Peng Zhu

15.5k total citations · 19 hit papers
144 papers, 12.9k citations indexed

About

Peng Zhu is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Peng Zhu has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 12.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 53 papers in Materials Chemistry and 40 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Peng Zhu's work include CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (31 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (29 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (19 papers). Peng Zhu is often cited by papers focused on CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (31 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (29 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (19 papers). Peng Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Peng Zhu's co-authors include Haotian Wang, Chuan Xia, Xia Yang, Dingsheng Wang, Zhenyu Wu, Lei Fan, Feng-Yang Chen, Jung Yoon Kim, Yadong Li and David A. Cullen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Peng Zhu

137 papers receiving 12.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Electrochemical ammonia synthesis via nitrate reduction on Fe single atom catalyst

2021 1.2k citations Zhenyu Wu, Mohammadreza Karamad et al. Nature Communications profile →
Direct electrosynthesis of pure aqueous H ₂ O ₂ solutions up to 20% by weight using a solid electrolyte

2019 918 citations Chuan Xia, Xia Yang et al. Science profile →
Efficient conversion of low-concentration nitrate sources into ammonia on a Ru-dispersed Cu nanowire electrocatalyst

2022 885 citations Feng-Yang Chen, Zhenyu Wu et al. profile →
Non-iridium-based electrocatalyst for durable acidic oxygen evolution reaction in proton exchange membrane water electrolysis

2022 721 citations Zhenyu Wu, Feng-Yang Chen et al. profile →
Continuous production of pure liquid fuel solutions via electrocatalytic CO2 reduction using solid-electrolyte devices

2019 645 citations Chuan Xia, Peng Zhu et al. Nature Energy profile →
Robust intrinsic ferromagnetism and half semiconductivity in stable two-dimensional single-layer chromium trihalides

2015 600 citations Peng Zhu et al. profile →
General synthesis of single-atom catalysts with high metal loading using graphene quantum dots

2021 565 citations Chuan Xia, Xia Yang et al. profile →
Electrochemical CO2 reduction to high-concentration pure formic acid solutions in an all-solid-state reactor

2020 479 citations Lei Fan, Chuan Xia et al. Nature Communications profile →
Highly active and selective oxygen reduction to H2O2 on boron-doped carbon for high production rates

2021 401 citations Xia Yang, Xunhua Zhao et al. Nature Communications profile →
Theory-oriented screening and discovery of advanced energy transformation materials in electrocatalysis

2021 387 citations Peng Zhu, Xiaobo Zheng et al. profile →
Regulations of active moiety in single atom catalysts for electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction

2022 350 citations Peng Zhu, Dingsheng Wang et al. profile →
Phosphorus Induced Electron Localization of Single Iron Sites for Boosted CO₂ Electroreduction Reaction

2021 280 citations Chen Chen, Peng Jiang et al. profile →
Dual‐Atom Support Boosts Nickel‐Catalyzed Urea Electrooxidation

2023 250 citations Xiaobo Zheng, Peng Zhu et al. profile →
Electrochemical oxygen reduction to hydrogen peroxide at practical rates in strong acidic media

2022 233 citations Xiao Zhang, Xunhua Zhao et al. Nature Communications profile →
Carbon Nitride Photocatalysts with Integrated Oxidation and Reduction Atomic Active Centers for Improved CO₂Conversion

2022 215 citations Honghui Ou, Peng Zhu et al. profile →
Continuous carbon capture in an electrochemical solid-electrolyte reactor

2023 151 citations Peng Zhu, Zhenyu Wu et al. Nature profile →
Electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia with cation shuttling in a solid electrolyte reactor

2024 118 citations Feng-Yang Chen, Ahmad Elgazzar et al. Nature Catalysis profile →
Tuning oxidant and antioxidant activities of ceria by anchoring copper single-site for antibacterial application

2024 90 citations Peng Jiang, Peng Zhu et al. Nature Communications profile →
Improving the operational stability of electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction via salt precipitation understanding and management

2025 57 citations Shaoyun Hao, Ahmad Elgazzar et al. Nature Energy profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Improving the operational stability of electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction via salt precipitation understanding and management breakdown → 2025 ·Nature Energy ·Shaoyun Hao, Ahmad Elgazzar, N. Ravi, Tae‐Ung Wi, Peng Zhu, Yuge Feng, Xia Yang, Feng-Yang Chen, Xiaonan Shan, Haotian Wang	57
2	Selective and Stable Ethanol Synthesis via Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction in a Solid Electrolyte Reactor 2025 ·ACS Energy Letters ·Tae‐Ung Wi, Zachary Levell, Shaoyun Hao, Ahmad Elgazzar, Peng Zhu, Yuge Feng, Feng-Yang Chen, Wayne Lam, Mohsen Shakouri, Yuanyue Liu, Haotian Wang	9
3	Copper Atom Pairs Stabilize OCCO Dipole Toward Highly Selective CO₂ Electroreduction to C₂H₄ 2024 ·Angewandte Chemie* ·Shenghua Chen, Xiaobo Zheng, Peng Zhu, Yapeng Li, Zechao Zhuang, (unknown), Jiexin Zhu, Chunhui Xiao, Mingzhao Chen, Pingshan Wang, Dingsheng Wang, Ya‐Ling He	2
4	Low-cost and fluoride-free synthesis of MFI zeolite nanosheets with enhanced stability for benzene alkylation with ethanol 2024 ·Journal of Energy Chemistry ·Peng Zhu, Cun Liu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Xiongfu Zhang, Guodong Liu, Guohui Yang	7
5	Three-chamber electrochemical reactor for selective lithium extraction from brine 2024 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Yuge Feng, Yoon Park, Shaoyun Hao, Zhiwei Fang, Tanguy Terlier, Xiaohong Zhang, Chang Qiu, (unknown), Feng-Yang Chen, Peng Zhu, (unknown), Haotian Wang, Sibani Lisa Biswal	9
6	Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction to Formic Acid with High Carbon Efficiency 2024 ·ACS Energy Letters ·Ahmad Elgazzar, Peng Zhu, Feng-Yang Chen, Shaoyun Hao, Tae‐Ung Wi, Chang Qiu, Valery Okatenko, Haotian Wang	18
7	Upgrading carbon monoxide to bioplastics via integrated electrochemical reduction and biosynthesis 2024 ·Nature Synthesis ·Tae‐Ung Wi, Yongchao Xie, Zachary Levell, (unknown), Jung Yoon Kim, Peng Zhu, Ahmad Elgazzar, Tae Hwa Jeon, Mohsen Shakouri, Shaoyun Hao, Zhiwei Fang, Chang Qiu, Hyun‐Wook Lee, Andrea Hicks, Yuanyue Liu, Chong Liu, Haotian Wang	27
8	Superconductivity at Pd/Bi2Se3 Interfaces Due to Self-Formed PdBiSe Interlayers 2024 ·Materials ·Kaixuan Fan, (unknown), (unknown), Peng Zhu, Guangtong Liu, Hechen Ren, Ruiwen Shao, Zhiwei Wang, Li Lü, Fan Yang	0
9	Alcohol‐Assisted Synthesis of Sheet‐Like ZSM‐5 Zeolites with Controllable Aspect Ratios 2023 ·European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry ·Peng Zhu, Jinshan Wang, Fei Xia, Wei Zhang, Haiou Liu, Xiongfu Zhang	17
10	Continuous carbon capture in an electrochemical solid-electrolyte reactor breakdown → 2023 ·Nature ·Peng Zhu, Zhenyu Wu, Ahmad Elgazzar, (unknown), Tae‐Ung Wi, Feng-Yang Chen, Xia Yang, Yuge Feng, Mohsen Shakouri, Jung Yoon Kim, Zhiwei Fang, T. Alan Hatton, Haotian Wang	151
11	5.7% Efficiency Si Photoanodes for Solar Water Splitting Catalyzed by Vertically Grown and Oxygen‐Vacancy‐Rich NiFe Hydroxides 2023 ·Advanced Sustainable Systems ·Peng Zhu, Cong Chen, (unknown), Zhihe Wei, Yongjie Wang, Yazhou Zhang, Wen Dong, Yang Peng, Ronglei Fan, Mingrong Shen	5
12	Engineering Water Molecules Activation Center on Multisite Electrocatalysts for Enhanced CO₂ Methanation 2022 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Shenghua Chen, Zedong Zhang, Wenjun Jiang, Shishi Zhang, Jiexin Zhu, Liqiang Wang, Honghui Ou, Shahid Zaman, Lin Tan, Peng Zhu, Erhuan Zhang, Peng Jiang, Yaqiong Su, Dingsheng Wang, Yadong Li	164
13	Recovering carbon losses in CO2 electrolysis using a solid electrolyte reactor 2022 ·Nature Catalysis ·Jung Yoon Kim, Peng Zhu, Feng-Yang Chen, Zhenyu Wu, David A. Cullen, Haotian Wang	205
14	Electrochemical oxygen reduction to hydrogen peroxide at practical rates in strong acidic media breakdown → 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Xiao Zhang, Xunhua Zhao, Peng Zhu, (unknown), Zhenyu Wu, Yuanyue Liu, Haotian Wang	233
15	A general synthesis of single atom catalysts with controllable atomic and mesoporous structures 2022 ·Nature Synthesis ·Zhenyu Wu, Peng Zhu, David A. Cullen, Yongfeng Hu, Qiangqiang Yan, Shan‐Cheng Shen, Feng-Yang Chen, Haoran Yu, Mohsen Shakouri, (unknown), Amirkoushyar Ziabari, Alisa R. Paterson, Hai‐Wei Liang, Haotian Wang	157
16	Electrochemical ammonia synthesis via nitrate reduction on Fe single atom catalyst breakdown → 2021 ·Nature Communications ·Zhenyu Wu, Mohammadreza Karamad, Xue Yong, Qizheng Huang, David A. Cullen, Peng Zhu, Chuan Xia, Qunfeng Xiao, Mohsen Shakouri, Feng-Yang Chen, Jung Yoon Kim, Xia Yang, Kimberly N. Heck, Yongfeng Hu, Michael S. Wong, Qilin Li, Ian D. Gates, Samira Siahrostami, Haotian Wang	1223
17	Two-Dimensional SnO₂ Nanosheets for Efficient Carbon Dioxide Electroreduction to Formate 2020 ·ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering ·Jing Li, Jiqing Jiao, Haochen Zhang, Peng Zhu, (unknown), Chen Chen, Hai Xiao, Qi Lu	71
18	Direct and continuous generation of pure acetic acid solutions via electrocatalytic carbon monoxide reduction 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Peng Zhu, Chuan Xia, Chun-Yen Liu, Kun Jiang, Guanhui Gao, Xiao Zhang, Xia Yang, Yongjiu Lei, Husam N. Alshareef, Thomas P. Senftle, Haotian Wang	157
19	Direct electrosynthesis of pure aqueous H ₂ O ₂ solutions up to 20% by weight using a solid electrolyte breakdown → 2019 ·Science ·Chuan Xia, Xia Yang, Peng Zhu, Lei Fan, Haotian Wang	918
20	Author Correction: Continuous production of pure liquid fuel solutions via electrocatalytic CO2 reduction using solid-electrolyte devices 2019 ·Nature Energy ·Chuan Xia, Peng Zhu, Qiu Jiang, Ying Pan, Wentao Liang, Eli Stavitski, Husam N. Alshareef, Haotian Wang	4

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