Research summary
Feng's published work spans the synthesis, characterization, and application of graphene and related two-dimensional materials for energy and electrocatalysis. A roadmap article developed within the European Graphene Flagship outlines targets across fundamental research and applied sectors for graphene, related two-dimensional crystals, and hybrid systems, identifying steps needed to move these materials from laboratory potential toward deployable technology [1]. Several works address electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). One study reports three-dimensional N-doped graphene aerogels supporting Fe3O4 nanoparticles; the hybrids exhibit interconnected macroporous frameworks and, in alkaline media, achieve a more positive onset potential, higher cathodic density, lower H2O2 yield, and a higher electron transfer number than Fe3O4 supported on N-doped carbon black or planar N-doped graphene [2]. An earlier paper describes metal-free nitrogen-doped ordered mesoporous graphitic arrays (NOMGAs) that surpass commercial Pt-C in ORR activity, with graphite-like nitrogen atoms identified as the active configuration; the materials also show long-term stability and crossover resistance [7]. A perspective on nanomaterials for energy storage reviews how nanostructured electrodes can enhance supercapacitors and batteries, supporting power sources for flexible electronics, electric transport, and grid storage, in the context of the 2019 Nobel recognition of lithium-ion technology [3]. A review of nanographene chemistry summarizes the precise synthesis of quasi-zero-dimensional graphene molecules through four routes: non-conventional methods, structures incorporating seven- or eight-membered rings, selective heteroatom doping, and direct edge functionalization [4]. For water splitting, MoS2/Ni3S2 heterostructures with abundant interfaces are introduced as bifunctional electrocatalysts; the materials reach an OER overpotential of about 218 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and drive an alkaline electrolyzer at the same current density at low cell voltage [5]. A separate exfoliation study demonstrates electrochemical processing of graphite in aqueous inorganic salt solutions, yielding graphene with greater than 85% yield of films at most three layers thick, large lateral sizes, low oxidation, and hole mobility of 310 cm2 V-1 s-1, with conductive films fabricated by brush painting [6]. A further report describes three-dimensional nitrogen and boron co-doped graphene aerogels assembled into all-solid-state supercapacitors that achieve high specific capacitance and enhanced energy or power density [8].
Recent publications
- Atomically precise bottom-up fabrication of graphene nanoribbonsDOI
- Science and technology roadmap for graphene, related two-dimensional crystals, and hybrid systemsDOI
- 3D Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Aerogel-Supported Fe3O4 Nanoparticles as Efficient Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction ReactionDOI
- Energy storage: The future enabled by nanomaterialsDOI
- New advances in nanographene chemistryDOI
- On-surface synthesis of graphene nanoribbons with zigzag edge topologyDOI
- Interface Engineering of MoS2/Ni3S2 Heterostructures for Highly Enhanced Electrochemical Overall鈥怶ater鈥怱plitting ActivityDOI
- Exfoliation of Graphite into Graphene in Aqueous Solutions of Inorganic SaltsDOI
- Nitrogen鈥怐oped Ordered Mesoporous Graphitic Arrays with High Electrocatalytic Activity for Oxygen ReductionDOI
- Three鈥怐imensional Nitrogen and Boron Co鈥恉oped Graphene for High鈥怭erformance All鈥怱olid鈥怱tate SupercapacitorsDOI
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External profiles
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3885-2703
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