Christopher L. Rom

National Renewable Energy Laboratory — United States

Engineering · Physical Sciences

10h-index218citations33works4.32yr avg
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Research Topics

Metal and Thin Film Mechanics(13), Inorganic Chemistry and Materials(13), Machine Learning in Materials Science(11), MXene and MAX Phase Materials(7), Semiconductor materials and devices(4)

Publications33 total

Dara: Automated Multiple-Hypothesis Phase Identification and Refinement from Powder X-ray Diffraction
Chemistry of Materials·2026Open Access
From Cation Order to Disorder: Unlocking Ion Transport Pathways in Li-Zn-Zr-Cl Halospinels
2026Open Access
Ball milling enables phase-pure synthesis of a temperature sensitive ternary chloride, MgZrCl$_6$
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
Ion Exchange Synthesizes a Metastable Layered Polymorph of MgZrN<sub>2</sub> and MgHfN<sub>2</sub> Semiconductors
Chemistry of Materials·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Using in situ X-ray diffraction to understand metathesis reactions towards ternary nitrides
Structural Dynamics·2025Open Access
Ion exchange synthesizes layered polymorphs of MgZrN$_2$ and MgHfN$_2$, two metastable semiconductors
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
GdWN3 is a nitride perovskite
Applied Physics Letters·2024· 8 citedOpen Access
Synthesis pathways to thin films of stable layered nitrides
Nature Synthesis·2024· 12 citedOpen Access
Combinatorial synthesis and characterization of thin film Al1-xRExN (RE = Pr3+, Tb3+) heterostructural alloys
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
Expanding the Phase Space for Halide-Based Solid Electrolytes: Li–Mg–Zr–Cl Spinels
Chemistry of Materials·2024· 13 citedOpen Access
Emerging magnetic materials for electric vehicle drive motors
MRS Bulletin·2024· 18 citedOpen Access
Synthesis pathways to thin films of stable layered nitrides
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
GdWN$_3$ is a Nitride Perovskite
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
Mechanistically Guided Materials Chemistry: Synthesis of Ternary Nitrides, CaZrN<sub>2</sub> and CaHfN<sub>2</sub>
Journal of the American Chemical Society·2024· 15 citedOpen Access
Bulk synthesis of Zn$_3$WN$_4$ via solid-state metathesis
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
Combinatorial synthesis and characterization of thin film Al<sub>1−<i>x</i></sub>RE<sub><i>x</i></sub>N (RE = Pr<sup>3+</sup> and Tb<sup>3+</sup>) heterostructural alloys
Journal of Materials Chemistry C·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Low-temperature synthesis of cation-ordered bulk Zn<sub>3</sub>WN<sub>4</sub> semiconductor <i>via</i> heterovalent solid-state metathesis
Chemical Science·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Mechanistically-guided materials chemistry: synthesis of new ternary nitrides, CaZrN$_2$ and CaHfN$_2$
arXiv (Cornell University)·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
CSD 2267790: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
The Cambridge Structural Database·2023Open Access
Bulk and film synthesis pathways to ternary magnesium tungsten nitrides
arXiv (Cornell University)·2023Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Rebecca W. Smaha(16), James R. Neilson(15), Andriy Zakutayev(15), Sage R. Bauers(11), John S. Mangum(7), Matthew J. McDermott(6), Vladan Stevanović(6), Shaun O’Donnell(5), Kristin A. Persson(5), Karen N. Heinselman(5), Paul K. Todd(4), Nicole A. Vanagas(3), Jennifer N. Wacker(3), Elliot N. Glass(3), Ian Colliard(3), Yusen Qiao(3), Jeffery A. Bertke(3), Edward Van Keuren(3), Eric J. Schelter(3), May Nyman(3)