本中心专注于碱性电解水制氢技术，自主研发的高性能阴离子交换膜（AEM）在碱性条件下展现出优异的稳定性，并支持非贵金属催化剂，耦合可再生能源，大幅提升电解制氢的经济性。此外，该AEM也适用于燃料电池、二氧化碳资源化利用等多个清洁能源领域，是实现能源转化与存储的关键材料，为推动氢能产业和低碳发展提供核心支撑。
发表文章：
1. L. Sun*, Towards rational design of high-performance anion exchange membranes, Science Bulletin 2025, 70, 1361–1363. (IF=21.1)
2. 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)
3. 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)
4. 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)
5. 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)
6. 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)
聚焦AEM-WE领域非金属析氢反应（HER）催化剂的重新设计和规模化制备，专注于开发低成本、高活性和高稳定性的新型催化剂，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、OER催化剂协同集成，积极推动绿色电能向绿色氢能的高效、稳定转化。
发表文章：
1. 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)
2. W. Shou, W. Zhao, Y. Liu, T. Wang*, Toward rational understanding of the hydrogen evolution polarization curves through multiscale simulations, Nature Communications 2025, 17, 802. (IF=15.7)
3. 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)
聚焦AEM-WE领域非贵金属析氧反应（OER）催化剂的从零设计与宏量制备，以低成本、易重复和可规模化为研究导向，潜心开发一系列具备自主知识产权的高活性、稳定性催化剂。所研发OER催化剂也拓展应用于碱性电解槽电解水制氢、二氧化碳电化学还原等碳中和领域。
发表文章：
1. 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 2026, 18, 120-127. (IF=20.7)
2. 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)
3. 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)
4. 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)
5. 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)
膜电极组件（MEA）是AEM-WE的核心器件，由OER、AEM、HER等关键材料经过有序组装构成，其构建稳定的三相界面，提供水分解反应场所，催化电化学反应、阻隔生成的气体产物，其性能直接决定了整个电解槽的效率、寿命和成本。因此，除了开发性能优异的催化剂、膜材料之外，通过MEA构型设计、封装组装、工况优化等多维度调控，从而构建一个稳定、高效且低成本的集成系统，是推动绿色制氢技术的商业化应用关键技术。
发表文章：
1. 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)
2. 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)
3. 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)
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。
发表文章：
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. 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)
3. 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)
4. 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)
5. 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)