Guofa Cai

Prof. Guofa Cai

Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China

Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

12Years (2015-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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11 January 2023 in Nano-Micro Letters
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PLPengyang Lei
Pengyang Lei
JWJinhui Wang
Jinhui Wang
YGYi Gao
Yi Gao
CHChengyu Hu
Chengyu Hu
SZSiyu Zhang
Siyu Zhang
Guofa CaiGuofa Cai
Guofa Cai
Exploring materials with high electrochemical activity is of keen interest for electrochemistry-controlled optical and energy storage devices. However, it remains a great challenge for transition metal oxides to meet this feature due to their low electron conductivity and insufficient reaction sites. Here, we propose a type of transition metal phosphate (NiHPO4·3H2O, NHP) by a facile and scalable electrodeposition method, which can achieve the capability of efficient ion accommodation and injection/extraction for electrochromic energy storage applications. Specifically, the NHP film with an ultra-high transmittance (approach to 100%) achieves a large optical modulation (90.8% at 500 nm), high coloration efficiency (75.4 cm2 C−1 at 500 nm), and a high specific capacity of 47.8 mAh g−1 at 0.4 A g−1. Furthermore, the transformation mechanism of NHP upon electrochemical reaction is systematically elucidated using in situ and ex situ techniques. Ultimately, a large-area electrochromic smart window with 100 cm2 is constructed based on the NHP electrode, displaying superior electrochromic energy storage performance in regulating natural light and storing electrical charges. Our findings may open up new strategies for developing advanced electrochromic energy storage materials and smart windows.

8 May 2025 in Advanced Materials
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YZYiping Zhou
Yiping Zhou
YLYing Lv
Ying Lv
XGXiaodan Guo
Xiaodan Guo
XWXinyi Wang
Xinyi Wang
ZLZhiqiang Liu
Zhiqiang Liu
Guofa CaiGuofa Cai
Guofa Cai

26 February 2025 in Progress in Materials Science
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Jinhui WangJinhui Wang
Jinhui Wang
XGXiaodan Guo
Xiaodan Guo
CBChenchen Bian
Chenchen Bian
YZYu Zhong
Yu Zhong
JTJiangping Tu
Jiangping Tu
Guofa CaiGuofa Cai
Guofa Cai

28 November 2021 in Advanced Energy Materials
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Guofa CaiGuofa Cai
Guofa Cai
RZRui Zhu
Rui Zhu
SLShiyou Liu
Shiyou Liu
JWJinhui Wang
Jinhui Wang
CWCongyuan Wei
Congyuan Wei
Pooi See LeePooi See Lee
Pooi See Lee
Designing materials with appropriate crystal and electronic structures to enhance ionic and electronic transport simultaneously are highly desirable for both electrochromic and electrochemical energy storage devices. It remains a great challenge to simultaneously meet these requirements. Here, a Nb18W16O93 nanomaterial is successfully synthesized with superstructure motifs and uniform self‐supported electrochromic films are prepared on a transparent conductive substrate. The results show that the films can effectively accommodate lithium ions and facilitate intercalation–deintercalation on transparent fluorine‐doped tin oxide (FTO) substrates at high current density. Mechanistic insights into the excellent electrochromic and rechargeable energy storage properties are provided by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Specifically, the Nb18W16O93 film displays a large optical modulation (up to 93% at 633 nm and 89% at 1200 nm), high coloration efficiency (105.6 cm2 C−1), high energy storage capacity (151.4 mAh g−1 at 2 A g−1), excellent rate capability, and long‐term electrochemical stability (6000 cycles). As a demonstration of its application, an energy storage indicator is illustrated and a complementary electrochromic energy storage smart window is fabricated based on the Nb18W16O93 film. The results demonstrate that the Nb18W16O93 nanomaterial has a promising application in the field of high‐performance electrochromic and energy storage devices.

16 June 2023 in Chemical Engineering Journal
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XTXingrui Tong
Xingrui Tong
JWJinhui Wang
Jinhui Wang
PZPing Zhang
Ping Zhang
PLPengyang Lei
Pengyang Lei
YGYi Gao
Yi Gao
Guofa CaiGuofa Cai
Guofa Cai

19 April 2023 in ACS Energy Letters
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RRRuirui Ren
Ruirui Ren
SLShiyou Liu
Shiyou Liu
YGYi Gao
Yi Gao
PLPengyang Lei
Pengyang Lei
Jinhui WangJinhui Wang
Jinhui Wang
Guofa CaiGuofa Cai
Guofa Cai