1. 热电材料及器件

2. 新能源技术

3. 废热回收发电

4. 半导体制冷

1. 科技奖励

省科技进步二等奖、三等奖各一项。

2. 代表性论文

J. Chen,X. Lan,C. Wang,Q. Zhang. The formation mechanism and corrosion resistance of a composite phosphate conversion film on AM60 alloy. Materials 2018, 102.

B. Yuan,B. Wang,L. Huang,X. Lei,L. Zhao,C. Wang,Q. Zhang. Effects of Sb Substitution by Sn on the Thermoelectric Properties of ZrCoSb. Journal of Electronic Materials 2017, 46, (5), 3076-3082.

U. Saparamadu,J. de Boor,J. Mao,S. Song,F. Tian,W. Liu,Q. Zhang,Z. Ren. Comparative studies on thermoelectric properties of p-type Mg2Sn0.75Ge0.25 doped with lithium, sodium, and gallium. Acta Materialia 2017, 141,  154-162.

Z. Ren,Y. Lan,Q. Zhang, Advanced Thermoelectrics: Materials, Contacts, Devices, and Systems[M]. CRC Press New York, 2017.

J. Mao,J. Shuai,S. W. Song,Y. X. Wu,R. Dally,J. W. Zhou,Z. H. Liu,J. F. Sun,Q. Y. Zhang,C. dela Cruz,S. Wilson,Y. Z. Pei,D. J. Singh,G. Chen,C. W. Chu,Z. F. Ren. Manipulation of ionized impurity scattering for achieving high thermoelectric performance in n-type Mg3Sb2-based materials. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2017, 114, (40), 10548-10553.

Liu, Y.; Wang, X.; Wang, Y.; Tang, Z.; Makarenko, T.; Guloy, A.; Zhang, Q.; Ren, Z. Ultra-low thermal conductivities of hot-pressed attapulgite and its potential as thermal insulation material. Applied Physics Letters 2016, 108, (10), 101906.

Huang, L.; Zhang, Q.; Yuan, B.; Lai, X.; Yan, X.; REN, Z. Recent progress in half-Heusler thermoelectric materials. Materials Research Bulletin 2016, 76, 107-112.

He, R.; Huang, L.; Wang, Y.; Samsonidze, G.; Kozinsky, B.; Zhang, Q.; Ren, Z. Enhanced thermoelectric properties of n-type NbCoSn half-Heusler by improving phase purity. APL Mater. 2016, 4, (10), 104804.

Wang, Z.; Wang, H.; Li, X.; Wang, D.; Zhang, Q.; Chen, G.; Ren, Z. Aluminum and silicon based phase change materials for high capacity thermal energy storage. Applied Thermal Engineering 2015, 89, 204-208.

Huang, L.; Wang, Y.; Shuai, J.; Zhang, H.; Yang, S.; Zhang, Q.; Ren, Z. Thermal Conductivity Reduction by Isoelectronic Elements V and Ta for Partial Substitution of Nb in Half-Heusler Nb (1-x)/2 V (1-x)/2 Ta x CoSb. Rsc Advances 2015, 5, 102469-102476.

Huang, L.; Min, Z.; Zhang, Q. Research and analysis on electrochemical performances of α-Fe2O3 electrode in Li-ion battery with different current collectors. Materials Research Bulletin 2015, 66, 39-44.

Huang, L.; He, R.; Chen, S.; Zhang, H.; Dahal, K.; Zhou, H.; Wang, H.; Zhang, Q.; Ren, Z. A new n-type half-Heusler thermoelectric material NbCoSb. Materials Research Bulletin 2015, 70, 773-778.

Song, S.; Wang, J.; Xu, B.; Lei, X.; Jiang, H.; Jin, Y.; Zhang, Q.; Ren, Z. Thermoelectric Properties of n-type Bi2Te2.7Se0.3 with addition of nano-ZnO:Al particles. Materials Research Express 2014, 1, 035901.

Zhang, Q.; Yang, S.; Zhang, Q.; Chen, S.; Liu, W.; Wang, H.; Tian, Z.; Broido, D.; Chen, G.; Ren, Z. Effect of aluminum on the thermoelectric properties of nanostructured PbTe. Nanotechnology 2013, 24, (34), 345705.

Zhang, Q. Y.; Wang, H.; Liu, W. S.; Wang, H. Z.; Yu, B.; Zhang, Q.; Tian, Z.; Ni, G.; Lee, S.; Esfarjani, K.; Chen, G.; Ren, Z. F. Enhancement of Thermoelectric Figure-of-Merit by Resonant States of Aluminium Doping in Lead Selenide. Energy & Environmental Science 2012, 5, (1), 5246-5251.

Zhang, Q.; Zhang, Q.; Chen, S.; Liu, W.; Lukas, K.; Yan, X.; Wang, h.; Wang, D.; Opeil, C.; Chen, G.; Ren, Z. Suppression of Grain Growth by Additive in Nanostructured p-type Bismuth Antimony Tellurides. Nano Energy 2012, 1, 183-189.

Zhang, Q.; Wang, H.; Zhang, Q.; Liu, W.; Yu, B.; Wang, H.; Wang, D.; Ni, G.; Chen, G.; Ren, Z. Effect of Silicon and Sodium on Thermoelectric Properties of Thallium Doped Lead Telluride Based Materials. Nano Letters 2012, 12, (5), 2324-2330.

Parker, D.; Singh, D. J.; Zhang, Q.; Ren, Z. Thermoelectric properties of n-type PbSe revisited. Journal of Applied Physics 2012, 111, (12), 123701.

Wang, H. Z.; Zhang, Q. Y.; Yu, B.; Wang, H.; Liu, W. S.; Chen, G.; Ren, Z. F. Transmission Electron Microscopy Study of Pb-Depleted Disks in PbTe-Based Alloys. Journal of Materials Research 2011 26, (7), 912-916.

Liu, W.-S.; Zhang, Q.; Lan, Y.; Chen, S.; Yan, X.; Zhang, Q.; Wang, H.; Wang, D.; Chen, G.; Ren, Z. Thermoelectric Property Studies on Cu-Doped n-type CuxBi2Te2.7Se0.3 Nanocomposites. Advanced Energy Materials 2011, 1, (4), 577-587.

Yu, B.; Zhang, Q. Y.; Wang, H.; Wang, X. W.; Wang, H. Z.; Wang, D. Z.; Wang, H.; Snyder, G. J.; Chen, G.; Ren, Z. F. Thermoelectric Property Studies on Thallium-Doped Lead Telluride Prepared by Ball Milling and Hot Pressing. Journal of Applied Physics 2010, 108, (1), 016104.

担任《专业外语》、《工程材料B》、《信息功能材料与器件X》、《写作课X（理工）》等课程教学工作。

中国材料研究协会热电分会第三届理事会理事

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