30. C. Sun, A. Lin, W. Li, J. Jin, Y. Y. Sun, J. Yang, Z. Wen, “In Situ Conversion of Cu3P Nanowires to Mixed Ion/Electron-Conducting Skeleton for Homogeneous Lithium Deposition”, Adv. Energy Mater. 10, 1902989 (2020).
29. H. Wang, Z. Qiu, W. Xia, C. Ming, Y. Han, L. Cao, J. Lu, P. Zhang, S. Zhang, H. Xu*, Y.-Y. Sun*, “Semimetal or Semiconductor: The Nature of High Intrinsic Electrical Conductivity in TiS2”, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 10, 6996–7001 (2019).
28. X. P. Zhang, Y. N. Li, Y.-Y. Sun*, T. Zhang*, “Inverting the Triiodide Formation Reaction by the Synergy between Strong Electrolyte Solvation and Cathode Adsorption for Lithium-Oxygen Batteries”, Angew. Chem.-Int. Ed. 58, 18394–18398 (2019).
27. J. S. Liang, T. Wang, P. F. Qiu, S. Q. Yang, C. Ming, H. Y. Chen, Q. F. Song, K. P. Zhao, T. R. Wei, D. D. Ren, Y. Y. Sun, X. Shi, J. He, L. D. Chen, “Flexible thermoelectrics: from silver chalcogenides to full-inorganic devices”, Energy Environ. Sci. 12, 2983–2990 (2019).
26. X.P. Zhang, Y.-Y. Sun, Z. Sun, C.S. Yang, T. Zhang, “Anode interfacial layer formation via reductive ethyl detaching of organic iodide in lithium-oxygen batteries”, Nature Comm. 10, 3543 (2019).
25. Z. Wang#, Y. Y. Sun#, I. Abdelwahab, L. Cao, W. Yu, H. Ju, J. Zhu, W. Fu, L. Chu, H. Xu, and K. P. Loh, “Surface-Limited Superconducting Phase Transition on 1T-TaS2”, ACS Nano 12, 12619-12628 (2018).
24. W. Li, Y. Y. Sun, L. Li, Z. Zhou, J. Tang, and O. V. Prezhdo, “Control of Charge Recombination in Perovskites by Oxidation State of Halide Vacancy”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 140, 15753-15763 (2018).
23. Y. Wang, X. Sun, Z. Chen, Y. Y. Sun, S. B. Zhang, T.-M. Lu, E. Wertz, and J. Shi, “High-Temperature Ionic Epitaxy of Halide Perovskite Thin Film and the Hidden Carrier Dynamics”, Adv. Mater. 29, 1702643 (2017).
22. M. L. Agiorgousis, Y. Y. Sun*, and S. B. Zhang, “The Role of Ionic Liquid Electrolyte in an Aluminum–Graphite Electrochemical Cell”, ACS Energy Lett. 2, 689-693 (2017).
21. Y. Wang, L. Seewald, Y. Y. Sun, P. Keblinski, X. Sun, S. B. Zhang, T.-M. Lu, J. M. Johnson, J. Hwang, and J. Shi, “Nonlinear electron-lattice interactions in a wurtzite semiconductor enabled via strongly correlated oxide”, Adv. Mater. 26, 8975-8982 (2016).
20. J. Bang, Y. Y. Sun, X.-Q. Liu, F. Gao, and S. B. Zhang, “Carrier-multiplication-induced structural change during ultrafast carrier relaxation and nonthermal phase transition in semiconductors”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 126402 (2016).
19. H. Wang, J. Bang, Y. Y. Sun, L. Liang, D. West, V. Meunier, and S. B. Zhang, “The role of collective motion in the ultrafast charge transfer in van der Waals heterostructures”, Nature Comm. 7, 11504 (2016).
18. S. Pereraa, H. Hui, C. Zhao, H. Xue, F. Sun, C. Deng, N. Gross, C. Milleville, X. Xu, D. F. Watson, B. Weinstein, Y. Y. Sun*, S. Zhang, and H. Zeng, “Chalcogenide perovskites – an emerging class of ionic semiconductors”, Nano Energy 22, 129 (2016).
17. S. Lei, H. Wang, L. Huang, Y. Y. Sun*, and S. B. Zhang, “Stacking fault enriching the electronic and transport properties of few-layer phosphorenes and black phosphorus”, Nano Lett. 16, 1317 (2016).
16. Y. Y. Sun*, J. Shi, J. Lian, W. Gao, M. L. Agiorgousis, P. Zhang, and S. B. Zhang, “Discovering lead-free perovskite solar materials with a split-anion approach”, Nanoscale 8, 6284 (2016).
15. M. C. Lucking, J. Bang, H. Terrones, Y. Y. Sun, and S. B. Zhang, “Multivalency-induced band gap opening at MoS2 edges”, Chem. Mater. 27, 3326 (2015).
14. Y. Y. Sun*, M. L. Agiorgousis, P. Zhang, and S. B. Zhang, “Chalcogenides perovskites for photovoltaics”, Nano Lett. 15, 581 (2015).
13. M. L. Agiorgousis, Y. Y. Sun*, H. Zeng, and S. B. Zhang, “Strong covalency-induced recombination centers in perovskite solar cell material CH3NH3PbI3”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 136, 14570 (2014).
12. T. A. Abtew, W. Gao, X. Gao, Y. Y. Sun, S. B. Zhang, and P. Zhang, “Theory of oxygen-boron vacancy defect in cubic boron nitride: A diamond NV isoelectronic center”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 113, 136401 (2014).
11. Y. Chen, Y. Y. Sun, H. Wang, D. West, Y. Xie, J. Zhong, V. Meunier, M. L. Cohen, and S. B. Zhang, “Carbon Kagome lattice and orbital-frustration-induced metal-insulator transition for optoelectronics”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 113, 085501 (2014).
10. M. Lucking, Y. Y. Sun*, D. West, and S. B. Zhang, “Absolute redox potential of liquid water: A first-principles theory”, Chem. Sci. 5, 1216 (2014).
9. W. Xie, D. West, Y. Y. Sun, and S. B. Zhang, “Role of nano in catalysis: Palladium catalyzed hydrogen desorption from nanosized magnesium hydride”, Nano Energy 2, 742 (2013).
8. J. Bang, S. Meng, Y. Y. Sun, D. West, Z. G. Wang, F. Gao, and S. B. Zhang, “Regulating energy transfer of excited carriers: the case for excitation induced hydrogen dissociation on hydrogenated graphene”, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 110, 908 (2013).
7. Y. Jiang, Y. Y. Sun, M. Chen, Y. Wang, Z. Li, C. Song, K. He, L. Wang, X. Chen, Q.-K. Xue, X. Ma, and S. B. Zhang, “Fermi level tuning of epitaxial Sb2Te3 thin films on graphene by regulating intrinsic defects and substrate transfer doping”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 066809 (2012).
6. T. A. Abtew, Y. Y. Sun, B.-C. Shih, P. Dev, S. B. Zhang, and P. Zhang, “Dynamic Jahn-Teller effect in the NV- center in diamond”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 146403 (2011).
5. G. Wang, X.-G. Zhu, Y. Y. Sun, Y.-Y. Li, T. Zhang, J. Wen, X. Chen, K. He, L.-L.Wang, X.-C. Ma, J.-F. Jia, S. B. Zhang, and Q.-K. Xue, “Topological insulator thin films of Bi2Te3 with controlled electronic structure”, Adv. Mater. 23, 2929 (2011).
4. K. Lee, Y.-H. Kim, Y. Y. Sun, D. West, Y. Zhao, Z. Chen, and S. B. Zhang, “Hole-mediated hydrogen spillover mechanism in metal-organic frameworks”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 236101 (2010).
3. L. Wang, K. Lee, Y. Y. Sun, M. Lucking, Z. Chen, J. J. Zhao, and S. B. Zhang, “Graphene oxide as an ideal substrate for hydrogen storage”, ACS Nano 3, 2995 (2009).
2. Y. Y. Sun, Y.-H. Kim, and S. B. Zhang, “Effect of spin state on the dihydrogen binding strength to transition metal centers in metal-organic frameworks”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129, 12606 (2007).
1. Y. Y. Sun, H. Xu, Y. P. Feng, A. C. H. Huan, and A. T. S. Wee, “Rule for structures of open metal surfaces”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 136102 (2004).