Xu Research Group - Publication

# Undergraduate students

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Independent Career:

(44) S. R. Maliha, C. Smith#, and J. Xu*, "Synthesis and Characterization of Sustainable Thermoplastic Elastomers via ABA Triblock Copolymer Strategy", in prep, 2026

(43) S. H. Mamillapalli, J. Rajamoni, Z. Moughamian,# L. Szatkowski, J. Xu*, "Macrocyclic 9,9′-Bifluorenylidene dimer with a flexible linker", in prep, 2026

(42) C. Wang^, W. Park^, C. H. Chio,* S. J. Jang, S. H. Mamillapalli, J. Xu*, "Dissecting Excited-State Relaxation in 9,9′-Bifluorenylidene via Experimental and Computational Studies", J. Phys. Chem. Lett., under review, 2026

(41) A. Sapkota, S. R. Maliha, S. R. Chowdhury, A. Wellen, J. Xu, J. T. Lyon,* and S. Chatterjee,* "Thermophysical Properties of Deep Eutectic Solvents Formed from Imidazolium Bromides and Substituted Phenols: Experimental and Computational Study", J. Chem. Eng. Data., 2026, under review.

(40) S. R. Maliha, S. Datta, J. Badiganti, J. Rajamoni, L. Szatkowski, J. Xu*, "Study of Halogen Substitution Effects on the Structural and Electronic Properties of Overcrowded Alkene Rotor", New J. Chem., 2025, 49, 20558-20566.

(39) W. Xia,^ J. Shan,^ V. Lutstenko,^ Z. Cheng, Y. Liu, J. Xu, S. Yu, P. Zheng, H. Yuan*, W. Hu* "Inactivation of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria by Ruthenium-Doped Carbon Dots Capable of Photodynamic Generation of Intracellular and Extracellular Reactive Oxygen Species", Biomater. Adv., 2025, 176, 214344.

(38) Y. Du, C. Duan, A. M. Bran, A. Sotnikova, Y. Qu, H. J. Kulik*, A. Bosselut, J. Xu* and P. Schwaller*, "Large Language Models are Catalyzing Science Education", under review of Nature Computation Science, 2025

(37) S. Datta, M. P. Kabir, S. R. Maliha, F. Liu* and J. Xu*, “Stimulus-Driven Tuning of Multi-Pathway Emission in 9-Fluorenone Derivatives: Elucidating Charge Transfer Dynamics in Higher Excited Singlet and Triplet States”, ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2025, 8, 6, 3973.

(36) Y. Shen, L. Hu, H. Ye, W. Chai, J. Miao, J. Xu*, R. Su*, X. Fu, "A Mini Review on Contamination Control in Ultrapure Liquids for Semiconductor Manufacturing – from the Perspective of Liquid-solid Interfaces", Flow Meas. Instrum., 2025, 102, 102791. Invited submission

(35) J. Rajamoni*, S. Datta, J. Xu, “Crystal structure, Supramolecular framework, Hirshfeld Surface analysis and Photophysical studies of some Acridinium/Acridine Derivatives Prepared by Mechanochemical Synthesis”, Struct. Chem., 2025, 36, 151.

(34) H. Guo*, Y. Cao, H. Li, J. Xu, and H. Zhu*, “Recent Advances in Biomass Conversion to Sustainable Chemicals and Polymers”, Front. Chem., 2024, 12:1475162.

(33) Y. Zhang, Q. Yang, L. Chen, R. Chen, S. R. Maliha, Y. Chen, J. Xu* and C. Pan*, "Enhanced Thermoelectric and Mechanical Performance of Fully Conjugated Block Polythiophene Modified with Polar Ethylene Glycol Side Chains/Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Composite Materials", J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12, 29262

(32) D. Zhang, Z. Wang, X. Bao, R. Hong*, X. Zhang* and J. Xu*, "A Green and Low-Cost Approach to Recover Graphite for High-Performance Aluminum Ion Battery Cathode", Materials Today Sustainability, 2024, 28, 100957.

(31) S. Moayedi^, W. Xia^, L. Lundergan#, H. Yuan, and J. Xu*, "Zwitterionic Polymeric Materials for Biomedical Applications: Antimicrobial and Anti-fouling Strategies toward Implantable Medical Devices and Drug Delivery", Langumir, 2024, 40, 44, 23125. invited submission for the special issue of “2025 Pioneers in Applied and Fundamental Interfacial Chemistry: Shaoyi Jiang”

(30) Z. Wang, D. Zhang, X. Bao, T. Hsieh#, Y. Xu*, R. Hong*, J. Xu*, Space-confined intercalation expansion strategy for simple and rapid synthesis of kish-based expanded graphite for high-performance aluminum ion batteries, Carbon, 2024, 223, 119016.

(29) C. Pan, Z. Guo and J. Xu* "Viscoelastic Fluorescent pi-Conjugated Polymer Liquids toward Direct Visualization of Microphase Separation", ACS Appl. Eng. Mater., 2024, 2, 49–55.

(28) X. Bao, Z. Wang, D. Zhang, R. Hong*, M. Li*, C. M. Smith#, and J. Xu*, "A Deep Eutectic Electrolyte of AlCl3-Acetamide for Rechargeable Aluminum-Ion Batteries", New J. Chem., 2024, 48, 5893.

(27) Y. Cao, C. Pan*, J. Xu*, "Halogen Substituted Tetraphenylethylene AIEgens: Facile Single-Crystal-to-Single-Crystal Transformation, Polymorphism and Mechanofluorochromism", Mater. Adv., 2024, 5, 3281-3288.

(26) Z. Ma, Y. Li, K. Sun, X. Ma, W. Tian*, and J. Xu*, "Insights into the Effect of Superficial Lattice Oxygen in Formaldehyde Oxidation on Birnessite", Nanoscale, 2024, 16, 12541-12549. Invited contribution to Nanoscale Emerging Investigator 2024

(25) S. Datta and J. Xu* "Recent Advances in Molecular to Supramolecular Self-Assembled Organic Room-Temperature Phosphorescent Materials for Biomedical Applications", ACS Appl. Bio. Mater., 2023, 2023, 6, 11, 4572–4585.

(24) J. Xu*, "Room-Temperature Columnar Liquid Crystals from Twisted and Macrocyclic 9,9’-Bifluorenylidene Mesogen with Ambipolar Charge-Carrier Transport Properties", ACS Materials Au, 2023, 3, 450.

(23) T. Wu, G. Dai, J. Xu, F. Cao, X. Zhang, Y. Zhao,* Y. Qian* "Structural Design of Organic Battery Electrode Materials: from DFT to Artificial Intelligence", Rare Meta., 2023, 42, 3269. invited review

(22) S. Yang, Z. Jia, J. Xu, and R. Hong* "Influence of DETA on Thermal and Corrosion Protection Properties of GPTMS-TEOS Hybrid Coating on Q215 Steel", Coatings, 2023, 13, 1145.

(21) F. Wang,* D. Qu, S. Wang, G. Liu, Q. Zhao, J. Hu, W. Dong, Y. Huang, J. Xu, and Y. Chen* "Bismuth-Decorated Beta Zeolites Catalysts for Highly Selective Catalytic Oxidation of Cellulose to Biomass - Derived Glycolic Acid", Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2022, 19, 16298.

(20) Y. Huang, B. Zhang, J. Wu, R. Hong*, and J. Xu* “Preparation and Characterization of Graphene Oxide/Polyaniline/Polydopamine Nanocomposites towards Long-Term Anticorrosive Performance of Epoxy Coatings”, Polymers, 2022, 14, 3355. Invited submission for Special Issue "Polymer Thin Films and Coatings"

Prior to Independent Career ----------------------------------------------------------------

(19) Zwitterionic Liquid Crystalline Polythiophene as Antibiofouling Biomaterials

J. Xu,* H. Moon, J. Xu, H. O. Stintim, and H. Lee*, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2021, 9, 349-356.

(18) Backbone Effects on the Thermoelectric Properties of Ultra-Small Bandgap Conjugated Polymers

D. Xie., J. Xiao, Q. Li, T. Liu, J. Xu, and G. Shao*, Polymers, 2021, 13, 2486.

(17) Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance of Poly(3-Substituted Thiophene)/Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Composites via Polar Side Chain Modification,

L. Hao, J. Kang, J. Shi, J. Xu, J. Cao, L. Wang, Y. Liu, and C. Pan*, Compos. Sci. Technol., 2020, 199, 108359.

(16) Structure and Doping Optimization of IDT–based Copolymers for Thermoelectrics

T. Liu, D. Xie*, J. Xu, and C. Pan, Polymers, 2020, 12, 1463.

(15) One-Step Oxygen Plasma Etching to Induce Large Scale Nanotexture on Non-Planar PTFE Surfaces for Anti-bacterial Properties,

J. Xu, H. Moon, J. Xu, J. Lim, T. Fischer, H. McNally, H. O. Sintim, and H. Lee*, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces., 2020, 12, 26893.

(14) Green Synthesis of ZnO-GO Composites for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue

Y. Lin, R. Hong*, H. Chen, D. Zhang, and J. Xu, Journal of Nanomaterials, 2020. doi.org/10.1155/2020/4147357

(13) Zwitterionic Porous Conjugated Polymers as a Versatile Planform for Antibiofouling Implantable Bioelectronics,

J. Xu, H. Moon, J. Xu, H. O. Stintim, and H. Lee*, ACS Appl. Polym. Mater., 2020, 2, 528–536.

(12) Synthesis and Properties Investigation of pi-Bridged 9,9’-Bifluorenylidene Ladder as Electron Acceptors

J. Xu,* New J. Chem., 2020, 44, 3566–3569.

(10) Pyrolytic Preparation and Modification of Carbon Black Recovered from Waste Tires

R. Zhong, J. Xu, D. Hui, S. Bhosale, R. Hong*, Waste Management & Research, 2020, 38, 35–43.

(9) Surface Modification of Nanosized Carbon Black for Reinforcement of Rubber

M. Gao, F. Zheng, J. Xu, S. Zhang, S. Bhosale, J. Gu, R. Hong*, Nanotechnol. Rev., 2019, 8, 405–414.

(8) Preparation of Spherical Aminopropyl-functionalized MCM-41 for Removal of Pd (II) Ion from Aqueous Solution

Y. Lin, J. Xu, S. Bhosale, J. Gu, R. Hong*, Nanotechnol. Rev., 2019, 8, 275–284.

(7) Thermodynamic Simulation and Experimental Investigation of Plasma Preparation of Nanosized Carbon Black Using Propane,

Z. Luo, F. Wang, J. Xu, J. Liu, and R. Hong*, Journal of Nanomaterials, vol. 2019, Article ID 9189525, 13 pages, 2019.

(6) Control Over Chiroptical and Electronic Properties of Poly(9,9’-bifluorenylidene) Bearing Chiral Side Chains

J. Xu, * Polym. Chem., 2019, 10, 6334–6341.

(5) A Helically-twisted Ladder Based on 9,9’-bifluorenylidene: Synthesis, Characterization, and Carrier Transport Property

J. Xu, A. Takai*, A. Bannaron, T. Nakagawa, Y. Mastsuo, M. Sugimoto, Y. Matsushita, M. Takeuchi*, Mater. Chem. Front. 2018, 2, 780–784.

(4) Bismuth Oxyodide Coupled with Bismuth Nanodots for Enhanced Photocatalytic Bisphenol A Degradation: Synergistic Effects and Mechanistic Insight

S. Luo, J. Xu, Z. Li, C. Liu, X. Min, M. Fang and Z. Huang*, Nanoscale, 2017, 9, 15484–15493.

(3) Multiple Emissions from Indenofluorenedione in Solution and Polymer Films

J. Xu, A. Takai, M. Takeuchi*, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 80867–80871.

(2) RGB Trichromophoric Nanoparticle with Dual FRET: Highly Sensitive Fluorogenic Response toward Polyanions

J. Xu, A. Takai, M. Takeuchi*, Chem. Eur. J., 2016, 22, 13014–13018.

(1) Phosphorescence from Pure Organic Fluorene Derivative in Solution at Room Temperature

J. Xu, A. Takai, Y. Kobayashi, M. Takeuchi*, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 8447–8449. Inside Front Cover

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