Papers

ZhiruiMa, Xu Lian, Kaidi Yuan, Shuo Sun, Chengding Gu, Jia Lin Zhang, Jing Lyu, Jian-Qiang Zhong, Lei Liu, Hexing Li, Wei Chen (2021). Pressure-dependent band-bending in ZnO: A near-ambient-pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 60, 25-31. [Link]

Shipeng Ding, Hsi-An Chen, Okorn Mekasuwandumrong, Max J. Hülsey, Xinpu Fu, Qian He, Joongjai Panpranot, Chia-Min Yang, Ning Yan (2021), High-temperature flame spray pyrolysis induced stabilization of Pt single-atom catalysts, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental , 281, 119471. [Link]

C Chen, W Ou, KM Yam, S Xi, X Zhao, S Chen, J Li, P Lyu, L Ma, H Xu, S J. Pennycook, JL Lu, M Lin, CL Su, C Zhang, J Lu (2021), Zero-valent Palladium Single-Atoms Catalysts Confined in Black Phosphorus for Efficient Semi-hydrogenation, Advanced Materials , 33, 35, 2008471. [Link]

Cai, B., Cheo, H. W., Liu, T., Wu, J. (2020), Light-Promoted Organic Transformations Utilizing Carbon-Based Gas Molecules as Feedstocks, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 133, 32, 19098-19128. [Link]

J.J. Wang and H.C. Zeng (2020), Hybrid OER Electrocatalyst Combining Mesoporous Hollow Spheres of N, P-Doped Carbon with Ultrafine CO2NiOx, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12, 50324-50332. [Link]

H.C. Zeng (2020), Hierarchy Concepts in Design and Synthesis of Nanocatalysts, ChemCatChem, 12, 5303-5311. [Link]

J.J. Wang, W. Zang, S. Xi, M. Kosari, S.J. Pennycook and H.C. Zeng (2020), Trimetal Atoms Confined in Openly Accessible Nitrogen-doped Carbon Constructs for Efficient ORR, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 8, 17266-17275. [Link]

Max J. Hülsey, Chia Wei Lim, Ning Yan (2020), Promoting heterogeneous catalysis beyond catalyst design, Chemical Science, 11, 6. [Link]

Fu Yang, Shipeng Ding, Hongbing Song, Ning Yan (2020). Single-atom Pd Dispersed on Nanoscale Anatase TiO2 for the Selective Hydrogenation of Phenylacetylene, Science China Materials, 63, 6. [Link]

Xiaoqiang Ma, Gökalp Gözaydın, Huiying Yang, Wenbo Ning, Xi Han, Nga Yu Poon, Hong Liang, Ning Yan, Kang Zhou (2020). Upcycling chitin-containing waste into organonitrogen chemicals via an integrated process, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences – PNAS, 117, 14, 7719-7728. [Link]

Yinan Li, Song Lan, Javier Perez-Ramırez and Xiaonan Wang (2020). Achieving a low-carbon future through the energy–chemical nexus in China. Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 6141-6155. [Link]

Yam KM, Guo N, Jiang Z, Li S and Zhang C (2020). Enhancing Reactivity of SiC-Supported Graphene by Engineering Intercalated Metal Atoms at the Interface. J. Phys. Chem. C., 124, 33. [Link]

Y.S. Zhou and B.S Yeo. J (2020). Formation of C–C bonds during electrocatalytic CO2 reduction on non-copper electrode. J. Mat. Chem. A., 8, 23162. [Link]

Chuanhao H Zhang, J Li, S Xi, Y Du, X Hai, J Wang, H Xu, G Wu, J Zhang*, Jiong Lu*, Junzhong Wang (2019). A Graphene‐Supported Single‐Atom FeN5 Catalytic Site for Efficient Electrochemical CO2 Reduction. Angewandte Chemie, 131 (42), 15013. [Link]

Chuanhao Yao, Cong‐Qiao Xu, In‐Hyeok Park, Meng Zhao, Ziyu Zhu, Jing Li, Xiao Hai, Hanyan Fang, Yong Zhang, Gennevieve Macam, Jinghua Teng, Lin Li, Qing‐Hua Xu, Feng‐Chuan Chuang, Junpeng Lu, Chenliang Su, Jun Li, Jiong Lu (2020). Giant Emission Enhancement of Solid‐State Gold Nanoclusters by Surface Engineering. Angewandte Chemie, 132, 2–9. [Link]

H Xu, S Xi, J Li, S Liu, P Lyu, W Yu, T Sun, DC Qi, Q He, H Xiao, M Lin, Jishan Wu, Jia Zhang, Jiong Lu (2020). Chemical Design and Synthesis of Superior Single-Atom Electrocatalysts via In-Situ Polymerization. J. Mater. Chem. A., 8, 17683 – 17690. [Link]

T Sun, S Mitchell, J Li, P Lyu, X Wu, Javier Pérez-Ramírez, and Jiong Lu (2020). Design of Local Atomic Environments in Single-Atom Electrocatalysts for Renewable Energy Conversions. Advanced Materials, 2003075. [Link]

S Song, N Guo, X Li, G Li, Y Haketa, M Telychko, J Su, P Lyu, Z Qiu, Chun Zhang, and Jiong Lu (2020). Real-space imaging of a single-molecule monoradical reaction. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 11(1), 142, 31, 13550–13557. [Link]

C Yao, N Guo, S Xi, CQ Xu, W Liu, X Zhao, J Li, H Fang, J Su, Z Chen, S J Pennycook, CJ Sun, Jun Li, Chun Zhang, Yonghua Du, Jiong Lu (2020). Atomically-precise dopant-controlled single cluster catalysis for electrochemical nitrogen reduction. Nature Communications, 11(1), 1-10. [Link]

Vitaly V. Mesilov, Susanna L. Bergman, Sandra Dahlin, Yang Xiao, Shibo Xi, Ma Zhirui, Lian Xu, Wei Chen, Lars J. Pettersson, Steven L. Bernasek (2021). Differences in oxidation-reduction kinetics and mobility of Cu species in fresh and SO₂-poisoned Cu-SSZ-13 catalysts Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 284, 119756. [Link]

Zhirui Ma, Ke Yang, Xu Lian, Shuo Sun, Chengding Gu, Jia Lin Zhang, Damien West, Shengbai Zhang, Lei Liu, Kaidi Yuan, Yi-Yang Sun, Hexing Li, and Wei Chen (2020). Polarity- and Pressure-Dependent Hydrogen Dynamics on ZnO Polar Surfaces Revealed by Near-Ambient-Pressure X‑ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy. J. Phys. Chem. C, 124, 25431-25436. [Link]

SHI Yi, DAI Wenrui, WANG Meng, XING Yongfang, XIA Xinghua and CHEN Wei (2020). Bioinspired Construction of Ruthenium-decorated Nitrogen-doped Graphene Aerogel as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Chem. Res. Chinese Universities. 2020, 12, 2393-2398. [Link]

Gu CD, Zhang JL, Zhomng JQ, Shen Q, Zhou X, Yuan KD, Sun S, Lian X, Ma ZR, Chen Wei (2020). Single-molecule imaging of dinitrogen molecule adsorption on individual iron phthalocyanine. Nano Research. 2020, 12, 2393-2398. [Link]

Yunzhu Wang, Shinya Furukawa, Song Song, Qian He, Hiroyuki Asakura, Ning Yan (2020). Catalytic Production of Alanine from Waste Glycerol. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 2289-2293. [Link]

Qiming Sun, Benjamin W. J. Chen, Ning Wang, Qian He, Albert Chang, Chia-Min Yang, Hiroyuki Asakura, Tsunehiro Tanaka, Max J. Hglsey, Chi-Hwa Wang, Jihong Yu and Ning Yan (2020). Zeolite-Encaged Pd–Mn Nanocatalystsfor CO₂ Hydrogenation and Formic Acid Dehydrogenation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.. 2020, 59, 20183-20191. [Link]

Binbin Zhao, Yu Liang, Lei Liu, Qian He and Jinxiang Dong (2020). Discovering positively charged Pt for enhanced hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1,3-propanediol. Green Chemistry. 2020, 23, 8254-8259. [Link]

Wenjie Zang, Tao Sun, Tong Yang, Shibo Xi, Moaz Waqar, Zhiyang Lyu, Yuan Ping Feng, John Wang, Stephen J. Pennycook (2020). Efficient Hydrogen Evolution of Oxidized Ni‐N3 Defective Sites for Alkaline Freshwater and Seawater Electrolysis. Advanced Materials. 2020, 2003846. [Link]

Yating Hu, Changjian Li, Shibo Xi, Zeyu Deng, Ximeng Liu, Anthony K. Cheetham, John Wang (2020). Direct Pyrolysis of a Manganese‐Triazolate Metal–Organic Framework into Air‐Stable Manganese Nitride Nanoparticles. Advanced Science, 2020, 2003212. [Link]

Zeyu Deng, Gopalakrishnan Sai Gautam, Sanjeev Krishna Kolli, Jean-Noël Chotard, Anthony K. Cheetham, Christian Masquelier, and Pieremanuele Canepa (2020). Phase Behavior in Rhombohedral NaSiCON Electrolytes and Electrodes. Chem. Mater, 32, 18, 7908–7920. [Link]

Shing Bo Peh, Dan Zhao (2020). Tying amines down for stable CO₂ capture. Science 369, 6502, 372-373. [Link]

Bo Sun, Lulu Ning, and Hua Chun Zeng (2020). Confirmation of Suzuki–Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reaction Mechanism through Synthetic Architecture of Nanocatalysts. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 142, 32, 13823–13832. [Link]

Louisa Rui Lin Ting, Rodrigo García‐Muelas, Antonio J. Martín, Florentine L. P. Veenstra, Stuart Tze‐Jin Chen, Yujie Peng, Edwin Yu Xuan Per, Sergio Pablo‐García, Núria López, Javier Pérez‐Ramírez, Boon Siang Yeo (2020). Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to 1‐Butanol on Oxide‐Derived Copper. Angewandte Chemie in press.  [Link]

Zeyu Deng, Fengxia Wei, Yue Wu, Ram Seshadri, Anthony K. Cheetham, and Pieremanuele Canepa (2020). Understanding the Structural and Electronic Properties of Bismuth Trihalides and Related Compounds. Inorganic Chemistry 59,6,3377-3386. [Link]

Cecilia Mondelli, Gökalp Gözaydin, Ning Yan and Javier Pérez-Ramírez (2020). Biomass Valorisation over Metal-Based Solid Catalysts from Nanoparticles to Single Atoms. Chemical Society Reviews (Tutorial Review), in press. [Link]

Bo Sun and Hua Chun Zeng (2020). A Shell-by-Shell Approach for Synthesis of Mesoporous Multi-shelled Hollow MOFs for Catalytic Applications. Particle & Particle Systems Characterisation, in press. [Link]

Sonali Das, Javier Pérez-Ramírez, Jinlong Gong, Nikita Dewangan, Kus Hidajat, Bruce C. Gates and Sibudjing Kawi (2020). Core-Shell Structured Catalysts for Themocatalytic, Photocatalytic, and Electrocatalytic Conversion of CO₂. Chemical Society Reviews (Review Article), 49, 2937-3004. [Link] Featured as inside cover.

Xiao Hai, Xiaoxu Zhao, Na Guo, Chuanhao Yao, Cheng Chen, Wei Liu, Yonghua Du, Huan Yan, Jing Li, Zhongxin Chen, Xing Li, Zejun Li, Haomin Xu, Pin Lyu, Jia Zhang, Ming Lin, Chenliang Su, Stephen J. Pennycook, Chun Zhang, Shibo Xi and Jiong Lu (2020). Engineering Local and Global Structures of Single Co Atoms for a Superior Oxygen Reduction Reaction. ACS Catalysis, 10, 10, 5862-5870. [Link]

Louisa Rui Lin Ting, Oriol Piqué, Si Ying Lim, Mohammad Tanhaei, Federico Calle-Vallejo,and Boon Siang Yeo (2020). Enhancing CO₂ Electroreduction to Ethanol on Copper−Silver Composites by Opening an Alternative Catalytic Pathway. ACS Catalysis (Research Article), 10, 7, 4059-4069. [Link]

Zeyu Deng, Fengxia Wei, Yue Wu, Ram Seshadri, Anthony K. Cheetham, and PieremanueleCanepa (2020). Understanding the Structural and Electronic Properties of Bismuth Trihalides and Related Compounds. Inorganic Chemistry (Forum Article), 59, 6, 3377–3386. [Link]

Kah Meng Yam, Na Guo, Zhouling Jiang, Shulong Li and Chun Zhang (2020). Graphene-Based Heterogenous Catalysis: Role of Graphene. Catalysts (Review), 10(1), 53. [Link]. (Part of Special Issue Graphene-based Catalysis).

Rui Zhuang, Xiaonan Wang, Miao Guo, Yingru Zhao, Nael H. El-Farra, Ahmet Palazoglu (2020). Waste-to-hydrogen: Recycling HCl to produce H₂ and Cl₂. Applied Energy, 259, 114184 [Link]

Yunzhu Wang, Shinya Furukawa, Xinpu Fu and Ning Yan (2020). Organonitrogen Chemicals from Oxygen-Containing Feedstock over Heterogeneous Catalysts. ACS Catalysis (Review), 10, 1, 311-335. [Link]

Yunzhu Wang, Shinya Furukawa, Song Song, Qian He, Hiroyuki Asakura, and Ning Yan (2020). Catalytic Production of Alanine from Waste Glycerol. AngewandteChemie (Int. Ed.), 59, 6, 2289-2293. [Link]

Shipeng Ding, Max J. Hülsey, Javier Pérez-Ramírez and Ning Yan (2019). Transforming Energy with Single-Atom Catalysts. Joule (Review),3, 12, 2897-2929. [Link]

Shipeng Ding, Yalin Guo, Max J. Hülsey, Bin Zhang, Hiroyuki Asakura, Lingmei Liu, Yu Han, Min Gao, Jun-ya Hasegawa, Botao Qiao, Tao Zhang, and Ning Yan (2019). Electrostatic Stabilization of Single- Atom Catalysts by Ionic Liquids. Chem, Cell Press 5, 12, 3207-3219. [Link]

Huinian Zhang, Jing Li, Shibo Xi, Yonghua Du, Xiao Hai, Junying Wang, Haomin Xu, Gang Wu, Jia Zhang, Jiong Lu, Junzhong Wang (2019). A Graphene-Supported Single-Atom FeN₅ Catalytic Site for Efficient Electrochemical CO₂ AngewandteChemie (Int. Ed.), 58, 42, 14871-14876. [Link]

Qiming Sun, Xinpu Fu, Rui Si, Chi-Hwa Wang, Ning Yan (2019). Mesoporous Silica-Encaged Ultrafine Bimetallic Nanocatalysts for CO₂ Hydrogenation to Formates. ChemCatChem, 11, 20, 5093-5097. [Link] Research Highlight in Nature Catalysis, 2, 736 [Link]

Zhenhua Zhang, Liyuan Zhang, Siyu Yao, Xiaozhe Song, Weixin Huang, Max J. Hülsey, Ning Yan (2019). Support-Dependent Rate-Determining Step of CO₂ Hydrogenation to Formic Acid on Metal Oxide Supported Pd Catalysts. Journal of Catalysis, 376, 57–67. [Link]

Ning Yan, Shipeng Ding (2019). Chemical Breakthrough Converts Cellulose into Ethanol. Trends in Chemistry, CellPress Reviews, 1, 5, 457-458. [Link] Spotlight Special Issue of Transition-Metal Catalysis

Zhenhua Zhang, Liyuan Zhang, Max J. Hülsey, Ning Yan (2019). Zirconia Phase Effect in Pd/Zro₂ Catalyzed CO₂ Hydrogenation into Formate. Molecular Catalysis, 475, 110461. [Link]

Bin Zhang, Geng Sun, Shipeng Ding, Hiroyuki Asakura, Jia Zhang, Philippe Sautet, Ning Yan (2019). Atomically Dispersed Pt₁−Polyoxometalate Catalysts: How Does Metal−Support Interaction Affect Stability and Hydrogenation Activity? Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141, 20, 8185−8197. [Link]

Max J. Hülsey, Bin Zhang, Zhirui Ma, Hiroyuki Asakura, David A. Do, Wei Chen, Tsunehiro Tanaka, Peng Zhang, Zili Wu, Ning Yan (2019). In Situ Spectroscopy-Guided Engineering of Rhodium Single-Atom Catalysts for CO Oxidation. Nature Communications, 10, 1330. [Link]

Max J. Hülsey, Jiaguang Zhang, Ning Yan (2018). Harnessing the Wisdom in Colloidal Chemistry to Make Stable Single-Atom Catalysts. Advanced Materials (Progress Report), 30, 47, 1802304. [Link]. Part of Special Issue: Multidisciplinary Materials Science at the National University of Singapore

Bo Sun, Tingjun Fu, Hua Chun Zeng (2018). Controllable Integration of Ultrasmall Noble Metal Nanoparticles into Mesoporous Silica Matrixes by a Self-Assembly Method. RSC Chemical Communication, 54, 7030-7033. [Link]

Kah Meng Yam, Na Guo, Chun Zhang (2018). Two-Dimensional Cu₂Si Sheet: A Promising Electrode Material for Nanoscale Electronics. Nanotechnology 29, 245704. [Link]

Na Guo, Kah Meng Yam, Chun Zhang (2018). Light Controllable Catalytic Activity of Au Clusters Decorated with Photochromic Molecules. Nanotechnology 29, 245705. [Link]