Staff information

Biography

Dr. Chen's research experience includes nuclear magnetic resonance, magnetic resonance imaging, and electron paramagnetic resonance.

Education and Credentials

• 2015 Ph.D., Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
• 2007 M.S., Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China
• 2004 B.E., Material Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Awards and Recognitions

• 2015: Chemistry Graduate Research Award, Virginia Tech

PNNL Publications

2025

• Chen Y., M. Nguyen, J. Yao, K. Han, S. Ravula, E.D. Walter, and J.D. Bazak, et al. 2025. "CO2 in Ionene-Ionic Liquid Composite Membranes." Advanced Sustainable Systems 9, no. 4:Art No. 2400802. PNNL-SA-204336. doi:10.1002/adsu.202400802

2024

• Bard A.B., G.R. Feslted, A.S. Ganas, A. Pant, C. Gupta, Y. Chen, and E. Nakouzi, et al. 2024. "Chemically Driven Multistep Crystallization in the Synthesis of Sodium Yttrium Fluoride Via a Porous, Electrochemically Active Intermediate." Journal of Physical Chemistry C 128, no. 31:13034-13044. PNNL-SA-167077. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c01281
• Huang X., D. Song, Q. Zhao, R.P. Young, Y. Chen, E.D. Walter, and N. Lahiri, et al. 2024. "Photolysis of Dissolved Organic Matter over Hematite Nanoplatelets." Environmental Science & Technology 58, no. 6:2798 - 2807. PNNL-SA-189581. doi:10.1021/acs.est.3c08752
• Jin B., Y. Chen, H. Pyles, M.D. Baer, B.A. Legg, Z. Wang, and N.M. Washton, et al. 2024. "Formation, Chemical Evolution, and Solidification of the Dense Liquid Phase of Calcium (Bi)carbonate." Nature Materials 24, no. 1:125-132. PNNL-SA-173948. doi:10.1038/s41563-024-02025-5
• Leclaire J., D.J. Heldebrant, K. Grubel, J. Septavaux, M. Hennenbelle, E.D. Walter, and Y. Chen, et al. 2024. "Tetrameric self-assembling of water-lean solvents enables carbamate anhydride-based CO2 capture chemistry." Nature Chemistry 16, no. 7:1160 - 1168. PNNL-SA-186388. doi:10.1038/s41557-024-01495-z
• Ortoll-Bloch A., Y. Chen, E. Hiralal, N.M. Washton, K.T. Mueller, J.J. De Yoreo, and J. Tao, et al. 2024. "Thermodynamic and kinetic modulation of methylammonium lead bromide crystallization revealed by in situ monitoring." Crystal Growth & Design 24, no. 12:4955-4965. PNNL-SA-196948. doi:10.1021/acs.cgd.4c00008
• Ravula S., Y. Chen, K.W. Wise, P.S. Shinde, E.D. Walter, A.J. Karkamkar, and D.J. Heldebrant, et al. 2024. "Precisely Segmented PEEK-Ionene + Ionic Liquid Composite Membranes for CO2 Separation." Journal of Materials Chemistry A 12, no. 4:2184-2199. PNNL-SA-194694. doi:10.1039/D3TA05223K
• Tan S., D. Zhang, Y. Chen, B.A. Helfrecht, E.T. Baxter, W. Cao, and X. Wang, et al. 2024. "Complexation of heavy metal cations with imidazolium ionic liquids lowers their reduction energy: implications for electrochemical separations." Green Chemistry 26, no. 3:1566-1576. PNNL-SA-193331. doi:10.1039/D3GC03713D
• Zhang M., Y. Chen, C. Wu, R. Zheng, Y. Xia, E. Saccuzzo, and T. Trinh, et al. 2024. "A Molecular View of Peptoid-Induced Acceleration of Calcite Growth." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 121, no. 45:Art. No. e2412358121. PNNL-SA-199782. doi:10.1073/pnas.2412358121
• Zhao Y., M.P. Prange, M. Zong, Y. Wang, E.D. Walter, Y. Chen, and Z. Zhu, et al. 2024. "Understanding Trace Iron and Chromium Incorporation During Gibbsite Crystallization and Effects on Mineral Dissolution." Environmental Science & Technology 58, no. 45:20125-20136. PNNL-SA-184706. doi:10.1021/acs.est.4c04483

2023

• Feng R., Y. Chen, X. Zhang, B. Rousseau, P. Gao, P. Chen, and S.T. Mergelsberg, et al. 2023. "Proton-regulated alcohol oxidation for high-capacity ketone-based flow battery anolyte." Joule 7, no. 7:1609-1622. PNNL-SA-174628. doi:10.1016/j.joule.2023.06.013
• Hahn N.T., E.P. Kamphaus, Y. Chen, V. Murugesan, K.T. Mueller, L. Cheng, and K.R. Zavadil. 2023. "Magnesium Battery Electrolytes with Improved Oxidative Stability Enabled by Selective Solvation in Fluorinated Solvents." ACS Applied Energy Materials 6, no. 6:3264-3277. PNNL-SA-180089. doi:10.1021/acsaem.2c03836
• Wu Y., W. Zhao, S. Ahn, Y. Wang, E.D. Walter, Y. Chen, and M.A. Derewinski, et al. 2023. "Interplay between copper redox and transfer and support acidity and topology in low temperature NH3-SCR." Nature Communications 14. PNNL-SA-178314. doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38309-8
• Zhou J., P. Yang, P. Kots, M. Cohen, Y. Chen, C. Quinn, and A. Boscoboinik, et al. 2023. "Tuning the reactivity of carbon surfaces with oxygen-containing functional groups." Nature Communications 14. PNNL-SA-186100. doi:10.1038/s41467-023-37962-3

2022

• Hu J.Z., N.R. Jaegers, N.T. Hahn, W. Hu, K. Han, Y. Chen, and J.A. Sears, et al. 2022. "Understanding the Solvation-Dependent Properties of Cyclic Ether Multivalent Electrolytes Using High Field NMR and Quantum Chemistry." JACS Au 2, no. 4:917-932. PNNL-SA-165254. doi:10.1021/jacsau.2c00046
• Wu Y., T. Andana, Y. Wang, Y. Chen, E.D. Walter, M.H. Engelhard, and K.G. Rappe, et al. 2022. "A Comparative Study between Real-world and Laboratory Accelerated Aging of Cu/SSZ-13 SCR Catalysts." Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 318. PNNL-SA-172435. doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.121807

2021

• Chen Y., R. Atwi, K. Han, J. Ryu, N.M. Washton, J.Z. Hu, and N. Rajput, et al. 2021. "Role of a Multivalent Ion-Solvent Interaction on Restricted Mg2+ Diffusion in Dimethoxyethane Electrolytes." Journal of Physical Chemistry B 125, no. 45:12574-12583. PNNL-SA-161192. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c08729
• Feng R., X. Zhang, V. Murugesan, A.M. Hollas, Y. Chen, Y. Shao, and E.D. Walter, et al. 2021. "Reversible Ketone Hydrogenation and Dehydrogenation for Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries." Science 372, no. 6544:836-840. PNNL-SA-154606. doi:10.1126/science.abd9795
• Han K., N.T. Hahn, K.R. Zavadil, N.R. Jaegers, Y. Chen, J.Z. Hu, and V. Murugesan, et al. 2021. "Factors Influencing Preferential Anion Interactions during Solvation of Multivalent Cations in Ethereal Solvents." Journal of Physical Chemistry C 125, no. 11:6005-6012. PNNL-SA-156316. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c09830
• Wang A., Y. Chen, E.D. Walter, N.M. Washton, T. Varga, Y. Wang, and J. Szanyi, et al. 2021. "Remarkable self-degradation of Cu/SAPO-34 selective catalytic reduction catalysts during storage at ambient conditions." Catalysis Today 360. PNNL-SA-148098. doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2020.01.034

2020

• Chen Y., N.R. Jaegers, H. Wang, K. Han, J.Z. Hu, K.T. Mueller, and V. Murugesan. 2020. "Role of Solvent Rearrangement on Mg2+ Solvation Structures in Dimethoxyethane Solutions Using Multimodal NMR Analysis." The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 11, no. 15:6443-6449. PNNL-SA-153110. doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01447
• Han K., Z. Yu, H. Wang, P.C. Redfern, L. Ma, L. Cheng, and Y. Chen, et al. 2020. "Origin of Unusual Acidity and Li+ Diffusivity in a Series of Water-in-Salt Electrolytes." Journal of Physical Chemistry B 124, no. 25:5284-5291. PNNL-SA-151945. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c02483
• Huang X., Q. Zhao, R.P. Young, X. Zhang, E.D. Walter, Y. Chen, and E. Nakouzi, et al. 2020. "Photo-production of Reactive Oxygen Species and Degradation of Dissolved Organic Matter by Hematite Nanoplates Functionalized by Adsorbed Oxalate." Environmental Science: Nano 7, no. 8:2278-2292. PNNL-SA-148918. doi:10.1039/D0EN00365D
• Lee M., K. Han, J. Lee, Y. Shin, T.C. Kaspar, Y. Chen, and M.H. Engelhard, et al. 2020. "Defect-induced anisotropic surface reactivity and ion transfer procresses of anatase nanparticles." Materials Today Chemistry 17. PNNL-SA-150217. doi:10.1016/j.mtchem.2020.100290
• Walter E.D., K.C. Schwarz, S. Anil Kumar, Y. Chen, M. Sassi, Z. Wang, and K.M. Rosso. 2020. "Evolution of Radicals from the Photolysis of High Ionic Strength Alkaline Nitrite Solutions." Journal of Physical Chemistry A 124, no. 16:3019-3025. PNNL-SA-150363. doi:10.1021/acs.jpca.9b11438
• Wang H., X. Feng, Y. Chen, Y. Liu, K. Han, M. Zhou, and M.H. Engelhard, et al. 2020. "Reversible electrochemical interface of Mg metal and conventional electrolyte enabled by intermediate adsorption." ACS Energy Letters 5, no. 1:200-206. PNNL-SA-144809. doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.9b02211
• Wang H., Y. Shao, H. Pan, X. Feng, Y. Chen, Y. Liu, and E.D. Walter, et al. 2020. "A lithium-sulfur battery with a solution-mediated pathway operating under lean electrolyte conditions." Nano Energy 76, no. n/a:105041. PNNL-SA-143093. doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2020.105041
• Wang Z., E.D. Walter, M. Sassi, X. Zhang, H. Zhang, S. Li, and Y. Chen, et al. 2020. "The role of surface hydroxyls on the radiolysis of gibbsite and boehmite nanoplatelets." Journal of Hazardous Materials 398. PNNL-SA-150311. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122853
• Zhang R., Y. Chen, D. Troya, and L.A. Madsen. 2020. "Relating Geometric Nanoconfinement and Local Molecular Environment to Diffusion in Ionic Polymer Membranes." Macromolecules 53, no. 9:3296-3305. PNNL-SA-152734. doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.9b02755
• Zhang Y., Y. Peng, J. Li, K.J. Groden, J. Mcewen, E.D. Walter, and Y. Chen, et al. 2020. "Probing Active-Site Relocation in Cu/SSZ-13 SCR Catalysts during Hydrothermal Aging by in situ EPR Spectroscopy, Kinetic Studies, and DFT Calculations." ACS Catalysis 10, no. 16:9410-9419. PNNL-SA-152624. doi:10.1021/acscatal.0c01590
• Zhang Y., Y. Wu, Y. Peng, J. Li, E.D. Walter, Y. Chen, and N.M. Washton, et al. 2020. "Quantitative Cu counting methodologies for Cu/SSZ-13 selective catalytic reduction catalysts by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy." Journal of Physical Chemistry C 124, no. 51:28061-28073. PNNL-SA-156011. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c07971

2019

• Chen Y., N.M. Washton, R.P. Young, A.J. Karkamkar, J.J. De Yoreo, and K.T. Mueller. 2019. "Monitoring solvent dynamics and ion associations in the formation of cubic octamer polyanion in tetramethylammonium silicate solutions." Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 21, no. 9:4717-4720. PNNL-SA-141469. doi:10.1039/C8CP07521B
• Cui W., X. Zhang, C.I. Pearce, Y. Chen, S. Zhang, W. Liu, and M.H. Engelhard, et al. 2019. "Cr(III) adsorption by cluster formation on boehmite nanoplates in highly alkaline solution." Environmental Science & Technology 53, no. 18:11043-11055. PNNL-SA-143650. doi:10.1021/acs.est.9b02693
• Hu J.Z., N.R. Jaegers, Y. Chen, K. Han, H. Wang, V. Murugesan, and K.T. Mueller. 2019. "Adsorption and thermal decomposition of electolytes on nanometer magnesium oxide: An in situ 13C MAS NMR study." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 11, no. 42:38689-38696. PNNL-SA-144709. doi:10.1021/acsami.9b11888
• Huang X., Y. Chen, E.D. Walter, M. Zong, Y. Wang, X. Zhang, and O. Qafoku, et al. 2019. "Facet-Specific Photocatalytic Degradation of Organics by Heterogeneous Fenton Chemistry on Hematite Nanoparticles." Environmental Science & Technology 53, no. 17:10197-10207. PNNL-SA-146189. doi:10.1021/acs.est.9b02946
• Jaegers N.R., J. Lai, Y. He, E.D. Walter, D.A. Dixon, M. Vasiliu, and Y. Chen, et al. 2019. "Mechanism by which Tungsten Oxide Promotes the Activity of Supported V2O5/TiO2 Catalysts for NOX Abatement: Structural Effects Revealed by 51V MAS NMR Spectroscopy." Angewandte Chemie International Edition 58, no. 36:12609-12616. PNNL-SA-141251. doi:10.1002/anie.201904503
• Li Y., I.A. Murphy, Y. Chen, F. Li, X. Wang, S. Wang, and D. Hubble, et al. 2019. "A multi-functional interface derived from thiol-modified mesoporous carbon in lithium-sulfur batteries." Journal of Materials Chemistry A 7, no. 21:13372-13381. PNNL-SA-144283. doi:10.1039/c9ta02743b
• Mehta H.S., Y. Chen, J.A. Sears, E.D. Walter, M. Campos, J. Kothandaraman, and D.J. Heldebrant, et al. 2019. "A Novel High-Temperature MAS Probe with Optimized Temperature Gradient across Sample Rotor for In-situ Monitoring of High-Temperature High-Pressure Chemical Reactions." Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 102. PNNL-SA-143153. doi:10.1016/j.ssnmr.2019.06.003
• Wang A., Y. Chen, E.D. Walter, N.M. Washton, D. Mei, T. Varga, and Y. Wang, et al. 2019. "Unraveling the mysterious failure of Cu/SAPO-34 selective catalytic reduction catalysts." Nature Communications 10, no. 1:Article No. 1137. PNNL-SA-138654. doi:10.1038/s41467-019-09021-3
• Xiao D.J., E.D. Chant, A.D. Frankhouser, Y. Chen, A. Yau, N.M. Washton, and M.W. Kanan. 2019. "A closed cycle Esterifying Aromatic Hydrocarbons with CO2 and Alcohol." Nature Chemistry 11, no. 10:940-947. PNNL-SA-144281. doi:10.1038/s41557-019-0313-y

2018

• Hu J.Z., N. Rajput, C. Wan, Y. Shao, X. Deng, N.R. Jaegers, and M.Y. Hu, et al. 2018. "25Mg NMR and Computational Modeling Studies of the Solvation Structures and Molecular Dynamics in Magnesium Based Liquid Electrolytes." Nano Energy 46. PNNL-SA-130126. doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.01.051
• Yan M., P. He, Y. Chen, S. Wang, Q. Wei, K. Zhao, and X. Xu, et al. 2018. "Water-lubricated intercalation in V2O5·nH2O for high-capacity and high-rate aqueous rechargeable zinc batteries." Advanced Materials 30, no. 1:1703725. PNNL-SA-129327. doi:10.1002/adma.201703725

2017

• Butler M., H.S. Mehta, Y. Chen, P.N. Reardon, R.S. Renslow, M. Khbeis, and D. Irish, et al. 2017. "Toward high-resolution NMR spectroscopy of microscopic liquid samples." Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 19, no. 22:14256-14261. PNNL-SA-126952. doi:10.1039/c7cp01933e
• Chen Y., H.S. Mehta, M. Butler, E.D. Walter, P.N. Reardon, R.S. Renslow, and K.T. Mueller, et al. 2017. "High-Resolution Microstrip NMR Detectors for Subnanoliter Samples." Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 19, no. 41:28163-28174. PNNL-SA-126953. doi:10.1039/c7cp03933f
• Li W., L. Nie, Y. Chen, L. Kovarik, J. Liu, and Y. Wang. 2017. "Surface Enrichment of Pt in Stable Pt-Ir Nano-alloy Particles on MgAl2O4 Spinel in oxidizing atmosphere." Catalysis Communications 93. PNNL-SA-123418. doi:10.1016/j.catcom.2017.01.012