Dongwei Ao

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Dongwei Ao is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Dongwei Ao has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Materials Chemistry, 21 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 10 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Dongwei Ao's work include Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (27 papers), Thermal properties of materials (12 papers) and Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (11 papers). Dongwei Ao is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (27 papers), Thermal properties of materials (12 papers) and Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (11 papers). Dongwei Ao collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and France. Dongwei Ao's co-authors include Zhuanghao Zheng, Ping Fan, Guangxing Liang, Wei‐Di Liu, Zhi‐Gang Chen, Xiao‐Lei Shi, Fu Li, Yue‐Xing Chen, Meng Wei and Xingrong Chu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Applied Physics Letters and Advanced Energy Materials.

In The Last Decade

Dongwei Ao

34 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Harvesting waste heat with flexible Bi2Te3 thermoelectric thin film

2022 351 citations Zhuanghao Zheng, Xiao‐Lei Shi et al. Nature Sustainability profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dongwei Ao China	15	1.0k	524	317	154	129	38	1.2k
Hongjing Shang China	19	896 0.9×	328 0.6×	268 0.8×	102 0.7×	196 1.5×	46	1.2k
Mohamed Hamid Elsheikh Malaysia	8	770 0.8×	332 0.6×	243 0.8×	187 1.2×	55 0.4×	13	940
Tae-Sung Oh South Korea	16	569 0.6×	510 1.0×	198 0.6×	77 0.5×	56 0.4×	58	840
Cong Tinh Bui Singapore	8	1.0k 1.0×	184 0.4×	380 1.2×	83 0.5×	126 1.0×	10	1.2k
Shuaihang Hou China	17	681 0.7×	380 0.7×	328 1.0×	107 0.7×	151 1.2×	39	941
Majid Kabiri Samani Sweden	17	900 0.9×	264 0.5×	218 0.7×	206 1.3×	157 1.2×	30	1.1k
Tosawat Seetawan Thailand	18	919 0.9×	532 1.0×	135 0.4×	94 0.6×	81 0.6×	129	1.1k
Yonggao Yan China	21	1.4k 1.4×	680 1.3×	337 1.1×	200 1.3×	45 0.3×	48	1.6k
Ian T. Witting United States	13	1.9k 1.9×	901 1.7×	488 1.5×	95 0.6×	106 0.8×	17	2.0k
De‐Zhuang Wang Australia	17	982 1.0×	568 1.1×	264 0.8×	44 0.3×	83 0.6×	27	1.0k

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Zhang, Xueni, Yuanzhang Su, Dongwei Ao, et al.. (2025). Label-free electrochemical immunosensor based on AuNPs/coiled carbon nanotubes/chitosan-nanocomposites for detection of carcinoembryonic antigen. Journal of Applied Electrochemistry. 55(6). 1557–1569. 1 indexed citations

Ao, Dongwei, et al.. (2025). Realization of high power factor in polycrystalline In doped Sb2Te3 thin films for wearable application. Applied Physics Letters. 126(12). 1 indexed citations

Chen, Tingting, Junxiang Zhang, Qidong Wang, et al.. (2025). Enhancing the Thermoelectric Performance of n-Type PbTe via Mn Doping. Materials. 18(5). 1029–1029. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Xiangdong, et al.. (2025). Trace doping leads to texture engineering and boosts thermoelectric performance of Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3-based flexible thin films. Chemical Engineering Journal. 522. 167341–167341.

Zhang, Junxiang, Qidong Wang, Bing Sun, et al.. (2025). Optimizing thermoelectric performance through Sb doping in Ge _0.8 Mn _0.1 Pb _0.1 Te alloys. Rare Metals. 44(9). 6585–6593. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Dong, Bo Wu, Fu Li, et al.. (2025). Electronic state reconstruction enabling high thermoelectric performance in Ti doped Sb2Te3 flexible thin films. Journal of Materiomics. 11(5). 101028–101028. 1 indexed citations

Ao, Dongwei, Bo Wu, Bushra Jabar, et al.. (2024). A facile in-situ reaction method for preparing flexible Sb₂Te₃ thermoelectric thin films. 4(1). 4 indexed citations

Ao, Dongwei, et al.. (2024). Investigation of deformation behavior during electric pulse assisted incremental forming of Ti-6Al-4V sheet with a water-cooling system. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 126. 165–174. 5 indexed citations

Ao, Dongwei, et al.. (2024). Realizing high power factor in p‐type BiSbTe flexible thin films via carrier engineering. Rare Metals. 44(2). 1222–1230. 4 indexed citations

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Sun, Li, et al.. (2024). Realizing high thermoelectric performance flexible free‐standing PEDOT:PSS/Bi _0.5 Sb _1.5 Te ₃ composite films for power generation. Rare Metals. 43(11). 5985–5993. 8 indexed citations

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Yang, Dong, Dongliang Zhang, Dongwei Ao, et al.. (2023). High thermoelectric performance of aluminum-doped cuprous selenide thin films with exceptional flexibility for wearable applications. Nano Energy. 117. 108930–108930. 17 indexed citations

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Ao, Dongwei, et al.. (2023). Direct Current Treatment Tuning Crystallinity Leading to High-Performance p-Type Sb₂Te₃ Flexible Thin Films. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(31). 37668–37674. 2 indexed citations

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Ao, Dongwei, et al.. (2023). Ti-doping inducing high-performance flexible p-type Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3-based thin film. Ceramics International. 49(11). 18584–18591. 13 indexed citations

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Ao, Dongwei, et al.. (2022). Post-Electric Current Treatment Approaching High-Performance Flexible n-Type Bi2Te3 Thin Films. Micromachines. 13(9). 1544–1544. 10 indexed citations

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Zheng, Zhuanghao, Xiao‐Lei Shi, Dongwei Ao, et al.. (2022). Harvesting waste heat with flexible Bi2Te3 thermoelectric thin film. Nature Sustainability. 6(2). 180–191. 351 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ao, Dongwei, Wei‐Di Liu, Zhuanghao Zheng, et al.. (2022). Assembly‐Free Fabrication of High‐Performance Flexible Inorganic Thin‐Film Thermoelectric Device Prepared by a Thermal Diffusion. Advanced Energy Materials. 12(42). 83 indexed citations

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Jabar, Bushra, Fu Li, Zhuanghao Zheng, et al.. (2021). Homo-composition and hetero-structure nanocomposite Pnma Bi2SeS2 - Pnnm Bi2SeS2 with high thermoelectric performance. Nature Communications. 12(1). 7192–7192. 47 indexed citations

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Ao, Dongwei, Fu Li, Yuexing Chen, et al.. (2021). CoSb₃-Based Thin-Film Thermoelectric Devices with High Performance Via Electrode Optimization. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 4(5). 5265–5273. 10 indexed citations

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Ao, Dongwei, Jun Gao, Xingrong Chu, Shuxia Lin, & Jun Lin. (2020). Formability and deformation mechanism of Ti-6Al-4V sheet under electropulsing assisted incremental forming. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 202. 357–367. 39 indexed citations

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Zheng, Zhuanghao, Xiao‐Lei Shi, Dongwei Ao, et al.. (2020). Rational band engineering and structural manipulations inducing high thermoelectric performance in n-type CoSb3 thin films. Nano Energy. 81. 105683–105683. 97 indexed citations

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