Publications

Publications

Synthesis of high-entropy materials

Y. Sun, S. Dai. Nat. Synth. 2024, 3, 1457–1470.

Probing and leveraging the structural heterogeneity of nanomaterials for enhanced catalysis

R. Yang, Z. Bao, Y. Sun. ACS Nanosci. Au 2023, 3, 140–152.

Nonclassical strong metal–support interactions for enhanced catalysis

Y. Sun, Z. Yang, S. Dai. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2023, 14, 2364–2377. 

 

Pre-SJTU Publications

Mechanochemistry-induced strong metal–support interactions construction toward enhanced hydrogenation

M. Li, T. Zhang, S.-Z. Yang, Y. Sun, J. Zhang, F. Polo-Garzon, K. M. Siniard, X. Yu, Z. Wu, D. M. Driscoll, A. S. Ivanov, H. Chen, Z. Yang, S. Dai. ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 6114–6125.

Defect engineering of ceria nanocrystals for enhanced catalysis via a high-entropy oxide strategy

Y. Sun, T. Wu, Z. Bao, J. Moon, Z. Huang, Z. Chen, H. Chen, M. Li, Z. Yang, M. Chi, T. J. Toops, Z. Wu, D.-e. Jiang, J. Liu, S. Dai. ACS Cent. Sci. 2022, 56, 1081–1090.

Manipulating copper dispersion on ceria for enhanced catalysis: A nanocrystal-based atom-trapping strategy

Y. Sun, F. Polo‐Garzon, Z. Bao, J. Moon, Z. Huang, H. Chen, Z. Chen, Z. Yang, M. Chi, Z. Wu, J. Liu, S. Dai. Adv. Sci. 2022, 9, 2104749.

Controlling the elasticity of polyacrylonitrile fibers via ionic liquids containing cyano-based anions

Z. Wang, H. Luo, H. J. Martin, T. Wang, Y. Sun, M. A. Arnould, B. P. Thapaliya, S. Dai. RSC Adv. 2022, 12, 8656–8660.

High-entropy catalysts: Supremacy of diversity

Y. Sun, S. Dai. Chem Catal. 2021, 1, 490–492.

Mechanistic insights of pore contributions in carbon supercapacitors by modified step potential electrochemical spectroscopy

T. Wang, R. L. Sacci, J. Liang, C.-L. Do-Thanh, J. Fan, H. Chen, Y. Sun, B. P. Thapaliya, S. M. Mahurin, M. Zhou, J. Wu, S. W. Donne, S. Dai. J. Electrochem. Soc. 2021, 168, 060530.

High-entropy materials for catalysis: A new frontier

Y. Sun, S. Dai. Sci. Adv. 2021, 7, eabg1600.

Colloidal nanostructures of transition-metal dichalcogenides

Y. Sun, M. Terrones, R. E. Schaak. Acc. Chem. Res. 2021, 54, 1517–1527.

Self-regenerative noble metal catalysts supported on high-entropy oxides

H. Chen, Y. Sun, S. Yang, H. Wang, W. Dmowski, T. Egami, S. Dai. Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 15056–15059.

Insights into the enhanced cycle and rate performances of the F‐substituted P2‐type oxide cathodes for sodium‐ion batteries

K. Liu, S. Tan, J. Moon, C. J. Jafta, C. Li, T. Kobayashi, H. Lyu, C. A. Bridges, S. Men, W. Guo, Y. Sun, J. Zhang, M. P. Paranthaman, X.‐G. Sun, S. Dai. Adv. Energy Mater. 2020, 10, 2000135.

Interface-mediated noble metal deposition on transition metal dichalcogenide nanostructures

Y. Sun, Y. Wang, J. Y. C. Chen, K. Fujisawa, C. F. Holder, J. T. Miller, V. H. Crespi, M. Terrones, R. E. Schaak. Nat. Chem. 2020, 12, 284–293.

From highly purified boron nitride to boron nitride-based heterostructures: An inorganic precursor-based strategy

H. Chen, Z. Yang, W. Guo, J. R. Dunlap, J. Liang, Y. Sun, K. Jie, S. Wang, J. Fu, S. Dai. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2019, 29, 1906284.

Defect-mediated selective hydrogenation of nitroarenes on nanostructured WS2

Y. Sun, A. J. Darling, Y. Li, K. Fujisawa, C. F. Holder, H. Liu, M. J. Janik, M. Terrones, R. E. Schaak. Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 10310–10317.

Topotactic synthesis of phosphabenzene-functionalized porous organic polymers: Efficient ligands in CO2 conversion

Z. Yang, H. Chen, B. Li, W. Guo, K. Jie, Y. Sun, D.-e. Jiang, I. Popovs, S. Dai. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 13763–13767.

Solution synthesis of few-layer WTe2 and MoxW1–xTe2 nanostructures

Y. Sun, K. Fujisawa, M. Terrones, R. E. Schaak. J. Mater. Chem. C 2017, 5, 11317–11323.

Low-temperature solution synthesis of transition metal dichalcogenide alloys with tunable optical properties

Y. Sun, K. Fujisawa, Z. Lin, Y. Lei, J. S. Mondschein, M. Terrones, R. E. Schaak. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 11096–11105.

Solution-synthesized In4SnSe4 semiconductor microwires with a direct band gap

D. Sun, Y. Xiong, Y. Sun, I. Dabo, R. E. Schaak. Chem. Mater. 2017, 29, 1095–1098.

2D materials advances: From large scale synthesis and controlled heterostructures to improved characterization techniques, defects and applications

Z. Lin, A. McCreary, N. Briggs, S. Subramanian, K. Zhang, Y. Sun, X. Li, N. J. Borys, H. Yuan, S. K. Fullerton-Shirey, A. Chernikov, H. Zhao, S. McDonnell, A. M. Lindenberg, K. Xiao, B. J. LeRoy, M. Drndić, J. C. M. Hwang, J. Park, M. Chhowalla, R. E. Schaak, A. Javey, M. C. Hersam, J. Robinson, M. Terrones. 2D Mater. 2016, 3, 042001.

Controlled exfoliation of MoS2 crystals into trilayer nanosheets

X. Fan, P. Xu, Y. C. Li, D. Zhou, Y. Sun, M. A. T. Nguyen, M. Terrones, T. E. Mallouk. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 5143–5149.

Low‐temperature solution synthesis of few‐layer 1T′‐MoTe2 nanostructures exhibiting lattice compression

Y. Sun, Y. Wang, D. Sun, B. R. Carvalho, C. G. Read, C.‐h. Lee, Z. Lin, K. Fujisawa, J. A. Robinson, V. H. Crespi, M. Terrones, R. E. Schaak. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 2830–2834.

Fast and efficient preparation of exfoliated 2H MoS2 nanosheets by sonication-assisted lithium intercalation and infrared laser-induced 1T to 2H phase reversion

X. Fan, P. Xu, D. Zhou, Y. Sun, Y. C. Li, M. A. T. Nguyen, M. Terrones, T. E. Mallouk. Nano Lett. 2015, 15, 5956–5960.

Transition metal dichalcogenides and beyond: synthesis, properties, and applications of single-and few-layer nanosheets

R. Lv, J. A. Robinson, R. E. Schaak, D. Sun, Y. Sun, T. E. Mallouk, M. Terrones. Acc. Chem. Res. 2015, 48, 56–64

Hierarchical hollow Fe2O3 micro-flowers composed of porous nanosheets as high performance anodes for lithium-ion batteries

J.-J. Zhang, Y.-L. Chen, Y.-F. Sun, T. Huang, A.-S. Yu. RSC Adv. 2013, 3, 20639–20646.

Fe2O3/CNTs composites as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries

Y. Sun, J. Zhang, T. Huang, Z. Liu, A. Yu. Int. J. Electrochem. Sci. 2013, 8, 2918–2931.

Lysine-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of hierarchically porous Fe2O3 microspheres as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries

J. Zhang, Y. Sun, Y. Yao, T. Huang, A. Yu. J. Power Sources 2013, 222, 59–65.