Distinguished Guest Professor ZOU, ZHIGANG

School of Computer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Innovation Engineering

Office: A305b

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E-mail：zgzou@must.edu.mo

Academic Qualification

Ph.D. in crystallography, University of Tokyo, 1996

MS in Materials Science, Tianjin University, 1986

BS in Materials Science, Tianjin University, 1982

Teaching Area

Material Science and Energy Science 材料科學與能源科學

Research Area

Solar-to-hydrogen energy conversion

Hydrogen fuel cell

Extraterrestrial photosynthesis

Working Experience

Professor, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Jan. 2003-Now

Research fellow, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan, Apr. 1996.4-Dec. 2002

Visiting Scholar, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, Apr. 1991-Jan. 1993

Academic Publication (selected)

1. Zou, Z.; Ye, J.; Oka, K.; Nishihara, Y. Superconducting PrBa₂Cu₃Ox. Phys. Rev. Lett. 1998, 80, 1074-1077.

1. Zou, Z.; Ye, J.; Sayama, K.; Arakawa, H. Direct splitting of water under visible light irradiation with an oxide semiconductor photocatalyst. Nature 2001, 414, 625-627.

1. Yan, S.; Ouyang, S.; Gao, J.; Yang, M.; Feng, J.; Fan, X.; Wan, L.; Li, Z.; Ye, J.; Zhou, Y.; Zou, Z. A Room-Temperature Reactive-Template Route to Mesoporous ZnGa₂O₄ with Improved Photocatalytic Activity in Reduction of CO₂. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 6400-6404.

1. Liu, Q.; Zhou, Y.; Kou, J.; Chen, X.; Tian, Z.; Gao, J.; Yan, S.; Zou, Z. High-Yield Synthesis of Ultralong and Ultrathin Zn₂GeO₄ Nanoribbons toward Improved Photocatalytic Reduction of CO₂ into Renewable Hydrocarbon Fuel. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 14385-14387.

1. Luo, W.; Yang, Z.; Li, Z.; Zhang, J.; Liu, J.; Zhao, Z.; Wang, Z.; Yan, S.; Yu, T.; Zou, Z. Solar hydrogen generation from seawater with a modified BiVO₄ photoanode. Energy Environ. Sci. 2011, 4, 4046-4051.

1. Tu, W.; Zhou, Y.; Liu, Q.; Tian, Z.; Gao, J.; Chen, X.; Zhang, H.; Liu, J.; Zou, Z. Robust Hollow Spheres Consisting of Alternating Titania Nanosheets and Graphene Nanosheets with High Photocatalytic Activity for CO₂ Conversion into Renewable Fuels. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2012, 22, 1215-1221.

1. Li, M.; Luo, W.; Cao, D.; Zhao, X.; Li, Z.; Yu, T.; Zou, Z. A Co-catalyst-Loaded Ta₃N₅ Photoanode with a High Solar Photocurrent for Water Splitting upon Facile Removal of the Surface Layer. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 11016-11020.

1. Li, Z.; Luo, W.; Zhang, M.; Feng, J.; Zou, Z. Photoelectrochemical cells for solar hydrogen production: current state of promising photoelectrodes, methods to improve their properties, and outlook. Energy Environ. Sci. 2013, 6, 347-370.

1. Zhao, X.; Luo, W.; Feng, J.; Li, M.; Li, Z.; Yu, T.; Zou, Z. Quantitative analysis and visualized evidence for high charge separation efficiency in a solid-liquid bulk heterojunction. Adv. Energy Mater. 2014, 4, 1301785.

1. Yao, Y.; Liu, J.; Liu, W.; Zhao, M.; Wu, B.; Gu, J.; Zou, Z. Vitamin E assisted polymer electrolyte fuel cells. Energy Environ. Sci. 2014, 7, 3362-3370.

1. Tu, W.; Zhou, Y.; Zou, Z. Photocatalytic conversion of CO₂ into renewable hydrocarbon fuels: State-of-the-art accomplishment, challenges, and prospects. Adv. Mater. 2014, 26, 4607-4626.

1. Li, P.; Zhou, Y.; Zhao, Z.; Xu, Q.; Wang, X.; Xiao, M.; Zou, Z. Hexahedron prism-anchored octahedronal CeO_2: Crystal facet-based homojunction promoting efficient solar fuel synthesis. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 9547-9550.

1. Li, H.; Zhou, Y.; Tu, W.; Ye, J.; Zou, Z. State-of-the-Art Progress in Diverse Heterostructured Photocatalysts toward Promoting Photocatalytic Performance. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2015, 25, 998-1013.

1. Li, H.; Gao, Y.; Zhou, Y.; Fan, F.; Han, Q.; Xu, Q.; Wang, X.; Xiao, M.; Li, C.; Zou, Z. Construction and nanoscale detection of interfacial charge transfer of elegant Z-scheme WO₃/Au/In₂S₃ nanowire arrays. Nano Lett. 2016, 16, 5547-5552.

1. Zhong, Y.; Li, Z.; Zhao, X.; Fang, T.; Huang, H.; Qian, Q.; Chang, X.; Wang, P.; Yan, S.; Yu, Z.; Zou, Z. Enhanced water-splitting performance of perovskite SrTaO₂N photoanode film through ameliorating interparticle charge transport. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2016, 26, 7156-7163.

1. Jia, G.; Zhang, W.; Fan, G.; Li, Z.; Fu, D.; Hao, W.; Yuan, C.; Zou, Z. Three-Dimensional Hierarchical Architectures Derived from Surface-Mounted Metal-Organic Framework Membranes for Enhanced Electrocatalysis. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 13781-13785.

1. Lu, L.; Wang, B.; Wang, S.; Shi, Z.; Yan, S.; Zou, Z. La₂O₃-Modified LaTiO₂N Photocatalyst with Spatially Separated Active Sites Achieving Enhanced CO₂ Reduction. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2017, 27, 1702447.

1. Li, P.; Chen, X.; He, H.; Zhou, X.; Zhou, Y.; Zou, Z. Polyhedral 30-Faceted BiVO₄ Microcrystals Predominantly Enclosed by High-Index Planes Promoting Photocatalytic Water-Splitting Activity. Adv. Mater. 2018, 30, 1703119.

1. Han, Q.;  Bai, X.; Man, Z.; He, H.; Li, L.; Hu, J.; Alsaedi, A.; Hayat, T.; Yu, Z.; Yu, Z.;  Zhang, W.;  Wang, J.; Zhou, Y.; Zou, Z. Convincing Synthesis of Atomically Thin, Single-Crystalline InVO4 Sheets toward Promoting Highly Selective and Efficient Solar Conversion of CO2 into CO. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 10, 4209–4213

1. Tu, W.; Guo,, W.;  Hu, J.; He, H.; Li, H.; Li, Z. ; Luo, W.; Zhou, Y.; Zou, Z. State-of-the-art advancements of crystal facet-exposed photocatalysts beyond TiO₂: Design and dependent performance for solar energy conversion and dependent performance for solar energy conversion and environment applications.Mater. Today.2020, 33, 75-86.

1. Gao, W.; Li, S.; He, H.; Li, X.; Cheng, Z.; Yang, Y.; Wang, J.; Shen, Q.;  Wang, X.; Xiong, Y.;Zhou, Y.; Z, Zou.Vacancy-defect modulated pathway of photoreduction of CO₂ on single atomically thin AgInP2S6 sheets into olefiant gas. Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 10815.

1. Niu, F.; Tu, W.; Lu, X.; Chi, H.; Zhu, H.; Zhu, X.; Wang, L.; Xiong, Y.; Yao, Y.; Zhou, Y.; Z, Zou. Single Pd–Sx Sites In Situ Coordinated on CdS Surface as Efficient Hydrogen Autotransfer Shuttles for Highly Selective Visible-Light-Driven C–N Coupling. ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 4481.

Professional Society Membership

Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2015

Academician of the World Academy of Sciences, 2018

Co-chair of Committee on Experimental Science in Science and Technology of Space Station, China Academy of Space Technology, Nov. 2018

Co-chair of Committee on Scientific Experiments in Space Exploration, China Academy of Space Technology, Nov. 2018

Fellow of Chinese Society of Mrcro-Nano Technology, July, 2016

Executive Member of Chinese Materials Research Society, July, 2014

Instrument Functional Materials Society of China

Chair of Instrument Functional Materials Society of China Instrument and Control Society, Jan. 2013

Chair of Committee of Photochemistry in China Renewable Energy Society, Sep. 2013

Editor, Journal of Crystallography, Jan. 2013

Member of Editorial board, Materials China, Jan. 2012

Editorial Advisory Board, NPG Asia Materials, Jan. 2009.1-Dec. 2011