Richard G. Blair’s Research Publications

Refereed Publications | Patents | Other Publications

Refereed Publications

2025

  1. Jiang, T., D. Le, K.L. Chagoya, D.J. Nash, R.G. Blair, and T.S. Rahman, Catalytic reduction of carbon dioxide to methanol over defect-laden hexagonal boron nitride: insights into reaction mechanisms. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2025. 37(13): p. 135201. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/adad2b

2024

  1. Swanger, A.M., Y. Khlyapov, J. Bone, E. Fernandez, M. Otto, J. Schmitt, R. Blair, W.U. Notardonato, and J. Kapat, Preliminary experimental studies into the storage capacity of cryogenic hydrogen in aerogel blanket materials. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2024. 1302(1): p. 012022. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/1302/1/012022

2023

  1. Torres-Davila, F.E., K. Chagoya, E. Bianco, L.R. Shultz, M. Mogensen, A. Gesquiere, T. Jurca, N. Rochdi, R.G. Blair, and L. Tetard, Low-power visible light patterns three-dimensional carbon microstructures at room temperature. Nature Communications, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47076-z
  2. Marrero, Elan M., C.J. Caprara, C.N. Gilbert, E.E. Blanco, and R.G. Blair, Piezoelectric harvesting of mechanical energy for redox chemistry. Faraday Discussions, 2023. 241(0): p. 91-103. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2FD00084A

2022

  1. Otto, M., K.L. Chagoya, R.G. Blair, S.M. Hick, and J.S. Kapat, Optimal hydrogen carrier: Holistic evaluation of hydrogen storage and transportation concepts for power generation, aviation, and transportation. Journal of Energy Storage, 2022. 55: p. 10571 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2022.105714
  2. Torres-Davila, F.E., M. Molinari, R.G. Blair, N. Rochdi, and L. Tetard, Enhancing Infrared Light–Matter Interaction for Deterministic and Tunable Nanomachining of Hexagonal Boron Nitride. Nano Letters, 2022. 22(20): p. 8196-8202. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c02841
  3. Dhingra, A., R.G. Blair, and P.A. Dowben, Effects of intercalation on bandgap of pristine two-dimensional layered GeI2. MRS Adv., 2022. 7(30): p. 763-765. https://doi.org/10.1557/s43580-022-00302-6
  4. Dhingra, A., A. Lipatov, H.D. Lu, K. Chagoya, J. Dalton, A. Gruverman, A. Sinitskii, R.G. Blair, and P.A. Dowben, Surface and dynamical properties of GeI2. 2D Materials, 2022. 9(2). https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2053-1583/ac4715/meta
  5. Almeida, K., K. Chagoya, A. Felix, T. Jiang, D. Le, T.B. Rawal, P.E. Evans, M. Wurch, K. Yamaguchi, P.A. Dowben, L. Bartels, T.S. Rahman, and R.G. Blair, Methanol carbonylation to acetaldehyde on Au particles supported by single-layer MoS2 grown on silica. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 2022. 34(10): p. 104005. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-648X/ac40ad

2021

  1. Chagoya, K. L.; Nash, D. J.; Jiang, T.; Le, D.; Alayoglu, S.; Idrees, K. B.; Zhang, X.; Farha, O. K.; Harper, J. K.; Rahman, T. S.; Blair, R. G., Mechanically Enhanced Catalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide over Defect Hexagonal Boron Nitride. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2021, 9 (6), 2447-2455. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c06172
  2. Aftab, A., K. Chagoya, A. Felix, R. Blair, and N. Orlovskaya, Catalytic performance of porous Yb2O3 sesquioxide. Advances in Applied Ceramics, 2021. 120(3): p. 175-186. https://doi.org/10.1080/17436753.2021.1919359

2020

  1. Terracciano, A. C.; Neupane, S.; Popolan-Vaida, D. M.; Blair, R. G.; Hansen, N.; Vaghjiani, G. L.; Vasu, S. S., Elucidating the differences in oxidation of high-performance α- and β- diisobutylene biofuels via Synchrotron photoionization mass spectrometry. Rep. 2020, 10 (1), 21776. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-76462-y

2019

  1. Hajian, S.; Zhang, X.; Maddipatla, D.; Narakathu, B. B.; Rodriguez-Labra, J. I.; Blair, R. G.; Atashbar, M. Z. In Flexible Capacitive Humidity Sensor based on Fluorinated Graphene, 2019 IEEE SENSORS, 27-30 Oct. 2019; 2019; pp 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1109/SENSORS43011.2019.8956564
  2. Nash, D. J.; Chagoya, K. L.; Felix, A.; Torres-Davila, F. E.; Jiang, T.; Le, D.; Tetard, L.; Rahman, T. S.; Blair, R. G., Analysis of the fluorescence of mechanically processed defect-laden hexagonal boron nitride and the role of oxygen in catalyst deactivation. Appl. Ceram. 2019, 118 (4), 153-158. https://doi.org/10.1080/17436753.2019.1584482
  3. Chagoya, K. L.; Felix, A.; Torres, F.; Pitts, T. E.; Ciaffone, N.; Curbelo, A.; Tetard, L.; Kapat, J.; Blair, R. G., Thermal Degradation Of Biofuels In Contact With Hot Metal Surfaces. Proceedings of the 2019 ASME Turbo Expo https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2019-91811

2018

  1. Ding, Y., F. Torres-Davila, A. Khater, D. Nash, R. Blair, and L. Tetard, Defect engineering in Boron Nitride for catalysis. MRS Communications, 2018. 8(3): p. 1236-1243. https://doi-org.ezproxy.net.ucf.edu/10.1557/mrc.2018.113
  2. Shaw, T.E., L.R. Shultz, L.R. Garayeva, R.G. Blair, B.C. Noll, and T. Jurca, Mechanochemical routes for the synthesis of acetyl- and bis-(imino)pyridine ligands and organometallics. Dalton Trans., 2018. 47(47): p. 16876-16884. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8DT03608J
  3. Maxwell, T., R. Blair, Y. Wang, A. Kettring, S. Moore, M. Rex, and J. Harper, A Solvent-Free Approach for Converting Cellulose Waste into Volatile Organic Compounds with Endophytic Fungi. Journal of Fungi, 2018. 4(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/jof4030102
  4. Nash, D.J., D.A. Siddhanti, A.F. Binnion, R.A. Penabade, K. Bertrand, A. Andinoa, K. Smith, S. Hick, K. Kawamoto, A.C. Ortiz, F. Sepulveda, W.K. Moorehead, J.R. Vargas, and R.G. Blair, A Novel Method for the Presumptive Identification of Heterocyclic Amines of Forensic Interest Using Photoluminescent Copper(I) Iodide Cluster Compounds Analytical Methods, 2018. 10: p. 2217-2225. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8AY00227D
  5. Tucker, W. C.; Quadery, A. H.; Schulte, A.; Blair, R. G.; Kaden, W. E.; Schelling, P. K.; Britt, D. T., Strong catalytic activity of iron nanoparticles on the surfaces of reduced olivine. Icarus 2018, 299, 502-512. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2017.08.027

2017

  1. Siddhanti, D. A.; Nash, D. J.; Navarro, M. A.; Mills, D. M.; Khaniya, A.; Dhar, B.; Kaden, W. E.; Chumbimuni-Torres, K. Y.; Blair, R. G., The safer and scalable mechanochemical synthesis of edge-chlorinated and fluorinated few-layer graphenes. Journal of Materials Science 2017, 52 (20), 11977–11987. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-1237-9
  2. Xie, Z.; DeLucca, V.; Haber, R. A.; Restrepo, D. T.; Todd, J.; Blair, R. G.; Orlovskaya, N., Aluminium magnesium boride: synthesis, sintering and microstructure. Advances in Applied Ceramics 2017, 116 (6), 341-347. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17436753.2017.1317116
  3. Terracciano, A. C.; De Oliveira, S.; Siddhanti, D.; Blair, R.; Vasu, S. S.; Orlovskaya, N., Pd enhanced WC catalyst to promote heterogeneous methane combustion. Applied Thermal Engineering 2017, 114, 663-672. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.11.109

2016

  1. Nash, D. J.; Restrepo, D. T.; Parra, N. S.; Giesler, K. E.; Penabade, R. A.; Aminpour, M.; Le, D.; Li, Z.; Farha, O. K.; Harper, J. K.; Rahman, T. S.; Blair, R. G., Heterogeneous Metal-Free Hydrogenation over Defect-Laden Hexagonal Boron Nitride. ACS Omega 2016, 1 (6), 1343-1354.
    Open Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.6b00315
  2. Xie, Z.; Blair, R. G.; Orlovskaya, N.; Cullen, D. A.; Kata, D.; Rutkowski, P.; Lis, J.; Qin, N.; T-Raissi, A., Oxygen Interaction with Hexagonal OsB2 at High Temperature. J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 2016, 99 (12), 4057-4065.
    http://doi.org/10.1111/jace.14434
  3. Xie, Z., R.G. Blair, N. Orlovskaya, D.A. Cullen, S.H. Lapidus, D. Kata, P. Rutkowski, and J. Lis, In search of the elusive IrB2: Can mechanochemistry help? Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2016. 233: p. 108-119.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1743676115Y.0000000002

2015

  1. X Xie, Z., A.C. Terracciano, D.A. Cullen, R.G. Blair, and N. Orlovskaya, High Temperature Ir Segregation in Ir-B Ceramics: Effect of Oxygen Presence on Stability of IrB2 and Other Ir-B Phases. Advances in Applied Ceramics,
    2015: p. 1743676115Y.0000000002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1743676115Y.0000000002
  2. Blair, R., Mechanical and Combined Chemical and Mechanical Treatment of Biomass, in Production of Biofuels and Chemicals with Ultrasound, Z. Fang, J.R.L. Smith, and X. Qi, Editors. 2015, Springer Netherlands. p. 269-288.
    http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-017-9624-8_10

2014

  1. Xie, Z.L., R.G. Blair, N. Orlovskaya, and E.A. Payzant, Hexagonal OsB2 reduction upon heating in H2 containing environment. Journal of Advances in Applied Ceramics,, 2014. 114(2): p. 114-120.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1743676114Y.0000000212
  2. Xie, Z., R.G. Blair, N. Orlovskaya, D.A. Cullen, and E.A. Payzant, Thermal stability of hexagonal OsB2. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2014. 219: p. 210-219.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2014.07.035
  3. Xie, Z., M. Graule, N. Orlovskaya, E. Andrew Payzant, D.A. Cullen, and R.G. Blair, Novel High Pressure Hexagonal OsB2 by Mechanochemistry. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2014. 215(0): p. 16-21.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2014.03.020
  4. Peters, D. and R.G. Blair, Mechanochemical Synthesis of an Organometallic Compound: A High Volume Manufacturing Method. Faraday Discussions, 2014.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C3FD00157A
  5. McKissic, K.S., J.T. Caruso, R.G. Blair, and J. Mack, Comparison of shaking versus baking: further understanding the energetics of a mechanochemical reaction. Green Chemistry, 2014. 16(3): p. 1628-1632.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C3GC41496E
  6. Blair, R.G., K. Chagoya, S. Jackson, S. Biltek, A. Taraboletti, A. Sinclair, and D.T. Restrepo, Scalability in the Mechanochemical Syntheses of Edge Functionalized Graphene Materials and Biomass-derived Chemicals. Faraday Discussions, 2014.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C4FD00007B

2013

  1. Restrepo, D., S.M. Hick, C. Griebel, J. Alarcón, K. Giesler, Y. Chen, N. Orlovskaya, and R.G. Blair, Size controlled mechanochemical synthesis of ZrSi2. Chemical Communications, 2013. 49: p. 707-709.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C2CC36323B
  2. Quintero, S.A., J. Schmitt, R. Blair, and J. Kapat, Alternative Microturbine Fuels Feasibility Study Through Thermal Stability, Material Compatibility, and Engine Testing. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 2013. 135(11): p. 111401-111401.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4025128
  3. Restrepo, David T.; Hick, Sandra M.; Griebel, Carolin; Alarcon, Juan; Giesler, Kyle E.; Chen, Yan; Orlovskaya, Nina; Blair, Richard G., “Size Controlled Mechanochemical Synthesis of ZrSi2,” ChemComm, 2013. 49: p. 707-709, http://xlink.rsc.org/?doi=C2CC36323B

2012

  1. Hick, S.M., R.B. Kaner, and R.G. Blair, The Synthesis and Crystal Structure of cubic CaSiN2. Inorganic Chemistry, 2012. 51(23):p. 12626-9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic300627q
  2. Restrepo, D.T., K.E. Lynch, K. Giesler, S.M. Kuebler, and R.G. Blair, Low-temperature (210°C) deposition of crystalline germanium via in situ disproportionation of GeI2. Materials Research Bulletin, 2012. 47(11): p. 3484-3488, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2012.06.072
  3. Mertens, R.G., R.G. Blair, and K.B. Sundaram, Recession and Characterization of Patterned Nanowires Grown by Electroless Etching of Silicon. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 2012. 1(1): p. P40-P45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/2.025201jss
  4. Liu, Y., L.-M. Yu, S.C.J. Loo, R.G. Blair, and Q. Zhang, Co-assembly of Zn(SPh)2 and Organic Linkers into Helical and Zigzag Polymer Chains. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2012. 191(0): p. 283-286, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2012.03.044

2011

  1. Orlovskaya, N., Z. Xie, M. Klimov, H. Heinrich, D. Restrepo, R. Blair, and C. Suryanarayana, Mechanochemical Synthesis of ReB2 Powder. Journal of Materials Research, 2011. 26: p. 2772-2779, http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2011.249
  2. Restrepo, David T; Griebel, Carolin; Giesler , Kyle; Buker, Eric J; Blair, Richard G, Mechanochemically Enhanced Synthesis of Isomorphously Substituted Kaolinites. Appl. Clay Sci., 2011. 52(4): p. 386-391, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2011.04.002

2010

  1. Bux, S.K., M. Rodriguez, M.T. Yeung, C. Yang, A. Makhluf, R.G. Blair, J.-P. Fleurial, and R.B. Kaner, Rapid solid-state synthesis of nanostructured silicon. Chem. Mat., 2010. 22(8): p. 2534-2540. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/cm903410s
  2. Hick, S.M., C. Griebel, D.T. Restrepo, J.H. Truitt, E.J. Buker, C. Bylda, and R.G. Blair, “Mechanocatalysis for biomass-derived chemicals and fuels,” Green Chem., 2010. 12: p. 468-474. http://xlink.rsc.org/?doi=B923079C

2009

  1. Bux, S., K. , R. Blair, G., P. Gogna, K., H. Lee, G. Chen, M. Dresselhaus, S., R. Kaner, B. , and J.-P. Fleurial, “Nanostructured Bulk Silicon as an Effective Thermoelectric Material,” Adv. Funct. Mater., 2009. 19: p. 1-8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.200900250
  2. Bux,S., J.-P. Fleurial, R. Blair, P. Gogna, T. Caillat, and R. Kaner, “High temperature thermoelectric properties of nano-bulk silicon and silicon germanium” Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 2009. 1166(Materials and Devices for Thermal-to-Electric Energy Conversion), 1166-N02-04, http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/PROC-1166-N02-04
  3. Hick, S.M., C. Griebel, and R.G. Blair, “Mechanochemical Synthesis of Alkaline Earth Carbides and Intercalation Compounds,” Inorg. Chem., 2009. 48(5): p. 2333-2338. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic8022437

2008

  1. Virji, Shabnam; Weiller, Bruce H.; Huang, Jiaxing; Blair, Richard; Shepherd, Heather; Faltens, Tanya; Haussmann, Philip C.; Kaner, Richard B.; Tolbert, Sarah H.; “Construction of a Polyaniline Nanofiber Gas Sensor,” J. Chem. Educ. 2008, 85, 1102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ed085p1102

2007

  1. Dresselhaus, M. S.; Chen, G.; Ren, Z.; Fleurial, J.-P.; Gogna, P.; Tang, M. Y.; Vashaee, D.; Lee, H.; Wang, X.; Joshi, G.; Zhu, G.; Wang, D.; Blair, R.; Bux, S.; Kaner, R., “Nanocomposites to Enhance ZT in Thermoelectrics,” MRS Proceedings, 2007, 1044, 1044-U02-04, http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/PROC-1044-U02-08
  2. Falcao, Eduardo H. L.; Blair, Richard G.; Mack, Julia J.; Viculis, Lisa M.; Kwon, Chai-Won; Bendikov, Michael; Kaner, Richard B.; Dunn, Bruce S.; Wudl, Fred.  “Microwave exfoliation of a graphite intercalation compound,”  Carbon , 2007,  45(6),  1367-1369 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2007.01.018

2006 and earlier

  1. Anderson, Arthur; Blair, Richard G.; Hick, Sandra M., Kaner; Richard, B.,; “Microwave Initiated Solid State-Metathesis Routes to Li2SiN2,” Journal of Materials Chemistry , 2006, 16(14), 1318-1322 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b509679k
  2. Blair, Richard G.; Anderson, Arthur, Kaner, Richard, B.,;“A Solid-State Metathesis Route to MgSiN2,” Chemistry
    of Materials     , 2005,  17(8),  2155-2161 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cm048234v
  3. Jiaxing Huang; Shabnam Virji; Richard G. Blair; Kyaw N. Tun; Bruce H. Weiller; Richard B. Kaner “Chemical Vapor Sensors Based on Polyaniline Nanofibers,” Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering, 2004, 90, 177-178.
  4. Blair, Richard G.; Gillan, Edward.; Nguyen, Ngoc Kim B.; Daurio, Dominick; Kaner, Richard B., “Rapid Solid-State Synthesis of Titanium Aluminides,” Chemistry of Materials , 2003,  15(17),  3286-3293 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cm021829a
  5. Cumberland, Robert W.; Blair, Richard G.; Wallace, C. H.; Reynolds, T. K.; Kaner, R. B. , “Thermal Control of Metathesis Reactions Producing GaN and InN,” Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2001, 105, pp. 11922-11927 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp0126558
  6. Bartz, J. A.; Friday, T. O.; Goodman, B. R.; Kooi, S. E.; Blair, R. G.;  Polik, W. F., “Energy Disposal in the Photodissociation of
    Co(CO)3NO near 225 nm,” Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 1998, 102, pp. 10697-10702 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp983056c

Patents

  1. Tetard, L; Blair, R.G., “Low temperature photochemical patterning of carbon nano-and microstructures,” US Patent Application 18/373,460, 2024
  2. Kapat, J; Blair, R.G.; Otto, M.; Fernandez, E., “System and method for using ammonia as a fuel source for engines,” US Patent Application 18/372,646, 2024
  3. Blair, R.G.; Tetard, L., “Solar production of hydrogen using defect engineered boron-rich photocalysts,” US Patent Application 17/859,533, 2023
  4. Blair, R.G.; Tetard, L.; Torres-Davila, F; Chagoya, K, “Photochemical transformation using engineered metal-free hexagonal boron nitride,” US Patent Application 17/859,550, 2023
  5. Blair, R.G., “Chemical reduction using a catalyst comprising frustrated Lewis pairs,” US Patent 10,329,233, 2019
  6. Blair, R.G., “Catalysts for the mechanocatalytic oxidative depolymerization of polymer-containing materials and methods of making oxidized reaction products using same,” US Patent 10,294,184 B2, 2019
  7.  Blair,R.G, “Portable spectrometer for the presumptive identification of illicit drugs and substances of abuse,” US Patent 10,101,278, 2018
  8.  Blair,R.G, Siddhanti, D, Nash, D.J., “Green Production of Highly Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots from Carbon Dioxide,” US Patent 10,011,767, 2018
  9. Blair,R.G, “Large Scale Oxidized Graphene Production for Industrial Applications,” US Patent 9,758,379, 2017
  10. Blair,R.G, “Heterogeneous Metal-Free Catalyst,” US Patent 9,725,395, 2017
  11. Orlovskaya, N., Xie, Z, Blair, R.G., “Mechanochemical Synthesis of OsB2,” US Patent 9,701,542, 2017
  12. Blair,R.G, “Heterogeneously Catalyzed Chemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide,” US Patent 9,624,154, 2017
  13. Ghatu, S., Blair, R.G., Synthesis and Processing of Ultra High Hardness Boron Carbide, US Patent 9,604,885, 2017
  14. Blair, R.G., Retro-aldol reaction products and methods of making and using same, US Patent 9,573,876, 2017
  15. Blair, R.G., Oxidized Graphite and Carbon Fiber, US Patent 9,114,999, 2015
  16. Blair, R.G., Oxidative cleavage of unsaturated carboxylic acids, US Patent 8,669,385, 2014
  17. Blair, R.G., S.M. Hick, and J.H. Truitt, Solid acid catalyzed hydrolysis of cellulosic materials,US Patent 8,062,428, 2011

Other Publications

  1. Blair, R.G., Mechanochemically Driven Syntheses of Boride Nanomaterials. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics, 2011: p. 273-285, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9818-4_18
  2. Huang, C.-K.; Fleurial, J.-P.; Snyder, G. J.; Blair, R.; May, A., “Mechanical Alloying for Making Thermoelectric Compounds,” NASA Tech Briefs, NPO-44356 2007. http://www.techbriefs.com/content/view/2186/34/
  3. Blair, R.; Kaner, R., “Solid-State Metathesis Materials Synthesis,” ChemFiles, Vol. 5, No. 13, pp. 9-10, 2005, http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/content/dam/sigma-aldrich/docs/Aldrich/Brochure/al_chemfile_v5_n13.pdf