All Stories

  1. Anti-cancer activities of allyl isothiocyanate and its conjugated silicon quantum dots

    Article • Scientific Reports, January 2018, Nature

    Dr Yimin Chao

  2. Integration of the 3DOM Al/Co3O4 nanothermite film with a semiconductor bridge to realize a high-output micro-energetic igniter

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yimin Chao

  3. Multifunctional quantum dots and liposome complexes in drug delivery

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Research, September 2017, Journal of Biomedical Research

    Dr Yimin Chao

  4. Significantly Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance of γ-In2Se3 through Lithiation via Chemical Diffusion

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, August 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Yimin Chao

  5. An active core-shell nanoscale design for high voltage cathode of lithium storage devices

    Article • Journal of Power Sources, August 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Yimin Chao

  6. Core shell lipid-polymer hybrid nanoparticles with combined docetaxel and molecular targeted therapy for the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2017, Nature

    Dr Yimin Chao

  7. New FTY720-docetaxel nanoparticle therapy overcomes FTY720-induced lymphopenia and inhibits metastatic breast tumour growth

    Article • Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yimin Chao

  8. Simultaneous Ni Doping at Atom Scale in Ceria and Assembling into Well-Defined Lotuslike Structure for Enhanced Catalytic Performance

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, May 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Yimin Chao

  9. 2D Film of Carbon Nanofibers Elastically Astricted MnO Microparticles: A Flexible Binder-Free Anode for Highly Reversible Lithium Ion Storage

    Article • Small, April 2017, Wiley

    Dr Yimin Chao

  10. A hierarchical porous microstructure for improving long-term stability of Ni1-xCux/SDC anode-supported IT-SOFCs fueled with dry methane

    Article • Journal of Alloys and Compounds, April 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Yimin Chao

  11. Enhanced thermoelectric performance via the solid solution formation: The case of pseudobinary alloy (Cu2Te)(Ga2Te3)3 upon Sb substitution for Cu

    Article • Materials & Design, February 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Yimin Chao

  12. Enhanced thermoelectric performance of a chalcopyrite compound CuIn3Se5−xTex (x = 0~0.5) through crystal structure engineering

    Article • Scientific Reports, January 2017, Nature

    Dr Yimin Chao

  13. Enhancing the thermoelectric performance of Cu3SnS4-based solid solutions through coordination of the Seebeck coefficient and carrier concentration

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yimin Chao

  14. The role of excess Sn in Cu4Sn7S16 for modification of the band structure and a reduction in lattice thermal conductivity

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry C, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yimin Chao

  15. 3D ordered macroporous NiO/Al nanothermite film with significantly improved higher heat output, lower ignition temperature and less gas production

    Article • Materials & Design, November 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Yimin Chao

  16. Magnetoelectric interaction and transport behaviours in magnetic nanocomposite thermoelectric materials

    Article • Nature Physics, October 2016, Nature

    Dr Yimin Chao

  17. Hybrid Silicon Nanostructures with Conductive Ligands and Their Microscopic Conductivity

    Article • Journal of Electronic Materials, September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yimin Chao

  18. Engineering Band Structure via the Site Preference of Pb2+in the In+Site for Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance of In6Se7

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, September 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Yimin Chao

  19. Synthesis of Diagnostic Silicon Nanoparticles for Targeted Delivery of Thiourea to Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-Expressing Cancer Cells

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, April 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Yimin Chao

  20. Three-dimensionally Ordered Macroporous Structure Enabled Nanothermite Membrane of Mn2O3/Al

    Article • Scientific Reports, March 2016, Nature

    Dr Yimin Chao

  21. Electron-withdrawing ability tunable polyphosphazene frameworks as novel heterogeneous catalysts for efficient biomass upgrading

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yimin Chao

  22. Hydrogen-terminated mesoporous silicon monoliths with huge surface area as alternative Si-based visible light-active photocatalysts

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yimin Chao

  23. A high energy output and low onset temperature nanothermite based on three-dimensional ordered macroporous nano-NiFe2O4

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yimin Chao

  24. Engineering the energy gap near the valence band edge in Mn-incorporated Cu3Ga5Te9for an enhanced thermoelectric performance

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry C, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yimin Chao

  25. Porous Silicon and Thermoelectrics

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yimin Chao

  26. Sulforaphane Protects the Liver against CdSe Quantum Dot-Induced Cytotoxicity

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2015, PLOS

    Dr Yimin Chao

  27. Ligand Doping on the Hybrid Thermoelectric Materials Based on Terthiophene-Capped Silicon Nanoparticles

    Article • Journal of Electronic Materials, August 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yimin Chao

  28. Synthesis of Porphyrin–CdSe Quantum Dot Assemblies: Controlling Ligand Binding by Substituent Effects

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, August 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Yimin Chao, Professor Manfred Bochmann

  29. Bicontinuous Structure of Li 3 V 2 (PO 4 ) 3 Clustered via Carbon Nanofiber as High-Performance Cathode Material of Li-Ion Batteries

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, July 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Yimin Chao

  30. Carbohydrate capped silicon nanoparticles

    Article • Advanced Healthcare Materials, June 2015, Wiley

    Dr Yimin Chao

  31. blue silicon nanoparticles

    Article • Journal of Nanoparticle Research, May 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yimin Chao

  32. Thermal Diffusivity of SPS Pressed Silicon Powders and the Potential for Using Bottom–Up Silicon Quantum Dots as a Starting Material

    Article • Journal of Electronic Materials, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yimin Chao

  33. Vanadyl calix[6]arene complexes: synthesis, structural studies and ethylene homo-(co-)polymerization capability

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yimin Chao

  34. Novel Approach to the Preparation of Organic Energetic Film for Microelectromechanical Systems and Microactuator Applications

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, July 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Yimin Chao

  35. Amine-terminated nanoparticle films: pattern deposition by a simple nanostencilling technique and stability studies under X-ray irradiation

    Article • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yimin Chao

  36. In situ preparation of SnO2@polyaniline nanocomposites and their synergetic structure for high-performance supercapacitors

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yimin Chao

  37. Triazaheterocyclic compound as an efficient catalyst for dehydration of fructose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yimin Chao

  38. Hybrid thermoelectric material with silicon nanoparticles

    Article • Faraday Discussions, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yimin Chao

  39. Electrochemical conversion and storage systems: general discussion

    Article • Faraday Discussions, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yimin Chao, Haimei Zheng

  40. Energy-related catalytic and other materials: general discussion

    Article • Faraday Discussions, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yimin Chao, Dr Beien Zhu

  41. Use of Electrochemical Etching to Produce Doped Phenylacetylene Functionalized Particles and Their Thermal Stability

    Article • Journal of Electronic Materials, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yimin Chao

  42. Synthesis of d -Mannose Capped Silicon Nanoparticles and Their Interactions with MCF-7 Human Breast Cancerous Cells

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, August 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Yimin Chao

  43. Synthesis of nickel picrate energetic film in a 3D ordered silicon microchannel plate through an in situ chemical reaction

    Article • Journal of Materials Science, August 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yimin Chao

  44. Highly Active, Thermally Stable, Ethylene-Polymerisation Pre-Catalysts Based on Niobium/TantalumImine Systems

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, May 2013, Wiley

    Dr Yimin Chao

  45. Silicon Photonics for Biology

    Article • April 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Yimin Chao

  46. Significantly Enhanced Energy Output from 3D Ordered Macroporous Structured Fe 2 O 3 /Al Nanothermite Film

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, January 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Yimin Chao

  47. The effect of alkyl chain length on the level of capping of silicon nanoparticles produced by a one-pot synthesis route based on the chemical reduction of micelle

    Article • Journal of Nanoparticle Research, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yimin Chao

  48. Rhenium(i) phenanthrolines bearing electron withdrawing CF3 substituents: synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yimin Chao

  49. Vanadium(iii) phenoxyimine complexes for ethylene or ε-caprolactone polymerization: mononuclear versus binuclear pre-catalysts

    Article • Catalysis Science & Technology, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yimin Chao

  50. Measurement of Thermoelectric Properties of Phenylacetylene-Capped Silicon Nanoparticles and Their Potential in Fabrication of Thermoelectric Materials

    Article • Journal of Electronic Materials, November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jorge García-Cañadas, Dr Yimin Chao

  51. Co-encapsulation of Biodegradable Nanoparticles with Silicon Quantum Dots and Quercetin for Monitored Delivery

    Article • Advanced Healthcare Materials, September 2012, Wiley

    Dr Yimin Chao

  52. Thermal evaporation and x-ray photostability of dodecyl-passivated silicon nanoparticles

    Article • Journal of Physics D Applied Physics, August 2012, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Yimin Chao

  53. Simple fabrication of nanostructured silicon and photoluminescence

    Article • Applied Physics A, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yimin Chao

  54. Highly Luminescent and Nontoxic Amine-Capped Nanoparticles from Porous Silicon: Synthesis and Their Use in Biomedical Imaging

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, June 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Yimin Chao

  55. An in situ chemical reaction approach to synthesize zinc picrate energetic thin film upon zinc oxide nanowires array

    Article • Surface and Interface Analysis, February 2012, Wiley

    Dr Yimin Chao

  56. Uptake and Toxicity Studies of Poly-Acrylic Acid Functionalized Silicon Nanoparticles in Cultured Mammalian Cells

    Article • Advanced Healthcare Materials, February 2012, Wiley

    Dr Yimin Chao

  57. Cellular uptake studies of two hexanuclear, carboxylate bridged, zinc ring structures using fluorescence microscopy

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yimin Chao

  58. An abrupt switch between the two photoluminescence bands within alkylated silicon nanocrystals

    Article • Journal of Physics D Applied Physics, November 2011, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Yimin Chao

  59. Soft X-ray induced oxidation on acrylic acid grafted luminescent silicon quantum dots in ultrahigh vacuum

    Article • physica status solidi (a), June 2011, Wiley

    Dr Yimin Chao

  60. Evaporation and decomposition of acrylic acid grafted luminescent silicon quantum dots in ultrahigh vacuum

    Article • Journal of Physics Conference Series, March 2011, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Yimin Chao

  61. Characteristics of silicon nanocrystals for photovoltaic applications

    Article • physica status solidi (a), December 2010, Wiley

    Dr Yimin Chao

  62. Synthesis of water-dispersible photoluminescent silicon nanoparticles and their use in biological fluorescent imaging

    Article • Journal of Nanoparticle Research, August 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yimin Chao

  63. Simultaneous photocharging and luminescence intermittency in silicon nanocrystals

    Article • Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, May 2009, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Yimin Chao

  64. Core and valence exciton formation in x-ray absorption, x-ray emission and x-ray excited optical luminescence from passivated Si nanocrystals at the Si L 2,3 edge

    Article • Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, January 2009, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Yimin Chao

  65. Alkylated Silicon Nanocrystals: Electronic and Optical Characterization and their Potential Applications

    Article • January 2009, The Electrochemical Society

    Dr Yimin Chao

  66. Alkyl-Capped Silicon Nanocrystals Lack Cytotoxicity and have Enhanced Intracellular Accumulation in Malignant Cells via Cholesterol-Dependent Endocytosis

    Article • Small, December 2008, Wiley

    Dr Yimin Chao

  67. Electron energy loss spectroscopy on alkylated silicon nanocrystals

    Article • Journal of Applied Physics, October 2008, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Yimin Chao

  68. Intact sublimation of silicon nanocrystals evidenced via HREM imaging and EELS in a dedicated STEM

    Article • Journal of Physics Conference Series, August 2008, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Yimin Chao

  69. Dispersions of alkyl-capped silicon nanocrystals in aqueous media: photoluminescence and ageing

    Article • The Analyst, January 2008, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Yimin Chao, Dr Eimer M Tuite

  70. Evaporation and deposition of alkyl-capped silicon nanocrystals in ultrahigh vacuum

    Article • Nature Nanotechnology, July 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yimin Chao

  71. Optical luminescence from alkyl-passivated Si nanocrystals under vacuum ultraviolet excitation: Origin and temperature dependence of the blue and orange emissions

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, June 2006, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Yimin Chao

  72. Reactions and luminescence in passivated Si nanocrystallites induced by vacuum ultraviolet and soft-x-ray photons

    Article • Journal of Applied Physics, August 2005, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Yimin Chao

  73. Gold film with gold nitride—A conductor but harder than gold

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, May 2005, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Yimin Chao

  74. Photoemission spectroscopy of clean and potassium-intercalated carbon onions

    Article • March 2003, American Physical Society (APS)

    Dr Yimin Chao

  75. Thermally induced decomposition of single-wall carbon nanotubes adsorbed on H/Si(111)

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, December 2002, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Yimin Chao

  76. Photoemission spectroscopy of the evolution of In-terminated InP ( 100 ) − ( 2 × 4 ) as a function of temperature: Surface- and cluster-related In 4 d lines

    Article • August 2002, American Physical Society (APS)

    Dr Yimin Chao

  77. Photoemission study of chemisorption of C 60 on InP(100)

    Article • November 2001, American Physical Society (APS)

    Dr Yimin Chao