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69.    M.S. Kim, B. Lamichhane, J.H. Lee, J.G. Bae, J. Y. Heo, H. J. Lee, S. Kattel*, J. H. Lee, “Identification and comparison of the local physicochemical structures of transition metal-based layered double hydroxides for high performance electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction”, J. Energy Chem., 2023, 87, 89-97.
68.    M. Lynn, D. Ologunagba, B. Dangi, S.Kattel*, “Bulk properties of Transition metal nitrides”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2023, 25, 5156-5163.
67.    D. Ologunagba, S. Kattel*, “A Density Functional Theory Study of Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia on the (100) Surface of Transition-Metal Oxynitrides”, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2022, 126, 17045–17055.
66.    H. Mou, Q. Chang, Z. Xie, S. Hwang, S. Kattel*, JG Chen, “Enhancing glycerol electrooxidation from synergistic interactions of platinum and transition metal carbides”, Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2022, 316, 121648.
65.    Q. Chang, Y. Liu, J.H. Lee, D. Ologunagba, S. Hwang, Z. Xie, S. Kattel*, J.H. Lee, J. G. Chen, “Metal-Coordinated Phthalocyanines as Platform Molecules for Understanding Isolated Metal Sites in the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2”, J. Am. Chem. Soc.144, 16131-16138.
64.    X. Yang, J.H. Lee, S. Kattel*, B. Xu, J.G. Chen, “Tuning Reaction Pathways of Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 by Growing Pd Shells on Ag Nanocubes”, Nano Lett, 2022, 22, 4576–4582.
63.    D. Ologunagba, S. Kattel*, “Pt- and Pd-Modified Transition Metal Nitrides Catalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2022, 24, 12149-12157
62.    Q. Chang, Y. Hong, H. J. Lee, J. H. Lee, D. Ologunagba, Z. Liang, J. Kim, M. J. Kim, J. W. Hong, L. Song, S. Kattel*, Z. Chen, J. G. Chen, S.I. Choi, “Achieving complete electrooxidation of ethanol by single atomic Rh decoration of Pt nanocubes” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 2022, 119, e2112109119.
61.    Q. Chang, J.H. Lee, Y. Liu, Z. Xie, S. Hwang, N.S. Marinkovic, A.H.A. Park, S. Kattel*, J.G. Chen, “Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Reaction over Cu Nanoparticles with Tunable Activity and Selectivity Mediated by Functional Groups in Polymeric Binder” J. Am. Chem. Soc. Au 2022, 2, 214-222.
60.    D. Tian, S.R. Denny, K. Li, H. Wang, S. Kattel*, J.G. Chen, “Density functional theory studies of transition metal carbides and nitrides as electrocatalysts”, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2021, 50, 12338-12376.
59.    S. Biswas, C. Kundu, A. P. Kulkarni, S. Kattel, S. Giddey, S. Bhattacharya, “A Study on CO2 Hydrogenation Using a Ceria–Zirconia Mixed Oxide (CexZr1–xO2)-Supported Fe Catalyst”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2021, 60, 14410–14423.
58.    R. Xia, D. Tian, S. Kattel, B. Hasa, H. Shin, X. Ma, J.G. Chen, F. Jiao, “Electrochemical reduction of acetonitrile to ethylamine”, Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 1-8.
57.    D. Ologunagba, S. Kattel*, “Transition metal oxynitride catalysts for electrochemical reduction of nitrogen to ammonia”, Mater. Adv., 2021, 2, 1263-1270.
56.    J.H. Lee, S. Kattel*, Y. Wang, B.M. Tackett, Z. Xie, S. Hwang, S.R. Denny, W. Xu, J. G. Chen, “Prussian blue analogues as platform materials for understanding and developing oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalysts”, J. Catal. 2021, 393, 390-398.
55.    Q. Chang, J. Kim, J. H. Lee, S. Kattel*, J. G. Chen, S. Choi, Z. Chen, “Boosting Activity and Selectivity of CO2 Electroreduction by Pre‐Hydridizing Pd Nanocubes”, Small, 2021, 16, 2005305.
54.    Z. Xie, D. Tian, M. Xie, S.Z. Yang, Y. Xu, N. Rui, J.H. Lee, S.D. Senanayake, K. Li, H. Wang, S. Kattel*, J.G. Chen “Interfacial Active Sites for CO2 Assisted Selective Cleavage of C–C/C–H Bonds in Ethane”, Chem, 2020, 6, 2703-2716.
53.    Z. Xie, Y. Xu, M. Xie, X. Chen, J.H. Lee, E. Stavitski, S. Kattel*, J.G. Chen “Reactions of CO2 and ethane enable CO bond insertion for production of C3 oxygenates”, Nat. Commun. 2020, 11, 1-8
52.    D. Ologunagba, S. Kattel* “Machine Learning Prediction of Surface Segregation Energies on Low Index Bimetallic Surfaces”, Energies, 2020, 13, 2182.
51.    Q. He, J.H. Lee, D. Liu, Y. Liu, Z. Lin, Z. Xie, S. Hwang, S. Kattel,* L. Song,* and J.G. Chen “Accelerating CO2 Electroreduction to CO Over Pd Single-Atom Catalyst”, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2020, 2000407.
50.    B.B. Dangi, S. Kattel,* “Growth of carbonaceous material on silicon surface: Case study of 1,3-butadiene molecule”, Chem. Phys. Lett. 2020, 745, 137248.
49.    Q. He, D. Liu, J. H. Lee, Y. Liu, Z. Xie, S. Hwang, S. Kattel,* L. Song,* and J. G. Chen, “Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 to Syngas with Controllable CO/H2 Ratios over Co and Ni Single-Atom Catalysts”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 3033 –3037. 
48.    E. Gomez, B. Yan, S. Kattel, and J. G. Chen, “ Carbon Dioxide Reduction in Tandem with Light Alkane Dehydrogenation” Nat. Rev. Chem., 2019, 3, 638–649.
47.    J. H Lee, S. Kattel‡, Z. Jiang, Z. Xie, S. Yao, B. M. Tackett, W. Xu, N. S. Marinkovic, and J. G. Chen, “Tuning the Activity and Selectivity of Electroreduction of CO2 to Synthesis Gas using Bimetallic Catalysts” Nat. Commun, 2019, 10, 3724.
46.    Q. Chang, S. Kattel, X. Li, Z. Liang, B. Tackett, S. Denny, P. Zhang, D. Su, J. G Chen, Z. Chen, “Enhancing CC Bond Scission for Efficient Ethanol Oxidation using PtIr Nanocube Electrocatalysts”, ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 7618−7625.
45.    X. Yang, S. Kattel‡, J. Nash, X. Chang, J. H. Lee, Y. Yan, J. G. Chen, B. Xu, “Quantification of Active Sites and Elucidation of Reaction Mechanism of Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction Reaction on Vanadium Nitride”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 131, 13906–13910.
44.    W. W. Luc, B. H. Ko, S. Kattel, S. Li, D. Su, J. G. Chen, F Jiao, “SO2-induced Selectivity Change in CO2 Electroreduction” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 9902-9909.
43.    B. Yan, B. Zhao, S. Kattel, Q. Wu, S. Yao, D. Su, J. G. Chen, “Tuning CO2 hydrogenation selectivity via metal-oxide interfacial sites”, J. Catal. 2019, 374, 60-71.

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42.    J. Wang, S. Kattel,‡  C.J. Hawxhurst, J.H. Lee, B.M. Tackett, K. Chang, N. Rui, C. J. Liu, J. G. Chen “Enhancing Activity and Reducing Cost for Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 by Supporting Palladium on Metal Carbides”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 6271-6275
41.    Y. Wang, S. Kattel,‡  W. Gao, K. Li, P. Liu, J. G. Chen, H. Wang, “Exploring the ternary interactions in Cu–ZnO–ZrO2 catalysts for efficient CO2 hydrogenation to methanol”, Nat. Commun. 2019, 10, 1166.
40.    W. Zhu, S. Kattel,‡  F Jiao, J. G. Chen, “Shape‐Controlled CO2 Electrochemical Reduction on Nanosized Pd Hydride Cubes and Octahedra”, Adv. Energy Mater. 2019,  9, 1802840.
39.    X. Yang, J. Nash, J. Anibal, M. Dunwell, S. Kattel, E. Stavitski, K. Attenkofer, J. G. Chen, Y. Yan, and B. Xu, “Mechanistic Insights into Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction Reaction on Vanadium Nitride Nanoparticles”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140,13387-13391 .
38.    J. H. Lee, S. Kattel,‡ Z. Xie, B. M. Tackett, J. Wang, C. J. Liu, and J. G. Chen, “Understanding the Role of Functional Groups in Polymeric Binder for Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction on Gold Nanoparticles”, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2018, 1804762.
37.    K. A. Kuttiyiel, S. Kattel, S. Cheng, J. H. Lee, L. Wu, Y. Zhu, G. G. Park, P. Liu, K. Sasaki, J. G. Chen, and R. R. Adzic, “Au-Doped Stable L10 Structured Platinum Cobalt Ordered Intermetallic Nanoparticle Catalysts for Enhanced Electrocatalysis”, ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2018, 1, 3771−3777.
36.    B. Yan, S. Yao, S. Kattel, Q. Wu, Z. Xie, E. Gomez, P. Liu, D. Su, and J. G. Chen, “Active sites for tandem reactions of CO2 reduction and ethane dehydrogenation”, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 2018, 115, 8278-8283.
35.    S. Kattel, J. G. Chen and P. Liu, “Mechanistic study of dry reforming of ethane by CO2 on a bimetallic PtNi (111) model surface”, Catal. Sci. & Technol. 2018, 8, 3748–3758 (Back cover).
34.    J. Wang, S. Kattel, Z. Wang, J. G Chen and C.J. Liu, “L-Phenylalanine Templated Platinum Catalyst with Enhanced Performance for Oxygen Reduction Reaction”, ACS Appl. Mater. & Interfaces, 2018, 10, 21321−21327.
33.    Z. Xie, B. Yan, S. Kattel, J. H. Lee, S. Yao, Q. Wu, N. Rui, E. Gomez, Z. Liu, W. Xu, L. Zhang, and J. G. Chen, “Dry reforming of methane over CeO2-supported Pt-Co catalysts with enhanced activity”, Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 2018, 236, 280–293.
32.    R. C. E. Hamlyn, M. Mahapatra, D. C. Grinter, F. Xu, S. Luo, R. M. Palomino, S. Kattel, I. Waluyo, P. Liu, D. J. Stacchiola, S. D. Senanayake and J. A. Rodriguez, “Imaging the ordering of a weakly adsorbed two-dimensional condensate: ambient-pressure microscopy and spectroscopy of CO2 molecules on rutile TiO2(110)”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2018, 20, 13122-13126.
31.    E. Gomez, S. Kattel, B. Yan, S. Yao, P. Liu, and J. G. Chen, “Combining CO2 reduction with propane oxidative dehydrogenation over bimetallic catalysts”, Nat. Commun, 2018, 9, 1398. (Highlighted in BNL: ChemistryViews, Phy.org)
30.    L. Wang, S. Zhu, N. Marinkovic, S. Kattel, M. Shao, B. Yang, and J. G. Chen, “Insight into the synergistic effect between nickel and tungsten carbide for catalyzing urea electrooxidation in alkaline electrolyte”, Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 2018, 232, 365–370.
29.    X. Li, B. Yan, S. Yao, S. Kattel, J. G. Chen, and T. Wang, “Oxidative Dehydrogenation and Dry Reforming of n-Butane with CO2 over NiFe Bimetallic Catalysts”, Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 2018, 231, 213–223.
28.    B. M. Tackett, W. Sheng, S. Kattel, S. Yao, B. Yan, K. A. Kuttiyiel, Q. Wu, and J. G. Chen, “Reducing Iridium Loading in Oxygen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalysts Using Core-Shell Particles with Nitride Cores”, ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 2615-2621.
27.    S. Kattel*, P. Liu and J. G. Chen, “Tuning Selectivity of CO2 Hydrogenation Reactions at the Metal/Oxide Interface”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 9739-9754. (Highlighted in JACS spotlights)
26.    S. Kattel, P. J. Ramírez, J. G. Chen, J. A. Rodriguez, and P. Liu, “Active Sites for CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol on Cu/ZnO Catalysts”, Science 2017, 355, 1296-1299. (News coverage in BNL, ChemistryViews, Phy.org, Daily Mail, Chemical and Engineering News)
25.    W. Sheng, S. Kattel, S. Yao, B. Yan, C. J. Hawxhurst, Q. Wu, and J. G. Chen, “Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to Synthesis Gas with Controlled CO/H2 Ratios”, Energy Environ. Sci. 2017, 10, 1180-1185. (Back cover article)
24.    X. Li, W. Wan, S. Kattel, J. G. Chen, and T. Wang, “Selective Hydrogenation of Biomass-Derived 2(5H)-Furanone over Pt-Ni and Pt-Co Bimetallic Catalysts: From Model Surfaces to Supported Catalysts”, J. Catal. 2016, 344, 148-156.
23.    B. Yan, X. Yang, J. Wan, M. Myint, S. Kattel, W. Xu, and J. G. Chen, “Dry Reforming of Ethane and Butane with CO2 over  PtNi/CeO2 Bimetallic Catalysts”, ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 7283-7292.
22.    S. Kattel, B. Yan, Y. Yang, J. G. Chen, and P. Liu, “Optimizing Binding Energies of Key Intermediates for CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol over Oxide-Supported Copper”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 12440-12450.
21.    T. Nguyen-Phan, S. Luo, D. Vovchok, J. Llorca, S. Sallis, S. Kattel, W. Xu, L. F. J. Piper, D. E. Polyansky, S. D. Senanayake, D. J. Stacchiola, and J. A. Rodriguez, “Three-Dimensional Ruthenium-Doped TiO2 Sea Urchins for Enhanced Visible-Light-Responsive H2 Production”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2016, 18, 15972-15979.
20.    S. Kattel, W. Yu, B. Yan, X. Yang, Y. Huang, W. Wan, P. Liu, and J. G. Chen, “CO2 Hydrogenation over Oxide-Supported PtCo Catalysts: The Role of the Oxide Support in Determining the Product Selectivity”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 7968-7973. (Selected as Hot Paper).
19.    S. Kattel, B. Yan, J. G. Chen, and P. Liu, “CO2 Hydrogenation on Pt, Pt/SiO2 and Pt/TiO2: Importance of Synergy between Pt and Oxide Support”, J. Catal. 2016, 343, 115-126.
18.    K. Liu, S. Kattel, V. Mao, and G. Wang, “Electrochemical and Computational Study of Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Non-Precious Transition Metal/Nitrogen Doped Carbon Nanofibers in Acid Medium”, J. Phys. Chem. C 2016, 120, 1586-1596.
17.    M. D. Porosoff, M. Myint, S. Kattel, Z. Xie, E. Gomez, P. Liu, and J. G. Chen, “Identifying Different Types of Catalysts for CO2 Reduction by Ethane through Dry Reforming and Oxidative Dehydrogenation”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 15501-15505.
16.    X. Yang, S. Kattel, S. D. Senanayake, J. A. Boscoboinik, X. Nie, J. Graciani, J. A. Rodriguez, P. Liu, D. J. Stacchiola, and J. G Chen, “Low Pressure CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol over Gold Nanoparticles Activated on a CeOx/TiO2 Interface”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 10104-10107.
15.    X. Yang, S. Kattel, K. Xiong, K. Mudiyanselage, S. Rykov, S. D. Senanayake, J. A. Rodriguez, P. Liu, D. J. Stacchiola, and J. G. Chen, “Direct Epoxidation of Propylene over Stabilized Cu+ Surface Sites on Titanium- Modified Cu2O”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 11946 -11951. (Frontispiece)
14.    Y. Zhou, Q. Lu, Z. Zhuang, G. S. Hutchings, S. Kattel, Y. Yan, J. G. Chen, J. Q. Xiao, and F. Jiao, “Oxygen Reduction at Very Low Overpotential on Nanoporous Ag Catalysts”, Adv. Energy Mater. 2015, 1500149.
13.    M. D. Porosoff, S. Kattel, W. Li, P. Liu, and J. G. Chen, “Identifying Trends and Descriptors for Selective CO2 Conversion to CO over Transition Metal Carbides”, Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 6988-6991.
12.    W. Yuan, Y. Jiang, Y. Wang, S. Kattel, Z. Zhang, L.Y. Chou, C. K. Tsung, X. Wei, J. Li, X. Zhang, G. Wang, S. X. Mao, and Z. Zhang, “In Situ Observation of Facet-Dependent Oxidation of Graphene on Platinum in an Environmental TEM”, Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 350-353.
11.    S. Kattel, and G. Wang, “Beneficial Compressive Strain for Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Pt(111) Surface”, J. Chem. Phys. 2014, 141, 124713.
10.    S. Kattel, P. Atanassov, and B. Kiefer, “A Density Functional Theory Study of Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Non-PGM Fe-Nx-C Electrocatalysts”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2014, 16, 13800-13806.
9.    S. Kattel, P. Atanassov, and B. Kiefer, “Density functional Theory Study of the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Mechanism in a BN Co-Doped Graphene Electrocatalyst”, J. Mater. Chem. A 2014, 2, 10273-10279.
8.    S. Kattel, and G. Wang, “Reaction Pathway for Oxygen Reduction on FeN4 Embedded Graphene”, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2014, 5, 452-456.
7.    S. Kattel, “Magnetic Properties of 3d Transition Metals (Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, and Zn) and Nitrogen Functionalized Armchair Graphene Nanoribbon”, RSC Adv. 2013, 3, 21110–21117.
6.    S. Kattel, and G. Wang, “A Density Functional Theory Study of Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Me-N4 (Me=Fe, Co, or Ni) Clusters between Graphitic Pores”, J. Mater. Chem. A 2013, 1, 10790-10797. 
5.    S. Kattel, Z. Duan, and G. Wang, “Density Functional Theory Study of an Oxygen Reduction Reaction on a Pt3Ti Alloy Electrocatalyst”, J. Phys. Chem. C 2013, 117, 7107-7113.
4.    S. Kattel, P. Atanassov, and B. Kiefer, “Catalytic Activity of Co-Nx/C Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction: A Density Functional Theory Study”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2013, 15, 148-153.
3.    S. Kattel, B. Kiefer, and P. Atanassov, “Density Functional Theory Study of Ni-Nx/C Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction in Alkaline and Acidic Media”, J. Phys. Chem. C 2012, 116, 17378-17383.
2.    S. Kattel, P. Atanassov, and B. Kiefer, “Stability, Electronic and Magnetic Properties of In-plane Defects in Graphene: A First-Principles Study”, J. Phys. Chem. C 2012, 116, 8161-8166.
1.    T. S. Olson, S. Pylypenko, S. Kattel, P. Atanassov, and B. Kiefer, “Selectivity of Cobalt-based Non-platinum Oxygen Reduction Catalysts in the Presence of Methanol and Formic Acid”, J. Phys. Chem. C 2010, 114, 15190-15195.

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