获国家级教学成果奖二等奖、天津市教学成果特等奖、宁德时代第一届零碳科技解决方案创新大奖赛金奖、第八届天津市科普微视频大赛一等奖。

致力于研究多种电化学反应的动力学机理，针对特定的电池体系开发新型的、可在电子显微镜内模拟实际电池工作的原位电化学反应系统，发展兼具高空间、高时间和高能量分辨率的原位电镜表征方法，从原子层次上解析电极结构演变规律、构建微观结构与宏观性能间的精准构效关系。在Science、Nature、Sci. Adv.、Nature Communications、J. Am. Chem. Soc.等重要学术期刊上发表论文56篇。

部分代表作：

1. H. Sun, S. Ding, J. Zhang, Y. Chen, X. Wu, Z. Zhang, T. Zhou, Z. Yan, K. Zhang, Q. Zhao, W. Xie, K. Yang, G. Feng, E. Nakamura*, J. Chen*, W. Zhang*, Zinc plating on copper proceeds via breakdown of a capacitive electric double layer,Journal of the American Chemical Society, (2025), 147(51): 47791-47800, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c17948.

2. X. Li, Y. Wang, T. Hu, J. Hu, J. Chen, Y. Chen, J. Wang, H. Wang, Q. Zheng,Y. Zhang, Y.-S. He, S. Xu, C. Shen, L. Chen,W. Zhang*, Z.-F. Ma, L. Li*, Self-medicating molten-salt synthesis of bulk-stabilized high-energy cathodes for Li-ion batteries, Angewandte Chemie International Edition,(2025): e202512729, DOI: 10.1002/anie.202512729.

3. K. Wei, T. Zhou, Y. Jiang, C. Sun, Y. Liu, S. Li, S. Liu, X. Fu, C.Hu, S. Tian, Y. Yang, X. Fu, N. AlMasoud, S.M.H. Qaid, M.K. Nazeeruddin, H.-Y. Hsu, W.-D. Li, J.T. Kim, R. Long, W. Zhang*, J. Chen*, M. Yuan*, Perovskite heteroepitaxy for high-efficiency and stable pure-red LEDs,Nature, (2025): 1-8, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08503-9.

4. H. Sun, Y. Ni, X. Wu, D. Shi, Z. Yan, K. Zhang, F. Cheng, W. Xie, W. Zhang*, J. Chen*, Single-dopant long-range stabilization in long-cycled Li-rich layered cathodes via trace tetrahedral-site doping, eScience, 5.6 (2025): 100406, DOI: 10.1016/j.esci.2025.100406.

5. X. Huang, H. Sun, X. Li, W. Zhu, L. Chen, T. Ma, S. Ding, T. Ma, Y. Dong, K. Zhang, F. Cheng, Q. Wei, L. Gao*, J. Zhao*, W. Zhang*, J. Chen*, Eliminating charge transfer at cathode-electrolyte interface for ultrafast kinetics in Na-ion batteries,Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146.43 (2024): 29391-29401, DOI:10.1021/jacs.4c08191.

6. Z. Hao, H. Sun, Y. Ni, G. Yang, Z. Yang, Z. Hao, R. Wang, P. Yang, Y. Lu, Q. Zhao, W. Xie, Z. Yan, W. Zhang*, J. Chen*, Suppressing bulk strain and surface O₂ release in Li-rich cathodes by just tuning the Li content,Advanced Materials,36.1 (2024): 2307617, DOI: 10.1002/adma.202307617.

7. R. Ma, L. Xiong, P. Jiao, E. Zhou, H. Jin, Y.-Z. Zhao, Y. Zhu, Y. Mei, H. Ji, K. Zhang, N.Q. Su*, W. Zhang*, Origins of severe structural changes during alloying-dealloying reactions in black phosphorus,Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146.33 (2024): 23044-23053, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c03691.

8. G. Ding, M. Yao, J. Li, T. Yang, Y. Zhang, K. Liu, X. Huang, Z. Wu, J. Chen, Z. Wu, J. Du, C. Rong, Q. Liu, W. Zhang*, F. Cheng*, Molten salt-assisted synthesis of single-crystalline nonstoichiometric Li_1+xNi_1–xO₂ with improved structural stability,Advanced Energy Materials, 13.23 (2023): 2300407, DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202300407.

9. T. Zhou, H. Wang, Y. Wang, P. Jiao, Z. Hao, K. Zhang, J. Xu,J.-B. Liu, Y.-S. He, Y.-X. Zhang, L. Chen, L. Li*, W. Zhang*, Z.-F. Ma, J. Chen, Stabilizing lattice oxygen in slightly Li-enriched nickel oxide cathodes toward high-energy batteries,Chem, 8.10 (2022): 2817-2830, DOI:10.1016/j.chempr.2022.07.023.

10. X.Huang,J. Zhao,W.Zhu,M.Hou,T.Zhou,L.Bu,L.Gao,W.Zhang*,Three-dimensionalLi-ion transportation in Li₂MnO₃-integrated LiNi_0.8Co_0.1Mn_0.1O₂, Journal of Energy Chemistry, 63 (2021): 376-384, DOI: 10.1016/j.jechem.2021.08.012.

11. W. Zhang, D.-H. Seo, T. Chen, L. Wu, M. Topsakal, Y. Zhu, D. Lu, G. Ceder*, F. Wang*, Kinetic pathwaysofionictransportinfastcharginglithiumtitanate,Science, 367.6481 (2020): 1030-1034, DOI: 10.1126/science.aax3520.