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Robert Henry Coridan

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Federal Grant PI

Professor

Also affiliated: California Institute of Technology (2013–2015); Dalhousie University (2022); California NanoSystems Institute (2012); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2004–2010); University of California, Los Angeles (2012); Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (2013–2014); Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy (2022); Kavli Nanoscience Institute (2013–2014); McMaster University (2022)

20 h-index 91 pubs 2,097 cited

  • Models, Molecular
  • Scattering, Radiation
  • Nanostructures
  • X-Ray Diffraction
  • Porosity
  • Biopolymers
  • Electrolytes
  • Polymers
  • X-Rays
  • Membranes, Artificial
  • Nanoparticles
  • Models, Chemical
  • Cell Membrane Permeability
  • HIV
  • Hydrogen Bonding

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Robert Henry Coridan's research focuses on the photoelectrochemistry and performance of solar-driven water-splitting devices and solar energy conversion systems. He investigates the electrical and photoelectrochemical properties of various photoelectrode materials, including tungsten oxide (WO3) and silicon (Si) tandem junctions, and core-shell tandem junction microwire arrays.

His work also includes the development and characterization of efficient electrocatalysts, such as biochar-derived molybdenum carbide for hydrogen evolution. Coridan's research extends to understanding the effects of physical phenomena, like gas bubbles, on the electrochemical behavior of oriented microwire arrays. He has received federal funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for research on structure-optoelectronic property relationships in quantum dots and for the acquisition of a sputtering-evaporation system for thin film deposition.

Coridan has published approximately 90 works, with a citation count of over 2,000 and an h-index of 19. He collaborates with several researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Samuel K. Conlin and Hamed Mehrabi, with whom he shares multiple publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 20
  • Publications: 91
  • Citations: 2,097

Positions

  • Professor 2023–present
    University of Arkansas Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry ORCID
  • Associate Professor 2021–present
    University of Arkansas Chemistry and Biochemistry ORCID
  • Assistant Professor 2015–2021
    University of Arkansas Chemistry and Biochemistry ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Effective medium approximation for the refractive index of stratified metal oxide composites synthesized by atomic layer deposition (2026)
    Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films DOI OpenAlex
  • High-Efficiency Solar-To-Fuel Photoelectrochemistry in Disordered Photonic Glass Electrodes (Final Technical Report) (2026)
  • Harnessing emergent multiple scattering resonances in a photonic glass structure for photoelectrochemical energy conversion (2025)
    Chemical Science 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Characterizing the stability of ultra-thin metal oxide catalyst films in non-thermal plasma CO <sub>2</sub> reduction reactions (2024)
    Nanoscale Advances 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Characterizing the Stability of Ultra-Thin Metal Oxide Catalyst Films in Non-thermal Plasma CO2 Reduction Reactions (2024)
    ChemRxiv DOI OpenAlex
  • Gas Evolution in Water Electrolysis (2024)
    Chemical Reviews 235 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Unlocking the secrets of porous silicon formation: insights into magnesiothermic reduction mechanism using <i>in situ</i> powder X-ray diffraction studies (2024)
    Nanoscale Horizons 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Characterizing catalyst function and transformations in the plasma reduction of CO <sub>2</sub> on atomic layer deposition-synthesized catalysts (2024)
    RSC Applied Interfaces 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Unlocking the Secrets of Porous Silicon Formation: Insights into Magnesiothermic Reduction Mechanism using In-situ Powder X-ray Diffraction Studies (2024)
    ChemRxiv 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Characterizing Catalyst Function and Transformations in the Plasma Reduction of CO 2 on Atomic Layer Deposition-Synthesized Catalysts (2024)
    ChemRxiv DOI OpenAlex
  • Acoustic sensing for investigating critical heat flux enhancement during pool boiling on electrodeposited copper foams (2023)
    Applied Thermal Engineering 28 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Modular Solar-to-Fuel Electrolysis at Low Cell Potentials Enabled by Glycerol Electrooxidation and a Bipolar Membrane Separator (2023)
    ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Modular solar-to-fuels electrolysis at low cell potentials enabled by glycerol electrooxidation and a bipolar membrane separator (2023)
    ChemRxiv 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Modular solar-to-fuels electrolysis at low cell potentials enabled by glycerol electrooxidation and a bipolar membrane separator (2023)
    ChemRxiv 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Acoustic Sensing for Investigating Critical Heat Flux Enhancement During Pool Boiling on Electrodeposited Copper Foams (2023)
    SSRN Electronic Journal 3 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 2 $903,383 total

NSF PI Sep 2021 - Aug 2025

MRI: Acquisition of a Sputtering-Evaporation System for Thin Film Deposition

Major Research Instrumentation, EPSCoR Co-Funding $367,823

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95 Collaborators 46 Institutions 13 Countries

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