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Zhen Xu is affiliated with Zhejiang University in China and specializes primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research focuses on the subfields of Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Mechanical Engineering.

The main topics of Zhen Xu's work include:

  • Graphene research and applications
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Thermal properties of materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications

Zhen Xu has published extensively, with notable recent papers such as:

  • "Hydroplastic foaming of graphene aerogels and artificially intelligent tactile sensors" (2020) in Science Advances
  • "Continuous crystalline graphene papers with gigapascal strength by intercalation modulated plasticization" (2020) in Nature Communications
  • "Highly Crystalline Graphene Fibers with Superior Strength and Conductivities by Plasticization Spinning" (2020) in Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Superatomic Au13 clusters ligated by different N-heterocyclic carbenes and their ligand-dependent catalysis, photoluminescence, and proton sensitivity" (2020) in Nano Research
  • "Three-dimensional printing of graphene-based materials for energy storage and conversion" (2021) in SusMat

Zhen Xu's frequent co-authors include:

  • Yingjun Liu
  • Chao Gao
  • Kai Pang
  • Xin Ming
  • Weiwei Gao

The scientist often publishes in the following venues:

  • Carbon
  • Advanced Materials
  • Nature Communications
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Chinese Chemical Letters

Best Publications

  • Multifunctional, ultra-flyweight, synergistically assembled carbon aerogels.

    Haiyan Sun;Zhen Xu;Chao Gao

  • Ultrathin Graphene Nanofiltration Membrane for Water Purification

    Yi Han;Zhen Xu;Chao Gao

  • Graphene chiral liquid crystals and macroscopic assembled fibres

    Zhen Xu;Chao Gao

  • In situ Polymerization Approach to Graphene-Reinforced Nylon-6 Composites

    Zhen Xu;Chao Gao

  • Ultrastrong fibers assembled from giant graphene oxide sheets.

    Zhen Xu;Haiyan Sun;Xiaoli Zhao;Chao Gao

  • Strong, Conductive, Lightweight, Neat Graphene Aerogel Fibers with Aligned Pores

    Zhen Xu;Yuan Zhang;Peigang Li;Chao Gao

  • Aqueous Liquid Crystals of Graphene Oxide

    Zhen Xu;Chao Gao

  • Repopulated microglia are solely derived from the proliferation of residual microglia after acute depletion

    Yubin Huang;Zhen Xu;Shanshan Xiong;Fangfang Sun

  • Ultrahigh Thermal Conductive yet Superflexible Graphene Films

    Li Peng;Zhen Xu;Zheng Liu;Yan Guo

  • An iron-based green approach to 1-h production of single-layer graphene oxide

    Li Peng;Zhen Xu;Zheng Liu;Yangyang Wei

  • MXene/graphene hybrid fibers for high performance flexible supercapacitors

    Qiuyan Yang;Zhen Xu;Bo Fang;Tieqi Huang

  • High Intensity heavy ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF) in China

    J.C. Yang;J.W. Xia;G.Q. Xiao;H.S. Xu

  • Ultrafast all-climate aluminum-graphene battery with quarter-million cycle life

    Hao Chen;Hanyan Xu;Siyao Wang;Tieqi Huang

  • Graphene fiber: a new trend in carbon fibers

    Zhen Xu;Chao Gao

  • Hard-Soft Carbon Composite Anodes with Synergistic Sodium Storage Performance

    Fei Xie;Zhen Xu;Anders C. S. Jensen;Heather Au;Heather Au

  • Graphene in macroscopic order: liquid crystals and wet-spun fibers.

    Zhen Xu;Chao Gao

  • Ultrastiff and Strong Graphene Fibers via Full-Scale Synergetic Defect Engineering.

    Zhen Xu;Yingjun Liu;Xiaoli Zhao;Li Peng

  • A Defect‐Free Principle for Advanced Graphene Cathode of Aluminum‐Ion Battery

    Hao Chen;Fan Guo;Yingjun Liu;Tieqi Huang

  • Direct 3D Printing of Ultralight Graphene Oxide Aerogel Microlattices

    Yanqiu Jiang;Zhen Xu;Tieqi Huang;Yingjun Liu

  • A Review on Graphene Fibers: Expectations, Advances, and Prospects.

    Bo Fang;Dan Chang;Zhen Xu;Chao Gao

Frequent Co-Authors

Chao Gao
Chao Gao Zhejiang University
Weiwei Gao
Weiwei Gao University of California, San Diego
Yang Xu
Yang Xu Zhejiang University
Xiaoli Zhao
Xiaoli Zhao Tongji University
Jikui Luo
Jikui Luo Zhejiang University
Ping-Heng Tan
Ping-Heng Tan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tawfique Hasan
Tawfique Hasan University of Cambridge
Wen-Yan Yin
Wen-Yan Yin Zhejiang University
Xiangfeng Duan
Xiangfeng Duan University of California, Los Angeles
Weipeng Xuan
Weipeng Xuan Hangzhou Dianzi University

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