主持的项目“化学气相沉积法批量生产多壁碳纳米管”已通过湖南省科技厅组织的成果鉴定，并已成功地推向市场。
已主持包括国家自然科学基金项目以及其它国家、部、省、企业等研究课题30余项。
在“ Advanced Energy Materials, Carbon”等国内外重要刊物上共发表研究论文100余篇，SCI、EI收录80篇左右，被SCI他人引用1500多篇次。
1、国家自然科学基金项目：具有离子限域功能的微观结构及电导率可调的多孔碳微球的构建及其复合硫正极电极过程相关动力学的协同作用机 制研究，2018.1-2021.12，72万
2、国家自然科学基金项目：基于动力锂离子电池负极材料内嵌碳纳米管金属氧化物空心复合微球的构筑及储锂性能，2016.1-2019.12， 76万
3、 国家自然科学基金项目：碳纳米管增强铜基复合材料的注射成形方法制备、结构和性能研究 2013-01到2016-12， 80万
4、国家自然科学基金项目：碳纳米管骨架多级孔结构类石墨烯微球的合成及其电容特性研究，2016.1-2016.12,18万
5、国家自然科学基金项目：碳纳米管接枝共聚物炭化制备多孔炭及其电容特性研究 2010-01到2012-12， 36万
6、 国家自然科学基金项目：碳纳米管增强铜基复合材料的粉末注射成形技术研究 2012-01到2012-12， 10万
7、 湖南省协同创新项目：环境与能源催化材料 2016-09到2019-08,70万
8、 企事业单位委托科技项目：石墨烯在防腐涂料中的应用研究与产业化开发 2014-11-05到2016-10-18， 30万
9、 企事业单位委托科技项目：动力型锂离子电池用线状纳米碳导电剂磷酸铁锂正极材料产业化技术 2013-12-23到2014-12-31，30万
10、企事业单位委托科技项目：铅、ABS注塑件界面粘结涂层开发与应用研究 2013-11-14到2014-10-31， 10万
11、企事业单位委托科技项目： 耐高温ABS塑料的改性研究 2013-11-14-2014-10-31
12、企事业单位委托项目：线状纳米碳导电极包覆磷酸铁锂正极材料的方法-专利转让， 2013-06-27到2016-06-20， 50万
13、企事业单位委托科技项目 高选择性吸附活性炭的关键技术及产业化研究 2013-06-07到2016-06-05， 40万
14、湖南大学光谷纳米材料与技术研发中心 企事业单位委托科技项目 2012-01-12到2014-12-31， 18万
1. Weina Deng, Xiaohua Chen(*), Zheng Liu, Aiping Hu, Qunli Tang, Zhe Li,Yina Xiong. Three-dimensional structure-based tin disulfide/vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays composites as high-performance anode materials for lithium ion batteries. Journal of Power Sources, 2015, 277: 131-138.
2. Zheng Liu, Kuikui Xiao, Hui Guo, Xiaohua Ning, Aiping Hu, Qunli Tang, Binbin Fan, Yanfei Zhu, Xiaohua Chen,*. Nitrogen-doped worm-like graphitized hierarchical porous carbon designed for enhancing area-normalized capacitance of electrical double layer supercapacitors. Carbon 117 (2017) 163-173
3. Shanliang Chen, Qunli Tang(*), Xiaohua Chen(*), Aiping Hu, Weina Deng and Zheng Liu. Controllable graphene coated mesoporous carbon/sulfur composite for lithium– sulfur batteries. RSC Adv., 2015, 5: 74138–74143.
4. Huaiyuan Chen, Xiaohua Chen(*), Ying Zeng, Shanliang Chen and Jiande Wang. Grass-like CuCo2O4 nanowire arrays supported on nickel foam with high capacitances and desirable cycling performance. RSC Adv., 2015, 5: 70494–70497
5. Shanliang Chen, Qunli Tang,* Xiaohua Chen* and Lanyan Tan. Nitrogen-doped carbon coated LiFePO4/carbon nanotube interconnected nanocomposites for high performance lithium ion batteries. NewJ.Chem., 2015, 39, 9782—9788
6. Xi’an Chen, Xiaohua Chen*, Fengqiao Zhang, Zhi Yang, Shaoming Huang*. One-pot hydrothermal synthesis of reduced graphene oxide/carbon nanotube/a-Ni(OH)2 composites for high performance electrochemical supercapacitor. Journal of Power Sources 243 (2013) 555-561
7. Xi’an Chen, Xiaohua Chen*, Xin Xu, Zhi Yang, Zheng Liu, Lijie Zhang, Xiangju Xu, Ying Chen and Shaoming Huang. Sulfur-doped porous reduced graphene oxide hollow nanosphere frameworks as metal-free electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction and as supercapacitor electrode materials. Nanoscale, 2014, 6, 13740–13747
8. Bin Zeng, Xiaohua Chen,∗, Xutao Ning, Chuansheng Chen, Weina Deng, Qun Huang, Wenbin Zhong. Electrostatic-assembly three-dimensional CNTs/rGO implanted Cu2O composite spheres and its photocatalytic properties. Applied Surface Science 276 (2013) 482–486
9. Aiping Hu, Xiaohua Chen, Yuanhong Tang, Qunli Tang, Lei Yang, Shaopeng Zhang. Self-assembly of Fe3O4 nanorods on graphene for lithium ion batteries with high rate capacity and cycle stability. Electrochemistry Communications 28 (2013) 139–142
10. Binbin Fan, Aiping Hu， Xiaohua Chena,*, Shiying Zhangb, Qunli Tanga, Jiande Wanga, Weina Denga, Zheng Liua, Kuikui Xiao. Hierarchical Porous ZnMn2O4 Microspheres as a High-Performance Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries. Electrochimica Acta 213 (2016) 37–45
11. Binbin Fan, Xiaohua Chen,* Aiping Hu, Qunli Tang, Haining Fan, Zheng Liu and Kuikui Xiao. Facile synthesis of 3D plum candy-like ZnCo2O4 microspheres as a high-performance anode for lithium ion batteries. RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 79971–79977
12. Haining Fan, Xiaohua Chen,* Qunli Tang, Shanliang Chen, Binbin Fan, Aiping Hu，Shiying Zhang and Yanghua Li. Molybdenum disulfide nanosheet embedded threedimensional vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays for extremely-excellent cycling stability lithium-ion anodes. RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 80320–80327
13. Weina Deng , Aiping Hu , **, Xiaohua Chen, *, Shiying Zhang, Qunli Tang, Zheng Liu, Binbin Fan, Kuikui Xiao. Sulfur-impregnated 3D hierarchical porous nitrogen-doped aligned carbon nanotubes as high-performance cathode for lithium-sulfur batteries. Journal of Power Sources 322 (2016) 138-146
14. Jiande Wang, Xiaohua Chen,* Xuelian Liu, Aiping Hu, Qunli Tang, Zheng Liu, Binbin Fan, Huaiyuan Chen and Yuxi Chen. Capacity-increasing robust porous SiO2/Si/graphene/C microspheres as an anode for Li-ion batteries. RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 45077–45084
15.Haining Fan,，Qunli Tang， Xiaohua Chen*, Aiping Hu，Binbin Fan . Sulfur Nanoparticles Encapsulated in Hollow TiO2 Spheres Wrapped with Graphene for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries, Chemistry – An Asian Journal, 2016, 11, 2911-2917
16. Lanyan Tan, Qunli Tang ∗, Xiaohua Chen∗, Aiping Hu, Weina Deng, Yishuang Yang, Longshan Xu. Mesoporous LiFePO4 Microspheres Embedded Homogeneously with 3D CNT Conductive Networks for Enhanced Electrochemical Performance. Electrochimica Acta 137 (2014) 344–351
17. Kuikui Xiao, Xiaohua Chen,* Weina Deng, Qunli Tang, Aiping Hu, Lei Zhang, Zheng Liu, Zhe Li. LiFePO4 coated Homogeneously with 3D CNT Conductive Networks for Enhanced Electrochemical Performance. JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY, 2017, 17: 341-347
18. Wen Cao, Aiping Hu,*, Xiaohua Chen,*, Xiaohong Liu, Peng Liu, Qunli Tang. NiO hollow microspheres interconnected by carbon nanotubes as an anode for lithium ion batteries. Electrochimica Acta , 213 (2016) 75–82
19. Hui Guo, Zheng Liu, Hengyue Li, Han Wu, Chujun Zhang, Junliang Yang, Xiaohua Chen. Active carbon electrode fabricated via large-scale coating-transfer process for high-performance supercapacitor. Appl. Phys. A (2017) 123:467
20. Zheng Liu, Ying Zeng, Qunli Tang, *, Aiping Hu, Kuikui Xiao, Shiying Zhang, Weina Deng, Binbin Fan, Yanfei Zhu, Xiaohua Chen*. Potassium vapor assisted preparation of highly graphitized hierarchical porous carbon for high rate performance supercapacitors. Journal of Power Sources 361 (2017) 70-79
21. Lili Zhang, Qunli Tang **, Xiaohua Chen *, Binbin Fan, Kuikui Xiao, Shiying Zhang, Weina Deng, Aiping Hu. Self-assembled synthesis of diamond-like MnCo2O4 as anode active material for lithium-ion batteries with high cycling stability. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 722 (2017) 387-393
22. Weina Deng, Xiaohua Chen, Xian Chen, Zheng Liu, Ying Zeng, Aiping Hu, Yina Xiong, Zhe Li and Qunli Tang. Alignment and structural control of nitrogendoped carbon nanotubes by utilizing precursor concentration effect. Nanotechnology 25 (2014) 475601
23. Bin Zeng, Xiaohua Chen, Xutao Ning, Chuansheng Chen, Aiping Hu, Weina Deng. CNTs/rGO spheres decorated with CuxO (x = 1 or 2) nanoparticles and its photocatalytic performance. Catalysis Communications 43 (2014) 235–239
24. Zeng Bin, Chen Xiaohua ∗, Tang Qianxiang, Chen Chuansheng, Hu Aiping. Ordered mesoporous necklace-like ZnS on graphene for use as a high performance photocatalyst. Applied Surface Science 308 (2014) 321-327
