ResearcherID: J-8879-2015 ORCID: 0000-0002-0755-1708
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=c6DPZ4kAAAAJ
Representative Publications
[1] Lattice oxygen activation enabled by high-valence metal sites for enhanced water oxidation. Nature Communications 2020, 11, 4066. Link
[2] Refining defect states in W18O49 by Mo doping: a strategy for tuning N2 activation towards solar-driven nitrogen fixation. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2018, 140, 9434-9443. Link
[3] Oxide defect engineering enables to couple solar energy into oxygen activation. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2016, 138, 8928-8935. Link
[4] Lattice oxygen redox chemistry in solid-state electrocatalysts for water oxidation. Energy & Environmental Science 2021, 14, 4647-4671. Link
[6] Synergizing inter and intraband transitions in defective tungsten oxide for efficient photocatalytic alcohol dehydration to alkene. JACS Au 2022, 2, 1160-1168. Link
[6] Governing interlayer strain in bismuth nanocrystals for efficient ammonia electrosynthesis from nitrate reduction. ACS Nano 2022, 16, 4795-4804. Link
[7] Metal substitution steering electron correlations in pyrochlore ruthenates for efficient acidic water oxidation. ACS Nano 2021, 15, 8537-8548. Link
Full Publications (* Corresponding author, ‡ Co-first author)
2022
[34] M. Duan, C. Hu, H. Li, Y. Chen, R. Chen, W. Gong, Z. Lu*, N. Zhang*, R. Long*, L. Song, Y. Xiong*. Synergizing inter and intraband transitions in defective tungsten oxide for efficient photocatalytic alcohol dehydration to alkene. JACS Au 2022, 2, 1160-1168. Link
[33] N. Zhang, J. Shang, X. Deng, L. Cai, R. Long, Y. Xiong, Y. Chai*. Governing interlayer strain in bismuth nanocrystals for efficient ammonia electrosynthesis from nitrate reduction. ACS Nano 2022, 16, 4795-4804. Link
[32] N. Zhang, C. Wang, J. Chen, Y. Chai*. Oxygen reactivity regulation via double-exchange interaction for enhanced water oxidation. EcoMat 2022, 4, e12290. Link
[31] K. Chen, W. Zhang*, Y. Bai, W. Gong, N. Zhang*, R. Long*, Y. Xiong*. Boosting electrochemical hydrogen evolution by coupling anodically oxidative dehydrogenation of benzylamine to benzonitrile. Chinese Chemical Letters 2022, DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.03.042. Link
[30] K. Chen, K. Mao, Y. Bai, D. Duan, S. Chen, C. Wang, N. Zhang*, R. Long*, X. Wu, L. Song, Y. Xiong*. Phosphate-induced interfacial electronic engineering in VPO4-Ni2P heterostructure for improved electrochemical water oxidation. Chinese Chemical Letters 2022, 33, 452-456. Link
[29] J. Chen, T. Zhang, J. Wang, L. Xu, Z. Lin, J. Liu, C. Wang, N. Zhang, S. P. Lau, W. Zhang, M. Chhowalla, Y. Chai*. Topological phase change transistors based on tellurium Weyl semiconductor. Science Advances 2022, 8, eabn3837. Link
[28] T. Jing, N. Zhang, C. Zhang, S. Mourdikoudis, Z. Sofer*, W. Li, P. Li, T. Li, Y. Zuo*, D. Rao*. Improving C-N-FeOx oxygen evolution electrocatalysts through hydroxyl-modulated local coordination environment. ACS Catalysis 2022, 12, 7443-7452. Link
[27] C. Wang, C. Xu, X. Guo, N. Zhang, J. Yan, J. Chen, W. Yu, J. Qin, Y. Zhu, L.-J. Li, Y. Chai*. Alloy-buffer-controlled van der Waals epitaxial growth of aligned tellurene. Nano Research 2022, 15, 5712-5718. Link
[26] W. Li, J. Yan, C. Wang, N. Zhang, T. H. Choy, S. Liu, L. Zhao, X. Tao, Y. Chai*. Molecule bridged graphene/Ag for highly conductive ink. Science China Materials 2022, 65, 2771-2778. Link
2021
[25] N. Zhang, Y. Chai*. Lattice oxygen redox chemistry in solid-state electrocatalysts for water oxidation. Energy & Environmental Science 2021, 14, 4647-4671. Link
>> Featured in the Themed Collection of "SDG12: Sustainable Production of Energy Materials" in RSC.
>> Featured in the Themed Collection of "Energy and Environmental Science Recent Review Articles" in RSC.
[24] N. Zhang, C. Wang, J. Chen, C. Hu, J. Ma, X. Deng, B. Qiu, L. Cai, Y. Xiong*, Y. Chai*. Metal substitution steering electron correlations in pyrochlore ruthenates for efficient acidic water oxidation. ACS Nano 2021, 15, 8537-8548. Link
[23] Y. Zuo‡, D. Rao‡, Ning Zhang‡, T. Li, T. Jing, Š. Kment, Z. Sofer, Y. Chai*. Self-reconstruction mediates isolated Pt tailored nanoframes for highly efficient catalysis. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2021, 9, 22501-22508. Link
[22] Y. Zuo, T. Li, N. Zhang, T. Jing, D. Rao*, P. Schmuki, Š. Kment*, R. Zbořil, Y. Chai*. Spatially confined to massively synthesize single atoms in highly porous carbon nitride nanoreactors. ACS Nano 2021, 15, 7790-7798. Link
[21] J. Chen, T. Zhang, J. Wang, N. Zhang, W. Ji, S. Zhou, Y. Chai*. Field-Effect Chiral Anomaly Devices with Dirac Semimetal. Advanced Functional Materials 2021, 31, 2104192. Link
[20] B. Qiu, C. Wang, J. Wang, Z. Lin, N. Zhang, L. Cai, X. Tao, Y. Chai*. Metal-free tellurene cocatalyst with tunable bandgap for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production. Materials Today Energy 2021, 21, 100720. Link
2020
[19] N. Zhang, X. Feng, D. Rao, X. Deng, L. Cai, B. Qiu, R. Long, Y. Xiong, Y. Lu*, Y. Chai*. Lattice oxygen activation enabled by high-valence metal sites for enhanced water oxidation. Nature Communications 2020, 11, 4066. Link
>> Selected as ESI Highly Cited Paper.
>> Featured in Nature Communications Editor's Webpage of "Energy Materials".
[18] B. Qiu, L. Cai, N. Zhang, X. Tao, Y. Chai*. A ternary dumbbell structure with spatially separated catalytic sites for photocatalytic overall water splitting. Advanced Science 2020, 7, 1903568. Link
[17] L. Cai, N. Zhang, B. Qiu, Y. Chai*. Computational design of transition metal single-atom electrocatalysts on PtS2 for efficient nitrogen reduction. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020, 12, 20448-20455. Link
[16] H. Li, H. Zhu*, S. Zhang, N. Zhang, M. Du*, Y. Chai*. Nano high-entropy materials: synthesis strategies and catalytic applications. Small Structures 2020, 1, 2000033. Link
2019
[15] F. Zhou, Z. Zhou, J. Chen, T. H. Choy, J. Wang, N. Zhang, Z. Lin, S. Yu, J. Kang, H.-S. P. Wong, Y. Chai*. Optoelectronic resistive random-access memory for neuromorphic vision sensors. Nature Nanotechnology 2019, 14, 776-782 (2019). Link
>> Selected as ESI Hot Paper & Highly Cited Paper.
[14] N. Zhang, C. Gao, Y. Xiong*. Defect engineering: a versatile tool for tuning the activation of key molecules in photocatalytic reactions. Journal of Energy Chemistry 2019, 37, 43-57. Link
[13] X. Deng, R. Li, S. Wu, L. Wang, J. Hu, J. Ma, W. Jiang, N. Zhang, X. Zheng, C. Gao*, L. Wang, Q. Zhang*, J. Zhu, Y. Xiong*. Metal-organic framework coating enhances the performance of Cu2O in photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2019, 141, 10924-10929. Link
[12] B. Qiu, C. Wang, N. Zhang, L. Cai, Y. Xiong, Y. Chai*. CeO2-induced interfacial Co2+ octahedral sites and oxygen vacancies for water oxidation. ACS Catalysis 2019, 9, 6484-6490. Link
>> Selected as ESI Highly Cited Paper.
[11] J. Lu, L. Cai, N. Zhang, B. Qiu, Y. Chai*. Robust photoelectrochemical oxygen evolution with N, Fe-CoS2 nanorod arrays. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2019, 11, 44214-44222. Link
2018
[10] N. Zhang, A. Jalil, D. Wu, S. Chen, Y. Liu, C. Gao*, W. Ye, Z. Qi, H. Ju, C. Wang, X. Wu*, L. Song, J. Zhu, Y. Xiong*. Refining defect states in W18O49 by Mo doping: a strategy for tuning N2 activation towards solar-driven nitrogen fixation. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2018, 140, 9434-9443. Link
>> Selected as ESI Highly Cited Paper.
>> Selected as One of the Most Cited Publications of JACS in 2018-2919.
>> Selected as 6th Admas Outstanding Paper Award in 2019.
>> Highlighted by NSFC, CAS News, USTC News, 科技日报, 人民网, 科学网, 新华网, 央广网, 中新网, 中国社会科学网, etc.
[9] N. Zhang, R. Long, C. Gao*, Y. Xiong*. Recent progress on advanced design for photoelectrochemical reduction of CO2 to fuels. Science China Materials 2018, 61, 771-805. Link
>> Selected as The Best Paper Award of Science China Materials in 2019.
[8] S. Bai, N. Zhang, C. Gao, and Y. Xiong*. Defect engineering in photocatalytic materials. Nano Energy 2018, 53, 296-336. Link
>> Selected as ESI Highly Cited Paper.
2017
[7] N. Zhang, X. Li, Y. Liu, R. Long, M. Li, S. Chen, Z. Qi, C. Wang, L. Song, J. Jiang, Y. Xiong*. Defective tungsten oxide hydrate nanosheets for boosting aerobic coupling of amines: synergistic catalysis by oxygen vacancies and Brønsted acid sites. Small 2017, 13, 1701354. Link
[6] M. Li‡, Ning Zhang‡, R. Long*, W. Ye, C. Wang, Y. Xiong*. PdPt alloy nanocatalysts supported on TiO2: maneuvering metal-hydrogen interactions for light-driven and water-donating selective alkyne semihydrogenation. Small 2017, 13, 1604173. Link
[5] Q. Yuan, D. Liu, N. Zhang, W. Ye, H. Ju, L. Shi, R. Long, J. Zhu, Y. Xiong*. Noble-metal-free Janus-like structures by cation exchange for Z-scheme photocatalytic water splitting under broadband light irradiation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2017, 56, 4206-4210. Link
2016
[4] N. Zhang, X. Li, H. Ye, S. Chen, H. Ju, D. Liu, Y. Lin, W. Ye, C. Wang, Q. Xu, J. Zhu, L. Song, J. Jiang*, Y. Xiong*. Oxide defect engineering enables to couple solar energy into oxygen activation. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2016, 138, 8928-8935. Link
>> Selected as ESI Highly Cited Paper.
>> Highlighted by CAS News, USTC News, 中国科学报, 安徽日报, 人民网, 科学网, 新华网, 央广网, etc.
[3] W. Ye, C. Ren, D. Liu, C. Wang, N. Zhang, W. Yan, L. Song, Y. Xiong*. Maneuvering charge polarization and transport in 2H-MoS2 for enhanced electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction. Nano Research 2016, 9, 2662-2671. Link
Before 2016
[2] J. Xie, X. Sun, N. Zhang, K. Xu, M. Zhou, Y. Xie*. Layer-by-layer β-Ni(OH)2/graphene nanohybrids for ultra-flexible all-solid-state thin-film supercapacitors with high electrochemical performance. Nano Energy 2013, 2, 65-74. Link
>> Selected as ESI Highly Cited Paper.
[1] J. Xie, C. Wu*, S. Hu, J. Dai, N. Zhang, J. Feng, J. Yang, Y. Xie*. Ambient rutile VO2(R) hollow hierarchitectures with rich grain boundaries from new-state nsutite-type VO2 displaying enhanced hydrogen adsorption behaviour. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2012, 14, 4810-4816. Link
发明专利：
[2] 熊宇杰, 李梦俏, 张宁, 龙冉. 一种氢转移制备烯烃的方法. 中国发明专利, 已授权, 授权号: ZL201710232958.7, 授权时间: 2019年11月22日.
[1] 熊宇杰, 张宁. 一种用于光催化有氧偶联的缺陷态三氧化钨的制备方法. 中国发明专利, 已授权, 授权号: ZL201610430182.5, 授权时间: 2017年10月31日.