publication-till_20170509

Publications of Prof. Hui-Ming Cheng
(Papers published in English till May. 09. 2017)

Total: 506 papers; SCI: 502 papers
Total Citations: 47,003; Total Citations by others: 45,535 (from Web of Science Core Collection).
* Corresponding author.
74 Highly Cited Papers among the 502 papers. The Highly Cited Threshold reveals the minimum number of
citations received by the top 1% of papers from each of 10 database years.

Review and Feature Articles:
1. J. H. Du, J. B. Bai, H. M. Cheng*, The present status and key problems of carbon nanotube based polymer
composites, eXPRESS Polymer Letters 1 (5), 253-273, (2007).
2. Y. B. Tang, H. T. Cong*, H. M. Cheng, Synthesis and properties of one-dimensional aluminum nitride
nanostructures, Nano 2 (6), 307-331, (2007).
3. P. X. Hou, C. Liu, H. M. Cheng*, Purification of carbon nanotubes, Carbon 46 (15), 2003-2025, (2008).
Highly Cited Paper
4. C. Liu, F. Li, L. P. Ma, H. M. Cheng*, Advanced materials for energy storage, Advanced Materials 22 (8),
E28-E62, (2010). Highly Cited Paper
5. C. Z. Wu, H. M. Cheng*, Effects of carbon on hydrogen storage performances of hydrides, Journal of
Materials Chemistry 20 (26), 5390-5400, (2010).
6. G. Liu, L. Z. Wang, H. G. Yang, H. M. Cheng*, G. Q. Lu*, Titania-based photocatalysts-crystal growth,
doping and heterostructuring, Journal of Materials Chemistry 20 (5), 831-843, (2010). Highly Cited Paper
7. G. Liu, J. C. Yu*, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng*, Crystal facet engineering of semiconductor photocatalysts:
motivations, advances and unique properties, Chemical Communications 47 (24), 6763-6783, (2011). Highly
Cited Paper
8. L. P. Ma*, W. C. Ren*, Z. L. Dong, L. Q. Liu, H. M. Cheng, Progress of graphene growth on copper by
chemical vapor deposition: Growth behavior and controlled synthesis, Chinese Science Bulletin 57 (23),
2995-2999, (2012).
9. Z. S. Wu†, G. M. Zhou†, L. C. Yin, W. C. Ren, F. Li, H. M. Cheng*, Graphene/metal oxide composite electrode
materials for energy storage, Nano Energy 1 (1), 107-131, (2012). Highly Cited Paper
10. S. F. Pei, H. M. Cheng*, The reduction of graphene oxide, Carbon 50 (9), 3210-3228, (2012). Highly Cited

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11. J. H. Du, H. M. Cheng*, The fabrication, properties, and uses of graphene/polymer composites,
Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 213 (10-11), 1060-1077, (2012). Highly Cited Paper
12. P. X. Hou, C. Liu*, C. Shi, H. M. Cheng, Carbon nanotubes prepared by anodic aluminum oxide template
method, Chinese Science Bulletin 57 (2-3), 187-204, (2012).
13. C. Liu, H. M. Cheng*, Carbon nanotube: controlled growth and application, Materials Today 16 (1-2), 19-28,
(2013).
14. D. M. Sun, C. Liu, W. C. Ren, H. M. Cheng*, A review of carbon nanotube- and graphene-based flexible thinfilm transistors, Small 9 (8), 1188-1205, (2013). Highly Cited Paper
15. G. Liu, P. Niu, H. M. Cheng*, Visible-light-active elemental photocatalysts, ChemPhysChem 14 (5), 885-892,
(2013).
16. D. W. Wang, Q. C. Zeng, G. M. Zhou, L. C. Yin, F. Li, H. M. Cheng, I. R. Gentle*, G. Q. Lu*, Carbon-sulfur
composites for Li-S batteries: status and prospects, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 1 (33), 9382-9394,
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(2013). Highly Cited Paper
17. G. Liu, H. G. Yang, J. Pan, Y. Q. Yang, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Titanium dioxide crystals with tailored

facets, Chemical Reviews 114 (19), 9559-9612, (2014). Highly Cited Paper

18. Z. S. Wu, X. L. Feng*, H. M. Cheng*, Recent advances in graphene-based planar micro-supercapacitorsfor

on-chip energy storage, National Science Review 1 (2), 277-292, (2014).

19. G. M. Zhou, F. Li, H. M. Cheng*, Progress in flexible lithium batteries and prospects, Energy & Environment

Science, 7 (4), 1307-1338, (2014). Highly Cited Paper

20. J. H. Du, S. F. Pei, L. P. Ma, H. M. Cheng*, Carbon nanotube- and graphene- based transparent conductive

films for optoelectronic devices, Advanced Materials 26 (13), 1958-1991, (2014). Highly Cited Paper

21. L. Wen, F. Li*, H. M. Cheng*, Carbon nanotubes and graphene for flexible electrochemical energy storage:

from materials to devices, Advanced Materials 28 (22), 4306-4337, (2016). Highly Cited Paper

22. C. Zhen, R. Z. Chen, L. Z. Wang *, G. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, Tantalum (oxy) nitride based photoanodes for solardriven water oxidation, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 4 (8), 2783-2800, (2016).
23. C. Liu*, H. M. Cheng*, Controlled growth of semiconducting and metallic single-wall carbon nanotubes,

Journal of the American Chemical Society 138(21), 6690-6698, (2016).

24. J. Liang, Z. H. Sun, F. Li*, H. M. Cheng*, Carbon materials for Li-S batteries: functional evolution and

performance improvement, Energy Storage Materials 2, 76-106, (2016).#
25. D. M. Sun, C. Liu, W. C. Ren, H. M. Cheng*, All-carbon thin-film transistors as a step towards flexible and
transparent electronics, Advanced Electronic Materials 2 (11), 1600229, (2016).
26. L. Wen, J. Chen, J. Liang, F. Li*, H. M. Cheng, Flexible batteries ahead, National Science Review 4 (1), 2023, (2017).
Invited Commentary, News & Views, etc:
1. A. Bianco, H. M. Cheng, T. Enoki, Y. Gogotsi, R. H. Hurt*, N. Koratkar, T. Kyotani, M. Monthioux, C. R.
Park, J. M. D Tascon, J. Zhang, All in the graphene family-A recommended nomenclature for two-dimensional
carbon materials, Carbon 65, 1-6, (2013).
2. W. C. Ren, H. M. Cheng*, Views & News (Materials Science): When two is better than one, Nature 497
(7450), 448-449, (2013).
3. W. C. Ren*, H. M. Cheng*, Commentary: The Global growth of graphene, Nature Nanotechnology 9, 726730, (2014). Highly Cited Paper
4. A. B. Yusoff*, L. M. Dai, H. M. Cheng, J. Liu, Graphene based energy devices, Nanoscale 7 (16), 6881-6882,
(2015).
5. H. M. Cheng*, F. Li, Charge delivery goes the distance (Perspectives), Science 356, 582-583 (2017).
Research Articles:
1. H. M. Cheng*, B. L. Zhou, Z. G. Zheng, Z. M. Wang, C. X. Shi, Chemical silver plating on carbon fibres,
Plating and Surface Finishing 77 (5), 130-132, (1990).

2. H. M. Cheng*, S. Akiyama, A. Kitahara, K. Kobayashi, B. L. Zhou, The tensile-strength and fiber degradation
of carbon fiber reinforced aluminum composites, Scripta Metallurgica et Materialia 25 (8), 1951-1956,
(1991).
3. H. M. Cheng*, A. Kitahara, K. Kobayashi, B. L. Zhou, Hybridization with SiC particulates to control the fibre
volume fraction and improve the longitudinal tensile strength of carbon fiber-reinforced aluminum
composites, Journal of Materials Science Letters 10 (13), 795-797, (1991).
4. H. M. Cheng*, A. Kitahara, S. Akiyama, K. Kobayashi, B. L. Zhou, Fabrication of carbon fiber-reinforced
aluminum composites with hybridization of a small amount of particulates or whiskers of silicon carbide by
pressure casting, Journal of Materials Science 27 (13), 3617-3623, (1992).
5. H. M. Cheng*, S. Akiyama, A. Kitahara, K. Kobayashi, B. L. Zhou, Behavior of carbon fiber reinforced Al-Si
composites after thermal exposure, Materials Science & Technology 8 (3), 275-281, (1992).
6. H. M. Cheng*, S. Akiyama, A. Kitahara, K. Kobayashi, B. L. Zhou, The Tensile strength of carbon fiber
reinforced 6061 aluminum alloy composites in As-casted and T6-treated states, Scripta Metallurgica et
Materialia 26 (9), 1475-1480, (1992).
7. H. M. Cheng*, Z. H. Lin, B. L. Zhou, Z. G. Zhen, K. Kobayashi, Y. Uchiyama, Preparation of carbon fibrereinforced aluminum via ultrasonic liquid infil tration technique, Materials Science and Technology 9 (7),
609-614, (1993).
8. H. M. Cheng*, A. Kitahara, S. Akiyama, K. Kobayashi, Y. Uchiyama, B. L. Zhou, Characteristics of several
carbon fiber-reinforced aluminum composites prepared by a hybridization method, J. Materials Science 29
(16), 4342-4350, (1994).
9. H. Sano*, H. M. Cheng, Y. Uchiyama, K. Kobayashi, Oxidation of carbon/B 4C/SiC/ZrB2 composite in moist
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air at elevated temperature and the thermodynamic consideration, Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan
102 (1190), 925-929, (1994).
Y. Uchiyama*, H. Isoda, H. M. Cheng, K. Kobayashi, Effect of SiO2 type and additives on the reaction
products in SiO2-Al-C-N2 system, Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan 102 (1187), 675-679, (1994).
Y. Uchiyama*, K. Sahara, H. M. Cheng, K. Kobayashi, S. Wada, H. Makino, N. Kamiya, Microstructure of
silicon nitride ceramics and morphology of surface damage induced by round indenter, Journal of the
Ceramic Society of Japan 102 (1184), 350-354, (1994).
H. M. Cheng*, B. L. Zhou, A. Kitahara, S. Akiyama, K. Kobayashi, Effect of silicon additions on
characteristics of carbon fiber reinforced aluminum composites during thermal exposure, Journal of
Materials Research 11 (5), 1284-1292, (1996).
W. G. Zhang, H. M. Cheng*, T. S. Xie, Z. H. Shen, B. L. Zhou, H. Q. Ye, STM observation of oxidation
morphology of HOPG and boron-doped HOPG, Carbon 35 (12), 1839-1841, (1997).
H. M. Cheng*, M. Liu, Z. H. Shen, J. Z. Xi, H. Sano, Y. Uchiyama, K. Kobayashi, The effect of grinding on
the sintering of raw petroleum coke, Carbon 35 (7), 869-874, (1997).

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, Applied Physics
Letters 72 (25), 3282-3284, (1998).
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, Chemical Physics Letters 289 (5-6), 602-610, (1998).
Y. Y. Fan, F. Li, H. M. Cheng*, G. Su, Y. D. Yu, Z. H. Shen, Preparation, morphology, and microstructure of
diameter-controllable vapor-grown carbon nanofibers, Journal of Materials Research 13 (8), 2342-2346,
(1998).
W. G. Zhang, H. M. Cheng*, H. Sano, Y. Uchiyama, K. Kobayashi, L. J. Zhou, Z. H. Shen, B. L. Zhou, The
effects of nanoparticulate SiC upon the oxidation behavior of C-SiC-B 4C composites, Carbon 36 (11), 15911595, (1998).
W. G. Zhang, H. M. Cheng*, T. S. Xie, Z. H. Shen, B. L. Zhou, H. Sano, Y. Uchiyama, K. Kobayashi,
Oxidation kinetics and mechanisms of ceramic-carbon composites I. Modeling for the nonreactive ceramic
layer type, Carbon 36 (7-8), 991-995, (1998).
G. B. Zheng*, H. Sano, Y. Uchiyama, K. Kobayashi, K. Suzuki, H. M. Cheng, Preparation and fracture
behavior of carbon fiber SiC composites by multiple impregnation and pyrolysis of polycarbosilane, Journal
of the Ceramic Society of Japan 106 (12), 1155-1161, (1998).
G. B. Zheng*, H. Sano, Y. Uchiyama, K. Kobayashi, H. M. Cheng, Effect of boron addition on oxidation
resistance of carbon fiber polycarbosilane-derived SiC composites, Journal of Materials Science Letters 17
(24), 2047-2049, (1998).
C. Liu, Y. Y. Fan, M. Liu, H. T. Cong, H. M. Cheng*, M. S. Dresselhaus*, Hydrogen storage in single-walled
carbon nanotubes at room temperature, Science 286 (5442), 1127-1129, (1999).
P. H. Tan*, Y. Tang, Y. M. Deng, F. Li, Y. L. Wei, H. M. Cheng, Resonantly enhanced Raman scattering and
high-order Raman spectra of single-walled carbon nanotubes, Applied Physics Letters 75 (11), 1524-1526,
(1999).
G. B. Zheng, H. Sano, K. Suzuki, K. Kobayashi, Y. Uchiyama*, H. M. Cheng, A TEM study of microstructure
of carbon fiber/polycarbosilane-derived SiC composites, Carbon 37 (12), 2057-2062, (1999).
C. Liu, H. T. Cong, F. Li, P. H. Tan, H. M. Cheng*, K. Lu, B. L. Zhou, Semi-continuous synthesis of singlewalled carbon nanotubes by a hydrogen arc discharge method, Carbon 37 (11), 1865-1868, (1999).
G. P. Dai, T. S. Xie, H. M. Cheng*, Y. Zhao, H. Q. Ye, STM observation of superperiodic features in boronsputtered HOPG, Carbon 37 (6), 994-996, (1999).
G. B. Zheng, H. Sano, Y. Uchiyama*, K. Kobayashi, H. M. Cheng, The properties of carbon fibre/SiC

composites fabricated through impregnation and pyrolysis of polycarbosilane, Journal of Materials Science,
34 (4), 827-834, (1999).
W. G. Zhang, H. M. Cheng*, G. Su, Y. Y. Fan, F. Li, Z. H. Shen, B. L. Zhou, A model for liquid-diffusion
catalytically grown fibrous carbon material, Journal of Materials Science & Technology 15 (1), 1-4, (1999).
H. M. Cheng*, H. Endo, T. Okabe, K. Saito, G. B. Zheng, Graphitization behavior of wood ceramics and
bamboo ceramics as determined by X-ray diffraction, Journal of Porous Materials 6 (3), 233-237, (1999).
A. Jorio, G. Dresselhaus, M. S. Dresselhaus, M. Souza, M. S. S. Dantas, M. A. Pimenta, A. M. Rao, R. Saito,
C. Liu, H. M. Cheng, Polarized Raman study of single-wall semiconducting carbon nanotubes, Physical
Review Letters. 85 (12), 2617-2620, (2000).
C. Liu, H. M. Cheng*, H. T. Cong, F. Li, G. Su, B. L. Zhou, M. S. Dresselhaus, Synthesis of macroscopically
long ropes of well-aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes, Advanced Materials 12 (16), 1190-1192, (2000).
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32. F. Li, H. M. Cheng*, S. Bai, G. Su, M. S. Dresselhaus, Tensile strength of single-walled carbon nanotubes

directly measured from their macroscopic ropes, Applied Physics Letters 77 (20), 3161-3163, (2000).

33. P. H. Tan*, Y. Tang, C. Y. Hu, F. Li, Y. L. Wei, H. M. Cheng, Identification of the conducting category of
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individual carbon nanotubes from Stokes and anti-Stokes Raman scattering, Physical Review B 62 (8), 51865190, (2000).
F. Li, H. M. Cheng*, Y. T. Xing, P. H. Tan, G. Su, Purification of single-walled carbon nanotubes synthesized
by the catalytic decomposition of hydrocarbons, Carbon 38 (14), 2041-2045, (2000).
Y. Y. Fan, H. M. Cheng*, Y. L. Wei, G. Su, Z. H. Shen, The influence of preparation parameters on the mass
production of vapor-grown carbon nanofibers, Carbon 38 (6), 789-795, (2000).
Y. Y. Fan*, H. M. Cheng, Y. L. Wei, G. Su, Z. H. Shen, Tailoring the diameters of vapor-grown carbon
nanofibers, Carbon 38 (6), 921-927, (2000).
Q. H. Yang, P. X. Hou, S. Bai, M. Z. Wang, H. M. Cheng*, Adsorption and capillarity of nitrogen in
aggregated multi-walled carbon nanotubes, Chemical Physics Letters 345 (1-2), 18-24, (2001).
P. X. Hou, C. Liu, Y. Tong, S. T. Xu, M. Liu, H. M. Cheng*, Purification of single-walled carbon nanotubes
synthesized by the hydrogen arc-discharge method, Journal of Materials Research 16 (9), 2526-2529, (2001).
M. F. Wen*, L. Chen, M. Tong, D. M. Chen, H. M. Cheng, Y. C. Zhai, Y. W. Tian, Microstructure and
electrochemical characteristics of advanced composite Zr-based hydrogen storage alloy, Journal of Materials
Science & Technology 17 (suppl.1), S31-S34, (2001).
J. Y. Deng*, W. C. Liu, H. F. Du, H. M. Cheng, Y. Y. Li, Oxidation behavior of C/C-SiC gradient matrix

composites, Journal of Materials Science & Technology 17 (5), 543-546, (2001).
J. H. Du, G. Su, S. Bai, C. Sun, H. M. Cheng*, Solid catalytic growth mechanism of micro-coiled carbon
fibers, Science in China Series-Technological Sciences 44 (4), 377-382, (2001).
Q. H. Yang, F. Li, P. X. Hou, C. Liu, M. Liu, H. M. Cheng*, Evaluation of diameter distribution of inside
cavities of open CNTs by analyses of nitrogen cryo-adsorption isotherm, Chinese Science Bulletin 46 (15),
1317-1320, (2001).
G. P. Dai, C. Liu, M. Liu*, M. Z. Wang, H. M. Cheng, Electrochemical hydrogen storage behavior of ropes of
aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes, Nano Letters 2 (5), 503-506, (2002).
P. H. Tan*, C. Y. Hu, F. Li, S. Bai, P. X. Hou, H. M. Cheng, Intensity and profile manifestation of resonant
Raman behavior of carbon nanotubes, Carbon 40 (7), 1131-1134, (2002).
P. X. Hou, S. Bai, Q. H. Yang, C. Liu, H. M. Cheng*, Multi-step purification of carbon nanotubes, Carbon 40
(1), 81-85, (2002).
W. C. Ren, F. Li, J. Chen, S. Bai, H. M. Cheng*, Morphology, diameter distribution and Raman scattering
measurements of double-walled carbon nanotubes synthesized by catalytic decomposition of methane,
Chemical Physics Letters 359 (3-4), 196-202, (2002).
G. P. Dai, M. Liu, D. M. Chen, P. X. Hou, Y. Tong, H. M. Cheng*, Electrochemical charge-discharge capacity
of purified single-walled carbon nanotubes, Electrochemical and Solid State Letters 5 (4), E13-E15, (2002).
Z. Q. Shen, L. L. He*, E. D. Wu, Y. Y. Fan, J. F. He, H. M. Cheng, D. X. Li, H. Q. Ye, Boron nitride nanotubes
filled with zirconium oxide nanorods, Journal of Materials Research 17 (11), 2761-2764, (2002).
J. H. Du, C. Sun, S. Bai, G. Su, Z. Ying, H. M. Cheng*, Microwave electromagnetic characteristics of a
microcoiled carbon fibers/paraffin wax composite in Ku band, Journal of Materials Research 17 (5), 12321236, (2002).
A. Allaoui, S. Bai, H. M. Cheng, J. B. Bai*, Mechanical and electrical properties of a MWNT/epoxy
composite, Composites Science and Technology 62 (15), 1993-1998, (2002).
Y. Tong, C. Liu, P. X. Hou, H. M. Cheng*, N. S. Xu, J. Chen, Field emission from aligned multi-walled carbon
nanotubes, Physica B-Condensed Matter 323 (1-4), 156-157, (2002).
J. H. Du, Z. Ying, S. Bai, F. Li, C. Sun, H. M. Cheng*, Microstructure and resistivity of carbon nanotube and
nanofiber/epoxy matrix nanocomposite, International Journal of Nanoscience 1 (5-6), 719-723, (2002).
Z. Ying*, J. H. Du, S. Bai, F. Li, C. Liu, H. M. Cheng, Mechanical properties of surfactant-coating carbon
nanofiber/epoxy composite, International Journal of Nanoscience 1 (5-6), 425-430, (2002).
Q. H. Yang, C. Liu, M. Liu, Y. Z. Fan, H. M. Cheng*, Pore structure of SWNTs with high hydrogen storage

capacity, Science in China Series-Technological Sciences 45 (6), 561-568, (2002).
P. X. Hou, S. Bai, C. Liu, H. M. Cheng*, Observations of novel carbon nanotubes with multiple hollow cores,
Carbon 41 (13), 2477-2480, (2003).
Y. Ren, F. Li, H. M. Cheng, K. Liao*, Tension-tension fatigue behavior of unidirectional single-walled carbon
nanotube reinforced epoxy composite, Carbon 41 (11), 2177-2179, (2003).
J. S. Qiu*, Y. F. Li, Y. P. Wang, T. H. Wang, Z. B. Zhao, Y. Zhou, F. Li, H. M. Cheng, High-purity single-wall
carbon nanotubes synthesized from coal by arc discharge, Carbon 41 (11), 2170-2173, (2003).
W. C. Ren, H. M. Cheng*, Herringbone-type carbon nanofibers with a small diameter and large hollow core
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synthesized by the catalytic decomposition of methane, Carbon 41 (8), 1657-1660, (2003).
59. S. Bai, F. Li, Q. H. Yang, H. M. Cheng*, J. B. Bai*, Influence of ferrocene/benzene mole ratio on the synthesis

of carbon nanostructures, Chemical Physics Letters 376 (1-2), 83-89, (2003).

60. Q. H. Yang, S. Bai, T. Fournier, F. Li, G. Wang, H. M. Cheng, J. B. Bai*, Direct growth of macroscopic fibers

composed of large diameter SWNTs by CVD, Chemical Physics Letters 370 (1-2), 274-279, (2003).

61. Z. G. Zhao, Y. Tong, C. Liu, H. M. Cheng*, Effect of geometrical parameters on the field-emission properties

of single-walled carbon nanotube ropes, Journal of Materials Research 18 (9), 2188-2193, (2003).

62. F. Li, S. G. Chou, W. C. Ren, J. A. Gardecki, A. K. Swan, M. S. Ünlü, B. B. Goldberg, H. M. Cheng*, M. S.
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Dresselhaus, Identification of the constituents of double-walled carbon nanotubes using Raman spectra taken
with different laser-excitation energies, Journal of Materials Research 18 (5), 1251-1258, (2003).
K. T. Lau*, S. Q. Shi, H. M. Cheng, Micro-mechanical properties and morphological observation on fracture
surfaces of carbon nanotube composites pre-treated at different temperatures, Composites Science and
Technology 63 (8), 1161-1164, (2003).
Y. Ren, F. Li, H. M. Cheng, K. Liao*, Fatigue behaviour of unidirectional single-walled carbon nanotube
reinforced epoxy composite under tensile load, Advanced Composites Letters 12 (1), 19-24, (2003).
K. T. Lau*, S. Q. Shi, L. M. Zhou, H. M. Cheng, Micro-hardness and flexural properties of randomly-oriented
carbon nanotube composites, Journal of Composite Materials 37 (4), 365-376, (2003).
G. P. Dai, T. S. Xie, H. M. Cheng*, H. Q. Ye, Superperiodic feature on silicon-sputtered highly oriented
pyrolytic graphite, Journal of Materials Science & Technology 19 (3), 246-248, (2003).
Q. H. Yang, L. X. Li, H. M. Cheng*, M. Z. Wang, J. B. Bai, Inner-tubular physicochemical processes of

carbon nanotubes, Chinese Science Bulletin 48 (22), 2395-2403, (2003).
Y. Ren, Y. Q. Fu, K. Liao*, F. Li, H. M. Cheng, Fatigue failure mechanisms of single-walled carbon nanotube
ropes embedded in epoxy, Applied Physics Letters 84 (15), 2811-2813, (2004).
H. T. Fang, C. G. Liu, C. Liu, F. Li, M. Liu, H. M. Cheng*, Purification of single-wall carbon nanotubes by
electrochemical oxidation, Chemistry of Materials 16 (26), 5744-5750, (2004).
Y. B. Tang, H. T. Cong*, R. Zhong, H. M. Cheng, Thermal expansion of a composite of single-walled carbon
nanotubes and nanocrystalline aluminum, Carbon 42 (15), 3260-3262, (2004).
C. H. Sun, F. Li, Z. Ying, C. Liu, H. M. Cheng*, Surface fractal dimension of single-walled carbon nanotubes,
Physical Review B 69 (3), 033404, (2004).
M. D. Lai*, J. Li, J. Yang, J. J. Liu, X. Tong, H. M. Cheng, The morphology and thermal properties of multiwalled carbon nanotube and poly (hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate) composite, Polymer International 53
(10), 1479-1484, (2004).
X. Tong, C. Liu, H. M. Cheng*, H. C. Zhao, F. Yang, X. Q. Zhang, Surface modification of single-walled
carbon nanotubes with polyethylene via in situ Ziegler-Natta polymerization, Journal of Applied Polymer
Science 92 (6), 3697-3700, (2004).
C. H. Sun, F. Li, H. M. Cheng*, G. Q. Lu*, Packing-dependent pore structures in single-walled carbon
nanotube arrays, Applied Physics Letters 87 (24), 243109, (2005).
C. H. Sun, F. Li, H. M. Cheng*, G. Q. Lu, Axial Young's modulus prediction of single-walled carbon nanotube
arrays with diameters from nanometer to meter scales, Applied Physics Letters 87 (19), 193101, (2005).
P. Wang*, X. D. Kang, H. M. Cheng, Direct formation of Na 3AlH6 by mechanical milling NaH/Al with TiF 3,
Applied Physics Letters 87 (7), 071911, (2005).
Y. Tong, S. C. Lim, K. A. Park, H. J. Jeong, S. Y. Jeong, Y. H. Lee*, C. Liu, H. M. Cheng, Y. Choi, Controlling
field-emission patterns of isolated single-walled carbon nanotube rope, Applied Physics Letters 87 (4),
043114, (2005).
Y. B. Tang, H. T. Cong*, Z. G. Chen, H. M. Cheng, An array of eiffel-tower-shape AlN nanotips and its field
emission properties, Applied Physics Letters 86 (23), 233104, (2005).
C. Liu*, Y. Tong, H. M. Cheng, D. Golberg, Y. Bando, Field emission properties of macroscopic single-walled
carbon nanotube strands, Applied Physics Letters 86 (22), 223114, (2005).
C. H. Sun, F. Li, C. G. Liu, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng*, A self-similar array model of single-walled carbon
nanotubes, Applied Physics Letters 86 (20), 203106, (2005).
Y. B. Tang, H. T. Cong*, Z. G. Zhao, H. M. Cheng, Field emission from AlN nanorod array, Applied Physics

Letters 86 (15), 153104, (2005).
X. J. He, J. H. Du, Z. Ying, H. M. Cheng*, Positive temperature coefficient effect in multiwalled carbon
nanotube/high-density polyethylene composites, Applied Physics Letters 86 (6), 062112, (2005).
C. Z. Wu, P. Wang, X. D. Yao, C. Liu, D. M. Chen, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng*, Effects of SWNT and metallic
catalyst on hydrogen absorption/desorption performance of MgH 2, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 109 (47),
22217-22221, (2005).
H. L. Zhang, F. Li, C. Liu, J. Tan, H. M. Cheng*, New insight into the solid electrolyte interphase with use of
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a focused ion beam, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 109 (47), 22205-22211, (2005).
85. P. Wang*, X. D. Kang, H. M. Cheng, Exploration of the nature of active Ti species in metallic Ti-doped

NaAlH4, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 109 (43), 20131-20136, (2005).

86. C. H. Sun, J. J. Finnerty, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Stability of supershort single-walled carbon nanotubes,

Journal of Physical Chemistry B 109 (25), 12406-12409, (2005).

87. W. C. Ren, H. M. Cheng*, Aligned double-walled carbon nanotube long ropes with a narrow diameter

distribution, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 109 (15), 7169-7173, (2005).

88. P. Wang*, X. D. Kang, H. M. Cheng, Improved hydrogen storage of TiF 3-doped NaAlH4, Chemphyschem 6

(12), 2488-2491, (2005).

89. Q. H. Yang*, Y. Tong, C. Liu, F. Li, H. M. Cheng, Some indications of the formation mechanism for double-

walled carbon nanotubes by hydrogen-arc discharge, Carbon 43 (9), 2027-2030, (2005).

90. Y. Chen, C. Liu, J. H. Du, H. M. Cheng*, Preparation of carbon microcoils by catalytic decomposition of

acetylene using nickel foam as both catalyst and substrate, Carbon 43 (9), 1874-1878, (2005).

91. L. X. Li, F. Li, C. Liu, H. M. Cheng*, Synthesis and characterization of double-walled carbon nanotubes from

multi-walled carbon nanotubes by hydrogen-arc discharge, Carbon 43 (3), 623-629, (2005).

92. C. H. Sun, F. Li, H. M. Cheng*, G. Q. Lu, Fractal effects on the measurement of the specific surface areas of

single-walled carbon nanotubes, Carbon 43 (8), 1785-1787, (2005).

93. Z. G. Zhao, L. J. Ci, H. M. Cheng, J. B. Bai*, The growth of multi-walled carbon nanotubes with different

morphologies on carbon fibers, Carbon 43 (3), 663-665, (2005).

94. W. C. Ren, F. Li, H. M. Cheng*, Polarized Raman analysis of aligned double-walled carbon nanotubes,

Physical Review B 71 (11), 115428, (2005).

95. Y. M. Lin*, J. Appenzeller*, Z. H. Chen, Z. G. Chen, H. M. Cheng, P. Avouris*, High-performance dual-gate

carbon nanotube FETs with 40-nm gate length, IEEE Electron Device Letters 26 (11), 823-825, (2005).

96. Z. G. Zhao, F. Li, C. Liu, H. M. Cheng*, Light emission and degradation of single-walled carbon nanotube

filament, Journal of Applied Physics 98 (4), 044306, (2005).

97. P. Wang*, X. D. Kang, H. M. Cheng, KH+Ti co-doped NaAlH4 for high-capacity hydrogen storage, Journal

of Applied Physics 98 (7), 074905, (2005).

98. Y. B. Tang, H. T. Cong*, Z. M. Wang, H. M. Cheng, Synthesis of rectangular cross-section AlN nanofibers by

chemical vapor deposition, Chemical Physics Letters 416 (1-3), 171-175, (2005).

99. C. H. Sun, L. C. Yin, F. Li, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Van der Waals interactions between two parallel

infinitely long single-walled nanotubes, Chemical Physics Letters 403 (4-6), 343-346, (2005).

100. F. Y. Wu, H. M. Cheng*, Structure and thermal expansion of multi-walled carbon nanotubes before and after

high temperature treatment, Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics 38 (24), 4302-4307, (2005).

101. Y. Chen, C. Liu, F. Li, H. M. Cheng*, Preparation of single-crystal α-MnO2 nanorods and nanoneedles from

aqueous solution, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 397 (1-2), 282-285, (2005).

102. Y. Tong, C. Liu, Z. G. Zhao, H. M. Cheng*, Fabrication of low-voltage electron source from patterned arrays
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of aligned single-walled carbon nanotube ropes, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 44 (10), 7713-7716,

(2005).
J. Yang, Y. H. Yang, J. F. Wang, M. F. Lai, J. Li, J. J. Liu*, X. Tong, H. M. Cheng, Morphology, thermal
stability, and dynamic mechanical properties of atactic polypropylene/carbon nanotube composites, Journal
of Applied Polymer Science 98 (3), 1087-1091, (2005).
X. Tong, Y. Chen, H. M. Cheng*, Influence of carbon nanofiber addition on mechanical properties and
crystallization behavior of polypropylene, Journal of Materials Science & Technology 21 (5), 686-690,
(2005).
X. D. Yao*, C. Z. Wu, H. Wang, H. M. Cheng, G. Q. Lu, Hydrogen storage of magnesium-based
nanocomposites system, Journal of Materials Science & Technology 21 (suppl.1), 57-60, (2005).
Z. Li, Z. Ying, M. Liu*, H. M. Cheng*, Preparation and tensile properties of MWNT/polypropylene composite
fibers by melt spinning, New Carbon Materials, 20 (2), 108-114, (2005).
J. Zhong, C. Liu, Z. Y. Wu*, M. Abbas, K. Ibrahim, H. M. Cheng, B. Gao, L. Liu, XANES study of carbon
based nanotubes, High Energy Physics and Nuclear Physics-Chinese Edition 29 (suppl.1), 97-101, (2005).
Y. Wang, X. Xu*, Z. Q. Tian, Y. Zong, H. M. Cheng, C. J. Lin*, Selective heterogeneous nucleation and
growth of size-controlled metal nanoparticles on carbon nanotubes in solution, Chemistry-A European
Journal 12 (9), 2542-2549, (2006).
G. Liu, Z. G. Chen, C. L. Dong, Y. N. Zhao, F. Li, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Visible light photocatalyst:
iodine-doped mesoporous titania with a bicrystalline framework, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 110 (42),
20823-20828, (2006).
W. C. Ren, F. Li, H. M. Cheng*, Evidence for, and an understanding of, the initial nucleation of carbon
nanotubes produced by a floating catalyst method, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 110 (34), 16941-16946,
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(2006).
111. X. D. Yao, C. Z. Wu, A. J. Du, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng, S. C. Smith, J. Zou, Y. H. He, Mg-based
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nanocomposites with high capacity and fast kinetics for hydrogen storage, Journal of Physical Chemistry B
110 (24), 11697-11703, (2006).
H. Zhang, C. H. Sun, F. Li, H. X. Li, H. M. Cheng*, Purification of multiwalled carbon nanotubes by
annealing and extraction based on the difference in van der Waals potential, Journal of Physical Chemistry B
110 (19), 9477-9481, (2006).
H. Zhang, H. X. Li, H. M. Cheng*, Water-soluble multiwalled carbon nanotubes functionalized with
sulfonated polyaniline, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 110 (18), 9095-9099, (2006).
D. W. Wang, F. Li, H. T. Fang, M. Liu, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng*, Effect of pore packing defects in 2D ordered

mesoporous carbons on ionic transport, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 110 (17), 8570-8575, (2006).
C. H. Sun, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Nonplanar distortions and strain energies of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 110 (10), 4563-4568, (2006).
C. H. Sun, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Strain energies due to nonplanar distortion of fullerenes and their
dependence on structural motifs, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 110 (1), 218-221, (2006).
Y. B. Tang, H. T. Cong*, Z. M. Wang, H. M. Cheng, Catalyst-seeded synthesis and field emission properties of
flowerlike Si-doped AlN nanoneedle array, Applied Physics Letters 89 (25), 253112, (2006).
Y. B. Tang, H. T. Cong*, H. M. Cheng, Field emission from honeycomblike network of vertically aligned AlN
nanoplatelets, Applied Physics Letters 89 (9), 093113, (2006).
J. B. Hou, X. W. Wang*, C. Liu, H. M. Cheng, Development of photothermal-resistance technique and its
application to thermal diffusivity measurement of single-wall carbon nanotube bundles, Applied Physics
Letters 88 (18), 181910, (2006).
C. Liu*, R. W. Li, A. Belik, D. Golberg, Y. Bando, H. M. Cheng, Magnetic nanocables-silicon carbide
sheathed with iron-oxide-doped amorphous silica, Applied Physics Letters 88 (4), 043105, (2006).
H. L. Zhang, Y. Zhang, X. G. Zhang, F. Li, C. Liu, J. Tan, H. M. Cheng*, Urchin-like nano/micro hybrid anode
materials for lithium ion battery, Carbon 44 (13), 2778-2784, (2006).
H. L. Zhang, S. H. Liu, F. Li, S. Bai, C. Liu, J. Tan, H. M. Cheng*, Electrochemical performance of pyrolytic
carbon-coated natural graphite spheres, Carbon 44 (11), 2212-2218, (2006).
W. Xing, S. Z. Qiao, R. G. Ding, F. Li, G. Q. Lu*, Z. F. Yan*, H. M. Cheng, Superior electric double layer
capacitors using ordered mesoporous carbons, Carbon 44 (2), 216-224, (2006). Highly Cited Paper
C. G. Liu, H. T. Fang, F. Li, M. Liu, H. M. Cheng*, Single-walled carbon nanotubes modified by
electrochemical treatment for application in electrochemical capacitors, Journal of Power Sources 160 (1),
758-761, (2006).
C. H. Sun, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Simple approach to estimating the van der Waals interaction between
carbon nanotubes, Physical Review B 73 (19), 195414, (2006).
W. C. Ren, F. Li, P. H. Tan, H. M. Cheng*, Raman evidence for atomic correlation between the two constituent
tubes in double-walled carbon nanotubes, Physical Review B 73 (11), 115430, (2006).
C. H. Sun, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Comparative studies of hyperhomodesmotic reactions for the calculation
of standard heats of formation of fullerenes, Journal of Physical Chemistry A 110 (1), 299-302, (2006).
Z. G. Zhao, F. X. Geng, H. T. Cong, J. B. Bai*, H. M. Cheng*, A simple solution route to controlled synthesis

of ZnS submicrospheres, nanosheets and nanorods, Nanotechnology 17 (18), 4731-4735, (2006).
Z. G. Chen, F. Li, W. C. Ren, H. T. Cong, C. Liu, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Double-walled carbon nanotubes
synthesized using carbon black as the dot carbon source, Nanotechnology 17 (13), 3100-3104, (2006).
Z. Q. Shen, L. L. He*, J. F. He, H. M. Cheng, D. X. Li, Controlled growth of two-dimensional 'single-crystal'
hafnia networks by surface modulation, Nanotechnology 17 (5), 1207-1211, (2006).
Y. Zhang, X. G. Zhang, H. L. Zhang, Z. G. Zhao, F. Li, C. Liu, H. M. Cheng*, Composite anode material of
silicon/graphite/carbon nanotubes for Li-ion batteries, Electrochimica Acta 51 (23), 4994-5000, (2006).
B. Zhang, T. H. Wang*, S. L. Liu, S. H. Zhang, J. S. Qiu*, Z. G. Chen, H. M. Cheng, Structure and
morphology of microporous carbon membrane materials derived from poly (phthalazinone ether sulfone
ketone), Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 96 (1-3), 79-83, (2006).
Y. Chen, C. Z. Wu, P. Wang, H. M. Cheng*, Structure and hydrogen storage property of ball-milled
LiNH2/MgH2 mixture, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 31 (9), 1236-1240, (2006).
Z. G. Zhao, S. Bai, Z. Ying, J. B. Bai, H. M. Cheng*, Shaping different carbon nano- and submicro-structures
by alcohol chemical vapor deposition, Journal of Materials Research 21 (10), 2504-2509, (2006).
B. Zhang, S. Bai, H. M. Cheng*, Q. K. Cai, Graphitization-induced microstructural changes in
tetrahydrofuran-derived pyrolytic carbon spheres, Journal of Materials Research 21 (9), 2198-2203, (2006).
J. B. Hou, X. W. Wang*, P. Vellelacheruvu, J. Q. Guo, C. Liu, H. M. Cheng, Thermal characterization of
single-wall carbon nanotube bundles using the self-heating 3 ω technique, Journal of Applied Physics 100
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(12), 124314, (2006).
137. X. D. Kang, P. Wang*, H. M. Cheng, Electron microscopy study of Ti-doped sodium aluminum hydride

prepared by mechanical milling NaH/Al with Ti powder, Journal of Applied Physics 100 (3), 034914, (2006).

138. W. C. Ren, F. Li, S. Bai, H. M. Cheng*, The effect of sulfur on the structure of carbon nanotubes produced by

a floating catalyst method, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 6 (5), 1339-1345, (2006).

139. Z. G. Chen, F. Li, G. Liu, Y. B. Tang, H. T. Cong, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Preparation of high purity ZnO
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nanobelts by thermal evaporation of ZnS, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 6 (3), 704-707,
(2006).
X. D. Yao, C. Z. Wu, H. Wang, H. M. Cheng, G. Q. Lu*, Effects of carbon nanotubes and metal catalysts on
hydrogen storage in magnesium nanocomposites, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 6 (2), 494498, (2006).
G. Liu, F. Li, Z. G. Chen, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, The role of NH3 atmosphere in preparing nitrogen-doped
TiO2 by mechanochemical reaction, Journal of Solid State Chemistry 179 (1), 331-335, (2006).
F. Y. Wu, X. Y. He, Y. Zeng, H. M. Cheng*, Thermal transport enhancement of multi-walled carbon

nanotubes/high-density polyethylene composites, Applied Physics A -Materials Science & Processing 85 (1),
25-28, (2006).
F. X. Geng, Z. G. Zhao, H. T. Cong*, J. X. Geng, H. M. Cheng, An environment-friendly microemulsion
approach to α-FeOOH nanorods at room temperature, Materials Research Bulletin 41 (12), 2238-2243,
(2006).
X. D. Kang, P. Wang*, X. P. Song, X. D. Yao, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng, Catalytic effect of Al3Ti on the
reversible dehydrogenation of NaAlH4, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 424 (1-2), 365-369, (2006).
P. Wang*, X. D. Kang, H. M. Cheng, Dependence of H-storage performance on preparation conditions in TiF 3
doped NaAlH4, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 421 (1-2), 217-222, (2006).
C. Z. Wu, P. Wang, X. D. Yao, C. Liu, D. M. Chen, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng*, Hydrogen storage properties of
MgH2/SWNT composite prepared by ball milling, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 420 (1-2), 278-282,
(2006).
C. Z. Wu, P. Wang, X. D. Yao, C. Liu, D. M. Chen, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng*, Effect of carbon/noncarbon
addition on hydrogen storage behaviors of magnesium hydride, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 414 (1-2),
259-264, (2006).
Y. Chen, C. Liu, F. Li, H. M. Cheng*, Pore structures of multi-walled carbon nanotubes activated by air, CO 2
and KOH, Journal of Porous Materials 13 (2), 141-146, (2006).
X. D. Kang*, P. Wang, H. M. Cheng, Impact of preparation conditions on hydrogen storage performance of
metallic Ti-doped NaAlH4, Rare Metals 25 (suppl.1), 266-272, (2006).
Z. G. Zhao, F. X. Geng, H. T. Cong, J. B. Bai*, H. M. Cheng*, Low temperature synthesis of Mg(OH) 2
nanotubes in aqueous solutions of block copolymer P123, Nano 1 (2), 185-189, (2006).
Z. G. Zhao, F. X. Geng, H. T. Cong, J. B. Bai*, H. M. Cheng*, Low temperature synthesis of Fe-doped ZnO
nanorod bundles in aqueous solution, Nano 1 (2), 153-157, (2006).
D. M. Tang, C. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, Platelet boron nitride nanowires, Nano 1 (1), 65-71, (2006).
J. H. Du, J. B. Cheng, S. Bai, H. M. Cheng*, Fabrication and characteristics of carbon microcoil/epoxy
composite, Journal of Functional Materials 37 (suppl), 976-979, (2006). #
X. D. Yao*, C. Z. Wu, A. J. Du, J. Zou, Z. H. Zhu, P. Wang, H. M. Cheng, S. Smith, G. Q. Lu*, Metallic and
carbon nanotube-catalyzed coupling of hydrogenation in magnesium, Journal of the American Chemical
Society 129 (50), 15650-15654, (2007).
Z. G. Chen, J. Zou, F. Li, G. Liu, D. M. Tang, D. Li, C. Liu, X. L. Ma, H. M. Cheng*, G. Q. Lu*, Z. D. Zhang,

Growth of magnetic yard-glass shaped boron nitride nanotubes with periodic iron nanoparticles, Advanced
Functional Materials 17 (16), 3371-3376, (2007).
Z. G. Chen, J. Zou, G. Q. Lu*, G. Liu, F. Li, H. M. Cheng*, ZnS nanowires and their coaxial lateral nanowire
heterostructures with BN, Applied Physics Letters 90 (10), 103117, (2007).
L. C. Yin, P. Wang*, X. D. Kang, C. H. Sun, H. M. Cheng, Functional anion concept: Effect of fluorine anion
on hydrogen storage of sodium alanate, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 9 (1), 1499-1502, (2007).
Q. H. Yang*, N. Gale, C. J. Oton, F. Li, A. Vaughan, R. Saito, I. S. Nandhakumar, Z. Y. Tang, H. M. Cheng, T.
Brown, W. H. Loh, A Raman probe for selective wrapping of single-walled carbon nanotubes by DNA,
Nanotechnology 18 (40), 405706, (2007).
X. D. Kang, P. Wang*, H. M. Cheng, In situ formation of Ti hydride and its catalytic effect in doped NaAlH 4
prepared by milling NaH/Al with metallic Ti powder, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 32 (14),
2943-2948, (2007).
Y. Chen, P. Wang, C. Liu, H. M. Cheng*, Improved hydrogen storage performance of Li-Mg-N-H materials by
optimizing composition and adding single-walled carbon nanotubes, International Journal of Hydrogen
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Energy 32 (9), 1262-1268, (2007).
161. Y. Luo, P. Wang, L. P. Ma, H. M. Cheng*, Enhanced hydrogen storage properties of MgH 2 co-catalyzed with

NbF5 and single-walled carbon nanotubes, Scripta Materialia 56 (9), 765-768, (2007).

162. X. D. Kang, P. Wang*, H. M. Cheng, Advantage of TiF3 over TiCl3 as a dopant precursor to improve the

thermodynamic property of Na3AlH6, Scripta Materialia 56 (5), 361-364, (2007).

163. Z. G. Chen, A. Z. Ni, F. Li, H. T. Cong, H. M. Cheng*, G. Q. Lu*, Synthesis and photoluminescence of

tetrapod ZnO nanostructures, Chemical Physics Letters 434 (4-6), 301-305, (2007).

164. C. H. Sun, D. X. Yao, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Effects of resonance energy and nonplanar strain energy on
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the reliability of hyperhomodesmotic reactions for corannulene, Chemical Physics Letters 434 (1-3), 160-164,
(2007).
D. M. Tang, C. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, Controlled synthesis of quasi-one-dimensional boron nitride
nanostructures, Journal of Materials Research 22 (10), 2809-2816, (2007).
L. P. Ma, P. Wang*, X. D. Kang, H. M. Cheng, Preliminary investigation on the catalytic mechanism of TiF 3
additive in MgH2-TiF3H-storage system, Journal of Materials Research 22 (7), 1779-1786, (2007).

X. D. Kang, P. Wang*, L. P. Ma, H. M. Cheng, Reversible hydrogen storage in LiBH 4 destabilized by milling
with Al, Applied Physics A -Materials Science & Processing 89 (4), 963-966, (2007).
Y. B. Tang, H. T. Cong*, F. Li, H. M. Cheng, Synthesis and photoluminescent property of AlN nanobelt array,
Diamond and Related Materials 16 (3), 537-541, (2007).
F. X. Geng*, Z. G. Zhao, J. X. Geng, H. T. Cong, H. M. Cheng, A simple and low-temperature hydrothermal
route for the synthesis of tubular α-FeOOH, Materials Letters 61 (26), 4794-4796, (2007).
X. Tong*, J. J. Zheng, Y. C. Lu, Z. F. Zhang, H. M. Cheng, Swelling and mechanical behaviors of carbon
nanotube/poly (vinyl alcohol) hybrid hydrogels, Materials Letters 61 (8-9), 1704-1706, (2007).
Y. Li*, G. Xu, Y. L. Zhu, X. L. Ma, H. M. Cheng, SnO2/In2O3 one-dimensional nano-core-shell structures:
Synthesis, characterization and photoluminescence properties, Solid State Communications 142 (8), 441-444,
(2007).
Y. Chen, C. G. Liu, C. Liu, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng*, Growth of single-crystal α-MnO 2 nanorods on multiwalled carbon nanotubes, Materials Research Bulletin 42 (11), 1935-1941, (2007).
L. P. Ma, P. Wang*, H. M. Cheng, Improving hydrogen sorption kinetics of MgH 2 by mechanical milling with
TiF3, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 432 (1-2), L1-L4, (2007).
Z. G. Zhao, S. H. Liu, C. Liu, J. B. Bai, H. M. Cheng*, A comparison between field-emission properties of
three one-dimensional carbon materials, Physica B-Condensed Matter 396 (1-2), 44-48, (2007).
S. K. Smart, W. C. Ren, H. M. Cheng, G. Q. Lu, D. J. Martin*, Shortened double-walled carbon nanotubes by
high-energy ball milling, International Journal of Nanotechnology 4 (5), 618-633, (2007).
C. H. Sun, Y. N. Chen, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Estimation of standard heats of formation of fullerenes
using pentagon-centered motifs, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 111 (50), 18503-18506, (2007).
Y. Zeng, Z. Ying, J. H. Du, H. M. Cheng*, Effects of carbon nanotubes on processing stability of
polyoxymethylene in melt-mixing process, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 111 (37), 13945-13950, (2007).
Q. F. Liu, W. C. Ren, F. Li, H. T. Cong, H. M. Cheng*, Synthesis and high thermal stability of double-walled
carbon nanotubes using nickel formate dihydrate as catalyst precursor, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 111
(13), 5006-5013, (2007).
X. D. Kang, P. Wang*, H. M. Cheng, Improving hydrogen storage performance of NaAlH 4 by novel two-step
milling method, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 111 (12), 4879-4884, (2007).
H. L. Zhang, C. H. Sun, F. Li, C. Liu, J. Tan, H. M. Cheng*, New insight into the interaction between
propylene carbonate-based electrolytes and graphite anode material for lithium ion batteries, Journal of
Physical Chemistry C 111 (12), 4740-4748, (2007).

Z. G. Zhao, F. X. Geng, J. B. Bai, H. M. Cheng*, Facile and controlled synthesis of 3D nanorods-based
urchin-like and nonosheet-based flowerlike cobalt basic salt nanostructures, Journal of Physical Chemistry C
111 (10), 3848-3852, (2007).
D. W. Wang, F. Li, M. Liu, H. M. Cheng*, Improved capacitance of SBA-15 templated mesoporous carbons
after modification with nitric acid oxidation, New Carbon Materials, 24 (4), 307-314, (2007).
Z. G. Chen, J. Zou*, G. Liu, F. Li, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng*, Synthesis and photoluminescence of CdS
nanocones, Journal of Chinese Electron Microscopy Society 26 (5), 423-427, (2007). #
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). Highly Cited Paper
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 TiO 2, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 47 (24),
4516-4520, (2008). Highly Cited Paper
D. W. Wang, F. Li, M. Liu, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng*, 3D aperiodic hierarchical porous graphitic carbon
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material for high-rate electrochemical capacitive energy storage, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition
47 (2), 373-376, (2008). Highly Cited Paper
Y. B. Tang, Z. H. Chen, H. S. Song, C. S. Lee*, H. T. Cong, H. M. Cheng, W. J. Zhang, I. Bello, S. T. Lee*,
Vertically aligned p-type single-crystalline GaN nanorod arrays on n-type Si for heterojunction photovoltaic
cells, Nano Letters 8 (12), 4191-4195, (2008). Highly Cited Paper
X. D. Kang, Z. Z. Fang, L. Y. Kong, H. M. Cheng, X. D. Yao, G. Q. Lu, P. Wang*, Ammonia borane
destabilized by lithium hydride: An advanced on-board hydrogen storage material, Advanced Materials 20
(14), 2756-2759, (2008).
D. W. Wang, H. T. Fang, F. Li, Z. G. Chen, Q. S. Zhong, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng*, Aligned titania nanotubes
as an intercalation anode material for hybrid electrochemical energy storage, Advanced Functional Materials
18 (23), 3787-3793, (2008).
Y. B. Tang, X. H. Bo, C. S. Lee*, H. T. Cong*, H. M. Cheng, Z. H. Chen, W. J. Zhang, I. Bello, S. T. Lee*,
Controllable synthesis of vertically aligned p-type GaN nanorod arrays on n-type Si substrates for
heterojunction diodes, Advanced Functional Materials 18 (21), 3515-3522, (2008).
Z. G. Chen, J. Zou, G. Liu, X. D. Yao, F. Li, X. L. Yuan, T. Sekiguchi, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Growth,
cathodoluminescence and field emission of ZnS tetrapod tree-like heterostructures, Advanced Functional
Materials 18 (19), 3063-3069, (2008).
Z. G. Chen, J. Zou, G. Liu, F. Li, Y. Wang, L. Z. Wang, X. L. Yuan, T. Sekiguchi, H. M. Cheng*, G. Q. Lu*,
Novel boron nitride hollow nanoribbon, ACS Nano 2 (10), 2183-2191, (2008).
Q. F. Liu, W. C. Ren, Z. G. Chen, D. W. Wang, B. L. Liu, B. Yu, F. Li, H. T. Cong, H. M. Cheng*, Diameterselective growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes with high quality by floating catalyst method, ACS Nano
2 (8), 1722-1728, (2008).
L. B. Gao, W. C. Ren*, F. Li, H. M. Cheng*, Total color difference for rapid and accurate identification of

graphene, ACS Nano 2 (8), 1625-1633, (2008).
Z. G. Chen, J. Zou, Q. F. Liu, C. H. Sun, G. Liu, X. D. Yao, F. Li, B. Wu, X. L. Yuan, T. Sekiguchi, H. M.
Cheng*, G. Q. Lu*, Self-assembly and cathodoluminescence of microbelts from Cu-doped boron nitride
nanotubes, ACS Nano 2 (8), 1523-1532, (2008).
D. W. Wang, F. Li, Z. G. Chen, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng*, Synthesis and electrochemical property of borondoped mesoporous carbon in supercapacitor, Chemistry of Materials 20 (22), 7195-7200, (2008). Highly
Cited Paper
Q. F. Liu, Z. G. Chen, B. L. Liu, W. C. Ren, F. Li, H. T. Cong, H. M. Cheng*, Synthesis of different magnetic
carbon nanostructures by the pyrolysis of ferrocene at different sublimation temperatures, Carbon 46 (14),
1892-1902, (2008).
D. W. Wang, F. Li, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng*, Synthesis and dye separation performance of ferromagnetic
hierarchical porous carbon, Carbon 46 (12), 1593-1599, (2008).
Q. F. Liu, W. C. Ren, Z. G. Chen, B. L. Liu, B. Yu, F. Li, H. T. Cong, H. M. Cheng*, Direct synthesis of
carbon nanotubes decorated with size controllable Fe nanoparticles encapsulated by graphitic layers, Carbon
46 (11), 1417-1423, (2008).
Z. Z. Fang, P. Wang*, T. E. Rufford, X. D. Kang, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng, Kinetic- and thermodynamic-based
improvements of lithium borohydride incorporated into activated carbon, Acta Materialia 56 (20), 6257-6263,
(2008).
C. G. Liu, M. Liu, F. Li, H. M. Cheng*, Frequency response characteristic of single-walled carbon nanotubes
as supercapacitor electrode material, Applied Physics Letters 92 (14), 143108, (2008).
G. Ma, Y. Ren, J. Guo, T. Xiao, F. Li, H. M. Cheng, Z. R. Zhou, K. Liao*, How long can single-walled carbon
nanotube ropes last under static or dynamic fatigue?, Applied Physics Letters 92 (8), 083105, (2008).
J. Zhong, J. W. Chiou, C. L. Dong, L. Song, C. Liu, S. S. Xie, H. M. Cheng, W. F. Pong, C. L. Chang, Y. Y.
Chen, Z. Y. Wu*, J. H. Guo*, Probing quantum confinement of single-walled carbon nanotubes by resonant
soft-x-ray emission spectroscopy, Applied Physics Letters 93 (2), 023107, (2008).
D. W. Wang, F. Li, H. M. Cheng*, Hierarchical porous nickel oxide and carbon as electrode materials for
asymmetric supercapacitor, Journal of Power Sources 185 (2), 1563-1568, (2008). Highly Cited Paper
H. B. Dai, Y. Liang, P. Wang*, H. M. Cheng, Amorphous cobalt-boron/nickel foam as an effective catalyst for
hydrogen generation from alkaline sodium borohydride solution, Journal of Power Sources 177 (1), 17-23,
(2008). Highly Cited Paper
H. B. Dai, Y. Liang, P. Wang*, X. D. Yao, T. Rufford, M. Lu, H. M. Cheng, High-performance cobalttungsten-boron catalyst supported on Ni foam for hydrogen generation from alkaline sodium borohydride

solution, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 33 (16), 4405-4412, (2008).
H. F. Lu, F. Li, G. Liu, Z. G. Chen, D. W. Wang, H. T. Fang, G. Q. Lu, Z. H. Jiang*, H. M. Cheng*,
Amorphous TiO2 nanotube arrays for low-temperature oxygen sensors, Nanotechnology 19 (40), 405504,
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208. H. L. Zhang, F. Li, C. Liu, H. M. Cheng*, The facile synthesis of nickel silicide nanobelts and nanosheets and

their application in electrochemical energy storage, Nanotechnology 19 (16), 165606, (2008).

209. X. H. Liu, J. Zhu*, C. H. Jin, L. M. Peng, D. M. Tang, H. M. Cheng, In situ electrical measurements of

polytypic silver nanowires, Nanotechnology 19 (8), 085711, (2008).

210. Z. G. Chen, J. Zou, G. Liu, H. F. Lu, F. Li, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Silicon-induced oriented ZnS nanobelts

for hydrogen sensitivity, Nanotechnology 19 (5), 055710, (2008).

211. G. Liu, F. Li, D. W. Wang, D. M. Tang, C. Liu, X. L. Ma, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Electron field emission of

a nitrogen-doped TiO2 nanotube array, Nanotechnology 19 (2), 025606, (2008).

212. B. L. Liu, W. C. Ren*, L. B. Gao, S. S. Li, Q. F. Liu, C. B. Jiang, H.M. Cheng*, Manganese catalyzed surface
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growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes with high efficiency, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112 (49),
19231-19235, (2008).
L. P. Ma, H. B. Dai, Y. Liang, X. D. Kang, Z. Z. Fang, P. J. Wang, P. Wang*, H. M. Cheng, Catalytically
enhanced hydrogen storage properties of Mg(NH 2)2+2LiH material by graphite-supported Ru nanoparticles,
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112 (46), 18280-18285, (2008).
Z. Z. Fang, X. D. Kang, P. Wang*, H. M. Cheng, Improved reversible dehydrogenation of lithium borohydride
by milling with as-prepared single-walled carbon nanotubes, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112 (43),
17023-17029, (2008).
D. W. Wang, F. Li, M. Liu, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng*, Mesopore-aspect-ratio dependence of ion transport in
rod-type ordered mesoporous carbon, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112 (26), 9950-9955, (2008).
H. L. Zhang, F. Li, C. Liu, H. M. Cheng*, Poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC) coated idea revisited: Influence of
carbonization procedures on PVC-coated natural graphite as anode materials for lithium ion batteries, Journal
of Physical Chemistry C 112 (20), 7767-7772, (2008).
H. T. Fang*, X. Sun, L. H. Qian, D. W. Wang, F. Li, Y. Chu, F. P. Wang, H. M. Cheng, Synthesis of tin (II or
IV) oxide coated multiwall carbon nanotubes with controlled morphology, Journal of Physical Chemistry C
112 (15), 5790-5794, (2008).

Z. Z. Fang, X. D. Kang, H. B. Dai, M. J. Zhang, P. Wang*, H. M. Cheng, Reversible dehydrogenation of
LiBH4 catalyzed by as-prepared single-walled carbon nanotubes, Scripta Materialia 58 (10), 922-925, (2008).
T. Xiao*, Y. Ren, K. Liao*, P. Wu, F. Li, H. M. Cheng, Determination of tensile strength distribution of
nanotubes from testing of nanotube bundles, Composites Science and Technology 68 (14), 2937-2942, (2008).
C. H. Sun, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Standard enthalpies of formation of finite-length (5, 5) single-walled
carbon nanotube, Journal of Nanoparticle Research 10 (6), 1037-1043, (2008).
L. C. Yin, P. Wang*, Z. Z. Fang, H. M. Cheng, Thermodynamically tuning LiBH4 by fluorine anion doping for
hydrogen storage: A density functional study, Chemical Physics Letters 450 (4-6), 318-321, (2008).
X. Lu, C. H. Sun, F. Li, H. M. Cheng*, Selected absorption behavior of sulfur on single-walled carbon
nanotubes by DFT, Chemical Physics Letters 454 (4-6), 305-309, (2008).
X. D. Yao*, Z. H. Zhu, H. M. Cheng, G. Q. Lu, Hydrogen diffusion and effect of grain size on hydrogenation
kinetics in magnesium hydrides, Journal of Materials Research 23 (2), 336-340, (2008).
L. P. Ma, P. Wang*, H. B. Dai, L. Y. Kong, H. M. Cheng, Enhanced H-storage properties in Li-Co-N-H system
by promoting ion migration, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 466 (1-2), L1-L4, (2008).
Y. Luo, P. Wang, L. P. Ma, H. M. Cheng*, Hydrogen sorption kinetics of MgH 2 catalyzed with NbF5, Journal
of Alloys and Compounds 453 (1-2), 138-142, (2008).
Y. Li*, W. F. Li, G. Xu, X. L. Ma, H. M. Cheng, ZnO microcolumns originated from self-assembled nanorods,
Journal of Materials Science 43 (5), 1711-1715, (2008).
S. H. Liu, Z. Ying, Z. M. Wang, F. Li, S. Bai, L. Wen, H. M. Cheng*, Improving the electrochemical
properties of natural graphite spheres by coating with a pyrolytic carbon shell, New Carbon Materials, 23 (1),
30-36, (2008).
L. Z. Wang*, F. Q. Tang, K. Ozawa, Z. G. Chen, A. Mukherj, Y. C. Zhu, J. Zou, H. M. Cheng, G. Q. Lu*, A
general single-source route for the preparation of hollow nanoporous metal oxide structures, Angewandte
Chemie-International Edition 48 (38), 7048-7051, (2009).
L. B. Gao, W. C. Ren*, B. L. Liu, Z. S. Wu, C. B. Jiang, H. M. Cheng*, Crystallographic tailoring of graphene
by nonmetal SiOx nanoparticles, Journal of the American Chemical Society 131 (39), 13934-13936, (2009).
G. Liu, H. G. Yang, X. W. Wang, L. N. Cheng, J. Pan, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Visible light responsive
nitrogen doped anatase TiO2 sheets with dominant {001} facets derived from TiN, Journal of the American
Chemical Society 131 (36), 12868-12869, (2009). Highly Cited Paper
H. G. Yang, G. Liu, S. Z. Qiao*, C. H. Sun, S. Smith, J. Zou, H. M. Cheng, G. Q. Lu*, Y. G. Jin, Solvothermal

synthesis and photoreactivity of anatase TiO2 nanosheets with dominant {001} facets, Journal of the
American Chemical Society 131 (11), 4078-4083, (2009). Highly Cited Paper
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232. 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, Journal of the American Chemical Society 131 (6), 2082-2083,
(2009). Highly Cited Paper
233. C. M. Chen, Q. H. Yang*, Y. G. Yang*, W. Lv, Y. F. Wen, P. X. Hou, M. Z. Wang, H. M. Cheng, Selfassembled free-standing graphite oxide membrane, Advanced Materials 21 (29), 3007-3011, (2009). Highly
Cited Paper
234. 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, Advanced Materials 21 (17), 17561760, (2009). Highly Cited Paper
235. B. L. Liu, W. C. Ren*, C. Liu, C. H. Sun, L. B. Gao, S. S. Li, C. B. Jiang, H. M. Cheng*, Growth velocity and
direct length-sorted growth of short single-walled carbon nanotubes by a metal-catalyst-free chemical vapor
deposition process, ACS Nano, 3 (11), 3421-3430, (2009).
236. D. W. Wang, F. Li, J. P. Zhao, W. C. Ren, Z. G. Chen, J. Tan, Z. S. Wu, I. Gentle, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng*,
Fabrication of graphene/polyaniline composite paper via in situ anodic electropolymerization for highperformance flexible electrode, ACS Nano 3 (7), 1745-1752, (2009). Highly Cited Paper
237. L. B. Gao, W. C. Ren*, B. L. Liu, R. Saito, Z. S. Wu, S. S. Li, C. B. Jiang, F. Li, H. M. Cheng*, Surface and
interference coenhanced Raman scattering of graphene, ACS Nano 3 (4), 933-939, (2009).
238. Q. F. Liu, W. C. Ren, D. W. Wang, Z. G. Chen, S. F. Pei, B. L. Liu, F. Li, H. T. Cong, C. Liu, H. M. Cheng*,
In Situ assembly of multi-sheeted buckybooks from single-walled carbon nanotubes, ACS Nano 3 (3), 707713, (2009).
239. Z. S. Wu, W. C. Ren*, L. B. Gao, J. P. Zhao, Z. P. Chen, B. L. Liu, D. M. Tang, B. Yu, C. B. Jiang, H. M.
Cheng*, Synthesis of graphene sheets with high electrical conductivity and good thermal stability by hydrogen
arc discharge exfoliation, ACS Nano 3 (2), 411-417, (2009). Highly Cited Paper
240. Z. G. Chen, J. Zou, D. W. Wang, L. C. Yin, G. Liu, Q. F. Liu, C. H. Sun, X. D. Yao, F. Li, X. L. Yuan, T.
Sekiguchi, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Field emission and cathodoluminescence of ZnS hexagonal pyramids of
Zinc-blende structured single crystals, Advanced Functional Materials 19 (3), 484-490, (2009).
241. L. Li, X. D. Yao*, C. H. Sun, A. J. Du, L. N. Cheng, Z. H. Zhu, C. Z. Yu, J. Zou, S. C. Smith, P. Wang, H. M.
Cheng, R. L. Frost, G. Q. Lu*, Lithium-catalyzed dehydrogenation of ammonia borane within mesoporous

carbon framework for chemical hydrogen storage, Advanced Functional Materials 19 (2), 265-271, (2009).
242. X. W. Wang, G. Liu, Z. G. Chen, F. Li, L. Z. Wang, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Enhanced photocatalytic
hydrogen evolution by prolonging lifetime of carriers in ZnO/CdS heterostructures, Chemical
Communications (23), 3452-3454, (2009). Highly Cited Paper
243. G. Liu, L. Z. Wang, C. H. Sun, Z. G. Chen, X. X. Yan, L. N. Cheng, H. M. Cheng*, G. Q. Lu*, Nitrogendoped titania nanosheets towards visible light response, Chemical Communications (11), 1383-1385, (2009).
244. G. Liu, L. Z. Wang, C. H. Sun, X. X. Yan, X. W. Wang, Z. G. Chen, S. C. Smith, H. M. Cheng*, G. Q. Lu*,
Band-to-band visible-light photon excitation and photoactivity induced by homogeneous nitrogen doping in
layered titanates, Chemistry of Materials 21 (7), 1266-1274, (2009).
245. G. Liu, C. H. Sun, X. X. Yan, L. N. Cheng, Z. G. Chen, X. W. Wang, L. Z. Wang, S. C. Smith*, G. Q. Lu*, H.
M. Cheng*, Iodine doped anatase TiO2 photocatalyst with ultra-long visible light response: correlation
between geometric/electronic structures and mechanisms, Journal of Materials Chemistry 19 (18), 28222829, (2009).
246. G. Liu, X. X. Yan, Z. G. Chen, X. W. Wang, L. Z. Wang, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Synthesis of rutile-anatase
core-shell structured TiO2 for photocatalysis, Journal of Materials Chemistry 19 (36), 6590-6596, (2009).
247. Q. F. Liu, W. C. Ren, Z. G. Chen, L. C. Yin, F. Li, H. T. Cong, H. M. Cheng*, Semiconducting properties of
cup-stacked carbon nanotubes, Carbon 47 (3), 731-736, (2009).
248. D. M. Tang, C. Liu*, F. Li, W. C. Ren, J. H. Du, X. L. Ma, H. M. Cheng, Structural evolution of carbon
microcoils induced by a direct current, Carbon 47 (3), 670-674, (2009).
249. Z. S. Wu, W. C. Ren*, L. B. Gao, B. L. Liu, C. B. Jiang, H. M. Cheng*, Synthesis of high-quality graphene
with a pre-determined number of layers, Carbon 47 (2), 493-499, (2009). Highly Cited Paper
250. D. W. Wang, F. Li*, Z. S. Wu, W. C. Ren, H. M. Cheng*, Electrochemical interfacial capacitance in multilayer
graphene sheets: Dependence on number of stacking layers, Electrochemistry Communications 11 (9), 17291732, (2009).
251. X. W. Wang, G. Liu, Z. G. Chen, F. Li, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Efficient and stable photocatalytic H 2
evolution from water splitting by (Cd0.8Zn0.2)S nanorods, Electrochemistry Communications, 11 (6), 11741178, (2009).
252. G. Liu, H. G. Yang, X. W. Wang, L. N. Cheng, H. F. Lu, L. Z. Wang, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Enhanced
Photoactivity of Oxygen-Deficient Anatase TiO2 Sheets with Dominant {001} Facets, Journal of Physical
Chemistry C 113 (52), 21784-21788, (2009). Highly Cited Paper
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253. G. Liu, C. H. Sun, L. N. Cheng, Y. G. Jin, H. F. Lu, L. Z. Wang, S. C. Smith*, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*,

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Efficient promotion of anatase TiO 2 photocatalysis via bifunctional surface-terminating Ti-O-B-N structures,
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 113 (28), 12317-12324, (2009).
D. M. Tang, G. Liu, F. Li, J. Tan, C. Liu*, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng, Synthesis and Photoelectrochemical
Property of Urchin-like Zn/ZnO Core−Shell Structures, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 113 (25), 1103511040, (2009).
L. P. Ma, H. B. Dai, Z. Z. Fang, X. D. Kang, Y. Liang, P. J. Wang, P. Wang*, H. M. Cheng, Enhanced
Hydrogen Storage Properties of Li−Mg−N−H System Prepared by Reacting Mg(NH 2)2 with Li3N, Journal of
Physical Chemistry C 113 (22), 9944-9949, (2009).
G. Liu, H. G. Yang, C. H. Sun, L. N. Cheng, L. Z. Wang, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Titania polymorphs
derived from crystalline titanium diboride, Crystengcomm, 11 (12), 2677-2682, (2009).

L. P. Ma, Z. S. Wu, J. Li, E. D. Wu, W. C. Ren, H. M. Cheng*, Hydrogen adsorption behavior of graphene
above critical temperature, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 34 (5), 2329-2332, (2009). Highly
Cited Paper
L. P. Ma, X. D. Kang, H. B. Dai, Y. Liang, Z. Z. Fang, P. J. Wang, P. Wang*, H. M. Cheng, Superior catalytic
effect of TiF3 over TiCl3 in improving the hydrogen sorption kinetics of MgH 2: Catalytic role of fluorine anion,
Acta Materialia 57 (7), 2250-2258, (2009).
Z. Z. Fang, L. P. Ma, X. D. Kang, P. J. Wang, P. Wang*, H. M. Cheng, In situ formation and rapid
decomposition of Ti(BH4)(3) by mechanical milling LiBH4 with TiF3, Applied Physics Letters 94 (4), 044104,
(2009).
Z. G. Chen, J. Zou, G. Liu, F. Li, H. M. Cheng*, T. Sekiguchi, M. Gu, X. D. Yao, L. Z. Wang, G. Q. Lu*,
Long wavelength emissions of periodic yard-glass shaped boron nitride nanotubes, Applied Physics Letters 94
(2), 023105 (2009).
S. M. Lee*, X. D. Kang, P. Wang, H. M. Cheng, Y. H. Lee, A comparative study of the structural, electronic,
and vibrational properties of NH3BH3 and LiNH2BH3: Theory and experiment, ChemPhysChem 10 (11),
1825-1833, (2009).
S. F. Pei, J. H. Du*, Y. Zeng, C. Liu, H. M. Cheng*, The fabrication of a carbon nanotube transparent
conductive film by electrophoretic deposition and hot-pressing transfer, Nanotechnology 20 (23), 235707,
(2009).
H. T. Fang*, M. Liu, D. W. Wang, T. Sun, D. S. Guan, F. Li, J. G. Zhou, T. K. Sham, H. M. Cheng,
Comparison of the rate capability of nanostructured amorphous and anatase TiO 2 for lithium insertion using
anodic TiO2 nanotube arrays, Nanotechnology 20 (22), 225701, (2009).
G. Liu, X. W. Wang, L. Z. Wang, Z. G. Chen, F. Li, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Drastically enhanced
photocatalytic activity in nitrogen doped mesoporous TiO 2 with abundant surface states, J. Colloid and
Interface Science 334 (2), 171-175 (2009).
G. Liu, X. W. Wang, Z. G. Chen, H. M. Cheng*, G. Q. Lu*, The role of crystal phase in determining
photocatalytic activity of nitrogen doped TiO 2 , Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 329 (2), 331-338,
(2009).
L. P. Ma, P. Wang*, H. B. Dai, H. M. Cheng, Catalytically enhanced dehydrogenation of Li-Mg-N-H hydrogen
storage material by transition metal nitrides, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 468 (1-2), L21-L24, (2009).
Y. Q. Liu, H. T. Cong*, W. Wang, C. H. Sun, H. M. Cheng*, AlN nanoparticle-reinforced nanocrystalline Al

matrix composites: Fabrication and mechanical properties, Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural
Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing 505 (1-2), 151-156, (2009).
L. P. Ma, Z. Z. Fang, H. B. Dai, X. D. Kang, Y. Liang, P. J. Wang, P. Wang *, H. M. Cheng, Effect of Li3N
additive on the hydrogen storage properties of Li-Mg-N-H system, Journal of Materials Research 24 (6),
1936-1942, (2009).
Y. Q. Liu, H. T. Cong*, H. M. Cheng, Thermal properties of nanocrystalline Al composites reinforced by AlN
nanoparticles, Journal of Materials Research 24 (1), 24-31 (2009).
X. W. Wang, G. Liu, Z. G. Chen, F. Li, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Synthesis and Photoelectrochemical
behavior of nitrogen-doped NaTaO3, Chemistry Letters 38 (3), 214-215, (2009).
G. Liu, H. F. Lu, Z. G. Chen, F. Li, L. Z. Wang, J. Watts, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Ti-Zr-O nanotube arrays
with controlled morphology crystal structure and optical properties, Journal of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology 9 (11), 6501-6510, (2009).
Q. F. Liu, W. C. Ren, B. L. Liu, Z. G. Chen, F. Li, H. T. Cong, H. M. Cheng*, Synthesis, purification and
opening of short cup-stacked carbon nanotubes, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 9 (8), 45544560, (2009).
J. Wu, Y. F. Ma, D. M. Tang, C. Liu, Q. W. Huang, Y. Huang, H. M. Cheng, D. P. Chen, Y. S. Chen*,
Enhancement of field emission of CNTs array by CO 2-assisted chemical vapor deposition, Journal of
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Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 9 (5), 3046-3051, (2009).
274. C. W. Song*, T. H. Wang, Y. H. Qiu, J. S. Qiu, H. M. Cheng, Effect of carbonization atmosphere on the

structure changes of PAN carbon membranes, Journal of Porous Materials 16 (2), 197-203, (2009).

275. Z. G. Chen, L. N. Cheng, H. Y. Xu, J. Z. Liu, J. Zou*, T. Sekiguchi, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, ZnS branched

architectures as optoelectronic devices and field emitters, Advanced Materials 22 (21), 2376-2380, (2010).

276. Z. S. Wu, W. C. Ren*, D. W. Wang, F. Li, B. L. Liu, H. M. Cheng*, High-energy MnO2 nanowire/graphene
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and graphene asymmetric electrochemical capacitors, ACS Nano 4 (10), 5835-5842, (2010). Highly Cited
Paper
J. P. Zhao, S. F. Pei, W. C. Ren*, L. B. Gao, H. M. Cheng*, Efficient preparation of large-area graphene oxide
sheets for transparent conductive films, ACS Nano 4 (9), 5245-5252, (2010). Highly Cited Paper
Z. S. Wu, W. C. Ren*, L. Wen, L. B. Gao, J. P. Zhao, Z. P. Chen, G. M. Zhou, F. Li, H. M. Cheng*, Graphene
anchored with Co3O4 nanoparticles as anode of lithium ion batteries with enhanced reversible capacity and
cyclic performance, ACS Nano 4 (6), 3187-3194, (2010). Highly Cited Paper
Y. B. Tang, C. S. Lee*, J. Xu, Z. T. Liu, Z. H. Chen, Z. B. He, Y. L. Cao, G. D. Yuan, H. S. Song, L. M. Chen,
L. B. Luo, H. M. Cheng, W. J. Zhang, I. Bello, S. T. Lee*, Incorporation of graphenes in nanostructured TiO 2
films via molecular grafting for dye-sensitized solar cell application, ACS Nano 4 (6), 3482-3488, (2010).

Highly Cited Paper
D. M. Tang†, L. C. Yin†, F. Li, C. Liu*, W. J. Yu, P. X. Hou, B. Wu, Y. H. Lee, X. L. Ma, H. M. Cheng*,
Carbon nanotube-clamped metal atomic chain, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the
United States of America 107 (20), 9055-9059, (2010).
Q. F. Liu, T. Fujigaya, H. M. Cheng, N. Nakashima*, Free-standing highly conductive transparent ultrathin
single-walled carbon nanotube films, Journal of the American Chemical Society 132 (46), 16581-16586,
(2010).
G. Liu, P. Niu, C. H. Sun, S. C. Smith, Z. G. Chen, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng*, Unique electronic structure
induced high photoreactivity of sulfur-doped graphitic C 3N4, Journal of the American Chemical Society 132
(33), 11642-11648, (2010). Highly Cited Paper
Z. S. Wu, D. W. Wang, W. C. Ren*, J. P. Zhao, G. M. Zhou, F. Li, H. M. Cheng*, Anchoring hydrous RuO2 on
graphene sheets for high-performance electrochemical capacitors, Advanced Functional Materials 20 (20),
3595-3602, (2010). Highly Cited Paper
R. R. Nair*, W. C. Ren, R. Jalil, I. Riaz, V. G. Kravets, L. Britnell, P. Blake, F. Schedin, A. S. Mayorov, S. J.
Yuan, M. I. Katsnelson, H. M. Cheng, W. Strupinski, L. G. Bulusheva, A. V. Okotrub, I. V. Grigorieva, A. N.
Grigorenko, K. S. Novoselov*, A. K. Geim*, Fluorographene: a two-dimensional counterpart of Teflon, Small
6 (24), 2877-2884, (2010). Highly Cited Paper
G. M. Zhou, D. W. Wang, F. Li*, L. L. Zhang, N. Li, Z. S. Wu, L. Wen, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng*, Graphenewrapped Fe3O4 anode material with improved reversible capacity and cyclic stability for lithium ion batteries,
Chemistry of Materials 22 (18), 5306-5313, (2010). Highly Cited Paper
W. J. Yu, P. X. Hou, L. L. Zhang, F. Li, C. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, Preparation and electrochemical property of
Fe2O3 nanoparticles-filled carbon nanotubes, Chemical Communications 46 (45), 8576-8578, (2010).
G. Liu, C. H. Sun, H. G. Yang, S. C. Smith, L. Z. Wang, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Nanosized anatase TiO2
single crystals for enhanced photocatalytic activity, Chemical Communications 46 (5), 755-757, (2010).
Highly Cited Paper
Z. S. Wu, W. C. Ren*, L. B. Gao, B. L. Liu, J. P. Zhao, H. M. Cheng*, Efficient synthesis of graphene
nanoribbons sonochemically cut from graphene sheets, NANO Research 3 (1), 16-22, (2010).
S. F. Pei, J. P. Zhao, J. H. Du*, W. C. Ren, H. M. Cheng*, Direct reduction of graphene oxide films into highly
conductive and flexible graphene films by hydrohalic acids, Carbon 48 (15), 4466-4474, (2010). Highly Cited
Paper
Z. P. Chen, W. C. Ren*, B. L. Liu, L. B. Gao, S. F. Pei, Z. S. Wu, J. P. Zhao, H. M. Cheng*, Bulk growth of

mono- to few-layer graphene on nickel particles by chemical vapor deposition from methane, Carbon 48 (12),
3543-3550, (2010).
Y. Zeng, P. F. Liu, J. H. Du, L. Zhao, P. M. Ajayan, H. M. Cheng*, Increasing the electrical conductivity of
carbon nanotube/polymer composites by using weak nanotube-polymer interactions, Carbon 48 (12), 35513558, (2010).
B. Yu, P. X. Hou, F. Li, B. L. Liu, C. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, Selective removal of metallic single-walled carbon
nanotubes by combined in situ and post-synthesis oxidation, Carbon 48 (10), 2941-2947, (2010).
C. Liu, Y. Chen, C. Z. Wu, S. T. Xu, H. M. Cheng*, Hydrogen storage in carbon nanotubes revisited, Carbon
48 (2), 452-455, (2010).
X. W. Wang, G. Liu, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Stable photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from water over
ZnO-CdS core-shell nanorods, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 35 (15), 8199-8205, (2010).
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295. Y. Liang, H. B. Dai, L. P. Ma, P. Wang*, H. M. Cheng, Hydrogen generation from sodium borohydride
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solution using a ruthenium supported on graphite catalyst, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 35 (7),
3023-3028, (2010).
L. P. Ma, P. Wang*, H. M. Cheng, Hydrogen sorption kinetics of MgH 2 catalyzed with titanium compounds,
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 35 (7), 3046-3050, (2010).
L. B. Gao, W. C. Ren*, J. P. Zhao, L. P. Ma, Z. P. Chen, H. M. Cheng*, Efficient growth of high-quality
graphene films on Cu foils by ambient pressure chemical vapor deposition, Applied Physics Letters 97 (18),
183109, (2010).
L. C. Yin*, H. M. Cheng, R. Saito, Triangle defect states of hexagonal boron nitride atomic layer: Density
functional theory calculations, Physical Review B 81 (15), 153407, (2010).
W. C. Ren*, R. Saito, L. B. Gao, F. W. Zheng, Z. S. Wu, B. L. Liu, M. Furukawa, J. P. Zhao, Z. P. Chen, H. M.
Cheng*, Edge phonon state of mono- and few-layer graphene nanoribbons observed by surface and
interference co-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, Physical Review B 81 (3), 035412, (2010).
Z. G. Chen, L. N. Cheng, J. Zou*, X. D. Yao, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng, Zinc sulfide nanowire arrays on silicon
wafers for field emitters, Nanotechnology 21 (6), 065701, (2010).
G. Liu, C. H. Sun, S. C. Smith, L. Z. Wang, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Sulfur doped anatase TiO2 single
crystals with a high percentage of {001} facets, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 349 (2), 477-483,
(2010).
X. W. Wang, G. Liu, Z. G. Chen, F. Li, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Highly efficient H2 evolution over ZnOZnS-CdS heterostructures from an aqueous solution containing SO 32- and S2- ions, Journal of Materials
Research 25 (1), 39-44, (2010).
B. L. Liu, Q. F. Liu, W. C. Ren, F. Li, C. Liu, H. M. Cheng*, Synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes,
their ropes and books, Comptes Rendus Physique 11 (5-6), 349-354, (2010).
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 Materials 10 (6),
424-428, (2011). Highly Cited Paper

J. Pan, G. Liu*, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng*, On the true photoreactivity order of {001}, {010} and {101} facets
of anatase TiO2 crystals, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 50 (9), 2133-2137, (2011). Highly Cited
Paper
Z. S. Wu, W. C. Ren*, L. Xu, F. Li, H. M. Cheng*, Doped graphene sheets as anode materials with superhigh
rate and large capacity for lithium ion batteries, ACS Nano 5 (7), 5463-5471, (2011). Highly Cited Paper
Y. B. Tang, X. H. Bo, J. Xu, Y. L. Cao, Z. H. Chen, H. S. Song, C. P. Liu, T. F. Hung, W. J. Zhang, H. M.
Cheng*, I. Bello, S. T. Lee, C. S. Lee*, Tunable p-type conductivity and transport properties of AlN nanowires
via Mg doping, ACS Nano 5 (5), 3591-3598, (2011).
W. B. Liu, S. F. Pei, J. H. Du*, B. L. Liu, L. B. Gao, Y. Su, C. Liu, H. M. Cheng*, Additive-free dispersion of
single-walled carbon nanotubes and its application for transparent conductive films, Advance Functional
Materials 21 (12), 2330-2337, (2011).
N. Li†, G. Liu†, C. Zhen, F. Li*, L. L. Zhang, H. M. Cheng*, Battery Performance and Photocatalytic Activity
of Mesoporous Anatase TiO2 Nanospheres/Graphene Composites by Template-Free Self-Assembly, Advance
Functional Materials 21 (9), 1717-1722, (2011). Highly Cited Paper
B. Yu†, P. X. Hou, Y. Tian, S. S. Li, B. L. Liu, C. Liu †*, F. Li, E. I. Kauppinen, H. M. Cheng*, Bulk synthesis
of large diameter semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes by oxygen-assisted floating catalyst
chemical vapor deposition, Journal of the American Chemical Society 133 (14), 5232-5235, (2011).
B. L. Liu†, D. M. Tang†, C. H. Sun, C. Liu, W. C. Ren*, F. Li, W. J. Yu, L. C. Yin, L. L. Zhang, C. B. Jiang, H.
M. Cheng*, Importance of oxygen in the metal-free catalytic growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes from
SiOx by a vapor-solid-solid mechanism, Journal of the American Chemical Society 133 (2), 197-199, (2011).
X. W. Wang, L. C. Yin, G. Liu, L. Z. Wang, R. Saito, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, Polar interface-induced
improvement in high photocatalytic hydrogen evolution over ZnO-CdS heterostructures, Energy & Environ.
Science 4 (10), 3976-3979, (2011).
J. Pan, X. Wu, L. Z. Wang, G. Liu*, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng, Synthesis of anatase TiO 2 rods with dominant
reactive {010} facets for the photoreduction of CO 2 to CH4 and use in dye-sensitized solar cells, Chemical
Commun. 47 (29), 8361-8363, (2011).
W. Lv†, F. Sun†, D. M. Tang, H. T. Fang, C. Liu, Q. H. Yang*, H. M. Cheng, A sandwich structure of graphene
and nickel oxide with excellent supercapacitive performance, Journal of Materials Chemistry 21 (25), 90149019, (2011).
X. W. Wang, G. Liu, L. Z. Wang, J. Pan, G. Q. Lu*, H. M. Cheng*, TiO2 films with oriented anatase {001}
facets and their photoelectrochemical behavior as CdS nanoparticle sensitized photoanodes, J. Materials

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nanosheets: homogeneous doping of molecular iodine for enhanced photoreactivity, J. Materials Chemistry
21 (38), 14672-14679, (2011).
H. M. Zhang, P. R. Liu, F. Li, H. W. Liu, Y. Wang, S. Q. Zhang, M. X. Guo, H. M. Cheng, H. J. Zhao*, Facile

fabrication of anatase TiO2 microspheres on solid substrates and surface crystal facet transformation from
{001} to {101}, Chemistry-A European Journal 17 (21), 5949-5957, (2011).
Y. Su†, J. H. Du†, S. F. Pei, C. Liu, H. M. Cheng*, Contamination-free and damage-free patterning of singlewalled carbon nanotube transparent conductive films on flexible substrates, Nanoscale 3 (11), 4571-4574,
(2011).
L. C. Yin, H. M. Cheng*, R. Saito, M. S. Dresselhaus, Fermi level dependent optical transition energy in
metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes, Carbon 49 (14), 4774-4780, (2011).
Y. Shi, L. Wen, F. Li*, H. M. Cheng, Nanosized Li4Ti5O12/graphene hybrid materials with low polarization for
high rate lithium ion batteries, Journal of Power Sources 196 (20), 8610-8617, (2011). Highly Cited Paper
H. M. Zhang, Y. Wang, P. R. Liu, Y. H. Han, X. D. Yao, J. Zou, H. M. Cheng, H. J. Zhao*, Anatase TiO 2
crystal facet growth: mchanistic role of hydrofluoric acid and photoelectrocatalytic activity, ACS Appl. Mater.
& Interfaces 3 (7), 2472-2478, (2011).
G. Liu, P. Niu, L. Z. Wang, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng*, Achieving maximum photo-oxidation reactivity of
Cs0.68Ti1.83O4−xNx photocatalysts through valence band fine-tuning, Catalysis Science & Technology 1 (2), 222225, (2011).
Z. Weng†, Y. Su†, D. W. Wang, F. Li, J. H. Du, H. M. Cheng*, Graphene-cellulose paper flexible
supercapacitors, Advanced Energy Materials 1 (5), 917-922, (2011). Highly Cited Paper
S. S. Li, Y. H. Luo, W. Lv, W. J. Yu, S. D. Wu, P. X. Hou, Q. H. Yang*, Q. B. Meng*, C. Liu*, H. M. Cheng,
Vertically aligned carbon nanotubes grown on graphene paper as electrodes in lithium-ion batteries and dyesensitized solar cells, Advanced Energy Materials 1 (4), 486-490, (2011). Highly Cited Paper
F. Yavari, Z. P. Chen, A. V. Thomas, W. C. Ren, H. M. Cheng*, N. Koratkar*, High sensitivity gas detection
using a macroscopic three-dimensional graphene foam network, Scientific Reports 1, 166, (2011). Highly
Cited Paper
G. M. Zhou, D. W. Wang, F. Li*, L. L. Zhang, Z. Weng, H. M. Cheng, The effect of carbon particle
morphology on the electrochemical properties of nanocarbon / polyaniline composites in supercapacitors, New
Carbon Materials 26 (3), 180-186, (2011).
Y. L. Zhang, L. L. Zhang, P. X. Hou, H. Jiang, C. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, Synthesis and field emission property of
carbon nanotubes with sharp tips, New Carbon Materials, 26 (1), 52-56, (2011).
D. M. Tang†, L. L. Zhang†, C. Liu*, L. C. Yin, P. X. Hou, H. Jiang, Z. Zhu, F. Li, B. L. Liu, E. I. Kauppinen,
H. M. Cheng, Heteroepitaxial growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes from boron nitride, Scientific
Reports 2, 971, (2012).
S. S. Li, C. Liu*, P. X. Hou, D. M. Sun, H. M. Cheng, Enrichment of semiconducting single-walled carbon
nanotubes by carbothermic reaction for use in all-nanotube field effect transistors, ACS Nano 6 (11), 96579661, (2012).

G. M. Zhou, D. W. Wang, L. C. Yin, N. Li, F. Li*, H. M. Cheng, Oxygen bridges between NiO nanosheets and
graphene for improvement of lithium storage, ACS Nano 6 (4), 3214-3223, (2012). Highly Cited Paper
Y. B. Tang, L. C. Yin, Y. Yang, X. H. Bo, Y. L. Cao, H. E. Wang, W. J. Zhang, I. Bello, S. T. Lee, H. M. Cheng,
C. S. Lee*, Tunable band gaps and p-type transport properties of boron-doped graphenes by controllable ion
doping using reactive microwave plasma, ACS Nano 6 (3), 1970-1978, (2012).
P. Niu, L. L. Zhang, G. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, Graphene-like carbon nitride nanosheets for improved
photocatalytic activities, Advanced Functional Materials 22 (22), 4763-4770, (2012). Highly Cited Paper
G. Liu, J. Pan, L. C. Yin, J. T. S. Irvine, F. Li, J. Tan, P. Wormald, H. M. Cheng*, Heteroatom-modulated
switching of photocatalytic hydrogen and oxygen evolution preferences of anatase TiO 2 microspheres,
Advanced Functional Materials 22 (15), 3233-3238, (2012).
Z. S. Wu, L. L. Xue, W. C. Ren*, F. Li, L. Wen, H. M. Cheng*, A LiF nanoparticle-modified graphene
electrode for high-power and high-energy lithium ion batteries, Advanced Functional Materials 22 (15),
3290-3297, (2012).
G. Liu†, P. Niu†, L. C. Yin, H. M. Cheng*, α-sulfur crystals as a visible-light-active photocatalyst, Journal of
the American Chemical Society 134 (22), 9070-9073, (2012). Highly Cited Paper
N. Li†, Z. P. Chen†, W. C. Ren, F. Li, H. M. Cheng*, Flexible graphene-based lithium ion batteries with
ultrafast charge and discharge rates, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States
of America 109 (43), 17360-17365, (2012). Highly Cited Paper
G. Liu, L. C. Yin, J. Q. Wang, P. Niu, C. Zhen, Y. P. Xie, H. M. Cheng*, A red anatase TiO2 photocatalyst for
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solar energy conversion, Energy & Environmental Science 5 (11), 9603-9610, (2012). Highly Cited Paper
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flexible nanostructured sulphur-carbon nanotube cathode with high rate performance for Li-S batteries,
Energy & Environmental Science 5 (10), 8901-8906, (2012). Highly Cited Paper
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 Communications 3, 699, (2012). Highly Cited Paper
B. L. Liu, W. C. Ren*, S. S. Li, C. Liu, H. M. Cheng, High temperature selective growth of single-walled
carbon nanotubes with a narrow chirality distribution from a CoPt bimetallic catalyst, Chemical
Communications 48 (18), 2409-2411, (2012).
G. M. Zhou, D. W. Wang, P. X. Hou, W. S. Li, N. Li, C. Liu, F. Li*, H. M. Cheng, A nanosized Fe2O3
decorated single-walled carbon nanotube membrane as a high-performance flexible anode for lithium ion
batteries, Journal of Materials Chemistry 22 (34), 17942-17946, (2012).
S. S. Li, P. X. Hou, C. Liu*, L. B. Gao, B. L. Liu, L. L. Zhang, M. Song, H. M. Cheng, Wall-number selective
growth of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes from FePt catalysts: a comparative study with Fe catalysts,
Journal of Materials Chemistry 22 (28), 14149-14154, (2012).

P. X. Hou, W. J. Yu, C. Shi, L. L. Zhang, C. Liu*, X. J. Tian, Z. L. Dong, H. M. Cheng, Template synthesis of
ultra-thin and short carbon nanotubes with two open ends, Journal of Materials Chemistry 22 (30), 1522115226, (2012).
G. M. Zhou, D. W. Wang, X. Y. Shan, N. Li, F. Li*, H. M. Cheng, Hollow carbon cage with nanocapsules of
graphitic shell/nickel core as an anode material for high rate lithium ion batteries, Journal of Materials
Chemistry 22 (22), 11252-11256, (2012).
J. P. Zhao, W. C. Ren*, H. M. Cheng, Graphene sponge for efficient and repeatable adsorption and desorption
of water contaminations, Journal of Materials Chemistry 22 (38), 20197-20202, (2012). Highly Cited Paper
Y. P. Xie, G. Liu*, L. C. Yin, H. M. Cheng, Crystal facet-dependent photocatalytic oxidation and reduction
reactivity of monoclinic WO3 for solar energy conversion, Journal of Materials Chemistry 22 (14), 67466751, (2012). Highly Cited Paper
D. W. Wang, F. Li, L. C. Yin, X. Lu, Z. G. Chen, I. R. Gentle, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng*, Nitrogen-doped
carbon monolith for alkaline supercapacitors and understanding nitrogen-induced redox transitions,
Chemistry-A European Journal 18 (17), 5345-5351, (2012). Highly Cited Paper
C. Zhen, G. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, A film of rutile TiO2 pillars with well-developed facets on an alpha-Ti
substrate as a photoelectrode for improved water splitting, Nanoscale 4 (13), 3871-3874, (2012).
Y. P. Xie, G. Liu*, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng, Boron oxynitride nanoclusters on tungsten trioxide as a metal-free
co-catalyst for photocatalytic oxygen evolution from water splitting, Nanoscale 4 (4), 1267-1270, (2012).
M. Li, Z. S. Wu, W. C. Ren, H. M. Cheng, N. J. Tang*, W. B. Wu, W. Zhong, Y. W. Du, The doping of reduced
graphene oxide with nitrogen and its effect on the quenching of the material's photoluminescence, Carbon 50
(14), 5286-5291, (2012).
P. Niu, G. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, Nitrogen vacancy-promoted photocatalytic activity of graphitic carbon nitride,
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 116 (20), 11013-11018, (2012). Highly Cited Paper
S. Chen, Z. B. Zhang, L. P. Ma, P. Ahlberg, X. D. Gao, Z. J. Qiu, D. P. Wu, W. C. Ren, H. M. Cheng, S. L.
Zhang*, A graphene field-effect capacitor sensor in electrolyte, Applied Physics Letters 101 (15), 154106,
(2012).
D. W. Wang†, G. M. Zhou†, F. Li, K. H. Wu, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng*, I. R. Gentle*, A microporousmesoporous carbon with graphitic structure for a high-rate stable sulfur cathode in carbonate solvent-based LiS batteries, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 14 (24), 8703-8710, (2012). Highly Cited Paper
M. Li, W. B. Wu, W. C. Ren, H. M. Cheng, N. J. Tang*, W. Zhong, Y. W. Du, Synthesis and upconversion
luminescence of N-doped graphene quantum dots, Applied Physics Letters 101 (10), 103107, (2012).
M. Li, N. J. Tang*, W. C. Ren, H. M. Cheng, W. B. Wu, W. Zhong, Y. W. Du, Quenching of fluorescence of
reduced graphene oxide by nitrogen-doping, Applied Physics Letters 100 (23), 233112, (2012).
L. Wen, G. Liu, G. Y. Liu, G. Q. Liu, F. Li*, H. M. Cheng, Oxygen deficient Li4Ti5O12 for high-rate lithium

storage, Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society 59 (10), 1201-1205, (2012).
W. Jiao, L. Z. Wang, G. Liu*, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng, Hollow anatase TiO2 single crystals and mesocrystals
with dominant {101} facets for improved photocatalysis activity and tuned reaction preference, ACS Catalysis
2 (9), 1854-1859, (2012).
X. W. Wang, G. Liu, L. Z. Wang, Z. G. Chen, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng*, ZnO-CdS@Cd heterostructure for
effective photocatalytic hydrogen generation, Advanced Energy Materials 2 (1), 42-46, (2012).
T. Ma, W. C. Ren*, X. Y. Zhang, Z. B. Liu, Y. Gao, L. C. Yin, X. L. Ma, F. Ding*, H. M. Cheng*, Edgecontrolled growth and kinetics of single-crystal graphene domains by chemical vapor deposition, Proceedings
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of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America PNAS 110 (51), 20386-20391, (2013).
360. N. Li, G. M. Zhou, F Li*, L. Wen, H. M. Cheng*, A Self-standing and flexible electrode of Li 4Ti5O12
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nanosheets with a N-Doped carbon coating for high rate lithium ion batteries, Advanced Functional
Materials 23 (43), 5429-5435, (2013).
X. Y. Cheng, W. Zhang, X. Q. Chen*, H. Y. Niu, P. T. Liu, K. Du, G. Liu, D. Z. Li, H. M. Cheng, H. Q. Ye, Y.
Y. Li, Interstitial-boron solution strengthened WB3+x, Applied Physics Letters 103 (17), 171903, (2013).
Y. Su†, J. H. Du†, D. M. Sun, C. Liu, H. M. Cheng*, Reduced graphene oxide with a highly restored piconjugated structure for inkjet printing and its use in all-carbon transistors, Nano Research 6 (11), 842-852,
(2013).
J. L. Du, Y. Zhang, S. Z. Deng*, N. S. Xu, Z. M. Xiao, J. C. She, Z. S. Wu, H. M. Cheng, Correlation between
topographic structures and local field emission characteristics of graphene-sheet films, Carbon 61, 507-514,
(2013).
W. S. Li†, P. X. Hou†, C. Liu*, D. M. Sun, J. T. Yuan, S. Y. Zhao, L. C. Yin, H. T. Cong, H. M. Cheng, Highquality, highly concentrated semiconducting single-wall carbon nanotubes for use in field effect transistors and
biosensors, ACS Nano 7 (8), 6831-6839, (2013).
Z. B. Yu, L. C. Yin, Y. P. Xie, G. Liu*, X. L. Ma, H. M. Cheng, Crystallinity-dependent substitutional nitrogen
doping in ZnO and its improved visible light photocatalytic activity, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
400, 18-23, (2013).
Y. Gao, W. C. Ren*, T. Ma, Z. B. Liu, Y. Zhang, W. B. Liu, L. P. Ma, X. L. Ma, H. M. Cheng*, Repeated and
controlled growth of monolayer, bilayer and few-layer hexagonal boron nitride on Pt foils, ACS Nano 7 (6),
5199-5206, (2013).
G. M. Zhou, L. C. Yin, D. W. Wang, L. Li, S. F. Pei, I. R. Gentle, F. Li*, H. M. Cheng*, Fibrous hybrid of
graphene and sulfur nanocrystals for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries, ACS Nano 7 (6), 5367-5375,
(2013). Highly Cited Paper
A. Krishnamurthy, V. Gadhamshetty*, R. Mukherjee, Z. P. Chen, W. C. Ren, H. M. Cheng, N. Koratkar*,
Passivation of microbial corrosion using a graphene coating, Carbon 56, 45-49, (2013).
J. T. Yuan, L. P. Ma, S. F. Pei, J. H. Du, Y. Su, W. C. Ren, H. M. Cheng*, Tuning the electrical and optical
properties of graphene by ozone treatment for patterning monolithic transparent electrodes, ACS Nano 7 (5),
4233-4241, (2013).

T. Y. Liu, L. L. Zhang, W. J. Yu, S. S. Li, P. X. Hou, H. T. Cong, C. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, Growth of doublewalled carbon nanotubes from silicon oxide nanoparticles, Carbon 56, 167-172, (2013).
B. L. Liu, H. Jiang, A. V. Krasheninnikov, A. G. Nasibulin, W. C. Ren, C. Liu, E. I. Kauppinen*, H. M.
Cheng*, Chirality-dependent reactivity of individual single-walled carbon nanotubes, Small 9 (8), 1379-1386,
(2013).
L. L. Zhang, C. Liu*, B. L. Liu, W. J. Yu, P. X. Hou, H. M. Cheng, Growth of tadpole-like carbon nanotubes
from TiO2 nanoparticies, Carbon 55, 253-259, (2013).
Z. P. Chen†, C. Xu†, C. Q. Ma, W. C. Ren*, H. M. Cheng, Lightweight and flexible graphene foam composites
for high-performance electromagnetic interference shielding, Advanced Materials 25 (9), 1296-1300, (2013).
Highly Cited Paper
Y. Su, S. F. Pei, J. H. Du, W. B. Liu, C. Liu, H. M. Cheng*, Patterning flexible single-walled carbon nanotube
thin films by an ozone gas exposure method, Carbon 53, 4-10, (2013).
E. Singh, Z. P. Chen, F. Houshmand, W. C. Ren, Y. Peles, H. M. Cheng*, N. Koratkar*, Superhydrophobic
graphene foams, Small 9 (1), 75-80, (2013).
W. Jiao, Y. P. Xie, R. Z. Chen, C. Zhen, G. Liu*, X. L. Ma, H. M. Cheng, Synthesis of mesoporous single
crystal rutile TiO2 with improved photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical activities, Chemical
Communications 49 (100), 11770-11772, (2013).
N. Li, G. M. Zhou, R. P. Fang, F. Li*, H. M. Cheng*, TiO2/graphene sandwich paper as an anisotropic
electrode for high rate lithium ion batteries, Nanoscale 5 (17), 7780-7784, (2013).
G. Liu, L. C. Yin, P. Niu, W. Jiao, H. M. Cheng*, Visible-light-responsive beta-rhombohedral boron
photocatalysts, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 52 (24), 6242-6245, (2013).
C. Zhen, L. Z. Wang, L. Liu, G. Liu*, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng, Nonstoichiometric rutile TiO2 photoelectrodes
for improved photoelectrochemical water splitting, Chemical Communications 49 (55), 6191-6193, (2013).
Z. Weng, F. Li*, D. W. Wang, L. Wen, H. M. Cheng*, Controlled electrochemical charge injection to
maximize the energy density of graphene or carbon nanotube supercapacitors, Angewandte ChemieInternational Edition 52 (13), 3722-3725, (2013).
W. Jiao†, N. Li†, L. Z. Wang, L. Wen, F. Li, G. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, High-rate lithium storage of anatase TiO 2
crystals doped with both nitrogen and sulfur, Chemical Communications 49 (33), 3461-3463, (2013).
C. Zhen, L. Z. Wang, G. Liu*, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng, Template-free synthesis of Ta 3N5 nanorod arrays for
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efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting, Chemical Communications 49 (29), 3019-3021, (2013).
383. D. W. Wang, C. H. Sun, G. M. Zhou, F. Li, L. Wen, B. C. Donose, G. Q. Lu, H. M. Cheng*, I. R. Gentle*, The
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examination of graphene oxide for rechargeable lithium storage as a novel cathode material, Journal of
Materials Chemistry A 1 (11), 3607-3612, (2013).
N. Li, K. Du, G. Liu, Y. P. Xie, G. M. Zhou, J. Zhu, F. Li*, H. M. Cheng, Effects of oxygen vacancies on the
electrochemical performance of tin oxide, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 1 (5), 1536-1539, (2013).
Z. B. Yu†, Y. P. Xie†, G. Liu*, G. Q. Lu, X. L. Ma, H. M. Cheng, Self-assembled CdS/Au/ZnO heterostructure
induced by surface polar charges for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, Journal of Materials

Chemistry A 1 (8), 2773-2776, (2013). Highly Cited Paper
G. M. Zhou, D. W. Wang, L. Li, N. Li, F. Li*, H. M. Cheng, Nanosize SnO2 confined in the porous shells of
carbon cages for kinetically efficient and long-term lithium storage, Nanoscale 5 (4), 1576-1582, (2013).
W. B. Liu, J. H. Du*, L. P. Ma, H. F. Zhu, H. M. Cheng, Fabrication of a large-area, flexible and color-neutral
single-wall carbon nanotube:sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate/poly-(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly(4styrenesulfonate) transparent conductive film having a new conduction mechanism, Carbon 80, 112-119,
(2014).
X. Y. Shan, G. M. Zhou, L. C. Yin, W. J. Yu, F. Li*, H. M. Cheng*, Visualizing the roles of graphene for
excellent lithium storage, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2 (42), 17808-17814, (2014).
N. Li, Z. Weng, Y. R. Wang, F. Li, H. M. Cheng, H. S. Zhou*, An aqueous dissolved polysulfide cathode for
lithium-sulfur batteries, Energy & Environmental Science 7 (10), 3307-3312, (2014).
Y. Q. Yang, C. H. Sun, L. Z. Wang, Z. B. Liu, G. Liu*, X. L. Ma, H. M. Cheng, Constructing a
metallic/semiconducting TaB2/Ta2O5 core/shell heterostructure for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, Adv.
Energy Mater. 4 (12), 1400057, (2014).
Z. Q. Yang*, L. C. Yin, J. Lee, W. C. Ren, H. M. Cheng, H. Q. Ye, S. T. Pantelides, S. J. Pennycook, M. F.
Chisholm*, Direct observation of atomic dynamics and silicon doping at a topological defect in graphene,
Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 53 (34), 8908-8912, (2014).
Y. L. Zhang†, P. X. Hou†, C. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, De-bundling of single-wall carbon nanotubes induced by an
electric field during arc discharge synthesis, Carbon 74, 370-373, (2014).
Y. Cheng, C. Liu, H. M. Cheng, S. P. Jiang*, One-pot synthesis of metal-carbon nanotubes network hybrids as
highly efficient catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction of water splitting, ACS Applied Materials &
Interfaces 6 (13), 10089-10098, (2014).
J. C. Li†, P. X. Hou†, L. L. Zhang, C. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, Growth of metal-catalyst-free nitrogen-doped
metallic single-wall carbon nanotubes, Nanoscale 6 (20), 12065-12070, (2014).
P. X. Hou†, W. S. Li†, S. Y. Zhao, G. X. Li, C. Shi, C. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, Preparation of metallic single-wall
carbon nanotubes by selective etching, ACS Nano 8 (7), 7156-7162, (2014).
Y. P. Xie†, Z. B. Yu†, G. Liu*, X. L. Ma, H. M. Cheng*, CdS-mesoporous ZnS core-shell particles for efficient
and stable photocatalytic hydrogen evolution under visible light, Energy & Environmental Science 7 (6),
1895-1901, (2014).
K. Chen, H. H. Li, L. P. Ma, W. C. Ren, T. F. Chung, H. M. Cheng, Y. P. Chen, T. S. Lai*, Diversity of ultrafast
hot-carrier-induced dynamics and striking sub-femtosecond hot-carrier scattering times in graphene, Carbon

72, 402-409, (2014).
L. Li, G. M. Zhou, X. Y. Shan, S. F. Pei, F. Li*, H. M. Cheng*, Co3O4 mesoporous nanostructures @ graphene
membrane as an integrated anode for long-life lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Power Sources 255, 52-58,
(2014). Highly Cited Paper
K. Chen, H. H. Li, L. P. Ma, W. C. Ren, J. Y. Zhou, H. M. Cheng, T. S. Lai*, Ultrafast linear dichroism-like
absorption dynamics in graphene grown by chemical vapor deposition, Journal of Applied Physics 115 (20),
203701, (2014).
L. L. Zhang, P. X. Hou, S. S. Li, C. Shi, H. T. Cong, C. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, In situ TEM observations on the
sulfur-assisted catalytic growth of single-wall carbon nanotubes, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 5 (8),
1427-1432, (2014).
C. L. Hu, S. Y. Pang, S. F. Tang*, S. J. Wang, H. T. Huang, H. M. Cheng, Ablation and mechanical behavior of
a sandwich-structured composite with an inner layer of C-f/SiC between two outer layers of C-f/SiC-ZrB 2ZrC, Corrosion Science 80, 154-163, (2014).
C. Zhen, J. C. Yu, G. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, Selective deposition of redox co-catalyst(s) to improve the
photocatalytic activity of single-domain ferroelectric PbTiO 3 nanoplates, Chemical Communications 50 (72),
10416-10419, (2014).
P. Niu, Y. Q. Yang, J. C. Yu, G. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, Switching the selectivity of the photoreduction reaction of
carbon dioxide by controlling the band structure of a g-C 3N4 photocatalyst, Chemical Communications 50
(74), 10837-10840, (2014).
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counter electrode for remarkably improving the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells, Chemical
Communications 50 (53), 7020-7023, (2014).
S. S. Li, P. X. Hou, C. Liu*, T. Y. Liu, W. S. Li, J. C. Li, H. M. Cheng, Honeycomb-like single-wall carbon
nanotube networks, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2 (10), 3308-3311, (2014).
D. M. Tang, C. Liu*, W. J. Yu, L. L. Zhang, P. X. Hou, J. C. Li, F. Li, Y. Bando, D. Golberg*, H. M. Cheng,
Structural changes in iron oxide and gold catalysts during nucleation of carbon nanotubes studied by in situ
transmission electron microscopy, ACS Nano 8 (1), 292-301, (2014).
G. M. Zhou†, S. F. Pei†, L. Li, D. W. Wang, S. G. Wang, K. Huang, L. C. Yin, F. Li*, H. M. Cheng*, A
graphene-pure-sulfur sandwich structure for ultrafast, long-life lithium-sulfur batteries, Advanced Materials
26 (4), 625-631, (2014). Highly Cited Paper
P. X. Hou†, B. Yu†, Y. Su, C. Shi, L. L. Zhang, C. Liu*, S. S. Li, J. H. Du, H. M. Cheng, Double-wall carbon
nanotube transparent conductive films with excellent performance, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2 (4),
1159-1164, (2014).
L. Li, G. M. Zhou, Z. Weng, X. Y. Shan, F. Li*, H. M. Cheng, Monolithic Fe2O3/graphene hybrid for highly
efficient lithium storage and arsenic removal, Carbon 67, 500-507, (2014).
T. Ma, W. C. Ren*, Z. B. Liu, L. Huang, L. P. Ma, X. L. Ma, Z. Y. Zhang, L. M. Peng, H. M. Cheng, Repeated

growth-etching-regrowth for large-area defect-free single-crystal graphene by chemical vapor deposition, ACS
Nano 8 (12), 12806-12813, (2014).
P. Niu, L. C. Yin, Y. Q. Yang, G. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, Increasing the visible light absorption of graphitic carbon
nitride (melon) photocatalysts by homogeneous self-modification with nitrogen vacancies, Advanced
Materials 26 (47), 8046-8052, (2014).
R. P. Fang, G. M. Zhou, S. F. Pei, F. Li*, H. M. Cheng, Localized polyselenides in a graphene-coated polymer
separator for high rate and ultralong life lithium-selenium batteries, Chemical Communications 51 (17),
3667-3670, (2015).
G. M. Zhou†, L. Li†, C. Q. Ma, S. G. Wang, Y. Shi, N. Koratkar, W. C. Ren, F. Li*, H. M. Cheng*, A graphene
foam electrode with high sulfur loading for flexible and high energy Li-S batteries, Nano Energy 11, 356-365,
(2015). Highly Cited Paper
T. T. Wu, Y. P. Xie, L. C. Yin, G. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, Switching photocatalytic H2 and O2 generation
preferences of rutile TiO2 microspheres with dominant reactive facets by boron doping, Journal of Physical
Chemistry C 119 (1), 84-89, (2015).
G. M. Zhou, L. Li, D. W. Wang, X. Y. Shan, S. F. Pei, F. Li*, H. M. Cheng*, A flexible integrated electrode for
advanced Li-S batteries, Advanced Materials 27 (4), 641-647, (2015). Highly Cited Paper
C. L. Hu, S. Y. Pang, S. F. Tang*, Y. C. Wang, H. M. Cheng, An integrated composite with a porous C-f/CZrB2-SiC core between two compact outer layers of C-f/C-ZrB2-SiC and C-f/C-SiC, Journal of the European
Ceramic Society 35 (3), 1113-1117, (2015).
C. L. Hu, S. Y. Pang, S. F. Tang*, Z. Yang, S. J. Wang, H. M. Cheng, Long-term oxidation behavior of
carbon/carbon composites with a SiC/B 4C-B2O3-SiO2-Al2O3 coating at low and medium temperatures,
Corrosion Science 94, 452-458, (2015).
W. J. Yu, C. Liu*, P. X. Hou, L. L. Zhang, X. Y. Shan, F. Li, H. M. Cheng*, Lithiation of silicon nanoparticles
confined in carbon nanotubes, ACS Nano 9 (5), 5063-5071, (2015).
Y. Shi, L. Wen, G.M. Zhou, J. Chen, S.F. Pei, K. Huang, H. M. Cheng, F. Li*, Graphene-based integrated
electrodes for flexible lithium ion batteries, 2D Materials 2, 024004, (2015).
G. Liu, L. C. Yin, J. Pan, F. Li, L. Wen, C. Zhen, H. M. Cheng*, Greatly enhanced electronic conduction and
lithium storage of faceted TiO2 crystals supported on metallic substrates by tuning crystallographic orientation
of TiO2, Advanced Materials, 27(23), 3507-3512, (2015).
D. M. Tang*, C. L. Ren, R. T. Lv, W. J. Yu, P. X. Hou, M. S. Wang, X. L. Wei, Z. Xu, N. Kawamoto, Y. Bando,
M. Mitome, C. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, D. Golberg*, Amorphization and directional crystallization of metals

confined in carbon nanotubes investigated by in situ transmission electron microscopy, Nano Letters 15 (8),
4922-4927, (2015).
Y. Y. Kang†, Y. Q. Yang†, L. C. Yin, G. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, An amorphous carbon nitride for photocatalyst for
hydrogen generation under visible light, Advanced Materials 27 (31), 4572-4577, (2015). Highly Cited Paper
H. M. Lyu*, Q. Lu, Y. L. Huang, T. Ma, J. Y. Zhang, X. M. Wu, Z. P. Yu, W. C. Ren, H. M. Cheng, H. Q. Wu,
H. Qian, Graphene distributed amplifiers: Generating desirable gain for graphene field-effect transistors,
Scientific Reports 5, 17649, (2015).
Z. Weng, W. Liu, L. C. Yin, R. P. Fang, M. Lo, E. I. Altman, Q. Fan, F. Li, H. M. Cheng, H. L. Wang*,
Metal/oxide interface nanostructures generated by surface segregation for electrocatalysis, Nano Letters 15
(11), 7704-7710, (2015).
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area high-quality 2D ultrathin Mo2C superconducting crystals, Nature Materials 14 (11), 1135-1141, (2015).

426. Q. C. Zeng, F. Li, I. R. Gentle, H. M. Cheng, D. W. Wang*, Dispersible percolating carbon nano-electrodes for

improvement of polysulfide utilization in Li-S batteries, Carbon 93, 161-168, (2015).

427. 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.
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Cheng, W. C. Ren*, Large-area synthesis of high-quality and uniform monolayer WS 2 on reusable Au foils,
Nature Communications 6, 8569, (2015).
H. M. Lyu*, H. Q. Wu*, J. B. Liu, Q. Lu, J. Y. Zhang, X. M. Wu, J. F. Li, T. Ma, J. B. Niu, W. C. Ren, H. M.
Cheng, Z. P. Yu, H. Qian, Double-balanced graphene integrated mixer with outstanding linearity, Nano Letters
15 (10), 6677-6682, (2015).
L. Wen, X. D. Hu, H. Z. Luo, F. Li*, H. M. Cheng, Open-pore LiFePO4/C microspheres with high volumetric
energy density for lithium ion batteries, Particuology 22, 24-29, (2015).
A. Krishnamurthy†, V. Gadhamshetty†*, R. Mukherjee, B. Natarajan, O. Eksik, S. A. Shojaee, D. A. Lucca, W.
C. Ren, H. M. Cheng, N. Koratkar*, Superiority of graphene over polymer coatings for prevention of
microbially induced corrosion, Scientific Reports 5, 13858, (2015).
S. H. Chen, W. J. Ma, Y. H. Cheng, Z. Weng, B. Sun, L. Wang, W. P. Chen, F. Li, M. F. Zhu*, H. M. Cheng*,
Scalable non-liquid-crystal spinning of locally aligned graphene fibers for high-performance wearable
supercapacitors, Nano Energy 15, 642-653, (2015).
C. W. Kim, S. J. Yeob, H. M. Cheng, Y. S. Kang*, A selectively exposed crystal facet-engineered TiO 2 thin
film photoanode for the higher performance of the photoelectrochemical water splitting reaction, Energy &
Environmental Science 8 (12), 3646-3653, (2015).
J. C. Li†, S. Y. Zhao†, P. X. Hou*, R. P. Fang, C. Liu*, J. Liang, J. Luan, X. Y. Shan, H. M. Cheng, A nitrogendoped mesoporous carbon containing an embedded network of carbon nanotubes as a highly efficient catalyst
for the oxygen reduction reaction, Nanoscale 7 (45), 19201-19206, (2015).

T. T. Wu, X. D. Kang, M. W. Kadi, I. Ismail, G. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, Enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen
generation of mesoporous rutile TiO2 single crystal with wholly exposed {111} facets, Chinese Journal of
Catalysis 36 (12), 2103-2108, (2015).
C. Zhen, T. T. Wu, M. W. Kadi, I. Ismail, G. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, Design and construction of a film of
mesoporous single-crystal rutile TiO 2 rod arrays for photoelectrochemical water oxidation, Chinese Journal
of Catalysis 36 (12), 2171-2177, (2015).
Y. Su†, S. Jia†, J. H. Du*, J. T. Yuan, C. Liu, W. C. Ren, H. M. Cheng*, Direct writing of graphene patterns and
devices on graphene oxide films by inkjet reduction, Nano Research 8 (12), 3954-3962, (2015).
P. X. Hou†, M. Song†, J. C. Li, C. Liu*, S. S. Li, H. M. Cheng, Synthesis of high quality nitrogen-doped
single-wall carbon nanotubes, Science China Materials 25 (58), 603-610, (2015). #
L. Chen†, G. M. Zhou†, Z. B. Liu, X. M. Ma, J. Chen, Z. Y. Zhang, X. L. Ma, F. Li, H. M. Cheng, W. C. Ren*,
Scalable clean exfoliation of high-quality few-layer black phosphorus for a flexible lithium ion battery,
Advanced Materials 28 (3), 510-517, (2016). Highly Cited Paper
J. Luan†, P. X. Hou†, C. Liu*, C. Shi, G. X. Li, H. M. Cheng, Efficient adsorption of organic dyes on a flexible
single-wall carbon nanotube film, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 4 (4), 1191-1194, (2016).
W. J. Yu, L. L. Zhang, P. X. Hou, F. Li, C. Liu*, H. M. Cheng*, High reversible lithium storage capacity and
structural changes of Fe2O3 nanoparticles confined inside carbon nanotubes, Advanced Energy Materials, 6
(3), 1501755, (2016).
G. J. Hu†, C. Xu†, Z. H. Sun, S. G. Wang, H. M. Cheng, F. Li, W. C. Ren*, 3D Graphene-foam-reducedgraphene-oxide hybrid nested hierarchical networks for high-performance Li-S batteries, Advanced Materials
28 (8), 1603-1609, (2016). Highly Cited Paper
M. Hinnemo, P. Ahlberg, C. Hagglund, W. C. Ren, H. M. Cheng, S. L. Zhang, Z. B. Zhang*, Scalable residuefree graphene for surface-enhanced Raman scattering, Carbon 98, 567-571, (2016).
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
Communications 7, 10921, (2016).
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 Communications 7, 11160, (2016).
X. Y. Shan, Y. Z. Wang, D. W. Wang, F. Li*, H. M. Cheng, Armoring graphene cathodes for high-rate and
long-life lithium ion supercapacitors, Advanced Energy Mterials 6 (6), 1502064, (2016).
L. B. Wang†, C. Xu†, Z. B. Liu, L. Chen, X. L. Ma, H. M. Cheng, W. C. Ren*, N. Kang*, Magnetotransport

properties in high-quality ultrathin two-dimensional superconducting Mo 2C crystals, ACS Nano 10 (4), 45044510, (2016).
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Ren*, Graphene oxide/graphene vertical heterostructure electrodes for highly efficient and flexible organic
light emitting diodes, Nanoscale 8 (20), 10714-10723, (2016).

G. X. Li†, P. X. Hou†, S. Y. Zhao, C. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, A flexible cotton-derived carbon sponge for highperformance capacitive deionization, Carbon 101, 1-8, (2016).
H. Li†, Y. Tao†, X. Y. Zheng, J. Y. Luo*, F. Y. Kang, H. M. Cheng, Q. H. Yang*, Ultra-thick graphene bulk
supercapacitor electrodes for compact energy storage, Energy & Environmental Science 9 (10), 3135-3142,
(2016).
Y. Z. Wang, X. Y. Shan, D. W. Wang*, C. M. Chen, F. Li*, H. M. Cheng, Electrochemical stability of graphene
cathode for high-voltage lithium ion capacitors, Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering 11 (3), 407414, (2016).
R. P. Fang†, S. Y. Zhao†, P. X. Hou, M. Cheng, S. G. Wang, H. M. Cheng, C. Liu*, F. Li*, 3D interconnected
electrode materials with ultrahigh areal sulfur loading for Li-S batteries, Advanced Materials 28 (17), 33743382, (2016). Highly Cited Paper
F. Zhang†, P. X. Hou†, C. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, Epitaxial growth of single-wall carbon nanotubes, Carbon 102,
181-197, (2016).
L. C. Yin, J. Liang, G. M. Zhou, F. Li*, R. Saito, H. M. Cheng*, Understanding the interactions between
lithium polysulfides and N-doped graphene using density functional theory calculations, Nano Energy 25,
203-210, (2016).
Z. B. Liu†, C. Xu†, N. Kang†, L. B. Wang, Y. X. Jiang, J. Du, Y. Liu, X. L. Ma*, H. M. Cheng, W. C. Ren*,
Unique domain structure of two-dimensional alpha-Mo 2C superconducting crystals, Nano Letters 16 (7),
4243-4250, (2016).
P. Li, Q. Zhang, X. He, W. C. Ren, H. M. Cheng, X. X. Zhang*, Spatial mobility fluctuation induced giant
linear magnetoresistance in multilayered graphene foam, Physical Review B 94 (4), 045402, (2016).
Y. Q. Yang, G. Liu*, J. T. S. Irvine, H. M. Cheng*, Enhanced photocatalytic H2 production in core-shell
engineered rutile TiO2, Advanced Materials 28 (28), 5850-5856, (2016).
J. C. Li†, P. X. Hou†, S. Y. Zhao, C. Liu*, D. M. Tang, M. Cheng, F. Zhang, H. M. Cheng, A 3D bi-functional
porous N-doped carbon microtube sponge electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution
reactions, Energy & Environmental Science 9 (10), 3079-3084, (2016).
Y. Y. Kang, Y. Q. Yang, L. C. Yin, X. D. Kang, L. Z. Wang, G. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, Selective breaking of
hydrogen bonds of layered carbon nitride for visible light photocatalysis, Advanced Materials 28 (30), 64716477, (2016).
X. T. Huang, Y. Gao, T. Q. Yang, W. C. Ren*, H. M. Cheng, T. S. Lai*, Quantitative analysis of temperature
dependence of Raman shift of monolayer WS2, Scientific Reports 6, 32236, (2016).
R. P. Fang†, S. Y. Zhao†, S. F. Pei, X. T. Qian, P. X. Hou, H. M. Cheng, C. Liu*, F. Li*, Toward more reliable
lithium-sulfur batteries: An all-graphene cathode structure, ACS Nano 10 (9), 8676-8682, (2016).
J. Liang†, L. C. Yin†, X. N. Tang, H. C. Yang, W. S. Yan, L. Song, H. M. Cheng*, F. Li*, Kinetically enhanced

electrochemical redox of polysulfides on polymeric carbon nitrides for improved lithium-sulfur batteries, ACS
Applied Materials & Interfaces 8 (38), 25193-25201, (2016).
W. J. Yu, C. Liu*, L. L. Zhang, P. X. Hou, F. Li, B. Zhang*, H. M. Cheng, Synthesis and electrochemical
lithium storage behavior of carbon nanotubes filled with iron sulfide nanoparticles, Advanced Science 3 (10),
1600113, (2016).
Q. Zhang†, P. Li†, X. He, J. Li, Y. Wen, W. C. Ren, H. M. Cheng, Y. Yang, Y. F. Al-Hadeethi, X. X. Zhang*,
Mobility controlled linear magnetoresistance with 3D anisotropy in a layered graphene pallet, Journal of
Physics D-Applied Physics 49 (42), 425005, (2016).
L. Li, G. M. Zhou, L. C. Yin, N. Koratkar, F. Li, H. M. Cheng, Stabilizing sulfur cathodes using nitrogendoped graphene as a chemical immobilizer for Li-S batteries, Carbon 108, 120-126, (2016).
R. P. Fang†, S. Y. Zhao†, S. F. Pei, Y. X. Cheng, P. X. Hou, M. Liu, H. M. Cheng, C. Liu*, F. Li*, An integrated
electrode/separator with nitrogen and nickel functionalized carbon hybrids for advanced lithium/polysulfide
batteries, Carbon 109, 719-726, (2016).
J. C. Li†, P. X. Hou†, C. Shi, S. Y. Zhao, D. M. Tang, M. Cheng, C. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, Hierarchically porous
Fe-N-doped carbon nanotubes as efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction, Carbon 109, 632-639, (2016).
Y. Zeng*, H. Wang, H. M. Cheng, Research progress and potential applications for graphene/polymer
composites, New Carbon Materials 31 (6), 555-567, (2016).
J. H. Du*, H. Jin*, Z. K. Zhang, D. D. Zhang, S. Jia, L. P. Ma, W. C. Ren, H. M. Cheng, P. L. Bum, Efficient
organic photovoltaic cells on a single layer graphene transparent conductive electrode using MoOx as an
interfacial layer, Nanoscale 9 (1), 251-257, (2017).
L. Li, L. Chen, S. Mukherjee, J. Gao, H. Sun, Z. B. Liu, X. L. Ma, T. Gupta, C. V. Singh, W. C. Ren, H. M.
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Cheng, N. Koratkar, Phosphorene as a polysulfide immobilizer and catalyst in high-performance lithiumsulfur batteries, Advanced Materials 29 (2), 1602734, (2017).
J. Pan, C. Zhen, L. Z. Wang*, G. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, WB crystals with oxidized surface as counter electrode
in dye-sensitized solar cells, Science Bulletin 62 (2), 114-118, (2017).
S. H. Zheng, X. Y. Tang, Z. S. Wu*, Y. Z. Tan, S. Wang, C. L. Sun, H. M. Cheng, X. H. Bao, Arbitrary-shaped
graphene-based planar sandwich supercapacitors on one substrate with enhanced flexibility and integration,
ACS Nano 11 (2), 2171-2179, (2017).
Q. Y. Xu, T. Ma, M. Danesh, B. N. Shivananju, S. Gan, J. C. Song. C. W. Qiu, H. M. Cheng, W. C. Ren*, Q. L.
Bao*, Effects of edge on graphene plasmons as revealed by infrared nanoimaging, Light-Science &
Applications 6, e16204, (2017).
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 Communications 8, 14486, (2017).
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 lightemitting diodes, Nature Communications 8, 14560, (2017).
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
Communications 8, 14627, (2017).
G. J. Hu, Z. H. Sun, C. Shi, R. P. Fang, J. Chen, P. X. Hou, C. Liu*, H. M. Cheng, F. Li*, A sulfur-rich
copolymer@CNT hybrid cathode with dual-confinement of polysulfides for high-performance lithium-sulfur
batteries, Advanced Materials 29 (11), 1603835, (2017).

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