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  1. Skrabalak, S. E.; Chen, J.; Sun, Y.; Lu, X.; Au, L.; Cobley, C. and Xia, Y. Gold Nanocages: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications, Account Chemical Research 2008, 41, 1857-1865.
  2. Skrabalak, S. E.; Chen, J.; Au, L.; Lu, X.; Li, X.; Xia, Y. Gold Nanocages for Biomedical Applications, Advanced Materials 2007, 19, 3177-3184 (research news article).
  3. Hu, M.; Chen, J.; Marquez, M.; Xia, Y.; Hartland, G. V. Correlated Rayleigh Scattering Spectroscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy Studies of Au-Ag Bimetallic Nanoboxes and Nanocages, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2007, 111, 12558-12565.
  4. Lu, X.; Chen, J.; Skrabalak, S. E.; Xia, Y. Galvanic Replacement Reaction: A simple and Powerful Route to Hollow and Porous Metal Nnanostructures, Proceedings of IMechE, Part N: J. Nanoengineering & Nanosystems 2007, 221, 1-16 (invited review article).
  5. Xiong, Y.; Washio, I.; Chen, J.; Sadilek, M.; Xia, Y. Trimeric Clusters of Silver in AgNO3 Aqueous Solutions and Their Role as Nuclei in Forming Triangular Nanoplates of Silver, Angewante Chemie International Edition 2007, 46, 4917-4921.
  6. Chen, J.; Wang, D.; Xi, J.; Siekkinen, A; Au, L.; Warsen, A.; Li, Z.-Y.; Zhang, H.; Xia, Y.; Li, X. Immuno Gold Nanocages with Tailored Optical Properties for Targeted Photothermal Destruction of Cancer Cells, Nano Letter 2007, 7, 1318-1322 (This work was highlighted on the website of nanotechweb.org, May, 2007).
  7. Lu, X.; Tuan, H.-Y.; Chen, J.; Li, Z.-Y.; Korgel, B.; Xia, Y. Mechanistic Studies on the Galvanic Replacement Reaction between Multiply Twinned Particles of Ag and HAuCl4 in an Organic Medium, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2007, 129, 1733-1742.
  8. Chen, J.; Wiley, B.; Xia, Y. One-Dimensional Nanostructures of Metals: Large-Scale Synthesis and Some Potential Applications, Langmuir 2007, 23, 4120-4129 (invited cover feature article).
  9. Fu, E.; Ramsey, S. A.; Chen. J.; Chinowsky, T. M.; Wiley, B.; Xia, Y.; Yager, P. Resonance Wavelength-Dependent Signal of Absorptive Particles in Surface Plasmon Resonance-Based Detection, Sensors & Actuators B 2007, 123, 606-613.
  10. Petrova, H.; Lin, C.-H.; Hu, M.; Chen, J.; Siekkinen, A. R.; Xia, Y.; Sader, J. E.; Hartland, G. V. Vibrational Response of Au-Ag Nanoboxes and Nanocages to Ultrafast Laser-Induced Heating, Nano Letter 2007, 7, 1059-1063.
  11. Chen, J.; McLellan, J. M.; Siekkinen, A.; Xiong, Y.; Li, Z.-Y.; Xia, Y. Facile Synthesis of Gold-Silver Nanocages with Controllable Pores on the Surface, Journal of the American Chemical Society  2006, 128, 14776-14777.
  12. Siekkinen, A. R.; McLellan, J. M.; Chen, J.; Xia, Y. Rapid Synthesis of Small Silver Nanocubes by Mediating Polyol Reduction with a Trace Amount of Sodium Sulfide or Sodium Hydrosulfide, Chemical Physics Letter 2006, 432, 491-496.
  13. Lee, E. P.; Chen, J.; Yin, Y.; Campbell, C. T.; Xia, Y. Pd-Catalyzed Growth of Pt Nanoparticles or Nanowires as Dense Coatings on Polymeric and Ceramic Particulate Supports, Advanced Materials 2006, 18, 3271-3274.
  14. Xiong, Y.; Washio, I.; Chen, J.; Cai, H.; Li, Z.-Y.; Xia, Y. Poly(vinyl pyrrolidone): A Dual Functional Reductant and Stabilizer for the Facile Synthesis of Metal Nanoplates in Aqueous Solutions, Langmuir 2006, 22, 8563-8570.
  15. Hu, M.; Chen, J.; Li, Z.-Y.; Au, L.; Hartland, G. V.; Li, X.; Marquez, M.; Xia, Y. Gold Nanostructures: Engineering their Plasmonic Properties for Biomedical Applications, Chemical Society Reviews 2006, 16, 3893-3897 (invited tutorial review article, one of the top 10 most downloaded articles).
  16. Hu, M.; Petrova, H.; Sekkinen, A. R.; Chen, J.; McLellan, J. M.; Li, Z.-Y.; Marquez, M.; Li, X.;  Xia, Y.; Hartland, G. V. Optical Properties of Au-Ag Nanoboxes Studied by Single Nanoparticle Spectroscopy, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2006, 110, 19923-19928.
  17. McLellan, J.; Siekkinen, A.; Chen, J.; Xia, Y. Comparison of the Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering on Sharp and Truncated Silver Cubes, Chemical Physics Letter 2006, 427, 122-126.
  18. Chen, J.; Xiong, Y.; Yin, Y.; Xia, Y. Pt Nanoparticles Surfactant-Directed Assembled into Colloidal Spheres and Used as Substrates in Forming Pt Nanorods and Nanowires, Small 2006, 2, 1340-1343.
  19. Hu, M.; Petrova, H.; Chen, J.; McLellan, J.; Siekkinen, A.; Marquez, M.; Li, X.; Xia, Y.; Hartland, G. Ultrafast Laser Studies of the Photothermal Properties of Gold Nanocages, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2006, 110, 1520-1524.
  20. Xiong, Y.; McLellan, J. M.; Chen, J.; Yin, Y.; Li, Z.-Y.; Xia, Y. Kinetically Controlled Synthesis of Triangular and Hexagonal Nanoplates of Pd and Their SPR/SERS Properties, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2005, 127, 17118-17127.
  21. Xiong, Y.; Wiley, B.; Chen. J.; Li, Z.-Y.; Xia, Y. Corrosion-Based Synthesis of Single-Crystal Pd Nanoboxes and Nanocages and Their Surface Plasmon Properties, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2005, 44, 7913-7917.
  22. Chen, J.; Wiley, B.; McLellan, J.; Xiong, Y.; Xia, Y. Optical Properties of Pd-Ag and Pt-Ag Nanoboxes Synthesized via Galvanic Replacement, Nano Letter 2005, 5, 2058-2062.
  23. Cang, H.; Sun, T.; Chen, J.; Wiley, B.; Li, Z.-Y.; Xia, Y.; Li, X. Gold Nanocages as Potential Contrast Agents for Spectroscopic and Conventional Optical Coherence Tomography, Optics Letter 2005, 30, 3048-3050.
  24. Chen, J.; Wiley, B.; Li, Z.-Y.; Cang, H.; Campbell, D.; Saeki, F.; Au, L.; Lee, J.; Li, X.; Xia, Y. Gold Nanocages: Engineering the Structure for Biomedical Applications, Advanced Materials 2005, 17, 2255-2261 (This work was highlighted on the website of National Cancer Institute, September, 2005).
  25. Xiong, Y.; Chen, J.; Wiley, B.; Xia, Y.; Yin, Y.; Li, Z.-Y. Size-Dependence of Surface Plasmon Resonance and Oxidation for Pd Nanocubes Synthesized via a Seed Etching Process, Nano Letter 2005, 7, 1237-1242.
  26. Xiong, Y.; Chen, J.; Wiley, B.; Aloni, S.; Yin, Y.; Xia, Y. Understanding the Role of Oxidative Etching in the Polyol Synthesis of Pd Nanoparticles with Uniform Shape and Size, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2005, 127, 7332-7333.
  27. Geissler, M.; McLellan, J.; Chen, J.; Xia, Y. Side-by-Side Patterning of Multiple Alkanethiolate Monolayers on Gold using Edge-Spreading Lithography, Angewandte Chemie International Edition  2005, 44, 3596-3599.
  28. Chen, J.; Herricks, T.; Xia, Y. Polyol Synthesis of Platinum Nanostructures: Control of Morphology through Manipulation of Reduction Kinetics,Angewandte Chemie International Edition  2005, 44, 2589-2592.
  29. Wiley, B.; Sun, Y.; Chen, J.; Cang, H.; Li, Z.-Y.; Li, X.; Xia, Y. Shape-controlled Synthesis of Silver and Gold Nanostructures, MRS Bulletin 2005, 30, 356-361.
  30. Chen, J.; Saeki, F.; Wiley, B. J.; Cang, H.; Cobb, M. J.; Li, Z.-Y.; Au, L.; Zhang, H.; Kimmey, M. B.; Li, X.; Xia, Y. Gold Nanocages: Bioconjugation and Their Potential Use as Optical Imaging Contrast Agents, Nano Letter  2005, 5, 473-477 (This work was highlighted on the website of National Cancer Institute, February, 2005 and in Biophotonics, July, 2005).
  31. Herricks, T.; Chen, J.; Xia, Y. Polyol Synthesis of Platinum Nanoparticles: Control of Morphology with Sodium Nitrate, Nano Letter 2004, 4, 2367-2371.
  32. Chen, J.; Herricks, T.; Geissler, M.; Xia, Y. Single-Crystal Nanowires of Platinum Can Be Synthesized by Controlling the Reaction Rate of a Polyol Process, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2004, 126, 10854-10855 (This work was highlighted in C&EN News, August, 2004 and Materials Today, November, 2004).
  33. Geissler, M.; Chen, J.; Xia, Y. Comparative Study of Monolayers Self-Assembled from Alkylisocyanides and Alkanethiols on Polycrystalline Pt Substrates, Langmuir 2004, 20, 6993-6997.

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