2001/09 – 2005.07，吉林大学，化学学院，理学学士
2007/09 – 2012/07，中国科学院化学研究所，有机化学博士，师从朱道本院士
2008/09 – 2012/07，北京大学，化学学院，联合培养博士，
师从郭雪峰教授
2018/12 - 2019/12，加州大学洛杉矶分校，访问学者

2015年入选天津市“131”创新型人才第三层次

主持及参与国家自然科学基金委、科技部及天津市科委等各类项目5项。
在有机光电功能材料设计合成，有机场效应晶体管、有机太阳能电池器件制备开发，及新型能源存储与转化器件方面取得多项研究成果。包括：
1. 有机场效应晶体管方面：研究载流子在界面上的注入和传输机制，开发出多种光响应有机场效应晶体管器件。
2. 有机光伏器件方面：寡聚分子给体材料设计，非富勒烯受体材料设计，有机分子堆积方式调控方法。
3. 锂离子/锂金属能源器件。
近年来在共发表论文36篇，被引679次，其中以第一作者或通讯作者在Nano Lett., Chem. Mater., J. Mater. Chem. A, J. Mater. Chem. C, Chem. Commun., Adv. Electron. Mater.等期刊上发表原创性研究论文11篇，出版译著1部，申请专利2项。
代表性工作如下：
1. Hongtao Zhang, Yongtao Liu, Yanna Sun, Miaomiao Li, Bin Kan, Xin Ke, Qian Zhang, Xiangjian Wan and Yongsheng Chen*, Developing high-performance small molecule organic solar cells via a large planar structure and an electron-withdrawing central unit, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 451-454.
2. Hongtao Zhang, Yongtao Liu, Yanna Sun, Miaomiao Li, Wang Ni, Qian Zhang, Xiangjian Wan, Yongsheng Chen*, A simple small molecule as the acceptor for fullerene-free organic solar cells, Sci. China Chem., 2017, 60, 366-369.
3. Hongtao Zhang, Hongliang Chen, Wei Ma, Jingshu Hui, Sheng Meng, Wei Xu, Daoben Zhu, and Xuefeng Guo*, Photocontrol of Charge Injection/Extraction at Electrode/Semiconductor Interfaces for High-Photoresponsivity Organic Transistors, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2016, 4, 5289-5296.
4. Hongtao Zhang, Jingshu Hui, Hongliang Chen, Jianming Chen, Wei Xu, Zhigang Shuai, Daoben Zhu, and Xuefeng Guo*, Synergistic Photomodulation of Capacitive Coupling and Charge Separation toward Functional Organic Field-Effect Transistors with High Responsivity, Adv. Electron. Mater., 2015, 1, 1500159. (Cover of this issue)
5. Hongtao Zhang, Xuefeng Guo*, Jingshu Hui, Shuxin Hu, Wei Xu, and Daoben Zhu*, Interface Engineering of Semiconductor/Dielectric Heterojunctions toward Functional Organic Field-Effect Transistors, Nano Lett., 2011, 11, 4939-4946. (cited 55)
6. Huanran Feng, Nailiang Qiu, Xian Wang, Yunchuang Wang, Bin Kan, Xiangjian Wan, Mingtao Zhang, Andong Xia, Chenxi Li, Feng Liu*, Hongtao Zhang*, and Yongsheng Chen*, An A-D-A type small molecule electron acceptor with endextended conjugation for high performance organic solar cells, Chem. Mater., 2017, 29, 7908-7917.
7. Yuan-Qiu-Qiang Yi, Huanran Feng, Meijia Chang, Hongtao Zhang*, Xiangjian Wan, Chenxi Li and Yongsheng Chen*, New Small-Molecule Acceptors Based on Hexacyclic Naphthalene(cyclopentadithiophene) for Efficient Non-fullerene Organic Solar Cells, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017, 5, 17204-17210.
8. Huanran Feng, Miaomiao Li, Wang Ni, Bin Kan, Yunchuang Wang, Yamin Zhang, Hongtao Zhang*, Xianjian Wan and Yongsheng Chen*, A series of dithienobenzodithiophene based small molecules for highly efficient organic solar cells, Sci. China Chem., 2017, 60, 552-560.
9. Yongtao Liu, Hongtao Zhang*, Yanna Sun, Xiangjian Wan and Yongsheng Chen, A-D-A-type small molecular acceptor with one hexyl-substituted thiophene as π bridge for fullerene-free organic solar cells, Sci. China Mater., 2017, 60, 49-56.
10. Nailiang Qiu, Xuan Yang, Huijing Zhang, Xiangjian Wan, Chenxi Li, Feng Liu*, Hongtao Zhang*, Thomas P. Russell, and Yongsheng Chen*, Nonfullerene Small Molecular Acceptors with a Three-Dimensional (3D) Structure for Organic Solar Cells, Chem. Mater., 2016, 28, 6770–6778.
11. Miaomiao Li, Liu Yongtao, Wang Ni, Feng Liu, Huanran Feng, Yamin Zhang, Tingting Liu, Hongtao Zhang*, Xiangjian Wan, Bin Kan, Qian Zhang, Thomas P Russell and Yongsheng Chen*, A simple small molecule as acceptor for fullerene-free organic solar cells with efficiency near 8%, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4, 10409-10413.
12. 《碳纳米管与石墨烯器件物理》，郭雪峰、张洪涛译。

指导硕士研究生2名；
指导本科毕业生4名。