Publishing name: Qianqi Lin 林倩琦
Known as name: Ivana
Position: Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Hybrid Materials for Opto-Electronics, Department of Molecules & Materials, MESA+ Institute for BRAINS & Molecules Center, University of Twente, the Netherlands.
Research Interest
Electrochemistry, NanoPhotonics, Plasmonics, Raman Spectroscopy, Light-matter Interactions, Charge Transports, NanoReactors, Opto-Electronics.
Biography
Dr Ivana Qianqi Lin (MChem in Chemistry and PhD in Electrochemistry at Oxford, UK; PD in Nanophotonics at Cambridge, UK) joined the University of Twente in August 2022 as a Tenure Track Assistant Professor, aiming to develop molecular opto-electronics for nanoreactor. Her research focuses on in-situ Raman and dark-field spectroscopy to study interfacial processes.
Dr Lin speciliases in in-situ/operando electrochemical Raman spectroscopy, enabling the detection of redox transitions of as few as eight molecules (NatCatal 2021), observation of single molecule-metal bond dynamics (SciAdv 2022), detection of radical cations during doping of organic semiconductors (ACSNano 2022), and fabrication of the world’s smallest plasmonic pixels down to 10 nm (SciAdv 2019). Her expertise in fundamental electrochemistry is widely recognised (JPCC 2015, cited 160 times, featured in textbook: Nanobiosensors for Point-of-Care Medical Diagnostics; PCCP 2013, featured in textbooks: Organic Electrochemistry, Nanoscale Electrochemistry, Pulse Voltammetry in Physical Electrochemistry and Electroanalysis). She has been invited to publish a sole-authored review (CurrOpinElectrochem 2023), and give talks (IUPAC|CHAINS 2023, FOP6 2024).
Dr Lin developed the automated spectral analysis for Agilent Technologies and World Health Organization (Vaccine 2023). She received the Top Downloaded Article Award from Wiley, and serves as a Community Board Member for Materials Horizons and an Academic Editor for The Innovation Materials. She is the organiser for NWO NextGenChem@NL 2025, and a subcommitte member for NWO Physics 2025 in “Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics”. She also organised the VU-UT Challenge and Hackathon in "Molecular (life) science" in 2024.
Dr Lin established the course NanoPlasmonics in MSc Applied Physics in 2023, which she currently lectures and supervises. She also tutors the course M1 Conceptual Modelling in BSc Chemical Science & Engineering. She has supported high-school research at Christelijk Lyceum Apeldoorn by designing budget-friendly projects. As an Outreach Scientist for the Oxford Chili Conference, she taught high-school students to use electrochemical capsaicin sensors. Furthermore, she served as an Academic Representative for UK Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs, leading public dialogues on nanotechnology.
Expertise
Chemistry
- Molecule
- Surface
- Electrochemistry
- Spectroelectrochemistry
Material Science
- Metal
- Color
- Devices
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
Organisations
Five Representative Publications
1. Lin, Q.; Hu, S.; Földes, T.; Huang, J.; Wright, D.; Griffiths, J.; Elliott, E.; de Nijs, B.; Rosta, E.; Baumberg, J. J. Optical suppression of energy barriers in single molecule-metal binding. Science Advances (2022) 8, eabp9285. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abp9285
2. Lin, Q. A primer to in-situ opto- and spectro-electrochemistry. Current Opinion in Electrochemistry (2023) 37, 101201. DOI: 10.1016/j.coelec.2022.101201
3. Wright, D.#; Lin, Q.# (Co-first-author); Berta, D.; Földes, T.; Wagner, A.; Griffiths, J.; Readman, C.; Rosta, E.; Reisner, E.; Baumberg, J. J. Mechanistic study of an immobilized molecular electrocatalyst by in-situ gap plasmon assisted spectro-electrochemistry. Nature Catalysis (2021) 4, 157. DOI: 10.1038/s41929-020-00566-x
4. Peng, J.#; Lin, Q.# (Co-first-author); Földes, T.; Jeong, H.-H.; Xiong, Y.; Pitsalidis, C.; Malliaras, G. G.; Rosta, E.; Baumberg, J. J. In-situ spectro-electrochemistry of conductive polymers using plasmonics to reveal doping mechanisms. ACS Nano (2022) 16, 21120. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c09081
5. Lin, Q.; Li, Q.; Batchelor-McAuley, C.; Compton, R. G. Two-electron, two-proton oxidation of catechol: kinetics and apparent catalysis. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2015) 119, 1489. DOI: 10.1021/jp511414b
All Publications
28. Clarke, R.; Bharucha, T.; Arman, B. Y.; Gangadharan, B.; Gomez Fernandez, L.; Mosca, S.; Lin, Q.; Van Assche, K.; Stokes, R.; Dunachie, S.; Deats, M.; Merchant, H. A.; Caillet, C.; Walsby-Tickle, J.; Probert, F.; Matousek, P.; Newton, P. N.; Zitzmann, N.; McCullagh, J. S. O. Using Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionisation Mass Spectrometry Combined with Machine Learning for Vaccine Authenticity Screening. npj Vaccines (2024) 9, 1, 1. DOI: 10.1038/s41541-024-00946-5.
27. Du, W.; Chen, X.; Wang, T.; Lin, Q.; Nijhuis C.A. Tuning Overbias Plasmon Energy and Intensity in Molecular Plasmonic Tunneling Junctions by Atomic Polarizability. Journal of the American Chemical Society (2024) 146, 31, 21642. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c05544
26. Bharucha, T.; Gangadharan, B.; Clarke, R.; Fernandez, L. G.; Arman, B. Y.; Walsby-Tickle, J.; Deats, M.; Mosca, S.; Lin, Q.; Stokes, R.; Dunachie, S.; Merchant, H. A.; Dubot-Pérès, A.; Caillet, C.; McCullagh, J.; Matousek, P.; Zitzmann, N.; Newton, P. N. Repurposing Rapid Diagnostic Tests to Detect Falsified Vaccines in Supply Chains. Vaccine (2024) 42, 7, 1506. DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.01.019
25. Yang, Y.; Chikkaraddy, R.; Lin, Q.; Clarke, D. D. A.; Wigger, D.; Baumberg, J. J.; Hess, O. Electrochemically Switchable Multimode Strong Coupling in Plasmonic Nanocavities. Nano Letters (2024) 24, 1, 238. DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c03814
24. Xiong, Y.; Chikkaraddy, R.; Readman, C.; Hu, S.; Xiong, K.; Peng, J.; Lin, Q.; Baumberg. J. J. Metal to insulator transition for conducting polymers in plasmonic nanogaps. Light: Science & Applications (2024) 13, 3. DOI: 10.1038/s41377-023-01344-7
23. Mosca, S.; Lin, Q.; Stokes, R.; Bharucha, T.; Gangadharan, B.; Clarke, R.; Fernandez, L. G.; Deats, M.; Walsby-Tickle, J.; Arman, B. Y.; Chunekar, S. R.; Patil, K. D.; Gairola, S.; van Assche, K.; Dunachie, S.; Merchant, H. A.; Kuwana, R.; Maes, A.; McCullagh, J.; Caillet, C.; Zitzmann, N.; Newton, P. N.; Matousek, P. Innovative method for rapid detection of falsified COVID-19 vaccines through unopened vials using handheld Spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy (SORS). Vaccine (2023) 41, 6960. DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.10.012
22. Yang, X.; Liu, Y.; Lin, Q.; Chikkaraddy, R.; Chen, F.; Huang, S.; Xian, S.; Hou, Y.; Du, J.; Xia, L.; Du, C. Stepwise colloidal lithography towards scalable and various planar chiral metamaterials. Rare Metals (2024) 43, 723. DOI: 10.1007/s12598-023-02420-y
21. Lin, Q. A primer to in-situ opto- and spectro-electrochemistry. Current Opinion in Electrochemistry (2023) 37, 101201. DOI: 10.1016/j.coelec.2022.101201
20. Chen, W.-H.; Wang, W.; Lin, Q.; Grys, D.-B.; Niihori, M.; Huang, J.; Hu, S.; de Nijs, B.; Scherman, O. A.; Baumberg, J. J. Plasmonic Sensing Assay for Long-term Monitoring (PSALM) of neurotransmitters in urine. ACS Nanoscience Au (2023) 3, 2, 161. DOI: 10.1021/acsnanoscienceau.2c00048
19. Peng, J.#; Lin, Q.# (Co-first-author); Földes, T.; Jeong, H.-H.; Xiong, Y.; Pitsalidis, C.; Malliaras, G. G.; Rosta, E.; Baumberg, J. J. In-situ spectro-electrochemistry of conductive polymers using plasmonics to reveal doping mechanisms. ACS Nano (2022) 16, 21120. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c09081
18. Lin, Q.; Hu, S.; Földes, T.; Huang, J.; Wright, D.; Griffiths, J.; Elliott, E.; de Nijs, B.; Rosta, E.; Baumberg, J. J. Optical suppression of energy barriers in single molecule-metal binding. Science Advances (2022) 8, eabp9285. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abp9285
17. Wright, D.; Sangtarash, S.; Mueller, N.S.; Lin, Q.; Sadeghi, H.; Baumberg, J. J. Vibrational Stark effects: ionic influence on local fields. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (2022) 13, 22. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c01048
16. Harlaftis, F.; Kos, D.; Lin, Q.* (Co-corresponding-author); Lim, K. T. P.; Dumesnil, C.; Baumberg, J. J.* Trapping plasmonic nanoparticles with MHz electric fields. Applied Physics Letter (2022) 120, 203303. DOI: 10.1063/5.0091763
15. Huang, J.; Grys, D.-B.; Griffiths, J.; de Nijs, B.; Kamp, M.; Lin, Q.; Baumberg, J. J. Tracking interfacial single-molecule pH and binding dynamics via vibrational spectroscopy. Science Advances (2021) 7: eabg1790. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abg1790
14. Chikkaraddy, R.; Turek, V. A.; Lin, Q.; Griffiths, J.; de Nijs, B.; Keyser, U. F.; Baumberg, J. J. Dynamics of deterministically positioned single-bond surface-enhanced Raman scattering from DNA origami assembled in plasmonic nanogaps. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy (2021) 52, 348. DOI: 10.1002/jrs.5997
13. Peng, J.; Jeong, H.-H.; Smith, M.; Chikkaraddy, R.; Lin, Q.; Liang, H.-L.; De Volder, M. F. L.; Vignolini, S.; Kar-Narayan, S.; Baumberg, J. J. Fully-printed flexible plasmonic metafilms with directional color dynamics. Advanced Science (2021) 8, 2002419. DOI: 10.1002/advs.202002419
12. Wright, D.#; Lin, Q.# (Co-first-author); Berta, D.; Földes, T.; Wagner, A.; Griffiths, J.; Readman, C.; Rosta, E.; Reisner, E.; Baumberg, J. J. Mechanistic study of an immobilized molecular electrocatalyst by in-situ gap plasmon assisted spectro-electrochemistry. Nature Catalysis (2021) 4, 157. DOI: 10.1038/s41929-020-00566-x
11. Ojambati, O. S.; Deacon, W. M.; Chikkaraddy, R.; Readman, C.; Lin, Q.; Koczor-Benda, Z.; Rosta, E.; Scherman, O. A.; Baumberg, J. J. Breaking the selection rules of spin-forbidden transitions in plasmonic nanocavities. ACS Photonics (2020) 7, 2337. DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.0c00732
10. Peng, J.; Jeong, H.-H.; Lin, Q.; Cormier, S.; Liang, H.-L.; De Volder, M. F. L.; Vignolini, S.; Baumberg, J. J. Scalable electrochromic nanopixels using plasmonics. Science Advances (2019) 5, eaaw2205. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaw2205
9. Lin, Q.; Compton, R. G. Impacts reveal and quantify monolayer adsorption on single alumina particles. Russian Journal of Electrochemistry (2017) 53, 994. DOI: 10.1134/s1023193517090087
8. Lin, Q.; Lin, C.; Wu, H.; Batchelor-McAuley, C.; Compton, R. G. Catalytic single particle nano-impacts: theory and experiment. poly(vinylferrocene) modified graphene nanoplatelet mediated L-cysteine oxidation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2016) 120, 20216. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b07357
7. Wu, H.; Lin, Q.; Batchelor-McAuley, C.; Compton, R. G. Nanoimpacts reveal the electron-transfer kinetics of the ferrocene/ferrocenium couple immobilised on graphene nanoplatelets. ChemElectroChem (2016) 3, 1478. DOI: 10.1002/celc.201600296
6. Wu, H.; Lin, Q.; Batchelor-McAuley, C.; Gonçalves, L. M.; Lima, C. F. R. A. C.; Compton, R. G. Stochastic detection and characterisation of individual ferrocene derivative tagged graphene nanoplatelets. Analyst (2016) 141, 2696. DOI: 10.1039/c5an02550h
5. Poon, J.#; Lin, Q.# (Co-first-author); Batchelor-McAuley, C.; Salter, C.; Johnston, C.; Compton, R. G. Altered electrochemistry at graphene- or alumina-modified electrodes: catalysis vs electrocatalysis in multistep electrode processes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2015) 119, 13777. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b04335
4. Lin, Q.; Compton, R. G. Quantifying adsorption on single alumina particles via impact voltammetry and current transient analysis. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2015) 119, 23463. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b06419
3. Lin, Q.; Li, Q.; Batchelor-McAuley, C.; Compton, R. G. Two-electron, two-proton oxidation of catechol: kinetics and apparent catalysis. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2015) 119, 1489. DOI: 10.1021/jp511414b
2. Lin, Q.; Li, Q.; Batchelor-McAuley, C.; Compton, R. G. Methyl viologen mediated oxygen reduction in ethanol solvent: the electrocatalytic reactivity of the radical cation. Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology (2013) 4, 71. DOI: 10.5229/JECST.2013.4.2.71
1. Lin, Q.; Li, Q.; Batchelor-McAuley, C.; Compton, R. G. Use of 'split waves' for the measurement of electrocatalytic kinetics: methyl viologen mediated oxygen reduction on a boron-doped diamond electrode. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2013) 15, 7760. DOI: 10.1039/C3CP50873K
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Courses academic year 2023/2024
Ivana Qianqi Lin, Group Leader for IvanaQLin Lab
Riccardo Zinelli, PhD Candidate
Opto-Electrical Studies of Molecular Junctions
Sy Loc Ho, Master Student Assistant, formerly Bachelor Student
3D Printing of Molecular Electronics
Alumni
2024
Gyurin Kim, Visiting PhD. Now final year at Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology (GIST).
Density functional theory (DFT) calculations for polymers
Marit Heezen, Bachelor Student. Now MSc at University of Twente.
Heat-Free Precision Soldering
2023
Wendy Zijia Wu, Research Assistant. Now PhD at University of Cambridge.
Electrochemistry of liquid metals
Hengrui Zhang, Master Student.
Redox-active cargo-protein in junctions for electronics
Kyriakos Onoufriou, Bachelor Student.
Printable liquid metal and polymer composites
6 Nov 2024: 1st-Year BSc Defense for Conceptual Modelling
Congratulations to Ntando in winning the top student of the year for defense!
Esther Blok, Iris ter Laak, Jane Adema, Rowin Kroese, Ntando Ntenza.
Eduard van Sligtenhorst, Pedro Henrique Vivanco Garcia, Jelle Reinink, Rowan Vrielink, Hannes Hendrik Kruse.
18 Oct 2024: Visiting PhD Gyurin Kim
Gyurin visited Ivana from Prof. Hyeon-Ho Jeong's group at Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology (GIST), Korea.
17 Oct 2024: MolMat Department Photo
9-11 Oct 2024: VU-UT "Molecules for Society" Hackathon
Ivana organised the 3-day Hackathon with VU-UT core team, and pitched for her consortium "HARVEST".
7 Oct 2024: BRAINS Day
HMOE Group was at BRAINS Day with interesting presentations from inside and outside the UT.
2-3 Oct 2024: MESA+ and UNAM Nanotechnology Workshop
Ivana with MESA+ hosted researchers from UNAM and sister institutes to establish collaborations.
25 Sep 2024: Poster Prize @ MüSIM
Riccardo won the Poster Prize at the 3rd Münster Symposium on Intelligent Matter.
29 Aug 2024: Brainoix @ Enschede Slush'D
HMOE Group was at Enschede Slush'D to celebrate establishment of Brainoix, spin-off invested by Out The Back Ventures.
5 Jul 2024: BSc Project Defense
Congratulations to Marit in awarding 9 for BSc research project!
21&28 Jun 2024: VU-UT "Molecules for Society" Matchmaking
Ivana organised two matchmakings with VU-UT core team at Enschede and Amsterdam.
28 Jun 2024: JACS Cover
Paper of Chris and Ivana is published on JACS, with Cover designed by Niels:
"Tuning Overbias Plasmon Energy and Intensity in Molecular Plasmonic Tunneling Junctions by Atomic Polarizability" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 31, 21642–21650. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c05544
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