Maxwell Robb
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Professor of Chemistry @Caltech. Views my own. Mostly chemistry.
Pasadena, CA
Joined August 2015
Delighted to share the latest paper from @TheRobbGroup in collaboration with @mikhailshapiro’s group online now in @PNASNews. Mechanophore activation using #biocompatible focused ultrasound! Huge congrats to @Molly__McFadden and @yuxing_yao and coworkers! https://t.co/W18TZg5zKt
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The Role of Torsion on the Force-Coupled Reactivity of a Fluorenyl Naphthopyran Mechanophore | Journal of the American Chemical Society @Maxwell_Robb @TheRobbGroup @CaltechCCE @Caltech
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The unique reactivity of molecules under force commands an understanding of structure–mechanochemical activity relationships. While conceptual frameworks for understanding force transduction in many...
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Unraveling diarylethene #photochromism🔍Hu @XiaoranSean & co-workers have developed a mechanical approach to convert a diarylethene #atropisomer, regulating its properties. This noncovalent, irreversible process enables high-sensitivity stress-sensing. 👉 https://t.co/yj6FYuRBCd
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Modular MPS3-Based Frameworks for Superionic Conduction of Monovalent and Multivalent Ions | Journal of the American Chemical Society @Caltech @CaltechCCE @echemkim @zac_iton @The_See_Group #MPS3 #Framework #Superionic #Conduction #Ions
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Next-generation batteries based on more sustainable working ions could offer improved performance, safety, and capacity over lithium-ion batteries while also decreasing the cost. Development of...
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.@zac_iton's last paper 🥲 in @The_See_Group just came out in @acsJACS today! A beautiful paper on the MPS3 framework as a modular host for mobile, solvated ions (incl aprotic solv!). He interrogates many structure-property relationships. #proudadvisor
https://t.co/Yhm41xfDVa
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Next-generation batteries based on more sustainable working ions could offer improved performance, safety, and capacity over lithium-ion batteries while also decreasing the cost. Development of...
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Check out Michelle's paper! She studies LiNaFeS2 in both Li and Na half cells to compare anion redox mechanisms when Li vs Na is the majority charge carrier in the electrolyte. The charge compensation is the same, but the structural implications are not. https://t.co/rLQZZNzUlK
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Although Na-ion batteries (SIBs) present a promising and more sustainable solution compared to Li-ion batteries, SIBs have comparatively lower energy density and suffer from irreversible charge...
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I am thrilled to announce that I will be joining @Caltech @CaltechCCE as an Assistant Professor in Summer 2025! The Morstein Lab will develop chemical tools to study, target, and reprogram the human lipidome. (1/3) https://t.co/lgGXKpsWlM
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Mechanically Triggered Chemiluminescence from Polymers: Exploiting Synergy between Masked 2-Furylcarbinol Mechanophores & 1,2-Dioxetane Chemiluminophores | JACS @Maxwell_Robb @TheRobbGroup @Caltech @CaltechCCE #Chemiluminescence #Polymers #Mechanophores
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Mechanoluminescence, or the generation of light from materials under external force, is a powerful tool for biology and materials science. However, direct mechanoluminescence from polymers remains...
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Today we report in @J_A_C_S a novel and highly modular platform for mechanically triggered chemiluminescence (bright light emission) from polymers. Congrats to @PengLiuChem, Yu-Ling (Debbie), and coworkers! Collab with @ShabatGroup. @CaltechCCE @Caltech
https://t.co/KaLR8x93gr
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Mechanoluminescence, or the generation of light from materials under external force, is a powerful tool for biology and materials science. However, direct mechanoluminescence from polymers remains...
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Congratulations Jolly Patro (@patrojolly)! A member of the @kalowlab, she received a 2024 Science Olympiad Alumni Research Award for Climate/Energy Research Impacting a Safer, Greener World. 🧪🌏 #WomeninSTEM #Sustainability #GraduateExcellence
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Cation Vacancies Enable Anion Redox in Li Cathodes | Journal of the American Chemical Society @Caltech @CaltechCCE @echemkim #Cation #Vacancies #Anion #Redox #Li #Cathodes
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Conventional Li-ion battery intercalation cathodes leverage charge compensation that is formally associated with redox on the transition metal. Employing the anions in the charge compensation...
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I hear this paper is a big deal. Congrats to @The_See_Group!
I'm so excited that this is out! Huge congrats to Steve and co, especially Daniil and Anton! We clearly show that cation vacancies enable anion oxidation using Steve's clever set of materials based on LiTiS2 and Li2TiS3. Vacancy = space and S nb states. https://t.co/mYFFDyn1pC
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Check out Steve's paper looking at isostructural mats that undergo anion redox, but with metals of different d band positions. The anion oxidation potential is unchanged - confirming that anion oxidation occurs from nonbonding S p states. #battchat
https://t.co/HC84dUOhh5
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New energy storage methods are emerging to increase the energy density of state-of-the-art battery systems beyond conventional intercalation electrode materials. For instance, employing anion redox...
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Check out Steven's paper that investigates the dual-ion Mg|MClx battery chemistries! Conversion of metal chlorides (even w/Fe and Cu!) can have quite high CEs, but fade is an issue. Watch out for chemical reduction by the electrolyte and crossover! https://t.co/Ff0owl8YjP
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Sarah Reisman, the Bren Professor of Chemistry and a leader in the area of natural product synthesis has been selected as the new chair of Caltech's Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (CCE). https://t.co/1YKjwC4wqH
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Organic chemist Sarah Reisman will begin a five-year term as the Norman Davidson Leadership Chair on July 1.
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If anyone is interested in a postdoc position studying the effect of electrolyte composition on electrochemical CO2 reduction in @LiSA_Hub_DOE, please send me an email with your CV with a subject line: "CO2R postdoc." We have some cool results to understand!
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Check out @Xiaotong__Li paper that highlights the effect of metal substitution on voltage hysteresis in anion redox materials in @ChemMater ! Even rxns that form persulfides can get away with a 50 mV hysteresis if the right metal is in there! https://t.co/knmCQr5ydJ
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Conventional intercalation-based cathode materials in Li-ion batteries are based on charge compensation of the redox-active cation and can only intercalate one mole of electron per formula unit....
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Very sad news. I was fortunate to have met and interacted with Prof. Michl on a visit to @CUBoulderCHEM in fall 2022. He was a legendary scientist and was very gracious to me.
It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Prof. Josef Michl, world-renowned Czech chemist. Prof. Michl led research groups at @IOCBPrague and, from 1991, at the University of Colorado in Boulder. Prof. Michl was a distinguished figure in the field of
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Well, I guess it’s Twitter Official…Yesterday I was promoted to Professor with tenure @Caltech in @CaltechCCE. I am beyond grateful to my amazing students, colleagues, mentors, family, and friends that helped me get here. I feel truly lucky. Thank you!
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🎉Congratulations to the 2024 ACS Macro Letters/Biomacromolecules/Macromolecules Young Investigator Award Winners: 🏅 Brett Fors, Cornell University (@brett_fors) 🏅 Sarah Perry, UMass Amherst (@perrys_lab) Read their interviews here ➡ https://t.co/ExkyNeMo7L
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We are looking forward to hosting Max tomorrow and hearing about all the fantastic science! @Maxwell_Robb @TheRobbGroup
Upcoming O-I-M Seminar - Maxwell J. Robb, California Institute of Technology - April 12th @ 3:00 pm in WIL 110. His talk is titled MOLECULAR DESIGN STRATEGIES FOR MECHANOCHEMICALLY ACTIVE POLYMERS
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