1.D. Chen, L. Sun*, Electrocatalytic 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) Oxidation to 2, 5-Furandicarboxylic Acid (FDCA) Coupled to Green H2 Production: Current Challenges and Future Pathways, ACS Energy Letters 2026. (IF=18.9)
2.J. Li, X. Cao, L. Sun*, High‐Spin Cobalt Oxyhydroxide Enhancing Electrocatalytic Oxidation of 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural to FDCA, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2026. (IF=17)
1.Q. Liu, W. Yang*, Resolving non-covalent interactions between surface hydroxyl on Cu and interfacial water in alkaline CO electroreduction, Nature Catalysis 2025, 8, 843–852. (IF=44.6)
2.D. Chen†, W. Li†, J. Liu, L. Sun*, Bio-inspired proton relay for promoting continuous 5-hydroxymethylfurfural electrooxidation in a flowing system, Energy & Environmental Science 2025, 18, 3120–3128. (IF=31)
3.G. Lin, A. Dong, Z. Li, W. Li, X. Cao, Y. Zhao, L. Wang, L. Sun*, An Interlayer Anchored NiMo/MoO2 Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis at High Current Density, Advanced Materials 2025, 37, 2507525. (IF=26.8)
4.J. Du†, Z. Li†, L. Wang, Y. Ding, W. Ye, W. Yang, L. Sun*, Anion Exchange Membrane Seawater Electrolysis at 1.0 A cm−2 With an Anode Catalyst Stable for 9000 H, Advanced Science 2025, 12, 2416661. (IF=14.1)
5.D. Chen†, Y. Ding†, X. Cao†, L. Sun*, Heterostructured Ni-Co electrocatalyst with enhanced interfacial charge transfer for efficient biomass upgrading, Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy 2025, 378,125539 . (IF=21.1)
6.L. Sun*, Towards rational design of high-performance anion exchange membranes, Science Bulletin 2025, 70, 1361–1363. (IF=21.1)
7.X. Cui, T. Tang, F. Zhang, L. Sun, B. Zhang*, New benchmark for pure nickel-based oxygen-evolution electrocatalyst: Tailored large NiMoO4·xH2O monocrystals for complete reconstruction, Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy 2025, 366, 125024. (IF=21.1)
8.H. Yang, F. Li*, S. Zhan, Y. Liu, T. Liu, L. Wang, W. Li, M. S. G. Ahlquist, S. Farid, R. Geshi, J. Wang, M. T. M. Koper, L. Sun*, Metal-hydroxyls mediate intramolecular proton transfer in heterogeneous O–O bond formation, Nature Chemistry 2025. (IF=20.7)
9.X. Cui†, Y. Ding†, F. Zhang, X. Cao, Y. Guo, L. Sun, B. Zhang*, Reserved charges in a long-lived NiOOH phase drive catalytic water oxidation, Nature Chemistry 2025, 18, 120-127. (IF=20.7)
10.C. Han†, Y. Liu†, T. Wang*, Structure–Activity Relation of the Oxide Path Mechanism for O–O Coupling on Rutile-Based Oxygen Evolution Reaction Catalysts, ACS Energy Letters 2025, 10, 4511–4517. (IF=18.9)
11.Q. Zhang†, L. Yin†, R. Ren, L. He, L. Wang, L. Sun*, Pendant meta-Piperidinium-Based Anion Exchange Membranes with Enhanced Alkaline Stability for Water Electrolysis, ACS Energy Letters 2025, 10, 3735–3742. (IF=18.9)
12.C. Cai†, H. Lee†, W. Shi†, Y. Liu, B. Zhang*, L. Sun, T. Wang*, Nickel–Antimony Electrocatalyst for Durable Acidic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolyzers, ACS Energy Letters 2025, 10, 1483–1490. (IF=18.9)
13.G. Ding, H. Lee, X. Cao, Z. Li, J. Liu, L. Wang, Y. Ding, L. Yin, L. Sun*, 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Oxidation in Scaled Anion Exchange Membrane Electrolyzer with NiCuOx Catalyst, ACS Energy Letters 2025, 10, 571–578. (IF=18.9)
14.Z. Chen, T. Wang*, Understanding the C–C coupling mechanism in electrochemical CO reduction at low CO coverage: Dynamic change in site preference matters, Chinese Journal of Catalysis 2025, 69, 193–202. (IF=17.7)
15.S. Ding, Z. Li, G. Lin, Y. Ding, L. Wang, L. Sun*, Post‐Selenium‐Leaching Induced Fast Micro‐Bubble Detachment on Nickel‐Iron‐Based OER Catalyst for Efficient AEM‐WE, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2025, 64, e202517132. (IF=17)
16.W. Li†, Y. Ding†, Y. Zhao†, Z. Li, G. Lin, L. Wang, L. Sun*, Zwitterion‐Modified NiFe OER Catalyst Achieving Ultrastable Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis via Dynamic Alkaline Microenvironment Engineering, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2025, 64, e202505924. (IF=17)
17.K. Zhu†, B. Jia†, Z. Chen†, Z. Hu, L. Sun, T. Wang*, B. Zhang*, Sn Catalysts with Build‐in [NCN]2− as Proton Relay for Industrial‐Grade CO2 Reduction at Low Overpotential, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2025, 64, e202507422. (IF=17)
18.L. Yin†, R. Ren†, L. He, H. Lee, Q. Zhang, G. Ding, L. Wang, L. Sun*, Polyarylmethylpiperidinium (PAMP) for Next Generation Anion Exchange Membranes, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2025, 64, e202503715. (IF=17)
19.Y. Guo, L. Kloo, L. Sun*, Quantum Chemical Understanding of the O2 Release Process from Nature's Water Splitting Cofactor, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2025, 64, e202421383. (IF=17)
20.C. Cai, T. Wang*, Resolving chemical-motif similarity with enhanced atomic structure representations for accurately predicting descriptors at metallic interfaces, Nature Communications 2025, 16, 8761. (IF=15.7)
21.Y. Li†, B. Zhang†, Y. Wu, T. Tang, A. Guan, Q. Xu, L. Wang, J. Liu, L. Sun*, A.-P. Zeng*, Ultrafast Conversion of CO2 into C3–C4 Diols in a Synergistic Electrochemical and AI-Assisted Biosynthesis System, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2025, 147, 39827–39837. (IF=15.7)
22.Z. Wei, Y. Ding*, W. Shi, F. Zhang, Y. Song, X. Cui, Y. Guo, L. Sun, Q. Jiang, B. Zhang*, Lanthanum-assisted lattice anchoring of iridium in Co3O4 for efficient oxygen evolution reaction in low-iridium water electrolysis, Nature Communications 2025, 16, 8145. (IF=15.7)
23.Q. Liu, J. Zang, W. Ye, L. Li, C. Wang, J. Jin, W. Yang*, Universal Formation, Dynamics, and Reactivities of *CObridge Accompanying Spontaneous Reconstruction of Cu during Electrochemical CO2 or CO Reduction, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2025, 147, 31497–31508. (IF=15.7)
24.A. Dong†, G. Lin†, Z. Li, W. Wu, X. Cao, W. Li, L. Wang, Y. Zhao, D. Chen, L. Sun*, Interlayer-bonded Ni/MoO2 electrocatalyst for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction with stability over 6000 h at 1000 mA cm−2, Nature Communications 2025, 16, 4955. (IF=15.7)
25.S. Sun†, Y. Wu†, Y. Ding†, L. Wang, X. Cao, L. Sun*, Facet-Engineered Copper Electrocatalysts Enable Sustainable NADH Regeneration with High Efficiency, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2025, 147, 16630–16641. (IF=15.7)
26.Y. Song†, W. Zhao†, Z. Wang, W. Shi, F. Zhang, Z. Wei, X. Cui, Y. Zhu, T. Wang*, L. Sun, B. Zhang*, Sub-4 nm Ru-RuO2 Schottky Nanojunction as a Catalyst for Durable Acidic Water Oxidation, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2025, 147, 13775–13783. (IF=15.7)
27.J. Zang, W. Ye, Q. Liu, J. Meng, W. Yang*, Plasmonic-Promoted Formation of Surface Adsorbed Stochastic CO during Electrochemical CO2 and CO Reduction on Cu at Extreme Low Overpotentials, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2025, 147, 10260–10267. (IF=15.7)
28.H. Lee†, G. Ding†, L. Wang, Y. Ding, T. Tang, L. Sun*, Suppressing Mo‐Species Leaching in MoOx/A‐Ni3S2 Cathode for Stable Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis at Industrial‐Scale Current Density, Advanced Science 2025, 12, 2502478. (IF=14.1)
29.H. Xiong, J. Yang, J. Li, Y. Cai, F. Zhang, J.-Y. Chen, R.-Z. Liao, L. Sun, B. Zhang*, Electrochemical Ammonia Oxidation Catalyzed by a Ruthenium Complex with a Dangling Sulfonate Group, ACS Catalysis 2025, 15, 8633–8642. (IF=13.1)
30.B. Jia†, Z. Chen†, K. Zhu, W. Shi, Z. Hu, T. Wang*, L. Sun, B. Zhang*, Gallium modulated tin oxide for continuous production of formic acid via durable acidic CO2 electroreduction, Science Advances 2025, 11, eadw7326. (IF=12.5)
31.J. Dai†, Y. Ding†, Y. Zhao†, Z. Li, S. Liu, P. Zhang, F. Li, S. Zhang, L. Sun, F. Li*, Surface-Engineered Molybdenum Oxide with Cucurbit[6]uril for Enhanced Nitrogen Reduction Electrocatalysis, Small 2025, 21, e07453. (IF=12.1)
32.L. Li, W. Ye, Q. Liu, R. Liu, X. Lu, T. Yao, L. Wang, B. Gu, L. Sun, W. Yang*, Operando Raman characterization of unique electroinduced molecular tautomerization in zero-gap electrolyzers promotes CO2 reduction, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2025, 122, e2418144122. (IF=9.1)
33.W. Zheng, R. Ren, L. Yin, T. Tang, G. Ding, H. Lee, L. Sun*, OH− conductivity enhancement of quinuclidinium-based anion exchange membrane by the introduction of dibenzothiophene, Journal of Membrane Science 2025, 733, 124300. (IF=9)
34.J. Li, X. Shi, F. Zhang, X. Lu, Y. Zhang, R. Liao, B. Zhang*, Electrocatalytic Ammonia Oxidation by a Ruthenium Complex Bearing a 2, 6-Pyridinedicarboxylate Ligand, JACS Au 2025, 5, 1812–1821. (IF=8.7)
35.X. Cui, Y. Ding, T. Tang, L. Wang, F. Zhang, P. Li, L. Sun, B. Zhang*, Hierarchical NiFeMoO4 Precatalyst Reconstructed NiFeOOH Anodes for Efficient and Durable Anion-Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2025, 17, 29659–29668. (IF=8.2)
36.Z. Hu, L. Sun*, The Role of Intrinsic Defects in Photocatalysis of Quantum Dots: An Ideal Photocatalyst Is Based on an Ideal Light Emitter?, ChemSusChem 2025, 18, e202501100. (IF=6.6)
37.L. Ma, T. Wang*, Effects of Hydration Level and Hydrogen Bonds on Hydroxide Transport Mechanisms in Anion Exchange Membranes, ChemSusChem 2025, 18, e202402660. (IF=6.6)
38.C. Han†, Y. Liu†, T. Wang*, Potential-dependent O–O Coupling Mechanism for Oxygen Evolution Reaction on Ruthenium Dioxide, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2025, 16, 8986–8993. (IF=4.7)
39.G. Xu, T. Wang*, Practical Applications of Grand-canonical Electronic Structure Calculations in Electrochemical Simulation, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2025, 16, 1470–1477. (IF=4.7)
40.G. Xu, T. Wang*, Determining the Magnetic Status of Active Sites on Nanocatalysts, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2025, 16, 1447–1452. (IF=4.7)
41.Q. Zhang†, R. Ren†, L. Yin, L. Sun*, Alkali‐Stable Cations and Anion Exchange Membranes, Chemistry – A European Journal 2025, 31, e202404264. (IF=3.7)
42.W. Ye, W. Yang*, A Holistic View of Ions and Water Arrangements at the Electrified Cu Surface during Electrochemical CO2 Conversion, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2025, 130, 827-837. (IF=3.2)
43.Y. Li, Y. Wu, S. Sun, W. Li, L. Sun*, The current status and future of solar-driven efficient NAD(P)H cofactor regeneration technology, Chinese Science Bulletin 2025. (IF=1.649)
1.Z. Li†, G. Lin†, L. Wang, H. Lee, J. Du, T. Tang, G. Ding, R. Ren, W. Li, X. Cao, S. Ding, W. Ye, W. Yang, L. Sun*, Seed-assisted formation of NiFe anode catalysts for anion exchange membrane water electrolysis at industrial-scale current density, Nature Catalysis 2024, 7, 944–952. (IF=44.6)
2.T. Tang†, H. Lee†, Z. Wang†, Z. Li, L. Wang, D. Chen, W. Zheng, Q. Liu, L. He, G. Ding, Z. Tian, L. Sun*, Bioinspired anion exchange membranes with dual steric cross-linking centers for industrial-scale water electrolysis, Energy & Environmental Science 2024, 17, 7816–7828. (IF=31)
3.X. Zhang†, X. Liu†, Y. Ding†, B. Ding†, P. Shi, O. A. Syzgantseva, M. A. Syzgantseva, Z. Fei, J. Chen, G. Rahim, M. Han, K. Zhang, Y. Zhou, K. G. Brooks, R. Wang, L. Sun*, P. J. Dyson*, S. Dai, M. K. K. Nazeeruddin*, Y. Ding*, 3D Conjugated Hole Transporting Materials for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells and Modules, Advanced Materials 2024, 36, 2310619. (IF=26.8)
4.K. Wang†, P. Li†, B. Zhang*, Industrial-grade electrocatalytic synthesis of glycine from oxalic acid and nitrate using a porous PbSnBi catalyst, Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy 2024, 361, 124653. (IF=21.1)
5.S. Ding, Z. Li, G. Lin, L. Wang, A. Dong, L. Sun*, Enhancing Mass Transfer in Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis by Overlaid Nickel Mesh Substrate, ACS Energy Letters 2024, 9, 3719–3726. (IF=18.9)
6.Y. Wu†, C. Tao†, L. Wang, S. Sun, Q. Liu, B. Zhang, L. Sun, Decoupling Inherent Corrosion from Water Oxidation by Coating Bilayer Ionomers on Photoanodes, ACS Energy Letters 2024, 9, 3227–3236. (IF=18.9)
7.H. Dai†, T. Song†, X. Yue, S. Wei, F. Li, Y. Xu, S. Shu, Z. Cui, C. Wang, J. Gu*, L. Duan*, Cu single-atom electrocatalyst on nitrogen-containing graphdiyne for CO2 electroreduction to CH4, Chinese Journal of Catalysis 2024, 64, 123–132. (IF=17.7)
8.H. Zou, D. Cheng, C. Tang, W. Luo, H. Xiong, H. Dong, F. Li, T. Song, S. Shu, H. Dai, Z. Cui, Z. Lu, L. Duan*, Electronic perturbation of Cu nanowire surfaces with functionalized graphdiyne for enhanced CO2 reduction reaction, National Science Review 2024, 11. (IF=17.1)
9.Z. Hu, F. Gao, H. Qin, X. Cui, L. Wang, W. Yang, C. Lu, B. Zhang, L. Sun*, Bright Nanocomposites based on Quantum Dot‐Initiated Photocatalysis, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2024, 64, e202415645. (IF=17)
10.T. Song, H. Liu, H. Zou, C. Wang, S. Shu, H. Dai, L. Duan*, Metal‐Free Wet Chemistry for the Fast Gram‐Scale Synthesis of γ‐Graphyne and its Derivatives, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2024, 63, e202411228. (IF=17)
11.P. Li, W. Zhao, K. Wang, T. Wang, B. Zhang*, Photocatalytic Synthesis of Glycine from Methanol and Nitrate, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2024, 63, e202405370. (IF=17)
12.L. Ma, T. Wang*, Rational Understanding Hydroxide Diffusion Mechanism in Anion Exchange Membranes during Electrochemical Processes with RDAnalyzer, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2024, 63, e202403614. (IF=17)
13.W. Zheng†, L. He†, T. Tang†, R. Ren, H. Lee, G. Ding, L. Wang, L. Sun*, Poly(Dibenzothiophene‐Terphenyl Piperidinium) for High‐Performance Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2024, 63, e202405738. (IF=17)
14.S. Shu†, T. Song†, C. Wang, H. Dai, L. Duan*, [2+1] Cycloadditions Modulate the Hydrophobicity of Ni‐N4 Single‐Atom Catalysts for Efficient CO2 Electroreduction, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2024, 63, e202405650. (IF=17)
15.L. Yin, R. Ren, L. He, W. Zheng, Y. Guo, L. Wang, H. Lee, J. Du, Z. Li, T. Tang, G. Ding, L. Sun*, Stable Anion Exchange Membrane Bearing Quinuclidinium for High‐performance Water Electrolysis, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2024, 63, e202400764. (IF=17)
16.H. Zou†, S. Shu†, W. Yang†, Y.-c. Chu, M. Cheng, H. Dong, H. Liu, F. Li, J. Hu, Z. Wang, W. Liu, H. M. Chen, L. Duan*, Steering acidic oxygen reduction selectivity of single-atom catalysts through the second sphere effect, Nature Communications 2024, 15, 10818. (IF=15.7)
17.Q. Liu†, T. Tang†, Z. Tian, S. Ding, L. Wang, D. Chen, Z. Wang, W. Zheng, H. Lee, X. Lu, X. Miao, L. Liu, L. Sun*, A high-performance watermelon skin ion-solvating membrane for electrochemical CO2 reduction, Nature Communications 2024, 15, 6722. (IF=15.7)
18.X. Cao, Y. Ding, D. Chen, W. Ye, W. Yang, L. Sun*, Cluster-Level Heterostructure of PMo12/Cu for Efficient and Selective Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation of High-Concentration 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2024, 146, 25125–25136. (IF=15.7)
19.Z. Li, L. Wang, L. Sun, W. Yang*, Dynamic Cation Enrichment during Pulsed CO2 Electrolysis and the Cation-Promoted Multicarbon Formation, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2024, 146, 23901–23908. (IF=15.7)
20.Y. Guo, L. He, Y. Ding, L. Kloo, D. A. Pantazis, J. Messinger, L. Sun*, Closing Kok’s cycle of nature’s water oxidation catalysis, Nature Communications 2024, 15, 5982. (IF=15.7)
21.R. Sun†, J. Zang†, R. Lai, W. Yang*, B. Ji*, Near-Infrared-to-Visible Photon Upconversion with Efficiency Exceeding 21% Sensitized by InAs Quantum Dots, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2024, 146, 17618–17623. (IF=15.7)
22.Q. Liu, Q. Jiang, L. Li, W. Yang*, Spontaneous Reconstruction of Copper Active Sites during the Alkaline CORR: Degradation and Recovery of the Performance, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2024, 146, 4242–4251. (IF=15.7)
23.X. Luo, G. Boschloo, L. Kloo, L. Sun*, B. Xu, Spiro[fluorene-9, 9′-xanthene]-Based Hole-Transporting Materials for Photovoltaics: Molecular Design, Structure–Property Relationship, and Applications, Accounts of Materials Research 2024, 5, 220–235. (IF=14.7.)
24.P. Li, B. Zhang*, Photocatalytic Conversion of Biomass and Nitrate into Glycine, ACS Catalysis 2024, 14, 18345–18353. (IF=13.1)
25.H. Li†, Y. Wu†, Y. Wang, K. Zhang, J. Zhu, Y. Ji, T. Gu, W. Nie, L. Sun*, Y. Wang*, Bifunctional RhIII-Complex-Catalyzed CO2 Reduction and NADH Regeneration for Direct Bioelectrochemical Synthesis of C3 and C4, ACS Catalysis 2024, 14, 17201–17208. (IF=13.1)
26.H.-Q. Chen†, W. Zhao†, L. Wang, Z. Chen, W. Ye, J. Zang, T. Wang*, L. Sun, W. Yang*, Origin of Metal–Support Interactions for Selective Electrochemical CO2 Reduction into C1 and C2+ Products, ACS Catalysis 2024, 14, 11794–11802. (IF=13.1)
27.W. Zhao, T. Wang*, Revisiting Factors Controlling the Electrochemical CO2 Reduction to CO and HCOOH on Transition Metals with Grand Canonical Density Functional Theory Calculations, ACS Catalysis 2024, 14, 8549–8560. (IF=13.1)
28.Y. Jia, D. Li, C. Liu, T. Song, L. Duan, F. Li, F. Li, Y. Ji*, L. Sun*, K. Fan*, Regulating Cu Oxidation State for Electrocatalytic CO2 Conversion into CO with Near‐Unity Selectivity via Oxygen Spillover, Small 2024, 20, 2402537. (IF=12.1)
29.J. Li†, F. Zhang†, H. Xiong, Y. Cai, B. Zhang*, Molecular catalysts for electrocatalytic ammonia oxidation, Science China Chemistry 2024, 67, 3976–3993. (IF=9.8)
30.Y. Ding†, J. Du†, T. Wang, L. Sun*, Identifying the Active Site of Water Oxidation Catalyst Based on Defective Fe-Doped Ni Oxyhydroxide, CCS Chemistry 2024, 6, 365–376. (IF=9.2)
31.Z. Chen, T. Wang*, Toward High-Performance Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis by Circumventing the Surface H-Mediated N2 Reduction, JACS Au 2024, 4, 4023–4031. (IF=8.7)
32.G. Xu, L. Sun, T. Wang*, Demagnetizing Ferromagnetic Catalysts to the Sabatier Optimal of Haber–Bosch Process, JACS Au 2024, 4, 1405–1412. (IF=8.7)
33.P. Li, K. Wang, B. Zhang*, Electrosynthesis of Amino Acids from Biomass and Nitrate at Industrial Current Densities Using Porous PbBi Electrodes, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2024, 16, 57171–57179. (IF=8.2)
34.C. Han, T. Wang*, Understanding the catalytic performances of metal-doped Ta2O5 catalysts for acidic oxygen evolution reaction with computations, Chemical Science 2024, 15, 14371–14378. (IF=7.5)
35.Y. Chen†, Y. Liu†, G. Xu†, T. Wang*, Diverse effects of ferromagnetic-paramagnetic phase transition on the activity and selectivity of ferromagnetic catalysts, Journal of Catalysis 2024, 439, 115749. (IF=6.5)
36.Y. Ding†, Y. Li†, L. Wang, B. Chai, Y. Jia, L. Sun*, K. Fan, * Reconstruction of Bi2S3 in CO2 Electroreduction via Topotactic Transformation, ACS Applied Energy Materials 2024, 7, 5418–5425. (IF=5.6)
37.Z. He†, Y. Liu†, T. Wang*, Identification of Ni3Fe alloy as a candidate catalyst for quinoline selective hydrogenation with computations, Catalysis Science & Technology 2024, 14, 7134–7139. (IF=4.3)
38.H. Lee†, G. Ding†, L. Wang, L. Sun*, A Chalcogenide‐Derived NiFe2O4 as Highly Efficient and Stable Anode for Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis, Chemistry – A European Journal 2024, 31, e202403198. (IF=3.7)
39.Y. Song, Z. Wei, W. Shi, B. Zhang*, Benchmarking commercial RuO2 for acidic water oxidation, Next Materials 2025, 6, 100289. (IF=3.35)
40.C. Liu†, Y. Liu†, G. Xu, T. Wang*, Associative-Distal Mechanism of the Haber–Bosch Process on a Ferrierite Catalyst with Spatially Isolated Dual Molybdenum Sites, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2024, 128, 6711–6718. (IF=3.2)
1.T. Liu, L. Sun*, Proton transfer regulating in catalytic water oxidation by Ru-complexes: second coordination sphere and beyond, Science Bulletin 2023, 68, 854–856. (IF=21.1)
2.G. Xu, T. Wang*, Fewer false positives in electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction by synergizing theory and experiment, Nature Computational Science 2023, 3, 994–997. (IF=18.3)
3.D. Chen, Y. Ding, X. Cao, L. Wang, H. Lee, G. Lin, W. Li, G. Ding, L. Sun*, Highly Efficient Biomass Upgrading by a Ni−Cu Electrocatalyst Featuring Passivation of Water Oxidation Activity, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2023, 62, e202309478. (IF=17)
4.Z. Li, L. Wang, T. Wang, L. Sun, W. Yang*, Steering the Dynamics of Reaction Intermediates and Catalyst Surface during Electrochemical Pulsed CO2 Reduction for Enhanced C2+ Selectivity, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2023, 145, 20655–20664. (IF=15.7)
5.Y. Zhao†, Y. Ding†, W. Li, C. Liu, Y. Li, Z. Zhao, Y. Shan, F. Li, L. Sun*, F. Li*, Efficient urea electrosynthesis from carbon dioxide and nitrate via alternating Cu–W bimetallic C–N coupling sites, Nature Communications 2023, 14, 4491. (IF=15.7)
6.B. Jia†, Z. Chen†, C. Li, Z. Li, X. Zhou, T. Wang, W. Yang, L. Sun, B. Zhang*, Indium Cyanamide for Industrial-Grade CO2 Electroreduction to Formic Acid, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2023, 145, 14101–14111. (IF=15.7)
7.T. Liu, S. Zhan, N. Shen, L. Wang, Z. Szabó, H. Yang, M. S. G. Ahlquist, L. Sun*, Bioinspired Active Site with a Coordination-Adaptive Organosulfonate Ligand for Catalytic Water Oxidation at Neutral pH, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2023, 145, 11818–11828. (IF=15.7)
8.W. Zhao†, G. Xu†, Z. He, C. Cai, F. Abild-Pedersen, T. Wang*, Toward Carbon Monoxide Methanation at Mild Conditions on Dual-Site Catalysts, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2023, 145, 8726–8733. (IF=15.7)
9.Y. Guo, J. Messinger*, L. Kloo, L. Sun*, Alternative Mechanism for O2 Formation in Natural Photosynthesis via Nucleophilic Oxo–Oxo Coupling, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2023, 145, 4129–4141. (IF=15.7)
10.Y. Jia†, Y. Ding†, T. Song, Y. Xu, Y. Li, L. Duan, F. Li, L. Sun*, K. Fan*, Dynamic Surface Reconstruction of Amphoteric Metal (Zn, Al) Doped Cu2O for Efficient Electrochemical CO2 Reduction to C2+ Products, Advanced Science 2023, 10, 2303726. (IF=14.1)
11.J. Du†, D. Chen†, Y. Ding, L. Wang, F. Li, L. Sun*, Highly Stable and Efficient Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalyst Based on Co Oxides Decorated with Ultrafine Ru Nanoclusters, Small 2023, 19, 2207611. (IF=12.1)
12.Z.-Y. Xia, W. Zhang, C. Chen, H.-X. Wang, L.-Q. Wang, Y.-W. Miao, X.-D. Ding, L.-C. Sun*, M. Cheng*, Improving performance of Cs2AgBiBr6 solar cell through constructing gradient energy level with deep-level hole transport material, Rare Metals 2023, 42, 3004–3012. (IF=11)
13.L. Fan, Y. Song, F. Zhang, B. J. J. Timmer, A. Kravberg, B. Zhang*, L. Sun, Holistic functional biomimetics: a key to make an efficient electrocatalyst for water oxidation, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2023, 11, 10669–10676. (IF=9.5)
14.C. Liu†, G. Xu†, T. Wang*, Theoretical Approach toward a Mild Condition Haber–Bosch Process on the Zeolite Catalyst with Confined Dual Active Sites, JACS Au 2023, 3, 3374–3380. (IF=8.7)
15.C. Tao, Y. Jiang*, Y. Ding, B. Jia, R. Liu, P. Li, W. Yang, L. Xia, L. Sun, B. Zhang*, Surface Reconstruction and Passivation of BiVO4 Photoanodes Depending on the “Structure Breaker” Cs+, JACS Au 2023, 3, 1851–1863. (IF=8.7)
16.J. Du†, Y. Ding†, Y. Guo, L. Sun*, F. Li*, Iron atomic cluster supported on Co/NC having superior water oxidation activity over iron single atom, iScience 2023, 26, 107339. (IF=4.1)
1.H. Yang, F. Li, S. Zhan, Y. Liu, W. Li, Q. Meng, A. Kravchenko, T. Liu, Y. Yang, Y. Fang, L. Wang, J. Guan, I. Furó, M. S. G. Ahlquist, L. Sun*, Intramolecular hydroxyl nucleophilic attack pathway by a polymeric water oxidation catalyst with single cobalt sites, Nature Catalysis 2022, 5, 414–429. (IF=44.6)
2.Y. Shang†, Y. Ding†, P. Zhang, M. Wang, Y. Jia, Y. Xu, Y. Li, K. Fan*, L. Sun, Pyrrolic N or pyridinic N: The active center of N-doped carbon for CO2 reduction, Chinese Journal of Catalysis 2022, 43, 2405–2413. (IF=17.7)
3.G. Wang†, Z. Chen†, T. Wang*, D. Wang*, J. Mao*, P and Cu Dual Sites on Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction to Hydrocarbon Fuels with High C2H6 Evolution, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2022, 61, e202210789. (IF=17)
4.Z. Yao, F. Zhang, L. He, X. Bi, Y. Guo, Y. Guo, L. Wang, X. Wan, Y. Chen*, L. Sun*, Pyrene-Based Dopant-Free Hole-Transport Polymers with Fluorine-Induced Favorable Molecular Stacking Enable Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2022, 61, e202201847. (IF=17)
5.G. Xu†, C. Cai†, T. Wang*, Toward Sabatier Optimal for Ammonia Synthesis with Paramagnetic Phase of Ferromagnetic Transition Metal Catalysts, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2022, 144, 23089–23095. (IF=15.7)
6.Y. Guo, J. Messinger*, L. Kloo*, L. Sun*, Reversible Structural Isomerization of Nature's Water Oxidation Catalyst Prior to O-O Bond Formation, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2022, 144, 11736–11747. (IF=15.7)
7.Y. Liu, W. Yang*, Q. Chen, D. A. Cullen, Z. Xie, T. Lian*, Pt Particle Size Affects Both the Charge Separation and Water Reduction Efficiencies of CdS–Pt Nanorod Photocatalysts for Light Driven H2 Generation, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2022, 144, 2705–2715. (IF=15.7)
8.T. Liu, L. Sun*, The future challenges in molecular water oxidation catalysts, Journal of Energy Chemistry 2022, 73, 643–645. (IF=14.9)
9.Z. Chen†, C. Liu†, L. Sun, T. Wang*, Progress of Experimental and Computational Catalyst Design for Electrochemical Nitrogen Fixation, ACS Catalysis 2022, 12, 8936–8975. (IF=13.1)
10.S. Xu†, Y. Ding†, J. Du, Y. Zhu, G. Liu, Z. Wen, X. Liu, Y. Shi, H. Gao, L. Sun*, F. Li*, Immobilization of Iron Phthalocyanine on Pyridine-Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes for Efficient Nitrogen Reduction Reaction, ACS Catalysis 2022, 12, 5502–5509. (IF=13.1)
11.X. Liu, C. Cai, W. Zhao, H.-J. Peng*, T. Wang*, Machine Learning-Assisted Screening of Stepped Alloy Surfaces for C1 Catalysis, ACS Catalysis 2022, 12, 4252–4260. (IF=13.1)
12.K. Fan*, H. Zou, Y. Ding, N. V. R. A. Dharanipragada, L. Fan, A. K. Inge, L. Duan, B. Zhang, L. Sun*, Sacrificial W Facilitates Self‐Reconstruction with Abundant Active Sites for Water Oxidation, Small 2022, 18, 2107249. (IF=12.1)
13.Y. Chen†, J. Pei†, Z. Chen†, A. Li, S. Ji, H. Rong, Q. Xu, T. Wang*, A. Zhang, H. Tang, J. Zhu, X. Han, Z. Zhuang, G. Zhou, D. Wang*, Pt Atomic Layers with Tensile Strain and Rich Defects Boost Ethanol Electrooxidation, Nano Letters 2022, 22, 7563–7571. (IF=9.1)
14.M. Qu†, Z. Chen†, Z. Sun†, D. Zhou, W. Xu, H. Tang, H. Gu, T. Liang, P. Hu, G. Li, Y. Wang, Z. Chen*, T. Wang*, B. Jia*, Rational design of asymmetric atomic Ni-P1N3 active sites for promoting electrochemical CO2 reduction, Nano Research 2022, 16, 2170–2176. (IF=9)
15.J. Huang†, Z. Chen†, J. Cai, Y. Jin, T. Wang*, J. Wang*, Activating copper oxide for stable electrocatalytic ammonia oxidation reaction via in-situ introducing oxygen vacancies, Nano Research 2022, 15, 5987–5994. (IF=9)
16.G. Ding†, H. Lee†, Z. Li, J. Du, L. Wang, D. Chen, L. Sun*, Highly Efficient and Durable Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzer Enabled by a Fe–Ni3S2 Anode Catalyst, Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research 2022, 4, 2200130. (IF=5.7)
17.M. Zhai, Y. Miao, H. Wang, L. Wang*, X. Ding, C. Chen, M. Cheng*, Rational design of phenothiazine-based hole transport material with fluorene-containing asymmetric peripheral donor group for perovskite solar cells, Dyes and Pigments 2022, 202, 110279. (IF=4.2)
18.T. Liu, G. Li, N. Shen, L. Wang, B. J. J. Timmer, A. Kravchenko, S. Zhou, Y. Gao, Y. Yang, H. Yang, B. Xu, B. Zhang, M. S. G. Ahlquist, L. Sun*, Promoting Proton Transfer and Stabilizing Intermediates in Catalytic Water Oxidation via Hydrophobic Outer Sphere Interactions, Chemistry – A European Journal 2022, 28, e202104562. (IF=3.7)
19.Z. Chen, C. Cai, T. Wang*, Identification of Copper as an Ideal Catalyst for Electrochemical Alkyne Semi-hydrogenation, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2022, 126, 3037–3042. (IF=3.2)
1.J. Du, F. Li*, L. Sun*, Metal–organic frameworks and their derivatives as electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction, Chemical Society Reviews 2021, 50, 2663–2695. (IF=39.3)
2.J. Pei†, T. Wang†, R. Sui, X. Zhang, D. Zhou, F. Qin, X. Zhao, Q. Liu, W. Yan, J. Dong, L. Zheng, A. Li, J. Mao, W. Zhu, W. Chen*, Z. Zhuang*, N-Bridged Co–N–Ni: new bimetallic sites for promoting electrochemical CO2 reduction, Energy & Environmental Science 2021, 14, 3019–3028. (IF=31)
3.J. Du, H. Yang, L. Sun*, 2D materials for solar fuels via artificial photosynthesis, National Science Review 2021, 9, nwab116. (IF=17.1)
4.Y. Zhao, F. Li*, W. Li, Y. Li, C. Liu, Z. Zhao, Y. Shan, Y. Ji, L. Sun*, Identification of M‐NH2‐NH2 Intermediate and Rate Determining Step for Nitrogen Reduction with Bioinspired Sulfur‐Bonded FeW Catalyst, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2021, 60, 20331–20341. (IF=17)
5.B. J. J. Timmer, O. Kravchenko, T. Liu, B. Zhang, L. Sun*, Off‐Set Interactions of Ruthenium–bda Type Catalysts for Promoting Water‐Splitting Performance, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2021, 60, 14504–14511. (IF=17)
6.H. Rui†, J. Shen†, Z. Yu*, L. Li, H. Han, L. Sun*, Stable Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Copper(II/I) Redox Mediators Bearing a Pentadentate Ligand, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2021, 60, 16156–16163. (IF=17)
7.J. Yang†, L. Wang†, S. Zhan†, H. Zou, H. Chen, M. r. S. G. Ahlquist, L. Duan*, L. Sun*, From Ru-bda to Ru-bds: a step forward to highly efficient molecular water oxidation electrocatalysts under acidic and neutral conditions, Nature Communications 2021, 12, 373. (IF=15.7)
8.L. Zhang, Z. Chen, Z. Liu, J. Bu, W. Ma, C. Yan, R. Bai, J. Lin, Q. Zhang, J. Liu, T. Wang*, J. Zhang*, Efficient electrocatalytic acetylene semihydrogenation by electron-rich metal sites in N-heterocyclic carbene metal complexes, Nature Communications 2021, 12, 6574. (IF=15.7)
9.T. Wang*, J. Sha, M. Sabbe, P. Sautet*, M. Pera-Titus*, C. Michel*, Identification of active catalysts for the acceptorless dehydrogenation of alcohols to carbonyls, Nature Communications 2021, 12, 5100. (IF=15.7)
10.Z. Chen, J. Zhao, Y. Jiao, T. Wang*, L. Yin*, Achieving efficient N2 electrochemical reduction by stabilizing the N2H* intermediate with the frustrated Lewis pairs, Journal of Energy Chemistry 2021, 66, 628–634. (IF=14.9)
11.T. Wu, L. Wang, R. Zhao, R. Zhuang, K. Zhao, G. Liu, J. Huang, L. Sun*, Y. Hua*, Highly stable perovskite solar cells with a novel Ni-based metal organic complex as dopant-free hole-transporting material, Journal of Energy Chemistry 2021, 65, 312–318. (IF=14.9)
12.Z. Liu†, Z. Chen†, J. Bu, W. Ma, L. Zhang, H. Zhong, L. Cheng, S. Li, T. Wang*, J. Zhang*, Metal phthalocyanines as efficient electrocatalysts for acetylene semihydrogenation, Chemical Engineering Journal 2021, 431, 134129. (IF=13.2)
13.T. Wang, X. Cui*, K. T. Winther, F. Abild-Pedersen*, T. Bligaard*, J. K. Nørskov, Theory-Aided Discovery of Metallic Catalysts for Selective Propane Dehydrogenation to Propylene, ACS Catalysis 2021, 11, 6290–6297. (IF=13.1)
14.Y. Li†, S. Zhan†, L. Tong, W. Li, Y. Zhao, Z. Zhao, C. Liu, M. S. G. Ahlquist, F. Li*, L. Sun*, Switching the O-O Bond Formation Pathways of Ru-pda Water Oxidation Catalyst by Third Coordination Sphere Engineering, Research 2021, 2021. (IF=10.9)
15.W. Ma†, Z. Chen†, J. Bu, Z. Liu, J. Li, C. Yan, L. Cheng, L. Zhang, H. Zhang, J. Zhang*, T. Wang*, J. Zhang*, π-Adsorption promoted electrocatalytic acetylene semihydrogenation on single-atom Ni dispersed N-doped carbon, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2021, 10, 6122–6128. (IF=9.5)
16.K. Fan†, H. Zou†, N. V. R. A. Dharanipragada, L. Fan, A. K. Inge, L. Duan, B. Zhang*, L. Sun*, Surface and bulk reconstruction of CoW sulfides during pH-universal electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2021, 9, 11359–11369. (IF=9.5)
17.T. Liu†, G. Li†, N. Shen†, L. Wang, B. J. J. Timmer, S. Zhou, B. Zhang, A. Kravchenko, B. Xu, M. S. G. Ahlquist, L. Sun*, Isolation and Identification of Pseudo Seven-Coordinate Ru(III) Intermediate Completing the Catalytic Cycle of Ru-bda Type of Water Oxidation Catalysts, CCS Chemistry 2021, 4, 2481–2490. (IF=9.2)
18.T. Wang*, F. Abild-Pedersen*, Achieving industrial ammonia synthesis rates at near-ambient conditions through modified scaling relations on a confined dual site, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2021, 118, e2106527118. (IF=9.1)
19.T. Wang†, G. Li†, X. Cui*, F. Abild-Pedersen*, Identification of earth-abundant materials for selective dehydrogenation of light alkanes to olefins, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2021, 118, e2024666118. (IF=9.1)
20.Y. Zhang†, L. Ran†, Z. Li, P. Zhai, B. Zhang, Z. Fan, C. Wang, X. Zhang, J. Hou*, L. Sun*, Simultaneously Efficient Solar Light Harvesting and Charge Transfer of Hollow Octahedral Cu2S/CdS p–n Heterostructures for Remarkable Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation, Transactions of Tianjin University 2021, 27, 348–357. (IF=8.5)
21.X. Wu*, H. Liu, F. Li, L. Lu, W. Li, L. Feng, L. Sun*, Exploration of electrocatalytic water oxidation properties of NiFe catalysts doped with nonmetallic elements (P, S, Se), International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2021, 46, 38992–39002. (IF=8.3)
22.Z. Fang, P. Zhang*, M. Wang, F. Li, X. Wu, K. Fan, L. Sun*, Selective Electro-oxidation of Alcohols to the Corresponding Aldehydes in Aqueous Solution via Cu(III) Intermediates from CuO Nanorods, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2021, 9, 11855–11861. (IF=7.3)
23.R. Zhao, L. Wang, J. Huang, X. Miao, L. Sun*, Y. Hua*, Y. Wang*, Amino-capped zinc oxide modified tin oxide electron transport layer for efficient perovskite solar cells, Cell Reports Physical Science 2021, 2, 100590. (IF=7.3)
24.X. Jiang†, Y. Ding†, S. Zheng, Y. Ye, Z. Li*, L. Xu, J. Wang, Z. Li, X. J. Loh, E. Ye*, L. Sun*, In-Situ Generated CsPbBr3 Nanocrystals on O-Defective WO3 for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction, ChemSusChem 2022, 15, e202102295. (IF=6.6)
25.P. Zhang*, T. Song, D. Zheng, F. Li, X. Wu, K. Fan, L. Sun*, NiIII-rich NiFeBa as an Efficient Catalyst for Water Oxidation, ChemSusChem 2021, 14, 2516–2520. (IF=6.6)
26.D. He†, T. Wang†, T. Li, X. Wang, H. Wang*, X. Dai, F. Shi*, Efficient hydrogenation catalyst designing via preferential adsorption sites construction towards active copper, Journal of Catalysis 2021, 400, 397–406. (IF=6.5)
27.T. Liu, G. Li, N. Shen, M. S. G. Ahlquist, L. Sun*, Hydrophobic Interactions of Ru-bda-Type Catalysts for Promoting Water Oxidation Activity, Energy & Fuels 2021, 35, 19096–19103. (IF=5.3)
28.Q. Meng, B. Zhang*, H. Yang, C. Liu, Y. Li, A. Kravchenko, X. Sheng, L. Fan, F. Li, L. Sun*, Remarkable synergy of borate and interfacial hole transporter on BiVO4 photoanodes for photoelectrochemical water oxidation, Materials Advances 2021, 2, 4323–4332. (IF=4.7)
29.T. Wu, W. Ni, G. G. Gurzadyan*, L. Sun*, Singlet fission from upper excited singlet states and polaron formation in rubrene film, RSC Advances 2021, 11, 4639–4645. (IF=4.6)
30.B. Zhang, S. Cao, Y. Wu, P. Zhai, Z. Li, Y. Zhang, Z. Fan, C. Wang, X. Zhang, J. Hou*, L. Sun*, Metal-Organic-Framework-Derived Bismuth Nanosheets for Electrochemical and Solar-Driven Electrochemical CO2 Reduction to Formate, ChemElectroChem 2021, 8, 880–886. (IF=2.4)
1.Y. Guo†, Z. Yao†, S. Zhan†, B. J. J. Timmer, C.-W. Tai, X. Li, Z. Xie, Q. Meng, L. Fan, F. Zhang, M. S. G. Ahlquist, M. Cuartero, G. A. Crespo, L. Sun*, Molybdenum and boron synergistically boosting efficient electrochemical nitrogen fixation, Nano Energy 2020, 78, 105391. (IF=17.1)
2.F. Li†*, H. Yang†, Q. Zhuo, D. Zhou, X. Wu, P. Zhang, Z. Yao, L. Sun*, A Cobalt@Cucurbit[5]uril Complex as a Highly Efficient Supramolecular Catalyst for Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2020, 60, 1976–1985. (IF=17)
3.Z. Yao†, F. Zhang†, Y. Guo†, H. Wu, L. He, Z. Liu, B. Cai, Y. Guo, C. J. Brett, Y. Li, C. V. Srambickal, X. Yang, G. Chen, J. Widengren, D. Liu, J. M. Gardner, L. Kloo, L. Sun*, Conformational and Compositional Tuning of Phenanthrocarbazole-Based Dopant-Free Hole-Transport Polymers Boosting the Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2020, 142, 17681–17692. (IF=15.7)
4.Y. Guo†, B. Zhang†, L. Kloo*, L. Sun*, Necessity of structural rearrangements for O O bond formation between O5 and W2 in photosystem II, Journal of Energy Chemistry 2020, 57, 436–442. (IF=14.9)
5.B. L. Su*, B. Han*, H. Liu*, L. Sun*, Z. K. Xie*, Editorial for the Special Issue of ChemSusChem on Green Carbon Science: CO2 Capture and Conversion, ChemSusChem 2020, 13, 6051–6053. (IF=6.6)
6.L. Fan, B. Zhang, Z. Qiu, N. V. R. A. Dharanipragada, B. J. J. Timmer, F. Zhang, X. Sheng, T. Liu, Q. Meng, A. K. Inge, T. Edvinsson, L. Sun*, Molecular Functionalization of NiO Nanocatalyst for Enhanced Water Oxidation by Electronic Structure Engineering, ChemSusChem 2020, 13, 5901–5909. (IF=6.6)
7.B. J. J. Timmer, O. Kravchenko, B. Zhang, T. Liu, L. Sun*, Electronic Influence of the 2, 2′-Bipyridine-6, 6′-dicarboxylate Ligand in Ru-Based Molecular Water Oxidation Catalysts, Inorganic Chemistry 2020, 60, 1202–1207. (IF=4.7)