1.个人简介

2022年1月于天津大学理学院化学专业获理学博士学位（硕博连读），导师张兵教授。2022.01-2023.10继续在张兵教授课题组从事博士后研究。2023年11月加入天津大学分子+研究院，任“北洋学者英才计划”副教授。

2.研究成果

主要从事煤基乙炔电催化可控转化制乙烯或丁二烯研究，开发高效催化剂及工艺路线，开发/搭建原位表征技术。目前以第一/通讯作者在Nat. Sustain.、Nat. Catal.(2)、Nat. Commun.(3)、 Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (4)、ACS Catal.、ACS Energy Lett.、JACS Au、Adv. Energy Mater.等期刊发表论文20余篇，其中2篇入选ESI高被引论文，被引1400余次。授权中国发明专利4件。主持国家自然科学基金、中国博士后面上基金、天津大学“启明计划”项目并入选天津市第一批青年科技人才项目。

3.项目情况

国家重点研发计划子课题（2024YFA1510100，110万元，项目骨干/子课题负责人/在研）。

国家自然科学基金青年科学基金项目（22209120，30万元，主持/在研）。

中国博士后科学基金第72批面上项目（2022M722364，8万元，主持/结题）。

天津大学“启明计划”（20万元，主持/结题）。

天津大学启动经费（50万元，主持/在研）。

天津市第一批青年科技人才项目（30万元，主持/在研）。

4.部分代表论文

(1) B. Zhao^#, F. Chen^#, M. Wang^#, C. Cheng, Y. Wu, C. Liu, Y. Yu, B. Zhang* Economically viable electrocatalytic ethylene production with high yield and selectivity Nat. Sustain., 2023,  6, 827-837.

(2) B. Zhao, B. Zhang*, Electrochemistry-Inspired Design of Thermocatalysts, Nat. Catal. 2024, 7, 229–230.

(3) M. Li^#, Y. Wu^#, B. Zhao^#（共同一作）,Chuanqi Cheng^#, C. Liu, B. Zhang, Electrosynthesis of amino acids from NO and α-keto acids using two decoupled flow reactors. Nat. Catal., 2023 6, 906-915.

(4) C. Cheng, J. Wang, F. Chen, Y. Han, Y. He, B. Zhang*, B. Zhao*. Selective Electrosynthesis of 1,3-Butadiene by Tailoring the Coverage of Acetylene and Water. Nat. Commun. 2025, accept in principle. (Preprint,  https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-5240353/v1)

(5) F. Chen, C. Cheng, J.. Wang, Y. Han, B. Zhao*, B. Zhang*. Potassium-Stabilized Metastable Carbides and Chalcogenides via Surface Chemical Potential Modulation. Nat. Commun. 2025, 16, 3869.

(6) F. Chen, L. Li, C. Cheng, Y. Yu, B. Zhao*, B. Zhang*, Ethylene Electrosynthesis from Low-Concentrated Acetylene via Concave-Surface Enriched Reactant and Improved Mass Transfer, Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 5914.

(7) C. Cheng, F Chen, B. Zhang*, B. Zhao*, X. Du*, Promoting Water Dissociation and Weakening Active Hydrogen Adsorption to Boost the Hydrogen Transfer Reaction over a Cu-Ag Superlattice Electrocatalyst Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202413897.

(8) B. Zhao, M. Sun, F. Chen, Y. Shi, Y. Yu, X. Li, B. Zhang, Unveiling the Activity Origin of Iron Nitride as Catalytic Material for Efficient Hydrogenation of CO₂ to C₂₊ Hydrocarbons Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 4496-4500.

(9) S. Guo, C. Wang, H. Li, T. Li, C. Liu, Y. Gao*, B. Zhao*, B. Zhang*, CeO₂ Modification Promotes the Oxidation Kinetics for Adipic Acid Electrosynthesis from KA Oil Oxidation at 200 mA cm^–2, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202423432. (Hot Paper)

(10) B. Miao, F. Chen, C. Cheng, M. Tao, B. Zhao*, B. Zhang. Promoting the Kinetics of Ethylene Electrosynthesis via the Facet-Dependent Activation of Acetylene over Silver Catalysts. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202502757. (VIP)

(11) J. Zhu, J. Shao, B. Shen, J. Chen, Y. Yu, S. Song, X. Zhang, B. Zhang, B. Zhao*, Formamide Electrosynthesis from Methanol and Ammonia in Water over Pr-Doped MnO₂. JACS Au, 2023, 3, 2987–2992.

(12) B. Zhao, M. Sun, F. Chen, W. Wang, S. Lu, B. Zhang*, Photoinduced Reaction Pathway Change for Boosting CO₂ Hydrogenation over a MnO-Co Catalyst ACS Catal., 2021, 11, 10316-10323.

(13) B. Zhao^#*, F. Chen^#, C. Cheng^#, L. Li, C. Liu, and B. Zhang*, C₆₀-Stabilized Cu⁺ Sites Boost Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO₂ to C₂₊ Products. Adv. Energy Mater., 2023, 13, 2204346.

(14) C. Dou, Y. Huang, B. Zhao, W. Lei, B. Zhang, Y. Yu*. Electrocatalytic Acetylene Semi-Hydrogenation to Ethylene with High Energy Efficiency. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 6, e202423381.

(15) C. L., F. Chen, B. Zhao, Y. Wu, B. Zhang*, Electrochemical Hydrogenation and Oxidation of Organic Species involving Water, Nat. Rev. Chem. 2024, 8, 277–293.