The Yin Group

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Cover Articles

Sulfidation of Cadmium at the Nanoscale. ACS Nano, 2008, 2, 1452–1458.

 

Highly Tunable Superparamagnetic Colloidal Photonic Crystals. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 7428-7431.

 

Colloidal Synthesis of Hollow Cobalt Sulfide Nanocrystals, Adv. Func. Mater. 2006, 16, 1389-1399.

 

Colloidal Nanocrystal Synthesis and the Organic-Inorganic Interface, Nature 2005, 437, 664-670

 

One-Dimensional Nanostructures: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications, Adv. Mater. 2003, 15, 353-389

 

Template-Assisted Self-Assembly of Spherical Colloids into Complex and Controllable Structures, Adv. Func. Mater. 2003, 13, 907-918

 

Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Au@SiO2 Core-Shell Colloids, Nano Lett. 2002, 2, 785-788

 

Growth of Large Crystals of Monodispersed Spherical Colloids in Fluidic Cells Fabricated Using Non-Photolithographic Methods, Langmuir, 2001, 17, 6344-6350

 

Building Complex Structures from Monodispersed Spherical Colloids, Aust. J. Chem. 2001, 54, 287-290

 

A Soft Lithographic Approach to the Fabrication of Nanostructures of Single Crystalline Silicon with Well-Defined Dimensions and Shapes, Adv. Mater. 2000, 12, 1426-1430

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

Book Chapters & Proceedings            Patents   

 
      2007 2005 2003 2001 1999  
    2008 2006 2004 2002 2000 1998
 

      *  Underlined: undergraduate researcher

 

2008

81. Ge, J.; Zhang, Q.; Zhang, T. and Yin, Y. “Porous Silica Protected Core-Satellite Nanocomposite Catalysts: Controllable Reactivity, High Stability and Magnetic Recyclability”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2008, in press.

80.   Hu, Y.; Ge, J.; Zhang, T. and Yin, Y., “A Blown Film Process to Disk-Shaped Polymer Ellipsoids”, Adv. Mater., 2008, in press.

79.   Zhang, Q.; Zhang, T.; Ge, J. and Yin, Y., “Permeable Silica Shell through Surface-Protected Etching”, Nano Lett., 2008, in press.

78.   Li, J.; Ge, J.; Yin, Y. and Zhong, W., “Multiplexed Affinity-Based Protein Complexes Purification”, Anal. Chem., 2008, in press.

77.   Ge, J. and Yin. Y., “Magnetically Responsive Colloidal Photonic Crystals”, J. Mater. Chem., 2008, in press (highlight article).

76.   Cabot, A.; Smith, R.; Yin, Y.; Zheng, H.; Reinhard, B.; Liu, H. and Alivisatos, A. P., "Sulfidation of Cadmium at the Nanoscale", ACS Nano, 2008, 2, 1452–1458. (cover article)

75.   Zhang, T.; Ge, J.; Hu, Y.; Zhang, Q.; Aloni, S.; and Yin. Y., "Formation of Hollow Silica Colloids through a Spontaneous Dissolution-Regrowth Process", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2008, 47, 5806-5811.

74.   Ge, J. and Yin. Y., "Magnetically Tunable Colloidal Photonic Structures in Alkanol Solutions", Adv. Mater., 2008, in press.

73.   Ashcroft, J. M.; Gu, W.; Zhang, T.; Hughes, S. M.; Hartman, K. B.; Hofmann, C.; Kanaras, A. G.; Kilcoyne, D. A.; Le Gros, M.; Yin, Y.; Alivisatos, A. P. and Larabell, C. A., "TiO2 Nanoparticles as a Soft X-ray Molecular Probe", Chem. Comm., 2008, 2471-2473.

72.   Hu, Y.; Ge, J.; Lim. D.; Zhang, T. and Yin, Y. "Size-Controlled Synthesis of Highly Water-Soluble Silver Nanocrystals", J. Solid State Chem., 2008, 181, 1524-1529. (invited article, special issue)

71.   Ge, J.; Huynh, T.; Hu, Y. and Yin, Y. "Hierarchical Magnetite/Silica Nanoassemblies as Magnetically Recoverable Catalyst Support", Nano Lett., 2008, 8, 931-934.

70.   Ge, J.; Hu, Y.; Zhang, T.; Huynh, T. and Yin, Y. "Self-Assembly and Field-Responsive Optical Diffractions of Superparamagnetic Colloids", Langmuir, 2008, 24, 3671-3680.

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2007

69.    Zhang, T.; Ge, J.; Hu, Y. and Yin, Y. "A General Approach for Transferring Hydrophobic Nanocrystals into Water", Nano Lett. 2007, 7, 3203 -3207 (highlighted in Science).

68.    Ge, J.; Hu, Y.; Zhang, T. and Yin, Y. “Superparamagnetic Composite Colloids with Anisotropic Structures”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 8974 -8975.

67.    Ge, J.; Hu, Y. and Yin, Y. "Highly Tunable Superparamagnetic Colloidal Photonic Crystals", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 7428-7431 (Cover article, VIP paper, highlighted in Materials Today, Chemical & Engineering News, Technology Review, and Photonics Spectrum).

66.    Ge, J.; Hu, Y.; Biasini, M.; Dong, C.; Guo, J.; Beyermann, W. P. and Yin, Y., “One-Step Synthesis of Highly Water-Soluble Magnetite Colloidal Nanocrystals”, Chem. Eur. J. 2007, 13, 7153-7161.

65.    Hu, Y.; Ge, J.; Sun, Y.; Zhang, T. and Yin, Y. “A Self-Templated Approach to TiO2 Microcapsules”, Nano Lett. 2007, 7, 1832-1836.

64.    Ge, J.; Hu, Y.; Biasini, M.; Beyermann, W. P. and Yin, Y., "Superparamagnetic Magnetite Colloidal Nanocrystal Clusters", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 4342-4345.

63.    Xiong, Y.; Cai, H.; Yin, Y. and Xia. Y., "Synthesis and Characterization of Fivefold Twinned Nanorods and Right Bipyramids of Palladium", Chem. Phys. Lett. 2007, 440, 273-278.

62.    Xiong,Y.; Siekkinen, A. R.; Wang, J.; Yin, Y.; Kim, M. J. and Xia. Y., "Synthesis of Silver Nanoplates at High Yields by Slowing Down the Polyol Reduction of Silver Nitrate with Polyacrylamide", J. Mater. Chem. 2007, 17, 2600-2602.

 

Publications prior to UCR

61        Cabot, A.; Puntes, V. F.; Shevchenko, E.; Yin, Y.; Balcells, L.; Markus, M. A.; Hughes, S. M. and Alivisatos, A. P., “Vacancy Coalescence during Oxidation of Iron Nanoparticles”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 10358-10360.

60.    Kim. S.; Yin,Y.; Alivisatos, A. P.; Somorjai, G. A.; Yates, J. T., Jr."IR Spectroscopic Observation of Molecular Transport through Pt@CoO Yolk-Shell Nanostructures", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 9510 -9513.

59.   Xiong, Y.; McLellan, J. M.; Yin, Y. and Xia Y., “Synthesis of Palladium Icosahedra with Twinned Structure by Blocking Oxidative Etching with Citric Acid or Citrate Ions”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 790 –794.

58.    Liu, H.; Guo, J.; Yin, Y.; Augustsson, A.; Dong,C.; Alivisatos, A. P.; Thornton, G.; Ogletree, D. F.; Requejo, F. G. and Salmeron. M., “Electronic Properties and Ligand Effects of Cobalt Nanoparticles Suspended in Liquid”, Nano Lett. 2007, 7, 1919-1922.

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2006

57.    Wiley, B. J.; Wang, Z.; Wei, J.; Yin, Y.; Cobden, D. H.; and Xia, Y., “Synthesis and Electrical Characterization of Silver Nanobeams”, Nano Lett. 2006, 6, 2273-2278.

56.    Lee, E. P.; Chen, J.; Yin, Y.; Campbell, C. T.; Xia, Y. “Pd-catalyzed growth of Pt nanoparticles or nano wires as dense coatings on polymeric and ceramic particulate supports”, Adv. Mater. 2006, 18, 3271-3274.

55.    Liu, G. L.; Yin, Y.; Kunchakarra, S.; Mukherjee, B.; Gerion, D.; Jett, S. D.; Bear, D. G.; Gray, J. W.; Alivisatos, A. P.; Lee, L. P. and Chen, F. F. “A Nanoplasmonic Molecular Ruler for Measuring Nuclease Activity and DNA Footprinting. Nature Nanotech. 2006, 1, 47-52.

54.    Yin, Y.; Erdonmez, C. K.; Aloni, S. and Alivisatos, A. P., “Faceting of Nanocrystals during Chemical Transformation: From Solid Silver Spheres to Hollow Gold Octahedra”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 12671-12673.

53.    Washio, I.; Xiong, Y.; Yin, Y. and Xia, Y., “Reduction by the End Groups of Poly(vinyl pyrrolidone): A New and Versatile Route to the Kinetically Controlled Synthesis of Ag Triangular Nanoplates”, Adv. Mater. 2006, 18, 1745-1749.

52.    Yin, Y.; Erdonmez, C. K.; Cabot, A.; Hughes, S. and Alivisatos, A. P., “Colloidal Synthesis of Hollow Cobalt Sulfide Nanocrystals”, Adv. Func. Mater. 2006, 16, 1389-1399. (cover article)

51.    Ostermann, R.; Li, D.; Yin,Y.; McCann, J. T. and Xia, Y., “V2O5 Nanorods on TiO2 Nanofibers: A New Class of Hierarchical Nanostructures Enabled by Electrospinning and Calcination”, Nano Lett. 2006, 6, 1297-1306.

50.    Chen, J.; Xiong, Y.; Yin, Y. and Xia, Y., “Surfactant-Directed Assembly of Pt Nanoparticles into Colloidal Spheres and Their Use as Substrates in Forming Pt Nanorods and Nanowires”, Small, 2006, 2, 1340-1343.

49.    Wiley, B. J.; Xiong, Y.; Li, Z.-Y.; Yin, Y. and Xia Y., “Right Bipyramids of Silver: A New Shape Derived from Single Twinned Seeds”, Nano Lett., 2006, 6, 765 -768.

48.    Zettsu, N.; McLellan, J. M.; Wiley, B.; Yin, Y.; Li, Z-Y. and Xia, Y., “Rhodium Multipods: Synthesis, Stability, Surface Plasmonic Properties, and Their Use as Substrates for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 1288 - 1292.

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2005

47.    Xiong, Y.; Wiley, B.; Chen, J.; Li, Z-Y.; Yin, Y. and Xia, Y., “Corrosion-Based Synthesis of Single-Crystal Pd Nanoboxes and Nanocages and Their Surface Plasmon Properties”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 7913-7917.

46.    Xiong, Y.; McLellan, J. M.; Chen, J.; Yin, Y.; Li, Z-Y. and Xia, Y., “Kinetically Controlled Synthesis of Triangular and Hexagonal Nanoplates of Pd and Their SPR/SERS Properties”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 17118-17127.

45.    Jeong, U.; Xia, Y. and Yin, Y., “Large-Scale Synthesis of Single Crystalline CdSe Nanowires through a Cation-Exchange Route”, Chem. Phys. Lett. 2005, 416, 246-250.

44.    Yin, Y. and Alivisatos, A. P., “Colloidal Nanocrystal Synthesis and the Organic-Inorganic Interface”, Nature 2005, 437, 664-670 (Insight review, cover article).

43.    Xiong, Y.; Wiley, B.; Chen, J.; Xia, Y.; Yin, Y. and Li, Z-Y., “Size-Dependence of Surface Plasmon Resonance and Oxidation for Pd Nanocubes Synthesized via a Seed Etching Process”, Nano Lett. 2005, 5, 1237-1242.

42.    Xiong, Y.; Chen, J.; Wiley, B.; Xia, Y.; Aloni, S. and Yin, Y., “Understanding the Role of Oxidative Etching in the Polyol Synthesis of Pd Nanoparticles with Uniform Shape and Size” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 7332-7333.

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2004

41.    Son, D. H.; Hughes, S. M.; Yin, Y. and Alivisatos, A. P., “Cation Exchange Reactions in Ionic Nanocrystals”, Science 2004, 306, 1009-1012.

40.    Yin, Y.; Rioux, R. M.; Erdonmez, C. K.; Hughes, S.; Somorjai, G. A. and Alivisatos, A. P., “Formation of Hollow Nanocrystals through the Nanoscale Kirkendall Effect”, Science 2004, 304, 711-714 (highlighted in Science and Materials Today).

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2003

39.    Yin Y. and Xia, Y., “Self-Assembly of Spherical Colloids into Helical Chains with Well-Controlled Handiness”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 2048-2049.

38.    Yin Y.; Li, Z.-Y. and Xia, Y., “Template-Directed Growth of (100)-Oriented Colloidal Crystals”, Langmuir 2003, 19, 622-631.

37.    Xia, Y.; Yang, P.; Sun, Y.; Wu, Y.; Mayers, B.; Gates, B.; Yin, Y.; Kim, F. and Yan, H., “One-Dimensional Nanostructures: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications”, Adv. Mater. 2003, 15, 353-389 (cover review article).

36.    Xia, Y.; Yin, Y.; Lu, Y. and McLellan, J., “Template-Assisted Self-Assembly of Spherical Colloids into Complex and Controllable Structures”, Adv. Func. Mater. 2003, 13, 907-918 (cover feature article).

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2002

35.    Yin, Y. and Xia, Y., “Growth of Large Colloidal Crystals with Their (100) Planes Oriented Parallel to the Surfaces of Supporting Substrates”, Adv. Mater. 2002, 14, 605-608.

34.    Lu, Y.; Yin, Y.; Li, Z.-Y. and Xia, Y., “Colloidal Crystals Made of Polystyrene Spheroids: Fabrication and Structural/Optical Characterization”, Langmuir  200218,  7722-7727.

33.    Yin, Y.; Lu, Y.; Sun, Y. and Xia, Y., “Silver Nanowires Can Be Directly Coated with Amorphous Silica to Generate Well-Controlled Coaxial Nanocables of Silver/Silica”, Nano Lett. 2002, 2, 427-430.

32.    Yin, Y.; Zhang, G. and Xia, Y., “Synthesis and Characterization of MgO Nanowires through a Vapor-Phase Precursor Method”, Adv. Func. Mater. 2002, 12, 293-298.

31.    Sun, Y.; Yin, Y.; Mayers, B. T. Herricks, T. and Xia, Y., “Uniform Silver Nanowires Synthesis by Reducing AgNO3 with Ethylene Glycol in the Presence of Seeds and Poly(Vinyl Pyrrolidone)”, Chem. Mater. 2002, 14, 4736-4745.

30.    Lu, Y.; Yin. Y.; Li, Z.-Y. and Xia, Y., “Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Au@SiO2 Core-Shell Colloids”, Nano Lett. 2002, 2, 785-788 (cover article).

29.    Lu, Y.; Yin, Y.; Mayers, B. T. and Xia, Y., “Modifying the Surface Properties of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles through A Sol-Gel Approach”, Nano Lett. 2002, 2, 183-186.

28.    Yin, Y.; Li, Z.-Y.; Zhong, Z.; Gates, B.; Xia, Y. and S. Venkateswaran, “Synthesis and Characterization of Stable Aqueous Dispersions of Silver Nanoparticles through the Tollens Process”, J. Mater. Chem. 2002, 12, 522-527.

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2001

27.    Yin, Y.; Lu, Y.; Gates, B. and Xia, Y., “Template-Assisted Self-Assembly: A Practical Route to Complex Aggregates of Monodispersed Colloids with Well-Defined Sizes, Shapes, and Structures”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 8718-8729 (highlighted in Science).

26.    Yin, Y.; Lu, Y. and Xia, Y., “A Self-Assembly Approach to the Formation of Asymmetric Dimers from Monodispersed Spherical Colloids”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 771-772.

25.    Yin, Y. and Xia, Y., “Self-Assembly of Monodispersed Colloidal Spheres into Complex Aggregates with Well-Defined Sizes, Shapes, and Structures”, Adv. Mater. 2001, 13, 267-271.

24.    Yin, Y.; Lu, Y. and Xia, Y., “Self-Assembly of Monodispersed Spherical Colloids into 1D Chains with Well-Defined Lengths and Structures”, J. Mater. Chem. 2001, 11, 987-989.

23.    Xia, Y.; Gates, B.; and Yin, Y., “Building Complex Structures from Monodispersed Spherical Colloids”, Aust. J. Chem. 2001, 54, 287-290 (cover feature article).

22.    Mayers, B.; Gates, B.; Yin, Y. and Xia, Y., “Large-Scale Synthesis of Monodispersed Nanorods of Se/Te Alloys through a Homogeneous Nucleation and Solution Growth Process”, Adv. Mater. 2001, 13, 1380-1384.

21.    Lu, Y.; Yin, Y.; Gates, B. and Xia, Y., “Growth of Large Crystals of Monodispersed Spherical Colloids in Fluidic Cells Fabricated Using Non-Photolithographic Methods”, Langmuir, 2001, 17, 6344-6350 (cover article).

20.    Lu, Y.; Yin, Y. and Xia, Y., “Three-Dimensional Photonic Crystals with Nonspherical Colloids as the Building Blocks”, Adv. Mater. 2001, 13, 415-420.

19.    Lu, Y.; Yin, Y. and Xia, Y., “A Self-Assembly Approach to the Fabrication of Patterned, Two-Dimensional Arrays of Microlenses of Organic Polymers”, Adv. Mater. 2001, 13, 34-37.

18.    Gates, B.; Wu, Y.; Yin, Y.; Yang, P. and Xia, Y., “Single Crystalline Nanowires of Ag2Se Can Be Synthesized by Templating against Nanowires of Trigonal Se”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 11500-11501.

17.    Li, Z.-Y.; Yin, Y. and Xia, Y., “Optimization of Elastomeric Phase Masks for Near-Field Photolithography”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 2001, 78, 2431-2433 (highlighted in Spectra Photonics).

16.    Yin, Y.; Lu, Y.; Gates, B. and Xia, Y., “Synthesis and Characterization of Mesoscopic Hollow Spheres of Ceramic Materials with Functionalized Interior Surfaces”, Chem. Mater. 2001, 13, 1146-1148 (highlighted in MRS Bulletin).

15.    Lu, Y.; Yin, Y. and Xia, Y., “Preparation and Characterization of Micrometer-Sized Egg Shells”, Adv. Mater. 2001, 13, 271-274.

14.    Xia, Y.; Qin, D. and Yin, Y., “Surface Patterning and its Application in Wetting/Dewetting Studies”, Current Opinions in Colloid & Interface Science 2001, 6, 54-64 (review article).

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2000

13.    Xia, Y.; Gates, B.; Yin, Y.; and Lu, Y., “Monodispersed Colloidal Spheres: Old Materials with New Applications”, Adv. Mater. 2000, 12, 693-713 (review article).

12.    Yin, Y.; Gates, B. and Xia, Y., “A Soft Lithographic Approach to the Fabrication of Nanostructures of Single Crystalline Silicon with Well-Defined Dimensions and Shapes”, Adv. Mater. 2000, 12, 1426-1430 (cover article).

11.    Gates, B.; Yin, Y. and Xia, Y., “A Solution-Phase Approach to the Synthesis of Uniform Nanowires of Crystalline Selenium with Lateral Dimensions in the Range of 10-30 nm”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 12582-12583.

10.   Zhong, Z.; Yin, Y.; Gates, B. and Xia, Y., “Preparation of Mesoscale Hollow Spheres of TiO2 and SnO2 by Templating against Crystalline Arrays of Polystyrene Beads”, Adv. Mater. 2000, 12, 206-209.

9.     Dreja, M.; Kim, I. T.; Yin, Y. and Xia, Y., “Multilayered Supermolecular Structures Self-Assembled from Polyelectrolytes and Cyclodextrin Host-Guest Complexes”, J. Mater. Chem. 2000, 10, 603-605.

8.     Bian, G.; Yin, Y.; Fu, Y.; Wu, Z.; Hu, T. and Liu, T., “Preparation and Crystallization of Nano-Sized Amorphous Nickel Sulfide by Using -Irradiation”, Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, 2000, 16, 55-59.

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1999

7.     Gates, B.; Yin, Y. and Xia, Y., “Fabrication and Characterization of Porous Membranes with Highly Ordered Three-Dimensional Periodic Structures”, Chem. Mater. 1999, 11, 2827-2836.

6.     Xu, X.; Yin, Y.; Ge, X.; Wu, H. and Zhang, Z., “g-Radiation Synthesis of Poly(acrylic acid)-Metal Nanocomposites”, Mater. Lett. 1999, 37, 354-358.

5.     Yin, Y.; Xu, X.; Ge, X.; Lu, Y. and Zhang, Z., “Synthesis and Characterization of ZnS Colloidal Particles via g-Radiation”, Radiat. Phys. Chem. 1999, 55, 353-356.

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1998

4.     Xu, X.; Ge, X.; Yin, Y.; Zhang, Z.; Zou, J. and Niu, A. “Seeded microemulsion polymerization of butyl acrylate”, J. Poly. Sci., A, 1998, 36, 2631-2635.

3.     Yin, Y.; Xu, X.; Ge, X. and Zhang, Z., “Preparation and Characterization of Polyacrylamide-Silver Nanocomposites”, Radiat. Phys. Chem. 1998, 53, 567-570.

2.     Yin, Y.; Xu, X.; Xia, C.; Ge, X. and Zhang, Z., “Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(butyl acrylate-co-styrene)-Silver Nanocomposites by g- Radiation in W/O Microemulsions”, Chem. Comm. 1998, 941-942.

1.     Yin, Y.; Xu, X.; Ge, X.; Xia, C. and Zhang, Z., “Synthesis of Cadmium Sulfide Nanoparticles in situ Using g-Radiation”, Chem. Comm. 1998, 1641-1642.

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BOOK CHAPTERS AND PROCEEDINGS

10.    Xia, Y., Fudouzi, H., Lu, Y. and Yin, Y., “Colloidal Crystals: Recent Developments and Niche Applications”, in Colloids and Colloid Assemblies (Ed: Caruso, F.), Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2004, pp.284-316.

9.     Xia, Y., Lu, Y., Kamata, K., Gates, B. and Yin, Y. “Macroporous Materials Containing Three-Dimensionally Periodic Structures”, in Chemistry of Nanostructured Materials (Ed.: Yang, P.), World Scientific, 2003, pp.69-100.

8.     Xia, Y.; Gates, B.; Yin, Y. and Sun, Y., “Self-Assembly of Monodispersed Spherical Colloids into Complex Structures”, in Handbook of Surface Colloid Chemistry (Ed: Birdi, K. S.), CRC Press, 2002, pp. 555-579.

7.     Yin, Y. and Xia, Y., “Photonic Crystals Self-Assembled against Templates”, Proc. SPIE 2002, 4809 (Nanoscale Optics and Applications), 11-16.

6.     Lu, Y.; Yin, Y. and Xia, Y., “Photonic Crystals Fabricated from Gold-Silica Core-Shell Nanoparticles”, Proc. SPIE 2002, 4809 (Nanoscale Optics and Applications), 197-201.

5.     Xia, Y.; Yin, Y.; Lu, Y. and Gates, B., “Photonic Bandgap Crystals by Self-Assembly”, Proc. SPIE 2002, 4809 (Nanoscale Optics and Applications), 25-32.

4.     Mayers, B. T.; Gates, B. D.; Sun, Y.; Yin, Y.; Lu, Y. and Xia, Y., “Nanowires by Solution-Phase Synthesis”, Proc. SPIE 2002, 4807 (Physical Chemistry of Interfaces and Nanomaterials), 123-130.

3.     Xia, Y.; Gates, B. and Yin, Y., “Self-Assembled Monolayers: Applications in Surface Modification and Micropatterning”, in Biochip Technology, (Eds: Cheng, J. and Kricka, L.), Harwood Academic Publishers, 2001, pp. 39-62.

2.     Yin, Y., Gates, B. and Xia, Y. “A Soft Lithographic Approach to the Fabrication of Single Crystalline Silicon Nanostructures with Well-Controlled Dimensions and Shapes”, MRS Symp. Proc. 2001, 636, D4.2.1-6.

1.     Yin, Y.; Zhong, Z.; Gates, B. and Xia, Y., “Synthesis, Characterization, and Utilization of Single Crystalline Nanoparticles of Silver”, MRS Symp. Proc. 2000, 581, 83-88.

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PATENTS

4.     Yin, Y. and Ge, J., "Superparamagnetic Colloidal Nanocrystal Structures" PCT Int. Appl. (2008)

3.      Alivisatos, A. P.; Yin, Y.; Rioux R. M. and Somorjai, G. A., “Nanoreactors and Method of Making”, PCT Int. Appl. (2006).

2.      Alivisatos, A. P.; Yin, Y. and Erdonmez, C. K., “Hollow Nanocrystals and Method of Making”, PCT Int. Appl. (2005).

1.      Zhang, Z.; Yin, Y.; Xu, X. and Ge, X., “Manufacture of Nanometer Metal Sulfide Powders using Radiation”, Chin. Pat. Appl. Publ. (1999).

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