Affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
E-mail: mengxt@mail.buct.edu.cn
Dr. Xiangtong Meng is currently an Associate Professor of College of Chemical Engineering at Beijing University of Chemical Technology. He received his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Technology from Dalian University of Technology in Sep. 2018. During Sep. 2016 to Mar. 2018, he worked as a visiting scholar at Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Meng received the Excellence Award of CPCIF-Clariant CleanTech Award in 2021 and the Bronze Prize (Chemical Engineering and Materials) of the first Jingbo Doctoral Dissertation Award in 2019. He was selected as the Outstanding Reviewer of Journal Materials Chemistry A in 2018. Dr. Meng mainly focuses on the design and construction of functional carbon materials for Photovoltaic/Photothermal applications (e.g., solar cells and solar-driven evaporation) and Electrocatalysis for small molecules (e.g., CO2/N2/I3-). As first/corresponding author, he has published more than 30 papers in peer-reviewed journals including Angew. Chem., Adv. Mater., Adv. Energy Mater., ACS Catal., Adv. Funct. Mater., Nano Energy, wherein 6 papers are ESI highly-cited. Now he is the Members of Youth Editorial Board of 6 international journals including Carbon Energy (SCI indexed, IF = 19.5), Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica (SCI indexed, IF = 10.8), Chinese Chemical Letters (SCI indexed, IF = 9.4), ICM, Green Carbon, etc.
Education
Sep. 2016 - Mar. 2018, Visiting scholar, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. Advisor: Prof. Zhiqun Lin
Sep. 2014 - Sep. 2018, Ph.D. in Chemical Technology, Dalian University of Technology, China. Advisor: Prof. Jieshan Qiu
Sep. 2012 - Jun. 2014, M.S. in Chemical Technology, Dalian University of Technology, China. Advisor: Prof. Jieshan Qiu and Prof. Chang Yu
Research and Training Experience
May 2019 - present, Associate Professor, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China.
May 2019 - May 2021, Postdoc., Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China.
Oct. 2018 - Apr. 2019, Research Assistant, Dalian University of Technology, China.
Synergistic Activities
● Reviewer for 60 journals, and independently reviewed more than 180 manuscripts as of Jan. 10, 2026, including Acc. Chem. Res., JACS (8), ACS Catalysis (10), ACS Nano (4), Journal of Materials Chemistry A (60+), Advanced Energy Materials, Nano Research, Carbon, Nano Energy, Nanoscale, Solar RRL, Chemistry-A European Journal, Chemical Engineering Journal, Ionics, Energy Technology, Dyes and Pigments, Journal of Applied Physics, Molecules, Organic Electrons, New Journal of Chemistry, Ceramics International, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (20+), ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Advanced Sciences, Advanced Materials Interfaces, Dalton Transactions, ChemsusChem, etc.
● Outstanding reviewerof Journal of Materials Chemistry A in 2018.
● Secretary of Nanomaterials and Technology Section of UK-China International Particle Technology Forum VIII in Jul. 2021, Dali, China.
Publications & Patents
Representative papers:
1. Yangjun Ma, Xiangtong Meng*, Jieshan Qiu*, et al., Local Polarity Engineering via Unsaturated Cu-N3 Sites for Enhanced Iodine Redox Chemistry in Zinc-Iodine Batteries, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2025, accept, VIP (Very Important Paper) paper.
2. Jun Qi, Xiangtong Meng*, Zhiqun Lin*, Jieshan Qiu*, et al., Cation‐Vacancy Engineering in Cobalt Selenide Boosts Electrocatalytic Upcycling of Polyester Thermoplastics at Industrial‐Level Current Density, Advanced Materials, 2025, 37, 10, 2419058.
3. Hongqi Zou, Xiangtong Meng*, Jieshan Qiu*, et al., Hofmeister Effect-Enhanced Hydration Chemistry of Hydrogel for High-Efficiency Solar-Driven Interfacial Desalination, Advanced Materials, 2023, 35, 2207262.(ESI highly-cited paper)
4. Jun Qi, Xiangtong Meng*, Zhiqun Lin*, Jieshan Qiu*, et al., Chromium-Modified Nickel Sulfide Catalysts Enable Energy-Efficient Electrochemical Polyethylene Terephthalate Upcycling, Advanced Energy Materials, 2025, 15, 48, e04208.
5. Jie Zhang, Xiangtong Meng*, Jieshan Qiu*, Jiangtao Hu*, Shenghua Ye*, Qianling Zhang*, et al., Accelerating the proton-coupled electron transfer on Co9S8 hollow polyhedrons for electrochemical reduction of nitrate to ammonia, Applied Catalysis B-Environment and Energy, 2025, 373, 125333.
6. Jiachun Li, Xiangtong Meng*, Jieshan Qiu*, et al., Valence Engineering via Manganese‐Doping on Cobalt Nitride Nanoarrays for Efficient Electrochemically Paired Glycerol Valorization and H2 Production, Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, 34, 2316718. (ESI highly-cited paper)
7. Yadong Du, Xiangtong Meng*, Jieshan Qiu*, et al., Dimensionality Engineering toward Carbon Materials for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction: Progress and Prospect, Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, 35, 2408013.
8. Xin Zhao, Xiangtong Meng*, Jieshan Qiu*, et al., Topographic Manipulation of Graphene Oxide by Polyaniline Nanocone Arrays Enables High-Performance Solar-Driven Water Evaporation, Advanced Functional Materials, 2023, 33, 2209207.
9. Yangjun Ma, Xiangtong Meng*, Jieshan Qiu*, et al., Scrutinizing Synergy and Active Site of Nitrogen and Selenium Dual-Doped Porous Carbon for Efficient Triiodide Reduction, ACS Catalysis, 2023, 13, 1290-1298. (ESI highly-cited paper)
10. Guibin Gu, Xiangtong Meng*, Jieshan Qiu*, et al., Phenolic resin-templating synthesis of coal pitch-based porous carbon electrodes for high-performance double-layer supercapacitors, Chemical Engineering Science, 2025, 308, 121370.
11. Yadong Du, Xiangtong Meng*, Jieshan Qiu*, et al., Engineering efficient Self-Supporting SnO2/Carbon nanofiber electrode for electrochemical CO2 reduction, Chemical Engineering Science, 2025, 318, 122147.
12. Yangjun Ma, Xiangtong Meng*, Jieshan Qiu*, et al., Surface Geometry-Electronic Structure Synergy in SbN4-Rich Multidimensional Nanocarbon Boosts Triiodide Reduction, Small, 2025, 21, 51, e10239.
13. Xin Zhao, Xiangtong Meng*, Jieshan Qiu*, et al., Nano-enabled solar driven-interfacial evaporation: Advanced design and opportunities, Nano Research, 2023, 16, 6015-6038. (ESI highly-cited paper)
14. Xingyan Li, Xiangtong Meng*, Jieshan Qiu*, Biwei Xiao*, Qianling Zhang*, Jiangtao Hu*, et al., Mechanisms and Mitigation Strategies of Gas Generation in Sodium-Ion Batteries, Nano-Micro Letters, 2025, 17, 177.
15. Xiangtong Meng, Chang Yu*, Jieshan Qiu*, Zhiqun Lin*, et al., Scrutinizing Defects and Defect Density of Selenium-Doped Graphene for High-Efficiency Triiodide Reduction in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2018, 57, 4682-4686. (ESI highly-cited paper)
16. Xiangtong Meng, Chang Yu*, Jieshan Qiu*, et al., Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Nanoribbons with Surface Enriched Active Sites and Enhanced Performance for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Advanced Energy Materials, 2015, 5, 1500180.
17. Xiangtong Meng, Jieshan Qiu*, Zhiqun Lin*, et al., Cascade charge transfer enabled by incorporating edge-enriched graphene nanoribbons for mesostructured perovskite solar cells with enhanced performance. Nano Energy, 2018, 52, 123-133.
18. Xiangtong Meng, Chang Yu*, Jieshan Qiu*, Zhiqun Lin*, et al., Active sites-enriched carbon matrix enables efficient triiodide reduction in dye-sensitized solar cells: An understanding of the active centers. Nano Energy, 2018, 54, 138-147.
19. Xiangtong Meng, Jieshan Qiu*, et al., Dual integration system endowing two-dimensional titanium disulfide with enhanced triiodide reduction performance in dye-sensitized solar cells, Nano Energy, 2016, 22, 59-69.
20. Xiangtong Meng, Jieshan Qiu*, et al., Rational design and fabrication of sulfur-doped porous graphene with enhanced performance as a counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017, 5, 2280-2287.
21. Chang Yu‡, Xiangtong Meng‡, Jieshan Qiu*, et al., Graphene-mediated highly-dispersed MoS2 nanosheets with enhanced triiodide reduction activity for dye-sensitized solar cells, Carbon, 2016, 100, 474. ‡ These authors contributed equally, C. Yu is supervisor. (ESI highly-cited paper)
Patents:
1、Xiangtong Meng, Yadong Du, Jieshan Qiu, Zhen Wang, Preparation of MOF-derived carbon as electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction, China, 2021, application number: CN202111300141.1, Granted.
2、Jieshan Qiu, Xiangtong Meng, Chang Yu, Heteroatom-doped graphene as counter electrode for DSSCs, and its preparation method, China, 2015, application number: 201510589631.6, Granted.
3、Jieshan Qiu, Chang Yu, Xiangtong Meng, Composites made of two-dimensional metal disulfide and graphene as counter electrodes for DSSCs, and its preparation method, China, 2015, application number: 201510464645.5, Granted.
4、Jieshan Qiu, Chang Yu, Longlong Huang, Xiangtong Meng, Kuangming Li, Dong Wei, Carbon molecular sieves as counter electrodes for DSSCs, and its preparation method, China, 2017, application number: 201611015575.6, Granted.
Awards and honors
1. Outstanding Young Teacher in Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 2022;
2.Excellence Award of CPCIF-Clariant CleanTech Award, 2021;
3. Bronze Prize (Chemical Engineering and Materials) of the first Jingbo Doctoral Dissertation Award, 2019;
4. Excellent graduate in Dalian City, 2018;
5. Excellent graduate in Dalian University of Technology (DUT), 2018;
6. Individual Award for Excellent Doctoral Thesis in DUT, 2017;
7. Runner-Up Prize for Excellent Academic Thesis in Liaoning Province, 2017;
8. Third-Class Prize for Excellent Academic Thesis in Dalian City, 2017;
9. First-Class Scholarship supported by Yantai Wanhua Polyurethane Co., Ltd. (Top 3%), 2017;
10. National Scholarship for Ph.D. student (top 3%, the top-level scholarship awarded by the Ministry of Education of the P.R.C.), 2016;
11. Study Abroad Scholarship Supported by China Scholarship Council, 2016;
12. First-Class Prize for Ph.D. Candidates of DUT, 2016;
13. First-Class Prize for Ph.D. Candidates of DUT, 2015;
14. Excellent Postgraduate of DUT, 2016;
15. Excellent Postgraduate of DUT, 2014;
16. Runner-Up Prize for Excellent Academic Thesis in Dalian City, 2015;
17. National Scholarship for master student (top 3%), 2014;
18. Runner-Up Prize of “Challenge Cup” for National College Students, 2014.