Prof. Franklin (Feng) Tao, PhD

Chen, Y. & Tao, F. (in press). A Robust Low-cost Fuel Cell Operated on ‘Dry’ Methane at 500oC. Nature Energy. DOI:NENERGY-17101712

Zhang, X. & Tao, F. (in press). Complete Oxidation of Methane on NiO Nanoclusters Supported on CeO2 Nanorods through Synergistic effect. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. DOI:sc-2017-03086s

Jiang, W. & Tao, F. (in press). Consciously Constructing Heterojunction or Direct Z-scheme Photocatalyst by Regulating Electron Flow Direction. ACS Catalysis. DOI:cs-2017-043235.R12018

Tao, (. (in press). Efficient transformation of methane to acetic acid on Rh cationic sites anchored in microporous silicate. Nature Commmuniactions. DOI:NCOMMS-16-22175A-Z

Tao, (. (in press). Interactions of gaseous molecules with X-ray photons and photoelectrons in studies of catalyst surface in gas phase with ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics . DOI:cs-2017-017885

Nguyen, L. & Tao, F. (in press). Reactor for tracking catalyst nanoparticles in liquid at high temperature under a high-pressure gas phase with X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Review of Scientific Instruments. DOI:2018, Ms. #A171703R

Tao, (. (in press). Study of nanoparticles in liquid with photoelectron spectroscopy. Nano Letters. DOI:nl-2017-04489u

Tao, (. (n.d.). Effects of Preparation Condition on Structure and Superconductivity in LaBCO System. Materials Letters , 305-309.

Liu, J. & Tao, F. (in press). Tuning Catalytic Selectivity on Metal Oxide through Doping Nonmetallic Atoms. ACS Catalysis.

Tao, F. (2018). In-situ characterization by Near-Ambient Pressure XPS of the catalytically active phase of Pt/Al2O3 during NO and CO oxidation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 220, 506. DOI:10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.08.047

Liu, J. & Tao, F. (2018). Promotion of catalytic selectivity on transition metal oxide through restructuring surface lattice. Catalysis Today. DOI:10.1016/j.cattod.2017.12.027

TANG, Y. & Tao, F. (2018). Transition of Surface Phase of Cobalt Oxide During CO Oxidation. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics . DOI:10.1039/C7CP07407G

Fung, V. & Tao, F. (2018). Trends of Alkane Activation on Doped Cobalt (II, III) Oxide from First Principles. ChemCataChem. DOI:10.1002/cctc.201700960

Assefa, S. Wolverton, C. Schneider, W. F., Tao, F. F., Nguyen, L. & Liu, L. (2017). Atomic-Scale Structural Evolution of Rh(110) during Catalysis. ACS Catalysis, 7(1), 664-674.

Zhang, X. & Tao, F. (2017). C-C coupling on single-atom based heterogeneous catalyst. Journal of the American Chemical Society. DOI:10.1021/jacs.7b09314.

Mueanngern, Y. & Tao, F. (2017). Catalysis at Multiple Length Scales: Crotonaldehyde Hydrogenation at Nanoscale and Mesoscale Interfaces in Platinum-Cerium Oxide Catalysts. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C , 121, 13765-13776. DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b03886

Tao, (. (2017). Chemical Reactions at Organic/Silicon Interfaces” in book “Surface Science: New Research. 1-59454-404-2

Wu, Z. & Tao, F. (2017). Direct Neutron Spectroscopy Observation of Cerium Hydride Species on a Cerium Oxide Catalyst. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139, 9721-9727. DOI:10.1021/jacs.7b05492

Lu, Y. & Tao, F. (2017). Elucidating the Copper-Hagg Iron Carbide Synergistic Interactions for Selective CO Hydrogenation to Higher Alcohols. ACS Catalysis, 7, 5500-5512. DOI:10.1021/acscatal.7b01469

Fung, V. & Tao, F. (2017). General Structure-Reactivity Relationship for Oxygen on Transition-Metal Oxides. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 8, 2206-2211. DOI:10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b00861

Takanabe, K. & Tao, F. (2017). Integrated In Situ Characterization of a Molten Salt Catalyst Surface: Evidence of Sodium Peroxide and Hydroxyl Radical Formation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. DOI:10.1021/acscatal.7b01469

Dou, J. & Tao, F. (2017). Operando chemistry of catalyst surfaces during catalysis. Chemical Society Reviews, 46, 2001-2027. DOI:10.1039/c6cs00931j

Dou, J. & Tao, F. (2017). Oxidation of Cyclohexene Catalyzed by Nanoporous Au(Ag) in Liquid Phase. Catalysis Letters, 147, 442. DOI:10.1007/s10562-016-1883-6

Jian, D. & Tao, F. (2017). Oxidation of cyclohexene catalyzyed by nanoporous Au(Ag) in liquid phase. Catalysis Letters, 147, 442-452. DOI:10.1007/s10562-016-1883-6

Sohn, H. & Tao, F. (2017). Oxygen Mobility in Pre-Reduced Nano- and Macro-Ceria with Co Loading: An AP-XPS, In-Situ DRIFTS and TPR Study. Catalysis Letters. DOI:10.1007/s10562-017-2176-4

Miao, X. & Tao, F. (2017). Red Emissive Sulfur, Nitrogen Codoped Carbon Dots and Their Application in Ion Detection and Theraonostics. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9, 18549-18556. DOI:10.1021/acsami.7b04514

Dou, J. & Tao, F. (2017). Selective Epoxidation of Cyclohexene with Molecular Oxygen on Catalyst of Nanoporous Au Integrated with MoO3 Nanoparticles. Applied Catalysis A: General, 529, 134-142. DOI:10.1016/j.apcata.2016.10.010

Hong, Y. & Tao, F. (2017). Stabilization of Iron-Based Catalysts against Oxidation: An In Situ Ambient-Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (AP-XPS) Study. ACS Catalysis, 7, 3639-3643. DOI:10.1021/acscatal.7b00636

Tao, (. (2017). Surface Structure of Model Catalysts in Reactant Gases. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b06950

Choksi, T. Nguyen, L. Bonifacio, C. S., Li, Y. Zhu, W. Tang, Y. Zhang, Y. Yang, J. C., Greeley, J. Frenkel, A. I., Tao, F. Shan, J. & Zhang, S. (2017). Tuning Catalytic Performance through a Single or Sequential Post-Synthesis Reaction(s) in a Gas Phase. ACS Catal., 7(1), 191-204.

Maligal-Ganesh, R. & Tao, F. (2016). A Ship-in-a-Bottle Strategy To Synthesize Encapsulated Intermetallic Nanoparticle Catalysts: Exemplified for Furfural Hydrogenation. ACS Catalysis, 1754–1763. DOI:10.1021/acscatal.5b02281

Tao, (. (2016). Atomic-Scale Observations of Catalyst Structures under Reaction Conditions and during Catalysis for Fundamental Understanding of Catalysis. Chemical Reviews, 3487–3539. DOI:10.1021/cr5002657

Nguyen, L. & Tao, F. (2016). Atomic-Scale Structural Evolution of Rh(110) during Catalysis. ACS Catalysis, 7, 664-674. DOI:10.1021/acscatal.6b02006

Nguyen, L. & Tao, F. (2016). Development of a reaction cell for in-situ/operando studies of surface of a catalyst under a reaction condition and during catalysis. Review of Scientific Instruments, 87, 064101. DOI:10.1063/1.4946877

Nguyen, L. & Tao, F. F. (2016). Development of a reaction cell for in-situ/operando studies of surface of a catalyst under a reaction condition and during catalysis. Review of Scientific Instruments, 87, 064101.

Gibson, E. K., Daturi, M. Tao, F. Frenkel, A. I., Wachs, I. E., Keturakis, C. J., & Zhu, M. (2016). Dynamics of CrO3–Fe2O3 Catalysts during the High-Temperature Water-Gas Shift Reaction: Molecular Structures and Reactivity. ACS Catal., 6(7), 4786–4798.

Sohn, H. & Tao, F. (2016). Effect of Cobalt on Reduction Characteristics of Ceria under Ethanol Steam Reforming Conditions: AP-XPS and XANES Studies. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 14631–14642. DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b02490

Zhang, S. Shan, J. Tao, F. Miller, J. T., Ozkan, U. S., Sohn, H. & Soykal, I. I. (2016). Effect of Cobalt on Reduction Characteristics of Ceria under Ethanol Steam Reforming Conditions: AP-XPS and XANES Studies. J. Phys. Chem. C, 120(27), 14631–14642.

Tao, (. (2016). Excavation of precious metal-based alloy nanoparticles for efficient catalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 55, 15212. DOI:10.1002/anie.201606324

Tao, F. F. (2016). Excavation of Precious-Metal-Based Alloy Nanoparticles for Efficient Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie, 55, 15212-15214.

Tao, (. (2016). Formation of Second-generation Nanoclusters on Metal Nanoparticles Driven by Reactant Gases. Nano Letters, 8, 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b01718. DOI:5001–5009

Zhang, S. Li, Y. Tang, Y. Zhang, L. Frenkel, A. I., Xia, Y. Salmeron, M. Tao, F. & Nguyen, L. (2016). Formation of Second-Generation Nanoclusters on Metal Nanoparticles Driven by Reactant Gases. Nano Lett., 16(8), 5001–5009.

Tao, (. (2016). Heterogeneous Catalysis: more than skimming the surface. Nature Chemistry, 8, 902-903. DOI:10.1038/nchem.2630

Tao, F. F., & Tang, Y. (2016). Heterogeneous catalysis: More than skimming the surface. Nature Chemistry, 8, 902–903.

Zhang, S. & Tao, F. (2016). In-situ studies of NiFe2O4 surface during complete oxidation of methane. Surface Science, 648, 156. DOI:10.1016/j.susc.2015.12.011

Tang, Y. Li, Y. Nguyen, L. Li, Y. Shan, J. Xiao, D. Gagne, R. Frenkel, A. I., Tao, F. F., Huang, W. & Zhang, S. (2016). Low-Temperature Transformation of Methane to Methanol on Pd1O4 Single Sites Anchored on the Internal Surface of Microporous Silicate. Angewandte Chemie, 128, 13639-13643.

Huang, W. & Tao, F. (2016). Low-temperature transformation of methane to methanol on single sites anchored on internal surface of microporous silicate in liquid. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 55, 13441-13445. DOI:10.1002/anie.201604708

Nguyen, L. & Tao, F. (2016). Reduction of Nitric Oxide with Hydrogen on Catalysts of Singly Dispersed Bimetallic Sites Pt1Com and Pd1Con . ACS Catalysis, 6, 840-850. DOI:10.1021/acscatal.5b00842

Nie, L. & Tao, F. (2016). Room-temperature Catalytic Oxidation of Formaldehyde on Catalysts. Catalysis Science & Technology, 6, 3649-3669. DOI:10.1039/C6CY00062B

Jaroniec, M. Tao, F. F., Nie, L. & Yu, J. (2016). Room-temperature catalytic oxidation of formaldehyde on catalysts. Catal. Sci. Technol., 6, 3649-3669.

Jaroniec, M. Tao, F. F., Nie, L. & Yu, J. (2016). Room-temperature catalytic oxidation of formaldehyde on catalysts. Catalysis Science & Technology, 6, 3649-3669.

Cao, S. & Tao, F. (2016). Size- and Shape-Dependent Catalytic Performances of Oxidation and Reduction Reactions on Nanocatalysts. Chemical Society Reviews, 45, 4747. DOI:10.1039/C6CS00094K

Tang, Y. Li, Y. Yu, J. Cao, S. & Tao, F. F. (2016). Size- and shape-dependent catalytic performances of oxidation and reduction reactions on nanocatalysts. Chem. Soc. Rev., 45, 4747-476.

TANG, Y. & Tao, F. (2016). Surface of a catalyst in a gas phase. Current Rev. Chem Eng, 12, 52-61.

Li, Y. Wang, N. Tao, F. Tang, Y. & Nguyen, L. (2016). Surface of a catalyst in a gas phase. Curr. Opinion Chem. Eng., 12, 52-61.

Keturakis, C. & Tao, F. (2016). The Dynamics of CrO3-Fe2O3 Catalysts during the High Temperature Water-Gas Shift Reaction: Molecular Structures and Reactivity. ACS Catalysis. DOI:10.1021/acscatal.6b01281

Shan, J. & Tao, F. (2016). Tuning Catalytic Performance through a Single or Sequential Post-Synthesis Reaction(s) in a Gas Phase. ACS Catalysis, 7, 191-204. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b02054

Liu, J. & Tao, F. (2016). Tuning Catalytic Selectivity of Oxidative Catalysis through Deposition of Nonmetallic Atoms in Surface Lattice of Metal Oxide. ACS Catalysis, 4218-4228. DOI:10.1021/acscatal.5b02900

Fung, V. & Tao, F. (2016). Understanding oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane on Co3O4 nanorods from density functional theory. Catalysis Science & Technology. DOI:10.1039/C6CY00749J

Tao, F. (2016). Atomic-scale observations of catalyst structures under reaction conditions. Chemical Reviews, 116, cr-2014-002657.

Zhang, R. & Tao, F. (2016). In-situ studies of NiFe2O4 surface during complete oxidation of methane. Surface Science, 648, 156-162.

Maligal-Ganesh, V. & Tao, F. (2016). A Ship-In-A-Bottle Strategy to Synthesize Encapsulated Intermetallic Nanoparticle Catalysts for Furfural Hydrogenation. ACS Catalysis, 6, 1754-1763.

Zhang, S. & Tao, F. (2015). Catalysis on singly dispersed bimetallic sites. Nature Commmuniactions, 6, 7938. DOI:10.1038/ncomms8938

Yu, S. & Tao, F. (2015). Catalysis Synthesis by Design for Understanding of Catalysis. ChemCataChem, 1445-1447.

Nguyen, L. & Tao, F. (2015). Preferential Oxidation of CO in H2 on Pure Co3O4-x and Pt/Co3O4-x. ChemCataChem, 7, 2346-2353. DOI:10.1002/cctc.201500320

Tao, (. (2015). Understanding complete oxidation of methane on spinel oxide at a molecular level. Nature Commmuniactions, 6, 7798. DOI:10.1038/ncomms8798

Shan, J. & Tao, F. (2015). Water-gas shift on Pd/α-MnO2 and Pt/α-MnO2. Catalysis Letters, 145(8), 1571–1580.

Nguyen, L. & Tao, F. (2015). Preferential Oxidation of CO in H2 on Pure Co3O4-x and Pt/Co3O4-x. ChemCatChem, 7, 2346-2353.

Zhang, R. & Tao, F. (2015). Catalysis on singly dispersed bimetallic sites. Nature Communications, 6, 7938.

Nguyen, L. & Tao, F. (2015). Reduction of Nitric Oxide with Hydrogen on Catalysts of Singly Dispersed Bimetallic Sites Pt1Com and Pd1Con. ACS Catalysis, 6, 840-850.

Zhang, R. & Tao, F. (2015). Understanding complete oxidation of methane on spinel oxides at a molecular level. Nature Communications, 6, 7798.

Wang, L. & Tao, F. (2014). Catalysis and In-situ Studies of RhCon Nanoclusters Supported on Co3O4 Nanorods. ACS Catalysis, 1011-1019.

Shan, J. & Tao, F. (2014). Conversion of methane to methanol with a bent mono(μ-oxo)dinickel anchored on internal surface of micro-pores. Langmuir, 8558-8569. DOI: 10.1021/la501184b

Tao, (. (2014). Development of New Gold Catalysts for Removing CO from H2. Book "Heterogeneous Catalysis at Nanoscale for Energy Applications".

Tao, (. (2014). Structure of catalyst particles from in-situ electron microscopy. Chemical Commucination, 12417-12419. DOI: 10.1039/C4CC90211D

Zugic, B. & Tao, F. (2014). Understanding the Low-Temperature Water-Gas Shift Activity of Platinum Catalysts Mediated by Pt-Na-OH Stabilization on Carbon Supports. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 3238-3245.

Wang, H. & Tao, F. (2013). 3D Honeycomb‐Like Structured Graphene and Its High Efficiency as Counter Electrode Catalysts for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 9210-9214.

Shan, J. & Tao, F. (2013). Catalytic Performance and In-situ Surface Chemistry of Pure α-MnO2 Nanorods in Selective Reduction of NO and N2O with CO. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 8329-8335.

Zhu, Y. & Tao, F. (2013). Catalytic performances and in-situ surface chemistries of ceria doped with palladium, platinum and rhodium in methane partial oxidation for production of syngas. ACS Catalysis, 2627-2639.

Tao, (. (2013). Design of A New Reactor-Like High Temperature Near Ambient Pressure Scanning Tunneling Microscope for Catalysis Studies. Review of Scientific Instruments, 034101.

Zhang, S. & Tao, F. (2013). In-situ Studies of Nanocatalysis. Accounts of Chemical Research, 1731-1739.

Sneed, B. & Tao, F. (2013). Nanoscale-Phase-Separated Pd-Rh Boxes Synthesized via Metal Migration: An Archetype for Studying Lattice Strain Effects in Catalysis. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 14691-14700. DOI:10.1021/ja405387q

Zhang, S. & Tao, F. (2013). Restructuring Transition Metal Oxide Nanorods for 100% Selectivity in Reduction of Nitric Oxide with Carbon Monoxide. Nano Letters, 3310-3314.

Ye, Y. & Tao, F. (2013). The Role of copper in catalytic performance of Fe-Cu-Al-O catalyst for water gas shift reaction. Chemical Commucination, 4385-4387.

Nguyen, L. & Tao, F. (2013). Visualization of Surface Structure of Heterogeneous Catalysts under Reaction Conditions or during Catalysis with High-Pressure Scanning Tunneling Microscopy. Book "In-situ Characterization of Heterogeneous Catalysts".

Tao, (. (2013). Water-gas shift on gold catalysts: Catalyst systems and fundamental insights. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics , 15260-15270.

Zhang, S. & Tao, F. (2013). WGS Catalysis and In-situ Studies of CoO1-x, PtCon/Co3O4, and PtmCom’/CoO1-x nanorod catalysts. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 8283-8293. DOI:10.1021/ja401967y

Tao, (. (2012). Action of Bimetallic Nanocatalysts under Reaction Conditions and during Catalysis: Evolution of Chemistry from High Vacuum Conditions to Reaction Conditions. Chemical Society Reviews, 7980-7993.

Zhu, Y. & Tao, F. (2012). Catalytic Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Methane on Cobalt-ruthenium Bimetallic Nanocatalysts and Correlation between Surface Chemistry of Catalysts under Reaction Conditions and Catalytic Performances. ACS Catalysis, 2403-2408.

Tao, (. (2012). Design of an In-house Ambient Pressure AP-XPS Using a Bench-top X-ray Source and the Surface Chemistry of Ceria under Reaction Conditions. Chemical Commucination, 3812-3814.

Cui, C. & Tao, F. (2012). Direct evidence for active site-dependent formic acid electro-oxidation by topmost-surface atomic redistribution in ternary PtPdCu electrocatalyst. Chemical Commucination, 12062-12064.

Zhu, Z. & Tao, F. (2012). Formation of Nanometer-Sized Surface Platinum Oxide Clusters on a Stepped Pt(557) Single Crystal Surface Induced by Oxygen: A High-Pressure STM and Ambient Pressure XPS Study. Nano Letters, 1491.

Tao, (. (2012). Functionalization of Semiconductor Surfaces.

Jones, C. & Tao, F. (2012). Introduction to Special Issue on Operando and In Situ Studies of Catalysis. ACS Catalysis, 2444-2445.

Tao, (. (2012). Operando Studies of Catalyst Surfaces during Catalysis and under Reaction Conditions: Ambient Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy with a Flow-Cell Reactor. ChemCataChem, 573-580.

Sun, B. & Tao, F. (2012). Preparation and Catalysis of Carbon-supported Iron Catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis. ChemCataChem, 1498-1511.

Gu, J. & Tao, F. (2012). Shape Control of Bimetallic Nanocatalysts through Well-designed Colloidal Chemistry Approaches. Chemical Society Reviews, 8050-8065.

Pei, Y. & Tao, F. (2012). Synthesis and catalysis of chemically reduced metal–metalloid amorphous alloys. Chemical Society Reviews, 8140-8612.

Zhu, Y. & Tao, F. (2012). Synthesis and Catalysis of Location-specific Cobalt Nanoparticles Supported by Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis. Langmuir, 8275-8280.

Tao, (. (2012). Synthesis, Catalysis, Surface Chemistry and Structure of Bimetallic Nanocatalysts. Chemical Society Reviews, 7977-7979.

Nguyen, L. & Tao, F. (2012). Visualization of Surfaces in Reactive Environments Using Ambient Pressure Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Insights on Restructurings of Surfaces of Model Metal Catalysts under Reaction Conditions at Near Ambient Pressure. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 971-977.

Wen, C. & Tao, F. (2012). Water-Gas-Shift Reaction on Metal Nanoclusters Encapsulated in Mesoporous Ceria Studied with Ambient Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy. ACS nano, 9305-9313.

Tao, (. (2011). Chemistry and Structure of Materials under Reactive Environments. Science, 171-174. DOI:10.1126/science.1197461

Sun, B. & Tao, F. (2011). Fischer–Tropsch synthesis over molecular sieve supported catalysts. ChemCataChem, 542-550.

Tao, (. (2011). Frontier in Catalysis and Energy Science: Symposium on Surfaces and Nanomaterials for Catalysis through In-situ and Ex-situ Studies. ChemCataChem, 1661-1663.

Alayoglu, S. S., & Tao, F. (2011). Surface Composition and Catalytic Evolution of AuxPd1-x (x=0.25, 0.5, and 0.75) Nanoparticles under CO/O2 Reaction in Torr Pressure Regime and at 200oC. Catalysis Letters, 633-640.

Tao, (. (2011). Thermally-driven Switch of Binding Configuration of 3-Pyrroline on Si(111)-7×7. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2020-2025.

Tao, (. (2010). Break-up of Pt Catalyst Surfaces by High CO Coverage. Science, 850-853.

Wen, C. & Tao, F. (2010). Integration of Surface Science, Nanoscience, and Catalysis. Pure and Applied Chemistry , 243- 252.

Tao, (. (2010). Surface Structure and Chemistry of Bimetallic Nanoparticles under Reaction Conditions. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 8697-8703.

Tao, (. (2009). Electronic and Structural Factors in Modification and Functionalization of Semiconductor Surfaces with Aromatic Systems. Chemical Reviews, 3911-4024.

Tao, (. (2009). Restructuring of hex-Pt(100) under CO Gas Environments: Formation of 2-D Nanoclusters. Nano Letters, 2167-2171.

Somorjai, G. & Tao, F. (2009). Surface Mobility of Molecules and Atoms Studied by High Pressure STM. Book “Scanning Tunneling Microscopy in Surface Science, Nanoscience, and Catalysis”.

Tao, (. (2008). A New Scanning Tunneling Microscope for High-Pressure High-Temperature Catalysis Studies. Review of Scientific Instruments , 084101.

Zhang, Y. & Tao, F. (2008). Highly Selective Synthesis of Catalytically Active Monodisperse Rhodium Nanocubes. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 5868-5869.

Tao, (. (2008). Nanoscale surface chemistry in self- and directed-assembly of organic molecules on solid surfaces and synthesis of nanostructured organic architectures. Pure and Applied Chemistry, 45-57.

Tao, (. (2008). Reaction-driven Restructuring of Rh-Pd and Pt-Pd Core-Shell Nanoparticles. Science, 932-934.

Somorjai, G. & Tao, F. (2008). The Nanoscience Revolution: Merging of Colloid Science, Catalysis and Nanoelectronics. Topics in Catalysis, 1-14.

Tao, (. (2008). Transfer of Electron Density and Formationof Dative Bonds in Chemisorption of Pyrrolidine on Si(111)-77. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 15474-15482.

Huang, H. & Tao, F. (2007). Adsorption of Nitrogen-containing Aromatic Molecules on S(111)-77. Surface Science, 1184-1192.

Tao, (. (2007). Chemical Binding of Five-Membered and Six-Membered Aromatic Molecules. Book "Functionalization of Semiconductor Surfaces".

Tao, (. (2007). Complexity in the Self-assembly of Bi-functional Molecules on HOPG and the Influence of Solvent of Carboxylic Acid on Self-assembled Structures. Langmuir, 3513-3522.

Zhang, Y. & Tao, F. (2007). One-step polyolsynthesis and langmuir-blodgett monolayer formation of size-tunable monodisperse rhodium nanocrystals with catalytically active (111) surface structures. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 12243-12253.

Tao, (. (2007). Self-assembled monolayers. Book"Comprehensive Nanoscience and Technology".

Tao, (. (2007). Self-assembly of 5-octadecyloxyisophthalic Acid and Its Coadsorption with Terephthalic Acid. Surface Science, 2284-2290.

Tao, (. (2007). Surface Chemistry of Five-membered Aromatic Ring Molecules Containing Two Different Heteroatoms on Si(111)-77. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 4815-4823.

Tao, (. (2007). Understanding the Odd-Even Effect in Organic Self Assembled Monolayers. Chemical Reviews, 1408-1453.

Tao, (. (2006). Competition and Coadsorption of Di-acids and Carboxylic Acid Solvents on HOPG. Journal of Physical Chemistry B , 19563-19569.

Tao, (. (2006). Self-Assembly and Odd-Even Effects of Cis-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids on Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite. Journal of Physical Chemistry B , 4199-4206.

Tao, (. (2005). Chirality in Supramolecular Self-assembled Monolayers of Achiral Molecules on Graphite: Formation of Enantiomorphous Domains from Arachidic Anhydride. Journal of Physical Chemistry B , 6233-6238.

Tao, (. (2005). Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Studies of the Self-assembly of Carboxylic Esters on Graphite: Linear Distortion and Multiple Adsorption Structures. Langmuir, 1269-1276.

Tao, (. (2005). Two-Dimensional Self-Assembly of a Two-Component Molecular System: Formation of an Ordered and Homogeneous Molecular Mesh. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 12750-12751.

Tao, (. (2004). Attachment Chemistry of Organic Molecules on Si(111)-77. Accounts of Chemical Research, 882-893.

Qiao, M. & Tao, F. (2004). Cycloaddition Reaction of Furan with Si(100)-21. Journal of Chemical Physics, 2766-2774.

Tao, (. (2004). Metal Salt-based Gold Nanocatalysts. Metal Nanoparticles for Catalysis.

Tao, (. (2004). Si-C(N) Sigma Linkages and NSi Dative Bonding at Pyridine/Si(111)-77. Langmuir, 366-368.

Qiao, H. & Tao, F. (2003). Adsorption and Thermal Dissociation of Pyrrole on Si(100)-21. Surface Science, 285-294.

Tao, (. (2003). Covalent Binding of Cyclohexene, 1,3-Cyclohexadiene and 1,4-Cyclohexadiene on Si(111)-77. Surface Science, 203-215.

Tao, (. (2003). he Attachment of Styrene and Phenylacetylene on Si(111)-77: the Influence of Substitution Groups on Reaction Mechanism and Formation of -Conjugated Skeletons. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 6687-6696.

Tao, (. (2003). Multi-configurations of N-methylpyrrole Binding on Si(111)-77. Physical Review B, 245406/1-245406/8.

Tao, (. (2003). The Adsorption of Phenylacetylene on Si(100)-21: Reaction Mechanism and Formation of Styrene-like -conjugated System. Physical Review B, 115334/1-115334/8.

Tao, (. (2002). A Tetra- Attachment of Allyl Cyanide on Si(111)-77. Physical Review B, 035420/1-035420/7.

Tao, (. (2002). Binding and Structure of Acetonitrile on Si(111)-77. Journal of Physical Chemistry B , 3890-3895.

Tao, (. (2002). Formation of a Benzoimine-like Conjugated Structure through the Adsorption of Benzonitrile on Si(100). Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 3557-3563.

Tao, (. (2002). Selective Attachment of Benzonitrile on Si(111)-77: Configuration, Selectivity and Mechanism. Physical Review B, 1-9.

Tao, (. (2002). Selective Formation of Cumulative Double Bonds (C=C=N) in the Attachment of Multifunctional Molecules on Si(111)-77. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 7170-7180.

Tao, (. (2001). Covalent Attachment of Acetonitrile on Si(100) through Si-C and Si-N Linkages. Journal of Chemical Physics , 8563-8569.

Tao, (. (2001). Selective Binding of the Cyano Group in Acrylonitrile Adsorption on Si(100)-21. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 9397-9403.

Qiao, M. & Tao, F. (2000). Electronic and Vibrational Properties of Thiophene on Si(100). Journal of Physical Chemistry B , 11211-11219.

Tao, (. (2000). New La326 Type Compounds Substituted with Sodium and Potassium. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 46-52.

Tao, (. (2000). Phase Formation, Crystal Structure and Electrical Properties of La212 Type Compound Substituted by Silver and Praseodymium. Crystal Research and Technology, 43-52.

Tao, (. (2000). Preparation of the Single Phase LaBa2Cu3Oy Superconductor with Tc(0)=97K and the Suppression of the Substitution of La for Ba. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 298-303.

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