Zitao Ni Chinese

Research & Projects

My research focuses on materials and energy conversion, including microwave-assisted catalysis, solar cells and interface design for electrocatalysis.

This site brings together my research, computational tools and study notes.

Project Development

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Original graphical abstract: microwave and conventional heating during ethanol dehydration

Microwave-assisted catalysis

Ethanol dehydration to ethylene over HPW/SBA-15, combining experiments and theoretical calculations to examine the effects of heating methods and catalyst supports.

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2025 Ethanol dehydration to ethyleneRelated work: microwave heating of tungsten oxides
Original graphical abstract: cation homogenization and current–voltage curves in AgBiS₂ solar cells

Solar cells

Vacancies and cation homogenization in AgBiS₂ nanocrystals, with a broader interest in composition and interface modification for photovoltaic performance.

ACS Energy Letters, 2025 AgBiS₂ nanocrystal solar cellsRelated work: silicon/polymer interface modification
Original Figure 6B: hydrogen evolution mechanism at Ru single-atom sites

Electrocatalysis & interfaces

Ru single atoms anchored on FeP–CoP heterostructures, with local charge regulation to alleviate hydroxyl blocking, accelerate water dissociation and facilitate hydrogen adsorption and desorption.

Carbon Energy 7, e690 (2025) Local charge regulation at Ru single atomsLast and corresponding author

Electrochemistry study notes

Learning paths, derivations and notes on open-circuit voltage, diffusion, reaction kinetics and the single-particle model.

Recent research

Reverse hydrogen spillover at RuOₓ–Mo₂C cluster heterostructures

Collaborative work · Advanced Energy Materials