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[72] Liquid-phase thermal decomposition-derived nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization, and applications in electrocatalysis
M. I. Ahmed*, S. Zhang, R. S. U. Haq, Y. Zhao,* C. Wang, M. Fawaz, A. Ismaili, L. Qiao, A. Vinu, J. Yi*, to be submitted.
[71] Efficient CO electrosynthesis in hydroxide-mediated reactive capture systems through catalyst and microenvironment design
Cheng Wang, Manman Qi, Zhi Zheng, Xiaobo Zheng, Shuai Li, Peng Li, Tianyi Ma, Bernt Johannessen, Yitong Cao, Jiabao Yi, Hai Yu*, Jie Zeng*, Yong Zhao*, Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, Accepted.
[70] Proton-tuned surface chemistry promotes multicarbon formation in acidic CO2 electroreduction
Q. Song, F. Li,* A. Xu, C. Zhang, Y. Xie, J. Mao, Y. Zhang,* Y. Zhao*, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., Accepted. (Front Cover)
[69] Tandem amine scrubbing and CO2 electrolysis via direct piperazine carbamate reduction
P. Li, Yu Mao, H. Shin, Q. Yang, X. Cheng, Y. Li, K. Li, H. Yu, W. Pang, H. Jin, Y. Zhao, Z. Zheng, E.Finch, K.Hearn, B. Jia, G. I.N. Waterhouse, Z. Wang*, T. Ma*, Nat. Energy, DOI: 10.1038/s41560-025-01869-8.
[68] CO electrolysers with 51% energy efficiency towards C2+ using porous separators
R. K. Miao, M. Fan, N. Wang, Y. Zhao, F. Li, M. Liu, Y. Liang, W. Ni, K. Xie, Y. Chen, P. Sun, J. E. Huang, J. Wu, J. Kim, C. P. O’ Brien, Y. C. Xiao, P. Papangelakis, A. S. Zeraati, Y. Xu, E. Sargent*, D. Sinton*, Nat. Energy, DOI: 10.1038/s41560-025-01846-1
[67] Electrosynthesis of ethylene from syngas
F. Li, Z. Guo, Y Yan, Q. Wang, L. Bonnenfant, Z. A Dijvejin, M. Liu, Y. C. Xiao, Z. Zhao, J. Liu, A. Stepanovic, Y. Gao, Y. Liang, M. Fan, S. Park, S. M. Holmes, Y. Zhao, C.-T. Dinh, R. K. Miao*, E. H. Sargent*, D. Sinton*, Nat. Sustain. accepted
[66] Oxyphilic Ru doping of Co3O4 to enable over 2600 h stable acidic water oxidation through oxide path mechanism
H. Li, S. Wang, K. Dastafkan, K.-S. Lee, J. Chen, C. Jia, I. O. Baibars, Y. Zhao, C. Han, C. Zhao*, Adv. Funct. Mater. accepted
[65] Ampere-level electroreduction of CO2 and CO
Q. Sun, C. Jia, H. Lu, M. Yang, R. Liu, D. M Villamanca, Y. Zhao*, C. Zhao*, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2025, 54, 6973-7016.
[64] Highly dense atomic Fe–Ni dual metal sites for efficient CO2 to CO electrolyzers at industrial current densities
M. Qi‡, M. J Zachman‡, Y. Li, Y. Zeng, S. Hwang, J. Liang, M. Lyons, Q. Zhao, Y. Mao, Y. Shao, Z. Feng, Z. Wang*, Y. Zhao*, G. Wu*, Energy Environ. Sci. 2025, 18, 5643-5656.
[63] Review of electrochemical carbon dioxide capture towards practical application
C. Wang, K. Jiang, H. Yu, S. Li, Y. Zhao, Z. Zheng, H. Liu, X. Xia, P. Zhao, Y. Li, H. Liu, S. Yang, Y. Yang, W. Zhang, H. Zheng, F. Li*, K. Li *, Next Mater. 2025, 8, 100660.
[62] Boosting syngas production in photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction through organic molecule interaction with copper photoanodes
C. Zhang, C. Chen, J. Mao, D. Wang, P. Luan, Q. Song, Y. Xie, Y. Wang*, Y. Zhao*, Y. Zhang*, Y. Zhu, Nano Res. 2025, 18, 94907306.
[61] Constraining CO2 coverage on copper promotes CO2 electroreduction to multi‐carbon products in strong acid
W. Yang‡, Y. Zhao‡, Y. Chen‡, H. Ren, J. Sun, Z. Shi, X. Jin, Z. Zhang*, X. Wang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 137, e202422082.
[60] Mechanistic understanding of the antimony–bismuth alloy promoted electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to formate
J. Sun, W. Yang, B. Yu, Y. Liu, Y. Zhao*, G. Cheng, Z. Zhang*, J. Mater. Chem. A 2025, 13, 5611-5669.
[59] Carbon-and energy-efficient ethanol electrosynthesis via interfacial cation enrichment
A. S. Zeraati‡, F. Li‡, T. Alkayyali‡, R. Dorakhan‡, E. Shirzadi, F. Arabyarmohammadi, C. P. O’Brien, C. M Gabardo, J. Kong, A. Ozden, M. Zargartalebi, Y. Zhao, L. Fan, P. Papangelakis, D. Kim, S. Park, R. K. Miao, J. P. Edwards, D. Young, A. H. Ip, E. H. Sargent*, D. Sinton*, Nat. Synth. 2025, 4, 75-83.
[58] Reactive capture of CO2 via amino acid
Y. C. Xiao‡, S. S. Sun‡, Y. Zhao, R. K. Miao, M. Fan, G. Lee, Y. Chen, C. M. Gabardo, Y. Yu, C. Qiu, Z. Guo, X. Wang, P. Papangelakis, J. E. Huang, F. Li, C. P. O’Brien, J. Kim, K. Han, P. J. Corbett, J. Y. Howe, E. H. Sargent, D. Sinton*, Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 7849.
[57] Copper/polyaniline interfaces confined CO2 electroreduction for selective hydrocarbon production
Y. Xu, Y. Zhao, A. Kochubei, C.‐Y. Lee, P. Wagner, Z. Chen, Y. Jiang, W. Yan, G. G. Wallace, C. Wang*, ChemSusChem 2024, 17, e202400209.
[56] Efficient ultra-low voltage electrolysis of CO2 coupling with hydrazine oxidation degradation
W. Pan, J. Yuan, P. Wang, J. Wang, Y. Zhao, G. Wang, H. Yu, Z. Wen*, Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 2024, 351, 124011.
[55] Deciphering mesopore-augmented CO2 electroreduction over atomically dispersed Fe–N-doped carbon catalysts
Y. Zhao‡, Z. Shi‡, F. Li‡, C. Jia, Q. Sun, Z. Su, C. Zhao*, ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 3926-3932.
[54] Bridging together theoretical and experimental perspectives in single‐atom alloys for electrochemical ammonia production
M. I. Ahmed, C. Wang, Y. Zhao, C. I. Sathish, Z. Lei, L. Qiao, C. Sun, S. Wang, J. V. Kennedy, A. Vinu, J. Yi *, Small 2024, 20, 2308084.
[53] Efficient multicarbon formation in acidic CO2 reduction via tandem electrocatalysis
Y. Chen‡, X.-Y. Li‡, Z. Chen‡, A. Ozden, J. E. Huang, P. Ou, J. Dong, J. Zhang, C. Tian, B.-H. Lee, X. Wang, S. Liu, Q. Qu, S. Wang, Y. Xu, R. K. Miao, Y. Zhao, Y. Liu, C. Qiu, J. Abed, H. Liu, H. Shin, D. Wang, Y. Li, D. Sinton, E. H. Sargent*, Nat. Nanotech. 2024, 19, 311-318.
[52] Direct air capture of CO2 via cyclic viologen electrocatalysis
S. Liu‡, J. Zhang‡, F. Li‡, J. P. Edwards, Y. C. Xiao, D. Kim, P. Papangelakis, J. Kim, D. Elder, P. D. Luna, M. Fan, G. Lee, R. K. Miao, T. Ghosh, Y. Yan, Y. Chen, Y. Zhao, Z. Guo, C. Tian, P. Li, Y. Xu, E. H. Sargent, D. Sinton*, Energy Environ. Sci. 2024, 17, 1266-1278.
[51] Electrified cement production via anion-mediated electrochemical calcium extraction
R. K. Miao‡, N. W.‡, S.-F. Hung, W.-Y. Huang, J. Zhang, Y. Zhao, P. Ou, S. Wang, J. P. Edwards, C. Tian, J. Han, Y. Xu, M. Fan, J. E. Huang, Y. Celine Xiao, A. H. Ip, H. Liang, E. H. Sargent*, D. Sinton*, ACS Energy Lett. 2023, 8, 4694-4701.
[50] Highly ordered hierarchical porous single‐atom Fe catalyst with promoted mass transfer for efficient electroreduction of CO2
C. Jia‡, Y. Zhao‡, S. Song‡, Q. Sun, Q. Meyer, S. Liu, Y. Shen*, C. Zhao*, Adv. Energy Mater. 2023, 13, 2302007.
[49] Regeneration of direct air CO2 capture liquid via alternating electrocatalysis
Y. Xu‡, S. Liu‡, J. P. Edwards, Y. C. Xiao, Y. Zhao, R. K. Miao, M. Fan, Y. Chen, J. E. Huang, E. H. Sargent, D. Sinton*, Joule 2023, 7, 2107-2117.
[48] Paired electrosynthesis of H2 and acetic acid at A/cm2 current densities
C. Tian‡, X.-Y. Li‡, V. E. Nelson‡, P. Ou, D. Zhou, Y. Chen, J. Zhang, J. E. Huang, N. Wang, J. Yu, H. Liu, C. Liu, Y. Yang, T. Peng, Y. Zhao, B.-H. Lee, S. Wang, E. Shirzadi, Z. Chen, R. K. Miao, D. Sinton, E. H. Sargent*, ACS Energy Lett. 2023, 8, 4096-4103.
[65] Ampere-level electroreduction of CO2 and CO
Qian Sun, Chen Jia, Haochen Lu, Mengmeng Yang, Ruirui Liu, Dan M Villamanca, Yong Zhao*, Chuan Zhao*, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2025, 54, 6973-7016.
[64] Highly dense atomic Fe–Ni dual metal sites for efficient CO2 to CO electrolyzers at industrial current densities
Manman Qi‡, Michael J Zachman‡, Yingxin Li, Yachao Zeng, Sooyeon Hwang, Jiashun Liang, Mason Lyons, Qian Zhao, Yu Mao, Yuyan Shao, Zhenxing Feng, Ziyun Wang*, Yong Zhao*, Gang Wu*, Energy Environ. Sci. 2025, 18, 5643-5656.
[63] Review of electrochemical carbon dioxide capture towards practical application
Changhong Wang, Kaiqi Jiang, Hai Yu, Shuai Li, Yong Zhao, Zhi Zheng, Hanming Liu, Xinbing Xia, Pengfei Zhao, Yibo Li, Hong Liu, Shenghai Yang, Yu Yang, Wei Zhang, Hangbo Zheng, Fengwang Li*, Kangkang Li *, Next Mater. 2025, 8, 100660.
Chenchen Zhang, Chaofeng Chen, Junjun Mao, Dan Wang, Peng Luan, Qingqing Song, Yuanming Xie, Yao Wang*, Yong Zhao*, Ying Zhang*, Yongfa Zhu, Nano Res. 2025, 18, 94907306.
Wanfeng Yang‡, Yong Zhao‡, Yiqing Chen‡, Hangjuan Ren, Jiameng Sun, Zhangsheng Shi, Xindie Jin, Zhonghua Zhang*, Xin Wang*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 137, e202422082.
[60] Mechanistic understanding of the antimony–bismuth alloy promoted electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to formate
Jiameng Sun, Wanfeng Yang, Bin Yu, Yalong Liu, Yong Zhao*, Guanhua Cheng, Zhonghua Zhang*, J. Mater. Chem. A 2025, 13, 5611-5669.
[59] Carbon-and energy-efficient ethanol electrosynthesis via interfacial cation enrichment
Ali Shayesteh Zeraati‡, Feng Li‡, Tartela Alkayyali‡, Roham Dorakhan‡, Erfan Shirzadi, Fatemeh Arabyarmohammadi, Colin P O’Brien, Christine M Gabardo, Jonathan Kong, Adnan Ozden, Mohammad Zargartalebi, Yong Zhao, Lizhou Fan, Panagiotis Papangelakis, Dongha Kim, Sungjin Park, Rui Kai Miao, Jonathan P Edwards, Daniel Young, Alexander H Ip, Edward H Sargent*, David Sinton*, Nat. Synth. 2025, 4, 75-83.
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[58] Reactive capture of CO2 via amino acid
Yurou Celine Xiao‡, Siyu Sonia Sun‡, Yong Zhao, Rui Kai Miao, Mengyang Fan, Geonhui Lee, Yuanjun Chen, Christine M Gabardo, Yan Yu, Chenyue Qiu, Zunmin Guo, Xinyue Wang, Panagiotis Papangelakis, Jianan Erick Huang, Feng Li, Colin P O’Brien, Jiheon Kim, Kai Han, Paul J Corbett, Jane Y Howe, Edward H Sargent, David Sinton*, Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 7849.
[57] Copper/polyaniline interfaces confined CO2 electroreduction for selective hydrocarbon production
Yeqing Xu, Yong Zhao, Alena Kochubei, Chong‐Yong Lee, Pawel Wagner, Zhiqi Chen, Yijiao Jiang, Wei Yan, Gordon G Wallace, Caiyun Wang*, ChemSusChem 2024, 17, e202400209.
[56] Efficient ultra-low voltage electrolysis of CO2 coupling with hydrazine oxidation degradation
Weifan Pan, Jun Yuan, Peng Wang, Jun Wang, Yong Zhao, Genxiang Wang, Hai Yu, Zhenhai Wen*, Appl. Catal. B: Environ. Energy 2024, 351, 124011.
Yong Zhao‡, Zhen Shi‡, Feng Li‡, Chen Jia, Qian Sun, Zhen Su, Chuan Zhao*, ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 3926-3932.
MuhammadIbrar Ahmed, Cheng Wang, Yong Zhao, CI Sathish, Zhihao Lei, Liang Qiao, Chenghua Sun, Shaobin Wang, John V Kennedy, Ajayan Vinu, Jiabao Yi *, Small 2024, 20, 2308084.
[53] Efficient multicarbon formation in acidic CO2 reduction via tandem electrocatalysis
Yuanjun Chen‡, Xiao-Yan Li‡, Zhu Chen‡, Adnan Ozden, Jianan Erick Huang, Pengfei Ou, Juncai Dong, Jinqiang Zhang, Cong Tian, Byoung-Hoon Lee, Xinyue Wang, Shijie Liu, Qingyun Qu, Sasa Wang, Yi Xu, Rui Kai Miao, Yong Zhao, Yanjiang Liu, Chenyue Qiu, Jehad Abed, Hengzhou Liu, Heejong Shin, Dingsheng Wang, Yadong Li, David Sinton, Edward H Sargent*, Nat. Nanotech. 2024, 19, 311-318.
[52] Direct air capture of CO2 via cyclic viologen electrocatalysis
Shijie Liu‡, Jinqiang Zhang‡, Feng Li‡, Jonathan P Edwards, Yurou Celine Xiao, Dongha Kim, Panagiotis Papangelakis, Jiheon Kim, David Elder, Phil De Luna, Mengyang Fan, Geonhui Lee, Rui Kai Miao, Tanushree Ghosh, Yu Yan, Yuanjun Chen, Yong Zhao, Zunmin Guo, Cong Tian, Peihao Li, Yi Xu, Edward H Sargent, David Sinton*, Energy Environ. Sci. 2024, 17, 1266-1278.
[51] Electrified cement production via anion-mediated electrochemical calcium extraction
Rui Kai Miao‡, Ning Wang‡, Sung-Fu Hung, Wen-Yang Huang, Jinqiang Zhang, Yong Zhao, Pengfei Ou, Sasa Wang, Jonathan P Edwards, Cong Tian, Jingrui Han, Yi Xu, Mengyang Fan, Jianan Erick Huang, Yurou Celine Xiao, Alexander H Ip, Hongyan Liang, Edward H Sargent*, David Sinton*, ACS Energy Lett. 2023, 8, 4694-4701.
Chen Jia‡, Yong Zhao‡, Shuang Song‡, Qian Sun, Quentin Meyer, Shiyang Liu, Yansong Shen*, Chuan Zhao*, Adv. Energy Mater. 2023, 13, 2302007.
[49] Regeneration of direct air CO2 capture liquid via alternating electrocatalysis
Yi Xu‡, Shijie Liu‡, Jonathan P Edwards, Yurou Celine Xiao, Yong Zhao, Rui Kai Miao, Mengyang Fan, Yuanjun Chen, Jianan Erick Huang, Edward H Sargent, David Sinton*, Joule 2023, 7, 2107-2117.
[48] Paired electrosynthesis of H2 and acetic acid at A/cm2 current densities
Cong Tian‡, Xiao-Yan Li‡, Vivian E Nelson‡, Pengfei Ou, Daojin Zhou, Yuanjun Chen, Jinqiang Zhang, Jianan Erick Huang, Ning Wang, Jiaqi Yu, Hengzhou Liu, Cheng Liu, Yi Yang, Tao Peng, Yong Zhao, Byoung-Hoon Lee, Sasa Wang, Erfan Shirzadi, Zhu Chen, Rui Kai Miao, David Sinton, Edward H Sargent*, ACS Energy Lett. 2023, 8, 4096-4103.