Scanning Electrochemical Probe Imaging, In situ/operando characterization of electrochemical reactions

2012-2017 The University of Warwick, PhD

2010-2012 Shandong University, Master

2006-2010 Shandong University, Bachelor

2021- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2017-2021 Imperial College London, Research Associate

​Aleix G. Güell, Sze-yin Tan, Patrick R. Unwin,* Guohui Zhang. Electrochemistry at Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite (HOPG): Toward a New Perspective. Electrochemistry of Carbon Electrodes. Wiley-vch, 

Shiwen Li, Guohui Zhang,* Caixia Meng, Chao Wang, Xianjin Li, Hanbing Liu, Yanxiao Ning, and Qiang Fu*. Deciphering the Effects of Electrolyte Concentration on the Performance of Lithium Batteries by Correlative Surface Characterization. J. Chem. Phys. 2022, 157, 224203.

Shiwen Li, Guohui Zhang,* Chao Wang, Caixia Meng, Xianjin Li, Yanxiao Ning, and Qiang Fu*. Visualizing Surface-enriched Li Storage with a Nanopore-array Model Battery. Nano Res. 2023, 16, 5026-5032.

Runjia Lin, Liqun Kang, Tianqi Zhao, Jianrui Feng, Veronica Celorrio, Guohui Zhang, Giannantonio Cibin,  Anthony Kucernak, Dan J. L. Brett,  Furio Corà,  Ivan P. Parkin  and  Guanjie He*. Identification And Manipulation of Dynamic Active Site Deficiency-Induced Competing Reactions in Electrocatalytic Oxidation Processes. Energy Environ. Sci. 2022, 15, 2386-2396.

Guohui Zhang, Youxin Cui, Anthony Kucernak*. Real-Time in Situ Monitoring of CO₂ Electroreduction in the Liquid and Gas Phases by Coupled Mass Spectrometry and Localized Electrochemistry. ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 10, 6180-6190.

Shiwen Li, Chao Wang, Caixia Meng, Yanxiao Ning, Guohui Zhang,* and Qiang Fu*. Electrolyte-Dependent Formation of Solid Electrolyte Interphase and Ion Intercalation Revealed by in Situ Surface Characterizations. J. Energy Chem. 2022, 67, 718-726.

Chao Wang, Caixia Meng, Shiwen Li, Guohui Zhang, Yanxiao Ning, Qiang Fu*. In Situ Visualization of Atmosphere-Dependent Relaxation and Failure in Energy Storage Electrodes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143 (42), 17843-17850.

Jun Wu, Asad Mehmood, Guohui Zhang, Shuang Wu, Ghulam Ali, Anthony Kucernak*. Highly Selective O₂ Reduction to H₂O₂ Catalyzed by Cobalt Nanoparticles Supported on Nitrogen Doped Carbon in Alkaline Solution. ACS Catal. 2021,11, 5035-5046.

Bing Li,* Guohui Zhang, Islam Bogachan Tahirbegi, Michael J. Morten, Haijie Tan. Monitoring amyloid-β 42 Conformational Change Using a Spray-printed Graphene Electrode. Electrochem. Commun. 2021, 123, 106927.

Guohui Zhang, Anthony Kucernak*. Gas Accessible Membrane Electrode (GAME): A Versatile Platform for Elucidating Electrocatalytic Processes Using Real-Time and in Situ Hyphenated Electrochemical Techniques. ACS Catal. 2020, 10,  9684−9693.

Jon Ustarroz, Isabel M. Ornelas, Guohui Zhang, David Perry, Minkyung Kang, Cameron L. Bentley, Marc Walker, Patrick R. Unwin*. Mobility and Poisoning of Mass-Selected Platinum Nanoclusters during the Oxygen Reduction Reaction. ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 6775−6790.

Guohui Zhang, Sze-yin Tan, Anisha N Patel, Patrick R Unwin*. Electrochemistry of Fe^3+/2+ at Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite (HOPG) Electrodes: Kinetics, Identification of Major Electroactive Sites and Time Effects on the Response. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2016, 18, 32387-32395.

Patrick R. Unwin,* Aleix G. Güell, Guohui Zhang. Nanoscale Electrochemistry of sp² Carbon Materials: From Graphite and Graphene to Carbon Nanotubes. Acc. Chem. Res. 2016, 49, 2041–2048.

Guohui Zhang, Marc Walker, Patrick R. Unwin*. Low-voltage Voltammetric Electrowetting of Graphite Surfaces by Ion Intercalation/De-intercalation. Langmuir 2016, 32, 7476–7484.

Guohui Zhang, Aleix G. Güell,* Paul M Kirkman, Robert A Lazenby, Thomas S. Miller, Patrick R. Unwin*. Versatile Polymer-Free Graphene Transfer Method and Applications. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2016, 8, 8008–8016.

Anatolii S Cuharuc,† Guohui Zhang,† Patrick R Unwin*. Electrochemistry of Ferrocene Derivatives at Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite (HOPG): Quantification and Impact of Surface Adsorption. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2016, 18, 4966-4977. († equal contribution)

Guohui Zhang, Anatolii S Cuharuc, Aleix Güell, Patrick R Unwin*. Electrochemistry at Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite (HOPG): Lower Limit for the Kinetics of Outer-sphere Redox Processes and General Implications for Electron Transfer Models. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2015, 17, 11827-11838.

Guohui Zhang, Paul M Kirkman, Anisha N Patel, Anatolii S Cuharuc, Kim McKelvey, Patrick R Unwin*. Molecular Functionalization of Graphite Surfaces: Basal Plane vs Step Edge Electrochemical Activity. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 11444–11451.

Aleix G Güell,* Anatolii S Cuharuc, Yang-Rae Kim, Guohui Zhang, Sze-Yin Tan, Neil Ebejer, Patrick R Unwin*. Redox Dependent Spatially Resolved Electrochemistry at Graphene and Graphite Step Edges. ACS Nano 2015, 9, 3558-3571.

Mingming Gao,* Guohui Zhang, Xinhua Wang, Fenglin Yang. The Bromamine Acid Removal from Aqueous Solution using Electro-Fenton and Fenton Systems. Desalin. Water Treat. 2012, 47, 157-162.

Mingming Gao, Guohui Zhang, Gang Zhang, Xinhua Wang, Shuguang Wang,* Ying Yang. The Resistance to Over-oxidation for Polyaniline Initiated by the Resulting Quinone-like Molecules. Polym. Degrad. Stab. 2011, 96, 1799-1804. 

1. A Novel Electroplating/Electrodeposition Unit. ZL2011104162552 (Invention). China

2. A Series Rubber Dam System Design for the Purification of River Water. ZL2011205590280 (Utility Model). China

3. A New Method for Polyaniline-Microbe Composite Electrode Preparation. ZL2011101645645 (Invention). China