Y. Duan, Y. Wang, W. Zhang, C. Ban, Y. Feng, X. Tao, A. Li, K. Wang, X. Zhang, X. Han, W. Fan, B. Zhang, H. Zou, L.-Y. Gan*, G. Han*, X. Zhou*, “Large-Scale Synthesis of High-Loading Single Metallic Atom Catalysts by a Metal Coordination Route”, Adv. Mater. 36, 2404900 (2024).
C. Ban, Y. Wang, Y. Feng, Z. Zhu, Y. Duan, J. Ma, X. Zhang, X. Liu, K. Zhou, H. Zou, D. Yu, X. Tao, L.-Y. Gan*, G. Han*, X. Zhou*, “Photochromic Single Atom Ag/TiO2 Catalysts for Selective CO2 Eeduction to CH4”, Energy Environ. Sci. 17, 518 (2024). Outside back cover.
X. Liu, S. Jing, K. Wang, C. Ban, J. Ding, Y. Feng, Y. Duan, J. Ma, D. Yu, X. Han, C. Wang,* L.-Y. Gan*, X. Zhou*, “Double Bonuses Achieved in Single-Atom Catalysts for Efficient Oxygen Evolution: Enhanced Reaction Kinetics and Reinforced Electrochemical Reconstruction”, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2309824 (2023).
J. Ma, X. Xiong, D. Wu, Y. Wang, C. Ban, Y. Feng, J. Meng, X. Gao, J.-Y. Dai, G. Han*, L.-Y. Gan*, X. Zhou*, “Band Position-Independent Piezo-Electrocatalysis for Ultrahigh CO2 Conversion”, Adv. Mater. 35, 2300027 (2023).
Y. Duan, Y. Wang, W. Zhang, J. Zhang, C. Ban, D. Yu, K. Zhou, J. Tang, X. Zhang, X. Han, L.-Y. Gan*, X. Tao*, X. Zhou*, “Simultaneous CO2 and H2O Activation via Integrated Cu Single Atom and N Vacancy Dual-Site for Enhanced CO Photo-Production”, Adv. Funct. Mater. 33, 2301729 (2023).
J. Ma, D. Wu, Y. Feng, C. Ban, L. Xia, L. Ruan, J. Guan, Y. Wang, J. Meng, J.-Y. Dai*, L.-Y. Gan*, X. Zhou*, “Physical Mixing of Piezo-Electrocatalysts and Graphene Oxide to Promote CO2 Conversion”, Nano Energy 115, 108719 (2023).
X. Zhang, J.-Y. Zheng, Y.-C. Xiang, D.Wu, J. Fan, Y.-Y. Sun, L.-J. Chen*, L.-Y. Gan*, X. Zhou*, “Ohmic Contacts in MXene/MoSi2N4 Heterojunctions”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 123, 023505 (2023).
J. Ma, L. Xia, L. Ruan, J. Guan, L. Wang, X. Zhang, X. Gao, L.-Y. Gan*, X. Zhou*, “Sacrificial Agent Effect in Piezo-Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 122, 203902 (2023).
Y. Wang, K. Wang, J. Meng, C. Ban, Y. Duan, Y. Feng, S. Jing, J. Ma, D. Yu, J. Ding, L.-Y. Gan*, X. Zhou*, “Constructing Atomic Surface Concaves on Bi5O7Br Nanotube for Efficient Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction”, Nano Energy 109, 108305 (2023).
Y. Wang, C. Ban, J. Meng, J. Ma, H. Zou, Y. Feng, J. Ding, Y. Duan, L.-Y. Gan*, X. Zhou*, “Charge Localization Induced by Fe Doping in Porous Bi5O7I Micro-flower for Enhanced Photoreduction of CO2 to CO”, Sep. Purif. Technol. 312, 123379 (2023).
M. Duan, T. Shu, J. Li, D. Zhang, L.-Y. Gan*, K. X. Yao* and Q. Yuan*, “Boosting alkaline hydrogen evolution performance by constructing ultrasmall Ru clusters/Na+, K+-decorated porous carbon composites”, Nano Res. Online (2023).
J. Ding, S. Jing, C. Yin, C. Ban, K. Wang, X. Liu, Y. Duan, Y. Zhang, G. Han, L.-Y. Gan*, J. Rao*, “A new insight into the promoting effects of transition metal phosphides in methanol electrooxidation”, Chinese Chem. Lett. 34, 107899 (2023).
R. Chen, T. Shu, F. Zhao, Y. Li, X. Yang, J. Li, D. Zhang, L.-Y. Gan*, K. X. Yao* and Q. Yuan*,, “PtCu3 nanoalloy@porous PWOx composites with oxygen container function as efficient ORR electrocatalysts advance the power density of room-temperature hydrogen-air fuel cells”, Nano Res. 15, 9010 (2022).
X. Wang, J. Li, X. Yang, F. Zhao, Y. Li, D. Zhang, L.-Y. Gan*, K. X. Yao* and Q. Yuan*, “Low-coordinated surface sites make truncated Pd tetrahedrons as robust ORR electrocatalysts outperforming Pt for DMFC devices”, Nano Res. 15, 7951 (2022).
G. Qian, W. Chen, J. Chen, L.-Y. Gan*, T. Yu, M. Pan, X. Zhuo, S. Yin*, “Pyridinic-N doping carbon layers coupled with tensile strain of FeNi alloy for activating water and urea oxidation”, Green Energy Environ. In press (2022).
Y. Feng, Y. Wang, K. Wang, C. Ban, Y. Duan, J. Meng, X. Liu, J. Ma, J. Dai, D. Yu, C. Wang*, L.-Y. Gan*, X. Zhou*, “Constructing Cu1-Ti dual sites for highly efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution”, Nano Energy 103, 107853 (2022).
Y. Wang, J. Meng, S. Jing, K. Wang, C. Ban, Y. Feng, Y. Duan, J. Ma, L.-Y. Gan*, and X. Zhou*, “Origin of Bismuth-rich strategy in Bismuth oxyhalide photocatalysts”, Energy Environ. Mater. 6, e12432 (2023).
X. Liu, S. Jing, C. Ban, K. Wang, Y. Feng, C. Wang, J. Ding, B. Zhang, K. Zhou , L.-Y. Gan*, X. Zhou*, “Dynamic active sites in NiFe oxyhydroxide upon Au nanoparticles decoration for highly efficient electrochemical water oxidation”, Nano Energy 92, 107328 (2022).
C. Ban, Y. Duan, J. Ma, Y. Wang, J. Meng, Y. Feng, X. Liu, K. Wang, C. Wang, L.-Y. Gan*, X. Zhou*, “Isotype heterojunction-boosted CO2 photoreduction”, Nano-Micro Lett. 14, 74 (2022).
J. Meng, Y. Duan, S. Jing, J. Ma, K. Wang, K. Zhou, C. Ban, Y. Wang, B. Hu, D. Yu*, L.-Y. Gan*, X. Zhou*, “Facet junction of BiOBr nanosheets boosting spatial charge separation for CO2 photoreduction”, Nano Energy 92, 106671 (2022).
Z. Zeng., L.-Y. Gan, H. B. Yang*, X. Su, J. Gao, W. Liu, H. Matsumoto, J. Gong, J. Zhang, W. Cai, Z. Zhang, Y. Yan, B. Liu*, P. Chen*, “Orbital coupling of hetero-diatomic nickel-iron site for bifunctional electrocatalysis of CO2 reduction and oxygen evolution”, Nat. Commun. 12, 4088 (2021).
S. Tong, B. Fu, L.-Y. Gan* and Z. Zhang*, “Single atom catalysts for boosting electrocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic performances”, J. Mater. Chem. A 9, 10731 (2021).
L. Li, L.-Y. Gan,* and Z. Zhang*, “Encapsulation Strategy on All Inorganic Perovskites for Stable and Efficient Photoelectrocatalytic Water Splitting”, Adv. Mater. Interfaces 8, 2100202 (2021).
H. Zou, X. Liu, K. Wang, Y. Duan, C. Wang, B. Zhang, K. Zhou, D. Yu, L.-Y. Gan* and X. Zhou*, “Constructing highly active Co sites in Prussian blue analogues for boosting electrocatalytic water oxidation”, Chem. Commun. 57, 8011 (2021).
D.-X. Zhang, H. Yin, H.-F. Zhong, L.-Y. Gan*, and P. Wang*, “Linear Scaling Relations for N2H4 Decomposition over Transition Metal Catalysts”, Int. J. Hydrogen. Energ. 45, 16114 (2020).
H. Yin, L.-Y. Gan*, and P. Wang*, “The Identification of Optimal Active Boron Sites for N2 Reduction”, J. Mater. Chem. A 8, 3910 (2020).
B. Fu, W. Wu, L.-Y. Gan*, and Z. Zhang*, “Bulk/Surface Defects Engineered TiO2 Nanotube Photonic Crystals Coupled with Plasmonic Gold Nanoparticles for Effective in Vivo Near-Infrared Light Photoelectrochemical Detection”, Anal. Chem. 91, 14611 (2019).
H.-F. Zhong, H. Yin, D.-X. Zhang, L.-Y. Gan*, and P. Wang*, “Intrinsically Synergistic Active Centers Coupled with Surface Metal Doping to Facilitate Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction”, J. Phys. Chem. C 123, 24220 (2019).
M. Zhuang, G. L. Xu#, L.-Y. Gan#, Y. Dou, C.-J. Sun, X. Ou,Y. Xie, Z. Liu, Y. Cai, Y. Ding, I. H. Abidi, A. Tyagi, K. Amine*, Z. Luo*, “Sub-5 nm Edge-Rich 1T-ReSe2 as Bifunctional Materials for Hydrogen Evolution and Sodium-Ion Storage”, Nano Energy 58, 660 (2019).
H. Yin, S-L. Li, L.-Y. Gan*, and P. Wang*, “Pt-Embedded in Monolayer g-C3N4 as a Promising Single-Atom Electrocatalyst for Ammonia Synthesis”, J. Mater. Chem. A 7, 11908 (2019).
Y.-T. Du, X. Kan*, F. Yang, L.-Y. Gan*, U. Schwingenschlögl, “MXene/Graphene Heterostructures as High-Performance Electrodes for Li-Ion Batteries”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 10, 32867 (2018).
Z.-J. Chen, G.-X. Cao, L.-Y. Gan*, H. Dai, N. Xu, M.-J. Zang, H.-B. Dai, H. Wu, and P. Wang*, “Highly Dispersed Platinum on Honeycomb-Like NiO@Ni Film as a Synergistic Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction”, ACS Catal. 8, 8866 (2018).
Y. Ding, I. H. Abidi, R. Wu, M. Zhuang, L.-Y. Gan*, and Z. Luo*, “Stacking-Modes-Induced Chemical Reactivity Differences on CVD Trilayer Graphene”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 10, 23424 (2018).
M. Zang, N. Xu, G. Cao, Z. Chen, J. Cui, L.-Y. Gan*, H. Dai, X. Yang, and P. Wang*, “Cobalt Molybdenum Oxide Derived High-Performance Electrocatalyst for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction”, ACS Catal. 8, 5062 (2018).
H. Yin, Y.-P. Qiu, H. Dai, L.-Y. Gan*, H.-B. Dai, and P. Wang*, “Understanding of Selective H2 Generation from Hydrazine Decomposition on Ni(111) Surface”, J. Phys. Chem. C 122, 5443 (2018).
M. Zhuang, L.-Y. Gan*, M. Zou, Y. Dou, X. Ou, Z. Liu, Y. Ding, I. H. Abidi, A. Tyagi, M. Jalali, J. You, A. Cao, and Z. Lu*, “Engineered Sub-100 nm Mo(1-x)WxSe2 Crystals for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis”, J. Mater. Chem. A 6, 2900 (2018).
J.-H. Liu, X. Kan*, B. Amin*, L.-Y. Gan*, and Yong Zhao, “Theoretical Exploring Potential Applications of Sc-Based MXenes”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 19, 32253 (2017) Selected in 2017 HOT articles.
S.-L. Li, H. Yin, X. Kan*, L.-Y. Gan*, U. Schwingenschlögl* and Yong Zhao, “Potential of Transition Metal Atoms Embedded in Buckled Monolayer g-C3N4 as Single-Atom Catalysts”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 19, 30069 (2017).
Y. Xin, X. Kan, L.-Y. Gan*, and Z. Zhang*, “Heterogeneous Bimetallic Phosphide/Sulfide Nanocomposite for Efficient Solar-Energy-Driven Overall Water Splitting”, ACS Nano 11,10303 (2017).
L.-Y. Gan*, Y. Cheng*, U. Schwingenschlögl*, Y. Yao, Y. Zhao, X. Zhang, and W. Huang, “Edge Structures and Properties of Triangular Antidots in Single-Layer MoS2”, Appl. Phys. Lett., 109, 091603 (2016).
L.-Y. Gan, Q. Zhang, C.-S. Guo*, U. Schwingenschlögl*, and Y. Zhao, “Two-Dimensional MnO2/Graphene Interfaces: Half-Metallicity and Quantum Anomalous Hall State”, J. Phys. Chem. C 120, 2119 (2016).
A. Nie, L.-Y. Gan#, Y. Cheng, X. Tao, Y. Yuan, S. Sharifi-Asl, K. He, H. Asayesh-Ardakani, V. Vasiraju, J. Lu, F. Mashayek, R. Klie, S. Vaddiraju, U. Schwingenschlögl, R. Shahbazian-Yassar*, “Ultrafast and Highly Reversible Sodium Storage in Zinc-Antimony Intermetallic Nanomaterials”, Adv. Funct. Mater. 26, 543, (2016).
L.-Y. Gan, S. O. Akandea and U. Schwingenschlögl*, “Anisotropic O Vacancy Formation and Diffusion in LaMnO3”, J. Mater. Chem. A 2, 19733 (2014).
L.-Y. Gan, Q. Zhang, Y.-J. Zhao, Y. Cheng, and U. Schwingenschlögl*, “Atomic Distribution in the Two-Dimensional Semiconducting Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Alloys Mo1-xWxX2 (X = S, Se, and Te)”, Sci. Rep. 4, 6691 (2014).
L.-Y. Gan, Q. Zhang, Y. Cheng, and U. Schwingenschlögl*, “Photovoltaic Heterojunctions of Fullerenes with MoS2 and WS2 Monolayers”, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 5, 1445 (2014).
L.-Y. Gan and U. Schwingenschlögl*, “Two-Dimensional Square Ternary Cu2MX4 (M = Mo, W; X = S, Se) Monolayers and Nanoribbons”, Phys. Rev. B 89, 125423 (2014).
L.-Y. Gan, Q. Zhang, Y. Cheng, and U. Schwingenschlögl*, “Two-Dimensional Ferromagnet/Semiconductor Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Contacts: p-type Schottky Barrier and Spin-Injection Control”, Phys. Rev. B 88, 5310 (2013).
L.-Y. Gan, Y.-J. Zhao, D. Huang, and U. Schwingenschlögl*, “First-Principles Analysis of MoS2/Ti2C and MoS2/Ti2CY2 (Y=F and OH) All-2D Semiconductor/Metal Contacts”, Phys. Rev. B 87, 245307 (2013).
L.-Y. Gan, D. Huang, and U. Schwingenschlögl*, “Oxygen Adsorption and Dissociation during the Oxidation of Monolayer Ti2C”, J. Mater. Chem. A 1, 13672 (2013).
L.-Y. Gan and Y.-J. Zhao*, “Inverse NiO1-x/Cu Catalyst with High Activity towards Water-Gas Shift”, J. Phys. Chem. C 116, 16089 (2012).
L.-Y. Gan, R.-Y. Tian, X.-B. Yang, and Y.-J. Zhao*, “Surface Structures and Phase Transition of K Adsorption on Au(111) by Ab Initio Atomistic Thermodynamics”, J. Chem. Phys. 136, 044510 (2012).
L.-Y. Gan, R.-Y. Tian, X.-B. Yang, and Y.-J. Zhao*, “Catalytic Reactivity of CuNi Alloys towards H2O and CO Dissociation for an Efficient Water Gas Shift: A DFT Study”, J. Phys. Chem. C 116, 745 (2012).
L.-Y. Gan, R.-Y. Tian, X.-B. Yang, and Y.-J. Zhao*, “Interaction between NO and Na, O, S, Cl on Au and Pd(111) Surfaces”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 13, 14466 (2011).
L.-Y. Gan, and Y.-J. Zhao*, “Charge Effect in S Enhanced CO Adsorption: A Theoretical Study of CO on Au, Ag, Cu and Pd (111) Surfaces Co-adsorbed with S, O, Cl, and Na”, J. Chem. Phys. 133, 094703 (2010).
L.-Y. Gan, Y.-X. Zhang, and Y.-J. Zhao*, “A Comparison of S Poisoning Effects on CO Adsorption on Pd, Au, and Bimetallic PdAu(111) Surfaces”, J. Phys. Chem. C 114, 996 (2010).