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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2018 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society For influential advances in the synthesis and characterization of 3D nanoscale and mesoscale architectures with new optical, electrochemical and thermal functionalities.

Overview

Paul V. Braun is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a particular focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, and Mechanical Engineering. These subfields reflect a broad engagement with both fundamental and applied aspects of materials and engineering sciences.

The main topics covered in Paul V. Braun's work include advancements in battery materials, advanced battery materials and technologies, and advanced battery technologies research. Additional areas of interest involve conducting polymers and applications, photonic crystals and their uses, extraction and separation processes, as well as polymer composites and self-healing materials.

Among the recent publications authored or co-authored by Paul V. Braun are:

  • Improved synthesis of Ti3C2Tx MXenes resulting in exceptional electrical conductivity, high synthesis yield, and enhanced capacitance, 2021, Nanoscale
  • Revealing the role of the cathode-electrolyte interface on solid-state batteries, 2021, Nature Materials
  • Soft, skin-interfaced microfluidic systems with integrated immunoassays, fluorometric sensors, and impedance measurement capabilities, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Direct laser writing of volumetric gradient index lenses and waveguides, 2020, Light Science & Applications
  • High-Performance Packaged 3D Lithium-Ion Microbatteries Fabricated Using Imprint Lithography, 2020, Advanced Materials

Frequent collaborators include Beniamin Zahiri, Arghya Patra, Chen Chen, John B. Cook, and David G. Cahill. These co-authors have contributed to various works, demonstrating ongoing collaborative research efforts.

Major publication venues for Paul V. Braun's research include:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Advanced Materials
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nature Materials
  • Journal of Power Sources

Recognition for Paul V. Braun's contributions includes being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2020 and a Fellow of the Materials Research Society in 2018. The latter fellowship noted advances related to the synthesis and characterization of 3D nanoscale and mesoscale architectures with novel optical, electrochemical, and thermal functionalities.

Best Publications

  • Nanocomposite science and technology

    Pulickel M. Ajayan;Linda S. Schadler;Paul V. Braun

  • Nanoscale thermal transport. II. 2003–2012

    David G. Cahill;Paul V. Braun;Gang Chen;David R. Clarke

  • Force-induced activation of covalent bonds in mechanoresponsive polymeric materials

    Douglas A. Davis;Andrew Hamilton;Jinglei Yang;Jinglei Yang;Lee D. Cremar

  • Stretchable batteries with self-similar serpentine interconnects and integrated wireless recharging systems.

    Sheng Xu;Yihui Zhang;Yihui Zhang;Jiung Cho;Juhwan Lee

  • Three-dimensional bicontinuous ultrafast-charge and -discharge bulk battery electrodes

    Huigang Zhang;Xindi Yu;Paul V. Braun

  • Molecular Manipulation of Microstructures: Biomaterials, Ceramics, and Semiconductors

    Samuel I. Stupp;Paul V. Braun

  • Bioresorbable silicon electronic sensors for the brain

    Seung Kyun Kang;Rory K.J. Murphy;Suk Won Hwang;Seung Min Lee

  • Self-Healing Polymer Coatings

    Soo Hyoun Cho;Scott R. White;Paul V. Braun

  • Effects of chemical bonding on heat transport across interfaces

    Mark D. Losego;Martha E. Grady;Nancy R. Sottos;David G. Cahill

  • High-power lithium ion microbatteries from interdigitated three-dimensional bicontinuous nanoporous electrodes

    James H. Pikul;Hui Gang Zhang;Jiung Cho;Paul V. Braun

  • Semiconducting superlattices templated by molecular assemblies

    Paul V. Braun;Paul Osenar;Samuel I. Stupp

  • Polydimethylsiloxane‐Based Self‐Healing Materials

    Soo Hyoun Cho;H. Magnus Andersson;Scott R. White;Nancy R. Sottos

  • Tunable Inverse Opal Hydrogel pH Sensors

    Yun Ju Lee;Paul V. Braun

  • Electrochemically grown photonic crystals

    Paul V. Braun;Pierre Wiltzius

  • Patterned colloidal deposition controlled by electrostatic and capillary forces.

    Joanna Aizenberg;Paul V. Braun;Pierre Wiltzius

  • Thermal Conductance of Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Interfaces

    Zhenbin Ge;David G. Cahill;Paul V. Braun

  • Improved synthesis of Ti3C2Tx MXenes resulting in exceptional electrical conductivity, high synthesis yield, and enhanced capacitance

    Ali Shayesteh Zeraati;Ali Shayesteh Zeraati;Seyyed Alireza Mirkhani;Pengcheng Sun;Michael Naguib

  • Thermal conductivity of nanoparticle suspensions

    Shawn A. Putnam;David G. Cahill;Paul V. Braun;Zhenbin Ge

  • Colloidal metal particles as probes of nanoscale thermal transport in fluids

    Orla M. Wilson;Xiaoyuan Hu;David G. Cahill;Paul V. Braun

  • Large-area flexible 3D optical negative index metamaterial formed by nanotransfer printing

    Debashis Chanda;Kazuki Shigeta;Sidhartha Gupta;Tyler Cain

  • Thermal conductance of hydrophilic and hydrophobic interfaces

    Zhenbin Ge;Paul Braun;David Cahill

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Rogers
John A. Rogers Northwestern University
David G. Cahill
David G. Cahill University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Huigang Zhang
Huigang Zhang Northwest University
Nancy R. Sottos
Nancy R. Sottos University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
William P. King
William P. King University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jeffrey S. Moore
Jeffrey S. Moore University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Harald Giessen
Harald Giessen University of Stuttgart
Jennifer A. Lewis
Jennifer A. Lewis Harvard University
Scott R. White
Scott R. White University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ralph G. Nuzzo
Ralph G. Nuzzo University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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