Publications
34. N.H. Chou* and R.E. Schaak, “Shape-Controlled Synthesis of Intermetallic FeSn 2 and PdSn Nanocrystals,” submitted.
33. A.E. Henkes,* Y. Vasquez,* and R.E. Schaak, “Synthesis of PdP 2 and Pd 5P 2 Nanostructures: Solution-Mediated Conversion of Metals into Metal Polyphosphides,” submitted .
32. R.E. Cable* and R.E. Schaak, “Reacting the Unreactive: A Toolbox of Low-Temperature Solution-Mediated Reactions for the Facile Interconversion of Nanocrystalline Intermetallic Compounds ,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, in press.
31. B.M. Leonard* and R.E. Schaak , “Multi-Step Solution-Mediated Formation of Nanocrystalline AuCuSn 2: Mechanistic Insights for the Guided Design of Intermetallic Solid State Materials and Complex Multi-Metal Nanocrystals,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, in press.
30. A.K. Sra, T.D. Ewers, # Q. Xu, H. Zandbergen, and R.E. Schaak, “One-Pot Synthesis of Bi-Disperse FePt Nanoparticles and Spontaneous Assembly into Two-Dimensional AB 2, AB 5, and AB 13 Superlattices,” Chem. Commun . 2006 , 750-752.
http://www.rsc.org/ej/CC/2006/b515673d.pdf
29. C.-C. Chen, Y. Bisrat, Z. Luo, R.E. Schaak, C.-G. Chao, and D.C. Lagoudas, “Fabrication of Single Crystal Tin Nanowires by Hydraulic Pressure Injection,” Nanotechnology2006, 17, 367-374.
http://ej.iop.org/links/q44/dlUQSK2E44uiSjuBzfJf2g/nano6_2_004.pdf
28. A.E. Henkes,* J.C. Bauer,* R.D. Johnson, # A.K. Sra, R.E. Cable,* and R.E. Schaak, “Low-Temperature Nanoparticle-Directed Solid State Synthesis of Ternary and Quaternary Transition Metal Oxides,” Chem. Mater.2006, 18, 567-571.
http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/article.cgi/cmatex/2006/18/i02/pdf/cm052190o.pdf
27. R.E. Cable* and R.E. Schaak, “Low-Temperature Solution Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Binary Intermetallic Compounds using the Polyol Process,” Chem. Mater.2005, 17, 6835-6841.
http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/article.cgi/cmatex/2005/17/i26/pdf/cm0520113.pdf
26. Y. Vasquez,* A.K. Sra, and R.E. Schaak, “One-Pot Synthesis of Hollow Superparamagnetic CoPt Nanospheres,” J. Am. Chem. Soc.2005, 127, 12504-12505.
http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/article.cgi/jacsat/2005/127/i36/pdf/ja054442s.pdf
25. B.M. Leonard,* N.S.P. Bhuvanesh, and R.E. Schaak, “Low-Temperature Polyol Synthesis of AuCuSn 2 and AuNiSn 2: Using Solution Chemistry to Access New Ternary Intermetallic Compounds as Nanocrystals,” J. Am. Chem. Soc.2005, 127, 7326-7327.
http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/sample.cgi/jacsat/2005/127/i20/pdf/ja051481v.pdf
Featured in Chemical & Engineering News ( May 16, 2005 ): http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/83/i20/8320metallurgy.html
Featured in Gold Bulletin (Vol. 38, #3, 2005): www.goldbulletin.org/downloads/News_3_38.pdf
24. R.E. Schaak, A.K. Sra, B.M. Leonard,* R.E. Cable,* J.C. Bauer,* Y.-F. Han, J. Means, W. Teizer, Y. Vasquez,* E.S. Funck, # “Metallurgy in a Beaker: Nanoparticle Toolkit for the Rapid Low-Temperature Solution Synthesis of Functional Multimetallic Solid State Materials,” J. Am. Chem. Soc.2005, 127, 3506-3515.
http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/sample.cgi/jacsat/2005/127/i10/pdf/ja043335f.pdf
Featured in Chemical & Engineering News ( May 16, 2005 ): http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/83/i20/8320metallurgy.html
Featured in NanoTech Alert – Technical Insights (Frost & Sullivan, Feb 25, 2005 ): http://www.phy.ohiou.edu/~govorov/articles/News-1.html
23. T.D. Ewers, # A.K. Sra, B.C. Norris, # R.E. Cable,* C.-H. Cheng, D.F. Shantz, and R.E. Schaak, “Spontaneous Hierarchical Assembly of Rhodium Nanoparticles into Spherical Aggregates and Superlattices,” Chem. Mater.2005, 17, 514-520.
http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/article.cgi/cmatex/2005/17/i03/pdf/cm0483792.pdf
22. A.K. Sra, T.D. Ewers, # and R.E. Schaak, “Direct Solution Synthesis of Intermetallic AuCu and AuCu 3 Nanocrystals and Nanowire Networks,” Chem. Mater.2005, 17, 758-766.
http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/article.cgi/cmatex/2005/17/i04/pdf/cm0484450.pdf
21. A.K. Sra and R.E. Schaak, “Synthesis of Atomically Ordered AuCu and AuCu 3 Nanocrystals from Bimetallic Nanoparticle Precursors,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 6667-6672.
http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/article.cgi/jacsat/2004/126/i21/pdf/ja031547r.pdf
20. N.M. Abrams and R.E. Schaak, “Self-Assembled Colloidal Crystals: Visualizing Atomic Crystal Chemistry using Microscopic Analogues of Inorganic Solids,” J. Chem. Educ., 2005, 82, 450-452.
http://www.jce.divched.org/Journal/Issues/2005/Mar/PlusSub/V82N03/p450.pdf
19. R.E. Schaak, R.E. Cable,* B.M. Leonard,* and B.C. Norris, # “Colloidal Crystal Microarrays and Two-Dimensional Superstructures: A Versatile Approach for Patterned Surface Assembly,” Langmuir2004, 20 , 7293-7297.
http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/article.cgi/langd5/2004/20/i17/pdf/la049466b.pdf
18. R.J. Cavazos # and R.E. Schaak, “Synthesis of the New Layered Oxides NaRbLnMO 5 (Ln = La, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd; M = Nb, Ta)”, Mater. Res. Bull.2004, 39 , 1209-1214.
Publications – Prior to Texas A&M (graduate and postdoctoral work)
17. R.E. Schaak and R.J. Cava, “Boron Substitution in Ternary Metal Phosphide Superconductors,” Mater. Res. Bull.2004, 39, 1231-1235.
16. J.W. Lynn, Q. Huang, C.M. Brown, V.L. Miller, M.L. Foo, R.E. Schaak, C.Y. Jones, E.A. Mackey, and R.J. Cava, “Structure and Dynamics of Superconducting Na xCoO 2 Hydrate and Its Unhydrated Analog,” Phys. Rev. B., 2003, 68, 214516.
15. B.G. Ueland, P. Schiffer, R.E. Schaak, M.L. Foo, V.L. Miller, and R.J. Cava, “Specific Heat Study of the Na 0.3CoO 2·1.3H 2O Superconductor: Influence of the Complex Chemistry,” Physica C, 2004, 402, 27-30.
14. R.E. Schaak, T. Klimczuk, M.L. Foo, and R.J. Cava, “Superconductivity Phase Diagram of Na xCoO 2·1.3H 2O,” Nature , 2003, 424, 527-529.
13. M.L. Foo, R.E. Schaak, V.L. Miller, T. Klimczuk, N.S. Rogado, Y. Wang, G.C. Lau, C. Craley, H.W. Zandbergen, N.P. Ong, and R.J. Cava, “Chemical Instability of the Cobalt Oxyhydrate Superconductor Under Ambient Conditions,” Solid State Commun., 2003, 127, 33-37.
12. R.E. Schaak, M. Avdeev, W.-L. Lee, G. Lawes, H.W. Zandbergen, J.D. Jorgensen, N.P. Ong, A.P. Ramirez, and R.J. Cava, “Formation of Transition Metal Boride and Carbide Perovskites Related to Superconducting MgCNi 3,” J. Solid State Chem . , 2004, 177 , 1244-1251.
11. R.E. Schaak and T.E. Mallouk, “Exfoliation of Layered Rutile and Perovskite Tungstates,” J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 2002, 706-707.
10. R.E. Schaak, D. Afzal, J.A. Schottenfeld, and T.E. Mallouk, “Na 2Ln 2Ti 3-xMn xO 10 (Ln = Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy; 0 £ x £ 1): A New Series of Ion-Exchangeable Layered Perovskites Containing B-Site Manganese,” Chem. Mater., 2002, 14, 442-448.
9. R.E. Schaak and T.E. Mallouk, “Perovskites by Design: A Toolbox of Solid-State Reactions,” Chem. Mater., 2002, 14, 1455-1471. [Review article; featured on the cover, April 2002]
8. R.E. Schaak and T.E. Mallouk, “KLnTiO 4 (Ln = La, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy): A New Series of Ruddlesden-Popper Phases Synthesized by Ion Exchange of HLnTiO 4,” J. Solid State Chem., 2001, 161, 225-232.
7. R.E. Schaak, E.N. Guidry, and T.E. Mallouk, “Converting a Layer Perovskite into a Non-Defective Higher-Order Homologue: Topochemical Synthesis of Eu 2CaTi 2O 7,” J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 2001, 853-854.
6. R.E. Schaak and T.E. Mallouk, “Prying Apart Ruddlesden-Popper Phases: Exfoliation into Sheets and Nanotubes for Assembly of Perovskite Thin Films,” Chem. Mater., 2000, 12, 3427-3434.
5. R.E. Schaak and T.E. Mallouk, “Self-Assembly of Tiled Perovskite Monolayer and Multilayer Thin Films,” Chem. Mater., 2000, 12, 2513-2516.
4. R.E. Schaak and T.E. Mallouk, “Synthesis, Proton Exchange, and Topochemical Dehydration of New Ruddlesden-Popper Tantalates and Titanotantalates,” J. Solid State Chem., 2000, 155, 46-54.
3. G.L. Egan, J.-S. Yu, C.H. Kim, S.J. Lee, R.E. Schaak, and T.E. Mallouk, “Nanoscale Metal Replicas of Colloidal Crystals ,” Adv. Mater., 2000, 12, 1040-1042.
2. R.E. Schaak and T.E. Mallouk, “Topochemical Synthesis of Three-Dimensional Perovskites from Lamellar Precursors,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2000, 122, 2798-2803.
1. R.E. Schaak, D.B. Dahlberg, and K.B. Miller, “The Electronic Nose: Studies on the Fundamental Response and Discriminative Power of Metal-Oxide Sensors,” Electronic Noses and Sensor Array Based Systems, Design and Applications, Proceedings of the 5 th International Symposium of Olfaction and Electronic Nose, Ed. W. Jeffrey Hurst, 1999, Technomic Pub. Co., Inc.