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Materials Science
China
2026

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Materials Science

D-Index
152
Citations
119640
World Ranking
142
National Ranking
36

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2013 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society
  • 2003 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to the understanding of plasma implantation and deposition.
  • 1989 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Paul K. Chu is affiliated with the City University of Hong Kong in China and conducts research primarily within the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work spans multiple subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Biomedical Engineering, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

Their research interests cover a range of advanced topics including:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors

Paul K. Chu has published extensively in renowned venues such as:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Surface and Coatings Technology
  • Small
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Advanced Functional Materials

Their recent publications include:

  • 3D printing of hydrogels: Rational design strategies and emerging biomedical applications (2020), published in Materials Science and Engineering R Reports
  • Recent advance and prospectives of electrocatalysts based on transition metal selenides for efficient water splitting (2020), published in Nano Energy
  • Evading strength-corrosion tradeoff in Mg alloys via dense ultrafine twins (2021), published in Nature Communications
  • Graphitic carbon nitride-based materials for photocatalytic antibacterial application (2021), published in Materials Science and Engineering R Reports
  • Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) infrared sensor based on D-shape photonic crystal fibers with ITO coatings (2020), published in Optics Communications

Frequent collaborators include Xue-Feng Yu, Chao Liu, Jingwei Lv, Qingdong Ruan, and Biao Gao.

Paul K. Chu has been recognized with several fellowships including Fellow of the Materials Research Society (2013), IEEE Fellow (2003) for contributions to plasma implantation and deposition, and Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (1989).

Best Publications

  • Surface modification of titanium, titanium alloys, and related materials for biomedical applications

    Xuanyong Liu;Paul K. Chu;Chuanxian Ding

  • Plasma-surface modification of biomaterials

    P.K Chu;J.Y Chen;J.Y Chen;L.P Wang;N Huang

  • Characterization of amorphous and nanocrystalline carbon films

    Paul K. Chu;Liuhe Li

  • Ultrasmall Black Phosphorus Quantum Dots: Synthesis and Use as Photothermal Agents

    Zhengbo Sun;Zhengbo Sun;Hanhan Xie;Siying Tang;Xue‐Feng Yu

  • Antibacterial coatings on titanium implants.

    Lingzhou Zhao;Paul K. Chu;Yumei Zhang;Zhifen Wu

  • From Black Phosphorus to Phosphorene: Basic Solvent Exfoliation, Evolution of Raman Scattering, and Applications to Ultrafast Photonics

    Zhinan Guo;Han Zhang;Shunbin Lu;Zhiteng Wang

  • Biodegradable black phosphorus-based nanospheres for in vivo photothermal cancer therapy.

    Jundong Shao;Hanhan Xie;Hao Huang;Zhibin Li

  • Antibacterial nano-structured titania coating incorporated with silver nanoparticles.

    Lingzhou Zhao;Hairong Wang;Kaifu Huo;Kaifu Huo;Lingyun Cui

  • 3D printing of hydrogels: Rational design strategies and emerging biomedical applications

    Jinhua Li;Chengtie Wu;Paul K. Chu;Michael Gelinsky

  • In vitro studies of biomedical magnesium alloys in a simulated physiological environment: a review.

    Y. Xin;T. Hu;P.K. Chu

  • Flexible and ion-conducting membrane electrolytes for solid-state lithium batteries: Dispersion of garnet nanoparticles in insulating polyethylene oxide

    Jingxian Zhang;Ning Zhao;Miao Zhang;Yiqiu Li

  • Anionic Group Self-Doping as a Promising Strategy: Band-Gap Engineering and Multi-Functional Applications of High-Performance CO32–-Doped Bi2O2CO3

    Hongwei Huang;Xiaowei Li;Jinjian Wang;Fan Dong

  • Scalable synthesis of ant-nest-like bulk porous silicon for high-performance lithium-ion battery anodes

    Weili An;Biao Gao;Biao Gao;Shixiong Mei;Ben Xiang

  • Photo-Inspired Antibacterial Activity and Wound Healing Acceleration by Hydrogel Embedded with Ag/Ag@AgCl/ZnO Nanostructures.

    Congyang Mao;Yiming Xiang;Xiangmei Liu;Zhenduo Cui

  • Versatile Approach for Integrative and Functionalized Tubes by Strain Engineering of Nanomembranes on Polymers

    Yongfeng Mei;Gaoshan Huang;Alexander A. Solovev;Esteban Bermúdez Ureña

  • A biodegradable polymer-based coating to control the performance of magnesium alloy orthopaedic implants

    Hoi Man Wong;Kelvin W.K. Yeung;Kin On Lam;Vivian Tam

  • Fabrication of multiple heterojunctions with tunable visible-light-active photocatalytic reactivity in BiOBr-BiOI full-range composites based on microstructure modulation and band structures.

    Hongwei Huang;Xu Han;Xiaowei Li;Shichao Wang

  • Surface Coordination of Black Phosphorus for Robust Air and Water Stability.

    Yuetao Zhao;Huaiyu Wang;Hao Huang;Quanlan Xiao

  • The influence of hierarchical hybrid micro/nano-textured titanium surface with titania nanotubes on osteoblast functions

    Lingzhou Zhao;Shenglin Mei;Paul K. Chu;Yumei Zhang

  • Cyclodextrin-based host-guest supramolecular nanoparticles for delivery: from design to applications.

    Qi-Da Hu;Gu-Ping Tang;Paul K. Chu

  • Metal-Ion-Modified Black Phosphorus with Enhanced Stability and Transistor Performance.

    Zhinan Guo;Zhinan Guo;Si Chen;Zhongzheng Wang;Zhongzheng Wang;Zhenyu Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Kaifu Huo
Kaifu Huo Wuhan University of Science and Technology
Shuilin Wu
Shuilin Wu Peking University
Xinglong Wu
Xinglong Wu Nanjing University
Xuanyong Liu
Xuanyong Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kelvin W.K. Yeung
Kelvin W.K. Yeung University of Hong Kong
Xue-Feng Yu
Xue-Feng Yu Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
Yihe Zhang
Yihe Zhang China University of Geosciences
Biao Gao
Biao Gao Wuhan University of Science and Technology
Xiangmei Liu
Xiangmei Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiang Peng
Xiang Peng Wuhan Institute of Technology

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