Publications

Shi, Yifeng, Roberto Schimmenti, Shangqian Zhu, Kartik Venkatraman, Ruhui Chen, Miaofang Chi, Minhua Shao, Manos Mavrikakis, and Younan Xia. “Solution-Phase Synthesis of PdH_0.706 Nanocubes with Enhanced Stability and Activity toward Formic Acid Oxidation.” Journal of the American Chemical Society 144, no. 6 (February 2022): 2556–68. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c10199.

Cui, Mingjin, Chunpeng Yang, Sooyeon Hwang, Menghao Yang, Sean Overa, Qi Dong, Yonggang Yao, et al. “Multi-principal elemental intermetallic nanoparticles synthesized via a disorder-to-order transition.” Science Advances 8, no. 4 (January 2022): eabm4322. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abm4322.

Zachman, Michael J., Zhenzhong Yang, Yingge Du, and Miaofang Chi. “Robust Atomic-Resolution Imaging of Lithium in Battery Materials by Center-of-Mass Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy.” ACS Nano 16, no. 1 (January 2022): 1358–67. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c09374.

Chen, Yizhen, Rachita Rana, Tyler Sours, Fernando D. Vila, Shaohong Cao, Thomas Blum, Jiyun Hong, et al. “A Theory-Guided X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Approach for Identifying Active Sites in Atomically Dispersed Transition-Metal Catalysts.” Journal of the American Chemical Society 143, no. 48 (December 2021): 20144–56. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c07116.

Liu, Xiaoming, Regina Garcia-Mendez, Andrew R. Lupini, Yongqiang Cheng, Zachary D. Hood, Fudong Han, Asma Sharafi, et al. “Local electronic structure variation resulting in Li 'filament' formation within solid electrolytes.” Nature Materials 20, no. 11 (November 2021): 1485–90. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-021-01019-x.

Zhang, Yu, Zhiheng Lyu, Zitao Chen, Shangqian Zhu, Yifeng Shi, Ruhui Chen, Minghao Xie, et al. “Maximizing the Catalytic Performance of Pd@Au_x Pd_1-x Nanocubes in H₂ O₂ Production by Reducing Shell Thickness to Increase Compositional Stability.” Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English) 60, no. 36 (September 2021): 19643–47. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202105137.

Zhang, Q., W. Arnold, Z. D. Hood, Y. Li, R. Dewees, M. Chi, Z. Chen, Y. Chen, and H. Wang. “Li0.625Al0.125H0.25Cl0.75O0.25Superionic Conductor with Disordered Rock-Salt Structure.” ACS Applied Energy Materials 4, no. 8 (August 23, 2021): 7674–80. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.1c01011.

Yao, Y., Z. Huang, L. A. Hughes, J. Gao, T. Li, D. Morris, S. E. Zeltmann, et al. “Extreme mixing in nanoscale transition metal alloys.” Matter 4, no. 7 (July 7, 2021): 2340–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2021.04.014.

Zachman, Michael J., Jacob Madsen, Xiang Zhang, Pulickel M. Ajayan, Toma Susi, and Miaofang Chi. “Interferometric 4D-STEM for Lattice Distortion and Interlayer Spacing Measurements of Bilayer and Trilayer 2D Materials.” Small (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany) 17, no. 28 (July 2021): e2100388. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202100388.

Gao, Wenpei, Ahmed O. Elnabawy, Zachary D. Hood, Yifeng Shi, Xue Wang, Luke T. Roling, Xiaoqing Pan, Manos Mavrikakis, Younan Xia, and Miaofang Chi. “Atomistic insights into the nucleation and growth of platinum on palladium nanocrystals.” Nature Communications 12, no. 1 (June 2021): 3215. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23290-x.

Qiu, Jichuan, Zitao Chen, Miaofang Chi, and Younan Xia. “Swelling-Induced Symmetry Breaking: A Versatile Approach to the Scalable Production of Colloidal Particles with a Janus Structure.” Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English) 60, no. 23 (June 2021): 12980–84. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202102164.

Liu, Y., L. L. Wang, Q. Zheng, Z. Huang, X. Wang, M. Chi, Y. Wu, et al. “Site Mixing for Engineering Magnetic Topological Insulators.” Physical Review X 11, no. 2 (May 1, 2021). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.11.021033.

Li, T., Y. Yao, Z. Huang, P. Xie, Z. Liu, M. Yang, J. Gao, et al. “Author Correction: Denary oxide nanoparticles as highly stable catalysts for methane combustion (Nature Catalysis, (2021), 4, 1, (62-70), 10.1038/s41929-020-00554-1).” Nature Catalysis 4, no. 5 (May 1, 2021): 439. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-021-00613-1.

Blum, Thomas, Jeffery Graves, Michael J. Zachman, Felipe Polo-Garzon, Zili Wu, Ramakrishnan Kannan, Xiaoqing Pan, and Miaofang Chi. “Machine Learning Method Reveals Hidden Strong Metal-Support Interaction in Microscopy Datasets.” Small Methods 5, no. 5 (May 2021): e2100035. https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202100035.

Ding, L., C. Hu, E. Feng, C. Jiang, I. A. Kibalin, A. Gukasov, M. Chi, N. Ni, and H. Cao. “Neutron diffraction study of magnetism in van der Waals layered MnBi2n Te3n+1.” Journal of Physics D Applied Physics 54, no. 17 (April 29, 2021). https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/abe0dd.

Upadhyay, N. K., T. Blum, P. Maksymovych, N. V. Lavrik, N. Davila, J. A. Katine, A. V. Ievlev, M. Chi, Q. Xia, and J. J. Yang. “Engineering Tunneling Selector to Achieve High Non-linearity for 1S1R Integration.” Frontiers in Nanotechnology 3 (April 15, 2021). https://doi.org/10.3389/fnano.2021.656026.

Zhao, Ming, Zitao Chen, Yifeng Shi, Zachary D. Hood, Zhiheng Lyu, Minghao Xie, Miaofang Chi, and Younan Xia. “Kinetically Controlled Synthesis of Rhodium Nanocrystals with Different Shapes and a Comparison Study of Their Thermal and Catalytic Properties.” Journal of the American Chemical Society 143, no. 16 (April 2021): 6293–6302. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c02734.

Zheng, Qiang, Tianli Feng, Jordan A. Hachtel, Ryo Ishikawa, Yongqiang Cheng, Luke Daemen, Jie Xing, et al. “Direct visualization of anionic electrons in an electride reveals inhomogeneities.” Science Advances 7, no. 15 (April 2021): eabe6819. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abe6819.

Polo-Garzon, F., T. F. Blum, Z. Bao, K. Wang, V. Fung, Z. Huang, E. E. Bickel, D. E. Jiang, M. Chi, and Z. Wu. “In situ strong metal-support interaction (SMSI) affects catalytic alcohol conversion.” ACS Catalysis 11, no. 4 (February 19, 2021): 1938–45. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.0c05324.

Nation, Leah, Yan Wu, Xiaoming Liu, Miaofang Chi, Yuqin Wu, Yue Qi, and Brian W. Sheldon. “Redox-couple investigations in Si-doped Li-rich cathode materials.” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics : PCCP 23, no. 4 (February 2021): 2780–91. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0cp05737a.

Chen, Ruhui, Quynh N. Nguyen, Ming Zhao, Zitao Chen, Miaofang Chi, and Younan Xia. “A Simple Route to the Synthesis of Pt Nanobars and the Mechanistic Understanding of Symmetry Reduction.” Chemistry (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany) 27, no. 8 (February 2021): 2760–66. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202004104.

Liu, X., X. Zhan, Z. D. Hood, W. Li, D. N. Leonard, A. Manthiram, and M. Chi. “Essential effect of the electrolyte on the mechanical and chemical degradation of LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2cathodes upon long-term cycling.” Journal of Materials Chemistry A 9, no. 4 (January 28, 2021): 2111–19. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ta07814j.

Li, T., Y. Yao, Z. Huang, P. Xie, Z. Liu, M. Yang, J. Gao, et al. “Denary oxide nanoparticles as highly stable catalysts for methane combustion.” Nature Catalysis 4, no. 1 (January 1, 2021): 62–70. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-020-00554-1.

Lyu, Zhiheng, Shangqian Zhu, Lang Xu, Zitao Chen, Yu Zhang, Minghao Xie, Tiehuai Li, et al. “Kinetically Controlled Synthesis of Pd-Cu Janus Nanocrystals with Enriched Surface Structures and Enhanced Catalytic Activities toward CO₂ Reduction.” Journal of the American Chemical Society 143, no. 1 (January 2021): 149–62. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c05408.

Hood, Zachary D., Xi Chen, Robert L. Sacci, Xiaoming Liu, Gabriel M. Veith, Yifei Mo, Junjie Niu, Nancy J. Dudney, and Miaofang Chi. “Elucidating Interfacial Stability between Lithium Metal Anode and Li Phosphorus Oxynitride via In Situ Electron Microscopy.” Nano Letters 21, no. 1 (January 2021): 151–57. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c03438.