Yu, Guihua - The University of Texas at Austin - Department of Mechanical Engineering

个人简介

Education B.Sc., Chemistry (summa cum laude), University of Science and Technology of China, 2003 Ph.D., Chemistry, Harvard University, 2009 Postdoc., Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, 2012 Biography Dr. Guihua Yu is Temple Foundation Endowed Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, affiliated with Texas Materials Institute, UT Energy Institute and UT Chemistry. Yu received Ph.D. degree from Harvard University in 2009, after graduating from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) with the highest honor in 2003. Dr. Yu did his postdoc research at Stanford University (2009-2012). Prof. Yu currently directs the Center for NanoTech for Energy, Environment, & Sustainability (NEES), with key research focuses on creative design and synthesis of functional nanostructured materials, particularly organic and hybrid nanomaterials, fundamental understanding of their chemical and physical properties, and developing nanoscience-enabled solutions to address global challenges in advanced energy, environment and sustainability technologies. Yu has published ~320 peer-reviewed scientific papers in many prominent scientific journals (~92,000 total citations, H-index~172) including Science, Nature, Nature Reviews Materials, Nature Reviews Chemistry, Nature Materials, Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Energy, Nature Catalysis, Nature Sustainability, Nature Synthesis, Nature Water, Nature Communications, Science Advances, PNAS, Chemical Reviews, Chemical Society Reviews, Accounts of Chemical Research, JACS, Angewandte Chemie, Advanced Materials, Chem, Joule, Matter, Energy & Environmental Sciences, Nano Letters, ACS Nano, ACS Central Science, ACS Energy Letters, ACS Materials Letters, Chemistry of Materials, Accounts of Materials Research, Chemical Science, Materials Horizons, Nanoscale Horizons, Materials Today, Nano Today, Adv. Energy Mater., Adv. Funct. Mater., Applied Physics Reviews, Chemical Physics Reviews, etc. He has been consistently ranked among The World's Most Influential Scientific Minds as one of Top Highly Cited Researchers in both fields of Materials Science and Chemistry by Thomson Reuters (Web of Science) since 2017. In addition, Yu has published ~20 US and international patents and pending patents. His research works have been widely featured in over 200 major science and technology media worldwide, such as Nature, Science, Science News, ABC News, NBC News, Fox News, CNBC News, CBS News, BBC News, Bloomberg, Axios, Forbes, Discovery, National Geographic, Scientific American, NPR, Thomson Reuters, World Economic Forum, Wall Street Journal, The Associated Press, The Economist, Business Standard, Wired, Daily Mail (UK), The Times (UK), The Telegraph (UK), Sueddeutsche Zeitung(Germany), Frankfurter Allgemeine (Germany), La Repubblica (Italy), Al Jazeera (Arabic), France News, USA Today, CGTN, XINHUA (China), SINA (China), SOHU (China), Tencent (China), The Indian Express, Times of India, Irish Times, Daily Telegraph (Australia), The Australian, News.com (Australia), Daily Post (Korea), National Post (Canada), Science Daily, R&D Magazine, MIT Technology Review, Boston Globe, Popular Science, Ars Technica, The Weather Channel, Science Friday, Futurism, New Scientist, New Atlas, Reddit, Yahoo!, C&EN, Gizmodo, Gizmag, IEEE Spectrum, E&T, Design News, Phys.Org, SciTech Daily, Chemistry World, Materials World, Physics World, MRS Bulletin, Chemistry Views, Materials Views, Advanced Science News, Popular Mechanics, Daily Texan, Texas Monthly, Texas Tribune, Austin American-Statesman, Austin Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, The Alcalde, etc.

研究领域

Multifunctional Hydrogels for Energy & Water Sustainability Rational Design & Synthesis of Hybrid Nanomaterial Systems for Energy Storage Materials/Chemistry for Redox Flow Batteries 2D Energy Materials Novel Nanostructured Materials for Efficient Energy Conversion Self-assembly of Nanostructures for Energy & Bioelectronics

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M. Jiang, C. Jing, C. Lei, X. Han, Y. Wu, S. Ling, Y. Zhang, Q. Li, H. Yu, S. Liu, J. Li, W. Chen, G. Yu, 'A Bio-based Nanofiber Hydrogel Filter for Sustainable Water Purification', Nature Sustainability, 7, 168 (2024). H. Li, Z. Hu, F. Zuo, Y. Li, M. Liu, H. Liu, Y. Li, Q. Li, Y. Ding, Y. Wang, Y. Zhu, G. Yu, J. Maier, 'Real-Time Tracking of Electron Transfer at Catalytically Active Interfaces in Lithium-Ion Batteries', PNAS, 121, e2320030121 (2024). K. Liu, H. Li, M. Xie, P. Wang, Z. Jin, Y. Liu, M. Zhou, P. Li, G. Yu, 'Thermal-Enhanced Relay Electrocatalysis of Nitrate-to-Ammonia Reduction over Single-Atom-Alloy Oxides', JACS, 146, 7779 (2024). G. Cheng, H. Sun, H. Wang, Z. Ju, Y. Zhu, W. Tian, J. Chen, H. Wang, J. Wu, G. Yu, 'Efficient Ion Percolating Network for High-Performance All-Solid-State Cathodes', Adv. Mater., 2312927 (2024). M. Chen, J. Jiang, W. Guan, Z. Zhang, X. Zhang, W. Shi, L. Lin, K. Zhao, G. Yu, 'Sustainable and Rapid Water Purification at the Confined Hydrogel Interface', Adv. Mater., 2311416 (2024). W. Fan, P. Li, J. Shi, J. Chen, W. Tian, H. Wang, J. Wu, G. Yu, 'Atomic Zincophilic Sites Regulating Microspace Electric Fields for Dendrite-Free Zinc Anode', Adv. Mater., 2307219 (2024). K. Matthews, B. Rush, R. Gearba, X. Guo, G. Yu, J. Warner, 'Cryo-Electron Microscopy Reveals Na Infiltration into Separator Pores as a Degradation Mechanism in Na Anode: Liquid Electrolyte Electrochemical Cells', Adv. Mater., 2308711 (2024). P. Kollipara, Z. Wu, K. Yao, D. Lin, Z. Ju, X. Zhang, T. Jiang, H. Ding, J. Fang, J. Li, B. Korgel, J. Redwing, G. Yu, Y. Zheng, 'Three-Dimensional Optothermal Manipulation of Light-Absorbing Particles in Phase-Change Gel Media', ACS Nano, 18, 8062 (2024). S. Checko, Z. Ju, B. Zhang, T. Zheng, E. Takeuchi, A. Marschilok, K. Takeuchi, G. Yu, 'Fast-Charging, Binder-Free Lithium Battery Cathodes Enabled via Multidimensional Conductive Networks', Nano Lett., 24, 1695 (2024). Y. Cui, Z. Ju, R. Yu, H. Du, B. Zhang, Y. Wang, G. Yu, 'Challenges, Strategies, and Perspectives of Anode Protection in Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries', ACS Mater. Lett., 6, 611 (2024). W. Qiu, Y. Liu, M. Xie, Z. Jin, P. Li, G. Yu, 'Structural Engineering of Catalysts for Ammonia Electrosynthesis from Nitrate: Recent Advances and Challenges', EES Catalysis, 2, 202 (2024). T. Wang, Y. Li, Z. Chen, Q. Liu, J. Lang, L. Wu, W. Dong, Z. Ju, H. Li, X. Zhang, G. Yu, 'Entropy-Modulated and Interlayer-Doped Transition Metal Layered Oxides Enable High-Energy-Density Sodium-Ion Capacitors', Nano Res., ASAP (2024). F. Zuo, H. Zhang, Y. Ding, Y. Liu, Y. Li, H. Liu, F. Gu, Q. Li, Y. Wang, Y. Zhu, H. Li, G. Yu, 'Electrochemical Interfacial Catalysis in Co-based Battery Electrodes Involving Spin-Polarized Electron Transfer', PNAS, 120, e2314362120 (2023). T. Li, T. Yan, P. Wang, J. Xu, X. Huo, Z. Bai, W. Shi, G. Yu, R. Wang, 'Scalable and Efficient Solar-driven Atmospheric Water Harvesting Enabled by Bidirectionally Aligned and Hierarchically Structured Nanocomposites', Nature Water, 1, 971 (2023). W. Guan, Y. Zhao, C. Lei, G. Yu, 'Molecularly Confined Hydration in Thermoresponsive Hydrogels for Efficient Atmospheric Water Harvesting', PNAS, 120, e2308969120 (2023). K. Yan, F. Zhao, L. Pan, Y. Jiang, Y. Shi, G. Yu, 'High-Throughput Clean-up of Viscous Oil Spills Enabled by A Gel-Coated Mesh Filter', Nature Sustainability, 6, 1654 (2023). Z. Ju, S. Checko, X. Xu, J. Calderon, K. Raigama, K. Takeuchi, A. Marschilok, E. Takeuchi, G. Yu, 'Densified Vertically Lamellar Electrode Architectures for Compact Energy Storage', PNAS, 120, e2308009120 (2023). P. Li, L. Liao, Z. Fang, G. Su, Z. Jin, G. Yu, 'A Multifunctional Copper Single-Atom Electrocatalyst Aerogel for Smart Sensing and Producing Ammonia from Nitrate', PNAS, 120, e2305489120 (2023). Y. Zhu, Y. Guo, K. Cao, S. Zeng, G. Jiang, W. Liu, W. Cheng, W. Bai, X. Weng, W. Chen, D. Zhao, H. Yu, G. Yu, 'A General Strategy for Synthesizing Biomacromolecular Ionogel Membranes via Solvent-Induced Self-Assembly', Nature Synthesis, 2, 864 (2023). Y. Li, Y. Li, Q. Liu, Y. Liu, T. Wang. M. Cui, Y. Ding, H. Li, G. Yu, 'Revealing the Dominance of the Dissolution-Deposition Mechanism in Aqueous Zn-MnO2 Batteries', Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., e202318444 (2023) Z. Zhao, X. Liu, M. Zhang, L. Zhang, C. Zhang, X. Li, G. Yu, 'Development of Flow Battery Technologies Using the Principles of Sustainable Chemistry', Chem. Soc. Rev., 52, 6031 (2023). M. Xie, S. Tang, Z. Li, M. Wang, Z. Jin, P. Li, X. Zhan, H. Zhou, G. Yu, 'Intermetallic Single-Atom Alloy In-Pd Bimetallene for Neutral Elec-trosynthesis of Ammonia from Nitrate', JACS, 145, 13957 (2023). P. Li, R. Li, Y. Liu, M. Xie, Z. Jin, G. Yu, 'Pulsed Nitrate-to-Ammonia Electroreduction Facilitated by Tandem Catalysis of Nitrite Intermediates', JACS, 145, 6471 (2023). Z. Li, Y. Zhou, M. Xie, H. Cheng, T. Wang, J. Chen, Y. Lu, Z. Tian, Y. Lai, G. Yu, 'High-Density Cationic Defects Coupling with Local Alkaline-Enriched Environment for Efficient and Stable Water Oxidation', Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. e202217815 (2023). Y. Luo, G. Yu, X. Chen, et al. 'Technology Roadmap for Flexible Sensors', ACS Nano, 17, 5211 (2023). Z. Ju, T. Zheng, J. Calderon, S. Checko, B. Zhang, G. Yu, 'Scalable Fast-Charging Aligned Battery Electrodes Enabled by Bidirectional Freeze-Casting', Nano Lett., 23, 8787 (2023). L. Zhang, G. Yu, 'Recent Developments in Materials and Chemistries for Redox Flow Batteries', ACS Mater. Lett., 5, 3007 (2023). G. Ma, Z. Ju, X. Xu, Y. Xu, Y. Sun, Y. Wang, G. Zhang, M. Cai, L. Pan, G. Yu, 'Enhancing Organic Cathodes of Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries via Utilizing Steric Hindrance and Electron Cloud Equalization', Chem. Sci., 14, 12589 (2023). X. Guo, Z. Ju, X. Qian, Y. Liu, X. Xu, G. Yu, 'A Stable Solid Polymer Electrolyte for Lithium Metal Battery with Electronically Conductive Fillers', Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 62, e202217538 (2023). W. Guan, C. Lei, Y. Guo, W. Shi, G. Yu, 'Hygroscopic Microgels-Enabled Rapid Water Extraction from Arid Air', Adv. Mater. 2207786 (2023). C. Lei, J. Park, W. Guan, Y. Zhao, K. Johnston, G. Yu, 'Biomimetically Assembled Sponge-Like Hydrogels for Efficient Solar Water Purification', Adv. Funct. Mater. 2303883 (2023). P. Xiong, S. Peng, L. Zhang, A. Li, Y. Chen, S. Xiao, Q. He, G. Yu, 'Supramolecular Interactions Enable Pseudo-Nanophase Separation for Constructing An Ion-Transport Highway', Chem, 9, 592 (2023). T. Gao, L. Qiu, M. Xie, Z. Jin, P. Li, G. Yu, 'Defect-Stabilized and Oxygen-Coordinated Iron Single-Atom Sites Facilitate Hydrogen Peroxide Electrosynthesis', Mater. Horiz., 10, 4270 (2023). M. Xie, S. Tang, B. Zhang, G. Yu, 'Metallene-Related Materials for Electrocatalysis and Energy Conversion', Mater. Horiz. 10, 407 (2023). J. Wang, Y. Zhang, S. Ramakrishna, G. Yu, 'New Horizons in Materials for Energy Conversion, Optics and Electronics', Nanoscale Horiz. 8, 714 (2023). Z. Ju, X. Xu, X. Zhang, K. Raigama, G. Yu, 'Towards Fast-Charging High-Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries: From Nano- to Micro-Structuring Perspectives', Chem. Eng. J. 454, 140003 (2023). C. Lei, G. Yu, 'Harnessing the Flatband λ-Ti3O5: A Breakthrough in Solar Steam Generation', Sci. China Mater., 66, 4515 (2023). H. Yu, C. Lv, C. Yan, G. Yu, 'Interface Engineering for Aqueous Aluminum Metal Batteries: Current Progresses and Future Prospects', Small Methods, 2300758 (2023). K. Matthews, X. Guo, G. Yu, J. Warner, 'Probing the Solid-State Chemical Bonding of Energy Storage Relevant Na Materials at the Nanoscale using Low-Loss Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy', J. Phys. Chem. 127, 142 (2023). Z. Ju, S. King, X. Xu, X. Zhang, K. Raigama, K. Takeuchi, A. Marschilok, L. Wang, E. Takeuchi, G. Yu, 'Vertically Assembled Nanosheet Networks for High-Density Thick Battery Electrodes', PNAS, 119, e2212777119 (2022). L. Zhang, R. Feng, W. Wang, G. Yu, 'Emerging Chemistries and Molecular Designs for Flow Batteries', Nature Rev. Chem. 6, 524 (2022). Y. Guo, W. Guan, C. Lei, H. Lu, W. Shi, G. Yu, 'Scalable Super Hygroscopic Polymer Films for Sustainable Moisture Harvesting in Arid Environments', Nature Commun. 13, 2761 (2022). (Highlighted in Nature Materials) W. Shi, W. Guan, C. Lei, G. Yu, 'Sorbents for Atmospheric Water Harvesting: from Design Principles to Applications', Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. e202211267 (2022). X. Qian, Y. Wang, Z. Ju, M. Xie, B. Zhang, G. Yu, 'Chemical Exfoliation of Metal Oxide Nanosheets for High-Performance Ion Conducting Membranes', ACS Mater. Lett. 4, 2321 (2022). Y. Yan, L. Zhang, R. Walser-Kuntz, D. Vogt, M. Sigman, G. Yu, M. Sanford, 'Benzotriazoles as Low Potential Anolytes for Non-aqueous Redox Flow Batteries', Chem. Mater. 34, 10594 (2022). H. Lu, W. Shi, J. Zhang, A. Chen, W. Guan, C. Lei, J. Greer, S. Boriskina, G. Yu, 'Tailoring the Desorption Behavior of Hygroscopic Gels for Atmospheric Water Harvesting in Arid Climates', Adv. Mater. 2205344 (2022). C. Lei, W. Guan, Y. Guo, W. Shi, Y. Wang, K. Johnston, G. Yu, 'Polyzwitterionic Hydrogels for Highly Efficient High Salinity Solar Desalination', Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. e202208487 (2022). M. Xie, B. Zhang, Z. Jin, P. Li, G. Yu, 'Atomically Reconstructed Palladium Metallene by Intercalation-Induced Lattice Expansion and Amorphization for Highly Efficient Electrocatalysis', ACS Nano 16, 13715 (2022). C. Yan, C. Lv, B. Jia, L. Zhong, X. Cao, X. Guo, H. Liu, W. Xu, D. Liu, L. Yang, J. Liu, H. Hng, W. Chen, L. Song, S. Li, Z. Liu, Q. Yan, G. Yu, 'Reversible Al Metal Anodes Enabled by Amorphization for Aqueous Aluminum Batteries', JACS, 144, 11444 (2022). Z. Ju, X. Zhang, J. Wu, S. King, C. Chang, S. Yan, Y. Xue, K. Takeuchi, A. Marschilok, L. Wang, E. Takeuchi, G. Yu, 'Tortuosity Engineering for Improved Charge Storage Kinetics in High-Areal-Capacity Battery Electrodes', Nano Lett. 22, 6700 (2022). X. Xu, X. Zhang, Z. Ju, X. Guo, K. Takeuchi, A. Marschilok, E. Takeuchi, G. Yu, 'Unraveling the Effects of Hierarchical Bimodal Micro-Scale Porosity on Thick Electrodes', J. Phys. Chem. 126, 15135 (2022). X. Guo, Y. Liu, X. Zhang, Z. Ju, Y. Li, D. Mitlin, G. Yu, 'Revealing the Solid-State Electrolyte Interfacial Stability Model with Na-K Liquid Alloy', Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. e202203409 (2022). Z. Fang, S. Tang, Z. Wang, M. An, G. Yu, 'General Synthesis of Large-Size Inorganic Nanosheets via 2D Confined Assembly of Nanoparticles', ACS Central Science 8, 627 (2022). J. Wu, Z. Ju, X. Zhang, A. Marschilok, K. Takeuchi, H. Wang, E. Takeuchi, G. Yu, 'Gradient Design for High-Energy and High-Power Batteries', Adv. Mater. 2202780 (2022). Z. Jin, P. Li, Z. Fang, G. Yu, 'Emerging Electrochemical Techniques for Probing Site Behavior in Single-Atom Electrocatalysts', Acc. Chem. Res. 55, 759 (2022). C. Lv, C. Lee, L. Zhong, H. Liu, J. Liu, L. Yang, C. Yan, W. Yu, H. H. Hng, Z. Qi, L. Song, S. Li, K. P. Loh, Q. Yan, G. Yu, 'A Defect Engineered Electrocatalyst that Promotes High-Efficiency Urea Synthesis under Ambient Conditions', ACS Nano 16, 8213 (2022). P. Wang, Z. Jin, P. Li, G. Yu, 'Design Principles of Hydrogen-Evolution-Suppressing Single-Atom Catalysts for Aqueous Electrosynthesis', Chem Catalysis, 2, 1277 (2022). Y. Guo, G. Yu, 'Materials Innovation for Global Water Sustainability', ACS Mater. Lett. 4, 713 (2022). J. Wu, Z. Ju, X. Zhang, X. Xu, K. Takeuchi, A. Marschilok, E. Takeuchi, G. Yu, 'Low-Tortuosity Thick Electrodes with Active Materials Gradient Design for Enhanced Energy Storage', ACS Nano 16, 4805 (2022). X. Zhang, Z. Hui, S. King, J. Wu, Z. Ju, K. Takeuchi, A. Marschilok, A. West, E. Takeuchi, L. Wang, G. Yu, 'Gradient Architecture Design in Scalable Porous Battery Electrodes', Nano Lett. 22, 2521 (2022). M. Dai, F. Zhao, J. Fan, Q. Li, Y. Yang, Z. Fan, S. Ling, H. Yu, S. Liu, J. Li, W. Chen, G. Yu, 'A Nanostructured Moisture Absorbing Gel for Fast and Large-Scale Passive Dehumidification', Adv. Mater. 34, 2200865 (2022). C. Lei, Y. Guo, W. Guan, H. Lu, W. Shi, G. Yu, 'Polyzwitterionic Hydrogels for Efficient Atmospheric Water Harvesting', Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 61, e202200271 (2022). Y. Guo, L. Vasconcelos, N. Manohar, J. Geng, K. Johnston, G. Yu, 'Highly Elastic Interconnected Porous Hydrogels through Self-Assembled Templating for Solar Water Purification', Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 61, e202114074 (2022). H. Lu, W. Shi, Y. Guo, W. Guan, C. Lei, G. Yu, 'Materials Engineering for Atmospheric Water Harvesting: Progress and Perspectives', Adv. Mater. 34, 2110079 (2022). P. Zhang, F. Zhao, W. Shi, H. Lu, X. Zhou, Y. Guo, G. Yu, 'Super Water-Extracting Gels for Solar-Powered Volatile Organic Compounds Management in Hydrological Cycle', Adv. Mater. 34, 2110548 (2022). Z. Fang, Z. Jin, S. Tang, P. Li, P. Wu, G. Yu, 'Porous Two-dimensional Iron-Cyano Nanosheets for High-rate Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction', ACS Nano 16, 1072 (2022). B. Liu, J. Torres, M. Taheri, P. Xiong, T. Lu, J. Zhu, Y. Liu, G. Yu, A. Tricoli, 'Dual-Ion Flux Management for Stable High Areal Capacity Lithium–Sulfur Batteries', Adv. Energy Mater. 2103444 (2022). Q. Chen, Y. Lv, Z. Yuan, X. Li, G. Yu, Z. Yang, T. Xu, 'Organic Electrolytes for pH-Neutral Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries', Adv. Funct. Mater. 32, 2108777 (2022). X. Li, H. Jiang, Y. Liu, X. Guo, G. He, Z. Chu, G. Yu, 'Hierarchically Porous Membranes for Lithium Rechargeable Batteries: Recent Progress and Opportunities', EcoMat. 4, e12162 (2022). C.-H. Lin, Z. Ju, X. Zheng, X. Zhang, N. Zmich, X. Liu, K. Takeuchi, A. Marschilok, E. Takeuchi, M. Ge, G. Yu, Y. Chen-Wiegart, 'Dimensionality Effect of Conductive Carbon Fillers in LiNiMnCoO2 Cathode', Carbon 188, 114 (2022). B. Xu, Y. Jiang, T. Liu, Z. Guo, G. Yu, M. Titirici, 'Beyond Lithium: A New Era of Sustainable Energy Engineering', Small, 18, 2201793 (2022). L. Gao, Y. Ding, G. He, G. Yu, 'Bio-Derived and Cost-Effective Membranes with High Selectivity for Redox Flow Batteries based on Host-Guest Chemistry', Small, 2107055 (2022).