Prof. Lele Duan’s group at the Center of Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels, Westlake University, recently published a research article in Nature Communications entitled “Steering acidic oxygen reduction selectivity of single-atom catalysts through the second sphere effect.”Taking inspiration from nature’s metalloenzymes, the team developed a new design strategy for enzyme-mimetic si...

Prof. Licheng Sun’s group in the Department of Chemistry at Westlake University recently published a research paper in Energy & Environmental Science. The paper is titled “Bio-inspired Proton Relay for Promoting Continuous 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Electrooxidation in Flowing System.”This work demonstrates a proton-relay strategy for designing catalysts to achieve high-performance FDCA product...

   Three-electrode testing system for the catalystA piece of new electrocatalyst has worked stably for over 19000 hours (i.e., over two years) at ampere-scale current density in alkaline electrolytes, releasing gas bubbles continuously without any degradation.Anion exchange membrane water electrolysis (AEM-WE) is one of the most promising technologies for the production of green hydrogen. Prev...

Prof. Licheng Sun’s group in the Center of Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels at Westlake University published a research paper in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. The paper is titled “Closing Kok’s cycle of nature’s water oxidation catalysis”.The research reported a likely missing link for closing the Kok cycle, i.e., restoring the first catalytic state. The formation ...

Prof. Tao Wang’s group in the Center of Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels at Westlake University recently published a research paper in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, which is titled “Rational Understanding Hydroxide Diffusion Mechanism in Anion Exchange Membranes during Electrochemical Processes with RDAnalyzer”.This study investigated the transport mechanism of hydroxide ...

Prof. Licheng Sun’s group in the Center of Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels  at Westlake University recently published a research paper in the Angewandte Chemie International Edition. The paper is titled “Poly (Dibenzothiophene-Terphenyl Piperidinium) for High Performance Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis.”The research started from the OH− conduction mechanisms, developing...

Prof. Lele Duan’s group in the Center of Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels at Westlake University recently published a research paper in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, which is titled “[2+1] Cycloadditions Modulate the Hydrophobicity of Ni-N4 Single-Atom Catalysts for Efficient CO2 Electroreduction”.Duan’s group has successfully tailored the surface microenvironment of a n...

Prof. Licheng Sun’s group has developed a novel branched poly(aryl quinuclidinium) (PAQ-5) anion‑exchange membrane (AEM) for high‑performance water electrolysis, presenting a promising advance toward the industrialization of AEM‑WE. Prof. Licheng Sun’s group from Center for Artificial Photosynthesis and Solar Fuels at Westlake University recently published a research paper in the Angewandt...