WUT Nano Key Lab

Name:Cheng Zhou

Title:Assistant Researcher

Main research direction:Metal chalcogenide batteries

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology

Email：zhoucheng1208@whut.edu.cn

Educational Background

September 2012 - June 2016, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Bachelor of Engineering in Inorganic Non-Metallic Materials Engineering

2. September 2017 - June 2019, Wuhan University of Technology, Master of Engineering in Materials Engineering

3. September 2019 - June 2023, Wuhan University of Technology, Materials Science and Engineering, Engineering Doctorate

Work Experience

1. July 2023 - Present: Assistant Researcher, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology

Research Areas and Major Achievements

The primary research focus is on high-performance energy storage materials and devices, with key work including the structural modulation of MOF materials, the design and fabrication of MOF-composite polymer membranes, and the structural-performance regulation and in-situ characterization of critical materials for lithium-metal battery electrodes. To date, over 30 papers have been published, including 20 as (co-)first or corresponding author in journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, National Science Review, and Advanced Functional Materials. Five papers have been selected as ESI highly cited works, and three patents have been authorized.

Representative papers

1. Jiapei Gu^#, Chenxu Dong^#, Yuxin Zhu, Haoyun Liu, Juan Ji, Yongkun Yu, Changning Ma, Cheng Zhou*, Liqiang Mai, Xu Xu*,Constructing Matching Interfaces by Amorphous Engineering for Enhanced Lithium Ion Transport in Quasi-Solid-State Lithium-Iodine Batteries, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2025, 64, e202507184.

2. Yibo Song^#, Wei Gao^#,Cheng Zhou*, Chunli Shen, Yongkun Yu, Juan Ji, Chenxu Dong, Kenneth Ozoemena, Xu Xu*, Jiashen Meng*, Quanquan Pang*,Revealing the Catalysis Modes for Sulfur Conversion Kinetics in Molten Salt Aluminum-Sulfur Batteries, Advanced Materials, 2025, 2502662.

3. Juan Ji,Jiapei Gu, Feiyang Yuan, Chenxu Dong, Qin Su , Yuan Zhang , Bangju Wang*,Cheng Zhou*, Xu Xu*,The spatial decoupling effect enables conflict-free ion sieving and synergistic transport in Zn-I2 batteries, 2025, 144, 111393.

4. Cheng Zhou^#, Chenxu Dong^#, Weixiao Wang, Yu Tian, Chunli Shen, Kaijian Yan, Liqiang Mai, Xu Xu*, An ultrathin and crack-free metal-organic framework film for effective polysulfide inhibition in lithium-sulfur batteries, Interdisciplinary Materials, 2024, 3, 306.

5. Jiapei Gu, Changning Ma, Chenxu Dong, Chunli Shen, Juan Ji,Cheng Zhou*, Xu Xu*, Liqiang Mai*, A Homogeneous Janus Membrane Based on Functionalized MOFs Crosslinked by Aramid Nanofibers for Quasi-Solid-State Lithium Sulfur Batteries, Small, 2024, 20, 2403882.

6. Aqian Zheng, Chunli Shen, Kaijian Yan, Minjian Gong, Chenxu Dong, Yongkun Yu, Cheng Zhou*, Yuqiang Pi*, Xu Xu*,In Situ Polymerization of Ultra-Thin and Defect-Free Polyamide Layer for Effectively Impeding the Polysulfides Shuttle, Small, 2024, 20, 2405159.

7. Chenxu Dong^#,Cheng Zhou^#, Mingwei Wu, Yongkun Yu, Kesong Yu, Kaijian Yan, Chunli Shen, Jiapei Gu, Mengyu Yan, Congli Sun*, Liqiang Mai*, Xu Xu*,Boosting Bi-Directional Redox of Sulfur with Dual Metal Single Atom Pairs in Carbon Spheres Toward High-Rate and Long-Cycling Lithium-Sulfur Battery, Advanced Energy Materials, 2023, 13, 2301505.

8. Cheng Zhou^#, Minjie Chen^#, Chenxu Dong, Hong Wang, Chunli Shen, Xiuxiu Wu, Qinyou An, Ganggang Chang*, Xu Xu*, Liqiang Mai*, The continuous efficient conversion and directional deposition of lithium (poly)sulfides enabled by bimetallic site regulation, Nano Energy, 2022, 98, 107332.

9. Cheng Zhou, Zhaohuai Li, Xu Xu*, Liqiang Mai*, Metal-organic frameworks enable broad strategies for lithium-sulfur batteries, National Science Review, 2021, 8, nwab055.

10. Cheng Zhou, Qiu He, Zhaohuai Li, Jiashen Meng, Xufeng Hong, Yan Li, Yan Zhao, Xu Xu*, Liqiang Mai*, A robust electrospun separator modified with in situ grown metal-organic frameworks for lithium-sulfur batteries, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020, 395, 124979.