2013.09 - 2016.07 Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ph.D.
2010.09 - 2013.07 Guangzhou Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Master.
2006.09 - 2010.07 South China University of Technology, Bachelor.

2020.12-present Associate Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2018.10-2020.12 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
2017.06-2018.10 Postdoctoral Fellow, McGill University, Canada

1. Baowen Zhou，International Conference on Carbon Neutrality 2023 (ICCN 2023), Shanghai, Invited, 2023
2. Baowen Zhou，2023-International Joint Graduate Course on Sustainable Energy, Tokyo, Japan, Invited，2023
3. Baowen Zhou，The 6th International Conference on Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Beijing, Invited，2023
4. Baowen Zhou, The 5th Chinese Symposium on Photocatalytic Materials, Hubei Wuhan, Invited, 2023
5. Baowen Zhou，The 24th Cross Strait Symposium on Energy and Environmental Science and Technology, Keynote, 2022
6. Baowen Zhou, 2022 International Conference on Energy Storage Technology and Power Systems , Invited, 2022
7. Baowen Zhou, The 61st Electronic Materials Conference, USA, Oral, 2019

Our group's research interest is focused on the development of new generation Carbon-Neutral Energy Device, System and Solution (CEDSS) for green hydrogen, solar fuels and biofuels from water, carbon dioxide, biomass, nitrogen, and plastics, as well as on green power technologies. We have openings at all levels including appealing opportunities for Postdoctors, Ph.D Candidates, Master Students, and Undergraduates. Please send your CV to zhoubw@sjtu.edu.cn if you are interested.

1. National Key Research Program of China
2. National Natural Science Foundation of China
3. Shanghai Pilot Program for Basic Research
4. The Oceanic Interdisciplinary Program of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
5. State Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Conversion and Utilization of Solar Energy (Innovation Fund Project)
6. Startup Fund by Shanghai Jiao Tong University

?Equal contribution, Corresponding author

Book Chapter
1. B. W. Zhou, P. Zhou, W. Dong, Z. T. Mi. Gallium Nitride-Based Artificial Photosynthesis Integrated Devices for Solar Hydrogen Generation and Carbon Dioxide Reduction. Wiley Press, 2024.

Journal Papers

2025

44. Z. Z. Wang?, H. T. Ye?, Y. X. Li?, B. W. Sheng, P. Wang, P. F. Ou*, X. Y. Li, T. Q. Yu, J. L. Li, Y. Yu*, X. Q. Wang*, Z. Huang, B. W. Zhou*. Surface-Hydrogenated CrMnOx Coupled with GaN Nanowires for Light-Driven Bioethanol Dehydration to Ethylene. Nat. Commun. 2025, 16, 1002.

43. M. S. Nasir?, Y. Zhao?, H. T. Ye?, T. Wang, B. W. Sheng, J. Song, J. L. Li, P. Wang*, X. Q. Wang*, Z. Huang, B. W. Zhou*. Efficient Hole Extraction and *OH Alleviation by Pd Nanoparticles on GaN Nanowires in Seawater for Solar-Driven H2 and H2O2 Generation. Angew. Chem. Int. Edit. 2025, e202420796.

42. M. S. Nasir?, B. W. Sheng?, Y. Zhao?, H. T. Ye, J. Song, J. L. Li, P. Wang*, T. Wang, X. Q. Wang*, Z. Huang, B. W. Zhou*. An Integrated Photocatalytic Redox Architecture for Simultaneous Overall Conversion of CO2 and H2O toward CH4 and H2O2. Sci. Bull. 2025, 70，373-382.

41. M. S. Nasir?, Y. Zhao?, H. T. Ye, J. L. Li, P. Wang, D. Wang, X. Q. Wang, J. Song, Z. Huang, B. W. Zhou*. Unlocking Methane Generation via Photo-Thermal-Coupled CO2 Hydrogenation by Integrating FeNiCrMnCo Multi-Component Alloy with GaN Nanowires. Adv. Sci. 2025, DOI:10.1002/advs.202501298.

40. B. W. Zhou*, D. Wang*. Solar Refinery: A Disruptive Strategy for Upcycling Plastic Wastes. Sci. China Chem. 2025, 68, 1225-1229.

39. Yixin Li , Lin Yao*, Jinglin Li, Tianqi Yu, Liang Qiu, Muhammad Salman Nasir, Tao Wang*, Md Afjalur Rahman, Nirmal Anand, Sharif Md. Sadaf*, Baowen Zhou*. GaN Nanowire-Supported NiOx for Low-Temperature and Durable Dry Reforming of Methane toward Syngas. Appl. Catal. B-Environ. 2025, 366, 125051.

38. 李亦昕，M. S. Nasir, 周寶文*. 太陽光分解海水制備綠氫聯(lián)產(chǎn)過氧化氫. 科學(xué)通報，In Press.

37. 周寶文*，王舟舟. 表面氫化的CrMn二元金屬氧化物耦合GaN納米線光催化乙醇脫水制乙烯. 科學(xué)通報，2025, 70, 1673-1677.

36. C. L. Xiao, J. P. Liang, X. Z. Wang, Y. Y. Pang, K. Q. Liang, Z. X. Cai, Z. M. Xue*, Y. F. Zhao*, B. W. Zhou, J. L. Song*. Ambient-temperature hydrogenolysis of 4-O-5 lignin model compounds to generate cyclohexanes and cyclohexanols enabled by synergy of electronic and solvent effects. J. Catal. 2025, 447, 116137.



2024

35. T. Q. Yu?, Y. Zhao?, J. L. Li, Y. X. Li, L. Qiu, H. Pan, M. S. Nasir, J. Song*, Z. Huang, B. W. Zhou*. Binary Iron-Manganese Cocatalyst for Simultaneous Activation of C-C and C-O Bonds to Maximally Utilize Lignin for Syngas Generation over InGaN. Angew. Chem. Int. Edit. 2024, 64, e202413528.
34. Liang Qiu?, Bowen Sheng?, Haotian Ye, Ping Wang, Jinglin Li, Ying Li, Yixin Li, Tianqi Yu, Muhammad Salman Nasir, Xinqiang Wang*, Hu Pan, Zhen Huang, Baowen Zhou*. 1-Dimensional Metal Nitride-Supported Platinum Nanoclusters for Low-Temperature Hydrogen Production from Formic Acid. Chem. Eng. J. 2024, 500，156940.
33. 楊東日*，鞏鍵，周寶文*. 雙碳戰(zhàn)略下綠色動力與數(shù)字技術(shù)融合驅(qū)動汽車產(chǎn)業(yè)高質(zhì)量發(fā)展及其趨勢展望. 科學(xué)通報，2024，https://doi.org/10.1360/TB-2024-0745.
32. Y. Li?, L. Qiu?, R. Tian, Z. L. Liu, L. Yao*, L. F. Huang, W. Li, Y. Y. Wang, T. Wang, B. W. Zhou*. Chirality Engineering of Nanostructured Copper Oxide for Enhancing Oxygen Evolution from Water Electrolysis. Small 2024, e202408248.
31. J. L. Li?, B. W. Sheng?, Y. Q. Chen?, J. J. Yang, P. Wang*, Y. X. Li, T. Q. Yu, H. Pan, L. Qiu, Y. Li, J. Song, L. Zhu, X. Q. Wang*, Z. Huang, B. W. Zhou*. Utilizing Full-spectrum Sunlight for Ammonia Decomposition Toward Hydrogen over GaN Nanowires-Supported Ru Nanoparticles on Silicon. Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 7393.
30. J. X. Zhai, Z. H. Xia, B. W. Zhou*, H. H. Wu*, T. Xue, X. Chen, J. P. Jiao, S. Q. Jia, M. Y. He*, B. X. Han*. Photo-thermal coupling to enhance CO2 hydrogenation toward CH4 over Ru/MnO/Mn3O4. Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 1109.
29. T. Q. Yu, J. L. Li, Y. X. Li, L. Qiu, H. Pan, L. Zhu, Z. Huang, B. W. Zhou*. Green syngas production from natural lignin, sunlight, and water over Pt-decorated InGaN nanowires. Angew. Chem. Int. Edit. 2024, 63, e202405904.
28. Z. Z. Wang?, Y. Q. Chen?, B. W. Sheng?, J. L. Li, L. Yao, Y. Yu, J. Song*, T. Q. Yu, Y. X Li, H. Pan, P. Wang, X. Q. Wang*, L. Zhu, B. W. Zhou*. Air-Promoted Light-Driven Hydrogen Production from Bioethanol over Core/Shell Cr2O3@GaN Nanoarchitecture. Angew. Chem. Int. Edit. 2024, 63, e202400011.
27. X. Chen, B. W. Zhou*, N, Yan*. Platinum-Cobalt Synergy Redefines Electrocatalytic Lignin Upgrading. Sci. Bull. 2024, 69, 2961-2963.
26. Yixin Li, Jinglin Li, Tianqi Yu, Liang Qiu, Syed M. Najib Hasan, Lin Yao*, Hu Pan, Shamsul Arafin*, Sharif Md. Sadaf*, Lei Zhu, Baowen Zhou*. Rh/InGaN1-xOx nanoarchitecture for light-driven methane reforming with carbon dioxide toward syngas. Sci. Bull. 2024, 69，1400-1409.
25. H. Pan, J. L. Li, Y. G. Wang*, Q. Xia, L. Qiu, B. W. Zhou*, Solar-Driven Biomass Reforming for Hydrogen Generation: Principles, Advances and Challenges. Adv. Sci. 2024, 2402651.
24. J. L. Li?, B. W. Sheng?, L. Qiu?, J. J. Yang, P. Wang*, Y. X. Li, T. Q. Yu, H. Pan, Y. Li, M. H. Li, L. Zhu*, X. Q. Wang*, Z. Huang, B. W. Zhou*. Photo-Thermal Synergistic CO2 Hydrogenation towards CO over PtRh Bimetal-Decorated GaN Nanowires. Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 7714-7724.
23. S. M. Nasir, H. Pan*, B. W. Zhou*. Economically Attractive Production of Commercial-Grade Gasoline from Waste Plastics. Front. Energy 2024, DOI: 10.1007/s11708-024-0954-4.
22. J. X. Zhai, B. W. Zhou*, H. H. Wu*, X. Chen, Z. H. Xiao, C. J. Chen, C. Xue, M. K. Dong, T. Deng, S. Q. Jia, M. Y. He*, B. X. Han*. Catalyst-free photochemical CO2 hydrogenation to CO and CH4 conversion to C2H6. Green Chem. 2024, 26, 8872-8876.
21. L. F. Huang, T. Wang, Y. Li, P. Wang, R. Tian, B. W. Zhou*, L. Yao*. Chiral Helically Grooved Gold Nanoarrows for Concurrently Enhancing Oxygen and Hydrogen Evolution from Electrochemical Water Splitting. Sci. China Chem. 2024, 67, 3767-3776.
20. J. L. Li?, B. W. Sheng?, Y. Q. Chen?, J. J. Yang, P. Wang, Y. X. Li, T. Q. Yu, H. Pan, J. Song*, X. Q. Wang*, T. Ma, B. W. Zhou*. An Active and Robust Catalytic Architecture of NiCo/GaN NWs for Light-Driven Hydrogen Production from Methanol. Small 2024, 2309906.
19. B. W. Zhou*. Liquid Hydrogen Carriers: Linking Renewable Energies for a Carbon-Nuetral Future. The Innovation Energy 2024, 1, 1000020.
18. B. W. Zhou*, M. H. Shao*, S. M. Sadaf*, S. H. Sun*. Toward Carbon Neutrality by Artificial Photosynthesis. Front. Energy 2024, 18, 54-55.
17. 李景林?，周寶文?*. Aulr@InGaN納米組裝體人工光合成C2+燃料聯(lián)產(chǎn)H2O2. 科學(xué)通報，2024，69, 3-6.
16. J. Tong, N. Na*, B. W. Zhou, C. Q. Yang, K. M. Reddy, H. Y. Tu, Y. S. Liu, Z. Tan, L. K. Xiang, H. Z. Li, X. Zhou, Y. Y. Zhang, Y. X. Li, H. C. Zhang, L. Zhu*, Z. Huang. Toward High CO ivity and Oxidation Resistance Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell with High-Entropy Alloy. ACS. Catal. 2024, 14, 2897-2907.

2023
15. B. W. Zhou?*, Y. J. Ma?, P. F. Ou?, Z. W. Ye?, X. Y. Li, S. Vanka, T. Ma, H. D. Sun, P. Wang, P. Zhou, J. K. Cooper, Y. X. Xiao, I. A. Navid, J. Pan, J. Song*, and Z. T. Mi*, Light-driven synthesis of C2H6 from CO2 and H2O on a bimetallic AuIr composite supported on InGaN nanowires. Nat. Catal. 2023, 6, 987-995.
14. D. K. Li?, Z. W. Wu?, Y. X. Li?, X. X. Fan, S.M Najib Hasan, S. Arafin, Md A. Rahman, J. L. Li, Z. Z. Wang, T. Q. Yu, X. H. Kong*, L. Zhu, S. Md. Sadaf*, B. W. Zhou*. A semiconducting hybrid of RhOx/GaN@InGaN for simultaneous activation of methane and water toward syngas by photocatalysis. PNAS NEXUS 2023, 2, 1-9.
13. J. L. Li?, B. W. Sheng?, Y. Q. Chen?, J. J. Yang, T. Ma, C. You, Y. X. Li, T. Q. Yu, J. Song*, H. Pan, X. Q. Wang*, B. W. Zhou*. Nickel-iron bimetal as a cost-effective cocatalyst for light-driven hydrogen release from methanol in water. ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 10153–10160.
12. B. W. Zhou?*, J. L. Li?, X. Y. Dong, L. Yao*. GaN Nanowires/Si Photocathodes for CO2 Reduction towards Solar Fuels and Chemicals: Advances, Challenges, and Prospects. Sci. China Chem. 2023, 66, 739-754.
11. Z. Z. Wang?, B. W. Sheng?, Y. Q. Chen?, S. M. Sadaf, J. L. Li, J. J. Yang, J. Song*, L. Yao, Y. Yu*, L. Zhu, X. Q. Wang*, Z. Huang, B. W. Zhou*. Photocatalytic syngas production from bio-derived glycerol and water on AuIn-decorated GaN nanowires supported by Si wafer. Green Chem. 2023，25，288-295.
10. Y. X. Li, S. M. Sadaf*, B. W. Zhou*, Ga(X)N/Si nanoarchitecture: An emerging semiconductor platform for sunlight-powered water splitting toward hydrogen. Front. Energy 2024, 18, 56-79.
9. B. W. Zhou*, S. H. Sun*, Approaching the commercial threshold of solar water splitting toward hydrogen by III-nitrides nanowires. Front. Energy 2024, 18, 122-124.
8. P. Zhou, I. A. Navid, Y. J. Ma, Y. X. Xiao, P. Wang, Z. W. Ye, B. W. Zhou, K. Sun, Z. T. Mi*, Solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of more than 9% in photocatalytic water splitting. Nature 2023, 613, 66-70.
7. X. Y. Zou, A. Li, C. Ma, Z. Gao, B. W. Zhou, L. Zhu*, Z. Huang. Nitrogen-doped carbon confined Cu-Ag bimetals for efficient electroreduction of CO2 to high-order products. Chem. Eng. J. 2023, 468, 143606.
6. Y. X. Xiao?, X. H. Kong?, S. Vanka?, W. J. Dong?, G. S. Zeng, Z. W. Ye, K. Sun, I. A. Navid, B. W. Zhou, T. Ma, M. Francesca, H. Guo*, Z. T. Mi*, Oxynitrides enabled photoelectrochemical water splitting with over 3,000 hrs stable operation in practical two-electrode configuration. Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 2047.

2022
5. J. Y. Ma, L. F. Huang, B. W. Zhou, L. Yao*. Construction and Catalysis Advances of Inorganic Chiral Nanostructures. ACTA CHIMICA SINICA. 2022, 1507-1523.
4. R. T. Rashid?, Y. Q. Chen?, X. D. Liu , M. X. Liu , J. Song , Z. T. Mi*, B. W. Zhou*. Tunable Green Syngas Generation from CO2 and H2O with Sunlight as the Only Energy Input. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 2022, 119, 26, e2121174119.
3. J. L. Li?, B. W. Sheng?, Y. Q. Chen?, S. M. Sadaf, J. J. Yang, P. Wang, H. Pan, T. Ma, L. Zhu, J. Song*, H. Lin, X. Q. Wang*, Z. Huang*, B. W. Zhou*. Oxynitride-surface engineering of rhodium-decorated gallium nitride for efficient thermocatalytic hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide. Commun. Chem. 2022, 5, 107.
2. J. X. Zhai, B. W. Zhou*, H. H. Wu*, S. Q. Jia, M. E. Chu, S. T. Han, W. Xia, M. Y. He*, B. X. Han*. Photocatalytic cleavage of C(sp3)-N bond in trialkylamines to dialkylamines and olefins. ChemSusChem. 2022, e202201119.
1. J. X. Zhai, B. W. Zhou*, H. H. Wu*, S. Q. Jia, M. E. Chu, S. T. Han, W. Xia, M. Y. He*, B. X. Han*. Selective photocatalytic aerobic oxidation of methane carbon monoxide over Ag/AgCl@SiO2. Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 4616-4622.

Prior to SJTU

8. B. W. Zhou?, P. F. Ou?, N. Pant, S. B. Chen, S. Vanka, S. Chu, R. T. Rashid, G. Botton, J. Song*, Z. T. Mi*, Highly efficient binary copper-iron catalyst for photoelectrochemical carbon dioxide reduction toward methane. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2020, 117, 3, 1330-1338.
7. B. W. Zhou?, P. F. Ou?, R. T. Rashid?, S. Vanka, K. Sun, L. Yao, H. D. Sun, J. Song*, Z. T. Mi*. Few-atomic-layers iron for hydrogen evolution from water by photoelectrocatalysis. iScience. 2020, 23,101613.
6. B. W. Zhou?, X. H. Kong?, S. Vanka, S. B. Cheng, N. Pant, S. Chu, P. Ghamari, Y. C. Wang, G. Botton, H. Guo, Z. T. Mi*, A GaN:Sn nanoarchitecture integrated on a silicon platform for converting CO2 to HCOOH by photoelectrocatalysis. Energy Environ. Sci. 2019, 12, 2842-2848.
5. B. W. Zhou?, X. H. Kong?, S. Vanka, S. Chu, P. Ghamari, Y. C. Wang, N. Pant, I. Shih, H. Guo*, Z. T. Mi*. GaN nanowire as an outstanding linker of MoSx and planar silicon for photoelectrocatalytic water splitting. Nat. Commun. 2018, 9, 3856.
4. B. W. Zhou, J. L. Song, C. Xie, C. J. Chen, Q. L. Qian, B. X. Han*. Mo-Bi-Cd ternary metal chalcogenides: highly efficient photocatalyst for CO2 reduction to formic acid under visible light. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2018, 6, 5754-5759.
3. B. W. Zhou, J. L. Song*, Z. R. Zhang, Z. W. Jiang, P. Zhang, B. X. Han*. Highly selective photocatalytic oxidation of biomass-derived chemicals to carboxyl compounds over Au/TiO2. Green Chem. 2017, 19, 1075-1081.
2. B. W. Zhou, J. L. Song*, T. B. Wu, H. Z. Liu, C. Xie, G. Y. Yang, B. X. Han*. Simultaneous and ive transformation of glucose to arabinose and nitrosobenzene to azoxybenzene driven by visible-light. Green Chem. 2016, 18, 3852-3857.
1. B. W. Zhou, J. L. Song, H. C. Zhou, T. B. Wu, B. X. Han*. Using the hydrogen and oxygen in water directly for hydrogenation reactions and glucose oxidation by photocatalysis. Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 463–468.

1. Hydrogen Energy Technology and Application, Undergraduate
2. Frontiers in Renewable Synthetic Fuels and Carbon-Nuetral Powertrain Technologies, Graduate
3. Lower Carbon Energy Technology, Graduate

9. 周寶文 等. Rh納米顆粒修飾III族氮化物Si催化劑的制備方法及其應(yīng)用. ZL 2022 1 1005630.9.
8. 周寶文 等. Au-In二元納米助催化劑負(fù)載III族氮化物的制備方法及其應(yīng)用. ZL 2022 1 1006633.4.
7. 周寶文 等. Rh納米顆粒修飾III族氮氧化物Si催化劑的制備方法及其應(yīng)用. ZL 2022 1 1045142.0.
6. B. W. Zhou, et al. PHOTOCATALYTIC CO2 REDUCTION WITH BINARY
CATALYST-DECORATED NANOSTRUCTURES. U.S. Patent Application No. 18/770,020.
5. B. W. Zhou, et al. PHOTOCATALYTIC CO2 REDUCTION WITH
CO-CATALYSTS-DECORATED NANOSTRUCTURES. PCT/US/2023/024569.
4. B. W. Zhou, et al. CO2 REDUCTION TOWARD METHANE. USA PATENT NO. 11512399.
3. B. W. Zhou, et al. CO2 CONVERSION WITH NANOWIRE-NANOPARTICLE
ARCHITECTURE. PCT/US2020/043449.
2. B. W. Zhou, et al. NANOSTRUCTURED-BASED ATOMIC SCALE LECTROCHEMICAL REACTION CATALYSIS. PCT/US2021/050444.
1. B. W. Zhou. et al. WATER SPLITTING DEVICE PROTECTION. PCT/US2021/056804.

1. The Member of Carbon Dioxide Chemistry Committee of Chinese Chemical Society
2. The Committee Member of Chinese Energy Society
3. Invited Editorial Board Member of Science Bulletin/Chinese Science Bulletin
4. The Youth Editorial Board Member of Frontiers in Energy （Engineering - Transcations of Chinese Academy of Engineering）
5. The Youth Editor of The Innovation

1. The "Xiaomi Young Scholars" of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2022
2. The World's Top 10 Scientific and Technological Advances in 2020