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6. Chen, Z.; Yan, S.; Yang, G.; Hu, Q.; Chen, Y.; Chen, H.; Yao, Y.; Yang, H. MOF-Derived Carbon-Based Catalysts with Enhanced Anti-Coking Property for the Dry Reforming of Methane. Carbon Capture Sci. Technol. 2024, 12 (May), 100244.
5. Wang, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Xing, P.; Li, X.; Du, Q.; Fan, X.; Cai, Z.; Yin, R.; Yao, Y.*; Gan, W.* Self‐Encapsulation of High‐Entropy Alloy Nanoparticles Inside Carbonized Wood for Highly Durable Electrocatalysis. Adv. Mater. 2024, 100253.
4. Dong, Y.; Rao, Y.; Liu, H.; Zhang, H.; Hu, R.; Chen, Y.; Yao, Y.;* Yang, H.* Highly Efficient Chemical Production via Electrified, Transient High-Temperature Synthesis. eScience 2024, 100253.
3. Zhang, L.; Liu, H.; Song, B.;* Gu, J.; Li, L.; Shi, W.; Li, G.; Zhong, S.; Liu, H.; Wang, X.; Fan, J.; Zhang, Z.; Wang, P.; Yao, Y.;* Shi, Y.; Lu, J.* Wood-Inspired Metamaterial Catalyst for Robust and High-Throughput Water Purification. Nat. Commun. 2024, 15 (1), 2046.
2. Ji, Y.; Zhang, H.; Yang, D.; Pan, Y.; Zhu, Z.; Qi, X.; Pi, X.; Du, W.; Cheng, Z.; Yao, Y.;* Qie, L.;* Huang, Y.* Regenerated Graphite Electrodes with Reconstructed Solid Electrolyte Interface and Enclosed Active Lithium Toward >100% Initial Coulombic Efficiency. Adv. Mater. 2024, 2312548, 1–11.
1. Zhang, L.; Xia, S.; Zhang, X.; Yao, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Chen, S.; Chen, Y.; Yan, J. Low-Temperature Synthesis of Mesoporous Half-Metallic High-Entropy Spinel Oxide Nanofibers for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction. ACS Nano 2024.
2023：
14. Moniri, S.; Yang, Y.; Ding, J.; Yuan, Y.; Zhou, J.; Yang, L.; Zhu, F.; Liao, Y.; Yao, Y.; Hu, L.; Ercius, P.; Miao, J. Three-Dimensional Atomic Structure and Local Chemical Order of Medium- and High-Entropy Nanoalloys. Nature 2023, 624 (7992), 564–569.
13. Zeng, X.; Jing, Y.; Gao, S.; Zhang, W.; Zhang, Y.; Liu, H.; Liang, C.; Ji, C.; Rao, Y.; Wu, J.; Wang, B.;* Yao, Y.;* Yang, S.* Hydrogenated Borophene Enabled Synthesis of Multielement Intermetallic Catalysts. Nat. Commun. 2023, 14 (1), 7414.
12. Tian, J.; Rao, Y.; Shi, W.; Yang, J.; Ning, W.; Li, H.; Yao, Y.; Zhou, H.; Guo, S. Sabatier Relations in Electrocatalysts Based on High‐entropy Alloys with Wide‐distributed D‐band Centers for Li‐O2 Batteries. Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 2023, 62 (44).
11. Cheng, Z.; Luo, Z.; Zhang, H.; Zhang, W.; Gao, W.; Zhang, Y.; Qie, L.;* Yao, Y.;* Huang, Y.; Fu, K. K. Targeted Regeneration and Upcycling of Spent Graphite by Defect‐driven Tin Nucleation. Carbon Energy 2023, No. January, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1002/cey2.395
10. Sun, Y.; Liang, K.; Tu, R.; Fan, X.; Jia, C. Q.; Jia, Z.; Li, Y.; Yang, H.; Jiang, E.; Liu, H.; Yao, Y.;* Xu, X.* Selective Hydrodeoxygenation of Lignin‐Derived Vanillin via Hetero‐Structured High‐Entropy Alloy/Oxide Catalysts. ENERGY Environ. Mater. 2023, 1–9.
9. Zhang, J.; Wang, X.; Gao, J.; Zhang, L.; Song, B.; Zhang, L.; Yao, Y.; Lu, J.; Shi, Y. Additive Manufacturing of Ti–6Al–4V/Al–Cu–Mg Multi-Material Structures with a Cu Interlayer. Int. J. Mech. Sci. 2023, 108477.
8. Chen, L.; Yang, J.; Zhang, Z.; Wu, F.; Yao, Y.; Zhang, A.; Duan, X.; Shan, B. Applied Surface Science High Throughput Screening of Noble Metal-Free High-Entropy Alloys Catalysts for Selective Catalytic Oxidation of NH3. Appl. Surf. Sci. 2023, 628 (February), 157354.
7. Shi, W.; Li, Z.; Gong, Z.; Liang, Z.; Liu, H.; Han, Y.; Niu, H.; Song, B.; Chi, X.; Zhou, J.; Wang, H.; Xia, B. Y.;* Yao, Y.;* Tian, Z.* Transient and General Synthesis of High-Density and Ultrasmall Nanoparticles on Two-Dimensional Porous Carbon via Coordinated Carbothermal Shock. Nat. Commun. 2023, 14 (1), 2294. (Highly cited paper)
6. Zhang, H.; Ji, Y.; Yao, Y.;* Qie, L.;* Cheng, Z.; Ma, Z.; Qian, X.; Yang, R.; Li, C.; Guo, Y.; Yuan, Y.; Xiao, H.; Yang, H.; Ma, J.; Lu, J.;* Huang, Y.* Transient and Dry Recycling of Battery Materials with Negligible Carbon Footprint and Roll-to-Roll Scalability. Energy Environ. Sci. 2023, 115 (1), 1–7.
5. Zhang, H.; Ouyang, Q.; Yu, L.; Hu, R.; Wan, J.; Song, B.;* Huang, Q.;* Yao, Y.* Transient and in Situ Growth of Nanostructured SiC on Carbon Fibers toward Highly Durable Catalysis. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2023, 2301375.
4. Hu, R.; Wei, L.; Xian, J.; Fang, G.; Wu, Z.; Fan, M.; Guo, J.; Li, Q.; Liu, K.; Jiang, H.; Xu, W.; Wan, J.;* Yao, Y.* Microwave Shock Process for Rapid Synthesis of 2D Porous La0.2Sr0.8CoO3 Perovskite as an Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction Catalyst. Acta Phys. Chim. Sin. 2023, 39 (X), 2212025. (Invited, Cover)
3. Lin, C.; Yao, Y.* Corrosion-Resistant Coating Based on High-Entropy Alloys. Metals 2023, 13 (2), 205. (Invited review)
2. Guo, Y.; Guo, C.; Huang, P.; Han, Q.; Wang, F.; Zhang, H.; Liu, H.; Cao, Y.-C.;* Yao, Y.;* Huang, Y.* Rejuvenating LiNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2 Cathode Directly from Battery Scraps. eScience 2023, 100091.
1. Li, S.; Zhang, H.; Ruan, H.; Cheng, Z.; Yao, Y.;* Zhuge, F.;* Zhai, T.* Programmable Nucleation and Growth of Ultrathin Tellurium Nanowires via a Pulsed Physical Vapor Deposition Design. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2023, 2211527.
2022：
17. Han, Y.; Liu, M.; Sun, L.; Li, S.; Li, G.; Song, W.-S.; Wang, Y.-J.; Nan, Z.-A.; Ding, S.-Y.; Liao, H.-G.; Yao, Y.; Stucky, G. D.; Fan, F. R.; Tian, Z.-Q. A General Method for Rapid Synthesis of Refractory Carbides by Low-Pressure Carbothermal Shock Reduction. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 2022, 119 (37), 1–8.
16. Zhang, L.; Song, B.; Zhang, J.; Yao, Y.; Lu, J.; Shi, Y. Decoupling Microlattice Metamaterial Properties Through a Structural Design Strategy Inspired by the Hall–Petch Relation. Acta Mater. 2022, 238, 118214.
15. Zhang, L.; Wang, B.; Song, B.; Yao, Y.; Choi, S.; Yang, C.; Shi, Y. Bioactive Materials 3D Printed Biomimetic Metamaterials with Graded Porosity and Tapering Topology for Improved Cell Seeding and Bone Regeneration. Bioact. Mater. 2022, No. March.
14. Yu, L.; Zeng, K.; Li, C.; Lin, X.; Liu, H.; Shi, W.; Qiu, H.; Yuan, Y.; Yao, Y.* High‐entropy Alloy Catalysts: From Bulk to Nano toward Highly Efficient Carbon and Nitrogen Catalysis. Carbon Energy 2022, 4 (5), 731-761. (Back Cover)
13. K. Zeng, J. Zhang, W. Gao, L. Wu, H. Liu, J. Gao, Z. Li, J. Zhou, T. Li, Z. Liang,* B. Xu,* Y. Yao*, Surface‐Decorated High‐Entropy Alloy Catalysts with Significantly Boosted Activity and Stability. Adv. Funct. Mater., 2204643 (2022).
12. Q. Dong,# Y. Yao,# S. Cheng,# K. Alexopoulos,# J. Gao, S. Srinivas, Y. Wang, Y. Pei, C. Zheng, A. H. Brozena, H. Zhao, X. Wang, H. E. Toraman, B. Yang, I. G. Kevrekidis, Y. Ju, D. G. Vlachos, D. Liu, L. Hu, Programmable heating and quenching for efficient thermochemical synthesis. Nature. 605, 470–476 (2022). Cover
11. Y. Yao,# Q. Dong,# A. Brozena, J. Luo, J. Miao, M. Chi, C. Wang, I. G. Kevrekidis, Z. J. Ren, J. Greeley, G. Wang, A. Anapolsky, L. Hu,* High-entropy nanoparticles: Synthesis-structure-property relationships and data-driven discovery. Science 376, 3103 (2022). (Highly cited, Hot paper)
10. W. Shi, H. Liu, Z. Li, C. Li, J. Zhou, Y. Yuan, F. Jiang, (Kelvin) Kun Fu, Y. Yao,* High‐entropy alloy stabilized and activated Pt clusters for highly efficient electrocatalysis. SusMat, 2, 186-196 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1002/sus2.56
9. L. Zhang, B. Song, S. Choi, Y. Yao, Y. Shi, Anisotropy-inspired , simulation-guided design and 3D printing of microlattice metamaterials with tailored mechanical-transport performances. Compos. Part B. 236, 109837 (2022).
8. J. Zhang, H. Liu, W. Gao, D. Cheng, F. Tan, W. Wang,* X. Wang, X. Qiao, P. K. Wong, Y. Yao,* In-situ zinc cyanamide coordination induced highly N-rich graphene for efficient peroxymonosulfate activation. J. Mater. Chem. A, 121 (2022).
7. Y. Han, M. Liu, L. Sun, X. Li, Y. Yao,* C. Zhang, S. Ding,* H. Liao, L. Zhang, F. R. Fan, M. Moskovits, Z. Tian,* A general strategy for overcoming the trade-off between ultrasmall size and high loading of MOF-derived metal nanoparticles by millisecond pyrolysis. Nano Energy, 97, 107125 (2022).
6. Y. Wang, Y. Shang, Z. Cao, K. Zeng, Y. Xie, J. Li,* Y. Yao,* W. Gan,* Highly efficient, field-assisted water splitting enabled by a bifunctional Ni 3 Fe magnetized wood carbon. Chem. Eng. J. 439, 135722 (2022).
5. Q. Luan, H. Zhang, C. Chen, F. Jiang, Y. Yao, Q. Deng, K. Zeng, H. Tang, F. Huang, Controlled Nutrient Delivery through a pH-Responsive Wood Vehicle. ACS Nano, 16, 2198 (2022).
4. Q. Chen, Y. Liu, T. Tao, H. Sun, K. Zeng, A. Kanti Mondal, S. Bi, L. Chen, Y. Ni,* Y. Yao,* J. Li,* Sustainable, superfast deconstruction of natural cellulosic aggregates toward intrinsically green, multifunctional gel. Chem. Eng. J. 435, 134856 (2022).
3. M. Cui, C. Yang, S. Hwang, M. Yang, S. Overa, Q. Dong, Y. Yao, A. H. Brozena, D. A. Cullen, M. Chi, T. F. Blum, D. Morris, Z. Finfrock, X. Wang, P. Zhang, V. G. Goncharov, X. Guo, J. Luo, Y. Mo, F. Jiao, L. Hu, Multi-principal elemental intermetallic nanoparticles synthesized via a disorder-to-order transition. Sci. Adv. 2022, 8, eabm4322.
2. Li, T. Y.; Dong, Q.; Huang, Z. N.; Wu, L. P.; Yao, Y. G.; Gao, J. L.; Wang, X. Z.; Zhang, H. H.; Wang, D. W.; Li, T.; Shahbazian-Yassar, R.; Hu, L. B., Interface Engineering Between multi-elemental alloy Nanoparticles and Carbon Support Toward Stable Catalysts. Adv. Mater., 2022, 2106436.
1. Ju, Y. J.; Hua, L.; Wang, Z.; Liu, H. W.; Huo S. H.; Jiang, S.; Duan, S. C.; Yao, Y. G.; Lu, X. Q.; Chen, F. J.; Solar-driven on-site H2O2 generation and tandem photo-Fenton reaction on a triphase interface for rapid organic pollutant degradation. Chem. Eng. J., 2022, 430, 133168.
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12. Zhang, Z.; Zhang, L.; Song, B.; Yao, Y. G.; Shi, Y. S.; Bamboo-inspired, simulation-guided design and 3D printing of light-weight and high-strength mechanical metamaterials, Applied Materials Today, 2021, 101268, ISSN 2352-9407.
11. Morris, D.; Yao, Y. G.; Finfrock, Y. Z.; Huang, Z. N.; Shahbazian-Yassar, R.; Hu, L. B.; Zhang, P.; Composition-dependent structure and properties of 5- and 15-element high-entropy alloy nanoparticles. Cell Reports Physical Science, 2021, 100641, ISSN 2666-3864.
10. Guo, R.; Yu, L.; Liu, Z.; Pan, J.; Yao, Y.*; & Liu, L*. Enthalpy induced phase partition toward hierarchical, nanostructured high-entropy alloys. Nano Research, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-021-3912-z.
9. Xiao S. L.; Chen C. J.; Xia Q. Q.; Liu Y.; Yao Y; Chen Q. Y.; Hartsfield M.; Brozena1 A.; Tu K K,; Eichhorn S. J.; Yao Y. G.; Li J. G.; Gan W. T.; Shi S. Q.; Yang V. W.; Ricco M. L.; Zhu J.Y.; Burgert I.; Luo A.; Li T.; Hu L. B.; Science, 2021, 374, 465.
8. Jiang, D.; Yao, Y.; Li, T.; Wan, G.; Pereira-Hernández, X. I.; Lu, Y.; Tian, J.; Khivantsev, K.; Engelhard, M. H.; Sun, C.; García-Vargas, C. E.; Hoffman, A. S.; Bare, S. R.; Datye, A. K.; Hu, L.; Wang, Y.* Tailoring the Local Environment of Platinum in Single‐Atom Pt1/CeO2 Catalysts for Robust Low‐Temperature CO Oxidation. Angew. Chemie Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 26054.
7. Sun, H.; Liu, Y.; Guo, X.; Zeng, K.; Kanti Mondal, A.; Li, J.;* Yao, Y.;* Chen, L.* Strong, Robust Cellulose Composite Film for Efficient Light Management in Energy Efficient Building. Chem. Eng. J., 2021, 425 (July), 131469.
6. Liang, Z.;# Yao, Y.;# Jiang, B.;# Wang, X.; Xie, H.; Jiao, M.; Liang, C.; Qiao, H.; Kline, D.; Zachariah, M. R.; Hu, L. 3D printed graphene‐based 3000 K probe. Advanced Functional Materials, 2021, 2102994.
5. Yao, Y. G; Huang, Z. N; Hughes, L. A.; Gao, J. L; Li, T. Y; Morris, D.; Zeltmann, S. E.; Savitzky, B. H.; Ophus, C.; Finfrock, Y. Z.; Dong, Q.; Jiao, M. L.; Mao, Y. M.; Chi, M. F.; Zhang, P.; Li J.; Minor, A. m.; Shahbazian, R.; Hu, L. B.*, Extreme mixing in nanoscale transition metal alloys. Matter, 2021, 4, 2340.
4. Liu, H. W.; Jin, R. Z.; Duan, S. C.; Ju, Y. J.; Wang, Z. Y.; Yang, K.; Wang, B. D.; Wang, B.; Yao, Y. G.*; Chen, F. J.*, Anisotropic Evaporator with a T-shape design for high-performance solar-driven zero-liquid discharge. Small, 2021, 17, 2100969.
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Li, T. Y.;# Yao, Y. G.;# Huang, Z. N.;# Xie, P. F.;# Liu, Z. Y.;# Yang, M. H.;# Gao, J. L.; Zeng, K. Z.; Brozena, A. H.; Pastel, G.; Jiao, M. L.; Dong, Q.; Dai, J. Q.; Li, S. K.; Zong, H.; Chi, M. F.; Luo, J.; Mo, Y. F.; Wang, G. F.; Wang, C.; Shahbazian-Yassar, R.; Hu, L. B., Denary oxide nanoparticles as highly stable catalysts for methane combustion. Nature Catalysis, 2021, 4 (5), 439-439.
Yao, Y. G.;# Liu, Z. Y.;# Xie, P. F.;# Huang, Z. N.;# Li, T. Y.;# Morris, D.; Finfrock, Z.; Zhou, J. H.; Jiao, M. L.; Gao, J. L.; Mao, Y. M.; Miao, J. W.; Zhang, P.; Shahbazian-Yassar, R.; Wang, C.; Wang, G. F.; Hu, L. B.*, Computationally aided, entropy-driven synthesis of highly efficient and durable multi-elemental alloy catalysts. Science Advance, 2020, 6, eaaz0510.
Yao, Y. G.;# Huang, Z. N.;# Li, T. Y.;# Wang, H.;# Liu, Y. F.; Stein, H. S.; Mao, Y. M.; Gao, J. L.; Jiao, M. L.; Dong, Q.; Dai, J. Q.; Xie, P. F.; Xie, H.; Lacey, S. D.; Takeuchi, I.; Gregoire, J. M.; Jiang, R. Z.; Wang, C.; Taylor, A. D.; Shahbazian-Yassar, R.; Hu, L. B.* , High-throughput, combinatorial synthesis of multimetallic nanoclusters. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), 2020, 117 , 6316-6322.
Yao, Y. G.;# Huang, Z. N.;# Xie, P. F.;# Wu, L. P.;# Ma, L.;# Li, T. Y.;# Pang, Z. Q.; Jiao, M. L.; Liang, Z. Q.; Gao, J. L.; He, Y.; Kline, D. J.; Zachariah, M. R.; Wang, C. M.; Lu, J.; Wu, T. P.; Li, T.; Wang, C.; Shahbazian, R.; Hu, L. B.*, High temperature shockwave stabilized single atoms. Nature Nanotechnology, 2019, 14, 851-857.
