Jun Gu

@epfl.ch

Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)

EDUCATION

Postdoc.: From November, 2016
Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Advisor: Professor Xile Hu

Ph. D.: September 2011 —— July 2016
Peking University, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
Advisor: Professor Ya-Wen Zhang, Professor Chun-Hua Yan

B.S.: September 2007 —— July 2011
Peking University, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Inorganic chemistry; Electrochemistry; Nanomaterials; Catalytic chemistry

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RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Surface-immobilized cross-linked cationic polyelectrolyte enables CO₂ reduction with metal cation-free acidic electrolyte
HG Qin, YF Du, YY Bai, FZ Li, X Yue, H Wang, JZ Peng, J Gu
Nature Communications 14 (1), 5640 2023

Strategies for efficient CO2 electroreduction in acidic conditions
X Zou, J Gu
Chinese Journal of Catalysis 52, 14-31 2023

Carbon-Conjugated Co Complexes as Model Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction
Q Sun, Q Wang, F Li, Y Liu, X Li, Z Zhu, J Chen, YK Peng, J Gu
Catalysts 13 (2), 330 2023

Metal–N₄ model single‐atom catalyst with electroneutral quadri‐pyridine macrocyclic ligand for CO₂ electroreduction
JZ Peng, YL Li, YT Cheng, FZ Li, B Cao, Q Wang, X Yue, GT Lai, ...
Carbon Energy, e506 2023

Cation modified Fe–N–C catalyst for the electrochemical reduction of nitrate in solutions of low ionic strength
LF Yang, HG Qin, FZ Li, JZ Peng, J Gu
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers 10 (3), 942-951 2023

Quantitative Understanding of Cation Effects on the Electrochemical Reduction of CO₂ and H⁺ in Acidic Solution
HG Qin, FZ Li, YF Du, LF Yang, H Wang, YY Bai, M Lin, J Gu
ACS Catalysis 13 (2), 916-926 2022

Designing Cu-Based Tandem Catalysts for CO₂ Electroreduction Based on Mass Transport of CO Intermediate
B Cao, FZ Li, J Gu
ACS Catalysis 12 (15), 9735-9752 2022

Modulating electric field distribution by alkali cations for CO₂ electroreduction in strongly acidic medium
J Gu, S Liu, W Ni, W Ren, S Haussener, X Hu
Nature Catalysis 5 (4), 268-276 2022

Double bridged μ2-Halide Cu (II) complexes for the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2
M Sadehvand, A Amiri, FF Tirani, J Gu, K Schenk-Jo
Electrochimica Acta 321, 134675 2019

Atomically dispersed Fe3+ sites catalyze efficient CO2 electroreduction to CO
J Gu, CS Hsu, L Bai, HM Chen, X Hu
Science 364 (6445), 1091-1094 2019

Homogeneous Reactions Limit the Efficiency of Gold Electrodes in CO₂ Electroreduction<?ACS-CT-END-Insert?>
J Gu, X Hu
ACS central science 5 (6), 933-935 2019

Densely Packed, Ultra Small SnO Nanoparticles for Enhanced Activity and Selectivity in Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction
J Gu, F Hroguel, J Luterbacher, X Hu
Angewandte Chemie 130 (11), 2993-2997 2018

Solvent-induced surface hydroxylation of a layered perovskite Sr 3 FeCoO 7− δ for enhanced oxygen evolution catalysis
K Xu, F Song, J Gu, X Xu, Z Liu, X Hu
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 6 (29), 14240-14245 2018

Heterogeneous synergistic catalysis by Ru-RuO_x nanoparticles for Se–Se bond activation
M Lin, L Kang, J Gu, L Dai, S Tang, T Zhang, Y Wang, L Li, X Zheng, ...
Nano Research 10, 922-932 2017

Chemical insights into the design and development of face-centered cubic ruthenium catalysts for Fischer–Tropsch synthesis
WZ Li, JX Liu, J Gu, W Zhou, SY Yao, R Si, Y Guo, HY Su, CH Yan, WX Li, ...
Journal of the American Chemical Society 139 (6), 2267-2276 2017

Moderate oxidation levels of Ru nanoparticles enhance molecular oxygen activation for cross-dehydrogenative-coupling reactions via single electron transfer
M Lin, LX Dai, J Gu, LQ Kang, YH Wang, R Si, ZQ Zhao, WC Liu, X Fu, ...
RSC advances 7 (53), 33078-33085 2017

Iridium ultrasmall nanoparticles, worm-like chain nanowires, and porous nanodendrites: One-pot solvothermal synthesis and catalytic CO oxidation activity
T Zhang, SC Li, W Zhu, J Ke, JW Yu, ZP Zhang, LX Dai, J Gu, YW Zhang
Surface Science 648, 319-327 2016

Synthesis and self-organization of azobenzene containing hemiphasmidic side-chain liquid-crystalline polymers with different spacer lengths
YS Xu, D Shi, J Gu, Z Lei, HL Xie, TP Zhao, S Yang, EQ Chen
Polymer Chemistry 7 (2), 462-473 2016

Robust phase control through hetero-seeded epitaxial growth for face-centered cubic Pt@ Ru nanotetrahedrons with superior hydrogen electro-oxidation activity
J Gu, Y Guo, YY Jiang, W Zhu, YS Xu, ZQ Zhao, JX Liu, WX Li, CH Jin, ...
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 119 (31), 17697-17706 2015

Shaped Pt-Ni nanocrystals with an ultrathin Pt-enriched shell derived from one-pot hydrothermal synthesis as active electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction
J Gu, G Lan, Y Jiang, Y Xu, W Zhu, C Jin, Y Zhang
Nano Research 8, 1480-1496 2015

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Atomically dispersed Fe3+ sites catalyze efficient CO2 electroreduction to CO
J Gu, CS Hsu, L Bai, HM Chen, X Hu
Science 364 (6445), 1091-1094 2019
Citations: 1206

Shape control of bimetallic nanocatalysts through well-designed colloidal chemistry approaches
J Gu, YW Zhang, FF Tao
Chemical Society Reviews 41 (24), 8050-8065 2012
Citations: 482

Modulating electric field distribution by alkali cations for CO₂ electroreduction in strongly acidic medium
J Gu, S Liu, W Ni, W Ren, S Haussener, X Hu
Nature Catalysis 5 (4), 268-276 2022
Citations: 246

Densely Packed, Ultra Small SnO Nanoparticles for Enhanced Activity and Selectivity in Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction
J Gu, F Hroguel, J Luterbacher, X Hu
Angewandte Chemie 130 (11), 2993-2997 2018
Citations: 239

Ru nanocrystals with shape-dependent surface-enhanced Raman spectra and catalytic properties: controlled synthesis and DFT calculations
AX Yin, WC Liu, J Ke, W Zhu, J Gu, YW Zhang, CH Yan
Journal of the American Chemical Society 134 (50), 20479-20489 2012
Citations: 222

Sodium doping controlled synthesis of monodisperse lanthanide oxysulfide ultrathin nanoplates guided by density functional calculations
Y Ding, J Gu, J Ke, YW Zhang, CH Yan
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 50 (51), 12330-12334 2011
Citations: 85

Liquid-Phase Syntheses and Material Properties of Two-Dimensional Nanocrystals of Rare Earth–Selenium Compound Containing Planar Se Layers: RESe₂ Nanosheets and RE₄O
J Gu, ZQ Zhao, Y Ding, HL Chen, YW Zhang, CH Yan
Journal of the American Chemical Society 135 (22), 8363-8371 2013
Citations: 66

Chemoaffinity-Mediated Synthesis of NaRES₂-Based Nanocrystals as Versatile Nano-Building Blocks and Durable Nano-Pigments
Y Ding, J Gu, T Zhang, AX Yin, L Yang, YW Zhang, CH Yan
Journal of the American Chemical Society 134 (6), 3255-3264 2012
Citations: 55

Designing Cu-Based Tandem Catalysts for CO₂ Electroreduction Based on Mass Transport of CO Intermediate
B Cao, FZ Li, J Gu
ACS Catalysis 12 (15), 9735-9752 2022
Citations: 50

Porous Pt–M (M= Cu, Zn, Ni) nanoparticles as robust nanocatalysts
SB Wang, W Zhu, J Ke, J Gu, AX Yin, YW Zhang, CH Yan
Chemical communications 49 (64), 7168-7170 2013
Citations: 29

Selective heteroepitaxial nanocrystal growth of rare earth fluorides on sodium chloride: synthesis and density functional calculations
F Wang, LD Sun, J Gu, YF Wang, W Feng, Y Yang, J Wang, CH Yan
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 35 (51), 8796-8799 2012
Citations: 28

Self-supported composites of thin Pt–Sn crosslinked nanowires for the highly chemoselective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde under ambient conditions
LX Dai, W Zhu, M Lin, ZP Zhang, J Gu, YH Wang, YW Zhang
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers 2 (10), 949-956 2015
Citations: 22

Experimental and theoretical studies on the controlled synthesis of alkali‐metal‐doped rare‐earth oxysulfide nanocrystals
T Zhang, J Gu, Y Ding, YW Zhang, CH Yan
ChemPlusChem 78 (6), 515-521 2013
Citations: 20

Pt/Ru/C nanocomposites for methanol electrooxidation: how Ru nanocrystals’ surface structure affects catalytic performance of deposited Pt particles
J Gu, WC Liu, ZQ Zhao, GX Lan, W Zhu, YW Zhang
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers 1 (1), 109-117 2014
Citations: 16

RESEARCH OUTPUTS (PATENTS, SOFTWARE, PUBLICATIONS, PRODUCTS)

1. Ding Ma, Ya-Wen Zhang, Jun Gu, Wei-Zhen Li, Chun-Hua Yan, Hydrothermal synthesis and application of a bimetallic Pt-Ru nanoparticles. Authorization number: CN104493193B.
2. Xile Hu, Jun Gu, Fe-N-C catalyst, method of preparation and uses thereof. European patent, application No. 18156529.2.