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Overview

Zhi Yang is a researcher affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China. Their work centers on a range of topics within engineering and materials science, focusing particularly on the development and application of advanced sensing technologies and nanomaterials.

The main fields of study for Zhi Yang include:

  • Engineering
  • Materials Science

They have contributed to several subfields, including:

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Their primary research topics cover:

  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • Analytical Chemistry and Sensors
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion

Zhi Yang has published extensively, with notable recurring publication venues including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • ACS Sensors
  • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Physics Conference Series

Some of their recent significant papers are:

  • Fully Flexible MXene-based Gas Sensor on Paper for Highly Sensitive Room-Temperature Nitrogen Dioxide Detection, 2023, ACS Sensors
  • Biosynthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Silver Nanoparticles Using Yeast Extract as Reducing and Capping Agents, 2020, Nanoscale Research Letters
  • Review of recent progress on graphene-based composite gas sensors, 2021, Ceramics International
  • Fast and recoverable NO2 detection achieved by assembling ZnO on Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheets under UV illumination at room temperature, 2022, Nanoscale
  • A Novel Artificial Neuron-Like Gas Sensor Constructed from CuS Quantum Dots/Bi2S3 Nanosheets, 2021, Nano-Micro Letters

Zhi Yang's collaborative network features frequent coauthors such as Nantao Hu, Min Zeng, Yanjie Su, Tao Wang, and Jianhua Yang, indicating a consistent role in collaborative research.

In addition to journal articles, Zhi Yang has contributed to book literature, notably publishing with Springer Science+Business Media. One such publication is Neural Computing for Advanced Applications, released in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Shape- and size-dependent refractive index sensitivity of gold nanoparticles.

    Huanjun Chen;Xiaoshan Kou;Zhi Yang;Weihai Ni

  • Nitrogen-doped, carbon-rich, highly photoluminescent carbon dots from ammonium citrate

    Zhi Yang;Minghan Xu;Yun Liu;Fengjiao He

  • Tailoring longitudinal surface plasmon wavelengths, scattering and absorption cross sections of gold nanorods.

    Weihai Ni;Xiaoshan Kou;Zhi Yang;Jianfang Wang

  • A Review on Graphene-Based Gas/Vapor Sensors with Unique Properties and Potential Applications

    Tao Wang;Da Huang;Zhi Yang;Shusheng Xu

  • Hierarchically porous and heteroatom doped carbon derived from tobacco rods for supercapacitors

    Yong-Qing Zhao;Min Lu;Peng-Yu Tao;Yun-Jie Zhang

  • Ultratough, Self-Healing, and Tissue-Adhesive Hydrogel for Wound Dressing

    Tao Chen;Yujie Chen;Hafeez Ur Rehman;Zhen Chen

  • Strong polarization dependence of plasmon-enhanced fluorescence on single gold nanorods.

    Tian Ming;Lei Zhao;Zhi Yang;Huanjun Chen

  • Novel Three-Dimensional Mesoporous Silicon for High Power Lithium-Ion Battery Anode Material

    Haiping Jia;Pengfei Gao;Jun Yang;Jiulin Wang

  • The microwave-assisted solvothermal synthesis of a crystalline two-dimensional covalent organic framework with high CO2 capacity

    Hao Wei;Shuangzhi Chai;Nantao Hu;Zhi Yang

  • A green heterogeneous synthesis of N-doped carbon dots and their photoluminescence applications in solid and aqueous states.

    Minghan Xu;Guili He;Zhaohui Li;Fengjiao He

  • Reduced graphene oxide–polyaniline hybrid: Preparation, characterization and its applications for ammonia gas sensing

    Xiaolu Huang;Nantao Hu;Rungang Gao;Yuan Yu

  • Gas sensor based on p-phenylenediamine reduced graphene oxide

    Nantao Hu;Yanyan Wang;Jing Chai;Rungang Gao

  • TiO2–graphene nanocomposites for photocatalytic hydrogen production from splitting water

    Ping Cheng;Zhi Yang;Hong Wang;Wei Cheng

  • Ultrafast and sensitive room temperature NH3 gas sensors based on chemically reduced graphene oxide

    Nantao Hu;Zhi Yang;Yanyan Wang;Liling Zhang

  • pH-Controlled reversible assembly and disassembly of gold nanorods.

    Zhenhua Sun;Weihai Ni;Zhi Yang;Xiaoshan Kou

  • Controllable Synthesis of Fluorescent Carbon Dots and Their Detection Application as Nanoprobes

    Zhi Yang;Zhaohui Li;Minghan Xu;Yujie Ma

  • Polyaniline–Silica Composite Conductive Capsules and Hollow Spheres†

    Z. Niu;Z. Niu;Z. Yang;Z. Hu;Y. Lu

  • Glutathione- and cysteine-induced transverse overgrowth on gold nanorods.

    Xiaoshan Kou;Shuzhuo Zhang;Zhi Yang;Chia-Kuang Tsung

  • Design of Hetero-Nanostructures on MoS2 Nanosheets To Boost NO2 Room-Temperature Sensing.

    Yutong Han;Da Huang;Yujie Ma;Guili He

  • Reduced graphene oxide/polypyrrole nanotube papers for flexible all-solid-state supercapacitors with excellent rate capability and high energy density

    Chao Yang;Liling Zhang;Nantao Hu;Zhi Yang

  • Surfactant-free synthesis of Cu2O hollow spheres and their wavelength-dependent visible photocatalytic activities using LED lamps as cold light sources.

    Yuxi Wang;Da Huang;Xingzhong Zhu;Yujie Ma

Frequent Co-Authors

Yafei Zhang
Yafei Zhang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Nantao Hu
Nantao Hu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Yanjie Su
Yanjie Su Peking University
Hao Wei
Hao Wei Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Jianfang Wang
Jianfang Wang Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ming Li
Ming Li Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Hu-Lin Li
Hu-Lin Li Lanzhou University
Dannong He
Dannong He Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Bin Dong
Bin Dong China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Feng Gao
Feng Gao Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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