2006
Multifunctional Nanowire Evanescent Wave Optical Sensors
Sirbuly D, Tao A, Law M, Fan R, Yang P. Multifunctional Nanowire Evanescent Wave Optical Sensors. Advanced Materials 2006, 19: 61-66. DOI: 10.1002/adma.200601995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhotonic sensing platformSurface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) measurementsMicrofluidic flow cellRaman spectroscopy measurementsNanowire waveguidesEvanescent sensorsOptical spectroscopySensing platformEvanescent fieldProbe volumeSpectroscopy measurementsOptical sensorsFlow cellSensorsSame analyteWaveguideSpectroscopyPlatformAbsorbanceAnalytesFluorescenceMeasurementsField
2004
A new colloidal precursor cooperative conversion route to nanocrystalline quaternary copper sulfide
Gui Z, Fan R, Chen X, Hu Y, Wang Z. A new colloidal precursor cooperative conversion route to nanocrystalline quaternary copper sulfide. Materials Research Bulletin 2004, 39: 237-241. DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2003.09.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchX-ray energy-dispersive spectroscopy techniquesElectron microscopyPlasma atomic emission spectroscopyTransmission electron microscopyEnergy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) techniquesConversion routesX-ray powder diffractionAtomic emission spectroscopyEmission spectroscopyReaction detailsCopper sulfideSpectroscopy techniquesPowder diffractionLow temperatureMicroscopyRouteCu2FeSnS4SpectroscopyColloidsDiffractionSulfide
2002
Hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of nanorods “LixV2−δO4−δ·H2O”
Zhang H, Gui Z, Fan R, Chen X. Hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of nanorods “LixV2−δO4−δ·H2O”. Inorganic Chemistry Communications 2002, 5: 399-402. DOI: 10.1016/s1387-7003(02)00413-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchX-ray photoelectron spectroscopyX-ray diffractionTransmission electron microscopyCharacterization of nanorodsOne-dimensional nanorodsHydrothermal synthesisHydrazine monohydratePhotoelectron spectroscopyAlkaline conditionsMolecular coordinationNanorodsElectron microscopyAssembly mechanismV2O5SpectroscopyDiffractionMonohydrateSynthesisMicroscopyCharacterizationCoordination
2001
A New Metastable Phase of Needle-like Nanocrystalline VO2·H2O and Phase Transformation
Gui Z, Fan R, Chen X, Wu Y. A New Metastable Phase of Needle-like Nanocrystalline VO2·H2O and Phase Transformation. Journal Of Solid State Chemistry 2001, 157: 250-254. DOI: 10.1006/jssc.2000.9037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArea electron diffractionTransmission electron microscopyNew metastable phaseX-ray powder diffractionChemical reaction conditionsElectron microscopyElectron diffractionN2H4 concentrationHydrothermal reactionPowder diffractionMetastable phaseThermogravimetric analysisPhase transformationOptimum conditionsDiffractionReaction conditionsNanocrystallitesFinal productDifferential scanning calorimetryMicroscopyNH4VO3Scanning calorimetrySpectroscopyHydrazineA new simple hydrothermal preparation of nanocrystalline magnetite Fe3O4
Fan R, Chen X, Gui Z, Liu L, Chen Z. A new simple hydrothermal preparation of nanocrystalline magnetite Fe3O4. Materials Research Bulletin 2001, 36: 497-502. DOI: 10.1016/s0025-5408(01)00527-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchX-ray photoelectron spectroscopyInverse cubic spinel structureMagnetite particlesTraditional chemical analysisSimple hydrothermal preparationCubic spinel structureTransmission electron microscopy imagesX-ray powder diffraction patternsPhotoelectron spectroscopySingle-phase magnetiteHydrothermal reactionHydrothermal preparationElectron microscopy imagesSpinel structurePowder diffraction patternsChemical analysisSodium hydroxideAverage diameterMagnetite Fe3O4Sodium thiosulfateDiffraction patternsMicroscopy imagesFerrous sulfateSpectroscopyFe3O4
2000
A Novel Route to Obtain Molybdenum Dichalcogenides by Hydrothermal Reaction
Fan R, Chen X, Chen Z. A Novel Route to Obtain Molybdenum Dichalcogenides by Hydrothermal Reaction. Chemistry Letters 2000, 29: 920-921. DOI: 10.1246/cl.2000.920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHydrothermal reactionX-ray photoelectron spectroscopyX-ray powder diffractionTransmission electron microscopy imagesAverage particle sizePhotoelectron spectroscopyHydrazine monohydrateSamples of MoS2Electron microscopy imagesMolybdenum dichalcogenidesGood yieldsPowder diffractionNovel routeChemical analysisNano-crystallitesParticle sizeMicroscopy imagesMoS2ReactionSpectroscopyNa2MoO4DiffractionMonohydrateDichalcogenidesMoSe2