Xiao-Long Zhang Professor
Email: xzhang@email.tjut.edu.cn
Address: No. 391 Bin Shui Xi Dao Road, Xiqing District, Tianjin 300384, China
Education history
2017 School of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Bachelor's Degree;
2022 Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China. Ph.D.
Areas of research interest
Development of new energy materials; Electrochemical energy devices; Electrochemical reaction mechanisms; Commercial-scale developments
Honors and awards
2025 Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher.
2023 Nano Research Energy Nano Energy Academic Rising Star
2022 The President's Award of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Main research achievements
Published over 30 papers as the first or corresponding author (solely or jointly) in prestigious journals, including Nat. Catal. (1), Sci. Adv. (1), Nat. Commun. (5), Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (1), J. Am. Chem. Soc. (7), Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (8), Adv. Mater. (2), and CCS Chem (1).
Selected publications
1. G. Q. Liu, Y. D. Zhang, X. L. Zhang*, X. S. Zheng*, M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu*, Amorphous/Crystalline Heterojunction Engineered High-Density Strain in RuSeTe for Efficient Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Advanced Materials, 38, e17922, (2026).
2. X. Y. N. T, P. C. Yu, H. R. Yu, F. Y. Yu, T. T. Z, M. L., X. L. Zhang*, H. Q. W*, Two-dimensional Ru single-atom arrays anchored on LaAlO3 perovskite enable highly active and stable dry reforming of methane. Chemical Engineering Journal, 532, 174478, (2026).
3. L. X. Xu, X. L. Tai, L. Feng, X. Zhang, Y. Pan, B. Tang, R. C. Xu, Y. N. Shui, J. L. Yuan, Y. Lin, X. L. Zhang*, S. He*, Z. H. Sun*, S. Q. Wei, Pt Shell Protected PtZn Intermetallic Nanoclusters for Highly Efficient Propane Dehydrogenation. ACS Catalysis, 15, 4172-4184, (2025).
4. Y. Duan, L. L. Wang, W. X. Zheng, X. L. Zhang*, X. R. Wang, G. J. Feng, Z. Y. Yu*, T. B. Lu*, Oxyanion Engineering on RuO2 for Efficient Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 63, e202413653, (2024).
5. X. L. Zhang†, P. C. Yu†, S. P. Sun†, L. Shi, P. P. Yang, Z. Z. Wu, L. P. Chi, Y. R. Zheng*, M. R. Gao*, In situ ammonium formation mediates efficient hydrogen production from seawater. Nature Communications, 15, 9462, (2024).
6. Z. Q. Liu†, Y. Y. Yu†, Y. J. Liu, A. G. Ying*, X. L. Zhang*, Unlocking Birch Lignin Hydrocracking through Tandem Catalysis: Unraveling the Role of Moderate Hydrogen Spillover. ACS Catalysis, 14, 2115-2126, (2024).
7. X. L. Zhang†, P. C. Yu†, X. Z. Su†, S J. Hu, L. Shi, Y. H. Wang, P. P. Yang, F. Y. Gao, Z. Z. Wu, L. P. Chi, Y. R. Zheng, M. R. Gao*, Efficient acidic hydrogen evolution in proton exchange membrane electrolyzers on a sulfur doped marcasite electrocatalyst. Science Advances, 9, eadh2885, (2023).
8. X. L. Zhang†, P. P. Yang†, Y. R. Zheng, Y. Duan, S J. Hu, T. Ma, F. Y. Gao, Z. Z. Niu, Z. Z. Wu, S. Qin, L. P. Chi, X. X. Yu, R. Wu, C. Gu, C. M. Wang, X. S. Zheng, X. Zheng, J. F. Zhu, M. R. Gao*, An efficient Turing type Ag2Se-CoSe2 multi interfacial oxygen evolving electrocatalyst. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 60, 6553-6560, (2021).
9. X. L. Zhang†, X. Z. Su†, Y. R. Zheng, S J. Hu, L. Shi, F. Y. Gao, P. P. Yang, Z. Z. Niu, Z. Z. Wu, S. Qin, R. Wu, Y. Duan, C. Gu, X. S. Zheng, J. F. Zhu, M. R. Gao*, Strongly coupled cobalt diselenide monolayers for selective electrocatalytic oxygen reduction to H2O2 under acidic conditions. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 60, 26922-26931, (2021).
10. X. L. Zhang†, S J. Hu†, Y. R. Zheng†, R. Wu, F. Y. Gao, P. P. Yang, Z. Z. Niu, C. Gu, X. X. Yu, X. S. Zheng, C. Ma, X. Zheng, J. F. Zhu, M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu*, Polymorphic cobalt diselenide as extremely stable electrocatalyst in acidic media via a phase mixing strategy. Nature Communications, 10, 5338, (2019).
