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There are about 100 News Reports on our work (see some of them):
First-Principles Study of Hydrogen Storage on Li 12C60 ( J. Am. Chem. Soc., 128 (30), 9741 -9745, 2006.)

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There are about 60 News Reports on our following work (see some of them ):
Electronic Structure and bonding of Au on a SiO 2 Cluster: A nanobullet for Tumors
Phys. Rev. Lett. 93 (2004) 186803

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1. Intrinsic ferromagnetism in two-dimensional carbon structures: Triangular graphene nanoflakes linked by carbon chains
   J. Zhou, Qian Wang, Qiang Sun, and P. Jena
   Phys. Rev. B (Rapid Commu.) 84 , 081402 (2011)
2. Tuning the band gap and magnetic properties of BN sheets impregnated with grapheme
   M. Kan, J. Zhou, Qian Wang, Qiang Sun, and P. Jena
   Phys. Rev. B 84, 205412 (2011)
3. Magnetism in ZnO nanowire with Fe/Co co-doping: First principles density functional calculations
   S. Ghosh, Qian Wang, G. P.Das, and P. Jena
   Phys. Rev. B 81, 235215 (2010)
4. Stabilizing a 22 karat nanogolden cage
   Qian Wang, Q. Sun and P. Jena
   J. Chem. Phys. 131, 204501 (2009)
5. Mg-doped GaN nanostructures: Energetics, magnetism, and H2 adsorption
   Qian Wang, Q. Sun, P. Jena, and Y. Kawazoe
   Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 013108 (2009)
6. Functionalized heterofullerenes for hydrogen storage
   Q. Sun, Qian Wang, and P. Jena
   Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 013111 (2009)
7. Doping induced anisotropic growth in C60
   M.M. Wu, Q. Sun Q, Qian Wang, P. Jena, and Y. Kawazoe
   J. Chem. Phys. 130, 184714 (2009).
8. Vacancy-induced magnetism in ZnO thin films and nanowires
   Qian Wang, Qiang Sun, Gang Chen,Yoshiyuki Kawazoe, and Puru Jena
   Phys. Rev. B 77, 205411 (2008)
9. Structure of SiAu16: Can a silicon atom be stabilized in a gold cage?
   Qiang Sun, Qian Wang, Gang Chen, and Puru Jena , J. Chem. Phys. 127, 214706 (2007)
10. Clustering of Cr in GaN nanotubes and the onset of ferrimagnetic ordering
    Qian Wang , Qiang Sun, P. Jena, and Y. Kawazoe, Phys. Rev. B 73, 115411 (2006)
11. Effect of Au coating on the magnetic and structural properties of Fe nanoclusters for use in biomedical applications:
    A density-functional theory study
    Qiang Sun, A. K. Kandalam, Qian Wang, P. Jena, Y. Kawazoe, and M. Marquez, Phys. Rev. B 73, 134409 (2006)
12. Ferromagnetism in Mn-Doped GaN Nanowires,
    Qian Wang, Qiang Sun, and P. Jena
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 167202 (2005)
13. Ab initio study of ferromagnetism in Ga 1–xCr xN thin films
    Qian Wang, Q . Sun, P. Jena, J. Z. Yu, R. Note, and Y. Kawazoe, Phys. Rev. B 72, 045435 (2005)
14. Electronic Structure and Bonding of Au on a SiO 2 Cluster: A Nanobullet for Tumors
    Qiang Sun, Qian Wang, B. K. Rao, and P. Jena, Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 186803 (2004)
15. Antiferromagnetic Coupling Driven by Bond Length Contraction near the Ga 1–xMn xN Film Surface
    Qian Wang, Qiang Sun, P. Jena, and Y. Kawazoe, Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 155501 (2004 )
16. Interactions of Au cluster anions with oxygen
    Qiang Sun , Qian Wang, Y. Shiokawa, and Y. Kawazoe, Chem. Phys. Lett. 415, 24 (2005)
17. Stabilization of Si 60 Cage Structure
    Qiang Sun, Qian Wang, P. Jena, B. K. Rao, and Y. Kawazoe, Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 135503 (2003)
18. First-principles studies on the intrinsic stability of the magic Fe 13O 8 cluster
    Qiang Sun, Qian Wang, K. Parlinski, J.Z. Yu, Y. Hashi, G.X. Gong, and Y. Kawazoe,
    Phys. Rev. B 61, 5781 (2000)