By Dr Chi David Cheng

Journal articles

Zhang Y; Lu T; Yu W; Li W; Sun F; Yue Z; Chen Y; Jiang W; Cheng C; Zu L; Yang H; Zhao D, 2026, 'Nanoconfined self-sustained water networks stabilize triple-phase interfaces under low humidity in PEM fuel cells', Applied Catalysis B Environmental, 399, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2026.127110

Lu T; Zhao H; Yu W; Li W; Sun F; Zhu Y; Liu J; Yang C; Wang G; Cheng C; Zu L; Zou Z; Yang H, 2026, 'Confinement-Engineered Ir-IrO2 Interfaces Activate Hydrogen-Bond-Mediated Oxide Pathway Mechanism for Durable Acidic Water Oxidation', Advanced Materials, 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.73818

Jiang B; Wu D; Chen Q; Sun M; Ma Y; Yan Y; Cheng C; Liu JZ, 2026, 'Hidden polymorphic landscape in two-dimensional ZnO', Applied Physics Letters, 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0345257

Ogbe J; Cheng CD; Le-Clech P, 2026, 'Polyamide uplifting of end-of-life membranes', Separation Science and Technology Philadelphia, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01496395.2026.2678885

Zhou L; Li C; Shen N; Chen K; Jiang H; Feng M; Zhao M; Cheng C; Huang X, 2026, 'Whole-ear finite element analysis of superior semicircular canal dehiscence and its impact on inner-ear responses', Hearing Research, 470, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2025.109506

Cheng C; Kim L; Persad AH; Chow CM; Karnik R, 2025, 'Edge-activated graphene nanopores for thermally robust hydrogen membrane separations', Nature Communications, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-61110-8

Zhang M; Hakobyan K; Cheng C; Xu J, 2025, 'Surface Engineering of Polymer Hydrogels Toward Functional Soft Material Innovations', Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 226, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/macp.202400511

Ishaq M; Jabeen M; Ma Z; Ilyas F; Li L; Haider R; Zia A; Yuan GX; Liao XZ; Cheng C; He YS; Ma ZF, 2025, 'A review on phosphorus and metal phosphides as anodes for sodium-ion batteries', Rare Metals, 44, pp. 5115 - 5164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12598-024-03190-x

Kim L; Persad A; Cheng C; Field R; Karnik R, 2025, 'Reversibly Switching Hydrogen-Responsive Palladium–Graphene Composite Membranes', Advanced Functional Materials, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202421831

Nara M; Fujii K; Matsui D; Ogura A; Murakami T; Ogawa T; Ito S; Cheng CD; Scholes CA; Wada S, 2025, 'Evaluating Cation-Exchange Membrane Properties Affecting Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Water Electrolysis', ACS Omega, 10, pp. 10425 - 10431, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c10548

Shen H; Shi F; Cheng C; Ren X; Guo M; Xu R; Jin D; Zhong J, 2025, 'Designing nanohydrogels/organosilica composite membranes to stabilize CO2 separation performance in dry and wet conditions', Journal of Membrane Science, 717, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2024.123642

Liu B; Zhu Y; Sha S; Ge R; Cheng C; Yin J; Huang Z; Dai L; Li S; Li W, 2024, 'Strong Interaction between Molybdenum Compounds and Mesoporous CMK-5 Supports Boosts Hydrogen Evolution Reaction', Advanced Functional Materials, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202408613

Zhu M; Yu L; Sha S; Ge R; Cheng C; Dai L; Li S; Liu B; Qu Z; Li W, 2024, 'Highly efficient nanosized MoS2/MoP heterocatalyst for enhancing hydrogen evolution reaction over a wide pH range', Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2024.e01090

Zhao H; Cheng C; Guo Q; Ma R; Yang Y, 2024, 'Analysis of Phase Mismatch for Mercurous Bromide-Based Non-Collinear AOTF Design in Spectral Imaging Applications', MATERIALS, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma17071703

Zhao H; Cheng C; Guo Q; Yu K; Yang Y, 2024, 'Angular-Spectral Characteristics of Acousto-Optic Tunable Filters Based on Mercurous Halide Crystals', MATERIALS, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma17050967

Chen P; Cheng C; Yang X; Sha T-T; Zou X; Zhang F; Jiang W; Xu Y; Cao X; You Y-M; Luo Z, 2023, 'Wireless Deep Brain Stimulation by Ultrasound-Responsive Molecular Piezoelectric Nanogenerators', ACS NANO, 17, pp. 25625 - 25637, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c10227

Wang J; Cheng C; Zheng X; Idrobo JC; Lu AY; Park JH; Shin BG; Jung SJ; Zhang T; Wang H; Gao G; Shin B; Jin X; Ju L; Han Y; Li LJ; Karnik R; Kong J, 2023, 'Cascaded compression of size distribution of nanopores in monolayer graphene', Nature, 623, pp. 956 - 963, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06689-y

Cheng C; Li H; Zhang C; Guo C; Li J; Zhang H; Lin S; Wang Q, 2023, 'Effect of substrate bias on structure and properties of (AlTiCrZrNb)N high-entropy alloy nitride coatings through arc ion plating', SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY, 467, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2023.129692

Nie Z; Yu L; Jiang L; Li M; Ding S; Xia B; Cheng C; Duan J; Chen S, 2023, 'Metal-organic framework (MOF) thickness control for carbon dioxide electroreduction to formate', Carbon Neutralization, 2, pp. 458 - 466, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cnl2.66

Ding S; Xia B; Li M; Lou F; Cheng C; Gao T; Zhang Y; Yang K; Jiang L; Nie Z; Guan H; Duan J; Chen S, 2023, 'An abnormal size effect enables ampere-level O2 electroreduction to hydrogen peroxide in neutral electrolytes', Energy and Environmental Science, 16, pp. 3363 - 3372, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d3ee00509g

Yu L; Nie Z; Xie S; Jiang L; Xia B; Li M; Cheng C; Duan J; Antonietti M; Chen S, 2023, 'Bioinspired inhibition of aggregation in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)', Iscience, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.106239

Liu SYV; Chen Y-Y; Cheng C, 2023, 'Genetic structure and relatedness of juvenile sicklefin lemon shark (Negaprion acutidens) at Dongsha Island', SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28186-y

Xu P; Zhang M; Chen Z; Wang B; Cheng C; Liu R, 2023, 'A Deep Learning Framework for Day Ahead Wind Power Short-Term Prediction', APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app13064042

Nie Z; Yu L; Jiang L; Li M; Ding S; Xia B; Cheng C; Duan J; Chen S, 2023, 'Back Cover Image: Carbon Neutralization, Volume 2, Issue 4, July 2023', Carbon Neutralization, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cnl2.84

Mao G; Sun Q; Jiang J; Sun J; Wu T; Cheng C; Teng M; Zhao Y; Zhou X; Zhang H; Bian W, 2023, 'Dopamine and epigallocatechin-3-gallate cross-linked coating demonstrates improved osteointegration of polyetheretherketone in rabbits', MATERIALS & DESIGN, 226, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2023.111607

Yu K; Guo Q; Zhao H; Cheng C, 2023, 'The Calibration Methods of Geometric Parameters of Crystal for Mid-Infrared Acousto-Optic Tunable Filter-Based Imaging Systems Design', MATERIALS, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma16062341

Lyu C; Cheng C; He Y; Qiu L; He Z; Zou D; Li D; Lu J, 2022, 'Graphene Hydrogel as a Porous Scaffold for Cartilage Regeneration', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 14, pp. 54431 - 54438, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c11307

Shen L; Shi Q; Zhang S; Gao J; Cheng DC; Yi M; Song R; Wang L; Jiang J; Karnik R; Zhang S, 2021, 'Highly porous nanofiber-supported monolayer graphene membranes for ultrafast organic solvent nanofiltration', Science Advances, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abg6263

Cheng C; Iyengar SA; Karnik R, 2021, 'Molecular size-dependent subcontinuum solvent permeation and ultrafast nanofiltration across nanoporous graphene membranes', Nature Nanotechnology, 16, pp. 989 - 995, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41565-021-00933-0

Wang P; Yan Y; Cheng C; Zhang W; Zhou D; Li L; Yang X; Liao XZ; Ma ZF; He YS, 2021, 'Structural and chemical interplay between nano-active and encapsulation materials in a core-shell SnO2@MXene lithium ion anode system', Crystengcomm, 23, pp. 368 - 377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0ce01468k

Zhan H; Xiong Z; Cheng C; Liang Q; Liu JZ; Li D, 2020, 'Solvation-Involved Nanoionics: New Opportunities from 2D Nanomaterial Laminar Membranes', Advanced Materials, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201904562

Pan D; Bing G; Cheng C; Fan Y; Ping L, 2020, 'Research on the Thermal-Electric Coupling Behavior Under Compound AC-DC Voltage Within Saddle-Like Electric-Stress Dependence', IEEE ACCESS, 8, pp. 107442 - 107451, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2939277

Mao J; Liu C; Cheng C; Zhang W; Liao XZ; Wang J; Li L; Yang X; He YS; Ma ZF, 2019, 'A Porous and Interconnected Polypyrrole Film with High Conductivity and Ion Accessibility as Electrode for Flexible All-Solid-State Supercapacitors', Chemelectrochem, 6, pp. 5479 - 5485, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/celc.201901514

Zhang M; Cheng C; Simon GP; Li D, 2018, 'Ion-Transport Experiments to Probe the Nanostructure of Graphene/Polymer Membranes', Small Methods, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/SMTD.201800187

Cheng C; Jiang G; Simon GP; Liu JZ; Li D, 2018, 'Low-voltage electrostatic modulation of ion diffusion through layered graphene-based nanoporous membranes', Nature Nanotechnology, 13, pp. 685 - 690, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41565-018-0181-4

Jiang G; Wang P; Cheng C; Li D; Liu JZ, 2018, 'An equivalent 1D nanochannel model to describe ion transport in multilayered graphene membranes', Progress in Natural Science Materials International, 28, pp. 246 - 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pnsc.2018.02.009

Wu S; Cheng C; Jin J; Wang J; Peng T, 2018, 'Low-Temperature Processed Nanostructured Rutile TiO₂ Array Films for Perovskite Solar Cells With High Efficiency and Stability', SOLAR RRL, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/solr.201700164

Lu J; Cheng C; He YS; Lyu C; Wang Y; Yu J; Qiu L; Zou D; Li D, 2016, 'Multilayered Graphene Hydrogel Membranes for Guided Bone Regeneration', Advanced Materials, 28, pp. 4025 - 4031, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201505375

Cheng C; Jiang G; Garvey CJ; Wang Y; Simon GP; Liu JZ; Li D, 2016, 'Nanotechnology: Ion transport in complex layered Graphene-Based membranes with tuneable interlayer spacing', Science Advances, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1501272

Jiang G; Cheng C; Li D; Liu JZ, 2016, 'Molecular dynamics simulations of the electric double layer capacitance of graphene electrodes in mono-valent aqueous electrolytes', Nano Research, 9, pp. 174 - 186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12274-015-0978-5

Qiu L; Liu D; Wang Y; Cheng C; Zhou K; Ding J; Truong VT; Li D, 2014, 'Mechanically robust, electrically conductive and stimuli-responsive binary network hydrogels enabled by superelastic graphene aerogels', Advanced Materials, 26, pp. 3333 - 3337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201305359

Wang Y; Hou X; Cheng C; Qiu L; Zhang X; Simon GP; Li D, 2014, 'Optical characterisation of non-covalent interactions between non-conjugated polymers and chemically converted graphene', Australian Journal of Chemistry, 67, pp. 168 - 172, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CH13243

Guo W; Cheng C; Wu Y; Jiang Y; Gao J; Li D; Jiang L, 2013, 'Bio-inspired two-dimensional nanofluidic generators based on a layered graphene hydrogel membrane', Advanced Materials, 25, pp. 6064 - 6068, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201302441

Cheng C; Zhu J; Yang X; Qiu L; Wang Y; Li D, 2013, 'Dynamic electrosorption analysis: A viable liquid-phase characterization method for porous carbon?', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 1, pp. 9332 - 9340, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3ta10801e

Lu J; He YS; Cheng C; Wang Y; Qiu L; Li D; Zou D, 2013, 'Self-supporting graphene hydrogel film as an experimental platform to evaluate the potential of graphene for bone regeneration', Advanced Functional Materials, 23, pp. 3494 - 3502, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201203637

Shen W; Chen X; Cormier O; Cheng DC-P; Reed B; Harden N, 2013, 'Modulation of Morphogenesis by Egfr during Dorsal Closure in Drosophila', PLOS ONE, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0060180

Zhu J; Cheng C; Yang X; Wang Y; Qiu L; Li D, 2013, 'Dynamic electrosorption analysis as an effective means to characterise the structure of bulk graphene assemblies', Chemistry A European Journal, 19, pp. 3082 - 3089, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201203219

Cheng C; Li D, 2013, 'Solvated graphenes: An emerging class of functional soft materials', Advanced Materials, 25, pp. 13 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201203567

Yang X; Cheng C; Wang Y; Qiu L; Li D, 2013, 'Liquid-mediated dense integration of graphene materials for compact capacitive energy storage', Science, 341, pp. 534 - 537, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1239089

Cheng C; Uhe J; Yang X; Wu Y; Li D, 2012, 'Multilayered graphene membrane as an experimental platform to probe nano-confined electrosorption', Progress in Natural Science Materials International, 22, pp. 668 - 672, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pnsc.2012.11.002

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