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Josef W. Zwanziger

Josef W. Zwanziger

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Chemistry

D-Index
42
Citations
8281
World Ranking
17410
National Ranking
466

Overview

Josef W. Zwanziger is affiliated with Dalhousie University in Canada, where their research focuses primarily on materials science, with a significant specialization in materials chemistry. Their scholarly output spans topics including advanced NMR techniques and applications, chemical and physical properties of materials, and high-pressure geophysics and materials.

Their work engages various subfields such as spectroscopy, electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, and geophysics. These intersecting domains reflect a broad approach toward understanding material behaviors and properties under different physical conditions.

Zwanziger's research contributions have been published in diverse scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids
  • International Journal of Applied Glass Science
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Physical Review B

Their recent papers illustrate a range of study areas and collaborative efforts. Notable publications include:

  • "Orbital magnetism and chemical shielding in the projector augmented-wave formalism," 2023, Physical Review B
  • "ABINIT: Overview and focus on selected capabilities," 2020, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • "A New Solid-State Proton Conductor: The Salt Hydrate Based on Imidazolium and 12-Tungstophosphate," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "The Czjzek distribution in solid-state NMR: Scaling properties of central and satellite transitions," 2020, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids
  • "The Relative Thermodynamic Stability of Diamond and Graphite," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Zwanziger frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Ulrike Werner-Zwanziger
  • Marc Torrent
  • Xavier Gonze
  • Peng Shou
  • A. Romero

The research topics associated with Zwanziger's work cover:

  • Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Glass Properties and Applications
  • Solid-state Spectroscopy and Crystallography
  • Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
  • Chemical and Physical Properties of Materials

This body of research contributes to multidisciplinary knowledge at the intersection of materials chemistry, physics, and engineering, with an emphasis on experimental and theoretical analysis of material properties and behaviors in various states and environments.

Best Publications

  • Crystal and Electronic Structures of Complex Bismuth Iodides A3Bi2I9 (A = K, Rb, Cs) Related to Perovskite: Aiding the Rational Design of Photovoltaics

    Anna J. Lehner;Anna J. Lehner;Douglas H. Fabini;Douglas H. Fabini;Hayden A. Evans;Hayden A. Evans;Claire-Alice Hébert;Claire-Alice Hébert

  • Dynamic-Angle Spinning of Quadrupolar Nuclei

    K.T. Mueller;B.Q. Sun;G.C. Chingas;J.W. Zwanziger

  • Fractional Quantization of Molecular Pseudorotation in Na-3

    Guy Delacrétaz;Edward R. Grant;Robert L. Whetten;Ludger Wöste

  • Oxygen-17 NMR in solids by dynamic-angle spinning and double rotation

    B. F. Chmelka;B. F. Chmelka;Karl Todd Mueller;Karl Todd Mueller;A. Pines;A. Pines;J. Stebbins;J. Stebbins

  • ABINIT: Overview and focus on selected capabilities.

    Aldo H. Romero;Douglas C. Allan;Bernard Amadon;Gabriel Antonius

  • First principles study of Li–Si crystalline phases: Charge transfer, electronic structure, and lattice vibrations

    V.L. Chevrier;J.W. Zwanziger;J.R. Dahn

  • Berry's Phase

    J.W. Zwanziger;M. Koenig;Alex Pines

  • Multiple boron sites in borate glass detected with dynamic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance

    R.E. Youngman;J.W. Zwanziger

  • Structure, Mobility, and Interface Characterization of Self-Organized Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials by Solid-State NMR

    S. M. De Paul;J. W. Zwanziger;R. Ulrich;U. Wiesner

  • Short-and Intermediate-Range Structural Ordering in Glassy Boron Oxide.

    R. E. Youngman;S. T. Haubrich;J. W. Zwanziger;M. T. Janicke

  • Platinum-containing hyper-cross-linked polystyrene as a modifier-free selective catalyst for L-sorbose oxidation.

    S. N. Sidorov;I. V. Volkov;V. A. Davankov;M. P. Tsyurupa

  • Topological phase in molecular bound states: Application to the E ∏ e system

    Josef W. Zwanziger;Edward R. Grant

  • Network Modification in Potassium Borate Glasses: Structural Studies with NMR and Raman Spectroscopies

    Randall E. Youngman;Josef W. Zwanziger

  • Control of Ultrasmall Sub-10 nm Ligand-Functionalized Fluorescent Core–Shell Silica Nanoparticle Growth in Water

    Kai Ma;Carlie Mendoza;Margaret Hanson;Ulrike Werner-Zwanziger

  • A silica sol-gel design strategy for nanostructured metallic materials

    Scott Charles Warren;Matthew R. Perkins;Ashley M. Adams;Marleen Kamperman

  • Structural investigation of bismuth borate glasses and crystalline phases

    Anu Bajaj;Atul Khanna;Banghao Chen;James G. Longstaffe

  • Theoretical aspects of higher‐order truncations in solid‐state nuclear magnetic resonance

    M. Goldman;P. J. Grandinetti;A. Llor;Z. Olejniczak

  • Organofluorine binding to sodium and thallium(I) in molecular fluoroalkoxide compounds

    John A. Samuels;Emil B. Lobkovsky;William E. Streib;Kirsten Folting

  • The Structure of Alkali Tellurite Glasses

    J. C. McLaughlin;and S. L. Tagg;J. W. Zwanziger

  • Zero Thermal Expansion in ZrMgMo3O12: NMR Crystallography Reveals Origins of Thermoelastic Properties

    Carl P. Romao;Frédéric A. Perras;Ulrike Werner-Zwanziger;Joey A. Lussier

  • The structure of tellurite glass: a combined NMR, neutron diffraction, and X-ray diffraction study

    J.C. McLaughlin;S.L. Tagg;J.W. Zwanziger;D.R. Haeffner

  • Zero-Stress Optic Glass without Lead

    M. Guignard;L. Albrecht;J. W. Zwanziger

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrich Wiesner
Ulrich Wiesner Cornell University
Lyudmila M. Bronstein
Lyudmila M. Bronstein Indiana University
Edward R. Grant
Edward R. Grant University of British Columbia
Alexander Pines
Alexander Pines University of California, Berkeley
Xavier Gonze
Xavier Gonze Université Catholique de Louvain
Hans Wolfgang Spiess
Hans Wolfgang Spiess Max Planck Society
Mary Anne White
Mary Anne White Dalhousie University
Edgar D. Zanotto
Edgar D. Zanotto Federal University of São Carlos
Karl T. Mueller
Karl T. Mueller Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Bradley F. Chmelka
Bradley F. Chmelka University of California, Santa Barbara

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