Dr Zhiliang Wang
Dr

Zhiliang Wang

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Background

Dr Zhiliang Wang is an ARC Future fellow in The University of Queensland. He has focused on renewable energy conversion processes, including water splitting, carbon dioxide fixation and methane conversion. He has accumulated experience in the design of photocatalysts and photoelectrodes based on the semiconductor materials. He has published over 100 papers in top-tier journals with over 10,000 citations. Until now, Dr Zhiliang Wang has attracted over $3M research funding. He has been awarded with the J G Russell Award by the Australia Academy of Science, UQ Foundation of Research Excellent Award by UQ and other prizes.

Availability

Dr Zhiliang Wang is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Catalysis and mechanisms of reactions Chemical Sciences Engineering Functional materials Materials engineering Nanomaterials Nanotechnology Photochemistry Physical chemistry

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of the Chinese Academy of Science

Research interests

  • Green hydrogen production with low cost

    Developing low cost electrocatalyst with high stability

  • methane management

    Low-concentration methane will be decomposed to eliminate the strong greenhouse effect. High concentration methane will be converted to valuable multi-carbon products

  • Resource recovery from solid waste

Search Professor Zhiliang Wang’s works on UQ eSpace

123 works between 2013 and 2026
All (123) Journal Article (120) Conference Publication (1) Book Chapter (2)

121 - 123 of 123 works

2014

Journal Article

A hematite photoanode with gradient structure shows an unprecedentedly low onset potential for photoelectrochemical water oxidation

Han, Jingfeng, Zong, Xu, Wang, Zhiliang and Li, Can (2014). A hematite photoanode with gradient structure shows an unprecedentedly low onset potential for photoelectrochemical water oxidation. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 16 (43), 23544-23548. doi: 10.1039/c4cp03731f

A hematite photoanode with gradient structure shows an unprecedentedly low onset potential for photoelectrochemical water oxidation

2014

Journal Article

Solar-to-hydrogen efficiency exceeding 2.5% achieved for overall water splitting with an all earth-abundant dual-photoelectrode

Ding, Chunmei, Qin, Wei, Wang, Nan, Liu, Guiji, Wang, Zhiliang, Yan, Pengli, Shi, Jingying and Li, Can (2014). Solar-to-hydrogen efficiency exceeding 2.5% achieved for overall water splitting with an all earth-abundant dual-photoelectrode. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 16 (29), 15608-15614. doi: 10.1039/c4cp02391a

Solar-to-hydrogen efficiency exceeding 2.5% achieved for overall water splitting with an all earth-abundant dual-photoelectrode

2013

Journal Article

Visible light driven overall water splitting using cocatalyst/BiVO4 photoanode with minimized bias

Ding, Chunmei, Shi, Jingying, Wang, Donge, Wang, Zhijun, Wang, Nan, Liu, Guiji, Xiong, Fengqiang and Li, Can (2013). Visible light driven overall water splitting using cocatalyst/BiVO4 photoanode with minimized bias. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 15 (13), 4589-4595. doi: 10.1039/c3cp50295c

Visible light driven overall water splitting using cocatalyst/BiVO4 photoanode with minimized bias

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2029
    ARC Research Hub in Zero-emission Power Generation for Carbon Neutrality (ARC ITRP grant administered by QUT)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2028
    Solar driven methane conversion for green methanol production
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Integrated solar to chemical production and membrane concentration system
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2027
    ARC Training Centre in Energy Technologies for Future Grids (ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre Administered by University of Wollongong)
    University of Wollongong
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024
    In-situ structural characterization of Cu-exsolution in quadruple perovskite oxide to unveil the mechanism of the enhanced catalytic activity
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Unveiling the relationship between functional structure and properties in photocatalysts of highly-reduced titanium-tungsten oxides
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Revealing structure-function relationship of surface frustrated Lewis pairs in photocatalysts
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Revealing the functional mechanism of selective photocatalytic methane conversion to C2 products over gold-palladium alloy decorated titanium dioxides photocatalysts.
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Revealing structure-function relationship of surface frustrated Lewis pairs in photocatalysts: Part 1 Mode 2 (Bi L-edge)
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Seawater electrolysis for sustainable hydrogen generation
    UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Revealing functional structure-property relationships in highly-reduced titanium-tungsten oxides photocatalysts: Part 2 Mode 2 (W L-edge)
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Revealing functional structure-property relationships in highly-reduced titanium-tungsten oxides photocatalysts: Part 1 Mode 1 (Ti K-edge)
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Soft X-ray absorption measurement of highly-reduced TiO2 photocatalysts for high-selectivity (>99.5%) oxidative coupling of methane to ethane
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Photoelectrode design for solar driven methane to methanol conversion
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Single Atom Electrocatalyst of Iridium Oxide for Low-cost Green Hydrogen Production
    UQ Knowledge Exchange & Translation Fund
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    Efficient hydrogen generation via alkaline water electrolysis on low cost electrocatalyst
    HBIS Group Co, Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    Revealing functional structure-property relationships in novel metal-modified graphitic carbon nitride photocatalyst: Part 1 for Mode 3 (Sb K-edge)
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    Revealing functional structure-property relationships in novel metal-modified graphitic carbon nitride photocatalyst: Part 1 for Mode 3 (Sb K-edge)
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2022
    A platform for pilot scale demonstration of next generation PV technologies (ARC LIEF application led by Queensland University of Technology)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Defect Engineering Enabling Efficient Solar Hydrogen Production
    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    JG Russell Award
    Australian Academy of Science
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Solar driven hydrogen peroxide production
    Research Donation Generic
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Zhiliang Wang is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Solar driven methane conversion

    Provide a solution to the methane emission via the materials innovation to cracking downing methane molecular with sunlight.

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

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