{"id":6247,"date":"2024-02-01T15:33:04","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T07:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.gtiit.edu.cn\/research\/?post_type=people&#038;p=6247"},"modified":"2025-10-29T10:56:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T02:56:49","slug":"weiran-zheng","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/sites.gtiit.edu.cn\/research\/people\/weiran-zheng\/","title":{"rendered":"Weiran Zheng"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6247\" class=\"elementor elementor-6247\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da1d707 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da1d707\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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src=\"https:\/\/sites.gtiit.edu.cn\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Weiran-Zheng-300400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61ccb94b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61ccb94b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Weiran Zheng<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1987d1a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1987d1a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Associate Professor, Chemistry Program<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa48077 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa48077\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Office: R423, North Campus<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1be637c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1be637c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Research Group Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thezhenggroup.com\/\">The Zheng Group<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4be692c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4be692c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"mailto:weiran.zheng@gtiit.edu.cn\">weiran.zheng@gtiit.edu.cn<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9915-6982\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9915-6982<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com.hk\/citations?hl=en&amp;user=hEpBUuYAAAAJ\">Google Scholar<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5343d2c7\" data-id=\"5343d2c7\" 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hidden=\"false\"><p>Dr. Weiran Zheng received his B.Sc. degree from Wuhan University in 2009 and was awarded a Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) joint Ph.D. scholarship in 2012 to study in Prof. Shik Chi Edman Tsang\u2019s group at the University of Oxford. After receiving his Ph.D. degree in physical chemistry from Wuhan University in late 2015, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow in Prof. Kwok-yin Wong&#8217;s group at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. During this period, he participated in research projects in Hong Kong and Guangdong Province, China. His main research interests include electrocatalysis mechanism exploration and rational design of catalytically active sites of electrocatalysts for energy conversion. So far, he has published more than 30 papers in\u00a0<em>ACS Catalysis, ACS Energy Letters, Matter, Advanced Energy Materials<\/em>, and other electrochemical\/electrocatalytic journals. He joined Guangdong Technion &#8211; Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT) in January 2022 as an Associate Professor.<\/p><p>Group website: https:\/\/www.thezhenggroup.com\/<\/p><p>Dr. Weiran Zheng\u2019s research group in GTIIT mainly involves two aspects of electrocatalysis: mechanism understanding and rational catalyst design. The main focus is to apply\u00a0<em>in situ<\/em>\u00a0characterization techniques in electrochemistry (<em>e.g.<\/em>, on-line differential mass spectrometry, combined electrochemical\/atomic force microscopy system,\u00a0<em>in situ<\/em>\u00a0Raman spectroscopy,\u00a0<em>in situ<\/em>\u00a0UV-Vis spectroscopy,\u00a0<em>etc.<\/em>) to directly observe the changes of electrodes\/interfaces\/electrolyte during electrochemical processes, so as to understand the actual physical meaning of electrochemical phenomena from a chemical\/structural perspective. By studying the causes of catalyst deactivation, instability, and performance drop using\u00a0<em>in situ<\/em>\u00a0techniques, the group aims to use such information to guide the construction of efficient, highly stable, and practical electrocatalytic systems for a sustainable world. The group primarily targets three processes of particular environmental and energy impact: 1. electrochemical separation and conversion of carbon dioxide; 2. large current\u00a0impure\u00a0water electrolysis; 3. electrochemical biomass conversion.\u00a0The goal is to understand the relationship between the nature of the active sites (surface configuration, electronic state, facet,\u00a0<em>etc.<\/em>) and their catalytic activity\/selectivity\/stability from the scale of a single atom to nanoparticles, with the aim to achieve ~100% atomic efficiency.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1192\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Research Interests<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1192\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1192\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li>in situ technology coupled with electrochemistry;<\/li><li>electrocatalyst deactivation mechanism;<\/li><li>electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide and biomass;<\/li><li>large current water electrolysis<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1193\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Representative Publications<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1193\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1193\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>Zheng, W. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acsenergylett.3c00366\"><em>iR<\/em> Compensation for Electrocatalysis Studies: Considerations and Recommendations.<\/a> ACS Energy Lett. (2023)<\/p><p>Zheng, W., Lee, L.Y.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.matt.2021.12.010\">Beyond Sonication: Advanced Exfoliation Methods for Scalable Production of 2D Materials.<\/a> Matter (2022)<\/p><p>Zheng, W., Lee, L.Y.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acsenergylett.1c01350\">Metal\u2013Organic Frameworks for Electrocatalysis: Catalyst or Precatalyst?<\/a> ACS Energy Lett. (2021)<\/p><p>Zheng, W., Li, Y., Liu, M., Lee, L.Y.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/smll.202007768\">Few\u2010Layer Tellurium: Cathodic Exfoliation and Doping for Collaborative Hydrogen Evolution<\/a>. Small (2021)<\/p><p>Zheng, W., Liu, M., Lee, L.Y.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acscatal.9b03790\">Electrochemical Instability of Metal-Organic Frameworks: In Situ Spectroelectrochemical Investigation of the Real Active Sites<\/a>. ACS Catal. (2020)<\/p><p>Zheng, W., Liu, M., Lee, L.Y.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acsenergylett.0c01958\">Best Practices in Using Foam-Type Electrodes for Electrocatalytic Performance Benchmark.<\/a> ACS Energy Lett. (2020)<\/p><p>Zheng, W., Lee, J., Gao, Z., Li, Y., Lin, S., Lau, S.P., Lee, L.Y.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/aenm.201903490\">Laser-Assisted Ultrafast Exfoliation of Black Phosphorus in Liquid with Tunable Thickness for Li-Ion Batteries.<\/a> Adv. Energy Mater. (2020)<\/p><p>Zheng, W., Li, Y., Lee, L.Y.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.snb.2021.131334\">Bismuth and Metal-Doped Bismuth Nanoparticles Produced by Laser Ablation for Electrochemical Glucose Sensing.<\/a> Sens. Actuators B: Chem. 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