Biographical Information
- Education
09/2003-11/2008 Ph.D.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites
09/1999-07/2003 Bachelor.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU)
Material science and engineering Autocontrol Science (Dual)
- Professional Appointments
01/2020-now Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
01/2015-12/2019 Associate Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
06/2010-12/2014 Lecture, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
01/2009-01/2010 Post doctor Université de Technologie de Troyes (UTT), France
Research Interests
Focused in the research of stealth camouflage materials and biomimetic structures optimization and reconstruction. During his work, he successively presided over and undertook key projects of the Ministry of science and technology, general projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, frontier projects of the science and Technology Commission of the Central Military Commission and other projects. CIMTEC and other international and domestic conferences have been invited or reported for 9 times. It has been reported and commented more than 100 times by professional technology media such as discovery channel, Newscientist, Science Daily, AAAs EurekAlert and Physorg as research highlights. He have published more than 120 SCI papers, more than 2500 SCI citations, 2 ESI highly cited papers and 33 h-index. Won the second prize of National Natural Science Award, the first prize of Shanghai Natural Science Award, Shanghai Youth Science and technology star, China Youth Science and Technology Innovation Award and other awards.
Selected Publications
1. A bioinspired broadband self-powered photodetector based on photo-pyroelectric-thermoelectric effect able to detect human radiation, Sixiang Liu, Junlong Tian*, Shu Wu, Wang Zhang*, Minyuan Luo, Nano Energy 2022; 93:1006812.
2. Photothermal-assist enhanced high-performance self-powered photodetector with bioinspired temperature-autoregulation by passive radiative balance, Junlong Tian, Lulu Chen, Ruy iQiao, Kai Xiong, Wang Zhang*, Yuliang Mao, Hongxing Li, Jiabin Li, Nano Energy 2021; 79:105435.
3. A bioinspired solar evaporator for continuous and efficient desalination by salt dilution and secretion, Shuqian Zhang, Yang Yuan, Wang Zhang*, Fang Song, Jinghan Li, Qinglei Liu, Jiajun Gu and Di Zhang*,Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021, 9, 17985
4. Butterfly wing architectures inspire sensor and energy applications, Maurice I Osotsi, Wang Zhang*, Imran Zada, Jiajun Gu, Qinglei Liu, Di Zhang, National Science Review, 2020; 8: nwaa107
5. Highly sensitive, reproducible and uniform SERS substrates with 3-dimensionally distributed hotspots of high density: gyroid-structured Au periodic metallic materials Liping Wu, Wanlin Wang, Wang Zhang*, Huilan Su, Qinglei Liu, Jiajun Gu, Di Zhang*, and Tao Deng, NPG Asia Materials 2018;10:e462.
6. Morphogenetic materials inspired from butterfly wing scales,Wang Zhang*, Jiajun Gu, Tongxiang Fan, Qinglei Liu, Huilan Su, Shenming Zhu, Tao Deng, and Di Zhang* Science 2016;351(6278):18-21
7. Optical Functional Materials Inspired by Biology Liping Wu , Jiaqing He , Wen Shang , Tao Deng , Jiajun Gu , Huilan Su , Qinglei Liu , Wang Zhang*, and Di Zhang* Advanced Optical Materials 2016. 4(2): p. 195-224.
8. Inspiration from butterfly and moth wing scales: Characterization, Modeling, and Fabrication Di Zhang#, Wang Zhang#, Jiajun Gu, Tongxiang Fan, Qinglei Liu, Huilan Su Shenming Zhu #Co-first author, Progress in Materials Science 2015, 68:67-96
9. Morphology genetic materials templated from natural species Jiajun Gu#, Wang Zhang#, Huilan Su, Tongxiang Fan, Shenming Zhu, Qinglei Liu and Di Zhang* #Co-first author, Advanced Materials 2015,27(3):464-478
10. Bioinspired Au-CuS coupled photothermal materials: enhanced infrared absorption and photothermal conversion from butterfly wings, Junlong Tian, Wang Zhang*, Gu Jiajun, Deng Tao, Di Zhang*, Nano Energy 2015;17:52-62.
Honors & Awards
1) 2021, National "ten thousand talents plan"
2) 2020, the second prize of National Natural Science Award
3) 2014, Shanghai Natural Science first prize
4) 2011, Shanghai Excellent Doctoral Dissertation
5) 2009, the 5th China Youth Science and Technology Innovation Award
6) 2008, President award of Shanghai Jiao Tong University