Ren He

Dr. Ren He

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Academic Career Length

8Years (2019-Present)

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

Representative Publications

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15 October 2023 in Advanced Materials
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RHRen He
Ren He
LYLinlin Yang
Linlin Yang
YZYu Zhang
Yu Zhang
DJDaochuan Jiang
Daochuan Jiang
SLSeungho Lee
Seungho Lee
ACAndreu Cabot
Andreu Cabot

21 March 2023 in Energy Storage Materials
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RHRen He
Ren He
LYLinlin Yang
Linlin Yang
YZYu Zhang
Yu Zhang
XWXiang Wang
Xiang Wang
SLSeungho Lee
Seungho Lee
ACAndreu Cabot
Andreu Cabot

22 March 2023 in Advanced Science
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Junshan LiJunshan Li
Junshan Li
LLLuming Li
Luming Li
XMXingyu Ma
Xingyu Ma
XHXu Han
Xu Han
CXCongcong Xing
Congcong Xing
ACAndreu Cabot
Andreu Cabot
There is an urgent need for cost‐effective strategies to produce hydrogen from renewable net‐zero carbon sources using renewable energies. In this context, the electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction can be boosted by replacing the oxygen evolution reaction with the oxidation of small organic molecules, such as ethylene glycol (EG). EG is a particularly interesting organic liquid with two hydroxyl groups that can be transformed into a variety of C1 and C2 chemicals, depending on the catalyst and reaction conditions. Here, a catalyst is demonstrated for the selective EG oxidation reaction (EGOR) to formate on nickel selenide. The catalyst nanoparticle (NP) morphology and crystallographic phase are tuned to maximize its performance. The optimized NiS electrocatalyst requires just 1.395 V to drive a current density of 50 mA cm−2 in 1 m potassium hydroxide (KOH) and 1 m EG. A combination of in situ electrochemical infrared absorption spectroscopy (IRAS) to monitor the electrocatalytic process and ex situ analysis of the electrolyte composition shows the main EGOR product is formate, with a Faradaic efficiency above 80%. Additionally, C2 chemicals such as glycolate and oxalate are detected and quantified as minor products. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations of the reaction process show the glycol‐to‐oxalate pathway to be favored via the glycolate formation, where the CC bond is broken and further electro‐oxidized to formate.

10 April 2024 in Advanced Materials
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CHChen Huang
Chen Huang
JYJing Yu
Jing Yu
CZChao Yue Zhang
Chao Yue Zhang
ZCZhibiao Cui
Zhibiao Cui
JCJiakun Chen
Jiakun Chen
ACAndreu Cabot
Andreu Cabot

22 August 2024 in Energy & Environmental Science
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RHRen He
Ren He
SWShiqi Wang
Shiqi Wang
LYLinlin Yang
Linlin Yang
SHSharona Horta
Sharona Horta
YDYang Ding
Yang Ding
ACAndreu Cabot
Andreu Cabot
FeCoNiPdWP exhibit excellent oxygen evolution and reduction reaction performance via all elements playing distinctive roles and the switchable active sites in redox reactions, leading to robust zinc air batteries.

14 July 2023 in Nano Energy
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LYLinlin Yang
Linlin Yang
RHRen He
Ren He
XWXiang Wang
Xiang Wang
TYTingting Yang
Tingting Yang
TZTing Zhang
Ting Zhang
ACAndreu Cabot
Andreu Cabot