Jun Lou

57.2k total citations · 29 hit papers
387 papers, 48.7k citations indexed

About

Jun Lou is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Jun Lou has authored 387 papers receiving a total of 48.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 251 papers in Materials Chemistry, 146 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 88 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Jun Lou's work include 2D Materials and Applications (124 papers), Graphene research and applications (92 papers) and Advancements in Battery Materials (46 papers). Jun Lou is often cited by papers focused on 2D Materials and Applications (124 papers), Graphene research and applications (92 papers) and Advancements in Battery Materials (46 papers). Jun Lou collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Singapore. Jun Lou's co-authors include Pulickel M. Ajayan, Sina Najmaei, Zheng Liu, Róbert Vajtai, Boris I. Yakobson, Wu Zhou, Yongji Gong, Xiaolong Zou, Sidong Lei and Jingjie Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Jun Lou

381 papers receiving 47.9k citations

Hit Papers

High-efficiency two-dimensional Ruddlesden–Popper pero... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2016 2010 2014 2013 2013 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. High-efficiency two-dimensional Ruddlesden–Popper perovskite solar cells
    2016 2.9k citations Jun Lou, Pulickel M. Ajayan et al. profile →
  2. Large Scale Growth and Characterization of Atomic Hexagonal Boron Nitride Layers
    2010 2.3k citations Lijie Ci, Jun Lou et al. Nano Letters profile →
  3. Vertical and in-plane heterostructures from WS2/MoS2 monolayers
    2014 1.9k citations Yongji Gong, Sidong Lei et al. profile →
  4. Intrinsic Structural Defects in Monolayer Molybdenum Disulfide
    2013 1.8k citations Zheng Liu, Jun Lou et al. Nano Letters profile →
  5. Vapour phase growth and grain boundary structure of molybdenum disulphide atomic layers
    2013 1.6k citations Zheng Liu, Sidong Lei et al. profile →
  6. Large‐Area Vapor‐Phase Growth and Characterization of MoS2 Atomic Layers on a SiO2 Substrate
    2012 1.5k citations Zheng Liu, Pulickel M. Ajayan et al. Small profile →
  7. Janus Monolayer Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides
    2017 1.3k citations Jing Zhang, Weibing Chen et al. ACS Nano profile →
  8. Black Phosphorus–Monolayer MoS2 van der Waals Heterojunction p–n Diode
    2014 1.1k citations Yongji Gong, Pulickel M. Ajayan et al. ACS Nano profile →
  9. Composites with carbon nanotubes and graphene: An outlook
    2018 803 citations Jun Lou, Pulickel M. Ajayan et al. profile →
  10. In-plane heterostructures of graphene and hexagonal boron nitride with controlled domain sizes
    2013 776 citations Zheng Liu, Yongji Gong et al. Nature Nanotechnology profile →
  11. Large In-Plane and Vertical Piezoelectricity in Janus Transition Metal Dichalchogenides
    2017 748 citations Jun Lou et al. ACS Nano profile →
  12. High Efficiency Photocatalytic Water Splitting Using 2D α‐Fe2O3/g‐C3N4 Z‐Scheme Catalysts
    2017 744 citations Róbert Vajtai, Jun Lou et al. profile →
  13. Chemical Vapor Deposition Growth of Crystalline Monolayer MoSe2
    2014 713 citations Yongji Gong, Róbert Vajtai et al. ACS Nano profile →
  14. Fracture toughness of graphene
    2014 606 citations Cheng Peng, Zheng Liu et al. Nature Communications profile →
  15. Ultrathin high-temperature oxidation-resistant coatings of hexagonal boron nitride
    2013 596 citations Zheng Liu, Yongji Gong et al. Nature Communications profile →
  16. Achieving Highly Efficient, Selective, and Stable CO2 Reduction on Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes
    2015 587 citations Jun Lou, Pulickel M. Ajayan et al. ACS Nano profile →
  17. A metal-free electrocatalyst for carbon dioxide reduction to multi-carbon hydrocarbons and oxygenates
    2016 571 citations Róbert Vajtai, Jun Lou et al. Nature Communications profile →
  18. Evolution of the Electronic Band Structure and Efficient Photo-Detection in Atomic Layers of InSe
    2014 550 citations Sidong Lei, Liehui Ge et al. ACS Nano profile →
  19. Second harmonic microscopy of monolayer MoS2
    2013 529 citations Pulickel M. Ajayan, Jun Lou et al. profile →
  20. Plasmonic Hot Electron Induced Structural Phase Transition in a MoS2 Monolayer
    2014 524 citations Pulickel M. Ajayan, Jun Lou et al. profile →
  21. Strain and structure heterogeneity in MoS2 atomic layers grown by chemical vapour deposition
    2014 495 citations Zheng Liu, Róbert Vajtai et al. Nature Communications profile →
  22. Two-Step Growth of Two-Dimensional WSe2/MoSe2 Heterostructures
    2015 493 citations Yongji Gong, Sidong Lei et al. Nano Letters profile →
  23. Liquid Phase Exfoliation of Two-Dimensional Materials by Directly Probing and Matching Surface Tension Components
    2015 482 citations Yongmin He, Xiang Zhang et al. Nano Letters profile →
  24. Facile Fabrication of Nitrogen‐Doped Porous Carbon as Superior Anode Material for Potassium‐Ion Batteries
    2018 462 citations Deping Li, Xiaohua Ren et al. profile →
  25. Band Gap Engineering and Layer-by-Layer Mapping of Selenium-Doped Molybdenum Disulfide
    2013 453 citations Yongji Gong, Zheng Liu et al. Nano Letters profile →
  26. Chemical Vapor Deposition of Thin Crystals of Layered Semiconductor SnS2 for Fast Photodetection Application
    2014 439 citations Jing Zhang, Sidong Lei et al. Nano Letters profile →
  27. Cold welding of ultrathin gold nanowires
    2010 436 citations Yang Lü, Jun Lou et al. Nature Nanotechnology profile →
  28. Dynamic mechanical behavior of multilayer graphene via supersonic projectile penetration
    2014 345 citations Jun Lou et al. profile →
  29. Electrified water treatment: fundamentals and roles of electrode materials
    2023 185 citations Xiaoyin Tian, Xiaochuan Huang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jun Lou United States 104 35.8k 21.7k 10.0k 7.3k 5.9k 387 48.7k
Róbert Vajtai United States 104 28.2k 0.8× 18.2k 0.8× 10.1k 1.0× 9.1k 1.2× 10.5k 1.8× 435 43.7k
Jin Zou Australia 106 33.8k 0.9× 17.9k 0.8× 7.6k 0.8× 7.4k 1.0× 5.1k 0.9× 894 46.6k
Boris I. Yakobson United States 107 40.8k 1.1× 14.5k 0.7× 6.9k 0.7× 7.6k 1.0× 4.0k 0.7× 449 49.7k
Dmitri Golberg Japan 135 47.4k 1.3× 24.5k 1.1× 8.0k 0.8× 11.8k 1.6× 12.8k 2.2× 805 63.5k
Mauricio Terrones United States 114 42.0k 1.2× 20.5k 0.9× 5.7k 0.6× 11.3k 1.5× 7.4k 1.3× 736 54.3k
Eric A. Stach United States 85 29.3k 0.8× 19.6k 0.9× 8.3k 0.8× 10.6k 1.4× 10.5k 1.8× 490 47.0k
Manish Chhowalla United States 101 52.2k 1.5× 32.0k 1.5× 15.8k 1.6× 14.1k 1.9× 8.1k 1.4× 277 69.6k
Tianyou Zhai China 124 31.8k 0.9× 31.9k 1.5× 8.7k 0.9× 7.1k 1.0× 10.6k 1.8× 656 48.8k
Yong Ding United States 94 21.0k 0.6× 16.3k 0.7× 8.3k 0.8× 8.6k 1.2× 12.3k 2.1× 300 35.0k
Samuel S. Mao United States 60 29.0k 0.8× 14.1k 0.6× 22.9k 2.3× 4.6k 0.6× 5.7k 1.0× 203 41.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jun Lou

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Vermeij, Tijmen, Amit Sharma, Doug Steinbach, et al.. (2025). In situ transmission Kikuchi diffraction tensile testing. Scripta Materialia. 261. 116608–116608. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiang, Yifan Zhu, Eliezer Fernando Oliveira, et al.. (2025). Nitrogen-Terminated Diamond Films for Antiscaling Coatings. ACS Nano. 19(46). 39903–39914.
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Zhu, Yifan, Qing Ai, Qiyi Fang, et al.. (2024). Photoinduced synthesis of polymer-coated covalent organic framework microspheres for highly efficient lithium recovery. Nano Energy. 130. 110111–110111. 7 indexed citations
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Tian, Xiaoyin, Jing Zhang, Kali Rigby, et al.. (2024). Tuning Local Atomic Structures in MoS 2 Based Catalysts for Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction. Small. 21(28). e2310562–e2310562. 6 indexed citations
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Yi, Kongyang, Yamin Huang, Yao Wu, et al.. (2024). Integration of high-κ native oxides of gallium for two-dimensional transistors. Nature Electronics. 7(12). 1126–1136. 27 indexed citations
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Liu, Yifeng, Jingang Li, Yifan Zhu, et al.. (2024). Spatially Resolved Anion Diffusion and Tunable Waveguides in Bismuth Halide Perovskites. Nano Letters. 24(17). 5182–5188. 6 indexed citations
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Liang, Jia, et al.. (2023). Morphology evolution of ultra-stable and low-cost all-inorganic lead-free perovskite solar cells. Materials Today Energy. 32. 101241–101241. 6 indexed citations
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Wu, Chaoshan, Lihong Zhao, Yanliang Liang, et al.. (2023). Understanding the Chemomechanical Function of the Silver–Carbon Interlayer in Sheet-type All-Solid-State Lithium–Metal Batteries. Nano Letters. 23(10). 4415–4422. 33 indexed citations
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Fang, Qiyi, Qing Ai, Yifeng Liu, et al.. (2023). Superior mechanical properties of multilayer covalent-organic frameworks enabled by rationally tuning molecular interlayer interactions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(15). e2208676120–e2208676120. 35 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jing, Xiewen Wen, Tianshu Zhai, Gary P. Wiederrecht, & Jun Lou. (2022). Unconventional optical properties of 2D Janus SMoSe induced by structural asymmetry. 2D Materials. 9(3). 35006–35006. 3 indexed citations
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Chi, Xiaowei, Ye Zhang, Fang Hao, et al.. (2022). An electrochemically stable homogeneous glassy electrolyte formed at room temperature for all-solid-state sodium batteries. Nature Communications. 13(1). 2854–2854. 148 indexed citations
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Ni, Bo, Doug Steinbach, Zhenze Yang, et al.. (2022). Fracture at the two-dimensional limit. MRS Bulletin. 47(8). 848–862. 14 indexed citations
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Kripalani, Devesh R., Yongqing Cai, Jun Lou, & Kun Zhou. (2022). Strong Edge Stress in Molecularly Thin Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Ruddlesden–Popper Perovskites and Modulations of Their Edge Electronic Properties. ACS Nano. 16(1). 261–270. 11 indexed citations
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Guo, Huanhuan, Guangmei Hou, Jianguang Guo, et al.. (2018). Enhanced Cycling Performance of Li–O2 Battery by Using a Li3PO4-Protected Lithium Anode in DMSO-Based Electrolyte. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 1(10). 5511–5517. 23 indexed citations
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Chen, Long, Na Li, Lin Zhang, et al.. (2018). Graphene oxide based membrane intercalated by nanoparticles for high performance nanofiltration application. Chemical Engineering Journal. 347. 12–18. 160 indexed citations
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Han, Xiao, Tuo Wang, Peter Samora Owuor, et al.. (2018). Ultra-Stiff Graphene Foams as Three-Dimensional Conductive Fillers for Epoxy Resin. ACS Nano. 12(11). 11219–11228. 47 indexed citations
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Chen, Hailong, Xiewen Wen, Jing Zhang, et al.. (2016). Ultrafast formation of interlayer hot excitons in atomically thin MoS2/WS2 heterostructures. Nature Communications. 7(1). 12512–12512. 354 indexed citations
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Lei, Sidong, Xifan Wang, Bo Li, et al.. (2016). Surface functionalization of two-dimensional metal chalcogenides by Lewis acid–base chemistry. Nature Nanotechnology. 11(5). 465–471. 219 indexed citations
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Peng, Cheng, Yuan Zhong, Yang Lü, et al.. (2013). Strain rate dependent mechanical properties in single crystal nickel nanowires. Applied Physics Letters. 102(8). 43 indexed citations

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