News
2022
2/27/2022
Zhiyuan accepted the invitation to contribute to the Small Structure, thanks Dr. Jovia Jiang (Editor-in-Chief) for the invitation!
2/7/2022
Our Matter (Cell Sister Journal) paper "In situ TEM visualization of LiF nanosheet formation on the cathode-electrolyte interphase (CEI) in liquid-electrolyte lithium-ion batteries" is online today. Congratulation to Qingyong!
1/12/2022
Our Nature Protocols paper "High-yield production of mono- or few-layer transition metal dichalcogenide nanosheets by an electrochemical lithium ion intercalation-based exfoliation method" is online today, this is the 1st Nature Sister paper after we launch the lab in CityU since 2019. Congratulation to Ruijie, Liang and Qingyong!
2021
7/29/2021
Our manuscript "High-yield production of mono- or few-layer transition metal dichalcogenide nanosheets by an electrochemical lithium ion intercalation-based exfoliation method" is in principle accepted by Nature Protocols Editor, this is the 1st Nature Sister paper accepted after I joined in CityU since 2019.
5/12/2021
Zhiyuan accepted the invitation to contributors to the Small "Rising Stars" series.
4/30/2021
Congratulations to Ruijie, our research article entitled "Highly efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution and simultaneous formaldehyde degradation over Z-scheme ZnIn2S4-NiO/BiVO4 hierarchical heterojunction under visible light irradiation" is accpeted by Chemical Engineering Journal.
3/22/2021
Mr Kang Shen join our group as a visting PhD student for 6 month, welcome!
3/4/2021
Mr Ting Ying join our group as PhD student, welcome!
2/25/2021
Zhiyuan accepted the invitation to contributors to the Advanced Materials "Rising Stars" series.
2/6/2021
Zhiyuan received the 2021 Emerging Investigators for Chemical Communications Award from Royal Society of Chemistry. Congratulations!
2/5/2021
Congratulations to Liang, our research article entitled "Size-Selective Synthesis of Platinum Nanoparticles on Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction" is accepted by Chemical Communications.
2/1/2021
Dr. Huarong Peng join our group as a Visting Fellow for 1 year, welcome!
1/5/2021
Dr. Xijun Xu join our group as a Visting Fellow for 1 year, welcome!
2020
11/18/2020
Congratulations to Prof. Zhiyuan Zeng for win the 2020 Highly Cited Researcher in Cross-Field, by Clarivate Analytics, This list recognizes world-class researchers selected for their exceptional research performance, demonstrated by production of multiple highly cited papers that ranked in the top 1% by citations for field and publication year in the Web of Science.
10/5/2020
Dr. Jiangqi Zhao join our group as a Postdoc Fellow, welcome!
10/3/2020
A group of new PhD students joined the team. Welcome, Yuefeng and Zhen!
9/25/2020
Mr. Ruijie Yang join our group as a Research Assistant, welcome!
9/3/2020
Congratulations to Ruijie, our review article entitled "MnO2-based materials for environmental applications" is accepted by Advanced Materials.
5/28/2020
Our collaborative research article with Dr Derek Ho in CityU-MSE entitled "Mn dopant induced high-valence Ni3+ sites and oxygen vacancies for enhanced water oxidation" is accepted by Mater. Chem. Front.
5/20/2020
Zhiyuan received the 2020 Emerging Investigators for Journal of Materials Chemistry A Award from Royal Society of Chemistry. Congratulations!
5/19/2020
Congratulations to Qingyong and Liang, our review article entitled "Intercalation and Exfoliation Chemistry of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides" is accepted by Journal of Materials Chemistry A.
5/14/2020
Our research article with Dr Haimei Zheng in Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory entitled "Electrode Roughness Dependent Electrodeposition of Sodium at the Nanoscale" is accepted by Nano Energy.
4/21/2020
Our collaborative research article with Prof. Xiehong Cao in Zhejiang University of Technology entitled "Exploration of Energy Storage Materials for Water Desalination via Next-Generation Capacitive Deionization" is accepted by Front. Chem.
3/13/2020
Congratulations to Liang, our research article entitled "Electrochemical Biosensing Platforms on Basis of Reduced Graphene Oxide and Its Composites with Au Nanodots" is accepted by Analyst.
2019
11/21/2019
Our collaborative research article with Prof. Jeffrey D Rimer in University of Houston entitled "Crystallization of Mordenite Platelets using Cooperative Organic Structure-directing Agents" is published on Journal of the American Chemical Society.
8/1/2019
A group of new PhD students joined the team. Welcome, Liang and Qingyong!
7/4/2019
Congratulations to Prof. Zhiyuan Zeng for winning the Early Career Scheme award by Research Grants Council of Hong Kong.
5/23/2019
Our collaborative research article with Dr Haimei Zheng in Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory entitled "Formation of two-dimensional transition metal oxide nanosheets with nanoparticles as intermediates" is accepted by Nature Materials.
3/1/2019
Congratulations to Prof. Zhiyuan Zeng for win the 2018 Highly Cited Researcher in Cross-Field, by Clarivate Analytics, This list recognizes world-class researchers selected for their exceptional research performance, demonstrated by production of multiple highly cited papers that ranked in the top 1% by citations for field and publication year in the Web of Science.
3/1/2019
Prof. Zhiyuan Zeng arrived in Hong Kong and started his appointment as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong.