People
ZHAO Jianfeng
Title: Professor
Subject: Physical Chemistry
Phone: 0411-84379027
Email: jianfengzhao@dicp.ac.cn
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Research Interests

(1) To investigate the physical scenarios and chemical mechanisms of interactions between external fields (e.g., light, electricity) and materials in complex systems, employing ultrafast spectroscopy/microscopy and four-dimensional scanning electron microscopy

(2) To develop novel spatiotemporally resolved imaging methodologies, aimed at decoupling charge evolution and structural dynamics in materials, thereby providing foundational insights for designing high-efficiency energy conversion catalysts.


Biography

2025/03-present: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Professor

2021/12-2025/03: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Associate Professor

2019/02-2021/11: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Postdoc Fellow

2017/09-2019/01: The University of Hong Kong, Research Associate

2012/09-2017/07: Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, CAS, Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry

2007/09-2011/07: Huazhong Agricultural University, B.S., Applied Chemistry


Honors and Awards

Zhang Dayu Young Scholar by Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, 2025


Publications

[1] Rida Shahzadi Haider#, Shengyang Wang#, Jianfeng Zhao#, Yuxin Xie, Qi Ye, Yue Zhao, Umair Umer, Can Li* “Prominence of copper in AuCu alloy towards enhance surface plasmon resonance-driven water oxidation” Nano Energy 133, 110499 (2025)

[2] Jie Zhang*,#, Wenwen Zhou#, Jianfeng Zhao#, Liangliang Xu, Xuekai Jiang, Zhiwen Li, Yongwu Peng, Gao Li “Intrareticular Exciton Effects Regulate Photocatalytic Activity in Donor-Acceptor Olefin-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks” Small 21(1), 2408324 (2025)

[3] Ruiding Fei#, Jianfeng Zhao#, Huinan Wang, Huijuan Lin, Guang Zeng, Wenchao Wang, Zhiping Yan* “Enhanced phtocatalytic H2 evolution: Optimized atomic hydrogen desorption via free-electrons transfer in sulfur-rich MoWS2+ x on vacancy-engineered CdS crystals” J. Mater. Chem. A, DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06559J (2024) (Selected as HOT paper)

[4] Zhiping Yan*, Xin Wang, Ruiding Fei, Ruixue Zhu, Jianfeng Zhao*, Wenchao Wang* “Mn-S chemical bond mediated Z-scheme photocatalyst boosting efficient H2 evolution with apparent quantum yield exceeding 32% under visible light” Chemical Engineering Journal 491, 152153 (2024)

[5] Jianfeng Zhao, Razan Nughays, Osman M Bakr, Omar F Mohammed* “Access to Ultrafast Surface and Interface Carrier Dynamics Simultaneously in Space and Time” The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 125 (27), 14495-14516 (2021) (Invited feature article)

[6] Yu Gu#, Jianfeng Zhao#, Haifeng Zhou, Haiqing Jiang, Jingye Li, Bowu Zhang*, Hongjuan Ma* “Crosslinked imidazolium-intercalated GO membrane for acid recovery from low concentration solution ” Carbon 183, 830-839 (2021)

[7] Jianfeng Zhao, Ruixue Zhu, Xiting Zhang, Bowu Zhang*, Yancheng Liu, Yuanchun Li, Wenfeng Wang*, David Lee Phillips* “A Photoenhanced Oxidation of Amino Acids and Cross-linking of Lysozyme Mediated by Tetrazolium Salts” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 23, 3761-3770 (2021)(HOT paper)

[8] Jianfeng Zhao, Yancheng Liu, Yulie Xu and Wenfeng Wang* “Effects of N-1 substituent on the phototoxicity of fluoroquinolone antibiotics: comparison of pefloxacin and difloxacin” Nuclear Science and Techniques 31 (7), 66 (2020)

[9] Jianfeng Zhao, Osman M. Bakr, Omar F. Mohammed* “Ultrafast electron imaging of surface charge carrier dynamics at low voltage” Structural Dynamics 7, 021001 (2020) (Selected as “Editor’s Pick”)  

[10] Jianfeng Zhao#, Xiting Zhang#, Ruixue Zhu*, Tao Su, DL Phillips* “Photophysical properties controlled by substituents with lone-pair electrons at the ortho-or para-positions of fluoroquinolone antibiotics” J. Phys. Chem. B 123, 15, 3156-3162 (2019)

[11] Jianfeng Zhao#, Bowu Zhang#, Jingye Li, Yancheng Liu, Wenfeng Wang* “Graphene oxide: A potential bodyguard protecting proteins from photosensitive damage” Carbon 109, 487-494(2016)   

[12] Jianfeng Zhao, Bowu Zhang*, Jingye Li, Yancheng Liu, Wenfeng Wang* “Photo-enhanced oxidizability of tetrazolium salts and its impact onto superoxide assay” Chem. Commun. 52, 11595-11598 (2016)

[13] Jianfeng Zhao, Yancheng Liu, Xingxing Jiang, Ping Guo, Yulie Xu, Peng Zhang, Tianyi Ji, Zheshuai Lin*, W Wang* “Effect of C-5 position on the photochemical properties and phototoxicity of antofloxacin and levofloxacin: A stable and transient study” J. of Photochem & Photobiol B: Biology 155 122–129 (2016)   

[14] Yaling Luo, Chenwei Ni, Jianfeng Zhao, Junhao Cui, Jie Zhang, Qianhong Zhu, Fengtao Fan*, Can Li* “Intrafacet Charge Separation toward Efficient Overall Water Splitting on SrTiO3 Single Crystal Photocatalysts” J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 16, 2981-2986 (2025)

[15] Yuying Gao#, Qianhong Zhu#, Jianfeng Zhao, Yuxin Xie, Fengtao Fan, Can Li “Regulating Charge Separation Via Periodic Array Nanostructures for Plasmon‐Enhanced Water Oxidation” Adv. Mater. 2414959 (2024)

[16] Razan O Nughays, Chen Yang, Sarvarkhodzha Nematulloev, Jun Yin, George T Harrison, Jianfeng Zhao, Shadi Fatayer, Osman M Bakr, Omar F Mohammed “Visualization of Surface Charge Carrier Diffusion Lengths in Different Perovskite Crystal Orientations Using 4D Electron Imaging” Adv. Optical Mater. 11, 230090 (2023)

[17] Yu Gu, Jianfeng Zhao, Haifeng Zhou, Haiqing Jiang, Jingye Li, Bowu Zhang* “Engineering robust RGO/PVA composite membrane for acid recovery via electron beam irradiation” Carbon 191, 243-254 (2021)

[18] Zhen Wei#, Wenchao Wang#, Wenlu Li, Xueqin Bai, Jianfeng Zhao, Edmund CM Tse*, David Lee Phillips*, Yongfa Zhu* “Steering electron‐hole migration pathways using oxygen vacancies in tungsten oxides to enhance their photocatalytic oxygen evolution performance” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 60, 2-9 (2021)

[19] Basamat S. Shaheen, Ahmed M. El-Zohry, Jianfeng Zhao, Jun Yin, Mohamed N. Hedhili, Osman M. Bakr, Omar F. Mohammed* “Real-Space Mapping of Surface-Oxygen Defect States in Photovoltaic Materials Using Low-Voltage Scanning Ultrafast Electron Microscopy” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 12, 6, 7760-7767 (2020)

[20] Tian-Yi JI, Yan-Cheng LIU, Jian-Feng ZHAO, Gang XU, Wen-Feng WANG, Ming-Hong WU “Radical-Induced Degradation of Fluoxetine in Aqueous Solution by Pulse and Steady-State Radiolysis Studies” Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica. 33, 4, 823-828(6) (2017)

[21] Chuhong Yu, Bowu Zhang, Feng Yan, Jianfeng Zhao, Jihao Li, Linfan Li, Jingye Li* “Engineering nano-porous graphene oxide by hydroxyl radicals” Carbon 105, 291-296 (2016)

[22] Siyuan Xie, Jianfeng Zhao, Bowu Zhang*, Ziqiang Wang, Hongjuan Ma, Chuhong Yu, Ming Yu, Linfan Li, Jingye Li* “Graphene oxide transparent hybrid film and its ultraviolet shielding property” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 7, 32, 17558-17564 (2015)

[23] Yulie Xu, Yancheng Liu, Jianfeng Zhao, Haixia Li, Peng Zhang, Wenfeng Wang* “Photochemical properties of gemifloxacin: A laser flash photolysis study” J. Photochem. Photobio. B. 143, 30-37 (2015)

[24] Yulie Xu, Yancheng Liu, Haixia Li, Peng Zhang, Jianfeng Zhao, Wenfeng Wang* “Photosensitive damage of lysozyme caused by pazufloxacin and the protective effect of ferulic acid” Sci. China Chem. 58, 508-513 (2015)