Zhifeng Ren
University of Houston
Affiliation University of Houston Top Publications High-Thermoelectric Performance of Nanostructured Bismuth Antimony Telluride Bulk Alloys (2008) – 5,631 citations Bulk nanostructured thermoelectric materials: current research and future prospects (2009) – 2,016 citations Perspectives on thermoelectrics: from fundamentals to device applications (2011) – 1,371 citations Non-noble metal-nitride based electrocatalysts for high-performance alkaline seawater electrolysis (2019) – ... <a title="Zhifeng Ren" class="read-more" href="https://journalsworld.com/researchers/zhifeng-ren/" aria-label="Read more about Zhifeng Ren">Read more</a>
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Affiliation
University of Houston
Top Publications
- High-Thermoelectric Performance of Nanostructured Bismuth Antimony Telluride Bulk Alloys (2008) - 5,631 citations
- Bulk nanostructured thermoelectric materials: current research and future prospects (2009) - 2,016 citations
- Perspectives on thermoelectrics: from fundamentals to device applications (2011) - 1,371 citations
- Non-noble metal-nitride based electrocatalysts for high-performance alkaline seawater electrolysis (2019) - 1,341 citations
- Cu nanowires shelled with NiFe layered double hydroxide nanosheets as bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting (2017) - 1,230 citations
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- Full name
- Zhifeng Ren
- ORCID
- 0000-0001-8233-3332
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5066791475
Research interests
- Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices, Thermal properties of materials, Electrical and Thermal Properties of Materials, Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
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- 5,631OpenAlex citations
- Bulk nanostructured thermoelectric materials: current research and future prospects ↗2009 · Energy & Environmental Science2,016OpenAlex citations
- Perspectives on thermoelectrics: from fundamentals to device applications ↗2011 · Energy & Environmental Science1,371OpenAlex citations
- Non-noble metal-nitride based electrocatalysts for high-performance alkaline seawater electrolysis ↗2019 · Nature Communications1,341OpenAlex citations
- Cu nanowires shelled with NiFe layered double hydroxide nanosheets as bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting ↗2017 · Energy & Environmental Science1,230OpenAlex citations
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- Bulk nanostructured thermoelectric materials: current research and future prospects ↗2009 · Energy & Environmental Science
- Perspectives on thermoelectrics: from fundamentals to device applications ↗2011 · Energy & Environmental Science
- Non-noble metal-nitride based electrocatalysts for high-performance alkaline seawater electrolysis ↗2019 · Nature Communications
- Cu nanowires shelled with NiFe layered double hydroxide nanosheets as bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting ↗2017 · Energy & Environmental Science
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