1. Thermoelectric material and device

2. new energy science and techonology

3. waste heat recovery

4. thermoelectric cooling

1. publicated papers (selected)

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.

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