membranes”, ECS Electrochemistry Letters, (2013)2 F22-F24. |
171. | L. Ghassemzadeh, T.Peckham, T. Weissbach, X. Luo, S. Holdcroft, “Selective Formation of Hydrogen and Hydroxyl Radicals by Electron Beam Irradiation and Their Reactivity with Perfluorosulfonated Acid Ionomer”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 135 (2013) 15923–15932. |
170. | L. Ghassemzadeh, S. Holdcroft, “Quantifying the Structural Changes of PFSA Ionomer upon Reaction with Hydroxyl Radicals”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 135 (2013) 8181-8184. |
169. | M. Møller Nielsen, C. –C. Yang, K. Jankova, S. Hvilsted* S. Holdcroft*, Enhancing the phase segregation and connectivity of`hydrophilic channels by blending highly sulfonated graft copolymers with fluorous homopolymers”, J. Mater. Chem. A, 1 (2013) 8118. Cover Page |
168. | M. P. Kulkarni, T. J. Peckham, O. D. Thomas, Steven Holdcroft, Synthesis of Highly Sulfonated Polybenzimidazoles by Direct Copolymerization and Grafting”, J. Polym. Sci. A: Polymer Chemistry, 51 (2013) 3654-3666. |
167. | N. Zhao, D. Edwards, C. Lei, K. Wang, J. Li; Y. Zhang, S. Holdcroft, Z. Shi, ”The importance of water transport on short-side chain PFSA fuel cells operating under low RH”. J. Power Sources, 242 (2013) 877-883. |
166. | C. C. Yang, R. Narimani, Z. Zhang, B.J. Frisken, S. Holdcroft. “Controlling crystallinity in graft ionomers, and its effect on morphology, water sorption, and proton conductivity”, Chemistry of Materials, 25 (2013) 1935-1946. |
2012 | |
165. | T. Weissbach, E.M.W. Tsang, A.C.C. Yang, R. Narimani, B. J. Frisken, S. Holdcroft, Structural effects on the nano-scale morphology and conductivity of ionomer blends, J. Mater. Chem., 22 (2012), 24348–24355. |
164. | O. D. Thomas, K. J. W. Y. Soo, T. J. Peckham, M. P. Kulkarni, S. Holdcroft, A Stable Hydroxide-Conducting Polymer, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 134, (2012) 10753−10756. |
163. | D.Nystrom, P.Antoni, S. Holdcroft, A. Hult, E. Malmstrom Jonsson, G. Vamvounis*, Solution-processed superhydrophobic conjugated polymer films, Soft Matter, 8 (2012) 5753-5755. |
162. | O. D. Thomas, K. J. W. Y. Soo, T. J. Peckham, M. P. Kulkarni, S. Holdcroft*, “Anion Conducting Poly(dialkylbenzimidazolium) Salts” Polymer Chemistry, 2 (2011) 1641-1643. |
161. | J. Ding, S. Holdcroft, Star Polymers of Sodium Styrenesulfonate Prepared by TEMPO-Controlled SFRP, Aust. J. Chem. 65, (2012), 1117–1123. (Invited). |
160. | Th. B. Singh,* X. Chen, W.W. H. Wong, T. Ehlig, M. Chen, S. E. W., S. Holdcroft, D. J. Jones, and A. B. Holmes, “Correlation of charge extraction properties and short circuit current in various organic binary and ternary blend photovoltaic devices” Applied Physics A, 108 (2013) 515-520. |
159. | M. Kopeæ, T. Kruk, S. Zapotoczny, A.Laschewsky, S. Holdcroft, M. Mac, and M. Nowakowska, “Photoinduced electron transfer in multilayer films composed of conjugated polyelectrolyte and amphiphilic copolymer hosting electron acceptor molecules”, J. Materials Chem.. 22 (2012) 140-145. |
2011 | |
158. | X. Luo, S. Holdcroft, A. Mani, Y. Zhang, Zhiqing Shi, Water, Proton, and Oxygen Transport in High IEC, Short Side Chain PFSA Ionomer Membranes: Consequences of a Frustrated Network, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 13 (2011) 18055-18062 |
157. | B. Gholamkhass, S. Holdcroft, “Enhancing the Durability of Polymer Solar Cells using Gold Nano-Dots”, Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells, 95 (2011) 3106¬-3113 |
156. | “Ionic Purity and Connectivity of Proton Conducting Channels in Fluorous-Ionic Diblock Copolymers, Macromolecules, 44 (2011) 8845-8857 |
155. | T. Soboleva, K. Malek, Z. Xie, Zhong, T.Navessin, S. Holdcroft, “PEMFC catalyst layer: The role of micropores and mesopores on water sorption and fuel cell activity”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 3(6) (2011)1827-37. |
154. | C. Lei, D. Bessarabov, S. Ye, Z. Xie, S. Holdcroft, T. Navessin*, “Low Equivalent Weight Short-Side-Chain Perfluorosulfonic Acid Ionomers in Fuel Cell Cathode Catalyst Layers,” J.Power Sources, 196 (2011) 6168-6176 |
153. | J. Peron, Z. Shi, S. Holdcroft, “Hydrocarbon Proton Conducting Polymers for Fuel Cell Catalyst Layers”, Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 1575 |
152. | A. Mani, S. Holdcroft, “Highly Temperature Dependent Mass Transport Parameters for ORR in Nafion® 211”, J. Electroanal. Chem. 651 (2011) 211–215. |
151. | J.L. Brusso, M.R. Lilliedal, S. Holdcroft, “Pi-Conjugated Polymers with Thermocleavable Substituents for Use as Active Layers in Organic Photovoltaics”, Polymer Chemistry. 2, (2011), 175-180 |
150. | J. Peron, D. Edwards, M. Haldane, X. Luo, Y. Zhang, S. Holdcroft*, Z. Shi*, “Fuel cell catalyst layers containing short-side-chain perfluorosulfonic acid ionomers”, Journal of Power Sources, 196 (2011) 179. |
2010 | |
149. | M. Adachi, T. Navessin, Z. Xie, N. Li and S. Tanaka, S. Holdcroft, “Thickness dependence of water permeation through proton exchange membranes”, J. Membr. Sci. 364 (2010) 183–193. |
148. | T.J. Peckham, S. Holdcroft. “Progress Report on Structure-Morphology-Property Relationships of Non-Perfluorinated, Proton-Conducting Membranes” Adv. Mater., 22 (2010) 4667–4690 (cover page) |
147. | S. Ebadian, B. Gholamkhass, S. Shambayati, S. Holdcroft, P. Servati*, “Effects of Annealing and Degradation on Regioregular Polythiophene-Based Bulk Heterojunction Organic Photovoltaic Devices” Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 94 (2010) 2258–2264. |
146. | B. Gholamkhass, S. Holdcroft, “Towards Stabilization of Domains in Polymer Bulk Heterojunction Films” Chem. Mater. 22 (2010) 5371–5376. |
145. | O. D. Thomas, T.J. Peckham, U. Thanganathan, Y. Yang, S. Holdcroft, “Sulfonated Polybenzimidazoles: Proton Conduction and Acid-Base Cross-linking” J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem., 48 (2010) 3640-3650. |
144. | J. Peron, D. Edwards, A. Besson, Z. Shi, S. Holdcroft, “Microstructure-performance relationships of sPEEK-based catalyst layers”, J. Electrochem. Soc, 157 (2010) B1230-B1236. |
143. | Z. Zhou, J. L. Brusso, S. Holdcroft, “Directed Growth of 1-D Assemblies of Perylene Diimide from a Conjugated Polymer”, Chem. Mater., 22 (2010) 2287–2296 |
142. | B. Gholamkhass, T. J. Peckham, S. Holdcroft, “Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Bearing Pendant Fullerenes: the issue of aggregation vs. self-organization”, Polymer Chem., 1 (2010) 708-719 |
141. | J. Peron, A. Mani, X. Zhao, D. Edwards, M. Adachi, T. Soboleva, Z. Shi, Z. Xie, T. Navessin, S. Holdcroft, “Nafion® NR-211 – the new membrane of reference for PEMFCs” J. Membrane Sci., 356 (2010) 44–51. |
140. | M. Adachi, T. Romero, T. Navessin, Z. Xie, W. Mérida, S. Holdcroft, “Water permeation through catalyst-coated membranes”, Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters, 13 (2010) B51. |
Before 2010 | |
139. | X. Han, X. Chen, T. Gordon, and S. Holdcroft Enhancement of Oxidative Stability of Polyfluorenes for NIR Direct Thermal Lithography, Macromol Rapid Commun., 30 (2009) 2089–2095. Cover Page |
138. | G. L. Schulz, X. Chen and S. Holdcroft, High Band Gap Poly(9,9-Dihexylfluorene-alt-Bithiophene) Blended with [6,6]-Phenyl C61 Butyric Acid Methyl Ester for Use in Efficient Photovoltaic Devices, App. Phys. Lett., 94, 023302, 2009. |
137. | X. Han, X. Chen, S. Holdcroft, ” Nanostructured Photovoltaic Devices from Thermally-Reactive Pi-Conjugated Polymer Blends”, Chem. Mater., 21 (2009) 4631–4637. |
136. | E.M. W. Tsang, Z. Zhang, A. Yang, Z. Shi, T. J. Peckham, R. Narimani, B. J. Frisken, S. Holdcroft, “On the Nanostructure, Morphology and Properties of Fluorous Copolymers Bearing Ionic Grafts” Macromolecules, 42 (2009) 9467-9480 |
135. | T. Soboleva, X. Zhao, K. Malek, Z. Xie, T. Navessin, S. Holdcroft, “On the micro-, meso-, and macro-porous structure of PEM fuel cell catalyst layers. Part 1: Nitrogen adsorption” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 42 (2009) 9467-9480 |
134. | F. C. Krebs,,* S. A. Gevorgyan, B. Gholamkhass, Steven Holdcroft, + 39 others, “A round robin study of flexible large area roll-to-roll processed polymer solar cell modules.” Sol. Energy Mater. Sol.Cells, 93 (2009) 1968-1977 |
133. | M. Rodgers, Zhiqing Shi*, S. Holdcroft*, “Ex-situ Characterization of Composite Nafion Membranes Containing Zirconium Hydrogen Phosphate”, Fuel Cells, 9 (2009) 534-546. |
132. | X. Chen, G. Schulz, X. Xu, Z. Zhou, S. Holdcroft, “Polymer Solar Cells Based on Alternating and Statistical 4, 7-Bis(4-octyl¬phenyl-2-thienyl)¬-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole Copolymers”, J. Phys. Chem. C, 113 (2009) 8505-8512. |
131. | M. Adachi, T. Navessin*, Z. Xie, B. Frisken and S. Holdcroft**, Correlation of in-situ and ex-situ measurements of water permeation through Nafion® NRE211 Proton Exchange Membranes, J. Electrochem. Soc. 156 (2009) B782-B790 |
130. | T. Astill, Z. Xie, K. Shi,T. Navessin, S. Holdcroft, Factors Influencing Electrochemical Properties and Performance of Hydrocarbon-based Ionomer PEMFC Catalyst Layers, J. Electrochem. Soc. (2009) B499-B508. |
129. | Z. Zhou, X. Chen, S. Holdcroft, “Stabilizing Bicontinuous Nano-Phase Segregation in πCP-C60 Donor-Acceptor Blends”, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 30 (2008)11711–11718. |
128. | T.Peckham, O. Savard , S. Holdcroft, “Structure-Property Relationships for a Series of Polyimide Copolymers with Sulfonated Pendant Groups, Polymer, 49 (2008) 4949–4959 |
127. | A. Mokrini*, M. A. Huneault, Zhiqing Shi, Z. Xie, S. Holdcroft, Non-Fluorinated Proton Exchange Membranes Based on Melt-Extruded SEBS/HDPE Blends, J. Membrane Sci., 325 (2008) 749-757. |
126. | M. Rodgers, Zhiqing Shi*, S. Holdcroft*, “Transport Properties of Composite Membranes Containing Silicon Dioxide and Nafion®”, J. Membrane Sci., 325 (2008) 346-356. |
125. | Z.Xie, X.Zhao, M.Adachi, Z.Shi, T.Mashio, A.Ohma, K. Shinohara, S. Holdcroft,* T. Navessin,* Fuel Cell Cathode Catalyst Layers from “Green” Catalyst Inks. RSC Energy & Environmental Science, 1 (2008) 184-193. |
124. | G. Schulz, S. Holdcroft, “Conjugated Polymers bearing Iridium Complexes for Triplet Photovoltaic Devices” Chem. Mater, 20 (2008) 5351 – 5355. |
123. | M. Mistry, N. Choudhury*, N. Dutta, R. Knott, K. Shi, S. Holdcroft, “Novel Organic-Inorganic Hybrids with Increased Water Retention for Elevated Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Application.” Chem. Mater, 20 (2008) 6857–6870. |
122. | M.J. Deen,* M.H. Kazemeini, and S. Holdcroft, Contact Effects and Extraction of Intrinsic Parameters in Poly(3-alkylthiophene) Thin-Film Field-Effect Transistors, J. Appl. Phys. 103 (2008) 124509. |
121. | T. Soboleva, Z. Xie,, Z. Shi, E. Tsang, T. Navessin, and S. Holdcroft*, Investigation of the through-plane impedance technique for evaluation of anisotropy of proton conducting polymer membranes. J. Electroanal. Chem. 622 (2008) 145–152 |
120. | T.J. Gordon, J. Yu, C. Yang, S. Holdcroft, “Bilayer Approach to Laser Induced Thermal Patterning of pi-Conjugated Polymers”, Adv. Mater., 20 (2008) 2486 – 2490. |
119. | M. Rodgers, J. Berring, S. Holdcroft*, Zhiqing Shi*,“The Effect of Spatial Confinement of Nafion® in Porous Membranes on Macroscopic Properties of the Membrane” J.Membrane Sci., 321 (2008) 100-113. |
118. | S. Matsumura, A. R. Hlil, A. S. Hay,* C. Lepiller, J. Gaudet, J.-P. Dodelet, D. Guay, Z. Shi, and S.Holdcroft, “Ionomers for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells with Sulfonic Acid Groups on the End-groups: (II) Novel Branched Poly(ether-ketone)s, Macromolecules, 41 (2008)281. |
117. | T.Peckham, J. Schmeisser, S. Holdcroft, “Relationships of Acid and Water Content to Proton Transport in Statistically Sulfonated Proton Exchange Membranes: Variation of Water Content via Control of Relative Humidity,” J. Phys. Chem. B, 112(2008) 2848-2858. |
116. | X. Chen, C.-Y. Liu, T.-H. Jen, S.-A Chen and S. Holdcroft, “Synthesis and Characterization of a Fullerene bearing Triazole” Chem. Mater. 19, (2007) 5194. |
115. | S. Matsumura, A.R. Hlil, N. Du, C. Lepiller, J. Gaudet, D. Guay, Z. Shi, S. Holdcroft A.S. Hay*. “Ionomers for proton exchange membrane fuel cells with sulfonic acid groups on the end-groups: Novel branched poly(ether-ketone)s with 3,6-ditrityl-9H-carbazole end-groups” J. Polymer Sci. Part A-Polymer Chem. 46, (2007) 3860-3868. |
114. | E.M.W. Tsang, Z. Zhang,, Z. Shi, T. Soboleva, S. Holdcroft, “Considerations of Macromolecular Structure in the Design of Proton Conducting Polymer Membranes: Graft versus Diblock Polyelectrolytes.” J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 129, (2007)15106-15107. |
113. | X. Chen, Xu Han, G.Vamvounis, S.Holdcroft. Polythiophene-graft-styrene and Polythiophene-graft-(styrene-graft-C60) Copolymers, Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 28 (2007) 1792. |
112. | Z. Zhang,, Z. Shi, X. Han, S. Holdcroft, “Synthesis of Fluorous, Block-Brush Copolymers Containing Vinylidene Fluoride, Styrene and Ethylene Oxide Blocks”, Macromolecules, 40 (2007) 2295. |
111. | T.J. Peckham, J. Schmeisser, M. Rodgers and S. Holdcroft. “Main-chain, statistically sulfonated proton exchange membranes: the relationships of acid concentration and proton mobility to water content and their effect upon proton conductivity”. J. Mater. Chem., 2007, 17, 3255–3268. |
110. | T.J. Gordon, J. Yu, C. Yang, S. Holdcroft, Thermal Laser Direct Patterning of π-Conjugated Polymers, Chem. Mater. 19, (2007) 2155. |
109. | X. Han, X. Chen, and S. Holdcroft, “Nanostructured Morphologies and Topologies of Pi-Conjugated Polymers from Thermally-Reactive Polymer Blends. Adv. Mater., 19, (2007) 1697 |
108. | G. L. Schulz, X. Chen, S.-A. Chen, S. Holdcroft, Enhancement of Phosphorescence of Ir complexes bound to Conjugated Polymers: Increasing the Triplet Level of the Main Chain, Macromolecules, 39 (2006) 9165. |
107. | J. Zhang, Z. Xie, Y. Tang, C. Song, T. Navessin, K. Shi, D. Song, H. Wang, D. P. Wilkinson, Z. Liu, S. Holdcroft, High Temperature PEM Fuel Cells, J. Power Sources, 160 (2006) 872-891. |
106. | Z. Xie, T. Navessin, K. Shi, R. Chow, and S. Holdcroft Gas Diffusion Electrodes Containing ZHP/Nafion for PEMFC Operation at 120 oC, J. Electroanal. Chem., 596 (2006) 38-46. |
105. | J. Mattu, T. Johansson, S. Holdcroft, G.W. Leach,* “Highly Ordered Films of Amphiphilic Regioregular Polythiophene Derivatives”, J. Phys. Chem B., 110 (2006) 15328. |
104. | Z. Xie, C. Song, B. Andreaus, T. Navessin, K. Shi, J. Zhang, S.Holdcroft “Discrepancies in the measurement of ionic conductivity of proton exchange membranes using two- and four- probe EIS, J. Electroanal. Chem. 153 (2006) E173-E178. |
103. | A. Siu, B. Pivovar, S. Holdcroft, “Methanol Permeability through Polymer Electrolytes.” J. Polym. Sci. Part B: Polym. Phys. 44 (2006), 2240-2252 |
102. | J. Gao, D. Lee, Y. Yang, S. Holdcroft, B.J. Frisken, * Self-Assembly of Latex Particles into Proton-Conductive Membranes, Macromolecules 39 (2006) 8060. |
101. | G. Vamvounis, D. Nystrom, P.Antoni, S. Holdcroft, A. Hult,* “Self-Assembly of Conjugated Polymers to from Highly Ordered Isoporous Films”, Langmuir, 22 (2006) 3959. |
100. | T. Norsten, J. Ding, M.D. Guiver, * J.N. Murphy, T.Astill, T. Navessin, S. Holdcroft, B. L. Frankamp, V. M. Rotello, Highly Fluorinated Comb Copolymers as Proton Exchange Membranes (PEMs): Improving PEM properties through rational design. Adv. Func. Mater., 16 (2006) 1814 – 1822 |
99. | A. Siu, J. Schmeisser, S. Holdcroft, “The Effect of Water on Low Temperature Conductivity of Polymer Electrolytes.” J. Phys. Chem.B, 110, (2006) 6072. |
98. | M. Rodgers, Y. Yang, S. Holdcroft. “Study of Linear versus Angled Rigid Rod Polymers for Proton Conducting Membranes using Sulfonated Polyimides” Eur. Polym.J. 42, (2006) 1075-1085. |
97. | L. Rubatat, Z. Shi, O. Diat, S. Holdcroft, B. J. Frisken, * “Structural Study of Proton-Conducting Fluorous Block Copolymer Membranes”, Macromolecules, 39, (2006) 720-730. |
96. | B. Liu, G.P. Robertson, M.D. Guiver,* Z. Shi, T Navessin, S. Holdcroft, “Fluorinated Poly(aryl ether) containing a 4-Bromophenyl Pendant Group and its Phosphonated Derivative”, Macromol. Rapid Commun. 27 (2006) 1411. |
95. | Z. Shi, S. Holdcroft, Synthesis and Proton Conductivity of Partially Sulfonated Poly([vinylidene difluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene]-b-styrene) Block Copolymers, Macromolecules 38, (2005) 4193. |
94. | J. Zhang, J. Wu, * Z. Shi, S. Holdcroft: “Image Analysis and Modelling of Fuel Cell Microstructures” IEEE Transactions on NanoTechnology. 4, (2005) 616. |
93. | Y. Yang, S. Holdcroft, “Synthetic Strategies for Controlling the Morphology of Proton Conducting Polymer Membranes”, Fuel Cells, (invited paper) 5 (2005) 171 |
92. | T. Navessin, M. Eikerling, Q. Wang, D. Song, Z. Liu, J. Horsfall, K.V. Lovell, S. Holdcroft, “Influence of membrane ion exchange capacity on the catalyst layer performance in an operating PEM fuel cell”, J. Electrochem. Soc. 152 (2005) A796 |
91. | Z. Xie, R. Chow, K. Shi, T. Navessin, Q. Wang, D. Song, B. Andreaus, M. Eikerling, Z. Liu, * S. Holdcroft, “Functionally Graded Cathode Catalyst Layers for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells II. Experimental Study of the Effect of Nafion Distribution”, J, Electrochem. Soc. 152 (2005) A1171. |
90. | X. Han, X. Chen, G. Vamvounis, S. Holdcroft, ““Synthesis, Solid-Phase Reaction, Optical Properties and Patterning of Luminescent Polyfluorenes, Macromolecules, 38 (2005) 1114. |
89. | E.B. Easton, T.A. Astill, S. Holdcroft, ““Properties of Gas Diffusion Electrodes containing Sulfonated Poly (ether ether ketone)s”, J. Electrochem.Soc, 152 (2005) A752 |
88. | J. Gao, D. Lee, Y. Yang, S. Holdcroft, B.J. Frisken,* Self-assembly of Surface-Charged Latex Nanoparticles – A New Route to the Creation of Continuous Channels for Ion Conduction. Macromolecules. 38, 2005; pp 5854 – 5856. |
87. | J. Schmeisser, S. Holdcroft, J. Yu, G. McClean, “Photolithography of Proton Conducting Membranes”, Chem. Mater., 17 (2005) 387. |
86. | G. Vamvounis, G.L. Schultz, S. Holdcroft, ““Enhanced Blue-Violet Emission from Poly(fluorene-co-thiophene) Host-Guest Systems”, Macromolecules, 37 (2004) 8897. |
85. | G. Vamvounis, Jianfei Yu, S. Holdcroft, ““Photo-Physical and Electro-Optical Properties of Polythiophenes bearing Tetrahydropyran side groups”, Eur. Polym. J, 40 (2004) 2659 |
84. | T. Navessin, S. Holdcroft, Q Wang, D.Song, Z. Liu, M. Eikerling, J. Horsfall and K. Lovell, “The role of membrane ion exchange capacity on the membrane/gas diffusion electrode interface: a PEM fuel cell versus half-fuel cell electrochemical study”, J. Electroanal. Chem 152 (2005) 1796. |
83. | Datong Song, Qianpu Wang, Zhongsheng Liu,* Titichai Navessin and Steven Holdcroft,” Non-Uniform Catalyst Layer of PEM MEA: Computational Study of Transport Process and Catalyst Utilization”, Electrochimica Acta, 50 (2004) 731. |
82. | Qianpu Wang, Michael Eikerling, Datong Song, Zhongsheng Liu, Titichai Navessin, Zhong Xie, and Steven Holdcroft Functionally Graded Cathode Catalyst Layer of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells-Modeling Investigation”, J. Electrochem Soc. 151 (2004) A950. |
81. | Datong Song, Qianpu Wang, Zhongsheng Liu,* Titichai Navessin, Michael Eikerling and Steven Holdcroft “Numerical Optimization Study of Catalyst Layer for PEM Fuel Cell Cathode”, J. Power Sources, 126 (2004) 104. |
80. | Qianpu Wang, Datong Song, Titichai Navessin, Steven Holdcroft, Zhongsheng Liu,* “A mathematical model and optimization of the cathode catalyst layer structure in PEM fuel cells” Electrochimica Acta, 50 (2004) 725. |
79. | Z. Xie and S. Holdcroft, “Polarization-dependent mass transport parameters for ORR in perfluorosulfonic acid ionomer membranes: An EIS study using microelectrodes” J. Electroanal. Chem. 568C (2004) 247. |
78. | G. Vamvounis, S. Holdcroft, ““Enhancing Solid-State Emission from Conjugated Polymers via Self-Forming Host-Guest Systems”, Adv. Mater. 16 (2004) 716. |
77. | Y. Yang, Z. Shi, S. Holdcroft, “Synthesis of Sulfonated Polysulfone-block- PVDF Copolymers: Enhancement of Proton Conductivity in Low Ion Exchange Capacity Membranes.” Macromolecules, 37 (2004) 1678. |
76. | Y. Yang, Z. Shi, S. Holdcroft, “Synthesis of Poly[arylene ether sulfone –b– vinylidene fluoride] Block Copolymers.” Eur. Polym. J., 40 (2004) 531. |
75. | Z. Shi, S. Holdcroft, “Synthesis of Block Copolymers Possessing Fluoropolymer and Non-Fluoropolymer Segments by Radical Polymerization.” Macromolecules, 37 (2004) 2084. |
74. | O. Marinov, M.J. Deen,* J. Yu, G. Vamvounis, S. Holdcroft, W. Woods, “Low-Frequency Noise in Polymer Thin-Film Transistors”, IEE Proceedings – Circuits, Devices and Systems, 151 (2004) 466. |
73. | T. Navessin, S. Holdcroft, Q Wang, D., Z. Liu, M., J. Horsfall and K. Lovell, ‘The Role of Membrane Ion Exchange Capacity on Membrane/Gas Diffusion electrode interfaces: a half-fuel cell electrochemical study “J. Electroanal. Chem. 567 (2004) 111-122. |
72. | O. Marinov, M.J. Deen,* J. Yu, G. Vamvounis, S. Holdcroft, W. Woods, Variations of the Characteristics and Non-Stationary Current Transport in Polymer Thin Film Transistors. Journal of Appl. Phys (2003). |
71. | C. Chuy, J. Ding, E. Swanson, S. Holdcroft. “Conductivity and Electrochemical ORR Mass Transport Properties of Solid Polymer Electrolytes Containing Poly(styrenesulfonic acid) Graft Chains. J. Electrochem. Soc., 150 (2003) E271. |
70. | J. Ding, and S. Holdcroft, “Morphologically Controlled Proton Conducting Membranes using Graft Polymers Possessing Block Copolymer Graft Chains”, Aust. J. Chem., 55 (2002) 461 |
69. | J. Yu, F.P. Orfino, S. Holdcroft, ” Synthesis, Solid Phase Reaction and Patterning of Acid Labile 3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene-based Conjugated Polymers”, Chem. Mater., 14 (2002) 3705. |
68. | Y. Li, G. Vamvounis, S. Holdcroft, “Tuning Optical Properties and Enhancing Solid -State Emission of Poly(thiophene)s by Molecular Control: A Post-Functionalization Approach” Macromolecules, 35 (2002) 6900. |
67. | A. Cadby, C. Yang, S. Holdcroft, Donal D.C. Bradley, and P.A. Lane, “Limiting Intersystem Crossing in Conjugated Polymers by Molecular design”, Adv. Mater., 14 (2002) 57. |
66. | J. Ding, C. Chuy, S. Holdcroft, “Solid Polymer Electrolytes Based on Ionic Graft Polymers: Effect of Graft Chain Length on Nano-Structured, Ionic Networks”, Adv. Func. Mater., 12, (2002), 389. |
65. | Yuning Li, George Vamvounis, and Steven Holdcroft, “Control of Conjugation Length and Enhancement of Fluorescence Efficiency of PPVs via Post-Halogenation” Chem. Mater,14 (2002) 1424. |
64. | J. Ding, C. Chuy, and S. Holdcroft, “Synthesis of Graft Block Copolymers by LFRP to Study the Role of Morphology on the Conductivity of Proton Exchange Membranes”. Macromolecules, 35 (2002) 1348. |
63. | G. A. Diaz-Quijada, N. Weinberg, S. Holdcroft, B. M. Pinto,* “Conformational Analysis Of Oligothiophenes And Oligo(Thienyl)Furans By Use Of A Combined Molecular Dynamics/Nmr Spectroscopic Protocol” J. Phys. Chem. A, 106 (2002) 1277. |
62. | G. A. Diaz-Quijada, N. Weinberg, S. Holdcroft, B. M. Pinto,* “Investigation Of Barriers To Conformational Interchange In Oligothiophenes And Oligo(Thienyl)Furans”. J. Phys. Chem. A, 106 (2002) 1266. |
61. | J. Ding, C. Chuy, and S. Holdcroft, “A Self-Assembled Network of Nanochannels Enhances Ion Conductivity Through Polymer Films”, Chem. Mater. 13 (2001) 2231. |
60. | J. Yu, S. Holdcroft, “Chemically Amplified Soft Lithography of a Low Band Gap Conjugated Polymer”, RSC Chem. Comm. Soc., (2001) 1274. |
59. | Y. Li, G. Vamvounis, and S. Holdcroft, “A Novel and Versatile Methodology for Functionalization of Conjugated Polymers. Functionalization of Poly(3-hexylthiophenes) via electrophilic substitution”. Macromolecules , 34 (2001) 3130. |
58. | Y. Li, G. Vamvounis, and S. Holdcroft, “Facile Functionalization of Poly(3-hexylthiophenes) via electrophilic substitution”. Macromolecules, 34 (2001) 141. |
57. | S. Holdcroft, “Patterning π-Conjugated Polymers”, Adv. Mater., 503 (2001) 45. |
56. | P.D. Beattie, F.P. Orfino, V.I. Basura, K. Zychowska, J. Ding, C. Chuy, J. Schmeisser and S. Holdcroft, “Ion Conductivity of Proton Exchange membranes”, J. Electroanal. Chem. 503 (2001) 45). |
55. | J. Yu, F.P. Orfino, S. Holdcroft, “Structural Order in Poly(3-(2-hydroxyethylthiophene) Prepared by Catalytic Solid State Reaction”, Chem. Mater, 13 (2001) 526. |
54. | V.I. Basura, C. Chuy, P.D. Beattie and S. Holdcroft, “Effect of Equivalent Weight on Electrochemical Mass Transport Properties of Oxygen in Proton Exchange Membranes”, J. Electroanal. Chem., 501 (2001) 77. |
53. | C. Chuy, V.I. Basura,E. Simone, J. Horsfall, K.V. Lovell, and S. Holdcroft, “Electrochemical Characterization of Ethylenetetrafluoroethylene¬g-Polystyrenesulfonic Acid Solid Polymer Electrolytes”, J. Electrochem. Soc., 147 (2000) 4453. |
52. | F. P. Orfino and S. Holdcroft, “The Morphology of Nafion: Are Ion Clusters Bridged by Channels or Single Ion Sites?” J. New Materials for Electrochem. Syst.. 3 (2000) 285. |
51. | J. Yu, S. Holdcroft, “Solid State and Catalytic Reactions in Functionalized Regioregular Polythiophenes” Macromolecules, 33 (2000) 5073. |
50. | C. Yang M. Abley, S. Holdcroft, “Regioregular Di(2’-(thienyl))furan- and Di(2’-thienyl))benzene-based Polymers: Steric and Heavy-Atom Effects on the Luminescence of Conjugated Systems., Macromolecules, 20 (1999) 6889. |
49. | E.K. Lai, P. D. Beattie, E. Simon, S. Holdcroft, “Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction at Polyaniline Films Containing Pt Particles” Electrochimica Acta. 44 (1999) 2559. |
48. | P.D. Beattie, V.I. Basura and S. Holdcroft “Temperature and Pressure of Oxygen Reduction at a Pt/Nafion 117 and a Pt/BAM3G Interface.” J. Electroanal. Chem. . 468 (1999) 180. |
47. | J.K. Lowe, C. Bartels, S. Holdcroft, “Synthesis and Properties of a Sterically-Encumbered Poly(thienylene vinylene): Poly[E-1,2-(4,4′-dihexyly-2,2’¬dithienyl)ethylene]”, Can. J. Chem., Chem., 76 (1998) 1524. |
46. | C. Yang, F.P. Orfino, S. Holdcroft, “Thermochromism of Poly(3-alkylthiophenes): Effects of regioregularity and Side Chain Length”, Synth. Met, 84 (1997) 563. |
45. | F.P. Orfino, Steven Holdcroft, “The Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Response of Polarons in Conjugated Polymers”, Synth. Met., 85 (1997). |
44. | E.K.W. Lai, P. D. Beattie, Steven Holdcroft, “Electrocatalytic Reduction of Oxygen by Platinum Microparticles Deposited on Polyaniline Films, International Conference on Synthetic Metals”, Snowbird, Utah, 1996. Synth. Met., 84 (1997) 87. |
43. | P.D. Beattie, V.I. Basura and S. Holdcroft, “Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction in Nafion and BAM 3G membranes”, J. Electroanal. Chem. 458 (1998) 1 |
42. | J. Yu, M. Abley, C. Yang and S. Holdcroft, “Chemically Amplified Photolithography of a Conjugated Polymer”, RSC Chem. Comm. Soc., (1998) 1503. |
41. | M. Lebedev, M.V. Lauritzen, S. Holdcroft, “Solvato-Controlled Doping of Conducting Polymers”, Chem.Mater., 10 (1998) 156. |
40. | M.S.A. Abdou, F.P. Orfino, Y.Son, S. Holdcroft, “Interaction of Oxygen with Conjugated Polymers: Charge transfer Complex Formation with Poly(3-alkylthiophene)”, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 119 (1997) 4518. |
39. | J.K. Lowe, S. Holdcroft, “Poly(3-(2-acetoxyethyl)thiophene): A model polymer for acid-catalyzed lithography”, Synth. Met., 85 (1997) 1427-1430. |
38. | C. Yang, F.P. Orfino, S. Holdcroft, “A Phenomenological Model for Predicting Thermochromism of regioregular and non-regioregular Poly(3-alkylthiophenes)”, Macromolecules., 29 (1996) 6510-6517. |
37. | G.A. Diaz-Quijada, B.M. Pinto, S. Holdcroft, “Regiochemical Analysis of Self-Doping Conductive Polymers: Sodium Poly((3-thienyl)alkanesulfonates)”, Macromolecules., 29 (1996) 5416. |
36. | I. Cordova-Reyes, H. Hu, J.-H. Gu, E. VandenHoven, A. Mohammed, S. Holdcroft, B.M. Pinto,* “Synthesis and Characterization of Polymer-Bound Selenium Coronands: Enhancing the stability of Reactive Dications by Restricting Intermolecular Interactions”, Can. J. Chem., 74 (1996) 533. |
35. | O. A. El-Rashiedy, and S. Holdcroft, “Photoelectrochemical Properties of Poly(3-alkylthiophenes) in Aqueous Solution”, J. Phys. Chem., 100 (1996) 5481. |
34. | M.S.A. Abdou, and S. Holdcroft, “Gold Decorated Poly(3-alkylthiophenes)”, Chem. Mater., 8 (1996) 26. |
33. | M.S.A. Abdou, and S. Holdcroft, “Solid State Photochemistry of Poly(3-alkylthiophenes)”, Can. J. Chem., 73 (1995) 1893. |
32. | J. Lowe and S. Holdcroft, “Synthesis and Photolithography of Poly(2-3-thienyl)ethyl methacrylate and their copolymers”, Macromolecules 28 (1995) 4608. |
31. | M.S.A. Abdou, X. Lu, L., Z. Xie, F.P. Orfino, M.J. Deen and S. Holdcroft, “The Nature of Impurities in π-Conjugated Polymers Prepared by Ferric Chloride and their Effect on the Electrical Properties of Metal-Insulator-Semiconductor Structures”, Chem. Mater., 7 (1995) 631. |
30. | M.I. Arroyo-Villan, S. Holdcroft, “Poly(n-3′-(thienyl) alkane sulfonates: Synthesis, Regio-regularity, Morphology, and Photochemistry”. Macromolecules, 28 (1995) 975. |
29. | B.-Z. Tang, S. Holdcroft, J. E. Guillet,* “A Preparative Synthesis of Lumiphore-Labeled Polymers”, Macromolecules, 27 (1994) 5487. |
28. | M.S.A. Abdou, F.P. Orfino, Z. Xie, M.J. Deen and S. Holdcroft, “Reversible Charge Transfer Processes between Molecular Oxygen and Poly(3-alkylthiophene)”, Adv. Mater., 6 (1994) 838. |
27. | M.S.A. Abdou, and S. Holdcroft “Photochemistry of Electronically Conducting Poly(3-alkylthiophenes) containing FeCl4- Counter ions”, Chem. Mater., 6 (1994) 962. |
26. | B. Xu and S. Holdcroft, “Triplet Emission from π-Conjugated Polymers”, Adv. Mater., 4 (1994) 325. (invited). |
25. | M.S.A. Abdou and S. Holdcroft, “Oxidation of π-Conjugated Polymers with Gold Trichloride: Enhanced Stability of the Electronically Conducting State and Electroless Deposition of Au°”. Synth. Met., 60 (1993) 93-96. |
24. | B. Xu, S. Holdcroft, “Phosphorescence and Delayed Fluorescence of Poly(3-hexyl-thiophene) Films”. Thin Solid Films, 242 (1994) 174.. |
23. | B. Xu, J. Lowe, S. Holdcroft, “Non-Radiative Decay Channels in Poly(3-hexylthiophene) and Poly(3-dodecylthiophene)”, Thin Solid Films 243 (1994) 638. |
22. | M.S.A. Abdou, S. Holdcroft, “Mechanisms of Photodegradation of Poly(3-hexylthiophene) in Solution”, Macromolecules 26 (1993) 2954-2962. |
21. | B. Xu, S. Holdcroft, “First Observation of Phosphorescence from π-conjugated Polymers”, J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 115: (1993) 8447-8448. |
20. | B. Xu, S. Holdcroft, “Molecular Control of Photoluminescence From Poly(3-alkylthiophenes)”, Macromolecules 26 (1993) 4457-4460. |
19. | Z. Xie, M.S.A. Abdou, X. Lu, M.J. Deen,* and S. Holdcroft, “Electrical Characteristics and Photolytic Tuning of Poly(3-Hexylthiophene) Thin Film MISFETs”, Can. J. Phys. 70 (1992) 1172-1177. |
18. | H. Mao, B. Xu and S. Holdcroft, “Synthesis and Structure-Property Relationships of Regio-Irregular Poly(3-Hexylthiophenes)”, Macromolecules 26 (1993) 1163-1169. |
17. | M.S.A. Abdou, Z. Xie, A. Leung and S. Holdcroft, “Laser, Direct-write Microlithography of Soluble Polythiophenes”, Synth. Met., 52 (1992) 159-170. |
16. | H. Mao and S. Holdcroft. “Grignard Synthesis of pi-Conjugated Poly(3-Alkylthiophenes): Controlling Molecular Weights and the Nature of Terminal Units”, Macromolecules, 25 (1992) 554-558. |
15. | S. Holdcroft, “A Photochemical Study of Poly(3-hexylthiophene). Macromolecules, 24 (1991) 4834-4838. |
14. | S. Holdcroft, “Photo-chain Scission of the Electronically Conducting Polymer: Poly(3-hexylthiophene)”, Macromolecules, 24: (1991) 2119-2121. |
13. | S. Holdcroft, B.-Z. Tang and J.E. Guillet,* “Two Photon Chemistry: Facile Synthesis of Naphthalene- and Anthracene-Labelled Polymers by Photolysis of Aromatic Esters”, J.C.S. Chem. Comm. (1991) 280-282. |
12. | S. Holdcroft and J.E. Guillet,* “Two photon Chemistry 1. Fluorescence Labelling of Poly-styrene and Poly(methylmethacrylate) by Laser Photolysis of 2-naphthylmethyl 1-naphthyl-acetate, Macromolecules, (1991) 24: 1210-1210. |
11. | M.S.A. Abdou, G.A. Diaz-Guijada, M.I. Arroyo and S. Holdcroft. “Photoimaging of Electronically Conducting Polymer Networks” Chem. Mater. 3:(1991) 1003-1006. |
10. | S. Holdcroft, “Determination of Molecular Weights and Mark-Houwink Constants for Soluble Electronically Conducting Polymers”, J. Polym. Sci. Polym. Phys. Ed., 29 (1991) 1585-1588. |
9. | S. Holdcroft and J.E. Guillet,* “Studies of Photoinitiation and Phototermination of Free Radical Polymerization using Dual Pulsed Laser Techniques”, J. Polym. Sci. Polymer Chem., 29 (1991) 729-737. |
8. | S. Holdcroft and J.E. Guillet,* “Microemulsion Polymerization of Styrene: A Study Using Pulsed Laser Initiation”, J. Polym. Sci. Polym. Chem. 28 (1990) 1823-1820. |
7. | S. Holdcroft, K. Yuen and J.E. Guillet,* “Studies of the Photolysis of Aromatic Esters in Solution and in Polymer Films”, J. Polym. Sci. Polym. Chem., 28 (1990) 1495-1505. |
6. | S. Holdcroft and B.L. Funt,* “The Energetics of Electron Transfer at the Polypyrrole/Silicon Interface”, J. Electrochem. Soc., 135 (1988) 3106-3109. |
5. | S. Holdcroft and B.L. Funt,* “A Photoassisted Rechargeable Cell with a Polymer Modified p-InP Semiconductor Anode and a Polypyrrole Cathode”, J. Appl. Electrochem., 18 (1988) 619-624. |
4. | S. Holdcroft, S.R. Morrison and B.L. Funt,* “Electrocatalytic Effects of Redox Polymer Films on the Reduction of Oxygen on Silicon Semiconductors”, J. Electroanal. Chem., 245 (1988) 191-199. |
3. | S. Holdcroft and B.L. Funt,* “Preparation and Electrocatalytic Properties of Conducting Films of Polypyrrole Containing Platinum Microparticulates”, J. Electroanal. Chem., 240 (1988) 89-103. |
2. | S. Holdcroft and B.L. Funt,* “Electrocatalytic Reduction of Oxygen at Electrodes Modified by Films of Redox Polymers with Anthraquinone Moieties”, J. Electroanal. Chem., 225 (1987) 177-186. |
1. | P.M. Hoang, S. Holdcroft and B.L. Funt,* “Preparation and Properties of Electrodes Modified by Polymeric Films with Pendant Anthraquinone Groups”, J. Electrochem. Soc., 132 (1985) 2129-2133. |
Apurva earned both her MSc and PhD in Energy Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. For her Master’s degree, she focused on metal hydride ceramics as hydrogen storage materials, specifically investigating the kinetics of hydrogen sorption.
Although she began her PhD at IIT Bombay, she completed all her experimental and thesis work at Simon Fraser University (SFU), spending four years as part of our research group. Her PhD research was focused on the ion transport properties and perm-selectivity of anion exchange membranes (AEMs).
Currently, she is working on membranes and catalyst layers for AEM CO2 electrolyzers. In her leisure hours, she enjoys dancing and painting.
Chengkai received his M.S. degree in Polymer Chemistry from the University of Akron, United States, in 2019. He subsequently obtained his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from the University of Notre Dame, United States, in 2024. His research focused on the design and synthesis of functional polymer and organic/inorganic hybrid materials, emphasizing the structure-property relationships. His recent work on the synthesis of anion exchange membranes was particularly noteworthy and motivated him to join Dr. Steven Holdcroft’s research group to continue his exploration of advanced energy materials.
Outside of research, he enjoys sim racing and playing board games.
Franklin obtained his BSc in chemistry from Michael Okpara University, Nigeria. He further obtained his MSc in chemistry at Illinois State University, USA where he worked on designing metal nanoparticles/polymer nanocomposites as a stable and effective quasi-homogeneous catalyst in C-C bond-forming reactions.
He is currently working on the incorporation of hydrocarbon-based ionomers and membranes synthesized in our lab into proton exchange membrane water electrolysis.
In his free time, he enjoys playing table tennis or watch soccer games.
Alessandra obtained her B.Sc. in Chemistry from the Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil, where she also got her M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Science – Chemistry. During her Ph.D., she did part of her studies at the University of Victoria, Canada.
Alessandra’s background is in luminescent polymers and materials, photochemistry, supramolecular systems, and material characterization.
In her free time Alessandra likes to dance ballet, hike, and enjoy new restaurants.
Daria is currently pursuing her B.Sc. in Chemistry and MBB at SFU. She studied HEK293T cells as part of her molecular biology research under Dr. Bingyun Sun.
Daria joined the lab as a USRA student, working on NHC polymers.
In her free time, you may find her exploring Vancouver or crocheting.
Halle received her B.Sc in chemistry from Trent university in Peterborough, Ontario. She spent her final year of undergraduate studies researching in the inorganic materials chemistry lab under Professor Andrew Vreugdenhil, focusing on surface analysis of activated carbon and polymer composites for electrode materials. This experience sparked her interest in green energy storage and electrochemical devices, influencing Halle to join the Holdcroft group to expand her knowledge in polymer synthesis and electrochemistry.
Outside the lab you’re likely to find Halle up before sunrise rowing Burnaby Lake, running, hiking or in the gym.
Ravinder received his PhD from National Chiao Tung University (NCTU), Taiwan. He also worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at National Taiwan University (Taiwan) and University of Waterloo (CANADA). During these eras, his research activities focused on the use of cutting-edge synthetic methodologies and technical skills for the design, efficient synthesis, and characterizations of organic chemical entities (small, supramolecular, and polymers w/and w/o post-polymerizations) for multifaceted applications such as Opto-Electronics, Sensory (Chemo-/Bio-Sensors/OTFTs), Photo-Controllable/Stimuli-Responsive, AIE-based materials (Type-I ROS PSs for Photodynamic therapy and Energy-Transfer), and Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs).
Prior to this, he acquired 4 years of Pharmaceutical-Industrial Experience; where he started as a Full Time Employee (FTE) at Jubilant Chemsys Ltd., India, an innovator in custom organic synthesis of client-based research. Later, he moved to Ind-Swift Laboratories LTD, India, a leading manufacturer of bulk drugs medicines and pharmaceutical raw materials, where he was promoted to Research Associate-I.
In the Holdcroft lab he is joining the synthetic team currently working on developing numerous N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-based polymers for surface-binding applications in anti-corrosion.
In his spare time, he enjoys reading novels, playing cricket, cooking, and exploring nature.
Lindsay is a proud graduate of Dalhousie University, holding a B.Eng in Chemical Engineering and having completed the enriching co-operative education program. Her journey so far has led her to Rayleigh Solar Tech, a dynamic Halifax-based startup, where she immersed herself in a 16-month endeavor to enhance carbon electrode materials for perovskite solar cells.
Lindsay is joining the team working on anion exchange membranes and their deployment in alkaline water electrolyzers.
Beyond her professional passion, Lindsay finds joy in running and cycling.
Subash holds a master’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India, specializing in metallic bipolar plates for PEM fuel cells.
He gained industry experience as a junior manager before pursuing a collaborative Ph.D. program between SFU and the Indian Oil Corporation. His research focuses on exploring different catalysts and ion exchange membranes for fuel cells, CO2 electrolysis, and electrolyzer applications.
Outside of his work, Subash enjoys traveling and exploring nature.
Marina obtained her PhD from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany, where she worked on the surface modification of graphite electrodes for lithium-ion batteries. During her PhD, she spent four months at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, synthesising organic linkers for metal-organic frameworks.
She joined the group to pursue her interest in synthesising polymeric materials for electrochemical devices.
In her free time, she enjoys playing soccer, singing and making music.
Ana Laura obtained her B.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of São Paulo, Brazil. She did part of her undergraduate studies at the Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, France, where she had her first contact with electrochemistry. She has a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of São Paulo with one year done at the University of Surrey, UK. She also did a 2 years post-doc at the Nuclear and Energy Research Institute (IPEN), Brazil, in collaboration with Shell.
Ana Laura has experience in membrane and ionomer synthesis (using radiation-induced grafting), materials characterization, and application in PEMFCs and AEMFCs.
During her free time, Ana Laura likes to travel, train BJJ, and enjoy nature.
Matthew received his Bachelor’s in Chemistry from the University of British Columbia Okanagan focusing on organic and analytical chemistry.
In his final year of studies, he worked for Progressive Planet Solutions Inc. furthering their pozzolanic cement development before transferring to InnoTech Alberta to join the Bio-Thermal Chemical Processing Team and assist on the development of electrochemical grade activated carbon products made from Canadian industrial waste for use in supercapacitors and lithium sulfur batteries. This project is now in the scale up phase and being prepared to launch to market.
In his free time you can find him out fly fishing and camping.
Binyu graduated with a B. Eng. in Chemical Engineering from East China University of Science and Technology and a M. Sc in Chemistry from Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Before joining Dr. Holdcroft’s group, he worked on developing more efficient anode catalysts for direct ethanol fuel cells.
Now, he starts to study the water electrolysis on our anion exchange membrane (HMT-PMBI). In his free time, you may find him in the gym.