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Materials Science

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65
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National Ranking
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Engineering and Technology

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65
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Overview

Zheng Zhang is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology Beijing in China. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with a significant body of work spanning these two main fields. They have contributed extensively to several subfields, including materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, polymers and plastics, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The scientist's published research covers a variety of specialized topics. Key themes include 2D materials and applications, perovskite materials and applications, advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, graphene research and applications, MXene and MAX phase materials, conducting polymers and applications, and quantum dots synthesis and properties.

Zheng Zhang has a record of publications in prominent journals and venues. Some of the frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Advanced Materials
  • Nano Energy
  • ACS Nano
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Nano Research

Their collaborative efforts involve frequent co-authors such as Yue Zhang, Qingliang Liao, Zhuo Kang, Xiankun Zhang, and Huihui Yu, reflecting consistent partnerships within their research community.

Several recent papers exemplify the scope and focus of Zheng Zhang's work. These include:

  • "Single-Atom Vacancy Defect to Trigger High-Efficiency Hydrogen Evolution of MoS2," published in 2020 in the Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "A-Site Management Prompts the Dynamic Reconstructed Active Phase of Perovskite Oxide OER Catalysts," published in 2021 in Advanced Energy Materials
  • "Graphdiyne: Bridging SnO2 and Perovskite in Planar Solar Cells," published in 2020 in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Single-Atom Engineering to Ignite 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Based Catalysis: Fundamentals, Progress, and Beyond," published in 2021 in Chemical Reviews
  • "Near-ideal van der Waals rectifiers based on all-two-dimensional Schottky junctions," published in 2021 in Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Single-Atom Vacancy Defect to Trigger High-Efficiency Hydrogen Evolution of MoS2

    Xin Wang;Yuwei Zhang;Haonan Si;Qinghua Zhang

  • Toward the Application of High Frequency Electromagnetic Wave Absorption by Carbon Nanostructures

    Qi Li;Zheng Zhang;Luping Qi;Qingliang Liao

  • High output piezoelectric nanocomposite generators composed of oriented BaTiO3 NPs@PVDF

    Yingli Zhao;Qingliang Liao;Guangjie Zhang;Zheng Zhang

  • A‐Site Management Prompts the Dynamic Reconstructed Active Phase of Perovskite Oxide OER Catalysts

    Yu Sun;Ran Li;Xiaoxuan Chen;Jing Wu

  • A Highly Stretchable ZnO@Fiber‐Based Multifunctional Nanosensor for Strain/Temperature/UV Detection

    Xinqin Liao;Qingliang Liao;Zheng Zhang;Xiaoqin Yan

  • Protein repellant silicone surfaces by covalent immobilization of poly(ethylene oxide).

    Hong Chen;Zheng Zhang;Yang Chen;Michael A. Brook

  • Enhanced photoelectrochemical efficiency and stability using a conformal TiO2 film on a black silicon photoanode

    Yanhao Yu;Zheng Zhang;Xin Yin;Alexander Kvit

  • Poly(4-styrenesulfonate)-induced sulfur vacancy self-healing strategy for monolayer MoS 2 homojunction photodiode

    Xiankun Zhang;Qingliang Liao;Shuo Liu;Zhuo Kang

  • Ultrasensitive and stretchable resistive strain sensors designed for wearable electronics

    Xinqin Liao;Zheng Zhang;Zhuo Kang;Fangfang Gao

  • Electromagnetic Shielding Hybrid Nanogenerator for Health Monitoring and Protection

    Qian Zhang;Qijie Liang;Zheng Zhang;Zhuo Kang

  • Single-Atom Engineering to Ignite 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Based Catalysis: Fundamentals, Progress, and Beyond.

    Xin Wang;Yuwei Zhang;Jing Wu;Zheng Zhang

  • Graphdiyne: Bridging SnO 2 and Perovskite in Planar Solar Cells

    Suicai Zhang;Haonan Si;Wenqiang Fan;Mingyue Shi

  • Recent Advances in Triboelectric Nanogenerator‐Based Health Monitoring

    Fang Yi;Fang Yi;Zheng Zhang;Zhuo Kang;Qingliang Liao

  • Interface Engineering for Modulation of Charge Carrier Behavior in ZnO Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

    Zhuo Kang;Haonan Si;Suicai Zhang;Jing Wu

  • Electronic structure engineering of Cu2O film/ZnO nanorods array all-oxide p-n heterostructure for enhanced photoelectrochemical property and self-powered biosensing application.

    Zhuo Kang;Xiaoqin Yan;Yunfei Wang;Zhiming Bai

  • Near-ideal van der Waals rectifiers based on all-two-dimensional Schottky junctions.

    Xiankun Zhang;Baishan Liu;Li Gao;Huihui Yu

  • All-Inorganic Perovskite Quantum Dot-Monolayer MoS2 Mixed-Dimensional van der Waals Heterostructure for Ultrasensitive Photodetector.

    Hualin Wu;Haonan Si;Zihan Zhang;Zhuo Kang

  • Novel Piezoelectric Paper-Based Flexible Nanogenerators Composed of BaTiO3 Nanoparticles and Bacterial Cellulose

    Guangjie Zhang;Qingliang Liao;Zheng Zhang;Qijie Liang

  • Enhanced photoresponse of ZnO nanorods-based self-powered photodetector by piezotronic interface engineering

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  • An innovative design of perovskite solar cells with Al2O3 inserting at ZnO/perovskite interface for improving the performance and stability

    Haonan Si;Qingliang Liao;Zheng Zhang;Yong Li

  • Flexible piezoelectric nanogenerators based on a fiber/ZnO nanowires/paper hybrid structure for energy harvesting

    Qingliang Liao;Zheng Zhang;Xiaohui Zhang;Markus Mohr

  • Bioinspired, multifunctional dual-mode pressure sensors as electronic skin for decoding complex loading processes and human motions

    Ye Qiu;Ye Tian;Shenshen Sun;Jiahui Hu

  • Engineering an Earth-Abundant Element-Based Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Highly Efficient and Durable Overall Water Splitting

    Zhuo Kang;Huijing Guo;Jing Wu;Xu Sun

  • Identifying and Interpreting Geometric Configuration-Dependent Activity of Spinel Catalysts for Water Reduction.

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  • Flexible and printable paper-based strain sensors for wearable and large-area green electronics

    Xinqin Liao;Zheng Zhang;Qingliang Liao;Qijie Liang

  • Enhanced photoresponse of ZnO nanorods-based self-powered photodetector by piezotronic interface engineering

    Zheng Zhang;Qingliang Liao;Yanhao Yu;Xudong Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Yue Zhang
Yue Zhang University of Science and Technology Beijing
Qingliang Liao
Qingliang Liao University of Science and Technology Beijing
Zhuo Kang
Zhuo Kang University of Science and Technology Beijing
Xiaoqin Yan
Xiaoqin Yan University of Science and Technology Beijing
Xinqin Liao
Xinqin Liao Xiamen University
Lin Gu
Lin Gu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xudong Wang
Xudong Wang University of Wisconsin–Madison
Hans-Jörg Fecht
Hans-Jörg Fecht University of Ulm
Zhong Lin Wang
Zhong Lin Wang Georgia Institute of Technology
Xueji Zhang
Xueji Zhang Shenzhen University

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