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Daojian Cheng is affiliated with Beijing University of Chemical Technology in China and specializes in research spanning engineering, materials science, and energy. Their work primarily focuses on renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, catalysis, and organic chemistry.

The main topics of Daojian Cheng's research include electrocatalysts for energy conversion, catalytic processes in materials science, advanced battery technologies research, fuel cells and related materials, catalysis and oxidation reactions, nanomaterials for catalytic reactions, and catalysis and hydrodesulfurization studies.

Some of the recent papers authored by or associated with Daojian Cheng are:

  • Revisiting the universal principle for the rational design of single-atom electrocatalysts (2024, Nature Catalysis)
  • Construction of Defect-Rich RhCu Nanotubes with Highly Active Rh3Cu1 Alloy Phase for Overall Water Splitting in All pH Values (2020, Advanced Energy Materials)
  • Volcano-type relationship between oxidation states and catalytic activity of single-atom catalysts towards hydrogen evolution (2022, Nature Communications)
  • Construction of Dual-Site Atomically Dispersed Electrocatalysts with Ru-C5 Single Atoms and Ru-O4 Nanoclusters for Accelerated Alkali Hydrogen Evolution (2021, Small)
  • Interface construction of P-Substituted MoS2 as efficient and robust electrocatalyst for alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (2020, Nano Energy)

Frequent collaborators in Daojian Cheng's research include:

  • Haoxiang Xu
  • Dong Cao
  • Jiqin Zhu
  • Lipeng Zhang

Key publication venues for their research work include:

  • ACS Catalysis
  • Small
  • Journal of Catalysis
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

Best Publications

  • A universal principle for a rational design of single-atom electrocatalysts

    Haoxiang Xu;Daojian Cheng;Dapeng Cao;Xiao Cheng Zeng;Xiao Cheng Zeng

  • Unveiling the high-activity origin of single-atom iron catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

    Liu Yang;Daojian Cheng;Haoxiang Xu;Xiaofei Zeng

  • A facile and versatile method for preparation of colored TiO2 with enhanced solar-driven photocatalytic activity.

    Huaqiao Tan;Zhao Zhao;Mang Niu;Chengyu Mao

  • Vertical CoP Nanoarray Wrapped by N,P‐Doped Carbon for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Both Acidic and Alkaline Conditions

    Xingkai Huang;Xiaopei Xu;Chao Li;Dengfeng Wu

  • Single‐Atom Ru Doping Induced Phase Transition of MoS2 and S Vacancy for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

    Junmeng Zhang;Xiaopei Xu;Liu Yang;Daojian Cheng

  • CoP nanowires coupled with CoMoP nanosheets as a highly efficient cooperative catalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction

    Xingkai Huang;Xiaopei Xu;Xiaoxu Luan;Daojian Cheng

  • Controllable etching of MoS2 basal planes for enhanced hydrogen evolution through the formation of active edge sites

    Zegao Wang;Qiang Li;Qiang Li;Haoxiang Xu;Christian Dahl-Petersen

  • Cu,N-codoped Hierarchical Porous Carbons as Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction.

    Haiyan Yu;Adrian Fisher;Daojian Cheng;Dapeng Cao

  • Computational Approaches to the Chemical Conversion of Carbon Dioxide

    Daojian Cheng;Fabio R. Negreiros;Edoardo Aprà;Alessandro Fortunelli

  • Construction of Defect‐Rich RhCu Nanotubes with Highly Active Rh3Cu1 Alloy Phase for Overall Water Splitting in All pH Values

    Dong Cao;Haoxiang Xu;Daojian Cheng

  • Volcano-type relationship between oxidation states and catalytic activity of single-atom catalysts towards hydrogen evolution

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  • Facile Synthesis of Cu/NiCu Electrocatalysts Integrating Alloy, Core–Shell, and One-Dimensional Structures for Efficient Methanol Oxidation Reaction

    Dengfeng Wu;Wei Zhang;Daojian Cheng

  • Active Site Identification and Evaluation Criteria of In Situ Grown CoTe and NiTe Nanoarrays for Hydrogen Evolution and Oxygen Evolution Reactions

    Liu Yang;Haoxiang Xu;Huibing Liu;Daojian Cheng

  • Growth of Highly Active Amorphous RuCu Nanosheets on Cu Nanotubes for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Wide pH Values.

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  • Biomimetic electrodynamic nanoparticles comprising ginger-derived extracellular vesicles for synergistic anti-infective therapy

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  • Silicon Nanotube as a Promising Candidate for Hydrogen Storage: From the First Principle Calculations to Grand Canonical Monte Carlo Simulations

    Jianhui Lan;Daojian Cheng;Dapeng Cao;Wenchuan Wang

  • Development of a thiophene derivative modified LDH coating for Mg alloy corrosion protection

    Lin-Xin Li;Zhi-Hui Xie;Carlos Fernandez;Liang Wu

  • Thermal behavior of core-shell and three-shell layered clusters: Melting of Cu 1 Au 54 and Cu 12 Au 43

    Daojian Cheng;Shiping Huang;Wenchuan Wang

  • Construction of Dual-Site Atomically Dispersed Electrocatalysts with Ru-C5 Single Atoms and Ru-O4 Nanoclusters for Accelerated Alkali Hydrogen Evolution

    Dong Cao;Jiayi Wang;Haoxiang Xu;Daojian Cheng

  • Interface construction of P-Substituted MoS2 as efficient and robust electrocatalyst for alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction

    Xingkai Huang;Haoxiang Xu;Dong Cao;Daojian Cheng

  • The Onion-Ring Structure for Pd−Pt Bimetallic Clusters

    Daojian Cheng;Wenchuan Wang;Shiping Huang

  • Design of High-Performance Pd-Based Alloy Nanocatalysts for Direct Synthesis of H2O2

    Haoxiang Xu;Daojian Cheng;Yi Gao

  • Design of the Alkali-Metal-Doped WO3 as a Near-Infrared Shielding Material for Smart Window

    Chenxi Yang;Jian-Feng Chen;Xiaofei Zeng;Daojian Cheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Dapeng Cao
Dapeng Cao Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Wenchuan Wang
Wenchuan Wang Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Xiao Cheng Zeng
Xiao Cheng Zeng City University of Hong Kong
Jian-Feng Chen
Jian-Feng Chen Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Adrian C. Fisher
Adrian C. Fisher University of Cambridge
Alessandro Fortunelli
Alessandro Fortunelli National Research Council (CNR)
Yi Gao
Yi Gao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Mingdong Dong
Mingdong Dong Aarhus University
Chuan-Jian Zhong
Chuan-Jian Zhong Binghamton University
Jong-Min Lee
Jong-Min Lee Nanyang Technological University

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