Ruizhi Yang，PhD，Professor

College of Energy, Soochow University

Suzhou，Jiangsu，215006，China

Tel: 86-512-65221519

E-mail: yangrz@suda.edu.cn

Biography:

Dr.Ruizhi Yang is a full professor at College of Energy, Soochow University. She received her B.S. degree and M.S. degree in Materials Science from Hunan University and Ph.D. degree in Condensed Matter Physics from the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2005). She worked as a post-doctoral fellow at Dalhousie University, Canada, from 2005 to 2008. She then moved to USA, working as a research associate at Stanford University from 2008 to 2011, prior to joining Soochow University.Dr.Ruizhi Yang has published over 60 papers with a total citation of over 5000 times and a H-index of 44 in peer-reviewed international journals. She contributed book chapters for “Handbook of Fuel Cells – Fundamentals, Technology andApplications”@2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and “Fuel Cells” for book series“Nanostructured Materials for Next-Generation Energy Storage and Conversion” by Springer-Nature, 2018.

Research Interests:

Materials for electrochemical energy storage and conversion. We are interested in designing new materials for electrochemical energy storage and conversion (including fuel cells, metal-air batteries and Li-ion batteries) at an atomic scale, fundamental understanding of reaction mechani**s in electrochemical processes.

Funding:

Dr. Ruizhi Yang,as a principal investigator, hosted and is hosting the projectsfromthe National Key Research and Development Program of China (2020YFB1505703,2016YFB0100200), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51972220, 51572181, 51272167, 2120610), the Key University Science Research Project of Jiangsu Province (No. 20KJA480003), Natural Science Foundation of the Higher Education Institutions of Jiangsu Province (12KJB430010), Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20151226). She also hosted 2 projects sponsored by industries.

Honors and Awards:

Dr. Ruizhi Yangreceived the Electrochemistry Award for Young Talent, China,in 2013.

Dr. Ruizhi Yang is a board committee memberofInternational Academy of Electrochemical Energy Science (IAOEES), a member of ECS.

Recent Publications:

1.Kai Zeng, Xiangjun Zheng, Cong Li, Jin Yan, Jing-Hua Tian,* Chao Jin,* Peter Strasser, andRuizhi Yang*, Recent Advances in Non-Noble Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysts toward Large-Scale Production,Adv.Funct.Mater.2020, 2000503.

2.Xiangjun Zheng, Xuecheng Cao, Zhihui Sun, Kai Zeng, Jin Yan,Peter Strasser, Xin Chen*, Suhui Sun*,Ruizhi Yang*,Indiscrete metal/metal-N-C synergic active sites for efficient and durableoxygen electrocatalysis toward advanced Zn-air batteries.Appl.Catal.B: Environmental2020,272,118967.

3.Chaohui Wei, Meng Tian Menglei Wang, Zixiong Shi, Lianghao Yu, Shuo Li, Zhaodi Fan,Ruizhi Yang,*and Jingyu Sun*,Universal in Situ Crafted MO_xMXene Heterostructures as Heavy and Multifunctional Hosts for 3D-Printed Li−S Batteries.ACS Nano2020, 14, 16073−16084.

4. Junhua Zhou, Qitao Shi, Sami Ullah, Xiaoqin Yang, Alicja Bachmatiuk,Ruizhi Yang*and Mark H Rummeli *, Phosphorus-Based Composites as Anode Materials for Advanced Alkali Metal Ion Batteries.Adv.Funct.Mater.2020, 2004648.

5.Zhihui Sun, Bao Li, Cheng Feng, Xuecheng Cao, Xiangjun Zheng, Kai Zeng,Chao Jin*, Xuemei Wu, Dongmei Dai andRuizhi Yang*,Pla**a-enhanced cycling durability of a Mo₂Cdecorated N-doped carbon nanofiberelectrocatalyst for Li–O₂battery cathodes.J. Mater. Chem. A,2020, 8,14815.

6.Xiangjun Zheng, Xuecheng Cao, Kai Zeng, Zhihui Sun, Jin Yan, Xiaowei Li,Chao Jin,* Xin Chen* andRuizhi Yang *, Cotton pad-derived large-area 3D N-dopedgraphene-like full carbon cathode with an O-richfunctional group for flexible all solid Zn–airbatteries.J. Mater. Chem. A,2020, 8,11202.

7.Xuecheng Cao, Xiangjun Zheng, Zhihui Sun, Chao Jin, Jinghua Tian, Shaorui Sun*,Ruizhi Yang*,Oxygen defect-ridden molybdenum oxide-coated carbon catalysts for Li-O₂battery cathodes.Appl.Catal.B: Environmental2019, 253, 317-322.

9.Xiangjun Zheng, Jiao Wu, Xuecheng Cao, Janel Abbott, Chao Jin, Haibo Wang,Peter Strasser,Ruizhi Yang*,Xin Chen*, Gang Wu*,N-, P-, and S-doped graphene-like carbon catalysts derived from onium salts with enhanced oxygen chemisorption for Zn-air battery cathodesAppl.Catal.B: Environmental2019, 241,442–451.

9.Minghui Wei, Bao Li, Chao Jin*, Yichen Ni, Cong Li, Xiaowei Pan, Jiawen Sun, Chenghao Yang*,Ruizhi Yang*,A 3D free-standing thin film based on N, P-codoped hollow carbon fibers embedded with MoP quantum dots as high efficient oxygen electrode for Li-O₂batteries.Energy Storage Materials2019, 17,226–233.

10.Yue Fu, Hai-Yang Yu, Cong Jiang, Tian-Heng Zhang, Run Zhan, Xiaowei Li, Jianfeng Li, Jing-Hua Tian*, andRuizhi Yang*,NiCo Alloy Nanoparticles Decorated on N-Doped Carbon Nanofibers as Highly Active and Durable Oxygen Electrocatalyst,Adv.Funct.Mater.2018, 1705094.

11. Xin Gong, Shanshan Liu, Chuying Ouyang, Peter Strasser andRuizhi Yang^*,Nitrogen- and phosphorus-doped biocarbon with enhanced electrocatalytic activity for oxygen reduction.ACS Catal.2015, 5，920-927.

12.Xuecheng Cao, Jiao Wu, Chao Jin, Jinghua Tian, PeterStrasser andRuizhi Yang*,MnCo₂O₄Anchored on P-Doped Hierarchical Porous Carbon as an Electrocatalyst for High-Performance Rechargeable Li-O₂Batteries,ACS Catal.2015, 5, 4890-4896.