Essential Information
Name: ZHANG Wenqing
Position: Professor
Email: zhangwq@sustech.edu.cn
Office: College of Engineering 308, College of Science P3108
Research Field: Transport physics of electrons and phonons, Functionality of low-dimensional heterostructures, Machine learning, data mining, and high-throughput computation in materials research, Transport Physics of Electron and Phonon
Education background
1992 Ph. D., Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
1989 M. S., physics, Xiamen University, China
1986 B. S., physics, Xiamen University, China
Working experience
2017 - Present, Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology
2014 - 2017, Professor, Material Genome Institute, Shanghai University
2004 - 2014, Professor, Group Leader, Deputy Director of the State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructures, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
2002 - 2003, Research Faculty, Materials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
2000 - 2002, Research Staff, Princeton Materials Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 0854
1997 - 1999, Research Associate Fellowship, Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138
1997, Visiting Scientist, Theory Department, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany
1995-1997, Associate Professor, Institute of Applied Physics, Beijing University of Science & Technology, China
1993-1995, Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, China (Supervisor: Professor Dingsheng Wang)
Honors and Awards
2014 APS fellow
2013 The State Natural Science Award (2nd rank)
2013 State Council Special Allowance
2012 Shanghai Natural Science Award (First Prize)
2010 National Millions of Talents Project
2009 Exceptional Young Scientist Foundation Award from NSFC
2004 CAS Hundred Talents Program
Papers and Patents
Invited Reviews and Book Chapters
1. Ji Jialin, Tang Qinghang, Yao Mingjia, Yang Hongliang, Jin Yeqing, Zhang Yubo, Xi Jinyang, J.Singh David, Yang Jiong*, Zhang Wenqing*. Functional-Unit-Based Material Design, Ultralow Thermal Conductivity in Thermoelectrics with Linear Triatomic Resonant Bonds, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2022, 14: 18552-18561
2. Ruan Yurong, Zhong Ke, Zhang Ying, Zhang Fang, Zhang Yubo*, Zhang Wenqing*, Off Stoichiometry Quaternary Heusler-Like Semiconductors with Magnetism and Disorder, Adv. Funct. Mater, 2022, 2209233
3. Erting Dong, Yongbin Zhu, Shihua Tan, Weishu Liu, Jiong Wang, Wenqing Zhang*. Bistructural Pseudocontinuous Solid Solution with Hierarchical Microstructures from Ab initio Study: Application to the Mg2Sn-Mg3Sb2 System, Acta Materialia, 2022, 236, 118139
4. Dong Zirui, Luo Jun*, Wang Chenyang, Jiang Ying, Tan Shihua, Zhang Yubo, Grin Yuri, Yu Zhiyang, Guo Kai, Zhang Jiye, Zhang Wenqing*, Half-Heusler-like compounds with wide continuous compositions and tunable p-to n-type semiconducting thermoelectrics, Nat. Commun., 2022, 13, 35
5. Jiajia Zhang, Caichao Ye, Genwang Wei, Liang Guo, Yuhang Cai, Zhi Li, Xinzhi Wu, Fangyi Sun, Qikai Li, Yupeng Wang, Huan Li, Yuchen Li, Shuaihua Wang, Wei Xu, Xuefeng Guo*, Wenqqing Zhang*, Weishu Liu*, Polaron interfacial entropy as a route to high thermoelectric performance in DAE-doped PEDOT:PSS films, Natl. Sci. Rev., 2024, 11, nwae009.
