Caiyuan Zhu1, Qiao Ye1, Cuiyu Li1, Feng Wang, Miagyang Yu, Abdukader Abdukayum, Chuan Zuo, Weiping Liu, Guangzhi Hu* and Xue Zhao*. Morphology-induced Surface Growth of RandomNano-ruthenium Promotes Hydrogen EvolutionReaction. Chemical Communication, 2025. DOI:10.1039/D5CC05657H.
Jiajia Wang, Kai Liao, Yinuo Wei, Guanshan Wang, Zhangyang Wan, Bo Liu*, Zhihan Liu, Xuefan Deng*, Xue Zhao*, Haibo Zhang*. Ru-B modulated electronic structure promotes electrocatalytic Nitrate reduction to ammonia and Zinc-Nitrate Battery. Advanced Functional Materials, 2025. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202516068.
Miaoyang Yu1, Qiao Ye1, Feng Wang1, Abdukader Abdukayum, Nianpeng Li, Lei Zhang*, Chuan Zuo*, Xue Zhao*, Guangzhi Hu*. Ternary metal NiRuPt partition synergistic relay promotes pH-universal hydrogen evolution. Nano Research, 2025. DOI: 10.26599/NR.2025.94907879.
Haijian Wang1, Rui Bai1, Yicheng Zhang, Zenghui Han*, Yingtang Zhou*, Xue Zhao*. Controlled construction of single-atom iron by confined engineering to promote the elimination of harmful organic pollutants. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 516, 164113.
Qingyong Xie, Linfeng Xiao, Xue Zhao*, Qian Liu, Guangzhi Hu*. Group-VIII-metal-based electrocatalysts for acidic hydrogen evolution reaction: Recent progress and perspectives . Materials Today, 2025. DOI: 10.1016/j.mattod.2025.05.013.
Yuchuan Lu, Chenglin Hao, Sanshaung Gao, Xue Zhao*, Xuguang An, Guangzhi Hu*. Piezoelectric catalysts for water pollutant remediation: Achievements, challenges, and perspectives . Materials Today, 2025. DOI: 10.1016/j.mattod.2025.04.015.
Rui Bai1, Qiao Ye1, Cuiyu Li1,Haijian Wang, Yan Zhao, Yicheng Zhang, Yingtang Zhou*, and Xue Zhao*. Reductive Supramolecular in-situ Construction of Nano-Platinum Effectively Couples Cathodic Hydrogen Evolution and Anodic Alcohol Oxidation. Advanced Science, 2025. DOI: 10.1002/advs.202502002.
Haijian Wang1, Yicheng Zhang1, Xinyue Cui1, Xiqian Cao, Yang Su, Mengshan Chen, Yan Zhao*, and Yingtang Zhou*. Surface-Confined Anchoring of Highly Dispersed Nanocobalt Promotes Advanced Oxidation for Eliminating Health-Threatening Organics. Inorganic Chemistry, 2025. DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c00611.
Yuelong Liu1, Rui Bai1, Yijing Feng1, Haijian Wang, Qiao Ye, Cuiyu Li, Yan Zhao*, Yingtang Zhou*, Guangzhi Hu*, and Xue Zhao*. Embedding Pure-Phase Fe3C Functional Sites into Biochar Matrix for Multi-Scenario Electrocatalytic Ammonia Synthesis and Energy Conversion Utilization. Advanced Functional Materials, 2025. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202423861.
Jinghan Peng1, Haixue Zhao1, Haijian Wang1, Yijing Feng, Yanan Yang, Yingtang Zhou*, Nihong An*, and Xue Zhao*. Biochar matrix anchoring pure phase Fe3C to promote advanced oxidation: A reliable pathway for organic wastewater purification. Separation and Purification Technology, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2025.131845
Feng Wang1, Linfeng Xiao1, Yuwei Jiang, Xijun Liu, Xue Zhao*, Qingquan Kong, Abdukader Abdukayum*, and Guangzhi Hu*. Recent achievements in noble metal-based oxide electrocatalysts for water splitting. Materials Horizons, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4MH01315H
Caiyuan Zhu1, Linfeng Xiao1, Yu Zhang, Yuwei Jiang, Xue Zhao*, Qian Liu, Abdukader Abdukayum*, and Guangzhi Hu*.Transition metal tellurides for water electrolysis: Recent advances and perspectives. Materials Today Energy, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtener.2025.101796
Xue Zhao*1, Yaling Jiang1, Dan Wang1, Yicheng Zhang, Mengshan Chen, Guangzhi Hu*, Haibo Zhang*, Zhong Jin*, and Yingtang Zhou*. PtRu Intra‐Cluster Electron Modulation Accelerates Multi‐Scenario Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Advanced Energy Materials, 2024, 2405828. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202405828.
Haoran Zhang, Yuelong Liu, Sanshuang Gao, Haijian Wang, Rui Bai, Yan Zhao*, Yingtang Zhou*, Guangzhi Hu*, and Xue Zhao*. Atomically dispersed iron & iron clusters synergistically accelerate electrocatalytic ammonia synthesis. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 504, 158785.
Jiajia Wang, Zhuodong Ou, Chengbo Dong, Mengying Su, Amjad Ali, Artem V. Kuklin, Hans Ågren, Glib V. Baryshnikov*, Yang Liu*, Xue Zhao*, and Haibo Zhang*. Electronic Structure Modulated by B-Doped Cu Promotes Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction for Ammonia Production. ACS Catalysis, 2025, 15, 156-166.
Zidan Chen1, Guanghao Meng1, Zenghui Han1, Hongjiang Li, Shaoming Chi*, Guangzhi Hu*, Xue Zhao*. Interfacial anchoring cobalt species mediated advanced oxidation: Degradation performance and mechanism of organic pollutants. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2024, 2025, 679, 67-78.
Haixue Zhao1, Jinghan Peng1, Zidan Chen, Yingtang Zhou*, Ming Xu*, Haibo Zhang*, Xue Zhao*. Curvature strain tunes electron transfer accelerates peroxymonosulfate activation to achieve high-efficiency advanced oxidation. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 497, 154831.
Rui Bai1, Yuelong Liu1, Yicheng Zhang1, Yingtang Zhou*, Haibo Zhang*, Yan Zhao*, and Xue Zhao*. Surface crystallized supramolecular to achieve highly dispersed ultrafine nano-palladium in-situ deposition to promote thermal/electrocatalytic reduction. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2025, 677, PartB, 1-11.
Tiantian Zhao, Jiao Hu, Fengqin Chang, Xusheng Xie*, Xue Zhao*, Abdukader Abdukayum, Sanshuang Gao, and Guangzhi Hu*.Self-supported copper/copper oxide microspheres for efficient electrocatalytic removal of low-concentration nitrate from aqueous solutions. Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 354, Part 3, 128872.
Jiao Hu1, Cui Tang1, Zenghui Bi, Shusheng Zhou*, Qingquan Kong, Sanshuang Gao, Xijun Liu, Xue Zhao* and Guangzhi Hu*. Self-supported iron-doped cobalt–copper oxide heterostructures for efficient electrocatalytic denitrification. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2024, 675, 313-325.
Yuelong Liu1, Jin Zhang1, Rui Bai, Yan Zhao*, Yingtang Zhou*, and Xue Zhao*. Functional partitioning synergistically enhances multi-scenario nitrate reduction. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2024, 675, 526-534.
Canyu Zhang1, Rongjie Pan1, Haijian Wang1, Yuelong Liu, Rui Bai, Haoran Zhang, Yicheng Zhang*, Guangzhi Hu*, Yingtang Zhou*, and Xue Zhao*. Pomelo peel biomass derived highly active advanced-oxidation-process catalyst: Complete elimination of organic pollutants. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2024, 670, 50-60.
Xue Zhao1*,Liangfei Duan1, Mengshan Chen1, Peizhi Yang*, Qian Liu, Yuelong Liu, Haoran Zhang, Zhuang He, Guangzhi Hu*, and Yingtang Zhou*. Regulating the microenvironment of atomically dispersed cobalt to achieve the record-breaking mineralization and 100% removal of organic pollutant. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 149928.
Yuelong Liu1, Haoran Zhang1, Rui Bai, Haijian Wang, Yan Zhao*,Yingtang Zhou*, and Xue Zhao*. Two-dimensional peak-valley alternating self-supporting electrode accelerating nitrate electrocatalytic reduction: Ammonia synthesis and wastewater treatment. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 485, 149876.
Haoran Zhang1, Haijian Wang1, Xiqian Cao1, Mengshan Chen, Yuelong Liu, Xue Zhao*, Ming Huang, Lu Xia, Yan Wang, Tingshuai Li, Dongdong Zheng, Yongsong Luo, Shengjun Sun, Yingtang Zhou*, and Xuping Sun*. Unveiling cutting-edge developments in electrocatalytic nitrate-to-ammonia conversion. Advanced Materials, 2024, 36, 2312746.
Mengshan Chen, Haoran Zhang, Hui Li, Zhemeng Zhao, Kaiwen Wang, Yingtang Zhou*, Xue Zhao*, Deepak P. Dubal*. CxNy-based materials as gas sensors: Structure, performance, mechanism and perspective. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2024, 503, 215653.
Mengshan Chen1, Mingyuzhi Sun1, Xiqian Cao1, Haijian Wang, Lu Xia, Wulyu Jiang, Ming Huang, Li He*, Xue Zhao*, Yingtang Zhou*. Progress in preparation, identification and photocatalytic application of defective g-C3N4. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2024, 510, 215849.
Xiuxiu Jia, Tao Yin, Yin Wang, Shuxing Zhou*, Xue Zhao*, Wentong Chen, Guangzhi Hu*. Porous honeycomb cork biochar for efficient and highly selective removal of phosphorus from wastewater. Biochar, 2023, 5, 84.
Xue Zhao1,*, Mengshan Chen1, Dan Wang1, Haoran Zhang, Guangzhi Hu, Yingtang Zhou. Ultrafine nano-copper derived from dopamine polymerization & synchronous adsorption achieve electrochemical purification of nitrate to ammonia in complex water environments. Chinese Chemical Letters. 2023, 109327.
Yue Li, Jiewen Tian, Yao Li, Hongxing He, Xiujun Deng*, Weili Li, Yi Zhang, Xue Zhao*, Wen-Tong Chen, Guangzhi Hu*. Cross-linking copolymerization on magnetic microspheres surface induced neodymium ion imprinting for high capacity and high selectivity removal of Nd3+ from aqueous solution. Surfaces and Interfaces, 2023, 43, 103587.
Yuelong Liu, Mengshan Chen, Xue Zhao*, Haoran Zhang, Yan Zhao*, Yingtang Zhou*. Unlocking the potential of sub-nanometer-scale copper via confinement engineering: A remarkable approach for electrochemical nitrate-to-ammonia conversion in wastewater treatment. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 475, 1, 146176.
Mengshan Chen#, Haijian Wang#, Jinhu Wang, Mingyuzhi Sun, Yaxuan Hu, Xue Zhao*, and Yingtang Zhou*. Efficient degradation of formaldehyde based on DFT-screened metal-doped C3N6 monolayer photocatalysts: performance evaluation and mechanistic insights. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2023, 25, 25353.
Xue Zhao#,*, Mengshan Chen#, Zenghui Bi, Haoran Zhang, Guangzhi Hu*, and Yingtang Zhou*. Double-confinement construction of atomically-dispersed-Fe bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst for high-performance zinc-air battery. Small, 2023, 19, 2304854.
Xue Zhao, Jianbing Chen, Zenghui Bi, Songqing Chen, Ligang Feng*, Xiaohai Zhou, Haibo Zhang*, Yingtang Zhou*, Thomas Wågberg, Guangzhi Hu*. Electron Modulation and Morphology Engineering Jointly Accelerate Oxygen Reaction to Enhance Zn-Air Battery Performance. Advanced Science, 2023, 10, 2205889.
Xue Zhao#, Mengshan Chen#, Yingtang Zhou*, Haibo Zhang, and Guangzhi Hu*. Fluorinated MXenes accelerate the hydrogen evolution activity of in situ induced snowflake-like nano-Pt. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023, 11, 5830-5840.
Xiuxiu Jia#, Xue Zhao#, Zenghui Bi#, Hucai Zhang, Shuquan Huang, Jason Chun-Ho Lam*, Wenyan Li, Yongtao Li*, Thomas Wågberg, Guangzhi Hu*. Rod-shaped lanthanum oxychloride-decorated porous carbon material for efficient and ultra-fast removal of phosphorus from eutrophic water. Separation and Purification Technology, 2023, 306, 122713.
Zenghui Bi#, Hua Zhang#, Xue Zhao#, Yuwen Wang, Fang Tan, Songqing Chen, Ligang Feng*, Yingtang Zhou*, Xin Ma, Zhi Su*, Xinzhong Wang, Thomas Wågberg, Guangzhi Hu*. Highly dispersed La−O/N−C sites anchored in hierarchically porous nitrogen-doped carbon as bifunctional catalysts for high-performance rechargeable Zn−air batteries. Energy Storage Materials, 2023, 54, 313-322.
Yuwen Wang#, Xue Zhao#, Jianbing Chen#, Shuxing Zhou*, Xianxi Zhang, Xinzhong Wang*, Thomas Wågberg, Guangzhi Hu*. Dodecahydrododecaborate anion cluster-reduced nano-Au-decorated graphene oxide for 100% hydrogenation of nitroaromatics. Colloid and Interface Science Communications, 2022, 50, 100672.
Xue Li#, Xue Zhao#, Jiapei Lv#, Xiuxiu Jia, Shuxing Zhou*, Yimin Huang, Fengqin Chang*, Hucai Zhang, Guangzhi Hu*. Self-supported porous copper oxide nanosheet arrays for efficient and selective electrochemical conversion of nitrate ions to nitrogen gas. Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2023, 137, 104-111.
Xue Zhao#, Anran Chen#, Abdukader Abdukayum, Tao Sun*, Guangzhi Hu*. Heterojunction engineering for improving perovskite solar cell performance. Matter, 2022, 5, 2447-2449.
Yuwen Wang#, Zenghui Bi#, Xue Zhao#, Abdukader Abdukayum, Shuxing Zhou*, Haibo Zhang*, Jianbing Chen, Fang Tan, Anran Chen, Thomas Wågberg, Guangzhi Hu*. Fast room-temperature hydrogenation of nitroaromatics on Pd nanocrystal-boron cluster/graphene oxide nanosheets. Molecular Catalysis, 2022, 529, 112543.
Xue Zhao, Xiuxiu Jia, Hongyi Li, Haibo Zhang*, Xiaohai Zhou, Yingtang Zhou*, Huaisheng Wang, Lifeng Yin*, Thomas Wågberg, Gunagzhi Hu*. Efficient degradation of Health-threatening organic pollutants in water by atomically dispersed Cobalt-Activated peroxymonosulfate. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 450, 138098.
Xue Zhao, Xiuxiu Jia, Haibo Zhang*, Xiaohai Zhou, Xiao Chen, Huaisheng Wang, Xun Hu, Jian Xu, Yingtang Zhou*, Hucai Zhang, Guangzhi Hu*. Atom-dispersed copper and nano-palladium in the boron-carbon-nitrogen matric cooperate to realize the efficient purification of nitrate wastewater and the electrochemical synthesis of ammonia. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022, 434, 128909.
Xue Li#, Xue Zhao#, Yingtang Zhou*, Jiao Hu, Hucai Zhang*, Xun Hu, Guangzhi Hu*. Pd nanocrystals embedded in BC2N for efficient electrochemical conversion of nitrate to ammonia. Applied Surface Science, 2022, 584, 152556.
Xue Zhao, Zhu Zhu, Yingnan He, Haibo Zhang*, Xiaohai Zhou, Wanbiao Hu, Meng Li, Shushen Zhang, Yemin Dong, Xun Hu, Artem V. Kuklin*, Glib V. Baryshnikov, Hans Ågren, Thoma Wågberg, Guangzhi Hu*. Simultaneous anchoring of Ni nanoparticles and single-atom Ni on BCN matrix promotes efficient conversion of nitrate in water into high-value-added ammonia. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 433, 133190.
Xue Zhao#, Xue Li#, Zhu Zhu, Wanbiao Hu, Haibo Zhang, Jian Xu, Xun Hu, Yingtang Zhou, Min Xu, Hucai Zhang, Guangzhi Hu. Single-atom Co embedded in BCN matrix to achieve 100% conversion of peroxymonosulfate into singlet oxygen. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2022, 300, 120759.
Xue Zhao, Xue Li, Haibo Zhang, Xiao Chen, Jian Xu, Jun Yang, Hucai Zhang, Guangzhi Hu. Atomic-dispersed copper simultaneously achieve high-efficiency removal and high-value-added conversion to ammonia of nitrate in sewage. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022, 424, 127319.
Xue Zhao#, Xue Li#, Zenghui Bi, Yuwen Wang, Haibo Zhang, Xiaohai Zhou, Quan Wang, Yingtang Zhou, Huaisheng Wang, Guangzhi Hu. Boron modulating electronic structure of FeN4C to initiate high-efficiency oxygen reduction reaction and high-performance zinc-air battery. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2022, 66, 514-524.
Xue Zhao, Guangzhi Hu. Noble-metals-free catalysts for electrochemical NRR. Nanomaterials for Electrocatalysis, 2022, ISBN 978-0-323-857. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-85710-9.00015-0.
Xue Zhao, Xiuxiu Jia, Yingnan He, Haibo Zhang*, Xiaohai Zhou, Hucai Zhang, Shusheng Zhang, Yemin Dong, Xun Hu, Artem V. Kuklin, Glib V. Baryshnikov*, Hans Ågren, Guangzhi Hu*. Two-dimensional BCN matrix inlaid with single-atom-Cu driven electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction to achieve sustainable industrial-grade production of ammonia. Applied Materials Today, 2021, 25, 101206.
Xue Zhao, Guangzhi Hu*, Fang Tan, Shusheng Zhang, Xinzhong Wang, Xun Hu, Artem V. Kuklin, Glib V. Baryshnikov*, Hans Ågren, Xiaohai Zhou, Haibo Zhang*. Copper confined in vesicle-like BCN cavities promotes electrochemical reduction of nitrate to ammonia in water. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021,9, 23675-23686.
Xue Zhao, Hao Chen, Hongyi Li, Binyuan Hu,Artem V. Kuklin,* Glib V. Baryshnikov,* Hans Ågren, Wanbiao Hu, Guangzhi Hu,* Xiaohai Zhou, Haibo Zhang*. Persistent radical pairs trigger nano-gold to highly efficiently and highly selectively drive the value-added conversion of nitroaromatics. Chem Catalysis, 2021, 1, 1118-1132.
Xue Li#, Xue Zhao#, Xiaohua Li#, Xiuxiu Jia, Fengqin Chang*, Haibo Zhang, Guangzhi Hu*. Rapid simultaneous removal of cationic dyes and Cr(vi) by boron cluster polyaniline with a target site. Chemica Communications, 2021, 57, 7569-7572.
Xue Zhao#, Mai Zheng#, Zhenyang Zhang, Yufeng Wang, Yingtang Zhou, Xiaohai Zhou*, Haibo Zhang*. Supramolecular Nanosheet evolution into BC3N matrix improves the hydrogen evolution reaction activity in the pH universality of highly dispersed Pt nanoparticles. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021, 9, 16427-16435.
Xue Zhao, Guangzhi Hu*, Gao-Feng Chen, Haibo Zhang*, Shusheng Zhang, Haihui Wang*. Comprehensive Understanding of the Thriving Ambient Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction Reaction. Advanced Materials, 2021, 33, 2007650.
Xue Zhao#, Ziqiong Yang#, Hao Chen#, Zhenxi Wang*, Xiaohai Zhou, Haibo Zhang*. Progress in three-dimensional aromatic-like closo-dodecaborate. Coordinatio Chemistry Reviews, 2021, 444, 214042.
Jun Liu, Xue Zhao*, Haibo Zhang*. New perspective of a nano-metal preparation pathway based on the hexahydro-closo-hexaborate anion. RSC advance, 2020, 10, 33444-33449.
Xue Zhao, Ziqiong Yang, Artem V. Kuklin*, Glib V. Baryshnikov, Hans Ågren, Xiaohai Zhou*, Haibo Zhang*. Efficient Ambient Electrocatalytic Ammonia Synthesis by Nanogold Triggered via Boron Clusters Combined with Carbon Nanotubes. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2020, 12, 42821-42831.
Xue Zhao, Ziqiong Yang, Artem V. Kuklin*, Glib V. Baryshnikov, Hans Ågren, Wenjing Liu*, Haibo Zhang*, Xiaohai Zhou. BCN-Encapsulated Nano-nickel Synergistically Promotes Ambient Electrochemical Dinitrogen Reduction. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2020, 12, 31419-31430.
Xue Zhao, Ziqiong Yang, Artem V. Kuklin, Glib V. Baryshnikov*, Hans Ågren, Wenjing Wang, Xiaohai Zhou*, Haibo Zhang*. Potassium ions promote electrochemical nitrogen reduction on nano-Au catalysts triggered by bifunctional boron supramolecular assembly. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020, 8, 13086-13094.
Xue Zhao, Ziqiong Yang, Wenjing Wang, Yuxin Li, Xiaohai Zhou*, Haibo Zhang*. Highly dispersed ultrafine shell-like nano-Pt with efficient hydrogen evolution via metal boron organic polymers. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020, 8, 7171-7176.
Xue Zhao, Fulin Zhang, Hao Chen, Ruiqing Sheng, Glib V.Baryshnikov, Hans Ågren, Xiaohai Zhou, Haibo Zhang. Hydrophobic boron organic polymers: Ultra-high capacity of enrichment and storage for chloroform. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020, 385, 123827.
Xue Zhao, Changjun Xiang, Fulin Zhang, Fengze Yao, Ruiqing Sheng, Qiong Ding, Wenjing Liu*, Haibo Zhang*, and Xiaohai Zhou. Transformation from 3D Boron Organic Polymers to 1D Nanorod Arrays: Loading Highly Dispersed Nanometal for Green Catalysis. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2019, 11, 43214-43222.
Xue Zhao, Chen Yao, Hao Chen, Yunfan Fu, Changjun Xiang, Suhang He, Xiaohai Zhou, Haibo Zhang. In situ nano Au triggered by a metal boron organic polymer: efficient electrochemical N2 fixation to NH3 under ambient conditions. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2019, 7, 20945-20951.
Xue Zhao, Yunfan Fu, Chen Yao, Shuran Xu, Yu Shen, Qiong Ding, Wenjing Liu*, Haibo Zhang*, Xiaohai Zhou. From Boron Organic Polymers to in situ Ultrafine Nano Pd and Pt: Green Synthesis and Application for High Efficiency Hydrogen Evolution. ChemCatChem, 2019, 11, 2362-2369.
Xue Zhao, Dan Wang, Changjun Xiang, Fulin Zhang, Luchang Liu, Xiaohai Zhou*, Haibo Zhang*. Facile Synthesis of Boron Organic Polymers for Efficient Removal and Separation of Methylene Blue, Rhodamine B, and Rhodamine 6G. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2018, 6, 16777-16787.
