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  1. ​M. D. Regulacio*, D.-T. Nguyen, R. Horia, Z. W. Seh*, “Designing Nanostructured Metal Chalcogenides as Cathode Materials for Rechargeable Magnesium Batteries.” Small 2021, 17, 2007683​

  2. X. Wang, L. Fu, R. Zhan, L. Wang, G. Li, M. Wan, X.-L. Wu, Z. W. Seh, L. Wang, Y. Sun*, “Addressing the Low Solubility of a Solid Electrolyte Interphase Stabilizer in an Electrolyte by Composite Battery Anode Design.” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021​​​, 13, 13354-13361
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  3. S. N. Steinmann*, Z. W. Seh*, “Understanding Electrified Interfaces.” Nat. Rev. Mater. 2021, 6, 289-291

  4. L. Fu, X. Wang, L. Wang, M. Wan, Y. Li, Z. Cai, Y. Tan, G. Li, R. Zhan, Z. W. Seh, Y. Sun*, “A Salt-in-Metal Anode: Stabilizing the Solid Electrolyte Interphase to Enable Prolonged Battery Cycling.” Adv. Funct. Mater. 2021, 31, 2010602​​

  5. A. Y. S. Eng, V. Kumar, Y. Zhang, J. Luo, W. Wang, Y. Sun, W. Li*, Z. W. Seh*, “Room-Temperature Sodium–Sulfur Batteries and Beyond: Realizing Practical High Energy Systems through Anode, Cathode, and Electrolyte Engineering.” Adv. Energy. Mater. 2021, 11, 2003493​

  6. Z. Cai, Y. Ou, B. Zhang, J. Wang, L. Fu, M. Wan, G. Li, W. Wang, L. Wang, J. Jiang, Z. W. Seh, E. Hu, X.-Q. Yang, Y. Cui*, Y. Sun*, “A Replacement Reaction Enabled Interdigitated Metal/Solid Electrolyte Architecture for Battery Cycling at 20 mA cm−2 and 20 mAh cm−2.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 3143-3152

  7. G. Li, Q. Yang, J. Chao, B. Zhang, M. Wan, X. Liu, E. Mao, L. Wang, H. Yang, Z. W. Seh, J. Jiang, Y. Sun*, “Enhanced Processability and Electrochemical Cyclability of Metallic Sodium at Elevated Temperature using Sodium Alloy Composite.” Energy Storage Mater. 2021, 35, 310-316

  8. D.-T. Nguyen, R. Horia, A. Y. S. Eng, S.-W. Song*, Z. W. Seh*, “Material Design Strategies to Improve the Performance of Rechargeable Magnesium–Sulfur Batteries.” Mater. Horiz. 2021, 8, 830-853

  9. N. Abidi, K. R. G. Lim, Z. W. Seh, S. N. Steinmann*, “Atomistic Modeling of Electrocatalysis: Are we there yet?” WIREs Comput. Mol. Sci. 2021, 11, e1499

  10. D.-T. Nguyen, A. Y. S. Eng, M.-F. Ng, V. Kumar, Z. Sofer, A. D. Handoko, G. S. Subramanian, Z. W. Seh*, “A High-Performance Magnesium Triflate-Based Electrolyte for Rechargeable Magnesium Batteries.” Cell Rep. Phys. Sci. 2020​, 1, 100265

  11. K. R. G. Lim, A. D. Handoko, L. R. Johnson, X. Meng, M. Lin, G. S. Subramanian, B. Anasori, Y. Gogotsi*, A. Vojvodic*, Z. W. Seh*, “2H-MoS2 on Mo2CTx MXene Nanohybrid for Efficient and Durable Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution.” ACS Nano 2020, 14, 16140-16155

  12. A. Y. S. Eng, D.-T. Nguyen, V. Kumar, G. S. Subramanian, M.-F. Ng, Z. W. Seh*, “Tailoring Binder–Cathode Interactions for Long-Life Room-Temperature Sodium–Sulfur Batteries.” J. Mater. Chem. A 2020, ​​8, 22983-22997

  13. H. Chen, A. D. Handoko, T. Wang, J. Qu, J. Xiao, X. Liu, D. Legut, Z. W. Seh*, Q. Zhang*, “Defect-Enhanced CO2 Reduction Catalytic Performance in O-Terminated MXenes.” ChemSusChem 2020, 13, 5690-5698

  14. K. R. G. Lim, A. D. Handoko, S. K. Nemani, B. Wyatt, H.-Y. Jiang, J. Tang, B. Anasori*, Z. W. Seh*, “Rational Design of Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Carbide/Nitride (MXene) Hybrids and Nanocomposites for Catalytic Energy Storage and Conversion.” ACS Nano 2020​​, 14, 10834-10864

  15. Y. Li, J. Wu, B. Zhang, W. Wang, G. Zhang, Z. W. Seh, N. Zhang, J. Sun, L. Huang*, J. Jiang, J. Zhou, Y. Sun*, “Fast Conversion and Controlled Deposition of Lithium (Poly)Sulfides in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Using High-Loading Cobalt Single Atoms.” Energy Storage Mater. 2020, 30, 250-259

  16. A. D. Handoko, H. Chen, Y. Lum, Q. Zhang*, B. Anasori*, Z. W. Seh*, “Two-Dimensional Titanium and Molybdenum Carbide MXenes as Electrocatalysts for CO2 Reduction.” iScience 2020, 23, 101181

  17. X. Liu, Y. Tan, W. Wang, C. Li, Z. W. Seh, L. Wang, Y. Sun*, “Conformal Prelithiation Nanoshell on LiCoO2 Enabling High-Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries.” Nano Lett. 2020, 20, 4558-4565

  18. Z. Sun, S. Vijay, H. H. Heenen, A. Y. S. Eng, W. Tu, Y. Zhao, S. W. Koh, P. Gao, Z. W. Seh, K. Chan*, H. Li*, “Catalytic Polysulfide Conversion and Physiochemical Confinement for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries.” Adv. Energy Mater. 2020​, 10, 1904010

  19. ​V. Kumar, Y. Wang, A. Y. S. Eng, M.-F. Ng, Z. W. Seh*, “A Biphasic Interphase Design Enabling High Performance in Room Temperature Sodium-Sulfur Batteries.” Cell Rep. Phys. Sci. 2020, 1, 100044

  20. V. Kumar, A. Y. S. Eng, Y. Wang, D.-T. Nguyen, M.-F. Ng, Z. W. Seh*, “An Artificial Metal-Alloy Interphase for High-Rate and Long-Life Sodium–Sulfur Batteries.” Energy Storage Mater. 2020, 29, 1-8

  21. M.-F. Ng, J. Zhao, Q. Yan*, G. J. Conduit*, Z. W. Seh*, “Predicting the State of Charge and Health of Batteries using Data-Driven Machine Learning.” Nat. Mach. Intell. 2020​​, 2, 161-170

  22. Y. Li, C. Wang, W. Wang, A. Y. S. Eng, M. Wan, L. Fu, E. Mao, G. Li, J. Tang, Z. W. Seh, Y. Sun*, “Enhanced Chemical Immobilization and Catalytic Conversion of Polysulfide Intermediates Using Metallic Mo Nanoclusters for High-Performance Li–S Batteries.” ACS Nano 2020, 14, 1148-1157

  23. J. Du, W. Wang, A. Y. S. Eng, X. Liu, M. Wan, Z. W. Seh, Y. Sun*, “Metal/LiF/Li2O Nanocomposite for Battery Cathode Prelithiation: Trade-off between Capacity and Stability.” Nano Lett. 2020, 20, 546-552

  24. ​H. Chen, A. D. Handoko, J. Xiao, X. Feng, Y. Fan, T. Wang, D. Legut, Z. W. Seh*, Q. Zhang*, “Catalytic Effect on CO2 Electroreduction by Hydroxyl-Terminated Two-Dimensional MXenes.” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11, 36571-36579

  25. Y. He, Q. He, L. Wang, C. Zhu, P. Golani, A. D. Handoko, X. Yu, C. Gao, M. Ding, X. Wang, F. Liu, Q. Zeng, P. Yu, S. Guo, B. I. Yakobson, L. Wang, Z. W. Seh, Z. Zhang, M. Wu, Q. J. Wang*, H. Zhang*, Z. Liu*, "Self-Gating in Semiconductor Electrocatalysis." Nat. Mater. 2019, 18, 1098-1104

  26. B. Tang, J. Yang, Z. Kou, L. Xu, H. L. Seng, Y. Xie, A. D. Handoko, X. Liu, Z. W. Seh, H. Kawai, H. Gong*, W. Yang*, “Surface-Engineered Cobalt Oxide Nanowires as Multifunctional Electrocatalysts for Efficient Zn-Air Batteries-Driven Overall Water Splitting.” Energy Storage Mater. 2019, 23, 1-7

  27. Y. Li, W. Wang, X. Liu, E. Mao, M. Wang, G. Li, L. Fu, Z. Li, A. Y. S. Eng, Z. W. Seh, Y. Sun*, “Engineering Stable Electrode-Separator Interfaces with Ultrathin Conductive Polymer Layer for High-Energy-Density Li-S Batteries.” Energy Storage Mater. 2019, 23, 261-268

  28. B. Tang, Z. G. Yu*, Y. Zhang, C. Tang, H. L. Seng, Z. W. Seh, Y.-W. Zhang, S. J. Pennycook, H. Gong*, W. Yang*, “Metal–Organic Framework-Derived Hierarchical MoS2/CoS2 Nanotube Arrays as pH-Universal Electrocatalysts for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution.” J. Mater. Chem. A 2019, 7, 13339-13346​

  29. A. D. Handoko, S. N. Steinmann, Z. W. Seh*, “Theory-Guided Materials Design: Two-Dimensional MXenes in Electro- and Photocatalysis.” Nanoscale Horiz. 2019, 4, 809-827​

  30. A. D. Handoko, F. Wei, Jenndy, B. S. Yeo, Z. W. Seh*, “Understanding Heterogeneous Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction through Operando Techniques.” Nat. Catal. 2018, 1, 922-934

  31. A. D. Handoko, K. H. Khoo, T. L. Tan, H. Jin*, Z. W. Seh*, “Establishing New Scaling Relations on Two-Dimensional MXenes for CO2 Electroreduction.” J. Mater. Chem. A 2018, 6, 21885-21890

  32. Y. Deng, Y. Huang, D. Ren, A. D. Handoko, Z. W. Seh, P. Hirunsit*, B. S. Yeo*, “On the Role of Sulfur for the Selective Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to Formate on CuSx Catalysts.” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2018, 10, 28572-28581

  33. M. D. Regulacio*, Y. Wang, Z. W. Seh, M.-Y. Han, “Tailoring Porosity in Copper-Based Multinary Sulfide Nanostructures for Energy, Biomedical, Catalytic, and Sensing Applications.” ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2018, 1, 3042-3062

  34. J. Di, C. Yan, A. D. Handoko, Z. W. Seh*, H. Li*, Z. Liu*, “Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Materials for Photo- and Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution.” Mater. Today 2018, 21, 749-770​

  35. P. Li, J. Zhu, A. D. Handoko, R. Zhang, H. Wang, D. Legut, X. Wen, Z. Fu, Z. W. Seh, Q. Zhang*, “High-Throughput Theoretical Optimization of the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on MXenes by Transition Metal Modification.” J. Mater. Chem. A 2018, 6, 4271-4278

  36. A. D. Handoko, K. D. Fredrickson, B. Anasori, K. W. Convey, L. R. Johnson, Y. Gogotsi*, A. Vojvodic*, Z. W. Seh*, “Tuning the Basal Plane Functionalization of Two-Dimensional Metal Carbides (MXenes) to Control Hydrogen Evolution Activity.” ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2018, 1, 173-180​

  37. Z. W. Seh, J. Kibsgaard, C. F. Dickens, I. Chorkendorff, J. K. Norskov, T. F. Jaramillo*, “Combining Theory and Experiment in Electrocatalysis: Insights into Materials Design.” Science 2017, 355, eaad4998​

  38. H. Tian, Z. W. Seh, K. Yan, Z. Fu, P. Tang, Y. Lu, R. Zhang, D. Legut, Y. Cui*, Q. Zhang*, “Theoretical Investigation of 2D Layered Materials as Protective Films for Lithium and Sodium Metal Anodes.” Adv. Energy Mater. 2017, 7, 1602528​

  39. G. Zhou, H. Tian, Y. Jin, X. Tao, B. Liu, R. Zhang, Z. W. Seh, D. Zhuo, Y. Liu, J. Sun, J. Zhao, C. Zu, D. S. Wu, Q. Zhang*, Y. Cui*, “Catalytic Oxidation of Li2S on the Surface of Metal Sulfides for Li–S Batteries.” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2017, 114, 840-845

  40. K. D. Fredrickson, B. Anasori, Z. W. Seh, Y. Gogotsi, A. Vojvodic*, “Effects of Applied Potential and Water Intercalation on the Surface Chemistry of Ti2C and Mo2C MXenes.” J. Phys. Chem. C 2016, 120, 28432-28440

  41. Z. W. Seh, K. D. Fredrickson, B. Anasori, J. Kibsgaard, A. L. Strickler, M. R. Lukatskaya, Y. Gogotsi*, T. F. Jaramillo*, A. Vojvodic*, “Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Carbide (MXene) as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution.” ACS Energy Lett. 2016, 1, 589-594

  42. Z. W. Seh, Y. Sun, Q. Zhang, Y. Cui*, “Designing High-Energy Lithium–Sulfur Batteries.” Chem. Soc. Rev. 2016, 45, 5605-5634

  43. Y. Sun, G. Zheng, Z. W. Seh, N. Liu, S. Wang, J. Sun, H. R. Lee, Y. Cui*, “Graphite-Encapsulated Li-Metal Hybrid Anodes for High-Capacity Li Batteries.” Chem 2016, 1, 287-297

  44. X. Tao, J. Wang, C. Liu, H. Wang, H. Yao, G. Zheng, Z. W. Seh, Q. Cai, W. Li, G. Zhou, C. Zu, Y. Cui*, “Balancing Surface Adsorption and Diffusion of Lithium-Polysulfides on Nonconductive Oxides for Lithium–Sulfur Battery Design.” Nat. Commun. 2016, 7, 11203

  45. Y. Sun, H.-W. Lee, Z. W. Seh, G. Zheng, J. Sun, Y. Li, Y. Cui*, “Lithium Sulfide/Metal Nanocomposite as a High-Capacity Cathode Prelithiation Material.” Adv. Energy Mater. 2016, 6, 1600154

  46. Y. Sun, H.-W. Lee, G. Zheng, Z. W. Seh, J. Sun, Y. Li, Y. Cui*, “In Situ Chemical Synthesis of Lithium Fluoride/Metal Nanocomposite for High Capacity Prelithiation of Cathodes.” Nano Lett. 2016, 16, 1497-1501

  47. Y. Sun, H.-W. Lee, Z. W. Seh, N. Liu, J. Sun, Y. Li, Y. Cui*, “High-Capacity Battery Cathode Prelithiation to Offset Initial Lithium Loss.” Nat. Energy 2016, 1, 15008

  48. Z. W. Seh, J. Sun, Y. Sun, Y. Cui*, “A Highly Reversible Room-Temperature Sodium Metal Anode.” ACS Cent. Sci. 2015, 1, 449-455​

  49. Y. Qiu, G. Rong, J. Yang, G. Li, S. Ma, X. Wang, Z. Pan, Y. Hou, M. Liu, F. Ye, W. Li, Z. W. Seh, X. Tao, H. Yao, N. Liu, R. Zhang, G. Zhou, J. Wang, S. Fan, Y. Cui*, Y. Zhang*, “Highly Nitridated Graphene–Li2S Cathodes with Stable Modulated Cycles.” Adv. Energy Mater. 2015, 5, 1501369

  50. W. Li, Z. Liang, Z. Lu, H. Yao, Z. W. Seh, K. Yan, G. Zheng, Y. Cui*, “A Sulfur Cathode with Pomegranate-Like Cluster Structure.” Adv. Energy Mater. 2015, 5, 1500211

  51. Y. Sun, R. B. Sills, X. Hu*, Z. W. Seh, X. Xiao, H. Xu, W. Luo, H. Jin, Y. Xin, T. Li, Z. Zhang, J. Zhou, W. Cai, Y. Huang*, Y. Cui*, “A Bamboo-Inspired Nanostructure Design for Flexible, Foldable, and Twistable Energy Storage Devices.” Nano Lett. 2015, 15, 3899-3906

  52. Q. Zhang*, Y. Wang, Z. W. Seh, Z. Fu, R. Zhang, Y. Cui*, “Understanding the Anchoring Effect of Two-Dimensional Layered Materials for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries.” Nano Lett. 2015, 15, 3780-3786

  53. Y. Sun, Z. W. Seh, W. Li, H. Yao, G. Zheng, Y. Cui*, “In-Operando Optical Imaging of Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Polysulfides in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries.” Nano Energy 2015, 11, 579-586

  54. H. Yao, K. Yan, W. Li, G. Zheng, D. Kong, Z. W. Seh, V. K. Narasimhan, Z. Liang, Y. Cui*, “Improved Lithium–Sulfur Batteries with a Conductive Coating on the Separator to Prevent the Accumulation of Inactive S-related Species at the Cathode–Separator Interface.” Energy Environ. Sci. 2014, 7, 3381-3390

  55. Z. W. Seh, J. H. Yu, W. Li, P.-C. Hsu, H. Wang, Y. Sun, H. Yao, Q. Zhang*, Y. Cui*, “Two-Dimensional Layered Transition Metal Disulphides for Effective Encapsulation of High-Capacity Lithium Sulphide Cathodes.” Nat. Commun. 2014, 5, 5017

  56. H. Yao, G. Zheng, P.-C. Hsu, D. Kong, J. J. Cha, W. Li, Z. W. Seh, M. T. McDowell, K. Yan, Z. Liang, V. K. Narasimhan, Y. Cui*, “Improving Lithium–Sulphur Batteries through Spatial Control of Sulphur Species Deposition on a Hybrid Electrode Surface.” Nat. Commun. 2014, 5, 3943

  57. Z. Liang, G. Zheng, W. Li, Z. W. Seh, H. Yao, K. Yan, D. Kong, Y. Cui*, “Sulfur Cathodes with Hydrogen Reduced Titanium Dioxide Inverse Opal Structure.” ACS Nano 2014, 8, 5249-5256

  58. Z. W. Seh, H. Wang, N. Liu, G. Zheng, W. Li, H. Yao, Y. Cui*, “High-Capacity Li2S–Graphene Oxide Composite Cathodes with Stable Cycling Performance.” Chem. Sci. 2014, 5, 1396-1400

  59. Z. W. Seh, H. Wang, P.-C. Hsu, Q. Zhang, W. Li, G. Zheng, H. Yao, Y. Cui*, “Facile Synthesis of Li2S–Polypyrrole Composite Structures for High-Performance Li2S Cathodes.” Energy Environ. Sci. 2014, 7, 672-676

  60. W. Li, Q. Zhang, G. Zheng, Z. W. Seh, H. Yao, Y. Cui*, “Understanding the Role of Different Conductive Polymers in Improving the Nanostructured Sulfur Cathode Performance.” Nano Lett. 2013, 13, 5534-5540

  61. Z. W. Seh, Q. Zhang, W. Li, G. Zheng, H. Yao, Y. Cui*, “Stable Cycling of Lithium Sulfide Cathodes through Strong Affinity with a Bifunctional Binder.” Chem. Sci. 2013, 4, 3673-3677

  62. H. Yao, G. Zheng, W. Li, M. T. McDowell, Z. W. Seh, N. Liu, Z. Lu, Y. Cui*, ​“Crab Shells as Sustainable Templates From Nature for Nanostructured Battery Electrodes.” Nano Lett. 2013, 13, 3385-3390

  63. W. Li, G. Zheng, Y. Yang, Z. W. Seh, N. Liu, Y. Cui*, “High-Performance Hollow Sulfur Nanostructured Battery Cathode through a Scalable, Room Temperature, One-Step, Bottom-Up Approach.” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2013, 110, 7148-7153​

  64. G. Zheng, Q. Zhang, J. J. Cha, Y. Yang, W. Li, Z. W. Seh, Y. Cui*, “Amphiphilic Surface Modification of Hollow Carbon Nanofibers for Improved Cycle Life of Lithium Sulfur Batteries.” Nano Lett. 2013, 13, 1265-1270

  65. Z. W. Seh, W. Li, J. J. Cha, G. Zheng, Y. Yang, M. T. McDowell, P.-C. Hsu, Y. Cui*, “Sulphur–TiO2 Yolk-Shell Nanoarchitecture with Internal Void Space for Long-Cycle Lithium–Sulphur Batteries.”  Nat. Commun. 2013, 4, 1331

  66. E. Asenath-Smith, H. Li, E. C. Keene, Z. W. Seh, L. A. Estroff*, “Crystal Growth of Calcium Carbonate in Hydrogels as a Model of Biomineralization.” Adv. Funct. Mater. 2012, 22, 2891-2914

  67. Z. W. Seh, S. Liu, M.-Y. Han*, “Titania-Coated Metal Nanostructures.” Chem. Asian J. 2012, 7, 2174-2184

  68. Z. W. Seh, S. Liu, M. Low, S.-Y. Zhang, Z. Liu*, A. Mlayah*, M.-Y. Han*, “Janus Au–TiO2 Photocatalysts with Strong Localization of Plasmonic Near-Fields for Efficient Visible-Light Hydrogen Generation.” Adv. Mater. 2012, 24, 2310-2314

  69. Z. W. Seh, S. Liu, S.-Y. Zhang, M. S. Bharathi, H. Ramanarayan, M. Low, K. W. Shah, Y.-W. Zhang*, M.-Y. Han*, “Anisotropic Growth of Titania onto Various Gold Nanostructures: Synthesis, Theoretical Understanding, and Optimization for Catalysis.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 10140-10143​

  70. Z. W. Seh, S. Liu, S.-Y. Zhang, K. W. Shah, M.-Y. Han*, “Synthesis and Multiple Reuse of Eccentric Au@TiO2 Nanostructures as Catalysts.” Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 6689-6691