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Assoc. Prof. Ran Chen

Ran Chen

Associate Professor, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University (SEU), Nanjing, China

Email: rchen@seu.edu.cn

ORCID: 0000-0002-6808-4381

Education

  • B.S. (Nanjing University, China), 2010
  • Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh, USA), 2017

Career

  • Associate Professor, Southeast University, China 2020–
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA 2017–2020

陈然，东南大学化学化工学院副教授。2010年本科毕业于南京大学匡亚明学院理科强化班，2017年博士毕业于美国匹兹堡大学（导师：Prof. Shigeru Amemiya），2017-2020年在美国伊利诺伊大学厄班纳-香槟分校（合作导师：Prof. Mei Shen）从事博士后研究助理工作。2020年起受聘于东南大学化学化工学院，任副教授。使用纳米至亚微米尺寸的超微电极作为探针，用扫描电化学显微镜（SECM）进行纳米尺度内的表界面表征、碳纳米材料催化活性研究和反应机理探寻，并结合有限元物理场模拟技术，分析电子转移过程和电致化学发光（ECL）过程中的反应机理。

代表论文

  1. Y. Wang, S. Zhou, Y. Zheng, Y. Wang, Y. Hou, K. Wu, C. Huang, S. Liu, Y. Shen, R. Chen*, Y. Zhang*, "Measurements of Local pH Gradients for Electrocatalysts in the Oxygen Evolution Reaction by Electrochemiluminescence". J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025, 147, 19380-19390.
  2. J. Xu, R. Chen*, J. Song, S. Liu, Y. Shen, Y. Zhang, "Emerging Techniques and Scenarios of Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy for the Characterization of Electrocatalytic Reactions." Chem. Sci., 2025, 16, 9564-9576.
  3. R. Chen#, P. Pathirathna#, R. Balla, J. Kim, S. Amemiya. "Nanoscale Quantitative Imaging of Single Nuclear Pore Complexes by Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy." Anal. Chem. 2024, 96, 10765-10771. (ACS Editor's Choice)
  4. R. Chen, X. Wang, K. Wu, S. Liu, Y. Zhang. "Voltammetric Study and Modeling of the Electrochemical Oxidation Process and the Adsorption Effects of Luminol and Luminol Derivatives on Glassy Carbon Electrodes." Anal. Chem., 2022, 94, 17625-17633.
  5. R. Chen, S. Liu, Y. Zhang, "A Nanoelectrode-based Study of Water Splitting Electrocatalysts." Mater. Horiz. 2023, 10, 52-64.
  6. R. Chen, K. Xu, M. Shen, "Avocado Oil, Coconut Oil, Walnut Oil as True Oil Phase for Ion Transfer at Nanoscale Liquid/Liquid Interfaces." Electrochimica Acta 2020, 357, 136788.
  7. R. Chen, A. Morteza Najarian, N. S. Kurapati, R. J. Balla, A. Oleinick, I. Svir, C. Amatore, R. L. McCreery and S. Amemiya, "Self-Inhibitory Electron Transfer of the Co(III)/Co(II)-Complex Redox Couple at Pristine Carbon Electrode." Anal. Chem. 2018, 90, 11115–11123.
  8. R. Chen, R. J. Balla, A. Lima and S. Amemiya, "Characterization of Nanopipet-Supported ITIES Tips for Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of Single Solid-State Nanopores." Anal. Chem., 2017, 89, 7269-7272.
  9. R. Chen, R. J. Balla, Z. Li, H. Liu and S. Amemiya, "Origin of Asymmetry of Paired Nanogap Voltammograms Based on Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy: Contamination Not Adsorption." Anal. Chem. 2016, 88, 8323–8331.
  10. R. Chen, K. Hu, Y. Yu, M. V. Mirkin and S. Amemiya, "Focused-Ion-Beam-Milled Carbon Nanoelectrodes for Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy." J. Electrochem. Soc. 2016, 163, H3032–H3037.
  11. R. Chen, N. Nioradze, P. Santhosh, Z. Li, S. P. Surwade, G. J. Shenoy, D. G. Parobek, M. A. Kim, H. Liu and S. Amemiya, "Ultrafast Electron Transfer Kinetics of Graphene Grown by Chemical Vapor Deposition." Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 15134–15137.
  12. N. Nioradze#, R. Chen#, N. Kurapati, A. Khvataeva-Domanov, S. Mabic and S. Amemiya, "Organic Contamination of Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite as Studied by Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy." Anal. Chem. 2015, 87, 4836–4843.

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