Dr. Yujun Shi's Group

 

97. A. J. Fulton, S. Bag, L. Q. Ly, V, Thangadurai, Y, J, Shi*, Nanostructured Silicon on Stainless Steel as a Binder-free and Carbon-free Andoe for Lithium-ion Batteries. Can. J. Chem. 2025, in press.

96. L. Q. Ly, V, Surendran, V, Thangadurai, Y, J, Shi*, Influence of Silicon Nanowire Morphology and Defec on Its Lithium-ion Battery Anode Performance. J. Phys. Chem. C, 2025, 129, 15527 - 15540.

95. S. Ghebretnsae, T. Ziel, S. Purdy, P. Zhang, T. K. Sham, Y. J. Shi*, Pulsed Laser-induced Dewetting for the Production of Noble-metal High-entropy-alloy Nanoparticles. Nanoscale, 2025, 17, 15423-15435.

94. L. Q. Ly, S. N. Bonvicini, Y. J. Shi*, Platinum Nanoparticle Formation by Pulsed Laser-induced Dewetting and Its Application as Catalyst in Silicon Nanowire Growth. J. Phys. Chem. C, 129, 4553-4564, 2025.

93. M. J. Xu, Z. W. Wang, R. Wang, Z. H. Yu, Z. H. Sun, B. Fu*, Y. J. Shi, Morphology Features of b-Ga2O3 bulk Crystals by EFG and CZ Methods. Prog. Cryst. Growth Character Mater. 71, 100658, 2025.

92. Z. H. Yu, R. Wang, Z. N. Wang, M. J. Xu, T. Hou, B. Fu*, D. W. Gong, Y. J. Shi, Effects of wet chemical etching on surface band bending and electrical properties of Sn-doped β-Ga2O3 (101) substrate. Vacuum, 233, 113959, 2025.

91. H. T. Wang, Z. H. Yu, R. Wang, Q. W. Wang, X. Z. Zhang, S. J. Gao, B. Fu*, D. W. Gong, Y. J. Shi, A Comparative Study of Optical Property on Unintentionally doped and Sn-doped b-Ga2O3 crystals by EFG Method with a Cylindrical Ir Die, Results in Phys. 65, 107962, 2024.

90. L. Q. Ly, C. Cordoba, A. Blackburn, Y. J. Shi*, Platinum-catalyzed Silicon Nanowire Growth – Evidence for a Switch from Vapor-liquid-solid to Vapor-solid-solid Mechanism with Platinum Nanoparticle Size. J Phys. Chem. C 128, 14811-14823, 2024.

89. A. J. Fulton, Y. J. Shi*, Arrayed and Entangled Silicon Nanowires using Au Nanoparticle Catalysts Prepared by Pulsed Laser-induced Dewetting, Can. J. Chem. 102, 17-26, 2024. 

88. L. Q. Ly, S. Burns, C. Cordoba, M. Dolgos, A. Blackburn, Y. J. Shi*, Fabrication of Platinum Nanoparticles with Different Morphologies by Thermal Dewetting in the Presence of Residual Oxygen and Their Optical Properties. J. Phys. Chem. C 127, 24417-24431, 2023.

87. J. M. Stevenson, E. Ampong, Y. J. Shi*, Understanding the Reaction Chemistry of 1,1,3,3-Tetramethyl-disilazane as a Precursor Gas in a Catalytic Chemical Vapor Deposition Process, J. Phys. Chem. A 127, 9185-9195, 2023.

86. B. Fu, Z. H. Yu, H. T. Wang, Q. W. Wang, S. J. Gao, Y. J. Qu, X. Z. Zhang*, Y. J. Shi, Anisotropies of Structure, Optical Properties, Contact, and Epitaxy on (101)- and (001)-oriented b-Ga2O3 Crystal Planes, ACS Appl. Opt. Mater. 1, 1566-1574, 2023. 

85. S. N. Bonvicini,.A. Hoang, V. I. Birss, S. Purdy, R. Sammynaiken, T. K. Sham, Y. J. Shi*, Pt-rich Core/Au-rich Shell Nanoparticle Formation Using Pulsed Laser-induced Dewetting and Their Electrochemical Characteristics, J. Phys. Chem. C, 127, 13945-13957, 2023. (Supplementary Cover)

84. A. Yadav, J. M. Stevenson, E. Ampong, Y. J. Shi*, Theoretical Study on the Decomposition Kinetics and Thermochemistry of Tetramethyldisilazane and Hexamethyldisilazane – Formation of Silanimine and Silene Species, J. Phys. Chem. A, 126, 8156-8172, 2022. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c05349)

​83. S. N. Bonvicini, Y. J. Shi*, Formation and Removal of Alloyed Bimetallic Au-Ag Nanoparticles from Silicon Substrates for Tunable Surface Plasmon Resonance, ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 5, 14850-14861, 2022. (DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.2c03154)

82. A. Yadav, B. Fu, S. N. Bonvicini, L. L. Ly, Z. Jia, Y. J. Shi*, β-Ga2O3 Nanostructures: Chemical Vapor Deposition Growth Using Thermally Dewetted Au Nanoparticles as Catalyst and Characterization, Nanomaterials, 12, 2589, 2022. (DOI: 10.3390/nano12152589).

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81. B. Fu, S. N. Bonvicini, B. Fu, A. J. Fulton, Z. T. Jia, Y. J. Shi*, Formation of Au, Pt, and Bimetallic Au-Pt

Nanostructures from Thermal Dewetting of Single-layer or Bilayer Thin Films. Nanotechnol. 33, 235604, 2022. Invited paper (DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac5a83)

80. B. Fu, G. Jian, W. X. Mu*, Y. Li, H. Wang, Z. T. Jia, Y. Li, S. Long, Y. J. Shi, X. T. Tao, Crystal Growth and Design of Sn-doped β-Ga2O3: Morphology, Effect and Property Studies of Cylindrical Crystal by EFG, J. Alloys Compds. 896, 162830, 2022. (DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.162830)

79. B. Fu, W. Mu*, J. Zhang, J. Zhang, X. Dong, T. Hou, Z. T. Jia*, Y. J. Shi, X. T. Tao, Investigation of the Origin of Blue Color Center in β-Ga2O3 crystal by EFG Method, Cryst. Eng. Commun. 23, 8360-8366, 2021. (DOI: 10.1039/D1CE01078F)

78. B. Fu, G. Jian, G. He, B. Feng, W. Mu*, Y. Li, Z. Jia*, Y. Li, S. Long, S. Ding, Y. J. Shi, X. T. Tao, Investigation of β-Ga2O3 (101) plane with high-quality surface dangling bonds, J. Alloys Compds, 889, 161714, 2021. (DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.161714)

77. J. M. Stevenson, Y, J, Shi*, Theoretical Study of Decomposition Kinetics and Thermohemistry of Bis(dimethylamino)silane - Formation of Methyleneimine and Silanimine Species, J. Phys. Chem. A 125, 8175 - 8186, 2021. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c04940)

76. L. Q. Ly, A. J. Fulton, S. N. Bonvicini, Y. J. Shi*, Pulsed Laser-induced Dewetting and Thermal Dewetting of Ag Thin Films for the Fabrication of Ag Nanopartcles, Nanotechnol. 32, 335301, 2021. (DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/abfee7)

75. B. Fu, G. H. He, W. X. Mu, Y. Li, Y. Feng, K. H. Zhang, H. Y. Wang, J. Zhang, S. J. Zhang, Z. T. Jia, Y. J. Shi, Y. B. Li, S. N. Ding, X. T. Tao,  Laser Damage Mechanism and in-situ Observation of Stacking Fault Relaxation in beta-Ga2O3 Single Crystal by EFG Method, Cryst. Eng. Comm. 23, 3720-3724, 2021. (DOI: 10.1039/D1CE00131k)

74. C. Horwood*, E. Owusu-Ansah, Y. J. Shi, V. I. Birss, Pulsed Laser Induced Dewetting of Au

Thin Films on Ta2O5 substrates, Chem. Phys. 541, 110926, 2021. (DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2020.

110926)

​73. E. Owusu-Ansah, V. I. Birss, Y. J. Shi*, The Mechanism of Pulsed Laser-Induced Dewetting of

Thin Platinum Films on Tantalum Substrates - A Quantitative Study, J. Phys. Chem. C, 124, 23387-

23393, 2020. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c06264)

​72. A J. Fulton, V. O. Kollath, K. Karan, Y. J. Shi*, Gold Nanoparticle Assembly on Porous Silicon by Pulsed laser Induced Dewetting, Nanoscale Adv. 2, 896-905, 2020. (DOI: 10.1039/D0NA00043D)

​71. K. Ohdaira, R. E. I. Schropp, A. M. Coclite, Y. J. Shi, Preface - 10th International Conference on

Hot-wire CVD (Cat-CVD) Processes (HWCVD10), Thin Solid Films, 693, 137610, 2020. (DOI:10.1016/j/tsf.2019. 137610)

​70. M. Rahmati, S. Dayneko, M. Pahlevani*, Y. J. Shi*,  Highly Efficient Quantum Dot Light-emitting Diodes by Inserting Multiple Poly(methyl methacrylate) as Electron-blocking Layers, Adv. Funct. Mater. 29, 1906742, 2019. (DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201906742)

​69. I. Badran, A. Rauk, Y. J. Shi*, New Orbital Symmetry Allowed Route for Cycloreversion of Silacyclobutane and Its Methyl Derivatives, J. Phys. Chem. A 123, 1749-1757, 2019. (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b08071)

​68. E. Owusu-Ansah, A. Rajendran, Y. J. Sh*, Catalytic Dissociation of Tris(dimethylamino)silane on Hot Tungsten and Tantalum Filament Surfaces, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 21, 14357-14365, 2019 (DOI: 10.1039/C8CP06669H)

​67. A. J. Fulton, V. O. Kollath, K. Karan, Y. J. Shi*, Macroporous Silicon Formation by Electrochemical Anodization of n-type Silicon without Illumination, J. Appl. Phys. 124, 095701, 2018. (DOI: 10.1063/ 1.5041373)

​66. I. Badran, Y. J. Shi*, A Kinetic Study of the Gas-phase Reactions of 1-Methylsilacyclobutane in Hot Wire Chemical Vapor Deposition, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 20, 75-85, 2018. (DOI: 10.1039/C7CP06082C) (Back Cover article)

​65. E. Owusu-Ansah, E. Cairns, Y. J. Shi*, Characterization of Si Atomic Transitions Using Pulsed Electric Discharge and Resonance-enhanced Multiphoton Ionization Techniques, J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 32, 2423- 2432, 2017. (DOI: 10.1039/C7JA00275K).

​64. Y. J. Shi*, I. Badran, S. Mulmi, Crystalline Tantalum Carbide and Ditungsten Carbide Formation via Hot Wire Chemical Vapor Deposition Using the Precursor of 1-Methylsilacyclobutane, Surf. Coatings Technol. 326, 103-110, 2017. (DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat. 2017.07.047)

​63. Y. J. Shi*, Role of Free-radical Chain Reactions and Silylene Chemistry in Using Methyl-substituted Silane Molecules in Hot-wire Chemical Vapor Deposition, Thin Solid Films, 635, 42-47, 2017. (DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2016.007)

​62. Y. J. Shi*, L. Tong, S. Mulmi, Characterization of Thin Film Deposits on Tungsten Filaments in Catalytic hemical Vapor Depsoition Using 1,1-Dimethylsilacyclobutane, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A, 34, 051517, 2016. (DOI: 10.1116/1.4961932) (Featured Article and Cover Article)

​61. E. Owusu-Ansah, Y. M . Wang, Y. J. Shi*, A Theoretical Study of the Structures and ELectronic Transitions of Small Silicon Nitride Clusters (SinNm, n + m ≤ 4), J. Mol. Spectros. 330, 200-210, 2016. (DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2016.08.005)

​60. Y. J. Shi, D. T. Cramb, Preface to the Special Issue Dedicated to 50 Years of Chemistry at

the University of Calgary, Can. J. Chem. Calgary Special  Issue, 94 (4), v, 2016. (DOI:10.1139/cjc2016-0121)

​59. R. Toukabri, Y. J. Shi*, Hydrogen Elimination from the Dissociation of Methyl-substituted Silanes on Tungsten and Tantalum Surfaces, Can. J. Chem. 94, 265-272, 2016. Calgary 50th Anniversary Special Issue. (DOI: 10.1139/cjc-2015-0166)

​58. I. Badran, W. H. Kan, Y. J. Shi*, Structure Changes in Tungsten and Tantalum Wires in Catalytic Chemical Vapor Deposition Using 1,3-Disilacyclobutane, J. Phys. Chem. C 119, 19134-19142, 2015. (DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b04613)

​57. I. Badran, Y. J. Shi*, Gas-phase Reaction Kinetics of 1,3-Disilacyclobutane in a Hot-wire Chemical Vapor Deposition Reactor, Thin Solid Films 595, 2390243, 2015. (DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2015.06.055)

​56. E. Owusu-Ansah, C. A. Horwaood, H. A. El-Sayed, V. I. Birss, Y. J. Shi*, A Method for the Formation of Pt Metal Nanoparticle Arrays Using Nanosecond Pulsed Laser Dewetting, Appl. Phys. Lett. 106, 203103, 2015. (DOI: 10.1063/1.4921528)

​55. H. A. El-Sayed, C. A. Horwaood, E. Owusu-Ansah, Y. J. Shi, V. I. Birss*, Gold Nanoparticle Array Formation on Dimpled Ta Templates Using Pulsed Laser-induced Thin Film Dewetting, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 17, 11062-11069, 2015. (DOI: 10.1039/c5cp00924c)

​54. I. Badran, Y. J. Shi*, Promotion of Exocyclic Bond Cleavages in the Decomposition of 1,3-Disilacyclobutane in the Presence of a Metal Filament, J. Phys. Chem. A 119, 590-600, 2015. (DOI: 10.1021/jp511716x)

​53. Y. J. Shi*, Hot Wire Chemical Vapor Deposition Chemistry in the Gas Phase and on the Catalyst Surface with Organonsilicon Compounds, Acc. Chem. Res. 48, 163-173, 2015 (invited review). (DOI: 10.1021/ar500241x)

​52. R. Toukabri, Y. J. Shi* (2015), Effect of Pressure in the Gas-phase Chemistry when Using MMS and DMS in Hot-wire Chemical Vapor Deposition, Can. J. Chem. Western Special Issue, 93, 82-90, 2015. (DOI: 10.1139/cjc-2014-0238)

​51. R. Toukabri, Y. J. Shi* Dominance of Silylene Chemistry in the Decomposition of Monomethyl-silane in the Presence of a Heated Metal Filament, J. Phys. Chem. A 118, 3866-3874, 2014. (DOI: 10.1021/jp502795u).

​50. R. Toukabri, Y. J. Shi*, Unraveling the Complex Chemistry using Dimethylsilane as a Precursor Gas in a Hot-wire Chemical Vapor Deposition, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 16, 7896-7906, 2014. (DOI: 10.1039/c4cp00275j)

​49. R. Toukabri, Y. J. Shi*, Effect of Trimethylsilane Pressure on Gas-phase Reaction Chemistry in the Hot-Wire Chemical Vapour Deposition process, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 31, 061606, 2013. (DOI: 10.1116/1.4825105)

​48. A. M. Colcite*, Y. J. Shi, K. K. Gleason*, Super-Hydrophobic and Oloephobic Crystalline Coatings by Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition, Phys. Procedia 46, 56-61, 2013. (DOI: 10.1016/j.phpro.2013.07.045)

​47. R. Toukabri, N. Al-Kadhi, Y. J. Shi*, Formation of Methyl Radicals from Decomposition of Methyl-substituted Silanes over Tungsten and Tantalum Filament surfaces, J. Phys. Chem. A 117, 7697-7704, 2013. (DOI: 10.1021/jp404882t)

​46. Y. J. Shi*, I. Badran, A. Tkalych, W. H. Kan, V. Thangadurai, Growth of Tungsten Carbides using 1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-1,3-disilacyclobutane on a Heated Tungsten Filament, J. Phys. Chem. C 117, 3389-3395, 2013. (DOI: 10.1021/jp3112777)

​45. I. Badran, A. Rauk, Y. J. Shi*, A Theoretical Study on the Ring Opening of 1,3-disilacyclobutane and H2 Elimination, J. Phys. Chem. A 116, 11806-11816, 2012. (DOI: 10.1021/jp3087122)

​44. I. Badran, T. D. Forster, R. Roesler, Y. J. Shi*, Competition of Silene/Silylene Chemistry with Free-radical Chain Reactions using 1-methylsilacyclobutane in the Hot-wire Chemical Vapor Deposition Process, J. Phys. Chem. A 116, 10054-10062, 2012. (DOI: 10.1021/jp3055558) (Cover Article)

​43. A. M. Colcite, Y. J. Shi, K. K. Gleason*, Grafted Crystallined Poly-perfluoroacylate Thin Films for Superhydrophobic and Oleophobic Functional Coatings, Adv. Mater. 24, 4534-4539, 2012.(DOI: 10.1002/adma.201200682)

​42. Z. J. Cai, Y. J. Shi*, Asymmetrically Distorted Structures of Monosilacyclobutane and Disila-cyclobutane Radical Cations Studied by ab initio and Density Functional Theories, Can J. Chem. 90, 584-596, 2012. (DOI: 10.1139/V2012-035)

​41.   A. M. Colcite, Y. J. Shi, K. K. Gleason*, Controlling the Degree of Crystallinity and the Preferred Crytallographic Orientation in poly-perfluorodecylacrylate thin films by initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition, Adv. Funct. Mater. 22, 2167-2176, 2012. (DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201103035)  

​40. Y. J. Shi*, X. M. Li, R. M. Toukabri, L. Tong, Effect of Si-H bond on the Gas-phase Chemistry of Trimethylsilane in the Hot Wire Chemical Vapor Deposition Process, J. Phys. Chem. A 115, 10290-10298, 2011. (DOI: 10.1021/jp203966h)

​39. Z. J. Cai, Y. J. Shi*, On the Geometric Structure, Ring Puckering Potential, and Electronic Transitions of Monosilacyclobutanes and Disilacyclobutanes - A Theoretical Study, J. Mol. Spectros. 267, 178-185, 2011.  (DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2011.03.019)

​38. Y. J. Shi*, L. Tong, B. D. Eustergerling, X. M. Li, Silicidation and Carburization of the Tungsten Filament in HWCVD with Silacyclobutane Precursor Gases, Thin Solid Films 519, 4442-4446, 2011. (DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf. 2011.01.291)

​37. C. E. Sveen, Y. J. Shi*, Effect of Filament Temperature and Deposition Time on the Formation of Tungsten Silicide with Silane, Thin Solid Films 519, 4447-4450, 2011. (DOI: 10.106/j/tsf.2011.01. 327)

​36. W. Al-Basheer, M. Hedén, Z. J. Cai, Y. J. Shi*, Study of Two-photon Resonant Four-wave Sum Mixing in Xenon in the Spectral Region of 105 - 100 nm, Chem. Phys. 381, 59-66. 2011. (DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys. 2011.01.009)

​35. L. Tong, Y. J. Shi*, Gas-phase Reaction Chemistry of 1,1-Dimethyl-1-silacycloobutane as a Precursor Gas in the Hot Wire Chemical Vapor Deposition Process—Formation of Tettramethylsilane and Trimethylsilane, Can. J. Chem. 89, 19-26, 2011. (DOI: 10.1139/V10-147)

​34.  L. Tong, Y. J. Shi*, Decomposition of 1,1-dimethyl-1-silacyclobutane on a Tungsten Filament – Evidence of Both Ring Si-C and Ring C-C bond Cleavages, J. Mass Spectrom. 45, 215-222, 2010. (DOI: 10.1002/jms.1712)

​33.  L. Tong, Y. J. Shi*, Caburization of Tungsten Filaments in Hot-wire Chemical Vapor Deposition Using 1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-1,3-disilacyclobutane, ACS Appl. Mater. Interf. 1, 1919-1926, 2009. (DOI: 10.1021/am900329q)

​32.  Y. Liu*, S. Consta, Y. J. Shi, R. H. Lipson, and W. A. Goddard III*, Prediction of the Size Distributions of Methanol-Ethanol Clusters Detected in VUV Laser/time-of-flight mass spectrometry, J. Phys. Chem. A 113, 6865-6875, 2009. (DOI: 10.1021/jp900487x)

​31.  L. Tong, and Y. J. Shi*, A Mechanistic Study of Gas-phase Reactions with 1,1,3,3- tetramethyl-1,3-disilacyclobutane in the Hot-wire Chemical Vapor Deposition Process, Thin Solid Films 517, 3461-3465, 2009. (DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2009.01.058)

​30.  Y. J. Shi*, W. Al-Basheer, R. I. Thompson, Two-photon Resonant Second Harmonic Generation in Atomic Xenon, J. Chem. Phys. 130, 094305, 2009. (DOI: 10.1063/1.3079617)    

​29.  B. D. Eustergerling, and Y. J. Shi*, Formation of Aminosilanes in the Hot-wire Chemical Vapor Deposition Process with SiH4-NH3 Gas Mixtures, Arkivoc, a special issue dedicated to Prof. Sorensen, 2009 (v), 75-89, 2009.

​28.  B. D. Eustergerling, M. Heden, and Y. J. Shi*, Development of a New Laser Induced Electron Impact Ionization Source for Studying the Hot Wire Chemical Vapor Deposition Chemistry of Silane-Ammonia Mixtures, J. Anal. Atom. Spectrom. 23, 1590-1598, 2008. (DOI: 10.1039/b80959c)

​27.  L. Tong, C. E. Sveen, and Y. J. Shi*, Study of Tungsten Filament Aging in Hot-wire  Chemical Vapor Deposition with Silacyclobutane as a Source Gas and the H2 Etching Effect, J. Appl. Phys. 103, 123534, 2008. (DOI: 10.1063/1.2949278)

​26.  Y. J. Shi*, X. M. Li, L. Tong, R. Toukabri, and B. D. Eustergerling, Decomposition of Hexamethyldisilane on a Hot Tungsten Filament and Gas-phase reactions in a Hot-wire Chemical Vapor Deposition Reactor, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 10, 2543-2551, 2008. (DOI: 10.1039/b718743b)

​25.  Y. J. Shi*, B. D. Eustergerling, and X. M. Li, Mass Spectrometric Study of Gas-phase Chemistry in the Hot-wire CVD Processes of Silane/Ammonia Mixtures, Thin Solid Films 516, 506-510, 2008. (DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2007.06.029)

​24.  B. D. Eustergerling, M. Heden, and Y. J. Shi*, Application of Laser Induced Electron Impact Ionization to the Deposition Chemistry in the Hot-wire Chemical Vapor Deposition Process with SiH4-NH3 Gas Mixtures, J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 18, 1950-1958, 2007. (DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2007.08.012)

​23.  Y. Liu, S. Consta, F. Ogeer, Y. J. Shi, and R. H. Lipson, Geometries and Energies for Binary Methanol-Ethanol Mixture Clusters Observed by VUV Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry, Can. J. Chem. Special Issue dedicated to Prof. Bancroft, 85, 843-852, 2007. (DOI: 10.1139/V07-104)

​22. X. M. Li, B. D. Eustergerling, and Y. J. Shi*, Mass Spectrometric Study of Gas-phase Chemistry in a Hot-wire Chemical Vapor Deposition Reactor with Tetramethylsilane,  Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 263, 233-242, 2007. (DOI: 10.1016/j.ijms.2007.02.051)

​21. Y. J. Shi*, B. Lo, L. Tong, X. M. Li, B. D. Eustergerling, and T. S. Sorensen, In Situ Diagnostics of the Decomposition of Silacyclobutane on a Hot Filament by Vacuum Ultraviolet Laser Ionization Mass Spectrometry, J. Mass Spectrom. 42, 575-583, 2007. (DOI: 10.1002/jms.1186)

​20. Y. J. Shi*, and R. H. Lipson, An Overview of Organic Molecule Soft Ionization Using Vacuum Ultraviolet Laser Radiation, Can. J. Chem. Special Issue dedicated to Prof. Kebarle, 83, 1891-1902, 2005. (DOI: 10.1139/V05-193)

​19. S.  Lam, Y. J. Shi, N. J. Mosey, T, K. Woo, and R. H. Lipson, Mechanism for the Formation of  Gas-phase Protonated Alcohol-ether Adducted by VUV Laser Ionization and Density Functional Calculations, J. Chem. Phys. 121, 10006-100014, 2004. (DOI: 10.1063/1.1806421)

​18. Y. J. Shi*, S. Wang, Z. J. Jakubek, and B. Simard, A Vacuum Ultraviolet Laser Single Photon Zero Kinetic Energy Photoelectron Spectroscopic Study of the Ground Electronic State of CH3Br+, Can. J. Chem. Special Issue dedicated to Prof. Herzberg, 82, 1077-1082, 2004.  (DOI: 10.1139/V04-051)

​17.  S. Wang, Y. J. Shi, S. Dénommée, B. Simard and Y. P. Lee, Investigation of Some Rydberg States of Ketene by Two-photon Resonance-enhanced Multiphoton Ionization Spectroscopy,  J. Chem. Phys. 119, 7772-7784, 2003. (DOI: 10.1063/1.160392)

​16.  G. S. Fanourgakis, Y. J. Shi, S. Consta, and R. H. Lipson, A Spectroscopic and Computer Simulation Study of Butanol Vapors,  J. Chem. Phys. 119, 6597-6608, 2003. (DOI: 10.1063/1.1605384)

​15. S. Wang, Y. J. Shi, Z. J. Jakubek, M. Barnett, B. Simard, K. Müller-Dethlefs, C-P. Liu, and Y-P. Lee, Non-resonant Two-photon Mass Analyzed Threshold Ionization and Zero Kinetic Energy Photoelectron Investigation of the Ground State of CH2CO+ and CD2CO+,  J. Chem. Phys. 117, 6546-6555, 2002. (DOI: 10.1063/1.1506157)

​14. Y. J. Shi, S. Consta, A. K. Das, B. Mallik, D. Lacey, and R. H. Lipson, A 118 nm Vacuum Ultraviolet Laser / Time-of-flight Mass Spectroscopic Study of Methanol and Ethanol Clusters  in the Vapor Phase, J. Chem. Phys. 116, 6990-6999, 2002. (DOI: 10.1063/1.1466467)

​13.  X. K. Hu, D. M. Mao, Y. J. Shi, S. S. Dimov, and R. H. Lipson, Two-photon Accessible Xe2 Rydberg States between its First Two Ionization Limits, Chem. Phys. Lett. 353, 213- 220, 2002.

​12.  D. M. Mao, X. K. Hu, Y. J. Shi, and R. H. Lipson, Evidence of Orbit Mixing for KrXe and ArXe Excited States in the Vacuum Ultraviolet, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 3, 4258-4261, 2001. (DOI: 10.1039/b106158p)

​11.  D. M. Mao, X. K. Hu, Y. J. Shi, J. H. Leech, and R. H. Lipson, Extreme Ultraviolet Laser / Time-of-flight Mass Spectra of Kr2 near Kr* (4d, 5p′, 6s), J. Chem. Phys. 114, 4025-4035, 2001. (DOI: 10.1063/1.1308559)

​10.  D. M. Mao, X. K. Hu, Y. J. Shi, J. Ma, and R. H. Lipson, Vacuum Ultraviolet Laser /Time-of-flight Mass Spectra of Xe2 near Xe* (5d, 6p, 6s′) Atomic Lines, Can.  J. Phys. 78, 433-447, 2000.

​9.  D. M. Mao, X. K. Hu, Y. J. Shi, and R. H. Lipson, Dispersive Photoelectron Spectroscopy of  the Ungerade Rydberg States of Xe2 near Xe* (6p, 5d), Chem. Phys. 257, 253-261, 2000.

​8.  R. H. Lipson, S. S. Dimov, P. Wang, Y. J. Shi, D. M. Mao, X. K. Hu, and J. Vanstone, Vacuum Ultraviolet and Extreme Ultraviolet Lasers: Principles, Instrumentation and Applications, Instrum. Sci. and Tech. 28, 85-118, 2000.

​7.  D. M. Mao, X. K. Hu, Y. J. Shi, and R. H. Lipson, Heteronuclear Rare-gas Dimer Bonding: Understanding the Nature of the Rydberg States that Dissociate to the Highest Energy Level of Xe*(5d) Manifold.  J. Chem. Phys. 111, 2985-2990, 1999.

​6.  Y. J. Shi, X. K. Hu, D. M. Mao, S. S. Dimov, and R. H. Lipson, Analysis of Xanthate Derivatives by Vacuum Ultraviolet Laser / Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry, Anal. Chem. 70, 4534-4539, 1998. (DOI: 10.1021/ac980167z)

​5.  X. K. Hu, D. M. Mao, Y. J. Shi, S. S. Dimov, and R. H. Lipson, Mass-resolved Two-photon and Photoelectron Spectra of Xe2 in the Xe (4f) Region above the First Molecular Ionization Limit,  J. Chem. Phys. 109, 3944-3953, 1998.

​4. Y. Cao*, Y. J. Shi, The Single Crystal Growth of Methyl-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)-aminopropanote (MAP) and the Studies of Frequency Doubling Efficiency of Its Analogs, Chem. Res. Appl., 9, 84-88, 1997.  (in Chinese)

​3. H. F. Zhang*, X. Y. Guo, Y. J. Wei, H. W.  Zhang, B. G. Wang, Y. Cao, Y. J. Shi, Growth of 4-Amino-4'-Nitro- diphenyl Sulfide (ANDS) Crystal and Its Properties, J. Synt. Cryst., 20, 7-12, 1991. (in Chinese)

​2. Y. Cao*, Y. J. Shi, Z. M. Wang, H. W. Zhang, H. F. Zhang, Study of the Growth of ANDS Crystals in Organic Solvents, J. Suzhou Univ. (Nat. Sci.), 6, 359-363, 1990.  (in Chinese)

​1. R. A. Gu*, Y. P. Zhong, Y. J. Shi, Y. Z. Leng, Study of Adsorption of O-Phenoline on Silver Electrode Using Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, J. Suzhou Univ. (Nat. Sci.), 5, 47-50, 1989. (in Chinese)

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