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2025

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Manage releases of 'forever chemicals' in lab waste

Liu, Kehan and Zhang, Cheng (2025). Manage releases of 'forever chemicals' in lab waste. Nature, 641 (8062), 311-311. doi: 10.1038/d41586-025-01406-3

Manage releases of 'forever chemicals' in lab waste

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2025

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New sorbents for removing forever chemicals need standardized reporting

Su, Zicheng, Yang, Zhuojing, Liu, Kehan, Yu, Chunrong, Guo, Jianhua and Zhang, Cheng (2025). New sorbents for removing forever chemicals need standardized reporting. Nature Reviews Materials, 10 (5) e202213071, 327-329. doi: 10.1038/s41578-025-00795-1

New sorbents for removing forever chemicals need standardized reporting

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2024

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Fluoropolymer sorbent for efficient and selective capturing of per- and polyfluorinated compounds

Yang, Zhuojing, Zhu, Yutong, Tan, Xiao, Gunjal, Samruddhi Jayendra Jayendra, Dewapriya, Pradeep, Wang, Yiqing, Xin, Ruijing, Fu, Changkui, Liu, Kehan, Macintosh, Katie, Sprague, Lee G., Leung, Lam, Hopkins, Timothy E., Thomas, Kevin V., Guo, Jianhua, Whittaker, Andrew K. and Zhang, Cheng (2024). Fluoropolymer sorbent for efficient and selective capturing of per- and polyfluorinated compounds. Nature Communications, 15 (1) 8269, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-52690-y

Fluoropolymer sorbent for efficient and selective capturing of per- and polyfluorinated compounds

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2024

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Fluorination in advanced battery design

Wang, Yiqing, Wu, Zhenzhen, Azad, Faezeh Makhlooghi, Zhu, Yutong, Wang, Lianzhou, Hawker, Craig J., Whittaker, Andrew K., Forsyth, Maria and Zhang, Cheng (2024). Fluorination in advanced battery design. Nature Reviews Materials, 9 (2), 119-133. doi: 10.1038/s41578-023-00623-4

Fluorination in advanced battery design

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2022

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Efficient removal of perfluorinated chemicals from contaminated water sources using magnetic fluorinated polymer sorbents

Tan, Xiao, Dewapriya, Pradeep, Prasad, Pritesh, Chang, Yixin, Huang, Xumin, Wang, Yiqing, Gong, Xiaokai, Hopkins, Timothy E., Fu, Changkui, Thomas, Kevin V., Peng, Hui, Whittaker, Andrew Keith and Zhang, Cheng (2022). Efficient removal of perfluorinated chemicals from contaminated water sources using magnetic fluorinated polymer sorbents. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 61 (49) e202213071, e202213071. doi: 10.1002/anie.202213071

Efficient removal of perfluorinated chemicals from contaminated water sources using magnetic fluorinated polymer sorbents

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2022

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Ultra-stable all-solid-state sodium metal batteries enabled by perfluoropolyether-based electrolytes

Wang, Xiaoen, Zhang, Cheng, Sawczyk, Michal, Sun, Ju, Yuan, Qinghong, Chen, Fangfang, Mendes, Tiago C., Howlett, Patrick C., Fu, Changkui, Wang, Yiqing, Tan, Xiao, Searles, Debra J., Král, Petr, Hawker, Craig J., Whittaker, Andrew K. and Forsyth, Maria (2022). Ultra-stable all-solid-state sodium metal batteries enabled by perfluoropolyether-based electrolytes. Nature Materials, 21 (9), 1057-1065. doi: 10.1038/s41563-022-01296-0

Ultra-stable all-solid-state sodium metal batteries enabled by perfluoropolyether-based electrolytes

2022

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Fluorine in medicinal chemistry: in perspective to COVID-19

Zhang, Cheng (2022). Fluorine in medicinal chemistry: in perspective to COVID-19. ACS Omega, 7 (22), 18206-18212. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.2c01121

Fluorine in medicinal chemistry: in perspective to COVID-19

2021

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Biological Utility of Fluorinated Compounds: from Materials Design to Molecular Imaging, Therapeutics and Environmental Remediation

Zhang, Cheng, Yan, Kai, Fu, Changkui, Peng, Hui, Hawker, Craig J. and Whittaker, Andrew K. (2021). Biological Utility of Fluorinated Compounds: from Materials Design to Molecular Imaging, Therapeutics and Environmental Remediation. Chemical Reviews, 122 (1) acs.chemrev.1c00632, 167-208. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00632

Biological Utility of Fluorinated Compounds: from Materials Design to Molecular Imaging, Therapeutics and Environmental Remediation

2026

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Rethinking sustainable pathways for PFAS

Xian, He, Li, Xuemei and Zhang, Cheng (2026). Rethinking sustainable pathways for PFAS. Nature Chemistry. doi: 10.1038/s41557-025-02044-y

Rethinking sustainable pathways for PFAS

2025

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Amphiphilic fluorinated block copolymer additives for ultrastable aqueous Zn-ion batteries

Wang, Yiqing, Zhu, Yutong, Xian, He, Wang, Biao, Chen, Zhou, Tan, Xiao, Wu, Zhenzhen, Liu, Sailin, Mao, Jianfeng, Zhang, Shanqing, Guo, Zaiping, Wang, Lianzhou, Hawker, Craig J., Whittaker, Andrew K. and Zhang, Cheng (2025). Amphiphilic fluorinated block copolymer additives for ultrastable aqueous Zn-ion batteries. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 148 (1) jacs.5c14364, 448-460. doi: 10.1021/jacs.5c14364

Amphiphilic fluorinated block copolymer additives for ultrastable aqueous Zn-ion batteries

2025

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High‐performance zinc–bromine rechargeable batteries enabled by in‐situ formed solid electrolyte interphase

Alghamdi, Norah S., Peng, Xiyue, Yang, Xingchen, Gao, Shengyong, Huang, Yongxin, Zhang, Shuangbin, Lin, Tong'en, Zhang, Cheng, Gentle, Ian R., Wang, Lianzhou and Luo, Bin (2025). High‐performance zinc–bromine rechargeable batteries enabled by in‐situ formed solid electrolyte interphase. Advanced Science, 12 (46) e08646, 1-10. doi: 10.1002/advs.202508646

High‐performance zinc–bromine rechargeable batteries enabled by in‐situ formed solid electrolyte interphase

2025

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Breaking the symmetry of high-entropy alloy surfaces for compressively strain-tuned oxygen reduction reaction

He, Lin, Li, Menggang, Qiu, Longyu, Ren, Xue, Tian, Fenyang, Sheng, Jie, Liu, Yequn, Luo, Mingchuan, Zhou, Xin, Yu, Yongsheng, Yang, Weiwei and Guo, Shaojun (2025). Breaking the symmetry of high-entropy alloy surfaces for compressively strain-tuned oxygen reduction reaction. Nature Communications, 16 (1) 10834. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-65856-z

Breaking the symmetry of high-entropy alloy surfaces for compressively strain-tuned oxygen reduction reaction

2025

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Toward Standardized Evaluation of PFAS Sorbents

Yang, Zhuojing, Su, Zicheng, Liu, Kehan, Yu, Chunrong, Yang, Ziyang, Yang, Haipeng and Zhang, Cheng (2025). Toward Standardized Evaluation of PFAS Sorbents. Advanced Materials e16944, 1-18. doi: 10.1002/adma.202516944

Toward Standardized Evaluation of PFAS Sorbents

2025

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Unlocking the Ultrastable Sodium Storage via Cation Engineering in Vanadium-Iron-Based NASICON Framework

Ahsan, Muhammad Tayyab, Wu, Zihong, Liu, Yuzhu, Chen, Hao, Li, Meng, Li, Dong-Sheng, Zhang, Cheng, Zhi, Xing, Hou, Yanglong and Zhang, Shanqing (2025). Unlocking the Ultrastable Sodium Storage via Cation Engineering in Vanadium-Iron-Based NASICON Framework. Advanced Energy Materials e04885. doi: 10.1002/aenm.202504885

Unlocking the Ultrastable Sodium Storage via Cation Engineering in Vanadium-Iron-Based NASICON Framework

2025

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Design and synthesis of fluorosurfactants for microfluidic droplet-based bioapplications

Li, Xiangke, Zhang, Cheng, Peng, Huadong, Ma, Shaohua, Davis, Thomas P. and Qiao, Ruirui (2025). Design and synthesis of fluorosurfactants for microfluidic droplet-based bioapplications. Polymer Science & Technology polymscitech.5c00092. doi: 10.1021/polymscitech.5c00092

Design and synthesis of fluorosurfactants for microfluidic droplet-based bioapplications

2025

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Sorption and utilization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in rechargeable zinc-ion batteries

Zhu, Yutong, Wang, Yiqing, Wang, Biao, Tan, Xiao, Yang, Zhuojing, Yu, Chunrong, Chen, Zhou, Li, Xuemei, Kong, Dehui, Liu, Sailin, Mao, Jianfeng, Guo, Zaiping, Wang, Lianzhou and Zhang, Cheng (2025). Sorption and utilization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in rechargeable zinc-ion batteries. Small, 21 (39) e07204, 1-12. doi: 10.1002/smll.202507204

Sorption and utilization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in rechargeable zinc-ion batteries

2025

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Non-PFAS-based magnetic polymer sorbents for efficient removal of perfluorinated compounds from landfill leachate

Tan, Xiao, Yang, Zhuojing, Chen, Zhou, Zhu, Yutong, Yu, Chunrong, Wang, Yiqing, Liu, Kehan, Dewapriya, Pradeep, Li, Xuemei, Su, Zicheng, Giansiracusa, Marcus J, Boskovic, Colette, Wang, Biao, Thomas, Kevin V. and Zhang, Cheng (2025). Non-PFAS-based magnetic polymer sorbents for efficient removal of perfluorinated compounds from landfill leachate. Advanced Materials, 38 (1) e02427, e02427. doi: 10.1002/adma.202502427

Non-PFAS-based magnetic polymer sorbents for efficient removal of perfluorinated compounds from landfill leachate

2025

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Self-Assembled Ion Transport Channels in Block Copolymer Electrolytes for Dendrite-Free All-Solid-State Sodium Batteries

Chen, Zhou, Yang, Zhuojing, Tan, Xiao, Wang, Yiqing, Luo, Bin, Wang, Xiaoen, Forsyth, Maria, Hawker, Craig J., Searles, Debra J. and Zhang, Cheng (2025). Self-Assembled Ion Transport Channels in Block Copolymer Electrolytes for Dendrite-Free All-Solid-State Sodium Batteries. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 147 (31) jacs.5c09890, 1-10. doi: 10.1021/jacs.5c09890

Self-Assembled Ion Transport Channels in Block Copolymer Electrolytes for Dendrite-Free All-Solid-State Sodium Batteries

2025

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Capturing PFAS with partly fluorinated macromolecules: the influence of the fluorinated group structure

He, Yutong, Tan, Xiao, Yu, Chunrong, Liu, Kehan, Zhou, Chen, Zhu, Yutong, Leung, Lam, Breske, Stepen, Hopkins, Timothy E., Tottszer, Attila, Matheson, Andrew, Whittaker, Andrew K. and Zhang, Cheng (2025). Capturing PFAS with partly fluorinated macromolecules: the influence of the fluorinated group structure. Macromolecules, 58 (14), 7050-7061. doi: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5c01012

Capturing PFAS with partly fluorinated macromolecules: the influence of the fluorinated group structure

2025

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Screening anionic groups within zwitterionic additives for eliminating hydrogen evolution and dendrites in aqueous zinc ion batteries

Wang, Biao, Guan, Chaohong, Zhou, Qing, Wang, Yiqing, Zhu, Yutong, Bian, Haifeng, Chen, Zhou, Zhang, Shuangbin, Tan, Xiao, Luo, Bin, Tang, Shaochun, Meng, Xiangkang and Zhang, Cheng (2025). Screening anionic groups within zwitterionic additives for eliminating hydrogen evolution and dendrites in aqueous zinc ion batteries. Nano-Micro Letters, 17 (1) 314, 314-1. doi: 10.1007/s40820-025-01826-w

Screening anionic groups within zwitterionic additives for eliminating hydrogen evolution and dendrites in aqueous zinc ion batteries