Publications

Journal Articles

Spencer, J. T.; Thornton, A. K.; Molinski, V. J. “Radiolytic Production of Peroxides in Technetium-99m Solutions” Proc. Soc. Nucl. Med.  197920(6), 653.

Abicht, H. -P.; Spencer, J. T.; Verkade, J. G. “Optical Resolution of ‘Weakly Chiral’ P(OPh)(OC6H4p-Cl)(OC6H4p-Me)”Inorg. Chem. 198524, 2132-2134.

Spencer, J. T.; Grimes, R. N. “Organotransition-Metal Metallacarboranes. 8. Mono-, Di-, and Triiron Polyarene Sandwich Complexes of Et2C2B4H4-2 Containing Fluorene, 9,10-Dihydroanthracene or [2.2]Paracyclophane Ligands” Organometallics  19876, 323-328.

Spencer, J. T.; Grimes, R. N. “Organotransition-Metal Metallacarboranes. 9. nido-2,3-Dibenzyl-2,3-dicarbahexaborane(8) [(PhCH2)2C2B4H6], a Versatile Multifunctional nido-Carborane: Iron-Polyarene Sandwich Compounds and Chromium Tricarbonyl p-Complexes” Organometallics  19876, 328-335.

Spencer, J. T.; Pourian, M. R.; Butcher, R. J.; Sinn, E.; Grimes, R. N. “Organotransition-Metal Metallacarboranes. 10. p-Complexation of nido-(PhCH2)2C2B4H6 at the C2B3 and C6 Rings.  Synthesis and Crystal Structures of nido-2,3-[(CO)3Cr(h6-C6H5)CH2]2-2,3-C2B4H6 and (PhCH2)4C4B8H8, a Nonfluxional C4B8 Cluster”  Organometallics19876, 335-343.

Whelan, T.; Spencer, J. T.; Pourian, M. R.;  Grimes, R. N. “Organotransition-Metal Metallacarboranes. 11. Chromium Tricarbonyl h6-Complexes of nido-2,3-(PhCH2)2C2B4H6: Metal Complexation and Oxidative Fusion” Inorg. Chem.198726, 3116-3119.

Fessler, M. E.; Whelan, T.; Spencer, J. T.; Grimes, R. N.  “Bridge-Deprotonation of nido-2,3-RR’C2B4H6 Carboranes and B5H9:  A Kinetic Study”  J. Am. Chem. Soc.  1987109, 7416-7420.

Meinke, P. T.; Krafft, G. A.; Spencer, J. T.  “Selenofluorenone: Synthesis and Cycloaddition Chemistry”  Tetrahedron Lett.  198728, 3887-3890.

Fessler, M. E.; Spencer, J. T.; Lomax, J. F.; Grimes, R. N. “Nido-Carborane Building-Block Reagents.  1.  Polycyclic Arene RR’C2B4H6 Derivatives:  Synthesis via Indenyl and Fluorenyl Alkynes and Metal-Promoted Oxidative Fusion” Inorg. Chem. 198827, 3069-3075.

Dowben, P. A.; Spencer, J. T.; Stauf, G. T. “Deposition of Thin Metal and Metal Silicide Films from the Decomposition of Organometallic Compounds”  Mat. Sci. Eng. B  1989B2, 297-323.

Zhang, Z.; Kim, Y. -G.; Dowben, P. A.; Spencer, J. T.  “The Deposition of Metallic and Non-Metallic Thin Films Through the Use of Boron Clusters”  Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 1989131, 407-412.

Spencer, J. T.; Spencer, J. A.; Jacobson, R. A.; Verkade, J. G. “Spectroscopic and Structural Effects of Electronegative Phosphorus Bridges in a New Series of Phosphido Complexes: Cis and Trans-[(h5-C5H5)Fe(CO)(m2-L)]2 and [(h4-C5H6)Fe(CO)(m2-L)2Fe(CO)3]”  Noveau Chim. Fr. 198913, 275-291.

Kim, Y. -G.; Dowben, P. A.; Spencer, J. T.; Ramseyer, G. O.  “Chemical Vapor Deposition of Boron and Boron Nitride from Decaborane(14)” J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A  19897, 2796-2798.

Kim, Y. -G.; Bialy, S.; Miller, R. W.; Spencer, J. T.;  Dowben P. A.; Datta, S. “Selective Area Deposition of Conducting Palladium Films on Polyimide Resins” Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc.  1990158, 103-107.

Dowben, P. A.; Spencer, J. T.  “Magnetic Field Effect Transistors” Tech. Rep. (RADC-TR-90-158)1990, 1-13.

Miller, R. W.; Donaghy, K. J.; Spencer, J. T.  “The Preparation, Characterization and Reaction Chemistry of Small Bridging Phosphaborane Systems Prepared from the Reaction of [(2,2-Dimethyl-1-(trimethylsiloxy)propylidene)-trimethylsilylphosphine] with Pentaborane(9)”  Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon  199157, 287-292.

Kim, Y. -G.; Bialy, S.; Stauf, G. T.; Miller, R. W.; Spencer, J. T.;  Dowben P.A.; Datta S.  “Photoassisted Deposition of Conducting Palladium Films”  J. Micromech. Microeng. 19911, 42-45.

Mazurowski, J.; Baral-Tosh, S.; Ramseyer, G. O.; Spencer, J. T.; Kim, Y. -G.; Dowben, P. A.  “Novel Methods for Deposition of Boron Carbide Films”  Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc1991190, 101-106.

Glass, J. A., Jr.; Whelan, T. A.; Spencer, J. T.  “Small Heteroborane Cluster Systems.  1.  Theoretical Study of Bridged and Cage-Inserted Phosphaborane Cluster Compounds Using Semiempirical Molecular Orbital Calculations”  Organometallics 199110, 1148-1161.

Miller, R. W.; Donaghy, K. J.; Spencer, J. T.  “Small Heteroborane Cluster Systems.  2.  Preparation of Phosphaborane Systems From the Reaction of Small Boron Cages with Low Coordinate Phosphorus Compounds:  The Reaction Chemistry of Phosphaalkenes with Pentaborane(9)”  Organometallics 199110, 1161-1172.

Goodreau, B. H.; Ostrander, R. L.; Spencer, J. T.  “Small Heteroborane Cluster Systems.  3.  Characterization, Deprotonation and Transition Metal Chemistry of the Small Phosphorus-Bridged Pentaborane(9) System, m-Diphenylphosphinopentaborane”  Inorg. Chem199130, 2066-2073.

Glass, J. A., Jr.; Kher, S.; Hersee, S. D.; Ramseyer, G. O.; Spencer, J. T. “The Deposition of Aluminum and Aluminum Boride Thin Films By Aluminaborane Cluster Compounds”  Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc1991204, 397-402.

Glass, J. A., Jr.; Kher, S.; Kim, Y. -G; Dowben, P. A.; Spencer, J. T. “The Deposition of Nickel Boride Thin Films by Borane and Metallaborane Cluster Compounds”  Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc1991204, 439-444.

Lee, S. -W.; Li, D.; Dowben, P. A.; Perkins, F. K.; Onellion, M.; Spencer, J. T.  “Evidence for the Adsorption of Orientednido-R2C2B4H6 Carborane Molecules on Si(111) Surfaces”  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1991113, 8444-8447.

Glass, J. A., Jr.; Kher, S.; Spencer, J. T. “Chemical Vapor Deposition Precursor Chemistry.  1.  The Deposition of Pure Aluminum Thin Films from an Aluminaborane Precursor Compound by Chemical Vapor Deposition”  Thin Solid Films1992207, 15-18.

Cendrowski-Guillaume, S. M.; Spencer, J. T.  “Stabilization of Pentaborane(9) Toward Air Oxidation and Facile Preparation of nido-R2C2B4H6 Clusters in Organic Solutions”  Organometallics 199211, 969-972.

Goodreau, B. H.; Orlando, L. R.; Spencer, J. T.  “Small Heteroborane Cluster Systems.  4.   The Photochemistry and Organometallic Rearrangement Chemistry of Small Phosphorus-Bridged Borane Cluster Compounds: The Sequential Loss of Boron Vertices From Small Metallaboranes”  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1992114, 3827-3835.

Goodreau, B. H.; Orlando, L. R.; Spencer, J. T.  “Borane Cluster Photochemistry.  1.  The Photochemical Decarbonylation and Rearrangement Chemistry of the s-Metallated Pentaborane Cluster [Fe(h5-C5H5)(CO)2B5H8]”  Inorg. Chem199231, 1731-1733.

Glass, J. A., Jr.; Kher, S.; Spencer, J. T. “Chemical Vapor Deposition Precursor Chemistry.  2.  The Formation of Pure Aluminum, Alumina and Aluminum Boride Thin Films from Boron-Containing Precursor Compounds by Chemical Vapor Deposition”  Chem. Mater19924, 530-538.

Kher, S.; Spencer, J. T.  “Chemical Vapor Deposition Precursor Chemistry.  3.  The Formation and Characterization of Crystalline Nickel Boride Thin Films From The Cluster-Assisted Deposition of Polyhedral Borane Cluster Compounds”  Chem. Mater19924, 538-544.

Goodreau, B. H.; Spencer, J. T.  “Small Heteroborane Cluster Systems.  5.  A Study of the Factors Affecting the 2D 11B-11B COSY NMR Spectra of Terminal and Bridge Substituted Pentaborane Cluster Systems”  Inorg. Chem199231, 2612-2621.

Lee, S. -W.; Dowben, P. A.; Wen, A. T.; Hitchcock, A. P.; Glass, J. A., Jr.; Spencer, J. T. “Structures of Selected Boranes and Carboranes”  J. Vac. Sci. Technol.  199210, 881-885.

Kher, S.; Spencer, J. T.  “Chemical Vapor Deposition of Pure Nickel and Nickel Boride Thin Films From Borane Cluster Compounds”  Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc1992250, 311-316.

Datta, S.; Kim, Y. -G.; Dowben, P. A.; Glass, J. A., Jr.; Kher, S. S.; Peters, S. E.; Spencer, J. T. “Palladium and Aluminum Thin Film Deposition on Thermally Sensitive Substrates from Organometallic Complexes”  Metallized Plastics: Fundamental and Applied Aspects 3, [invited paper] Mittal, K. L., Ed; Plenum Press, New York, 1992, 65-72.

Hitchcock, A. P.; Wen, A. T.; Lee, S. ; Glass, J. A., Jr.; Spencer, J. T.; Dowben, P. A.  “Inner-Shell Excitation of Boranes and Carboranes”  J. Phys. Chem199397, 8171-8181.

Davis, C. M.; Spencer, J. T.  “Borane Cluster Photochemistry.  2.  Photochemical Alcoholysis of the Octahydrotriborate(1-) Anion”  Inorg. Chim. Acta  1993212, 317-321.

Chin, A.; Hersee, S. D.; Martin, P.; Mazurowski, J.; Ballingall, J.; Glass, J. A., Jr.; Spencer, J. T.  “CBE Growth of InP with Triethylindium and Metal Organic Phosphorus Precursors”  Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 1993282, 45-50.  doi:10.1557/PROC-282-45

Hwang, S.-D.; Kher, S. S.; Spencer, J. T.; Dowben, P. A.  “Laser-Induced Selective Copper Deposition on Polyimides and Semiconductors”  Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc1993282, 185-189.

Spencer, J. T.  “Chemical Vapor Deposition of Metal-Containing Thin Film Materials from Organometallic Compounds”  Prog. Inorg. Chem199441, (Chapter 3) 145-237.

Davis, C. M.; Goodreau, B. H.; Nardone, R. A.; Orlando, L. R.; Spencer, J. T.  “The Photochemistry of Borane and Metallaborane Cluster Complexes” Cur. Top. Chem. Boron 1994, 322-327.

Spencer, J. T.  “Boron: the Boron Hydrides”, In The Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry, (King, R. B.; Burdett, J. K.; Wells, R.; Crabtree, R.; Sleight, A.; Scott, R.; Lukehart, C., Eds.); John Wiley and Sons: New York, 1994, 538-557.  (invited encyclopedia chapter)

Byun, D.; Lee, S.; Hu, Y.-F.; Bancroft, G. M.; Hwang, S.-D.; Glass, J. A., Jr.; Zhang, J.; Spencer, J. T.; Ma, J.; Dowben, P. A.  “Photoemission from Gaseous and Condensed Molecular Carborane Cluster Molecules”  J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom199469, 111-116.

Zych, D.; Patwa, A.; Kher, S. S.; Spencer, J. T.; Kurshner, J.; Boag, N. M.; Dowben, P. A.  “Novel Methods for the Fabrication of Ferromagnetic Nickel and Nickel Boride Thin Films”  J. Appl. Phys199476, 3684-3687.

Hwang, S.-D.; Byun, D.; Glass, J. A., Jr.; Robertson, B.; Spencer, J. T.; Datta, S.; Dowben, P. A.  “Photo-assisted Direct Writing of Conducting Aluminum” Mat. Sci. Engineering 1995B30 , L5-L9.

Cendrowski-Guillaume, S. M.; Pelczer, I.; O’Laughlin, J. L.; Spencer, J. T.  “Reactivity of Decaborane(14) with Pyridine:  Synthesis and Characterization of the First 6,6-Substituted Isomer of nido-B10H14, 6,6-(C5H5N)2B10H12, and Application of Double Quantum 11B-11B NMR Spectroscopy”  Inorg. Chem199534, 3935-3941.

Goodreau, B. H.; Orlando, L. R.; Spencer, J. T.  “Borane Cluster Photochemistry.  3.   The Photochemistry and Organometallic Rearrangement Chemistry of s-Metallated Small Borane Cluster Compounds”  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995117, 11754 – 11761.

Kher, S. S.; Tan, Y.; Spencer, J. T. “Chemical Vapor Deposition of Metal Borides.  4. The Application of Polyhedral Boron Clusters to the Chemical Vapor Deposition Formation of Gadolinium Boride Thin Film Materials”  Appl. Organometal Chem19969, 297-304.

Glass, J. A., Jr.; Hwang, S.-D.; Datta, S.; Robertson, B.; Spencer, J. T.  “Chemical Vapor Deposition Precursor Chemistry.  5.  The Photolytic Laser Deposition of Aluminum Thin Films by Chemical Vapor Deposition.”  J. Phys. Chem. Solids  199657, 563-570.

Miller, R. W.; Spencer, J. T.  “Small Heteroborane Cluster Systems.  7.  Reaction of Phosphaalkyne tBuCP with Bis(acetonitrile)decaborane(12).  A New Synthetic Route to a Large Phosphaborane Cluster Compound”  Polyhedron199615, 3151-3155.

Miller, R. W.; Spencer, J. T.  “Small Heteroborane Cluster Systems.  8.  The preparation of Phosphaborane Clusters from the Reaction of Polyhedral Boranes with Low Coordinate Phosphorus Compounds: The Reaction Chemistry of Phosphaalkynes with Decaborane(14)” Organometallics 199615, 4293-4300.

Goodreau, B. H.; Orlando, L. R.; Long, G. J.; Spencer, J. T.  “Small Heteroborane Cluster Systems.  6.  Mössbauer Effect Study of Iron Substituted Small Metallaborane Clusters” Inorg. Chem199635, 6579-6585.

Cendrowski-Guillaume, S. M.; Spencer, J. T.  “11B NMR Study of the Paramagnetic Effects of Samarium(II) in Tetrahydrofuran Solutions on Neutral and Anionic Borane and Carborane Clusters” Main Group Metal Chem. 1996, 19, 791-805.

Hitchcock, A. P.; Urquhart, S. G.; Wen, A. T.; Kilcoyne, A. L. D.; Tyliszczak, T.; Rühl, E.; Kosugi, N.; Bozek, J. D.; Spencer, J. T.; McIlroy, D. N.; Dowben, P. A.  “Inner Shell Excitations of Closo-Carboranes” J. Phys. Chem. 1997,101, 3483-3493.

Hwang, S.- D.; Dowben, P. A.; Cheeseman, A.; Spencer, J. T.; McIlroy, D. N.  “Phosphorus Doping of Boron Carbon Alloys”  Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc1997452, 1031-1036.

Hwang, S.-D.; Kher, S. S.; Spencer, J. T.; Dowben, P. A.  “Laser-Induced Selective Copper Deposition on Polyimides and Semiconductors”  [invited revised and expanded submission based upon Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc1993 paper] Metallized Plastics: Fundamental and Applied Aspects, Mittal, K. L., Ed; Plenum Press, New York, 1997, 9 – 14

Littger, R.; Englich, U.; Spencer, J. T. “Dipotassium Salt of the 6,6’-commo-Bis[tridecahydro-nido-6-cadmadecaborate] Dianon: A New Type of Metal Centered commo-Bis(metallaborane)” Inorg. Chem199736, 6434.

Cendrowski-Guillaume, S. M.; Spencer, J. T.  “11B NMR Solution Studies of the Interactions Between SmI2(Tetrahydrofuran)x and nido-Pentaborane compounds” Main Group Metal Chem. 1997, 20, 733-743.

Glass, J. A., Jr.; Spencer, J. T.  “Epitaxial Growth with Phosphorus.  3. Formation in Indium Phosphide Thin Films Using Cyclohexylphosphine, (C6H11)PH2, as the Organophosphorus Source Compound” Thin Solid Films 1998, 315, 86-93.

Glass, J. A., Jr.; Spencer, J. T.  “Epitaxial Growth with Phosphorus. 4. Application of Dichloro-t-butylphosphine to CVD Processes: The Thermal Chemical Vapor Deposition Formation of Copper Phosphide Thin Films and Etching of Indium Phosphide by Dichloro-t-butylphosphine” Thin Solid Films 1998322, 138.

Kher, S. S.; Spencer, J. T.  “Chemical Vapor Deposition of Metal Borides. 7.  The Relatively Low Temperature Formation of Crystalline Lanthanum Hexaboride Thin Films from Boron Hydride Cluster Compounds by Chemical Vapor Deposition” J. Phys. Chem. Solids  1998, 59, 1343-1351.

Hutchings, C. W.; Hitchcock, A. P.; Wen, A. T.; Hwang, S.-D.; Glass, J. A., Jr.; Spencer, J. T.; Hu, Y.-F.; Bancroft, G. M.; Dowben, P. A. “The Valence Band Photoemission and Near Edge Core Excitation Spectroscopy of Di-t-butylchlorophosphine” J. Electron. Spectrosc. Rel. Phenom199894, 187-194.

Hutchings, C. W.; Hwang, S.-D.; Dowben P. A.; Glass, J. A., Jr.; Spencer, J. T.; Hu, Y.-F.; Bancroft, G. M.  “The Electronic Structure of Di-t-butylchlorophosphine” Phys. Low-Dim. Struct19982, 65-70.

Glass, J. A., Jr.; Kher, S. S.; Tan, Y.; Spencer, J. T. “The Chemical Vapor Deposition of Metal Boride Thin Films From Polyhedral Cluster Species”, ACS Symposium Series (Symposium on New Directions in Materials Synthesis1999, 227, 130.

Littger, R.; Englich, U.; Ruhlandt-Senge, K.; Spencer, J. T. “Oxidation-Reduction and Photochemical Reactions of Metalladecaborane Clusters: The Interconversion of Hypercloso-[(C6Me6)RuB9H9] and Closo-[(C6Me6)RuB9H9]2- by Chemical Redox Processes through a Radical Anion Intermediate” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 200039, 1472-1474.

Littger, R.; Taylor, J.; Rudd, G.; Newlon, A.; Allis,D. G.; Kotiah, S.; Spencer, J. T. “Thermal, Photochemical, and Redox Reactions of Borane and Metallaborane Clusters with Applications to Molecular Electronics” Contemporary Boron Chemistry; Davidson, M. G.; Hughes, A. K.; Marder, T. B.; Wade, K (Eds); Royal Society of Chemistry: Cambridge, 2000253, 67.

Allis, D. G.; Spencer , J. T. “Polyhedral-based Nonlinear Optical Materials. Part I.  Theoretical Investigation of Some New High Second-Order Nonlinear Response Compounds Involving Carboranes and Charged Aromatic Donors and Acceptors” J. Organometal. Chem2000, 614, 309-313.

Allis, D. G.; Spencer , J. T. “Polyhedral-based Nonlinear Optical Materials.  Part II.  Theoretical Investigation of Some New High Nonlinear Optical Response Compounds Involving Polyhedral Bridges with Charged Aromatic Donors and Acceptors” Inorg. Chem 200140, 3373-3380.

Taylor, J. W.; Caruso, J.; Newlon, A.; Englich, U.; Ruhlandt-Senge, K.; Spencer, J. T. “Polyhedral-based Nonlinear Optical Materials.  Part III.  Synthetic Studies of Cyclopentadiene and Cycloheptatriene Substituted Polyhedral Compounds: The Synthesis of 1,12-[(C7H7)C2B10H10(C5H3Me2)] and Related Species” Inorg. Chem 2001, 40, 3381-3388.

Taylor, J.; Englich, U.; Ruhlandt, K.; Spencer, J. T. “The Synthesis and Characterization of Two New Nineteen-Vertex Metallaborane Clusters: [B18H20Ni(h5-C5H5)]-1 and [B18­H19(2-THF)Ni(h5-C5H5)]” Inorg. Chem. Commun20025 (4), 274-277.

Taylor, J.; Englich, U.; Ruhlandt-Senge, K.; Spencer, J. T. “Preparation and Characterization of Macropolyhedral Metallaborane Clusters from the Anti-B18H22 Borane Cluster:  Crystal Structure of [(CH3)4N][anti-B18H20Co(CO)3].” Organometallics 200221, 3054 – 3057.

Taylor, J.; Englich, U.; Ruhlandt-Senge, K.; Spencer, J. T. “Formation of New Nickel-containing Nineteen-Vertex Metallaborane Clusters Prepared from the  Anti-B18H22 Borane Cluster: Molecular Structures of [Ni(THF)4(H2O)2][B18H20Ni(h5-C5H5)]2 and [B18­H19(2-THF)Ni(h5-C5H5)].” J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans.2002, 3392-3397.

Allis, D. G.; Spencer, J. T. “Nanostructural Architectures from Molecular Building Blocks” In Handbook of Nanoscience, Engineering, CRC Press, Lyshevski, S. E.; Brenner, D.; Iafrate, J.; Goddard, W. (Eds.), 2003, 1601-1667.

Sinnot, S. B.; Spencer, J. T. (Eds.) Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology20033, 277-350.

Allis, D. G.; Spencer, J. T. “Nanostructural Architectures from Molecular Building Blocks” Handbook of Nanoscience, Engineering, and Technology, Second Edition (CRC Press), 2nd Edition, 2007.

Kher, S. S.; Romero, J.V.; Caruso, J.D.; Spencer, J. T.  “Chemical Vapor Deposition of Metal Borides.  6. The Formation of Neodymium Boride Thin Film Materials from Polyhedral Boron Clusters and Metal Halides by Chemical Vapor Deposition” Appl. Organometal. Chem. 200822, 300-307.

Taylor, J.; Vargas, W.; Torvisco, A.; Ruhlandt-Senge, K.; Spencer, J. T. “Synthesis and Characterization of Cyano-Substituted Carborane-based Compounds.  Molecular Structure of [1-(4-C7H7)-12-(C5H3-3-(CN)-3,4-(CH3)2)-C2B10H10].” Dalton Trans. 2011, 40, 20585-91.

 Ma, Pei; Smith, Tiffany M.; Zubieta, Jon; Spencer, James T. “Synthesis of Alkoxy Derivatives of the 10-Vertex Manganadecaborane [nido-6-Mn(CO)3B9H13][NMe4]” Inorg. Chem. Commun201446, 223-225.

Ma, Pei; Spencer, James T. “Non-covalent Stabilization and Functionalization of Boron Nitride Nanosheets (BNNSs) by Organic Polymers: Formation of Complex BNNSs-containing Structures.” J. Materials Science 201550(1), 313-323.

 Schlereth, F.H.; Mahabalagiri, A.K; Khadeer, A.; McLoed, T.; Spencer, J.T.; Sweder, K.S. “Frequency Measurement for QCM Applications” Proc. IEEE, International Conference on Industrial Instrumentation and Control (ICIC 2015), 2015, 1140 – 1143.

Petrelli, Christopher; Goos, Alan; Ruhlandt-Senge Karin; Spencer , James T. “Functionalization of Boron Nitride Nanosheets (BNNSs) by Organic Polymers: Formation of Subtituted Polythiophene-BNNS Structures” J. Materials Science 2016. 51(10), 4952-4962

Ma, Pei; Smith Pellerizi, Tiffany M.; Zubieta, Jon; Spencer, James T. “Thermal Versus Photochemical Pathways of a Manganese 10-Vertex Metalladecaborane: [nido-6-Mn(CO)3B9H13][NMe4]” Polyhedron 2016109, 129-137.

 Ma, Pei; Spencer, James T. “Photochemistry: a new avenue for borane and metallaborane cluster chemistry?” Inorganic Chemistry Communications 201889, 78-82.

Ma, Pei; Smith Pellerizi, Tiffany M.; Zubieta, Jon; Spencer, James T. “Thermal and Photochemical Pathways of a 10-Vertex rhodium Metalladecaborane” Inorganica Chimica Acta 2018477, 242-247.

Ma, Pei; Spencer, James T. “Nido-manganadecaborane: [nido-6-Mn(CO)3B9H13][ NMe4] Cyclodimerization of isocyanates promoted by one large vertex metallaborane” Polyhedron 2018149, 148-152.

De Faria, R. A.: Abatti, P.J.; Spencer, J. T.; Sponsler, M. B. “Preparing of SU-8 to Build Nano-Gratings in QCM Surfaces for Micro Trace Detection” Proc. 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2018 (July 17-21, Honolulu, HI, USA).

Ma, Pei; Spencer, James T.  “Catalytic activity of a large rhodium metallaborane towards the [2+2+2] cycloaddition of alkynes” Inorganica Chimica Acta 2018, 482, 67-69.

Ma, Pei; Smith, Tiffany M.; Zubieta, Jon; Spencer, James T.  “Synthesis and characterization of oxonium functionalized Rhenium Metalloborane” Journal of Chemical Crystallography202050(1), 14-20. (http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10870-018-0749-8])

Romero, J.V.; Spencer, J. T. “Boron-containing Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Generated from the Aerosol Pyrolysis of Metal Boride Precursors” in preparation.

Meeks, T.L.; Spencer, J.T. “Assessing the Quantified Impact of a Hybrid POGIL Methodology on Student Performance in and Introductory Forensic Science Course” J. Research Science Teaching, in preparation.

Romero, J. V.; Spencer, J. T. “Boron-containing Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Generated from the Aerosol Pyrolysis of Metal Boride Precursors” In preparation.

Allis, D. G.; Spencer, J. T. “Bonding Between Carboranes and Aromatic Systems I. An MP2 Study of Bonding in closo-[CB11H11]-[C7H6]+ and closo-[CB11H11]-C6H5” In preparation.

Littger, R.; Englich, U.; Ruhlandt-Senge, K.; Spencer, J. T. “Deprotonation Chemistry of nido-[6-(h6-C6(CH3)6)-6-RuB9H13] and the Molecular Structures of the nido-[5-(h6-C6(CH3)6-5-RuB9H12] and nido-[6-(CH2C6H5)-5-(h6-C6(CH3)6)RuB9H12] Clusters” In preparation.

Newlon, A.; Taylor, J. W.; Caruso, J.; Rudd, G.; Englich, U.; Melnick, J.; Ruhandt-Senge, K.; Spencer, J. T. “Polyhedral-based Nonlinear Optical Materials. Part V. Synthesis of a Bis-Substituted closo-1,7-Dicarbadodecaborane, on Route to Polyhedral-Based Nonlinear Optical Materials: The Synthesis of closo-1,7-[C2B10H11(C5H3Me2)], closo-1,7-[(C7H7)C2B10H10(C5H3Me2)] and Related Species” to be submitted.

Books Published

Textbook: James T. Spencer, Textbook in Forensic Science (ca. 700 pages) “introduction to Forensic Science: The Science of Criminalistics”, Taylor Francis (CRC Press) (release date fall 2021).

Lab Manual: James T. Spencer and Tyna L. Meeks, Textbook in Forensic Science (ca. 750 pages) “Laboratory Manual to Accompany ‘Introduction to Forensic Science'”, Cengage Learning (release date fall 2021) [Lab manual with approx. 40 experiments developed, tested, and written especially to accompany the textbook].

POGIL Manual (Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning): James T. Spencer and Tyna L. Meeks, Textbook in Forensic Science (ca. 750 pages) “Laboratory Manual to Accompany ‘Introduction to Forensic Science'”, Cengage Learning (release date fall 2021) [POGIL manual with approx. 12 lessons].

Patents

Schlereth, F. and Spencer, James T. “Piezoelectric Sensors and Quartz Crystal Monitors” USPTO Application No. 16/361,703, (BSK Ref. No.  156P505 CON) Filing Date Mar. 22, 2019.

Schlereth, F. and Spencer, James T “Improved Piezoelectric Sensors and Quartz Crystal Monitors” USP No. 10295504, USPTO patent issued May 21, 2019 (100884 Utility Patent Application Number: 15/698,762 and 100884 Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Application Number: PCT/US17/50595)[Submitted US Patent Office Sept. 8, 2017].

Spencer, J. T. “Modified QCM-type Devices Using Porous Materials as Extremely Sensitive and Selective Chemical and Biological Sensors” Disclosure 2015.

Rarig, R.; Spencer, J. T. “Formation of Solid State Metal Boride and Oxide Coatings by Aerosol Methods and Spray Pyrolysis Techniques” Provisional Application filed fall, 2005.

Rarig, R.; Spencer, J. T. “New Flameless Heating Technology” Provisional Application filed fall, 2005.

Allis, D. G.; Spencer, J. T. “New Classes of High Linear and Nonlinear Response Compounds” Non-Provisional United States/International Patent (assigned Syracuse University) (provisional priority date June 28, 1999), 2004.

Allis, D. G.; Spencer, J. T. “The Design and Fabrication of Molecular Nanosystems” Non-Provisional Application Filed October 3, 2000 (provisional priority date Oct. 12, 1999).

Kim, Yoon Gi; Dowben, Peter A.; Spencer, James. T.  “Plasma Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition of Boron Nitride Hard Coatings from Decaborane(14)”, U.S. Pat. 4,957,773; issued Sept. 18, 1990.

Spencer, James T.  “CVD Method for Forming Metal Boride Films Using Metal Borane Cluster Compounds” U.S. Pat. 5,277,932; issued Jan. 11, 1994.

Spencer, James T.  “Cluster Assisted Deposition (CAD) of Metallic and Nonmetallic Films”, Technology Transfer Disclosure filed with the Office of Sponsored Programs (Syracuse University) 1993.

Spencer, James T.; Ernst, Richard D. “Metal Film Deposition Via Metal Pentadienyl Compounds” U. S. Pat. 5,352,488; issued October 4, 1994.

 

Ph.D. Theses and Citations

Miller, R.W. “The Synthesis and Reactivities of Organometallic Palladium Compounds and Phosphorus Containing Borane Cages”, Syracuse University Ph.D Thesis, Department of Chemistry, October 1990.

Cendrowski-Guillaume, Sophie M. “Solution Chemistry and Reactivity of Samarium(II) with Borane and Carborane Clusters and Solution Stability and Reactivity of Pentaborane(9)”, Syracuse University Ph.D Thesis, Department of Chemistry, April 1992.

Goodreau, Bruce H. “Inorganometallic Chemistry: A Study of Main Group and Iron Substituted Pentaboranes” Syracuse University Ph.D Thesis, Department of Chemistry, June 1992.

Kher, Shreyas S. “New Synthetic Routes to Metal Boride Thin Films and Metallaboranes” Syracuse University Ph.D Thesis, Department of Chemistry, February 1993.

Davis, Craig M. “Boron Hydrides: Photochemistry, Transition-Metal Derivatives, and Reactions with Novel Phosphorus Reagents” Syracuse University Ph.D Thesis, Department of Chemistry, March 1993.

Glass, John A., Jr. “Theoretical and Materials Chemistry of Some Group III and V Elements” Syracuse University Ph.D Thesis, Department of Chemistry, November 1993.

Tan, Yexin “Studies of Main Group Materials” Syracuse University Ph.D Thesis, Department of Chemistry, April 1995.

Taylor, Jesse “The Synthesis and Characterization of New Metallaborane and Carborane Derivatives on the Way to Novel Nonlinear Optical Materials and Molecular Nanosystems” Syracuse University Ph.D Thesis, Department of Chemistry, 2001.

 Newlon, Amy “The Synthesis and Structure of Novel Carborane Based and Related Nonlinear Optical Materials” Syracuse University Ph.D Thesis, Department of Chemistry, 2003.

Caruso, John D. “A Study of the Role of Polyhedral Borane Compounds in Solid State Materials, Nanotechnology and Main Group Cluster Substitution Chemistry” Syracuse University Ph.D Thesis, Department of Chemistry, 2003.

Allis, Damian G. “Computational Quantum Chemistry In Initial Designs and Final Analyses.  Approximate Methods in Nonlinear Optical Materials Design, Molecular Electronics, Molecular Nanotechnology, Inelastic Neutron Scattering Spectroscopy, and Molecular Crystal Engineering” Syracuse University Ph.D Thesis, Department of Chemistry, 2004.

Romero, Jennifer V. “A Study on the Formation of Solid State Nanoscale Materials Using Polyhedral Borane Compounds” Syracuse University Ph.D Thesis, Department of Chemistry, September 2008.

Ma, Pei “Thermal and photochemical reactions of large metallaborane clusters and functionalizations of boron nitride nanosheets”, Syracuse University Ph.D Thesis, Department of Chemistry, August 2013.

Petrelli, Christopher “The synthesis, characterization, and application of carborane-cluster based macrocycles and boron nitride nanosheets in photovoltaics” Ph.D. Dissertation, Syracuse University, Dec. 2014.

Meeks, Tyna “Assessing the Quantified Impact of POGIL on an Introductory Forensic Science Survey Course” Syracuse University Ph.D Thesis, Department of Science Teaching, Dec. 2015.

Simons, Casey “The synthesis, characterization, and application of new rigid species for application as nonlinear optical materials and organometallic catalysts” Ph.D. Dissertation, Syracuse University, Mar. 2015.

Shewood, Craig “Photochemical reactions or organoborane cluster species and the synthesis and characterizations of new constrained organoboron compounds” Ph.D. Dissertation, Syracuse University, in progress.

Mosher, Harvey “The formation, characterization and application of chemically functionalized nQCM surfaces for the selective detection of chemical and biological species” Ph.D. Dissertation, Syracuse University, in progress.

Clifford, Elizabeth “The preparation and application of chemically functionalized gold surfaces and 3-dimensional piezoelectric surfaces for the selective detection of chemical and biological species” Ph.D. Dissertation, Syracuse University, in progress.