Robert W. Meulenberg

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Professor of Physics

  • 1998 B.S., Florida State University
  • 2002 Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara

Office: 251 ESRB

Phone: 207-581-2245

EMail: robert.meulenberg@maine.edu

Research Interests:

  • Electronic structure of nanoscale materials
  • Surface and interfacial physics of nanostructures
  • Novel materials for alternative energy applications
  • Magnetometry and magnetic materials
  • Synchrotron radiation (x-ray absorption, photoemission, and emission)

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Recent Publications:

“Efficient Pertechnetate Capture by an Alkaline Stable Cationic Polymetric Nanotrap Featuring High Anion Density.” B. Wang, J. Li, H. Huang, B. Liang, Y. Zhang, L. Chen, K. Tan, Zh. Chai, S, J. T. Wright, R. W. Meulenberg, S. Ma, ACS Central Science, 10, 426-438 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.3c01323
“Epitaxial Growth of Lead-Free Cs2SnX6 (X = Cl, Br, I) Double Perovskite Shell for Enhanced Stability and Optical Properties of All-Inorganic Perovskite Nanocrystals.” H. Lin, S. Li, C. Chu, R. W. Meulenberg, Q. Qiao, D. Zhao, W. Zheng, Adv. Funct. Mater., 34, 2309480 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202309480
“Inserting an “Atomic Trap” for Directional Dopant Migration in Core/Multi-Shell Quantum Dots.” C. Chu, E. Hofman, C. Gao, S. Li, H. Lin, W. MacSwain, J. M. Franck, R. W. Meulenberg, A. Chakraborty, W. Zheng, Chem. Sci., 14, 14115-14123 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SC04165D
“Interfacial B-Site Ion Diffusion in All-Inorganic Core/Shell Perovskite Nanocrystals.” S. Li, H. Lin, C. Chu, C. Martin, W. MacSwain, R. W. Meulenberg, J. M. Franck, A. Chakraborty, W. Zheng, ACS Nano, 17, 22467-22477 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c05876

B. Shakeri, R.W. Meulenberg, “A closer look into the traditional purification process of CdSe semiconductor quantum dots.” Langmuir, 31, 13433-13440 (2015).  DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b03584

M. E. Foley, R. W. Meulenberg, J. McBride, G. F. Strouse, “Eu3+ Doped ZnM2O4 (M = Al3+, Ga3+) Nanospinels, an efficient Red Phosphor.” Chem. Mater., 27, 8362-8374 (2015).  DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b03789

C. Apblett, D. M. Stewart, R. T. Fryer, J. C. Sell, H. D. Pratt III, T. M. Anderson, R. W. Meulenberg, “In situ XANES and EXAFS Analysis of Redox Active Fe Center Ionic Liquids.” Electrochim. Acta, 185, 156-161 (2015).  DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.09.093

D. M. Stewart, R. W. Meulenberg, R. J. Lad, “Nanostructure and Bonding of Zirconium Diboride Thin Films by x-ray Absorption Spectroscopy.” Thin Solid Films, 596, 155-159 (2015).  DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2015.06.063

C. Brown, J. Krzystek, R. Achey, R. Fu, R. W. Meulenberg, M. Polinski, N. Peek, Y. Wang, B. van de Burgt, S. Profeta, Jr., A. E. Stiegman, S. L. Scott, “Mechanism of Initiation in the Phillips’ Ethylene Polymerization Catalyst: Redox Processes Leading to the Active Site.”  ACS Catal., 5, 5574–5583 (2015). DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5b00927