Associate Professors
YAN Zhao
Title: Associate Professor
Subject: Chemical Engineering
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Email: yanzhao@dicp.ac.cn
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Research Interests
Metal/air fuel cell, water electrolysis, direct seawater electrolysis
1. Design and synthesis of advanced electrode materials for metal-air fuel cells. Design and development of metal-air fuel cell systems. 
2. Design and synthesis of advanced electrode and membrane materials for direct seawater electrolysis. Design, development and integration of water electrolysis systems.
Biography
1. Associate Professor, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, 2022/07 - present 
2. Assistant Professor, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, 2018/01 - 2022/07 
3. Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, 2012/09 - 2018/01 
4. B.E. in Chemical Engineering and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2008/09 - 2012/06
Honors and Awards
 
Publications
1. Qianfeng Liu, Wu Qin, Zhao Yan, Jianxin Gao, Erdong Wang*, Porous Ni(OH)2 permselective membrane to identify the mechanism of hydrogen evolution reaction in buffered solution, Electrochimica Acta, 2022, 401, 139444 
2. Qianfeng Liu, Zhao Yan, Jianxin Gao, Erdong Wang*, Gongquan Sun*, Optimizing Platinum Location on Nickel Hydroxide Nanosheets to Accelerate the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2020, 12, 24683 
3. Wenqi Li, Zhao Yan, Xiaoke Li, Qianfeng Liu, Erdong Wang*. Polarization Analysis of Gas Diffusion Electrode with Different Fabrication Parameters in Metal–Air Batteries, Energy Technology, 2020, 8, 2000121 
4. Jianxin Gao, Yang Li, Zhao Yan, Qianfeng Liu, et al. Effects of solid-solute magnesium and stannate ion on the electrochemical characteristics of a high-performance aluminum anode/electrolyte system, Journal of Power Sources, 2019, 412, 63 
5. Erdong Wang*, Zhao Yan, Qianfeng Liu, Jianxin Gao, et al. Research and Development of Metal-Air Fuel Cells. In: An L., Zhao T. (eds) Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells. Lecture Notes in Energy, 63. Springer, 2018 
6. Zhao Yan, Jianxin Gao, Min Liu, Erdong Wang*, Gongquan Sun*, Reducing the Cost of Zinc–Oxygen Batteries by Oxygen Recycling, Energy Technology, 2018, 6, 246 
7. Xianglong Du, Zhao Yan, Erdong Wang*, Lifang Li*, A High Performance Air Cathode with the Hydrophobic Pores Distributed Continuously and in Gradient for Zinc-Air Fuel Cells, Energy Technology, 2018, 6, 1860 
8. Qianfeng Liu, Zhiping Chen, Zhao Yan, Yao Wang, Erdong Wang*, et al. Crystal-Plane-Dependent Activity of Spinel Co3O4 Towards Water Splitting and the Oxygen Reduction Reaction, ChemElectroChem, 2018, 5, 1080 
9. Zhao Yan, Erdong Wang*, Jianxin Gao, Junpeng Yang, et al. An Exceptionally Facile Synthesis of Highly Efficient Oxygen Evolution Electrodes for Zinc-Oxygen Batteries, ChemElectroChem, 2017, 4, 2190 
10. Qianfeng Liu, Zhao Yan, Erdong Wang*, Suli Wang, Gongquan Sun*, A high-specific-energy magnesium/water battery for full-depth ocean application, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2017, 42, 23045 
11. Lizhi Yuan, Zhao Yan, Luhua Jiang*, Erdong Wang, et al. Gold-iridium bifunctional electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reactions, Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2016, 25, 805 
12. Zhao Yan, Erdong Wang, Luhua Jiang, Gongquan Sun*, Superior cycling stability and high rate capability of three-dimensional Zn/Cu foam electrodes for zinc-based alkaline batteries, RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 83781