List of works - Yimin Chao

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

scientific article published on 3 April 2017

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

article by Chunpei Yu et al published November 2016 in Materials & Design

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

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

scholarly article in RSC Advances, vol. 6 no. 96, 2016

Alkyl-capped silicon nanocrystals lack cytotoxicity and have enhanced intracellular accumulation in malignant cells via cholesterol-dependent endocytosis

scientific article

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

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

scientific article published on 18 February 2014

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

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

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

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

scientific article

Bicontinuous Structure of Li₃V₂(PO₄)₃ Clustered via Carbon Nanofiber as High-Performance Cathode Material of Li-Ion Batteries

scientific article published on 18 June 2015

Bridging silicon nanoparticles and thermoelectrics: phenylacetylene functionalization

article

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

scientific article published in May 2012

Characteristics of silicon nanocrystals for photovoltaic applications

Co-encapsulation of biodegradable nanoparticles with silicon quantum dots and quercetin for monitored delivery

scientific article

Complementary stabilization by core/sheath carbon nanofibers/spongy carbon on submicron tin oxide particles as anode for lithium-ion batteries

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 L2,3edge

scientific article published on 30 January 2009

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

scientific article

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

scientific article

Electrochemical conversion and storage systems: general discussion.

scientific article published in January 2014

Electron energy loss spectroscopy on alkylated silicon nanocrystals

scientific article

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

scholarly article in RSC Advances, vol. 6 no. 54, 2016

Energy-related catalytic and other materials: general discussion

article by Joachim Maier et al published 2014 in Faraday Discussions

Engineering Band Structure via the Site Preference of Pb(2+) in the In(+) Site for Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance of In6Se7.

scientific article published on 19 August 2016

Engineering the energy gap near the valence band edge in Mn-incorporated Cu3Ga5Te9 for an enhanced thermoelectric performance

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

scientific article published on 06 January 2017

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

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

article published in 2017

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

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

scientific article published on 29 July 2007

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

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

article published in 2012

Highly active, thermally stable, ethylene-polymerisation pre-catalysts based on niobium/tantalum-imine systems

scientific article published on 16 May 2013

Hybrid Silicon Nanostructures with Conductive Ligands and Their Microscopic Conductivity

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

scholarly article by Ting Li et al published 2016 in RSC Advances

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

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

scholarly article

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

scholarly article in RSC Advances, vol. 8 no. 5, 2018

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

Magnetoelectric interaction and transport behaviours in magnetic nanocomposite thermoelectric materials

scientific article published on 10 October 2016

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

article

Multifunctional quantum dots and liposome complexes in drug delivery

scientific article published on 3 September 2017

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

scientific article published on 10 July 2017

Novel approach to the preparation of organic energetic film for microelectromechanical systems and microactuator applications.

scientific article published on 8 July 2014

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

Photoemission spectroscopy of clean and potassium-intercalated carbon onions

scholarly article in Physical Review B, vol. 67 no. 11, March 2003

Photoemission spectroscopy of the evolution of In-terminatedInP(100)−(2×4)as a function of temperature: Surface- and cluster-related In4dlines

scholarly article in Physical Review B, vol. 66 no. 7, August 2002

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

article published in 2005

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

scholarly article by Carl Redshaw et al published 2013 in RSC Advances

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

Significantly enhanced energy output from 3D ordered macroporous structured Fe2O3/Al nanothermite film

scientific article

Silicon nanostructures for sensing and bioimaging: general discussion

scientific article published on 09 June 2020

Simple fabrication of nanostructured silicon and photoluminescence

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

scientific article published on 26 April 2017

Simultaneous photocharging and luminescence intermittency in silicon nanocrystals

scientific article

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

Sulforaphane Protects the Liver against CdSe Quantum Dot-Induced Cytotoxicity

scientific article

Synthesis and characterisation of isothiocyanate functionalised silicon nanoparticles and their uptake in cultured colonic cells

scientific article published on 26 February 2020

Synthesis of Carbohydrate Capped Silicon Nanoparticles and their Reduced Cytotoxicity, In Vivo Toxicity, and Cellular Uptake

scientific article published on 29 June 2015

Synthesis of D-mannose capped silicon nanoparticles and their interactions with MCF-7 human breast cancerous cells

scientific article published on 16 July 2013

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

scientific article published on 23 March 2016

Synthesis of Porphyrin-CdSe Quantum Dot Assemblies: Controlling Ligand Binding by Substituent Effects

scientific article published on 14 July 2015

Synthesis of low-oxide blue luminescent alkyl-functionalized silicon nanoparticles with no nitrogen containing surfactant

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

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

article published in 2010

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 ⬇️

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

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

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

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

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

scientific article published on 3 March 2016

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

scholarly article in RSC Advances, vol. 4 no. 26, 2014

Uptake and toxicity studies of poly-acrylic acid functionalized silicon nanoparticles in cultured mammalian cells

scientific article

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

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

article published in 2013

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

scientific article published in July 2015

List of works by Yimin Chao

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

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

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

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

Alkyl-capped silicon nanocrystals lack cytotoxicity and have enhanced intracellular accumulation in malignant cells via cholesterol-dependent endocytosis

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bicontinuous Structure of Li₃V₂(PO₄)₃ Clustered via Carbon Nanofiber as High-Performance Cathode Material of Li-Ion Batteries

Bridging silicon nanoparticles and thermoelectrics: phenylacetylene functionalization

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

Characteristics of silicon nanocrystals for photovoltaic applications

Co-encapsulation of biodegradable nanoparticles with silicon quantum dots and quercetin for monitored delivery

Complementary stabilization by core/sheath carbon nanofibers/spongy carbon on submicron tin oxide particles as anode for lithium-ion batteries

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 L2,3edge

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

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

Electrochemical conversion and storage systems: general discussion.

Electron energy loss spectroscopy on alkylated silicon nanocrystals

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

Energy-related catalytic and other materials: general discussion

Engineering Band Structure via the Site Preference of Pb(2+) in the In(+) Site for Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance of In6Se7.

Engineering the energy gap near the valence band edge in Mn-incorporated Cu3Ga5Te9 for an enhanced thermoelectric performance

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Highly active, thermally stable, ethylene-polymerisation pre-catalysts based on niobium/tantalum-imine systems

Hybrid Silicon Nanostructures with Conductive Ligands and Their Microscopic Conductivity

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

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

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

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

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

Magnetoelectric interaction and transport behaviours in magnetic nanocomposite thermoelectric materials

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

Multifunctional quantum dots and liposome complexes in drug delivery

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

Novel approach to the preparation of organic energetic film for microelectromechanical systems and microactuator applications.

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

Photoemission spectroscopy of clean and potassium-intercalated carbon onions

Photoemission spectroscopy of the evolution of In-terminatedInP(100)−(2×4)as a function of temperature: Surface- and cluster-related In4dlines

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

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

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

Significantly enhanced energy output from 3D ordered macroporous structured Fe2O3/Al nanothermite film

Silicon nanostructures for sensing and bioimaging: general discussion

Simple fabrication of nanostructured silicon and photoluminescence

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

Simultaneous photocharging and luminescence intermittency in silicon nanocrystals

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

Sulforaphane Protects the Liver against CdSe Quantum Dot-Induced Cytotoxicity

Synthesis and characterisation of isothiocyanate functionalised silicon nanoparticles and their uptake in cultured colonic cells

Synthesis of Carbohydrate Capped Silicon Nanoparticles and their Reduced Cytotoxicity, In Vivo Toxicity, and Cellular Uptake

Synthesis of D-mannose capped silicon nanoparticles and their interactions with MCF-7 human breast cancerous cells

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

Synthesis of Porphyrin-CdSe Quantum Dot Assemblies: Controlling Ligand Binding by Substituent Effects

Synthesis of low-oxide blue luminescent alkyl-functionalized silicon nanoparticles with no nitrogen containing surfactant

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

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

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 ⬇️

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

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

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

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

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

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

Uptake and toxicity studies of poly-acrylic acid functionalized silicon nanoparticles in cultured mammalian cells

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

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

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