2016-07至2020-06, 新加坡南洋理工大学，博士
2013-09至2016-06, 清华大学，硕士
2008-09至2012-07, 中国科学技术大学，本科

2022-01至今, 北京理工大学，特别副研究员，博士生导师
2020-08至2021-12, 新加坡南洋理工大学，博士后

理论结合实验，进行反应机理、含能材料、新能源等领域的研究，具体包含以下方面：
1. 含能材料性质与反应机理研究；
2. 催化反应机理研究；
3. 材料表面/界面性质研究；
4. 能源转化与存储研究。

获批国家级高层次青年人才计划，主持国家自然科学基金青年项目、爆炸科学与安全防护全国重点实验室青年科学家工作室项目、北京理工大学朗月计划。已发表论文60余篇，被引用3800余次，H指数（h-index）27。近年来以通讯作者或第一作者（含共同）在Nature Sustainability, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Advanced Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, ACS Catalysis等期刊发表论文20余篇。代表性论文如下(通讯作者标注*，共同一作标注#)：

[1]      Li Z, Shi Z, Ou Y, Zhong L*, Yan C*, Zhang C, Song K, Liu H, Liu D, Song P, Yin C, Qi Z, Song L, Lv C*. Pulsed Electrocatalysis Driven Efficient Ammonia Synthesis by Facilitating *NOOH Formation and Balancing *H Supply. Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2025).

[2]      Zhang C, Wang Q, Li Z, Liu H*, Zhong L*, Liu J, Wang Z, Wu R, Song P, Chen W-J, Qi Z, Yan C, Song L, Yan Q*, Lv C*. Enabling Unconventional “Alternating-Distal” N₂ Reduction Pathway for Efficient Ammonia Electrosynthesis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2025).

[3]      Zhong L*, Liu D*, Hu M, Yang X, Liu R*, Yao Y. First-principles calculations of solid-phase enthalpy of formation of energetic materials. Communications Chemistry (2025).

[4]      Feng C, Zhong L*. Theoretical Understanding of CO₂ Reduction Products on Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Supported Dual-Atom Catalysts. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2025).

[5]      Wang X, Wang C, Hou Y, Qian Y*, Zhong L*. Surface Air Stability of Layered Transition Metal Oxide NaMnO₂ with Different Crystalline Phases. Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2025).

[6]      Li W, Zhang T, Feng C, Chen M, Sun Z, Handberg E S S, Wang B, Zhong L*, Dai C*. Highly Efficient Simultaneous Photocatalytic Reduction of CO₂ and O₂ from Air Using Conjugated Microporous Polymers with Ionic Imidazolium Sites. Energy & Environmental Materials (2025).

[7]      Wu W, Chen M, Feng C, Li W, Zhang T, Zeng C, Wang B, Zhong L*, Dai C*. Metal-free polymer photocatalysts for efficient gas-phase reduction of atmospheric CO₂ and simultaneous H₂O₂ production. Green Chemistry (2025).

[8]      Wang Y, Yang X, Yi W, Liu X, Sun H, Zhang X, Yang S, Du Y, Zhao J, Lv Y, Ding C, Zhong L*, Liu R*. High-Precision Quantification and Low Detection Limits of Chlorine and Fluorine in Coal via Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry (2025).

[9]      Li Z, Wang Q, Zhong L*, Yan C, Shi Z, Ou Y, Shang Y, Zhang C, Tian S, Liu H*, Liu D, Song P, Qi Z, Song L, Lv C*. Boosting ammonia electrosynthesis via interfacial tandem nitrate reduction enabled by an amorphous@crystalline electrocatalyst. Materials Today (2025).

[10]  Hu Y, Liu J, Luo W, Dong J, Lee C, Zhang N, Chen M, Xu Y, Wu D, Zhang M, Zhu Q, Hu E, Geng D*, Zhong L*, Yan Q*. Alloying Pd with Ru enables electroreduction of nitrate to ammonia with ∼100% faradaic efficiency over a wide potential window. Chemical Science (2024).

[11]  Wu W, Feng C, Chen M, Tan Q, Deng Y, Zeng C, Zhong L*, Dai C*. Novel benzimidazole-linked microporous conjugated polymers for highly selective adsorption and photocatalytic reduction of diluted CO₂. Green Chemistry (2023).

[12]  Yin Y, Zhang X, Li A, Lyu J, Zhong L*, Liu R*. High-Precision and Rapid In Situ Ore Element Detection Based on Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy. Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2023).

[13]  Li A, Zhang X, Yin Y, Wang X, He Y, Shan Y, Ying Z, Liu X, Zhong L*, Liu R*. High-accuracy measurement on heat of detonation with good robustness by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy of Energetic Materials. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry (2023).

[14]  Chai C, Shu Q, Su Q, Wang J, Lv X, Wang D*, Zhong L*. Theoretical investigation on intermolecular interactions, co-crystal structure, thermal decomposition mechanism, and shock properties of 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO) and ammonium perchlorate. CrystEngComm (2023).

[15]  Li Q, Zhang J*, Zhong L*, Geng F, Tao Y, Geng C, Li S, Hu B, Yang Q-H*. Unraveling the key atomic interactions in determining the varying Li/Na/K storage mechanism of hard carbon anodes. Advanced Energy Materials (2022).

[16]  Lv C#, Zhou X#, Zhong L#, Yan C, Srinivasan M, Seh Z W, Liu C, Pan H, Li S*, Wen Y*, Yan Q*. Machine learning: an advanced platform for materials development and state prediction in lithium ion batteries. Advanced Materials (2022).

[17]  Shang L#, Lv X#, Zhong L#, Li S*, Zheng G*. Efficient CO₂ electroreduction to ethanol by Cu₃Sn catalyst. Small Methods (2022).

[18]  Lv C#, Zhong L#, Liu H#, Fang Z, Yan C, Chen M, Kong Y, Lee C, Liu D, Li S*, Liu J, Song L*, Chen G, Yan Q*, Yu G*. Selective electrocatalytic synthesis of urea with nitrate and carbon dioxide. Nature Sustainability (2021).

[19]  Zhong L, Zhang L*, Li S*. Understanding the activity of carbon-based single-atom electrocatalysts from ab initio simulations. ACS Materials Letters (2021).

[20]  Gu H#, Zhong L#, Shi G, Li J, Yu K, Li J, Zhang S, Zhu C, Chen S, Yang C, Kong Y, Chen C, Li S*, Zhang J*, Zhang L*. Graphdiyne/graphene heterostructure: a universal 2D scaffold anchoring monodispersed transition-metal phthalocyanines for selective and durable CO₂ electroreduction. Journal of the American Chemical Society (2021).

[21]  Zhu C#, Zhang Z#, Zhong L#, Hsu C-S#, Xu X, Li Y, Zhao S, Chen S, Yu J, Chen S, Wu M, Gao P, Li S*, Chen H M*, Liu K*, Zhang L*. Product-specific active site motifs of Cu for electrochemical CO₂ reduction. Chem (2021).

[22]  Zhong L, Li S*. Unconventional oxygen reduction reaction mechanism and scaling relation on single-atom catalysts. ACS Catalysis (2020).

[23]  Zhong L, Li S*. Crystal phase effect upon O₂ activation on gold surfaces through intrinsic strain. Nanoscale (2019).

[24]  Liang Q#, Zhong L#, Du C, Luo Y, Zhao J, Zheng Y, Xu J, Ma J, Liu C, Li S*, Yan Q*. Interfacing epitaxial dinickel phosphide to 2D nickel thiophosphate nanosheets for boosting electrocatalytic water splitting. ACS Nano (2019).

[25]  Dai C#, Zhong L#, Gong X, Zeng L, Xue C, Li S*, Liu B*. Triphenylamine based conjugated microporous polymers for selective photoreduction of CO₂ to CO under visible light. Green Chemistry (2019).

[26]  Liang Q#, Zhong L#, Du C, Luo Y, Zheng Y, Li S, Yan Q*. Achieving highly efficient electrocatalytic oxygen evolution with ultrathin 2D Fe-doped nickel thiophosphate nanosheets. Nano Energy (2018).

[27]  Zhong L, Li J*, Li Y*, Lu H, Du H, Gan L, Xu C, Chiang S W, Kang F. Unraveling the influence of metal substrates on graphene nucleation from first-principles study. Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2016).

每年拟招收2名硕士或博士研究生，欢迎具有物理、材料、或化学等专业背景，并对材料物理、计算物理、计算化学等领域感兴趣的同学与我（zhonglx@bit.edu.cn）联系。