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Kai Li is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research spans multiple fields including Engineering, Medicine, and Materials Science, focusing on areas such as Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Surgery.

The scientist's primary topics of work include:

  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery

Kai Li has contributed to several research papers published mainly in high-impact journals. Some recent papers include:

  • "An All-Round Athlete on the Track of Phototheranostics: Subtly Regulating the Balance between Radiative and Nonradiative Decays for Multimodal Imaging-Guided Synergistic Therapy" (2020) in Advanced Materials
  • "Acceptor Engineering for Optimized ROS Generation Facilitates Reprogramming Macrophages to M1 Phenotype in Photodynamic Immunotherapy" (2020) in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogens Married to 2D Black Phosphorus Nanosheets for Highly Efficient Multimodal Theranostics" (2020) in Advanced Materials
  • "Zwitterionic AIEgens: Rational Molecular Design for NIR-II Fluorescence Imaging-Guided Synergistic Phototherapy" (2020) in Advanced Functional Materials
  • "A Photoinduced Nonadiabatic Decay-Guided Molecular Motor Triggers Effective Photothermal Conversion for Cancer Therapy" (2020) in Angewandte Chemie International Edition

The frequent co-authors working alongside Kai Li include:

  • Menglei Zha (29 collaborations)
  • Yaxi Li (27 collaborations)
  • Jen-Shyang Ni (24 collaborations)
  • Tianyi Kang (14 collaborations)
  • Lei Xi (12 collaborations)

Scientific contributions by Kai Li are often published in recurring venues such as:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (8 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (8 publications)
  • Advanced Functional Materials (7 publications)
  • Advanced Materials (6 publications)
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (6 publications)

Best Publications

  • Deciphering a Nanocarbon‐Based Artificial Peroxidase: Chemical Identification of the Catalytically Active and Substrate‐Binding Sites on Graphene Quantum Dots

    Hanjun Sun;Andong Zhao;Nan Gao;Kai Li

  • A novel greenish yellow-orange red Ba3Y4O9:Bi3+,Eu3+ phosphor with efficient energy transfer for UV-LEDs

    Kai Li;Hongzhou Lian;Mengmeng Shang;Jun Lin

  • Recent development in phosphors with different emitting colors via energy transfer

    Kai Li;Mengmeng Shang;Hongzhou Lian;Jun Lin

  • A Hollow-Structured CuS@Cu2S@Au Nanohybrid: Synergistically Enhanced Photothermal Efficiency and Photoswitchable Targeting Effect for Cancer Theranostics

    Xiaoran Deng;Kai Li;Xuechao Cai;Bin Liu

  • Sr2Y8(SiO4)6O2:Bi3+/Eu3+: a single-component white-emitting phosphor via energy transfer for UV w-LEDs

    Kai Li;Jian Fan;Mengmeng Shang;Hongzhou Lian

  • Crystal-Site Engineering Control for the Reduction of Eu3+ to Eu2+ in CaYAlO4: Structure Refinement and Tunable Emission Properties

    Yang Zhang;Xuejiao Li;Kai Li;Hongzhou Lian

  • A ratiometric optical thermometer with multi-color emission and high sensitivity based on double perovskite LaMg0.402Nb0.598O3: Pr3+ thermochromic phosphors

    Hang Zhang;Zhiyu Gao;Guogang Li;Yingli Zhu

  • Site occupancy and photoluminescence properties of a novel deep-red-emitting phosphor NaMgGdTeO6:Mn4+ with perovskite structure for w-LEDs

    Kai Li;Hongzhou Lian;Rik Van Deun

  • Host-sensitized luminescence properties in CaNb2O6:Ln(3+) (Ln(3+) = Eu(3+)/Tb(3+)/Dy(3+)/Sm(3+)) phosphors with abundant colors.

    Kai Li;Xiaoming Liu;Yang Zhang;Xuejiao Li

  • A far-red-emitting NaMgLaTeO6:Mn4+ phosphor with perovskite structure for indoor plant growth

    Kai Li;Hongzhou Lian;Rik Van Deun;Mikhail G. Brik;Mikhail G. Brik;Mikhail G. Brik

  • Color-Tunable Luminescence and Energy Transfer Properties of Ca9Mg(PO4)6F2:Eu2+, Mn2+ Phosphors for UV-LEDs

    Kai Li;Dongling Geng;Mengmeng Shang;Yang Zhang

  • Deep red MGe4O9:Mn4+ (M = Sr, Ba) phosphors: structure, luminescence properties and application in warm white light emitting diodes

    Sisi Liang;Mengmeng Shang;Hongzhou Lian;Kai Li

  • Photoluminescence and energy transfer properties of a novel molybdate KBaY(MoO4)3:Ln3+ (Ln3+ = Tb3+, Eu3+, Sm3+, Tb3+/Eu3+, Tb3+/Sm3+) as a multi-color emitting phosphor for UV w-LEDs

    Kai Li;Rik Van Deun

  • Host-sensitized luminescence in LaNbO4:Ln3+ (Ln3+ = Eu3+/Tb3+/Dy3+) with different emission colors

    Kai Li;Yang Zhang;Xuejiao Li;Mengmeng Shang

  • Rational design of multifunctional Fe@γ-Fe2O3@H-TiO2 nanocomposites with enhanced magnetic and photoconversion effects for wide applications : from photocatalysis to imaging-guided photothermal cancer therapy

    Meifang Wang;Meifang Wang;Kerong Deng;Wei Lü;Wei Lü;Xiaoran Deng

  • Engineering Ultrathin C3N4 Quantum Dots on Graphene as a Metal-Free Water Reduction Electrocatalyst

    Hai-xia Zhong;Qi Zhang;Qi Zhang;Jun Wang;Xin-bo Zhang

  • Tunable luminescence and energy transfer properties in Ca8MgLu(PO4)7:Ce3+,Tb3+,Mn2+ phosphors

    Xiaoyun Mi;Xiaoyun Mi;Jiacheng Sun;Peng Zhou;Hongyan Zhou

  • A “Solid Dual-Ions-Transformation” Route to S,N Co-Doped Carbon Nanotubes as Highly Efficient “Metal-Free” Catalysts for Organic Reactions

    Fan Wang;Shuyan Song;Kai Li;Junqi Li

  • Photoluminescence properties of single-component white-emitting Ca9Bi(PO4)7:Ce3+,Tb3+,Mn2+ phosphors for UV LEDs

    Kai Li;Mengmeng Shang;Yang Zhang;Jian Fan

  • In Situ Designing a Gradient Li+ Capture and Quasi-Spontaneous Diffusion Anode Protection Layer toward Long-Life Li-O2 Batteries.

    Yue Yu;Yue Yu;Gang Huang;Jia-Zhi Wang;Jia-Zhi Wang;Kai Li

  • A novel deep red-emitting phosphor KMgLaTeO6:Mn4+ with high thermal stability and quantum yield for w-LEDs: structure, site occupancy and photoluminescence properties

    Kai Li;Hongzhou Lian;Rik Van Deun

  • Site-Bi3+ and Eu3+ dual emissions in color-tunable Ca2Y8(SiO4)6O2:Bi3+, Eu3+ phosphors prepared via sol-gel synthesis for potentially ratiometric temperature sensing

    Kai Li;Rik Van Deun

  • Resonance Emission Enhancement (REE) for Narrow Band Red-Emitting A2GeF6:Mn4+ (A = Na, K, Rb, Cs) Phosphors Synthesized via a Precipitation–Cation Exchange Route

    Hongzhou Lian;Hongzhou Lian;Qingming Huang;Yeqing Chen;Yeqing Chen;Kai Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhijian Wu
Zhijian Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hongzhou Lian
Hongzhou Lian Chinese Academy of Sciences
Mengmeng Shang
Mengmeng Shang Shandong University
Jun Lin
Jun Lin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Rik Van Deun
Rik Van Deun Ghent University
Jian Fan
Jian Fan Soochow University
Jun Lin
Jun Lin Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
Hongjie Zhang
Hongjie Zhang Tsinghua University
Jing Feng
Jing Feng Kunming University of Science and Technology
Ziyong Cheng
Ziyong Cheng Chinese Academy of Sciences

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