​After CityU:

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[1]Ye, Z., Kang, D., Shen, B., Huang, J., Pietryga, J., Lin, Z., Zhang, X., Wolverton, C. M., ... (2026). A Three-Component Strategy for Synthesizing High-Entropy Alloy Nanoparticles with High-Index Facets. Journal of the American Chemical Society.

 

[2] Xie, L., Liu, Y., Li, S., Shen, B., & Zhu, W. (2026). Phase and facet engineering for nanoscale catalyst discovery in electrochemical CO2 reduction. Nature Synthesis, 5, 489–505.

 

[3] Liang, L., Ye, S., Li, H., Li, P., Xu, K., Liang, J., Zeng, B., Shen, B., Ozaki, T., & Cui, Z. (2026). Alkaline Methanol Electrooxidation on Bi-Modified Pt3M Intermetallics: Kinetic Origins and an OH Binding Energy Descriptor. ACS Catalysis, 16(5), 5024-5037.

 

[4] Wang, L., Shen, B., He, Z. D., Ye, Z., Zeng, Y., Mirkin, C. A., & Ouyang, B. (2026). Universal framework for efficient estimation of stability in multi-principal element alloys. Nature Communications, 17, 3093.

 

[5] Lv, Y., Yang, T., Wang, E., Shen, B., Wang, K., Wang, H., Chou, K. C., & Hou, X. (2026). High-sensitivity PZT-OV/Ti3C2Tx/PVDF piezoelectric fiber for self-powered vital signs monitoring. eScience, 100530.

 

[6] Yao, L., Shao, Y. E., Li, Z., Tuo, M., Cui, Y., Wang, Z., Xie, Z., Zhu, W., & Shen, B. (​2026). Electrochemical Nitrate-to-Ammonia Conversion over a Broad Concentration Range via a Hollow Co3O4/CuO Catalyst. Green Chemistry, 28, 7827-7835.

 

[7] Qin, C., Li, T. R., Masakorala, G., Zhi, C. J., Huang, H. X., Zhou, C., Wang, X., Shen, B., ... (​2026). Boosting CO2-to-C2H4 electrocatalysis on Cu2O with waste-derived porous carbon from coconut shells. Chemical Communications, 62(41), 10482-10486.

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Before CityU:

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[1] Ye, Z., Shen, B., Kang, D., Huang, J., Wang, Z., Wahl, C. B., Shin, D., Huang, L., ... (2024). Using Surface Composition and Energy to Control the Formation of Either Tetrahexahedral or Hexoctahedral High-Index Facet Nanostructures. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146(19), 13519-13526.

 

[2] Ye, Z., Shen, B., Kang, D., Shen, J., Huang, J., Wang, Z., Huang, L., ... (2024). A data-driven approach for the guided regulation of exposed facets in nanoparticles. Nature Synthesis, 3(7), 922-929.

 

[3] Koo, K., Shen, B., Baik, S. I., Mao, Z., Smeets, P. J. M., Cheuk, I., He, K., dos Reis, R., ... (2023). Formation mechanism of high-index faceted Pt-Bi alloy nanoparticles by evaporation-induced growth from metal salts. Nature Communications, 14, 3790.

 

[4] Shen, B., Huang, L., Shen, J., Hu, X., Zhong, P., Zheng, C. Y., Wolverton, C., ... (2023). Morphology Engineering in Multicomponent Hollow Metal Chalcogenide Nanoparticles. ACS Nano, 17(5), 4642-4649.

 

[5] Huang, L., Shen, B., Lin, H., Shen, J., Jibril, L., Zheng, C. Y., Wolverton, C., ... (2022). Regioselective Deposition of Metals on Seeds within a Polymer Matrix. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 144(11), 4792-4798.

 

[6] Shen, B., Huang, L., Shen, J., He, K., Zheng, C. Y., Dravid, V. P., Wolverton, C., ... (2021). Crystal structure engineering in multimetallic high-index facet nanocatalysts. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(26).

 

[7] Shen, B., Huang, L., Shen, J., Meng, L., Kluender, E. J., Wolverton, C., Tian, B., ... (2020). Synthesis of Metal-Capped Semiconductor Nanowires from Heterodimer Nanoparticle Catalysts. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142(43), 18324-18329.

 

[8] Huang, L., Zheng, C. Y., Shen, B., & Mirkin, C. A. (2020). High-index-facet metal-alloy nanoparticles as fuel cell electrocatalysts. Advanced Materials, 32(30), 2002849.

 

[9] Shen, B., & Sun, S. (2020). Chemical synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles for permanent magnet applications. Chemistry—A European Journal, 26(30), 6757-6766.

 

[10] Huang, L., Lin, H., Zheng, C. Y., Kluender, E. J., Golnabi, R., Shen, B., & Mirkin, C. A. (2020). Multimetallic high-index faceted heterostructured nanoparticles. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142(10), 4570-4575.

 

[11] Shen, B., Yu, C., Baker, A. A., McCall, S. K., Yu, Y., Su, D., Yin, Z., Liu, H., Li, J., & Sun, S. (2019). Chemical synthesis of magnetically hard and strong rare earth metal based nanomagnets. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 58(2), 602-606.

 

[12] Liu, H., Liu, X., Yang, W., Shen, M., Geng, S., Yu, C., Shen, B., & Yu, Y. (2019). Photocatalytic dehydrogenation of formic acid promoted by a superior PdAg@g-C3N4 Mott–Schottky heterojunction. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 7(5), 2022-2026.

 

[13] Yu, C., Guo, X., Shen, M., Shen, B., Muzzio, M., Yin, Z., Li, Q., Xi, Z., Li, J., Seto, C. T., ... (2018). Maximizing the Catalytic Activity of Nanoparticles through Monolayer Assembly on Nitrogen-Doped Graphene. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 57(2), 451-455.

 

[14] Yu, C., Guo, X., Shen, B., Xi, Z., Li, Q., Yin, Z., Liu, H., Muzzio, M., Shen, M., Li, J., ... (2018). One-pot formic acid dehydrogenation and synthesis of benzene-fused heterocycles over reusable AgPd/WO2.72 nanocatalyst. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 6(46), 23766-23772.

 

[15] Shen, B., Yu, C., Su, D., Yin, Z., Li, J., Xi, Z., & Sun, S. (2018). A new strategy to synthesize anisotropic SmCo5 nanomagnets. Nanoscale, 10(18), 8735-8740.

 

[16] Shen, B., Mendoza-Garcia, A., Baker, S. E., McCall, S. K., Yu, C., Wu, L., & Sun, S. (2017). Stabilizing Fe Nanoparticles in the SmCo5 Matrix. Nano Letters, 17(9), 5695-5698.

 

[17] Yu, C., Guo, X., Xi, Z., Muzzio, M., Yin, Z., Shen, B., Li, J., Seto, C. T., & Sun, S. (2017). AgPd Nanoparticles Deposited on WO2.72 Nanorods as an Efficient Catalyst for One-Pot Conversion of Nitrophenol/Nitroacetophenone into Benzoxazole ... Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139(16), 5712-5715.

 

[18] Li, Q., Fu, J., Zhu, W., Chen, Z., Shen, B., Wu, L., Xi, Z., Wang, T., Lu, G., Zhu, J., & Sun, S. (2017). Tuning Sn-Catalysis for Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to CO via the Core/Shell Cu/SnO2 Structure. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139(12), 4290-4293.

 

[19] Jiang, G., Zhu, H., Zhang, X., Shen, B., Wu, L., Zhang, S., Lu, G., Wu, Z., & Sun, S. (2015). Core/shell face-centered tetragonal FePd/Pd nanoparticles as an efficient non-Pt catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction. ACS Nano, 9(11), 11014-11022.

 

[20] Wu, L., Li, Q., Wu, C. H., Zhu, H., Mendoza-Garcia, A., Shen, B., Guo, J., & Sun, S. (2015). Stable cobalt nanoparticles and their monolayer array as an efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137(22), 7071-7074.

 

[21] Wu, L., Shen, B., & Sun, S. (2015). Synthesis and assembly of barium-doped iron oxide nanoparticles and nanomagnets. Nanoscale, 7(39), 16165-16169.

 

[22] Shen, B., Shi, P. F., Hou, Y. L., Wan, F. F., Gao, D. L., & Zhao, B. (2013). Structural diversity and magnetic properties of five copper–organic frameworks containing one-, two-, and three-types of organic ligands. Dalton Transactions, 42(10), 3455-3463.

 

[23] Hou, Y. L., Xiong, G., Shen, B., Zhao, B., Chen, Z., & Cui, J. Z. (2013). Structures, luminescent and magnetic properties of six lanthanide–organic frameworks: observation of slow magnetic relaxation behavior in the DyIII compound. Dalton Transactions, 42(10), 3587-3596.

 

[24] Shi, P., Chen, Z., Xiong, G., Shen, B., Sun, J. Z., Cheng, P., & Zhao, B. (2012). Structures, luminescence, and magnetic properties of several three-dimensional lanthanide–organic frameworks comprising 4-carboxyphenoxy acetic acid. Crystal Growth & Design, 12(11), 5203-5210.