1. Xie, M., # Fang, W., # Qu, Z.# et al. High-entropy alloy nanopatterns by prescribed metallization of DNA origami templates. Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 1745.
2. Xue Z.#, Li H.#, Xie W., Xu Y.*, Zhou L., Qu Z.-b.* Benzo[d]isoxazole Derivatives as Hypoxia-Inducible Factor (HIF)-1α Inhibitors. ACS Med. Chem. Lett. 2022, 13, 1864−1869. (Front Cover Article.)
3. Ding K.#, Ai J.#, Duan Y.*, Han L.*, Qu Z.*, Che S.* Mechanism of diastereoisomer-induced chirality of BiOBr. Chemical Science. 2022, 13, 2450-2455.
4. Azhati A., Han L., Qu Z.*, Ren Z., Liu X.*, Chen L. and Che S.* Insight on Metal Ions Inducing Chiral Self-assembly of DNA in Silica Mineralization. Nano Research 2022, DOI: 10.1007/s12274-022-4460-x.
5. Qu, Z.-b.; Zhou X.; Zhang M.; Shen J.; Li Q.; Xu F.; Kotov N.A.; Fan C.; Metal Bridged Graphene-Protein Supraparticles for Analog and Digital Nitric Oxide Sensing. Advanced Materials, 2021, 33, 202007900.
6. Qu Z.-b.#; Zhang Y.-n#; Dai Z.; Zhang .Y-c.; Hao Y.; Shen J.; Wang F.; Li Q.; Fan C.; Liu X.; DNA framework-engineered long-range electrostatic interactions for DNA hybridization reactions. Angewandte Chemie, 2021, 60, 16693-16699.
7. Zhang, Y#; Qu, Z.-b.#; Pradeep Narayanan, R.; Williams, D.; Zuo, X.; Wang, L.; Yan, H.; Liu, H.; Fan, C.; Prescribing silver chirality with DNA origami. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143(23), 8639–8646.
8. Qu, Z.-b.#, Jiang Y.#, Zhang J., Chen S., Zeng R., Zhuo Y., Lu M., Shi G., Gu H.; Tailoring Oxygen-Containing Groups on Graphene for Ratiometric Electrochemical Measurements of Ascorbic Acid in Living Subacute Parkinson’s Disease Mouse Brains. Anal. Chem. 2021, 93 (49), 16598-16607.
9. Qu, Z.-b.; Feng, W. J.; Wang, Y.; Kotov, N.A.; Diverse Nanoassemblies of Graphene Quantum Dots and Their Mineralogical Counterparts. Angewandte Chemie, 2020, 132 (22), 8620-8629.
10. Jiang, W.; Qu, Z. B.; Kumar, P.; Vecchio, D.; Wang, Y.; Ma, Y.; ... & Kotov, N. A.; Emergence of complexity in hierarchically organized chiral particles. Science, 2020, 368(6491), 642-648.
11. Qu, Z.-b.; Shen J.; Li Q.; Xu F.; Wang F.; Zhang X.; Fan C.; Near-IR emissive rare-earth nanoparticles for guided surgery, Theranostics, 2020; 10(6): 2631-2644.
12. Li Y.,# Lu H.,# Qu Z.,# Li M., … Fan C., Shen J.* Phase transferring luminescent gold nanoclusters via single-stranded DNA. Science China-Chemistry, 2022, 65, 1212–1220.
13. Chen, B.; Huang, Q.; Qu, Z.-b.; Li, C.; Li, Q.; Shi, J.; ... & Li, J. Probing transient DNA conformation changes with an intercalative fluorescent excimer. Angewandte Chemie, 2021, 60 (12), 6624-6630.
14. Jiao, K., Yan, Q., Guo, L., Qu, Z., Cao, S., Chen, X., Li, Q., Zhu, Y., Li, J., Wang, L. and Fan, C.,. Poly‐Adenine‐Based Spherical Nucleic Acids for Efficient Live‐Cell MicroRNA Capture. Angewandte Chemie, 2021, 133, 14559 –14566.
15. Yao, G., Li, J., Li, Q., Chen, X., Liu, X., Wang, F., Qu, Z.-b., ... & Fan, C. Programming nanoparticle valence bonds with single-stranded DNA encoders. Nature Materials, 2020,19(7), 781-788.
16. Li, J., Dai, J., Jiang, S., Xie, M., Zhai, T., Guo, L., Cao S., Xing S., Qu, Z.-b., Zhao Y., Wang F., Yang Y., Liu L., Zuo X., Wang L., Yan H.,Fan, C.,Encoding quantized fluorescence states with fractal DNA frameworks. Nature Commun., 2020, 11, 2185.
17. Wang, Y., Kadiyala, U., Qu, Z.-b., Elvati, P., Altheim, C., Kotov, N. A., ... & VanEpps, J. S. Anti-biofilm activity of graphene quantum dots via self-assembly with bacterial amyloid proteins. ACS Nano, 2019, 13(4), 4278-4289.
18. Lin, Z. Y., Qu, Z. B., Chen, Z. H., Han, X. Y., Deng, L. X., Luo, Q., ... & Zhang, M. The Marriage of Protein and Lanthanide: Unveiling a Time-Resolved Fluorescence Sensor Array Regulated by pH toward High-Throughput Assay of Metal Ions in Biofluids. Anal. Chem., 2019, 91(17), 11170-11177.
19. Wu, T., Ma, Y., Qu, Z., Fan, J., Li, Q., Shi, P., ... & Min, Y. Black phosphorus–graphene heterostructure- supported Pd nanoparticles with superior activity and stability for ethanol electro-oxidation. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces., 2019, 11(5), 5136-5145.
20. Qu, Z.-b.; Lu, L.F.; Zhang, M.; Shi, G. Colorimetric Detection of Carcinogenic Aromatic Amine Using Layer-by-Layer Graphene Oxide/ Cytochrome C Composite. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 2018, 10(13): 11350-11360.
21. Jiang, S.; Chekini, M.; Qu, Z.-b.; Wang, Y.; Yeltik, A.; Liu, Y.; Kotlyar, A.; Zhang, T.; Li, B.; Demir, H.V.; Kotov, N.A., Chiral Ceramic Nanoparticles of Tungsten Oxide and Peptide Catalysis, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139 (39), 13701-13712.
22. Qi, Y. X.; Qu, Z.-b.; Wang, Q. X.; Zhang, M.; Shi, G. Nanomolar sensitive colorimetric assay for Mn2+ using cysteic acid-capped silver nanoparticles and theoretical investigation of its sensing mechanism, Anal. Chim. Act., 2017, 980, 65-71.
23. Feng, W.; Kim, J.Y.; Wang, X.; Calcaterra, H.A.; Qu, Z.-b.; Meshi, L.; Kotov, N.A.; Assembly of mesoscale helices with near-unity enantiomeric excess and light-matter interactions for chiral semiconductors. Sci. Adv., 2017, 3(3), e1601159.
24. Suzuki, N.; Wang, Y.; Elvati, P.; Qu, Z.-B.; Kim, K.; Jiang, S.; Baumeister, E.; Lee, J.; Yeom, B.; Bahng, J.H.; Lee, J.; Violi, A.; Kotov, N.A.; Chiral Graphene Quantum Dots. ACS Nano 10, 1744–1755 (2016).
25. Qu, Z.-b.; Zhang, M.; Zhou, T.; Shi, G., A Single-Wavelength-Emitting Ratiometric Probe Based on Phototriggered Fluorescence Switching of Graphene Quantum Dots. Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20 (42), 13777-13782.
26. Zhou, Y.; Qu, Z.-b.; Zeng, Y.; Zhou, T.; Shi, G., A novel composite of graphene quantum dots and molecularly imprinted polymer for fluorescent detection of paranitrophenol. Biosens. Bioelectron. 2014, 52, 317-323.
27. Zhang, M.; Qu, Z.-b.; Ma, H.-Y.; Zhou, T.; Shi, G., DNA-based sensitization of Tb3+ luminescence regulated by Ag+ and cysteine: use as a logic gate and a H2O2 sensor. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50 (36), 4677-4679. (Inside Cover Story).
28. Zhang, M.; Qu, Z.-b.; Han, C.-M.; Lu, L. F.; Li, Y.; Zhou, T.; Shi, G., Time-resolved probes and oxidase-based biosensors using terbium(iii)-guanosine monophosphate-mercury(ii) coordination polymer nanoparticles. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50 (85), 12855-12858.
29. Qu, Z.-b.; Zhou, X.; Gu, L.; Lan, R.; Sun, D.; Yu, D.; Shi, G., Boronic acid functionalized graphene quantum dots as a fluorescent probe for selective and sensitive glucose determination in microdialysate. Chem. Commun. 2013, 49 (84), 9830-9832.
30. Qu, Z.-b.; Gu, L.; Li, M.; Shi, G.; Zhuang, G.-l., Hybrid nanotube–graphene junctions: spin degeneracy breaking and tunable electronic structure. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2013, 15 (46), 20281-20287.
31. Zhu, Y.#; Qu, Z.-b.#; Zhuang, G.; Chen, W.; Wang, J., Coronal multi-walled silicon nanotubes. J. Energy Chem. 2013, 22 (3), 408-412.
32. Zhu, G.-m.; Qu, Z.-b.; Zhuang, G.-l.; Xie, Q.; Meng, Q.-q.; Wang, J.-g., CO Oxidation by Lattice Oxygen on V2O5 Nanotubes. J. Phys. Chem. C 2011, 115 (30), 14806-14811.
