Publications

Journal Articles

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Edited Books & Book Chapters

J. Mark Weller, Candace K. Chan. “Chapter 2. Synthesis of Nanostructured Garnets”, In Solid Electrolytes for Advanced Applications. Murugan, R. and Weppner, W., (Eds). Springer Nature Switzerland AG, (2019).

Solar Energy for Fuels; Harun Tüysüz, Candace K. Chan, Eds.; Topics in Current Chemistry 371; Springer International Publishing: Cham, Switzerland, (2015).

Candace K. Chan, Matthew T. McDowell, Yi Cui. “Silicon nanowire electrodes for Li-ion battery negative electrodes” In Nanomaterials for Lithium Ion Batteries: Fundamentals and Applications. Yazami, R., Ed. Pan Stanford Publishing Pte. Ltd., Singapore, (2014), pp. 1-68.

Chemistry of nanostructured materials cover

Candace K. Chan, Yi Cui. “One-dimensional nanostructured electrodes for high capacity lithium-ion batteries” In Chemistry of Nanostructured Materials, Vol. 2. Yang, P., Ed. World Scientific, (2011), pp. 175-218.

F. Hennrich, C.K. Chan, V. Moore, M. Rolandi, M.J. O’Connell.“The element carbon” In Carbon Nanotubes: Properties and Applications. O’Connell, M.J., Ed. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Fla: (2006), pp. 1-18.

Patents

  1. Yi Cui and Candace K. Chan. Nanowire battery methods and arrangements. U.S. Patent 7,816,031; Published Oct. 19, 2010.
  2. Michael A. Miller; Kwai S. Chan; Wuwei Liang; Candace K. Chan. Clathrate allotropes for rechargeable batteries. U.S. Patent 8,722,247. Published May 13, 2014.
  3. Candace K. Chan, Michael A. Miller, Kwai S. Chan. Alloys of clathrate allotropes for rechargeable batteries. U.S. Patent 8,906,551. Published Dec. 9, 2014.
  4. Li-Feng Cui, Candace K. Chan, Riccardo Ruffo, Hailin Peng, Yi Cui. Crystalline-amorphous nanowires for battery electrodes. U.S. Patent 9,061,902; Published Jun. 23, 2015.
  5. Kwai S. Chan; Candace K. Chan; Wuwei Liang. Silicon clathrate anodes for lithium ion batteries. U.S. Patent 8,968,929 B2. Published Mar. 3, 2015.
  6. Peidong Yang, Candace Chan, Jianwei Sun, and Bin Liu. Nanowire mesh solar fuels generator. U.S. Patent 9,347,141; Published May 24, 2016.
  7. Candace Chan. Transition metal hydroxyl-anion electrode materials for lithium-ion battery cathodes. U.S. Patent 9,590,247. Published Mar. 7, 2017.
  8. Candace K. Chan, Ting Yang, and Ying Li. Nanowire-based solid electrolytes and lithium-ion batteries including the same. U.S. Patent No. 9,853,324. Published Dec. 26, 2017.
  9. Candace K. Chan. Type II clathrates for rechargeable battery anodes. U.S. Patent 10,128,488. Published Nov. 13, 2018.
  10. Dong-Kyun Seo, Daniel Mieritz, Candace Chan, Ran Zhao. Metal oxides from acidic solutions. U.S. Patent 10,170,759; Published Jan. 1, 2019.
  11. Candace Chan and Qian Cheng. Oxidation-reduction assisted exfoliation and reassembly of transition metal oxide lithium intercalation compounds. U.S. Patent 10,720,642. Published Jul. 21, 2020.
  12. Jon Mark Weller and Candace Chan. Preparation of nanosized cubic lithium lanthanum zirconate fast ion conductor via facile polymer-chelate combustion route. U.S. Patent 10,858,263. Published Dec. 8, 2020.
  13. Jon Mark Weller and Candace Chan. Synthesis of nanosized cubic lithium lanthanum zirconate fast ion conductor. U.S. Patent 11,053,134. Published Jul. 6, 2021.
  14. Candace Chan and Mark Weller. Lithium lanthanum zirconate thin films. U.S. Patent 11,268,196. Published Mar. 8, 2022.
  15. Jon Weller and Candace Chan. Synthesis of lithium lanthanum zirconate from nanocrystalline lanthanum zirconate. U.S. Patent Application Pub. No. US 2021/0371296 A1. Published Dec. 2, 2021.