Publications

Sun, Y., Z. Wang, J. Chen, Z. Huang, H. Fu, M. Chi, M. A. Arnould, and S. Dai. “Radical Polymerization by Heterogeneous Ceria Nanocatalysts.” Small 21, no. 22 (June 5, 2025). 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.

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.

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.

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.

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, January 1, 2025, 2617–30. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.5c00923.

Banerjee, S., Y. S. Meng, A. M. Minor, M. Zhang, N. J. Zaluzec, M. K. Y. Chan, G. Seidler, et al. “Correction: Materials laboratories of the future for alloys, amorphous, and composite materials (MRS Bulletin, (2025), 50, 2, (190-207), 10.1557/s43577-024-00846-y).” MRS Bulletin, January 1, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1557/s43577-025-00884-0.

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.

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, January 1, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestengg.5c00042.

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.

Zhang, Sipei, Zhengwu Fang, Miaofang Chi, and Nicola H. Perry. “Facile Interfacial Reduction Suppresses Redox Chemical Expansion and Promotes the Polaronic to Ionic Transition in Mixed Conducting (Pr,Ce)O_2-δ Nanoparticles.” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 17, no. 1 (January 2025): 880–98. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c14828.

Zhou, Chengshuang, Jinwon Oh, Michael L. Stone, Sydney Richardson, Pin-Hung Chung, Jorge Osio-Norgaard, Bang T. Nhan, Abinash Kumar, Miaofang Chi, and Matteo Cargnello. “A General Approach for Metal Nanoparticle Encapsulation Within Porous Oxides.” Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) 36, no. 50 (December 2024): e2409710. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202409710.

Wang, Y., C. Thomas, K. Garman, H. Kim, Z. Chen, M. Chi, and C. Ban. “The Key Role of Grain Boundary Dynamics in Revolutionizing the Potential of Solid Electrolytes.” Advanced Functional Materials 34, no. 45 (November 5, 2024). https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202404434.

Kumar, Abinash, Elizaveta Tiukalova, Kartik Venkatraman, Andrew Lupini, Jordan A. Hachtel, and Miaofang Chi. “Calibrating cryogenic temperature of TEM specimens using EELS.” Ultramicroscopy 265 (November 2024): 114008. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2024.114008.

Jangid, Manoj K., Tae H. Cho, Tao Ma, Daniel W. Liao, Hwangsun Kim, Younggyu Kim, Miaofang Chi, and Neil P. Dasgupta. “Eliminating chemo-mechanical degradation of lithium solid-state battery cathodes during >4.5 V cycling using amorphous Nb₂O₅ coatings.” Nature Communications 15, no. 1 (November 2024): 10233. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54331-w.

Teeter, Jordan, Na Yeon Kim, Topojit Debnath, Nicholas Sesing, Tekwam Geremew, Dylan Wright, Miaofang Chi, et al. “Achieving the 1D Atomic Chain Limit in Van der Waals Crystals.” Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) 36, no. 48 (November 2024): e2409898. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202409898.

Werghi, Baraa, Shikha Saini, Pin-Hung Chung, Abinash Kumar, Amani M. Ebrahim, Kristen Abels, Miaofang Chi, Frank Abild-Pedersen, Simon R. Bare, and Matteo Cargnello. “Dynamic Behavior of Pt Multimetallic Alloys for Active and Stable Propane Dehydrogenation Catalysts.” Journal of the American Chemical Society 146, no. 45 (November 2024): 30966–75. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c09424.

Ni, H., W. R. Meier, H. Miao, A. F. May, B. C. Sales, J. M. Zuo, and M. Chi. “Real-space visualization of atomic displacements in a long-wavelength charge density wave using cryogenic 4D-STEM.” Physical Review Materials 8, no. 10 (October 1, 2024). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.8.104414.

Robinson, Alex W., Amirafshar Moshtaghpour, Jack Wells, Daniel Nicholls, Miaofang Chi, Ian MacLaren, Angus I. Kirkland, and Nigel D. Browning. “High-speed 4-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy using compressive sensing techniques.” Journal of Microscopy 295, no. 3 (September 2024): 278–86. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmi.13315.