Selected Publications in Recent Years:
191. Y. K. Tsui, C. N. Kuo, C. E. Hsu, W. Zhang, W. Wang, S. Wang, W. C. Yu, H. C. Hsueh, C. S. Lue, and S. K. Goh "Current direction dependent magnetotransport in CuTe",
Physical Review B 108, (2023).
189. D. W. Boukhvalov, A. Marchionni, J. Filippi, C. N. Kuo, J. Fuji, R. Edla, S. Nappini, G. D’Olimpio, L. Ottaviano, C. S. Lue, P. Torelli, F. Vizza, and A. Politano
"Solution-processed alpha-In2Se3 nanosheets for ultrasensitive and highly selective NO2 gas sensors",
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 11, 12315 (2023).
187. D. W. Boukhvalov, F. Mazzola, C. N. Kuo, S. Mardanya, J. Fujii, G. G. Politano, C. S. Lue, I. Vobornik, A. Agarwal, and A. Politano "Cost-effective, high-performance Ni3Sn4 electrocatalysts for methanol oxidation reaction in acidic environments",
Chemical Communications 59, 6040 (2023).
186. D. W. Boukhvalov, G. D’Olimpio, F. Mazzola, C. N. Kuo, S. Mardanya, J. Fujii, G. G. Politano, C. S. Lue, A. Agarwal, I. Vobornik, P. Torelli, and A. Politano "Unveiling the catalytic potential of topological nodal-line semimetal AuSn4 for hydrogen evolution and CO2 reduction",
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 14, 3069 (2023).
185. W. –H. Chen, N. Kawakami, J. W. Hsueh, L. –H. Kuo, J. –Y. Chen, T. –W. Liao, C. –N. Kuo, C. S. Lue, Y. –L. Lai, Y. –J. Hsu, D. –H. Lien, C. Hu, J. –P. Chou, M. –F. Luo, and C. –L. Lin
"Toward perfect PtTe2 and PdTe2 surfaces with ion bombardment and annealing treatment",
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 15, 16153 (2023). (Selected as the journal cover)
183. A. Chakraborty, J. Fuji, C. N. Kuo, C. S. Lue, A. Politano, I. Vobornik, and A. Agarwal
"Observation of highly anisotropic bulk dispersion and spin-polarized topological surface states in CoTe2",
Physical Review B 107, 085406 (2023).
182. S. Mauri, G. D’Olimpio, C. Chica, L. Braglia, C. N. Kuo, M. C. Istrate, C. S. Lue, L. Ottaviano, T. Klimczuk, D. W. Boukhvalov, A. Politano, and P. Torelli
"Hydrogen production mechanism in low-temperature methanol decomposition catalyzed by Ni3Sn4 intermetallic compound: A combined operando and density functional theory investigation",
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 14, 1334 (2023).
181. Z. Hu, L. Zhang, A. Chakraborty, G. D'Olimpio, J. Fujii, A. Ge, Y. Zhou, C. Liu, A. Agarwal, I. Vobornik, D. Farias, C. –N. Kuo, C. S. Lue, A. Politano, S. –W. Wang, We. Hu, X. Chen. W. Lu, and L. Wang
"Terahertz nonlinear Hall rectifiers based on spin-polarized topological electronic states in 1T-CoTe2",
Advanced Materials 2209557 (2023).
180. Y. Li, J. Duan, Y. Berencén, R. Hübner, H. S. Tsai, C. N. Kuo, C. S. Lue, M. Helm, S. Zhou, and S. Prucnal
"Formation of vertical SnSe/SnSe2 p-n heterojunction by NH3 plasma-induced phase transformation",
Nanoscale Advances 5, 443 (2023).
178. C. Rizza, D. Dutta, B. Ghosh, F. Alessandro, C. N. Kuo, C. S. Lue, L. S. Caputi, A. Bansil, V. Galdi, A. Agarwal, A. Politano, and A. Cupolillo
"Extreme optical anisotropy in the type-II Dirac semimetal NiTe2 for applications and nanophotonics",
ACS Applied Nano Materials 5, 18531 (2022).
177. K. Zhang, Z. Hu, L. Zhang, Y. Chen, D. Wang, M. Jiang, G. D’Olimpio, L. Han, C. Yao, Z. Chen, H. Xing, W. Gou, C. N. Kuo, C. S. Lue, I. Vobornik, S. –W. Wang, A. Politano, W. Hu, L. Wang, X. Chen, W. Lu
"Ultrasensitive self-driven terahertz photodetectors based on low-energy type-II Dirac fermions and related van der Waals heterojunctions",
Small, 2205329 (2022).
176. C. Y. Huang, H. Y. Lee, Y. C. Chang, Chon Kit Hong, Y. R. Ou, C. N. Kuo, and C. S. Lue
"27Al NMR insight into the phase transition in BaFe2Al9",
Physical Review B 106, 195101 (2022).
175. N. Nhat Quyen, T. –J. Hong, C. E. Hsu, W. –Y. Tzeng, C. –M. Tu, C. N. Kuo, H. –C. Hsueh, C. S. Lue, and C. –W. Luo "Nematic electron and phonon dynamics in SnS crystals",
Applied Physics Letters 121, 172105 (2022). (Featured on the cover of APL)
174. P. C. Aguilar, F. Calleja, C. –N. Kuo, C. S. Lue, B. Ghosh, A. Agarwal, A. Politano, A. L. Vázquez de Parga, R. Miranda, J. A. Silva-Guillén, and M. Garnica
"Atomic-scale study of Type-II Dirac semimetal PtTe2 surface",
Journal of Physics: Materials 5, 044003 (2022).
173. M. –K. Lin, G. –H. Chen, C. –L. Ho, W. –C. Chueh, J. A. Hlevyack, C. N. Kuo, T. –Y. Fu, J. –J. Lin, C. S. Lue, W. –H. Chang, N. Takagi, R. Arafune, T. –C. Chiang, and C. –L. Lin
"Tip-mediated bandgap tuning for monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides",
ACS Nano 15, 9, 14918 (2022).
172. A. G. Chang, L. W. Lan, Y. J. Chan, C. N. Kuo, T. Chen, C. H. Huang, T. H. Chuang, D. H. Wei, C. S. Lue, and C. C. Kuo "Trigonal distortion in zigzag-antiferromagnet iron phosphorus trisulfide",
Physical Review B 106, 125412 (2022).
171. S. Chaudhuri, C. N. Kuo, Y. S. Chen, C. S. Lue, and J. G. Lin
"Low-temperature magnetic order rearrangement in the layered van der Waals compound MnPS3",
Physical Review B 106, 094416 (2022).
170. B. Tegomo Chiogo, J. Okamoto, J. -H. Li, T. Ohkochi, H. -Y. Huang, D. -J. Huang, C. -T. Chen, C. N. Kuo, C. S. Lue, A. Chainani, and D. Malterre
"Resonant inelastic x-ray scattering of spin-charge excitations in a Kondo system",
Physical Review B 106, 075141 (2022).
169. G. D'Olimpio, L. Zhang, C. –N. Kuo, D. Farias, L. Ottaviano, C. S. Lue, J. Fujii, I. Vobornik, A. Agarwal, P. Torelli, D. W. Boukhvalov, and A. Politano
"Sustainable hydrogen production using group-10 metal chalcogenides as low-cost effective electrocatalysts",
Advanced Sustainable Systems 2200168 (2022).
168. S. Daws, P. Kotak, C. N. Kuo, C. S. Lue, A. Politano, and C. Lamuta
"Platinum diselenide PtSe2: an ambient-stable material for flexible electronics",
Materials Science & Engineering B 283, 115824 (2022).
166. G. Anemone, A. Al Taleb, A. Politano, C. N. Kuo, C. S. Lue, R. Miranda, and D. Farias
"Setting the limit of the lateral thermal expansion of layered crystals via helium atom scattering",
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 24, 13229 (2022).
165. C. –W. Wang, S. K. Karna, Y. Shinichiro, C. H. Lee, M. Avdeev, C. S. Lue, and C. N. Kuo
"Magnetic properties and noncollinear spin structure of the tin-rich stannide Ho5Co6Sn18",
Physical Review B 105, 104429 (2022).
164. L. Wang, L. Han, W. Guo, C. Yao, Z. Chen, Y. Chen, C. Guo, L. Zhang, K. Zhang, M. Jiang, C. N. Kuo, C. S. Lue, A. Politano, H. Xing, X. Yu, X. Chen, and W. Lu
"Hybrid Dirac semimetal-based phototransistor with efficient low-energy photon harvesting",
Light: Science & Applications 11, 53 (2022).
163. G. D'Olimpio, D. Farias, C. –N. Kuo, L. Ottaviano, C. S. Lue, D. W. Boukhvalov, A. Politano "Tin diselenide (SnSe2) van der Waals semiconductor: surface chemical reactivity, ambient stability, chemical and optical sensors",
Materials 15, 1154 (2022).
162. G. D'Olimpio, L. Zhang, C. –N. Kuo, D. Farias, L. Ottaviano, C. S. Lue, J. Fujii, I. Vobornik, A. Agarwal, P. Torelli, D. W. Boukhvalov, and A. Politano "Efficient hydrogen evolution reaction with bulk and nanostructured mitrofanovite Pt3Te4",
Nanomaterials 12, 558 (2022).
161. G. D’Olimpio, C. Guo, C. N. Kuo, R. Edla, C. S. Lue, L. Ottaviano, P. Torelli, L. Wang, D. W. Boukhvalov, and A. Politano "Kitkaite NiTeSe, an ambient-stable layered Dirac semimetal with low-energy type-II fermions with application capabilities in spintronics and optoelectronics",
Advanced Functional Materials 2106101 (2021).
160. S. Nappini, D. W. Boukhvalov, G. D’Olimpio, L. Zhang, B. Ghosh, C. N. Kuo, H. Zhu, J. Cheng, M. Nardone, L. Ottaviano, D. Mondal, R. Edla, J. Fujii, C. S. Lue, I. Vobornik, J. A. Yarmoff, J. Jarmoff, A. Agarwal, L. Wang, L. Zhang, F. Bondino, and A. Politano "Revisiting the unquestioned chemical stability of germanium selenide (GeSe) and the origin of its photocatalytic efficiency",
Advanced Functional Materials 2106228 (2021).
159. J. Fujii, B. Ghosh, I. Vobornik, A. B. Sarkar, D. Mondal, C. N. Kuo, F. Bocquet, L. Zhang, D. Boukhvalov, C. S. Lue, A. Agarwal, and A. Politano "Mitrofanovite Pt3Te4: a topological metal with termination-dependent surface band structure and strong spin polarization",
ACS Nano 15, 9, 14786 (2021).
158. A. Dhanarajgopal, P. C. Chang, S. Y. Liu, T. H. Chuang, D. H. Wei, C. C. Kuo, C. N. Kuo, C. S. Lue, and W. C. Lin, "Interfacial magnetic coupling in Co/antiferromagnetic van der Waals compound of FePS3",
Applied Surface Science 567, 150864 (2021).
157. D. W. Boukhvalov, J. Cheng, G. D’Olimpio, F. Bocquet, C. N. Kuo, A. B. Sarkar, B. Ghosh, I. Vobornik, J. Fujii, K. Hsu, L. –M. Wang, O. Azulay, G. N. Daptary, D. Naveh, C. S. Lue, M. Vorokhta, A. Agarwal, L. Zhang, and A. Politano "Unveiling the mechanisms ruling the efficient hydrogen evolution reaction with mitrofanovite Pt3Te4",
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 12, 8267 (2021).
156. C. N. Kuo, C. C. Chen, C. M. Chang, R. Y. Huang, L. Y. Wang, Y. K. Kuo, and C. S. Lue
"Specific heat and NMR evidence for the low Fermi-level density of states in semimetallic ScSb",
Physical Review B 104, 035135 (2021).
155. C. W. Chuang, B. T. Chiogo, D. Malterre, P.-Y. Chuang, C. -M. Cheng, T. -W. Pai, F. -H. Chang, H. -J. Lin, C. -T. Chen, C. N. Kuo, C. S. Lue, and A. Chainani
"Resonant photoemission spectroscopy of the ferromagnetic Kondo system CeAgSb2",
Electronic Structures 3, 034001 (2021).
154. D. W. Boukhvalov, C. N. Kuo, S. Nappini, A. Marchionni, G. D’Olimpio, J. Filippi, S. Mauri, P. Torelli, C. S. Lue, F. Vizza, and A. Politano "Efficient electrochemical water splitting with PdSn4 Dirac nodal arc semimetal",
ACS Catalysis 11, 7311 (2021).
152. G. Lingannan, B. Joseph, P. Vajeeston, C. N. Kuo, C. S. Lue, G. Kalaiselvan, and S. Arumugam
"Pressure-dependent modifications in LaAuSb2 charge density wave system",
Physical Review B 103, 195126 (2021).
150. L. Zhang, Z. Chen, K. Zhang, L. Wang, H. Xu, L. Han, W. Guo, Y. Yang, C. N. Kuo, C. S. Lue, D. Mondal, J. Fuji, I. Vobornik, B. Ghosh, A. Agarwal, H. Xing, X. Chen, A. Politano, and W. Lu
"High-frequency rectifiers based on type-II Dirac fermions",
Nature Communications 12, 1584 (2021).
149. G. Anemone, P. C. Aguilar, M. Garnica, F. Calleja, A. A. Taleb, C. N. Kuo, C. S. Lue, A. Politano, A. L. Vazquez de Parga, G. Benedek, D. Farias, and R. Miranda
"Electron-phonon coupling in superconducting 1T-PdTe2",
npj 2D Materials and Applications 5, 25 (2021).
148. W. Zhang, Y. J. Hu, C. N. Kuo, S. T. Kuo, E. I. Paredes Aulestia, J. Y. Zhu, C. S. Lue, K. T. Lai, and S. K. Goh "Linear magnetoresistance with a universal energy scale in a strong-coupling superconductor Mo8Ga41 without quantum criticality",
Physical Review B Rapid Communications 102, 241113(R) (2020).
146. G. D'Olimpio, F. Genuzio, T. O. Mentes, V. Paolucci, C. N. Kuo, A. Al Taleb, C. S. Lue, P. Torelli, D. Farias, A. Locatelli, D. W. Boukhvalov, C. Cantalini, and A. Politano
"Charge redistribution mechanisms in SnSe2 surfaces exposed to oxidative and humid environments and their related influence on chemical sensing",
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 11, 9003 (2020).
145. C. N. Kuo, R. Y. Huang, Y. K. Kuo, and C. S. Lue
"Transport and thermal behavior of the charge density wave phase transition in CuTe",
Physical Review B 102, 155137 (2020).
144. M. Li, F.–S. Yang, H.–C. Hsu, W.–H. Chen, C. N. Kuo, S.–H. Yang, T.–H. Yang, C.–Y. Lin, Y. Chou, M.–P. Lee, Y.–M. Chang, Y.–C. Yang, K.–C. Lee, Y.–C. Chou, C.–H. Lien, C.–L. Lin, Y.–P. Chiu, C. S. Lue, S.–P. Lin, and Y.–F. Lin
"Defect engineering in ambipolar layered materials for mode-regulable nociceptor",
Advanced Functional Materials 2007587 (2020).
143. C. Guo, Y. Hu, G. Chen, D. Wei, L. Zhang, Z. Chen, W. Guo, H. Xu, C.–N. Kuo, C. S. Lue, X. Bo, X. Wan, L. Wang, A. Politano, X. Chen, and W. Lu
"Anisotropic ultrasensitive PdTe2-based phototransistor for room-temperature long-wavelength detection",
Science Advances 6, eabb6500 (2020).
142. D. Shen, C. N. Kuo, T. W. Yang, I. N. Chen, C. S. Lue, and L. M. Wang
"Two-dimensional superconductivity derived from topological surface states in AuSn4 semimetal",
Communications Materials 1, 56 (2020).
140. C. Guo, W. Guo, H. Xu, L. Zhang, C. Gang, G. D'Olimpio, C. N. Kuo, C. S. Lue, A. Politano, L. Wang, X. Chen, and W. Lu "Ultrasensitive ambient-stable SnSe2-based broadband photodetectors for room-temperature IR/THz energy conversion and imaging",
2D Materials 7, 035026 (2020).
138. C. N. Kuo, W. T. Chen, C. J. Hsu, C. W. Tseng, S. Y. Lin, W. Z. Liu, Y. K. Kuo, and C. S. Lue
"Charge density wave like behavior with magnetic ordering in orthorhombic Sm2Ru3Ge5",
Physical Review B 101, 155140 (2020).
137. S. Nappini, D. W. Boukhvalov, R. Edla, G. D'Olimpio, L. Zhang, C. N. Kuo, H. Zhu, B. Ghosh, M. Nardone, C. S. Lue, J. Jarmoff, A. Agarwal, L. Wang, L. Ottaviano, F. Bondino, and A. Politano
"Transition-metal dichalcogenide NiTe2: an ambient-stable material for catalysis and nanoelectronics",
Advanced Functional Materials 2000915 (2020).
136. G. Anemone, M. Garnica, M. Zappia, P. C. Aguilar, A. A. Taleb, C. N. Kuo, C. S. Lue, A. Politano, G. Benedek, A. L. Vazquez de Parga, R. Miranda, and D. Farias
"Experimental determination of surface thermal expansion and electron-phonon coupling constant of 1T-PtTe2",
2D Materials 7, 025007 (2020).
135. D. W. Boukhvalov, A. Marchionni, J. Filippi, C. N. Kuo, J. Fuji, R. Edla, S. Nappini, G. D'Olimpio, L. Ottaviano, C. S. Lue, P. Torelli, F. Vizza, and A. Politano
"Efficient electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction with PtSn4 via surface oxidation",
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 8, 2349 (2020).
134. H. Xu, C. Gou, J. Zhang, W. Gou, C. N. Kuo, C. S. Lue, W. Hu, L. Wang, G. Chen, A. Politano, X. Chen, and W. Lu
"PtTe2-based type‐II Dirac semimetal and its van der Waals heterostructure for sensitive room temperature Terahertz photodetection",
Small 15, 1903362 (2019).
133. B. Ghosh, D. Mondal, C. N. Kuo, C. S. Lue, J. Nayak, J. Fujii, I. Vobornik, A. Politano, and A. Agarwal
"Observation of bulk states and spin polarized topological surface states in transition-metal dichalcogenide Dirac semimetal candidate NiTe2",
Physical Review B 100, 195134 (2019).
132. G. D'Olimpio, C. Guo, C. N. Kuo, R. Edla, C. S. Lue, L. Ottaviano, P. Torelli, L. Wang, D. W. Boukhvalov, and A. Politano
"PdTe2 transition-metal dichalcogenide: chemical reactivity, thermal stability and device implementation",
Advanced Functional Materials 1906556 (2019).
130. C. N. Kuo, D. Shen, B. S. Li, Nguyen Nhat Quyen, W. Y. Tzeng, C. W. Luo, L. M. Wang, Y. K. Kuo, and C. S. Lue
"Characterization of the charge density wave transition and observation of the amplitude mode in LaAuSb2",
Physical Review B 99, 235121 (2019).
129. B. Ghosh, F. Alessandro, M. Zappia, R. Brescia, C. N. Kuo, C. S. Lue, G. Chiarello, A. Politano, L. S. Caputi, A. Agarwal, and A. Cupolillo
"Broadband excitation spectrum of bulk crystals and thin layers of PtTe2",
Physical Review B 99, 045414 (2019).
128. A. Singh, H. Y. Huang, Y. Y. Chin, Y. F. Liao, T. C. Huang, J. Okamoto, W. B. Wu, H. J. Lin, K. D. Tsuei, R. P. Wang, F. M. F. de Groot, C. N. Kuo, C. S. Lue, C. T. Chen, D. J. Huang, and A. Chainani
"Electronic structure investigation of a charge-density-wave coupled to a metal-to-metal transition in Ce3Co4Sn13",
Physical Review B 98, 235136 (2018).
126. A. Politano, G. Chiarello, B. Ghosh, K. Sadhukhan, C. -N. Kuo, C. S. Lue, V. Pellegrini, and A. Agarwal
"3D Dirac plasmons in type-II Dirac semimetal PtTe2",
Physical Review Letters 121, 086804 (2018)
(Featured in Physics) (Editors' Suggestion).
124. Y. J. Hu, E. I. Paredes Aulestia, K. F. Tse, C. N. Kuo, J. Y. Zhu, C. S. Lue, K. T. Lai, and S. K. Goh
"Extremely large magnetoresistance and the complete determination of the Fermi surface topology in the semimetal ScSb",
Physical Review B 98, 035133 (2018).
122. A. Politano, G. Chiarello, C. N. Kuo, C. S. Lue, R. Edla, P. Torelli, V. Pellegrini, and D. W. Boukhvalov
"Tailoring the surface chemical reactivity of transition-metal dichalcogenide PtTe2 crystals",
Advanced Functional Materials 1706504 (2018).
121. C. N. Kuo, W. T. Chen, C. W. Tseng, C. J. Hsu, R. Y. Huang, F. C. Chou, Y. K. Kuo, and C. S. Lue
"Evidence for a second-order phase transition around 350 K in Ce3Rh4Sn13",
Physical Review B 97, 094101 (2018).
117. C. W. Tseng, C. N. Kuo, H. W. Lee, K. F. Chen, R. C. Huang, C.-M. Wei, Y. K. Kuo, and C. S. Lue
"Semimetallic behavior in Heusler-type Ru2TaAl and thermoelectric performance improved by off-stoichiometry",
Physical Review B 96, 125106 (2017).
114. H.-T. Wang, M. K. Srivastava, C.-C. Wu, S.-H. Hsieh, Y.-F. Wang, Y.-C. Shao, C.-H. Du, J.-W. Chiou, C.-M. Cheng, J.-L. Chen, C.-W. Pao, J.-F. Lee, C. N. Kuo, C. S. Lue, M.-K. Wu, and W.-F. Pong
"Electronic and atomic structures of Sr3Ir4Sn13 single crystal: A possible charge density wave material",
Scientific Reports 7, 40886 (2017).
113. C. N. Kuo, H. W. Lee, C.-M. Wei, Y. H. Lin, Y. K. Kuo, and C. S. Lue
"Ru2NbGa: A Heusler-type compound with semimetallic characteristics",
Physical Review B 94, 205116 (2016).
112. C. W. Luo, P. C. Cheng, C. M. Tu, C. N. Kuo, C. M. Wang, and C. S. Lue
"Dynamics of phonons in Sr3Ir4Sn13: An experimental study by ultrafast spectroscopy measurements",
New Journal of Physics 18, 073045 (2016).
111. C. S. Lue, C. N. Kuo, C. W. Tseng, K. K. Wu, Y. H. Liang, C. H. Du, and Y. K. Kuo
"Comparative study of the thermodynamic properties near the structural phase transitions of Sr3Rh4Sn13 and Sr3Ir4Sn13",
Physical Review B 93, 245119 (2016).
108. C. N. Kuo, C. W. Tseng, C. M. Wang, C. Y. Wang, Y. R. Chen, L. M. Wang, C. F. Lin, K. K. Wu, Y. K. Kuo, and C. S. Lue
"Lattice distortion associated with Fermi-surface reconstruction in Sr3Rh4Sn13",
Physical Review B 91, 165141 (2015).
107. L. M. Wang, Chih-Yi Wang, Guan-Min Chen, C. N. Kuo, and C. S. Lue
"Weakly-correlated nodeless superconductivity in single crystals of Ca3Ir4Sn13 and Sr3Ir4Sn13 revealed by critical fields, Hall effect, and magnetoresistance measurements",
New Journal of Physics 17, 033005 (2015).
103. M. H. Lee, C. H. Chen, C. M. Tseng, C. S. Lue, Y. K. Kuo, H. D. Yang, and M. -W. Chu
"Concomitant charge-density-wave and unit-cell doubling structural transitions in Dy5Ir4Si10",
Physical Review B 89, 195142 (2014).
101. A. A. Gippius, A. V. Tkachev, V. Yu. Verchenko, A. V. Shevelkov, N. E. Gervits, C. S. Lue, A. A. Tsirlin, N. Buettgen, W. Kraetschmer, M. Baenitz, and M. M. Shatruk,
"Interplay between localized and itinerant magnetism with Co substitution for Fe in solid solutions Fe1–xCoxGa3",
Physical Review B 89, 104426 (2014).
100. C. N. Kuo, H. F. Liu, C. S. Lue, L. M. Wang, C. C. Chen, and Y. K. Kuo
"Characteristics of the phase transition near 147 K in Sr3Ir4Sn13",
Physical Review B 89, 094520 (2014).