Research Summary
The Gomez lab is focused on connecting the chemistry, structure, and macroscopic properties of complex soft matter. To this end, we combine synthesis capabilities, characterization tools, such as X-ray scattering and electron microscopy, and in-house device fabrication and testing. A focus of the lab is on examining the structure and structural evolution of materials used in the active layer of organic transistors and solar cells, water filtration membranes, solid electrolytes and composite cathodes used in batteries, and natural polymers that make up plant cell walls.
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Recent Publications
Backbone and Side Group Interchain Correlations Govern Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering of Poly(3-hexylthiophene)
Agarwala, P., Shetty, S., Fenton, A. M., Dursun, B., Milner, S. T. & Gomez, E. D., Mar 19 2024, In: ACS Macro Letters. 13, 3, p. 375-380 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Upcycling plastic waste into fully recyclable composites through cold sintering
Lai, P. H., Hall, S. L., Lan, Y. C., Ai, J. R., Jaberi, A., Sheikhi, A., Shi, R., Vogt, B. & Gomez, E. D., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Materials Horizons.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Matrix polysaccharides affect preferred orientation of cellulose crystals in primary cell walls
Rongpipi, S., Barnes, W. J., Siemianowski, O., Ye, D., Del Mundo, J. T., Duncombe, S., Xin, X., Zhu, C., Toney, M. F., Gu, Y., Anderson, C. T., Gomez, E. D. & Gomez, E. W., Feb 2024, In: Cellulose. 31, 3, p. 1397-1415 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Flexible Pectin Nanopatterning Drives Cell Wall Organization in Plants
Siemianowski, O., Rongpipi, S., Del Mundo, J. T., Freychet, G., Zhernenkov, M., Gomez, E. D., Gomez, E. W. & Anderson, C. T., Jan 22 2024, In: JACS Au. 4, 1, p. 177-188 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Electrostatic self-assembly yields a structurally stabilized PEDOT:PSS with efficient mixed transport and high-performance OECTs
Taussig, L., Ghasemi, M., Han, S., Kwansa, A. L., Li, R., Keene, S. T., Woodward, N., Yingling, Y. G., Malliaras, G. G., Gomez, E. D. & Amassian, A., Mar 6 2024, In: Matter. 7, 3, p. 1071-1091 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Tuning polymer-backbone coplanarity and conformational order to achieve high-performance printed all-polymer solar cells
Wu, Y., Yuan, Y., Sorbelli, D., Cheng, C., Michalek, L., Cheng, H. W., Jindal, V., Zhang, S., LeCroy, G., Gomez, E. D., Milner, S. T., Salleo, A., Galli, G., Asbury, J. B., Toney, M. F. & Bao, Z., Dec 2024, In: Nature communications. 15, 1, 2170.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Dynamic Structural Change of Plant Epidermal Cell Walls under Strain
Yu, J., Del Mundo, J. T., Freychet, G., Zhernenkov, M., Schaible, E., Gomez, E. W., Gomez, E. D. & Cosgrove, D. J., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Small.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Nano-sized polymer-assisted cold sintering and recycling of ceramic composites
Zhang, J., Gomez, E. D. & Sun, H., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: MRS Communications.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
Machine Learning Identifies Strong Electronic Contacts in Semiconducting Polymer Melts
Agarwala, P., Donaher, S., Ganapathysubramanian, B., Gomez, E. D. & Milner, S. T., Aug 8 2023, In: Macromolecules. 56, 15, p. 5698-5707 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Predicting χ from Concentration Response to Spatially Varying Potentials
Agarwala, P., Gomez, E. D. & Milner, S. T., Sep 12 2023, In: Macromolecules. 56, 17, p. 6859-6869 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Data-science-based reconstruction of 3-D membrane pore structure using a single 2-D micrograph
Chamani, H., Rabbani, A., Russell, K. P., Zydney, A. L., Gomez, E. D., Hattrick-Simpers, J. & Werber, J. R., Jul 15 2023, In: Journal of Membrane Science. 678, 121673.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Linking Phase Behavior to Performance Parameters in Non-Fullerene Acceptor Solar Cells
Cheng, C., Wong, S., LeCroy, G., Schneider, S., Gomez, E., Toney, M. F. & Salleo, A., Apr 26 2023, In: Advanced Energy Materials. 13, 16, 2204297.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Grazing-incidence diffraction reveals cellulose and pectin organization in hydrated plant primary cell wall
Del Mundo, J. T., Rongpipi, S., Yang, H., Ye, D., Kiemle, S. N., Moffitt, S. L., Troxel, C. L., Toney, M. F., Zhu, C., Kubicki, J. D., Cosgrove, D. J., Gomez, E. W. & Gomez, E. D., Dec 2023, In: Scientific reports. 13, 1, 5421.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A multiscale ion diffusion framework sheds light on the diffusion–stability–hysteresis nexus in metal halide perovskites
Ghasemi, M., Guo, B., Darabi, K., Wang, T., Wang, K., Huang, C. W., Lefler, B. M., Taussig, L., Chauhan, M., Baucom, G., Kim, T., Gomez, E. D., Atkin, J. M., Priya, S. & Amassian, A., Mar 2023, In: Nature Materials. 22, 3, p. 329-337 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evolution of the Cellulose Microfibril through Gamma-Valerolactone-Assisted Co-Solvent and Enzymatic Hydrolysis
Gilcher, E. B., Kuch, N., Del Mundo, J. T., Ausman, S. F., Santiago-Martinez, L., Clewett, C. F. M., Gomez, E. W., Gomez, E. D., Root, T. W., Fox, B. G. & Dumesic, J. A., Feb 27 2023, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 11, 8, p. 3270-3283 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review