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Kunming University of Science and Technology: Kunming, Yunnan, CN

2011-07-01 to present | Professor (Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering)
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Zong-Yan Zhao

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Nanjing University: Nanjing, Jiangsu, CN

2008-09-01 to 2011-06-30 | Doctor (School of Physics)
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Zong-Yan Zhao

Yunnan University: Kunming, Yunnan, CN

2005-09-01 to 2008-06-30 | Master (Department of Materials)
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Zong-Yan Zhao

Yunnan University: Kunming, Yunnan, CN

1996-09-01 to 2000-06-30 | Bachelor (Department of Physics)
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Zong-Yan Zhao

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The impact of intrinsic point defects on the optoelectronic functionality of CuGaO2: insights from first-principles calculations

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
2025 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP04460F
Contributors: Fu-Jia Zhang; Xianglin Xiang; Jian Yang; Zong-Yan Zhao
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Unraveling surface polarization in hydrothermally derived AgFeO2 nanosheets for enhanced photoelectrochemical performance

Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2025 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06367H
Contributors: Shui-Miao Yu; Xu-Dong Dong; Zong-Yan Zhao
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Copper diffusion hindrance in Ti-TM (TM = W, Ru) alloys: A first-principles insight

Physica B: Condensed Matter
2025-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2024.416709
Contributors: Hai-Di Feng; Yan-Ting Xu; Qi Zhao; Ming Wen; Zong-Yan Zhao
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Sustainable H2 Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass over MoS2 Modified Sulfur Vacancy Enriched ZnIn2S4 Photocatalyst

ACS Catalysis
2025-01-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.4c05707
Contributors: Ji-Ping Tang; Yan Chen; Zi-Yi Wang; Yun-Hui Hu; Jia-Hao Wang; Liang Bao; Zong-Yan Zhao; Yong-Jun Yuan
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Anchoring of NiCox alloy nanoparticles on nitrogen vacancy-rich carbon nitride nanotubes toward promoting efficiently photocatalytic CO2 conversion into solar fuel

Catalysis Science & Technology
2024 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00626G
Contributors: Qingqing Zhang; Bo Tao; Chen Zhao; Zongyan Zhao; Hui Wu; Xiaohui Zhong; Zhigang Zou; Yong Zhou
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High-entropy oxides as energy materials: from complexity to rational design

Materials Futures
2024-12-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1088/2752-5724/ad8463
Contributors: Zhong Yang; Xianglin Xiang; Jian Yang; Zong-Yan Zhao
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Designing delafossite CuAl1-xTMxO2 solid solutions: the role of 3d transition metal spin states in photo(electro)catalytic performance

Materials Today Energy
2024-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.mtener.2024.101669
Contributors: Xian-Lan Chen; Bao-Feng Shan; Zong-Yan Zhao
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Strain-Driven Phase Transitions in Delafossite Cu1–xAxAlO2: A Key to Enhanced Photo(electro)catalytic Performance

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
2024-09-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c07982
Contributors: Xian-Lan Chen; Shi-Wei Fu; Hao Zhang; Jian Yang; Xianglin Xiang; Zong-Yan Zhao
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Accelerated Charge Transfer through Interface Chemical Bonds in MoS2/TiO2 for Photocatalytic Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to H2

Inorganic Chemistry
2024-07-22 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c02147
Contributors: Fu-Guang Zhang; Yan Chen; Chi Ma; Ji-Ping Tang; Zi-Yi Wang; Zong-Yan Zhao; Liang Bao; Yong-Jun Yuan
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Revealing the lattice engineering of Delafossite in core–shell CuRhO2@CuGaO2 heterostructure for efficient visible light photocatalytic activity

Applied Surface Science
2024-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2024.159906
Contributors: Bo Cai; Chen-Guang Tao; Jian Yang; Zong-Yan Zhao
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Symmetry Breaking and Polarization Regulation in AgFeO2‐Based Photocathodes Through Oxygen Defect Engineering

Advanced Functional Materials
2024-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202314207
Contributors: Zong‐Yan Zhao; Xu‐Dong Dong; Bao‐Feng Shan; Jian Yang; Jian‐Yong Feng; Jian‐Hong Zhao; Jin Zhang; Qing‐Ju Liu; Zhao‐Sheng Li; Zhi‐Gang Zou
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Enhancing the photoelectrochemical performance of CuFeO2 photocathode through copper foam substrate with integrating trap light and conductivity

Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing
2024-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.mssp.2024.108233
Contributors: Wen-Rong Fu; Jian Yang; Zong-Yan Zhao
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Harnessing intrinsic defect complexes for visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity in Delafossite CuAlO2

Acta Materialia
2024-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2024.119801
Contributors: Jia-Xin Zhang; Zong-Yan Zhao; Tian-Long Yang; Jian Yang; Jin Zhang; Qing-Ju Liu; Yongbo Kuang
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Band-Edge Electronic Structure on Photo(electro)catalytic Performance of ABO2 (A = Cu, Ag; B = Al, Ga, In): Elucidating the Role of Valence Electron States

Chemistry of Materials
2024-04-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c02898
Contributors: Shi-Wei Fu; Jian Yang; Zong-Yan Zhao; Bao-Feng Shan; Jia-Xin Zhang; Jin Zhang; Qingju Liu; Jianyong Feng; Zhaosheng Li; Zhigang Zou
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Construction and photocatalytic performance of delafossite-type CuAlO2/CuGaO2 heterostructure

Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing
2024-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.mssp.2023.108006
Contributors: Xiang-Long Wei; Bao-Feng Shan; Zong-Yan Zhao
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Exploring the photoelectrocatalytic performance of spinel- and delafossite-like CuMM’O4 (M, M’ = Al, Ga, In) obtained from pseudobinary CuMO2-based solid solution

Ceramics International
2024-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.11.314
Contributors: Bao-Feng Shan; Zhong Yang; Zong-Yan Zhao; Jin Zhang; Qing-Ju Liu
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Band engineering of delafossite CuB1-xFexO2 (B = Al, Cr, Sc) solid solutions as photocathodes: Visible-light response and performance enhancement

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
2024-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.08.242
Contributors: Bao-Feng Shan; Xian-Lan Chen; Zong-Yan Zhao
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Facet engineering for improved carrier separation and transport in CuFeO2 photocathodes

Materials Chemistry and Physics
2024-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2023.128582
Contributors: Rui-Ping Li; Shui-Miao Yu; Zong-Yan Zhao
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Facet engineering: Enhancing photogenerated carrier separation and transport in CuCoO2 photo(electro)catalysts

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
2024-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.11.059
Contributors: Yi-Man Zhang; Zong-Yan Zhao; Miao Yang; Dehua Xiong; Wen Tang; Yun-Kun Zhao
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CuCoO2/CuO heterostructure: understanding the role of band alignment in selective catalysis for overall water splitting

Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA04684B
Contributors: Yi-Man Zhang; Zong-Yan Zhao; Wen Tang; Jian-Yong Feng; Jin Zhang; Qing-Ju Liu; Zhao-Sheng Li; Zhi-Gang Zou
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Gram-scale solvothermal synthesis of Fe-doped CuCoO2 nanosheets and improvement of the oxygen evolution reaction performance

Nanoscale
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D3NR02131A
Contributors: Miao Yang; Hao Tan; Shiyu Ma; Yue Mi; Lifeng Liu; Zongyan Zhao; Hong Li; Dehua Xiong
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Tuning electronic structure for enhanced photocatalytic performance: theoretical and experimental investigation of CuM1−xM′xO2 (M, M′ = B, Al, Ga, In) solid solutions

Dalton Transactions
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D3DT02670A
Contributors: Xian-Lan Chen; Bao-Feng Shan; Zong-Yan Zhao; Jin Zhang; Qing-Ju Liu
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Boosting photoelectrochemical performance of CuFeO2/CuO photocathode by modulating heterojunction architecture and oxygen vacancies

Applied Surface Science
2023-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.158392
Contributors: Rui-Ping Li; Shui-Miao Yu; Zong-Yan Zhao
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Tailoring doping locations and types for high‐performance CuFeO2‐based photocatalysts

Journal of the American Ceramic Society
2023-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/jace.19401
Contributors: Shui‐Miao Yu; Zong‐Yan Zhao
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A comprehensive review on the preparation and applications of delafossite CuAlO2 optoelectronic functional materials

Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing
2023-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.mssp.2023.107819
Contributors: Jia-Xin Zhang; Zong-Yan Zhao
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High-throughput computational screening of Ti-based binary alloys as diffusion barrier layers for copper interconnects

Materials Today Communications
2023-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.106832
Contributors: Hai-Di Feng; Yan-Ting Xu; Shuo Peng; Qi Zhao; Ming Wen; Zong-Yan Zhao
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CuGaO2/TiO2 heterostructure nanosheets: Synthesis, enhanced photocatalytic performance, and underlying mechanism

Journal of the American Ceramic Society
2023-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/jace.18983
Contributors: Jia‐Qi Li; Qing‐Meng Zhao; Yong‐Dong Zhou; Zong‐Yan Zhao
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Screening (SbTe)1−xNMx Solid Solutions Towards to Phase-Change Memory Materials Applications: A High-Throughput Computational Study

Journal of Electronic Materials
2023-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11664-023-10268-2
Contributors: Hai-Di Feng; Shuo Peng; Zong-Yan Zhao; Chuan-Jun Wang; Ming Wen
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Comparative Analysis of the Interfacial Structure and Properties of BiOX/BiOY (X, Y = F, Cl, Br, and I) Heterostructures through DFT Calculations

Inorganic Chemistry
2023-05-29 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01037
Contributors: Jia-Xin Zhang; Zong-Yan Zhao
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Boosting and regulating solar energy conversion performance of delafossite AgFeO2 by spin polarization

Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D1TA10442J
Contributors: Xu-Dong Dong; Zong-Yan Zhao
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Exploring the modulation mechanism of the LSPR effect of Cu periodic nanosphere arrays to promote the performance of TiO2 photoelectrodes

Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D1QI01430G
Contributors: Guo-Ying Yao; Zong-Yan Zhao
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Stability and fundamental properties of CuxO1−x as optoelectronic functional materials

RSC Advances
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA09068B
Contributors: Wei-Tao Fan; Zong-Yan Zhao; Hong-Lie Shen
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New insights into intrinsic point defects of delafossite CuAlO2 as optoelectronic materials

Journal of the American Ceramic Society
2022-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/jace.18717
Contributors: Zong‐Yan Zhao; Jia‐Xin Zhang; Xian‐Lan Chen
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One-pot synthesis of delafossite CuCoO2 microcrystal as visible-light-driven photocatalyst

Journal of Materials Science
2022-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10853-022-07800-w
Contributors: Yi-Man Zhang; Zong-Yan Zhao; Yun-Kun Zhao; Cheng-Xiong Wang
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ZnO1−xSx Solid Solution as Potential Buffer Layer Materials for Cu2ZnSnS4‐Based Thin Film Solar Cells: Structural and Interfacial Properties

Advanced Materials Interfaces
2022-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/admi.202200376
Contributors: Yi‐Man Zhang; Zhan‐Ju Jia; Zong‐Yan Zhao; Yun‐Kun Zhao
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Microstructure and Electronic Properties of Low-Index Stoichiometric CuFeO2 Surfaces: DFT Calculations

Journal of Electronic Materials
2022-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11664-022-09484-z
Contributors: Hong-Shun Zheng; Guo-Ying Yao; Zong-Yan Zhao
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Assessing the Possibilities of NMx(Sb2Te3)1−x Solid Solutions (NM = Noble Metal) for Phase-Change Memory Applications Using High-throughput Calculations

Journal of Electronic Materials
2022-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11664-021-09392-8
Contributors: Shuo Peng; Chuan-Jun Wang; Zhi-Long Tan; Ming Wen; Zong-Yan Zhao
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Secondary phases in Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film solar cell: The role of interfaces

Physica B: Condensed Matter
2022-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2021.413539
Contributors: Yi-Man Zhang; Zhan-Ju Jia; Zong-Yan Zhao
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Rapid Hydroxyl Radical Generation on (001)-Facet-Exposed Ultrathin Anatase TiO2 Nanosheets for Enhanced Photocatalytic Lignocellulose-to-H2 Conversion

ACS Catalysis
2022-02-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c05713
Contributors: Quan Cheng; Yong-Jun Yuan; Rui Tang; Qing-Yu Liu; Liang Bao; Pei Wang; Jiasong Zhong; Zongyan Zhao; Zhen-Tao Yu; Zhigang Zou
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Construction of direct Z-scheme WO<inf>3</inf>/ZnS heterojunction to enhance the photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline antibiotic

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2021.105111
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2-s2.0-85100683922

Part of ISSN: 22133437
Contributors: Murillo-Sierra, J.C.; Hernández-Ramírez, A.; Zhao, Z.-Y.; Martínez-Hernández, A.; Gracia-Pinilla, M.A.
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DFT calculations for single-atom confinement effects of noble metals on monolayer g-C<inf>3</inf>N<inf>4</inf>for photocatalytic applications

RSC Advances
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/d0ra09815a
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2-s2.0-85099938262

Part of ISSN: 20462069
Contributors: Yang, C.; Zhao, Z.-Y.; Wei, H.-T.; Deng, X.-Y.; Liu, Q.-J.
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Interfacial properties of g-C<inf>3</inf>N<inf>4</inf>/TiO<inf>2</inf> heterostructures studied by DFT calculations

Chinese Physics B
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/abb30b
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2-s2.0-85100243690

Part of ISSN: 20583834 16741056
Contributors: Peng, C.-S.; Zhou, Y.-D.; Zhang, S.-S.; Zhao, Z.-Y.
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Study of Ag precipitation and mechanical properties of Ti–Ta–Ag ternary alloy

RSC Advances
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA09356D
Contributors: Jun-Min Zhang; Zong-Yan Zhao; Qing-Hua Chen; Xing-Hu Chen; Yin-He Li
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Theoretical study of CO oxidation on Au<inf>1</inf>/Co<inf>3</inf>O<inf>4</inf> (110) single atom catalyst using density functional theory calculations

Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.mssp.2020.105578
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2-s2.0-85097209445

Part of ISSN: 13698001
Contributors: Yang, C.; Zhao, Z.-Y.; Liu, Q.-J.
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Density Functional Theory Study on the Interfacial Properties of CuS/Bi2S3 Heterostructure

physica status solidi (b)
2021-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/pssb.202100268
Contributors: Bao-Feng Shan; Jie Deng; Zong-Yan Zhao
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High-throughput computational screening of Sb–Te binary alloys for phase-change storage applications

Journal of Materials Research and Technology
2021-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2021.10.048
Contributors: Shuo Peng; Zhi-Long Tan; Jun-Min Zhang; Chuan-Jun Wang; Ming Wen; Zong-Yan Zhao
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Rational Design of a Two-Dimensional Janus CuFeO2+δ Single Layer as a Photocatalyst and Photoelectrode

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
2021-11-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02627
Contributors: Zong-Yan Zhao; Qing-Lu Liu
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Effect of Ag alloying and trace precipitation on corrosion resistance of Ti-Ta-Ag ternary alloy

Royal Society Open Science
2021-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.210243
Contributors: Jun-Min Zhang; Zong-Yan Zhao; Qing-Hua Chen; Xing-Hu Chen; Yin-He Li
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Role of the Polar Electric Field in Bismuth Oxyhalides for Photocatalytic Water Splitting

Inorganic Chemistry
2021-06-21 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c03220
Contributors: Xu-Dong Dong; Yi-Man Zhang; Zong-Yan Zhao
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Excess oxygen in delafossite CuFeO<inf>2+δ</inf>: Synthesis, characterization, and applications in solar energy conversion

Chemical Engineering Journal
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.125290
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2-s2.0-85084218530

Part of ISSN: 13858947
Contributors: Liu, Q.-L.; Zhao, Z.-Y.; Yi, J.-H.
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