Publications

Representative works marked by *       journal name in bold fonts indicates PI as the/a corresponding author

60. Qing Xie, Yu Zhang, Eli Janzen, James H. Edgar, and Xiaoji G. Xu "Atomic Force Microscopy-Based Time-Domain Two-dimensional Infrared Nanospectroscopy"  Nature Nanotechnology, DOI: 10.1038/s41565-024-01670-w  (2024)

59. Qing Xie and Xiaoji G. Xu "What do different Modes of AFM-IR Mean for Measuring Soft Matter Surfaces?" Langmuir 39, 49, 17593–17599 (2023

58. Amirhossein Zahmatkeshsaredorahi, Devon S. Jakob, Hui Fang, Zahra Fakhraai, and Xiaoji G. Xu "Pulsed Force Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy through Integration of Lock-in Detection" Nano Letters, 23, 19, 8953–8959 (2023)

57. Chuanlin Ding, Rejeena Shrestha, Xiaojuan Zhu, Anne E. Geller, Shouzhen Wu, Matthew R. Woeste, Wenqian Li, Haomin Wang, Fang Yuan, Raobo Xu, Julia H. Chariker, Xiaoling Hu, Hong Li, David Tieri, Huang-Ge Zhang, Eric C. Rouchka, Robert Mitchell, Leah J. Siskind, Xiang Zhang, Xiaoji G. Xu, Kelly M. McMasters, Yan Yu and Jun Yan "Inducing Trained Immunity in Pro-metastatic Macrophages to Control Tumor Metastasis" Nature Immunology, 24, 239–254 (2023)

56. Andrea Dorsa, Qing Xie, Martin Wagner, and Xiaoji G. Xu "Lock-in Amplifier Based Peak Force Infrared Microscopy"  Analyst, 148, 227 (2023)

54. Le Wang, Haomin Wang, and Xiaoji G. Xu "Principle and Applications of Peak Force Infrared Microscopy" Chemical Society Reviews, 51, 5268 - 5286 (2022)

53. Qing Xie, Haomin Wang, and Xiaoji G. Xu “Dual-Frequency Peak Force Photothermal Microscopy for Simultaneously Spatial Mapping Chemical Distributions and Energy DissipationThe Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 126, 19, 8393–8399  (2022) 

52. Xiaoji G. Xu “Atomic Force Microscopy-Based Infrared Microscopy for Chemical Nano-Imaging and Spectroscopy.” Atomic Force Microscopy for Energy Research.  CRC Press 213-240.  (2022)  (book chapter)

51. Qing Xie, Jared Wiemann, Yan Yu, and Xiaoji G. Xu “Dual-color Peak Force Infrared Microscopy” Analytical Chemistry, 94, 2, 1425-1431 (2022) 

50. Haomin Wang, Qing Xie, and Xiaoji G. Xu “Super-Resolution Mid-Infrared Spectro-Microscopy of Biological Applications through Tapping Mode and Peak Force Tapping Mode Atomic Force Microscope” Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 180, 14080 (2022) (invited review)

49. Joseph M. González-Fialkowski, Le Wang,  Yongjie Li, and Xiaoji G. Xu “Nano-Chemical and Mechanical Mapping of Fine and Ultrafine Indoor Aerosols with Peak Force Infrared MicroscopyAnalytical Chemistry, 93, 50, 16845-16852 (2021) 

48. Yanxun Li, Jianwei Ding, Cheng Liang, Xuning Zhang, Jianqi Zhang, Devon S. Jakob, Boxin Wang, Xing Li, Hong Zhang, Lina Li, Yingguo Yang, Guangjie Zhang, Xiaoxian Zhang, Wenna Du, Xinfeng Liu, Yuan Zhang, Yong Zhang, Xiaoji Xu, Xiaohui Qiu, and Huiqiong Zhou, “Nanoscale Heterogeneous Distribution of Surface Energy at Interlayers in Organic Bulk-heterojunction Solar Cells” Joule,  5, 12, 3154-3168 (2021)

47. Devon S. Jakob, Nengxu Li, Huanping Zhou, and Xiaoji G. Xu “Integrated Tapping Mode Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy with Photo-induced Force Microscopy for Correlative Chemical and Surface Potential Mapping Small, 2102495 (2021) (featured as cover art)

46. Nengxu Li, Xiuxiu Niu, Liang Li, Hao Wang, Zijian Huang, Yu Zhang, Yihua Chen, Xiao Zhang, Cheng Zhu, Huachao Zai, Yang Bai, Sai Ma, Huifen Liu, Xixia Liu, Zhenyu Guo, Guilin Liu, Rundong Fan, Hong Chen, Jianpu Wang, Yingzhuo Lun, Xueyun Wang, Jiawang Hong, Haipeng Xie, Devon S. Jakob, Xiaoji G. Xu, Qi Chen, and Huanping Zhou “Liquid Medium Annealing for Fabricating Durable Perovskite Solar Cells with Improved Reproducibility” Science, 373, 6554, 561-567 (2021)

45. Haomin Wang, Qing Xie, Yu Zhang, and Xiaoji G. Xu “Photothermally Probing Vibrational Excited-State Absorption with Nanoscale Spatial Resolution through Frequency Domain Pump-Probe Peak Force Infrared Microscopy The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 125, 15, 8333-8338 (2021)

44.* Haomin Wang, Joseph M. González-Fialkowski, Wenqian Li, Qing Xie, Yan Yu, and Xiaoji G. Xu “Liquid-Phase Peak Force Infrared Microscopy for Chemical Nano-imaging and SpectroscopyAnalytical Chemistry, 93, 7, 3567-3575  (2021)

43. Yi Zhang, Celalettin Yurdakul, Alexander J. Devaux, Le Wang, Xiaoji G. Xu, John H. Connor, M. Selim Ünlü, and Ji-Xin Cheng “Vibrational Spectroscopic Detection of a Single Virus by Mid-Infrared Photothermal Microscopy ” Analytical Chemistry,  93, 8, 4100-4107 (2021)

42. Haomin Wang, Le Wang, Eli Janzen, James H. Edgar, and Xiaoji G. Xu “Total Internal Reflection Peak Force Infrared MicroscopyAnalytical Chemistry, 93, 2, 731–736 (2021)

41. Miao Li, Haomin Wang, Wenqian Li, Xiaoji G. Xu, and Yan Yu,”Macrophage activation on “phagocytic synapse” arrays: Spacing of nanoclustered ligands directs TLR1/2 signaling with an intrinsic limit” Science Advances, 6, 49, eabc8482  (2020)

40. Claudia Gusenbauer, Tiina Nypelö, Devon S. Jakob, Xiaoji G. Xu, Dmitri V. Vezenov, Shirin Asaadi,  Herbert Sixta, and Johannes Konnerth “Differences in surface chemistry of regenerated lignocellulose fibers determined by chemically sensitive scanning probe microscopy” International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 165, 2520-2527, (2020)

39. Claudia Gusenbauer, Devon S. Jakob, Xiaoji G. Xu, Dmitri V. Vezenov, Etienne Cabane, and Johannes Konnerth “Nanoscale chemical features of the natural fibrous material wood” Biomacromolecules, 21, 10, 4244–4252 (2020)

38. Haomin Wang, Le Wang, Yuequn Shang, Sajedehalsadat Yazdanparast Tafti, Wenpeng Cao, Zhijun Ning, X. Frank Zhang, and Xiaoji G. Xu “Peak force visible microscopySoft Matter, 16, 8372-8379 (2020) (2021 Soft Matter Emerging Investigators)

37.* Devon S. Jakob, Haomin Wang, Guanghong Zeng, Daniel E. Otzen, Yong Yan, and Xiaoji G. Xu  “Peak Force Infrared – Kelvin Probe Force MicroscopyAngewandte Chemie Int. Ed., 59, 16083  (2020)

36. Wenqian Li, Haomin Wang, Xiaoji G. Xu, and Yan Yu “Simultaneous Nanoscale Imaging of Chemical and Architectural Heterogeneity on Yeast Cell Wall ParticlesLangmuir,  36, 22, 6169–6177 (2020)

35.* Haomin Wang, Eli Janzen, Le Wang, James, H. Edgar, and Xiaoji G. Xu  “Probing Mid-Infrared Phonon Polaritons in the Aqueous PhaseNano Letters, 20, 5, 3986-3991 (2020)

34.* Devon S. Jakob, Haomin Wang, and Xiaoji G. Xu  “Pulsed Force Kelvin Probe Force MicroscopyACS Nano, 14, 4, 4839-4848 (2020)

33.* Haomin Wang, Jiahan Li, James, H. Edgar, and Xiaoji G. Xu    “Three-dimensional Near-field Analysis Through Peak Force Scattering-type Near-field Optical MicroscopyNanoscale, 12, 1817-1825  (2020)

32. Le Wang, Martin Wagner, Haomin Wang, Siuling Pau-Sanchez, Jiahan Li, James H. Edgar, and Xiaoji G. Xu “Revealing Phonon Polaritons in Hexagonal Boron Nitride by Multi-Pulse Peak Force Infrared MicroscopyAdvanced Optical Materials, 8, 1901084 (2020) (featured as a cover art)

31. Le Wang, Devon S. Jakob, Haomin Wang, Alexis Apostolos, Marcos Pires, Xiaoji  G. Xu “Generalized Heterodyne Configurations for Photo-induced Force MicroscopyAnalytical Chemistry,  91, 20, 13251–13259 (2019) 

30. Cassandra Phillips, Leonid Gilburd, Xiaoji G. Xu, and Gilbert C. Walker “Surface and Volume Phonon Polaritons in Boron Nitride Nanotubes”  The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters,  10, 17, 4851-4856 (2019)

29. Devon S. Jakob, Le Wang, Haomin Wang, and Xiaoji G. Xu  “Spectro-mechanical Characterization of Aromaticity and Maturity of Kerogens in Oil Shale at 6 nm Spatial ResolutionAnalytical Chemistry, 91, 14, 8883-8890 (2019)

28. Le Wang, Haomin Wang, Dmitri V. Vezenov, and Xiaoji G. Xu “Direct Measurement of Photo-Induced Force for Nanoscale Infrared Spectroscopy and Chemical-Sensitive Imaging”  The Journal of Physical Chemistry C,  122, 41, 23808 (2018)

27.*Haomin Wang, Le Wang, Devon S. Jakob, and Xiaoji G. Xu “Tomographic and Multimodal Scattering-Type Scanning Near-field Optical Microscopy with Peak Force Tapping ModeNature Communications,  9:2005 (2018)

26. Martin Wagner, Devon S. Jakob, Steve Horne, Henry Mittel, Sergey Osechinskiy, Cassandra Phillips, Gilbert C. Walker, Chanmin Su and Xiaoji G. Xu “Ultra-broadband Nano-spectroscopy with a Laser-driven Plasma SourceACS Photonics, 5, 4, 1467 (2018)

25. Jian-Hua Jiang, Xiaoji G. Xu, Leonid Gilburd, and Gilbert C. Walker “Optical hot-spots in boron-nitride nanotubes at mid infrared frequencies: one-dimensional localization due to random-scattering” Optics Express,  25, 25059 (2017)

24. Le Wang, Dandan Huang, Chak K. Chan, Yong Jie Li, and Xiaoji G. Xu “Nanoscale spectroscopic and mechanical characterization of individual aerosol particles using peak force infrared microscopyChemical Communications,  53, 7397 (2017)  (2017 ChemComm Emerging Investigators)

23.* Le Wang, Haomin Wang, Martin Wagner, Yong Yan, Devon S. Jakob and Xiaoji G. Xu “Nanoscale Simultaneous Chemical and Mechanical Imaging via Peak Force Infrared MicroscopyScience Advances, 3, 6, e1700255 (2017)

22. Haomin Wang, Le Wang, Devon S. Jakob, and Xiaoji G. Xu “Mapping three-dimensional near-field responses with reconstruction scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopyAIP Advances, 7, 055118 (2017)

21. Haomin Wang, Le Wang and Xiaoji G. Xu “Scattering-type Scanning Near-field Optical Microscopy with Low Repetition Rate Pulsed Light Source through Phase-domain Sampling”  Nature Communications, 7:13212 (2016)

20. Xiaoji G. Xu, Leonid Gilburd, Yoshio. Bando, Dmitri Golberg and Gilbert C. Walker, “Defects and Deformation of Boron Nitride Nanotubes Studied by Joint Nanoscale Mechanical and Infrared Near-Field Microscopy” The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 120 (3), 1945,  (2016).

19. Leonid Gilburd, Xiaoji G. Xu, Yoshio Bando, Dmitri Golberg and Gilbert C. Walker, “Near-Field Infrared Pump–Probe Imaging of Surface Phonon Coupling in Boron Nitride Nanotubes” The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters,  7 (2) 289 (2016)

18. Le Wang and Xiaoji G. Xu “Scattering Type Scanning Near-field Optical Microscopy with Reconstruction of Vertical Interaction”  Nature Communications, 6:8973  (2015).


Publications 2007-2014 (prior to independent research career)

17. X. G. Xu, L. Gilburd, and G. C Walker  “Phase Stabilized Homodyne of Infrared Scattering Type Scanning Near-field Optical Microscopy”  Applied Physics Letters, 105 (26), 263104 2014

16. X. G. Xu, J-H. Jiang, L. Gilburd, C. Zhi, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, and G. C Walker  “Mid-Infrared Polaritonic Coupling between Boron Nitride Nanotubes and Graphene” ACS Nano, 8 (11) 11305 2014

15. B. G. Ghamsari,  X.G. Xu,  L. Gilburd,  and G. C Walker, P. Berini,  “Mid-infrared surface phonon polaritons in boron-nitride nanotubes” Journal of Optics, 16 (11) 114008, 2014

14. H. U. Yang, R. L. Olmon, K. S. Deryckx, X. G. Xu, H. A. Bechtel, Y. Xu, B. A. Lail and M. B. Raschke, Accessing the Optical Magnetic Near-Field through Babinet’s Principle  ACS Photonics, 1, 894. 2014

13*. X. G. Xu, B. G. Ghamsari, J-H. Jiang L. Gilburd, G. O. Andreev, C. Zhi, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, P. Berini, and G. C Walker  “One-dimensional surface phonon polaritons in boron nitride nanotubes” Nature Communications, 5:4782 2014 (high-lighted in Nature Materials 13, 1081–1083 2014)

12. X. G. Xu, A. E. Tanur, and G. C. Walker “Phase Controlled Homodyne Infrared Near- field Microscopy Reveal Inhomogeneity within and among Individual Boron Nitride Nanotubes ” Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 117 (16), 3348, 2013 (featured in cover)

11. S. Pirotta, X. G. Xu; A. Delfan, S. Mysore, S. Maiti, G. Dacarro, M. Patrini, M. Galli, G. Guizzetti, D. Bajoni, J. Sipe, G. C. Walker, and M. Liscidini “Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering in Purely Dielectric Structures via Bloch Surface Waves” Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 117 (13), 6821, 2013

10. X. G. Xu, and M. B. Raschke “Near-field Infrared Vibrational Dynamics and Tip-Enhanced Decoherence ” Nano Letters, 13 (4), 1588, 2013

9. X. G. Xu, M. Rang, I. M. Craig and M. B. Raschke “Pushing the Sample Size Limit of Infrared Vibrational Nanospectroscopy: From Monolayer towards Single Molecule Sensitivity ” Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 3 (13), 1836, 2012

8. S. Berwerger, J. Atkins, X. G. Xu, R. L. Olmon, and M. B. Raschke “ Ultrafast nanofocusing with full optical waveform control ” Nano Letters, 11 (10), 4309, 2011

7. A. Anderson†, K. S. Deryckx†, X. G. Xu†, G. Steinmeyer and M. B. Raschke “Few-Femtosecond Plasmon Dephasing of a Single Metallic Nanostructure from Optical Response Function Reconstruction by Interferometric Frequency Resolved Optical Gating” Nano Letters, 10 (7), 2519, 2010 († equal contribution)

6. S. O. Konorov, X. G. Xu, J. W. Hepburn, and V. Milner.  “Characterization of transient molecular vibration excited with shaped femtosecond pulses.” Journal of Chemical Physics, 130, 234505, 2009

5. S. O. Konorov, X. G. Xu, J. W. Hepburn, and V. Milner “Narrowband Spectroscopy by All-optical Correlation of Broadband pulses.” Phys. Rev. A, 79, 031801 2009 (Rapid Communication)

4. X. G. Xu, S. O. Konorov, J. W. Hepburn, and V. Milner “Background-free Coherent Raman Spectroscopy by Detecting the Spectral Phase of Molecular Vibrations.” Optics Letters, 33 (11): 1177-1179. 2008

3. X .G. Xu, S. O. Konorov, J. W. Hepburn, and V. Milner. “Noise autocorrelation spectroscopy with coherent Raman scattering.” Nature Physics, 4(2): 125-129. 2008

2. S. O. Konorov, X. G. Xu, M. W. Blades, R. B. Turner, J. W. Hepburn, and V. Milner “Pulse optimization for Raman spectroscopy with cross-correlation frequency resolved optical gating.” Optics Express, 15 (12): 7564-7571. 2007

1*. X. G. Xu, S. O. Konorov, S. Zhdanovich, J. W. Hepburn, and V. Milner. “Complete characterization of molecular vibration using frequency resolved gating.” Journal of Chemical Physics, 126, 091102-5 2007 (rapid communication)

0. Xiaoji Xu "New methods of coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy based on broadband pulses" Ph.D. dissertation. University of British Columbia, 2009