Selected Publications:
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Wu, Q.; Du, R.; Wang, P.; Waterhouse, G. I.N.*; Li, J.; Qiu, Y.; Yan, K.; Zhao, Y.; Zhao, W.-W.; Tsai, H.-J.; Chen, M.-C.; Hung, S.-F.*; Wang, X.*; Chen, G.* Nanograin boundary-abundant Cu2O-Cu nanocubes with high C2+ selectivity and good stability during electrochemical CO2 reduction at a current density of 500 mA cm−2. ACS Nano 2023, 17, 12884-12894.
Wang, X.#; Ou, P.#; Ozden, A.; Hung, S.-F.; Tam J.; Gabardo C. M.; Howe, J. Y.; Sisler J.; Bertens, K.; de Arquer, F. P. G.; Miao, R. K.; O’Brien, C. P.; Wang, Z.; Abed, J.; Rasouli, A. S.; Sun, M.; Ip, A. H.; Sinton, D.; Sargent, E. H.* Efficient electrosynthesis of n-propanol from carbon monoxide using a Ag–Ru–Cu catalyst. Nature Energy 2022, 7, 170-176.
Xie, Y.#; Ou, P.#; Wang, X.#; Xu, Z.; Li, Y. C.; Wang, Z.; Huang, J. E.; Wicks, J.; McCallum, C.; Wang, N.; Wang, Y.; Chen, T.; Lo, B. T. W.; Sinton, D.; Yu, J. C.; Wang Y.*; Sargent, E. H.* High carbon utilization in CO2 reduction to multi-carbon products in acidic media. Nature Catalysis 2022, 5, 564-570.
Hung, S.-F.#; Xu, A.#; Wang, X.#; Li, F.#; Hsu, S.-H.; Li, Y.; Wicks, J.; Cervantes, E. G.; Rasouli, A. S.; Li, Y. C.; Luo, M.; Nam, D.-H.; Wang, N.; Peng, T.; Yan, Y.; Lee, G.; Sargent, E. H.* A metal-supported single-atom catalytic site enables carbon dioxide hydrogenation. Nature Commun. 2022, 13, 819.
Wang, X.#; Ou, P.#; Wicks, J.#; Xie, Y.#; Wang, Y.#; Li, J.; Tam J.; Ren, D.; Howe, J. Y.; Wang, Z.; Ozden, A.; Finfrock, Y. Z. 6,7, Xu, Y.; Li, Y.; Rasouli, A. S.; Bertens K.; Ip, A. H.; Graetzel, M.; Sinton D.; Sargent, E. H.* Gold-in-copper at low *CO coverage enables efficient electromethanation of CO2. Nature Commun. 2021, 12, 3387.
Wang, X.#; Wang, Z.#; de Arquer, F. P. G.; Dinh, C. -T.; Ozden, A.; Li, Y. C.; Nam, D. -H.; Li, J.; Liu, Y. -S.; Wicks, J.; Chen, Z.; Chi, M.; Chen, B.; Wang, Y.; Tam, J.; Howe, J.; Proppe, A.; Todorovic, P.; Li, F.; Zhuang, T.; Gabardo, C. M.; Krimani, A.; McCallum, C.; Lum, Y.; Luo, M.; Min, Y.; Xu, A.; O’Brien, C. P.; Stephen, B.; Sun, B.; Ip, A. H.; Richter, L.; Kelley, S.; Sinton, D.; Sargent, E. H.* Efficient electrically powered CO2-to-ethanol via suppression of deoxygenation. Nature Energy 2020, 5, 478-486.
Wang, X.#; Xu, A.#; Li, F.; Hung, S.-F.; Nam, D.-H.; Gabardo, C. M.; Wang, Z.; Xu, Y.; Ozden, A.; Rasouli, A. S.; Ip, A. H.; Sinton, D.; Sargent, E. H.* Efficient methane electrosynthesis enabled by tuning local CO2 availability. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 3525-3531.
Wang, X.#; Wang, Z.#; Zhuang, T.-T.; Dinh, C.-T.; Li, J.; Nam, D.-H.; Li, F.; Huang, C.-W.; Tan, C.-S.; Chen, Z.; Chi, M.; Gabardo, C. M.; Seifitokaldani, A.; Todorović, P.; Proppe, A.; Pang, Y.; Kirmani, A. R.; Wang, Y.; Ip, A. H.; Richter, L. J.; Scheffel, B.; Xu, A.; Lo, S.-C.; Kelley, S. O.; Sinton, D.; Sargent, E. H.* Efficient upgrading of CO to C3 fuel using asymmetric C-C coupling active sites. Nature Commun. 2019, 10, 5186. (Top 50 Chemistry and Materials Sciences Articles in 2019)
Zhao, Z., Wang, X.*; Si, J.; Yue, C.; Xia, C.; Li, F.* Truncated concave octahedral Cu2O nanocrystals with {hkk} high-index facets for enhanced activity and stability in heterogeneous catalytic azide-alkyne cycloaddition. Green Chem. 2018, 20, 832-837.
Zhao, M.#; Wang, X.#; Yang, X.#; Gilroy, K. D.; Qin, D.; Xia, Y.* Hollow metal nanocrystals with ultrathin, porous walls and well-controlled surface structures. Adv. Mater. 2018, 1801956.
Wang, X.*#; Chen, J.#; Zeng, J.; Wang, Q.; Li, Z.; Qin, R.; Wu, C.; Xie, Z.*; Zheng, L. The synergy between atomically dispersed Pd and cerium oxide for enhanced catalytic properties. Nanoscale 2017, 9, 6643-6648.
Vara, M.#; Roling, L. T.#; Wang, X.#; Elnabawy, A. O.; Hood, Z. D.; Chi. M.; Mavrikakis. M.; Xia, Y.* Understanding the thermal stability of palladium–platinum core–shell nanocrystals by in situ transmission electron microscopy and density functional theory. ACS Nano 2017, 11, 4571-4581.
Wang, X.; Figueroa-Cosme, L.; Yang, X.; Luo, M.; Liu, J.; Xie, Z.; Xia, Y.* Pt-based icosahedral nanocages: using a combination of {111} facets, twin defects, and ultrathin walls to greatly enhance their activity toward oxygen reduction. Nano Lett. 2016, 16, 1467-1471.
Wang, X.#; Choi, S.-I.#; Roling, L. T.; Luo, M.; Ma, C.; Zhang, L.; Chi, M.; Liu, J.; Xie, Z.; Herron, J. A.; Mavrikakis, M.*; Xia, Y.* Palladium-platinum core-shell icosahedra with substantially enhanced activity and durability toward oxygen reduction. Nature Commun. 2015, 6, 7594.
Wang, X.; Vara, M.; Luo, M.; Huang, H.; Ruditskiy, A.; Park, J.; Bao, S.; Liu, J.; Howe, J.; Chi, M.; Xie Z.; Xia, Y.* Pd@Pt core-shell concave decahedra: A class of catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction with enhanced activity and durability. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 15036-15042.