2025
(104) Huddleston, M.; Sun, Y. "Biomass valorization via paired electrolysis", ChemSusChem, 2025, in press. [html]
(103) Pragti; Kundu, B. K.; Chen, R.; Diao, J.; Sun, Y. "Near-infrared bioimaging using two-photon fluorescent probes", Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2025, 14, 2403272. [html]
2024
(102) Gao, J.; Liu, M.; Wu, L.; Tian, Z.; Tang, J.-H.; Sun, Y. "Activatable two-photon-excited molecular fluorescent probes for near-infrared biosensing and bioimaging", ACS Applied Engineering Materials, 2024, 2, 2504-2520. [html]
(101) Rahman M. H.; Sun, Y.; Mannodi-Kanakkithodi, A. "High-throughput screening of single atom co-catalyst in ZnIn2S4 for photocatalysis", Materials Advances, 2024, 5, 8673-8683. [html]
(100) Kundu, B. K.; Sun, Y. "Electricity-driven organic hydrogenation using water as the hydrogen source", Chemical Science, 2024, 15, 16424-16435. [html]
(99) Kundu, B. K.; Bashar, N.; Srivastava, P.; Elles, C. G.; Sun, Y. "Organic two-photon-absorbing photosensitizers can overcome competing light absorption in organic photocatalysis", Chemistry - A European Journal, 2024, 30, e202402856. [html]
(98) Zhong, M.; Sun, Y. "Recent advancements in the molecular design of deep-red to near-infrared light-absorbing photocatalysts", Chem Catalysis, 2024, 4, 100973. [html]
(97) Zhang, X.; Yan, T.; Hou, H.; Yin, J.; Wan, H.; Sun, X.; Zhang, Q.; Sun, F.; Wei, Y.; Dong, M.; Fan, W.; Wang, J.; Sun, Y.; Zhou, X.; Wu, K.; Yang, Y.; Li, Y.; Cao, Z. "Regioselective hydroformylation of propene catalyzed by rhodium-zeolite", Nature, 2024, 629, 597-602. [html]
(96) Quan, L.; Jiang, H.; Mei, G.; Sun, Y.; You, B. "Bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall and hybrid water splitting", Chemical Reviews, 2024, 124, 3694-3812. [html]
(95) Han, G.; Li, G.; Sun, Y. "Electrocatalytic hydrogenation using palladium membrane reactors", JACS Au, 2024, 2, 328-343. [html]
(94) Zhang, X.-R.; Ye, H.; Liang, Y.; Han, C.; Sun, Y. "Zinc indium sulfide-based photocatalysts for selective organic transformations", ChemCatChem, 2024, 16, e202301553. [html]
(93) Mei, G.; Lu, Y.; Yang, X.; Chen, S.; Yang, X.; Yang, L.-M.; Tang, C.; Sun, Y.; Xia, B. Y.; You, B. "Tandem electro-thermo-catalysis for the oxidative aminocarbonylation of arylboronic acids to amides from CO2 and water", Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2024, 63, e202314708. [html]
(92) Shang, X.; Tang, J.-H.; Sun, Y. "Recent advances in electrocatalytic organic transformations coupled with H2 evolution", Water Photo- and Electro-Catalysis: Mechanisms, Materials, Devices and Systems, Wiley, 2024. [html]
(91) Han, C.; Kundu, B. K.; Liang, Y.; Sun, Y. "Near-infrared light-driven photocatalysis with an emphasis on two-photon excitation: concepts, materials, and applications", Advanced Materials, 2024, 36, 2307759. [html]
2023
(90) Xu, X.; Qiu, K.; Tian, Z.; Aryal, C.; Rowan, F.; Chen, R.; Sun, Y.; Diao, J. "Probing the dynamic crosstalk of lysosomes and mitochondria with structured illumination microscopy", TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 2023, 169, 117370. [html]
(89) Chen, R.; Qiu, K.; Han, G.; Kundu, B. K.; Ding, G.; Sun, Y.; Diao, J. "Quantifying cell viability through organelle ratiometric probing", Chemical Science, 2023, 14, 10236-10248. [html]
(88) Chen, R.; Qiu, K.; Leong, D. C. Y.; Kundu, B. K.; Zhang, C.; Srivastava, P.; White, K. E.; Li, G.; Han, G.; Guo, Z.; Elles, C. G.; Diao, J.; Sun, Y. "A general design of pyridinium-based fluorescent probes for enhancing two photon microscopy", Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 2023, 115604. [html]
(87) Zhang, C.; Tian, Z.; Chen, R.; Rowan, F.; Qiu, K.; Sun, Y.; Guan, J.-L.; Diao, J. "Advanced imaging techniques for tracking drug dynamics at the subcellular level", Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2023, 199, 114978. [html]
(86) Kundu, B. K.; Han, C.; Srivastava, P.; Nagar, S.; White, K.; Krause, J.; Elles, C.; Sun, Y. "Trifluoromethylative bifunctionalization of alkenes via a bibenzothiazole-derived photocatalyst under both visible and near infrared light irradiation", ACS Catalysis, 2023, 13, 8119-8127. [html]
(85) Rahman, M.; Yang, J.; Sun, Y.; Mannodi-Kanakkithodi, A. "Defect engineering in ZnIn2X4 (X=S, Se, Te) semiconductors for improved photocatalysis", Surfaces and Interfaces, 2023, 39, 102960. [html]
(84) Jiang, H.; Sun, Y.; You, B. "Dynamic electrodeposition on bubbles: an effective strategy toward porous electrocatalysts for green hydrogen cycling", Accounts of Chemical Research, 2023, 56, 1421-1432. [html]
(83) Yan, K.; Kwon, Y.; Huddleston, M.; Jiang, D.; Sun, Y. "Bromonium-mediated electrochemical synthesis of 3-pyridinol from biomass-derived furfurylamine", Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2023, 127, 10107-10113. [html]
(82) Chen, R.; Wang, L.; Ding, G.; Han, G.; Qiu, K.; Sun, Y.; Diao, J., "Constant conversion rate of endolysosomes revealed by a pH-sensitive fluorescent probe", ACS Sensors, 2023, 8, 2068-2078. [html]
(81) Han, C.; Han, G.; Habibur Rahman, M.; Mannodi-Kanakkithodi, A.; Sun, Y., "Photocatalytic ketyl radical initiated Cketyl−Csp2/Csp3 coupling on ZnIn2S4", Chemistry – A European Journal, 2023, e202203785. [html]
(80) Han, G.; Li, G.; Sun, Y. "Electrocatalytic dual hydrogenation of organic substrates with a Faradaic efficiency approaching 200%", Nature Catalysis, 2023, 6, 224-233. [html]
(79) Zhao, X.; He, D.; Xia, B. Y.; Sun, Y.; You, B. "Ambient electrosynthesis toward single-atom sites for electrocatalytic green hydrogen cycling", Advanced Materials, 2023, 2210703. [html]
(78) Kundu, B. K.; Han, G.; Sun, Y. "Derivatized benzothiazoles as two-photon-absorbing organic photosensitizers active under near infrared light irradiation", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2023, 145, 3535-3542. [html]
(77) Li, G.; Han, G.; Wang, L.; Cui, X.; Moehring, N. K.; Kidambi, P. R.; Jiang, D.-e.; Sun, Y. "Dual hydrogen production from electrocatalytic water reduction coupled with formaldehyde oxidation via a copper-silver electrocatalyst", Nature Communications, 2023, 14, 525. [html]
2022
(76) Li, Y.; Sun, Y. "Preface to the special issue on electrocatalysis and electrosynthesis", Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2022, 43, 2937. [html]
(75) Yan, K.; Huddleston M. L.; Gerdes, B. A.; Sun, Y. "Electrosynthesis of amino acids from biomass-derived α-hydroxyl acids", Green Chemistry, 2022, 24, 5320-5325. [html]
(74) Song, F.; Zhang, T.; Zhou, D.; Sun, P.; Lu, Z.; Bian, H.; Dang, J.; Gao, H.; Qian, Y.; Li, W.; Jiang, N.; Dummer, H.; Shaw, J. G.; Chen, S.; Chen, G.; Sun, Y.; Rao, Y. "Charge transfer of interfacial catalysts for hydrogen energy", ACS Materials Letters, 2022, 4, 967-977. [html]
(73) Han, G.; Li, G.; Huang, J.; Han, C.; Turro, C.; Sun, Y. "Two-photon-absorbing ruthenium complexes enable near infrared light-driven photocatalysis", Nature Communications, 2022, 13, 2288. [html]
(72) Tang, J.-H.; Han, G.; Li, G.; Yan, K.; Sun, Y. "Near infrared light photocatalysis enabled by a ruthenium complex integrated metal-organic framework via two-photon absorption", iScience, 2022, 24, 104064. [html]
(71) Wang, L.; Chen, R.; Han, G.; Liu, X.; Huang, T.; Diao, J.; Sun, Y. "Super-resolution analyzing spatial organization of lysosomes with an organic fluorescent probe", Exploration, 2022, 0210215. [html]
(70) Qiu, K.; Seino, R.; Han, G.; Ishiyama, M.; Ueno, Y.; Tian, Z.; Sun, Y.; Diao, J. "De novo design of a membrane-anchored probe for multidimensional quantification of endocytic dynamics", Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2022, 2102185. [html]
(69) Han, C.; Han, G.; Yao, S.; Yuan, L.; Liu, X.; Cao, Z.; Mannodi-Kanakkithodi, A.; Sun, Y. "Defective ultrathin ZnIn2S4 for photoreductive deuteration of carbonyls using D2O as the deuterium source", Advanced Science, 2022, 9, 2103408. [html]
2021
(68) Mason, J. B.; Sun, Y. "Microwave-assisted production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from glucose", ChemistrySelect, 2021, 6, 10582-10586. [html]
(67) Song, F.; Zhang, T.; Qian, Y.; Shaw, J.; Chen, S.; Chen, G.; Sun, Y.; Rao, Y. "Multifunctional electrocatalysts of nickel boride nanoparticles for superior hydrogen oxidation and water splitting", Materials Today: Energy, 2021, 22, 100846. [html]
(66) Liu, X.; Li, B.; Han, G.; Liu, X.; Cao, Z.; Jiang, D.; Sun, Y. "Electrocatalytic synthesis of heterocycles from biomass-derived furfuryl alcohols", Nature Communications, 2021, 12, 1868. [html]
(65) Shang, X.; Liu, X.; Sun, Y. "Flexible on-site halogenation paired with hydrogenation using halide electrolysis", Green Chemistry, 2021, 23, 2037-2043. [html]
Note: This article is part of the themed collection: 2021 Green Chemistry Hot Articles
Note: This article is part of the themed collection: 2021 Green Chemistry Hot Articles
(64) Du, L.; Sun, Y.; You, B. "Hybrid water electrolysis: Replacing oxygen evolution reaction for energy-efficient hydrogen production and beyond", Materials Report: Energy, 2021, 1, 100004. [html]
(63) Han, G.; Sun, Y. "Visible-light-driven organic transformations on semiconductors", Materials Today: Physics, 2021, 16, 100297. [html]
2020
(62) Liu, X.; Leong, D.; Sun, Y. "Production of valuable biopolymer precursors from fructose", Green Chemistry, 2020, 22, 6531-6539. [html]
(61) Yan, K.; Zhang, Y.; Tu, M.; Sun, Y. "Electrocatalytic valorization of organosolv lignin utilizing a nickel-based electrocatalyst", Energy & Fuels, 2020, 34, 12703-12709. [html]
(60) Han, G.; Liu, X.; Cao, Z.; Sun, Y. "Photocatalytic pinacol C-C coupling and jet fuel precursor production on ZnIn2S4 nanosheets", ACS Catalysis, 2020, 10, 9346-9355. [html]
(59) Tang, J.-H.; Sun, Y. "Visible-light-driven organic transformations integrated with H2 production on semiconductors", Materials Advances, 2020, 1, 2155-2162. [html]
(58) Shang, X.; Yang, Y.; Sun, Y. "Electrohydrodimerization of biomass-derived furfural generates a jet fuel precursor", Green Chemistry, 2020, 22, 5395-5401. [html]
(57) Tang, J.-H.; Sun, Y. "Interfacing metals and compounds for enhanced hydrogen evolution from water splitting", MRS Bulletin, 2020, 45, 548-554. [html]
(56) Shang, X.; Tang, J.-H.; Dong, B.; Sun, Y. "Recent advances of nonprecious and bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting", Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2020, 4, 3211-3228. [html]
(55) Zhao, X.; Du, L.; You, B.; Sun, Y. "Integrated design for electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction", Catalysis Science &. Technology, 2020, 10, 2711-2720. [html]
2019
(54) Han, G.; Yan, T.; Zhang, W.; Zhang, Y.; Lee, D. Y.; Cao, Z.; Sun, Y. "Highly selective photocatalytic valorization of lignin model compounds using ultrathin metal/CdS", ACS Catalysis, 2019, 9, 11341-11349. [html][pdf]
(53) Song, F.; Li, W.; Yang, J.; Han, G.; Yan, T.; Liu, X.; Rao, Y.; Liao, P.; Cao, Z.; Sun, Y. "Interfacial sites between cobalt nitride and cobalt act as bifunctional catalysts for hydrogen electrochemistry", ACS Energy Letters, 2019, 4, 1594-1601. [html][pdf]
(52) Yang, Y.; Sun, X.; Han, G.; Liu, X.; Zhang, X.; Sun, Y.; Zhang, M.; Cao, Z.; Sun, Y. "Enhanced electrocatalytic hydrogen oxidation on Ni/NiO/C derived from a Ni-based MOF", Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2019, 58, 10644-10649. [html][pdf]
(50) Yan, K.; Sheng, M.; Sun, X.; Song, C.; Cao, Z.; Sun, Y. "Microwave synthesis of ultrathin nickel hydroxide nanosheets with iron incorporation for electrocatalytic water oxidation", ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2019, 2, 1961-1968. [html][pdf]
(49) Liu, X.; Chi, J.; Dong, B.; Sun, Y. "Recent progress in decoupled H2 and O2 production from electrolytic water splitting", ChemElectroChem, 2019, 6, 2157-2166. [html][pdf]
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Note: Highlighted as a Cover Feature. [html]
2018
(48) Song, F.; Li, W.; Yang, J.; Han, G.; Liao, P.; Sun, Y. "Interfacing nickel nitride and nickel boosts both electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution and oxidation reactions", Nature Communications, 2018, 9, 4531. [html][pdf]
(47) Li, K.; Sun, Y. "Electrocatalytic upgrading of biomass-derived intermediate compounds to value-added products", Chemistry - A European Journal, 2018, 24, 18258-18270. [html][pdf]
Note: Invited Minireview and selected as Frontispiece.
Note: Invited Minireview and selected as Frontispiece.
(46) You, B.; Han, G.; Sun, Y. "Electrocatalytic and photocatalytic hydrogen evolution integrated with organic oxidation", Chemical Communications, 2018, 54, 5943-5955. [html][pdf]
(45) You, B.; Zhang, Y.; Yin, P.; Jiang, D.; Sun, Y. "Universal molecular-confined synthesis of interconnected porous metal oxides-N-C frameworks for electrocatalytic water splitting", Nano Energy, 2018, 48, 600-606. [html][pdf]
(44) Burks, D. B.; Davis, S.; Lamb, R. W.; Liu, X.; Rodrigues, R. R.; Liyanage, N. P.; Sun, Y.; Webster, C. E.; Delcamp, J. H.; Papish, E. T. "Nickel(II) pincer complexes demonstrate that the remote substituent controls catalytic carbon dioxide reduction", Chemical Communications, 2018, 54, 3819-3822. [html][pdf]
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Note: Highlighted on the Inside Back Cover. [html]
(43) You, B.; Sun, Y. "Innovative strategies for electrocatalytic water splitting", Accounts of Chemical Research, 2018, 51, 1571-1580. [html][pdf]
Note: Highlighted on the Front Cover. [html]
Note: Highlighted on the Front Cover. [html]
(42) Li, W.; Jiang, N.; Hu, B.; Liu, X.; Song, F.; Han, G.; Jordan, T. J.; Hanson, T. B.; Liu, T. L.; Sun, Y. "Electrolyzer design for flexible decoupled water splitting and organic upgrading with electron reservoirs", Chem, 2018, 4, 637-649. [html][pdf].
(41) Song, F.; Li, W.; Han, G.; Sun, Y. "Electropolymerization of aniline on nickel-based electrocatalysts substantially enhances their performance for hydrogen evolution", ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2018, 1, 3-8. [html][pdf]
2017
(40) Han, G.; Jin, Y. -H.; Burgess, R. A.; Dickenson, N. E.; Cao, X. -M.; Sun, Y. "Visible light-driven valorization of biomass intermediates integrated with H2 production catalyzed by ultrathin Ni/CdS nanosheets", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017, 139, 15584-15587. [html][pdf]
(39) DeBruler C.; Hu, B.; Moss, J.; Liu, X. Luo, J.; Sun, Y.; Liu, T. L. "Designer two-electron storage viologen anolyte materials for neutral aqueous organic redox flow batteries", Chem, 2017, 3, 961-978. [html][pdf]
(38) You, B.; Liu, X.; Hu, G.; Gul, S.; Yano, J.; Jiang, D.; Sun, Y. "Universal surface engineering of transition metals for superior electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution in neutral water", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017, 139, 12283-12290. [html][pdf]
(37) Song, F.; Li, W.; Sun, Y. "Metal-organic frameworks and their derivatives for photocatalytic water splitting", Inorganics, 2017, 5, 40. [html][pdf]
(36) You, B.; Liu, X.; Liu, X.; Sun, Y. "Efficient H2 evolution coupled with oxidative refining of alcohols via a hierarchically porous nickel bifunctional electrocatalyst", ACS Catalysis, 2017, 7, 4564-4570. [html][pdf]
(35) Jiang, N.; Liu, X.; Dong, J.; You, B.; Liu, X.; Sun, Y. "Electrocatalysis of furfural oxidation coupled with H2 evolution via nickel-based electrocatalysts in water", ChemNanoMat, 2017, 3, 491-495. [html][pdf]
(34) Liu, X.; You, B.; Sun, Y. "Facile surface modification of ubiquitous stainless steel led to competent electrocatalysts for overall water splitting", ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2017, 5, 4778-4784. [html][pdf]
2016
(33) You, B.; Liu, X.; Jiang, N.; Sun, Y. "A general strategy for decoupled hydrogen production from water splitting by integrating oxidative biomass valorization", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2016, 138, 13639-13646. [html][pdf]
(32) You, B.; Jiang, N.; Liu, X.; Sun, Y. "Simultaneous H2 generation and biomass upgrading in water by an efficient noble-metal-free bifunctional electrocatalyst", Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2016, 55, 9913-9917. [html] [pdf]
(31) Jiang, N.; You, B.; Boonstra, R.; Terrero Rodriguez, I. M.; Sun, Y. "Integrating electrocatalytic 5-hydroxymethylfurfural oxidation and hydrogen production via Co-P-derived electrocatalysts", ACS Energy Letters, 2016, 1, 386-390. [html][pdf]
(30) Liu, X.; Dong, J.; You, B.; Sun, Y. "Competent overall water-splitting electrocatalysts derived from ZIF-67 grown on carbon cloth", RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 73336-73342. [html][pdf]
(29) Liu, X.; You, B.; Yu, X.; Chipman, J.; Sun, Y. "Electrochemical oxidation to construct nickel sulfides/oxides heterostructure with improvement of capacitance", Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016, 4, 11611-11615. [html][pdf]
(28) You, B.; Sun, Y. "Chalcogenide and phosphide solid-state catalysts for H2 generation", ChemPlusChem, 2016, 81, 1045-1055. [html][pdf]
Note: Most Accessed in the Year of 2017. [html]
Note: Most Accessed in the Year of 2017. [html]
(27) You, B.; Jiang, N.; Sheng, M.; Bhushan, M. W.; Sun, Y. "Hierarchically porous urchin-like Ni2P superstructures supported on nickel foam as efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting", ACS Catalysis, 2016, 6, 714-721. [html][pdf]
(26) You, B.; Sun, Y. "Hierarchically porous nickel sulfide multifunctional superstructures", Advanced Energy Materials, 2016, 6, 1502333. [html][pdf]
(25) Jiang, N.; You, B.; Sheng, M.; Sun, Y. "Bifunctionality and mechanism of electrodeposited nickel-phosphorous films for efficient overall water splitting", ChemCatChem, 2016, 8, 106-112. [html][pdf]
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Note: Highlighted on the Back Cover. [html]
(24) You, B.; Jiang, N.; Sun, Y. "Morphology-activity correlation in hydrogen evolution catalyzed by cobalt sulfides", Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2016, 3, 279-285. [html][pdf]
Note: "Emerging Investigators" themed collection of Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers.
Note: "Emerging Investigators" themed collection of Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers.
(23) Jiang, N.; Tang, Q.; Sheng, M.; You, B.; Jiang, D.; Sun, Y. "Nickel sulfides for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution under alkaline conditions: a case study of crystalline NiS, NiS2, and Ni3S2 nanoparticles", Catalysis Science and Technology, 2016, 6, 1077-1084. [html][pdf]
2015
(22) You, B.; Jiang, N.; Sheng, M.; Gul, S.; Yano, J.; Sun, Y. "High-performance overall water splitting electrocatalysts derived from cobalt-based metal-organic frameworks", Chemistry of Materials, 2015, 27, 7636-7642. [html][pdf]
(21) You, B.; Jiang, N.; Sheng, M.; Drisdell, W. S.; Yano, J.; Sun, Y. "Bimetal-organic framework self-adjusted synthesis of support-free nonprecious electrocatalysts for efficient oxygen reduction", ACS Catalysis, 2015, 5, 7068-7076. [html][pdf]
(20) Jiang, N.; Sheng, M.; Sun, Y. "Chapter VI: Hybrid molecular-nanomaterial assemblies for water splitting catalysis", Green Photo-active Nanomaterials: Sustainable Energy and Environmental Remediation, 2015, 108-141. [html]
(19) Sheng, M.; Jiang, N.; Gustafson, S.; You, B.; Ess, D. H.; Sun, Y. "A nickel complex with a biscarbene pincer-type ligand shows high electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 over H2O", Dalton Transactions, 2015, 44, 16247-16250. [html][pdf]
(18) Jiang, N.; You, B.; Sheng, M.; Sun, Y. "Electrodeposited cobalt-phosphorous-derived films as competent bifunctional catalysts for overall water splitting", Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2015, 54, 6251-6254. [html] [pdf]
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Note: Highlighted on the Back Cover. [html]
(17) You, B.; Jiang, N.; Sheng, M.; Sun, Y. "Microwave vs solvothermal synthesis of hollow cobalt sulfide nanoprisms for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution and supercapacitor", Chemical Communications, 2015, 51, 4252-4255. [html] [pdf]
2014
(16) Jiang, N.; Bogoev, L.; Popova, M.; Gul, S.; Yano, J.; Sun, Y. "Electrodeposited nickel-sulfide films as competent hydrogen evolution catalysts in neutral water", Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2014, 2, 19407-19414. [html] [pdf]
@ UC Berkeley and LBNL
(15) Nicholas, E. M.; Gallagherb, J. J.; Liu, C.; Su, Y.; Resasco, J.; Yu, Y.; Sun, Y.; Yang, P.; Chang, M. Y.; Chang, C. J. "A hybrid bioinorganic approach to solar-to-chemical conversion", Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA, 2015, 112, 11461-11466. [html][pdf]
(14) Chantarojsiri, T.; Sun, Y.; Long, J. R.; Chang, C. J. "Water-soluble iron(IV)-oxo complexes supported by pentapyridine ligands: axial ligand effects on hydrogen atom and oxygen atom transfer reactivity", Inorg. Chem., 2015, 54, 5879-5887. [html][pdf]
(13) Sun, Y.; Liu, C.; Grauer, D. C.; Yano, J.; Long, J. R.; Yang, P.; Chang, C. J. “Electrodeposited cobalt-sulfide catalyst for electrochemical and photoelectrochemical hydrogen generation from water”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 17699-17702. [html] [pdf]
(12) Sun, Y.; Sun, J.; Long, J. R.; Yang, P.; Chang, C. J. “Photocatalytic generation of hydrogen from water using a cobalt pentapyridine complex in combination with molecular and semiconductor nanowire photosensitizers”, Chem. Sci., 2013, 4, 118-124. [html] [pdf]
(11) Thoi, V. S.; Sun, Y.; Chang, C. J. “Electrochemical hydrogen generation catalyzed by earth-abundant metal complexes under aqueous conditions”, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2013, 42, 2388-2400. [html] [pdf]
(10) Karunadasa, H. I.; Montalvo, E.; Sun, Y.; Majda, M.; Long, J. R.; Chang, C. J. “A molecular MoS2 edge site mimic for catalytic hydrogen generation”, Science 2012, 335, 698-702. [html] [pdf]
(9) Sun, Y.; Bigi, J. P.; Piro, N. A.; Tang, M. L.; Long, J. R.; Chang, C. J. “Molecular cobalt pentapyridine catalysts for generating hydrogen from water”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133, 9212-9215. [html] [pdf]
@ The Ohio State University
(8) Sun, Y.; Joyce, L. E.; Dickson, N. M.; Turro, C. “DNA photocleavage by an Os(II) complex in the PDT window”, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 6759-6761. [html] [pdf]
(7) Sun, Y.; El Ojaimi, M.; Hammitt, R.; Thummel, R. P.; Turro, C. “Effect of ligand extended pi-system on the photophysical properties of Ru(II) complexes”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2010, 114, 14664-14670. [html] [pdf]
(6) Sun, Y.; Turro, C. “Highly solvent dependent luminescence from [Ru(bpy)n(dppp2)3-n]^2+ (n = 0 – 2)”, Inorg. Chem., 2010, 49, 5025-5032. [html] [pdf]
(5) Sun, Y.; Liu, Y.; Turro, C. “Ultrafast dynamics of the low-lying 3MLCT States of [Ru(bpy)2(dppp2)]^2+”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2010, 132, 5594-5595. [html] [pdf]
(4) Sun, Y.; Collins, S. N.; Joyce, L. E.; Turro, C. “Unusual photophysical properties of a Ru(II) complex related to [Ru(bpy)2(dppz)]^2+”, Inorg. Chem., 2010, 49, 4257-4262. [html] [pdf]
(3) Sun, Y.; Joyce, L. E.; Dickson, N. M.; Turro, C. “Efficient DNA photocleavage by [Ru(bpy)2(dppn)]^2+ with visible light”, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 2426-2428. [html] [pdf]
(2) Sun, Y.; Lutterman, D. A.; Turro, C. “Role of electronic structure on DNA light-switch behavior of Ru(II) intercalators”, Inorg. Chem., 2008, 47, 6427-6434. [html] [pdf]
(1) Lutterman, D. A.; Chouai, A.; Liu, Y.; Sun, Y.; Stewart, C. D.; Dunbar, K. R.; Turro, C. “Intercalation is not required for DNA light-switch behavior”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 1163-1170. [html] [pdf]
Patents
(6) Sun, Y. "Electrocatalytic dual hydrogenation with a Faradaic efficiency approaching 200%", US patent provisional 63/440,044
(5) Sun, Y. "Dual H2 production from electrocatalytic water reduction coupled with formaldehyde oxidation", US patent provisional 63/440,048
(4) Sun, Y. "Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution and biomass upgrading", US Patent 15/650,884.
(3) Sun, Y.; Jiang, N.; You, B. "Bifunctional water splitting catalysts and associated methods", US Patent 15/087,999.
(2) Sun, Y. “Water splitting catalysts and associated methods”, US Provisional Patent Application No: 62/056,357.
(1) Long, J. R.; Chang, C. J.; Sun, Y. “Molecular cobalt pentapyridine catalysts for generating hydrogen from water", US Patent 8/575,345. [html]