Publications

116 publications

2026 · Nature Protocols

Salt-assisted synthesis of high phase-purity metastable 1T′-phase group VIB transition metal dichalcogenides

Wei Zhai, Zhenyu Shi, Rui Tao, et al.
15 pages
Publication date: 1 September 2026 · Published online. Published online.
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2026 · Journal of the American Chemical Society

Hexagonal Close-Packed 2H-Cu Nanocrystals

Qingbo Wa, An Zhang, Yuhui Tian, Qinbai Yun*, Changsheng Chen, Zijian Li, Li Zhai, Gemeng Liang, Biao Huang, Jun Guo, Yao Yao, Qi Yang, Wei Zhai, Huiwu Long, Hongming Xu, Peng-Fei Yin, Qipeng Lu, Jiaju Fu, Jing Xia, Minhua Shao, Wei Chen, Ye Zhu, Hua Zhang*
Vol. 148(29) · 31413–31421
Publication date: 29 July 2026.
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2026 · Nature Materials

Synthesis of 4H-phase high-entropy alloys for electrocatalysis

Zijian Li, An Zhang, Changsheng Chen, Hua Yang, Mingzi Sun, Qinghua Zhang, Shibo Xi, Li Zhai, Xinyue Long, Lujiang Li, Wei Zhai, Zhenyu Shi, Zhiying Wu, Yiyao Ge, Yuhui Tian, Shuai Bi, Jie Wang, Kuan Liang, Shiqi Li, Zhen-Yu Wu, Cailing Chen, Zhiqi Huang, Bo Chen, Lixin Wang, Yu Han, Lin Gu, Panzhe Qiao*, Bolong Huang*, Ye Zhu*, Hua Zhang*
Vol. 25(6) · 972–981
Publication date: June 2026.
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2026 · Advanced Materials

Phase Engineering of Nanomaterials (PEN): Evolution, Current Challenges, and Future Opportunities

Ye Chen, Zhanxi Fan, Jingjie Ge, et al.
Publication date: 5 May 2026 · Published online. Published online.
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2026 · Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica

Phase engineering of nanomaterials: from fundamentals to application frontiers

Shuai Bi, Xixi Wang, Wei Zhai, et al.
Vol. 42(3) · 100188
Publication date: March 2026. First published online on 16 September 2025; listed under the 2026 volume.
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2026 · Journal of Power Sources

Design and optimisation of a reference electrode integrated anion exchange membrane water electrolyser for hydrogen production

Cheng Lyu, James Yule, Mikey Jones, et al.
Vol. 667 · 239271
Publication date: 1 March 2026.
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2026 · Journal of the American Chemical Society

Unconventional-Phase 1T′-Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Monolayers Grown on Amorphous Templates for Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution

Zijian Li, Hua Yang, Mingjun Sun, et al.
Vol. 148(7) · 7342–7354
Publication date: 25 February 2026.
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2026 · Advanced Functional Materials

Liquid-Phase Exfoliation of Non-Van Der Waals Crystals Into Nanoflakes for Energy Applications

Qi Xiao, Wei Zhai, Chen-Xia Hu, et al.
Vol. 36(3) · e09987
Publication date: 8 January 2026.
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2025 · SmartMat

Recent Progress in CO₂ Conversion: An Overview of Catalytic Strategies for Sustainable Fuel and Chemical Synthesis

An Zhang, Yanming Cai, Liang Guo, et al.
Vol. 6(6) · e70058, 1–121
Publication date: December 2025. Volume year: 2025. The publisher lists the first online publication date as 8 January 2026.
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2025 · ACS Nano

High-Pressure Synthesis of Metastable Superhydride PdH₃ by Using Amorphous Pd as a Starting Material

Chuang Liu, Kun Shi, Yiyao Ge, et al.
Vol. 19(36) · 32209–32217
Publication date: 16 September 2025.
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2025 · ACS Nano

33 Unresolved Questions in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Chad A. Mirkin, Sarah Hurst Petrosko, Natalie Artzi, et al.
Vol. 19(36) · 31933–31968
Publication date: 16 September 2025. 112 authors, including Hua Zhang.
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2025 · Matter

Phase engineering of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides for surface-enhanced Raman scattering

Zijian Li, Wei Zhai, Hua Yang, et al.
Vol. 8(9) · 102210
Publication date: 3 September 2025.
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2025 · Small

Connecting the Twisting of Ultrathin FCC Au Nanowires to the Formation of 4H Phase

Qian Yang, Guangyu He, Yawen Wang, et al.
Vol. 21(31) · 2503972
Publication date: 7 August 2025.
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2025 · Chemical Research in Chinese Universities

Phase Engineering of Nanomaterials: Metal Nanomaterials

Ye Chen, Jiawei Liu, Qinbai Yun, et al.
Vol. 41(3) · 370–413
Publication date: June 2025.
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2025 · Advanced Functional Materials

2H-Au Nanosheet-Templated Growth of PdFe for Electrocatalytic Methanol Oxidation

Jie Wang, An Zhang, Wenxin Niu, et al.
Vol. 35(21) · 2405073
Publication date: 22 May 2025. First published online on 10 September 2024; listed under the 2025 volume.
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2025 · Chinese Science Bulletin

Unconventional-phase 4H-Au-nanowire-stabilized 1T′-TMD monolayers for ultrasensitive SERS detection

Zijian Li, Wei Zhai, Li Zhai, Hua Zhang
Vol. 70(14) · 2017–2020
Publication date: 20 May 2025.
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2025 · Science Advances

Dynamic protonation of ligand sites in molecular catalysts enhances electrochemical CO₂ reduction

Libo Sun, Tan Su, Adrian C. Fisher, et al.
Vol. 11(17) · eadu6915
Publication date: 25 April 2025.
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2025 · Nature Communications

Tunable superconductivity coexisting with the anomalous Hall effect in a transition metal dichalcogenide

Md Shafayat Hossain, Qi Zhang, David Graf, et al.
Vol. 16 · 2399
Publication date: 10 March 2025.
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2025 · Nano Research

Reversible Kirkendall effect enables the chemical transformation of reconfigurable nanocrystals

Li Zhai, Chao Wang, Hua Zhang
Vol. 18(2) · 94907184
Publication date: February 2025 · Commentary.
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Book Chapter
2024 · Two-Dimensional Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides: Phase Engineering and Applications in Electronics and Optoelectronics

Applications of polymorphic two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides in electronics and optoelectronics

Yao Yao, Siyuan Li, Jiajia Zha, et al.
267–291
Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH. Editors: C. S. Tang, X. Yin, A. T. S. Wee.
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2024 · Small Methods

Crystal-Phase-Selective Etching of Heterophase Au Nanostructures

Faisal Saleem, Guangyao Liu, Guigao Liu, et al.
Vol. 8(11) · 2400430
Publication date: 20 November 2024.
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2024 · The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Strong Surface-Enhanced Coherent Phonon Generation in van der Waals Materials

C. Brennan, A. G. Joly, C.-F. Wang, et al.
Vol. 15(42) · 10442–10450
Publication date: 24 October 2024.
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2024 · Chemical Reviews

Introduction: Two-Dimensional Layered Transition Metal Dichalcogenides

Xiangfeng Duan, Hua Zhang
Vol. 124(19) · 10619–10622
Publication date: 9 October 2024 · Editorial.
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2024 · Nature Materials

1T′-transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers stabilized on 4H-Au nanowires for ultrasensitive SERS detection

Zijian Li, Li Zhai, Qinghua Zhang, Wei Zhai, Pai Li, Bo Chen, Changsheng Chen, Yao Yao, Yiyao Ge, Hua Yang, Panzhe Qiao, Jianing Kang, Zhenyu Shi, An Zhang, Hongyi Wang, Jinzhe Liang, Jiawei Liu, Zhiqiang Guan, Lingwen Liao, Vlad Andrei Neacșu, Chen Ma, Ye Chen, Ye Zhu, Chun-Sing Lee, Lu Ma, Yonghua Du, Lin Gu, Jian-Feng Li, Zhong-Qun Tian, Feng Ding* & Hua Zhang*
Vol. 23(10) · 1355–1362
Publication date: October 2024.
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2024 · National Science Review

Perspectives on phase engineering of nanomaterials

Zhenyu Shi, Yuxuan Wu, Xinyang Ruan, et al.
Vol. 11(9) · nwae289
Publication date: September 2024.
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2024 · Journal of the American Chemical Society

Facet-Controlled Synthesis of Unconventional-Phase Metal Alloys for Highly Efficient Hydrogen Oxidation

Xixi Wang, Yiyao Ge, Mingzi Sun, et al.
Vol. 146(34) · 24141–24149
Publication date: 28 August 2024.
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2024 · Advanced Materials

Three Decades of Materials Research Excellence at CityU: A Special Issue Dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of City University of Hong Kong

Sai Kishore Ravi, Guohua Chen, Alex K.-Y. Jen, et al.
Vol. 36(17) · 2403285
Publication date: 25 April 2024 · Editorial.
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2024 · Advanced Materials

Phase-Controlled Growth of 1T′-MoS₂ Nanoribbons on 1H-MoS₂ Nanosheets

Yongji Wang, Wei Zhai, Yi Ren, et al.
Vol. 36(17) · 2307269
Publication date: 25 April 2024.
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2024 · Chemical Reviews

Phase Engineering of Nanomaterials: Transition Metal Dichalcogenides

Wei Zhai, Zijian Li, Yongji Wang, et al.
Vol. 124(7) · 4479–4539
Publication date: 10 April 2024.
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2024 · Chemical Reviews

Introduction: Phase Engineering of Nanomaterials

Hua Zhang, Xiao Huang, Ye Chen
Vol. 124(2) · 245–247
Publication date: 24 January 2024 · Editorial.
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2023 · Nature

Phase-Dependent Growth of Pt on MoS2 for Highly Efficient H2 Evolution

Zhenyu Shi, Xiao Zhang, Xiaoqian Lin, Guigao Liu, Chongyi Ling, Shibo Xi, Bo Chen, Yiyao Ge, Chaoliang Tan, Zhuangchai Lai, Zhiqi Huang, Xinyang Ruan, Li Zhai, Lujiang Li, Zijian Li, Xixi Wang, Gwang-Hyeon Nam, Jiawei Liu, Qiyuan He, Zhiqiang Guan, Jinlan Wang, Chun-Sing Lee, Anthony R. J. Kucernak*, Hua Zhang*
Vol. 621 · 300–305
2021 · Natl. Sci. Rev.

Wet-chemical synthesis of two-dimensional metal nanomaterials for electrocatalysis

Z. J. Li, L. Zhai, Y. Y. Ge, Z. Q. Huang, Z. Y. Shi, J. W. Liu, W. Zhai, J. Z. Liang, H. Zhang*
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2021 · J. Am. Chem. Soc.

Hydrogen-Intercalation-Induced Lattice Expansion of Pd@ Pt Core–Shell Nanoparticles for Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Alcohol Oxidation

G. G. Liu, W. Zhou, Y. R. Ji, B. Chen, G. T. Fu, Q. B. Yun, S. M. Chen, Y. X. Lin, P. F. Yin, X. Y. Cui, J. W. Liu, F. Q. Meng, Q. H. Zhang, L. Song, L. Gu, H. Zhang*
Vol. 29 · 11262-11270
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2021 · Adv. Mater.

Nanodots Derived from Layered Materials: Synthesis and Applications

W. Zhai, T. F. Xiong, Z. He, S. Y. Lu, Z. C. Lai, Q. Y. He, C. L. Tan*, H. Zhang*
2006661
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2021 · Sci. China Mater.

Enriching the library of axial superlattice nanowires

L. Zhai, Z. J. Li, H. Zhang*
Vol. 64 · 2627-2628
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2021 · Adv. Mater.

Ultrathin 2D Copper(I) 1,2,4-Triazolate Coordination Polymer Nanosheets for Efficient and Selective Gene Silencing and Photodynamic Therapy

S. Y. Liu, Y. Z. Xu, H. H. Yang, L. P. Liu, M. T. Zhao, W. Yin, Y. T. Xu, Y. Huang, C. L. Tan, Z. Dai*, H. Zhang*, J. P. Zhang*, X. M. Chen*
Vol. 18 ·  2100849
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2021 · Chem. Rev.

Unconventional-Phase Crystalline Materials Constructed from Multiscale Building Blocks

J. W. Liu, J. T. Huang, W. X. Niu, C. L. Tan, H. Zhang*
Vol. 10 · 5830–5888
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2021 · small

High-Yield Exfoliation of Ultrathin 2D Ni3Cr2P2S9 and Ni3Cr2P2Se9 Nanosheets

Z. C. Lai, A. Chaturvedi, Z. Y. Shi, J. Q. Zhao, T. H. Tran, B. Chen, Y. Huang, X. H. Cao, Q. Y. He, Z. Y. Zeng, C. L. Tan*, Hua Zhang*
Vol. 14 ·  2006866
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2021 · J. Am. Chem. Soc.

Selective Epitaxial Growth of Rh Nanorods on 2H/fcc Heterophase Au Nanosheets to Form 1D/2D Rh–Au Heterostructures for Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution

J. W. Liu, W. X. Niu, G. G. Liu, B. Chen, J. T. Huang, H. F. Cheng, D. Y. Hu, J. Wang, Q. Liu, J. J. Ge, P. F.Yin, F. Q. Meng, Q. H. Zhang, L. Gu, Q. P. Lu, H. Zhang*
Vol. 11 · 4387-4396
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2021 · Sci. Adv.

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

Z. C.Zhang, G. G. Liu, X. Y. Cui, Y. Gong, D. Yi, Q. H. Zhang, C. Z. Zhu, F. Saleem, B. Chen, Z. C. Lai, Q. B. Yun, H. F. Cheng, Z. Q. Huang, Y. W. Peng, Z. X. Fan, B. Li, W. R. Dai, W. Chen, Y. H. Du, L. Ma, C. J. Sun, I. H. Hwang, S. M. Chen, L. Song, F. Ding, L. Gu, Y. H. Zhu, H. Zhang*
Vol. 7 · eabd6647
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2021 · small

Preparation of CdSySe1−y‐MoS2 Heterostructures via Cation Exchange of Pre‐Epitaxially Synthesized Cu2−χSySe1−y‐MoS2 for Photocatalytic …

J. Z. Chen, X. J. Wu, Q. P. Lu, M. T. Zhao, P. F. Yin, Q. L. Ma, G. H. Nam, B. Li, B. Chen, H. Zhang*
Vol. 17 · 2006135
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2021 · Adv. Mater.

Ultrathin Amorphous/Crystalline Heterophase Rh and Rh Alloy Nanosheets as Tandem Catalysts for Direct Indole Synthesis

J. J. Ge, P. Q. Yin, Y. Chen, H. F. Cheng, J. W. Liu, B. Chen, C. L. Tan, P. F. Yin, H. X. Zheng, Q. Q. Li, S. M. Chen, W. J. Xu, X. Q. Wang, G. Wu, R. B. Sun, X. H. Shan, X. Hong, H. Zhang*
Vol. 33 · 2006711
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2021 · Chem. Soc. Rev.

Emerging beyond-graphene elemental 2D materials for energy and catalysis applications

F. R. Fan, R. X. Wang, H. Zhang*, W. Z. Wu*
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2021 · Adv. Mater.

Quasi‐Epitaxial Growth of Magnetic Nanostructures on 4H‐Au Nanoribbons

H. F. Cheng, N. L. Yang, X. Z. Liu, Y. Guo, B. Liu, J. H. Yang, Y. Chen, B. Chen, Z. X. Fan, Q. P. Lu, S. J. Yuan, J. L. Wang*, L. Gu*, H. Zhang*
Vol. 33 · 2007140
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2021 · Nature Materials

Metastable 1T'-phase Group VIB Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Crystals

Zhuangchai Lai, Qiyuan He, Thu Ha Tran, D. V. Maheswar Repaka, Dong-Dong Zhou, Ying Sun, Shibo Xi, Yongxin Li, Apoorva Chaturvedi, Chaoliang Tan, Bo Chen, Gwang-Hyeon Nam, Bing Li, Chongyi Ling, Wei Zhai, Zhenyu Shi, Dianyi Hu, Vinay Sharma, Zhaoning Hu, Ye Chen, Zhicheng Zhang, Yifu Yu, Xiao Renshaw Wang, Raju V. Ramanujan, Yanming Ma, Kedar Hippalgaonkar*, Hua Zhang*
Vol. 20 · 1113–1120
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2020 · SmartMAT

A universal method for rapid and large-scale growth of layered crystals

A. Chaturvedi, B. Chen, K. K. Zhang, Q. Y. He, G. H. Nam, L. You, Z. C. Lai, C. L. Tan, T. H. Tran, G. G. Liu, J. D. Zhou, Z. Liu, J. L. Wang, E. HT Teo, H. Zhang*
Vol. 1 · e1011
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2020 · EcoMat

Preparation of hierarchical hollow structures assembled from porous NiCo2O4 nanosheets for diesel soot elimination

Y. F. Yu*, Q. L. Ma, C. L. Tan, H. Wang, Z. N. Hu, Q. C. Zhang, H. Zhang*, B. Zhang*
Vol. 2 · e12041
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2020 · J. Am. Chem. Soc.

Phase-Selective Epitaxial Growth of Heterophase Nanostructures on Unconventional 2H-Pd Nanoparticles

Y. Y. Ge, Z. Q. Huang, C. Y. Ling, B. Chen, G. G. Liu, M. Zhou, J. W. Liu, X. Zhang, H. F. Cheng, G. H. Liu, Y. H. Du, C. J. Sun, C. L. Tan, J. T. Huang, P. F. Yin, Z. X. Fan, Y. Chen, N. L. Yang, H. Zhang*
Vol. 142 · 18971-18980
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2020 · Adv. Energy Mater. 

Phase Engineering of Nanomaterials for Clean Energy and Catalytic Applications

H. X. Li, X. C. Zhou, W. Zhai, S. Y. Lu, J. Z. Liang, Z. He, H. W. Long, T. F. Xiong, H. Y. Sun, Q. Y. He*, Z. X. Fan*, H. Zhang*
Vol. 10 · 2002019
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2020 · Nano Energy

Ferroelectric-field accelerated charge transfer in 2D CuInP2S6 heterostructure for enhanced photocatalytic H2 evolution

B. Lin, A. Chaturvedi, J. Di, L. You, C. Lai, R. H. Duan, J. D. Zhou, B. R. Xu, Z. H. Chen, P. Song, J. Peng, B. W. Ma, H. S. Liu, P. Meng, G. D. Yang, H. Zhang*, Z. Liu*, F. C. Liu*
Vol. 76 · 104972
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2020 · Acc. Chem. Res.

Crystal Phase Control of Gold Nanomaterials by Wet-Chemical Synthesis

S. Y. Lu, J. Z. Liang, H. W. Long, H. X. Li, X. C. Zhou, Z. He, Y. Chen, H. Y. Sun, Z. X. Fan*, H. Zhang*
Vol. 53 · 2106–2118
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2020 · Adv. Mater.

Rational Design of MOF‐Based Hybrid Nanomaterials for Directly Harvesting Electric Energy from Water Evaporation

Q. L. Ma, Q. Y. He, P. F. Yin, H. F. Cheng, X. Y. Cui, Q. B. Yun, H. Zhang*
Vol. 32 · 2003720
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2020 · J. Am. Chem. Soc.

Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding-Based Topology Regulation of Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks

Y. W. Peng, L. X. Li, C. Z. Zhu, B. Chen, M. T. Zhao, Z. C. Zhang, Z. C. Lai, X. Zhang, C. L. Tan, Y. Han, Y. H. Zhu*, H. Zhang*
Vol. 142 · 13162–13169
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2020 · Nat. Commun.

Heterophase fcc-2H-fcc gold nanorods

Z. X. Fan, M. Bosman, Z. Q. Huang, Y. Chen, C. Y. Ling, L. Wu, Y. A. Akimov, R. Laskowski, B. Chen, P. Ercius, J. Zhang, X. Y. Qi, M. H. Goh, Y. Y. Ge, Z. C. Zhang, W. X. Niu, J. L. Wang, H. M Zheng*, Hua Zhang*
Vol. 11 · 3293
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2020 · Nano Res.

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

J. Wang, J.Zhang, G. G. Liu, C. y. Ling, B. Chen, J. t. Huang, X. Z. Liu, B. Li, A. Wang, Z. N. Hu, M. Zhou, Y. Chen, H. F. Cheng, J.W. Liu, Z. X. Fan, N. L. Yang, C. L. Tan, L. Gu, J. L. Wang, H. Zhang*
Vol. 13 · 1970–1975
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2020 · J. Am. Chem. Soc.

Ethylene Selectivity in Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction on Cu Nanomaterials : A Crystal Phase-Dependent Study

Y. Chen, Z. X. Fan, J. Wang, C. Y. Ling, W. X. Niu, Z. Q. Huang, G. G. Liu, B. Chen, Z. C. Lai, X. Z. Liu, B. Li, Y. Zong, L. Gu, J. L. Wang*, X. Wang*, H. Zhang*
Vol. 142 · 12760-12766
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2020 · Nat. Catal

Covalency competition dominates the water oxidation structure–activity relationship on spinel oxides

Y. M. Sun, H. B. Liao, J. R. Wang, B. Chen, S. N. Sun, S. J. H. Ong, S. B. Xi, C. Z. Diao, Y. H. Du, J. O. Wang, M. B. H. Breese, S. Z. Li, H. Zhang, Z. C. J. Xu*
Vol. 3 · 554-563
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2020 · Nano Res.

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

J. Wang, J. Zhang, G. Liu, C. Ling, B. Chen, J. Huang, X. Liu, B. Li, A.-L. Wang, Z. Hu, M. Zhou, Y. Chen, H. Cheng, J. Liu, Z. Fan, N. Yang, C. Tan, L. Gu, J. Wang, H. Zhang*
Vol. 13 · 1970-1975
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2020 · Nano Energy

Ferroelectric-field accelerated charge transfer in 2D CuInP2S6 heterostructure for enhanced photocatalytic H2 evolution

B. Lin, A. Chaturvedi, J. Di, L. You, C. Lai, R. M. Duan, J. D. Zhou, B. R. Xu, Z. H. Chen, P. Song, J. Peng, B. W. Ma, H. S. Liu, P. Meng, G. D. Yang, H. Zhang*, Z. Liu*, F. Liu*
Vol. 76 · 104972
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2020 · Chem

Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials with Unconventional Phases

Y. Ge, Z. Shi, C. Tan, Y. Chen, H. Cheng, Q. He, H. Zhang*
Vol. 6 · 1237-1253
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2020 · Adv. Mater.

Synthesis of Palladium-Based Crystalline@Amorphous Core-Shell Nanoplates for Highly Efficient Ethanol Oxidation

P.F. Yin, M. Zhou, J. Chen, C. Tan, G. Liu, Q. Ma, Q. Yun, X. Zhang, H. Cheng, Q. Lu, B. Chen, Y. Chen, Z. Zhang, J. Huang, D. Hu, J. Wang, Q. Liu, Z. Luo, Z. Liu, Y. Ge, X.J. Wu, X.W. Du, H. Zhang*
Vol. 31 · 2000482
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2020 · Chem. Soc. Rev.

On-chip electrocatalytic microdevice: an emerging platform for expanding the insight into electrochemical processes

H. Yang, Q. He, Y. Liu*, H. Li, H. Zhang*, T. Zhai*
Vol. 49 · 2916-2936
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2020 · ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces

Imparting Boron Nanosheets with Ambient Stability through Methyl Group Functionalization for Mechanistic Investigation of Their Lithiation Process

Q. Zhou, H. Zhan, B. Chen, H. Li, Z. Huang, Y. Ma, H. Zhang, S. Li, X. Huang, W. Huang
Vol. 12 · 23370-23377
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2020 · Nano Lett.

Optical Spectroscopy of Single Colloidal CsPbBr3 Perovskite Nanoplatelets

C. Huo, C.F. Fong, M.-R. Amara, Y. Huang, B. Chen, H. Zhang, L. Guo, H. Li, W. Huang, C. Diederichs*, Q. Xiong*
Vol. 20 · 3673-3680
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2020 · J. Am. Chem. Soc.

Selective Epitaxial Growth of Oriented Hierarchical Metal–Organic Framework Heterostructures

M. Zhao, J. Chen, B. Chen, X. Zhang, Z. Shi, Z. Liu, Q. Ma, Y. Peng, C. Tan, X.-J. Wu, H. Zhang*
Vol. 142 · 8953-8961
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2020 · Small Methods

Impeding Catalyst Sulfur Poisoning in Aqueous Solution by Metal–Organic Framework Composites

W. Zhou, W.L. Teo, S.Z.F. Phua, S. Xi, B. Chen, D. Jana, D. Wang, C. Qian, H. Wang, H. Zhang, Y. Zhao*
Vol. 4 · 1900890
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2020 · Chem. Commun.

Transition metal dichalcogenide/multi-walled carbon nanotube-based fibers as flexible electrodes for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

B. Chen, G. Sun, J. Wang, G. Liu, C. Tan, Y. Chen, H. Cheng, J. Chen, Q. Ma, L. Huang, P. Chen, H. Zhang*
Vol. 56 · 5131-5134
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2020 · Nat. Rev. Chem.

Phase engineering of nanomaterials

Y. Chen, Z. Lai, X. Zhang, Z. Fan, Q. He, C. Tan, H. Zhang*
Vol. 4 · 243-256
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2020 · Carbon

Solvent exchange as a synthetic handle for controlling molecular crystal

S. Wang, Z. Lai, T.H. Tran, F. Han, D. Su, R. Wang, H. Zhang, H. Wang, H. Chen*
Vol. 160 · 188-195
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2020 · J. Am. Chem. Soc.

Ag@MoS2 Core–Shell Heterostructure as SERS Platform to Reveal the Hydrogen Evolution Active Sites of Single-Layer MoS2

J. Chen, G. Liu, Y.-z. Zhu, M. Su, P. Yin, X.-j. Wu, Q. Lu, C. Tan, M. Zhao, Z. Liu, W. Yang, H. Li, G.-H. Nam, L. Zhang, Z. Chen, X. Huang, P.M. Radjenovic, W. Huang, Z.-q. Tian, J.-f. Li*, H. Zhang*
Vol. 142 · 7161-7167
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2020 · ACS Mater. Lett.

In-Situ Probing of Crystal-Phase-Dependent Photocatalytic Activities of Au Nanostructures by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

J. Huang, W. Niu, C. Li, C. Tan, P. Yin, H. Cheng, Z. Hu, N. Yang, Q. He, G.-H. Nam, H. Zhang*
Vol. 2 · 409-414
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2020 · Adv. Mater.

Ligand-Exchange-Induced Amorphization of Pd Nanomaterials for Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

H. Cheng, N. Yang, G. Liu, Y. Ge, J. Huang, Q. Yun, Y. Du, C.-J. Sun, B. Chen, J. Liu, H. Zhang*
Vol. 32 · 1902964
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2020 · Adv. Energy Mater. 

Confined Synthesis of 2D Nanostructured Materials toward Electrocatalysis

Z. Li, X. Zhang, H. Cheng, J. Liu, M. Shao*, M. Wei*, D.G. Evans, H. Zhang*, X. Duan
Vol. 10 · 1900486
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2020 · Matter

Thermal Effect and Rayleigh Instability of Ultrathin 4H Hexagonal Gold Nanoribbons

P. Li, Y. Han, X. Zhou, Z. Fan, S. Xu, K. Cao, F. Meng, L. Gao, J. Song*, H. Zhang*, Y. Lu
Vol. 2 · 658-665
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2020 · Energy Storage Mater.

String of pyrolyzed ZIF-67 particles on carbon fibers for high-performance electrocatalysis

B. Li, K. Igawa, J. Chai, Y. Chen, Y. Wang, D.W. Fam, N.N. Tham, T. An, T. Konno, A. Sng, Z. Liu*, H. Zhang*, Y. Zong*
Vol. 25 · 137-144
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2020 · Adv. Mater.

Ultrathin Ni(0)-Embedded Ni(OH)2 Heterostructured Nanosheets with Enhanced Electrochemical Overall Water Splitting

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Defect-Rich, Candied Haws-Shaped AuPtNi Alloy Nanostructures for Highly Efficient Electrocatalysis

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Layered Transition Metal Dichalcogenide-Based Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Advanced Materials

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Engineering grain boundaries at the 2D limit for the hydrogen evolution reaction

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Synthesis of PdM (M = Zn, Cd, ZnCd) Nanosheets with an Unconventional Face-Centered Tetragonal Phase as Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Ethanol Oxidation

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Synthesis of RuNi alloy nanostructures composed of multilayered nanosheets for highly efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

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Transient Energy Reservoir in 2D Perovskites

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Heterostructured TiO2 Spheres with Tunable Interiors and Shells toward Improved Packing Density and Pseudocapacitive Sodium Storage

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Size-Dependent Phase Transformation of Noble Metal Nanomaterials

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The Dominant Energy Transport Pathway in Halide Perovskites: Photon Recycling or Carrier Diffusion?

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MOF-Based Hierarchical Structures for Solar-Thermal Clean Water Production

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Progressively Exposing Active Facets of 2D Nanosheets toward Enhanced Pseudocapacitive Response and High-Rate Sodium Storage

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A general and facile method for preparation of large-scale reduced graphene oxide films with controlled structures

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A simple electrochemical method for conversion of Pt wires to Pt concave icosahedra and nanocubes on carbon paper for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

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A General Method for the Synthesis of Hybrid Nanostructures Using MoSe2 Nanosheet-Assembled Nanospheres as Templates

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Highly Efficient and Stable Hydrogen Production in All pH Range by Two-Dimensional Structured Metal-Doped Tungsten Semicarbides

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2018 · Nature Chemistry

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

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2018 · Nature Catalysis

Lithiation-induced amorphization of Pd3P2S8 for highly efficient hydrogen evolution

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Controlled growth of high-density CdS and CdSe nanorod arrays on selective facets of two-dimensional semiconductor nanoplates

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