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ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8285-9665
Scopus Author ID: 55750367600
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Biography
Prof. Zonglong Zhu serves as the Chair Professor of Chemistry and Photovoltaic Technology in the Department of Chemistry at the City University of Hong Kong. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, following a Bachelor of Science degree from Nanjing University in 2010. After completing his Ph.D., Prof. Zhu pursued postdoctoral research at the University of Washington, Seattle.Prof. Zhu has published over 150 SCI-indexed publications, which have collectively garnered more than 18,000 citations. His portfolio includes 110 articles in prestigious, top-tier journals, with impactful contributions to the journal Science in 2022, 2023, and 2024. He has authored more than 75 publications as the corresponding author and has 29 Highly Cited Papers. Prof. Zhu was also named a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (Cross-Field) for three consecutive years (2022–2024). Additionally, he has been ranked among Stanford University's top 2% of highly cited scientists worldwide from 2021 to 2024.
Prof. Zhu has been awarded including the RGC Research Fellow Award and the NSFC Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Hong Kong and Macau). He has received over HK$45 million in competitive research grants, with more than HK$30 million as a Principal Investigator (PI) or Project Coordinator (PC). These grants led by him include funding from prestigious programs such as the Collaborative Research Fund, Research Impact Fund, NSFC-RGC Joint Fund, Innovation and Technology Support Programme (ITSP) seed and platform, Mainland-Hong Kong Technology Cooperation Funding Scheme (MHKTCFS) funded by Mainland and Hong Kong, Guangdong and Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Hong Kong, Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macau Technology Research Programme (Type C), Shenzhen Key Research Project in Natural Sciences Basic Research.
For more information, visit Prof. Zonglong Zhu’s official group website.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations from the last five years
Research output
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An Active Material For Cathode, Its Preparation And Use In Energy Device
ZHU, Z. (Inventor), GONG, J. (Inventor), GAO, D. (Inventor), ZHANG, H. (Inventor), YU, Z. (Inventor) & WANG, N. (Inventor), 2 Jan 2026, (Accepted/In press/Filed) Priority No. 19/438,848Research output: Patents, Agreements and Assignments › RGC 51 - Patents (CityUHK)
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Boosting the Efficiency and Mechanical Stability of Organic Solar Cells Through a Polymer Acceptor by Reducing the Elastic Modulus
Wang, Y. (Co-first Author), Yu, H. (Co-first Author), Zhao, D. (Co-first Author), Liu, W. (Co-first Author), Liu, B., Wu, X., Gao, D., Zhang, D., Zhang, S., Sun, X., Zhang, C., Zhao, C., Fu, Y., Song, W., Gong, S., Fu, Y., Kwok, C. H., Ge, Z., Lu, X. & Chen, X. & 5 others, , 21 Jan 2026, In: Advanced Energy Materials. 16, 3, 10 p., 2404499.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Bridging Scales in Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells: Mechanisms, Interfaces, and Applications
Wang, Y., Yu, Z., Zhang, C., Wang, N., Vanin, F., Li, B., Li, N., Liao, M. & Zhu, Z., 27 Feb 2026, In: Advanced Science. 13, 12, 16 p., e22620.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Closed-loop manufacturing for sustainable perovskite photovoltaics
Li, B. (Co-first Author), Gao, D. (Co-first Author), Zhang, C. (Co-first Author), Yu, Z. (Co-first Author), Stolterfoht, M., Lin, Y. H., Lenz, M., Snaith, H. J. & Zhu, Z., Jan 2026, In: Nature Reviews Materials. 11, p. 10-25 16 p.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Graphene oxide doping of the hole injection layer enables 23.6% efficiency in perovskite solar cells with carbon electrodes
Wang, Y. (Co-first Author), Li, W. (Co-first Author), Wu, X. (Co-first Author), Meng, G. (Co-first Author), Liu, Q., Zhao, W., Li, B., Vanin, F., Li, H., Shi, Y., Wang, S., Tian, Z., Zhang, L., Zhang, J., Zhu, Z. & Shi, Y., Jan 2026, In: Nature Energy. 11, 1, p. 47–57 14 p.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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GRF: Exploring Degradation Mechanisms and Mitigating Hot Spot Effects in Monolithic Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells Under Reverse Bias Stresses
ZHU, Z. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/01/26 → …
Project: Research
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RFS: Advanced Perovskite Technologies for Flexible Electronics: Mechanisms, Interfaces, and Application Optimization
ZHU, Z. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/01/26 → …
Project: Research
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RIF: Advancing Sustainable and Closed-loop Eco-friendly Emerging Perovskite Photovoltaic Technologies
ZHU, Z. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), LIN, Y.-H. (Co-Principal Investigator), STOLTERFOHT, M. (Co-Principal Investigator), ZHI, C. (Co-Principal Investigator), HAN, H. (Collaborator), LANG, F. (Collaborator) & Nazeeruddin, M. K. (Collaborator)
30/06/25 → …
Project: Research
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GRF: Refining Perovskite Heterojunctions and Investigating Their Enhanced Aromatic Conjugation for High-Performance Photovoltaic Devices
ZHU, Z. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/01/25 → …
Project: Research
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NSFC-CRS: Theoretically Guided Material Design, Syntheses and Device Engineering for Efficient and Stable Perovskite/Organic Tandem Solar Cells
ZENG, X. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), CHEN, S. (Co-Principal Investigator), YANG, S. (Co-Principal Investigator) & ZHU, Z. (Co-Principal Investigator)
1/01/25 → …
Project: Research
Prizes
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CSCI Outstanding Knowledge Transfer & Impact Award 2024/25
ZHU, Z. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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Stanford's Top 2% most highly cited scientists 2025
ZHU, Z. (Recipient), Sept 2025
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
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Highly Cited Researcher in Cross-Field, 2025
ZHU, Z. (Recipient), Nov 2025
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
Press/Media
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CityUHK excels at the 50th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva with 33 awards
WU, X., DONG, Z., JIANG, C., LO, P. C., WANG, M., LIU, C., WANG, T., CHERNG, S. J., HUQE, M. R., ZHOU, J., TANG, Q., WANG, L., HONG, J., LI, Y., YAN, H., ZUKERMAN, M., GUO, Z., XU, J., SUI, Y., KUO, W., HE, J., GAO, Y., HUANG, L., LIM, C. K., LU, J., ZHU, Z., BOEY, F., CHEN, T. H., LIU, W., CHUNG, S. H. H., TANG, H. T., HO, J. C. Y., CHEN, D., QUAN, Q., LAM, J., LE, Q., SHEN, J., LI, Y., ZHANG, C., LIU, Y., HUANG, R., LIU, S., ZHANG, B., CHEN, C., CHOW, K. T., XU, F., DOTSE, E., ZHAO, G., SHANG, J., FENG, S. P., WANG, W. T., CHUNG, C. C., ZAPIEN, J. A., LEUNG, K. H. M., ZHANG, Y., XIONG, W., LEUNG, T. K., ZHU, K., ZHANG, Z., CHEUNG, C. C. R., ZHANG, B., SONG, L., ZHU, G., ZHENG, Q., KHOO, B. L., LIAO, J., SUN, Y., CUCKER, F., LIN, S., WU, W., SUI, Z., DING, Z., LI, L., JIA, X., HE, X., REN, J., LI, X., LY, T. H., THI, Q. H., LEE, P. K. H. & KWOK, C. K.
13/04/25 → 15/04/25
9 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Interdisciplinary science research for enhancing sustainability through solar cells
ZHU, Z., GAO, D., LIU, Q., LI, B. & ZENG, X.
14/10/24 → 17/10/24
11 items of Media coverage
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14 MSE faculty members have been named the Highly Cited Researchers 2023
CHU, P. K. H., HE, J.-H., JEN, A., LEE, C. S., LIU, B., REN, Y., ROGACH, A., YIP, H. L., ZENG, X., ZHANG, H., ZHANG, Q., ZHI, C. & ZHU, Z.
15/11/23
1 item of Media coverage
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Pivotal breakthrough in adapting perovskite solar cells for renewable energy published in 'Science'
20/10/23 → 31/10/23
31 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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CityU College of Science Scientists Ranked Top Cited Researchers
JEN, A., ZHANG, H., FAN, Z., TAN, C., YE, R., ZHU, Z., CHEN, B., HO, W. C. D., CHU, P. K. H. & REN, Y.
21/11/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media