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Chao Gao is affiliated with Zhejiang University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a particular focus on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Mechanical Engineering.

Their research spans several key topics, including:

  • Graphene research and applications
  • Supercapacitor materials and fabrication
  • Advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials
  • Advancements in battery materials
  • Electromagnetic wave absorption materials
  • Thermal properties of materials
  • Advanced materials and mechanics

Chao Gao has published regularly in venues such as SSRN Electronic Journal, Carbon, Advanced Materials, Nano Letters, and Nano-Micro Letters, indicating a broad engagement with both chemistry and materials-focused platforms.

Several recent papers highlight ongoing research contributions:

  • Printed aerogels: chemistry, processing, and applications (2021, Chemical Society Reviews)
  • Hydroplastic foaming of graphene aerogels and artificially intelligent tactile sensors (2020, Science Advances)
  • Water-Salt Oligomers Enable Supersoluble Electrolytes for High-Performance Aqueous Batteries (2021, Advanced Materials)
  • Continuous crystalline graphene papers with gigapascal strength by intercalation modulated plasticization (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Graphene charge-injection photodetectors (2022, Nature Electronics)

Chao Gao has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, with the highest number of joint publications being with:

  • Yingjun Liu
  • Zhen Xu
  • Xin Ming
  • Kai Pang

Best Publications

  • Multifunctional, ultra-flyweight, synergistically assembled carbon aerogels.

    Haiyan Sun;Zhen Xu;Chao Gao

  • Ultrathin Graphene Nanofiltration Membrane for Water Purification

    Yi Han;Zhen Xu;Chao Gao

  • Graphene chiral liquid crystals and macroscopic assembled fibres

    Zhen Xu;Chao Gao

  • In situ Polymerization Approach to Graphene-Reinforced Nylon-6 Composites

    Zhen Xu;Chao Gao

  • Hyperbranched polymers: advances from synthesis to applications

    Yaochen Zheng;Yaochen Zheng;Sipei Li;Zhulin Weng;Chao Gao

  • Ultrastrong fibers assembled from giant graphene oxide sheets.

    Zhen Xu;Haiyan Sun;Xiaoli Zhao;Chao Gao

  • Strong, Conductive, Lightweight, Neat Graphene Aerogel Fibers with Aligned Pores

    Zhen Xu;Yuan Zhang;Peigang Li;Chao Gao

  • Aqueous Liquid Crystals of Graphene Oxide

    Zhen Xu;Chao Gao

  • Superstructured Assembly of Nanocarbons: Fullerenes, Nanotubes, and Graphene

    Zheng Li;Zheng Liu;Haiyan Sun;Chao Gao

  • Ultrahigh Thermal Conductive yet Superflexible Graphene Films

    Li Peng;Zhen Xu;Zheng Liu;Yan Guo

  • High-Flux Graphene Oxide Nanofiltration Membrane Intercalated by Carbon Nanotubes

    Yi Han;Yanqiu Jiang;Chao Gao

  • An iron-based green approach to 1-h production of single-layer graphene oxide

    Li Peng;Zhen Xu;Zheng Liu;Yangyang Wei

  • MXene/graphene hybrid fibers for high performance flexible supercapacitors

    Qiuyan Yang;Zhen Xu;Bo Fang;Tieqi Huang

  • Porous Graphene Microflowers for High-Performance Microwave Absorption.

    Chen Chen;Jiabin Xi;Erzhen Zhou;Li Peng

  • Ultrafast all-climate aluminum-graphene battery with quarter-million cycle life

    Hao Chen;Hanyan Xu;Siyao Wang;Tieqi Huang

  • Graphene fiber: a new trend in carbon fibers

    Zhen Xu;Chao Gao

  • Biomimetic Architectured Graphene Aerogel with Exceptional Strength and Resilience.

    Miao Yang;Nifang Zhao;Ying Cui;Weiwei Gao

  • Graphene in macroscopic order: liquid crystals and wet-spun fibers.

    Zhen Xu;Chao Gao

  • Ultrastiff and Strong Graphene Fibers via Full-Scale Synergetic Defect Engineering.

    Zhen Xu;Yingjun Liu;Xiaoli Zhao;Li Peng

  • A Defect‐Free Principle for Advanced Graphene Cathode of Aluminum‐Ion Battery

    Hao Chen;Fan Guo;Yingjun Liu;Tieqi Huang

  • Direct 3D Printing of Ultralight Graphene Oxide Aerogel Microlattices

    Yanqiu Jiang;Zhen Xu;Tieqi Huang;Yingjun Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhen Xu
Zhen Xu Zhejiang University
Weiwei Gao
Weiwei Gao University of California, San Diego
Yang Xu
Yang Xu Zhejiang University
Xiangfeng Duan
Xiangfeng Duan University of California, Los Angeles
Tawfique Hasan
Tawfique Hasan University of Cambridge
Xiaoli Zhao
Xiaoli Zhao Tongji University
Deyue Yan
Deyue Yan Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Ping-Heng Tan
Ping-Heng Tan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yizheng Jin
Yizheng Jin Zhejiang University
Wen-Yan Yin
Wen-Yan Yin Zhejiang University

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