By Professor Chuan Zhao

Journal articles

Liu S; Zhang Z; Dastafkan K; Shen Y; Zhao C; Wang M, 2025, 'Yttrium-doped NiMo-MoO2 heterostructure electrocatalysts for hydrogen production from alkaline seawater', Nature Communications, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-55856-4

Kwofie F; Chen J; Liu Y; Zhang Y; Zhang J; Yang Y; Meyer Q; Zhao C; He Z; Li Y; Cheng Y, 2025, 'Rare earth-rich sublayer tuned Pd-skin for methanol and CO tolerance oxygen reduction and hydrogen oxidation reaction', Advanced Powder Materials, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmate.2025.100305

Meng J; Wang Y; Jia C; Ma ZL; Yan LT; Wang RT; Shao LY; Zhang P; Yuan WY; Zhao XB; Zhao C; Zhai QG, 2025, 'Ultra-stabilized Cu2 + sites in conductive MOF/t-Cu2O interface for benchmark CO2 reduction', Nano Energy, 141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.111077

Meyer Q; Nie Y; Bin Mamtaz MR; Zhao C, 2025, 'Low-Platinum and Platinum-Free Catalysts for Next-Generation Hydrogen Fuel Cells', ACS Electrochemistry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acselectrochem.5c00150

Rong C; Jia J; Li W; Wu S; Sun Q; Jia C; Cheong S; Guo Y; Zhao C, 2025, 'Harmonizing Ruthenium Atom-Cluster Moieties for Stable Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis', ACS Catalysis, 15, pp. 11705 - 11715, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.5c02132

Guo H; Fleischmann S; Zhao C, 2025, 'Elucidating proton-intercalation chemistries', National Science Review, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwaf099

Py B; Zhao C; Ciucci F; Meyer Q, 2025, 'Gaussian Processes for Fast and Accurate Measurements of the Polarization Resistance of Hydrogen Fuel Cells from Impedance Spectroscopy', Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 172, http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ade82c

Zhao C; Wang S, 2025, 'Harnessing dynamic reconstruction for intermittent seawater electrolysis', Joule, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2025.101969

Liu S; Meyer Q; Xu D; Cheng Y; Osmieri L; Li XH; Zhao C, 2025, 'Breaking the Activity and Stability Trade-Off of Platinum-Free Catalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Hydrogen Fuel Cells', ACS Nano, 19, pp. 19524 - 19551, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c03610

Baibars IO; Huang H; Xiao Y; Wang S; Nie Y; Jia C; Dastafkan K; Zhao C, 2025, 'Efficient hydrogen evolution at Ni/CeOx interfaces in anion-exchange membrane water electrolysers', Energy and Environmental Science, 18, pp. 6248 - 6259, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4ee06113f

Zhong Z; Zeng X; Zhang JJ; Li Y; He Z; Tao X; Meyer Q; Zhao C; Chen Y; Li Y; Cheng Y, 2025, 'Insertion of rare earth ions into the ruthenium doped nickel iron layered double hydroxide for oxygen evolution reaction with low overpotential', International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 109, pp. 1126 - 1132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.02.023

Jia C; Tan X; Sun Q; Liu R; Hocking RK; Wang S; Zhong L; Shi Z; Smith S; Zhao C, 2025, 'Fluorine Doping-Assisted Reconstruction of Isolated Cu Sites for CO2 Electroreduction Toward Multicarbon Products', Advanced Materials, 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202417443

Sharma SK; Wu C; Malone N; Titheridge LJ; Zhao C; Gupta P; Idriss H; Kennedy JV; Jovic V; Marshall AT, 2025, 'Ru-based catalysts for proton exchange membrane water electrolysers: The need to look beyond just another catalyst', International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 102, pp. 1461 - 1479, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.12.485

Kwofie F; He Z; Zeng W; Gao M; Li Y; Zhang J; Li Y; Liu Y; Meyer Q; Zhao C; Cheng Y, 2025, 'Metallic ruthenium and ruthenium oxide heterojunctions boost acidic oxygen evolution reaction activity and durability', Electrochimica Acta, 512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2024.145442

Wang S; Dastafkan K; Wu S; Sun Q; Rong C; Yao D; Zhao C, 2025, 'Anionic Oxidation Activity/Stability Regulated by Transition Metals in Multimetallic (Oxy)hydroxides for Alkaline Water Oxidation', ACS Catalysis, 15, pp. 44 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.4c03718

Sun Q; Jia C; Lu H; Yang M; Liu R; Villamanca DM; Zhao Y; Zhao C, 2025, 'Ampere-level electroreduction of CO2 and CO', Chemical Society Reviews, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4cs00863d

Zhu D; Zan L; Tu Y; Zhang W; Zhang H; Luo Y; Liu L; Zheng J; Weng Q; Wei Q; Li D; Bo X; Zhao C; Fu F, 2025, 'Disclosing the intrinsic electrocatalytic activity of transition-metal sulfides for enhanced water oxidation', Science China Chemistry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11426-024-2622-4

Liu S; Mamtaz MRB; Jia C; Lu H; Wang S; Meyer Q; Zhao C, 2025, 'Dual Metal Fe–Mn–N–C Sites with Improved Stability for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell', Small Methods, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202500116

Zierdt T; Bin Mamtaz MR; Eek T; Müller-Hülstede J; Rehse S; Meyer Q; Schonvogel D; Wagner P; Zhao C; Wark M; Friedrich KA, 2025, 'Influence of Ink Composition and Drying Technique on the Performance and Stability of Fe–N–C-Based High-Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells', Chemsuschem, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202500905

Nie Y; Wang S; Meyer Q; Guo H; Jia C; Yao D; Sun Y; Chen J; Guo S; Zhao C, 2025, 'Low-Surface-Energy Copper Promotes Atomic Diffusion and Ordering in PtFeCu Intermetallic Compounds for Oxygen Reduction Catalysis', Advanced Functional Materials, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202501610

Wu S; Taylor M; Guo H; Wang S; Han C; Vongsvivut J; Meyer Q; Sun Q; Ho J; Zhao C, 2024, 'A High-capacity Benzoquinone Derivative Anode for All-organic Long-cycle Aqueous Proton Batteries', Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202412455

Wu S; Taylor M; Guo H; Wang S; Han C; Vongsvivut J; Meyer Q; Sun Q; Ho J; Zhao C, 2024, 'A High‐capacity Benzoquinone Derivative Anode for All‐organic Long‐cycle Aqueous Proton Batteries', Angewandte Chemie, 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202412455

Liao X; Zhu Z; Liao Y; Fu K; Duan Y; Lv L; Wu L; Wang W; He X; Yang K; Tian P; Cai W; Zhao C; Tang H; He L, 2024, 'Cation Adsorption Engineering Enables Dual Stabilizations for Fast-Charging Zn─I2 Batteries', Advanced Energy Materials, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202402306

Chen H; Huang Q; Yang K; Chen S; Feng H; Jia C; Li Q; Zhao C; Duan J, 2024, 'Tunable Ag-Ox coordination for industrial-level carbon-negative CO2 electrolysis', Nano Energy, 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2024.110265

Sun Q; Tan X; Jia C; Rong C; Wang S; Han C; Xiao Y; Qi H; Smith SC; Zhao C, 2024, 'Molecule Doping of Atomically Dispersed Cu–Au Alloy for Enhancing Electroreduction of CO to C2+ Products', Advanced Functional Materials, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202406281

Meyer Q; Zhao C, 2024, '(Invited) How to Make Fuel Cells Cheaper and More Efficient', ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2024-02, pp. 3063 - 3063, http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/ma2024-02443063mtgabs

Nie Y; Zhao C, 2024, 'Low-Electronegativity Mn-Contraction of Ptmn Nanodendrites Boosts Oxygen Reduction Durability', ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2024-02, pp. 2692 - 2692, http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/ma2024-02412692mtgabs

Jia C; Sun Q; Liu R; Mao G; Maschmeyer T; Gooding JJ; Zhang T; Dai L; Zhao C, 2024, 'Challenges and Opportunities for Single-Atom Electrocatalysts: From Lab-Scale Research to Potential Industry-Level Applications', Advanced Materials, 36, pp. e2404659, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202404659

Li W; Liu Y; Azam A; Liu Y; Yang J; Wang D; Sorrell CC; Zhao C; Li S, 2024, 'Unlocking Efficiency: Minimizing Energy Loss in Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting', Advanced Materials, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202404658

Li B; Liu J; Zhao C; Hu A; Sun X; Mei B; Long J, 2024, 'Carbothermal Reduction-Assisted Synthesis of a Carbon-Supported Highly Dispersed PtSn Nanoalloy for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction', Inorganic Chemistry, 63, pp. 19322 - 19331, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c03099

Wu S; Guo H; Zhao C, 2024, 'Challenges and Opportunities for Proton Batteries: From Electrodes, Electrolytes to Full-Cell Applications', Advanced Functional Materials, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202405401

Wang Y; Arandiyan H; Mofarah SS; Shen X; Bartlett SA; Koshy P; Sorrell CC; Sun H; Pozo-Gonzalo C; Dastafkan K; Britto S; Bhargava SK; Zhao C, 2024, 'Stacking Fault-Enriched MoNi4/MoO2 Enables High-Performance Hydrogen Evolution', Advanced Materials, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202402156

Assafiri A; Jia C; Thomas DS; Hibbert DB; Zhao C, 2024, 'Fast and Sensitive Detection of Ammonia from Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction Reactions by 1H NMR with Radiation Damping', Small Methods, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202301373

Chen Z; Ma T; Wei W; Wong WY; Zhao C; Ni BJ, 2024, 'Work Function-Guided Electrocatalyst Design', Advanced Materials, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202401568

Maradesa A; Py B; Huang J; Lu Y; Iurilli P; Mrozinski A; Law HM; Wang Y; Wang Z; Li J; Xu S; Meyer Q; Liu J; Brivio C; Gavrilyuk A; Kobayashi K; Bertei A; Williams NJ; Zhao C; Danzer M; Zic M; Wu P; Yrjänä V; Pereverzyev S; Chen Y; Weber A; Kalinin SV; Schmidt JP; Tsur Y; Boukamp BA; Zhang Q; Gaberšček M; O'Hayre R; Ciucci F, 2024, 'Advancing electrochemical impedance analysis through innovations in the distribution of relaxation times method', Joule, 8, pp. 1958 - 1981, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2024.05.008

Yang K; Zhu Z; He X; Song R; Liao X; Wu L; Duan Y; Zhao C; Tahir M; Dai J; Tang H; He L, 2024, 'High-performance zinc metal anode enabled by large-scale integration of superior ion transport layer', Chemical Engineering Journal, 492, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.152114

Wu S; Guo H; Su Z; Jia C; Zhang X; Wang S; Zhao T; Meyer Q; Zhao C, 2024, 'Suppressed Manganese Oxides Shuttling in Acidic Electrolytes Extends Shelf-Life of Electrolytic Proton Batteries', Advanced Functional Materials, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202315706

Guo H; Zhao C, 2024, 'An Emerging Chemistry Revives Proton Batteries', Small Methods, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202300699

He X; Zhu Z; Liao X; Yang K; Duan Y; Lv L; Zhao C; Zhao W; Chen J; Tian P; Liu X; He L, 2024, 'In-situ construction of epitaxial phase for boosting zinc nucleation on three-dimensional interface', Progress in Natural Science Materials International, 34, pp. 578 - 584, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pnsc.2024.05.002

Wang Y; Wang T; Arandiyan H; Song G; Sun H; Sabri Y; Zhao C; Shao Z; Kawi S, 2024, 'Advancing Catalysts by Stacking Fault Defects for Enhanced Hydrogen Production: A Review', Advanced Materials, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202313378

Rong C; Wang S; Shen X; Jia C; Sun Q; Zhang Q; Zhao C, 2024, 'Defect-balanced active and stable Co3O4−x for proton exchange membrane water electrolysis at ampere-level current density', Energy and Environmental Science, 17, pp. 4196 - 4204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4ee00977k

Zhao Y; Shi Z; Li F; Jia C; Sun Q; Su Z; Zhao C, 2024, 'Deciphering Mesopore-Augmented CO2 Electroreduction over Atomically Dispersed Fe-N-doped Carbon Catalysts', ACS Catalysis, 14, pp. 3926 - 3932, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.3c05144

Nie Y; Sun Y; Song B; Meyer Q; Liu S; Guo H; Tao L; Lin F; Luo M; Zhang Q; Gu L; Yang L; Zhao C; Guo S, 2024, 'Low-Electronegativity Mn-Contraction of PtMn Nanodendrites Boosts Oxygen Reduction Durability', Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202317987

Nie Y; Sun Y; Song B; Meyer Q; Liu S; Guo H; Tao L; Lin F; Luo M; Zhang Q; Gu L; Yang L; Zhao C; Guo S, 2024, 'Low‐Electronegativity Mn‐Contraction of PtMn Nanodendrites Boosts Oxygen Reduction Durability', Angewandte Chemie, 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202317987

Guo H; Wu S; Chen W; Su Z; Wang Q; Sharma N; Rong C; Fleischmann S; Liu Z; Zhao C, 2024, 'Hydronium Intercalation Enables High Rate in Hexagonal Molybdate Single Crystals', Advanced Materials, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202307118

Zhang Y; Dastafkan K; Zhao Q; Li J; Zhao C; Liu G, 2024, 'Stable tetravalent Ni species generated by reconstruction of FeB-wrapped NiMoO pre-catalysts enable efficient water oxidation at large current densities', Applied Catalysis B Environmental, 341, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2023.123297

Schonvogel D; Belack J; Vidakovic J; Schmies H; Uhlig LM; Langnickel H; Man Tung PK; Meyer Q; Zhao C; Wagner P, 2024, 'Performance and durability of high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells with silicon carbide filled polybenzimidazole composite membranes', Journal of Power Sources, 591, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2023.233835

Zou Z; Dastafkan K; Shao Y; Zhao C; Wang Q, 2024, 'Electrocatalysts for alkaline water electrolysis at ampere-level current densities: a review', International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 51, pp. 667 - 684, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.07.026

Müller-Hülstede J; Schmies H; Schonvogel D; Meyer Q; Nie Y; Zhao C; Wagner P; Wark M, 2024, 'What determines the stability of Fe-N-C catalysts in HT-PEMFCs?', International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 50, pp. 921 - 930, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.09.190

Gao Y; Zhang Y; Zhao Q; Li J; Liu G; Zhao C, 2024, 'Research progress and prospect of anionic exchange membrane electrolyzer and OER electrocatalysts', Scientia Sinica Chimica, 54, pp. 1837 - 1847, http://dx.doi.org/10.1360/SSC-2024-0118

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