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Weidong Zhu

Weidong Zhu

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
41
Citations
4874
World Ranking
7119
National Ranking
1314

Overview

Weidong Zhu is affiliated with Xidian University in China and has a substantial body of research focused on chemistry and materials science. Their work spans multiple subfields, including materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, as well as mechanical engineering.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics, with particular attention to metal-organic frameworks and related catalytic processes. Key topics in their work include:

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis

Weidong Zhu has authored papers published in several notable venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Journal of Catalysis
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Among recent papers authored by Zhu are:

  • "Boosting photocatalytic CO2 reduction over a covalent organic framework decorated with ruthenium nanoparticles" (2020), Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Record Ultralarge-Pores, Low Density Three-Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework for Controlled Drug Delivery" (2023), Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Strategies for improving the photocatalytic performance of metal-organic frameworks for CO2 reduction: A review" (2022), Journal of Environmental Sciences
  • "Visible-light-driven photocatalytic CO2 reduction over ketoenamine-based covalent organic frameworks: role of the host functional groups" (2020), Catalysis Science & Technology
  • "Crystalline Porous Organic Salt for Ultrarapid Adsorption/Desorption-Based Atmospheric Water Harvesting by Dual Hydrogen Bond System" (2022), Angewandte Chemie International Edition

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Zhu reflect a network of research partnerships. The most common co-authors are:

  • Yanghe Fu
  • Fu-Min Zhang
  • De-Li Chen
  • Xinqing Lu
  • Rui Ma

Best Publications

  • Intermolecular Exchange Boosts Efficiency of Air-Stable, Carbon-Based All-Inorganic Planar CsPbIBr2 Perovskite Solar Cells to Over 9%

    Weidong Zhu;Qianni Zhang;Dazheng Chen;Zeyang Zhang

  • Reactive Oxygen Species in a Non-thermal Plasma Microjet and Water System: Generation, Conversion, and Contributions to Bacteria Inactivation—An Analysis by Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy†

    Haiyan Wu;Peng Sun;Hongqing Feng;Haixia Zhou;Haixia Zhou

  • Nucleation and Crystal Growth of Organic-Inorganic Lead Halide Perovskites under Different Relative Humidity.

    Hao Gao;Chunxiong Bao;Faming Li;Tao Yu

  • Enhanced field emission from hydrogenated TiO2 nanotube arrays.

    Wei-Dong Zhu;Cheng-Wei Wang;Cheng-Wei Wang;Jian-Biao Chen;Dong-Sheng Li

  • High-Efficiency (>14%) and Air-Stable Carbon-Based, All-Inorganic CsPbI2Br Perovskite Solar Cells through a Top-Seeded Growth Strategy

    Weidong Zhu;Wenming Chai;Dandan Chen;Junxiao Ma

  • Inactivation of Bacillus subtilis Spores in Water by a Direct‐Current, Cold Atmospheric‐Pressure Air Plasma Microjet

    Peng Sun;Haiyan Wu;Na Bai;Na Bai;Haixia Zhou;Haixia Zhou

  • A halide exchange engineering for CH3NH3PbI3−xBrx perovskite solar cells with high performance and stability

    Weidong Zhu;Chunxiong Bao;Faming Li;Tao Yu

  • Interfacial Voids Trigger Carbon-Based, All-Inorganic CsPbIBr2 Perovskite Solar Cells with Photovoltage Exceeding 1.33 V

    Weidong Zhu;Zeyang Zhang;Dandan Chen;Wenming Chai

  • Dual-Phase CsPbCl3–Cs4PbCl6 Perovskite Films for Self-Powered, Visible-Blind UV Photodetectors with Fast Response

    Weidong Zhu;Minyu Deng;Dandan Chen;Zeyang Zhang

  • Tooth Whitening With Hydrogen Peroxide Assisted by a Direct-Current Cold Atmospheric-Pressure Air Plasma Microjet

    Peng Sun;Jie Pan;Ye Tian;Na Bai

  • A resistance change effect in perovskite CH3NH3PbI3 films induced by ammonia.

    Chunxiong Bao;Jie Yang;Weidong Zhu;Xiaoxin Zhou

  • Band Alignment Engineering Towards High Efficiency Carbon‐Based Inorganic Planar CsPbIBr2 Perovskite Solar Cells

    Weidong Zhu;Zeyang Zhang;Wenming Chai;Qianni Zhang

  • Inactivation of Staphylococcus aureus in Water by a Cold, He/O2 Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Microjet

    Na Bai;Na Bai;Peng Sun;Haixia Zhou;Haixia Zhou;Haiyan Wu

  • A Novel Method of Tooth Whitening Using Cold Plasma Microjet Driven by Direct Current in Atmospheric-Pressure Air

    Jie Pan;Peng Sun;Ye Tian;Haixia Zhou

  • Light Processing Enables Efficient Carbon-Based, All-Inorganic Planar CsPbIBr2 Solar Cells with High Photovoltages

    Qianni Zhang;Weidong Zhu;Dazheng Chen;Zeyang Zhang

  • Highly Flexible Self-Powered Organolead Trihalide Perovskite Photodetectors with Gold Nanowire Networks as Transparent Electrodes

    Chunxiong Bao;Weidong Zhu;Jie Yang;Faming Li

  • Tin‐Based Perovskite with Improved Coverage and Crystallinity through Tin‐Fluoride‐Assisted Heterogeneous Nucleation

    Min Xiao;Shuai Gu;Pengchen Zhu;Mingyao Tang

  • The Interaction of a Direct-Current Cold Atmospheric-Pressure Air Plasma With Bacteria

    Hongqing Feng;Peng Sun;Yufeng Chai;Guohua Tong

  • Aged Precursor Solution toward Low-Temperature Fabrication of Efficient Carbon-Based All-Inorganic Planar CsPbIBr2 Perovskite Solar Cells

    Weidong Zhu;Qianni Zhang;Chunfu Zhang;Zeyang Zhang

  • Carbon coating stabilized Ti3+-doped TiO2 for photocatalytic hydrogen generation under visible light irradiation

    Gao Fu;Peng Zhou;Meiming Zhao;Weidong Zhu

  • Enhancement of the field emission from the TiO₂ nanotube arrays by reducing in a NaBH₄ solution.

    Xuqiang Zhang;Chengwei Wang;Jianbiao Chen;Weidong Zhu

  • Boosting performance of perovskite solar cells with Graphene quantum dots decorated SnO2 electron transport layers

    Shangzheng Pang;Chunfu Zhang;Hairong Zhang;Hang Dong

  • A facile, solvent vapor–fumigation-induced, self-repair recrystallization of CH3NH3PbI3 films for high-performance perovskite solar cells

    Weidong Zhu;Tao Yu;Faming Li;Chunxiong Bao

  • Bi-molecular Kinetic Competition for Surface Passivation in High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells

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  • Facile Face-Down Annealing Triggered Remarkable Texture Development in CH3NH3PbI3 Films for High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells.

    Weidong Zhu;Lei Kang;Tao Yu;Bihu Lv

  • Enhanced field emission from Ti3+ self-doped TiO2 nanotube arrays synthesized by a facile cathodic reduction process

    Wei-Dong Zhu;Cheng-Wei Wang;Jian-Biao Chen;Yan Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Chunfu Zhang
Chunfu Zhang Xidian University
Yue Hao
Yue Hao Xidian University
Jincheng Zhang
Jincheng Zhang Xidian University
Jingjing Chang
Jingjing Chang Xidian University
Zhenhua Lin
Zhenhua Lin Xidian University
Tao Yu
Tao Yu Nanjing University
Zhigang Zou
Zhigang Zou Nanjing University
Chengwei Wang
Chengwei Wang University of Maryland, College Park
Feng Zhou
Feng Zhou Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics
Yi Sun
Yi Sun Zhejiang University

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