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Kai Zhang is a researcher affiliated with Swansea University in the United Kingdom. Their work spans multiple fields, chiefly within Materials Science, Energy, and Engineering. Their subfields of study include Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Catalysis.

The scientist's research focuses extensively on advanced photocatalysis techniques, copper-based nanomaterials and applications, perovskite materials and applications, catalytic processes in materials science, CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts, gas sensing nanomaterials and sensors, and covalent organic framework applications.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Kai Zhang include:

  • Yimin Xuan
  • Xianglei Liu
  • Kun Chang
  • Qibin Zhu
  • Zhonghui Zhu

Kai Zhang has contributed to several publication venues with multiple articles, such as:

  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • ChemSusChem
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Catalysis Science & Technology

Among recent papers attributed to their research are:

  • La,Al-Codoped SrTiO3 as a Photocatalyst in Overall Water Splitting: Significant Surface Engineering Effects on Defect Engineering, 2021, ACS Catalysis
  • Photothermal-enabled single-atom catalysts for high-efficiency hydrogen peroxide photosynthesis from natural seawater, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Enhancing photocatalytic CO2 reduction performance of g-C3N4-based catalysts with non-noble plasmonic nanoparticles, 2021, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Ultrafine nano 1T-MoS2 monolayers with NiOx as dual co-catalysts over TiO2 photoharvester for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, 2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Solar-driven low-temperature reforming of methanol into hydrogen via synergetic photo- and thermocatalysis, 2021, Nano Energy

Best Publications

  • Study of the electronic structure and photocatalytic activity of the BiOCl photocatalyst

    Ke-Lei Zhang;Cun-Ming Liu;Fu-Qiang Huang;Chong Zheng

  • Graphene-Based Materials for Hydrogen Generation from Light-Driven Water Splitting†

    Guancai Xie;Kai Zhang;Beidou Guo;Qian Liu

  • Metal sulphide semiconductors for photocatalytic hydrogen production

    Kai Zhang;Liejin Guo

  • High Mobility MoS2 Transistor with Low Schottky Barrier Contact by Using Atomic Thick h-BN as a Tunneling Layer

    Jingli Wang;Qian Yao;Chun Wei Huang;Xuming Zou

  • Efficient solar hydrogen production by photocatalytic water splitting: From fundamental study to pilot demonstration

    Dengwei Jing;Liejin Guo;Liang Zhao;Ximin Zhang

  • Significantly improved photocatalytic hydrogen production activity over Cd1-xZnxSCd1-xZnxS photocatalysts prepared by a novel thermal sulfuration method

    Kai Zhang;Dengwei Jing;Chanjuan Xing;Liejin Guo

  • Self-assembled perylene diimide based supramolecular heterojunction with Bi2WO6 for efficient visible-light-driven photocatalysis

    Kai Zhang;Kai Zhang;Jun Wang;Wenjun Jiang;Wenqing Yao

  • La,Al-Codoped SrTiO3 as a Photocatalyst in Overall Water Splitting: Significant Surface Engineering Effects on Defect Engineering

    Yalei Qin;Fan Fang;Zhengzheng Xie;Huiwen Lin

  • Calcium-based composites for direct solar-thermal conversion and thermochemical energy storage

    Yun Da;Yimin Xuan;Liang Teng;Kai Zhang

  • Influence of Sr-doping on the photocatalytic activities of CdS-ZnS solid solution photocatalysts

    Kai Zhang;Dengwei Jing;Qingyun Chen;Liejin Guo

  • High-Yield Production of Monolayer FePS3 Quantum Sheets via Chemical Exfoliation for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution.

    Zhongzhou Cheng;Zhongzhou Cheng;Tofik Ahmed Shifa;Tofik Ahmed Shifa;Fengmei Wang;Yi Gao;Yi Gao

  • Photothermal-enabled single-atom catalysts for high-efficiency hydrogen peroxide photosynthesis from natural seawater

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  • Photocatalytic hydrogen generation in the presence of ethanolamines over Pt/ZnIn2S4 under visible light irradiation

    Yuexiang Li;Kai Zhang;Shaoqin Peng;Gongxun Lu

  • Enhancing photocatalytic CO2 reduction performance of g-C3N4-based catalysts with non-noble plasmonic nanoparticles

    Qibin Zhu;Yimin Xuan;Kai Zhang;Kun Chang

  • A novel photocatalyst BiSbO4 for degradation of methylene blue

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  • Ultra-Broadband Flexible Photodetector Based on Topological Crystalline Insulator SnTe with High Responsivity.

    Jie Yang;Jie Yang;Wenzhi Yu;Zhenghui Pan;Qiang Yu

  • Solar-blind ultraviolet photodetector based on graphene/vertical Ga2O3 nanowire array heterojunction

    Tao He;Tao He;Yukun Zhao;Xiaodong Zhang;Wenkui Lin

  • Ultrafine nano 1T-MoS2 monolayers with NiOx as dual co-catalysts over TiO2 photoharvester for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

    Huiwen Lin;Huiwen Lin;Kai Zhang;Gaoliang Yang;Gaoliang Yang;Yunxiang Li;Yunxiang Li

  • Solar-driven low-temperature reforming of methanol into hydrogen via synergetic photo- and thermocatalysis

    Xiaoxiao Yu;Lili Yang;Yimin Xuan;Xiang Lei Liu

  • Polarization-induced Saw-tooth-like Potential Distribution in Zincblende-Wurtzite Superlattice for Efficient Charge Separation

    Kai Zhang;Yawen Dai;Zhaohui Zhou;Saad Ullah Jan

  • Sacrificial Interlayer for Promoting Charge Transport in Hematite Photoanode

    Kai Zhang;Tianjiao Dong;Guancai Xie;Liming Guan

  • Increasing Gas Bubble Escape Rate for Water Splitting With Nonwoven Stainless Steel Fabrics

    Ling Wang;Xiaolei Huang;Songshan Jiang;Meng Li

  • Inverted perovskite/silicon V-shaped tandem solar cells with 27.6%-efficiency via self-assembled monolayer modified nickel oxide layer

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  • Highly Selective Production of Ethanol Over Hierarchical Bi@Bi2MoO6 Composite via Bicarbonate-Assisted Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

    Dawei Zhao;Yimin Xuan;Kai Zhang;Xianglei Liu

  • A > 3 kV/2.94 m $\Omega\cdot$ cm 2 and Low Leakage Current With Low Turn-On Voltage Lateral GaN Schottky Barrier Diode on Silicon Substrate With Anode Engineering Technique

    Tao Zhang;Jincheng Zhang;Hong Zhou;Yi Wang

  • TiO2 Single Crystal with Four-Truncated-Bipyramid Morphology as an Efficient Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Production

    Kai Zhang;Qian Liu;Hui Wang;Rubo Zhang

  • Synthesis of CdS/CNTs photocatalysts and study of hydrogen production by photocatalytic water splitting

    Xixi Wang;Maochang Liu;Qingyun Chen;Kai Zhang

  • A 1.9-kV/2.61-m ${ ext{m}}\Omega\cdot$ cm 2 Lateral GaN Schottky Barrier Diode on Silicon Substrate With Tungsten Anode and Low Turn-ON Voltage of 0.35 V

    Tao Zhang;Jincheng Zhang;Hong Zhou;Tangsheng Chen

  • Full solar spectrum driven plasmonic-assisted efficient photocatalytic CO2 reduction to ethanol

    H. Yu;C. Sun;Y. Xuan;K. Zhang

  • A photoelectrochemical investigation on the synergetic effect between CdS and reduced graphene oxide for solar-energy conversion.

    Guancai Xie;Kai Zhang;Hui Fang;Beidou Guo

Frequent Co-Authors

Yimin Xuan
Yimin Xuan Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Liejin Guo
Liejin Guo Xi'an Jiaotong University
Qiaoliang Bao
Qiaoliang Bao University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Kun Chang
Kun Chang Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Jiuhui Qu
Jiuhui Qu University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lei Liao
Lei Liao Hunan University
Huijuan Liu
Huijuan Liu Tsinghua University
Dengwei Jing
Dengwei Jing Xi'an Jiaotong University
Jinhua Ye
Jinhua Ye National Institute for Materials Science
Cheng-Wei Qiu
Cheng-Wei Qiu National University of Singapore

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