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Zhifeng Ren
Researcher at Texas Center for Superconductivity
Publications - 726
Citations - 84970
Zhifeng Ren is an academic researcher from Texas Center for Superconductivity. The author has contributed to research in topics: Thermoelectric effect & Thermoelectric materials. The author has an hindex of 122, co-authored 695 publications receiving 71212 citations. Previous affiliations of Zhifeng Ren include Massachusetts Institute of Technology & University of Cincinnati.
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Recent Advances in Self-Supported Layered Double Hydroxides for Oxygen Evolution Reaction.
Libo Wu,Libo Wu,Luo Yu,Luo Yu,Xin Xiao,Xin Xiao,Fanghao Zhang,Fanghao Zhang,Shaowei Song,Shaowei Song,Shuo Chen,Zhifeng Ren +11 more
TL;DR: Self-supported layered double hydroxides (LDHs) have emerged as one of the most promising types of electrocatalysts due to their unique layered structures and high electroCatalytic activity.
Experimental study of the proposed super-thermal-conductor: BAs
Bing Lv,Yucheng Lan,Xiqu Wang,Qian Zhang,Allan J. Jacobson,David Broido,Zhifeng Ren,Ching-Wu Chu,Yongjie Hu,Gang Chen +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a cubic boron arsenide (BAs) crystal with a zinc blende cubic structure and lattice parameters of a 4.7830(7) A was synthesized and characterized, achieving a relatively high thermal conductivity of ∼200 Wm−1 K−1.
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High-Performance Ag-Modified Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 Films for the Flexible Thermoelectric Generator.
Hongjing Shang,Taiguang Li,Dan Luo,Luo Yu,Luo Yu,Qi Zou,Daxing Huang,Liye Xiao,Hongwei Gu,Zhifeng Ren,Fazhu Ding +10 more
TL;DR: The fabrication of flexible p-type thermoelectric Ag-modified Bi0.5Sb-Te-based semiconductors on flexible substrate using a facile approach demonstrates the potential of inorganic thermoeLECTric materials to be made on flexible/wearable substrates for energy harvesting and management devices.
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High thermoelectric energy conversion efficiency of a unicouple of n-type Mg3Bi2 and p-type Bi2Te3
Zhongxin Liang,Congcong Xu,Hongjing Shang,Hongjing Shang,Qiancheng Zhu,Feng Ding,Jun Mao,Zhifeng Ren +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a cost-effective n-type Mg3Bi2-based compound with a peak zT of 1.24 was constructed and its energy conversion efficiency was evaluated.
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Engineering the Thermoelectric Transport in Half‐Heusler Materials through a Bottom‐Up Nanostructure Synthesis
Huaizhou Zhao,Binglei Cao,Binglei Cao,Shanming Li,Ning Liu,Jiawen Shen,Shan Li,Jikang Jian,Lin Gu,Yanzhong Pei,Gerald Jeffrey Snyder,Zhifeng Ren,Xiaolong Chen +12 more
TL;DR: In this article, a bottom-up nanostructure synthesis approach for half-Heusler (HH) alloys based on the displacement reaction between metal chlorides/bromides and magnesium (or lithium), followed by vacuum-assisted spark plasma sintering process is reported.