2026 Jeffrey W. Elam: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	106	824	786	280	257	544	36978

Overview

Jeffrey W. Elam is affiliated with Argonne National Laboratory in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in engineering and materials science. Their work spans various topics related to semiconductor materials, battery technologies, and membrane separation processes.

The research fields of focus include:

Engineering
Materials Science

Key subfields within these domains encompass:

Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Materials Chemistry
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Biomedical Engineering
Water Science and Technology

Frequent research topics covered by Jeffrey W. Elam are:

Semiconductor materials and devices
Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Advancements in Battery Materials
Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
Membrane Separation Technologies
Electrochemical Analysis and Applications

Several publications illustrate their recent work:

Advanced strategies for the development of porous carbon as a Li host/current collector for lithium metal batteries, 2021, Energy storage materials
Visible-Light-Activated Photocatalytic Films toward Self-Cleaning Membranes, 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
Polyphenol-Sensitized Atomic Layer Deposition for Membrane Interface Hydrophilization, 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
Consistency and reproducibility in atomic layer deposition, 2020, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films
Water treatment based on atomically engineered materials: Atomic layer deposition and beyond, 2021, Matter

Jeffrey W. Elam regularly collaborates with several researchers including:

Anil U. Mane
Rajesh Pathak
Vepa Rozyyev
Ángel Yanguas-Gil
Seth B. Darling

Common venues for publishing their research are:

ECS Meeting Abstracts
Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Chemistry of Materials
arXiv (Cornell University)

Best Publications

Low-Temperature Al2O3 Atomic Layer Deposition

M. D. Groner;F. H. Fabreguette;J. W. Elam;S. M. George

1788
Citations
ZnO Nanotube Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Alex B.F. Martinson;Jeffrey W. Elam;Joseph T. Hupp;Michael J. Pellin

967
Citations
Increased Silver Activity for Direct Propylene Epoxidation via Subnanometer Size Effects

Y. Lei;Y. Lei;Faisal Mehmood;Sungsik Lee;Jeffrey P. Greeley

960
Citations
Electrical characterization of thin Al2O3 films grown by atomic layer deposition on silicon and various metal substrates

M.D. Groner;J.W. Elam;F.H. Fabreguette;S.M. George

956
Citations
Coking- and Sintering-Resistant Palladium Catalysts Achieved Through Atomic Layer Deposition

Junling Lu;Baosong Fu;Mayfair C. Kung;Guomin Xiao

926
Citations
Subnanometre platinum clusters as highly active and selective catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane.

Stefan Vajda;Michael J. Pellin;Jeffrey P. Greeley;Christopher L. Marshall

880
Citations
Catalyst Design with Atomic Layer Deposition

Brandon J. O'Neill;Brandon J. O'Neill;David H. K. Jackson;Jechan Lee;Christian P. Canlas

800
Citations
Membrane materials for water purification: design, development, and application

Anna Lee;Jeffrey W. Elam;Seth B. Darling;Seth B. Darling

777
Citations
Conformal Coating on Ultrahigh-Aspect-Ratio Nanopores of Anodic Alumina by Atomic Layer Deposition

J. W. Elam;D. Routkevitch;P. P. Mardilovich;S. M. George

760
Citations
Viscous flow reactor with quartz crystal microbalance for thin film growth by atomic layer deposition

J. W. Elam;M. D. Groner;S. M. George

729
Citations
Ultrastable substrates for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy: Al2O3 overlayers fabricated by atomic layer deposition yield improved anthrax biomarker detection.

Xiaoyu Zhang;Jing Zhao;Alyson V. Whitney;Jeffrey W. Elam

587
Citations
Structural and Electrochemical Study of Al2O3 and TiO2 Coated Li1.2Ni0.13Mn0.54Co0.13O2 Cathode Material Using ALD

Xiaofeng Zhang;Ilias Belharouak;Li Li;Yu Lei

512
Citations
Growth of ZnO/Al2O3 Alloy Films Using Atomic Layer Deposition Techniques

J. W. Elam;S. M. George

482
Citations
A nanostructured cathode architecture for low charge overpotential in lithium-oxygen batteries

Jun Lu;Yu Lei;Kah Chun Lau;Xiangyi Luo

477
Citations
Localized surface plasmon resonance nanosensor: a high-resolution distance-dependence study using atomic layer deposition.

Alyson V. Whitney;Jeffrey W. Elam;Shengli Zou;Alex V. Zinovev

396
Citations
Sequential Infiltration Synthesis for Advanced Lithography

Seth B. Darling;Jeffrey W. Elam;Yu-Chih Tseng;Qing Peng

358
Citations
Synthesis and Stabilization of Supported Metal Catalysts by Atomic Layer Deposition

Junling Lu;Jeffrey W. Elam;Peter C. Stair

357
Citations
ZnO/Al2O3 nanolaminates fabricated by atomic layer deposition: growth and surface roughness measurements

J.W. Elam;Z.A. Sechrist;S.M. George

350
Citations
Effectively suppressing dissolution of manganese from spinel lithium manganate via a nanoscale surface-doping approach

Jun Lu;Chun Zhan;Chun Zhan;Tianpin Wu;Jianguo Wen

345
Citations
Atomic layer deposition-Sequential self-limiting surface reactions for advanced catalyst "bottom-up" synthesis

Junling Lu;Jeffrey W. Elam;Peter C Stair;Peter C Stair

337
Citations
Nanoscopic Patterned Materials with Tunable Dimensions via Atomic Layer Deposition on Block Copolymers

Qing Peng;Yu-Chih Tseng;Seth B. Darling;Jeffrey W. Elam

335
Citations