Braun Research Group - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Welcome to the home page of the Paul Braun Research Group at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Our group members perform research in the fields of materials chemistry, polymers, biomaterials, organic and inorganic self-assembly, electronic materials and photonics.

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory

Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology

Autonomous Materials Systems

University of Illinois

Recent Publications	Braun in the News
S. Cataldo, J. Zhao, F. Neubrech, B. Frank, C. Zhang, P.V. Braun and H. Giessen: Hole-Mask Colloidal Nanolithography for Large-Area Low-Cost Metamaterials and Antenna-Enhanced SEIRA Substrates, ACS Nano (2012).	Al Bids to Vie With Li in Battery Wars News-Gazette Article Podcast with Materials Today - click to listen! WGN TV News Report Paul Braun is interviewed by the BBC - click to listen! Paul Braun is interviewed by German Radio WCIA Channel 3 News Report
E.C. Nelson, N. Dias, K. Bassett, S. Dunham, V. Verma, M. Miyake, P. Wiltzius, J. Rogers, J. Coleman, X. Li and P.V. Braun: Epitaxial growth of three- dimensionally architectured optoelectronic devices, Nature Materials (2011). http://www.nature.com/nmat/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nmat3071.html	UI Press Release: Batteries charge very quickly and retain capacity, thanks to new structure Photo Credit: L. Brian Stauffer
H. Zhang, X. Yu and P.V. Braun: Three-dimensional bicontinuous ultrafast-charge and -discharge bulk battery electrodes, Nature Nanotechnology (2011).	http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/engineering/news/10-tech-concepts-you-need-to-know-for-2011-2 The research on Mechanochemically Active Polymers (Mechanophores) by Nancy Sottos, Paul Braun, Jeff Moore and Scott White was featured in the Popular Science list of "10 Tech Concepts You Need to Know for 2011"
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Prof. Paul Braun • Phone: +1.217.244.7293 • Fax: +1.217.333.2736 • Email: pbraun@illinois.edu
Department of Materials Science and Engineering • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign