LOU
Prof. LOU Xiongwen David
楼雄文教授

Chair Professor of Materials Chemistry

Contact Information
Office: YEUNG-B6714
Phone: +852 3442-7329
Fax: +852 3442-0522
Email: david.lou@cityu.edu.hk
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5557-4437

Prof. David Lou received his B.Eng. (1st class honors) (2002) and M.Eng. (2004) degrees from the National University of Singapore. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in chemical engineering from Cornell University in 2008. Right after graduation, he joined Nanyang Technological University (NTU) as an Assistant Professor. He was promoted to Full Professor since September 2015. He was appointed as the Cheng Tsang Man Chair Professor in Energy in 2019. He moved to City University of Hong Kong in February 2023 as a Chair Professor. He was elected as a Fellow of Singapore National Academy of Science, and the Academy of Engineering, Singapore in 2022. He was elected as a Member of European Academy of Engineering in 2023.                                                                                            

 

His main research interest is on designed synthesis of nanostructured materials for energy applications including batteries, electrocatalysis and photocatalysis. He has published about 400 papers with a total citation of >138,000 and an h-index of 221 (Google scholar) as of April 2024.  He was listed as a Highly Cited Researcher by Thomson Reuters/Clarivate Analytics for 10 years consecutively in 2014-2023 in multiple fields including Chemistry, Materials Science, Physics, and Environment.  He currently serves as a Deputy Editor for Science Advances and an Associate Editor for Chemical Communications.

Publications

The most updated complete publication list can be found in the Google Scholar profile:
http://scholar.google.com.sg/citations?user=udR2CyAAAAAJ

401 Y. An, Y. X. Zeng, D. Y. Luan, X. W. Lou,* Materials design for high-energy-density anode-free batteries, Matter, 7, 1466 – 1502 (2024).
400 J. Liang, Q. Song, H. Zhang, Z. Liu, Z. Jiang, Y. Li, X. W. Lou,* C. S. Lee,* Oxygen-Activated Boron Nitride for Selective Photocatalytic Coupling of Methanol to Ethylene Glycol, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 63, e202318236 (2024).
399 D. Wang, X. F. Lu, D. Y. Luan, X. W. Lou,* Selective Electrocatalytic Conversion of Nitric Oxide to High Value-Added Chemicals, Advanced Materials, 36, 2312645 (2024).
398 Y. Li, Z. Pei, D. Y. Luan,* X. W. Lou,* Triple-Phase Photocatalytic H2O2 Production on a Janus Fiber Membrane with Asymmetric Hydrophobicity, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146, 3343 – 3351 (2024).
397 Y. Li, Y. Guo, G. Fan, D. Y. Luan, X. J. Gu,* X. W. Lou,* Single Zn Atoms with Acetate‐Anion‐Enabled Asymmetric Coordination for Efficient H2O2 Photosynthesis, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 63, e202317572 (2024).
396 J. Liang, H. Zhang, Q. Song, Z. Liu, J. Xia, B. Yan, X. Meng, Z. Jiang, X. W. Lou,* C. S. Lee,* Modulating Charge Separation of Oxygen‐doped Boron Nitride with Isolated Co Atoms for Enhancing CO2-To-CO Photoreduction, Advanced Materials, 36, 2303287 (2024).

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395 Z. H. Pei, H. B. Zhang,* D. Y. Luan, X. W. Lou,* Electrocatalytic acidic oxygen evolution: From catalyst design to industrial applications, Matter, 6, 4128 – 4144  (2023).
394 H. Yao, H. Yu, Y. Zheng, N. W. Li, S. Li, D. Y. Luan, X. W. Lou,* L. Yu,* Pre‐intercalation of Ammonium Ions in Layered δ‐MnO2 Nanosheets for High‐Performance Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 62, e202315257 (2023).
393 G. Y. Wei, Y. X. Li, X. Liu, J. Huang, M. Liu, D. Y. Luan, S. Y. Gao,* X. W. Lou,* Single-Atom Zinc Sites with Synergetic Multiple Coordination Shells for Electrochemical H2O2 Production, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 62, e202313914 (2023).
392 Y. X. Zeng, Z. H. Pei, Y. Guo, D. Y. Luan, X. J. Gu,* X. W. Lou,* Zincophilic Interfacial Manipulation against Dendrite Growth and Side Reactions for Stable Zn Metal Anodes, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 62, e202312145 (2023).
391 Y. X. Li, Y. Guo, D. Y. Luan, X. J. Gu,* X. W. Lou,*  An Unlocked TwoDimensional Conductive ZnMOF on Polymeric Carbon Nitride for Photocatalytic H2O2 Production, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 62, e202310847 (2023).
390 Z. H. Pei, H. B. Zhang, Y. Guo, D. Y. Luan, X. J. Gu,* X. W. Lou,* Atomically Dispersed Fe Sites Regulated by Adjacent Single Co Atoms Anchored on N-P co-doped Carbon Structures for Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction, Advanced Materials, 35, 2306047 (2023).
389 Z. Zhu, Y. X. Zeng, Z. H. Pei, D. Y. Luan, X. Wang, X. W. Lou,* Bimetal-Organic Framework Nanoboxes Enable Accelerated Redox Kinetics and Polysulfide Trapping for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 62, e202305828 (2023).  
388 Y. X. Zeng, Z. H. Pei, D. Y. Luan,* X. W. Lou,* Atomically Dispersed Zincophilic Sites in N,P-codoped Carbon Macroporous Fibers Enable Efficient Zn Metal Anodes, Journal of the American Chemical Society145, 12333 – 12341 (2023).
387 Z. H. Pei, H. B. Zhang, Z. P. Wu, X. F. Lu, D. Y. Luan, X. W. Lou,* Atomically dispersed Ni atoms activate adjacent Ce sites for enhanced electrocatalytic oxygen evolution activity, Science Advances, 9, eadh1320 (2023).
386 Y. X. Zeng, D. Y. Luan, X. W. Lou,* Recent Advances on Electrode Engineering Strategies for Aqueous Zn-based Batteries, Chem, 9, 1118 -1146 (2023). Invited Review
385 G. X. Lu, J. W. Nai,* D. Y. Luan, X. Y. Tao,* X. W. Lou,* Surface engineering toward stable lithium metal anodes, Science Advances, 9, eadf1550 (2023).
384 Y. F. Zhao, X. F. Lu, Z. P. Wu, Z. H. Pei, D. Y. Luan,* X. W. Lou,* Supporting Trimetallic Metal-Organic Frameworks on S/N-Doped Carbon Macroporous Fibers for Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution, Advanced Materials, 35, 2207888 (2023).
383 Y. X. Li, Z. H. Pei, D. Y. Luan, X. W. Lou,* Superhydrophobic and Conductive Wire Membrane for Enhanced CO2 Electroreduction to Multicarbon Products, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 62, e202302128 (2023).
382 B. Su, W. Zheng, M. Lin, X. F. Lu, D. Y. Luan, S. B. Wang,* X. W. Lou,* S-Scheme Co9S8@Cd0.8Zn0.2S-DETA Hierarchical Nanocages Bearing Organic CO2 Activators for Photocatalytic Syngas Production, Advanced Energy Materials, 13, 2203290 (2023).
381 H. B. Zhang,* X. W. Lou,* 3D printing of single-atom catalysts, Nature Synthesis, 2, 81 (2023). News & Views

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380 Q. Niu, M. Yang, D. Y. Luan, N. W. Li, L. Yu,* X. W. Lou,* Construction of Ni-Co-Fe Hydr(oxy)oxide@Ni-Co Layered Double Hydroxide Yolk-shelled Microrods for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 61, e202213049 (2022).
379 Y. X. Li, Y. X. Zeng, Y. Chen, D. Y. Luan, S. Y. Gao,* X. W. Lou,* Mesoporous N-rich Carbon with Single-Ni Atoms as a Multifunctional Sulfur Host for Li-S Batteries, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 61, e202212680 (2022).
378 Y. X. Zeng, J. Z. Xu, Y. Wang, S. Li, D. Y. Luan,* X. W. Lou,* Formation of CuMn Prussian Blue Analog Double-shelled Nanoboxes Toward Long-life Zn-ion Batteries, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 61, e202212031 (2022).
377 Y. F. Zhao, X. F. Lu, G. L. Fan, D. Y. Luan, X. J. Gu,* X. W. Lou,* Surface-Exposed Single-Ni Atoms with Potential-Driven Dynamic Behaviors for Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 61, e202212542 (2022).
376 Y. Wang, G. L. Fan, S. B. Wang, Y. X. Li, Y. Guo, D. Y. Luan, X. J. Gu,* X. W. Lou,* Implanting CoOx Clusters on Ordered Macroporous ZnO Nanoreactors for Efficient CO2 Photoreduction, Advanced Materials, 34, 2204865 (2022).
375 Z. H. Pei, X. F. Lu, H. B. Zhang, Y. X. Li, D. Y. Luan,* X. W. Lou,* Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Over Atomically Dispersed Synergistic Ni/Co Dual Sites, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 61, e202207537 (2022).
374 Y. F. Zhao, Y. Guo, X. F. Lu, D. Y. Luan, X. J. Gu,* X. W. Lou,* Exposing Single-Ni Atoms in Hollow S/N-doped Carbon Macroporous Fibers for Highly Efficient Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution, Advanced Materials, 34, 2203442 (2022).
373 L. Li, X. Y. Dai, D. L. Chen, Y. X. Zeng, Y. Hu,* X. W. Lou,* Steering Catalytic Activity and Selectivity of CO2 Photoreduction to Syngas with Hydroxy-Rich Cu2S@ROH-NiCo2O3 Double-shelled Nanoboxes, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 61, e202205839 (2022).
372 Y. F. Zhao, Z. H. Pei, X. F. Lu, D. Y. Luan, X. Wang, X. W. Lou,* Rationally Designed Nitrogen-doped Carbon Macroporous Fibers with Loading of Single Cobalt Sites for Efficient Aqueous Zn-CO2 Batteries, Chem Catalysis, 2, 1480 - 1493 (2022).
371 Y. X. Li, X. F. Lu, S. B. Xi, D. Y. Luan, X. Wang, X. W. Lou,* Synthesis of N-doped Highly Graphitic Carbon Urchin-like Hollow Structures Loaded with Single-Ni Atoms towards Efficient CO2 Electroreduction, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 61, e202201491 (2022).
370 Y. X. Zeng, P. X. Sun, Z. H. Pei, Q. Jin, X. T. Zhang, L. Yu,* X. W. Lou,* Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Fibers Embedded with Zincophilic Cu Nanoboxes for Stable Zn Metal Anodes, Advanced Materials, 34, 2200342 (2022).
369 Y. J. Liu, X. Y. Tao,* Y. Wang, C. Jiang, C. Ma, O. W. Sheng, G. X. Lu, X. W. Lou,* Self-assembled monolayers direct a LiF-rich interphase toward long-life lithium metal batteries, Science, 375, 739 – 745 (2022). Free PDF view https://www.science.org/stoken/author-tokens/ST-339/full
368 G. D. Cui, Y. X. Zeng, J. F. Wu, Y. Guo,* X. J. Gu,* X. W. Lou,* Synthesis of Nitrogen-doped KMn8O16 with Oxygen Vacancy for Stable Zinc-Ion Batteries, Advanced Science, 9, 2106067 (2022). OPEN ACCESS https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202106067
367 H. Yu, Y. X. Zeng, N. W. Li, D. Y. Luan, L. Yu,* X. W. Lou,* Confining Sn nanoparticles in interconnected N-doped hollow carbon spheres as hierarchical zincophilic fibers for dendrite-free Zn metal anodes, Science Advances, 8, eabm5766 (2022). OPEN ACCESS https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abm5766
366 S. W. Zuo, Z. P. Wu, H. B. Zhang,* X. W. Lou,* Operando Monitoring and Deciphering the Structural Evolution in Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysis, Advanced Energy Materials, 12, 2103383 (2022). OPEN ACCESS https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aenm.202103383
365 M. Yang, C. H. Zhang, N. W. Li, D. Y. Luan, L. Yu,* X. W. Lou,* Design and Synthesis of Hollow Nanostructures for Electrochemical Water Splitting, Advanced Science, 9, 2105135 (2022). OPEN ACCESS https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202105135
364 P. X. Sun, Z. J. Cao, Y. X. Zeng, W. W. Xie, N. W. Li, D. Y. Luan, S. B. Yang, L. Yu,* X. W. Lou,* Formation of Super-assembled TiOx/Zn/N-doped Carbon Inverse Opal Towards Dendrite-Free Zn Anodes, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 61, e202115649 (2022).
363 Z. H. Xue, D. Y. Luan, H. B. Zhang,* X. W. Lou,* Single-atom catalysts for photocatalytic energy conversion, Joule, 6, 92 -133 (2022). Invited Review OPEN ACCESS https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542435121005808
362 J. W. Nai, X. Z. Xu, Q. F. Xie, G. X. Lu, Y. Wang, D. Y. Luan, X. Y. Tao,* X. W. Lou,* Construction of Ni(CN)2/NiSe2 Heterostructures by Stepwise Topochemical Pathways for Efficient Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution, Advanced Materials, 34, 2104405 (2022).
361 Y. X. Li, S. L. Zhang, W. R. Cheng, D. Y. Luan, S. Y. Gao, X. W. Lou,* Loading Single-Ni Atoms on Assembled Hollow N-rich Carbon Plates for Efficient CO2 Electroreduction, Advanced Materials, 34, 2105204 (2022).

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360 Y. X. Zeng, Y. Wang, Q. Jin, Z. H. Pei, D. Y. Luan, X. T. Zhang, X. W. Lou,* Rationally Designed Mn2O3-ZnMn2O4 Hollow Heterostructures from Metal-Organic Frameworks for Stable Zn-ion Storage, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 60, 25793 – 25798 (2021).
359 W. R. Cheng, Z. P. Wu, D. Y. Luan, S. Q. Zang, X. W. Lou,* Synergetic Cobalt-Copper-Based Bimetal-Organic Framework Nanoboxes toward Efficient Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 60, 26397 – 26402 (2021).
358 W. R. Cheng, S. B. Xi, Z. P. Wu, D. Y. Luan, X. W. Lou,* In-situ activation of Br-confined Ni-based metal-organic framework hollow prisms toward efficient electrochemical oxygen evolution, Science Advances, 7, eabk0919 (2021). OPEN ACCESS https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abk0919
357 X. F. Lu, S. L. Zhang, W. L. Sim, S. Y. Gao,* X. W. Lou,* Phosphorized CoNi2S4 Yolk-Shell Spheres for Highly Efficient Hydrogen Production via Water and Urea Electrolysis, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 60, 22885 – 22891 (2021).
356 Y. X. Zeng, X. F. Lu, S. L. Zhang, D. Y. Luan, S. Li, X. W. Lou,* Construction of Co-Mn Prussian Blue Analog Hollow Spheres for Efficient Aqueous Zn-ion Batteries, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 60, 22189 - 22194 (2021). OPEN ACCESS https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.202107697
355 S. L. Zhang, X. F. Lu, Z. P. Wu, D. Y. Luan, X. W. Lou,* Engineering Platinum-Cobalt Nano-alloys in Porous Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes for Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 60, 19068 – 19073 (2021).
354 Z. P. Wu, H. B. Zhang, S. Zuo, Y. Wang, S. L. Zhang, J. Zhang, S. Q. Zang,* X. W. Lou,* Manipulating The Local Coordination And Electronic Structures For Efficient Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution, Advanced Materials, 33, 2103004 (2021).
353 Y. J. Fang, D. Y. Luan, S. Y. Gao,* X. W. Lou,* Rational Design and Engineering of One-Dimensional Hollow Nanostructures for Efficient Electrochemical Energy Storage, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 60, 20102 – 20118 (2021). Invited miniReview
352 Y. Huang, S. L. Zhang, X. F. Lu,* Z. P. Wu, D. Y. Luan, X. W. Lou,* Trimetallic Spinel NiCo2-xFexO4 Nanoboxes for Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 60, 11841 – 11846 (2021).
351 Y. J. Fang, S. L. Zhang, Z. P. Wu, D. Y. Luan, X. W. Lou,* A highly stable lithium metal anode enabled by Ag nanoparticles embedded nitrogen-doped carbon macroporous fibers, Science Advances, 7, eabg3626 (2021). OPEN ACCESS https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abg3626
350 C. Chen, J. Guan, N. W. Li, Y. Lu, D. Y. Luan, C. H. Zhang, G. Cheng, L. Yu,* X. W. Lou,* Lotus root-like Carbon Fibers Embedded with Ni-Co Nanoparticles for Dendrite-Free Lithium Metal Anodes, Advanced Materials, 33, 2100608 (2021).
349 X. Wu, H. B. Zhang,* J. Zhang,* X. W. Lou,* Recent Advances on Transition Metal Dichalcogenides for Electrochemical Energy Conversion, Advanced Materials, 33, 2008376 (2021).
348 Y. J. Fang, Y. X. Zeng, Q. Jin, X. F. Lu, D. Y. Luan, X. T. Zhang, X. W. Lou,* Nitrogen-Doped Amorphous Zn-Carbon Multichannel Fibers for Stable Lithium Metal Anodes, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 60, 8515 – 8520 (2021).
347 W. R. Cheng, H. B. Zhang, D. Y. Luan, X. W. Lou,* Exposing unsaturated Cu1-O2 sites in nanoscale Cu-MOF for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution, Science Advances, 7, eabg2580 (2021). OPEN ACCESS https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abg2580
346 C. B. Jin, J. W. Nai, O. W. Sheng, H. D. Yuan, W. K. Zhang, X. Y. Tao,* X. W. Lou,* Biomass-based materials for green lithium secondary batteries, Energy & Environmental Science, 14, 1326 - 1379 (2021). Invited Review
345 X. F. Lu, Y. J. Fang, D. Y. Luan, X. W. Lou,* Metal-Organic Frameworks Derived Functional Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion: A Mini Review, Nano Letters, 21, 1555 – 1565 (2021). Invited Review OPEN ACCESS https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c04898
344 H. B. Zhang, W. R. Cheng, D. Y. Luan, X. W. Lou,* Atomically Dispersed Reactive Centers for Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction and Water Splitting, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 60, 13177 – 13196 (2021). OPEN ACCESS https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.202014112
343 H. B. Zhang, Y. Wang, S. W. Zuo, W. Zhou, J. Zhang, X. W. Lou,* Isolated Cobalt Centers on W18O49 Nanowires Perform as a Reaction Switch for Efficient CO2 Photoreduction, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 143, 2173 – 2177 (2021). OPEN ACCESS https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jacs.0c08409

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342 P. Zhang, D. Y. Luan, X. W. Lou,* Fabrication of CdS Frame-in-Cage Particles for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation under Visible-Light Irradiation, Advanced Materials, 32, 2004561 (2020).
341 Y. Huang, Y. J. Fang, X. F. Lu, D. Y. Luan,* X. W. Lou,* Co3O4 Hollow Nanoparticles Embedded in Mesoporous Walls of Carbon Nanoboxes for Efficient Lithium Storage, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 59, 19914 –19918 (2020).
340 H. B. Zhang, S. W. Zuo, M. Qiu, S. B. Wang, Y. F. Zhang, J. Zhang, X. W. Lou,* Direct probing of atomically dispersed Ru species over multi-edged TiO2 for highly efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, Science Advances, 6, eabb9823 (2020). OPEN ACCESS https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/39/eabb9823
339 W. R. Chen, X. F. Lu, D. Y. Luan,* X. W. Lou,* NiMn-Based Bimetal-Organic Framework Nanosheets Supported on Multi-Channel Carbon Fibers for Efficient Oxygen Electrocatalysis, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 59, 18234 – 18239 (2020).
338 H. B. Zhang, X. F. Lu, Z. P. Wu, X. W. Lou,* Emerging Multifunctional Single-Atom Catalysts/Nanozymes, ACS Central Science, 6, 1288 – 1301 (2020). Invited Review
337 Y. J. Fang, D. Y. Luan, X. W. Lou,* Recent Advances on Mixed Metal Sulfides for Advanced Sodium-Ion Batteries, Advanced Materials, 32, 2002976 (2020).
336 Y. Wang, S. B. Wang, S. L. Zhang, X. W. Lou,* Formation of Hierarchical FeCoS2-CoS2 Double-Shelled Nanotubes with Enhanced Performance for Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 59, 11918 –11922 (2020).
335 H. B. Zhang, W. Zhou, X. F. Lu, T. Chen, X. W. Lou,* Implanting Isolated Ru Atoms into Edge-rich Carbon Matrix for Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution, Advanced Energy Materials, 10, 2000882 (2020).
334 S. L. Zhang, B. Y. Guan, X. F. Lu,* S. B. Xi, Y. H. Du, X. W. Lou,* Metal atom-doped Co3O4 hierarchical nanoplates with superior electrocatalytic activity for oxygen evolution, Advanced Materials, 32, 2002235 (2020). OPEN ACCESS https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adma.202002235
333 X. F. Lu, S. L. Zhang, E. Shangguan, P. Zhang, S. Y. Gao,* X. W. Lou,* Nitrogen-Doped Cobalt Pyrite Yolk-Shell Hollow Spheres for Long-life Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries, Advanced Science, 7, 2001178 (2020). OPEN ACCESS https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/advs.202001178
332 W. Weng, S. B. Wang, W. Xiao,* X. W. Lou,* Direct Conversion of Rice Husks to Nanostructured SiC/C for CO2 Photoreduction, Advanced Materials, 32, 2001560 (2020).
331 H. D. Yuan, J. W. Nai, Y. J. Fang, G. X. Lu, X. Y. Tao,* X. W. Lou,* Double‐Shelled C@MoS2 Structures Preloaded with Sulfur: An Additive Reservoir for Stable Lithium Metal Anodes, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 59, 15839 - 15843 (2020).
330 Y. J. Fang, D. Y. Luan, Y. Chen, S. Y. Gao, X. W. Lou,* Rationally Designed Three-Layered Cu2S@Carbon@MoS2 Hierarchical Nanoboxes for Efficient Sodium Storage, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 59, 7178 – 7183 (2020).
329 P. Zhang, X. F. Lu, D. Y. Luan, X. W. Lou,* Fabrication of Heterostructured Fe2TiO5-TiO2 Nanocages with Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Performance for Solar Energy Conversion, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 59, 8128 – 8132 (2020).
328 Z. P. Wu, X. F. Lu, S. Q. Zang,* X. W. Lou,* Non-Noble-Metal-Based Electrocatalysts Towards the Oxygen Evolution Reaction, Advanced Functional Materials, 30, 1910274 (2020). Invited Review
327 J. T. Zhang, L. Yu, Y. Chen, X. F. Lu, S. Y. Gao,* X. W. Lou,* Designed Formation of Double-Shelled Ni-Fe Layered Double Hydroxide Nanocages for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction, Advanced Materials, 32, 1906432 (2020).
326 Y. J. Fang, D. Y. Luan, Y. Chen, S. Y. Gao, X. W. Lou,* Synthesis of Cu-Substituted CoS2@CuxS Double-Shelled Nanoboxes via Sequential Ion Exchange for Efficient Sodium Storage, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 59, 2644 – 2648 (2020).
325 H. D. Yuan,+ J. W. Nai,+ H. Tian, Z. J. Ju. W. K. Zhang, Y. J. Liu, X. Y. Tao,* X. W. Lou,* An ultrastable lithium metal anode enabled by designed metal fluoride spansules, Science Advances, 6, eaaz3112 (2020). +These authors contributed equally. OPEN ACCESS https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/10/eaaz3112
324 X. K. Wan,+ H. B. Wu,+ B. Y. Guan, D. Y. Luan, X. W. Lou,* Confining Subnanometer Pt Clusters in Hollow Mesoporous Carbon Spheres for Boosting Hydrogen Evolution Activity, Advanced Materials, 32, 1901349 (2020). +These authors contributed equally.
323 X. L. Tian, X. F. Lu, B. Y. Xia,* X. W. Lou,* Advanced Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Energy Conversion Technologies, Joule, 4, 45 – 68; DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2019.12.014 (2020). Invited Review
322 X. F. Lu, B. Y. Xia, S. Q. Zang, X. W. Lou,* Metal-Organic Frameworks Based Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 59, 4634 – 4650 (2020). Invited Review
321 S. B. Wang, Y. Wang, S. Q. Zang, X. W. Lou,* Hierarchical Hollow Heterostructures for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction and Water Splitting, Small Methods, 4, 1900586 (2020). Invited Review

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320 X. L. Tian,+ X. Zhao,+ Y. Q. Su,+ L. J. Wang, H. M. Wang, D. Dang, B. Chi, H. F. Liu, E. J. M. Hensen, X. W. Lou,* B. Y. Xia,* Engineering bunched Pt-Ni alloy nanocages for efficient oxygen reduction in practical fuel cells, Science, 366, 850 – 856 (2019). +These authors contributed equally.
319 H. B. Zhang, W. Zhou, J. C. Dong, X. F. Lu, X. W. Lou,* Intramolecular Electronic Coupling in Porous Iron Cobalt (oxy)phosphide Nanoboxes Enhances the Electrocatalytic Activity for Oxygen Evolution, Energy & Environmental Science, 12, 3348 – 3355 (2019).
318 H. B. Zhang, Y. R. Liu, T. Chen, J. T. Zhang, J. Zhang, X. W. Lou,* Unveiling the Activity Origin of Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution over Isolated Ni Atoms Supported on N-doped Carbon Matrix, Advanced Materials, 31, 1904548 (2019).
317 Y. Wang, S. B. Wang,* X. W. Lou,* Dispersed Nickel Cobalt Oxyphosphide Nanoparticles Confined in Multichannel Hollow Carbon Fibers for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 58, 17236 – 17240 (2019).
316 W. Lu, J. L. Shen, P. Zhang, Y. J. Zhong, Y. Hu,* X. W. Lou,* Construction of CoO/Co-Cu-S Hierarchical Tubular Heterostructures for Hybrid Supercapacitors, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 58, 15441 – 15447 (2019).
315 S. B. Liu, X. F. Lu, J. Xiao, X. Wang, X. W. Lou,* Bi2O3 Nanosheets Grown on Multi-Channel Carbon Matrix Catalyze Efficient CO2 Electroreduction to HCOOH, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 58, 13828 – 13833 (2019).
314 J. W. Nai, S. B. Wang, X. W. Lou,* Ordered colloidal clusters constructed by nanocrystals with valence for efficient CO2 photoreduction, Science Advances, 5, eaax5095 (2019). OPEN ACCESS https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/12/eaax5095
313 S. B. Wang, Y. Wang, S. L. Zhang, S. Q. Zang, X. W. Lou,* Supporting Ultrathin ZnIn2S4 Nanosheets on Co/N-Doped Graphitic Carbon Nanocages for Efficient Photocatalytic H2 Generation, Advanced Materials, 31, 1903404 (2019).
312 X. F. Lu, Y. Chen, S. B. Wang, S. Y. Gao,* X. W. Lou,* Interfacing Manganese Oxide and Cobalt in Porous Graphitic Carbon Polyhedrons Boosts Oxygen Electrocatalysis for Zn-air Batteries, Advanced Materials, 31, 1902339 (2019). Front Cover
311 Y. J. Fang, B. Y. Guan, D. Y. Luan, X. W. Lou,* Synthesis of CuS@CoS2 Double-Shelled Nanoboxes with Enhanced Sodium Storage Properties, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 58, 7739 – 7743 (2019).
310 Y. J. Fang, X. Y. Yu,* X. W. Lou,* Nanostructured Electrode Materials for Advanced Sodium-Ion Batteries, Matter, 1, 90 – 114 (2019). Invited Review article
309 S. B. Liu, J. Xiao, X. F. Lu, J. Wang, X. Wang, X. W. Lou,* Efficient Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to HCOOH over Sub-2 nm SnO2 Quantum Wires with Exposed Grain Boundaries, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 58, 8499 – 8503 (2019).
308 P. Zhang, X. W. Lou,* Design of Heterostructured Hollow Photocatalysts for Solar-to-Chemical Energy Conversion, Advanced Materials, 31, 1900281 (2019).
307 X. F. Lu, L. Yu, J. T. Zhang, X. W. Lou,* Ultrafine Dual-phased Metal Carbide Nanocrystals Confined in Porous Nitrogen-doped Carbon Dodecahedrons for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction, Advanced Materials, 31, 1900699 (2019).
306 P. Zhang, X. F. Lu, J. W. Nai,* S. Q. Zang, X. W. Lou,* Construction of Hierarchical Co-Fe Oxyphosphide Microtubes for Electrocatalytic Overall Water Splitting, Advanced Science, 6, 1900576 (2019).
305 Y. J. Fang, X. Y. Yu, X. W. Lou,* Bullet-like Cu9S5 Hollow Particles Coated with Nitrogen-Doped Carbon for Sodium-Ion Batteries, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 58, 7744 – 7748 (2019).
304 S. L. Zhang, B. Y. Guan,* X. W. Lou,* Co-Fe Alloy/N-Doped Carbon Hollow Spheres Derived from Dual Metal-Organic Frameworks for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction, Small, 15, 1805324 (2019).
303 X. Wang, Y. Chen, Y. J. Fang, J. T. Zhang, S. Y. Gao,* X. W. Lou,* Synthesis of Cobalt Sulfide Multi-shelled Nanoboxes with Precisely Controlled Two to Five Shells for Sodium-Ion Batteries, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 58, 2675 – 2679 (2019).
302 F. Y. Zhang, S. Xi, G. Lin, X. Hu, X. W. Lou,* K. Xie,* Metallic Porous Iron-Nitride and Tantalum-Nitride Single Crystals with Enhanced Electrocatalysis Performance, Advanced Materials, 31, 1806552 (2019).
301 Y. Liu, Y. J. Fang, Z. W. Zhao, C. Z. Yuan,* X. W. Lou,* A Ternary Fe1-xS@Porous Carbon Nanowires/Reduced Graphene Oxide Hybrid Film Electrode with Superior Volumetric and Gravimetric Capacities for Flexible Sodium Ion Batteries, Advanced Energy Materials, 9, 1803052 (2019).
300 X. F. Lu, L. Yu, X. W. Lou,* Highly Crystalline Ni-doped FeP/Carbon Hollow Nanorods as All-pH Efficient and Durable Hydrogen Evolving Electrocatalysts, Science Advances, 5, eaav6009 (2019). OPEN ACCESS https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/2/eaav6009
299 S. B. Wang, Y. J. Fang, X. Wang, X. W. Lou,* Hierarchical Microboxes Constructed by SnS Nanoplates Coated with Nitrogen-Doped Carbon for Efficient Sodium Storage, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 58, 760 – 763 (2019).
298 X. G. Li,# B. Y. Guan,# S. Y. Gao,* X. W. Lou,* A General Dual-Templating Approach to Biomass-Derived Hierarchically Porous Heteroatom-Doped Carbon Materials for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction, Energy & Environmental Science, 12, 648 – 655 (2019). # Contribute equally
297 P. Zhang,# S. B. Wang,# B. Y. Guan, X. W. Lou,* Fabrication of CdS hierarchical multi-cavity hollow particles for efficient visible light CO2 reduction, Energy & Environmental Science, 12, 164 – 168 (2019). # Contribute equally
296 H. B. Zhang, P. Zhang, M. Qiu, J. C. Dong, Y. F. Zhang, X. W. Lou,* Ultra-small dispersed MoOx clusters as a novel cocatalyst for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, Advanced Materials, 31, 1804883 (2019).
295 J. W. Nai, X. W. Lou,* Hollow Structures Based on Prussian Blue and its Analogs for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion, Advanced Materials, 31, 1706825 (2019 ). Invited Review article for a special issue on hollow structures

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294 S. B. Wang, B. Y. Guan, X. Wang, X. W. Lou,* Formation of Hierarchical Co9S8@ZnIn2S4 Heterostructured Cages as An Efficient Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 140, 15145 – 15148 (2018).
293 P. Zhang, Le Yu, X. W. Lou,* Construction of Heterostructured Fe2O3-TiO2 Microdumbbells for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 57, 15076 –15080 (2018).
292 H. B. Zhang, L. Yu, T. Chen, W. Zhou, X. W. Lou,* Surface Modulation of Hierarchical MoS2 Nanosheets by Ni Single Atoms for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution, Advanced Functional Materials, 28, 1807086 (2018).
291 J. T. Zhang, Z. Li, Y. Chen, S. Y. Gao,* X. W. Lou,* Nickel-Iron Layered Double Hydroxide Hollow Polyhedrons as A Superior Sulfur Host for Li-S Batteries, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 57, 10944 – 10948 (2018).
290 Y. J. Fang, X. Y. Yu,* X. W. Lou,* Formation of Polypyrrole-Coated Sb2Se3 Microclips with Enhanced Sodium Storage Properties, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 57, 9859 – 9863 (2018).
289 J. W. Nai, J. T. Zhang, X. W. Lou,* Construction of Single-Crystalline Prussian Blue Analog Hollow Nanostructures with Tailorable Topologies, Chem, 4, 1967 – 1982 (2018).
288 H. B. Zhang, W. Zhou, T. Chen, B. Y. Guan, Z. Li, X. W. Lou,* A Modular Strategy for Decorating Isolated Cobalt Atoms into Multichannel Carbon Matrix for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction, Energy & Environmental Science, 11, 1980 – 1984 (2018).
287 L. Yu, X. Y. Yu, X. W. Lou,* The Design and Synthesis of Hollow Micro-/Nano-Structures: Present and Future Trends, Advanced Materials, 30, 1800939 (2018). Hall of Fame Invited Review Article for a special issue celebrating 30th anniversary of Advanced Materials
286 S. B. Wang, B. Y. Guan, X. W. Lou,* Construction of ZnIn2S4-In2O3 Hierarchical Tubular Heterostructures for Efficient CO2 Photoreduction, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 140, 5037 – 5040 (2018).
285 S. L. Zhang, B. Y. Guan,* H. B. Wu, X. W. Lou,* Metal-Organic Framework-Assisted Synthesis of Compact Fe2O3 Nanotubes in Co3O4 Hosts with Enhanced Lithium Storage Properties, Nano-Micro Letters, 10, 44 (2018). Invited article
284 X. Wang, L. Yu, B. Y. Guan, S. Y. Song,* X. W. Lou,* Metal-Organic Framework Hybrid-Assisted Formation of Co3O4/Co-Fe Oxide Double-Shelled Nanoboxes for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution, Advanced Materials, 30, 1801211 (2018).
283 Z. Li, Y. J. Fang, J. T. Zhang, X. W. Lou,* Necklace-like Structures Composed of Fe3N@C Yolk-Shell Particles as An Advanced Anode for Sodium-ion Batteries, Advanced Materials, 30, 1800525 (2018).
282 Z. Li, J. T. Zhang, Y. Lu, X. W. Lou,* A pyrolyzed polyacrylonitrile/selenium disulfide composite cathode with remarkable lithium and sodium storage performances, Science Advances, 4, eaat1687 (2018). OPEN ACCESS https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/6/eaat1687
281 B. Y. Guan, S. L. Zhang, X. W. Lou,* Realization of Walnut-Shaped Particles with Macro-/Mesoporous Open Channels through Pore Architecture Manipulation and Their Use in Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 57, 6176 – 6180 (2018).
280 E. L. Hu, Y. F. Feng, J. W. Nai, D. Zhao, Y. Hu,* X. W. Lou,* Construction of hierarchical Ni-Co-P hollow nanobricks with oriented nanosheets for efficient overall water splitting, Energy & Environmental Science, 11, 872 – 880 (2018).
279 Y. J. Fang, X. Y. Yu,* X. W. Lou,* Formation of Hierarchical Cu-doped CoSe2 Microboxes via Sequential Ion-Exchange for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries, Advanced Materials, 30, 1706668 (2018).
278 H. Park, J. Kwon, H. Choi, D. Shin, T. Song,* X. W. Lou,* Unusual Na+ Ion Intercalation/Deintercalation in Metal-Rich Cu1.8S for Na-ion Batteries, ACS Nano, 12,2827 - 2837 (2018).
277 Y. Lu, J. W. Nai, X. W. Lou,* Formation of NiCo2V2O8 Yolk-Double-Shelled Spheres with Enhanced Lithium Storage Properties, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 57, 2899 – 2903 (2018).
276 S. B. Wang, B. Y. Guan, X. W. Lou,* Rationally designed hierarchical N-doped carbon@NiCo2O4 double-shelled nanoboxes for enhanced visible light CO2 reduction, Energy & Environmental Science, 11, 306 – 310 (2018).
275 Y. Lu, L. Yu,* X. W. Lou,* Nanostructured Conversion-Type Anode Materials for Advanced Lithium-Ion Batteries, Chem, 4, 972 – 996 (2018). Invited Review article
274 E. L. Hu,+ X. Y. Yu,+ F. Chen, Y. D. Wu, Y. Hu,* X. W. Lou,* Graphene Layers-Wrapped Fe/Fe5C2 Nanoparticles Supported on N-doped Graphene Nanosheets for Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction, Advanced Energy Materials, 8, 1702476 (2018).
273 Y. H. Liu, X. Y. Yu, Y. J. Fang, X. S. Zhu, J. C. Bao, X. S. Zhou,* X. W. Lou,* Confining SnS2 Ultrathin Nanosheets in Hollow Carbon Nanostructures for Efficient Capacitive Sodium Storage, Joule, 2, 725 – 735 (2018).
272 B. Y. Guan, Y. Lu, Y. Wang, M. H. Wu,* X. W. Lou,* Porous Iron-Cobalt Alloy/Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Cages Synthesized via Pyrolysis of Complex Metal-Organic Framework Hybrids for Oxygen Reduction, Advanced Functional Materials, 28, 1706738 (2018).
271 H. B. Zhang, P. F. An, W. Zhou, B. Y. Guan, P. Zhang, J. C. Dong, X. W. Lou,* Dynamic traction of lattice confined platinum atoms into mesoporous carbon matrix for hydrogen evolution reaction, Science Advances, 4, eaao6657 (2018). OPEN ACCESS https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/1/eaao6657
270 P. Zhang, B. Y. Guan, L. Yu, X. W. Lou,* Facile Synthesis of Multi-Shelled ZnS-CdS Cages with Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Performance for Solar Energy Conversion, Chem, 4, 162 – 173 (2018).
269 L. Yu, J. F. Yang, B. Y. Guan, Y. Lu, X. W. Lou,* Hierarchical Hollow Nanoprisms Organized by Ultrathin Ni-Fe Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity Toward Oxygen Evolution, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 57, 172 – 176 (2018). Front cover
268 X. Y. Yu,* X. W. Lou,* Mixed Metal Sulfides for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion, Advanced Energy Materials, 8, 1701592 (2018). Invited Review article
267 Y. Lu, L. Yu, M. H. Wu, Y. Wang, X. W. Lou,* Construction of Complex Co3O4@Co3V2O8 Hollow Structures from Metal-Organic Frameworks with Enhanced Lithium Storage Properties, Advanced Materials, 30, 1702875 (2018).
266 H. B. Wu, X. W. Lou,* Metal-organic frameworks and their derived materials for electrochemical energy storage and conversion: promises and challenges, Science Advances, 3, eaap9252 (2017). Invited Review article OPEN ACCESS https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/12/eaap9252
265 S. B. Wang, B. Y. Guan, Y. Lu, X. W. Lou,* Formation of Hierarchical In2S3-CdIn2S4 Heterostructured Nanotubes for Efficient and Stable Visible Light CO2 Reduction, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139, 17305-17308 (2017).
264 Z. Li, J. T. Zhang, B. Y. Guan, X. W. Lou,* Hollow Mesoporous Carbon@Titanium Nitride as An Efficient SeS2 Host for Advanced Li-SeS2 Batteries, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 56, 16003-16007 (2017).
263 J. T. Zhang, Z. Li, X. W. Lou,* A Freestanding Selenium Disulfide Cathode Based on Cobalt Disulfide-Decorated Multichannel Carbon Fibers with Enhanced Lithium Storage Performance, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 56, 14107 – 14112 (2017).
262 J. W. Nai, Y. Lu, L. Yu, X. Wang, X. W. Lou,* Formation of Ni-Fe Mixed Diselenide Nanocages as a Superior Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalyst, Advanced Materials, 29, 1703870 (2017).
261 J. W. Nai, B. Y. Guan, L. Yu, X. W. Lou,* Oriented assembly of anisotropic nanoparticles into frame-like superstructures, Science Advances, 3, e1700732 (2017). OPEN ACCESS https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/8/e1700732
260 H. B. Zhang, J. W. Nai, L. Yu, X. W. Lou,* Metal-Organic-Framework-Based Materials as Platforms for Renewable Energy and Environmental Applications, Joule, 1, 77 - 107 (2017). Invited Review article for the first issue
259 B. Y. Guan, X. Y. Yu, H. B. Wu,* X. W. Lou,* Complex Nanostructures from Metal-Organic Framework-Based Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion, Advanced Materials, 29, 1703614 (2017). Invited Review article
258 P. L. He, Y. J. Fang, X. Y. Yu,* X. W. Lou,* Hierarchical Nanotubes Constructed by Carbon-Coated Ultrathin SnS Nanosheets for Fast Capacitive Sodium Storage, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 56, 12202 – 12205 (2017).
257 S. B. Wang, B. Y. Guan, L. Yu, X. W. Lou,* Rational Design of Three-layered TiO2@Carbon@MoS2 Hierarchical Nanotubes for Enhanced Lithium Storage, Advanced Materials, 29, 1702724 (2017).
256 Z. Li, B. Y. Guan, J. T. Zhang, X. W. Lou,* A Compact Nanoconfined Sulfur Cathode for High Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries, Joule, 1, 576 - 587 (2017).
255 B. Y. Guan, L. Yu, X. W. Lou,* Formation of single-holed cobalt/N-doped carbon hollow particles with enhanced electrocatalytic activity toward oxygen reduction reaction in alkaline media, Advanced Science, 4, 1700247 (2017).
254 Z. M. Liu, T. C. Liu, T. Song, X. Y. Yu, X. W. Lou,* U. Paik,* Structure-designed synthesis of FeS2@C yolk-shell nanoboxes as a high-performance anode for sodium-ion batteries, Energy & Environmental Science, 10, 1576 – 1580 (2017).
253 P. Zhang, B. Y. Guan, L. Yu, X. W. Lou,* Formation of Double-Shelled Zinc-Cobalt Sulfide Dodecahedral Cages from Bimetallic Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks for Hybrid Supercapacitors, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 56, 7141 - 7145 (2017).
252 B. Y. Guan, X. W. Lou,* Complex Cobalt Sulfide Nanobubble Cages with Enhanced Electrochemical Properties, Small Methods, 1, 1700158 (2017).
251 L. F. Chen, Y. Lu, L. Yu,* X. W. Lou,* Designed formation of hollow particle-based nitrogen-doped carbon nanofibers for high-performance supercapacitors, Energy & Environmental Science, 10, 1777 – 1783 (2017). Front cover
250 Y. J. Fang, X. Y. Yu,* X. W. Lou,* A Practical High-Energy Cathode for Sodium Ion Batteries Based on Uniform P2-Na0.7CoO2 Microspheres, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 56, 5801 – 5805 (2017).
249 P. L. He, X. Y. Yu, X. W. Lou,* Carbon Incorporated Ni-Co Mixed Metal Phosphides Nanoboxes with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity for Oxygen Evolution, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 56, 3897 - 3900 (2017).
248 Z. Li, J. T. Zhang, H. B. Wu, X. W. Lou,* An Improved Li-SeS2 Battery with High Energy Density and Long Cycle Life, Advanced Energy Materials, 7, 1700281 (2017). Invited contribution for the special issue on Renewable Energy
247 B. Y. Guan, L. Yu, X. W. Lou,* General Synthesis of Multi-Shelled Mixed Metal Oxyphosphide Particles with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity for Oxygen Evolution Reaction, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 56, 2386 - 2389 (2017).
246 B. Y. Guan, A. Kushima, L. Yu, S. Li, J. Li,* X. W. Lou,* Coordination Polymer Derived General Synthesis of Multi-Shelled Mixed Metal-Oxide Particles for Hybrid Supercapacitors, Advanced Materials, 29, 1605902 (2017).
245 L. Yu,+ H. B. Wu,+ X. W. Lou,* Self-Templated Formation of Hollow Structures for Electrochemical Energy Applications, Accounts of Chemical Research, 50, 293 – 301 (2017). Invited contribution + Contribute equally
244 J. T. Zhang, L. Yu,* X. W. Lou,* Embedding CoS2 nanoparticles in N-doped carbon nanotube hollow frameworks for enhanced lithium storage properties, Nano Research, 10, 4298 – 4304 (2017). Invited contribution for the special issue on batteries
243 X. Y. Yu, L. Yu, X. W. Lou,* Hollow Nanostructures of Molybdenum Sulfides for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion, Small Methods, 1, 1600020 (2017). Invited Review for the first issue.
242 B. Y. Guan, L. Yu, X. Wang, S. Y. Song,* X. W. Lou,* Formation of Onion-like NiCo2S4 Particles via Sequential Ion-Exchange for Hybrid Supercapacitors, Advanced Materials, 29, 1605051 (2017).
241 L. Yu, H. Hu, H. B. Wu, X. W. Lou,* Complex Hollow Nanostructures: Synthesis and Energy-Related Applications, Advanced Materials, 29, 1604563 (2017). Invited Review article
240 Y. W. Wang,+ L. Yu,+ X. W. Lou,* Formation of Triple-Shelled Mo-polydopamine Hollow Spheres and Their Conversion to MoO2/carbon Composite Hollow Spheres for Lithium-ion Batteries, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 55, 14668 – 14672 (2016). + Contribute equally
239 Z. Li, H. B. Wu, X. W. Lou,* Rational design and engineering of hollow micro-/nanostructures as sulfur hosts for advanced lithium-sulfur batteries, Energy & Environmental Science, 9, 3061 – 3070 (2016). Invited Review article OPEN ACCESS https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2016/ee/c6ee02364a
238 B. Y. Guan, L. Yu, X. W. Lou,* Formation of Asymmetric Bowl-Like Mesoporous Particles via Emulsion-Induced Interface-Anisotropic Assembly, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 138, 11306 - 11311 (2016).
237 Z. Li, J. T. Zhang, B. Y. Guan, D. Wang, L. M. Liu,* X. W. Lou,* A sulfur host based on titanium monoxide@carbon hollow spheres for advanced lithium-sulfur batteries, Nature Communications, 7, 13065 (2016).
236 B. Y. Guan, L. Yu, X. W. Lou,* A dual-metal-organic-frameworks derived electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction, Energy & Environmental Science, 9, 3092 – 3096 (2016).
235 W. H. Zuo, et al, J. P. Liu,* X. W. Lou,* Bismuth oxide: a versatile high-capacity electrode material for rechargeable aqueous metal-ion batteries, Energy & Environmental Science, 9, 2881 – 2891 (2016).
234 B. Y. Guan, L. Yu, X. W. Lou,* Chemically Assisted Formation of Monolayer Colloidosomes on Functional Particles, Advanced Materials, 28, 9596 - 9601 (2016).
233 L. Yu, J. F. Yang, X. W. Lou,* Formation of CoS2 Nanobubble Hollow Prisms for Highly Reversible Lithium Storage, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 55, 13422 – 13426 (2016). Highlighted as a VIP paper
232 X. S. Zhou, L. Yu, X. Y. Yu, X. W. Lou,* Encapsulating Sn Nanoparticles in Amorphous Carbon Nanotubes for Enhanced Lithium Storage Properties, Advanced Energy Materials, 6, 1601177 (2016).
231 Z. M. Liu, X. Y. Yu, X. W. Lou,* U. Paik,* Sb@C coaxial nanotubes as a superior long-life and high-rate anode for sodium ion batteries, Energy & Environmental Science, 9, 2314 – 2318 (2016).
230 Y. M. Chen, X. Y. Yu, Z. Li, U. Paik, X. W. Lou,* Hierarchical MoS2 tubular structures internally wired by carbon nanotubes as a highly stable anode material for lithium-ion batteries, Science Advances, 2, e1600021 (2016). OPEN ACCESS https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/2/7/e1600021
229 H. Hu, B. Y. Guan, X. W. Lou,* Construction of Complex CoS Hollow Structures with Enhanced Electrochemical Properties for Hybrid Supercapacitors, Chem, 1, 102 - 113 (2016). Invited contribution for the inaugural issue.
228 H. Hu, J. T. Zhang, B. Y. Guan, X. W. Lou, * Unusual Formation of CoSe@carbon Nanoboxes, Which Have An Inhomogeneous Shell, for Efficient Lithium Storage, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 55, 9514 – 9518 (2016).
227 X. Y. Yu, Y. Feng, Y. Jeon, B. Y. Guan, X. W. Lou,* U. Paik,* Formation of Ni-Co-MoS2 Nanoboxes with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity for Hydrogen Evolution, Advanced Materials, 28, 9006 – 9011 (2016).
226 W. Xiao, J. Zhou, L. Yu, D. H. Wang,* X. W. Lou,* Electrolytic Formation of Crystalline SiGe Alloy Nanotubes and Hollow Particles with Enhanced Lithium Storage Properties, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 55, 7427 – 7431 (2016).
225 X. S. Zhou, L. Yu, X. W. Lou,* Formation of Uniform N-doped Carbon-Coated SnO2 Submicroboxes with Enhanced Lithium Storage Properties, Advanced Energy Materials, 6, 1600451 (2016).
224 Y. W. Wang, L. Yu,* X. W. Lou,* Synthesis of Highly Uniform Mo-glycerate Spheres and Their Conversion to Hierarchical MoS2 Hollow Nanospheres for Lithium-Ion Batteries, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 55, 7423 - 7426 (2016).
223 Y. M. Chen, Le Yu, X. W. Lou,* Hierarchical Tubular Structures Composed of Co3O4 Hollow Nanoparticles and Carbon Nanotubes for Lithium Storage, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 55, 5990 – 5993 (2016).
222 X. S. Zhou, L. Yu, X. W. Lou,* Nanowire-templated formation of SnO2/carbon nanotubes with enhanced lithium storage properties, Nanoscale, 8, 8384 - 8389 (2016).
221 X. Y. Yu, Y. Feng, B. Y. Guan, X. W. Lou,* U. Paik,* Carbon coated nickel phosphides porous nanoplates for highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction, Energy & Environmental Science, 9, 1246 – 1250 (2016).
220 L. Han, X. Y. Yu, X. W. Lou,* Formation of Prussian Blue Analogue Nanocages and Their Conversion into Ni-Co Mixed Oxide for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution, Advanced Materials, 28, 4601 - 4605 (2016).
219 J. T. Zhang, H. Hu, Z. Li,* X. W. Lou,* Double-Shelled Nanocages with Cobalt Hydroxide Inner Shell and Layered Double Hydroxides Outer Shell as High-Efficiency Polysulfide Mediator for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 55, 3982 – 3986 (2016).
218 F. X. Ma, L. Yu, C. Y. Xu, X. W. Lou,* Self-supported formation of hierarchical NiCo2O4 tetragonal microtubes with enhanced electrochemical properties, Energy & Environmental Science, 9, 862 – 866 (2016).
217 B. Y. Xia, Y. Yan, N. Li, H. B. Wu, X. W. Lou,* X. Wang,* A metal-organic-framework-derived bi-functional oxygen electrocatalyst, Nature Energy, 1, 15006; DOI:10.1038/NENERGY.2015.6 (2016).
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215 H. B. Wu,+ G. Q. Zhang,+ L. Yu, X. W. Lou,* One-dimensional metal oxide-carbon hybrid nanostructures for electrochemical energy storage, Nanoscale Horizons, 1, 27 – 40 (2016). (+ Contribute equally) Invited Review article
214 S. Q. Wang, L. Xia, L. Yu, L. Zhang, H. H. Wang,* X. W. Lou,* Free-standing Nitrogen-doped Carbon Nanofiber Films: Integrated Electrodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries with Ultra-long Cycle Life and Superior Rate Capability, Advanced Energy Materials, 6, 1502217 (2016).
213 H. Hu, L. Han, M. Z. Yu, Z. Y. Wang,* X. W. Lou,* Metal-organic-framework-engaged formation of Co nanoparticles-embedded carbon@Co9S8 double-shelled nanocages for efficient oxygen reduction, Energy & Environmental Science, 9, 107 – 111 (2016).
212 X. Y. Yu,+ L. Yu,+ X. W. Lou,* Metal Sulfide Hollow Nanostructures for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Advanced Energy Materials, 6, 1501333 (2016). (+ Contribute equally) Invited Review article
211 L. Yu, B. Y. Xia, X. Wang,* X. W. Lou,* General Formation of M-MoS3 (M = Co, Ni) Hollow Structures with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity for Hydrogen Evolution, Advanced Materials, 28, 92 – 97 (2016).
210 F. X. Ma, H. B. Wu, B. Y. Xia, C. Y. Xu, X. W. Lou*, Hierarchical β-Mo2C Nanotubes Organized by Ultrathin Nanosheets as A Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Production, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 54, 15395 - 15399 (2015).
209 Z. Li, J. T. Zhang, Y. M. Chen, J. Li, X. W. Lou,* Pie-like electrode design for high-energy density lithium-sulphur batteries, Nature Communications, 6, 8850; doi:10.1038/ncomms9850 (2015).
208 Z. Li, J. T. Zhang, X. W. Lou,* Hollow Carbon Nanofibers Filled with MnO2 Nanosheets as A Highly Efficient Sulfur Host for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries with High Energy Density and Long Cycle Life, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 54, 12886 - 12890 (2015). Highlighted as a Hot paper
207 X. H. Song, T. Ding, et al., L. Yu, X. W. Lou, H. Y. Chen,* On the Origin and Underappreciated Effects of Ion Doping in Silica, Small, 11, 4351 - 4365 (2015).
206 L. Yu, B. Y. Guan, W. Xiao,* X. W. Lou,* Formation of Yolk-shelled Ni-Co Mixed Oxide Nanoprisms with Enhanced Electrochemical Performance for Hybrid Supercapacitors and Lithium ion Batteries, Advanced Energy Materials, 5, 1500981 (2015).
205 Y. Guo, L. Yu, C. Y. Wang, Z. Lin,* X. W. Lou,* Hierarchical Tubular Structures Composed of Mn-based Mixed Metal Oxide Nanoflakes with Enhanced Electrochemical Properties, Advanced Functional Materials, 25, 5184 – 5189 (2015).
204 L. L. Li, S. J. Peng, H. B. Wu, L. Yu, S. Madhavi,* X. W. Lou,* A Flexible Quasi-solid-state Asymmetric Electrochemical Capacitor Based on Hierarchical Porous V2O5 Nanosheets on Carbon Nanofibers, Advanced Energy Materials, 5, 1500753 (2015).
203 Y. M. Chen, Z. Li, X. W. Lou,* General Formation of MxCo3-xS4 (M=Ni, Mn, Zn) Hollow Tubular Structures with Superior Electrochemical Properties for Hybrid Supercapacitors, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 54, 10521 - 10524 (2015). Highlighted as a Hot paper
202 F. X. Ma, H. Hu, H. B. Wu, C. Y. Xu, Z. C. Xu, L. Zhen, X. W. Lou,* Formation of Uniform Fe3O4 Hollow Spheres Organized by Ultrathin Nanosheets and Their Excellent Lithium Storage Properties, Advanced Materials, 27, 4097 – 4101 (2015).
201 J. Liang, H. Hu, H. Park, S. J. Ding,* U. Paik, X. W. Lou,* Construction of hybrid bowl-like structures by anchoring NiO nanosheets on flat carbon hollow particles with enhanced lithium storage properties, Energy & Environmental Science, 8, 1707 - 1711 (2015).
200 H. Hu, B. Y. Guan, B. Y. Xia, X. W. Lou,* Designed Formation of Co3O4/NiCo2O4 Double-Shelled Nanocages with Enhanced Pseudocapacitive and Electrocatalytic Properties, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137, 5590 – 5595 (2015).
199 X. Y. Yu, H. Hu, Y. W. Wang, H. Y. Chen, X. W. Lou,* Ultrathin MoS2 Nanosheets Supported on N-doped Carbon Nanoboxes with Enhanced Lithium Storage and Electrocatalytic Properties, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 54, 7395 - 7398 (2015).
198 H. Hu, L. Yu, X. H. Gao, Z. Lin,* X. W. Lou,* Hierarchical tubular structures constructed from ultrathin TiO2(B) nanosheets for highly reversible lithium storage, Energy & Environmental Science, 8, 1480 – 1483 (2015). OPEN ACCESS https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2015/ee/c5ee00101c#!divAbstract
197 Y. R. Wang, L. Zhang, Y. L. Wu, Y. J. Zhong, Y. Hu,* X. W. Lou,* Carbon-coated Fe3O4 microspheres with a porous multideck-cage structure for highly reversible lithium storage, Chemical Communications, 51, 6921 – 6924 (2015).
196 L. Ma, C. M. Wang, B. Y. Xia, K. K. Mao, J. W. He, X. J. Wu, Y. J. Xiong,* X. W. Lou,* Novel Pt Multicubes Prepared by Ni2+-mediated Shape Evolution Exhibit High Electrocatalytic Activity for Oxygen Reduction, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 54, 5666 – 5671 (2015).
195 X. Y. Yu, Y. Yu, H. B. Wu, X. W. Lou,* Formation of Nickel Sulfide Nanoframes from MOFs with Enhanced Pseudocapacitive and Electrocatalytic Properties, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 54, 5331 – 5335 (2015).
194 L. F. Shen,+ L. Yu,+ H. B. Wu, X. Y. Yu, X. G. Zhang, X. W. Lou,* Formation of nickel cobalt sulfide ball-in-ball hollow spheres with enhanced electrochemical pseudocapacitive properties, Nature Communications, 6, 6694 (2015). (+ Contribute equally)
193 H. B. Wu,+ B. Y. Xia,+ L. Yu, X. Y. Yu, X. W. Lou,* Porous molybdenum carbide nano-octahedrons synthesized via confined carburization in metal-organic frameworks for efficient hydrogen production, Nature Communications, 6, 6512 (2015). (+ Contribute equally)
192 F. X. Ma, H. B. Wu, C. Y. Xu,* L. Zhen, X. W. Lou,* Self-organized sheaf-like Fe3O4/C hierarchical microrods with superior lithium storage properties, Nanoscale, 7, 4411 – 4414 (2015).
191 B. Y. Xia, H. B. Wu, N. Li, Y. Yan, X. W. Lou,* X. Wang,* One-Pot Synthesis of Pt-Co Alloy Nanowire Assemblies with Tunable Composition and Enhanced Electrocatalytic Properties, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 54, 3797 – 3801 (2015).
190 G. X. Gao, H. B. Wu, B. T. Dong, S. J. Ding, X. W. Lou,* Growth of Ultrathin ZnCo2O4 Nanosheets on Reduced Graphene Oxide with Enhanced Lithium Storage Properties, Advanced Science, 2, 1400014 (2015).
189 X. Y. Yu, L. Yu, H. B. Wu, F. X. Ma, X. W. Lou,* Rutile TiO2 Nanoboxes with Superior Lithium Storage Properties, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 54, 4001 – 4004 (2015).
188 H. Park, H. B. Wu, T. Song, X. W. Lou,* U. Paik,* Porosity-Controlled TiNb2O7 Microspheres with Partial Nitridation as A Practical Negative Electrode for High-Power Lithium-ion Batteries, Advanced Energy Materials, 5, 1401945 (2015).
187 L. F. Shen, L. Yu, X. Y. Yu, X. G. Zhang, X. W. Lou,* Self-templated Formation of Uniform NiCo2O4 Hollow Spheres with Complex Interior Structure for Lithium-ion Batteries and Supercapacitors, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 54, 1868 - 1872 (2015).
186 S. J. Peng, L. L. Li, H. B. Wu, S. Madhavi,* X. W. Lou,* Controlled Growth of NiMoO4 Nanosheet and Nanorod Arrays on Various Conductive Substrates as Advanced Electrodes for Asymmetric Supercapacitors, Advanced Energy Materials, 5, 1401172 (2015).
185 X. Y. Yu, Y. Yu, L. F. Shen, X. H. Song, H. Y. Chen, X. W. Lou,* General Formation of MS (M=Ni, Cu, Mn) Box-in-Box Hollow Structures with Enhanced Pseudocapacitive Properties, Advanced Functional Materials, 24, 7440 - 7446 (2014).
184 J. Liang, X. Y. Yu, H. Zhou, H. B. Wu, S. J. Ding,* X. W. Lou,* Bowl-like SnO2@carbon Hollow Particles as an Advanced Anode Material for Lithium-ion Batteries, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 53, 12803 – 12807 (2014). Highlighted as a VIP paper
183 G. X. Gao, H. B. Wu, S. J. Ding, L. M. Liu,* X. W. Lou,* Hierarchical NiCo2O4 Nanosheets Grown on Ni Nanofoam as High-Performance Electrodes for Supercapacitors, Small, 11, 804 – 808 (2015).
182 J. L. Liu, L. L. Zhang, H. B. Wu, J. Y. Lin, Z. X. Shen,* X. W. Lou,* High-performance Flexible Asymmetric Supercapacitors Based on A New Graphene Foam/Carbon Nanotubes Hybrid Film, Energy & Environmental Science, 7, 3709 - 3719 (2014).
181 L. Zhang, H. B. Wu, Y. Yan, X. Wang,* X. W. Lou,* Hierarchical MoS2 Microboxes Constructed by Nanosheets with Enhanced Electrochemical Properties for Lithium Storage and Water Splitting, Energy & Environmental Science, 7, 3302 - 3306 (2014). .
180 G. Q. Zhang, H. B. Wu, T. Song, U. Paik, X. W. Lou,* TiO2 Hollow Spheres Composed of High-crystallinity Nanocrystals Exhibit Superior Lithium Storage Properties, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 53, 12590 - 12593 (2014).
179 Z. Y. Wang+, Y. F. Dong+, H. J. Li, Z. B. Zhao, H. B. Wu, C. Hao, S. H. Liu, J. S. Qiu,* X. W. Lou,* Enhancing Lithium-sulfur Battery Performance by Strongly Binding the Discharge Products on Amino-functionalized Reduced Graphene Oxide, Nature Communications, 5, 5002 (2014). (+ Contribute equally)
178 G. X. Gao, H. B. Wu, S. J. Ding,* X. W. Lou,* Preparation of Carbon-Coated NiCo2O4@SnO2 Hetero-Nanostructures and Their Reversible Lithium Storage Properties, Small, 11, 432 – 436 (2015).
177 X. Xu, Z. Y. Fan, X. Y. Yu, S. J. Ding,* D. M. Yu, X. W. Lou,* A Nanosheets-on-Channel Architecture Constructed by MoS2 and CMK-3 for High-Capacity and Long-Cycle Life Lithium Storage, Advanced Energy Materials, 4, 1400902 (2014).
176 J. M. Wang+, L. Zhang+, L. Yu, Z. H. Jiao, H. Q. Xie, X. W. Lou,* X. W. Sun,* A Bi-functional Device for Self-powered Electrochromic Window and Self-rechargeable Transparent Battery, Nature Communications, 5, 4921 (2014). (+ Contribute equally)
175 G. Q. Zhang, X. W. Lou,* General Synthesis of Multi-shelled Mixed Metal Oxide Hollow Spheres with Superior Lithium Storage Properties, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 53, 9041 - 9044 (2014). Highlighted as a VIP paper
174 B. Y. Xia, Y. Yan, X. Wang,* X. W. Lou,* Recent progress on graphene-based hybrid electrocatalysts, Materials Horizons, 1, 379 – 399 (2014). Review article
173 X. H. Gao, H. B. Wu, L. X. Zheng, Y. J. Zhong, Y. Hu,* X. W. Lou,* Formation of Mesoporous Heterostructured BiVO4/Bi2S3 Hollow Discoids with Enhanced Photo-Activity, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 53, 5917 - 5921 (2014).
172 H. Y. Wang, F. X. Xiao, L. Yu, B. Liu,* X. W. Lou,* Hierarchical α-MnO2 Nanowires@Ni1-xMnxOy Nanoflakes Core-Shell Nanostructures for Supercapacitors, Small, 10, 3181 – 3186 (2014).
171 G. X. Gao, H. B. Wu, X. W. Lou,* Citrate-assisted growth of NiCo2O4 Nanosheets on Reduced Graphene Oxides for Highly Reversible Lithium Storage, Advanced Energy Materials, 4, 1400422 (2014).
170 L. L. Li, H. B. Wu, L. Yu, S. Madhavi,* X. W. Lou,* A General Method to Grow Porous α-Fe2O3 Nanosheets on Substrates as Integrated Electrodes for Lithium-ion Batteries, Advanced Materials Interfaces, 1, 1400050, (2014).
169 Y. L. Wang, L. Zhang, X. H. Gao, L. Y. Mao, Y. Hu,* X. W. Lou,* One-pot Magnetic Field Induced Formation of Fe3O4/C Composite Microrods with Enhanced Lithium Storage Capability, Small, 10, 2815 - 2819 (2014).
168 B. Liu, L. M. Liu, X. F. Lang, H. Y. Wang, X. W. Lou,* E. S. Aydil,* Doping High-Surface-Area Mesoporous TiO2 Microspheres with Carbonate for Visible Light Hydrogen Production, Energy & Environmental Science, 7, 2592 - 2597 (2014). Highlighted as the front cover
167 L. Zhang, X. W. Lou,* Hierarchical MoS2 Shells Supported on Carbon Spheres for Highly Reversible Lithium Storage, Chemistry – A European Journal, 20, 5219 – 5223 (2014).
166 L. Yu, L. Zhang, H. B. Wu, X. W. Lou,* Formation of NixCo3-xS4 Hollow Nano-prisms with Enhanced Pseudo-capacitive Properties, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 53, 3711 - 3714 (2014). Highlighted as a VIP paper
165 G. X. Gao, L. Yu, H. B. Wu, X. W. Lou,* Hierarchical Tubular Structures Constructed by Carbon-coated α-Fe2O3 Nanorods for Highly Reversible Lithium Storage, Small, 10, 1741 – 1745 (2014).
164 M. Zhou, X. W. Lou,* Y. Xie,* Two-dimensional Nanosheets for Photoelectrochemical Water splitting: Possibilities and Opportunities, Nano Today, 8, 598 – 618 (2013). Invited Review article
163 L. Zhang, H. B. Wu, B. Liu,* X. W. Lou,* Formation of Porous SnO2 Microboxes via Selective Leaching for Highly Reversible Lithium Storage, Energy & Environmental Science, 7, 1013 - 1017 (2014).
162 G. Q. Zhang, B. Y. Xia, X. Wang, X. W. Lou,* Strongly Coupled NiCo2O4-rGO as a Methanol-tolerant Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction, Advanced Materials, 26, 2408 – 2412 (2014).
161 G. Q. Zhang, H. B. Wu, H. E. Hoster, X. W. Lou,* Strongly Coupled Carbon Nanofiber-Metal Oxide Coaxial Nanocables as Anode Materials for Lithium-ion Batteries, Energy & Environmental Science, 7, 302 – 305 (2014).
160 L. Zhang, H. B. Wu, X. W. Lou,* Growth of SnO2 nanosheets array on various conductive substrates as integrated electrodes for lithium-ion batteries, Materials Horizons, (a new journal by RSC), 1, 133 - 138 (2014).
159 C. Z. Yuan, H. B. Wu, Y. Xie,* X. W. Lou,* Mixed Transition Metal Oxides: Design, Controllable Synthesis and Energy-related Applications, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 53, 1488 – 1504 (2014). Review article
158 L. Zhang, H. B. Wu, X. W. Lou,* Iron Oxide-based Advanced Anode Materials for Lithium-ion Batteries, Advanced Energy Materials, 4, 1300958 (2014). Review article
157 Y. R. Wang, W. L. Yang, L. Zhang, Y. Hu,* X. W. Lou,* Formation of MS-Ag and MS (M=Pb, Cd, Zn) nanotubes via microwave-assisted cation exchange and their enhanced photocatalytic activities, Nanoscale, 5, 10864 – 10867 (2013).
156 H. B. Wu, H. Pang,* X. W. Lou,* Facile synthesis of mesoporous Ni0.3Co2.7O4 hierarchical structures for high-performance supercapacitors, Energy & Environmental Science, 6, 3619 – 3626 (2013). Highlighted as inside cover
155 L. Zhang, H. B. Wu, R. Xu,* X. W. Lou,* Porous Fe2O3 nanocubes derived from MOFs for highly reversible lithium storage, CrystEngComm, 15, 9332 – 9335 (2013).
154 J. F. Xie, H. Zhang, S. Li, R. X. Wang, X. Sun, M. Zhou, J. F. Zhou, X. W. Lou,* Y. Xie,* Defect-Rich MoS2 Ultrathin Nanosheets with Additional Active Edge Sites for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution, Advanced Materials, 25, 5807 – 5813 (2013).
153 L. Zhang, H. B. Wu, X. W. Lou,* Metal-Organic-Frameworks-Derived General Formation of Hollow Structures with High Complexity, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 135, 10664 – 10672 (2013).
152 B. Y. Xia, H. B. Wu, X. Wang,* X. W. Lou,* Highly Concave Pt Nanoframes with High-index Facets and Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activities, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 52, 12337 – 12340 (2013). Highlighted as a VIP paper
151 G. Q. Zhang, B. Y. Xia, C. Xiao, L. Yu, X. Wang, Y. Xie,* X. W. Lou,* General Formation of Complex Tubular Nanostructures of Metal Oxides for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction and Lithium-ion Batteries, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 52, 8643 – 8647 (2013). Highlighted by the Editors as a “Hot” paper, and back Cover
150 H. B. Wu, S. Y. Wei, L. Zhang, R. Xu,* H. H. Hng, X. W. Lou,* Embedding Sulfur in MOF-derived Microporous Carbon Polyhedrons for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries, Chemistry – A European Journal, 19, 10804 – 10808 (2013). Highlighted as a VIP paper
149 B. Y. Xia, H. B. Wu, Y. Yan, X. W. Lou,* X. Wang,* Ultrathin and Ultralong Single-crystal Pt Nanowires with Highly Stable Electrocatalytic Activity, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 135, 9480 – 9485 (2013).
148 L. Yu, L. Zhang, H. B. Wu, G. Q. Zhang, X. W. Lou,* Controlled Synthesis of Hierarchical CoxMn3-xO4 Array Micro-/Nanostructures as Integrated Electrodes for Lithium-ion Batteries, Energy & Environmental Science, 6, 2664 – 2671 (2013). OPEN ACCESS https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2013/ee/c3ee41181h#!divAbstract
147 M. Zhou, H. B. Wu, J. Bao, L. Liang, X. W. Lou,* Yi Xie,* Ordered BiVO4 Macroporous Architectures with Controllable Dual Porosity for Efficient Solar Water Splitting, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 52, 8679 – 8583 (2013).
146 S. H. Liu, Z. Y. Wang,* C. Yu, H. B. Wu, G. Wang, Q. Dong, J. S. Qiu,* A. Eychmüller, X. W. Lou,* A Flexible TiO2(B)-based Battery Electrode with Superior Power Rate and Ultralong Cycle Life, Advanced Materials, 25, 3462 – 3467 (2013).
145 H. B. Wu, A. Q. Pan,* H. H. Hng, X. W. Lou,* Template-assisted Formation of Rattle-type V2O5 Hollow Microspheres with Enhanced Lithium Storage Properties, Advanced Functional Materials, 23, 5669 – 5674 (2013).
144 Y. Hu,* X. H. Gao, L. Yu, Y. L. Wang, J. Q. Ning, S. J. Xu, X. W. Lou,* Carbon-coated CdS Petalous Nanostructures with Enhanced Photostability and Photocatalytic Activity, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 52, 5636 – 5639 (2013). Highlighted as inside cover Highlighted as a VIP paper
143 Z. Y. Wang, Z. C. Wang, H. B. Wu, X. W. Lou,* Mesoporous Single-crystal CoSn(OH)6 Nanoboxes with Multilevel Interiors, Scientific Reports, 3, 1391 (2013).
142 G. Q. Zhang, X. W. Lou,* Controlled Growth of NiCo2O4 Nanorods and Ultrathin Nanosheets on Carbon Nanofibers for High-performance Supercapacitors, Scientific Reports, 3, 1470 (2013).
141 B. Wang, H. B. Wu, L. Zhang, X. W. Lou,* Self-supported Construction of Uniform Fe3O4 Hollow Microspheres from Nanoplate Building Blocks, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 52, 4165 – 4168 (2013).
140 A. Q. Pan, H. B. Wu, L. Zhang, X. W. Lou,* Uniform V2O5 nanosheet-assembled hollow microflowers with excellent lithium storage properties, Energy & Environmental Science, 6, 1476 – 1479 (2013).
139 L. Zhang, G. Q. Zhang, H. B. Wu, L. Yu, X. W. Lou,* Hierarchical Tubular Structures Constructed by Carbon-coated SnO2 Nanoplates for Lithium Storage, Advanced Materials, 25, 2589 – 2593 (2013).
138 F. Zhang, C. Z. Yuan, J. J. Zhu, J. Wang, X. G. Zhang,* X. W. Lou,* Flexible Films Derived from Electrospun Carbon Nanofibers Incorporated with Co3O4 Hollow Nanoparticles as Self-supported Electrodes for Electrochemical Capacitors, Advanced Functional Materials, 23, 3909 – 3915 (2013). Highlighted as back cover
137 L. Yu, H. B. Wu, X. W. Lou,* Mesoporous Li4Ti5O12 Hollow Spheres with Enhanced Lithium Storage Capability, Advanced Materials, 25, 2296 – 2300 (2013).
136 A. Q. Pan, H. B. Wu, L. Yu, X. W. Lou,* Template-free Formation of Uniform VO2 Hollow Microspheres with Different Interiors and Their Conversion to V2O5 for Lithium-ion Batteries, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 52, 2226 – 2230 (2013). Selected as a “hot” paper by the Editor.
135 C. F. Zhang, Z. X. Chen, Z. P. Guo,* X. W. Lou,* Additive-free synthesis of 3D porous V2O5 hierarchical microspheres with enhanced lithium storage properties, Energy & Environmental Science, 6, 974 – 978 (2013).
134 J. S. Chen, X. W. Lou,* SnO2-based Nanomaterials: Synthesis and Application in Lithium-ion Batteries, Small, 9, 1877 – 1893 (2013). Review article
133 G. Q. Zhang, L. Yu, H. E. Hoster, X. W. Lou,* Synthesis of one-dimensional hierarchical NiO hollow nanostructure with enhanced supercapacitive performance, Nanoscale, 5, 877 – 881 (2013).
132 G. Q. Zhang, X. W. Lou,* General Solution Growth of Mesoporous NiCo2O4 Nanosheets on Various Conductive Substrates as High-performance Electrodes for Supercapacitors, Advanced Materials, 25, 976 – 979 (2013). Highlighted as Frontispiece
131 L. Yu, G. Q. Zhang, C. Z. Yuan,* X. W. Lou,* Hierarchical NiCo2O4@MnO2 core-shell heterostructured nanowire arrays on Ni foam as high-performance supercapacitor electrodes, Chemical Communications, 49, 137 – 139 (2013).
130 A. Q. Pan, T. Zhu, H. B. Wu, X. W. Lou,* Template-free Synthesis of Hierarchical V-glycolate Hollow Microspheres and Their Conversion to V2O5 with Improved Lithium Storage Capability, Chemistry – A European Journal, 19, 494 - 500 (2013). Highlighted as Frontispiece
129 L. Yu, Z. Y. Wang, L. Zhang, H. B. Wu, X. W. Lou,* TiO2 Nanotube Arrays Grafted with Fe2O3 Hollow Nanorods as Integrated Electrodes for Lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 1, 122 – 127 (2013).
128 Z. Y. Wang, Z. C. Wang, W. T. Liu, W. Xiao,* X. W. Lou,* Amorphous CoSnO3@C hollow particles for lithium storage, Energy & Environmental Science, 6, 87 – 91 (2013).
127 L. Zhang, H. B. Wu, S. Madhavi, H. H. Hng, X. W. Lou,* Formation of Fe2O3 Microboxes with Hierarchical Shell Structures from Metal Organic Frameworks and Their Lithium Storage Properties, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134, 17388 – 17391 (2012).
126 W. L. Yang, L. Zhang, Y. Hu,* Y. J. Zhong, H. B. Wu, X. W. Lou,* Microwave-assisted Synthesis of Porous Ag2S-Ag Hybrid Nanotubes with High Visible-light Photocatalytic Activity, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 51, 11501 – 11504 (2012). Highlighted as back inside cover
125 B. Y. Xia, H. B. Wu, X. Wang, X. W. Lou,* One-pot Synthesis of PtCu3 Nanocages with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity for the Methanol Oxidation Reaction, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134, 13934 – 13937 (2012).
124 W. Ni, H. B. Wu, B. Wang, R. Xu,* X. W. Lou,* Synthesis of Ni Nanofoams Composed of Nanowires and Their Transformation to Various Functional Nanofoams, Small, 8, 3432 – 3437 (2012).
123 C. F. Zhang, H. B. Wu, C. Z. Yuan, Z. P. Guo,* X. W. Lou,* Confining Sulfur in Double-shelled Carbon Hollow Spheres for Lithium-sulfur Batteries, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 51, 9592 – 9595 (2012). Highlighted as inside cover. Selected as a “hot” paper
122 A. Q. Pan, H. B. Wu, L. Yu, T. Zhu, X. W. Lou,* Synthesis of Hierarchical 3D Vanadium Oxide Microstructures as High-capacity Cathode Materials for Lithium-ion Batteries, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 4, 3874 – 3879 (2012).
121 J. Jiang, Y. Y. Li, J. P. Liu,* X. T. Huang, C. Z. Yuan, X. W. Lou,* Recent Advances in Metal Oxide-based Electrode Architecture Design for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Advanced Materials, 24, 5166 – 5180 (2012). Review article
120 G. Q. Zhang, H. B. Wu, H. E. Hoster, M. B. Chan-Park,* X. W. Lou,* Single-crystalline NiCo2O4 Nanoneedle Arrays on Conductive Substrates for Supercapacitors, Energy & Environmental Science, 5, 9453 – 9456 (2012).
119 C. F. Zhang, Z. Y. Wang, Z. P. Guo,* X. W. Lou,* Synthesis of MoS2-C One-dimensional Nanostructures with Improved Lithium Storage Properties, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 4, 3765 – 3768 (2012).
118 B. Y. Xia, B. Wang, H. B. Wu, Z. L. Liu, X. Wang,* X. W. Lou,* Sandwich-structured TiO2-Pt-graphene Ternary Hybrid Electrocatalysts with High Efficiency and Stability, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22, 16499 – 16505 (2012).
117 G. Q. Zhang, L. Yu, H. B. Wu, H. E. Hoster, X. W. Lou,* Formation of Ball-in-ball Hollow ZnMn2O4 Microspheres as A High-performance Anode for Lithium-ion Batteries, Advanced Materials, 24, 4609 – 4613 (2012). Highlighted as inside cover.
116 Z. Y. Wang, S. Madhavi,* X. W. Lou,* Ultra-long α-MoO3 Nanobelts: Synthesis and Effect of Binder Choice on Their Lithium Storage Properties, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 116, 12508 – 12513 (2012).
115 C. Z. Yuan, J. Y. Li, L. R. Hou, X. G. Zhang, L. F. Shen, X. W. Lou,* Ultrathin Mesoporous NiCo2O4 Nanosheets on Ni Foam as Advanced Electrodes for Supercapacitors, Advanced Functional Materials, 22, 4592 – 4597 (2012).
114 S. J. Ding, D. Y. Zhang, H. B. Wu, Z. C. Zhang, X. W. Lou,* Synthesis of micro-sized SnO2@carbon hollow spheres with enhanced lithium storage properties, Nanoscale, 4, 3651 – 3654 (2012).
113 L. Zhang, H. B. Wu, X. W. Lou,* Unusual CoS2 Ellipsoids with Anisotropic Tube-like Cavities and Their Application in Supercapacitors, Chemical Communications, 48, 6912 – 6914 (2012).
112 T. Zhu, H. B. Wu, Y. B. Wang, R. Xu, X. W. Lou,* Formation of 1D Hierarchical Structures Composed of Ni3S2 Nanosheets on CNTs Backbone for Supercapacitors and Photocatalytic H2 Production, Advanced Energy Materials, 2, 1497 – 1502 (2012).
111 J. S. Chen, X. W. Lou,* SnO2 and TiO2 Nanosheets for High-performance Lithium-ion Batteries, Materials Today, 15, 246 – 254 (2012). Review article
110 L. Zhang, L. Zhou, H. B. Wu, R. Xu, X. W. Lou,* Unusual Formation of Single-crystal MnS Microboxes Co-mediated by the Cubic Crystal Structure and Shape, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 51, 7267 – 7270 (2012).
109 C. F. Zhang, H. B. Wu, Z. P. Guo,* X. W. Lou,* Facile synthesis of carbon coated MoS2 nanorods with enhanced lithium storage properties, Electrochemistry Communications, 20, 7 – 10 (2012).
108 C. Z. Yuan, Y. Yang, L. R. Hou, L. F. Shen, X. G. Zhang,* X. W. Lou,* Growth of Ultrathin Mesoporous Co3O4 Nanosheet Arrays on Ni Foam for High-performance Electrochemical Capacitors, Energy & Environmental Science, 5, 7883 – 7887 (2012).
107 H. B. Wu, H. H. Hng, X. W. Lou,* Direct Synthesis of Anatase TiO2 Nanowires with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity, Advanced Materials, 24, 2567 – 2571 (2012).
106 Z. Y. Wang, L. Zhou, X. W. Lou,* Metal Oxide Hollow Nanostructures for Lithium-ion batteries, Advanced Materials, 24, 1903 – 1911 (2012). Review article
105 C. X. Guo, Y. Q. Shen, Z. L. Dong, X. D. Chen, X. W. Lou, C. M. Li,* DNA-Directed Growth of FePO4 Nanostructure on Carbon Nanotubes to Achieve Nearly 100% Theoretical Capacity for Lithium-Ion Batteries, Energy & Environmental Science, 5, 6919 – 6922 (2012).
104 T. Zhu, J. S. Chen, X. W. Lou,* Highly Efficient Removal of Organic Dyes from Waste Water Using Hierarchical NiO Spheres with High Surface Area, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 116, 6873 – 6878 (2012).
103 B. Wang, J. S. Chen, X. W. Lou,* The comparative lithium storage properties of urchin-like hematite spheres: hollow vs. solid, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22, 9466 – 9468 (2012).
102 B. Y. Xia, W. T. Ng, H. B. Wu, X. Wang,* X. W. Lou,* Self-supported Interconnected Pt Nanoarchitectures as Highly Stable Electrocatalysts for Low-temperature Fuel Cells, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 51, 7213 - 7216 (2012). Selected by the Editor as a “hot” paper.
101 J. S. Chen, M. F. Ng, H. B. Wu, L. Zhang, X. W. Lou,* Synthesis of phase-pure SnO2 nanosheets with different organized structures and their lithium storage properties, CrystEngComm, 14, 5133 – 5136 (2012).
100 B. Wang, J. S. Chen, Z. Y. Wang, S. Madhavi, X. W. Lou,* Green Synthesis of NiO Nanobelts with Exceptional Pseudo-capacitive Properties, Advanced Energy Materials, 2, 1188 – 1192 (2012).
99 B. Wang, T. Zhu, H. B. Wu, R. Xu, J. S. Chen,* X. W. Lou,* Porous Co3O4 nanowires derived from long Co(CO3)0.5(OH)·0.11H2O nanowires with improved supercapacitive properties, Nanoscale, 4, 2145 – 2149 (2012).
98 C. Z. Yuan,* R. Yang, L. R. Hou, J. Y. Li, X. G. Zhang,* X. J. Lu, L. F. Shen, S. L. Xiong,* X. W. Lou,* Flexible Hybrid Paper Made of Monolayer Co3O4 Microsphere Arrays on rGO/CNTs for Electrochemical Capacitors, Advanced Functional Materials, 22, 2560 – 2566 (2012).
97 B. Wang, H. B. Wu, L. Yu, R. Xu, T. T. Lim, X. W. Lou,* Template-free Formation of Uniform Urchin-like α-FeOOH Hollow Spheres with Superior Capability for Water Treatment, Advanced Materials, 24, 1111 – 1116 (2012).
96 Z. Y. Wang, X. W. Lou,* TiO2 Nanocages: Fast Synthesis, Interior Functionalization and Improved Lithium Storage Properties, Advanced Materials, 24, 4124 – 4129 (2012).
95 Z. Y. Wang, Z. C. Wang, S. Madhavi,* X. W. Lou,* One-step Synthesis of SnO2 and TiO2 Hollow Nanostructures with Various Shapes and Their Enhanced Lithium Storage Properties, Chemistry–A European Journal, 18, 7561 – 7567 (2012).
94 H. B. Wu, J. S. Chen, H. H. Hng, X. W. Lou,* Nanostructured metal oxide-based materials as advanced anodes for lithium-ion batteries, Nanoscale, 4, 2526 – 2542 (2012). Review article
93 T. Zhu, B. Y. Xia, L. Zhou, X. W. Lou,* Arrays of Ultrafine CuS Nanoneedles Supported on CNT Backbone for Application in Supercapacitors, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22, 7851 – 7855 (2012).
92 L. Zhou, D. Y. Zhao, X. W. Lou,* Double-shelled CoMn2O4 Hollow Structures as High-capacity Anodes for Lithium-ion Batteries, Advanced Materials, 24, 745 – 748 (2012).
91 H. B. Wu, X. W. Lou,* H. H. Hng, Titanate nanosheets hierarchically assembled on CNTs as high-rate LIB anodes, Chemistry - A European Journal, 18, 3132 – 3135 (2012).
90 C. P. Chen, P. Gunawan, X. W. Lou, R. Xu,* Silver Nanoparticles Deposited Layered Double Hydroxide Nanoporous Coatings with Excellent Antimicrobial Activities, Advanced Functional Materials, 22, 780 – 787 (2012).
89 S. J. Ding, D. Y. Zhang, J. S. Chen, X. W. Lou,* Facile synthesis of hierarchical MoS2 microspheres composed of few-layered nanosheets and their lithium storage properties, Nanoscale, 4, 95 – 98 (2012). Selected as a “hot” paper.
88 Z. Y. Wang, D. Y. Luan, S. Madhavi, Y. Hu, X. W. Lou,* Assembling carbon-coated α-Fe2O3 hollow nanohorns on the CNT backbone for superior lithium storage capability, Energy & Environmental Science, 5, 5252 – 5456 (2012).
87 L. Zhou, H. B. Wu, T. Zhu, X. W. Lou,* Facile preparation of ZnMn2O4 hollow microspheres as high-capacity anodes for lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22, 827 – 829 (2012).
86 L. Zhou, D. Y. Zhao, X. W. Lou,* LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 Hollow Structures as High-performance Cathodes for Lithium-ion Batteries, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 51, 239 – 241 (2012). Selected by the Editor as a Hot paper.
85 L. Zhou, H. B. Wu, Z. Y. Wang, X. W. Lou,* Interconnected MoO2 Nanocrystals with Carbon Nanocoating as High-Capacity Anode Materials for Lithium-ion Batteries, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 3, 4853 (2012).
84 S. L. Xiong, J. S. Chen, X. W. Lou, H. C. Zeng,* Mesoporous Co3O4 and CoO@C Transformed from Chrysanthemum-like Co(CO3)0.5(OH)0.11H2O and Their Lithium-Ion Battery Application, Advanced Functional Materials, 22, 861 – 871 (2012).
83 B. Y. Xia, H. B. Wu, J. S. Chen, Z. Y. Wang, X. Wang,* X. W. Lou,* Formation of Pt-TiO2-rGO 3-phase junctions with significantly enhanced electro-activity for methanol oxidation, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 14, 473 – 476 (2012).
82 B. Wang, J. S. Chen, H. B. Wu, Z. Y. Wang, X. W. Lou,* Quasiemulsion Templated Formation of α-Fe2O3 Hollow Spheres with Enhanced Lithium Storage Properties, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133, 17146 – 17148 (2011).
81 H. B. Wu, X. W. Lou,* H. H. Hng, Synthesis of Uniform Hierarchical Spheres Anatase TiO2 for Lithium-ion Batteries, Chemistry - A European Journal, 18, 2094 – 2099 (2012).
80 H. B. Wu, J. S. Chen, X. W. Lou,* H. H. Hng, Synthesis of SnO2 hierarchical structures assembled from nanosheets and their lithium storage properties, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 115, 24605 – 24610 (2011).
79 Y. Liu, L. Yu, Y. Hu,* C. F. Guo, F. M. Zhang, X. W. Lou,* A magnetically separable photocatalyst based on nest-Like γ-Fe2O3/ZnO double-shelled hollow structures, Nanoscale, 4, 183 – 187 (2012).
78 Z. Y. Wang, Z. C. Wang, S. Madhavi, X. W. Lou,* Fe2O3-mediated synthesis and carbon nanocoating of ultrafine SnO2 nanorods as high-capacity LIB anodes, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22, 2526 – 2531 (2012).
77 B. Y. Xia, S. J. Ding, H. B. Wu, X. Wang,* X. W. Lou,* Hierarchically structured Pt/CNT@TiO2 nanocatalysts with ultrahigh stability for low-temperature fuel cells, RSC Advances, 2, 792 – 796 (2012).
76 J. S. Chen, Y. M. Zhang, X. W. Lou,* One-Pot Synthesis of Uniform Fe3O4 Nanospheres with Carbon Matrix Support for Improved Lithium Storage Capabilities, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 3, 3276 – 3279 (2011).
75 S. J. Ding, J. S. Chen, X. W. Lou,* Growth of MoS2 nanosheets on CNTs for lithium storage, Chemistry - A European Journal, 17, 13142 – 13145 (2011).
74 Y. Liu, L. Zhou, Y. Hu,* C. F. Guo, H. S. Qian, X. W. Lou,* Magnetic-Field Induced Formation of 1D Fe3O4/C/CdS coaxial nanochains as highly efficient and reusable photocatalysts for water treatment, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21, 18359 – 18364 (2011).
73 P. Si, S. J. Ding, J. Yuan, X. W. Lou,* D. W. Kim,* Hierarchically Structured One-Dimensional TiO2 for Protein Immobilization, Direct Electrochemistry and Mediator-free Glucose Sensing, ACS Nano, 5, 7617 – 7626 (2011).
72 H. B. Wu, J. S. Chen, X. W. Lou,* H. H. Hng, Asymmetric TiO2 nanocrystals with exposed high-index facets and their excellent lithium storage properties, Nanoscale, 3, 4082 – 4084 (2011).
71 J. S. Chen, J. Liu, S. Z. Qiao, R. Xu,* X. W. Lou,* Formation of large 2D nanosheets via PVP-assisted assembly of anatase TiO2 nanomosaics, Chemical Communications, 47, 10443 – 10445 (2011).
70 J. Liu, S. Z. Qiao,* J. S. Chen, X. W. Lou,* X. R. Xing, G. Q. Lu,* Yolk/shell nanoparticles: New avenues for developing nanoreactors, delivery vehicles and lithium-ion batteries, Chemical Communications, 47, 12578 – 12591 (2011). Review article
69 S. J. Ding, X. W. Lou,* SnO2 nanosheet hierarchical hollow spheres for lithium storage, Nanoscale, 3, 3586 – 3588 (2011).
68 Z. S. Lu, Y. S. Liu, W. H. Hu, X. W. Lou, C. M. Li,* Rewritable multicolor fluorescent patterns for multistate memory devices with high data storage capacity, Chemical Communications, 47, 9609 – 9611 (2011).
67 S. J. Ding, Z. Y. Wang, S. Madhavi, X. W. Lou,* SBA-15 derived carbon-supported SnO2 nanowire arrays with improved lithium storage capabilities, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21, 13860 – 13864 (2011).
66 C. X. Guo, M. Wang, T. Chen, X. W. Lou, C. M. Li,* Hierarchically Nanostructured MnO2/Graphene/PEDOT Composite for High-Performance Lithium Ion Batteries, Advanced Energy Materials, 1, 736 – 741 (2011).
65 W. Xiao, J. S. Chen, X. W. Lou,* Synthesis of octahedral Mn3O4 crystals and their derived Mn3O4-MnO2 heterostructures via oriented growth, CrystEngComm,13, 5685 – 5687 (2011). (an invited contribution)
64 J. S. Chen, X. W. Lou,* Unusual rutile TiO2 nanosheets with exposed (001) facets, Chemical Science, 2, 2219 – 2223 (2011). (an invited contribution)
63 T. Zhu, Z. Y. Wang, S. J. Ding, J. S. Chen,* X. W. Lou,* Hierarchical Nickel Sulfide Hollow Spheres for Supercapacitors, RSC Advances,1, 397 – 400 (2011).
62 S. J. Ding, J. S. Chen, X. W. Lou,* One Dimensional Hierarchical Structures Composed of Metal Oxide Nanosheets on CNT Backbone and Their Lithium Storage Properties, Advanced Functional Materials, 21, 4120 – 4125 (2011).
61 Y. Hu,* X. T. Zheng, J. S. Chen, M. Zhou, C. M. Li, X. W. Lou,* Silica-based Complex Nanorattles as Multifunctional Carrier for Anticancer Drug, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21, 8052 – 8056 (2011).
60 P. Si, S. J. Ding, X. W. Lou,* D. H. Kim,* Electrochemically Synthesized Polypyrrole-Graphene Nanoplatelets for High-Performance Supercapacitors, RSC Advances, 1, 1271 – 1278 (2011).
59 Z. Y. Wang, D. Y. Luan, S. Madhavi, C. M. Li, X. W. Lou,* Fe2O3 nanotubes with superior lithium storage capability, Chemical Communications, 47, 8061 – 8063 (2011).
58 T. Zhu, J. S. Chen, X. W. Lou,* Fe3O4@carbon nanorods for lithium storage, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 115, 9814 – 9820 (2011).
57 S. J. Ding, D. Y. Luan, F. Y. C. Boey, J. S. Chen,* X. W. Lou,* SnO2 nanosheets grown on graphene sheets with enhanced lithium storage properties, Chemical Communications, 47, 7155 – 7157 (2011).
56 S. J. Ding, J. S. Chen, D. Y. Luan, F. Y. C. Boey, S. Madhavi, X. W. Lou,* Graphene supported TiO2 nanosheets for fast lithium storage, Chemical Communications, 47, 5780 – 5782 (2011).
55 J. S. Chen, Z. Y. Wang, X. C. Dong, P. Chen, X. W. Lou,* Graphene-wrapped TiO2 hollow structure for lithium storage, Nanoscale, 3, 2158 – 2161 (2011).
54 Z. Y. Wang, D. Y. Luan, F. Y. C. Boey, X. W. Lou,* Fast Formation of SnO2 Nanoboxes with Enhanced Lithium Storage Capability, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133, 4738 – 4741 (2011).
53 J. S. Chen, Hao Liu, S. Z. Qiao, X. W. Lou,* Carbon-supported ultra-thin anatase TiO2 nanosheets for fast reversible lithium storage, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21, 5687 – 5692 (2011). (an invited contribution)
52 S. J. Ding, T. Zhu, J. S. Chen, Z. Y. Wang, C. Yuan,* X. W. Lou,* Synthesis of Hierarchical NiO Nanosheet Hollow Spheres and Their Supercapacitive Properties, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21, 6602 – 6606 (2011).
51 S. J. Ding, J. S. Chen, X. W. Lou,* Sandwich-structured CNT@SnO2@carbon coaxial nanocables for lithium storage, Chemistry - An Asian Journal, 6, 2278 – 2281 (2011). (an invited contribution)
50 J. S. Chen, L. A. Archer,* X. W. Lou,* SnO2 hollow structures and TiO2 nanosheets for lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21, 9912 – 9924 (2011). Review article
49 Z. Y. Wang, F. B. Su, S. Madhavi, X. W. Lou,* CuO nanostructures supported on Cu substrate as integrated electrodes for lithium-ion batteries, Nanoscale, 3, 1618 - 1623 (2011).
48 J. S. Chen, C. P. Chen, J. Liu, R. Xu, S. Z. Qiao,* X. W. Lou,* Ellipsoidal Fe3O4@TiO2 nanosheets as magnetically separable photocatalyst, Chemical Communications, 47, 2631 - 2633 (2011).
47 S. J. Ding, J. S. Chen, G. G. Qi, X. N. Duan, Z. Y. Wang, E. P. Giannelis, L. A. Archer,* X. W. Lou,* Formation of SnO2 Hollow Spheres Inside Silica Nanoreactors, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133, 21 - 23 (2011).
46 J. X. Zhu, T. Zhu, X. Z. Zhou, Y. Y. Zhang, X. W. Lou, X. D. Chen, H. Zhang, H. H. Hng, Q. Y. Yan,* Facile Synthesis of Metal Oxide/Reduced Graphene Oxide Hybrides with High Lithium Storage Capacity and Stable Cyclability, Nanoscale, 3, 1084 - 1089 (2011).
45 J. H. Liu, J. S. Chen, X. F. Wei, X. W. Lou,* X. W. Liu,* Sandwich-like Stacked Ultrathin Titanate Nanosheets for Ultrafast Lithium Storage, Advanced Materials, 23, 998 – 1002 (2011).
44 S. J. Ding, J. S. Chen, Z. Y. Wang, Y. L. Cheah, S. Madhavi, X. Hu, X. W. Lou,* Hollow TiO2 spheres with large amount of exposed (001) facets for fast lithium storage, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21, 1677 – 1680 (2011).
43 J. S. Chen, T. Zhu, Q. H. Hu, J. J. Gao, F. B. Su, S. Z. Qiao,* X. W. Lou,* Shape-controlled Synthesis of Co3O4 Nanostructures and Their Comparative Lithium Storage Properties, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2, 3628 - 3635 (2010).
42 Z. Y. Wang, D. Luan, C. M. Li, F. B. Su, S. Madhavi, F. Boey, X. W. Lou,* Engineering Nonspherical Hollow Structures with Complex Interiors by Template-Engaged Redox Etching, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132, 16271 - 16277 (2010).
41 C. X. Guo, X. T. Zheng, Z. S. Lu, X. W. Lou, C. M. Li,* Biointerface by Cell Growth on Layered Graphene-Artificial Peroxidase-Protein Nanostructure for in Situ Quantitative Molecular Detection, Advanced Materials, 22, 5164 (2010).
40 J. S. Chen, T. Zhu, C. M. Li, X. W. Lou,* Building Hematite Nanostructures by Oriented Attachment, Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 50, 650 – 653 (2011). Highlighted as a VIP paper
39 F. B. Su,* C. K. Poh, J. S. Chen, G. Xu, D. Wang, Q. Li, J. Y. Lin, X. W. Lou,* N-containing microporous carbon nanospheres with improved capacitive properties, Energy & Environmental Science, 4, 717 – 724 (2011). (an invited contribution)
38 J. X. Zhu, T. Sun, J. S. Chen, W. Shi, X. J. Zhang, X. W. Lou, H. H. Hng, F. Boey, J. Ma, Q. Y. Yan,* Controlled synthesis of Sb nanostructures and their conversion to CoSb3 nanoparticle chains for Li ion battery electrodes, Chemistry of Materials, 22, 5333-5339 (2010).
37 J. S. Chen, T. Zhu, X. H. Yang, H. G. Yang, X. W. Lou,* Top-down fabrication of α-Fe2O3 single-crystal nanodiscs and polycrystal microstructures with controlled porosity for enhanced lithium storage capabilities, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132, 13162-13164 (2010).
36 Z. Y. Wang, J. S. Chen, T. Zhu, S. Madhavi,* X. W. Lou,* One-pot synthesis of MoO2@carbon nanospheres for highly reversible lithium storage, Chemical Communications, 46, 6906 - 6908 (2010).
35 J. S. Chen, D. Y. Luan, C. M. Li, F. Y. C. Boey, S. Z. Qiao,* X. W. Lou,* TiO2 and SnO2@TiO2 Hollow Spheres Assembled from Anatase TiO2 Nanosheets with Enhanced Lithium Storage Properties, Chemical Communications, 46, 8252 - 8254 (2010).
34 C. H. Sun, X. H. Yang, J. S. Chen, Z. Li, X. W. Lou,* C. Z. Li, S. C. Smith, G. Q. Lu, H. G. Yang,* Higher charge/discharge rates of lithium ions across engineered TiO2 surfaces leads to enhanced battery performance, Chemical Communications, 46, 6129 - 6131 (2010).
33 W. Xiao, J. S. Chen, Q. Lu, X. W. Lou,* Porous Spheres Assembled from Polythiophene (PTh)-coated Ultrathin MnO2 Nanosheets with Enhanced Lithium Storage Capabilities, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 114, 12048 - 12051 (2010).
32 T. Zhu, J. S. Chen, X. W. Lou,* Shape-controlled Synthesis of Porous Co3O4 Nanostructures for Application in Supercapacitors, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 20, 7015 - 7020 (2010).
31 J. S. Chen, Y. L. Tan, C. M. Li, Y. L. Cheah, D. Luan, S. Madhavi, F. Y. C. Boey, L. A. Archer,* X. W. Lou,* Constructing Hierarchical Spheres from Large Ultrathin Anatase TiO2 Nanosheets with Nearly 100% Exposed (001) Facets for Fast Reversible Lithium Storage, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132, 6124 - 6130 (2010).
30 J. S. Chen, Y. L. Cheah, S. Madhavi, X. W. Lou,* Fast Synthesis of α-MoO3 Nanorods with Controlled Aspect Ratios and Their Lithium Storage Capabilities, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 114, 8675 - 8678 (2010).
29 C. X. Guo, F. P. Hu, X. W. Lou, C. M. Li,* High-performance biofuel cell made with hydrophilic ordered mesoporouscarbon as electrode material, Journal of Power Sources, 195, 4090-4097 (2010).
28 W. Xiao, D. Wang, X. W. Lou,* Shape-controlled Synthesis of MnO2 Nanostructures with Enhanced Electro-catalytic Activity for Oxygen Reduction, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 114, 1694 - 1700 (2010). Cited by http://nanotechnology.verticalnews.com/articles/3201821.html
27 J. S. Chen, X. W. Lou,* The superior lithium storage capabilities of ultra-fine rutile TiO2 nanoparticles, Journal of Power Sources, 195, 2905 (2010).
26 J. S. Chen, X. W. Lou,* Anatase TiO2 nanosheet: An ideal host structure for fast and efficient lithium insertion/extraction, Electrochemistry Communications, 11, 2332 - 2335 (2009).
25 J. S. Chen, Y. L. Cheah, Y. T. Chen, N. Jayaprakash, S. Madhavi, Y. H. Yang, X. W. Lou,* SnO2 nanoparticles with controlled carbon nanocoating as high-capacity anode materials for lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 113, 20504 - 20508 (2009).
24 J. S. Chen, C. M. Li, W. W. Zhou, Q. Y. Yan, L. A. Archer, X. W. Lou,* One-pot Formation of SnO2 Hollow Nanospheres and α-Fe2O3@SnO2 Nanorattles with Large Void Space and Their Lithium Storage Properties, Nanoscale, 1, 280 - 285 (2009).
23 W. Xiao, J. S. Chen, C. M. Li, R. Xu, X. W. Lou,* Synthesis, Characterization and Lithium Storage Capability of AMoO4 (A=Ni, Co) Nanorods, Chemistry of Materials, 22, 746 – 754 (2010).
22 J. Zhu, T. Sun, H. H. Hng, J. Ma, F. Y. C. Boey, X. W. Lou, H. Zhang, C. Xue, H. Y. Chen, Q. Y. Yan,* Fabrication of Core/Shell Structure of M@C (M=Se, Au, Ag2Se) and Transformation to York/Shell Structure by Electron Beam Irradiation or Vacuum Annealing, Chemistry of Materials, 21, 3848 - 3852 (2009).
21 X. W. Lou,* J. S. Chen, P. Chen, L. A. Archer,* One-pot Synthesis of Carbon-coated SnO2 Nano-colloids with Improved Reversible Lithium Storage Properties, Chemistry of Materials, 21, 2868 - 2874 (2009).
20 X. W. Lou,* C. M. Li, L. A. Archer,* Designed Synthesis of Coaxial SnO2@carbon Hollow Nanospheres for Highly Reversible Lithium Storage, Advanced Materials, 21, 2536 - 2539 (2009).
19 X. W. Lou,* D. Deng, J. Y. Lee, L. A. Archer,* Thermal Formation of Mesoporous Single-crystal Co3O4 Nano-needles and Their Lithium Storage Properties, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 18, 4397 - 4401 (2008).
18 X. W. Lou,* D. Deng, J. Y. Lee, L. A. Archer,* Preparation of SnO2/carbon Composite Hollow Spheres and Their Lithium Storage Properties, Chemistry of Materials, 20, 6562 (2008).
17 X. W. Lou,* L. A. Archer,* Z. C. Yang, Hollow Micro-/Nano-structures: Synthesis and Applications, Advanced Materials, 20, 3987 - 4019 (2008). Review article Cited >3000 times
16 C. Yuan, H. Chen, X. W. Lou, L. A. Archer, DNA Bending Stiffness on Small Length Scales, Physical Review Letters, 100, 018102 (2008).
15 X. W. Lou, L. A. Archer,* A General Route for Non-spherical Anatase TiO2 Hollow Colloids and Magnetic Multifunctinal Particls, Advanced Materials, 20, 1853 (2008).
14 X. W. Lou, D. Deng, J. Y. Lee, J. Feng, L. A. Archer,* Self-supported Formation of Needle-like Co3O4 Nanotubes and Their Application as Lithium-ion Batteries Electrodes, Advanced Materials, 20, 258 (2008).
13 X. W. Lou, C. Yuan, L. A. Archer,* Double-Walled SnO2 Nano-Cocoons with Movable Magnetic Cores, Advanced Materials, 19, 3328 – 3332 (2007).
12 X. W. Lou, C. Yuan, L. A. Archer,* Shell-by-Shell Synthesis of Tin Oxide Hollow Colloids with Nano-architectured Walls: Cavity Size Tuning and Functionalization, Small, 3, 261 – 265 (2007).
11 C. Yuan, X. W. Lou, E. Rhoades, L. A. Archer,* T4 DNA Ligase is more than an Effective Trap of Cyclized dsDNA, Nucleic Acids Research, 35, 5294 (2007).
10 X. W. Lou, C. Yuan, Q. Zhang, L. A. Archer,* Platinum-functionalized octahedral silica nanocages: Synthesis and characterization, Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 45, 3825 – 3829 (2006) (selected by the editor as a hot paper).
9 X. W. Lou, Y. Wang, C. Yuan, J. Y. Lee, L. A. Archer,* Template-Free Synthesis of SnO2 Hollow Nanostructures with High Lithium Storage Capacity, Advanced Materials, 18, 2325 – 2329 (2006). (Cited >1600 times)
8 X. W. Lou, C. Yuan, E. Rhoades, Q. Zhang, L. A. Archer,* Encapsulation and Ostwald Ripening of Au and Au-Cl Complex Nanostructures in Silica Shells, Advanced Functional Materials, 16, 1679 – 1684 (2006).
7 X. W. Lou, C. Yuan, L. A. Archer,* An Unusual Example of Hyperbranched Metal Nanocrystals and Their Shape Evolution, Chemistry of Materials, 18, 3921 – 3923 (2006).
6 C. Yuan, E. Rhoades, X. W. Lou, L. A. Archer,* Spontaneous Sharp Bending of DNA: Role of Melting Bubbles, Nucleic Acids Research, 34, 4554 (2006).
5 C. Yuan, E. Rhoades, D. M. Heuer, S. Saha, X. W. Lou, L. A. Archer,* Comprehensive Interpretation of Gel Electrophoresis Data, Anal. Chem., 78, 6179 – 6186, (2006).
4 X. W. Lou, H. C. Zeng,* Complex α-MoO3 Nanostructures with External Bonding Capacity for Self-Assembly, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 125, 2697 – 2704 (2003).
3 X. W. Lou, H. C. Zeng,* An Inorganic Route for Controlled Synthesis of W18O49 Nanorods and Nanofibers in Solution, Inorganic Chemistry, 42, 6169 – 6171 (2003).
2 X. W. Lou, H. C. Zeng, Growth of TiO2 on α-MoO3 Nanorods: A Versatile Template Method for Shaped Anatase TiO2 Nanocrystals, Journal of the Institution of Engineers Singapore, 43, 49-54 (2003).
1 X. W. Lou, H. C. Zeng,* Hydrothermal Synthesis of α-MoO3 Nanorods via Acidification of Ammonium-Heptamolybdate-Tetrahydrate, Chemistry of Materials, 14, 4781 – 4789 (2002). (results from undergraduate research)