Publications

Razpopov, A., S. Mozaffari, T. Matsuoka, M. Cothrine, N. Huang, M. Chi, R. Valentí, and D. Mandrus. “α−RuCl3 intercalated into graphite as three-dimensional platform for exotic quantum phases (Accepted).” Communications Materials 7, no. 1 (December 1, 2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-026-01258-y.

Liccardo, G., B. T. Nhan, P. H. Chung, D. Hutton, G. D’Acunto, S. C. Mandal, J. Smith, et al. “Tailored Rh–Al2O3–ZrO2 Interfaces: Insights into Rh Aluminate Formation and Enhanced Stability.” Chemistry of Materials 38, no. 13 (July 14, 2026): 6479–88. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.6c00505.

Ghanbari, Reza, Eli Rodrigues, Young-Hoon Kim, Konnor Koons, Yan Li, Kabelo Lebogang, Yiming Ding, et al. “Deterministic Fabrication of Large-Area, High-Crystallinity Oxide Moiré Superlattices.” ACS Nano 20, no. 29 (July 2026): 20647–55. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.6c04794.

Kim, Young-Hoon, Reza Ghanbari, Min-Hyoung Jung, Yang Zhang, Young-Min Kim, Ruijuan Xu, and Miaofang Chi. “Establishing Atomic Coherence in Twisted Oxide Membranes Containing Volatile Elements.” Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), July 2026, e74365. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.74365.

Reach, A. R., M. A. Wright, A. S. Mulligan, Z. Fang, K. T. Tseng, C. Wang, J. G. Hu, et al. “Enhanced Sodium Dynamics in Biphasic NaSICON Solid Electrolytes.” Chemistry of Materials 38, no. 11 (June 9, 2026): 5356–68. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c03070.

Tiukalova, Elizaveta, Olugbenga Olunloyo, Kai Xiao, Jiaqiang Yan, Andrew R. Lupini, and Miaofang Chi. “Twist-Angle-Dependent Excitons in Moiré MoTe₂ Visualized by Cryogenic STEM and Monochromated EELS.” Nano Letters 26, no. 23 (June 2026): 7485–92. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c05483.

Kucukosman, Oguz Kaan, Hengfei Gu, Xueyuan Zhang, Jacob Smith, Zhiyuan Zhang, Elizabeth Desmet, Yiguang Ju, et al. “Mechanistic Insights into the Suppression of Proton Intercalation and the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction through Phosphorus Doping in Tungsten Oxide.” ACS Electrochemistry 2, no. 6 (June 2026): 1383–96. https://doi.org/10.1021/acselectrochem.6c00059.

Shipitsyn, V., W. Zuo, Z. Huang, Y. Zhang, H. Fu, C. M. Chak, G. L. Xu, M. Chi, and L. Ma. “Rinse-Free, Sodium-Efficient Synthesis of O3-Type Layered Oxide Materials Enabled by Acetate Precursors.” ACS Applied Energy Materials 9, no. 10 (May 25, 2026): 6534–41. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.6c00814.

Nhan, B. T., S. C. Mandal, J. Smith, G. Liccardo, S. Richardson, F. Abild-Pedersen, M. Chi, M. Cargnello, and S. F. Bent. “Effect of Oxide Chemistry on Pt Redistribution and Site Exposure in ALD-Coated Catalysts.” ACS Catalysis 16, no. 7 (April 3, 2026): 6464–76. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.5c08342.

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.

Liu, Y., W. Zhang, Z. Wang, J. Rao, B. Bhargava, H. Wan, T. Wang, et al. “Nanoengineered doping overcomes sintering and grain-boundary limitations in all-solid-state lithium batteries with garnet electrolytes.” Nature Nanotechnology, January 1, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-026-02226-w.

Shipitsyn, V., A. Rohan Mishra, H. Fu, Z. Huang, G. Pastel, Z. Yu, Y. Zhu, et al. “Fluorinated co-solvent drives anion-enriched solvation and NaF-rich cathode–electrolyte interphase for long-lifetime sodium-ion batteries.” Journal of Materials Chemistry A, January 1, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1039/d6ta04903f.

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.