Zhai, Ziwen

2018-2021:
M.Sc. Advanced Optical Technologies, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU)

2021-2025:
Research assistant at the Institute of Advanced Optical Technologies – Thermophysical Properties (AOT-TP), Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU)

Since 2026:
Research assistant at the IfT

• Interfacial tension and viscosity of mixtures of ionic liquids with dissolved gases and catalysts

• Surface light scattering

• Pendant-drop method

• Lorig F., Zhai Z., Hewa Kankanamge CJK., Martinez Gonzalez PS., Richter M., Koller TM., Klein T., Fröba AP.:
  Liquid Viscosity and Interfacial Tension of Binary Mixtures of n-Pentane, n-Decane, n-Hexadecane, or Squalane with Dissolved Carbon Dioxide or Propane by Surface Light Scattering
  In: Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data 70 (2025), p. 4582-4596
  DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.5c00502
• Zhai Z., Barreto J., Hemmeter D., Maier F., Steinrück HP., Koller TM.:
  Correlation of Macroscopic Surface Tension and Microscopic Surface Composition of Binary Ionic Liquid Mixtures with Common Cations and Anions of Different Size
  In: Journal of Physical Chemistry B 129 (2025), p. 2789–2800
  DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c08785

• Khan Antara S., Hemmeter D., Zhai Z., Kremitzl D., Maier F., Koller TM., Steinrück HP., Haumann M.:
  Hydrogenation with Dissolved Pt-Complexes Homogenously Distributed in the Ionic Liquid or Enriched at the Gas/Ionic Liquid Interface
  In: ChemCatChem 16 (2024), Article No.: e202400574
  DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202400574
• Mayer S., Bergen A., Zhai Z., Trzeciak S., Chu J., Zahn D., Koller TM., Meyer K., Vogel N.:
  Evolution of Surface Tension and Hansen Parameters of a Homologous Series of Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids
  In: Langmuir 40 (2024), p. 9529 - 9542
  DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c00094
• Zhai Z., Hantal G., Cherian A., Bergen A., Chu J., Wick C., Meyer K., Smith AS., Koller TM.:
  Influence of molecular hydrogen on bulk and interfacial properties of three imidazolium-based ionic liquids by experiments and molecular dynamics simulations
  In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 72 (2024), p. 1091-1104
  DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.05.249
• Zhai Z., Koller TM.:
  High-Temperature Measurements on Viscosity and Surface Tension of the Ionic Liquid 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([EMIM][NTf2]) up to 473 K
  In: International Journal of Thermophysics 44 (2023), Article No.: 118
  ISSN: 0195-928X
  DOI: 10.1007/s10765-023-03226-x
• Zhai Z., Koller TM.:
  Influence of dissolved argon or carbon dioxide on the viscosity and surface tension of the imidazolium-based ionic liquids [OMIM][PF6] or [m(PEG2)2IM]I
  In: Journal of Molecular Liquids 377 (2023), Article No.: 121491
  DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2023.121491
• Zhai Z., Paap U., Gezmis A., Maier F., Steinrück HP., Koller TM.:
  Surface tension and viscosity of binary ionic liquid mixtures from high vacuum up to pressures of 10 MPa
  In: Journal of Molecular Liquids 386 (2023), Article No.: 122388
  DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2023.122388
• Klein T., Lenahan F., Zhai Z., Kerscher M., Jander JH., Koller TM., Rausch MH., Fröba AP.:
  Viscosity and Interfacial Tension of Binary Mixtures Consisting of Linear, Branched, Cyclic, or Oxygenated Hydrocarbons with Dissolved Gases Using Surface Light Scattering and Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics Simulations
  In: International Journal of Thermophysics 43 (2022), Article No.: 88
  DOI: 10.1007/s10765-022-03012-1
• Lenahan F., Zhai Z., Hewa Kankanamge CJK., Klein T., Fröba AP.:
  Viscosity and Interfacial Tension of Ternary Mixtures Consisting of Linear Alkanes, Alcohols, and/or Dissolved Gases Using Surface Light Scattering and Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics Simulations
  In: International Journal of Thermophysics 43 (2022), Article No.: ARTN 116
  DOI: 10.1007/s10765-022-03040-x
• Seidl V., Bosch M., Paap U., Livraghi M., Zhai Z., Wick C., Koller TM., Wasserscheid P., Maier F., Smith AS., Bachmann J., Steinrück HP., Meyer K.:
  Bis-polyethylene glycol-functionalized imidazolium ionic liquids: A multi-method approach towards bulk and surface properties
  In: Journal of Ionic Liquids 2 (2022), p. 100041
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jil.2022.100041
• Zhai Z., Jander JH., Bergen A., Cui J., Meyer K., Koller TM.:
  Combined Surface Light Scattering and Pendant-Drop Experiments for the Determination of Viscosity and Surface Tension of High-Viscosity Fluids Demonstrated for Ionic Liquids
  In: International Journal of Thermophysics 43 (2022), Article No.: 178
  DOI: 10.1007/s10765-022-03103-z