基本信息

【教育背景】

2004.09——2008.07 厦门大学化学化工学院，化学系本科生毕业，保送硕士研究生

2008.09——2014.12 厦门大学化学化工学院，纳米材料化学博士，导师：谢兆雄教授

2012.09——2014.09  美国Georgia Institute of Technology，生物医学工程系，国家公派联合培养访问学者，导师：夏幼南院士

【工作背景】

2015.01——2017.01 天津大学化工学院，天津化学化工协同创新中心，优秀博士后，导师：巩金龙教授

2017.01——2021.03  加拿大Western University，Postdoctoral Associate，导师：孙学良院士

2021.06——2022.12  深圳大学，化学与环境工程学院，教授

2022.06——至今  深圳大学，化学与环境工程学院，特聘教授

【近五年主持或参加的科研项目/课题】

1. 国家自然科学基金面上项目， 2025-2028，项目主持人

2. 广东省自然科学基金面上项目， 2025-2028，项目主持人

3.深圳大学科研团队培育项目，2023-2025，项目主持人

4. 国家自然科学基金优秀青年科学基金项目（海外）， 2022，项目主持人

5. 国家自然科学基金面上项目， 2021-2024，项目主持人

6. 广东省青年拔尖人才，2022-2025，项目主持人

7. 深圳市稳定支持A类，2022-2024，项目主持人

8. 深圳市孔雀启动经费，2023-2025，项目主持人

9. 国家自然科学基金青年项目， 2017-2019，项目主持人

10. 中国博士后科学基金，特别资助， 2016-2017年，项目主持人

11. 中国博士后科学基金，面上一等资助， 2015-2017 项目主持人

12. 深圳大学青年教师科研启动，2020-2023，项目主持人

【团队成员】

负责人（Principal investigator）：张雷

教师（Supervisor）：於俊，李慧齐

项目副研究员（Associate researcher）：彭建钊

在站博士后（Post-doctor）：蒋巧荣

博士研究生（Doctoral candidate）：刘鑫锵、陈敬晔、吴桐瑶

硕士研究生（Postgraduate）:

2023级：张菲婷、郑晓琳、梁伟东、林倩怡、刘思棋、麦景行

2024级：郑嘉琪、邓妙欢、吴兆亮、梁凯明、洪雅云、青雍

2025级：肖金丽、黄东杰、刘梓胤、温连香、许桐菲、林梦瑶

【职位空缺】

博士后：团队长期招聘博士后。研究方向包括但不限于电催化（燃料电池氧还原、电催化水分解、电催化二氧化碳还原等），计算化学等。博士后人员在站期间综合年薪约38万元人民币。详情欢迎咨询，邮件：lei.zhang@szu.edu.cn。

研究生：化学/应用化学/材料化工硕士生，欢迎邮件咨询。

【研究方向】

• 氢燃料电池催化剂

• CO2高效利用

• 原子级纳米材料可控制备

• 同步辐射技术

【奖励与荣誉】

• 国家级“四青”人才

• 广东省青年拔尖人才

• 深圳市海外高层次人才B类

• 深圳大学首位以教授岗位引进的预长聘教师

• 深圳大学新锐研究生导师

• 2016.06 第16届国际催化大会(ICC 16) Young Scientist Prize 青年科学家奖

• 2015.06 优秀博士后奖，首个天津化学化工协同创新中心优秀博士后

2026

40. S. Liu^†, Z. Wu^†, Y. Li, J. Yu,* and L. Zhang* Interfacial Ce/Cu engineering enables selectivity switching between methane and C₂ products during CO₂ electroreduction Journal of Rare Earths 2026, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jre.2026.06.003

39. Y. Guan, X. Yao, R. Qi, X. Ren, G. Liu, Z. Song *, L. Zhang*, X. Sun* Strain Engineering via W-O-Ru Interfacial Coupling to Suppress Lattice Oxygen Activation for Stable Acidic Water Electrolysis Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026, e7876559

38. Z. Zhang, F. Zhang, Y. Zhang, J. Zheng, Y. Ao, Z. Song*, H. Zhuo, J. Zheng, Y. Zhang, Y. Li*, H. Li*, L. Zhang* Taming Proton Transfer through Proton Conductors to Boost Hydrogen Evolution Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026, 65, e9498345

37. M. Liao, Y. Zhang, Q. Lin, K. Liang, Y. Hong, L. Zhang* Proton Provision-Conversion-Spillover Cascade Programming on Dual Supported Pt Atoms for Robust Hydrogen Production Adv. Mater 2026, 38, e22479

36. Q. Lin, J. Yu,* M. Liao, W. Liang, Y. Hong, H. Li, Z. Song, and L. Zhang* Atomic-level interface engineering enables efficient and durable acidic hydrogen evolution of osmium at large current densities  Chem. Sci.,2026, 17, 6956–6963 (EDGE ARTICLE)

35. J. Zheng,  Z. Zhang,  F. Zhang  and  L. Zhang* Breaking hydrogen-bonding confinement with B–OH groups to accelerate proton transfer during oxygen evolution Chem. Commun., 2026, 62, 2313-2317

2025

34. J. Peng, J. Mai, J. Chen, Z. Yu, J. Yu, H. Li*, X. Yue*, L. Zhang* Unraveling the Mechanism of Coordination Engineering in Ni-N₂O₂ Heterogeneous Molecular Catalysts for H2O2 Electrosynthesis Adv. Funct. Mater., 2025, 36, e27905

33. W. Liang, Y. Zhang, D. Wang, J. Peng, J. Zou, H. Li, Z. Song, M. Tan, J. Yu,* and L. Zhang* Unveiling the Activity Origin of M-N-C Supported Nanoparticles for Efficient Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2025, 16, 12589-12595

32. J. Qiu, Z. Zhang, M. Liao, Y. Zhang, R. Qi, J. Yu, Z. Song,* Y. Li,* and L. Zhang* Integrating Multiple Functional Components into Active Ensembles by Atomic Layer Deposition for Efficient Hydrogen Conversion and CO Tolerance Small 2025, e09772

31. Y. Guan, X. Yao, C. Xue, Z. Song, X. Ren,T.-K. Sham, L.-M. Liu,* L. Zhang,* and X. Sun* Engineering Relative Spatial Structure of Dual Atomic Siteswith Asymmetric Coordination for High-Performance Hydrogen Evolution Activity. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2025, e22427

30. M. Liao, Y. Zhang, X. Miao, K. Liang, Z. Song, L. Zhang* Amorphous-Engineered Pt Asymmetric Electric Fields for Enhanced Power Density in Fuel Cells Adv. Funct. Mater. 2025, e18956

29. X. Zheng, X. Miao, Z. Yang, Z. Luo, J. Yu, H. Li and L. Zhang* Structurally engineered CNT-confined MnxRu_1−xO₂ catalysts for efficient acidic oxygen evolution at low Ru loading Chem. Sci., 2025, 16, 19820-19829

28. X. Miao, J. Chen, X. Zheng, H. Li, L. Zhang* Bifunctional cationic polyelectrolyte additive enables dendrite-free and shuttle-suppressed zinc-bromine batteries. Energy Storage Materials 2025, 82, 104620

27. J. Zhang, Z. Song*, X. Yao, Y. Guan, Z. Huo, N. Chen, L. Zhang*, X. Sun*, Protocol for constructing asymmetric triple atoms supported on nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes via atomic layer deposition. STAR Protocols 2025, 6, 104005

26. Z. Wang, H. Wu, Z. Zhao, Y. Zhang, J. Xiao, P. Dong, L. Zhang*, X. Zeng, Monometallic Pd Loaded on N-CNTs by Seed Growth Method as an Efficient Catalyst for Li-O2 Battery. Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 2025, 39, e70327

25. Z. Wang, J. Qiu, J. Gou, J. Wu and L. Zhang*, Pt atomic cluster-decorated Fe2(MoO4)3 hollow microspheres for detecting sub-parts-per-million xylene prepared by the atomic layer deposition method. Nanoscale, 2025,17, 15794-15803

24. Y. Li, J. Zou, L. Sun, S. Liu, H. Li, Z. Song, J. Yu, L. Zhang,* and Z. Guo* Strong Electronic Interactions of the Abundant Cu/Ce Interfaces Stabilized Cu₂O for Efficient CO₂ Electroreduction to C2+ Products under Large Current Density. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2025, 2509899

23. X. Qiao, L. Zhang* The role of bonding energy between atom, support and reactants in single atom catalysis. Chinese Chemical Letters 2025 110998.

22. Y. Wu, X. Dai, J. Yu, Z. Song* and L. Zhang* Negatively Charged Pt Atoms on Pd Nanocubes for an Enhanced Hydrogen Oxidation Performance in a Membrane Electrode Assembly, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2024, 7 (24), 28619-28626.

21. Z. Zhang, F. Zhang, Z. Song*, L. Zhang*, Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Pyridinic Nitrogen-Functionalized Carbon: Active Site Quantification and Effects of Lewis Basicity, ACS Catal. 2025, 15, 296-309.

20. M. Liao, T. Wu, Y. Zhong, Q. Lin, J. Qiu, L. Zhang* Engineering acid-mimetic single-atom microenvironments via lattice oxygen inversion for stable high-current-density hydrogen evolution. Chemical Engineering Journal 2025, 520, 165284

19. X. Miao, J. Chen, C. Zhong, J. Tong, H. Yang, X. Yang, X. Qiao, Z. Song*, L. Zhang*, Rational Design of Hierarchical Structure Electrodes to Suppress Shuttle Diffusion in Redox-Enhanced Supercapacitors, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2024, 16 (50), 69303-69315

18. J. Zhang, Z. Song*, X. Yao, Y. Guan, Z. Huo, N. Chen, L. Zhang*, X. Sun*, Precisely Constructing Asymmetric Triple-atoms for Highly Efficient Electrocatalysis, Chem, 2025, 11, 102498.

17. J. Peng L. Sun, Y. Li, Q. Zhang, X. Ren, X. Li, J. Zhang, X. Sun, Z. Song,* and L. Zhang,* Engineering Cu-based Catalysts for CO2 Electroreduction: from Catalyst Design to Practical Applications Electrochem. Energy Rev. 2025, 8, 16

16. L. Sun, X. Zheng, Y. Li, M. Lin, X. Zeng, J. Yu, Z. Song* and L. Zhang* Nanoconfinement and Tandem Catalysis over Yolk-Shell Catalysts towards Electrochemical Reduction of CO₂ to Multi-Carbon Products J. Colloid Interface Sci., 2025, 687, 733–741

15. Z. Song, Q. Zhang, Y. Zhang, M. Wu, J. Liao, X. Liu, Z. Zhang, Y. Li, X. Ren,* L. Zhang,* and X. Sun,* Regulating Coordination Environment of Atomic Dimer Catalysts for High Performance Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Fuel Cells Appl. Catal. B Environ., 2025, 365, 124970

2022-2024

14. Yi Guan, Zhongxin Song, Chuang Xue, Xiaozhang Yao, Matthew Liu Zheng, Jiamin Fu, Weihan Li, Yongliang Li, Xiangzhong Ren, Lei Zhang,* Li-Min Liu,* and Xueliang Sun* Atomic Phosphorus Sites for Anchoring Platinum–Tungsten Dimers to Facilitate Proton Transfer in All-pH Hydrogen Evolution Adv. Energy Mater. 2024, 2402714 

13. Xiaozhang Yao, Zhongxin Song, Xue Yao, Yi Guan, Natalie Hamada, Jingyan Zhang, Ziwei Huo, Lei Zhang,* Chandra Veer Singh,* and Xueliang Sun* Synergistic Ni-W Dimer Sites Induced Stable Compressive Strain for Boosting the Performance of Pt as Electrocatalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202318872 (VIP Paper)

12 Lidan Sun, Zhongxin Song, Mianrui Lin, JianZhao Peng, Yuanrui Li, Ruoyu Wei, Qingfeng Zhang, Jun Yu, Lei Zhang* Gradient Doping of Tandem Catalysts to Boost Ethanol Production at Low Potential during CO2 Electroreduction. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2024, 12, 26, 9748–9757

11. Ali Feizabadi, Jiatang Chen, Mohammad Norouzi Banis, Yun Mui Yiu, Lei Zhang*, Xueliang Sun*, and Tsun-Kong Sham* Cobalt-Doped Pd@Pt Core-Shell Nanoparticles: A Correlative Study of Electronic Structure and Catalytic Activity in ORR, J. Phys. Chem. C 2023, 127, 38, 18843–18854

10. Ruoyu Wei, Mansheng Liao, Lidan Sun, Qingfeng Zhang, Hong Zhang, Lei Zhang*, Zhongxin Song Opposite Electron Transfer Induced High Valence Mo Sites for Boosting the Water Splitting Performance of Ir Atoms ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024, 16, 6, 7141–7151

9. Zhongxin Song, Xia Zhou, Lidan Sun, Qingfeng Zhang, Yongliang Li, Xiangzhong Ren, Hong Zhang, Lei Zhang* Enhancing electron interaction between Pt and support for superior electrochemical performance through atomic layer deposition of tungsten oxide. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2024, 654, 1272-1280

8. Xiaohui Zhong, Shujie Liang, Tingting Yang, Gongchang Zeng,*, Zuqi Zhong, Hong Deng*, Lei Zhang*, and Xueliang Sun*; Sn Dopants with Synergistic Oxygen Vacancy Boost CuO Nanosheets Electroreduction CO₂ with Nearly 100% CO Selectivity, ACS Nano, 2022, 16, 19210–19216.

7. Zhongxin Song, Junjie Li, Qianling Zhang, Yongliang Li, Xiangzhong Ren, Lei Zhang* and Xueliang Sun* Progress and perspective of single atom catalysts for membrane electrode assembly of fuel cells, Carbon Energy 2023, 5, e342

6. Zhongxin Song, Xuewan Wang, Dan Wu, Xian-Zhu Fu*, Lei Zhang*, Jing-Li Luo,* Nitrogen-Coordinated Cobalt Single Atoms for Achieving Pt with Superhigh Power and Stability in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2023, 11, 26, 9804–9815.

5. Zhaoyan Luo, Xianliang Li, Tingyi Zhou, Yi Guan, Jing Luo, Lei Zhang*, Xueliang Sun*, Chuanxin He, Qianling Zhang, Yongliang Li, Xiangzhong Ren* Engineering Energy Level of FeN4 Sites via Dual-Atom Site Construction Toward Efficient Oxygen Reduction, Small, 2023, 19, 2205283.

4. Zhongxin Song, Junjie Li, Kieran Doyle Davis, Xifei Li, Jiujun Zhang, Lei Zhang* and Xueliang Sun*; Emerging Applications of Synchrotron Radiation X-Ray Techniques in Single Atomic Catalysts. Small Methods, 2022, 6, 2201078.

3. Zhongxin Song, Qi Wang, Junjie Li, Keegan Adair, Ruying Li, Meng Gu*, Lei Zhang* and Xueliang Sun*; Single-atom surface anchoring strategy via atomic layer deposition to achieve dual catalysts with remarkable electrochemical performance, Ecomat, 2023, 5, e12351.

2. Zhaoyan Luo, Junjie Li, Yongliang Li, Duojie Wu, Lei Zhang*, Xiangzhong Ren, Chuanxin He, Qianling Zhang, Meng Gu, Xueliang Sun; Band Engineering Induced Conducting 2H-Phase MoS₂ by Pd-S-Re Sites Modifi43cation for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Advanced Energy Materials, 2022 12, 2103823.

1. Lei Zhang, Qi Wang, Lulu Li, Mohammad Norouzi Banis, Junjie Li, Keegan Adair, Yipeng Sun, Ruying Li, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Meng Gu and Xueliang Sun*. Single Atom Surface Engineering: A New Strategy to Boost Electrochemical Activities of Pt Catalysts. Nano Energy, 2022, 93, 106913

入职深圳大学前

39. Feng Liang, Kaiwen Zhang, Lei Zhang*, Yingjie Zhang, Yong Lei, Xueliang Sun; Recent Development of Electrocatalytic CO₂ Reduction Application to Energy Conversion. Small 2021, 17, 2100323.

37. Zhao, Y.; † Zhang, L.; † (†equal contribution) Liu, J.; Adair, K.; Zhao, F.; Sun, Y.; Wu, T.; Bi, X.; Amine, K.; Lu, J.; Sun. X. Atomic/Molecular Layer Deposition for Energy Storage and Conversion. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2021, 50, 3889-3956.

36. Zhang, L.; Wang, Q.; Si, R.; Song, Z.; Banis, M. N.; Adair, K.; Li, J.; Doyle-Davis, K.; Li, R.; Liu, L-M.; Gu M.; Sun, X. New Insight of Pyrrole-Like Nitrogen for Boosting Hydrogen Evolution Activity and Stability of Pt Single Atoms. Small 2021, 17, 2004453.

35. Zhang, L.; Si, R.; Liu, H.; Chen, N.; Adair, K.; Wang, Z.; Chen, J.; Song, Z.; Li, J.; Banis, M. N.; Li, R.; Sham, T.-K.; Liu, L.-M.; Botton, G. A.; Sun, X. Atomic Layer Deposited Pt-Ru Dual-Metal Dimers and Identifying the Active Sites of Dimer for High Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Nature Commun. 2019, 10, 4936.

34. Zhang, L.; Liu, H.; Liu, S.; Banis, M. N.; Song, Z.; Li, J.; Yang, L.; Markiewicz, M.; Zhao, Y.; Li, R.; Zheng, M.; Ye, S.; Zhao, Z.-J.; Botton, G. A.; Sun, X. Pt/Pd Single Atom Alloys as Highly Active Electrochemical Catalysts and the Origin of Excellent Activity. ACS Catalysis, 2019, 9, 9350.

33. Cheng, N.;† Zhang, L.;† (†equal contribution) Sun, X.; Single-Atom Catalysts: from Design to Application. Electrochem. Energ. Rev. 2019, 2, 539-573.

32. Zhang, L.; Zhao, Y.; Banis, M. N.; Adair, K.; Song, Z.; Yang, L.; Markiewicz, M.; Li, J.; Wang, S.; Li, R.; Ye, S.; Sun, X. Rational design of porous structures via molecular layer deposition as an effective stabilizer for enhancing Pt ORR performance. Nano Energy, 2019, 60, 111-118.

31. Zhang, L.; Doyle-Davis, K.; Sun, X. Pt-Based Electrocatalysts with High Atom Utilization Efficiency: From Nanostructures to Single Atoms, Energy Environ. Sci. 2019, 12, 492-517

30. Zhang, L.; Zhao, Z.-J.; Norouzi Banis, M.; Li, L.; Zhao, Y.; Song, Z.; Wang, Z.; Shan, T.-K.; Li, R.; Zheng, M.; Gong, J.; Sun, X. Selective Atomic Layer Deposition of RuOx Catalysts on Shape-Controlled Pd Nanocrystals with Significantly Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Activity. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2018, 6, 24397-24406

29. Zhang, L.; Banis, M. N.; Sun, X. Single Atom Catalysts by Atomic Layer Deposition Technique. National Science Reviews 2018, 5, 628-630.

28. Zhu, W.;† Zhang, L.;†(†equal contribution) Liu, S.; Li, A.; Yuan, X.; Hu, C.; Zhang, G.; Deng, W.; Zang, K.; Luo, J.; Zhao, Z.-J.; Gong, J. Enhanced CO2 Electroreduction on Neighboring Zn/Co Monomers by Electronic Effect, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 12664-12668.

27. Deng, W.;† Zhang, L.;†(†equal contribution) Li, L.; Chen, S.; Hu, C.; Zhao, Z.-J.; Wang, T.; Gong, J. Crucial Role of Surface Hydroxyls on the Activity and Stability in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 2911-2915

26. Yuan, X.;† Zhang, L.; † (†equal contribution) Li, L.; Dong, H.; Chen, S.; Zhu, W.; Hu, C.; Deng, W.; Zhao, Z.-J.; Gong, J. Ultrathin PdAu Shell with Controllable Alloying Degree on Pd nanocubes towards Carbon Dioxide Electroreduction. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141, 4791-4794

25. Dong, H.;† Zhang, L.;†(†equal contribution) Li, L.; Deng, W.; Hu, C.; Zhao, Z.-J.; Gong, J. Abundant Ce³⁺ Ions in Au-CeO_x Nanosheets to Enhance CO₂ Electroreduction Performance. Small, 2019, 15, 1900289.

24. Hu, C.;† Zhang, L.;†(†equal contribution) Zhao, Z.-J.; Huang, Z.; Gong, J. Facet-Evolution Growth of Mn₃O₄@CoxMn_3-xO₄ Electrocatalysts for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction via Morphological and Electronic Modulation. J. Catal 2019, 369, 105-110.

23. Zhong, D.; Zhang, L.; (†equal contribution) Li, C.; Li, A.; Zhu, W.; Li, D.; Wei, C.; Zhao, Q.; Li, J.; Gong J. Nanostructured NiFe (oxy)hydroxide with easily oxidized Ni towards efficient oxygen evolution reactions. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2018, 6, 16810-16817.

22. Deng, W.;† Zhang, L.;†(†equal contribution) Dong, H.; Chang, X.; Wang, T.; Gong, J. Achieving Convenient Tandem of CO₂ Electroreduction and Photo-voltage Using Potential-Independent Disordered Ag Nanoparticles, Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 6599-6604.

21. Zhu, W.;† Zhang, L.;†(†equal contribution) Yang, P.; Chang, X.; Dong, H.; Li, A.; Hu, C.; Huang, Z.; Zhao, Z.-J.; Gong, J. Low-Coordinated Edge Sites on Ultrathin Palladium Nanosheets Boost CO₂ Electroreduction Performance, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 11544-11548.

20. Zhang, L.; Wang, T.; Zhao, Z.-J.; Gong, J. Nano-designed semiconductors for electro- and photoelectro-catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2018, 47, 5423-5443.

19. Dong, H.;† Zhang, L.;†(†equal contribution) Yang, P.; Zhu, W.; Zhao, Z.-J.; Gong, J. Facet Design Promotes Electroreduction of CO₂ to CO on Palladium Nanocrystals. Chemical Engineering Science 2018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2018.03.029.

18. Hu, C.;† Zhang, L.;†(†equal contribution) Zhao, Z.-J.; Li, A.; Chang, X.; Gong, J.  Synergism of Geometric Construction and Electronic Regulation: 3D Se-(NiCo)S_x/(OH)_x Nanosheets for Highly Efficient Overall Water Splitting. Adv. Mater. 2018, 30, 1705538. (Cover story)

17. Zhu, W.;† Zhang, L.;†(†equal contribution) Yang, P.; Chang, X.; Dong, H.; Li, A.; Hu, C.; Huang, Z.; Zhao, Z.-J.; Gong, J. Morphological and Compositional Design of Pd–Cu Bimetallic Nanocatalysts with Controllable Product Selectivity toward CO₂ Electroreduction. Small 2017, 14, 1703314. (Cover story)

16. Zhang, L.; Zhao, Z.-J.; Gong, J. Nanostructured materials for heterogeneous electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction and related reaction mechanisms, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 129, 11482-11511. (Cover story)

15. Hu, C.;† Zhang, L.;†(†equal contribution)  Zhao, Z.-J.; Huang, Z,; Gong, J. Edge Sites with Unsaturated Coordination in Terraced Cobalt-Manganese Spinel Oxide Catalysts for Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation, Adv. Mater. 2017, 29, 1701820.

14. Yu, S;† Zhang, L.;†(†equal contribution) Dong, H.; Gong, J. Facile synthesis of Pd@Pt octahedra supported on carbon for electrocatalytic applications, AIChE J. 2017, 63, 2528-2534.

13. Zhang, L.; Yu, S.; Zhang, J.; Gong, J. Porous single-crystalline AuPt@Pt bimetallic nanocrystals with high mass electrocatalytic activities, Chem. Sci. 2016, 2016,7, 3500-3505. (Cover story)

12. Yu, S;† Zhang, L.;†(†equal contribution) Zhao, Z.; Gong, J. Structural evolution of concave trimetallic nanocubes with tunable ultra-thin shells for oxygen reduction reaction, Nanoscale 2016, 8, 16640-16649.

11. Zhang, L.; Chen, Q.; Wang, X.; Jiang, Z. Nucleation-mediated synthesis and enhanced catalytic properties of Au-Pd bimetallic tripods and bipyramids with twinned structures and high-energy facets. Nanoscale, 2016, 8, 2819-2825.

10. Zhang, L.; Xie, Z.; Gong, J. Shape-Controlled Synthesis of Au-Pd Bimetallic Nanocrystals for Catalytic Applications. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2016, 45, 3916-3934.

9. Zhang, L.; Roling, L. T.; Wang, X.; Vara, M.; Chi, M.; Liu, J.; Choi, S.-I.; Park, J.; Lu, N.; Herron, J. A.; Xie, Z.; Mavrikakis, M.; Xia, Y. Platinum-based nanocages with subnanometer-thick walls and well-defined, controllable facets. Science 2015, 349, 412.

8. Zhang, L.; Chen, Q.; Jiang, Z.; Xie, Z.; Zheng, L. Cu²⁺ Under-potential-deposition assisted synthesis of Au and Au-Pd alloy nanocrystals with systematic shape evolution. CrystEngComm 2015, 17, 5556-5561.

7. Park, J.;† Zhang, L.;† (†equal contribution) Choi, S.-I.; Roling, L. T.; Lu, N.; Herron, J. A.; Xie, S.; Wang, J.; Kim, M. J.; Mavrikakis, M.; Xia, Y. Atomic layer-by-layer deposition of Platinum on Palladium octahedra for enhanced catalysts toward the oxygen reduction reaction. ACS Nano 2015, 9, 2635-2647.

6. Zhang, L.; Choi, S.-I.; Tao, J.; Peng, H.-C.; Xie, S.; Zhu, Y.; Xie, Z.; Xia, Y. Pd-Cu bimetallic tripods: A mechanistic understanding of the synthesis and their enhanced electrocatalytic activity for formic acid oxidation. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2014, 24, 7520-7529.

5. Zhang, L.; Chen, D.; Jiang, Z.; Zhang, J.; Xie, S.; Kuang, Q.; Xie, Z.; Zheng, L. Facile syntheses and enhanced electrocatalytic activities of Pt nanocrystals with {hkk} high-index surfaces. Nano Res. 2012, 5,181-189.

4. Zhang, L.; Wang, L.; Jiang, Z.; Xie, Z. Synthesis of size-controlled monodisperse Pd nanoparticles via a non-aqueous seed-mediated growth. Nanoscale Res. Lett. 2012, 7, 312.

3. Zhang, L.; Jin, M.; Jiang, Y.; Jiang, Z.; Kuang, Q.; Xie, Z. Progresses on syntheses of the noble-metal nanocrystals with exposed high-index facets. Science China Chemistry 2012, 42, 1513-1524.

2. Zhang, L.; Zhang, J.; Kuang, Q.; Xie, S.; Jiang, Z.; Xie, Z.; Zheng, L. Cu²⁺-assisted synthesis of hexoctahedral Au-Pd alloy nanocrystals with high-index facets. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 17114-17117.

1. Zhang, L.; Zhang, J.; Jiang, Z.; Xie, S.; Jin, M.; Han, X.; Kuang, Q.; Xie, Z.; Zheng, L. Facile syntheses and electrocatalytic properties of porous Pd and its alloy nanospheres. J. Mater. Chem. 2011, 21, 9620-9625.

         迄今，已发表高水平学术论文百余篇，文章总引用8000多次。其中，以第一作者（包括共一）和通讯作者身份在Science（1篇）、Nat. Commun.（1篇）、J. Am. Chem. Soc.（3篇）、 Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.（4篇）、Chem. Soc. Rev.（3篇）、Energy Environ. Sci.（1篇）、Adv. Mater.（2篇）、Adv. Funct. Mater.（1篇）、Adv. Energy Mater.（2篇）、Nano Energy（2篇）、ACS Nano（1篇）、ACS Catal.（2篇）等国际权威学术期刊上发表高质量学术论文58篇，其中10篇ESI高被引论文，文章他引超过5000余次, 单篇最高引用次数超过600次。基于在电催化能源领域的重要贡献，于2016年获得第16届国际催化大会“青年科学家奖”。研究方向涵盖制氢、储氢、用氢，CO₂转化等。

1. 电解水制氢

  通过高温热解、液相还原、共沉淀、原子层沉积法等可控合成的技术手段，制备具有不同结构特征的单原子、多原子及亚纳米催化剂，重点调节其金属原子类型、金属原子组合与配位结构。通过对具有不同结构的电催化剂酸性/碱性HER、OER性能的评估，凝练出不同金属原子、各种金属原子组合与配位结构等特征参数与其催化性能之间的构效关系。采用原位X射线吸收光谱技术，研究催化过程中的化学态和配位结构，采用原位红外拉曼工具，探索氢氧中间体在催化剂上的成键形式和催化剂结构演变，并结合理论计算，深入解析表界面效应、配位环境、电子密度对其催化反应氢氧吸脱附行为、反应中间态以及电子转移的作用机理。 将研究结论与材料设计、制备手段联系，优化PEM电解池制作工艺，解析影响催化剂持久稳定性的关键因素，设计具有高电流密度的催化装置，促使对催化剂的基础研究成果走向工业应用，为PEM水分解制氢中的非贵金属催化材料的设计和研究开拓新研究方向。

2. CO₂还原催化

  面向设计单原子催化剂、相邻双原子单体催化剂以及多原子催化剂，利用多单原子协同作用，改善催化材料电催化CO₂还原性能；通过精准调控原子沉积位点，开发一系列表面配位数可控的无机纳米材料，通过将表面配位环境与组分效应、尺寸效应耦合，探索影响材料催化性能的关键要素，实现催化剂催化性能的提高。团队目前已经开发了一系列包括单原子催化剂、表界面可控的纳米催化剂用于CO₂催化转化，通过对催化材料的原子尺度设计，能够优化CO₂还原过程电流密度、法拉第效率以及稳定性等关键性能。尝试利用原位分析手段，结合反应动力学解析，明确不同电子转移反应下，二氧化碳电化学还原反应的关键中间体及控速步骤，为CO₂还原的工业化应用提供理论指导与依据。

3. 燃料电池

  精准调控Pt基纳米催化剂表界面结构，大幅提升了低Pt催化剂的催化效率；精细设计单原子级催化剂配位环境，系统解析了Pt原子级催化剂的选择性催化问题；理性构筑Pt催化剂-载体界面结构，显著提高了低Pt催化剂在燃料电池运行时的电催化性能；从原子尺度上加深了对燃料电池催化剂表面原子排布和催化系统配位环境与催化性能的构效关系理解，为高效燃料电池催化剂的理性设计提供了理论指导和技术支持。

4. 储氢

  着重于甲基环己烷在非贵金属催化剂上的脱氢机理研究，以及催化剂电子性质和尺度变化对于脱氢反应的影响。构建多尺度非贵金属催化剂，在宽温度范围（300-500摄氏度）系统性研究甲基环己烷脱氢反应机理以及反应过渡态的稳定性，结合实验动力学手段和理论计算构建跨尺度反应动力学模型，从而准确预测甲基环己烷脱氢反应的活性和稳定性与反应条件和催化剂性质之间的关系。