- Growth of Diamond and related carbon materials by MPCVD and HFCVD.

- Electrochemical oxidation synthesis.

- Surface/interface science and electrochemistry.

- In situ spectro-electrochemical technique, TEM-EELS technique.

- 40 papers in esteemed journals such as Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, Small, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, etc.

- 2 book chapters and 8 patents.

- 9 oral presentations, with 2 invited speaker.

- Publication list

[1] Zhai, Z.; Zhang, C.; Chen, B.; Xiong, Y.; Liang, Y.; Liu, L.; Yang, B.; Yang, N.; Jiang, X.^*; Huang, N.^* Covalently-Bonded Diaphite Nanoplatelet with Engineered Electronic Properties of Diamond. Advanced Functional Materials 2024, 2401949.

[2] Zhai, Z.; Leng, B.; Yang, N.; Yang, B.; Liu, L.; Huang, N.^*; Jiang, X.^* Rational Construction of 3D-Networked Carbon Nanowalls/Diamond Supporting CuO Architecture for High-Performance Electrochemical Biosensors. Small 2019, 15 (48), 1901527.

[3] Zhai, Z.; Huang, N.^*; Yang, B.; Liu, L.; Li, H.; Chen, J.; Zhang, B.; Jiang, X.^* In Situ Construction of Hierarchical Diamond Supported on Carbon Nanowalls/Diamond for Enhanced Electron Field Emission. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020, 12 (7), 8522-8532.

[4] Zhai, Z.; Huang, N.^*; Jiang, X.^* Progress in Electrochemistry of Hybrid Diamond/sp²-C Nanostructures, Current Opinion in Electrochemistry 2022, 32, 100884.

[5] Zhai, Z.^#; Huang, N.^#; Zhuang, H.; Liu, L.; Yang, B.; Wang, C.; Gai, Z.; Guo, F.; Li, Z.; Jiang, X.^* A Diamond/Graphite Nanoplatelets Electrode for Anodic Stripping Voltammetric Trace Determination of Zn(II), Cd(II), Pb(II) and Cu(II). Applied Surface Science 2018, 457, 1192-1201.

[6] Zhai, Z.; Zhang, C.; Chen, B.; Liu, L.; Song, H.; Yang, B.; Zheng, Z.; Li, J.; Jiang, X.^*; Huang, N.^* A Highly Active Porous Mo₂C-Mo₂N Heterostructure on Carbon Nanowalls/Diamond for a High-Current Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Nanomaterials, 2024, 14, 243.

[7] Zhai, Z.; Huang, N.^*; Yang, B.; Wang, C.; Liu, L.; Qiu, J.; Shi, D.; Yuan, Z.; Lu, Z.; Song, H.; Zhou, M.; Chen, B.; Jiang, X.^* Insight into the Effect of the Core-Shell Microstructure on the Electrochemical Properties of Undoped 3D-Networked Conductive Diamond/Graphite. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2019, 123, 6018-6029.

[8] Zhai, Z.; Zhang, C.; Xie, R.; Chen, B.; Zheng, Z.; Liu, L.; Yang, B.; Shi, D.; Jiang, X.^*; Huang, N.^* Two-Dimensional Diamond Formation Drivers in Chemical Vapor Deposition: Planar Defects and Graphite. Crystal Growth & Design 2023, 23, 2321−2330.

[9] Zhai, Z.; Chen, B.; Zhang, C.; Liu, L.; Song, H.; Zheng, Z.; Li, J.; Yang, B.; Jiang, X.^*; Huang, N.^* Construction of Porous Diamond Film with Enhanced Electric Double-Layer Capacitance via Regrowth of Diamond Nanoplatelets. Functional Diamond 2023, 3, 2263468.

[10] Chen, B.; Zhai, Z.; Huang, N.^*; Zhang, C.; Yu, S.; Liu, L.; Yang, B.; Jiang, X.^*; Yang, N.^* Highly Localized Charges of Confined Electrical Double‐Layers inside 0.7‐nm Layered Channels. Advanced Energy Materials 2023, 13 (36), 2300716.

[11] Chen, B.; Zhai, Z.; Zhang, C.; Li, J.; Zheng, S.;, Liu, L.; Zhang, W.;, Jiang, X.; Yang, Y.^*; Yang, N.^*; Huang, N.^* Aqueous AC-Line Filtering Electrochemical Capacitors Featuring 2.5-V Voltage Window and Kilohertz Response Using Boron-Doped Diamond Nanoarrays. Advanced Functional Materials 2025, 2509964.

[12] Zhou, M.; Zhai, Z.; Liu, L.; Zhang, C.; Yuan, Z.; Lu, Z.; Chen, B.; Shi, D.; Yang, B.; Wei, Q.; Huang, N.^*; Jiang, X.^* Controllable Synthesized Diamond/CNWs Film as a Novel Nanocarbon Electrode with Wide Potential Window and Enhanced S/B Ratio for Electrochemical Sensing. Applied Surface Science 2021, 551, 149418.

[13] Zhao, J.; Zhai, Z.; Sun, D.; Yang, C.^*; Zhang, X.; Huang, N.; Jiang, X.; Yang, K.^* Antibacterial Durability and Biocompatibility of Antibacterial-Passivated 316L Stainless Steel in Simulated Physiological Environment. Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications 2019, 100, 396-410.

[14] Zhang, C.; Huang, N.^*; Zhai, Z.; Liu, L.; Chen, B.; Yang, B.; Jiang, X.^*; Yang, N.^* Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalyst of Co₄N and Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanowalls/Diamond for High-Performance Flexible Zinc–Air Batteries. Advanced Energy Materials 2023, 13 (41), 2301749.

[15] Chen, B.; Huang, N.^*; Zhai, Z.; Zhang, C.; Liu, L.; Yang, B.; Jiang, X.^* Enhancing Interfacial Capacitance by Boron Doping in Vertically Porous Carbon toward High-Performance AC Filtering electrochemical capacitors. Small 2024, 2310523.

- Reviewer of the Diamond & Related Materials, Separation and purification technology, and Journal of alloys and compounds

- Best paper award from the International Conference on Diamond Materials and Applications

- Prospective member of the young editorial board of the Functional Diamond journal (2023-present)

- 2022 Excellent Young Scientist Award from the Functional Diamond journal (04.2023)

- Excellent Award from the President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (09.2020)

- First Prize of the Shi Changxu Scholarship from the Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (05.2020)

- National Scholarship for Doctoral Students from the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China (12.2019)

- Best Poster Award at the International Symposium on Carbon Materials in Energy and Environment Field (10.2019)

- National scholarship for Bachelor Students from the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China (11.2012)