Ke Chen

CURRICULUM VITAE

Chen Ke is a third-level distinguished professor of the "Outstanding Talents Special Zone Support Program" of Henan University, a doctoral supervisor, a young top-notch talent of the Central Organization Department, and a young top-notch talent in the Central Plains of Henan Province. He received his Ph.D. from Tongji University in 2012 and has worked as a postdoctoral or visiting scholar at the University of Cambridge (2012), Peking University (2013-2018), and massachusetts Institute of Technology (2020). He has been working at Henan University since 2012 and was promoted to professor in 2020. He has long been committed to the controllable growth, structural regulation and nano-optics of two-dimensional materials such as graphene, focusing on the research and development of new materials and devices such as graphene multi-stage structural materials, graphene photonic crystal fibers, and graphene-based flexible transparent electrodes. He has published more than 50 SCI papers, including the first/corresponding author in Nat. Photon., Nat. Commun., Chem. Soc. Rev. and other well-known journals at home and abroad have published more than 20 papers, and SCI has cited more than 1,000 times. Invited to give invited lectures at academic conferences at home and abroad more than 10 times, it is Adv. Mater.、Adv. Fun. Reviewer for Mater., ACS Nano, 2D Mater., Small, Scientific Bulletin, etc.He has presided over 2 projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Authorized 6 national invention patents. Participated in the preparation of 2 graphene-related works (chapters). As a standing committee member of the Youth Committee of the Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese of Henan Province, he has won the titles or awards of Henan Provincial High-level Talents (Category B), the Academic and Technical Leader of the Department of Education of Henan Province, and the Henan Youth Science and Technology Award (2019).

CONTACT IINFORMATIION

ADDRESS:

School of Physics and Electronics

Henan University

B601 Physics Bldg

1 Jinming Avenue

Kaifeng, China 475004

PHONE：

0371-23881602

WEBSTE：

www.kchenmat.henu.edu.cn

EMAIL：

kchen@henu.edu.cn

2002-2006 Bachelor of Engineering

Henan University, China

2006-2009 Master of Physics

Henan University, China

2009-2012 Doctor of Materials Science and Engineering

Tongji University, China

2012-2012 Visiting Ph.D Student

Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK

Jun. 2020-  Professor of Physics

School of Physics and Electronics 

Henan University, Kaifeng, China

2020-2021 Visiting Scientist, Department of Materials Science and Engineering,Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA, USA

2016-2018 Visiting Scientist, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering,Peking University, China

2013-2015 Postdoctoral Fellow, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering,Peking University, China

2012-2020 Assistant Professor, Associate Professor,Henan University, Kaifeng, China

1. Principle and methodology of 2D crystal growth

• Graphene

• Topological Semimetal

• Topological Insulator

2. Nanophotonics and devices of low-dimensional materials

• Polaritonics

• Two-Dimensional Optoelectronic Devices

• MIR Ultrafast Lasers

3. Advanced Catalysis

• Lithium-Sulfide Batteries

• Low-Carbon Catalysis

1. Undergraduate "Solid State Physics"

2.Graduate student “Advanced Semiconductor Physics”

2020 National Young Top-Notch Talents

2020 High-Level Talents of Henan Province

2019 Henan Youth Science and Technology Award

2019 Henan Excellent Young Scientists Award

2019 Henan Province Education Department Academic/Technology Research Leader

2019 Young Backbone Teachers in Colleges and Universities of Henan Province

2018 Henan Young Top-Notch Talents of Zhongyuan Talents Program

2018 Young Talents of Henan University

2017 Second Prize of Outstanding Academic Paper Award in Natural Science

2016 Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellow of Peking University

2008 Bronze Medal, 12th ‘Challenge Cup’ National College Student Business Plan Competition

2006 Excellent Graduate of Henan Province

2008 Outstanding Student Leader of Henan Province

2004 Outstanding Student Leader of Henan Province

2022 - Member, American Chemical Society

2014 - Member, Chinese Chemical Society

2021- Young Editor, Exploration

1. Dongyang Wang^#, Youzeng Li^#, Shuang Geng, Ruoping Li^*, Ke Chen^*.Boosting Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction to Multi-Carbon Products via Modulated Asymmetric Cu Sites. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2025, 2503497.

2. Tianqi You#, Huiyue Sun#, Wuxing Hua*, Shuang Geng, Zhonghao Hu, Yongqi Shang, Qunzhi Huang, Shuxi Dai*, Ke Chen^*. Insights into co-catalytic single-atom-support interactions for boosting sulfur reduction electrocatalysis. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 20025, e202425144.

3. Hongqin Wang^#, Guangming Zhan^#, Cun Tang, Di Yang, Weitao Liu, Dongyang Wang, Yunrou Wu, Huan Wang, Kaihui Liu, Jie Li^*, Mingju Huang^*, Ke Chen^*. Scalable edge-oriented metallic two-dimensional layered Cu₂Te arrays for electrocatalytic CO₂ methanation. ACS Nano 2023, 17, 4790-4799.

4. Yadian Xie^#, Shan Liu^#, Kewen Huang^#, Bingbing Chen, Pengcheng Shi, Zhaolong Chen, Bingzhi Liu, Kaihui Liu, Zhiqiang Wu^*, Ke Chen^*, Yue Qi^*, Zhongfan Liu^*. Ultra-broadband strong electromagnetic interference shielding with ferromagnetic graphene quartz fabric, Adv. Mater. 2022, 34, 2202982.

5. Jianwei Wang^#, Zhihong Zhang^#, Shujie Wang^#, Ruifeng Zhang, Yi Guo, Gang Cheng, Yuzong Gu, Kaihui Liu^*, Ke Chen^*. Superstable copper nanowire network electrodes by single-crystal graphene covering and their applications in flexible nanogenerator and light-emitting diode. Nano Energy 2020, 71, 104638.

6. Guang Cui^#, Yi Cheng^#, Can Liu^#, Kewen Huang, Junliang Li, Puxin Wang, Xiaojie Duan, Ke Chen^*, Kaihui Liu^*, Zhongfan Liu^*. Massive growth of graphene quartz fiber as a multifunctional electrode. ACS Nano 2020, 14, 5938-5945.

7. Ke Chen^#, Xu Zhou^#, Xu Cheng^#, Ruixi Qiao, Yi Cheng, Can Liu, Yadian Xie, Wentao Yu, Fengrui Yao, Zhipei Sun, Feng Wang, Kaihui Liu^*, Zhongfan Liu^*. Graphene photonic crystal fibre with strong and tunable light-matter interaction. Nat. Photon. 2019, 13, 754-759. (Highlighted in Nat. Photon.: News&views, 2019, 13, 731)

8. Ke Chen^#, Liurong Shi^#, Yanfeng Zhang^*, Zhongfan Liu^*. Scalable chemical-vapour-deposition growth of three-dimensional graphene materials towards energy-related applications. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2018, 47, 3018-3036.

9. Ke Chen^#, Fei Zhang^#, Jingyu Sun^#, Zhenzhu Li, Li Zhang^*, Alicja Bachmatiuk, Zhiyu Zou, Zhaolong Chen, Liya Zhang, Mark Hermann Rümmeli, Zhongfan Liu^*. Growth of defect-engineered graphene on manganese oxides for Li-ion storage. Energy Storage Materials 2018, 12, 110-118.

10. Ke Chen, Cong Li, Liurong Shi, Teng Gao, Xiuju Song, Alicja Bachmatiuk, Zhiyu Zou, Bing Deng, Qingqing Ji, Donglin Ma, Hailin Peng, Zuliang Du, Mark Hermann Rummeli, Yanfeng Zhang^*, Zhongfan Liu^*. Growing three-dimensional biomorphic graphene powders using naturally abundant diatomite templates towards high solution processability. Nat. Commun. 2016, 7, 13440.

11. Ke Chen, Zhigang Chai, Cong Li, Liurong Shi, Mengxi Liu, Qin Xie, Yanfeng Zhang^*, Dongsheng Xu, Ayyakkannu Manivannan, Zhongfan Liu^*. Catalyst-free growth of three-dimensional graphene flakes and graphene/g-C₃N₄ composite for hydrocarbon oxidation. ACS Nano 2016, 10, 3665-3673.