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Xusheng Zheng is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China in China. Their research focuses predominantly on energy, materials science, and engineering, with substantial contributions to the subfields of renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, catalysis, and organic chemistry.

The scientist's work mainly revolves around topics such as electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advanced photocatalysis techniques, catalytic processes in materials science, advanced battery technologies research, CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts, fuel cells and related materials, and nanomaterials for catalytic reactions.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Engineering unsymmetrically coordinated Cu-S1N3 single atom sites with enhanced oxygen reduction activity (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Protecting Copper Oxidation State via Intermediate Confinement for Selective CO2 Electroreduction to C2+ Fuels (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Non-Bonding Interaction of Neighboring Fe and Ni Single-Atom Pairs on MOF-Derived N-Doped Carbon for Enhanced CO2 Electroreduction (2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Single-Atom Electrocatalysts from Multivariate Metal-Organic Frameworks for Highly Selective Reduction of CO2 at Low Pressures (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • Synergy between Palladium Single Atoms and Nanoparticles via Hydrogen Spillover for Enhancing CO2 Photoreduction to CH4 (2022, Advanced Materials)

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Junfa Zhu
  • Gongming Wang
  • Yuen Wu
  • Yida Zhang
  • Zhentao Ma

Xusheng Zheng has published extensively in the following venues:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (18 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie (18 publications)
  • Nature Communications (15 publications)
  • Advanced Materials (14 publications)
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society (12 publications)

The breadth of their work spans significant areas of energy research, with a specialized focus on electrocatalysts and CO2 reduction, often integrating advanced materials chemistry and catalytic processes. Their research contributions have appeared in leading journals related to chemistry, materials science, and energy technology.

Best Publications

  • Defect-rich and ultrathin N doped carbon nanosheets as advanced trifunctional metal-free electrocatalysts for the ORR, OER and HER

    Hao Jiang;Hao Jiang;Jinxing Gu;Xusheng Zheng;Min Liu

  • Engineering the electronic structure of single atom Ru sites via compressive strain boosts acidic water oxidation electrocatalysis

    Yancai Yao;Sulei Hu;Wenxing Chen;Zheng-Qing Huang

  • Tailoring the d-Band Centers Enables Co4N Nanosheets To Be Highly Active for Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis

    Zhiyan Chen;Zhiyan Chen;Yao Song;Yao Song;Jinyan Cai;Xusheng Zheng

  • Defect Effects on TiO2 Nanosheets: Stabilizing Single Atomic Site Au and Promoting Catalytic Properties.

    Jiawei Wan;Wenxing Chen;Chuanyi Jia;Lirong Zheng

  • Engineering unsymmetrically coordinated Cu-S 1 N 3 single atom sites with enhanced oxygen reduction activity

    Huishan Shang;Xiangyi Zhou;Juncai Dong;Ang Li

  • Synergetic interaction between neighbouring platinum monomers in CO 2 hydrogenation.

    Hongliang Li;Liangbing Wang;Yizhou Dai;Zhengtian Pu

  • Suppressing Manganese Dissolution in Potassium Manganate with Rich Oxygen Defects Engaged High-Energy-Density and Durable Aqueous Zinc-Ion Battery

    Guozhao Fang;Chuyu Zhu;Minghui Chen;Jiang Zhou

  • Bismuth Single Atoms Resulting from Transformation of Metal-Organic Frameworks and Their Use as Electrocatalysts for CO 2 Reduction

    Erhuan Zhang;Tao Wang;Ke Yu;Jia Liu

  • Fe Isolated Single Atoms on S, N Codoped Carbon by Copolymer Pyrolysis Strategy for Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Qiheng Li;Wenxing Chen;Hai Xiao;Yue Gong

  • Highly Active and Stable Metal Single-Atom Catalysts Achieved by Strong Electronic Metal-Support Interactions.

    Junjie Li;Qiaoqiao Guan;Hong Wu;Wei Liu

  • Uncoordinated Amine Groups of Metal–Organic Frameworks to Anchor Single Ru Sites as Chemoselective Catalysts toward the Hydrogenation of Quinoline

    Xin Wang;Wenxing Chen;Lei Zhang;Tao Yao

  • Protecting Copper Oxidation State via Intermediate Confinement for Selective CO2 Electroreduction to C2+ Fuels.

    Peng-Peng Yang;Xiao-Long Zhang;Fei-Yue Gao;Ya-Rong Zheng

  • Non-Bonding Interaction of Neighboring Fe and Ni Single-Atom Pairs on MOF-Derived N-Doped Carbon for Enhanced CO2 Electroreduction.

    Long Jiao;Juntong Zhu;Yan Zhang;Weijie Yang

  • Single Tungsten Atoms Supported on MOF-Derived N-Doped Carbon for Robust Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution

    Wenxing Chen;Wenxing Chen;Jiajing Pei;Chun-Ting He;Jiawei Wan

  • Scaled-Up Synthesis of Amorphous NiFeMo Oxides and Their Rapid Surface Reconstruction for Superior Oxygen Evolution Catalysis.

    Yu Duan;Zi-You Yu;Shao-Jin Hu;Xu-Sheng Zheng

  • Isolation of Cu Atoms in Pd Lattice: Forming Highly Selective Sites for Photocatalytic Conversion of CO2 to CH4

    Ran Long;Yu Li;Yan Liu;Shuangming Chen

  • Rational Design of Single Molybdenum Atoms Anchored on N-Doped Carbon for Effective Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

    Wenxing Chen;Jiajing Pei;Chun-Ting He;Jiawei Wan

  • Precisely Tuning the Number of Fe Atoms in Clusters on N-Doped Carbon toward Acidic Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Wei Ye;Wei Ye;Shuangming Chen;Yue Lin;Li Yang

  • A general synthesis approach for amorphous noble metal nanosheets.

    Geng Wu;Xusheng Zheng;Peixin Cui;Hongyu Jiang

  • Synergy between Palladium Single Atoms and Nanoparticles via Hydrogen Spillover for Enhancing CO2 Photoreduction to CH4

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  • Single‐Site Active Cobalt‐Based Photocatalyst with a Long Carrier Lifetime for Spontaneous Overall Water Splitting

    Wei Liu;Linlin Cao;Weiren Cheng;Yuanjie Cao

  • Heterogeneous Single-Atom Catalyst for Visible-Light-Driven High-Turnover CO2 Reduction: The Role of Electron Transfer.

    Chao Gao;Shuangming Chen;Ying Wang;Jiawen Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Junfa Zhu
Junfa Zhu University of Science and Technology of China
Li Song
Li Song University of Science and Technology of China
Wenxing Chen
Wenxing Chen Beijing Institute of Technology
Yue Lin
Yue Lin University of Science and Technology of China
Yadong Li
Yadong Li Tsinghua University
Shu-Hong Yu
Shu-Hong Yu University of Science and Technology of China
Min-Rui Gao
Min-Rui Gao University of Science and Technology of China
Wensheng Yan
Wensheng Yan University of Science and Technology of China
Shuangming Chen
Shuangming Chen University of Science and Technology of China
Shiqiang Wei
Shiqiang Wei University of Science and Technology of China

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