General

Qiang Zhang

Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Email: qiangzhang@nimte.ac.cn

Address: No. 1219 Zhongguan West Road, Zhenhai District, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China

Postal Code: 315201

Research Areas

Design and Controlled Synthesis of Thermoelectric Conversion Materials,

Design, Integration, and Application of High-Performance Thermoelectric Devices

Education

2018.09–2023.06

Ph.D., University of Chinese Academy of Sciences


2014.09–2018.07

B.S., Anhui University

Experience

2025.12–Present

Associate Professor, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences


2023.07–2025.12

Specially Appointed Young Researcher, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Publications

(1) Defect-Mediated Compliance in Plasma-Sprayed Fe─Mn Barriers Enables Durable and Efficient Bi2Te3 Modules, Advanced Functional Materials, 2026, First author.

(2) Thermo-Electric-Mechanical Coupling Selects Barrier Layer for Advanced Bismuth Telluride Thermoelectric Generator, ADVANCED MATERIALS, 2025, Corresponding author.

(3) Robust Homogeneous Segmented Power Generator Driven by Sb2Te3-Based Thermoelectrics, Advanced Materials, 2025, Corresponding author.

(4) Quadruple-band synglisis in SnS crystals: a pathway to high ZT in earth-abundant thermoelectric material, SCIENCE BULLETIN, 2025, First author.

(5) Robust (Bi,Sb)2Te3 Thermoelectrics Due to Engineered Ion Confinement and Microstructure for Advancing Thermoelectric Power Generators, ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, 2025, Corresponding author.

(6) Commercially scalable (Bi,Sb)2Te3 thermoelectrics via interfacial defects evolution for advanced power generators, Acta Materialia, 2025, First author.

(7) Robust Bi2(Te,Se)3 Thermoelectrics From Large Shrinkage Ratio Extrusion Drives Advanced Peltier Microcooler and Power Generator, Advanced Functional Materials, 2025, First author.

(8) Gradient Nanotwins and Enhanced Weighted Mobility Synergistically Upgrade Bi 0.5 Sb 1.5 Te 3 Thermoelectric and Mechanical Performance, ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, 2024, Corresponding author.

(9) High-Performance Industrial-Grade p-Type (Bi,Sb)(2)Te-3 Thermoelectric Enabled by a Stepwise Optimization Strategy, ADVANCED MATERIALS, 2023, First author.

(10) High-Performance Thermoelectric Material and Module Driven by Medium-Entropy Engineering in SnTe, ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, 2022, First author.

Honors & Distinctions

1) National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents, Category B, Second Prize, National Level, 2023.

2) Special Research Assistant Fellowship, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ministerial/Provincial Level, 2023.

3) President’s Award of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Excellence Award, Ministerial/Provincial Level, 2023.