Publications

• Z. Xu, R. Lu, Z. Lin, S. Hung, Z. Wang, Y. Wang, “Electrochemical CO2 reduction to Methane by Triazole Molecules“, Invited Post on Nature Portfolio Chemistry

• Z. Xu1, R. Lu1, Z. Lin1, W. Wu, H. Tsai, Q. Lu, Y. C. Li, S. Hung*, C. Song, J. C. Yu, Z. Wang*, Y. Wang*, “Electroreduction of CO2 to methane with triazole molecular catalysts“, Nat. Energy, 2024, 9, 1397

• G. Li, Q. Lu, W. Wu, J. Li, Z. Wang, G. Yan, J. Wang, Y. Wang*, “Oxygen vacancy-induced and boundary effects promote electrochemical CO2 reduction to formic acid under acid electrolyte“, Energy Fuels, 2024, 38, 16853

• W. Wu1, L. Xu1, Q. Lu*, J. Sun, Z. Xu, C. Song, J. C. Yu*, Y. Wang*, “Addressing the Carbonate Issue: Electrocatalysts for Acidic CO2 Reduction Reaction“, Adv. Mater., 2024, 2312894

• Y. Xie, Z. Xu, Q. Lu, Y. Wang*, “Construction of Efficient and Stable Low-temperature Reverse-bias Bipolar Membrane Electrolyser for CO2 reduction“, Chinese J. Catal., 2024, 59, 82

• H. Li, J. Yao, G. Xu, S. Yiu, C. Siu, Z. Wang, Y. Peng, Y. Xie, Y. Wang, Z. Lu*. “Reduction of Li+ within a borate anion“, Nat. Commun., 2024, 15, 2590

• Y. Xie, Y. Wang*, “Expediting the Technology Readiness Level of CO2 electrolysis“, Joule, 2024, 8, 879

• Q. Lu, X. Zou*, Y. Bu*, Y. Wang*, Z. Shao*, “Single-phase ruthenium-based oxide with dual-atoms induced bifunctional catalytic centers enables highly efficient rechargeable Zn-air batteries“, Energy Storage Mater., 2024, 68, 103341

• Z. Zhang, Q. Lu, J. Sun, G. Li, W. Wu, Z. Xu, L. Xu, Y. Wang*, “Unravelling the carbonate issue through the regulation of mass transport and charge transfer in mild acid“, Chem. Sci., 2024, 15, 2786 (2024 Chemical Science HOT Article Collection)

• J. Wang1, Z. Zhang1, W. Wu, Y. Liu, B. Dong, Y. Wang*, Y. Wang*, “Unraveling how local environments impact multicarbon product electrosynthesis in active carbon solutions“, ACS Energy Lett., 2024, 9, 110

• X. Zou, M. Tang, Q. Lu*, Y. Wang, Z. Shao*, L. An*, “Carbon-based electrocatalysts for rechargeable Zn-air batteries: Design concepts, recent progess and future perspectives“, Energy Environ. Sci., 2023, 17, 386

• W. Wu, Q. Lu, G. Li, Y. Wang*, “How to extract kinetic information from Tafel analysis in electrocatalysis“, J. Chem. Phys., 2023, 159, 221501

• M. Zhuangsun1, Y. Liu1, R. Lu1, F. Zeng, Z. Xu, Y. Wang, Y. Yang*, Z. Wang*, G. Zheng*, Y. Wang*, “Promoting CO2 electroreduction to Multi-Carbon Products by Hydrophobicity-Induced Electro-Kinetic Retardation“, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023, e202309875

• M. Fan1, J. E. Huang1, R. K. Miao1, Y. Mao1, P. Ou1, F. Li, X. Li, Y. Cao, Z. Zhang, J. Zhang, Y. Yan, A. Ozden, W. Ni, Y. Wang, Y. Zhao, Z. Chen, B. Khatir, C. P. O’brien, Y. Xu, Y. C. Xiao, G. I. N. Waterhouse, K. Golovin, Z. Wang*, E. H. Sargent*, D. Sinton*, “Cationic-group-functionalized electrocatalysts enable stable acidic CO2 electrolysis“, Nat. Catal., 2023, 6, 763

• H. Zhang, Y. Wang, Q. Lei, Y. Wang, C. Tang, J. Yin, T. B. Lo*, “Optimizing Cu+ – Cu0 synergy by operando tracking of Cu2O nanocatalysts during the electrochemical CO2 reduction“, Nano Energy, 2023, 118, 108920

• L. Xu, J. C. Yu*, Y. Wang*, “Recent advances on bismuth oxyhalides for photocatalytic CO2 reduction“, J. Environ. Sci., 2024, 140, 183

• Q. Lu, X. Zou, Y. Bu, L. An*, Y. Wang*, Z. Shao*, “What matters in engineering next-generation rechargeable Zn-air batteries?“, Next Energy, 2023, 1, 100025

• J. Sun, G. Li, Z. Xu, Y. Xie, J. Wang, Y. Wang*, “Efficient Electromethanation from CO2 on Monodisperse Cu-based Catalysts“, Energy Fuels, 2023, 37, 8707 ( Special Issue for “2023 Energy and Fuel Rising Star”)

• H. Chen1, Y. Xiong1, J. Li, J. Abed, D. Wang, A. Pedrazo-Tardajos, Y. Cao, Y. Zhang, Y. Wang, M. Shakouri, Q. Xiao, Y. Hu, S. Bals, E. H. Sargent, C-Y. Su*, Z. Yang*, “Epitaxially grown silicon-based single-atom catalyst for visible-light-driven syngas production“, Nat. Commun., 2023, 14, 1719

2022

• L. Yu, J. Xiao, C. Huang, Z. Zhang, M. Qiu*, Y. Yu*, Y. Wang*, J. C. Yu*, “Ultrafast transformation of metal-organic frameworks into advanced oxygen evolution“, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 17552

• W. Wu and Y. Wang*, “Electrochemical Oxidation of Ethylene on Palladium Electrode“, J. Electrochem., 2023, 29, 22115004

• Y. Wang and E. H. Sargent, “Acidic CO2RR Employing Bimetallic Catalysts Increases the Carbon Utilization in CO2 Electrolysis“, Invited Post on Nature Portfolio Chemistry

• Z. Xu, M. Sun, Z. Zhang, Y. Xie, H. Hou, X. Ji, T. Liu, B. Huang*, Y. Wang*, “Steering the Selectivity of Electrochemical CO2 Reduction in Acidic Media“, ChemCatChem, 2022, e202200052 (Top Downloaded Articles)

• Y. Xie1, P. Ou1, X. Wang1, Z. Xu, Y. C. Li, Z. Wang, J. E. Huang, J. Wicks, C. McCallum, N. Wang, Y. Wang, T. Chen, T. B. Lo, D. Sinton, J. C. Yu, Y. Wang*, E. H. Sargent*, “High Carbon Utilization in CO2 Electrolysis to Multi-Carbon Products in Acidic Media“, Nat. Catal., 2022, 5, 564

• Z. Zhang, Y. Xie, Y. Wang*,  “What Matters in the Emerging Application of CO2 Electrolysis“, Curr. Opin. Electrochem., 2022, 34, 101012

• Y. Chen1, W. Li1, Y. Yao, P. Gogoi, X. Deng, Y. Xie, Z. Yang, Y. Wang*, Y. C. Li*, “Enabling Acidic Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Zinc Air Battery with Bipolar Membrane“, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2022, 14, 12257

• L. Li, L. Xu, A. W. M. Chan, Z. Hu*, Y. Wang*, J. C. Yu*, “Direct Hydrogen Peroxide Synthesis on a Sn-doped CuWO4/Sn Anode and an Air-Breathing Cathode“, Chem. Mater., 2022, 34, 63

2021

• G. Wei, Y. Shen, X. Zhao, Y. Wang*, W. Zhang, C. An*, “Hexagonal Phase Ni3Fe Nanosheets toward High-Performance Water splitting by a Room-Temperature Methane Plasama Method“, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2021, 2109709

• X. Deng, X. Zheng, T. Yuan, W. Sui, Y. Xie, O. Voznyy*, Y. Wang*, Z. Yang*, “Ligand Impact of Silicanes as Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries“, Chem. Mater., 2021, 33, 9357

• L. Xu, Y. Xie, L. Li, Z. Hu, Y. Wang*, J. C. Yu*, “Highly selective photocatalytic synthesis of ethylene-derived commodity chemicals on BiOBr nanosheets“, Mater. Today Phys., 2021, 21, 100551

• X. Wang1, P. Ou1, J. Wicks1,  Y. Xie1, Y. Wang1, J. Li, J. Tam, D. Ren, J. Y. Howe, Z. Wang, A. Ozden, Y. Zou Finfrock, Y. Xu, A. Sedighian Rasouli, K. Bertens, A. Ip, M. Graetzel, D. Sinton, E. H. Sargent*, “Gold-in-copper at low *CO coverage enables efficient electromethanation of CO2“, Nat. Commun., 2021, 12, 3387

• Y. Zhang1, Y. Zhu1, D. Lan1, S. H. Pun, Z. Zhou, Z. Wei, Y. Wang, H. K. Lee, C. Lin, J. Wang, M. A. Petrukhina*, Q. Li* and Q. Miao*, “Charging a Negatively Curved Nanographene and Its Covalent Network“, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143,5231

• M. V. Sheridan*, B. D. Sherman*, Y. Xie and Y. Wang*, ” Heterogeneous Water Oxidation Catalysts for Molecular Anodes and Photoanodes“, Sol. RRL, 2021, 200056

2020 and Before

• Q. Xue1, Y. Xie1, S. Wu, T-S. Wu, Y-L. Soo, S. Day, C.C. Tang, H. Man, S. T. Yuen, K-Y. Wong, Y. Wang*, B. T. W. Lo*, S. C. E. Tsang, ” A Rational Study on the Geometric and Electronic Properties of Single-Atom Catalysts for Enhanced Catalytic Performance“, Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 23206

• X. Wang, Z. Wang, F. Pelayo Garcia de Arquer, C. T. Dinh, A. Ozden, Y. C. Li, D. H. Nam, J. Li, Y. S. Liu, J. Wicks, Z. Chen, M. Chi, B. Chen, Y. Wang, J. Tam, J. Y. Howe, A. Proppe, P. Todorovic, F. Li, T. T. Zhuang, C. M. Gabardo, A. R. Kirmani, C. McCallum, S. F. Hung, Y. Lum, M. Luo, Y. Min, A. Xu, C. P. O’brien, B. Stephen, B. Sun, A. H. Ip, L. J. Richter, S. O. Kelley, D. Sinton, E. H. Sargent*, “Efficient electrically powered CO2-to-ethanol via suppression of deoxygenation“, Nat. Energy, 2020, 5, 478

• Z. Pan, K. Wang, K. Ye, Y. Wang, H. Su, B. Hu, J. Xiao, T. Yu, Y. Wang* and S. Song, “Intermediate Adsroption State Switch to Selectively Catalyze Electrochemical CO2 Reduction“, ACS Catal., 2020, 10, 3871

• F. Li1, Y. C. Li1, Z. Wang1, J. Li, D. Nam, Y. Lum, M. Luo, X. Wang, A. Ozden, S. Hung, B. Chen, Y. Wang, J. Wicks, Y. Xu, Y. Li, C. M. Gabardo, C. Dinh, Y. Wang, T. Zhuang, D. Sinton, E. H. Sargent*, “Cooperative CO2-to-ethanol conversion via enriched intermediates at molecule-metal catalyst interfaces“, Nat. Catal., 2020, 3, 75

• M. Luo1, Z. Wang1, Y. C. Li1, Jun Li, F. Li, Y.Lum, D. Nam, B. Chen, J. Wicks, A. Xu, T. Zhuang, W. R. Leow, X. Wang, C. Dinh, Y. Wang, Y. Wang, D. Sinton, E. H. Sargent*, “Hydroxide Promotes Carbon Dioxide Electroreduction to Ethanol on Copper via Tuning of Adsorbed Hydrogen“, Nat. Commun., 2019, 10, 5814

• Y. Liu, X. Fan, A. Nayak, Y. Wang, B. Shan, X. Quan, T. J. Meyer*, “Steering CO2 Electroreduction toward Ethanol Production by a Surface-bound Ru Polypyridyl Carbene Catalyst on N-doped Porous Carbon“, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 2019, 19, 26353

• Q. Zhao, Y. Wang*, “Towards artificial photosynthesis: photoelectrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide, 2020 Roadmap on gas-involved photo- and electro-catalysis“, Chinese Chemical Letters, 2019

• Y. C. Li, G. Lee, T. Yuan, Y. Wang, D. H. Nam, Z. Wang, F. Pelayo Garcia de Arquer, Y. Lum, C. T. Dinh, O. Voznyy, E. H. Sargent*, “CO2 Electroreduction from Carbonate Electrolyte“, ACS Energy Lett., 2019, 4, 1427

• Y. C. Li, Z. Wang, T. Yuan, D. Nam, M. Luo, J. Wicks, B. Chen, J. Li, F. Li, F. Pelayo Garcia de Arquer, Y. Wang, C. T. Dinh, O. Voznyy, D. Sinton, E. H. Sargent*, “Binding Site Diversity Promotes CO₂ Electroreduction to Ethanol“, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141, 21, 8584

• D. Wang¹, Y. Wang¹, M. D. Brady, M. V Sheridan, B. D. Sherman, B. H. Farnum, Y. Liu, S. L. Marquard, G. J. Meyer, C. J. Dare and T. J Meyer*, “A Donor-Chromophore-Catalyst Assembly for Solar CO₂ Reduction“, Chem. Sci., 2019, 10, 4436

• Y. Wang and T. J. Meyer*,” A Route to Renewable Energy Triggered by the Haber-Bosch Process“, Chem, 2019, 5, 496

• Y. Wang, S. Gonell, Y. Liu, D. Wang, A. J. M. Miller and T. J. Meyer*, “Simultaneous Electrosynthesis of Syngas and an Aldehyde from CO₂ and Alcohol by Molecular Electrocatalysis“, ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2019, 2, 97 (Featured by DOE-EFRC Newsletter)

• Y. Wang, D. Wang, C. J. Dares, S. L. Marquard, M. V Sheridan, T. J. Meyer*; “Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Acetate in Mixtures of Ultra-small, (Cu)_n,(Ag)_m Bimetallic Nanoparticles“, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. , 2018, 115, 278

• P. Dongare, Y. Wang, T. J. Meyer*; “Benzoquinone-Hydroquinone Interconversion Catalyzed by an Oxide-Bound Os Polypyridyl Catalyst“, J. Phys. Chem. C., 2018, 122, 16189

• M. V. Sheridan*, Y. Wang, D. Wang, Ludovic Troian-Gautier, Christopher J. Dares, Benjamin D. Sherman, and Thomas J. Meyer; “Light-driven Water Splitting Mediated by Photogenerated Bromine“, Angew. Chem. Intl. Ed., 2018, 57, 1

• D. Wang¹, M. S. Eberhart¹, M. V. Sheridan, K. Hu, B. D. Sherman, A. Nayak, Y. Wang, S. L. Marquard, C. J. Dares, T. J. Meyer*, “Stabilized Photoanodes for Water Oxidation. Integration of Organic Dyes, Water Oxidation Catalysts, and Electron Transfer Mediators“, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 2018, 115, 8523

• D. Wang, S. L. Marquard, L. Troian-Gautier, M. V. Sheridan, B. D. Sherman, Y. Wang, M. S. Eberhart, B. H. Farnum, C. J. Dares, T. J. Meyer*, “Interfacial Deposition of Ru(II) Bipyridine-Dicarboxylate Complexes by Ligand Substitution for Applications in Water Oxidation Catalysis“, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 719

• Y. Wang, S. L. Marquard, D. Wang, C. J. Dares, T. J. Meyer*; “Single Site, Heterogeneous Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO₂ in Water as the Solvent“, ACS Energy Lett., 2017, 2, 1395

• Y. Wang, Y. Sun, H. Liao, S. Sun, S. Li, J. W. Ager III, Z. J. Xu*; “Activation Effect of Electrochemical Cycling on Gold Nanoparticles towards the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Sulfuric Acid“; Electrochim. Acta, 2016, 209, 440

• Y. Wang, E. Laborda, K. Tschulik, C. Damm, A. Molina and R. G. Compton*; “Strong negative nanocatalysis: oxygen reduction and hydrogen evolution at very small (2 nm) gold nanoparticles“; Nanoscale; 2014, 6,11024

• Y. Wang, E. Laborda, B. J. Plowman, K. Tschulik, K. R. Ward, R. G. Palgrave, C. Damm and R. G. Compton; “The strong catalytic effect of Pb(II) on the oxygen reduction reaction on 5 nm gold nanoparticles“; PCCP; 2014, 16, 3200

• E. Laborda, C. C. M. Neumann, Y. Wang, K. R. Ward, A. Molina and R. G. Compton; “Heterogeneous Catalysis of Multiple Electron Transfer Reactions at Nanoparticle-Modified Electrodes”, ChemElectroChem; 2014, 1, 909

• Y. Wang, K. R. Ward, E. Laborda, C. Salter, A. Crossley, R. M. J. Jacobs, R. G. Compton; “Searching for authentic nano-electrocatalytic effects: A joint experimental and computational approach. The electrooxidation of nitrite and of L-ascorbate on gold nanoparticle-modified glassy carbon electrodes”; Small; 2013, 9,478

• Y. Wang, E. Laborda, K. R. Ward, K. Tschulik, R. G. Compton; “A kinetic study of oxygen reduction reaction and characterization on electrodeposited gold nanoparticles of diameter between 17 nm and 40 nm in 0.5 M sulfuric acid”; Nanoscale, 2013, 5, 9699

• Y. Wang, E. Laborda, A. Crossley, R. G. Compton; “Surface oxidation of gold nanoparticles supported on a glassy carbon electrode in sulphuric acid medium: contrasts with the behaviour of ‘macro’ gold“; PCCP; 2013, 15, 3133

• Y. Wang, E. Laborda, C. Salter, A. Crossley, R. G. Compton; “Facile in situ characterization of gold nanoparticles on electrode surfaces by electrochemical techniques: average size, number density and morphology determination”; Anal.; 2012, 137, 4693

• Y. Wang, E. Laborda, R. G. Compton; “Electrochemical oxidation of nitrite:Kinetic, mechanistic and analytical study by square wave voltammetry“, Journal of Electroanal. Chem.; 2012, 670, 56Cu