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Biography
Dr. Ye Zhu is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He received his undergraduate degree from Tsinghua University in China, and his Ph.D from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2008. After graduation, he did postdoc in US and Australia, until joining The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2016.
Dr. Zhu has dedicated to developing cutting edge microscopy and spectroscopy techniques, and their applications on emerging materials. Applying these techniques, his team has made numerous breakthroughs, including the first discovery of novel 2D antiferroelectricity and ferroelasticity in indium selenide compound. He has published over 120 journal articles, including high-impact journals such as Nature, Nature Materials, Nature Energy, and Physical Review Letters. The impact of his publication is evidenced by over 6300 citations according to Scopus, with an H-index of 31. His strong track record has won him several professional awards such as the “Early Career Award” from the Hong Kong Research Grants Council in 2017, and the Young Scientist award from the International Federation of Societies for Microscopy (IFSM) in 2014.
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Education/Academic qualification
Master of Applied Science, McMaster University
Bachelor of Engineering, Tsinghua University
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin (Madison)
Keywords
- QC Physics
- Electron microscopy
- Electron energy-loss spectroscopy
- Energy materials
- 2D materials
- Complex oxides
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Two-dimensional ferroelasticity in van der Waals β’-In2Se3
Xu, C., Mao, J., Guo, X., Yan, S., Chen, Y., Lo, T. W., Chen, C., Lei, D., Luo, X., Hao, J., Zheng, C. & Zhu, Y., Dec 2021, In: Nature Communications. 12, 1, 3665.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Open Access76 Citations (Scopus) -
The critical role of composition-dependent intragrain planar defects in the performance of MA1–xFAxPbI3 perovskite solar cells
Li, W., Rothmann, M. U., Zhu, Y., Chen, W., Yang, C., Yuan, Y., Choo, Y. Y., Wen, X., Cheng, Y. B., Bach, U. & Etheridge, J., Jun 2021, In: Nature Energy. 6, 6, p. 624-632 9 p.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Open Access182 Citations (Scopus) -
Synergistic regulation of nickel doping/hierarchical structure in cobalt sulfide for high performance zinc-air battery
Wang, J., Xu, J., Guo, X., Shen, T., Xuan, C., Tian, B., Wen, Z., Zhu, Y. & Wang, D., 5 Dec 2021, In: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 298, 120539.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Open Access46 Citations (Scopus) -
Dual-phase metal nitrides as highly efficient co-catalysts for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution
Liu, S., Kuang, W., Meng, X., Qi, W., Adimi, S., Guo, H., Guo, X., Pervaiz, E., Zhu, Y., Xue, D. & Yang, M., 15 Jul 2021, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 416, 129116.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
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Nanostructure-Mediated Phase Evolution in Lithiation/Delithiation of Co3O4
Fu, Y., Guo, X., Xu, Z., Zhao, G., Xu, C., Zhu, Y. & Zhou, L., 23 Jun 2021, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 13, 24, p. 28171-28180 10 p.Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review
Open Access16 Citations (Scopus)