Dr Zhang Miao

Academic Staff

PolyU Scholars Hub

Research Assistant Professor

PolyU Scholars Hub

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Research Overview

Our research mainly focuses on the development of organic/organometallic materials and device engineering for optoelectronic applications, such as solar cells, interfacial solar evaporator, evaporation induced electricity generation, and organic memristor.

Research Interests

Education and Academic Qualifications

Master of Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University
Doctor of Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University

Academic and Professional Experience

Guest editor, Molecules (2023 - 2025)
Senior Member, Chinese Optical Society (2023 – Present)
Member, Chinese Chemical Society (2022 – Present)

Achievements

Outstanding reviewer for Energy Advances (2023 & 2024)
Beijing Science and Technology Award, Natural Science Award, Second Prize (2023)
The 6th National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation in Optical Engineering (2021)
The Hong Kong Scholars Award (2020)
The Outstanding Graduates of Beijing Ordinary Colleges (2019)
The President Scholarship of Beijing Jiaotong University (2018)
National Scholarship of Ph.D. (2017)

Zhang, M. ; Wong, W.-Y.; Wang, Z.Y. “钙钛矿电池钝化材料及其制备方法、钙钛矿电池”, China patent 2025105823658 (2025)
Lv, Z.Y.; Wang, H.N.; Han, S.T.; Jiang, M.H.; Zhang, M.; Wong, W.-Y; Zhou, Y.; Wang, Y.; Zhai, Y.B. “一种忆阻器及其制备方法与应用”, China patent 202510046777X (2025)
Zhang, M.; Wong, W.-Y.; Sun, Y.J.; Li, G.; Xia, H. “铱配合物及其制备方法、添加剂、光伏膜材、有机光伏器件”, China patent 2024108090974 (2024)
Wong, W.-Y.; Zhang, M.; Tsang, Y.H.; Md., N.A.S.I. “金属有机光热转换材料、光热转换层及其制备方法与光热转换装置”, China patent 2023110632045 (2023)

Wang, Z.; Zhang, M.; Liu, H.; Wong, W.-Y. Engineering Framework Materials in Water Systems for Targeted Ion Extraction and Spontaneous Energy Harvesting. Advanced Materials 2025, n/a, 2501881. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202501881
Lv, Z.; Jiang, M.-H.; Liu, H.-Y.; Li, Q.-X.; Xie, T.; Yang, J.; Wang, Y.; Zhai, Y.; Ding, G.; Zhu, S.; Li, J.-H.; Zhang, M.; Zhou, Y.; Tian, B.; Wong, W.-Y.; Han, S.-T. Temperature-Resilient Polymeric Memristors for Effective Deblurring in Static and Dynamic Imaging. Advanced Functional Materials 2025, 35, 2424382. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202424382
Zhou, H.; Sun, Y.; Zhang, M.; Ni, Y.; Zhang, F.; Young Jeong, S.; Huang, T.; Li, X.; Woo, H. Y.; Zhang, J.; Wong, W.-Y.; Ma, X.; Zhang, F. Over 18.2% efficiency of layer–by–layer all–polymer solar cells enabled by homoleptic iridium(III) carbene complex as solid additive. Science Bulletin 2024, 69, 2862–2869. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scib.2024.07.027
Zhang, M.; Ivan, M. N. A. S.; Sun, Y.; Li, Z.; Saha, S.; Ahmed, S.; Liu, H.; Wang, Y.; Hong Tsang, Y.; Wong, W.-Y. A platinum-based photothermal polymer with intermolecular/ligand-to-ligand charge transfer for efficient and sustainable solar-powered desalination. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2024, 12, 9055–9065, 10.1039/D3TA07980E. DOI: 10.1039/D3TA07980E
Xia, H.; Zhang, M.; Wang, H.; Sun, Y.; Li, Z.; Ma, R.; Liu, H.; Dela Peña, T. A.; Chandran, H. T.; Li, M.; Wu, J.; Lu, X.; Wong, W.-Y.; Li, G. Leveraging Compatible Iridium(III) Complexes to Boost Performance of Green Solvent-Processed Non-Fullerene Organic Solar Cells. Advanced Functional Materials 2024, 34, 2411058. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202411058
Sun, Y.; Zhang, L.; Zhang, M.; Zhang, W.; Jeong, S. Y.; Hao, X.; Woo, H. Y.; Ma, X.; Zhang, F.; Wong, W.-Y. Steric modulation of tetradentate platinum(II) bis-carbene complex enables over 18.4 % efficiency of layer-by-layer all-polymer solar cells. Nano Energy 2024, 130, 110174. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2024.110174
Xu, W.; Zhang, M.; Ma, X.; Zhu, X.; Jeong, S. Y.; Woo, H. Y.; Zhang, J.; Du, W.; Wang, J.; Liu, X.; Zhang, F. Over 17.4% Efficiency of Layer-by-Layer All-Polymer Solar Cells by Improving Exciton Utilization in Acceptor Layer. Advanced Functional Materials 2023, 33, 2215204. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202215204
Zhang, M.; Xiao, Z.; Gao, W.; Liu, Q.; Jin, K.; Wang, W.; Mi, Y.; An, Q.; Ma, X.; Liu, X.; Yang, C.; Ding, L.; Zhang, F. Over 13% Efficiency Ternary Nonfullerene Polymer Solar Cells with Tilted Up Absorption Edge by Incorporating a Medium Bandgap Acceptor. Advanced Energy Materials 2018, 8, 1801968. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201801968
Zhang, M.; Gao, W.; Zhang, F.; Mi, Y.; Wang, W.; An, Q.; Wang, J.; Ma, X.; Miao, J.; Hu, Z.; Liu, X.; Zhang, J.; Yang, C. Efficient ternary non-fullerene polymer solar cells with PCE of 11.92% and FF of 76.5%. Energy & Environmental Science 2018, 11, 841–849, 10.1039/C8EE00215K. DOI: 10.1039/C8EE00215K
Gao, W.; Zhang, M.; Liu, T.; Ming, R.; An, Q.; Wu, K.; Xie, D.; Luo, Z.; Zhong, C.; Liu, F.; Zhang, F.; Yan, H.; Yang, C. Asymmetrical Ladder-Type Donor-Induced Polar Small Molecule Acceptor to Promote Fill Factors Approaching 77% for High-Performance Nonfullerene Polymer Solar Cells. Advanced Materials 2018, 30, 1800052. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201800052