Cheng Tang - Publications

Affiliations: 
2013-2018 Chemical Engineering Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, Beijing, Beijing Shi, China 
Area:
Nanocarbon Material, Energy Storage, Electrocatalysis, Graphene
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2024 Sun J, Tang C, Li H, Kang Z, Zhu G, Du A, Zhang H. Anthracite-derived porous carbon@MoS2 heterostructure for elevated lithium storage regulated by the middle TiO2 layer. Chemsuschem. e202401396. PMID 39140626 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202401396  0.328
2023 Zhao CX, Liu X, Liu JN, Wang J, Wan X, Li XY, Tang C, Wang C, Song L, Shui J, Peng HJ, Li BQ, Zhang Q. Inductive Effect on Single-Atom Sites. Journal of the American Chemical Society. PMID 38054906 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c09190  0.549
2023 He W, Li X, Tang C, Zhou S, Lu X, Li W, Li X, Zeng X, Dong P, Zhang Y, Zhang Q. Materials Design and System Innovation for Direct and Indirect Seawater Electrolysis. Acs Nano. PMID 37965727 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c08450  0.305
2023 Li Y, Wang B, Wang HF, Tang C. Kinetic-enhanced carbon fiber for rechargeable zinc-air batteries. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 158: 041101. PMID 36725517 DOI: 10.1063/5.0135513  0.379
2023 Jin H, Liu X, An P, Tang C, Yu H, Zhang Q, Peng HJ, Gu L, Zheng Y, Song T, Davey K, Paik U, Dong J, Qiao SZ. Dynamic rhenium dopant boosts ruthenium oxide for durable oxygen evolution. Nature Communications. 14: 354. PMID 36681684 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-35913-6  0.522
2021 Wang G, Wang Y, Guan B, Liu J, Zhang Y, Shi X, Tang C, Li G, Li Y, Wang X, Li L. Hierarchical K-Birnessite-MnO Carbon Framework for High-Energy-Density and Durable Aqueous Zinc-Ion Battery. Small (Weinheim An Der Bergstrasse, Germany). e2104557. PMID 34643326 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202104557  0.32
2021 Liu X, Cui X, Dastafkan K, Wang H, Tang C, Zhao C, Chen A, He C, Han M, Zhang Q. Recent advances in spinel-type electrocatalysts for bifunctional oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reactions Journal of Energy Chemistry. 53: 290-302. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jechem.2020.04.012  0.456
2020 Tang C, Jiao Y, Shi B, Liu JN, Xie Z, Chen X, Zhang Q, Qiao S. Coordination Tunes Selectivity: Two-Electron Oxygen Reduction on High-Loading Molybdenum Single-Atom Catalysts. Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). PMID 32196867 DOI: 10.1002/Anie.202003842  0.422
2020 Ling T, Yang Y, Zhang L, Hu Z, Zheng Y, Tang C, Chen P, Wang R, Qiu K, Mao J, Qiao SZ. The crucial role of charge accumulation and spin polarization in activating carbon-based catalysts for electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction. Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English). PMID 31950550 DOI: 10.1002/Anie.201915001  0.434
2020 Jin H, Gu Q, Chen B, Tang C, Zheng Y, Zhang H, Jaroniec M, Qiao S. Molten Salt-Directed Catalytic Synthesis of 2D Layered Transition-Metal Nitrides for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Chem. 6: 2382-2394. DOI: 10.1016/J.Chempr.2020.06.037  0.331
2019 Zhang X, Wang Q, Tang C, Wang HF, Liang P, Huang X, Zhang Q. High-Power Microbial Fuel Cells Based on a Carbon-Carbon Composite Air Cathode. Small (Weinheim An Der Bergstrasse, Germany). e1905240. PMID 31755227 DOI: 10.1002/Smll.201905240  0.479
2019 Li Z, Liu R, Tang C, Wang Z, Chen X, Jiang Y, Wang C, Yuan Y, Wang W, Wang D, Chen S, Zhang X, Zhang Q, Jiang J. Cobalt Nanoparticles and Atomic Sites in Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Frameworks for Highly Sensitive Sensing of Hydrogen Peroxide. Small (Weinheim An Der Bergstrasse, Germany). e1902860. PMID 31468709 DOI: 10.1002/Smll.201902860  0.394
2019 Jin H, Li L, Liu X, Tang C, Xu W, Chen S, Song L, Zheng Y, Qiao SZ. Nitrogen Vacancies on 2D Layered W N : A Stable and Efficient Active Site for Nitrogen Reduction Reaction. Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). e1902709. PMID 31194268 DOI: 10.1002/Adma.201902709  0.398
2019 Tang C, Qiao SZ. How to explore ambient electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reliably and insightfully. Chemical Society Reviews. PMID 31107485 DOI: 10.1039/C9Cs00280D  0.329
2019 Wang Y, Li Z, Tang C, Ren H, Zhang Q, Xue M, Xiong J, Wang D, Yu Q, He Z, Wei F, Jiang J. Few-layered mesoporous graphene for high-performance toluene adsorption and regeneration Environmental Science: Nano. 6: 3113-3122. DOI: 10.1039/C9En00608G  0.554
2019 Li L, Tang C, Yao D, Zheng Y, Qiao S. Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction: Identification and Elimination of Contamination in Electrolyte Acs Energy Letters. 4: 2111-2116. DOI: 10.1021/Acsenergylett.9B01573  0.353
2019 Li L, Tang C, Xia B, Jin H, Zheng Y, Qiao S. Two-Dimensional Mosaic Bismuth Nanosheets for Highly Selective Ambient Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction Acs Catalysis. 9: 2902-2908. DOI: 10.1021/Acscatal.9B00366  0.391
2019 Wang H, Tang C, Zhang Q. A review of graphene-based 3D van der Waals hybrids and their energy applications Nano Today. 25: 27-37. DOI: 10.1016/J.Nantod.2019.02.006  0.465
2019 Tang C, Qiao S. True or False in Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction Joule. 3: 1573-1575. DOI: 10.1016/J.Joule.2019.06.020  0.369
2019 Wang B, Tang C, Wang H, Chen X, Cao R, Zhang Q. Core-branch CoNi hydroxysulfides with versatilely regulated electronic and surface structures for superior oxygen evolution electrocatalysis Journal of Energy Chemistry. 38: 8-14. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jechem.2018.12.006  0.43
2019 Huang Y, Wang Y, Tang C, Wang J, Zhang Q, Wang Y, Zhang J. Carbon‐Based Electrocatalysts: Atomic Modulation and Structure Design of Carbons for Bifunctional Electrocatalysis in Metal–Air Batteries (Adv. Mater. 13/2019) Advanced Materials. 31: 1970095. DOI: 10.1002/Adma.201970095  0.393
2018 Wang B, Tang C, Wang HF, Chen X, Cao R, Zhang Q. A Nanosized CoNi Hydroxide@Hydroxysulfide Core-Shell Heterostructure for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution. Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). e1805658. PMID 30515883 DOI: 10.1002/Adma.201805658  0.446
2018 Huang Y, Wang Y, Tang C, Wang J, Zhang Q, Wang Y, Zhang J. Atomic Modulation and Structure Design of Carbons for Bifunctional Electrocatalysis in Metal-Air Batteries. Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). e1803800. PMID 30247779 DOI: 10.1002/Adma.201803800  0.479
2018 Cui X, Tang C, Liu X, Wang C, Ma W, Zhang Q. Highly-Selective Electrochemical Reduction of Dinitrogen to Ammonia at Ambient Temperature and Pressure over Iron Oxide Catalysts. Chemistry (Weinheim An Der Bergstrasse, Germany). PMID 29907981 DOI: 10.1002/Chem.201800535  0.397
2018 Tang C, Wang HF, Zhang Q. Multiscale Principles To Boost Reactivity in Gas-Involving Energy Electrocatalysis. Accounts of Chemical Research. PMID 29384364 DOI: 10.1021/Acs.Accounts.7B00616  0.468
2018 Li B, Zhang S, Wang B, Xia Z, Tang C, Zhang Q. A porphyrin covalent organic framework cathode for flexible Zn–air batteries Energy & Environmental Science. 11: 1723-1729. DOI: 10.1039/C8Ee00977E  0.382
2018 Wang H, Tang C, Li B, Zhang Q. A review of anion-regulated multi-anion transition metal compounds for oxygen evolution electrocatalysis Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 5: 521-534. DOI: 10.1039/C7Qi00780A  0.358
2018 Shi J, Tang C, Huang J, Zhu W, Zhang Q. Effective exposure of nitrogen heteroatoms in 3D porous graphene framework for oxygen reduction reaction and lithium–sulfur batteries Journal of Energy Chemistry. 27: 167-175. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jechem.2017.09.014  0.536
2018 Wang H, Tang C, Wang B, Li B, Cui X, Zhang Q. Defect-rich carbon fiber electrocatalysts with porous graphene skin for flexible solid-state zinc–air batteries Energy Storage Materials. 15: 124-130. DOI: 10.1016/J.Ensm.2018.03.022  0.529
2018 Wang H, Tang C, Zhang Q. Template growth of nitrogen-doped mesoporous graphene on metal oxides and its use as a metal-free bifunctional electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction and evolution reactions Catalysis Today. 301: 25-31. DOI: 10.1016/J.Cattod.2017.02.012  0.526
2018 Cui X, Tang C, Zhang Q. A Review of Electrocatalytic Reduction of Dinitrogen to Ammonia under Ambient Conditions Advanced Energy Materials. 8: 1800369. DOI: 10.1002/Aenm.201800369  0.312
2018 Wang H, Tang C, Zhang Q. A Review of Precious-Metal-Free Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysts: Rational Design and Applications in Zn−Air Batteries Advanced Functional Materials. 28: 1803329. DOI: 10.1002/Adfm.201803329  0.396
2017 Tang C, Zhong L, Zhang B, Wang HF, Zhang Q. 3D Mesoporous van der Waals Heterostructures for Trifunctional Energy Electrocatalysis. Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). PMID 29226394 DOI: 10.1002/Adma.201705110  0.471
2017 Li BQ, Xia ZJ, Zhang B, Tang C, Wang HF, Zhang Q. Regulating p-block metals in perovskite nanodots for efficient electrocatalytic water oxidation. Nature Communications. 8: 934. PMID 29038552 DOI: 10.1038/S41467-017-01053-X  0.431
2017 Hao GP, Tang C, Zhang E, Zhai P, Yin J, Zhu W, Zhang Q, Kaskel S. Thermal Exfoliation of Layered Metal-Organic Frameworks into Ultrahydrophilic Graphene Stacks and Their Applications in Li-S Batteries. Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). PMID 28782848 DOI: 10.1002/Adma.201702829  0.48
2017 Tang C, Wang B, Wang HF, Zhang Q. Defect Engineering toward Atomic Co-Nx -C in Hierarchical Graphene for Rechargeable Flexible Solid Zn-Air Batteries. Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). PMID 28782846 DOI: 10.1002/Adma.201703185  0.526
2017 Wang HF, Tang C, Wang B, Li BQ, Zhang Q. Bifunctional Transition Metal Hydroxysulfides: Room-Temperature Sulfurization and Their Applications in Zn-Air Batteries. Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). PMID 28714208 DOI: 10.1002/Adma.201702327  0.462
2017 Li BQ, Zhang SY, Tang C, Cui X, Zhang Q. Anionic Regulated NiFe (Oxy)Sulfide Electrocatalysts for Water Oxidation. Small (Weinheim An Der Bergstrasse, Germany). PMID 28508560 DOI: 10.1002/Smll.201700610  0.438
2017 Chen CY, Peng HJ, Hou TZ, Zhai PY, Li BQ, Tang C, Zhu W, Huang JQ, Zhang Q. A Quinonoid-Imine-Enriched Nanostructured Polymer Mediator for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). PMID 28417502 DOI: 10.1002/Adma.201606802  0.643
2017 Tang C, Zhang Q. Nanocarbon for Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis: Dopants, Edges, and Defects. Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). PMID 28067956 DOI: 10.1002/Adma.201604103  0.46
2017 Qiao M, Tang C, Tanase LC, Teodorescu CM, Chen C, Zhang Q, Titirici M. Oxygenophilic Ionic Liquids Promote the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Pt-Free Carbon Electrocatalysts Materials Horizons. 4: 895-899. DOI: 10.1039/C7Mh00298J  0.423
2017 Zhong L, Tang C, Wang B, Wang H, Gao S, Wang Y, Zhang Q. SAPO-34 templated growth of hierarchical porous graphene cages as electrocatalysts for both oxygen reduction and evolution New Carbon Materials. 32: 509-516. DOI: 10.1016/S1872-5805(17)60136-7  0.513
2017 Tang C, Titirici M, Zhang Q. A review of nanocarbons in energy electrocatalysis: Multifunctional substrates and highly active sites Journal of Energy Chemistry. 26: 1077-1093. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jechem.2017.08.008  0.468
2017 Li B, Zhang S, Tang C, Cui X, Zhang Q. Electrocatalysis: Anionic Regulated NiFe (Oxy)Sulfide Electrocatalysts for Water Oxidation (Small 25/2017) Small. 13. DOI: 10.1002/Smll.201770135  0.328
2016 Li BQ, Tang C, Wang HF, Zhu XL, Zhang Q. An aqueous preoxidation method for monolithic perovskite electrocatalysts with enhanced water oxidation performance. Science Advances. 2: e1600495. PMID 27819040 DOI: 10.1126/Sciadv.1600495  0.438
2016 Tang C, Wang HF, Chen X, Li BQ, Hou TZ, Zhang B, Zhang Q, Titirici MM, Wei F. Topological Defects in Metal-Free Nanocarbon for Oxygen Electrocatalysis. Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). PMID 27167616 DOI: 10.1002/Adma.201601406  0.619
2016 Chen CY, Tang C, Wang HF, Chen CM, Zhang X, Huang X, Zhang Q. Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Graphene in an Electro-Fenton System: In Situ Generation of H2 O2 for the Oxidation of Organic Compounds. Chemsuschem. PMID 27098063 DOI: 10.1002/Cssc.201600030  0.453
2016 Qiao M, Tang C, He G, Qiu K, Binions R, Parkin IP, Zhang Q, Guo Z, Titirici MM. Graphene/nitrogen-doped porous carbon sandwiches for the metal-free oxygen reduction reaction: conductivity versus active sites Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 4: 12658-12666. DOI: 10.1039/C6Ta04578B  0.531
2016 Zhu X, Tang C, Wang H, Li B, Zhang Q, Li C, Yang C, Wei F. Monolithic-structured ternary hydroxides as freestanding bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 4: 7245-7250. DOI: 10.1039/C6Ta02216B  0.535
2016 Tang C, Zhang Q. Can metal–nitrogen–carbon catalysts satisfy oxygen electrochemistry? Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 4: 4998-5001. DOI: 10.1039/C6Ta01062H  0.411
2016 Tang C, Wang HF, Wang HS, Wei F, Zhang Q. Guest-host modulation of multi-metallic (oxy)hydroxides for superb water oxidation Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 4: 3210-3216. DOI: 10.1039/C6Ta00328A  0.559
2016 Rybarczyk MK, Peng H, Tang C, Lieder M, Zhang Q, Titirici M. Porous carbon derived from rice husks as sustainable bioresources: insights into the role of micro-/mesoporous hierarchy in hosting active species for lithium–sulphur batteries Green Chemistry. 18: 5169-5179. DOI: 10.1039/C6Gc00612D  0.629
2016 Wang HF, Tang C, Zhu X, Zhang Q. A 'point-line-point' hybrid electrocatalyst for bi-functional catalysis of oxygen evolution and reduction reactions Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 4: 3379-3385. DOI: 10.1039/C5Ta09327A  0.494
2016 Shi JL, Wang HF, Zhu X, Chen CM, Huang X, Zhang XD, Li BQ, Tang C, Zhang Q. The nanostructure preservation of 3D porous graphene: New insights into the graphitization and surface chemistry of non-stacked double-layer templated graphene after high-temperature treatment Carbon. 103: 36-44. DOI: 10.1016/J.Carbon.2016.03.002  0.492
2016 Tang C, Wang H, Zhu X, Li B, Zhang Q. Hybrid Electrocatalysts: Advances in Hybrid Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reactions: Rational Integration of NiFe Layered Double Hydroxides and Nanocarbon (Part. Part. Syst. Charact. 8/2016) Particle & Particle Systems Characterization. 33: 447-447. DOI: 10.1002/Ppsc.201670024  0.394
2016 Tang C, Wang HF, Zhu XL, Li BQ, Zhang Q. Advances in Hybrid Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reactions: Rational Integration of NiFe Layered Double Hydroxides and Nanocarbon Particle and Particle Systems Characterization. DOI: 10.1002/Ppsc.201600004  0.484
2016 Tang C, Wang HF, Chen X, Li BQ, Hou TZ, Zhang B, Zhang Q, Titirici MM, Wei F. Oxygen Electrocatalysis: Topological Defects in Metal-Free Nanocarbon for Oxygen Electrocatalysis (Adv. Mater. 32/2016) Advanced Materials. 28: 7030. DOI: 10.1002/Adma.201670225  0.506
2016 Tang C, Li B, Zhang Q, Zhu L, Wang H, Shi J, Wei F. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: CaO-Templated Growth of Hierarchical Porous Graphene for High-Power Lithium-Sulfur Battery Applications (Adv. Funct. Mater. 4/2016) Advanced Functional Materials. 26: 469-469. DOI: 10.1002/Adfm.201670022  0.593
2016 Tang C, Li BQ, Zhang Q, Zhu L, Wang HF, Shi JL, Wei F. CaOlated Growth of Hierarchical Porous Graphene for High-Power Lithium-Sulfur Battery Applications Advanced Functional Materials. 26: 577-585. DOI: 10.1002/Adfm.201503726  0.638
2015 Tang C, Wang HS, Wang HF, Zhang Q, Tian GL, Nie JQ, Wei F. Catalysis: Spatially Confined Hybridization of Nanometer-Sized NiFe Hydroxides into Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Frameworks Leading to Superior Oxygen Evolution Reactivity (Adv. Mater. 30/2015). Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). 27: 4524. PMID 29897147 DOI: 10.1002/Adma.201570205  0.615
2015 Shi JL, Tang C, Peng HJ, Zhu L, Cheng XB, Huang JQ, Zhu W, Zhang Q. Batteries: 3D Mesoporous Graphene: CVD Self-Assembly on Porous Oxide Templates and Applications in High-Stable Li-S Batteries (Small 39/2015). Small (Weinheim An Der Bergstrasse, Germany). 11: 5177. PMID 26467422 DOI: 10.1002/Smll.201570239  0.631
2015 Shi JL, Tang C, Peng HJ, Zhu L, Cheng XB, Huang JQ, Zhu W, Zhang Q. 3D Mesoporous Graphene: CVD Self-Assembly on Porous Oxide Templates and Applications in High-Stable Li-S Batteries. Small (Weinheim An Der Bergstrasse, Germany). PMID 26265205 DOI: 10.1002/Smll.201501467  0.679
2015 Tang C, Wang HS, Wang HF, Zhang Q, Tian GL, Nie JQ, Wei F. Spatially Confined Hybridization of Nanometer-Sized NiFe Hydroxides into Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Frameworks Leading to Superior Oxygen Evolution Reactivity. Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). PMID 26115530 DOI: 10.1002/Adma.201501901  0.602
2015 Zhu X, Tang C, Wang H, Zhang Q, Yang C, Wei F. Dual-sized NiFe layered double hydroxides in situ grown on oxygen-decorated self-dispersal nanocarbon as enhanced water oxidation catalysts Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 3: 24540-24546. DOI: 10.1039/C5Ta08019C  0.614
2015 Wang HF, Tang C, Zhang Q. Towards superior oxygen evolution through graphene barriers between metal substrates and hydroxide catalysts Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 3: 16183-16189. DOI: 10.1039/C5Ta03422A  0.537
2015 Chen TC, Zhang Q, Zhao MQ, Huang JQ, Tang C, Wei F. Rational recipe for bulk growth of graphene/carbon nanotube hybrids: New insights from in-situ characterization on working catalysts Carbon. 95: 292-301. DOI: 10.1016/J.Carbon.2015.08.044  0.606
2014 Zhao MQ, Peng HJ, Tian GL, Zhang Q, Huang JQ, Cheng XB, Tang C, Wei F. Hierarchical vine-tree-like carbon nanotube architectures: In-situ CVD self-assembly and their use as robust scaffolds for lithium-sulfur batteries. Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). 26: 7051-8. PMID 25178738 DOI: 10.1002/Adma.201402488  0.664
2014 Tang C, Zhang Q, Zhao MQ, Huang JQ, Cheng XB, Tian GL, Peng HJ, Wei F. Nitrogen-doped aligned carbon nanotube/graphene sandwiches: facile catalytic growth on bifunctional natural catalysts and their applications as scaffolds for high-rate lithium-sulfur batteries. Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). 26: 6100-5. PMID 24862890 DOI: 10.1002/Adma.201401243  0.716
2014 Tang C, Zhang Q, Zhao M, Tian G, Wei F. Resilient aligned carbon nanotube/graphene sandwiches for robust mechanical energy storage Nano Energy. 7: 161-169. DOI: 10.1016/J.Nanoen.2014.05.005  0.596
2014 Zhao M, Peng H, Zhang Q, Huang J, Tian G, Tang C, Hu L, Jiang H, Cai H, Yuan H, Wei F. Controllable bulk growth of few-layer graphene/single-walled carbon nanotube hybrids containing Fe@C nanoparticles in a fluidized bed reactor Carbon. 67: 554-563. DOI: 10.1016/J.Carbon.2013.10.028  0.683
2014 Zhao M, Peng H, Tian G, Zhang Q, Huang J, Cheng X, Tang C, Wei F. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: Hierarchical Vine-Tree-Like Carbon Nanotube Architectures: In-Situ CVD Self-Assembly and Their Use as Robust Scaffolds for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries (Adv. Mater. 41/2014) Advanced Materials. 26: 6986-6986. DOI: 10.1002/Adma.201470281  0.666
2014 Tang C, Zhang Q, Zhao M, Huang J, Cheng X, Tian G, Peng H, Wei F. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: Nitrogen-Doped Aligned Carbon Nanotube/Graphene Sandwiches: Facile Catalytic Growth on Bifunctional Natural Catalysts and Their Applications as Scaffolds for High-Rate Lithium-Sulfur Batteries (Adv. Mater. 35/2014) Advanced Materials. 26: 6199-6199. DOI: 10.1002/Adma.201470242  0.719
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