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Zexi Lu

Materials Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1992Rising activity
Thermal properties of materialsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal Radiation and Cooling TechnologiesAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties

Publications

54

Citations

960

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

34

Publishing since 1992

Research summary
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This publication record appears to combine work from multiple distinct research areas, including thermoelectric and thermal materials, nanostructure and thin-film mechanics, photocatalysis, and metal alloys, alongside unrelated topics like acoustic sensing, gene therapy, and robotics. Because of this breadth, the material likely reflects contributions from several different researchers or collaborations rather than a single coherent research program. A prospective student should verify which specific subset of these topics corresponds to this PI's actual lab focus before drawing conclusions.

Thermoelectric and thermal transport materialsNanostructure and thin-film mechanical behaviorPhotocatalytic materials (TiO2 phase transformations)Metal alloys and interface engineeringComputational materials databases

Publication output over the last decade has been variable, with no clear steady growth or decline, fluctuating between roughly 0 and 7 papers per year.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.4/year recently
172018: 3 publications182019: 6 publications192020: 2 publications202021: 7 publications7212022: 2 publications222023: 5 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 7 publications72526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Applied Physics×4
  • Physical review. B./Physical review. B×3
  • Advanced Materials Interfaces×2
  • Advanced Energy Materials×2
  • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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