1. Education Background
1998.04–2001.08 Ph.D. Inoganic Chemistry Technical University of Munich, Germany
1989.09–1992.07 M.S. Inoganic Chemistry East China Normal University, China
1985.09–1989.07 B.S. Chemical Education Shaanxi Normal University, China
2. Professional Experience
2012.01- Full Professor, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, China
2002.10-2011.12 Associate Professor, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shaanxi Normal University, China
2001.10-2002.09 Postdoc, Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Freiburg, Germany
1992.08-1997.08 Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Shaanxi Normal University, China
3. Research Interests
Burning rate catalysts for solid state propellants
4. Representative Publications
1. Z. L. Liu, J. Y. Zhang, L. P. Jiang, R. Y. Zheng, Z. Y. Xie, J. Z. Li, G. F. Zhang*, A General Stepwise Confinement Strategy for Rapidly In Situ Precipitated Nanocatalysts within N-Doped Hollow Carbon Spheres Toward Efficient Thermal Decomposition of Ammonium Perchlorate, Small, 2025: e10451.
2. Y. Wang, H. L. Liu, J. S. Xu, Z. Y. Xie*, J. Z. Li, G. F. Zhang*, Fabrication of flower-shaped copper 2-nitroterephthalate coordination polymer and its carbon nanotubes-encapsulated nanocomposite: An effective catalyst for the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate, Applied Surface Science, 2025, 705 163537.
3. Z. H. Han, Y. Wang, H. L. Liu, L. Wang, Z. Y. Xie*, J. Z. Li, G. F. Zhang*, Composite materials derived from cobalt-doped terbium Prussian blue analogues: A potential catalyst for the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2025, 726, 137829.
4. H. L. Liu, Y. Wang, Z. L. Liu, H. J. Tan, Z. Y. Xie, J. Z. Li, G. F. Zhang*, Embedding of ferrocenes in the nanochannels of manganese energetic coordination polymers to retard their migration trends and enhance their catalytic efficiency in the thermal degradation of ammonium perchlorate, Applied Surface Science, 2025, 711, 164042.
5. J. Wang, Z. Y. Mi, C. H. Lu, Z. H. Han, Y. X. Wu, X. L. Fu, G. F. Zhang*, Preparation of carbon nanotube-filled bismuth/tin green nanocomposites and their efficient catalytic activity in the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate, Surfaces and Interfaces, 2024, 45, 103866.
6. C. H. Lu, J. Wang, Z. Y. Mi, Y. Wang, A. L. Liu, X. L. Fu, J. Z. Li, G. F. Zhang*, Carbon nanotube-embedded metal carbonyl compound nanocomposites: Efficient catalysts for thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate, Applied Surface Science, 2024, 655, 159575.
7. Z. Y. Mi, C. H. Lu, J. Wang, H. L. Liu, H. M. Guo, X. L. Fu, J. Z. Li, G. F. Zhang*, Encapsulation of ferrocenes in microporous ZIF-67 channels for boosting their anti-migration tendency and catalytic activity in ammonium perchlorate thermal decomposition, Applied Surface Science, 2024, 658, 159872.
8. L. F. Yang, Z. Y. Mi, H. C. Fang, R. Z. Xu, B. Y. Lv, J. Z. Li, G. F. Zhang*, Fabrication of highly catalytic active α-Fe2O3-carbon nanotube composites for thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate by light and temperature control strategy, Surfaces and Interfaces, 2024, 44, 103642.
9. R. Z. Xu, L. F. Yang, H. C. Fang, Z. Y. Mi, Y. P. Lv, L. P. Jiang, X. L. Fu, J. Z. Li, G. F. Zhang*, Copper complexes in carbon nanotubes as catalysts for thermal decomposition of energetic oxidizers, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2022, 5, 14942-14953.
10. L. F. Yang, R. Z. Xu, Z. Y. Mi, Y. T. Wan, X. L. Fu, L. P. Jiang, Y. J. Jian*, J. Z. Li*, and G. F. Zhang*, Enhanced anti-migration performance of carbon nanotubes confined ferrocenyl compounds and their synergistic catalytic activity on the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate, Materials Today Chemistry, 2022, 26, 101168.
11.H. C. Fang, R. Z. Xu, L. F. Yang, Z. Y. Mi, Q. He, H. F. Shi, L. P. Jiang, X. L. Fu, G. F. Zhang*, Facile fabrication of carbon nanotubes-encapsulated cobalt (nickel) salt nanocomposites and their highly efficient catalysis in the thermal degradation of ammonium perchlorate and hexogen, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2022, 928, 167134.
