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Lei Zhai is affiliated with the University of Central Florida in the United States. Their research spans various areas within engineering and materials science, focusing particularly on electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, and biomedical engineering. Molecular biology and the study of electronic, optical, and magnetic materials are also among the subfields they explore.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as supercapacitor materials and fabrication, conducting polymers and applications, advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, and advanced battery materials and technologies. Additionally, research on microplastics and plastic pollution and the development of recycling and waste management techniques form a significant part of their work.

Lei Zhai's publication record includes several contemporary and relevant research articles. Recent papers encompass:

  • Stable, high-performance, dendrite-free, seawater-based aqueous batteries, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Microplastic accumulation in the gastrointestinal tracts in birds of prey in central Florida, USA, 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • Flexible supercapacitor electrodes using metal-organic frameworks, 2020, Nanoscale
  • Electrochemically induced phase transition in a nanoflower vanadium tetrasulfide cathode for high-performance zinc-ion batteries, 2022, Journal of Energy Chemistry
  • High-performance solid-state lithium metal batteries achieved by interface modification, 2023, Journal of Energy Chemistry

Their frequent coauthors include David W. Fox, Yuen Yee Li Sip, Su Yao, Peng Xu, and Akihiro Kushima. These collaborations indicate active engagement with experts in related fields to advance material science and engineering research.

Lei Zhai publishes regularly in multiple scientific venues. Their most frequent publication venues include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Advanced Materials
  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Environments

Their work across these journals highlights a multidisciplinary approach that integrates advanced materials research with practical applications in environmental and energy-related technologies.

Best Publications

  • Graphene based materials: Past, present and future

    Virendra Singh;Daeha Joung;Lei Zhai;Soumen Das

  • Supercapacitor electrode materials: nanostructures from 0 to 3 dimensions

    Zenan Yu;Laurene Tetard;Lei Zhai;Jayan Thomas

  • Asymmetric Supercapacitor Electrodes and Devices.

    Nitin Choudhary;Chao Li;Julian Moore;Narasimha Nagaiah

  • Stable Superhydrophobic Coatings from Polyelectrolyte Multilayers

    Lei Zhai;Fevzi C. Cebeci;Robert E. Cohen;Michael F. Rubner

  • Patterned superhydrophobic surfaces: toward a synthetic mimic of the Namib Desert beetle.

    Lei Zhai;Michael C Berg;Fevzi C Cebeci;Yushan Kim

  • Transparent superhydrophobic films based on silica nanoparticles

    Javier Bravo;Lei Zhai;Zhizhong Wu;Robert E Cohen

  • Regioregular, Head-to-Tail Coupled Poly(3-alkylthiophenes) Made Easy by the GRIM Method: Investigation of the Reaction and the Origin of Regioselectivity

    Robert S. Loewe;Paul C. Ewbank;Jinsong Liu;Lei Zhai

  • Nanoporosity-driven superhydrophilicity: a means to create multifunctional antifogging coatings

    Fevzi C Cebeci;Zhizhong Wu;Lei Zhai;Robert E Cohen

  • Ultralight multiwalled carbon nanotube aerogel.

    Jianhua Zou;Jianhua Liu;Ajay Singh Karakoti;Amit Kumar

  • Decorated electrospun fibers exhibiting superhydrophobicity

    Minglin Ma;Malancha Gupta;Zhi Li;Lei Zhai

  • Stable, high-performance, dendrite-free, seawater-based aqueous batteries.

    Huajun Tian;Zhao Li;Guangxia Feng;Zhenzhong Yang

  • Controlled drug release from porous polyelectrolyte multilayers.

    Michael C Berg;Lei Zhai;Robert E Cohen;Michael F Rubner

  • Dispersion of Pristine Carbon Nanotubes Using Conjugated Block Copolymers

    Jianhua Zou;Liwei Liu;Hui Chen;Saiful I. Khondaker

  • Controlling Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Crystal Dimension: Nanowhiskers and Nanoribbons

    Jianhua Liu;Mohammad Arif;Jianhua Zou;Saiful I. Khondaker

  • Microplastic accumulation in the gastrointestinal tracts in birds of prey in central Florida, USA

    Julia Carlin;Casey Craig;Samantha Little;Melinda Donnelly

  • Oxygenated Functional Group Density on Graphene Oxide: Its Effect on Cell Toxicity

    Soumen Das;Sanjay Singh;Sanjay Singh;Virendra Singh;Daeha Joung

  • Stimuli-responsive polymer films

    Lei Zhai

  • Position dependent photodetector from large area reduced graphene oxide thin films

    Surajit Ghosh;Biddut K. Sarker;Anindarupa Chunder;Lei Zhai

  • Space charge limited conduction with exponential trap distribution in reduced graphene oxide sheets

    Daeha Joung;A. Chunder;Lei Zhai;Saiful I. Khondaker

  • Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide hybrid materials for energy applications

    Nitin Choudhary;Ashraful Islam;Jung Han Kim;Tae-Jun Ko

  • Synthesis and electrochemical performance of multi-walled carbon nanotube/polyaniline/MnO2 ternary coaxial nanostructures for supercapacitors

    Qiang Li;Jianhua Liu;Jianhua Zou;Anindarupa Chunder

  • pH-Gated Porosity Transitions of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers in Confined Geometries and Their Application as Tunable Bragg Reflectors

    Lei Zhai;Adam J. Nolte;Robert E. Cohen;Michael F. Rubner

Frequent Co-Authors

Saiful I. Khondaker
Saiful I. Khondaker University of Central Florida
Qun Huo
Qun Huo University of Central Florida
Jayan Thomas
Jayan Thomas University of Central Florida
Richard D. McCullough
Richard D. McCullough Harvard University
Sudipta Seal
Sudipta Seal University of Central Florida
Yeonwoong Jung
Yeonwoong Jung University of Central Florida
Akihiro Kushima
Akihiro Kushima University of Central Florida
Ajay S. Karakoti
Ajay S. Karakoti Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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