Dr. Zejun Deng received his Bachelor's (2014) and Master's (2017) degrees from Central South University in Materials Science & Engineering. He completed his PhD (2020) in Chemistry at Institute Polytechnique de Paris under the guidance of Dr. Prof. Christophe Renault and Dr. Prof. Fouad Maroun. After a postdoctoral fellowship with Dr. Prof. Huilin Shao at Health Innovation and Technology, National University of Singapore, Dr. Zejun Deng returned to Central South University to start his academic career. 

He currently serves as an Associate Professor in School of Materials Science & Engineering, Central South University, China. His research interests include electrochemical biosensors, diamond electrochemistry, and single entity electrochemistry. He has published more than 30 peer-reviewed papers in international journals such as Chem. Sci., Anal. Chem., Carbon, Chem. Eng. J ., Sens. Actuators B-Chem., Electrochim. Acta and Appl. Surf. Sci. Dr. Zejun Deng currently acts as the young editorial board member of Functional Diamond, and is a member of the Chinese Materials Research Society.

E-mail address：zejun.deng@csu.edu.cn

- Research Interests

[1] Electrochemical biosensors or sensors

[2] Electrochemistry

[3] Electrocatalysis

[4] Single entity electrochemistry

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- Selected panel of peer-reviewed publications：（*Corresponding author，#Co-first author）

[19] F. Zhang, Z. Deng*, et al. A bibliometric and visualization analysis of electrochemical biosensors for early diagnosis of eye diseases. Frontiers in Medicine, 2025, 11, 1487981.

[18] L. Jiang,  Z. Deng*, et al. Revealing the synergistic effect in the BDD-based quadruple coupling system via active radical and non-radical species for efficient removal of refractory organic contaminant. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2025, 490, 144791.

[17] R. Yu, Z. Deng*, et al. Highly specific and sensitive quantification of uric acid in sweat using a dual boron-doped diamond electrode. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2025, 426, 137031. 

[16] X. Wang, Z. Deng*, et al. Three-dimensional porous SiC/BDD electrode with long-term robustness and enhanced electrochemical degradation performance for refractory organic pollutants. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 156454. [15] H. Li, Z. Deng*,  et al. Constructing a Hydrophilic Microsensor for High-Antifouling Neurotransmitter Dopamine Sensing. ACS Sensors, 2024, 9, 4, 1785–1798. 

[14] Z. Jiao, Z. Deng*,  et al. Highly conductive diamond skeleton reinforced Cu-matrix composites for high-efficiency thermal management. Applied Surface Science, 2024, 645, 158829.  

[13] W.Yang, Z. Deng*,  et al. Co-generation of hydroxyl and sulfate radicals via homogeneous and heterogeneous bi-catalysis with the EO-PS-EF tri-coupling system for efficient removal of refractory organic pollutants. Water Research, 2023, 243, 120312. 

[12] Z. Deng*,  et al. Diamond for antifouling applications: A review. Carbon, 2022, 196, 923-939. 

[11] H. Li, Z. Deng*,  et al. Engineering a Au-NPs/Nafion modified nanoporous diamond sensing interface for reliable voltammetric quantification of dopamine in human serum. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 446, 136927. 

[10] R. Zhu, Z. Deng*,  et al. A nanoporous diamond particle microelectrode and its surface modification. Electrochimica Acta, 2022, 430, 141015. 

[9] R. Zhu, Z. Deng*,  et al. Inconsistency of BDD reactivity assessed by ferri/ferro-cyanide redox system and electrocatalytic degradation capability. Functional Diamond, 2022, 2(1): 71-79.

[8] Z. Deng, Christophe Renault*. Unravelling the last milliseconds of an individual graphene nanoplatelet before impact with a Pt surface by bipolar electrochemistry. Chemical Science, 2021, 12, 12494-12500. 

[7] Z. Deng, Christophe Renault*. Detection of Individual Insulating Entities by Electrochemical Blocking. Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2021, 25, 100619. 

[6] Z. Deng, Fouad Maroun, Jeffrey E. Dick, and Christophe Renault*. Detection of individual Conducting Graphene Nanoplatelets by Electro-catalytic depression. Electrochimica Acta, 2020, 355, 136805. 

[5] Z. Deng, Ridha Elattar, Fouad Maroun, and Christophe Renault*. In Situ Measurement of the Size Distribution and Concentration of Insulating Particles by Electrochemical Collision on Hemispherical Ultramicroelectrodes. Analytical Chemistry, 2018, 90, 12923–12929. 

[4] Z. Deng, Qiuping Wei*, et al. Template-free synthesis of millimeter-scale carbon nanorod arrays on boron doped diamond with superior glucose sensing performance. Applied Surface Science, 2022, 572, 151468. 

[3] Z. Deng, Qiuping Wei*, et al. High-performance non-enzymatic glucose sensor based on nickel-microcrystalline graphite-boron doped diamond complex electrode. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2017, 242 825-834. 

[2] Fangmu Liu, Z. Deng*, Qiuping Wei*, et al. A highly stable microporous boron-doped diamond electrode etched by oxygen plasma for enhanced electrochemical ozone generation. Journal of environmental chemical engineering, 2021, 9, 106369. 

[1] Andrew D Pendergast, Z. Deng, Fouad Maroun, Christophe Renault, Jeffrey E Dick. Revealing dynamic rotation of single graphene nanoplatelets on electrified microinterfaces. ACS Nano, 2021, 15, 1, 1250–1258.