Prior Publications

28. Yuan, Y.; He, J.; Ganguly, T.; Liu, J.; Ranathunga, H.; Wang, M.-C.; Santoro, J.; Wang, J.; Byers, J. A.; Niu, J.; Zhong, M.; Wang, D.* Compatibilization of Polyolefin Blends through Acid–Base Interactions. 2024 (Under Revision, Preprint on ChemRxiv).

27. Yuan, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Menzel, J. P.; Santoro, J.; Dolack, M.; Wang, H.; Batista, V.; Wang, D.* High Conversion Propane Dehydrogenation by Photocatalysis under Ambient Conditions. ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 17445–17452.

26. Fei, M.; Williams, B.; Wang, L.; Li, H.; Yuan, Y.; Wikes, J. R.; Liu, T.; Mu, Y.; Huang, J.; Nyakuchena, J.; Huang, J.; Li, W.*; Wang, D.* Highly Selective Photocatalytic Methane Coupling by Au-Modified Bi₂WO₆. ACS Catal.2024, 14, 1855–1861.

25. Yuan, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Li, H.; Fei, M.; Zhang, H.; Santoro, J.; Wang, D.* Methane Carboxylation Using Electrochemically Activated Carbon Dioxide. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202305568.

24. Li, H.; Xiong, C.; Ma, L.; Fei, M.; Zhang, H.; Yan, X.; Tieu, P.; Yuan, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Nyakuchena, J.; Huang, J.; Pan, X.; Waegele, M. M.; Jiang, D.-E.*; Wang, D.* Selective Formation of Acetic Acid and methanol by Direct Methane Oxidation Using Rhodium Single-Atom Catalysts. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 11415–11419.

23. Li, H.; Fei, M.; Troiano, J. L.; Ma, L.; Yan, X.; Tieu, P.; Yuan, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Pan, X.; Brudvig, G. W.; Wang, D.* Selective Methane Oxidation by Heterogenized Iridium Catalysts. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2023, 145, 769–773.

22. Zhu, H.; Fan, Z.; Song, S.; Eggert, D.; Liu, Y.; Shi, W.; Yuan, Y.; Kim, K.-S.; Grünwald, M.*; Chen, O.* Dual Atomic Coherence in the Self-Assembly of Patchy Heterostructural Nanocrystals. ACS Nano 2022, 16 (9), 15053–15062.

21. Wang, J.; Yuan, Y.; Schneider, J.; Zhou, W.; Zhu, H.; Cai, T.; Chen, O.* Quantum Dot-Based Luminescent Solar Concentrators Fabricated through the Ultrasonic Spray-Coating Method. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022, 14 (36), 41013–41021.

20. Yuan, Y.; Jin, N.; Dube, L.; Zhu, H.; Chen, O.* Quantum Dots for Photocatalytic Organic Transformations (Perspective). J. Phys. Chem. Lett.2021, 12 (30), 7180–7193.

19. Lv, Y.; Yuan, Y.; Hu, N.; Jin, N.; Xu, D.*; Wu, R.; Shen, H.; Chen, O.*; Li, L. S.* Thick-Shell CdSe/ZnS/CdZnS/ZnS Core/Shell Quantum Dots for Quantitative Immunoassays. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2021, 4 (3), 2855–2865.

18. Liu, Z.; Yang, H.; Wang, J.; Yuan, Y.; Hills-Kimball, K.; Cai, T.; Wang, P.; Tang, A.; Chen, O.* Synthesis of Lead-Free Cs₂AgBiX₆ (X = Cl, Br, I) Double Perovskite Nanoplatelets and Their Application in CO₂ Photocatalytic Reduction. Nano Lett. 2021, 21 (4), 1620-1627.

17. Fisher, A. W.; Jaeckstein, M. Y.; Gottschling, K.; Heine, M.; Sass, F.; Mangels, N.; Schlein, C.; Worthmann, A.; Bruns, O. T.; Yuan, Y.; Chen, O.; Zhu, H.; Ittrich, H.; Nilsson, S. K.; Stefanicka, P.; Ukropec, J.; Balaz, M.; Dong, H.; Sun, W.; Scheja, L.; Heeren, J.* Lysosomal Lipoprotein Processing in Endothelial Cells Stimulates Adipose Tissue Thermogenic Adaptation. Cell Metab.2021, 33 (3), 547–564.

16. Yuan, Y.; Zhu, H.; Hills-kimball, K.; Cai, T.; Shi, W.; Wei, Z.; Yang, H.; Candler, Y.; Wang, P.; He, J.; Chen, O.* Stereoselective C–C Oxidative Coupling Reactions Photocatalyzed by Zwitterionic Ligand Capped CsPbBr₃ Perovskite Quantum Dots. Angew. Chem.Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 22563–22569.

15. Cai, T.; Wang, J.; Li, W.; Hills-Kimball, K.; Yang, H,; Nagaoka, Y.; Yuan, Y.; Zia, R.; Chen, O.* Mn²⁺/Yb³⁺ Codoped CsPbCl₃ Perovskite Nanocrystals with Triple-Wavelength Emission for Luminescent Solar Concentrators. Adv. Sci. 2020, 2001317.

14. Xu, J. X.; Yuan, Y.; Zou, S.; Chen, O.; Zhang, D.* Quantification of the Photon Absorption, Scattering, and On-Resonance Emission Properties of CdSe/CdS Core/Shell Quantum Dots: Effect of Shell Geometry and Volumes. Anal. Chem. 2020, 92 (7), 5346–5353.

13. Zhu, H.; Cai, T.; Yuan, Y.; Wang, X.; Nagaoka, Y.; Zhao, J.; Liu, Z.; Li, R.; Chen, O.* Pressure-Induced Transformations of Three-Component Heterostructual Nanocrystals with CdS–Au₂S Janus Nanocrystals as Hosts and Small Au Nanoparticles as Satellites. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2019, 2 (11), 6804–6808.

12. Wang, J.; Yuan, Y.; Zhu, H.; Cai, T.; Fang, Y.; Chen, O.* Three-Dimensional Macroporous Photonic Crystal Enhanced Photon Collection for Quantum Dot-Based Luminescent Solar Concentrator. Nano Energy 2019, 67, 104217.

11. Yu, C.; Guo, X.; Yin, Z.; Zhao, Z.; Li, X.; Robinson, J.; Muzzio, M.; Barbosa, C.; Shen, M.; Yuan, Y.; Wang, J.; Antolik, J.; Lu, G.; Su, D.; Chen, O.; Guduru, P.; Seto, C.* and Sun, S.* Highly Efficient AuPd Catalyst for Synthesizing Polybenzoxazole with Controlled Polymerization. Matter 2019, 1(6), 1631–1643.

10. Xu, J. X.; Yuan, Y.; Zou, S.; Chen, O.; Zhang, D.* A Divide-and-Conquer Strategy for Quantification of Light Absorption, Scattering, and Emission Properties of Fluorescent Nanomaterials in Solutions. Anal. Chem. 2019, 91 (13), 8540–8548.

9. Yuan, Y.; Zhu, H.; Wang, X.; Cui, D.; Gao, Z.; Su, D.; Zhao, J.; Chen, O.* Cu-Catalyzed Synthesis of CdZnSe–CdZnS Alloy Quantum Dots with Highly Tunable Emission. Chem. Mater. 2019, 31 (7), 2635–2643.

8. Yuan, Y.; Zhu, H.; Nagaoka, Y.; Tan, R.; Davis, A. H.; Zheng, W.; Chen, O.* Reversible Photo-Switching of Dual-Color Fluorescent Mn-Doped CdS–ZnS Quantum Dots Modulated by Diarylethene Molecules. Front. Chem. 2019, 7, 145. (Invited to Special Theme of Frontiers in Chemistry: Rising Stars)

7. Zhu, H.; Fan, Z.; Yuan, Y.; Wilson, M. A.; Hills-Kimball, K.; Wei, Z.; He, J.; Li, R.; Gruenwald, M.; Chen, O.* Self-Assembly of Quantum Dot–Gold Heterodimer Nanocrystals with Orientational Order. Nano Lett. 2018, 18 (8), 5049−5056.

6. Heine, M.; Fischer, A. W.; Schlein, C.; Jung, C.; Straub, L. G.; Gottschling, K.; Mangels, N.; Yuan, Y.; Nilsson, S. K.; Liebscher, G.; Chen, O.; Schreiber, R.; Zechner, R.; Scheja, L.; Heeren, J.* Lipolysis Triggers a Systemic Insulin Response Essential for Efficient Energy Replenishment of Activated Brown Adipose Tissue in Mice. Cell Metab. 2018, 28 (4), 644–655.

5. Tan, R.; Yuan, Y.; Nagaoka, Y.; Eggert, D.; Wang, X.; Thota, S.; Guo, P.; Yang, H.; Zhao, J.; Chen, O.* Monodisperse Hexagonal Pyramidal and Bipyramidal Wurtzite CdSe–CdS Core-Shell Nanocrystals. Chem. Mater. 2017, 29 (9), 4097–4108.

4. Zheng, Z.; Dian, L.; Yuan, Y.; Zhang-Negrerie, D.; Du, Y.*; Zhao, K.* PhI(OAc)₂-Mediated Intramolecular Oxidative Aryl-Aldehyde Csp²–Csp² Bond Formation: Metal-Free Synthesis of Acridone Derivatives. J. Org. Chem.2014, 79 (16), 7451–7458.

3. Yuan, Y.; Hou, W.; Zhang-Negrerie, D.; Zhao, K.; Du, Y.* Direct Oxidative Coupling of Enamines and Electron-Deficient Amines: TBAI/TBHP-Mediated Synthesis of Substituted Diaminoalkenes under Metal-Free Conditions. Org. Lett. 2014, 16 (20), 5410–5413.

2. Yuan, Y.; Yang, R.; Zhang-Negrerie, D.; Wang, J.; Du, Y.; Zhao, K.* One-Pot Synthesis of 3-Hydroxyquinolin-2(1H)-ones from N-Phenylacetoacetamide via PhI(OCOCF₃)₂-Mediated α-Hydroxylation and H₂SO₄-Promoted Intramolecular Cyclization. J. Org. Chem.2013, 78 (11), 5385–5392. Cited by ChemInform2013, 44 (41).

1. Wang, J.; Yuan, Y.; Xiong, R.; Zhang-Negrerie, D.; Du, Y.; Zhao, K.* Phenyliodine Bis(trifluoroacetate)-Mediated Oxidative C–C Bond Formation: Synthesis of 3-Hydroxy-2-oxindoles and Spirooxindoles from Anilides. Org. Lett.2012, 14 (9), 2210–2213. Cited by ChemInform2012, 43 (35).