Publications
1.
*Hydrogen Storage in Engineered Carbon Nanospaces; J. Burress, M. Kraus, M. Beckner, R. Cepel, G.
Suppes, C. Wexler, and P. Pfeifer; Nanotechnology 20, 204026 (2009).
Reprint: [pdf] (1.3M).
3.
*Cross-over mechanism of the melting transition in
monolayers of alkanes adsorbed on graphite and the universality of energy
scaling; L. Firlej, B. Kuchta, M.W.
Roth, and C. Wexler; submitted to ACS Journal of Chemical Theory and Computations (Apr/2009), preprint: arXiv:0902.4422.
4.
*Melting of hexane monolayers adsorbed on graphite:
the role of domains and defect formation;
C. Wexler, L. Firlej, B. Kuchta, M.W. Roth; Langmuir Langmuir Letters 25, 6596-6598 (2009).
Reprint: [pdf] (1.8M).
5.
*Boron substituted graphene: energy landscape for
hydrogen adsorption; L. Firlej, B.
Kuchta, C. Wexler, and P. Pfeifer; Adsorption 15, 312 (2009).
Reprint: [pdf] (844k).
6.
*Structural and Phase Properties of Tetracosane (C24H50) Monolayers
Adsorbed on Graphite: An Explicit Hydrogen Molecular Dynamics Study; L. Firlej, B. Kuchta, M.W. Roth, M.J. Connolly, and
C. Wexler; Langmuir 24, 12392-12397
(2008). Reprint: [pdf] (2.5M).
7.
*High-surface-area biocarbons for reversible on-board
storage of natural gas and hydrogen;
P. Pfeifer, J.W. Burress, M.B. Wood, C.M. Lapilli, S.A. Barker, J.S. Pobst,
R.J. Cepel, C. Wexler, P.S. Shah, M.J. Gordon, G.J. Suppes, S.P. Buckley, D.J. Radke, J. Ilavsky, A.C.
Dillon, P.A. Parilla, M. Benham, and M.W. Roth; Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 1041, R02-02 (2008) [invited paper]. Reprint: [pdf] (4.3M).
8.
*Anisotropy in two-dimensional electronic quantum Hall
systems at half-filled valence Landau levels; O. Ciftja and C. Wexler; Physica B 403, 1511-1513 (2008). Reprint:
[pdf] (145k).
9.
*Explicit hydrogen molecular dynamics simulations of
hexane deposited onto graphite at various coverages; M.J. Connolly, M.W. Roth, P.A. Gray, and C. Wexler;
Langmuir 24, 3228-3224 (2008). Reprint:
[pdf](880k).
10.
*Extended Universality in a Statistical Mechanical
Model; C. Wexler, C.M. Lapilli, and
P. Pfeifer; Int. J. Cond. Matt., Adv. Mat. & Supercond. Research 7, 333 (2008).
11.
*Extended Universality in a Statistical Mechanical
Model; C. Wexler, C.M. Lapilli, and
P. Pfeifer; Ch. 2 in Condensed Matter
Research Advances, Ed. by P.E. Berkenhaus (Nova Publishers, 2008).
12.
*Complex pore spaces create record-breaking methane
storage system for natural-gas vehicles;
P. Pfeifer, L. Aston, M. Banks, S. Barker, J. Burress, S. Carter, J. Coleman,
S. Crockett, C. Faulhaber, J. Flavin, M. Gordon, L. Hardcastle, Z. Kallenborn,
M. Kemiki, C. Lapilli, J. Pobst, R. Schott, P. Shah, S. Spellerberger, G.
Suppes, D. Taylor, A. Tekeei, C. Wexler, M. Wood, P. Buckley, T. Breier, J.
Downing, S. Eastman, P. Freeze, S. Graham, S. Grinter, A. Howard, J. Martinez,
D. Radke, T. Vassali, and J. Ilavsky; Chaos 17, 041108 (2007). Reprint:
[pdf] (408k).
13.
*Extended Universality in a Statistical Mechanical
Model; C. Wexler, C.M. Lapilli, and
P. Pfeifer; Ch. 9 in Condensed Matter
Theories Vol. 21, Ed. by H. Akai, A. Hosaka, H. Toki, and F.B. Malik (Nova
Science Publishers, 2007).
14.
*Molecular Dynamics simulations of hexane deposited
onto graphite: an explicit-hydrogen model at rho = 1; M.J. Connolly, M.W. Roth, C. Wexler and P.A. Gray;
Am. J. Undergrad. Res. 6, 1 (2007). Reprint: [pdf](464k).
15.
Learning to solve problems by scaffolding analogical
encoding; D.H. Jonassen, S. Rebello,
C. Wexler, Z. Hrepic, and G. Triplett; Proc. Ann. Conf. Am. Soc. Eng. Educ., AC
2007-88 (2007). Reprint: [pdf](184k).
16.
*Universality away from critical points in
two-dimensional phase transitions;
C.M. Lapilli, P. Pfeifer, and C. Wexler; Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 140603 (2006). Reprint: [pdf](384k).
17.
*Collective Excitations in Quantum Hall Liquid
Crystals: Single Mode Approximation Calculations; C.M. Lapilli and C. Wexler; Phys. Rev. B 73, 085314 (2006). Reprint: [pdf](263k).
18.
*Novel Liquid Crystalline Phases in Quantum Hall
Systems; C. Wexler and O. Ciftja;
Int. J. Mod. Phys. B 20; 747-778
(2006) [invited review article]. Reprint:
[pdf](2.5M).
19.
*Behavior of hexane on graphite at near-monolayer
densities: Molecular dynamics study;
C.L. Pint, M.W. Roth, and C. Wexler; Phys. Rev. B 73, 085422 (2006). Reprint: [pdf](1.3MB).
20.
*Behavior of hexane on graphite at near-monolayer
densities: Molecular dynamics study;
C.L. Pint, M.W. Roth, and C. Wexler; *selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale
Science and Technology 13, 10 (2006)
[Phys. Rev. B 73, 085422
(2006). Reprint:
[pdf](1.3MB).]
21.
*An extended concept of universality in a statistical
mechanics model; C. Wexler, C.M.
Lapilli, and P. Pfeifer; Int. J. Mod. Phys. B 20, 5272-5279 (2006). Reprint:
[pdf](2.1M).
22.
*Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations to Model the DC
Electrical Behavior of Confined Layers;
M.W. Roth, N.G. Beougher, J. McIntosh, J.A. Djuren, C. Wexler, and C. Thurman;
Am. J. of Undergrad. Res. 5, 1-10
(2006). Reprint: [pdf](1.5M).
23.
*Single-Mode Approximation in Quantum Hall Liquid Crystals; C.M. Lapilli and C. Wexler; Ch. 20, pp. 229-241, in Condensed Matter Theories Vol. 20, Ed.
by J.W. Clark and R.M. Panoff (Nova Science Publishers, 2006).
24.
Active Learning in Large Lectures: Faculty Focus on
Carlos Wexler; The Innovator,
Educational Technologies at Missouri (Fall/2005). Reprint: [pdf](663k).
25.
*Phase transitions in hexane monolayers physisorbed
onto graphite; M.W. Roth, C.L. Pint,
and C. Wexler; Phys. Rev. B 71,
155427 (2005). Reprint: [pdf](832k).
26.
*Single mode approximation spectrum for a quantum Hall
liquid crystal; C. Lapilli and C.
Wexler; p. 543 in Physics of
Semiconductors: 27th International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors,
Ed. by J. Menendez and C. van de Walle (American Institute of Physics,
Melville, New York, 2005).
27.
Transition Mechanisms and Phases of Hexane Physisorbed
on Graphite; C.L. Pint, M.W. Roth,
and C. Wexler; Proceedings of the 2005 NSTI Nanotechnology and Trade Show 2, 365 (2005). Reprint: [pdf](174k).
28.
*Liquid crystalline states for two-dimensional
electrons in strong magnetic fields;
O. Ciftja, C.M. Lapilli and C. Wexler; Phys. Rev. B 69, 125320 (2004). Reprint: [pdf](331k).
29.
*Trial state for a quantum Hall hexatic; A.J. Schmidt, O. Ciftja, and C. Wexler; Phys. Rev. B
67, 155315 (2003). Reprint: [pdf](350k).
30.
*Monte Carlo simulation method for Laughlin-like
states in a disk geometry; O. Ciftja
and C. Wexler; Phys. Rev. B 67,
075304 (2003). Reprint:
[pdf](120k).
31.
*Fermi hypernetted-chain study of half-filled Landau
levels with broken rotational symmetry;
O. Ciftja and C. Wexler; Phys. Rev. B 65,
205307 (2002). Reprint:
[pdf](136k).
32.
*Liquid crystalline states in Quantum Hall Systems; Carlos Wexler and Orion Ciftja; Journal of Physics:
Condensed Matter 14, 3705 (2002). Reprint: [pdf](392k).
33.
*Coulomb energy of quasiparticle excitations in
Chern-Simons composite fermion states;
O. Ciftja and C. Wexler; Solid State Communications 122, 401 (2002). Reprint: [pdf](392k).
34.
*Hypernetted-chain study of broken rotational symmetry
states for the \nu = 1/3 fractional quantum Hall effect and other fractionally
filled Landau levels; O. Ciftja and
C. Wexler; Phys. Rev. B 65, 045306
(2002). Reprint: [pdf](123k).
35.
*Disclination Unbinding Transition in Quantum Hall
Liquid Crystals; C. Wexler and A.T.
Dorsey; Phys. Rev. B 64, 115312
(2001). Reprint: [pdf](72k).
36.
*Energy gaps for fractional quantum Hall states
described by a Chern-Simons composite fermion wavefunction; Orion Ciftja and C. Wexler; Eur. Phys. J. B 23, 437 (2001). Reprint: [pdf](114k).
37.
*Kosterlitz-Thouless transition in anisotropic quantum
Hall systems; C. Wexler, in Condensed Matter Theories, Volume 16,
edited by S. Hernandez and J.W. Clark (Nova Science Publishers, New York,
2001).
38.
*Solitons on the edge of a two-dimensional electron system; C. Wexler and A.T. Dorsey; Phys. Rev. Letters 82, 620 (1999). Reprint: [pdf](200k).
39.
*Physics on the edge: contour dynamics, waves and
solitons in the quantum Hall effect;
C. Wexler and A.T. Dorsey; Phys. Rev. B 60,
10971 (1999). Reprint: [pdf](362k).
40.
*Parametrization of the octupole degrees of freedom; C. Wexler, G.G. Dussel; Phys. Rev. C 60, 14305 (1999). Reprint: [pdf](195k).
41.
*Scattering of phonons by a vortex in a superfluid; C. Wexler and D.J. Thouless; Phys. Rev. B 58, R8897 (1998). Reprint: [pdf](136k).
42.
*Wexler et al. Reply to Sonin; C. Wexler, D.J. Thouless, P. Ao, and Q. Niu, Phys;
Rev. Letters 81, 4277 (1998). Reprint: [pdf](31k).
43.
*Wexler et al. Reply to Hook and Hall; C. Wexler, D.J. Thouless, P. Ao, and Q. Niu; Phys.
Rev. Letters 80, 4357 (1998). Reprint: [pdf](45k).
44.
*Quantized vortices in superfluids and
superconductors; D.J. Thouless, Ping
Ao, Qian Niu, M.R. Geller, and C. Wexler; Int. J. Mod. Phys B 13, 675 (1999). Reprint: [pdf](340k).
45.
*Transverse force on a quantized vortex in a
superconductor; M.R. Geller, C.
Wexler, and D.J. Thouless; Phys. Rev. B 57,
R8119 (1998). Reprint: [pdf](152k).
46.
*Magnus and Iordanskii forces in superfluids; C. Wexler; Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 1321 (1997). Reprint:
[pdf](136k).
47.
*Theory of the breakdown of the quantum Hall effect; V. Tsemekhman, K. Tsemekhman, C. Wexler, J.H. Han,
and D.J. Thouless; Phys. Rev. B 55,
R10201 (1997). Reprint:
[pdf](144k).
48.
*Quantum Hall effect: current distribution and the
role of measurement; K. Tsemekhman,
V. Tsemekhman, C. Wexler, and D.J. Thouless; Solid State Communications 101, 549 (1997). Reprint: [pdf](408k).
49.
*Theory of the breakdown of the quantum Hall effect; V. Tsemekhman, K. Tsemekhman, C. Wexler, J.H. Han,
and D.J. Thouless; in High Magnetic
Fields in the Physics of Semiconductors II, edited by G. Landwehr and W.
Ossau (World Scientific, London, 1997).
50.
*Quantum Hall effect: current distribution and
existence of extended states; K.
Tsemekhman, V. Tsemekhman, C. Wexler, and D.J. Thouless; in High Magnetic Fields in the Physics of
Semiconductors II, edited by G. Landwehr and W. Ossau (World Scientific,
London, 1997).
51.
*Current density in a quantum Hall bar; C. Wexler and D.J. Thouless; Phys. Rev. B 49, 4815 (1994). Reprint: [pdf](409k).
52.
Application of personal computers to research and
instruction in physical chemistry; C.
Wexler, F. Battaglini, and E.J. Calvo; Proceedings of the IBM-Argentina
Academic and Technologic Congress, 15, (1990).
Invited Conference Presentations and Seminars
1.
[under construction]
2.
Fluctuations in a quantum Hall liquid crystal, Condensed Matter Seminar, Indiana University,
Bloomington, Indiana, October 2004.
3.
Single-mode-approximation spectrum for a quantum Hall
liquid crystal, XXVII International
Workshop in Condensed Matter Theories (CMT28), Washington University, St.
Louis, Missouri, September 2004.
4.
Excitations in quantum Hall liquid crystals, Physics Colloquium, University of Missouri-Columbia,
Columbia, Missouri, September 2004.
5.
Novel liquid crystalline phases of electrons in two
dimensions, Condensed Matter Seminar,
University of Texas, Austin, Texas, March 2004.
6.
Novel liquid crystalline phases of electrons in two
dimensions, Physics Colloquium, Texas
A&M University, Prairie View, Texas, March 2004.
7.
Contour Dynamics, Waves and Solitons in a Two
Dimensional Electron System; The
Third IMACS International Conference on Non-Linear Evolution Equations and Wave
Phenomena, Athens, GA, April 2003.
8.
Quantum Hall Liquid Crystals; Condensed Matter Seminar, University Georgia, April
2003.
9.
Quantum Hall Liquid Crystals; Physics Colloquium, University of Northern Iowa,
February 2003.
10. Quantum Hall
Liquid Crystals; Physics Colloquium,
Truman State University, November 2002.
11. Quantum Hall
Liquid Crystals; Condensed Matter
Seminar, Department of Physics, Michigan State University, September 2002.
12. Cristales
Líquidos en Sistemas de Efecto Hall Cuántico, Universidad de Buenos Aires, June 2002.
13. Liquid
Crystalline States in Quantum Hall Systems, Physics Colloquium, University of Missouri-Rolla, April 2002.
14. Disclination
Unbinding Transition in Quantum Hall Liquid Crystals, American Physical Society March 2002 Meeting,
Indianapolis, Mar 2002.
15. Liquid
Crystal Phases in Quantum Hall Systems,
Physics Colloquium, University of Missouri-Kansas City, April 2001.
16. Liquid
Crystal Phases in Quantum Hall Systems,
Physics Colloquium, Southern Illinois University, April 2001.
17. Disclination
Unbinding Transition in Quantum Hall Liquid Crystals, Condensed Matter Seminar, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, October 2000.
18. Disclination
Unbinding Transition in Quantum Hall Liquid Crystals, Condensed Matter Seminar, University of
Missouri-Columbia, October 2000.
19. Kosterlitz-Thouless
transition in anisotropic quantum Hall systems, XXIV International Workshop in Condensed Matter
Theories (CMT24), Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 2000.
20. Quantized
vortices in superfluids and superconductors, Physics Colloquium, University of Missouri-Columbia, May 1999.
21. Quantized
vortices in superfluids and superconductors, Physics Colloquium, Dartmouth College, February 1999.
22. Physics on
the edge: waves and solitons in the quantum Hall effect, Condensed Matter Seminar, Dartmouth College, February
1999.
23. Transverse
force on a quantized vortex in superfluids and superconductors, Condensed Matter Seminar, University of Georgia,
October 1997.
24. Transverse
force on a quantized vortex in superfluids and superconductors, Condensed Matter Journal Club, University of Florida,
September 1997.
25. Vortex dynamics
in superfluids and superconductors,
Condensed Matter Seminar, Simon Fraser University, Canada, 1997.
26. Vortex
dynamics in superfluid helium - a hydrodynamic approach, Statistical Physics Seminar, University of
Washington, 1996.
Conference Presentations
1.
[under construction]
2.
Effective elasticity theory for quantum Hall liquid
crystals APS March 2005 Meeting, Los
Angeles, California, March 2005.
3.
Phase Transitions in Hexane Physisorbed onto Graphite APS March 2005 Meeting, Los Angeles, California, March
2005.
4.
Novel liquid crystalline phases of electrons in two
dimensions, 16th International
Conference on High Magnetic Fields in Semiconductor Physics (SEMIMAG 16),
National High Magnetic Field Lab, Tallahassee, Florida, August 2004.
5.
Single Mode Approximation Spectrum for a Quantum Hall
Liquid Crystal, 27th International
Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors, Flagstaff, Arizona, July 2004.
6.
Single Mode Approximation Spectrum for a Quantum Hall
Liquid Crystal, Gordon Research
Conference "Correlated Electron Systems", Mount Holyoke College,
Massachussets, June 2004.
7.
Liquid crystalline states for two-dimensional
electrons in strong magnetic fields, Gordon
Research Conference "Correlated Electron Systems", Mount Holyoke
College, Massachussets, June 2004.
8.
Single Mode Approximation Spectrum for a Quantum Hall
Liquid Crystal, APS March 2004
Meeting, Montreal, Canada, March 2004.
9.
Liquid crystalline states for two-dimensional
electrons in strong magnetic fields, APS
March 2004 Meeting, Montreal, Canada, March 2004.
10. Quantum Hall
Nematics: trial states and energetics,
Gordon Research Conference "Correlated Electron Systems", Colby
College, Maine, June 2002.
11. Half-Filled
Landau Levels: Hartree-Fock -> Smectics -> Nematics -> KT Transition, Gordon Research Conference "Correlated Electron
Systems", Plymouth, NH, Jun 2000.
12. Monte-Carlo
study of liquid crystalline states in quantum Hall systems, APS March 2002 Meeting, Indianapolis, March
2002.
13. Hypernetted-chain
study of broken rotational symmetry states for partially filled Landau levels, APS March 2002 Meeting, Indianapolis, March
2002.
14. Elastic
theory of quantum Hall liquid crystals,
APS March 2000 Meeting, Minneapolis, March 2000.
15. Disclination
unbinding transition in quantum Hall smectics, Latest Developments in Low-Density, Low-Dimensional
Systems [(LD)3], Gainesville, Florida, March 2000.
16. Solitons on
the edge of a quantum Hall system,
APS March 1999 Meeting, Atlanta, March 1999.
17. Effective
vortex dynamics in superfluid systems,
APS March 1997 Meeting, Kansas City, Mar 1997.
18. Transverse
force on a quantized vortex in a superconductor, APS March 1997 Meeting, Kansas City, Mar 1997.
19. Density of
states and absence of heating in the quantum Hall regime; APS March 1997 Meeting, Kansas City, Mar 1997.
20. Theory of the
breakdown of the quantum Hall effect,
APS March 1997 Meeting, Kansas City, Mar 1997.
21. Magnus force
in superfluid systems, 14th Northwest
Condensed Matter Physics Meeting, Seattle, 1996.Theory of the breakdown of the quantum Hall effect, Adriatico
Research Conference ``The Electron
Quantum Liquid in Systems of Reduced Dimensions'', ICTP, Italy, Jun 1996.Theory of the breakdown of the quantum Hall
effect, 12th International Conference on the Application of High Magnetic Fields,
Wurzburg, Germany, Jul 1996.
22. Magnus force
on vortices in superfluids,
Statistical Physics Seminar, University of Washington, 1996.
23. QHE: Current
distribution and the role of measurement;
APS March 1996 Meeting, St. Louis, 1996.
24. Classic and
quantum behavior of quantized vortices in superfluid helium films on a
substrate, APS March 1995 Meeting,
San Jose, 1995.
25. Current
density in a quantum Hall bar, APS
March 1993 Meeting, Seattle, March 1993.
26. Collective
description of octupolar collective degrees of freedom in nuclei, Expobeca '90, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1990.
27. Development
of modular experimental equipment for electrode-electrolyte kinetics, Fifth Argentine Congress of Physical Chemistry, Mar
del Plata, Argentina, April 1988.
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