Publications
1. L. J. Yang, S. J. Jiang, Y. Zhao, L. Zhu, S. Chen, X. Z. Wang, Q. Wu, J. Ma, Y. W. Ma, Z. Hu, “Boron-doped carbon nanotubes as superb metal-free electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (2011) in press
2. C. Y. He, X. Z. Wang, Q. Wu, Z. Hu, Y. W. Ma, J. J. Fu and Y. Chen, “Phase-equilibrium-dominated vapor-liquid-solid growth mechanism” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 132 (2010) 4843
3. C. Liu, Z. Hu, Q. Wu, X. Z. Wang, Y. Chen, H. Sang, J. M. Zhu, S. Z. Deng and N. S. Xu, “Vapor-solid growth and characterization of aluminum nitride nanocones” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127 (2005)1318
4. X. Chen, J. Ma, Z. Hu, Q. Wu, and Y. Chen, “AlN nanotube: round or faceted?” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127 (2005)7982
5. Y. J. Tian, Z. Hu, Y. Yang, X. Z. Wang, X. Chen, H. Xu, Q. Wu, W. J. Ji and Y. Chen, “In situ TA-MS study on the six-membered-ring-based growth of carbon nanotubes with benzene precursor” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126 (2004)1180
6. Q. Wu, Z. Hu, X. Z. Wang, Y. N. Lu, X. Chen, H. Xu and Y. Chen, “Synthesis and characterization of faceted hexagonal aluminum nitride nanotubes” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125 (2003)10176
7. X. B. Wang, J. H. Song, F. Zhang, C. Y. He, Z. Hu, and Z. L. Wang, “Electricity generation based on one-dimensional group-III nitride nanomaterials” Adv. Mater. 22 (2010)2155
8. S. J. Jiang, Y. W. Ma, G. Q. Jian, H. S. Tao, X. Z. Wang, Y. N. Fan, Y. N. Lu, Z. Hu and Y. Chen, “Facile construction of Pt-Co/CNx nanotube electrocatalysts and their application to oxygen reduction reaction” Adv. Mater.21 (2009) 4953
9. C. Y. He, Q. Wu, X. Z. Wang, Z. Hu, N. Liu, Y. Y. Zhang, Y. Zhao, L. J. Yang and Y. N. Lu, “Growth and characterization of ternary AlGaN alloy nanocones across the entire composition range” ACS Nano 5(2011)1291
10. Y.W. Ma, S.J. Jiang, G.Q. Jian, H.S. Tao, L.S. Yu, X.B. Wang, X.Z. Wang, J.M. Zhu, Z. Hu and Y. Chen, “CNx nanofibers converted from polypyrrole nanowires as platinum support for methanol oxidation” Energy Environ. Sci. 2 (2009)224-229
11. N. Liu, Q. Wu, C. Y. He, H. S. Tao, X. Z. Wang, W. Lei and Z. Hu, “Patterned growth and field emission properties of AlN nanocones” ACS Appl. Mater. & Interf. 1(2009)1927
12. H. Feng, J. Ma and Z. Hu, “Six-membered-ring-based radical mechanism for catalytic growth of carbon nanotubes with benzene precursor” J. Phys. Chem. C 113 (2009) 16495
13. L. S. Yu, N. Liu, C. Y. He, Q. Wu and Z. Hu, “In-situ chloride-generated route to different AlN nanostructures on Si substrate” J. Phys. Chem. C 113 (2009) 14245
14. F. Zhang, Q. Wu, X.B. Wang, N. Liu, J. Yang, Y.M. Hu, L.S. Yu, X.Z. Wang, J.M. Zhu and Z. Hu, “6-fold-symmetrical AlN hierarchical nanostructures: synthesis and field-emission properties” J. Phys. Chem. C 113(2009)4053
15. X.B. Wang, K.F. Huo, Z. Hu, P. K. Chu, Y.M. Hu, Q. Wu, H.S. Tao, F. Zhang and J.M. Zhu, “Structural regulation and optical properties of one-dimensional ZnO nanomaterials in-situ grown from and on brass substrate. J. Phys. Chem. C 113(2009)170
16. F. Zhang, Q. Wu, P. Xiao, Y.W. Ma, Y.M. Hu, X.Z. Wang, C.Y. Wang, Y.N. Lu and Z. Hu, “Synthesis of AlN hollow nanospheres via an in situ generated template method”
J. Phys. Chem. C 112 (2008) 11331
17. Q. Wu, Y. Chen, P. Xiao, F. Zhang, X.Z. Wang and Z. Hu, “Hydrothermal synthesis of cerium fluoride hollow nanostructures in a controlled growth microenvironment”
J. Phys. Chem. C 112 (2008) 9604
18. L.S. Yu, Y.W. Ma, J.M. Zhu, H. Feng, Q. Wu, Y.N. Lu, W.W. Lin, H. Sang, Z. Hu, “An in situ chloride-generated route to various one-dimensional nanostructures of chromium-based compounds” J. Phys. Chem. C 112 (2008)5865
19. Y.W. Ma, B. Yue, L.S. Yu, X.Z. Wang, Z. Hu, Y.N. Fan, Y. Chen, W.W. Lin, Y.N. Lu, J.H. Hu, “Artificial construction of the magnetically separable nanocatalyst by anchoring Pt nanoparticles on functionalized carbon-encapsulated nickel nanoparticles”
J. Phys. Chem. C 112 (2008)472
20. Y. J. Yang, G. W. Meng, X. Y. Liu, L. D. Zhang, Z. Hu, C. Y. He, and Y. M. Hu, “Aligned SiC porous nanowire arrays with excellent field emission properties converted from Si nanowires on silicon wafer” J. Phys. Chem. C112 (2008)20126
21. Q. Wu, X.Z. Wang, F. Zhang, Y.W. Ma, X.X. Wu, C.Y. Wang, Y.N. Lu, Z. Hu, “Simple and efficient treatment for producing porous nanostructures using gas-solid reactions”
J. Phys. Chem. C 111(2007)13315
22. Q. Wu, F. Zhang, X. Z. Wang, C. Liu, Z. Hu, and Y. N. Lu “Preparation and characterization of AlN-based hierarchical nanostructures with improved chemical properties”
J. Phys. Chem. C 111(2007)12639
23. K. F. Huo, Y. M. Hu, J. J. Fu, X. B. Wang, P. K. Chu, Z. Hu and Y. Chen, “Direct and large-area growth of one-dimensional ZnO nanostructures from and on brass substrate”
J. Phys. Chem. C 111 (2007)5876
24. H. Chen, Y. Yang, Z. Hu, K. F. Huo, Y. W. Ma, Y. Chen, X. S. Wang and Y. N. Lu, “Synergism of C5N-six-membered-ring and vapor-liquid-solid growth of CNx nanotubes with pyridine precursor” J. Phys. Chem. B 110(2006)16422
25. Y. W. Ma, Z. Hu, K. F. Huo, L. S. Yu, B. Yue, X. Z. Wang, Y. N. Lu,Y. Liu, J. H. Hu and Y. Chen, “Chemical functionalization of magnetic carbon-encapsulated nanoparticles based on acid oxidation”, J. Phys. Chem. B 110(2006)20118
26. Q. Wu, Z. Hu, C. Liu, X. Z. Wang, Y. Chen, Y. N. Lu, “Synthesis and optical properties of gallium phosphide nanotubes” J. Phys. Chem. B 109(2005)19719
27. H. Xu, J. Ma, X. Chen, Z. Hu, K. F. Huo, Y. Chen, “The electronic structures and formation mechanism of the single-walled BN nanotube with small diameter”
J. Phys. Chem. B 108(2004) 4024
28. Q. Wu, Z. Hu, X. Z. Wang, Y. N. Lu, and Y. Chen, “Synthesis and optical characterization of aluminum nitride nanobelts” J. Phys. Chem. B 107(2003)9726
29. K. F. Huo, Z. Hu, J. J. Fu, H. Xu, X. Z. Wang, Y. Chen and Y.N. Lü, “Microstructure and growth model of periodic spindle-unit BN nanotubes by nitriding Fe-B nanoparticles with nitrogen/ammonia mixture” J. Phys. Chem. B 107(2003)11316
30. K. F. Huo, Z. Hu, P. Chen, J. J. Fu, Y. Chen, B. H. Liu, J. Ding, Z. L. Dong, T. White, “Synthesis of boron nitride nanowires” Appl. Phys. Lett. 80(2002)3611
31. Y. Pan, K. F. Huo, Y. M. Hu, J. J. Fu, Y. N. Lu, Z.D. Dai, Z. Hu and Y. Chen, “Boron Nitride Nanocages Synthesized by a Moderate Thermochemical Approach”
Small 12(2005)1199
32. H. Feng, J. Ma, and Z. Hu, “Nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes functionalized by transition metal atoms: A density-functional study” J. Mater. Chem. 20(2010)1702
33. B. Yue, Y. W. Ma, H.S. Tao, Z. Hu, L.S. Yu, G.Q. Jian, X.Z. Wang, X.S. Wang, Y.N. Lu, “CNx nanotubes as catalyst support to immobilize platinum nanoparticles for methanol oxidation” J. Mater. Chem. 18(2008)1747
34. Y. W. Ma, K. F. Huo, Q. Wu, Y. N. Lu, Y. M. Hu, Z. Hu and Y. Chen, “Self-templated synthesis of polycrystalline hollow aluminum nitride nanospheres”
J. Mater. Chem. 16(2006)2834
35. Q. Wu, Z. Hu, X. Z. Wang, Y. N. Lu, K. F. Huo, S. Z. Deng, N. S. Xu, B. Shen, R. Zhang and Yi Chen, “Extended vapor-liquid-solid growth and field emission property of aluminum nitride nanowires” J. Mater. Chem. 13(2003)2024
36. Y. Yang, Z. Hu, Q. Wu, Y. N. Lü, X. Z. Wang, Y. Chen, “Template-confined growth and structural characterization of amorphous carbon nanotubes” Chem. Phys. Lett. 373(2003)580
37. K.F. Huo, Y.M. Hu, Y.W. Ma, Y.N. Lü, Z. Hu and Y. Chen, “Synthesis and field emission properties of titanium carbide nanowires” Nanotechnology 18(2007)145615
38. K.F. Huo, Y.W. Ma, Y.M. Hu, J.J. Fu, B. Lu, Y.N. Lü, Z. Hu, Y. Chen, “Synthesis of single crystalline α-Si3N4 nanobelts by an extended vapor-liquid-solid growth”
Nanotechnology 16 (2005) 2282
39. J. J. Fu, H. Xu, K. F. Huo, Y. N. Lu, X. Z. Wang, L. Li, Z. Hu and Y. Chen, “Synthesis of boron nitride nanotubes by an extended vapor-liquid-solid method”
Nanotechnology 15(2004)727
40. Y. Yang, Z. Hu, Y. J. Tian, Y. N. Lü, X. Z. Wang, Y. Chen, “High-yield production of quasi-aligned carbon nanotubes by catalytic decomposition of benzene”
Nanotechnology 14(2003)733
