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Michael K.H. Leung

Michael K.H. Leung

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
29097
World Ranking
6750
National Ranking
1206

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
77
Citations
32799
World Ranking
632
National Ranking
103

Overview

Michael K.H. Leung is affiliated with the City University of Hong Kong in China, with a research focus spanning engineering and energy. Their body of work includes over a hundred publications primarily concentrated in these fields, with significant contributions to renewable energy, sustainability, and materials chemistry.

Their main fields of study encompass:

  • Engineering
  • Energy

Subfields within these disciplines include:

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Catalysis

Michael K.H. Leung's research covers several core topics such as:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
  • Adsorption and Cooling Systems

The scientist has published frequently in venues such as:

  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Applied Energy
  • Energy Conversion and Management
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Small

Among recent notable papers are:

  • "A droplet-based electricity generator with high instantaneous power density" (2020, Nature)
  • "Boosting Oxygen Reduction of Single Iron Active Sites via Geometric and Electronic Engineering: Nitrogen and Phosphorus Dual Coordination" (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • "Engineering Single-Atom Active Sites on Covalent Organic Frameworks for Boosting CO2 Photoreduction" (2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • "Dynamic Activation of Adsorbed Intermediates via Axial Traction for the Promoted Electrochemical CO2 Reduction" (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • "Atomically Dispersed Iron Metal Site in a Porphyrin-Based Metal-Organic Framework for Photocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation" (2021, ACS Nano)

The scientist frequently collaborates with peers in their field. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Yizhen Zhang
  • Wei Wu
  • Jue Hu
  • Chengxu Zhang
  • Keda Chen

The research primarily addresses topics related to energy conversion, catalysis, and environmental sustainability, reflecting a focus on innovation in photocatalysis, electrochemical processes, and advanced materials for energy applications.

Best Publications

  • A review and recent developments in photocatalytic water-splitting using TiO2 for hydrogen production

    Meng Ni;Michael K.H. Leung;Dennis Y.C. Leung;K. Sumathy

  • A review on biodiesel production using catalyzed transesterification

    Dennis Y.C. Leung;Xuan Wu;M.K.H. Leung

  • An overview of hydrogen production from biomass

    Meng Ni;Dennis Y.C. Leung;Michael K.H. Leung;K. Sumathy

  • A droplet-based electricity generator with high instantaneous power density

    Wanghuai Xu;Wanghuai Xu;Huanxi Zheng;Yuan Liu;Xiaofeng Zhou

  • A review on reforming bio-ethanol for hydrogen production

    Meng Ni;Dennis Y.C. Leung;Michael K.H. Leung

  • Boosting Oxygen Reduction of Single Iron Active Sites via Geometric and Electronic Engineering: Nitrogen and Phosphorus Dual Coordination

    Kai Yuan;Kai Yuan;Dirk Lützenkirchen-Hecht;Longbin Li;Ling Shuai

  • Technological development of hydrogen production by solid oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC)

    Meng Ni;Michael K.H. Leung;Dennis Y.C. Leung

  • Energy and exergy analysis of hydrogen production by a proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer plant

    Meng Ni;Michael K.H. Leung;Dennis Y.C. Leung

  • A review on hydrogen production using aluminum and aluminum alloys

    Huizhi Wang;Dennis Y C Leung;M.K.H Leung;Meng Ni

  • Engineering Single-Atom Active Sites on Covalent Organic Frameworks for Boosting CO2 Photoreduction.

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  • Hydrogen production over titania-based photocatalysts

    Dennis Y. C. Leung;Xianliang Fu;Cuifang Wang;Meng Ni

  • Nanohybridization of MoS2 with Layered Double Hydroxides Efficiently Synergizes the Hydrogen Evolution in Alkaline Media

    Jue Hu;Chengxu Zhang;Chengxu Zhang;Lin Jiang;He Lin

  • Measurement of the solar 8B neutrino rate with a liquid scintillator target and 3 MeV energy threshold in the Borexino detector

    G. Bellini;J. Benziger;S. Bonetti;M. Buizza Avanzini

  • Parametric study of solid oxide fuel cell performance

    Meng Ni;Michael K.H. Leung;Dennis Y.C. Leung

  • Engineering stepped edge surface structures of MoS2 sheet stacks to accelerate the hydrogen evolution reaction

    Jue Hu;Bolong Huang;Chengxu Zhang;Chengxu Zhang;Zilong Wang

  • Potential of renewable hydrogen production for energy supply in Hong Kong

    Meng Ni;Michael K.H. Leung;K. Sumathy;Dennis Y.C. Leung

  • First real time detection of 7Be solar neutrinos by Borexino

    C. Arpesella;G. Bellini;J. Benziger;S. Bonetti

  • A review of biomass-derived fuel processors for fuel cell systems

    Jin Xuan;Michael K.H. Leung;Dennis Y.C. Leung;Meng Ni

  • Parametric study of solid oxide steam electrolyzer for hydrogen production

    Meng Ni;Michael K.H. Leung;Dennis Y.C. Leung

  • Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Formic Acid

    Xu Lu;Dennis Y. C. Leung;Huizhi Wang;Michael K. H. Leung

  • Can commonly-used active air cleaning technologies improve indoor air quality? A literature review

    Yinping Zhang;Jinhan Mo;Yuguo Li;Jan Sundell;Jan Sundell

Frequent Co-Authors

Dennis Y.C. Leung
Dennis Y.C. Leung University of Hong Kong
Meng Ni
Meng Ni Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Jin Xuan
Jin Xuan University of Surrey
Jay Burton Benziger
Jay Burton Benziger Princeton University
Hardy Simgen
Hardy Simgen Max Planck Society
Marco Giammarchi
Marco Giammarchi University of Milan
Matthias Laubenstein
Matthias Laubenstein National Institute for Nuclear Physics
Laura Cadonati
Laura Cadonati Georgia Institute of Technology

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