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Yafei Kuang

Yafei Kuang

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Chemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
11761
World Ranking
9352
National Ranking
1583

Overview

Yafei Kuang is a researcher affiliated with Hunan University in China, specializing in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work concentrates primarily on electrical and electronic engineering as well as the development of electronic, optical, and magnetic materials. Material chemistry and sustainability topics are also part of their focused subfields.

The research conducted by Kuang addresses various aspects of energy storage and conversion, with a significant emphasis on battery materials and supercapacitor fabrication. Their work spans advancements in battery materials, advanced battery technologies, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, and the magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials. Shape memory alloy transformations have also been highlighted among their research interests.

Kuang has contributed to multiple notable publications. These include:

  • Understanding of Neighboring Fe-N4-C and Co-N4-C Dual Active Centers for Oxygen Reduction Reaction, 2021, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Altering the reaction mechanism to eliminate the shuttle effect in lithium-sulfur batteries, 2020, Energy storage materials
  • Non-Noble-Metal Catalyst and Zn/Graphene Film for Low-Cost and Ultra-Long-Durability Solid-State Zn-Air Batteries in Harsh Electrolytes, 2022, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Construction and preparation of nitrogen-doped porous carbon material based on waste biomass for lithium-ion batteries, 2021, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • 3D hierarchical microspheres constructed by ultrathin MoS2-C nanosheets as high-performance anode material for sodium-ion batteries, 2020, Journal of Energy Chemistry

Kuang frequently publishes in several scientific journals, notably:

  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Nature Communications
  • Energy & environment materials
  • Journal of Energy Chemistry

Their collaborations include considerable co-authorship with colleagues such as Haihui Zhou, Zhongyuan Huang, Huanxin Li, Zhanheng Yan, and Yong Yao, reflecting a broad network within the scientific community focused on related engineering and materials science research.

Best Publications

  • High dispersion and electrocatalytic properties of platinum on well-aligned carbon nanotube arrays

    H. Tang;J.H. Chen;Z.P. Huang;D.Z. Wang

  • Amperometric glucose biosensor based on adsorption of glucose oxidase at platinum nanoparticle-modified carbon nanotube electrode

    Hao Tang;Jinhua Chen;Shouzhuo Yao;Lihua Nie

  • Electrochemical behavior of L-cysteine and its detection at carbon nanotube electrode modified with platinum.

    Shidong Fei;Jinhua Chen;Shouzhuo Yao;Guohong Deng

  • Electrodeposition of Pt–Ru nanoparticles on carbon nanotubes and their electrocatalytic properties for methanol electrooxidation

    Zhibin He;Jinhua Chen;Dengyou Liu;Haihui Zhou

  • In Situ Self-Template Synthesis of Fe-N-Doped Double-Shelled Hollow Carbon Microspheres for Oxygen Reduction Reaction.

    Zheng Huang;Hongyu Pan;Wenji Yang;Haihui Zhou

  • Platinum Catalysts Prepared with Functional Carbon Nanotube Defects and Its Improved Catalytic Performance for Methanol Oxidation

    Jinhua Chen;Mingyong Wang;Bo Liu;Zhen Fan

  • Studies of heavy metal ion adsorption on chitosan/sulfydryl-functionalized graphene oxide composites.

    Xueying Li;Haihui Zhou;Wenqin Wu;Shudan Wei

  • Preparation and capacitive properties of cobalt–nickel oxides/carbon nanotube composites

    Zhen Fan;Jinhua Chen;Kunzai Cui;Feng Sun

  • A label-free electrochemical immunoassay for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) based on gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and nonconductive polymer film.

    Hao Tang;Jinhua Chen;Lihua Nie;Yafei Kuang

  • Understanding of Neighboring Fe-N4-C and Co-N4-C Dual Active Centers for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Huanxin Li;Huanxin Li;Huanxin Li;Yongliang Wen;Min Jiang;Yong Yao

  • Preparation and characterization of manganese oxide/CNT composites as supercapacitive materials

    Zhen Fan;Jinhua Chen;Mingyong Wang;Kunzai Cui

  • The effect of the polyaniline morphology on the performance of polyaniline supercapacitors

    Haihui Zhou;Hong Chen;Shenglian Luo;Gewu Lu

  • Highly Efficient Removal of Cu(II) from Aqueous Solution by Using Graphene Oxide

    Wenqin Wu;Yan Yang;Haihui Zhou;Tingting Ye

  • Deposition and electrocatalytic properties of platinum nanoparticals on carbon nanotubes for methanol electrooxidation

    Zhibin He;Jinhua Chen;Dengyou Liu;Hao Tang

  • High dispersion and electrocatalytic properties of platinum nanoparticles on graphitic carbon nanofibers (GCNFs)

    Hao Tang;Jinhua Chen;Lihua Nie;Dengyou Liu

  • Ultra-thin Fe3C nanosheets promote the adsorption and conversion of polysulfides in lithium-sulfur batteries

    Huanxin Li;Shuai Ma;Houqin Cai;Haihui Zhou

  • Supercapacitor based on electropolymerized polythiophene and multi-walled carbon nanotubes composites

    Chaopeng Fu;Haihui Zhou;Rui Liu;Zhongyuan Huang

  • Facile preparation of high-quality graphene scrolls from graphite oxide by a microexplosion method.

    Fanyan Zeng;Yafei Kuang;Ye Wang;Zhongyuan Huang

  • Glucose biosensor based on platinum microparticles dispersed in nano-fibrous polyaniline

    Haihui Zhou;Hong Chen;Shenglian Luo;Jinhua Chen

  • Graphene covalently functionalized with poly(p-phenylenediamine) as high performance electrode material for supercapacitors

    Zanhui Liu;Haihui Zhou;Zhongyuan Huang;Wenyang Wang

  • Co9S8 nanoparticles embedded in a N, S co-doped graphene-unzipped carbon nanotube composite as a high performance electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction

    Mengbo Li;Haihui Zhou;Wenji Yang;Liang Chen

  • Supercapacitors based on high-quality graphene scrolls

    Fanyan Zeng;Yafei Kuang;Gaoqin Liu;Rui Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Jinhua Chen
Jinhua Chen Hunan University
Chaopeng Fu
Chaopeng Fu Hunan University
Shouzhuo Yao
Shouzhuo Yao Hunan Normal University
Shuqiang Jiao
Shuqiang Jiao University of Science and Technology Beijing
Zhi Li
Zhi Li University of Alberta
Jianmin Ma
Jianmin Ma Hunan University
Zhifeng Ren
Zhifeng Ren University of Houston
Liyuan Chai
Liyuan Chai Central South University
Chengbin Liu
Chengbin Liu Hunan University
Mingjun Jing
Mingjun Jing Xiangtan University

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