Chao Zhen

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Chao Zhen is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Chao Zhen has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Materials Chemistry, 42 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 33 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Chao Zhen's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (35 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (19 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (17 papers). Chao Zhen is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (35 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (19 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (17 papers). Chao Zhen collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and Saudi Arabia. Chao Zhen's co-authors include Gang Liu, Hui–Ming Cheng, Lianzhou Wang, Feng Li, Lichang Yin, Na Li, Lili Zhang, Yuyang Kang, Runze Chen and Yingpeng Xie and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Chao Zhen

63 papers receiving 3.4k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Battery Performance and Photocatalytic Activity of Mesoporous Anatase TiO₂ Nanospheres/Graphene Composites by Template‐Free Self‐Assembly

2011 583 citations Gang Liu, Chao Zhen et al. profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chao Zhen China	29	2.2k	2.1k	1.7k	540	369	65	3.4k
Zhengang Guo China	32	2.5k 1.2×	2.8k 1.3×	1.3k 0.8×	452 0.8×	146 0.4×	103	3.5k
Ying‐Chih Pu Taiwan	31	3.1k 1.4×	2.4k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	468 0.9×	181 0.5×	67	3.9k
Meili Guan China	25	2.1k 0.9×	3.1k 1.4×	2.4k 1.4×	702 1.3×	356 1.0×	48	3.9k
Kurt Fredrickson United States	12	2.4k 1.1×	1.3k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	737 1.4×	240 0.7×	23	3.2k
Xunyu Yang China	10	3.5k 1.6×	3.7k 1.7×	1.7k 1.0×	740 1.4×	468 1.3×	13	4.9k
Melinda J. Shearer United States	18	1.9k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	2.0k 1.2×	274 0.5×	242 0.7×	19	3.0k
Linxing Meng China	27	1.7k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	214 0.4×	206 0.6×	46	2.5k
Xiangchao Ma China	30	2.8k 1.2×	2.2k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	592 1.1×	119 0.3×	58	3.5k
Mariam Barawi Spain	24	1.8k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	1.0k 0.6×	250 0.5×	318 0.9×	59	2.5k
Jeiwan Tan South Korea	29	2.2k 1.0×	2.2k 1.0×	2.2k 1.3×	403 0.7×	108 0.3×	48	3.5k

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Liu, Zhibo, Chao Zhen, Yong Liu, et al.. (2025). Surface localized p-n homojunctions in two-dimensional ultrathin titanium oxide with remarkable photocatalytic activity. Chemical Engineering Journal. 519. 164776–164776.

Xu, Wei, Chao Zhen, Huaze Zhu, et al.. (2024). A Ta3N5 photoanode with few deep-level defects derived from topologic transition of ammonium tantalum oxyfluoride for ultralow-bias photoelectrochemical water splitting. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION). 61. 144–153. 6 indexed citations

Zhen, Chao, Ruotian Chen, Fengtao Fan, et al.. (2024). Liquid metal-embraced photoactive films for artificial photosynthesis. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1672–1672. 27 indexed citations

Chen, Fei, Chao Zhen, & Na Li. (2024). Boosting Energy Storage in Metal Batteries by Light: Progress, Challenges, and Perspectives. Energy & Fuels. 38(16). 14982–15000. 6 indexed citations

Zhen, Chao, Zhaohui Ren, Yuyang Kang, Lianzhou Wang, & Gang Liu. (2023). PbTiO₃ Based Single-Domain Ferroelectric Photocatalysts for Water Splitting. Accounts of Materials Research. 4(7). 591–603. 21 indexed citations

Xu, Wei, Chao Zhen, Jianhang Qiu, et al.. (2023). Boosting photoelectrochemical water splitting with recyclable isotropic pyrolytic graphite conductive substrates. Science China Materials. 66(12). 4663–4668. 3 indexed citations

Yin, Lichang, Xing Chen, Xiaoxiang Xu, et al.. (2022). Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting over PbTiO₃ Modulated by Oxygen Vacancy and Ferroelectric Polarization. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(44). 20342–20350. 133 indexed citations

Kang, Yuyang, Haozhi Qi, Chao Zhen, et al.. (2022). Ferroelectric polarization enabled spatially selective adsorption of redox mediators to promote Z-scheme photocatalytic overall water splitting. Joule. 6(8). 1876–1886. 57 indexed citations

Feng, Shun, Chi Liu, Qianbing Zhu, et al.. (2021). An ultrasensitive molybdenum-based double-heterojunction phototransistor. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4094–4094. 54 indexed citations

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Qin, Hao, Chao Zhen, Zhiqing Yang, et al.. (2021). An oxidation-nitridation-denitridation approach to transform metal solids into foams with adjustable pore sizes for energy applications. Science Bulletin. 66(15). 1525–1532. 16 indexed citations

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Wang, Wei, Xiaowei Chen, Xue Zhang, et al.. (2020). Quatermetallic Pt-based ultrathin nanowires intensified by Rh enable highly active and robust electrocatalysts for methanol oxidation. Nano Energy. 71. 104623–104623. 88 indexed citations

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Kang, Yuyang, Runze Chen, Chao Zhen, et al.. (2020). An integrated thermoelectric-assisted photoelectrochemical system to boost water splitting. Science Bulletin. 65(14). 1163–1169. 27 indexed citations

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Wu, Tingting, Chao Zhen, Huaze Zhu, et al.. (2019). Gradient Sn-Doped Heteroepitaxial Film of Faceted Rutile TiO₂ as an Electron Selective Layer for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(21). 19638–19646. 35 indexed citations

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Zhen, Chao, Tingting Wu, Runze Chen, et al.. (2019). Strategies for Modifying TiO₂ Based Electron Transport Layers to Boost Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 7(5). 4586–4618. 112 indexed citations

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Wu, Tingting, Chao Zhen, Jinbo Wu, et al.. (2019). Chlorine capped SnO2 quantum-dots modified TiO2 electron selective layer to enhance the performance of planar perovskite solar cells. Science Bulletin. 64(8). 547–552. 40 indexed citations

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Liu, Gang, Chao Zhen, Yuyang Kang, Lianzhou Wang, & Hui–Ming Cheng. (2018). Unique physicochemical properties of two-dimensional light absorbers facilitating photocatalysis. Chemical Society Reviews. 47(16). 6410–6444. 207 indexed citations

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Kang, Yuyang, Chao Zhen, Xiangdong Kang, et al.. (2018). Maximizing the visible light photoelectrochemical activity of B/N-doped anatase TiO2 microspheres with exposed dominant {001} facets. Science China Materials. 61(6). 831–838. 23 indexed citations

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Zhen, Chao, Jimmy C. Yu, Gang Liu, & Hui–Ming Cheng. (2014). Selective deposition of redox co-catalyst(s) to improve the photocatalytic activity of single-domain ferroelectric PbTiO₃nanoplates. Chemical Communications. 50(72). 10416–10416. 110 indexed citations

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Jiao, Wei, Yingpeng Xie, Runze Chen, et al.. (2013). Synthesis of mesoporous single crystal rutile TiO2 with improved photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical activities. Chemical Communications. 49(100). 11770–11770. 54 indexed citations

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Zhen, Chao, Lianzhou Wang, Gang Liu, Gao Qing Lu, & Hui–Ming Cheng. (2013). Template-free synthesis of Ta3N5 nanorod arrays for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting. Chemical Communications. 49(29). 3019–3019. 116 indexed citations

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