Linjie Zhao is a postdoctoral researcher at Beijing University of Chemical Technology and a visiting postdoctoral researcher at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). His research focuses on electrocatalytic materials and membrane-electrode assemblies for hydrogen energy conversion, particularly proton exchange membrane water electrolysis and fuel cells. His current interests include acidic oxygen evolution, low-iridium electrodes, alkaline hydrogen oxidation/evolution, interfacial transport, operando characterization, and electrolysis under high-current-density and dynamic operating conditions. He has been awarded the Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Special Funding (Category C) of the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation.

• Electrocatalyst design for proton exchange membrane water electrolysis and fuel cells
• Acidic oxygen evolution and alkaline hydrogen oxidation/evolution reactions
• Structure–activity–stability relationships of electrocatalytic materials
• Low-iridium anodes and membrane-electrode assemblies for practical water electrolysis
• Operando/in situ characterization and mechanistic studies of electrochemical reactions

• A universal approach to dual-metal-atom catalytic sites confined in carbon dots for various target reactions

Linjie Zhao, Qifeng Cai, Baoguang Mao, Junjie Mao, Hui Dong, Zhonghua Xiang, Jia Zhu, Rajib Paul, Dan Wang, Yongde Long, Liangti Qu, Riqing Yan, Liming Dai, Chuangang Hu*

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; 2023; 120, e2308828120.

• Decoupling Kinetically Coupled Steps via Hierarchical Relay Catalysis on High-Entropy Alloy for Efficient Ammonia Decomposition

Fashuo Du, Guobin Lai, Bowen Liu, Dechen Wang, Linjie Zhao*, Baoguang Mao, Husitu Lin, Dan Wang, Zichun Wang, Chuangang Hu*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition; 2026; 65, e5529813.

• Carbon-Based Electrocatalysts for Acidic Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Pengbo Cui⁺, Linjie Zhao⁺, Yongde Long, Liming Dai, Chuangang Hu*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition; 2023; 62, e202218269.

• Programming curved atomic active sites in carbon dots through curvature-coordination coupling

Linjie Zhao, Aijun Lin, Baoguang Mao, Hao Wang*, Yuanhui Cheng, Dong Liu, Dan Wang*, Shenlong Zhao, Liangti Qu, Chuangang Hu*

Matter; 2026; 9, 102914.

• Wrinkle-Induced Strain Activates a Rapid Deprotonation Pathway in Ru₂IrO_x for Efficient Acidic Water Electrolysis

Linjie Zhao, Wenjie Duan, Cheng Tang, Qian Zhang, Yingjie Hu, Baoguang Mao, Chuangang Hu* 

Advanced Functional Materials; 2026; 36, e15512.

• Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China, 2024
• B.Eng. in Chemical Engineering and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China, 2018