Publications

2016

  1. J. Guo, J. Long, D. W. Ding, Q. Wang, Y. Shan, A. Umar, X. Zhang, B. L. Weeks, S. Y. Wei, Z. H. Guo, "Significantly Enhanced Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Epoxy Nanocomposites Reinforced with Low Loading of Polyaniline Nanoparticles," RSC Advances, 6 (25), 21187-21192 (2016); (DOI: 10.1039/c5ra25210e).
  2. K. Zhang, S. R. Wang, J. J. Qiu, J. L. Blackburn, X. Zhang, A. J. Ferguson, E. M. Millers, B. L. Weeks, "Effect of Host-Mobility Dependent Carrier Scattering on Thermoelectric Power Factors of Polymer Composites," Nano Energy, 19, 128-137 (2016); (DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2015.11.005).
  3. E. Vargas, M. L. Pantoya, M. A. Saed, B. L. Weeks, "Advanced Susceptors for Microwave Heating of Energetic Materials," Materials & Design, 90, 47-53 (2016); (DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2015.10.110).

2015

  1. H. M. Wikal, B. L. Weeks, "Estimating Vapor Enthalpies of Sublimation by Rising-Temperature Absorbance Spectroscopy," Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 122 (3), 1055-1060 (2015); (DOI: 10.1007/s10973-015-5004-3).
  2. X. Zhang, B. L. Weeks, "Improved Thermal Stability and Reduced Sublimation Rate of Pentaerythritol Through Doping Graphene Oxide," Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 122 (3), 1061-1067 (2015); (DOI: 10.1007/s10973-015-5005-2).
  3. J. H. Wei, X. Zhang, J. J. Qiu, B. L. Weeks, "Thermal Kinetics and Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Graphene Integrated Fluoroelastomer," Journal of Polymer Science Part B - Polymer Physics, 53 (23), 1691-1700 (2015); (DOI: 10.1002/polb.23890).
  4. S. K. Bhattacharia, J. Nuley, B. L. Weeks, "New Insights into Kinetics of PETN Decomposition from the Product and Reactant Point of View: An Investigation with Mass Spectrometry and Differential Scanning Calorimetry," Thermochimica Acta, 617, 38-43 (2015); (DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2015.08.018).
  5. D. Ding, X. Yan, Xi Zhang, Q. L. He, B. Qiu, D. W. Jiang, H. G. Wei, J. Guo, A. Umar, L. Y. Sun, Q. Wang, M. A. Khan, D. P. Young, Xin Zhang, B. Weeks, T. C. Ho, Z. H. Guo, S. Y. Wei, "Preparation and Enhanced Properties of Fe3O4 Nanoparticles Reinforced Polyimide Nanocomposites," Superlattices and Microstructures, 85, 305-320 (2015); (DOI: 10.1016/j.spmi.2015.03.008).
  6. B. Qiu, C. X. Xu, D. Z. Sun, Q. Wang, H. B. Gu, X. Zhang, B. L. Weeks, J. Hopper, T. C. Ho, Z. H. Guo, S. Y. Wei, "Polyaniline Coating with Various Substrates for Hexavalent Chromium Removal," Applied Surface Science, 334, 7-14 (2015); (DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.07.039).
  7. B. Qiu, J. Guo, Y. R. Wang, X. Wei, Q. Wang, D. Z. Sun, M. A. Khan, D. P. Young, R. O’Connor, X. H. Huang, X. Zhang, B. L. Weeks, S. Y. Wei, Z. H. Guo, "Dielectric Properties and Magnetoresistance Behavior of Polyaniline Coated Carbon Fabrics," Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 3 (16), 3989-3998 (2015); (DOI: 10.1039/c4tc02578d).
  8. B. Qiu, Y. R. Wang, D. Z. Sun, Q. Wang, X. Zhang, B. L. Weeks, R. O’Connor, X. H. Huang, S. Y. Wei, Z. H. Guo, "Cr(VI) Removal by Magnetic Carbon Nanocomposites Derived from Cellulose at Different Carbonization Temperatures," Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3 (18), 9817-9825 (2015); (DOI: 10.1039/c5ta01227a).
  9. H. G. Wei, Y. R. Wang, J. Guo, X. R. Yan, R. O’Connor, X. Zhang, N. Z. Shen, B. L. Weeks, X. H. Huang, S. Y. Wei, Z. H. Guo, "Electropolymerized Polypyrrole Nanocoatings on Carbon Paper for Electrochemical Energy Storage," Chemelectrochem, 2 (1), 119-126 (2015); (DOI: 10.1002/celc.201402258).
  10. X. W. Zhang, Z. Zhao, X. Zhang, D. B. Cordes, B. Weeks, B. S. Qiu, K. Madanan, D. Sardar, J. Chaudhuri, " Magnetic and Optical Properties of NaGdF4:Nd3+, Yb3+, Tm3+ Nanocrystals with Upconversion/Downconversion Luminescence from Visible to the Near-Infrared Second Window," Nano Research, 8 (2), 636-648 (2015); (DOI: 10.1007/s12274-014-0548-2).
  11. Y. R. Wang, H. G. Wei, J. M. Wang, J. R. Liu, J. Guo, X. Zhang, B. L. Weeks, T. D. Shen, S. Y. Wei, Z. H. Guo, "Electropolymerized Polyaniline/Maganese Iron Oxide Hybrids with an Enhanced Color Switching Response and Electrochemical Energy Storage," Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3 (41), 20778-20790 (2015); (DOI: 10.1039/c5ta04439a).
  12. X. Zhang, K. S. Ziemer, K. Zhang, D. Ramirez, L. Li, S. R. Wang, L. J. Hope-Weeks, B. L. Weeks, "Large-Area Preparation of High-Quality and Uniform Three-Dimensional Graphene Networks through Thermal Degradation of Graphene Oxide-Nitrocellulose Composites," ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 7 (2), 1057-1064 (2015); (DOI: 10.1021/am508909h).

2014

  1. B. Qiu, J. Guo, Xi Zhang, D. Z. Sun, H. B. Gu, Q. Wang, H. W. Wang, X. F. Wang, Xin Zhang, B. L. Weeks, Z. H. Guo, S. Y. Wei, "Polyethylenimine Facilitated Ethyl Cellulose for Hexavalent Chromium Removal with a Wide pH Range," ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 6 (22), 19816-19824 (2014); (DOI: 10.1021/am505170j).
  2. B. Qiu, H. B. Gu, X. R. Yan, J. Guo, Y. R. Wang, D. Z. Sun, Q. Wang, M. Khan, X. Zhang, B. L. Weeks, D. P. Young, Z. H. Guo, S. Y. Wei, "Celluose Derived Magnetic Mesoporous Carbon Nanocomposites with Enhanced Hexavalent Chromium Removal," Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2 (41), 17454-17462 (2014); (DOI: 10.1039/c4ta04040f).
  3. W. M. Hikal, B. L. Weeks "Sublimation Kinetics and Diffusion Coefficients of TNT, PETN, and RDX in Air by Thermogravimetry," Talanta, 125, 24-28 (2014); (DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2014.02.074).
  4. S. C. Stacy, X. Zhang, M. Pantoya, B. Weeks "The Effects of Density on Thermal Conductivity and Absorption Coefficient for Consolidated Aluminum Nanoparticles," International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 73, 595-599 (2014); (DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2014.02.050).
  5. J. H. Wei, J. J. Qiu, L. Q. Ren, K. Zhang, S. R. Wang, B. Weeks "Size Sorted Multicolor Fluorescence Graphene Oxide Quantum Dots Obtained by Differential Velocity Centrifugation," Science of Advanced Materials, 6 (5), 1052-1059 (2014); (DOI: 10.1166/sam.2014.1866).
  6. C. A. Crane, M. L. Pantoya, B. L. Weeks, M. Saed "The Effects of Particle Size on Microwave Heating of Metal and Metal Oxide Powders," Powder Technology, 256, 113-117 (2014); (DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2014.02.008).
  7. X. Zhang and B. L. Weeks, "Tip Induced Crystallization Lithography," Journal of the American Chemical Society, 136 1253 (2014); (DOI: 10.1021/ja412346b).
  8. X. Zhang and B. L. Weeks, "Preparation of Sub-micron Nitrocellulose Particles for Improved Combustion Behavior," Journal of Hazardous Materials, 238, 224 (2014); (DOI: 10.1016/j.hazmat.2014.01.019).
  9. C. A. Crane, M. L. Pantoya, B. L. Weeks, "Investigating the Trade-offs of Microwave Susceptors in Energetic Composites: Microwave Heating Versus Combustion Performance," Journal of Applied Physics, 115 (10), 104106 (2014); (DOI: 10.1063/1.4868337).
  10. S. K. Bhattacharia, A. Maiti, R. H. Gee, J. Nunley, B. L. Weeks, "Effect of Homolog Doping on Surface Morphology and Mass-Loss Rates from PETN Crystals: Studies using Atomic Force Microscope and Thermogravimetric Analysis," Propellants Expolsives Pyrotechnics, 39 (1), 24-29 (2014); (DOI: 10.1002/prep.201200213).
  11. J. Guo, Xi Zhang, H. B. Gu, Y. R. Wang, X. R. Yan, D. W. Ding, J. Long, S. Tadakamalla, Q. Wang, M. A. Khan, J. J. Liu, Xin Zhang, B. L. Weeks, L. Y. Sun, D. P. Young, S. Y. Wei, Z. H. Guo, "Reinforced Magnetic Epoxy Nanocomposites with Conductive Polypyrrole Nanocoating on Nanomagnetite as a Coupling Agent," RSC Advances, 4 (69), 36560-36572 (2014); (DOI: 10.1039/c4ra07359b).
  12. X. Zhang, B. L. Weeks, "Effects on the Surface Structure of Organic Energetic Materials using Spin Coating," Thin Solid Films, 550 135-139 (2014); (DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2013.10.144).
  13. C. A. Crane, M. L. Pantoya, M. A. Saed, B. L. Weeks, "Utilizing Microwave Susceptors to Visualize Hot-Spots in Trinitrotoluene," Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy, 48 (1), 5-12 (2014).

2013

  1. C. A. Crane, M. L. Pantoya, B. L. Weeks, "Spatial Observation and Quantification of Microwave Heating in Materials," Review of Scientific Instruments, 84 (8), 084705 (2013); (DOI: 10.1063/1.4818139).
  2. W. M. Hikal, A. K. Burnham and B. L. Weeks, "Simultaneous Determination of Diffusion and Sublimation Kinetics at the Nanoscale: Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate," Appl. Phys. Lett, 102, 163104 (2013); (DOI: 10.1063/1.4802890).
  3. X. W. Zhang, Z. Zhao, X. Xhang, A. Marathe, D. B. Cordes, B. Weeks and J. Chaudhuri, "Tunable Photoluminescence and Energy Transfer of YBO3:Tb3+, Eu3+ for White Light Emitting Diodes," J. Mat. Chem. C, 1, 7202-7207 (2013); (DOI: 10.1039/c3tc31200c).
  4. X. Zhang, W. M. Hikal, Y. Zhang, S. K. Bhattacharia, L. Li, S. Panditrao, S. Wang and B. L. Weeks, "Direct Laser Initiation and Improved Thermal Stability of Nitrocellulose/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites," Appl. Phys. Lett, 102, 141905 (2013); (DOI: 10.1063/1.4801846).
  5. X. Zhang, P. W. Qiao, X. Ji, J. B. Han, L. L. Liu, B. L. Weeks, Q. W. Yao and Z. Zhang, "Sustainable Recycling of Benzoic Acid Production Waste," ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 1, 974-981 (2013); (DOI: 10.1021/sc400059J).
  6. L. Li, X. Zhang, J. Qiu, B. L. Weeks and S. Wang, "Reduced Graphene Oxide-linked Stacker Polymer Forests for High-energy Supercapacitor," Nano Energy, 2, 628-635 (2013); (DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2013.07.011).
  7. X. Zhang, X. Ji, R. F. Su, B. L. Weeks, Z. Zhang and S. L. Deng, "Aerobic Oxidation of 9H-Fluorenes to 9-Fluorenones using Graphene Supported Alkaline Catalyst," ChemPlusChem, 78, 703-711 (2013); (DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201300123).
  8. G. R. Peterson, W. P. Bassett, B. L. Weeks and L. J. Hope-Weeks, "Phase Pure Triacetone Triperoxide: the Influence of Ionic Strength, Oxidant Source and Acid Catalyst," Cryst. Growth & Design, 13, 2307-2311 (2013); (DOI: 10.1021/cg301795j).
  9. W. M. Hikal and B. L. Weeks, "In-situ Direct Measurement of Vapor Pressure and Thermodynamic Parameters of Volatile Organic Materials in the Vapor Phase," ChemPhysChem, 14, 11920-1925 (2013); (DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201300182).
  10. W. M. Hikal, J. T. Paden, S. K. Bhattacharia and B. L. Weeks, "Thermodynamic Parameters of Rhodamine B in Powder and Nanofilm Form," Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 113, 519-523 (2013); (DOI: 10.1007/s10973-013-3161-9).
  11. W. M. Hikal and B. L. Weeks, "Spectroscopic Determination of Enthalpies of Sublimation of Organic Materials in the Vapor Phase: Benzoic Acid, Ferrocene, and Naphthalene," Chemical Physics, 415, 228-231 (2013); (DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2013.01.019).
  12. Y. C. Liao, W. Hargrove and B. L. Weeks, "Effect of Humidity and Hydrophobicity of Tribological Properties of Self-assembled Monolayers," Scientific World Journal, 748295 (2013); (DOI: 10.1155/2013/748295).
  13. O. S. Bushuyev, G. R. Peterson, P. Brown, A. Maiti, R. H. Gee, B. L. Weeks and L. J. Hope-Weeks, "Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) as Safer, Structurally Reinforced Energetics," Chemistry-A European Journal, 19 , 1706-1711 (2013); (DOI: 10.1002/chem.201203610).

2012

  1. W. M. Hikal, S. K. Bhattacharia and B. L. Weeks, "Effect of Porphyrin Doping on the Thermodynamic Parameters of Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate (PETN) Single Crystals," Propellants Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 37, 718-723 (2012); (DOI: 10.1002/prep.201100161).
  2. X. Zhang, G. Zhang, T. C. Liao, B. L. Weeks and Z. Zhang, "Embossing of Organic Thin Films using a Surfactant Assisted Lift-off Technique," Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 387, 175-179 (2012); (DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2012.08.006).
  3. S. K. Bhattacharia, A. Maiti, R. H. Gee and B. L. Weeks "Sublimation Properties of Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate Single Crystals Doped with its Homologs," Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 37, 563-568 (2012); (DOI: 10.1002/prep.201100114).
  4. W. M. Hikal and B. L. Weeks, "Determination of Sublimation Rate of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) Nano Thin Films using UV-absorbance Spectroscopy," Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 110, 955-960 (2012); (DOI: 10.1007/s10973-011-1888-8).
  5. W. M. Hikal, J. T. Paden and B. L. Weeks, "Rapid Estimation of Thermodynamic Parameters and Vapor Pressures of Volatile Materials at the Nanoscale," ChemPhysChem, 13, 2729-2733 (2012); (DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201200355).
  6. G. Zhang, B. L. Weeks and X. Zhang, "Crystal Growth of Organic Energetic Materials: Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate," Central European Journal of Engineering, 2, 336-346 (2012).
  7. W. M. Hikal, S. K. Bhattacharia, G. R. Peterson and B. L. Weeks, "Controlling the Coarsening Stability of PETN Single Crystals by the Use of Water," Thermochemica Acta, 536, 63-67 (2012); (DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2012.02.026).
  8. Y. C. Liao, H. Sun and B. L. Weeks, "Measuring the Activation Energy of Thiol Desorption using Lateral Force Microscopy," Scanning, 34, 200-205 (2012); (DOI: 10.1002/sca.20293).
  9. O. S. Bushuyev, P. Brown, A. Maiti, R. H. Gee, G. R. Peterson, B. L. Weeks and L. J. Hope-Weeks "Ionic Polymers as a New Structural Motif for High-energy-density Materials," Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134, 1422-1425 (2012); (DOI: 10.1021/ja209640k).

2011

  1. C. A. Crane, E. S. Collins, M. L. Pantoya, B. L. Weeks, "Nanoscale Investigation of Surfaces Exposed to a Thermite Spray," Applied Thermal Engineering, 31 (6-7), 1286-1292 (2011); (DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.01.001).
  2. W. M. Hikal, J. T. Paden and B. L. Weeks, "Thermo-optical Determination of Vapor Pressures of TNT and RDX Nanofilms ," Talanta, 87, 290-294 (2011); (DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2011.10.020).
  3. W. M. Hikal, J. T. Paden and B. L. Weeks, "Simple Method for Determining the Vapor Pressure of Materials Using UV-Absorbance Spectroscopy," Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 115, 13287-13291 (2011); (DOI: 10.1021/jp2076963).
  4. O. S. Bushuyev, F. A. Arguelles, P. Brown, B. L. Weeks and L. J. Hope-Weeks, "New Energetic Complexes of Copper(II) and the Acetone Carbohydrazide Schiff Base as Potential Flame Colorants for Pyrotechnic Mixtures," European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 29, 4622-4625 (2011); (DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201100465).
  5. X. Zhang, J. Xuan, J. Shanshan, B. L. Weeks and Z. Zhang, "Highly Efficient Synthesis of 9-fluorenones from 9H-fluorenes by Air Oxidation," Green Chemistry, 13, 1891-1896 (2011); (DOI: 10.1039/c1g15136c).
  6. G. X. Zhang, B. L. Weeks and M. Holtz, "Application of Dynamic Scaling to the Surface Properties of Organic Thin Films: Energetic Materials," Surface Science, 605, 463-467 (2011); (DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2010.11.018).

2010

  1. G. X. Zhang and B. L. Weeks, "A Device for Testing Thermal Impact Sensitivity of High Explosives," Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics, 35, 440-445 (2010).
  2. G. X. Zhang, S. K. Bhattacharia and B. L. Weeks "Effect of Zinc Doping on Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate Single Crystals," Crystal Research and Technology, 45, 732-736 (2010); (DOI: 10.1002/crat.201000136).
  3. G. X. Zhang and B. L. Weeks, "Surface Morphology of Organic Thin Films at Various Vapor Flux," Applied Surface Science, 256, 2363-2366 (2010); (DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2009.10.068).

2009

  1. G. Zhang, R. H. Gee, A. Maiti and B. L. Weeks, "Fractal Growth in Organic Thin Films: Experiments and Modeling," Applied Physics Letters, 95, 204101 (2009); (DOI: 10.1063/1.3238316).
  2. A. K. Burnham, S. R. Qiu, R. Pitchimani and B. L. Weeks, "Comparison of Kinetic and Thermodynamic Parameters of Single Crystal Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate using Atomic Force Microscopy and Thermogravimetric Analysis: Implications on Coarsening Mechanisms," Journal of Applied Physics, 105, 104312 (2009); (DOI: 10.1063/1.3129504).
  3. G. Zhang, H. Sun, J. Abbott and B. L. Weeks, "Engineering the Microstructure of Organic Energetic Materials," ACS Applied Surfaces and Interfaces, 1, 1086-1089 (2009).
  4. S. Mridha and B. L. Weeks, "Effect of Zn Doping on the Sublimation Rate of Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate using Atomic Force Microscopy," Scanning, 31, 181-187 (2009); (DOI: 10.1002/sca.20158).
  5. O. A. Nafday, B. L. Weeks, W. P. King and J. C. Lee, "Inducing Nanoscale Morphology Changes of Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate using a Heated Atomic Force Microscope Cantilever," Journal of Energetic Materials, 27, 1-16 (2009); (DOI: 10.1080/07370650802328830).

2008

  1. G. X. Zhang, R. Pitchimani and B. L. Weeks, "A Simple and Flexible Thin Film Evaporating Device for Energetic Materials," Review of Scientific Instruments, 79, 096102 (2008); (DOI: 10.1063/1.2978390).
  2. D. Snow, B. L. Weeks, D. J. Kim and L. J. Hope-Weeks, "Non-destructive Experimental Determination of Bi-materials Rectangular Cantilever Spring Constants in Water," Review of Scientific Instruments, 79, 083706 (2008); (DOI: 10.1063/1.2969031).
  3. G. Zhang and B. L. Weeks, "Inducing Dendrite Formation using an Atomic Force Microscope Tip," Scanning, 30, 228-231 (2008); (DOI: 10.1002/sca.20108).
  4. K. W. McBride, D. E. Snow, S. Walters, Z. Jernigan, B. L. Weeks and T. Dallas, "Decoupling Functionalization from Sensor Array Assembly using Detachable Cantilevers," Scanning, 30, 203-207 (2008); (DOI: 10.1002/sca.20100).
  5. J. A. Hammons, W. Wang, J. Ilavsky, M. L. Pantoya, B. L. Weeks and M. W. Vaughn, "Small Angle X-ray Scattering Analysis of the Effect of Cold Compaction of Al/MoO3 Thermite Composites," Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics , 10 , 193-199 (2008); (DOI: 10.1039/b711456g).

2007

  1. D. Snow, B. L. Weeks, D. J. Kim, A. Loui, B. R. Hart and L. J. Hope-Weeks, "Static Deflection Measurements of Cantilever Arrays Reveal Polymer Film Expansion and Contraction," Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 316 , 687-693 (2007); (DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2007.08.050).
  2. P. H. Lin, R. Khare, B. L. Weeks and R. H. Gee, "Molecular Modelling of Diffusion on a Crystalline Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate Surface," Applied Physics Letters, 91, 104107 (2007); (DOI: 10.1063/1.2783206).
  3. R. Pitchimani, L. J. Hope-Weeks, G. Zhang and B. L. Weeks, "Effect of Impurity Doping on the Morphology of Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate Crystals," Journal of Energetic Materials, 25, 203-212 (2007).
  4. D. J. Kim, B. L. Weeks and L. J. Hope-Weeks, "Effect of Surface Conjugation Chemistry on the Sensitivity of Microcantilever Sensors," Scanning, 29, 245-248 (2007); (DOI: 10.1002/sca.20076).
  5. R. Pitchimani, A. K. Burnham and B. L. Weeks, "Quantitative Thermodynamic Analysis of Sublimation Rates Using and Atomic Force Microscope," Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 111, 9182-9185 (2007).
  6. R. Pitchimani, W. Zheng, S. L. Simon, L. J. Hope-Weeks, A. K. Burnham and B. L. Weeks, "Thermodynamic Analysis of Pure and Impurity Doped Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate Crystals Grown at Room Temperature," Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 89, 475-478 (2007).
  7. G. Zhang, B. L. Weeks and J. Wei, "Vapor-Liquid Equilibria Data for Methanol + 2-Propanol + 2-Methyl-2-butanol and Constituent Binary Systems at 101.3 kPa," J. Chem. Eng. Data, 52, 878-883 (2007); (DOI: 10.1021/je060476j).
  8. O. A. Nafday and B. L. Weeks, "Feature Size Dependence on Hysteresis due to Relative Humidity Ramping and Patterning Order in Dip-pen Nanolithography," Journal of Experimental Nanoscience, 2, 229-237 (2007); (DOI: 10.1080/17458080701268909).
  9. B. L. Weeks and G. Zhang, "High-pressure Scanning Tunneling Microscopy: Tip Reactions," Scanning, 29 , 5-10 (2007); (DOI: 10.1002/sca.20003).
  10. S. Kahale, S. Molina, B.L. Weeks, R. Khare and L.J. Hope-Weeks, "Monitoring the Formation of Self-assembled Monolayers of Alkanedithiols using a Micromechanical Cantilever Sensor," Langmuir, 23, 1258-1263 (2007); (DOI: 10.1021/la062441n).

2006

  1. T. M. Willey, J. Handly, B. L. Weeks, T. van Buuren, J. Ilavsky, J. R. I. Lee, G. E. Overturf and J. H. Kinney, "Changes in Pore Size Distribution upon Thermal Cycling of TATB-based Explosives Measured by Ultra-small Angle X-ray Scattering," Propellants, Explosives and Pyrotechnics, 31, 466-471 (2006).
  2. O. A. Nafday and B. L. Weeks, "Relative Humidity Effects in Dip-Pen Nanolithography of Alkanethiol Mixtures," Langmuir, 22, 10912-10914 (2006); (DOI: 10.1021/la062110a).
  3. O. A. Nafday, M. W. Vaughn and B. L. Weeks, "Evidence of Meniscus Interface Transport in Dip-pen Nanolithography: an Annular Diffusion Model," Journal of Chemical Physics, 125, 144703 (2006); (DOI: 10.1063/1.2354487).
  4. O. A. Nafday, R. Pitchimani, J. Haaheim, and B. L. Weeks, "Patterning High Explosives at the Nanoscale," Propellants, Explosives and Pyrotechnics, 31, 376-381 (2006); (DOI: 10.1002/prep.200600051).
  5. W. P. King, S. Saxena, B. A. Nelson, B. L. Weeks and R. Pitchimani, "Nanoscale Thermal Analysis of an Energetic Material," Nano Letters, 9, 2145-2149 (2006); (DOI: 10.1021/nl061196p).
  6. L. A. Zepeda-Ruiz, A. Maiti, R. Gee, G. H. Gilmer and B. L. Weeks, "Size and Habit Evolution of PETN Crystals – a Lattice Monte Carlo Study," Journal of Crystal Growth, 291, 461-467 (2006); (DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2006.02.052).
  7. B. L. Weeks and J. J. DeYoreo, "Dynamic Meniscus Growth at a Scanning Probe Tip in Contact with a Gold Substrate," J. Phys. Chem. B, 110, 10231-10233 (2006); (DOI: 10.1021/jp0615914).

2005

  1. B. L. Weeks, M. W. Vaughn and J. J. DeYoreo, "Direct Imaging of Meniscus Formation in Atomic Force Microscopy Using Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy," Langmuir, 21, 8096-8098 (2005); (DOI: 10.1021/la0512087).
  2. B. L. Weeks and T. Rayment, "Artefacts Caused while Imaging Catalysts using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy under Catalytic Conditions," Int. J. Appl. Chem, 1, 39-48 (2005).

2004

  1. A. K. Burnham, R. K. Weese and B. L. Weeks, "A Distributed Activation Energy Model of Thermodynamically Inhibited Nucleation and Growth Reactions and Its Application to the Phase Transition of HMX," J. Phys. Chem. B, 108, 19432-19441 (2004).
  2. E. J. Peterson, B. L. Weeks, J. J. De Yoreo and P. V. Schwartz, "Effect of Environmental Conditions on Dip Pen Nanolithography of Mercaptohexadecanoic Acid," J. Phys. Chem. B, 108, 15206-15210 (2004).

2003

  1. B. L. Weeks, J. Camarero, A. Noy, A. E. Miller, L. Stanker and J. J. De Yoreo, "A Microcantilever-Based Pathogen Detector," Scanning, 25, 297-299 (2003).
  2. B. L. Weeks, A. Noy, A. E. Miller, J. E. Klare, B. W. Woods, and J. J. De Yoreo, "Dip-Pen Nanolithography using MHA and Optical Inks," Dekker Encyclopaedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Marcel Dekker, 923-931 (2003).
  3. C. T. Gibson, B. L. Weeks, C. Abell, T. Rayment and S. Myhra "Calibration of AFM Cantilever Spring Constants," Ultramicroscopy, 97, 113-118 (2003).

2002

  1. R. McKendry, W. T. S. Huck, B. Weeks, M. Fiorini, C. Abell and T. Rayment, "Creating Nanoscale Patterns of Dendrimers on Silicon Surfaces with Dip-pen Nanolithography," Nano Letters, 2, 713 (2002).
  2. B. L. Weeks, A. Noy, A. E. Miller and J. J. De Yoreo, "The Effect of Dissolution Kinetics on Feature Size in Dip-pen Nanolithography," Phys. Rev. Lett., 88, 255505 (2002).  Also in Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, June 24, 2002.
  3. B. L. Weeks, C. M. Ruddle, J. M. Zaug and D. J. Cook, "Monitoring High-temperature Solid-solid Phase Transitions of HMX with Atomic Force Microscopy," Ultramicroscopy, 93, 19 (2002).
  4. A. Noy, A. E. Miller, J. E. Klare, B. L. Weeks, B. W. Woods and J. J. De Yoreo, "Fabrication and Imaging of Luminescent Nanostructures and Nanowires using Dip-pen Nanolithography," Nano Letters, 2, 109-112 (2002).
  5. B. L. Weeks, T. Rayment and M. E. Welland, "High-pressure Nanolithography using Low-energy Electrons from a Scanning Tunnelling Microscope," Nanotechnology, 13, 38 (2002).

2001

  1. B. L. Weeks, J. Klosterman and P. N. Worsey, "Design of a Hypersonic Waterjet Apparatus Driven by High Explosives," Rev. Sci. Instrum. 72, 3428 (2001).
  2. C. T. Gibson, B. L. Weeks, J. R. I. Lee, C. Abell, and T. Rayment, "A Non-destructive Method for the Calibration of AFM Cantilevers," Rev. Sci. Instrum., 72, 2340 (2001).
  3. B. L. Weeks, Z. Barber, M. Raval, M. E. Welland and T. Rayment, "Coated Silica Tips for use in High Pressure, High Temperature, Scanning Tunneling Microscopy," Ultramicroscopy, 87, 19 (2001).

2000

  1. B. L. Weeks, C. Durkan, H. Kuramochi, M. E. Welland and T. Rayment, "A High Pressure, High Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscope for In-situ Studies of Catalysts," Rev. Sci. Instrum., 71, 3777 (2000).

1997-1999

  1. P. Worsey and B. Weeks, "Solving Some of the Myths about Ammonium Nitrate," J. Inter. Soc. Explosives Engr., Oct. 21-22 (1997).
  2. B. Weeks, P. Worsey, D. Andershock, K. Kosman, "ANSOY vs. ANFO," J. Inter. Soc. Explosives Engr., May 14-18 (1997).