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Leigang Li

Energy · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2006

Publications

145

Citations

8,171

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

21

Publishing since 2006

Research summary
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This researcher works on materials for energy conversion and protective coatings, including electrocatalysts (materials that speed up chemical reactions used in fuel cells, water splitting, and CO2 conversion), high-entropy alloys (metal mixtures combining many elements), and corrosion-resistant or superhydrophobic (water-repelling) coatings. The work spans fundamental catalyst design as well as more applied topics like alloy coatings for marine equipment and precision optical measurement techniques.

Electrocatalysis for fuel cells and water splittingHigh-entropy alloysCorrosion-resistant and functional coatingsCO2 electroreductionPrecision optical measurement

Publication output rose from 2017 to a peak around 2019-2022 and has declined noticeably from 2023 through 2026.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.0/year recently
2017: 10 publications172018: 15 publications182019: 20 publications20192020: 11 publications202021: 15 publications212022: 17 publications222023: 7 publications232024: 6 publications242025: 3 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Nano Letters×8
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces×7
  • Nanoscale×6
  • Advanced Functional Materials×5
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition×5
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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