E-mail cjchen@ntnu.edu.tw Office Tel. of office +886-2-8931-6151 Laboratory Rm A411, Chemistry, NTNU Tel. of Lab. +886-2-8931-6363
Education
B. S., 1987, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
M. S., 1990, National Columbia University, USA
Ph. D., 1993, Harvard University, USA
Experience
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California at Berkeley (1994–1996)
Associate Professor, National Chung Cheng University (1996–1999)
Associate Professor, National Taiwan Normal University (1999–2001)
Professor, National Taiwan Normal University (2001– )
Joint Appointment Research Fellow, IAMS, Academia Sinica (2002–)
Research Interests
Preparation and characterization of nanostructures
Bio-labeling and biosynthesis using nanomaterials
Self-assembly of nanoparticles
Fabrication and application of nanomaterials in sensors
Studies of optical and electrical properties of nanostructures
Honors, Awards, and Recognitions
Y. Z. HSU Scientific Paper Award - Nano Science & Technology, far Eastern Y. Z. HSU Science and Technology Memorial foundation. (2006)
IAMS Annual Award for Outstanding Publication by a Research Fellow. (2004)
Excellent Researcher of Tsinghua Chemistry Foundation. (2001)
Selected Publications
Chia-Chun Chen,R.-S. Liu, 1987: Synthesis and Characterization of Pentadienyl-Iridium(III) and -Rhodium (III) Complexes. J. Organomet. Chem., 336(1-2), 249-255.
Y.-L. Wang, X.-L. Wu, Chia-Chun Chen,C. M. Lieber,* 1990: Enhancement of the Critical Current Density in Single Crystal Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 Superconductors by Chemically Induced Disorder. Proc. Natl, Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 87(18), 7058-7060 .
Z. Zhang, Chia-Chun Chen,S. P. Kelty, H. Dai, C. M. Lieber,* 1991: Superconducting Energy Gap of Rb3C60. Nature (London), 353(6342), 333-335.
S. P. Kelty, Chia-Chun Chen,C. M. Lieber,* 1991: Superconductivity at 30 K in Caesium-Doped C60. Nature (London), 352(6332), 223-225.
Z. Zhang, Chia-Chun Chen,C. M. Lieber,* 1991: Tunneling Spectroscopy of M3C60 Superconductors: The Energy Gap, Strong Coupling and Superconductivity. Science (Washington), 254(5038), 1619-1621.
Chia-Chun Chen,S. Kelty, C. M. Lieber,* 1991: (RbxK1-x)3C60 Superconductors: Formation of a Continuous Series of Solid Solutions. Science (Washington), 253(5022), 886-888.
Z. Zhang, Chia-Chun Chen,, C. M. Lieber,* B. Morosin, D. Ginley, E. L. Venturini, 1992: Relationship Between Crystal Chemistry and the Local Structure and Electronic Properties of Tl2Ba2Ca2Cu3O10 Superconductors Determined by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Spectroscopy. Phys. Rev. B., 45(2), 987-992.
Chia-Chun Chen,C. M. Lieber,* 1992: Synthesis of Pure 13C60 and Determination of the Isotope Effect for Fullerene Superconductors. J. Am. Chem. Soc.114(8), 3141-3142.
D. Zhang, J. R. Norris,* P. J. Krusic, E. Wasserman, Chia-Chun Chen,C. M. Lieber, 1993: Time-resolved EPR and Fourier transform EPR study of triplet C-60 - determinations of T1 and the C-13 hyperfine coupling-constant. J. Phys. Chem., 97(22), 5886-5889.
Chia-Chun Chen,C. M. Lieber,* 1993: Isotope effect and Superconductivity in Metal-Doped C60 Superconductors. Science (Washington), 259(5095), 655-658.
R. Movshovish,* J. D. Thompson, Chia-Chun Chen,C. M. Lieber, 1994: Pressure-Dependence of the Superconducting Transition-Temperature in Nominal Rb0.5Cs2.5C60. Phys. Rev. B., 49(5), 3619-3621.
S. M. Argentine, A. H. Francis,* Chia-Chun Chen,C. M. Lieber, 1994: Unusual Photoluminescence Behavior of C70. J. Phys. Chem., 98(30), 7350-7354.
C. M. Lieber,* Chia-Chun Chen, 1994: Preparation of Fullerenes and Fullerene Based Materials. Solid State Physics,V48, 109-148.
Chia-Chun Chen,*A. B. Herhold, C. S. Johnson, A. P. Alivisatos, 1997: Size dependence of structural metastability in semiconductor nanocrystals. Science,276(5311), 398-401.
Chia-Chun Chen, C.-P. Yet, C.-Y. Chao, 1998: Syntheses of Different Sizes of CdSe Nanocrystals and Preparation of Patterned CdSe Nanocrystal Monolayers. Chemistry (invited paper, in Chinese), 56(3), 223-234.
A. B. Herhold,* Chia-Chun Chen,C. S. Johnson, S. H. Tolbert, A. P. Alivisatos, 1999: Structural Transformations and Metastability in Semiconductor Nanocrystals. Phase Transition, 68(1), 1-25.
Chia-Chun Chen,* C.-P. Yeh, H.-N. Wang, C.-Y. Chao, 1999: Self-Assembly of Monolayers of Cadmium Selenide Nanocrystals with Dual Color Emission. Langmuir, 15(20), 6845-6850.
Y.-C. Lee, T.-J. Kuo, C.-J. Hsu, Y.-W. Su, Chia-Chun Chen,* 2002: Fabrication of 3D Macroporous Structures of II−VI and III−V Semiconductors Using Electrochemical Deposition. Langmuir,18(25), 9942-9946.
C.-C. Lin,* Y.-C. Yeh, C.-Y. Yang, C.-L. Chen, G.-F. Chen, Chia-Chun Chen,* Y.-C. Wu* 2002: Selective Binding of Mannose-Encapsulated Gold Nanoparticles to Type 1 Pili in Escherichia Coli. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 124(14), 3508-3509.
S. Dhara,* A. Datta, C.-T. Wu, Z.-H. Lan, K.-H. Chen, Y.-L. Wang, L.-C. Chen, C.-W. Hsu, H.-M. Lin, Chia-Chun Chen, 2003: Enhanced Dynamic Annealing in Ga+ ion-implanted GaN Nanowires. Appl. Phys. Lett., 82(3), 451-453.
Y.-W. Su, C.-S. Wu, Chia-Chun Chen, C.-D. Chen,* 2003: Fabrication of Two-Dimensional Arrays of CdSe Pillars Using e-Beam Lithography and Electrochemical Deposition. Adv. Mater., 15(1), 49-51.
M.-W. Lee,* H.-C. Hseuh, H.-M. Lin, Chia-Chun Chen,* 2003: Interband Optical Transitions in GaN Nanotubes Encapsulated GaP nanowires. Phys. Rev. B., 67(16), 161309-4.
H.-M. Lin, Y.-L. Chen, J. Yang, Y.-C. Liu, K.-M. Yin, J.-J. Kai, F.-R. Chen, L.-C. Chen, Y.-F. Chen, Chia-Chun Chen,* 2003: Synthesis and Characterization of Core-Shell GaP@GaN and GaN@GaP Nanowires. Nano. Lett., 3(4), 537-541.
J.-W. Chiou, J.-C. Jan, H.-M. Tsai, W.-F. Pong,* M.-H. Tsai, I.-H. Hong, R. Rklauser, J.-F. Lee, C.-W. Hsu, H.-M. Lin, Chia-Chun Chen, C.-H. Shen, L.-C. Chen, K.-H. Chen, 2003: Electronic Structure of GaN Nanowire Studied by x-ray-Absorption Spectroscopy and Scanning Photoelectron Microscopy. Appl. Phys. Lett., 82(22), 3949-3951.
C.-C. Lin,* Y.-C. Yeh, C.-Y. Yang, G.-F. Chen, Y.-C. Chen, Y.-C. Wu, Chia-Chun Chen,* 2003: Quantitative Analysis of Multivalent Interactions of Carbohydrate-Encapsulated Gold Nanoparticles with Concanavalin A. Chem. Commun., (23), 2920-2921.
Z.-H. Lan, C.-H. Liang, C.-W. Hsu, C.-T. Wu, H.-M. Lin, S. Dhara, K.-H. Chen,* L.-C. Chen, Chia-Chun Chen,2004: Nanohomojunction (GaN) and nanoheterojunction (InN) nanorods on one-dimensional GaN nanowire substrates. Adv. Funct. Mater., 14(3), 233-237.
J. Yang, Y.-C. Lin, H.-M. Liu, Chia-Chun Chen,*2004: A Chain-Structure Nanotube: Growth and Characterization of Single-Crystal Sb2S3 Nanotubes via Chemical Vapor Transport Reaction. Adv. Mater., 16(8), 713-716.
J.-S. Tsai,* F.-Z. Chen, J.-J. Kai, Chia-Chun Chen, R.-T. Huang, M.-S. Wang, G.-C. Huang, G.-G. Guo, M.-U. Yu, 2004: Observation of vacancy ordering structure in GaP nanobelts. J. Appl. Phys., 95(4), 2015-2019.
S. Dhara, A Datta, C.-T. Wu, Z.-H. Lan, K.-H. Chen,* Y. -L. Wang, Y.-F. Chen, C.-W. Hsu, L.-C. Chen, H.-M. Lin, Chia-Chun Chen,2004: Blueshift of yellow luminescence band in self-ion-implanted n-GaN nanowire. Appl. Phys. Lett., 84(18), 3486-3488.
S. Dahara, A. Datta, C.-T. Wu, Z.-H. Lan, K.-H. Chen, Y. -L. Wang, C.-W. Hsu, C.-H. Shen, L.-C. Chen,* Chia-Chun Chen, 2004: Hexagonal-to-Cubic Phase Transformation in GaN Nanowires by Ga+ Implantation. Appl. Phys. Lett., 84(26), 5473-5475.
S. Muto,* S. Dahara, A. Datta, C.-W. Hsu, C.-T. Wu, C.-H. Shen, L.-C. Chen, K.-H. Chen, Y.-L. Wang, T. Tanabe, T. Maruyama, H.-M. Lin, Chia-Chun Chen, 2004: Characterization of Nanodome on GaN Nanowires Formed with Ga Ion Irradiation. Mater. Trans.,45(2), 435-439.
Z.-H. Lan, W.-M. Wang, C.-L. Sun, S.-C. Shi, C.-W. Hsu, T.-T. Chen, K.-H. Chen, Chia-Chun Chen, Y.-F. Chen, L.-C. Chen,* 2004: Growth Mechanism, Structure and IR Photoluminescence Studies of Indium Nitride Nanorods. J. Crystal Growth., 269(1), 87-94.
Chia-Chun Chen,* Y.-C. Liu, C.-H. Wu, C.-C. Yeh, M.-T. Su, Y.-C. Wu,* 2005: Preparation of Fluorescent Silica Nanotubes and their Application in Gene Delivery. Adv. Mater., 17(4), 404-407.
Y.-Y. Lin, D.-Y.Wang, H.-C. Yen, H.-L. Chen, Chia-Chun Chen,* C.-M. Chen, C.-Y. Tang, C.-W. Chen,*2009: Extended Red Light Harvesting in a Poly(3-hexylthiophene)/Iron Disulfide Nanocrystal Hybrid Solar Cell. Nanotechnology, 20(40), 405207 (5PP).
S.-W.Chou,C.-L.Zhu,S.Neeleshwar, C.-L. Chen, Y.-Y.Chen, Chia-Chun Chen,* 2009: Controlled Growth and Magnetic Property of FePt Nanostructure: Cuboctahedron, Octapod, Truncated Cube and Cube. Chem. Mater., 21(20), 4955-4961.
F.-J. Lai, H.-L. Chou, L. S. Sarma, D.-Y. Wang, Y.-C. Lin, J.-F. Lee, B.-J. Hwang,* Chia-Chun Chen,* 2010: Tunable properties of Pt(x)Fe(1-x) electrocatalysts and their catalytic activity towards the oxygen reduction reaction. Nanoscale,2(4), 573-581.
C.-H. Chen, L. S. Sarma, D. -Y. Wang, F.-J. Lai, C.-C. AI Andra, S.-H. Chang, D.-G. Liu, Chia-Chun Chen, J.-F. Lee, B.-J. Hwang,* 2010 : Platinum-Decorated Ruthenium Nanoparticles for Enhanced Methanol Electrooxidation. ChemCatChem,2(2), 159-166.
M. S. Seehra,* V. Singh, P. Dutta, S. Neeleshwar, Y.-Y. Chen, C.-L. Chen, S.-W. Chou, Chia-Chun Chen, 2010: Size-dependent magnetic parameters of fcc FePt nanoparticles: applications to magnetic hyperthermia. J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 43(14), 145002. (
Y.-Y. Horng, Y.-C. Lu, Y.-K. Hsu, Chia-Chun Chen, L.-C. Chen,* K.-H. Chen,* 2010: Flexible supercapacitor based on polyaniline nanowires/carbon cloth with both high gravimetric and area-normalized capacitance. J. Power Sources, 195(13), 4418-4422.
S.-W. Chou, Y.-H. Shau, P.-C. Wu, Y.-S. Yang, D.-B. Shieh,* Chia-Chun Chen,* 2010: In vitro and in vivo Studies of FePt Nanoparticles for Dual Modal CT/MRI Molecular Imaging. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 132(38),13270-13278. Cover Story.
T.-R. Kuo, V.-A. Hovhannisyan, Y.-C. Chao, S.-L. Chao, S.-J. Chiang, S.-J. Lin, C.-Y. Dong, Chia-Chun Chen,* 2010: Multiple Release Kinetics of Targeted Drug from Gold Nanorod Embedded Polyelectrolyte Conjugates Induced by Near-infrared Laser Irradiation. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 132(40),14163-14171.
C.-Y. Huang, D.-Y. Wang, C.-H. Wang, Y.-T. Chen, Y.-T. Wang, Y.-T. Jiang, Y.-J. Yang, Chia-Chun Chen, Y.-F. Chen,* 2010: Efficient Light Harvesting by Photon Downconversion and Light Trapping in Hybrid ZnS Nanoparticles/Si Nanotips Solar Cells. ACS NANO, 4(10),5849-5854.
C.-W. Lin, D.-Y. Wang, Y.-T. Wang, Chia-Chun Chen, J.-Y. Yang, Y.-F. Chen,* 2011: Increased Photocurrent in Bulk-heterojunction Solar Cells Mediated by FeS(2) Nanocrystals. Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells.95(4),1107-1110.
T.-R. Kuo, C.-F. Lee, S.-J. Lin, C.-Y. Dong, Chia-Chun Chen,* H.-Y. Tan,* 2011: Studies of Intracorneal Distribution and Cytotoxicity of Quantum Dots: Risk Assessment of Eye Exposure. Chem. Res. Toxicol., 24(2), 253-261.
C.-H. Wang, C.-W. Chen, Y.-T. Chen, C.-T. Chen, Y.-F.* Chen, S.-W. Chou, Chia-Chun Chen, 2011:Direct evidence of type II band alignment in nanoscale P3HT/CdSe heterostructures. Nanotechnology, 22(6), 065202.
C.-Y. Huang, D.-Y. Wang, C.-H. Wang, Y.-T. Wang, Y.-T. Jiang, Y.-J. Yang, Chia-Chun Chen, Y.-F. Chen,* 2011: Efficient light harvesting and carrier transport in PbS quantum dots/silicon nanotips heterojunctions. J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 44(8), 085103.
Y.-H. Liu, Y.-Y. Tsai, H.-J. Chien, C.-Y Chen, Y.-F. Huang, J.-S. Chen, Y.-C. Wu,* Chia-Chun Chen,* 2011: Quantum-dot-embedded silica nanotubes as nanoprobes for simple and sensitive DNA detection. Nanotechnology, 22(15), 155102(7PP).
C.-W. Lin, D.-Y. Wang, Y. Tai, Y.-T. Jiang, M.-C. Chen,Chia-Chun Chen,Y.-J. Yang, Y.-F. Chen,*2011:Type-II heterojunction organic/inorganic hybrid non-volatile memory based on FeS(2) nanocrystals embedded in poly(3-hexylthiophene). J. Phys. D. Appl. Phys., 44(29), 292002.
Y.-M. Sung,F.-C. Hsu,*D.-Y. Wang,I.-S. Wang,Chia-Chun Chen, H.-C. Liao, W.-F. Su, Y.-F. Chen,*2011:Enhanced charge extraction in inverted hybrid photovoltaic cells assisted by graphene nanoflakes. J. Mater. Chem., 21(43), 17462-17467.
S.-T. Chang,C.-H. Wang,*H.-Y. Du,H.-C.Hsu,C.-M. Kang,Chia-Chun Chen,J.C.-S. Wu, S.-C. Yen, W.-F. Huang, L.-C. Chen,* M.-C. Lin, K.-H. Chen,* 2012:Vitalizing fuel cells with vitamins: pyrolyzed vitamin B12 as a non-precious catalyst for enhanced oxygen reduction reaction of polymer electrolyte fuel cells.Energ. Environ. Sci.,5(1), 5305-5314.
D.-Y. Wang, I.-S. Wang, I.-S. Huang, Y.-C. Yeh, S.-S. Li, K.-H. Tu, Chia-Chun Chen,* C.-W., Chen,*2012:Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Diode Using Solution-Processable Graphene Oxide as the Anode Interfacial Layer. J. Phys. Chem. C., 116(18),10181-10185.
D.-Y. Wang, H.-L. Chou, Y.-C. Lin, F.-J. Lai, C.-H. Chen, J.-F. Lee, B.-J. Hwang,* Chia-Chun Chen,* 2012:Simple Replacement Reaction for the Preparation of Ternary Fe1−xPtRux Nanocrystals with Superior Catalytic Activity in Methanol Oxidation Reaction. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 134(24),10011-10020.
D.-Y.Wang,Y.-T.Jiang, C.-C.Lin, S.-S.Li, Y.T.Wang, Chia-Chun Chen,*C.-W.Chen,* 2012:Solution-Processable Pyrite FeS2 Nanocrystals for the Fabrication of Heterojunction Photodiodes with Visible to NIR Photodetection.Adv. Mater., 24(25),3415-3420.
C.-W. Chang, D.-Y. Wang, W.-C. Tan, I-S. Huang, I-S. Wang, Chia-Chun Chen, Y.-J. Yang, Y.-F. Chen*2012: Enhanced performance of photodetector and photovoltaic based on carrier reflector and back surface field generated by doped graphene.Appl. Phys. Lett., 101(7), 073906 (5 pages).