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Zhigang Zhao is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and materials science. Their work spans multiple subfields including electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, polymers and plastics, biomedical engineering, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

The main research topics covered by Zhao include transition metal oxide nanomaterials, gold and silver nanoparticles synthesis and applications, conducting polymers and their uses, gas sensing nanomaterials and sensors, photonic and optical devices, thermochemical biomass conversion processes, and advanced photocatalysis techniques.

Zhao has published research in several notable venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Nature Communications
  • Advanced Materials
  • Nano Letters
  • Optics Letters

Several recent papers authored or co-authored by Zhao demonstrate a focus on nanomaterials, electrochromic devices, and surface-enhanced Raman scattering. These papers include:

  • Towards full-colour tunability of inorganic electrochromic devices using ultracompact Fabry-Perot nanocavities (2020), published in Nature Communications
  • Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Revealed by Interfacial Charge-Transfer Transitions (2020), published in The Innovation
  • Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Nanostructures: Surface Defects for Morphology-Driven Enhanced Semiconductor SERS (2020), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Fabry-Perot Cavity-Type Electrochromic Supercapacitors with Exceptionally Versatile Color Tunability (2020), published in Nano Letters
  • Thermal migration towards constructing W-W dual-sites for boosted alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (2022), published in Nature Communications

Among frequent collaborators, Shan Cong stands out with 42 joint publications, followed by Ge Song with 19, Zhen Wang with 17, Hongzhao Sun with 12, and Fengxia Geng with 11. This network reflects interdisciplinary and collaborative research efforts mainly focused on nanomaterials and their applications.

Best Publications

  • Hydrothermal Preparation of Uniform Nanosize Rutile and Anatase Particles

    Humin Cheng;Jiming Ma;Zhenguo Zhao;Limin Qi

  • Noble metal-comparable SERS enhancement from semiconducting metal oxides by making oxygen vacancies.

    Shan Cong;Yinyin Yuan;Zhigang Chen;Junyu Hou

  • Nanoporous‐Walled Tungsten Oxide Nanotubes as Highly Active Visible‐Light‐Driven Photocatalysts

    Zhi-Gang Zhao;Masahiro Miyauchi

  • Semiconductor SERS enhancement enabled by oxygen incorporation

    Zuhui Zheng;Zuhui Zheng;Shan Cong;Wenbin Gong;Jinnan Xuan

  • Single-crystalline tungsten oxide quantum dots for fast pseudocapacitor and electrochromic applications.

    Shan Cong;Yuyu Tian;Qingwen Li;Zhigang Zhao

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks as Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Substrates with High Tailorability.

    Hongzhao Sun;Shan Cong;Zuhui Zheng;Zhen Wang

  • Fusing electrochromic technology with other advanced technologies: A new roadmap for future development

    Zhen Wang;Zhen Wang;Xiaoyu Wang;Shan Cong;Shan Cong;Fengxia Geng

  • Synergy of W18O49 and Polyaniline for Smart Supercapacitor Electrode Integrated with Energy Level Indicating Functionality

    Yuyu Tian;Shan Cong;Wenming Su;Hongyuan Chen

  • Tungsten Oxide Materials for Optoelectronic Applications

    Shan Cong;Fengxia Geng;Zhigang Zhao

  • Graphene-based materials for capacitive deionization

    Peiying Liu;Tingting Yan;Liyi Shi;Ho Seok Park

  • Towards full-colour tunability of inorganic electrochromic devices using ultracompact fabry-perot nanocavities.

    Zhen Wang;Xiaoyu Wang;Shan Cong;Jian Chen

  • Composite anode material of silicon/graphite/carbon nanotubes for Li-ion batteries

    Y. Zhang;X.G. Zhang;H.L. Zhang;Z.G. Zhao

  • Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Revealed by Interfacial Charge-Transfer Transitions.

    Shan Cong;Xiaohong Liu;Yuxiao Jiang;Wei Zhang

  • Coupling Molecularly Ultrathin Sheets of NiFe-Layered Double Hydroxide on NiCo2O4 Nanowire Arrays for Highly Efficient Overall Water-Splitting Activity

    Zhiqiang Wang;Sha Zeng;Weihong Liu;Xingwang Wang

  • Efficient Visible Light Active CaFe2O4/WO3 Based Composite Photocatalysts: Effect of Interfacial Modification

    Zhifu Liu;Zhi-Gang Zhao;Masahiro Miyauchi

  • Versatile Cutting Method for Producing Fluorescent Ultrasmall MXene Sheets

    Zhiqiang Wang;Jinnan Xuan;Zhigang Zhao;Qingwen Li

  • Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Nanostructures: Surface Defects for Morphology-Driven Enhanced Semiconductor SERS.

    Ge Song;Ge Song;Wenbin Gong;Shan Cong;Zhigang Zhao

  • Unconventional Aluminum Ion Intercalation/Deintercalation for Fast Switching and Highly Stable Electrochromism

    Yuyu Tian;Yuyu Tian;Weikun Zhang;Shan Cong;Yuanchuan Zheng

  • A few-layered Ti3C2 nanosheet/glass fiber composite separator as a lithium polysulphide reservoir for high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries

    Chong Lin;Chong Lin;Weikun Zhang;Weikun Zhang;Lei Wang;Zhenggong Wang

  • The growth of multi-walled carbon nanotubes with different morphologies on carbon fibers

    Zhi-Gang Zhao;Li-Jie Ci;Hui-Ming Cheng;Jin-Bo Bai

  • Fabry-Perot Cavity-Type Electrochromic Supercapacitors with Exceptionally Versatile Color Tunability

    Jian Chen;Jian Chen;Zhen Wang;Zhen Wang;Zhigang Chen;Zhigang Chen;Shan Cong

  • Single crystalline zinc stannate nanoparticles for efficient photo-electrochemical devices.

    Masahiro Miyauchi;Zhifu Liu;Zhi-Gang Zhao;Srinivasan Anandan

Frequent Co-Authors

Fengxia Geng
Fengxia Geng Soochow University
Zhigang Chen
Zhigang Chen Queensland University of Technology
Qingwen Li
Qingwen Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hui-Ming Cheng
Hui-Ming Cheng Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
Masahiro Miyauchi
Masahiro Miyauchi Tokyo Institute of Technology
Zhifu Liu
Zhifu Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yang Zhang
Yang Zhang University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Kohjiro Hara
Kohjiro Hara National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Weibang Lu
Weibang Lu University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Takayoshi Sasaki
Takayoshi Sasaki National Institute for Materials Science

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