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Book Chapters and Edited Book
1.) Chemical Synthesis and Applications of Graphene and Carbon Materials
Yi Huang, Weibo Yan, Yanfei Xu, Lu Huang, and Yongsheng Chen*
edited by Markus Antonietti and Klaus Müllen*
WILEY-VCH, Print ISBN: 9783527332083, 2016.
2.) Flame Retardant and Thermally Insulating Polymers
Book edited by Yanfei Xu*
IntechOpen, ISBN: 978-1-83968-715-0; Print ISBN: 978-1-83968-714-3
Published: September 8th 2021
3.) Polymers and Their Composites for Thermoelectric Applications
Yu Guo and Yanfei Xu*
Book chapter for book entitled Polymers in Energy Conversion and Storage.
CRC Press, 2021
4.) Polymer Inks for Printable Supercapacitors
Yurui Liu, Yijie Zhou and Yanfei Xu*
Book chapter for book entitled Sustainable Materials for Electrochemical Capacitors.
Wiley Scrivener, 2022
Peer-reviewed journal articles
34.) Defects Vibrations Engineering for Enhancing Interfacial Thermal Transport (2023)
Yijie Zhou, Robert Ciarla, Artittaya Boonkird, Thanh Nguyen, Jiawei Zhou, Zhang Jiang, Xiaobing Zuo, Jeewan Ranasinghe, Weiguo Hu, Brendan Scott, Shengxi Huang, Mingda Li, Yanfei Xu*
https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.10945
33.) 
State-of-the-art, opportunities, and challenges in bottom-up synthesis of polymers with high thermal conductivity (2022)
Yurui Liu, Yijie Zhou, Yanfei Xu*
Polymer Chemistry, 2022,13, 4462-4483
Polymer Chemistry Emerging Investigators Series
University of Massachusetts Amherst News, ACADEMICS
Featured in a themed collection Polymer Chemistry Most Popular 2022, Royal Society of Chemistry
32.) Research progress of polymers with high thermal conductivity (2022)
Yurui Liu, Yanfei Xu*
Acta Physica Sinica, 2022, 71, 023601.
31.) Engineering polymers with metal-like thermal conductivity—present status and future perspectives (2021)
Yu Guo, Yijie Zhou, Yanfei Xu*
30.) A mini review on thermally conductive polymers and polymer-based composites (2021)
Yanfei Xu, Xiaojia Wang, Qing Hao*
Composites Communication, 2021, 24, 100617
29.) Dynamic intermolecular interactions through hydrogen bonding of water promote heat conduction in hydrogels (2020)
Jiawei Zhou, Shaoting Lin, Hongxia Zeng, Ji Li, Buxuan Li, Yanfei Xu, Xuanhe Zhao* and Gang Chen*
Materials Horizons, 2020,7, 2936-2943
28.) Nanostructured polymer films with metal-like thermal conductivity (2019)
Yanfei Xu, Daniel Kraemer, Bai Song, Zhang Jiang, Jiawei Zhou, James Loomis, Jianjian Wang, Mingda Li, Hadi Ghasemi, Xiaopeng Huang, Xiaobo Li, Gang Chen*
Nature Communications, 2019, 10, Article number 1771
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WILEY (Manufacturing), WILEY (Polymer Science);
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EurekAlert! (AAAS| American Association for The Advancement of Science);
UMass Amherst Research Next, etc.
27.) Optical engineering of polymer materials and composites for simultaneous color and thermal management (2019)
Luis Marcelo Lozano, Seongdon Hong, Yi Huang, Hadi Zandavi, Yassine Ait El Aoud, Yoichiro Tsurimaki, Jiawei Zhou, Yanfei Xu, Richard M. Osgood, Gang Chen, Svetlana V. Boriskina*
Optical Materials Express, 2019, 9, 1990-2005
Featured in:
EurekAlert! (AAAS| American Association for The Advancement of Science);
Optics and Photonics News at the Optical Society;
Cooling Zone, Photonics, etc.
26.) Molecular engineered conjugated polymer with high thermal conductivity (2018)
Yanfei Xu, Xiaoxue Wang, Jiawei Zhou, Bai Song, Zhang Jiang, Elizabeth MY Lee, Samuel Huberman, Karen K Gleason, Gang Chen*
Science Advances, 2018, 4, eaar3031
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Elsevier (MaterialsToday); Science Daily; Phys. Org;
The University Network; The Chemical Engineer (IChemE);
Eureka! (UK); Technology. Org;
EurekAlert! (AAAS| American Association for The Advancement of Science);
Tech Briefs, etc.
25.) Volumetric solar heating of nanofluids for direct vapor generation (2015)
George Ni, Nenad Miljkovic, Hadi Ghasemi, Xiaopeng Huang, Svetlana V Boriskina, Cheng-Te Lin, Jianjian Wang, Yanfei Xu, Md Mahfuzur Rahman, TieJun Zhang, Gang Chen*
Nano Energy, 2015, 17, 290-301
24.) Hybrid optical-thermal devices and materials for light manipulation and radiative cooling (2015)
Svetlana V Boriskina, Jonathan K Tong, Wei-Chun Hsu, Lee Weinstein, Xiaopeng Huang, James Loomis, Yanfei Xu, Gang Chen*
SPIE Nanoscience+ Engineering, 2015, 95461U-95461U-7
23.) Infrared-transparent visible-opaque fabrics for wearable personal thermal management (2015)
Jonathan K Tong, Xiaopeng Huang, Svetlana V Boriskina, James Loomis, Yanfei Xu, Gang Chen*
ACS Photonics, 2015, 2, 769-778
22.) Controllable and reversible dispersiblity of graphene materials by a generic organometallic functionalization (2015)
Weibo Yan, Yanfei Xu, Lu Huang, Yongsheng Chen*
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2015, 15, 2032-2039
21.) Facile and effective functionalization of graphene oxide by boron–oxygen covalent or bingel cyclopropanation reaction (2015)
Weibo Yan, Yanfei Xu, Yongsheng Chen*
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2015, 15, 2020-2026
20.) Continuous fabrication platform for highly aligned polymer films (2014)
James Loomis, Hadi Ghasemi, Xiaopeng Huang, Nagarajan Thoppey, Jianjian Wang, Jonathan K Tong, Yanfei Xu, Xiaobo Li, Cheng-Te Lin, Gang Chen*
19.) Inkjet-printed energy storage device using graphene/polyaniline inks (2014)
Yanfei Xu*, Ingolf Hennig, Dieter Freyberg, Andrew James Strudwick, Matthias Georg Schwab, Thomas Weitz, Kitty Chih-Pei Cha
Journal of Power Sources, 2014, 248, 483-488
18.) Screen?printable thin film supercapacitor device utilizing graphene/polyaniline inks (2013)
Yanfei Xu, Matthias Georg Schwab, Andrew James Strudwick, Ingolf Hennig, Xinliang Feng, Zhongshuai Wu, Klaus Müllen*
Advanced Energy Materials, 2013, 3, 1035-1040
17.) Transient thermal effect, nonlinear refraction and nonlinear absorption properties of graphene oxide sheets in dispersion (2013)
Xiaoliang Zhang, Zhibo Liu, Xiaochun Li, Qiang Ma, Xudong Chen, Jianguo Tian, Yanfei Xu, Yongsheng Chen*
Optics express, 2013, 21, 7511-7520
16.) Environmentally friendly approaches toward the production of processable graphene by exfoliation of graphite using ionic liquid (2013)
Yanfei Xu, Yi Huang, Weibo Yan, Long Zhang, Yongsheng Chen*
Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 2013, 13, 1116-1119
15.) Functionalization of graphene oxide by two?step alkylation (2012)
Yi Huang, Weibo Yan, Yanfei Xu, Lu Huang, Yongsheng Chen*
Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 2012, 213, 1101-1106
14.) Rapid and effective functionalization of graphene oxide by ionic liquid (2012)
Weibo Yan, Yi Huang, Yanfei Xu, Lu Huang, Yongsheng Chen*
Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 2012, 12, 2270-2277
13.) Periodic microstructures fabricated by multiplex interfering femtosecond laser beams on graphene sheet (2012)
Yan Li, Yudong Li, Weike Shi, Shuqi Chen, Guangzi Zhang, Zhibo Liu, Qian Sun, Jianguo Tian, Yanfei Xu, Yongsheng Chen*
International Journal of Nanomanufacturing, 2012, 8, 221-230
12.) Direct patterning on reduced graphene oxide nanosheets using femtosecond laser pulses (2011)
Zhibo Liu, Li Li, Yanfei Xu, Jiajie Liang, Xin Zhao, Shuqi Chen, Yongsheng Chen, Jianguo Tian*
Journal of Optics, 2011, 13, 085601
11.) Nonlinear optical and optical limiting properties of graphene oxide–Fe3O4 hybrid material (2011)
Xiaoliang Zhang, Xin Zhao, Zhibo Liu, Shuo Shi, Wenyuan Zhou, Jianguo Tian, Yanfei Xu, Yongsheng Chen*
Journal of Optics, 2011, 13, 075202
10.) Toward all-carbon electronics: fabrication of graphene-based flexible electronic circuits and memory cards using maskless laser direct writing (2010)
Jiajie Liang, Yongsheng Chen*, Yanfei Xu, Zhibo Liu, Long Zhang, Xin Zhao, Xiaoliang Zhang, Jianguo Tian, Yi Huang, Yanfeng Ma, Feifei Li
ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2010, 2, 3310-3317
9.) 
Towards flexible all-carbon electronics: Flexible organic field-effect transistors and inverter circuits using solution-processed all-graphene source/drain/gate electrodes (2010)
Yongsheng Chen*, Yanfei Xu, Kai Zhao, Xiangjian Wan, Jiachun Deng, Weibo Yan
Nano Research, 2010, 3, 714-721
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8.) Polymer photovoltaic devices with transparent graphene electrodes produced by spin-casting (2010)
Yanfei Xu, Guankui Long, Lu Huang, Yi Huang, Xiangjian Wan, Yanfeng Ma, Yongsheng Chen*
7.) Flexible, magnetic, and electrically conductive graphene/Fe3O4 paper and its application for magnetic-controlled switches (2010)
Jiajie Liang, Yanfei Xu, Dong Sui, Long Zhang, Yi Huang, Yanfeng Ma, Feifei Li, Yongsheng Chen*
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2010, 114, 17465-17471
6.) A phenalenyl-based neutral stable ?-conjugated polyradical (2009)
Weibo Yan, Xiangjian Wan, Yanfei Xu, Xin Lv, Yongsheng Chen*
Synthetic Metals, 2009, 159, 1772-1777
5.) Porphyrin and fullerene covalently functionalized graphene hybrid materials with large nonlinear optical properties (2009)
Zhibo Liu, Yanfei Xu, Xiaoyan Zhang, Xiaoliang Zhang, Yongsheng Chen, Jianguo Tian*
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2009, 113, 9681-9686
4.) Infrared-triggered actuators from graphene-based nanocomposites (2009)
Jiajie Liang, Yanfei Xu, Yi Huang, Long Zhang, Yan Wang, Yanfeng Ma, Feifei Li, Tianying Guo, Yongsheng Chen*
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2009, 113, 9921-9927
3.) A hybrid material of graphene and poly (3, 4-ethyldioxythiophene) with high conductivity, flexibility, and transparency (2009)
Yanfei Xu, Yan Wang, Jiajie Liang, Yi Huang, Yanfeng Ma, Xiangjian Wan, Yongsheng Chen*
Nano Research, 2009, 2, 343-348
2.) A graphene hybrid material covalently functionalized with porphyrin: synthesis and optical limiting property (2009)
Yanfei Xu, Zhibo Liu, Xiaoliang Zhang, Yan Wang, Jianguo Tian, Yi Huang, Yanfeng Ma, Xiaoyan Zhang, Yongsheng Chen*
Advanced Materials, 2009, 21, 1275-1279
1.) Nonlinear optical properties of graphene oxide in nanosecond and picosecond regimes (2009)
Zhibo Liu, Yan Wang, Xiaoliang Zhang, Yanfei Xu, Yongsheng Chen, Jianguo Tian*
Applied Physics Letters, 2009, 94, 021902
Patents
10.) G. Chen, H. Ghasemi, J. Loomis, J. Wang, X. Huang, and Y. Xu.
Continuous fabrication platform for highly aligned polymer films, MIT Case NO.17065K, US Patent NO. 10427345.
9.) G. Chen, Y. Xu, J. Wang, J. Zhou.
Electrically insulating and thermally conductive polymer-polymer composite material, MIT Case18510 and provisional patent.
8.) G. Chen, J. Tong, S. Boriskina, X. Huang, J. Loomis, Y. Xu.
Infrared transparent visible opaque fabrics (ITVOF), MIT Case NO.17,390 and provisional patent.
7.) G. Chen, Y. Xu, X. Wang, K. Gleason.
Molecular engineered conjugated polymer with high thermal conductivity, MIT Case NO. 20030, PCT/US19/14021.
6.) Y. Xu, M. Schwab, and I. Hennig.
Graphene based screen-printable ink and its use in supercapacitors WO2014072877A3.
5.) X. Wan, Y. Xu, Y. Chen, Y. Ma, and Y. Huang.
Single layer oxidation graphite composite hybridization material and method for preparing same and applications CN101387810B.
4.) Y. Chen, Y. Ma, Y. Huang, J. Liang, L. Zhang, Y. Wang, Y. Xu, and F. Li.
Photo-induced shape memory composite and production thereof, WO2010045890 A1.
3.) Y. Chen, Y. Huang, Y. Ma, J. Liang, Y. Wang, X. Zhang, and Y. Xu.
Polymer composite and its preparation method, WO2010045887 A1.
2.) X. Wan, Y. Xu, Y. Chen, Y. Ma, and Y. Huang.
Sulfonated mono-layer graphite and polymer compound material and preparation and application thereof, CN101381507 A.
1.) X. Zhang, J. Liang, Y. Wang, Y. Xu, Y. Chen, Y. Ma, and Y. Huang.
Mono-layer graphite and polymer compound material and preparation and application thereof, CN 200810152466.