- Shaoqin Liu, Zhiyong Tang, Aili Bo, Erkang Wang, Shaojun Dong, Electrochemistry of Heteropolyanions in Coulombically Linked Self-Assembled Monolayers, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 1998, 458, 1-2, 87-97.
- Shaoqin Liu, Zhiyong Tang, Erkang Wang, Shaojun Dong, Fabrication and Characterization of Heteropolyanion Langmuir-Blodgett Films, Thin Solid Films, 1999, 339, 1-2, 277-283.
- Shaoqin Liu, Zhiyong Tang, Zhong Shi, Li Niu, Erkang Wang, Shaojun Dong, Electrochemical Preparation and Characterization of Silicotungstic Heteropolyanion Monolayer Electrostatically Linked Aminophenyl on Carbon Electrode Surface, Langmuir, 1999, 15, 21, 7268-7275.
- Shaoqin Liu, Zhiyong Tang, Erkang Wang, Shaojun Dong, Electrocrystallized Platinum Nanoparticle on Carbon Substrate, Electrochemistry Communications, 2000, 2, 11, 800-804.
- Zhiyong Tang, Shaoqin Liu, Zhenxin Wang, Shaojun Dong, Erkang Wang, Electrochemical Synthesis of Polyaniline Nanoparticles, Electrochemistry Communications, 2000, 2, 1, 32-35.
- Shaoqin Liu, Zhiyong Tang, Zhenxin Wang, Zhangquan Peng, Erkang Wang, Shaojun Dong, Oriented Polyoxometalate-Polycation Multilayers on a Carbon Substrate, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2000, 10, 12, 2727-2733.
- Zhiyong Tang, Weiguo Jing, Erkang Wang, Self-Assembled Monolayer Growth of Phospholipids on Hydrophobic Surface toward Mimetic Biomembranes: Scanning Probe Microscopy Study, Langmuir, 2000, 16, 4, 1696-1702.
- Zhiyong Tang, Shaoqin Liu, Erkang Wang, Shaojun Dong, Self-Assembled Monolayer of Polyoxometalate on Gold Surfaces: Quartz Crystal Microbalance, Electrochemistry and in-situ Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Study, Langmuir, 2000, 16, 11, 4946-4952.
- Zhiyong Tang, Shaoqin Liu, Erkang Wang, Shaojun Dong, Preparation, Structures, and Electrochemistry of a New Polyoxometalate-Based Organic/Inorganic Film on Carbon Surfaces, Langmuir, 2000, 16, 13, 5806-5813.
- Zhiyong Tang and Erkang Wang, Potential-Induced Transformation for Surfactant Aggregates on a Metal Surface, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2001, 496, 1-2, 82-87.
- Zhiyong Tang, Shaoqin Liu, Shaojun Dong, Erkang Wang, Electrochemical Synthesis of Ag Nanoparticles on Functional Carbon Surfaces, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2001, 502, 1-2, 146-151.
- Hongda Wang, Zhiyong Tang, Zhuang Li, Erkang Wang, Self-Assembled Monolayer of ssDNA on Au(111) Substrate, Surface Science, 2001, 480, 1-2, L389-L394.
- Christoph Stinner, Zhiyong Tang, Mohamed Haouas, Thomas M. Weber, Roel Prins, Preparation and 31P NMR Characterization of Nickel Phosphides on Silica, Journal of Catalysis, 2002, 208, 2, 456-466.
- Zhiyong Tang, Ying Wang, Nicholas A. Kotov, Semiconductor Nanoparticles on Solid Substrates: Film Structure, Intermolecular Interactions, and Polyelectrolyte Effects, Langmuir, 2002, 18, 18, 7035-7040.
- Zhiyong Tang, Nicholas A. Kotov, Michael Giersig, Spontaneous Organization of Single CdTe Nanoparticles into Luminescent Nanowires, Science, 2002, 297, 5579, 237-240.
- Ying Wang, Zhiyong Tang, Miguel A. Correa-Duarte, Luis M. Liz-Marzán, Nicholas A. Kotov, Multicolor Luminescence Patterning by Photoactivation of Semiconductor Nanoparticle Films, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2003, 125, 10, 2830-2831.
- Zhiyong Tang, Nicholas A. Kotov, Sergei Magonov, Birol Ozturk, Nanostructured Artificial Nacre, Nature Materials, 2003, 2, 6, 413-418.
- Xiaorong Liang, Susheng Tan, Zhiyong Tang, Nicholas A. Kotov, Investigation of Transversal Conductance in Semiconductor CdTe Nanowires with and without a Coaxial Silica Shell, Langmuir, 2004, 20, 4, 1016-1020.
- Ying Wang, Zhiyong Tang, Xiaorong Liang, Luis M. Liz-Marzán, Nicholas A. Kotov, SiO2-Coated CdTe Nanowires: Bristled Nano Centipedes, Nano Letters, 2004, 4, 2, 225-231.
- Zhiyong Tang, Birol Ozturk, Ying Wang, Nicholas A. Kotov, Simple Preparation Strategy and One-Dimensional Energy Transfer in CdTe Nanoparticle Chains, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2004, 108, 22, 6927-6931.
- Susheng Tan, Zhiyong Tang, Xiaorong Liang, Nicholas A. Kotov, Resonance Tunneling Diode Structures on CdTe Nanowires Made by Conductive AFM, Nano Letters, 2004, 4, 9, 1637-1641.
- Ying Wang, Zhiyong Tang, Miguel A. Correa-Duarte, Isabel Pastoriza-Santos, Michael Giersig, Nicholas A. Kotov, Luis M. Liz-Marzán, Mechanism of Strong Luminescence Photoactivation of Citrate-Stabilized Water-Soluble Nanoparticles with CdSe Cores, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2004, 108, 40, 15461-15469.
- Zhiyong Tang, Ying Wang, Kai Sun, Nicholas A. Kotov, Spontaneous Transformation of Stabilizer-Depleted Binary Semiconductor Nanoparticles into Selenium and Tellurium Nanowires, Advanced Materials, 2005, 17, 3, 358-363.
- Zhiyong Tang and Nicholas A. Kotov, One-Dimensional Assemblies of Nanoparticles: Preparation, Properties, and Promise, Advanced Materials, 2005, 17, 8, 951-962.
- Ying Wang, Zhiyong Tang, Susheng Tan, Nicholas A. Kotov, Biological Assembly of Nanocircuit Prototypes from Protein-Modified CdTe Nanowires, Nano Letters, 2005, 5, 2, 243-248.
- Ying Wang, Zhiyong Tang, Nicholas A. Kotov, Bioapplication of Nanosemiconductors, Materials Today, 2005, 8, 5, 20-31.
- Dinakar Ramadurai, Dwarakanath Geerpuram, Dimitri Alexson, Mitra Dutta, Nicholas A. Kotov, Zhiyong Tang, Michael A. Stroscio, Electrical and Optical Properties of Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals in Aqueous Environments, Superlattices and Microstructures, 2006, 40, 1, 38-44.
- Ying Wang, Zhiyong Tang, Paul Podsiadlo, Yaseen Elkasabi, Joerg Lahann, Nicholas A. Kotov, Mirror-Like Photoconductive Layer-by-Layer Thin Films of Te Nanowires: The Fusion of Semiconductor, Metal, and Insulator Properties, Advanced Materials, 2006, 18, 4, 518-522.
- Alex Y. Sinyagin, Artem Belov, Zhiyong Tang, Nicholas A. Kotov, Monte-Carlo Computer Simulation of Chain Formation from Nanoparticles, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2006, 110, 14, 7500-7507.
- Haifeng Chen, Kai Sun, Zhiyong Tang, Robert V. Law, John F. Mansfield, Agata Czajka-Jakubowska, Brian H. Clarkson, Synthesis of Fluorapatite Nanorods and Nanowires by Direct Precipitation from Solution, Crystal Growth & Design, 2006, 6, 6, 1504-1508.
- Zhiyong Tang, Ying Wang, Sachin Shanbhag, Michael Giersig, Nicholas A. Kotov, Spontaneous Transformation of CdTe Nanoparticles into Angled Te Nanocrystals: From Particles and Rods to Checkmarks, X-Marks, and Other Unusual Shapes, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2006, 128, 20, 6730-6736.
- Zhiyong Tang, Ying Wang, Sachin Shanbhag, Nicholas A. Kotov, Spontaneous CdTe → Alloy → CdS Transition of Stabilizer-Depleted CdTe Nanoparticles Induced by EDTA, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2006, 128, 21, 7036-7042.
- Haifeng Chen, Zhiyong Tang, Jun Liu, Kai Sun, Sywe-Ren Chang, Mathilde C. Peters, John F. Mansfield, Agata Czajka-Jakubowska, Brian H. Clarkson, Acellular Synthesis of a Human Enamel-Like Microstructure, Advanced Materials, 2006, 18, 14, 1846-1851.
- Zhiyong Tang, Ying Wang, Paul Podsiadlo, Nicholas A. Kotov, Biomedical Applications of Layer-by-Layer Assembly: From Biomimetics to Tissue Engineering, Advanced Materials, 2006, 18, 24, 3203-3224.
- Zhiyong Tang, Zhenli Zhang, Ying Wang, Sharon C. Glotzer, Nicholas A. Kotov, Self-Assembly of CdTe Nanocrystals into Free-Floating Sheets, Science, 2006, 314, 5797, 274-278.