[74] Liquid-phase thermal decomposition-derived nanoparticles for electrocatalytic applications
M. I. Ahmed*, R. S. U. Haq, S. Zhang, Y. Zhao, C. Wang, M. Fawaz, A. Ismaili, L. Qiao, J. Kennedy, A. Vinu, J. Yi*, Mater. Today 2026, 97, 103342.
[73] Ultrahigh‐strength soft‐magnetic NiFeCoAl multi‐principal element alloys enabled by multiscale heterostructure design
N. Wang, P. Shi, W. Wu, H. Wu, Y. Zhao, T. Zhang, Y. Wang, Rare Metals 2026, 45, e70193.
[72] Solvent tuning regulates proton flux to extend stability in reactive CO2 capture and electrolysis
Y. C. Xiao, Z. Guo, R. Wang, F. Li, S. S. Sun, M. Liu, H. S. Lee, J. Liu, C. M Gabardo, C. Wang, D. M Villamanca, Y. Zhao, K. Han, R. K. Miao, P. J Corbett, D. Sinton, Chem. Catal. 2026, 101694
[71] 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. 2026, 9, 585-594.
[70] Oxophilicity-Directed Ru Doping of Co3O4 for Stable Acidic Oxygen Evolution Reactions
H. Li, S. Wang, Y. Du, K.-S. Lee, J. Chen, K. Dastafkan, C. Jia, Y. Zhao, C. Han, G. Liu, C. Zhao*, ACS Catal. 2026, 16, 3, 2761–2776.
[69] Efficient CO electrosynthesis in hydroxide-mediated reactive capture systems through catalyst and microenvironment design
C. Wang, M. Qi, Z. Zheng, X. Zheng, S. Li, P. Li, T. Ma, B. Johannessen, Y. Cao, J. Yi, H. Yu*, J. Zeng*, Y. Zhao*, Appl. Catal. B: Environ. Energy 2025, 363, 126068.
[68] 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. 2025, 16, 10499. (Front Cover)
[67] 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 2025, 10, 1262-1273.
[66] 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 2026, 10, 1197-1204.
[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.
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[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 Link
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 Link
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 Link
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.
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