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Zheng Xu is affiliated with Beijing Jiaotong University in China and has a primary research focus in the field of chemistry, with significant contributions to organic chemistry. Their work spans 143 published papers predominantly within this domain.

The subfields of Zheng Xu's research include:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Polymers and Plastics

The scientist's main research topics cover several areas within chemical synthesis and catalysis, particularly:

  • Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis

Zheng Xu has multiple recent publications demonstrating involvement in advanced catalytic asymmetric synthesis, including:

  • The Discovery of Multifunctional Chiral P Ligands for the Catalytic Construction of Quaternary Carbon/Silicon and Multiple Stereogenic Centers, 2020, published in Accounts of Chemical Research
  • Stereospecific Si-C coupling and remote control of axial chirality by enantioselective palladium-catalyzed hydrosilylation of maleimides, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Catalytic Asymmetric trans-Selective Hydrosilylation of Bisalkynes to Access AIE and CPL-Active Silicon-Stereogenic Benzosiloles, 2020, iScience
  • Rhodium-Catalyzed Dynamic Kinetic Asymmetric Hydrosilylation to Access Silicon-Stereogenic Center, 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Catalytic asymmetric silicon-carbon bond-forming transformations based on Si-H functionalization, 2023, Science China Chemistry

The scientist collaborates with several frequent coauthors, including:

  • Li-Wen Xu
  • Fei Ye
  • Jian Cao
  • Xiao-Jun Fang
  • Li Li

Zheng Xu's publications appear regularly in a number of journals, with a notable concentration in:

  • Organic Chemistry Frontiers
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Science China Chemistry
  • Organic Letters

Best Publications

  • For the Bright Future—Bulk Heterojunction Polymer Solar Cells with Power Conversion Efficiency of 7.4%

    Yongye Liang;Zheng Xu;Jiangbin Xia;Szu-Ting Tsai

  • 25th Anniversary Article: A Decade of Organic/Polymeric Photovoltaic Research

    Letian Dou;Jingbi You;Ziruo Hong;Zheng Xu

  • Vertical Phase Separation in Poly(3‐hexylthiophene): Fullerene Derivative Blends and its Advantage for Inverted Structure Solar Cells

    Zheng Xu;Li Min Chen;Guanwen Yang;Chun Hao Huang

  • Effects of Solvent Mixtures on the Nanoscale Phase Separation in Polymer Solar Cells

    Yan Yao;Jianhui Hou;Zheng Xu;Gang Li

  • Highly efficient inverted polymer solar cell by low temperature annealing of Cs2CO3 interlayer

    Hua-Hsien Liao;Li-Min Chen;Zheng Xu;Gang Li

  • Interface investigation and engineering – achieving high performance polymer photovoltaic devices

    Li-Min Chen;Zheng Xu;Ziruo Hong;Yang Yang

  • Low-Work-Function Surface Formed by Solution-Processed and Thermally Deposited Nanoscale Layers of Cesium Carbonate

    Jinsong Huang;Zheng Xu;Yang Yang

  • Template Synthesis of an Array of Nickel Nanotubules and Its Magnetic Behavior

    J. Bao;C. Tie;Z. Xu;Q. Zhou

  • Template Synthesis and Magnetic Behavior of an Array of Cobalt Nanowires Encapsulated in Polyaniline Nanotubules

    H. Q. Cao;Z. Xu;H. Sang;D. Sheng

  • Facile Synthesis of Hollow Nickel Submicrometer Spheres

    Jianchun Bao;Jianchun Bao;Yongye Liang;Zheng Xu;Ling Si

  • Controllable growth of semiconductor heterostructures mediated by bifunctional Ag2S nanocrystals as catalyst or source-host.

    Guoxing Zhu;Zheng Xu

  • Sol–Gel Template Synthesis of an Array of Single Crystal CdS Nanowires on a Porous Alumina Template

    H. Q. Cao;Y. Xu;J. M. Hong;H. B. Liu

  • Soft Transfer Printing of Chemically Converted Graphene

    Matthew J. Allen;Vincent C. Tung;Lewis Gomez;Zheng Xu

  • Nanometer‐Sized Nickel Hollow Spheres

    Qi Liu;Hongjiang Liu;Min Han;Jianmin Zhu

  • Energy level alignment of poly(3-hexylthiophene): [6,6]-phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester bulk heterojunction

    Zheng Xu;Li-Min Chen;Mei-Hsin Chen;Gang Li

  • Controllable Fabrication of Mesoporous MgO with Various Morphologies and Their Absorption Performance for Toxic Pollutants in Water

    Cuiling Gao;Wenli Zhang;Hongbian Li;Leiming Lang

  • Large-Scale Controlled Synthesis of FeCo Nanocubes and Microcages by Wet Chemistry

    Xian-Wen Wei;Guo-Xing Zhu;Yuan-Jun Liu;Yong-Hong Ni

  • Effect of Carbon Chain Length in the Substituent of PCBM-like Molecules on Their Photovoltaic Properties

    Guangjin Zhao;Youjun He;Zheng Xu;Jianhui Hou

  • Transition-metal-catalyzed transfer carbonylation with HCOOH or HCHO as non-gaseous C1 source

    Jian Cao;Zhan-Jiang Zheng;Zheng Xu;Li-Wen Xu;Li-Wen Xu

  • A nonmetal catalyst for molecular hydrogen activation with comparable catalytic hydrogenation capability to noble metal catalyst.

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  • High-Efficiency Polymer Tandem Solar Cells with Three-Terminal Structure

    Srinivas Sista;Ziruo Hong;Mi-Hyae Park;Zheng Xu

  • Vertical phase separation in poly(3-hexylthiophene): Fullerene derivative blends and its advantage for inverted structure solar cells

    Li Min Chen;Zheng Xu;Guanwen Yang;Jianhui Hou

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaoping Shen
Xiaoping Shen Jiangsu University
Xian-Wen Wei
Xian-Wen Wei Anhui Normal University
Yongye Liang
Yongye Liang Southern University of Science and Technology
Guoxing Zhu
Guoxing Zhu Jiangsu University
Min Han
Min Han Fujian Normal University
Jianchun Bao
Jianchun Bao Nanjing Normal University
Gang Li
Gang Li Hong Kong Polytechnic University
You Song
You Song Nanjing University
Zi-Ling Xue
Zi-Ling Xue University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Xiao-Zeng You
Xiao-Zeng You Nanjing University

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