Refereed research papers
- Gandhi, Z., Lu, T., Guo, W., Crisci, R., Gao, J., Wilson, M. C., So, C. R., P. Sarker, Qin, X., T. Wei, & Chen, Z. (2024). Probing Molecular Interactions between Barnacle Peptides and Polymers In Situ to Understand Bioadhesion. Angew. Chem., under review.
- Qin, X., Chen, A., Fang, J., P. Sarker, Uline, M. J., & Wei, T. (2024). Hydration and Antibiofouling Behavior of Amphiphilic Polymer Brush Surfaces Functionalized with TMAO and Short Fluorocarbon: A Study with Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Langmuir, accepted.
- Li, H., P. Sarker, Zhang, X., Terban, M. W., Ghose, S., Dursun, I., Cotlet, M., Li, M., Zhang, Y., Xu, Y., Ramakrishnan, S., Wei, T., Lu, D., & Yu, Q. (2024). Enhancing chiroptoelectronic activity in chiral 2D. Adv. Opt. Mater., accepted. https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202401782
- C. A. Psarakis, T. T. Fidelis, K. B. Chin, B. Journaux, A. Kavner, P. Sarker, M. J. Styczinski, S. D. Vance, & Wei, T. (2024). Electrical Conductivity of Subsurface Ocean Analogue Solutions from Molecular Dynamics Simulations. ACS Earth Space Chem., accepted. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.3c00345
- Wu, Y., Lin, T., Santos, E., Ahn, D., Marson, R., P. Sarker, Chen, X., Gubbels, F., Shephard, N. E., Mohler, C., Wei, T., Kuo, T.-C., & Chen, Z. (2024). Molecular Behavior of Silicone Adhesive at Buried Polymer Interface Studied by Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Sum Frequency Generation vibrational spectroscopy. Soft Matter, 20, 4765–4775. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4SM00407H
- Dursun, I., Terban, M., Xu, Y., Zhang, X., Ghose, S., Li, M., P. Sarker, Li, H., Cotlet, M., Wei, T., Lu, D., & Yu, Q. (2023). Temperature-dependent optical and structural properties of chiral two-dimensional hybrid lead-iodide perovskites. J. Phys. Chem. C, 127(31), 15423–15434. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c04296
- P. Sarker, Lu, T., Liu, D., Wu, G., Chen, H., Sajib, M. S. J., Jiang, S., Chen, Z., & Wei, T. (2023). Hydration Behaviors of Nonfouling Zwitterionic Materials (selected for the 2023 Chemical Science HOT Article Collection). Chem. Sci., 14, 7500–7511. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SC01977B
- Chen, G. T., P. Sarker\(^\dagger \), Qiao, B., & Wei, T. (2023). Mesoscopic simulations of protein corona formation on zwitterionic peptide-grafted gold nanoparticles (\(^\dagger \) = corresponding author). J. Nanopart. Res., 25, 108. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-023-05761-y
- Yuan, Z., McMullen, P., Luozhong, S., P. Sarker, Tang, C., Wei, T., & Jiang, S. (2023). Hidden hydrophobicity impacts polymer immunogenicity. Chem. Sci., 14, 2033–2039. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2SC07047B
- P. Sarker, Chen, G., Sajib, M. S. J., Jones, N. W., & Wei, T. (2022). Hydration and Antibiofouling of TMAO-derived Zwitterionic Polymers Surfaces Studied with Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Colloid. Surf. A-Physicochem. Eng. Asp., 653, 129943. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129943
- P. Sarker\(^\dagger\), & Huda, M. N. (2022). Determination of thermodynamic growth conditions for a high-efficiency Cu\(_2\)ZnSn(S\(_1-x\)Se\(_x\))\(_4\) (\(^\dagger \) = corresponding author). Comput. Mater. Sci., 208, (111313). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2022.111313
- P. Sarker\(^*\), Sajib\(^*\), M. S. J., Tao, X., & Wei, T. (2022). Multiscale Simulation of Protein Corona Formation on Silver Nanoparticles: Study of Ovispirin-1 Peptide Adsorption (* = contributed equally). J. Phys. Chem. B, 126, 601. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c08267
- Huang, H., Zhang, C., Crisci, R., Hung, H.-C., Lu, T., Hung, H.-C., Sajib, M. S. J., P. Sarker, Ma, J., Wei, T., Jiang, S., & Chen, Z. (2021). Strong Surface Hydration and Salt Resistance Mechanism of a New Zwitterionic Polymer Based on Protein Stabilizer TMAO. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 143(40), 16786. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c08280
- Sajib, M. S. J., P. Sarker, Wei, Y., Tao, X., & Wei, T. (2020). Protein corona on gold nanoparticles studied with hybrid coarse-grained and atomistic simulations. Langmuir, 36(44), 13356. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c02767
- Harrington, T. J., Gild, J., P. Sarker, Toher, C., Rost, C. M., Dippo, O. F., McElfresh, C., Kaufmann, K., Marin, E., Borowski, L., Hopkins, P. E., Luo, J., Curtarolo, S., Brenner, D. W., & Vecchio, K. S. (2019). Phase stability and mechanical properties of novel high entropy transition metal carbides. Acta Mater., 166, 271–280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2018.12.054
- P. Sarker\(^*\), Harrington\(^*\), T., Toher, C., Oses, C., Samiee, M., Maria, J.-P., Brenner, D. W., Vecchio, K. S., & Curtarolo, S. (2018). High-entropy high-hardness metal carbides discovered by entropy descriptors (* = contributed equally). Nat. Commun., 9(1), 4980. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07160-7
- Zhu\(^*\), Z., P. Sarker\(^*\), Zhao, C., Zhou, L., Grimm, R. L., Huda, M. N., & Rao, P. M. (2017). Photoelectrochemical Properties and Behavior of \(α\)-SnWO\(_4\) Photoanodes Synthesized by Hydrothermal Conversion of WO\(_3\) Films (* = contributed equally). ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 9, 1459. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b12640
- Rak, Z., Rost, C. M., Lim, M., P. Sarker, Toher, C., Curtarolo, S., Maria, J.-P., & Brenner, D. W. (2016). Charge compensation and electrostatic transferability in three entropy-stabilized oxides: Results from density functional theory calculations. J. Appl. Phys., 120, 095105. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962135
- Kormányos, A., Thomas, A., Huda, M. N., P. Sarker, Liu, J. P., Poudyal, N., Janáky, C., & Rajeshwar, K. (2016). Solution Combustion Synthesis, Characterization, and Photoelectrochemistry of CuNb\(_2\)O\(_6\) and ZnNb\(_2\)O\(_6\) Nanoparticles. J. Phys. Chem. C, 120, 16024. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b12738
- Sharma, G., Zhao, Z., P. Sarker, Nail, B. A., Wang, J., Huda, M. N., & Osterloh, F. E. (2016). Electronic structure, photovoltage, and photocatalytic hydrogen evolution with p-CuBi\(_2\)O\(_4\) nanocrystals. J. Mater. Chem. A, 4, 2936. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5TA07040F
- P. Sarker, & Huda, M. N. (2016). Understanding the thermodynamic pathways of SnO-to-SnO\(_x\) phase transition. Comput. Mater. Sci., 111, 359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2015.09.041
- P. Sarker, Al-Jassim, M. M., & Huda, M. N. (2015). Predicting a quaternary tungsten oxide for sustainable photovoltaic application by density functional theory. Appl. Phys. Lett., 107, 233902. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4936929
- Thomas, A., Janáky, C., Samu, G. F., Huda, M. N., P. Sarker, Liu, J. P., van Nguyen, V., Wang, E. H., Schug, K. A., & Rajeshwar, K. (2015). Time- and Energy-Efficient Solution Combustion Synthesis of Binary Metal Tungstate Nanoparticles with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity. ChemSusChem, 8, 1652. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201500383
- P. Sarker, Al-Jassim, M. M., & Huda, M. N. (2015). Theoretical limits on the stability of single-phase kesterite-Cu\(_2\)ZnSnS\(_4\). J. Appl. Phys., 117, 035702. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4906065
- P. Sarker, Prasher, D., Gaillard, N., & Huda, M. N. (2013). Predicting a new photocatalyst and its electronic properties by density functional theory. J. Appl. Phys., 114, 133508. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4821429
- Huda, M. N., Deutsch, T. G., P. Sarker, & Turner, J. A. (2013). Electronic structure study of N,O related defects in GaP for photoelectrochemical applications. J. Mater. Chem. A, 1, 8425. https://doi.org/10.1039/C3TA11475A
- de Tacconi, N. R., Timmaji, H. K., Chanmanee, W., Huda, M. N., Sarker, P., Janáky, C., & Rajeshwar, K. (2012). Photocatalytic Generation of Syngas Using Combustion-Synthesized Silver Bismuth Tungstate. ChemPhysChem, 13, 2945. https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.201200046
Refereed conference proceedings
- Prasher, D., Chong, M., Chang, Y., Sarker, P., Huda, M. N., & Gaillard, N. (2013). Development of Metal Tungstate Alloys for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting. Proc. SPIE, 8822, 8822. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2026464
Unpublished working papers
- P. Sarker, Wei, T., Yu, Q., & Lu, D. (2024). Bond-bending and \(p\)-\(p\) transition enable chiroptical activities in two-dimensional chiral hybrid halide perovskites (in prep.).
- Qin, X., Fang, J., Gambarini, R., P. Sarker, Tang, C., Uline, M. J., & Wei, T. (2024). Antimicrobial Behavior of Facial Amphiphilic Materials Studied with Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Simulations (in prep.).