Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications *Communication authorship
1. Xu Lu, Chongqin Zhu, Zishan Wu, Jin Xuan, Joseph S. Francisco*, and Hailiang Wang*. "In Situ Observation of the pH Gradient near the Gas Diffusion Electrode of CO2 Reduction in Alkaline Electrolyte." Journal of the American Chemical Society 142.36 (2020) 15438-15444. Selected as the "Front Cover".
2. Pengsong Li, Xu Lu*, Zishan Wu, Yueshen Wu, Richard Malpass-Evans, Neil B. McKeown, Xiaoming Sun*, and Hailiang Wang*. "Acid-base interaction enhancing oxygen tolerance in electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction." Angewandte Chemie International Edition 59.27 (2020) 10918-10923.
3. Yifei Wang*, Holly Kwok, Wending Pan, YG Zhang, Huimin Zhang, Xu Lu, and Dennis YC Leung*. "Printing Al-air batteries on paper for powering disposable printed electronics." Journal of Power Sources 450 (2020): 227685.
4. Xu Lu, Yueshen Wu, Xiaolei Yuan, and Hailiang Wang*. "An integrated CO2 electrolyzer and formate fuel cell enabled by a reversibly restructuring Pb‐Pd bimetallic catalyst." Angewandte Chemie International Edition 58.12 (2019) 4031-4035.
5. Yueshen Wu, Zhan Jiang, Xu Lu, Yongye Liang*, and Hailiang Wang*. "Domino electroreduction of CO2 to methanol on a molecular catalyst." Nature 575.7784 (2019) 639-642.
6. Xu Lu, Zhan Jiang, Xiaolei Yuan, Yueshen Wu, Richard Malpass-Evans, Yiren Zhong, Yongye Liang*, Neil B. McKeown*, and Hailiang Wang*. "A bio-inspired O2-tolerant catalytic CO2 reduction electrode." Science Bulletin 64.24 (2019): 1890-1895.
7. Yifei Wang*, Wending Pan, Holly Kwok, Huimin Zhang, Xu Lu, and Dennis YC Leung*. "Liquid-free Al-air batteries with paper-based gel electrolyte: A green energy technology for portable electronics." Journal of Power Sources 437 (2019): 226896.
8. Yifei Wang*, Holly Kwok, Wending Pan, Huimin Zhang, Xu Lu, and Dennis YC Leung*. "Parametric study and optimization of a low-cost paper-based Al-air battery with corrosion inhibition ability." Applied Energy 251 (2019): 113342.
9. Yifei Wang*, Holly Kwok, Wending Pan, YG Zhang, Huimin Zhang, Xu Lu, and Dennis YC Leung*. "Combining Al-air battery with paper-making industry, a novel type of flexible primary battery technology." Electrochimica Acta 319 (2019) 947-957.
10. Yifei Wang*, Holly Kwok, YG Zhang, Wending Pan, Huimin Zhang, Xu Lu, and Dennis YC Leung*. "A flexible paper-based hydrogen fuel cell for small power applications." International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 44.56 (2019): 29680-29691.
11. Xu Lu, Yueshen Wu, Xiaolei Yuan, Ling Huang, Zishan Wu, Jin Xuan, Yifei Wang, and Hailiang Wang*. "High-performance electrochemical CO2 reduction cells based on non-noble metal catalysts." ACS Energy Letters 3.10 (2018): 2527-2532. Selected as the "Most Read Article" in July 2018.
12. Xu Lu, Dennis YC Leung*, Huizhi Wang, and Jin Xuan. "Microfluidics-based pH-differential reactor for CO2 utilization: A mathematical study." Applied Energy 227 (2018): 525-532.
13. Xu Lu, Yifei Wang, Dennis YC Leung*, Jin Xuan*, and Huizhi Wang. "A counter-flow-based dual-electrolyte protocol for multiple electrochemical applications." Applied Energy 217 (2018): 241-248.
14. Xu Lu, Dennis YC Leung*, Huizhi Wang, and Jin Xuan*. "A high performance dual electrolyte microfluidic reactor for the utilization of CO2." Applied Energy 194 (2017): 549-559.
15. Xu Lu, Dennis YC Leung*, Huizhi Wang, and Jin Xuan. "Characterization of a microfluidic reactor for CO2 conversion with electrolyte recycling." Renewable Energy 102 (2017): 15-20.
16. Xu Lu, Dennis YC Leung*, Yifei Wang, Huizhi Wang, and Jin Xuan. "An up-scaling strategy for counter-flow based microfluidic network: A numerical study." Energy Procedia 142 (2017): 661-666.
17. Xu Lu, Jin Xuan, Dennis YC Leung*, Haiyang Zou, Jiantao Li, Hailiang Wang, and Huizhi Wang*. "A switchable pH-differential unitized regenerative fuel cell with high performance." Journal of Power Sources 314 (2016): 76-84.
18. Xu Lu, Dennis YC Leung*, Huizhi Wang, M. Mercedes Maroto-Valer, and Jin Xuan*. "A pH-differential dual-electrolyte microfluidic electrochemical cells for CO2 utilization." Renewable Energy 95 (2016): 277-285.
19. Xu Lu, Dennis YC Leung*, Huizhi Wang, Jin Xuan. "A switchable pH-differential reactor with high reactivity and efficiency for CO2 utilization." Energy Procedia 88 (2016): 634-641.
20. Xu Lu, Dennis YC Leung*, Huizhi Wang, and Jin Xuan. "Numerical modelling of a dual electrolyte membraneless electrolytic cell for CO2 to fuel conversion." Energy Procedia 105 (2016): 4053-4058.
21. Xu Lu, Dennis YC Leung*, Huizhi Wang, Michael KH Leung, and Jin Xuan*. "Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to formic acid." ChemElectroChem 1.5 (2014): 836-849.
22. Hao Zhang, Jin Xuan*, Hong Xu, Michael KH Leung, Huizhi Wang, Dennis YC Leung, Li Zhang, and Xu Lu. "A numerical study on microfluidic fuel cell: improving fuel utilization and fuel operation concentration." Energy Procedia 61 (2014): 250-253.
23. Hao Zhang, Jin Xuan*, Hong Xu, Michael KH Leung, Huizhi Wang, Dennis Y.C. Leung, Li Zhang, and Xu Lu. "A theoretical study on photocatalytic fuel cell." Energy Procedia 61 (2014): 246-249.
Book Chapter
24. Xu Lu, Dennis YC Leung*, Huizhi Wang, Michael KH Leung, and Jin Xuan*. "Microfluidic reversible fuel cell for carbon-neutral energy conversion cycle." Fuel Cells and Batteries (2015): 1-481.
Patent
1. Xu Lu, Hailiang Wang, Oxygen-tolerant catalytic electrode for electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide. 2019, Provisional U.S. Patent. Application No. 62/824,779, filed on March 27, 2019.
