个人简介

中国地质大学（武汉）材料与化学学院特任教授，博士生导师。主要致力于过渡金属电极材料的设计及在能源转化/存储领域的应用研究。通过电极三相界面、材料纳米结构、原子位点控制等跨尺度设计水系电极材料，并结合原位表征技术和理论计算分析，揭示电极材料的反应机理与构效关系。

联系方式

地址：中国地质大学（武汉）材料与化学学院

湖北省武汉市东湖高新区锦程街68号，430078

邮箱：caizhao@cug.edu.cn

QQ：346907116

教育背景

工作经历

研究领域

1.         电池材料：开发高度电化学可逆金属负极材料，构筑高功率长寿命水系电池器件

2.         催化化学：设计超薄过渡金属基纳米片材料，通过原子位点调控提升电解水产氢效率

代表性项目

1.         锌金属电极反应关键信息指导高功率长寿命水系电池负极材料设计，国家自然科学基金青年项目，2023.01-2025.12，主持 (22205068)

2.         抗化学腐蚀锌复合电极材料与电化学性能研究，中国博士后科学基金特别资助，2020.08-2021.08，主持 (2020T130223)

3.         高功率长寿命水系锌二次电池负极材料设计，中国博士后科学基金面上项目，2018.11-2020.11，主持 (2018M640694)

4.         低成本高安全水系锌金属电极界面反应机理，湖北省博士后科技活动项目择优资助，2018.11-2019.11，主持 (2018-G23)

5.         Development of Next Generation Fit-for-Purpose High Performance Low Cost Alkaline Direct Fuel Cells，英国牛顿高级学者基金，2017.01-2019.12，主要完成人 (NAF-180049)

6.         Heterogeneous Molecular Catalysts for Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction，美国国家自然科学基金，2016.01-2018.12，主要完成人 (CHE-1651717)

 代表性论文

1.         Zhao Cai,^† Jindi Wang,^† Ziheng Lu,^† Jun Lu*, Khalil Amine*, Yongming Sun*, et al. Ultrafast Metal Electrodeposition Revealed by In Situ Optical Imaging and Theoretical Modeling towards Fast-Charging Zn Battery Chemistry, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, 61, e202116560. (IF=15.33)

2.         Zhao Cai, Yi Cui*, Yongming Sun*, et al. A Replacement Reaction Enabled Interdigitated Metal/Solid Electrolyte Architecture for Battery Cycling at 20 mA cm^-2 and 20 mAh cm^-2, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 3143-3152. (IF=15.41， ESI高被引论文)

3.         Zhao Cai, Yongming Sun*, et al. Chemically resistant Cu-Zn/Zn composite anode for long cycling aqueous batteries, Energy Storage Mater., 2020, 27, 205-211. (IF=17.78，ESI高被引论文)

4.         Zijian Yuan,^† Seong-Min Bak,^† Pengsong Li,^† Zhao Cai,*, et al. Activating Layered Double Hydroxide with Multivacancies by Memory Effect for Energy-Efficient Hydrogen Production at Neutral pH, ACS Energy Lett., 2019, 4, 1412-1418. (IF=23.10)

5.         Zhao Cai,^† Daojin Zhou,^† Maoyu Wang,^† Haohong Duan,* Zhenxing Feng,* Hailiang Wang,* and Xiaoming Sun*, et al. Introducing Fe²⁺ into Nickel-Iron Layered Double Hydroxide: Local Structure Modulated Water Oxidation Activity. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 9392-9396. (IF=15.33，ESI高被引论文，Hot paper)

6.         Zhao Cai, Hailiang Wang,* Xiaoming Sun*, et al. Single-Crystalline Ultrathin Co₃O₄ Nanosheets with Massive Vacancy Defects for Enhanced Electrocatalysis, Adv. Energy Mater., 2018, 8, 1701694. (IF=29.36, ESI高被引论文)

7.         Zhao Cai, Xiaoming Sun*, Hailiang Wang*, et al. Unlocking Bi-Functional Electrocatalytic Activity for CO₂ Reduction Reaction by Win-Win Metal-Oxide Cooperation. ACS Energy Lett., 2018, 3, 2816-2822. (IF=23.10)

8.         Run Xiao,^† Zhao Cai,^† Yongming Sun*, et al. Localizing concentrated electrolyte in pore geometry for highly reversible aqueous Zn metal batteries. Chem. Eng. J., 2021, 420, 129642. (IF=13.27)

9.         Zhao Cai, Xiaoming Sun*, et al. Ultrathin branched PtFe and PtRuFe nanodendrites with enhanced electrocatalytic activity, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015, 3, 1182-1187. (IF=12.73)

10.     Yongmin Bi,^† Zhao Cai,^† Yaping Li,* Xiaoming Sun*, et al. Understanding the incorporating effect of Co²⁺/Co³⁺ in NiFe-layered double hydroxide for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction. J. Catal., 2018, 358, 100-107. (IF=7.92)

11.     Ma Luo,^† Zhao Cai,^† Wen Liu*, Xiaoming Sun*, et al. Phosphorus oxoanion-intercalated layered double hydroxides for high-performance oxygen evolution, Nano Res., 2017, 10, 1732-1739. (IF=8.89, ESI高被引论文, Top 10% high impact articles of Nano Research for 2017-2018)

12.     Zhao Cai, Yun Kuang*, Xiaoming Sun*, et al. Superior anti-CO poisoning capability: Au-decorated PtFe nanocatalysts for high-performance methanol oxidation, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 3903-3906. (IF=6.22, RSC hot paper in 2016)

13.     Jindi Wang,^† Zhao Cai,^† Yongming Sun*, et al. A Chemically Polished Zinc Metal Electrode with a Ridge-like Structure for Cycle-Stable Aqueous Batteries. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2020, 12, 23028-23034. (IF=9.22)

14.     Yusheng Zhang,^† Zhao Cai,^† Yuxin Zhao,^† Ying Zhang,* Yun Kuang*, Xiaoming Sun*, et al. Superaerophilic copper nanowires for efficient and switchable CO₂ electroreduction. Nanoscale Horiz., 2019, 4, 490-494. (IF=10.98)

15.     Zhao Cai,^† Yusheng Zhang,^† Yuxin Zhao,^† Yun Kuang*, Xiaoming Sun*, et al. Selectivity regulation of CO₂ electroreduction through contact interface engineering on superwetting Cu nanoarray electrodes. Nano Res., 2019, 12, 345-349. (IF=8.89)

16.     Xuya Xiong, Zhao Cai*, Yaping Li*, Xiaoming Sun*, et al. A highly-efficient oxygen evolution electrode based on defective nickel-iron layered double hydroxide. Sci. China Mater., 2018, 61, 939-947. (IF=8.27)

(完整列表：https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jdndmzAAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao)

学术专著

1.       纳米材料液相合成，化学工业出版社，2018, ISBN: 9787122292797（合著）

2.       Nanoseparation Using Density Gradient Ultracentrifugation: Mechanism, Methods and Applications. Springer, 2017, ISBN 978-981-10-5189-0（合著）