Publications

Richardson, S., J. Smith, J. Oh, B. T. Nhan, M. Chi, and M. Cargnello. “Eliciting a Synergistic Effect between Mixed Metal Oxides and Metallic Pt Nanoparticles for Active and Stable Catalysts.” ACS Catalysis 16, no. 3 (February 6, 2026): 2406–16. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.5c07562.

Kim, Young-Hoon, Fehmi Sami Yasin, Na Yeon Kim, Max Birch, Xiuzhen Yu, Akiko Kikkawa, Yasujiro Taguchi, Jiaqiang Yan, and Miaofang Chi. “Ultralow-temperature cryogenic transmission electron microscopy using a new helium flow cryostat stage.” Ultramicroscopy 280 (February 2026): 114263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2025.114263.

Ni, Haoyang, Eric R. Hoglund, Jordan A. Hachtel, Jian-Min Zuo, Lijun Wu, Yimei Zhu, Andrew F. May, and Miaofang Chi. “Mesoscale Magnetostructural Phase Separation in Fe-deficient Fe₅GeTe₂.” Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) 38, no. 9 (February 2026): e15150. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202515150.

Jia, Haili, Yiming Chen, Gi-Hyeok Lee, Jacob Smith, Miaofang Chi, Wanli Yang, and Maria K. Y. Chan. “Revealing Local Structures through Machine-Learning-Fused Multimodal Spectroscopy.” ACS Nano 20, no. 5 (February 2026): 4228–40. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c16942.

Yang, F. Z., K. F. Luo, Weizhe Zhang, Xiaoyu Guo, W. R. Meier, H. Ni, H. X. Li, et al. “Incommensurate Transverse Peierls Transition and Signature of Chiral Charge Density Wave in EuAl₄.” Nature Communications 16, no. 1 (November 2025): 10401. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-65374-y.

Ni, Haoyang, Fehmi S. Yasin, Andrew F. May, Miaofang Chi, and Jian-Min Zuo. “Magnetic Phase Diagram of 2D Magnet Fe_5-xGeTe₂ Revealed by Cryogenic Lorentz 4D-STEM.” Nano Letters 25, no. 39 (October 2025): 14256–63. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c02690.

Smith, Jacob, Hwangsun Kim, Ke An, Yan Chen, Ondrej Dyck, Kate Reidy, and Miaofang Chi. “Unraveling Materials Synthesis Mechanisms Using In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy and Neutron Scattering.” Chemical Reviews 125, no. 18 (September 2025): 8731–63. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.5c00063.

Ghanbari, Reza, Harikrishnan Kp, Kinnary Patel, Hua Zhou, Tao Zhou, Rui Liu, Liyan Wu, et al. “Strain-induced lead-free morphotropic phase boundary.” Nature Communications 16, no. 1 (August 2025): 7766. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-63041-w.

Yang, W., H. Zhou, X. Yu, Z. Huang, M. Chi, Z. Wu, and Y. Li. “Atom Efficiency of Pd Sites for Methane Combustion: Single Atom Catalysts Versus Nanocatalysts.” ACS Es and T Engineering 5, no. 7 (July 11, 2025): 1706–14. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestengg.5c00042.

Zhang, Zhiyuan, Christopher Kondratowicz, Jacob Smith, Pavel Kucheryavy, Junjie Ouyang, Yijie Xu, Elizabeth Desmet, et al. “Plasma-Assisted Surface Nitridation of Proton Intercalatable WO₃ for Efficient Electrocatalytic Ammonia Synthesis.” ACS Energy Letters 10, no. 7 (July 2025): 3349–58. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.5c01034.

Wang, Zhongxiang, Lu Jin, Haoyang Ni, Hwangsun Kim, Yushun Zeng, Qifa Zhou, Miaofang Chi, Jin Nam, and Yadong Yin. “Controllable Doping for Tunable and Multimodal Emission in ZnS-Based Mechanoluminescent Nanocrystals.” Nano Letters 25, no. 30 (July 2025): 11747–55. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03084.

Wu, D., E. P. Alsaç, A. Claus, Z. Fang, M. K. Jangid, K. Lee, D. L. Nelson, et al. “The State of Reliable Characterization and Testing of Solid-State Batteries.” ACS Energy Letters 10, no. 6 (June 13, 2025): 2617–30. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.5c00923.

Sun, Yifan, Zongyu Wang, Jihua Chen, Zhennan Huang, Hanxin Fu, Miaofang Chi, Mark A. Arnould, and Sheng Dai. “Radical Polymerization by Heterogeneous Ceria Nanocatalysts.” Small (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany) 21, no. 22 (June 2025): e2502142. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202502142.

Thapaliya, B. P., A. S. Ivanov, S. Gao, H. Y. Chao, M. Lamm, A. Ganesan, M. Chi, et al. “Transforming CO2 to Porous Carbon as a High-Performing Sodium-Ion Battery Anode via Electrochemical Reduction in Molten Carbonates.” ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 13, no. 20 (May 26, 2025): 7385–94. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c10896.

Wang, Zhongxiang, Lu Jin, Elizaveta Tiukalova, Youyi Tai, Yushun Zeng, Dae Kim, Qifa Zhou, Miaofang Chi, Jin Nam, and Yadong Yin. “Size and Structural Control of Mechanoluminescent ZnS:Mn²⁺ Nanocrystals for Optogenetic Neuromodulation.” ACS Nano 19, no. 20 (May 2025): 19340–52. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c03057.

Liu, X., Z. Fang, Y. Zhang, Y. Wang, W. B. Andrews, K. Thornton, N. P. Dasgupta, and M. Chi. “Unraveling the Origin of Grain Boundary Lithium Deficiency in Ceramic Solid Electrolytes.” ACS Energy Letters 10, no. 4 (April 11, 2025): 1858–64. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.5c00117.

Mendoza, Kayna L., Haoyang Ni, Georgios Varnavides, Miaofang Chi, Colin Ophus, Amanda Petford-Long, and Charudatta Phatak. “Quantitative phase retrieval and characterization of magnetic nanostructures via Lorentz (scanning) transmission electron microscopy.” Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter : An Institute of Physics Journal 37, no. 20 (April 2025). https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648x/adc6e3.

Huang, Zhennan, Tangyuan Li, Ying Fang, Jacob Smith, Boyang Li, Alexandra Brozena, Qi Dong, et al. “Phase Changes of Multielemental Alloy Nanoparticles at Elevated Temperatures.” ACS Nano 19, no. 13 (April 2025): 13457–65. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c02343.

Ren, G., G. Y. Jung, H. Chen, C. Wang, B. Zhao, R. K. Vasudevan, J. A. Hachtel, et al. “Strain-Driven Stabilization of a Room-Temperature Chiral Multiferroic with Coupled Ferroaxial and Ferroelectric Order.” Advanced Functional Materials 35, no. 10 (March 4, 2025). https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202416560.

Nguyen, Quynh N., Kei Kwan Li, Yong Ding, Annemieke Janssen, Zhennan Huang, Miaofang Chi, and Younan Xia. “Facile Synthesis of Rhodium-Based Nanocrystals in a Metastable Phase and Evaluation of Their Thermal and Catalytic Properties.” Small Methods 9, no. 3 (March 2025): e2401143. https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202401143.

Fang, Z., J. Smith, K. Clelland, K. T. Tseng, J. Wolfenstine, O. Delaire, J. Sakamoto, and M. Chi. “Ionic conduction and interfacial stability in Na1+xZr2SixP3−xO12 solid electrolytes: Past, present, and future perspectives.” Applied Physics Reviews 12, no. 1 (March 1, 2025). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0241000.

Banerjee, S., Y. S. Meng, A. M. Minor, M. Zhang, N. J. Zaluzec, M. K. Y. Chan, G. Seidler, et al. “Materials laboratories of the future for alloys, amorphous, and composite materials.” MRS Bulletin 50, no. 2 (February 1, 2025): 190–207. https://doi.org/10.1557/s43577-024-00846-y.

Kim, Su Jae, Young-Hoon Kim, Bipin Lamichhane, Binod Regmi, Yousil Lee, Sang-Hyeok Yang, Seon Je Kim, et al. “An impermeable copper surface monolayer with high-temperature oxidation resistance.” Nature Communications 16, no. 1 (February 2025): 1462. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56709-w.

Smith, Jacob, Hoang Tran, Kevin M. Roccapriore, Zhaiming Shen, Guannan Zhang, and Miaofang Chi. “Advanced Compressive Sensing and Dynamic Sampling for 4D-STEM Imaging of Interfaces.” Small Methods 9, no. 1 (January 2025): e2400742. https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202400742.

Wang, Tao, Jiyoung Ock, X Chelsea Chen, Fan Wang, Meijia Li, Matthew S. Chambers, Gabriel M. Veith, et al. “Flux Synthesis of A-site Disordered Perovskite La_0.5M_0.5TiO₃ (M═Li, Na, K) Nanorods Tailored for Solid Composite Electrolytes.” Advanced Science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) 12, no. 3 (January 2025): e2408805. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202408805.