博士期间主要从事同步辐射X-射线吸收谱学方法及应用相关的研究，博士后期间主要从事纳米催化剂、团簇催化剂、单原子催化剂等方面研究。目前致力于金属催化剂的原子级精准合成，并将催化剂应用于电催化（HER、OER、ORR、CO₂RR）、有机催化、光催化、酶催化等领域，以及应用X-射线谱学方法（XANES、EXAFS）从原子尺度上研究催化剂的局域结构，并运用基于同步辐射大科学装置的原位测试技术对相关反应机理进行探索，与北京光源、上海光源、合肥光源以及斯坦福光源等国内外同步辐射平台有着良好的合作关系。已发表论文240余篇，总计SCI引用28000余次，高被引论文50余篇，H指数87，其中以通讯作者/第一作者（含共同）在Nat. Catal.(1), Nat. Commun.(5), J. Am. Chem. Soc.(6), Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.(5), Adv. Mater.(7), Energ. Environ. Sci.(3), Sci. Adv.(1), PNAS(1), Chem(1), Nano Lett.(2), Chem. Sci. (1)等期刊上发表论文80余篇, 另外以co-author身份在Nat. Chem., Nat. Nanotech., Joule, ACS Catal., Nano Res.等期刊上发表论文多篇。

1、MOF衍生的碳基金属单原子催化剂的原子界面调控及催化性能研究

代表性论文

Huishan Shang, Wenxing Chen,* et al. Nat. Comm., doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16848-8.

Engineering unsymmetrically coordinated Cu-S1N3 single atom sites with enhanced oxygen reduction activity

Huishan Shang, Wenxing Chen,* et al. Chem. Sci., 2020, 10.1039/D0SC02343D

Engineering metal-organic framework derived Mn-N4-CxSy atomic interface for highly efficient oxygen reduction reaction

2、类石墨烯超薄碳纳米片负载的金属单原子催化剂的原子界面调控及催化性能研究

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Zhuoli Jiang#, Wenming Sun#, Huishan Shang#, Wenxing Chen,* Dingsheng Wang,* Jiatao Zhang,* Yadong Li,* et al. Energy Environ. Sci., 2019, 12, 3508-3514.

Atomic interface effect of a single atom copper catalyst for enhanced oxygen reduction reactions

Zhuoli Jiang, Wenxing Chen,* et al. Energy Environ. Sci., Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, 10.1039/D0EE01486A.

Main Group Single Sb-N4 Active Sites for CO2 Electroreduction to Formate with High Efficiency

3、单原子合金催化剂的制备及催化性能研究

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Yancai Yao#, Sulei Hu#, Wenxing Chen#, Weixue Li,* Yuen Wu,* et al. Nature Catalysis, 2019, 2, 304-313.

Engineering the electronic structure of single atom Ru sites via compressive strain boosts acidic water oxidation electrocatalysis

Tingting Cao#, Xuan Luo#, Wenxing Chen#, Bin Jiang,* Xun Hong,* Yadong Li,* et al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 11971-11975.

Atomically Dispersed Copper–Platinum Dual Sites Alloyed with Palladium Nanorings Catalyze the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

4、主族金属单原子催化剂的制备及催化性能研究

代表性论文

Huishan Shang, Wenxing Chen,* et al. Angew, accepted.

Design of a Single-Atom Indiumδ+-N4 Interface for Efficient Electroreduction of CO2 to Formate

Zhuoli Jiang, Wenxing Chen,* et al. Energy Environ. Sci., Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, 10.1039/D0EE01486A.

Main Group Single Sb-N4 Active Sites for CO2 Electroreduction to Formate with High Efficiency

5、基于同步辐射大科学装置的原位测试技术

代表性论文

Huishan Shang, Wenxing Chen,* et al. Nano. Lett, 2020, 20, 7, 5443–5450.

Engineering Isolated Mn-N2C2 Atomic Interface Sites for Efficient Bifunctional Oxygen Reduction and Evolution Reaction

Jiawei Wan#, Zhenghang Zhao#, Wenxing Chen,* Dingsheng Wang,* et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 8431-8439.

In Situ Phosphatizing of Triphenylphosphine Encapsulated within Metal−Organic Frameworks to Design Atomic Co1−P1N3 Interfacial Structure for Promoting Catalytic Performance

Zhi Li, Yuanjun Chen, Shufang Ji, Yan Tang, Wenxing Chen, Ang Li, Jie Zhao, Yu Xiong, Yuen Wu, Yue Gong, Tao Yao, Wei Liu, Lirong Zheng, Juncai Dong, Yu Wang, Zhongbin Zhuang, Wei Xing, Chun-Ting He, Chao Peng, Weng-Chon Cheong, Qiheng Li, Maolin Zhang, Zheng Chen, Ninghua Fu, Xin Gao, Wei Zhu, Jiawei Wan, Jian Zhang, Lin Gu, Shiqiang Wei, Peijun Hu, Jun Luo, Jun Li, Chen Chen, Qing Peng, Xiangfeng Duan, Yu Huang, Xiao-Ming Chen, Dingsheng Wang and Yadong Li, Nature Chemistry, 2020,12, 764–772.

Iridium single-atom catalyst on nitrogen-doped carbon for formic acid oxidation synthesized using a general host–guest strategy