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Wei Zhang

Wei Zhang

Chinese Academy of Sciences
China

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Oxygen

His primary areas of investigation include Inorganic chemistry, Catalysis, Oxygen evolution, Water splitting and Electrocatalyst. The Inorganic chemistry study which covers Noble metal that intersects with Nickel sulfide and Reagent. His Catalysis research incorporates elements of Nickel, Nanoparticle, Photochemistry, Tetragonal crystal system and Quantum efficiency.

Wei Zhang has researched Oxygen evolution in several fields, including Artificial photosynthesis, Hydrogen production, Hydrogen and Nanotechnology. His study in Electrocatalyst is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Heterogeneous catalysis, Overpotential, Cyclic voltammetry and Hydroxide. His Cyclic voltammetry research focuses on Aqueous solution and how it connects with Visible spectrum.

His most cited work include:

  • Energy-Related Small Molecule Activation Reactions: Oxygen Reduction and Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution Reactions Catalyzed by Porphyrin- and Corrole-Based Systems (504 citations)
  • Highly efficient and noble metal-free NiS/CdS photocatalysts for H2 evolution from lactic acid sacrificial solution under visible light. (356 citations)
  • Nickel–Thiolate Complex Catalyst Assembled in One Step in Water for Solar H2 Production (213 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Catalysis, Electrocatalyst, Oxygen evolution, Inorganic chemistry and Water splitting. His research in Catalysis intersects with topics in Combinatorial chemistry, Carbon, Ligand and Nickel. His Electrocatalyst study which covers Cobalt that intersects with Carbon nanotube.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Hydrogen, Nanotechnology, Overpotential, Hydroxide and Electrolysis of water in addition to Oxygen evolution. His Inorganic chemistry study also includes fields such as

  • Aqueous solution which connect with Photocatalysis, Visible spectrum, Nanoparticle, Physisorption and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy,
  • Oxide that connect with fields like Metal. Wei Zhang works mostly in the field of Water splitting, limiting it down to topics relating to Photochemistry and, in certain cases, Hydrogen production, as a part of the same area of interest.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Catalysis (33.12%)
  • Electrocatalyst (30.52%)
  • Oxygen evolution (27.92%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Electrocatalyst (30.52%)
  • Catalysis (33.12%)
  • Porphyrin (8.44%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Wei Zhang focuses on Electrocatalyst, Catalysis, Porphyrin, Oxygen evolution and Inorganic chemistry. Wei Zhang combines subjects such as Carbon, Group, Hydrogen bond and Zeolitic imidazolate framework with his study of Electrocatalyst. His Catalysis research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Combinatorial chemistry, Electrochemistry and Ligand.

His Oxygen evolution research integrates issues from Porosity, Water splitting, Carbon nanotube, Electrolysis of water and Oxygen. The Water splitting study combines topics in areas such as Bifunctional, Nickel, Superstructure and Hydrogen evolution. He interconnects Molecule, Oxide, Overpotential and Manganese in the investigation of issues within Inorganic chemistry.

Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Karst landform-featured monolithic electrode for water electrolysis in neutral media (27 citations)
  • A yolk–shell structured metal–organic framework with encapsulated iron-porphyrin and its derived bimetallic nitrogen-doped porous carbon for an efficient oxygen reduction reaction (21 citations)
  • Water‐Soluble Polymers with Appending Porphyrins as Bioinspired Catalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (18 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Oxygen

His primary scientific interests are in Electrocatalyst, Catalysis, Porphyrin, Oxygen evolution and Inorganic chemistry. His Electrocatalyst research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Pyrolysis, Group and Hydrogen bond. His Catalysis research includes themes of Pyridine, Oxygen reduction reaction, Ligand and Polymer chemistry.

His studies in Porphyrin integrate themes in fields like Rational design, Bimetallic strip, Molecule and Metal-organic framework, Zeolitic imidazolate framework. His Oxygen evolution study incorporates themes from Bifunctional, Hydrogen, Water splitting, Electrolysis of water and Hydrogen economy. His research integrates issues of Overpotential, Imidazole and Anode in his study of Inorganic chemistry.

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Best Publications

Energy-Related Small Molecule Activation Reactions: Oxygen Reduction and Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution Reactions Catalyzed by Porphyrin- and Corrole-Based Systems

Wei Zhang;Wenzhen Lai;Rui Cao;Rui Cao.
Chemical Reviews (2017)

872 Citations

Highly efficient and noble metal-free NiS/CdS photocatalysts for H2 evolution from lactic acid sacrificial solution under visible light.

Wei Zhang;Yabo Wang;Zhan Wang;Ziyi Zhong.
Chemical Communications (2010)

613 Citations

Solar-to-Hydrogen Energy Conversion Based on Water Splitting

Jing Qi;Wei Zhang;Rui Cao;Rui Cao.
Advanced Energy Materials (2018)

348 Citations

Noble‐Metal‐Free NiS/C3N4 for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution from Water

Jindui Hong;Yongsheng Wang;Yabo Wang;Wei Zhang.
Chemsuschem (2013)

312 Citations

Spontaneous Weaving of Graphitic Carbon Networks Synthesized by Pyrolysis of ZIF-67 Crystals.

Wei Zhang;Xiangfen Jiang;Xuebin Wang;Yusuf Valentino Kaneti.
Angewandte Chemie (2017)

311 Citations

Post-synthesis modification of a metal–organic framework to construct a bifunctional photocatalyst for hydrogen production

Tianhua Zhou;Yonghua Du;Armando Borgna;Jindui Hong.
Energy and Environmental Science (2013)

304 Citations

Hollow carbon nanobubbles: monocrystalline MOF nanobubbles and their pyrolysis

Wei Zhang;Xiangfen Jiang;Yanyi Zhao;Arnau Carné-Sánchez.
Chemical Science (2017)

285 Citations

Supported cobalt oxide on MgO: Highly efficient catalysts for degradation of organic dyes in dilute solutions

Wei Zhang;Hui Lin Tay;Sze Sheng Lim;Yongsheng Wang.
Applied Catalysis B-environmental (2010)

280 Citations

Fast and Simple Preparation of Iron‐Based Thin Films as Highly Efficient Water‐Oxidation Catalysts in Neutral Aqueous Solution

Yizhen Wu;Mingxing Chen;Yongzhen Han;Hongxia Luo.
Angewandte Chemie (2015)

270 Citations

Porous Nickel–Iron Oxide as a Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Jing Qi;Wei Zhang;Ruijuan Xiang;Kaiqiang Liu.
Advanced Science (2015)

263 Citations

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