https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yikai_Xu2

Main work:

1.   C. L, Z. Ye*, Z. Yuan, S. Xu, S. E.J. Bell*, Y. Xu*,Applied Materials&Interface, 2025,17,49069−49078.

Disentangling the Effect of Key Parameters in Hydrogen Evolution for Rational Design of Metal–Semiconductor Photocatalysts via Self-Assembly

2.   Y. Zhang, S. He, Z. Yuan, C. Li, Y. Qiao, S. E.J. Bell, N. Gao*, Y. Xu*, C. Wu*,Catalysis Today, 459 (2025) 115433.

Interfacial self-assembly of preformed colloidal nanocatalysts for pyrolysis upcycling of waste plastic - ScienceDirect

3.   Y. Zhang, C. Li*, R. Carland ,Z. Ye, S. E.J. Bell, Y. Xu*,Advanced Science, 2025, 2505714.

Untying Surface Chemistry and Emulsion Stability to Construct Multifunctional Pickering Emulsion SERS Sensors for Pretreatment‐Free Quantitative Analysis in Bio‐Media

4.     Y. Xu*, Nanoscale Horiz., 2025,10, 659-661.

Rounding up Rh nanoparticles for ultraviolet plasmonic sensing - Nanoscale Horizons (RSC Publishing)

5.     Y. Xu*, W. Aljuhani, Y. Zhang, Z. Ye, C. Li*, S. E. J. Bell*, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2025, 54, 62-84.

A practical approach to quantitative analytical surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy - Chemical Society Reviews (RSC Publishing)

6.     Y. Xu*, Y. Zhang, C. Li, Z. Ye, S. E. J. Bell*, Acc. Chem. Res., 2023, 56, 2072-2083.

SERS as a Probe of Surface Chemistry Enabled by Surface-Accessible Plasmonic Nanomaterials | Accounts of Chemical Research (acs.org)

7.     C. Li, Y. Zhang, Z. Ye, S. E. J. Bell*, Y. Xu*, Nat. Protoc., 2023, 18, 2717–2744.

Combining surface-accessible Ag and Au colloidal nanomaterials with SERS for in situ analysis of molecule–metal interactions in complex solution environments | Nature Protocols

8.     Y. Zhang, Z. Ye, C. Li, Q. Chen, W. Aljuhani, Y. Huang, X. Xu, C. Wu, S. E. J. Bell, Y. Xu*, Nat. Commun., 2023, 14, 1392. (Editor’s Highlight)

9.     C. Li, Z. Chen, Y. Huang, Y. Zhang, X. Li, Z. Ye, X. Xu*, S. E. J. Bell*, Y. Xu*, Chem, 2022, 8, 2514-2528.

Uncovering strong π-metal interactions on Ag and Au nanosurfaces under ambient conditions via in-situ surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy - ScienceDirect

10.     Z. Ye, C. Li, M. Celentano, M. Lindley, T. O’Reilly, A. J. Greer, Y. Huang, C. Hardacre, S. J. Haigh, Y. Xu*, S. E. J. Bell*, JACS Au, 2022, 2, 178-187.

Surfactant-free Synthesis of Spiky Hollow Ag–Au Nanostars with Chemically Exposed Surfaces for Enhanced Catalysis and Single-Particle SERS | JACS Au

11.     C. Li, Y. Huang, X. Li, Y. Zhang, Q. Chen, Z. Ye, Z. Alqarni, S. E. J. Bell, Y. Xu*, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2021, 9, 11517. (RSC Highly Cited Article; Invited contribution: Emerging Investigator Series)

Towards practical and sustainable SERS: a review of recent developments in the construction of multifunctional enhancing substrates - Journal of Materials Chemistry C (RSC Publishing)

12.     X. Li¹, Y. Xu¹, A. J. Greer, M. Yue, Z. Ye*, A. McNeill, C. Li, A. Mills, P. Hu, C. Hardacre, S. E. J. Bell*, Adv. Mater. Interfaces, 2021, 8, 2101241. (Equal contributions)

A Simple and Ligand-Free Synthesis of Light and Durable Metal-TiO2 Polymer Films with Enhanced Photocatalytic Properties - Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk)

13.  H. S. Siebe, Q. Chen, X. Li, Y. Xu*, W. R. Browne, S. E. J. Bell*, Analyst, 2021, 146, 1281-1288. (Invited Contribution: Emerging Investigator Series; Analyst’s 150th Anniversary Collection: Raman Spectroscopy and SERS)

Filter paper based SERS substrate for the direct detection of analytes in complex matrices - Analyst (RSC Publishing)

14.  Z. Ye, C. Li, Q. Chen, Y. Xu*, S. E. J. Bell*, Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 5937-5953. (Hot Article)

Self-assembly of colloidal nanoparticles into 2D arrays at water–oil interfaces: rational construction of stable SERS substrates with accessible enhancing surfaces and tailored plasmonic response - Nanoscale (RSC Publishing)

15.  C. Li, L. Chai, Q. Chen, Z. Ye, Y. Xu*, S. E. J. Bell*, J. Raman Spectrosc., 2021, 52, 386-393.

Superhydrophobic needles tipped with 2‐dimensional arrays of plasmonic colloidal nanoparticles for microdroplet SERS analysis - Li - 2021 - Journal of Raman Spectroscopy - Wiley Online Library

16.  C. Li, Z. Ye, Y. Xu*, S. E. J. Bell*, Analyst, 2020, 145, 6211-6221. (Invited contribution: Special Issue Plasmonics)

An overview of therapeutic anticancer drug monitoring based on surface enhanced (resonance) Raman spectroscopy (SE(R)RS) - Analyst (RSC Publishing)

17.  C. Li, Y. Xu*, X. Li, Z. Ye, C. Yao, Q. Chen, Y. Zhang, S. E. J. Bell*, Adv. Mater. Interfaces, 2020, 7, 2000391.

Unexpected Dual Action of Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide (CTAB) in the Self‐Assembly of Colloidal Nanoparticles at Liquid–Liquid Interfaces - Li - 2020 - Advanced Materials Interfaces - Wiley Online Library

18.  Z. Ye, C. Li, N. Skillen, Y. Xu*, H. McCabe, J. Kelly, P. Robertson, S. E. J. Bell*, Appl. Mater. Today, 2019, 15, 398-404.

A one-pot method for building colloidal nanoparticles into bulk dry powders with nanoscale magnetic, plasmonic and catalytic functionalities - ScienceDirect

19.  Z. Ye, C. Li, Q. Chen, Y. Xu*, S. E. J. Bell*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 131, 19230-19235.

Ultra‐Stable Plasmonic Colloidal Aggregates for Accurate and Reproducible Quantitative SE(R)RS in Protein‐Rich Biomedia - Ye - 2019 - Angewandte Chemie International Edition - Wiley Online Library

20.  Z. Ye, C. Li, Y. Xu*, S. E. J. Bell*, Analyst, 2019, 144, 448-453. (Inside Front Cover)

Exploiting the chemical differences between Ag and Au colloids allows dramatically improved SERS detection of “non-adsorbing” molecules - Analyst (RSC Publishing)

21.  C. Li, Q. Chen, H. McCabe, J. Kelly, Z. Ye, Y. Xu*, S. E. J. Bell*, Data Br., 2019, 23, 103746.

Dataset demonstrating the working-principles of surface-exposed nanoparticle sheet enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SENSERS) for solvent-free SERS - PubMed (nih.gov)

22.  Q. Chen, Z. Ye, C. Li, H. McCabe, J. Kelly, Y. Xu*, S. E. J. Bell*, Data Br., 2019, 25, 104097.

Dataset on constructing colloidal nanoparticles into dry nano-micro-particle (NMP) powders with nanoscale magnetic, plasmonic and catalytic functionalities - ScienceDirect

23.  Y. Xu, Z. Ye, C. Li, H. McCabe, J. Kelly, S. E. J. Bell*, Appl. Mater. Today, 2018, 13, 352-358.

Pressing Solids Directly Into Sheets of Plasmonic Nanojunctions Enables Solvent-Free Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy - Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk)

24.  Y. Xu, M. P. Konrad, J. L. Trotter, C. P. McCoy, S. E. J. Bell*, Small, 2017, 13, 1602163. (Inside Back Cover)

Rapid One-Pot Preparation of Large Freestanding Nanoparticle-Polymer Films - PubMed (nih.gov)

25.  Y. Xu, M. P. Konrad, W. W. Y. Lee, Z. Ye, S. E. J. Bell*, Nano Lett., 2016, 16, 5255-5260.

A Method for Promoting Assembly of Metallic and Nonmetallic Nanoparticles into Interfacial Monolayer Films | Nano Letters (acs.org)

26.  Y. K. Xu, Y. J. Shen, Shanghai Dyestuffs, 2014, 42, 7-10.

27.  Y. K. Xu, Y. J. Shen, Dyestuffs and Coloration, 2014, 51, 53-56.

cooperative work:

28.  ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c17502

Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Biomedical Applications: Recent Advances and Future Challenges | ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

29.  J. Yi, E.-M. You, R. Hu, D.-Y. Wu, G.-K. Liu, Z.-L. Yang, H. Zhang, Y. Gu, Y.-H. Wang, X. Wang, H. Ma, Y. Yang, J.-Y. Liu, F. R. Fan, C. Zhan, J.-H. Tian, Y. Qiao, H. Wang, S.-H. Luo, Z.-D. Meng, B.-W. Mao, J.-F. Li, B. Ren, J. Aizpurua, V. A. Apkarian, P. N. Bartlett, J. Baumberg, S. E. J. Bell, A. G. Brolo, L. E. Brus, J. Choo, L. Cui, V. Deckert, K. F. Domke, Z.-C. Dong, S. Duan, K. Faulds, R. Frontiera, N. Halas, C. Haynes, T. Itoh, J. Kneipp, K. Kneipp, E. C. Le Ru, Z.-P. Li, X. Y. Ling, J. Lipkowski, L. M. Liz-Marzán, J.-M. Nam, S. Nie, P. Nordlander, Y. Ozaki, R. Panneerselvam, J. Popp, A. E. Russell, S. Schlücker, Y. Tian, L. Tong, H. Xu, Y. Xu, L. Yang, J. Yao, J. Zhang, Y. Zhang, Y. Zhang, B. Zhao, R. Zenobi, G. C. Schatz, D. Graham, Z.-Q. Tian*, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2025, DOI: 10.1039/D4CS00883A.

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy: a half-century historical perspective - Chemical Society Reviews (RSC Publishing)

30.  J. Langer, D. J. de Aberasturi, J. Aizpurua, R. A. Alvarez-Puebla, B. Auguié, J. J. Baumberg, G. C. Bazan, S. E. J. Bell, A. Boisen, A. G. Brolo, J. Choo, D. Cialla-May, V. Deckert, L. Fabris, K. Faulds, J. G. de Abajo, R. Goodacre, D. Graham, A. J. Haes, C. L. Haynes, C. Huck, T. Itoh, M. Kall, J. Kneipp, N. A. Kotov, H. Kuang, E. C. Le Ru, H. K. Lee, J.-F. Li, X. Y. Ling, S. A. Maier, T. Mayerhöfer, M. Moskovits, K. Murakoshi, J.-M. Nam, S. Nie, Y. Ozaki, I. Pastoriza-Santos, J. Perez-Juste, J. Popp, A. Pucci, S. Reich, B. Ren, G. C. Schatz, T. Shegai, S. Schlücker, L.-L. Tay, K. G. Thomas, Z.-Q. Tian, R. P. Van Duyne, T. Vo-Dinh, Y. Wang, K. A. Willets, C. Xu, H. Xu, Y. Xu, Y. S. Yamamoto, B. Zhao, L. M. Liz-Marzań*, ACS Nano, 2020, 14, 28−117. (Invited contribution; Editor’s pick)

Present and Future of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (acs.org)

31.  S. Dick, M. P. Konrad, W. W. Y. Lee, H. McCabe, J. N. McCracken, T. M. D. Rahman, A. Stewart, Y. Xu, S. E. J. Bell*, Adv. Mater., 2016, 28, 5705-5711.

Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy as a Probe of the Surface Chemistry of Nanostructured Materials - Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk)

Book chapters:

32.  S. E. J. Bell*, Y. Xu*, Encyclopedia of Analytical Science (Third Edition), Elsevier, 2018.

Encyclopedia of Analytical Science - 3rd Edition | Elsevier Shop

33.  W. Aljuhani, Y. Zhang, C. Li, Y. Xu, S. E. J. Bell*, Surface and Tip-Enhanced Raman Scattering Spectroscopy, Springer, 2024. 

Surface- and Tip-Enhanced Raman Scattering Spectroscopy: Bridging Theory and Applications | SpringerLink