Xijun Liu

Dr. Xijun Liu

School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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Academic Career Length

12Years (2015-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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14 June 2020 in Journal of the American Chemical Society
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LHLili Han
Lili Han
SSShoujie Song
Shoujie Song
MLMingjie Liu
Mingjie Liu
SYSiyu Yao
Siyu Yao
ZLZhixiu Liang
Zhixiu Liang
HXHuolin L. Xin
Huolin L. Xin

23 August 2017 in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
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LZLihan Zhang
Lihan Zhang
LHLili Han
Lili Han
HLHaoxuan Liu
Haoxuan Liu
Xijun LiuXijun Liu
Xijun Liu
JLJun Luo
Jun Luo
Single‐atom catalysts (SACs) have exhibited high activities for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalysis in acidic or alkaline media, when they are used with binders on cathodes. However, to date, no SACs have been reported for the HER electrocatalysis in neutral media. We demonstrate a potential‐cycling method to synthesize a catalyst comprising single Pt atoms on CoP‐based nanotube arrays supported by a Ni foam, termed PtSA‐NT‐NF. This binder‐free catalyst is centimeter‐scale and scalable. It is directly used as HER cathodes, whose performances at low and high current densities in phosphate buffer solutions (pH 7.2) are comparable to and better than, respectively, those of commercial Pt/C. The Pt mass activity of PtSA‐NT‐NF is 4 times of that of Pt/C, and its electrocatalytic stability is also better than that of Pt/C. This work provides a large‐scale production strategy for binder‐free Pt SAC electrodes for efficient HER in neutral media.

11 January 2021 in Nature Communications
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HBHaihong Bao
Haihong Bao
YQYuan Qiu
Yuan Qiu
XPXianyun Peng
Xianyun Peng
JWJiaao Wang
Jiaao Wang
YMYuying Mi
Yuying Mi
Xuping SunXuping Sun
Xuping Sun
Electrochemical carbon monoxide reduction is a promising strategy for the production of value-added multicarbon compounds, albeit yielding diverse products with low selectivities and Faradaic efficiencies. Here, copper single atoms anchored to Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheets are firstly demonstrated as effective and robust catalysts for electrochemical carbon monoxide reduction, achieving an ultrahigh selectivity of 98% for the formation of multicarbon products. Particularly, it exhibits a high Faradaic efficiency of 71% towards ethylene at −0.7 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode, superior to the previously reported copper-based catalysts. Besides, it shows a stable activity during the 68-h electrolysis. Theoretical simulations reveal that atomically dispersed Cu–O3 sites favor the C–C coupling of carbon monoxide molecules to generate the key *CO-CHO species, and then induce the decreased free energy barrier of the potential-determining step, thus accounting for the high activity and selectivity of copper single atoms for carbon monoxide reduction.

1 January 2019 in Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy
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WWWenjun Wan
Wenjun Wan
Xijun LiuXijun Liu
Xijun Liu
HLHuaiyu Li
Huaiyu Li
XPXianyun Peng
Xianyun Peng
DXDesheng Xi
Desheng Xi
JLJun Luo
Jun Luo

3 June 2022 in Science Advances
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LHLili Han
Lili Han
POPengfei Ou
Pengfei Ou
WLWei Liu
Wei Liu
XWXiang Wang
Xiang Wang
HWHsiao-Tsu Wang
Hsiao-Tsu Wang
HXHuolin L. Xin
Huolin L. Xin
Anion exchange membrane fuel cells are limited by the slow kinetics of alkaline hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR). Here, we establish HOR catalytic activities of single-atom and diatomic sites as a function of *H and *OH binding energies to screen the optimal active sites for the HOR. As a result, the Ru-Ni diatomic one is identified as the best active center. Guided by the theoretical finding, we subsequently synthesize a catalyst with Ru-Ni diatomic sites supported on N-doped porous carbon, which exhibits excellent catalytic activity, CO tolerance, and stability for alkaline HOR and is also superior to single-site counterparts. In situ scanning electrochemical microscopy study validates the HOR activity resulting from the Ru-Ni diatomic sites. Furthermore, in situ x-ray absorption spectroscopy and computational studies unveil a synergistic interaction between Ru and Ni to promote the molecular H 2 dissociation and strengthen OH adsorption at the diatomic sites, and thus enhance the kinetics of HOR.

1 September 2022 in Nano Research Energy
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DQDefeng Qi
Defeng Qi
FLFang Lv
Fang Lv
TWTianran Wei
Tianran Wei
MJMengmeng Jin
Mengmeng Jin
GMGe Meng
Ge Meng
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