Selected Publications

2016 Publications

• "Fabrication of Flexible Oriented Magnetic Thin Films with Large In-Plane Uniaxial Anisotropy by Roll-to-Roll Nanoimprint Lithography", Thantirige, R.M.; John, J.; Pradhan, N. R.; Carter, K. R.; Tuominen, M. T.* Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 2016, 497, 273-278. DOI:10.1016/j.jmmm.2015.12.086

2015 Publications

• "Scaling Up Nature: Large Area Flexible Biomimetic Surfaces", Li, Y.; John, J.; Kolewe, K. W.; Schiffman, J. D.; Carter, K. R.* ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2015, 7(42), 23439-23444. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b04957

• "UV-Nanoimprint Lithography as a Tool to Develop Flexible Microfluidic Devices for Electrochemical Detection",Chen, J.; Zhou, Y.; Wang, D.; He, F.;Rotello, V. M.; Carter, K. R; Watkins, J. J.; Nugen, S. R.* Lab on a Chip, 2015, 15, 3086-3094. DOI: 10.1039/C5LC00515A

• "Nanoimprinted Patterned Pillar Substrates for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Applications",Chen, J.; Li, Y.; Huang, K.; Wang, P.; He, L.; Carter, K. R; Nugen, S. R.* ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2015, 7(39), 22106–22113. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b07879

• "Synthesis of p-Bridged Dually-Dopable Conjugated Polymers from Benzimidazole and Fluorene: Separating Sterics from Electronics", Harris, J. D.; Liu, J.; Carter, K. R* Macromolecules, 2015, 48(19), 6970–6977. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b01174

• "Degradation Kinetics of Acid-Sensitive Hydrogels", Kim, S.; Linker, O.; Garth, K.; Carter, K. R.* Journal of Polymer Degradations and Stability, 2015, 121, 303-310. doi:10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2015.09.014

• "Controlling Optoelectronic Behavior in Poly (fluorene) Networks Using Thiol–Ene Photo-Click Chemistry", Davis, A. R.; Carter, K. R.* Macromolecules, 2015, 48(6), 1711–1722. DOI: 10.1021/ma5014226

2014 Publications

• "Intrinsic and Extrinsic Parameters for Controlling the Growth of Organic Single-Crystalline Nanopillars in Photovoltaics", Zhang, Y.; Diao, Y.; Lee, H.; Mirabito, T. J.; Johnson, R. W.; Puodziukynaite, E.; John, J.; Carter, K. R.; Emrick, T.; Mannsfed, S. C. B.; Briseno, A. L.* Nano Letters , 2014, 14(10), 5547–5554. DOI: 10.1021/nl501933q

• "Saturated and Multi-Colored Electroluminescence from Quantum Dots Based Light Emitting Electrochemical Cells", Qian, G.; Lin, Y.; Wantz, G.; Davis, A. R.; Carter, K. R.; Watkins, J. J.* Advanced Functional Material, 2014, 24(28), 4484-4490. DOI: 10.1002/adma.201400859

• "Spatially Mapping Charge Carrier Density and Defects in Organic Electronics Using Modulation-Amplified Reflectance Spectroscopy", Davis, A. R.; Pye, L.; Katz, N.; Hudgings, J. A.; Carter, K. R.* Advanced Materials, 2014, 26(26), 4539–4545. DOI: 10.1002/adma.201400859

• "Suspended Multiwall Carbon Nanotube-Based Infrared Sensors via Roll-to-Roll Fabrication", John, J.; Muthee, M.; Yogeesh, M.; Yngvesson, S. K.; Carter, K. R.* Advanced Optical Materials, 2014, 2(6), 581-587. 10.1002/adom.201400004.

• "Enhancing Adhesion of Elastomeric Composites through Facile Patterning of Surface Discontinuities ", Pendergraph, S. A.; Bartlett, M. D.; Carter, K. R.*; Crosby, A. J.*, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2014, 6(9), 6845-6850. DOI: 10.1021/am5006546.

• "Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(2-alkylbenzimidazole-alt-9,9-dihexylfluorene)s: A Dually Dopable Polymer System", Harris, J. D., Mallet, C.; Müller, C.; Fischer, C.; Carter, K. R.*, Macromolecules, 2014, 47(9), 2915-2920. DOI: 10.1021/ma500231n.

• "Surface Grafting of Vinyl-Functionalized Poly(fluorene)s via Thiol-Ene Click Chemistry", Davis, A. R.; Carter, K. R.*, Langmuir, 2014, 30(15), 4427-4433. DOI: 10.1021/la5000588.

2013 Publications

• "Large-area, Continuous Roll-to-Roll Nanoimprinting with PFPE Composite Molds", John, J.; Tang, Y.; Rothstein, J. R.; Watkins, J. J.; Carter, K. R.*, Nannotechnology, 2013, 24(50), 505307. DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/24/50/505307.

• "Superhydrophobic Surfaces from Hierarchically Structured Wrinkled Polymers", Li, Y. Y.; Dai, S. John, J.; Carter, K. R.*, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2013, 5(21), 11066-11073.DOI: 10.1021/am403209r

• "Patterned Polymer Films via Reactive Silane Infusion-Induced Wrinkling", Li, Y. Y.; Peterson, J. J.; Jhaveri, S. B.; Carter, K. R.*, Langmuir , 2013, 29(14), 4632-4639. DOI: 10.1021/la400155d

• "Electrochemical Deposition of ZnO Hierarchical Nanostructures from Hydrogel Coated Electrodes", Dai, S. X.; Li, Y. Y.; Du, Z. L.; Carter, K. R.*, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2013, 160(4), D156-D162.

• "Mixed substituent poly[(vinyloxy)cyclotriphosphazenes]", Carter, K. R.; Allen, C. W.*, Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 2013, 51(10), 2288-2293.

• "Facile Colloidal Lithography on Rough and Non-planar Surfaces for Asymmetric Patterning", Pendergraph, S. A.; Park, J.-Y.; Hendricks, N. R.; Crosby, A. J.*;Carter, K. R.*, Small, 2013, 9(10), 3037-3042. DOI: 10.1002/smll.201202821.

2012 Publications

• "Opportunities with Farbic Composites as Unique Flexible Substrates", S. A. Pendergraph; M. D. Bartlett; Carter, K. R.*; A. J. Crosby*, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2011, 4(12), 6640-6645.

• "Emissive Conjugated Polymer Networks with Tunable Band-Gaps via ThiolEne Click Chemistry", Koyuncu, F. B.; Davis, A. R.;Carter, K. R.*, Chemistry of Materials , 2012, 24(22), 4410-4416.

• "Hierarchically Structured Porous Cadmium Selenide Polycrystals Using Polystyrene Bilayer Templates", Park, J. Y.; Hendricks, N. R.; Carter, K. R.*, Langmuir , 2012, 28(37), 13149-1156.

• "Effect of o-Carborane on the Optoelectronic and Device-Level Properties of Poly(fluorene)s", Davis, A. R.; Peterson, J. J.; Carter, K. R.*, ACS Macro Letters , 2012, 1(4), 469–472.

• "Fabrication of Air Gap Dielectrics by Nanoimprint Lithography", Erenturk, B.; Park, M-. H. Rotello, V. M.; Carter, K. R.*, Microelectronic Engineering, 2012, 98, 89-96.

2011 Publications

• "Electroluminescent Networks via Photo "Click" Chemistry", Davis, A. R.; Maegerlein, J. A.; Carter, K. R.*, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2011, 133(50), 20546–20551.

• "Nanofabrication: Past, Present and Future", Carter, K. R.*, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2011, 21(37), 14095-14096. (Editorial)

• "One-Pot Synthesis of Hybrid TiO2–Polyaniline Nanoparticles by Self-Catalyzed Hydroamination and Oxidative Polymerization from TiO2–Methacrylic Acid Nanoparticles", Bae, W. J.; Davis, A. R.; Jung, J.; Jo, W. H.; Carter, K. R.* and Coughlin, E. B.*, Chemical Communications, 2011, 47, 10710-10712. .

• "Solvent-Assisted Soft Nanoimprint Lithography for Structured Bilayer Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells", Park, J. Y.; Hendricks, N. R.; Carter, K. R.*, Langmuir, 2011, 27(17), 11251-11258.

• "Formation of Hierarchical Silica Nanochannels through Nanoimprint Lithography", Hendricks, N. R.; Watkins, J. J.*; Carter, K. R.*, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2011, 21(37), 14213-14218.

• "Functionally Decoupled Soft Lithography for Patterning Polymer Brushes", Moran, I. W.; Ell, J. R.; Carter, K. R.*, Small, 2011, 7(18), 2669-2674.

• "Formation of Crystalline Cadmium Selenide Nanowires", Erenturk, B.; Gurbuz, S.; Corbett, R. E.; Claiborne, S. M.; Krizan, J.; Venkataraman, D.; Carter, K. R.*, Chemistry of Materials, 2011, 23(14), 3371–3376.

• "Surface-Grafted Conjugated Polymers for Hybrid Cellulose Materials", Peterson, J. J.; Willgert, M.; Hansson, S.; Malmström. E.; Carter, K. R.*, Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 2011, 49(14),3004–3013. (COVER ART)

• "Carborane-Containing Poly(fluorene): Response to Solvent Vapors and Amines", Peterson, J. J.; Davis, A. R.; Werre, M.; Coughlin, E. B.* Carter, K. R.*, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2011, 3(6), 1796-1799.

2010 Publications

• "Nanoimprint Lithography for Functional Three-Dimensional Patterns", Ofir, Y.; Moran, I. W.; Subramani, C.; Carter, K. R.*; Rotello, V. M.*, Advanced Materials, 2010, 22(32), 3608-3614.

• "An Age-Old Printing Process Goes Nano", Carter, K. R.*, ACS Nano, 2010, 4(2), 595-598.

• "Formation of SiO2 Air-Gap Patterns Through scCO2 Infusion of NIL Patterned PHEMA", Ell, J. R.; Crosby, T. A.; Peterson, J. J.; Carter, K. R.*; Watkins, J. J.*, Chemistry of Materials, 2010, 22(4), 1445 -1451 .

2009 Publications

• "Carborane-Containing Polyfluorene: o-Carborane in the Main Chain", Peterson, J. J.; Werre, M.; Simon, Y. C.; Coughlin, E. B.*; Carter, K. R.*, Macromolecules, 2009, 42(22), 8594–8598.
• "Stimuli-Responsive Surfaces Utilizing Cleavable Polymer Brush Layers", Koylu, D.; Carter, K. R.*, Macromolecules, 2009, 42(22), 8655-8660.
• "Nanoimprinted Polyethyleneimine: A Multimodal Template for Nanoparticle Assembly and Immobilization", Subramani, C.; Ofir, Y.; Patra, D.; Jordan, B. J.; Moran, I. W.; Park, M.-H.; Carter, K. R.*; Rotello, V. M.*, Advanced Functional Materials, 2009, 19(18), 2937-2942.
• "Silylcarborane Acrylate Nanoimprint Lithography Resists", Simon, Y. C.; Moran, Carter, K. R.*; Coughlin E. B.*, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2009, 1(9), 1887–1892.
• "Direct Passivation of Hydride-Terminated Silicon (100) Surfaces by Free-Radically Tethered Polymer Brushes", Moran, I. W.; Carter, K. R., Langmuir, 2009, 25(16), 9232–9239.
• "Stereodirective Effects in Mixed Substituent Vinyloxycyclotriphosphazenes", Carter, K. R.; Calichman, M.; Allen, C. W, Inorganic Chemistry, 2009, 48(15), 7476-7481.
• "Polyfluorene with p-Carborane in the Backbone", Peterson, J. J.; Simon, Y. C.; Coughlin*, E. B.; Carter*, K. R., Chem. Commun., 2009, 4950-4952.
• "Poly(9,9-Dihexylfluorene) Layers Grown via Surface-Directed Ni(0) Condensation Polymerization", Jhaveri, S.B.; Peterson, J. J.; Carter, K. R., Langmuir, 2009, 25(16), 9552–9556.
• “Synthesis of Polyfluorenes with Pendant Silylcarboranes”, Peterson, J. J.; Mangold, C.; Carter*, K. R.; Coughlin*, E. B., Macromolecules, 2009, 42(2), 512-516.

2008 Publications

• “Organolithium-Activated Nickel (OLAN) Catalysis: A New Synthetic Route for Polyarylates”, Jhaveri, S. B.; Peterson, J. J.; Carter, K. R., Macromolecules, 2008, 41(23), 8977-8979.
• “Nickel Catalyzed Coupling of Aryl-Bromides in the Presence of Alkyllithium Reagents”, Jhaveri, S. B.; Carter, K. R., Chemistry - A European Journal, 2008, 14(23), 6845-684.
• “Device Fabrication by Easy Soft Imprint Nano-Lithography”, Moran, I. W.; Briseno, A. L.; Loser, S.; Carter, K. R., Chemistry of Materials, 2008, 20, 4595 - 4601.
• “Chain-End Functionalized Nanopatterned Polymer Brushes Grown via In-Situ Nitroxide Free Radical Exchange”, Jhaveri, S. B.; Beinhoff, M.; Hawker, C. J.; Carter, K. R.*; Sogah, D. Y.*, ACS Nano, 2008, 2(4), 719-727.
• “Patterned Layers of a Semiconducting Polymer via Imprinting and Microwave Assisted Grafting”, Moran, I. W.; Jhaveri, S. B.; Carter, K. R., Small, 2008, 4(8), 1176-1182.
• “High-Resolution Soft Lithography of Thin Film Resists Enabling Nanoscopic Pattern Transfer”, Moran, I. W.; Cheng, D. F.; Jhaveri, S. B.; Carter, K. R., Soft Matter, 2008, 4(1), 168 -176.

2007 Publications

• “Triggered Decomposition of Polymeric Nanoparticles”, Jhaveri, S. B.; Carter, K. R., Macromolecules, 2007, 40(22); 7874-7877.
• “Mold and Metallization: Nanocontact Molding for the Fabrication of Metal Structures”, Hagberg, E. C.; Scott, J. C.; Shaw, J. A.; von Werne, T. A.; Maegerlein, J. A.; Carter, K. R., Small, 2007, 3(10), 1703-1706.
• “Disubstituted Polyacetylene Brushes Grown via Surface-Directed Tungsten Catalyzed Polymerization”, Jhaveri, S. B.; Carter, K. R., Langmuir, 2007, 23(16), 8288 - 8290.
• “Transfer of Nanoscale Patterns Utilizing Thiol-Ene Photopolymer Layers”, Hagberg, E. C.; Malkoch, M.; Ling, Y.; Hawker, C. J.; Carter, K. R. Nano Letters, 2007, 7(2), 233-237.
• “Synthesis of Polymeric Core Shell Particles Using Surface Initiated Living Free Radical Polymerization”, Jhaveri, S. B.; Koylu, D.; Maschke, D.; Carter, K. R. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem., 2007, 45(9), 1575-1584. (COVER ARTICLE)
• “Cyclophosphazene-Containing Polymers as Imprint Lithography Resists”, Hagberg, E. C.; Hart, M. W.; Cong, L.; Allen, C. W.; Carter, K. R. J. Inorg. Orgmet. Polym., 2007, 17(1), 377-385.

2006 Publications

• “Photochemical Attachment of Reactive Crosslinked Polymer Films to Si/SiO2 Surfaces and Subsequent Polymer Brush Growth”, Beinhoff, M.; Frommer, J.; Carter, K. R. Chem. Mater., 2006, 18(15), 3425-3431.
• “Patterned Polyfluorene Surfaces by Functionalization of Nanoimprinted Polymeric Features”, Beinhoff, M.; Appapillai A. T.; Underwood L. D.; Frommer J. E.; Carter, K. R. Langmuir, 2006, 22(6), 2411-2414.

2005 Publications

• “Organic Materials and Thin-Film Structures for Cross-Point Memory Cells Based on Trapping in Metallic Nanoparticles”, Bozano, L. D.; Kean, B. W.; Beinhoff, M.; Carter, K. R.; Rice, P. M.; Scott, J. C. Adv. Funct. Mater., 2005, 15, 1933-1939 .
• “Contact Mechanics of a Flexible Imprinter for Photocured Nanoimprint Lithography”, McClelland, G. M.; Rettner, C. T.; Hart, M. W.; Carter, K. R.; Sanchez, M. I.; Best, M. E.; Terris, B. D. Tribology Letters, 2005, 19(1), 59-63.
• “Design and Synthesis of New Polymeric Materials for Organic Nonvolatile Electrical Bistable Storage Devices: Poly(biphenylmethylene)s”, Beinhoff, M.; Bozano, L. D.; Scott, J. C.; Carter, K. R. Macromolecules, 2005, 38(10), 4147 - 4156.
• “Two-sided Comb Poly Amic Ester)-Poly(Propylene Oxide) Graft Copolymers as Porous Polyimide Precursors”, Lebedeva, E.; Kesler, B. S.; Carter, K. R. J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem., 2005, 43(11), 2266-2275
• “Photocurable Resists for Imprint Lithography”, Carter, K. R. PMSE Prep., 2005, 92, 178.
• “Micron and Nanometer Sized Contact Pattern Replication: Advanced Stamping and Molding”, Carter, K. R.  PMSE Prepr., 2005, 92, 241.
• “Crosspoint Memory Cells Based on Organic-Metal Structures”, Bozano, L.; Chiechi, R. C.; Beinhoff, M.; Carter, K. R.; Scott, J. C. PMSE Prep., 2005, 92, 521.
• “Advances in Nanocontact Molding for the Patterning of Polythiophene”, Hagberg, E. C.; Carter, K. R.  Polym. Prep., 2005, 46(1), 356-357.
• “Biotin/Streptavidin Recognition on Polymer Brushes and Self-Assembled Monolayers”, Qi, K.; Zhou, C.; Walker, A. V.; Wooley, K. L.; Jhaveri, S. B.; Sogah, D. Y.; Malkoch, M.; Beinhoff, M.; Carter, K. R.; Hawker, C. J. Polym. Prep., 2005, 46(1), 363.

2004 Publications

• “High Resolution Soft Lithography: Enabling Materials for ‘Nano’-Technologies”, Roland. J.; Hagberg, E. C.; Denison, G.; Carter, K. R.; DeSimone, J. M. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2004, 43, 5796.
• “Polybiphenylmethylenes: New Polymers for Bistable Organic Switches”, Beinhoff, M.; Bozano, L. D.; Scott, J. C.; Carter, K. R.. PMSE Prep. 2004, 90, 211-212.
• “Functionalization of Nanoscopic Features”, Hawker, C. J.; Wooley, K. L.; Carter, K. R.; Sogah, D. Y.; Qi, K.; Jhaveri, S. B.; Beinhoff, M.; Malkoch, M. PMSE Prep., 2004, 90, 279.
• “Recent Advances in Contact Molding for the Nanoscopic Patterning of Conducting Polymers”, Hagberg, E. C.; Beinhoff, M.; Carter, K. R. Polym. Prep., 2004, 45(1), 167-168.
• “Nanocontact Molding of Functional Pphotopolymer Resins for Direct Fabrication of Organic Electronics”, Hagberg, E. C.; Carter, K. R. Polym. Prep., 2004, 45(2), 13-14.
• “Nanocontact Molding of Thiol-ene Photopolymers”, Malkoch, M.; Hagberg, E. C.; Hawker, C. J.; Carter, K. R.. Polym. Prep., 2004, 45(2), 59-60.
• “Functional Perfluoropolyethers as Novel Materials for Microfluidics and Soft Lithography”, Rolland, J. P.; van Dam, R. M.; Hagberg, E. C.; Carter, K. R.; Quake, S. R.; DeSimone, J. M. Polym. Prep., 2004, 45(2), 106-107.
• “Nano-Patterned and Layered Synthetic Biological Materials Assembled Upon Polymer Brushes via Biotin/Streptavidin Recognition”, Qi, K.; Wooley, K. L.; Jhaveri, S. B.; Sogah, D. Y.; Beinhoff, M.; Malkoch, M.; Carter, K. R.; Hawker, C. J. PMSE Prep., 2004, 91  133-134.
• “Liquid Precursors for Applications in Microfluidics, Soft Lithography, and Fuel Cells”, Rolland, J. P.; Zhou, Z.; Kelly, J. Y.; Denison, G. M.; van Dam, R. M.; Hagberg, E. C.; Carter, K. R.; Quake, S. R.; DeSimone, J. M. PMSE Prep., 2004, 91, 254-255.