Prof. Dr. Wei-Xue Li

(1) Sabatier principle of metal-support interaction for design of ultrastable metal nanocatalysts

      S.L. Hu, W. X. Li

      Science. 374 (2021) 1360-1365

(2) Bimetallic monolayer catalyst breaks catalytic volcanoes on metal particle size for efficient chemoselective hydrogenation

      Q. Q. Guan, C. W. Zhu, Y. Lin, E. I. Vovk, X. H. Zhou, Y. Yang,  H. C.Yu, L. N. Cao, H. W. Wang, X. H.Zhang, X. Y. Liu, 

      S. Q. Wei, W. X. Li, J. L. Lu;

      Nat. Catal. 4 (2021) 840-849

(3) Boosting Activity and Stability of Metal Single-Atom Catalysts via Regulation of Coordination Number and Local Composition

      L. L. Wang, C. W. Zhu, C. L. Zhao, J. Gu, L. N. Cao, X. H. Zhang, Z. H. Sun, S. Q. Wei, W. X. Li, J. L. Lu;

      J. Am. Chem. Soc.143 (2021) 18854-18858

(4) Quantification of critical particle distance for mitigating catalyst sintering

      P. Yin, S. L. Hu., K. Qian, Z. Y. Wei, L. L. Zhang, Y. Lin, W. X. Huang, H. F. Xiong, W. X. Li, H. F. Liang;

      Nat. Commun. 12 (2021) 4865

(5) Synergizing metal-support interactions and spatial confinement boosts dynamics of atomic nickel for hydrogenations

      J. Gu, M. Z. Jian, L. Huang, Z. H. Sun, A. W. Li, Y. Pan, J.  Z. Yang, W. Wen, W. Zhou, Y. Lin, H. J. Wang, X. Y. Liu, 

      L. L. Wang, X. X. Shi, X. H. Huang, L. N. Cao, S. Chen, X. S.  Zheng, H. B. Pan, J. F. Zhu, S. Q. Wei, W. X. Li, J. L. Lu ;

      Nat. Nanotechol. 16 (2021) 1141-1149

(6) Intrinsic Electrocatalytic Activity for Oxygen Evolution of Crystalline 3d-Transition Metal Layered Double Hydroxides

      F. Dionigi, J. Zhu, Z. H. Zeng, T. Merzdorf, H. Sarodnik, M. Gliech, L. J Pan, W. X. Li, J. Greeley, P. Strasser ;

      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 60 (2021) 14446-14457]

(7) Water enables mild oxidation of methane to methanol on gold single-atom catalysts

      L. H. Luo, J. Luo, H. L. Li, F. N. Ren, Y. F. Zhang, A. D. Liu, W. X. Li, J. Zeng;

      Nat. Commun. 12 (2021) 1218

(8) Atomically dispersed Ir/α-MoC catalyst with high metal loading and thermal stability for water-promoted hydrogenation 

     reaction

     S. W. Li, R. C. Zhao, M. Q. Xu, Y. C. Deng, L. L. Lin, S. Y.  Yao, M. Peng, Z. R. Gao, Y. Z. Ge, J. X. Liu, W. X. Li, W. Zhou, 

     D. Ma;

     Natl. Sci. Rev. (2021) nwab026

(9) Surface Iron Species in a Palladium‐Iron Intermetallic Promote and Stabilize CO2 Methanation

      L. H. Luo, M. L. Wang, Y. Cui, Z. Y. Chen, J. X. Wu, Y. L. Cao, J. Luo, Y. Z. Dai, W. X. Li, J. Bao, J. Zeng;

      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 59 (2020) 2-10

(10) In-situ Structure and Catalytic Mechanism of NiFe and CoFe Layered Double Hydroxides during Oxygen Evolution

        F. Dionigi, Z. H. Zeng, I. Sinev, T. Merzdorf, S. Deshpande, M. B. Lopez, S. Kunze, I. Zegkinoglou, H. Sarodnik, D. X. Fan, 

        A. Bergmann, J. Drnec, J. F. de Araujo, M. Gliech, D. Teschner, J. Zhu, W. X. Li, J. Greeley, B. R. Cuenya, P. Strasser;

        Nat. Comm. 11 (2020) 2522

(11) Engineering the Electronic Structure of Submonolayer Pt on Intermetallic Pd3Pb via Charge Transfer Boosts the Hydrogen 

        Evolution Reaction

        Y. C. Yao, X. K. Gu, D. S. He, Z. J. Li, W. Liu, Q. Xu, T. Yao, Y. Lin, H. J. Wang, C. M. Zhao,X. Q. Wang, P. Q. Yin, H. Li, 

        X. Hong, S. Q. Wei, W. X. Li, Y. D. Li, Y. E. Wu;

        J. Am. Chem. Soc. 141 (2019) 19964-19968

(12) Engineering the electronic structure of single atomic Ru sites via compressive strain boosts acidic water

        oxidation electrocatalysis

        Y. C. Yao, S. L Hu, W. X. Chen, Z. Q. Huang, W. C. Wei, T. Yao, R. R. Liu, K. T. Zang, X. Q. Wang, G. Wu, W. J. Yuan,

        T. W. Yuan, W. Liu, Z. J. Li, D. S. He, Y. Wang, X. S. Zheng, J. C. Dong, C. R. Chang, J. Luo, S. Q. Wei, W. X. Li,

        P. Strasser, Y. D. Li, Y. E. Wu;

        Nat. Catal. 2 (2019) 304-313

(13) Disentangling the size-dependent geometric and electronic effects of palladium nanocatalysts beyond selectivity

         H. W. Wang, X. K. Gu, X. S. Zheng, H. B. Pan, J. F. Zhu, S. Chen, L. N. Cao, W. X. Li, J. L. Lu;

         Sci. Adv. 5 (2019) eaat6413

(14) The most active Cu facet for low-temperature water gas shift reaction

        Z. H. Zhang, S. S. Wang, R. Song, T. Cao, L. F. Luo, X. Y. Chen, Y. X. Gao, J. Q. Lu, W. X. Li, W. X. Huang;

        Nat. Commun. 8 (2017) 488

(15) Chemical Insights into the Design and Development of Face-Centered Cubic Ruthenium Catalysts for

        Fischer–TropschSynthesis

        W. Z. Li, J. X. Liu, J. Gu, W. Zhou, S. Y. Yao, R. Si, Y. Guo, H. Y. Su, C. H. Yan, W. X. Li, Y. W. Zhang, D. Ma;

        J. Am. Chem. Soc. 139 (2017) 2267-2276 

(16) Phase-Selective Syntheses of Cobalt Telluride Nanofleeces for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Catalysts

         Q. Gao, C. Q. Huang, Y. M. Ju, M. R. Gao, J. W. Liu, D. An, C. H. Cui, Y. R. Zheng, W. X. Li, S. H. Yu;

         Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 56 (2017) 7769–7773

(17) Theoretical study of crystal phase effect in heterogeneous catalysis

        J. X. Liu, W. X. Li;

        WIREs Comput. Mol. Sci. 6 (2016) 571–583 

(18) Crystal Plane-controlled Selectivity of Cu2O Catalysts in Propylene Oxidation with Molecular Oxygen

        Q. Hua, T. Cao, X. K. Gu, J. Q. Lu, Z. Q. Jiang, X. R. Pan, L. F. Luo, W. X. Li, W. X. Huang;

        Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 53 (2014) 4856–4861

(19) Atomistic Theory of Ostwald Ripening and Disintegration of Supported Metal Particles under Reaction Conditions

        R. H. Ouyang, J. X. Liu, W. X. Li;

        J. Am. Chem. Soc. 135 (2013) 1760-1771

(20) Crystallographic Dependence of CO Activation on Cobalt Catalysts: HCP versus FCC

        J. X. Liu, H. Y. Su, D. P. Sun, B. Y. Zhang, W. X. Li;

        J. Am. Chem. Soc. 135 (2013) 16284–16287

(21) Platinum-modulated Cobalt NanoCatalysts for Low Temperature Aqueous Phase Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis

        H. Wang, W. Zhou, J. X. Liu, R. Si , G. Sun, M. Q. Zhong , H. Y. Su, H. B. Zhao, J. A. Rodriguez, S. J. Pennycook, 

        J. C. Idrobo, W. X. Li, Y. Kou, D. Ma;

        J. Am. Chem. Soc. 135 (2013) 4149-4158

(22) Mechanistic Studies of Water Electrolysis and Hydrogen Electro-Oxidation on High Temperature Ceria-Based Solid Oxide  

        Electrochemical Cells

        C. J. Zhang, M. Grass, Y. Yu, C. Dejoie, W. C. Ding, K. Gaskell,  N. Jabeen, Y. P. Hong, A. Shavorskiy, H. Bluhm, W. X. Li, 

        G. Jackson, Z. Hussain, Z. Liu, B. Eichhorn;

        J. Am. Chem. Soc. 135 (2013) 11572–11579

(23) In-situ Oxidation Study of Pt(110) and its Interaction with CO

        D. R. Butcher, M. E. Grass, Z. H. Zeng, F. Aksoy, H. Bluhm, W. X. Li, B. S. Mun, G. A. Somorjai, Z. Liu;

        J. Am. Chem. Soc. 133 (2011) 20319-20325

(24) Carbon Chain Growth via Formyl Insertion on Rh and Co Catalysts in Syngas Conversion

        Y. H. Zhao, K. J. Sun, X. F. Ma, J. X. Liu, D. P. Sun, H. Y. Su, W. X. Li;

        Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 50 (2011) 5335-5338

(25) Size-selective carbon nano-clusters as precursors to the growth of epitaxial graphene

        B. Wang, X. F. Ma, M. Caffio, R. Schaub, W.X. Li;

        Nano Lett. 11(2) (2011) 424-430

(26)  Interface confined ferrous centers for catalytic oxidation

        Q. Fu, W. X. Li, Y. X. Yao, H. Y. Liu, H. Y. Su, D. Ma, X. K. Gu, L. M. Chen, Z. Wang, H. Zhang, B. Wang, X. H. Bao;

        Science 328 (2010) 1141-1144 

(27) In Situ UV Raman Spectroscopic Study on the Synthesis Mechanism of AlPO-5

        F. T. Fan, Z. C. Feng, K. J. Sun, M. L. Guo, Q. Guo, Y. Song, W. X. Li, C. Li;

        Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 48 (2009) 8743-8747

(28) Role of surface elastic relaxations in an O-induced nanopattern on Pt(110)-(1x2)

        S. Helveg, W. X. Li, N. C. Bartelt, S. Horch, E. Laegsgaard, B. Hammer and F.Besenbacher;

        Phys. Rev. Lett. 98 (2007) 115501-4

(29) Experimental observation of quantum oscillation of surface chemical reactivities

        X. C. Ma, P. Jiang, Y. Qi, J. F. Jia, Y. Yang, W. H. Duan, W. X. Li, X. H. Bao, S. B. Zhang, Q. K. Xue;

        Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 104 (2007) 9204-9208

(30) One-dimensional PtO2 Oxide at Pt Steps: formation and reaction with CO

        J. G. Wang, W. X. Li, M. Borg, J. Gustafson, A. Mikkelsen, T. M. Pedersen, E. Lundgren, J. Weissenrieder, J. Klikovits,

        M. Schmid, B. Hammer, J. N. Andersen;

        Phys. Rev. Lett. 95 (2005) 256102-4

(31) Two-step reaction on a strained, nanoscale segmented surface

        C. Africh, F. Esch, W. X. Li, M. Corso, B. Hammer, R. Rosei, G. Comelli;

        Phys. Rev. Lett. 93 (2004) 126104-4

(32) Oxidation of Pt(110)

        W. X. Li, L. Österlund, E. K. Vestergaard, R.T. Vang, J. Matthiesen, T.M. Pedersen, E. Lægsgaard, B.;    

        Phys. Rev. Lett. 93 (2004) 146104-4

(33) Why is a noble metal catalytically active? The role of the O-Ag interaction in the function of silver as an

        oxidation catalyst

        W. X. Li, C. Stampfl, M. Scheffler;

        Phys. Rev. Lett. 90 (2003) 256102-4

(34) The role of sub-surface oxygen in oxide formation at transition metal surfaces

        M. Todorova, W. X. Li, M.V. Ganduglia-Pirovano, C. Stampfl, K. Reuter, M. Scheffler;

        Phys. Rev. Lett. 89 (2002) 096103-4