Publications

At RIT (* Corresponding Author, + Co-first, UG Undergraduates)

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  35)  Koki Sekioka, Xiangcheng Sun*, et al. Water detection using fluorescent carbon dots, 2024, Under preparation.

  34)  Nazanin Mosleh, Liam Hardaker, Rex Bartolini, Xiangcheng Sun*. Reaction-Based Multisignal Detection of Palladium with High Sensitivity, Selectivity and Reliability, ACS Appl. Opt. Mater. 2024, 2, 173. (Cover Article) 

  33)  R. Ye+, Xiangcheng Sun+, X. Mao+, F. Alfonso, S. Baral, C. Liu, G. Coates, P. Chen. Optical sequencing of single synthetic polymers, Nat. Chem. 2024, 16, 210. 

• 32)  Allora McEnroe, Eric Brunt, Nazanin Mosleh, Jason Yu, Richard Hailstone, Xiangcheng Sun*. Bright, green fluorescent carbon dots for sensitive and selective detection of ferrous ions, Talanta Open 2023, 7, 100236.

• 31)  Xiangcheng Sun*, Nazanin Mosleh. Fluorescent Carbon Dots for Super-Resolution Microscopy, Materials 2023, 16,890. (Invited review)
• 30)  Xiangcheng Sun*. Glucose detection through surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy – a review, Anal. Chim. Acta 2022, 1206, 339226. 
• 29)  Qiuchen Dong, Xiangcheng Sun, Songbing He, Iridium Oxide Enabled Sensors Applications, Catalysts 2021, 11, 1164.

Before RIT

28)  Y. Meng, Y. Liu, J. He, Xiangcheng Sun, A. Palmieri, Y. Gu, X. Zheng, Y. Dang, X. Huang, W. Mustain, S. Suib. Large Scale Synthesis of Manganese Oxide/Reduced Graphene Oxide Composites as Anode Materials for Long Cycle Lithium Ion Batteries. ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2021, 4, 5424.

27)  R. Ye, X. Mao, Xiangcheng Sun, P. Chen. On the analogy between enzymes and nanoparticle catalysts: a single-molecule perspective. ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 1985.

26)  H. Wu, Xiangcheng Sun, C. Hou, J. Hou, Y. Lei. Preparation of quasi-three dimensional porous Ag and Ag-NiO nanofibrous mats for SERS application. Sensors 2018, 18, 2862.

25)  X. Ma, Xiangcheng Sun, J. Chen, Y. Lei. Natural or Natural-Synthetic Hybrid Polymer-Based Fluorescent Polymeric Materials for Bio-imaging-Related Applications. Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol. 2017, 183, 461.

24)  S. Zhang, Xiangcheng Sun, J. Chen, X. Ma, Y. Wu, Y. Lei. Fluorescent carbon nanoparticles for sensitive and selective detection of palladium (Pd2+). Sci. Adv. Today 2017, 3, 25270.

23)  Xiangcheng Sun*, Y. Lei. Fluorescent carbon dots and their sensing applications. Trends Anal. Chem. 2017, 89, 163. (Cover article, Top cited paper)

22)  J. Bao, C. Hou, D. Huo, Q. Dong, X. Ma, Xiangcheng Sun, M. Yang, K. Galil, W. Chen, Y. Lei. Sensitive and Selective Electrochemical Biosensor Based on ELP-OPH/BSA/TiO2 NFs/AuNPs for Determination of Organophosphate Pesticides with p-Nitrophenyl Substituent. J. Electrochem. Soc. 2017, 164, G17.

21)  S. Zhang, Xiangcheng Sun, X. Ma, J. Chen, Y. Lei, Y. Wu. Fluorescent carbon nanoparticles for sensitive and selective detection of palladium. IEEE Sens. J. 2016, 1.

20)  J. He, Y. Liu, Y. Meng, Xiangcheng Sun, S. Biswas, M. Shen, Z. Luo, R. Miao, L. Zhang, W. Mustain, S.L. Suib. High-rate long-life of Li-ion batteries using reduced graphene oxide/Co3O4 as anode materials. RSC Adv. 2016, 6, 24320.

19)  Xiangcheng Sun*, J. He, Y. Meng, L. Zhang, S. Zhang, X. Ma, S. Dey, J. Zhao. Y. Lei. Microwave-assisted ultrafast and facile synthesis of fluorescent carbon nanoparticles from a single precursor: preparation, characterization and their application for the highly selective detection of explosive picric acid. J. Mater. Chem. A 2016, 4, 4161.

18)  X. Ma, Xiangcheng Sun, D. Hargrove, J. Chen, D. Song, Q. Dong, X. Lu, T-H Fan, Y. Fu, Y. Lei.. A Biocompatible and Biodegradable Protein Hydrogel with Green and Red Autofluorescence: Preparation, Characterization and In Vivo Biodegradation Tracking and Modeling. Sci. Rep. 2016, 6, 19370.

17)  Xiangcheng Sun*, C. Brückner, Y. Lei. One-pot and ultrafast synthesis of nitrogen and phosphorus co-doped carbon dots possessing bright dual wavelength fluorescence emission. Nanoscale 2015, 7, 17278.

16)  Xiangcheng Sun*, Y. Wang, Y. Lei. Fluorescence based explosive detection: from mechanisms to sensory materials. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2015, 44, 8019. (Top cited paper)

15)  Xiangcheng Sun, Y. Liu, G. Shaw, A. Carrier, S. Dey, J. Zhao, Y. Lei. Fundamental study of electrospun pyrene-polythersulfone nanofibers using mixed solvents for sensitive and selective explosives detection in aqueous solution. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2015, 7, 13189.

14)  Xiangcheng Sun, X. Ma, C.V. Kumar, Y. Lei. Protein-based sensitive, selective and rapid fluorescence detection of picric acid in aqueous media. Anal. Methods 2014, 6, 8464.

13)  Xiangcheng Sun, Y. Liu, H. Gao, P. Gao, Y. Lei. Bimodular high temperature planar oxygen gas sensor. Front. Chem. 2014, 2, 1.

12)  Xiangcheng Sun, C. Brückner, M. Nieh, Y. Lei. A fluorescent polymer film with self-assembled three-dimensionally ordered nanopores: preparation, characterization and its application for explosives detection. J. Mater. Chem. A 2014, 2, 14613. 

11)  Y. Liu, Xiangcheng Sun, Z. Zhou, Y. Lei. Electrospun Ce-Ni-O composite nanofibers for highly selective propane detection at high temperature based on its rapid reaction kinetics. J. Mater. Chem. A 2014, 2, 14038.

10)  Xiangcheng Sun, S. Stagon, H. Huang, J. Chen, Y. Lei. Functionalized aligned silver nanorod arrays for glucose sensing through surface enhanced Raman scattering. RSC Adv. 2014, 4, 23382.

9)  Y. Liu, Xiangcheng Sun, Y. Lei. Tunable p-n transition behaviour of p-La0.67Sr0.33MnO3/n-CeO2 nanofibers heterojunction for the development of selective high temperature propane sensor. J. Mater. Chem. A 2014, 2, 11651.  

8)  Xiangcheng Sun, Y. Liu, S. Mopidevi, Y. Meng, F. Huang, J. Parisi, M. Nieh, C. Cornelius, S.L. Suib, Y. Lei. Super-hydrophobic “smart” sand for buried explosive detection. Sens. Actuator B - Chem. 2014, 195, 52.

7)  Y. Liu, J. Parisi, Xiangcheng Sun, B. Li, Y. Lei. Solid-state gas sensors for high temperature application – a review. J. Mater. Chem. A 2014, 2, 9919.

6)  D. Hou, J. Wang, Xiangcheng Sun, Z. Luan. Preparation and properties of PVDF composite hollow fiber membranes for desalination through direct contact membrane distillation. J. Mem. Sci. 2012, 405, 185.

5)  Xiangcheng Sun, J W. Len, D. Hou, B. Wang, J. Wang, Z. Luan. Preliminary study on treating saccharin wastewater through membrane distillation. Chin. J. Environ. Eng. 2012, 6, 2118.

4)  Xiangcheng Sun, J. Wang, D. Hou, B. Wang, Z. Luan. Study on concentration of reverse osmosis concentrate by membrane distillation. China Water and Wastewater 2011, 27, 22.

3)  D. Hou, J. Wang, B. Wang, Xiangcheng Sun, Z. Luan, X. Ren. Fabrication of hydrophobic PVDF hollow fiber membranes for desalination of brackish water through membrane distillation. Acta Sci. Nat. Uni. Pek. 2010, 46, 67.

2)  D. Hou, J. Wang, C. Zhao, B. Wang, Z. Luan, Xiangcheng Sun. Fluoride removal from brackish groundwater by direct contact membrane distillation. J. Environ. Sci. 2010, 22, 1860.

1)  D. Hou, J. Wang, Xiangcheng Sun, Z. Luan, C. Zhao, X. Ren. Boron removal from aqueous solution by direct contact membrane distillation. J. Hazard. Mater. 2010, 177, 613.

S. Zhang, Xiangcheng Sun, Y. Wu, Y. Lei. “Carbon Nanodots for Sensor Applications” in “Semiconductor-Based Sensors”. The World Scientific, 2016.

5)  P. Chen, R. Ye, Xiangcheng Sun, X. Mao, Coupled reaction approach for high-resolution reaction imaging and polymer sequencing. Disclosure for US Provisional Patent, 2022. Appl No. 63/338,793. US Patent Appl No. 18/144,022.

4)  Y. Lei, Xiangcheng Sun. Synthesis of nitrogen and phosphorus co-doped carbon dots with high quantum yield and dual fluorescence emission. Disclosure for US Provisional Patent, 2015.

3)  Y. Lei, Xiangcheng Sun. Fluorescent polymer film with three-dimensionally ordered nanoporous array for sensitive and selective explosive detection. Disclosure for US Provisional Patent, 2014.

2)  Z. Luan, Xiangcheng Sun, J. Wang, D. Hou, Z. Jia. One method and process for the treatment of saccharin wastewater. Chinese Patent No. 201110114955.6.

1)  Z. Luan, D. Hou, J. Wang, Z. Jia, Xiangcheng Sun. Fabrication of enhanced PVDF hollow fiber hydrophobic membrane. Chinese Patent No. 200910244170.3.