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Peter Y. Zavalij is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research primarily spans Materials Science and Chemistry, with significant contributions in subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Inorganic Chemistry, and Condensed Matter Physics.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
  • Iron-based superconductors research
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Rare-earth and actinide compounds
  • Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection

Among the recent publications attributed to Peter Y. Zavalij are:

  • "Pillar[n]MaxQ: A New High Affinity Host Family for Sequestration in Water," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "A cellulose-derived supramolecule for fast ion transport," 2022, Science Advances
  • "Tuning the hysteresis of a metal-insulator transition via lattice compatibility," 2020, Digital Repository at the University of Maryland (University of Maryland College Park)
  • "Fe-catalyzed three-component dicarbofunctionalization of unactivated alkenes with alkyl halides and Grignard reagents," 2020, Chemical Science
  • "Salt-in-presalt electrolyte solutions for high-potential non-aqueous sodium metal batteries," 2025, Nature Nanotechnology

Frequent co-authors working alongside Peter Y. Zavalij include:

  • Lyle Isaacs
  • Bryan W. Eichhorn
  • Greg Brewer
  • Ray J. Butcher
  • Ai-Min Li

The venues where their research appears frequently are diverse and include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Peter Y. Zavalij has made extensive contributions to crystallographic databases, as reflected by a notably high number of publications in The Cambridge Structural Database. Their work intersects crystallography, supramolecular chemistry, and materials research, with multiple studies focusing on molecular structure, ion transport, and functional materials synthesis.

Best Publications

  • Fundamentals of Powder Diffraction and Structural Characterization of Materials

    Vitalij K. Pecharsky;Peter Y. Zavalij

  • The Cucurbit[n]uril Family: Prime Components for Self-Sorting Systems

    Simin Liu;Christian Ruspic;Pritam Mukhopadhyay;Sriparna Chakrabarti

  • Hydrothermal synthesis of lithium iron phosphate cathodes

    Shoufeng Yang;Peter Y. Zavalij;M. Stanley Whittingham

  • Reactivity, stability and electrochemical behavior of lithium iron phosphates

    Shoufeng Yang;Yanning Song;Peter Y. Zavalij;M. Stanley Whittingham

  • Cucurbit[7]uril⋅guest pair with an attomolar dissociation constant

    Liping Cao;Marina Šekutor;Peter Y. Zavalij;Kata Mlinarić-Majerski

  • Identifying the components of the solid-electrolyte interphase in Li-ion batteries.

    Luning Wang;Anjali Menakath;Fudong Han;Yi Wang

  • Acyclic cucurbit[n]uril molecular containers enhance the solubility and bioactivity of poorly soluble pharmaceuticals

    Da Ma;Gaya Hettiarachchi;Duc Nguyen;Ben Zhang

  • Hydrothermal Synthesis of Vanadium Oxides

    Thomas Chirayil;Peter Y. Zavalij;M. Stanley Whittingham

  • Structural chemistry of vanadium oxides with open frameworks

    P.Y. Zavalij;Whittingham

  • The hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of olivines and related compounds for electrochemical applications

    Jiajun Chen;Michael J. Vacchio;Shijun Wang;Natalya Chernova

  • Some transition metal (oxy)phosphates and vanadium oxides for lithium batteries

    M. Stanley Whittingham;Yanning Song;Samuel Lutta;Peter Y. Zavalij

  • Cucurbit[10]uril

    Simin Liu;Peter Y. Zavalij;Lyle Isaacs

  • The synthesis, characterization and electrochemical behavior of the layered LiNi0.4Mn0.4Co0.2O2 compound

    J. Katana Ngala;Natasha A. Chernova;Miaomiao Ma;Marc Mamak

  • Structural and Architectural Evaluation of Bimetallic Nanoparticles: A Case Study of Pt−Ru Core−Shell and Alloy Nanoparticles

    Selim Alayoglu;Peter Zavalij;Bryan Eichhorn;Qi Wang

  • New Iron(III) Phosphate Phases: Crystal Structure and Electrochemical and Magnetic Properties

    Yanning Song;Peter Y. Zavalij;Masatsugu Suzuki;M. Stanley Whittingham

  • Synthesis and Self-Assembly Processes of Monofunctionalized Cucurbit[7]uril

    Brittany Vinciguerra;Liping Cao;Joe R. Cannon;Peter Y. Zavalij

  • Hydrothermal Synthesis and Characterization of KxMnO2·yH2O

    Rongji Chen;and Peter Zavalij;M. Stanley Whittingham

  • Manganese Vanadium Oxide Nanotubes: Synthesis, Characterization, and Electrochemistry

    Arthur Dobley;Katana Ngala;Shoufeng Yang;Peter Y. Zavalij

  • Nor-seco-cucurbit[10]uril exhibits homotropic allosterism.

    Wei-Hao Huang;Simin Liu;Peter Y. Zavalij;Lyle Isaacs

  • High Fidelity Kinetic Self-Sorting in Multi-Component Systems Based on Guests with Multiple Binding Epitopes

    Pritam Mukhopadhyay;Peter Y. Zavalij;Lyle Isaacs

Frequent Co-Authors

M. Stanley Whittingham
M. Stanley Whittingham Binghamton University
Michael P. Doyle
Michael P. Doyle The University of Texas at San Antonio
Lyle Isaacs
Lyle Isaacs University of Maryland, College Park
Johnpierre Paglione
Johnpierre Paglione University of Maryland, College Park
Lawrence R. Sita
Lawrence R. Sita University of Maryland, College Park
Bryan W. Eichhorn
Bryan W. Eichhorn University of Maryland, College Park
Jeffrey W. Lynn
Jeffrey W. Lynn National Institute of Standards and Technology
Mark A. Green
Mark A. Green University of Kent
Vitalij K. Pecharsky
Vitalij K. Pecharsky Iowa State University
Manfred Wuttig
Manfred Wuttig University of Maryland, College Park

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