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57. "O2 reduction on uniform arrays of Pt nanoparticles: Effect of particle size", Hongzhou Yang, Sachin Kumar, Shouzhong Zou*, in preparation.

56. "Synthesis and characterization of hollow zinc oxide cones", Hongzhou Yang, Sachin Kumar, Richard E. Edelmann, Shouzhong Zou*, in preparation.

55. "Electrooxidation of CO on uniform arrays of Au nanoparticles- Effect of particle size and interparticle spacing", Sachin Kumar, Shouzhong Zou*, Langmuir 2008 (Accepted).

 

54. "Electrooxidation of carbon monoxide on Pt and Pd thin films - thickness dependence", Y. Yang, S. Zou*, in preparation.

 

53. "Electrooxidation of Carbon Monoxide and Methanol on Sulfur-modified Pt electrodes", M. Mattox, M. W. Henney, A. Johnson, S. Zou*,  in preparation.

 

52. "In Situ Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopic Studies of CO Adsorption and Methanol Oxidation on Ru-Modified Pt Surfaces", Hongzhou Yang, Yuqing Yang, and Shouzhong Zou*, J. Phys. Chem. C (2007), 111, 19058-19065. pdf

 

51. "Vertically aligned ZnO rods with multi-stage terrace structure and their enhanced solar cell efficiency", Rong Zhang, Sachin Kumar, Lei Kerr*, Shouzhong Zou*, Crystal Growth and Design (2008), 8(2), 381-383. pdf

 

50. "Seed-Mediated Growth of Uniform Gold Nanoparticle Arrays", Sachin Kumar, Hongzhou Yang, Shouzhong Zou*, J. Phys. Chem. C (2007), 111(35), 12933-12938. pdf

 

49. "Electrooxidation of Carbon Monoxide and Methanol on Platinum Overlayer Coated Gold Nanoparticles - Effects of Film Thickness", Sachin Kumar, Shouzhong Zou*, Langmuir (2007), 23, 7365-7371. pdf

 

48. "Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopic Evidence of Methanol Oxidation on Ruthenium Electrodes", Hongzhou Yang, Yuqing Yang, and Shouzhong Zou*, J. Phys. Chem. B. 110 (2006), 17296-17301. pdf

 

47. "Electroreduction of O2 on Uniform Arrays of Pt and PtCo Nanoparticles", Sachin Kumar, Shouzhong Zou*, Electrochemistry Communications, 8 (2006) 1151-1157. pdf

 

46. "Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy studies of 1,4-phenylene diisocyanide adsorption on Au and Pt-group transition metals", S. Gruenbaum, M. Henney, S. Kumar, S. Zou*, J. Phys. Chem. B. 110 (2006), 4782-4792. pdf

45. "Coupled surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and electrical conductivity study of 1, 4-phenylene diisocyanide in molecular electronic junctions", A. Jaiswal, K. Tavakoli, S. Zou*, Anal. Chem., 2006, 78, 120. pdf

44. "Orientation change of adsorbed pyrazine on roughened rhodium electrodes as   probed by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy", L. Cui, Z. Liu, S. Duan, D.Y. Wu, B. Ren, Z.Q. Tian*, S. Zou*, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2005, 109, 17597. pdf

43. "Electrooxidation of Carbon Monoxide on Gold Nanoparticle Ensemble Electrodes – Effects of Particle Coverage", Sachin Kumar, Shouzhong Zou*, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2005, 109, 15707. pdf

42. "Electrochemical and Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Investigation of CO and SCN- Adsorbed on Aucore-Ptshell Nanoparticles Supported on GC Electrodes", B. Zhang, Q.-L. Zhong, B. Ren, Z.-Q. Tian*, S. Zou*, Langmuir, 2005, 21, 7449. pdf

Prior to Miami University

41. "Molecular Recognition of Oxygen by Protein Mimics: Dynamics on the Femtosecond to Microsecond Time Scale", S. Zou, J. S. Baskin, A. H. Zewail,  P Natl Acad Sci USA, 2002, 99, 9625.

40. "Attachment of Cobalt “Picket-Fence” Porphyrin to the Surface of Gold Electrodes Coated with 1-(10-mercaptodecyl)imidazole", S. Zou, R.S Clegg, F.C. Anson, Langmuir, 2002, 18, 3241.

39. "Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering from Substrates with Conducting or Insulator Overlayers: Electromagnetic Model Predictions", S.A. Wasileski, S. Zou, M.J. Weaver, Appl. Spectrosc., 2000, 54, 761.

38. "Electrochemical Adsorbate-Induced Substrate Restructuring: Gold(110) in Aqueous Bromide Electrolytes", S. Zou, X. Gao, M.J. Weaver, Surf. Sci., 2000, 452, 44.

37. "The New Interfacial Ubiquity of Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy", M.J. Weaver, S. Zou, H.Y.H. Chan, Anal. Chem., 2000, 72, 38A.

36. "Mechanistic Differences between Electrochemical and Gas-Phase Thermal Oxidation of Platinum-Group Transition Metals as Discerned by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy", H.Y.H. Chan, S. Zou, M.J. Weaver, J. Phys. Chem. B, 1999,103, 11141.

35. "Spatial Structure of Ordered Electrochemical Adlayers From In-Situ Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Infrared Spectroscopy: Single-Site Carbon Monoxide Binding on Iridium(111) and Comparison with Related Systems" S. Zou, M.J. Weaver, Surf. Sci., 2000, 446, L95.

34. "Encapsulation of Neutral Gold Nanoclusters by Resorcinarenes", K.B. Stavens, S.V. Pusztay, S. Zou, R.P. Andres, and A. Wei, Langmuir, 1999, 15, 8337.

33. "Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopic Characterization of Cadmium Sulfide/Cadmium Selenide Superlattices Formed on Gold by Electrochemical Atomic-Layer Epitaxy", S. Zou, and M.J. Weaver, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1999, 312, 101.

32. "Formation and Stability of Oxide Films on Platinum-Group Metals in Eletrochemical and Related Environments as Probed by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy: Dependence on the Chemical Oxidant", S. Zou, H.Y.H. Chan, C.T. Williams, and M.J. Weaver, Langmuir, 2000, 16, 754.

31. "In-Situ Scanning Tunneting Microscopy of Ir(100) Electrodes with Adsorbed Nitric Oxide and Carbon Monoxide", S. Zou, Electrochem. Soc. Interface, 1999, 8, 59.

30. "Infrared Spectroscopy of Carbon Monoxide and Nitric Oxide on Palladium (111) in Aqueous Solution: Unexpected Adlayer Structure Differences between Electrochemical and Ultrahigh-Vacuum Interfaces", S. Zou, R. Gomez, and M.J. Weaver, J. Electroanal. Chem., 1999, 474, 155.

29. "Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering of Ultrathin Cadmium Chalcogenide Films on Gold Formed by Electrochemical Atomic-Layer Epitaxy: Thickness-Dependent Phonon Characteristics", S. Zou and M.J. Weaver, J. Phys. Chem. B, 1999, 103, 2323.

28. "Coverage-Dependent Infrared Spectroscopy of Carbon Monoxide on Palladium(100) in Aqueous Solution: Adlayer Phase Transitions and Electrooxidation Pathways", S. Zou, R. Gomez, M.J. Weaver, Langmuir, 1999, 15, 2931.

27. "New Strategies for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering at Transition-Metal Interfaces: Thickness-Dependent Characteristics of Electrodeposited Pt-Group Films on Gold and Carbon", S. Zou, M.J. Weaver, X.Q. Li, B. Ren, and Z.Q. Tian, J. Phys. Chem. B, 1999, 103, 4218.

26. "A Concerted Assessment of Potential-Dependent Vibrational Frequencies for Nitric Oxide and Carbon Monoxide on Low-Index Platinum-Group Surfaces in Electrochemical Compared with Ultrahigh Vacuum Environments: Structural and Electrostatic Implications", M.J. Weaver, S. Zou, and C. Tang, J. Chem. Phys., 1999, 111, 368.

25. "Adsorbate bonding and Reactivity in Electrochemistry: Some Vibrational Spectroscopic Links to Surface Science and Interfacial Chemistry", M.J. Weaver and S. Zou, in "Interfacial Electrochemistry", A Wieckowski, ed, Marcel Dekker, New York, Chapter 18, 1999.

24. "Coadsorbate Vibrational Interactions within Mixed Carbon Monoxide-Nitric Oxide Adlayers on Ordered Low-Index Platinum-Group Electrodes", C. Tang, S. Zou, S-C. Chang, M.J. Weaver, J. Electroanal. Chem., 1999, 467, 92.

23. "Infrared Spectroscopy of Mixed Nitric Oxide-Carbon Monoxide Adlayers on Ordered Iridium (111) in Aqueous Solutions: A Model Study of Coadsorbate Vibrational Interactions", C. Tang, S. Zou, M.W. Severson, and M.J. Weaver, J. Phys. Chem. B, 1998, 102, 8546.

22. "Coverage-Dependent Infrared Spectroscopy of Carbon Monoxide on Iridium (111) in Aqueous Solution: A Benchmark Comparison between Chemisorption in Ordered Electrochemical and Ultrahigh-Vacuum Environments", C. Tang, S. Zou, and M.J. Weaver, J. Phys. Chem. B, 1998, 102, 8796.

21. "Direct Demonstration of Infrared Band Intensity Transfer between Coadsorbates having Widely Separated Oscillator Frequencies: Intermixed NO/CO Adlayers on Ordered Iridium Electrodes", M.J. Weaver, C. Tang, S. Zou, and M.W. Severson, J. Chem. Phys., 1998, 109, 4135.

20. "Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering as a Versatile Vibrational Probe of Transition-Metal Interfaces: Benzene and Related Chemisorbates on Platinum-Group Electrodes", S. Zou, C.T. Williams, E.K-Y. Chen, and M.J. Weaver, J. Phys. Chem. B, 1998, 102, 9039.

19. "Interactions within Mixed NO/CO Adlayers at the Pt(100)-Aqueous Electrochemical Interface as Probed by Infrared Spectroscopy", C. Tang, S. Zou, and M.J. Weaver, Surf. Sci., 1998, 412/3, 344.

18. "Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering on Uniform Transition-Metal Films: Towards a Versatile Adsorbate Vibrational Strategy for Solid/Non-Vacuum Interfaces?", S. Zou and M.J. Weaver, Anal. Chem., 1998, 70, 2387.

17. "Surface Potentials of Metal-Gas Compared with Analogous Electrochemical Interfaces as Probed by Adsorbate Vibrational Frequencies", M.J. Weaver, C.T. Williams, S. Zou, H.Y.H. Chan, and C.G. Takoudis, Catal. Lett., 1998, 52, 181.

16. "Probing Molecular Vibrations at Catalytically Significant Interfaces: A New Ubiquity of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering", S. Zou, C.T. Williams, E. K-Y. Chen, and M.J. Weaver, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1998, 120, 3811.

15. "Nanoscale Phenomena in Surface Electrochemistry: Some Insights from Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Infrared Spectroscopy", S. Zou, I. Villegas, C. Stuhlmann, and M.J. Weaver, Electrochim. Acta, 1998, 43, 2811.

14. " Infrared Spectroscopy of Carbon Monoxide at the Ordered Palladium (110) - Aqueous Interface: Evidence for Adsorbate-Induced Reconstruction", S. Zou, R. Gomez, and M.J. Weaver, Surf. Sci., 1998, 399, 270.

13. "Nitric Oxide and Carbon Monoxide Adsorption on Polycrystalline Iridium Electrodes: A Combined Raman and Infrared Spectroscopic Study", S. Zou, R. Gomez, and M.J. Weaver, Langmuir, 1997, 13, 6713.

12. "Vibrational Spectroscopy of Electrochemical Interfaces: Some Walls and Bridges to Surface Science Understanding", M.J. Weaver and S. Zou, for "Advances in Spectroscopy", Vol. 26,"Spectroscopy for Surface Science", R.J.H. Clark and R. E. Hester, eds., Wiley, 1998, Chapter 5.

11. "Potential-Dependent Metal-Adsorbate Stretching Frequencies for Carbon Monoxide on Transition-Metal Electrodes: Chemical-Bonding Versus Electrostatic-Field Effects", S. Zou and M.J. Weaver, J. Phys. Chem., 1996, 100, 4237.

10. "SERS Studies of Electrode/Electrolyte Interfacial Water: II. Librations of Water and Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution Reaction", Y.X. Chen, S.Z. Zou, K.Q. Huang, and Z.Q. Tian, J. Raman Spectrsc., 1998, 29, 749.

9. "SERS Studies on Electrode/Electrolyte Interfacial Water: I. Ion Effects in the Negative Potential Region", S.Z. Zou, Y.X. Chen, B.W. Mao, B. Ren, and Z.Q. Tian, J. Electroanal. Chem., 1997, 424, 19.

8. "Potential-Averaged Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy", Z.Q. Tian, W.H. Li, B.W. Mao, S.Z. Zou, and J.S. Gao, Appl. Spectrosc., 1996, 50, 1569.

7. "Probing Electrode/Electrolyte Interfacial Structure in the Potential Region of Hydrogen Evolution by Raman Spectroscopy", Z.-Q. Tian, B. Ren, Y.-X. Chen, S.-Z. Zou, and B.-W. Mao, J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans., 1996, 92, 3829.

6. "Studies on the Effects of Inorganic Ions and Their Concentrations on Raman Spectra of Water", S. Zou, Y. Chen, Z. Tian, and Y. Zhang, Wuli Huaxue Xuebao (Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica), 1996, 12, 130.

5. "Can Adsorption Be Studied in the Electrode Potential Range of Severe Hydrogen Evolution", W.H. Li, S.Z. Zou, B. Ren, and Z.Q. Tian, Chin. Chem. Lett., 1996, 7, 165.

4. "Extending SERS Activity at Silver Electrodes at a Wide Potential Region", S. Zou, J. Gao, C. Li, and Z. Tian, Wuli Huaxue Xuebao (Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica), 1995, 11, 1020.

3. "SERS Studies on the Orientation Structure of Adsorbed Water at Ag Electrodes - Effects of Electrode Potential and NaClO4 Concentrations", S.-Z. Zou, Y.-H. Zhang, Y.-X. Chen, and Z.-Q. Tian, Gaodeng Xuexiao Huaxue Xuebao (Chem. J. Chinese Univ.), 1995, 16, 245.

2."The Observation of SERS of Water in a Wide Potential Range from the Ag/NaClO4 System", Z.Q. Tian, S.K. Sigalaev, S.Z. Zou, B.W. Mao, A.M. Funtikov, and V.E. Kazarinov, Electrochim. Acta, 1994, 39, 2195.

1. "Time Resolved In-Situ Raman Spectroscopic Studies of SCN- Adsorption on Ag Electrodes", J.-S. Gao, G. Xue, W.-H. Li, S.-Z. Zou, and Z.-Q. Tian, Chinese J. Light Scattering, 1993, 5, 73.