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China
2026

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Materials Science

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Engineering and Technology

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86
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  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in China Leader Award
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Overview

Zhengguo Zhang is affiliated with the South China University of Technology in China. Their research spans multiple core fields, including Engineering and Energy, with significant contributions in subfields such as Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Automotive Engineering.

The main topics within Zhengguo Zhang's research encompass Phase Change Materials Research, Adsorption and Cooling Systems, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems, Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods, and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques.

The following list details some of their recent scientific papers, including the year of publication and the associated venues:

  • Battery thermal management based on multiscale encapsulated inorganic phase change material of high stability, 2021, Applied Thermal Engineering
  • Experimental and simulative investigations on a phase change material nano-emulsion-based liquid cooling thermal management system for a lithium-ion battery pack, 2020, Energy
  • Form-stable paraffin/graphene aerogel/copper foam composite phase change material for solar energy conversion and storage, 2021, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
  • Robust route to highly porous graphitic carbon nitride microtubes with preferred adsorption ability via rational design of one-dimension supramolecular precursors for efficient photocatalytic CO2 conversion, 2020, Nano Energy
  • Experimental investigation on the thermal performance of double-layer PCM radiant floor system containing two types of inorganic composite PCMs, 2020, Energy and Buildings

Zhang has frequently published in the following venues, demonstrating a focused research presence:

  • Journal of Energy Storage
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
  • Applied Thermal Engineering
  • Sustainable Energy & Fuels

The research collaborations of Zhengguo Zhang include significant partnerships with several co-authors, listed here with the frequency of joint publications:

  • Xiaoming Fang (70 publications)
  • Ziye Ling (56 publications)
  • Shixiong Min (40 publications)
  • Yutang Fang (38 publications)
  • Xianghui Liang (27 publications)

Zhengguo Zhang's work is positioned at the intersection of energy storage, thermal management, and material science, with an emphasis on advanced phase change materials, thermal management systems for batteries, and solar energy technologies. The research contributes to both theoretical understanding and applied engineering solutions in these areas.

Best Publications

  • A hybrid thermal management system for lithium ion batteries combining phase change materials with forced-air cooling

    Ziye Ling;Fangxian Wang;Xiaoming Fang;Xuenong Gao

  • Study on paraffin/expanded graphite composite phase change thermal energy storage material

    Zhengguo Zhang;Xiaoming Fang

  • Review on thermal management systems using phase change materials for electronic components, Li-ion batteries and photovoltaic modules

    Ziye Ling;Zhengguo Zhang;Guoquan Shi;Xiaoming Fang

  • Preparation and thermal energy storage properties of paraffin/expanded graphite composite phase change material

    Zhengguo Zhang;Ni Zhang;Jing Peng;Xiaoming Fang

  • Ultrathin g-C3N4 nanosheets coupled with carbon nanodots as 2D/0D composites for efficient photocatalytic H2 evolution

    Qiong Liu;Tianxiang Chen;Yarong Guo;Zhengguo Zhang

  • High-Efficiency Visible-Light-Driven Ag3PO4/AgI Photocatalysts: Z-Scheme Photocatalytic Mechanism for Their Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity

    Zhihong Chen;Weilin Wang;Zhengguo Zhang;Xiaoming Fang

  • Constructing a novel ternary Fe(III)/graphene/g-C3N4 composite photocatalyst with enhanced visible-light driven photocatalytic activity via interfacial charge transfer effect

    Qiong Liu;Yarong Guo;Zhihong Chen;Zhengguo Zhang

  • Thermal conductivity of an organic phase change material/expanded graphite composite across the phase change temperature range and a novel thermal conductivity model

    Ziye Ling;Jiajie Chen;Tao Xu;Xiaoming Fang

  • Experimental and numerical investigation of the application of phase change materials in a simulative power batteries thermal management system

    Ziye Ling;Jiajie Chen;Xiaoming Fang;Zhengguo Zhang

  • Thermal energy storage cement mortar containing n-octadecane/expanded graphite composite phase change material

    Zhengguo Zhang;Guoquan Shi;Shuping Wang;Xiaoming Fang

  • In Situ Template-Free Ion-Exchange Process to Prepare Visible-Light-Active g-C3N4/NiS Hybrid Photocatalysts with Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Activity

    Zhihong Chen;Peng Sun;Bing Fan;Zhengguo Zhang

  • Preparation, characterization and thermal properties of nanocapsules containing phase change material n-dodecanol by miniemulsion polymerization with polymerizable emulsifier

    Zhong-Hua Chen;Fei Yu;Xing-Rong Zeng;Zheng-Guo Zhang

  • Preparation and characterization of novel nanoencapsulated phase change materials

    Yutang Fang;Shengyan Kuang;Xuenong Gao;Zhengguo Zhang

  • Microencapsulation of phase change materials with binary cores and calcium carbonate shell for thermal energy storage

    Tingyu Wang;Shuangfeng Wang;Ruilian Luo;Chunyu Zhu

  • Textural and electronic structure engineering of carbon nitride via doping with π-deficient aromatic pyridine ring for improving photocatalytic activity

    Zhihong Chen;Peng Sun;Bing Fan;Qiong Liu

  • Thermodynamic properties and thermal stability of ionic liquid-based nanofluids containing graphene as advanced heat transfer fluids for medium-to-high-temperature applications

    Jian Liu;Fuxian Wang;Long Zhang;Xiaoming Fang

  • Preparation and properties of graphene oxide-modified poly(melamine-formaldehyde) microcapsules containing phase change material n-dodecanol for thermal energy storage

    Zhonghua Chen;Jianchuan Wang;Fei Yu;Zhengguo Zhang

  • A combined numerical and experimental study on graphene/ionic liquid nanofluid based direct absorption solar collector

    Jian Liu;Zhuocheng Ye;Long Zhang;Xiaoming Fang

  • Grafting Fe(III) species on carbon nanodots/Fe-doped g-C3N4 via interfacial charge transfer effect for highly improved photocatalytic performance

    Qiong Liu;Tianxiang Chen;Yarong Guo;Zhengguo Zhang

  • Salt hydrate/expanded vermiculite composite as a form-stable phase change material for building energy storage

    Ning Xie;Jianmin Luo;Zhongping Li;Zhaowen Huang

  • Metal foam embedded in SEBS/paraffin/HDPE form-stable PCMs for thermal energy storage

    Peng Chen;Xuenong Gao;Yaqin Wang;Tao Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaoming Fang
Xiaoming Fang South China University of Technology
Xuenong Gao
Xuenong Gao South China University of Technology
Yutang Fang
Yutang Fang South China University of Technology
Shuangfeng Wang
Shuangfeng Wang South China University of Technology
Zhaofeng Wang
Zhaofeng Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Luyi Sun
Luyi Sun University of Connecticut
Gongsheng Huang
Gongsheng Huang City University of Hong Kong
Jinqing Wang
Jinqing Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhiqun Lin
Zhiqun Lin Georgia Institute of Technology
Zhonghao Rao
Zhonghao Rao Hebei University of Technology

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