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Z. Wang and L. Wei. "How multifunctional can a single fiber be?" National Science Review, 13, nwag133 (2026).

Q. Cheng, C. Qiao, Y. Chen, S. Fu, J. Zhou, X. Chen, Z. Wang, J. Li, L. Wei and Q. Zhang. "Synergistic effects of TiO₂@CdS heterojunctions enable high-performance blue-light-sensitive photodetectors and iontronic synapse fibers for underwater interactions." ACS Nano, 19, 40170–40183 (2025).

D. Xiong, Y. Wang, R. Bai, Z. Wang, A. S. K. Yong, K. Liang and W. Chang. "High-efficiency ultraviolet generation in a resonance-free anti-resonant hollow-core fiber." Photonics Research, 13, 2377–2383 (2025).

Z. Wang and L. Wei. "Functional fibers redefine wearables." Optics and Photonics News, 36, 26–33 (2025).

J. Xin, L. Gao, W. Zhang, X. Song, Y. Yang, W. Li, X. Zhou, H. Zhang, Z. Wang, Z. Wang, B. He, Y. Liu, T. Zhou, T. Xiong, S. Wang, S. Yuan, W. Li, S. C. J. Loo, L. Wang and L. Wei. "A thermogalvanic cell dressing for smart wound monitoring and accelerated healing." Nature Biomedical Engineering, 10, 80–93 (2025).

Z. Wang and L. Wei. "Thermally drawn semiconductor fibers: fabrication strategies and applications." Accounts of Materials Research, 5, 1366–1376 (2024).

Y. Liu, L. Chen, W. Li, J. Pu, Z. Wang, B. He, S. Yuan, J. Xin, L. Huang, Z. Luo, J. Xu, X. Zhou, H. Zhang, Q. Zhang and L. Wei. "Scalable production of functional fibers with nanoscale features for smart textiles." ACS Nano, 18, 29394–29420 (2024).

B. He, Y. Ling, Z. Wang, W. Gong, Z. Wang, Y. Liu, T. Zhou, T. Xiong, S. Wang, Y. Wang, Q. Li, Q. Zhang and L. Wei. "Modulating selective interaction of NiOOH with Mg ions for high-performance aqueous batteries." eScience, 4, 100293 (2024).

C. Dang, Z. Wang, T. Hughes-Riley, T. Dias, S. Qian, Z. Wang, X. Wang, M. Liu, S. Yu, R. Liu, D. Xu, L. Wei, W. Yan and M. Zhu. "Fibres—threads of intelligence—enable a new generation of wearable systems." Chemical Society Reviews, 53, 8790–8846 (2024).

X. Chen, L. Chen, J. Zhou, J. Wu, Z. Wang, L. Wei, S. Yuan and Q. Zhang. "Self-adhesive, stretchable, and thermosensitive iontronic hydrogels for highly sensitive neuromorphic sensing–synaptic systems." Nano Letters, 24, 10265–10274 (2024).

Z. Luo, J. Xu, X. Zhou, Z. Wang, Y. Liu, S. Wang, S. Yuan, H. Zhang, B. He, J. Xin, H. Wang, W. Zhang, Z. Lin and L. Wei. "Advances in fiber-based wearable sensors with machine learning." Advanced Devices & Instrumentation, 5, 0054 (2024).

S. Wang, Z. Wang, B. He, S. Yuan, Z. Wang, Y. Liu, J. Xin, X. Zhou, H. J. Fan and L. Wei. "Bifunctional Zn²⁺-solvation structure electrolyte for highly reversible zinc anodes." Nano Energy, 126, 109661 (2024).

W. Li, Z. Yu, Y. Zhang, C. Lv, X. He, S. Wang, Z. Wang, B. He, S. Yuan, J. Xin, Y. Liu, T. Zhou, Z. Li, S. C. Tan and L. Wei. "Scalable multifunctional MOFs-textiles via diazonium chemistry." Nature Communications, 15, 5297 (2024).

Z. Wang, Q. Zhang, M. Chen and L. Wei. "The opportunities of semiconductor fibres in clinical and translational medicine." Clinical and Translational Medicine, 14, e1685 (2024).

M. Gu, X. Zhou, J. Shen, R. Xie, Y. Su, J. Gao, B. Zhao, J. Li, Y. Duan, Z. Wang, Y. Hu, G. Gu, L. Wang, L. Wei, C. Yang and M. Chen. "High-sensitivity, ultrawide linear range, antibacterial textile pressure sensor based on chitosan/MXene hierarchical architecture." iScience, 27, (2024).

T. Wu, C. Wang, G. Hu, Z. Wang, J. Zhao, Z. Wang, K. Chaykun, L. Liu, M. Chen, D. Li, S. Zhu, Q. Xiong, Z. Shen, H. Gao, F. J. Garcia-Vidal, L. Wei, Q. J. Wang and Y. Luo. "Ultrastrong exciton-plasmon couplings in WS₂ multilayers synthesized with a random multi-singular metasurface at room temperature." Nature Communications, 15, 3295 (2024).

T. Xiong, X. Zhou, Y. Wang, T. Zhou, R. Huang, H. Zhong, X. Zhang, S. Yuan, Z. Wang, J. Xin, J. Xue, W. S. V. Lee and L. Wei. "Photo-powered all-in-one energy harvesting and storage fibers towards low-carbon smart wearables." Energy Storage Materials, 65, 103146 (2024).

Z. Wang, Z. Wang, D. Li, C. Yang, Q. Zhang, M. Chen, H. Gao and L. Wei. "High-quality semiconductor fibres via mechanical design." Nature, 626, 72–78 (2024).

M. Chen, D. Li, Y. Hou, M. Gu, Q. Zeng, D. Ning, W. Li, X. Zheng, Y. Shao, Z. Wang, J. Xia, C. Yang, L. Wei and H. Gao. "Capping layer enabled controlled fragmentation of two-dimensional materials by cold drawing." Materials Horizons, 10, 5859–5868 (2023).

W. B. Seh, R. Xu, S. Deng, Z. Sun, Z. Wang, Z. Fan, L. Wei and Q. Zhang. "Harvesting and mapping ultrasonic vibration power using semiconducting wire-based tribovoltaic generators." Nano Energy, 116, 108837 (2023).

C. He, Y. Zhang, T. Wen, S. Pei, Z. Wang, J. Xia, G. Xi, W. Li, J. Wang, G. Gu, G. Zhong, L. Wei, C. Yang and M. Chen. "Heteropolyacids: an ultrasensitive ionic volume-enhanced Raman scattering platform." Analytical Chemistry, 95, 10752–10761 (2023).

M. Hu, Y. Wang, S. Hu, Z. Wang, B. Du, Y. Peng, J. Yang, Y. Shi, D. Chen, X. Chen, Z. Zhuang, Z. Wang, X. Chen, J. Yang, Y. Ge, E. Wang, Q. Wen, S. Xiao, M. Ma, W. Li, J. Zhang, D. Ning, L. Wei, C. Yang and M. Chen. "A pixelated liquid perovskite array for high-sensitivity and high-resolution X-ray imaging scintillation screens." Nanoscale, 15, 15635–15642 (2023).

F. Niu, F. Zhou, Z. Wang, L. Wei, J. Hu, L. Dong, Y. Ma, M. Wang, S. Jia, X. Chen and Z. Tong. "Synthesizing metal oxide semiconductors on doped Si/SiO₂ flexible fiber substrates for wearable gas sensing." Research, 6, 0100 (2023).

Y. Wang, Z. Wang, Z. Wang, T. Xiong, P. P. Shum and L. Wei. "Multifunctional electronic textiles by direct 3D printing of stretchable conductive fibers." Advanced Electronic Materials, 9, 2201194 (2023).

X. Zhou, Z. Wang, T. Xiong, B. He, Z. Wang, H. Zhang, D. Hu, Y. Liu, C. Yang, Q. Li, M. Chen, Q. Zhang and L. Wei. "Fiber crossbars: an emerging architecture of smart electronic textiles." Advanced Materials, 35, 2300576 (2023).

T. Zhou, Y. Yu, B. He, Z. Wang, T. Xiong, Z. Wang, Y. Liu, J. Xin, M. Qi, H. Zhang, X. Zhou, L. Gao, Q. Cheng and L. Wei. "Ultra-compact MXene fibers by continuous and controllable synergy of interfacial interactions and thermal drawing-induced stresses." Nature Communications, 13, 4564 (2022).

B. He, Q. Zhang, Z. Pan, L. Li, C. Li, Y. Ling, Z. Wang, M. Chen, Z. Wang, Y. Yao, Q. Li, L. Sun, J. Wang and L. Wei. "Freestanding metal–organic frameworks and their derivatives: an emerging platform for electrochemical energy storage and conversion." Chemical Reviews, 122, 10087–10125 (2022).

Y. Hou, L. Wang, R. Sun, Y. Zhang, M. Gu, Y. Zhu, Y. Tong, X. Liu, Z. Wang, J. Xia, Y. Hu, L. Wei, C. Yang and M. Chen. "Crack-across-pore enabled high-performance flexible pressure sensors for deep neural network enhanced sensing and human action recognition." ACS Nano, 16, 8358–8369 (2022).

H. Zhang, Z. Wang, Z. Wang, B. He, M. Chen, M. Qi, Y. Liu, J. Xin and L. Wei. "Recent progress of fiber-based transistors: materials, structures and applications." Frontiers of Optoelectronics, 15, 2 (2022).

G. Xu, R. Dong, D. Gu, H. Tian, L. Xiong, Z. Wang, W. Wang, Y. Shao, W. Li, G. Li, X. Zheng, Y. Yu, Y. Feng, Y. Dong, G. Zhong, B. Zhang, W. Li, L. Wei, C. Yang and M. Chen. "Selenium vacancies and synergistic effect of near- and far-field-enabled ultrasensitive surface-enhanced Raman-scattering-active substrates for malaria detection." The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 13, 1453–1463 (2022).

D. Li, Z. Wang, M. Chen, L. Wei and H. Gao. "Mechanics of controlled fragmentation by cold drawing." Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 159, 104726 (2022).

M. Jia, C. Yi, Y. Han, L. Wang, X. Li, Extent. Xu, K. He, N. Li, Y. Hou, Z. Wang, Y. Zhu, Y. Zhang, M. Hu, R. Sun, P. Tong, J. Yang, Y. Hu, Z. Wang, W. Li, W. Li, L. Wei, C. Yang and M. Chen. "Hierarchical network enabled flexible textile pressure sensor with ultrabroad response range and high-temperature resistance." Advanced Science, 9, 2105738 (2022).

L. Li, Q. Zhang, B. He, R. Pan, Z. Wang, M. Chen, Z. Wang, K. Yin, Y. Yao, L. Wei and L. Sun. "Advanced multifunctional aqueous rechargeable batteries design: from materials and devices to systems." Advanced Materials, 34, 2104327 (2022).

M. Qi, T. Wu, Z. Wang, Z. Wang, B. He, H. Zhang, Y. Liu, J. Xin, T. Zhou, X. Zhou and L. Wei. "Progress in metafibers for sustainable radiative cooling and prospects of achieving thermally drawn metafibers." Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, 3, 2100168 (2022).

Y. Shen, Z. Wang, Z. Wang, J. Wang, X. Yang, X. Zheng, H. Chen, K. Li, L. Wei and T. Zhang. "Thermally drawn multifunctional fibers: toward the next generation of information technology." InfoMat, 4, e12318 (2022).

T. Xiong, B. He, T. Zhou, Z. Wang, Z. Wang, J. Xin, H. Zhang, X. Zhou, Y. Liu and L. Wei. "Stretchable fiber-shaped aqueous aluminum ion batteries." EcoMat, 4, e12218 (2022).

B. He, K. Yin, W. Gong, Y. Xiong, Q. Zhang, J. Yang, Z. Wang, Z. Wang, M. Chen, P. Man, P. Coquet, Y. Yao, L. Sun and L. Wei. "NaTi₂(PO₄)₃ hollow nanoparticles encapsulated in carbon nanofibers as novel anodes for flexible aqueous rechargeable sodium-ion batteries." Nano Energy, 82, 105764 (2021).

Z. Wang, M. Chen, Y. Zheng, J. Zhang, Z. Wang, J. Yang, Q. Zhang, B. He, M. Qi, H. Zhang, K. Li and L. Wei. "Advanced thermally drawn multimaterial fibers: structure-enabled functionalities." Advanced Devices & Instrumentation, 2021, (2021).

M. Chen, Z. Wang, Q. Zhang, Z. Wang, W. Liu, M. Chen and L. Wei. "Self-powered multifunctional sensing based on super-elastic fibers by soluble-core thermal drawing." Nature Communications, 12, 1416 (2021).

W. Liu, Y. Zheng, Z. Wang, Z. Wang, J. Yang, M. Chen, M. Qi, S. Ur Rehman, P. P. Shum, L. Zhu and L. Wei. "Ultrasensitive exhaled breath sensors based on anti‐resonant hollow core fiber with in situ grown ZnO‐Bi₂O₃ nanosheets." Advanced Materials Interfaces, 8, (2021).

J. Yang, J. Chen, Z. Wang, Z. Wang, Q. Zhang, B. He, M. Chen, L. Kang, M. Qi, T. Zhang, H. Zhang, M. Chen, P. Shum and L. Wei. "Recent advances and prospects of fiber-shaped rechargeable aqueous akaline batteries." Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, 2, 2100060 (2021).

J. Yang, J. Chen, Z. Wang, Z. Wang, Q. Zhang, B. He, T. Zhang, W. Gong, M. Chen, M. Qi, P. Coquet, P. Shum and L. Wei. "High-capacity iron-based anodes for aqueous secondary nickel−iron batteries: recent progress and prospects." ChemElectroChem, 8, 274–290 (2021).

J. Zhang, Z. Wang, Z. Wang and L. Wei. "Advanced multi-material optoelectronic fibers: a review." Journal of Lightwave Technology, 39, 3836–3845 (2021).

S. Tian, F. Sui, K. He, G. Cheng, Y. Ge, D. Ning, Z. Wang, Z. Wang, G. Tao, Z. Wang, B. Du, L. Wei, W. Li, C. Yang and M. Chen. "Co-axial silicon/perovskite heterojunction arrays for high-performance direct-conversion pixelated X-ray detectors." Nano Energy, 78, 105335 (2020).

D. Zhang, S. Zhang, K. He, L. Wang, F. Sui, X. Hong, W. Li, N. Li, M. Jia, W. Li, Z. Wang, Z. Wang, B. Du, L. Wei, Y. Feng, G. Zhong, W. Li, J. Chen, C. Yang and M. Chen. "High-performance x-ray source based on graphene oxide-coated Cu₂S nanowires grown on copper film." Nanotechnology, 31, 485202 (2020).

J. Zhang, T. Zhang, H. Zhang, Z. Wang, C. Li, Z. Wang, K. Li, X. Huang, M. Chen, Z. Chen, Z. Tian, H. Chen, L. D. Zhao and L. Wei. "Single-crystal SnSe thermoelectric fibers via laser-induced directional crystallization: from 1D fibers to multidimensional fabrics." Advanced Materials, 32, e2002702 (2020).

Z. Wang, T. Wu, Z. Wang, T. Zhang, M. Chen, J. Zhang, L. Liu, M. Qi, Q. Zhang, J. Yang, W. Liu, H. Chen, Y. Luo and L. Wei. "Designer patterned functional fibers via direct imprinting in thermal drawing." Nature Communications, 11, 3842 (2020).

K. He, Y. Hou, C. Yi, N. Li, F. Sui, B. Yang, Extent. Gu, W. Li, Z. Wang, Y. Li, G. Tao, L. Wei, C. Yang and M. Chen. "High-performance zero-standby-power-consumption-under-bending pressure sensors for artificial reflex arc." Nano Energy, 73, 104743 (2020).

C. Yi, Y. Hou, K. He, W. Li, N. Li, Z. Wang, B. Yang, S. Xu, H. Wang, C. Gao, Z. Wang, G. Gu, Z. Wang, L. Wei, C. Yang and M. Chen. "Highly sensitive and wide linear-response pressure sensors featuring zero standby power consumption under bending conditions." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12, 19563–19571 (2020).

J. Yang, Z. Wang, Z. Wang, J. Zhang, Q. Zhang, P. P. Shum and L. Wei. "All-metal phosphide electrodes for high-performance quasi-solid-state fiber-shaped qqueous rechargeable Ni–Fe batteries." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12, 12801–12808 (2020).

M. Chen, Z. Wang, X. Ge, Z. Wang, K. Fujisawa, J. Xia, Q. Zeng, K. Li, T. Zhang, Q. Zhang, M. Chen, N. Zhang, T. Wu, S. Ma, Extent. Gu, Z. Shen, L. Liu, Z. Liu, M. Terrones and L. Wei. "Controlled fragmentation of single-atom-thick polycrystalline graphene." Matter, 2, 666–679 (2020).

Q. Zhang, P. Man, B. He, C. Li, Q. Li, Z. Pan, Z. Wang, J. Yang, Z. Wang, Z. Zhou, X. Lu, Z. Niu, Y. Yao and L. Wei. "Binder-free NaTi₂(PO₄)₃ anodes for high-performance coaxial-fiber aqueous rechargeable sodium-ion batteries." Nano Energy, 67, 104212 (2020).

P. Man, Q. Zhang, Z. Zhou, M. Chen, J. Yang, Z. Wang, Z. Wang, B. He, Q. Li, W. Gong, W. Lu, Y. Yao and L. Wei. "Engineering MoS₂ nanosheets on spindle-Like α-Fe₂O₃ as high-performance core–shell pseudocapacitive anodes for fiber-shaped aqueous lithium-ion capacitors." Advanced Functional Materials, 30, 2003967 (2020).

J. Yang, Q. Zhang, Z. Wang, Z. Wang, L. Kang, M. Qi, M. Chen, W. Liu, W. Gong, W. Lu, P. P. Shum and L. Wei. "Rational construction of self-standing sulfur-doped Fe₂O₃ anodes with promoted energy storage capability for wearable aqueous rechargeable NiCo-Fe batteries." Advanced Energy Materials, 10, 2001064 (2020).

J. Zhang, Z. Wang, Z. Wang, T. Zhang and L. Wei. "In-fiber production of laser-structured stress-mediated semiconductor particles." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 11, 45330–45337 (2019).

J. Zhang, Z. Wang, Z. Wang, T. Zhang and L. Wei. "In-fibre particle manipulation and device assembly via laser induced thermocapillary convection." Nature Communications, 10, 5206 (2019).

W. Li, L. Xiong, N. Li, S. Pang, Extent. Xu, C. Yi, Z. Wang, G. Gu, K. Li, W. Li, L. Wei, G. Li, C. Yang and M. Chen. "Tunable 3D light trapping architectures based on self-assembled SnSe₂ nanoplate arrays for ultrasensitive SERS detection." Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 7, 10179–10186 (2019).

N. M. Y. Zhang, M. Qi, Z. Wang, Z. Wang, M. Chen, K. Li, P. Shum and L. Wei. "One-step synthesis of cyclodextrin-capped gold nanoparticles for ultra-sensitive and highly-integrated plasmonic biosensors." Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 286, 429–436 (2019).

S. Ma, T. Ye, T. Wu, Z. Wang, Z. Wang, S. Ramakrishna, C. Vijila and L. Wei. "Hollow rice grain-shaped TiO₂ nanostructures for high-efficiency and large-area perovskite solar cells." Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 191, 389–398 (2019).

T. Zhang, Z. Wang, B. Srinivasan, Z. Wang, J. Zhang, K. Li, C. Boussard-Pledel, J. Troles, B. Bureau and L. Wei. "Ultraflexible glassy semiconductor fibers for thermal sensing and positioning." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 11, 2441–2447 (2019).

Z. Wang, H. Pei, X. Tao, G. Cai, R. Mao and Z. Jin. "Enhanced scintillation of Ba₃In(B₃O₆)₃ based on nitrogen doping." Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 258, 351–357 (2018).

S. Ma, T. Ye, T. Zhang, Z. Wang, K. Li, M. Chen, J. Zhang, Z. Wang, S. Ramakrishna and L. Wei. "Highly oriented electrospun P(VDF-TrFE) fibers via mechanical stretching for wearable motion sensing." Advanced Materials Technologies, 3, 1800033 (2018).

M. Chen, J. Xia, J. Zhou, Q. Zeng, K. Li, K. Fujisawa, W. Fu, T. Zhang, J. Zhang, Z. Wang, Z. Wang, X. Jia, M. Terrones, Z. X. Shen, Z. Liu and L. Wei. "Ordered and atomically perfect fragmentation of layered transition metal dichalcogenides via mechanical instabilities." ACS Nano, 11, 9191–9199 (2017).

J. Zhang, K. Li, T. Zhang, P. J. S. Buenconsejo, M. Chen, Z. Wang, M. Zhang, Z. Wang and L. Wei. "Laser-induced in-fiber fluid dynamical instabilities for precise and scalable fabrication of spherical particles." Advanced Functional Materials, 27, 1703245 (2017).

N. M. Y. Zhang, K. Li, T. Zhang, P. Shum, Z. Wang, Z. Wang, N. Zhang, J. Zhang, T. Wu and L. Wei. "Electron-rich two-dimensional molybdenum trioxides for highly integrated plasmonic biosensing." ACS Photonics, 5, 347–352 (2017).

Z. Wang, H. Li, G. Cai and Z. Jin. "Synthesis, crystal structure, and thermal stability of new borates Na₃REB₂O₆ (RE = Pr, Sm, Eu)." Powder Diffraction, 31, 110–117 (2016).