Solar desalination:

Licong An, Xingtao Liu, Biwei Deng, Haoqing Jiang, and Gary J. Cheng, "Liquid Metal Nanolayer Linked MOFs Nanocomposites by Laser Shock Evaporation", Matter, (2021), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2021.10.012. 

Haoqing Jiang, Lei Tong, Huidong Liu, Jin Xu, Shengyu Jin, Chao Wang, Xuejiao Hu, Lei Ye , Hexiang Deng and Gary J. Cheng, "Graphene-Metal Monolith Metastructure from Laser Shock induced Thermochemical Stitching of MOF Crystals", Matter, (2020). Cell Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2020.03.003 

X. Huang, L. Li, S. Zhao, L. Tong, Z. Li, Z. Peng, R. Lin, L. Zhou, C. Peng, K. Xue, et al., "MOF-like 3D graphene-based catalytic membrane fabricated by one step laser scribing for robust water purification and green energy production", Nano-Micro Letters, 14, 174 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00923-4

Guo, S., Song, C., Liu, F., Zeng, D., Yuan, H., Liu, X., Jiang, H., and Cheng, G. J., Bionic Optical Leaf for Photoreduction of CO2 from Noble Metal Atom Mediated Graphene Nanobubble Arrays. ACS nano (2021), https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c04597. 

Jun Yuan, Xiao Lei, Chenqi Yi, Haoqing Jiang, Feng Liu, Gary J. Cheng, "3D-printed hierarchical porous cellulose/alginate/carbon black hydrogel for high-efficiency solar steam generation", Chemical Engineering Journal, (2021), Volume 430, Part 2, 132765.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.132765

Shuailong Guo, Hao Yuan, Feng Liu, Wei Luo, Bingjie Li, Yue Yang, Haoqing Jiang and Gary J. Cheng, "Silver Nanowires Interlocked Graphene Aerogel for Ultra-high Efficient Clearage of Oil Pollution on Water", Sustainable Materials and Technologies, (2021), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2021.e00285. 

Photovoltaics: 

Huanrui Yang, Ming Peng, Wendi Yi, Haoqing Jiang, Gary J. Cheng, "Oriented Perovskite Film from Laser Recrystallization in Magnetic Field", Advanced Materials, (2023), DOI:10.1002/adma.202303635. 

Chunpeng Song, Huanrui Yang, Feng Liu, Gary J. Cheng, "Ultrafast Femtosecond Pressure Modulation of Structure and Exciton Kinetics in 2D Halide Perovskites for Enhanced Light Response and Stability", Nature Communication, (2021), 12, Article number: 4879. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25140-2. 

Chunpeng Song, Lei Tong, Feng Liu, Lei Ye, Gary J. Cheng*,"Addressing the Reliability and Electron Transport Kinetics in Halide Perovskite Film via Pulsed Laser Engineering", Advanced Functional Materials, (2019), 1906781.

Dingyue Sun, Ming Peng, Taijin Wang, Longju Yi, Shizuo Zhang, Feng Liu, Gary J. Cheng, "Leflunomide: a versatile additive for defect reduction, enhanced optoelectronic properties and environmental stability of perovskite films", (2023), Nano Research.

Huanrui Yang, Chunpeng Song, Tiancheng Xia,Shifeng Li, Dingyue Sun, Feng Liu, Gary J. Cheng, "Ultrafast Transformation of PbI2 in Two-Step Fabrication of Halide Perovskite Film for Long-Term Performance and Stability via Nanosecond Laser Shock Annealing", Journal of Materials Chemistry C, (2021), DOI: 10.1039/d1tc02475b

D Sun, J Yuan, T Wang, M Peng, S Zhang, S Rao, F Liu, GJ Cheng, "Enhanced performance in perovskites films by defect engineering and charge carrier transportation via pulsed laser doping of 2D MoS2", Sustainable Materials and Technology, (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2023.e00622.

Chunpeng Song, Huanrui Yang, Feng Liu, Gary J. Cheng, "Quantum Dots enabled Perovskite Thin Film with Enhanced Crystallization, Stability, Carrier diffusion via Pulsed Laser Nanoengineering", Advanced Materials Interfaces, (2020).DOI: 10.1002/admi.202001021.

Q. Nian, K.H. Montgomery, T. Jackson, J.M. Woodall and G.J. Cheng, “Pulse laser deposition Fabricated InP/Al-ZnO Heterojunction Solar Cells Efficiency Enhanced by i-ZnO Interlayer”, Applied Physics A. (2015) 121(3), 1219-1226.

Q Nian, MY Zhang, Y Wang, SR Das, VS Bhat, F Huang, GJ Cheng, “Charger Carrier Transport and Collection Enhancement of Copper Indium Diselenide Photoactive Nanoparticle-Ink by Laser Crystallization”, Applied Physics Letter, 105, 111909.(2014) DOI: 10.1063/1.4894861.

X Zhao, Y Cao, Q Nian, YC Shin, GJ Cheng, “Control of Ablation Depth and Surface Structure in P3 Scribing of Thin-Film Solar Cells by A Picosecond Laser”, Journal of Micro and Nano-Manufacturing, 2(3), 031007, (2014) DOI: 10.1115/1.4027733.

X Zhao, Y Cao, Q Nian, YC Shin, GJ Cheng, “Precise selective scribing of thin-film solar cells by a picosecond laser”, Applied Physics A., (2014) DOI 10.1007/s00339-014-8330-6.

Q Nian, CR Liu, GJ Cheng, “Laser assisted electro-deposition of earth abundant Cu2ZnSnS4 photovoltaic thin film”, Manufacturing Letters, (2013) DOI:10.1016/j.mfglet.2013.09.008.

G.J. Cheng, Y. Yang, Y. Zhang, “High speed laser crystallization of particles of photovoltaic solar cells”, Publication number: US8349713 B2, Publication date: Jan 8, 2013, Filing date: May 23, 2011, Priority date: May 24, 2010, Also published as: US20120021559, US20130092664. Google patent: https://www.google.com/patents/US8349713 (issued)

Energy Storage:

Biwei Deng, Rong Xu, Xiaokang Wang, Licong An, Kejie Zhao*, Gary J. Cheng*, “Roll to Roll Manufacturing of Fast charging, Mechanically Robust 0D/2D nanolayered Si-graphene Anode with Well-Interfaced and Defect Engineered Structures”, Energy Storage Materials, (2019),  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2019.07.01. 

Jin Xu, Sen Xiang, Chenqi Yi, Xingtao Liu, Licong An, Ziyu Wang, Haoqing Jiang, Gary J. Cheng, "Green Production of Planar Aligned Dense 2D Nano-oxides on CNT paper by Ultrafast Laser Induced High-Pressure Photochemistry for Stable High-rate LIB Anodes", Energy Material Advances, 4:0013 (2023), https://spj.science.org/doi/10.34133/energymatadv.0013

K. Huo, W. An, J. Fu, B. Gao, L. Wang, X. Peng, G.J. Cheng, Paul K. Chu, “Mesoporous nitrogen-doped carbon hollow spheres as high-performance anodes for lithium-ion batteries”, Journal of Power Sources, 324(30), (2016), 233–238.

Y. Zhang, Q Nian, Y Shin, GJ Cheng, "Direct pulsed laser crystallization of nanocrystals for absorbent layers in Photovoltaics: Multiphysics simulation and experiment", Journal of Applied Physics, 113(19), 193506. (2013)

Z Liu, Z Cao, B Deng, Y Wang, J Shao, P Kumar, CR Liu, B Wei, GJ Cheng, “Ultrafast and scalable photochemical synthesis of tin oxide nanotubes with mesoporous nanocrystals and their application in lithium ion batteries”, Nanoscale, 6, 5853-5858 (2014) DOI: 10.1039/C3NR06444A

Chunpeng Song, Huanrui Yang, Feng Liu, Gary J. Cheng, "Quantum Dots enabled Perovskite Thin Film with Enhanced Crystallization, Stability, Carrier diffusion via Pulsed Laser Nanoengineering", Advanced Materials Interfaces, (2020).DOI: 10.1002/admi.202001021.

Q. Nian, M. Saei, Y. Hu, B. Deng, S. Jin, G.J. Cheng, “Additive Roll Printing Activated Cold Welding of 2D Crystal and 1D Nanowire Layers for Flexible Transparent Conductor and Planer Energy Storage ”, Extreme Mechanics Letters, (2016), DOI:10.1016/j.eml.2016.02.014

Catalysis:

Haoqing Jiang, Xingtao Liu, Meng-Nan Zhu, Jin Xu, Licong An, Peng-Fei Sui, Jing-Li Luo, and Gary J. Cheng, "Nanoalloy Libraries from Laser Induced Thermionic Emission Reduction", Science Advances, 8, eabm6541 (2022).

Jin Xu, Ruoxing Wang, Haoqing Jiang, Xingtao Liu, Licong An, Shengyu Jin, Biwei Deng, Wenzhuo Wu, Gary J. Cheng, "Magnetically Aligned Ultrafine Cobalt Embedded 3D Porous Carbon Metamaterial by One-step Ultrafast Laser Direct Writing", Advanced Science, (2021), DOI: 10.1002/advs.202102477.

Guo, S., Song, C., Liu, F., Zeng, D., Yuan, H., Liu, X., Jiang, H., and Cheng, G. J., Bionic Optical Leaf for Photoreduction of CO2 from Noble Metal Atom Mediated Graphene Nanobubble Arrays. ACS nano (2021), https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c04597. 

Meng-Nan Zhu, Haoqing Jiang,Bo-Wen Zhang, Min-Rui Gao, Peng-Fei Sui, Renfei Feng, Karthik Shankar, Steven Bergens, Gary J. Cheng*, Jing-Li Luo*, "Nanosecond Laser Confined Bismuth Moiety with Tunable Structures on Graphene for Carbon Dioxide Reduction", ACS Nano (2023). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c01897.

Wendi Yi, Haoqing Jiang, Gary J. Cheng, "Mesoporous LDH Metastructure from Multiscale Assembly of Defective Nanodomains by Laser Shock for Oxygen Evolution Reaction", Small, (2022). DOI:10.1002/smll.200202403

Shuailong Guo, Hao Yuan, Wei Luo, Xiaoqing Liu, Xiantao Zhang, Haoqing Jiang, Feng Liu, and Gary J. Cheng, "Isolated Atomic Catalysts Encapsulated in MOF for Ultrafast Water Pollutant Treatment:, Nano Research, (2020), DOI:10.1007/s12274-020-3138-5

S Guo, Y Zhao, C Wang, H Jiang and GJ Cheng, "Single Atomic Noble Metal Enclosed Defective MOF via Cryogenic UV-photo-reduction for CO Oxidation with ultra-high Efficiency and Stability", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,(2020) https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c06898

Shuailong Guo, Yunkun Zhao, Hao Yuan, Chengxiong Wang, Haoqing Jiang, Gary J. Cheng, Ultrafast laser manufacture of stable, efficient ultrafine noble metal catalysts mediated with MOF derived high density defective metal oxides, Small, (2020), https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202000749.

Jiayang Zhao, Yan Zeng, Jiao Wang, Qizhi Xu, Rongsheng Chen*, Hongwei Ni, Gary J. Cheng*, "Ultrahigh Electrocatalytic Activity with Trace Amount Platinum Loadings on Free-standing Mesoporous Titanium Nitride Nanotube Arrays for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction", Nanoscale, (2020),  12, 15393 - 15401. DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01316A

Wendi Yi, Haoqing Jiang, Gary J. Cheng, "Mesoporous LDH Metastructure from Multiscale Assembly of Defective Nanodomains by Laser Shock for Oxygen Evolution Reaction", Small, (2022). DOI:10.1002/smll.200202403

Smart Coating for building

Yueying Li, Yan Ma, Wenyuan Liu, Zhoufu Wang, Hao Liu, Xitang Wang, Hengyong Wei, Shenghao Zeng , Nian Yi, Gary J. Cheng, “Novel inorganic YFeO3 pigments with high near-infrared reflectance and infrared emission”, Solar Energy, Volume 226, 15 September (2021), Pages 180-191.

Yan Ma, Yu Chen, Zhoufu Wang, Hao Liu, Yueying Li, Xitang Wang, Hengyong Wei, Gary J. Cheng, "Controllable near-infrared reflectivity and infrared emissivity with substitutional iron-doped orthorhombic YMnO3 coatings", Solar Energy, (2020), 206, 778-786.