Name:  ZHANG Ze

Gender: Male

Job title: Associate Professor

Email Address: zhangze@ncu.edu.cn

Education and Work Experience：

2021.12 -- present: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Associate Professor

2017.11~2021.12: Nanchang University, Lecturer

2014.09~2017.06: Nankai University, Ph.D. degree

2012.09~2014.06: Nankai University, Master

2008.09~2012.06: Nankai University, Bachelor degree

Teaching：

《Physical Chemistry》, 《College Chemistry》, 《Experiments in Physical Chemistry》, 《Fundamentals of Engineering Chemistry》

Research fields：

Advanced nanomaterials for electrochemical energy storage, including lithium-sulfur batteries, lithium metal batteries, electrocatalysis, etc.

Research projects：

1.National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 22269013, 22008102)

2.Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province (Grant No. 20224ACB213001, 20212BAB203031, 20192BAB216001)

Awards and Honors：

1.Natural Science Award of Jiangxi Province (2022), Second Prize (2nd)

Representative papers and patents：

1.Fanjun Liu, Wenlin Luo, Ze Zhang*, Ji Yu, Jianxin Cai, Zhenyu Yang*, Cation-doped V2O5 microsphere as a bidirectional catalyst to activate sulfur redox reactions for lithium-sulfur batteries, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 456, 140948.

2.Fanjun Liu, Yanting Zhu, Liequan Liu, Ze Zhang*, Ji Yu, Jianxin Cai, Zhenyu Yang*, Defect-Rich W/Mo-Doped V2O5 Microspheres as a Catalytic Host To Boost Sulfur Redox Kinetics for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries, Inorganic Chemistry, 2023, 62, 5219-5228.

3.Xiangxiang Zhang, Yanting Zhu, Zhengrui Miao, Ting Hu, Xiao Yang, Ze Zhang*, Ji Yu, Jianxin Cai, Zhenyu Yang*, Dual confining polysulfides by growing NiCo2S4 nanosheets on porous carbon nanoboxes to accelerate redox kinetics for efficient lithium-sulfur batteries, Electrochimica Acta, 2023, 441, 141864.

4.Liyuan Tian, Ze Zhang*, Sheng Liu, Guoran Li, Xueping Gao*, High-entropy perovskite oxide nanofibers as efficient bidirectional electrocatalyst of liquid-solid conversion processes in lithium-sulfur batteries, Nano Energy, 2023, 106, 108037.

5.Yun Wang, Lingfeng Zhu, Jiaxin Wang, Ze Zhang*, Ji Yu, Zhenyu Yang*, Enhanced chemisorption and catalytic conversion of polysulfides via CoFe@NC nanocubes modified separator for superior Li-S batteries, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 433, 133792.

6.Mouzhi Huang, Ting Hu, Yiteng Zhang, Ze Zhang*, Ji Yu, Zhenyu Yang, In situ constructing a stable solid electrolyte interface by multifunctional electrolyte additive to stabilize lithium metal anodes for Li-S batteries, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2022, 14, 17959-17967.

7.Liyuan Tian, Ze Zhang*, Sheng Liu, Guoran Li, Xueping Gao*, High-Entropy Spinel Oxide Nanofibers as Catalytic Sulfur Hosts Promise the High Gravimetric and Volumetric Capacities for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries, Energy & Environmental Materials, 2022, 5, 645-654.

8.Chuanbao Tu, Aiping Peng, Ze Zhang*, Xingtao Qi, Dongke Zhang, Minji Wang, Yanan Huang, Zhenyu Yang*, Surface-seeding secondary growth for CoO@Co9S8 P-N heterojunction hollow nanocube encapsulated into graphene as superior anode toward lithium ion storage, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021, 425, 130648.

9.Ze Zhang, Meiling Zhou, Ji Yu, Jianxin Cai, Zhenyu Yang*, Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Modified Commercial Paper as a Separator with Enhanced Thermal Stability and Electrolyte Affinity for Lithium-ion Battery, Energy & Environmental Materials, 2021, 4, 664-670.

10.Ze Zhang, Jianan Wang, Ahu Shao, Donggen Xiong, Jianwei Liu, Chengyen Lao, Kai Xi, Shiyao Lu, Qiu Jiang, Ji Yu, Huanglong Li, Zhenyu Yang, R. Vasant Kumar, Recyclable cobalt-molybdenum bimetallic carbide modified separator boosts the polysulfide adsorptioncatalysis of lithium sulfur battery, Science China Materials, 2020, 63, 2443-2455.

11.Ze Zhang, Ahu Shao, Donggen Xiong, Ji Yu, Nikhil Koratkar, Zhenyu Yang, Efficient polysulfide redox enabled by lattice-distorted Ni3Fe intermetallic electrocatalyst-modified separator for lithium-sulfur batteries, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2020, 12, 19572-19580.

12.Ze Zhang, Donggen Xiong, Ahu Shao, Xiaoyun Huang, Yan Huang, Ji Yu, Jianxin Cai, Zhenyu Yang, Integrating metallic cobalt and N/B heteroatoms into porous carbon nanosheets as efficient sulfur immobilizer for lithium-sulfur batteries, Carbon, 2020, 167, 918-929.

13.Lingfeng Zhu, Yaohui Qu, Xiaoyun Huang, Jindi Luo, Hai Zhang, Ze Zhang*, Zhenyu Yang*, Novel agaric-derived olive-like yolk-shell structured MnO@C composites for superior lithium storage, Chemical Communications, 2020, 56, 13201-13204.

14.Jindi Luo, Hai Zhang, Ze Zhang*, Ji Yu, Zhenyu Yang, In-built template synthesis of hierarchical porous carbon microcubes from biomass toward electrochemical energy storage, Carbon, 2019, 155, 1-8.

15.Ze Zhang, Swastik Basu, Peipei Zhu, Hai Zhang, Ahu Shao, Nikhil Koratkar, Zhenyu Yang, Highly sulfiphilic Ni-Fe bimetallic oxide nanoparticles anchored on carbon nanotubes enable effective immobilization and conversion of polysulfides for stable lithium-sulfur batteries, Carbon, 2019, 142, 32-39.