1.Education

Sep. 2005- Jul. 2009,

Bachelor, Chemistry, Shandong University,

Sep. 2009- Jun. 2014,

Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry, Shandong University,

2.Working Experience

Jan. 2017 – Current, China University of Petroleum (East China), Associate Professor

Sep. 2016 – Dec. 2016, China University of Petroleum (East China), Lecturer

Jul. 2014 – Aug. 2016, China University of Petroleum (East China), Postdoctor

3. Research area

Mainly engaged in the synthesis and assembly of electrode materials in secondary batteries, including the design, preparation and application for lithium ion battery, sodium ion battery and potassium ion battery. More than 30 SCI papers have been published in the journals of Adv. Funct. Mater., Chem. Mater., J. Mater. Chem. A,ACS Appl. Mater. Inter., J. Power Sources, Electrochimica Acta, Chemelectrochem and so on.The total number of references have reached more than 1000 times, and the H factor is 14.

4. Project

(1) The Key research and development plan of Shandong province, Study on electrochemical sodium storage mechanism and performance regulation of transition metal carbonate materials, GG201709270042, 2018/01-2019/12

(2) The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, Studies of phosphonate-based MOF derived phosphorus-doped porous carbon materials and their sodium storage performance/mechanism, 17CX02039A, 2017/01-2019/12

(3) Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province, Studies of the preparation and sodium storage properties of metal oxide/ordered porous carbon composites, BS2015CL005, 2015/07-2017/07

(4) China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Preparation of metal oxide/ordered porous carbon composites and study of their sodium storage properties, 2015M570618, 2014/07-2016/07

(5) Qingdao Postdoctoral applied research foundation, Study on lithium storage properties of porous nitrogen doping carbon materials derived from MOF, 2015233, 2014/07-2016/07

5. Publications

(1) Li, L.; He, J.; Wang, Y.; Lv, X.; Gu, X.; Dai, P.; Liu, D.; Zhao, X.*, Metal–organic frameworks: a promising platform for constructing non-noble electrocatalysts for the oxygen-reduction reaction, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2019, 7 (5), 1964-1988.

(2) Yan, L.; Jiang, H.; Wang, Y.; Li, L.; Gu, X.; Dai, P.; Liu, D.; Tang, S.-F.; Zhao, G.; Zhao, X.*, One-step and scalable synthesis of Ni2P nanocrystals encapsulated in N, P-codoped hierarchically porous carbon matrix using a bipyridine and phosphonate linked nickel metal–organic framework as highly efficient electrocatalysts for overall water splitting, Electrochimica Acta, 2019, 297, 755-766.

(3) Zhang, L.; Gu, X.*; Yan, C.; Zhang, S.; Li, L.; Jin, Y.; Zhao, S.; Wang, H.; Zhao, X.*, Titanosilicate Derived SiO2/TiO2@ C Nanosheets with Highly Distributed TiO2 Nanoparticles in SiO2 Matrix as Robust Lithium Ion Battery Anode, ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2018, 10 (51), 44463-44471.

(4) Dai, P.; Xue, Y.; Zhang, S.; Cao, L.; Tang, D.; Gu, X.; Li, L.; Wang, X.; Jiang, X.; Liu, D., Derived Flexible 3D Interconnected Carbon Microfiber Networks with Controllable Pore Sizes for Supercapacitors, ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2018, 10 (43), 37046-37056.

(5) Liu, D.; Zhu, H.; Zhao, J.; Pan, L.; Dai, P.; Gu, X.; Li, L.; Liu, Y.; Zhao, X.*, Synthesis of Mesoporous γ-Al2O3 with Spongy Structure: In-Situ Conversion of Metal-Organic Frameworks and Improved Performance as Catalyst Support in Hydrodesulfurization, Materials, 2018, 11 (7), 1067.

(6)Yan, C; Gu X.*; Zhang L.; Wang, Y.;Yan, L.;Liu, D.;Li, L.;Dai, P.; Zhao, X.*,Highly dispersed Zn nanoparticles confined in nanoporous carbon network: promising anode materials for sodium and potassium ion batteries, Journal of Materials Chemistry A,2018, 6, 17371.

(7) Wang, Y.; Li, L.; Yan, L.; Gu, X.; Dai, P.; Liu, D.; Bell, J. G.; Zhao, G.; Zhao, X.; Thomas, K. M., Bottom-Up Fabrication of Ultrathin 2D Zr Metal–Organic Framework Nanosheets through a Facile Continuous Microdroplet Flow Reaction, Chemistry of Materials,2018, 30 (9), 3048-3059.

(8) Yan, L.; Jiang, H.; Xing, Y.; Wang, Y.; Liu, D.; Gu, X.; Dai, P.; Li, L.; Zhao, X., Nickel metal–organic framework implanted on graphene and incubated to be ultrasmall nickel phosphide nanocrystals acts as a highly efficient water splitting electrocatalyst, Journal of Materials Chemistry A,2018, 6, 1682.

(9) Liu, D.; Yan, L.; Li, L.; Gu, X.; Dai, P.; Yang, L.; Liu, Y.; Liu, C.; Zhao, G.; Zhao, X., Impact of moderative ligand hydrolysis on morphology evolution and the morphology-dependent breathing effect performance of MIL-53 (Al), CrystEngComm,2018, 20 (15), 2102-2111.

(10) Liu, D.; Li, L.; Xu, H.; Dai, P.; Wang, Y.; Gu, X.; Yan, L.; Zhao, G.; Zhao, X., Boosting ORR Catalytic Activity by Integrating Pyridine‐N Dopants, a High Degree of Graphitization, and Hierarchical Pores into a MOF‐Derived N‐Doped Carbon in a Tandem Synthesis, Chemistry–An Asian Journal,2018, 13 (10), 1318-1326.

(11)Gu, X.; Yan, C.; Yan, L.; Cao, L.; Niu, F.; Liu, D.; Dai, P.; Li, L.; Yang, J.; Zhao, X., Carbonates (bicarbonates)/reduced graphene oxide as anode materials for sodium-ion batteries, Journal of Materials Chemistry A,2017, 5 (47), 24645-24650.

(12)Zhao, X.*; Yan, C.; Gu, X.*; Li, L.; Dai, P.; Li, D.; Zhang, H., Ultrafine TiO2 Nanoparticles Confined in N-Doped Porous Carbon Networks as Anodes of High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries, ChemElectroChem,2017, 4 (6), 1516-1522.

(13) Yan, L.; Cao, L.; Dai, P.; Gu, X.; Liu, D.; Li, L.; Wang, Y.; Zhao, X., Metal‐Organic Frameworks Derived Nanotube of Nickel–Cobalt Bimetal Phosphides as Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Overall Water Splitting, Advanced Functional Materials,2017, 27 (40), 1703455.

(14)Yan, L.; Dai, P.; Wang, Y.; Gu, X.; Li, L.; Cao, L.; Zhao, X., In Situ Synthesis Strategy for Hierarchically Porous Ni2P Polyhedrons from MOFs Templates with Enhanced Electrochemical Properties for Hydrogen Evolution, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,2017, 9 (13), 11642-11650.

(15) Wang, Y.; Li, L.; Dai, P.; Yan, L.; Cao, L.; Gu, X.; Zhao, X., Missing-node directed synthesis of hierarchical pores on a zirconium metal–organic framework with tunable porosity and enhanced surface acidity via a microdroplet flow reaction, Journal of Materials Chemistry A,2017, 5 (42), 22372-22379.

(16)Li, L.; Dai, P.; Gu, X.; Wang, Y.; Yan, L.; Zhao, X., High oxygen reduction activity on a metal–organic framework derived carbon combined with high degree of graphitization and pyridinic-N dopants, Journal of Materials Chemistry A,2017, 5 (2), 789-795.

(17) Wang, Y.; Li, L.; Yan, L.; Cao, L.; Dai, P.; Gu, X.; Zhao, X., Continuous synthesis for zirconium metal-organic frameworks with high quality and productivity via microdroplet flow reaction, Chinese Chemical Letters,2017, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cclet.2017.09.057.

(18)Gu, X.; Dai, P.; Li, L.; Li, J.; Li, D.; Zhang, H.; Zhao, X., Porous Carbon Polyhedrons with High‐Level Nitrogen‐Doping for High‐Performance Sodium‐Ion Battery Anodes, ChemistrySelect,2016, 1 (20), 6442-6447.

(19)Gu, X.; Li, L.; Wang, Y.; Dai, P.; Wang, H.; Zhao, X., Hierarchical tubular structures constructed from rutile TiO2 nanorods with superior sodium storage properties, Electrochimica Acta,2016, 211, 77-82.

(20) Li, L.; Wang, Y.; Gu, X.; Yang, Q.; Zhao, X., Increasing the CO2/N2 Selectivity with a Higher Surface Density of Pyridinic Lewis Basic Sites in Porous Carbon Derived from a Pyridyl‐Ligand‐Based Metal–Organic Framework, Chemistry–An Asian Journal,2016, 11 (13), 1913-1920.

(21)Gu, X.; Wang, Y.; Yan, L.; Li, L.; Dai, P.; Wang, H.; Zhao, X., Metal-organic Frameworks Derived CoS2-Co/N-doped Porous Carbon with Extremely High Electrocatalytic Stability for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction, Int. J. Electrochem. Sci,2016, 11, 9575-9584.

(22)Gu, X.; Yue, J.; Chen, L.; Liu, S.; Xu, H.; Yang, J.; Qian, Y.; Zhao, X., Coaxial MnO/N-doped carbon nanorods for advanced lithium-ion battery anodes, Journal of Materials Chemistry A,2015, 3 (3), 1037-1041.

(23)Gu, X.; Yue, J.; Li, L.; Xue, H.; Yang, J.; Zhao, X., General synthesis of MnOx (MnO2, Mn2O3, Mn3O4, MnO) hierarchical microspheres as lithium-ion battery anodes, Electrochimica Acta,2015, 184, 250-256.

(24)Yue, J.; Gu, X.; Jiang, X.; Chen, L.; Wang, N.; Yang, J.; Ma, X., Coaxial manganese dioxide@N-doped carbon nanotubes as superior anodes for lithium ion batteries, Electrochimica Acta,2015, 182, 676-681.

(25)Chen, L.; Gu, X.; Jiang, X.; Wang, N.; Yue, J.; Xu, H.; Yang, J.; Qian, Y., Hierarchical vanadium pentoxide microflowers with excellent long-term cyclability at high rates for lithium ion batteries, Journal of Power Sources,2014, 272, 991-996.

(26)Gu, X.; Chen, L.; Liu, S.; Xu, H.; Yang, J.; Qian, Y., Hierarchical core–shell α-Fe2O3@C nanotubes as a high-rate and long-life anode for advanced lithium ion batteries, Journal of Materials Chemistry A,2014, 2 (10), 3439-3444.

(27) Yue, J.; Gu, X.; Chen, L.; Wang, N.; Jiang, X.; Xu, H.; Yang, J.; Qian, Y., General synthesis of hollow MnO2, Mn3O4 and MnO nanospheres as superior anode materials for lithium ion batteries, Journal of Materials Chemistry A,2014, 2 (41), 17421-17426.

(28) Wang, N.; Xu, H.; Chen, L.; Gu, X.; Yang, J.; Qian, Y., A general approach for MFe2O4 (M = Zn, Co, Ni) nanorods and their high performance as anode materials for lithium ion batteries, Journal of Power Sources,2014, 247, 163-169.

(29)Gu, X.; Chen, L.; Ju, Z.; Xu, H.; Yang, J.; Qian, Y., Controlled Growth of Porous α‐Fe2O3 Branches on β‐MnO2 Nanorods for Excellent Performance in Lithium‐Ion Batteries, Advanced Functional Materials,2013, 23 (32), 4049-4056.

(30)Gu, X.; Li, X.; Xu, L.; Xu, H.; Yang, J.; Qian, Y., Synthesis of Spinel LiNixMn2-xO4 (x= 0, 0. 1, 0. 16) and Their High Rate Charge-Discharge Performances, Int. J. Electrochem. Sci,2012, 7, 2504-2512.

(31) Wang, L.; Wei, H.; Fan, Y.; Gu, X.; Zhan, J., One-dimensional CdS/α-Fe2O3 and CdS/Fe3O4 heterostructures: epitaxial and nonepitaxial growth and photocatalytic activity, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C,2009, 113 (32), 14119-14125.