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Corresponding-Author Publications Since Joining CityUHK
[40] Xie, L.; Liu, Y.; Li, S.; Shen, B.*; Zhu, W.* “Phase and Facet Engineering for Nanoscale Catalyst Discovery in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction” Nat. Synth., 2026, 5, 489-505.
[39] Wang, G.; Li, S.; Yu, C.; Zhou, Y.; Zhu, W.*, Shen, B.* “High-Index-Faceted Cu Nanoparticles in Ag–Cu Tandem Catalysts for Selective CO2 Electroreduction” ACS Nanosci. Au, 2026. DOI: 10.1021/acsnanoscienceau.6c00129. (Selected for Rising Star in Nanoscience Series)
[38] Yao, L.; Ye, S.; Li, Z.; Tuo, M.; Cui, Y.; Wang, Z.; Xie, Z.; Zhu, W.*; Shen, B.* “Electrochemical Nitrate-to-Ammonia Conversion over a Broad Concentration Range via a Hollow Co3O4/CuO Catalyst” Green Chem., 2026, 28, 7827-7835. (Selected for Emerging Investigators Series)
[37] Ye, S.; Liang, L.; Zhang, H.; Liang, J.; Zhai, S.; Cui, Z.*; Shen, B.* “Core–Shell Multi-Principal-Element Intermetallic Catalyst for Efficient Methanol Electrooxidation via a CO-Free Pathway” J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, 14, 36457–36465. (Selected for Emerging Investigators Series)
[36] Wang, Y.; Li, S.; Yang, T.; Hou, X.*; Shen, B.* “Tunable Surface Chemistry of Molten Salt Derived MXenes for Data-Driven Electrochemical Materials Discovery” Small, 2026, e74471.
Other Publications Since Joining CityUHK
[35] Liu, S.; Yang, T.; Fang, Z.; Shen, B.; Yu, X.; Wang, K.; Hou, Y.; Hou, X. CeOₓ-Induced Spatial and Electronic Modulation for General Direct Oxo Coupling in Transition Metal Hydroxides. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026, e6104492.
[34] Ye, S.; Xie, Y.; Liang, L.; Shen, B.; Liang, J.; Zeng, B.; Mei, B.; Chen, C.; Zhu, Y.; Wang, Y.; Cui, Z. Immiscible Metal-Regulated Surface Segregation Enables Core–Shell Bi–PtMn Catalysts With Benchmark Performance in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells. Adv. Mater. 2026, e74062.
[33] Lv, Y.; Yang, T.; Wang, E.; Shen, B.; Wang, K.; Wang, H.; Chou, K.-C.; Hou, X. High-Sensitivity PZT-Oᵥ/Ti₃C₂Tₓ/PVDF Piezoelectric Fiber for Self-Powered Vital Signs Monitoring. eScience 2026, 6, 100530.
[32] Liang, L.; Ye, S.; Li, H.; Li, P.; Xu, K.; Liang, J.; Zeng, B.; Shen, B.; Ozaki, T.; Cui, Z. Alkaline Methanol Electrooxidation on Bi-Modified Pt₃M Intermetallics: Kinetic Origins and an OH Binding Energy Descriptor. ACS Catal. 2026, 16, 5024–5037.
[31] Qin, C.; Li, T.; Masakorala, G.; Zhi, C.; Huang, H.; Zhou, C.; Wang, X.; Shen, B.; Zhang, J.-R.; Zhou, Y.; Thambiliyagodage, C.; Zhu, W. Boosting CO₂-to-C₂H₄ Electrocatalysis on Cu₂O with Waste-Derived Porous Carbon from Coconut Shells. Chem. Commun. 2026, 62, 10482–10486.
[30] Mirkin, C. A.*; Petrosko S. H. Shen. B, et al “33 unresolved questions in nanoscience and nanotechnology” ACS Nano 2025, 19 (36), 31933-31968.
[29] Liu, J.; Burciaga, R.; Shen. B, et al “Heterogeneous catalysis for the environment” Innov. Mater. 2024, 2 (3), 100090.
First-author Publications Before Joining CityUHK #equal contribution
[28] Wang, L.#; Shen, B.#; He, Z.; Ye, Z.; Zeng, Y.; Mirkin, C. A.; Ouyang, B.* “Universal Framework for Efficient Estimation of Stability in Multi-Principal Element Alloys” Nature Commun., 2026, 17, 3093.
[27] Ye. Z.#; Shen, B.#; Kang, D.; Shen, J.; Huang, J.; Wang, Z.; Huang, L.; Wolverton, C.; Mirkin, C. A. “A data-driven approach for the guided regulation of exposed facets in nanoparticles” Nat. Synth. 2024, 3, 922-929.
[26] Ye. Z.#; Shen, B.#; Kang, D.; Huang, J.; Wang, Z.; Wahl, C.; Shin, D.; Huang, L.; Shen, J.; Wolverton, C.; Mirkin, C. A. “Using surface composition and energy to control the formation of either tetrahexahedral or hexoctahedral high index facet nanostructures” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146, 13519-13526.
[25] Shen, B.#; Huang, L.#; Shen, J.; Zheng, C. Y.; Wolverton, C.; Mirkin, C. A. “Morphology engineering in multi-component hollow metal chalcogenide nanoparticles” ACS Nano. 2023, 17, 4642-4649.
[24] Koo, K.#; Shen, B.#; Baik, S. I.; Mao, Z.; Smeets, P.; Cheuk, I.; He, K.; Reis, R.; Huang, L.; Ye, Z; Hu, X.; Mirkin, C. A.; Dravid, V. P. “Observing the formation of high-index facet nanoparticles from a metal salt” Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 3790. (Selected as Editors’ Highlights)
[23] Huang, L.#; Shen, B.#; Lin, H.; Shen, J.; Jibril, L.; Zheng, C. Y.; Wolverton, C.; Mirkin, C. A. “Regioselective deposition of metals on seeds within a polymer matrix” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2022, 144, 4792–4798.
[22] Shen, B.#; Huang, L.#; Shen, J.; He, K.; Zheng, C. Y.; Dravid, V. P. Wolverton, C.; Mirkin, C. A. “Crystal structure engineering in multimetallic high-index facet nanocatalysts” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A., 2021, 118, e2105722118.
[21] Shen, B.#; Huang, L.#; Shen, J.; Meng, L.; Kluender, E. J.; Wolverton, C.; Tian, B.; Mirkin, C. A. “Synthesis of metal-capped nanowires from heterodimer nanoparticle catalysts” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 18324–18329.
[20] Shen, B.; Yu, C.; Baker, A. A.; McCall, S. K.; Yu, Y.; Su, D.; Yin, Z.; Liu, H.; Li, J.; Sun, S. “Chemical synthesis of magnetically hard and strong rare-earth metal-based nanoparticles” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 602-606. (Selected as “Hot Paper”)
[19] Shen, B.; Mendoza-Garcia, A.; Baker, S. E.; McCall, S. K.; Yu, C.; Wu, L.; Sun, S. “Stabilizing Fe nanoparticles in the SmCo5 matrix” Nano Lett., 2017, 17, 5695–5698.
[18] Shen, B.; Sun, S “Chemical synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles for permanent magnet applications” Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26,6757–6766.
[17] Shen, B.; Yu, C.; Su, D.; Yin, Z.; Li, J.; Xi Z.; Sun, S. “A novel approach to anisotropic SmCo5 nanomagnets” Nanoscale, 2018, 10, 8735-8740.
[16] Shen, B.; Shi, P. F.; Hou, Y. L.; Wan, F. F.; Gao, D. L.; Zhao, B. “Structural diversity and magnetic properties of five copper-organic frameworks containing one-, two-, and three-types of organic ligands” Dalton Trans., 2013, 42, 3455-3463.
Other Publications Before Joining CityUHK
[15] Ye. Z.; Kang, D.; Shen, B.; Huang, J.; Pietryga, J.; Lin, Z.; Zhang, X.; Wolverton, C.M.; Mirkin, C. A. “A Three-Component Strategy for Synthesizing High-Entropy Alloy Nanoparticles with High-Index Facets” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2026, 148, 18095-18102.
[14] Huang, L.; Zheng, C. Y.; Shen, B.; Mirkin, C. A. “Multimetallic high-index facet nanoparticles as electrocatalysts for fuel cells” Adv. Mater. 2020, 2002849.
[13] Huang, L.; Lin, H.; Zheng, C. Y.; Kluender, E. J.; Golnabi, R.; Shen, B.; Mirkin, C. A. “Multimetallic high-index faceted heterostructured nanoparticles” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 4570–4575.
[12] Liu, H.; Liu, X.; Yang, W.; Shen, M.; Geng, S.; Yu, C.; Shen, B.; Yu, Y. “Photocatalytic dehydrogenation of formic acid promoted by a superior PdAg@g-C3N4 Mott–Schottky heterojunction”. J. Mater. Chem. A. 2019, 7, 2022-2026
[11] Li, J.; Sharma, S.; Liu, X.; Pan, Y. T.; Spendelow, J. S.; Chi, M.; Zhang, P.; Xi, Z.; Lin, H.; Yin, Z.; Shen, B.; Muzzio, M.; Yu, C.; Kim, Y. S.; Peterson, A. A.; Sun, S. “Stabilized Co in intermetallic L10-CoPt nanoparticles advancing fuel cell catalysis” Joule, 2019, 3, 124-135.
[10] Yu, C.; Guo, X.; Shen, B.; Xi, Z.; Li, Q.; Yin, Z.; Liu, H.; Shen, M.; Li, J.; Seto, C. T.; Sun, S. “One-pot formic acid dehydrogenation and synthesis of benzene-fused heterocycles over reusable AgPd/WO2.72 nanocatalyst” J. Mater. Chem. A. 2018, 6, 23766-23772.
[9] Li, J.; Xi, Z.; Spendelow, J. S.; Duchesne, P. N.; Su, D.; Li, Q.; Yu, C.; Yin, Z.; Shen, B.; Kim, Y. S.; Zhang, P.; Sun, S. “Ordered intermetallic core/shell FePt/Pt nanoparticle with atomic layers of Pt as highly active and durable oxygen reduction catalyst utilized for fuel cells” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 2926–2932.
[8] Yu, C.; Guo, X.; Shen, M.; Shen, B.; Muzzio, M.; Yin, Z.; Li, Q.; Xi, Z.; Li, J.; Seto, C. T.; Sun, S. “Maximizing the catalytic activity of nanoparticles through monolayer assembly on nitrogen-doped graphene” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 451-455.
[7] Yu, C.; Guo, X.; Xi, Z.; Muzzio, M.; Yin, Z.; Shen, B.; Li, J.; Seto, C. T.; Sun, S. “AgPd nanoparticles deposited on WO2.72 nanorods as an efficient catalyst for one-pot conversion of nitrophenol/nitroacetophenone into benzoxazole/quinazoline” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 5712-5715.
[6] Li, Q.; Fu, J.; Zhu, W.; Chen, Z.; Shen, B.; Wu, L.; Xi, Z.; Wang, T.; Lu, G.; Zhu, J.; Sun, S. “Tuning Sn-catalysis for electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO via the core/shell Cu/SnO2 structure” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 4290-4293.
[5] Jiang, G.; Zhu, H.; Zhang, X.; Shen, B.; Wu, L.; Zhang, S.; Lu, G.; Wu, Z.; Sun, S. “Core/shell face-centered tetragonal FePd/Pd nanoparticles as an efficient non-Pt catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction” ACS Nano, 2015, 9, 11014–11022.
[4] Wu, L.; Shen, B.; Sun, S. “Synthesis and assembly of barium-doped iron oxide nanoparticles and nanomagnets” Nanoscale, 2015,7, 16165-16169
[3] Wu, L.; Li, Q.; Wu, C. H.; Zhu, H.; Mendoza-Garcia, A.; Shen, B.; Guo, J.; Sun, S. “Stable cobalt nanoparticles and their monolayer array as an efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 7071–7074
[2] Hou, Y. L.; Xiong, G.; Shen, B.; Zhao, B.; Chen, Z.; Cui, J. Z. “Structures, luminescent and magnetic properties of six lanthanide–organic frameworks: observation of slow magnetic relaxation behavior in the DyIII compound” Dalton Trans., 2013, 42, 3587-3596.
[1] Shi, P. F.; Chen, Z.; Xiong, G.; Shen, B.; Sun, J. Z.; Cheng, P.; Zhao, B. “Structures, luminescence, and magnetic properties of several three-dimensional lanthanide–organic frameworks comprising 4-carboxyphenoxy acetic acid” Cryst. Growth Des., 2012, 12, 5203–5210.