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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award

Overview

Zhigang Zou is a researcher affiliated with Nanjing University in China, specializing primarily in the fields of Materials Science, Energy, and Engineering. Their substantial body of work spans multiple disciplines with particular emphasis on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Catalysis.

The scientist's research topics cover several key areas including:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Advanced battery technologies research

Zhigang Zou has authored influential papers such as:

  • "Room-temperature photosynthesis of propane from CO2 with Cu single atoms on vacancy-rich TiO2" (2023) published in Nature Communications
  • "Vacancy-defect modulated pathway of photoreduction of CO2 on single atomically thin AgInP2S6 sheets into olefiant gas" (2021) published in Nature Communications
  • "Ultrastable electrocatalytic seawater splitting at ampere-level current density" (2024) published in Nature Sustainability
  • "General synthesis of high-entropy alloy and ceramic nanoparticles in nanoseconds" (2022) published in Nature Synthesis
  • "Extraordinary role of Zn in enhancing thermoelectric performance of Ga-doped n-type PbTe" (2021) published in Energy & Environmental Science

The frequent publication venues for this scientist include:

  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Angewandte Chemie

Zhigang Zou collaborates regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Yong Zhou
  • Zhaosheng Li
  • Shicheng Yan
  • Yingfang Yao
  • Jianyong Feng

Best Publications

  • Direct splitting of water under visible light irradiation with an oxide semiconductor photocatalyst

    Zhigang ZoU;Ji nhua Ye;Kazuhiro Sayama;Hironori Arakawa

  • Photodegradation Performance of g-C3N4 Fabricated by Directly Heating Melamine

    S. C. Yan;Z. S. Li;Z. G. Zou

  • Photodegradation of Rhodamine B and Methyl Orange over Boron-Doped g-C3N4 under Visible Light Irradiation

    S. C. Yan;Z. S. Li;Z. G. Zou

  • Photocatalytic Conversion of CO 2 into Renewable Hydrocarbon Fuels: State‐of‐the‐Art Accomplishment, Challenges, and Prospects

    Wenguang Tu;Yong Zhou;Zhigang Zou

  • Low temperature preparation and visible light photocatalytic activity of mesoporous carbon-doped crystalline TiO2

    Wenjie Ren;Zhihui Ai;Falong Jia;Lizhi Zhang

  • Photoelectrochemical cells for solar hydrogen production: current state of promising photoelectrodes, methods to improve their properties, and outlook

    Zhaosheng Li;Wenjun Luo;Minglong Zhang;Jianyong Feng

  • Visible-Light Photocatalytic Properties of Weak Magnetic BiFeO3 Nanoparticles

    Feng Gao;Xinyi Chen;Kuibo Yin;Shuai Dong

  • Efficient photocatalytic decomposition of organic contaminants over CaBi2O4 under visible-light irradiation.

    Junwang Tang;Zhigang Zou;Jinhua Ye

  • State‐of‐the‐Art Progress in Diverse Heterostructured Photocatalysts toward Promoting Photocatalytic Performance

    Haijin Li;Haijin Li;Yong Zhou;Wenguang Tu;Jinhua Ye;Jinhua Ye

  • Zn-vacancy mediated electron-hole separation in ZnS/g-C3N4 heterojunction for efficient visible-light photocatalytic hydrogen production

    Xuqiang Hao;Jun Zhou;Zhiwei Cui;Yicong Wang

  • Polymeric g-C3N4 Coupled with NaNbO3 Nanowires toward Enhanced Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 into Renewable Fuel

    Haifeng Shi;Haifeng Shi;Guoqing Chen;Chengliang Zhang;Zhigang Zou

  • Liquid exfoliation of g-C3N4 nanosheets to construct 2D-2D MoS2/g-C3N4 photocatalyst for enhanced photocatalytic H2 production activity

    Yong-Jun Yuan;Zhikai Shen;Shiting Wu;Yibing Su

  • Z-Scheme Photocatalytic Systems for Promoting Photocatalytic Performance: Recent Progress and Future Challenges

    Haijin Li;Haijin Li;Wenguang Tu;Yong Zhou;Zhigang Zou

  • A Covalent Organic Framework Bearing Single Ni Sites as a Synergistic Photocatalyst for Selective Photoreduction of CO2 to CO

    Wanfu Zhong;Rongjian Sa;Liuyi Li;Yajun He

  • High-Yield Synthesis of Ultralong and Ultrathin Zn2GeO4 Nanoribbons toward Improved Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 into Renewable Hydrocarbon Fuel

    Qi Liu;Yong Zhou;Jiahui Kou;Xiaoyu Chen

  • Zinc vacancy-promoted photocatalytic activity and photostability of ZnS for efficient visible-light-driven hydrogen evolution

    Xuqiang Hao;Yicong Wang;Jun Zhou;Zhiwei Cui

  • Solar hydrogen generation from seawater with a modified BiVO4 photoanode

    Wenjun Luo;Zaisan Yang;Zhaosheng Li;Jiyuan Zhang

  • Photocatalytic decomposition of organic contaminants by Bi2WO6 under visible light irradiation

    Junwang Tang;Zhigang Zou;Jinhua Ye

  • Organic–inorganic composite photocatalyst of g-C3N4 and TaON with improved visible light photocatalytic activities

    S. C. Yan;S. B. Lv;Z. S. Li;Z. G. Zou

  • Cadmium sulfide-based nanomaterials for photocatalytic hydrogen production

    Yong-Jun Yuan;Daqin Chen;Zhen-Tao Yu;Zhi-Gang Zou

  • Mechanism Investigation of Visible Light-Induced Degradation in a Heterogeneous TiO2/Eosin Y/Rhodamine B System

    Mingcai Yin;Zhaosheng Li;Jiahui Kou;Zhigang Zou

  • An In Situ Simultaneous Reduction‐Hydrolysis Technique for Fabrication of TiO2‐Graphene 2D Sandwich‐Like Hybrid Nanosheets: Graphene‐Promoted Selectivity of Photocatalytic‐Driven Hydrogenation and Coupling of CO2 into Methane and Ethane

    Wenguang Tu;Yong Zhou;Qi Liu;Shicheng Yan

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhaosheng Li
Zhaosheng Li Nanjing University
Jinhua Ye
Jinhua Ye National Institute for Materials Science
Tao Yu
Tao Yu Nanjing University
Shicheng Yan
Shicheng Yan Nanjing University
Ying Wang
Ying Wang Nanjing University
Wenguang Tu
Wenguang Tu Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Yong-Jun Yuan
Yong-Jun Yuan Hangzhou Dianzi University
Weidong Zhu
Weidong Zhu Xidian University
Min Xiao
Min Xiao University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Tasawar Hayat
Tasawar Hayat Quaid-i-Azam University

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