2025
43. W. Zhong, Q. Sun, J. Wang, X. Ao, Y. Zhai, T. Zhu, X. Zhu, H. Wang, Z. Li*, K. Li*, C. Wang*, Engineering antiperovskite nitride for high-performing overall water splitting at ampere-level current densities, Chinese Chemical Letters, 2025, In Press.
42. W. J. Xi#, W. Liu#, X. Ao*, L. Shi*, N-Coordinated Fe-Co Catalytic Sites with Interatomic Cooperation for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2025, 13, 28400-28408.
41. X. Ao, L. Li, Y. Ding, G. Nam, B. Zhao*, C. Wang*, M. Liu*, Interatomic Fe–Cu cooperation in nitrogen-doped carbon for enhanced oxygen reduction. Energy & Environmental Science, 2025, 18, 7624-7634.
40. Y. Wang, W. Liu, S. Shang, M. Liu, Z. Ying, X. Ao, L. Shi*, LDH-Enhanced Porous Polyethersulfone Membrane Doped with Alkali for Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, Materials Horizons, 2025, Advance Article
39. Q. Sun, W. Zhong, H. Wang, X. Ao, Y. Zhai, J. Wang, B. Wu, F. J Romero-Salguero, J. Qiao, Z. Li*, K. Li*, C. Wang*, Unveiling the role of FeOOH on catalyst evolution for advanced water oxidation, Rare Metals, 2025, 44, 5462-5474
38. Q. Sun, W. Zhong, Y. Liu, H. Wang*, Y. Zhai, J. Wang, X. Ao, K. Li*, Z. Li*, C. Wang*, Iron and vanadium in perovskite hydroxide enabling the relay catalysis for oxygen evolution, Rare Metals, 2025, 44, 4724-4739
37. X. Ao, H. Wang, X. Zhang, C. Wang*, Atomically Dispersed Metal–Nitrogen–Carbon Catalysts for Acidic Oxygen Reduction Reaction, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2025, 17, 2844-2862.
2024
36. W. Zhong, Q. Sun, L. Lv, Y. Han, Z. Hong, G. Wang, X. Ao, Y. Zhai, T. Zhu, X. Zhu, H. Wang, K. Li*, Z. Li*, Cation-Modulated Ni/Ni3N Compound Heterojunctions as Highly Efficient Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2025, 17, 909-919.
2023
35. X. Ao+, L. Li+, S. Y. Yun, Y. Deng, W. Yoon, P. Wang, X. Jin, L. Dai, C. Wang*, S.-J. Hwang*, Highly Accessible Dual-Metal Atomic Pairs for Enhancing Oxygen Redox Reaction in Zinc-Air Batteries, Nano Energy, 2023, 118, 108952.
2022
34. L. Li, H. Sun, X. Xu, M. Humayun, X. Ao, M. F. Yuen, X. Xue, Y. Wu, Y. Yang, C. Wang*, Engineering amorphous/crystalline rod-like core–shell electrocatalysts for overall water splitting, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2022, 14, 50783-50793
33. X. Ao, Y. Cu, C. Li, Y. Wu, C. Wu, S. Xun, A. Nikiforov, W. Cai*, R. Ma*, K. Huo, C. Wang*, Sulfurization-Functionalized 2D Metal-Organic Frameworks for High-Performance Urea Fuel Cell, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2022, 315, 121586.
32. H. Sun, L. Li, H.-C. Chen, D. Duan, M. Humayun, Y. Qiu, X. Zhang, X. Ao, Y. Wu, Y. Pang, K. Huo, C. Wang, Y. Xiong, Highly efficient overall urea electrolysis via single-atomically active centers on layered double hydroxide, Science Bulletin, 2022, 67, 1763-1775.
31. X. Ao, Y. Ding, G. Nam, L. Soule, P. Jing, B. Zhao*, J. Y. Hwang, J.-H. Jang, C. Wang*, and M. Liu*, A Single-Atom Fe-N-C Catalyst with Ultrahigh Utilization of Active Sites for Efficient Oxygen Reduction, Small, 2022, 2203326.
30. X. Xu, Q. Deng, H.-C. Chen, M. Humayun, D. Duan, X. Zhang, H. Sun, X. Ao, X. Xue, A Nikiforov, K. Huo, C. Wang*, Y. Xiong*, Metal-Organic Frameworks Offering Tunable Binary Active Sites toward Highly Efficient Urea Oxidation Electrolysis, Research, 2022, 9837109.
29. H. Sun, L. Li, M. Humayun, H. Zhang, Y. Bo, X Ao, X. Xu, K. Chen, K.K. Ostrikov, K Huo, W. Zhang, C. Wang*, Y. Xiong*, Achieving highly efficient pH-universal hydrogen evolution by superhydrophilic amorphous/crystalline Rh(OH)3/NiTe coaxial nanorod array electrode, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2022, 305, 121088.
2021
28. M. Humayun, H. Ullah, L. Shu, X. Ao, A. A. Tahir, C.D. Wang*, W. Luo*, Plasmon Assisted Highly Efficient Visible Light Catalytic CO2 Reduction Over the Noble Metal Decorated Sr-Incorporated g-C3N4, Nano-Micro Letters, 2021, 859, 2311-6706.
27. H. Sun, W. Zhang, J. Li, Z. Li, X. Ao, K. Xue, K. Ostrikov, J. Tang, C.D. Wang*, Rh-engineered ultrathin NiFe-LDH nanosheets Enable Highly-Efficient Overall Water Splitting and Urea Electrolysis, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2021, 284, 119740.
26. M. Li+, X. Ao+, J. Li, H.C. Sun, L. Zheng, C.D. Wang*, NiCo-BDC nanosheets coated with amorphous Ni-S thin film for high-efficiency oxygen evolution reaction and urea oxidation reaction, FlatChem, 2021, 25, 100222.
2020
25. H. Sun+, J.-M. Yang+, J.-G. Li, Z. Li, X. Ao, Y.-Z. Liu, Y. Zhang, Y. Li, C. Wang*, J. Tang, Synergistic coupling of NiTe nanoarrays with RuO2 and NiFe-LDH layers for high-efficiency electrochemical-/photovoltage-driven overall water splitting, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2020, 272, 118988.
24. L. Lv+, Y. Chang+, X. Ao, Z. Li, J.-G. Li, Y. Wu, X. Xue, Y. Cao, G. Hong*, C. Wang*. Interfacial electron transfer on heterostructured Ni3Se4/FeOOH endows highly efficient water oxidation in alkaline solutions. Materials Today Energy, 2020, 17, 100462.
23. Z. Li, K.-H. Xue, J. Wang, J.-G. Li, X. Ao, H. Sun, H. Song, W. Lei, Y. Cao, C. Wang*, Cation and Anion Co-doped Perovskite Nanofibers for Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2020, 12, 41259-41268.
22. Z. Li, L. Lv, X. Ao, J.-G. Li, H. Sun, P. An, X. Xue, Y. Li, M. Liu, C. Wang*, M. Liu*, An Effective Method for Enhancing Oxygen Evolution Kinetics of LaMO3 (M = Ni, Co, Mn) Perovskite Catalysts and Its Application to a Rechargeable Zinc–air Battery, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2020, 262, 118291.
21. Z. Li, J.-G. Li, X. Ao, H. Sun, H. Wang, M.-F. Yuen, C. Wang*, Conductive Metal–organic Frameworks Endow High-efficient Oxygen Evolution of La0·6Sr0·4Co0·8Fe0·2O3 Perovskite Oxide Nanofibers, Electrochimica Acta, 2020, 334, 135638.
20. X. Ao, W. Zhang, B. Zhao*, Y. Ding, G. Nam, L. Soule, A. Abdelhafiz, C. Wang*, M. Liu*, Atomically Dispersed Fe-N-C Decorated with Pt-alloy Core-shell Nanoparticles for Improved Activity and Durability towards Oxygen Reduction. Energy & Environmental Science, 2020, 13, 2032-3040.
2019
19. J.-G. Li, K. Xie, H. Sun, Z. Li, X. Ao, Z. Chen, K. K. Ostrikov, C. Wang*, W. Zhang, Template-Directed Bifunctional Dodecahedral CoP/CN@MoS2 Electrocatalyst for High Efficient Water Splitting, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2019, 11, 36649-36657.
18. X. Ao+, W. Zhang+, Z. Li, J.-G. Li, L. Soule, X. Huang, W.-H. Chiang, H. M. Chen, C. Wang*, M. Liu, X. C. Zeng*, Markedly Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Activity of Single-Atom Fe Catalysts via Integration with Fe Nanoclusters, ACS Nano, 2019, 13, 11853-11862.
17. H. Sun+, J.-G. Li+, L. Lv, Z. Li, X. Ao, C. Xu, X. Xue, G. Hong, C. Wang, Engineering Hierarchical CoSe/NiFe Layered-double-hydroxide Nanoarrays as High Efficient Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Overall Water Splitting, Journal of Power Source, 2019, 425, 138-146.
16. X. Ao+, X. Xue+, Z. Yang, Y. Yang, C. Wang*, Nitrogen-doped Braided-looking Mesoporous Carbonaceous Nanotubes as an Advanced Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalyst, Materials Today Energy, 2019, 12, 62-69.
15. P. Xiong, X. Ao, J. Chen, J.-G. Li, L. Lv, Z. Li, M. Zondobe, X. Xue, Y. Lan, C. Wang, Nickel Diselenide Nanoflakes Give Superior Urea Electrocatalytic Conversion, Electrochimica Acta, 2018, 297, 833-841.
14. J.-G. Li, H. Sun, L. Lv, Z. Li, X. Ao, C. Xu, Y. Li, C. Wang*, Metal-Organic Framework-Derived Hierarchical (Co,Ni)Se2@NiFe LDH Hollow Nanocages for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2019,11, 8106-8114.
13. X. Ao+, W. Zhang+, Z. Li, L. Lv, Y. Ruan, H.-H. Wu, W.-H. Chiang, C. Wang*, M. Liu, X. C. Zeng*, Unraveling the High-activity Nature of Fe-N-C Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction: the Extraordinary Synergy Between Fe-N4 and Fe4N, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2019, 7, 11792-11801.
12. J.-G. Li, Y. Gu, H. Sun, L. Lv, Z. Li, X. Ao, X. Xue, G. Hong, C. Wang*, Engineering the Coupling Interface of Rhombic Dodecahedral NiCoP/C@FeOOH Nanocages toward Enhanced Water Oxidation, Nanoscale, 2019, 11, 19959-19968.
2018
11. W. Luo, X. Ao, Z. Li, L. Lv, J. Li, G. Hong*, Q.-H. Wu, C. Wang*, Imbedding Ultrafine Sb2S3 Nanoparticles in Mesoporous Carbon Sphere for High-performance Lithium-ion Battery, Electrochimica Acta, 2018, 290, 185-192.
10. L. Lv, Z. Li, Y. Ruan, Y. Chang, X. Ao, J.-G. Li, Z. Yang, C. Wang*, Nickel-iron Diselenide Hollow Nanoparticles with Strongly Hydrophilic Surface for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Reaction Activity, Electrochimica Acta, 2018, 286, 172-178.
9. Z. Li+, L. Lv+, J. Wang, X. Ao, Y. Ruan, D. Zha, G. Hong, Q. Wu, Y. Lan, C. Wang*, J. Jiang, M. Liu*, Engineering Phosphorus-doped LaFeO3-δ Perovskite Oxide as Robust Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysts in Alkaline Solutions, Nano Energy, 2018, 47, 199-209.
8. L. Lv+, Z. Li+, K.-H. Xue*, Y. Ruan, X. Ao, H. Wan, X. Miao, B. Zhang, J. Jiang, C. Wang*, K. K. Ostrikov, Tailoring the Electrocatalytic Activity of Bimetallic Nickel-iron Diselenide Hollow Nanochains for Water Oxidation. Nano Energy, 2018, 47, 275-284.
7. X. Ao, H. Sun, C. Wang*, J. Li, Y. Ruan, B. Li, Q.-H. Wu, Y. Li*, J. Jiang, Y. Yang, L. Mai*, In situ Nitrogen-doped Helical Mesoporous Carbonaceous Nanotubes for Superior-high Lithium Anodic Performance, Carbon, 2018, 599-606.
6. L. Lv, D. Zha, Y. Ruan, Z. Li, X. Ao, J. Zheng, J. Jiang, H. M. Chen, W.-H. Chiang, J. Chen*, C. Wang*, A Universal Method to Engineer Metal Oxide–Metal–Carbon Interface for Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction, ACS Nano, 2018, 12, 3042-3051.
2017
5. Z. Yang+, J.-Y. Zhang+, Z. Liu, Z. Li, L. Lv, X. Ao, Y. Tian, Y. Zhang*, J. Jiang, C. Wang*, “Cuju”-Structured Iron Diselenide-Derived Oxide: A Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst for Water Oxidation, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2017, 9, 40351-40359.
4. J.-Y. Zhang, L. Lv, Y. Tian, Z. Li, X. Ao, Y. Lan, J. Jiang*, C. Wang*, Rational Design of Cobalt-Iron Selenides for Highly Efficient Electrochemical Water Oxidation, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2017, 9, 33833-33840.
3. Y.-S. Li+, X. Ao+, J.-L. Liao, J. Jiang, C. Wang*, W.-H. Chiang*, Sub-10-nm Graphene Nanoribbons with Tunable Surface Functionalities for Lithium-ion Batteries, Electrochimica Acta, 2017, 249, 404-412.
2. C. Wang, J. Jiang, Y. Ruan, X. Ao, K. Ostrikov, W. Zhang, J. Lu*, Y. Y. Li*, Construction of MoO2 Quantum Dot–Graphene and MoS2 Nanoparticle-Graphene Nanoarchitectures toward Ultrahigh Lithium Storage Capability, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2017, 9, 28441-28450.
1. X. Ao, J. Jiang*, Y. Ruan, Z. Li, Y. Zhang, J. Sun, C. Wang*, Honeycomb-inspired Design of Ultrafine SnO2@C Nanospheres Embedded in Carbon Film as Anode Materials for High Performance Lithium- and Sodium-ion Battery, Journal of Power Source, 2017, 359, 340-348.