1. Education Background
PhD., School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Aug 2007 – Apr 2012.
Bachelor Degree in Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, China, Sep 2003 – Jul 2007.
2. Professional Experience
Professor, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, China, Mar 2019 to date.
Associate Professor, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, China, May 2014 – Mar 2019.
Research Fellow, School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Apr 2012 – May 2014.
3. Research Interests
Heterogeneous electrochemical process of oxidation reactions.
4. Representative Publications
(1) Yang Shujiao, Liu Xiaohan, Li Sisi, Yuan Wenjie, Yang Luna, Wang Ting, Zheng Haoquan*, Cao Rui*, Zhang Wei*, The mechanism of water oxidation using transition metal-based heterogeneous electrocatalysts, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2024, 53, 5593-5625.
(2) Yang Shujiao#, Yue Kaihang#, Liu Xiaohan, Li Sisi, Zheng Haoquan, Yan Ya*, Cao Rui, Zhang Wei*, Electrocatalytic water oxidation with manganese phosphates, Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 1410.
(3) Yang Shujiao, Li Xialiang, Li Yifan, Wang Yabo, Jin Xiaotong, Qin Lingshuang, Zhang Wei*, Cao Rui*, Effect of proton transfer on electrocatalytic water oxidation by manganese phosphates, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202215594.
(4) Jing Qi, Yang-Peng Lin, Dandan Chen, Tianhua Zhou, Wei Zhang*, Rui Cao, Autologous Cobalt Phosphates with Modulated Coordination Sites for Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59, 8917.
(5) Xueqing Gao, Yingdong Chen, Tong Sun, Jianmei Huang, Wei Zhang*, Qiang Wang*, Rui Cao*, Karst Landform-featured Monolithic Electrode for Water Electrolysis in Neutral Media, Energy Environ. Sci., 2020, 13, 174.
5. Awards and Honors
PhD. Scholarship, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2007-2011.
World Future Foundation PhD Awards in Environmental and Sustainability Research, 2012.
“Youth One-Hundred Talents Program” of Shaanxi Province, 2017.