Publications

Journal Cover and Featured Papers

Low-dimensional materials for solvent filtration membrane (Water Redediation, Chemical Purification, Semiconductor Purification)

• "Graphene-Oxide Based Organic Solvent Filtration Membranes: Recent Progress and Perspectives", Chem & Bio Engineering 3 (8), 672 (2026) (Invited Review Paper, Front cover, Selected as ACS Editor's Choice Article Selection)

• "Organometallic Precursor-Induced Gradient Architecture on Multilayer Nanoporous Graphene Membranes for Precise Organic Solvent Nanofiltration", Advanced Functional Materials, 36, e26926 (2026) 

• "Microwave-Assisted Design of Nanoporous Graphene Membrane for Ultrafast and Switchable Organic Solvent Nanofiltration", Nature Communications, 14, 901 (2023)

• "Graphene Oxide Nanoribbon Hydrogel: Viscoelastic Behavior and Use as  a Molecular Separation Membrane", ACS Nano,14,12195-12202 (2020)

• "Scalable Fabrication of Deoxygenated Graphene Oxide Nanofiltration Membrane by Continuous Slot-Die Coating", Journal of Membrane Science, 612, 118454 (2020)

• "Turbostratic Nanoporous Carbon Sheet Membrane for Ultrafast and Selective Nanofiltration in Viscous Green Solvent", Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 8, 8292 (2020) [Back Cover] 

• "One Dimensional Building Block for Molecular Separation: Laminated Graphitic Nanoribbons”, Nanoscale, 9, 19114-19123 (2017) 

• “Enhanced Water Permeation Based on Nanoporous Multilayer Graphene Membrane: the Role of Pore Size and Density”, J. Mater. Chem. A, 4, 17773 (2016)

Porous materials for gas separation membrane (Hydrogen Separation, High Temperature Operation)

• "Membrane-Based Separation Technology in the Hydrogen Value Chain: From Material Innovations to Process Strategies", Progress in Materials Science, 158, 101623 (2026) 

• "Metal–Organic Framework/Graphene Nanoribbon/Polyimide Mixed-Matrix Membranes for High-Temperature H2/N2 Separation", Science Advances, 12, eaeb4360 (2026)

• "Ammonia-Induced Metal Organic Framework Membrane Pore Tuning for Hydrogen Separation", Angewandte Chemie International Edition, e2261249 (2026)

• "Graphene Nanoribbon Hybridization of Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework Membranes for Intrinsic Molecular Separation", Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 61, 49, e202214269 (2022)

• “High Aspect Ratio Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework (ZIF) Nanoplates for Hydrocarbon Separation Membranes", Science Advances, 8, eabl6841 (2022)

• "Pore Tuning of Metal–Organic-Framework Membrane Anchored on Graphene-Oxide Nanoribbon", Advanced Functional Materials, 17, 2011146 (2021) 

Low-dimensional materials for energy and environmental applications (Battery, Fuel Cell, Electrolyzer)

• "Balancing Hydrophobicity and Hydrophilicity: Dual Filler-Engineered Proton Exchange Membranes for Durable, High-Power Fuel Cells", Advanced Functional Materials 36 (83), e78678 (2026) [Front Piece Cover] 

• "Orbital-Hybridizable Nanoseed Interphase Enables One-Minute Rechargeable, Energy-Dense Anode-Free Aqueous Zinc Batteries", Advanced Materials 38 (37) e73553 (2026)

• "Cooperative Active Sites in Ferrocene-nickel Metal-organic Framework Catalysts for Efficient and Stable Ammonia Electrosynthesis", App. Cat. B: Env. Energy 381, 125903 (2026)

• "Carbon Nanotube/Metal Organic Framework Hybrid Scaffolds for Scalable and Self-structured OER Catalyst Coating: From Rheology Study to MEA Fabrication", Chemical Engineering Journal, 509, 161533 (2025)

• "High Loading Micro-Si Anode with Oxidation Controlled Carbon Nanotube Scaffolds: Towards Pouch Cell Fabrication in Industrial Level", Chemical Engineering Journal, 497, 154635 (2024)

• “Controlled Lithium Dendrite Growth by a Synergistic Effect of Multi-layered Graphene Coating and an Electrolyte Additive”, Chemistry of Materials, 27, 2780 (2015)