Zhiyu Wang, Professor in Chemical Engineering and Technology

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School of Chemical Engineering

Dalian University of Technology

E-mail: zywang@dlut.edu.cn

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Prof. Zhiyu Wang is currently a Professor of School of Chemical Engineering at Dalian University of Technology. He received his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from Dalian University in 2008. Then he joined National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University as a research fellow in 2008 and 2009, respectively. In 2012, he moved to Technische Universität Dresden with Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship. In 2014, he was appointed as a full professor at Dalian University. 

Prof. Wang is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) since 2020. His research focuses on the electrochemical energy chemistry for advanced batteries and hydrogen production. He has published over 100 papers on high-profile journals such as Nature Communications, Science Advances, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials, Energy & Environmental Science and Angewandte Chemie with >14,000 citations by the global academic community with a h-index of 54. 

He received numerous prestigious awards such as the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation for Excellent Youth Scholars, the First Class Award of Natural Science by Liaoning Province of China, the First Class Award of Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China, the Program of Youth Talent for Rejuvenation of Liaoning Province, and outstanding Young Scientific Talents of Dalian in China. He serves as the editorial board members of several scientific journals including J. Energy Chem.、Scientific Reports、Nanomaterials、InfoMat、SmartMat、Chinese Chem. Lett.、Nano Research Energy、Chinese Chemical Letter. He is also selected as the board committee of scientific organizations including Chinese Society of Particuology (CSP), International Academy of Electrochemical Energy Science (IAOEES). 

He is elected as one of the 2021 Most Cited Chinese Researchers by Elsevier for exceptional research performance in the field of Chemical Engineering and Technology, and one of the100,000 scientists across the world in 2022.

Selected publications

35. Liu Yuzhao, Meng Xiangyu, Wang Zhiyu, Qiu Jieshan, Development of quasi-solid-state anode-free high-energy lithium sulfide-based batteries, Nature Communications, 2022, 13, 4415

34. Meng Xiangyu, Liu Yuzhao, Guan Mengtian, Qiu Jieshan, Wang Zhiyu. High-Energy and Safe Lithium Battery Enabled by Solid-state Redox Chemistry in Fireproof Gel Electrolyte, Advanced Materials, 2022, 34, 2201981

33. Fu Sun, Dongtong He, Kaizhou Yang, Jieshan Qiu, Zhiyu Wang, Hydrogen Production and Water Desalination with On-demand Electricity Output Enabled by Electrochemical Neutralization Chemistry, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2022, 61, e202203929

32. Liuyang Zhang, Zhiyu Wang, Jieshan Qiu. Energy-saving Hydrogen Production by Seawater Electrolysis Coupling Sulfion Degradation, Advanced Materials, 2022, 2109321

31. Liu Yuzhao, Meng Xiangyu, Wang Zhiyu, Qiu Jieshan, A Li2S-based all-solid-state battery with high energy and superior safety, Science Advances, 2022, eabl8390

30. Li Peida, Su Nan, Wang Zhiyu, Qiu Jieshan, A Ti3C2Tx MXene-Based Energy-Harvesting Soft Actuator with Self-Powered Humidity Sensing and Real-Time Motion Tracking Capability, ACS Nano 2021, 15, 16811.

29. Wang Xingyu, Wang Zhiyu, Qiu Jieshan,  Stabilizing the MXene by Hydration Chemistry in Aqueous Solution, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2021, 60, 26587-26591.

28. Sun Fu, Qin Jingshan, Wang Zhiyu, Yu Mengzhou, Wu Xianhong, Sun Xiaoming, Qiu Jieshan, Energy-saving Hydrogen Production by Chlorine-free Hybrid Seawater SplittingCoupling Hydrazine Degradation, Nature Communications, 2021, 12, 4182

27. Wu Xianhong, Wang Junhui, Wang Zhiyu, Sun Fu, Liu Yuzhao, Wu Kaifeng, Meng Xiangyu, Qiu Jieshan, Boosting the Electrocatalysis of MXene by Plasmon-induced Thermalization and Hot-electron Injection, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2021, 60, 9416-9420.

26. Meng Xiangyu, Liu Yuzhao, Wang Zhiyu, Zhang Yizhou, Wang Xingyu, Qiu Jieshan, A quasi-solid-state rechargeable cell with high energy and superior safety enabled by stable redox chemistry of Li2S in gel electrolyte, Energy & Environmental Science, 2021, 14, 2278-2290.

25. Xiu Luyang, Pei Wei, Zhou Si, Wang Zhiyu, Yang Pengju, Zhao Jijun, Qiu Jieshan, Multilevel Hollow MXene Tailored Low‐Pt Catalyst for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution in Full‐pH Range and Seawater, Advanced Functional Materials, 2019, 1910028.

24. Yu Mingliang, Zhou  Si, Wang Zhiyu, Pei Wei, Liu Xuejun, Liu Chang, Yin Chenglin, Meng Xiangyu, Wang Song, Zhao Jijun, Qiu Jieshan, A Molecular‐Cage Strategy Enabling Efficient Chemisorption–Electrocatalytic Interface in Nanostructured Li2S Cathode for Li Metal‐Free Rechargeable Cells with High Energy, Advanced Functional Materials, 2019, 29, 1905986.

23. Wu Xianhong, Zhou Si, Wang Zhiyu, Liu Junshan, Pei Wei, Yang Pengju, Zhao Jijun, Qiu Jieshan, Engineering multifunctional collaborative catalytic interface enabling efficient hydrogen evolution in all pH range and seawater, Advanced Energy Materials, 2019, 9, 1901333.

22. Yu Mengzhou, Wang Zhiyu Wang, Liu Junshan, Sun Fu, Yang Pengju, Qiu Jieshan. A Hierarchically Porous and Hydrophilic 3D Nickel–iron/MXene Electrode for Accelerating Oxygen and Hydrogen Evolution at High Current Densities, Nano Energy, 2019, 63, 103880.

21.Yu Mingliang, Zhou Si, Wang Zhiyu, Wang Yuwei,Zhang Nan, Wang Song, Zhao Jijun, Qiu Jieshan. Accelerating polysulfide redox conversion on bifunctional electrocatalytic electrode for stable Li-S batteries, Energy Storage Materials, 2019, 20, 98.

20. Xiu Luyang, Wang Zhiyu, Yu Mengzhou, Wu Xianhong, Qiu Jieshan. Aggregation-Resistant 3D MXene Based Architecture as Efficient Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Overall Water Splitting, ACS Nano, 2018, 12, 8017.

19. Niu Shanshan, Wang Zhiyu, Yu Mingliang, Yu Mengzhou, Xiu Luyang, Wang Song, Wu Xianhong, Qiu Jieshan. MXene-based electrode with enhanced pseudocapacitance and volumetric capacity for power-type and ultra-long life lithium storage, ACS Nano, 2018, 12, 3928.

18. Yu Mengzhou, Zhou Si, Wang Zhiyu, Zhao Jijun, Qiu Jieshan. Boosting electrocatalytic oxygen evolution by synergistically coupling layered double hydroxide with MXene, Nano Energy, 2018, 44, 181.

17. Liu Shaohong, Wang Zhiyu, Zhou Si, Yu Fengjiao, Yu Mengzhou, Chiang Chang-Yang, Zhou Wuzong, Zhao Jijun, Qiu Jieshan. Metal-organic framework-derived hybrid carbon nanocages as bifunctional electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction and evolution, Advanced Materials, 2017, 29, 1700874.

16. Wu Xianhong, Wang Zhiyu, Yu Mengzhou, Xiu Luyang, Qiu Jieshan. Stabilizing the MXenes by carbon nanoplating for developing hierarchical nanohybrids with efficient lithium storage and hydrogen evolution capability, Advanced Materials, 2017, 29, 1607017.

15. Yu Mingliang, Wang Zhiyu, Wang Yuwei, Dong Yanfeng, Qiu Jieshan. Free-standing flexible Li2S paper electrode with high mass and capacity loading for high energy Li-S batteries, Advanced Energy Materials, 2017, 7, 1700018.

14. Niu Shanshan, Wang Zhiyu, Zhou Tao, Yu Mingliang, Yu Mengzhou, Qiu Jieshan, A polymetallic metal-organic framework-derived strategy towards synergistically multi-doped metal oxide electrodes with ultra-long cycle life and high volumetric capacity, Advanced Functional Materials, 2017, 27, 5, 1605332.

13. Hu Han, Han Lei, Yu Mengzhou, Wang Zhiyu, Lou Xiong Wen, Metal-organic-framework-engaged formation of Co nanoparticle-embedded carbon@Co9S8 double-shelled nanocages for efficient oxygen reduction, Energy & Environmental Science, 2016, 9, 107-111.

12. Ling Zheng, Wang Zhiyu, Zhang Mengdi, Yu Chang, Wang Gang, Dong Yanfeng, Liu Shaohong, Wang Yuwei, Qiu Jieshan, Sustainable Synthesis and Assembly of Biomass-Derived B/N Co-Doped Carbon Nanosheets with Ultrahigh Aspect Ratio for High-Performance Supercapacitors, Advanced Functional Materials, 2016, 26, 111-119.

11. Dong Yanfeng, Yu Mingliang, Wang Zhiyu, Liu Yang, Wang Xuzhen, Zhao Zongbin, Qiu Jieshan, A Top-Down Strategy toward 3D Carbon Nanosheet Frameworks Decorated with Hollow Nanostructures for Superior Lithium Storage, Advanced Functional Materials, 2016, 26, 7590-7598.

10. Adam Marcus,#Wang Zhiyu,# Dubavik Aliaksei, Stachowski Gordon M., Meerbach Christian, Soran-Erdem Zeliha S, Rengers Christin, Demir Hilmi Volkan, Gaponik Nikolai, Eychmüller Alexander, Liquid–liquid diffusion-assisted crystallization: a fast and versatile approach toward high quality mixed quantum dot-salt crystals, Advanced Functional Materials 2015, 25, 2638. (#The authors contribute equally)

9. Liu Shaohong, Dong Yanfeng, Zhao Changtai, Zhao Zongbin, Yu Chang, Wang Zhiyu, Qiu Jieshan, Nitrogen-rich carbon coupled multifunctional metal oxide/graphene nanohybrids for long-life lithium storage and efficient oxygen reduction, Nano Energy 2015, 12, 578-587.

8. Wang Zhiyu, Dong Yanfeng, Li Hongjiang, Zhao Zongbin, Wu Hao Bin, Hao Ce, Liu Shaohong, Qiu Jieshan, Lou Xiong Wen, Enhancing lithium-sulphur battery performance by strongly binding the discharge products on amino-functionalized reduced graphene oxide, Nature Communications, 2014, 5, 5002.

7. Liu Shaohong, Wang Zhiyu, Yu Chang, Wu Hao Bin, Wang Gang, Dong Qiang, Qiu Jieshan, Eychmueller Alexander, Lou Xiong Wen, A Flexible TiO2(B)-Based Battery Electrode with Superior Power Rate and Ultralong Cycle Life, Advanced Materials, 2013, 25, 3462-3467.

6. Wang Zhiyu, Wang Zichen, Liu Wenting, Xiao Wei, Lou Xiong Wen, Amorphous CoSnO3@C nanoboxes with superior lithium storage capability, Energy & Environmental Science, 2013, 6, 87-91.

5. Wang Zhiyu, Zhou Liang, Lou Xiong Wen, Metal Oxide Hollow Nanostructures for Lithium-ion Batteries, Advanced Materials, 2012, 24, 1903-1911.

4. Wang Zhiyu, Lou Xiong Wen, TiO2 Nanocages: Fast Synthesis, Interior Functionalization and Improved Lithium Storage Properties, Advanced Materials, 2012, 24, 4124-4129.

3. Wang Zhiyu, Luan Deyan, Madhavi Srinivasan, Hu Yong, Lou Xiong Wen, Assembling carbon-coated alpha-Fe2O3 hollow nanohorns on the CNT backbone for superior lithium storage capability, Energy & Environmental Science, 2012, 5, 5252-5256.

2. Wang Zhiyu, Luan Deyan, Boey Freddy Yin Chiang, Lou Xiong Wen, Fast Formation of SnO2 Nanoboxes with Enhanced Lithium Storage Capability, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2011, 133, 4738-4741.

1. Wang Zhiyu, Luan Deyan, Li Chang Ming, Su Fabing, Madhavi Srinivasan, Boey Freddy Yin Chiang, Lou Xiong Wen, Engineering Nonspherical Hollow Structures with Complex Interiors by Template-Engaged Redox Etching, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2010, 132, 16271-16277.