1. Excavated Cubic Platinum–Tin Alloy Nanocrystals Constructed from Ultrathin Nanosheets with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity. Qiaoli Chen, Yanan Yang, Zhenming Cao, Qin Kuang*, Guifen Du, Yaqi Jiang, Zhaoxiong Xie*, Lansun Zheng, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 128, 9167-9171 (2016)

2. A facile surfactant-free synthesis of Rh flower-like nanostructures constructed from ultrathin nanosheets and their enhanced catalytic properties，Yaqi Jiang*, Jingyun Su, Yanan Yang, Yanyan Jia, Qiaoli Chen, Zhaoxiong Xie*, Lansun Zheng, Nano Res. 9, 849-856 (2016)

3. Engineering high-energy surfaces of noble metal nanocrystals with enhanced catalytic performances，Jiawei Zhang, Qin Kuang*, Yaqi Jiang, Zhaoxiong Xie*，Nano Today, 11, 661-677 (2016)

4. Well-faceted noble-metal nanocrystals with nonconvex polyhedral shapes，Qiaoli Chen, Yanyan Jia, Shuifen Xie, Zhaoxiong Xie*，Chem. Soc. Rev. 45, 3207-3220 (2016)

5. Efficiently enhancing the photocatalytic activity of faceted TiO2 nanocrystals by selectively loading α-Fe2O3 and Pt co-catalysts，Chang Liu, Ruifeng Tong, Zhenkai Xu, Qin Kuang,* Zhaoxiong Xie, and Lansun Zheng. RSC Adv. 6, 29794-29801 (2016)

6. Efficiently Enhancing Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity of Faceted TiO2 Nanocrystals by Synergistic Effects of Core–Shell Structured Au@ CdS Nanoparticles and Their Selective Deposition. Ruifeng Tong, Chang Liu, Zhenkai Xu, Qin Kuang,* Zhaoxiong Xie, Lansun Zheng，ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 8, 21326-21333 (2016)

7. Controlled Encapsulation of Flower-like Rh–Ni Alloys with MOFs via Tunable Template Dealloying for Enhanced Selective Hydrogenation of Alkyne，  Luning Chen, Huiqi Li, Wenwen Zhan, Zhenming Cao, Jiayu Chen, Qiaorong Jiang, Yaqi Jiang, Zhaoxiong Xie, Qin Kuang,* and Lansun Zheng，ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 8, 31059-31066 (2016)

8. Probing the structural flexibility of MOFs by constructing metal oxide@MOF-based heterostructures for size-selective photoelectrochemical response， Wenwen Zhan, Yue He, Jiangbin Guo, Luning Chen, Xiangjian Kong, Haixia Zhao, Qin Kuang,* Zhaoxiong Xie, Lansun Zheng， Nanoscale, 8, 13181-13185 (2016)

9. Templated synthesis of diluted magnetic semiconductors using transition metal ion-doped metal–organic frameworks: the case of Co-doped ZnO，Yinyun Lü, Qi Zhou, Luning Chen, Wenwen Zhan, Zhaoxiong Xie, Qin Kuang,* Lansun Zheng，CrystEngComm, 18, 4121-4126 (2016)

10.    Shape-controlled synthesis of CO-free Pd nanocrystals with the use of formic acid as a reducing agent. Bao, S. X.; Yang, X.; Luo, M.; Zhou, S.; Wang, X.; Xie, Z. X.; Xia, Y. N.,* Chem. Commun. 52, 12594-12597 (2016)

11. Size controllable redispersion of sintered Au nanoparticles by using iodohydrocarbon and its implications. Duan, X. P.; Tian, X. L.; Ke, J. H.; Yin, Y.; Zheng, J. W.; Chen, J.; Cao, Z. M.; Xie, Z. X.; Yuan, Y. Z.* Chem. Sci. 7, 3181-3187 (2016)

12. Enhancing photo-reduction quantum efficiency using quasi-type II core/shell quantum dots. Jia, Y. Y.; Chen, J. Q.; Wu, K. F.; Kaledin, A.; Musaev, D. G.; Xie, Z. X.; Lian, T. Q.,* Chem. Sci. 7, 4125-4133 (2016)

13. Song, X. H.; Chen, Y. Y.; Rong, M. C.; Xie, Z. X.; Zhao, T. T.; Wang, Y. R.; Chen, X.;* Wolfbeis, O. S., A Phytic Acid Induced Super-Amphiphilic Multifunctional 3D Graphene-Based Foam. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2016, 55 (12), 3936-3941.

14. Carbon monoxide mediated chemical deposition of Pt or Pd quasi-monolayer on Au surfaces with superior electrocatalysis for ethanol oxidation in alkaline media.     Wang, H.; Jiang, K.; Chen, Q. L.; Xie, Z. X.; Cai, W. B.* Chem. Commun. 52, 374-377 (2016)

15. Pt-Based Icosahedral Nanocages: Using a Combination of {111} Facets, Twin Defects, and Ultrathin Walls to Greatly Enhance Their Activity toward Oxygen Reduction. Wang, X.; Figueroa-Cosme, L.; Yang, X.; Luo, M.; Liu, J. Y.; Xie, Z. X.; Xia, Y. N.,* Nano Lett. 16, 1467-1471 (2016)

16. Highly selective gas sensing properties of partially inversed spinel zinc ferrite towards H2S. Wu, J. T.; Gao, D. J.; Sun, T.; Bi, J.; Zhao, Y.; Ning, Z. L.; Fan, G. Y.; Xie, Z. X.,* Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical 235, 258-262 (2016)

17. Shape-controlled synthesis of Au-Pd bimetallic nanocrystals for catalytic applications. Zhang, L.; Xie, Z. X.; Gong, J. L.,* Chem. Soc. Rev. 45, 3916-3934 (2016)

18. A comparative investigation of electrocatalysis at Pt monolayers on shape-controlled Au nanocrystals: facet effect versus strain effect. Zhao, T. T.; Wang, H.; Han, X.; Jiang, K.; Lin, H. X.; Xie, Z. X.; Cai, W. B.,* J. Mater. Chem. A 4, 15845-15850 (2016)

19. Ag@Au Concave Cuboctahedra: A Unique Probe for Monitoring Au-Catalyzed Reduction and Oxidation Reactions by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy. Zhang, J.; Winget, S. A.; Wu, Y.; Su, D.; Sun, X.; Xie, Z. X.; Qin, D.,* ACS Nano 10, 2607-2616 (2016)