1. Shu-Yi Zhu†, Feng Xue†, Qing-Chen Bai, Yan-Li He, Li-Jun Wang, Lin-Lin Wang, Wei-Jie Liu, Xia-Guang Zhang*, Chao Zhan*, Zhong-Qun Tian. Uncovering the Role of Direct Electron Transfer in Plasmon-Mediated Electrochemical Reactions. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025,147,10, 8101-8106.
2. Chao Zhan†, Federico Dattila†, Clara Rettenmaier, Antonia Herzog, Matias Herran, Timon Wagner, Fabian Scholten, Arno Bergmann, Núria López* & Beatriz Roldan Cuenya*. Key intermediates and Cu active sites for CO2 electroreduction to ethylene and ethanol. Nat. Energy. 2024,9,1485–1496.
3. Yan Wei, Zijie Mao, Tian‐Wen Jiang, Hong Li, Xian‐Yin Ma, Chao Zhan*, Wen‐Bin Cai*. Uncovering Photoelectronic and Photothermal Effects in Plasmon‐Mediated Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2024, 13, e202317740.
4. Chao Zhan*, Jun Yi, Shu Hu, Xia-Guang Zhang, De-Yin Wu, Zhong-Qun Tian*. Plasmon-mediated chemical reactions. Nat. Rev. Methods Primers, 2023, 3(12).
5. Yan Wei, Zijie Mao, Xian-Yin Ma, Chao Zhan*, Wen-Bin Cai*. Plasmon-Enhanced C–C Bond Cleavage toward Efficient Ethanol Electrooxidation. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2022, 13, 48, 11288-11294.
6. Chao Zhan, Federico Dattila, Clara Rettenmaier, Arno. Bergmann, Stefanie Kühl, Rodrigo García-Muelas, Núria Lopez* and Beatriz. Roldan Cuenya*. Revealing the CO Coverage Driven C-C Coupling Mechanism for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction on Cu2O Nanocubes via Operando Raman Spectroscopy. ACS Catal, 2021, 11, 7694−7701.
7. Chao Zhan, Qiu-Xiang Wang, Jun Yi, Liang Chen, De-Yin Wu, Ye Wang, Zhao-Xiong Xie*, Martin Moskovits*, Zhong-Qun Tian*. Plasmonic nanoreactors regulating selective oxidation by energetic electrons and nanoconfined thermal fields. Sci. Adv. 2021, 7, eabf0962.
8. Chao Zhan†, Gan Wang†, Jun Yi†, Jun-Ying Wei, Zhi-Hao Li, Zhao-Bin Chen, Jia Shi, Yang Yang*, Wenjing Hong*, Zhong-Qun Tian*. Single-molecule plasmonic optical trapping. Matter. 2020, 3, 1350-1360.
9. Chao Zhan*, Martin Moskovits*, and Zhong-Qun Tian*. Recent progress and prospects of plasmon-mediated chemical reaction. Matter. 2020, 3, 42-56.
10. Chao Zhan†, Qiuxiang Wang†, Lingyun Zhou†, Xiao Han, Yongyin Wanyan, Jiayu Chen, Yanping Zheng, Ye Wang, Gang Fu*, Zhaoxiong Xie*, Zhongqun Tian. Critical Roles of Doping Cl on Cu2O Nanocrystals for Direct Epoxidation of Propylene by Molecular Oxygen. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 14134-14141.
11. Chao Zhan†, Bo-Wen Liu†, Zhong-Qun Tian, Bin Ren*. Determining the interfacial refractive index via ultrasensitive plasmonic sensors. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 10905-10909.
12. Chao Zhan, Xue-Jiao Chen, Yi-Fan Huang, De-Yin Wu, and Zhong-Qun Tian*. Plasmon-Mediated Chemical Reactions on Nanostructures Unveiled by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy. Acc. Chem. Res. 2019, 52, 2784.
13. Chao Zhan†, Gan Wang†, Xia-Guang Zhang, Zhi-Hao Li, Jun-Ying Wei, Si Yu, Yang Yang*, Wenjing Hong*, Zhong-Qun Tian. Single-molecule measurement of chemisorption free energy at the solid-liquid interface. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 14534.
14. Chao Zhan†, Bo-Wen Liu†, Yi-Fan Huang, Shu Hu, Bin Ren*, Martin Moskovits*, Zhong-Qun Tian*, Disentangling charge carrier from photothermal effects in plasmonic metal nanostructures. Nat. Commun. 2019, 10, 2671.
15. Chao Zhan, Zi-Yuan Wang, Xia-Guang Zhang, Xue-Jiao Chen, Yi-Fan Huang, Shu Hu, Jian-Feng Li, De-Yin Wu*, Martin Moskovits, and Zhong-Qun Tian*, Interfacial Construction of Plasmonic Nanostructures for the Utilization of the Plasmon-Excited Electrons and Holes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 8053-8057.
16. Chao Zhan, Xue-Jiao Chen, Jun Yi, Jian-Feng Li, De-Yin Wu and Zhong-Qun Tian*, From plasmon-enhanced molecular spectroscopy to plasmon-mediated chemical reactions. Nat. Rev. Chem. 2018, 2, 216-230.
