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  • 2007 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For innovative application of xray scattering to the study of complex molecularscale structures and processes at organicinorganic and mineralwater interfaces

Overview

Paul Fenter is affiliated with Argonne National Laboratory in the United States and focuses primarily on engineering with an emphasis on environmental chemistry, biomaterials, electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, and mechanics of materials. Their research portfolio covers a range of topics including mine drainage and remediation techniques, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, electrostatics and colloid interactions, calcium carbonate crystallization and inhibition, enhanced oil recovery techniques, iron oxide chemistry and applications, and electrochemical analysis and applications.

Among recent publications, notable works include:

  • Ion correlations drive charge overscreening and heterogeneous nucleation at solid-aqueous electrolyte interfaces, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Carbonate Coprecipitation for Cd and Zn Treatment and Evaluation of Heavy Metal Stability Under Acidic Conditions, 2023, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Nonclassical Behavior in Competitive Ion Adsorption at a Charged Solid-Water Interface, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Replacement of Calcium Carbonate Polymorphs by Cerussite, 2021, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
  • Probing the In Situ Pseudocapacitive Charge Storage in Ti3C2 MXene Thin Films with X-ray Reflectivity, 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Sang Soo Lee
  • Andrew G. Stack
  • Neil C. Sturchio
  • Jacquelyn N. Bracco
  • Bektur Abdilla

The main venues for publication have been:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Goldschmidt Abstracts
  • ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
  • ChemPhysChem

The scope of Paul Fenter's work integrates studies on the molecular-scale structures and processes at organic-inorganic and mineral-water interfaces. This includes detailed investigations into ion adsorption behaviors, mineral polymorph replacements, and electrochemical charge storage mechanisms using advanced techniques like X-ray scattering and reflectivity.

They were recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2007, cited for innovative applications of X-ray scattering to the study of complex molecular structures and processes at interfaces involving organics, inorganics, and minerals interacting with water.

Best Publications

  • Alkyl Monolayers on Silicon Prepared from 1-Alkenes and Hydrogen-Terminated Silicon

    Matthew R. Linford;Paul Fenter;Peter M. Eisenberger;Christopher E. D. Chidsey

  • Biomimetic Pathways for Assembling Inorganic Thin Films

    Ilhan A. Aksay;M. Trau;S. Manne;I. Honma

  • Self-Assembly of n-Alkyl Thiols as Disulfides on Au(111)

    P. Fenter;A. Eberhardt;P. Eisenberger

  • Chain-length dependence of the structures and phases of CH 3 ( CH 2 ) n − 1 SH self-assembled on Au(111)

    P. Fenter;P. Eisenberger;K. S. Liang

  • Molecular-Scale Density Oscillations in Water Adjacent to a Mica Surface

    L. Cheng;P. Fenter;Kathryn Nagy;M. L. Schlegel

  • Mineral–water interfacial structures revealed by synchrotron X-ray scattering

    Paul Fenter;Neil C. Sturchio

  • Ion adsorption at the rutile-water interface: linking molecular and macroscopic properties.

    Z. Zhang;Z. Zhang;P. Fenter;L. Cheng;N. C. Sturchio;N. C. Sturchio

  • How Water Meets a Hydrophobic Surface

    Adelé Poynor;Liang Hong;Ian K. Robinson;Steve Granick

  • Surface speciation of calcite observed in situ by high-resolution X-ray reflectivity

    P. Fenter;P. Geissbühler;E. DiMasi;G. Srajer

  • Simultaneous inner- and outer-sphere arsenate adsorption on corundum and hematite

    Jeffrey G. Catalano;Changyong Park;Paul Fenter;Zhan Zhang

  • Polyanthraquinone-based organic cathode for high-performance rechargeable magnesium-ion batteries

    Chen Liao;Baofei Pan;Anthony Burrell

  • Structure of CH3(CH2)17SH Self-Assembled on the Ag(111) Surface: An Incommensurate Monolayer

    P. Fenter;P. Eisenberger;Jun Li;N. Camillone

  • Simulations of the Quartz(1011)/Water Interface: A Comparison of Classical Force Fields, Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics, and X-ray Reflectivity Experiments

    A. A. Skelton;P. Fenter;J. D. Kubicki;D. J. Wesolowski

  • Adsorption mechanisms, structures, and growth regimes of an archetypal self-assembling system: Decanethiol on Au(111)

    F. Schreiber;A. Eberhardt;T. Y. B. Leung;P. Schwartz

  • Three-dimensional structure of the calcite-water interface by surface X-ray scattering

    P. Geissbühler;P. Fenter;E. DiMasi;G. Srajer

  • X-ray Reflectivity as a Probe of Mineral-Fluid Interfaces: A User Guide

    Paul A. Fenter

  • Cation sorption on the muscovite (0 0 1) surface in chloride solutions using high-resolution X-ray reflectivity

    Michel L. Schlegel;Kathryn. L. Nagy;Paul Fenter;Likwan Cheng

  • On the structure and evolution of the buried S/Au interface in self-assembled monolayers : x-ray standing wave results.

    P. Fenter;F. Schreiber;L. Berman;G. Scoles

  • AN UNEXPECTED PACKING OF FLUORINATED N-ALKANE THIOLS ON AU(111) : A COMBINED ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY AND X-RAY DIFFRACTION STUDY

    Gang‐yu Liu;Paul Fenter;Christopher E. D. Chidsey;D. Frank Ogletree

  • Uranyl Incorporation in Natural Calcite

    S. D. Kelly;M. G. Newville;L. Cheng;K. M. Kemner

  • How Water Meets a Hydrophobic Surface

    Adel 'e Poynor;Wina Tjen;Steve Granick;Paul Fenter

Frequent Co-Authors

Neil C. Sturchio
Neil C. Sturchio University of Delaware
Michael J. Bedzyk
Michael J. Bedzyk Northwestern University
Kathryn L. Nagy
Kathryn L. Nagy University of Illinois at Chicago
Peter T. Cummings
Peter T. Cummings Heriot-Watt University
David J. Wesolowski
David J. Wesolowski Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Hua Zhou
Hua Zhou Argonne National Laboratory
Jeffrey G. Catalano
Jeffrey G. Catalano Washington University in St. Louis
Andrew A. Gewirth
Andrew A. Gewirth University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
James D. Kubicki
James D. Kubicki The University of Texas at El Paso
L. Soderholm
L. Soderholm Argonne National Laboratory

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