1. 2022-至今，北京理工大学，教授，博导
2. 2018-2021，南洋理工大学，博士后研究员
3. 2015-2018，中国科学院上海硅酸盐研究所，助理研究员、副研究员
4. 2012-2014，华盛顿大学，材料科学与工程，联合培养博士
5. 2009-2015，中国科学院大学，材料物理与化学专业，博士

《二氧化碳化学转化》

1. 新型纳米/低维材料的设计与合成
2. 光电催化
3. 催化剂/电极材料高通量制备与表征
4.高效军用催化剂开发及器件集成

团队致力于低成本高效新型低维材料电催化剂（电解水、燃料电池、锌-空电池、CO2还原、Fenton反应）的精准设计与快速开发，结合高通量快速制备方法，实现对催化剂/电极材料本征活性、稳定性及耐腐蚀性等关键技术参数的提高。PI先后作为项目（课题）负责人和主要参与者完成了科技部重点研发计划、国家自然科学基金委、JKW HC、北京市面上、上海市面上、朗月计划、美国Weyerhaeuser公司、新加坡教育部等重要科研项目。共发表国际SCI期刊论文53篇，影响因子大于10的论文23篇，已授权专利3项。其中以第一作者/通讯作者/共同第一作者身份发表论文18篇，包括Nat. Mater., Nat. Commun.，Adv. Mater.，ACS Nano，Energy Environ. Sci.，Mater. Today等本领域顶级期刊。获聘《Chinese Chemical Letters》、《Rare Metals》等期刊青年编委。
欢迎化学、材料科学与工程、计算催化化学相关专业同学报考博士、硕士研究生。同时欢迎能源器件相关方向（氢燃料电池、电解水、金属-CO2电池）、计算催化方向及机器学习、热催化专业博士后加入。

部分代表性论文，详情请见课题组主页：https://www.x-mol.com/groups/Zhou_Yao 1. Jiadong Zhou#, Chao Zhu#, Yao Zhou#, et al., “Composition and phase engineering of metal chalcogenides and phosphorous chalcogenides”, Nat. Mater., 2023, 22, 450.
2. Ran Nian, Erhong Song, Youwei Wang, Yao Zhou*, Jianjun Liu*, “Dynamic coordination transformation of active sites in single-atom MoS2 catalysts for boosted oxygen evolution catalysis”, Energy Environ. Sci., 2022, 15: 2071.
3. Yao Zhou, Wei Hao, Xiaoxu Zhao, Jiadong Zhou, Huimei Yu, Bo Lin, Zheng Liu, Stephen J. Pennycook, Shuzhou Li, Hong Jin Fan, “Electronegativity-induced charge balancing to boost stability and activity of amorphous electrocatalysts”, Adv. Mater., 2022, 34: 2100537.
4. Hua Tan, Yao Zhou*, Shizhang Qiao, Hong Jin Fan*, Metal organic framework (MOF) in aqueous energy devices, Mater. Today, 2021, 48: 270. 5. Yao Zhou, Jing Zhang, Erhong Song, Junhao Lin, Jiadong Zhou, Kazu Suenaga, Wu Zhou, Zheng Liu, Jianjun Liu, Jun Lou, Hong Jin Fan, Enhanced performance of in-plane transition metal dichalcogenides monolayers by configuring local atomic structures, Nat. Commun., 2020, 11: 2253.
6. Yao Zhou, Erhong Song, Wei Chen, Carlo U. Segre, et al., Dual-metal interbonding as the chemical facilitator for single-atom dispersions, Adv. Mater., 2020, 32: 2003484.
7. Yao Zhou, Erhong Song, Jiadong Zhou, Junhao Lin, Ruguang Ma, Youwei Wang, Wujie Qiu, Ruxiang Shen, Kazutomo Suenaga, Qian Liu, Jiacheng Wang, Zheng Liu, Jianjun Liu, Auto-optimizing hydrogen evolution catalytic activity of ReS2 through intrinsic charge, ACS Nano, 2018, 12: 4486.
8. Yao Zhou, Zhenzhen Zhou, Ruxiang Shen, Ruguang Ma, Qian Liu, Guozhong Cao, Jiacheng Wang, Correlating electrocatalytic oxygen reduction activity with d-band centers of metallic nanoparticles, Energy Storage Mater., 2018, 13: 189.
9. Yao Zhou, Hong Jin Fan, Progress and Challenge of Amorphous Catalysts for Electrochemical Water Splitting , ACS Mater. Lett., 2020, 3: 136.
10. Bo Lin#, Yao Zhou#, Baorong Xu, Chao Zhu, Wu Tang, Yingchun Niu, Jun Di, Pin Song, Jiadong Zhou, Xiao Luo, Lixing Kang, Ruihuan Duan, Qundong Fu, Haishi Liu, Ronghua JIn, Chao Xue, Qiang Chen, Guidong Yang, Kalman Varga, Quan Xu, Yonghui Li, Zheng Liu, Fucai Liu, 2D PtS nanoreactangles/g-C3N4 nanosheets with a metal sulfide-support interaction effect for high-efficiency photocatalytic H2 evolution, Mater. Horizons, 2020, 8: 612.
11. Zhibin Cheng*, Ziyuan Wu, Jiazhen Chen, Yanlong Fang, Si Lin, Jindan Zhang, Shengchang Xiang, Yao Zhou*, Zhangjing Zhang*, Mo2N-ZrO2 heterostructure engineering in freestanding carbon nanofibers for upgrading cycling stability and energy efficiency of Li-CO2 batteries, Small, 2023, DOI: 10.1002/smll.202301685.
12. Yao Zhou, Ruguang Ma, Pengxi Li, Yongfang Chen, Qian Liu, Guozhong Cao, Jiacheng Wang*, Ditungsten carbide nanoparticles encapsulated by ultrathin graphitic layers with excellent hydrogen evolution electrocatalytic properties, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4: 8204.
13. Yao Zhou, Ruguang Ma, Stephanie L. Candelaria, Jiacheng Wang, Qian Liu, Evan Uchaker, Pengxi Li, Yongfang Chen, Guozhong Cao, Phosphorus/sulfur Co-doped porous carbon with enhanced specific capacitance for supercapacitor and improved catalytic activity for oxygen reduction reaction, J. Power Sources, 2016, 314: 39.
14. Yao Zhou, Stephanie L Candelaria, Qian Liu, Evan Uchaker, Guozhong Cao, Porous carbon with high capacitance and graphitization through controlled addition and removal of sulfur-containing compounds, Nano Energy, 2015, 12: 567.
15. Rui Gao#, Yao Zhou#, Xiangfeng Liu, Jiacheng Wang, “N-doped defective carbon layer encapsulated W2C as a multifunctional cathode catalyst for high performance Li-O2 Battery”, Electrochimica Acta, 2017, 245, 430.
16. Yao Zhou, Stephanie L Candelaria, Qian Liu, Yunxia Huang, Evan Uchaker and Guozhong Cao, “Sulfur-rich carbon cryogel for supercapacitor with improved conductivity and wettability”, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014,2, 8472.
17. Yao Zhou, Qian Liu, Hu Zhou and Jiandong Zhuang. “Yttrium oxide-assisted CRN synthesis of silicon oxynitride powders with controlled morphology", J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 2013, 96, 3650.
18. Yao Zhou, Qian Liu, Hu Zhou. “Synthesis of pure rod-like α-Si3N4 Powder with in situ C/SBA-15 composite”, Ceram. Int., 2012, 38, 6059.
19. Jiadong Zhou, Junhao Lin, Xiangwei Huang, Yao Zhou et al., “A library of atomically thin metal chalcogenides”, Nature, 2018, 556, 7701. 20. Ruguang Ma, Yao Zhou, Yongfang Chen, et al., “Ultrafine molybdenum carbide nanoparticles composited with carbon as a highly active hydrogen evolution electrocatalysts", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2015, 127, 14936.

1. 北京理工大学特立青年学者项目，主持
2. 北京市面上项目，主持
3. 北京理工大学，科技创新计划，主持
4. 北京理工大学，朗月计划，主持
5. JKW，HC，课题负责人
5. 国家自然科学基金青年项目，主持（已结题）
6. 上海市面上项目，主持（已结题）

1. 北京理工大学“特立青年学者”
2. 北京理工大学“青年科学家国家交流贡献奖”
2. 中国科学院上海硅酸盐研究所“优秀个人”
3. 中国科学院“三好学生”
4. 山东省优秀毕业生

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