Publications

A group focused on the synthesis, fabrication, and application of nanostructured materials

Refereed Publications

  1. S. Y. Yu, R. Behera, J. H. Park, S. Park, W. Y. Huang, H. Yang, High metal loading, two nanometer-sized platinum zinc intermetallic nanoparticles from atomically dispersed precursors for hydrogenation reaction, ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2023, xx, xxxx.
  2. (cover) Y.-T.  Pan, W. J. Zhu,  H. Yang, Reaction-driven formation of Cu-Ag Alloy nanostructures from Cu@Ag core-shell nanoparticles analyzed by Moirè patterns using environmental TEM images (invited), Surf. Sci., 2023, 736, 122349.
  3. S. Y. Yu, H. Yang, Design principles for the synthesis of platinum-cobalt intermetallic nanoparticles for electrocatalytic applications, Chem. Commun., 2023, 59, 4852-4871.
  4. S. Y. Yu, C. Zhang, H. Yang, Two-dimensional metal nanostructures: From theoretical understanding to experiment, Chem. Rev., 2023, 123, 3443-3492.
  5. W. X. Chen, X. Zhan, R. L. Yuan, S. Pidaparthy, A. .B Yong, H. S. An, Z. C. Tang, K. J. Yin, A. Patra, H. Jeong, C. Zhang, K. Ta, Z. W. Riedel, R. M. Stephens, D. P. Shoemaker, H. Yang, A. A. Gewirth, P. V. Braun, E. Ertekin, J.-M. Zuo, Q. Chen Formation and impact of nanoscopic oriented phase domains in electrochemical crystalline electrodes. Nat. Mater., 2023, 22, 92-99.
  6. C. Zhang, X. Zhan, T. Al-Zoubi, Y. L. Ma, P.-C. Shih, F. F. Wang, W. X. Chen, S. Pidaparthy, R. M. Stephens, Q. Chen, J.-M. Zuo, H. Yang, Electrochemical generation of birnessite MnO2 nanoflowers for intercalation of Mg2+ ions, Nano Energy, 2022, 102, 107696.
  7. C. Zhang, F. F. Wang, M. Batool, B. C. Xiong, H. Yang, Phase transition of SrCo0.9Fe0.1O3 electrocatalyst and their effects on oxygen evolution reaction (inivited), special issue on "Sustainable Materials for Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cells”, SusMat, 2022, 2, 445-455.
  8. Y. M. Wang, N. Satyavolu, H. Yang, Y. Lu, Kinetic reconstruction of DNA-programmed plasmonic metal nanostructures with predictable shapes and optical properties, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2022, 144, 4410-4421.
  9. C. Zhang, F. F. Wang, B. C. Xiong, H. Yang, Regulating the electronic structures of mixed B-site pyrochlore to enhance the turnover frequency in water oxidation (invited), Nano Converg., 2022, 9, 22.
  10. F. F. Wang,† C. Zhang,†  H. Yang, Mixed B-site Ruddlesden-Popper phase Sr2(RuxIr1-x)O4 enables enhanced activity for oxygen evolution reaction (invited), J. Energy Chem., 2022, 70, 623-629. †: equal contribution. This paper is an invited contribution to the virtual special issue (VSI): “Emerging Energy Chemistry—110th Anniversary Tsinghua University".
  11. H. Lu, Y. Jiang, O. Abiodun, L. Schideman, A. N. Kuhn, H. Yang, Y. Q. Lu, Catalytic removal of oxygen impurities from pressurized oxy-combustion flue gas for the production of high purity carbon dioxide, Energy & Fuels, 2022, 36, 2701-2711.
  12. L. B. Yang, Q. S. Su, B. C. Si, Y. L. Zhang, Y. H. Zhang, H. Yang, X. F. Zhou, Enhancing bioenergy production with carbon capture of microalgae by ultraviolet spectrum conversion via graphene oxide quantum dots, Chem. Eng. J., 2022, 429, 132230.
  13. Y. Qi, H. Yang, S. F. Zhang, Bubble evolution and manipulation revealed by reconfigurable shape-memory photonic crystals with tunable wettability, Chem. Eng. J., 2022, 428, 130859.
  14. Y. Zhou, T. Al-Zoubi, Y. L. Ma, H.-W. Hsiao, C. Zhang, C.J. Sun, J.-M. Zuo, H. Yang, Boosting the activity of non-platinum group metal electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction via dual-ligated atomically dispersed precursors immobilized on carbon supports, Nano Energy, 2021, 90, 106547.
  15. A.M. Esposito, A. Magaña, E. S. Thornburg, R. T. Haasch, H. Yang, A. A. Gewirth, Using magnetometry to understand the relative role of magnetic particles in Co-based catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2021, 125, 17709-17717.
  16. A. N. Kuhn, H. D. Zhao, U. O. Nwabara, X. F. Lu, M Y. Liu, Y.-T. Pan, W. J. Zhu, P. J. A. Kenis, H. Yang, Engineering silver-enriched copper core-shell electrocatalysts to enhance the production of ethylene and C2+ chemicals from carbon dioxide at low cell potentials, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2021, 31, 2101668.
  17. T. Al-Zoubi, W. Gao, C. E. Schulz, D. Luo, A. M. DiAscro, J. G. Wen, A. A. Gewirth, H. Yang, Effects of superparamagnetic iron nanoparticles on electrocatalysts for the reduction of oxygen (Forum Article, inorganic chemistry of nanoparticles), Inorg. Chem., 2021, 60, 4236-4242.
  18. Y. L. Ma, A. N. Kuhn, W. P. Gao, T. Al-Zoubi, H. Du, X. Q. Pan, H. Yang, Strong electrostatic adsorption approach to the synthesis of sub-three nanometer intermetallic platinum-cobalt oxygen reduction catalysts, Nano Energy, 2021, 79, 105465.
  19. Y. M. Wang, M. Counihan, J. Lin, J. Rodríguez-López, H. Yang, Y. Lu, Quantitative analysis of DNA-mediated formation of metal nanocrystals,  J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 20368-20379.
  20. (cover) T. Al-Zoubi, Y. Zhou, X. Yin, B. Janicek, C-J. Sun, C. E. Schulz, X. H. Zhang, A. A. Gewirth, P. S. Huang, P. Zelenay, H. Yang, Preparation of non-precious metal electrocatalysts for the reduction of oxygen using a low-temperature sacrificial metal, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 5477-5481.
  21. F. J. Zhu, L. X. Luo, A. M. Wu, C. Wang, X. J. Cheng, S. Y. Shen, C. C. Ke, H. Yang, J. L. Zhang, Improving the high-current-density performance of PEMFC through much enhanced utilization of platinum electrocatalysts on carbon, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2020, 12, 26076-26083.
  22. P.-C. Shih, C. Zhang, H. Raheja, C.-J. Sun, H. Yang, Polymer entrapment flash pyrolysis for the preparation of nanoscale iridium-free oxygen evolution electrocatalyst, ChemNanoMat, 2020, 6, 930-936.
  23. Y.-T. Pan, H. Yang, Design of bimetallic catalysts and electrocatalysts through the control of reactive environments, Nano Today, 2020, 31, 100832.
  24. A. N. Kuhn, Y. L. Ma, C. Zhang, Z. T. Chen, M. Y. Liu, Y. Q. Lu, H. Yang, Selective reduction of oxygen on non‐noble metal copper nanocatalysts, Energy Tech., 2020, 8, 1901213. This article also appears in: Hot Topic: Carbon Dioxide.
  25. X. F. Lu, Y. Liu, Y. R. He, A. N. Kuhn, P.-C. Shih, C.-J. Sun, X. D. Wen, C. Shi, H. Yang, Cobalt-based non-precious metal catalysts derived from metal–organic frameworks for high-rate hydrogenation of carbon dioxide, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2019, 11, 27717-27726.
  26. W. X. Chen, X. Zhan, B. B. Luo, Z. H. Ou, P.-C. Shih, L. H. Yao, S. Pidaparthy, A. Patra, H. S. An, P. Braun, R. Stephens, H. Yang, J.-M. Zuo, Q. Chen, Effects of particle size on Mg2+ ion intercalation into λ-MnO2 cathode materials, Nano Lett., 2019, 19, 4712-4720.
  27. (front cover) A. N. Kuhn, Z. T. Chen, Y. Q. Lu, H. Yang, Sequential oxygen reduction and adsorption for carbon dioxide purification for flue gas applications, Energy Tech., 2019, 7, 1800917.
  28. X. Z. Yu, J. J. Wang, N. Zhang, J. W. Shin, Q. Y. Zheng, S. B. Qu, X. Q. He, A. Rockett, H. Yang, P. Braun, Dendritic nanostructured FeS2 based high stability and capacity Li-ion cathodes, RSC Advances, 2018, 8, 38745-38750.
  29. J. M. Kim,  P.-C. Shih, Y. Qin, Z. Al-Bardan, C.-J. Sun, H. Yang, Porous pyrochlore Y2[Ru1.6Y0.4]O7-δ electrocatalyst for enhanced performance towards oxygen evolution reaction in acid media, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 13877-13881.
  30. P.-C. Shih, J M. Kim, C. J. Sun, H. Yang, Single phase pyrochlore Y2Ir2O7 electrocatalyst on the activity of oxygen evolution, ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2018, 1, 3992-3998.
  31. W. L. Chen, W. P. Gao, P. Tu, T. Robert, Y. L. Ma, H. Shan, X. Gu, W. Shang, P. Tao, C. Y. Song, T. Deng, H. Zhu, X. Q. Pan, H. Yang, J. B. Wu, Neighboring Pt atom sites in ultrathin FePt nanosheet for efficient and highly CO-tolerant oxygen reduction reaction, Nano Lett., 2018, 18, 5905-5912.
  32. C.-H. Hao, X.-N. Guo, M. Sankar, H. Yang, B. Ma, Y.-F. Zhang, X.-L. Tong, G.-Q. Jin, X.-Y. Gu, Synergistic effect of segregated Pd and Au nanoparticles on semiconducting SiC for efficient photocatalytic hydrogenation of nitroarenes, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2018, 10, 23029-23036.
  33. H. Yang, H. C. Zeng, Editorial overview: Nanotechnology: Nanocatalysts and nanomaterials in chemical conversion for sustainability, Curr. Op. Chem. Eng., 2018, 20, A1-A3.
  34. (cover) X. Yin, M. Shi, K. S. Kwok, H. D. Zhao, D. L. Gray, J. A. Bertke, H. Yang, Dish-like, higher-ordered nanostructures of palladium through metal ion-ligand complexation, Nano Res., 2018, 11, 3442-3452.
  35. X. Zhang, C. Shi, B. B. Chen, A. N, Kuhn, D. Ma, H. Yang, Progress in hydrogen production over transition metal carbide catalysts: Challenges and opportunities, Curr. Op. Chem. Eng., 2018, 20, 68-77.
  36. N. Wilson, Y.-T. Pan, Y.-T. Shao, J-M. Zuo, H. Yang, D. Flaherty, Direct synthesis of H2O2 on AgPt octahedra: the Importance of Ag-Pt coordination for high H2O2 selectivity, ACS Cat., 2018, 8, 2880-2889.
  37. W. P. Gao, J. B. Wu, A. Yoon, P. Lu, L. Qi, J. G. Wen, D. Miller, J. Mabon, W. Wilson, H. Yang, J. M. Zuo, Dynamics of transformation from platinum icosahedral nanoparticles to larger FCC crystal at millisecond time resolution, Sci. Rep., 2017, 7: 17243.
  38. X. Yin, M. Shi, J. B. Wu, Y.-T. Pan, D. L. Gray, J. A. Bertke, H. Yang, Quantitative analysis of different formation modes of Pt nanocrystals controlled by ligand chemistry, Nano Lett., 2017, 17, 6146-6150.
  39. (invited) J. M. Kim, X. X. Chen, P.-C. Shih, H. Yang, Porous perovskite-type lanthanum cobaltite as electrocatalysts towards oxygen evolution reaction, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2017, 5, 10190-10917.
  40. J. M. Kim, X. X. Chen, Y.-T. Pan, P.-C. Shih, H. Yang, W-doped CaMnO2.5 and CaMnO3 electrocatalysts for enhanced performance in oxygen evolution and reduction reactions, J. Electrochem. Soc., 2017, 164, F1074-F1080.
  41. J. M. Kim,‡ P.-C. Shih,‡ K.-C. Tsao, Y.-T. Pan, X. Yin, C.-J. Sun, H. Yang, High-performance pyrochlore-type yttrium ruthenate electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction in acidic media, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 12076-12083 (‡: equal contribution).
  42. H. Yang, J. L. Zhang, B. L. Yi, Clean energy technology: materials, processes and devices for electrochemical energy conversion and storage (Editorial), Front. Energy, 2017, 11, 233-235.
  43. (VIP) Y.-T. Pan, H. Yang, Rhodium-on-palladium nanocatalysts for selective methanation of carbon dioxide, ChemNanoMat, 2017, 3, 639-645.
  44. J. B. Wu, W. P. Gao, H. Yang, J.-M. Zuo, Dissolution kinetics of oxidative etching of cubic and icosahedral platinum nanoparticles revealed by in situ liquid transmission electron microscopy, ACS Nano, 2017, 11, 1696-1703.
  45. Y.-T. Pan, L. Q. Yan, H. Yang, Chemically controlled surface compositions of Ag-Pt octahedral catalysts, MRS Commun., 2017, 7, 179-182.
  46. M. Shi, K. L. de Mesy Bentley, G. Palui, H. Mattoussi, A. Elder,  H. Yang, The roles of surface chemistry, dissolution rate, and delivered dose in the cytotoxicity of copper nanoparticles, Nanoscale, 2017, 9, 4739-4750.
  47. Y.-T. Pan, L. Q. Yan, Y.-T. Shao, J. M. Zuo, H. Yang, Regioselective atomic rearrangement of Ag-Pt octahedral catalysts by chemical vapor-assisted treatment, Nano Lett., 2016, 16, 7988-7992.
  48. Y.-T. Pan, Y. Q. Yan, Y.-T. Shao, J.-M. Zuo, H. Yang, Ag-Pt Compositional intermetallics made from alloy nanoparticles, Nano Lett., 2016, 16, 6599-6603.
  49. (frontispiece) K.-C. Tsao, H. Yang, Continuous production of carbon-supported catalysts of uniform platinum nanocubes using conveyor transport system, Small, 2016, 12, 4808-4814.
  50. C. H. Hao, X. N. Guo, Y.-T. Pan, S. Chen, Z. F. Jiao, H. Yang, X. Y. Guo, Visible light-driven selective photocatalytic hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde over Au/SiC catalysts, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 9361-9364.
  51. Y. Q. Meng, C. Wang, Q. L. Zhang, S. Y. Shen, F. J. Zhu, H. Yang, J. L. Zhang, The effects of cathode platinum loading and operating backpressure on PEMFC performance, Acta Phys. Chim. Sin., 2016, 32, 1460-1466.
  52. H. Yang, H. C. Zeng, Editorial overview: Nanotechnology: In situ and operando evaluation tools for nanotechnology, Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 2016, 12, iv-vi.
  53. N. Zhang, K.-C. Tsao, Y.-T. Pan, H. Yang, Control of composition in Pt-Ni electrocatalysts in surfactant-free synthesis using neat N-formylpiperidine, Nanoscale, 2016, 8, 2548-2553.
  54. Y-T. Pan, J. B. Wu, H Yang, In situ ETEM study of composition redistribution in Pt-Ni octahedral catalysts for electrochemical reduction of oxygen (invited), AIChE J, 2016, 62, 399-407 (part of the first installment of Advances Series in AIChE J).
  55. (front cover) X. Yin, J. B. Wu, P. P. Li, M. Shi, H. Yang, Self-heating approach to the fast production of uniform metal nanostructures, ChemNanoMat, 2016, 2, 37-41. (Also see ChemistryViews)
  56. T. Bian, H. Zhang, Y. Y. Jiang, C. H. Jin, J. B. Wu, H. Yang, D. R. Yang, Epitaxial growth of twinned Au-Pt core-shell star-shaped decahedra as highly durable electrocatalyst, Nano Lett., 2015, 15, 7808-7815.
  57. T. Ngo, H. Yang, Towards ending the guessing game: Study of the formation of nanostructures using in situ liquid transmission electron microscopy (invited perspective), J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2015, 6, 5051-5061 (open access).
  58. J. B. Wu, W. P. Gao, J. G. Wen, D. Miller, P. Lu, J. M. Zuo, H. Yang, Growth of Au on Pt icosahedral nanoparticles revealed by low-dose in situ TEM, Nano Lett., 2015, 15, 2711-2715.
  59. (back cover) Y.-T. Pan,‡ Cartney Smith,‡ Kam Sang Kwok,‡ J. R. Chen, H. J. Kong, H Yang, Functionalized ultrathin palladiumn nanosheets as patches for HepG2 cancer cells, ChemComm, 2015, 51, 14171-14174. (‡: equal contribution).
  60. J. B. Wu, Y.-T. Pan, D. Su, H. Yang, Ultrathin and stable AgAu alloy nanowires, Sci. China Mater., 2015, 258, 595-562.
  61. H. Yang, H. C. Zeng, Editorial overview: Nanotechnology: Production of nanostructured materials, Curr. Opin. Chem. Eng., 2015, 8, iv-vi.
  62. F. J. Zhu, J. M. Kim, K-C. Tsao, J. L. Zhang, H. Yang, Recent development in the preparation of nanoparticles as fuel cell catalysts,Curr. Opin. Chem. Eng., 2015, 8, 89-97.
  63. X. Yin, X. H. Liu, Y.-T. Pan, K. Walsh, H. Yang, Hanoi tower-like multilayered ultrathin palladium nanosheets, Nano Lett., 2014, 14, 7188-7194.
  64. J. M. Kim, X. Yin, K-C. Tsao, S. H. Fang, H Yang, A2B2O5 as oxygen deficient perovskite electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 14646-14649.
  65. X. Yin, S. A. Warren, Y. T. Pan, K. C. Tsao, D. L. Gray, J. Bertke, H. Yang, A new motif for infinite metal atom wires, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2014, 53, 14087-14091.
  66. Y. T. Pan, X. Yin, K. S. Kwok, H. Yang, Higher-order nanostructures of palladium two-dimensional nanosheets for fast hydrogen sensing, Nano Lett., 2014, 14, 5953-5959.
  67. A. Yoon, X. Zhang, W. P. Gao, J. Wu, Y. T. Pan, H. Yang, and J. M. Zuo, Oxidation of Fe whiskers and surface diffusion observed by environmental TEM, Microsc. Microanal, 2014, 20, 1864-1865.
  68. J. B.  Wu, W. P. Gao, H.  Yang, J. M.  Zuo, Imaging shape-dependent corrosion behavior of Pt nanoparticles over extened time using a liquid flow cell and TEM, Microsc. Microanal. 2014, 20, 1508-1509.
  69. J. B. Wu, S. Yang, H. Yang, Facet-controlled metal alloy electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction: Unconventional post treatment of Pt3Ni octahedral catalysts for enhanced activity, ECS Transactions, 2014, 61 (31), 25-34.
  70. H. Yang, H. C. Zeng, Nanotechnology: Chemical engineering in nanomedicine (editorial overview), Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 2014, 4, iv-vi.
  71. Y. Qi, J. B. Wu, H. Zhang, Y. Y. Jiang, C. H. Jin, M. S. Fu, H. Yang, D. R. Yang, Facile synthesis of Rh–Pd alloy nanodendrites as highly active and durable electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction, Nanoscale, 2014, 6, 7012-7018.
  72. Q. Du, J. B. Wu, H. Yang, Pt@Nb-TiO2 catalyst membranes fabricated by electrospinning and atomic layer deposition, ACS Catalysis, 2014, 4, 144-151.
  73. H. Yang, Y. D. Yin, Shaping nanoparticles for applications in energy conversion and storage, ChemSusChem, 2013, 6, 1781-1783.
  74. Q. Du, D. R. Harding, H. Yang, Twisted peanut-shaped poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) ribbons generated by electrospinning, Polymer, 2013, 54, 6752-6759.
  75. Y. N. Xia, H. Yang, C. Campbell, Nanoparticles for catalysis, Acc. Chem. Res., 2013, 46, 1671-1672.
  76. J. B. Wu, H. Yang, Platinum-based oxygen reduction catalysts, Acc. Chem. Res., 2013, 46, 1848-1857.
  77. J. B. Wu, S. Miao, H. Yang, Enhanced oxidation reduction stability of (111) surface dominant Pt3Ni@Pt3Pd core-shell nanoparticle catalysts, ChemSusChem, 2013, 6, 1888-1892.
  78. W. Zhou, J. B.Wu, H. Yang, Highly uniform platinum icosahedra made by the hot injection-assisted GRAILS method, Nano Lett., 2013, 13, 2870-2874.
  79. H. Yang, H.-C. Zeng, Nanomaterials for catalysis, energy and sustainability, Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 2013, 2, 139-141.
  80. S. Y. Lyu, C. L.Huang, H. Yang, X. P. Zhang, Electrospun fibers as a scaffolding platform for bone tissue repair, J. Orthop. Res., 2013, 31, 1382-1389.
  81. H. J. You, S. C. Yang, B. J. Ding, H. Yang, Synthesis of colloidal metal and metal alloy nanoparticles for electrochemical energy applications, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2013, 42, 2880-2904.
  82. J. B. Wu, P. P. Li, Y.-T. Pan, S. Warren, X. Yin, H. Yang, Surface lattice-engineered bimetallic nanoparticles and their catalytic properties, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, 41, 8066-9074.
  83. J. B. Wu,  L. Qi, H. J. You, A. Gross, J. Li, H. Yang, Icosahedral platinum alloy nanocrystals with enhanced electrocatalytic activities, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 11880-11883.
  84. J. B. Wu, H. Yang, Study of durability of faceted Pt3Ni oxygen reduction electrocatalysts, ChemCatChem, 2012, 4, 1572-1577.
  85. M. Shi, H. S. Kwon, Z. M. Peng, A. Elder, H. Yang, Effects of surface chemistry on the generation of reactive oxygen species by copper nanoparticles, ACS Nano, 2012, 6, 2157-2164.
  86. H. Zhao, J. B. Wu, H. J. You, S. C. Yang, B. Ding, Z. Yang, X. Song, H. Yang,  In situ chemical vapor reaction in molten salts for preparation of platinum nanosheets via bubble breakage, J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 12046-12052.
  87. K. Santos, W. Elias, A. Signori, F. Giacomelli, H. Yang, J. Domingos, Synthesis and catalytic properties of silver nanoparticles-linear polyethylene imine colloidal systems, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2012, 116, 4594–4604.
  88. (inside front cover) H. J. You, Z. M. Peng, J. B. Wu, H. Yang, Lattice contracted AgPt nanoparticles, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 12595-12597.
  89. H. Yang, Core-shell and related multifunctional nanostructures of platinum-based electrocatalysts, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2011, 50, 2674-2676.
  90. J. B. Wu, A. Gross, H. Yang, Shape and composition controlled platinum alloy nanocrystals using carbon monoxide as reducing agent, Nano Lett., 2011, 11, 798-802.
  91. X. J. Liu, V. Barnes, H. Yang, H. Malmstrom, Y. F. Ren, Effects of dentin tubule occlusion by dentifrice containing a PVM/MA bioadhesive copolymer in a silica base, J. Dentistry, 2011, 39, 293-301.
  92. (invited) J. B. Wu, H. Yang, Synthesis and oxygen reduction electrocatalytic property of truncated octahedral Pt3Ni nanoparticles, Nano Res. (Special issue on nanostructured catalysts), 2011, 4, 72-82.
  93. C. L. Miao, R. Shen, M. M. Wang, S. N. Shafrir, H. Yang, S. D. Jacobs, Rheology of aqueous magnetorheological fluid using dual oxide coated carbonyl iron particles, J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 2011, 94, 2386-2392.
  94. Z. M. Peng, H. J. You, H. Yang, An electrochemical approach to PtAg alloy nanostructures rich in Pt at the surface, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2010, 20, 3734-3741.
  95. X. F. Lu, M. McKiernan, Z. M. Peng, E. P. Lee, H. Yang, Y. N. Xia, Noble-metal nanotubes prepared via a galvanic replacement reaction between Cu nanowires and aqueous HAuCl4, H2PtCl6, or Na2PdCl4, Sci. Adv. Mater. (Special Issue on Nanowires), 2010, 2, 413-420.
  96. B. Wu, J. L. Zhang, Z. M. Peng, S. C. Yang, F. T. Wagner, H. Yang, Truncated octahedral Pt3Ni ORR electrocatalysts, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2010, 132, 4984-4985.
  97. Z. M. Peng,† H. J. You,† J. B. Wu, H. Yang, Electrochemical synthesis and catalytic property of sub-10 nm platinum cubic nanoboxes, Nano Lett., 2010, 10, 1492-1496 (†: equal contribution).
  98. (invited) J. B. Wu, Z. M. Peng, H. Yang, Supportless oxygen reduction electrocatalysts of CoCuPt hollow nanoparticles, Phil. Trans. A, 2010, 368, 4261-4274 (Special issue on Nanoparticles).
  99. Z. M. Peng,† H. J. You,† H. Yang, Composition-dependent formation of platinum silver nanowires, ACS Nano, 2010, 4, 1501-1510 (†: equal contribution).
  100. Y. Q. Liu, X. P. Zhang, Y. N. Xia, H. Yang, Magnetic field-assisted electrospinning of aligned straight and wavy polymeric nanofibers, Adv. Mater., 2010, 22, 2454-2457.
  101. (invited) X. W. Teng, H. Yang, Synthesis and electrocatalytic property of cubic and spherical nanoparticles of cobalt platinum alloys, Front. Chem. Eng. China, 2010, 4, 45-51.
  102. Z. M. Peng, J. B. Wu, H. Yang, Synthesis and oxygen reduction electrocatalytic property of platinum hollow and platinum-on-silver nanoparticles, Chem. Mater. (Special issue on chemistry of materials for energy applications), 2010, 22, 1098-1106.
  103. R. Shen, S. N. Shafrir, C. L. Miao, M. M. Wang, J. C. Lambropoulos, S. D. Jacobs, H. Yang, Synthesis and corrosion study of zirconia coated carbonyl iron particles, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 2010, 342, 49-56.
  104. S. N. Shafrir, H. J. Romanofsky, M. Skarlinski, M. M. Wang, C. L. Miao, S. Salzman, T. Chartier, J. Mici, J. C. Lambropoulos, R. Shen, H. Yang, S. D. Jacobs, Zirconia coated carbonyl iron particle-based magnetorheological fluid for polishing optical glasses and ceramics, Appl. Opt., 2009, 48, 6797-6810.
  105. Z. M. Peng, H. Yang , Synthesis and oxygen-reduction electrocatalytic property of Pt-on-Pd bimetallic heteronanostructures, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131, 7542-7543.
  106. (invited) R. Shen, H. Yang, Surface modifications and applications of magnetic and selective nonmagnetic nanoparticles, Annu. Rev. Nano Res., 2009, 3, 83-147.
  107. Z. M. Peng, H. Yang, PtAu bimetallic heteronanostructures made by post-synthesis modifications of Pt-on-Au nanoparticles, Nano Res., 2009, 2, 406-415.
  108. (invited) Z. M. Peng, H. Yang, Designer platinum nanoparticles: Shape, composition in alloys, nanostructure and electrocatalytic property, Nano Today, 2009, 4, 143-164.
  109. P. H. C. Camargo,† Z. M. Peng,† X. M. Lu, H. Yang, Y. N. Xia, Synthesis and application of RuSe2+d nanotubes as methanol tolerant electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction, J. Mater. Chem. (Theme issue: inorganic nanotubes and nanowires), 2009, 19, 1024-1030. (†: equal contribution).
  110. (invited) Y. Wang, H. Yang, Synthesis of iron oxide nanorods and nanocubes in an imidazolium ionic liquid, Chem. Eng. J. (Special Issue on Ionic Liquids), 2009, 147, 71-78.
  111. E. Lee,† Z. M.Peng,† W. Chen, S. W. Chen, H. Yang, Y. Xia, Electrocatalytic properties of Pt nanowires supported on Pt and W gauzes, ACS Nano, 2008, 2, 2167-2173. (†: equal contribution).
  112. R. Shen, P. Camargo, Y. Xia, H. Yang, Silane-based poly(ethylene glycol) as a primer for surface modification of nonhydrolytically synthesized nanoparticles using the Stöber method, Langmuir, 2008, 24, 11189-11195.
  113. S. C. Yang, Z. M. Peng, H. Yang, Platinum lead nanostructures: Formation, phase behavior and electrocatalytic property, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2008, 18, 2745-2753.
  114. E. Formo, Z. M. Peng, E. Lee, X. M. Lu, H. Yang, Y. N. Xia, Direct oxidation of methanol on Pt nanostructures supported on electrospun nanofibers of anatase, J. Phys. Chem. C., 2008, 112, 9970-9975.
  115. (invited) Z. M. Peng, H. Yang, Ag-Pt alloy nanoparticles with the compositions in the miscibility gap, J. Solid State Chem. (Thematic Issue-Solid State Chemistry on the Nanoscale: Achievements, Challenges, and Opportunities), 2008, 181, 1546-1561.
  116. H. Yang, Y. N. Xia, Bionanotechnology: Enabling biomedical research with nanomaterials, Adv. Mater., 2007, 19, 3085-3087.
  117. (front cover) S. Maksimuk, X. W. Teng, H. Yang, Roles of twin defects in the formation of platinum multipod nanocrystals, J. Phys. Chem. C., 2007, 111, 14312-14319.
  118. E. P. Lee, Z. M. Peng, D. M. Cate, H. Yang, C. T. Campbell, Y. N. Xia, Growing Pt nanowires as a densely packed array on metal gauze, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 10634-10635.
  119. S. Maksimuk, S. C. Yang, Z. M. Peng, H. Yang, Synthesis and characterization of ordered intermetallic PtPb nanorods, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 8694-8685 .
  120. Y. Wang, S. Maksimuk, R. Shen, H. Yang, Synthesis of γ-iron oxide nanoparticles using a freshly-made and recycled ionic liquid, Green Chem., 2007, 9, 1051-1056.
  121. (front cover) A. Elder, H. Yang, R. Gwiazda, X. W. Teng, S. Thurston, H. He, G. Oberdörster, A testing strategy for nanomaterials of unknown toxicity: An example using platinum nanoparticles of different shapes, Adv. Mater., 2007, 19, 3124-3129.
  122. U. Jeong, X. W. Teng, Y. Wang, H. Yang, Y. N. Xia, Superparamagnetic colloids: controlled synthesis and niche applications, Adv. Mater., 2007, 19, 33-60 (among the most accessed articles between 5/2006 and 4/2007).
  123. X. W. Teng, S. Maksimuk, S. Frommer, H. Yang, Three-dimensional PtRu nanostructures, Chem. Mater., 2007, 19, 36-41.
  124. (invited) X. Teng, H. Yang, Iron oxide shell as the oxidation-resistant layer in SmCo5 @Fe2O3 core-shell magnetic nanoparticles, J. Nanosci. Nanotech., Special Issue on Data Storage, 2007, 7, 356-361.
  125. S. Maksimuk, X. W. Teng, H. Yang, Planar tripods of platinum: formation and self-assembly, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2006, 8, 4660-4663.
  126. L. Guo, T. D. Krauss, C. B. Poitras, M. Lipson, X. W. Teng, H. Yang, Energy transfer between colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals in an optical microcavity, App. Phys. Lett., 2006, 89, Art. No. 061104.
  127. Y. Wang, H Yang, Oleic acid as the capping agent in the synthesis of noble metal nanoparticles in imidazolium-based ionic liquids, Chem. Comm., 2006, 2545-2547.
  128. X. Teng , X. Liang, S. Maksimuk, H. Yang, Synthesis of platinum porous nanoparticles, Small, 2006, 2, 249-253.
  129. G. Oberdorster, A. Maynard, K. Donaldson, V. Castranova, J. Fitzpatrick, K. Ausman, J. Carter, B. Karn, W. Kreyling, D. Lai, S. Olin, N. Monteiro-Riviere, D. Warheit, H. Yang, Principles for characterizing the potential human health effects from exposure to nanomaterials: elements of a screening strategy, Particle and Fibre Toxicology, 2005, 2, 8 (pp1-35).
  130. Y. Wang, H. Yang, Synthesis of CoPt nanorods in ionic liquids, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127, 5316-5217.
  131. X. Teng, H. Yang, Synthesis of platinum multipods: An induced anisotropic growth, Nano. Lett., 2005, 5, 885-891. Featured in Platinum Metals Review, 4th issue in 2005.
  132. X. Teng , X. Liang, S. Rahman, H. Yang, Porous membrane of nanoparticles: Synthesis and its application as fuel cell catalyst, Adv. Mater., 2005, 17, 2237-2241.
  133. (AIChE Special Issue) X. Teng, H. Yang, Synthesis of magnetic nanocomposites from platinum-iron oxide core-shell nanoparticles, Nanotechnology, 2005, 16, S554-S561
  134. X. Z. Lin, A. D. Terepka, H. Yang, Synthesis of silver nanoparticles in a continuous flow tubular microreactor, Nano Lett, 2004, 4, 2227-2232.
  135. Q. Guo, X. Teng, H. Yang, Overpressure contract printing, Nano Lett, 2004, 4, 1657-1662.
  136. Q. Guo, X. Teng, H. Yang, L10 FePt patterns from Langmuir-Blodgett films of platinum-iron oxide core-shell nanoparticles , Special Issue on Surface Patterning, Adv. Mater., 2004, 16, 1337-1341.
  137. (invited) X. Teng, H. Yang, Effects of surfactants and synthetic conditions on the sizes and self–assembly of monodisperse iron oxide nanoparticles, Special Issue on Recent Development of Nanomaterials, J. Mater. Chem., 2004, 14, 774-779.
  138. X. Teng, H. Yang, Synthesis of face-centered tetragonal phase FePt nanoparticles from Pt@Fe2O3 core-shell nanoparticles, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003 , 125, 14559-14563.
  139. Q. Guo, X. Teng, S. Rahman, H. Yang , Patterned Langmuir-Blodgett films of monodisperse nanoparticles of iron oxide using soft lithography, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 630-631.
  140. Y. Wang, J. Wong, X. Teng, X. Z. Lin, H. Yang , "Pulling" nanoparticles into water: Phase transfer of oleic acid stabilized monodisperse nanoparticles into aqueous solutions of α–cyclodextrin, Nano Lett., 2003, 3, 1555-1559.
  141. X. Z. Lin, X. Teng, H. Yang. Direct synthesis of narrowly dispersed silver nanoparticles using a single-source precursor, Langmuir, 2003, 19, 10081-10085 .
  142. R. C. Baetzold, H. Yang, Computational study on surface structure and crystal morphology of γ-Fe2O3: Towards deterministic synthesis of nanocrystals, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2003, 107, 14357-14364.
  143. Y. Wang, X. Teng, J.-S. Wang, H. Yang, Solvent-free atom transfer radical polymerization in the synthesis of Fe2O3@polystyrene core-shell nanoparticles, Nano Lett., 2003, 3, 789-793.
  144. Q. Guo, X. Teng, H. Yang, Surface patterns of tetragonal phase FePt thin films from Pt@Fe2O3 core-shell nanoparticles using combined Langmuir-Blodgett and soft lithographic techniques, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 2003, 776, Q10.7.1-6.
  145. S. Rahman, H. Yang, Nanopillar arrays of glassy carbon by anodic aluminum oxide nanoporous templates, Nano Lett., 2003, 3, 439-442.
  146. X. Teng, D. Black, N. J. Watkins, Y. Gao, H. Yang, Platinum-maghemite core-shell nanoparticles using a sequential synthesis, Nano Lett., 2003, 3, 261-264 .
  147. H. Yang, J. C. Love, F. Arias, G. M. Whitesides, Electroforming of copper structures at nanometer-sized gaps of self-assembled monolayers on silver, Chem. Mater., 2002, 14, 1385-1490.
  148. B. A. Grzybowski, N. Bowden, F. Arias, H. Yang, G. M. Whitesides, Modeling of menisci and capillary forces from the millimeter to the micrometer size range, J. Phys. Chem. B., 2001, 105, 404-412.
  149. H. Yang, P. Deschatelets, S. T. Brittain, G. M. Whitesides, Fabrication of high performance ceramic microstructures from single-source polymeric precursor using soft lithography, Adv. Mater., 2001, 13, 54-58.
  150. D. Qin, Y. Xia, B. Xu, H. Yang, C. Zhu, G. M. Whitesides Fabrication of ordered 2-D arrays of micro- and nanoparticles using patterned self-assembled monolayers as templates, Adv. Mater., 1999, 11, 1433-1437.
  151. I. Sokolov, H. Yang, G. A. Ozin, C. T. Kresge, Radial patterns in mesoporous silica, Adv. Mater., 1999, 11, 636-642.
  152. Ö. Dag, G. A. Ozin, H. Yang, C. Reber, G. Bussière, Fast luminescence from silicon clusters in hexagonal oriented mesoporous silica film, Adv. Mater., 1999, 11, 474-480.
  153. S. M. Yang, H. Yang, N Coombs, I. Sokolov, C. T. Kresge , G. A. Ozin , Morphokinetics: growth of mesoporous silica curved shapes, Adv. Mater., 1999, 11, 52-55.
  154. H. Yang, G. A. Ozin , C. T. Kresge , Defects in a hexagonal lyotropic silicate mesophase: role in morphogenisis of hexagonal mesoporous silica, Adv. Mater. 1998, 10, 883-887.
  155. G. A. Ozin, C. T. Kresge, H. Yang, Nucleation, growth and form of mesoporous silica, in Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis: Mesoporous Molecular Sieves 1998 , L. Bonneviot, F. Beland, C. Danumah, S. Kaliaguine (eds.), Elsevier Science B. V. (Amsterdam), 1998, 117, 119-127.
  156. H. Yang, N. Coombs, G. A. Ozin, Thickness control and defects in oriented mesoporous silica films. J. Mater. Chem., 1998, 8, 1205-1211.
  157. H. Yang, G. Vovk, N. Coombs, I. Sokolov, G. A. Ozin, Synthesis of micron size spherical mesoporous silica under quiescent acidic condition, J. Mater. Chem., 1998, 8, 743-750.
  158. N. Coombs, D. Khushalani, G. A. Ozin, S. Oliver, G. C. Shen, I. Sokolov, H. Yang, Blueprints for inorganic materials with natural form: inorganic liquid crystals, J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans., 1997, 3941-3952.
  159. H. Yang, N. Coombs, Ö. Dag, I. Sokolov, G. A. Ozin , Freestanding mesoporous silica films: morphogenesis of channel and surface patterns, J. Mater. Chem., 1997, 7, 1755-1761.
  160. I. Sokolov, H. Yang, G. A. Ozin, G. S. Henderson, Beyond the hemimicellar cylindrical monolayer on graphite: AFM evidence for lyotropic liquid crystal film, Adv. Mater., 1997, 9, 917-921.
  161. H. Yang, N. Coombs, G. A. Ozin, Mesoporous silica with micron scale designs, Adv. Mater., 1997, 9, 811-814.
  162. H. Yang, N. Coombs, I. Sokolov, G. A. Ozin, Registered growth of mesoporous silica films on graphite, J. Mater. Chem., 1997, 7, 1285-1290.
  163. (cover) G. A. Ozin, H. Yang, I. Sokolov, N. Coombs, Shell Mimetics, Adv. Mater., 1997, 9, 662-667.
  164. (front cover) H. Yang, N. Coombs, G. A. Ozin, Morphogenesis of shapes and surface patterns in mesoporous silica. Nature, 1997, 386, 692-695.
  165. G. A. Ozin, D. Khushalani, H. Yang, Mesoporous silica: Studies of "mesocrystals" and films formation, in “Molecular Recognition” , NATO ARW Series , J. Wuest (ed.), Kluwer Academic Publications (Dordrecht) 1996.
  166. H. Yang, N. Coombs, I. Sokolov, G. A. Ozin, Free-standing and oriented mesoporous silica films grown at the air-water interface, Nature, 1996, 381, 589-592.
  167. H. Yang, A. Kuperman, N. Coombs, N. Mamiche-Afara, G. A. Ozin Synthesis of oriented mesoporous silica on mica, Nature, 1996, 379, 703-705.
  168. H. Yang, C. Bohne , Effect of amino acid coinclusion on the complexation of pyrene with β-cyclodextrin, J. Phys. Chem, 1996, 100, 14533-1453.
  169. H. Yang, C. Bohne, Chiral discrimination in the fluorescence quenching pyrene complexed to β-cyclodextrin, J. Photochem. Photobio., A: Chem., 1995, 86, 209-217.

Book Chapters

  1. K.-C. Tsao, H. Yang, Oxygen Reduction Catalysts on Nanoparticle Electrodes, in Encyclopedia of Interfacial Chemistry - Surface Science and Electrochemistry, Klaus Wandelt (editor) and Victor Climent (section editor), Elsevier B. V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2018, vol 5, pp 796-811.

  2. J. B. Wu, H Yang, Chemical Synthesis of Nanoscale Heterogeneous Catalysis in Heterogeneous Catalysis at the Nanoscale for Energy Applications, Franklin (Feng) Tao, William F. Schneider, Prashant V. Kamat (Eds), Wiley, Weinheim, Germany, 2015, Ch 2, pp 9-29.

  3. Z. M. Peng, S. C. Yang, H. Yang, Approaches to the Synthesis and Characterization of Spherical and Anisotropic Platinum Nanomaterials in Metallic Nanomaterials (Nanomaterials for Life Sciences Series, Volume 1), Challa S. S. R. Kumar (Ed), Wiley-VCH Verlag, Weinheim, Germany, 2009, Ch 10, pp 357-402.

  4. H. Yang, X. W. Teng, S. Maksimuk, in Metal Nanoclusters in Catalysis and Materials Science: the Issue of Size Control. Part II: Methodologies, Benedetto Corain Günter Schmid, Naoki Toshima (Eds.), Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2008, Ch 17, pp 307-320.
Patents

  1. H. Yang, T. Al-Zoubi, Y. Zhou, Atomically dispersed precursor for a non-platinum group metal electrocatalysts, U.S. Patent No.: US 11,728,492, Issued date, August 15, 2023.
  2. H. Yang, J. M. Kim, P.-C. Shih, Q. Yao, Electrocatalyst for Acidic Media and Method of Making an Electrocatalyst for Acidic Media, US Patent No.: US 10,221,492, Issue date: Mar 5, 2019.
  3. H. Yang, J. B. Wu, Noble Metal-Based Electrocatalyst and Method of Treating a Noble Metal-Based Electrocatalyst, US Patent No.: US 10,038,199 B2, Issue date: July 31, 2018.
  4. H. Yang, Y. Wang, Synthesis of nanomaterials in ionic liquids, US Patent: US 7,547,347 B2, Issued date: Jun. 16, 2009.
  5. H. Yang, P. Deschatelets, G. M. Whitesides, Fabrication of ceramic microstructures, US Patent: 7,198,747, Issue date: Apr. 3, 2007 (WO Patent 2,002,024,604, 2002).
  6. H. Yang, X. Teng, Core-shell magnetic nanoparticles and nanocomposites materials formed therefrom, US Patent: 7,029,514, Issue date: Apr. 18, 2006.
  7. G. A. Ozin, O. Dag, H. Yang, Fast luminescent silicon, US Patent: US 6,319, 427 B1, Issue date: Nov. 20, 2001.
  8. G. A. Ozin, O. Dag, H. Yang, Fast luminescent silicon, US Patent: US 6,027,666 -A, Issue date: Feb. 22, 2000 (also filed as AU9941259-A, EP1092240, and WOWO199965085)
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