Biography

Dr. Jie Zhao is an Associate Professor in the College of Smart Materials and Future Energy at Fudan University. She received her B.S. in Chemistry from Zhejiang University and her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University, where she worked under the supervision of Professor Yi Cui. Dr. Zhao subsequently expanded her expertise into soft electronics and biomedical engineering as a postdoctoral fellow with Professor John A. Rogers at Northwestern University. Her current research focuses on the fundamental studies of chemical and biological interfaces, the design and synthesis of novel materials with tailored nanostructures, and the development of high-performance energy storage systems and flexible biomedical devices.

Education and Working Experience

• 2020-now, Associate professor, Fudan University, China

• 2018-2020, Postdoctoral scholar in the Center for Bio-Integrated Electronics (CBIE), Northwestern University, USA

  Advisor: Prof. John A. Rogers

• 2012-2018, Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, USA Departmental fellowship,

  Advisor: Prof. Yi Cui

• 2008-2012, B.S. in Chemistry, Zhejiang University, China

  Advisor: Prof. Jianguo Huang

Research Interests

• Li/Na-ion batteries, Solid-state batteries, Soft electronics

Teaching

• Analytical Chemistry    

• Biomedical Materials

Awards &Recognition

• Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad, 2017

• MRS Graduate Student Award, 2017 Spring

Selected Publications

1. C. Song, C. Zhang, Q. Yuan, Y. Gu, J. Hou*, J Zhao*, General prelithiation approaches and the corresponding full cell design, Adv. Mater., e08874 (2025).   

2. Z. Hu, J. Zhao*, H. Guo, R. Li, M. Wu, J. Shen, Y. Wang, Z. Qiao, Y. Xu, G. Haugstad, D. An, Z. Xie, I. Kandela, K.R. Nandoliya, C. Wolverton*, Y. Huang* and J.A. Rogers*, et al. Ultrathin, transferred layers of silicon oxynitrides as tunable biofluid barriers for bioresorbable electronic systems. Adv. Mater. 36, 2307782 (2024).   

3. X. Lei, W. Sun, Q. Zhang, J Hou*, J Zhao*, et al. Unlocking room-temperature sodium–sulfur batteries through electronic tuning and structural disordering in oxygen-Incorporated MoS2, Adv. Energy Mater., doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202503539 (2025). (Cover article)   

4. J. Hou, W. Sun, Q. Yuan, L. Ding, W. Li*, J Zhao*, et al. Multiscale engineered bionic solid-state electrolytes breaking the stiffness-damping trade-off. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. e202421427 (2025).   

5. W. Sun, J. Hou*, Y. Zhou, T. Zhu, Y. Song, D. Sun, B. Jia*, G. Zhou*, J Zhao*, et al. Amorphous FeSnOx nanosheets with hierarchical vacancies for room-temperature sodium-sulfur batteries. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 63, e202404816 (2024). (Cover article)   

6. T. Zhu, G. Wang, J. Hou, W. Sun, Y. Su, M. Chen, Y. Song*, J Zhao*, et al. Heterogeneous engineered solid electrolyte for seamless and stable integration of anode and cathode. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2501870 (2025).   

7. J. Hou, T. Zhu, G. Wang, R. Cheacharoen, W. Sun, X. Lei, Q. Yuan, D. Sun*, J. Zhao*, Composite electrolytes and interface designs for progressive solid-state sodium batteries. Carbon Energy 6, e628 (2024).   

8. J. Zhao#, G. Zhou#, H.-M. Cheng, Y. Cui, et al. Air-stable and freestanding lithium alloy/graphene foil as an alternative to lithium metal anodes, Nat. Nanotech. 12, 993 (2017).    

9. J. Zhao, Z. Lu, Y. Cui, et al. Dry-air-stable lithium silicide-lithium oxide core-shell nanoparticles as high-capacity prelithiation reagents, Nat. Commun. 5, 5088 (2014). (U.S. DRIVE Highlights of Technical Accomplishments, 2015)   

10. J. Zhao#, L. Liao#, Z. Bao, Y. Cui, et al. “Surface fluorination of reactive battery anode materials for enhanced stability”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 139, 11550 (2017).