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Prior to UA

As a primary author or co-first author (†equal contribution):

12.    Z. Lyu, S. Shrivastav, J. Li, C. Qian, L. Yao, N. Shah, M. Eslami, C. Liu, S. Ismail, J. Shabaker, E. Doskocil, D. V. Krogstad, J. A. Krogstad and Q. Chen, Nanoscopic Imaging of Biogenic Feedstocks Induced Corrosion in Model Petroleum Infrastructure. ACS Nano, 19, 28315–28325 (2025).

11.    Z. Lyu, L. Yao, Z. Wang, C. Qian, Z. Wang, J. Li, C. Liu, Y. Wang and Q. Chen, Nanoscopic Imaging of Self-Propelled Ultrasmall Catalytic Nanomotors, ACS Nano 18, 14231–14243 (2024).

10.    Z. Lyu, L. Yao, W. Chen, F. C. Kalutantirige and Q. Chen, Electron Microscopy Studies of Soft Nanomaterials. Chemical Reviews 123, 4051–4145 (2023).

  • Invited review article for the special issue of “Anisotropic Nanomaterials”

9.      Z. Lyu, Y. Shang and Y. Xia, Shape-Controlled Synthesis of Copper Nanocrystals for Plasmonic, Biomedical, and Electrocatalytic Applications. Accounts of Materials Research 3, 1137–1148 (2022).

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8.      Q. Nguyen,† R. Chen,† Z. Lyu† and Y. Xia, Using Reduction Kinetics to Control and Predict the Outcome of a Colloidal Synthesis of Noble-Metal Nanocrystals. Inorganic Chemistry 60, 4182–4197 (2021).

  • Invited viewpoint article for the special issue of “Inorganic Chemistry of Nanoparticles”

7.      Z. Lyu,† R. Chen,† M. Mavrikakis and Y. Xia, Physical Transformations of Noble-Metal Nanocrystals upon Thermal Activation. Accounts of Chemical Research 54, 1–10 (2021).

  • Invited review article for the special issue of “Transformative Inorganic Nanocrystals”

6.      Z. Lyu,† S. Zhu,† L. Xu,† Z. Chen, Y. Zhang, M. Xie, T. Li, S. Zhou, J. Liu, M. Chi, M. Shao, M. Mavrikakis and Y. Xia, 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, 149–162 (2021).

  • The most cited publications between 2020–2021

5.      Z. Lyu,† S. Zhu,† M. Xie, Y. Zhang, Z. Chen, R. Chen, M. Tian, M. Chi, M. Shao and Y. Xia, Controlling the Surface Oxidation of Cu Nanowires Improves Their Catalytic Selectivity and Stability toward C2+ Products in CO2 Reduction. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 60, 1909–1915 (2021).

4.      Y. Shi,† Z. Lyu,† R. Chen,† M. Zhao† and Y. Xia, Noble-Metal Nanocrystals with Controlled Shapes: A New Platform for Catalytic and Electrocatalytic Applications. Chemical Reviews 121, 649–735 (2021).

  • Invited review article for the special issue of “Advanced Materials and Methods for Catalysis and Electrocatalysis by Transition Metals”

3.      D. Huo,† M. J. Kim,† Z. Lyu,† Y. Shi,† B. J. Wiley and Y. Xia, One-Dimensional Metal Nanostructures: From Colloidal Syntheses to Applications. Chemical Reviews 119, 8972–9073 (2019).

  • Invited review article for the special issue of “1D Nanomaterials/Nanowires”

2.      Z. Lyu, M. Xie, E. Aldama, M. Zhao, J. Qiu, S. Zhou and Y. Xia, Au@Cu Core-Shell Nanocubes with Controllable Sizes in the Range of 20-30 nm for Applications in Catalysis and Plasmonics. ACS Applied Nano Materials 2, 1533–1540 (2019).

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  • Outcome of an REU project

1.      Z. Lyu, K. D. Gilroy, M. Xie, Z. D. Hood, M. Zhao, S. Zhou, J. Liu and Y. Xia, A Rationally Designed Route to the One-Pot Synthesis of Right Bipyramidal Nanocrystals of Copper. Chemistry of Materials 30, 6469–6477 (2018).

As a co-author:

39.    M. Wang, Q. Xiong, X. Yue, G. Yan, Y. Han, Z. Lyu, Z. Li, L. Sun, E. Hoenig, K. Xu, N. Lewis, K. Merz Jr., Q. Chen, G. Schatz and C. Liu, Cooperative and Inhibitory Ion Transport in Functionalized Angstrom-Scale Two-Dimensional Channels. Nature Communications 16, 5854 (2025).

38.    C. Liu, O. Lin, S. Pidaparthy, H. Ni, Z. Lyu, J. Qian, J. Zuo and Q. Chen, 4D-STEM Mapping of Nanocrystal Reaction Dynamics and Nanostructural Heterogeneity in Graphene Liquid Cell, Nano Letters 24, 3890–3897 (2024).

37.    L. Yao, Z. Lyu, J. Li and Q. Chen, Unsupervised Sinogram Inpainting for Nanoparticle Electron Tomography (UsiNet) for Missing Wedge Correction. npj Computational Materials 10, 28 (2024).

36.    Y. Zhang, S. Han, S. Zhu, R. Chen, T. Li, Z. Lyu, M. Zhao, M. Gu, M. Shao and Y. Xia, Slowly Removing Surface Ligand by Aging the Sample Enhances the Stability of Pd Nanosheets toward Electron Beam Irradiation and Electrocatalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 62, e202314634 (2023).

35.    H. Cheng, C. Wang, Z. Lyu, Z. Zhu and Y. Xia, Controlling the Nucleation and Growth of Au on a-Se Nanospheres to Enhance Their Cellular Uptake and Cytotoxicity. Journal of the American Chemical Society 145, 1216–1226 (2023).

34.    A. Janssen, Q. N. Nguyen, Z. Lyu, V. Pawlik, C. Wang and Y. Xia, Phase-Controlled Deposition of Ru on Pd Nanocrystal Templates: Effects of Particle Shape and Size. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 127, 1280–1291 (2023).

33.    Z. Tang, W. Chen, Z. Lyu and Q. Chen, Size-Dependent Reaction Mechanism of λ-MnO2 Particles as Cathodes in Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries. Energy Material Advances DOI:10.34133/2022/9765710 (2022).

32.    W. Wang, Y. Shi, Z. Chen, M. Zhao, Z. Cao, Z. Lyu, R. Chen, K. Xiao, M. Chi and Y. Xia, Synthesis and Characterization of Pt-Ag Icosahedral Nanocages with Enhanced Catalytic Activity toward Oxygen Reduction. ChemNanoMat 8, e202200186 (2022).

31.    A. Janssen, Z. Lyu, M. Figueras-Valls, H. Y. Chao, Y. Shi, V. Pawlik, M. Chi, M. Mavrikakis and Y. Xia, Phase-Controlled Synthesis of Ru Nanocrystals via Template-Directed Growth: Surface Energy versus Bulk Energy. Nano Letters 22, 3591–3597 (2022).

30.    J. Qiu, Q. N. Nguyen, Z. Lyu, Q. Wang and Y. Xia, Bimetallic Janus Nanocrystals: Syntheses and Applications. Advanced Materials 34, 2102591 (2022).

29.    Y. Zhang, Z. Lyu, Z. Chen, S. Zhu, Y. Shi, R. Chen, M. Xie, Y. Yao, M. Chi, M. Shao and Y. Xia, Maximizing the Catalytic Performance of Pd@AuxPd1−x Nanocubes in H2O2 Production by Reducing Shell Thickness to Increase Compositional Stability. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 60, 19643 (2021).

28.    J. Liu, R. Toy, C. Vantucci, P. Pradhan, Z. Zhang, K. M. Kuo, K. P. Kubelick, D. Huo, J. Wen, J. Kim, Z. Lyu, S. Dhal, A. Atalis, S. K. Ghosh-Choudhary, E. J. Devereaux, J. C. Gumbart, Y. Xia, S. Y. Emelianov, N. J. Willett and K. Roy, Bifunctional Janus Particles as Multivalent Synthetic Nanoparticle Antibodies (SNAbs) for Selective Depletion of Target Cells. Nano Letters 21, 875–886 (2021).

27.    L. Zhou, X. Qiu, Z. Lyu, M. Zhao and Y. Xia, Pd–Au Asymmetric Nanopyramids: Lateral vs Vertical Growth of Au on Pd Decahedral Seeds. Chemistry of Materials 33, 5391–5400 (2021).

26.    M. Xie, Z. Lyu, R. Chen, M. Shen, Z. Cao and Y. Xia, Pt–Co@ Pt Octahedral Nanocrystals: Enhancing Their Activity and Durability Toward Oxygen Reduction with an Intermetallic Core and an Ultrathin Shell. Journal of the American Chemical Society 143, 8509–8518 (2021).

25.    R. Chen, Z. Lyu, Y. Shi and Y. Xia, Improving the Purity and Uniformity of Pd and Pt Nanocrystals by Decoupling Growth from Nucleation in a Flow Reactor. Chemistry of Materials 33, 3791–3801 (2021).

24.    J. Zhu, L. Xu, Z. Lyu, M. Xie, R. Chen, W. Jin, M. Mavrikakis and Y. Xia, Janus Nanocages of Platinum-Group Metals and Their Use as Effective Dual-Electrocatalysts. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 60, 10384–10392 (2021).

23.    M. Zhao, Z. Chen, Y. Shi, Z. D. Hood, Z. Lyu, M. Xie, M. Chi and Y. 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, 6293–6302 (2021).

22.    M. Liu, Z. Lyu, Y. Zhang, R. Chen, M. Xie and Y. Xia, Twin-Directed Deposition of Pt on Pd Icosahedral Nanocrystals for Catalysts with Enhanced Activity and Durability toward Oxygen Reduction. Nano Letters 21, 2248–2254 (2021).

21.    M. Xie, Z. Lyu, R. Chen and Y. Xia, A Mechanistic Study of the Multiple Roles of Oleic Acid in the Oil-Phase Synthesis of Pt Nanocrystals. Chemistry–A European Journal 26, 15636–15642 (2020).

20.    Y. Shi, Z. Lyu, Z. Cao, M. Xie and Y. Xia, How to Remove the Capping Agent from Pd Nanocubes without Destructing Their Surface Structure for the Maximization of Catalytic Activity? Angewandte Chemie International Edition 59, 19129–19135 (2020).

19.    W. Wang, Z. Chen, Y. Shi, Z. Lyu, Z. Cao, H. Cheng, M. Chi, K. Xiao and Y. Xia, Facile Synthesis of Ag@PdnL Icosahedral Nanocrystals as a Class of Cost-Effective Electrocatalysts toward Formic Acid Oxidation. ChemCatChem 12, 5156–5163 (2020).

18.    L. Zhou, Z. Lyu and Y. Xia, Pencil-Like Ag Nanorods Asymmetrically Capped by Pd. Chemistry of Materials 32, 5361–5367 (2020).

17.    Z. Cao, M. Xie, H. Cheng, R. Chen, Z. Lyu, Z. Xie and Y. Xia, A New Catalytic System with Balanced Activity and Durability toward Oxygen Reduction. ChemCatChem 12, 4817–4824 (2020).

16.    M. Shen, M. Xie, J. Slack, K. Waldrop, Z. Chen, Z. Lyu, S. Cao, M. Zhao, M. Chi, P. N. Pintauro, R. Cao and Y. Xia, Pt-Co Truncated Octahedral Nanocrystals as a Highly Active and Durable Catalyst toward the Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Nanoscale 12, 11718–11727 (2020).

15.    J. Zhu, A. O. Elnabawy, Z. Lyu, M. Xie, E. A. Murray, Z. Chen, W. Jin, M. Mavrikakis and Y. Xia, Facet-Controlled Pt-Ir Nanocrystals with Substantially Enhanced Activity and Durability towards Oxygen Reduction. Materials Today 35, 69–77 (2020).

14.    J. Zhu, M. Xie, Z. Chen, Z. Lyu, M. Chi, W. Jin and Y. Xia, Pt-Ir-Pd Trimetallic Nanocages as a Dual Catalyst for Efficient Oxygen Reduction and Evolution Reactions in Acidic Media. Advanced Energy Materials 10, 1904114 (2020).

13.    M. Zhao, Z. Lyu, M. Xie, Z. D. Hood, Z. Cao, M. Chi and Y. Xia, Pd-Ru Alloy Nanocages with a Face-Centered Cubic Structure and Their Enhanced Activity toward the Oxidation of Ethylene Glycol and Glycerol. Small Methods 4, 1900843 (2020).

12.    Y. Shi, Z. Lyu, J. Liu, E. Chase and Y. Xia, Facile Synthesis of Pd-Cu Bimetallic Twin Nanocubes and a Mechanistic Understanding of the Shape Evolution. ChemNanoMat 6, 386–391 (2020).

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11.    M. Xie, S. Zhou, J. Zhu, Z. Lyu, R. Chen and Y. Xia, A Quantitative Analysis of the Reduction Kinetics Involved in the Synthesis of Au@Pd Concave Nanocubes. Chemistry–A European Journal 25, 16397–16404 (2019).

10.    J. Qiu, M. Xie, Z. Lyu, K. D. Gilroy, H. Liu and Y. Xia, General Approach to the Synthesis of Heterodimers of Metal Nanoparticles through Site-Selected Protection and Growth. Nano Letters 19, 6703–6708 (2019).

9.      J. Zhu, Z. Lyu, Z. Chen, M. Xie, M. Chi, W. Jin and Y. Xia, Facile Synthesis and Characterization of Pd@IrnL (n = 1-4) Core-Shell Nanocubes for Highly Efficient Oxygen Evolution in Acidic Media. Chemistry of Materials 31, 5867–5875 (2019).

8.      H. Cheng, Z. Cao, Z. Chen, M. Zhao, M. Xie, Z. Lyu, Z. Zhu, M. Chi and Y. Xia, Catalytic System Based on Sub-2 nm Pt Particles and Its Extraordinary Activity and Durability for Oxygen Reduction. Nano Letters 19, 4997–5002 (2019).

7.      M. Zhao, Z. Chen, Z. Lyu, Z. D. Hood, M. Xie, M. Vara, M. Chi and Y. Xia, Ru Octahedral Nanocrystals with a Face-Centered Cubic Structure,{111} Facets, Thermal Stability up to 400 °C and Enhanced Catalytic Activity. Journal of the American Chemical Society 141, 7028–7036 (2019).

6.      J. Zhu, Z. Chen, M. Xie, Z. Lyu, M. Chi, M. Mavrikakis, W. Jin and Y. Xia, Iridium-Based Cubic Nanocages with 1.1-nm-Thick-Walls: A Highly Efficient and Durable Electrocatalyst for Water Oxidation in an Acidic Medium. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 58, 7244–7248 (2019).

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5.      R. Chen, Z. Cao, Z. Lyu, M. Xie, Y. Shi and Y. Xia, Continuous and Scalable Synthesis of Pt Multipods with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity toward the Oxygen Reduction Reaction. ChemNanoMat5, 599–605 (2019).

4.      Q. Chen, D. Huo, H. Cheng, Z. Lyu, C. Zhu, B. Guan and Y. Xia, Near-Infrared-Triggered Release of Ca2+ Ions for Potential Application in Combination Cancer Therapy. Advanced Healthcare Materials 8, 1801113 (2019).

3.      J. Qian, M. Shen, S. Zhou, C. T. Lee, M. Zhao, Z. Lyu, Z. D. Hood, M. Vara, K. D. Gilroy, K. Wang and Y. Xia, Synthesis of Pt Nanocrystals with Different Shapes Using the Same Protocol to Optimize Their Catalytic Activity toward Oxygen Reduction. Materials Today 21, 834–844 (2018).

2.      S. Zhou, D. Huo, S. Goines, T. H. Yang, Z. Lyu, M. Zhao, K. D. Gilroy, Y. Wu, Z. D. Hood, M. Xie and Y. Xia, Enabling Complete Ligand Exchange on the Surface of Gold Nanocrystals through the Deposition and then Etching of Silver. Journal of the American Chemical Society 140, 11898–11901 (2018).

  • Selected as ACS Editors’ Choice

1.      H. Huang, L. Zhang, Z. Lv, R. Long, C. Zhang, Y. Lin, K. Wei, C. Wang, L. Chen, Z. Y. Li, Q. Zhang, Y. Luo and Y. Xiong, Unraveling Surface Plasmon Decay in Core-Shell Nanostructures toward Broadband Light-Driven Catalytic Organic Synthesis. Journal of the American Chemical Society 138, 6822–6828 (2016).