Research Publication

Date	Journal Name	Title	Author(s) in RISE
Feb 2026	Nature Communications	Co-upcycling spent lithium-ion batteries and plastics into microwave absorbing materials with Ni-Co catalyst control	Prof. Lawrence Yoon Suk LEE and Baolong QIU
Feb 2026	Energy Conversion and Management	Analyzing multi-current step approaches in electrocatalytic nitrate reduction for wastewater treatment through response surface methodology and techno-economic analysis	Prof. Xiao ZHANG and Prof. Liang AN
Feb 2026	Energy	Equilibrium-based electricity-computation collaborative scheduling for data centers integrated with seawater pumped storage hydropower	Prof. Zhao XU and Yibo DING
Feb 2026	Biosensors & Bioelectronics	Single-chromophore-based ratiometric O2 sensor for quantitative intracellular O2 mapping	Prof. Wai-Yeung WONG
Feb 2026	Journal of Colloid and Interface Science	Tailored colloidal size and crystallization kinetics for high-efficiency carbon-based perovskite solar cells	Prof. Gang LI and Tao ZHU
Feb 2026	Energy Conversion and Management	Carbon neutrality in high-density cities: Roles of imported electricity, energy flexibility resources, and green hydrogen in Hong Kong's power system	Prof. Shengwei WANG
Feb 2026	Building Simulation	Quantification of energy flexibility and uncertainty in airport terminals unlocked by occupancy-based multi-zone indoor temperature set-point optimization	Prof. Shengwei WANG
Feb 2026	Advanced Science	A Novel Metal Foam-Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cell With High Specific Power	Prof. Meng NI
Feb 2026	Nature Communications	Kilowatt-scale alkali-cation-free CO2 electrolysis via accelerating mass transfer	Prof. Molly Meng Jung LI, Prof. Ye ZHU, Prof. Shu Ping LAU, Zhihang XU and Pei XIONG
Feb 2026	Journal of Energy Storage	Magnetic field regulation of zinc dendrite growth in aqueous zinc batteries: A phase-field study	Prof. Meng NI

Feb 2026

Nature Communications

Co-upcycling spent lithium-ion batteries and plastics into microwave absorbing materials with Ni-Co catalyst control

Prof. Lawrence Yoon Suk LEE and Baolong QIU

Feb 2026

Energy Conversion and Management

Analyzing multi-current step approaches in electrocatalytic nitrate reduction for wastewater treatment through response surface methodology and techno-economic analysis

Prof. Xiao ZHANG and Prof. Liang AN

Feb 2026

Energy

Equilibrium-based electricity-computation collaborative scheduling for data centers integrated with seawater pumped storage hydropower

Prof. Zhao XU and Yibo DING

Feb 2026

Biosensors & Bioelectronics

Single-chromophore-based ratiometric O2 sensor for quantitative intracellular O2 mapping

Prof. Wai-Yeung WONG

Feb 2026

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Tailored colloidal size and crystallization kinetics for high-efficiency carbon-based perovskite solar cells

Prof. Gang LI and Tao ZHU

Feb 2026

Energy Conversion and Management

Carbon neutrality in high-density cities: Roles of imported electricity, energy flexibility resources, and green hydrogen in Hong Kong's power system

Prof. Shengwei WANG

Feb 2026

Building Simulation

Quantification of energy flexibility and uncertainty in airport terminals unlocked by occupancy-based multi-zone indoor temperature set-point optimization

Prof. Shengwei WANG

Feb 2026

Advanced Science

A Novel Metal Foam-Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cell With High Specific Power

Prof. Meng NI

Feb 2026

Nature Communications

Kilowatt-scale alkali-cation-free CO2 electrolysis via accelerating mass transfer

Prof. Molly Meng Jung LI, Prof. Ye ZHU, Prof. Shu Ping LAU, Zhihang XU and Pei XIONG

Feb 2026

Journal of Energy Storage

Magnetic field regulation of zinc dendrite growth in aqueous zinc batteries: A phase-field study

Prof. Meng NI