Full Professor @CityUHongKong,MSE Dept, Research 2D TMDs, In-Situ Liquid Phase TEM, Previously @BerkeleyLab,@Applied4Tech, @NTUsg, @ZJU_China
@CityU HK
Joined April 2021
- Tweets81
- Following236
- Followers234
- Likes308
Check our recent work, that we employ in situ liquid-phase TEM combined with Cryo-EM and computational modelling to unravel anion-specific Li nucleation and growth in three distinct electrolytes rdcu.be/fxyhH
An efficient eDNA sampling tool for high sensitivity aquatic biota detection, via @EurekAlert! eurekalert.org/news-releases…
Lithium intercalation deciphers phase transition of 2D materials, enabling mass production and high-performance flexible thermoelectric materials, via @EurekAlert! eurekalert.org/news-releases… 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 pubs.acs.org/toc/nalefd/26/1… @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: lnkd.in/gyAYchGe
This work was published in Nature Synthesis, 2025, 4, 303-313. @NatureSynthesis See: nature.com/articles/s44160-0…
Check our recent paper about Vacancy Functionalized MoS2 Nanolaminated Membranes for Efficient Sieving in Forward Osmosis - Ying - Advanced Materials - Wiley Online Library advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley…
Honor to present in MRS Spotlight Series Virtual Workshop on June 25, 2025, 11:30 AM (Eastern Time) mrs.org/publications-digital…
Zhiyuan Zeng (曾志远) retweeted
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.
Zhiyuan Zeng (曾志远) retweeted
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
nature.com/articles/s44160-0… ($)
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! nature.com/articles/s44160-0…
Efficient Heavy Metal Ion Removal for Contaminated Water Using 2D Materials!
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. bit.ly/40s5ut5
Zhiyuan Zeng (曾志远) retweeted
Intercalation in 2D materials and in situ studies
nature.com/articles/s41570-0…
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
ALT The graphical abstract from the article showing the diffusion of purple spheres into a layered material composed of gold and blue spheres.
Check our recent paper about 2D TMDs (MoS2, WS2, TaS2, TiS2) nanosheets for ultra high heavy metal ions removal performances! nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
Check our recent paper about 2D-layered MoS2 nanolaminates for Capacitive deionization and freshwater recovery. Achieving Exceptional Volumetric Desalination Capacity Using Compact MoS2 Nanolaminates - Ying - Advanced Materials - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Zhiyuan Zeng (曾志远) retweeted
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: bit.ly/3Ve2uha
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 pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102…
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.link.springer.com/10.1038/s4…
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.
