1. Lo, Y.-C., Wang, L.-J. & Chen, Y.-C*. Bandgap engineering of nitrogen-doped monolayer WSe2 superlattice and its application to field effect transistor. Adv. Electron. Mater. 12, e00754 (2026) (IF: 5.3, Citations: 0).
2. Chen, Y.-C.*, Ling, C.-Y. & Lin, K.-M. Classical-to-quantum crossover in 2D TMD field-effect transistors: a first-principles study via sub-10 nm channel scaling beyond Boltzmann tyranny. Appl. Phys. Rev. 13, 011409 (2026). (highlighted as a featured article; IF: 11.6, Citations: 2).
3. Chen, Y.-C.* & Chang, Y.-C. Thermoelectric optimization and quantum-to-classical crossover in gate-controlled two-dimensional semiconducting nanojunctions. ACS Nano 19, 34906-34917 (2025) (IF: 16.0, Citations: 4). Also featured in Advances in Engineering.
4. Lin, Y.-C., Lin, K.-M. & Chen, Y.-C.* Quantum transport calculations: an effective medium theory based on the projector augmented wave method with the plane-wave basis. Phys. Rev. B 112, 085155 (2025). (IF: 3.7, Citations: 3).
5. Chen, Y.-C.*, Chang, C.-C., Lu, K.-C., Jian, W.-B.*, Chang, C.-Y.  & Chang, C.-C.* Dynamic Seebeck effect in nanojunctions of nickel-chelated DNA. Phys. Rev. Appl. 22, 044046 (2024). doi:10.1103/PhysRevApplied.22.044046 (IF: 4.4, Citations: 4).
6. Lin, K.-M., Chen, P.-J., Chuu, C.-P. & Chen, Y.-C.* Effects of insertion of an h-AlN monolayer spacer in Pt-WSe2-Pt field-effect transistors. Sci. Rep. 14, 24019 (2024). doi:10.1038/s41598-024-74691-z (IF: 3.9, Citations: 4).
7. Tsutsui, M.* & Chen, Y.-C. Heat dissipation in quasi-ballistic single-atom contacts at room temperature. Sci. Rep. 9, 18677 (2019). doi:10.1038/s41598-019-55048-3 (IF: 3.9, Citations: 7).
8. Chang, P.-C., Chang, C.-Y., Jian, W. B.*, Yuan, C.-J., Chen, Y.-C. & Chang, C.-C.* The fabrication and application of Ni-DNA nanowire-based nanoelectronic devices. Nano Res. 12, 1293-1300 (2019). doi:10.1007/s12274-019-2363-2 (IF: 9.0, Citations: 12).
9. Ouyang, B., Hsu, B. C. & Chen, Y.-C.* Quantum noise of current in a 1,4-benzenedithiol single-molecule junction: first-principle calculations. J. Phys. Chem. C 122, 19266-19272 (2018). doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b06710 (IF: 3.2, Citations: 7).
10. Kaun, C.-C. & Chen, Y.-C.* Thermoelectric charge and spin current generation in magnetic single-molecule junctions: first-principles calculations. J. Phys. Chem. C 122, 12185-12192 (2018). doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b02891 (IF: 3.2, Citations: 8).
11. Chu, H.-L., Lai, J.-J., Wu, L.-Y., Chang, S. L., Liu, C.-M., Jian, W.-B.*, Chen, Y.-C.*, Yuan, C.-J., Wu, T.-S., Soo, Y.-L., Di Ventra, M. & Chang, C.-C.* Exploration and characterization of the memcapacitor and memristor properties of Ni-DNA nanowire devices. NPG Asia Mater. 9, e430 (2017). (IF: 7.4, Citations: 10).
12. Hsu, B. C. & Chen, Y.-C.* Band-engineered local cooling in nanoscale junctions. Sci. Rep. 7, 42647 (2017). (IF: 3.9, Citations: 1).
13. Amanatidis, I. & Chen, Y.-C.* Electron transport and thermoelectric theory in nanoscale junctions by first-principles calculations. Curr. Phys. Chem. 6, 179 (2016). (IF: N/A, Citations: 0).
14. Amanatidis, I., Kao, J.-K., Du, L.-Y., Pao, C.-W. & Chen, Y.-C.* Thermoelectric efficiency of single-molecule junctions: phase diagram constructed from first-principles calculations. J. Phys. Chem. C 119, 28728 (2015). (IF: 3.2, Citations: 7).
15. Chen, Y.-C. Electron transport in atomistic nanojunctions from density functional theory in scattering approaches. In Molecular Electronics: An Experimental and Theoretical Approach (2015). (Book chapter).
16. Hsu, B. C., Amanatidis, I., Liu, W.-L., Tseng, A. & Chen, Y.-C.* Effects of current-induced forces on Pt-benzene-Pt single-molecule junctions. J. Phys. Chem. C 118, 2245-2252 (2014). (IF: 3.2, Citations: 8).
17. Chu, H.-L. Chiu, S.-C., Sung, C.-F., Tseng, W., Chang, Y.-C., Jian, W.-B.*, Chen, Y.-C.* Yuan, C.-J., Li, S.-H., Gu, F.-X., Di Ventra, M., Chang, C.-C.*  Programmable redox state of the nickel ion chain in DNA. Nano Lett. 14, 1026-1031 (2014). (IF: 9.6, Citations: 19).
18. Hsu, B. C., Yao, H.-T., Liu, W.-L. &  Chen, Y.-C.* Oscillatory and sign-alternating behaviors of the Seebeck coefficients in carbon monatomic junctions. Phys. Rev. B 88, 115429 (2013). (IF: 3.7, Citations: 7).
19. Hsu, B. C., Lin, C.-Y., Hsieh, Y.-S. & Chen, Y.-C.* Tailoring thermopower of single-molecular junctions by temperature-induced surface reconstruction. Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 243103 (2012). (IF: 3.6, Citations: 14).
20. Hsu, B. C., Chiang, C.-W. & Chen, Y.-C.* Effect of electron-vibration interactions on the thermoelectric efficiency of molecular junctions. Nanotechnology 23, 275401 (2012). (IF: 2.7, Citations: 21).
21. Hsu, B. C., Liu, Y.-S., Lin, S.-H. & Chen, Y.-C.* Seebeck coefficients in nanoscale junctions: effects of electron-vibration scattering and local heating. Phys. Rev. B 83, 041404(R) (2011). (IF: 3.7, Citations: 35).
22. Liu, Y.-S. & Chen, Y.-C.* Counting statistics in nanoscale junctions. Phys. Rev. B 83, 035401 (2011). (IF: 3.7, Citations: 11).
23. Liu, Y.-S., Hsu, B. C. & Chen, Y.-C.* Effect of thermoelectric cooling in nanoscale junctions. J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 6111-6125 (2011). (IF: 3.2, Citations: 31).
24. Liu, Y.-S. & Chen, Y.-C.* Single-molecule refrigerators: substitution and gate effects. Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 213103 (2011). (IF: 3.6, Citations: 10).
25. Liu, Y.-S., Yao, H.-T. & Chen, Y.-C.* Atomic-scale field-effect transistor as a thermoelectric power generator and self-powered device. J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 14988-14996 (2011). (IF: 3.2, Citations: 17).
26. Ma, C.-L., Chen, Y.-C., Nghiem, D., Tseng, A. & Huang, P.-C. First-principles study of the electron density distribution in a pair of bare metallic electrodes. Appl. Phys. A 104, 325-328 (2011). (IF: 2.5, Citations: 1).
27. Liu, Y.-S., Chen, Y.-R. & Chen, Y.-C.* Thermoelectric efficiency in nanojunctions: a comparison between atomic junctions and molecular junctions. ACS Nano 3, 3497-3504 (2009). (IF: 16.0, Citations: 96).
28. Liu, Y.-S. & Chen, Y.-C.* Seebeck coefficient of thermoelectric molecular junctions: first-principles calculations. Phys. Rev. B 79, 193101 (2009). (IF: 3.7, Citations: 86).
29. Ma, C.-L., Nghiem, D. & Chen, Y.-C.* Alkanethiol-based single-molecule transistors. Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 222111 (2008). (IF: 3.6, Citations: 22).
30. Chen, Y.-C.* Effects of isotope substitution on local heating and inelastic current in hydrogen molecular junctions. Phys. Rev. B 78, 233310 (2008). (IF: 3.7, Citations: 13).
31. Yao, J., Chen, Y.-C., Di Ventra, M. & Yang, Z. Effect of atomic geometry on shot noise in aluminum quantum point contacts. Phys. Rev. B 73, 233407 (2006). (IF: 3.7, Citations: 10).
32. Huang, Z., Xu, B., Chen, Y.-C., Di Ventra, M. & Tao, N. J. Measurement of current-induced local heating in a single molecule junction. Nano Lett. 6, 1240-1244 (2006). (IF: 9.6, Citations: 311).
33. Chen, Y.-C. & Di Ventra, M. Effect of electron-phonon scattering on shot noise in nanoscale junctions. Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 166802 (2005). (IF: 9.0, Citations: 68).
34. Chen, Y.-C., Zwolak, M. & Di Ventra, M. Inelastic effects on the transport properties of alkanethiols. Nano Lett. 5, 621-624 (2005). doi:10.1021/nl047899t (IF: 9.6, Citations: 127).
35. Yang, Z., Chshiev, M., Zwolak, M., Chen, Y.-C. & Di Ventra, M. Role of heating and current-induced forces in the stability of atomic wires. Phys. Rev. B 71, 041402(R) (2005). (IF: 3.7, Citations: 87).
36. Chen, Y.-C., Zwolak, M. & Di Ventra, M. Inelastic current-voltage characteristics of atomic and molecular junctions. Nano Lett. 4, 1709-1712 (2004). (IF: 9.6, Citations: 128).
37. Lagerqvist, J., Chen, Y.-C. & Di Ventra, M. Shot noise in parallel wires. Nanotechnology 15, S459-S464 (2004). (IF: 2.7, Citations: 37).
38. Di Ventra, M., Chen, Y.-C. & Todorov, T. N. Are current-induced forces conservative? Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 176803 (2004). (IF: 9.0, Citations: 74).
39. Chen, Y.-C., Zwolak, M. & Di Ventra, M. Local heating in nanoscale conductors. Nano Lett. 3, 1691-1694 (2003); ibid. 5, 813 (2005). (IF: 9.6, Citations: 270).
40. Chen, Y.-C. & Di Ventra, M. Shot noise in nanoscale conductors from first principles. Phys. Rev. B 67, 153304 (2003). (IF: 3.7, Citations: 52).
41. Chernyshev, A. L., Chen, Y.-C. & Castro Neto, A. H. Effect of impurities on quasi-two-dimensional quantum antiferromagnet. J. Appl. Phys. 91, 8387-8389 (2002). (IF: 2.6, Citations: 0).
42. Chernyshev, A. L., Chen, Y.-C. & Castro Neto, A. H. Diluted quantum antiferromagnets: spin excitations and long-range order. Phys. Rev. B 65, 104407 (2002). (IF: 3.7, Citations: 86).
43. Chernyshev, A. L., Chen, Y.-C. & Castro Neto, A. H. Long-range order and low-energy spectrum of diluted 2D quantum antiferromagnets. Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 067209 (2001). (IF: 9.0, Citations: 42).
44. Chen, Y.-C. & Castro Neto, A. H. Effective field theory for layered quantum antiferromagnets with nonmagnetic impurities. Phys. Rev. B 61, R3772-R3775 (2000). (IF: 3.7, Citations: 52).