Mr Yanzhao Zhang
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Chemical Engineering
Publications
Journal Articles
Yao, Dazhi, Liu, Chun, Zhang, Yanzhao, Wang, Shuhao, Nie, Yan, Qiao, Man and Zhu, Dongdong (2025). Modulating selectivity and stability of the direct seawater electrolysis for sustainable green hydrogen production. Materials Today Catalysis, 8 100089, 100089. doi: 10.1016/j.mtcata.2025.100089
Nekouei, Farzin, Pollock, Christopher J., Wang, Tianyi, Zheng, Zhong, Zhang, Yanzhao, Fusco, Zelio, Jin, Huanyu, Ramireddy, Thrinath Reddy, Wibowo, Ary Anggara, Lu, Teng, Nekouei, Shahram, Keshtpour, Farzaneh, Langley, Julien, Abdelkader, Elwy H., Cox, Nicholas, Yin, Zongyou, Nguyen, Hieu, Glushenkov, Alexey, Karuturi, Siva, Liu, Zongwen, Wei, Li, Li, Hao and Liu, Yun (2025). Exceptionally low-coordinated bismuth–oxygen vacancy defect clusters for generating black In2O3 photocatalysts with superb CO2 reduction performance. ACS Catalysis, 15 (3), 1431-1443. doi: 10.1021/acscatal.4c03491
Zhang, Yanzhao, Yao, Dazhi, Liu, Jinzhe, Wang, Zhiliang and Wang, Lianzhou (2024). Advancing strategies on green H2 production via water electrocatalysis: bridging the benchtop research with industrial scale-up. Microstructures, 4 (2) 2024020. doi: 10.20517/microstructures.2023.87
You, Jiakang, Bao, Yifan, Zhang, Yanzhao, Konarova, Muxina, Wang, Zhiliang and Wang, Lianzhou (2024). Green energy driven methane conversion under mild conditions. EES Catalysis, 2 (6), 1210-1227. doi: 10.1039/d4ey00155a
Zhang, Yanzhao, Johannessen, Bernt, Zhang, Peng, Gong, Jinlong, Ran, Jingrun and Qiao, Shi-Zhang (2023). Reversed electron transfer in dual single atom catalyst for boosted photoreduction of CO2. Advanced Materials, 35 (44) 2306923, 1-9. doi: 10.1002/adma.202306923
Yao, Dazhi, Zhang, Yanzhao, Zhang, Shilin, Wan, Jun, Yu, Huimin and Jin, Huanyu (2023). Hybrid water electrolysis with integrated and cascading reactions using two-dimensional electrocatalysts. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11 (31), 16433-16457. doi: 10.1039/d3ta01931d
Zhang, Yanzhao, Zhi, Xing, Harmer, Jeffrey R., Xu, Haolan, Davey, Kenneth, Ran, Jingrun and Qiao, Shi-Zhang (2022). Facet-specific active surface regulation of BixMOy (M=Mo, V, W) nanosheets for boosted photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 61 (50) e202212355, 1-8. doi: 10.1002/anie.202212355
Xia, Bingquan, He, Bowen, Zhang, Jianjun, Li, Laiquan, Zhang, Yanzhao, Yu, Jiaguo, Ran, Jingrun and Qiao, Shi-Zhang (2022). TiO2/FePS3 S-scheme heterojunction for greatly raised photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Advanced Energy Materials, 12 (46) 2201449, 1-12. doi: 10.1002/aenm.202201449
Zhang, Yanzhao, Yao, Dazhi, Xia, Bingquan, Jaroniec, Mietek, Ran, Jingrun and Qiao, Shi-Zhang (2022). Photocatalytic CO2 reduction: identification and elimination of false-positive results. ACS Energy Letters, 7 (5), 1611-1617. doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.2c00427
Xia, Bingquan, Yang, Yi, Zhang, Yanzhao, Xia, Yang, Jaroniec, Mietek, Yu, Jiaguo, Ran, Jingrun and Qiao, Shi-Zhang (2022). Metal–organic framework with atomically dispersed Ni–N4 sites for greatly-raised visible-light photocatalytic H2 production. Chemical Engineering Journal, 431 133944, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.133944
Ran, Jingrun, Xia, Bingquan, Zhang, Yanzhao and Qiao, Shi-Zhang (2021). Two-dimensional building blocks for photocatalytic ammonia production. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 9 (35), 18733-18745. doi: 10.1039/d0ta11201a
Zhang, Yanzhao, Yao, Dazhi, Xia, Bingquan, Xu, Haolan, Tang, Youhong, Davey, Kenneth, Ran, Jingrun and Qiao, Shi-Zhang (2021). ReS2 nanosheets with in situ formed sulfur vacancies for efficient and highly selective photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Small Science, 1 (2) 2000052. doi: 10.1002/smsc.202000052
Xia, Bingquan, Zhang, Yanzhao, Ran, Jingrun, Jaroniec, Mietek and Qiao, Shi-Zhang (2021). Single-atom photocatalysts for emerging reactions. ACS Central Science, 7 (1), 39-54. doi: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c01466
Yao, Dazhi, Tang, Cheng, Li, Laiquan, Xia, Bingquan, Vasileff, Anthony, Jin, Huanyu, Zhang, Yanzhao and Qiao, Shi-Zhang (2020). In situ fragmented bismuth nanoparticles for electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction. Advanced Energy Materials, 10 (33) 2001289, 1-8. doi: 10.1002/aenm.202001289
Xia, Bingquan, Zhang, Yanzhao, Shi, Bingyang, Ran, Jingrun, Davey, Kenneth and Qiao, Shi-Zhang (2020). Photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution coupled with production of value-added chemicals. Small Methods, 4 (7) 2000063, 1-9. doi: 10.1002/smtd.202000063
Zhang, Yanzhao, Xia, Bingquan, Ran, Jingrun, Davey, Kenneth and Qiao, Shi Zhang (2020). Atomic-level reactive sites for semiconductor-based photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Advanced Energy Materials, 10 (9) 1903879, 1-23. doi: 10.1002/aenm.201903879
Huang, Zhengfeng, Dong, Peimei, Zhang, Yanzhao, Nie, Xiaoxiao, Wang, Xiya and Zhang, Xiwen (2018). A ZIF-8 decorated TiO2 grid-like film with high CO2 adsorption for CO2 photoreduction. Journal of CO2 Utilization, 24, 369-375. doi: 10.1016/j.jcou.2018.01.024
Zhang, Yanzhao, Wang, Xiya, Dong, Peimei, Huang, Zhengfeng, Nie, Xiaoxiao and Zhang, Xiwen (2018). TiO2 surfaces self-doped with Ag nanoparticles exhibit efficient CO2 photoreduction under visible light. RSC Advances, 8 (29), 15991-15998. doi: 10.1039/c8ra02362j
Dong, Peimei, Cheng, Xudong, Huang, Zhengfeng, Chen, Yi, Zhang, Yanzhao, Nie, Xiaoxiao and Zhang, Xiwen (2018). In-situ and phase controllable synthesis of nanocrystalline TiO2 on flexible cellulose fabrics via a simple hydrothermal method. Materials Research Bulletin, 97, 89-95. doi: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2017.08.036
Zhang, Yanzhao, Wang, Xiya, Dong, Peimei, Huang, Zhengfeng, Nie, Xiaoxiao and Zhang, Xiwen (2018). A green synthetic approach for self-doped TiO2 with exposed highly reactive facets showing efficient CO2 photoreduction under simulated solar light. Green Chemistry, 20 (9), 2084-2090. doi: 10.1039/c7gc02963b
Cheng, Xudong, Dong, Peimei, Huang, Zhengfeng, Zhang, Yanzhao, Chen, Yi, Nie, Xiaoxiao and Zhang, Xiwen (2017). Green synthesis of plasmonic Ag nanoparticles anchored TiO2 nanorod arrays using cold plasma for visible-light-driven photocatalytic reduction of CO2. Journal of CO2 Utilization, 20, 200-207. doi: 10.1016/j.jcou.2017.04.009
Huang, Zhengfeng, Xue, Kaiming, Zhang, Yanzhao, Cheng, Xudong, Dong, Peimei and Zhang, Xiwen (2017). TiO2 hybrid material film with high CO2 adsorption for CO2 photoreduction. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 729, 884-889. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.09.142
Cheng, Xudong, Bian, Juncao, Huang, Zhengfeng, Zhang, Zhaoguo, Dong, Peimei, Wang, Qingli, Chen, Yi, Zhang, Yanzhao and Zhang, Xiwen (2016). Direct Electrodeposition of Hollowed Ag Nanostructures on ITO Glass for Reproducible SERS Application. Plasmonics, 11 (5), 1279-1283. doi: 10.1007/s11468-015-0172-3
Zhang, Zhaoguo, Huang, Zhengfeng, Cheng, Xudong, Wang, Qingli, Dong, Peimei, Chen, Yi, Zhang, Yanzhao and Zhang, Xiwen (2016). Synthesis of superhydrophobic titanium-based material with efficient drag-reduction property. Chemistry Letters, 45 (8), 901-903. doi: 10.1246/cl.160317