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Yufei Zhao is affiliated with Beijing University of Chemical Technology in China. Their research primarily spans Materials Science, Engineering, and Energy, with a notable emphasis on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Catalysis, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their recent publications highlight a focus on photocatalytic processes, layered double hydroxides, and catalytic materials. Notable papers include:

  • Selective photocatalytic CO2 reduction over Zn-based layered double hydroxides containing tri or tetravalent metals (2020, Science Bulletin)
  • Single Carbon Vacancy Traps Atomic Platinum for Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis (2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • A high strength, low friction, and biocompatible hydrogel from PVA, chitosan and sodium alginate for articular cartilage (2022, Carbohydrate Polymers)
  • Constructing Atomic Heterometallic Sites in Ultrathin Nickel-Incorporated Cobalt Phosphide Nanosheets via a Boron-Assisted Strategy for Highly Efficient Water Splitting (2021, Nano Letters)
  • Photocatalytic selective oxidation of benzene to phenol in water over layered double hydroxide: A thermodynamic and kinetic perspective (2020, Chemical Engineering Journal)

Their collaborative network includes frequent coauthors such as Yu-Fei Song, Ling Tan, Jikang Wang, Xianggui Kong, and Shaoquan Li.

Yufei Zhao publishes extensively in venues relevant to chemical engineering and materials science. Prominent publication venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Chemical Engineering Science
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Advanced Functional Materials

Their research addresses several main topics, including:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies

Best Publications

  • Alkali-Assisted Synthesis of Nitrogen Deficient Graphitic Carbon Nitride with Tunable Band Structures for Efficient Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen Evolution.

    Huijun Yu;Run Shi;Yunxuan Zhao;Tong Bian

  • Single platinum atoms immobilized on an MXene as an efficient catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction

    Jinqiang Zhang;Yufei Zhao;Xin Guo;Chen Chen

  • Tuning Oxygen Vacancies in Ultrathin TiO2 Nanosheets to Boost Photocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation up to 700 nm

    Yunxuan Zhao;Yufei Zhao;Run Shi;Bin Wang

  • Tuning the Coordination Environment in Single-Atom Catalysts to Achieve Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reactions.

    Jinqiang Zhang;Yufei Zhao;Chen Chen;Yu-Cheng Huang

  • Carbon quantum dots/TiO2 composites for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

    Huijun Yu;Yufei Zhao;Chao Zhou;Lu Shang

  • Nitrogen-Doped Porous Carbon Nanosheets Templated from g-C3 N4 as Metal-Free Electrocatalysts for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction.

    Huijun Yu;Lu Shang;Tong Bian;Run Shi

  • Ni3FeN Nanoparticles Derived from Ultrathin NiFe-Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets: An Efficient Overall Water Splitting Electrocatalyst

    Xiaodan Jia;Xiaodan Jia;Yufei Zhao;Guangbo Chen;Guangbo Chen;Lu Shang

  • Smart Utilization of Carbon Dots in Semiconductor Photocatalysis.

    Huijun Yu;Run Shi;Yufei Zhao;Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse

  • Well-Dispersed ZIF-Derived Co,N-Co-doped Carbon Nanoframes through Mesoporous-Silica-Protected Calcination as Efficient Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts

    Lu Shang;Huijun Yu;Xing Huang;Tong Bian

  • Defect‐Rich Ultrathin ZnAl‐Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets for Efficient Photoreduction of CO2 to CO with Water

    Yufei Zhao;Guangbo Chen;Guangbo Chen;Tong Bian;Chao Zhou

  • Ultrafine NiO Nanosheets Stabilized by TiO2 from Monolayer NiTi-LDH Precursors: An Active Water Oxidation Electrocatalyst

    Yufei Zhao;Xiaodan Jia;Xiaodan Jia;Guangbo Chen;Guangbo Chen;Lu Shang

  • Defect‐Engineered Ultrathin δ‐MnO2 Nanosheet Arrays as Bifunctional Electrodes for Efficient Overall Water Splitting

    Yunxuan Zhao;Yunxuan Zhao;Chao Chang;Fei Teng;Yufei Zhao

  • Layered‐Double‐Hydroxide Nanosheets as Efficient Visible‐Light‐Driven Photocatalysts for Dinitrogen Fixation

    Yufei Zhao;Yunxuan Zhao;Yunxuan Zhao;Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse;Lirong Zheng

  • Ammonia Detection Methods in Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Experiments: How to Improve the Reliability of NH 3 Production Rates?

    Yunxuan Zhao;Run Shi;Xuanang Bian;Chao Zhou

  • NiFe Layered Double Hydroxide Nanoparticles on Co,N‐Codoped Carbon Nanoframes as Efficient Bifunctional Catalysts for Rechargeable Zinc–Air Batteries

    Qing Wang;Lu Shang;Run Shi;Xin Zhang

  • Nickel–Cobalt Diselenide 3D Mesoporous Nanosheet Networks Supported on Ni Foam: An All-pH Highly Efficient Integrated Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution

    Bin Liu;Yu-Fei Zhao;Hui-Qing Peng;Zhen-Yu Zhang

  • Layered Double Hydroxide Nanostructured Photocatalysts for Renewable Energy Production

    Yufei Zhao;Xiaodan Jia;Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse;Li-Zhu Wu

  • A Simple Synthetic Strategy toward Defect‐Rich Porous Monolayer NiFe‐Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets for Efficient Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation

    Xin Zhang;Yufei Zhao;Yunxuan Zhao;Run Shi

  • Alumina-Supported CoFe Alloy Catalysts Derived from Layered-Double-Hydroxide Nanosheets for Efficient Photothermal CO2 Hydrogenation to Hydrocarbons.

    Guangbo Chen;Guangbo Chen;Guangbo Chen;Rui Gao;Yufei Zhao;Zhenhua Li;Zhenhua Li

  • Two-dimensional-related catalytic materials for solar-driven conversion of COx into valuable chemical feedstocks.

    Yufei Zhao;Yufei Zhao;Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse;Guangbo Chen;Xuyang Xiong

  • Core–Shell Layered Double Hydroxide Microspheres with Tunable Interior Architecture for Supercapacitors

    Mingfei Shao;Fanyu Ning;Yufei Zhao;Jingwen Zhao

Frequent Co-Authors

Tierui Zhang
Tierui Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Li-Zhu Wu
Li-Zhu Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chen-Ho Tung
Chen-Ho Tung Shandong University
Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse
Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse University of Auckland
Guoxiu Wang
Guoxiu Wang University of Technology Sydney
Run Shi
Run Shi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lu Shang
Lu Shang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Min Wei
Min Wei Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Xue Duan
Xue Duan Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Yu-Fei Song
Yu-Fei Song Beijing University of Chemical Technology

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