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Biography

Jim De Yoreo is Chief Scientist for Materials Synthesis and Simulation Across Scales at PNNL and an Affiliate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and of chemistry at the University of Washington. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Cornell University in 1985. Following post-doctoral work at Princeton University, he became a member of the technical staff at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 1989, where he held numerous positions including Director of the Biosecurity and Nanosciences Laboratory, and Deputy Director of the Laboratory Science and Technology Office. He joined Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in 2007 where he served as Deputy and Interim Director of the Molecular Foundry. DeYoreo is a member of the MRS, APS, ACS and the AACG. He is an Editor for Bioinspired Materials, Associate Editor in Chief for Frontiers of Materials Science, and a member of the AACG Executive Committee. He has served as President and Board Member of the MRS and on committees for the National Academy of Sciences, the Department of Energy, and Congress. De Yoreo's research has spanned a wide range of materials-related disciplines, focusing most recently on in situ AFM and TEM investigations of interactions, assembly, and crystallization in biomolecular and biomineral systems. De Yoreo has authored, co-authored, or edited over 175 publications and patents. He is a recipient of the Laudise Prize of the International Organization for Crystal Growth, the AACG Crystal Growth Award, an R&D 100 Award, and the LLNL Science and Technology Award. He is a Fellow of the APS and the MRS and a member of the Washington State Academy of Sciences.

Research Interests

• Interactions, self-assembly and crystallization in biomolecular, biomimetic, and nanoparticle systems
• Biomineralization
• Crystal nucleation and growth
• In situ TEM, AFM, and dynamic force microscopy

Education and Credentials

• PhD, Cornell University, 1985
• MS, Cornell University, 1983
• BS, Colby College, 1978

Affiliations and Professional Service

• Materials Research Society
• American Physical Society
• American Association for Crystal Growth
• American Chemical Society

Awards and Recognitions

• MRS David Turnbull Lectureship, 2016
• Member of the Washington State Academy of Sciences, 2015
• Fellow of the Materials Research Society, 2014
• AACG Award (American Association for Crystal Growth), 2013
• Laudise Prize (International Organization for Crystal Growth), 2010
• Fellow of the American Physical Society, 2007
• LLNL Science and Technology Award, 2001
• R&D 100 award: Development of rapid growth process for KDP, 1994
• Valedictorian, Colby College, Class of 1978
• Magna Cum Laude, Colby College, 1978
• Phi Beta Kappa, Colby College, 1977
• Physics Prize, Colby College, 1977
• NSF Undergraduate Fellowship, 1977

PNNL Publications

2024

• Du J., Y. Bae, and J.J. De Yoreo. 2024. "Non-Classical Crystallization in Soft and Organic Materials." Nature Reviews Materials 9, no. 4:229-248. PNNL-SA-189362. doi:10.1038/s41578-023-00637-y
• Xie S., K. Ye, J. Du, X. Zhang, D. Kim, J. Loukusa, and L. Ma, et al. 2024. "Ru/MgO catalyst with dual Ru structure sites for efficient CO production from CO2 hydrogenation." Chemical Engineering Journal 487. PNNL-SA-192165. doi:10.1016/j.cej.2024.150486
• Yadav Schmid S., X. Ma, J.A. Hammons, S.T. Mergelsberg, B.S. Harris, T.J. Ferron, and W. Yang, et al. 2024. "Influence of Peptoid Sequence on the Mechanisms and Kinetics of 2D Assembly." ACS Nano 18, no. 4:3497-3508. PNNL-SA-192033. doi:10.1021/acsnano.3c10810

2023

• Akkineni S., G. Doerk, C. Shi, B. Jin, S. Zhang, S. Habelitz, and J.J. De Yoreo. 2023. "Biomimetic mineral synthesis by nanopatterned supramolecular-block copolymer templates." Nano Letters 23, no. 10:4290-4297. PNNL-SA-184702. doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c00480
• Alberstein R.G., J.L. Prelesnik, E. Nakouzi, S. Zhang, J.J. De Yoreo, W.J. Pfaendtner, and F.A. Tezcan, et al. 2023. "Discrete orientations of interfacial waters direct crystallization of mica-binding proteins." The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 14, no. 1:80-87. PNNL-SA-178070. doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02948
• Banuelos J.L., E. Borguet, G.E. Brown, R. Cygan, J.J. De Yoreo, P.M. Dove, and P.M. Dove, et al. 2023. "Oxide- and Silicate-Water Interfaces and Their Roles in Technology and the Environment." Chemical Reviews 123, no. 10:6413-6544. PNNL-SA-169484. doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00130
• Davila Hernandez F.A., B. Jin, H. Pyles, S. Zhang, Z. Wang, T. Huddy, and A.K. Bera, et al. 2023. "Directing polymorph specific calcium carbonate formation with de novo protein templates." Nature Communications 14. PNNL-SA-186141. doi:10.1038/s41467-023-43608-1
• Kluherz K., S.T. Mergelsberg, J.J. De Yoreo, and D.R. Gamelin. 2023. "Structure and Stability of the Iodide Elpasolite, Cs2AgBiI6." Chemistry of Materials 35, no. 14:5699-5708. PNNL-SA-182221. doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c01511
• Knight B.M., K.J. Edgar, J.J. De Yoreo, P.M. Dove, and P.M. Dove. 2023. "Chitosan as a Canvas for Studies of Macromolecular Controls on CaCO3 Biological Crystallization." Biomacromolecules 24, no. 3:1078 - 1102. PNNL-SA-181939. doi:10.1021/acs.biomac.2c01394
• Legg B.A., and J.J. De Yoreo. 2023. "Effects of Size and Shape on the Tolerances for Misalignment and Probabilities for Successful Oriented Attachment of Nanoparticles." Langmuir 39, no. 8:2985-2994. PNNL-SA-172578. doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02789
• Li D., Q. Chen, J. Chun, K. Fichthorn, J.J. De Yoreo, and H. Zheng. 2023. "Nanoparticle Assembly and Oriented Attachment: Correlating Controlling Factors to the Resulting Structures." Chemical Reviews 123, no. 6:3127-3159. PNNL-SA-178286. doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00700
• Liu L., B.A. Legg, W.T. Smith, L.M. Anovitz, L.M. Anovitz, X. Zhang, and R.J. Harper, et al. 2023. "Predicting outcomes of nanoparticle attachment by connecting atomistic, interfacial, particle, and aggregate scales." ACS Nano 17, no. 16:15556-15567. PNNL-SA-182308. doi:10.1021/acsnano.3c02145
• Liu L., M. Sassi, X. Zhang, E. Nakouzi, L. Kovarik, S. Xue, and B. Jin, et al. 2023. "Understanding the mechanisms of anisotropic dissolution in metal oxides by applying radiolysis simulations to liquid-phase TEM." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 120, no. 23:Art. No. e2101243120. PNNL-SA-180523. doi:10.1073/pnas.2101243120
• Liu L., P. Chen, X. Zhang, L. Kovarik, J.J. De Yoreo, J. Liu, and M.L. Sushko. 2023. "Solution synthesis of two-dimensional zinc oxide (ZnO)/molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) heterostructure through reactive templating for enhanced visible-light degradation of rhodamine B." Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials 6, no. 6:Art. No. 223. PNNL-SA-187731. doi:10.1007/s42114-023-00780-8
• Malkin A.J., P.G. Vekilov, and J.J. De Yoreo. 2023. "The life and accomplishments of Alex Chernov." Journal of Crystal Growth 608. PNNL-SA-182083. doi:10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2023.127108
• Nakouzi E., S.N. Kerisit, B.A. Legg, S.B. Yadav, D. Li, A.G. Stack, and C.J. Mundy, et al. 2023. "Solution structure and hydration forces between mica and hydrophilic versus hydrophobic surfaces." Journal of Physical Chemistry C 127, no. 5:2741-2752. PNNL-SA-179604. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c09120
• Song M., M.P. Prange, P. Ren, Z. Lu, J. Lee, J. Zheng, and M.H. Engelhard, et al. 2023. "Transitional Structures with Continuous Variations in Atomic Positions from Anatase to Rutile Improve Photocatalytic Activity." Advanced Materials Interfaces 10, no. 17:Art. No. 2202306. PNNL-SA-165318. doi:10.1002/admi.202202306
• Yadav S.B., K. Lachowski, H.T. Chiang, L.D. Pozzo, J.J. De Yoreo, and S. Zhang. 2023. "Mechanisms of biomolecular self-assembly investigated through in situ observations of structures and dynamics." Angewandte Chemie International Edition 62, no. 48:Art. No. e202309725. PNNL-SA-181358. doi:10.1002/ange.202309725
• Yang W., Y. Zhou, B. Jin, X. Qi, B. Cai, Q. Yin, and J. Pfaendtner, et al. 2023. "Designing Sequence-Defined Peptoids for Fibrillar Self-Assembly and Silicification." Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 634. PNNL-SA-171171. doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2022.11.136
• Zhu G., B.A. Legg, M. Sassi, X. Liang, M. Zong, K.M. Rosso, and J.J. De Yoreo. 2023. "Crystal dissolution by particle detachment." Nature Communications 14. PNNL-SA-190350. doi:10.1038/s41467-023-41443-y

2022

• Akkineni S., C. Zhu, J. Chen, M. Song, S. Hoff, J. Bonde, and J. Tao, et al. 2022. "Amyloid-like amelogenin nanoribbons template mineralization via a low-energy interface of ion binding sites." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 119, no. 19:Art. No. e2106965119. PNNL-SA-173995. doi:10.1073/pnas.2106965119
• De Yoreo J.J., E. Nakouzi, B. Jin, J. Chun, and C.J. Mundy. 2022. "Spiers Memorial Lecture: Assembly-based pathways of crystallization." Faraday Discussions 235. PNNL-SA-172323. doi:10.1039/d2fd00061j
• Jia C., G. Zhu, B.A. Legg, B. Guan, and J.J. De Yoreo. 2022. "Bassanite Grows along Distinct Coexisting Pathways and Provides a Low Energy Interface for Gypsum Nucleation." Crystal Growth & Design 22, no. 11:6582-6587. PNNL-SA-177142. doi:10.1021/acs.cgd.2c00794
• Jin B., F. Yan, X. Qi, B. Cai, J. Tao, X. Fu, and S. Tan, et al. 2022. "Peptoid-Directed Formation of Five-Fold Twinned Au Nanostars through Particle Attachment and Facet Stabilization." Angewandte Chemie International Edition 61, no. 14:Art. No. e202201980. PNNL-SA-167804. doi:10.1002/anie.202201980
• Legg B.A., K. Voïtchovsky, and J.J. De Yoreo. 2022. "Hydroxide films on mica form charge-stabilized microphases that circumvent nucleation barriers." Science Advances 8, no. 35:Art. No. eabn7087. PNNL-SA-167076. doi:10.1126/sciadv.abn7087
• Qi X., B. Jin, B. Cai, F. Yan, J.J. De Yoreo, C. Chen, and J. Pfaendtner. 2022. "Molecular Driving Force for Facet Selectivity of Sequence-Defined Amphiphilic Peptoids at Au-Water Interfaces." Journal of Physical Chemistry B 126, no. 27:5117-5126. PNNL-SA-174034. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c02638
• Smith R.M., M. Amiri, N.P. Martin, A.L. Lulich, L.N. Palys, G. Zhu, and J.J. De Yoreo, et al. 2022. "Solvent-Driven Transformation of Zn/Cd2+-Deoxycholate Assemblies." Inorganic Chemistry 61, no. 3:1275-1286. PNNL-SA-179971. doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02245
• Wang Y., S. Xue, Q. Lin, D. Song, Y. He, L. Liu, and J. Zhou, et al. 2022. "Particle-based hematite crystallization is invariant to initial particle morphology." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 119, no. 11:Art. No. e2112679119. PNNL-SA-170142. doi:10.1073/pnas.2112679119
• Zhang S., R. Sadre, B.A. Legg, H. Pyles, T. Perciano, E.W. Bethel, and D. Baker, et al. 2022. "Rotational Dynamics and Transition Mechanisms of Surface-Adsorbed Proteins." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 119, no. 16:Art. No. e2020242119. PNNL-SA-171180. doi:10.1073/pnas.2020242119

2021

• Bard A., X. Zhou, X. Xia, G. Zhu, M.B. Lim, S. Kim, and M.C. Johnson, et al. 2021. "Reply to Comment on “A Mechanistic Understanding of Nonclassical Crystal Growth in Hydrothermally Synthesized Sodium Yttrium Fluoride Nanowires”." Chemistry of Materials 33, no. 10:3862-3864. PNNL-SA-160782. doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c04469
• Chen J., and J.J. De Yoreo. 2021. "Nonclassical Crystallization Pathway in Biomolecular Self-assembly." In Crystallization via Nonclassical Pathways Vol II: Aggregation, Biomineralization, Imaging & Application. ACS Symposium Series, edited by X. Zhang. 89-103. Washington Dc:American Chemical Society. PNNL-SA-159485.
• Jin B., Y. Wang, C. Jin, J.J. De Yoreo, and R. Tang. 2021. "Revealing Au13 as Elementary Clusters During the Early Formation of Au Nanocrystals." The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 12, no. 25:5938-5943. PNNL-SA-164156. doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c01647
• Jin B., Z. Liu, C. Shao, J. Chen, L. Liu, R. Tang, and J.J. De Yoreo. 2021. "Phase Transformation Mechanism of Amorphous Calcium Phosphate to Hydroxyapatite Investigated by Liquid-Cell Transmission Electron Microscopy." Crystal Growth & Design 21, no. 9:5126-5134. PNNL-SA-164157. doi:10.1021/acs.cgd.1c00503
• Kalinin S.V., S. Zhang, M. Valleti, H. Pyles, D. Baker, J.J. De Yoreo, and M. Ziatdinov. 2021. "Disentangling Rotational Dynamics and Ordering Transitions in a System of Self-Organizing Protein Nanorods via Rotationally Invariant Latent Representations." ACS Nano 15, no. 4:6471-6480. PNNL-SA-161461. doi:10.1021/acsnano.0c08914
• Ma J., B. Cai, S. Zhang, T. Jian, J.J. De Yoreo, C. Chen, and F. Baneyx. 2021. "Nanoparticle-Mediated Assembly of Peptoid Nanosheets Functionalized with Solid-Binding Proteins: Designing Heterostructures for Hierarchy." Nano Letters 21, no. 4:1636-1642. PNNL-SA-159754. doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c04285
• Monahan M.C., B. Cai, T. Jian, S. Zhang, G. Zhu, C. Chen, and J.J. De Yoreo, et al. 2021. "Peptoid-Directed Assembly of CdSe Nanoparticles." Nanoscale 13, no. 2:1273-1282. PNNL-SA-158881. doi:10.1039/D0NR07509D
• Muller D.J., A.C. Dumitru, C.L. Giudice, H.E. Gaub, P. Hinterdorfer, G. Hummer, and J.J. De Yoreo, et al. 2021. "Atomic Force Microscopy-Based Force Spectroscopy and Multiparametric Imaging of Biomolecular and Cellular Systems." Chemical Reviews 121, no. 19:11701-11725. PNNL-SA-179973. doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00617
• Nakouzi E., A.G. Stack, S.N. Kerisit, B.A. Legg, C.J. Mundy, G.K. Schenter, and J. Chun, et al. 2021. "Moving beyond the Solvent-Tip Approximation to Determine Site-Specific Variations of Interfacial Water Structure through 3D Force Microscopy." Journal of Physical Chemistry C 125, no. 2:1282-1291. PNNL-SA-152623. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c07901
• Prelesnik J., R.G. Alberstein, S. Zhang, H. Pyles, D. Baker, J. Pfaendtner, and J.J. De Yoreo, et al. 2021. "Ion-Dependent Protein-Surface Interactions from Intrinsic Solvent Response." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 118, no. 26:e2025121118. PNNL-SA-158527. doi:10.1073/pnas.2025121118
• Song Y., M. Wang, S. Akkineni, W. Yang, J.J. Hettige, H. Jin, and Z. Liao, et al. 2021. "Highly bright and photostable two-dimensional nanomaterials assembled from sequence-defined peptoids." ACS Materials Letters 3, no. 4:420-427. PNNL-SA-160450. doi:10.1021/acsmaterialslett.1c00110
• Wang M., Y. Song, S. Zhang, X. Zhang, X. Cai, Y. Lin, and J.J. De Yoreo, et al. 2021. "Programmable two-dimensional nanocrystals assembled from POSS-containing peptoids as efficient artificial light-harvesting systems." Science Advances 7, no. 20:eabg1448. PNNL-SA-154183. doi:10.1126/sciadv.abg1448
• Zhang S., J. Chen, J. Liu, H. Pyles, D. Baker, C. Chen, and J.J. De Yoreo. 2021. "Engineering Biomolecular Self-Assembly at Solid-Liquid Interfaces." Advanced Materials 33, no. 23:Article No. 1905784. PNNL-SA-153256. doi:10.1002/adma.201905784
• Zhu G., M.L. Sushko, J.S. Loring, B.A. Legg, M. Song, J.A. Soltis, and X. Huang, et al. 2021. "Self-similar Mesocrystals Form Via Interface-Driven Nucleation and Assembly." Nature 590, no. 7846:416-422. PNNL-SA-157135. doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03300-0
• Ziatdinov M., S. Zhang, O. Dollar, J. Pfaendtner, C.J. Mundy, X. Li, and H. Pyles, et al. 2021. "Quantifying the Dynamics of Protein Self-Organization Using Deep Learning Analysis of Atomic Force Microscopy Data." Nano Letters 21, no. 1:158-165. PNNL-SA-158524. doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c03447

2020

• Bard A., X. Zhou, X. Xia, G. Zhu, M.B. Lim, S. Kim, and M.C. Johnson, et al. 2020. "A Mechanistic Understanding of Nonclassical Crystal Growth in Hydrothermally Synthesized Sodium Yttrium Fluoride Nanowires." Chemistry of Materials 32, no. 7:2753-2763. PNNL-SA-147967. doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b04076
• de Poel W., S. Brugman, K.H. van de Ven, A. Gasseling, J. de Lange, E.R. Townsend, and A.H. Engwerda, et al. 2020. "Organothiol Monolayer Formation Directly on Muscovite Mica." Angewandte Chemie 59, no. 6:2323-2327. PNNL-SA-149556. doi:10.1002/ange.201913327
• De Siena M.C., S.E. Creutz, A. Regan, S.P. Malinowski, S.P. Malinowski, Q. Jiang, and K. Kluherz, et al. 2020. "Two-Dimensional van der Waals Nanoplatelets with Robust Ferromagnetism." Nano Letters 20, no. 3:2100-2106. PNNL-SA-162438. doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c00102
• De Yoreo J.J. 2020. "A Perspective on Multistep Pathways of Nucleation." In Crystallization via Non-Classical Pathways Volume 1: Nucleation, Assembly, Observation & Application. ACS Symposium Series, edited by X. Zhang. 1-17. Washington, District Of Columbia:American Chemical Society. PNNL-SA-153953. doi:10.1021/bk-2020-1358.ch001
• De Yoreo J.J., and B.A. Legg. 2020. "What atoms do when they get together." Nature Chemistry 12, no. 10:883-885. PNNL-SA-154063. doi:10.1038/s41557-020-0523-3
• Fernandez-Martinez A., J. Tao, A.F. Wallace, I.C. Bourg, M. Johnson, J.J. De Yoreo, and G. Sposito, et al. 2020. "Correction: Curvature-induced hydrophobicity at imogolite-water interfaces." Environmental Science: Nano 7, no. 10:3201-3201. PNNL-SA-156039. doi:10.1039/D0EN90046J
• Fernandez-Martinez A., J. Tao, A.F. Wallace, I.C. Bourg, M. Johnson, J.J. De Yoreo, and G. Sposito, et al. 2020. "Curvature-induced hydrophobicity at imogolite-water interfaces." Environmental Science: Nano 7, no. 9:2759-2772. PNNL-SA-155958. doi:10.1039/D0EN00304B
• Jia C., L. Wu, Q. Chen, P. Ke, J.J. De Yoreo, and B. Guan. 2020. "Structural evolution of amorphous calcium sulfate nanoparticles into crystalline gypsum phase." CrystEngComm 22, no. 41:6805-6810. PNNL-SA-161282. doi:10.1039/D0CE01173H
• Kerisit S.N., and J.J. De Yoreo. 2020. "Effect of Hydrophilicity and Interfacial Water Structure on Particle Attachment." Journal of Physical Chemistry C 124, no. 9:5480-5488. PNNL-SA-149628. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b12053
• Kessenich B.L., N. Pokhrel, J.K. Kibue, M. Flury, L. Maibaum, and J.J. De Yoreo. 2020. "Negatively charged lipids exhibit negligible effects on the water repellency of montmorillonite films." ACS Omega 5, no. 21:12154-12161. PNNL-SA-152157. doi:10.1021/acsomega.0c00499
• Krzysko A., E. Nakouzi, X. Zhang, T.R. Graham, K.M. Rosso, G.K. Schenter, and J. Ilavsky, et al. 2020. "Correlating inter-particle forces and particle shape to shear-induced aggregation/fragmentation and rheology for dilute anisotropic particle suspensions: a complementary study via capillary rheometry and in situ small and ultra-small angle X-ray scattering." Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 576. PNNL-SA-148317. doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2020.04.016
• Legg B.A., M.D. Baer, J. Chun, G.K. Schenter, S. Huang, Y. Zhang, and Y. Min, et al. 2020. "Visualization of Aluminum Ions at the Mica Water Interface Links Hydrolysis State-to-Surface Potential and Particle Adhesion." Journal of the American Chemical Society 142, no. 13:6093-6102. PNNL-SA-153730. doi:10.1021/jacs.9b12530
• Liu L., D. Song, B. Jin, M.A. Sinnwell, J. Liu, J.J. De Yoreo, and M.L. Sushko. 2020. "Role of solvent-surfactant duality of ionic liquids in directing two-dimensional particle assembly." Journal of Physical Chemistry C 124, no. 44:24215-2422. PNNL-SA-155329. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c07221
• Liu L., E. Nakouzi, M.L. Sushko, G.K. Schenter, C.J. Mundy, J. Chun, and J.J. De Yoreo. 2020. "Connecting energetics to dynamics in particle growth by oriented attachment using real-time observations." Nature Communications 11, no. 1:1045. PNNL-SA-148131. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-14719-w
• Liu Z., Z. Zhang, Z. Wang, B. Jin, D. Li, J. Tao, and R. Tang, et al. 2020. "Shape-preserving amorphous-to-crystalline transformation of CaCO3 revealed by in situ TEM." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 117, no. 7:3397-3404. PNNL-SA-155767. doi:10.1073/pnas.1914813117
• Lucero J., J.B. Jasinski, M. Song, D. Li, L. Liu, J. Liu, and J.J. De Yoreo, et al. 2020. "Synthesis of porous organic cage CC3 via solvent modulated evaporation." Inorganica Chimica Acta 501. PNNL-SA-155960. doi:10.1016/j.ica.2019.119312
• Mergelsberg S.T., J.J. De Yoreo, Q. Miller, F.M. Michel, R. Ulrich, P.M. Dove, and P.M. Dove. 2020. "Metastable solubility and local structure of amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC)." Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 289. PNNL-SA-160781. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2020.06.030
• Parent L.R., M. Vratsanos, B. Jin, J.J. De Yoreo, and N.C. Gianneschi. 2020. "Chemical and physical transformations of carbon-based nanomaterials observed by liquid phase transmission electron microscopy." MRS Bulletin 45, no. 9:727-737. PNNL-SA-155469. doi:10.1557/mrs.2020.224
• Sand K.K., S. Jelavic, S. Dobberschutz, P. Ashby, M.J. Marshall, K. Dideriksen, and S.L. Stipp, et al. 2020. "Mechanistic insight into biopolymer induced iron oxide mineralization through quantification of molecular bonding." Nanoscale Advances 2, no. 8:3323-3333. PNNL-SA-129943. doi:10.1039/d0na00138d
• Tao J., M. Lee, M.L. Sushko, J.J. De Yoreo, J. Liu, Z. Zhang, and D. Banerjee, et al. 2020. "Controlling Metal-Organic Framework/ZnO heterostructure kinetics through selective ligand binding to ZnO surface steps." Chemistry of Materials 32, no. 15:6666-6675. PNNL-SA-153263. doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c02123
• Zhang S., R.G. Alberstein, J.J. De Yoreo, and F.A. Tezcan. 2020. "Assembly of a patchy protein into variable 2D lattices via tunable multiscale interactions." Nature Communications 11. PNNL-SA-153945. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-17562-1

2019

• Chen Y., N.M. Washton, R.P. Young, A.J. Karkamkar, J.J. De Yoreo, and K.T. Mueller. 2019. "Monitoring solvent dynamics and ion associations in the formation of cubic octamer polyanion in tetramethylammonium silicate solutions." Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 21, no. 9:4717-4720. PNNL-SA-141469. doi:10.1039/C8CP07521B
• Cui W., X. Zhang, C.I. Pearce, Y. Chen, S. Zhang, W. Liu, and M.H. Engelhard, et al. 2019. "Cr(III) adsorption by cluster formation on boehmite nanoplates in highly alkaline solution." Environmental Science & Technology 53, no. 18:11043-11055. PNNL-SA-143650. doi:10.1021/acs.est.9b02693
• Deng N., A.G. Stack, J. Weber, B. Cao, J.J. De Yoreo, and Y. Hu. 2019. "Organic-Mineral Interfacial Chemistry Drives Heterogeneous Nucleation of Sr-Rich (Bax, Sr1-x)SO4 from Undersaturated Solution." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). 116, no. 27:13221-13226. PNNL-SA-147742. doi:10.1073/pnas.1821065116
• Jiao F., X. Wu, T. Jian, S. Zhang, H. Jin, P. He, and C. Chen, et al. 2019. "Hierarchical Assembly of Peptoid-Based Cylindrical Micelles Exhibiting Efficient Resonance Energy Transfer in Aqueous Solution." Angewandte Chemie International Edition 58, no. 5:12223-12230. PNNL-SA-148211. doi:10.1002/anie.201904598
• Kessenich B.L., N. Pokhrel, E. Nakouzi, C.J. Newcomb, M. Flury, L. Maibaum, and J.J. De Yoreo. 2019. "Connecting wettability, topography, and chemistry in a simple lipid-montmorillonite system." Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 555. PNNL-SA-150096. doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2019.07.075
• Liu L., M.L. Sushko, E.C. Buck, X. Zhang, L. Kovarik, Z. Shen, and J. Tao, et al. 2019. "Revisiting the Growth Mechanism of Hierarchical Semiconductor Nanostructures: The Role of Secondary Nucleation in Branch Formation." The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 10, no. 21:6827-6834. PNNL-SA-147896. doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b02110
• Pyles H., S. Zhang, J.J. De Yoreo, and D. Baker. 2019. "Controlling protein assembly on inorganic crystals through designed protein interfaces." Nature 571, no. 7764:251-256. PNNL-SA-142804. doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1361-6
• Soltis J.A., M.E. McBriarty, O. Qafoku, S.N. Kerisit, E. Nakouzi, J.J. De Yoreo, and E.S. Ilton. 2019. "Can Mineral Growth by Oriented Attachment Lead to Incorporation of Uranium(VI) into the Structure of Goethite?." Environmental Science Nano 6, no. 10:3000-3009. PNNL-SA-145133. doi:10.1039/c9en00779b
• Tuladhar A., Z.A. Jessamy-Chase, M.D. Baer, B.A. Legg, J. Tao, S. Zhang, and A.D. Winkelman, et al. 2019. "Direct Observation of the Orientational Anisotropy of Buried Hydroxyl Groups Inside Muscovite Mica." Journal of the American Chemical Society 141, no. 5:2135-2142. PNNL-SA-140259. doi:10.1021/jacs.8b12483
• Zhu G., H. Reiner, H. Colfen, and J.J. De Yoreo. 2019. "Addressing some of the technical challenges associated with liquid phase S/TEM studies of particle nucleation, growth and assembly." Micron 118. PNNL-SA-142839. doi:10.1016/j.micron.2018.12.001
• Zong M., X. Zhang, Y. Wang, X. Huang, J. Zhou, Z. Wang, and J.J. De Yoreo, et al. 2019. "Synthesis of 2D Hexagonal Hematite Nanosheets and the Crystal Growth Mechanism." Inorganic Chemistry 58, no. 24:16727-16735. PNNL-SA-148919. doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b02883

2018

• Anovitz L.M., X. Zhang, J.A. Soltis, E. Nakouzi, A. Krzysko, J. Chun, and G.K. Schenter, et al. 2018. "Effects of Ionic Strength, Salt, and pH on Aggregation of Boehmite Nanocrystals: Tumbler Small-Angle Neutron and X-ray Scattering and Imaging Analysis." Langmuir 34, no. 51:15839-15853. PNNL-SA-132707. doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b00865
• Chen J., E. Zhu, J. Liu, S. Zhang, Z. Lin, X. Duan, and H. Heinz, et al. 2018. "Building Two-Dimensional Materials One Row at a Time: Avoiding the Nucleation Barrier." Science 362, no. 6419:1135-1139. PNNL-SA-139351. doi:10.1126/science.aau4146
• Cheng Y., J. Tao, G. Zhu, J.A. Soltis, B.A. Legg, E. Nakouzi, and J.J. De Yoreo, et al. 2018. "Near Surface Nucleation and Particle Mediated Growth of Colloidal Au Nanocrystals." Nanoscale 10, no. 25:11907 - 11912. PNNL-SA-135333. doi:10.1039/c8nr03408g
• Henzler K., E. Fetisov, M. Galib, M.D. Baer, B.A. Legg, C. Borca, and J.M. Xto, et al. 2018. "Supersaturated calcium carbonate solutions are classical." Science Advances 4, no. 1:eaao6283. PNNL-SA-128147. doi:10.1126/sciadv.aao6283
• Kim S., J. Mahmood, C. Kim, G. Han, S. Kim, S. Jung, and G. Zhu, et al. 2018. "Defect-Free Encapsulation of Fe0 in 2D Fused Organic Networks as a Durable Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalyst." Journal of the American Chemical Society 140, no. 5:1737-1742. PNNL-SA-133639. doi:10.1021/jacs.7b10663
• Liu L., S. Zhang, M.E. Bowden, J. Chaudhuri, and J.J. De Yoreo. 2018. "In Situ TEM and AFM Investigation of Morphological Controls during the Growth of Single Crystal BaWO4." Crystal Growth & Design 18, no. 3:1367-1375. PNNL-SA-132351. doi:10.1021/acs.cgd.7b01216
• Nakouzi E., J.A. Soltis, B.A. Legg, G.K. Schenter, X. Zhang, T. Graham, and K.M. Rosso, et al. 2018. "Impact of Solution Chemistry and Particle Anisotropy on the Collective Dynamics of Oriented Aggregation." ACS Nano 12, no. 10:10114-10122. PNNL-SA-138292. doi:10.1021/acsnano.8b04909
• Nakouzi E., J.A. Soltis, B.A. Legg, G.K. Schenter, X. Zhang, T.R. Graham, and K.M. Rosso, et al. 2018. "Impact of Solution Chemistry and Particle Anistropy on the Collective Dynamics of Oriented Aggregation." ACS Nano 12, no. 10:10114-10122. PNNL-SA-132757. doi:10.1021/acsnano.8b04909
• Robertson A.W., G. Zhu, B.L. Mehdi, R.M. Jacobs, J.J. De Yoreo, and N.D. Browning. 2018. "Nanoparticle Immobilization for Controllable Experiments in Liquid-Cell Transmission Electron Microscopy." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 10, no. 26:22801-22808. PNNL-SA-132651. doi:10.1021/acsami.8b03688
• Shen H., J.A. Fallas, E. Lynch, W.H. Sheffler, B. Parry, N. Jannetty, and J. Decarreau, et al. 2018. "De Novo Design of Self-Assembling Helical Protein Filaments." Science 362, no. 6415:705-709. PNNL-SA-141425. doi:10.1126/science.aau3775
• Tao J., M.H. Nielsen, and J.J. De Yoreo. 2018. "Nucleation and phase transformation pathways in electrolyte solutions investigated by in situ microscopy techniques." Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science 34. PNNL-SA-135089. doi:10.1016/j.cocis.2018.04.002
• Tao J., R.J. Fijneman, J. Wan, S. Prajapati, K. Mukherjee, A. Fernandez-Martinez, and J. Moradian-Oldak, et al. 2018. "Control of Calcium Phosphate Nucleation and Transformation through Interactions of Enamelin and Amelogenin Exhibits the “Goldilocks Effect”." Crystal Growth & Design 18, no. 12:7391-7400. PNNL-SA-136440. doi:10.1021/acs.cgd.8b01066
• Terban M.W., D. Banerjee, S. Ghose, B.K. Medasani, A.K. Shukla, B.A. Legg, and Y. Zhou, et al. 2018. "Early stage structural development of prototypical zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF) in solution." Nanoscale 10, no. 9:4291-4300. PNNL-SA-132466. doi:10.1039/C7NR07949D
• Yan F., L. Liu, T.R. Walsh, Y. Gong, P.Z. El-Khoury, Y. Zhang, and Z. Zhu, et al. 2018. "Controlled synthesis of highly-branched plasmonic gold nanoparticles through peptoid engineering." Nature Communications 9. PNNL-SA-118537. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04789-2
• Zhang X., Y. He, J. Liu, M.E. Bowden, L. Kovarik, S.X. Mao, and C. Wang, et al. 2018. "Accessing crystal-crystal interaction forces with oriented nanocrystal atomic force microscopy probes." Nature Protocols 13, no. 9:2005-2030. PNNL-SA-131668. doi:10.1038/s41596-018-0027-4

2017

• Blue C.R., A.J. Giuffre, S. Mergelsberg, N. Han, J.J. De Yoreo, and P.M. Dove. 2017. "Chemical and physical controls on the transformation of amorphous calcium carbonate into crystalline CaCO3 polymorphs." Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 196. PNNL-SA-129795. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2016.09.004
• Chien Y., J. Tao, K. Saeki, A.F. Chin, J.L. Lau, C. Chen, and R. Zuckermann, et al. 2017. "Using biomimetic polymers in place of noncollagenous proteins to achieve functional remineralization of dentin tissues." ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 3, no. 12:3469-3479. PNNL-SA-125917. doi:10.1021/acsbiomaterials.7b00378
• De Yoreo J.J. 2017. "A holistic view of nucleation and self-assembly." MRS Bulletin 42, no. 7:525-531. PNNL-SA-124697. doi:10.1557/mrs.2017.143
• Hufschmid R.D., C.J. Newcomb, J.W. Grate, J.J. De Yoreo, N.D. Browning, and N. Qafoku. 2017. "Direct visualization of aggregate morphology and dynamics in a model soil organic-mineral system." Environmental Science & Technology Letters 4, no. 5:186-191. PNNL-SA-124132. doi:10.1021/acs.estlett.7b00068
• Jelavic S., D.J. Tobler, T. Hassenkam, J.J. De Yoreo, S.L. Stipp, and K.K. Sand. 2017. "Prebiotic RNA Polymerisation: Energetics of Nucleotide Adsorption and Polymerisation on Clay Mineral Surfaces." Chemical Communications 53, no. 94:12700-12703. PNNL-SA-132426. doi:10.1039/c7cc04276k
• Li D., J. Chun, D. Xiao, W. Zhou, H. Cai, L. Zhang, and K.M. Rosso, et al. 2017. "Trends in Mica-Mica Adhesion Reflect the Influence of Molecular Details on Long-Range Dispersion Forces Underlying Aggregation and Coalignment." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 114, no. 29:7537-7542. PNNL-SA-126659. doi:10.1073/pnas.1621186114
• Lu D., J. Tao, P. Yan, W.A. Henderson, Q. Li, Y. Shao, and M.L. Helm, et al. 2017. "Formation of Reversible Solid Electrolyte Interface on Graphite Surface from Concentrated Electrolytes." Nano Letters 17, no. 3:1602-1609. PNNL-SA-113201. doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b04766
• Ma X., S. Zhang, F. Jiao, C.J. Newcomb, Y. Zhang, A. Prakash, and Z. Liao, et al. 2017. "Tuning crystallization pathways through sequence-engineering of biomimetic polymers." Nature Materials 16, no. 7:767-774. PNNL-SA-123850. doi:10.1038/nmat4891
• McBriarty M.E., J.A. Soltis, S.N. Kerisit, O. Qafoku, M.E. Bowden, E.J. Bylaska, and J.J. De Yoreo, et al. 2017. "Trace Uranium Partitioning in a Multi-Phase Nano-FeOOH System." Environmental Science & Technology 51, no. 9:4970-4977. PNNL-SA-123284. doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b00432
• Newcomb C.J., N. Qafoku, J.W. Grate, V.L. Bailey, and J.J. De Yoreo. 2017. "Developing a Molecular Picture of Soil Organic Matter-Mineral Interactions by Quantifying Organo-Mineral Binding." Nature Communications 8. PNNL-SA-121086. doi:10.1038/s41467-017-00407-9
• Sand K.K., R.W. Friddle, and J.J. De Yoreo. 2017. "Quantifying the free energy landscape between polymers and minerals." Scientific Reports 7, no. 1:Article No. 8663. PNNL-SA-129115. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-09041-3
• Zhang X., Y. He, M.L. Sushko, J. Liu, L. Luo, J.J. De Yoreo, and S.X. Mao, et al. 2017. "Direction-Specific van der Waals Attraction Between Rutile TiO2 Nanocrystals." Science 356, no. 6336:434-437. PNNL-SA-122696. doi:10.1126/science.aah6902
• Zhang X., Z. Shen, J. Liu, S.N. Kerisit, M.E. Bowden, M.L. Sushko, and J.J. De Yoreo, et al. 2017. "Direction-Specific Interaction Forces Underlying ZnO Crystal Growth by Oriented Attachment." Nature Communications 8. PNNL-SA-127665. doi:10.1038/s41467-017-00844-6

2016

• Andersson M.P., S. Dobberschutz, K.K. Sand, D.J. Tobler, J.J. De Yoreo, and S.L. Stipp. 2016. "A Microkinetic Model of Calcite Step Growth." Angewandte Chemie International Edition 55, no. 37:11086-11090. PNNL-SA-122782. doi:10.1002/anie.201604357
• Chen C., R. Zuckermann, and J.J. De Yoreo. 2016. "Surface-Directed Assembly of Sequence-Defined Synthetic Polymers into Networks of Hexagonally Patterned Nanoribbons with Controlled Functionalities." ACS Nano 10, no. 5:5314-5320. PNNL-SA-116103. doi:10.1021/acsnano.6b01333
• Chen C., X. Ma, Y. Chen, D. Li, J.J. De Yoreo, and M.D. Daily. 2016. "Self-assembly of membrane-like materials from highly stable protein-mimetics." In 2015 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit April 6-10, 2015 San Francisco, California. Warrendale, Pennsylvania:Materials Research Society. PNNL-SA-108839.
• Cho K., Y. Kim, P. Yang, W. Cai, H. Pan, A.N. Kulak, and J.L. Lau, et al. 2016. "Direct observation of mineral-organic composite formation reveals occlusion mechanism." Nature Communications 7. PNNL-SA-114998. doi:10.1038/ncomms10187
• Jiao F., Y. Chen, H. Jin, P. He, C. Chen, and J.J. De Yoreo. 2016. "Self-repair and Patterning of 2D Membrane-like Peptoid Materials." Advanced Functional Materials 26, no. 48:8960-8967. PNNL-SA-119504. doi:10.1002/adfm.201602365
• Legg B.A., and J.J. De Yoreo. 2016. "The Energetics of Prenucleation Clusters in Lattice Solutions." Journal of Chemical Physics 145, no. 21:Article No. 211921. PNNL-SA-118541. doi:10.1063/1.4964489
• Shin Y., J. Tao, B.W. Arey, C. Wang, G.J. Exarhos, J.J. De Yoreo, and M.L. Sushko, et al. 2016. "Double epitaxy as a paradigm for templated growth of highly ordered three-dimensional mesophase crystals." ACS Nano 10, no. 9:8670-8675. PNNL-SA-119957. doi:10.1021/acsnano.6b03999

2015

• De Yoreo J.J., P.U. Gilbert, N. Sommerdijk, R. Penn, S.B. Whitelam, D. Joester, and H. Zhang, et al. 2015. "Crystallization by Particle Attachment in Synthetic, Biogenic, and Geologic Environments." Science 349, no. 6247:Article No. aaa6760. PNNL-SA-111318. doi:10.1126/science.aaa6760
• Hendley C.T., J. Tao, J.A. Kunitake, J.J. De Yoreo, and L.A. Estroff. 2015. "Microscopy Techniques for Investigating the Control of Organic Constituents on Biomineralization." MRS Bulletin 40, no. 6:480-489. PNNL-SA-108196. doi:10.1557/mrs.2015.98
• Tao J., K.C. Battle, H. Pan, E.a. Salter, Y. Chien, A. Wierzbicki, and J.J. De Yoreo. 2015. "Energetic basis for the molecular-scale organization of bone." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 112, no. 2:326-331. PNNL-SA-110978. doi:10.1073/pnas.1404481112

2014

• Chen C., J. Qi, J. Tao, R. Zuckermann, and J.J. De Yoreo. 2014. "Tuning calcite morphology and growth acceleration by a rational design of highly stable protein-mimetics." Scientific Reports 4. PNNL-SA-102366. doi:10.1038/srep06266
• Hamm L.M., A.J. Giuffre, N. Han, J. Tao, D. Wang, J.J. De Yoreo, and P.M. Dove, et al. 2014. "Reconciling disparate views of template-directed nucleation through measurement of calcite nucleation kinetics and binding energies." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 111, no. 4:1304-1309. PNNL-SA-106704. doi:10.1073/pnas.1312369111
• Nielsen M.H., D. Li, H. Zhang, S. Aloni, Y.J. Han, C. Frandsen, and J.M. Seto, et al. 2014. "Investigating Processes of Nanocrystal Formation and Transformation via Liquid Cell TEM." Microscopy and Microanalysis 20, no. 02:425-436. PNNL-SA-106808. doi:10.1017/S1431927614000294
• Wang D., S.L. Capehart, S. Pal, M. Liu, L. Zhang, P.J. Schuck, and Y. Liu, et al. 2014. "Hierarchical Assembly of Plasmonic Nanostructures using Virus Capsid Scaffolds and DNA Origami Tiles." ACS Nano 8, no. 8:7896-7904. PNNL-SA-101627. doi:10.1021/nn5015819
• Wang D., S.L. Capehart, S. Pal, M. Liu, L. Zhang, P.J. Schuck, and Y. Liu, et al. 2014. "Hierarchical Assembly of Plasmonic Nanostructures using Virus Capsid Scaffolds on DNA Origami Tiles." ACS Nano 8, no. 8:7896-7904. PNNL-SA-98070. doi:10.1021/nn5015819

Selected Publications

2014

• Hamm LM, AJ Giuffre, N Han, D Wang, J Tao, JJ De Yoreo, and PM Dove. 2014. "Reconciling disparate views of template-directed nucleation through measurement of calcite nucleation kinetics and binding energies." Proc. Nat'l Acad. Sci. 111:1304-1309.

2013

• De Yoreo JJ, S Chung, and RW Friddle. 2013. "In situ AFM as a tool for investigating interactions and assembly dynamics in biomolecular and biomineral systems." (Invited Review) Adv. Func. Mat. 23:2525-2538, Inside Cover.

• De Yoreo JJ. 2013. "Nucleation:  More than one pathway." Nature Materials 12:284.

• Habraken WJEM, J Tao, LJ Brylka, H Friedrich, AS Schenk, A Verch, PHH Bomans, PM Frederik, J Laven, P van der Schoot, B Aichmayer, G de With, JJ DeYoreo, and NAJM Sommerdijk. 2013. "Ion association complexes unite classical and non-classical theories for the biomimetic nucleation of calcium phosphate." Nature Comm 4:1507. (JJ De Yoreo and NAJM Sommerdijk were co-corresponding authors).

• Nielsen LC, JJ De Yoreo and DJ Depaolo. 2013. "Co-dependent calcite growth kinetics, inhibition and impurity uptake." Geochim Cosmochim Acta, 115:100-114.

• Wallace AF, LO Hedges, A Fernandez-Martinez, P Raiteri, S Whitelam, GA Waychunas, JD Gale,JF Banfield, and JJ De Yoreo. 2013. "Microscopic evidence for liquid-liquid separation in supersaturated CaCO₃ solutions." Science 341:885-889.

2012

• Friddle RW, A Noy, and JJ De Yoreo. 2012. "Interpreting the widespread nonlinear force spectra of intermolecular bonds." Proc Nat'l Acad Sci 109:13573-13578.

• Li D, MH Nielsen, JR Lee, C Frandsen, J Banfield and JJ De Yoreo. 2012. "Direction-specific interactions control crystal growth by oriented attachment." Science 336:1014-1018.

• Shin SH, S Chung, B Sanii, CR Bertozzi and JJ De Yoreo. 2012. "Direct observation of kinetic traps associated with structural transformations leading to multiple pathways of S-layer assembly." Proc Nat'l Acad Sci 109:12968-12973.

2011

• Chen CL, J Qi, RN Zuckermann, and JJ De Yoreo. 2011. "Engineered biomimetic polymers as tunable agents for controlling CaCO₃ mineralization." J Am Chem Soc Comm 133:5214-5217.

• Chen CL, K M Bromley, J Moradian-Oldak, and JJ DeYoreo. 2011. "In situ AFM study of amelogenin assembly and disassembly dynamics on charged surfaces provides insights on matrix protein self-assembly." J Am Chem Soc 133:17406-17413.

• Cho KR, Y Huang, M Plomp, R Qiu, MS Sy, and JJ De Yoreo. 2011. "The formation pathways of β-oligomers and subsequent nonfibrillar aggregates of recombinant human prion proteins." J Am Chem Soc 133:8586-8593.

• Chung S, JR Felts, D Wang, WP King, and JJ De Yoreo. 2011. "Temperature-dependence of ink transport during thermal dip-pen nanolithography." Appl Phys Lett 99:193101. (Cover article)

• Friddle RW, K Battle, V Trubetskoy, J Tao, EA Salter, JJ De Yoreo, and A Wierzbicki. 2011. "Single-molecule determination of the face-specific adsorption of amelogenin's c-terminus on hydroxyapatite." Angewandte Chemie Int Ed 50:7541-7545.

2010

• Chung S, SH Shin, CR Bertozzi, and JJ De Yoreo. 2010. "Self-catalyzed growth of S layers via an amorphous-to-crystalline transition limited by folding kinetics." Proc Nat'l Acad Sci 107:16536-16541.

• Elhadj S, RM Rioux, MD Dickey, JJ DeYoreo, and GM Whitesides. 2010. "Subnanometer replica molding of molecular steps on ionic crystals." NanoLetters 10:4140-4145. (Research highlight in Nature Materials 9:878 (2010).)

• Friddle RW, M Weaver, SR Qiu, A Wierzbicki, WH Casey, and JJ De Yoreo. 2010. "Sub-nanometer AFM imaging of peptide--mineral interactions links clustering and competition to acceleration and catastrophe." Proc Nat'l Acad Sci 107:11-15.