1. Yu Zhao, Chenyang Li, Fanxin Song, Yi Li, Yan Liu, Yajie Zhao, Xiaohong Zhang, Yu Zhao*, Zhenhui Kang,* An all-in-one, solid-state solar-powered electrochemical cell, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2020, 12, 51, 57182-57189.

2. Zhenglong Fan, Fan Liao, Huixian Shi, Yang Liu,* Qian Dang, Mingwang Shao,* Zhenhui Kang,* One-Step Direct Fixation of Atmospheric CO₂ bySi-H Surface in Solution, iScience 2020, 23, 100806.

3. Jian-Xia, Gu; Xue, Zhao; Yue, Sun; Jie, Zhou; Chun-Yi, Sun*; Xin-Long, Wang*; Zhenhui Kang,* Zhongmin Su, A photo-activated process cascaded electrocatalysis for the highly efficient CO2 reduction over a core–shell ZIF-8@Co/C, J. Mater. Chem. A 2020, 8(32), 16616-16623.

4. Yanhong Liu, Hui Huang, Weijing Cao, Baodong Mao,* Yang Liu,* Zhenhui Kang,* Advance in carbon dots: a perspective from traditional quantum dots, Materials Chemistry Frontiers 2020, 4, 1586 - 1613

5. Yurong Ma, Mengling Zhang, Huibo Wang, Bo Wang, Hui Huang,* Yang Liu,* Zhenhui Kang,* N-doped carbon dots derived from leaves with low toxicity via damaging cytomembrane for broad-spectrum antibacterial activity, Mater. Today Commun. 2020, 24, 101222. 

6. Jin Gao, Hui Wang, Kun Feng, Chensheng Xiang, Huibo Wang, Huihui Qi, Yang Liu,* He Tian,* Jun Zhong,* Zhenhui Kang,* Cu atomic clusters on N-doped porous carbon with tunable chemical state for highly-selective electroreduction of CO₂, Materials Advances 2020, 1, 2286-2292 

7. Yanhong Liu, Fenghua Li, Hui Huang, Baodong Mao,* Yang Liu,* Zhenhui Kang,* Optoelectronic and photocatalytic properties of I-III-VI QDs: bridging between traditional and emerging new QDs, Journal of Semiconductors 2020, 41, 091701.

8. 刘艳红, 张东旭, 毛宝东,* 黄慧,* 刘阳,* 谭华桥, 康振辉,* 从量子点的角度审视碳点的研究进展, 化学学报（ACTA CHIMICA SINICA）2020, DOI: 10.6023/A20060274.

9. Bo Wang,§ Jian Huang,*§ Mengling Zhang, Yun Wang, Huibo Wang, Yurong Ma, Xiaodong Zhao, Xiao Wang, Changhong Liu, Hui Huang,* Yang Liu,* Fang Lu,* Hengxiu Yu,* Mingwang Shao, Zhenhui Kang,* Carbon Dots enable Efficient Delivery of Functional DNA in Plants, ACS Applied Bio Materials 2020, https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.0c01170.

10. Yue Zhao,‡ Qingsen Zeng,‡ Yue Yu, Tanglue Feng, Yajie Zhao, Zidong Wang,a Yi Li, Chongming Liu, Junjun Liu, Haotong Wei, Shoujun Zhu, Zhenhui Kang,* Hao Zhang, Bai Yang,* Enhanced charge separation and photocatalytic hydrogen evolution in carbonized-polymer-dotcoupled lead halide perovskites, Mater. Horiz. 2020, 7, 2719-2725.

11. Kun Feng#, Duo Zhang#, Fangfang Liu, Hui Li, Jiabin Xu, Yujian Xia, Youyong Li, Haiping Lin,* Shuao Wang, Mingwang Shao, Zhenhui Kang,* Jun Zhong,* Highly efficient oxygen evolution by a thermocatalytic process cascaded electrocatalysis over sulfur-treated Fe-based metal-organic-frameworks, Adv. Energy Mater. 2020, 10, 2000184.

12. Zhenglong Fan, Fan Liao, Huixian Shi, Yang Liu,* Mingwang Shao,* Zhenhui Kang,* Highly efficient water splitting over a RuO2/F-doped graphene electrocatalyst with ultra-low  ruthenium content, Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers 2020, 7, 2188-2194.

13. Kun Feng, Huizhen Zhang, Jin Gao, Jiabin Xu, Yuming Dong,* Zhenhui Kang,* Jun Zhong,* Single atoms or not? The limitation of EXAFS. Appl. Phys. Lett.2020, 116, 191903-3

14. Yuwei Shen,Shanshan Zhang, Fan Liao, Jianping Sun,* Qian Dang, Mingwang Shao,* Zhenhui Kang,* Pd Nanoparticles with Twin Structures on F-Doped Graphene for Formic Acid Oxidation, ChemCatChem2020, 12(2), 504-509.

15. Binbin Jiang#,Xing Fana#, Qian Dang, Fan Liao, Youyong Li, Haiping Lin,* Zhenhui Kang,* Mingwang Shao,* Functionalization of metal oxides with thiocyanate groups: A general strategy for boosting oxygen evolution reaction in neutral media, Nano Energy 2020, 76, 105079.

16. Yunlong Qin, Zeqian Wang, Jianan Xu, Fangjie Han, Xin Zhao, Dongxue Han, Yang Liu, Zhenhui Kang,* Li Niu,* Carbon Nitride Quantum Dots Enhancing the Anodic Electrochemiluminescence of Ruthenium(II) Tris(2,2′-bipyridyl) via Inhibiting the Oxygen Evolution Reaction, Anal. Chem. 2020, 92 (23), 15352-15360

17. Hui Xu, Siqi You, Zhongling Lang, Yue Sun, Chunyi Sun,* Jie Zhou, Xinlong Wang, Zhenhui Kang,* Zhongmin Su,* Highly Efficient Photoreduction of Low-Concentration CO₂ to Syngas by Using a Polyoxometalates/RuII Composite, Chem. Eur. J.2020, 26, 2735- 2740.

18. Jing Du, Yuanyuan Ma, Xing Xin, Hu Na, Yingnan Zhao, Huaqiao Tan,* Zhangang Han,* Yangguang Li,* Zhenhui Kang,* Reduced polyoxometalates and bipyridine ruthenium complex forming a tunable photocatalytic system for high efficient CO₂ reduction, Chemical Engineering Journal 2020, 398, 125518.

19. Jipeng Li, Siwei Yang, Zeyang Liu, Gang Wang, Peng He, Wei Wei, Muyue Yang, Yuan Deng, Ping Gu, Xiaoming Xie, Zhenhui Kang,* Guqiao Ding,* Huifang Zhou,* Xianqun Fan,* Imaging cellular aerobic glycolysis using carbon dots for early warning of tumorigenesis, Adv. Mater. 2020, 33(1), 200596.

20. Xiao Wang, Yurong Ma, Qingyao Wu, Zhenzhen Wang, Yichen Tao, Yajie Zhao, Bo Wang, Jingjing Cao, Hui Wang, Xiaoqing Gu, Hui Huang, Si Li, Xiaoyong Wang, Fengrui Hu,* Mingwang Shao, Liangsheng Liao,* Tsun-Kong Sham,* Yang Liu,* Zhenhui Kang,* Ultra-bright and stable pure blue light-emitting diode from O, N co-doped carbon dots, Laser & Photonics Reviews 2020, 2000412.

21. Hui Wang,§ Jingjing Cao,§ Yunjie Zhou, Zhenzhen Wang, Yajie Zhao, Yan Liu, Hui Huang,*,Mingwang Shao,*,Yang Liu,* Zhenhui Kang,* Carbon dots modified mesoporous carbon as supercapacitor with enhanced the light-assisted capacitance, Nanoscale 2020, 12, 17925-17930.

22. Huibo Wang, MengLing Zhang, Yurong Ma, Bo Wang, Hui Huang,* Yang Liu,* Mingwang Shao, Zhenhui Kang,* Carbon dots derived from citric acid and glutathione as a high-efficient intracellular ROS scavenger for alleviating the lipopolysaccharide induced inflammation in macrophage, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12(7) 41088-41095.

23. Zhenzhen Wang,§ Wenjing Tu,§ Yajie Zhao, Hui Wang, Hui Huang, Yang Liu,* Mingwang Shao,* Bowen Yao,* Zhenhui Kang,* Robust carbon-dots-based evaporator with enlarged evaporation area for efficient solar steam generation, J Mater. Chem. A 2020, 8, 14566-14573.

24. Yajie Zhao,§ Yan Liu,§ Jingjing Cao, Hui Wang, Mingwang Shao,* Hui Huang,* Yang Liu,* Zhenhui Kang,* Efficient production of H2O2 via two-channel pathway over ZIF-8/C3N4 composite photocatalyst without any sacrificial agent, Appl. Catal. B Environ. 2020, 278, 119289.

25. Qingyao Wu, Mengmeng Zhu, Jingjing Cao, Xiao Wang, Yang Liu,* Chensheng Xiang, Mingwang Shao,* He Tian,* Zhenhui Kang,* Metal-free Catalyst with Large Carbon Defects for Efficiently Direct Overall Water Splitting in Air at Room Pressure, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12(27) 30280–30288.

26. Yue Sun,‡ Yunjie Zhou,‡ Yan Liu, Qingyao Wu, Mengmeng Zhu, Hui Huang, Yang Liu,* Mingwang Shao,* Zhenhui Kang,* A photoactive process cascaded electrocatalysis for enhanced methanol oxidation over Pt-MXene-TiO2 composite, Nano Res. 2020, 13, 2683–2690.

27. Qingyao Wu, Yan Liu, Jingjing Cao, Yue Sun, Fan Liao, Yang Liu,* Hui Huang,* Mingwang Shao,* Zhenhui Kang,* A function-switchable metal-free photocatalyst for efficient and selective production of hydrogen and hydrogen peroxide, J. Mater. Chem. A 2020, 8, 11773-11780.

28. Xiao Wang,§ Xinyu Zhang,§ Xiaoqing Gu, Haodong Nie, Mengmeng Zhu, Bo Wang, Jin Gao, Yichen Tao, Yizhi Zhu, Hui Huang, Chunxiang Xu, Mingwang Shao, Yang Liu,* Liangsheng Liao,* Zhenhui Kang,* A bright and stable violet carbon dot light-emitting diode, Adv. Optical Mater. 2020, 2000239.

29. Wenjing Tu,^† Zhenzhen Wang,^† Qingyao Wu, Hui Huang, Yang Liu,* Mingwang Shao,* Bowen Yao,* Zhenhui Kang,* Tree-inspired ultra-rapid steam generation and simultaneous energy harvesting at weak illumination, J. Mater. Chem. A 2020, 8, 10260.

30. Yan Liu,^† Yajie Zhao,^† Yue Sun, Jingjing Cao, Hui Wang, Xiao Wang, Hui Huang,* Mingwang Shao,* Yang Liu,* Zhenhui Kang,* A 4e-–2e- cascaded pathway for highly efficient production of H₂ and H₂O₂ from water photo-splitting at normal pressure, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 2020, 270, 118875.

31. Feiyang Yu, Zhongling Lang, Liying Yin, Kun Feng, Yujian Xia, Huaqiao Tan,* Haotian Zhu, Jun Zhong, Zhenhui Kang,* Yangguang Li,* Pt-O bond as an active site superior to Pt⁰ in hydrogen evolution reaction, Nat Commun. 2020, 11(1), 490.

32. Kun Feng,† Duo Zhang,† Fangfang Liu, Hui Li , Jiabin Xu, Yujian Xia, Youyong Li, Haiping Lin,* Shuao Wang, Mingwang Shao, Zhenhui Kang,* Jun Zhong,* Highly efficient oxygen evolution by a thermocatalytic process cascaded electrocatalysis over sulfur-treated Fe-based metal-organic-frameworks, Adv. Energy Mater. 2020, 10(16), 2000184.

33. Tingting Jiao, Cheng Lu, Duo Zhang,* Kun Feng, Shuao Wang, Zhenhui Kang,* Jun Zhong,* Bi-functional Fe₂ZrO₅ modified hematite photoanode for efficient solar water splitting, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 2020, 269, 118768-118776

34. Huibo Wang, Mengling Zhang, Yurong Ma, Bo Wang, Mingwang Shao, Hui Huang,* Yang Liu,* Zhenhui Kang,* Selective inactivation of Gram-negative bacteria by carbon dots derived from natural biomass-Artemisia argyi leaves, J. Mater. Chem. B 2020, 8, 2666.

35. Jing Du,§ Zhong-Ling Lang,§ Yuan-Yuan Ma,  Hua-Qiao Tan,* Bai-Ling Liu, Yong-Hui Wang, Zhen-Hui Kang,* Yang-Guang Li,*Polyoxometalate-based electron transfer modulation for efficient electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction, Chemical Science 2020, (11), 3007.

36. Jingjing Cao,‡ Hui Wang,‡ Yajie Zhao, Yan Liu, Qingyao Wu, Hui Huang,* Mingwang Shao,* Yang Liu,* Zhenhui Kang,* Phosphorus-doped porous carbon nitride for efficient sole production of hydrogen peroxide via photocatalytic water splitting with a two-channel pathway, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8(7), 3701-3707.

37. Qilong Wu, Jin Gao, Jianrui Feng, Qian Liu, Yunjie Zhou, Shengbo Zhang, Manxiu Nie, Yang Liu, Jiongpeng Zhao,* Fuchen Liu,* Jun Zhong, Zhenhui Kang,* A CO₂ Adsorption Dominated Carbon Defect-based Electrocatalyst for Efficient Carbon Dioxide Reduction, J Mater. Chem. A 2020, 8(3), 1205-1211.

38. Ting Wang, Tuo Ji, Weilin Chen,* Xiaohong Li, Wei Guan, Yun Geng, Xinlong Wang,* Yangguang Li,* Zhenhui Kang,* Polyoxometalate film simultaneously converts multiple low-value all-weather environmental energy to electricity, Nano Energy 2020, 68, 104349.

39. Yuxing Guo, Xiao Jin, Zhenhui Kang,* Li-Min Wang,* Distinct changes of Debye relaxation in primary and secondary monoalcohols by carbon nano-dots, Journal of Molecular Liquids 2020, 297, 111738.

40. Yujiang Dou, Cheng Zhu, Mengmeng Zhu, Yijun Fu, Huibo Wang, Chunfeng Shi,* Hui Huang,* Yang Liu, Zhenhui Kang, Highly mesoporous carbon nitride photocatalysts for efficient and stable overall water splitting, Appl. Surf. Sci. 2020, 509, 144706.

41. Juan Zhao, Chang’an Liu, Huibo Wang, Yijun Fu, Cheng Zhu, Hui Huang*, Fan Liao,* Yang Liu,* Mingwang Shao, Zhenhui Kang, Carbon dots modified WO₂-NaxWO₃ composite as UV-Vis-NIR broad spectrum-driven photocatalyst for overall water splitting, Catal. Today 2020, 340, 152-160.

42. Huibo Wang,§ Fang Lu,a,§* Chongqing Ma, Yurong Ma, Mengling Zhang, Bo Wang, Yue Zhang, Yang Liu,* Hui Huang,* Zhenhui Kang, Carbon dot with positive surface charge from tartaric acid and m-aminophenol for selective killing Gram-positive bacteria, J. Mater. Chem. B  2021, 9, 125.

43. Bo Tang; Xudong Yang, Zhenhui Kang, Ligang Feng, Crystallized RuTe2 as unexpected bifunctional catalyst for overall water splitting, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 2020, 278, 119281.