Lithium intercalation deciphers phase transition of 2D materials, enabling mass production and high-performance flexible thermoelectric materials, via @EurekAlert! https://t.co/ExlvnLwM55 We map the full phase evolution of IV-VI TMDs (TiS2, ZrS2, NbS2, VS2, TaS2, MoS2).
Our covalently functionalized WS2 nanosheet membranes achieve up to 90% rejection of divalent and trivalent cations with monovalent/multivalent selectivity from 8.7 to 9.9. Nano Letters Vol. 26 No. 11 - ACS Publications https://t.co/IXXZ5g7RsO @ACSPublications
2025 Hong Kong Top Ten Innovation and Technology News Election: our work "[CityU] Exploring Nanoengineering: Achieving Easy Material Phase Switching" is nominated. Please help to cast your vote. @NatureSynthesis. Voting link: https://t.co/YhAEfRzpbL
By controlling discharge current density & cutoff voltage, & using an electrochemical lithium-ion intercalation-based exfoliation strategy, SKLMP Member Prof Zeng's team clarified the mechanism behind the phase-switchable preparation of solution-processable WS2mono- or bilayers.
Now online:
Article by @LiangMei2019 , M. Danny Gu, Ju Li, Xinge Yu, Zhiyuan Zeng @zzy19832003 & co-workers
Phase-switchable preparation of solution-processable WS2 mono- or bilayers
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Check our recent paper about phase-switchable preparation of 2D WS2 nanosheets via electrochemical Li+ intercalation chemistry (Tuning discharge current density, and cutoff voltage). Special thanks to Prof YU and Prof LI for their great help and support! https://t.co/Tn5DcyKuXd
SKLMP Member Prof. Zhiyuan Zeng worked with Director Prof. Kenneth Leung to utilise synthesized metallic 1T/1T’ phase 2D transition metal dichalcogenides nanosheets, holding activated S chemisorption sites, to achieve exceptional lead ion removal capacity. https://t.co/sOs2RxaZmq
Intercalation in 2D materials and in situ studies
https://t.co/wsTvhy6Umw
A Review by R. Yang, L. Mei, Z. Lin, Y. Fan, J. Lim, J. Guo, Y. Liu, H. Suk Shin, D. Voiry, Q. Lu, J. Li & Z. Zeng
SKLMP member Prof. Zhiyuan Zeng has recently co-authored a review published in "Nature Reviews Chemistry", which explores intercalation in atomically thin 2D vdW materials like bi-layer graphene & few-layer MoS2, & offers unique insights. 👏👏🎯
More: https://t.co/IHcA8LbFEq
Check our recent paper about O3-Ni/MnO2 catalyst, that we import Ni single atoms and O3 to achieve dual stimulations on MnO2, with a toluene conversion efficiency reaches up to 98% | ACS Nano https://t.co/6OARodS4ZV
Check our recent review paper, that we discuss intercalation in 2D materials, we look into the atomic and intrinsic effects of intercalation, followed by their in situ studies. We expect fast progress of intercalation in 2D materials in the coming decades.https://t.co/Z60yk0Dhry
I feel extremely humbled to receive this grant. It is a special honor to be on a list of awardees that includes so many famous professors in Hong Kong! I would like to thank my advisors, collaborators, students over the years who have made this possible!
🎊Congrats to SKLMP member Prof. Zhiyuan Zeng @zzy19832003 for being awarded the 2023/2024 Young Collaborative Research Grant (over HKD 4.8 million) by UGC! The project aims to develop a reusable nanolaminate membrane using transition metal dichalcogenides for water purification.