recent publications

    2017

• s.s. thind, c.c. mustapic, j. wen, c.d. goodwin, a. chen. facile synthesis of mesoporous carbon nitride and titanium dioxide nanocomposites with enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity. new j. chem. 41 (2017) 10542-10549. (featured as the journal front cover)       online access 
• y umasankar, br adhikari, a chen. effective immobilization of alcohol dehydrogenase on carbon nanoscaffolds for ethanol biofuel cell. bioelectrochemistry 118 (2017) 83 - 90.     online access
• z liu, a nemec-bakk, n khaper, a chen. sensitive electrochemical detection of nitric oxide release from cardiac and cancer cells via a hierarchical nanoporous gold microelectrode. analytical chemistry 89 (2017) 8306 - 8043.       online access
• mn hossain, j wen, sk konda, m govindhan, a chen. electrochemical and ftir spectroscopic study of co2 reduction at a nanostructured cu/reduced graphene oxide thin film. electrochemistry communications 82 (2017) 16-20.       online access
• b sidhureddy, ar thiruppathi, a chen. from graphite to interconnected reduced graphene oxide: one-pot synthesis and supercapacitor application. chemical communications 53 (2017) 7828 - 7831.      online access
• mn hossain, j wen, a chen. unique copper and reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite toward the efficient electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide. scientific reports 7 (2017) 3184.   open access
• br adhikari, h schraft, a chen. high-performance enzyme entrapment platform facilitated by a cationic polymer for the efficient electrochemical sensing of ethanol. analyst 142 (2017) 2595 - 2602.             online access
• b sidhureddy, ar thiruppathi, a chen. au nanoparticle incorporated co (oh) 2 hybrid thin film with high electrocatalytic activity and stability for overall water splitting. journal of electroanalytical chemistry 794 (2017) 28-35.          online access
• m amiri, sk konda, a chen. facile synthesis of a carbon nitride/reduced graphene oxide/nickel hydroxide nanocomposite for oxygen reduction in alkaline media. chemelectrochem 4 (2017) 997-1001.    online access
• sk konda, m amiri, a chen. significant enhancement of electrosorption of hydrogen into palladium via a facile annealing process. international journal of hydrogen energy 42 (2017) 12375-12383.        online access
• ar thiruppathi, b sidhureddy, w keeler, a chen. facile one-pot synthesis of fluorinated graphene oxide for electrochemical sensing of heavy metal ions. electrochemistry communications 76 (2017) 42-46. (one of the most downloaded electrochemistry communications articles from april to june 2017)           online access
• m govindhan, b mao, a chen. comparative studies of fe, ni, co and their bimentallic nanoparticles for electrochemical water oxidation. journal of electrochemistry. 23 (2017) 159-169. (special issue in honour of professor zhao-wu tian)    online access
• ss thind, a chen. direct growth of one-, two-, and three-dimensional nanostructured materials at electrode surfaces. in “nanopatterned and nanoparticle-modified electrodes”, r.c. alkire, p.n. bartlett, j. lipkowski (eds.). wiley-vch, 2017, chapter 3, pp 97-143.

   2016  

• m. govindhan, z. liu, a. chen. design and electrochemical study of platinum-based nanomaterials for sensitive detection of nitric oxide in biomedical applications. nanomaterials 6 (2016) 211. (nanostructured biosensors 2016 special issue)    open access
• b.-r. adhikari, m. govindhan, h. schraft, a. chen. simultaneous and sensitive detection of acetaminophen and valacyclovir based on two dimensional graphene nanosheets. journal of electroanalytical chemistry 780 (2016) 241-248   online access
• m. govindhan, a. chen.  enhanced electrochemical sensing of nitric oxide using a nanocomposite consisting of platinum-tungsten nanoparticles, reduced graphene oxide and an ionic liquid. microchimica acta 183 (2016) 2879-2887  online access
• f. zhang, x. li, q. zhao, a. chen. facile and controllable modification of 3d in₂o₃ microflowers with in₂s₃ nanoflakes for efficient photocatalytic degradation of gaseous ortho-dichlorobenzene. the journal of physical chemistry c 120 (2016) 19113-19123.  online access 
• s.k. konda, m. amiri, a. chen. photo-assisted deposition of palladium nanoparticles on carbon nitride for efficient oxygen reduction. the journal of physical chemistry c 120 (2016) 14467-14473.  online access
• z.g. liu, h. forsyth, n.khaper, a. chen. sensitive electrochemical detection of nitric oxide based on aupt and reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites. analyst 141 (2016) 4074-4083.  online access
• b.j. plowman, b. sidhureddy, s.v. sokolov, n.p. young, a. chen, r.g. compton. electrochemical behavior of gold-silver alloy nanoparticles. chemelectrochem  3 (2016) 1039-1043. (featured as inside back cover)    online access
• g. xie, x. chang, b.r. adhikari, s. s. thind, a. chen. photoelectrochemical degradation of acetaminophen and valacyclovir using nanoporous  titanium dioxide. chinese journal of catalysis 37 (2016) 1062 - 1069. (special issue; invited)      online access
• z. zhang, a. chen. simultaneous removal of nitrate and hardness ions using electrodeionization. separation and purification technology 164 (2016) 107 - 113.   online access     
• s.s. thind, x. chang, j.s. wentzell, a. chen. high-performance supercapacitor based on tantalum iridium oxides supported on tungsten oxide nanoplatelets. electrochemistry communications 67 (2016) 1 - 5.      online access
• s. konda, a. chen. palladium based nanomaterials for enhanced hydrogen spillover and storage. materials today 19 (2016) 100 - 108.    open access
• m. govindhan, b. mao, a. chen. novel cobalt quantum dot/graphene nanocomposites as highly efficient electrocatalysts for water splitting. nanoscale 8 (2016) 1485 - 1492     online access
• s. chen, s.s. thind, a. chen. nanostructured materials for water splitting - state of the art and future needs: a mini-review. electrochemistry communications 63 (2016) 10 -17. (one of the most downloaded electrochemistry communications articles in 2016)    online access
• z. zhang, x. chang, a. chen. determination of chemical oxygen demand based on photoelectrocatalysis of nanoporous tio₂ electrodes. sensors & actuators b: chemical 223 (2016) 664 – 670.   online access

    2015  

• a. chen, c. ostrom. palladium-based nanomaterials: synthesis and electrochemical applications. chemical reviews  115 (2015) 11999 - 12044.  open access enabled by the acs author rewards program
• s.k. konda, c.k. ostrom, a chen. synthesis and electrochemical study of cd@ pd core/shell nanomaterials for hydrogen sorption and storage. international journal of hydrogen energy 40 (2015) 16365 - 16374     online access
• s. konda, a. chen. one-step synthesis of pd and reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites for enhanced hydrogen sorption and storage. electrochemistry communications 60 (2015) 148-152.  online access
• w. alammari, m. govindhan, a. chen. modification of tio2 nanotubes with ptru/graphene nanocomposites for enhanced oxygen reduction reaction. chemelectrochem 2 (2015) 2041 - 2047.  online access 
• b.-r. adhikari, m. govindhan, a. chen. carbon nanomaterials based electrochemical sensors/biosensors for the sensitive detection of pharmaceutical and biological compounds. sensors 15 (2015) 22490-22508 (feature article)    open access
• x. chang, s.s. thind, m. tian, m.m. hossain, a. chen. significant enhancement of the photoelectrochemical activity of nanoporous tio2 for environmental applications. electrochimica acta, 173 (2015) 728-735.   online access
• s. s. thind, k.  rozic, f. amano, a. chen. fabrication and photoelectrochemical study of wo3-based bifunctional electrodes for environmental applications. applied  catalysis b: environmental  176 (2015) 464-471.   online access
• m. govindhan, t. lafleur, b.-r. adhikari, a. chen. electrochemical sensor based on carbon nanotubes  for the simultaneous detection of phenolic pollutants. electroanalysis, 27 (2015) 902-909. (special issue)  online access
• a. chen. foreword: interfacial electrochemistry at atomic, molecular, and nanoscale domains. electrochimica acta, 162 (2015) 1-3.   online access
• m.g. moula, g. szymanski, b. shobeir, h. huang, i.j. burgess, a. chen, j. lipkowski. electrochemical dissolution behavior and the residue formation mechanism of laboratory made carbony nickel. electrochimica acta, 162 (2015) 108-118.   online access
• m. govindhan, a. chen. simultaneous synthesis  of gold nanoparticle/graphene nanocomposite for enhanced oxygen reduction  reaction. journal of power sources, 274 (2015) 928-936.   online access
• h. liu, s.s. thind, g. wu, j. wen, a. chen. synthesis and photoelectrochemical studies of n.zr co-doped mesoporous titanium dioxide. journal of electroanalytical chemistry, 736 (2015) 93-100.  online access
• b.-r. adhikari, m. govindhan, a. chen. sensitive detection of acetaminophen with graphene-based electrochemical sensor. electrochimica acta, 162 (2015) 198-204.      online access
• m.  govindhan, m. amiri, a. chen. au nanoparticle/graphene nanocomposite as a  platform for the sensitive detection of nadh in human urine. biosensors and bioelectronics, 66 (2015) 474-480.   online access

    2014

• b. adams, r.m. asmussen, c. ostrom, a. chen. synthesis and comparative study of nanoporous palladium-based bimetallic catalysts for formic acid oxidation. the journal of physical chemistry c 118 (2014) 29903-29910.
• m. govindhan, b.-r. adhikari, a. chen. nanomaterials-based electrochemical detection of chemical contaminants. rsc advances 4 (2014) 63741-63760.   online access
• a. ahmadalinezhad, g. wu, w. keeler, a. chen. fabrication and electrochemical study of carbon modified tio₂ nanowires. electrochemistry communications 49 (2014) 25-29.
• z. zhang, d. liba, l. alvarado, a. chen. separation and recovery of cr (iii) and cr (vi) using electrodeionization as an efficient approach. separation and purification technology 137 (2014) 86-93.
• x. chang, s.s. thind, a. chen. electrocatalytic enhancement of salicylic acid oxidation at electrochemically reduced tio₂ nanotubes. acs catalysis  4 (2014) 2616 - 2622.
• w. jin, z. zhang, g. wu, r. tolba, a. chen. integrated lignin-mediated adsorption-release process and electrochemical reduction for the removal of trace cr (vi). rsc advances 4 (2014) 27843 - 27849.
• a. chen. “electrocatalysis and photoelectrochemistry based on functional nanomaterials”. can. j. chem. 92 (2014) 581 – 597. (award lecture)
• l. alvarado, a. chen. “electrodeionization: principles, strategies and applications”.  electrochim. acta  132 (2014) 583 - 597.
• s. s. thind, m. tian, a. chen. direct growth and photo-electrochemical study of wo₃ nanostructured materials. electrochem. commun. 43 (2014) 13 - 17.
• k. yan, g. wu, c. javis, j. wen, a. chen. facile synthesis of porous microspheres composed of tio₂ nanorods with high photocatalytic activity for hydrogen production. appl. catal. b:  environmental 148 (2014) 281- 287.
• w. jin, g. wu, a. chen. sensitive and selective electrochemical detection of chromium(vi) based on gold nanoparticle-decorated titania nanotube arrays. analyst 139 (2014) 235 – 241.  
• k. yan, a. chen. “efficient hydrogenation of biomass-derived furfural and levulinic acid to biofuels on the ecofriendly cu-fe catalysts”. fuel 115 (2014) 101 – 108.

      2013

• c.k. ostrom, a. chen. synthesis and electrochemical study of pd-based tri-metallic nanoparticles for enhanced hydrogen storage. j. phys. chem. c, 117 (2013) 20456 - 20464.
• w. jin, r. tolba, j. wen, k. li, a. chen. “efficient extraction of lignin from black liquor via a novel membrane-assisted electrochemical approach”. electrochim. acta 107 (2013) 611 - 618.
• b. shah, t.j. lafleur, a. chen. carbon nanotube based electrochemical sensor for the sensitive determination of valacyclovir. faraday discuss., 164 (2013) 135 – 146.
• g. wu, s. thind, j. wen, k. yan, a. chen. a novel nanoporous α-c₃n₄ photocatalyst with superior high visible light activity. appl. catal. b: environmental  142 (2013) 590-597
• a. ahmadalinezhad, s. chatterjee, a. chen. synthesis and electrochemical study of nanoporous palladium-cadmium networks for non-enzymatic glucose detection. electrochim. acta 112 (2013) 927–932.
• s. chen, c. ostrom, a. chen. functionalization of tio₂ nanotubes with palladium nanoparticles for hydrogen sorption and storage. int. j. hydrogen energy 38 (2013) 14002 – 14009.
• a. chen, s. chatterjee. nanomaterials based electrochemical sensors for biomedical applications. chem. soc. rev., 42 (12) (2013) 5425 - 5438. online access
• a. chen, b. shah. electrochemical sensing and biosensing based on square wave voltammetry. anal. methods, 5 (2013) 2158 - 2173 (invited) (2013 top 25 most read articles of this journal)
• k. yan, g. wu, j. wen, a. chen. one-step synthesis of mesoporous h4siw12o40-sio2 catalysts for the production of methyl and ethyl levulinate biodiesel. catal. commun. 34 (2013) 58 – 63. (one of most downloaded articles of this journal during march – june 2013)
• l. alvarado, i.r. torres, a. chen. integration of ion exchange and electrodeionization as a new approach for the continuous treatment of hexavalent chromium wastewater. separation and purification technology, 105 (2013) 55-66.
• s. chatterjee, j. wen, a. chen. “electrochemical determination of methylglyoxal as a biomarker in the human plasma”. biosens. bioelectron. 42 (2013) 349-354
• x. qu, w.j. gao, m.n. han, a. chen, b.q. liao. effect of hydraulic retention time on sludge properties, cake layer structure and membrane fouling in a thermophilic submerged aerobic membrane bioreactor.separation science and technology, 48 (2013) 1529 – 1536.
• m. asmussen, b. adams, s. chen, b. shah, a. chen. “synthesis and electrochemical study of ptpd nanodendrites”. j. electroanal. chem. 688 (2013) 151-157. (a special issue; invited)

     2012

• s.s. thind, g. wu, m. tian, a. chen. significant enhancement in the photocatalytic activity of n,w co-doped tio₂ nanomaterials for promising environmental applications. nanotechnology 23 (2012) 475706 (6pp)
• b. shah, a. chen. novel electrochemical approach for the monitoring of biodegradation of phenolic pollutants and determination of enzyme activity. electrochem. commun. 25 (2012) 79-82
• s. chatterjee, a. chen. voltammetric detection of the α-dicarbonyl compound: methylglyoxal as a flavoring agent in wine and beer. anal. chim. acta 751 (2012) 66-70.
• x. li, k. clarke, k. li, a. chen. the pattern of cell wall deterioration in lignocellulose fibers throughout enzymatic cellulose hydrolysis. biotechnology progress, 28 (2012) 1389-1399.
• p. tonda-mikiela, t. napporn, c. morais, k. servat, a. chen, k. b. kokoh. synthesis of gold-platinum nanomaterials using bromide anion exchange - synergistic electroactivity towards co and glucose oxidation. j. electrochem. soc. 159 (2012) h828 – h833.
• m. tian, d. liba, a. chen. kinetic study of photoelectrochemical oxidation of lignin model compounds on tio₂ nanotubes. j. electrochem. 18 (6) (2012) 537-547 (a special issue; invited)
• s. chatterjee, a. chen. functionalization of carbon buckypaper for the sensitive determination of hydrogen peroxide in human urine. biosens. bioelectron. 35 (2012) 302 – 307.
• m. tian, s. thind, m. simko, f. gao, a. chen. quantitative structure-reactivity study of electrochemical oxidation of phenolic compounds at the sno₂-based electrode. j. phys. chem. a 116 (2012) 2927 – 2934.
• x. qu, w.j. gao, m.n. han, a. chen, b.q. liao. integrated thermophilic submerged aerobic membrane bioreactor and electrochemical oxidation technology for pulp and paper effluent treatment - towards system closure. bioresource technology 116 (2012) 1 – 8.
• s. chatterjee, a. chen. facile electrochemical approach for the effective detection of guanine. electrochem. commun. 20 (2012) 29 – 32.
• s. chen, m. malig, m. tian, a. chen. electrocatalytic activity of ptau nanoparticles deposited on tio₂ nanotubes. j. phys. chem. c 116 (2012) 3298 – 3304.
• x. li, k. clarke, k. li, j. d. fougere, a. chen. accelerated hydrolysis rate due to fiber cutting throughout enzymatic cellulose hydrolysis. j. bioprocess eng. biorefinery 1 (2012) 77-85
• g. wu, m. tian, a. chen.  synthesis of cds quantum-dot sensitized tio₂ nanowires with high photocatalytic activity for water splitting. j. photochem. photobiology a: chem. 233 (2012) 65 – 71.
• f. amano, m. tian, b. ohtani, a. chen. photoelectrochemical properties of tungsten trioxide thin film electrodes prepared from facet-controlled rectangular platelets. j. solid state electrochem. 16 (2012) 1965 – 1993.
• k. pan, m. tian, z.-h. jiang, b. kjartanson, a. chen. electrochemical oxidation of lignin at lead dioxide nanoparticles photoelectrodeposited on tio₂ nanotube arrays. electrochim. acta 60 (2012) 147 – 153.
• m. tian, g. wu, a. chen. unique electrochemical catalytic behavior of pt nanoparticles deposited on tio₂ nanotubes. acs catalysis 2 (2012) 425 – 432.
• s. s. thind, g. wu, a. chen. synthesis of mesoporous nitrogen-tungsten co-doped tio₂ photocatalysts with high visible light activity. appl. catal. b:  environ. 111 (2012) 38 – 45.
• a. chen, n. matyasovszky, m. tian, d. macdonald, “advanced approaches to lignin modification”, in “lignin properties and applications in biotechnology and bioenergy”, r. j. paterson (ed.), nova science publishers, inc., 2012, chapter 10, pages 331 – 354.

     2011

• a. ahmadalinezhad, g. wu, a. chen. mediator-free electrochemical biosensor based on buckypaper with enhanced stability and sensitivity for glucose detection. biosens. bioelectron. 30 (2011) 287 – 293.
• f. amano, m. tian, g. wu, b. ohtani, a. chen. facile preparation of plate-like tungsten oxide thin film electrodes with high photocatalytic activity. acs appl. mater. interfaces 3 (2011) 4047 – 4052.
• m. tian, s.s. thind, s. chen, n. matyasovzsky, a. chen. significant enhancement of the photo-electrochemical activity of tio₂ nanotubes. electrochem. commun. 13 (2011) 1186 – 1189.
• b. adams, r.m. asmussen, a. chen, r.c. mawhinney. interaction of carbon monoxide with small metal clusters: a dft, electrochemical, and ftir study. can. j. chem. 89 (2011) 1445 – 1456.
• a. ahmadalinezhad, a. chen. high-performance electrochemical biosensor for the detection of total cholesterol. biosens. bioelectron. 26 (2011) 4508 – 4513.
• a. chen, r. m. asmussen, s. chen, c. asmussen, r. laurin. synthesis and electrochemical ftir study of pd-based nanostructured catalysts. proc. spie 8098 (2011) 80980y1 – 7, doi:10.1117/12.893860.
• b. adams, a. chen. the role of palladium in a hydrogen economy. mater. today 14 (2011) 282 – 289.  online access
• a. chen, p. benvenuto, a.k.m. kafi, “development of electrochemical biosensors based on tio₂ nanostructures”, in “encyclopedia of semiconductor nanotechnology”, a. umar (ed.), american scientific publishers, inc., 2011, volume 2, pages 1-29.
• a.k.m. kafi, g. wu, p. benvenuto, a. chen. highly sensitive amperometric h₂o₂ biosensor based on hemoglobin modified tio₂ nanotubes.  j. electroanal. chem. 662 (2011) 64 – 69.
• x. qu, m. tian, s. chen, b. liao, a. chen. determination of chemical oxygen demand based on novel photoelectro-bifunctional electrodes, electroanalysis, 23 (2011) 1267 – 1275
• m. tian, m. malig, s. chen, a. chen. synthesis and electrochemical study of tio₂-supported pdau nanoparticles. electrochem. commun. 13 (2011) 370 - 373
• r. tolba, g. wu, a. chen. adsorption of dietary oils onto lignin for promising pharmaceutical and nutritional applications. bioresources, 6(2) (2011) 1322-1335
• a. mallik, s. bryan, s. puukila, a. chen, n. khaper. efficacy of platinum-modified titanium dioxide nanoparticles in cardiac cells. exp. clin. cardiol. 16 (2011) 6 – 10
• b. adams, c. ostrom, a. chen. highly active pdpt catalysts for the electrochemical reduction of h₂o₂. j. electrochem. soc.  158 (4) (2011) b434 - b439

     2010

• a. chen, p. holt-hindle. platinum-based nanostructured materials: synthesis, properties and applications. chem. rev., 110 (2010) 3767–3804.   online access
• b. adams, c. ostrom, s. chen, a. chen. high-performance pd-based hydrogen spillover catalysts for hydrogen storage. j. phys. chem. c 114 (2010) 19875-19882.
• s. chen, b. adams, a. chen. synthesis and electrochemical study of nanoporous pd-ag alloys for hydrogen sorption. electrochim. acta 56 (2010) 61 – 67.
• g. wu, j. wen, s. nigro, a. chen. one-step synthesis of n&f codoped mesoporous tio₂ photocatalysts with high visible light activity. nanotechnology, 21 (2010) 085701/1 – 085701/6.
• a. chen, e. rogers, r.g. compton. abrasive stripping voltammetric studies of lignin and lignin model compounds. electroanalysis, 22 (2010) 1037 – 1044.
• m. tian, j. wen, d. macdonald, r.m. asmussen, a. chen. a novel approach for lignin modification and degradation. electrochem. commun., 12 (2010) 527 – 530.
• b. adams, c. ostrom, a. chen. hydrogen electrosorption into pd-cd nanostructures. langmuir, 26 (2010) 7632-7637.
• r. tolba, m. tian, j. wen, z.-h. jiang, a. chen. electrochemical oxidation of lignin at iro₂-based oxide electrodes. j. electroanal. chem. 649 (2010) 9 -15. (a special issue; invited)
• r. amussen, p. holt-hindle, s. nigro, a. chen. comparative study of nanoporous pt, ptru and ptruir catalysts using electrochemical ftir spectroscopy.  j. electrochem., 16 (2010) 263 – 272 (a special issue; invited)
• a.k.m. kafi, a. ahmadalinezhad, j. wang, d.f. thomas, a. chen. direct growth of nanoporous au and its application in electrochemical biosensing.  biosens. bioelectron., 25 (2010) 2458 – 2463.
• j. valiunas, z. chaboyer, b. adams, a. chen, g. das. single-wavelength fiber laser for localized temperature monitoring. microwave opt. technol. lett.,
  52 (2010) 1941 – 1946.
• x. qu, m. tian, b. liao, a. chen. enhanced electrochemical treatment of phenolic pollutants by an effective adsorption and release process. electrochim. acta, 55 (2010) 5367–5374.
• s. kurissery,n. kanavillil, k. leung, a. chen, l. davey, h. schraft. electrochemical and microbiological characterization of paper mill biofilms from north-western ontario, canada. biofouling, 26 (2010) 799 – 808.
• g. wu, j. wen, j. wang, d.f. thomas, a. chen. a facile approach to synthesize n and b co-doped tio₂ nanomaterials with superior visible-light response. mater. lett., 64 (2010) 1728–1731.
• a. chen, s. o’neill, g. wu, “tin dioxide nanostructures: synthesis, properties and applications”, in “metal oxide nanostructures and their applications”, a. umar and y. b. hahn (eds.), american scientific publishers, inc., chapter 8, volume 1, 2010.

     2009

• b. adams, g. wu, s. nigro, a. chen, “facile synthesis of pd-cd nanostructures with high capacity for hydrogen storage”. j. am. chem. soc. 131 (2009) 6930 - 6931.
• i.s. morgan, d. n. d'aleo, m. l. hudolin, a. chen, a. assoud, h. a. jenkins, c. d. mackinnon, “oligothiophenes substituted with the thionitrile group: characterization and thinfilm formation on gold substrates”, j. mater. chem. 19 (2009) 8162 – 8168.
• n. matyasovszky, m. tian, a. chen, “kinetic study of the electrochemical oxidation of salicylic acid and salicylaldehyde using uv/vis spectroscopy and multivariate calibration”, j. phys. chem. a. 113 (2009) 9348 - 9353.
• r. m. asmussen, m. tian, a. chen, “a new approach to wastewater remediation based on bifunctional electrodes”. environmental science & technology, 43 (2009) 5100 – 5105. (featured by mit'stechnology review, june 15, 2009; highlighted by the new york times syndicate, june 2009; profiled by the industrial wastewater newsletter in october 2009)
• a. ahmadalinezhad, a.k.m. kafi, a. chen, “glucose biosensing based on the highly efficient immobilization of glucose oxidase on a prussian blue modified nanostructured au surface”, electrochem.commun. 11 (2009) 2048 – 2051.
• a. k. m. kafi, a. chen, “a novel amperometric biosensor for the detection of nitrophenols”. talanta 79 (2009) 97 – 102.
• j. wang, b. adams, r. m. asmussen, d. f. thomas, a. chen, “facile synthesis and electrochemical properties of intermetallic ptpb nanodendrites”, chem. mater. 21 (2009) 1716-1724.
• m. tian, b. adams, j. wen, m. asmussen, a. chen, “photoelectrochemical oxidation of salicylic acid and salicylaldehyde on titanium dioxide nanotube arrays”, electrochim. acta 54 (2009) 3799 - 3805.
• g. wu, b. adams, m. tian, a. chen, “synthesis and electrochemical study of novel pt decorated ti nanowires”. electrochem. commun. 11(2009) 736 – 739.
• p. benvenuto, a.k.m. kafi, a. chen, “high performance glucose biosensor based on the immobilization of glucose oxidase onto modified titania nanotube arrays”, j. electroanal. chem, 627 (2009) 76 -81. (top-25 most cited articles as published in the journal of electroanalytical chemistry (2008-2009))
• f. j. boehm, a. chen, “medical applications of hyperthermia based on magnetic nanoparticles”. recent patents biomed. eng. 2 (2009) 110 - 120.
• a. chen, e.i. rogers, r.g. compton, “abrasive stripping voltammetry in room temperature ionic liquids”, electroanalysis 21 (2009) 29 - 35.
• b. adams, m. tian, a. chen, “design and electrochemical study of sno2-based mixed oxide electrodes”, electrochim. acta 54 (2009) 1491 – 1498. (featured by advanced coatings & surface technology alert, frost & sullivan, january 16, 2009)

     2008

• j. wang, d. f. thomas, a. chen, “direct growth of novel alloyed ptau nanodendrites”, chem. commun. (2008) 5010 – 5012.
• a.k.m. kafi, g. wu, a. chen, “a novel h₂o₂ biosensor based on the immobilization of horseradish peroxidase onto au-modified tio₂ nanotubes”, biosensors & bioelectronics 24 (2008) 566 -571. (top-25 most cited biosensors and bioelectronics articles published since 2007)
• p. holt-hindle, s. nigro, m. asmussen, a. chen, “amperometric glucose sensor based on pt-ir nanomaterials”, electrochem. commun. 10 (2008) 1438 – 1441.
• j. wang, p. holt-hindle, d. macdonald, d. f. thomas, a. chen, “synthesis and electrochemical study of pt-based nanoporous materials”, electrochim. acta 53 (2008) 6944 - 6952.
• j. wang, d. f. thomas, a. chen, “non-enzymatic electrochemical glucose sensor based on nanoporous ptpb networks”, anal. chem. 80 (2008) 997 – 1004.
• m. tian, g. wu, b. adams, j. wen, a. chen, “kinetics of photodegradation of nitrophenolson nanostructured tio₂ electrodes”, j. phys. chem. c 112 (2008) 825 – 831.
• g. wu, j. wang, d. f. thomas, a. chen, “f-doped flower-like tio₂ nanostructures with high photocatalytic activity”, langmuir 24 (2008) 3503 – 3509.
• x. peng, k. koczkur, a. chen, “synthesis of well-aligned bamboo-like carbon nanotube arrays from ethanol and acetone”, j. phys. d: appl. phys. 41 (2008) 095409 (6pp).
• r. dimitrova, l. catalan, d. alexandrov, a. chen, “impedance study of gan and ingan anion selective electrodes”, electroanalysis 20 (2008) 789 – 796.
• q. yi, j. zhang, a. chen, x. liu, g. xu, z. zhou, “activity of a novel titanium-supported bimetallic ptsn/ti electrode for electrocatalytic oxidation of formic acid and methanol”, j. appl. electrochem. 38 (2008) 695 – 701.
• x. peng, g. wu, p. holt-hindle, a. chen, “growth and characterization of free-standing single-crystalline tin and tin oxide nanobelts”, mater. lett. 62 (2008) 1969 – 1972.
• p. holt-hindle, q. yi, g. wu, k. koczkur, a. chen, “electrocatalytic activity of nanoporous pt-ir materials towards methanol oxidation and oxygen reduction”, j. electrochem. soc. 155 (2008) k5 –k9.
• g. wu, a. chen, “direct growth of f-doped tio2 particulate thin films with high photocatalytic activity for environmental applications”, j. photochem. photobiol. a: chem. 195 (2008) 47 - 53.
• q. yi, w. huang, x. liu, g. xu, z. zhou, a. chen, “electroactivity of titanium-supported nanoporous pd-pt catalyst towards formic acid oxidation”, j. electroanal. chem. 619-620 (2008) 197 – 205.(top-25 most cited articles as published in the journal of electroanalytical chemistry (2008-2009))

     2007

• m. tian, n. kanavillil, l. davey, k.t.leung, h. schraft, a. chen, “growth of biofilms on an electrode surface and its application in electrochemical biosensoring”, j. electroanal. chem., 611 (2007) 133 – 139.
• k. koczkur, q. yi, a. chen, “nanoporous pt-ru networks and their electrocatalytical properties”, adv. mater., 19 (2007) 2648 – 2652.
• g. wu, t. nishikawa, b. ohtani, a. chen “synthesis and characterization of carbon doped tio₂ nanostructures with enhanced visible light response”, chem. mater., 19 (2007) 4530 -4537. (one of the top 20 most accessed articles: july – september 2007)
• r. dimitrova, l. catalan, d. alexandrov, a. chen, “evaluation of gan and in_0.2ga_0.8n semiconductors as potentiometric anion selective electrodes”, electroanalysis, 19 (2007) 1799 – 1806.
• x. peng, k. koczkur, a. chen, “synthesis and characterization of ruthenium decorated nanoporous platinum materials”, nanotechnology, 18 (2007) 305605 (6pp).
• q. yi, a. chen, j. zhang, w. huang, “electrocatalytic activity of a novel nanoporous platinum electrode towards methanol oxidation”, chem. j. chin. uni.  28 (2007) 1768-1770.
• m. tian, l. bakovic, a. chen, “kinetics of the electrochemical oxidation of 2-nitrophenol and 4-nitrophenol studied by in situ uv spectroscopy and chemometrics”, electrochim. acta, 52 (2007) 6517 – 6524.
• q. yi, a. chen, w. huang, j. zhang, x. liu, g. xu, z. zhou, “titanium-supported nanoporous bimetallic pt-ir electrocatalysts for formic acid oxidation”, electrochem. commun., 9 (2007) 1513 – 1518.
• a. chen, x. peng, p. holt-hindle, “tio₂ nanostructured materials: design, characterization and applications”, in “frontal nanotechnology research”, m. v. berg (ed.), nova science publishers, inc., chapter 6, 2007, pp. 131 -159.