Peer-Reviewed Publications
After Joining HKU
(26) Wang, W.; Tse, E. C. M.*
Inorganic Chemistry, 2021, Just Accepted.
Proton Removal Kinetics That Govern the Hydrogen Peroxide Oxidation Activity of Heterogeneous Bioinorganic Platforms
(25) Wei, Z.‡; Wang, W.‡; Li, W.; Bai, X.; Zhao, J.; Tse, E. C. M.*; Phillips, D. L.*; Zhu, Y.*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2021, Just Accepted.
Steering Electron‐Hole Migration Pathways using Oxygen Vacancies in Tungsten Oxides to Enhance their Photocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Performance
(24) Ngo, F. M.; Tse, E. C. M.*
Chemistry Letters, 2021, Just Accepted.
Bioinorganic Platforms for Sensing, Biomimicry, and Energy Catalysis
DOI:10.1246/cl.200875
(23) Zeng, T.; Gautam, R.; Barile, C. J.*; Li, Y.*; Tse, E. C. M.*
ACS Catalysis, 2020, 10, 13149-13155.
Nitrile-Facilitated Proton Transfer for Enhanced Oxygen Reduction by Hybrid Electrocatalysts
DOI:10.1021/acscatal.0c03506
(22) Saunders, S. H.; Tse, E. C. M.; Yates, M. D.; Otero, F. J.; Trammell, S. A.; Stemp, E. D. A.; Barton, J. K.*; Tender, L. M.*; Newman, D. K.*
Cell, 2020, 182, 1-14.
Extracellular DNA Promotes Efficient Extracellular Electron Transfer by Pyocyanin in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms
DOI:10.1016/j.cell.2020.07.006 bioRxiv:872085
(21) Mo, X.; Chan, K. C.*; Tse, E. C. M.*
Chemistry of Materials, 2019, 31, 8230-8238.
A Scalable Laser-assisted Method to Produce Active and Robust Graphene-supported Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts
DOI:10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b03669
(20) Zeng, T.; Wu, H.-L.; Li, Y.; Tse, E. C. M.*; Barile, C. J.*
Electrochimica Acta, 2019, 320, 134611.
Physical and Electrochemical Characterization of a Cu-based Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalyst Inside and Outside a Lipid Membrane with Controlled Proton Transfer Kinetics
DOI:10.1016/j.electacta.2019.134611
(19) Li, L.; Liang, J.; Luo, H.; Tam, K. M.; Tse, E. C. M.*; Li, Y.*
Chemical Communications, 2019, 55, 12340-12343.
A New Chemical Approach for Proximity Labelling of Chromatin-associated RNAs and Proteins with Visible Light Irradiation
DOI:10.1039/C9CC06251C
(18) Tse, E. C. M.; Zwang, T. J.; Bedoya, S.; Barton, J. K.*
ACS Central Science, 2019, 5, 65-72.
Effective Distance for DNA-Mediated Charge Transport between Repair Proteins
DOI:10.1021/acscentsci.8b00566
Highlight First Reactions ACS Cent. Sci. 2019, 5, 7–9.
(17) Gautam, R.; Lee, Y. T.; Herman, G. L.; Moreno, C. M.; Tse, E. C. M.; Barile, C. J.*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2018, 57, 13480-13483.
Controlling Proton and Electron Transfer Rates Enhances the Activity of an Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalyst
DOI:10.1002/anie.201806795
Prior to Joining HKU
(16) Zwang, T. J.; Tse, E. C. M.; Barton, J. K.*
ACS Chemical Biology, 2018, 13, 1799-1809.
Sensing DNA through DNA Charge Transport
DOI:10.1021/acschembio.8b00347
(15) Zwang, T. J.; Tse, E. C. M.; Zhong, D.; Barton, J. K.*
ACS Central Science, 2018, 4, 405-412.
A Compass at Weak Magnetic Fields using Thymine Dimer Repair
DOI:10.1021/acscentsci.8b00008
Highlight First Reactions ACS Cent. Sci. 2018, 4, 318–320.
(14) Tse, E. C. M.; Zwang, T. J.; Barton, J. K.*
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017, 139, 12784–12792.
The Oxidation State of [4Fe4S] Clusters Modulates the DNA-Binding Affinity of DNA Repair Proteins
DOI:10.1021/jacs.7b07230
(13) Tse, E. C. M.‡; Barile, C. J.‡; Li, Y.; Zimmerman, S. C.; Hosseini, A.; Gewirth, A. A.*
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2017,19, 7086–7093.
Proton Transfer Dynamics Dictate Quinone Speciation at Lipid-Modified Electrodes
DOI:10.1039/C6CP07586J
(12) Tse, E. C. M.; Varnell, J. A.; Hoang, T. T. H.; Gewirth, A. A.*
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2016, 7, 3542–3547.
Elucidating Proton Involvement in the Rate-Determining Step for Pt/Pd-based and Non-Precious-Metal Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts Using the Kinetic Isotope Effect
DOI:10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b01235
Highlight Spotlights JPC Lett. 2016, 7, 3711.
(11) Varnell, J. A.; Tse, E. C. M.; Schulz, C. E.; Fister, T. T.; Haasch, R. T.; Timoshenko, J.; Frenkel, A. I.; Gewirth, A. A.*
Nature Communications, 2016, 7, 12582.
Identification of Carbon-encapsulated Iron Nanoparticles as Active Species in Non-Precious Metal Oxygen Reduction Catalysts
DOI:10.1038/ncomms12582
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(10) Tse, E. C. M.; Hoang, T. T. H.; Varnell, J. A.; Gewirth, A. A.*
ACS Catalysis, 2016, 6, 5706–5714.
Observation of an Inverse Kinetic Isotope Effect in Oxygen Evolution Electrochemistry
DOI:10.1021/acscatal.6b01170
(9) Barile, C. J.‡; Tse, E. C. M.‡; Li, Y.; Gewargis, J. P.; Kirchschlager, N. A.; Zimmerman, S. C.; Gewirth, A. A.*
Biophysical Journal, 2016, 110, 2451–2462.
The Flip-Flop Diffusion Mechanism across Lipids in a Hybrid Bilayer Membrane
DOI:10.1016/j.bpj.2016.04.041
(8) Tse, E. C. M.‡; Barile, C. J.‡; Kirchschlager, N. A.; Li, Y.; Gewargis, J. P.; Zimmerman, S. C.; Hosseini, A.; Gewirth, A. A.*
Nature Materials, 2016, 15, 754–759.
Proton Transfer Dynamics Control the Mechanism of O2 Reduction by a Non-Precious Metal Electrocatalyst
DOI:10.1038/nmat4636
(7) Li, Y.; Tse, E. C. M.; Barile, C. J.; Gewirth, A. A.*; Zimmerman, S. C.*
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2015, 137, 14059–14062.
Photoresponsive Molecular Switch for Regulating Transmembrane Proton-Transfer Kinetics
DOI:10.1021/jacs.5b10016
(6) Tse, E. C. M.‡; Barile, C. J.‡; Gewargis, J. P.; Li, Y.; Zimmerman, S. C.; Gewirth, A. A.*
Analytical Chemistry, 2015, 87, 2403–2409.
Anion Transport through Lipids in a Hybrid Bilayer Membrane
DOI:10.1021/ac5043544
(5) Tse, E. C. M.; Gewirth, A. A.*
Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2015, 119, 1246–1255.
Effect of Temperature and Pressure on the Kinetics of Oxygen Reduction Reaction
DOI:10.1021/acs.jpca.5b00572
(4) Tse, E. C. M.; Schilter, D.; Gray, D. L.; Rauchfuss, T. B.; Gewirth, A. A.*
Inorganic Chemistry, 2014, 53, 8505−8516.
Multicopper Models for the Laccase Active Site: Effect of Nuclearity on Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction
DOI:10.1021/ic501080c
(3) Barile, C. J.‡; Tse, E. C. M.‡; Li, Y.; Sobyra, T. B.; Zimmerman, S. C.; Hosseini, A.; Gewirth, A. A.*
Nature Materials, 2014, 13, 619−623.
Proton Switch for Modulating Oxygen Reduction by a Cu Electrocatalyst Embedded in a Hybrid Bilayer Membrane
DOI:10.1038/nmat3974
(2) Thorseth, M. A.; Tornow, C. E.; Tse, E. C. M.; Gewirth, A. A.*
Coordination Chemistry Review, 2013, 257, 130–139.
Cu Complexes that Catalyze the Oxygen Reduction Reaction
DOI:10.1016/j.ccr.2012.03.033
(1) Thorseth, M. A.; Letko, C. S.; Tse, E. C. M.; Rauchfuss, T. B.; Gewirth, A. A.*
Inorganic Chemistry, 2013, 52, 628–634.
Ligand Effects on the Overpotential for Dioxygen Reduction by Tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine Derivatives
DOI:10.1021/ic301656x