Name: Peng Zhongyou

Gender: Male

Job title: Research fellow

Degree: Ph.D.

Major: Chemistry

Email: pengzhongyou@ncu.edu.cn

Research Interests: Aqueous zinc-based batteries, solid-state electrolytes, and photovoltaic-storage integrated devices

Education and Work Experience：

2026.07 – Present: Research Fellow, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University

2023.06 – 2026.06, full-time postdoctoral researcher, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University

2018.09 – 2023.06, doctor, chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University

2014.09 – 2018.06, bachelor of science (B.S.), applied chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University

Social Part-Time Job

Youth Editorial Board Member, Smart Materials and Devices (2025–)

Youth Editorial Board Member, Materials Futures (2025–)

Youth Editorial Board Member, Sustainable Engineering Novit (2025–)

Youth Editorial Board Member, Carbon Neutrality (2025–)

Awards and Honors：

1)Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF (2023)

2)Ten Best Academic Stars among Postgraduates in Jiangxi Province (2023)

3)Outstanding Doctoral Theses in Jiangxi Province (2024)

Research Projects:

1)National Natural Science Foundation of China (52502264), 2026.01 – 2028.12, Project leader

2)Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation (20262BAC240299), 2026.07 – 2029.06, Project leader

3)Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation (20252BAC200629), 2025.06 – 2028.05, Project leader

4)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2024M761262), 2025.01 – 2026.06, Project leader

5)Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF (GZC20231027), 2024.01 – 2026.06, Project leader

6)Research Performance Assesssment Grant (Second Grade) of the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (YB20250014), Project leader

Representative Papers：

Dr. Peng’s research centers on electrolyte development and mechanistic insights for next‑generation batteries with high energy density and enhanced safety. Over the past five years, he has published over 20 SCI‑indexed papers in prestigious international and domestic journals, including more than 10 as first or corresponding author in leading titles such as Nat. Commun., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Energy Environ. Sci., Adv. Funct. Mater., and Sci. China Chem. He has also filed six invention patents and been granted two. He is currently principal investigator of multiple funded projects, supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation, the National Postdoctoral Researcher Program, and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation.

Selected Publications

1)Zhongyou Peng, Shulong Li, Ling Tang, Jinyang Zheng, Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, Water-shielding electric double layer and stable interphase engineering for durable aqueous zinc-ion batteries, Nat. Commun. 16, 4490 (2025). ESI Highly Cited Paper/Hot Cited Paper.

2)Zhongyou Peng, Ling Tang, Shulong Li, Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, Strong Replaces Weak: Hydrogen Bond-Anchored Electrolyte Enabling Ultra-Stable and Wide-Temperature Aqueous Zinc-Ion Capacitors. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 64 (4), e202418242 (1-11) (2025). Hot Paper.

3)Zhongyou Peng, Yuting Huang, Alexander G. Bannov, Shulong Li, Ling Tang, Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, Regulating oxygen vacancy and coordination environment of manganese dioxides for enhanced high-mass-loading energy storage. Energy Environ. Sci. 17 (10), 3384-3395 (2024). ESI Highly Cited Paper.

4)Ling Tang, Zhongyou Peng*, Chao Ye, Xuehang Yuan, Shulong Li, Jingyang Zheng, Hao Yao, Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen, Molecular Patrol with Hydrogen-Bond Lock: A Dynamic Shield-and-Repair Electrolyte for Wide-Temperature Ah-Scale Zinc-Ion Batteries. Sci. China Chem. (2026). 10.1007/s11426-026-3738-x.

5)Zhongyou Peng, Alexander G. Bannov, Shulong Li, Yuting Huang, Ling Tang, Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, Coupling Uniform Pore Size and Multi‑Chemisorption Sites: Hierarchically Ordered Porous Carbon for Ultra-fast and Large Zinc Ion Storage. Adv. Funct. Mater. 33 (40) 2303205 (1-11) (2023).

6)Zhongyou Peng, Shulong Li, Yuting Huang, Junxi Guo, Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, Sodium-intercalated Manganese Oxides for Achieving Ultra-Stable and Fast Charge Storage Kinetics in Wide-Voltage Aqueous Supercapacitors. Adv. Funct. Mater. 32 (46) 2206539 (1-11) (2022).

7)Zhongyou Peng, Junxi Guo, Qichang He, Shulong Li, Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, Hierarchically nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon nanospheres with dual ion adsorption capability for superior rate and ultra-stable zinc ion hybrid supercapacitors, Sci. China Mater. 65 (9): 2401-2411 (2022).

8)Zhongyou Peng, Jun Huang, Qichang He, Shulong Li, Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, Green Quasi-Solid-State Planar Asymmetric Supercapacitors with High Working Voltage and Extraordinary Volumetric Energy Density, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021, 9 (25), 14363-14371. HOT Papers.

9)Zhongyou Peng, Jun Huang, Qichang He, Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, Highly Porous Mn₃O₄ Nanosheets with in-situ Coated Carbon Enabling Fully Screen-Printed Planar Supercapacitors with Remarkable Volumetric Performance, J. Mater. Chem. A 9 (7), 4273-4280 (2021).

10)Zhongyou Peng, Jun Huang, Ying Wang, Kai Yuan, Licheng Tan*, Yiwang Chen*, Construction of Hierarchical Carbon Coated Fe₃O₄ Nanorods Anode for 2.6 V Aqueous Asymmetric Supercapacitors with Ultrahigh Energy Density, J. Mater. Chem. A 7 (48), 27313-27322 (2019).