Publications

40.  H. K. Woo, A. K. Gautam, J. S. Barroso-Martínez, A. P. Baddorf, K. Zhou, Y. Y. Choi, J. He, A. V. Mironenko, J. Rodríguez-López, L. Cai, “Defect Engineering of WO3 by Rapid Flame Reduction for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Conversion of Methane into Liquid Oxygenates“, Nano Letters, 23, 11493-11500 (2023).

39.  K. Zhou, X. Yan, S. J. Oh, G. Padilla-Rivera, H. A. Kim, D. M. Cropek, N. Miljkovic, L. Cai, “Hierarchically Patterned Self-Cleaning Polymer Composites for Daytime Radiative Cooling“, Nano Letters, 23 (9), 3669-3677 (2023).

38.  H. K. Woo, K. Zhou, S.-K. Kim, A. Manjarrez, M. J. Hoque, T.-Y. Seong, L. Cai, “Visibly Transparent and Infrared Reflective Coatings for Personal Thermal Management and Thermal Camouflage“, Advanced Functional Materials, 32, 2201432 (2022).

37.  A. Manjarrez, K. Zhou, Y.-K. Tzeng, C. Q. Chen, L. Cai, “Atmospheric-Pressure Flame Vapor Deposition of Nanocrystalline Diamonds: Implications for Scalable and Cost-Effective Coatings“, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 5, 10715–10723 (2022).

36.  J. Fei, D. Han, J. Ge, X. Wang, S. W. Koh, S. Gao, Z. Sun, M. P. Wan, B. F. Ng, L. Cai, H. Li, “Switchable Surface Coating for Bifunctional Passive Radiative Cooling and Solar Heating“, Advanced Functional Materials, 32, 2203582 (2022).

35.    K. Zhou, W. Li, BB. Patel, R. Tao, Y. Chang, S. Fan, Y. Diao, L. Cai, “Three-Dimensional Printable Nanoporous Polymer Matrix Composites for Daytime Radiative Cooling“, Nano Letters, (2021).

34.    K. Zhou, N. Miljkovic, L. Cai, “Performance analysis on system-level integration and operation of daytime radiative cooling technology for air-conditioning in buildings“, Energy and Buildings, 235, 110749 (2021).

33.    S. Vaziri, V. Chen, L. Cai, Y. Jiang, ME. Chen, RW. Grady, X. Zheng, E. Pop, “Ultrahigh Doping of Graphene Using Flame-Deposited MoO3“, IEEE Electron Device Letters, 41 (10), 1592-1595 (2020).

32.    H. Wang, Y.-K. Tzeng, Y. Ji, Y. Li, J. Li, X. Zheng, A. Yang, Y. Liu, Y. Gong, L. Cai, Y. Li, X. Zhang, W. Chen, B. Liu, H. Lu, N. A. Melosh, Z. X. Shen, K. Chan, T. Tan, S. Chu, Y. Cui, “Synergistic enhancement of electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction to C 2 oxygenates at nitrogen-doped nanodiamonds/Cu interface”, Nature Nanotechnology, 15, 131–137 (2020).

31.    L. Cai, Y. Peng, J. Xu, C. Zhou, C. Zhou, P. Wu, D. Lin, S. Fan, Y. Cui, “Temperature regulation in colored infrared-transparent polyethylene textiles“, Joule, 3, 1478-1486 (2019).

30.    L. Cai, A. Y. Song, W. Li, P.-C. Hsu, D. Lin, P. B. Catrysse, Y. Liu, Y. Peng, J. Chen, H. Wang, J. Xu, A. Yang, S. Fan, and Y. Cui, “Spectrally Selective Nanocomposite Textile for Outdoor Personal Cooling,” Advanced Materials, 30, 1802152 (2018).

29.    X. Shi, L. Cai, I. Y. Choi, M. Ma, K. Zhang, J. Zhao, J. K. Kim, J. K. Kim, X. Zheng, J. H. Park, “Epitaxial growth of WO3 nanoneedles achieved using a facile flame surface treatment process engineering of hole transport and water oxidation reactivity”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 6, 19542-19546 (2018).

28.    Y. Peng, J. Chen, A. Y. Song, P. B. Catrysse, P. C. Hsu, L. Cai, B. Liu, Y. Zhu, G. Zhou, D. S. Wu, H. R. Lee, S. Fan, and Y. Cui, “Nanoporous polyethylene microfibres for large-scale radiative cooling fabric,” Nature Sustainability, 1, 105-112 (2018).

27.    P. C. Hsu, C. Liu, A. Y. Song, Z. Zhang, Y. Peng, J. Xie, K. Liu, C. L. Wu, P. B. Catrysse, L. Cai, S. Zhai, A. Majumdar, S. Fan, and Y. Cui, “A dual-mode textile for human body radiative heating and cooling,” Science Advances, 3 (2017).

26.    J. K. Kim, S. U. Chai, Y. Cho, L. Cai, S. J. Kim, S. Park, J. H. Park, and X. Zheng, “Ultrafast Flame Annealing of TiO2 Paste for Fabricating Dye-Sensitized and Perovskite Solar Cells with Enhanced Efficiency,” Small, 13, 1702260 (2017).

25.    L. Cai, A. Y. Song, P. Wu, P.-C. Hsu, Y. Peng, J. Chen, C. Liu, P. B. Catrysse, Y. Liu, A. Yang, C. Zhou, C. Zhou, S. Fan, and Y. Cui, “Warming up human body by nanoporous metallized polyethylene textile,” Nature Communications, 8, 496 (2017).

24.    J. Zhao, L. Cai, H. Li, X. Shi, and X. Zheng, “Stabilizing Silicon Photocathodes by Solution-Deposited Ni–Fe Layered Double Hydroxide for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution in Alkaline Media,” ACS Energy Letters, 2, 1939-1946 (2017).

23.    L. Cai, C. J. McClellan, A. L. Koh, H. Li, E. Yalon, E. Pop, and X. Zheng, “Rapid Flame Synthesis of Atomically Thin MoO3 down to Monolayer Thickness for Effective Hole Doping of WSe2,” Nano Letters, 17, 3854-3861 (2017).

22.    A. Yang, L. Cai, R. Zhang, J. Wang, P.-C. Hsu, H. Wang, G. Zhou, J. Xu, and Y. Cui, “Thermal Management in Nanofiber-Based Face Mask,” Nano Letters, 17, 3506-3510 (2017).

21.    A. S. Crampton, L. Cai, N. Janvelyan, X. Zheng, and C. M. Friend, “Methanol Photo-Oxidation on Rutile TiO2 Nanowires: Probing Reaction Pathways on Complex Materials,” The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 121, 9910-9919 (2017).

20.    H. Li, S. H. Ahn, S. Park, L. Cai, J. Zhao, J. He, M. Zhou, J. Park, and X. Zheng, “Molybdenum disulfide catalyzed tungsten oxide for on-chip acetone sensing,” Applied Physics Letters, 109, 133103 (2016).

19.    L. Cai, J. Zhao, H. Li, J. Park, I. S. Cho, H. S. Han, and X. Zheng, “One-Step Hydrothermal Deposition of Ni:FeOOH onto Photoanodes for Enhanced Water Oxidation,” ACS Energy Letters, 1, 624-632 (2016).

18.    P. Allen, L. Cai, L. Zhou, C. Zhao, and P. M. Rao, “Rapid Synthesis of Thin and Long Mo17O47 Nanowire-Arrays in an Oxygen Deficient Flame,” Scientific Reports, 6, 27832 (2016).

17.    J. Zhao, Y. Guo, L. Cai, H. Li, K. X. Wang, I. S. Cho, C. H. Lee, S. Fan, and X. Zheng, “High-Performance Ultrathin BiVO4 Photoanode on Textured Polydimethylsiloxane Substrates for Solar Water Splitting,” ACS Energy Letters, 1, 68-75 (2016).

16.    H. Li, C. Tsai, A. L. Koh, L. Cai, A. W. Contryman, A. H. Fragapane, J. Zhao, H. S. Han, H. C. Manoharan, F. Abild-Pedersen, J. K. Nørskov, and X. Zheng, “Activating and optimizing MoS2 basal planes for hydrogen evolution through the formation of strained sulphur vacancies,” Nature Materials, 15, 48 (2015).

15.    X. Shi, L. Cai, M. Ma, X. Zheng, and J. H. Park, “General Characterization Methods for Photoelectrochemical Cells for Solar Water Splitting,” ChemSusChem, 8, 3192-3203 (2015).

14.    I. S. Cho, J. Choi, K. Zhang, S. J. Kim, M. J. Jeong, L. Cai, T. Park, X. Zheng, and J. H. Park, “Highly Efficient Solar Water Splitting from Transferred TiO2 Nanotube Arrays,” Nano Letters, 15, 5709-5715 (2015).

13.    M. Zhou, L. Cai, M. Bajdich, M. García-Melchor, H. Li, J. He, J. Wilcox, W. Wu, A. Vojvodic, and X. Zheng, “Enhancing Catalytic CO Oxidation over Co3O4 Nanowires by Substituting Co2+ with Cu2+,” ACS Catalysis, 5, 4485-4491 (2015).

12.    P. M. Rao, L. Cai, C. Liu, I. S. Cho, C. H. Lee, J. M. Weisse, P. Yang, and X. Zheng, “Simultaneously Efficient Light Absorption and Charge Separation in WO3/BiVO4 Core/Shell Nanowire Photoanode for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation,” Nano Letters, 14, 1099-1105 (2014).

11.    I. S. Cho, M. Logar, C. H. Lee, L. Cai, F. B. Prinz, and X. Zheng, “Rapid and Controllable Flame Reduction of TiO2 Nanowires for Enhanced Solar Water-Splitting,” Nano Letters, 14, 24-31 (2014).

10.     L. Cai, I. S. Cho, M. Logar, A. Mehta, J. He, C. H. Lee, P. M. Rao, Y. Feng, J. Wilcox, F. B. Prinz, and X. Zheng, “Sol-flame synthesis of cobalt-doped TiO2 nanowires with enhanced electrocatalytic activity for oxygen evolution reaction,” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 16, 12299-12306 (2014).

9.     R. Luo, I. S. Cho, Y. Feng, L. Cai, P. M. Rao, and X. Zheng, “Morphological control of heterostructured nanowires synthesized by sol-flame method,” Nanoscale Research Letters, 8, 347 (2013).

8.     Y. Ohkura, J. M. Weisse, L. Cai, and X. Zheng, “Flash Ignition of Freestanding Porous Silicon Films: Effects of Film Thickness and Porosity,” Nano Letters, 13, 5528-5533 (2013).

7.     I. S. Cho, C. H. Lee, Y. Feng, M. Logar, P. M. Rao, L. Cai, D. R. Kim, R. Sinclair, and X. Zheng, “Codoping titanium dioxide nanowires with tungsten and carbon for enhanced photoelectrochemical performance,” Nature Communications, 4, 1723 (2013).

6.     J. M. Weisse, C. H. Lee, D. R. Kim, L. Cai, P. M. Rao, and X. Zheng, “Electroassisted Transfer of Vertical Silicon Wire Arrays Using a Sacrificial Porous Silicon Layer,” Nano Letters, 13, 4362-4368 (2013).

5.     L. Cai, P. M. Rao, Y. Feng, and X. Zheng, “Flame synthesis of 1-D complex metal oxide nanomaterials,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 34, 2229-2236 (2013).

4.     Y. Feng, I. S. Cho, L. Cai, P. M. Rao, and X. Zheng, “Sol-flame synthesis of hybrid metal oxide nanowires,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 34, 2179-2186 (2013).

3.     Y. Feng, I. S. Cho, P. M. Rao, L. Cai, and X. Zheng, “Sol-Flame Synthesis: A General Strategy To Decorate Nanowires with Metal Oxide/Noble Metal Nanoparticles,” Nano Letters, 13, 855-860 (2013).

2.     L. Cai, P. M. Rao, and X. Zheng, “Morphology-Controlled Flame Synthesis of Single, Branched, and Flower-like α-MoO3 Nanobelt Arrays,” Nano Letters, 11, 872-877 (2011).

1.    Z. Y. Jiang, L. Zhang, L. Cai, C. R. Xia, “Bismuth Oxide-Coated (La,Sr)MnO3 Cathodes for Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Electrolytes“, Electrochimica Acta, 54, 3059-3065 (2009).