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  • 2012 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Dunwei Wang is a researcher affiliated with Boston College in the United States, specializing in the fields of energy and engineering. Their primary research interests focus on renewable energy, sustainability, electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, catalysis, and electrochemistry.

The scientist has contributed to several main research topics, including:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on nanomaterials, catalytic processes, and photocatalytic energy conversion. Notable papers include:

  • "Continuous Synthesis of Hollow High-Entropy Nanoparticles for Energy and Catalysis Applications," 2020, Advanced Materials
  • "High-loading single Pt atom sites [Pt-O(OH)x] catalyze the CO PROX reaction with high activity and selectivity at mild conditions," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Observation of a potential-dependent switch of water-oxidation mechanism on Co-oxide-based catalysts," 2021, Chem
  • "Reactive Oxygen Species Interact With NLRP3 Inflammasomes and Are Involved in the Inflammation of Sepsis: From Mechanism to Treatment of Progression," 2020, Frontiers in Physiology
  • "InGaN/Si Double-Junction Photocathode for Unassisted Solar Water Splitting," 2020, ACS Energy Letters

The scientist frequently publishes in journals recognized for chemical and materials science research, with recurrent contributions to:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Advanced Materials

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their research activities. Frequent co-authors of this scientist include Qi Dong, Tianying Liu, Yu Mu, Junwei Lucas Bao, and Matthias M. Waegele, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Recognition of their work includes being awarded the title of Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Noncovalent Sidewall Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Protein Immobilization

    Robert J. Chen;Yuegang Zhang;Dunwei Wang;Hongjie Dai

  • Highly ordered nanowire arrays on plastic substrates for ultrasensitive flexible chemical sensors

    Michael C. McAlpine;Habib Ahmad;Dunwei Wang;James R. Heath

  • Carbon Nanotube Field-Effect Transistors with Integrated Ohmic Contacts and High-κ Gate Dielectrics

    Ali Javey;Jing Guo;Damon B. Farmer;Qian Wang

  • Photocatalysis: Basic Principles, Diverse Forms of Implementations and Emerging Scientific Opportunities

    Shasha Zhu;Shasha Zhu;Dunwei Wang

  • Preferential Growth of Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by a Plasma Enhanced CVD Method

    Yiming Li;David Mann;Marco Rolandi;Woong Kim

  • Photocatalysis: From Fundamental Principles to Materials and Applications

    Xiaogang Yang;Dunwei Wang

  • Carbon Nanotube Field-Effect Transistors With Integrated Ohmic Contacts and High-k Gate Dielectrics

    Ali Javey;Jing Guo;Damon B. Farmer;Qian Wang

  • Germanium nanowire field-effect transistors with SiO2 and high-κ HfO2 gate dielectrics

    Dunwei Wang;Qian Wang;Ali Javey;Ryan Tu

  • Enabling unassisted solar water splitting by iron oxide and silicon.

    Ji Wook Jang;Chun Du;Yifan Ye;Yongjing Lin

  • Nanonet-Based Hematite Heteronanostructures for Efficient Solar Water Splitting

    Yongjing Lin;Sa Zhou;Stafford W. Sheehan;Dunwei Wang

  • Hematite-based water splitting with low turn-on voltages.

    Chun Du;Xiaogang Yang;Matthew T. Mayer;Henry Hoyt

  • Hematite-based solar water splitting: challenges and opportunities

    Yongjing Lin;Guangbi Yuan;Stafford Sheehan;Sa Zhou

  • Surface chemistry and electrical properties of germanium nanowires.

    Dunwei Wang;Ying-Lan Chang;Qian Wang;Jien Cao

  • Growth of p-type hematite by atomic layer deposition and its utilization for improved solar water splitting.

    Yongjing Lin;Yang Xu;Matthew T. Mayer;Zachary I. Simpson

  • Water Splitting by Tungsten Oxide Prepared by Atomic Layer Deposition and Decorated with an Oxygen‐Evolving Catalyst

    Rui Liu;Yongjing Lin;Lien-Yang Chou;Stafford W. Sheehan

  • Hematite/Si nanowire dual-absorber system for photoelectrochemical water splitting at low applied potentials.

    Matthew T. Mayer;Chun Du;Dunwei Wang

  • Polymer‐Controlled Growth of CdS Nanowires

    J. H. Zhan;X. G. Yang;D. W. Wang;S. D. Li

  • Piezoresistance of carbon nanotubes on deformable thin-film membranes

    Randal J. Grow;Qian Wang;Jien Cao;Dunwei Wang

  • Low‐Temperature Synthesis of Single‐Crystal Germanium Nanowires by Chemical Vapor Deposition

    Dunwei Wang;Hongjie Dai

  • Synthesis of Ultralong and High Percentage of Semiconducting Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes

    Woong Kim;Hee Cheul Choi;Moonsub Shim;Yiming Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Hongjie Dai
Hongjie Dai University of Hong Kong
Jin Xie
Jin Xie ShanghaiTech University
James R. Heath
James R. Heath California Institute of Technology
Gary W. Brudvig
Gary W. Brudvig Yale University
Zetian Mi
Zetian Mi University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ali Javey
Ali Javey University of California, Berkeley
Victor S. Batista
Victor S. Batista Yale University
Jinghua Guo
Jinghua Guo Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Ji-Wook Jang
Ji-Wook Jang Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Thomas W. Hamann
Thomas W. Hamann Michigan State University

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