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Dewei Rao is affiliated with Jiangsu University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Engineering, Energy, and Materials Science. Their research spans multiple subfields including Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science

Frequent publication venues for Dewei Rao's work highlight a focus on both broad and specialized scientific journals:

  • Nature Communications
  • New Journal of Chemistry
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Nano Letters
  • Advanced Materials

The scientist has collaborated regularly with peers including Shaokang Yang, Tianyun Jing, Tingting Li, Yunpeng Zuo, and Gongming Wang, indicating established research partnerships.

Notable recent publications by Dewei Rao include:

  • "Lattice oxygen activation enabled by high-valence metal sites for enhanced water oxidation" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Amorphization-induced surface electronic states modulation of cobaltous oxide nanosheets for lithium-sulfur batteries" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "N2 Electroreduction to NH3 by Selenium Vacancy-Rich ReSe2 Catalysis at an Abrupt Interface" (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • "Microstructure optimization of bioderived polyester nanofilms for antibiotic desalination via nanofiltration" (2023, Science Advances)
  • "Scalable and switchable CO2-responsive membranes with high wettability for separation of various oil/water systems" (2023, Nature Communications)

Best Publications

  • Lattice oxygen activation enabled by high-valence metal sites for enhanced water oxidation

    Ning Zhang;Xiaobin Feng;Dewei Rao;Xi Deng

  • Efficient band structure tuning, charge separation, and visible-light response in ZrS2-based van der Waals heterostructures

    Xirui Zhang;Zhaoshun Meng;Dewei Rao;Dewei Rao;Yunhui Wang

  • Amorphization-induced surface electronic states modulation of cobaltous oxide nanosheets for lithium-sulfur batteries

    Ruilong Li;Dewei Rao;Jianbin Zhou;Geng Wu

  • CNT-assembled dodecahedra core@nickel hydroxide nanosheet shell enabled sulfur cathode for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries

    Huali Wu;Yao Li;Juan Ren;Dewei Rao

  • Lattice‐Strain Engineering of Homogeneous NiS0.5Se0.5 Core–Shell Nanostructure as a Highly Efficient and Robust Electrocatalyst for Overall Water Splitting

    Yang Wang;Xiaopeng Li;Mengmeng Zhang;Yuanguang Zhou

  • Ultrahigh energy storage and ultrafast ion diffusion in borophene-based anodes for rechargeable metal ion batteries

    Dewei Rao;Lingyan Zhang;Zhaoshun Meng;Xirui Zhang

  • N2 Electroreduction to NH3 by Selenium Vacancy-Rich ReSe2 Catalysis at an Abrupt Interface.

    Feili Lai;Feili Lai;Wei Zong;Guanjie He;Yang Xu

  • Mechanism on the Improved Performance of Lithium Sulfur Batteries with MXene-Based Additives

    Dewei Rao;Lingyan Zhang;Yunhui Wang;Zhaoshun Meng

  • Simultaneous Manipulation of O‑Doping and Metal Vacancy in Atomically Thin Zn 10 In 16 S 34 Nanosheet Arrays toward Improved Photoelectrochemical Performance

    Linxing Meng;Dewei Rao;Wei Tian;Fengren Cao

  • Boron-substituted graphyne as a versatile material with high storage capacities of Li and H2: a multiscale theoretical study

    Ruifeng Lu;Dewei Rao;Dewei Rao;Zhaoshun Meng;Xuebiao Zhang

  • Ultrafine MoP Nanoparticle Splotched Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanosheets Enabling High-Performance 3D-Printed Potassium-Ion Hybrid Capacitors.

    Wei Zong;Ningbo Chui;Zhihong Tian;Yuying Li

  • Ketjen Black-MnO Composite Coated Separator For High Performance Rechargeable Lithium-Sulfur Battery

    Xinye Qian;Xinye Qian;Lina Jin;Di Zhao;Xiaolong Yang

  • Rational Design and Strain Engineering of Nanoporous Boron Nitride Nanosheet Membranes for Water Desalination

    Haiqi Gao;Qi Shi;Dewei Rao;Yadong Zhang

  • Atomic Vacancies Control of Pd-Based Catalysts for Enhanced Electrochemical Performance.

    Yunpeng Zuo;Yunpeng Zuo;Dewei Rao;Shuo Li;Tingting Li

  • Mechanism of polysulfide immobilization on defective graphene sheets with N-substitution

    Dewei Rao;Yunhui Wang;Lingyan Zhang;Shanshan Yao

  • Engineering the Surface Metal Active Sites of Nickel Cobalt Oxide Nanoplates toward Enhanced Oxygen Electrocatalysis for Zn–Air Battery

    Jun Zhao;Yu He;Zelin Chen;Xuerong Zheng

  • Enhanced light harvesting and electron-hole separation for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution over Cu7S4-enwrapped Cu2O nanocubes

    Mengmeng Zhang;Zelin Chen;Yang Wang;Jinfeng Zhang

  • Prominently Improved Hydrogen Purification and Dispersive Metal Binding for Hydrogen Storage by Substitutional Doping in Porous Graphene

    Ruifeng Lu;Dewei Rao;Zelin Lu;Jinchao Qian

  • Hexagonal Boron Nitride with Designed Nanopores as a High-Efficiency Membrane for Separating Gaseous Hydrogen from Methane

    Yadong Zhang;Qi Shi;Yuzhen Liu;Yunhui Wang

  • Valence Engineering via Dual-Cation and Boron Doping in Pyrite Selenide for Highly Efficient Oxygen Evolution.

    Yunpeng Zuo;Dewei Rao;Sainan Ma;Tingting Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiangqian Shen
Xiangqian Shen Jiangsu University
Yida Deng
Yida Deng Tianjin University
Tianxi Liu
Tianxi Liu Jiangnan University
G. Gary Wang
G. Gary Wang University of Science and Technology of China
Wenbin Hu
Wenbin Hu Tianjin University
Xiaopeng Han
Xiaopeng Han Tianjin University
Cheng Zhong
Cheng Zhong Tianjin University
Guanjun Qiao
Guanjun Qiao Jiangsu University
Yue-E Miao
Yue-E Miao Donghua University
Xihong Lu
Xihong Lu Sun Yat-sen University

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