Jiefang Zhu
Researcher at Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory; Structural Chemistry
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 37 22
- E-mail:
- jiefang.zhu@kemi.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Lägerhyddsvägen 1
- Postal address:
- Box 538
751 21 Uppsala
- ORCID:
- 0000-0002-6326-8106
Research
My research focus on the design and characterization of nanostructured materials for next-generation energy applications. My work bridges the gap between advanced batteries (Li-ion, Li-O2, etc) and solar-to-fuel conversion (photocatalytic H2 production). I specialize in using operando and in situ synchrotron-based X-ray diffraction to unravel the complex electrochemical mechanisms of energy materials in real-time.

Publications
Recent publications
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Part of Science in China Series B, p. 3177-3185, 2026
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Part of Nano Reseach, 2026
- DOI for Dry-state single-atom Pt engineering on crystalline carbon nitride for integrated hydrogen evolution and neuromorphic computing
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Ionic polymer-functionalized separator for high performance Li-S battery
Part of Journal of Power Sources, 2026
- DOI for Ionic polymer-functionalized separator for high performance Li-S battery
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Part of Advanced Materials, 2026
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Part of Journal of Power Sources, 2026
- DOI for Improving Cycling Stability in Li-O2 Batteries through in-situ SEI Formation Using 4-fluoro-2-iodoaniline: Interface Morphology and Kinetic Insights via Operando XRD and X-ray CT
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All publications
Articles in journal
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Part of Science in China Series B, p. 3177-3185, 2026
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Part of Nano Reseach, 2026
- DOI for Dry-state single-atom Pt engineering on crystalline carbon nitride for integrated hydrogen evolution and neuromorphic computing
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Ionic polymer-functionalized separator for high performance Li-S battery
Part of Journal of Power Sources, 2026
- DOI for Ionic polymer-functionalized separator for high performance Li-S battery
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Part of Advanced Materials, 2026
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Part of Journal of Power Sources, 2026
- DOI for Improving Cycling Stability in Li-O2 Batteries through in-situ SEI Formation Using 4-fluoro-2-iodoaniline: Interface Morphology and Kinetic Insights via Operando XRD and X-ray CT
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Part of ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, p. 280-291, 2026
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Part of Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP, p. 903-911, 2026
- DOI for Time-dependent solvothermal synthesis of melamine cyanurate and melamine diborate: experimental and theoretical insights
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Beyond the surface: Investigating CO2 electroreduction pathways on copper foil
Part of Journal of Chemical Physics, 2026
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Part of Advanced Materials, 2025
- DOI for Highly Efficient Platinum-Free Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution From Low-cost Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles
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Part of Rare Metals, p. 3772-3783, 2025
- DOI for Effective polysulfides regulation in high-performance Li-S batteries via novel VO2-VS2 heterostructure
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Part of Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2025
- DOI for NiO-Ni2P/C3N4 heterostructures with synergistic adsorption-electrocatalysis functions for suppressing polysulfide shuttle effect in lithium sulfur batteries
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Polymeric Ionic Liquid-Enabled In Situ Protection of Li Anodes for High-Performance Li-O2 Batteries
Part of ChemSusChem, 2025
- DOI for Polymeric Ionic Liquid-Enabled In Situ Protection of Li Anodes for High-Performance Li-O2 Batteries
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Part of Small, 2024
- DOI for Facile Synthesis of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Heterojunctions of Glycolated Conjugated Polymer-TiO2-X for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution
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Part of CCS Chemistry, p. 2400-2410, 2024
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Part of Research on chemical intermediates (Print), p. 5167-5182, 2024
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Part of Nanoscale Advances, p. 2407-2418, 2024
- DOI for Photoelectrochemical performance of a nanostructured BiVO4/NiOOH/FeOOH-Cu2O/CuO/TiO2 tandem cell for unassisted solar water splitting
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Addressing redox shuttling in Li-O2 batteries: Mechanistic insights by synchrotron X-ray tomography
Part of Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024
- DOI for Addressing redox shuttling in Li-O2 batteries: Mechanistic insights by synchrotron X-ray tomography
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Part of Journal of Power Sources, 2024
- DOI for A 3D network-structured gel polymer electrolyte with soluble starch for enhanced quasi-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries
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Part of Catalysts, 2024
- DOI for Expediting Corrosion Engineering for Sulfur-Doped, Self-Supporting Ni-Fe Layered Dihydroxide in Efficient Aqueous Oxygen Evolution
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Enhancing Li-S battery performance via functional polymer binders for polysulfide inhibition
Part of Journal of Energy Chemistry, p. 228-236, 2024
- DOI for Enhancing Li-S battery performance via functional polymer binders for polysulfide inhibition
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Part of Applied Surface Science, 2024
- DOI for Facile fabrication of AgBr/HCCN hybrids with Z-scheme heterojunction for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution
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Part of Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023
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A Multiscale, Dynamic Elucidation of Li Solubility in the Alloy and Metallic Plating Process
Part of Advanced Materials, 2023
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Part of Nano Reseach, p. 8782-8792, 2023
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Part of Materials Today Sustainability, 2023
- DOI for A "win-win" photocatalysis: coupling hydrogen production with the synthesis of high value-added organic chemicals
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Part of Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023
- DOI for Allochroic platinum/carbon nitride with photoactivated ohmic contact for efficient visible-light photocatalytic hydrogen evolution
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Part of Surface and Interface Analysis, p. 63-70, 2023
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Autogenic electrolysis of water powered by solar and mechanical energy
Part of Nano Energy, 2022
- DOI for Autogenic electrolysis of water powered by solar and mechanical energy
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Part of Energy Storage Materials, p. 76-89, 2022
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Part of Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, p. 65-74, 2022
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Part of Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022
- DOI for A bifunctional MnxCo3-xO4-decorated separator for efficient Li-LiI-O2 batteries: A novel strategy to promote redox coupling and inhibit redox shuttling
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Bamboo-charcoal-loaded graphitic carbon nitride for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution
Part of International journal of hydrogen energy, p. 3733-3740, 2022
- DOI for Bamboo-charcoal-loaded graphitic carbon nitride for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution
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Part of ACS Applied Nano Materials, p. 14722-14732, 2022
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Part of Energy Technology, 2022
- DOI for Improved Proton Adsorption and Charge Separation on Cadmium Sulfides for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production
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Part of ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, 2022
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Part of Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, p. 257-266, 2021
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Multifunctional surfactants for synthesizing high-performance energy materials
Part of Energy Storage Materials, p. 1-19, 2021
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Part of Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021
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Part of Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, p. 1339-1351, 2021
- DOI for Optimizing carbon coating parameters for obtaining SiO2/C anodes with improved electrochemical performance
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Part of Nano select, p. 1-11, 2020
- DOI for Alternate-stacked Li4Ti5O12 nanosheets/d-Ti3C2 flexible film as a current collector-free, high-capacity and robust cathode for rechargeable Mg batteries
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Part of Energy Technology, 2020
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Part of ACS Applied Energy Materials, p. 10131-10138, 2020
- DOI for Ni–Ag Nanostructure-Modified Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Enhanced Performance of Solar-Driven Hydrogen Production from Ethanol
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Part of ACS Applied Energy Materials, p. 7011-7019, 2020
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Part of ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, p. 46073-46083, 2020
- DOI for Redox Dual-Cocatalyst-Modified CdS Double-Heterojunction Photocatalysts for Efficient Hydrogen Production
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Part of Journal of Power Sources, 2020
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NaSn2(PO4)(3) submicro-particles for high performance Na/Li mixed-ion battery anodes
Part of Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2020
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Part of Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020
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Part of Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2020
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Part of Applied Catalysis B, 2020
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Part of NPG ASIA MATERIALS, 2020
- DOI for C-60/Na4FeO3/Li3V2(PO4)(3)/soft carbon quaternary hybrid superstructure for high-performance battery-supercapacitor hybrid devices
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Part of Journal of Power Sources, 2019
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Part of Research on chemical intermediates (Print), p. 4959-4973, 2019
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Part of Journal of Power Sources, 2019
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Part of Journal of Materials Chemistry A, p. 9890-9902, 2019
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Part of Chemical Engineering Journal, p. 321-330, 2019
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Part of ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, p. 5957-5965, 2019
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Part of ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, p. 5168-5175, 2019
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A Special Issue on Functional Nanomaterial for Energy and Environment
Part of Science of Advanced Materials, p. 1-4, 2019
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Part of Journal of Materials Chemistry A, p. 23659-23668, 2018
- DOI for A free standing Ru–TiC nanowire array/carbon textile cathode with enhanced stability for Li–O2 batteries
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In situ constructed Ag/C conductive network enhancing the C-rate performance of Si based anode
Part of Journal of Energy Storage, p. 102-108, 2018
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High Li+ Ionic Flux Separator Enhancing Cycling Stability of Lithium Metal Anode
Part of ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, p. 2961-2968, 2018
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On the Stability of NaO2 in Na–O2 Batteries
Part of ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, p. 13534-13541, 2018
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Part of Electrochimica Acta, p. 386-394, 2018
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Part of ACS Energy Letters, p. 2440-2444, 2017
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Part of ChemSusChem, p. 1592-1599, 2017
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Part of Journal of Power Sources, p. 208-215, 2017
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Part of Colloids and Surfaces A, p. 18-25, 2017
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Part of ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, p. 17163-17171, 2017
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Part of Journal of Power Sources, p. 816-824, 2017
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Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Synthesis of Cellulose/Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposites
Part of Polymers, 2016
- DOI for Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Synthesis of Cellulose/Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposites
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Water-Based Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Coating for a High-Performance Separator
Part of ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, p. 3794-3802, 2016
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3-D binder-free graphene foam as cathode for high capacity Li-O2 batteries
Part of Journal of Materials Chemistry A, p. 9767-9773, 2016
- DOI for 3-D binder-free graphene foam as cathode for high capacity Li-O2 batteries
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Part of Advanced Functional Materials, p. 6797-6806, 2016
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Part of Journal of Power Sources, p. 559-566, 2016
- DOI for Binder-free nitrogen-doped carbon paper electrodes derived from polypyrrole/cellulose composite for Li-O2 batteries
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Recent Advances in Cellulose-Based Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, and Their Applications
Part of International Journal of Polymer Science, 2016
- DOI for Recent Advances in Cellulose-Based Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, and Their Applications
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Part of ChemSusChem, p. 2957-2966, 2016
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Part of Carbohydrate Polymers, p. 517-524, 2016
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Part of NANO ENERGY, p. 1-11, 2016
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Spectroscopy Applied to Engineering Materials
Part of JOURNAL OF SPECTROSCOPY, p. 1-2, 2015
- DOI for Spectroscopy Applied to Engineering Materials
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Part of ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, p. 27486-27493, 2015
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An Organic Catalyst for Li-O-2 Batteries: Dilithium Quinone-1,4-Dicarboxylate
Part of ChemSusChem, p. 2198-2203, 2015
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Part of ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, p. 3314-3322, 2015
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Part of ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, p. 20678-20686, 2015
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Part of Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP, p. 3661-3669, 2014
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Development and Fabrication of Advanced Materials for Energy and Environment Applications 2014
Part of Journal of Nanomaterials, p. 643579, 2014
- DOI for Development and Fabrication of Advanced Materials for Energy and Environment Applications 2014
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Part of Applied Catalysis B, p. 44-50, 2014
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Photocatalytic and antibacterial properties of Au-decorated Fe3O4@mTiO(2) core-shell microspheres
Part of Applied Catalysis B, p. 314-322, 2014
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Part of ECS ELECTROCHEM LETT, 2014
- DOI for Increased Cycling Efficiency of Lithium Anodes in Dimethyl Sulfoxide Electrolytes For Use in Li-O-2 Batteries
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Pt/α-MnO2 nanotube: a highly active electrocatalyst for Li-O2 battery
Part of Nano Energy, p. 19-27, 2014
- DOI for Pt/α-MnO2 nanotube: a highly active electrocatalyst for Li-O2 battery
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Accelerated Electrochemical Decomposition of Li2O2 under X-ray Illumination
Part of The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, p. 4045-4050, 2013
- DOI for Accelerated Electrochemical Decomposition of Li2O2 under X-ray Illumination
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A facile approach to ZnO/CdS nanoarrays and their photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical properties
Part of Applied Catalysis B, p. 175-183, 2013
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Part of Carbohydrate Polymers, p. 162-168, 2013
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Development and Fabrication of Advanced Materials for Energy and Environment Applications
Part of Journal of Nanomaterials, p. 279309, 2013
- DOI for Development and Fabrication of Advanced Materials for Energy and Environment Applications
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Part of Journal of nanoparticle research, 2013
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Microwave-solvothermal synthesis of Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles
Part of Materials letters (General ed.), p. 23-26, 2013
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Part of Industrial crops and products (Print), p. 751-756, 2013
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Metal-enhanced fluorescence of OG-488 doped in Au@SiO2 core-shell nanoparticles
Part of Materials letters (General ed.), p. 169-172, 2013
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Part of Carbohydrate Polymers, p. 179-184, 2012
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Isolation and characterization of hemicelluloses extracted by hydrothermal pretreatment
Part of Bioresource Technology, p. 677-683, 2012
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Part of Materials science & engineering. C, biomimetic materials, sensors and systems, p. 1511-1517, 2012
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Part of Biomass and Bioenergy, p. 516-521, 2012
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Synthesis and characterization of cellulose-silica composite fiber in ethanol/water mixed solvents
Part of BioResources, p. 1186-1195, 2011
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Hydrothermal preparation of boehmite-doped AgCl nanocubes and their characterization
Part of Materials letters (General ed.), p. 1531-1534, 2011
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Part of Journal of Molecular Catalysis A, p. 136-144, 2011
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Synthesis and characterization of the tellurium/calcium silicate nanocomposite
Part of Materials letters (General ed.), p. 424-426, 2011
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Rapid microwave-assisted preparation and characterization of cellulose-silver nanocomposites
Part of Carbohydrate Polymers, p. 422-429, 2011
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Fabrication and characterization of Ag/calcium silicate core-shell nanocomposites
Part of Materials letters (General ed.), p. 3069-3071, 2011
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Part of Science of Advanced Materials, p. 210-214, 2010
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Part of Materials letters (General ed.), p. 2223-2225, 2010
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Part of Carbohydrate Polymers, p. 270-275, 2010
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Part of Materials letters (General ed.), p. 1524-1527, 2010
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Part of Journal of Alloys and Compounds, p. 559-563, 2010
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Part of Carbohydrate Research, p. 1046-1050, 2010
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Recent Progress on Fabrication of Calcium-Based Inorganic Biodegradable Nanomaterials
Part of Recent Patents on Nanotechnology, p. 164-170, 2010
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Hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of CePO4/C core-shell nanorods
Part of Materials letters (General ed.), p. 2513-2515, 2009
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Part of European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, p. 5522-5526, 2009
Articles, review/survey
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Phosphate-based polyanionic insertion materials for oxygen electrocatalysis
Part of Materials Chemistry Frontiers, p. 1153-1170, 2024
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Graphitic carbon nitride heterojunction photocatalysts for solar hydrogen production
Part of International journal of hydrogen energy, p. 37242-37267, 2021
- DOI for Graphitic carbon nitride heterojunction photocatalysts for solar hydrogen production
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Recent Progress on the Synthesis and Biomedical Properties of Natural Biopolymer Composites
Part of Current Medicinal Chemistry, p. 8243-8266, 2021
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Recent Development of Photocatalysts Containing Carbon Species: A Review
Part of Catalysts, 2019
- DOI for Recent Development of Photocatalysts Containing Carbon Species: A Review
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Part of Journal of Power Sources, 2019
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Cellulose-based Nanocarriers as Platforms for Cancer Therapy
Part of Current pharmaceutical design, p. 5292-5300, 2017
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ZnO based heterojunctions and their application in environmental photocatalysis
Part of Nanotechnology, 2016
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The Microwave-Assisted Ionic-Liquid Method: A Promising Methodology in Nanomaterials
Part of Chemistry - An Asian Journal, p. 2378-2391, 2014
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Nanostructured materials for photocatalytic hydrogen production
Part of Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, p. 260-269, 2009
Chapters in book
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ZnO nanomaterials: Strategies for improvement of photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical activities
Part of Current Developments in Photocatalysis and Photocatalytic Materials, p. 231-244, Elsevier, 2019
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Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Production
Part of Advanced Materials For Clean Energy, p. 391-419, CRC PRESS-TAYLOR & FRANCIS GROUP, 2015