School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University
Zhe Weng is a full professor at School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University. He obtained his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from Huazhong University of Science & Technology in 2006 and 2008, respectively. In 2013, he was granted the Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Then he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and Yale University from 2013 to 2017. Since 2018, he has joined School of Chemical Engineering and Technology at Tianjin University. Zhe Weng is engaged in research on electrochemical energy storage and conversion, focusing on the interfacial reconstruction phenomena of electrode materials during service. He has contributed 6 patents and 53 peer-reviewed research articles on journals, including Nat Sustain, Nat Commun, J Am Chem Soc, Angew Chem Int Ed, Energy Environ Sci, and received 6670 citations with H-index of 33.
Zinc (Zn) batteries have been considered one of the most promising candidates for grid energy storage due to their inherent low cost, high safety and outstanding environmental friendliness. However, some critical issues involving severe Zn dendrite growth and side reactions still greatly hinder the practical application of Zn metal anodes and the industrialization of Zn batteries. Since these problems originate from the electrode/electrolyte interface, interfacial engineering is considered an efficient and promising strategy to address them simultaneously. Here, we will present our recent efforts on the development of highly reversible Zn anodes via surface modification and electrolyte design.
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