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55. W. Li, F. Li*, Y. Zhao, C. Liu, Y. Li, H. Yang, K. Fan, P. Zhang, Y. Shan, L. Sun, Promotion of the oxygen evolution performance of Ni-Fe layered hydroxides via the introduction of a proton-transfer mediator anion,Science China Chemistry 2021, 65, 382–39010.1007/s11426-021-1178-y.

54. J. Bu, Z. Liu, W. Ma, L. Zhang, T. Wang, H. Zhang, Q. Zhang, X. Feng*, J. Zhang*, Selective electrocatalytic semihydrogenation of acetylene impurities for the production of polymer-grade ethylene,Nature Catalysis 2021, 4, 557–56410.1038/s41929-021-00641-x.

53. 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, 657410.1038/s41467-021-26853-0.

52. 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, 1210.1038/s41467-020-20637-8.

51. P. Zhai, M. Xia, Y. Wu, G. Zhang, J. Gao, B. Zhang, S. Cao, Y. Zhang, Z. Li, Z. Fan, C. Wang, X. Zhang, J. T. Miller, L. Sun, J. Hou*, Engineering single-atomic ruthenium catalytic sites on defective nickel-iron layered double hydroxide for overall water splitting,Nature Communications 2021, 12, 458710.1038/s41467-021-24828-9..

50. 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, 1210.1038/s41467-021-25214-1.

49. X. Zhang, P. Zhai, Y. Zhang, Y. Wu, C. Wang, L. Ran, J. Gao, Z. Li, B. Zhang, Z. Fan, L. Sun, J. Hou*, Engineering Single-Atomic Ni-N₄-O Sites on Semiconductor Photoanodes for High-Performance Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting,Journal of the American Chemical Society 2021, 143, 20657–2066910.1021/jacs.1c07391.

48. L. Ran, S. Qiu, P. Zhai, Z. Li, J. Gao, X. Zhang, B. Zhang, C. Wang, L. Sun, J. Hou*, Conformal Macroporous Inverse Opal Oxynitride-Based Photoanode for Robust Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting,Journal of the American Chemical Society 2021, 143, 7402–741310.1021/jacs.1c00946.

47. C. Wang, P. Zhai, M. Xia, Y. Wu, B. Zhang, Z. Li, L. Ran, J. Gao*, X. Zhang, Z. Fan, L. Sun, J. Hou*, Engineering Lattice Oxygen Activation of Iridium Clusters Stabilized on Amorphous Bimetal Borides Array for Oxygen Evolution Reaction,Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2021, 60, 27126–2713410.1002/anie.202112870.

46. M. Borrelli, C. J. Querebillo, D. L. Pastoetter, T. Wang, A. Milani, C. Casari, H. Khoa Ly, F. He, Y. Hou, C. Neumann, A. Turchanin, H. Sun*, I. M. Weidinger*, X. Feng*, Thiophene‐Based Conjugated Acetylenic Polymers with Dual Active Sites for Efficient Co‐Catalyst‐Free Photoelectrochemical Water Reduction in Alkaline Medium,Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2021, 60, 18876–1888110.1002/anie.202104469.

45. 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, 16156–1616310.1002/anie.202104563.

44. 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, 20331–2034110.1002/anie.202104918.

43. 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, 14504–1451110.1002/anie.202101931.

42. 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, 11810.1073/pnas.2106527118.

41. 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, 11810.1073/pnas.2024666118.

40. J. Du, F. Li*, L. Sun*, Metal–organic frameworks and their derivatives as electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction,Chemical Society Reviews 2021, 50, 2663–269510.1039/d0cs01191f.

39. 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, 3019–302810.1039/d0ee03947k.

38. R. Zhao, L. Xie*, R. Zhuang, T. Wu, R. Zhao, L. Wang, L. Sun, Y. Hua*, Interfacial Defect Passivation and Charge Carrier Management for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells via a Highly Crystalline Small Molecule,ACS Energy Letters 2021, 6, 4209–421910.1021/acsenergylett.1c01898.

37. Y. Liu, G. Zhu, A. Li, J. Pei, Y. Zheng, W. Chen, J. Ding, W. Wu, T. Wang, D. Wang, J. Mao*, Transforming cobalt hydroxide nanowires into single atom site catalysts,Nano Energy 2021, 8310.1016/j.nanoen.2021.105799.

36. Y. Zhang, L. Ran, Y. Zhang, P. Zhai, Y. Wu, J. Gao, Z. Li, B. Zhang, C. Wang, Z. Fan, X. Zhang, J. Cao, D. Jin, L. Sun, J. Hou*, Two-Dimensional Defective Boron-Doped Niobic Acid Nanosheets for Robust Nitrogen Photofixation,ACS Nano 2021, 15, 17820–1783010.1021/acsnano.1c06017.

35. 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, 6290–629710.1021/acscatal.0c05711.

34. 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, 11359–1136910.1039/d1ta01177d.

33. Z. Zhao, S. Zhan, L. Feng, C. Liu, M. S. G. Ahlquist, X. Wu, K. Fan, F. Li*, L. Sun, Molecular Engineering of Photocathodes based on Polythiophene Organic Semiconductors for Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Generation,ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021, 13, 40602–4061110.1021/acsami.1c10561.

32. D. Zhou, K. Fan*, Q. Zhuo, Y. Zhao, L. Sun, In Situ Induced Crystalline–Amorphous Heterophase Junction by K⁺ to Improve Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation of BiVO₄,ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021, 13, 2723–273310.1021/acsami.0c19948.

31. 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, 2516–2520https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202100833.

30. 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, 397–40610.1016/j.jcat.2021.06.025.

29. 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, 202110.34133/2021/9851231.

28. 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, 11855–1186110.1021/acssuschemeng.1c03691.

27. G. Li, F. Li*, Y. Zhao, W. Li, Z. Zhao, Y. Li, H. Yang, K. Fan, P. Zhang, L. Sun, Selective Electrochemical Alkaline Seawater Oxidation Catalyzed by Cobalt Carbonate Hydroxide Nanorod Arrays with Sequential Proton-Electron Transfer Properties,ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2021, 9, 905–91310.1021/acssuschemeng.0c07953.

26. 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 2021, 57, 436–44210.1016/j.jechem.2020.09.008.

25. 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, 210.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100590.

24. W. Ni, Y. Wu, L. Sun, G. G. Gurzadyan*, Rubrene Nanoaggregate-Integrated CH₃NH₃PbI₃ Bilayer Film: Role of Singlet Fission and Photon Upconversion,ACS Applied Nano Materials 2021, 5, 801–80910.1021/acsanm.1c03517.

23. 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, 38992–3900210.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.08.235.

22. T. Zhao, W. Ni, C. Kloc, L. Sun, G. G. Gurzadyan*, Singlet Fission, Polaron Formation, and Energy Transfer in Indolo[3,2-b]carbazole Thin Films and Single Crystals,The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2021, 125, 18827–1883310.1021/acs.jpcc.1c05293.

21. Z. Zhang, W. Ni, L. Ma*, L. Sun, G. G. Gurzadyan*, Enhancement of Singlet Fission Yield by Hindering Excimer Formation in Perylene Film,The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2021, 126, 396–40310.1021/acs.jpcc.1c09166.

20. 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, 880–886https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202001613.

19. 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, 19096–1910310.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c02097.

18. W. Ni, G. G. Gurzadyan, L. Sun, M. F. Gelin*, Toward efficient photochemistry from upper excited electronic states: Detection of long S₂ lifetime of perylene,The Journal of Chemical Physics 2021, 15510.1063/5.0069398.

17. 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, 4639–464510.1039/d0ra10780h.

16. Y. Zhou, L. Ma, A. V. Lunchev, S. Long, T. Wu, W. Ni, A. C. Grimsdale, L. Sun, G. G. Gurzadyan*, Switching Pathways of Triplet State Formation by Twisted Intramolecular Charge Transfer,The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2021, 125, 12518–1252710.1021/acs.jpcb.1c07045.

15. X. Wu*, L. Lu, H. Liu, L. Feng, W. Li, L. Sun, Metalloid Te-Doped Fe-Based Catalysts Applied for Electrochemical Water Oxidation,ChemistrySelect 2021, 6, 6154–6158https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202101301.

14. J. Li, Y. Zhu, F. Li*, G. Liu, S. Xu, L. Sun, Dye-sensitized photoanode decorated with pyridine additives for efficient solar water oxidation,Chinese Journal of Catalysis 2021, 42, 1352–135910.1016/s1872-2067(20)63683-x.

13. 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, 348–35710.1007/s12209-021-00291-x.

12. 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, 4323–433210.1039/d1ma00344e.