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Xin Chen

Xin Chen, Ph.D.

Room: Room 00.142
Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Str. 10
91058 Erlangen
  • Phone number: +49 9131 85-65369
  • Email: xin.chen@fau.de

 

 

 

Ph.D. Thesis

  • Functionalization of Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides

Research Area

  • Functionalization and characterization of two-dimensional nanomaterials

 

 

Education and Research Experience

 

Current Postdoc at University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany). Institute of Organic Chemistry II. Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy.

Functionalization and characterization of two-dimensional nanomaterials

Prof. A. Hirsch

2013 – 2017 PhD in Inorganic Chemistry.  Trinity College Dublin,  The University of Dublin (TCD, Ireland).

“Functionalization of Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides”

Supervisor: Prof. Aidan R. McDonald.

2009 – 2012 Master Degree in Medicinal Chemistry, Beijing Normal University

Supervisor: Prof. Hongmei Jia.

2005 –  2009 Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry. Hebei Normal University

 

Awards

  • RSC Student Travel Grant in 12th International Conference on Materials Chemistry  (2015)
  • Government of Ireland Scholarship for International Students  (2014)

 

Publications

2022

  • Chen X., Assebban M., Kohring M., Bao L., Weber HB., Knirsch K., Hirsch A.:
    Laser-Triggered Bottom-Up Transcription of Chemical Information: Toward Patterned Graphene/MoS2 Heterostructures
    In: Journal of the American Chemical Society 144 (2022), p. 9645-9650
    ISSN: 1520-5126
    DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c00642
    URL: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/jacs.2c00642
  • Moses Badlyan N., Pettinger N., Enderlein N., Gillen R., Chen X., Zhang W., Knirsch K., Hirsch A., Maultzsch J.:
    Oxidation and phase transition in covalently functionalized MoS2
    In: Physical Review B 106 (2022), Article No.: 104103
    ISSN: 0163-1829
    DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.106.104103
  • Scharl T., Binder G., Chen X., Yokosawa T., Cadranel A., Knirsch K., Spiecker E., Hirsch A., Guldi DM.:
    Noncovalent Liquid Phase Functionalization of 2H-WS2with PDI: An Energy Conversion Platform with Long-Lived Charge Separation
    In: Journal of the American Chemical Society 144 (2022), p. 5834–5840
    ISSN: 0002-7863
    DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c11977

2021

  • Chen X., Bartlam C., Lloret Segura V., Moses Badlyan N., Wolff S., Gillen R., Stimpel-Lindner T., Maultzsch J., Duesberg GS., Knirsch K., Hirsch A.:
    Covalent Bisfunctionalization of Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Disulfide
    In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2021), p. 2-11
    ISSN: 1433-7851
    DOI: 10.1002/anie.202103353
  • Chen X., Kohring M., Assebban M., Tywoniuk B., Bartlam C., Moses Badlyan N., Maultzsch J., Duesberg GS., Weber HB., Knirsch K., Hirsch A.:
    Covalent Patterning of 2D MoS2
    In: Chemistry - A European Journal (2021)
    ISSN: 0947-6539
    DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102021
  • Chen X., Krajewska AM., Mcguinness C., Lynes A., Mcateer D., Berner N., Duesberg G., Coleman JN., Mcdonald AR.:
    Tuning the Photo-electrochemical Performance of RuII-Sensitized Two-Dimensional MoS2
    In: Chemistry - A European Journal 27 (2021), p. 984-992
    ISSN: 0947-6539
    DOI: 10.1002/chem.202002615

2020

  • Chen X., Denninger P., Stimpel-Lindner T., Spiecker E., Duesberg GS., Backes C., Knirsch K., Hirsch A.:
    Defect Engineering of Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Disulfide
    In: Chemistry - A European Journal (2020)
    ISSN: 0947-6539
    DOI: 10.1002/chem.202000286

2018

  • Chen X., Mcateer D., Mcguinness C., Godwin I., Coleman JN., Mcdonald AR.:
    RuII Photosensitizer-Functionalized Two-Dimensional MoS2 for Light-Driven Hydrogen Evolution
    In: Chemistry - A European Journal 24 (2018), p. 351-355
    ISSN: 0947-6539
    DOI: 10.1002/chem.201705203
  • Chen X., Mcglynn C., Mcdonald AR.:
    Two-Dimensional MoS2 Catalyzed Oxidation of Organic Thiols
    In: Chemistry of Materials 30 (2018), p. 6978-6982
    ISSN: 0897-4756
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b01454
  • Mcateer D., Godwin IJ., Ling Z., Harvey A., He L., Boland CS., Vega-Mayoral V., Szydlowska B., Rovetta AA., Backes C., Boland JB., Chen X., Lyons MEG., Coleman JN.:
    Liquid Exfoliated Co(OH)2 Nanosheets as Low-Cost, Yet High-Performance, Catalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction
    In: Advanced Energy Materials 8 (2018), Article No.: 1702965
    ISSN: 1614-6832
    DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201702965

2016

  • Chen X., Berner NC., Backes C., Duesberg GS., Mcdonald AR.:
    Functionalization of Two-Dimensional MoS2: On the Reaction between MoS2 and Organic Thiols
    In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition 55 (2016), p. 5803-5808
    ISSN: 1433-7851
    DOI: 10.1002/anie.201510219
  • Chen X., Mcdonald AR.:
    Functionalization of Two-Dimensional Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides
    In: Advanced Materials 28 (2016), p. 5738-5746
    ISSN: 0935-9648
    DOI: 10.1002/adma.201505345

2015

  • Backes C., Berner NC., Chen X., Lafargue P., Laplace P., Freeley M., Duesberg GS., Coleman JN., Mcdonald AR.:
    Functionalization of liquid-exfoliated two-dimensional 2H-MoS2
    In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition 54 (2015), p. 2638-2642
    ISSN: 1433-7851
    DOI: 10.1002/anie.201409412
  • X. Chen, C. McGlynn, A. R. McDonald Two-Dimensional MoS2 Catalyzed Oxidation of Organic Thiols, Chem. Mater. 2018, 30, 6978
  • D. McAteer, I. Godwin, Z. Ling, A. Harvey, L. He, C. S Boland, V. V. Mayoral, B. Szydlowska, A. A.Rovetta, C. Backes, X. Chen, A. R. McDonald, M. E. G. Lyons and J. N Coleman, Adv. EnergyMater. 2018, 1702965
  • X. Chen, D. MacAteer, C. McGuinness, I. Godwin, J. N. Coleman, A. R. McDonald, Chem. Eur. J.2017, 23, 1.
  • X. Chen, A. R. McDonald, Adv. Mater. 2016, 28, 5738
  • X. Chen, N. C. Berner, C. Backes, G. S. Duesberg, A. R. McDonald, Angew. Chem. Inter. Ed.2016, 55, 5803
  • D. Li, Y. Chen, X. Wang, W. Deuther-Conrad, X. Chen, B. Jia, C. Dong, J. Steinbach, P. Brust, B.Liu, H. Jia, J. Med. Chem. 2016, 59, 934
  • C. Backes, N. C. Berner, X. Chen, P. Lafargue, P. LaPlace, M. Freeley, G. S. Duesberg, J. N. Coleman, A. R. McDonald, Angew. Chem. Inter. Ed. 2015, 54, 2638
  • X. Wang, Y. Li, W. Deuther-Conrad, F. Xie, X. Chen, M.-C. Cui, X.-J. Zhang, J.-M. Zhang, J.Steinbach, P. Brust, B.-L. Liu, H.-M. Jia, Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2013, 21, 215
  • X. Chen, M. Chao., W. Deuther-Conrad, Y. Tu, Y. Xie, Y. Li, F. Xie, X. Wang, J. Steinbach, P.Brust, B. Liu, H. Jia, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2012, 22, 6352
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