Zhefei Sun

4.7k total citations · 13 hit papers
82 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Zhefei Sun is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhefei Sun has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 22 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 16 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhefei Sun's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (65 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (56 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (21 papers). Zhefei Sun is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (65 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (56 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (21 papers). Zhefei Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Italy. Zhefei Sun's co-authors include Qiaobao Zhang, Haodong Liu, Haichen Lin, Xianwen Wu, Ling Wang, Zhangxing He, Lei Dai, Ming‐Sheng Wang, Jiajia Han and Jianhai Pan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Zhefei Sun

73 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Electrolyte additive engineering for aqueous Zn ion batte... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 2022 2023 2024 2024 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Electrolyte additive engineering for aqueous Zn ion batteries
    2022 398 citations Zhefei Sun, Ling Wang et al. Energy storage materials profile →
  2. A Review on 3D Zinc Anodes for Zinc Ion Batteries
    2022 243 citations Zhefei Sun, Xianwen Wu et al. profile →
  3. Manipulating charge-transfer kinetics and a flow-domain LiF-rich interphase to enable high-performance microsized silicon–silver–carbon composite anodes for solid-state batteries
    2023 149 citations Xiang Han, Zhefei Sun et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  4. High-entropy doping promising ultrahigh-Ni Co-free single-crystalline cathode toward commercializable high-energy lithium-ion batteries
    2024 139 citations Zhefei Sun, Qiaobao Zhang et al. Science Advances profile →
  5. Engineering Covalent Organic Frameworks Toward Advanced Zinc‐Based Batteries
    2024 111 citations Zhefei Sun, Lei Dai et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  6. Hard carbon with an opened pore structure for enhanced sodium storage performance
    2024 78 citations Shunzhang You, Qiaobao Zhang et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  7. Resolving the Origins of Superior Cycling Performance of Antimony Anode in Sodium‐ion Batteries: A Comparison with Lithium‐ion Batteries
    2024 78 citations Zhefei Sun, Yinggan Zhang et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  8. Enhanced Fast‐Charging and Longevity in Sodium‐Ion Batteries through Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Frameworks Encasing Flower‐Like Bismuth Microspheres
    2024 77 citations Zhefei Sun, Jiajia Han et al. profile →
  9. Self-assembled hydrated copper coordination compounds as ionic conductors for room temperature solid-state batteries
    2024 70 citations Xiao Zhan, Sha Li et al. profile →
  10. Mechanically Robust Bismuth-Embedded Carbon Microspheres for Ultrafast Charging and Ultrastable Sodium-Ion Batteries
    2025 65 citations Zhefei Sun, Tongchao Liu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  11. Regulating Interfacial Chemistry to Boost Ionic Transport and Interface Stability of Composite Solid‐State Electrolytes for High‐Performance Solid‐State Lithium Metal Batteries
    2025 34 citations Sifan Wen, Zhefei Sun et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  12. High‐Performance Silicon Anodes Enabled by Multifunctional Ultrafine Silica Nanoparticle‐Embedded Carbon Coatings for Lithium‐Ion Batteries
    2025 32 citations Zhefei Sun, Shenghui Zhou et al. profile →
  13. Comprehensive crystallographic engineering for high-efficiency and durable zinc metal anodes
    2025 25 citations Xiran Shen, Zhangxing He et al. Progress in Materials Science profile →

Peers

Zhefei Sun
Hyeokjun Park South Korea
Mihui Park South Korea
Yanhua Cui China
Hirbod Maleki Kheimeh Sari China
Man Xie China
Yong Nam Jo South Korea
Gi‐Hyeok Lee South Korea
Hurong Yao China
Dan Sun China
Won‐Jin Kwak South Korea
Hyeokjun Park South Korea
Zhefei Sun
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhefei Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhefei Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhefei Sun based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Zhefei Sun. Zhefei Sun is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Wei, Yijie, Zhengjie Chen, Xin Guo, et al.. (2025). MOF Glass Confined Black Phosphorus via Co─P Anchoring for Advanced Lithium‐Ion Battery Anodes. Advanced Science. 12(43). e11772–e11772.
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Lu, Junjie, Zhefei Sun, Minfeng Chen, et al.. (2025). Molten salts assisted synthesis of single crystalline NCM811 with surface modification for high energy density lithium‐ion batteries. Rare Metals. 44(6). 3749–3760. 3 indexed citations
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Gao, Haowen, Lin Chen, Yuanpeng Liu, et al.. (2025). Galvanostatic cycling of a micron-sized solid-state battery: Visually linking void evolution to electrochemistry. Science Advances. 11(14). eadt4666–eadt4666. 15 indexed citations
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Zheng, Yonggang, Junjie Yuan, Qinghua Li, et al.. (2025). Air‐Sintering of Dual‐Ligand Capped Copper Nanoparticles for High‐Temperature Interconnect Applications. 2(1). 1 indexed citations
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Shen, Xiran, Zhangxing He, Zhefei Sun, et al.. (2025). Comprehensive crystallographic engineering for high-efficiency and durable zinc metal anodes. Progress in Materials Science. 152. 101453–101453. 25 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Zhenzhen, Xiaoyang Zheng, Maolin Guo, et al.. (2025). Biomimetic Sandwich-Structured Tubular Ion Pump Arrays for Lithium Metal Batteries. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(29). 25883–25895. 5 indexed citations
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Huang, Youzhang, Jiantao Li, Yinggan Zhang, et al.. (2025). Energizing Robust Sulfur/Lithium Electrochemistry via Nanoscale-Asymmetric-Size Synergism. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(6). 4752–4765. 15 indexed citations
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Liu, Qirui, Wenhua Zuo, Zhefei Sun, et al.. (2025). Single-Crystallization of O3-Type Layered Oxide Cathode for Na-Ion Battery. Chemistry of Materials. 37(15). 5874–5883.
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Zhou, Shenghui, Zhefei Sun, Huiping Yang, et al.. (2025). Single‐Atom Engineering for Synergistic Nucleation and Interfacial Regulation Enabling Durable Anode‐Free Sodium Metal Batteries. Advanced Materials. 38(7). e13154–e13154.
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Wang, Zhenzhen, Zhefei Sun, Xiaoyang Zheng, et al.. (2025). Sandwich-Structured Lithiophilic Layer with Mixed Ionic–Electronic Conductivity for Lithium Metal Batteries. ACS Energy Letters. 10(12). 5972–5981.
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Sun, Zhefei, Yan Liu, Linshan Luo, et al.. (2024). PEO-Li21Si5 as a pre-lithiation and structural protection layer for lithium-ion batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 12(16). 9756–9765. 2 indexed citations
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Luo, Mingzeng, Yu Su, Zhefei Sun, et al.. (2024). Unveiling the thermal decomposition mechanism of high-nickel cathode with loaded nano-Al2O3 on conductive carbon for safe lithium-ion batteries. Energy storage materials. 67. 103256–103256. 5 indexed citations
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Cheng, Yong, Jinglei Xu, Zhefei Sun, et al.. (2024). Zwitterionic Cellulose‐Based Polymer Electrolyte Enabled by Aqueous Solution Casting for High‐Performance Solid‐State Batteries. Angewandte Chemie. 136(30). 12 indexed citations
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You, Shunzhang, Qiaobao Zhang, Junxiang Liu, et al.. (2024). Hard carbon with an opened pore structure for enhanced sodium storage performance. Energy & Environmental Science. 17(21). 8189–8197. 78 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cheng, Yong, Jinglei Xu, Zhefei Sun, et al.. (2024). Zwitterionic Cellulose‐Based Polymer Electrolyte Enabled by Aqueous Solution Casting for High‐Performance Solid‐State Batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(30). e202400477–e202400477. 67 indexed citations
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Zhan, Xiao, Miao Li, Sha Li, et al.. (2023). Challenges and opportunities towards silicon-based all-solid-state batteries. Energy storage materials. 61. 102875–102875. 79 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hehe, Zhilin Chen, Zhefei Sun, et al.. (2023). Unraveling the Origin of Enhanced K+ Storage of Carbonaceous Anodes Enabled by Nitrogen/Sulfur Co‐Doping. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(34). 31 indexed citations
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Xiao, Bensheng, Zhefei Sun, Hehe Zhang, et al.. (2023). Enabling highly-efficient and stable potassium-ion storage by exposing atomic-dispersed super-coordinated antimony O2Sb1N4 sites on N-doped carbon nanosheets. Energy & Environmental Science. 16(5). 2153–2166. 68 indexed citations
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Hou, Shisheng, Lin Su, Shuai Wang, et al.. (2023). Unlocking the Origins of Highly Reversible Lithium Storage and Stable Cycling in a Spinel High‐Entropy Oxide Anode for Lithium‐Ion Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(4). 61 indexed citations
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Sun, Jingjie, Yong Cheng, Hehe Zhang, et al.. (2022). Enhanced Cyclability of Lithium Metal Anodes Enabled by Anti-aggregation of Lithiophilic Seeds. Nano Letters. 22(14). 5874–5882. 36 indexed citations

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