Publications list of Heng-Yong Nie

Publication List

Z.Q. Duan, Z.X. Xie, Y.M. Hu, J.W. Xu, J. Ren, Y. Liu and H.-Y. Nie
Self-assembled monolayers of fluorinated phosphonic acid as a protective coating on aluminum
Molecules 29, 706 (2024).
L.H. Grey, H.-Y. Nie and M.C. Biesinger
Defining the nature of adventitious carbon and improving its merit as a charge correction reference for XPS
Appl. Sur. Sci. 653, 159319 (2024).
S. Nikpour, J.D. Henderson, S. Matin, H.-Y. Nie, J. Hedberg, V. Dehnavi, Y.K. Hosein, D.W. Holdsworth, M. Biesinger and Y. Hedberg
Effect of passivation and surface treatment of a laser powder bed fusion biomedical titanium alloy on corrosion resistance and protein adsorption
Electrochim. Acta 475, 143650 (2024).
J.W. Xu, Y.B. Cao, H.-Y. Nie, Z.Y. Wang, X.L. Wang and Y. Liu
Multi-mode coaxial printing of biomimetic segmented elastomeric structures for soft robotics
Smart Mater. Struct. 33, 015003 (2024).
J.T. Kim, A. Rao, H.-Y. Nie, Y. Hu, W.H. Li, F.P. Zhao, S.X. Deng, X.G. Hao, J.M. Fu, J. Luo, H. Duan, C.H. Wang, C.V. Singh and X.L. Sun
Manipulating Li₂S₂/Li₂S mixed discharge products of all-solid-state lithium sulfur batteries for improved cycle life
Nat. Commun. 14, 6404 (2023).
V. Martins, B.E.G. Lucier, K.Z. Chen, I. Hung, Z.H. Gan, C. Gervais, C. Bonhomme, H.-Y. Nie, W.L. Zhang and Y.N. Huang
Molecular-level characterization of oxygen local environments in a pristine and post-synthetically modified metal–organic framework via ¹⁷O nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Chem. Mater. 35, 3555-3569 (2023).
M.F. Liang, Y. Zhu, R. Xu, J.Q. Wang, J. Cui, D.Q. Yang, H.-Y. Nie and W.-M. Lau
Polyacrylic acid ultra-thin films: Influence of cross-linking structure via hyperthermal hydrogen-induced cross-linking
J. Appl. Poly. Sci. 139, e53144 (2022).
J.K. Liu, R. Xu, Y. Zhu, D.Q. Yang, H.-Y. Nie and W.M. Lau
AFM/XPS analysis of the growth and architecture of oriented molecular monolayer by spin cast process and its cross-linking induced by hyperthermal hydrogen
Appl. Sci. 12, 6233 (2022).
J. Ren, D.Y. Li, Y. Zhang, W.Z. Yang, H.-Y. Nie and Y. Liu
Laser direct activation of polyimide for selective electroless plating of flexible conductive patterns
ACS Appl. Electron. Mater. 4, 2191-2202 (2022).
H.-Y. Nie and H.-R. Jahangiri-Famenini
Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry analyses of self-assembled monolayers of octadecyltrimethoxysilane on SiO₂ substrate
Appl. Sci. 12, 4932 (2022).
Z.Q. Duan, Z.X. Xie, B. Zhou, X.B. Yang, H.-Y. Nie and Y.M. Hu
Natural stones with a self-cleaning surface via self-assembled monolayers
Appl. Sci. 12, 4771 (2022).
X.Y. Wang, J. Hedberg, H.-Y. Nie, M.C. Biesinger, I. Odnevall and Y.S. Hedberg
Location of cobalt impurities in the surface oxide of stainless steel 316L and metal release in synthetic biological fluids
Mater. Des. 215, 110524 (2022).
H.-Y. Nie, E. Romanovskaia, V. Romanovski, J. Hedberg and Y.S. Hedberg
Detection of gold cysteine thiolate complexes on gold nanoparticles with time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry
Biointerphases 16, 021005 (2021).
W.Z. Yang, Y. Liu, W. Xu and H.-Y. Nie
Design and fabrication of flexible capacitive sensor with cellular structured dielectric layer via 3D printing
IEEE Sens. J. 21, 10473-10482 (2021).
Z.Y. Wang, W.Z. Yang, R. Liu, X.L. Zhang, H.Y. Nie and Y. Liu
Highly stretchable graphene/polydimethylsiloxane composite lattices with tailored structure for strain-tolerant EMI shielding performance
Compos. Sci. Technol. 206, 108652 (2021).
W. Xu, H.-Y. Nie and Y. Liu
Structural observation of 3D printed samples under in situ compression
Light industry Machinery 38, 89-93 (2020).
J.W. Xu, X.H. Zhang, Y. Liu, Y. Zhang, H.-Y. Nie, G.Y. Zhang, W.L. Gao
Selective coaxial ink 3D printing for single-pass fabrication of smart elastomeric foam with embedded stretchable sensor
Addit. Manuf. 36, 101487 (2020).
Y.Q. Chen, Y. Liu, W. Xu, Y. Zhang and H.-Y. Nie
Quantitative calibration of conductive pattern growth via electroless copper plating at nano-resolution
Surf. Topogr.: Metrol. Prop. 8, 035003 (2020).
Y.M. Hu, R.H. Li, X.Q. Zhang, Y. Zhu and H.-Y. Nie
Aluminium films roughened by hot water treatment and derivatized by fluoroalkyl phosphonic acid: wettability studies
Surf. Eng. 36, 589-600 (2020).
Z.S. Lin, D.H. Chen, H.-Y. Nie, Y.T.A. Wong and Y.N. Huang
Investigations of the formation of zeolite ZSM-39 (MTN)
Can. J. Chem. 97, 840-847 (2019).
T. Bamba, T. Ohtake, Y. Ohata, H.-Y. Nie, T. Ban and S.-I. Yamamoto
Octadecylphosphonic acid self-assembled monolayers obtained using rapid dipping treatments
Trans. Mat. Res. Soc. Japan 43, 305-309 (2018).
Y. Zhu, Y. M. Hu , L. Ma, H.-Y. Nie and W. M. Lau
Ultra-repellency of Al surfaces: design and evaluation
J. Coat. Technol. Res. 15, 633–641 (2018).
L. Du, X.H. Yang, W.Q. Li, H.Y. Li, S.B. Feng, R. Zeng, B. Yu, L.X. Xiao, Y. Liu, M. Tu and H.-Y. Nie
Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry analyses of vancomycin
Biointerphases 13, 03B401 (2018).
H.-Y. Nie
Self-assembled monolayers of octadecylphosphonic acid and polymer films: Surface chemistry and chemical structures studied by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry
Surf. Interface Anal. 49, 1431-1441 (2017).
H. Bloomfield and H.-Y. Nie
Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry analysis of paint craters
Surf. Interface Anal. 49, 1379-1386 (2017).
Y. Liu, C. Bao, H.-Y. Nie, D. Hui, J. Mei and W.-M. Lau
Atomic force microscopy for characterizing nanocomposites
In: Kaneko S. et al. (eds) Carbon-related Materials in Recognition of Nobel Lectures by Prof. Akira Suzuki in ICCE, pp 421-442, Springer, Cham (2017).
C. Bao, Z.F. Wang, Y. Liu, Y.N. Zhang, H.-Y. Nie, W.-M. Lau and J. Mei
Mechanics of surface cross-linked polydimethylsiloxane microstructure used for micro - contact transfer printing
J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 134, 45166 (2017).
L. Du, S.Y. Yang, W.Q. Li, H.Y. Li, S.B. Feng, R. Zeng, B. Yu, H.-Y. Nie and M. Tu
Scaffold composed of porous vancomycin-loaded poly(lactide-co-glycolide) microspheres: A controlled-release drug delivery system with shape-memory effect
Mater. Sci. Engin. C. 78, 1172-1178 (2017).
S. Naderi-Gohar, K.M.H. Huang, Y.L. Wu, W.M. Lau and H.-Y. Nie
Depth profiling cross-linked poly(methyl methacrylate) films: a time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry approach
Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 31, 381-388 (2017).
H.-Y. Nie
Negative hydrocarbon species C_2nH¯: How useful can they be?
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 34, 030603 (2016).
Y. Zhu, Y.M. Hu, H.-Y. Nie, W. Zhou and J.H. Yi
Superhydrophobicity via organophosphonic acid derivatized aluminum films
Surf. Eng. 32, 114-118 (2016).
C. Bao, K.-Q. Xu, C.-Y. Tang, W.M. Lau, C.-B. Yin, Y. Zhu, J. Mei, J. Lee, D. Hui, H.-Y. Nie and Y. Liu
Cross-linking the surface of cured polydimethylsiloxane via hyperthemal hydrogen projectile bombardment
ACS Appl. Mater. Interface 7, 8515-8524 (2015).
D.H. Chen, H.K.-Y. Wu, S. Naderi-Gohar, Y.L. Wu, Y.N. Huang and H.-Y. Nie
An extremely rapid dip-coating method for self-assembly of octadecylphosphonic acid and its thermal stability on an aluminum film
J. Mater. Chem. C 2, 9941-9948 (2014).
C. Smithson, Y.L. Wu, T. Wigglesworth, S. Gardner, S.P. Zhu and H.-Y. Nie
Using unsorted single-wall carbon nanotubes to enhance mobility of diketopyrrolopyrrole-quarterthiophene copolymer in thin-film transistors
Org. Electron. 15, 2639-2646 (2014).
T. Trebicky, P. Crewdson, M. Paliy, I. Bello, H.-Y. Nie, Z. Zheng, X.L. Fan, J. Yang, E.R. Gillies, C.Y. Tang, H. Liu, K.W. Wong and W.M. Lau
Cleaving C-H bonds with hyperthermal H₂: facile chemistry to cross-link organic molecules under low chemical- and energy-loads
Green Chem. 16, 1316-1325 (2014).
H.-Y. Nie
Oxidizing octadecylphosphonic acid molecules without disrupting their self-assembled monolayers
Anal. Methods 5, 4911-4920 (2013).
P. He, J. Xu, V.V. Terskikh, A. Sutrisno, H.-Y. Nie and Y.N. Huang
Identification of non-equivalent framework oxygen species in metal-organic frameworks by ¹⁷O solid-state NMR
J. Phys. Chem. C 117, 16953-16960 (2013).
R. Guterman, B.M. Berven, T.C. Corkery, H.-Y. Nie, M. Idacavage, E.R. Gillies and P. J. Ragogna
Fluorinated polymerizable phosphonium salts from PH3: Surface properties of photopolymerized pilms
J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 51, 2782-2792 (2013).
F.Z. Zhao, R. Dey, H.-Y. Nie and W.M. Lau
Increased crystallinity of octadecylphosphonic acid Langmuir-Blodgett films with an increasing number of layers
Thin Solid Films 537, 242-246 (2013).
L. Zhang, D.H. Chen, H.-Y. Nie and Y.N. Huang
A study of the formation of microporous material SAPO-37
Microporous Mesoporous Mater. 175, 147-156 (2013).
M. Tencer, A. Olivieri, B. Tezel, H.-Y. Nie and Pierre Berini
Chip-scale electrochemical differentiation of SAM-coated gold features using a probe array
J. Electrochem. Soc. 159, J77-J82 (2012).
L. Zhang, J. Bates, D.H. Chen, H.-Y. Nie and Y.N. Huang
Investigations of formation of molecular sieve SAPO-34
J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 22309-22319 (2011).
J. Hua, Z.G. Wang, J. Zhao, J. Zhang, R.Y. Li, H.Y. Nie and X.L. Sun
A facile approach to synthesize poly(4-vinylpyridine)/multi-walled carbon nanotubes nanocomposites: highly water-dispersible carbon nanotubes decorated with gold nanoparticles
Colloid Polym. Sci. 289, 783-789 (2011).
H.-Y. Nie, A.R. Taylor, W.M. Lau and D.F. MacFabe
Subcellular features revealed on unfixed rat brain sections by phase imaging
Analyst 136, 2270-2276 (2011).
M. Tencer, H.-Y. Nie and P. Berini
Formation and electrochemical desorption of self-assembled monolayers as studied by ToF-SIMS
Surf. Interface Anal.43, 993-997 (2011).
Y. Liu, D.-Q. Yang, H.-Y. Nie, W.M. Lau and J. Yang
Study of a hydrogen-bombardment process for molecular cross-linking within thin films
J. Chem. Phys. 134, 074704 (2011).
M. Tencer, H.-Y. Nie and P. Berini
A contact angle and ToF-SIMS study of SAM - thiol interactions on polycrystalline gold
Appl. Surf. Sci.257, 4038-4043 (2011).
H.-Y. Nie, A.R. Taylor, J.T. Francis, M.J. Walzak, W.M. Lau and D.F. MacFabe
Tracing propionic acid infused to rat brain via deuterium tagging - further development of a novel rodent model of autism spectrum disorders
Surf. Interface Anal.43, 358-362 (2011).
Y. Liu, K.M. Leung, H.-Y. Nie, W.M. Lau and J. Yang
A new AFM nanotribology method using a T-shape cantilever with an off-axis tip for friction coefficient measurement with minimized Abbé error
Tribol. Lett. 41, 313-318 (2011).
H.-Y. Nie
Revealing different bonding modes of self-assembled octadecylphosphonic acid monolayers on oxides by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry: silicon vs aluminum
Anal. Chem. 82, 3371-3376 (2010).
Y. Liu, Q.Q. Guo, H.-Y. Nie, W.M. Lau and J. Yang
Optimization and calibration of atomic force microscopy sensitivity in terms of tip-sample interactions in high-order dynamic atomic force microscopy
J. Appl. Phys. 106, 124507 (2009).
M. Tencer, H.-Y. Nie and P. Berini
Electrochemical differentiation and ToF-SIMS characterization of thiol-coated gold features for (bio)chemical sensor applications
J. Electrochem. Soc. 156, J386-J392 (2009).
S. Naeem, Y. Liu, H.-Y. Nie, W.M. Lau and J. Yang
Revisiting AFM force spectroscopy sensitivity for single molecule studies
J. Appl. Phys. 104, 114504 (2008).
H.-Y. Nie, N.S. McIntyre, W.M. Lau and J.M. Feng
Optical properties of octadecylphosphonic acid self-assembled monolayer on a silicon wafer
Thin Solid Films 517, 814-818 (2008).
H.-Y. Nie, J.T. Francis, A.R. Taylor, M.J. Walzak, W.H. Chang, D.F. MacFabe and W.M. Lau
Imaging subcellular features of a sectioned rat brain using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry and scanning probe microscopy
Appl. Surf. Sci. 255, 1079-1083 (2008).
J.T. Francis, H.-Y. Nie, A.R. Taylor, M.J. Walzak, W.H. Chang, D.F. MacFabe and W.M. Lau
ToF-SIMS cluster ion imaging of Hippocampal rat brain neurons
Appl. Surf. Sci. 255, 1126-1130 (2008).
N.W. Ghonaim, M. Nieradko, L. Xi, H.-Y. Nie, J.T. Francis, O. Grizzi, K.K.C. Yeung and W.M. Lau
Primary ion fluence dependence in time-of-flight SIMS of self-assembled monolayer of alkyl thiol molecules on Au (111) – discussion of static limit
Appl. Surf. Sci. 255, 1029-1032 (2008).
L. Xi, Z. Zheng, N.-S. Lam, H.-Y. Nie, O. Grizzi and W.M. Lau
Study of the hyperthermal proton bombardment effects on self-assembled monolayers of dodecanethiol on Au(111)
J. Phys. Chem. C 112, 12111-12115 (2008).
M. Nieradko, N.W. Ghonaim, L. Xi, H.Y. Nie, J. Francis, O. Grizzi, K. Yeung and W.M. Lau
Primary ion fluence dependence in time-of-flight SIMS of a self-assembled monolayer of octadecylphosphonic acid molecules on mica: discussion of static limit
Can. J. Chem. 85, 1075-1082 (2007).
H.-Y. Nie, N.S. McIntyre and W.M. Lau
Nanolithography of a full-coverage octadecylphosphonic acid monolayer spin coated on a Si substrate
Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 203114 (2007).
H.-Y. Nie, N.S. McIntyre and W.M. Lau
Selective removal of octadecylphosphonic acid (OPA) molecules from their self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) formed on a Si substrate
J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 61, 869-873 (2007).
H.-Y. Nie and N.S. McIntyre
Unstable amplitude and noisy image induced by tip contamination in dynamic force mode atomic force microscopy
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 78, 023701 (2007).
H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak and N.S. McIntyre
Growth and properties of complete monolayer films of octadecylphosphonic acid (OPA) on oxidized aluminum surfaces
ATB Metallurgie 45, 564-568 (2006).
H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak and N.S. McIntyre
Scratch resistance anisotropy in biaxially oriented polypropylene and poly(ethylene terephthalate) films
Appl. Surf. Sci. 253, 2320-2326 (2006).
J.T. Francis, H.-Y. Nie, N.S. McIntyre and D. Briggs
ToF-SIMS investigation of octadecylphosphonic acid monolayers on a mica substrate
Langmuir 22, 9244-9250 (2006).
H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak and N.S. McIntyre
Delivering octadecylphosphonic acid self-assembled monolayers on a Si wafer and other oxide surfaces
J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 21101-21108 (2006).
N.S. McIntyre, H.-Y. Nie, A.P. Grosvenor, R.D. Davidson and D. Briggs
XPS studies of octadecylphosphonic acid (OPA) monolayer interactions with some metal and mineral surfaces
Surf. Interf. Anal. 37, 749-754 (2005).
H.-Y. Nie, D.J. Miller, J.T. Francis, M.J. Walzak and N.S. McIntyre
Robust self-assembled octadecylphosphonic acid monolayers on mica substrate
Langmuir 21, 2773-2778 (2005).
H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak and N.S. McIntyre
Atomic force microscopy study of biaxially-oriented polypropylene films
J. Mater. Eng. Perform. 13, 451-460 (2004).
H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak and N.S. McIntyre
Use of biaxially-oriented polypropylene film for evaluating and cleaning contaminated atomic force microscopy probe tips: an application to blind tip reconstruction
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 73, 3831-3836 (2002).
H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak and N.S. McIntyre
Bilayer and odd-numbered multilayers of octadecylphosphonic acid formed on Si substrate studied by atomic force microscopy
Langmuir 18, 2955-2958 (2002).
H.-Y. Nie and N.S. McIntyre
A simple and effective method of evaluating atomic force microscopy tip performance
Langmuir 17, 432-436 (2001).
H.-Y. Nie
Formation and decomposition of electron traps at hydrogneated Pd/GaAs (n-type) Schottky interfaces
J. Appl. Phys. 87, 4327-4331 (2000).
H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak and N.S. McIntyre
Atomic force microscopy study of UV/ozone treated polypropylene films
Polymer Surface Modification: Relevance to Adhesion, Vol.2, Ed. K.L. Mittal, VSP (Utrecht, The Netherlands), 377-392 (2000).
H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak and N.S. McIntyre
Draw-ratio-dependent morphology of biaxially-oriented polypropylene films as determined by atomic force microscopy
Polymer 41, 2213-2218 (2000).
H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak, B. Berno and N.S. McIntyre
Microscopic stripe formation and adhesion force increase introduced by local shear-stress deformation of polypropylene film
Langmuir 15, 6484-6489 (1999).
H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak N.S. McIntyre and A.M. EL-Sherik
Applications of lateral force imaging to enhance topographic features of polypropylene film and photo-cured polymers
Appl. Surf. Sci. 144-145, 633-637 (1999).
H.-Y. Nie, M.J. Walzak, B. Berno and N.S. McIntyre
Atomic force microscopy study of polypropylene surfaces treated by UV and ozone: modification of morphology and adhesion force
Appl. Surf. Sci. 144-145, 627-632 (1999).
. H.-Y. Nie and J. Masai
Surface potentials on Pd/GaAs contacts studied using scanning probe microscopy
Appl. Phys. A 66, s1059-s1062 (1998).
H.-Y. Nie, K. Horiuchi, H. Yamauchi and J. Masai
Local surface potential measurement of Pd/GaAs contact and anodized aluminum films using scanning probe microscopy
Nanotechnology 8, A24-A31 (1997).
H.-Y. Nie, M. Motomatsu, W. Mizutani and H. Tokumoto
Observation of modification and recovery of local properties of polyethylene oxide
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 15, 1388-1393 (1997).
M. Motomatsu, T. Takahashi, H.-Y. Nie, W. Mizutani and H. Tokumoto
Microstructure study of acrylic polymer-silica nanocomposite surface by scanning force microscopy
Polymer 38, 177-182 (1997).
M. Motomatsu, W. Mizutani, H.-Y. Nie and H. Tokumoto
Surface structure of a fluorinated thiol on Au(111) by scanning force microscopy
Thin Solid Films 281-282, 548-551 (1996).
M. Motomatsu, H.-Y. Nie, W. Mizutani and H. Tokumoto
Surface morphology study of poly (ethylene oxide) crystals by scanning force microscopy
Polymer 37, 183-185 (1996).
M. Motomatsu, H.-Y. Nie, W. Mizutani and H. Tokumoto
Scanning force microscopy application to polymer surfaces for novel nano-scale surface characterization
Thin Solid Films 273, 304-307 (1996).
H.-Y. Nie, M. Motomatsu, W. Mizutani and H. Tokumoto
Local elasticity measurement on polymers using atomic force microscopy
Thin Solid Films 273, 143-148 (1996).
. H.-Y. Nie, M. Motomatsu, W. Mizutani and H. Tokumoto
Local modification of elastic properties of polystyrene-polyethyleneoxide blend surfaces
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 13, 1163-1166 (1995).
M. Motomatsu, W. Mizutani, H.-Y. Nie and H. Tokumoto
Lateral force measurements on phase separated polymer surfaces
in Proceedings of Forces in Scanning Probe Microscopies, ASI E286, edited by H.-J. Guntherodt et al. (Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht, 1995), 331-336.
M. Motomatsu, H.-Y. Nie, W. Mizutani and H. Tokumoto
Local properties of phase-separated polymer surfaces by force microscopy
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 33, Part 1, 3775-3778 (1994).
H.-Y. Nie and Y. Nannichi
Schottky and ohmic contacts of Pd on p-type GaAs distinguished with hydrogen
J. Appl. Phys. 76, 4205-4208 (1994).
H.Y. Nie, W. Mizutani and H. Tokumoto
Au(111) reconstruction observed by atomic force microscopy with lateral force detection
Surf. Sci. 311, L649-L654 (1994).
H.Y. Nie, T. Shimizu and H. Tokumoto
Atomic force microscopy study of Pd clusters on graphite and mica
J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 12, 1843-1846 (1994).
H.-Y. Nie and Y. Nannichi
Apparent recovery effect of hydrogenated Pd-on-GaAs (n-type) Schottky interface by forward current at low temperature
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 32, Part 2, L890-L893 (1993).
H.-Y. Nie and Y. Nannichi
Pd-on-GaAs Schottky contact: Its barrier height and response to hydrogen
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 30, Part 1, 906-913 (1991).
T. Fukase, H.Y. Nie and Y. Nannichi
Effect of stray carriers on the separation of electron and hole traps in TSC
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 28, Part 1, 1515-1516 (1989).

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