Zheng Liu

80.6k total citations · 40 hit papers
763 papers, 62.4k citations indexed

About

Zheng Liu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Zheng Liu has authored 763 papers receiving a total of 62.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 471 papers in Materials Chemistry, 323 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 151 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Zheng Liu's work include 2D Materials and Applications (251 papers), Graphene research and applications (125 papers) and MXene and MAX Phase Materials (109 papers). Zheng Liu is often cited by papers focused on 2D Materials and Applications (251 papers), Graphene research and applications (125 papers) and MXene and MAX Phase Materials (109 papers). Zheng Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United States. Zheng Liu's co-authors include Pulickel M. Ajayan, Jun Lou, Wu Zhou, Sina Najmaei, Róbert Vajtai, Xuewen Wang, Fucai Liu, Peng Yu, Qingsheng Zeng and Boris I. Yakobson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Zheng Liu

721 papers receiving 61.3k citations

Hit Papers

Ordered nanoporous arrays of carbon supporting high dispe... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 2012 2011 2014 2013 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. Ordered nanoporous arrays of carbon supporting high dispersions of platinum nanoparticles
    2001 2.2k citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  2. Graphene Quantum Dots Derived from Carbon Fibers
    2012 2.1k citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  3. Sulfur-Doped Graphene as an Efficient Metal-free Cathode Catalyst for Oxygen Reduction
    2011 1.9k citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  4. Vertical and in-plane heterostructures from WS2/MoS2 monolayers
    2014 1.9k citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  5. Intrinsic Structural Defects in Monolayer Molybdenum Disulfide
    2013 1.8k citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  6. Vapour phase growth and grain boundary structure of molybdenum disulphide atomic layers
    2013 1.6k citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  7. Large‐Area Vapor‐Phase Growth and Characterization of MoS2 Atomic Layers on a SiO2 Substrate
    2012 1.5k citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  8. Direct laser writing of micro-supercapacitors on hydrated graphite oxide films
    2011 1.3k citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  9. A Eu 3+ -Eu 2+ ion redox shuttle imparts operational durability to Pb-I perovskite solar cells
    2019 927 citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  10. Room-temperature ferroelectricity in CuInP2S6 ultrathin flakes
    2016 911 citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  11. Flexible Sensing Electronics for Wearable/Attachable Health Monitoring
    2017 888 citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  12. In-plane heterostructures of graphene and hexagonal boron nitride with controlled domain sizes
    2013 776 citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  13. Chemical Vapor Deposition Growth of Crystalline Monolayer MoSe2
    2014 713 citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  14. PdSe2: Pentagonal Two-Dimensional Layers with High Air Stability for Electronics
    2017 617 citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  15. Fracture toughness of graphene
    2014 606 citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  16. Ultrathin high-temperature oxidation-resistant coatings of hexagonal boron nitride
    2013 596 citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  17. Graphene-Antenna Sandwich Photodetector
    2012 588 citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  18. Gated Tunability and Hybridization of Localized Plasmons in Nanostructured Graphene
    2013 579 citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  19. High‐Electron‐Mobility and Air‐Stable 2D Layered PtSe2 FETs
    2016 569 citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  20. Active Tunable Absorption Enhancement with Graphene Nanodisk Arrays
    2013 546 citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  21. Strain and structure heterogeneity in MoS2 atomic layers grown by chemical vapour deposition
    2014 495 citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  22. Two-Step Growth of Two-Dimensional WSe2/MoSe2 Heterostructures
    2015 493 citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  23. Open and Closed Edges of Graphene Layers
    2009 481 citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  24. Ultrathin 2D Photocatalysts: Electronic‐Structure Tailoring, Hybridization, and Applications
    2017 476 citations Jun Di, Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  25. Highly Sensitive Detection of Polarized Light Using Anisotropic 2D ReS2
    2016 461 citations Zheng Liu et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  26. Atomically thin noble metal dichalcogenide: a broadband mid-infrared semiconductor
    2018 453 citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  27. Band Gap Engineering and Layer-by-Layer Mapping of Selenium-Doped Molybdenum Disulfide
    2013 453 citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  28. Extraordinarily Strong Interlayer Interaction in 2D Layered PtS2
    2016 451 citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  29. Flexible Capacitive Tactile Sensor Based on Micropatterned Dielectric Layer
    2016 438 citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  30. Isolated single atom cobalt in Bi3O4Br atomic layers to trigger efficient CO2 photoreduction
    2019 422 citations Jun Di, Chao Zhu et al. profile →
  31. Defect‐Tailoring Mediated Electron–Hole Separation in Single‐Unit‐Cell Bi3O4Br Nanosheets for Boosting Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution and Nitrogen Fixation
    2019 403 citations Jun Di, Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  32. Atomically Dispersed Co2–N6 and Fe–N4 Costructures Boost Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Both Alkaline and Acidic Media
    2021 338 citations Chao Zhu, Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  33. Synergistic Gating of Electro‐Iono‐Photoactive 2D Chalcogenide Neuristors: Coexistence of Hebbian and Homeostatic Synaptic Metaplasticity
    2018 307 citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  34. 2D Material Based Synaptic Devices for Neuromorphic Computing
    2020 294 citations Zheng Liu et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  35. Architecting a Stable High-Energy Aqueous Al-Ion Battery
    2020 282 citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  36. Engineering High‐Spin State Cobalt Cations in Spinel Zinc Cobalt Oxide for Spin Channel Propagation and Active Site Enhancement in Water Oxidation
    2021 270 citations Zheng Liu et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  37. Interpenetrating interfaces for efficient perovskite solar cells with high operational stability and mechanical robustness
    2021 244 citations Chao Zhu, Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  38. Polyfluorinated crosslinker-based solid polymer electrolytes for long-cycling 4.5 V lithium metal batteries
    2023 178 citations Shuzhou Li, Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  39. Machine learning-guided realization of full-color high-quantum-yield carbon quantum dots
    2024 91 citations Bijun Tang, Zheng Liu et al. profile →
  40. Prussian Blue Analogues “Dressed” in MXene Nanosheets Tightly for High Performance Lithium‐Ion Batteries
    2025 44 citations Zheng Liu et al. profile →

Peers

Zheng Liu
Comparison fields: 5 of 189
  • Materials Chemistry 42.5k
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering 28.1k
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 14.3k
  • Biomedical Engineering 11.6k
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 10.0k
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
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Conformation‐Variable [7]Annulenyl Radicals
2026 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·(unknown), Lingfang Chen, Zheng Liu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Dahui Zhao
0
2
Photoredox Catalysts Based on N ‐(Hexyl)benzothioxanthene‐3,4‐dicarboximide for Photopolymerization and 3D Printing Under Visible Light
2025 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Bin Song, Yijun Zhang, Zheng Liu, (unknown), Céline Dietlin, (unknown), Michael Schmitt, Didier Gigmès, (unknown), Frédéric Dumur, Jacques Lalevée
0
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Au‐Modified SrTiO 3 Nanoarray Featuring Enhanced Ultrasound‐Responsive Mott–Schottky Heterojunction Speeds Bone Regeneration Through Sonodynamic Antibacterial and Inflammatory Management
2025 ·Advanced Functional Materials ·Zheng Liu, Hong Ding, (unknown), Hao Yang, Jiangshan Liu, Zhendong Zhang, M. Xiao, Limin Liu, (unknown), Li Zhang
0
4
Efficient storage of zinc ions in MoS2 is facilitated by F and P co-doping induced S vacancies
2024 ·Journal of Energy Storage ·(unknown), Xinchao Lu, (unknown), Yiju Lv, Bin Huang, Zheng Liu, (unknown), (unknown)
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The MOFs derived Co, Zn co-doping porous carbon framework as the collector for stable Li metal anodes
2024 ·Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects ·Xianyu Liu, Jing Li, (unknown), (unknown), Tao Lei, Zhiyuan Liu, Zheng Liu, Jia Zhang, Shengjie Xu
0
6
Spatial control of nanoreactions on cellulose nanofibers using drop evaporation
2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Rui Ding, Min Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Zheng Liu, (unknown), Ruoyang Chen
0
7
Effect of the dielectric membrane channel on salinity gradient energy conversion
2024 ·Desalination ·Zheng Liu, Ting Chen, Guohua Liu
11
8
Hypothermia promotes tunneling nanotube formation and the transfer of astrocytic mitochondria into oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation-injured neurons
2024 ·Brain Research ·(unknown), Zhiqiang Zhang, Yanli Li, Zheng Liu, Dongyang Ma, Zan Gao, (unknown)
4
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Hypersensitized electrochemical sensing of Hg(II) based on phase engineering of Co doped MoSe2 nanosheets: Insight in dynamic phase change induced by the chemical interaction between Se and Hg(II)
2024 ·Sensors and Actuators B Chemical ·Xia Xu, Huan Xu, (unknown), Zheng Liu, Qiuyu Wang, Shanshan Li
10
10
Nitrogen-doped porous carbon supported nickel catalysts for efficient hydrodeoxygenation of lignin-derived vanillin to 2-methoxy-4-methylphenol in ethanol
2024 ·Journal of environmental chemical engineering ·(unknown), Dachao Ma, (unknown), Hongchang Hu, Qixin Zhong, (unknown), Zheng Liu, Dongbo Wang, Biao Han, Qingge Feng
1
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Investigation of active slip modes via in-grain misorientation axis and strain compatibility of TA2 alloy during in-situ tensile deformation
2024 ·Journal of Alloys and Compounds ·(unknown), Ziqi Wei, Pingli Mao, Le Zhou, Zhi Wang, Feng Wang, Xuanyu Liu, Zheng Liu
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12
One-step assembly of organic-inorganic hybrid coatings with superior thermal insulation, sustainable antifogging and self-cleaning capabilities
2023 ·Progress in Organic Coatings ·Long Chen, Jia Wang, (unknown), Lizhong Wang, Zheng Liu, (unknown), (unknown), Xiaoqing Zhou, Yue Wang, Weifan Chen, Yue Liu
11
13
Recovery of chlorogenic acid from the DES-based extract of Eucommia ulmoides leaves by molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction
2023 ·Industrial Crops and Products ·Zheng Liu, Wei Ma, Bowen Chen, (unknown), Haitang Wu, (unknown)
10
14
Evaporating hydrovoltaics with asymmetric electrodes
2023 ·Electrochimica Acta ·Zheng Liu, Jian Xie, Jinliang Xu, Qingyang Wang, Guohua Liu
11
15
Unraveling the dominance of intrinsic catalytic activities over electrical properties in electrocatalytic performance of two-dimensional chromium chalcogenide nanosheets
2023 ·Applied Catalysis B: Environmental ·Jiefu Yang, Mei Zheng, Yao Wu, (unknown), Jun Di, Teddy Salim, Ya Deng, Chao Zhu, Shasha Guo, Bijun Tang, Shuzhou Li, Zheng Liu
10
16
In Situ Formed Edge-Rich Ni 3 S 2 -NiOOH Heterojunctions for Oxygen Evolution Reaction
2022 ·Journal of The Electrochemical Society ·Qing Yan, Zheng Liu, Xiaojing Bai, Xuan Zhang, Ruiqin Gao, Weiyong Yuan, Zhengfei Chen, Zhou Peng Li, Yiju Li
18
17
Novel Porphyrin‐Containing Polymer Based Memristor for Synaptic Plasticity Simulation
2022 ·Chinese Journal of Chemistry ·Linyi Bian, Meng Xie, (unknown), (unknown), Guangyi Liu, (unknown), (unknown), Zheng Liu, Lei Yang, Guangwei Zhang, Linghai Xie
8
18
Evolutionary game analysis on the recycling strategy of household medical device enterprises under government dynamic rewards and punishments
2021 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Zheng Liu, Lingling Lang, Lingling Li, Yuanjun Zhao, Lihua Shi
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19
Fabrication of preferentially (001)-oriented Pb(Zr,Ti)O 3 films consisting of anisotropic single crystal nanoparticles
2019 ·Japanese Journal of Applied Physics ·Yoko Takada, Ken‐ichi Mimura, Zheng Liu, Kazumi Kato
4
20
Generalised uncertainty relations from superpositions of geometries
2019 ·Classical and Quantum Gravity ·Matthew J. Lake, (unknown), (unknown), Zheng Liu, Shi‐Dong Liang, Tomasz Paterek
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