Publications

Nanotubes & Nanowires: (partial list)

A.M. Glushenkov, H. Zhang, J. Zou, G.Q. Lu and Y. Chen, "Unusual corrugated nanowires of zinc oxide", Journal of Crystal Growth, 310 (2008) 3139-3143.

L.H. Li, C.P. Li and Y. Chen, "Synthesis of boron nitride nanotubes, bamboos and nanowires", Physica E, 40 (2008) 2513-2516

F. Li, Z. Zhu, X. Yao, G. Lu, M. Zhao, Y. Xia, and Y. Chen, "Fluorination-induced magnetism in boron nitride nanotubes
from ab initio calculations", Applied Physics Letters, 92 (2008) 102515.

Y.J. Chen, L. Fu, Y. Chen*, J. Zou, D. Li, WH Duan, "Au doped BN nanotubes with tunable conductivity", NANO, 2(6) (2008) 367-372.

Hua Chen, Ying Chen*, Yun Liu, Hongzhou Zhang, Chi Pui Li, Zongwen Liu, Simon P. Ringer and Jim S. Williams, "Rare-earth doped boron nitride", Materials Sciences and Engineering B, 146 (2008) 189-192.

Alexey Glushenkov, Hongzhou Zhnag and Ying Chen*, "Anomalous evaporation behavior of ZnO powder milled mechanically under high-energy conditions", Materials Letters, 62 (200) 715-718,

H. Chen, Y. Chen, C.P. Li, H. Zhang, and J.S. Williams, Y. Liu, Z. Liu, S.P. Ringer, "Eu-doped Boron Nitride Nanotubes as Nanosized Visible Light Source", Advanced Materials, 19 (2007) p. 1845-1848.

Chi Pui Li, John Fitzgerald and Y. Chen, "Transmission electron microscopy investigation of substitution reactions from carbon nanotube template to silicon carbide nanowires", New Journal of Physics, 9 (2007) 137.

Jun Yu, Bill C. P. Li, and Ying Chen, "Influence of Nitriding Gases on the Growth of BN Nanotubes", Journal of Materials Sciences, 42 (2007) 4025-4030.

A.M. Gluschenkov, H.Z. Zhang, J. Zou, G.Q. Lu and Y. Chen, "Efficient production of ZnO nanowires by a ball milling and annealing method", Nanotechnology, 18 (2007) 175604 (6pp).

H.Z. Zhang, Q. Zhao, J. Yu, D.P. Yu and Y. Chen, "Field-emission characteristics of conical boron nitride nanorods", J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 40 (2007) p. 144-147.

H.Z. Zhang, R.M. Wang, L.P. You, J. Yu. H. Chen, D. P. Yu and Y. Chen, "Boron carbide nanowires with uniform CNx coatings", New Journal of Physics, 9 (2007) 13.

H. Chen, Y. Chen, Y. Liu, C. Xu, J.S. Williams, "Light emission and excitonic effect of boron nitride nanotubes observed by photoluminescence spectra", Optical Materials, 29 (2007) 1295-1298.

Ying Chen, Hua Chen, Jun Yu, J. S. Williams, and Vince Craig, "Focused ion beam milling as a universal template technique for patterned growth of carbon nanotubes", Applied Physics Letters 90(9) (2007) 4.

Yong Jun Chen, Hong Zhou Zhang, and Ying Chen, "Controlled growth of zinc nanowires", Materials Letters, 61 (2007) p.144-147.

Jun Yu, Ying Chen, Rob G. Elliman, Mladen Petravic, "Isotopically enriched 10BN nanotubes", Advanced Materials, 18 (2006) 2157-2160.

Chi Pui Li, Ying Chen, John Fitz Gerald, "Substitution Reactions of Carbon Nanotubes Template", Applied Physics Letters, 88, (2006) 223105. (selected by Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and technology)

H.Z. Zhang, M.R. Philips, J.F. Gerald, J. Yu and Y. Chen, "Patterned growth and cathodoluminescence of conical BN nanorods", Applied Physics Letters, 27 (2006) 37. (selected by Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and technology)

Y.J. Chen, H. Zhang, Y. Chen, "Pure boron nitride nanowires from boron triiodide", Nanotechnology, 17 (2006) p.786-789.

H. Chen, Y. Chen, J. Yu, and J.S. Williams, "Purification of BN nanotubes", Chem. Phys. Lett. 425 (2006) p. 315-319

Yong Jun Chen, Bo Chi, Denise C. Mahon and Ying Chen, "An effective approach to grow boron nitride nanowires directly on stainless-steel substrates", Nanotechnology 17 (2006) 2942-2946

Yong Jun Chen, Bo Chi, Qiu Xiang Liu, Denise C. Mahon and Ying Chen, "Fluoride-assisted synthesis of mullite (Al5.65Si0.35O9.175) nanowires", Chemical Communications, 26 (2006) p. 2780-2782.

Hongzhou Zhang, John D. Fitz Gerald, Lewis T. Chadderton, Jun Yu, and Ying Chen, "Growth and structure of prismatic boron nitride nanorods", Physics Review B. 74(4) (2006) 0454071-9.(selected by Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and technology)

A. Glushenkov, Y. Chen, "Synthesis of ZnO nanowires using ball milling and annealing method", Materials Forum, 30 (2006) 20.

Jun Yu and Ying Chen, "Scratching carbon nanotubes onto Si substarates", Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 922 (2006) 0922-u07-15.

H. Zhang, J. Yu, Y. Chen, J. Fitzgerald "Conical BN nanorods synthesized via ball milling and annealing method", J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 89(2) (2006) 675-679.

Y. Chen, Invited book chapter contribution:" Solid-State Formation of Carbon Nanotubes ", Chapter 3 in the Carbon Nanotechnology, ed. Dai, L.M., by Elsevier, (2006)

H.Z. Zhang, Y. Chen, Invited book chapter contribution:" Boron Nitride Nanotubes: Synthesis and Structure ", Chapter 11 in Nanomaterials Handbook, ed. Yury Gogotsi, CRC Press,p.337-359 Publication Date: 1/26/2006

Y. Chen, J.S. Williams, Invited book chapter contribution:" Synthesis of boron nitride nanotubes using ball milling and annealing method", Chapter 7 in Nanoengineering of Structural, Functional and Smart Materials. Ed. M.J. Schultz,et al, CRC Press LLC, 2005, p. 169-195

C.H. Lee, S.H. Park, Y. Chen, "11B nuclear magnetic resonance study of BN nanotubes prepared by mechano-thermal method", Sold State Communications, 134 (2005) p. 419-423.

J. Yu, Y. Chen, R. Wuherer, Z. Liu, S.P. Ringer
 " In situ formation of BN nanotubes during nitriding reactions of metal catalysts "
 Chemistry of Materials, 17 (2005) p. 5172-5176

Y. Chen, J.Yu
 " Patterned growth of carbon nanotubes on Si substrates without predeposition of metal catalysts "
 Appl. Phys. Lett., 87 (2005) p. 331031-3

Y. Chen, J.Yu
 " Growth direction control of aligned carbon nanotubes "
 Carbon, 43 (2005) 3183

J. C.H. Lee, S.H. Park, Y. Chen
 " 11B nuclear magnetic resonance study of BN nanotubes prepared by mechano-thermal method "
 Sold State Communications, 134 (2005) p. 419-423

Presentation at NANMEEA Workshop

Y. Chen, M.J. Conway, J.D. Fitz Gerald, J.S. Williams and L.T. Chadderton
 " The nucleation and growth of carbon nanotubes in a mechano-thermal process "
 Carbon, 42 (2004) p.1543-1548, online published on 16 March 2004

Y. Chen, J. Zou, S.J. Campbell, G. Le Caer
 " Boron Nitride Nanotubes: Pronounced Resistance to Oxidation"
 Appl. Phys. Lett, 84(13) (2004) p. 2430-2432.

Y. Chen, M.J. Conway, J.D. Fitz Gerald,
 " Carbon Nanotubes Formed in Graphite after Mechanically Grinding and Thermal Annealing "
 Appl. Phys. A 76 (2003) p. 633-636

J.D. Fitz Gerald, Y. Chen, M.J. Conway
 " Nanotube Growth During Annealing of Mechanically Milled Boron"
 Appl. Phys. A, 76 (2003) p. 107-110.
Online publication: July 19, 2002, DOI: 10.1007/s00339-002-1441-5.

Y. Chen, M. Conway, J.S. Williams, J. Zou
 " Large-Quantity Production of High-Yield Boron Nitride Nanotubes"
 J. Materials Research, 17(8) (2002) p. 1896-1899.

L.T. Chadderton and Y. Chen
 " A Model For the Growth of Bamboo and Skeletal Nanotubes: Catalytic Capillarity"
 J. Crystal Growth, 240 (2002) p. 164-169.

Y. Chen, L.T. Chadderton, J.S. Williams, J. Fitz Gerald
 “Solid-State Formation of Carbon and Boron Nitride Nanotubes”
 Materials Science Forum, 343-346 (2000), p. 63-67.

Y. Chen, J. Fitz Gerald, J.S. Williams and S. Bulcock
“Synthesis of Boron Nitride Nanotubes at Low Temperatures Using Reactive Ball Milling”
Chemical Physics Letters, 299(3-4) (1999), p.260-264.

Y. Chen, J. Fitz Gerald, L.T. Chadderton and L. Chaffron
 “Nanoporous Carbon Produced by Ball Milling”
Applied Physics Letters, 74(19) (1999), p.2782-2784.

Y. Chen, L.T. Chadderton, J. Fitz Gerald and J.S. Williams
 “A Solid State Process for Formation of Boron Nitride Nanotubes”
 Applied Physics Letters, 74(20) (1999), p. 2960-2962.

Y. Chen, J. Fitz Gerald, L.T. Chadderton and L. Chaffron
“Investigation of Nanoporous Carbon Powders Produced by High Energy Ball Milling and Formation of Carbon Nanotubes during Subsequent Annealing”,
 J. Metastable and Nanocrystalline Materials, 2-6 (1999) p. 375-380.

Y. Chen, J. Fitz Gerald, J.S. Williams and P. Willis
 “Mechanochemical Synthesis of Boron Nitride Nanotubes”
 J. Metastable and Nanocrystalline Materials, 2-6 (1999) p. 173-178.

L.T. Chadderton and Y. Chen
 " Nanotube Growth by Surface Diffusion"
 Physics Letters A, 263(4-6) (1999) p. 401-405.

 

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Nanoparticles & Nanocrystalline alloys:

Y. Chen, R. Le Hazif, and G. Martin, "Ball Milling Amorphization in a Vibrating Frame Grinder" J. de Phys. 51 (1991), p. 273-279.

Y. Chen, R. Le Hazif, and G. Martin, "Amorphization in a vibrating frame grinder : An example of phase transition in driven systems", in the Proceedings of the International Symposium on Mechanical Alloying, May, 1991, Kyoto, Japan ,Mater. Sci. Forum, 88-90 (1992), p. 34-42. (Invited talk).
 
Y. Chen, R. Le Hazif, and G. Martin, "Influence of Milling Conditions on the Formation of Metastable Phases", Non Linear Phenomena in Materials Science II, edited by G. Martin and L. Kubin; Trans. Tech. Pub, (1992), p. 271-283.

Y. Chen, M. Bibole, R. Le Hazif, and G. Martin, "Ball-Milling Induced Amorphization in NixZry Compounds: A Parametric Study", Physical Review B, 48(1)(1993) p.14-21.

L. Chaffron, Y. Chen and G. Martin, "Preparation of Nanocomposite by Reactive Milling", Annales de Chimie-Science des Materiaux, 18(5.6) (1993), p. 395-402.

Y. Chen, R. Le Hazif, M. Bibole, L. Chaffron and G. Martin, "Amorphization of NixZry alloys by high energy ball milling", Powder Metallurgy, (1993) p. 182-185.

Y. Chen, A. Calka, J.S. Williams and B.W. Ninham, "Nitriding Reactions of Ti-Al System Induced by Ball Milling in Ammonia Gas", Mater. Sci. Engin., A187 (1994), p. 51-55.

Y. Chen and J.S. Williams, "Mechanosynthesis of nanocrystalline (Ti,Al)N by ball milling", Powder Metallurgy (1994), p. 1313-1316.

Y. Chen, Z.L. Li and J.S. Williams, "The Evolution of Hydriding and Nitriding Reactions During Ball Milling of Titanium in Ammonia", J. Mater. Sci. Lett., 14(1995), p. 542-544.

Y. Chen and J.S. Williams, "Mechanistic Study of the Nitriding Reaction Induced  by Mechanical Alloying", in the Proceedings of the International Symposium on Metastable, Mechanically Alloyed and Nanocrystalline Materials, June 27-July 1, 1994, Grenoble, France, Mater. Sci. Forum, 179-181 (1995) p. 301-306.

Y. Chen and B.W. Ninham, "Replacement Reaction Induced by Ball Milling of Silica  in Nitrogen", Scripta Mtallurgica et Materialia, 32(1) (1995), p. 19-22.

Y. Chen and J.S. Williams, "Formation of Metal-Hytrides by Mechanical Alloying", J. Alloys and Compounds, 217 (1995), p. 181-184.

Y. Chen, A.T. Halstead and J.S. Williams, "Influence of milling temperature and atmosphere on the synthesis of iron nitrides by ball milling", Mater. Sci. Engin. A, 206(1) (1996), p. 24-29.

Y. Chen, J.S. Williams and G.M. Wang, “High-temperature phase transformation of Fe-NH3 system realised by ball milling at room temperature", J. of Appl. Phys., 79(8) (1996), p. 3956-62.

Y. Chen and J.S. Williams, "Competitive gas-solid reactions realised by ball milling of Zr in ammonia gas", J. Mater. Res.,11(6) (1996), p. 1500-1506.

Y. Chen and J.S. Williams, "Hydridation reaction induced by ball milling", in the Proceedings of the International Symposium on Metastable, Mechanically Alloyed  and Nanocrystalline Materials, July 24-28, 1995, Quebec, Canada, Mater. Sci. Forum, 225-227 (1996), p. 881-888.

Y. Chen and J.S. Williams, "Investigation of gas-solid reactions realised by ball milling" in the Proceedings of the International Symposium on Metastable,  Mechanically Alloyed and Nanocrystalline Materials, July 24-28, 1995, Quebec, Canada, Mater. Sci. Forum, 225-227 (1996), p. 545-551.

Y. Chen, T. H. Hwang and J.S. Williams, "Ball milling induced low-temperature carbothermic reduction of ilmenite", Mater. Lett., 28(1-3) (1996), p. 55-58.

Y. Chen, M. Marsh, J.S. Williams and B. Ninham, "Production of Rutile from Ilmenite by Room Temperature Ball Milling Induced Sulphurisation Reaction", J. Alloys and Compounds, 245(1-2) (1997), p. 54-58.

Y. Chen, T. Hwang and M. Marsh, "Influence of high energy ball milling on carbothermic reduction of ilmenite", Ironmaking and Steelmaking, 24(2) (1997), p. 144-149.

Y. Chen, "BALL MILLING ASSISTED LOW TEMPERATURE PRODUCTION OF IRON-TiC COMPOSITE", Scripta Metallurgica et Materialia, 36:9 (1997), p. 989-993.

Y. Chen, "Mechanically Enhanced Carbothermic Synthesis of Iron-TiN Composite", Mater. Sci. Lett.,16(1) (1997), p. 37-39.

Y. Chen, T. Hwang, M. Marsh and J.S. Williams,"Mechanically Activated   Carbothermic Reduction of Ilmenite", Metallurgical and Materials Transactions  A. 28 (1997), p. 1115-1121.

Y. Chen, T. Hwang, M. Marsh and J.S. Williams, "Study On Mechanism of Mechanical Activation", Mater. Sci. and Engin. A, 226 (1997), p.95-98

Y. Chen, J.S. Williams and B. Ninham, "Mechanochemical reactions of ilmenite with different additives",  J. Colloids and Surfaces  A, 129-130 (1997), p. 61-66.

Y. Chen, "Low-temperature oxidation of ilmenite induced by high energy ball milling", J. Alloys and Compounds, 257(1-2) (1997), p.156-160.

Y. Chen and J. S. Williams "High Energy Ball Milling Induced Non-Equilibrium Phase Transformations", Mater. Sci. & Engin. A, 226 (1997), p. 38-42.

T. Hwang and Y. Chen, "Mechanochemical reaction between iron oxides and sulphur", Mater. Sci. & Engin. A, supplement (1997), p. 26-28.

Y. Chen and J. S. WIlliams, "Application of high energy ball milling in mineral material materials: Extraction of rutile from mineral ilmenite", in the Proceedings of the International Symposium on Metastable, Mechanically Alloyed and  Nanocrystalline Materials, 20-24 May 1996, Rome, Italy, Mater. Sci. Forum, 235-238 (1997) p. 985 - 992.

Y. Chen, "Different oxidation reactions of ilmenite induced by high energy ball milling” J. Alloys and Compounds, 266 (1998), p. 150-154.

Y. Chen and J.S. Williams, "Mechanochemical Reactions in the System FeTiO3-Si", J. Mater. Res., 13(12) (1998) p. 3499-3503.

Ying Chen, J.S. Williams and S.J. Campbell, “ Mechanochemical Reactions of Ilmenite”, in the Proceedings of the International Symposium on Metastable, Mechanically Alloyed and Nanocrystalline Materials, 30 August-5 September 1997, Barcelona, Spain,  Mater. Sci. Forum, 269-272 (1998) p. 253-258.

Y. Chen, J. Fitz Gerald, J.S. Williams and S. Bulcock, “Synthesis of boron nitride nanotubes at low temperatures using reactive ball milling”, Chem. Phys. Lett., 299(3-4) (1999), p.260-264.
 
Ying Chen, “Mechanochemical Synthesis of Nanostructured Materials”, in the proceedings of the Biennial Materials Conference of Institute of Materials Engineering Australia (Materials 98), 6-8 July 1998, Wollongong, Australia.  p. 777-781.
 
Y. Chen, J. Fitz Gerald, L.T. Chadderton and L. Chaffron, “Nanoporous Carbon Produced by Ball Milling”, Applied Physics Letters, 74(19) (1999), p.2782-2784.

Y. Chen, L.T. Chadderton, J. Fitz Gerald and J.S. Williams, “A Solid State Process for Formation of Boron Nitride Nanotubes”, Applied Physics Letters, 74(20) (1999), p. 2960-2962.

M. Puttaswamy, Y. Chen, B. Jar and J.S. Williams, “Investigation of Combustion Reactions under Different Milling Conditions”, J. Metastable and Nanocrystalline Materials, 2-6 (1999), p. 79-84.

Y. Chen, J. Fitz Gerald, L.T. Chadderton and L. Chaffron, “Investigation of nanoporous carbon powders produced by high energy ball milling and formation of carbon nanotubes during subsequent annealing”, J. Metastable and Nanocrystalline Materials, 2-6 (1999) p. 375-380.

Y. Chen, J. Fitz Gerald, J.S. Williams and P. Willis, “Mechanochemical Synthesis of Boron Nitride Nanotubes”, J. Metastable and Nanocrystalline Materials, 2-6 (1999) p. 173-178.

Y. Chen, J.S. Williams, S.J. Campbell and G.M. Wang,”Increased Dissolution of Ilmenite Induced by High-Energy Ball Milling”, Materials Science and Engineering A, 271/1-2 (1999) p. 485-490.