1. S. A. Shah, H. Vali, D. Okaue, K.-I. Fukui, D.-S. Yang, S. Baldelli*, "Surface Structure Characterization of Rubrene(001) Single Crystal with Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy and Reflection High-Energy Electron Diffraction," J. Chem. Phys. 162, 014701 (2025); part of Festschrift in honor of Yuen-Ron Shen.

  2. B. K. Malla, D.-S. Yang*, T. Pradeep*, "Growth of Clathrate Hydrates in Nanoscale Ice Films Observed Using Electron Diffraction and Infrared Spectroscopy," J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 16, 365–371 (2025).

  3. X. He, M. Ghosh, D.-S. Yang*, "Impacts of Hot Carrier Diffusion, Electron–Phonon Coupling, and Surface Atoms on Metal Surface Dynamics Revealed by Reflection Ultrafast Electron Diffraction," J. Chem. Phys. 160, 224701 (2024).

  4. M. Chebl†, X. He†, D.-S. Yang*, "Cross-Examination of Photoinitiated Carrier and Structural Dynamics of Black Phosphorus at Elevated Fluences," J. Chem. Phys. 160, 124703 (2024).

  5. D. X. Du, A. C. Bartnik, C. J. R. Duncan, U. Choudhry, T. Tabachnik, C. Sallah, E. Najafi, D.-S. Yang, J. M. Maxson*, A. W. P. Fitzpatrick*, "Development of an Ultrafast Pulsed Ponderomotive Phase Plate for Cryo-electron Tomography," bioRxiv (2024).

  6. X. He, N. K. Tailor, S. Satapathi, J. Brgoch, D.-S. Yang*, "Strong Coupling of Self-Trapped Excitons to Acoustic Phonons in Bismuth Perovskite Cs3Bi2I9," Adv. Opt. Mater. 12, 2300199 (2024).

  7. X. He, D.-S. Yang*, "Nanoscale Energy Transport Dynamics across Nonbonded Solid-Molecule Interfaces and in Molecular Thin Films," J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 14, 11457–11464 (2023).

  8. U. Choudhry, F. Pan, X. He, B. Shaheen, T. Kim, R. Gnabasik, G. A. Gamage, H. Sun, A. Ackerman, D.-S. Yang, Z.Ren*, B. Liao*, "Persistent Hot Carrier Diffusion in Boron Arsenide Single Crystals Imaged by Ultrafast Electron Microscopy," Matter 6, 206–216 (2023).

  9. M. Chebl, X. He, D.-S. Yang*, "Ultrafast Carrier-Coupled Interlayer Contraction Coherent Intralayer Motions, and Phonon Thermalization Dynamics of Black Phosphorus," Nano Lett. 22, 5230–5235 (2022).

  10. X. He, D.-S. Yang*, "Ethanol on Graphite: Ordered Structures and Delicate Balance of Interfacial and Intermolecular Forces," J. Phys. Chem. C 125, 24145–24154 (2021).

  11. M. Ghosh, D.-S. Yang*, "Ordering of Small Molecules on Hydrophobic Self-Assembled n-Alkanethiols: Delicate Balance of Interfacial and Intermolecular Interactions," J. Phys. Chem. C 125, 19022–19031 (2021).

  12. X. He, D.-S. Yang*, "Order-Determined Structural and Energy Transport Dynamics in Solid-Supported Interfacial Methanol," Nano Lett. 21, 1440–1445 (2021).

  13. M. Ghosh, D.-S. Yang*, "Structures of Self-Assembled n-Alkanethiols on Gold by Reflection High-Energy Electron Diffraction," Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 22, 17325–17335 (2020).

  14. X. He†, M. Chebl†, D.-S. Yang*, "Cross-Examination of Ultrafast Structural, Interfacial, and Carrier Dynamics of Supported Monolayer MoS2," Nano Lett. 20, 2026–2033 (2020).

  15. C. Y. Wu, D.-S. Yang*, "Ordered Structures and Morphology-Induced Phase Transitions at Graphite‒Acetonitrile Interfaces," J. Phys. Chem. C 123, 22390–22396 (2019).

  16. T. Ghaed-Sharaf, D.-S. Yang, S. Baldelli, M. H. Ghatee*, "From Micelles to Vesicle and Membrane Structures of Double-Strand Ionic Liquids in Water: Molecular Dynamics Simulation," Langmuir 35, 2780–2791 (2019).

  17. D.-S. Yang*, B. Liao*, O. F. Mohammed*, "Scanning Ultrafast Electron Microscopy: Four-Dimensional Imaging of Materials Dynamics in Space and Time," MRS Bull. 43, 491–496 (2018).

  18. N. Punpongjareorn†, X. He†, Z. Tang, A. M. Guloy, D.-S. Yang*, "Ultrafast Switching of Valence and Generation of Coherent Acoustic Phonons in Semiconducting Rare-Earth Monosulfides," Appl. Phys. Lett. 111, 081903 (2017).

  19. X. He, N. Punpongjareorn, W. Liang, Y. Lin, C. L. Chen, A. J. Jacobson, D.-S. Yang*, "Photoinduced Strain Release and Phase Transition Dynamics of Solid-Supported Ultrathin Vanadium Dioxide," Sci. Rep. 7, 10045 (2017).

  20. B. S. Shaheen, J. Sun, D.-S. Yang*, O. F. Mohammed*, "Spatiotemporal Observation of Electron-Impact Dynamics in Photovoltaic Materials Using 4D Electron Microscopy," J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 8, 2455–2462 (2017).

  21. D.-S. Yang*, X. He, "Structures and Ultrafast Dynamics of Interfacial Water Assemblies on Smooth Hydrophobic Surfaces," Chem. Phys. Lett. 683, 625–632 (2017).

  22. X. He, C. Y. Wu, D.-S. Yang*, "Communication: No Guidance Needed: Ordered Structures and Transformations of Thin Methanol Ice on Hydrophobic Surfaces," J. Chem. Phys. 145, 171102 (2016).

  23. D.-S. Yang, P. Baum, A. H. Zewail, "Ultrafast Electron Crystallography of the Cooperative Reaction Path in Vanadium Dioxide," Struct. Dyn. 3, 034304 (2016).

  24. X. He, N. Punpongjareorn, C. Y. Wu, I. A. Davydov, D.-S. Yang*, "Ultrafast Carrier Dynamics of CdTe: The Surface Effects,” J. Phys. Chem. C 120, 9350–9356 (2016).

  25. X. He†, C. Y. Wu†, K. Rajagopal, N. Punpongjareorn, D.-S. Yang*, "Ordered Ionic Liquid Structure Observed at Terraced Graphite Interfaces," Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 18, 3392–3396 (2016).

  26. D.-S. Yang, O. F. Mohammed, A. H. Zewail, "Environmental Scanning Ultrafast Electron Microscopy: Structural Dynamics of Solvation at Interfaces," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 52, 2897–2901 (2013).

  27. O. F. Mohammed, D.-S. Yang, S. K. Pal, A. H. Zewail, "4D Scanning Ultrafast Electron Microscopy (S-UEM): Visualization of Materials Surface Dynamics," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 133, 7708–7711 (2011).

  28. D.-S. Yang, O. F. Mohammed, A. H. Zewail, "Scanning Ultrafast Electron Microscopy," Proc. Natl. Acad. Soc. USA 107, 14993–14998 (2010).

  29. D.-S. Yang, A. H. Zewail, "Ordered Water Structure at Hydrophobic Graphite Interfaces Observed by 4D, Ultrafast Electron Crystallography," Proc. Natl. Acad. Soc. USA 106, 4122–4126 (2009).

  30. P. Baum, D.-S. Yang, A. H. Zewail, "Four-dimensional Visualization of Transitional Structures in Phase Transformations by Electron Diffraction," Ultrafast Phenomena XVI in Springer Series in Chemical Physics 92, 116–118 (2009).

  31. F. Carbone, D.-S. Yang, E. Giannini, A. H. Zewail, "Direct Role of Structural Dynamics in Electronlattice Coupling of Superconducting Cuprates," Proc. Natl. Acad. Soc. USA 105, 20161–20166 (2008); highlighted in "This Week in PNAS."

  32. D.-S. Yang, C. Lao, A. H. Zewail, "4D Electron Diffraction Reveals Correlated Unidirectional Behavior in Zinc Oxide Nanowires," Science 321, 1660–1664 (2008).

  33. P. Baum, D.-S. Yang, A. H. Zewail, "4D Visualization of Transitional Structures in Phase Transformations by Electron Diffraction," Science 318, 788–792 (2007); highlighted in "Perspectives."

  34. J. Tang, D.-S. Yang, A. H. Zewail, "Ultrafast Electron Crystallography. 3. Theoretical Modeling of Structural Dynamics," J. Phys. Chem. C 111, 8957–8970 (2007).

  35. N. Gedik, D.-S. Yang, G. Logvenov, I. Bozovic, A. H. Zewail, "Nonequilibrium Phase Transitions in Cuprates Observed by Ultrafast Electron Crystallography," Science 316, 425–429 (2007).

  36. D.-S. Yang, N. Gedik, A. H. Zewail, "Ultrafast Electron Crystallography. 1. Nonequilibrium Dynamics of Nanometer-scale Structures," J. Phys. Chem. C 111, 4889–4949 (2007); highlighted in "Cover Story" and selected as one of the 25 most important papers in "Virtual Issue in Memory of Ahmed Zewail".

  37. C.-Y. Ruan, D.-S. Yang, A. H. Zewail, "Structures and Dynamics of Self-assembled Surface Monolayers Observed by Ultrafast Electron Crystallography," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126, 12797–12799 (2004).

  38. D. H. Paik, I.-R. Lee, D.-S. Yang, J. S. Baskin, A. H. Zewail, "Electrons in Finite-sized Water Cavities: Hydration Dynamics Observed in Real Time," Science 306, 672–675 (2004); highlighted in "Perspectives."

  39. D. H. Paik, D.-S. Yang, I.-R. Lee, A. H. Zewail, "The Transition State of Thermal Organic Reactions: Direct Observation in Real Time," Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 43, 2830–2834 (2004).

  40. S. Sudhakar, J.-H. Hsu, Y.-H. Liu, Y. Wang, D.-S. Yang, B.-Y. Jin, T.-Y. Luh, "Synthesis and Photophysical Studies of Siloxane-Tethered Cyclophanes," Silicon Chem. 1, 403–407 (2002).

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