29. Cao, Y.†, Chen, Z.† Li, P., Ozden, A., Ou, P., Ni, W., Abed, J., Shirzadi, E., Zhang, J., Sinton, D., Ge, J., Sargent, E. H., Surface hydroxide promotes CO2 electrolysis to ethylene in acidic conditions. Nature Communications (2023) Accepted. († equal contribution)
28. Wang, N., Ou, P., Hung, S.-F., Huang, J. E., Ozden, A., Abed, J., Grigoni I., Chen, Z., Miao, R. K., Yan, Y., Zhang, J., Wang, Z., Dorakhan, R., Badreldin, A., Abdel-Wahab, A., Sinton, D., Liu, Y., Liang, H., Sargent, E. H., Strong-proton-adsorption Co-based electrocatalysts achieve active and stable neutral seawater splitting. Advanced Materials (2023) 2210057.
27. Nguyen, T. N., Chen, Z., Zeraati A. S, Shiran H. S., Sadaf, S. M., Kibria, M. G., Sargent, E. H., Dinh, C.-T., Catalyst regeneration via chemical oxidation enables long-term electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction, Journal of the American Chemical Society (2022) 144: 13254-13265.
26. Xie, K., Miao, R. K., Ozden, A., Liu, S., Chen, Z., Dihn, C. T., Huang, J. E., Gabardo, C. M., Lee, G., Edwards, J. P., O’Brien, P., Boettcher, S.W., Sinton D., Sargent, E. H., Bipolar membrane electrolyzers enable high single-pass CO2 electroreduction to multicarbon products. Nature Communications (2022) 13: 3609.
25. Zhao, F., Wen, B., Niu, W., Chen, Z., Yan, C., Selloni, A., Tully, C. G., Yang, X., Koel, B. E., Increasing Iridium Oxide Activity for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction with Hafnium Modification. Journal of the American Chemical Society, (2021) 143: 15616-15623.
24. Chen, H. Brasiliense, V. He, G. Zhang, L. Jiao Y., Chen, Z., Jones, L.O., Guo, Q.-H., Chen, X.Y., Song, B., Mo, J., Schartz, G.C., Stoddart, J. F., Single-Molecule Charge Transport through Positively Charged Electrostatic Anchors. Journal of the American Chemical Society, (2021), 143, 2886-2895.
23. Brasiliense, V., Park, J.-E., Chen, Z., Van Duyne, R. P., Schatz, G. C., Nanopipette based electrochemical SERS platforms: Using electrodeposition to produce versatile and adaptable plasmonic substrates. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy (2020) 1-9.
22. Chen, Z., Jiang, S., Kang, G., Nguyen, D., Schatz, G.C., Van Duyne, R.P., Operando characterization of molecular catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction using electrochemical tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Journal of the American Chemical Society (2019) 141: 15684-15692 .
21. Jiang, S., Chen, Z., Chen, X., Nguyen, D., Mattei, M., Goubert, G., Van Duyne, R.P. Investigation of cobalt phthalocyanine at the solid/liquid interface by electrochemical tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2019) 123: 9852-9859.
20. Yang, X., Zhao, F., Yeh, Y.-W., Selinsky, R.S., Chen, Z., Yao, N., Tully, C.G., Ju, Y., Koel, B.E. Nitrogen-plasma treated hafnium oxyhydroxide as an efficient acid-stable electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution and oxidation reactions. Nature Communications (2019) 10: 1543.
19. Chen, Z., Martirez J.M.P., Zahl P., Carter E.A., Koel, B.E. Self-assembling of formic acid on the partially oxidized p(2×1) Cu(110) surface reconstruction at low coverage. The Journal of Chemical Physics (2019) 150: 041720.
18. Chen, Z., Cai, L., Yang, X., Kronawitter, C.X., Guo, L., Shen, S., Koel, B.E. Reversible structural evolution of NiCoHxHy during the oxygen evolution reaction and identification of the catalytically active phase. ACS Catalysis (2018) 8: 31545-31552.
17. Chen, Z., Kronawitter, C.X., Iradwikanari W., Koel, B.E. Investigation of water dissociation and surface hydroxyl stability on pure and ni-modified CoOOH by ambient pressure photoelectron spectroscopy. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2018) 122: 810-817.
16. Chen, Z., Kronawitter, C.X., Yang, X., Yeh, Y.-W., Yao, N., Koel, B.E. Promoting effect of tetravalent cerium on the oxygen evolution activity of copper oxide catalysts. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2017) 19: 31545-31552.
15. Kronawitter, C.X., Chen, Z., Zhao, P., Yang, X., Koel, B.E. Electrocatalytic hydrogenation of pyridinium enabled by surface proton transfer reactions. Catalysis Science and Technology (2017) 7: 831-837.
14. Chen, Z., Kronawitter, C.X., Yeh, Y.-W., Yang, X., Zhao, P., Yao, N., Koel, B.E. Activity of pure and modified CoOOH for the oxygen evolution reaction in an alkaline medium. Journal of Materials Chemistry A (2017) 5: 842-850.
13. Zhao, P., Wu, F., Kronawitter, C.X., Chen, Z., Yao, N., Koel, B.E. The (0001) surfaces of α-Fe2O3 nanocrystals are preferentially activated for water oxidation by Ni doping. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2015) 17: 26797-26803
12. Chen, Z., Kronawitter, C.X., Koel, B.E. Facet-dependent activity and stability of Co3O4 nanocrystals towards the oxygen evolution reaction. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2015) 17: 29387-29393.
11. Higgins, D.†, Chen, Z.†, Lee, D.U., Chen, Z. Activated and nitrogen-doped exfoliated graphene as air electrodes for metal-air battery applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry A (2013) 205: 2639-2645. †Equal contribution. († equal contribution)
10. Chen, Z., Yu, A., Ahmed, R., Wang, H., Li, H., Chen, Z. Manganese dioxide nanotube and nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube based composite bifunctional catalyst for rechargeable zinc-air battery. Electrochimica Acta (2012) 69: 295-300.
9. Hassan, F.M., Chen, Z.W., Yu, A., Chen. Z., Xiao X. Sn/SnO2 embedded in mesoporous carbon composites as negative electrode for lithium ion batteries. Electrochimica Acta (2012) 87: 844-852.
8. Chen, Z., Yu, A., Higgins, D., Li, H., Wang, H., Chen, Z. Highly active and durable core-corona structured bifunctional catalyst for rechargeable metal-air battery application. Nano Letters (2012) 12: 1946-1952.
7. Vazquez-Arenas, J., Higgins, D., Chen, Z., Fowler, M., Chen, Z. Mechanistic analysis of highly active nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes for the oxygen reduction reaction. Journal of Power Sources (2012) 205:215-221.
6. Zhu, S., Chen, Z., Li, B., Higgins, D., Wang, H., Li, H., Chen, Z. Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes as air cathode catalysts in zinc-air battery. Electrochimica Acta (2011) 56: 5080-5084.
5. Chen, Z., Choi, J.-Y., Wang, H., Li, H., Chen, Z. Highly durable and active non-precious air cathode catalyst for zinc air battery. Journal of Power Sources (2011) 196: 3673-3677.
4. Higgins, D., Chen, Z., and Chen, Z. Nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes synthesized from aliphatic diamines for oxygen reduction reaction. Electrochimica Acta (2011) 56: 1570-1575.
3. Chen, Z., Higgins, D., and Chen, Z. Nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes and their impact on the oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells. Carbon (2010) 48: 3057-3065.
2. Chen, Z., Higgins, D., and Chen, Z. Electrocatalytic activity of nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes with different morphologies for oxygen reduction reaction. Electrochimica Acta (2010) 55: 4799-4804.
1. Chen, Z., Higgins, D., Tao, H., Hsu, R.S., and Chen, Z. Highly active nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes for oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cell applications. Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2009) 113: 21008-21013.
Chen, Z.*, Li, X.-Y.*, Wu Y., Ou P., Wang, X., Ozdan, A., Abed, J., Meira, D.M., Huang, J.E., Rasouli, A.S., Schatz, G.C., Sinton, D., Sargent, E.H., Selective site-blocking enhances CO2 electroreduction to ethylene in acidic conditions. Submitted.
Chen, Y.*, Li, X.-Y.*, Chen, Z.*, Ozdan, A., Dong, J., Ou, P., Zhang, J., Qu, Q., Huang, J.E., Lee, B.-H., Wang, X., Xu, Y., Zhao, Y., Liu, Y., Abed, J., Wang, D., Li, Y., Sinton, D., Sargent, E.H., Decoupling strategy via tandem catalysis for acidic CO2 reduction to multicarbon products. In preparation.
Cao, Y.*, Chen, Z.*, Ni, W., Abed, J., Shirzadi, E., Sinton, D., Ge, J., Sargent, E.H., Highly active CO2 electrolysis to ethylene in acidic conditions. In preparation.
Xie, K., Miao, R.K., Ozden, A., Liu, S., Chen, Z., Dinh, C.-T., Huang, J.E., Xu, Q., Gabardo, C.M., Lee, G., Edwards, J.P., O'Brien, C., Boettcher, S.W., Sinton, D., Sargent, E.H., High carbon utilization in CO2 electroreduction to multicarbon products: The role of efficient mass transport of in-situ regenerated CO2 in bipolar-membrane-electrode assemblies. Submitted
Nguyen, T.N., Chen, Z., Zeraati, A.S., Shiran, H.S., Sadaf, S.M., Kibria, M.G., Sargent, E.H., Dinh, C.-T., Catalyst regeneration via chemical oxidation enables long-term electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction. Submitted
Chen, Z., Yang, X., Kronawitter, C.X., I. Waluyo, Koel, B.E., Investigation of pyridine adsorption on GaP(110) studied by ambient pressure photoemission. in preparation.
Chen, Z., Potapenko, D. V., Yang, X., I. Waluyo, Koel, B.E., Methanol adsorption and dissociation on GaP(110) studied by near ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. In preparation.
Chen, Z., Kang, G., Park, J.-E., Schartz, G.C., Wasielewski, R.M., In situ characterization of furfural electrooxidation on nanostructured gold catalysts. In preparation.
* indicates equal contribution