Chen , Zhi-Gang - University of Queensland - School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering

个人简介

Prof. Dr Zhigang Chen is currently an Honorary Professor in the School of Mechanical & Mining Engineering, the University of Queensland. Dr Chen received his PhD from the Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2008 under the supervision of Professor Hui-Ming Cheng, and Professor Gaoqing (Max) Lu. His research focuses on thermoelectrics for power generation and cooling; next-generation optoelectronic devices and functional System; topological insulators for next-generation chips; and high-speed sensors. As a lead Chief Investigator or Chief Investigator, Dr Chen has succeeded in winning 4 ARC Discovery grants (three are first lead CI and other one is APD Fellow), 1 ARC Linkage, 1 ARC LIEF grant, more then 10 Industry Investments, 2 Queensland smart future funds, 1 international linkage grant from the Australian Academy of Sciences, 1 UQ foundation excellence Award, and 4 UQ grants. Dr Chen has contributed more than 220 original journal publications (including top ranking journals, such as Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Communications, Advanced Materials, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, Energy & Environmental Science, Nano Letters, Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, and Nano Energy), 4 patents, and over 50 keynote/invited talks presentations. His publications have been cited > 12100 times (ISI web) with H index of 55.

研究领域

Design inexpensive, abundant, low-toxic and high-efficiency thermoelectric nanomaterials Thermoelectric materials directly convert thermal energy into electrical energy, offering a green and sustainable solution for the global energy dilemma. This proposal aims to develop inexpensive, abundant, and low-toxic thermoelectric nanomaterials for high-efficiency energy conversion using novel industry-level approach, coupled with nanostructure and band engineering strategies. Topological Insulators High-Speed Hard Drive: Topological Insulators Open a Path to Room-Temperature Spintronics

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Texture-dependent thermoelectric properties of nano-structured Bi2Te3 Bao, Deyu, Chen, Jie, Yu, Yuan, Liu, Weidi, Huang, Linsen, Han, Guang, Tang, Jun, Zhou, Dali, Yang, Lei and Chen, Zhi-Gang (2020) Texture-dependent thermoelectric properties of nano-structured Bi2Te3. Chemical Engineering Journal, 388 124295. doi:10.1016/j.cej.2020.124295 Exploring thermoelectric performance of Ca3Co4O9+δ ceramics via chemical electroless plating with Cu Liu, Taoyi, Bao, Deyu, Wang, Yuan, Gao, Han, Zhou, Dali, Han, Guang, Tang, Jun, Huang, Zhong-Yue, Yang, Lei and Chen, Zhi-Gang (2020) Exploring thermoelectric performance of Ca3Co4O9+δ ceramics via chemical electroless plating with Cu. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 821 153522. doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.153522 Synergistic effect approaching record-high figure of merit in the shear exfoliated n-type Bi2O2-2xTe2xSe Pan, Lin, Liu, Wei-Di, Zhang, Jie-Yun, Shi, Xiao-Lei, Gao, Han, Liu, Qing-feng, Shen, Xiaodong, Lu, Chunhua, Wang, Yi-Feng and Chen, Zhi-Gang (2020) Synergistic effect approaching record-high figure of merit in the shear exfoliated n-type Bi2O2-2xTe2xSe. Nano Energy, 69 104394. doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2019.104394 Scandium and phosphorus co-doped perovskite oxides as high-performance electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in an alkaline solution Xu, Meigui, Sun, Hainan, Wang, Wei, Shen, Yujuan, Zhou, Wei, Wang, Jun, Chen, Zhi-Gang and Shao, Zongping (2020) Scandium and phosphorus co-doped perovskite oxides as high-performance electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in an alkaline solution. Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 39 22-27. doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2019.09.007 High‐performance thermoelectric SnSe: aqueous synthesis, innovations, and challenges Shi, Xiao‐Lei, Tao, Xinyong, Zou, Jin and Chen, Zhi‐Gang (2020) High‐performance thermoelectric SnSe: aqueous synthesis, innovations, and challenges. Advanced Science, 1-51. doi:10.1002/advs.201902923 Morphology and texture engineering enhancing thermoelectric performance of solvothermal synthesized ultralarge SnS microcrystal Liu, Wei-Di, Shi, Xiao-Lei, Lin, Zi-Jie, Sun, Qiang, Han, Guang, Chen, Zhi-Gang and Zou, Jin (2020) Morphology and texture engineering enhancing thermoelectric performance of solvothermal synthesized ultralarge SnS microcrystal. ACS Applied Energy Materials, . doi:10.1021/acsaem.0c00068 A Synergy of Strain Loading and Laser Radiation in Determining the High-Performing Electrical Transports in the Single Cu-Doped SnSe Microbelt Zheng, Yunzhi, Shi, Xiao-Lei, Yuan, Hualei, Lu, Siyu, Qu, Xianlin, Liu, Wei-Di, Wang, Lihua, Zheng, Kun, Zou, Jin and Chen, Zhi-Gang (2020) A Synergy of Strain Loading and Laser Radiation in Determining the High-Performing Electrical Transports in the Single Cu-Doped SnSe Microbelt. Materials Today Physics, 100198. doi:10.1016/j.mtphys.2020.100198 Establishing the golden range of Seebeck coefficient for maximizing thermoelectric performance Hong, Min, Lyu, Wanyu, Wang, Yuan, Zou, Jin and Chen, Zhi-Gang (2020) Establishing the golden range of Seebeck coefficient for maximizing thermoelectric performance. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142 5: 2672-2681. doi:10.1021/jacs.9b13272 Promising and Eco‐Friendly Cu 2 X‐Based Thermoelectric Materials: Progress and Applications Liu, Wei‐Di, Yang, Lei, Chen, Zhi‐Gang and Zou, Jin (2020) Promising and Eco‐Friendly Cu 2 X‐Based Thermoelectric Materials: Progress and Applications. Advanced Materials, 1905703. doi:10.1002/adma.201905703 Correlation between the photocatalysis and growth mechanism of SnO₂ nanocrystals zhan, hongquan, Deng, Ce, Shi, Xiao-lei, Wu, Chuanqi, Li, Xiaohong, Xie, Zhipeng, Wang, Chang-An and chen, zhigang (2020) Correlation between the photocatalysis and growth mechanism of SnO₂ nanocrystals. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, . doi:10.1088/1361-6463/ab6b96 Outstanding thermoelectric properties in solvothermal-synthesized Sn1-3xInxAg2xTe micro-crystals through defect engineering and band tuning Moshwan, Raza, Liu, Weidi, Shi, Xiao-Lei, Sun, Qiang, Gao, Han, Wang, Yun-Peng, Zou, Jin and Chen, Zhi-Gang (2020) Outstanding thermoelectric properties in solvothermal-synthesized Sn1-3xInxAg2xTe micro-crystals through defect engineering and band tuning. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, . doi:10.1039/c9ta11614a Optimization of sodium hydroxide for securing high thermoelectric performance in polycrystalline Sn 1 − x Se via anisotropy and vacancy synergy Shi, Xiao‐Lei, Liu, Wei‐Di, Wu, Ang‐Yin, Nguyen, Van T., Gao, Han, Sun, Qiang, Moshwan, Raza, Zou, Jin and Chen, Zhi‐Gang (2019) Optimization of sodium hydroxide for securing high thermoelectric performance in polycrystalline Sn 1 − x Se via anisotropy and vacancy synergy. InfoMat, . doi:10.1002/inf2.12057 Enhanced thermoelectric properties of nanostructured n-type Bi2Te3 by suppressing Te vacancy through non-equilibrium fast reaction Wang, Yuan, Liu, Wei-Di, Shi, Xiao-Lei, Hong, Min, Wang, Li-Jun, Li, Meng, Wang, Hao, Zou, Jin and Chen, Zhi-Gang (2019) Enhanced thermoelectric properties of nanostructured n-type Bi2Te3 by suppressing Te vacancy through non-equilibrium fast reaction. Chemical Engineering Journal, 123513. doi:10.1016/j.cej.2019.123513 Anisotropy control-induced unique anisotropic thermoelectric performance in the n-type Bi2Te2.7Se0.3 thin films Tan, Ming, Liu, Wei-Di, Shi, Xiao-Lei, Gao, Han, Li, Hui, Li, Cong, Liu, Xiao-Biao, Deng, Yuan and Chen, Zhi-Gang (2019) Anisotropy control-induced unique anisotropic thermoelectric performance in the n-type Bi2Te2.7Se0.3 thin films. Small Methods, 3 11: . doi:10.1002/smtd.201900582 Significance of partial substitution of carbon by nitrogen on strengthening and toughening mechanisms of high nitrogen Fe-15Cr-1Mo-C-N martensitic stainless steels Feng, Hao, Li, Hua-Bing, Jiao, Wei-Chao, Jiang, Zhou-Hua, Cai, Ming-Hui, Zhu, Hong-Chun and Chen, Zhi-Gang (2019) Significance of partial substitution of carbon by nitrogen on strengthening and toughening mechanisms of high nitrogen Fe-15Cr-1Mo-C-N martensitic stainless steels. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A - Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 50A 11: 4987-4999. doi:10.1007/s11661-019-05398-4 In- situ observation of the continuous phase transition in determining the high thermoelectric performance of polycrystalline Sn0.98Se Dargusch, Matthew, Shi, Xiao-Lei, Tran, Xuan Quy, Feng, Tianli, Somidin, Flora, Tan, Xin, Liu, Weidi, Jack, Kevin, Venezuela, Jeffrey, Maeno, Hiroshi, Toriyama, Takaaki, Matsumura, Syo, Pantelides, Sokrates T. and Chen, Zhi-Gang (2019) In- situ observation of the continuous phase transition in determining the high thermoelectric performance of polycrystalline Sn0.98Se. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 10 21: 6512-6517. doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b02818 Correction to “Strong phonon–phonon interactions securing extraordinary thermoelectric Ge1–xSbxTe with Zn-alloying-induced band alignment”Hong, Min, Wang, Yuan, Feng, Tianli, Sun, Qiang, Xu, Shengduo, Matsumura, Syo, Pantelides, Sokrates T., Zou, Jin and Chen, Zhi-Gang (2019) Correction to “Strong phonon–phonon interactions securing extraordinary thermoelectric Ge1–xSbxTe with Zn-alloying-induced band alignment”. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141 41: 16512-16512. doi:10.1021/jacs.9b10240 Enhanced hydrogen generation behaviors and hydrolysis thermodynamics of as-cast Mg–Ni–Ce magnesium-rich alloys in simulate seawater Hou, Xiaojiang, Wang, Yi, Yang, Yanling, Hu, Rui, Yang, Guang, Feng, Lei, Suo, Guoquan, Ye, Xiaohui, Zhang, Li, Shi, Hongchang, Yang, Lu and Chen, Zhi-Gang (2019) Enhanced hydrogen generation behaviors and hydrolysis thermodynamics of as-cast Mg–Ni–Ce magnesium-rich alloys in simulate seawater. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 44 44: 24086-24097. doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.07.148 Realizing bi-doped α-Cu2Se as a promising near-room-temperature thermoelectric material Liao, Wang-Wei, Yang, Lei, Chen, Jie, Zhou, Da-Li, Qu, Xian-lin, Zheng, Kun, Han, Guang, Zhou, Jia-Bei, Hong, Min and Chen, Zhi-Gang (2019) Realizing bi-doped α-Cu2Se as a promising near-room-temperature thermoelectric material. Chemical Engineering Journal, 371 593-599. doi:10.1016/j.cej.2019.04.081 Separable and recyclable meso-carbon@TiO 2 /carbon fiber composites for visible-light photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis Chen, Hua-Jun, Yang, Yan-Ling, Hong, Min, Chen, Jin-Geng, Suo, Guo-Quan, Hou, Xiao-Jiang, Feng, Lei and Chen, Zhi-Gang (2019) Separable and recyclable meso-carbon@TiO 2 /carbon fiber composites for visible-light photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis. Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 21 . doi:10.1016/j.susmat.2019.e00105 Realizing high thermoelectric properties of SnTe via synergistic band engineering and structure engineering Moshwan, Raza, Liu, Wei-Di, Shi, Xiao-Lei, Wang, Yun-Peng, Zou, Jin and Chen, Zhi-Gang (2019) Realizing high thermoelectric properties of SnTe via synergistic band engineering and structure engineering. Nano Energy, 65 104056. doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2019.104056