(#: corresponding author, *: co-first-author)

2025

  1. A. de Kogel, R. Wang,# W.-Y. Tsai,# M. Tobis, R. Leiter, R. Luo, E. W. Zhao,# S. Fleischmann,# X. Wang# “Material characterization methods for investigating charge storage processes in 2D and layered materials-based batteries and supercapacitors” Nanoscale, 17 (2025) 13531. [LINK]

Prior to UNT

  1. T. Zhang,* K.A. Mazzio,* R. Wang,* M. Lounasvuori, A. Al-Temimy, F. Amargianou, M.-A. Mawass, F. Kronast, D.M. Többens, K. Lips, T. Petit, Y. Gogotsi, “Conductivity hysteresis in MXene driven by structural dynamics of nanoconfined water” Nature Communications 16 (2025) 7447. [LINK]
  2. P. Devi, M. Downes, S. Pahra, S. Ippolito, R. Wang, Y. Gogotsi, “Unveiling the Electrocatalytic Performance of M5X4 MXenes for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction” Small, e03947 (2025). [LINK]
  3. M. Anayee, R. Wang, M. Downes, S. Ippolito, Y. Gogotsi, “Layer-by-layer mechanism of the MAX phase to MXene transformation” Matter, 8 (2025) 102092. [LINK]
  4. A. Perju, D. Zhang, R. Wang, P.-L. Taberna, Y. Gogotsi, P. Simon “Operando Tracking of Resistance, Thickness, and Mass of Ti3C2Tx MXene in Water-in-Salt Electrolyte” Advanced Energy Materials (2025) 2405028. [LINK]
  5. L. Zhao, L. Bi, J. Hu, G. Gao, D. Zhang, Y. Li, A. Flynn, T. Zhang, R. Wang, X.M. Cheng, L. Liu, Y. Gogotsi, & B. Li “Universal salt-assisted assembly of MXene from suspension on polymer substrates” Nature Communications, 15 (2024) 10027. [LINK]
  6. M. Downes, C.E. Shuck, R. Wang, P.P. Michałowski, J. Shochat, D. Zhang, M. Shekhirev, Y. Yang, N.J. Zaluzec, R. Arenal, & S.J. May, Y. Gogotsi “Synthesis of Three Isoelemental MXenes and Their Structure − Property Relationships” Journal of American Chemical Society, 146 (2024) 31159–31168. [LINK]
  7. L. Bi, R. Garg, N. Noriega, R. Wang, H. Kim, K. Vorotilo, J.C. Burrell, C.E. Shuck, F. Vitale, B.A. Patel, Y. Gogotsi “Soft, Multifunctional MXene-Coated Fiber Microelectrodes for Biointerfacing” ACS Nano,18 (2024) 23217–23231. [LINK]
  8. I. Hussain, F. Rehman, M. Saraf, T. Zhang, R. Wang, T. Das, Z. Luo, Y. Gogotsi, K. Zhang “Electrochemical Properties of Mo4VC4Tx MXene in Aqueous Electrolytes” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,16 (2024) 38053–38060. [LINK]
  9. G. Valurouthu, M. Shekhirev, M. Anayee, R. Wang, K. Matthews, T. Parker, R. W. Lord, D. Zhang, A. Inman, M. Downes, C.W. Ahn, V. Kalra, I.-K. Oh, Y. Gogotsi, “Screening Conductive MXenes for Lithium Polysulfide Adsorption”Advanced Functional Materials, 2404430 (2024). [LINK]
  10. M. Anayee, M. Shekhirev, R. Wang, Y. Gogotsi,“Effect of Oxygen Substitution and Oxycarbide Formation on Oxidation of Ti3AlC2 MAX Phase” Journal American Ceramic Society, 107 (2024) 6334–6341. [LINK]
  11. Y. Yang, M. Anayee, A. Pattammattel, M. Shekhirev, R. Wang, X. Huang, Y. Chu, Y. Gogotsi, S. May “Enhanced magnetic susceptibility in Ti3C2Tx MXene with Co and Ni incorporation” Nanoscale, 16 (2024) 5760–5767. [LINK]
  12. T. Zhang, K. Shevchuk, R. Wang, H. Kim, J. AlHourani, Y. Gogotsi “Delamination of chlorine-terminated MXene produced using molten salt etching” Chemistry of Materials 36 (2024) 1998–2006. [LINK]
  13. M. Chagnot, S. Abello, R. Wang, J. Dawlaty, J. Rodríguez-López, C. Zhang, V. Augustyn, “Understanding the Kinetics of Cation Insertion-Coupled Electron Transfer in Thin Film Electrodes from Cyclic Voltammetry” Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 171 (2024) 010527. [LINK]
  14. D. Zhang*, R. Wang*, X. Wang, Y. Gogotsi, “In situ monitoring redox processes in energy storage using UV-Vis spectroscopy” Nature Energy, 8 (2023) 567–576. [LINK]
  15. L. Bi, W. Perry, R. Wang, R. Lord, T. Hryhorchuk, A. Inman, O. Gogotsi, V. Balitskiy, V. Zahorodna, S. Vorotilo, G. Dion, Y. Gogotsi, “MXene Functionalized Kevlar Yarn via Automated, Continuous Dip Coating” Advanced Functional Materials (2023) 2312434. [LINK]
  16. R. Wang, “2023 Colin Garfield Fink Postdoctoral Summer Fellowship–Summary Report: The Effect of Electrochemical Hydrogen Production and Storage in Ti3C2Tx MXene on Cell Pressure” The Electrochemical Society Interface, 32 (2023) 34–35. [LINK]
  17. R. Wang, Driving the Research Ecosystem, in “Voices: Nanomaterials in the future of energy research” Cell Reports Physical Science, 4 (2023) 101605 (invited). [LINK]
  18. M. Saraf, B. Chacon, S. Ippolito, R.W. Lord, M. Anayee, R. Wang, A. Inman, C.E. Shuck, Y. Gogotsi, “Enhancing Charge Storage of Mo2Ti2C3 MXene by Partial Oxidation” Advanced Functional Materials, 34 (2023) 2306815. [LINK]
  19. M. Downes, C.E. Shuck, R. Lord, M. Anayee, M. Shekhirev, R. Wang, T. Hryhorchuk, M. Dahlqvist, J. Rosen, Y. Gogotsi, “M5X4-A Family of MXenes” ACS Nano, 17 (2023) 17158–17168. [LINK]
  20. M. H. M. Facure, K. Matthews, R. Wang, R. W. Lord, D. S. Correa, Y. Gogotsi, “Pillaring Effect of Nanodiamonds and Expanded Voltage Window of Ti3C2TxSupercapacitors in AlCl3 Electrolyte” Energy Storage Materials, 61 (2023) 102919. [LINK]
  21. S. Vorotilo, C. E. Shuck, M. Anayee, M. Shekhirev, K. Matthews, R. W. Lord, R. Wang, I. Roslyk, V. Balitskiy, V. Zahorodna, O. Gogotsi, Y. Gogotsi, “Affordable Combustion Synthesis of V2AlC Precursor for V2CTx MXene” Grapheneand 2D Materials, 8 (2023) 93–105. [LINK]
  22. M. Han, D. Zhang, C.E. Shuck, B. McBride, T. Zhang, R. Wang, K. Shevchuk, Y. Gogotsi, “Electrochemically Modulated Interaction of MXenes with Microwaves” Nature Nanotechnology, 18 (2023) 373–379. [LINK]
  23. C. A. Inman, T. Hryhorchuk, L. Bi, R. Wang, B. Greenspan, T. Tabb, E.M. Gallo, A. VahidMohammadi, G. Dion, A. Danielsecu, Y. Gogotsi, “Wearable energy storage with MXene textile supercapacitors for real world use” Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11 (2023) 3514–3523. [LINK]
  24. M. Anayee, C. Shuck, M. Shekhirev, A. Goad, R. Wang, Y. Gogotsi, “Kinetics of Ti3AlC2 etching for Ti3C2Tx MXene Synthesis” Chemistry of Materials, 34 (2022) 9589–9600. [LINK]
  25. J. Mitchell, R. Wang, J. Ko, J.W. Long, V. Augustyn, “Critical Role of Structural Water for Enhanced Li+ Insertion Kinetics in Crystalline Tungsten Oxides” Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 169 (2022) 030534. [LINK]
  26. S. Saeed, S. Boyd, W.Y. Tsai, R. Wang, N. Balke, V. Augustyn, “Understanding electrochemical cation insertion into Prussian Blue from electrode deformation and mass changes.” Chemical Communications, 57 (2021) 6744–6747. [LINK]
  27. W. Y. Tsai, R. Wang, S. Boyd, V. Augustyn, N. Balke, “Probing local electrochemistry via mechanical cyclic voltammetry curves” Nano Energy, 81 (2021) 105592. [LINK]
  28. R. Wang, Y. Sun, A. Brady, S. Fleischmann, S. Boyd, M. Spencer, H.-W. Wang, D.-E. Jiang, V. Augustyn, “Fast Proton Insertion in Layered H2W2O7 via Selective Etching of an Aurivillius Phase” Advanced Energy Materials, 11 (2020) 2003335. [LINK]
  29. V. Augustyn, R. Wang, M. Pharr, N. Balke, C. Arnold, “Deformation during Electrosorption and Insertion-Type Charge Storage: Origins, Characterization, and Design of Materials for High Power” ACS Energy Letters, 5 (2020) 3548–3559. (Front Cover of the Issue) [LINK]
  30. R. Wang, S. Boyd, P.V. Bonnesen, V. Augustyn, “Effect of Water in a Non-Aqueous Electrolyte on Electrochemical Mg2+ Insertion into WO3” Journal of Power Sources, 477 (2020) 229015. (Special Issue in Celebration of 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry) [LINK]
  31. S. Fleischmann, J. Mitchell, R. Wang, D.-E. Jiang, V. Presser, V. Augustyn, “Pseudocapacitance: From Fundamental Understanding to High Power Energy Storage Materials” Chemical Reviews, 120 (2020) 6738–6782. [LINK]
  32. S. Fleischmann, Y. Sun, N.C. Osti, R. Wang, E. Mamontov, D.-E. Jiang, V. Augustyn, “Interlayer separation in hydrogen titanates enables electrochemical proton intercalation” Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 8 (2020) 412–421. [LINK]
  33. R. Wang, J.B. Mitchell, G. Qiang, W.Y. Tsai, S.K. Boyd, M. Pharr, N. Balke, V. Augustyn, “Operando AFM Reveals Mechanics of Structural Water Driven Battery-to-Pseudocapacitor Transition” ACS Nano, 12 (2018) 6032–6039. [LINK]
  34. R. Wang, C.C. Chung, Y. Liu, J.L. Jones, V. Augustyn, “Electrochemical Intercalation of Mg2+ into Anhydrous and Hydrated Crystalline Tungsten Oxides” Langmuir, 33 (2017) 9314–9323. [LINK]
  35. J. S. Daubert, R. Wang, J.S. Ovental, H.F. Barton, R. Rajagopalan, V. Augustyn, G.N. Parsons, “Intrinsic Limitation of Atomic Layer Deposition for Pseudocapacitive Metal Oxides in Porous Electrochemical Capacitor Electrodes” Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5 (2017) 13086–13097. [LINK]
  36. K. Gao, L.T. Kearney, R. Wang, J.A. Howarter, “Enhanced Wettability and Transport Control of Ultrafiltration and Reverse Osmosis Membranes with Grafted Polyelectrolytes” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 7 (2015) 24839–24847. [LINK]

Thesis

  1. R. Wang, NC State Ph.D. Thesis: “Improvement of Electrochemical Ion Insertion Kinetics in Tungsten Oxides with Structural Water and Trace Water in a Non-Aqueous Electrolyte,” July 2020 [LINK]