Research

1.Electrochemistry

The use of renewable electricity to convert CO₂, CO and other gas wastes into value-added chemical feedstocks represents a sustainable low carbon footprint pathway to recycling carbon resources. We are committed to development pf such clean technique, particularly aiming at converting CO₂ into high commodity chemical ethylene, formic acid, and converting nitrate, CO₂ into amides and amino acids, and beyond using renewables powered electrolysis system and also tandem approach.

2. Interface

Understanding key interfacial interactions at molecular level is of primary importance for the development of efficient electrosynthesis and catalytic reactions. We resort to advanced operando and ex situ characterization along with the advanced AI accelerated crucial interfacial parameter searching and data analysis, deepens our mechanism understanding especially under large current density working conditions. We investigate and quantify the short-range and long-range actions of reactant molecules, solid catalyst surface atoms, and surrounding solvent and trace how they synergistically influence reaction micro-kinetics. Our goal is not limited to gain fundamental insights into these reaction mechanisms, but further identify reliable materials and heterointerfaces for practical applications.

3.Artificial Intelligence

We actively promote the integration of artificial intelligence and catalytic chemistry, and are committed to developing a new research paradigm combining machine learning, material scienence, chemistry, theoretical calculation and experimental verification, with the aim at developing practical catalysts and devices at the industrial scale. For example, by building the catalyst materials database and training the machine learning models accelerates prediction of the key catalytic performance with material property parameters——this is truly important in the practical applications, and providing intelligent solutions that bridges the catalysis and engineering and the AI into the new episode of the electrochemistry.

We welcome individuals experienced in chemistry, material science, AI models, advanced characterization, and theorist to join our lab.