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2025
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Q. Cheng, C. Qiao, Y. Chen, S. Fu, J. Zhou, X. Chen, , J. Li, L. Wei and Q. Zhang. "Synergistic Effects of TiO2@CdS Heterojunctions Enable High-Performance Blue-Light-Sensitive Photodetectors and Iontronic Synapse Fibers for Underwater Interactions." ACS Nano, 19, 40170–40183 (2025).
2024
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B. He, Y. Ling, , W. Gong, Z. Wang, Y. Liu, T. Zhou, T. Xiong, S. Wang, Y. Wang, Q. Li, Q. Zhang and L. Wei. "Modulating selective interaction of NiOOH with Mg ions for high-performance aqueous batteries." eScience, 4, 100293 (2024).
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2023 & Before
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M. Chen, D. Li, Y. Hou, M. Gu, Q. Zeng, D. Ning, W. Li, X. Zheng, Y. Shao, , J. Xia, C. Yang, L. Wei and H. Gao. "Capping layer enabled controlled fragmentation of two-dimensional materials by cold drawing." Materials Horizons, 10, 5859–5868 (2023).
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3.
M. Chen, , Q. Zhang, Z. Wang, W. Liu, M. Chen and L. Wei. "Self-powered multifunctional sensing based on super-elastic fibers by soluble-core thermal drawing." Nature Communications, 12, 1416 (2021).
2.
J. Zhang, T. Zhang, H. Zhang, , C. Li, Z. Wang, K. Li, X. Huang, M. Chen, Z. Chen, Z. Tian, H. Chen, L. D. Zhao and L. Wei. "Single-crystal SnSe thermoelectric fibers via laser-induced directional crystallization: from 1D fibers to multidimensional fabrics." Advanced Materials, 32, e2002702 (2020).
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