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Overview

Jia Zhu is affiliated with Nanjing University in China and has a significant body of research primarily focused on engineering and materials science. Their work intersects various subfields including electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, and civil and structural engineering.

The research topics covered in Jia Zhu's publications include thermal radiation and cooling technologies, solar-powered water purification methods, perovskite materials and applications, urban heat island mitigation, solar thermal and photovoltaic systems, conducting polymers and applications, and plasmonic and surface plasmon research.

Jia Zhu has contributed to a range of prominent journals and venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Advanced Materials
  • Joule
  • Nature Water
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Nature Communications

Their recent papers reflect active engagement with innovative energy materials and environmental technologies. Notable publications include:

  • "Scalable and hierarchically designed polymer film as a selective thermal emitter for high-performance all-day radiative cooling" (2020, Nature Nanotechnology)
  • "All-perovskite tandem solar cells with 24.2% certified efficiency and area over 1 cm² using surface-anchoring zwitterionic antioxidant" (2020, Nature Energy)
  • "Subambient daytime radiative cooling textile based on nanoprocessed silk" (2021, Nature Nanotechnology)
  • "Over 10 kg m−2 h−1 Evaporation Rate Enabled by a 3D Interconnected Porous Carbon Foam" (2020, Joule)
  • "Tin and Mixed Lead-Tin Halide Perovskite Solar Cells: Progress and their Application in Tandem Solar Cells" (2020, Advanced Materials)

Their collaborative network includes frequent partnerships with several researchers, highlighting active teamwork in their scientific pursuits. Key coauthors are:

  • Bin Zhu
  • Ning Xu
  • Jinlei Li
  • Lin Zhou
  • Wei Li

Jia Zhu's research contributes extensively to the engineering challenges related to energy conversion, environmental remediation, and advanced material design. The focus on renewable energy and sustainability integrates with their work on perovskite materials, radiative cooling, and water purification methods, positioning their research at the intersection of innovative materials science and environmental engineering.

Best Publications

  • Solar-driven interfacial evaporation

    Peng Tao;George Ni;Chengyi Song;Wen Shang

  • 3D self-assembly of aluminium nanoparticles for plasmon-enhanced solar desalination

    Lin Zhou;Yingling Tan;Jingyang Wang;Weichao Xu

  • Optical absorption enhancement in amorphous silicon nanowire and nanocone arrays.

    Jia Zhu;Zongfu Yu;George F. Burkhard;Ching-Mei Hsu

  • Self-assembly of highly efficient, broadband plasmonic absorbers for solar steam generation.

    Lin Zhou;Yingling Tan;Dengxin Ji;Bin Zhu

  • Graphene oxide-based efficient and scalable solar desalination under one sun with a confined 2D water path

    Xiuqiang Li;Weichao Xu;Mingyao Tang;Lin Zhou

  • Mushrooms as Efficient Solar Steam-Generation Devices

    Ning Xu;Xiaozhen Hu;Weichao Xu;Xiuqiang Li

  • Nanodome Solar Cells with Efficient Light Management and Self-Cleaning

    Jia Zhu;Ching-Mei Hsu;Zongfu Yu;Shanhui Fan

  • Challenges and Recent Progress in the Development of Si Anodes for Lithium-Ion Battery

    Yan Jin;Bin Zhu;Zhenda Lu;Nian Liu

  • Monolithic all-perovskite tandem solar cells with 24.8% efficiency exploiting comproportionation to suppress Sn( ii ) oxidation in precursor ink

    Renxing Lin;Ke Xiao;Zhengyuan Qin;Qiaolei Han

  • Tailoring Graphene Oxide-Based Aerogels for Efficient Solar Steam Generation under One Sun.

    Xiaozhen Hu;Weichao Xu;Lin Zhou;Yingling Tan

  • Flexible and Salt Resistant Janus Absorbers by Electrospinning for Stable and Efficient Solar Desalination

    Weichao Xu;Xiaozhen Hu;Shendong Zhuang;Yuxi Wang

  • Electrospun metal nanofiber webs as high-performance transparent electrode.

    Hui Wu;Liangbing Hu;Michael W. Rowell;Desheng Kong

  • Scalable and hierarchically designed polymer film as a selective thermal emitter for high-performance all-day radiative cooling.

    Duo Li;Xin Liu;Wei Li;Zhenhui Lin

  • Enhancement of Interfacial Solar Vapor Generation by Environmental Energy

    Xiuqiang Li;Jinlei Li;Jinyou Lu;Ning Xu

  • All-perovskite tandem solar cells with 24.2% certified efficiency and area over 1 cm2 using surface-anchoring zwitterionic antioxidant

    Ke Xiao;Renxing Lin;Qiaolei Han;Yi Hou

  • Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Thin Film as a Stable Interfacial Layer for High-Performance Lithium-Metal Battery Anodes.

    Bin Zhu;Yan Jin;Xiaozhen Hu;Qinghui Zheng

  • A water lily-inspired hierarchical design for stable and efficient solar evaporation of high-salinity brine.

    Ning Xu;Jinlei Li;Yang Wang;Chang Fang

  • Three-dimensional artificial transpiration for efficient solar waste-water treatment

    Xiuqiang Li;Renxing Lin;George Ni;Ning Xu

  • Simultaneous Contact and Grain‐Boundary Passivation in Planar Perovskite Solar Cells Using SnO2‐KCl Composite Electron Transport Layer

    Pengchen Zhu;Shuai Gu;Xin Luo;Yuan Gao

  • Subambient daytime radiative cooling textile based on nanoprocessed silk.

    Bin Zhu;Wei Li;Qian Zhang;Duo Li

  • Self-assemblyof highly efficient, broadband plasmonic absorbersfor solar steam generation

    Bin Zhu;Lin Zhou;Jia Zhu;Zongfu Yu

Frequent Co-Authors

Yi Cui
Yi Cui Stanford University
Shining Zhu
Shining Zhu Nanjing University
Zongfu Yu
Zongfu Yu University of Wisconsin–Madison
Hairen Tan
Hairen Tan Nanjing University
Xiang Zhang
Xiang Zhang University of Hong Kong
Min Xiao
Min Xiao University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Shanhui Fan
Shanhui Fan Stanford University
Zhenda Lu
Zhenda Lu Nanjing University
Wenshan Cai
Wenshan Cai Georgia Institute of Technology
Huigang Zhang
Huigang Zhang Northwest University

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