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Overview

Yongqiang Cheng is affiliated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on materials science, with extensive contributions spanning 229 publications in the field. Their research intersects closely with subfields such as materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, atomic and molecular physics and optics, and catalysis.

The main topics they explore include:

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Nuclear Physics and Applications
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Hydrogen Storage and Materials

Yongqiang Cheng has a notable record of publications in several high-impact and frequently targeted venues for their research:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database (20 publications)
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society (17 publications)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (11 publications)
  • Nature Communications (9 publications)
  • Physical Review B (9 publications)

Their recent research papers include:

  • Local electronic structure variation resulting in Li 'filament' formation within solid electrolytes, 2021, Nature Materials
  • Control of zeolite pore interior for chemoselective alkyne/olefin separations, 2020, Science
  • A unique Co@CoO catalyst for hydrogenolysis of biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-dimethylfuran, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Direct photo-oxidation of methane to methanol over a mono-iron hydroxyl site, 2022, Nature Materials
  • Harnessing strong metal-support interactions via a reverse route, 2020, Nature Communications

The scientist collaborates regularly with several coauthors with whom they have published frequently, including:

  • Anibal J. Ramirez-Cuesta (105 joint publications)
  • Sihai Yang (54 joint publications)
  • Luke L. Daemen (46 joint publications)
  • Martin Schröder (44 joint publications)
  • Iván da Silva (33 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Atomic-level structure and structure–property relationship in metallic glasses

    Y.Q. Cheng;E. Ma

  • Shear bands in metallic glasses

    A.L. Greer;A.L. Greer;Y.Q. Cheng;E. Ma

  • Atomic level structure in multicomponent bulk metallic glass.

    Y. Q. Cheng;E. Ma;H. W. Sheng

  • High-entropy Alloys with High Saturation Magnetization, Electrical Resistivity and Malleability

    Yong Zhang;TingTing Zuo;YongQiang Cheng;Peter K. Liaw

  • Structures, Phase Transitions and Tricritical Behavior of the Hybrid Perovskite Methyl Ammonium Lead Iodide

    P. S. Whitfield;N. Herron;W. E. Guise;K. Page

  • Relationship between structure, dynamics, and mechanical properties in metallic glass-forming alloys

    Y. Q. Cheng;H. W. Sheng;E. Ma

  • Selective production of arenes via direct lignin upgrading over a niobium-based catalyst

    Yi Shao;Qineng Xia;Lin Dong;Xiaohui Liu

  • Soft spots and their structural signature in a metallic glass

    Jun Ding;Sylvain Patinet;Michael L. Falk;Yongqiang Cheng

  • Local order influences initiation of plastic flow in metallic glass: Effects of alloy composition and sample cooling history

    Y.Q. Cheng;A.J. Cao;H.W. Sheng;E. Ma

  • Structural processes that initiate shear localization in metallic glass

    A.J. Cao;Y.Q. Cheng;E. Ma

  • Polyamorphism in a metallic glass

    H. W. Sheng;H. Z. Liu;H. Z. Liu;Y. Q. Cheng;J. Wen

  • Local electronic structure variation resulting in Li 'filament' formation within solid electrolytes.

    Xiaoming Liu;Regina Garcia-Mendez;Andrew R. Lupini;Yongqiang Cheng

  • Correlation between the elastic modulus and the intrinsic plastic behavior of metallic glasses: The roles of atomic configuration and alloy composition

    Y.Q. Cheng;A.J. Cao;E. Ma

  • Guidelines in predicting phase formation of high-entropy alloys

    Y. Zhang;Z. P. Lu;S. G. Ma;P. K. Liaw

  • Interfacial Stability of Li Metal-Solid Electrolyte Elucidated via in Situ Electron Microscopy.

    Cheng Ma;Yongqiang Cheng;Kuibo Yin;Jian Luo

  • Aluminum Alloying Effects on Lattice Types, Microstructures, and Mechanical Behavior of High-Entropy Alloys Systems

    Zhi Tang;Michael C. Gao;Haoyan Diao;Tengfei Yang;Tengfei Yang

  • Electron-beam-assisted superplastic shaping of nanoscale amorphous silica.

    Kun Zheng;Chengcai Wang;Yong-Qiang Cheng;Yonghai Yue

  • Control of zeolite pore interior for chemoselective alkyne/olefin separations.

    Yuchao Chai;Xue Han;Weiyao Li;Shanshan Liu

  • Tailoring magnetic behavior of CoFeMnNiX (X = Al, Cr, Ga, and Sn) high entropy alloys by metal doping

    Tingting Zuo;Tingting Zuo;Michael C. Gao;Lizhi Ouyang;Xiao Yang

  • Full icosahedra dominate local order in Cu64Zr34 metallic glass and supercooled liquid

    Jun Ding;Yong-Qiang Cheng;Evan Ma

  • Confinement of Iodine Molecules into Triple-Helical Chains within Robust Metal-Organic Frameworks.

    Xinran Zhang;Ivan da Silva;Harry G. W. Godfrey;Samantha K. Callear

  • An ultra-tunable platform for molecular engineering of high-performance crystalline porous materials

    Quan-Guo Zhai;Xianhui Bu;Chengyu Mao;Xiang Zhao

  • Selective Adsorption of Sulfur Dioxide in a Robust Metal–Organic Framework Material

    Mathew Savage;Yongqiang Cheng;Timothy L. Easun;Jennifer E. Eyley

  • High-entropy Alloys with High Saturation Magnetization, Electrical Resistivity, and

    Malleability Zhang;TingTing Zuo;YongQiang Cheng;Peter K. Liaw

Frequent Co-Authors

Anibal J. Ramirez-Cuesta
Anibal J. Ramirez-Cuesta Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Evan Ma
Evan Ma Xi'an Jiaotong University
Sihai Yang
Sihai Yang University of Manchester
Martin Schröder
Martin Schröder University of Manchester
Zili Wu
Zili Wu Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Eugene Mamontov
Eugene Mamontov Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Craig M. Brown
Craig M. Brown National Institute of Standards and Technology
Mihail Atanasov
Mihail Atanasov Max Planck Society
Xiaodong Han
Xiaodong Han Beijing University of Technology
Chiu C. Tang
Chiu C. Tang University of Manchester

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