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2025

Sun, Xianhu, Dongxiang Wu, Jianyu Wang, Shyam B Patel, Wenhui Zhu, Ji Yang, Timothy T Yang, Shuonan Ye, Xiaobo Chen, Yaguang Zhu, Linna Qiao, Meng Li, Stephen D House, Ji Su, Wissam A Saidi, Jorge Anibal Boscoboinik, Judith C Yang, Renu Sharma, and Guangwen Zhou."Oscillatory redox behavior in oxides: Cyclic surface reconstruction and reactivity modulation via the Mars–van Krevelen mechanism."Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 122.24 (2025). DOI

2018

Yang, ChangAn, QiaoKun Du, Zeheng Li, Min Ling, Xiangyun Song, Vincent S Battaglia, Xiaobo Chen, and Gao Liu."In-situ covalent bonding of polysulfides with electrode binders in operando for lithium–sulfur batteries."Journal of Power Sources 402 (2018) 1 - 6. DOI

2016

He, Min, Zhihui Wang, Xiaodong Yan, Lihong Tian, Gao Liu, and Xiaobo Chen."Hydrogenation effects on the lithium ion battery performance of TiOF₂."Journal of Power Sources 306 (2016) 309 - 316. DOI

2015

Yan, Xiaodong, ZhihuiWang ZhihuiWang, Min He, Zhaohui Hou, Ting Xia, Gao Liu, and Xiaobo Chen."TiO₂ Nanomaterials as Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Batteries."Energy Technology 3.8 (2015) 801 - 814. DOI

2014

Xia, Ting, Wei Zhang, Zhihui Wang, Yuliang Zhang, Xiangyun Song, James Murowchick, Vincent S Battaglia, Gao Liu, and Xiaobo Chen."Amorphous carbon-coated TiO₂ nanocrystals for improved lithium-ion battery and photocatalytic performance."Nano Energy 6 (2014) 109-118. DOI

Wang, Zhihui, Yuliang Zhang, Ting Xia, James Murowchick, Gao Liu, and Xiaobo Chen."Lithium-Ion Battery Performance of (001)-Faceted TiO₂ Nanosheets vs. Spherical TiO₂ Nanoparticles."Energy Technology 2.4 (2014) 376-382. DOI

2013

Xia, Ting, Wei Zhang, Wenjing Li, Nathan A Oyler, Gao Liu, and Xiaobo Chen."Hydrogenated surface disorder enhances lithium ion battery performance."Nano Energy 2.5 (2013) 826-835. DOI

2012

Chen, Xiaobo, Can Li, Michael Grätzel, Robert Kostecki, and Samuel S Mao."Nanomaterials for renewable energy production and storage."Chemical Society Reviews 41.23 (2012) 7909-7937. DOI

2010

Shen, Shaohua, Liejin Guo, Xiaobo Chen, Feng Ren, and Samuel S Mao."Effect of Ag₂S on solar-driven photocatalytic hydrogen evolution of nanostructured CdS."International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 35.13 (2010) 7110-7115. DOI

Zorba, Vassilia, Xiaobo Chen, and Samuel S Mao."Superhydrophilic TiO₂ surface without photocatalytic activation."Applied Physics Letters 96.9 (2010) 093702-093702. DOI

2009

Rogers, Matthew, Steven J Barcelo, Xiaobo Chen, Thomas J Richardson, Vincent Berube, Gang Chen, Mildred S Dresselhaus, Costas P Grigoropoulos, and Samuel S Mao."Hydrogen Storage Characteristics of Nanograined Free-Standing Magnesium-Nickel Films."Applied Physics A 96.2 (2009) 349-352. DOI

Liu, Deang, Michael Fina, Jinghua Guo, Xiaobo Chen, Gao Liu, Stephen G Johnson, and Samuel S Mao."Organic light-emitting diodes with carbon nanotube cathode-organic interface layer."Applied Physics Letters 94.1 (2009). DOI

2007

Liu, Deang, Michael Fina, Zhaoyang Chen, Xiaobo Chen, Gao Liu, Steven Johnson, and Samuel S Mao."Organic light-emitting diodes with structured cathode."Applied Physics Letters 91 (2007) 093514-1-3.