Adam J. Nolte, Ph.D.

Research Interests

• Polymer thin films and interfaces
• Layer-by-layer assembly
• Adhesion at complex interfaces
• Optical and mechanical properties of nanostructured films

 Professional Activities

• Co-organizer - "Mechanical Instabilities in Polymer Films, Interfaces and Nanostructures" Symposium, ACS PMSE, 2008 (New Orleans, LA)
• Materials Research Society
• American Chemical Society
• Adhesion Society
  

Selected Non-NIST Publications

"A Two-Plate Buckling Technique for Thin Film Modulus Measurements: Applications to Polyelectrolyte Multilayers," Nolte, A. J.; Cohen, R. E.; Rubner, M. F.; Macromolecules, 39, 4841-4847 (2006).

"Determining the Young's Modulus of Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films via Stress-Induced Mechanical Buckling Instabilities," Nolte, A. J.; Rubner, M. F.; Cohen, R. E.; Macromolecules, 38, 5367-5370 (2005).

"Deformable Antireflection Coatings from Polymer and Nanoparticle Multilayers," Wu, Z,; Walish, J.; Nolte, A.; Zhai, L.; Cohen, R. E.; Rubner, M. F.; Adv. Mater., 18, 2699-2702 (2006).

"Creating Effective Refractive Index Gradients within Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films: Molecularly Assembled Rugate Filters," Nolte, A. J.; Rubner, M. F.; Cohen, R. E.; Langmuir, 20, 3304-3310 (2004).

"pH-Gated Porosity Transitions of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers in Confined Geometries and Their Application as Tunable Bragg Reflectors," Zhai, L.; Nolte, A. J.; Cohen, R. E.; Rubner, M. F.; Macromolecules, 37, 6113-6123 (2004).