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Sun Zhenyu

Professor

Department： College of Chemical Engineering

Fields: Electrocatalysis for CO2 reduction reaction, N2 reduction reaction as well as design of electrolytes for redox flow batteries

Email: sunzy@mail.buct.edu.cn

Office: Chemical Engineering Building A501

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5788-9339

DBLP:

10 Visits

Introduction

1. EDUCATION

2003-2006       Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry under Prof. Buxing Han (Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

1999-2002       M.S. in Material Sciences under Prof. Lu Qi, Tianjin Polytechnic University, China

1995-1999       B.S. in Polymer Science and Engineering, Tianjin Polytechnic University, China

                        

2. EMPLOYMENT

2015-present  Full Professor, Director of Department of Materials and Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China

2014-2015      Postdoctoral Research Associate with Prof. S. C. Edman Tsang, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, U.K.

2011-2014      Postdoctoral Research Associate with Prof. Wolfgang Schuhmann and Prof. Martin Muhler, Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Heterogene Katalyse am Lehrstuhl für Technische Chemie, Ruhr Univ. Bochum, Germany

2009-2011      Associate Professor, Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

2006-2008      Postdoctoral Research Associate with Prof. Jonathan N. Coleman, Department of Physics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

3. ORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

2017               Secretary of the “Joint NSFC-RSC Symposium on Sustainable Chemistry and Process” held in Beijing, Nov. 4-5

2021                Secretary of the “Chemical Engineering Frontiers Forum of 2021 Chemical Engineering Society Annual Meeting” held in Shenyang, Sep. 4-5

2023                Secretary of the “Chemical Engineering Frontiers Forum of 2023 Chemical Engineering Society Annual Meeting” held in Guangzhou, Nov. 27-29

 

4. EDITOR ACTIVITIES

2024   Editorial board member of Sustainable Chemistry for Energy Materials

2023   Associate Editor of RSC Sustainability

2023   Academic Editor of The Innovation Materials

2021   Editorial board member of Chinese Journal of Catalysis

2021   Editorial board member of Coatings

2022   Editorial board member of Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica

2021   Youth editorial board member of The Innovation

2021   Youth editorial board member of Nano Research

2021   Youth editorial board member of SmartMat

2021   Youth editorial board member of Rare Metals

2021   Youth editorial board member of Tungsten

2023    Guest Editor of the special issue “Sustainable CO2 Conversion and Utilization” for Next Sustainability

2023   Guest Editor of the special issue “Two-Dimensional (2D) Materials for Energy Applications” for iScience

2023   Guest Editor of the special issue “Electro- and Photocatalytic N2 Reduction to NH3” for Rare Metals

2022   Guest Editor of the special issue “Surface and Interface Engineering for CO2 reduction” for Chemistry–An Asian Journal

2022   Guest Editor of the special issue “CO2 Capture and Chemistry” for Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry

2021   Guest Editor of the special issue “CO2 Catalysis” for the Journal of Experimental Nanoscience

2020   Guest Editor of the special issue “Bifunctional Electrocatalysis” for ChemElectroChem

2020   Guest Editor of the special issue “CO2 Reduction” for Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica

 

5. REVIEWING ACTIVITIES

-       Chinese National Natural Science Foundation

-       Chile National Science Foundation

-       Swiss National Science Foundation

-       Alexander Humboldt Foundation

-       French Frontier Research in Chemistry (FRC) Foundation

-       Beijing Natural Science Foundation

-       Khalifa University of Science and Technology Funding

-       Reviewing over 500 papers for scientific journals, including e.g., Nature, Nat. Energy, Nat. Synthesis, Nat. Commun., Chem. Rev., Chem. Soc. Rev., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Chem, Adv. Mater., JACS Au, Adv. Energy Mater., Joule, etc.




Education Work Experience

Social Position

Social Activities

Research

Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction; electrocatalytic N2 reduction reaction; redox flow batteries 

Teaching

The Basics of Catalytic Chemistry; Professional English for postgraduates

Postgraduates

Funding

Vertical Project

Horizontal Project

Publications

Zhenyu Sun published over 165 papers in peer-reviewed journals with a sum of times cited over 17260, as well as 5 book chapters. Some selected publications are as below:

1)     Hernandez, Y.; Nicolosi, V.; Lotya, M.; Blighe, F. M.; Sun, Z. Y.; De, S.; McGovern, I. T.; Holland, B.; Byrne, M.; Gun'Ko, Y. K.; Boland, J. J.; Niraj, P.; Duesberg, G.; Krishnamurthy, S.; Goodhue, R.; Hutchison, J.; Scardaci, V.; Ferrari, A. C.; Coleman, J. N.* “High-yield production of graphene by liquid-phase exfoliation of graphite”,Nat. Nanotechnol.2008, 3, 563–568. (Citations: 5689)

2)     Tao, H. C.; Fan, Q.; Ma, T.; Liu, S. Z.; Gysling H.; Texter, J.;* Guo, F.; Sun, Z. Y.* “Two-dimensional materials for energy conversion and storage”, Prog. Mater. Sci.2020, 111, 100637. (Citations: 119)

3)     Sun, Z. Y.; Talreja, N.; Tao, H. C.; Texter, J.; Muhler, M.;* Strunk, J.; Chen, J. F.* “Catalysis of carbon dioxide photoreduction on nanosheets: Fundamentals and challenges”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2018,57, 7610–7627. (ESI paper, citations: 322)

4)     Jiang, Y.; Sung, Y.; Choi, C.; Bang, G. J.; Hong, S.; Tan, X.; Wu, T.-S.; Soo, Y.-L.; Xiong, P.; LI M. M.-J.; Hao, L.; Jung, Y.;* Sun, Z. Y.* “Single-atom molybdenum-N3 sites for selective hydrogenation of CO2 to CO”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2022, 61, e202203836.

5)     Shen, H.; Choi, C.; Masa, J.; Li, X.; Qiu, J.; Jung, Y.;* Sun, Z. Y.* “Electrochemical ammonia synthesis: Mechanistic understanding and catalyst design”,Chem2021, 7, 1708–1754. (ESI paper, hot paper, citations: 190)

6)     Shen, H.; Sun, Z. Y.* “A miracle metal@zeolite for selective conversion of syngas to ethanol”, Chem2020, 6, 544–551.

7)     Tao, H. C.; Choi, C.; Ding, L. X.; Jiang, Z.; Han, Z. S.; Jia, M. W.; Fan, Q.; Gao, Y. N.; Wang, H. H.* Robertson, A. W.; Hong, S.; Jung, Y.* Liu, S. Z.; Sun, Z. Y.* “Nitrogen fixation by Ru single-atom electrocatalytic reduction”,Chem2019, 5, 204–214. (ESI paper, hot paper, citations: 680)

8)     Sun, Z. Y.;* Ma, T.; Tao, H. C.; Fan, Q.; Han, B. X.* “Fundamentals and challenges of electrochemical CO2 reduction using two-dimensional materials”, Chem 2017, 3, 560–587. (ESI paper, citations: 762)

9)     Sun, Z. Y.; Yuan, H. Q.; Liu, Z. M.;* Han, B. X.; Zhang, X. R.* “A highly efficient chemical sensor material for H2S: a-Fe2O3 nanotubes fabricated by carbon nanotube templates”, Adv. Mater.2005,17, 2993–2997. (Citations: 457)

10)  Sun, Z. Y.; Liu, Z. M.;* Han, B. X.;* Wang, Y.; Du, J. M.; Xie, Z. L.; Han, G. J. “Fabrication of ruthenium-carbon nanotube nanocomposites in supercritical water”, Adv. Mater.2005, 17, 928–932. (Citations: 213)

11)  Zhao, Z.; Park, J.; Choi, C.; Hong, S.; Hui, X.; Zhang, H.; Lo, T. W. B.; Robertson, A. W., Lv, Z.; Jung, Y.;* Sun, Z. Y.* “Engineering vacancy and hydrophobicity of two-dimensional TaTe2 for efficient and stable electrocatalytic N2 reduction”, The Innovation 2022, 3, 100190.

12)  Tao, H.; Sun, X.; Back, S.; Han, Z.; Zhu, Q.; Robertson, A. W.; Ma, T.; Fan, Q.; Han, B. X.;* Jung, Y.;* Sun, Z. Y.* “Doping palladium with tellurium for the highly selective electrocatalytic reduction of aqueous CO2 to CO”, Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 483–487. (ESI paper, citations: 93)

13)  Jia, M.; Choi, C.; Wu, T.-S.; Ma, C.; Kang, P.; Tao, H.; Fan, Q.; Hong, S.; Liu, S.; Soo, Y.-L.; Jung, Y.;* Qiu, J.; Sun, Z. Y.* “Carbon-supported Ni nanoparticles for efficient CO2 electroreduction”,Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 8775–8780. (Citations: 158)

14)  Fan, Q.; Hou, P. F.; Choi, C.; Wu, T. S.; Hong, S.; Li, F.; Soo, Y. L.; Kang, P.;* Jung, Y.;* Sun, Z. Y.* “Activation of Ni particles into single Ni-N atoms for efficient electrochemical reduction of CO2”, Adv. Energy Mater.2020, 10, 1903068. (ESI paper, citations: 223)

15)  Yao, Z.; Liu, S.; Liu, H.; Ruan, Y.; Hong, S.; Wu, T.-S.; Hao, L.; Soo, Y.-L.; Xiong, P.; Li, M. M.-J.; Robertson, A. W.; Xia, Q.; Ding, L.-X.;* Sun, Z. Y.* “Pre-adsorbed H-assisted N2 activation on single-atom cadmium-O5 decorated In2O3 for efficient NH3 electrosynthesis”, Adv. Funct. Mater.2023, 33, 2209843.

16)  Zhu, K.; Li, X.; Choi, J.; Choi, C.; Hong, S.; Tan, X.;* Wu, T. -S.; Soo, Y. -L.; Hao, L.; Robertson, A. W.; Jung, Y.;* Sun, Z. Y.* “Single-atom cadmium-N4 sites for rechargeable Li–CO2 batteries with high capacity and ultra-long lifetime”,Adv. Funct. Mater. 2023, 33, 2213841.

17)  Lv, Z.; Hao, L.; Yao, Z.; Li, W.; Robertson, A. W.; Sun, Z. Y.* “Rigorous assessment of Cl−-based anolytes on electrochemical ammonia synthesis”, Adv. Sci. 2022, 9, 2204205.

18)  Sun, Z. Y.;* Fan, Q.; Zhang, M. L.; Liu, S. Z.; Tao, H. C.; Texter, J.* “Supercritical fluid-facilitated exfoliation and processing of 2D materials”, Adv. Sci.2019, 6, 1901084. (Citations: 71)

19)  Li, W.; Li, L.; Xia, Q.; Hong, S.; Wang, L.; Yao, Z.; Wu, T.-S.; Soo, Y.-L.; Zhang, H.; Lo, T. W. B., Robertson, A. W.; Liu, Q.* Hao, L.;* Sun, Z. Y.* “Lowering C−C coupling barriers for efficient electrochemical CO2 reduction to C2H4 by jointly engineering single Bi atoms and oxygen vacancies on CuO”, Appl. Catal. B Environ.2022, 318, 121823. (Citations: 23)

20)  Li, F.; Gu Ho G.; Choi, C.; Kolla, P.;*, Hong, S.; Wu, T.-S.; Soo, Y.-L.; Masa, J.; Mukerjee, S.; Jung, Y.;* Qiu, J.; Sun, Z. Y.* “Highly stable two-dimensional bismuth metal-organic frameworks for efficient electrochemical reduction of CO2”, Appl. Catal. B Environ. 2020, 277, 119241. (Citations: 114)

21)  Han, Z.; Choi, C.; Hong, S.; Wu, T. -S.; Soo, Y. -L.; Jung, Y.;* Qiu, J.; Sun, Z. Y.* “Activated TiO2 with tuned vacancy for efficient electrochemical nitrogen reduction”, Appl. Catal. B Environ.2019, 257, 117896. (ESI paper, citations: 210)

22)  Zhao Z.; Choi C.; Hong S.; Shen H.; Yan C.;* Masa, J.; Jung Y.;* Qiu, J.; Sun, Z. Y.* “Surface-engineered oxidized two-dimensional Sb for efficient visible light-driven N2 fixation”, Nano Energy2020, 78, 105368.

23)  Zhang, M. L.; Choi, C.; Huo, R. P.; Gu, G. H.; Hong, S.; Yan, C.; Xu, S. Y.; Robertson, A. W.; Qiu, J. S.;* Jung, Y.;* Sun, Z. Y.* “Reduced graphene oxides with engineered defects enable efficient electrochemical reduction of dinitrogen to ammonia in wide pH range”,Nano Energy2020, 68, 104323. (Citations: 60)

24)  Sun, Z. Y.;* Huo, R. P.; Choi, C.; Hong, S.; Wu, T. S.; Qiu, J. S.;* Yan, C.; Han, Z. S.; Liu, Y. C.; Soo, Y. L.; Jung, Y.* “Oxygen vacancy enables electrochemical N2 fixation over WO3 with tailored structure”, Nano Energy2019, 62, 869–875. (Citations: 141)

25)  Chu, S.; Yan, X.; Choi, C.; Hong, S.; Robertson, A. W.; Masa, J.; Han, B. X.; Jung, Y.;* Sun, Z. Y.* “Stabilization of Cu+ by tuning a CuO–CeO2 interface for selective electrochemical CO2 reduction to ethylene”, Green Chem.2020, 22, 6540–6546.(Citations: 83)

26)  Zhang, Y.; Dong, N.; Tao, H.; Yan, C.; Huang, J.; Liu, T.; Robertson, A. W.; Texter, J.; Wang, J.;* Sun, Z. Y.* “Exfoliation of stable 2D black phosphorus for device fabrication”, Chem. Mater. 2017, 29, 6445−6456. (Citations: 66)

27)  Tao, H.; Gao, Y.; Talreja, N.; Guo, F.; Texter, J.;* Yan, C.; Sun, Z. Y.*“Two-dimensional nanosheets for electrocatalysis in energy generation and conversion”, J. Mater. Chem. A2017, 5, 7257–7284. (ESI paper, citations: 198)

28)  Gao, Y.; Yang, Y.; Hao, L.; Hong, S.; Tan, X.;* Wu, T.-S.; Soo, Y.-L.; Robertson, A. W.; Yang, Q.;* Sun, Z. Y.* “Single Nb atom modified anatase TiO2(110) for efficient electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction”, Chem Catal.2022, 2, 2275.

29)  Chu, S.; Kang, C.; Park, W.; Han, Y.; Hong, S.; Hao, L.; Zhang, H.; Lo, T. W. B.; Robertson, A. W.; Jung, Y.;* Han, B.;* Sun, Z. Y.* “Single atom and defect engineering of CuO for efficient electrochemical reduction of CO2 to C2H4”, SmartMat. 2022, 3, 194.

30)  Lv, Z.; Liu, X.; Li, W.; Wu, T. -S.; Hong, S.; Ruan, Y.; Soo, Y. -L.; Hao, L.; Xu, L.; Robertson, A. W.; Xiong, P.; Li, M. M.-J.; Ding, L. -X.;* Sun, Z. Y.* “Simultaneously enhancing adsorbed hydrogen and dinitrogen to enable efficient electrochemical NH3 synthesis on Sm(OH)3”, Small Struct. 2023, 2300158.

31)  Ruan, Y.; He, Z. -H.; Liu, Z. -T.; Wang, W.; Hao, L.; Xu, L.; Robertson, A. W.; Sun, Z. Y.* “Emerging two-dimensional materials for the electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction to yield ammonia”, J. Mater. Chem. A 2023, 11, 22590.

32)  Han, Y.; An, S.; Zhan, X.; Hao, L.; Xu, L.; Hong, S.; Park, D.; Chen, Y.; Xu, Y.; Zhao, J.; Tan, X.;* Robertson, A. W.; Jung Y.;* Sun, Z. Y.* “Electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO with almost 100% faradaic efficiency using oxygen-vacancy enriched two-dimensional MgO”, CCS Chem. 2023, https://doi.org/10.31635/ccschem.023.202303128.

33)  Xu, L.; Tan, X.;* He, Z. -H.; Hao, L.; Wang, W.; Liu, Z. -T.; Robertson, A. W.; Sun, Z. Y.* “Emerging green catalytic synthesis of biomolecules from CO2 and/or nitrogenous small molecules”, Matter 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2023.10.025.

34)  Sun, Z. Y.* “Renewably powered electrochemical CO2 reduction toward a sustainable carbon economy”, RSC Sustain. 2023, 1, 1908−1911.

 

Awards

2023      One of the “Highly Cited Chinese Researchers” released by Elsevier in 2022

2022                 One of the “Highly Cited Chinese Researchers” released by Elsevier in 2021

2020                 One of the China's 100 most influential international papers in 2019

2019, 2020       One of 2018, 2019 top 1% highly cited Chinese authors by RSC in the field of Physical Chemistry

2015                 Early career grant from UK Catalysis Conference 2015

2012                 Alexander Humboldt fellowship (for Experienced Researcher)

2006                 Chinese PhD Researcher Representative Award for the attendance of the 56th Nobel Laureate Conference in Chemistry held in Lindau, Germany


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