Research Interests
Surface/interface molecular assembly and electrical properties, photo/electrocatalytic small molecule transformations
Representative Publications
1. Zhi-Hao Zhao, Lin Wang, Shi Li, Wei-Dong Zhang, Gang He, Dong Wang*, Shi-Min Hou*, and Li-Jun Wan*, Single-Molecule Conductance through an Isoelectronic B–N Substituted Phenanthrene Junction. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 8068-8073.
2. Zhi-Hao Zhao, Huan Wang, Jinjin Li, Xingyue Qiao, Zhenpeng Liu, Zhipeng Ren, Menglei Yuan, Jian Zhang*. Photocatalytic Acetylene Hydrochlorination by Pairing Proton Reduction and Chlorine Oxidation over g-C3N4/BiOCl Catalysts. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 29441-29449.
3. Menglei Yuan, Hongyu Jiang, Ruyi Jiang, Zhao Wang, Zhi-Hao Zhao*, Bao-lian Su, and Jian Zhang*, Disrupted Spin Degeneracy Promoted C≡C Triple Bond Activationfor Efficient Electrochemical Acetylene Semihydrogenation. ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 18385-18396.
4. Zhi-Hao Zhao, Ruyi Jiang, Hexu Niu, Meng Wang, Jingnan Wang, Yu Du, Yajie Tian, Menglei Yuan*, Guangjin Zhang*, Zongjing Lu*, Clusters induced electronic delocalization of single atom sites toward efficient electrocatalytic urea synthesis from CO2 and N2. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2025, 682, 222-231.
5. Rui Bai#, Zhi-Hao Zhao#, Mingxuan Liu, Wenxiu Ma, Jin Lin, Siying An, Jiaxin He, Zhenpeng Liu, Lei Zhang, Hui Mei, and Jian Zhang*, Strong Electron-Withdrawing Effect Activates Metal-Free Carboxylate Anion into Efficient Active Sites for Electrocatalytic Acetylene Semihydrogenation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 6880-6885.
6. Zijian Gao#, Zhi-Hao Zhao#, Haifan Wang, Yiling Bai, Xuehua Zhang, Zeyu Zhang, Hui Mei, Menglei Yuan*, and Guangjin Zhang*, Jahn-Teller Distortions Induced by in situ Li Migration in λ-MnO2 for Boosting Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202318967.
7. Siying An#, Zhi-Hao Zhao#, Jun Bu, Jiaxin He, Wenxiu Ma, Jin Lin, Rui Bai, Li Shang, and Jian Zhang*, Multi-Functional Formaldehyde-Nitrate Batteries for Wastewater Refining, Electricity Generation, and Production of Ammonia and Formate. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202318989.
8. Hao Xue, Zhi-Hao Zhao*, Menglei Yuan*, Guangjin Zhang*, Microfluidic reactors for paired electrosynthesis: Fundamentals, applications and future prospects. Green Energy Environ. 2024, 10, 471-499.
9. Huan Wang, Xue Zheng, Wei-Tao Wang, Zhen-Hong He, Kuan Wang, Weiping Wang, Jianchuan Liu*, Zhi-Hao Zhao* and Zhao-Tie Liu*, Hydrogen-bonding catalysis of the degradation of polyethylene glycol to 1,4-dioxane over OH-functionalized ionic liquid. Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 12193-12196.
10. Xingyue Qiao#, Zhi-Hao Zhao#*, Jian Zhang*. Progress in mercury-free catalysts for acetylene hydrochlorination. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2024, 14, 3838-3852.
11. Huan Wang#, Zhi-Hao Zhao#, Yanfei Zhao, Fengtao Zhang, Junfeng Xiang, Buxing Han, Zhimin Liu*, Cation-Anion Confined Hydrogen-Bonding Catalysis Strategy for Ring-Closing C-O/O-H Metathesis of Alkoxy Alcohols under Metal-Free Conditions. Green Chem. 2023, 25, 8791-8797.
12. Jiaxin He#, Zhi-Hao Zhao#, JinJin Li, Zhipeng Ren, Ruyi Jiang, Jichao Zhang*, Jian Zhang*, Hydrogenation of Olefinic Bonds in Nitrile Butadiene Rubber on Single-atom Pd1/CeO2-x Catalysts with Ultrahigh Mass Activity and Stability. Chem. Eng. J. 2024, 487, 150427.
13. Huan Wang*, Shu-Wei Yin, Jianchuan Liu, Weitao Wang, Zhen-Hong He, Kuan Wang, Zhi-Hao Zhao*, Zhao-Tie Liu*. Theoretical simulations inspired the design of Ni nanoparticles-NiN4 single atom composites for efficient CO2 electro-reduction at ultralow overpotential. Mol. Catal. 2025, 580, 115125.
