Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6A 6B9, Canada.
Tel: 519 661-2111 Ext 87759
Fax: 519 661-3020
E-mail: xsun@eng.uwo.ca
107. S. Sun, G. Zhang, D. Geng, Y. Chen, R. Li, M. Cai, X. Sun, A New Highly Durable Pt Nanocatalyst for PEM Fuel Cells: the Multiarmed Star-like Nanowire Single Crystal. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 50 (2011) 422-426. (VIP Paper & Cover Page, Highlighted by "Nature Nanotechnology") |
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106. X. Meng, D. Geng, J. Liu, R. Li, X. Sun, Controllable Synthesis of Graphene-based Titanium Dioxide Nanocomposites by Atomic Layer Deposition. Nanotechnology 22 (2011) 165602. (Cover Page, Highlighted by "Nanotechweb") |
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105. L. Li, Y. Zhang, X. Fang, T. Zhai, M. Liao, X. Sun, Y. Koide, Y. Bando, D. Golberg, WO3 Nanowires on Carbon Papers: Electronic Transport, Improved |
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104. D. Geng, Y. Chen, Y. Chen, Y. Li, R. Li, X. Sun, S. Ye, S. Knights, High Oxygen-Reduction Activity and Durability of Nitrogen-doped Graphene. Energy Environ. Sci. 4 (2011) 760-764. (Highlighted by "Materials Today", ten most downloaded articles in Feb. 2011) |
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103. Y. Li, J. Wang, X. Li, J. Liu, D. Geng, J. Yang, R. Li, X. Sun, Nitrogen-doped Carbon Nanotubes as Cathode for Lithium-Air Batteries. Electrochem. Commun. 13 (2011) 668-672. (Highlighted by "Lightbright", " |
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102. Y. Li, J. Wang, X. Li, D. Geng, R. Li, X. Sun, Superior Energy Capacity of Graphene Nanosheets for Nonaqueous Lithium-Oxygen Battery. Chem. Commun. 47 (2011) 9438-9440. (Highlighted by "Green Car Congress" and "Materials Today") |
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101. X. Li, D. Geng, Y. Zhang, X. Meng, R. Li, X. Sun, Superior Cycle Stability of Nitrogen-doped Graphene Nanosheets as Anode for |
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100. N. Cheng, H. Li, G. Li, H. Lv, S. Mu, X. Sun, M. Pan, Highly Active Pt@Au Nanoparticles Encapsulated in Perfluorosulfonic Acid for the Reduction of Oxygen. Chem. Commun. 47 (2012) 12792-12794. |
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99. M. Ionescu, Y. Zhang, R. Li, X. Sun, Selective Growth, Characterization, and Field Emission Performance of Single-walled and Few-walled Carbon Nanotubes by Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition. Appl. Surf. Sci. 258 (2011) 1366-1372. |
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98. F. Wang, R. Li, X. Sun, Z. Ding, Confocal Raman Spectromicroscopy for Tin-core/Carbon-shell Nanowire Heterostructure. Appl. Surf. Sci. 258 (2011) 394–398. |
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97. J. Wang, Y. Chen, Y. Zhang, M. Ionescu, R. Li, X. Sun, S. Ye, S. Knights, 3D Boron doped Carbon Nanorods/Carbon-Microfiber Hybrid Composites: Synthesis and Applications as Highly Stable Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells. J. Mater. Chem. 21 (2011) 18195-18198. |
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96. H. Ismaili, D. Geng, X. Sun, T. Kantzas, M. Workentin, Light-Activated Covalent Formation of Gold Nanoparticle Graphene and Gold Nanoparticle Glass Composites. Langmuir 27 (2011) 13261-13268. |
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95. M. Liu, Y. Chen, Q. Guo, R. Li, X. Sun, J. Yang, An Economic Method for Large-Scale Patterning and Electric Measurement of Nanowires. J. Nanoelectron. Optoelectron. 6 (2011) 1-8. |
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94. X. Meng, Y. Zhong, Y. Sun, M. N. Banis, R. Li, X. Sun, Nitrogen-doped Carbon Nanotubes Coated by Atomic Layer Deposited SnO2 with Controlled Morphology and Phase. Carbon 49 (2011) 1133-1144. |
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93. C. Ru, Y. Zhang, Y. Sun, Y. Zhong, X. Sun, D. Hoyle, I. Cotton, Automated Four-Point Probe Measurement of Nanowires Inside a Scanning Electron Microscope. IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology 10 (2011) 674-681. |
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92. X. Meng, Y. Zhang, S. Sun, R. Li, X. Sun, Three Growth Modes and Mechanisms for Highly Structure-tunable SnO2 Nanotube Arrays of Template-directed Atomic Layer Deposition. J. Mater. Chem. 21 (2011) 12321-12330. |
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91. J. Liu, H. Liu, Y. Zhang, R. Li, G. Liang, M. Gauthier, X. Sun, Synthesis and Characterization of Phosphorus-nitrogen doped Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes. Carbon 49 (2011) 5014-5021. |
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90. M. Zhao, D. Li, L. Yuan, Y. Yue, H. Liu, X. Sun, Differences in Cytocompatibility and Hemocompatibility between Carbon Nanotubes and Nitrogen-doped Carbon Nanotubes. Carbon 49 (2011) 3125-3133. |
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89. Y. Chen, Y. Zhang, D. Geng, R. Li, H. Hong, J. Chen, and X. Sun, One-pot Synthesis of MnO2/Graphene/Carbon nanotube Hybrid by Chemical Method. Carbon 49 (2011) 4434-4442. |
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88. Y. Chen, Y. Zhang, j. Chen, X. Sun, Understanding the Influence of Crystallographic Structure on Controlling the shape of Noble Metal Nanostructures. Cryst. Growth Des. 11 (2011) 5457-5460. |
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87. Y. Chen, J. Wang, X. Meng, Y. Zhong, R. Li, X. Sun, S. Ye, S. Knights, Atomic Deposition Assisted Pt-SnO2 Hybrid Catalysts on Nitrogen-doped CNTs with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activities for Low Temperature Fuel Cells. Int. J Hydrogen Energy 36 (2011) 11085-11092. |
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86. M. Banis, Y. Zhang, R. Li, X. Sun, X. Jiang, D. Nikanpour, Vanadium Oxide Assisted Synthesis of Networked Silicon Oxide Nanowires and Their Growth Dependence. J. Particuology 9 (2011) 458-464. |
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85. M. Ionescu, Y. Zhang, R. Li, X. Sun, H. Abou-Rachid, L.-S. Lussier, Hydrogen-free Spray Pyrolysis Chemical Vapor Deposition Method for the Carbon Nanotube Growth: Parametric Studies. Appl. Surf. Sci. 257 (2011) 6843–6849. |
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84. D. Fu, P. Keech, X. Sun, J. Wren, Iron Oxyhydroxide Nanoparticles Formed by Forced Hydrolysis: Dependence of Phase Composition on Solution Concentration. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 13 (2011) 18523-18529. |
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83. H, Liu, Y. Zhang, R. Li, M. Cai, X. Sun, A Facile Route to Synthesize Titanium Oxide Nanowires via Water-assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition. J. Nanopart. Res. 13 (2011) 385-391. |
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82. G. Zhang, S. Sun, M. Banis, R. Li, M. Cai, X. Sun. Morphology-controlled Green Synthesis of Single Crystalline Silver Dendrites, Dendritic Flowers and Rods, and their Growth Mechanism. Cryst. Growth Des. 11 (2011) 2493-2499. |
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81. D. Geng, S. Yang, Y. Zhang, J. Yang, J. Liu, R. Li, T.-K. Sham, X. Sun, S. Ye, S. Knights, Nitrogen Doping Effects on the Structure of Graphene. Appl. Surf. Sci. 257 (2011) 9193-9198. |
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80. Y. Chen, J. Wang, H. Liu, M. Banis, R. Li, X. Sun, T. Sham, S. Ye, S. Knights, Nitrogen Doping Effects on Carbon Nanotubes and the Origin of the Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity of Supported Pt for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells. J. Phys. Chem. C 115 (2011) 3769-3776. |
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79. M. Mahdavi, L. Jiang, X. Sun, Nonlinear Vibration of A Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Embedded in A Polymer Matrix. Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures 43 (2011) 1813-1819. |
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78. X. Meng, M. Ionescu, M. Banis, Y. Zhong, H. Liu, Y. Zhang, S. Sun, R. Li, X. Sun, Heterostructural Coaxial Nanotubes of CNT@Fe2O3 via Atomic Layer Deposition: Effects of Surface Functionalization and Nitrogen-doping. J. Nanopart. Res. 13 (2011) 1207-1218. |
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77. D. Li, M. Tan, G. Liu, H. Liu, X. Sun, Preparation and Characterization of ZrB2/AlN Multilayers by N+Beam Assisted Deposition. Surf. Coat. Tech. 205 (2011) 3791-3797. |
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76. H. Liu, Y. Zhang, R. Li, X. Sun, A.-R. Hakima, Effects of Bimetallic Catalysts on Synthesis of Nitrogen-doped Carbon Nanotubes as Nanoscale Energetic Materials. J. Particuology 9 (2011) 465-470. |
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75. X. Sun, "Preface as a Guest editor about " |
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74. J. Liu, Y. Zhang, M. Ionescu, R. Li, X. Sun, Nitrogen-doped Carbon Nanotubes with Tunable Structure and High Yield Produced by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis. Appl. Surf. Sci. 257 (2011) 7837-7844. |
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73. M. Banis, Y. Zhang, R. Li, X. Sun, X. Jiang, D. Nikanpour, Controlled Synthesis and Characterization of Single Crystaline MnO Nanowires and Mn-Si Oxide and their Heterostructures by Vapor Phase Deposition.Chem. Phys. Lett. 501 (2011) 470–474. |
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72. Y. Zhang, D. Geng, H. Liu, M. Banis, M. Ionescu; R. Li, M. Cai, X. Sun, Designed Growth and Characterization of Radially Aligned Ti5Si3 Nanowire Architectures. J. Phys. Chem. C 115 (2011) 15885-15889. |
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71. H. Li, H. Liu, Z. Jong, W. Qu, D. Geng, X. Sun, H. Wang, Nitrogen-doped Carbon Nanotubes with High Activity for Oxygen Reduction in Alkaline Media. Int. J Hydrogen Energy 36 (2011) 2258-2265. |
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70. M. Liu, Y. Chen, Q. Guo, R. Li, X. Sun, J. Yang, Controllable Positioning and Alignment of Single Nanowires by Hydrodynamic Focusing. Nanotechnology 22 (2011) 125302. (Highlighted by "Nanotechweb") |
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69. D. Geng, H. Liu, Y. Chen, R. Li, X. Sun, S. Ye, S. Knights, Non-Noble Metal Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts Based on Carbon Nanotubes with Controlled Nitrogen Contents. J. Power Sources 196 (2011) 1795-1801. |