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Email: kaiwu(at)pku.edu.cn
Tel: +86-10- 62754005
Research Group: https://www.chem.pku.edu.cn/wukai/

Kai Wu
Professor of Physical Chemistry

Biography

  • 1983－1987, Zhejiang University, B. S. in Chemistry

  • 1987－1991, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry

  • 1992－1995, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, DICP, Assistant/Associate Researcher

  • 1995－1998, Fritz-Haber-Institut der MPG, Germany, Visiting Scientist

  • 1998－2000, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, DOE, USA，Postdoctoral Associate

  • 2000－Present, Professor, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University

  • 2011－2015, Dean, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University

  • 2016－2022, Vice Dean, Faculty of Science, Peking University


Research Interests

Surface physical chemistry, including surface structure design, molecular adsorption, molecular assembly, molecular reactions, molecular electronic spin, and ion chemistry


Teaching

  • Surface Structure and Analysis, Graduate Course

  • Modern Surface Science Techniques, Graduate Course

  • Surface Physical Chemistry, Graduate Course

  • Physical Chemistry, Undergraduate Course


Awards

  • 1995, 3rd Class Award of Natural Science Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • 2001, National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars

  • 2008, P&G Teaching Award, Peking University

  • 2013, Tens of thousands of talents Project candidates, Young and Middle-aged experts with outstanding contributions

  • 2015, Special Government Allowances of the China State Council

  • 2017, Peking University Teaching Excellence Award

  • 2022, Outstanding Teacher, Beijing


Professional Activities

  • Editorial board members, Acta Physico-Chemica Sinica, Chinese Journal of Catalysis, Acta Chimica Sinica, Chinese Science Bulletin

  • Associate Editor, Acta Physico-Chemica Sinica, Research, Chemistry (HuaxueTongbao)

  • Editorial Advisory Board Member, Advanced Functional Materials

  • Member, National Committee of Physical Chemistry, Chinese Chemical Society

  • Member, 13th National Committee of Catalysis, Chinese Chemical Society

  • Member, 4th National Committee of Surface and Interface Physics, Chinese Physical Society


Selected Publications

  1. Selective Cleavage of α-Olefins to Produce Acetylene and Hydrogen, M.J. Xu, Z.-Y. Hu, X.Y. Liang, Y.F. Zhu, H.H. Ding, J. Hu, J.F. Xu, Z. Zhu, Z.-A. Wu, X.W. Zhao, W.J. Guo, K.Q. Nie, Y.F. Ye, J.F. Zhu, Z.-P. Liu, X. Zhou, K. Wu, Journal of American Chemical Society, 2024, 146, 12850–12856.

  2. Steering Electron-Induced Surface Reaction via a Molecular Assembly Approach, Y.X. Lin, J. Li, X.Y. Liang, T. Hu, Z.C. Huang, Z. Zhu, M.X. Diao, X.W. Zhao, Z.T. Peng, Y.F. Wang, Q.W. Chen, J. Liu, K. Wu, Journal of American Chemical Society, 2024, 146, 10150–10158.

  3. Surface-Confined Alternating Copolymerization with Molecular Precision by Stoichiometric Control, L.B. Xing, J. Li, Y.C. Bai, Y.X. Lin, L.H. Xiao, C.L. Li, D.H. Zhao, Y.F. Wang, Q.W. Chen, J. Liu, K. Wu, Nature Communications, 2024, 15, 666 (1-9).

  4. Clustering-Evolved Frontier Orbital for Low-Temperature CO2Dissociation,J.L. Pan, X.E. Li, Y.F. Zhu, J.Y. Zhou, Z. Zhu, C.L. Li, X.Z. Liu, X.Y. Liang, Z.X. Yang, Q.W. Chen, P.J. Ren, X.D. Wen, X. Zhou, K. Wu, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2023, 145, 18748–18752.

  5. Assembling Surface Molecular Sierpiński Triangle Fractals via K+-Invoked Electrostatic Interaction, J.X. Dai, X.W. Zhao, Z.T. Peng, J. Li, Y.X. Lin, X.J. Wen, L.B. Xing, W.H. Zhao, J. Shang, Y.F. Wang, J. Liu, K. Wu, Journal of American Chemical Society, 2023, 145, 13531.

  6. Single-Cation Catalyst: Ni Cation in Monolayered CuO for CO Oxidation, J.Y. Zhou, J.L. Pan, Y. Jin, Z.T. Peng, Z. Xu, Q.W. Chen, P.J. Ren, X. Zhou, K. Wu, Journal of American Chemical Society, 2022, 144, 8430.

  7. Visualization of on-surface ethylene polymerization through ethylene insertion, W.J. Guo, J.Q. Yin, Z. Xu, W.T. Li, Z.T. Peng, C. J. Weststrate, X. Yu, Y.R. He, Z. Cao, X.D. Wen, Y. Yang, K. Wu, Y.W. Li, J. W. Niemantsverdriet, X. Zhou, Science, 2022, 375, 1188.

  8. Stepwise On-Surface Dissymmetric Reaction to Construct Binodal Organometallic Network, J. Liu, Q.W. Chen, K. Cai, J. Li, Y.R. Li, X. Yang, Y.J. Zhang, Y.F. Wang, H. Tang, D.H. Zhao, K. Wu, Nature Communications, 2019, 10, 2545.

  9. On Controllability and Applicability of Surface Molecular Self-Assemblies, L.B. Xing, Z.T. Peng, W.T. Li, K. Wu, Accounts of Chemical Research, 2019, 52, 1048.

  10. Unraveling Charge State of Supported Au Single-atoms during CO Oxidation, X. Zhou, Q. Shen, K.D. Yuan, W.S. Yang, Q.W. Chen, Z.H. Geng, J.L. Zhang, X. Shao, W. Chen, G.Q. Xu, X.M. Yang, K. Wu, Journal of American Chemical Society, 2018, 140, 554.

  11. Assembling molecular Sierpiński triangle fractals, J. Shang, Y.F. Wang, M. Chen, J.X. Dai, X. Zhou, J. Kuttner, G. Hilt, X. Shao, J.M. Gottfried, K. Wu, Nature Chemistry, 2015, 7, 389.

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