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Xinqi Chen is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a focus on several subfields including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Biomedical Engineering, and Molecular Biology.

The primary research topics Chen addresses cover a range of advanced material technologies and energy-related applications. These topics include:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties

Chen has published extensively in notable scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Advanced Materials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Materials Letters
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Science Advances

Their recent papers demonstrate involvement in diverse material systems and energy applications. These publications include:

  • "Polycrystalline SnSe with a thermoelectric figure of merit greater than the single crystal," 2021, Nature Materials
  • "High-Performance MoC Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Enabled by Surface Sulfur Substitution," 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Cation Deficiency Tuning of LaCoO3 Perovskite as Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalyst," 2020, ChemCatChem
  • "Laser writing of nitrogen-doped silicon carbide for biological modulation," 2020, Science Advances
  • "High-Porosity Lamellar Films Prepared by a Multistage Assembly Strategy for Efficient Photothermal Water Evaporation and Power Generation," 2022, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Throughout their research career, Chen has collaborated frequently with other scientists. Regular coauthors include:

  • Vinayak P. Dravid
  • Tianwei He
  • Qingju Liu
  • Byungseok Seo
  • Wonjoon Choi

Best Publications

  • Functionalized graphene sheets for polymer nanocomposites

    T. Ramanathan;A. A. Abdala;A. A. Abdala;S. Stankovich;D. A. Dikin

  • Stable aqueous dispersions of graphitic nanoplatelets via the reduction of exfoliated graphite oxide in the presence of poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate)

    Sasha Stankovich;Richard D. Piner;Xinqi Chen;Nianqiang Wu

  • Aligning single-wall carbon nanotubes with an alternating-current electric field

    X. Q. Chen;X. Q. Chen;T. Saito;H. Yamada;K. Matsushige

  • Polycrystalline SnSe with a thermoelectric figure of merit greater than the single crystal.

    Chongjian Zhou;Yong Kyu Lee;Yuan Yu;Sejin Byun

  • Mechanical and structural characterization of electrospun PAN-derived carbon nanofibers

    E. Zussman;X. Chen;W. Ding;L. Calabri

  • Structural and Electrochemical Study of Al2O3 and TiO2 Coated Li1.2Ni0.13Mn0.54Co0.13O2 Cathode Material Using ALD

    Xiaofeng Zhang;Ilias Belharouak;Li Li;Yu Lei

  • Surface and Interface Engineering of Silicon-Based Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Wei Luo;Xinqi Chen;Xinqi Chen;Yuan Xia;Miao Chen

  • Mechanics of a Carbon Nanocoil

    Xinqi Chen;Sulin Zhang;Dmitriy A. Dikin;Weiqiang Ding

  • Direct Observation of Polymer Sheathing in Carbon Nanotube-Polycarbonate Composites

    W. Ding;A. Eitan;F. T. Fisher;X. Chen

  • A highly selective and sensitive fluorescence probe for the hypochlorite anion.

    Xinqi Chen;Xiaochun Wang;Shujuan Wang;Wen Shi

  • Iron imidazolate framework as precursor for electrocatalysts in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

    Dan Zhao;Jiang Lan Shui;Chen Chen;Xinqi Chen

  • Superior Plasmonic Photodetectors Based on Au@MoS2 Core-Shell Heterostructures.

    Yuan Li;Jennifer G. DiStefano;Akshay A. Murthy;Jeffrey D. Cain

  • Adsorption and Desorption of Stearic Acid Self-Assembled Monolayers on Aluminum Oxide

    Min Soo Lim;Ke Feng;Xinqi Chen;Nianqiang Wu

  • Mechanics of hydrogenated amorphous carbon deposits from electron-beam-induced deposition of a paraffin precursor

    W. Ding;D. A. Dikin;X. Chen;R. D. Piner

  • Co3O4 nanocubes homogeneously assembled on few-layer graphene for high energy density lithium-ion batteries

    Junming Xu;Jinsong Wu;Langli Luo;Xinqi Chen

  • Modulus, Fracture Strength, and Brittle vs. Plastic Response of the Outer Shell of Arc-grown Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes

    W. Ding;L. Calabri;K. M. Kohlhaas;X. Chen

  • Janus nanoarchitectures: From structural design to catalytic applications

    Ziyang Wu;Ziyang Wu;Li Li;Ting Liao;Xinqi Chen;Xinqi Chen

  • Au@MoS2 Core–Shell Heterostructures with Strong Light–Matter Interactions

    Yuan Li;Jeffrey D. Cain;Eve D. Hanson;Akshay A. Murthy

  • Photoexpulsion of surface-grafted ruthenium complexes and subsequent release of cytotoxic cargos to cancer cells from mesoporous silica nanoparticles.

    Marco Frasconi;Zhichang Liu;Juying Lei;Yilei Wu

  • Growth of carbon nanowalls at atmospheric pressure for one-step gas sensor fabrication

    Kehan Yu;Zheng Bo;Ganhua Lu;Shun Mao

  • Resonance vibration of amorphous SiO2 nanowires driven by mechanical or electrical field excitation

    D. A. Dikin;X. Chen;W. Ding;G. Wagner

  • Superior Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Phosphorus‐Doped Carbon Dot/Graphene Aerogel for All‐Solid‐State Flexible Al–Air Batteries

    Mengran Wang;Yuan Li;Yuan Li;Jing Fang;Cesar J. Villa

  • Mechanics of crystalline boron nanowires

    Weiqiang Ding;Lorenzo Calabri;Xinqi Chen;Kevin M. Kohlhaas

  • Vapor deposition polymerization of aniline on 3D hierarchical porous carbon with enhanced cycling stability as supercapacitor electrode

    Yufeng Zhao;Yufeng Zhao;Zhi Zhang;Yuqin Ren;Wei Ran

  • Characterization of rhodamine B hydroxylamide as a highly selective and sensitive fluorescence probe for copper(II).

    Xinqi Chen;Jia Jia;Huimin Ma;Shujuan Wang

  • Morphological Engineering of Winged Au@MoS2 Heterostructures for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

    Yuan Li;Marek B. Majewski;Saiful M. Islam;Shiqiang Hao

  • A selective fluorescence-on reaction of spiro form fluorescein hydrazide with Cu(II).

    Xinqi Chen;Huimin Ma

  • Nanostructured binary copper chalcogenides: synthesis strategies and common applications.

    Xinqi Chen;Xinqi Chen;Jianping Yang;Tian Wu;Li Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Rodney S. Ruoff
Rodney S. Ruoff Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Dmitriy A. Dikin
Dmitriy A. Dikin Temple University
Richard D. Piner
Richard D. Piner The University of Texas at Austin
Gregory J. Wagner
Gregory J. Wagner Northwestern University
Kazumi Matsushige
Kazumi Matsushige Kyoto University
Nianqiang Wu
Nianqiang Wu University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jinsong Wu
Jinsong Wu Wuhan University of Technology
Vinayak P. Dravid
Vinayak P. Dravid Northwestern University
SonBinh T. Nguyen
SonBinh T. Nguyen Northwestern University
Hongmei Luo
Hongmei Luo New Mexico State University

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