Kui Tan

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Published Intellectual Contributions

Journal Article

• Zhang, G., Xie, F., Ullah, S., Ma, L., Teat, S.J., Ma, S., Thonhauser, T., Tan, K., Wang, H., Li, J. (2024). Enhancing carbon dioxide capture under humid conditions by optimizing the pore surface structure. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 12 (46) 32385-32395. Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ta06019a
• Koupepidou, K., Nikolayenko, V., Sensharma, D., Bezrukov, A.A., Vandichel, M., Nikkhah, S., Castell, D., Oyekan, K., Kumar, N., Subanbekova, A., Vandenberghe, W., Tan, K., Barbour, L., Zaworotko, M. (2024). One atom can make all the difference: gas-induced phase transformations in bisimidazole-linked diamondoid coordination networks. Journal of the American Chemical Society. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.3c01113
• Shan, Y., Wang , X., Zheng, X., Zhao, X., Feng, Z., Wang, W., Cheng , Y., Liu, H., Tan, K., Luo, F., Dong, H. (2024). Study of molecular layer deposition of zinc-based hybrid film as photoresist. Applied Surface Science. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169433224024437
• Song, Y., Verma, G., Tan, K., Oyekan, K.A., Liu, J., Strzelecki, A., Guo, X., Al‐Enizi, A.M., Nafady, A., Ma, S. (2024). Tailoring the Coordination Micro-Environment in Nanotraps for Efficient Platinum/Palladium Separation. Advanced Materials. 36 (28) 2313747. https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adma.202313747
• Ilić, N., Tan, K.N., Mayr, F., Hou, S., Aumeier, B.M., Cedeño Morales, E., Hübner, U., Cookman, J., Schneemann, A., Gagliardi, A., Drewes, J.E., Fischer, R.A., Mukherjee, S. (2024). Trace Adsorptive Removal of PFAS from Water by Optimizing the UiO‐66 MOF Interface. Advanced Materials. 2413120 Wiley, Wiley-VCH. https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adma.202413120
• Zhang, Y., Guo, J., VanNatta, P., Jiang, Y., Phipps, J., Roknuzzaman, R., Rabaâ, H., Tan, K., AlShahrani, T., Ma, S. (2024). Metal-Free Heterogeneous Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Olefins Promoted by Chiral Frustrated Lewis Pair Framework. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146 (1) 979-987. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jacs.3c11607
• Zhang, G., Xie, F., Ullah, S., Ma, L., Teat, S.J., Ma, S., Thonhauser, T., Tan, K., Wang, H., Li, J. (2024). Enhancing carbon dioxide capture under humid conditions by optimizing the pore surface structure. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2024/ta/d4ta06019a
• Song, Y., Verma, G., Tan, K., Oyekan, K.A., Liu, J., Strzelecki, A., Guo, X., Al‐Enizi, A.M., Nafady, A., Ma, S. (2024). Tailoring the Coordination Micro‐Environment in Nanotraps for Efficient Platinum/Palladium Separation. Advanced Materials. 36 (28) Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202313747
• Huang, Y., Feng, Y., Li, Y., Tan, K., Tang, J., Bai, J., Duan, J. (2024). Immobilization of Amino‐site into a Pore‐Partitioned Metal–Organic Framework for Highly Efficient Separation of Propyne/Propylene. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.202403421
• Wang, B., Bao, C., Xu, J., Tao, Y., Chen, L., Zhang, D., Tan, K., Wang, S., Li, J., Ma, S. (2024). A robust Zr(IV)-based metal-organic framework featuring high-density free carboxylic groups for efficient uranium recovery. Chemical Engineering Journal. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1385894724017388
• Wang, B., Bao, C., Xu, J., Tao, Y., Chen, L., Zhang, D., Tan, K., Wang, S., Li, J., Ma, S. (2024). A robust Zr(IV)-based metal-organic framework featuring high-density free carboxylic groups for efficient uranium recovery. Chemical Engineering Journal. 486 150251. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.150251
• Xie, F., Chen, L., Cedeño Morales, E., Ullah, S., Fu, Y., Thonhauser, T., Tan, K., Bao, Z., Li, J. (2024). Complete separation of benzene-cyclohexene-cyclohexane mixtures via temperature-dependent molecular sieving by a flexible chain-like coordination polymer. Nature Communications. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46556-6
• Wang, B., Li, J., Huang, H., Liang, B., Zhang, Y., Chen, L., Tan, K., Chai, Z., Wang, S., Wright, J.T., Meulenberg, R.W., Ma, S. (2024). Creation of Cationic Polymeric Nanotrap Featuring High Anion Density and Exceptional Alkaline Stability for Highly Efficient Pertechnetate Removal from Nuclear Waste Streams. ACS Central Science. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscentsci.3c01323
• Pandey, H., Wang, H., Alfaro, M., Li, J., Thonhauser, T., Tan, K. (2024). Real-time observation of the exchange process between H 2 O and NO in the metal–organic framework Ni-MOF-74. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2024/ta/d3ta05265f
• Chen, W., Wang, Z., Wang, Q., Yanboui, K., Tan, K., Qin, J., Yuan, S., Sun, D., Zhou, H. (2023). Monitoring the Activation of Open Metal Sites in [FexM3–x(μ3-O)] Cluster-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks by Single-Crystal X-ray Diffraction. Journal of the American Chemical Society. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/jacs.2c13299
• Xie, F., Yu, L., Jenkins, T., Shutak, J., Tan, K., Thonhauser, T., Wang, H., Li, J. (2023). Nickel Isonicotinate Framework with Optimal Pore Structure for Complete Discrimination of Hexane Isomers. ACS Materials Letters. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.3c01278
• Xie, Y., Shi, Y., Cedeño Morales, E., Karch, A., Wang, B., Arman, H., Tan, K., Chen, B. (2023). Optimal binding affinity for sieving separation of propylene from propane in an oxyfluoride anion-based metal–organic framework. Journal of the American Chemical Society. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.2c11365
• Xian, S., Peng, J., Pandey, H., Graham, W., Yu, L., Thonhauser, T., Tan, K., Wang, H., Li, J. (2023). Simultaneous removal of C2H2 and C2H6 for C2H4 purification by robust MOFs featuring a high density of heteroatoms. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2023/ta/d3ta01598j
• Xie, F., Liu, J., Graham, W., Ullah, S., Cedeño Morales, E., Tan, K., Thonhauser, T., Wang, H., Li, J. (2023). The effect of pore structure in ethane-selective metal-organic frameworks for ethylene purification. Chemical Engineering Journal. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1385894723038275
• Wu, Z., Wang, C., Liu, X., Tan, K., Huang, X., Xu, G., Li, J. (2023). Confinement of 1D chain and 2D layered cui modules in k-ina-r frameworks via coordination assembly: structure regulation and semiconductivity tuning. Journal of the American Chemical Society. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.3c05095
• Ullah, S., Jensen, S., Liu, Y., Tan, K., Drake, H., Zhang, G., Huang, J., Zhou, H., Li, J., Thonhuaser, T. (2023). Magnetically Induced Binary Ferrocene with Oxidized Iron. Journal of the American Chemical Society. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.3c05754
• Zhang, Y., Jiang, Y., Nafady, A., Tang, Z., Al-Enizi, A.M., Tan, K., Ma, S. (2023). Incorporation of Chiral Frustrated Lewis Pair into Metal–Organic Framework with Tailored Microenvironment for Heterogeneous Enantio- and Chemoselective Hydrogenation. ACS Central Science. 9 (8) 1692-1701. American Chemical Society (ACS). https://doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.3c00637
• Zhang, Y., Jiang, Y., Nafady, A., Tang, Z., Al-Enizi,, A.M., Tan, K., Ma, S. (2023). Incorporation of chiral frustrated Lewis pair into metal–organic framework with tailored microenvironment for heterogeneous enantio-and chemoselective hydrogenation. ACS Central Science. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscentsci.3c00637
• Ullah, S., Tan, K., Sensharma, D., Kumar, N., Mukherjee, S., Li, J., Bezrukov, A., Zaworotko, M., Thonhauser, T. (2022). CO2 Capture by Hybrid Ultramicroporous TIFSIX‐3‐Ni under Humid Conditions Using Non‐Equilibrium Cycling. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/anie.202206613
• Tan, K., Ullah, S., Pandey, H., Cedeño-Morales, E., Wang, H., Wang, K., Zhou, H., Li, J., Thonhauser, T. (2022). Competitive Adsorption of NH3 and H2O in Metal–Organic Framework Materials: MOF-74. Chemistry of Materials. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c01637
• Ullah, S., Jensen, S., Tan, K., Zhang, G., Jenkins, T., Elias, A., Gross, M., Li, J., Thonhauser, T. (2022). Decoding the gate opening mechanism of the flexible framework RPM3–Zn upon hydrocarbon inclusion. Chemistry of Materials. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c00037
• Mendoza Diaz, M., Balocchi, A., Oyekan, K., Tan, K., Vandenberghe, W., Estève, A., Rossi, C. (2022). Dominant role of OH− and Ti3+ defects on the electronic structure of TiO 2 thin films for water splitting. Dalton Transactions. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2022/dt/d2dt01871c
• Acharya, S., Elias, A., Tan, K., Jensen, S., Lin, R., Chen, B., Gross, M., Thonhauser, T. (2022). Identifying the gate-opening mechanism in the flexible metal–organic framework UTSA-300. Inorganic Chemistry. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03931
• Velasco, E., Zhang, G., Teat, S., Tan, K., Ullah, S., Thonhauser, T., Li, J. (2022). Luminescent Metal–Organic Framework for the Selective Detection of Aldehydes. Inorganic Chemistry.
• Pandey, H., Wang, H., Feng, L., Wang, K., Zhou, H., Li, J., Thonhauser, T., Tan, K. (2022). Revisiting Competitive Adsorption of Small Molecules in the Metal–Organic Framework Ni-MOF-74. Inorganic Chemistry. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03751
• Chen, C.X., Pham, T., Tan, K., Krishna, R., Lan, P.C., Wang, L., Chen, S., Al-Enizi, A.M., Nafady, A., Forrest, K.A., Wang, H., Wang, S., Shan, C., Zhang, L., Su, C.Y., Ma, S. (2022). Regulating C2H2/CO2 adsorption selectivity by electronic-state manipulation of iron in metal-organic frameworks. Other. 3 (8) https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85135888454

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research

• Tan, K.M. (Co-Principal), Thonhauser, T. (Principal), Li, J. (Co-Principal), "Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Gaseous Mixtures in Nano-Confined Environments," sponsored by UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, Federal, $527704 Funded. (2023 - 2024).