Chaofa Xu

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

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Chaofa Xu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Chaofa Xu has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Materials Chemistry, 13 papers in Organic Chemistry and 7 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Chaofa Xu's work include Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (11 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (8 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (5 papers). Chaofa Xu is often cited by papers focused on Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (11 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (8 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (5 papers). Chaofa Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and Finland. Chaofa Xu's co-authors include Nanfeng Zheng, Guangxu Chen, Lin Gu, Qingji Xie, Yueming Tan, Gang Fu, Zichao Tang, Huayan Yang, Gang Li and Xiaojing Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nature Communications and Nature Materials.

In The Last Decade

Chaofa Xu

23 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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Interfacial electronic effects control the reaction selectivity of platinum catalysts

2016 634 citations Guangxu Chen, Chaofa Xu et al. Nature Materials profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Boosting catalytic performance via synergy between Pd and Lewis acid sites in Pd/AlOOH-LAS for cinnamaldehyde hydrogenation 2025 ·Applied Surface Science ·Sisi Liu, (unknown), Junwei Li, Yujing Nie, Zhixiong Cai, Chaofa Xu	0
2	Significantly enhanced catalytic performance of Pd nanocatalyst on AlOOH featuring abundant solid surface frustrated Lewis pair for improved hydrogen activation 2024 ·RSC Advances ·Junwei Li, (unknown), Sisi Liu, Chaofa Xu, Zhixiong Cai	4
3	Boosting alkyne semi-hydrogenation selectivity via metal-organic interface modulated self-supporting palladium-based catalysts 2024 ·Applied Surface Science ·Junwei Li, Sisi Liu, (unknown), Yinghua Lan, Zhixiong Cai, Chaofa Xu	2
4	Atomic overlayer of permeable microporous cuprous oxide on palladium promotes hydrogenation catalysis 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Kunlong Liu, Lizhi Jiang, Wugen Huang, Guo‐zhen Zhu, Yue‐Jiao Zhang, Chaofa Xu, Ruixuan Qin, Pengxin Liu, Chengyi Hu, Jingjuan Wang, Jian‐Feng Li, Fan Yang, Gang Fu, Nanfeng Zheng	50
5	Carbon Monoxide Promotes the Catalytic Hydrogenation on Metal Cluster Catalysts 2020 ·Research ·Ruixuan Qin, Pei Wang, Pengxin Liu, Shiguang Mo, Yue Gong, Liting Ren, Chaofa Xu, Kunlong Liu, Lin Gu, Gang Fu, Nanfeng Zheng	20
6	Alkali ions secure hydrides for catalytic hydrogenation 2020 ·Nature Catalysis ·Ruixuan Qin, Lingyun Zhou, Pengxin Liu, Yue Gong, Kunlong Liu, Chaofa Xu, Yun Zhao, Lin Gu, Gang Fu, Nanfeng Zheng	196
7	Interfacing with silica boosts the catalysis of copper 2018 ·Nature Communications ·Chaofa Xu, (unknown), Yun Zhao, Pengxin Liu, Xinping Duan, Lin Gu, Gang Fu, Youzhu Yuan, Nanfeng Zheng	213
8	Acetylene‐Mediated Synthesis of Supported Pt Nanocatalyst for Selective Hydrogenation of Halonitrobenzene 2018 ·ChemNanoMat ·Huan Li, Chaofa Xu, Xiaoliang Mu, Peng Zhang, Xian‐Ming Zhang, Nanfeng Zheng	6
9	From Racemic Metal Nanoparticles to Optically Pure Enantiomers in One Pot 2017 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Huayan Yang, Juanzhu Yan, Yu Wang, Guocheng Deng, Hai‐Feng Su, Xiaojing Zhao, Chaofa Xu, Boon K. Teo, Nanfeng Zheng	121
10	Ultrastable atomic copper nanosheets for selective electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide 2017 ·Science Advances ·Lei Dai, Qing Qin, Pei Wang, Xiaojing Zhao, Chengyi Hu, Pengxin Liu, Ruixuan Qin, Mei Chen, Daohui Ou, Chaofa Xu, Shiguang Mo, Binghui Wu, Gang Fu, Peng Zhang, Nanfeng Zheng	242
11	Air-promoted selective hydrogenation of phenol to cyclohexanone at low temperature over Pd-based nanocatalysts 2017 ·Science China Chemistry ·Qing Guo, Shiguang Mo, Pengxin Liu, Weidong Zheng, Ruixuan Qin, Chaofa Xu, (unknown), Binghui Wu, Nanfeng Zheng	14
12	Interfacial electronic effects control the reaction selectivity of platinum catalysts breakdown → 2016 ·Nature Materials ·Guangxu Chen, Chaofa Xu, Xiaoqing Huang, Jinyu Ye, Lin Gu, Gang Li, Zichao Tang, Binghui Wu, Huayan Yang, Zipeng Zhao, Zhi‐You Zhou, Gang Fu, Nanfeng Zheng	634
13	Embryonic Growth of Face-Center-Cubic Silver Nanoclusters Shaped in Nearly Perfect Half-Cubes and Cubes 2016 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Huayan Yang, Juanzhu Yan, Yu Wang, Hai‐Feng Su, Lars Gell, Xiaojing Zhao, Chaofa Xu, Boon K. Teo, Hannu Häkkinen, Nanfeng Zheng	111
14	Carbon‐Monoxide‐Assisted Synthesis of Ultrathin PtCu Alloy Nanosheets and Their Enhanced Catalysis 2016 ·ChemNanoMat ·Lei Dai, Yun Zhao, Qing Qin, Xiaojing Zhao, Chaofa Xu, Nanfeng Zheng	51
15	Plasmonic twinned silver nanoparticles with molecular precision 2016 ·Nature Communications ·Huayan Yang, Yu Wang, Xi Chen, Xiaojing Zhao, Lin Gu, Hua-Qi Huang, Juanzhu Yan, Chaofa Xu, Gang Li, Junchao Wu, Alison J. Edwards, Birger Dittrich, Zichao Tang, Dongdong Wang, Lauri Lehtovaara, Hannu Häkkinen, Nanfeng Zheng	245
16	Single‐Crystalline Rhodium Nanosheets with Atomic Thickness 2015 ·Advanced Science ·Li Zhao, Chaofa Xu, Hai‐Feng Su, Jing‐Hong Liang, Shui‐Chao Lin, Lin Gu, Xingli Wang, Mei Chen, Nanfeng Zheng	108
17	Precisely controlled resorcinol–formaldehyde resin coating for fabricating core–shell, hollow, and yolk–shell carbon nanostructures 2013 ·Nanoscale ·Xiaoliang Fang, Shengjie Liu, Jun Zang, Chaofa Xu, Mingsen Zheng, Quanfeng Dong, Daohua Sun, Nanfeng Zheng	149
18	Synthesis of Ultrathin Nitrogen-Doped Graphitic Carbon Nanocages as Advanced Electrode Materials for Supercapacitor 2013 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Yueming Tan, Chaofa Xu, Guangxu Chen, Zhaohui Liu, Ming Ma, Qingji Xie, Nanfeng Zheng, Shouzhuo Yao	335
19	Facile Synthesis of Manganese‐Oxide‐Containing Mesoporous Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon for Efficient Oxygen Reduction 2012 ·Advanced Functional Materials ·Yueming Tan, Chaofa Xu, Guangxu Chen, Xiaoliang Fang, Nanfeng Zheng, Qingji Xie	307
20	A graphene–platinum nanoparticles–ionic liquid composite catalyst for methanol-tolerant oxygen reduction reaction 2012 ·Energy & Environmental Science ·Yueming Tan, Chaofa Xu, Guangxu Chen, Nanfeng Zheng, Qingji Xie	125

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