Xu, Xun

Top Publications

Year	Title
2007	Effect of Boron powder purity on superconducting properties of bulk MgB2 Published in Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications
2007	Influence of ball-milled low purity boron powder on the superconductivity of MgB2 Published in IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
2008	Significant improvement of Jc in MgB2 bulk superconductor using ball-milled high-purity crystalline boron Published in Superconductor Science and Technology
2011	Flux pinning mechanisms in graphene-doped MgB2 superconductors Published in Scripta Materialia
2011	Sulfur-graphene composite for rechargeable lithium batteries Published in Journal of Power Sources
2011	Superconducting Properties of Graphene doped Magnesium Diboride,?
2012	Calorimetric AC loss measurement of MgB2 superconducting tape in an alternating transport current and direct magnetic field Published in Superconductor Science and Technology
2012	The effects of graphene doping on the in-field J(c) of MgB2 wires Published in Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
2013	A significant improvement in both low- and high-field performance of MgB2 superconductors through graphene oxide doping Published in Scripta Materialia
2013	Structurally homogeneous MgB2 superconducting wires through economical wet mixing process Published in Materials Letters
2014	Effects of oxygen adsorption on the surface state of epitaxial silicene on ag(111) Published in Scientific Reports
2014	Epitaxial growth mechanism of silicene on Ag(111)
2015	Honeycomb silicon: a review of silicene Published in Science Bulletin
2015	Pauli-limited effect in the magnetic phase diagram of FeSexTe1−x thin films Published in Applied Physics Letters
2016	Adsorption of molecules on silicene
2016	Nanodroplets for stretchable superconducting circuits Published in Advanced Functional Materials
2016	Quasi-freestanding epitaxial silicene on Ag(111) by oxygen intercalation Published in Science Advances
2017	Silicene: A Promising Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries Published in Advanced Materials

Research Areas

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	A survey of image semantics-based visual simultaneous localization and mapping: Application-oriented solutions to autonomous navigation of mobile robots Published In International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems Volume 17 Altmetric
2020	Boron Nitride Nanotubes for Ammonia Synthesis: Activation by Filling Transition Metals Published In Journal of the American Chemical Society Altmetric
2020	Experimental Realization of Two-Dimensional Buckled Lieb Lattice Published In Nano Letters: a journal dedicated to nanoscience and nanotechnology Volume 20 Pages 2537 - 2543 ISSN 1530-6984 Altmetric
2020	H-infinity adaptive observer enhancements for vehicle chassis dynamics-based navigation sensor fault construction Published In International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems Volume 17 Altmetric
2020	High-performance room-temperature sodium-sulfur battery enabled by electrocatalytic sodium polysulfides full conversion Published In Energy and Environmental Science Volume 13 Pages 562 - 570 Altmetric
2020	Hydrogen Terminated Germanene for a Robust Self-Powered Flexible Photoelectrochemical Photodetector Published In Small Altmetric
2020	Immobilized trimeric metal clusters: A family of the smallest catalysts for selective CO2 reduction toward multi-carbon products Published In Nano Energy Volume 76 Altmetric
2020	In-situ grafting of N-doped carbon nanotubes with Ni encapsulation onto MOF-derived hierarchical hybrids for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution Published In Carbon Volume 163 Pages 178 - 185 Altmetric
2020	Multifunctional Active-Center-Transferable Platinum/Lithium Cobalt Oxide Heterostructured Electrocatalysts towards Superior Water Splitting Published In Angewandte Chemie - International Edition Altmetric
2020	Reversible Potassium Intercalation in Blue Phosphorene-Au Network Driven by an Electric Field Published In Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters Volume 11 Pages 5584 - 5590 ISSN 1948-7185 Altmetric
2020	S/N-doped carbon nanofibers affording Fe7S8 particles with superior sodium storage Published In Journal of Power Sources Volume 451 Altmetric
2019	A S/N-doped high-capacity mesoporous carbon anode for Na-ion batteries Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 7 Pages 11976 - 11984 ISSN 2050-7496 Altmetric
2019	Boosting NIR-driven photocatalytic water splitting by constructing 2D/3D epitaxial heterostructures Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 7 Pages 13629 - 13634 ISSN 2050-7496 Altmetric
2019	Boosting Visible-Light-Driven Photo-oxidation of BiOCl by Promoted Charge Separation via Vacancy Engineering Published In ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering Volume 7 Pages 3010 - 3017 ISSN 2168-0485 Altmetric
2019	Electrochemical potassium/lithium-ion intercalation into TiSe2: Kinetics and mechanism Published In Energy Storage Materials Volume 16 Pages 512 - 518 Altmetric
2019	Electronic Structure Engineering of LiCoO2 toward Enhanced Oxygen Electrocatalysis Published In Advanced Energy Materials Volume 9 Pages 1803482-1 - 1803482-10 ISSN 1614-6832 Altmetric
2019	Engineering additional edge sites on molybdenum dichalcogenides toward accelerated alkaline hydrogen evolution kinetics Published In Nanoscale Volume 11 Pages 717 - 724 ISSN 2040-3364 Altmetric
2019	Liquid metals and their hybrids as stimulus–responsive smart materials Published In Materials Today Altmetric
2019	Lotus rhizome-like S/N–C with embedded WS2 for superior sodium storage Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 7 Pages 25932 - 25943 ISSN 2050-7496 Altmetric
2019	Monolayer Epitaxial Heterostructures for Selective Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic NO Oxidation Published In Advanced Functional Materials Volume 29 Pages 1808084-1 - 1808084-8 ISSN 1616-301X Altmetric
2019	Multi-source navigation system information fusion method based on reduced-dimensional dual quaternion Published In Zhongguo Guanxing Jishu Xuebao/Journal of Chinese Inertial Technology Volume 27 Pages 738 - 745 Altmetric
2019	Near-Infrared-Driven Photocatalysts: Design, Construction, and Applications Published In Small Volume Online First Pages 1904107-1 - 1904107-30 ISSN 1613-6810 Altmetric
2019	Promoting photoreduction properties via synergetic utilization between plasmonic effect and highly active facet of BiOCl Published In Nano Energy Volume 57 Pages 398 - 404 ISSN 2211-2855 Altmetric
2019	Rational design of two-dimensional hybrid Co/N-doped carbon nanosheet arrays for efficient bi-functional electrocatalysis Published In Sustainable Energy and Fuels Volume 3 Pages 1757 - 1763 Altmetric
2019	Rayleigh-Instability-Induced Bismuth Nanorod@Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes as A Long Cycling and High Rate Anode for Sodium-Ion Batteries Published In Nano Letters: a journal dedicated to nanoscience and nanotechnology Volume 19 Pages 1998 - 2004 ISSN 1530-6984 Altmetric
2019	Recent Progress on Germanene and Functionalized Germanene: Preparation, Characterizations, Applications, and Challenges Published In Small Volume 15 Pages 1805147-1 - 1805147-11 ISSN 1613-6810 Altmetric
2019	Role of Charge Density Wave in Monatomic Assembly in Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Published In Advanced Functional Materials Volume 29 Pages 1900367-1 - 1900367-7 ISSN 1616-301X Altmetric
2019	Selective Ferroelectric BiOI/Bi4Ti3O12 Heterostructures for Visible Light-Driven Photocatalysis Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry C: Energy Conversion and Storage, Optical and Electronic Devices, Interfaces, Nanomaterials, and Hard Matter Volume 123 Pages 517 - 525 ISSN 1932-7447 Altmetric
2019	Two dimensional bismuth-based layered materials for energy-related applications Published In Energy Storage Materials Volume 19 Pages 446 - 463 Altmetric
2019	Understanding the structural and chemical evolution of layered potassium titanates for sodium ion batteries Published In Energy Storage Materials Altmetric
2018	A Liquid-Metal-Based Magnetoactive Slurry for Stimuli-Responsive Mechanically Adaptive Electrodes Published In Advanced Materials Volume 30 Pages 1802595-1 - 1802595-9 ISSN 0935-9648 Altmetric
2018	Activating Titania for Efficient Electrocatalysis by Vacancy Engineering Published In ACS Catalysis Volume 8 Pages 4288 - 4293 ISSN 2155-5435 Altmetric
2018	Active-Site-Enriched Iron-Doped Nickel/Cobalt Hydroxide Nanosheets for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Reaction Published In ACS Catalysis Volume 8 Pages 5382 - 5390 ISSN 2155-5435 Altmetric
2018	Band Gap Modulated by Electronic Superlattice in Blue Phosphorene Published In ACS Nano Volume 12 Pages 5059 - 5065 ISSN 1936-0851 Altmetric
2018	Boosting Sodium Storage of Double-Shell Sodium Titanate Microspheres Constructed from 2D Ultrathin Nanosheets via Sulfur Doping Published In Advanced Materials Volume 30 Pages 1804157-1 - 1804157-9 ISSN 0935-9648 Altmetric
2018	Comprehensive New Insights and Perspectives into Ti-Based Anodes for Next-Generation Alkaline Metal (Na⁺, K⁺) Ion Batteries Published In Advanced Energy Materials Volume 8 Pages 1801888-1 - 1801888-27 ISSN 1614-6832 Altmetric
2018	Defect Sites-Rich Porous Carbon with Pseudocapacitive Behaviors as an Ultrafast and Long-Term Cycling Anode for Sodium-Ion Batteries Published In ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Volume 10 Pages 9353 - 9361 ISSN 1944-8244 Altmetric
2018	Dirac Signature in Germanene on Semiconducting Substrate Published In Advanced Science Volume 5 Pages 1800207-1 - 1800207-8 Altmetric
2018	Electronic Band Engineering in Elemental 2D Materials Published In Advanced Materials Interfaces Volume 5 Pages 1800749-1 - 1800749-12 Altmetric
2018	Manipulating the Architecture of Atomically Thin Transition Metal (Hydr)oxides for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Catalysis Published In ACS Nano Volume 12 Pages 1878 - 1886 ISSN 1936-0851 Altmetric
2018	Metal-Organic Framework-Derived Sea-Cucumber-like FeS2@C Nanorods with Outstanding Pseudocapacitive Na-Ion Storage Properties Published In ACS Applied Energy Materials Volume 1 Pages 6234 - 6241 Altmetric
2018	Microscopic origin of highly enhanced supercurrent in 122 pnictide superconductor Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds Volume 754 Pages 1 - 6 ISSN 0925-8388 Altmetric
2018	New insights into understanding the exceptional electrochemical performance of P2-type manganese-based layered oxide cathode for sodium ion batteries Published In Energy Storage Materials Volume 15 Pages 257 - 265 Altmetric
2018	Realization of flat band with possible nontrivial topology in electronic Kagome lattice Published In Science Advances Volume 4 Pages eaau4511-1 - eaau4511-7 Altmetric
2018	Recent Development of Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks (ZIFs) Derived Porous Carbon Based Materials as Electrocatalysts Published In Advanced Energy Materials Volume 8 Pages 1801257-1 - 1801257-21 ISSN 1614-6832 Altmetric
2018	Recent progress on liquid metals and their applications Published In Advances In Physics-x Volume 3 Pages 411 - 441 Altmetric
2018	Recent progress on silicon-based anode materials for practical lithium-ion battery applications Published In Energy Storage Materials Volume 15 Pages 422 - 446 Altmetric
2018	Synergistically Enhanced Interfacial Interaction to Polysulfide via N,O Dual-Doped Highly Porous Carbon Microrods for Advanced Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Published In ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Volume 10 Pages 13573 - 13580 ISSN 1944-8244 Altmetric
2017	Atomically thin non-layered nanomaterials for energy storage and conversion Published In Chemical Society Reviews Volume 46 Pages 7338 - 7373 ISSN 0306-0012 Altmetric
2017	Construction of 2D lateral pseudoheterostructures by strain engineering Published In 2D Materials Volume 4 Pages 025102-1 - 025102-9 Altmetric
2017	Cooperative Electron-Phonon Coupling and Buckled Structure in Germanene on Au(111) Published In ACS Nano Volume 11 Pages 3553 - 3559 ISSN 1936-0851 Altmetric
2017	Enhanced energy transfer in heterogeneous nanocrystals for near infrared upconversion photocurrent generation Published In Nanoscale Volume 9 Pages 18661 - 18667 ISSN 2040-3364 Altmetric
2017	Enhancement of charge separation in ferroelectric heterogeneous photocatalyst Bi4(SiO4)3/Bi2SiO5 nanostructures Published In Dalton Transactions: an international journal of inorganic chemistry Volume 46 Pages 15582 - 15588 ISSN 1477-9226 Altmetric
2017	Role of Atomic Interaction in Electronic Hybridization in Two-Dimensional Ag2Ge Nanosheets Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry C: Energy Conversion and Storage, Optical and Electronic Devices, Interfaces, Nanomaterials, and Hard Matter Volume 121 Pages 16754 - 16760 ISSN 1932-7447 Altmetric
2017	Silicene: A Promising Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries Published In Advanced Materials Volume 29 Pages 1606716-1 - 1606716-8 ISSN 0935-9648 Altmetric
2016	A ferroelectric photocatalyst Ag10Si4O13 with visible-light photooxidation properties Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 4 Pages 10992 - 10999 ISSN 2050-7496 Altmetric
2016	Magnetic and levitation characteristics of bulk high-temperature superconducting magnets above a permanent magnet guideway Published In Superconductor Science and Technology Volume 29 Pages 095009-1 - 095009-11 ISSN 0953-2048 Altmetric
2016	Magnetic characteristics of single-block and multi-block Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets at low temperature Published In IEEE Magnetics Letters Volume 7 Pages 5503505-1 - 5503505-5 ISSN 1949-307X Altmetric
2016	Magnetic field actuated manipulation and transfer of oil droplets on a stable underwater superoleophobic surface Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 18 Pages 16202 - 16207 ISSN 1463-9084 Altmetric
2016	Metal-silicene interaction studied by scanning tunneling microscopy Published In Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter Volume 28 Pages 1 - 5 ISSN 0953-8984 Altmetric
2016	Nanodroplets for stretchable superconducting circuits Published In Advanced Functional Materials Volume 26 Pages 8111 - 8118 ISSN 1616-301X Altmetric
2016	Observation of van Hove Singularities in Twisted Silicene Multilayers Published In ACS Central science Volume 2 Pages 517 - 521 Altmetric
2016	Quasi-freestanding epitaxial silicene on Ag(111) by oxygen intercalation Published In Science Advances Volume 2 Pages e1600067-1 - e1600067-7 Altmetric
2015	Characterisation of nano-grains in MgB2 superconductors by transmission Kikuchi diffraction Published In Scripta Materialia Volume 101 Pages 36 - 39 ISSN 1359-6462 Altmetric
2015	Enhancement of critical current of SiC and malic acid codoped MgB2∕Fe wires Published In International Journal of Modern Physics B Volume 29 Pages 1542032-1 - 1542032-5 ISSN 0217-9792 Altmetric
2015	Honeycomb silicon: a review of silicene Published In Science Bulletin Volume 60 Pages 1551 - 1562 Altmetric
2015	Improvements in the dispersion of nanosilver in a MgB2 matrix through a graphene oxide net Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry C: Energy Conversion and Storage, Optical and Electronic Devices, Interfaces, Nanomaterials, and Hard Matter Volume 119 Pages 10631 - 10640 ISSN 1932-7447 Altmetric
2015	Investigation of electron-phonon coupling in epitaxial silicene by in situ Raman spectroscopy Published In Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Volume 91 Pages 161409-1 - 161409-5 ISSN 1098-0121 Altmetric
2015	MgB2 superconducting joints for persistent current operation Published In Superconductor Science and Technology Volume 28 Pages 065017-1 - 065017-6 ISSN 0953-2048 Altmetric
2015	Microscopic unravelling of nano-carbon doping in MgB2 superconductors fabricated by diffusion method Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds Volume 644 Pages 900 - 905 ISSN 0925-8388 Altmetric
2015	Modulation of photocatalytic properties by strain in 2d BiOBr nanosheets Published In ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Volume 7 Pages 27592 - 27596 ISSN 1944-8244 Altmetric
2015	Pauli-limited effect in the magnetic phase diagram of FeSexTe1−x thin films Published In Applied Physics Letters Volume 107 Pages 222601-1 - 222601-5 ISSN 0003-6951 Altmetric
2014	Effects of oxygen adsorption on the surface state of epitaxial silicene on ag(111) Published In Scientific Reports Volume 4 Pages 1 - 6 ISSN 2045-2322 Altmetric
2014	On the roles of graphene oxide doping for enhanced supercurrent in MgB 2 based superconductors Published In Nanoscale Volume 6 Pages 6166 - 6172 ISSN 2040-3364 Altmetric
2014	Tuning the band gap in silicene by oxidation Published In ACS Nano Volume 8 Pages 10019 - 10025 ISSN 1936-0851 Altmetric
2014	Unabridged phase diagram for single-phased FeSexTe1-x thin films Published In Scientific Reports Volume 4 Pages 1 - 6 ISSN 2045-2322 Altmetric
2013	A comprehensive study of the pinning mechanisms of MgB2 wires treated with malic acid and their relationships with lattice defects Published In Superconductor Science and Technology Volume 26 Pages 085013-1 - 085013-6 ISSN 0953-2048 Altmetric
2013	A significant improvement in both low- and high-field performance of MgB2 superconductors through graphene oxide doping Published In Scripta Materialia Volume 69 Pages 437 - 440 ISSN 1359-6462 Altmetric
2013	Effect of sintering temperature on the superconducting properties of graphene doped MgB2 Published In IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity Volume 23 Pages 7100604-1 - 7100604-4 ISSN 1051-8223 Altmetric
2013	Evidence for transformation from δTc to δl pinning in MgB2 by graphene oxide doping with improved low and high field Jc and pinning potential Published In Applied Physics Letters Volume 102 Pages 152601-1 - 152601-5 ISSN 0003-6951 Altmetric
2013	Graphene micro-substrate induced high electron-phonon coupling in MgB2 Published In IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity Volume 23 Pages 7000104-1 - 7000104-4 ISSN 1051-8223 Altmetric
2013	Reaction method control of impurity scattering in C-doped MgB2: proving the role of defects besides C substitution level Published In Superconductor Science and Technology Volume 26 Pages 125018-1 - 125018-7 ISSN 0953-2048 Altmetric
2013	Structurally homogeneous MgB2 superconducting wires through economical wet mixing process Published In Materials Letters Volume 91 Pages 356 - 358 ISSN 0167-577X Altmetric
2012	A significant improvement in the superconducting properties of MgB2 by co-doping with graphene and nano-SiC Published In Scripta Materialia Volume 67 Pages 802 - 805 ISSN 1359-6462 Altmetric

Investigator On

Year	Title
2017	Two-dimensional Plasmonic Heterogeneous Nanostructures for Photocatalysis Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2016	Multifunctional 2D materials for sustainable energy applications Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2014	Design and exploration of novel p-block materials for visible light photocatalysis Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2010	Design, build and test a fault current limiter employing magnesium diboride (MgB2) superconducting coils Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
2009	Magnesium diboride superconductor magnets for applications Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
	Development of the next generation battery storage system for smart grid Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
	Liquid Metal for quench detection sensors and low resistance joints Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Impact Story

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Liquid metal for applications	Bo, Guyue
Doctor of Philosophy	Li Rich Cathode for Li Ion Battery	Li, Peng
Doctor of Philosophy	Nanomaterials for Energy Application	Liu, Nana
Doctor of Philosophy	2D Materials for Application	Zhao, Mengting

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0504-362X (confirmed)

Web Of Science Researcher Id

E-6465-2011

Scopus Id

40662112700

Top Publications

Year	Title
2007	Effect of Boron powder purity on superconducting properties of bulk MgB2 Published in Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications
2007	Influence of ball-milled low purity boron powder on the superconductivity of MgB2 Published in IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
2008	Significant improvement of Jc in MgB2 bulk superconductor using ball-milled high-purity crystalline boron Published in Superconductor Science and Technology
2011	Flux pinning mechanisms in graphene-doped MgB2 superconductors Published in Scripta Materialia
2011	Sulfur-graphene composite for rechargeable lithium batteries Published in Journal of Power Sources
2011	Superconducting Properties of Graphene doped Magnesium Diboride,?
2012	Calorimetric AC loss measurement of MgB2 superconducting tape in an alternating transport current and direct magnetic field Published in Superconductor Science and Technology
2012	The effects of graphene doping on the in-field J(c) of MgB2 wires Published in Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
2013	A significant improvement in both low- and high-field performance of MgB2 superconductors through graphene oxide doping Published in Scripta Materialia
2013	Structurally homogeneous MgB2 superconducting wires through economical wet mixing process Published in Materials Letters
2014	Effects of oxygen adsorption on the surface state of epitaxial silicene on ag(111) Published in Scientific Reports
2014	Epitaxial growth mechanism of silicene on Ag(111)
2015	Honeycomb silicon: a review of silicene Published in Science Bulletin
2015	Pauli-limited effect in the magnetic phase diagram of FeSexTe1−x thin films Published in Applied Physics Letters
2016	Adsorption of molecules on silicene
2016	Nanodroplets for stretchable superconducting circuits Published in Advanced Functional Materials
2016	Quasi-freestanding epitaxial silicene on Ag(111) by oxygen intercalation Published in Science Advances
2017	Silicene: A Promising Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries Published in Advanced Materials

Research Areas

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	A survey of image semantics-based visual simultaneous localization and mapping: Application-oriented solutions to autonomous navigation of mobile robots Published In International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems Volume 17 Altmetric
2020	Boron Nitride Nanotubes for Ammonia Synthesis: Activation by Filling Transition Metals Published In Journal of the American Chemical Society Altmetric
2020	Experimental Realization of Two-Dimensional Buckled Lieb Lattice Published In Nano Letters: a journal dedicated to nanoscience and nanotechnology Volume 20 Pages 2537 - 2543 ISSN 1530-6984 Altmetric
2020	H-infinity adaptive observer enhancements for vehicle chassis dynamics-based navigation sensor fault construction Published In International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems Volume 17 Altmetric
2020	High-performance room-temperature sodium-sulfur battery enabled by electrocatalytic sodium polysulfides full conversion Published In Energy and Environmental Science Volume 13 Pages 562 - 570 Altmetric
2020	Hydrogen Terminated Germanene for a Robust Self-Powered Flexible Photoelectrochemical Photodetector Published In Small Altmetric
2020	Immobilized trimeric metal clusters: A family of the smallest catalysts for selective CO2 reduction toward multi-carbon products Published In Nano Energy Volume 76 Altmetric
2020	In-situ grafting of N-doped carbon nanotubes with Ni encapsulation onto MOF-derived hierarchical hybrids for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution Published In Carbon Volume 163 Pages 178 - 185 Altmetric
2020	Multifunctional Active-Center-Transferable Platinum/Lithium Cobalt Oxide Heterostructured Electrocatalysts towards Superior Water Splitting Published In Angewandte Chemie - International Edition Altmetric
2020	Reversible Potassium Intercalation in Blue Phosphorene-Au Network Driven by an Electric Field Published In Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters Volume 11 Pages 5584 - 5590 ISSN 1948-7185 Altmetric
2020	S/N-doped carbon nanofibers affording Fe7S8 particles with superior sodium storage Published In Journal of Power Sources Volume 451 Altmetric
2019	A S/N-doped high-capacity mesoporous carbon anode for Na-ion batteries Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 7 Pages 11976 - 11984 ISSN 2050-7496 Altmetric
2019	Boosting NIR-driven photocatalytic water splitting by constructing 2D/3D epitaxial heterostructures Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 7 Pages 13629 - 13634 ISSN 2050-7496 Altmetric
2019	Boosting Visible-Light-Driven Photo-oxidation of BiOCl by Promoted Charge Separation via Vacancy Engineering Published In ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering Volume 7 Pages 3010 - 3017 ISSN 2168-0485 Altmetric
2019	Electrochemical potassium/lithium-ion intercalation into TiSe2: Kinetics and mechanism Published In Energy Storage Materials Volume 16 Pages 512 - 518 Altmetric
2019	Electronic Structure Engineering of LiCoO2 toward Enhanced Oxygen Electrocatalysis Published In Advanced Energy Materials Volume 9 Pages 1803482-1 - 1803482-10 ISSN 1614-6832 Altmetric
2019	Engineering additional edge sites on molybdenum dichalcogenides toward accelerated alkaline hydrogen evolution kinetics Published In Nanoscale Volume 11 Pages 717 - 724 ISSN 2040-3364 Altmetric
2019	Liquid metals and their hybrids as stimulus–responsive smart materials Published In Materials Today Altmetric
2019	Lotus rhizome-like S/N–C with embedded WS2 for superior sodium storage Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 7 Pages 25932 - 25943 ISSN 2050-7496 Altmetric
2019	Monolayer Epitaxial Heterostructures for Selective Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic NO Oxidation Published In Advanced Functional Materials Volume 29 Pages 1808084-1 - 1808084-8 ISSN 1616-301X Altmetric
2019	Multi-source navigation system information fusion method based on reduced-dimensional dual quaternion Published In Zhongguo Guanxing Jishu Xuebao/Journal of Chinese Inertial Technology Volume 27 Pages 738 - 745 Altmetric
2019	Near-Infrared-Driven Photocatalysts: Design, Construction, and Applications Published In Small Volume Online First Pages 1904107-1 - 1904107-30 ISSN 1613-6810 Altmetric
2019	Promoting photoreduction properties via synergetic utilization between plasmonic effect and highly active facet of BiOCl Published In Nano Energy Volume 57 Pages 398 - 404 ISSN 2211-2855 Altmetric
2019	Rational design of two-dimensional hybrid Co/N-doped carbon nanosheet arrays for efficient bi-functional electrocatalysis Published In Sustainable Energy and Fuels Volume 3 Pages 1757 - 1763 Altmetric
2019	Rayleigh-Instability-Induced Bismuth Nanorod@Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes as A Long Cycling and High Rate Anode for Sodium-Ion Batteries Published In Nano Letters: a journal dedicated to nanoscience and nanotechnology Volume 19 Pages 1998 - 2004 ISSN 1530-6984 Altmetric
2019	Recent Progress on Germanene and Functionalized Germanene: Preparation, Characterizations, Applications, and Challenges Published In Small Volume 15 Pages 1805147-1 - 1805147-11 ISSN 1613-6810 Altmetric
2019	Role of Charge Density Wave in Monatomic Assembly in Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Published In Advanced Functional Materials Volume 29 Pages 1900367-1 - 1900367-7 ISSN 1616-301X Altmetric
2019	Selective Ferroelectric BiOI/Bi4Ti3O12 Heterostructures for Visible Light-Driven Photocatalysis Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry C: Energy Conversion and Storage, Optical and Electronic Devices, Interfaces, Nanomaterials, and Hard Matter Volume 123 Pages 517 - 525 ISSN 1932-7447 Altmetric
2019	Two dimensional bismuth-based layered materials for energy-related applications Published In Energy Storage Materials Volume 19 Pages 446 - 463 Altmetric
2019	Understanding the structural and chemical evolution of layered potassium titanates for sodium ion batteries Published In Energy Storage Materials Altmetric
2018	A Liquid-Metal-Based Magnetoactive Slurry for Stimuli-Responsive Mechanically Adaptive Electrodes Published In Advanced Materials Volume 30 Pages 1802595-1 - 1802595-9 ISSN 0935-9648 Altmetric
2018	Activating Titania for Efficient Electrocatalysis by Vacancy Engineering Published In ACS Catalysis Volume 8 Pages 4288 - 4293 ISSN 2155-5435 Altmetric
2018	Active-Site-Enriched Iron-Doped Nickel/Cobalt Hydroxide Nanosheets for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Reaction Published In ACS Catalysis Volume 8 Pages 5382 - 5390 ISSN 2155-5435 Altmetric
2018	Band Gap Modulated by Electronic Superlattice in Blue Phosphorene Published In ACS Nano Volume 12 Pages 5059 - 5065 ISSN 1936-0851 Altmetric
2018	Boosting Sodium Storage of Double-Shell Sodium Titanate Microspheres Constructed from 2D Ultrathin Nanosheets via Sulfur Doping Published In Advanced Materials Volume 30 Pages 1804157-1 - 1804157-9 ISSN 0935-9648 Altmetric
2018	Comprehensive New Insights and Perspectives into Ti-Based Anodes for Next-Generation Alkaline Metal (Na⁺, K⁺) Ion Batteries Published In Advanced Energy Materials Volume 8 Pages 1801888-1 - 1801888-27 ISSN 1614-6832 Altmetric
2018	Defect Sites-Rich Porous Carbon with Pseudocapacitive Behaviors as an Ultrafast and Long-Term Cycling Anode for Sodium-Ion Batteries Published In ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Volume 10 Pages 9353 - 9361 ISSN 1944-8244 Altmetric
2018	Dirac Signature in Germanene on Semiconducting Substrate Published In Advanced Science Volume 5 Pages 1800207-1 - 1800207-8 Altmetric
2018	Electronic Band Engineering in Elemental 2D Materials Published In Advanced Materials Interfaces Volume 5 Pages 1800749-1 - 1800749-12 Altmetric
2018	Manipulating the Architecture of Atomically Thin Transition Metal (Hydr)oxides for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Catalysis Published In ACS Nano Volume 12 Pages 1878 - 1886 ISSN 1936-0851 Altmetric
2018	Metal-Organic Framework-Derived Sea-Cucumber-like FeS2@C Nanorods with Outstanding Pseudocapacitive Na-Ion Storage Properties Published In ACS Applied Energy Materials Volume 1 Pages 6234 - 6241 Altmetric
2018	Microscopic origin of highly enhanced supercurrent in 122 pnictide superconductor Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds Volume 754 Pages 1 - 6 ISSN 0925-8388 Altmetric
2018	New insights into understanding the exceptional electrochemical performance of P2-type manganese-based layered oxide cathode for sodium ion batteries Published In Energy Storage Materials Volume 15 Pages 257 - 265 Altmetric
2018	Realization of flat band with possible nontrivial topology in electronic Kagome lattice Published In Science Advances Volume 4 Pages eaau4511-1 - eaau4511-7 Altmetric
2018	Recent Development of Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks (ZIFs) Derived Porous Carbon Based Materials as Electrocatalysts Published In Advanced Energy Materials Volume 8 Pages 1801257-1 - 1801257-21 ISSN 1614-6832 Altmetric
2018	Recent progress on liquid metals and their applications Published In Advances In Physics-x Volume 3 Pages 411 - 441 Altmetric
2018	Recent progress on silicon-based anode materials for practical lithium-ion battery applications Published In Energy Storage Materials Volume 15 Pages 422 - 446 Altmetric
2018	Synergistically Enhanced Interfacial Interaction to Polysulfide via N,O Dual-Doped Highly Porous Carbon Microrods for Advanced Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Published In ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Volume 10 Pages 13573 - 13580 ISSN 1944-8244 Altmetric
2017	Atomically thin non-layered nanomaterials for energy storage and conversion Published In Chemical Society Reviews Volume 46 Pages 7338 - 7373 ISSN 0306-0012 Altmetric
2017	Construction of 2D lateral pseudoheterostructures by strain engineering Published In 2D Materials Volume 4 Pages 025102-1 - 025102-9 Altmetric
2017	Cooperative Electron-Phonon Coupling and Buckled Structure in Germanene on Au(111) Published In ACS Nano Volume 11 Pages 3553 - 3559 ISSN 1936-0851 Altmetric
2017	Enhanced energy transfer in heterogeneous nanocrystals for near infrared upconversion photocurrent generation Published In Nanoscale Volume 9 Pages 18661 - 18667 ISSN 2040-3364 Altmetric
2017	Enhancement of charge separation in ferroelectric heterogeneous photocatalyst Bi4(SiO4)3/Bi2SiO5 nanostructures Published In Dalton Transactions: an international journal of inorganic chemistry Volume 46 Pages 15582 - 15588 ISSN 1477-9226 Altmetric
2017	Role of Atomic Interaction in Electronic Hybridization in Two-Dimensional Ag2Ge Nanosheets Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry C: Energy Conversion and Storage, Optical and Electronic Devices, Interfaces, Nanomaterials, and Hard Matter Volume 121 Pages 16754 - 16760 ISSN 1932-7447 Altmetric
2017	Silicene: A Promising Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries Published In Advanced Materials Volume 29 Pages 1606716-1 - 1606716-8 ISSN 0935-9648 Altmetric
2016	A ferroelectric photocatalyst Ag10Si4O13 with visible-light photooxidation properties Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry A Volume 4 Pages 10992 - 10999 ISSN 2050-7496 Altmetric
2016	Magnetic and levitation characteristics of bulk high-temperature superconducting magnets above a permanent magnet guideway Published In Superconductor Science and Technology Volume 29 Pages 095009-1 - 095009-11 ISSN 0953-2048 Altmetric
2016	Magnetic characteristics of single-block and multi-block Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets at low temperature Published In IEEE Magnetics Letters Volume 7 Pages 5503505-1 - 5503505-5 ISSN 1949-307X Altmetric
2016	Magnetic field actuated manipulation and transfer of oil droplets on a stable underwater superoleophobic surface Published In Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Volume 18 Pages 16202 - 16207 ISSN 1463-9084 Altmetric
2016	Metal-silicene interaction studied by scanning tunneling microscopy Published In Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter Volume 28 Pages 1 - 5 ISSN 0953-8984 Altmetric
2016	Nanodroplets for stretchable superconducting circuits Published In Advanced Functional Materials Volume 26 Pages 8111 - 8118 ISSN 1616-301X Altmetric
2016	Observation of van Hove Singularities in Twisted Silicene Multilayers Published In ACS Central science Volume 2 Pages 517 - 521 Altmetric
2016	Quasi-freestanding epitaxial silicene on Ag(111) by oxygen intercalation Published In Science Advances Volume 2 Pages e1600067-1 - e1600067-7 Altmetric
2015	Characterisation of nano-grains in MgB2 superconductors by transmission Kikuchi diffraction Published In Scripta Materialia Volume 101 Pages 36 - 39 ISSN 1359-6462 Altmetric
2015	Enhancement of critical current of SiC and malic acid codoped MgB2∕Fe wires Published In International Journal of Modern Physics B Volume 29 Pages 1542032-1 - 1542032-5 ISSN 0217-9792 Altmetric
2015	Honeycomb silicon: a review of silicene Published In Science Bulletin Volume 60 Pages 1551 - 1562 Altmetric
2015	Improvements in the dispersion of nanosilver in a MgB2 matrix through a graphene oxide net Published In The Journal of Physical Chemistry C: Energy Conversion and Storage, Optical and Electronic Devices, Interfaces, Nanomaterials, and Hard Matter Volume 119 Pages 10631 - 10640 ISSN 1932-7447 Altmetric
2015	Investigation of electron-phonon coupling in epitaxial silicene by in situ Raman spectroscopy Published In Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Volume 91 Pages 161409-1 - 161409-5 ISSN 1098-0121 Altmetric
2015	MgB2 superconducting joints for persistent current operation Published In Superconductor Science and Technology Volume 28 Pages 065017-1 - 065017-6 ISSN 0953-2048 Altmetric
2015	Microscopic unravelling of nano-carbon doping in MgB2 superconductors fabricated by diffusion method Published In Journal of Alloys and Compounds Volume 644 Pages 900 - 905 ISSN 0925-8388 Altmetric
2015	Modulation of photocatalytic properties by strain in 2d BiOBr nanosheets Published In ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Volume 7 Pages 27592 - 27596 ISSN 1944-8244 Altmetric
2015	Pauli-limited effect in the magnetic phase diagram of FeSexTe1−x thin films Published In Applied Physics Letters Volume 107 Pages 222601-1 - 222601-5 ISSN 0003-6951 Altmetric
2014	Effects of oxygen adsorption on the surface state of epitaxial silicene on ag(111) Published In Scientific Reports Volume 4 Pages 1 - 6 ISSN 2045-2322 Altmetric
2014	On the roles of graphene oxide doping for enhanced supercurrent in MgB 2 based superconductors Published In Nanoscale Volume 6 Pages 6166 - 6172 ISSN 2040-3364 Altmetric
2014	Tuning the band gap in silicene by oxidation Published In ACS Nano Volume 8 Pages 10019 - 10025 ISSN 1936-0851 Altmetric
2014	Unabridged phase diagram for single-phased FeSexTe1-x thin films Published In Scientific Reports Volume 4 Pages 1 - 6 ISSN 2045-2322 Altmetric
2013	A comprehensive study of the pinning mechanisms of MgB2 wires treated with malic acid and their relationships with lattice defects Published In Superconductor Science and Technology Volume 26 Pages 085013-1 - 085013-6 ISSN 0953-2048 Altmetric
2013	A significant improvement in both low- and high-field performance of MgB2 superconductors through graphene oxide doping Published In Scripta Materialia Volume 69 Pages 437 - 440 ISSN 1359-6462 Altmetric
2013	Effect of sintering temperature on the superconducting properties of graphene doped MgB2 Published In IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity Volume 23 Pages 7100604-1 - 7100604-4 ISSN 1051-8223 Altmetric
2013	Evidence for transformation from δTc to δl pinning in MgB2 by graphene oxide doping with improved low and high field Jc and pinning potential Published In Applied Physics Letters Volume 102 Pages 152601-1 - 152601-5 ISSN 0003-6951 Altmetric
2013	Graphene micro-substrate induced high electron-phonon coupling in MgB2 Published In IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity Volume 23 Pages 7000104-1 - 7000104-4 ISSN 1051-8223 Altmetric
2013	Reaction method control of impurity scattering in C-doped MgB2: proving the role of defects besides C substitution level Published In Superconductor Science and Technology Volume 26 Pages 125018-1 - 125018-7 ISSN 0953-2048 Altmetric
2013	Structurally homogeneous MgB2 superconducting wires through economical wet mixing process Published In Materials Letters Volume 91 Pages 356 - 358 ISSN 0167-577X Altmetric
2012	A significant improvement in the superconducting properties of MgB2 by co-doping with graphene and nano-SiC Published In Scripta Materialia Volume 67 Pages 802 - 805 ISSN 1359-6462 Altmetric

Investigator On

Year	Title
2017	Two-dimensional Plasmonic Heterogeneous Nanostructures for Photocatalysis Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2016	Multifunctional 2D materials for sustainable energy applications Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2014	Design and exploration of novel p-block materials for visible light photocatalysis Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2010	Design, build and test a fault current limiter employing magnesium diboride (MgB2) superconducting coils Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
2009	Magnesium diboride superconductor magnets for applications Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
	Development of the next generation battery storage system for smart grid Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
	Liquid Metal for quench detection sensors and low resistance joints Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

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Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Liquid metal for applications	Bo, Guyue
Doctor of Philosophy	Li Rich Cathode for Li Ion Battery	Li, Peng
Doctor of Philosophy	Nanomaterials for Energy Application	Liu, Nana
Doctor of Philosophy	2D Materials for Application	Zhao, Mengting

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http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0504-362X (confirmed)

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E-6465-2011

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40662112700

Xu, Xun Dr.

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