Biography

• Engineer, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University (2021-now)

• Postdoctoral researcher,Peking University (2019-2021)

• Ph.D., Peking University (2014-2019)

• B.S., Sichuan University (2010-2014)

Research Interests

• Heterogeneous Catalysis

• InsituXPSanalysis

Facilities

• Three X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) instruments, including two conventional high-vacuum XPS systems (Kratos AXIS Supra and AXIS Ultra) and one near-ambient pressure XPS (NAP-XPS) system, a custom-designed instrument from SPECS.

• Basicfunctionsincludesurface elemental composition analysis, chemical state and structural analysis, valence band analysis, angle-resolved XPS (ARXPS), surface chemical imaging, nanoscale depth profiling.

• Advanced testing capabilities such as surface cleaning, sensitive sample analysis, high-temperature and high-pressure pre-treatment, in-situ heating/cooling, in-situ illumination, and in-situ catalytic reaction studies.

Awards

2024 Excellent Young Talent Support Program for Analytical Testing in Universities-Second Prize

Selected Publications

1. Huo, Haohao; Guo, Bingrong; Ma, Guoxin; Xiang, Yuan; Lv, Huidong; Li, Siwei*; Liu, Zhe; Huang, Fei; Xu, Yao*; Zhang, Fan*, “Recent progress in strategies to enhance the photocatalytic oxidation performance of cyclohexane”, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering,2024, 113504

2. Guo, Bing-Rong; Chen, Meng-Xin; Li, Si-Wei; Gao, Ru-Hai; Sang, Bo-Han; Ren, Xiao-Qian; Liu, Zhe; Cao, Xun; Liu, Jia; Ding, Ya-Ni; Xu, Ping*; Xu, Yao*, “Construction of iron oxyhydroxide/nickel sulfate hydroxide hybrid electrocatalyst for efficient oxygen evolution”, Rare Metals, 2024, 1-11

3. Wang, Maolin#; Xu, Yao#; Tang, Haoyi; Tian, Shuheng; Zeng, Lingzhen; Li, Haoyu; Wu, Congyi; Hu, Zhibiao; Su, Min; Zheng, Heng; Wang, Meng; Ma, Ding, “Optimizing methanol synthesis from CO2 hydrogenation over inverse Zr-Cu catalyst”, Chem Catalysis, 2024, 4, 5

4. Guo, Bingrong#; Zhao, Jianying#; Xu, Yao#; Wen, Xinxin; Ren, Xiaoqian; Huang, Xiaoxiao; Niu, Siqi; Dai, Yulong; Gao, Ruhai; Xu, Ping; Li, Siwei, “Noble Metal Phosphides Supported on CoNi Metaphosphate for Efficient Overall Water Splitting”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024, 16, 7

5. Zhang, Xiao#; Xu, Yao#; Liu, Yang; Niu, Liang; Diao, Yanan; Gao, Zirui; Chen, Bingbing; Xie, Jinglin; Bi, Mingshu; Wang, Meng; Xiao, Dequan; Ma, Ding; Shi, Chuan,“A novel Ni–MoCxOy interfacial catalyst for syngas production via the chemical looping dry reforming of methane”, Chem, 2023, 9, 1

6. Xu, Yao; Zhai, Peng; Deng, Yuchen; Xie, Jinglin; Liu, Xi; Wang, Shuai; Ma, Ding, “Highly selective olefin production from CO2 hydrogenation on iron catalysts: a subtle synergy between manganese and sodium additives”, AngewandteChemie, 2020, 132, 48

7. Xu, Yao; Li, Jing; Li, Wenjing; Li, Weizhen; Zhang, Xiaochen; Zhao, Yue; Xie, Jinglin; Wang, Xiaoping; Liu, Xi; Li, Yongwang; Xiao, Dequan; Yin, Zhen; Cao, Yong; Ma, Ding, “Direct conversion of CO and H2O into liquid fuels under mild conditions”, Nature Communications, 2019, 10,1