1. Organic redox-active molecules for flow batteries
2. Eutectic electrolytes as highly concentrated system for electrochemical energy storage
3. Novel battery designing
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Professor, P.R. China, 2020/11 - present
Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Texas at Austin, U. S.A., 2016/8 - 2020/9
Postdoctoral Fellow, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, P.R. China, 2014/6 - 2016/4
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Ph.D, Chemical Engineering, 2009 - 2012
Harbin Engineering University, B.S., 2005 - 2009
1. Ziming Zhao, Changkun Zhang,# Xianfeng Li#. Challenges and Opportunities of Organic Flow Battery for Electrochemical Energy Storage Technology. J. Energy Chemistry. 2022, 67, 621
2. Changkun Zhang,* Hui Chen,* Yumin Qian,* Gaole Dai, Yu Zhao, Guihua Yu. General Design Methodology for Organic Eutectic Electrolytes toward High-Energy-Density Redox Flow Batteries. Adv. Mater. 2021, 33(15), 2008560.
3. Changkun Zhang,* Zhihui Niu,* Jiwoong Bae, Leyuan Zhang, Yu Zhao, Guihua Yu. Polyeutectic-based stable and effective electrolytes for high-performance energy storage systems. Energy Environ. Sci. 2021, 14, 931-939.
4. Changkun Zhang,* Leyuan Zhang,* Guihua Yu. Eutectic electrolytes as a promising platform for next-generation electrochemical energy storage. Acc. Chem. Res., 2020, 53(8): 1648-1659.
5. Changkun Zhang, Zhihui Niu, Sangshan Peng, Yu Ding, Leyuan Zhang, Xuelin Guo, Yu Zhao, Guihua Yu. Phenothiazine-based organic catholyte for high-capacity and long-life aqueous redox flow batteries. Adv. Mater., 2019, 31(24): 1901052-1901059.
6. Changkun Zhang, Yumin Qian, Yu Ding, Leyuan Zhang, Xuelin Guo, Yu Zhao, Guihua Yu. Biredox eutectic electrolytes derived from organic redox-active molecules: High-energy storage systems. Angew. Chem. Int., 2019, 58 (21): 7045-7050.
7. Changkun Zhang,* Yu Ding,* Leyuan Zhang,* Xuelan Wang, Yu Zhao, Xiaohong Zhang, Guihua. Yu. A sustainable redox flow battery with an aluminum-based, deep-eutectic-solvent anolyte. Angew. Chem. Int., 2017, 56(26): 7454-7459.
8. Yu Ding,* Changkun. Zhang,* Leyuan Zhang,* Yangen Zhou, Guihua Yu. Molecular engineering of organic electroactive materials for redox flow batteries. Chem. Soc. Rev., 2018, 47(1): 69-103.
9. Leyuan Zhang,* Changkun Zhang,* Yu Ding,* K. Ramirez-Meyers; Guihua Yu. A low-cost and high-energy hybrid iron-aluminum liquid battery achieved by deep eutectic solvents. Joule, 2017, 1(3): 623-633.
10. Yu Ding,* Changkun Zhang,* Leyuan Zhang,* Guihua Yu. Pathways to widespread applications: development of redox flow batteries based on new chemistries. Chem, 2019, 5(8): 1964-1987.
11. Changkun Zhang,* Leyuan Zhang,* Yu Ding, Guihua Yu. Eutectic electrolytes for high-energy-density redox flow batteries. ACS Energy Lett., 2018, 3(12) 2875-2883.
12. Changkun Zhang,* Leyuan Zhang,* Yu Ding, Sangshan Peng, Xuelin Guo, Yu Zhao, Gaohong He, Guihua Yu. Progress and prospects of next-generation redox flow batteries. Energy Storage Mater., 2018, 15: 324-350.