Refereed Publications

1.  A. Chen, P. Holt-Hindle, “Platinum-based nanostructured materials: synthesis, properties and applications”, Chem. Rev. (2010) ASAP (http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/cr9003902).

 

2.    B. Adams, C. Ostrom, A. Chen, “Hydrogen electrosorption into Pd-Cd nanostructures”, Langmuir (2010) ASAP (DOI: 10.1021/la9044072).

3.  M. Tian, J. Wen, D. MacDonald, R.M. Asmussen, A. Chen, “A novel approach for lignin modification and degradation”, Electrochem. Commun. (2010) ASAP (doi:10.1016/j.elecom.2010.01.035).

4.  A. Chen, E. Rogers, R. G. Compton, “Abrasive stripping voltammetric studies of lignin and lignin model compounds”, Electroanalysis (2010) in press.

5.  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., (2010) in press (Invited).

6.  R. Tolba, M. Tian, J. Wen, Z.-H. Jiang, A. Chen, “Electrochemical oxidation of lignin at IrO2-based oxide electrodes”, J. Electroanal. Chem. (2010) ASAP (doi:10.1016/j.jelechem.2009.12.013).

7.  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., (2010) in press. (Invited)

8.  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 (6pp).

9.  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.

10.   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.

11.   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.

12.   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's Technology Review, June 15, 2009; Highlighted by The New York Times Syndicate, June 2009; Profiled by the Industrial Wastewater Newsletter in October 2009)

13.   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.

14.   A. K. M. Kafi, A. Chen, “A novel amperometric biosensor for the detection of nitrophenols”. Talanta 79 (2009) 97 – 102.

15.   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.

16.   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.

17.   G. Wu, B. Adams, M. Tian, A. Chen, “Synthesis and electrochemical study of novel Pt decorated Ti nanowires”. Electrochem. Commun. 11(2009) 736 – 739.

18.   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.

19.   F. J. Boehm, A. Chen, “Medical applications of hyperthermia based on magnetic nanoparticles”. Recent Patents Biomed. Eng. 2 (2009) 110 - 120.

20.   A. Chen, E.I. Rogers, R.G. Compton, “Abrasive stripping voltammetry in room temperature ionic liquids”, Electroanalysis 21 (2009) 29 - 35.

21.   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)

22.   J. Wang, D. F. Thomas, A. Chen, “Direct growth of novel alloyed PtAu nanodendrites”, Chem. Commun. (2008) 5010 – 5012.

23.   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.

24.   P. Holt-Hindle, S. Nigro, M. Asmussen, A. Chen, “Amperometric glucose sensor based on Pt-Ir nanomaterials”, Electrochem. Commun. 10 (2008) 1438 – 1441.

25.   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.

26.    J. Wang, D. F. Thomas, A. Chen, “Non-enzymatic Electrochemical Glucose Sensor Based on Nanoporous PtPb Networks”, Anal. Chem. 80 (2008) 997 – 1004.

27.   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.

28.   G. Wu, J. Wang, D. F. Thomas, A. Chen, “F-doped flower-like TiO2 nanostructures with high photocatalytic activity”, Langmuir 24 (2008) 3503 – 3509.

29.   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).

30.   R. Dimitrova, L. Catalan, D. Alexandrov, A. Chen, “Impedance study of GaN and InGaN anion selective electrodes”, Electroanalysis 20 (2008) 789 – 796.

31.   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.

32.   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.

33.   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.

34.   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.

35.   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.

36.   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.

37.   K. Koczkur, Q. Yi, A. Chen, “Nanoporous Pt-Ru networks and their electrocatalytical properties”, Adv. Mater., 19 (2007) 2648 – 2652.

38.   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)

39.   R. Dimitrova, L. Catalan, D. Alexandrov, A. Chen, “Evaluation of GaN and In0.2Ga0.8N semiconductors as potentiometric anion selective electrodes”, Electroanalysis, 19 (2007) 1799 – 1806.

40.   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. (Invited)

41.   X. Peng, K. Koczkur, A. Chen, “Synthesis and characterization of ruthenium decorated nanoporous platinum materials”, Nanotechnology, 18 (2007) 305605 (6pp).

42.   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.

43.   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.

44.   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.

45.   X. Peng and A. Chen, “Large-scale synthesis and characterization of TiO2-based nanostructures on titanium substrate”, Adv. Funct. Mater., 16 (2006) 1355 - 1362. (One of the top 25 most accessed articles published in this journal in 2006; Profiled by High-Tech Materials Alert, August 2006)

46.   S. Liu, L. Bakovic and A. Chen, “Specific binding of glycoproteins with poly(aniline boronic acid) thin film”, J. Electroanal. Chem., 591 (2006) 210 – 216.

47.   B. Miller, A. Chen, “Oscillatory instabilities during the electrochemical oxidation of sulfide on a Pt electrode”, J. Electroanal. Chem., 588 (2006) 314 – 323.

48.   K. Koczkur, B. Miller, L. Bakovic, A. Chen, “Potential oscillations during the electrochemical treatment of white liquor”, a special issue of Russian J. Electrochem., 42 (2006) 617 – 626.

49.   S. Liu, B. Miller and A. Chen, “Phenylboronic acid self-assembled layer on glassy carbon electrode for recognition of glycoprotein peroxidase”, Electrochem. Commun., 7 (2005) 1232 - 1236.

50.   S. Liu and A. Chen, “Co-adsorption of horseradish peroxidase with thionine on TiO2 nanotubes for biosensing”, Langmuir, 21 (2005) 8409 - 8413.

51.   X. Peng, J. Wang, D.F. Thomas and A. Chen, “Tunable growth of TiO2 nanostructures on Ti substrates”, Nanotechnology, 16 (2005) 2389 – 2395.

52.   B. Miller and A. Chen, “Effect of concentration and temperature on electrochemical oscillations during sulfide oxidation on Ti/Ta2O5-IrO2 electrodes”, Electrochim. Acta, 50 (2005) 2203 - 2212

53.   X. Peng and A. Chen, “Dense and high-hydrophobic TiO2 nanorod arrays”, Appl. Phys. A: Material Science & Processing, 80 (2005) 473 - 476

54.   X. Peng, K. Koczkur, S. Nigro and A. Chen, “Fabrication and electrochemical properties of novel nanoporous platinum network electrodes”, Chem. Commun., 24 (2004) 2872 – 2873.

55.   A. Chen, D. La Russa and B. Miller, “Effect of iridium oxide thin film on the electrochemical activity of platinum nanoparticles", Langmuir, 20 (2004) 9695 - 9702.

56.   A. Chen, X. Peng, K. Koczkur and B. Miller, “Super-hydrophobic tin oxide nanoflowers”, Chem. Commun., 17 (2004) 1964 - 1965. (Reported by Chemical and Engineering News, Vol. 82, No. 37, p.24, September 13, 2004; Highlighted in the Chemical Communications 40th Anniversary Celebration in 2005)

57.   X. Peng and A. Chen, “Aligned TiO2 nanorod arrays synthesized by oxidizing titanium with acetone”, J. Mater. Chem., 14 (2004) 2542 - 2548.

58.   X. Peng and A. Chen, “Electrochemical fabrication of novel nanostructures based on anodic alumina”, Nanotechnology, 15 (2004) 743 - 748. (Profiled by High-Tech Materials Alert, FROST & SULLIVAN, May 2004)

59.   K.R. Screekumari, L. Davey, K.T. Leung, H. Schraft, A. Chen, N. Low, L. Truelstrup-Hansen, A. Paulson, D. Pink, “Microbiological and physicohemical characterization of paper mill biofilms”, Structure and Activity of Biofilms, (2004) 87-92.

60.   A. Chen and B. Miller, “Potential oscillations during the electrocatalytic oxidation of sulfide on a micro-structured Ti/Ta2O5-IrO2 electrode”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 108 (2004) 2245 - 2251.

61.    A. Chen and S. Nigro, “Influence of a nanoscale gold thin layer on Ti/SnO2-Sb2O5 electrodes”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 107 (2003) 13341–13348.

62.   H.-Q. Li, A. Chen, S. Roscoe and J. Lipkowski, "Electrochemical and FTIR studies of L-phenylalanine adsorption at the Au(111) electrode", J. Electroanal. Chem., 500 (2001) 299-310.

63.   H.-Q. Li, A. Chen, S. Roscoe and J. Lipkowski, “Comparison of the coordination of organic ions to Au(111): electrochemical and in situ FTIR studies”, in The Electrochemical Society Proceedings: New Directions in Organic Electrochemistry, A. Fry, E. Steckhan, and Y. Matsumara (eds), 2001.

64.   J. Lipkowski, X.Cai, A. Chen, Z.Shi, G.Szymanski, T.Tyliszczak and A.Hitchcock,"Ionic adsorption and co-adsorption at single crystal electrodes", in NATO ASI Series, Metal ligand interactions in chemistry, physics and biology, N.Russo and D.R.Salahub (eds), Kluwer, Dordrecht, 546 (2000) 183 – 206.

65.   J. Lipkowski, G. Szymanski, A. Chen, I. Burgess, D. Bizzotto, X. Cai, M. Hoon-Khoshla, C. Jeffrey, "Spectroscopic and electrochemical studies of coordination of organic molecules to gold single crystal surfaces", in NATO ASI Series, Metal ligand interactions in chemistry, physics and biology, N.Russo and D.R.Salahub (eds), Kluwer, Dordrecht, 546 (2000) 155 –182.

66.   A. Chen, D. Yang, J. Lipkowski, “Electrochemical and FTIR studies of 4-cyanopyridine adsorption at the gold (111)/solution interface", J. Electroanal. Chem., 475 (1999) 130 -138.

67.   M. Hoon-Khoshla, W.R.Fawcett, A. Chen, J. Lipkowski, B. Pettinger, "A SNIFTIRS study of the adsorption of pyridine at the Au(111) electrode-solution interface", Special issue of Electrochim. Acta, 45 (1999) 611-621.

68.   A. Chen, Z. Shi, D. Bizzotto,  J. Lipkowski, B. Pettinger and C. Bilger, “Iodide adsorption at the Au(111) electrode surface”, J. Electroanal. Chem., 467 (1999) 342-353.

69.   A. Chen and J. Lipkowski, “Electrochemical and spectroscopic studies of hydroxide adsorption at the Au(111) electrode”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 103 (1999) 682-691.    

70.   J. Richer, A. Chen and J. Lipkowski, “Quantitative studies of the adsorption of benzonitrile at the low-index gold single crystal electrodes”, Electrochim. Acta, 44 (1999) 1037-1052.

71.   J. Lipkowski, Z. Shi, A. Chen, B. Pettinger and C. Bilger, “Ionic adsorption at the Au(111) electrode”, Electrochim. Acta, 43 (1998) 2875-2888.

72.   T.Tyliszczak, A.Hitchcock, S.Wu, A. Chen, G.Szymanski and J. Lipkowski, "X-ray adsorption studies of mixed overlayers formed by copper adatoms co-adsorbed with anions at the Au(111) electrode surface", Synchrotron Radiation News, 11, No 3, (1998) 31-38.

73.   A. Chen, J. Richer, S. G. Roscoe and J. Lipkowski, “Electrochemical and FTIR studies of benzonitrile adsorption at the Au(111) electrode”, Langmiur,  13 (1997) 4737-4747.

74.   A. Chen, S.G. Sun, D. Yang, B. Pettinger and J. Lipkowski, “In situ FTIR studies on the adsorption and reduction of 4-cyanopyridine at the Au(111) electrode”, Special issue of Can. J. Chem., 74 (1996) 2321-2330.

75.   G. Wen, T. Ma, B. Fang, F. Zheng and A. Chen, “Passivation behavior of chromium plating film and its cathodically modified species”, Zhongguo Fushi & Fanghu Xuebao, 15 (1) (1995) 21-27.

76.   A. Chen and S.G. Sun, "Dissociative adsorption of ethylene glycol on platinum single crystal electrodes in acid and alkaline medium", Progress in Natural Science, Vol. 4-6 (1994) 823 - 827.

77.   A. Chen and S.G. Sun, "In Situ FTIR spectroscopic study on electrooxidation of ethylene glycol in alkaline solution", Chem. J. Chin. Uni., Vol.15, No.4 (1994) 548 - 551.

78.   A. Chen and S.G. Sun, "In Situ FTIR spectroscopic study on electrooxidation of ethylene glycol in acid medium", Chem. J. Chin. Uni., Vol.15, No.3 (1994) 401 - 405.

79.   S.G. Sun and A. Chen, "Electrocatalytic properties of Pt(111) electrode towards ethylene glycol (EG) oxidation studied emphasizing on the effect of EG and OH- concentration in solution", Electrochimica Acta, Vol.39, No.7 (1994) 969 - 973.

80.   S.G. Sun and A. Chen, "In situ FTIRS features during oxygen adsorption and carbon monoxide oxidation at a platinum electrode in dilute alkaline solutions", J. Electroanal. Chem., 323 (1992) 319 - 328.

81.   S.G. Sun, A. Chen, T.S. Huang and J.B. Li, "Establishment of a technique for preparing metal single crystal electrode and studies on underpotential deposition of Cu on Pt(100), Pt(111) and Pt(110) electrodes", Chem. J. Chin. Uni., Vol.13, No.3 (1992) 390 – 391

82.   S.G. Sun, A. Chen, T.S. Huang, J.B. Li and Z.W. Tian, "Electrocatalytic properties of Pt(111), Pt(332), Pt(331) and Pt(110) single crystal electrode towards ethylene glycol oxidation in sulfuric acid solutions”, J. Electroanal. Chem., 340 (1992) 213 - 226.

Recent Invited Presentations

·      Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, January 2010.

·      The 2009 Fall Symposium of the Canadian Section of the Electrochemical Society, Halifax, November 2009. (Lash Miller Award Lecture)

·      Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, November 2009.

·      Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, August 2009.

·      Shad Valley Lakehead, Thunder Bay, Ontario, July 2009.

·      The 92nd Canadian Chemistry Conference, Hamilton, Ontario, May 2009 (Fred Beamish Award Lecture).

·      International Symposium for Environmental Innovation Driven by Chemistry and Catalytic Science, Sapporo, Japan, March 2009. (Plenary Lecture)

·      Lakehead University Board of Governors Meeting, February 2009.

·      Department of Chemistry, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, October 2008.

·      Wolfson Centre for Materials Processing, School of Engineering and Design, Brunel University, West London, UK, October 2008.

·      School of Biology, Chemistry and Health Science, Division of Chemistry and Materials, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK, September 2008.  

·      The Sixth Congress of the International Society for Theoretical Chemical Physics (ISTCP-VI), Vancouver, British Columbia, July 2008.

·      Lignin Research Symposium, Thunder Bay, Ontario, July 2008.

·      Vale Inco, Voisey’s Bay, April 2008.

·      Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, November 2007.

·      Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, October 2007.

·      The fall symposium of the Canadian Section of the Electrochemical Society, Montreal, Québec, November 2007.

·      The 58th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Banff, Alberta, September 2007.

·      Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, September 2007.  

·      The 90th conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 2007. 

·      Electrochemistry Gordon Research Conference, Ventura, California, USA, January 2007.

·      The fall symposium of the Canadian Section of the Electrochemical Society, Thunder Bay, Ontario, September 2006.

·      Department of Applied Chemistry, Nagasaki University, Japan, August 2006.

·      Catalysis Research Centre, Hokaidai University, Japan, July 2006.

·      The spring symposium of the Canadian Section of the Electrochemical Society, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, May 2006

·      Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, March 2006 (WUESP Speaker )

·      Deptartment of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Regina, March 2006 (WUESP Speaker )

·      Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, March 2006 (WUESP Speaker)

·      The 40th IUPAC Congress, Beijing, China, August 2005. (Young Chemist Program Award)

·      Bowater Canadian Forest Products Inc., Thunder Bay, Ontario, July 2005.

·      Inco Ltd., Mississauga, Ontario, June 2005. 

·      The National Research Forum for Young Investigators in Circulatory and Respiratory Health, Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 1, 2005.

·      Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, April 2005. (WUESP Speaker)

·      Department of Chemistry, University of Lethbridge, April 2005. (WUESP Speaker)

·      Department of Chemistry, Lakehead University, March 2005. 

·      Department of Chemistry, Hunan Univ. of Sci. & Technology, China, December 2004.

·      Department of Chemistry, Huihua Normal University, China, December 2004.

·      Department of Chemistry, Shaoyang Normal University, China, December 2004.

·      The fall symposium of the Canadian Section of the Electrochemical Society, Guelph, Ontario, November 2004.

·      Pulp and Paper Technical Association of Canada, Midwest Branch Annual Conference, Thunder Bay, Ontario, September 2004. 

·      The 87th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, London, Ontario, May 2004.  

·      Pulp and Paper Technical Association of Canada, Midwest Branch Annual Conference, Thunder Bay, Ontario, September 2003. 

·      The 39th IUPAC Congress and 86th Conference of the Canadian Society for Chemistry, Ottawa, Ontario, August 2003.

·      Inco Ltd., Mississauga, Ontario, August 2003.

·      Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, March 2003.  


  

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