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Overview

Kai Wu is affiliated with Peking University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their research primarily focuses on subfields including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's work spans several main topics such as:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Surface Chemistry and Catalysis
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research

Kai Wu has published in frequent venues including:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Thiol-Branched Solid Polymer Electrolyte Featuring High Strength, Toughness, and Lithium Ionic Conductivity for Lithium-Metal Batteries" (2020), published in Advanced Materials
  • "Hydrogen storage by liquid organic hydrogen carriers: Catalyst, renewable carrier, and technology - A review" (2023), published in Carbon Resources Conversion
  • "Renewable hydrogen production from chemical looping steam reforming of biodiesel byproduct glycerol by mesoporous oxygen carriers" (2020), published in Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Regioselective hydroformylation of propene catalysed by rhodium-zeolite" (2024), published in Nature
  • "Aqueous phase reforming of biodiesel byproduct glycerol over mesoporous Ni-Cu/CeO2 for renewable hydrogen production" (2021), published in Fuel

Frequent collaborators in Kai Wu's research include:

  • Xiong Zhou
  • Yongfeng Wang
  • Binlin Dou
  • Yajie Zhang
  • Shimin Hou

The research contributions of Kai Wu encompass a variety of interdisciplinary approaches, combining aspects of materials science and engineering with applied catalytic technology to address challenges in renewable energy and battery development. The focus on catalytic processes, advanced battery materials, and hydrogen production reflects an emphasis on sustainable energy solutions and materials innovation.

Best Publications

  • Towards single molecule switches

    Jia Lin Zhang;Jian Qiang Zhong;Jia Dan Lin;Wen Ping Hu

  • Assembling molecular Sierpiński triangle fractals

    Jian Shang;Yongfeng Wang;Min Chen;Jingxin Dai

  • Thiol-Branched Solid Polymer Electrolyte Featuring High Strength, Toughness, and Lithium Ionic Conductivity for Lithium-Metal Batteries.

    Hangchao Wang;Qian Wang;Xin Cao;Yunyu He

  • A Unified Model: Self-Assembly of Trimesic Acid on Gold

    Yingchun Ye;Wei Sun;Yongfeng Wang;Xiang Shao

  • Unraveling Charge State of Supported Au Single-Atoms during CO Oxidation

    Xiong Zhou;Qian Shen;Qian Shen;Kaidi Yuan;Wenshao Yang

  • Two-dimensional molecular porous networks constructed by surface assembling

    Hailin Liang;Yang He;Yingchun Ye;Xiaoguang Xu

  • Immobility of protons in ice from 30 to 190 K

    J. P. Cowin;A. A. Tsekouras;M. J. Iedema;K. Wu

  • Dendrite-Free Lithium Deposition via a Superfilling Mechanism for High-Performance Li-Metal Batteries.

    Qian Wang;Chengkai Yang;Jijin Yang;Kai Wu

  • Mg–Ti co-doping behavior of porous LiFePO4 microspheres for high-rate lithium-ion batteries

    Jiguo Tu;Kai Wu;Hui Tang;Henghui Zhou

  • Strain relaxation and Sn segregation in GeSn epilayers under thermal treatment

    H. Li;Y. X. Cui;K. Y. Wu;W. K. Tseng

  • Uniform Metal Nanotube Arrays by Multistep Template Replication and Electrodeposition

    Cheng Mu;Yuxiang Yu;Rongming Wang;Kai Wu

  • Fe-Catalyzed Amination of (Hetero)Arenes with a Redox-Active Aminating Reagent under Mild Conditions.

    Jianzhong Liu;Kai Wu;Tao Shen;Yujie Liang

  • Lattice-Directed Formation of Covalent and Organometallic Molecular Wires by Terminal Alkynes on Ag Surfaces

    Jing Liu;Qiwei Chen;Lianghong Xiao;Jian Shang

  • Highly efficient and completely flexible fiber-shaped dye-sensitized solar cell based on TiO2 nanotube array

    Zhibin Lv;Jiefeng Yu;Hongwei Wu;Jian Shang

  • Tuning the metal-support interaction in catalysts for highly efficient methane dry reforming reaction

    Fagen Wang;Leilei Xu;Jian Zhang;Yu Zhao

  • Field emission of large-area and graphitized carbon nanotube array on anodic aluminum oxide template

    Han Gao;Cheng Mu;Fan Wang;Dongsheng Xu

  • Monomolecular‐Layer Ba5Ta4O15 Nanosheets: Synthesis and Investigation of Photocatalytic Properties

    Tong-Guang Xu;Chuan Zhang;Xiang Shao;Kai Wu

  • Dynamic Oxygen on Surface: Catalytic Intermediate and Coking Barrier in the Modeled CO2 Reforming of CH4 on Ni (111)

    Kaidi Yuan;Kaidi Yuan;Jian-Qiang Zhong;Jian-Qiang Zhong;Xiong Zhou;Xiong Zhou;Leilei Xu

  • Facile synthesis of CdS@TiO2 core–shell nanorods with controllable shell thickness and enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation

    Wenhao Dong;Wenhao Dong;Feng Pan;Feng Pan;Leilei Xu;Leilei Xu;Minrui Zheng

  • Peapod-Like Composite with Nickel Phosphide Nanoparticles Encapsulated in Carbon Fibers as Enhanced Anode for Li-Ion Batteries

    Huijuan Zhang;Yangyang Feng;Yan Zhang;Ling Fang

  • Stable Li metal anode with protected interface for high-performance Li metal batteries

    Qian Wang;Chenkai Yang;JiJin Yang;Kai Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Guo Qin Xu
Guo Qin Xu National University of Singapore
Wei Chen
Wei Chen National University of Singapore
Henghui Zhou
Henghui Zhou Peking University
Wen Liu
Wen Liu Peking University
Qian Wang
Qian Wang Peking University
Wenbing Zhao
Wenbing Zhao Cleveland State University
Richard Berndt
Richard Berndt Kiel University
Lian-Mao Peng
Lian-Mao Peng Peking University
Hao Wang
Hao Wang Swinburne University of Technology
Steven L. Bernasek
Steven L. Bernasek Yale-NUS College

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