(1) Development of the key materials and components for alcohol fuel cells.

(2) Theoretical study on electrochemical reaction and mass transport in porous electrodes.

(3) Development of new electrochemical devices.

(4) Engineering development of membrane electrode assembly for PEMFCs.

(1) 2016 Chinese Patent Award of Excellence.

(2) Special Research Position of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

[1]  Zhang Zinan#; Xia, Zhangxun#; Huang, Jicai; Jing, Fenning; Zhang, Xiaoming; Li, Huanqiao; Wang, Suli; Sun, Gongquan; Uneven phosphoric acid interfaces with enhanced electrochemical performance for high-temperature polymer electrolyte fuel cells, Science Advances, 2023, 9(4): 1-9.

[2]  Sun, Ruili#; Xia, Zhangxun#; Xu, Xinlong; Deng, Ruoyi; Wang, Suli; Sun, Gongquan ; Periodic evolution of the ionomer/catalyst interfacial structures towards proton conductance and oxygen transport in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, Nano Energy, 2020, 75.

[3]  Xia, Zhangxun; Zhang, Xiaoming; Sun, Hai; Wang, Suli; Sun, Gongquan ; Recent advances in multi-scale design and construction of materials for direct methanol fuel cells, Nano Energy, 2019, 65: 104048.

[4]  Xia, Zhangxun; Fang, Jian; Zhang, Xiaoming; Fan, Linpeng; Barlow, Anders J; Lin, Tong; Wang, Suli; Wallace, Gordon G; Sun, Gongquan; Wang, Xungai ; Pt nanoparticles embedded metalorganic framework nanosheets: A synergistic strategy towards bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysis, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2019, 245: 389-398.

[5]  Fu, Xudong#; Xia, Zhangxun#; Sun, Ruili; An, Hongyu; Qi, Fulai; Wang, Suli; Liu, Qingting; Sun, Gongquan ; A Self-Charging Hybrid Electric Power Device with High Specific Energy and Power, ACS Energy Letters, 2018, 3(10): 2425-2432.