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  • 2001 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Sarah H. Tolbert is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research predominantly focuses on materials science and engineering, with a strong emphasis on electrical and electronic engineering as well as materials chemistry. Their work spans various subfields including electronic, optical and magnetic materials, polymers and plastics, and spectroscopy.

The main topics covered by Tolbert include advancements in battery materials, advanced battery materials and technologies, and conducting polymers and applications. Their research also extends to organic electronics and photovoltaics, supercapacitor materials and fabrication, perovskite materials and applications, and aerogels and thermal insulation.

Frequent venues for Tolbert's publications are specialized journals in chemistry and materials science. These include Chemistry of Materials with 12 publications, Advanced Functional Materials and ACS Applied Energy Materials with 4 publications each, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C with 4 publications, and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces with 3 publications.

Several coauthors have collaborated extensively with Tolbert, indicating ongoing research partnerships. These include Charlene Z. Salamat (22 joint publications), Bruce Dunn (19), Laurent Pilon (14), Benjamin J. Schwartz (13), and Daniel D. Robertson (12).

Selected recent papers authored by Tolbert demonstrate the range and focus of their research:

  • "Establishing reaction networks in the 16-electron sulfur reduction reaction", 2024, published in Nature
  • "A fundamental look at electrocatalytic sulfur reduction reaction", 2020, published in Nature Catalysis
  • "Tunable Dopants with Intrinsic Counterion Separation Reveal the Effects of Electron Affinity on Dopant Intercalation and Free Carrier Production in Sequentially Doped Conjugated Polymer Films", 2020, published in Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Controlling the Formation of Charge Transfer Complexes in Chemically Doped Semiconducting Polymers", 2021, published in Chemistry of Materials
  • "Dihexyl-Substituted Poly(3,4-Propylenedioxythiophene) as a Dual Ionic and Electronic Conductive Cathode Binder for Lithium-Ion Batteries", 2020, published in Chemistry of Materials

Sarah H. Tolbert was recognized as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2001.

Best Publications

  • High-rate electrochemical energy storage through Li+ intercalation pseudocapacitance

    Veronica Augustyn;Jérémy Come;Jérémy Come;Michael A. Lowe;Jong Woung Kim

  • Ordered mesoporous [alpha]-MoO3 with iso-oriented nanocrystalline walls for thin-film pseudocapacitors

    Torsten Brezesinski;Torsten Brezesinski;John Wang;John Wang;Sarah H. Tolbert;Bruce Dunn

  • Oxygen vacancies enhance pseudocapacitive charge storage properties of MoO3-x.

    Hyung-Seok Kim;John B. Cook;John B. Cook;Hao Lin;Jesse S. Ko

  • Templated Nanocrystal-Based Porous TiO2 Films for Next-Generation Electrochemical Capacitors

    Torsten Brezesinski;John Wang;Julien Polleux;Bruce Dunn

  • Synthesis of Ultra-Incompressible Superhard Rhenium Diboride at Ambient Pressure

    Hsiu-Ying Chung;Michelle B. Weinberger;Jonathan B. Levine;Abby Kavner

  • Designing Superhard Materials

    Richard B. Kaner;John J. Gilman;Sarah H. Tolbert

  • Control of energy transfer in oriented conjugated polymer-mesoporous silica composites

    Thuc-Quyen Nguyen;Junjun Wu;Vinh Doan;Benjamin J. Schwartz

  • A fundamental look at electrocatalytic sulfur reduction reaction

    Lele Peng;Ziyang Wei;Chengzhang Wan;Jing Li

  • Size Dependence of a First Order Solid-Solid Phase Transition: The Wurtzite to Rock Salt Transformation in CdSe Nanocrystals

    S. H. Tolbert;A. P. Alivisatos

  • High performance pseudocapacitor based on 2D layered metal chalcogenide nanocrystals

    Guillaume A. Muller;John B. Cook;Hyung-Seok Kim;Sarah H. Tolbert

  • Osmium diboride, an ultra-incompressible, hard material.

    Robert W. Cumberland;Michelle B. Weinberger;John J. Gilman;Simon M. Clark

  • The wurtzite to rock salt structural transformation in CdSe nanocrystals under high pressure

    Sarah H. Tolbert;A. P. Alivisatos

  • Mesoporous MoS2 as a Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Exhibiting Pseudocapacitive Li and Na‐Ion Charge Storage

    John B. Cook;Hyung‐Seok Kim;Yan Yan;Jesse S. Ko

  • 7.7% Efficient All-Polymer Solar Cells.

    Ye-Jin Hwang;Brett A. E. Courtright;Amy S. Ferreira;Sarah H. Tolbert

  • Reappraising the Need for Bulk Heterojunctions in Polymer−Fullerene Photovoltaics: The Role of Carrier Transport in All-Solution-Processed P3HT/PCBM Bilayer Solar Cells

    Alexander L. Ayzner;Christopher J. Tassone;Sarah H. Tolbert;Benjamin J. Schwartz

  • Magnetic Field Alignment of Ordered Silicate-Surfactant Composites and Mesoporous Silica

    Sarah H. Tolbert;Ali Firouzi;Galen D. Stucky;Bradley F. Chmelka

  • Pseudocapacitive Contributions to Charge Storage in Highly Ordered Mesoporous Group V Transition Metal Oxides with Iso-Oriented Layered Nanocrystalline Domains

    Kirstin Brezesinski;John Wang;Jan Haetge;Christian Reitz

  • Advancements in the Search for Superhard Ultra-Incompressible Metal Borides

    Jonathan B. Levine;Jonathan B. Levine;Jonathan B. Levine;Sarah H. Tolbert;Sarah H. Tolbert;Richard B. Kaner;Richard B. Kaner

  • High-pressure structural transformations in semiconductor nanocrystals.

    Sarah H. Tolbert;A. P. Alivisatos

  • Tungsten tetraboride, an inexpensive superhard material

    Reza Mohammadi;Andrew T. Lech;Miao Xie;Beth E. Weaver

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce Dunn
Bruce Dunn University of California, Los Angeles
Benjamin J. Schwartz
Benjamin J. Schwartz University of California, Los Angeles
Richard B. Kaner
Richard B. Kaner University of California, Los Angeles
Laurent Pilon
Laurent Pilon University of California, Los Angeles
Torsten Brezesinski
Torsten Brezesinski Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Yves Rubin
Yves Rubin University of California, Los Angeles
Galen D. Stucky
Galen D. Stucky University of California, Santa Barbara
Samson A. Jenekhe
Samson A. Jenekhe University of Washington
Thuc-Quyen Nguyen
Thuc-Quyen Nguyen University of California, Santa Barbara
Jane P. Chang
Jane P. Chang University of California, Los Angeles

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