Dr. Zhongpeng Zhu is a professor and doctoral supervisor at the Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, the University of Science and Technology of China. He was born in Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province in February 1991. In 2014, he received his bachelor's degree from Tang Aoqing Honors Program in Science (chemistry), Jilin University. Then he obtained his Ph.D. degree in physical chemistry from the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of CAS in 2019 under the supervision of Prof. Lei Jiang. From 2019 to 2022, he was engaged in postdoctoral research at the Beihang University. He joined the Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, the University of Science and Technology of China in August 2022.
His research group focuses on the design and application of bionic superlyophilic materials. As the first author and co-first author, he has published more than 30 papers in academic journals at home and abroad, including 2 papers in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1 paper in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 1 in Advanced Materials, 1 in National Science Review, 1 in Advanced Science, 1 in Acs Material Letter, etc.
Email: zhuzp@ustc.edu.cn
Address: Room 223, Qinmin Building, Ren Ai Road No. 166, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, 215000, P.R. China
Research Fields
1. Construction of bionic micro/nano-composite interfaces with superwettability
2. Regulation of superspreading behaviors
3. Application of functional films in smart surfaces, sensing, thermal regulation and so forth.
Publications:
1. Z. Zhu, Y. Chen, X. Luo, W. Miao, Z. Dong, J. Zhou, Y. Tian,* L, Jiang. Ultrafast Impact Superspreading on Superamphiphilic Silicon Surfaces for Effective Thermal Management. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 15128–15136.
2. Z. Zhu, Z. Yu, F. Yun, D, Pan, Y. Tian,* L. Jiang, X. Wang,* Crystal Face Dependent Intrinsic Wettability of Metal Oxide Surfaces. Nat. Sci. Rev. 2020, 8, nwaa166.
3. Z. Zhu,# D. Wang,# Y. Tian,* L, Jiang. Ion/Molecule Transportation in Nanopores and Nanochannels: From Critical Principles to Diverse Functions. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 8658-8669.
4. Z. Zhu, Y. Tian,* Y. Chen, Z. Gu, S. Wang, L. Jiang, Superamphiphilic Silicon Wafer Surfaces and Applications for Uniform Polymer Film Fabrication. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 5720-5724.
5. Z. Zhu, S. Zheng, S. Peng, Y. Zhao, Y. Tian,* Superlyophilic Interfaces and Their Applications. Adv. Mater. 2017, 29, 1703120.
6. Y. Chen,# Z. Zhu,# X. Jiang,* L. Jiang, Superhydrophobic-Substrate-Assisted Construction of Free-Standing Microcavity-Patterned Conducting Polymer Films. Adv. Sci. 2021, 8, 2100949.
7. Y. Chen,# Z. Zhu,# X. Jiang,* L. Jiang,* Construction of Free-Standing MOF Sheets through Electrochemical Printing on Superhydrophobic Substrates. ACS Materials Letters, 4, 609–617.
8. Y. Chen,* D. Su, Y. Chen, Z. Zhu,* W. Li,* Three-phase interface-assisted advanced electrochemistry-related applications. Cell Rep. Phys. Sci. 2021, 2, 100602.
9. Y. Chen, # Z. Zhu, # Y. Tian, L. Jiang,* Rational ion transport management mediated through membrane structures. Exploration 2021, 1, 20210101.
10. Z. Zhu,# Y. Chen,# Z. Xu, Z. Yu, X. Luo, Y. Tian,* L, Jiang,* Super-spreading on Superamphiphilic Micro-organized Nanochannel Anodic Aluminum Oxide Surfaces for Heat Dissipation. iScience 2021, 24, 102334.
11. X. Luo, Z. Zhu,* J. You,* Y. Tian, L. Jiang, Superlyophilic Interfaces Assisted Thermal Management. Chem. Res. Chin. Univ., 2022, 38, 643–651.
12. M. Qiu, Z. Zhu, D. Wang, Z. Xu, W. Miao, L. Jiang, Y. Tian*, Large-Scale Metal–Organic Framework Nanoparticle Monolayers with Controlled Orientation for Selective Transport of Rare-Earth Elements. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 22, 12275–12283.
13. S. He, Z. Zhu, B. Zhang, Y. Tian*, Wetting thresholds for long-lasting superwettability: From intrinsic wetting boundary to critical roughness value. Chem. Eng. J. 2023, 454, 140058.
14. Z. Xu, Z. Zhu, N. Li, Y. Tian,* L. Jiang,* Continuous in Situ Extraction toward Multiphase Complex Systems Based on Superwettable Membrane with Micro-/Nanostructures. ACS Nano 2018, 10, 10000-10007. (IF=18.027)
15. X. Luo, Z. Zhu, Y. Tian, J. You, L. Jiang, Titanium Dioxide Derived Materials with Superwettability. Catalysts 2021, 11, 425.
16. Y. Chen,* Z. Zhu, M. Steinhart,* S. N. Gorb,* Bio-inspired adhesion control with liquids, iScience,2022, 25, 103864.
17. Y. Chen, J. Meng,* Z. Zhu, F. Zhang, L. Wang, Z. Gu, S. Wang,* Bio-Inspired Underwater Super Oil-Repellent Coatings for Anti-Oil Pollution. Langmuir 2018, 34, 6063-6069.
18. Z. Li, C. Cao, Z. Zhu, J. Liu, W. Song,* L. Jiang, Superaerophilic Materials Are Surprising Catalysts: Wettability-Induced Excellent Hydrogenation Activity under Ambient H2 Pressure. Adv. Mater. Interfaces 2018, 5, 1801259.
19. Z. Li, C. Cao, Z. Zhu, L. Jiang, W. Song,* Simultaneous High Conversion and Selectivity in Olefin Oxidation with Oxygen Through Solid/Liquid/Gas Three-Phase Interface Design. Chemcatchem 2019, 11, 4524-4528.
20. G. Li, H. Wang, Z. Zhu, J.-B. Fan, Y. Tian,* J. Meng, S. Wang, Photo-Irresponsive Molecule-Amplified Cell Release on Photoresponsive Nanostructured Surfaces. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11, 29681-29688.
21. G. Xie, P. Li, Z. Zhao, Z. Zhu, X. Y. Kong, Z. Zhang, K. Xiao, L. P. Wen,* L. Jiang, Light- and Electric- Controlled Wetting Behavior in Nanochannels for Regulating Nanoconfined Mass Transport. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 13, 4552-4559.
22. X. Liu, L. Peng, J. Meng,* Z. Zhu, B. Han,* S. Wang, Protein-Mediated Anti-Adhesion Surface Against Oral Bacteria. Nanoscale, 2018, 6, 2711-2714.
23. G. Hou, M. Cao, C. Yu, S. Zheng, D. Wang, Z. Zhu, W. Miao, Y. Tian,* L. Jiang, Foolproof Method for Fast and Reversible Switching of Water-Droplet Adhesion by Magnetic Gradients. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 9, 23238-23245.
24. Z. Luo, H. Xiao, X. Peng, Y. Li, Z. Zhu, Y. Tian,* L. Jiang,* Long-Range Ordered Water Correlations between A-T/C-G Nucleotides. Matter 2020, 3, 794-804.
25. S. Zheng, M. Du, W. Miao, D. Wang, Z. Zhu, Y. Tian,* L. Jiang, 2D Prior Spreading Inspired from Chinese Xuan Papers. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2018, 28, 1800832.
26. W. Miao, D. Wang, Z. Liu, J. Tang, Z. Zhu, C. Wang, H. Liu, L. Wen, S. Zheng, Y. Tian, L.* Jiang, Bioinspired Self-Healing Liquid Films for Ultradurable Electronics. Acs Nano 2019, 13, 3225-3231.
27. B. Wang, S. Zhang, J. Meng, L. Min,* J. Luo, Z. Zhu, H. Bao, R. Zang, S. Deng, F. Zhang, L. Ma,* S. Wang,* Evaporation-Induced rGO Coatings for Highly Sensitive and Non-Invasive Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer in the PSA Gray Zone. Adv. Mater. 2021, 33, 2103999.
28. C. Zou, J. Sun, M. Wang, J. Wang, Y. Wu, L. Zhang, Z. Zhu, G. Xiong,* L. Jiang, T. Ikeda, H. Yang,* A UV-Responsive Multifunctional Photoelectric Device Based on Discotic Columnar Nanostructures and Molecular Motors, Adv. Mater. 2019, 8, e1806016.
29. L. Wang, P. Cai, J. Luo, F. Zhang, J. Liu, Y. Chen, Z. Zhu, Y. Song, B. Yang, X. Liu, X. Chen, S. Wang,* Engineering subcellular-patterned biointerfaces to regulate the surface wetting of multicellular spheroids, Nano Res., 2018, 11, 5704–5715.
30. W. Miao, S. Zheng, J. Zhou, B. Zhang, R. Fang, D. Hao, L. Sun, D. Wang, Z. Zhu, X. Jin, Y. Tian,* L. Jiang, Microchannel and Nanofiber Array Morphology Enhanced Rapid Superspreading on Animals' Corneas. Adv. Mater. 2021, 33, 2007152.
