Kai Chen

8.0k citations

216 papers · 6.3k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 42

Impact in

Automotive Engineering top 0.5%
- Advanced Battery Technologies Research
Electrical and Electronic Engineering top 0.5%
- Advancements in Battery Materials
- Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
- Advanced battery technologies research
- Perovskite Materials and Applications

Papers in ⓘ

Electrical and Electronic Engineering 176
- Advancements in Battery Materials 95
- Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies 90
- Perovskite Materials and Applications 20
- Advanced battery technologies research 14
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 45
- Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication 27

Co-authors: Xiaojie Liu (4 shared papers)Gang Wang (3 shared papers)Xiujuan Wang (2 shared papers)Ce‐Wen Nan (8 shared papers)Justin M. Hodgkiss (16 shared papers)Yibo Zhang (5 shared papers)Hui Wang (1 shared paper)Hui Wang (3 shared papers)
Journals: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (10 papers)Journal of Alloys and Compounds (7 papers)Applied Physics Letters (6 papers)Chemical Engineering Journal (5 papers)ACS Nano (5 papers)
Partner nations: China United States New Zealand

In The Last Decade

Kai Chen

206 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Multifunctional Polyfluoride Ionogel‐Encapsulated Lithium Anodes for Durable and Safe Pouch Cells under Harsh Conditions 2025 · 26 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2025 Advanced Functional Materials
2025 Energy storage materials
2025 ACS Nano
2025 Journal of Energy Chemistry

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1	Rational Design of Three-Dimensional Graphene Encapsulated with Hollow FeP@Carbon Nanocomposite as Outstanding Anode Material for Lithium Ion and Sodium Ion Batteries ACS Nano ·Xiujuan Wang, Kai Chen, Gang Wang, Xiaojie Liu, Hui Wang	2017	340
2	The Evolution of Quantum Confinement in CsPbBr₃ Perovskite Nanocrystals Chemistry of Materials ·Justinas Butkus, Parth Vashishtha, Kai Chen, Joseph K. Gallaher, Shyamal K. K. Prasad, Dani Z. Metin, Geoffry Laufersky, Nicola Gaston, Jonathan E. Halpert, Justin M. Hodgkiss	2017	308
3	Surface Doping to Enhance Structural Integrity and Performance of Li‐Rich Layered Oxide Advanced Energy Materials ·Shuai Liu, Zepeng Liu, Xi Shen, Weihan Li, Yurui Gao, Mohammad Norouzi Banis, Minsi Li, Kai Chen, Liang Zhu, Richeng Yu, Zhaoxiang Wang, Xueliang Sun, Gang Lü, Qingyu Kong, Xuedong Bai, Liquan Chen	2018	295
4	Oxide Electrolytes for Lithium Batteries Journal of the American Ceramic Society ·Yaoyu Ren, Kai Chen, Rujun Chen, Ting Liu, Yibo Zhang, Ce‐Wen Nan	2015	255
5	Atomic-scale origin of the large grain-boundary resistance in perovskite Li-ion-conducting solid electrolytes Energy & Environmental Science ·Cheng Ma, Kai Chen, Chengdu Liang, Ce‐Wen Nan, Ryo Ishikawa, Karren L. More, Miaofang Chi	2014	248
6	Core–shell MOF-derived N-doped yolk–shell carbon nanocages homogenously filled with ZnSe and CoSe₂ nanodots as excellent anode materials for lithium- and sodium-ion batteries Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Xuejiao Hu, Xiaojie Liu, Kai Chen, Gang Wang, Hui Wang	2019	210
7	Additive‐Assisted Novel Dual‐Salt Electrolyte Addresses Wide Temperature Operation of Lithium–Metal Batteries Small ·Xuehui Shangguan, Gaojie Xu, Zili Cui, Qinglei Wang, Xiaofan Du, Kai Chen, Suqi Huang, Guofeng Jia, Faqiang Li, Xiao Wang, Di Lu, Shanmu Dong, Guanglei Cui	2019	181
8	Polyaniline Encapsulated Amorphous V₂O₅ Nanowire‐Modified Multi‐Functional Separators for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries Small Methods ·Kai Chen, Guodong Zhang, Liangping Xiao, Pengwei Li, Wanli Li, Qingchi Xu, Jun Xu	2021	134
9	Mo₂C/C Hierarchical Double‐Shelled Hollow Spheres as Sulfur Host for Advanced Li‐S Batteries Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Wanli Li, Kai Chen, Qingchi Xu, Xingyun Li, Qian Zhang, Jian Weng, Jun Xu	2021	126
10	Growth and electrical properties of large size Pb(In1∕2Nb1∕2)O3–Pb(Mg1∕3Nb2∕3)O3–PbTiO3 crystals prepared by the vertical Bridgman technique Applied Physics Letters ·Guisheng Xu, Kai Chen, Danfeng Yang, Junbao Li	2007	125
11	A biomass based free radical scavenger binder endowing a compatible cathode interface for 5 V lithium-ion batteries Energy & Environmental Science ·Yue Ma, Kai Chen, Jun Ma, Gaojie Xu, Shanmu Dong, Bingbing Chen, Jiedong Li, Zheng Chen, Xinhong Zhou, Guanglei Cui	2018	120
12	A new generation of high performance anode materials with semiconductor heterojunction structure of SnSe/SnO2@Gr in lithium-ion batteries Chemical Engineering Journal ·Kai Chen, Xiujuan Wang, Gang Wang, Beibei Wang, Xiaojie Liu, Jintao Bai, Hui Wang	2018	119
13	Cyano-reinforced in-situ polymer electrolyte enabling long-life cycling for high-voltage lithium metal batteries Energy storage materials ·Zhaolin Lv, Qian Zhou, Shu Zhang, Shanmu Dong, Qinglei Wang, Lang Huang, Kai Chen, Guanglei Cui	2021	119
14	Correlation among oxygen vacancies in bismuth titanate ferroelectric ceramics Applied Physics Letters ·Wei Li, Kai Chen, Yangyang Yao, Jinsong Zhu, Yening Wang	2004	98
15	Dielectric and piezoelectric properties of lead-free 0.95(K0.5Na0.5)NbO3–0.05LiNbO3 crystals grown by the Bridgman method Journal of Applied Physics ·Kai Chen, Guisheng Xu, Danfeng Yang, Xiaofeng Wang, Junbao Li	2007	96
16	Molecule‐Based Ferroelectric Thin Films: Mononuclear Lanthanide Enantiomers Displaying Room‐Temperature Ferroelectric and Dielectric Properties Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Xi‐Li Li, Kai Chen, Yu Liu, Zhao‐Xi Wang, Tian‐Wei Wang, Jing‐Lin Zuo, Yi‐Zhi Li, Yue Wang, Jin Zhu, Jun‐Min Liu, You Song, Xiao‐Zeng You	2007	95
17	Influence of Ag doping on thermoelectric properties of BiCuSeO Journal of the European Ceramic Society ·Yaochun Liu, Yuanhua Zheng, Bin Zhan, Kai Chen, Sajid Butt, Bo‐Ping Zhang, Yuan‐Hua Lin	2014	82
18	Composites of NiSe2@C hollow nanospheres wrapped with Ti3C2Tx MXene for synergistic enhanced sodium storage Chemical Engineering Journal ·Zhaoxia Yuan, Huinan Guo, Yike Huang, Weiqin Li, Yafei Liu, Kai Chen, Mengyuan Yue, Yijing Wang	2021	77
19	Scalable Freeze-Tape-Casting Fabrication and Pore Structure Analysis of 3D LLZO Solid-State Electrolytes ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Hao Shen, Eongyu Yi, Stephen Heywood, Dilworth Y. Parkinson, Guoying Chen, Nobumichi Tamura, Stephen W. Sofie, Kai Chen, Marca M. Doeff	2019	70
20	High performance carbon-coated hollow Ni₁₂P₅ nanocrystals decorated on GNS as advanced anodes for lithium and sodium storage Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Huinan Guo, Chengcheng Chen, Kai Chen, Haichao Cai, Xiaoya Chang, Song Liu, Weiqin Li, Yijing Wang, Caiyun Wang	2017	69

About Kai Chen

Kai Chen is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Automotive Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Polymers and Plastics, having authored 216 papers that have together received 6.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advancements in Battery Materials (95 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (90 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (27 papers), Advanced Battery Technologies Research (27 papers), Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (24 papers), Perovskite Materials and Applications (20 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (16 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Automotive Engineering (1.2k citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (5.1k citations), Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (1.4k citations), Materials Chemistry (2.3k citations) and Polymers and Plastics (294 citations). Kai Chen has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and New Zealand. Frequent co-authors include Xiaojie Liu, Gang Wang, Xiujuan Wang, Ce‐Wen Nan, Justin M. Hodgkiss, Yibo Zhang, Hui Wang, Hui Wang, Ce‐Wen Nan and Danfeng Yang. Their work appears in journals such as ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Applied Physics Letters, Chemical Engineering Journal and ACS Nano.

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