List of Publications
- Wade, J.; Leasor, C., Chen, K.; Hinkle, A.; Dailey, C. D.; Li, Z. Molecular Imaging of Viologen Adlayers and in situ Monitoring Structural Transformations at Electrode-Electrolyte Interfaces. ACS Sensors. 2021, 6, 493-501.
- Zareie-Darmian, A.; Farsi, H.; Farrokhi, A.; Sarhaddi, R.; Li, Z. Elucidating the Electronic Structures of Ag2MoO4 and Ag2O Nanocrystals via Theoretical and Experimental Approaches towards Electrochemical Water Splitting and CO2 Reduction. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2021, 23, 9539-9552.
- Leasor, C., Chen, K.; Goshinsky, K.; Li, Z. Unique Two-Dimensional Multiple Phase Transition of Single-Anchored Aromatic Carboxylic Acids at Electrified Interfaces. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 2020, 124, 567-572.
- Li, J., Riley, A.; Pu, L.; Long, H. Li, Z. Preparation and characterized of a starch-based adsorbent for the effective removal of environmental pollutants Hg (II) Starch, 2020, 72, 1900148(1-11).
- Farsi, H., Moghiminia, S., Raygan, M., Dana, E., Hosseini, S. Behforooz, M., Zubkov, T., Lightcap, I. V., Li, Z. Nanostructured Tungstate-Derived Copper for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction and Electroreduction of CO2 in Sodium Hydroxide Solutions. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2019, 123, 25941-25948.
- Farsi, H., Moghiminia, S., Raissi, H., Riley, A., Li, Z. The effects of electrolyte on the capacitive behavior of nanostructured molybdenum oxides. J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol. 2019, 94, 3800 - 3805.
- Leasor, C.; Goshinsky, K.; Chen, K.; Li, Z. Probing Molecular Nanostructures of Aromatic Carboxylic Acids Triggered by Intermolecular Hydrogen Bonds and Electrochemical Potential. Langmuir 2019, 35, 13259-13267.
- Leasor, C., Chen, K.; Closson, T., Li, Z. Revealing the structural complex of adsorption and assembly of benzoic acids at electrode-electrolyte interfaces using electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopyThe Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 2019, 123 (22), 13600-13609.
- Hosseini, S.; Alsiraey, N.; Riley, A.; Zukkov, T.; Closson, T.; Tye, J.; Bodappa, N., Li, Z. Variable growth and characterization of monolayer-protected gold nanoparticles based on molar ratio of gold and capping ligands. Langmuir 2018, 34 (50), 15517-15525.
- Hosseini, S.; Farsi, H.; Moghimnia, S.; Zukkov, T.; Lightcap, I.; Riley, A.; Peters, D., Li, Z. Nickel tungstate (NiWO4) nanoparticles-graphene composites: preparation and photoelectrochemical applications. Semiconductor Science and Technology 2018, 33 (5), 055008 (1-12).
- Bui, M. N.; Johnson, M. B.; Viard, M.; Satterwhite, E.; Martins, A. N.; Li, Z.; Marriott, I.; Afonin, K. A.; Khisamutdinov, E. F. Versatile RNA tetra-U helix linking motif as a toolkit for nucleic acid nanotechnology. Nanomedicine: NBM, 2017, 13, 1137-1146.
- Hosseini, S.; Madden, C.; Hihath, J.; Guo, S.; Zang, L.; Li, Z. Single-Molecule Charge Transport and Electrochemical Gating in Redox-Active Perylene Diimide Junctions. J. Phys. Chem. C 2016, 120, 22646-22654.
- Afsari, S.; Li, Z.; Borguet, E. Amine Directed Hydrogen Bonded Two-Dimensional Supramolecular Structures. ChemPhysChem. 2016, 17, 3385-3389.
- Li, Z.; Smeu, M., Arnaud Rives, Maraval, V.; Chauvin, R.; Ratner, M. A.; Borguet, E. Towards graphyne molecular electronics. Nat. Commun. 2015, 6:6321, doi:10.1038/ncomms7321
- Li, Z.; Smeu, M.; Park, T-H, Rawson, J.; Xing, Y.; Therien, M.; Ratner, M. A.; Borguet, E. Hapticity-Dependent Charge Transport through Carbodithioate-Terminated [5, 15- Bis (phenylethynyl) porphinato] zinc (II) Complexes in Metal-Molecule-Metal. Nano Lett. 2014, 14, 5493-5499.
- Afsari, S.; Li, Z.; Borguet, E. Orientation-Controlled Single Molecule Junctions. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 9771-9774.
- Li, Z.; Li, H; Chen, S.; Froehlich, T.; Schoenenberger, C.; Calame, M.; Decurtins, S.; Liu, S. X.; Borguet, E. Regulating a Benzodifuran Single Molecule Redox Switch via Electrochemical Gating and Optimization of Molecule/Electrode coupling. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 8867-8870.
- Li, Z.; Smeu, M.; Afsari, S.; Xing, Y.; Ratner, M. A.; Borguet, E. Single Molecule Sensing of Environmental pH – An STM Break Junction and NEGF-DFT Approach. Angew. Chem., Int. Edit. 2014, 53, 1098-1102.
- Li, Z.; Smeu, M.; Ratner, M. A.; Borguet, E. Effect of Anchoring Groups on Single Molecule Charge Transport through Porphyrins. J. Phys. Chem. C 2013, 117, 14890-14898.
- Li, Z.; Borguet, E. Determining Charge Transfer Pathways through Single Porphyrin Molecules Using STM Break Junctions. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 63-66.
- Li, Z.; Park, T-H.; Rawson, J.; Therien, M. J.; Borguet, E. Quasi-Ohmic Single Molecule Charge Transport through Highly Conjugated meso-to-meso Ethyne-Bridged Porphyrin Wires. Nano Lett. 2012, 12, 2722-2727.
- Diez-Perez, I, Li, Z.; Guo, S.; Madden, C.; Huang, H.; Che, Y.; Yang, X.; Zang, L.; Tao, N.J. Ambipolar Transport in an Electrochemically Gated Single-Molecule Field-Effect Transistor. ACS Nano 2012, 6, 7044-7052.
- Diez-Perez, I.; Li, Z.; Li, J.; Zhang, C.; Yang, X.; Zang, L.; Dai, Y.; Feng, X.; Muellen, K.; Tao, N.J. Gate-controlled Electron Transport in Coronenes As A Bottom-up Approach Towards Graphene Transistors. Nat. Commun. 2010, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1029
- Li, Z.; Liu, Y.; Mertens, S.; Pobelov, I.; Wandlowski, Th. From Redox Gating to Quantized Charging. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 8187-8193.
- Liu, B.; Ran, Y.; Li, Z.; Liu, S.-X.; Jia, C.; Decurtins, S.; Wandlowski, Th. A Scanning Probe Microscopy Study of Annulated Redox-Active Molecules at a Liquid/Solid Interface: The Overruling of the Alkyl Chain Paradigm. Chem .- Eur. J. 2010, 16, 5008-5012.
- Li, Z.; Wandlowski, Th. Structure Formation and Annealing of Isophthalic Acid at the Electrochemical Au(111)/Electrolyte Interface. J. Phys. Chem. C 2009, 113, 7821-7825.
- Su, G. J.; Li, Z.; Aguilar-Sanchez, R. Phase Transition of Two-Dimensional Chiral Supramolecular Nanostructure tuned by Electrochemical Potential. Anal. Chem. 2009, 81, 8741-8748.
- Pobelov, I.; Li, Z.; Wandlowski, Th. Electrolyte Gating in Redox-active Tunneling Junctions - An Electrochemical STM Approach. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 16045-16054.
- Li, C.; Mishchenko, A.; Li, Z.; Pobelov, I.; Wandlowski, Th.; Li, X.Q.; Würthner, F.; Bagrets, A.; Evers, F. Electrochemical Gate-controlled Electron Transport of Redox-active Single Perylene Molecular Junctions. J. Phys. – Condens. Matter 2008, 20, 374122 (1-11).
- Han, B.; Li, Z.; Li, C.; Pobelov, I.; Su, G. J.; Aguilar-Sanchez, R.; Wandlowski, Th. From Self-Assembly to Charge Transport with Single Molecules - An Electrochemical Approach. Top. Curr. Chem. 2009, 287, 181-255.
- Li, Z.; Pobelov, I.; Han, B.; Wandlowski, Th.; Błaszczyk, A.; Mayor, M. Conductance of Redox-active Single Molecular Junctions: An Electrochemical Approach. Nanotechnology 2007, 18, 044018(1-8).
- Su, G. J.; Aguilar-Sanchez, R.; Li, Z.; Pobelov, I.; Homberger, M.; Simon, U.; Wandlowski, Th. Scanning Tunneling Microscopy / Spectroscopy Studies of ω–(4’-methyl-biphenyl-4-yl) alkanethiols on Au(111). ChemPhysChem 2007, 8 (7), 1037-1048.
- Han, B.; Li, Z.; Wandlowski, Th. Błaszczyk, A.; Mayor, M. Potential-induced Redox Switching in Viologen Self-assembled Monolayers: An ATR-SEIRAS Approach. J. Phys. Chem. C 2007, 111(37), 13855-13863.
- Han, B.; Li, Z.; Wandlowski, Th. Adsorption and Self-assembly of Aromatic Carboxylic Acids on Au/Electrolyte Interfaces. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 2007, 388 (1), 121-129.
- Li, Z.; Han, B.; Mészáros, G.; Wandlowski, Th.; Błaszczyk, A.; Mayor, M. Two-dimensional Assembly and Local Redox-activity of Molecular Hybrid Structures in an Electrochemical Environment. Faraday Discuss. 2006, 131, 121-143.
- Li, Z.; Pobelov, I.; Han, B.; Wandlowski, Th. Błaszczyk, A.; Mayor, M. An electrochemical approach to address electron transport in tailored molecular junctions. Elektrochemische Grundlagenforschung und deren Anwendung in der Elektroanalytik: 7. Grundlagen Symposium der Fachgruppe Angewandte Elektrochemie, 2006, 71-77.
- Li, Z.; Han, B.; Wan, L. J.; Wandlowski, Th. Supramolecular Nanostructures of 1,3,5-Benzene-tricarboxylic Acid at Electrified Au(111)/0.05 M H2SO4 Interfaces: An in situ Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Study. Langmuir 2005, 21 (15), 6915-6928.
- Han, B.; Li, Z.; Pronkin, S.; Wandlowski, Th. In situ ATR-SEIRAS Study of Adsorption and Phase Formation of Trimesic Acid on Au (111-25 nm) Film Electrodes. Can. J. Chemistry 2004, 82 (10), 1481-1494.