Xu Cai

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 949 citations indexed

About

Xu Cai is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Xu Cai has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 949 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 8 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 8 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Xu Cai's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (9 papers), Perovskite Materials and Applications (4 papers) and Advancements in Battery Materials (3 papers). Xu Cai is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (9 papers), Perovskite Materials and Applications (4 papers) and Advancements in Battery Materials (3 papers). Xu Cai collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. Xu Cai's co-authors include Wei Lin, Xinchen Wang, Zhiyang Yu, Jian Zhang, Lihua Lin, Yongfan Zhang, Yi Li, Shuping Huang, Xiong Chen and Zhipeng Xie and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Xu Cai

19 papers receiving 939 citations

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Molecular-level insights on the reactive facet of carbon nitride single crystals photocatalysing overall water splitting

2020 575 citations Lihua Lin, Jian Zhang et al. Nature Catalysis profile →

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19 of 19 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	From amorphous to ordered: Ammonia-mediated structural evolution in melon-based carbon nitride photocatalyst 2025 ·Applied Catalysis B: Environmental ·(unknown), Jiali Wang, Xu Cai, Shuai Li, Xiaocong Liang, (unknown), Rui Xiong, Can Yang, Wei Lin, Zhiyang Yu, Yidong Hou, Xinchen Wang	1
2	Investigation into the Exciton Binding Energy of Carbon Nitrides on Band Structure and Carrier Concentration through the Photoluminescence Effect 2024 ·Catalysts ·(unknown), Xu Cai, Wei Lin	4
3	Spin Crossover and Exchange Effects on Oxygen Evolution Reaction Catalyzed by Bimetallic Metal Organic Frameworks 2024 ·ACS Catalysis ·(unknown), Feng Xie, Xu Cai, Jingyun Ye	19
4	Chloride Ion-Induced Spatial Separation and Long Recombination Time of Photogenerated Electrons and Holes in Crystalline Carbon Nitride 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Xu Cai, Wei Lin	6
5	Theoretical Insights into the Efficient Reduction of Nitrate to Ammonia on Crystalline Carbon Nitride 2024 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·(unknown), Xu Cai, Yi Li, Yongfan Zhang, Wei Lin	1
6	Customizing Highly Asymmetrical Coordination Microenvironment into P‐Block Metal Single‐Atom Sites to Boost Electrocatalytic CO₂ Reduction 2023 ·Advanced Functional Materials ·Shenghua Zhou, Wenbo Wei, Xu Cai, (unknown), (unknown), Xiaofang Li, Qi‐Long Zhu	31
7	SiC₃N₃ monolayer as a universal anode for alkali metal-ion batteries 2023 ·Dalton Transactions ·(unknown), (unknown), Xu Cai, Bao Liu, Zhaoxin Wang, Yongfan Zhang, Shuping Huang	25
8	π–π Interaction-Driven Charge Separation and Interlayer Transfer in Polymeric Carbon Nitride 2023 ·ACS Catalysis ·Xu Cai, Yi Li, Yongfan Zhang, Wei Lin	28
9	Effects of potassium ions and platinum cocatalysts on the photocatalytic performance of Poly(Heptazine Imides) 2023 ·Applied Surface Science ·Xiaoxiao Chen, Xu Cai, Yi Li, Yongfan Zhang, Wei Lin	7
10	Catalytic mechanism and activity of N ₂ reduction on boron-decorated crystalline carbon nitride 2022 ·2D Materials ·Mei Zheng, Xu Cai, Yi Li, Kaining Ding, Yongfan Zhang, Wenkai Chen, Chenghua Sun, Wei Lin	8
11	Mild and metal-free Birch-type hydrogenation of (hetero)arenes with boron carbonitride in water 2022 ·Nature Catalysis ·Yuan Tao, (unknown), (unknown), Rong Wang, Xu Cai, Wei Lin, Meifang Zheng, Xinchen Wang	68
12	DFT investigations of KTiOPO4Mx (M = K, Na, and Li) anodes for alkali-ion battery 2022 ·The Journal of Chemical Physics ·Jiajia Huang, Xu Cai, Yanli Li, Zhongpu Fang, Yi Li, Wei Lin, Shuping Huang, Yongfan Zhang	11
13	Electron-Transfer Study and Single Nucleotide Discrimination of a DNA Sequence on a Polymer Gold Electrode (PGE) by Differential Pulse Voltammetry (DPV) 2022 ·Analytical Letters ·Long Xu, (unknown), Yaling Song, Xu Cai, Wei Lü	2
14	A heptazine-based polymer photocatalyst with donor-acceptor configuration to promote exciton dissociation and charge separation 2022 ·Applied Catalysis B: Environmental ·Zhipeng Xie, (unknown), Xiating Ke, Xu Cai, Xiong Chen, Sibo Wang, Wei Lin, Xinchen Wang	77
15	A New Candidate in Polyanionic Compounds for a Potassium-Ion Battery Cathode: KTiOPO₄ 2021 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters ·Jiajia Huang, Xu Cai, Huimin Yin, Yi Li, Wei Lin, Shuping Huang, Yongfan Zhang	30
16	Molecular-level insights on the reactive facet of carbon nitride single crystals photocatalysing overall water splitting breakdown → 2020 ·Nature Catalysis ·Lihua Lin, (unknown), Jian Zhang, Xu Cai, Wei Lin, Zhiyang Yu, Xinchen Wang	575
17	What Is the Best Size of Subnanometer Copper Clusters for CO₂ Conversion to Methanol at Cu/TiO₂ Interfaces? A Density Functional Theory Study 2019 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·Huilin Tao, Yan-Li Li, Xu Cai, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Wei Lin, Shuping Huang, Kaining Ding, Wenkai Chen, Yongfan Zhang	42
18	Theoretical Design of Layered AlGaS₃ as a New Nonlinear Optical Material with a Strong Second Harmonic Generation Response 2019 ·Crystal Growth & Design ·Jing Lin, Jiajia Huang, Xu Cai, Zhenxing Fang, Shuping Huang, Yi Li, Kaining Ding, Yongfan Zhang	4
19	Tailoring the Linear and Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Responses of the Titanium-MIL-125 Metal–Organic Framework through Ligand Functionalization: A First Principles Study 2018 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·(unknown), Xu Cai, Jing Lin, Yi Li, Shuping Huang, Zhaohui Li, Yongfan Zhang	10

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