主持国家自然科学基金青年项目1项（11604302），中国博士后科学基金面上项目1项，河南省博士后科学基金项目1项，2016年度河南省科技计划项目（基础与前沿技术研究）1项以及2015年度郑州大学优秀青年教师发展基金项目1项。在Nanoscale、Journal of Materials Chemistry C、Scientific Reports以及Applied Physics Letters等国际知名期刊上已发表SCI学术论文50余篇，其中以第一作者身份发表SCI学术论文17篇，中科院一区论文4篇，二区论文11篇，他引一百余次，并有3篇SCI文章以杂志封面的形式出版。申请发明专利3项，授权1项。
4.代表性论文如下：
Zhifeng Shi, Xuguang Sun, Di Wu, Tingting Xu, Shiwei Zhuang, Yongtao Tian, Xinjian Li, Guotong Du. High-performance planar green light-emitting diodes based on a PEDOT:PSS/CH3NH3PbBr3/ZnO sandwich structure, Nanoscale, 2016, 8(19): 10035-10042.
Zhifeng Shi, Xuguang Sun, Di Wu, Tingting Xu, Yongtao Tian, Yuantao Zhang, Xinjian Li, Guotong Du. Near-infrared random lasing realized in a perovskite CH3NH3PbI3 thin film, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2016, 4(36): 8373-8379.
Zhifeng Shi, Tingting Xu, Di Wu, Yuantao Zhang, Baolin Zhang, Yongtao Tian, Xinjian Li, Guotong Du. Semi-transparent all-oxide ultraviolet light-emitting diodes based on ZnO/NiO-core/shell nanowires, Nanoscale, 2016, 8(19): 9997-10003.
Zhifeng Shi, Di Wu, Tingting Xu, Yuantao Zhang, Baolin Zhang, Yongtao Tian, Xinjian Li, Guotong Du. Improved electrical transport and electroluminescence properties of p-ZnO/n-Si heterojunction via introduction of patterned SiO2 intermediate layer, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2016, 120(8): 4504-4510.
Zhifeng Shi, Yuantao Zhang, Xijun Cui, Shiwei Zhuang, Bin Wu, Junyan Jiang, Xianwei Chu, Xin Dong, Baolin Zhang, Guotong Du. Epitaxial growth of vertically aligned ZnO nanowires for bidirectional direct-current driven light-emitting diodes applications, CrystEngComm, 2015, 17(1): 40-49.
Zhifeng Shi, Yuantao Zhang, Xijun Cui, Shiwei Zhuang, Bin Wu, Xianwei Chu, Xin Dong, Baolin Zhang, Guotong Du. Photoluminescence performance enhancement of ZnO/MgO heterostructured nanowires and their applications in ultraviolet laser diodes, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2015, 17(21): 13813-13820.
Zhifeng Shi, Yuantao Zhang, Shiwei Zhuang, Long Yan, Bin Wu, Xijun Cui, Zhen Huang, Xin Dong, Baolin Zhang, Guotong Du. Vertically aligned two-dimensional ZnO nanowall networks: Controllable catalyst-free growth and optical properties, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2015, 620: 299-307.
Zhifeng Shi, Yuantao Zhang, Xijun Cui, Shiwei Zhuang, Bin Wu, Xin Dong, Baolin Zhang, Guotong Du. High-temperature continuous-wave laser realized in hollow microcavities, Scientific Reports, 2014, 4: 7180.
Zhifeng Shi, Yuantao Zhang, Xijun Cui, Bin Wu, Shiwei Zhuang, Fan Yang, Xiaotian Yang, Baolin Zhang, Guotong Du. Improvement of electroluminescence performance by integration of ZnO nanowires and single-crystalline films on ZnO/GaN heterojunction, Applied Physics Letters, 2014, 104(13): 131109.
Zhifeng Shi, Yuantao Zhang, Xupu Cai, Hui Wang, Bin Wu, Jinxiang Zhang, Xijun Cui, Xin Dong, Hongwei Liang, Baolin Zhang, Guotong Du. Parametric study on controllable growth of ZnO nanostructures with tunable dimensions using catalyst-free metal organic chemical vapor deposition, CrystEngComm, 2014, 16(3): 455-463.
Zhifeng Shi, Yuantao Zhang, Xiachuan Xia, Wang Zhao, Hui Wang, Long Zhao, Xin Dong, Baolin Zhang, Guotong Du. Electrically driven ultraviolet random lasing from an n-MgZnO/i-ZnO/SiO2/p-Si asymmetric double heterojunction, Nanoscale, 2013, 5(11): 5080-5085.
Zhifeng Shi, Yuantao Zhang, Bin Wu, Xupu Cai, Jinxiang Zhang, Xiaochuan Xia, Hui Wang, Xin Dong, Hongwei Liang, Baolin Zhang, Guotong Du. Vertical conducting ultraviolet light-emitting diodes based on p-ZnO:As/n-GaN/n-SiC heterojunction, Applied Physics Letters, 2013, 102(16): 161101.
Zhifeng Shi, Yuantao Zhang, Jinxiang Zhang, Hui Wang, Bin Wu, Xupu Cai, Xijun Cui, Xin Dong, Hongwei Liang, Baolin Zhang, Guotong Du. High-performance ultraviolet-blue light-emitting diodes based on an n-ZnO nanowall networks/p-GaN heterojunction, Applied Physics Letters, 2013, 103(2): 021109.
Zhifeng Shi, Bin Wu, Xupu Cai, Xiaochuan Xia, Shikai Zhang, Wei Yin, Hui Wang, Jin Wang, Xin Dong, Yuantao Zhang, Baolin Zhang, Guotong Du. Photofacilitated controllable growth of ZnO films using photoassisted metalorganic chemical vapor deposition, Crystal Growth & Design, 2012, 12(9): 4417-4424.
Zhifeng Shi, Xiaochuan Xia, Wei Yin, Shikai Zhang, Hui Wang, Jin Wang, Long Zhao, Xin Dong, Baolin Zhang, Guotong Du. Dominant ultraviolet electroluminescence from p-ZnO:As/n-SiC(6H) heterojunction light-emitting diodes, Applied Physics Letters, 2012, 100(10): 101112.
Zhifeng Shi, Shikai Zhang, Bin Wu, Xupu Cai, Jinxiang Zhang, Wei Yin, Hui Wang, Jin Wang, Xiaochuan Xia, Xin Dong, Baolin Zhang, Guotong Du. Oxygen-induced physical property variation of deposited ZnO films by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition, Applied Surface Science, 2012, 258(22): 8673-8677.
Zhifeng Shi, Long Zhao, Xiaochuan Xia, Wang Zhao, Hui Wang, Jin Wang, Xin Dong, Baolin Zhang, Guotong Du. Effect of MgZnO barrier layer on the UV emission of n-ZnO/p-Si heterojunction diodes, Journal of Luminescence, 2011, 131(8): 1645-1648.