Publication

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Journal articles

2023
245. Elmakki, T; Zavahir, S; Hafsa, U; Al-Sulaiti, L; Ahmad, Z; Chen, Y; Park, H; Shon, H; Ho, Y; Han, D*; Novel LiAlO2 material for scalable and facile lithium recovery by electrochemical ion pumping; Nanomaterials, 2023, 13, 895. Link
244. Wang, Z; Wang, C; Chen, Y*; Wei, L*; Covalent organic frameworks for capacitive energy storage: recent progress and technological challenges; Advanced Materials Technologies, 2023, 2201828. Link
243. Tian, S; Pan, Q; Li, H; Sui, X*; Chen, Y*; 2D material membrane fabrication: progress and challenges; Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 2023, 39, 100900. Link
242. Liu, C; Yu, Z; She, F; Chen, J; Liu, F; Qu, J; Cairney, JM; Wu, C; Liu, K; Yang, W; Zheng, H; Chen, Y*; Li, H*; Wei, L*; Heterogeneous molecular Co-N-C catalysts for efficient electrochemical H2O2 synthesis; Energy & Environmental Science, 2023, 16, 446-459. Link
241. Li, J; Zheng, Z; Yu, Z; She, F; Lai, L; Prabowo, J; Lv, W*; Wei, L*; Chen, Y*; Stable Zn electrodes enabled by ultra-thin Zn phosphate protective layer; Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023, 11, 3051-3059. Link
240. Afroze, J D; Tong, L*; Abden, M J; Chen, Y*; Multifunctional hierarchical graphene-carbon fiber hybrid aerogels for strain sensing and energy storage; Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, 2023, 6, 18. Link

2022
239. Lai, L; Li, J; Deng, Y; Yu, Z; Wei, L*; Chen, Y*; Carbon and carbon/metal hybrid structures enabled by ultrafast heating methods; Small Structures, 2022, 3, 2200112. Link
238. Wei, L; Chen, Y*; Degradation of carbon materials in electrocatalysis; Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2022, 36, 101159. Link
237. Yu, Y; Yuan, Z*; Yu, Z; Wang, C; Zhong, X; Wei, L; Yao, Y; Sui, X; Han, D; Chen, Y*; Thermally assisted efficient electrochemical lithium extraction from simulated seawater; Water Research, 2022, 223, 118969. Link
236. Zhai, S*; Chen, Y*; Graphene-based fiber supercapacitors, Accounts of Materials Research, 2022, 3, 9, 922–934. Link
235. Ouyang, J; Shin, H; Finnie, P; Ding, J; Guo, C; Li, Z; Chen, Y; Wei, L; Wu, A J; Moisa, S; Lapointe, F; Malenfant, P R L; Impact of conjugated polymer characteristics on the enrichment of single-chirality single-walled carbon nanotubes; ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2022, 4, 8, 6239–6254. Link
234. Yao, Y; Lai, L; Yu, Z; Pan, Y; Yu, Y; Lo, V; Roy, A; Chivers, B; Zhong, X; Wei, L; Chen, Y*; Carbon/iron by-product from catalytic methane decomposition as recyclable Fenton catalyst for pollutant degradation, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022, 437, 129328. Link
233. Yao, Y; Pan, Y; Yu, Y; Yu, Z; Lai, L; Liu, F; Wei, L; Chen, Y*; Recent advances of bifunctional catalysts for heterogeneous electro-Fenton processes, Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2022, 20, 3837–3859. Link
232. Meunier, V; Ania, C; Bianco, A; Chen, Y; Choi, G; Kim, Y; Koratkar, N; Liu, C; Tascon, J; Terrones, M; Carbon science perspective in 2022: Current research and future challenges, Carbon, 2022, 195, 272-291. Link
231. Riaz, MA; Chen, Y*; Electrodes and electrocatalysts for electrochemical hydrogen peroxide sensors: A review of design strategies, Nanoscale Horizons, 2022, 7, 463–479. Link
230. Li, J; Lin, Q; Zheng, Z; Cao, L; Lv, W; Chen, Y*; How cycle life of 3D zinc metal anodes with carbon fiber backbones affected by depth-of-discharge and current density in zinc-ion batteries? ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2022, 14, 12323–12330. Link
229. Xu, W; Li, M; Tange, M; Li, L; Ye, J*; Hou, J; Wei, L; Chen, Y*; Zhao, J*; Printed thin film transistors with 108 on/off ratios and photoelectrical synergistic characteristics using isoindigo-based polymers-enriched (9,8) carbon nanotubes, Nano Research, 2022, 15, 5517–5526. Link
228. Pan, Y; Lo, V; Cao, L; Roy, A; Chivers, B; Noorbehesht, N; Yao, Y; Wang, J; Wei, L; Chen, Y*; Graphitic carbon from catalytic methane decomposition as efficient conductive additives for zinc-carbon batteries, Carbon, 2022, 192, 84-92. Link
227. Wang, C; Liu, F*; Yan, S; Liu, C; Yu, Z; Chen, J; Lyu, R; Wang, Z; Xu, M; Dai, S; Chen, Y*; Wei, L*; Assemble 2D redox-active covalent organic framework/graphene hybrids as high-performance capacitive materials, Carbon, 2022, 190, 412-421. Link
226. Li, Z; Wu, R*; Xiao, S; Yang, Y; Lai, L; Chen, J*; Chen, Y*; Axial chlorine coordinated iron-nitrogen-carbon single-atom catalysts for efficient electrochemical CO2 reduction, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 430, 132882. Link
225. Yu, Z; Liu, C; Deng, Y; Li, M; She, F; Lai, L; Chen, Y*; Wei, L*; Interfacial engineering of heterogeneous molecular electrocatalysts using ionic liquids towards efficient hydrogen peroxide production, Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2022, 43, 1238-1246. Link

2021
224. Yang, Y; Lai, L; Wei, L; Chen, Y*; Degradation: A critical challenge for M–N–C electrocatalysts, Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2021, 63, 667-674. Link
223. Yu, Z; Liu, C; Chen, J; Yuan, Z; Chen, Y*; Wei, L*; High-performance Fe-N-C electrocatalysts with a “chain mail” protective shield, Nano Materials Science, 2021, 3, 420-428. Link
222. Liu, F; Wang, C; Liu, C; Yu, Z; Xu, M*; Chen, Y*; Wei, L*; One-dimensional covalent organic framework–carbon nanotube heterostructures for efficient capacitive energy storage, Applied Physics Letters, 2021, 119, 211905. Link
221. Ozdemir, A D; Barua, P; Pyatkov, F; Hennrich, F; Chen, Y; Wenzel, W; Krupke, R; Fediai, A; Contact spacing controls the on-current for all-carbon field effect transistors, Communications Physics, 2021, 4, 246. Link
220. Pei, Z*; Ding, L; Wang, C; Meng, Q; Yuan, Z; Zou, Z; Zhao, S*; Chen, Y*; Make it stereoscopic: interfacial design for full-temperature adaptive flexible zinc–air batteries, Energy & Environmental Science, 2021, 14, 4926-4935. Link
219. Sui, X; Wang, Y; Liu, F; Yuan, Z; Wang, C; Yu, Y; Zhou, K*; Goh, K*; Chen, Y*; The tripartite role of 2D covalent organic frameworks in graphene-based organic solvent nanofiltration membranes, Matter, 2021, 4, 2953–2969. Link
218. Wang, P; Ma, W; Xue, S; Wang, L; Chen, Y*; Wang, Y*; N-doped carbon nanosheets assembled microspheres for more effective capacitive deionization, Separation and Purification Technology, 2021, 276, 119336. Link
217. Mahmood, A; Yuan, Z; Sui, X; Riaz, MA; Yu, Z; Liu, C; Chen, J; Wang, C; Zhao, S; Mahmood, N; Pei, Z; Wei, L; Chen, Y*; Foldable and scrollable graphene paper with tuned interlayer spacing as high areal capacity anodes for sodium-ion batteries, Energy Storage Materials, 2021, 41, 395-403. Link
216. Zhu, S; Sheng, J; Chen, Y*; Ni, J; Li, Y*; Carbon nanotubes for flexible batteries: recent progress and future perspective, National Science Review, 2021, 8, nwaa261. Link
215. Ma, W; Xue, S; Chen, Y; Wang, Y*; Capacitive deionization of carbon spheres with a carbon shell derived from the quantum dots of urea-citric acid grown in situ, Diamond & Related Materials, 2021, 116, 108444. Link
214. Yuan, Z; Yu, Y; Sui, X; Yao, Y; Chen, Y;* Carbon composite membranes for thermal-driven membrane processes, Carbon, 2021, 179, 600-626. Link
213. Wang, C; Li, J; Zhou, Z;* Pan, Y; Yu, Z; Pei, Z; Zhao, S; Wei, L; Chen, Y*; Rechargeable zinc-air batteries with neutral electrolytes: recent advances, challenges, and prospects, EnergyChem, 2021, 3, 100055. Link
212. Liu, C; Li, H; Chen, J; Yu, Z; Ru, Q; Li, S; Henkelman, G; Wei, L*, Chen, Y*; 3d transition-metal-mediated columbite nanocatalysts for decentralized electrosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide, Small, 2021, 17, 2007249. Link
211. Chen, J; Li, H; Chen, S; Fei, J; Liu, C; Yu, Z; Shin, K; Liu, Z; Song, L; Henkelman, G; Wei, L*; Chen, Y*; Co-Fe-Cr (oxy)hydroxides as efficient oxygen evolution reaction catalysts, Advanced Energy Materials, 2021, 11, 2003412. Link
210. Liu, C; Liu, F; Li, H; Chen, J; Fei, J; Yu, Z; Yuan, Z; Wang, C; Zheng, H; Liu, Z; Xu, M; Henkelman, G*; Wei, L*; Chen, Y*; One-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures as efficient metal-free oxygen, ACS Nano, 2021, 15, 3309-3319. Link
209. Chen, J; Liu, C; Yu, Z; Qu, J; Wang, C; Lai, L; Wei, L*; Chen, Y*; High-energy-density aqueous sodium-ion batteries enabled by chromium hexacycnochromate anodes, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021, 415, 129003. Link
208. Yuan, Z; Yu, Y; Wei, L; Wang, C; Zhong, X; Sui, X; Yu, Z; Han, D S; Shon, H; Chen, Y*; A thermo-osmosis coupled thermally regenerative electrochemical cycle for efficient lithium extraction, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021, 13, 6276-6285. Link
207. Wang, H*; Gu, G; Chen, Q; Feng, X; Chen, Y*; Cobalt sulfide catalysts for single-walled carbon nanotube synthesis, Diamond and Related Materials, 2021, 114, 108288. Link
206. Janissek, A; Lenz, J; Giudice, F; Gaulke, M; Pyatkov, F; Dehm, S; Hennrich, F; Wei, L; Chen, Y; Fediai, A*; Kappes, M; Wenzel, W; Krupke, R*; Thomas R T*; Ionic liquid gating of single-walled carbon nanotube devices with ultra-short channel length down to 10 nm, Applied Physics Letters, 2021, 118, 063101. Link
205. Luo, Q; Wu, R; Ma, L; Wang, C; Lin, H; Wang, N*; Chen, Y*; Guo, Z*; Recent advances on carbon nanotube utilizations in perovskite solar cells, Advanced Functional Materials, 2021, 31, 2004765 Link
204. Afroze, J D; Tong, L*; Abden, M J; Yuan, Z; Chen, Y*; Hierarchical honeycomb graphene aerogels reinformed by carbon nanotubes with multifunctional mechanical and electrical properties, Carbon, 2021, 175, 312-321. Link
203. Zhao, L; Wu, Ru*; Wang, J; Li, Z; Wei, X; Chen, JS*; Chen, Y*; Synthesis of noble metal-based intermetallic electrocatalysts by space-confined pyrolysis: recent progress and future perspective, Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2021, 60, 61-74 Link
202. Wang, C; Pei, Z*; Meng, Q*; Zhang, C; Sui, X; Yuan, Z; Wang, S; Chen, Y*; Toward flexible zinc-ion hybrid capacitors with superhigh energy density and ultralong cycling life: the pivotal role of ZnCl2 salt-based electrolytes, Angewandte Chemie, 2021, 60, 990-997. Link
201. Zavahir, S; Elmakki, T; Gulied, M; Ahmad, Z; Al-Sulaiti, L; Shon, H; Chen, Y; Park, H; Batchelor, B; Han, D. S.*; A review on lithium recovery using electrochemical capturing systems, Desalination, 2021, 500, 114883. Link

2020
200. Liu, C; Li, H; Liu, F; Chen, J; Yu, Z; Yuan, Z; Wang, C; Zheng, H; Henkelman, G*; Wei, L*, Chen, Y*; The intrinsic activity of metal centers in metal–nitrogen–carbon single-atom catalysts for hydrogen peroxide synthesis, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2020, 142, 52, 21861–21871. Link
199. Sui, X; Yuan, Z; Yu, Y; Goh, K*; Chen, Y*; 2D material based advanced membranes for separations in organic solvents, Small, 2020, 16, 2003400 Link
198. Chen, J; Li, H; Yu, Z; Liu, C; Yuan, Z; Wang, C; Zhao, S; Henkelman, G; Li, S; Wei, L*; Chen, Y*; Octahedral coordinated trivalent cobalt enriched multimetal oxygen-evolution catalysts, Advanced Energy Materials, 2020, 17, 2002593. Link
197. Zhao, S; Tan, C; He, C; An, Pei; Xie, F; Jiang, S; Zhu, Y; Wu, K; Zhang, B; Li, H; Zhang, J; Chen, Y; Liu, S*; Dong, J*; Tang, Z*; Structural transformation of highly active metal-organic framework electrocatalysts during the oxygen evolution reaction, Nature Energy, 2020, 5, 881–890. Link
196. Karahan, H.E.*; Ji, M; Pinilla, J.L.; Han, X; Mohamed, A; Wang, L; Wang, Y; Zhai, S; Montoya, A; Beyenal, H; Chen, Y*; Biomass-derived nanocarbons for biological applications: challenges and prospects, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2020, 8, 9668-9678. Link
195. Yang, Y; Yang, Y; Pei, Z; Wu, K; Tan, C; Wang, H; Wei, L; Mahmood, A; Yan, C; Dong, J; Zhao, S*; Chen, Y*;  Recent progress of carbon-supported single-atom catalysts for energy conversion and storage, Matter2020, 3, 1442-1476. Link
194. Zhou, Z; Pei, Z*; Wei, L; Zhao, S; Jian, X;  Chen, Y*; Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution under neutral pH conditions: current understandings, recent advances, and future prospects, Energy & Environmental Science, 2020, ​13, 3185-3206. Link
193. Wang, H*; Gu, G; Zhu, S; Yang, L; Chen, Y*; Synthesis of (9,8) single-walled carbon nanotubes on CoSO4/SiO2 catalysts: the effect of Co mass loadings, Carbon2020, ​169, 288-296. Link
192. Wang, C; Lui, F; Chen, J; Yuan, Z; Liu, C; Zhang, X; Xu, M; Wei, L*; Chen, Y*; A graphene-covalent organic framework hybrid for high-performance supercapacitors, Energy Storage Materials2020, 32, 448-457. ​Link
191. Kumar, S; Dagli, D; Dehm, S; Das, C; Wei, L, Chen, Y; Hennrich, F; Krupke, R*; Vanishing hysteresis in carbon nanotube transistors embedded in boron nitride/polytetrafluoroethylene heterolayers, physica status solidi (RRL) – Rapid Research Letters​, 2020, 14, 2000193. Link
190. Chen, J; Li, H; Pei, Z; Huang, Q; Yuan, Z; Wang, C; Liao, X; Henkelman, G; Chen, Y*; Wei, Li*; Catalytic activity atlas of ternary Co-Fe-V metal oxides for oxygen evolution reaction, ​Journal of Materials Chemistry A2020, 8, 15951-15961. Link
189. Liu, F; Yuan, Z; Sui, X; Wang, C; Xu, M*; Wei, L*; Chen, Y*;  Viscosity sensitive near-infrared fluorescent probes based on
functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes, Chemical Communications2020, 56, 8301-8304. Link
188. Karahan, HE; Goh, K; Zhang, C; Yang, E;  Yıldırım, C; Chuah, CY; Ahunbay, MG; Lee, J; Tantekin-Ersolmaz, SB; Chen, Y; Bae, T*; MXene materials for designing advanced separation membranes, Advanced Materials,2020​32, 1906697.  Link
187. Velioğlu, S; Karahan, HE;  Goh, K; Bae, TH; Chen, Y*; Chew, J*; Metallicity dependent ultrafast water transport in carbon nanotubes, Small2020, 16, 1907575. Link
186. Yan, S; Yu,Z; Liu,C; Yuan, Z; Wang, C; Chen, J; Wei, L;* Chen, Y*; Dual-template pore engineering of whey powder derived carbon as an efficient oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalyst for primary zinc-air battery, Chemistry – An Asian Journal2020, 15, 1881-1889. Link
185. Dai, J; Pyae, N; Chen, F*; Liang, M; Wang, S; Ramalingam, K; Zhai, S; Su, C; Shi, Y; Tan, SC; Zhang, L*; Chen, Y*; A zinc-air battery based desalination device, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2020, 12, 25728-25735. Link
184. Riaz, M.A.; Yuan, Z; Mahmood, A; Liu, F; Sui, X; Chen, J; Huang, Q; Liao, X; Wei, L; Chen, Y*; Hierarchically porous carbon nanofibers embedded with cobalt nanoparticles for efficient H2O2 detection on multiple sensor platforms; Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical, 2020, 319, 128243. Link
183. Sui, X; Yuan, Z; Liu, C; Wei, L; Xu, M; Liu, F*; Montoya, A*; Goh, K*; Chen, Y*; Graphene oxide laminates intercalated with 2D covalent-organic frameworks as a robust nanofiltration membrane; Journal of Materials Chemistry A20208, 9713–9725Link
182. Dihn, KN; Sun, Y; Pei, Z; Yuan, Z; Suwardi, A; Huang, Q; Liao, X; Wang, Z*; Chen, Y*; Yan, Q*; Electronic modulation of nickel disulfide toward efficient water electrolysis, Small2020, 16, 1905885Link
181. Dinh, KN; Pei, Z*; Yuan, Z; Hoang VC; Wei, L; Huang, Q; Liao, X; Liu, C; Chen, Y*; Yan, Q*; The on-demand engineering of metal-doped porous carbon nanofibers as efficient bifunctional oxygen catalysts for high-performance flexible Zn-air batteries, Journal of Materials Chemistry A2020, 8, 7297-7308. Link
​180. Luo, Y; Wang, L; Ma, W; Wang, P; Zhu, T; Xue, S; Yuan, Z; Gao, H; Chen, Y*; Wang, Y*; Cardanol-derived cationic surfactants enabling the superior antibacterial activity of single-walled carbon nanotubes, Nanotechnology2020, 31, 265603. Link
179. Wang, C; Zhai, S; Yuan, Z; Chen, J; Zhang, X; Pei, Z; Liu, F; Li, X; Wei, L*; Chen, Y*; Drying graphene hydrogel fibers for capacitive energy storage, Carbon2020164, 100-110. Link
178. Gaulke, M; Janissek, A; Peyyety, N A; Alamgir, I; Riaz, A, Dehm, S; Li, H; Lemmer, U.; Flavel, B S, Kappes, M M; Hennrich, F; Wei, L; Chen, Y; Pyatkov, F; Krupke, R*; Low-temperature electroluminescence excitation mapping of excitons and trions in short-channel monochiral carbon nanotube devices, ACS Nano2020, 14, 3, 2709-2717. Link
177. Pei, Z; Yuan, Z; Wang, C; Zhao, S; Fei, J; Wei, L; Chen, J; Wang, C; Qi, R; Liu, Z; Chen, Y*; Flexible rechargeable zinc-air battery with excellent low-temperature adaptability, Angewandte Chemie, 2020, 132, 4823–4829. Link
176. Akther, N; Yuan, Z; Chen, Y;  Lim, Sungil; Phuntsho, S; Ghaffour, N; Matsuyama, Hideto; Shon, H*; Influence of graphene oxide lateral size on the properties and performances of forward osmosis membrane, Desalination2020​484, 114421. Link
175. Pei, Z; Meng, Q; Wei, L; Fan, J; Chen, Y*; Zhi, C*; Toward efficient and high rate sodium-ion storage: a new insight from dopant-defect interplay in textured carbon anode materials, Energy Storage Materials2020, 28, 55-63. Link
174. Afroze, J D; Abden, M J; Yuan, Z; Wang, C; Wei, L; Chen, Y*; Tong, L*; Core-shell structured graphene aerogels with multifunctional mechanical, thermal, and electromechanical properties, Carbon2020, 162, 365-374. Link
173. Liu, J; Xiao, S; Zhang, Z; Chen, Y; Xiang, Y; Liu, X*; Chen, J*; Chen, P*; Naturally-derived honeycomb-like N, S-codoped hierarchical porous carbon with MS2 (M=Co, Ni) decoration for high-performance Li-S battery, Nanoscale2020, 12, 5114-5124 ​Link
172. Bianco, A*; Chen, Y; Frackowiak, E; Holzinger, M; Koratkar, N; Meunier, V; Mikhailovsky, S; Strano, M; Tascon, J; Terrones, M; Carbon science perspective in 2020: current research and future challenges, Carbon2020, 161, 373-391. Link
171. Chen, J; Wei, L*; Mahmood, A*; Pei, Z; Zhou, Z; Chen, X; Chen, Y*; Prussian blue, its analogues and their derived materials for electrochemical energy storage and conversion, Energy Storage Materials2020, 25, 585-612. ​Link
170. Wei, L; Li, H; Chen, J; Yuan, Z; Huang, Qi; Liao, X; Henkelman, G; Chen, Y*; Thiocyanate modified silver nanofoam for efficient CO2 reduction to CO, ACS Catalysis2020, 10, 1444-1453. Link
169. Yuan, Z; Yu, Y; Wei, L; Sui, X; She, Q*; Chen, Y*; Pressure-retarded membrane distillation for simultaneous hypersaline brine desalination and low-grade heat harvesting, Journal of Membrane Science2020597, 117765Link
168. Zhu, L; Wang, L*; Zhang, X; Li, T; Wang, Y; Riaz M.A.; Sui, X; Yuan, Z; Chen, Y*; Interfacial engineering of graphenic carbon electrodes by antimicrobial polyhexamethylene guanidine hydrochloride for ultrasensitive bacterial detection, Carbon2020, 159, 185-194. Link
167. Zhai, S; Karahan, H E; Wang, C; Pei, Z; Wei, L; Chen, Y*; 1D supercapacitors for emerging electronics: current status and future directions, Advanced Materials,2020, 32, 1902387Link

2019
166. Liu, F; Wang, C; Sui, X; Riaz, M. A; Xu, M*; Wei, L*; Chen, Y*; Synthesis of graphene materials by electrochemical exfoliation: recent progress and future potential, Carbon Energy2019, 1, 173-199. Link
165. Zhang, X; Pei, Z*; Wang, C; Yuan, Z; Wei, L; Pan, Y; Mahmmod, A; Shao, Q; Chen, Y*; Flexible zinc-ion hybrid fiber capacitors with ultrahigh energy density and long cycling life for wearable electronics, Small2019, 15, 1903817. Link
164. Gao, Y; Wang, Q; He, T; Zhang, J; Sun, H; Zhao, B; Xia, B; Yan, Y*; Chen, Y*; Defective crystalline molybdenum phosphides as bifunctional catalysts for hydrogen evolution and hydrazine oxidation reactions in water splitting, Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers2019​6, 2686-2695Link
163. Ng, C K; Karahan, H E; Loo, S C J; Chen, Y; Cao, B*;  Biofilm-templated heteroatom-doped carbon-palladium nanocomposite catalyst for hexavalent chromium reduction, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 201911, 24018-24026.​ Link
162. Pei, Z; Huang, Y; Tang, Z; Ma, L; Liu, Z; Xue, Q; Wang, Z; Li, H; Chen, Y; Zhi, C*; Enabling highly efficient, flexible and rechargeable quasi-solid-state Zn-air batteries via catalyst engineering and electrolyte functionalization, Energy Storage Materials201920, 234-242. Link
161. Wang, L; Yuan, Z; Karahan, H E; Wang, Y; Sui, X; Liu, F; Chen, Y*; Nanocarbon materials in water disinfection: state-of-the-art and future directions, Nanoscale201911, 9819-9839. Link
160. Zhai, S; Wei, L; Karahan, HE; Chen, X; Wang, C; Zhang X; Chen, J; Wang, X; Chen, Y*; ​2D materials for 1D electrochemical energy storage devices, Energy Storage Materials2019, 19, 102-123.Link
159. Lui, H; Wei, L; Liu, F; Pei, Z; Shi, J; Wang, ZJ*; He, DH*; Chen, Y*; Homogeneous, heterogeneous and biological catalysts for electrochemical N2 reduction towards NH3 under ambient conditions, ACS Catalysis20199, 5245-5267. Link
158. Akther, N; Phuntsho, S; Chen, Y; Ghaffour, N; Shon, HK*; Recent advances in nanomaterial-modified polyamide thin-film composite membranes for forward osmosis processes, Journal of Membrane Science2019584, 20-45. Link
157. X, Chen; Z. Yu; L. Wei; Z. Yuan; X. Sui; Y. Wang; Q. Huang; X. Liao; Chen, Y*;  Cobalt nanoparticles confined in carbon cages derived from zeolitic imidazolate frameworks as efficient oxygen electrocatalysts for zinc-air battery, Batteries & Supercaps, 2019, 2, 355-363. Link
156. Luo, M; Xie, H; Wei, M; Liang, K; Shao, S; Zhao, J*; Gao, T; Mo, L;  Chen, Y*; Chen, S; Lee, C; Cui, Z*; High-performance partially-
printed hybrid CMOS inverters based on indium-zinc-oxide and chirality enriched carbon nanotube thin film transistors, Advanced Electronic Materials2019, 5, 1900034. Link
155. Sui, X; Ding, H; Yuan, Z; Leong, C F; Goh, K; Wei, L; Yang, N; D’Alessandro, M D; Chen, Y*; The roles of metal-organic frameworks in modulating water permeability of graphene oxide-based carbon membranes, Carbon2019, 148, 277-289. Link
154. Liang, Y; Zhao, C; Yuan, H; Chen, Y*; Zhang, W; Huang, J*; Yu, D; Liu, Y*; Titirici, M; Chueh, Y; Yu, H; Zhang, Q*;  A review of rechargeable batteries for portable electronic devices, InfoMat2019, 1, 6-32. Link
153. Yang, T; Oliver, S; Chen, Y; Boyer, C; Chandrawati, R*; Tuning crystallization and morphology of zinc oxide with polyvinylpyrrolidone: formation mechanisms and antimicrobial activities, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science2019, 546, 43-52. Link
152. Wang, C; Zhai, S; Yuan, Z; Chen, J; Zhang, X; Huang, Q; Wang, Y; Liao, X; Wei, L; Chen, Y*; A core-sheath holey graphene/graphite composite fiber intercalated with MoS2 nanosheets for high-performance fiber supercapacitors, Electrochimica Acta, 2019, 305, 493-501. Link
151. Yuan, Z; Wei, L; Afroze, JD; Goh, K; Chen, Y; Yu, Y; She, Q*; Chen, Y*; Pressure-retarded membrane distillation for low-grade heat recovery: the critical roles of pressure-induced membrane deformation, Journal of Membrane Science2019, 579, 90-101. Link
150. Zhou, Z; Yuan, Z; Li, S; Li, H; Chen, J; Wang, Y; Huang, Q; Wang, C; Karahan, H. E.; Henkelman, G; Liao, X; Wei, L*; Chen, Y*;  Big to small: ultrafine Mo2C particles derived from giant polyoxomolybdate clusters for hydrogen evolution reaction, Small2019, 15, 1900358Link
149. Chen, X; Yu, Z; Wei, L; Zhou, Z; Zhai, S; Chen, J; Wang, Y; Huang, Q; Karahan, H E; Liao, X; Chen, Y*;  Ultrathin nickel boride nanosheets anchored on functionalized carbon nanotubes as bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting, Journal of Materials Chemistry A2019, 7, 764-774. Link
148. Riaz, A M; Zhai, S; Wei, L; Zhou, Z; Yuan, Z; Wang, Y; Huang, Q; Liao, X; Chen, Y*; Ultralow-platinum-loading nanocarbon hybrids for highly sensitive hydrogen peroxide detection, Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical​, 2019, 283, 304311 Link
147. Wang, L*; He, J; Zhu, L; Wang, Y; Feng, X; Chang, B; Karahan, HE*; Chen, Y*;  Assembly of pi-functionalized quaternary ammonium compounds with graphene hydrogel for efficient water disinfection, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science2019535, 149-158 Link

​2018
146. Chen, X; Zhou, Z; Karahan, HE; Shao, Q; Wei, L*; Chen, Y*; Recent advances in materials and design of electrochemically rechargeable zinc-air batteries, Small2018, 14, 1801929 ​Link
145. Zhai, S; Wang, C; Karahan, HE; Wang, Y; Chen, X; Sui, X; Huang, Q; Liao, X; Wang, X; Chen, Y*; Nano-RuO2-decorated holey graphene composite fibers for micro-supercapacitors with ultrahigh energy density, Small2018, 14, 1800582Link
144. He, J; Chen, H; Guo, Y; Wang, L*; Zhu, L; Karahan, HE; Chen, Y; Polycondensation of a perylene bisimide derivative and L-malic acid as water-soluble conjugates for fluorescent labeling of live mammalian cells, Polymers201810, 559 Link
143. Karahan, HE; Wang, Y; Wei, L; Liu, F; Wang, L; Sui, X; Riaz, A. M.; Chen, Y*; ​Antimicrobial graphene materials: the interplay of  complex material characteristics and competing mechanisms, Biomaterials Science20186, 766-773Link
142. Bianco, A; Chen, YS; Chen, Y; Ghoshal, D; Hurt, HR; Kim, YA; Koratkar, N; Meunier, V; Terrones, M*; A carbon science perspective in 2018: Current achievements and future challenges, Carbon2018132, 785-801Link
141. Karahan, HE*; Wiraja, C; Xu, C; Wei, J*; Wang, Y; Wang, L; Liu, F; Chen, Y*; Graphene materials in antimicrobial nanomedicine: current status and future perspectives, Advanced Healthcare Materials20181701406Link
140. Zhai, S; Karahan, HE; Wei, L; Wang, Y; Wang, C; Montoya, A; Shao, Q; Wang, X; Chen, Y*; Ultrafast hydrothermal assembly
of nanocarbon microfibers in near-critical water for 3D microsupercapacitors, Carbon2018132, 698-708Link
139. Tan, S*; Chen, X; Zhai, S; Ebrahimi, A; Langrish, T; Chen, Y*; Spray drying assisted synthesis of porous carbons from whey powders for capacitive energy storage, Energy2018147, 308-316Link
138. Wang, H*; Yang, L; Sui, X; Karahan, HE; Wang, X; Chen, Y*; Selective synthesis of single walled carbon nanotubes on  metal (iron, nickel or cobalt) sulfate-based catalysts, Carbon2018129128-136Link
137. Lei, Y; Wei, L*; Zhai, S; Wang, Y; Karahan, HE; Chen, X; Zhou, Z; Wang, C; Sui, X; Chen, Y*; ​Metal-free bifunctional carbon electrocatalysts derived from zeolitic imidazolate framework for efficient water splitting, Materials Chemistry Frontiers20182, 102 Link
136. Chen, Y*; Dai, L; Ohno, Y; Carbons for wearable devices – commentary and introduction to the virtual special issue; Carbon2018, 126, 621-623Link
135. Chen, X; Wei, L*; Wang, Y; Zhai, S; Chen, Z; Tan, S; Zhou, Z; Ng, AK; Liao, X; Chen, Y*; Milk powder-derived bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts for rechargeable Zn-air battery; Energy Storage Materials201811, 134-143 ​Link

2017
​134. Wei, L; Karahan, HE; Zhai, S; Liu, H; Chen, X; Zhou, Z; Lei, Y; Liu, Z; Chen, Y*; Amorphous bimetallic oxide-graphene hybrids as bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts for rechargeable Zn-air battery; Advanced Materials201729, 1701410 Link
133. Zhou, Z; Wei, L*; Wang, Y; Karahan, HE; Chen, Z; Lei, Y; Chen, X; Zhai, S; Liao, X; Chen, Y*; Hydrogen evolution reaction activity of nickel phosphide is highly sensitive to electrolyte pH; Journal of Materials Chemistry A20175, 20390-20396Link
132. Zhai, S; Karahan, HE; Wei, L; Chen, X; Zhou, Z; Wang, X; Chen, Y*; Hydrothermal assembly of micro-nano-integrated core-sheath carbon fibers for high-performance all-carbon micro-supercapacitors; Energy Storage Materials20179, 221-228Link
131. Yang, Z; Sun, C; Wang, L; Chen, H; He, J; Chen, Y*; Novel poly(L-lactide)/graphene oxide films with improved mechanical flexibility and antibacterial activity; Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2017507, 344-352 Link
130. Wei, L; Flavel, BS; Krupke, R; Chen, Y*; Exploring the upper limit of single-walled carbon nanotube purity by multiple-cycle aqueous two-phase separation; Nanoscale, 20179, 11640-11646Link
129. Goh, K; ​ Chen, Y*; Controlling water transport in carbon nanotubes; Nano Today,2017,14, 13-15Link
128. Wei, L; Goh, K; ​Birer, O; Karahan, HE; Chang, J; Zhai, S; Chen, X; Chen, Y*; A hierarchically porous nickel-copper phosphide nano-foam for efficient electrochemical splitting of water; Nanoscale2017,9, 4401-4408Link

2016
127. Yuan, Y; Karahan, HE; Yıldırım, C; Wei, L; Birer, O; Zhai, S; Lau, R; Chen, Y*; “Smart poisoning” of Co/SiO2 catalysts by sulfidation for chirality-selective synthesis of (9,8) single-walled carbon nanotubes; Nanoscale2016, 8, 17705-17713Link
126. Karahan, HE; Wei, L; Goh, K; Liu, Z; Birer, O; Dehghani, F; Xu, C; Wei, J; Chen, Y*; Bacterial physiology is a key modulator of the antibacterial activity of graphene oxide; Nanoscale20168, 17181-17189Link
125. Goh, K; Karahan, HE; Wei, L; Bae, T; Fane, AG; Wang, R*; Chen, Y*; Carbon nanomaterials for advancing separation membranes: a strategic perspective; Carbon2016109, 694-710Link
124. Pfohl, M; Glaser, K; Graf, A; Mertens, A; Tune, DD; Puerckhauer, T; Alam, A; Wei, L; Chen, Y; Zaumseil, J; Colsmann, A; Krupke, R; Flavel, BS*; Probing the diamater limit of single walled carbon nanotubes in SWCNT:fullerence solar cells; Advanced Energy Materials20166(21), 1600890Link
123. Goh, K; Heising, JK; Yuan, Y; Karahan, HE; Wei, L; Zhai, S; Koh, JX; Htin, NM; Zhang, F; Wang, R; Fane, AG; Dekker, M; Dehghani, F; Chen, Y*; Sandwich-architectured poly(lactic acid)-graphene composite food packaging films; ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces20168, 9994–10004Link
122. Zhai, S; Karahan, HE; Wei, L; Qian, Q; Harris, AT; Minett, AI; Ramakrishna, S.; Ng, AK; Chen, Y*; Textile energy storage: structural design concepts, material selection and future perspectives; Energy Storage Materials20163, 123-139Link
121. Wei, L; Karahan, HE; Zhai, S; Yuan, Y; Qian, Q; Goh, K; Ng, AK; Chen, Y*; Microbe-derived carbon materials for electrical energy storage and conversion; Journal of Energy Chemistry201625, 189-196Link
120. Karahan, HE; Wei, L; Goh, K; Christian W; Liu, Z; Xu, C; Jiang, R; Wei, J; Chen, Y*; Synergism of water shock and a biocompatible block copolymer potentiates the antibacterial activity of graphene oxide; Small201612, 951-962Link
119. Jiang, W; Zhai, S; Qian, Q; Yuan, Y; Karahan, HE; Wei, L; Goh, K; Ng, AK; Wei, J; Chen, Y*; Space-confined assembly of all-carbon hybrid fibers for capacitive energy storage: realizing a build-to-order concept for micro-supercapacitors; Energy & Environmental Science20169, 611-622 Link
118. Zhang, J; Terrones, M*; Park, CR; Mukherjee, R; Monthioux, M; Koratkar, N; Kim, YS; Hurt, R*; Frackowiak, E; Enoki, T; Chen, Y; Chen, YS; Bianco, A; Carbon science in 2016: status, challenges and perspectives; Carbon2016, 98, 708-732 Link
117. Wang, L*; Sun, C; Li, S; Jia, N; Li, J; Qu, F; Goh, K; Chen, Y*; Perylene bisimide-incorporated water-soluble polyurethanes for living cell fluorescence labeling; Polymer201682, 172-180 Link

2015
116. Zhang, S; Cai, L; Wang, T; Si, R; Miao, J; Wei, L; Chen, Y; Sepúlveda, N; Wang, C*; Bolometric-effect-based wavelength-selective photodetectors using sorted single chirality carbon nanotubes, Scientific Reports2015,5, 17883 Link
115. Goh, K; Jiang, W; Karahan, HE; Zhai, S; Wei, L; Yu, D; Fane, AG; Wang, R*; Chen, Y*; All-carbon nano-architectures as high performance separation membranes with superior stability, Advanced Functional Materials, 2015, 25 (47), 7348-7359 Link
114. Wei, L; Liu, B; Wang, X; Gui, H; Yuan, Y; Zhai, S; Ng, AK; Zhou, C; Chen, Y*; (9,8) single walled carbon nanotubes enrichment via aqueous two-phase separation and their thin film transistor applications, Advanced Electronic Materials, 20151, 1500151 Link
113.  Zhai, S; Jiang, W; Wei, L; Karahan, H. E.; Yuan, Y; Ng, AK;  Chen, Y*; All-carbon solid-state yarn supercapacitors from activated carbon and carbon fibers for smart textiles, Materials Horizons,2015, 2, 598 Link
112. Yu, DS*; Zhai, S; Jiang, W; Wei, L; Goh, L; Chen, X; Jiang, R; Chen, Y*; Transforming pristine carbon fiber tows into high performance solid-state fiber supercapacitors, Advanced Materials2015, 27, 4895–4901 Link
111. Jiang, W; Zhai, S; Wei, L; Yuan, Y; Yu, D; Wang, L; Wei, J; Chen, Y*; Nickel hydroxide-carbon nanotube nanocomposites as supercapacitor electrodes: crystallinity dependent performances, Nanotechnology201526, 314003 Link
110.  Wei, L; Karahan, H. E.; Goh, K; Jiang, W; Yu, DS; Birer, O; Chen, Y*; A high performance metal-free electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction from bacteria derived carbon, Journal of Materials Chemistry A20153, 7210-7214 Link
109. Yu, DS; Qian, Q; Wei, L; Jiang, W; Goh, K; Wei, J; Zhang, J; Chen, Y*; Emergence of fiber supercapacitors, Chemical Society Reviews201544, 647–662 Link
108. Mohanty, A; Wei, L; Chen, Y; Cao, B*; Impact of sublethal levels of single-wall carbon nanotubes on pyoverdine production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and its environmental implications, Environmental Science & Technology Letters2015, 2, 105–111 Link
107. Huang, S; Liu, Q; Chen, Y; Wang, M*; A narrow-bandgap benzobisthiadiazole derivative with high near-infrared photothermal conversion efficiency and robust photostability for cancer therapy, Chemical Communications201551, 4223-4226 Link
106. Yuan, Y; Wei, L; Jiang, W; Goh, K; Lau, R; Chen, Y*; Sulfur induced chirality changes in single-walled carbon nanotube synthesis by ethanol chemical vapor deposition on Co/SiO2 catalyst, Journal of Materials Chemistry A20153, 3310–3319 Link
105. Jiang, W; Yu, D; Zhang, Q; Goh, K; Wei, L; Yong, Y; Jiang, R; Wei, J; Chen, Y*; Ternary hybrids of amorphous nickel hydroxide-carbon nanotube-conducting polymer for supercapacitors with high energy density, excellent rate capability and long cycle life, Advanced Functional Materials201525, 1063–1073 Link
104. Wei, L; Yu, DS; Karahan, H. E.; Birer, O; Goh, K; Yuan, Y; Jiang, W; Chen, Y*; E. coli-derived carbon with nitrogen and phosphorus dual functionalities for oxygen reduction reaction, Catalysis Today2015, 249 228-235 Link
103. Wei, L; Jiang, W; Yuan, Y; Goh, K; Yu, DS; Wang, L; Chen, Y*; Synthesis of free-standing carbon nanohybrid by directly growing carbon nanotubes on air-sprayed graphene oxide paper and its application in supercapacitor, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2015224, 45–51 Link
102. Goh, K; Setiawan, L; Wei, L; Si, R;Fane, A.G; Wang, R*;  Chen, Y*;Graphene oxide as effective selective barriers on a hollow fiber membrane for water treatment process, Journal of Membrane Science2015474, 244-253 Link
101. Wang, H; Yuan, Y; Wei, L; Goh, K; Yu, DS; Chen, Y*; Catalysts for chirality selective synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes, Carbon201581, 1-19 Link

2014
100. Yu, DS; Goh, K; Zhang, Q; Wei, L; Wang, H; Jiang, W; Chen, Y*;Controlled functionalization of carbonaceous fibers for asymmetric solid-state micro-supercapacitors with high volumetric energy density, Advanced Materials2014, 26, 6790-6797
99. Wang, L; Jiang, L; Su, D; Sun, C; Chen, M; Goh, K; Chen, Y*; Non-covalent synthesis of thermo-responsive graphene oxide-perylene bisimides-containing poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) hybrid for organic pigment removal, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science2014430, 121128
98. Yu, DS; Goh, K; Wang, H; Wei, L; Jiang, W; Zhang, Q; Dai, L*; Chen, Y*; Scalable synthesis of hierarchically-structured carbon nanotube-graphene fibres for capacitive energy storage, Nature Nanotechnology20149, 555–562
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97. Si, R; Wei, L; Wang, H; Su, D; Mushrif, S; Chen, Y*; Extraction of (9,8) single-walled carbon nanotubes by fluorene-based polymers, Chemistry – An Asian Journal20149, 868–877
96. Wei, L; Jiang, W; Goh, K; Chen, Y*; Mechanical reinforcement of polyethylene using n-alkyl group functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes: effect of alkyl group carbon chain length and density, Polymer Engineering and Science201454, 336–344
95. Ren, F; Kanaan, S; Majewska, M; Keskar, G; Azoz, S; Wang, H; Wang, X; Haller, G; Chen, Y; Pfefferle, L*; Increase in the yield of (and selective synthesis of Large-diameter) single-walled carbon nanotubes through water-assisted ethanol pyrolysis, Journal of Catalysis2014309, 419–427
94. Wei, L; Bai, SH; Peng, WK; Yuan, Y; Si, RM; Goh, KL; Jiang, RR; Chen, Y*; Narrow-chirality distributed single-walled carbon nanotube synthesis by remote plasma enhanced ethanol deposition on cobalt incorporated MCM-41 catalyst, Carbon201466, 134-143

2013
93. Jiang, W; Zhang, K; Wei, L; Yu, DS; Wei, J; Chen, Y*; Hybrid ternary rice paper–manganese oxide–carbon nanotube nanocomposites for flexible supercapacitors, Nanoscale20135, 11108-11117
92. Yu, DS; Goh, K; Wei, L; Wang, H; Zhang, Q; Jiang, W; Si, R; Chen, Y*; Multifunctional nitrogen-rich “brick-and-mortar” carbon as high performance supercapacitor electrodes and oxygen reduction electrocatalysts, Journal of Materials Chemistry A20131, 11061–11069
91. Goh, K; Setiawan, L; Wei, L; Jiang, W; Wang, R*; Chen, Y*; Fabrication of novel functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotube immobilized hollow fber membranes for enhanced performance in forward osmosis process, Journal of Membrane Science2013446, 244–254
90. Yu, DS; Wei, L; Jiang, W; Wang, H; Sun, B; Zhang, Q; Goh, K; Si, R; Chen, Y*; Nitrogen doped holey graphene as efficient metal-free multifunctional electrochemical catalysts for hydrazine oxidation and oxygen reduction, Nanoscale, 2013, 5, 3457-3464
89.  Si, RM; Wang, H; Wei, L; Chen, Y*; Wang, ZF; Wei, J; Length dependent performances of sodium deoxycholate dispersed single walled carbon nanotube thin-film transistors, Journal of Materials Research201328, 1004-2011
88. Wang, H; Fang, R; Liu, C; Si, R; Yu, D; Pfefferle, L; Haller, G; Chen, Y*; CoSO4/SiO2 catalyst for selective synthesis of (9,8) single walled carbon nanotubes: effect of catalyst calcination, Journal of Catalysis, 2013300, 91–101
87. Wang, H; Goh, K; Xue, R; Yu, D; Jiang, W; Lau, R; Chen, Y*; Sulfur doped Co/SiO2 catalysts for chirally selective synthesis of single walled carbon nanotubes, Chemical Communications, 201349, 2031 – 2033
86. Wang, Q; Wei, L; Sullivan, M; Yang, SW; Chen, Y*; Graphene layers on Cu and Ni (111) surfaces in layer controlled graphene growth, RSC Advances20133, 3046–3053
85. Wang, H; Wei, L; Ren, F; Wang, Q; Pfefferle, L; Haller, G; Chen, Y*; Chiral-selective CoSO4/SiO2 catalyst for (9,8) single walled carbon nanotube, ACS Nano20137, 614–626
84. Wei, L; Chen, FM; Wang, H; Zeng, TY; Wang, QS, Chen, Y*; Acetone-induced graphene oxide film formation at water-air interface, Chemistry – An Asian Journal, 2013, 8, 437-443

2012
83. Wang, Q; Wang, H; Wei, L; Yang, SW; Chen, Y*; Reactive sites for chiral selective growth of single walled carbon nanotubes: a DFT study of Ni55–Cn complexes, Journal of Physical Chemistry A,  2012116, 11709–11717
82. Liu, SB; Hu, M; Zeng, TY; Wu, R; Jiang, RR; Wei, J; Wang, L; Kong, J; Chen, Y*; Lateral dimension dependent antibacterial activity of graphene oxide sheets, Langmuir201228, 1236412372
81. Shen, JM; Liu, AD; Tu, Y; Wang, H; Jiang RR; Ouyang, J; Chen, Y*; Asymmetric deposition of manganese oxide in single walled carbon nanotube films as electrodes for flexible high frequency response electrochemical capacitors, Electrochimica Acta, 201278, 122– 132
80. Mesgari, S; Poon, YF; Yan, LY; Chen, Y; Loo, LS; Thong, YX; Chan-Park, MB*; High selectivity cum yield gel electrophoresis separation of single-walled carbon nanotubes using a chemically selective polymer dispersant, Journal of Physical Chemistry C2012116,10266–10273
79. Wang, L; Zhang, FH; Ching, CB; Chen, Y; Jiang, RR*; Nanotube-supported bioproduction of 4-hydroxy-2-butanone via in situ cofactor regeneration, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2012, 94, 1233–1241
78. Yu, T; Gong, YX; Lu, TT; Wei, L; Li, YQ; Mu, YG; Chen, Y; Liao, K*; Recognition of carbon nanotube chirality by phage display, RSC Advances20122, 1466-1476
77. Wang, L; Chen, Y; Jiang, RR*; Nanoparticle-supported consecutive reactions catalyzed by alkyl hydroperoxide reductase, Journal of Molecular Catalysis B-Enzymatic201276, 9-14

2011
76. Yan, LY; Li, WF; Mesgari, S; Leong, SSJ; Chen, Y; Loo, LS; Mu, YG; Chan-Park, MB*; Use of a chondroitin sulfate isomer as an effective and removable dispersant of single-walled carbon nanotubes, Small20117, 2758-2768
75. Qi, XB; Gunawan, P; Wang, KA; Chen, Y; Chan-Park, MB; Xu, R; Chang, MW*; Covalent immobilization of nisin on multi-walled carbon nanotubes: superior antimicrobial and anti-biofilm properties, Nanoscale20113, 1874–1880
74. Gunawan, P; Guan, C; Song, XH; Zhang, QY; Leong, SSJ; Tang, CY; Chen, Y; Chan-Park, MB; Chang, MW; Wang, KA; Xu, R*; Hollow fiber membrane decorated with Ag/MWNTs: toward effective water disinfection and biofouling control; ACS Nano20115, 10033-10040
73. Si, RM; Wang, K; Chen, T*; Chen, Y*; Chemometric determination of the length distribution of single walled carbon nanotubes through optical spectroscopy, Analytica Chimica Acta2011708, 28-36
72. Liu, SB; Zeng, TH; Hofmann, M; Burcombe, E; Wei, J; Jiang, RR; Kong, J; Chen, Y*; Antibacterial activity of graphite, graphite oxide, graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide: membrane and oxidative stress, ACS Nano20115, 6971-6980
71. Shen, JM; Liu, AD; Tu, Y; Foo, GS; Yeo, CB; Chan-Park, MB; Jiang, RR; Chen, Y*; How carboxylic groups improve the performance of single-walled carbon nanotube electrochemical capacitors?, Energy & Environmental Science20114, 4220 – 4229
70. Chen, FM; Liu, SB; Shen, JM; Wei, L; Liu, AD; Chan-Park, MB; Chen, Y*; Ethanol-assisted graphene oxide-based thin film formation at pentane–water interface, Langmuir201127, 9174-9181
69. Fang, Z*; Liu, YF; Fan, YT; Ni, YH; Wei, XW; Tang, KB; Shen, JM*; Chen, Y; Epitaxial growth of CdS nanoparticle on Bi(2)S(3) nanowire and potocatalytic application of the heterostructure; Journal of Physical Chemistry C2011115, 13968-13976
68. Wang, Q; Yang, SW; Yang, YH; Chan-Park, MB; Chen, Y*; Charge transfer between metal clusters and growing carbon structures in chirality-controlled single walled Carbon nanotube growth, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters20112, 1009–1014
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67. Feng, JL; Alam, SM; Yan, LY; Li, CM1; Judeh, Z; Chen, Y; Li, LJ; Lim, KH; Chan-Park, MB*; Sorting of single-walled carbon nanotubes based on metallicity by selective precipitation with polyvinylpyrrolidone; Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2011, 115, 5199–5206
66. Wei, L; Tezuka, N; Umeyama, T; Imahori, H; Chen, Y*; Formation of single-walled carbon nanotube thin films enriched with semiconducting nanotubes and their application in photoelectrochemical devices, Nanoscale20113, 1845-1849
65. Wang, L; Xu, R; Chen, Y; Jiang, RR; Activity and stability comparison of immobilized NADH oxidase on multi-walled carbon nanotubes, narbon nanospheres, and single-walled carbon nanotubes, Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic201169, 120–126
64. Wang, Q; Lim, KH; Yang, SW; Yang, YH; Chen, Y*; Atomic carbon adsorption on Ni nanoclusters: a DFT study, Theoretical Chemistry Accounts2011128, 17-24
63. Chen, HL; Shen, JM; Guo, LH; Chen, Y; Kim, DH*; Cellular response of RAW 264.7 to spray-coated multi-walled carbon nanotube films with various surfactants, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research A, 201196A, 413–421

2010
62. Loebick, CZ ; Lee, S; Derrouiche, S; Schwab, M; Chen, Y; Haller, G; Pfefferle, L*; A Novel synthesis route for bimetallic CoCr-MCM-41 catalysts with higher metal loadings. their application in the high yield, selective synthesis of single-wall carbon nanotubes; Journal of Catalysis2010,271, 358-369
61. Dai, Z; Yan, LY; Alam, SM; Feng, JL; Mariathomas, PRD; Chen, Y; Li, CM; Zhang, Q; Li, LJ; Lim, KH; Chan-Park, MB*; Selective small-diameter metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes removal by mere standing with anthraquinone and application to field-effect transistor; Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2010114, 21035–21041
60. Wang, H; Wang, B; Quek, XY; Wei, L; Zhao, JW; Li, LJ; Chan-Park, MB; Yang, YH*; Chen, Y*; Selective synthesis of (9,8) single walled carbon nanotubes on cobalt incorporated TUD-1 catalysts; Journal of the American Chemical Society2010132, 16747–16749
59. Liu, SB; Ng, AK; Xu, R; Wei, J; Tan, CM; Yang, YH; Chen, Y*; Antibacterial action of dispersed single-walled carbon nanotubes on Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis investigated by atomic force microscopy; Nanoscale20102, 2744–2750
58. Wang, L; Wei, L; Chen, Y; Jiang, RR*; Specific and reversible immobilization of NADH oxidase on functionalized carbon nanotubes, Journal of Biotechnology, 2010150, 57-63
57. Wei, L; Li, LJ; Chan-Park, MB; Yang, YH; Chen, Y*; Aggregation–dependent photoluminescence sidebands in single-walled carbon nanotube, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2010114, 6704–6711
56. Tang, Q; Hu, S; Chen YT, Guo, Z; Hu, Y; Chen, Y; Yang, YH*; Highly dispersed manganese oxide catalysts grafted on SBA-15: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic application in trans-stilbene epoxidation, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials,2010132, 501-509
55. Quek, XY; Liu, DP; Cheo, WNE; Wang, H; Chen, Y; Yang, YH*; Nickel-grafted TUD-1 mesoporous catalysts for carbon dioxide reforming of methane, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental201095,374-382
54.  Guo, Z; Du, Y; Liu, XB; Ng, SC; Chen, Y; Yang, YH*; Enantioselectively controlled release of chiral drug (metoprolol) using chiral mesoporous silica materials, Nanotechnology201021, 165103
53. Lee, CW; Han, XD; Chen, FM; Wei, J; Chen, Y; Chan-Park, MB; Li, LJ*; Solution-processable carbon nanotubes for semiconducting thin-film transistor devices;, Advanced Materials201022, 1278-1282
52. Wang, Q; Ng, MF; Yang, SW; Yang, YH; Chen, Y*; The mechanism of single-walled carbon nanotube growth and chirality selection induced by carbon atom and dimer addition, ACS Nano20104, 939–946
51. Yan, LY; Li, WF; Fan, XF; Wei, L; Chen, Y; Kuo, JL; Li, LJ; Kwak, SK; Mu, YG; Chan-Park, MB*, Enrichment of (8,4) single-walled carbon nanotubes through co-extraction with heparin, Small20106, 110–118

2009
50. Liu, SB; Wei, L; Hao, L; Fang, N; Chang, MW; Xu, R; Yang, Y; Chen, Y*; Sharper and faster “nano darts” kill more bacteria: a study of antibacterial activity of individually dispersed pristine single-walled carbon nanotube, ACS Nano20093, 3891–3902
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49. Chen, FM; Ye, J; Teo, MY; Zhao, Y; Tan, LP; Chen, Y; Chan-Park, MB; Li, LJ*; Species-dependent energy transfer of surfactant-dispersed semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2009113, 14946–14952
48. Liu XB; Li, LS; Du, Y; Guo, Z; Ong, TT; Chen, Y; Ng, SC; Yang, YH*; Synthesis of large pore-diameter SBA-15 mesostructured spherical silica and its application in ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography, Journal of Chromatography A20091216, 7767–7773
47. Chan, MY; Wei, L; Chen, Y; Ho, L; Lee, PS*; Charge-induced conductance Modulation of carbon nanotube field effect transistor memory devices, Carbon200947, 3063-3070
46. Chen, FM; Zhang, WJ; Jia, ML; Wei, L; Fan, XF; Kuo, JL; Chen, Y; Chan-Park, MB; Xia, AD; Li, LJ*; Energy transfer from photo-excited fluorene-polymers to single-walled carbon nanotubes, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2009113, 14946–14952
45. Du, Y; Yu, JH; Chen, Y; Yang, YH*; Mesostructured molecular solid material |Co(en)3|(Zr2F11H2O) with enhanced photoelectronic effect. Dalton Transactions, 2009, 34, 6736–6740
44. Wei, L; Wang, B; Liu, DP; Li, LJ; Yang, YH; Chen, Y*; In-situ formation of cobalt nanoclusters in sol-gel silica films for single-walled carbon nanotube growth. Nano2009, 4, 99-106
43. Shen, JM; Li, JY; Chen, Y; Huang, Z; Construction of unconventional hexapod-like tellurium nanostructure with morphology-dependent photoluminescence property, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2009113, 9502–9508
42. Wang, B; Yang, YH; Li, LJ; Chen, Y*; Effect of different catalyst supports on the (n,m) selective growth of single-walled carbon nanotube from Co-Mo catalyst, Journal of Materials Science200944, 3285–3295
41. Liu, XB; Du, Y; Guo, Z; Gunasekaran, S; Ching, CB; Chen, Y; Leong, SSJ; Yang, YH*; Monodispersed MCM-41 large particles by modified pseudomorphic transformation: diamine functionalization and application in protein bioseparation. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 2009, 122, 114-120
40. Tantang, H; Ong, JY; Loh, CL; Dong, XC; Chen, P; Chen, Y; Hu, X; Tan, LP; Li, LJ*; Using oxidation to increase the electrical conductivity of carbon nanotube electrodes. Carbon2009, 47, 1867–1870
39. Chen, G; Wang, Y; Tan, LH; Yang, MX; Tan, LS; Chen, Y; Chen, HY*; High-purity separation of gold nanoparticle dimers and trimers. Journal of the American Chemical Society2009, 131, 4218–4219
38. Sun, H; Tang, QH; Du, Y; Liu, XB; Chen, Y; Yang, YH*; Mesostructured SBA-16 with excellent hydrothermal, thermal and mechanical stabilities: modified synthesis and its catalytic application. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science2009333,317–323
37. Liu, XB; Sun, H; Chen, Y; Yang, YH; Borgna, A*; Preparation of spherical large-particle MCM-41 with broad particle-size distribution by a modified pseudomorphic transformation. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 2009, 121, 73–78

2008
36. Wei, L; Lee, CW; Li, LJ; Sudibya, HG; Wang, B; Chen, LQ; Chen, P; Yang, YH; Chan-Park, MB; Chen, Y*; Assessment of (n,m) selectively enriched small diameter single-walled carbon nanotubes by density differentiation from cobalt-incorporated MCM-41 for macroelectronics. Chemistry of Materials 200820, 7417–7424
35. Yuan, W; Jiang, GH; Che, JF; Qi, XB; Xu, R; Chang, MW; Chen, Y; Lim, SY; Dai, J; Chan-Park, MB*; Deposition of silver nanoparticles on multi-walled carbon nanotubes grafted with hyperbranched poly(amidoamine) and their antimicrobial effects.Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2008, 112, 18754–18759
34. Shi, YM; Dong, XC; Tantang, H; Chen, FM; Lee, CW; Zhang, KK; Chen, Y; Wang, JL; Li, LJ*; Photoconductivity from carbon nanotube transistors activated by photosensitive polymers. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2008, 112, 18201–18206 
33. Wei, L; Wang, B; Wang, Q; Li, LJ; Yang, YH; Chen, Y*; Effect of centrifugation on the purity of single-walled carbon nanotubes from MCM-41 containing cobalt. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2008112, 17567–17575
32. Liu, XB; Sun, H; Chen, Y; Lau, R; Yang, YH*; Preparation of large particle MCM-41 and investigation on its fluidization behavior and application in single walled carbon nanotube production in a fluidized-bed reactor. Chemical Engineering Journal2008142, 331–336
31. Lee, CW; Weng, CH; Wei, L; Chen, Y; Chan-Park, MB; Tsai, CH; Leou, KC; Poa, P; Wang, JL; Li, LJ*; Towards high performance solution-processed carbon nanotube network transistors by removing nanotube bundles. Journal of Physical Chemistry C2008112, 12089–12091
30. Yan, LY; Poon, YF; Chan-Park, MB; Chen, Y; Zhang, Q*; Individually dispersing single-walled carbon nanotubes with novel neutral pH water-soluble chitosan derivatives, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2008,112, 7579–7587
29. Lou, Z; Wang, R; Sun, H; Chen, Y* and Yang YH*; Direct synthesis of highly ordered Co-SBA-15 mesoporous materials by the pH-adjusting approach. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials2008, 15, 347-354
28. Wei, L; Wang, B; Goh TH; Li, LJ; Yang, YH; Chan-Park, MB; Chen, Y*; Selective enrichment of (6,5) and (8,3) single-walled carbon nanotubes via co-surfactant extraction from narrow (n,m) distribution samples. Journal of Physical Chemistry B,2008, 112, 2771 -2774.
27. Fu, DL; Lim, HL; Shi, YM; Dong, XC; Mhaisalkar, SG; Chen, Y; Moochhala, S; Li, LJ*; Differentiation of gas molecules using flexible and all-carbon nanotube devices; Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2008, 112, 650-653.

2007
26. Chen, Y*, Wei, L, Lim, S, Ciuparu, D; Zheng, M, Chen, J, Wang, B, Yang, YH, Haller, GL, Pfefferle, L; Low defect, purified, narrowly (n, m)-dispersed single walled carbon nanotubes growing from cobalt incorporated MCM-41 for electronic device applications; ACS Nano20071, 327-336
25. Chen, FM; Wang, B; Chen, Y; Li, LJ*; Toward the extraction of single species of single-walled carbon nanotubes using fluorene-based polymers; Nano Letters20077, 3013-3017   Highlighted in Nature2007, 450, 486
24. Wang, B; Wei, L; Yao, L; Li, LJ; Yang, YH; Chen, Y*; Pressure-induced single-walled carbon nanotube (n,m) selectivity on Co-Mo catalysts; Journal of Physical Chemistry C2007111, 14612-14616
23. Lee, CW; Zhang, K; Tantang, H; Lohani, A; Mhaisalkar, SG; Li, LJ*; Nagahiro, T; Tamada, K;Chen, Y; Tuning of electrical characteristics in networked carbon nanotube field-effect transistors using thiolated molecules; Applied Physics Letters200791 103515-103518
22. Chen, Y*; Wang, B; Li, LJ; Yang, YH; Ciuparu, D; Lim, S; Haller, GL; Pfefferle, L; Effect of different carbon sources on the growth of single-walled carbon nanotube from MCM-41 containing nickel; Carbon200745, 2217-2228.
21. Tang, Q; Wang, C; Hu, S; Sun, H; Chen, Y; Haller, GL; Yang, YH; Radius of curvature effect on the selective oxidation of cyclohexene over highly ordered V-MCM-41; Catalysis Letters2007117, 1-2, 25-33
20. Wang, B.; Poa, C.; Wei, L.; Li, L.; Yang, Y.; Chen, Y*. (n,m) Selectivity of single-walled carbon nanotubes by different carbon precursors on Co-Mo catalysts; Journal of the American Chemical Society,2007, 129, 9014-9019.
19. Fu, Dongliang; Xu, Yanping; Li, LJ*; Chen, Y.; Mhaisalkar, S. G.; Boey, F. Y. C.; Lin, Tsung-Wu; Moochhala, Shabbir, Electrical detection of nitric oxide using single-walled carbon nanotube network devices; Carbon2007,45, 1911–1920

​2006
18. Chen, Y*; Ciuparu, D.; Lim, S.; Haller, G. L.; Pfefferle, L. D.; The Effect of the Cobalt Loading on the growth of single wall carbon nanotubes by CO disproportionation on Co-MCM-41 catalysts; Carbon, 2006, 44, 67-78.
17. Yang, YH, Lim, S; Du, G; Wang, C; Ciuparu, D; Chen, Y; Haller, GL*; Controlling of physicochemical properties of nickel-substituted MCM-41 by adjustment of the synthesis solution pH and tetramethylammonium silicate concentration; Journal of Physical Chemistry B2006110, 12, 5927-5935.

2005
16. Yang, YH, York, JD; Xu, J; Lim, S; Chen, Y; Haller, GL*; Statistical design of C10-Co-MCM-41 catalytic template for synthesizing smaller-diameter single-wall carbon nanotubes; Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 200586, 303-313.
15. Ciuparu, D; Haider, P; Fernandez-Garca, M; Chen, Y; Lim, S; Haller, GL; Pfefferle, L*; X-ray absorption spectroscopic investigation of partially reduced cobalt species in Co-MCM-41 catalysts during synthesis of single-wall carbon nanotubes; Journal of Physical Chemistry B2005109, 16332-16339
14. Chen, Y; Ciuparu, D; Yang, YH; Lim, S; Chuan, W; Haller, GL; Pfefferle, L*; Single-wall carbon nanotubes synthesis by CO disproportionation on nickel-incorporated MCM-41; Nanotechnology, 200516, S476–S483.
13. Yang, YH; Lim, S; Du, G; Chen, Y; Ciuparu, D; Haller, GL*; Synthesis and characterization of highly ordered Ni-MCM-41 mesoporous molecular sieves; Journal of Physical Chemistry B2005109, 13237-13246
12. Li, Y; Chen, Y; Xiang, R; Ciuparu, D; Pfefferle, L; Horvath, C; Wilkins, JA*; Incorporating single wall carbon nanotubes into organic polymer monolith as the stationary phase for μ-HPLC and capillary electrochromatography; Analytical Chemistry, 200577, 1398-1406.
11. Haider, P; Chen, Y; Haller, GL; Pfefferle, L; Ciuparu, D*, Application of the generalized 2D correlation analysis to X-ray absorption spectra; Journal of the American Chemical Society,2005127, 1906-1912
10. Lim, S; Yang, YH; Ciuparu, D; Chen, Y;  Pfefferle, L; Haller, GL*; The effect of pH on the physicochemical properties of Co substituted MCM-41; Topics in Catalysis,200534, 31-40
9. Lim, S; Ciuparu, D; Chen, Y; Yang, YH; Pfefferle, L; Haller, GL*; Pore curvature effect on the stability of Co-MCM-41 and the formation of size-controllable subnanometer Co clusters; Journal of Physical Chemistry B,2005109, 2285-2294

2004
8. Lim, S; Ciuparu, D; Chen, Y; Pfefferle, L; Haller, GL*; Effect of Co-MCM-41 conversion to cobalt silicate for catalytic growth of single wall carbon; Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2004108, 20095-20101
7. Ciuparu, D; Chen, Y; Lim, S; Yang, YH; Haller, GL; Pfefferle, L*; Mechanism of cobalt cluster size control in Co-MCM-41 during single-wall carbon nanotubes synthesis by CO disproportionation; Journal of Physical Chemistry B,2004108, 15565-15571
6. Chen, Y; Ciuparu, D; Lim, S; Yang, YH; Haller, GL; Pfefferle, L*; Synthesis of uniform diameter single-wall carbon nanotubes in Co-MCM-41: effects of CO pressure and reaction time; Journal of Catalysis,2004226, 351-362
5. Chen, Y; Ciuparu, D; Lim, S; Yang, YH; Haller, GL; Pfefferle, L*; Synthesis of uniform diameter single-wall carbon nanotubes in Co-MCM-41: effects of the catalyst prereduction and nanotube growth temperatures; Journal of Catalysis,2004225, 453-465
4. Ciuparu, D; Chen, Y; Lim, S; Haller, GL; Pfefferle, L*; Uniform-diameter single-walled carbon nanotubes catalytically grown in cobalt-incorporated MCM-41; Journal of Physical Chemistry B2004108, 503-507  Link

2003
3.Lim, S; Ciuparu, D; Pak, C; Dobek, F; Chen, Y; Harding, D; Pfefferle, L; Haller, GL, Synthesis and characterization of highly ordered Co-MCM-41 for production of aligned single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT); Journal of Physical Chemistry B2003107, 11048-11056 Link
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2001
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Edited Book

1. Guo, Z; Chen, Y; Lu, L; Multifunctional Nanocomposites for Energy and Environmental Applications, Wiley, 2018. (ISBN: 978-3-527-34213-6)


Book chapters

1. Liu, L; Kong, LB; Yin, WY; Chen, Y; Matitsiner, S; Microwave Dielectric Properties of Carbon Nanotube Composites, in “Carbon Nanotubes”, published by ln-Tech, 2010. (ISBN 9789533070544)
2. Chen, Y*Ng, KA; Bai, SH; Si, RM; Wei, L; Wang, Q; Separation of Metallic and Semiconducting Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes, in “Carbon Nanotubes and their Applications”, published by Pan–Stanford Publishing, 2011. (ISBN: 9789814241908)
3. Liu, SB; Chen, Y*; Antimicrobial Activity of Carbon Nanotubes, in “Emerging Strategies for Antimicrobial Drug Discovery”, published by CABI, 2012 (ISBN: 9781845939434)
4. Chen, Y*; Wang, B; Yang, YH; Wang, Q; Developments in Catalytic Methodology for (n,m) Selective Synthesis of SWNTs, in “Luminescence: the Instrumental Key to the Future of Nanotechnology”, published by Pan–Stanford Publishing, 2013 (ISBN: 9789814241953)


Patent

1. Chen, Y; Yu, DS; Method of preparing a graphene oxide-carbon fiber hybrid filament, 2015, WO2015163820.
2. Chen, Y; Methods of preparing catalysts for the chirally selective synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes, US20150037240 A1, CN104254394A, WO2013137825A1.  
3. Chen, Y; Yang; YH; Method of forming single-walled carbon nanotubes, by Nanyang Technological University, WO2011002417 A1, CN102548896A, CN102548896B,US8747799, US20120171107.
4. Haller, GL; Lim, S; Dragos, D; Chen, Y; Yang, YH; Pfefferle, L; Size-controllable transition metal clusters in MCM-41 for improving chemical catalysis, US20090325790 A1, WO2006002116A2, WO2006002116A3.