Xin Chen

Current	Postdoc at University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany). Institute of Organic Chemistry II. Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy. Functionalization and characterization of two-dimensional nanomaterials Prof. A. Hirsch
2013 – 2017	PhD in Inorganic Chemistry. Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin (TCD, Ireland). “Functionalization of Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides” Supervisor: Prof. Aidan R. McDonald.
2009 – 2012	Master Degree in Medicinal Chemistry, Beijing Normal University Supervisor: Prof. Hongmei Jia.
2005 – 2009	Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry. Hebei Normal University

RSC Student Travel Grant in 12th International Conference on Materials Chemistry (2015)
Government of Ireland Scholarship for International Students (2014)

Chen X., Bartlam C., Lloret Segura VJ., Moses Badlyan N., Wolff S., Gillen R., Stimpel-Lindner T., Maultzsch J., Duesberg GS., Knirsch K., Hirsch A.:
Covalent Bisfunctionalization of Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Disulfide
In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2021), p. 2-11
ISSN: 1433-7851
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202103353
Chen X., Kohring M., Assebban M., Tywoniuk B., Bartlam C., Moses Badlyan N., Maultzsch J., Duesberg GS., Weber HB., Knirsch K., Hirsch A.:
Covalent Patterning of 2D MoS2
In: Chemistry - A European Journal (2021)
ISSN: 0947-6539
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102021
Chen X., Krajewska AM., Mcguinness C., Lynes A., Mcateer D., Berner N., Duesberg G., Coleman JN., Mcdonald AR.:
Tuning the Photo-electrochemical Performance of RuII-Sensitized Two-Dimensional MoS2
In: Chemistry - A European Journal 27 (2021), p. 984-992
ISSN: 0947-6539
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202002615

Chen X., Mcateer D., Mcguinness C., Godwin I., Coleman JN., Mcdonald AR.:
RuII Photosensitizer-Functionalized Two-Dimensional MoS2 for Light-Driven Hydrogen Evolution
In: Chemistry - A European Journal 24 (2018), p. 351-355
ISSN: 0947-6539
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201705203
Chen X., Mcglynn C., Mcdonald AR.:
Two-Dimensional MoS2 Catalyzed Oxidation of Organic Thiols
In: Chemistry of Materials 30 (2018), p. 6978-6982
ISSN: 0897-4756
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b01454
Mcateer D., Godwin IJ., Ling Z., Harvey A., He L., Boland CS., Vega-Mayoral V., Szydlowska B., Rovetta AA., Backes C., Boland JB., Chen X., Lyons MEG., Coleman JN.:
Liquid Exfoliated Co(OH)2 Nanosheets as Low-Cost, Yet High-Performance, Catalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction
In: Advanced Energy Materials 8 (2018), Article No.: 1702965
ISSN: 1614-6832
DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201702965

Chen X., Berner NC., Backes C., Duesberg GS., Mcdonald AR.:
Functionalization of Two-Dimensional MoS2: On the Reaction between MoS2 and Organic Thiols
In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition 55 (2016), p. 5803-5808
ISSN: 1433-7851
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201510219
Chen X., Mcdonald AR.:
Functionalization of Two-Dimensional Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides
In: Advanced Materials 28 (2016), p. 5738-5746
ISSN: 0935-9648
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201505345

Backes C., Berner NC., Chen X., Lafargue P., Laplace P., Freeley M., Duesberg GS., Coleman JN., Mcdonald AR.:
Functionalization of liquid-exfoliated two-dimensional 2H-MoS2
In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition 54 (2015), p. 2638-2642
ISSN: 1433-7851
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201409412

X. Chen, C. McGlynn, A. R. McDonald Two-Dimensional MoS2 Catalyzed Oxidation of Organic Thiols, Chem. Mater. 2018, 30, 6978
D. McAteer, I. Godwin, Z. Ling, A. Harvey, L. He, C. S Boland, V. V. Mayoral, B. Szydlowska, A. A.Rovetta, C. Backes, X. Chen, A. R. McDonald, M. E. G. Lyons and J. N Coleman, Adv. EnergyMater. 2018, 1702965
X. Chen, D. MacAteer, C. McGuinness, I. Godwin, J. N. Coleman, A. R. McDonald, Chem. Eur. J.2017, 23, 1.
X. Chen, A. R. McDonald, Adv. Mater. 2016, 28, 5738
X. Chen, N. C. Berner, C. Backes, G. S. Duesberg, A. R. McDonald, Angew. Chem. Inter. Ed.2016, 55, 5803
D. Li, Y. Chen, X. Wang, W. Deuther-Conrad, X. Chen, B. Jia, C. Dong, J. Steinbach, P. Brust, B.Liu, H. Jia, J. Med. Chem. 2016, 59, 934
C. Backes, N. C. Berner, X. Chen, P. Lafargue, P. LaPlace, M. Freeley, G. S. Duesberg, J. N. Coleman, A. R. McDonald, Angew. Chem. Inter. Ed. 2015, 54, 2638
X. Wang, Y. Li, W. Deuther-Conrad, F. Xie, X. Chen, M.-C. Cui, X.-J. Zhang, J.-M. Zhang, J.Steinbach, P. Brust, B.-L. Liu, H.-M. Jia, Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2013, 21, 215
X. Chen, M. Chao., W. Deuther-Conrad, Y. Tu, Y. Xie, Y. Li, F. Xie, X. Wang, J. Steinbach, P.Brust, B. Liu, H. Jia, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2012, 22, 6352