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
Hydrogen storage system based on formic acid production from CO2 electroreduction in acidic media X Yang, HL Zhang, YY Bai, HG Qin, FZ Li, M Lin, J Gu Chem Catalysis 6 (4) , 2026 2026
Covalently Anchored Cationic Groups Tailor Electric Double Layer for Supporting‐Electrolyte‐Free CO 2 Reduction in Acidic Media X Zou, H Liu, G Lai, F Li, Y Xiao, Q Wang, YG Wang, J Gu Angewandte Chemie, e18465 , 2026 2026 Citations: 7
In Situ SERS Study of Electrocatalytic CO 2 RR on Au@Pd Bimetallic Catalysts: From Isolated Single Atoms to Monolayer of Pd N Hao, W Luo, W Song, K Liu, X Zhu, J Gu, H He, X Zhang, Z Lu, ... Aggregate 6 (11), e70190 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
Dimensionality Reduction of Metal–Organic Frameworks to Monolayers for Enhanced Electrocatalysis Z Yang, A Li, H Li, G Lai, Y Fu, Y Zhang, K Wang, S Zeng, L Xie, M Li, J Gu, ... Angewandte Chemie International Edition 64 (24), e202505399 , 2025 2025 Citations: 12
Bimetallic phthalocyanine catalyst for ammonia electrosynthesis from nitrate reduction across all pH ranges J Feng, Q Hu, X Yue, Q Chen, C Gao, J Gu, L Zhang, L Zhang, H Dai, ... Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy 366, 125027 , 2025 2025 Citations: 17
Development of electrolysis systems for ambient temperature CO2 reduction FZ Li, HG Qin, J Gu EnergyChem 7 (3), 100156 , 2025 2025 Citations: 11
Carbon Flow in Acidic CO 2 Electroreduction XS Zhou, YY Bai, B Cao, LF Yang, FZ Li, HG Qin, LN Chen, L Chen, J Gu Advanced Science 12 (10), 2410679 , 2025 2025 Citations: 5
Field-enhanced CO electroreduction in membrane electrolyzers at a dehydrated interface W Ren, H Zhang, M Chang, N Chen, W Ma, J Gu, M Lin, X Hu Chem 11 (2) , 2025 2025 Citations: 15
Electrocatalytic CO Reduction to Produce Long‐chain Products Through Fischer‐Tropsch Pathway B Cao, FZ Li, S Han, Q Xu, J Gu ChemElectroChem 12 (3), e202400595 , 2025 2025 Citations: 4
Well-Defined Co 2 Dual-Atom Catalyst Breaks Scaling Relations of Oxygen Reduction Reaction Q Sun, X Yue, L Yu, FZ Li, Y Zheng, MT Liu, JZ Peng, X Hu, HM Chen, L Li, ... Journal of the American Chemical Society 146 (51), 35295-35304 , 2024 2024 Citations: 91
Cu single-atom electrocatalyst on nitrogen-containing graphdiyne for CO2 electroreduction to CH4 H Dai, T Song, X Yue, S Wei, F Li, Y Xu, S Shu, Z Cui, C Wang, J Gu, ... Chinese Journal of Catalysis 64, 123-132 , 2024 2024 Citations: 25
Metal–N 4 model single‐atom catalyst with electroneutral quadri‐pyridine macrocyclic ligand for CO 2 electroreduction JZ Peng, YL Li, YT Cheng, FZ Li, B Cao, Q Wang, X Yue, GT Lai, ... Carbon Energy 6 (8), e506 , 2024 2024 Citations: 19
Another role of CO-formation catalyst in acidic tandem CO2 electroreduction: Local pH modulator FZ Li, HG Qin, HL Zhang, X Yue, LK Fu, B Xu, M Lin, J Gu Joule 8 (6), 1772-1789 , 2024 2024 Citations: 48
Edge-Site Co–N x Model Single-Atom Catalysts for CO 2 Electroreduction YT Cheng, JZ Peng, GT Lai, X Yue, FZ Li, Q Wang, LN Chen, J Gu ACS Catalysis 14 (11), 8446-8455 , 2024 2024 Citations: 40
Surface-immobilized cross-linked cationic polyelectrolyte enables CO 2 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 2023 Citations: 186
Strategies for efficient CO2 electroreduction in acidic conditions X Zou, J Gu Chinese Journal of Catalysis 52, 14-31 , 2023 2023 Citations: 77
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 2023 Citations: 6
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 2023 Citations: 14
Quantitative Understanding of Cation Effects on the Electrochemical Reduction of CO 2 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 2022 Citations: 149
Designing Cu-Based Tandem Catalysts for CO 2 Electroreduction Based on Mass Transport of CO Intermediate B Cao, FZ Li, J Gu ACS Catalysis 12 (15), 9735-9752 , 2022 2022 Citations: 174
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 2019 Citations: 1624
Modulating electric field distribution by alkali cations for CO 2 electroreduction in strongly acidic medium J Gu, S Liu, W Ni, W Ren, S Haussener, X Hu Nature Catalysis 5 (4), 268-276 , 2022 2022 Citations: 804
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 2012 Citations: 515
Densely Packed, Ultra Small SnO Nanoparticles for Enhanced Activity and Selectivity in Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction J Gu, F Héroguel, J Luterbacher, X Hu Angewandte Chemie 130 (11), 2993-2997 , 2018 2018 Citations: 272
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 2012 Citations: 251
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 2017 Citations: 193
Surface-immobilized cross-linked cationic polyelectrolyte enables CO 2 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 2023 Citations: 186
Designing Cu-Based Tandem Catalysts for CO 2 Electroreduction Based on Mass Transport of CO Intermediate B Cao, FZ Li, J Gu ACS Catalysis 12 (15), 9735-9752 , 2022 2022 Citations: 174
Quantitative Understanding of Cation Effects on the Electrochemical Reduction of CO 2 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 2022 Citations: 149
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 2015 Citations: 92
Well-Defined Co 2 Dual-Atom Catalyst Breaks Scaling Relations of Oxygen Reduction Reaction Q Sun, X Yue, L Yu, FZ Li, Y Zheng, MT Liu, JZ Peng, X Hu, HM Chen, L Li, ... Journal of the American Chemical Society 146 (51), 35295-35304 , 2024 2024 Citations: 91
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 2011 Citations: 90
Strategies for efficient CO2 electroreduction in acidic conditions X Zou, J Gu Chinese Journal of Catalysis 52, 14-31 , 2023 2023 Citations: 77
Liquid-Phase Syntheses and Material Properties of Two-Dimensional Nanocrystals of Rare Earth–Selenium Compound Containing Planar Se Layers: RESe 2 Nanosheets and RE 4 O … J Gu, ZQ Zhao, Y Ding, HL Chen, YW Zhang, CH Yan Journal of the American Chemical Society 135 (22), 8363-8371 , 2013 2013 Citations: 77
Chemoaffinity-Mediated Synthesis of NaRES 2 -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 2012 Citations: 65
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 (5), 1480-1496 , 2015 2015 Citations: 52
Another role of CO-formation catalyst in acidic tandem CO2 electroreduction: Local pH modulator FZ Li, HG Qin, HL Zhang, X Yue, LK Fu, B Xu, M Lin, J Gu Joule 8 (6), 1772-1789 , 2024 2024 Citations: 48
Edge-Site Co–N x Model Single-Atom Catalysts for CO 2 Electroreduction YT Cheng, JZ Peng, GT Lai, X Yue, FZ Li, Q Wang, LN Chen, J Gu ACS Catalysis 14 (11), 8446-8455 , 2024 2024 Citations: 40
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 2016 Citations: 33
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 124 (35), 8926-8929 , 2012 2012 Citations: 33
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.
