[1] Zhengquan Yan, Hongyao Xu*, Shanyi Guang, Xian Zhao, Weiliu Fan, Xiangyang Liu*, A convenient organic-inorganic hybrid approach toward highly stable squaraine dyes with reduced H-aggregation, Advanced Functional Materials, 2012, 22: 345−352.

[2] Zhengquan Yan*, Yulian Tang, Zhaoran Zhang, Jing Feng, Junkai Hao, Shuo Sun, Meng Li, Yuguang Song*, Wei Dong,  Lei Hu*, Biocompatible folic acid-strengthened Ag-Ir quantum dot nanozyme for cell and plant root imaging of cysteine/stress and multi-channel monitoring of Hg2+ and dopamine, Analytical Chemistry, 2024, 96: 4299–4307

[3] Gang Wei, Zhengquan Yan*, Jiachan Tian, Gang Zhao, Shanyi Guang*, Hongyao Xu*, Efficient polymer pendant approach towards high stable organic fluorophore for sensing ultra-trace Hg2+ with improved biological compatibility and cell permeability, Analytical Chemistry, 2020, 92: 3293−3301.

[4] Zhengquan Yan*, Jing Feng, Xujie Wang, Huitian Zhi, Ruhui Shang, Yingchao Yang, Hanning Song, Baichuan Zhao, Lei Hu*, Bi2O3-doped Au-Ag quantum dots with prominent peroxidase-mimic activity for multi-channel response to Hg2+ and Ag+, Applied Physics Letters, 2025, 127:  063702

[5] Junkai Hao, Hanning Song, Shuo Sun, Jing Feng, Hongben Zhang, Xuewan Zhang, Xuejiao Ren, Zhengquan Yan*, Lei Hu*, Ultra-small CeO2/CuO doped carboxylated chitosan fibers for high-performance oxidase-like visual monitoring of S2− and Fe2+ in agricultural products, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 489: 151432

[6] Qi Zhao,# Xiaoyu Zheng,# Lin Xing, Yulian Tang, Xuemei Zhou, Lei Hu, Wenli Yao, Zhengquan Yan*, 2D Co3O4 stabilizing Rh nano composites developed for visual sensing bioactive urea and toxic p-aminophenol in practice by synergetic-reinforcing oxidase activity, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021, 409: 125019.

[7] Guoqing Meng, Fen Long, Zhicheng Zeng, Lingqing Kong, Bicheng Zhao, Jiaqi Yan, Zhengquan Yan*, Naibo Lin*, Silk fibroin based wearable electrochemical sensors with biomimetic enzyme-like activity constructed for durable and on-site healthy monitoring, Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 2023, 228: 115198

[8] Zhengquan Yan, Hongtao Xue, Karsten Berning, Yun-Wah Lam, Chun-Sing Lee*, Identification of multifunctional graphene-gold nanocomposite for environment-friendly enriching, separating, and detecting Hg2+ simultaneously, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2014, 6: 22761−22768.

[9] Yingchao Yang, Juan Yu, Hanning Song, Chenxi Li, Xujie Wang, Huitian Zhi, Ruhui Shang, Lei Hu*, Wenli Yao, Zhengquan Yan*, Mesoporous Ce/Zn Oxide Nanospheres with Prominent Oxidase-Like Activity for Reliable Tracking of Cartap Residue and S2− in Living Agricultural Products, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2025, 73: 28768–28778

[10] Yulian Tang, Wenxin Gou, Xue Lv, Xuemei Zhou, Junkai Hao, Chengjie Sun, Tao Sun, Lei Hu*, Zhengquan Yan*, Convenient colorimetric-fluorescent dual-mode recognition of I− in agricultural products and visual determination of Hg2+ in drinking beverages using Ag-Pt bimetal quantum dot nanozyme, Food Chemistry, 2023, 408: 135259 

[11] Jing Feng, Sheng Yao, Xiaohan Mei, Jiacheng Xie,  Xujie Wang, Huitian Zhi, Ruhui Shang, Yingchao Yang, Lei Hu*, Zhengquan Yan*, Au-Ag quantum dot nanozyme identified for multi-mode fluorescent, UV-vis and intelligent RGB monitoring and removal of toxic Hg2+ and S2− in food samples, Food Chemistry, 2025, 483: 144308

[12] Xiaoyu Zheng, Lin Xing, Xuemei Zhou, Yulian Tang, Zhen Liu, Xueting Zhang, Lei Hu*, Zhengquan Yan*, A high-performance visual minotoring of trace toxic NO2− and S2− in 100% aqueous based on the superior oxidase-mimic activity of nano CeO2 strengthened by 2D Co3O4 substrate, Sensors and Actuators B, Chemical, 2022, 351: 130887

[13] Gang Zhao, Fangfang Song, Gang Wei, Rongliang Wu, Zhengquan Yan*, Fayin Zhang, Shanyi Guang*, Hongyao Xu*, Design for novel sensing materials with self-screening interference effect (SSIE): Reversible recognizing Cu2+ in aqueous and biologic samples, Sensors and Actuators B, Chemical, 2019, 286: 163−172.

[14] Zhengquan Yan*, Xuezhong Zhang, Chen Bao, Hui Tang, Qi Zhao, Lei Hu*, Jinmao You, A novel luminol derivative and its functionalized filter-paper for reversible double-wavelength colorimetric pH detection in fruit juice, Sensors and Actuators B, Chemical, 2018, 262: 869−875.

[15] Li Nie, Qiang Zhang, Lei Hu, Yuemin Liu, Zhengquan Yan*, Modified hydrazone derivatives for ratiometric and colorimetric F− recognition: Relationship between architectures and performances, Sensors and Actuators B, Chemical, 2017, 245: 314−320.

[16] Zhengquan Yan*, Xuemei Zhou, Lingmin Kong, Wenjing Xu, Junkai Hao, Shuo Sun, Jing Feng, Huitian Zhi,  Xiao Zhu, Lei Hu*, Spindle-shaped Cu-Ru mesoporous nanospheres with enhanced enzyme-like activity for visual differentiation of toxic o-/m-aminophenol and action mechanisms, Environmental Research, 2023, 239: 117407

[16]  Shuo Sun#, Xingyu Fu#, Xu Yang#, Shuhui Zhao, Huitian Zhi, Ruhui Shang, Xujie Wang, Yingchao Yang, Zhengquan Yan*, Lei Hu*, Zr/Cu bimetal oxide modified poly-β-cyclodextrin peroxidase mimic for potable discrimination of aminophenol isomers and catalytic degradation of methyl red, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2025, 308: 142546

[18] Junkai Hao#, Hanning Song#, Jing Feng, Shuo Sun, Lisheng Du, Zitong Fan, Fan Deng, Lei Hu*, Wenli Yao, Zhengquan Yan*, Ti-co-Ce oxide decorated chitosan fiber oxidase mimic identified for portable monitoring of S2−, CrO42− and Fe2+ assisted with a smartphone, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2025, 289: 138961

[19] Ruhui Shang, Yanjun Han, Huitian Zhi, Xujie Wang, Yingchao Yang, Xiao Zhu*, Lei Hu*, Zhengquan Yan*, Reliable enrichment response and removal of Cr(VI) and S2− using multivalent W-doped Ag quantum dot biomimetic nanozyme, Analytica Chimica Acta, 2025, 1376: 344627

[20] Jing Feng#, Lei Feng#, Shuo Sun, Xujie Wang, Huitian Zhi, Ruhui Shang, Yingchao Yang, Luyao Wang, Zhengquan Yan*, Lei Hu*, Folic acid capping Bi3+-doped Ag quantum dots for enzyme-like dual-mode recognition of toxic S2− and visual sensing of NO2−, Analytica Chimica Acta, 2024, 1319: 342963

[20] Lei Hu*,#, Junkai Hao#, Ruhui Shang, Huitian Zhi, Xujie Wang, Yingchao Yang, Hanning Song, Chenxi Li, Juan Yu, Zhengquan Yan*, Oxidase-mimic Fe-co-Ce oxide embellished chitosan fiber for quantified degradation of luminol and visual detection of m-aminophenol, Analytica Chimica Acta, 2025, 1370: 344394

[22] Gang Zhao, Gang Wei, Zhengquan Yan*, Bingyuan Guo, Shanyi Gang*, Rongliang Wu, Hongyao Xu*, A multiple fluorescein-based turn-on fluorophore (FHCS) identified for simultaneous determination and living imaging of toxic Al3+ and Zn2+ in natural environments by improved Stokes shift, Analytica Chimica Acta, 2020, 1095: 185−196. 

[23] Shanyi Guang, Jiachan Tian, Gang Wei, Zhengquan Yan*, Hongfei Pan, Jihong Feng*, Hongyao Xu*, A modified fluorescein derivative with improved water-solubility for turn-on fluorescent determination of Hg2+ in aqueous and living cells, Talanta, 2017, 170: 89−96.

[24] Xujie Wang, Yaru Zhai, Sheng Yao, Xu Yang, Huitian Zhi, Ruhui Shang, Yingchao Yang, Lei Hu*, Zhengquan Yan*, Ce/Mn oxide modified carboxymethyl cellulose sodium nanozyme for reliable enrichment monitoring and removal of trace S2− and Fe2+ in food samples, Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 2026, 149: 108791

[25] Min Sun#, Xujie Wang#, Lingwei Bu,# Yawen Fan, Zihan Guo, Yingying Shan, Xiao Zhu, Lei Hu*, Zhengquan Yan*, An efficient multi-channel UV-vis spectral, fluorescence and RGB-based method for trace S2− detection in agricultural foods, Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 2025, 148: 108212

[26] Lei Hu*,#, Rui Xu#, Suxian Zhang#, Xiaocai Lv#, Xuejiao Ren, Lingwei Bu, Yaxuan Niu, Wenli Yao, Zhengquan Yan*, ZnO-co-CeO2 decorated chitosan fiber oxidase mimic identified for visual monitoring of NO2−, S2− and Fe2+ in food, Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 2025, 142: 107512

[27] Junkai Hao, Jing Feng, Shuo Sun, Zhongxiang Cao, Wenjing Xu, Lei Hu*, Wenli Yao, Zhengquan Yan*, Reliable ratiometric colorimetric monitoring of dopamine in practice based on the catalytic signal amplification of nano CeO2/CuO modified carboxylated chitosan, Chemical Engineering Science, 2024, 295: 120193

[28] Xuwu Xiao, Zhiqiang Wang, Wenli Yao*, Xianfa Rao, Qian Zhang, Shengwen Zhong, Zhengquan Yan*, Nano Sn-SnOx Embedded in Multichannel Hollow Carbon Nanofibers: Microstructure, Reversible Lithium Storage Property and Mechanism, Applied Surface Science, 2023, 635: 157739

[29] Qi Zhao,# Gou Wenxin,# Zhang Xueting, Mengyuan Zhang, Yanru Bu, Lijun Wang, Lei Hu*, Wenli Yao, Zhengquan Yan*, Hg2+-activated oxidase-like activity of water-soluble Ag2S@graphene oxide nanozyme and application in naked-eye monitoring ultra-trace Hg2+ with obvious hyperchromic effect, Applied Surfaces Science, 2021, 545: 148973.

[30] Qi Zhao,# Xinming Xu,# Yunling Xu, Kangwei Gongsun, Lei Hu*, Shina Yan, Wenli Yao, Zhengquan Yan*, Synergistically improved electrochemical performance and its practical application of graphene oxide stabilized nano Ag2S by one-pot homogeneous precipitation, Applied Surface Science, 2020, 501: 144208.

[31] Wenli Yao*, Yong Liu, Dong Li, Qian Zhang, Shengwen Zhong*, Hongwei Cheng, Zhengquan Yan*, Synergistic enhanced stability and electrochemical performance of spheroidal LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 cathode materials co-modified by K and Ti for lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2020, 124: 2346−2356.

[32] Yulei Zhao*, Xu Liu, Lijun Zheng, Zheng Zhang, Yulan Du, Xinrui Shi, Zhengquan Yan*, Yunlin Liu, Jinmao You*, Yuanye Jiang*, One-pot Methylenation-Cyclization of Bimolecular CO2 with Arylamines and Enaminones: Tandem C−C and C−N Bonds Formation, Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2020, 85: 912−923.

[33] Zhengquan Yan, Shanyi Guang*, Xinyan Su, Hongyao Xu*, Near-infrared absorbing squaraine dyes for solar cells: Relationship between architecture and performance, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2012, 116: 8894−8900.

[34] Yong Liu, Wenli Yao*, Chao Lei, Qian Zhang, Shengwen Zhong*, Zhengquan Yan*, Ni-rich oxide LiNi0.85Co0.05Mn0.1O2 for lithium ion battery: Effect of microwave radiation on its morphology and electrochemical property, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2019,166: A1300−A1309.

[35] Lei Hu, Li Zhang, Yage Zhou, Guoqing Meng, Yang Yu, Wenli Yao*, Zhengquan Yan*, Chitosan-Stabilized Gold Nano CompositeModified Glassy Carbon Electrode for Electrochemical Sensing Trace Hg2+ in Practice, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2018, 165: B900−B905.

[36] Jiwen Li, Wenli Yao*, Fangcong Zhang, Xianfa Rao, Qian Zhang, Shengwen Zhong, Hongwei Cheng, Zhengquan Yan*, Porous SnO2 microsphere and its carbon nanotube hybrids: Controllable preparation, structures and electrochemical performances as anode materials, Electrochimica Acta, 2021, 388: 138582

[37] Xuwu Xiao, Wenli Yao*, Tingting Yan, Wenyao Zhang, Qian Zhang, Shengwen Zhong, Zhengquan Yan*, Hybrid CuSn nanospheres functionalizing Cu/Sn co-doping hollow carbon nanofibers as anode materials for sodium-ion batteries, Nanoscale, 2023, 15: 15405–15414

[38] Zhengquan Yan*, Wenli Yao, Lei Hu, Dandan Liu, Chundong Wang, Chun-Sing Lee*, Progress in the preparation and application of three-dimensional graphene-based porous nanocomposites, Nanoscale, 2015, 7: 5563−5577.

[39] Qi Zhao, Hua Yuan, Xinming Xu, Lei Hu, Peiwei Gong, Zhengquan Yan*, A D-π-A-π-D organic conjugated molecule with multiple chelating points: Spectral property and its reversible visual sensing Cu2+, Dyes and Pigments, 2019, 165: 217−222.

[40] Zhengquan Yan,# Gang Wei,# Shanyi Guang*, Manman Xu, Rongliang Wu, Gang Zhao, Fuyou Ke, Hongyao Xu*, A multidentate ligand chromophore with rhodamine-triazole-pyridine units and its acting mechanism for dual-mode visual sensing trace Sn2+, Dyes and Pigments, 2018, 159: 542−550.

[41] Zhengquan Yan, Shanyi Guang, Hongyao Xu*, Xiangyang Liu, Quinoline-based azo derivative assembly: Optical limiting property and enhancement mechanism, Dyes and Pigments, 2013, 99: 720−726.

[42] Xuemei Zhou#, Lingmin Kong#, Junkai Hao, Jing Feng, Shuo Sun, Chuanzhen Zhou, Yanmin Liu, Zhengquan Yan*, Xiao Zhu, Lei Hu*, Peroxidase-like bimetal Cu-Fe oxide mesoporous nano-spheres for visual recognition of toxic o-aminophenol and bioactive glutathione, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2023, 11: 13047–13055

[43] Zhengquan Yan*, Lin Xing, Lin Zhao, Xinyi Zhang, Yingfan Zhang, Yulian Tang, Xuemei Zhou, Lei Hu*, Nianlei Zhu, β-Cyclodextrin and graphene oxide co-strengthened AgRu bimetal mesoporous nanozyme: An efficient strategy for visual determination and removal of toxic Hg2+ and Cl−, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2022, 10: 108242

[44] Zhengquan Yan*, Xiaoyu Zheng, Guoqing Meng, Yulian Tang, Xuemei Zhou, Junkai Hao, Jing Feng, Naibo Lin*, Lei Hu*, 2D Co3O4 modified by IrO2 nanozyme for convenient detection of aqueous Fe2+ and intercellular H2O2, Microchimica Acta, 2023, 190: 1

[45] Xuemei Zhou, Yuji Qi, Yulian Tang, Hui Gao, Li Lv, Xingyu Lei, Lei Hu,* Zhengquan Yan*, Peroxidase-like activity of bimetal Cu-Zn oxide mesoporous nanospheres for the determination of o-aminophenol, Microchimica Acta, 2022,189: 314

[46] Lin Xing, Xiaoyu Zheng, Yulian Tang, Xuemei Zhou, Junkai Hao, Lei Hu*, Jinglin Shen, Zhengquan Yan*, Ag-β-Cyclodextrin-Graphene Oxide Ternary Nanostructures with Peroxidase-Mimic Activity for Hg2+ Detection, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2021, 4: 13807−13817

[47] Lin Xing,# Qi Zhao,# Xiaoyu Zheng, Mingwei Hui, Yalin Peng, Xiao Zhu*, Lei Hu*, Wenli Yao, Zhengquan Yan*, Porous Ag-Chitosan Nanospheres Bridged by Cysteine Residues for Colorimetric Sensing of Trace Hg2+, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2021, 4: 3639−3646

[48] Zhengquan Yan*, Hua Yuan, Qi Zhao, Lin Xing, Xiaoyu Zheng, Weiguo Wang, Yulei Zhao, Yang Yu, Lei Hu*, Wenli Yao, Recent development of nanoenzyme-based colorimetric sensors for heavy metal detection and the interaction mechanism, Analyst, 2020, 145: 3173−3187.

[49] Shanyi Guang, Gang Wei, Zhengquan Yan*, Yuehua Zhang, Gang Zhao, Rongliang Wu, Hongyao Xu*, A novel turn-on fluorescent probe for the multichannel detection of Zn2+ and Bi3+ with different action mechanisms, Analyst, 2018, 143: 449−457.

[50] Lei Hu, Baohui Zhu, Li Zhang, Hua Yuan, Qi Zhao, Zhengquan Yan*, Chitosan-gold nanocomposite and its functionalized paper strips for reversible visual sensing and removal of trace Hg2+ in practice, Analyst, 2019, 144: 474−480.

[51] Zhengquan Yan, Shanyi Guang*, Hongyao Xu*, Xiangyang Liu, An effective real-time colorimeteric sensor for sensitive and selective detection of cysteine under physiological conditions, Analyst, 2011, 136: 1916−1921.

[52] Zhengquan Yan*, Cong Wang, Yulian Tang, Yanjie Zhu, Qianyin Cao, Tianran Yang, Lei Hu*, π-Conjugated Molecules Identified for Reversible and Visual Detection of F− in Aqueous: Effect of Heterocycle Unit on Sensing Performance, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2020, 224: 117451.

[53] Lei Hu, Liwen Yin, Fang Wang, Dehua Yu, Chenshu Wang, Mingwei Hui, Luyao Chu, Xiao Zhu,* Zhengquan Yan*, Molecular spectra of a D-π-A typed polydentate ligand chromophore and its simultaneous response to trace Cu2+ and Co2+, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2019, 220: 117130.

[54] Lin Xing,# Xiaoyu Zheng,# Wenyu Sun, Hua Yuan, Lei Hu*, Zhengquan Yan*, UV-Vis spectral property of a multi-hydroxyl Schiff-base derivative and its colorimetric response to some special metal ions, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2018, 203: 455−460.

[55] Zhengquan Yan*, Qi Zhao, Meijun Wen, Xuezhong Zhang, Lei Hu*, Jinmao You*, A novel polydentate ligand chromophore for simultaneously colorimetric detection of trace Ag+ and Fe3+, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2017, 186: 17−22.

[56] Lei Hu, Yafei Zhang, Li Nie, Chenggen Xie, Zhengquan Yan*, Colorimetric detection of trace Hg2+ with near-infrared absorbing squaraine functionalized by dibenzo-18-crown-6 and its mechanism, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2013, 104: 87−91.

[57] Zhengquan Yan*, Lei Hu, Li Nie, Hong Lv, Preparation of 4,4-bis-(carboxyl -phenylazo)-dibenzo-18-crown-6 dye and its application on ratiometric colorimetric recognition to Hg2+, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2011, 79: 661−665.

[58] Shuo Sun#, Changyu Chen#, Xingyu Fu, Yandong Zhang, Xinyue Wu, Junkai Hao, Jing Feng, Lei Hu*, Wenli Yao, Zhengquan Yan*, Poly-β-cyclodextrin strengthen Pr6O11 porous oxidase-mimic for dual-channel visual recognition of cysteine and Fe2+, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2024, 416: 1951–1959

[59] Yulian Tang, Xue Lv, Wenxin Gou, Xuemei Zhou, Junkai Hao, Jing Feng, Yuji Qi, Lei Hu*, Zhengquan Yan*, Ag nanozyme strengthened by folic acid: Superior peroxidase-mimic activity and application on visual monitoring of dopamine, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2022, 414: 6611−6620

[60] Mebrahtu Melake Mezgebe, Zhengquan Yan*, Shuishui Gong, Fayin zhang, Shanyi Guang*, Hongyao Xu*, 3D graphene-Fe3O4-polyaniline, a novel ternary composite for supercapacitor electrodes with improved electrochemical properties, Materials Today Energy, 2017, 5: 164−172.

[61] Wenli Yao*, Yong Liu, Qinian Dai, Qian Zhang, Yinhong Yu, Zhengquan Yan*, Microwave-assisted synthesis of Co3O4 sheets for reversible Li storage: Regulation of structure and performance, ChemElectroChem, 2017, 4: 1236−1242.

[62] Huitian Zhi#, Lingwei Bu#, Ruhui Shang, Xujie Wang, Yingchao Yang, Wanyu Zhang, Zhengquan Yan*, Lei Hu*, Tiny CuO/CeO2 modified bovine serum albumin with oxidase-like activity for reliable dual-channel monitoring of ascorbic acid and S2− in food, Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology, A: Chemistry, 2026,  475: 117028

[62] Fanghui Wu*, Xudong Xu, Xiangrui Luo, Yuansheng Cheng, Hong Xu, Guozan Yuan, Yanshang Kang, Xianwen Wei, Wenhai Wang*, Zhengquan Yan*, An impactful approach for visible photocatalytic reduction of CO2 accelerated with Schiff base‑cobalt complex, Journal of Materials Science, 2023, 58: 16891–16904

[64] Lei Hu, Chengjie Sun, Renxiang Cheng, Xinhong Gao, Jiayi Zhou, Yi Wang, Ruping Jiang, Xiao Zhu, Peng Liu*, Zhengquan Yan*, A high-performance fluorescent and ratio-metric colorimetric detection of Cu2+ in practice, Analytical Methods, 2023, 15: 4656–4662

[65] Lei Hu, Mengxin Zhang, Junwei Dong, Ran Dong, Caili Yu, Shijie Gong, Zhengquan Yan*, A neoteric dual-channel spectral sensor for wide-range pH detection based on variables in UV-vis peak and intensity, Analytical Methods, 2021, 13: 5224−5230

[66] Zhengquan Yan*, Yanjie Zhu, Jie Xu, Chong Wang, Yuyu Zheng, Pengyue Li, Lei Hu*, Jinmao You*, A novel polydentate Schiff-base derivative developed for multi-wavelength colorimetric differentiation of trace Fe2+ from Fe3+, Analytical Methods, 2017, 9: 6240−6245.

[67] Zhengquan Yan*, Lei Hu, Jinmao You*, Sensing materials developed and applied for bio-active Fe3+ recognition in water environment, Analytical Methods, 2016, 8: 5738−5754.

[68] Zhengquan Yan*, Yuanzhen Li, Yuan Gao, Jiahui Wen, Lei Hu*, Jinmao You*, Identification of a rigid and planar D-pi-A conjugated system for colorimetric Fe(II) determination and its action mechanism, Optical Materials, 2017, 73: 393−399.

[69 Zhengquan Yan*, Lei Hu, Li Nie, Jinmao You*, One-pot preparation of graphene-Ag nano composite for selective and environmentally-friendly recognition of trace mercury(II), RSC Advances, 2016, 6: 109857−109861.

[70] Wenli Yao*, Qinan Dai, Peng Chen, Shengwen Zhong, Zhengquan Yan*, Influence of electrolyte additives on a cobalt oxide-based anode's electrochemical performance and its action mechanism, RSC Advances, 2015, 5: 19145−19151.

[71] Lei Hu, Li Nie, Guangnian Xu, Han Shi, Xiaoqing Xu, Xiangzhong Zhang, Zhengquan Yan*, Spectral properties of 4-(4-hydroxy-1-naphthylazo) benzenesulfonic acid and its application for colorimetric determination of trace Fe3+, RSC Advances, 2014, 4: 19370−19374.

[72] Zhengquan Yan*, Muk-Fung Yuen, Lei Hu, Peng Sun, Chun-Sing Lee*, Advances for the colorimetric detection of Hg2+ in aqueous solution, RSC Advances, 2014, 4: 48373−48388.

[73] Zhengquan Yan, Shanyi Guang, Hongyao Xu*, Xinyan Su, Xiaoli Ji, Xiangyang Liu, Supramolecular self-assembly structures and properties of zwitterionic squaraine molecules, RSC Advances, 2013, 3: 8021−8027.

[74] Lei Hu, Zhengquan Yan*, Hongyao Xu*, Advances in synthesis and application of near-infrared absorbing squaraine dyes, RSC Advances, 2013, 3: 7667−7676.

[75] Fang-hui Wu*, Guo-qiang Wen, Xiang-rui Luo, Xu-dong Xu, Zi Liu, Wen-bin Sun, Yan-shang Kang, Zhengquan Yan*, Chloramphenicol-activated electro-chemiluminescent behavior of BNQDs-Ru(phen)32+ system for ultra-sensitive sensing of chloramphenicol in pharmaceutical and milk samples, Nanotechnology, 2022, 33: 215502 

[76] Fang-hui Wu*, Mei-juan Ren, Miao Wang, Wen-bin Sun, Kong-lin Wu, Yuan-sheng Cheng, Zhengquan Yan*, One-dimensional nitrogen doped porous carbon nano-array arranged by carbon nanotubes for electrochemical sensing ascorbic acid, dopamine and uric acid simultaneously, Nanotechnology, 2021, 32: 255601.

[77] Xiaoyu Zheng, Kangwei Gongsun, Zhen Liu, Xueting Zhang, Jing Feng, Xiao Chen, Lei Hu*, Wenli Yao, Zhengquan Yan*, NiS Nanospheres Anchored onto a Graphene Oxide Substrate (NiS@GO) for Efficient Electrochemical Sensing of Trace Amounts of Silver Ions, ChemistrySelect, 2022, 7: e202104139

[78] Fang-hui Wu*, Xiang-rui Luo, Jun-qing Yang, Mei-juan Ren, Xian-wen Wei*, Zhengquan Yan*, A dual-mode colorimetric/fluorescent sensor comprising rhodamine B and piperazine: Response to acidic pH values and investigation of recognition mechanism, ChemistrySelect, 2020, 5: 3138−3143.

[79] Lei Hu, Jie Xu, Cong Wang, Yanjie Zhu, Yulian Tang, Liwen Yin, Zhengquan Yan*, A π-conjugated chromophore dye and its functional paper strips for visually on-site sensing F− and its reaction mechanism, ChemistrySelect, 2019, 4: 4118−4124.

[80] Shanyi Guang*, Xia Ren, Shuang Zhao, Zhengquan Yan*, Gang Zhao, Hongyao Xu*, A novel 4-phenyl amino thiourea derivative designed for real-time ratiometric-colorimetric detection of toxic Pb2+, Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-Toxic/Hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering, 2018, 53: 555−560.

[81] Hua Yuan, Yixuan Li, Yanyan Zhang, Shuo Liu, Junkai Hao, Lei Hu*, Wenli Yao, Zhengquan Yan*, UV-vis spectral property of water-soluble 3,5-bis-(2,4,6-tri-hydroxy phenylazo) benzoic acid and their application for pH detection, Journal of Applied Spectroscopy, 2020, 87: 925−929.

[82] Lei Hu, Hua Yuan, Qinqin Li, Juncheng Jin, Wengui Chang, Zhengquan Yan*, Spectral properties of a water-soluble squaraine dye and its application in cell fluorescent imaging, Journal of Applied Spectroscopy, 2015, 82: 665−668.

[83] Lei Hu, Hong Lv, Chenggen Xie, Wengui Chang, Zhengquan Yan*, Preparation and absorption spectral property of a multifunctional water-soluble azo compound with D-π-A structure, 4-(4-hydroxy-1-naphthylazo) benzoic acid, Journal of Applied Spectroscopy, 2015, 82: 435−439.

[84] Hongyao Xu*, Zhengquan Yan, Chao Zhang, Xinyan Su, Shanyi Guang, Study on nanometer hybrid low dielectric constant materials from polyhedral oligosilsesquioixanes, Chemical Journal of Chinese University,(高等学校化学学报), 2011, 32: 1962−1969.

[85] Zhengquan Yan, Yufeng Chen, Hongyao Xu*, Shanyi Guang, Linfeng Li, Preparation and properties of a functional polyacetylene with quinoline-based heterocyclic azo pendants, Polymer Science, Series B, 2011, 53: 535−539.