Prof. Wei ZHANG
Professor, Innovation Center for Chemical Sciences
Email: zhangwei-iccs@maxbocai.com
Biography:
2021-present, Professor, Soochow University
2016-2021, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2011-2016, PhD., Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Research interest:
Energy storage and conversion, surface/interface chemistry, electrochemistry, synthetic chemistry
Position available：
The group is seeking several PhD students and post-doctoral associates. The successful candidates should have a degree in chemistry, materials science, or physics with a promising research record.
Representative publications:
1. Zhang, W.; Li, B.; Sun, Y.; Cao, A. M.; Wan, L. J., Spherical Mesoporous Metal Oxides with Tunable Orientation Enabled by Growth Kinetics. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 17897-17902.
2. Zhang, W.; Xia, H.; Zhu, Z.; Lv, Z.; Cao, S.; Wei, J.; Luo, Y.; Xiao, Y.; Liu, L.; Chen, X., Decimal Solvent-Based High-Entropy Electrolyte Enabling the Extended Survival Temperature of Lithium-Ion Batteries to −130 °C. CCS Chem. 2020, 2, 1245-1255.
3. Zhang, W.; Sun, Y.; Deng, H.; Ma, J.; Zeng, Y.; Zhu, Z.; Lv, Z.; Xia, H.; Ge, X.; Cao, S.; Xiao, Y.; Xi, S.; Du, Y.; Cao, A.; Chen, X., Dielectric Polarization in Inverse Spinel-Structured Mg2TiO4 Coating to Suppress Oxygen Evolution of Li-Rich Cathode Materials. Adv. Mater. 2020, 32, 2000496.
4. Zhang, W.; Sun, X.; Tang, Y.; Xia, H.; Zeng, Y.; Qiao, L.; Zhu, Z.; Lv, Z.; Zhang, Y.; Ge, X.; Xi, S.; Wang, Z.; Du, Y.; Chen, X., Lowering Charge Transfer Barrier of LiMn2O4 via Nickel Surface Doping to Enhance Li+ Intercalation Kinetics at Subzero-Temperatures. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 14038.
5. Zhang, W.; Cai, L.; Cao, S.; Qiao, L.; Zeng, Y.; Zhu, Z.; Lv, Z.; Xia, H.; Zhong, L.; Zhang, H.; Ge, X.; Wei, J.; Xi, S.; Du, Y.; Li, S.; Chen, X. Interfacial Lattice-Strain-Driven Generation of Oxygen Vacancies in an Aerobic-Annealed TiO2(B) Electrode. Adv. Mater. 2019, 31, 1906156. (Inside front cover)
6. Zhang, W.; Chi, Z. X.; Mao, W. X.; Lv, R. W.; Cao, A. M.; Wan, L. J., One-Nanometer-Precision Control of Al2O3 Nanoshells through a Solution-Based Synthesis Route. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 12776.
7. Zhang, W.; Cai, J. H.; Huang, P. P.; Hu, L. L.; Cao, A. M.; Wan, L. J., Formation of Ordered Microporous Aluminum-Based Material Mediated by Phthalic Acid. Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 8038 - 8041.
8. Zhang, W.; Yang, L. P.; Wu, Z. X.; Piao, J. Y.; Cao, A. M.; Wan, L. J., Controlled Formation of Uniform CeO2 Nanoshells in a Buffer Solution. Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 1420.
9. Zhang, W.; Lin, X.J.; Sun, Y. G.; Bin, D. S.; Cao, A. M.; Wan, L. J., Controlled Formation of Metal@Al2O3 Yolk-Shell Nanostructures with Improved Thermal Stability. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2015, 7, 27031.