Associate Prof. Dr. Weifeng Zhang
College of Materials Science and Engineering
Beijing University of Chemical Technology
E-mail:zhangweifeng@buct.edu.cn
Education:
Ph.D. (Chemistry) —Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China(9/2014-7/2019)
B.S. (Materials Science) — Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, P. R. China(9/2010-7/2014)
Professional Experience
Associate Professor, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, P. R. China(1/2025–Present)
Senior Associate Investigator, Key Laboratory of Intelligent Sensing Materials and Chip Integration Technology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Innovation Institute of Beihang University,Hangzhou, P. R. China(7/2019–1/2025)
Research Interest
Hydrovoltaic materials/devices, thermoelectric materials/devices, superwetting materials, functional elastomer and the corresponding applications in self-powering, cooling, sensing, electronic skin, anti-water coating and oil/water separation.
Dr. Weifeng Zhang has published ~45 academic papers in journals includingNat. Commun.,Adv. Mater.,Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., andACS Nano, among which ~15 were published as first or corresponding author. His publications have received over 2300 citations in total with an H-index of 28. Additionally, he has authored 1 academic monograph and been granted 5 invention patents. He serves as a reviewer for journals such asACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,Materials Horizons, andEnvironmental Science & Technology.
Representative Publications:
1. Xiaowen Sun, Yuedong Yan*, Man Kang, Weiyun Zhao, Kaifen Yan, He Wang, Ranran Li, Shijie Zhao, Xiaoshe Hua, Boyi Wang, Weifeng Zhang*, Yuan Deng*. General strategy for developing thick-film micro-thermoelectric coolers from material fabrication to device integration. Nature Communications, 2024, 15, 3870.
2. Man Kang, Ruixiang Qu, Xiaowen Sun, Yuedong Yan*, Zhijun Ma, He Wang, Kaifen Yan, Weifeng Zhang*, Yuan Deng*. Self-Powered Temperature Electronic Skin Based on Island-Bridge Structure and Bi-Te Micro-Thermoelectric Generator for Distributed Mini-Region Sensing. Advanced Materials, 2023, 32, 2003720.
3. Luomin Wang, Weifeng Zhang*, Yuan Deng*. Advances and Challenges for Hydrovoltaic Intelligence. ACS Nano, 2023, 17, 14229-14252.
4. Luomin Wang, Weifeng Zhang*, Yuan Deng*. High-voltage hydrovoltaic generator based on micro/nano multi-scale superhydrophilic SiO2@activated carbon with enhanced capillary infiltration performance. Materials Horizons, 2025, DOI: 10.1039/D5MH01101A.
5. Weifeng Zhang, Na Liu, Qingdong Zhang, Ruixiang Qu, Yanan Liu, Xiangyu Li, Yen Wei, Lin Feng*, Lei Jiang. Thermo-Driven Controllable Emulsion Separation by a Polymer-Decorated Membrane with Switchable Wettability. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 2018, 130, 5842-5847.
6. Weifeng Zhang, Na Liu, Yingze Cao, Yuning Chen, Liangxin Xu, Xin Lin, Lin Feng*. A solvothermal route decorated on different substrates: controllable separation of an oil/water mixture to a stabilized nanoscale emulsion.Advanced Materials, 2015, 27, 7349-7355.
7. Kaifen Yan, Weifeng Zhang*, Xue Feng, Weiyun Zhao, Lingling Wu, Yuan Deng,*. high heat dissipation strategy based on a multiscale porous hydrogel and heat sink exhibiting cooling capacity comparable to that of forced air convection but with zero energy consumption.Materials Advances, 2024, 5, 3051-3057.
8. Weifeng Zhang*,Luomin Wang, Yuan Deng. Janus moisture induced hydrovoltaic electricity GO-rGO composite material via reduction and tabletting method. Acta Materiae Compositae Sinica, 2023, 40, 6630.
9. Yingze Cao#, Weifeng Zhang#, Bingyang Li, Pengfei Wang*, Lin Feng*, Yen Wei. Mussel-inspired Ag nanoparticles anchored sponge for oil/water separation and contaminants catalytic reduction. Separation and Purification Technology, 2019, 225, 18-23.
10. Weifeng Zhang, Ruixiang Qu, Xiangyu Li, Yanan Liu, Yen Wei, Lin Feng*. A dual functional Janus membrane combining superwettability with electrostatic force for controllable anionic/cationic emulsion separation and in situ surfactant removal.Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2019, 7, 27156-27163.
11. Weifeng Zhang, Xiangyu Li, Ruixiang Qu, Yanan Liu, Yen Wei, Lin Feng*. Janus membrane decorated via a versatile immersion-spray route: controllable stabilized oil/water emulsion separation satisfying industrial emission and purification criteria. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2019, 7, 4941-4949.
12. Weifeng Zhang, Na Liu, Yingze Cao, Yuning Chen, Qingdong Zhang, Xin Lin, Ruixiang Qu, Haifang Li, Lin Feng*. Polyacrylamide-Polydivinylbenzene Decorated Membrane for Sundry Ionic Stabilized Emulsions Separation via a Facile Solvothermal Method. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2016, 8, 21816-21823.
13. Weifeng Zhang, Na Liu, Liangxin Xu, Ruixiang Qu, Yuning Chen, Qingdong Zhang, Yanan Liu, Yen Wei, Feng, L*. Polymer-Decorated Filter Material for Wastewater Treatment: In Situ Ultrafast Oil/Water Emulsion Separation and Azo Dye Adsorption. Langmuir, 2018, 34, 13192-13202.
14. Weifeng Zhang,Na Liu, Yingze Cao, Xin Lin, Yanan Liu, Lin Feng*. Superwetting Porous Materials for Wastewater Treatment: from Immiscible Oil/Water Mixture to Emulsion Separation. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2017, 4, 1700029.
