Biography

Dr. Ming Zhao is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Chemistry at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, working under the supervision of Professor Lianzhou Wang since March 2026. Prior to that, he obtained his PhD in Chemical Engineering and Technology at Beijing University of Technology, under the joint supervision of Professors Jieshan Qiu and Shimou Chen. After, he worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Zhejiang University under the supervision of Professor Jun Lu.

His research focused on liquid/gel/solid electrolytes chemistry and electrodes interface design in aqueous and non-aqueous batteries, especially on interfacial chemical and electrochemical behaviors, charge-mass transfer kinetics, and process reinforcement under extreme conditions (wide temperature range, high/low pressure, strong impact, low vacuum, open environment, mechanical conditions, etc.).

Research Interests

Ø  Ionic liquid-based electrolytes and solid-state electrolytes

Ø  Halogen conversion and redox chemistry in batteries

Ø  Gel/polymer electrolytes and flexible battery devices

Ø  Extreme batteries

Publications

1.      Ming Zhao, Yanqun Lv, Yunkai Xu,* Huachao Yang, Zheng Bo,* Jun Lu.* Ordered zinc electrodeposition from singlecrystal units to polycrystalline stacking within solid-electrolyte interphase in battery anodes. Nat. Commun. 2025, 16, 2843.

2.      Yanqun Lv, Chenyue Huang, Ming Zhao,* Mingzhe Fang, Qianwen Dong, Wanqi Tang, Jingting Yang, Xinxin Zhu, Xianji Qiao, Hongfei Zheng, Chuang Sun, Lijun Zheng, Mengting Zheng, Yunkai Xu,* Jun Lu.* Synergistic Anion-Cation Chemistry Enables Highly Stable Zn Metal Anodes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 8523.

3.      Chenyue Huang, Ming Zhao,* Chong Xu, Yanqun Lv, Mingzhe Fang, Qianwen Dong, Yunkai Xu,* Zheng Bo, Jun Lu.* Engineering Anion-Diluent Matrix for Ion-Decoupled Localized High-Concentration Electrolytes Towards Highly Stable Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 202511410.

4.      Ming Zhao, Yanqun Lv, Jun Qi, Yong Zhang, Yadong Du, Qi Yang, Yunkai Xu,* Jieshan Qiu,* Jun Lu,* Shimou Chen.* Crystallographic Reorientation Induced by Gradient Solid-Electrolyte Interphase for Highly Stable Zinc Anode. Adv. Mater. 2025, 2412667.

5.      Ming Zhao, Junfeng Rong, Feng Huo, Yanqun Lv, Bowen Yue, Ying Xiao, Yong Chen, Guolin Hou,* Jieshan Qiu,* Shimou Chen.* Semi-Immobilized Ionic Liquid Regulator with Fast Kinetics toward Highly Stable Zinc Anode under -35 to 60 °C. Adv. Mater. 2022, 2203153.

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