Nano Research

The annual Top Papers Award has been established since 2015 by the editorial board of Nano Research and the Tsinghua University Press (TUP). This award is open to any scientists worldwide who have published papers in Nano Research during the two preceding years. After the JCR is released in each year, the winner will be determined by the Award Committee (Editors-in-Chief, Associate Editors, representatives from TUP) according to the citation in the latest year and the contribution of the papers.

The awardees will receive a prize of RMB ￥10,000 and a certificate. The winner’s name and work will be featured in Nano Research and other media.

We are pleased to announce that the sixth Top Papers Awards are presented to the following papers.

Top Papers

Confinedly implanted NiFe₂O₄-rGO: Cluster tailoring and highly tunable electromagnetic properties for selective-frequency microwave absorption. Zhang, Yanlan; Wang, Xixi; Cao, Maosheng*. 2018(3): 1426-1436. https://rdcu.be/b7eO3

Metal organic frameworks derived single atom catalysts for electrocatalytic energy conversion. Sun, Tingting; Xu, Lianbin; Wang, Dingsheng*; Li, Yadong. 2019(9): 2067-2080. https://rdcu.be/b7eO6

Review of MXenes as new nanomaterials for energy storage/delivery and selected environmental applications. Jun, Byung-Moon; Kim, Sewoon; Heo, Jiyong; Park, Chang Min; Her, Namguk; Jang, Min; Huang, Yi; Han, Jonghun*; Yoon, Yeomin*. 2019(3): 471-487. https://rdcu.be/b7eO8

Application of yolk–shell Fe₃O₄@N-doped carbon nanochains as highly effective microwave-absorption material. Qiao, Mingtao; Lei, Xingfeng; Ma, Yong; Tian, Lidong; He, Xiaowei; Su, Kehe; Zhang, Qiuyu*. 2018(3): 1500-1519. https://rdcu.be/b7ePp

Template-free large-scale synthesis of g-C₃N₄ microtubes for enhanced visible light-driven photocatalytic H₂ production. Zhou, Chao; Shi, Run; Shang, Lu; Wu, Li-Zhu; Tung, Chen-Ho; Zhang, Tierui*. 2018(6): 3462-3468. https://rdcu.be/b7ePs

Fast formation of single-unit-cell-thick and defect-rich layered double hydroxide nanosheets with highly enhanced oxygen evolution reaction for water splitting. Gao, Rui; Yan, Dongpeng*. 2018(4): 1883-1894. https://rdcu.be/b7ePx

Modulating the local coordination environment of single-atom catalysts for enhanced catalytic performance. Li, Xinyuan; Rong, Hongpan*; Zhang, Jiatao; Wang, Dingsheng*; Li, Yadong. 2020(7): 1842-1855. https://rdcu.be/b7ePA

Aqueous electrocatalytic N₂ reduction under ambient conditions. Cao, Na; Zheng, Gengfeng*. 2018(6): 2992-3008. https://rdcu.be/b7ePE

Electrosprayed porous Fe₃O₄/carbon microspheres as anode materials for high-performance lithium-ion batteries. Han, Wenjie; Qin, Xianying*; Wu, Junxiong; Li, Qing; Liu, Ming; Xia, Yue; Du, Hongda; Li, Baohua*; Kang, Feiyu. 2018(2): 892-904. https://rdcu.be/b7ePL

Photocatalysts for degradation of dyes in industrial effluents: Opportunities and challenges. Anwer, Hassan; Mahmood, Asad; Lee, Jechan; Kim, Ki-Hyun*; Park, Jae-Woo*; Yip, Alex C. K. 2019(5): 955-972. https://rdcu.be/b7ePP

CVD growth of fingerprint-like patterned 3D graphene film for an ultrasensitive pressure sensor. Xia, Kailun; Wang, Chunya; Jian, Muqiang; Wang, Qi; Zhang, Yingying*. 2018(2): 1124-1134. https://rdcu.be/b7ePQ

Wafer-scale synthesis of monolayer WS₂ for high-performance flexible photodetectors by enhanced chemical vapor deposition. Lan, Changyong; Zhou, Ziyao; Zhou, Zhifei; Li, Chun; Shu, Lei; Shen, Lifan; Li, Dapan; Dong, Ruoting; Yip, SenPo; Ho, Johnny C.*. 2018(6): 3371-3384. https://rdcu.be/b7ePU

Yolk–shell structured Co-C/Void/Co₉S₈ composites with a tunable cavity for ultrabroadband and efficient low-frequency microwave absorption. Liu, Xiaofang*; Hao, Chengcheng; He, Lihua; Yang, Cheng; Chen, Yubin; Jiang, Chengbao; Yu, Ronghai. 2018(8): 4169-4182. https://rdcu.be/b7ePW

Nickel cobalt phosphide with three-dimensional nanostructure as a highly efficient electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction in both acidic and alkaline electrolytes. Ma, Bo; Yang, Zhengchun; Chen, Yantao*; Yuan, Zhihao*. 2019(2): 375-380. https://rdcu.be/b7ePZ

Review on photocatalytic and electrocatalytic artificial nitrogen fixation for ammonia synthesis at mild conditions: Advances, challenges and perspectives. Xue, Xiaolan; Chen, Renpeng; Yan, Changzeng; Zhao, Peiyang; Hu, Yi; Zhang, Wenjun; Yang, Songyuan; Jin, Zhong*. 2019(6): 1229-1249. https://rdcu.be/b7eP2

Coordination-responsive drug release inside gold nanorod@metal-organic framework core–shell nanostructures for near-infrared-induced synergistic chemo-photothermal therapy. Li, Yantao; Jin, Jun; Wang, Dawei; Lv, Jiawei; Hou, Ke; Liu, Yaling*; Chen, Chunying*; Tang, Zhiyong*. 2018(6): 3294-3305. https://rdcu.be/b7eP5

Hierarchical coral-like NiMoS nanohybrids as highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall urea electrolysis. Wang, Xiaoxia; Wang, Jianmei; Sun, Xuping*; Wei, Shuang; Cui, Liang; Yang, Wenrong; Liu, Jingquan*. 2018(2): 988-996. https://rdcu.be/b7eQa