Zhe Xu

ORCID: 0000-0002-8599-079X
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Research Areas
  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection
  • Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
  • Anodic Oxide Films and Nanostructures
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Thermal properties of materials
  • Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
  • Advanced Drug Delivery Systems
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
  • Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication

Chinese Academy of Sciences
2021-2025

South China Normal University
2025

Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
2023-2025

University of Science and Technology of China
2025

Guilin University of Technology
2023-2024

University of Washington
2024

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2022-2023

New York University
2012-2023

Institute of Soil Science
2023

Beihang University
2017-2023

Broad-spectrum tunable photoluminescent nanomaterials are developed based on macrocyclic amphiphiles serving as a novel modular light-harvesting platform with discrete addressability of luminophores in noncovalent way. By simply varying the donor/acceptor ratio, broad spectrum energy transfer outputs is achieved, pointing toward proof-of-principle application fluorescent inks for security printing.

10.1002/adma.201601719 article EN Advanced Materials 2016-06-27

The power conversion efficiency (PCE) of spin-coated, ≪1 cm2, perovskite solar cells has exceeded 25%. PCEs the large-area made by scalable deposition techniques, however, are typically lower. One frequent element to improving performance in perovskites been utilization nonscalable and low materials utilization, spin-based passivation treatments reduce traps defects thin film absorber layers. Herein, we report a more sustainable technique for films via subsequent linear slot-die coating...

10.1021/acsenergylett.4c00651 article EN ACS Energy Letters 2024-04-02

In vivo cross-linking studies suggest that the Drosophila transcription factor Bicoid (Bcd) binds to several thousand sites during early embryogenesis, but it is not clear how many of these binding events are functionally important. contrast, reporter gene have identified >60 Bcd-dependent enhancers, all which contain clusters consensus sequence TAATCC. These also TAATCC motifs (inactive fragments) failed drive activation. general, active fragments showed higher levels Bcd in and were...

10.1101/gad.234534.113 article EN Genes & Development 2014-03-15

10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.08.048 article EN Ecological Indicators 2017-09-25

A novel FRET platform was fabricated based on a macrocyclic amphiphile, reliant the self-sorting complexation of donor periphery assemblies and entrapment an acceptor within inner hydrophobic phase. By tuning subtly donor/acceptor ratio, white light emission successfully achieved with high quantum yield.

10.1039/c6cc09079f article EN Chemical Communications 2016-12-02

Enhanced boiling heat transfer via surface engineering is a topic of general interest for its great demand in industrial fields. However, as dynamic interfacial phenomenon, deep understanding process and mechanism, including liquid re-wetting vapor departure, still challenging. Herein, micro-/nanostructured Cu containing periodic microgroove/pyramid array with rich nanowrinkles designed, where superspreading (<134.1 ms) organic cooling agents highly boosts the process, causing discontinuous...

10.1002/adma.202210557 article EN Advanced Materials 2023-04-06

Ordered arrays of nickel nanotubes (see figure) have been prepared by a novel and universal approach, utilizing the triblock copolymer Pluronic P123 without any surface modification to porous alumina template. The wall thickness can be adjusted electric current density electrodeposition time. Magnetic measurements on array Ni reveal an enhanced coercivity compared bulk Ni. Supporting information for this article is available WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2089/2006/c0275_s.pdf...

10.1002/adma.200600275 article EN Advanced Materials 2006-07-25

Color-tunable photoluminescent materials which show a large matrix of colors and hide dual-encryption coding are fabricated on co-assembly platform amphiphilic cyclodextrin calixarene.

10.1039/c7qm00091j article EN Materials Chemistry Frontiers 2017-01-01

Abstract The macroscopic viscoelastic properties of a physical hydrogel are reversibly modulated by tuning the microscopic hydrogen‐bonding interactions with pH. forms at rather low concentration multi‐pyridyl‐based gelator, N , ′, ″‐tris(3‐pyridyl)trimesic amide. yield stress is greatly enhanced from 10 to 769 Pa changing pH 7.0 5.0. At 7.0, amide molecules assembled into an ordered structure as result hydrogen bonds between N–H bond and nitrogen on pyridyl group (N–H…Py). Fourier transform...

10.1002/adfm.200600857 article EN Advanced Functional Materials 2007-06-29

Amorphous MnO2 supported on carbon nanotubes were prepared using a co-precipitation method at room temperature and firstly used for the selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3. The catalysts showed superior low activity than that catalyst conventional wet impregnation method.

10.1039/c3ra41512k article EN RSC Advances 2013-01-01

Abstract Nanoparticles are the most crucial part of nanomedicine and various kinds nanoparticles have been developed for drug delivery. As a new kind nanoparticles, macrocyclic amphiphiles gaining more attention in field due to their intrinsic features molecular recognition robust assembly. In this review, we summarized reported works delivery using amphiphiles, including cyclodextrin, calixarene, cucurbituril pillararene species. These serving as matrix nanomedicine, can enhance solubility,...

10.1002/ijch.201900032 article EN Israel Journal of Chemistry 2019-05-29

Abstract The electron‐transport layer (ETL) plays an important role in the photovoltaic performance of perovskite solar cells (PSCs), and energy level match functional layers can appreciably improve power conversion efficiency (PCE) PSCs. Herein, we choose rare‐earth europium ion Eu 3+ to dope a mesoporous TiO 2 ETL. X‐ray diffraction, field‐emission scanning electron microscopy, ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy, time‐resolved photoluminescence, incident‐photo‐to‐current experiments...

10.1002/ente.201700377 article EN Energy Technology 2017-06-27

Understanding hot carrier dynamics between plasmonic nanomaterials and its adsorbate is of great importance for plasmon-enhanced photoelectronic processes such as photocatalysis, optical sensing spectroscopic analysis. However, it often challenging to identify specific dominant mechanisms a given process because the complex pathways ultrafast interactive photoelectrons. Here, using CO2 reduction an example, underlying plasmon-driven catalysis at single-molecule level time-dependent density...

10.1002/advs.202102978 article EN Advanced Science 2021-11-12

Laboratory-scale spin-coating techniques are widely employed for fabricating small-size, high-efficiency perovskite solar cells. However, achieving large-area, high-uniformity films and thus cell devices remain challenging due to the complex fluid dynamics drying behaviors of precursor solutions during large-area fabrication processes. In this work, a high-quality, pinhole-free, FAPbI3 film is successfully obtained via scalable blade-coating technology, assisted by novel bidirectional...

10.1002/adma.202419419 article EN Advanced Materials 2025-01-15

Enhancing the wettability of liquid metals (LMs) to address their high surface tensions is crucial for practical applications. However, controlling LMs wetting on various substrates and understanding underlying mechanisms are challenging. Here, we present a facile dynamic-wetting strategy modulate eutectic gallium-indium (EGaIn) via chemical modification, spontaneously forming stable thin (∼18 μm) EGaIn layer. Polymer exhibiting varying behaviors can be categorized by sliding angles adhesion...

10.1021/acsnano.4c16623 article EN ACS Nano 2025-01-22

Metal mesh-based transparent electrodes possess several notable advantages, including exceptional flexibility, high electrical conductivity, and excellent light transmittance, making them the focus of increasing research interest. However, their widespread application in perovskite solar cells (PSCs) remains a significant challenge due to susceptibility metal grids corrosion inherently rough surface. In this study, we report environmentally stable, low surface roughness conductive by...

10.1021/acsami.5c00461 article EN ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2025-03-13

ABSTRACT A novel flame‐retardant synergist, chitosan/urea compound based phosphonic acid melamine salt (HUMCS), was synthesized and characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy 31 P‐NMR. Subsequently, HUMCS added to a fire‐retardant polypropylene (PP) containing an intumescent (IFR) system improve its properties. The PP/IFR/HUMCS composites were limiting oxygen index (LOI) tests, vertical burning tests (UL‐94 tests), microscale combustion calorimetry thermogravimetric analysis...

10.1002/app.40845 article EN Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2014-05-22
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