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  1. Twinkling graphene on polycrystalline Cu substrate: A scanning electron microscopy study

    Article • Journal of Applied Physics, May 2019, American Institute of Physics

    Professor Yang Gan

  2. High-Contrast SEM Imaging of Supported Few-Layer Graphene for Differentiating Distinct Layers and Resolving Fine Features: There is Plenty of Room at the Bottom

    Article • Small, May 2018, Wiley

    Professor Yang Gan

  3. An Epidermis-like Hierarchical Smart Coating with a Hardness of Tooth Enamel

    Article • ACS Nano, January 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Yang Gan

  4. AFM tip-sample convolution effects for cylinder protrusions

    Article • Applied Surface Science, November 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Yang Gan

  5. Competitive-Binding Activated Supramolecular Nanovalves Based on β-Cyclodextrin Complexes

    Article • ChemistrySelect, July 2017, Wiley

    Professor Yang Gan

  6. Footnote on femtochemistry

    Article • Physics Today, April 2017, American Institute of Physics

    Professor Yang Gan

  7. A new electrochemical platform for ultrasensitive detection of atrazine based on modified self-ordered Nb 2 O 5 nanotube arrays

    Article • Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, April 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Yang Gan

  8. Invited Review Article: Tip modification methods for tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) and colloidal probe technique: A 10 year update (2006-2016) review

    Article • Review of Scientific Instruments, March 2017, American Institute of Physics

    Professor Yang Gan

  9. A Special Section on Instrumental Development and Application of Atomic Force Microscopy

    Article • Science of Advanced Materials, January 2017, American Scientific Publishers

    Professor Yang Gan

  10. A nanostructured Fc(COCH3)2film prepared using silica monolayer colloidal crystal templates and its electrochromic properties

    Article • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Yang Gan

  11. AFM and SEM Study on Crystallographic and Topographical Evolutions of Wet-Etched Patterned Sapphire Substrate (PSS): Part II. Cone-Shaped PSS Etched in H 2 SO 4 and H 3 ...

    Article • ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, January 2017, The Electrochemical Society

    Professor Yang Gan

  12. AFM and SEM Study on Crystallographic and Topographical Evolutions of Wet-Etched Patterned Sapphire Substrate (PSS): Part III. Cone-Shaped PSS Etched in H 2 SO 4 and H 3 ...

    Article • ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, January 2017, The Electrochemical Society

    Professor Yang Gan

  13. Crystallographic and topographical evolutions of a cylinder patterned sapphire substrate etched with a sulfuric acid and phosphoric acid mixture: an SEM and AFM study

    Article • CrystEngComm, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Yang Gan

  14. AFM and SEM Study on Crystallographic and Topographical Evolution of Wet-Etched Patterned Sapphire Substrates (PSS)

    Article • ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, December 2016, The Electrochemical Society

    Professor Yang Gan

  15. Hydrophobic interaction and patch charge attraction in α-Al2O3 dispersions under the influence of adsorbed low molecular-weight polyacrylic acid sodium salt and poly(methacrylic acid) sodium salt: yield stress and AFM force study

    Article • Colloid & Polymer Science, September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Yang Gan

  16. Design and Synthesis of Core–Shell–Shell Upconversion Nanoparticles for NIR-Induced Drug Release, Photodynamic Therapy, and Cell Imaging

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

    Professor Yang Gan

  17. Enhanced photoelectrochemical properties and water splitting activity of self-ordered MoO3-TiO2 nanotubes

    Article • Applied Surface Science, February 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Yang Gan

  18. Marrying Medicine and Materials: Artemisinin (Qinghaosu) Particle is Soft Enough for Scratching Hard SiC Wafer in Water

    Article • ScienceOpen Research, January 2016, ScienceOpen

    Professor Yang Gan

  19. Water-assisted crystallization of mesoporous anatase TiO2nanospheres

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Yang Gan

  20. Organizing better attendee-friendly conferences

    Article • National Science Review, December 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Yang Gan

  21. Triple-doped KMnF3:Yb3+/Er3+/Tm3+ nanocubes: four-color upconversion emissions with strong red and near-infrared bands

    Article • Scientific Reports, November 2015, Nature

    Professor Yang Gan

  22. Photovoltaic device based on TiO2 rutile/anatase phase junctions fabricated in coaxial nanorod arrays

    Article • Nano Energy, July 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Yang Gan

  23. Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Promoted with a Disordered Surface Layer Created by Electrochemical Reduction

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

    Professor Yang Gan

  24. Photoelectrochemical activities and low content Nb-doping effects on one-dimensional self-ordered Nb2O5–TiO2 nanotubes

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Yang Gan

  25. Enhancing photoresponsivity of self-powered UV photodetectors based on electrochemically reduced TiO2 nanorods

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Yang Gan

  26. Improved interfacial oxygen reduction by ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid in the cathode of microbial fuel cell

    Article • Biosensors and Bioelectronics, August 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Yang Gan

  27. A novel stainless steel mesh/cobalt oxide hybrid electrode for efficient catalysis of oxygen reduction in a microbial fuel cell

    Article • Biosensors and Bioelectronics, May 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Yang Gan

  28. Relationship between Asperity-Mediated Surface Forces and Topography Alteration of Silica Microspheres Sliding on Mica, Sapphire, and Glass Substrates under Ambient Conditions: Atomic Force Microscopy and Theoretical Studies

    Article • Langmuir, April 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Yang Gan

  29. Enhanced photoelectrochemical performance and charge transfer properties in self-organized NiOx-doped TiO2 nanotubes

    Article • Electrochimica Acta, April 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Yang Gan

  30. Recent Progress on Critical Cleaning of Sapphire Single-Crystal Substrates: A Mini-Review

    Article • Recent Patents on Chemical Engineering, April 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Yang Gan

  31. Effects of plasma treatment on evolution of surface step-terrace structure of critically cleaned c-plane sapphire substrates: An AFM study

    Article • Applied Surface Science, November 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Yang Gan

  32. Hydrothermal synthesis of magnetic carbon microspheres for effective adsorption of Cd(II) in water

    Article • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, September 2013, Wiley

    Professor Yang Gan

  33. Forward Osmosis with a Novel Thin-Film Inorganic Membrane

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology, August 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Yang Gan

  34. Hard-to-clean sapphire substrates are finally clean!

    Article • Applied Surface Science, June 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Yang Gan

  35. Synthesis of carbonaceous nanowire membrane for removing heavy metal ions and high water flux

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, June 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Yang Gan

  36. Silver–tungsten carbide nanohybrid for efficient electrocatalysis of oxygen reduction reaction in microbial fuel cell

    Article • Journal of Power Sources, March 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Yang Gan

  37. Sol–gel coating of inorganic nanostructures with resorcinol–formaldehyde resin

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Yang Gan

  38. H2O2-Aided Seed-Mediated Synthesis of Silver Nanoplates with Improved Yield and Efficiency

    Article • ChemPhysChem, February 2012, Wiley

    Professor Yang Gan

  39. Facile measurement of polymer film thickness ranging from nanometer to micrometer scale using atomic force microscopy

    Article • Surface and Interface Analysis, November 2010, Wiley

    Professor Yang Gan

  40. Cleaning AFM colloidal probes by mechanically scrubbing with supersharp “brushes”

    Article • Ultramicroscopy, July 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Yang Gan

  41. Atomic and subnanometer resolution in ambient conditions by atomic force microscopy

    Article • Surface Science Reports, March 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Yang Gan

  42. Interaction Forces between Silica Surfaces in Aqueous Solutions of Cationic Polymeric Flocculants: Effect of Polymer Charge

    Article • Langmuir, October 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Yang Gan

  43. Charging Behavior at the Alumina–Water Interface and Implications for Ceramic Processing

    Article • Journal of the American Ceramic Society, November 2007, Wiley

    Professor Yang Gan

  44. Atomic image of indentation crack tip during stress corrosion cracking of mica in moist air

    Article • Scripta Materialia, September 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Yang Gan

  45. Invited Review Article: A review of techniques for attaching micro- and nanoparticles to a probe’s tip for surface force and near-field optical measurements

    Article • Review of Scientific Instruments, August 2007, American Institute of Physics

    Professor Yang Gan

  46. Lattice-resolution imaging of the sapphire (0001) surface in air by AFM

    Article • Surface Science, February 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Yang Gan

  47. Comment on “Delayed Fracture in Porous Media”

    Article • Physical Review Letters, June 2006, American Physical Society (APS)

    Professor Yang Gan

  48. Charging Behavior of the Gibbsite Basal (001) Surface in NaCl Solution Investigated by AFM Colloidal Probe Technique

    Article • Langmuir, June 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Yang Gan

  49. High Resolution AFM Images of the Single-Crystal α-Al 2 O 3 (0001) Surface in Water

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry, June 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Yang Gan

  50. Imaging atomically sharp crack tips in mica by contact mode AFM under ambient conditions

    Article • The European Physical Journal Applied Physics, April 2005, EDP Sciences

    Professor Yang Gan

  51. STM investigation on interaction between superstructure and grain boundary in graphite

    Article • Surface Science, August 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Yang Gan

  52. Nanocrystalline FeMoSiB/Ni laminate composite—preparation and mechanical properties

    Article • Materials Letters, August 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Yang Gan

  53. Dynamic fracture characteristics of FeMoSiB amorphous alloy ribbons

    Article • Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, October 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Yang Gan

  54. Effect of grain size on the fracture toughness of nanocrystalline FeMoSiB

    Article • Scripta Materialia, September 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Yang Gan

  55. Experimental studies on the local corrosion of low alloy steels in 3.5% NaCl

    Article • Corrosion Science, March 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Yang Gan

  56. Brittle fracture behavior of FeMoSiB nanocrystalline alloy ribbon and measurement of fracture toughness

    Article • Materials Letters, January 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Yang Gan

  57. Atomic Force Microscopy

    Article • ScienceOpen

    Professor Yang Gan