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Chun Cheng is affiliated with the Southern University of Science and Technology in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a specialized focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. Their research also spans several subfields including Polymers and Plastics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their work prominently addresses topics such as:

  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics

Cheng has published multiple papers in notable journals, including:

  • "Strategies for Designing High-Performance Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalysts at Large Current Densities above 1000 mA cm-2," 2022, ACS Nano
  • "Construction of highly efficient Z-scheme ZnxCd1-xS/Au@g-C3N4 ternary heterojunction composite for visible-light-driven photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to solar fuel," 2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • "Co-adsorbed self-assembled monolayer enables high-performance perovskite and organic solar cells," 2024, Nature Communications
  • "Black phosphorus-based van der Waals heterostructures for mid-infrared light-emission applications," 2020, Light Science & Applications
  • "Molecular engineering of hole-selective layer for high band gap perovskites for highly efficient and stable perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells," 2023, Joule

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Chun Cheng include Abbas Amini, Run Shi, Qing Lian, Yulan Huang, and Xian Zhang, with the highest coauthorship counts of 66 and 36 respectively.

Cheng's research outputs have been consistently published in high-impact venues, reflecting an emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches within the energy and materials sciences. The prominent journals where they publish their research include:

  • Nature Communications
  • Small
  • Materials Today Energy
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • ACS Nano

Their work forms part of broader scientific efforts in areas such as sustainable energy solutions and novel material development, often using advanced techniques in photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, and nanomaterials. The focus on perovskite materials and conducting polymers links their contributions closely to developments in organic electronics and photovoltaics, supporting technological advances in solar energy conversion.

Best Publications

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Nature of hardness evolution in nanocrystalline NiTi shape memory alloys during solid-state phase transition

    Abbas Amini;Chun Cheng

  • Enhanced photocatalytic performance of TiO2-ZnO hybrid nanostructures.

    Chun Cheng;Abbas Amini;Chao Zhu;Zuli Xu

  • Synthesis, optimization and applications of ZnO/polymer nanocomposites.

    Deepalekshmi Ponnamma;John-John Cabibihan;Mariappan Rajan;S. Sundar Pethaiah

  • Growth and Photocatalytic Activity of Dendrite-like ZnO@Ag Heterostructure Nanocrystals

    Changdong Gu;Chun Cheng;Haiyou Huang;Tailun Wong

  • PEDOT:PSS/graphene quantum dots films with enhanced thermoelectric properties via strong interfacial interaction and phase separation.

    Fei-Peng Du;Nan-Nan Cao;Yun-Fei Zhang;Ping Fu

  • Comprehensive study of the metal-insulator transition in pulsed laser deposited epitaxial VO2 thin films

    Deyi Fu;Kai Liu;Tao Tao;Kelvin Lo

  • Giant-amplitude, high-work density microactuators with phase transition activated nanolayer bimorphs.

    Kai Liu;Chun Cheng;Zhenting Cheng;Kevin Wang;Kevin Wang

  • CeO2 Nanostructures Enriched with Oxygen Vacancies for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

    Abdo Hezam;Keerthiraj Namratha;Q. A. Drmosh;Deepalekshmi Ponnamma

  • Construction of highly efficient Z-scheme ZnxCd1-xS/Au@g-C3N4 ternary heterojunction composite for visible-light-driven photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to solar fuel

    Puttaswamy Madhusudan;Run Shi;Shengling Xiang;Mengtian Jin

  • Efficiency and stability enhancement of perovskite solar cells by introducing CsPbI 3 quantum dots as an interface engineering layer

    Chang Liu;Chang Liu;Manman Hu;Xianyong Zhou;Jianchang Wu

  • Co-adsorbed self-assembled monolayer enables high-performance perovskite and organic solar cells

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  • Recent advances in fabrication strategies, phase transition modulation, and advanced applications of vanadium dioxide

    Run Shi;Run Shi;Nan Shen;Jingwei Wang;Jingwei Wang;Weijun Wang

  • Black phosphorus-based van der Waals heterostructures for mid-infrared light-emission applications.

    Xinrong Zong;Huamin Hu;Gang Ouyang;Jingwei Wang

  • Axially engineered metal-insulator phase transition by graded doping VO2 nanowires.

    Sangwook Lee;Sangwook Lee;Chun Cheng;Chun Cheng;Hua Guo;Hua Guo;Kedar Hippalgaonkar;Kedar Hippalgaonkar

  • Intensive Exposure of Functional Rings of a Polymeric Hole-Transporting Material Enables Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells

    Luozheng Zhang;Chang Liu;Jie Zhang;Xiangnan Li

  • Ultra-long, free-standing, single-crystalline vanadium dioxide micro/nanowires grown by simple thermal evaporation

    Chun Cheng;Kai Liu;Bin Xiang;Joonki Suh

  • Molecular engineering of hole-selective layer for high band gap perovskites for highly efficient and stable perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells

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  • Universal low-temperature Ohmic contacts for quantum transport in transition metal dichalcogenides

    Shiuigang Xu;Zefei Wu;Huanhuan Lu;Yu Han

  • Efficient coupling of a hierarchical V2O5@Ni3S2 hybrid nanoarray for pseudocapacitors and hydrogen production

    Xiongwei Zhong;Xiongwei Zhong;Linfei Zhang;Jun Tang;Jianwei Chai

  • Single-electrode triboelectric nanogenerator based on economical graphite coated paper for harvesting waste environmental energy

    Smitha Ankanahalli Shankaregowda;Smitha Ankanahalli Shankaregowda;Rumana Farheen Sagade Muktar Ahmed;Chandrashekar Bananakere Nanjegowda;Jingwei Wang

  • Nature inspired ZnO/ZnS nanobranch-like composites, decorated with Cu(OH)2 clusters for enhanced visible-light photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

    Puttaswamy Madhusudan;Yu Wang;Bananakere Nanjegowda Chandrashekar;Weijun Wang

  • Polyoxometalate-Derived Hexagonal Molybdenum Nitrides (MXenes) Supported by Boron, Nitrogen Codoped Carbon Nanotubes for Efficient Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution from Seawater

    Jun Miao;Jun Miao;Zhongling Lang;Xinyu Zhang;Weiguang Kong

Frequent Co-Authors

Ning Wang
Ning Wang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Baomin Xu
Baomin Xu Southern University of Science and Technology
Junqiao Wu
Junqiao Wu University of California, Berkeley
Kai Liu
Kai Liu Tsinghua University
Haisheng Song
Haisheng Song Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Hong Chen
Hong Chen Southern University of Science and Technology
Chang Liu
Chang Liu Southern University of Science and Technology
Shi Chen
Shi Chen University of Macau
Deepalekshmi Ponnamma
Deepalekshmi Ponnamma Qatar University
Matthew R. Hill
Matthew R. Hill Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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