Publications

PREM 2.0

Note: PREM postdocs and graduate students underlined, undergraduate students italicized, NCCU faculty in bold. PSU faculty and staff marked in blue color and bold.

2023-2024

  1. T. R. Seling, A. K. Shringi, K. Wang, U. Riaz, F. Yan. Bi2O2S nanosheets for effective visible light photocatalysis of anionic dye degradation. Mater. Lett. 2024. 361, 136136.  https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.matlet.2024.136136
  2. A. K. Shringi, R. Kumar, N. F. DennisF. Yan. Two-dimensional tellurium nanosheets for the efficient nonenzymatic electrochemical detection of H2O2. Chemosensors 2024, 12, 17. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors12020017
  3. S. Myrick, F. Nwanze, A. F. AdcockX. DongL. Yang, U. Riaz (2024) Graphene oxide-modified polythiophene nanohybrids: antibacterial properties and sonophotocatalytic degradation of dyes under visible-light irradiation, International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1080/00914037.2023.2299805
  4. T. R. Seling, R. R. Katzbaer, K. L. Thompson, S. E. Aksoy, B. Chitara, A. K. Shringi, R. E. Schaak, U. Riaz, F. Yan. Transition metal-doped CuO nanosheets for enhanced visible-light photocatalysis. J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chemistry. 2024, 448, 115356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2023.115356
  5. U. Riaz, S. M. Ashraf. Dye modified phenylenediamine oligomers: Theoretical studies on drug binding for their potential application in drug sensors. ACS Phys. Chem Au 2023, 3, 6, 521–531. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphyschemau.3c00025
  6. B. Chitara, E. Dimitrov, M. Liu, T. R. Seling B. S. C. Kolli, D. Zhou, Z. Yu, A. K. Shringi, M. Terrones, F. Yan. Charge transfer modulation in vanadium-doped WS2/Bi2O2Se heterostructures. Small. 2023, 2302289. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202302289.
  7. B. Chitara,, A. K. Shringi, B. Roy, M. H. Wu, F. Yan. Facile synthesis and morphology-induced photoconductivity modulation of Bi2O2S nanostructures. Mater. Letters. 2023, 346, 134545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2023.134545

2022-2023

  1. U. Riaz, S. Gaffar, K. Hauser, F. Yan. Visible-light induced degradation of diphenyl urea and polyethylene using polythiophene decorated CuFe2O4 nanohybrids. Sci. Rep. 2023, 13, 4975. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-30669-x
  2. U. Riaz, A. Farooq,   N. Mir,   F. R Nwanze, F. Yan. Synthesis, characterization, and biophysical interaction studies of water soluble polypyrrole/colythiophene Co-oligomers with bovine serum albumin and human serum albumin: An experimental and theoretical approach. New Journal of Chemistry. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NJ05791C
  3. J. Zia, M. Riyazuddin, S.Jackson, D. K. Taylor, U. Riaz. In‑vitro release studies of ciprofloxacin drug using polyaniline/polypyrrole‑encapsulated β‑cyclodextrin nanocomposites. Polymer Bulletin. 2023. DOI: 10.1007/s00289-022-04667-4
  4. U. Riaz, N., Mir, F. R. Nwanze, F. Yan. Experimental and biophysical interaction studies of alanine modified
    polyaniline with bovine serum albumin and human serum albumin: Influence of alanine modification on the spectral, morphological and electronic properties. Synth. Met. 2023, 292, 117248. DOI:10.1016/j.synthmet.2022.117248
  5. U. Riaz, N. Nabi, I. Pointer, A. Kumar, D. K .Taylor. Recent advances in the utilization of polyaniline in protein detection: a short review. 2022. RSC Adv. 32885-32897. DOI: 10.1039/D2RA05893F.
  6. X. Dong, R. R. Katzbaer, B. Chitara, L. Han, L. Yang, R. E. Schaak, F. Yan. Optimizing the synergistic effect of CuWO4-CuS hybrid composites for photocatalytic inactivation of pathogenic bacteria. Environ. Sci. Nano. 2022,  9, 4283 – 4294. DOI: 10.1039/D2EN00361A
  7. X. Dong, D. G. Mitchell, M. Y. Garcia Cervantes, B. Chitara, L. Yang, F. Yan. Rose bengal-integrated electrospun polyacrylonitrile nanofibers for photodynamic inactivation of bacteria. Environ. Sci. Adv. 2022,  1, 736 – 745. DOI: 10.1039/D2VA00166G
  8. B. Chitara, B. S. C. Kolli, F. Yan. Near-infrared photodetectors based on 2D Bi2S3. Chem. Phys. Lett. 2022. 804,139876. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2022.139876.
  9. M. Mirković, S. Filipović, A. Kalijadis, P. Mašković, J. Mašković, B. Vlahović, V.  Pavlović. Hydroxyapatite/TiO2 nanomaterial with defined microstructural and good antimicrobial properties. Antibiotics 11, no. 5 (2022): 592.
  10. A. Janićijević, V. P. Pavlović, D. Kovačević, M. Perić, B. Vlahović, V. B. Pavlović, S. Filipović. Structural characterization of nanocellulose/Fe3O4 hybrid nanomaterials. Polymers 14, no. 9 (2022): 1819.

2021-2022

  1. T. B. Limbu, S. Kumari, Z. Wang, C. Dhital, Q. Li, Y. Tang, F. Yan. Ingeniously enhanced ferromagnetism in chemically-reduced 2D Ti3C2TX MXene. Mater. Chem. Phys.. 2022, 285, 126155. DOI:10.1016/j.matchemphys.2022.126155
  2. B. Roy, B. Vlahovic, M. H. Wu, C.R. Jones (2022), Charge dynamical properties of photoresponsive and novel semiconductors using time resolved millimeter wave apparatus (Book Chapter), in: Spectroscopy and Characterization of Nanomaterials and Novel Materials Experiments, Modeling, Simulations, and Applications. P. Misra (Ed.), Wiley VCH GMBH. https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527833689.ch7
  3. G. Conrad, C.B. Casper, E.T. Ritchie, J.M. Atkin, Quantitative modeling of near field interactions incorporating polaritonic and electrostatic effects, Optics Express 2022, 30, 11619-11632
  4. M. Y. Garcia Cervantes, L. Han, J. Kim, B. Chitara, N.  Wymer, F. Yan, N-halamine-decorated electrospun polyacrylonitrile nanofibrous membranes: characterization and antimicrobial properties, React. Funct. Polym.  2021, 168,  105058.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2021.105058.
  5. B. Chitara, K. Zhang, M. Y. Garcia Cervantes, T. B. Limbu, B. Adhikari, S. Huang, F. Yan. Probing charge transfer in 2D MoS2/tellurene type-II p-n heterojunctions. MRS Comm. 2021,11, 868–872. https://doi.org/10.1557/s43579-021-00117-w.
  6. T.B. Limbu, B. Adhikari, S. K. Song, B. Chitara, Y. Tang, G. N. Parsons, F. Yan. Toward understanding the phase-selective growth mechanism of films and geometrically-shaped flakes of 2D MoTe2. RSC Adv. 2021, 11, 38839 – 38848. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1ra07787b.

PREM 1.0

2015-2021

  1. B. Adhikari, T. B. Limbu, K. Vinodgopal, F. Yan. Atmospheric-pressure CVD growth of two-dimensional 2H- and 1T’-MoTe2 films with high-performance SERS activity. Nanotechnology. 2021,32, 335701.
  2. X. Xiao, M. Wu, Z. Ni, S. Xu, S. Chen, J. Hu, P. Neil Rudd, W. You, J. Huang. Ultrafast exciton transport with a long diffusion length in layered perovskites with organic cation functionalization. Adv. Mater. 2020, 46, 2004080.
  3. B. Roy, B. Pivac, B. Vlahovic, M. Wu, Millimeter wave photoresponse of low-dose radiation damaged silicon, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 2020, 478, 50-55.
  4. T. B. Limbu, B. Chitara, B, M. Y. Garcia Cervantes, Y. Zhou, S. Huang, Y. Tang, F. Yan. Unravelling the thickness dependence and mechanism of surface-enhanced Raman scattering on Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheets. J. Phys. Chem. C. 2020, 124, 17772–17782.
  5. B. Chitara, T. B. LimbuJ. D. Orlando, K. Vinodgopal, F. Yan. 2-D Bi2O2Se nanosheets for nonenzymatic electrochemical detection of H2O2. IEEE Sens. Lett. 2020, 4, 1-4, Art no. 2000504.
  6. B. Chitara, T. B. Limbu, J.D. Orlando, Y. Tang, F. Yan. Ultrathin Bi2O2S nanosheets near-infrared photodetectors. Nanoscale. 2020, 12, 16285–16291.
  7. T. B. Limbu, B. Chitara, M. Y. Garcia Cervantes, J. D. Orlando, S. Kumari, Q. Li, Y. Tang, F. Yan. Green synthesis of reduced Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheets with enhanced conductivity, oxidation stability, and SERS activity. J. Mater. Chem. C. 2020, 8, 4722-4731.
  8. J. D. Orlando, T. B. Limbu, B. Chitara, F. Yan. One-pot electrospinning of polyvinylpyrrolidone/cellulose acetate/TiO2 nanofibrous membranes with enhanced photocatalytic properties. J. Porou. Mater. 2020, 27, 911-918.
  9. J. D. Orlando, E. Kahn, C. Y. Wong, Y. Yeh, T. B. Limbu, B. Chitara, A. L. Elias, Terrones, F. Yan. Ultrastrong Raman enhancement on gold nanoparticle-decorated transition metal dichalcogenides nanosheets for molecule detection. J. Anal. Sci. 2019, 35, 811-816.
  10. O. Oladele, Chen, F. Yan, B. Vlahovic, Y. Tang. Simulation and synthesis of silver dendritic nanostructures for surface-enhanced Raman scattering. Mater. Express. 2019, 9, 1082–1086.
  11. H-Y. Hu, N. Xie, C. Wang, F. Wu, M. Pan, H-F. Li, P. Wu, X-D. Wang, Z. Zeng, S. Deng, H. Wu, K. Vinodgopal, G. Dai Enhancing the performance of motive power lead-acid batteries by high surface area carbon black additives, Appl. Sci. 2019, 9, 186.
  12. Filikhin, Th. Peterson, Vlahovic, S.P. Kruchinin, Yu.B. Kuzmichev, V. Mitic, Electron transfer from the barrier in InAs/GaAs quantum dot-well structure, Physica E. 2019, 114, 13629.
  13. S. Filipovic, V.P. Pavlovic, M. Mitric, S. Levic, N. Mitrovic, A. Marcic, B. Vlahovic, V.B. Pavlovic, Synthesis and characterization of BaTiO3/α-Fe2O3 core/shell structure, J. Adv. Ceramics, 2019, 8, 133–147.
  14. A Moujahid, J. J. Bang, F. Yan. Effect of mixing on reductive dechlorination of persistent organic pollutants by Fe/Pd nanoparticles. Water Environ. Res. 2019, 3, 1-10.
  15. F. Wu, C. Wang, H. Hu, M. Pan, H. Li, N. Xie, Z. Zeng, S. Deng, M. Wu, K. Vinodgopal, G. Dai; One-step Synthesis of hierarchical metal oxide nanosheet/carbon nanotube composites by chemical vapor deposition, J. Mater. Sci. 2019, 54,1291–1303
  16. H. Jia, C. Chen, O. Oladele, Y. Tang, G. Li, X. Zhang, F. Yan. Cobalt doping of tin disulfide/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites for enhanced pseudocapacitive sodium-ion storage. Commun. Chem. 2018, 1, Article Number: 86.
  17. P. B. Petrović, V.B. Pavlović, B. Vlahovic, V. Mijailović, A high-sensitive current mode pressure/force detector based on piezoelectric polymer PVDF, Sens. Actuat. A. 2018 276, 165.
  18. . Li, F. Wu, C. Wang, P. Zhang, H. Hu, N. Xie, M. Pan, Z. Zeng, S. Deng, M. Wu, K. Vinodgopal, G. Dai; One-step chemical vapor deposition synthesis of 3D N-doped carbon nanotube/N-doped graphene hybrid material on nickel foam, Nanomaterials, 2018, 8, 700-711.
  19. B. Roy, C.R. Jones, B. Vlahovic, H.W. Ade, M.H. Wu, A time-resolved millimeter wave conductivity (TR-mmWC) apparatus for charge dynamical properties of semiconductors, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 2018, 89, 104704.
  20. D. Kosanović, V. A. Blagojević, A. Maričić, S. Aleksić, V. P. Pavlović, V. B. Pavlović, B. Vlahović, Influence of mechanical activation on functional properties of barium hexaferrite ceramics, Ceramics Int. 2018, 44, 6666-6672.
  21. J. Vujančević, A. Bjelajac, J. Ćirković, V. Pavlović, E. Horvath, L. Forró, B. Vlahović, M. Mitrić, Đ. Janaćković, V. Pavlović, Structure and photocatalytic properties of sintered TiO2 nanotube arrays, Science of Sintering. 2018, 50, 39-50.
  22. F. Wu, C. Wang, H-Y Hu, M. Pan, H-F. Li, N. Xie, Z. Zeng, S. Deng, M. H. Wu, K. Vinodgopal, G. Dai; Controlled synthesis of N-doped carbon microspheres from melamine-based carbon by chemical vapor deposition, Chem. Phys. Lett. 2019, 730, 124–129.
  23. J. D. Rusmirović, N. Obradović, J. Perendija, A. Umićević, A. Kapidžić, B. Vlahović, V. Pavlović, A.D. Marinković, V.B. Pavlović, Controllable synthesis of Fe3O4-wollastonite adsorbents for efficient heavy metal ions/oxyanions removal, Environ Sci. Pollut. Res. 2019, 26, 12379
  24. S. Filipovic, V.P. Pavlovic, M. Mitric, S. Levic, N. Mitrovic, A. Marcic, B. Vlahovic, V.B. Pavlovic, Synthesis and characterization of BaTiO3/α-Fe2O3 core/shell structure, J. Adv. Ceramics, 2019, 8, 133–147.
  25. N. Obradovic, M. Gigov, A. Djordjevic, F. Kern, S. Dmitrovic, B. Matovic, A. Djordjevic, A. Tshantshapanyan, B. Vlahovic, P. Petrovic, V. Pavlovic, Shungite – a carbon-mineral rock material: Its sinterability and possible applications, Process. Appl. Ceramics 2019, 13, 1, 89–97.
  26. N. Obradovic, V. Pavlovic, M. Kachlik, K. Maca, D. Olcan, A. Djordjevic, A. Tshantshapanyan, B. Vlahovic, V. Pavlovic, Processing and properties of dense cordierite ceramics obtained through solidstate reaction and pressure-less sintering, Adv. in Appl. Ceramics, 2019, 118, 241-248.
  27. C. Chen, O. Oladele, Y. Tang, F. Yan. Freestanding silver dendrite/graphene oxide composite membranes as high-performance substrates for surface-enhanced Raman scattering. Mater. Lett. 2018, 226, 83-86.
  28. C. Chen, Y. Tang, B. Vlahovic, F. Yan. Electrospun polymer nanofibers decorated with noble metal nanoparticles for chemical sensing. Nanoscale Res. Lett. 2017, 12, 451.
  29. Y. Tang, Application of periodical nanostructures in thin metal film for near infrared multispectral filters, J. Laser Opt. Photonics. 2017, 4, 000151.
  30. Y. Tang, B. Vlahovic, Metallic nanostructures for multispectral filters. J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 2017, 17, 573-576.
  31. S. Zhang, Y. Tang, B. Vlahovic, Preparation of silver nanoparticles in poly(Nvinylpyrrolidone)/ethanol solutions, Int. J. Nanosci. 2017, 16, 1750008.
  32. M. A. Kerr, F. Yan. Bromide-assisted anisotropic growth of gold nanoparticles as substrates for surface-enhanced Raman scattering. J. Spectrosc. 2016. Article ID 3164247.
  33. F. Wu, C. Wang, M. Wu, K. Vinodgopal, G. Dai, Large area synthesis of vertical aligned metal oxide nanosheets by thermal oxidation of stainless-steel mesh and foil. Materials 2018, 11, 884.
  34. B. Jiang, M. Pan, C. Wang, M. Wu, K. Vinodgopal, G. Dai; Controllable synthesis of circular graphene domains by atmosphere pressure chemical vapor deposition, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2018, 122, 13572−13578.
  35. X. Yan, H. Li, C. Wang, B. Jiang, H. Hu, N. Xie, M. Wu, K. Vinodgopal, G. Dai. Melamine as a single source for fabrication of mesoscopic 3D composites of N-doped carbon nanotubes on graphene, RSC Adv. 2018, 8, 12157-12164.
  36. D. Kosanović, N. Obradović, V.P. Pavlović, S. Marković, A. Maričić, G. Rasić, B. Vlahović, V.B. Pavlović, and M.M. Ristić, The influence of mechanical activation on the morphological changes of Fe/BaTiO3 powder, Mater.  Sci.  Engineer. B. 2016, 212, 89
  37. K. G. Dvoyan, A. A. Tshantshapanyan, B. Vlahovic, G. J. Salamo, Quantum-confined and pseudo-Stark effects in the semiconductor conical quantum dot, Proc. SPIE 10344, 103440F.
  38. K. G. Dvoyan, A. A. Tshantshapanyan, H. M. Melikyan, B. Vlahovic, Electronic States and Optical Transitions in an Asymmetric Quantum Dot Molecule. J. Laser Opt. Photonics. 2017, 4, 152.
  39. G. Rasic, J. Schwartz, B. Vlahovic. Underlying causes of the magnetic behavior in surface patterned NiFe2O4 thin films, MRS Communications. 2016, 1-5.