Peer-Reviewed Publications

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  1. 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. 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

  3. 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

  4. ​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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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​

  9. 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​

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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​

  15. 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

  16. 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​

  17. 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​

  18. 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​

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

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

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. 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

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

  29. 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

  30. 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

  31. 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

  32. 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

  33. 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

  34. 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

  35. 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

  36. 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

  37. 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

  38. 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

  39. 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

  40. 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

  41. 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

  42. 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

  43. 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​

  44. 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

  45. 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

  46. 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

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

  48. 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

  49. 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​

  50. 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