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Zhanxi Fan is affiliated with the City University of Hong Kong in China. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Energy, Materials Science, and Engineering, with considerable contributions in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Inorganic Chemistry.

Their work covers several main topics including:

  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Advancements in Battery Materials

Zhanxi Fan has published frequently in several high-impact scientific journals. The most common publication venues include:

  • Advanced Materials
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Advanced Functional Materials

Recent papers by Zhanxi Fan include:

  • "Phase engineering of nanomaterials," 2020, Nature Reviews Chemistry
  • "Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction: Ammonia Synthesis and the Beyond," 2023, Advanced Materials
  • "Recent Progress on Two-Dimensional Materials," 2021, Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica
  • "Defect engineering of two-dimensional materials for advanced energy conversion and storage," 2023, Chemical Society Reviews
  • "Ethylene Selectivity in Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction on Cu Nanomaterials: A Crystal Phase-Dependent Study," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Collaborations have been a notable aspect of Zhanxi Fan's research output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Yunhao Wang
  • Jingwen Zhou
  • Yangbo Ma
  • Yuecheng Xiong
  • Fengkun Hao

Best Publications

  • Synthesis of Few-Layer MoS2 Nanosheet-Coated TiO2 Nanobelt Heterostructures for Enhanced Photocatalytic Activities

    Weijia Zhou;Zongyou Yin;Yaping Du;Xiao Huang

  • Solution-phase epitaxial growth of noble metal nanostructures on dispersible single-layer molybdenum disulfide nanosheets

    Xiao Huang;Zhiyuan Zeng;Shuyu Bao;Mengfei Wang

  • Graphene-Based Electrodes

    Xiao Huang;Zhiyuan Zeng;Zhanxi Fan;Juqing Liu

  • Two-Dimensional Metal Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications

    Y. B. Chen;Zhanxi Fan;Zhicheng Zhang;Wenxin Niu

  • One-pot Synthesis of CdS Nanocrystals Hybridized with Single-Layer Transition-Metal Dichalcogenide Nanosheets for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution†

    Junze Chen;Xue-Jun Wu;Lisha Yin;Bing Li

  • Phase engineering of nanomaterials

    Ye Chen;Zhuangchai Lai;Xiao Zhang;Zhanxi Fan

  • Nitrogen and Sulfur Codoped Graphene: Multifunctional Electrode Materials for High‐Performance Li‐Ion Batteries and Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Wei Ai;Zhimin Luo;Jian Jiang;Jianhui Zhu

  • An Effective Method for the Fabrication of Few‐Layer‐Thick Inorganic Nanosheets

    Zhiyuan Zeng;Ting Sun;Jixin Zhu;Xiao Huang

  • A new type of porous graphite foams and their integrated composites with oxide/polymer core/shell nanowires for supercapacitors : structural design, fabrication, and full supercapacitor demonstrations

    Xinhui Xia;Dongliang Chao;Zhanxi Fan;Cao Guan

  • A V2O5/conductive-polymer core/shell nanobelt array on three-dimensional graphite foam: a high-rate, ultrastable, and freestanding cathode for lithium-ion batteries.

    Dongliang Chao;Xinhui Xia;Jilei Liu;Zhanxi Fan

  • Iron Oxide-Decorated Carbon for Supercapacitor Anodes with Ultrahigh Energy Density and Outstanding Cycling Stability

    Cao Guan;Jilei Liu;Yadong Wang;Lu Mao

  • Reduced Graphene Oxide-Wrapped MoO3 Composites Prepared by Using Metal–Organic Frameworks as Precursor for All-Solid-State Flexible Supercapacitors

    Xiehong Cao;Bing Zheng;Wenhui Shi;Jian Yang

  • Recent Progress on Two-Dimensional Materials

    Cheng Chang;Wei Chen;Ye Chen;Yonghua Chen

  • Hierarchical Ni-Mo-S nanosheets on carbon fiber cloth: A flexible electrode for efficient hydrogen generation in neutral electrolyte.

    Jianwei Miao;Fang-Xing Xiao;Hong Bin Yang;Si Yun Khoo

  • Facile Approach in Fabricating Superhydrophobic and Superoleophilic Surface for Water and Oil Mixture Separation

    Chuanxi Wang;Tongjie Yao;Jie Wu;Cheng Ma

  • One-Pot Synthesis of Highly Anisotropic Five-Fold-Twinned PtCu Nanoframes Used as a Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction and Methanol Oxidation

    Zhicheng Zhang;Zhimin Luo;Bo Chen;Chao Wei

  • Crystal phase-controlled synthesis, properties and applications of noble metal nanomaterials

    Zhanxi Fan;Hua Zhang

  • Defect engineering of two-dimensional materials for advanced energy conversion and storage.

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  • Evolution of disposable bamboo chopsticks into uniform carbon fibers: a smart strategy to fabricate sustainable anodes for Li-ion batteries

    Jian Jiang;Jianhui Zhu;Wei Ai;Zhanxi Fan

  • Highly Stable and Reversible Lithium Storage in SnO2 Nanowires Surface Coated with a Uniform Hollow Shell by Atomic Layer Deposition

    Cao Guan;Xinghui Wang;Qing Zhang;Zhanxi Fan

  • Synthesis of Ultrathin PdCu Alloy Nanosheets Used as a Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst for Formic Acid Oxidation

    Nailiang Yang;Zhicheng Zhang;Bo Chen;Ying Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Hua Zhang
Hua Zhang City University of Hong Kong
Ye Chen
Ye Chen Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Wei Huang
Wei Huang Northwestern Polytechnical University
Ting Yu
Ting Yu Nanyang Technological University
Bing Li
Bing Li Jiangsu University
Xinhui Xia
Xinhui Xia Zhejiang University
Hong Jin Fan
Hong Jin Fan Nanyang Technological University
Xiao Huang
Xiao Huang Nanjing Tech University
Wenxin Niu
Wenxin Niu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dongliang Chao
Dongliang Chao Fudan University

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