周潘旺，男，博士，研究员。2003年毕业于北京师范大学，获理学学士学位；2010年毕业于中国科学院大连化学物理研究所，获得物理化学专业博士学位。毕业后留所工作至2018年11月，之后进入山东大学工作至2024年6月，2024年7月回所工作。2013年晋升为副研究员，2018年晋升为研究员。

长期从事太阳能光电理论与复杂体系激发态动力学研究，围绕光催化、光电材料、有机发光材料及凝聚相体系中的激发态非绝热过程，系统开展理论方法发展与应用研究。主要研究内容包括激发态质子转移、电子转移、电声耦合、激子动力学、界面电荷分离与复合、缺陷俘获及质子耦合电子转移等关键过程，致力于从微观层面揭示材料发光效率、光生电荷利用效率和太阳能光电转化效率的决定因素。

    主持和参与多项国家级和省部级科研项目，现为国家自然科学基金委人工光合成卓越研究群体项目骨干成员。在Acc. Chem. Res., J. Am. Chem. Soc.、Aggregate., J. Energy Chem., J. Phys. Chem. Lett., J. Chem. Phys., J. Phys. Chem. A/B等期刊发表学术论文130余篇。

1. F. S. Sun, C. W. Ni, Y. Zhang, Q. Fu, P. F. Zhang, Z. R. Min, J. H. Cui, Z. Y. Wang, W. Nie, N. Ta, X. L. Wang, P. W. Zhou*, F. T. Fan*, C. Li*, Operando Imaging of Adsorbate-Charge Cooperative Reconstruction into Terminal Active Co−OH Sites. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, 148, 23208.

2. Y. X. Wang, W. Z. Li, L. W. Meng, Y. Su*, P. W. Zhou*, Geometry-Enabled π‑Conjugation, Rather Than Substituent Electron-Donating or Withdrawing Ability, Governs Photoinduced Electron Transfer in 1,8-Naphthalimide Fluorophores. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2026, 17, 8923.

3. Y. F. Bai, P. W. Zhou*, X. Y. Yang, H. Y. Zhao, Z. Y. Wen, Q. C. Meng, H. B. Sun, C. Li, W. W. Yu*, F. Liu*, Emissive or Nonemissive? Molecular Insight into Luminescence Properties of Tin(II) Metal Halides. : ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2025, 17, 29933.

4. H. W. Wei, Z. Li,* H. L. Wang, Y. Yang, P. F. Cheng, P. G. Han, R. L. Zhang, F. Liu,* P. W. Zhou,* K. L. Han, Regulation of excitation energy transfer in Sb-alloyed Cs₄MnBi₂Cl₁₂ perovskites for efficient CO₂ photoreduction to CO and water oxidation toward H₂O₂. J. Energy Chem. 2023, 82, 18.

5. P. W. Zhou, K. L. Han,* ESIPT-based AIE luminogens: Design strategies, applications, and mechanisms, Aggregate, 2022, 3, e160.

6. J. Zhao, Y. Zhao, H. He, P. W. Zhou,* Y. Liang,* T. Frauenheim,* Stacking Engineering: A Boosting Strategy for 2D Photocatalysts. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2021, 12, 10190.

7. P. W. Zhou,* Z. Tang, P. Li,* J. Y. Liu, Unraveling the Mechanism for Tuning the Fluorescence of Fluorescein Derivatives: The Role of the Conical Intersection and nπ* State. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2021, 12, 6478.

8. F. J. Shang,# R. Z. Liu,# J. Y. Liu,* P. W. Zhou,* C. Y. Zhang, S. H. Yin, K. L. Han,* Unraveling the Mechanism of cyclo-N₅− Production through Selective C−N Bond Cleavage of Arylpentazole with Ferrous Bisglycinate and m-Chloroperbenzonic Acid: A Theoretical Perspective. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2020, 11, 1030.

9. P. W. Zhou,* P. Li, Y. L. Zhao, K. L. Han, Restriction of Flip-Flop Motion as a Mechanism for Aggregation-Induced Emission. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2019, 10, 6929.

10. P. W. Zhou, K. L. Han*, Unraveling the Detailed Mechanism of Excited-State Proton Transfer. Acc. Chem. Res. 2018, 51, 1681-1690.