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Research Statement
Dr Yikai Xu is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow (PI) based at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB). He obtained his BSc. in Applied Chemistry at East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) and completed his PhD research at QUB. Dr Xu is the recipient of the 2019 Kathleen Lonsdale Royal Irish Academy Prize for the most outstanding PhD research in chemical science in Ireland. He is recognized as an “Emerging Investigator” by the Journal of Materials Chemistry C and Analyst published by the Royal Society of Chemistry and serves as a Community Advisor for Nanoscale Horizons (RSC). He currently acts as an Associate Editor for Carbon Capture Science & Technology (Elsevier). His research interests lie in the preparation and applications of plasmonic nanomaterials. Dr Xu has co-authored 30 peer-reviewed articles with +2000 citations (Google Scholar).
Research Focus
Colloidal Synthesis; Interfacial Self-Assembly; Surface Chemistry; SERS; Catalysts
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Filter paper based SERS substrate for the direct detection of analytes in complex matrices
Siebe, H. S., Chen, Q., Li, X., Xu, Y., Browne, W. R. & Bell, S. E. J., 07 Jan 2021, In: The Analyst. Special Issue Analyst Emerging InvestigatorResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An overview of therapeutic anticancer drug monitoring based on surface enhanced (resonance) Raman spectroscopy (SE(R)RS)
Li, C., Ye, Z., Xu, Y. & Bell, S., 04 Aug 2020, (Early online date) In: Analyst. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Ultra-Stable Plasmonic Colloidal Aggregates for Accurate and Reproducible Quantitative SE(R)RS in Protein-Rich Biomedia
Ye, Z., Li, C., Chen, Q., Xu, Y. & Bell, S., 25 Oct 2019, (Early online date) In: Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English). 58, 52, p. 19054 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Self-assembly of colloidal nanoparticles into 2D arrays at water–oil interfaces: rational construction of stable SERS substrates withaccessible enhancing surfaces and tailored plasmonic response
Ye, Z., Li, C., Chen, Q., Xu, Y. & Bell, S. E. J., 16 Feb 2021, (Early online date) In: Nanoscale - Royal Society of Chemistry.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Pressing Solids Directly Into Sheets of Plasmonic Nanojunctions Enables Solvent-Free Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
Xu, Y., Ye, Z., Li, C., McCabe, H., Kelly, J. & Bell, S. E. J., Dec 2018, In: Applied Materials Today. 13, p. 352-358 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile9 Citations (Scopus)202 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship
Xu, Yikai (Recipient), 01 Jul 2020
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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2019 Kathleen Lonsdale RIA Chemistry Prize
Xu, Yikai (Recipient), 20 Jan 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Carbon Capture Science & Technology (Journal)
Yikai Xu (Associate editor)
Jun 2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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Royal Society of Chemistry (External organisation)
Yikai Xu (Board Member)
2021 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Royal Society of Chemistry (External organisation)
Yikai Xu (Board Member)
2020 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of peer review panel or committee