Photoactive Quantum Dots for Inorganic Ions, Small Molecules and Biomolecules Photoluminescence/Plasmonic Probe.

Functional Metal Organic Framework and Crystal Growth Engineering.

Graphene and CNT Composite Materials for Lithium Ion Battery and Energy Storage Devices.

Ph.D. Supervisor, Welcome to my group for Ph.D study and M.S. study!

Southeast University, Nanjing, China 2007-
Associate Professor in Functional Materials & Analytical Chemistry

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 2001-2007
Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, Advisor: Prof. Clemens Burda

SUNY at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York, 1999-2001
Graduate Student in Anal. Chem., Advisor: Prof. Chuan-Jian Zhong

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Nanjing University, Nanjing, China, 1996-1999
M.S. in Polymer Chemistry, Advisor: Prof. Qingchao Gu

Nankai University, Tianjin, China, 1992-1996
B.S. in Polymer Chemistry, Advisor: Prof. Jiaxian Huang

Research Funding：

Published Papers：http://www.researcherid.com/rid/M-4878-2013

Total Articles in Publication List:	73
Articles With Citation Data:	66
Sum of the Times Cited:	4711
Average Citations per Article:	71.38
h-index:	24

Selected Publications：

[59]. Zhimin Liu, Shaopeng Qi, Guoning Liu, Lin Cheng,* Jinxi Chen,* Yongbing Lou* , '3D Metal‐Rich Cu7.2S4 With Carbon Layer Supporting MoS2 Nanosheets For Significantly Enhanced Lithium Storage Performance',  ChemElectroChem, 2018, doi:10.1002/celc.201801561.

[58]. Ling Li, Guoning Liu, Shaopeng Qi, Xindi Liu, Liuyu Gu, Yongbing Lou*, Jinxi Chen,* Yixin Zhao* , 'Highly Efficient Colloidal MnxCd1-xS Solid Solution Nanorods for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation',  J Mater. Chem. A, 2018, 6, 23683.

[57]. Pan Yang, Guoning Liu, Badi Liu, Yongbing Lou*, Jinxi Chen,* Yixin Zhao* , 'All inorganic Cs2CuX4 (X= Cl, Br, Br/I) halide perovskite quantum dots with blue-green luminescence',  Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 11638.

[56]. Yongbing Lou*, Jinxin He, Guoning Liu, Shaopeng Qi, Lin Cheng, Jinxi Chen,* Yixin Zhao* and Jun-Jie Zhu*, 'Efficient Hydrogen Evolution from Hydrolysis of Ammonia Borane using Bilateral-like WO3-x Nanorods Coupled with Ni2P Nanoparticles',  Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 6188.

[55]. Yongbing Lou*, Mengying Fang, Jinxi Chen,* and Yixin Zhao*, 'Formation of Highly Luminescent Cesium Bismuth Halide Perovskite Quantum Dots Tuned by Anion Exchange',  Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 3779.

[54]. Yongbing Lou*, Yake Zhang, Lin Cheng, Jinxi Chen,* and Yixin Zhao*, 'A Stable Plasmonic Cu@Cu2O/ZnO Heterojunction for Enhanced Photocatalytic H2 Generation',  ChemSusChem, 2018, 11, 1505.

[53]. Dandan Yang, Mei Liu, Jing Xu, Chao Yang, Xiaoxiao Wang, Yongbing Lou*, Nongyue He*, Zhifei Wang*, 'Carbon nanosphere-based fluorescence aptasensor for targeted detection of breast cancer cell MCF-7',  Talanta, 2018, 185, 113.

[52]. Qingsong Zhang, Jinghua Yang, Min Xu, Jinxi Chen, Yongbing Lou, Jiancheng Zhou, Lin Cheng*, 'Fabrication of WO2.72/UiO-66 nanocomposites and effects of WO2.72 ratio on photocatalytic performance: judgement of the optimal content and mechanism study',  J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol., 2018, 93, 2710.

[51]. Yongbing Lou*, Yandan Niu, Dongwen Yang, Qiaoling Xu, Yuhang Hu, Ying Shen, Jing Ming, Jinxi Chen, Lijun Zhang*, and Yixin Zhao*, 'Rod-shaped thiocyanate induced abnormal band gap broadening in SCN- doped CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals',  Nano Res., 2018, 11 , 2715.

[50]. Yongbing Lou*, Dan He, Zhifei Wang*, Yuhang Hu, Ying Shen, Jing Ming, Jinxi Chen, 'Nanocomposite of ultrasmall Co3O4 nanoparticles deposited on ultrathin MoS2 surfaces for excellent performance anode materials in lithium ion batteries',  Chem. Eng. J. , 2017, 313, 1269.

[49]. Mengjuan Du, Dan He, Yongbing Lou*, Jinxi Chen*, 'Porous nanostructured ZnCo2O4 derived from MOF-74: High-performance anode materials for lithium ion batteries',  J. Energ. Chem., 2017, 26, 673.

[48]. Jinxi Chen*, Xixi Mu, Mengjuan Du, Yongbing Lou, 'Porous rod-shaped Co3O4 derived from Co-MOF-74 as high-performance anode materials for lithium ion batteries',  Inorg. Chem. Comm., 2017, 84, 241.

[47]. Wenjuan Yan, Ziyang Guo, Huoshu Xu, Yongbing Lou, Jinxi Chen* and Qiaowei Li*, 'Downsizing Metal–Organic Frameworks with Distinct Morphologies as Cathode Materials for High-capacity Li–O2 Batteries',  Mater. Chem. Front., 2017, 1, 1324.

[46]. Y. Lou*, Y. Peng, X. Zhang, J. Chen*, 'Structure tuning in amino-functionalized coordination polymers based on different V-shaped dicarboxylate ligands',  Inorg. Chem. Commun.,2016, , 73, 183.

[45]. Z. Wang*, X. Tang, X. Wang, D. Yang, C. Yang, Y. Lou, J. Chen*, N. He*, 'Near-infrared light-induced dissociation of zeolitic imidazole framework-8 (ZIF-8) with encapsulated CuS nanoparticles and their application as a therapeutic nanoplatform',  Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 12210.

[44]. X. Guo, T. Xing, Y. Lou*,J. Chen*, 'Controlling ZIF-67 crystals formation through various cobalt sources in aqueous solution',   J. Solid State Chem., 2016, 235, 107.

[43]. Yongbing Lou*, Yixin Zhao and Jun-Jie Zhu*, 'Ultrasensitive Optical Detection of Anions by Quantum Dots',  Nanoscale Horiz., 2016, 1, 125.

[42]. Yingping Zheng*, Hong Chen, Yunqian Dai, Nengneng Zhang, Wanlong Zhao, Shixian Wang, Yongbing Lou, Ying Li, Yueming Sun*, 'Preparation and characterization of Pt/TiO2 nanofibers catalysts for methanol electro-oxidation',  Electrochim. Acta, 2015, 178, 74.

[41]. Hongying Liu, Youbing Lou, Fei Zhou, Hao Zhu, E.S. Abdel-Halim, Jun-Jie Zhu*;  'An amplified electrochemical strategy using DNA-QDs dendrimer superstructure for the detection of thymine DNA glycosylase activity',  Biosens. Bioelectron., 2015, 71, 249.

[40]. Yongbing Lou*, Jing Liang, Yinglian Peng, Jinxi Chen*, 'Ultra-small Co3O4 nanoparticles–reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite as superior anodes for lithium-ion batteries',  Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2015, 17, 8885.

[39]. Hai-Bin Zhu*, Yan-Fang Wu, Ge Zhang, Yong-Bing Lou*, Jun Hu, 'Side-chain-modulated supramolecular assembly between CuX2 (X = Cl, Br) and quasi-planar π-conjugated organic synthons of 1, 3, 5-tris(2-alkylthiolpyrimidinyl)benzene: crystal structures and conductive properties',  Polyhedron, 2015, 85, 60.

[38]. Tiantian Xing, Yongbing Lou*, Qilong Bao, Jinxi Chen*, 'Surfactant-Assisted Synthesis of ZIF-8 Nanocrystals in Aqueous Solution via Microwave Irradiation,'  CrystEngComm, 2014, 16, 8994.

[37]. Yinhua Tao,  Yongbing Lou*, Yang Li, Jinxi Chen*, 'Structural Diversity of Five New Lanthanide Coordination Polymers Tuned by Different Salt Anions,'  [35]. Yongbing Lou*, Jinxi Chen*, Recent Development in One Dimensional (1D) Nanostructured TiO₂ for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting,' Nanosci. Nanotechnol. Lett., 2014, 6, 361.

[34]. Yongbing Lou, Jingjing Wang, Yinhua Tao, Jinxi Chen*, Akio Mishima and Masaaki Ohba*, 'Structure modulation of manganese coordination polymers consisting of 1,4-naphthalene dicarboxylate and 1,10-phenanthroline,' Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 8508.

[33]. Yongbing Lou, Yinhua Tao, Jingjing Wang, Jinxi Chen* and Masaaki Ohba*, 'A new manganese coordination polymer involving in situ generated formate,' Polyhedron, 2014, 73, 72-76.

[32]. Hai-Bin Zhu*, Yan-Fang Wu, Yong-Bing Lou* and Jun Hu, 'Semiconductive tetrahedral M₄L₄ coordination cages (M=Ni²⁺ and Co²⁺) constructed by a rigid conjugated tris(N,N-chelate) tripod,' Synth. Met., 2014, 190, 34-38.

[31]. Yongbing Lou*, Tingting He, Fang Jiang, Jian-Jun Shi and Jun-Jie Zhu*, 'A competitive electrochemical immunosensor for the detection of human interleukin-6 based on the electrically heated carbon electrode and silver nanoparticles functionalized labels,' Talanta, 2014, 122, 135-139.

[30]. Hai-Bin Zhu*, Ru-Yu Shan, Yan-Fang Wu and Yong-Bing Lou*, 'Quasi-Planar Organic Synthon and S···X (X = S or H-C) Contacts in Flat Copper Coordination Chains: Syntheses, Structures and Conductive Behaviour,' Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2014, 2014(8), 1356-1363.

[29]. Yongbing Lou, Jinxi Chen*, Jing Jiang and Qilong Bao, 'Rapid synthesis of iron 1,4-naphthalenedicarboxylate by microwave irradiation with enhanced gas sorption,' Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 1261.

[28]. Yongbing Lou*, Yixin Zhao, Jinxi Chen and Jun-Jie Zhu*, 'Metal ions optical sensing by semiconductor quantum dots,' J. Mater. Chem. C, 2014, 2(4), 595. (Front Cover Article)

[27]. Yongbing Lou*, Jingjing Zhang, Lin Zhu and Lixu Lei, 'An alternative synthesis route of LiFePO₄-carbon composites for Li-ion cathodes,' J. Nanomater., 2013, 2013, 869180.

[26]. Yongbing Lou*, Jingjing Zhang, Jing Liang and Yan Liu, 'A facile electrochemical deposition method for nanostructured tellurides thin films from citric acid baths,' Chalcogenide Lett., 2013, 10(10), 373-383.

[25]. Qilong Bao, Yongbing Lou*, Tiantian Xing and Jinxi Chen*, 'Rapid synthesis of zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) in aqueous solution via microwave irradiation,' Inorg. Chem. Commun., 2013, 37, 170-173.

[24]. Yongbing Lou*, '(E)-N,N'-Bis[2-(5-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)eth-yl]-N,N'-(but-2-ene-1,4-di-yl)bis-(4-me thyl-benzene-sulfonamide),' Acta Crystallogr., Sect. E, 2011, 67(11), 02987.

[23]. Yongbing Lou*, Xiaoyan Shen and Yueming Sun, 'Improved solvothermal synthesis and characterization of copper indium sulfide nanoparticles,' 东南大学学报（自然科学版）, 2011, 41(6), 1325-1329.

===== Articles Published Prior to Southeast University ======.

[22]. Y. Zhao, H. Pan, Y. Lou, X. Qiu, J. Zhu* and C. Burda*, 'Plasmonic Cu_2-xS nanocrystals: optical and structural properties of copper-deficient copper(I) sulfides,' J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131(12), 4253-4261, 2009.

[21]. K. M. Solntsev*, O. Poizat*, J. Dong, J. Rehault, Y. Lou, C. Burda and L. M. Tolbert*, 'Meta and para effects in the ultrafast excited-state dynamics of the green fluorescent protein chromophores,' J. Phys. Chem. B, 112(9), 2700-2711, 2008.

[20]. S. Dayal, Y. Lou, A. C. Samia, J. C. Berlin, M. E. Kenney* and C. Burda*, 'Observation of non-Forster-type energy-transfer behavior in quantum dot-phthalocyanine conjugates,' J. Am. Chem. Soc., 128(43), 13974-13975, 2006.

[19]. S. Dayal, R. Królicki, Y. Lou, X. Qiu, J. C. Berlin, M. E. Kenney and C. Burda*, 'Femtosecond time-resolved energy transfer from CdSe nanoparticles to phthalocyanines,' Appl. Phys. B, 84(1-2), 309-315, 2006.

[18]. M. Yin, C. K. Wu, Y. Lou, C. Burda, J. T. Koberstein, Y. Zhu and S. O'Brien*, 'Copper oxide nanocrystals,' J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127(26), 9506-9511, 2005.

[17]. X. Qiu, Y. Lou, A. C. Samia, A. Devadoss, J. D. Burgess, S. Dayal and C. Burda*, 'PbTe nanorods by sonoelectrochemistry,' Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 44(36), 5855-5857, 2005.

[16]. Yongbing Lou, Ming Yin, Stephen O’Brien and Clemens Burda*, 'Electron-hole pair relaxation dynamics in binary copper-based semiconductor quantum dots,' J. Electrochem. Soc., 152(6), G427, 2005.

[15]. X. Chen, A. C. Samia, Y. Lou and C. Burda*, 'Investigation of the crystallization process in 2 nm CdSe quantum dots,' J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127(12), 4372-4375, 2005.

[14]. X. Chen, Y. B. Lou, A. C. S. Samia, C. Burda* and J. L. Gole*, 'Formation of oxynitride as the photocatalytic enhancing site in nitrogen-doped titania nanocatalysts: comparison to a commercial nanopowder,' Adv. Funct. Mater., 15(1), 41-49, 2005.

[13]. Xiaobo Chen, Yongbing Lou, Smita Dayal, Xiaofeng Qiu, Robert Krolicki, Clemens Burda*, Chengfang Zhao and James Becker, 'Doped semiconductor nanomaterials,' J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol., 5(9), 1408-1420, 2005.

[12]. A. C. Samia, Y. Lou, C. Burda*, R. A. Senter and J. L. Coffer*, 'Effect of the erbium dopant architecture on the femtosecond relaxation dynamics of silicon nanocrystals,' J. Chem. Phys., 120(18), 8716-8723, 2004.

[11]. J. L. Gole*, J. D. Stout, C. Burda*, Y. B. Lou and X. B. Chen, 'Highly efficient formation of visible light tunable TiO_2-xN_x photocatalysts and their transformation at the nanoscale,' J. Phys. Chem. B, 108(4), 1230-1240, 2004.

[10]. X. B. Chen, Y. B. Lou and C. Burda*, 'Spectroscopic investigation of II-VI core-shell nanoparticles: CdSe/CdS,' Int. J. Nanotechnol., 1(1-2), 105-118, 2004.

[9]. Yongbing Lou, Anna C. S. Samia, Jonathan Cowen, Kulbinder Banger, Xiaobo Chen, Hyunju Lee and Clemens Burda*, 'Evaluation of the photoinduced electron relaxation dynamics of Cu_1.8S quantum dots,' Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 5(6), 1091-1095, 2003.

[8]. Yongbing Lou, Xiaobo Chen, Anna C. Samia and Clemens Burda*, 'Femtosecond Spectroscopic Investigation of the Carrier Lifetimes in Digenite Quantum Dots and Discrimination of the Electron and Hole Dynamics via Ultrafast Interfacial Electron Transfer,' J. Phys. Chem. B, 107(45), 12431-12437, 2003.

[7]. Xiaobo Chen, Yongbing Lou, Anna C. Samia and Clemens Burda*, 'Coherency strain effects on the optical response of core/shell heteronanostructures,' Nano Lett., 3(6), 799-803, 2003.

[6]. Clemens Burda*, Yongbing Lou, Xiaobo Chen, Anna C. S. Samia, John Stout and James L. Gole, 'Enhanced nitrogen doping in TiO2 nanoparticles,' Nano Lett., 3(8), 1049-1051, 2003.

[5]. J. Luo, M. M. Maye, Y. B. Lou, L. Han, M. Hepel and C. J. Zhong*, 'Catalytic activation of core-shell assembled gold nanoparticles as catalyst for methanol electrooxidation,' Catal. Today, 77(1-2), 127-138, 2002.

[4]. J. Luo, Y. B. Lou, M. M. Maye, C. J. Zhong* and M. Hepel, 'An EQCN assessment of electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol at nanostructured Au-Pt alloy nanoparticles,' Electrochem. Commun., 3(4), 172-176, 2001.

[3]. Y. B. Lou, M. M. Maye, L. Han, J. Luo and C. J. Zhong*, 'Gold-platinum alloy nanoparticle assembly as catalyst for methanol electrooxidation,' Chem. Commun.(5), 473-474, 2001.

[2]. F. X. Zhang, W. X. Zheng, M. M. Maye, Y. B. Lou, L. Han and C. J. Zhong*, 'An infrared reflection spectroscopic assessment of interfacial derivatization and reactivity at inter-shell linked nanoparticle films,' Langmuir , 16(24), 9639-9644, 2000..

[1]. M. M. Maye, Y. B. Lou and C. J. Zhong*, 'Core-shell gold nanoparticle assembly as novel electrocatalyst of CO oxidation,' Langmuir, 16(19), 7520-7523, 2000.