Selected
Publications
Work done at Clark University
* undergraduate student author, #graduate student author
43. Chen X.#, Datta A.#, Smith, L.J., Granados-Focil S., Challenging the block copolymer design
conventions for ion transport: Diblock copolymers using
ionic interactions as a
mechanically reinforcing mechanism. In revision.
42. Mishra, P.K. #, Chen, A. #, Lee, T.-M. *, Tao, M., Van
Dessel, S., Granados-Focil, S.,
Polyacrylate-based solid-solid phase change materials as
passive thermo-regulators for
smart roofs. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, In
revision.
41. Doyle, R.P. #, and Granados-Focil, S. Carbonate-mediated alkyl functionalization of poly(ethylene imine), an efficient, mild, route towards fully functionalized PEI backbones. In revision.
40.
Fell, E., De Porcellinis, D., Jing, Y., Gutierrez-Venegas,
V., Gordon, R., Granados-Focil, S., Aziz, M.,
Long-term stability of ferri/ferrocyanide as an
electroactive component for redox flow battery applications:
On the origin of apparent capacity fade. Chemrxiv, 2022. Link
39.
El-Ouaragli J., Xiao, Z., Nejad, A.M., Tao, M.,
Granados-Focil, S., Van Dessel, S., Design of a novel smart
polymer-sorbent based thermal battery system and its
application: A numerical feasibility study. Journal of
Energy Storage, 2022, 56, 105971. Link
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38.Xiao, Z., Mishra, P.M., Nejad, A.M., Tao M., Granados-Focil, S., Van Dessel, S., Thermal
Optimization of a novel thermo-optically responsive SS-PCM
coating for building enclosures.
Energy and Buildings, 2021, 247, 111129. Link
37.
Zhang Z. #, Tompsett, G.A., Lambert, C., Granados-Focil, S.,
Timko, M.T.,
Rational Design of Solid-Acid Catalysts for Cellulose Hydrolysis Using Colloidal Theory, Phys.
Chem. Chem. Phys., 2021, 23, 10236. Link
36.
Cheng F.
#,
Tompsett, G.A., Fraga-Alvarez, D.V. *, Romo C. I., McKenna,
A.M., Niles, S., Nelson, R.K., Reddy, C.M., Granados-Focil,
S., Paulsen A.D., Zhang, R., Timko,
M.T.,
Metal
oxide supported Ni-impregnated bifunctional catalysts for
controlling char formation and maximizing energy recovery
during catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction of food waste. Sustainable
Energy & Fuels,
2021,
5(4), 941.
Link
35.
Mendes, J.L. *, Gao, W., Martin, J.L.
#,
Carl, A. D.
#,
Deskins, N. A., Granados-Focil, S., Grimm,
R.L.
Interfacial
states, energetics, and atmospheric stability of large-grain
antifluorite Cs2TiBr6.
Journal
of Physical Chemistry C.,
2020 124, 44, 24289. Link
34.
Martin J.L. #, Soflet, R. *, Carl, A.D. #, Himmelberger, K.
M. *, Granados-Focil, S. Grimm, R.L.,
Quantification of surface reactivity and step-selective
etching chemistry on single-crystal BiOI (001). Langmuir,
2020, 36, 9343. Link
33.
Van Dessel, S., Tao, M., Granados-Focil, S., “Bio-inspired
building envelopes”, Bio-inspired design. Eds. Soboyejo, W.,
& Daniel, L., Cambridge University Press, 2020. Link
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32.Mishra, P.,K., Stockmal, K.A., Ardito, G., Tao, M., Van Dessel, S., Granados-Focil, S., Optical
and thermal properties of
selected solid-liquid phase-change materials. Solar
Energy, 2020, 197,
222. Link
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31.Mendecki, L.#, Granados-Focil, S., Radu, A., Self-plasticized lumogallion-based fluorescent
optical sensor for the determination of aluminium (III) with
ultra-low detection limits., Analytica
Chimica Acta, 2020, 1101, 141.
Link
30.
Dillingham, P.W., Alsedi, B.S.O., Granados-Focil S., Radu,
A., McGraw, C., Establishing
meaningful limits of detection for ion-selective electrodes
and other non-linear sensors.
ACS Sensors, 2020, 5, 250 Link.
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29.Crespilho, F.N., Sedenho, G.C., De Porcellinis, D., Kerr, E., Granados-Focil, S., Gordon,
R.G..,Aziz, M.J., Non-corrosive, Low toxicity, Gel-based
Microbattery from Organic and
Organometallic Molecules, Journal
of Materials Chemistry A, 2019,
7, 24784.
Link
28. Yu, X.#; Burnham, N., Granados-Focil, S.; Tao, M.; Bitumen’s microstructures are correlated with its bulk thermal and rheological properties. FUEL, 2019, 254, 115509, Link
27. Van
Dessel, S., Tao, M., Granados-Focil, S., Thermal storage
system. U.S. Pat. 10,995,250 Link
26.Granados-Focil,
A.A., Granados-Focil, S., Conde-Sotelo, V.M., Grimm, R.L.,
Gonzalez, F., Rojas-Santiago, E., Santolalla-Vargas, C.E.,
Vera, M.A., De los Reyes, J.A., Development of bifunctional
hydrodeoxygenation catalyst Rh-HY for the generation of
biomass-derived high energy density fuels. Energy
Technology,
2019, 1801112. Link
25.
Zhang, M.
#,
Zhao, M.
#,
Zhang, G., Sietnis, J. M., Granados-Focil, S., Pepi, M. S.,
Xu, Y., Tao, M., and Granados-Focil, S. Reaction kinetics of
red mud-fly ash based geoplymers: Effects of curing
temperature on chemical bonding, porosity, and mechanical
strength, Cement and Concrete Composites, 2018, 93,
175-185 Link
24.
De Porcellinis, D., Mecheri,
B.,
D’Epifanio,
A.,
Licoccia, S., Granados-Focil, S.,
Aziz,
M.J.
Sulfonated Poly (ether ether ketone) as cation exchange
membrane for alkaline redox flow
batteries, Journal
of the Electrochemical Society,
2018, 165 (5), A1137-A1139. Link
23.Guldentops,
G.#,
Ardito, G.#,
Tao, M., Granados-Focil, S., Van Dessel, S., A numerical
study of adaptive building enclosure systems using
solid-solid phase change materials with variable
transparency. Energy
and Buildings,
2018, 167, 240-252. Link
22.Tyufekchiev, M.; Duan, P.; Schmidt-Rohr, K.; Granados-Focil, S.; Timko, M.T.; Emmert, M., Cellulase-Mimetic Solid Acids for Cellulose Hydrolysis: Structural Explanations for High Catalytic Activity, ACS Catalysis. 2018 8, 1464-1468. Link
21.Yu, X.; Granados-Focil, S.; Tao, M.; Burnham, N., Time- and composition- dependent evolution of distinctive microstructures in bitumen. Energy and Fuels, 2018, 32, 67-80. Link
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20.Fallahi, A., Guldentops, G., Tao, M., Granados-Focil, S., Van Dessel, S., Review on solid-solid phase change materials for thermal energy storage: Molecular structure and thermal properties. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2017, 127, 1427-1441. Link
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19.Wei, J.,# Trout, W.,* Simon, Y., Granados-Focil S., Ring Opening Metathesis
Polymerization of Triazole-Bearing Cyclobutenes: Diblock copolymer synthesis and
evaluation of the effect of side group size on polymerization kinetics. Journal of Polymer
Science Part A, Chemistry, 2017, 55 (11) 1929-1939. Link
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18.Nguyen, C-T., Deshmukh, P., Chen X. #, Granados-Focil, S., Kasi, R., Thermoreversible Ion gels from side-chain liquid crystalline brush diblock copolymers, in Functional Polymers, Design, Synthesis and Applications, edited by Raja Shunmugam, CRC press, Taylor and Francis, 2017, 241-263. Link
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17.Mendecki, L., Chen, X., Callan, N., Thompson, D. F., Schazmann, B., Granados-Focil, S., Radu, A., Simple, Robust, and Plasticizer-Free Iodide-selective Sensor Based on
Copolymerized Triazole-based Ionic Liquid. Analytical Chemistry, 2016, 88 (8), 4311. Link
16. Mendecki, L.M., Fayose, T.,
Stockmal, K.A., Wei, J., Granados-Focil, S., McGraw, C.M.,
Radu, A., Robust and ultrasensitive polymer membrane-based
carbonate selective electrodes. Analytical Chemistry., 2015,
87 (15), 7515. Link
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15.Granados-Focil, S. Stimuli-responsive polymers as active layers for sensors,
Functional Polymer Coatings: Principles, Methods, and Applications, First Edition.
Edited by Limin Wu and Jamil Baghdachi, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2015. Link
14.Nguyen, C.T., Zhu, Y., Chen X., Sotzing, G.A., Granados-Focil, S., Kasi, R. M., Nanostructured ion-gels from liquid crystalline block copolymers and gold nanoparticles in ionic liquids: manifestation of mechanical and electrochemical properties. J. Mater. Chem. C., 2015, 3, 399-408. Link
13. Doyle, R., P. Chen, X., Macrae, M., Srungavarapu, A., and Granados-Foci, S., Poly- (ethylene-imine)-based polymer blends as lithium single-ion conductors. Macromolecules, 2014,47, 3401. Link
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12.Kokil, A., Renna, A.*, Kumar, J., Granados-Focil, S. Synthesis and Characterization
of Triazolium Iodide Ionic Liquid Electrolyte for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells. Journal
of Macromolecular Science, part A, polymer chemistry, 2011, 48, 1022. Link
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11.Sokolov, A., Atahan-Evrenk, S., Mondal, R., Akkerman, H.B., Sanchéz-Carrera, R.S.,
Granados-Focil, S., Schrier, J., Mannsfeld, S.C.B., Zoombelt, A.P., Bao, Z., and Aspuru-
Guzik, A., From in silico to carbon to device: Computational discovery and experimental
characterization of a high hole mobility organic crystal. Nature Communications, 2011, 2,
437. Link
10. Granados-Focil, S., Conway, J.R.*, Meng, Y.#, Smith, L., Triazole functionalized sol-gel
membranes, effect of crosslink density and heterocycle content on water free proton
conduction and membrane mechanical properties. Journal of Macromolecular Science,
part A, Polymer Chemistry, 2010, 47, 1197. Link
Work done before Clark University
9. Litt, M.; Granados-Focil, S.; Kang, J., Si, K., Wycisk, R., Rigid Rod Poly(p-Phenylene
sulfonic acid) PEMs: High Conductivity at Low Relative Humidity Due to “Frozen-in-Free
Volume”, ECS Trans., 2010, 33, 695-710. Link
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8. Litt, M.; Granados-Focil, S.; Kang, J., Rigid Rod Polyelectrolytes with Frozen-In Free
Volume: High Conductivity at Low RH. In Fuel Cell Chemistry and Operation, American
Chemical Society: 2010; Vol. 1040, pp 49-63. Link
7. Akbey, U., Granados-Focil, S., Coughlin E.B., Graf, R., Spiess, H.W., 1H Solid-State NMR
Investigation of Structure and Dynamics of Anhydrous Proton Conducting Triazole-
Functionalized Siloxane Polymers. J.Phys. Chem. B., 2009, 113, 9151-9160. Link
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6. Litt, Morton H., Granados-Focil, Sergio, Liquid Crystal (polyphenylene sulfonic acids), U.S.
Pat# 7375,176, 2008, 45 pp.
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5. Granados-Focil, S., Woudenberg, R.C., Yavuzcetin, O., Tuominen, M.T., Coughlin, E.B.,
Water-free proton conducting polysiloxanes: A study on the effect of heterocycle structure.
Macromolecules, 2007, 40, 8708-8713. Link
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4. Marwiset, S., Woudenberg, R.C., Granados-Focil, S., Yavuzcetin, O., Tuominen, M.T.,
Coughlin, E.B., Intrinsically conducting polymers and copolymers containing triazole
moieties. Solid State Ionics, 2007, 178, 23-24, 1398-1403. Link
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3. Likhatchev D., Granados-Focil S., Barrientos-Gutierrez S. Novel procedure for the
synthesis of fluorescent fused heterocyclic dyes and its application to vinylic polymers.
MEX patent.
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2. Likhatchev D., Granados-Fócil S., Gaviño R., Canseco M., Alexandrova L., High
Perfomance Polymers, 1999, 11 (4), 405-415. Link
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1. Barrios, F; Granados, S; Talanquer, Vincente. How do crystals form? Educacion
Quimica (Chemical Education), 1998, 9(3), 129-135.