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Publications
Isolating Optical Responses in MoS₂/Au Junctions
This study explores the optical behavior of MoS₂ monolayers in contact with Au. Using polarization-controlled final-state sum frequency generation (FS-SFG), we isolated the monolayer’s response, revealing a linear spectral lineshape that reflects the constant density of states at the band edge, free from excitonic effects. Our findings highlight a significant bandgap renormalization to ~1.65 ± 0.20 eV, offering valuable insights for 2D semiconductor-based optoelectronics and photocatalysis.
Publications with peer review process (* marks the corresponding author)
68. “High hydrogen permeability of Pd-Ru-In membranes prepared by electroless co-deposition”
Chen, Z.; Yang, Z.; Tong, Y.; Yin, Z.; Li S.
Separation and Purification Technology 2024, 343, 127073
67. “Delocalized electronic engineering of TiNb2O7 enables low temperature capability for high-areal-capacity lithium-ion batteries”
Zhang, Y.; Wang, Y.; Zhao, W. ; Zuo, P.; Tong Y.; Yin, G. ; Zhu, T.; Lou S.
Nature Communications 2024, 15, 6299
66. “Integration of conventional surface science techniques with surface-sensitive azimuthal and polarization dependent femtosecond-resolved sum frequency generation spectroscopy”
Huang, Z.; Roos, T.; Tong, Y.; Campen, R.K.
Review of Scientific Instruments 2024, 95, 063903
65. “Isolating the optical response of a MoS2 monolayer under extreme screening of a metal substrate.”
Yang, T.; Sleziona, S.; Pollmann, E.; Hasselbrink, E.; Kratzer, P.; Schleberger, M.; Campen, R. K.; Tong, Y.*
Physical Review B 2024, 109, L161402. arXiv:2310.19657
64. “High hydrogen permeability of Pd-Ru-In membranes prepared by electroless co-deposition.”
Chen, Z.; Yang, Z.; Tong, Y.; Yin, Z.; Li, S
Separation and Purification Technology. 2024, 343, 127073
63. “Residual fluoride self-activated effect enabling upgraded utilization of recycled graphite anode.”
Yang, S.; Gao, Q.; Li, Y.; Cai, H.; Li, X.; Sun, G.; Zhuang, S.; Tong, Y.; Luo, H.; Lu, M.
Journal of Energy Chemistry. 2024, 93, 24-31
62. “Interaction between a gold substrate and monolayer MoS2: An azimuthal-dependent sum frequency generation study.”
Yang, T.; Pollmann, E.; Sleziona, S.; Hasselbrink, E.; Kratzer, P.; Schleberger, M.; Campen, R. K.; Tong, Y.*
Physical Review B 2023, 107, 155433.
61. “Direct Observation of the Potential-Dependent Protonation and Reorientation of 4-(Dimethylamino)pyridine on Gold Electrodes.”
Gong, X.; Campen, R. K.; Tong, Y.*
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2023, 127, 16615-16622.
60. “Improved sulfur tolerance of Pd–Ru membranes: Influence of H2S concentration and exposure time on the hydrogen flux.”
Yin, Z.; Yang, Z.; Tong, Y.; Du, M.; Mi, J.; Yu, Q.; Li, S.
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2023, 48, 38335-38343.
59. “Differentiating between Acidic and Basic Surface Hydroxyls on Metal Oxides by Fluoride Substitution: A Case Study on Blue TiO2 from Laser Defect Engineering.”
Lau, K.; Niemann, F.; Abdiaziz, K.; Heidelmann, M.; Yang, Y.; Tong, Y.; Fechtelkord, M.; Schmidt, T. C.; Schnegg, A.; Campen, R. K.; Peng, B.; Muhler, M.; Reichenberger, S.; Barcikowski, S.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2023, 62, e202213968
58. “Tailoring electronic-ionic local environment for solid-state Li-O<sub>2</sub> battery by engineering crystal structure.”
Sun, X.; Song, Y.; Liu, Q.; Zhang, X.; An, H.; Sun, N.; Shi, Y.; Fu, C.; Huo, H.; Xie, Y.; Tong, Y.; Kong, F.; Wang, J.
Science Advances 2022, 8, eabq6261.
57. “Surface-to-Bulk Synergistic Modification of Single Crystal Cathode Enables Stable Cycling of Sulfide-Based All-Solid-State Batteries at 4.4 V.”
Sun, N.; Song, Y.; Liu, Q.; Zhao, W.; Zhang, F.; Ren, L.; Chen, M.; Zhou, Z.; Xu, Z.; Lou, S.;
Kong, F.; Wang, J.; Tong, Y.; Wang, Jiajun.
Advanced Energy Materials 2022, 12, 2200682.
56. “Structure and Reactivity of α-Al2O3(0001) Surfaces: How Do Al–I and Gibbsite-like Terminations Interconvert?”
Yue, Y.; Melani, G.; Kirsch, H.; Paarmann, A.; Saalfrank, P.; Campen, R. K.; Tong, Y.*
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2022, 126, 13467-13476
55. “Effect of annealing process on the hydrogen permeation through Pd–Ru membrane.”
Yin, Z.; Yang, Z.; Du, M.; Mi, J.; Hao, L.; Tong, Y.; Feng, Y.; Li, S.
Journal of Membrane Science 2022, 654, 120572.
54. “Engineering of Cation Occupancy of CoFe2O4 Oxidation Catalysts by Nanosecond, Single-Pulse Laser Excitation in Water.”
Zerebecki, S.; Salamon, S.; Landers, J.; Yang, Y.; Tong, Y.; Budiyanto, E.; Waffel, D.; Dreyer, M.; Saddeler, S.; Kox, T.; Kenmoe, S.; Spohr, E.; Schulz, S.; Behrens, M.; Muhler, M.; Tüysüz, H.; Campen, R.K.; Wende, H.; Reichenberger, S.; Barcikowski, S.
ChemCatChem 2022, 14, e202101785.
53, "Flyash/polymer composite electrolyte with internal binding interaction enables highly-stable extrinsic-interfaces of all-solid-state lithium batteries."
Wang, X.; Fu, C.; Feng, Z.; Huo, H.; Yin, X.; Gao, G.; Yin, G.; Ci, L.; Tong, Y.; Jiang, Z.; Wang, J. Chemical Engineering Journal 2022, 428, 131041
52, "Characterization of ultrafast processes at metal/solution interfaces: Towards femtoelectrochemistry."
Zwaschka, G.; Lapointe, F.; Campen, R. K.; Tong, Y.*
Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2021, 29, 100813
51, "Fast Lithium Transport Kinetics Regulated by Low Energy-Barrier LixMnO2 for Long-Life Lithium Metal Batteries."
Liu, Q.; Zhu, G.; Li, R.; Lou, S.; Huo, H.; Ma, Y.; An, J.; Cao, C.; Kong, F.; Jiang, Z.; Lu, M.; Tong, Y.; Ci, L.; Yin, G.; Wang, J.
Energy Storage Materials, 2021, 41, 1-7
50, "Mechanistic Insights into the Structural Modulation of Transition Metal Selenides to Boost Potassium Ion Storage Stability."
Liang, S.; Yu, Z.; Ma, T.; Shi, H.; Wu, Q.; Ci, L.; Tong, Y.; Wang, J.; Xu, Z.
ACS nano 2021, 15, 14697–14708
49, "Coupling two-dimensional fillers with polymer chains in solid polymer electrolyte for room-temperature dendrite-free lithium-metal batteries."
An, H.; Liu, Q.; An, J.; Liang, S.; Wang, X.; Xu, Z.; Tong, Y.; Huo, H.; Sun, N.; Wang, Y.; Shi, Y.; Wang,
J. Energy Storage Materials, 2021, 43, 358-364
48, “Probing the Birth and Dynamics of Hydrated Electrons at the Gold/Liquid Water Interface via a Novel Optoelectronic Approach”
Lapointe, F.; Wolf, M.; Campen, R.K.; Tong Y.*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 18619–18627
47, “Polyvinylpyrrolidone‐Coordinated Single‐Site Platinum Catalyst Exhibits High Activity for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction”
Li, C.; Chen, Z.; Yi, H.; Cao, Y,; Du, L.; Hu, Y.; Kong, F.; Campen, R. K.; Gao, Y.*; Du, C.; Yin, G.*; Zhang, I.Y.*; Tong Y.*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.. 2020, 59, 15902
46, “Imaging the Heterogeneity of the Oxygen Evolution Reaction on Gold Electrodes Operando: Activity is Highly Local”
Zwaschka, G.; Nahalka, I.; Marchioro, A.; Tong, Y.; Roke, S.; Campen, R. K.*
ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 11, 6084–6093
45, “Active and Stable Pt–Ni Alloy Octahedra Catalyst for Oxygen Reduction via Near-Surface Atomical Engineering”
Kong, F.; Ren, Z,; Banis, M.N.; Du, L.; Zhou, X.; Chen, G.; Zhang, L.; Li, J.; Wang, S.; Li, M.; Doyle-Davis, K.; Ma, Y.; Li, R.; Young, A.; Yang, L.; Markiewicz, M.; Tong, Y.; Yin, G.; Du, C.*; Luo, J.*; Sun, X.*
ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 7, 4205–4214
44, “Resolving the chemical identity of H2SO4 derived anions on Pt(111) electrodes: they’re sulfate”
Zhang I. Y.*; Zwaschka, G.; Wang Z.; Wolf, M.; Campen, R.K.; Tong, Y.*
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2019, 21, 19147-19152
43, “Surface phonon polariton resonance imaging using long-wave infrared-visible sum-frequency generation microscopy”
Kiessling, R.; Tong, Y.; Giles, A. J.; Gewinner, S.; Schoellkopf, W.; Caldwell, J. D.; Wolf, M.; Paarmann A.*
ACS Photonics 2019, 6, 11, 3017-3023
42, “Probing the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction and Charge Transfer on Platinum Electrodes on Femtosecond Timescales”
Zwaschka, G.; Tong, Y.; Wolf, M.; Campen, R.K.*;
ChemElectroChem 2019, 6, 2675-2682
41, “Experimentally Quantifying Anion Polarizability at the Air/Water Interface.”
Tong, Y.*; Igor Ying Zhang; Campen, R. K.
Nat. Commun, 2018, 9, 1313
40, “Microscopic Model of the Electrochemical Vibrational Stark Effect: Understanding VSF Spectroscopy of (bi)Sulfate on Pt(111). ”
Zwaschka, G.; Wolf, M.; Campen, R.K.; Tong, Y.*
Surface Science (Invited), 2018, 678, 78-85
39, "Hydrophobic Water Probed Experimentally at the Gold Electrode/Aqueous Interface."
Tong, Y.*; Lapointe, F.; Thämer, T.; Wolf, M.; Campen, R. K.*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2017, 129, 4275
38, “The Influence of Surface Potential on the Optical Switching of Spiropyran Self Assembled Monolayers.”
Garling, T.; Tong, Y.(co-first author); Darwish, T. A.; Wolf, M.; Campen R. K. *
J. Phys. Condens. Matter, 2017, 29, 414002.
37, “Porous anode of lithium–oxygen battery based on double-gas-path structure”
Cai, K.; Xiao, Y.; Lang, X.; Tong, Y.; He, T., Mao, Z., Wang C.
Int. J. Hydrog. Energy, 2017, 42, 29944-29948
36, “Experimentally probing the libration of interfacial water: the rotational potential of water is stiffer at the air/water interface than in bulk liquid.”
Tong, Y., Kampfrath, T.; Campen, R.K.*
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016, 18, 18424.
35, “Probing the electrooxidation of weakly adsorbed formic acid on Pt(1 0 0)”
Tong, Y.*; Cai, K.; Wolf, M.; Campen, R. K.*
Catalysis Today, 2016, 260, 66-71.
34, “Experimental Characterization of CCH(ads) and CCH2(ads) during the Thermal Decomposition of Methane and Ethylene on Ru(0 0 0 1)”
Kirsch, H.; Tong, Y.; Campen, R. K.*
ChemCatChem, 2016, 8, 658-658
33, “Characterization of Water Dissociation on α-Al2O3(1-102): Theory and Experiment”
Wirth, J. A.; Kirsch, H.; Wlosczyk, S.; Tong, Y.; Saalfrank, P.; Campen, R. K.*
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016, DOI: 10.1039/C6CP01397J
32, “Phase transition behaviors of the supported DPPC bilayer investigated by sum frequency generation (SFG) vibrational spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM)”
Wu, H.-L.; Tong, Y.; Peng, Q.; Li, N.; Ye, S.*
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016, 18, 1411-1421
31, “Inspired by the “tip effect”: a novel structural design strategy for the cathode in advanced lithium–sulfur batteries”
Yang, Y.; Wang, Z.*; Li, G.; Jiang, T.; Tong, Y.; Yue, X.; Zhang, J.; Mao, Z.; Sun, W.; Sun, K.*
J. Mater. Chem. A., 2016 5, 3140-3144
30, “Thermally reduced graphene oxide electrochemically activated by bis-spiro quaternary alkyl ammonium for capacitors”
He, T.; Meng, X.; Nie, J.; Tong, Y.; Cai, K.*
ACS Appl. Mater. Interface, 2016, 8, 13865-13870
Tong, Y.*; Wirth, J.; Kirsch, H.; Wolf, M,; Saalfrank P.; Campen, R.K.*
J. Chem. Phys., 2015, 142, 054704
28, "Photocatalytic Oxidation of the Organic Monolayers on TiO2 Surface Investigated by in-situ Sum Frequency Generation (SFG) Spectroscopy"
Tong, Y.; Peng, Q.; Ma, T.; Nishida, T.; Ye, S.*
APL Materials. 2015, 3, 104402
27, “Investigation of technology for lithium-oxygen battery”
Cai, K.*; Zhao, X.; Tong, Y.; Xiao, Y.; Gao, Y.; Wang C.
Prog. Chem. 2015, 27, 1722-1731
26, “Interfacial Structure of Soft Matter Probed by SFG Spectroscopy”
Ye, S.*; Tong, Y.; Ge, A.; Qiao, L.; Davies, P.;
Chem. Rec., 2014, 14, 791-805
25, “Experimental Characterization of Unimolecular Water Dissociative Adsorption on alpha-Alumina”
Kirsch, H.; Wirth, J.; Tong, Y.; Wolf, M,; Saalfrank P.; Campen, R.K.*;
J. Phys. Chem. C, 2014, 118, 13623–13630
24, “The Free OD at the Air/D2O Interface is Structurally and Dynamically Heterogeneous"
Tong, Y.; Vila Verde, Ana; Campen, R.K.*;
J. Phys. Chem. B, 2013, 117, 11753–11764
23, "Effect of Functional Group on the Monolayer Structures of Biodegradable Quaternary Ammonium Surfactants"
Ge, A.; Peng, Q.; Wu, H.; Liu, H.; Tong, Y.; Nishida, T.; Yoshida, N.; Suzuki, K.; Sakai, T.; Osawa, M.; Ye, S.*
Langmuir, 2013, 29, 14411-14420
22, "Enzyme-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of the Phospholipid Bilayers Studied by Atomic Force Microscopy"
Wu, H.; Yu, L.; Tong, Y.; Ge, A.; Yau, Y.; Osawa, M.; Ye, S.*
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes, 2013,1828, 642-651
21, “Role of Binding Structures of ZnPorphyrin on TiO2 in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Studied by Sum Frequency Generation (SFG) Vibrational Spectroscopy and Ultrafast Spectroscopy”
Ye, S.*, Kathiravan A., Hayashi H., Tong Y., Infahsaeng Y., Chabera P., Pascher T., Yartsev A., Isoda S., Imahori H.* and Sundström V.*
J. Phys. Chem. C, 2013, 117, 6066-6080.
20, "Characterizing the Photoinduced Switching Process of Nitrospiropyran Self-Assembled Monolayer Using In Situ Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy"
Darwish, T.; Tong, Y.; James, M.; Hanley, T.; Peng, Q.; Ye, S.*
Langmuir, 2012, 28, 13852-13860.
19, "Electro-active Self-assemble Monolayers of Unique Geometric Structures using Rigid Norbornylogous Bridges"
Darwish, N.; Eggers, P.; Silva, P.; Zhang, Y.; Tong, Y.; Ye, S.*; Gooding, J.*; Paddon-Row, M. N.*
Chem. Eur. J.. 2012, 18, 283-292.
18, "Probing the Effect of the Solution Environment Round Redox Active Moieties Using Rigid Anthraquinone Terminated Molecular Rulers"
Darwish, N.; Eggers, P.; Ciampi, S.; Tong, Y.; Ye, S.*; Paddon-Row, M.*; Gooding, J.*
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 18401–18409.
17, "No ice-like water at aqueous biological interfaces"
Bonn M.*, Bakker H.J., Tong Y. and Backus Ellen
Biointerphases. 2012, 7, 1-5
16, "Preferential adsorption of amino-terminated silane in a binary mixed self- assembled monolayer"
Tong, Y.; Tyrode, E.; Osawa, M.; Yoshida, N.; Watanabe, T.; Nakajima, A.; Ye, S.*
Langmuir 2011, 27, 5420-5426
15, "Reversible potential-induced structural changes of alkanethiol monolayers on gold surfaces"
Darwish, N.; Eggers, P.; Ciampi, S.; Zhang, Y.; Tong, Y.; Ye, S.*; Paddon-Row*, M.; Gooding, J.*
Electrochem. Commun. 2011, 113, 387-390
14, "Hydrolysis Mechanism of Supported Phospholipid Bilayer by Phospholipase A2 Studied by Sum Frequency Generation (SFG) Spectroscopy"
Tong, Y.; Li, N.; Liu, H.; Ge, A.; Osawa, M.; Ye, S.*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 2323.
13, "Interference Effects in the Sum Frequency Generation (SFG) Spectra of Organic Thin Films. Part II: Applications to Different Thin Film Systems"
Tong, Y.; Zhao, Y.; Li, N.; Ma, Y.; Osawa, M.; Davies, P.*; Ye, S.*
J. Chem. Phys. 2010, 133, 034705.
12, "Interference Effects in the Sum Frequency Generation (SFG) Spectra of Organic Thin Films. Part I: Theoretical Modeling and Simulation"
Tong, Y.; Zhao, Y.; Li, N.; Osawa, M.; Davies, P.*; Ye, S.*
J. Chem. Phys. 2010, 133, 034704.
11, "Dimethyl Ether (DME) Dissociation Reaction on Platinum Electrode Surface: A Quantitative Kinetic Analysis by in situ Infrared Spectroscopy"
Zhang, Y.; Tong, Y.; Lu, L.; Osawa, M.; Ye, S.*
J. Electrochem. Soc. 2010, 157, F10-F15.
10, "Electrochemical Behaviors of Dimethyl Ether on Platinum Single Crystal Electrodes Part II: Pt(100)"
Lu, L.; Yin, G.; Tong, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Gao, Y.; Osawa, M.; Ye, S.*
J. Electroanal. Chem. 2010, 642, 82-91.
9, "Self-Assembled Monolayers Formed using Zero Net Curvature Norbornylogous Bridges: Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Characterization"
Eggers, P.; Silva, P.; Darwish, N.; Zhang, Y.; Tong, Y.; Ye, S.*; Paddon-Row, M.*; Gooding, J.*
Langmuir 2010, 26, 15665-15670
8, "Surface-Segregated Monolayers: A New Type of Ordered Monolayer for Surface Modification of Organic Semiconductors"
Wei, Q. S.; Tajima, K.*; Tong, Y.; Ye, S.*; Hashimoto, K.*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 17597-17604.
7, "Adsorption of Propylene Carbonate (PC) on the LiCoO2 Surface Investigated by Nonlinear Vibrational Spectroscopy"
Liu, H.; Tong, Y.; Kuwata, N.; Osawa, M.; Kawamura, J.; Ye, S.*
J. Phys. Chem. C 2009, 113, 20531-20534 (Letter).
6, "Fabrication of Photochemical Pattern on a Self-assembled Monolayer (SAM) of a Ruthenium Cluster under Electrochemical Control"
Zhang, Y.; Tong, Y.; Abe, M.; Uosaki, K.; Osawa, M.; Sasaki, Y.; Ye, S.*
J. Mater. Chem. 2009, 19, 261 - 267.
5, "Electrochemical and Infrared Study of Electro-oxidation of Dimethyl Ether (DME) on Platinum Polycrystalline Electrode in Acid Solutions"
Zhang, Y.; Lu, L.; Tong, Y.; Osawa, M.; Ye, S.*
Electrochim. Acta 2008, 53, 6093-6103.
4, "Electrochemical Behaviors of Dimethyl Ether on Platinum Single Crystal Electrodes. Part I: Pt(111)"
Lu, L.; Yin, G.; Tong, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Gao, Y.; Osawa, M.; Ye, S.*
J. Electroanal. Chem. 2008, 619-620, 143-151.
3, "Surface Structure .Dependent Electro-oxidation of Dimethyl Ether on Platinum Single-Crystal Electrodes"
Tong, Y.; Lu, L.; Zhang, Y.; Gao, Y.; Yin, G.; Osawa, M.; Ye, S.*
J. Phys. Chem. C 2007, 111, 18836 - 18838 (Letter).
2, “SiMn-graphite composites as anodes for lithium ion batteries ”
Zuo P, Yin G*, Tong Y.
Solid State Ionics 2006, 177, 3297-3301
1, "Electrochemical performance of Si-Mn composites in Li-ion battery"
Ren, N.; Yin, G. P.*; Zuo, P. J.; Tong, Y. ; Cheng, X. Q.; Shi, P. F.
Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2005, 21, 1677-1681.
Book Chapter
1a, “Linear vs. nonlinear electrochemical vibrational stark effect: Preconditions of the approximation.” Tong, Y. In Encyclopedia of Solid-Liquid Interfaces (First Edition),
Wandelt, K., Bussetti, G. Eds.; Elsevier, 2024; pp 750-759.
2a, “In Situ Probing of Adsorbates at Electrochemical Interfaces with Vibrational Sum Frequency Spectroscopy.” Tong, Y.; Campen, R. K.
Klaus Wandelt (ed.) Encyclopedia of Interfacial Chemistry: Surface Science and Electrochemistry, Volume 1.1: Experimental Methods, pp 280-286. Elsevier Inc. (2018)