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Overview

Kening Sun is affiliated with the Beijing Institute of Technology in China. Their research activity spans several interrelated fields including Engineering, Materials Science, and Environmental Science, with publication counts of 48, 32, and 25 respectively in these areas.

The scientist's work is concentrated in subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Water Science and Technology, alongside research in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. These reflect a diverse approach to materials and energy-related challenges.

Their main research topics include:

  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment

Among frequent co-authors are Wenzheng Yu, Ting Liu, Nigel Graham, Naiqing Zhang, and Wenwa Weng, indicating collaborations across a network of researchers focused on related scientific areas.

Publications with multiple contributions appear in several venues, including:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal (13 publications)
  • Journal of Membrane Science (7 publications)
  • Chemical Engineering Journal (4 publications)
  • Energy Storage Materials (3 publications)
  • Advanced Functional Materials (2 publications)

Selected recent papers by Kening Sun include:

  • "Nitrogen-Doped CoSe2 as a Bifunctional Catalyst for High Areal Capacity and Lean Electrolyte of Li-S Battery," 2020, ACS Energy Letters
  • "Intercalation Pseudocapacitive Zn2+ Storage with Hydrated Vanadium Dioxide toward Ultrahigh Rate Performance," 2020, Advanced Materials
  • "A Dual-Protective Artificial Interface for Stable Lithium Metal Anodes," 2021, Advanced Energy Materials
  • "Probing oxygen vacancy effect on oxygen reduction reaction of the NdBaCo2O5+δ cathode for solid oxide fuel cells," 2020, Journal of Power Sources
  • "MoS2/graphene heterostructure with facilitated Mg-diffusion kinetics for high-performance rechargeable magnesium batteries," 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal

Best Publications

  • Facile Synthesis of Anatase TiO2 Quantum-Dot/Graphene-Nanosheet Composites with Enhanced Electrochemical Performance for Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Runwei Mo;Zhengyu Lei;Kening Sun;David Rooney

  • 3D nitrogen-doped graphene foam with encapsulated germanium/nitrogen-doped graphene yolk-shell nanoarchitecture for high-performance flexible Li-ion battery

    Runwei Mo;David Rooney;Kening Sun;Hui Ying Yang

  • Two-dimensional MXene incorporated graphene oxide composite membrane with enhanced water purification performance

    Ting Liu;Ting Liu;Xiaoyan Liu;Nigel Graham;Wenzheng Yu;Wenzheng Yu

  • Heteroatom-Doped Mesoporous Hollow Carbon Spheres for Fast Sodium Storage with an Ultralong Cycle Life

    Dan Ni;Wang Sun;Zhenhua Wang;Yu Bai

  • Graphene-Co 3 O 4 nanocomposite as electrocatalyst with high performance for oxygen evolution reaction

    Yufei Zhao;Yufei Zhao;Shuangqiang Chen;Bing Sun;Dawei Su

  • Nitrogen-Doped CoSe2 as a Bifunctional Catalyst for High Areal Capacity and Lean Electrolyte of Li–S Battery

    Maoxu Wang;Lishuang Fan;Xun Sun;Bin Guan

  • Electrochemical characteristics of LSCF-SDC composite cathode for intermediate temperature SOFC

    Changjing Fu;Kening Sun;Naiqing Zhang;Xinbing Chen

  • Sponge‐Templated Preparation of High Surface Area Graphene with Ultrahigh Capacitive Deionization Performance

    Zhi-Yu Yang;Lin-Jian Jin;Guo-Qian Lu;Qing-Qing Xiao

  • Phosphorus Vacancies as Effective Polysulfide Promoter for High‐Energy‐Density Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

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  • Intercalation Pseudocapacitive Zn2+ Storage with Hydrated Vanadium Dioxide toward Ultrahigh Rate Performance.

    Nannan Liu;Xian Wu;Lishuang Fan;Shan Gong

  • Catalytic Mechanism of Oxygen Vacancies in Perovskite Oxides for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

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  • Enhanced rate performance of carbon-coated LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode material for lithium ion batteries

    Tongyong Yang;Naiqing Zhang;Ye Lang;Kening Sun

  • Heterostructured SnS-ZnS@C hollow nanoboxes embedded in graphene for high performance lithium and sodium ion batteries

    Yu Zhang;Pengxiang Wang;Yanyou Yin;Xinyu Zhang

  • Tuning the defects of the triple conducting oxide BaCo0.4Fe0.4Zr0.1Y0.1O3−δ perovskite toward enhanced cathode activity of protonic ceramic fuel cells

    Rongzheng Ren;Zhenhua Wang;Chunming Xu;Wang Sun

  • MoN Supported on Graphene as a Bifunctional Interlayer for Advanced Li-S Batteries

    Da Tian;Xueqin Song;Maoxu Wang;Xian Wu

  • pH-Controllable On-Demand Oil/Water Separation on the Switchable Superhydrophobic/Superhydrophilic and Underwater Low-Adhesive Superoleophobic Copper Mesh Film

    Zhongjun Cheng;Jingwen Wang;Hua Lai;Ying Du

  • Electrocatalysis in Lithium Sulfur Batteries under Lean Electrolyte Conditions

    Yuxiang Yang;Yiren Zhong;Qiuwei Shi;Zhenhua Wang

  • Ultrastrong Polyoxyzole Nanofiber Membranes for Dendrite-Proof and Heat-Resistant Battery Separators

    Xiaoming Hao;Jian Zhu;Xiong Jiang;Haitao Wu

  • From petal effect to lotus effect: a facile solution immersion process for the fabrication of super-hydrophobic surfaces with controlled adhesion

    Zhongjun Cheng;Ming Du;Hua Lai;Naiqing Zhang

  • Enhancing Polysulfide Confinement and Electrochemical Kinetics by Amorphous Cobalt Phosphide for Highly Efficient Lithium-Sulfur Batteries.

    Rui Sun;Yu Bai;Min Luo;Meixiu Qu

  • CoO nanoparticles embedded in three-dimensional nitrogen/sulfur co-doped carbon nanofiber networks as a bifunctional catalyst for oxygen reduction/evolution reactions

    Ting Liu;Yao-Fang Guo;Yi-Ming Yan;Fang Wang

  • Synthesis of MoS2 and MoO2 for their applications in H2 generation and lithium ion batteries: a review.

    Yufei Zhao;Yuxia Zhang;Zhiyu Yang;Yiming Yan

Frequent Co-Authors

Naiqing Zhang
Naiqing Zhang Harbin Institute of Technology
Wang Sun
Wang Sun Beijing Institute of Technology
David Rooney
David Rooney Queen's University Belfast
Lishuang Fan
Lishuang Fan Harbin Institute of Technology
Yufei Zhao
Yufei Zhao Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Zhongjun Cheng
Zhongjun Cheng Harbin Institute of Technology
Jia-Hu Ouyang
Jia-Hu Ouyang Harbin Institute of Technology
Wenzheng Yu
Wenzheng Yu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yu Zhou
Yu Zhou Harbin Institute of Technology
Nigel Graham
Nigel Graham Imperial College London

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