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Zhenglong Xu is affiliated with Hong Kong Polytechnic University in China and has a research focus in the field of engineering, with a strong emphasis on electrical and electronic engineering. Their work also spans materials chemistry, automotive engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, as well as renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The scientific contributions of Zhenglong Xu cover a number of advanced topics related to energy storage and conversion technologies. Major topics in their research include:

  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications

Zhenglong Xu has published extensively, with frequent appearances in various notable scientific venues. These include:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Advanced Materials
  • Energy Storage Materials
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Collaborative work is an important aspect of Zhenglong Xu's research output. They have worked frequently with a number of co-authors, including Renjie Li, Jingya Yu, Fangyi Shi, Yuyang Yi, and K.C. Chan.

Among Zhenglong Xu's recent published papers are:

  • "Recent advances in proton exchange membrane water electrolysis," 2023, Chemical Society Reviews
  • "Advanced polymer-based electrolytes in zinc-air batteries," 2022, eScience
  • "In Situ Phase Transformation on Nickel-Based Selenides for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Medium," 2020, ACS Energy Letters
  • "A new high-voltage calcium intercalation host for ultra-stable and high-power calcium rechargeable batteries," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Recent Advances on Electrospun Nanofiber Materials for Post-lithium Ion Batteries," 2021, Advanced Fiber Materials

Their research has contributed to advancements in several key areas relevant to energy storage systems and catalytic materials. This work supports ongoing development in battery technologies and sustainable energy solutions.

Best Publications

  • Carbon nanomaterials for advanced lithium sulfur batteries

    Zheng-Long Xu;Jang Kyo Kim;Kisuk Kang

  • Exceptional catalytic effects of black phosphorus quantum dots in shuttling-free lithium sulfur batteries

    Zheng Long Xu;Zheng Long Xu;Shenghuang Lin;Nicolas Onofrio;Limin Zhou

  • Tailoring sodium intercalation in graphite for high energy and power sodium ion batteries.

    Zheng-Long Xu;Gabin Yoon;Kyu-Young Park;Hyeokjun Park

  • Porous graphene oxide/carbon nanotube hybrid films as interlayer for lithium-sulfur batteries

    Jianqiu Huang;Zhenglong Xu;Sara Abouali;Mohammad Akbari Garakani

  • Nanosilicon anodes for high performance rechargeable batteries

    Zheng Long Xu;Zheng Long Xu;Xianming Liu;Yongsong Luo;Li Min Zhou

  • Electrospun Carbon Nanofibers with in Situ Encapsulated Co3O4 Nanoparticles as Electrodes for High-Performance Supercapacitors

    Sara Abouali;Mohammad Akbari Garakani;Biao Zhang;Zheng Long Xu

  • Lithium–Sulfur Battery Cable Made from Ultralight, Flexible Graphene/Carbon Nanotube/Sulfur Composite Fibers

    Woon Gie Chong;Jianqiu Huang;Zhenglong Xu;Xianying Qin

  • Novel interlayer made from Fe3C/carbon nanofiber webs for high performance lithium–sulfur batteries

    Jian Qiu Huang;Biao Zhang;Zheng Long Xu;Sara Abouali

  • Unveiling the Unique Phase Transformation Behavior and Sodiation Kinetics of 1D van der Waals Sb2S3 Anodes for Sodium Ion Batteries

    Shanshan Yao;Jiang Cui;Ziheng Lu;Zhenglong Xu

  • In Situ Phase Transformation on Nickel-Based Selenides for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Medium

    Lingling Zhai;Tsz Woon Benedict Lo;Zheng Long Xu;Jonathan Potter

  • Correlation Between Atomic Structure and Electrochemical Performance of Anodes Made from Electrospun Carbon Nanofiber Films

    Biao Zhang;Yang Yu;Zheng Long Xu;Sara Abouali

  • Co3O4/porous electrospun carbon nanofibers as anodes for high performance Li-ion batteries

    Sara Abouali;Mohammad Akbari Garakani;Biao Zhang;Hui Luo

  • Cobalt Carbonate/ and Cobalt Oxide/Graphene Aerogel Composite Anodes for High Performance Li-Ion Batteries

    Mohammad Akbari Garakani;Sara Abouali;Biao Zhang;Curtis Alton Takagi

  • Engineering Solid Electrolyte Interphase for Pseudocapacitive Anatase TiO2 Anodes in Sodium-Ion Batteries

    Zheng-Long Xu;Kyungmi Lim;Kyu-Young Park;Gabin Yoon

  • NiCo2O4/CNT nanocomposites as bi-functional electrodes for Li ion batteries and supercapacitors

    Sara Abouali;Mohammad Akbari Garakani;Zhenglong Xu;Jang Kyo Kim

  • Electrospun carbon nanofiber anodes containing monodispersed Si nanoparticles and graphene oxide with exceptional high rate capacities

    Zhenglong Xu;Biao Zhang;Jang Kyo Kim

  • A new high-voltage calcium intercalation host for ultra-stable and high-power calcium rechargeable batteries.

    Zheng Long Xu;Jooha Park;Jian Wang;Hyunseok Moon

  • Graphitic Carbon Materials for Advanced Sodium-Ion Batteries

    Zheng-Long Xu;Jooha Park;Gabin Yoon;Haegyeom Kim

  • Stable and High-Power Calcium-Ion Batteries Enabled by Calcium Intercalation into Graphite.

    Jooha Park;Zheng-Long Xu;Gabin Yoon;Sung Kwan Park

  • In Situ TEM Study of Volume Expansion in Porous Carbon Nanofiber/Sulfur Cathodes with Exceptional High-Rate Performance

    Zheng-Long Xu;Zheng-Long Xu;Jian-Qiu Huang;Woon Gie Chong;Xianying Qin

  • Enhanced conversion reaction kinetics in low crystallinity SnO2/CNT anodes for Na-ion batteries

    Jiang Cui;Jiang Cui;Zhenglong Xu;Shanshan Yao;Jiaqiang Huang

  • Heterogeneous, mesoporous NiCo2O4–MnO2/graphene foam for asymmetric supercapacitors with ultrahigh specific energies

    Mohammad Akbari garakani;Sara Abouali;Zhenglong Xu;Jiaqiang Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jang Kyo Kim
Jang Kyo Kim University of New South Wales
Biao Zhang
Biao Zhang Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Jiaqiang Huang
Jiaqiang Huang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Kisuk Kang
Kisuk Kang Seoul National University
Xianying Qin
Xianying Qin Tsinghua University
Limin Zhou
Limin Zhou Southern University of Science and Technology
Jiang Cui
Jiang Cui Clemson University
Yan-Bing He
Yan-Bing He Tsinghua University
Feiyu Kang
Feiyu Kang Tsinghua University
Baoling Huang
Baoling Huang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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