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4945
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Overview

J. Karl Johnson is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry. Their research spans key subfields including Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Biomedical Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's work primarily focuses on topics such as Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications, Machine Learning in Materials Science, Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Radioactive Element Chemistry and Processing, Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions, and Crystallography and Molecular Interactions.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by J. Karl Johnson include:

  • Combined Deep Learning and Classical Potential Approach for Modeling Diffusion in UiO-66 (2022) - Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
  • Efficiently Trained Deep Learning Potential for Graphane (2021) - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Highly efficient methane decomposition to H2 and CO2 reduction to CO via redox looping of Ca2FexAl2-xO5 supported NiyFe3-yO4 nanoparticles (2020) - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Adsorption separation of heavier isotope gases in subnanometer carbon pores (2021) - Nature Communications
  • Modeling of Diffusion of Acetone in UiO-66 (2020) - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

J. Karl Johnson has collaborated frequently with a number of researchers in the field. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Nathaniel L. Rosi
  • Priyanka B. Shukla
  • Siddarth K. Achar
  • Koblar Alan Jackson
  • Jonathan P. Ruffley

Their publications appear mainly in scientific journals such as:

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Chemistry of Materials
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

The body of work by J. Karl Johnson involves the integration of machine learning techniques with traditional materials science methods, focusing on understanding diffusion mechanisms in metal-organic frameworks and the catalytic behavior of complex nanoparticle systems. This interdisciplinary approach bridges computational models, chemical physics, and materials characterization.

Best Publications

  • The Lennard-Jones equation of state revisited

    J. Karl Johnson;John A. Zollweg;Keith E. Gubbins

  • Rapid transport of gases in carbon nanotubes.

    Anastasios I. Skoulidas;David M. Ackerman;J. Karl Johnson;David S. Sholl

  • Microporous metal organic materials: promising candidates as sorbents for hydrogen storage.

    Long Pan;Michelle B. Sander;Xiaoying Huang;Jing Li

  • MOLECULAR SIMULATION OF HYDROGEN ADSORPTION IN SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES AND IDEALIZED CARBON SLIT PORES

    Qinyu Wang;J. Karl Johnson

  • Adsorption of Gases in Metal Organic Materials: Comparison of Simulations and Experiments

    Giovanni Garberoglio;Anastasios I. Skoulidas;J. Karl Johnson

  • Polysulfone and functionalized carbon nanotube mixed matrix membranes for gas separation: Theory and experiment

    Sangil Kim;Liang Chen;J. Karl Johnson;Eva Marand

  • Zwitterion functionalized carbon nanotube/polyamide nanocomposite membranes for water desalination.

    Wai-Fong Chan;Hang-yan Chen;Anil Surapathi;Michael G. Taylor

  • Identification of Destabilized Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen Storage Using First Principles Calculations

    Sudhakar V. Alapati;J. Karl Johnson;David S. Sholl

  • Progress, Opportunities, and Challenges for Applying Atomically Detailed Modeling to Molecular Adsorption and Transport in Metal−Organic Framework Materials

    Seda Keskin;Jinchen Liu;Rees B. Rankin;J. Karl Johnson

  • Unusual Hydrogen Bonding in Water-Filled Carbon Nanotubes

    Oleg Byl;Jin-Chen Liu;Yang Wang;Wai-Leung Yim

  • Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Gas Adsorption in Cu3(BTC)2: An Effective Activation Procedure

    Jinchen Liu;Jeffrey T. Culp;Sittichai Natesakhawat;Bradley C. Bockrath

  • Optimization of Carbon Nanotube Arrays for Hydrogen Adsorption

    Qinyu Wang and;J. Karl Johnson

  • Quantum Sieving in Carbon Nanotubes and Zeolites

    Qinyu Wang;Sivakumar R. Challa;David S. Sholl;J. Karl Johnson

  • Equation of State for Lennard-Jones Chains

    J. Karl Johnson;Erich A. Mueller;Keith E. Gubbins

  • Making High-Flux Membranes with Carbon Nanotubes

    David S. Sholl;J. Karl Johnson

  • An accurate H2–H2 interaction potential from first principles

    Phong Diep;J. Karl Johnson

  • Reactive canonical Monte Carlo : a new simulation technique for reacting or associating fluids

    J. Karl Johnson;Athanassios Z. Panagiotopoulos;Keith E. Gubbins

  • Systematic modulation and enhancement of CO2 : N2 selectivity and water stability in an isoreticular series of bio-MOF-11 analogues

    Tao Li;De-Li Chen;Jeanne E. Sullivan;Mark T. Kozlowski

  • Adsorption and diffusion of carbon dioxide and nitrogen through single-walled carbon nanotube membranes

    Anastasios I. Skoulidas;David S. Sholl;J. Karl Johnson

  • Using first principles calculations to identify new destabilized metal hydride reactions for reversible hydrogen storage.

    Sudhakar V. Alapati;J. Karl Johnson;J. Karl Johnson;David S. Sholl;David S. Sholl

  • Gas adsorption on heterogeneous single-walled carbon nanotube bundles.

    Wei Shi;J. Karl Johnson

Frequent Co-Authors

David S. Sholl
David S. Sholl Georgia Institute of Technology
John T. Yates
John T. Yates University of Virginia
Robert M. Enick
Robert M. Enick University of Pittsburgh
Keith E. Gubbins
Keith E. Gubbins North Carolina State University
Eric J. Beckman
Eric J. Beckman University of Pittsburgh
Nathaniel L. Rosi
Nathaniel L. Rosi University of Pittsburgh
Eric Borguet
Eric Borguet Temple University
Seda Keskin
Seda Keskin Koç University
Adri C. T. van Duin
Adri C. T. van Duin Pennsylvania State University
Jing Li
Jing Li Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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