On-surface synthesis platform for highly branched oligomers based on sequential C—C coupling and C—H activation of carbenes Y Cao, J Mieres-Perez, JF Rowen, AH Raut, P Schweer, A Bao, W Sander, ... Nature Communications 17 (1), 1145 , 2026 2026
Self-Assembly of Monosized Cyclic Nanoarchitectures under Surface Confinement Y Cao, E Keller, JF Rowen, JT Margraf, K Reuter, K Morgenstern ACS nano 19 (24), 21942-21949 , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
Inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy as a probe of electronic coupling at a molecule-metal interface Y Cao, D Austin, ED Switzer, JF Rowen, W Sander, TS Rahman, ... Physical Review B 111 (11), 115426 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
Ion irradiation-induced coordinatively unsaturated Zn sites for enhanced CO hydrogenation WP Shao, Y Ling, H Peng, J Luo, Y Cao, Y Ran, J Cai, J Lv, B Zhu, Y Liu, ... Journal of the American Chemical Society 147 (7), 5703-5713 , 2025 2025 Citations: 10
Dynamic control and quantification of active sites on ceria for CO activation and hydrogenation W Shao, Y Zhang, Z Zhou, N Li, F Jiao, Y Ling, Y Li, Z Zhou, Y Cao, Z Liu, ... Nature Communications 15 (1), 9620 , 2024 2024 Citations: 29
On-Surface Alcohol Formation from a Carbene Precursor K Lucht, P Schweer, Y Cao, J Mieres-Perez, I Ulrich, E Sanchez-Garcia, ... The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 128 (37), 15347-15355 , 2024 2024 Citations: 4
Bistable phases of diazodiphenylmethane on Cu (111): revelations from Inelastic Tunneling Spectroscopy and ab initio calculations D Austin, E Switzer, Y Cao, K Morgenstern, T Rahman APS March Meeting Abstracts 2024, Y39. 001 , 2024 2024
Chirality control of a single carbene molecule by tip-induced van der Waals interactions Y Cao, J Mieres-Perez, JF Rowen, E Sanchez-Garcia, W Sander, ... Nature Communications 14 (1), 4500 , 2023 2023 Citations: 17
C–C Coupling of Carbene Molecules on a Metal Surface in the Presence of Water Y Cao, J Mieres-Perez, K Lucht, I Ulrich, P Schweer, E Sanchez-Garcia, ... Journal of the American Chemical Society 145 (21), 11544-11552 , 2023 2023 Citations: 10
Dynamic chemical processes on ZnO surfaces tuned by physisorption under ambient conditions Y Ling, J Luo, Y Ran, Y Cao, W Huang, J Cai, Z Liu, WX Li, F Yang, X Bao Journal of Energy Chemistry 72, 258-264 , 2022 2022 Citations: 10
Modulating the formation and evolution of surface hydrogen species on ZnO through Cr addition A Dong, L Lin, R Mu, R Li, K Li, C Wang, Y Cao, Y Ling, Y Chen, F Yang, ... ACS Catalysis 12 (10), 6255-6264 , 2022 2022 Citations: 52
N 2 O Adsorption and Photochemistry on Ceria Surfaces C Yang, Y Cao, PN Plessow, J Wang, A Nefedov, S Heissler, F Studt, ... The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 126 (4), 2253-2263 , 2022 2022 Citations: 13
Probing surface defects of ZnO using formaldehyde Y Cao, J Luo, W Huang, Y Ling, J Zhu, WX Li, F Yang, X Bao The Journal of Chemical Physics 152 (7) , 2020 2020 Citations: 27
Mechanistic Understanding of Size‐Dependent Oxygen Reduction Activity and Selectivity over Pt/CNT Nanocatalysts J Gan, W Luo, W Chen, J Guo, Z Xiang, B Chen, F Yang, Y Cao, F Song, ... European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2019 (27), 3210-3217 , 2019 2019 Citations: 29
Temperature-controlled CO adsorption configurations on (2× 1) Ni–O/Ni (110) surfaces M Yu, Y Cao, S Qi, Z Ren, S Yan, M Xu, S Hu The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 123 (10), 6037-6043 , 2019 2019 Citations: 2
Nitric Oxide Reaction Pathways on Rutile TiO 2 (110): The Influence of Surface Defects and Reconstructions Y Cao, M Yu, S Qi, Z Ren, S Yan, S Hu, M Xu The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 122 (41), 23441-23450 , 2018 2018 Citations: 18
In-situ APXPS and STM Study of the Activation of H-2 on ZnO (10 (1) over-bar0) Surface L Qiang, H Yong, C Yunjun, L Xiaobao, H Wugen, Y Yi, Y Fan, B Xinhe, ... PEKING UNIV PRESS 34 (12) , 2018 2018 Citations: 16
Scenarios of polaron-involved molecular adsorption on reduced TiO 2 (110) surfaces Y Cao, M Yu, S Qi, S Huang, T Wang, M Xu, S Hu, S Yan Scientific Reports 7 (1), 6148 , 2017 2017 Citations: 23
Formation and evolution of orientation-specific CO 2 chains on nonpolar ZnO(10 ͞ 10) surfaces Y Cao, M Yu, S Qi, T Wang, S Huang, S Hu, M Xu, S Yan Scientific Reports 7 (1), 43442 , 2017 2017 Citations: 12
CO 2 adsorption on anatase TiO 2 (101) surfaces: a combination of UHV-FTIRS and first-principles studies Y Cao, M Yu, S Qi, T Wang, S Huang, Z Ren, S Yan, S Hu, M Xu Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 19 (46), 31267-31273 , 2017 2017 Citations: 17
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Modulating the formation and evolution of surface hydrogen species on ZnO through Cr addition A Dong, L Lin, R Mu, R Li, K Li, C Wang, Y Cao, Y Ling, Y Chen, F Yang, ... ACS Catalysis 12 (10), 6255-6264 , 2022 2022 Citations: 52
Adsorption and interaction of CO 2 on rutile TiO 2 (110) surfaces: a combined UHV-FTIRS and theoretical simulation study Y Cao, S Hu, M Yu, S Yan, M Xu Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 17 (37), 23994-24000 , 2015 2015 Citations: 36
Dynamic control and quantification of active sites on ceria for CO activation and hydrogenation W Shao, Y Zhang, Z Zhou, N Li, F Jiao, Y Ling, Y Li, Z Zhou, Y Cao, Z Liu, ... Nature Communications 15 (1), 9620 , 2024 2024 Citations: 29
Mechanistic Understanding of Size‐Dependent Oxygen Reduction Activity and Selectivity over Pt/CNT Nanocatalysts J Gan, W Luo, W Chen, J Guo, Z Xiang, B Chen, F Yang, Y Cao, F Song, ... European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2019 (27), 3210-3217 , 2019 2019 Citations: 29
Probing surface defects of ZnO using formaldehyde Y Cao, J Luo, W Huang, Y Ling, J Zhu, WX Li, F Yang, X Bao The Journal of Chemical Physics 152 (7) , 2020 2020 Citations: 27
Scenarios of polaron-involved molecular adsorption on reduced TiO 2 (110) surfaces Y Cao, M Yu, S Qi, S Huang, T Wang, M Xu, S Hu, S Yan Scientific Reports 7 (1), 6148 , 2017 2017 Citations: 23
NO adsorption and reaction on single crystal rutile TiO 2 (110) surfaces studied using UHV–FTIRS M Xu, Y Wang, S Hu, R Xu, Y Cao, S Yan Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 16 (28), 14682-14687 , 2014 2014 Citations: 20
Nitric Oxide Reaction Pathways on Rutile TiO 2 (110): The Influence of Surface Defects and Reconstructions Y Cao, M Yu, S Qi, Z Ren, S Yan, S Hu, M Xu The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 122 (41), 23441-23450 , 2018 2018 Citations: 18
Manipulating the charge state of Au clusters on rutile TiO 2 (110) single crystal surfaces through molecular reactions probed by infrared spectroscopy Y Cao, S Hu, M Yu, T Wang, S Huang, S Yan, M Xu Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 18 (26), 17660-17665 , 2016 2016 Citations: 18
Chirality control of a single carbene molecule by tip-induced van der Waals interactions Y Cao, J Mieres-Perez, JF Rowen, E Sanchez-Garcia, W Sander, ... Nature Communications 14 (1), 4500 , 2023 2023 Citations: 17
CO 2 adsorption on anatase TiO 2 (101) surfaces: a combination of UHV-FTIRS and first-principles studies Y Cao, M Yu, S Qi, T Wang, S Huang, Z Ren, S Yan, S Hu, M Xu Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 19 (46), 31267-31273 , 2017 2017 Citations: 17
In-situ APXPS and STM Study of the Activation of H-2 on ZnO (10 (1) over-bar0) Surface L Qiang, H Yong, C Yunjun, L Xiaobao, H Wugen, Y Yi, Y Fan, B Xinhe, ... PEKING UNIV PRESS 34 (12) , 2018 2018 Citations: 16
N 2 O Adsorption and Photochemistry on Ceria Surfaces C Yang, Y Cao, PN Plessow, J Wang, A Nefedov, S Heissler, F Studt, ... The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 126 (4), 2253-2263 , 2022 2022 Citations: 13
Formation and evolution of orientation-specific CO 2 chains on nonpolar ZnO(10 ͞ 10) surfaces Y Cao, M Yu, S Qi, T Wang, S Huang, S Hu, M Xu, S Yan Scientific Reports 7 (1), 43442 , 2017 2017 Citations: 12
Ion irradiation-induced coordinatively unsaturated Zn sites for enhanced CO hydrogenation WP Shao, Y Ling, H Peng, J Luo, Y Cao, Y Ran, J Cai, J Lv, B Zhu, Y Liu, ... Journal of the American Chemical Society 147 (7), 5703-5713 , 2025 2025 Citations: 10
C–C Coupling of Carbene Molecules on a Metal Surface in the Presence of Water Y Cao, J Mieres-Perez, K Lucht, I Ulrich, P Schweer, E Sanchez-Garcia, ... Journal of the American Chemical Society 145 (21), 11544-11552 , 2023 2023 Citations: 10
Dynamic chemical processes on ZnO surfaces tuned by physisorption under ambient conditions Y Ling, J Luo, Y Ran, Y Cao, W Huang, J Cai, Z Liu, WX Li, F Yang, X Bao Journal of Energy Chemistry 72, 258-264 , 2022 2022 Citations: 10
UHV-FTIRS studies on molecular competitive adsorption: 12 CO, 13 CO and CO 2 on reduced TiO 2 (110) surfaces M Xu, Y Cao, R Xu, S Hu, S Yan Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 16 (43), 23711-23715 , 2014 2014 Citations: 9
On-Surface Alcohol Formation from a Carbene Precursor K Lucht, P Schweer, Y Cao, J Mieres-Perez, I Ulrich, E Sanchez-Garcia, ... The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 128 (37), 15347-15355 , 2024 2024 Citations: 4
Self-Assembly of Monosized Cyclic Nanoarchitectures under Surface Confinement Y Cao, E Keller, JF Rowen, JT Margraf, K Reuter, K Morgenstern ACS nano 19 (24), 21942-21949 , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
