Group publications:

Shao, J., Josephs, E. A., Lee, C., Lopez, A., Ye, T. In situ characterization of electrochemical etching of gold within nanoshaved self-assembled monolayers: the fidelity of pattern transfer. (ACS Nano, under review)

Abel, G.R., Josephs, E. A., Luong, N., Ye, T. (2013). A switchable surface enables visualization of single DNA hybridization events with atomic force microscopy. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 135, 6399-6402(Link)

Josephs, E. A., Shao, J., Ye, T. (2013). Nanografting sodium dodecyl sulfate under potential control: New insights into tip-directed molecular assembly. Nanoscale,5, 4139-4143(Link)

Josephs, E. A., Ye, T. (2013). Nanoscale spatial distribution of DNA probes on model nucleic acid sensor surfaces. ACS Nano,7, 3653-3660 (Link)

Josephs, E. A., Ye, T. (2012). Electric-field dependent conformations of single DNA molecules on a model biosensor surface. Nano Letters, 12, 5255-5261(Link)

Lee, C., Josephs, E. A., Shao, J., Ye, T. (2012). Nanoscale chemical patterns on Au microplates. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 116, 17625-17632. (Link)

Josephs, E. A., Ye, T. (2012). A single-molecule view of conformational switching of DNA tethered to a gold electrode. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134, 10021-10030. (Link)

Hujdic, J. E., Sargisian, A. P., Shao, J., Ye, T., Menke, E. J. (2011). High-density gold nanowire arrays by lithographically patterned nanowire electrodeposition. Nanoscale, 3, 2697. (Link)

Iski, E. V., El-Kouedi, M., Calderon, C., Wang, F., Bellisario, D. O., Ye, T., Sykes, E. C. H. (2010). The extraordinary stability imparted to silver monolayers by chloride. Electrochimica Acta, 56, 1652-1661. (Link)

Josephs, E. A., Ye, T. (2010). Nanoscale positioning of individual DNA molecules by an atomic force microscope. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132, 10236–10238. (This paper has been highlighted in JACS Select)

Shao, J., Mirafzal, H., Petker, J. R., Cosio, J. L. S., Kelley, D. F., Ye, T. (2009). Nanoscale organization of GaSe quantum dots on a gold surface. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 113(44), 19102–19106.(Link)

Zhang, L., Kerszulis, J. A., Clark, R. J., Ye, T., Zhu, L. (2009). Catechol boronate formation and its electrochemical oxidation. Chemical Communications, 2009, 2151–2153. (Link)

Publications from earlier work:

15. Seo, S., Ye, T., Borguet, E. (2012). Electrochemical nanoscale templating: Laterally self-aligned growth of organic–metal nanostructures. Langmuir, 28(50), 17537–17544.

14. Takami, T., Ye, T., Pathem, B., Arnold, D., Sugiura, K.-i., Bian, Y., Jiang, J., Weiss, P. (2010). Manipulating double-decker molecules at the liquid-solid interface. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132(46), 16460–16466.

13. Ye, T., Kumar, A. S., Saha, S., Takami, T., Huang, T. J., Stoddart, J. F., Weiss, P. S. (2010). Changing Stations in Single Bistable Rotaxane Molecules under Electrochemical Control. ACS Nano, 4(7), 3697–3701. (This work was featured in a number of science and technology media outlets, including Chemistry World (RSC), Chemical & Engineering News (ACS), R & D Magazine and Science Magazine.).

12. Ye, T., Seo, K., Borguet, E. (2009). Electrodeposition of metal wires onto a molecular scale template: an in situ investigation. Langmuir, 25(10), 5491.

11. Krishner, B., Kumar, A., Liu, Y., Ye, T., Yang, Y.-W., Flood, A. H., Fang, L., Stoddart, J. F., Weiss, P. S., Huang, T. J. (2009). A mechanical actuator driven electrochemically by artificial molecular muscles. ACS Nano, 3, 291.

10. Kumar, A. S., Ye, T., Takami, T., Yu, B.-C., Flatt, A. K., Tour, J. M., Weiss, P. S. (2008). Reversible photo-switching of single azobenzene molecules in controlled nanoscale environments. Nano Letters, 8, 1644-1648. (This paper was the Editor's Choice in the May 30, 2008 issue of Science magazine).

9. Takami, T., Ye, T., Arnold, D. P., Sugiura, K.-i., Wang, R., Jiang, J., Weiss, P. S. (2007). Controlled adsorption orientation for double-decker complexes. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 111, 2077-2080. (This paper was featured in the cover art).

8. Ye, T., Takami, T., Wang, R., Jiang, J., Weiss, P. S. (2006). Tuning interactions between ligands in self-assembled double-decker phthalocyanine arrays. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 128, 10984-10985.

7. Ye, T., He, Y., Borguet, E. (2006). Adsorption and electrochemical activity: An in situ electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy study of electrode reactions and potential-induced adsorption of porphyrins. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 110, 6141-6147.

6. Ye, T., MacArthur, E., Borguet, E. (2005). Mechanism of UV photoreactivity of alkylsiloxane self-assembled monolayers. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 109, 9927-9938.

5. MacArthur, E., Ye, T., Cross, J., Petoud, S., Borguet, E. (2004). Fluorescence detection of surface-bound intermediates produced from UV photoreactivity of alkylsiloxane SAMs. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 126, 2260-2261.

4. Fomenko, V., Hurth, C., Ye, T., Borguet, E. (2002). Second harmonic generation investogations of charge transfer at chemically-modified semiconductor interfaces. Journal of Applied Physics, 91, 4394-4398.

3. He, Y., Ye, T., Borguet, E. (2002). Porphyrin self-assembly at electrochemical interfaces: Role of potential modulated surface mobility. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 124, 11964-11970. 

2. He, Y., Ye, T., Borguet, E. (2002). The role of hydrophobic chains in self-assembly at electrified interfaces: Observation of potential-induced transformations of two-dimensional crystals of hexadecane by in-situ scanning tunneling microscopy. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 106, 11264-11271.

1. Ye, T., Wynn, D., Dudek, R., Borguet, E. (2001). Photoreactivity of alkylsiloxane self-assembled monlayers on silicon oxide surfaces. Langmuir, 17, 4497-4500.