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Overview

Yunfa Chen is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China, contributing extensively to the fields of materials science and engineering. Their research primarily spans materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability, electrical and electronic engineering, catalysis, and biomedical engineering.

Their work focuses on catalytic processes, catalysis and oxidation reactions, gas sensing nanomaterials and sensors, advanced photocatalysis techniques, ZnO doping and properties, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, and air quality monitoring and forecasting.

Chen has a significant number of publications, frequently contributing to journals such as Sensors and Actuators B Chemical, SSRN Electronic Journal, Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal of Environmental Sciences, and Applied Surface Science.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Recent advance on VOCs oxidation over layered double hydroxides derived mixed metal oxides, 2020, CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION)
  • Porous Au@Pt nanoparticles with superior peroxidase-like activity for colorimetric detection of spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, 2021, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • Initiative ROS generation of Cu-doped ZIF-8 for excellent antibacterial performance, 2023, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • High performance ozone decomposition spinel (Mn,Co)3O4 catalyst accelerating the rate-determining step, 2021, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Non-Interacting Ni and Fe Dual-Atom Pair Sites in N-Doped Carbon Catalysts for Efficient Concentrating Solar-Driven Photothermal CO2 Reduction, 2023, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Chen frequently collaborates with coauthors including Ning Han, Shuangde Li, Jian Guan, Linfeng Nie, and Guijun Fan.

They have also contributed a book titled Formation Mechanism and Control Strategies of Haze in China published in 2023 by Springer Nature.

Best Publications

  • Oxalate route for promoting activity of manganese oxide catalysts in total VOCs’ oxidation: effect of calcination temperature and preparation method

    Wenxiang Tang;Xiaofeng Wu;Dongyan Li;Zhen Wang

  • Quintuple-Shelled SnO2 Hollow Microspheres with Superior Light Scattering for High-Performance Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

    Zhenghong Dong;Hao Ren;Colin M. Hessel;Jiangyan Wang

  • Catalytic removal of benzene over CeO2–MnOx composite oxides prepared by hydrothermal method

    Zhen Wang;Genli Shen;Jiaqi Li;Haidi Liu

  • Synthesis of Core−Shell Au@TiO2 Nanoparticles with Truncated Wedge-Shaped Morphology and Their Photocatalytic Properties

    Xiao-Feng Wu;Hai-Yan Song;Jeong-Mo Yoon;Yeon-Tae Yu

  • Synthesis of network reduced graphene oxide in polystyrene matrix by a two-step reduction method for superior conductivity of the composite

    Nan Wu;Nan Wu;Xilin She;Dongjiang Yang;Xiaofeng Wu

  • Scalable Synthesis of Interconnected Porous Silicon/Carbon Composites by the Rochow Reaction as High-Performance Anodes of Lithium Ion Batteries†

    Zailei Zhang;Yanhong Wang;Wenfeng Ren;Qiangqiang Tan

  • MOF-derived hierarchical hollow ZnO nanocages with enhanced low-concentration VOCs gas-sensing performance

    Wenhui Li;Xiaofeng Wu;Ning Han;Jiayuan Chen

  • Effect of Cu substitution on promoted benzene oxidation over porous CuCo-based catalysts derived from layered double hydroxide with resistance of water vapor

    Shuangde Li;Haosheng Wang;Weiman Li;Xiaofeng Wu

  • Co-nanocasting synthesis of mesoporous Cu–Mn composite oxides and their promoted catalytic activities for gaseous benzene removal

    Wenxiang Tang;Xiaofeng Wu;Shuangde Li;Xin Shan

  • Magnetic porous Fe3O4/carbon octahedra derived from iron-based metal-organic framework as heterogeneous Fenton-like catalyst

    Wenhui Li;Xiaofeng Wu;Shuangde Li;Wenxiang Tang;Wenxiang Tang

  • Improvement in thermal conductivity of through-plane aligned boron nitride/silicone rubber composites

    Yang Xue;Xiaofei Li;Haosheng Wang;Feng Zhao

  • Highly active and humidity resistive perovskite LaFeO3 based catalysts for efficient ozone decomposition

    Shuyan Gong;Zheng Xie;Weiman Li;Xiaofeng Wu

  • Counterintuitive sensing mechanism of ZnO nanoparticle based gas sensors

    Ning Han;Xiaofeng Wu;Linyu Chai;Haidi Liu

  • Improving humidity selectivity in formaldehyde gas sensing by a two-sensor array made of Ga-doped ZnO

    Ning Han;Yajun Tian;Xiaofeng Wu;Yunfa Chen

  • Hollow and cage-bell structured nanomaterials of noble metals.

    Hui Liu;Jianglan Qu;Yunfa Chen;Jianqiang Li

  • Encapsulation of copper-based phase change materials for high temperature thermal energy storage

    Guocai Zhang;Jianqiang Li;Yunfa Chen;Heng Xiang

  • Rich surface Co(iii) ions-enhanced Co nanocatalyst benzene/toluene oxidation performance derived from Co(II)Co(III) layered double hydroxide.

    Shengpeng Mo;Shuangde Li;Jiaqi Li;Yuzhou Deng

  • Photoluminescence investigation on the gas sensing property of ZnO nanorods prepared by plasma-enhanced CVD method

    Ning Han;Peng Hu;Ahui Zuo;Dangwen Zhang

  • Highly formaldehyde-sensitive, transition-metal doped ZnO nanorods prepared by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition

    Peng Hu;Ning Han;Ning Han;Dangwen Zhang;Johnny C. Ho

  • Porous Mn-Co mixed oxide nanorod as a novel catalyst with enhanced catalytic activity for removal of VOCs

    Wenxiang Tang;Xiaofeng Wu;Shuangde Li;Wenhui Li

  • Ordered Arrays of Bead-Chain-like In2O3 Nanorods and Their Enhanced Sensing Performance for Formaldehyde

    Xiaoyong Lai;Dan Wang;Ning Han;Jiang Du

Frequent Co-Authors

Ning Han
Ning Han KU Leuven
Gang Liu
Gang Liu University of Science and Technology of China
Dan Wang
Dan Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Johnny C. Ho
Johnny C. Ho City University of Hong Kong
Jun Yang
Jun Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yu Wang
Yu Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ranbo Yu
Ranbo Yu University of Science and Technology Beijing
Pengfei Wang
Pengfei Wang Harbin Engineering University
Daiqi Ye
Daiqi Ye South China University of Technology
Fabing Su
Fabing Su Chinese Academy of Sciences

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