Vera Bocharova Research Staff Contact bocharovav@ornl.gov | 865.576.6490 All Publications Mechanisms Controlling the Energy Barrier for Ion Hopping in Polymer Electrolytes Single Ion Conducting Hairy Nanoparticle Additive to Improve Cycling Stability of Solid Polymer Electrolytes Photochemically-Driven CO2 Release Using a Metastable-State Photoacid for Energy Efficient Direct Air Capture Tracking Molecular Transport Across Oil/Aqueous Interfaces: Insight into “Antagonistic” Binding in Solvent Extraction Chemical Feedback in the Self-Assembly and Function of Air–Liquid Interfaces: Insight into the Bottlenecks of CO 2 Direct Air Capture Nucleation Rate Theory for Coordination Number: Elucidating Water-Mediated Formation of a Zigzag Na2SO4 Morphology... Unravelling the Influence of Surface Modification on the Ultimate Performance of Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Composites Alginate–Sodium Sulfate Decahydrate Phase Change Composite with Extended Stability... Improving Rare-Earth Mineral Separation with Insights from Molecular Recognition: Functionalized Hydroxamic Acid Adsorption o... Tuning the Properties of Nanocomposites by Trapping Them in Deep Metastable States... Understanding Self-Assembly and the Stabilization of Liquid/Liquid Interfaces: The Importance of Ligand Tail Branching and Oi... Single-Ion Conducting Polymer Nanoparticles as Functional Fillers for Solid Electrolytes in Lithium Metal Batteries... Direct Structural Evidence for Interfacial Gradients in Asymmetric Polymer Nanocomposite Blends... Improving Gas Selectivity in Membranes Using Polymer-Grafted Silica Nanoparticles... Collective Nanoparticle Dynamics Associated with Bridging Network Formation in Model Polymer Nanocomposites... Fabrication of New PCM Hydrogel Composites... Role of Fast Dynamics in Conductivity of Polymerized Ionic Liquids... A Molecular-Scale Approach to Rare-Earth Beneficiation: Thinking Small to Avoid Large Losses... Bridging-Controlled Network Microstructure and Long-Wavelength Fluctuations in Silica–Poly(2-vinylpyridine) Nanocomposites:... Capacitance of thin films containing polymerized ionic liquids... Modulation of Cation Diffusion by Reversible Supramolecular Assemblies in Ionic Liquid-Based Nanocomposites... Strong Reduction in Amplitude of the Interfacial Segmental Dynamics in Polymer Nanocomposites... Perspectives for Polymer Electrolytes: A View from Fundamentals of Ionic Conductivity... Addition of Short Polymer Chains Mechanically Reinforces Glassy Poly(2-vinylpyridine)-Silica Nanoparticle Nanocomposites... Insight into the Mechanisms Driving the Self-Assembly of Functional Interfaces: Moving from Lipids to Charged Amphiphilic Oli... Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page ›› Last page Last » Key Links Curriculum Vitae ORCID Organizations Physical Sciences Directorate Chemical Sciences Division Separations and Polymer Chemistry Section Soft Matter Group