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Overview

Zengxia Pei is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and conducts research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their scholarly work focuses extensively on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, as well as Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry, and Polymers and Plastics.

Pei's research encompasses several advanced scientific topics, including:

  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Conducting polymers and applications

The scientist has contributed a significant number of publications in notable venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Advanced Materials
  • Nature Communications
  • Energy storage materials

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Zengxia Pei illustrate the scope of their research interests and publication record. Selected recent works include:

  • "Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution under neutral pH conditions: current understandings, recent advances, and future prospects" (2020), Energy & Environmental Science
  • ""Soft Shorts" Hidden in Zinc Metal Anode Research" (2022), Joule
  • "Toward Flexible Zinc-Ion Hybrid Capacitors with Superhigh Energy Density and Ultralong Cycling Life: The Pivotal Role of ZnCl2 Salt-Based Electrolytes" (2020), Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "A Flexible Rechargeable Zinc-Air Battery with Excellent Low-Temperature Adaptability" (2020), Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Recent Progress of Carbon-Supported Single-Atom Catalysts for Energy Conversion and Storage" (2020), Matter

Collaboration is a key element of Pei's research output, as evidenced by frequent co-authors, who have contributed to multiple publications:

  • Yuan Chen (13 publications)
  • Shenlong Zhao (12 publications)
  • Wei Li (10 publications)
  • Ziwen Yuan (10 publications)
  • Cheng Wang (9 publications)

Best Publications

  • Photoluminescent Ti3C2 MXene Quantum Dots for Multicolor Cellular Imaging

    Qi Xue;Huijie Zhang;Minshen Zhu;Zengxia Pei

  • An extremely safe and wearable solid-state zinc ion battery based on a hierarchical structured polymer electrolyte

    Hongfei Li;Cuiping Han;Yan Huang;Yang Huang

  • Nanostructured Polypyrrole as a flexible electrode material of supercapacitor

    Yang Huang;Hongfei Li;Zifeng Wang;Minshen Zhu

  • A self-healable and highly stretchable supercapacitor based on a dual crosslinked polyelectrolyte

    Yan Huang;Ming Zhong;Yang Huang;Minshen Zhu

  • Highly Flexible, Freestanding Supercapacitor Electrode with Enhanced Performance Obtained by Hybridizing Polypyrrole Chains with MXene

    Minshen Zhu;Yang Huang;Qihuang Deng;Jie Zhou

  • Initiating a mild aqueous electrolyte Co3O4/Zn battery with 2.2 V-high voltage and 5000-cycle lifespan by a Co(III) rich-electrode

    Longtao Ma;Shengmei Chen;Hongfei Li;Zhaoheng Ruan

  • Ultrathin MXene-Micropattern-Based Field-Effect Transistor for Probing Neural Activity

    Bingzhe Xu;Minshen Zhu;Wencong Zhang;Xu Zhen

  • Waterproof and Tailorable Elastic Rechargeable Yarn Zinc Ion Batteries by a Cross-Linked Polyacrylamide Electrolyte

    Hongfei Li;Zhuoxin Liu;Guojin Liang;Yang Huang

  • Multifunctional Energy Storage and Conversion Devices

    Yan Huang;Minshen Zhu;Yang Huang;Zengxia Pei

  • Texturing in situ: N,S-enriched hierarchically porous carbon as a highly active reversible oxygen electrocatalyst

    Zengxia Pei;Hongfei Li;Yan Huang;Qi Xue

  • From industrially weavable and knittable highly conductive yarns to large wearable energy storage textiles.

    Yan Huang;Hong Hu;Yang Huang;Minshen Zhu

  • Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution under neutral pH conditions: current understandings, recent advances, and future prospects

    Zheng Zhou;Zengxia Pei;Li Wei;Shenlong Zhao

  • Recent Progress on Flexible and Wearable Supercapacitors

    Qi Xue;Jinfeng Sun;Yan Huang;Minshen Zhu

  • Magnetic-Assisted, Self-Healable, Yarn-Based Supercapacitor.

    Yang Huang;Yan Huang;Minshen Zhu;Wenjun Meng

  • Toward Flexible Zinc-Ion Hybrid Capacitors with Superhigh Energy Density and Ultralong Cycling Life: The Pivotal Role of ZnCl2 Salt-Based Electrolytes.

    Cheng Wang;Zengxia Pei;Qiangqiang Meng;Chunmei Zhang

  • Single-Site Active Iron-Based Bifunctional Oxygen Catalyst for a Compressible and Rechargeable Zinc-Air Battery.

    Longtao Ma;Shengmei Chen;Zengxia Pei;Yan Huang

  • Weavable, Conductive Yarn-Based NiCo//Zn Textile Battery with High Energy Density and Rate Capability

    Yan Huang;Wing Shan Ip;Yuen Ying Lau;Jinfeng Sun

  • A Flexible Rechargeable Zinc-Air Battery with Excellent Low-Temperature Adaptability.

    Zengxia Pei;Ziwen Yuan;Chaojun Wang;Shenlong Zhao

  • Mn3O4 nanoparticles on layer-structured Ti3C2 MXene towards the oxygen reduction reaction and zinc–air batteries

    Qi Xue;Zengxia Pei;Yan Huang;Minshen Zhu

  • Solid-State Rechargeable Zn//NiCo and Zn–Air Batteries with Ultralong Lifetime and High Capacity: The Role of a Sodium Polyacrylate Hydrogel Electrolyte

    Yan Huang;Zhen Li;Zengxia Pei;Zhuoxin Liu

  • Flexible Waterproof Rechargeable Hybrid Zinc Batteries Initiated by Multifunctional Oxygen Vacancies-Rich Cobalt Oxide.

    Longtao Ma;Shengmei Chen;Zengxia Pei;Hongfei Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Chunyi Zhi
Chunyi Zhi University of Hong Kong
Yan Huang
Yan Huang Harbin Institute of Technology
Minshen Zhu
Minshen Zhu Chemnitz University of Technology
Hongfei Li
Hongfei Li City University of Hong Kong
Yang Huang
Yang Huang Shenzhen University
Yuan Chen
Yuan Chen University of Sydney
Zijie Tang
Zijie Tang City University of Hong Kong
Zhuoxin Liu
Zhuoxin Liu Shenzhen University
Ping Liu
Ping Liu University of Otago
Longtao Ma
Longtao Ma South China University of Technology

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