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Cheng-Yan Xu is affiliated with the Harbin Institute of Technology in China and has a research portfolio focusing primarily on engineering and materials science. Their work spans several key subfields, including materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, biomedical engineering, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

Xu's research covers prominent topics such as 2D materials and applications, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advanced battery technologies research, MXene and MAX phase materials, perovskite materials and applications, fuel cells and related materials, and advanced photocatalysis techniques.

Their publication record includes contributions to a variety of journals, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • Small
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • ACS Nano
  • Advanced Materials
  • Nature Communications

Among Xu's recent papers are:

  • Bifunctional WC-Supported RuO2 Nanoparticles for Robust Water Splitting in Acidic Media, 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • High-Loading Co Single Atoms and Clusters Active Sites toward Enhanced Electrocatalysis of Oxygen Reduction Reaction for High-Performance Zn-Air Battery, 2022, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Phase-Junction Electrocatalysts towards Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Media, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Modulating the d-band centers by coordination environment regulation of single-atom Ni on porous carbon fibers for overall water splitting, 2022, Nano Energy
  • Transition Metal (Co, Ni, Fe, Cu) Single-Atom Catalysts Anchored on 3D Nitrogen-Doped Porous Carbon Nanosheets as Efficient Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts for Zn-Air Battery, 2022, Small

Xu frequently collaborates with a group of researchers, including Liang Zhen, Jing-Kai Qin, Fei-Xiang Ma, Yang Li, and Chengyi Zhu, with collaboration counts ranging from 15 to 85 joint works.

Best Publications

  • Hierarchical β‐Mo2C Nanotubes Organized by Ultrathin Nanosheets as a Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Production

    Fei-Xiang Ma;Fei-Xiang Ma;Hao Bin Wu;Bao Yu Xia;Cheng-Yan Xu

  • Unveiling the formation of basal texture variations based on twinning and dynamic recrystallization in AZ31 magnesium alloy during extrusion

    M.G. Jiang;M.G. Jiang;C. Xu;H. Yan;G.H. Fan

  • Self-supported formation of hierarchical NiCo2O4 tetragonal microtubes with enhanced electrochemical properties

    Fei-Xiang Ma;Fei-Xiang Ma;Le Yu;Cheng-Yan Xu;Xiong Wen (David) Lou

  • Formation of Uniform Fe3O4 Hollow Spheres Organized by Ultrathin Nanosheets and Their Excellent Lithium Storage Properties

    Fei-Xiang Ma;Fei-Xiang Ma;Han Hu;Hao Bin Wu;Cheng-Yan Xu

  • Ternary Metal Phosphide with Triple-Layered Structure as a Low-Cost and Efficient Electrocatalyst for Bifunctional Water Splitting

    Jing Yu;Jing Yu;Qianqian Li;Yuan Li;Cheng Yan Xu

  • Body tissues and fluids

    Fei-Xiang Ma;Fei-Xiang Ma;Le Yu;Cheng-Yan Xu;Xiong Wen (David) Lou

  • A Dual-Band Multilayer InSe Self-Powered Photodetector with High Performance Induced by Surface Plasmon Resonance and Asymmetric Schottky Junction

    Mingjin Dai;Hongyu Chen;Rui Feng;Wei Feng

  • Controlled Growth of a Large-Size 2D Selenium Nanosheet and Its Electronic and Optoelectronic Applications

    Jingkai Qin;Gang Qiu;Jie Jian;Hong Zhou

  • Ultra high-strength Mg–Gd–Y–Zn–Zr alloy sheets processed by large-strain hot rolling and ageing

    C. Xu;C. Xu;M.Y. Zheng;S.W. Xu;K. Wu

  • Monodisperse SnS2 Nanosheets for High-Performance Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation

    Jing Yu;Cheng-Yan Xu;Fei-Xiang Ma;Sheng-Peng Hu

  • Bifunctional WC-Supported RuO2 Nanoparticles for Robust Water Splitting in Acidic Media.

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  • Yb- and Mn-Doped Lead-Free Double Perovskite Cs2AgBiX6 (X = Cl-, Br-) Nanocrystals.

    Na Chen;Tong Cai;Wenhao Li;Katie Hills-Kimball

  • Carrier control of MoS2 nanoflakes by functional self-assembled monolayers.

    Yang Li;Cheng-Yan Xu;PingAn Hu;Liang Zhen

  • High‐Loading Co Single Atoms and Clusters Active Sites toward Enhanced Electrocatalysis of Oxygen Reduction Reaction for High‐Performance Zn–Air Battery

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  • Deformation Behavior of Ultra-Strong and Ductile Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Zr Alloy with Bimodal Microstructure

    C. Xu;C. Xu;G. H. Fan;T. Nakata;X. Liang

  • Significantly Increased Raman Enhancement on MoX2 (X = S, Se) Monolayers upon Phase Transition

    Ying Yin;Peng Miao;Yumin Zhang;Jiecai Han

  • Two-Dimensional van der Waals Materials with Aligned In-Plane Polarization and Large Piezoelectric Effect for Self-Powered Piezoelectric Sensors

    Mingjin Dai;Zhiguo Wang;Fakun Wang;Yunfeng Qiu

  • Photodiode-like behavior and excellent photoresponse of vertical Si/monolayer MoS2 heterostructures.

    Yang Li;Cheng-Yan Xu;Jia-Ying Wang;Liang Zhen

  • Intrinsically Mn2+-Chelated Polydopamine Nanoparticles for Simultaneous Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Photothermal Ablation of Cancer Cells

    Zhao-Hua Miao;Hui Wang;Huanjie Yang;Zheng-Lin Li

  • Surface potential and interlayer screening effects of few-layer MoS2 nanoflakes

    Yang Li;Cheng-Yan Xu;Liang Zhen

  • Sulfurizing-Induced Hollowing of Co9S8 Microplates with Nanosheet Units for Highly Efficient Water Oxidation

    Huan Liu;Fei-Xiang Ma;Cheng-Yan Xu;Li Yang

  • Microwave absorption properties of FeNi3 submicrometre spheres and SiO2@FeNi3 core–shell structures

    S J Yan;L Zhen;C Y Xu;J T Jiang

Frequent Co-Authors

Liang Zhen
Liang Zhen Harbin Institute of Technology
Wen-Zhu Shao
Wen-Zhu Shao Harbin Institute of Technology
Jing Yu
Jing Yu Harbin Engineering University
PingAn Hu
PingAn Hu Harbin Institute of Technology
Fangcheng Chou
Fangcheng Chou National Taiwan University
Lu Chang Qin
Lu Chang Qin University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Hao Bin Wu
Hao Bin Wu Zhejiang University
Guozhong Cao
Guozhong Cao University of Washington
Vinayak P. Dravid
Vinayak P. Dravid Northwestern University
Bo Song
Bo Song Harbin Institute of Technology

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