Lithium/sodium-ion batteries, solid-state batteries, zinc-air batteries, fuel cells, hydrogen hybrid power supply systems, battery recycling, and AI + electrochemical energy storage.

Director of State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, China

Director of Power Battery & Systems Research Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.

1. J. Ren, D. Wang, Y. Chen, R. Liu, X. Guo, D. Luo, Z. Chen, Anion Coordination Transition Enabled by Ion-Dipole Interactions At Low Temperatures. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2026, 148(18), 19128-19137.

2. J. Ren, D. Wang, Q. Li, Y. Liu, X. Guo, Q. Ma, Y. Nie, H. Dou, D. Wang, D. Luo, Z. Chen, Achieving Bichelating Solvation Structure Toward Fast Charging and Long Lifespan Aqueous Zn-Ion Batteries. Adv. Mater., 2026, 38(9), e05049.

3. J. Ren, J. Zhang, Y. Chen, R. Liu, C. Liu, X. Guo, D. Luo, D. Wang, Z. Chen, Multiphase aqueous soggy sand electrolyte for zinc metal batteries applications at elevated temperatures. Nat. Commun., 2025, 17(1), 309.

4. L. Tan, S. Zhang, Q. Ma, R. Liu, L. Xue, Q. Li, J. Wei, X. Wang, D. Luo, Z. Chen, Iodide Anion Anchoring by Silver Nanoparticles Enables Shuttle-Free Zinc-Iodine Batteries. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2026, 138(29), e8096588.

5. J. Wang, X. Zhang, J. Liu, X. Wang, Y. Nie, K. Zong, X. Zhang, C. Zhao, L. Yang, X. Wang, Z. Chen, High-Spin Cobalt Enables Strong Metal-Sulfur Orbital Hybridization for Accelerated Polysulfide Conversion in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Adv. Mater. 2025, 37, 2502075.

6. M. Liu, Y. Li, L. Yang, P. Zhao, J. Li, L. Tian, D. Cao, Z. Chen, Defect-Triggered Orbital Hybridization in FeMn Dual-Atom Catalysts Toward Sabatier-Optimized Oxygen Reduction. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e202505268.

7. L. He, Y. Shao, S. Li, Y. Nie, Y. Chu, G. Feng, X. Liu, Q. Li, D. Luo, X. Wang, Z. Chen, Topologically entangled network polymer electrolyte with ionophilic-protonation dual side chains for high-voltage lithium-metal batteries. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e202507222.

8. T. Yang, S. Qin, S. Gao, X. Wang, D. Luo, Y. Shi, Q. Ma, X. Zhang, Y. Zhang, Z. Chen. Electroinitiated interfacial healing for external pressure-free solid-state sodium metal batteries. Nat. Commun. 2025, 16, 9613.

9. Y. Zhang, Z. Zhang, H. Dou, Z. Bai, J. Zou, Y. Wang, F. Li, P. Wang, J. Zhang, M. Xu, Z. Chen, Engineering Nanoscale Interfacial Solvation Inner-Outer Configuration via Multi-Group Synergy for Practical Zinc Batteries. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. , 2025, 64(51), e202518035.

10. Q. Li, D. Luo, Q. Ma, Z. Zheng, S. Li, Y. Xie, L. Xue, M. Lin, Y. Nie, G. Feng, H. Dou, J. Chen, X. Wang, Z. Chen, Designing a bridging solvation structure using recessive solvents for high energy density aqueous zinc-ion batteries with 88% depth of discharge zinc rechargeability. Energ. Environ. Sci., 2025, 18(3), 1489-1501.

11. J. Liu, Y. Wu, L. Wang, Q. Ma, Q. Zhang, C. Liu, Z. Zhang, Z. Chen, Stabilizing Cu0/Cu+ Interfaces via High-Entropy Electrochemical Potential Regulation Strategy for Enhanced CO2-to-Ethylene Conversion in Acidic Medium. Adv. Mater., 2025, 37(47), e10267.

12. D. Wang, R. Li, S. Zhang, Y. Chen, J. Zhang, C. Liao, Z. Chen, Unveiling Anion-Cation Interaction of Electrolyte for Long-Life Ah-Level Aqueous Zinc Metal Batteries. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. , 2025, 138(5), e19668.