Ph.D., Associate Professor, Master Supervisor, Yunnan University High-level Introduced Talents--Donglu Young Scholars
Contact information：18100930028; hongzhang@ynu.edu.cn; zhang198908@outlook.com
Hong Zhang is a master instructor majoring in material and physics, and in charge of the electron microscopy in-situ equipment in the electron microscopy center of Yunnan University. Hong is Secretary General of the Electron Microscopy Society of Northwest China's four provinces and the executive director. Her main research interests include atomic scale structure and electronic structure of functional materials, R&D and application of electron microscope in-situ scientific research instruments, development of nano-welding technology and research on welding mechanism. She has published 21 papers as the first author or corresponding author, and has obtained 7 authorized invention patents and 7 invention patents under examination. Currently presided over more than 10 projects of various types, including 2 National Natural Science Foundation of China and 2 Gansu Provincial Natural Science Foundation.
Education and Work Experience
1. 2023-11 to present, Yunnan University, School of Materials and Energy & Electron Microscopy Center, Associate Professor
2. 2022-04 to 2023-10, Lanzhou University, School of Materials and Energy & Electron Microscopy Center, Lecturer
3. 2017-11 to 2022-03, Lanzhou University, School of Physical Science and Technology & Electron Microscopy Center, Laboratory Technician
4. 2015-09 to 2017-02, Argonne National Laboratory, USA, Joint PhD
5. 2011-09 to 2016-12, Lanzhou University, Condensed Matter Physics, PhD
6. 2013-06 to 2013-09, University of Sheffield, UK, Materials Science and Engineering, Visiting Master
7. 2007-09 to 2011-06, Lanzhou University, Materials Physics, B.S.
Areas of Concern
1. Atomic scale structure and electronic structure of functional materials.
2. In-situ electron microscopy (gas, liquid, heat, cold, electricity, force) to analyze the conformational relationship of functional materials.
3. R&D and application of in-situ electron microscope research instruments.
4. Development of nano-welding technology and welding mechanism research.
5. Controlled synthesis and application of functional nanomaterials.
Research and Teaching
1. National Natural Science Foundation of China, Top Project, 12274185, In-situ Electron Microscopy Study of Micro/Nano Welding Technology and the Regulation of Weldability by Atomic Scale Surface-Interface Structures under Multi-field Coupling, 2023-01-01 to 2026-12-31, under research, presided.
2. National Natural Science Foundation of China, Young Science Foundation Program, 51801088, In-situ electron microscopy study on the mechanism of structural evolution and weldability of nano-solder alloys under multi-field coupling, 2019-01-01 to 2021-12-31, completed, presided.
3. Gansu Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Key R&D Program - Industry, 23YFGA0006, Next Generation Advanced Intelligent Manufacturing Key Technology - Micro and Nano Connectivity Development and Application, 2023-08 to 2025-08, under research, presided.
4. Gansu Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Natural Science Foundation, 20JR5RA255, In-situ Spherical Differential Electron Microscopy Study on Melting Point Size Effect of Nano-solder Alloy, 2020-11 to 2022-10, completed, presided.
5. National Natural Science Foundation of China, Top Project, 12374011, Atomic Scale Electron Microscopy Study on the Mechanisms of Ion Occupancy and Magnetoelectric Properties Modulation in Doped Ferrite, 2024-01-01 to 2027-12-31, in progress, participated.
6. National Natural Science Foundation of China, Top Project, 52271138, In-situ Construction and Mechanical Characterization of Two-level Mesh (TiC+Ti2Cu)/TC4 Composites, 2023-01-01 to 2026-12-31, under research, participation.
7. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Top Project, 22279049, Design of interlayer coupled reinforced structure and regulation of photovoltaic properties of two-dimensional Dion-Jacobson (D-J)-type CsPbI3, 2023-01-01 to 2026-12-31, under research, participation.
8. National Natural Science Foundation of China, Youth Science Foundation Program, 51801089, High-resolution electron microscopy study on the interaction between gold nanorods and hepatocellular carcinoma cells as affected by near-infrared laser light, 2019-01-01 to 2021-12-31, Completed, Participated.
9. Youth Science and Technology Center of China Association for Science and Technology, Development of Question Bank for Physics Potential Assessment of Excellence Program, 2018YXIP338, Development of Question Bank for Physics Potential Assessment of Excellence Program, 2018-10 to 2019-10, Concluded, Participation.
Academic Achievements
1. Jia-Wei Zhao#, Kaihang Yue#, Hong Zhang#, Shu-Yin Wei, Jiawei Zhu, Dongdong Wang, Junze Chen, Vyacheslav Yu. Fominski, Gao-Ren Li. The formation of unsaturated IrOx in SrIrO3 by cobalt-doping for acidic oxygen evolution reaction. Nature Communications, 2024 15(1):2928.
2. Xiuliang Yuan, Bing Wang, Ying Sun*, Huaiming Guo, Kewen Shi, Sihao Deng*, Lunhua He, Huiqing Lu, Hong Zhang*, Shengdi Xu, Yi Du, Weichang Hao, Shengqi Chu, Zhijie Ma, Shihai An, Jin Cui, Dongmei Hu, Huiming Han, Cong Wang*, High-Entropy Anti-Perovskites with Enhanced Negative Thermal Expansion Behavior, Advanced Functional Materials, 2024.
3. Xia Zhou; Junwei Zhang; Bin Chen; Cong Ma; Junfeng Huang; Hong Zhang*; Yong Peng*, In situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) study on the structural evolution behavior of nano Sn sheets under a thermal field, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1.
4. Ruoyu Wei; Mansheng Liao; Lidan Sun; Qingfeng Zhang; Hong Zhang*; Lei Zhang*, Zhongxin Song*; Opposite Electron Transfer Induced High Valence Mo Sites for Boosting the Water Splitting Performance of Ir Atoms, ACS Applied Materials Interfaces, 2024, 16(6): 7141-7151.
5. Xu Zhang; Lang Ran; Yajuan Zheng; Heng Zhang; Lingxiao Zhu; Lincheng Zhou*; Hong Zhang*, A novel Cu single-atom catalyst prepared through the adsorption characteristics of MoS2: from preparation to application, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2024, 12(3): 1582-1594.
6. Zhongxin Song; Xia Zhou; Lidan Sun; Qingfeng Zhang; Yongliang Li; Xiangzhong Ren; Hong Zhang*; Lei Zhang*, Enhancing electron interaction between Pt and support for superior electrochemical performance through atomic layer deposition of tungsten oxide, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2024, 654: 1272-1280.
7. Li An#; Hong Zhang#; Jiamin Zhu; Shibo Xi; Bolong Huang; Mingzi Sun; Yong Peng; Pinxian Xi*; Chun‐Hua Yan, Balancing Activity and Stability in Spinel Cobalt Oxides through Geometrical Sites Occupation towards Efficient Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023, 62(3): e202214600
8. Hongcen Yang; Fei Ma; Niandi Lu; Shuhao Tian; Guo Liu; Ying Wang; Zhixia Wang; Di Wang; Kun Tao; Hong Zhang*; Shanglong Peng*, Transition metal single atom-optimized g-C3N4 for the highly selective electrosynthesis of H2O2 under neutral electrolytes, Nanoscale Horizons, 2023, 8: 695-704. SCIE.
9. Bangmin Zhang*; Hong Zhang*; Xiao Chi; Ping Yang; Jun Ding; Jingsheng Chen; Gan Moog Chow, Quasi-two-dimensional magnetic properties in atomic layer resolved La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/LaAlO3 superlattices, Physical Review B, 2023, 107(8): 085143.
10. Jia-Wei Zhao#; Hong Zhang#; Cheng-Fei Li; Xia Zhou; Jin-Qi Wu; Feng Zeng; Jie Zhang*; Gao-Ren Li*, Key Roles of Surface Fe Sites and Sr Vacancies in Perovskite for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction Participated by Lattice Oxygen Oxidation, Energy and Environmental Science, 2022, 15: 3912-3922.
11. Peng Peng*, Li Lu, Zijie Liu, Yuanli Xu, Xudong Zhang, Zhikun Ma, Hong Zhang*, Min Guo, Lin Liu*, Investigation on influence of Ta on microstructure evolution of directionally solidified Ni-based superalloys, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2022, 927,167009.
12. Peng Peng*, Xiantao Yan, Wanchao Zheng, Yuanli Xu, Xudong Zhang, Zhikun Ma, Hong Zhang*, Microstructure and mechanical properties of heat-treated Mg–6.2Li–3.5Al–3Y alloy, Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2022, 857, 144039.
13. Deng Xia#; Hong Zhang#; Zhang Junwei, Lei Dongshen, Peng Yong*, Synergistic effect of hierarchical nanopores in Co-doped cobalt oxide 3D flowers for electrochemical energy storage, RSC Advances, 2020,10, 43825-43833.
14. Qian Jinmei; Guo Xiaosong; Wang Tongtong; Liu Peitao; Hong Zhang*; Gao Daqiang*, Bifunctional Porous Co-Doped NiO Nanoflowers Electrocatalysts for Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2019, 250: 71-77.
15. Yin Jie#; Jin Jing#; Hong Zhang #; Lu Min; Peng Yong; Huang Bolong; Xi Pinxian*; Yan Chun Hua, Atomic Arrangement in Metal-Doped NiS2 Boosts the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Media, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2019, 131(51): 18849-18855.
16. Zhang Xuan#; Hong Zhang#; Zheng Xiujun; Walls Michael; Peng Yong*, A novel 96.5Sn3Cu0.5Mn nanosolder with enhanced wettability applied to nanosoldering of WO3 nanomaterial, Nanotechnology, 2019, 30(19): 195302.
17. Hong Zhang#; Deng Xia#; Zhang Junwei; Xue Desheng; Huang Yuanqing; Bai Feiming; Inkson, Beverly J; Peng Yong*, Phase transformation of Sn-based nanowires under electron beam irradiation, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2015, 3(21): 5389-5397.
18. Hong Zhang; Zhang Junwei; Lan Qianqian; Ma Hongbin; Qu Ke; Inkson Beverley J; Mellors Nigel J; Xue Desheng; Peng Yong*, Nanoscale characterization of 1D Sn-3.5Ag nanosolders and their application into nanowelding at the nanoscale, Nanotechnology, 2014, 25(42): 425301.
19. Hong Zhang, Baofan Zhou, Hua Li, Xuan Meng, Yahu Gao, Liang Peng, Xia Deng, Junwei Zhang, Dongsheng Lei, Yong Peng*, Construction and Core Competitiveness of Electromicroscopy Center-Large Instrumentation Sharing Platform of Lanzhou University, Journal of Chinese Electron Microscopy Society, 2021, 3 (40): 325-333.
20. Hong Zhang, Baofan Zhou, Xuan Meng, Hua Li, Dongsheng Lei, Li Meng, Xia Deng, Junwei Zhang, Yahu Gao, Liang Peng, Liu Zhu, Chaoshuai Guan, Yang Hu, Yong Peng*, Lanzhou University Electron Microscopy Center-Management and Benefit Maximization of Large Instrumentation Sharing Platform, Journal of Chinese Electron Microscopy Society, 2020, (39): 6.
21. Hong Zhang, Zhou Baofan, Luo Honggang, Peng Yong. Development of Physics Potential Assessment System for "Program of Excellence". Experimental Technology and Management, 2020, 37(3): 31-34.
22. Zhang, Hong; Zi, Haoran; Peng, Yong; Zhou, Xia; Zhang, Mingyu; Yan, Yu; Liu, Yu; Ma, Cong; Chen, Chunmei; Pendulum, Yonglong; A transmission electron microscopy in-situ sample rod for nanoparticle-applied applied field-driven self-assembly, 2023-2-28, China Invention Patents, CN202310175632.0
23. Peng, Y.; Zhang Hong.; Beverly Ingershon; Tony Kallis ; One-dimensional tin-silver-copper ternary nanosolder for micro/nanoscale soldering, 2013-10-23, China Invention Patents, CN201310250546.8
24. Peng, Y.; Zhang Hong.; Beverly Ingershon; Tony Kallis ; One-dimensional tin-silver binary nanosolder for micro/nanoscale soldering, 2013-11-27, China Invention Patents, CN201310249805.5
25. Peng, Yong.; Zhang Hong; Beverly Ingershon; Tony Kallis ; One-dimensional nanosolder and its preparation method for micro/nanoscale soldering, 2012-11-14, China Invention Patents, CN201210150049.6
26. Peng, Y.; Zheng, S. Chuan; Zhang, Zhang Hong, J. W.; Deng, X.; Zhu, L.; Meng, Xuan; Guan, Chao-shuai ; Transmission electron microscope magneto-electric in-situ sample rod suitable for sample preparation by FIB technique, 2020-12-14, China Invention Patents, CN202011471198.3
27. Peng, Y.; Zhang, H.; Zheng, Xiujun; Zhang Hong; Ma, H.B.; Guan, Chaoshuai; Zhang, J.W.; Xue, D.S. ; A nano-soldering method of electron microscope in-situ heating device combined with solder, 2016-12-6, China Invention Patents, CN201611107702.5
28. Peng Yong; Zhang Junwei; Jin Binling; Xie Fengzhen; Zhang Hong; Ma Hongbin; Qi kuo; Ma Chuansheng; Zhang Junli; Xue Desheng; nano manipulator, 2012-7-25, China Invention Patents, CN201210045621.2