Representative Publications (*denotes corresponding author):
1.H. M. Cheng*, F. Li, G. Su, H. Y. Pan, L. L. He, X. Sun, M. S. Dresselhaus, Large-scale and low-cost synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes by the catalytic pyrolysis of hydrocarbons, Appl Phys Lett72 (25), 3282-3284, (1998).
2.H. M. Cheng*, F. Li, X. Sun, S. D. M. Brown, M. A. Pimenta, A. Marucci, G. Dresselhaus, M. S. Dresselhaus, Bulk morphology and diameter distribution of single-walled carbon nanotubes synthesized by catalytic decomposition of hydrocarbons, Chem Phys Lett 289, 602-610, (1998).
3.H. G. Yang, C. H. Sun, S. Z. Qiao*, J. Zou, G. Liu, S. C. Smith, H. M. Cheng, G. Q. Lu*, Anatase TiO2 single crystals with a large percentage of reactive facets, Nature 453 (7195), 638-642, (2008).
4.G. Liu, Y. N. Zhao, C. H. Sun, F. Li, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Synergistic effects of B/N doping on the visible-light photocatalytic activity of mesoporous TiO2, Angewandte Chemie-Intern Edit47 (24), 4516-4520, (2008).
5.B. L. Liu, W. C. Ren*, L. B. Gao, S. S. Li, S. F. Pei, C. Liu, C. B. Jiang, H. M. Cheng*, Metal-catalyst-free growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes,JACS131 (6), 2082-2083, (2009).
6.Z. S. Wu, S. F. Pei, W. C. Ren*, D. M. Tang, L. B. Gao, B. L. Liu, F. Li, C. Liu, H. M. Cheng*, Field emission of single-layer graphene films prepared by electrophoretic deposition, Adv Mater21 (17), 1756-1760, (2009).
7.Z. P. Chen*, W. C. Ren*, L. B. Gao, B. L. Liu, S. F. Pei, H. M. Cheng*, Three-dimensional flexible and conductive interconnected graphene networks grown by chemical vapour deposition, Nature Mater 10 (6), 424-428(2011).
8.L. B. Gao*, W. C. Ren*, H. L. Xu, L. Jin, Z. X. Wang, T. Ma, L. P. Ma, Z. Y. Zhang, Q. Fu, L. M. Peng, X. H. Bao, H. M. Cheng*, Repeated growth and bubbling transfer of graphene with millimetre-size single-crystal grains using platinum, Nature Commun 3, 699, (2012).
9.C. Xu*, L. B. Wang*, Z. B. Liu, L. Chen, J. K. Guo, N. Kang*, X. L. Ma, H. M. Cheng, W. C. Ren*, Large-area high-quality 2D ultrathin Mo2C superconducting crystals, Nature Mater 14 (11), 1135-1141, (2015).
10.Y. Gao, Z. B. Liu, D. M. Sun, L. Huang, L. P. Ma, L. C. Yin, T. Ma, Z. Y. Zhang, X. L. Ma, L. M. Peng, H. M. Cheng, W. C. Ren*, Large-area synthesis of high-quality and uniform monolayer WS2 on reusable Au foilsNature Commun 6, 8569, (2015).
11.F. Zhang*, P. X. Hou*, C. Liu*, B. W. Wang, H. Jiang, M. L. Chen, D. M. Sun,J.C. Li, H. T. Cong, E. I. Kauppinen, H. M. Cheng*, Growth of semiconducting single-wall carbon nanotubes with a narrow band-gap distribution, Nature Commun 7, 11160, (2016).
12.Y. Liu, Y. T. Shen, L. T. Sun*, J. C. Li, C. Liu, W. C. Ren, F. Li, L. B. Gao, J. Chen, F. C. Liu, Y. Y. Sun, N. J. Tang*, H. M. Cheng*, Y. W. Du, Elemental superdoping of graphene and carbon nanotubes, Nature Commun 7, 10921, (2016).
13.T. Ma, Z. B. Liu, J. X. Wen, Y. Gao, X. B. Ren, H. J. Chen, C. H. Jin, X. L. Ma, N. S. Xu, H. M. Cheng*, W. C. Ren*, Tailoring the thermal and electrical transport properties of graphene films by grain size engineering, Nature Commun 8, 14486, (2017).
14.Z. K. Zhang, J. H. Du, D. D. Zhang, H. D. Sun, L. C. Yin, L. P. Ma, J. S. Chen, D. G. Ma, H. M. Cheng, W. C. Ren*, Rosin-enabled ultraclean and damage-free transfer of graphene for large-area flexible organic light-emitting diodes, Nature Commun 8, 14560, (2017).
15.Z. H. Sun, J. Q. Zhang, L. C. Yin, G. J. Hu, R. P. Fang, H. M. Cheng, F. Li*, Conductive porous vanadium nitride/graphene composite as chemical anchor of polysulfides for lithium-sulfur batteries, Nature Commun 8, 14627, (2017).
16.J. Zhao*, G. M. Zhou*, K. Yan, J. Xie, Y. Z. Li, L. Liao, Y. Jin, K. Liu, P. C. Hsu, J. Y. Wang, H. M. Cheng, Y. Cui*, Air-stable and freestanding lithium alloy/graphene foil as an alternative to lithium metal anodes, Nature Nano 12 (10), 993-999, (2017).
17.S. F. Pei, Q. W. Wei, K. Huang, H. M. Cheng, W. C. Ren*, Green synthesis of graphene oxide by seconds timescale water electrolytic oxidation, Nature Commun 9, 145 (2018)
18.K. H. Thebo, X. T. Qian, Q. Zhang, L. Chen, H. M. Cheng, W. C. Ren*, Highly stable graphene-oxide-based membranes with superior permeability, Nature Commun 9, 1486, (2018).
19.S. Jiang*, P. X. Hou*, M. L. Chen, B. W. Wang, D. M. Sun, D. M. Tang, Q. Jin, Q. X. Guo, D. D. Zhang, J. H. Du, K. P. Tai, J. Tan, E. I. Kauppinen, C. Liu*, H. M. Cheng*, Ultrahigh-performance transparent conductive films of carbon-welded isolated single-wall carbon nanotubes, Science Advances 4 (5), 9264, (2018).
20.M. Wang, C. L. Jiang, S. Q. Zhang, X. H. Song, Y. B. Tang*, H. M. Cheng*, Reversible calcium alloying enables a practical room-temperature rechargeable calcium-ion battery with a high discharge voltage, Nature Chem 10 (6), 667-672, (2018).
