Zhen‐Kun Tang

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Zhen‐Kun Tang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen‐Kun Tang has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Materials Chemistry, 27 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 25 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Zhen‐Kun Tang's work include 2D Materials and Applications (29 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (18 papers) and MXene and MAX Phase Materials (14 papers). Zhen‐Kun Tang is often cited by papers focused on 2D Materials and Applications (29 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (18 papers) and MXene and MAX Phase Materials (14 papers). Zhen‐Kun Tang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Italy. Zhen‐Kun Tang's co-authors include Limin Liu, Yuandong Niu, Woon‐Ming Lau, Chongmin Wang, Guoying Chen, Jianming Zheng, Ji‐Guang Zhang, Pengfei Yan, Arun Devaraj and Khalil Amine and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics and Nature Nanotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Zhen‐Kun Tang

57 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Injection of oxygen vacancies in the bulk lattice of layered cathodes

2019 429 citations Pengfei Yan, Jianming Zheng et al. Nature Nanotechnology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhen‐Kun Tang China	18	1.4k	1.0k	614	354	180	60	1.9k
Xiaoxiao Huang China	23	1.2k 0.8×	684 0.7×	618 1.0×	726 2.1×	136 0.8×	52	2.0k
Jun-Yu Piao China	14	1.1k 0.8×	686 0.7×	383 0.6×	482 1.4×	214 1.2×	25	1.6k
Inhui Hwang United States	17	1.6k 1.2×	467 0.5×	513 0.8×	245 0.7×	386 2.1×	47	1.9k
Bonjae Koo South Korea	19	1.6k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	253 0.4×	742 2.1×	336 1.9×	53	2.3k
Ken Hackenberg United States	10	893 0.6×	1.4k 1.4×	613 1.0×	213 0.6×	86 0.5×	11	2.1k
Xianqing Liang China	23	1.4k 1.0×	851 0.8×	471 0.8×	1.0k 2.9×	95 0.5×	89	1.9k
Jian Sheng China	19	1.1k 0.8×	383 0.4×	284 0.5×	640 1.8×	122 0.7×	45	1.5k
Meihua Lu Singapore	15	1.1k 0.8×	504 0.5×	593 1.0×	459 1.3×	62 0.3×	22	1.5k
Wangjun Feng China	22	789 0.6×	619 0.6×	340 0.6×	444 1.3×	183 1.0×	79	1.4k
Lanli Chen China	25	933 0.7×	834 0.8×	305 0.5×	467 1.3×	87 0.5×	77	1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhen‐Kun Tang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen‐Kun Tang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tang, Zhen‐Kun, et al.. (2025). A direct Z-scheme CuBiP2Se6/g-C3N4 heterojunction enhances the photocatalytic water splitting for hydrogen production: A DFT study. Chemical Physics Letters. 869. 142056–142056. 1 indexed citations

Ding, Xingchen, et al.. (2024). Excellent visible light absorption and ultra-high photoelectric conversion efficiency of two-dimensional (MoSe2)x(MoSTe)1-x mosaic heterostructures. Chemical Physics. 583. 112299–112299. 3 indexed citations

Li, Yunbo, et al.. (2024). The Role of Cu Clusters on Two-Electron CO₂ Reduction at SnS₂ Surface: A First-Principles Study. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 128(32). 13464–13472. 2 indexed citations

Ouyang, Yulou, et al.. (2024). Two-dimensional tetragonal carbon nitride semiconductors with fascinating electronic/optical properties and low thermal conductivity. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 57(50). 505305–505305. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Xiang, Jingying Yang, Xiaohui Deng, Zhen‐Kun Tang, & Liemao Cao. (2024). Graphene/M₂OS (M = Ga, In) van der Waals Heterostructure with Robust Ohmic Contact. ACS Applied Electronic Materials. 6(4). 2568–2574. 9 indexed citations

Liang, Zheng, et al.. (2024). Ultra-high photoelectric conversion efficiency and obvious carrier separation in photovoltaic ZnIn₂X₄ (X = S, Se, and Te) van der Waals heterostructures. Dalton Transactions. 53(10). 4729–4736. 4 indexed citations

Li, Ran, Yunbo Li, Ying Xu, et al.. (2024). Polarization enhanced carrier performance in GaN/WSSe heterostructures for overall water splitting: A first-principles study. Applied Surface Science. 682. 161734–161734. 3 indexed citations

Tang, Zhen‐Kun, et al.. (2024). Disparity of carriers in polarized GaSe/WSSe heterostructures: A first-principles study. Physical Review Applied. 22(3). 2 indexed citations

Liang, Zheng, et al.. (2024). Two-dimensional direct Z-scheme AlN/GaS-SiP heterojunctions enhance photocatalytic hydrogen production from water: a DFT study. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 26(41). 26304–26313. 2 indexed citations

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Deng, Xiaohui, Liemao Cao, Jing Zeng, & Zhen‐Kun Tang. (2023). New group II-V monolayers with suitable band gap, high carrier mobility and excellent optical absorption ability of visible light. Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures. 152. 115748–115748. 1 indexed citations

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Deng, Xiaohui, et al.. (2023). Understanding the influence of bending on OER activity in metal phthalocyanines: A first-principles study. Applied Surface Science. 618. 156582–156582. 15 indexed citations

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Zhao, Wenhui, Liemao Cao, Wen‐Jin Yin, et al.. (2023). 2D Janus MoSSe/MoGeSiN4 vdW heterostructures for photovoltaic and photocatalysis applications. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 938. 168708–168708. 16 indexed citations

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Liang, Zheng, et al.. (2023). Understanding the synergistic catalysis effect on the dual-metal-N4 embedding single-walled carbon nanotubes from first principles. Materials Today Communications. 38. 107800–107800. 3 indexed citations

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Lang, Xiufeng, et al.. (2023). Mechanism of photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CH4 on F-doped defective anatase TiO2(101) surface: A density functional theory study. Surface Science. 730. 122247–122247. 7 indexed citations

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Liu, Yu, Ying Xu, Bo Wen, et al.. (2022). P-block atom modified Sn(200) surface as a promising electrocatalyst for two-electron CO₂ reduction: a first-principles study. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 24(43). 26556–26563. 4 indexed citations

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Cao, Liemao, Xiaohui Deng, Zhen‐Kun Tang, Guanghui Zhou, & Yee Sin Ang. (2022). Designing high-efficiency metal and semimetal contacts to two-dimensional semiconductor γ-GeSe. Applied Physics Letters. 121(11). 28 indexed citations

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Yan, Pengfei, Jianming Zheng, Zhen‐Kun Tang, et al.. (2019). Injection of oxygen vacancies in the bulk lattice of layered cathodes. Nature Nanotechnology. 14(6). 602–608. 429 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tang, Zhen‐Kun, Wen‐Jin Yin, Le Zhang, et al.. (2016). Spatial separation of photo-generated electron-hole pairs in BiOBr/BiOI bilayer to facilitate water splitting. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 32764–32764. 64 indexed citations

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Tang, Zhen‐Kun, Lingling Wang, Li‐Ming Tang, et al.. (2013). Electronic and magnetism properties of half-bare zigzag silicon carbon nanoribbons from hybrid density functional calculations. Solid State Communications. 158. 25–28. 5 indexed citations

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Tang, Zhen‐Kun, Lingling Wang, Deng-Yu Zhang, et al.. (2013). Enhanced ferromagnetism by adding electrons in triple-decker Gd–phthalocyanine. Physica Scripta. 87(4). 45701–45701. 2 indexed citations

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