Academic Degrees

PhD, 2005, School of Material Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China;

Bachelor, 1994, School of Mechanics, Yanshan University, China.

Professional Experience

Professor (2013-present); School of Material Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; China

Marie-Curie Fellow and Senior Researcher (2015-2020); Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, UK;

Visitor Scholar (2014-2015); Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA;

Associate Professor (2008-2013); School of Material Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; China

Lecturer (2007-2008); School of Material Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; China

Postdoctor (2005-2007); School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; China

Equipment Repair Engineer (1994-2000); DongFeng Automobile Co. Ltd. (DF), Xiangyang, China.

Selected Publications

1. Athil Al-Shihabi Al-Ani, Begum Tokay*, Wen Zhu***, George Z. Chen**. Enhancement of photoconversion efficiency and light harvesting ability of TiO2 nanotube-arrays with Cu2ZnSnS4. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2021; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.10.110.

2. Shunze Cao, Wen Zhu, Tao Liu, Bio-inspired self-healing polymer foams with bilayered capsule systems. Composites Science and Technology, 2020, 195, 108189 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2020.108189

3. Baohe Chong, Wen Zhu* and Xianghui Hou, Epitaxial hetero-structure of CdSe/TiO2 nanotube arrays with PEDOT as a hole transfer layer for photoelectrochemical hydrogen evolution. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017, 5, 6233

4. Baohe Chong, Wen Zhu,* Yong Liu, Li Guan and George Z. Chen*, Highly efficient photoanodes based on cascade structural semiconductors of Cu2Se/CdSe/TiO2: a multifaceted approach to achieving microstructural and compositional control. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016, 4, 1336

5. Wen Zhu,* Baohe Chong, Ke Qin, Li Guan, Xianghui Hou and George Z. Chen*, Cuprous oxide/titanium dioxide nanotube-array with coaxial heterogeneous structure synthesized by multiple-cycle chemical adsorption plus reduction method. RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 59160

6. Xuebing Yang, Wen Zhu,* Guobao Cao and Xudong Zhao, Preparation of a carbon nanofibers-carbon matrix-sulfur composite as the cathode material of lithium-sulfur batteries. RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 7159

7. Yun Zhao, Wen Zhu*, George Z. Chen**, Elton J. Cairns***, Polypyrrole/TiO2 nanotube arrays with coaxial heterogeneous structure as sulfur hosts for lithium sulfur batteries. Journal of Power Sources, 2016, 327, 447

8. Wen Zhu*, Jiwei Li, Jianfeng Liu, The cell engineering construction and function evaluation of multi-layer biochip dialyzer. Biomed Microdevices 2013, 15, 781-791

9. Wen Zhu*, Dali Tong, Jinbang Xu**, Yong Liu, Jian Ma, Multifunctional composite multilayer coatings on glass with self-cleaning, hydrophilicity and heat-insulating properties. Thin Solid Films 2012, 526, 201-211

10. Wen Zhu,* Xi Liu, Huiqiong Liu, Dali Tong, Junyou Yang, and Jiangying Peng, Coaxial Heterogeneous Structure of TiO2 Nanotube Arrays with CdS as a Superthin Coating Synthesized via Modified Electrochemical Atomic Layer Deposition. J. AM. CHEM. SOC. 2010, 132, 12619-12626

Awards:

2010 The teaching competition award

2011 The teaching quality award

2011 The certificate of appreciation awarded by "ACS Publications" of USA

2013 Marie Curie Individual Fellowship in Seventh Framework Programme of European Commission

Courses Taught

Principle and Process of Heat Treatment

Fundamentals of Materials Science

Engineering Materials

Surface Engineering

Metallography and Heat Treatment

Project

National Natural Science Foundation of China：21173090, Control preparation, charge transfer mechanism and hydrogen-producing properties of coaxial heterogeneous structure for TiO2 nanotube array, 2012/01-013/12

National Natural Science Foundation of China：30970717, The tissue engineering construction and function evaluation of highly ordered TiO2 nanotube arrays bio-membranes with multifunction, 2010/01-2012/12

National Natural Science Foundation of China：20873048, Electrochemical atomic layer epitaxy, photo-electrochemical property and charge transfer mechanism of coaxial heterogeneous structure for narrow-band-gap semiconductors/TiO2 nanotube array with super thin coating, 2009/01-2010/01