Cao, Guozhong - University of Washington - Department of Materials Science and Engineering

个人简介

Dr. Guozhong Cao is Boeing-Steiner Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Adjunct Professor of Chemical and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington. He received his PhD from Eindhoven University of Technology (the Netherlands). Dr. Cao has published over 200 refereed papers, and authored and edited 4 books and 3 conference proceedings on nanotechnology. Dr. Cao serves as editor of Annual Review of Nano Research and associate editor of Journal of Nanophotonics. His current research is focused mainly on chemical processing and characterization of nanostructured materials and coatings for energy related applications as well as biosensors and biomedical applications.

研究领域

Our research is focused mainly on chemical processing and characterization of nanostructured materials and coatings for energy related applications as well as biosensors and biomedical applications. Emphasis is on the control and tailoring the crystallinity, surface chemistry, bulk and surface defects and morphology to attain desired electrochemical or optoelectrochemical properties for energy conversion and storage applications as well as sensing. Our recent research includes the following: Nanostructured electrodes for alkaline-ion batteries and pseudocapacitors Perovskite, dye- or quantum dot-sensitized and inverted polymer solar cells Nanostructured catalytic membranes and solid electrolytes for efficient ion transport Nanostructured materials for chemical and bio-sensors Nanostructured materials for catalysis applications Organic-inorganic hybrid coatings for scratch and corrosion protection Dielectrics, ferroelectrics, and piezoelectric films and devices

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J.L. Yang, D.Q. Cai, Q.W. Lin, X.Y. Wang, Z.Q. Fang, L. Huang, Z.J. Wang, X.G. Hao, S.X. Zhao, J. Li, G.Z. Cao, and W. Lv, “Regulating the Li2S Deposition by Grain Boundaries in Metal Nitrides for Stable Lithium-Sulfur Batteries,” Nano Energy 91, 106669 (2022). Z.Q. Li, Y.Q. Peng, C.F. Liu, X.X. Zhang, X.L. Li, Y. Huang, Y.K. Ren, D.H. Ji, and G.Z. Cao “Oxygen-deficient TiO2 yolk-shell spheres for enhanced lithium storage properties,” Energy and Environmental Materials 5, 238-244 (2022). Q. Zong, Q.Q. Wang, C.F. Liu, D.W. Tao, J.Y. Wang, J.J. Zhang, H.W. Du, J.F. Chen, Q.L. Zhang, and G.Z. Cao, “Potassium ammonium vanadate with rich oxygen vacancies for fast and highly stable Zn-ion storage,” ACS Nano 16, 4588-4598 (2022). B. Huang, L. Cheng, X.Z. Li, Z.W. Zhao, J.W. Yang, Y.W. Li, and G.Z. Cao, “Layered cathode materials: precursors, synthesis, microstructure, electrochemical properties and battery performance,” Small 18, 2107697 (2022). F. Zhang, Z. Mi, W.Z. Hao, H.L. Chen, Y.L. Zhang, J.J. Zhao, G.Z. Cao, and H. Zhang, “Tunable engineering of photo- and electro-induced carrier dynamics in perovskite photoelectronic devices,” Science China Materials 65, 855-875 (2022). Q. Zong, D.W. Tao, H. Yang, J.H. Zhan, X. Liu, J.Y. Wang, Q.L. Zhang, and G.Z. Cao, “Optimizing nanostructure and constructing heterostructure via Mo/W incorporation to improve electrochemical properties of NiCoP for hybrid supercapacitors,” Science China Materials 65, 1195-1206 (2022). D. Pei, R. Ma, G. Yang, Y. Li, C. Huang, Z. Liu, S. Huang, H.Y. Jin, and G.Z. Cao, “Enhanced Ion Transport Behaviors in Composite Polymer Electrolyte: the Case of Looser Chain Folding Structure,” Journal of Materials Chemistry A10, 3226-3232 (2022). G.G. Zhang, M. Chen, C.X. Li, B.H. Wu, J.K. Chen, W.J. Xiang, X.Y. Wen, D.H. Zhang, G.Z. Cao, and W.S. Li, “Surface spinel and interface oxygen vacancies enhanced lithium-rich layered oxides with excellent electrochemical performances”, Chemical Engineering Journal 443, 136434 (2022) C. Huang, Z.J. Li, S.S. Duan, S.H. Xie, S.G. Yuan, S. Hou, G.Z. Cao, and H.Y. Jin, “Improving the stability of NASICON-type electrolyte with Li metal anode by interfacial modification,” Journal of Power Sources 536, 231491 (2022). Q. He, G.Z. Fang, Z. Chang, Y.F. Zhang, S. Zhou, M. Zhou, S.M. Chai, Y. Zhong, G.Z. Cao, S.Q. Liang, and A.Q. Pan, “Building Ultra-Stable and Low-Polarization Composite Zn Anode Interface via Hydrated Polyzwitterionic Electrolyte Construction”, Nano-Micro Letters 14, 1-17 (2022) C.G. Ban, Y.Y. Duan, Y. Wang, J.P. Ma, K.W. Wang, J.Z. Meng, X. Liu, C. Wang, X.D. Han, G.Z. Cao, L.Y. Gan, and X.Y. Zhou, “Isotype Heterojunction-Boosted CO2 Photoreduction to CO”, Nano-Micro Letters 14, 1-13 (2022) S. Li, J.C. Liu, X.X. Jia, and G.Z. Cao, “Engineering hydrated vanadium oxide by K+ and Ni2+ incorporation for aqueous zinc ion batteries,” Materials Chemistry and Physics 287, 126358 (2022). D.X. Pei, Z.Y. Liu, R. Ma, S. Huang, S. Hou, M. Liu, G.Z. Cao, and H.Y. Jin, “In-situ constructing slow-release Li-Al-O interface layer for lithium metal batteries to enhance interface stability and suppress lithium dendrite growth,” Chemical Engineering Journal 446, 136827 (2022). W.C. Bi, X.D. Jiang, C. Li, Y. Liu, G.H. Gao, G.M. Wu, M. Atif, M. AlSalhi, and G.Z. Cao, “Effects of Valence States of Working Cations on Electrochemical Performance of Sodium Vanadate,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 14, 19714-19724 (2022). W.C. Bi, D.S. Yuan, T.H. Sha, Y. Liu, J. Shen, G.H. Gao, G.M. Wu, M. Atif, M.S. AlSalhi, and G.Z. Cao, “Coherent V4+ rich V2O5/Carbon Aerogel nanocomposites for High Performance Supercapacitors,” Science China Materials 65, 1797-1804 (2022). R.M. Pugalenthi, R. Gayathri, G.Z. Cao, and R.M. Prabhu, “Study of amine customized exfoliated BN sheets in SPEEK-PES based blend membrane for acid-base cation exchange membrane fuel cells,” Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 10, 107025 (2022). X.X. Jia, C.F. Liu, R.X. Tian, J.Q. Zheng, M. Tian, and G.Z. Cao, “Stability and Kinetics Enhancement of Hydrated Vanadium Oxide via Sodium-ion Pre-intercalation,” Materials Today Energy 28, 101063 (2022). R.K. Gayathri, G.Z. Cao, and R.P. Manimuthu, “Sandwich assembly of sulfonated poly (ether sulfone) with sulfonated multiwalled carbon nanotubes as an efficient architecture for enhanced electrolyte performance in H2/O2 fuel cells,” International Journal of Energy Research 10, 107025 (2022). Q. Zong, Y.Z. Wu, C.F. Liu, Q.Q. Wang, Y.L. Zhuang, J.Y. Wang, D.W. Tao, Q.L. Zhang, and G.Z. Cao, “Tailoring Layered Transition Metal Compounds for High-Performance Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries,” Energy Storage Materials 52, 250-283 (2022). B.H. Wu, M. Chen, G.G. Zhang, D.H. Zhang, W.G. Zhang, G.J. Li, Y.X. Che, L. Chen, H.R. Wang, G.Z. Cao, and W.S. Li, “In situ Mitigating Cation Mixing of Ni-rich Cathode at High Voltage via Li2MnO3 Injection,” Energy Storage Materials 53, 212-221 (2022). G.R. Kumar, M, Raja Pugalenthi, G.Z. Cao, R. Manimuthu, “Reinforced hydroxylated boron nitride on porous sulfonated poly (ether sulfone) with excellent electrolyte properties for H2/O2 fuel cells”, Energy and Fuels 36, 6445-6458 (2022). Y.H. Li, F. Wang, B.Y. Huang, C. Huang, D.X. Pei, Z.X. Liu, S.G. Yuan, S. Hou, G.Z. Cao, and H.Y. Jin, “A High Power Density Solid Electrolyte Based on Polycaprolactone for High-Performance All-Solid-State Flexible Lithium Batteries,” Electrochimica Acta 424, 140624 (2022). W.W. Yin, J.J. Sui, G.Z. Cao, and D. Dabiri, “Silica Nanoparticles Coated with Smaller Au Nanoparticles for the Enhancement of Optical Oxygen Sensing,” ACS Applied Nano Materials H.H. Zhang, L. Yang, H. Chen, W.Q. Ma, R. Wang and G.Z. Cao, “Highly emissive and color-tunable copper-based halide composites for bright white light-emitting diodes,” Materials Chemistry Frontier, online W.W. Yin, G.Z. Cao, and D. Dibris, “Nanoparticle core size and spacer coating thickness-dependence on metal-enhanced luminescence in optical oxygen sensors,” Talanta, in press. Y.L. Wan, Z. Chang, X.F. Xie, J.L. Li, S.M. Chai, S. Zhou, Q. He, C.Y. Fu, M.Y. Feng, G.Z. Cao, S.Q. Liang, and A.Q. Pan, “In/Ce co-doped Li3VO4 and nitrogen-modified carbon nanofiber composites as an advanced anode material for lithium-ion batteries,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 2021 Y. Xiong, L. Yang, Y. Zhu, Q. Lai, P. Li, P. Xiao, and G.Z. Cao, “Tuning Electronic Structure of 2D In2S3 via P Doping and Size Controlling Toward Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation,” Solar RRL 5, 2000618 (2021). J.J. Zhao, X. Su, Y. Zhang, Z. Mi, Y.N. Jiao, Y. Shi, Y.X. Zhang, Y.Q. Xu, W.Z. Hao, G.L. Zhang, H. Zhang, J.W. Wu, Y. Wang, C.F. Gao, and G.Z. Cao, “Trivalent Ni oxidation controlled through regulating lithium content to minimize interfacial recombination in perovskite devices,” Rare Metals 41, 96-105 (2022). B. Huang, S. Liu, X. Zhao, Y.W. Li, J.W. Yang, Q.Q. Chen, S.H. Xiao, W.H. Zhang, H.E. Wang, and G.Z. Cao, “Enhancing sodium-ion storage performance of MoO2/N-doped carbon through interfacial Mo-N-C bond,” Science China Materials 64, 85-95 (2021). Z.X. Liu, X.C. Tian, M. Liu, S.S. Duan, Y.Z. Ren, H. Ma, K. Tang, J.P. Shi, S. Hou, H.Y. Jin, and G.Z. Cao, “Direct Ink Writing of Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3-Based Solid-State Electrolytes with Customized Shapes and Remarkable Electrochemical Behaviors,” Small 17, 2002866 (2021) S.X. Ren, Z.H. Li, X.M, Liu, Y.S. Li, G.Z. Cao, and J.J. Zhao, “Oxygen Migration Induced Effective Magnetic and Resistive Switching boosted by Graphene Quantum Dots,” Journal of Alloys and Compounds 863, 158339 (2021). Y.W. Li, J.C. Ji, Y. Zhang, B. Huang, J.H. Yao, and G.Z. Cao, “Sodium ion storage performance and mechanism in orthorhombic V2O5 single-crystalline nanowires,” Science China Materials 64, 557-570 (2021). J. Chen, A.Q. Pan, W.C. Zhang, X.X. Cao, R. Lu, S.Q. Liang, and G.Z. Cao, “Melamine-assisted synthesis of ultrafine Mo2C/Mo2N@N-doped carbon nanofibers for enhanced alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction activity,” Science China Materials 64, 1150-1159 (2021). Y. Zhuang, Q.Q. Niu, W.J. Wu, D. Yan, J.J. Huang, S.L. Peng, J. Wang, R.F. Zhuo, Z.G. Wu, and G.Z. Cao, “Enhanced supercapacitive properties of hydrohausmannite by in-situ polymerization of polypyrrole,” Electrochimica Acta 376, 137989 (2021). Z. Zhu, Y.T. Xu, J.P. Li, and G.Z. Cao, “Ferroelectricity and Piezoelectricity of Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 Nanotube Arrays: Implications for Functional Electronic Device,” ACS Applied Nano Materials 4, 1294-1304 (2021). D. Su, L. Liu, J.F. Liu, S. Nie, J. Xia, Y.T. Yuan, H.X. Yan, X.Y. Wang, and G.Z. Cao, “Wire-in-wire TiO2/C Nanofibers Free-Standing Anodes for Li-ion and K-ion Batteries with Long Cycling Stability and High Capacity,” Nano Micro Letters 13, 107 (2021). Q. Zong, C.F. Liu, H. Yang, Q.L. Zhang, M. Atif, M. AlSalhi, and G.Z Cao, “Enhanced reversible zinc ion intercalation in deficient ammonium vanadate for high-performance aqueous zinc-ion battery,” Nano Micro Letters 13, 116 (2021). S.K. Chong, X.D. Wei, Y.F. Wu, L. Sun, C.Y. Shu, Q.B. Lu, Y.Z. Hu, G.Z. Cao, and W. Huang, “Expanded MoSe2 nanosheets vertically bonded on reduced graphene oxide for sodium and potassium-ions storage,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 13, 13158-13169 (2021). C.F. Liu, J.F. Yuan, R. Masse, X.X. Jia, W.C. Bi, Z. Neale, T. Shen, M. Xu, M. Tian, J.Q. Zheng, J.J. Tian, and G.Z. Cao, “Interphases, Interfaces, and Surfaces of Active Materials in Rechargeable Batteries and Perovskite Solar Cells,” Advanced Materials 33, 1905245 (2021). Z. Neale, M. Barta, and G.Z. Cao, “Faster diffusion and higher lithium-ion intercalation capacity in Pb-jarosite than Na-jarosite,” ACS Applied Energy Materials 4, 2248-2256 (2021). Y.H. Li, M. Liu, S.S. Duan, Z.X. Liu, S. Hou, X.C. Tian, G.Z. Cao, and H.Y. Jin, “A High-Voltage Hybrid Solid Electrolyte Based on Polycaprolactone for High-Performance All-Solid-State Flexible Lithium Batteries,” ACS Applied Energy Materials 4, 2318-2326 (2021). Q. Zong, C.F. Liu, H. Yang, Q.L. Zhang, and G.Z Cao, “Tailoring nanostructured transition metal phosphides for high-performance hybrid supercapacitors,” Nano Today 38, 101201 (2021). W.C. Bi, G.H. Gao, G.M. Wu, M. Atif, M. AlSalhi, and G.Z. Cao, “Sodium Vanadate/PEDOT Nanocables Rich with Oxygen Vacancies for High Energy Conversion Efficiency Zinc Ion Batteries,” Energy Storage Materials 40, 209-218 (2021). Z.Y. Liu, X.X. Jia, and G.Z. Cao, “Impacts of Fluorine in NASICON-type Materials as Cathodes for Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries,” Energy Science and Engineering 9, 938-949 (2021). D.Q. Cai, J.L. Yang, T. Liu, S.X. Zhao, and G.Z. Cao, “Interfaces-dominated Li2S Nucleation Behaviour Enabled by Heterostructure Catalyst for Fast Kinetics Li-S Batteries,” Nano Energy 89, 106452 (2021) X.C. Tian, T. Wang, H. Ma, K. Tang, S.E. Hou, H.Y. Jin, and G.Z. Cao, “Universal Strategy towards 3D Printable Nanomaterial Inks for Superior Cellular High-Loading Battery Electrodes,” Journal of Materials Chemistry A9, 16086-16092 (2021). H. Ma, X.C Tian, T. Wang, K. Tang, Z.X. Liu, S. Hou, H.Y. Jin, and G.Z. Cao, “Tailoring Pore Structures of 3D Printed Cellular High-Loading Cathodes for Advanced Rechargeable Zinc-Ion Batteries,” Small 17, 2100746 (2021). X.F. Xie, G.Z. Fang, W.J. Xu, J.L. Li, M.Q. Long, S.Q. Liang, G.Z. Cao, and A.Q. Pan, “In Situ Defect Induction in Close-Packed Lattice Plane for the Efficient Zinc Ion Storage,” Small 17, 2101944 (2021). I. Hasa, P. Adelhelm, G.Z. Cao, and L.Q. Ma, “Batteries & Supercaps: Beyond Lithium-Ion Batteries,” Batteries and Supercaps 4, 1036-1038 (2021). W.W. Yin, D. Dabiri, and G.Z. Cao, “Luminescence and Sensitivity Enhancement of Oxygen Sensors through tuning the Spectral Overlap between Luminescent dyes and SiO2@Ag Nanoparticles,” Nano Select 2, 2451-2460 (2021). L.R. He, X. Tang, Y.H. Li, L. Zhang, and G.Z. Cao, “Direct Electrochemical Storage of Solar Energy in C-Rich Polymeric Carbon Nitride Cell,” Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research 2, 2100111 (2021). Z.Q. Li, Y.Q. Peng, X.X. Zhang, Y.K. Ren, W.C. Chen, F. Xu, N. Wang, C.F. Liu, L. Mo, Y.W. Ding, L.H. Hu, D.H. Ji, and G.Z. Cao, “Oxygen vacancies enhanced lithium-ion storage properties of TiO2 hierarchical spheres,” Batteries and Supercaps 4, 1874-1880 (2021).