Chao Zhang Professor
Phone: 022-60215704
Email: czhang@email.tjut.edu.cn
Address: No. 391 Bin Shui Xi Dao Road, Xiqing District, Tianjin 300384, China
Education history
2006 School of Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Bachelor's Degree;
2011 College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Ph.D.
Areas of research interest
Mass / Momentum / Energy / Charge Transport Phenomena in Chemical Processes, and Machine Learning / Data Mining for Chemistry
Main research achievements
Published more than 30 academic papers in international journals, such as Angew. Chem., Matter, and Adv. Mater. In addition, 4 invention patents have been applied and 4 have been authorized.
Selected publications
1. Shi, Z.; Zhang, C.; Wang, H.; Ji, Z.; Qi, M.; Liu, S.; Wang, W.; Chen, C.; Jiao, J.*; Lu, T.* “Dual-functional Heterojunction Catalyst for Synergistic Improvement in Selectivity of CO2 Electroreduction for Continuous Production of High-Concentration Liquid Fuels over a Broad Voltage Range”, Appl. Catal. B: Environ. Energy, 2026, 380, 125745.
2. Zhang, H.; Liu, S.; Zhang, C.; Liu, W.; Dong, H.; Shi, Z.; Xu, H.; Liu, J.; Wang, D.; Jiao, J.*; Mingbin Gao, M.*; Lu, T.* “Lattice Hydrogen Participation and Mass Transport Acceleration Improve CO2 Electroreduction to C2 Products”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 65, e18519.
3. Chen, C.; Li, J.; Tan, X.; Zhang, Y.; Li, Y.; He, C.; Xu, Z.; Zhang, C.*; Chen C.* “Harnessing Single-atom Catalysts for CO2 Electroreduction: A Review of Recent Advances”, EES Catal. 2024, 2, 71.
4. Dai, R.; Sun, K.; Shen, R.; Fang, J.; Cheong, W.-C.; Zhuang, Z.; Zhuang, Z.; Zhang, C.*; Chen, C.* “Direct Microenvironment Modulation of CO2 Electroreduction: Negatively Charged Ag Sites Going beyond Catalytic Surface Reactions”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202408. 3.
5. Tan, X.; Zhu, H.; He, C.; Zhuang, Z.; Sun, K.; Zhang C.*; Chen C.* “Customizing Catalyst Surface/Interface Structures for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction”, Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 4292.
6. Su, J.; Zhu, Q.-T.; Sun, W.-X.; Zhang, C.* “Autorotation of Passive Microfliers Comprising Spiral Filamentous Wings”, Phys. Fluids 2023, 35, 063602.
7. Zhong, D.-C.; Gong, Y.-N.; Zhang, C.; Tong-Bu Lu*, “Dinuclear Metal Synergistic Catalysis for Energy Conversion”, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2023, 52, 3170.
