Z. Jin, P. Li, Y. Meng, Z. Fang, D. Xiao, G. Yu. Understanding the inter-site distance effect in single-atom catalysts for oxygen electroreduction. Nat. Catal. 2021, 4: 615-622.
P. Wang, P. Li, Z. Pan, K. Liu, M. Xie, L. Zhou, M. Zhou, G. Yu, Z. Jin. Photothermal-electrocatalysis interface for fuel-cell grade ammonia harvesting from the environment. Nat. Commun. 2025, 16: 5581.
P. Li, L. Liao, Z. Fang, G. Su, Z. Jin, G. Yu. A multifunctional copper single-atom electrocatalyst aerogel for smart sensing and producing ammonia from nitrate. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2023, 120: e2305489120.
Z. Jin, A. J. Bard. Atom-by-atom electrodeposition of single isolated cobalt oxide molecules and clusters for studying the oxygen evolution reaction. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2020, 117: 12651-12656.
Z. Jin, K. Liu, Z. Pan, X. Shan, F. Cai, D. Yang, P. Li, G. Yu, M. Zhou. Thermally stabilized hydrogenation dynamics in single-atom alloys enables selective CO₂ electroreduction. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, 148: 622-631.
K. Liu, H. Li, M. Xie, P. Wang, Z. Jin, Y. Liu, M. Zhou, P. Li, G. Yu. Thermally enhanced relay electrocatalysis of nitrate-to-ammonia reduction over single-atom-alloy oxides. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146: 7779-7790.
P. Li, R. Li, Y. Liu, M. Xie, Z. Jin, G. Yu. Pulsed nitrate-to-ammonia electroreduction facilitated by tandem catalysis of nitrite intermediates. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145: 6471-6479.
M. Yi, P. Wang, R. Shi, W. Guo, D. Yang, P. Li, G. Yu, Z. Jin, Pulse-Electrodeposited Single-Atom Alloys with Steered Surface Hydrogenation Dynamics for Air-to-Fertilizer Synthesis. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026, e21345.
J. Xiang, P. Wang, P. Li, M. Zhou, G. Yu, Z. Jin. Inter-site distance effect in electrocatalysis. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64: e202500644.
Z. Jin, A. J. Bard. Surface interrogation of electrodeposited MnOx and CaMnO₃ perovskites by scanning electrochemical microscopy: probing active sites and kinetics for the oxygen evolution reaction. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60: 794-799.
P. Li, Z. Fang, Z. Jin, G. Yu. A surface-strained and geometry-tailored nanoreactor that promotes ammonia electrosynthesis. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59: 22610-22616.
Z. Jin, P. Li, Z. Fang, G. Yu. Emerging electrochemical techniques for probing site behavior in single-atom electrocatalysts. Acc. Chem. Res. 2022, 55: 759-769.
R. Yang, L. Yang, W. Yong, P. Li, M. Zhou, Z. Jin. Surface interrogation of advanced electrocatalysts by scanning electrochemical microscopy: fundamentals, progress and perspectives. Chem. Sci. 2025, 16: 18482-18495.
P. Li, Z. Jin, Z. Fang, G. Yu. A single-site iron catalyst with pre-occupied active centers that achieves selective ammonia electrosynthesis from nitrate. Energy Environ. Sci. 2021, 14: 3522-3531.
L. He, Z. Cai, C. Wang, L. Yang, W. Yong, Z. Jin. Pt nanocluster-doped Ni₂P with phosphorus vacancies enables ultrafast hydrogen evolution in alkaline seawater. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2025, e14592.
M. Xie, B. Zhang, Z. Jin, P. Li, G. Yu. Atomically reconstructed palladium metallene by intercalation-induced lattice expansion and amorphization for highly efficient electrocatalysis. ACS Nano. 2022, 16: 13715-13727.
T. Gao, X. Tang, X. Li, S. Wu, S. Yu, P. Li, D. Xiao, Z. Jin. Understanding the atomic and defective interface effect on ruthenium clusters for the hydrogen evolution reaction. ACS Catal. 2023, 13: 49-59.
M. Hu, J. Zhang, L. Xu, J. Li, X. Xiong, Z. Jin. Triple-template molecularly imprinted electrochemical sensor based on Ni,Co/NC@CNTs derived from ZIF-67 for highly sensitive simultaneous detection of dihydroxybenzene isomers. Anal. Chem. 2025, 97: 21291-21302.
H. Li, Y. Guo, Z. Jin. Electrochemical probing the site reactivity in iron single-atom catalysts for electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia. Anal. Chem. 2024, 96: 997-1002.
Z. Jin. High-spatiotemporal-resolution electrochemical measurements of electrocatalytic reactivity. Anal. Chem. 2023, 95: 6477-6489.
All Publications (after 2020):
M. Yi, P. Wang, R. Shi, W. Guo, D. Yang, P. Li, G. Yu, Z. Jin. Pulse-Electrodeposited Single-Atom Alloys with Steered Surface Hydrogenation Dynamics for Air-to-Fertilizer Synthesis. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026, e21345.
Z. Jin, K. Liu, Z. Pan, X. Shan, F. Cai, D. Yang, P. Li, G. Yu, M. Zhou. Thermally stabilized hydrogenation dynamics in single-atom alloys enables selective CO₂ electroreduction. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, 148: 622-631.
S. Li, Y. Pang, H. Li, R. Yang, Z. Jin, G. Yu, P. Li. Cross-scale understanding of cascade electrocatalysis for carbon and nitrogen utilization. Chem. Sci. 2026, DOI: 10.1039/D5SC09063F.
P. Wang, P. Li, Z. Pan, K. Liu, M. Xie, L. Zhou, M. Zhou, G. Yu, Z. Jin. Photothermal-electrocatalysis interface for fuel-cell grade ammonia harvesting from the environment. Nat. Commun. 2025, 16: 5581.
J. Xiang, P. Wang, P. Li, M. Zhou, G. Yu, Z. Jin. Inter‐Site Distance Effect in Electrocatalysis. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64: e202500644.
R. Yang, L. Yang, W. Yong, P. Li, M. Zhou, Z. Jin. Surface interrogation of advanced electrocatalysts by scanning electrochemical microscopy: fundamentals, progress and perspectives. Chem. Sci. 2025, 16: 18482-18495.
L. He, Z. Cai, C. Wang, L. Yang, W. Yong, Z. Jin. Pt Nanocluster-Doped Ni2P with Phosphorus Vacancies Enables Ultrafast Hydrogen Evolution in Alkaline Seawater. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2025: e14592.
M. Hu, J. Zhang, L. Xu, J. Li, X. Xiong, Z. Jin. Triple-Template Molecularly Imprinted Electrochemical Sensor Based on Ni,Co/NC@CNTs Derived from ZIF-67 for Highly Sensitive Simultaneous Detection of Dihydroxybenzene Isomers. Anal. Chem. 2025: doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1025c02315.
Q. Wang, M. Hu, X. Yuan, X. Xiong, Z. Jin. ZIF-derived necklace-like N-doped porous carbon@MWCNTs loaded with Cu NPs for enhanced electrochemical sensing of dihydroxybenzene isomers. Talanta 2026, 297: 128743.
M. Yi, H. Li, M. Xie, P. Li, Z. Jin, G. Yu. Electrocatalysis for sustainable nitrogen management: materials innovation for sensing, removal and upcycling technologies. Sci. China Chem. 2025, 68: 2322-2342.
L. Yang, Y. Tu, X. Shan, P. Wang, J. Xu, H. Gao, F. Cai, Z. Cui, Z. Jin, M. Zhou. Single nanoparticle collision electrocatalysis driven by ultrafast high-temperature precision synthesis. Nano Lett. 2025, 25: 8320-8326.
W. Qiu, P. Wang, Z. Jin, W. Liu, P. Li, Z. Pan. Pulsed photo-electrocatalysis-mediated reactive chlorine spillover promotes nanoconfined cascade denitrification. Appl. Catal. B-Environ. Energy 2025, 367: 125102.
X. Li, J. Xiang, L. Qiu, X. Chen, Y. Zhao, Y. Wang, Q. Yue, T. Gao, W. Liu, D. Xiao, Z. Jin, P. Li. Unlocking the stable interface in aqueous zinc-ion battery with multifunctional xylose-based electrolyte additives. J. Energy Chem. 2025, 100: 770-778.
L. Zhang, J. Li, M. Hu, Y. Xu, X. Xiong, Z. Jin. MOF-derived beaded stream-like nitrogen and phosphorus-codoped carbon-coated Fe3O4 nanocomposites via lattice-oxygen-mediated mechanism for efficient water oxidation. Chin. Chem. Lett. 2025: 111123.
T. Gao, S. Ren, W. Guo, W. Yang, P. Li, Z. Jin. Rational design of two-electron oxygen-reduction electrocatalysts for H2O2 production and their in situ integration with oxidation reactions in green chemical processes. Chem. Commun. 2025, 61: 18963-18986.
Z. Jin, R. Guan, X. Li, D. Yuan, P. Li. Advanced characterization techniques for understanding electrocatalytic behavior of oxidized nitrogen waste upcycling processes. Chin. Chem. Lett. 2025, 36: 110506.
S. Li, Y. Pang, H. Li, R. Yang, Z. Jin, G. Yu, P. Li. Cross-scale understanding of cascade electrocatalysis for carbon and nitrogen utilization. Chem. Sci. 2026, DOI: 10.1039/D5SC09063F.
X. Shan, Y. Pan, F. Cai, H. Gao, J. Xu, D. Liu, Q. Zhu, P. Li, Z. Jin, J. Jiang, M. Zhou. Accelerating the discovery of efficient high-entropy alloy electrocatalysts: high-throughput experimentation and data-driven strategies. Nano Lett. 2024, 24: 11632-11640.
W. Qiu, Y. Liu, M. Xie, Z. Jin, P. Li, G. Yu. Structural engineering of catalysts for ammonia electrosynthesis from nitrate: recent advances and challenges. EES Catal. 2024, 2: 202-219.
Y. Liu, W. Qiu, P. Wang, R. Li, K. Liu, K. M. Omer, Z. Jin, P. Li. Pyridine-N-rich Cu single-atom catalyst boosts nitrate electroreduction to ammonia. Appl. Catal. B 2024, 340: 123228.
X. Liu, X. Song, G. Jiang, L. Tao, Z. Jin, F. Li, Y. He, F. Dong. Pt single atoms collaborate with Pt atom-clusters by an in-situ confined strategy for accelerating electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Chem. Eng. J. 2024, 481: 148430.
K. Liu, H. Li, M. Xie, P. Wang, Z. Jin, Y. Liu, M. Zhou, P. Li, G. Yu. Thermally enhanced relay electrocatalysis of nitrate-to-ammonia reduction over single-atom-alloy oxides. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146: 7779-7790.
S. Lin, X. Li, D. Yuan, Y. Liu, Z. Jin, P. Li. Conductive polymer hydrogel-derived 3D nanostructures for energy and environmental electrocatalysis. Small 2024, 20: 2406235.
X. Li, J. Xiang, H. Liu, P. Wang, C. Chen, T. Gao, Y. Guo, D. Xiao, Z. Jin. Molecularly modulating solvation structure and electrode interface enables dendrite-free zinc-ion batteries. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2024, 654: 476-485.
R. Li, T. Gao, W. Qiu, M. Xie, Z. Jin, P. Li. Unveiling the size effect of nitrogen-doped carbon-supported copper-based catalysts on nitrate-to-ammonia electroreduction. Nano Res. 2024, 17: 2438-2443.
H. Li, S. Li, R. Guan, Z. Jin, D. Xiao, Y. Guo, P. Li. Modulating the surface concentration and lifetime of active hydrogen in Cu-based layered double hydroxides for electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia. ACS Catal. 2024, 14: 12042-12050.
H. Li, P. Li, Y. Guo, Z. Jin. Electrochemical probing the site reactivity in iron single-atom catalysts for electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia. Anal. Chem. 2024, 96: 997-1002.
T. Gao, Q. An, X. Tang, Q. Yue, Y. Zhang, B. Li, P. Li, Z. Jin. Recent progress in energy-saving electrocatalytic hydrogen production via regulating the anodic oxidation reaction. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2024, 26: 19606-19624.
M. Xie, S. Tang, Z. Li, M. Wang, Z. Jin, P. Li, X. Zhan, H. Zhou, G. Yu. Intermetallic single-atom alloy In–Pd bimetallene for neutral electrosynthesis of ammonia from nitrate. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145: 13957-13967.
W. Qiu, M. Xie, P. Wang, T. Gao, R. Li, D. Xiao, Z. Jin, P. Li. Size-defined Ru nanoclusters supported by TiO2 nanotubes enable low-concentration nitrate electroreduction to ammonia with suppressed hydrogen evolution. Small 2023, 19: 2300437.
Y. Liu, J. Mao, Y. Yuan, H. Huang, X. Ma, X. Li, Z. Jin. Accelerating corrosion of iron foam enables a bifunctional catalyst for overall water splitting. Mater. Chem. Front. 2023, 7: 5858-5867.
Y. Liu, K. Liu, P. Wang, Z. Jin, P. Li. Electrocatalytic upcycling of nitrogenous wastes into green ammonia: advances and perspectives on materials innovation. Carb. Neutrality 2023, 2: 14.
R. Li, T. Gao, P. Wang, W. Qiu, K. Liu, Y. Liu, Z. Jin, P. Li. The origin of selective nitrate-to-ammonia electroreduction on metal-free nitrogen-doped carbon aerogel catalysts. Appl. Catal. B 2023, 331: 122677.
P. Li, L. Liao, Z. Fang, G. Su, Z. Jin, G. Yu. A multifunctional copper single-atom electrocatalyst aerogel for smart sensing and producing ammonia from nitrate. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 2023, 120: e2305489120.
P. Li, R. Li, Y. Liu, M. Xie, Z. Jin, G. Yu. Pulsed nitrate-to-ammonia electroreduction facilitated by tandem catalysis of nitrite intermediates. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145: 6471-6479.
H. Li, Y. Guo, Z. Jin. Advanced electrochemical techniques for characterizing electrocatalysis at the single-particle level. Carb. Neutrality 2023, 2: 22.
Z. Jin. High-spatiotemporal-resolution electrochemical measurements of electrocatalytic reactivity. Anal. Chem. 2023, 95: 6477-6489.
T. Gao, X. Tang, X. Li, S. Wu, S. Yu, P. Li, D. Xiao, Z. Jin. Understanding the atomic and defective interface effect on ruthenium clusters for the hydrogen evolution reaction. ACS Catal. 2023, 13: 49-59.
T. Gao, L. Qiu, M. Xie, Z. Jin, P. Li, G. Yu. Defect-stabilized and oxygen-coordinated iron single-atom sites facilitate hydrogen peroxide electrosynthesis. Mater. Horiz. 2023, 10: 4270-4277.
M. Xie, B. Zhang, Z. Jin, P. Li, G. Yu. Atomically reconstructed palladium metallene by intercalation-induced lattice expansion and amorphization for highly efficient electrocatalysis. ACS Nano 2022, 16: 13715-13727.
P. Wang, Z. Jin, P. Li, G. Yu. Design principles of hydrogen-evolution-suppressing single-atom catalysts for aqueous electrosynthesis. Chem Catal. 2022, 2: 1277-1287.
W. Qiu, X. Chen, Y. Liu, D. Xiao, P. Wang, R. Li, K. Liu, Z. Jin, P. Li. Confining intermediates within a catalytic nanoreactor facilitates nitrate-to-ammonia electrosynthesis. Appl. Catal. B 2022, 315: 121548.
Y. Luo, P. Li, Z. Jin. Lithiated interface of Pt/TiO2 enables an efficient wire-shaped Zn–Air solar micro-battery. Chem. Commun. 2022, 58: 5988-5991.
Z. Jin, P. Li, Z. Fang, G. Yu. Emerging electrochemical techniques for probing site behavior in single-atom electrocatalysts. Acc. Chem. Res. 2022, 55: 759-769.
X. Li, Y. Guo, T. Gao, P. Li, Z. Jin, D. Xiao. Interconnecting 3D conductive networks with nanostructured iron/iron oxide enables a high-performance flexible battery. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 13: 57411-57421.
X. Li, X. Chen, Z. Jin, P. Li, D. Xiao. Recent progress in conductive polymers for advanced fiber-shaped electrochemical energy storage devices. Mater. Chem. Front. 2021, 5: 1140-1163.
P. Li, Z. Jin, Z. Fang, G. Yu. A single-site iron catalyst with pre-occupied active centers that achieves selective ammonia electrosynthesis from nitrate. Energy Environ. Sci. 2021, 14: 3522-3531.
P. Li, Z. Fang, Z. Jin, G. Yu. Ammonia electrosynthesis on single-atom catalysts: mechanistic understanding and recent progress. Chem. Phys. Rev. 2021, 2: 041305.
Z. Jin, P. Li, Y. Meng, Z. Fang, D. Xiao, G. Yu. Understanding the inter-site distance effect in single-atom catalysts for oxygen electroreduction. Nat. Catal. 2021, 4: 615-622.
Z. Jin, A. J. Bard. Surface interrogation of electrodeposited MnOx and CaMnO3 perovskites by scanning electrochemical microscopy: probing active sites and kinetics for the oxygen evolution reaction. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60: 794-799.
Z. Fang, Z. Jin, S. Tang, P. Li, P. Wu, G. Yu. Porous two-dimensional iron-cyano nanosheets for high-rate electrochemical nitrate reduction. ACS Nano 2021, 16: 1072-1081.
P. Li, Z. Jin, Y. Qian, Z. Fang, D. Xiao, G. Yu. Supramolecular confinement of single Cu atoms in hydrogel frameworks for oxygen reduction electrocatalysis with high atom utilization. Mater. Today 2020, 35: 78-86.
P. Li, Z. Jin, Z. Fang, G. Yu. A surface-strained and geometry-tailored nanoreactor that promotes ammonia electrosynthesis. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59: 22610-22616.
Z. Jin, A. J. Bard. Atom-by-atom electrodeposition of single isolated cobalt oxide molecules and clusters for studying the oxygen evolution reaction. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 2020, 117: 12651-12656.
