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  Dielectric antireflection fiber arrays for absorption enhancement in thin-film organic tandem solar cells

  Le, K. Q., Bai, J. & Chen, P. Y., Jan 1 2016, In: IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 22, 1, 7128661.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Energy gap
  • Solar cells
  • Thin films
  • Electron energy levels
  • solar cells
  7 Scopus citations

• Dynamic Energy Management for Smart-Grid-Powered Coordinated Multipoint Systems

  Wang, X., Zhang, Y., Chen, T. & Giannakis, G. B., May 2016, In: IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 34, 5, p. 1348-1359 12 p., 7389362.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Global warming
  • Energy management
  • Base stations
  • Energy storage
  • Quality of service
  39 Scopus citations

• Effect of Flow Rates on Operation of a Solar Thermochemical Reactor for Splitting CO₂ Via the Isothermal Ceria Redox Cycle

  Hathaway, B. J., Chandran, R. B., Sedler, S., Thomas, D., Gladen, A., Chase, T. & Davidson, J. H., Feb 1 2016, In: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME. 138, 1, 011007.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Cerium oxide
  • Flow of gases
  • Flow rate
  • Waste heat utilization
  16 Scopus citations

• Effect of moisture on the efficiency and power density of a liquid piston air compressor/expander

  Srivatsa, A. & Li, P. Y., 2016, Advances in Control Design Methods, Nonlinear and Optimal Control, Robotics, and Wind Energy Systems; Aerospace Applications; Assistive and Rehabilitation Robotics; Assistive Robotics; Battery and Oil and Gas Systems; Bioengineering Applications; Biomedical and Neural Systems Modeling, Diagnostics and Healthcare; Control and Monitoring of Vibratory Systems; Diagnostics and Detection; Energy Harvesting; Estimation and Identification; Fuel Cells/Energy Storage; Intelligent Transportation. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, (ASME 2016 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC 2016; vol. 1).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Pistons
  • Moisture
  • Compressors
  • Liquids
  • Water
  2 Scopus citations

• Effect of unsaturation degree on microwave-assisted pyrolysis of fatty acid salts

  Wang, Y., Dai, L., Shan, S., Zeng, Q., Fan, L., Liu, Y., Ruan, R., Zhao, Y. & Zhou, Y., Jul 1 2016, In: Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 120, p. 247-251 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Fatty acids
  • Pyrolysis
  • Salts
  • Microwaves
  • Fatty Acids
  10 Scopus citations

• Energy and workload management for data centers in renewable-integrated power grid

  Chen, T., Wang, X. & Giannakis, G. B., Feb 23 2016, 2015 IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing, GlobalSIP 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 513-517 5 p. 7418248

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Energy management
  • Cooling
  • Quality of service
  • Electricity
  • Availability
  3 Scopus citations

• Energy-dense liquids from renewable energy

  Malmali, M., Jan 1 2016, Meet the Faculty Candidate Poster Session 2016 - Sponsored by the Education Division - Topical Conference at the 2016 AIChE Annual Meeting. AIChE, p. 446-448 3 p. (Meet the Faculty Candidate Poster Session 2016 - Sponsored by the Education Division - Topical Conference at the 2016 AIChE Annual Meeting).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • renewable energy
  • Solar energy
  • Wind power
  • solar energy
  • energy

• Energy-dense liquids from renewable energy

  Malmali, M., Jan 1 2016, Sustainable Engineering Forum 2016 - Core Programming Area at the 2016 AIChE Annual Meeting. AIChE, p. 19-21 3 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Solar energy
  • Wind power
  • Liquids
  • Chemical industry
  • Fossil fuels

• Energy efficiency optimization for MISO SWIPT systems with zero-forcing beamforming

  Shi, Q., Peng, C., Xu, W., Hong, M. & Cai, Y., Feb 15 2016, In: IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing. 64, 4, p. 842-854 13 p., 7307218.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Beamforming
  • Energy efficiency
  • Energy harvesting
  • Base stations
  • Antennas
  95 Scopus citations

• Energy Management Framework for Electric Vehicles in the Smart Grid: A Three-Party Game

  Zhang, R., Cheng, X. & Yang, L., Dec 2016, In: IEEE Communications Magazine. 54, 12, p. 93-101 9 p., 7786116.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Energy management
  • Electricity
  29 Scopus citations

• Energy poverty: Electrification and well-being

  Sharma, K. R. & Chan, G., Sep 19 2016, In: Nature Energy. 1, 11, 16171.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review
  7 Scopus citations

• Epoxy resin thermosets derived from trehalose and β-cyclodextrin

  Zhang, Q., Molenda, M. & Reineke, T. M., Nov 22 2016, In: Macromolecules. 49, 22, p. 8397-8406 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Trehalose
  • Cyclodextrins
  • Epoxy Resins
  • Thermosets
  • Epoxy resins
  26 Scopus citations

• Experimental Characterization of Charge and Exciton Transport in Organic Semiconductors

  Xie, W., Menke, S. M., Frisbie, C. D. & Holmes, R. J., Aug 1 2016, Basic Concepts. World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd, Vol. 1. p. 231-291 61 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Excitons
  • Organic semiconductor materials
  • Charge transfer
  • Transport properties
  • Organic light emitting diodes (OLED)
  2 Scopus citations

• Experimental studies of the impact of anode pre-heating

  Fortini, O., Garimella, S., Kuhn, E., Ruan, Y., Yacob, B. & Sorensen, J., Jan 1 2016, Light Metals 2012. Springer International Publishing, p. 595-600 6 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Anodes
  • Heating
  • Aluminum
  • Metals
  • Energy utilization

• Exploiting Dynamic Timing Slack for Energy Efficiency in Ultra-Low-Power Embedded Systems

  Cherupalli, H., Kumar, R. & Sartori, J., Aug 24 2016, Proceedings - 2016 43rd International Symposium on Computer Architecture, ISCA 2016. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 671-681 11 p. 7551431. (Proceedings - 2016 43rd International Symposium on Computer Architecture, ISCA 2016).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Energy efficiency
  • Costs
  • Application specific integrated circuits
  • Internet of things
  • Microprocessor chips
  23 Scopus citations

• Flexible energy management protocol for cooperative Ev-to-Ev charging

  Zhang, R., Cheng, X. & Yang, L., 2016, 2016 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2016 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 7841845. (2016 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2016 - Proceedings).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Energy management
  • Network protocols
  • Profitability
  • Energy utilization
  • Internet
  12 Scopus citations

• Fluid-structure interaction in the flexible porous stratification manifold

  Wang, S. & Davidson, J. H., Feb 1 2016, In: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME. 138, 1, 011005.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Solar water heaters
  • Fluid structure interaction
  • Buoyancy
  • Flow fields
  • Fluids
  5 Scopus citations

• Generation of hot carrier population in colloidal silicon quantum dots for high-efficiency photovoltaics

  Zhang, P., Feng, Y., Wen, X., Cao, W., Anthony, R., Kortshagen, U., Conibeer, G. & Huang, S., Feb 1 2016, In: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 145, p. 391-396 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Semiconductor quantum dots
  • Hot carriers
  • Silicon
  • Photoluminescence
  • Lighting
  18 Scopus citations

• Graphene-Supported Nitrogen and Boron Rich Carbon Layer for Improved Performance of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Due to Enhanced Chemisorption of Lithium Polysulfides

  Yuan, S., Bao, J. L., Wang, L., Xia, Y., Truhlar, D. G. & Wang, Y., Mar 9 2016, In: Advanced Energy Materials. 6, 5, 1501733.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • polysulfide
  • Lithium sulfur batteries
  • Polysulfides
  • Chemisorption
  • Boron
  126 Scopus citations

• Green and cool roofs to mitigate urban heat island effects in the Chicago metropolitan area: Evaluation with a regional climate model

  Sharma, A., Conry, P., Fernando, H. J. S., Hamlet, A. F., Hellmann, J. J. & Chen, F., Jun 1 2016, In: Environmental Research Letters. 11, 6, 064004.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Climate models
  • heat island
  • Thermal effects
  • metropolitan area
  • regional climate
  96 Scopus citations

• How does uncertainty in renewable energy policy affect decisions to invest in wind energy?

  Eryilmaz, D. & Homans, F. R., Apr 2016, In: Electricity Journal. 29, 3, p. 64-71 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Wind Energy
  • Energy policy
  • Electricity
  • Policy Uncertainty
  • Wind power
  15 Scopus citations

• Hydrodynamics and sediment transport in a meandering channel with a model axial-flow hydrokinetic turbine

  Hill, C., Kozarek, J., Sotiropoulos, F. & Guala, M., Feb 1 2016, In: Water Resources Research. 52, 2, p. 860-879 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • sediment transport
  • cross section
  • energy conversion
  • meander
  • scour
  9 Scopus citations

• Hydrogen production via the heterogeneous hydrolysis of Zn vapor under a temperature gradient: Modeling and efficiency analysis

  Lindemer, M. D., Advani, S. G. & Prasad, A. K., Jul 6 2016, In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 41, 25, p. 10557-10567 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • hydrogen production
  • Hydrolysis
  • hydrolysis
  • Hydrogen production
  • Thermal gradients
  4 Scopus citations

• Influence of optical errors on the thermal and thermodynamic performance of a solar parabolic trough receiver

  Mwesigye, A., Huan, Z., Bello-Ochende, T. & Meyer, J. P., Oct 1 2016, In: Solar Energy. 135, p. 703-718 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Thermodynamics
  • Hot Temperature
  • Heat flux
  • Ray tracing
  • Numerical analysis
  27 Scopus citations

• Laboratory system for measurement of iron losses in high speed drives

  Járdán, R. K., Stumpf, P., Varga, Z., Endisch, C., Sipos, P. & Simon, M., Aug 3 2016, In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 41, 29, p. 12650-12658 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Iron
  • permanent magnets
  • high speed
  • iron
  • Permanent magnets
  3 Scopus citations

• Landscape configuration is the primary driver of impacts on water quality associated with agricultural expansion

  Chaplin-Kramer, R., Hamel, P., Sharp, R., Kowal, V., Wolny, S., Sim, S. & Mueller, C., Jul 11 2016, In: Environmental Research Letters. 11, 7, 074012.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Water Quality
  • Water quality
  • Ecosystem
  • Ecosystems
  • Sediments
  26 Scopus citations

• Modulation and commutation of a single stage isolated asymmetrical multilevel converter for the integration of renewables and battery energy storage system in ships

  Iyer, K. V. & Mohan, N., Dec 2016, In: IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification. 2, 4, p. 580-596 17 p., 7547389.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Electric commutation
  • Energy storage
  • Ships
  • Modulation
  • energy
  10 Scopus citations

• Multimodal Photodiode and Phototransistor Device Based on Two-Dimensional Materials

  Namgung, S., Shaver, J., Oh, S. H. & Koester, S. J., Nov 22 2016, In: ACS nano. 10, 11, p. 10500-10506 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Phototransistors
  • phototransistors
  • Photodiodes
  • flakes
  • Electrodes
  9 Scopus citations

• Nonlinear Economic Model Predictive Control for Microgrid Dispatch

  Zachar, M. & Daoutidis, P., 2016, In: IFAC-PapersOnLine. 49, 18, p. 778-783 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Model predictive control
  • Economics
  • Nonlinear systems
  • Temperature
  4 Scopus citations

• N -Oxides light up energetic performances: Synthesis and characterization of dinitraminobisfuroxans and their salts

  He, C., Tang, Y., Mitchell, L. A., Parrish, D. A. & Shreeve, JN. M., Jan 1 2016, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 4, 23, p. 8969-8973 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Oxadiazoles
  • Oxides
  • Detonation
  • Salts
  • HMX
  46 Scopus citations

• Online Energy Price Matrix Factorization for Power Grid Topology Tracking

  Kekatos, V., Giannakis, G. B. & Baldick, R., May 2016, In: IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. 7, 3, p. 1239-1248 10 p., 7226869.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Factorization
  • Topology
  • Financial markets
  • Lagrange multipliers
  • Transparency
  18 Scopus citations

• Optically Active β-Methyl-δ-Valerolactone: Biosynthesis and Polymerization

  Zhang, C., Schneiderman, D. K., Cai, T., Tai, Y. S., Fox, K. & Zhang, K., Aug 1 2016, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 4, 8, p. 4396-4402 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Biosynthesis
  • Oxidoreductases
  • biosynthesis
  • Polymerization
  • mutant
  10 Scopus citations

• Optimizing Eco-Efficiency Across the Procurement Portfolio

  Pelton, R. E. O., Li, M., Smith, T. M. & Lyon, T. P., Jun 7 2016, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 50, 11, p. 5908-5918 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Purchasing
  • Environmental impact
  • Life cycle
  • firm
  • Byproducts
  9 Scopus citations

• Piezoelectric nanomaterials for energy harvesting

  Jenkins, K. & Yang, R., Jan 1 2016, NanoScience and Technology. Springer- Verlag, p. 193-213 21 p. (NanoScience and Technology).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Nanogenerators
  • Nanostructured materials
  • Peptide Nanotubes
  • Energy harvesting
  • Piezoelectricity
  1 Scopus citations

• Planning and scheduling for industrial demand side management: Advances and challenges

  Zhang, Q. & Grossmann, I. E., Jan 1 2016, Alternative Energy Sources and Technologies: Process Design and Operation. Springer International Publishing, p. 383-414 32 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Demand Side Management
  • Planning and Scheduling
  • Scheduling
  • Planning
  • Electricity
  30 Scopus citations

• Poster: Measuring and optimizing android smartwatch energy consumption

  Liu, X. & Qian, F., Oct 3 2016, Proceedings of the Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking, MOBICOM. 1 ed. Association for Computing Machinery, p. 421-423 3 p. (Proceedings of the Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking, MOBICOM; vol. 0, no. 1).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Energy utilization
  • Energy efficiency
  6 Scopus citations

• Preparation of fuel from co-pyrolysis of waste vegetable oil and waste polyethylene plastics

  Wang, Y., Huang, Y., Dai, L., Roger, R., Liu, Y. & Wang, X., Jan 25 2016, In: Nongye Jixie Xuebao/Transactions of the Chinese Society for Agricultural Machinery. 47, 1, p. 177-181 and 140

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Pyrolysis
  • vegetable residues
  • Plant Oils
  • pyrolysis oils
  • Polyethylene
  1 Scopus citations

• Price discontinuities in the market for RINs

  Mason, C. F. & Wilmot, N. A., Dec 1 2016, In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 132, p. 79-97 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Discontinuity
  • Time-varying Volatility
  • Jump
  • Geometric Brownian Motion
  • Capital Projects
  3 Scopus citations

• Project-based sustainability courses provide practical educational experience for students while advancing sustainability within the local community

  Hoxie, A. B. & Christiansen, M. U., Jun 26 2016, In: ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2016-June

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review

  • Sustainable development
  • Students
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Civil engineering
  • Reclamation

• Purposeful Play: A means to closing the energy efficiency gap

  Srivastava, M., 2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

• Pyrolytic cyanobacteria derived activated carbon as high performance electrode in symmetric supercapacitor

  Wang, K., Cao, Y., Wang, X., Fan, Q., Gibbons, W., Johnson, T., Luo, B. & Gu, Z., Jan 1 2016, In: Energy. 94, p. 666-671 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Cyanobacteria
  • Activated carbon
  • Supercapacitor
  • Electrodes
  • Carbon
  29 Scopus citations

• RAC: Reconfiguration-Assisted Charging in Large-Scale Lithium-Ion Battery Systems

  He, L., Kong, L., Lin, S., Ying, S., Gu, Y., He, T. & Liu, C., May 2016, In: IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. 7, 3, p. 1420-1429 10 p., 7174522.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Electric potential
  • Experiments
  12 Scopus citations

• Remaking energy: The critical role of energy consumption data

  Klass, A. B. & Wilson, E. J., 2016, In: California Law Review. 104, 5, p. 1095-1158 64 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • energy
  • Confidentiality
  • electricity
  • public policy
  • Law
  4 Scopus citations

• Reports of the 2016 AAAI workshop program

  Albrecht, S. V., Bouchard, B., Brownstein, J. S., Buckeridge, D. L., Caragea, C., Carter, K. M., Darwiche, A., Fortuna, B., Francillette, Y., Gaboury, S., Giles, C. L., Grobelnik, M., Hruschka, E., Kephart, J. O., Kordjamshidi, P., Lisy, V., Magazzeni, D., Marques-Silva, J., Marquis, P., Martinez, D. & 16 others, Michalowski, M., Noorian, Z., Pontelli, E., Rogers, A., Rosenthal, S., Roth, D., Sanner, S., Shaban-Nejad, A., Sinha, A., Son, T. C., Streilein, W., Thiebaux, S., Wallace, B. C., Walsh, T., Witbroc, M. & Zhang, J., Sep 1 2016, In: AI Magazine. 37, 3, p. 99-108 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Medical informatics
  • Cognitive systems
  • Intelligent buildings
  • World Wide Web
  1 Scopus citations

• Research on technology of activated carbon preparation for Caragana korshinskii Kom by chemical method

  Luo, D., Fan, Y., Lai, Z., Roger, R., Liu, Y. & Lin, X., Sep 28 2016, In: Taiyangneng Xuebao/Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica. 37, 9, p. 2243-2250 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • activated carbon
  • Activated carbon
  • Carbon
  • Iodine
  • preparation

• Review of microwave-assisted lignin conversion for renewable fuels and chemicals

  Yunpu, W., Leilei, D., Liangliang, F., Shaoqi, S., Yuhuan, L. & Roger, R., May 1 2016, In: Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 119, p. 104-113 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Lignin
  • Microwaves
  • Pyrolysis
  • Biomass
  • Microwave heating
  73 Scopus citations

• Rubber toughened polylactide (pla) via catalyzed epoxy-Acid interfacial reaction

  Thurber, C., Gu, L., Myers, J. C., Lodge, T. P. & Macosko, C. W., Jan 1 2016, ANTEC 2016 - Proceedings of the Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition of the Society of Plastics Engineers. Society of Plastics Engineers, p. 639-643 5 p. (Annual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Linear low density polyethylenes
  • Surface chemistry
  • 2-ethylhexanoic acid cobalt salt
  • poly(lactide)
  • Rubber

• Self-Metathesis of 10-Undecen-1-Ol with Ru-Amine-Based Complex for Preparing the Soft Segment and Chain Extender of Novel Castor Oil-Based Polyurethanes

  Fonseca, L. R., Bergman, J. A., Kessler, M. R., Madbouly, S. A. & Lima-Neto, B. S., Oct 1 2016, In: Macromolecular Symposia. 368, 1, p. 30-39 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • metathesis
  • castor oil
  • Castor Oil
  • Polyurethanes
  • Amines
  4 Scopus citations

• Simultaneous production of triacylglycerol and high-value carotenoids by the astaxanthin-producing oleaginous green microalga Chlorella zofingiensis

  Liu, J., Mao, X., Zhou, W. & Guarnieri, M. T., Aug 1 2016, In: Bioresource Technology. 214, p. 319-327 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Carotenoids
  • astaxanthine
  • Triglycerides
  • microalga
  • carotenoid
  52 Scopus citations

• Special issue: Smart nanophotonics for renewable energy and sustainability

  Kildishev, A. V., Boriskina, S. & Ferry, V., Apr 1 2016, In: Nanophotonics. 5, 1

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  Open Access