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Zhi-Jian Zhao

Zhi-Jian Zhao

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Chemistry

D-Index
79
Citations
20662
World Ranking
3649
National Ranking
678

Overview

Zhi-Jian Zhao is a researcher affiliated with Tianjin University in China, with a focus on materials science, chemical engineering, and energy. Their research spans several specialized fields including materials chemistry, catalysis, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, electrical and electronic engineering, and biomedical engineering.

Their scholarly output highlights a strong emphasis on catalytic processes in materials science, including topics such as catalysis and oxidation reactions, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, and CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts. Additionally, their work includes studies on ionic liquids properties and applications, machine learning in materials science, and advanced photocatalysis techniques.

The following are some notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Zhao, with their publication years and venues:

  • Theoretical insights into single-atom catalysts, 2020, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Grain-Boundary-Rich Copper for Efficient Solar-Driven Electrochemical CO2 Reduction to Ethylene and Ethanol, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Controllable Cu0-Cu+ Sites for Electrocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • FeO6 Octahedral Distortion Activates Lattice Oxygen in Perovskite Ferrite for Methane Partial Oxidation Coupled with CO2 Splitting, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Strong Electronic Oxide-Support Interaction over In2O3/ZrO2 for Highly Selective CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Zhao frequently collaborates with several researchers, reflecting a network of co-authors including:

  • Jinlong Gong
  • Chunlei Pei
  • Sai Chen
  • Gong Zhang
  • Lulu Li

Their publications often appear in key scientific journals such as:

  • Nature Communications
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Chemical Science
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Best Publications

  • Nanostructured Materials for Heterogeneous Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction and their Related Reaction Mechanisms

    Lei Zhang;Zhi-Jian Zhao;Jinlong Gong

  • Sub-10 nm rutile titanium dioxide nanoparticles for efficient visible-light-driven photocatalytic hydrogen production

    Landong Li;Junqing Yan;Tuo Wang;Zhi-Jian Zhao

  • Breaking the scaling relationship via thermally stable Pt/Cu single atom alloys for catalytic dehydrogenation.

    Guodong Sun;Zhi-Jian Zhao;Rentao Mu;Shenjun Zha

  • Exceptional size-dependent activity enhancement in the electroreduction of CO2 over Au nanoparticles.

    Hemma Mistry;Rulle Reske;Zhenhua Zeng;Zhi-Jian Zhao

  • Theory-guided design of catalytic materials using scaling relationships and reactivity descriptors

    Zhi-Jian Zhao;Sihang Liu;Shenjun Zha;Dongfang Cheng

  • Dry reforming of methane over Ni/La2O3 nanorod catalysts with stabilized Ni nanoparticles

    Xinyu Li;Di Li;Hao Tian;Liang Zeng

  • Promoted Fixation of Molecular Nitrogen with Surface Oxygen Vacancies on Plasmon‐Enhanced TiO2 Photoelectrodes

    Chengcheng Li;Tuo Wang;Zhi-Jian Zhao;Weimin Yang

  • Theoretical insights into single-atom catalysts

    Lulu Li;Xin Chang;Xiaoyun Lin;Zhi-Jian Zhao

  • Grain-Boundary-Rich Copper for Efficient Solar-Driven Electrochemical CO2 Reduction to Ethylene and Ethanol.

    Zhiqiang Chen;Tuo Wang;Bin Liu;Dongfang Cheng

  • Controllable Cu0-Cu+ Sites for Electrocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide

    Xintong Yuan;Sai Chen;Dongfang Cheng;Lulu Li

  • FeO6 Octahedral Distortion Activates Lattice Oxygen in Perovskite Ferrite for Methane Partial Oxidation Coupled with CO2 Splitting.

    Xianhua Zhang;Chunlei Pei;Xin Chang;Sai Chen

  • Strong Electronic Oxide-Support Interaction over In2O3/ZrO2 for Highly Selective CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol.

    Chengsheng Yang;Chunlei Pei;Ran Luo;Sihang Liu

  • Synergism of Geometric Construction and Electronic Regulation: 3D Se-(NiCo)Sx /(OH)x Nanosheets for Highly Efficient Overall Water Splitting.

    Congling Hu;Lei Zhang;Zhi-Jian Zhao;Ang Li

  • Crucial Role of Surface Hydroxyls on the Activity and Stability in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction.

    Wanyu Deng;Lei Zhang;Lulu Li;Sai Chen

  • Coupling of Cu(100) and (110) Facets Promotes Carbon Dioxide Conversion to Hydrocarbons and Alcohols.

    Dazhong Zhong;Dazhong Zhong;Zhi-Jian Zhao;Qiang Zhao;Dongfang Cheng

  • Single-Atom Mn-N4 Site-Catalyzed Peroxone Reaction for the Efficient Production of Hydroxyl Radicals in an Acidic Solution.

    Zhuang Guo;Yongbing Xie;Jiadong Xiao;Zhi-Jian Zhao

  • The nature of active sites for carbon dioxide electroreduction over oxide-derived copper catalysts

    Dongfang Cheng;Zhi-Jian Zhao;Gong Zhang;Piaoping Yang

  • Efficient CO2 electroreduction on facet-selective copper films with high conversion rate.

    Gong Zhang;Zhi-Jian Zhao;Dongfang Cheng;Huimin Li

  • Propane Dehydrogenation on Single-Site [PtZn4] Intermetallic Catalysts

    Sai Chen;Zhi-Jian Zhao;Rentao Mu;Xin Chang

  • Nature of the Active Sites of VOx/Al2O3 Catalysts for Propane Dehydrogenation

    Gang Liu;Zhi-Jian Zhao;Tengfang Wu;Liang Zeng

  • Structural motifs of water on metal oxide surfaces

    Rentao Mu;Zhi-jian Zhao;Zdenek Dohnálek;Jinlong Gong

  • Platinum-Modified ZnO/Al2O3 for Propane Dehydrogenation: Minimized Platinum Usage and Improved Catalytic Stability

    Gang Liu;Liang Zeng;Zhi-Jian Zhao;Hao Tian

  • Monocopper Active Site for Partial Methane Oxidation in Cu-Exchanged 8MR Zeolites

    Ambarish R. Kulkarni;Ambarish R. Kulkarni;Zhi Jian Zhao;Zhi Jian Zhao;Zhi Jian Zhao;Samira Siahrostami;Jens K. Nørskov;Jens K. Nørskov

Frequent Co-Authors

Jinlong Gong
Jinlong Gong Tianjin Normal University
Tuo Wang
Tuo Wang Tianjin University
Xiaoxia Chang
Xiaoxia Chang Peking University
Liang Zeng
Liang Zeng Tianjin University
Felix Studt
Felix Studt Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Jens K. Nørskov
Jens K. Nørskov Technical University of Denmark
Notker Rösch
Notker Rösch Technical University of Munich
Jeffrey Greeley
Jeffrey Greeley Purdue University West Lafayette
Geoffrey A. Ozin
Geoffrey A. Ozin University of Toronto
Lei Zhang
Lei Zhang South China University of Technology

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