Book Chapters

• A. Kirkeminde, M. Gong, S. Q. Ren*, “The Renaissance of Iron Pyrite Photovoltaics: Progress, Challenges and Perspectives.” Springer’s Green Energy and Technology Series. Edited by Dr. Zhiqun Lin and Jun Wang, Low Cost Nanomaterials: Toward Greener and More Efficient Energy Application, 2013, chapter 4 (invited book chapter).
• S. Q. Ren* and Yan Wang, “Energy Conversion and Storage Through Nanoparticles.” RSC Handbook on Nanomaterials. Edited by Dr. Rafael Luque and Rajenda Varma, RSC Green Chemistry Book Series, 2012, chapter 4 (invited book chapter).

2018

99. Ying-Shi Guan, Guohua Zhong, Yong Hu, Anthony F. Cannella,  Changning Li, Namhoon Lee,  Quanxi Jia, David C. Lacy^* , and Shenqiang Ren^*     Magnetoelectric radical hydrocarbons, Advanced Materials, ASAP, (2018).
98. Zhang, Zhuolei; Zhang, Jingming ; Thenuwara, Akila; Strongin, Daniel; Sun, Yugang; Ren, Shenqiang, Structure and Magnetism Evolution from FeCo Nanoparticles to Hollow Nanostructure Conversion for Magnetic Applications, ACS Applied Nano Materials, ASAP, (2018).
97. Wei Zhang, Weibing Yang, Ravini U. Chandrasena, V. Burak Özdöl, Jim Ciston, Michael Kornecki, SelvaVennila Raju, Raymond Brennan, Alexander X. Gray, and Shenqiang Ren* The core-shell engineering on energy product of magnetic nanometals, Chemical Communications, (2018), DOI: 10.1039/C8CC05978K
96. Ying-Shi Guan, Haoqi Li, Fei Ren, Shenqiang Ren, Kirigami-Inspired Conducting Polymer Thermoelectrics from Electrostatic Recognition Driven Assembly, ACS Nano, (2018), DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b02489
95.  Maogang Gong, Jingming Zhang, Shenqiang Ren*, Magnetic field-directed hybrid anisotropic nanocomposite, ASAP, Nanotechnology ,(2018), doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/aac9eb.

94. Ketan Patel, Jingming Zhang, and Shenqiang Ren*, Rare-earth-free high energy product manganese-based magnetic materials,  Nanoscale, (2018), DOI:10.1039/C8NR01847B.

93. Zhuolei Zhang, Huashan Li, Richards Miller, Hans Malissa, Shirin Jamali, Christoph Boehme, Jeffrey Grossman*, and Shenqiang Ren*, Freestanding organic charge-transfer conformal electronics,  Nano Letters, (2018), DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b01342.

92. Zhuolei Zhang, Santosh Mogurampelly, Simona Percec,Yong Hu, Giacomo Fiorin*, Michael L Klein*, and Shenqiang Ren*, Mechanically strong polymer sheets from aligned ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene nanocomposites,  The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (2018), DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b00790.

 

91. Zhuolei Zhang, Namhoon Lee, Ketan Patel, Mitchell Young,  Jingming Zhang,  Simona Percec*,  and Shenqiang Ren*, Poly(P-Phenylene Terephthalamide) Fibers Reinforced With Ultrathin Ceramic Coatings,  Advanced Engineering Materials, (2018), doi.org/10.1002/adem.201800095.

90. Zhuolei Zhang, Richard C. Remsing, Himanshu Chakraborty, Wenxiu Gao, Guoliang Yuan, Michael L Klein*, Shenqiang Ren*, Light-induced dilation in nano-sheets of charge transfer complexes, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, (2018), doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1800234115.

89. Ying-Shi Guan, Zhuolei Zhang, Yichao Tang, Jie Yin, Shenqiang Ren*, Kirigami Inspired Nanoconfined Polymer Conducting Nanosheets with 2,000% Stretchability,  Advanced Materials (2018), doi.org/10.1002/adma.201706390.

88. Wenxiu Gao, Raymond Brennan, Yong Hu, Manfred Wuttig, Guoliang Yuan,* Eckhard Quandt,* and Shenqiang Ren,* Energy Transduction Ferroic Materials, Materials Today, DOI: 10.1016/j.mattod. 2018.01.032 (2018).
87. Wenxiu Gao, Zhuolei Zhang, Peng-Fei Li, Yuan-Yuan Tang, Ren-Gen Xiong, Guoliang Yuan*, and Shenqiang Ren*, Chiral molecular ferroelectrics with polarized optical effect and electroresistive switching, ACS Nano, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b07090 (2018).

2017

86. Zhuolei Zhang, Huashan Li, Zhipu Luo, Shuquan Chang, Zheng Li, Mengmeng Guan, Ziyao Zhou, Ming Liu, Jeffrey C. Grossman, and Shenqiang Ren*, Molecular assembly induced charge-transfer for programmable functionalities, Chemistry of Materials, DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b04357 (2017);
85. Ying-Shi Guan, Zhuolei Zhang, Jinbo Pan, Qimin Yan, and Shenqiang Ren*, Rational Design of Molecular Crystals for Enhanced Charge Transfer Properties, J. Mater. Chem. C, DOI: 10.1039/c7tc04316c (2017);
84. Beibei Xu, Himanshu Chakraborty, Vivek K. Yadav, Zhuolei Zhang, Michael L. Klein and Shenqiang Ren*, Tunable two-dimensional interfacial coupling in molecular heterostructures, Nature Communications, 8, 312 (2017); Nanowerk News Spotlight: http://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/spotid=47811.php
83. Zhuolei Zhang, Peng-Fei Li, Yuanyuan Tang, Andrew J. Wilson, Katherine Willets, Manfred Wuttig,* Ren-Gen Xiong,* Shenqiang Ren*, Tunable electroresistance and electro-optic effects of transparent molecular ferroelectrics, Science Advances e1701008 (2017). News Spotlight: http://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/spotid=47909.php
82. Mengmeng Wei, Mengsi Niu, Pengqing Bi, Xiaotao Hao, Shenqiang Ren, Shijie Xie,Wei Qin*,Optically-controlled magnetization and magnetoelectric effect in organic multiferroic heterojunction, Advanced Optical Materials, DOI:10.1002/adom.201700644 (2017)
81. Wei Zhang, Ketan Patel, Shenqiang Ren*, Exfoliated BN shell-based high-frequency magnetic core–shell materials, Nanoscale, DOI: 10.1039/c7nr03801a (2017)
80. Beibei Xu, Himanshu Chakraborty, Richard C. Remsing, Michael L. Klein, and Shenqiang Ren*, A free-standing molecular spin-charge converter for ubiquitous magnetic-energy harvesting and sensing, Advanced Materials, 29, 8 (2017)
79. G. Peters, J. Winegrad, M. Gau, G. Imler, B. Xu, Shenqiang Ren, Wayland, Bradford; Zdilla, Michael, Synthesis and structure of 2,5-bis[N-(2,6-mesityl)iminomethyl]pyrrolylcobalt(II): Evidence for one-electron-oxidized, redox-non-innocent ligand behavior, Inorganic Chemistry, 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b02898 (2017)

2016

78. Ketan Patel, Victoria Blair, Justin Douglas, Qilin Dai, Yaohua Liu, Shenqiang Ren*, Raymond Brennan*,  Structural Effects of Lanthanide Dopants on Alumina, Nature – Scientific Report, ASAP (2016)
77. Zhuolei Zhang, Beibei Xu, Bolei Xu, Lei Jin, Hai-Lung Dai, Yi Rao and Shenqiang Ren*, External stimuli responsive two-dimensional charge transfer polymers, Advanced Materials Interfaces, EMID:7cea4733154dc630 (2016)
76. Zhuolei Zhang and Shenqiang Ren*, Colloidal Excimer Superstructures, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201608845 (2016)
75. Qilin Dai, Ketan Patel and Shenqiang Ren*, Exchange Coupled Ferrite Nanocomposites through Chemical Synthesis, Chemical Communications, 52, 10354 (2016)
74. Qilin Dai, Muhammad Asif warsi, John Q. Xiao and Shenqiang Ren*,  Solution processed MnBi-FeCo magnetic nanocomposites, Nano Research, 10.1007/s12274-016-1200-0 (2016)
73. Shixuan Han, Liu Yang, Kun Gao, Shijie Xie*, Wei Qin, and Shenqiang Ren, Spin Polarization of Excitons in Organic Multiferroic Composites, Scientific Reports, 6, doi:10.1038/srep28656 (2016). 
72. Qilin Dai, Ketan Patel, Greg Donatelli and Shenqiang Ren*, Magnetic nanocrystals towards energy storage concentration cell, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 10.1002/anie.201604790R1 (2016)
71. Beibei Xu  and Shenqiang Ren*, Integrated charge transfer in organic ferroelectrics for flexible multisensing materials, Small, EMID:0e29972ed860e1ac (2016). * Accepted as the Frontispiece Cover Art for Small.
70. Zhuolei Zhang, Beibei Xu, Lin Zhang and Shenqiang Ren*, Hybrid chalcopyrite-polymer magnetoconducting materials, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10.1021/acsami.6b0336 (2016)
69. Beibei Xu, Zhipu Luo, Andrew J. Wilson, Ke Chen, Wenxiu Gao, Guoliang Yuan, Harsh Deep Chopra, Xing Chen, Katherine A. Willets, Zbigniew Dauter, and Shenqiang Ren*, Multifunctional charge-transfer single crystals through supramolecular assembly, Advanced Materials, adma201600383 (2016)
68. Beibei Xu, Huashan Li, Haoqi Li, Andrew J. Wilson, Lin Zhang, Ke Chen, Katherine A. Willets, Fei Ren, Jeffrey C. Grossman*, Shenqiang Ren*,  Chemically driven interfacial coupling in charge-transfer mediated functional superstructures, Nano Letters, 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b00712 (2016)
67. Beibei Xu, Zhipu Luo, Wenxiu Gao, Andrew J. Wilson, Chao He, Xing Chen, Guoliang Yuan, Hai-Lung Dai, Yi Rao, Katherine Willets, Zbigniew Dauter, and Shenqiang Ren*, “Solution-processed molecular opto-ferroic crystals”, Chemistry of Materials, 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b00836 (2016)
66. J. Shen, J. Li, and Shenqiang Ren*, “Metal-Redox for MnAl-Based Ternary Magnetic Nanocrystals”, RSC Advances, 10.1039/C6RA05853A (2016)
65. J. Shen, Q. Dai, and Shenqiang Ren*, “Phase transformation controlled tetragonality of MnNi based nanocrystals”, Nanotechnology, 11, 27 (2016)

2015

64. J. Shen, M. Gong, Q. Dai, and Shenqiang Ren*, “Surface Stress Induced Phase Transformation of Ultrathin FeCo Nanowires”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10.1021/acsami.5b10991 (2015)
63. B. Xu, H. Li, A. Hall, W. Gao, M. Gong, G. Yuan, J. Grossman and Shenqiang Ren*, “All-polymeric control of nanoferronics”, Science Advances, 1, e1501264 (2015)
62. W. Qin, X. Chen, J. Lohrman, M. Gong, G. Yuan, M. Wuttig and Shenqiang Ren*, “External Stimuli Controlled Multiferroic Charge Transfer Crystals”, Nano Res, 10.1007/s12274-015-0975-8 (2015)
61. M. Gong, Q. Dai and Shenqiang Ren*, “Magnetic Dipolar Interaction Induced Cobalt Nanowires”, Nanotechnology, 27, 7 (2015)
60. Q.Yang, M. Gong, S. Cai, T. Zhang, J. T Douglas, V. Chikan, N. M Davies, P. Lee, I. Choi, Shenqiang Ren, and L. Forrest, “Combining hard and soft magnetism into a single core-shell nanoparticle to achieve both hyperthermia and image contrast”, Therapeutic Delivery, 6, 10 (2015)
59. M. Gong, R. Sakidja and Shenqiang Ren*, “Composition and Oxidation Controlled Magnetism in Ternary FeCoNi Nanocrystals”, Nano Res, 10.1007/s12274-015-0962-0 (2015)
58. M. Gong, X. Jin, R. Sakidja and Shenqiang Ren*, “Synergistic strain engineering effect of hybrid plasmonic, catalytic and magnetic core-shell nanocrystals”, Nano Letters, 15, 8347 (2015) 

57. M. Gong and Shenqiang Ren*, “Phase Transformation Driven Surface Reconstruction of FeNi Nanostructures”, Chemistry of Materials, 27, 7795 (2015)
56. Dan Jasion, Joseph Barforroush, Qiao Qiao, Yimei Zhu, Shenqiang Ren* and Kevin Leonard*, “Low-Dimensional Hyperthin FeS2 Nanostructures for Efficient and Stable Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalysis”, ACS Catalysis, 5, 6653 (2015)
55. Wei Qin, Xiaomin Chen, Huashan Li, Maogang Gong, Guoliang Yuan, Jeffrey C. Grossman, Manfred Wuttig and Shenqiang Ren*, “Room temperature multiferroicity of charge transfer crystals”, ACS Nano, 9, 9373 (2015) Feature on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugM9XVlJtT4, and ACS Nano Podcast.
54. Alec Kirkeminde, Jian Shen, Maogang Gong, Jun Cui, and Shenqiang Ren*,”Metal-Redox Synthesis of MnBi Hard Magnetic Nanoparticles”, Chemistry of Materials, 27, 4677 (2015).
    
53. Youpin Gong, Qingfeng Liu, Jamie Samantha Wilt, Maogang Gong, Shenqiang Ren & Judy Wu, “Wrapping cytochrome c around single-wall carbon nanotube: engineered nanohybrid building blocks for infrared detection at high quantum efficiency“, Scientific Report, 5, 11328 (2015).

52. Jin, X.; Zhao, M.; Shen, J.; Yan, W.; He, L.; Thapa, P. S.; Ren, S.; Subramaniam, B.; Chaudhari, R. V. “Exceptional performance of bimetallic Pt₁Cu₃/TiO₂ nanocatalysts for oxidation of gluconic acid and glucose with O₂ to glucaric acid,”J. Catal. 330, 323 (2015).
51. Maogang Gong, Tejas A. Shastry, Qiannan Cui, Ryan R. Kohlmeyer, Kyle A. Luck, Andrew Rowberg, Tobin J. Marks, Michael F. Durstock, Hui Zhao, Mark C. Hersam*, and Shenqiang Ren*, “Understanding Charge Transfer in Carbon Nanotube–Fullerene Bulk Heterojunctions”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 7, 7428 (2015).

    

50. Wei Qin, Beibei Xu and Shenqiang Ren*, “An Organic Approach for Nanostructured Multiferroics”, Nanoscale, DOI: 10.1039/C5NR01435B (2015). Invited Minireview Article.

    

49. Alec Kirkeminde and Shenqiang Ren*, “Expansion of Metal-Redox Nanosynthesis: The Case Study of Iron Gallium”, Chemical Communications, DOI: 10.1039/c5cc01239a (2015).

    

48. Alec Kirkeminde, Stan Spurlin, Laura Draxler-Sixta, Jamie Cooper, Shenqiang Ren*, “Metal Redox Processes for the Controlled Synthesis of Metal Alloy Nanoparticles”, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 54, 4203 (2015). Selected as VIP Articles.

    

2014

47. J. Shen, H. Cui, X. Huang, M. Gong, W. Qin, A. Kirkeminde,J. Cui, and S. Ren*, “Synthesis and Characterization of Rare-Earth-Free Magnetic Manganese Bismuth Nanocrystals”, RSC Advances, DOI: 10.1039/C4RA12440E (2014).

    

46. Yu Xie, Jessica Lohrman and Shenqiang Ren*, “Phase Aggregation and Morphology Effects on Nanocarbon Optoelectronics”, Nanotechnology, 25, 485601 (2014).

    

45. Wei Qin, Maogang Gong, Xiaomin Chen, Tejas A. Shastry, Ridwan Sakidja, Guoliang Yuan, Mark C. Hersam, Manfred Wuttig and Shenqiang Ren*, “Multiferroicity of Carbon-Based Charge Transfer Magnets”, Advanced Materials, DOI:10.1002/adma.201403396 (2014).

    

44. Maogang Gong, Alec Kirkeminde, Manfred Wuttig and Shenqiang Ren*, “Phase Transformation Induced Tetragonal-FeCo Nanostructures”, Nano Letters, DOI:10.1021/nl5030485 (2014).

    

43. Maogang Gong, Tejas A. Shastry, Yu Xie, Marco Bernardi, Daniel Jasion, Kyle A. Luck, Tobin J. Marks, Jeffrey C. Grossman, Shenqiang Ren*, and Mark C. Hersam*, “Polychiral Semiconducting Carbon Nanotube-Fullerene Solar Cells”,Nano Letters, 14, 5308 (2014).

    

42. Wei Qin, Maogang Gong, Tejas A. Shastry, Mark C. Hersam, and Shenqiang Ren*, “Charge-Transfer Induced Magnetic Field Effects of Nano-Carbon Heterojunctions”, Scientific Report, DOI:10.1038/srep06126 (2014).

    

41.   Kirkeminde, A.;  Ren, S. Q.*, “Interdiffusion Induced Exchange Coupling of L1₀-FePd/α-Fe Magnetic Nanocomposites”.Nano Letters, 14, 4493 (2014).

40.  Gong, M.; Kirkeminde, A.; Skomski, R.; Cui, J.; Ren, S. Q.*, “Template-Directed FeCo Nanoshells on AuCu” .Small, 10, 4118 (2014).

 39.  Wei, Q.; Lohrman. J.; Ren, S. Q.*, “Magnetic and Optoelectronic Properties of Gold Nanocluster-Thiophene Assembly”. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 126, 7444 (2014).

 38.  Wei, Q.; Jasion, D.; Chen, X.; Wuttig, M.; Ren, S. Q.*, “Charge-Transfer Magnetoelectrics of Polymeric Multiferroics”. ACS Nano, 8, 3671 (2014).

   37.   Wang, Y.; Lai, Q.; Zhang, F.; Shen, S.; Fan, M.; He Y.; and Ren, S.,”High efficiency photocatalytic conversion of CO2 with H2O over Pt/TiO2 nanoparticles”. RSC Advance, 8, 3671 (2014).

   36.   Podaru, G.; Ogden, S.; Baxter, A,; Shrestha, T.; Ren, S.; Thapa, P.; Dani, R.; Wang, H.; Basel, M.; Prakash, P.; Bossmann, S.; Chikan, V.;”Pulsed Magnetic Field Induced Fast Drug Release from Magneto Liposomes via Ultrasound Generation”. J. Phys. Chem. B,, 118, 11715 (2014).

   35.  Kirkeminde, A.; Gingrich, P.; Gong, M.; Cui, H.; Ren, S. Q.*, “Iron Sulfide Ink for Growth of Pyrite Crystals”. Nanotechnology, 25, 205603 (2014). Highlighted by Nanotechweb: http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/lab/57051

34. Hong, C.; Jin, X.;Totleben, J.;Lohrman, J.; Harak E.; Subramaniam, B.;Chaudhari, RV.; Ren, S. Q.*, “Graphene Oxide Stabilized Cu2O for Shape Selective Nanocatalysis”. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, DOI: 10.1039/C4TA00599F(2014).

    

33. Gong, M.; Yang, Z.; Xu, X.; Jasion, D.; Mou, S.; Zhang, H.; Long, Y.; Ren, S. Q.*, “Superhydrophobicity of hierarchical ZnO nanowire coatings”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, DOI: 10.1039/C3TA14102K (2014).

    

2013

32. H. Cui, C. Hong, A. Ying, X. Yang, Shenqiang Ren*, “Ultrathin Gold Nanowire-Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes for Hybrid Molecular Sensing”, ACS Nano, DOI: 10.1021/nn4027323 (2013).

    

31. M. Gong, A. Kirkeminde, N. Kumar, H. Zhao, Shenqiang Ren*, “Ionic-Passivated FeS₂ Photocapacitors for Energy Conversion and Storage”, Chemical Communications, DOI: 10.1039/C3CC45088K (2013).

    

30. M. Gong, A. Kirkeminde, Shenqiang Ren*, “Symmetry-Defying Iron Pyrite (FeS₂) Nanocrystals through Oriented Attachment”, Scientific Report,doi:10.1038/srep02092, (2013).

    

29. F. Gao*, Shenqiang Ren*, J. Wang*, “The renaissance of hybrid solar cells: progresses, challenges, and perspectives”,Energy & Environmental Science, DOI: 10.1039/c3ee23666h. (2013).

    

28. Y. Xie, M. Gong, T. Shastry, J. Lohrman, M. Hersam, and Shenqiang Ren*, “Broad Spectral Response Nano-Carbon Bulk Heterojunction Excitonic Photodetectors”, Advanced Materials, 25, 3432 (2013). Featured on the cover for Advanced Materials.

    

27. T. Zhang, H. Cui, C. Fang, L. Su, Shenqiang Ren, H. Chang, X. Yang, and M. L. Forrest, “Photoacoustic contrast imaging of biological tissues with nanodiamonds fabricated for high near-infrared absorbance”, Journal of Biomedical Optics, 18, 2, (2013).
26. X. Jin, L. Dang, J. Lohrman, B. Subramaniam, Shenqiang Ren*, and R. V. Chaudhari*, “Lattice-Matched Bimetallic CuPd-Graphene Nanocatalysts for Facile Con-version of Biomass-Derived Polyols to Chemicals”, ACS Nano, 7, 1309 (2013).

    

25. M. Gong, A. Kirkeminde, Y. Xie, R. Lu, J. Liu, J. Wu, Shenqiang Ren*, “Iron Pyrite (FeS₂) Broad Spectral and Magnetically Responsive Photodetectors”, Advanced Optical Materials, 10.1002/adom.201200003 (2013). Featured on the cover for Advanced Optical Materials.

    

2012

24. J. Lohrman, Y. Liu, X. Duan, X. Zhao, M. Wuttig and S.Q. Ren*, “All Conjugated Copolymer Excitonic Multiferroics”,Advanced Materials, 25, 783 (2012).

    

23. R. Lu, C. Christianson, A. Kirkeminde, S.Q. Ren, J. Wu, “Extraordinary Photocurrent Harvsting at Type-II Heterojunction Interfaces: Towards High Detectivity Carbon Nanotube Infrared Detectors”, Nano Letters, 12, 6244(2012).

    

22. B. Ruzicka, R. Wang, J. Lohrman, S. Q. Ren*, H. Zhao*, “Exciton diffusion in semiconducting single-wall carbon nanotubes studied by transient absorption microscopy”, Physical Review B. 86, 201457 (2012).
21. A. Kirkeminde and S. Q. Ren*, “Thermodynamic Control of Iron Pyrite Nanocrystal Synthesis with High Photoactivity and Stability”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, DOI: 10.1039/c2TA00498D, (2012)

    

20. M. Bernardi, J. Lohrman, P. Kumar, A. Kirkeminde, N. Ferralis, J. C. Grossman, and S. Q. Ren*, “Nano-Carbon Photovoltaics”, ACS Nano, 6, 8896 (2012). One of the Most Read Articles in ACS Nano for 09/2012, 10/2012.
    — Featured in: MIT Technology Review, Solar Novus Today, Nanowerk Spotlight, R& D Magazines,PrintedElectroncis World, Phys.Org, Wordnews, etc

    

19. 20. A. Kirkeminde, R. Scott, S. Q. Ren*, “All Inorganic Iron Pyrite Nano-Heterojunction Solar Cells”, Nanoscale, DOI:10.1039/C2NR32097E (2012).

    

18. J. Lohrman, C. Zhang, W. Zhang, and S. Q. Ren*, “Semiconducting Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube and Covalent Organic Polyhedron-C60 Nanohybrids for Light Harvesting” Chemical Communications, 48,8377 (2012).

    

17. A. Kirkeminde, M. Retsch, Q. Wan, G. Xu, R. Hui, J. Wu and S. Q. Ren*, “Surface-Passivated Plasmonic Nano-Pyramids for Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cell Photocurrent Enhancement”, Nanoscale, DOI: 10.1039/C2NR30735A, (2012).

    

16. A. Kirkeminde, B. Ruzicka, R.Wang, S. Puna#, H. Zhao, Shenqiang Ren*, “Optoelectronic response of solution processed two dimensional FeS₂ Nanoplates” ACS Appl. Mater. & Inter. 4, 1174 (2012).

    

15. S. Duan, S. Cai, Y. Xie, T. Bagby, S.Q. Ren, M. L. Forrest, “Synthesis and characterization of a multi-arm poly(acrylic acid) star polymer for application in sustained delivery of cisplatin and a nitric oxide prodrug” Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 50,2715 (2012).

    

14. S. Q. Ren*, and M. Wuttig, “Organic Exciton Multiferroics,” Advanced Materials, 24, 727 (2012).

    

13. L. Dang#, Q, Sa, Z. Zheng, Y. Wang and S. Q. Ren*, “Nanoporous Carbon Sponge as the Anode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries” Journal of New Materials for Electrochemical Systems, (2012).

    

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12. S. Q. Ren, M. Bernardi, R. Lunt, V. Bulovic, J. C. Grossman and S. Gradecak, “Towards Efficient Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes/P3HT Solar Cells, Insights into the Nanoscale Chemistry and Physics,” Nano Letters, 11, 5316 (2011). One ofthe Most Read Articles in Nano Letters for 11/2011

    

11. S. Q. Ren, L. Chang, S. Lim, J. Zhao, N. Zhao, M. Smith, V. Bulovic, M. Bawendi and S. Gradecak, “Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Solar Cell: Bridging Quantum Dots to Conjugated Polymer Nanowires,” Nano Lett., 11, 3998(2011). One of the Most Read Articles in Nano Letters for 09/2011, 10/2011.

    

10. S. Q. Ren, N. Zhao, S. Crawford, V. Bulovic and S. Gradecak, “Heterojunction Photovoltaics using GaAs Nanowires and Conjugated Polymers,” Nano Lett., 11,408 (2010).

    

9. S. Q. Ren, S. Lim, and S. Gradecak, “Thermal Responsiveness: Self-Assembled Block Copolymer Au clusters,” Chem. Commun., 46, 6246 (2010).
   Featured on the cover for Chem. Commun

   

8. M. Tambe, S. Q. Ren and S. Gradecak, “Effects of Gold Diffusion on n-type Doping of GaAs Nanowires,” Nano Lett., 10, 4584 (2010).

   

7. S. Q. Ren, M. Laver and M. Wuttig, “Nanolamellar Magnetoelectric BaTiO3-CoFe2O4 Bicrystal,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 95, 153504 (2009)
6. S. Q. Ren, Robert M. Briber and M. Wuttig, “Self-Organized Magnetolectric 2D Onions,” Appl. Phys. Lett., 94, 113507 (2009);
   Featured in Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, 30, 19 (2009).
5. S. Q. Ren, Robert M. Briber and M. Wuttig, “Diblock Copolymer Based Self-Assembled Nanomagnetoelectric,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 173507 (2008);
   Featured in Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, 18, 20 (2008).
4. S. Q. Ren and M. Wuttig, “Magnetoelectric nano-Fe3O4 CoFe2O4//PbZr0.53Ti0.47O3 Composite,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 083502 (2008);
   Featured in Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, 17, 10 (2008).
3. S. Q. Ren and M. Wuttig,”Spinodally Synthesized Magnetoelctrics,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 083501 (2007).
2. S. Lim, M. Murakami, W. Sarney, S. Q. Ren, A.Varatharajan, V. Nagarajan, S. Fujino, M. Wuttig, I. Takeuchi, and L.G. Salamanca-Riba, “The Effects of Multiphase Formation on Strain Relaxation and Magnetization in Multiferroic BiFeO3 Thin Films,” Adv. Func. Mater. 17, 2594 (2007).
1. S. Q. Ren and L. Weng, et al. “BaTiO3/CoFe2O4 particulate composites with large high frequency magnetoelectric response,” J. Mater. Sci. 40, 16 (2005).