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Room-Temperature Quantitative Quantum Sensing of Lithium Ions with a Radical-Embedded Metal−Organic Framework
Lei Sun^†,*, Luming Yang^†, Jin-Hu Dou, Jian Li, Grigorii Skorupskii, Michael Mardini, Kong Ooi Tan, Tianyang Chen, Chenyue Sun, Julius J. Oppenheim, Robert G. Griffin, Mircea Dincă^*, Tijana Rajh^* ChemRxiv, submitted, doi: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-rf8cp

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Chemical Control of Spin−Lattice Relaxation to Discover a Room Temperature Molecular Qubit
M. Jeremy Amdur, Kathleen R. Mullin, Michael J. Waters, Danilo Puggioni, Michael K. Wojnar, Mingqiang Gu, Lei Sun, Paul H. Oyala, James M. Rondinelli^*, Danna E. Freedman^*
Chem. Sci. 2022, doi: 10.1039/D1SC06130E

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Predicting Multi-Epitope Vaccine Candidates Using Natural Language Processing and Deep Learning
Xiao Yuan^*, Daniel Bibl, Kahlil Khan, Lei Sun
2021 IEEE 21st International Conference on Bioinformatics and Bioengineering (BIBE), doi: 10.1109/BIBE52308.2021.9635304

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Controlled n-Doping of Naphthalene Diimide-Based Two-Dimensional Polymers
Austin M. Evans, Kelsey A. Collins, Sangni Xun, Taylor G. Allen, Samik Jhulki, Ioannina Castano, Hannah L. Smith, Michael J. Strauss, Alexander K. Oanta, Lujia Liu, Lei Sun, Obadiah G. Reid, Gjergji Sini, Danilo Puggioni, James M. Rondinelli, Tijana Rajh, Nathan C. Gianneschi, Antoine Kahn, Danna E. Freedman, Hong Li, Stephen Barlow, Garry Rumbles, Jean-Luc Brédas, Seth R. Marder, William R. Dichtel^*
Adv. Mater. 2021, 202101932

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Strong Magnetocrystalline Anisotropy Arising from Metal−Ligand Covalency in a Metal−Organic Candidate for 2D Magnetic Order
Yiran Wang^†, Michael E. Ziebel^†, Lei Sun, J. Tyler Gish, Tyler J. Pearson, Xue-Zeng Lu, Agnes E. Thorarinsdottir, Mark C. Hersam, Jeffrey R. Long^*, Danna E. Freedman^*, James M. Rondinelli^*, Danilo Puggioni^*, T. David Harris^*
Chem. Mater. 2021, 33, 8712−8721

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Atomically Precise Single-crystal Structures of Electrically Conducting 2D Metal−Organic Frameworks
Jinhu Dou, Maxx Q. Arguilla, Yi Luo, Jian Li, Weizhe Zhang, Lei Sun, Jenna L. Mancuso, Luming Yang, Tianyang Chen, Lucas R. Parent, Grigorri Skorupskii, Nicole J. Libretto, Chenyue Sun, Min Chieh Yang, Phat Vinh Dip, Edward J. Brignole, Jeffrey T. Miller, Jing Kong, Christopher H. Hendon, Junliang Sun^*, Mircea Dincă^*
Nature Mater. 2021, 20, 222−228

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High Electrical Conductivity in a 2D MOF with Intrinsic Superprotonic Conduction and Interfacial Pseudo-capacitance
Jian Su^†, Wen He^†, Xiao-Min Li, Lei Sun, Hai-Ying Wang, Ye-Qian Lan^*, Mengning Ding^*, Jing-Lin Zuo^*
Matter 2020, 2, 711−722

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Waterproof Molecular Monolayers Stabilize 2D Materials
Cong Su^†, Zongyou Yin^†,*, Qing-Bo Yan, Zegao Wang, Hongtao Lin, Lei Sun, Wenshuo Xu, Tetsuya Yamada, Xiang Ji, Nobuyuki Zettsu, Katsuya Teshima, Jamie H. Warner, Mircea Dincă, Juejun Hu, Mingdong Dong, Gang Su, Jing Kong, Ju Li^*
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 2019, 116, 20844−20849

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Reversible Redox Switching of Magnetic Order and Electrical Conductivity in a 2D Manganese Benzoquinoid Framework
Lujia Liu, Jordan A. DeGayner, Lei Sun, David Z. Zee, T. David Harris^*
Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 4652−4461

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High Electrical Conductivity and Carrier Mobility in oCVD PEDOT Thin Films by Engineered Crystallization and Acid Treatment
Xiaoxue Wang, Xu Zhang, Lei Sun, Dongwook Lee, Sunghwan Lee, Minghui Wang, Junjie Zhao, Yang Shao-Horn, Mircea Dincă, Tomás Palacios, Karen K. Gleason^*
Sci. Adv. 2018, 4, eaat5780

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Coordination-Induced Reversible Electrical Conductivity Variation in the MOF-74 Analogue Fe₂(DSBDC)
Lei Sun, Christopher H. Hendon, Mircea Dincă^*
Dalton Trans. 2018, 47, 11739−11743

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Tunable Mixed-Valence Doping toward Record Electrical Conductivity in a Three-Dimensional Metal−Organic Framework
Lilia S. Xie, Lei Sun, Ruomeng Wan, Sarah S. Park, Jordan A. DeGayner, Christopher H. Hendon, Mircea Dincă^*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 7411−7414

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Signature of Metallic Behavior in the Metal−Organic Frameworks M₃(hexaiminobenzene)₂ (M = Ni, Cu)
Jin-Hu Dou, Lei Sun, Yicong Ge, Wenbin Li, Christopher H. Hendon, Ju Li, Sheraz Gul, Junko Yano, Eric A. Stach, Mircea Dincă^*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 13608−13611

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A Microporous and Naturally Nanostructured Thermoelectric Metal−Organic Framework with Ultralow Thermal Conductivity
Lei Sun, Bolin Liao, Dennis Sheberla, Daniel Kraemer, Jiawei Zhou, Eric A. Stach, Dmitri Zakharov, Vitalie Stavila, A. Alec Talin, Yicong Ge, Mark D. Allendorf, Gang Chen, François Léonard, Mircea Dincă^*
Joule 2017, 1, 168−177

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Is Iron Unique in Promoting Electrical Conductivity in MOFs?
Lei Sun, Christopher H. Hendon, Sarah S. Park, Yuri Tulchinsky, Ruomeng Wan, Fang Wang, Aron Walsh, Mircea Dincă^*
Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 4450−4457

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Rapid and Precise Determination of Zero-Field Splittings by Terahertz Time-Domain Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Jian Lu, I. Ozge Ozel, Carina A. Belvin, Xian Li, Grigorii Skorupskii, Lei Sun, Benjamin K. Ofori-Okai, Mircea Dincă, Nuh Gedik, Keith Nelson^*
Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 7312−7323

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2D Conductive Iron-Quinoid Magnets Ordering up to T_C = 105 K via Heterogeneous Redox Chemistry
Jordan A. DeGayner, Ie-Rang Jeon, Lei Sun, Mircea Dincă, T. David Harris^*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 4175−4184

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High Temperature Ferromagnetism in π-Conjugated Two-Dimensional Metal−Organic Frameworks
Wenbin Li, Lei Sun, Jingshan Qi, Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, Mircea Dincă^*, Ju Li^*
Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 2859−2867

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Conetronics in 2D Metal−Organic Frameworks: Double/Half Dirac Cones and Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect
Menghao Wu^*, Zhijun Wang, Junwei Liu, Wenbin Li, Huahua Fu, Lei Sun, Xin Liu, Minghu Pan, Hongming Weng, Mircea Dincă, Liang Fu, Ju Li^*
2D Mater. 2017, 4, 015015

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Measuring and Reporting Electrical Conductivity in Metal−Organic Frameworks: Cd₂(TTFTB) as a Case Study
Lei Sun, Sarah S. Park, Dennis Sheberla, Mircea Dincă^*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 14772−14782

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Solid-State Redox Switching of Magnetic Exchange and Electronic Conductivity in a Benzoquinoid-Bridged Mn^II Chain Compound
Ie-Rang Jeon, Lei Sun, Bogdan Negru, Richard P. Van Duyne, Mircea Dincă, T. David Harris^*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 6583−6590

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Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction Catalyzed by Ni₃(hexaiminotriphenylene)₂
Elise M. Miner, Tomohiro Fukushima, Dennis Sheberla, Lei Sun, Yogesh Surendranath, Mircea Dincă^*
Nature Commun. 2016, 7, 10942

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Electrically Conductive Porous Metal−Organic Frameworks
Lei Sun^†, Michael G. Campbell^†, Mircea Dincă^*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 3566−3579; Angew. Chem. 2016, 128, 3628−3642

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Magnetic Ordering in TCNQ-Based Metal−Organic Frameworks with Host-Guest Interactions
Xuan Zhang, Mohamed R. Saber, Andrey P. Prosvirin, Joseph H. Reibenspies, Lei Sun, Maria Ballesteros-Rivas, Hanhua Zhao, Kim R. Dunbar^*
Inorg. Chem. Front. 2015, 2, 904−911

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Million-Fold Electrical Conductivity Enhancement in Fe₂(DEBDC) versus Mn₂(DEBDC) (E = S, O)
Lei Sun, Christopher H. Hendon, Mikael A. Minier, Aron Walsh, Mircea Dincă^*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 6164−6167

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Cation-Dependent Intrinsic Electrical Conductivity in Isostructural Tetrathiafulvalene-Based Microporous Metal−Organic Frameworks
Sarah S. Park, Eric R. Hontz, Lei Sun, Christopher H. Hendon, Aron Walsh, Troy Van Voorhis, Mircea Dincă^*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 1774−1777

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High Electrical Conductivity in Ni₃(2,3,6,7,10,11-hexaiminotriphenylene)₂, a Semiconducting Metal−Organic Graphene Analogue
Dennis Sheberla, Lei Sun, Martin A. Blood-Forsythe, Süleyman Er, Casey R. Wade, Carl K. Brozek, Alán Aspuru-Guzik, Mircea Dincă^*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 8859−8862

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Mn₂(2,5-disulfhydrylbenzene-1,4-dicarboxylate): A Microporous Metal−Organic Framework with Infinite (−Mn−S−)_∞ Chains and High Intrinsic Charge Mobility
Lei Sun, Tomoyo Miyakai, Shu Seki, Mircea Dincă^*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 8185−8188

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Mono- and Dinuclear Co/Ni Complexes Bearing Redox-Active Tetrathiafulvaleneacetylacetonate Ligands − Synthesis, Crystal Structures, and Properties
Jing Xiong, Gao-Nan Li, Lei Sun, Yi-Zhi Li, Jing-Lin Zuo^*, Xiao-Zeng You
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 5173−5181

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A New Optical and Electrochemical Sensor for Fluoride Ion Based on the Functionalized Boron-Dipyrromethene Dye with Tetrathiafulvalene Moiety
Jing Xiong, Lei Sun, Ya Liao, Gao-Nan Li, Jing-Lin Zuo^*, Xiao-Zeng You
Tetrahedron Letters 2011, 52, 6157−6161

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Synthesis, Structures, and Properties of Metal Complexes Involving π-Conjugated Tetrathiafulvalene-Pyridine Ligand
Gao-Nan Li, Jing Xiong, Ya Liao, Lei Sun, Yi-Zhi Li, Jing-Lin Zuo^*
Polyhedron 2011, 30, 2473−2478

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Dinuclear Rhenium(I) Carbonyl Complexes Based on π-Conjugated Polypyridyl Ligands with Tetrathiafulvalenes: Synthesis, Crystal Structures, Properties and DFT Calculations
Gao-Nan Li, Tao Jin, Lei Sun, Jie Qin, Di Wen, Jing-Lin Zuo^*, Xiao-Zeng You
J. Organomet. Chem. 2011, 696, 3076−3085

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Synthesis, Crystal Structures, and Characterization of Heteronuclear Complexes Based on a Versatile Ligand with Both Acetylacetonate and Bis(2-pyridyl) Units
Jing Xiong, Lei Sun, Ling-Chen Kang, Wei Liu, You-Xuan Zheng, Jing-Lin Zuo^*, Xiao-Zeng You
Inorg. Chim. Acta 2011, 376, 36−43

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