Zewei Ren

Dr. Zewei Ren

School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi’an 710126, China

Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

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

Representative Publications

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13 May 2024 in Micromachines
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LWLiting Wu
Liting Wu
Zewei RenZewei Ren
Zewei Ren
YWYanjun Wang
Yanjun Wang
YTYumin Tang
Yumin Tang
Zhong Lin WangZhong Lin Wang
Zhong Lin Wang
Rusen YangRusen Yang
Rusen Yang
The widespread vibration is one of the most promising energy sources for IoT and small sensors, and broad-frequency vibration energy harvesting is important. Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) can convert vibration energy into electrical energy through triboelectricity and electrostatic induction, providing an effective solution to the collection of broad-frequency vibration energy. Also, the power supply in constrained and compact spaces has been a long-standing challenge. Here, a miniaturized power supply (MPS) based on a broad-frequency vibration-driven triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is developed. The size of the MPS is 38 mm × 26 mm × 20 mm, which can adapt to most space-limited environments. The TENG device is optimized through theoretical mechanical modeling for the external stimuli, it can efficiently harvest vibrational energy in the frequency range of 1–100 Hz and has a high output power density of 134.11 W/cm3. The developed device demonstrates its practical application potential in powering small electronics like LEDs, watches, and timers.

5 August 2022 in Materials
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Yong WangYong Wang
Yong Wang
CZChengxin Zeng
Chengxin Zeng
YLYichen Liu
Yichen Liu
DYDingyi Yang
Dingyi Yang
YZYu Zhang
Yu Zhang
Rusen YangRusen Yang
Rusen Yang
Although graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets (CNs) with atomic thickness are considered as promising materials for hydrogen production, the wide band gap (3.06 eV) and rapid recombination of the photogenerated electron–hole pairs impede their applications. To address the above challenges, we synergized atomically thin CNs and graphene quantum dots (GQDs), which were fabricated as 2D/0D Van der Waals heterojunctions, for H2 generation in this study. The experimental characterizations indicated that the addition of GQDs to the π-conjugated system of CNs can expand the visible light absorption band. Additionally, the surface photovoltage spectroscopy (SPV) confirmed that introducing GQDs into CNs can facilitate the transport of photoinduced carriers in the melon chain, thus suppressing the recombination of charge carriers in body. As a result, the H2 production activity of the Van der Waals heterojunctions was 9.62 times higher than CNs. This study provides an effective strategy for designing metal-free Van der Waals hetero-structured photocatalysts with high photocatalytic activity.

29 March 2026 in Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
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YJYuxuan Jia
Yuxuan Jia
ZLZhirong Liu
Zhirong Liu
YPYaokun Pang
Yaokun Pang
XCXin Chen
Xin Chen
Jie AnJie An
Jie An
Zewei RenZewei Ren
Zewei Ren