Yongchao Zhang

Yongchao Zhang is a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), specializing in nanotechnology and photocatalysis for renewable energy applications. His work focuses on designing nanoheterostructures for enhanced solar energy conversion, particularly in water splitting and hydrogen evolution.

• Affiliation: Advanced Electron Nanoscopy Group, ICN2
• Email: yongchao.zhang@icn2.cat

Research Interests:

• Nanoheterostructures for photocatalytic water splitting
• Hydrogen evolution via semiconductor-metal hybrids
• Local structure tuning in battery materials
• Electrochemical energy storage systems
• Environmental-friendly semiconductor synthesis
• Advanced electron microscopy characterization

Publication Trends: His research spans 2015–2025, emphasizing nanoscale engineering of materials (primarily CZTS-based heterostructures) for solar energy conversion and battery applications. Keywords include Nanotechnology, Photocatalysis, and Materials Science, with subfields focusing on Hydrogen Evolution, Electron-Hole Pair Separation, and Lithium-ion Batteries.