Basic Information
Name: Xiao Zhao
Gender: Male
Title: Professor
Affiliation: Jilin University, School of Materials Science and Engineering
Office : Tang Aoqing Building 417, Central Campus of Jilin University
Email: xzhao417@jlu.edu.cn
Working Experience
2021-present Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University
2014 -2020 Project Assistant Professor, Fuel Cell Innovation Research Center, Japan Electro-Communication University.
2013-2014 Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore (NUS).
Education Background
2007-2013 Physical Chemistry, PhD, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2003-2007 Polymer Materials and Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering, Xiangtan University.
Awards
2012 National Scholarship
2012 Sinopoly Battery Scholarship
2017 First Prize of Jilin Province Science and Technology Award, ranking 8th
Research Field
We are mainly engaged in efficient electrocatalysis and in-situ dynamic characterization. We focus on the in-situ enhancement mechanism and structure-properties relationship of electrocatalytic materials in the electrochemical energy conversion process and thus provide the guidance for developing highly-active, durable, and low-cost electrocatalysts. As such, we adopt a strategy that closely combines the advanced in-situ characterization techniques, the controllable synthesis, and the first principles calculation in order to acquire a fundamental understanding of electrocatalysis at the atomic/molecular level and under working conditions. We also actively cooperate with the industry to transform our knowledge to realistic products regarding the production of highly-efficiency electrocatalysts. As the first/corresponding author, Prof. Zhao has published papers in international journals such as Science, J. am. Chem. SOC., Adv. Mater., Energy Environ. SCI., ACS catalyst. As a project assistant professor, he worked on the project of NEDO polyelectrolyte membrane fuel cell with total funding of more than 1 billion yen. The developed oxygen reduction electrocatalyst by him has been reported by Nikkei news.
Representative Paper：* corresponding author, #Co-first author
1. Xinlong Tian#, Xiao Zhao#, Ya-Qiong Su#, Lijuan Wang, Hongming Wang, Dai Dang, Bin Chi, Hongfang Liu, Emiel J.M. Hensen, Xiong Wen (David) Lou,* and Bao Yu Xia,* Engineering Bunched PtNi Alloy Nanocages for Efficient Oxygen Reduction in Practical Fuel Cells, Science, 2019, 366(6467): 850-856. Hot Paper .
Highlighted by Science Daily, Engineers online, Advanced Science News, Green Car Congress, AZO Materials, Nanowerk News, Phys.org, News-Beezer, LongRoom News SciTech, and Eindhoven University of Technology.
2. Xiao Zhao*, Takao Gunji, Takuma Kaneko, Yusuke Yoshida, Shinobu Takao, Kotaro Higashi, Tomoya Uruga, Wenxiang He, Jianguo Liu*, Zhigang Zou, An Integrated Single-Electrode Method Reveals the Template Roles of Atomic Steps: Disturb Interfacial Water Networks and thus Affect the Reactivity of Electrocatalysts, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141(21): 8516-8526. Supplementary Cover.
3. Meiling Xiao#, Zihao Xing#, Zhao Jin, Changpeng Liu, Junjie Ge, Jianbing Zhu,* Ying Wang,* Xiao Zhao,* and Zhongwei Chen*, Preferentially Engineering FeN4 Edge Sites onto Graphitic Nanosheets for Highly Active and Durable Oxygen Electrocatalysis in Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries, Adv. Mater., 2020, 32(49): 2004900.
4. Xiao Zhao, Min Yin, Liang Ma, Liang Liang, Changpeng Liu, Jianhui Liao, Tianhong Lu, Wei Xing, Recent advances in catalysts for direct methanol fuel cells, Energy Environ. Sci. 2011, 4 (8), 2736-2753. Highly Cited Paper.
5. Xiao Zhao, Shinobu Takao, Kotaro Higashi, Takuma Kaneko, Gabor Samjeskè, Oki Sekizawa, Tomohiro Sakata, Yusuke Yoshida, Tomoya Uruga, Yasuhiro Iwasawa, Simultaneous Improvements in Performance and Durability of an Octahedral PtNix/C Electrocatalyst for Next-Generation Fuel Cells by Continuous, Compressive, and Concave Pt Skin Layers, ACS Catal., 2017, 7(7): 4642-4654.
6. Fang Luo#, Hao Hu#, Xiao Zhao#, Zehui Yang*, Quan Zhang, Jingxiang Xu*, Takuma Kaneko, Yusuke Yoshida, Chengzhou Zhu* and Weiwei Cai*, Robust and Stable Acidic Overall Water Splitting on Ir Single Atoms, Nano Lett., 2020，20(3): 2120-2128.
7. Xin Luo, Xiaoqian Wei, Hengjia Wang, Wenling Gu, Takuma Kaneko, Yusuke Yoshida, Xiao Zhao*, Chengzhou Zhu*, Secondary-Atom-Doping Enables Robust Fe–N–C Single-Atom Catalysts with Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Reaction, Nano-Micro Lett., 2020, 12(1): 163.
8. Xiao Zhao*#, Takao Gunji#, Takuma Kaneko#, Shinobu Takao, Tomohiro Sakata, Kotaro Higashi, Yusuke Yoshida, Junjie Ge, Changpeng Liu, Wei Xing*, Jianbing Zhu, Meiling Xiao, Tomoya Uruga, Franklin Feng Tao and Zhongwei Chen*, Evidence for Interfacial Geometric Interactions at Metal-Support Interfaces and Its Influence on the Electroactivity and Stability of Pt Nanoparticles, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8(3): 1368-1377.
9. Xiao Zhao, Jianbing Zhu, Liang Liang, Chenyang Li, Changpeng Liu*, Jianhui Liao, Wei Xing*. Biomass-derived N-doped carbon and its application in electrocatalysis Appl. Catal. B, 2014, 154, 177-182.
10. Xiao Zhao, Zhang Jian, Liangjun Wang, Zhaolin Liu*, Wei Chen*, PdxCu100-x networks: an active and durable electrocatalyst for ethanol oxidation in alkaline medium, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014, 2 (48), 20933-20938.
