Basic research:
1) Solar photochemical conversion;
2) Photocatalytic hydrogen production, synthesis of ammonia or hydrogen peroxide;
3) Photocatalytic conversion of CO2 or methane to chemicals/fuels;
4) Intelligent development and precise synthesis of key new materials for photocatalysis/electrocatalysis;
5) In situ characterization of photocatalytic/electrocatalytic processes and study of catalytic reaction mechanisms.
Application development:
1) Large scale production of green hydrogen through electrolysis of water;
2) Resource conversion and utilization of methane, hydrogen sulfide, and other resources;
3) Catalytic conversion of CO2 to produce chemicals and fuels;
Large scale green production of hydrogen peroxide at room temperature, etc.
2013/12-present: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Professor
2011/09-2013/11: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Associate professor
2010/06-2011/09: University of Tokyo, Assistant professor
2008/07-2010/05: University of Tokyo, Postdoctor
2007/09-2008/06: Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Postdoctor
2006/01-2007/08: Nankai University, Associate professor
2004/07-2005/12: Nankai University, Lecturer
1999/09-2004/06: Nankai University, Ph.D, Physical Chemistry
1995/09-1999/06: Nankai University, B.S., Chemistry
1) First Prize of Dalian Natural Science Award (2024)
2) Original Innovation Award of Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2024)
3) Lu Jiaxi Outstanding Mentor Award (2024)
4) Zhang Dayu, Outstanding Scholar of Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2022)
5) Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2020)
6) National Millions of Talents Project (2020)
7) Recipient of the National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars (2020)
8) Outstanding scholar of the "Hundred Talents Program" of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2018)
9) Liaoning Province's "Xingliao Talent Plan" Young Top notch Talents (2018)
10) Liaoning Province's "Millions of Talents Project" (2017)
11) Zhang Dayu, young scholar of Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2016)
[1] Hydroxyl-Promoted C-C Coupling for Selective Methane Conversion into Ethane on Cerium Oxide Photocatalyst. Lei Luo, Rong Wang, Zongxu Wu, Yejun Xiao, Jiangnan Li, Zhaochi Feng, Fuxiang Zhang*. Angwandte Chemie International Edition, 2025, 64, e202510032.
[2] Coverage-Dependent Selective Conversion of Methane into Value-Added Ethane over Noble-Metal-Free Ni1-CeO2 Photocatalyst. Lei Luo, Rong Wang, Tieou Wang, Jiangnan Li, Yejun Xiao, Kun Qi, Xiangyang Guo, Zhaochi Feng, Junwang Tang*, Fuxiang Zhang*. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2025, 147, 21, 17566-17573.
[3] Modulation of the Second-Beyond Coordination Structure in Single-Atom Electrocatalysts for Confirmed Promotion of Ammonia Synthesis. Qinglin Li, Lin Luo, Xiangyang Guo, Rong Wang, Jinfeng Liu, Wenjun Fan, Zhaochi Feng, Fuxiang Zhang*. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2025, 147, 2, 1884-1892.
[4] Vertically aligned hematite nanosheets with (110) facets controllably exposed for ammonia synthesis with high faraday efficiency beyond 2.5 A cm-2. Jinfeng Liu, Shiwen Du, Wenjun Fan, Qinglin Li, Qi Yang, Lin Luo, Jiangnan Li, Fuxiang Zhang*. Energy & Environmental Science, 2024, 17, 9093-9099.
[5] Insight into the Rate-Determining Step in Photocatalytic Z-Scheme Overall Water Splitting by Employing A Series of Perovskite RTaON2 (R = Pr, Nd, Sm, and Gd) as Model Photocatalysts. Hai Zou, Yu Qi, Shiwen Du, Yunfeng Bao, Xueshang Xin, Wenjun Fan, Yejun Xiao, Shengye Jin, Zhaochi Feng, Fuxiang Zhang*. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2024, 146, 41, 28182–28189.
[6] Efficient overall water splitting of a suspended photocatalyst boosted by metal-support interaction. Yu Qi, Boyang Zhang, Guanhua Zhang, Zhaoke Zheng, Tengfeng Xie, Shanshan Chen, Guijun Ma, Can Li, Kazunari Domen, Fuxiang Zhang*. Joule, 2024, 8, 193-203.
[7] Single Atom Iridium Decorated Nickel Alloys Supported on Segregated MoO2 for Alkaline Water Electrolysis. Bin Wang, Jiangnan Li, Dongze Li, Junyuan Xu, Shoujie Liu, Qike Jiang, Yashi Zhang, Zhiyao Duan*, Fuxiang Zhang*. Advanced Materials, 2023, 2305437.
[8] Insight into the Key Restriction of BiVO4 Photoanodes Prepared by Pyrolysis Method for Scalable Preparation. Nengcong Yang, Sainan Zhang, Yejun Xiao, Yu Qi, Yunfeng Bao, Peng Xu, Shengye Jin, Fuxiang Zhang*. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023, 62, e202308729.
[9] Layered β-ZrNBr nitro-halide as multifunctional photocatalyst for water splitting and CO2 reduction. Yunfeng Bao, Shiwen Du, Kengo Shibata, Xiangyang Guo, Yoshinobu Kamakura, Zhaochi Feng, Yanqiang Huang, Osamu Ishitani, Kazuhiko Maeda*, Fuxiang Zhang*. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023, 62, e202214273.
[10] Single Atom Bi Decorated Copper Alloy Enables C-C Coupling for Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 into C2+ Products. Yucheng Cao, Suya Chen, Shuowen Bo, Wenjun Fan, Jiangnan Li, Chunmei Jia, Zhen Zhou, Qinghua Liu, Lirong Zheng, Fuxiang Zhang*. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023, e202303048.
[11] Rational design of heterogenized molecular phthalocyanine hybrid single-atom electrocatalyst towards two-electron oxygen reduction. Wenjun Fan, Zhiyao Duan*, Wei Liu, Rashid Mehmood, Jiating Qu, Yucheng Cao, Xiangyang Guo, Jun Zhong，Fuxiang Zhang*. Nature Communications, 2023, 14, 1426. IF: 17.694.
[12] Metallic Powder Promotes Nitridation Kinetics for Facile Synthesis of (oxy)nitride Photocatalysts. Yunfeng Bao, Hai Zou, Shiwen Du, Xueshang Xin, Shuowen Wang, Guosheng Shao, Fuxiang Zhang*. Advanced Materials, 2023, 2302276.
[13] Confirming High-Valent Iron as Highly Active Species of Water Oxidation on the Fe, V-Coupled Bimetallic Electrocatalyst: In Situ Analysis of X-ray Absorption and Mössbauer Spectroscopy. Rashid Mehmood, Wenjun Fan, Xu Hu, Jiangnan Li, Peijia Liu, Yashi Zhang, Zhen Zhou, Junhu Wang, Min Liu, Fuxiang Zhang*. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2023, 145, 22, 12206-12213.
[14] Water-Stable Nickel Metal−Organic Framework Nanobelts for Cocatalyst-Free Photocatalytic Water Splitting to Produce Hydrogen. Lifang Liu, Shiwen Du, Xiangyang Guo, Yejun Xiao, Zixin Yin, Nengcong Yang, Yunfeng Bao, Xunjin Zhu, Shengye Ji, Zhaochi Feng, Fuxiang Zhang*. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2022, 144, 6, 2747-2754.
[15] Unraveling of cocatalysts photodeposited selectively on facets of BiVO4 to boost solar water splitting. Yu Qi, Jiangwei Zhang, Yuan Kong, Yue Zhao, Shanshan Chen, Deng Li, Wei Liu, Yifan Chen, Tengfeng Xie, Junyan Cui, Can Li*, Kazunari Domen, Fuxiang Zhang*. Nature Communications, 2022, 13: 484.