Facilitating alkaline hydrogen evolution kinetics via interfacial modulation of hydrogen-bond networks by porous amine cages

Shiqi Zhou, Wei Cao, Lu Shang, Yunxuan Zhao, Xuyang Xiong, Jianke Sun, Tierui Zhang* and Jiayin Yuan*

Nat. Commun. 2025, 16 (1), 1849. [PDF]

Artificial photosynthesis of formamide via an oxidant-free photoinduced radical coupling route over Pt-CdS

Junyu Gao, Jinhu Wang, Dong Li, Guangliu Ran, Wenkai Zhang, Li-Zhu Wu, Yunxuan Zhao* and Tierui Zhang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202500747. [PDF]

Solar-driven conversion of nitrogen and water to solid fertilizer in an outdoor 1 m² panel reactor

Jinhu Wang, Guangliu Ran, Junyu Gao, Dong Li, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Run Shi, Wenkai Zhang, Junwang Tang, Li-Zhu Wu, Yunxuan Zhao* and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Mater. 2025, https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202420199. [PDF]

Efficient photocatalytic propane direct dehydrogenation to propylene over PtO₂ clusters

Chi Duan, Jinjia Liu, Zhenhua Li*, Run Shi, Jiaqi Zhao, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Xiao-Dong Wen, Li-Ping Zhang, Li-Zhu Wu and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Mater. 2025, 37 (8), 2411648. [PDF]

Carbon-based nanomaterials for carbon neutralization through electrochemical CO₂ reduction and C−N coupling

Tanglue Feng, Jinze Yang, Jiajia Huang, Tierui Zhang* and Siyu Lu*

Matter 2025, Accepted. (Invited Review).

Innovative and sustainable approaches to aerobic oxidation reactions for organics upgrading

Guangbo Chen*, Pengfei Shao, Xiaoxiao Niu, Li-Zhu Wu and Tierui Zhang*

CCS Chem. 2025, https://doi.org/10.31635/ccschem.025.202405369. (Invited Review) [PDF]

Photothermal recycling of polylactic acid into H₂ and gaseous C₁ products via cooperative depolymerization and reforming

Yingxuan Miao, Yunlong Wang, Chaoran Jiang, Yunxuan Zhao* and Tierui Zhang*

Sci. China Chem. 2025, Accepted. (Invited Article in the virtual special issue “Catalytic conversion of waste plastics”)

Electrochemical oxidation of concentrated benzyl alcohol to high-purity benzaldehyde via superwetting organic-solid-water interfaces

Run Shi#*, Xuerui Zhang#, Chengyu Li, Yunxuan Zhao, Rui Li, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse and Tierui Zhang*

Sci. Adv. 2024, 10 (17), adn0947. [PDF]

Photocatalytic ethylene production by oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane with dioxygen on ZnO-supported PdZn intermetallic nanoparticles

Pu Wang, Xingyu Zhang, Run Shi*, Jiaqi Zhao, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Junwang Tang and Tierui Zhang*

Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 789. [PDF]

Direct photoreforming of real-world polylactic acid plastics into highly selective value-added pyruvic acid under visible light

Yingxuan Miao, Yunxuan Zhao*, Junyu Gao, Jinhu Wang and Tierui Zhang*

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146 (7), 4842–4850. [PDF]

Highly selective acetylene-to-ethylene electroreduction over Cd-decorated Cu catalyst with efficiently inhibited carbon-carbon coupling

Zeping Wang, Chengyu Li, Gongao Peng, Run Shi*, Lu Shang* and Tierui Zhang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63 (19), e202400122. [PDF]

Epitaxial ultrathin Pt atomic layerson CrN nanoparticles catalysts

Ruixue Feng, Dong Li, Hongzhou Yang, Chengyu Li, Yunxuan Zhao, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Lu Shang* and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Mater. 2024, 36 (9), 2309251. [PDF]

Photothermal mineralization of polyolefin microplastics via TiO₂ hierarchical porous layer-based semiwetting air-plastic-solid interfaces

Jiaqi Zhao, Peng Miao, Xuerui Zhang, Pu Wang, Zhenhua Li, Li-Zhu Wu, Run Shi* and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Mater. 2024, 36 (25), 2400681. [PDF]

Editorial for Advanced Energy Materials, special issue on Electrocatalytic and Photocatalytic N₂ Fixation

Tierui Zhang*, Shuangying Wang* and Yan Jiao*

Adv. Energy Mater. 2024, 14 (28), 2402347. [PDF]

Recommended practices for more accessible quantification of low-concentration aqueous phase products in photo/electrocatalytic CO₂/N₂ fixation

Dong Li, Ning Xu, Yunxuan Zhao*, Run Shi, Chao Zhou, Li-Ping Zhang and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Energy Mater. 2024, 14 (28), 2402347. [PDF]

Enhanced oxidation potential of holes under visible light for organic photo-oxidation

Jiaqi Zhao, Li-Zhu Wu and Tierui Zhang*

Chem 2024, 10 (4), 1046–1048. (Invited Preview)

Hydrophobic Fe-based catalyst derived from Prussian Blue for enhanced photothermal conversion of syngas to light olefins

Yiqiu Shi, Zhenhua Li*, Quanguo Hao, Ruizhe Li, Yuan Li, Lina Guo, Shuxin Ouyang*, Hong Yuan and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Funct. Mater. 2024, 34 (1), 2308670. [PDF]

BCN-supported CoFe alloy catalysts for enhanced C-C coupling in photothermocatalytic CO hydrogenation

Quanguo Hao, Zhenhua Li*, Yuhua Zhu, Yiqiu Shi, Mengge Huo, Hong Yuan, Shuxin Ouyang* and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Funct. Mater. 2024, 34 (40), 2403848. [PDF]

Photo-conversion of carbon monoxide with water and hydrogen: Lowering the carbon footprint of carbon monoxide valorization

Jiaqi Zhao, Zhenhua Li*, Pu Wang, Peng Miao, Run Shi, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Li-Zhu Wu and Tierui Zhang*

Matter, 2024, 7 (5), 1696–1709. (Invited Perspective)

Ultrafine PtFeMo intermetallic compound nanowires for efficient oxygen reduction reaction in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Chengyu Li, Dandan Liu, Peng Qin, Gongao Peng, Jianglan Shui, Lu Shang* and Tierui Zhang*

Nano Energy, 2024, 129, 110079.

Unravelling the effect of Ti³⁺/Ti⁴⁺ active sites dynamic on reaction pathways in direct gas-solid-phase CO₂ photoreduction

Niket S. Powar, Sanghoon Kim, Junho Lee, Eunhee Gong, Chaitanya B. Hiragond, Dongyun Kim, Tierui Zhang*, Minho Kim* and Su-Il In*

Appl. Catal. B: Environ. Energy, 2024, 352, 124006.

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Photodriven methane conversion on transition metal oxide catalyst: recent progress and prospects

Pu Wang, Run Shi*, Jiaqi Zhao and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Sci. 2024, 11 (8), 2305471. (Invited Article in the Special Issue of 10th Anniversary of AS) [PDF]

From the perspective of experimental practice: High-throughput computational screening in photocatalysis

Yunxuan Zhao#, Junyu Gao#, Xuanang Bian, Han Tang and Tierui Zhang*

Green Energy Environ. 2024, 9 (1), 1–6. (Invited Viewpoint)

Facile fabrication of TT-T Nb₂O₅ heterophase junctions via in-situ phase transformation towards enhanced photocatalytic H₂-production activity

Jinyuan Wang, Chao Zhou,* Jiang Wu and Tierui Zhang*

J. Mater. Chem. A 2024, 12, 4123–4128. (Invited Article for a Cross-Journal Collection Celebrating RSC Fellows) [PDF]

Silica encapsulation strategy for protection and controllable synthesis of nanocatalysts

Zhaojun Yang, Xiaoying Xie, Gongao Peng, Lu Shang* and Tierui Zhang*

Acc. Mater. Res. 2024, 5 (2), 194–205. (Invited Article) [PDF]

Recent progress in electrochemical conversion from biomass derivatives into high-value-added chemicals

Yao Sun#, Jiaming Miao#, Xinyi Fan, Kan Zhang* and Tierui Zhang*

Small Struct. 2024, 5 (7), 2300576. (Invited Review) [PDF]

Enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production from polyvinyl alcohol plastic-dissolved wastewater

Peng Miao, Jiaqi Zhao, Pu Wang, Run Shi* and Tierui Zhang*

ACS Materials Lett. 2024, 6 (2), 590–597. (Invited Article) [PDF]

Dynamic Ti³⁺ and In³⁺ dual active sites on In₂TiO₅ to enhance visible-light-driven gas-phase photocatalytic CO₂ reduction

Niket S. Powar, Myeongjin Jang, Min Gyu Kim, Chaitanya B. Hiragond, Junho Lee, Eunhee Gong, Hwapyong Kim, Dongyun Kim, Jin-Woo Jung, Chang-Hee Cho, Tierui Zhang, Minho Kim* and Su-Il In*

Chem. Eng. J. 2024, 480, 147966. [PDF]

Identifying the active phase derived from δ-FeOOH for photo-driven CO₂ hydrogenation

Jiaqi Zhao, Li-Zhu Wu and Tierui Zhang*

Chem Catal. 2024, 4 (6), 101033. (Invited Preview)

Research progress of bifunctional photocatalysts for biomass conversion and fuel production

Tianyu Hang, Linlin Wu, Wenxin Liu, Liuqing Yang* and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Energy Sustainability Res. 2024, 5 (10), 2400069. (Invited Review) [PDF]

Triphase photocatalytic water-gas-shift reaction for hydrogen production with enhanced interfacial diffusion at gas–liquid–solid interfaces

Huige Chen, Zhenhua Li, Chao Zhou, Run Shi* and Tierui Zhang*

Ind. Chem. Mater. 2024, 2 (3), 432–440. (Invited Article) [PDF]

Bifunctional ligand Co metal-organic framework derived heterostructured Co-based nanocomposites as oxygen electrocatalysts toward rechargeable zinc-air batteries

Xiaoying Xie, Zeyu Zhai, Weiwei Cao, Jiamin Dong, Yushan Li, Qiusai Hou, Guixiang Du, Jiajun Wang, Li Tian, Jingbo Zhang*, Tierui Zhang and Lu Shang*

J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2024, 664, 319–328.

Tailoring the amorphous Mo sites on layered double hydroxide nanosheets for nitrogen photofixation

Jinhu Wang, Junyu Gao, Yingxuan Miao, Dong Li, Yunxuan Zhao* and Tierui Zhang*

iScience 2024, 27 (6), 110088. (Invited Article in the Special Issue of Sustainable Nitrogen Chemistry)

General synthesis of single-crystalline Ta₂O₅ nanorods towards enhanced photocatalytic H₂ production activity

Hanxu Zhang, Chao Zhou*, Run Shi and Tierui Zhang*

ChemPhysChem 2024, 25 (24), e202400753. (Invited Article in the Special Collection Board Members Issue) [PDF]

Unveiling the critical role of titanium dioxide-supported atomically dispersed Cu species for enhanced photofixation of nitrogen to nitrate

Dong Li, Yunxuan Zhao*, Chao Zhou, Li-Ping Zhang, Junwang Tang and Tierui Zhang*

Fundam. Res. 2024, 4 (4), 934-940. (Invited Review)

Developing Ni single-atom sites in carbon nitride for efficient photocatalytic H₂O₂ production

Xu Zhang#, Hui Su#, Peixin Cui, Yongyong Cao, Zhenyuan Teng, Qitao Zhang, Yang Wang, Yibo Feng, Ran Feng, Jixiang Hou, Xiyuan Zhou, Peijie Ma, Hanwen Hu, Kaiwen Wang, Cong Wang, Liyong Gan, Yunxuan Zhao, Qinghua Liu*, Tierui Zhang* and Kun Zheng*

Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 7115. [PDF]

Photothermal recycling of waste polyolefin plastics into liquid fuels with high selectivity under solvent-free conditions

Yingxuan Miao, Yunxuan Zhao*, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Run Shi, Li-Zhu Wu and Tierui Zhang*

Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 4242. [PDF]

Ruthenium-cobalt single atom alloy for CO photo-hydrogenation to liquid fuels at ambient pressures

Jiaqi Zhao#, Jinjia Liu#, Zhenhua Li*, Kaiwen Wang, Run Shi, Pu Wang, Qing Wang, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Xiaodong Wen and Tierui Zhang*

Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 1909. [PDF]

Unleashing the full potential of photo-driven CO hydrogenation to light olefins over carbon-coated CoMn-based catalysts

Ruizhe Li, Yuan Li, Zhenhua Li*, Shuxin Ouyang*, Hong Yuan and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Mater. 2023, 35 (44), 2307217. [PDF]

Titania-supported Cu-single-atom catalyst for electrochemical reduction of acetylene to ethylene at low-concentrations with suppressed hydrogen evolution

Zeping Wang, Lu Shang, Hongzhou Yang, Yunxuan Zhao, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Dong Li, Run Shi* and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Mater. 2023, 35 (42), 2303818. [PDF]

Pt single atoms on CrN nanoparticles deliver outstanding activity and CO tolerance in the hydrogen oxidation reaction

Zhaojun Yang#, Chaoqiu Chen#, Yunxuan Zhao, Qing Wang, Jiaqi Zhao, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Yong Qin, Lu Shang* and and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Mater. 2023, 35 (1), 2208799. [PDF]

Plasmon-induced radical-radical heterocoupling boosts photodriven oxidative esterification of benzyl alcohol over nitrogen-doped carbon-encapsulated cobalt nanoparticles

Quanguo Hao, Zhenhua Li, Yiqiu Shi, Ruizhe Li, Yuan Li, Liang Wang, Hong Yuan, Shuxin Ouyang* and Tierui Zhang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62 (43),  e202312808. [PDF]

Quantifying the contribution of hot electrons in photothermal catalysis: a case study of ammonia synthesis over carbon-supported Ru catalyst

Xuanang Bian, Yunxuan Zhao*, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Yingxuan Miao, Chao Zhou, Li-Zhu Wu and Tierui Zhang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62 (25), e202304452. [PDF]

Minimizing temperature bias through reliable temperature determination in gas-solid photothermal catalytic reactions

Xuanang Bian, Yunxuan Zhao,* Chao Zhou and Tierui Zhang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62 (24), e202219340. [PDF]

Selective photocatalytic oxidative coupling of methane via regulating methyl intermediates over metal/zno nanoparticles

Pu Wang, Run Shi*, Yunxuan Zhao, Zhenhua Li, Jiaqing Zhao, Jiaqi Zhao, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Li-Zhu Wu and Tierui Zhang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62 (23), e202304301. [PDF]

Plasmonic Cu nanoparticles for the low-temperature photo-driven water-gas shift reaction

Jiaqi Zhao#, Ya Bai#,  Zhenhua Li*, Jinjia Liu, Wei Wang, Pu Wang, Bei Yang, Run Shi, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Xiao-Dong Wen, Qing Dai and Tierui Zhang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62 (13), e202219299. [PDF]

Metal-free carbon-based catalysts design for oxygen reduction reaction towards hydrogen peroxide: From 3D to 0D

Ding Zhang, Ellen Mitchell, Xunyu Lu, Dewei Chu, Lu Shang, Tierui Zhang, Rose Amal and Zhaojun Han*

Mater. Today 2023, 63, 339–359.

Photo-driven hydrogen production from methanol and water using plasmonic Cu nanoparticles derived from layered double hydroxides

Zhenhua Li, Jinjia Liu, Jiaqi Zhao, Run Shi, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Xiao-Dong Wen and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Funct. Mater. 2023, 33 (11), 2213672. [PDF]

Single-atom-based oxygen reduction reaction catalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cells: progress and perspective

Jianmin Yu, Chenliang Su, Lu Shang* and Tierui Zhang*

ACS Nano 2023, 17,19514–19525. [PDF]

Recent advances in bifunctional dual-sites single-atom catalysts for oxygen electrocatalysis toward rechargeable Zinc-air batteries

Xiaoying Xie, Zeyu Zhai, Lishan Peng, Jingbo Zhang, Lu Shang* and Tierui Zhang*

Sci. Bull. 2023, 68 (22), 2862–2875.

Hydrophobic modification for CO photo-hydrogenation to olefins with low CO₂ selectivity

Jiaqi Zhao, Zhenhua Li*, Pu Wang, Peng Miao, Run Shi, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse and Tierui Zhang*

Nano Energy 2023, 110, 108350.

Recent advances in quantum dot catalysts for hydrogen evolution: Synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic application

Haiwei Su#, Weikang Wang#, Run Shi, Hua Tang*, Lijuan Sun, Lele Wang, Qinqin Liu* and Tierui Zhang*

Carbon Energy2023, 5 (9), e280. [PDF]

Fe, Cu dual-metal single atom catalyst on commercial carbon black for efficient oxygen reduction reaction

Hongzhou Yang#, He Huang#, Qing Wang, Lu Shang*, Tierui Zhang and Shouguo Wang*

J. Mater. Chem. A 2023, 11 (12), 6191–6197. [PDF]

Facile fabrication of N-doped K₂Nb₂O₆ nanocrystals with defective pyrochlore structure for improved visible light photocatalytic hydrogen production

Jinyuan Wang, Jinhu Wang, Run Shi, Chao Zhou* and Tierui Zhang*

Small Struct. 2023, 4 (1), 2200105. (Invited Article) [PDF]

Tuning the interfaces of ZnO/ZnCr₂O₄ derived from layered-double-hydroxide precursors to advance nitrogen photofixation

Junyu Gao, Fan Wu, Yunxuan Zhao*, Xuanang Bian, Chao Zhou, Junwang Tang and Tierui Zhang*

ChemSusChem 2023, 16 (22), e202300944. (Invited Article in the Special Issue of Sustainable Ammonia Synthesis) [PDF]

Storage and release of active sites for solar methanol at ambient pressure

Jiaqi Zhao and Tierui Zhang*

Chem Catal. 2023, 3 (3), 100535. (Invited Preview)

Introduction to CO₂ capture and conversion

Elena Shevchenko*, Ah-Hyung Alissa Park, Shouheng Sun and Tierui Zhang

Nanoscale 2023, 15 (3), 855-858. (Editorial)

Single-atomic rhenium-assisted 2H-to-1T phase transformation of MoS₂ nanosheets boosting electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Jianmin Yu#, Yongteng Qian#, Qing Wang, Chenliang Su, Hyoyoung Lee,* Lu Shang* and Tierui Zhang*

EES Catal. 2023, 1, 571–579. [PDF]

Nano-state layered double hydroxides based materials for photo-driven C1 chemical conversion

Chi Duan, Zhenhua Li* and Tierui Zhang*

Prog. Chem. 2023, 35 (6), 940–953. (Invited Review) [PDF]

Light-driven ammonia synthesis over layered-double-hydroxide-derived Ru catalyst

Xuanang Bian, Chao Zhou, Yunxuan Zhao and Tierui Zhang*

Chem. Res. Chin. Univ. 2023, 44 (6), 20230095. [PDF]

Hydrophobic regulation promotes CO hydrogenation to move towards positive reaction direction

Zhenhua Li * and Tierui Zhang*

Chin. Sci. Bull. 2023, 68 (15), 1867–1868. (Invited Highlight)

Ru/quartz filter paper: a recyclable photothermocatalytic film for CO₂ methanation

Ruxin Tian, Miao Yang, Guo Chen, Jiangshan Liu, Mengmei Yuan, Hong Yuan, Shuxin Ouyang* and Tierui Zhang

Acta Chim. Sinica 2023, 81 (8), 869–873. [PDF]

Accelerating electron-transfer dynamics by TiO₂-immobilized reversible single-atom copper for enhanced artificial photosynthesis of urea

Dong Li, Yunxuan Zhao*, Yingxuan Miao, Chao Zhou, Li-Ping Zhang, Li-Zhu Wu and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Mater. 2022, 34 (51), 2207793. [PDF]

Vacancy-rich MXene-immobilized Ni single atoms as a high-performance electrocatalyst for the hydrazine oxidation reaction

Shiqi Zhou#, Yunxuan Zhao#, Run Shi, Yucheng Wang, Anumol Ashok, Frédéric Héraly, Tierui Zhang* and Jiayin Yuan*

Adv. Mater. 2022, 34 (36), 2204388. [PDF]

Strain engineering: A boosting strategy for photocatalysis

Yingxuan Miao, Yunxuan Zhao*, Shuai Zhang, Run Shi and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Mater. 2022, 34 (29), 2200868. [PDF]

Mesopore-rich Fe-N-C catalyst with FeN₄-O-NC single-atom sites delivers remarkable oxygen reduction reaction performance in alkaline media

Lishan Peng, Jiao Yang, Yuqi Yang, Fangren Qian, Qing Wang, Dongxiao Sun-Waterhouse, Lu Shang, Tierui Zhang* and Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse*

Adv. Mater. 2022, 34 (29), 2202544. [PDF]

Understanding aerobic nitrogen photooxidation on titania through in situ time-resolved spectroscopy

Shuai Zhang, Yunxuan Zhao,* Yingxuan Miao, Yanjun Xu, Jingrun Ran, Zhuan Wang, Yuxiang Weng and Tierui Zhang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61 (51), e202211469. [PDF]

Triphase photocatalytic CO₂ reduction over silver-decorated titanium oxide at a gas-water boundary

Huining Huang, Run Shi*, Zhenhua Li, Jiaqi Zhao, Chenliang Su and Tierui Zhang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61 (17), e202200802. [PDF]

Ordered PtFeIr intermetallic nanowires through a silica-protected strategy for oxygen reduction reaction

Zhaojun Yang, Hongzhou Yang, Lu Shang* and Tierui Zhang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61 (8), e202113278. [PDF]

Highly accessible and dense surface single metal FeN₄ active sites for promoting the oxygen reduction reaction

Guangbo Chen#, Yun An#, Shengwen Liu#, Fanfei Sun#, Haoyuan Qi, Haofei Wu, Yanghua He, Pan Liu, Run Shi, Jian Zhang, Agnieszka Kuc, Ute Kaiser, Tierui Zhang, Thomas Heine*, Gang Wu* and Xinliang Feng*

Energy Environ. Sci. 2022, 15 (6), 2619–2628. [PDF]

Photothermal-assisted photocatalytic nitrogen oxidation to nitric acid on palladium decorated titanium oxide

Xuerui Zhang, Run Shi*, Zhenhua Li, Jiaqing Zhao, Huining Huang, Chao Zhou and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Energy Mater. 2022, 12 (13), 2103740. [PDF]

Carbon dots as new building blocks for electrochemical energy storage and electrocatalysis

Yunpu Zhai#, Baowei Zhang#, Run Shi, Shuaiyang Zhang, Yuan Liu*, Boyang Wang, Kan Zhang, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Tierui Zhang* and Siyu Lu*

Adv. Energy Mater. 2022, 12 (6), 2103426. [PDF]

Fe single-atom catalysts on MOF-5 derived carbon for efficient oxygen reduction reaction in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Xiaoying Xie, Lu Shang*, Xuyang Xiong, Run Shi and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Energy Mater. 2022, 12 (3), 2102688. [PDF]

Atom manufacturing of photocatalyst towards solar CO₂ reduction

Zhonghao Wang, Rui Shi, Siyu Lu, Kan Zhang* and Tierui Zhang*

Rep. Prog. Phys. 2022, 85 (2), 026501. (Invited Review) [PDF]

NiFe nanoalloys derived from layered double hydroxides for photothermal synergistic reforming of CH₄ with CO₂

Jiaqing Zhao, Xiangdong Guo, Run Shi*, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Xuerui Zhang, Qing Dai and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Funct. Mater. 2022, 32 (31), 2204056. [PDF]

Single-atomic Co-N₄-O site boosting exciton dissociation and hole extraction for improved photocatalytic hydrogen evolution in crystalline carbon nitride

Yingjie Wang#, Daijun Xie#, Guo Wang, Yishi Wu, Run Shi, Chao Zhou*, Xiangfu Meng* and Tierui Zhang*

Nano Energy 2022, 104, 107938.

Boron-doped CN supported metallic Co catalysts with interfacial electron transfer for enhanced photothermal CO hydrogenation

Quanguo Hao, Zhenhua Li*, Yiqiu Shi, Ruizhe Li, Yuan Li, Shuxin Ouyang*, Hong Yuan and Tierui Zhang*

Nano Energy 2022, 102, 107723.

Selective photothermal CO₂ reduction to CO, CH₄, alkanes, alkenes over bimetallic alloy catalysts derived from layered double hydroxide nanosheets

Jiaqing Zhao, Run Shi*, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse and Tierui Zhang*

Nano Energy 2022, 102, 107650.

Vertical graphene array for efficient electrocatalytic reduction of oxygen to hydrogen peroxide

Yulin Wang, Run Shi, Lu Shang*, Lishan Peng, Dewei Chu, Zhaojun Han, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Rui Zhang and Tierui Zhang*

Nano Energy 2022, 96, 107046.

Tailoring the microenvironment in Fe-N-C electrocatalysts for optimal oxygen reduction reaction performance

Qing Wang, Ruihu Lu, Yuqi Yang, Xuanze Li, Guangbo Chen, Lu Shang, Lishan Peng, Dongxiao Sun-Waterhouse, Bruce C.C. Cowie, Xiangmin Meng, Yan Zhao*, Tierui Zhang* and Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse*

Sci. Bull. 2022, 67 (12), 1264–1273.

Synergistic effect of triphase interface and fluid control for efficient photosynthesis of residue-free H₂O₂

Huining Huang, Qitao Zhang, Run Shi*, Chenliang Su, Yulin Wang, Jiaqi Zhao and Tierui Zhang*

Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 2022, 317, 121731.

Electronically activated Fe₅C₂ via n-doped carbon to enhance photothermal syngas conversion to light olefins

Ruizhe Li, Yuan Li, Zhenhua Li*, Weiqin Wei, Quanguo Hao, Yiqiu Shi, Shuxin Ouyang*, Hong Yuan and Tierui Zhang*

ACS Catal. 2022, 12 (9), 5316–5326. [PDF]

Deciphering the dynamic structure evolution of Fe and Ni Co-doped CoS₂ for enhanced water oxidation

Wenfeng Peng, Amol Deshmukh, Ning Chen, Zhengxing Lv, Shijing Zhao, Jiong Li, Bingmin Yan, Xiang Gao, Lu Shang, Yutong Gong, Lailei Wu,* Mingyang Chen,* Tierui Zhang and Huiyang Gou*

ACS Catal. 2022, 12 (7), 3743–3751. [PDF]

Sacrificial agents for photocatalytic hydrogen production: Effects, cost, and development

Tierui Zhang* and Siyu Lu*

Chem Catal. 2022, 2 (7), 1502–1505. (Invited Article)

Palladium membrane electro-hydrogenation

Yining Ma, Run Shi,* and Tierui Zhang*

The Innovation 2022, 3 (6), 100324. (Invited Commentary) [PDF]

A reliable and precise protocol for urea quantification in photo/electrocatalysis

Dong Li, Ning Xu, Yunxuan Zhao*, Chao Zhou, Li-Ping Zhang, Li-Zhu Wu and Tierui Zhang*

Small Methods 2022, 6 (9), 2200561. (Invited Article) [PDF]

Recent advances in photothermal CO_x conversion

Yuan Li, Ruizhe Li, Zhenhua Li*, Yuqing Xu, Hong Yuan, Shuxin Ouyang* and Tierui Zhang*

Solar RRL 2022, 6 (10), 2200493. (Invited Review) [PDF]

The Nano Research Young Innovators (NR45) Awards in nanocatalysis

Tierui Zhang*, Shuangyin Wang* and Ding Ma*

Nano Res. 2022, 15 (12), 9961–9966. (Editorial Material)

Photo-driven CO₂ hydrogenation into diverse products: Recent progress and perspective

Zhenhua Li, Run Shi, Yining Ma, Jiaqi Zhao and Tierui Zhang*

J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2022, 13 (23), 5291–5303. (Invited Perspective) [PDF]

Interfacial wettability and mass transfer characterizations for gas-liquid-solid triple-phase catalysis

Run Shi, Lu Shang, Chao Zhou, Yunxuan Zhao and Tierui Zhang*

Exploration 2022, 2 (3), 20210046. (Invited Review) [PDF]

Efficient photocatalytic aerobic oxidation of bisphenol A via gas-liquid-solid triphase interfaces

Pu Wang, Jiaqi Zhao, Run Shi*, Xuerui Zhang, Xiangdong Guo, Qing Dai and Tierui Zhang*

Mater. Today Energy 2022, 23, 100908. (Invited Article in the Special Issue of Photocatalysis for Energy Conversion and Sustainability)

Highly dispersed platinum deposited on nitrogen-doped vertical graphene array for efficient electrochemical hydrogen evolution

Hongzhou Yang, Zhaojun Yang, Zhaojun Han, Dewei Chu, Chaoqiu Chen, Xiaoying Xie, Lu Shang* and Tierui Zhang*

2D Mater. 2022, 9 (4), 045011. (Invited Article) [PDF]

A review on the bio-inspired photocatalysts and photocatalytic systems

Liuqing Yang, Deqi Fan, Zhaolin Li, Yelan Cheng, Xiaofei Yang* and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Sustain. Syst. 2022, 6 (5), 2100477. (Invited Review) [PDF]

Layered double hydroxide engineering for the photocatalytic conversion of inactive carbon and nitrogen molecules

Peng Miao, Jiaqi Zhao, Run Shi*, Zhenhua Li, Yunxuan Zhao, Chao Zhou and Tierui Zhang*

ACS ES&T Engg. 2022, 2 (6), 1088–1102. (Invited Perspective for a special issue “Photo-Energy Utilization for Sustainable Environment: Photo(electro)catalysis”) [PDF]

Artificial photocatalytic nitrogen fixation: Where are we now? Where is its future?

Yunxuan Zhao, Yingxuan Miao, Chao Zhou and Tierui Zhang*

Mol. Catal. 2022, 518, 112107.

Photothermal methane coupling into liquid fuels with hydrogen evolution over nanocatalysts based on layered double hydroxide (LDH)

Jiaqing Zhao, Run Shi*, Xuerui Zhang, Zeping Wang and Tierui Zhang*

Nanotechnology 2022, 33 (18), 185401. (Invited Article as the new Focus Collection on Photochemical or Photothermal Catalysts for Solar Fuel Conversion) [PDF]

Light-driven hydrogen production from steam methane reforming via bimetallic PdNi catalysts derived from layered double hydroxide nanosheets

Pu Wang, Xingyu Zhang, Run Shi*, Jiaqi Zhao, Zeyu Yuan and Tierui Zhang*

Energy Fuels 2022, 36 (19), 11627–11635. (Invited Article in the special issue: Dr. Jinhua Ye 2022 Pioneers in Energy Research) [PDF]

Progress and prospect of photothermal catalysis

Shihao Du, Xuanang Bian, Yunxuan Zhao, Run Shi and Tierui Zhang*

Chem. Res. Chin. Univ. 2022, 38 (3), 723–734. (Invied Review for a special issue: "Chemistry for a Better World") [PDF]

Enhancing the catalytic activity of layered double hydroxide supported on graphene for lithium-sulfur redox reactions

Junjie Xu#, Rui Tang#, Minghui Liu, Shuai Xie, Dawei Zhang, Xianghua Kong*, Song Jin*, Hengxing Ji and Tierui Zhang*

Batteries–2022, 8 (11), 200.

Applications of layered double hydroxides topological transformation materials in energy photocatalysis and electrocatalysis

Chi Duan, Zhenhua Li*, Run Shi and and Tierui Zhang*

J. Chin. Ceram. Soc. 2022, 50 (5), 1410–1421. [PDF]

Room temperature electrochemical acetylene reduction to ethylene with high conversion and selectivity

Run Shi#, Zeping Wang#, Yunxuan Zhao#, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Zhenhua Li, Bikun Zhang, Zhimei Sun, Chuan Xia, Haotian Wang* and Tierui Zhang*

Nat. Catal. 2021, 4 (7), 565–574.

Titania-supported Ni₂P/Ni catalysts for selective solar-driven CO hydrogenation

Zhenhua Li#, Xin Zhang#, Jinjia Liu#, Run Shi*, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Xiao-Dong Wen and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Mater. 2021, 33 (36), 2103248. [PDF]

MIL-101-derived mesoporous carbon supporting highly exposed Fe single-atom sites as efficient oxygen reduction reaction catalysts

Xiaoying Xie, Lishan Peng, Hongzhou Yang, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Lu Shang* and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Mater. 2021, 33 (23), 2101038. [PDF]

Atomic-level charge separation strategies in semiconductor-based photocatalysts

Fang Chen, Tianyi Ma, Tierui Zhang, Yihe Zhang and Hongwei Huang*

Adv. Mater. 2021, 33 (10), 2005256.

Electrocatalysis atomic cation-vacancy engineering of NiFe-Layered double hydroxides for improved activity and stability towards the oxygen evolution reaction

Lishan Peng#, Na Yang#, Yuqi Yang, Qing Wang, Xiaoying Xie, Dongxiao Sun-Waterhouse, Lu Shang, Tierui Zhang* and Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60 (46), 24612–24619. [PDF]

Photothermal-assisted triphase photocatalysis over a multifunctional bilayer paper

Huining Huang, Run Shi*, Xuerui Zhang, Jiaqing Zhao, Chenliang Su and Tierui Zhang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60 (42), 22963–22969. (Hot Paper) [PDF]

Revealing ammonia quantification minefield in photo/electrocatalysis

Yunxuan Zhao#, Fan Wu#, Yingxuan Miao, Chao Zhou, Ning Xu, Run Shi, Li-Zhu Wu, Junwang Tang and Tierui Zhang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60 (40), 21896–21899. [PDF]

Exploiting Ru-induced lattice strain in CoRu nanoalloys for robust bifunctional hydrogen production

Weidong Li#, Yunxuan Zhao#, Yuan Liu, Mingzi Sun, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Bolong Huang, Kan Zhang, Tierui Zhang and Siyu Lu*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60 (6), 3290–3295. (Hot Paper) [PDF]

Sub-3 nm ultrafine Cu₂O for visible light-driven nitrogen fixation

Shuai Zhang, Yunxuan Zhao*, Run Shi, Chao Zhou, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Zhuan Wang, Yuxiang Weng, and Tierui Zhang*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60 (5), 2554–2560. (Hot Paper) [PDF]

Molten NaCl-assisted synthesis of porous Fe-N-C electrocatalysts with a high density of catalytically accessible FeN₄ active sites and outstanding oxygen reduction reaction performance

Qing Wang, Yuqi Yang, Fanfei Sun, Guangbo Chen, Jian Wang, Lishan Peng, Wan-Ting Chen, Lu Shang, Jiaqi Zhao, Dongxiao Sun-Waterhouse, Tierui Zhang* and Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse*

Adv. Energy Mater. 2021, 11 (19), 2100219. [PDF]

Electronically modified atomic sites within a multicomponent Co/Cu composite for efficient oxygen electroreduction

Qingran Zhang, Priyank Kumar, Zhu, Xiaofeng Zhu, Rahman Daiyan, Nicholas M. Bedford, Kuang-Hsu Wu, Zhaojun Han, Tierui Zhang, Rose Amal* and Xunyu Lu*

Adv. Energy Mater. 2021, 11 (17), 2100303.

Electrocatalytic oxygen reduction to hydrogen peroxide: from homogeneous to heterogeneous electrocatalysis

Yulin Wang, Lu Shang*, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Energy Mater. 2021, 11 (15), 2003323. (Invited Review in a special issue International Collaboration in Energy Materials Research: Advanced Energy Materials 10th Anniversary) [PDF]

Fe-based catalysts for the direct photo-hydrogenation of CO₂ to value-added hydrocarbons

Zhenhua Li#, Jinjia Liu#, Run Shi, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Xiao-Dong Wen and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Energy Mater. 2021, 11 (12), 2002783. (Highlighted by MaterialsViews-China) [PDF]

Fe-N-C electrocatalysts with densely accessible Fe-N4 sites for efficient oxygen reduction reaction

Yazhou Zhou*, Guangbo Chen, Qing Wang, Ding Wang, Xiafang Tao, Tierui Zhang, Xinliang Feng* and Klaus Müllen*

Adv. Funct. Mater. 2021, 31 (34), 2102420.

Substitutionally dispersed high-oxidation CoOx clusters in the lattice of rutile TiO₂ triggering efficient Co-Ti cooperative catalytic centers for oxygen evolution reactions

Yong Yan, Chunyue Liu, Hanwen Jian, Xing Cheng, Ting Hu, Dong Wang, Lu Shang, Ge Chen, Peter Schaaf, Xiayan Wang*, Erjun Kan* and Tierui Zhang*

Adv. Funct. Mater. 2021, 31 (9), 2009610. (Highlighted by MaterialsViews-China)

Enhanced solar photoreduction of CO₂ to liquid fuel over rGO grafted NiO-CeO₂ heterostructure nanocomposite

Hong Ryeol Park, Amol Uttam Pawar, Umapada Pal, Tierui Zhang and Young Soo Kang*

Nano Energy 2021, 79, 105483.

Charge localization to optimize reactant adsorption on KCu₇S₄/CuO interfacial structure toward selective CO₂ electroreduction

Lin Lv, Xuebing He, Jinsong Wang*, Yunjun Ruan, Shuxin Ouyang*, Hong Yuan* and Tierui Zhang

Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 2021, 298, 120531.

Application of nanostructured inorganic compounds for energy storage and conversion

Seong-Ju Hwang*, Tierui Zhang* and In Chung*

Coord. Chem. Rev. 2021, 430, 213762. (Preface)

Layered double hydroxide-based photocatalytic materials toward renewable solar fuels production

Xuanang Bian, Shuai Zhang, Yunxuan Zhao*, Run Shi and Tierui Zhang*

InfoMat 2021, 3 (7), 719–738. (Invited review) [PDF]

Engineering local coordination environments and site densities for high-performance Fe-N-C oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysis

Qing Wang, Lu Shang, Dongxiao Sun-Waterhouse, Tierui Zhang* and Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse*

SmartMat 2021, 2 (2), 154–175. (Invited review) [PDF]

Recent advances in noncontact external-field-assisted photocatalysis: from fundamentals to applications

Xibao Li, Weiwei Wang, Fan Dong, Zhiqiang Zhang, Lu Han*, Xudong Luo*, Juntong Huang, Zhijun Feng, Zhi Chen, Guohua Jia* and Tierui Zhang*

ACS Catal. 2021, 11 (8), 4739–4769.

Recent advancements of porphyrin-like single atom catalysts: synthesis and applications

Hongzhou Yang, Run Shi, Lu Shang* and Tierui Zhang*

Small Structures 2021, 2 (6), 2100007. (Invited review) [PDF]

Efficient combination of g-C₃N₄ and CDs for enhanced photocatalytic performance: a review of synthesis, strategies and applications

Lin Ai, Run Shi, Jie Yang, Kan Zhang, Tierui Zhang* and Siyu Lu*

Small 2021, 17 (48), 2007523. (Invited Rview for a special issue: Nanoengineering Carbon Materials for Energy)

Band structure engineering and defect control of Ta₃N₅ with enhanced photoelectrochemical water oxidation performance

Liangzhuan Wu and Tierui Zhang*

Sci. Bull. 2021, 66 (7), 651–652. (Invited Highlight)

Noble-metal-free dye-sensitized selective oxidation of methane to methanol with green light (550 nm)

Xingyang Wu, Yi Zeng, Hangchen Liu, Jiaqing Zhao, Tierui Zhang*, and Song Ling Wang*

Nano Res. 2021, 14 (12), 4584–4590.

Metal-support interactions in designing noble metal-based catalysts for electrochemical CO₂ reduction: recent advances and future perspectives

Zhao Li, Rui Wu*, Lei Zhao, Pingbo Li, Xinxin Wei, Junjie Wang, Jun Song Chen* and Tierui Zhang*

Nano Res. 2021, 14 (11), 3795–3809.

Ni-based catalysts derived from layered-double-hydroxide nanosheets for efficient photothermal CO₂ reduction under flow-type system

Zhenhua Li, Run Shi, Jiaqi Zhao and Tierui Zhang*

Nano Res. 2021, 14 (12), 4828–4832. [PDF]

Emerging solar photocatalysis

Jiaguo Yu, Tierui Zhang* and Nianqiang Wu

Solar RRL 2021, 5 (6), 2100252. (Guest Editorial) [PDF]

Solar photocatalysis

Jiaguo Yu, Tierui Zhang* and Nianqiang Wu

Solar RRL 2021, 5 (2), 2100037. (Guest Editorial) [PDF]

Rationally-designed Ni-Ni₃S₂ interfaces for efficient overall water electrolysis

Lishan Peng, Chao Wang, Qing Wang, Run Shi, Tierui Zhang* and Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse*

Adv. Energy Sus. Res. 2021, 2 (11), 2100078. (Invited Article) [PDF]

Flux-assisted low temperature synthesis of SnNb₂O₆ nanoplates with enhanced visible light driven photocatalytic H₂-production

Chao Zhou, Tianlin Wang, Dong Li, Jinyuan Wang, Run Shi, and Tierui Zhang*

J. Phys. Chem. C 2021, 125 (42), 23219–23225. (Invited Article in a Virtual Special Issue (VSI) on Energy and Catalysis in China) [PDF]

Enhancing the supply of activated hydrogen to promote photocatalytic nitrogen fixation

Xuanang Bian, Yunxuan Zhao*, Shuai Zhang, Dong Li, Run Shi, Chao Zhou, Li-Zhu Wu and Tierui Zhang*

ACS Mater. Lett. 2021, 3 (11), 1521–1527. (Invited Article) [PDF]

Three phase interface engineering for advanced catalytic applications

Run Shi, Lu Shang, and Tierui Zhang*

ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2021, 4 (2), 1045–1052. (Invited manuscript to ACS Applied Energy Materials Forum entitled "Spotlights") [PDF]

Three phase electrochemistry for green ethylene production

Zeping Wang, Run Shi and Tierui Zhang*

Curr. Opin. Electrochem. 2021, 30, 100789. (Invited short review article for the Energy Transformation Section (2021)) [PDF]

Heterostructured MoSe₂/oxygen-terminated Ti₃C₂ MXene architectures for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Weiping Xiao, Daqiang Yan, Yu Zhang, Xiaofei Yang* and Tierui Zhang*

Energ. Fuel. 2021, 35 (5), 4609–4615. (Invited Article in a special issue Recent Advances on Batteries and Energy Storage in China)

Nanostructured photothermal materials for environmental and catalytic applications

Huige Chen, Run Shi and Tierui Zhang*

Molecules 2021, 26 (24), 7552. (Invited Review in a special issue: Design of New Nanostructured Materials for CO2 Conversion in Fuels and Chemicals.)

In situ detection of low amounts of ammonia

Shuai Zhang and Tierui Zhang*

Trends Chem. 2021, 3 (5), 339–341. (Invited Spotlight)

A rhenium single-atom catalyst for the electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction

Xiaohan Zhang, Lu Shang*, Zhaojun Yang and Tierui Zhang*

ChemPlusChem 2021, 86 (12), 1635–1639. (Invited Article in a Special Collection celebrating the 10th anniversary of ChemPlusChem in 2022) [PDF]

Nitrogen doped Zn-Ni oxide for electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide in sea water

Shuai Zhang, Xintong Gao, Pengfei Hou, Tierui Zhang* and Peng Kang*

Rare Matels 2021, 40, 3117–3124. (Invited Article)

Recent progress on two-dimensional materials

Cheng Chang, Wei Chen, Ye Chen, Yonghua Chen, Yu Chen, Feng Ding, Chunhai Fan, Hong Jin Fan, Zhanxi Fan, Cheng Gong, Yongji Gong, Qiyuan He, Xun Hong, Sheng Hu, Weida Hu, Wei Huang, Yuan Huang, Wei Ji, Dehui Li, Lain-Jong Li, Qiang Li, Li Lin, Chongyi Ling, Minghua Liu, Nan Liu, Zhuang Liu, Kian Ping Loh, Jianmin Ma, Feng Miao, Hailin Peng, Mingfei Shao, Li Song, Shao Su, Shuo Sun, Chaoliang Tan, Zhiyong Tang, Dingsheng Wang, Huan Wang, Jinlan Wang, Xin Wang, Xinran Wang, Andrew T. S. Wee, Zhongming Wei, Yuen Wu, Zhong-Shuai Wu, Jie Xiong, Qihua Xiong, Weigao Xu, Peng Yin, Haibo Zeng, Zhiyuan Zeng, Tianyou Zhai, Han Zhang, Hui Zhang, Qichun Zhang, Tierui Zhang, Xiang Zhang, Li-Dong Zhao, Meiting Zhao, Weijie Zhao, Yunxuan Zhao, Kai-Ge Zhou, Xing Zhou, Yu Zhou, Hongwei Zhu, Hua Zhang* and Zhongfan Liu*

Acta Phys.-Chim. Sin. 2021, 37 (12), 2108017. (Invited Review)

Noble-metal-free electrocatalysis preface

Tierui Zhang* and Shuangyin Wang*

Acta Phys.-Chim. Sin. 2021, 37 (7), 2012052. (Preface)

Interview with the leader of catalysis: Prof. Tierui Zhang

Tierui Zhang*

Acta Phys.-Chim. Sin. 2021, 37 (7), 2010043. (Interview)

Energy-efficient hydrogen production via electrochemical methanol oxidation using a bifunctional nickel nanoparticle-embedded carbon prism-like microrod electrode

Lin Lv, Liyang Zhang, Xuebing He, Hong Yuan, Shuxin Ouyang*, Tierui Zhang

Acta Phys.-Chim. Sin. 2021, 37 (7), 2007079. (Invited for a special issue)

Three phase interface engineering for advanced catalytic applications

Yining Ma, Run Shi* and Tierui Zhang*

Acta Chim. Sinica 2021, 79 (4), 369–377.

Synthesis of water dispersible oxygen-rich g-C₃N₄ quantum dots for highly active oxygen reduction reaction

Yilong Yang, Xinyi Fan, Kan Zhang* and Tierui Zhang*

J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 37 (6), 551–558.