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Héctor D. Abruña

Héctor D. Abruña

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Materials Science

D-Index
128
Citations
61450
World Ranking
375
National Ranking
144

Chemistry

D-Index
128
Citations
61982
World Ranking
364
National Ranking
161

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2011 - Faraday Medal, Electrochemistry Group, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1992 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1987 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Héctor D. Abruña is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and has an extensive research profile in engineering, energy, and materials science. Their work primarily focuses on subfields including electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy and sustainability, materials chemistry, electrochemistry, and polymers and plastics.

The main topics explored in their research include:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science

Key recent publications by Héctor D. Abruña include:

  • "Operando studies reveal active Cu nanograins for CO2 electroreduction" (2023, Nature)
  • "Electrocatalysis in Alkaline Media and Alkaline Membrane-Based Energy Technologies" (2022, Chemical Reviews)
  • "Operando Methods in Electrocatalysis" (2021, ACS Catalysis)
  • "Nonprecious transition metal nitrides as efficient oxygen reduction electrocatalysts for alkaline fuel cells" (2022, Science Advances)
  • "Enhancement of the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity of Pt by Tuning Its d-Band Center via Transition Metal Oxide Support Interactions" (2021, ACS Catalysis)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Abruña are:

  • Yao Yang
  • David A. Muller
  • Hongsen Wang
  • Cara N. Gannett
  • Qihao Li

Several publication venues have hosted multiple works by Abruña, reflecting a sustained research output. These include:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Microscopy and Microanalysis
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Throughout their career, Héctor D. Abruña has been recognized by various awards and honors, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2018)
  • Faraday Medal from the Electrochemistry Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) (2011)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2007)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2006)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1992)
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1987)

Best Publications

  • High-rate electrochemical energy storage through Li+ intercalation pseudocapacitance

    Veronica Augustyn;Jérémy Come;Jérémy Come;Michael A. Lowe;Jong Woung Kim

  • Coulomb blockade and the Kondo effect in single-atom transistors

    Jiwoong Park;Jiwoong Park;Abhay N. Pasupathy;Jonas I. Goldsmith;Connie Chang

  • Structurally ordered intermetallic platinum–cobalt core–shell nanoparticles with enhanced activity and stability as oxygen reduction electrocatalysts

    Deli Wang;Huolin L. Xin;Huolin L. Xin;Robert Hovden;Hongsen Wang

  • β-Ketoenamine-linked covalent organic frameworks capable of pseudocapacitive energy storage

    Catherine R. Deblase;Katharine E. Silberstein;Thanh Tam Truong;Héctor D. Abruña

  • Underpotential deposition at single crystal surfaces of Au, Pt, Ag and other materials

    Enrique Herrero;Lisa J. Buller;Héctor D. Abruña

  • Operando studies reveal active Cu nanograins for CO_2 electroreduction

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  • Yolk–Shell Structure of Polyaniline-Coated Sulfur for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

    Weidong Zhou;Yingchao Yu;Hao Chen;Francis J. DiSalvo

  • Rectifying interfaces using two-layer films of electrochemically polymerized vinylpyridine and vinylbipyridine complexes of ruthenium and iron on electrodes

    H. D. Abruna;P. Denisevich;M. Umana;Thomas J. Meyer

  • Effects of Liquid Electrolytes on the Charge–Discharge Performance of Rechargeable Lithium/Sulfur Batteries: Electrochemical and in-Situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Studies

    Jie Gao;Michael A. Lowe;Yasuyuki Kiya;Héctor D. Abruña

  • Electron injection from colloidal PbS quantum dots into titanium dioxide nanoparticles.

    Byung-Ryool Hyun;Yu-Wu. Zhong;Adam C. Bartnik;Liangfeng Sun

  • Electrocatalysis in Alkaline Media and Alkaline Membrane-Based Energy Technologies.

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  • Electrocatalytic Activity of Ordered Intermetallic Phases for Fuel Cell Applications

    Emerilis Casado-Rivera;David J Volpe;Laif Alden;Cora Lind

  • Tunable High Performance Cross-Linked Alkaline Anion Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cell Applications

    Nicholas J. Robertson;Henry A. Kostalik;Timothy J. Clark;Paul F. Mutolo

  • Mechanical Control of Spin States in Spin-1 Molecules and the Underscreened Kondo Effect

    J. J. Parks;A. R. Champagne;T. A. Costi;W. W. Shum

  • Phosphonium-Functionalized Polyethylene: A New Class of Base-Stable Alkaline Anion Exchange Membranes

    Kevin J. T. Noonan;Kristina M. Hugar;Henry A. Kostalik;Emil B. Lobkovsky

  • Activating Pd by morphology tailoring for oxygen reduction.

    Li Xiao;Lin Zhuang;Yi Liu;Juntao Lu

  • PbSe nanocrystal excitonic solar cells.

    Joshua J. Choi;Yee-Fun Lim;Mitk’El B. Santiago-Berrios;Matthew Oh

  • Coordination chemistry in two dimensions: chemically modified electrodes

    Hector D. Abruña

  • Spongelike Nanosized Mn3O4 as a High-Capacity Anode Material for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries

    Jie Gao;Michael A. Lowe;Héctor D. Abruña

  • Superior Charge Storage and Power Density of a Conducting Polymer-Modified Covalent Organic Framework

    Catherine R. Mulzer;Luxi Shen;Ryan P. Bisbey;James R. McKone

  • Electroluminescent devices from ionic transition metal complexes

    Jason D. Slinker;Jonathan Rivnay;Joshua S. Moskowitz;Jeffrey B. Parker

  • Micromethod for the Investigation of the Interactions between DNA and Redox-Active Molecules

    Dai-Wen Pang;Héctor D. Abruña

  • Pt-Decorated PdCo@Pd/C Core-Shell Nanoparticles with Enhanced Stability and Electrocatalytic Activity for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Deli Wang;Huolin L. Xin;Yingchao Yu;Hongsen Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Francis J. DiSalvo
Francis J. DiSalvo Cornell University
David A. Muller
David A. Muller Cornell University
George G. Malliaras
George G. Malliaras University of Cambridge
Seung-Ho Yu
Seung-Ho Yu Korea University
Huolin L. Xin
Huolin L. Xin University of California, Irvine
Encarnación Lorenzo
Encarnación Lorenzo Autonomous University of Madrid
Stefan Bernhard
Stefan Bernhard Carnegie Mellon University
Daniel C. Ralph
Daniel C. Ralph Cornell University
Yu-Wu Zhong
Yu-Wu Zhong Chinese Academy of Sciences
Royce W. Murray
Royce W. Murray University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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