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Current Research
My research expertise falls into the following two categories:
- Material Design, Self-Assembly, and Nanomanufacturing
- Mechanics of Nanomaterials and Nanostructures.
Currently, my group and I are battling in several new frontiers, including programmable organic electronics, compressible liquids, and portable hydroelectricity.
Recent Publications
TEXTBOOK
Guo Z., Tan L., Fundamentals and Applications of Nanomaterials, Artech House: Boston, ISBN 978-1-59693-262-3, June 2009 (249 Pages) (foreword by Prof. J. W. Morris, Jr., Member of National Academy of Engineering).
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS (* states the corresponding author) (a) In Crystallization, Self-Assembly, and Material Design
1. Chen Z., Baird L., Tan L.*, “Fixing Colloidal Motions at Micrometer Scale in an Open-Channel Fluid System”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2013, to appear soon.
2. Dhôtel A., Chen Z., Delbreilh L., Youssef B., Saiter J.M., Tan L.*, “Molecular Motions in Functional Self-Assembled Nanostructures”, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2013, 14, 2303-2333. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms14022303 (Invited Review)
3. Poudel I., Lee J., Tan L., Lim J.*, “Micropatterning-Retinoic Acid Co-Control of Neuronal Cell Morphology and Neurite outgrowth”, Acta Biomaterialia, 2013, 9, 4592-4598. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2012.08.039
4. Dhôtel A.*, Delbreilh L., Youssef B., Jiang J., Coquerel G., Saiter J.M., Tan L., “Thermal Growth of Organic Supramolecular Crystals with Screw Dislocations”, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10973-012-1827-z
5. Chen Z., Xu Z., Zhang M., Zhou Y., Patten T., Liu G-Y., Li H., Zeng X.*, Tan L.*, “Two-Dimensional Crystallization of Hexagonal Bilayer with Moiré Patterns”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2012, 116, 4363-4369. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp211369r (Cover Art)
6. Dhôtel A., Li H., Fernandez-Ballester L.*, Delbreilh L., Youssef B., Zeng X., Tan L.*, “Supramolecular Nanolayer Reconfiguration after Molecular Intercalation”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2011, 115, 10351-10356. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp112025p
7. Chen Z., Yang J., Tan L.*, “Collective Buckling of Line Arrays Created by Soft Lithography”, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, 2011, 29, 021001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.3545808
Yu C., Chen Z., Li H., Turner J., Zeng X., Jin Z., Jiang J.*, Youssef B., Tan L.*, “Molecular Intercalated Nanoflakes: A Supramolecular Approach for Strong Energy Absorption”, Advanced Materials, 2010, 22, 4457. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201000546Jiang J., Schiaffo C., Schwartz C., Pei Y., Dumais J., Zeng X., Dussault P., Tan L.*, “Efficient Synthesis and Conformational Investigations of cis-Pentacenediols”, Tetrahedron Letters, 2010, 51, 5732. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.08.080
Jiang J., Lima O., Pei Y., Jiang Z., Chen Z., Yu C., Wang J., Zeng X., Forsythe E., Tan L.*, “Self-Assembled Nanolayers of Conjugated Silane with ?-? Interlocking”, ACS Nano, 2010, 4, 3773. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/nn100273m
Yan J., Li X. Z.*, Jiang J., Tan L., “TEM Study of Lizardite-1T Particles in Toluene Solvent”, Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention, 2010, 10, 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11668-009-9310-6 (Feature Article)
Rosa L.*, Jiang J., Li F., Utreras E., Alvira J., Lima O., Xiao J., Losovyj Y., Tan L., “Franck-Condon Coupling in Anthracene Isomers and Symmetry Effects on the High Resolution Ultraviolet Photoemission Spectra (HRUPS)”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2010, 114, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp906245w
Rosa L., Jiang J., Lima O., Xiao J., Utreras E., Dowben P.*, Tan L., “Selective Nanoshaving of Self-Assembled Monolayers of 2-(4-Pyridylethyl)triethoxysilane”, Materials Letters, 2009, 63, 961. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2009.01.025
Jiang J., Lima O., Pei Y., Zeng X.*, Tan L.*, Forsythe E.*, “Dipole-Induced, Thermally Stable Lamellar Structure by Polar Aromatic Silane”, Journal of American Chemical Society, 2009, 131, 900. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja808103h
Yan J., Chen Z., Jiang J., Tan L.*, Zeng X., “Free-Standing All-Particle Thin Fibers: A Novel Nanostructure Bridging One- And Two-Dimensional Nanoscale Features”, Advanced Materials, 2009, 21, 314. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.200801130
Lima O., Tan L.*, Goel A., Negahban M., Li Z., “Creating Micro- and Nanostructures on Tubular and Spherical Surfaces”, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, 2007, 25, 2412. http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.2804428
Tan L., Ouyang Z., Liu M., Hu J., Patten T. E., Liu G.-Y.*, “High Efficiency Stepwise Contraction and Adsorption Nanolithography”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2006, 110, 23320. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp0630323
Ouyang Z., Tan L., Liu M., Hu J., Patten T. E., Liu G.-Y.*, “A Simple Miniaturization Protocol to Produce Multi-component Structures”, Small, 2006, 7, 884. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.200500420 (Cover Article)
(b) In Mechanics of Nanomaterials and Nanostructures
Chen Z., Yang J., Tan L.*, “Collective Buckling of Line Arrays Created by Soft Lithography”, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, 2011, 29, 021001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.3545808
Lin H., Du H., Yang J., Tan L.*, “Collective Buckling of an Elastic Beam Array on an Elastic Substrate for Applications in Soft Lithography”, Acta Mechanica, 2010, 215, 235. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00707-010-0334-5
Zeng M., Du H., Chen Z., Tan L.*, “Hierarchical Buckling on Surfaces of Soft Lamellae”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2010, 114, 16439. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp103815p (Cover Art)
Lin H., Chen Z., Yang J., Tan L.*, “Effects of Surface Deformation on the Collective Buckling of An Array of Rigid Beams on an Elastic Substrate”, Journal of Mechanical Materials and Structures, 2010, to appear.
Jin Z.*, Tan L., “Interface Debonding Between A Platelike Nanomaterial and the Substrate”, AIAA Journal, 2010, 48, 1276. http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.j050414
Li Z., Feng K., Yang J., Tan L.*, Lin H., “Collective Buckling of Nonuniform Nanobeams Interacting through an Elastic Substrate”, Acta Mechanica, 2010, 209, 285. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00707-009-0182-3
Chen Z., Liu M., Liu G.-Y., Tan L.*, “Evaporation Induced Two-Dimensional Buckling within Liquid Droplet”, Applied Physics Letters, 2009, 95, 223104 (selected by the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, December 14, 2009). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3269930
Du F., Tang C.*, Xie X.*, Zhou X., Tan L.*, “Carbon Nanotube Enhanced Gripping in Polymer-Based Actuators”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2009, 113, 7223. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp807707m
Chen Z., Yang J., Tan L.*, “Collective Buckling of A Two-Dimensional Array of Interacting Columns on the Surface of An Elastic Substrate”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2008, 112, 14766. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp8046399
Lin H., Yang J., Tan L.*, Xu J., Li Z., “Collective Buckling in Periodic Soft Nanostructures and Promotion for Nanolithography”, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2007, 111, 13348. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp0737000 (Cover Article)