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Publications, Patents and Books

Publications (​Total Citation: 19191, H-index: 64 (22-Nov-2024);  * Corresponding Author, # Co-first Author)

2024 

124.  "......"

  Jinwen Yin #, Jing Wang #, Mingzi Sun #, Yajie Yang #, Jia Lyu #, Lei Wang, Xinglong Dong, Chenliang Ye, Haibo          Bao, Jun Guo, Bo Chen, Xichen Zhou, Li Zhai, Zijian Li, Zhen He, Qinxin Luo, Yangbo Ma, Jingwen Zhou, Pengyi Lu,    Yunhao Wang, Wenxin Niu, Zijian Zheng, Yu Han, Daliang Zhang, Shibo Xi, Ye Yuan*, Bolong Huang*, Peng Guo*

  & Zhanxi Fan*

  Nat. Commun. 2024, In revisionView

123.  "Theory-Guided Design of Unconventional Phase Metal Heteronanostructures for Higher-Rate Stable Li-CO2            and Li-Air Batteries"

  Jingwen Zhou #, Zhihang Xu #, Kai Cui #, Jian-An Yin #, Hsiao-Chien Chen*, Yunhao Wang, Fu Liu, Tianshuai              Wang*, Fengkun Hao, Yuecheng Xiong, Cheng Wang, Yangbo Ma, Pengyi Lu, Jinwen Yin, Liang Guo, Xiang Meng,      Chenliang Ye, Hao Ming Chen, Ye Zhu*, Jian Lu* Zhanxi Fan*

  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 63, e202416947 (2024). View

122.  "Controlled Synthesis of Unconventional Phase Alloy Nanobranches for Highly Selective Electrocatalytic                   Nitrite Reduction to Ammonia"

  Yunhao Wang #, Yuecheng Xiong #, Mingzi Sun #, Jingwen Zhou #, Fengkun Hao, Qinghua Zhang, Chenliang Ye,        Xixi Wang, Fu Liu, Juan Wang, Pengyi Lu, Yangbo Ma, Jinwen Yin, Shengqi Chu, Bolong Huang*, Lin Gu* 

  Zhanxi Fan*

  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 63, e202402841 (2024)View

121.  "Site-selective growth of fcc-2H-fcc copper on unconventional phase metal nanomaterials for highly efficient             tandem CO2 electroreduction"

  Yangbo Ma #, Mingzi Sun #, Hongming Xu #, Qinghua Zhang #, Jia Lv, Weihua Guo, Fengkun Hao, Wenting Cui,          Yunhao Wang, Jinwen Yin, Haiyu Wen, Pengyi Lu, Guozhi Wang, Jingwen Zhou, Jinli Yu, Chenliang Ye, Lin Gan,          Daliang Zhang, Shengqi Chu, Lin Gu*, Minhua Shao*, Bolong Huang* & Zhanxi Fan*

  Adv. Mater. 36, 2402979 (2024)View

120.  "Regulating the Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction Performance with Controllable Distribution of                               Unconventional Phase Copper on Alloy Nanostructures"

  Yuecheng Xiong #, Yunhao Wang #, Mingzi Sun #, Jing Chen #, Jingwen Zhou, Fengkun Hao, Fu Liu, Pengyi Lu,          Xiang Meng, Liang Guo, Yuqian Liu, Shibo Xi, Qinghua Zhang*, Bolong Huang* & Zhanxi Fan*

  Adv. Mater. 36, 2407889 (2024)View

119.  "Crystal phase engineering of ultrathin alloy nanostructures for highly efficient electroreduction of nitrate to               ammonia"

  Yunhao Wang #, Fengkun Hao #, Mingzi Sun #, Meng-Ting Liu #, Jingwen Zhou, Yuecheng Xiong, Chenliang Ye*,        Xixi Wang, Fu Liu, Juan Wang, Pengyi Lu, Yangbo Ma, Jinwen Yin, Hsiao-Chien Chen, Qinghua Zhang, Lin Gu*,          Hao Ming Chen*, Bolong Huang* & Zhanxi Fan*

  Adv. Mater. 36, 2313548 (2024)View

118.  "Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction: Ammonia Synthesis and the Beyond"

   Yuecheng Xiong, Yunhao Wang, Jingwen Zhou, Fu Liu, Fengkun Hao & Zhanxi Fan*

   Adv. Mater. 36, 2304021 (2024)View  Special Issue for the 30th Anniversary of CityU

117.  "Metal Doped Unconventional Phase IrNi Nanobranches: Tunable Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction                         Performance and Pollutants Upcycling"

  Yuecheng Xiong #, Yunhao Wang #, Chi Shing Tsang #, Jingwen Zhou, Fengkun Hao, Fu Liu, Juan Wang, Shibo Xi*,    Jiong Zhao* & Zhanxi Fan*

  Environ. Sci. Technol. 58, 10863–10873 (2024)View

116.  "In-Situ Phase Transformation Enabled Stable Metal-Organic Frameworks for Highly Efficient CO2                            Electroreduction to Multi-Carbon Products in Strong Acidic Media"

  Jinli Yu #, Juan Xiao #, Liang Guo #, Zezhong Xie, Kun Wang, Yunhao Wang, Fengkun Hao, Yangbo Ma, Jingwen          Zhou, Pengyi Lu, Guozhi Wang, Xiang Meng, Zonglong Zhu, Qiang Li, Chongyi Ling, Jingying Sun, Yi Wang*,              Shuqin Song* & Zhanxi Fan*

  ACS Nano 2024, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c12245. View

115.  "Coordination environment engineering of metal centers in coordination polymers for selective carbon dioxide           electroreduction toward multi-carbon products"

  Juan Wang #, Mingzi Sun #, Hongming Xu #, Fengkun Hao, Qingbo Wa, Jingwen Zhou, Yunhao Wang, Jinli                  Yu, Penghui Zhang, Shengqi Chu*, Bolong Huang*, Minhua Shao* & Zhanxi Fan*

  ACS Nano 18, 7192–7203 (2024). View

114.  "Electronic Structure Design of Transition Metal-Based Catalysts for Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide                        Reduction"

   Liang Guo, Jingwen Zhou, Fu Liu, Xiang Meng, Yangbo Ma, Fengkun Hao, Yuecheng Xiong & Zhanxi Fan*

  ACS Nano 18, 9823–9851 (2024). View  ACS Editors' Choice

113.  "Atomic Scale Cooperativity of Alloy Nanostructures for Efficient Nitrate Electroreduction to Ammonia                        in Neutral Media"

  Yuecheng Xiong #, Mingzi Sun #, Shiyu Wang #, Yunhao Wang, Jingwen Zhou, Fengkun Hao, Fu Liu, Yan Yan, Xiang    Meng, Liang Guo, Yuqian Liu, Shengqi Chu*, Qinghua Zhang*, Bolong Huang* & Zhanxi Fan*

   Adv. Funct. Mater. 2024, DOI:10.1002/adfm.202420153View

112.  "Steering the selectivity of carbon dioxide electroreduction from single-carbon to multi-carbon products on               metal-organic frameworks via facet engineering"

  Pengyi Lu #, Jia Lv #, Yu Chen #, Yangbo Ma, Yunhao Wang, Weichao Lyu, Jinli Yu, Jingwen Zhou, Jinwen Yin,              Yuecheng Xiong, Guozhi Wang, Chongyi Ling*, Shibo Xi*, Daliang Zhang & Zhanxi Fan*

  Nano Lett. 24, 1553–1562 (2024). View  

111.  "Atomic design of copper active sites in pristine metal-organic coordination compounds for electrocatalytic               carbon dioxide reduction"

  Juan Wang, Qingbo Wa, Qi Diao, Fu Liu, Fengkun Hao, Yuecheng Xiong, Yunhao Wang, Jingwen Zhou, Xiang Meng,    Liang Guo & Zhanxi Fan* 

  Small Methods 8, 2400432 (2024). View

110.  "Recent Progresses of Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries and Their Prospects in the Field of Smart City"

  Pengyi Lu, Zhanxi Fan*, Cong Guo* & Ji Liang* 

  Adv. Sustain. Syst. 8, 2300545 (2024). View 

109.  "2H-Au nanosheet-templated growth of PdFe for electrocatalytic methanol oxidation"

  Jie Wang, An Zhang, Wenxin Niu, Guigao Liu, Xichen Zhou, Lixin Wang, Xiaozhi Liu, Lujiang Li, Zijian Li, Li Zhai, Qi    Yang, Biao Huang, Qingbo Wa, Qinbai Yun, Hongfei Cheng, Yiyao Ge, Jingtao Huang, Zhaoning Hu, Bo Chen,              Qinyong Zhang, Zhanxi Fan, Lin Gu & Hua Zhang*

  Adv. Funct. Mater. 34, 2405073 (2024). View

2023 

108.  "Constructing molecule-metal relay catalysis over heterophase metallene for high-performance rechargeable            zinc-nitrate/ethanol batteries"

  Jingwen Zhou #, Yuecheng Xiong #, Mingzi Sun #, Zhihang Xu #, Yunhao Wang #, Pengyi Lu, Fu Liu, Fengkun Hao,    Tianyi Feng, Yangbo Ma, Jinwen Yin, Chenliang Ye, Biao Chen, Shibo Xi*, Ye Zhu*, Bolong Huang* & Zhanxi Fan*

  PNAS 120, e2311149120 (2023). View   PDF   CityU Research Stories   Highlighted by Chinese Science Bulletin

107.  "Atomic coordination environment engineering of bimetallic alloy nanostructures for efficient ammonia                       electrosynthesis from nitrate"

  Yunhao Wang #, Mingzi Sun #, Jingwen Zhou #, Yuecheng Xiong #, Qinghua Zhang, Chenliang Ye, Xixi Wang,              Pengyi Lu, Tianyi Feng, Fengkun Hao, Fu Liu, Juan Wang, Yangbo Ma, Jinwen Yin, Shengqi Chu*, Lin Gu*, Bolong      Huang* & Zhanxi Fan*

  PNAS 120, e2306461120 (2023). View   PDF   CityU Research Stories   CityU R&I

106.  "Defect engineering of two-dimensional materials for advanced energy conversion and storage"

  Fu Liu & Zhanxi Fan*

  Chem. Soc. Rev. 52, 1723–1772 (2023). View

105.  "Acidic conditions for efficient carbon dioxide electroreduction in flow and MEA cells"

  Jinli Yu #, Juan Xiao #, Yangbo Ma, Jingwen Zhou, Pengyi Lu, Kun Wang, Yan Yan, Jie Zeng, Yi Wang*, Shuqin              Song* & Zhanxi Fan*

  Chem Catal. 3, 100670 (2023). View   PDF

104.  "Enhancing the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to multi-carbon products on copper nanosheet                arrays via cation-catalyst interaction"

   Jinli Yu #, Mingzi Sun #, Juan Wang #, Yunhao Wang #, Yang Li #, Pengyi Lu, Yangbo Ma, Jingwen Zhou, Wenze           Chen, Xichen Zhou, Chun-Sing Lee, Bolong Huang* & Zhanxi Fan*

  Cell Rep. Phys. Sci. 4, 101366 (2023). View   2023 Cell Press China Paper of the Year Award

103.  "Electronic structure modulation of unconventional phase metal nanomaterials for highly selective carbon                  dioxide electroreduction"

  Juan Wang #, Haoyi Tan #, Hongming Xu #, Shibo Xi, Qingbo Wa, Yunhao Wang, Wei Xi*, Jingwen Zhou, Jinli Yu,        Fengkun Hao, Yuecheng Xiong, Yangbo Ma, Guozhi Wang, Qi Liu, Guangcun Shan*, Minhua Shao* & Zhanxi Fan*

  ACS Mater. Lett. 5, 3212–3221 (2023). View

102.  "Simultaneous defect and size control of metal-organic framework nanostructures for highly efficient carbon              dioxide electroreduction to multi-carbon products"

  Juan Wang, Jinjin Liu, Yongqiao Song, Shubo Geng, Zehua Peng, Jinli Yu, Fu Liu, Yunhao Wang, Shibo Xi*, Zhenjie      Zhang* & Zhanxi Fan*

  ACS Mater. Lett. 5, 2121−2130 (2023). View

101.  "Rational engineering of two-dimensional materials as advanced catalyst cathodes for high-performance                    metal-carbon dioxide batteries"

  Fu Liu, Jingwen Zhou, Yunhao Wang, Yuecheng Xiong, Fengkun Hao, Yangbo Ma, Pengyi Lu, Juan Wang, Jinwen         Yin,   Guozhi Wang, Jinli Yu, Yan Yan, Zonglong Zhu, Jie Zeng & Zhanxi Fan*

  Small Structures 4, 2300025 (2023). View

100.  "Rational Design of Single-Atom Catalysts for Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction toward Multi-                     Carbon Products"

  Fengkun Hao, Yunhao Wang & Zhanxi Fan*

  Energy Lab 1, 220023 (2023). View

99.  "Metal Functionalization of Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction"

Guozhi Wang, Yangbo Ma, Juan Wang, Pengyi Lu, Yunhao Wang & Zhanxi Fan*

Nanoscale 15, 6456–6475, (2023). View  

Special Issue for Celebrating 25 years of the Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials at Henan University

98.  "Rapid Production of Kilogram-Scale Graphene Nanoribbons with Tunable Interlayer Spacing for an Array of              Renewable Energy"

Fan Liu, Yi Hu, Zehua Qu, Xin Ma, Zaifeng Li, Rui Zhu, Yan Yan*, Bihan Wen, Qianwen Ma, Minjie Liu, Shuang Zhao, Zhanxi Fan, Jie Zeng, Mingkai Liu*, Zhong Jin* & Zhiqun Lin*

PNAS 120, e2303262120 (2023). View

97.  "Synthesis of 2H/fcc-Heterophase AuCu Nanostructures for Highly Efficient Electrochemical CO2 Reduction at          Industrial Current Densities"

Xichen Zhou, An Zhang, Bo Chen, Shangqian Zhu, Yu Cui, Licheng Bai, Jinli Yu, Yiyao Ge, Qinbai Yun, Lujiang Li, Biao Huang, Lingwen Liao, Jiaju Fu, Qingbo Wa, Gang Wang, Zhiqi Huang, Long Zheng, Yi Ren, Siyuan Li, Guangyao Liu, Li Zhai, Zijian Li, Jiawei Liu, Ye Chen, Lu Ma, Chongyi Ling, Jinlan Wang, Zhanxi Fan, Yonghua Du, Minhua Shao & Hua Zhang*

Adv. Mater. 35, 2304414 (2023). View

96.  "A minireview on selected applications of in situ infrared spectroscopy in studying CO2 electrochemical                   reduction reaction"

Hongming Xu, Zhanxi Fan, Shangqian Zhu* & Minhua Shao*

Curr. Opin. Electrochem. 41, 101363 (2023). View

95.  "Epitaxial Growth of Unconventional 4H-Pd Based Alloy Nanostructures on 4H-Au Nanoribbons towards Highly          Efficient Electrocatalytic Methanol Oxidation"

Jie Wang, Guigao Liu, Qinbai Yun, Xichen Zhou, Xiaozhi Liu, Ye Chen, Hongfei Cheng, Yiyao Ge, Jingtao Huang, Zhaoning Hu, Bo Chen, Zhanxi Fan, Lin Gu & Hua Zhang*

Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin. 39, 2305034 (2023). View

2022 

94.  "Boosting the reaction kinetics in aprotic lithium-carbon dioxide batteries with unconventional phase metal                  nanomaterials"

Jingwen Zhou #, Tianshuai Wang #, Lin Chen #, Lingwen Liao #, Yunhao Wang, Shibo Xi, Bo Chen, Ting Lin, Qinghua Zhang, Chenliang Ye, Xichen Zhou, Zhiqiang Guan, Li Zhai, Zhen He, Gang Wang, Juan Wang, Jinli Yu, Yangbo Ma, Pengyi Lu, Yuecheng Xiong, Shiyao Lu, Ye Chen, Bin Wang, Chun-Sing Lee, Jianli Cheng*, Lin Gu*, Tianshou Zhao* & Zhanxi Fan*

PNAS 119, e2204666119 (2022). View   PDF   CityU Research Stories   CityU R&I   Suitong Science

93.  "Interfacial electric field effect on electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction"

Jinli Yu, Jinwen Yin, Ruchun Li, Yangbo Ma & Zhanxi Fan*

Chem Catal. 2, 2229–2252 (2022). View   PDF

92.  "Electrochemical lithium extraction from aqueous sources"

Yuecheng Xiong #, Jingwen Zhou #, Pengyi Lu, Jinwen Yin, Yunhao Wang & Zhanxi Fan*

Matter 5, 1760–1791 (2022). View   PDF

91.  "Confined growth of silver-copper Janus nanostructures with {100} facets for highly selective tandem                          electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction"

Yangbo Ma #, Jinli Yu #, Mingzi Sun #, Bo Chen #, Xichen Zhou, Chenliang Ye, Zhiqiang Guan, Weihua Guo, Gang Wang, Shiyao Lu, Dongsheng Xia, Yunhao Wang, Zhen He, Long Zheng, Qinbai Yun, Liqiang Wang, Jingwen Zhou, Pengyi Lu, Jinwen Yin, Yifei Zhao, Zhongbin Luo, Li Zhai, Lingwen Liao, Zonglong Zhu, Ruquan Ye, Ye Chen, Yang Lu, Shibo Xi*, Bolong Huang*, Chun-Sing Lee & Zhanxi Fan*

Adv. Mater. 34, 2110607 (2022). View   Rising Stars Series   Top Downloaded Article

90.  "Preparation of Au@Pd core–shell nanorods with fcc-2H-fcc heterophase for highly efficient electrocatalytic              alcohol oxidation"

Xichen Zhou #, Yangbo Ma #, Yiyao Ge #, Shangqian Zhu #, Yu Cui #, Bo Chen, Lingwen Liao, Qinbai Yun, Zhen He, Huiwu Long, Lujiang Li, Biao Huang, Qinxin Luo, Li Zhai, Xixi Wang, Licheng Bai, Gang Wang, Zhiqiang Guan, Ye Chen, Chun-Sing Lee, Jinlan Wang, Chongyi Ling*, Minhua Shao*, Zhanxi Fan* & Hua Zhang* 

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 144, 547–555 (2022). View

89.  "Decreasing the overpotential of aprotic Li-CO2 batteries with the in-plane alloy structure in ultrathin                          two-dimensional Ru-based nanosheets"

Yunhao Wang #, Jingwen Zhou #, Chao Lin #, Bo Chen #, Zhiqiang Guan #, Amani Ebrahim, Guannan Qian, Chenliang Ye, Lin Chen, Yiyao Ge, Qinbai Yun, Xixi Wang, Xichen Zhou, Gang Wang, Kedi Li, Pengyi Lu, Yangbo Ma, Yuecheng Xiong, Tianshuai Wang, Long Zheng, Shengqi Chu, Ye Chen, Bin Wang, Chun-Sing Lee, Yijin Liu*, Qianfan Zhang* & Zhanxi Fan*

Adv. Funct. Mater. 32, 2202737 (2022). View

88.  "Electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide to high-value multi-carbon products with metal-organic                          frameworks and their derived materials"

Juan Wang, Yimo Zhang, Yangbo Ma, Jinwen Yin, Yunhao Wang & Zhanxi Fan*

ACS Mater. Lett. 4, 2058−2079 (2022). View

87.  "Surface Molecular Functionalization of Unusual Phase Metal Nanomaterials for Highly Efficient Electro-                   chemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction under Industry-Relevant Current Density"

Juan Wang #, Jinli Yu #, Mingzi Sun #, Lingwen Liao #, Qinghua Zhang, Li Zhai, Xichen Zhou, Lujiang Li, Gang Wang, Fanqi Meng, Dong Shen, Zijian Li, Haibo Bao, Yunhao Wang, Jingwen Zhou, Ye Chen, Wenxin Niu, Bolong Huang*, Lin Gu*, Chun-Sing Lee & Zhanxi Fan* 

Small 18, 2106766 (2022). View   Rising Stars Series 

86.  "Controlled synthesis of two-dimensional Prussian blue analog nanosheets with low coordinated water content          for high-performance lithium storage"

Jinwen Yin #, Jingwen Zhou #, Yunhao Wang, Yangbo Ma, Xichen Zhou, Gang Wang, Yajie Yang, Pengyi Lu, Jinli Yu, Ye Chen, Ye Yuan, Chenliang Ye*, Shibo Xi* & Zhanxi Fan* 

Small Methods 6, 2201107 (2022). View

85.  "Deformation-Induced Phase Transformations in Gold Nanoribbons with the 4H Phase"

Ade Kismarahardja #, Zhanxin Wang #, Dongwei Li, Lihua Wang, Libo Fu, Yujie Chen, Zhanxi Fan, Ye Chen, Xiaodong Han*, Hua Zhang* & Xiaozhou Liao*

ACS Nano 16, 3272–3279 (2022). View

84.  "Freestanding 2D NiFe Metal–Organic Framework Nanosheets: Facilitating Proton Transfer via Organic                      Ligands for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction"

Yizhe LiuXintong LiQidi SunZilong Wang*Wei-Hsiang HuangXuyun GuoZhanxi FanRuquan YeYe ZhuChu-Chen ChuehChi-Liang Chen & Zonglong Zhu*

Small 18, 2201076 (2022). View

83.  "Hard nanocrystalline gold materials prepared via high-pressure phase transformation"

Chenlong Xie, Wenxin Niu, Penghui Li, Yiyao Ge, Jiawei Liu, Zhanxi Fan, Xiaoxiao Liu, Ye Chen, Ming Zhou, Zihe Li, Mengdong Ma, Yonghai Yue, Jing Wang, Li Zhu, Kun Luo, Yang Zhang, Yingju Wu, Lin Wang, Bo Xu, Hua Zhang*, Zhisheng Zhao* & Yongjun Tian*

Nano Res. 15, 6678–6685 (2022). View

82.  "Transient solid-state laser activation of indium for high-performance reduction of CO2 to formate"

Weihua Guo, Yuefeng Zhang, Jianjun Su, Yun Song, Libei Huang, Le Cheng, Xiaohu Cao, Yubing Dou, Yangbo Ma, Chenyan Ma, He Zhu, Tingting Zheng, Zhaoyu Wang, Hao Li, Zhanxi Fan, Qi Liu, Zhiyuan Zeng*, Juncai Dong, Chuan Xia, Ben Zhong Tang & Ruquan Ye*

Small 18, 2201311 (2022). View

81.  "Synthesis of Pd3Sn and PdCuSn nanorods with L12 phase for highly efficient electrocatalytic ethanol                     oxidation"

Ming Zhou, Jiawei Liu, Chongyi Ling, Yiyao Ge, Bo Chen, Chaoliang Tan, Zhanxi Fan, Jingtao Huang, Junze Chen, Zhengqing Liu, Zhiqi Huang, Jingjie Ge, Hongfei Cheng, Ye Chen, Lei Dai, Pengfei Yin, Xiao Zhang, Qinbai Yun & Hua Zhang*

Adv. Mater. 34, 2106115 (2022). View

2021 

80.  "Surface modification of metal materials for high-performance electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction"

Yangbo Ma #, Juan Wang #, Jinli Yu, Jingwen Zhou, Xichen Zhou, Huangxu Li, Zhen He, Huiwu Long, Yunhao Wang, Pengyi Lu, Jinwen Yin, Hongyan Sun, Zhicheng Zhang & Zhanxi Fan*

Matter 4, 888–926 (2021). View   PDF

79.  "Recent progresses in electrochemical CO2 reduction on Cu-based catalysts towards multi-carbon products"

Jinli Yu #, Juan Wang #, Yangbo Ma #, Jingwen Zhou, Yunhao Wang, Pengyi Lu, Jinwen Yin, Ruquan Ye, Zonglong  Zhu & Zhanxi Fan* 

Adv. Funct. Mater. 31, 2102151 (2021). View  Top Downloaded Article

78.  "Recent advances in the controlled synthesis and catalytic applications of two-dimensional rhodium                          nanomaterials"

Jinwen Yin #, Juan Wang #, Yangbo Ma #, Jinli Yu, Jingwen Zhou & Zhanxi Fan*

ACS Mater. Lett. 3, 121−133 (2021). View

77.  "Gold-based nanoalloys: synthetic methods and catalytic applications"

Pengyi Lu #, Jingwen Zhou #, Yukun Hu #, Jinwen Yin, Yunhao Wang, Jinli Yu, Yangbo Ma, Zonglong Zhu, Zhiyuan Zeng & Zhanxi Fan* 

J. Mater. Chem. A  9, 19025–19053 (2021). View   Hot Paper   2021 Emerging Investigators Themed Issue

76.  "General synthesis of ordered mesoporous carbonaceous hybrid nanostructures with molecularly dispersed             polyoxometallates"

Chunhong Chen, Shanjun Mao, Chaoliang Tan,* Zhe Wang, Yiyao Ge, Qinglang Ma, Xiao Zhang, Guodong Qi, Jun Xu, Zhanxi Fan & Yong Wang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 60, 15556-15562 (2021). View

75.  "Dopant-free hole-transporting material with enhanced intermolecular interaction for efficient and stable n-i-p           perovskite solar cells"

Jing Wang, Xin Wu, Yizhe Liu, Tian Qin,* Kaicheng Zhang, Ning Li, Juan Zhao,* Ruquan Ye, Zhanxi Fan, Zhenguo Chi & Zonglong Zhu* 

Adv. Energy Mater. 11, 2100967 (2021). View

74.  "Quasi‐epitaxial growth of magnetic nanostructures on 4H‐Au nanoribbons"

Hongfei Cheng, Nailiang Yang, Xiaozhi Liu, Yilv Guo, Bin Liu, Jianhui Yang, Ye Chen, Bo Chen, Zhanxi Fan​, Qipeng Lu, Shijun Yuan,  Jinlan Wang,* Lin Gu* & Hua Zhang*

Adv. Mater. 32, 2007140 (2021). View

73.  "Tandem catalysis in electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction"

Yating Zhu, Xiaoya Cui, Huiling Liu,* Zhenguo Guo, Yanfeng Dang, Zhanxi Fan, Zhicheng Zhang* & Wenping Hu

Nano Res. 14, 4471–4486 (2021). View

72.  "Recent Progress on Two-dimensional Materials"

Cheng Chang, Wei Chen, Ye Chen, Yonghua Chen, Yu Chen, Feng Ding, Chunhai Fan, Hong Jin Fan, Zhanxi Fan, Cheng Gong, Yongji Gong, Qiyuan He, Xun Hong, Sheng Hu, Weida Hu, Wei Huang, Yuan Huang, Wei Ji, Dehui Li, Lain-Jong Li, Qiang Li, Li Lin, Chongyi Ling, Minghua Liu, Nan Liu, Zhuang Liu, Kian Ping Loh, Jianmin Ma, Feng Miao, Hailin Peng, Mingfei Shao, Li Song, Shao Su, Shuo Sun, Chaoliang Tan, Zhiyong Tang, Dingsheng Wang, Huan Wang, Jinlan Wang, Xin Wang, Xinran Wang, Andrew T. S. Wee, Zhongming Wei, Yuen Wu, Zhong-Shuai Wu, Jie Xiong, Qihua Xiong, Weigao Xu, Peng Yin, Haibo Zeng, Zhiyuan Zeng, Tianyou Zhai, Han Zhang, Hui Zhang, Qichun Zhang, Tierui Zhang, Xiang Zhang, Li-Dong Zhao, Meiting Zhao, Weijie Zhao, Yunxuan Zhao, Kai-Ge Zhou, Xing Zhou, Yu Zhou, Hongwei Zhu, Hua Zhang* & Zhongfan Liu*

Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin. 37, 2108017 (2021). View

71.  "Evoking ordered vacancies in metallic nanostructures toward a vacated Barlow packing for high-performance           hydrogen evolution"

Zhicheng Zhang, Guigao Liu, Xiaoya Cui, Yue Gong, Ding Yi, Qinghua Zhang, Chongzhi Zhu, Faisal Saleem, Bo Chen, Zhuangchai Lai, Qinbai Yun, Hongfei Cheng, Zhiqi Huang, Yongwu Peng, Zhanxi Fan, Bing Li, Wenrui Dai, Wei Chen, Yonghua Du, Lu Ma, Cheng-Jun Sun, Inhui Hwang, Shuangming Chen, Li Song, Feng Ding*, Lin Gu*, Yihan Zhu* & Hua Zhang*

Sci. Adv. 7, eabd6647 (2021). View

2020 

70.  "Crystal phase control of gold nanomaterials by wet-chemical synthesis"

Shiyao Lu #, Jinzhe Liang #, Huiwu Long #, Huangxu Li, Xichen Zhou, Zhen He, Ye Chen, Hongyan Sun, Zhanxi Fan* & Hua Zhang*

Acc. Chem. Res. 53, 2106–2118 (2020). View

69.  "Phase engineering of nanomaterials for clean energy and catalytic applications"

Huangxu Li #, Xichen Zhou #, Wei Zhai #, Shiyao Lu, Jinzhe Liang, Zhen He, Huiwu Long, Tengfei Xiong, Hongyan Sun, Qiyuan He*, Zhanxi Fan* & Hua Zhang*

Adv. Energy Mater. 10, 2002019 (2020). View

68.  "Heterophase fcc-2H-fcc gold nanorods"

Zhanxi Fan, Michel Bosman, Zhiqi Huang, Ye Chen, Chongyi Ling, Lin Wu, Yuriy A. Akimov, Robert Laskowski, Bo Chen, Peter Ercius, Jian Zhang, Xiaoying Qi, Min Hao Goh, Yiyao Ge, Zhicheng Zhang, Wenxin Niu, Jinlan Wang, Haimei Zheng* & Hua Zhang*

Nat. Commun. 11, 3293 (2020). View   Nature Spotlight

67.  "Ethylene selectivity in electrocatalytic CO2 reduction on Cu nanomaterials: a crystal phase-dependent study"

Ye Chen #, Zhanxi Fan #, Jiong Wang #, Chongyi Ling #, Wenxin Niu, Zhiqi Huang, Guigao Liu, Bo Chen, Zhuangchai Lai, Xiaozhi Liu, Bing Li, Yun Zong, Lin Gu, Jinlan Wang*, Xin Wang* & Hua Zhang*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 142, 12760–12766 (2020). View 

66.   "Phase engineering of nanomaterials"

Ye Chen #, Zhuangchai Lai #, Xiao Zhang #Zhanxi Fan #, Qiyuan He #, Chaoliang Tan & Hua Zhang*

Nat. Rev. Chem. 4, 243-256 (2020). View

65.   "Key factors affecting Rayleigh instability of ultrathin 4H hexagonal gold nanoribbons"

Peifeng Li,* Weibing Liao, Lijie Yue, Zhanxi Fan* & Feng Rao*

Nanoscale Adv. 2, 3027-3032 (2020). View

64.   "Undercoordinated active sites on 4H gold nanostructures for CO2 reduction"

Yuxuan Wang, Chenyang Li, Zhanxi Fan, Ye Chen, Xing Li, Liang Cao, Lei Wang, Dong Su, Hua Zhang, Tim Mueller* & Chao Wang*

Nano Lett. 20, 8074-8080 (2020). View

63.   "Phase-selective epitaxial growth of heterophase nanostructures on unconventional 2H-Pd nanoparticles"

Yiyao Ge, Zhiqi Huang, Chongyi Ling, Bo Chen, Guigao Liu, Ming Zhou, Jiawei Liu, Xiao Zhang, Hongfei Cheng, Guanghua Liu, Yonghua Du, Cheng-Jun Sun, Chaoliang Tan, Jingtao Huang, Pengfei Yin, Zhanxi Fan, Ye Chen, Nailiang Yang & Hua Zhang*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 142, 18971-18980 (2020). View

62.   "Crystal phase-controlled growth of PtCu and PtCo alloys on 4H Au nanoribbons for electrocatalytic ethanol              oxidation reaction"

Jie Wang, Jian Zhang, Guigao Liu, Chongyi Ling, Bo Chen, Jingtao Huang, Xiaozhi Liu, Bing Li, An-Liang Wang, Zhaoning Hu, Ming Zhou, Ye Chen, Hongfei Cheng, Jiawei Liu, Zhanxi Fan, Nailiang Yang, Chaoliang Tan, Lin Gu, Jinlan Wang & Hua Zhang*

Nano Res. 13, 1970–1975 (2020). View

61.   "Thermal effect and Rayleigh instability of ultrathin 4H hexagonal gold nanoribbons"

Peifeng Li, Ying Han, Xiao ZhouZhanxi FanShang XuKe CaoFanling MengLibo GaoJun Song*, Hua Zhang* & Yang Lu*

Matter 2, 658-665 (2020). View

 

 

2019 

60.   "Unusual 4H-phase twinned noble metal nanokites"

Wenxin NiuJiawei LiuJingtao HuangBo ChenQiyuan HeAn-Liang WangQipeng LuYe ChenQinbai Yun, Jie WangCuiling Li, Ying Huang, Zhuangchai LaiZhanxi FanXue-Jun Wu & Hua Zhang*

Nat. Commun. 10, 2881 (2019). View 

2018 

59.   "Two-dimensional metal nanomaterials: synthesis, properties, and applications"

Ye Chen, Zhanxi FanZhicheng Zhang, Wenxin Niu, Cuiling Li, Nailiang Yang, Bo Chen & Hua Zhang*

Chem. Rev. 118, 6409-6455 (2018). View 

58.   "Crystal phase-based epitaxial growth of hybrid noble metal nanostructures on 4H/fcc Au nanowires"

Qipeng Lu, An-Liang WangYue Gong, Wei HaoHongfei ChengJunze ChenBing LiNailiang YangWenxin NiuJie WangYifu YuXiao ZhangYe ChenZhanxi FanXue-Jun WuJinping ChenJun LuoShuzhou LiLin Gu* & Hua Zhang*

Nat. Chem. 10, 456-461 (2018). View

2017 

       

57.   "Facile synthesis of gold nanomaterials with unusual crystal structures"

Zhanxi FanXiao Huang, Ye Chen, Wei Huang & Hua Zhang*

Nat. Protoc. 12, 2367-2378 (2017). View 

56.   "High-yield synthesis of crystal-phase-heterostructured 4H/fcc Au@Pd core–shell nanorods for electrocatalytic

        ethanol oxidation"

Ye Chen​ #, Zhanxi Fan #, Zhimin Luo​ #Xiaozhi LiuZhuangchai Lai, Bing Li, Yun ZongLin Gu & Hua Zhang*

Adv. Mater. 29, 1701331 (2017). View 

       

55.   "Synthesis of ultrathin PdCu alloy nanosheets used as highly efficient electrocatalyst for formic acid oxidation"

Nailiang Yang, Zhicheng Zhang, Bo Chen, Ying Huang, Junze Chen, Zhuangchai Lai, Ye Chen, Melinda Sindoro, Anliang Wang, Hongfei Cheng, Zhanxi Fan, Xiaozhi Liu, Bing Li, Yun Zong, Lin Gu & Hua Zhang*

Adv. Mater. 29, 1700769 (2017). View 

54.   "Recent advances in sensing applications of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide nanosheets and

        their composites"

Jianfeng Ping, Zhanxi Fan, Melinda Sindoro, Yibin Ying & Hua Zhang*

Adv. Funct. Mater. 27, 1605817 (2017). View 

53.   "Ultrathin two-dimensional organic–inorganic hybrid perovskite nanosheets with bright, tunable 

        photoluminescence and high stability"

Shuang Yang, Wenxin Niu, Anliang Wang, Bing Li, Zhanxi Fan, Bo Chen, Chaoliang Tan, Qipeng Lu Hua Zhang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 56, 4252-4255 (2017). View 

52.   "Spirals and helices by asymmetric active surface growth"

Jiating He, Yong Wang, Zhanxi Fan, Yawen WangHua Zhang & Hongyu Chen*

Nanoscale 29, 1701331 (2017). View 

51.   "Molecular‐level design of hierarchically porous carbons codoped with nitrogen and phosphorus capable of in
        situ self‐activation for sustainable energy systems"

Wei Ai, Xuewan Wang, Chenji Zou, Zhuzhu Du, Zhanxi Fan, Hua Zhang, Peng Chen, Ting Yu* & Wei Huang*

Small 13, 1602010 (2017). View 

50.   "Graphene oxide scroll meshes prepared by molecular combing for transparent and flexible electrodes"

Jumiati Wu, Jian Yang, Ying Huang, Hai Li*, Zhanxi FanJuqing Liu, Xiehong Cao, Xiao Huang*, Wei Huang & Hua Zhang*

Adv. Mater. Technol. 2, 1600231 (2017). View

49.   "Epitaxial growth of unusual 4H hexagonal Ir, Rh, Os, Ru and Cu nanostructures on 4H Au nanoribbons"

Zhanxi Fan, Ye Chen, Yihan ZhuJie Wang, Bing Li, Yun Zong, Yu Han & Hua Zhang*

Chem. Sci. 8, 795-799 (2017). View 

2016 

48.   "One-pot synthesis of highly anisotropic five-fold-twinned PtCu nanoframes used as a bifunctional 

        electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction and methanol oxidation"

Zhicheng Zhang, Zhimin Luo, Bo Chen, Chao Wei, Jian Zhao, Junze Chen, Xiao Zhang, Zhuangchai Lai, Zhanxi FanChaoliang Tan, Meiting Zhao, Qipeng Lu, Bing Li, Yun Zong, Chengcheng Yan, Guoxiong Wang, Zhichuan J. Xu* & Hua Zhang*

Adv. Mater. 28, 8712-8717 (2016). View 

47.   "Synthesis of 4H/fcc-Au@M (M = Ir, Os, IrOs) core-shell nanoribbons for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution 

        reaction"

Zhanxi FanZhimin Luo, Ye Chen, Jie Wang, Bing Li, Yun Zong & Hua Zhang*

Small 12, 3908-3913 (2016). View 

       

46.   "Atomic-layer-deposited iron oxide on arrays of metal/carbon spheres and their application for electrocatalysis"

XinhuiXia*, Yadong Wang, Donghuang Wang, Yongqi Zhang, Zhanxi FanJiangping Tu*, Hua Zhang & Hong Jin Fan*

Nano Energy 20, 244-253 (2016). View 

45.   "Synthesis of 4H/fcc noble multimetallic nanoribbons for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction"

Zhanxi FanZhimin Luo, Xiao Huang, Bing Li, Ye Chen, Jie Wang, Yanling Hu & Hua Zhang*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 138, 1414-1419 (2016). View

44.   "Template synthesis of noble metal nanocrystals with unusual crystal structures and their catalytic 

        applications"

Zhanxi Fan & Hua Zhang*

Acc. Chem. Res. 49, 2841-2850 (2016). View

43.   "Submonolayered Ru deposited on ultrathin Pd nanosheets used for enhanced catalytic applications"

Zhicheng Zhang, Ye Liu, Bo Chen, Yue Gong, Lin Gu, Zhanxi Fan, Nailiang Yang, Zhuangchai Lai, Ye Chen, Jie Wang, Ying Huang, Melinda Sindoro, Wenxin Niu, Bing Li, Yun Zong, Yanhui Yang, Xiao Huang, Fengwei Huo, Wei Huang & Hua Zhang*

Adv. Mater. 28, 10282-10286 (2016). View

42.   "Crystal phase-controlled synthesis, properties and applications of noble metal nanomaterials"

Zhanxi Fan & Hua Zhang*

Chem. Soc. Rev. 45, 63-82 (2016). View

2015 

41.   "Synthesis of 4H/fcc-Au@metal sulfide core–shell nanoribbons"

Zhanxi Fan, Xiao Zhang, Jian Yang, Xue-Jun Wu, Zhengdong Liu, Wei Huang & Hua Zhang*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 137, 10910-10913 (2015). View

40.   "Hierarchical Ni-Mo-S nanosheets on carbon fiber cloth: a flexible electrode for efficient hydrogen generation

        in neutral electrolyte"

Jianwei Miao, Fang-Xing Xiao, Hong Bin Yang, Si Yun Khoo, Jiazang Chen, Zhanxi Fan, Ying-Ya Hsu, Hao Ming Chen, Hua Zhang* & Bin Liu*

Sci. Adv. 1, e1500259 (2015). View

39.   "Reduced graphene oxide-wrapped MoO3 composites prepared by using metal–organic frameworks as

        precursor for all-solid-state flexible supercapacitors"

Xiehong Cao, Bing Zheng, Wenhui Shi, Jian Yang, Zhanxi Fan, Zhimin Luo, Xianhong Rui, Bo Chen, Qingyu Yan Hua Zhang*

Adv. Mater. 27, 4695-4701 (2015). View

38.   "Supramolecular polymerization promoted in situ fabrication of nitrogen-doped porous graphene sheets as

        anode materials for Li-ion batteries"

Wei Ai, Jian Jiang, Jianhui Zhu, Zhanxi Fan, Yanlong Wang, Hua Zhang, Wei Huang* & Ting Yu*

Adv. Energy Mater. 5, 1500559 (2015). View

37.   "Stabilization of 4H hexagonal phase in gold nanoribbons"

Zhanxi Fan, Michel Bosman, Xiao Huang, Ding Huang, Yi Yu, Khuong P Ong, Yuriy A Akimov, Lin Wu, Bing Li, Jumiati Wu, Ying Huang, Qing Liu, Ching Eng Png, Chee Lip Gan, Peidong Yang* & Hua Zhang*

Nat. Commun. 6, 7684 (2015). View

36.   "Controllable galvanic synthesis of triangular Ag–Pd alloy nanoframes for efficient electrocatalytic methanol

        oxidation"

Lin Xu*, Zhimin Luo, Zhanxi Fan, Sijia Yu, Junze Chen, Yusen Liao & Can Xue*

Chem. A Eur. J. 21, 8691-8695 (2015). View

35.   "Synthesis of ultrathin face-centered-cubic Au@Pt and Au@Pd core–shell nanoplates from hexagonal close-

        packed Au square sheets"

Zhanxi Fan, Yihan Zhu, Xiao Huang, Yu Han, Qingxiao Wang, Qing Liu, Ying Huang, Chee Lip Gan & Hua Zhang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 54, 5672-5676 (2015). View

34.   "Iron oxide-decorated carbon for supercapacitor anodes with ultrahigh energy density and outstanding cycling

        stability"

Cao Guan*, Jilei Liu, Yadong Wang, Lu Mao, Zhanxi Fan, Zexiang Shen, Hua Zhang & John Wang*

ACS Nano 9, 5198-5207 (2015). View

33.   "Surface modification-induced phase transformation of hexagonal close-packed gold square sheets"

Zhanxi Fan, Xiao Huang, Yu Han, Michel Bosman, Qingxiao Wang, Yihan Zhu, Qing Liu, Bing Li, Zhiyuan Zeng, Jumiati Wu, Wenxiong Shi, Shuzhou Li, Chee Lip Gan & Hua Zhang*

Nat. Commun. 6, 6571 (2015). View

32.   "Novel metal@carbon spheres core–shell arrays by controlled self-assembly of carbon nanospheres: a stable

        and flexible supercapacitor electrode"

Xinhui Xia, Yongqi Zhang, Zhanxi Fan, Dongliang Chao, Qinqin Xiong, Jiangping Tu, Hua Zhang & Hong Jin Fan*

Adv. Energy Mater. 5, 1401709 (2015). View

31.   "AuAg nanosheets assembled from ultrathin AuAg nanowires"

Xun Hong, Chaoliang Tan, Juqing Liu, Jian Yang, Xue-Jun Wu, Zhanxi Fan, Zhimin Luo, Junze Chen, Xiao Zhang, Bo Chen & Hua Zhang*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 137, 1444-1447 (2015). View

30.   "One-pot synthesis of CdS nanocrystals hybridized with single-layer transition-metal dichalcogenide

        nanosheets for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution"

Junze Chen, Xue‐Jun Wu, Lisha Yin, Bing Li, Xun Hong, Zhanxi Fan, Bo Chen, Can Xue & Hua Zhang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 54, 1210-1214 (2015). View

29.   "Conformally deposited NiO on a hierarchical carbon support for high-power and durable asymmetric

        supercapacitors"

Cao Guan*, Yadong Wang, Yating Hu, Jilei Liu, Kuan Hung Ho, Wei Zhao, Zhanxi Fan, Zexiang Shen, Hua Zhang & John Wang*

J. Mater. Chem. A 3, 23283-23288 (2015). View

28.   "Tubular TiC fibre nanostructures as supercapacitor electrode materials with stable cycling life and wide-

        temperature performance"

Xinhui Xia, Yongqi Zhang, Dongliang Chao, Qinqin Xiong, Zhanxi Fan, Xili Tong, Jiangping Tu, Hua Zhang & Hong Jin Fan*

Energy Environ. Sci. 8, 1559-1568 (2015). View

27.   "Substrate-bound growth of Au–Pd diblock nanowire and hybrid nanorod–plate"

Jiating He, Yawen Wang, Zhanxi Fan, Zhenhui Lam, Hua Zhang, Bin Liu & Hongyu Chen*

Nanoscale 7, 8115-8121 (2015). View

26.   "Enhanced lithium storage performance of CuO nanowires by coating of graphene quantum dots"

Changrong Zhu, Dongliang Chao, Jing Sun, Ignacio Mínguez Bacho, Zhanxi Fan, Chin Fan Ng, Xinhui Xia, Hui Huang, Hua Zhang, Ze Xiang Shen, Guqiao Ding* & Hong Jin Fan*

Adv. Mater. Interfaces 2, 1400499 (2015). View

25.   "VO2 nanoflake arrays for supercapacitor and Li-ion battery electrodes: performance enhancement by

        hydrogen molybdenum bronze as an efficient shell material"

Xinhui Xia, Dongliang Chao, Chin Fan Ng, Jianyi Lin, Zhanxi Fan, Hua Zhang, Ze Xiang Shen* & Hong Jin Fan*

Mater. Horiz. 2, 237-244 (2015). View

24.   "Thin metal nanostructures: synthesis, properties and applications"

Zhanxi Fan, Xiao  Huang, Chaoliang Tan & Hua Zhang*

Chem. Sci. 6, 95-111 (2015). View

2014 

 

23.   "Chemically engineered graphene oxide as high performance cathode materials for Li-ion batteries"

Wei Ai, Zhuzhu Du, Zhanxi Fan, Jian Jiang, Yanlong Wang, Hua Zhang, Linghai Xie, Wei Huang* & Ting Yu*

Carbon 76, 148-154 (2014). View

22.   "Nitrogen and sulfur codoped graphene: multifunctional electrode materials for high‐performance Li‐ion

        batteries and oxygen reduction reaction"

Wei Ai, Zhimin Luo, Jian Jiang, Jianhui Zhu, Zhuzhu Du, Zhanxi Fan, Linghai Xie, Hua Zhang, Wei Huang* & Ting Yu*

Adv. Mater. 26, 6186-6192 (2014). View

21.   "A universal method for preparation of noble metal nanoparticle‐decorated transition metal dichalcogenide

        nanobelts"

Xun Hong, Juqing Liu, Bing Zheng, Xiao Huang, Xiao Zhang, Chaoliang Tan, Junze Chen, Zhanxi Fan & Hua Zhang*

Adv. Mater. 26, 6250-6254 (2014). View

20.   "A V2O5/conductive‐polymer core/shell nanobelt array on three‐dimensional graphite foam: A high‐rate,

        ultrastable, and freestanding cathode for lithium‐ion batteries"

Dongliang Chao, Xinhui Xia, Jilei Liu, Zhanxi Fan, Chin Fan Ng, Jianyi Lin, Hua Zhang, Ze Xiang Shen* & Hong Jin Fan*

Adv. Mater. 26, 5794-5800 (2014). View

19.   "Coating two-dimensional nanomaterials with metal–organic frameworks"

Xiao Huang, Bing Zheng, Zhengdong Liu, Chaoliang Tan, Juqing Liu, Bo Chen, Hai Li, Junze Chen, Xiao Zhang, Zhanxi Fan, Weina Zhang, Zhen Guo, Fengwei Huo, Yanhui Yang, Ling-Hai Xie, Wei Huang & Hua Zhang*

ACS Nano. 8, 8695-8701 (2014). View

18.   "Highly stable and reversible lithium storage in SnO2 nanowires surface coated with a uniform hollow shell

        by atomic layer deposition"

Cao Guan, Xinghui Wang, Qing Zhang, Zhanxi Fan, Hua Zhang & Hong Jin Fan*

Nano Lett. 14, 4852-4858 (2014). View

17.   "3D carbon/cobalt‐nickel mixed‐oxide hybrid nanostructured arrays for asymmetric supercapacitors"

Jianhui Zhu, Jian Jiang, Zhipeng Sun, Jingshan Luo, Zhanxi Fan, Xintang Huang, Hua Zhang & Ting Yu*

Small 10, 2937-2945 (2014). View

16.   "TiO2 nanotube@ SnO2 nanoflake core–branch arrays for lithium-ion battery anode"

Changrong Zhu, Xinhui Xia, Jilei Liu, Zhanxi Fan, Dongliang Chao, Hua Zhang & Hong Jin Fan*

Nano Energy 4, 105-112 (2014). View

15.   "Rational synthesis of triangular Au–Ag2S hybrid nanoframes with effective photoresponses"

Lin Xu, Zongyou Yin, Shao‐Wen Cao, Zhanxi Fan, Xiao Zhang, Hua Zhang & Can Xue*

Chem. A. Eur. J. 20, 2742-2745 (2014). View

14.   "A new type of porous graphite foams and their integrated composites with oxide/polymer core/shell nanowires

        for supercapacitors: structural design, fabrication, and full supercapacitor demonstrations"

Xinhui Xia, Dongliang Chao, Zhanxi Fan, Cao Guan, Xiehong Cao, Hua Zhang & Hong Jin Fan*

Nano Lett. 14, 1651-1658 (2014). View

13.   "Periodic AuAg‐Ag2S heterostructured nanowires"

Xun Hong, Zongyou Yin, Zhanxi Fan, Yee‐Yan Tay, Junze Chen, Yaping Du, Can Xue, Hongyu Chen & Hua Zhang*

Small 10, 479-482 (2014). View

12.   "Encapsulation of nanoscale metal oxides into an ultra-thin Ni matrix for superior Li-ion batteries: a versatile

        strategy"

Jianhui Zhu, Jian Jiang, Wei Ai, Zhanxi Fan, Xintang Huang, Hua Zhang & Ting Yu*

Nanoscale 6, 12990-13000 (2014). View

11.   "Triangular Ag–Pd alloy nanoprisms: rational synthesis with high-efficiency for electrocatalytic oxygen

        reduction"

Lin Xu, Zhimin Luo, Zhanxi Fan, Xiao Zhang, Chaoliang Tan, Hai Li, Hua Zhang & Can Xue*

Nanoscale 6, 11738-11743 (2014). View

10.   "Evolution of disposable bamboo chopsticks into uniform carbon fibers: a smart strategy to fabricate

        sustainable anodes for Li-ion batteries"

Jian Jiang, Jianhui Zhu, Wei Ai, Zhanxi Fan, Xiaonan Shen, Chenji Zou, Jinping Liu, Hua Zhang & Ting Yu*

Energy Environ. Sci. 7, 2670-2679 (2014). View

2013 

9.     "Solution-phase epitaxial growth of noble metal nanostructures on dispersible single-layer molybdenum

        disulfide nanosheets"

Xiao Huang, Zhiyuan Zeng, Shuyu Bao, Mengfei Wang, Xiaoying Qi, Zhanxi Fan & Hua Zhang*

Nat. Commun. 4, 1444 (2013). View

8.     "Synthesis of few-layer MoS2 nanosheet-coated TiO2 nanobelt heterostructures for enhanced photocatalytic

        activities"

Weijia Zhou, Zongyou Yin, Yaping Du, Xiao Huang, Zhiyuan Zeng, Zhanxi Fan, Hong Liu, Jiyang Wang & Hua Zhang*

Small 9, 140-147 (2013). View

2012

 

7.     "Graphene‐based electrodes"

Xiao Huang, Zhiyuan Zeng, Zhanxi Fan, Juqing Liu & Hua Zhang*

Adv. Mater. 24, 5979-6004 (2012). View

6.     "An effective method for the fabrication of few-layer-thick inorganic nanosheets"

Zhiyuan Zeng, Ting Sun, Jixin Zhu, Xiao Huang, Zongyou Yin, Gang Lu, Zhanxi Fan, Qingyu Yan, Huey Hoon Hng, Hua Zhang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 51, 9052-9056 (2012). View

5.     "Achieving high open-circuit voltage in the PPV-CdHgTe bilayer photovoltaic devices on the basis of the

        heterojunction interfacial modification"

Haotong Wei, Haizhu Sun, Hao Zhang, Weili Yu, Fei Zhai, Zhanxi Fan, Wenjing Tian & Bai Yang*

J. Mater. Chem. 22, 9161-9165 (2012). View

2011

4.     "Aqueous-solution-processed hybrid solar cells from poly (1,4-naphthalenevinylene) and CdTe nanocrystals"

Zhanxi Fan, Hao Zhang, Weili Yu, Zhenyu Xing, Haotong Wei, Qingfeng Dong, Wenjing Tian & Bai Yang*

ACS App. Mater. & Interfaces 3, 2919-2923 (2011). View

3.     "Efficient polymer/nanocrystal hybrid solar cells fabricated from aqueous materials"

Weili Yu, Hao Zhang, Zhanxi Fan, Junhu Zhang, Haotong Wei, Ding Zhou, Bin Xu, Fenghong Li, Wenjing Tian & Bai Yang*

Energy Environ. Sci. 4, 2831-2834 (2011). View

2010

2.     "Polymer-mediated growth of fluorescent semiconductor nanoparticles in preformed nanocomposites"

Yue Tang, Hao Zhang, Zhanxi Fan, Minjie Li, Jishu Han, Fengxia Dong & Bai Yang*

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 12, 11843-11849 (2010). View

2009

1.     "Facile approach in fabricating superhydrophobic and superoleophilic surface for water and oil mixture

        separation"

Chuanxi Wang, Tongjie Yao, Jie Wu, Cheng Ma, Zhanxi Fan, Zhaoyi Wang, Yuanrong Cheng, Quan Lin* & Bai Yang

ACS App. Mater. & Interfaces 1, 2613-2617 (2009). View

Patents 

1.     "Method for producing fully aqueous phase-synthesized nanocrystals/conducting polymer hybrid solar cell"

Bai Yang, Weili Yu, Hao Zhang, Junhu Zhang, Haotong Wei & Zhanxi Fan

US Patent 9634273 (2017). View

Books/Chapters

2.   "Nanomaterials in electrochemical nitrate reduction"

       Yuecheng Xiong & Zhanxi Fan*

      Chapter 23, Volume 2 of the book entitled “Handbook of Nanomaterials”, Pages 635-653, 1st Edition, eBook             ISBN: 978-0-323-95513-3, Micro & Nano Technologies Series, Elsevier, 2024. View

1.   "2D Materials for electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction"

      Yating Zhu #, Jinli Yu #, Zhanxi Fan* & Zhicheng Zhang*

      Chapter 8 of the book entitled “Nanomaterials for CO2 capture, storage, conversion, and utilization”, Pages             183-196, 1st Edition, eBook ISBN: 978-0-12-822894-4, Micro & Nano Technologies Series, Elsevier, 2021. View

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