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1 Hua-Zhong (Hogan) Yu, Ph. D. Department of Chemistry Office: (778) 782-8062 Simon Fraser University Lab: (778) 782-3765 Burnaby, British Columbia E-mail: [email protected] Canada V5A 1S6 www.sfu.ca/chemistry/groups/Yu/ ____________________________________________________________________ 1. EMPLOYMENT / RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Professor 09/2009 - present Simon Fraser University (SFU), Department of Chemistry Joint affiliations with 4D Labs (Center for Advanced Materials and Nanostructures) and Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Visiting Professor 03/2008-06/2008 Hokkaido University, Faculty of Science, Division of Chemistry Host Professor: Kohei Uosaki Associate Professor 09/2005- 08/2009 Simon Fraser University, Department of Chemistry Assistant Professor 09/2001 to 08/2005 Simon Fraser University, Department of Chemistry Assistant Professor 07/2000 to 08/2001 Acadia University, Department of Chemistry, Joint affiliation with Acadia Center for Microstructural Analysis National Laboratory Visiting Fellow 05/1999 to 06/2000 National Research Council of Canada, Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences Supervisor: Danial D. M. Wayner Postdoctoral Scholar 09/1997 to 05/1999 California Institute of Technology, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Supervisors: Ahmed H. Zewail (1999 Nobel Laureate) and Fred C. Anson 2. AWARDS / MEDIA RECOGNITIONS (1) Awards and Fellowships [1] W. Lash Miller Award, Electrochemical Society Canadian Section, 04/2011. [2] Distinguished Visiting Scholarship, National Science Council, Taiwan (ROC), 12/2010. [3] Interdisciplinary Research Scholarship, K. C. Wong Education Foundation, Beijing, China, 3/2010. [4] Invitation Fellowship, Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science, 03/2008-05/2008. [5] Visiting Scholarship, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan (ROC), 11/2007. [6] Fred Beamish Award, Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC), 05/2004. [7] BC Scholar to China Travel Award, International Office of BC Universities, 10/2003 [8] CNC / IUPAC Travel Award, Canadian National Committee of IUPAC, 08/2003. [9] Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship, MPI fr Polymerforschung, Mainz, Germany, declined in order to take a position at Caltech, 07/1997 [10] Royal Society-British Petroleum Research Fellowship, Leeds University, Leeds, UK, declined in order to take a position at Caltech, 08/1997 1/4

2 (2) Media Recognition / Public Awareness [1] C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News on-line), Listening For Lead, February 15, 2011, DOI:10.1021/CEN020311125139. [2] AQ (The Magazine of Simon Fraser University), April 2009, Page: 7: Computer and heath. [3] Analytical Chemistry Latest News, March 26, 2009: DNA aggregates detected as hot spots in electrofluorescence of SAMs. [4] Canadian Chemical News (ACCN), January 2009, Vol.61 (No.1). Page 6; SFU uses regular CD drive for medical tests. [5] The Tri-City News, Dec. 11, 2008; DNA on computer CD could let you know if youre OK [6] CityTV Vancouver (Channel 13), Breakfast Television, Nov. 24, 2008. [7] Vancouver 24 Hours, Nov. 24, 2008; Prof finds new DVD use. [8] World Journal, Nov. 21, 2008; Home computer drive also can help with biomedical diagnosis. [9] SingTao Daily News, Nov. 21, 2008: CD-based diagnostic devices. [10] Omni TV (Channel 8), Mandarin / Cantonese Daily News, Nov. 20, 2008. [11] News and Views in Nature 2008, 456, 178-179: Home diagnostics to music. [12] SpectroscopyNow, Nov. 1, 2008: DIY Instrumentation. [13] Editors Choice in Science 2007, 316, 1670: Droplets hanging around. [14] SpectroscopyNow, Nov. 1, 2006: Print yourself a spectrometer. [15] AFMNet: ADVANCE, 2005/06: Flipping the molecular switches for food safety. [16] Simon Fraser University News, May 13, 2004: Yu recognized for innovation. [17] Ming Pao, Dec. 26, 2003: Excellence in research: Professor Yus DNA studies at SFU [18] Vancouver Sun, Nov. 25, 2003: Incredible tiny inventions [19] Silicon Valley North, 12/2003: Multidisciplinary team project: big things from small packages. [20] The Scientist, Nov. 11, 2002: Array on an old CD. [21] Canadian Chemical News (ACCN), February 2002; Prospecting for gold. [22] Photonics Spectra, December 2001, page 50; Recordable CDs are source of gold substrates. 3. PUBLICATION RECORD (SUMMARY) (1) Papers published in Electrochimica Acta 4 (2) Review articles/ book chapters 5 (3) Papers in other refereed scientific journals 49 (4) Papers from graduate/postdoctoral studies 27 (5) Papers published in Chinese journals 20 (6) Patent applications / technical reports 6 Total 109 4. INVITED LECTURES (since 2005; selected) [1] Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan (ROC), Dec. 14, 2010. [2] Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan (ROC), Dec. 14, 2010. [3] Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan (ROC), Dec. 13, 2010. [4] Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, P.R. China, Nov. 22, 2010. 2/4

3 [5] Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, Qinghai, China, Nov. 18, 2010. [6] Faculty of Science, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China, Nov. 15, 2010. [7] BioTronics 2010, Seoul, Korea, Oct. 28, 2010. [8] Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Oct. 27, 2010. [9] Department of Chemistry, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea, Oct. 26, 2010. [10] 2010 Full Symposium of the ECS Canadian Section, London, ON, Sept. 18, 2010. [11] Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto, ON, Sept. 10, 2010. [12] Department of Chemistry and Physical Sciences, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga, ON, Sept. 9, 2010. [13] 217th Electrochemical Society (ECS) Meeting, Vancouver, BC, April 26, 2010. [14] Bio-physics and Soft Matter Seminar, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Mar. 1, 2010. [15] BC Innovation Council Workshop, Vancouver, Oct. 21, 2009. [16] Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsin Chu, Taiwan (ROC), Dec. 11, 2008. [17] International Lecture Series on Materials Science and Innovation, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, May 26, 2008. [18] Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, April 16, 2008. [19] Department of Chemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, California, Jan. 11, 2008. [20] 2008 Gordon Research Conference (Electrochemistry), Ventura, California, Jan. 8, 2008. [21] Department of Chemistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Nov. 28, 2007. [22] Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan (ROC), Nov. 22, 2007. [23] 58th International Society of Electrochemistry Annual Meeting, Banff, AB, Sept. 14, 2007. [24] NRC Steacie Institute of Molecular Science, Ottawa, ON, June 1, 2007. [25] Xingda Science Lecture Series (No. 267), Peking University, Beijing, China, April 27, 2007. [26] 2006 Electrochemical Society Joint International Meeting, Cancun, Mexico, Nov. 2, 2006. [27] Department of Chemistry, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, May 26, 2006. [28] Xerox Research Center of Canada, Mississauga, ON, Nov. 11, 2005. [29] The CMC Microsystems 2005 Annual Symposium, Ottawa, ON, Oct. 13, 2005. [30] 3rd International Conference on Advanced Materials, Singapore, July 5, 2005. [31] Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea, June 28, 2005. 4. MEMBERSHIPS IN LEARNED SOCIETIES (1) 1998 American Chemical Society (ACS) (2) 2000 The Electrochemical Society (ECS) (3) 2000 Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC) (4) 2005 International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) 5. Professional Activities 3/4

4 (1) Chair of the 2010 Spring Symposium, the ECS Canadian Section, Burnaby, BC, April 24, 2010. (2) Symposium co-chair, 217th Electrochemical Society Meeting, Vancouver, BC, April 25-30, 2010. (3) Member of the CSC Fred Beamish Award selection committee, 07/2004 06/2007. (4) Symposium co-chair, 58th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Sept. 9-14, 2007. Banff, AB. (5) Active member of Canadian Institute of Chemistry (CIC), American Chemical Society (ACS), Electrochemical Society (ECS), and International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE). 5. EDUCATION Ph.D., Physical Chemistry and Materials Science 1997 Peking University, Beijing, P.R. China; Supervisor: Zhong-Fan Liu M. Sc., Chemical Physics 1994 Shandong University and Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Supervisors: Yue-Shu Gu (Shandong Univ.); Xue-Chu Li (CAS) B. Sc., Chemistry 1991 Shandong University, Jinan, P.R. China 6. Personal Information Birth: July 6, 1971 Citizenship: Canadian 4/4

5 PUBLICATION RECORD ***************************************************************************************************************************** Hua-Zhong (Hogan) Yu Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada V5A 1S6 (Updated on April 26, 2011) PAPERS PUBLISHED IN ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA [1] Xiang, D.; Merbouh, N.; Shao, H.; Yu, H.-Z. Investigation of liquid-liquid interfacial electron transfer kinetics using multicenter ferrocenyl complexes, Electrochimica Acta 2011, 56, in press (online April 23, 2011). [2] Jo, K.; Yu, H.-Z.; Yang, H.; Formation kinetics and stability of phosphonate self-assembled monolayers on indium tin oxide, Electrochimica Acta 2011, 56, in press (online Mar. 12, 2011). [3] Wang, M. C. P.; Li, Y.-C.; Merbouh, N.; Yu, H.-Z., Thin-layer electrochemistry of ferrocenylbenzene derivatives: intramolecular electronic communication, Electrochimi. Acta 2008, 53, 7720-7725. [4] Asanuma, H.; Bishop, E. M.; Yu, H. Z., Electrochemical impedance and solid-state electrical characterization of silicon (111) modified with -functionalized alkyl monolayers, Electrochim. Acta 2007, 52, 5913-5919. REVIEW ARTICLES / BOOK CHAPTER [5] Ho, C.; Yu, H.-Z. Aptamer-based electrochemical biosensors for the detection of small molecules and plasma proteins, in Microelectrode Biosensors Designed for Neuroscience Applications, Ed. S. Marinesco and N. Dale, Springer, 2011 (invited). [6] Popoff, R. T. W.; Kavanagh, K. K.; Yu, H.-Z., Preparation of ideal molecular junctions: depositing non-invasive gold contacts on molecularly-modified silicon, Nanoscale 2011, 3, 1434- 1445 (invited review). [7] Cheng, A. K. H.; Sen, D.; Yu, H.-Z., Design and testing of aptamer-based electrochemical biosensors for small molecules and proteins, Bioelectrochemistry 2009, 77, 1-12 (invited review). 1

6 [8] Ho, C.; Soolaman, D. M.; Yu, H.-Z., Analytical/materials chemistry on recordable CDs: beyond self-assembly, Can. J. Chem. 2005, 83, 403-412 (CSC Fred Beamish Award Lecture; featured as cover picture). [9] Yu, H.-Z., New chemistry on old CDs, Chem. Commun. 2004, 2633-2636 (Focus Article; featured as inside cover picture; most accessed paper in December 2004). PAPERS PUBLISHED IN OTHER REFEREED SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS [10] Wang, H.; Ou, L. M. L.; Suo, Y.; Yu, H.-Z. Computer-readable DNAzyme assay on disc for ppb- level lead detection, Anal. Chem. 2011, 83, 1557-1563. Featured in C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News on-line), Listening For Lead, February 15, 2011, DOI:10.1021/CEN020311125139. [11] Ge, B.; Huang, Y. C.; Sen, D.; Yu, H.-Z. A robust electronic switch made of immobilized duplex/quadruplex DNA, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 9965-9967. [12] Pallapa, M.; Ou, L. M. L.; Parameswaran, M.; Yu, H.-Z., Software-based quantitation of bioassays-on-CD, Sens. Actuators B 2010, 148, 620623. [13] Popoff, R. T. W.; Asanuma, H.; Yu, H. Z.; Long-term stability and electrical performance of organic monolayers on hydrogen-terminated silicon, J. Phys. Chem. C 2010, 114, 1086610872. [14] Xiang, D.; Gao, G.; Shao, H.; Li, H.; Zhang, H.-L.; Yu, H.-Z., Redox behavior and ion-pairing thermodynamics of ferrocene and its derivatives in the organic phase, J. Phys. Chem. C 2010, 114, 617621. [15] Asanuma, H.; Noguchi, H.; Uosaki, K.; Yu, H.-Z., Water structure at superhydrophobic quartz / water interfaces: a vibrational sum frequency generation spectroscopy study, J. Phys. Chem. C 2009, 113, 21155-21161. [16] Asanuma, H.; Noguchi, H.; Huang, Y.; Uosaki, K.; Yu, H.-Z., Probing the molecular conformation of self-assembled monolayers at metal/semiconductor interfaces by vibrational sum frequency generation spectroscopy, J. Phys. Chem. C 2009, 113, 21139-21146. [17] Chakraborty, B.; Jiang, Z.; Li, Y.; Yu, H.-Z., Rational design and performance testing of aptamer- based electrochemical biosensors for adenosine, J. Electroanal. Chem. 2009, 635, 75-82. [18] Cheng, A. K. H.; Su, H.; Wang, Y. A.; Yu, H.-Z., Aptamer-based detection of epithelial tumor marker mucin 1 with quantum dot-based fluorescence readout, Anal. Chem. 2009, 81, 6130-6139. 2

7 [19] Huang, Y.-C.; Cheng, A. K. H.; Yu, H.-Z.; Sen, D. The charge conduction properties of a parallel- stranded DNA G-quadruplex: implications for chromosomal oxidative damage, Biochemistry 2009, 48, 67946804. [20] Murphy, J. N.; Cheng, A. K. H.; Yu, H.-Z.; Bizzotto, D., On the nature of DNA self-assembled monolayers on Au: measuring surface heterogeneity with electrochemical in situ fluorescence microscopy, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 4042-4050. Featured in: Analytical Chemistry Latest News, DNA aggregates detected as hot spots in electrofluorescence of SAMs, March 26, 2009. [21] Li, Y. C.; Li, P. C. H.; Parameswaran, M.; Yu, H.-Z., Inkjet printed electrode arrays for potential modulation of DNA self-assembled monolayers on gold, Anal. Chem. 2008, 80, 8814-8821. [22] Li, Y. C.; Ou, L. M. L.; Yu, H.-Z., Digitized molecular diagnostics: Reading disc-based bioassays with standard computer drives, Anal. Chem. 2008, 80, 8216-8223. Featured in: SpectroscopyNow, DIY Instrumentation, Nov. 1, 2008; and by Erickson, J. S.; Ligler, F. S., Home diagnostics to music, Nature 2008, 456, 178-179. [23] Katz, M.; Ramnial, T.; Yu, H.-Z.; Leznoff, D. B., Polymorphism of Zn[Au(CN)2]2 and its luminescent sensory response to NH3 vapor, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 10662-10673. [24] Huang, Y. C.; Ge, B.; Sen, D.; Yu, H.-Z., Immobilized DNA switches as electronic sensors for picomolar detection of plasma proteins, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 8023-8029. [25] Asanuma, H.; Noguchi, H.; Uosaki, K.; Yu, H.-Z., Metal cation-induced deformation of DNA self-assembled monolayers on silicon, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 8016-8022. [26] Kuikka, M. A.; Li, W.; Kavanagh, K. L.; Yu, H.-Z., Nanoscale electrical and structural characterization of gold/molecular-monolayer/silicon junctions, J. Phys. Chem. C 2008, 112, 9081-9088. [27] Wang, L.; Li, P. C. H.; Yu, H.-Z.; Parameswaran, M., Fungal pathogenic nucleic acid detection achieved with a microfluidic microarray device, Anal. Chim. Acta 2008, 610, 97-104. [28] Soolaman, D. M.; Yu, H.-Z., Monolayer-directed electrodeposition of oxide thin films: surface morphology versus chemical modification, J. Phys. Chem. C 2007, 111, 14157-14164. [29] Peng, X. Y.; Li, P. C. H.; Yu, H.-Z.; Parameswaran, M.; Chou, W. L., Spiral microchannels on a CD for DNA hybridizations, Sens. Actuators B 2007, 128, 64-69. [30] Cheng, A. K. H.; Ge, B. X.; Yu, H.-Z., Aptamer-based biosensors for label-free voltammetric detection of lysozyme, Anal. Chem. 2007, 79, 5158-5164. 3

8 [31] Cheng, A. K. H.; Soolaman, D. M.; Yu, H.-Z., Non-evaporating microdroplets on self- assembled monolayer surfaces under ambient conditions, J. Phys. Chem. B 2007, 111, 7561-7566. Featured in: Science 2007, 316, 1670: Droplets Hanging Around (Editors Choice). [32] Cho, H.; Parameswaran, M.; Yu, H.-Z., Fabrication of microsensors using unmodified office inkjet printers, Sens. Actuators B 2007, 123, 749-756. Featured in: Spectroscopy Now, Print yourself a spectrometer, Nov. 1, 2006. [33] Ge, B.; Huang, Y.-C.; Sen, D.; Yu, H.-Z., Electrochemical investigation of DNA-modified surfaces: From quantitation methods to experimental conditions, J. Electroanal. Chem. 2007, 602, 156-162. [34] Li, Y.; Wang, Z.; Ou, L. M. L.; Yu, H.-Z., DNA detection on plastic: surface activation protocol to convert polycarbonate substrates to biochip platforms, Anal. Chem. 2007, 79, 426-433. Featured as one of the most accessed articles in Analytical Chemistry (Jan-Mar 2007). [35] Cheng, A. K. H.; Soolaman, D. M.; Yu, H.-Z. Evaporation of microdroplets of ethanol-water mixtures on gold surfaces modified with self-assembled monolayers, J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 11267-11271. [36] Li, Y. C.; Tsang, E. M. Y.; Chan, A. Y. C.; Yu, H.-Z., Thin-layer electrochemistry of 1,3,5- triferrocenylbenzene: a unique two-step, three-electron process, Electrochem. Commun. 2006, 8, 951-955. [37] Asanuma, H.; Noguchi, H.; Uosaki, K.; Yu, H.-Z., Structure and reactivity of alkoxycarbonyl (ester)-terminated monolayers on silicon: sum-frequency generation spectroscopy, J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 4892-4899. [38] Su, L.; Sen, D.; Yu, H.-Z., Voltammetric study of the ion-exchange binding of non-electroactive metal cations to DNA-modified surfaces, Analyst 2006, 131, 317-322 (Emerging Investigators special issue). [39] Soolaman, D. M.; Yu, H.-Z., Water microdroplets on molecularly tailored surfaces: correlation between wetting hysteresis and evaporation mode switching, J. Phys. Chem. B 2005, 109, 17967- 17973. [40] Asanuma, H.; Lopinski, G. P.; Yu, H.-Z., Kinetic control of the photochemical reactivity of hydrogen-terminated silicon with bifunctional molecules, Langmuir 2005, 21, 5013-5018. [41] Asanuma, H.; Liu, Y. J.; Yu, H.-Z., A versatile portable device for solid-state electrical measurements of soft materials, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 2005, 44, 1991-1993. 4

9 [42] Yang, M.; Tsang, E. M. Y.; Wang, Y. A.; Peng, X. G.; Yu, H.-Z., Bioreactive surfaces prepared via self-assembly of dendron thiols and subsequent dendrimer bridging reactions, Langmuir 2005, 21, 1858-1865. [43] Dickie, D. A.; Chan, A. Y. C.; Jalali, H.; Jenkins, H. A.; Yu, H.-Z.; Clyburne, J. A. C. m- Terphenyl thiols: rigid and bulky molecules for the formation of bioactive self-assembled monolayers on gold, Chem. Commun. 2004, 2432-2433. [44] Su, L.; Sankar, C. G.; Sen, D.; Yu, H.-Z., Kinetics of the ion-exchange binding of redox metal cations to thiolate-DNA monolayers on gold, Anal. Chem. 2004, 76, 5953-5959. [45] Yu, H.-Z.; Soolaman, D. M.; Rowe, A. W.; Banks, J. T., Evaporation of Water Micro-droplets on Self-Assembled Monolayers: From Pinning to Shrinking, ChemPhysChem 2004, 5, 1035-1038. [46] Xu, J.; Frcic, A.; Clyburne, J. A. C.; Gossage, R. A.; Yu, H-Z., Thin-layer electrochemistry of 1,3- diferrocenyl-2-buten-1-one: direct correlation between driving force and liquid/liquid interfacial electron transfer rates, J. Phys. Chem. B 2004, 108, 5742-5746. [47] Liu, Y.-J.; Navasero, N. M.; Yu, H.-Z., Formation and reactivity of mixed -carboxyalkyl / alkyl monolayers on silicon: ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and contact angle titration, Langmuir 2004, 20, 4039-4050. [48] Liu, Y. J.; Yu, H. Z., Effect of organic contamination on the electrical degradation of hydrogen- terminated silicon upon exposure to air under ambient conditions, J. Electrochem. Soc. 2003, 150, G861-G865. [49] Liu, Y. J.; Yu, H. Z., Molecular passivation of classical mercury-silicon (p-type) diode junctions: alkylation, oxidation, and alkylsilation, J. Phys. Chem. B 2003, 107, 7803-7811. [50] Yu, H. Z., Luo, C. Y.; Sankar, C. G.; Sen, D. Voltammetric procedure for examining DNA- modified surfaces: quantitation, cationic binding activity, and electron-transfer kinetics, Anal. Chem. 2003, 75, 3902-3907. [51] Liu, Y.-J.; Yu, H.-Z.; Alkyl monolayer-passivated metal-semiconductor diodes: 2. Comparison with native silicon oxide, ChemPhysChem 2003, 4, 335-342. [52] Liu, Y.-J.; Waugh, D. M.; Yu, H. Z., Impact of organic contamination on the electrical properties of hydrogen-terminated silicon under ambient conditions, Appl. Phys. Lett. 2002, 81, 4967-4969. [53] Yu, H.-Z.; Rowe, A. W.; Waugh, D. M., Templated electrochemical deposition of zirconia thin films on Recordable CDs, Anal. Chem. 2002, 74, 5742-5747. Featured in: The Scientist, November 11, 2002, page 10: Array on an old CD 5

10 [54] Liu, Y. J.; Yu, H.-Z., Alkyl monolayer-passivated metal-semiconductor diodes: 1. Molecular tunability and electron transport, ChemPhysChem 2002, 3, 799-802. [55] Banks, J. T.; Yu, T. T.; Yu, H.-Z., Direct visualization of the hydrolysis kinetics of titanium (IV) alkoxides on functionalized gold surfaces, J. Phys. Chem. B 2002, 106, 3538-3542. [56] Yu, H.-Z., Self-assembly on recordable CDs, Anal. Chem. 2001, 73, 4343-4347. Featured in: Photonics Spectra, December 2001, page 50: Recordable CDs are sources of gold substrates; Canadian Chemical News (ACCN), February 2002, page 10: Prospecting for gold PAPERS PUBLISHED DURING GRADUATE/POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES [57] Yu, H.-Z.; Baskin, J. S.; Zewail, A. H., Ultrafast dynamics of porphyrins in the condensed phase: II. Zinc Tetraphenylporphyrin, J. Phys. Chem. A 2002, 106, 9845-9854. [58] Baskin, J. S.; Yu, H.-Z.; Zewail, A. H., Ultrafast dynamics of porphyrins in the condensed phase: I. free base tetraphenylporphyrin, J. Phys. Chem. A 2002, 106, 9837-9844. [59] Yu, H.-Z.; Morin, S.; Wayner, D. D. M.; Along, P.; Henry de Villeneuve, C., Molecularly tunable organic capacitors at silicon / electrolyte interfaces, J. Phys. Chem. B 2000, 104, 11157-11161. [60] Yu, H.-Z.; Ye, S.; Zhang, H.-L.; Uosaki, K.; Liu, Z.-F., Molecular orientation and electrochemical stability of azobenzene self-assembled monolayers on gold: an in situ FTIR study, Langmuir 2000, 16, 6948-6954. [61] Yu, H.-Z.; Boukherroub, R.; Morin, S.; Wayner, D. D. M., Facile interfacial electron transfer through n-alkyl monolayers formed on hydrogen-terminated n-Si (111), Electrochem. Comm. 2000, 2, 562-566. [62] Yu, H.-Z.; Baskin, J. S.; Steiger, B.; Anson, F. C.; Zewail, A. H., Femtosecond dynamics and electrocatalysis of the reduction of O2: ruthenated cobalt porphyrins, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 484-485. [63] Yu, H.-Z.; Xia, N.; Liu, Z.-F., SERS titration of p-mercaptopyridine self-assembled monolayers at aqueous buffer / gold interfaces, Anal. Chem. 1999, 71, 1354-1358. [64] Yu, H.-Z.; Zhang, J.; Zhang, H.-L.; Liu, Z.-F., Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) from azobenzene self-assembled "sandwiches", Langmuir 1999, 15, 16-19. [65] Zhang, J.; Yu, H.-Z.; Zhao, J.; Liu, Z.-F.; Li, H.-L., SEIRS and SERS of azobenzene acid monolayers on silver island films, Appl. Spectrosc. 1999, 53, 1305-1308. 6

11 [66] Zhu, T.; Yu, H.-Z.; Wang, Y.-Q.; Liu, Z.-F., Irreversible absorption and reduction of p- nitrothiophenol monolayers on gold: electrochemical in situ surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. A 1999, 337, 241-244. [67] Yu, H.-Z.; Zhang, H.-L.; Liu, Z.-F.; Ye, S.; Uosaki, K., Monitoring electron transfer in azobenzene self-assembled monolayers by in situ infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy, Langmuir 1998, 14, 619-624. [68] Yu, H.-Z.; Xia, N.; Zhang, J.; Liu, Z.-F., Constructing different "bridges" for interfacial electron transfer in azobenzene LB/SAM composite bilayers, J. Electroanal. Chem. 1998, 448, 119-124. [69] Yu, H.-Z.; Baskin, J. S.; Steiger, B.; Wan, C.; Anson, F. C.; Zewail, A. H., Femtosecond dynamics of metalloporphyrins: electron transfer and energy redistribution, Chem. Phys. Lett. 1998, 293, 1-8. [70] Shao, H.-B.; Yu, H.-Z.; Cheng, G. J.; Zhang, H.-L.; Liu, Z.-F., Formation kinetics and electrochemical behavior of azobenzene self-assembled monolayers on gold electrodes, Ber. Bunsenges. Phys. Chem. 1998, 102, 111-117. [71] Yu, H.-Z.; Shao, H.-B.; Luo, Y.; Zhang, H.-L.; Liu, Z.-F., Evaluation of the tunneling constant for long-range electron transfer in azobenzene self-assembled monolayers on gold, Langmuir 1997, 13, 5774-5778. [72] Yu, H.-Z.; Zhao, J.-W.; Wang, Y.-Q.; Cai, S.-M. Liu, Z.-F., Fabricating azobenzene self- assembled monolayers via step-by-step surface modification of cysteamine monolayers on gold, J. Electroanal. Chem. 1997, 438, 221-224. [73] Yu, H.-Z.; Wang, Y.-Q.; Cai, S.-M.; Liu, Z.-F., Structural and electrochemical investigations of self-assembled monolayers of azobenzenealkanethiol and ferrocenealkanethiol containing amido linkages, Ber. Bunsenges. Phys. Chem. 1997, 101, 257-264. [74] Yu, H.-Z.; Zhao, J.-W.; Wang, Y.-Q.; Liu, Z.-F., Self-assembling kinetics of azobenzene alkanethiol monolayers on gold, Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. A 1997, 294, 107-112. [75] Zhu, T.; Yu, H.-Z.; Wang, J.; Wang, Y.-Q.; Cai, S.-M.; Liu, Z.-F., Two-dimensional surface- enhanced Raman mapping of differently prepared gold substrates with azobenzene self-assembled monolayers, Chem. Phys. Lett. 1997, 265, 334-340. [76] Shao, H.- B.; Yu, H.-Z.; Zhao, J.-W.; Zhao, C.-X.; Liu, Z.-F., The effect of packing density on the electron-transfer kinetics of azobenzenethiol monolayers on gold, Chem. Lett. 1997, 749-750. [77] Wang, Y.-Q.; Yu, H.-Z.; Mu, T.; Luo, Y.; Zhao, C.-X.; Liu, Z.-F., Photochromic and electrochemical behavior of crown-ether derived azobenzene monolayer assemblies, J. Electroanal. Chem. 1997, 438, 127-131. 7

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