基于仿生原理，专注于碱性电解水制氢体系中，高性能阴离子交换膜（AEM）的分子设计、精准合成及产业化应用，结合非贵金属催化剂，耦合可再生能源，探索提升电解制氢的经济性、稳定性。所研究开发AEM材料也拓展应用于燃料电池、二氧化碳资源化利用等碳中和领域，是实现能源转化关键材料和研究方向。

代表作：

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. 10.1002/anie.202400764.

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, e202405738. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202405738.

Qinglu Liu, Tang Tang, Ziyu Tian, Shiwen Ding, Linqin Wang, Dexin Chen, Zhiwei Wang, Wentao Zheng, Husileng Lee, Xingyu Lu, Xiaohe Miao, Lin Liu, Licheng Sun* A high-performance watermelon skin ion-solvating membrane for electrochemical CO₂ reduction, nature communications, 2024, 15, 6722, 10.1038/s41467-024-51139-6.

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. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4EE02428A.

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. 10.1002/anie.202503715

Q. Zhang, R. Ren, L. Yin, L. Sun, Alkali-Stable Cations and Anion Exchange Membranes, Chemistry—A European Journal 2025, 31, e202404264. 10.1002/chem.202404264.

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.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2025.124300.

OER & HER

   实验室以催化新材料赋能可持续未来，重点聚焦AEM-WE领域中非贵金属OER和HER催化剂的从零设计与宏量制备，以低成本、高性能和高稳定性为研究导向，潜心开发新型催化剂的合成路径与结构设计，力求突破传统贵金属材料资源与成本瓶颈；通过与先进膜材料协同集成，积极推动电解水制绿氢、二氧化碳还原、燃料电池等清洁能源战略转型。

OER:

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, and L. Sun*. Seed-assisted formation of NiFe anode catalysts for anion exchange membrane water electrolysis at industrial-scale current density. Nature Catalysis, 2024, 7(8), 944-952. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-024-01209-1

W. Li, Y. Ding, Y. Zhao, Z. Li, G. Lin, L. Wang, and L. Sun*. Zwitterion‐Modified NiFe OER Catalyst Achieving Ultra‐Stable Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis via Dynamic Alkaline Microenvironment Engineering. Angewandte Chemie, 2025, 137, e202505924. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202505924

S. Ding, Z. Li, G. Lin, L. Wang, A. Dong, and L. Sun*. Enhancing Mass Transfer in Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis by Overlaid Nickel Mesh Substrate. ACS Energy letters, 2024, 9, 8, 3719–3726. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.4c01568

J. Du, Z. Li, L. Wang, Y. Ding, W. Ye, W. Yang, and 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. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202416661

HER:

A. Dong, G. Lin, Z. Li, W. Wu, X. Cao, W. Li, L. Wang, Y. Zhao, D. Chen, and 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. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-59933-6

G. Lin, A. Dong, Z. Li, W. Li, X. Cao, Y. Zhao, L. Wang, and 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. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202507525

H. Lee, G. Ding, L. Wang, Y. Ding, T. Tang, and 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. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202502478

AEM beyond

使用阴离子交换膜电解槽作为反应器，通过耦合可再生能源，利用水作为氧源和氢源驱动有机底物氧化与还原制备高附加值化学品（例如呋喃二甲酸、呋喃二甲醇、NADH等）。重点开发新型高活性催化剂，发展高效能电解槽反应器并结合课题组特色的阴离子交换膜，最终实现具有实际应用前景的AEM电解槽绿色电化学合成新范式。

   

代表作：

1.Chen, D.; Ding, Y.; Cao, X.; Wang, L.; Lee, H.; Lin, G.; Li, W.; Ding, G.; Sun, L.*, Highly Efficient Biomass Upgrading by a Ni−Cu Electrocatalyst Featuring Passivation of Water Oxidation Activity. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62 (37), e202309478. (https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202309478.)

2.Cao, X.; Ding, Y.; Chen, D.; Ye, W.; Yang, W.; Sun, L.*, Cluster-Level Heterostructure of PMo₁₂/Cu for Efficient and Selective Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation of High-Concentration 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146 (36), 25125–25136. (https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c08205.)

3.Chen, D.; Li, W.; Liu, J.; Sun, L.*, Bio-Inspired Proton Relay for Promoting Continuous 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Electrooxidation in a Flowing System. Energy Environ. Sci. 2025, 18 (7), 3120–3128. (https://doi.org/10.1039/D4EE05745G.)

4.Ding, G.; Lee, H.; Cao, X.; Li, Z.; Liu, J.; Wang, L.; Ding, Y.; Yin, L.; Sun, L.*, 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Oxidation in Scaled Anion Exchange Membrane Electrolyzer with NiCuO_x Catalyst. ACS Energy Lett. 2025, 571–578. (https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.4c03257.)

5.Chen, D.; Ding, Y.; Cao, X.; Sun, L.*, Heterostructured Ni-Co Electrocatalyst with Enhanced Interfacial Charge Transfer for Efficient Biomass Upgrading. Appl. Catal., B 2025, 378, 125539. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2025.125539.)

6.Sun, S.; Wu, Y.; Ding Y.; Wang L.; Cao, X.; Sun, L.*, Facet-Engineered Copper Electrocatalysts Enable Sustainable NADH Regeneration with High Efficiency J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 16630-16641. (https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c04431.)