1. Development and application of Mossbauer spectroscopy in heterogeneous catalysis

2. Advanced catalysts for energy and environmental sustainability

3. In situ/operando characterization techniques for probing catalytic mechanism 

2012/09–2017/07: Industrial Catalysis, Diploma of Ph.D., Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

2009/09–2012/07: Applied Psychology, Dual-Degree of Bachelor of Education, Lanzhou University.

2008/09–2012/07: Applied Chemistry, Degree of Bachelor of Science, Lanzhou University.

   

 

2022.01–present Professor

Laboratory of Catalysts and New Materials, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian, China

2021.01–2021.12 Associate Professor

Laboratory of Catalysts and New Materials, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian, China

2017/09–2020/12 Research Fellow

School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University.

Selection of recent publications:

[1] X. Li, Y. Huang, T. Zhang, B. Liu, et al., Unveiling the in-situ generation of a monovalent Fe(I) site in the single-Fe-atom catalyst for electrochemical CO2 reduction. ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 7292.

[2] X. Li, Y. Huang, T. Zhang, B. Liu, et al., Identification of the electronic and structural dynamics of catalytic centers in single-Fe-atom material, Chem, 6 (2020) 3440-3454.

[3] X. Li, L. Liu, X. Ren, J. Gao, Y. Huang, B. Liu, et al., Microenvironment modulating of single atom catalysts and the roles in electrochemical energy conversion, Sci. Adv. 6 (2020), eabb6833.

[4] X. Li, Y. Huang, B. Liu, Single-atom catalysis: directing the way towards the nature of catalysis, Chem, 11 (2019) 2733-2735.

[5] X. Li, X. Yang, Y. Huang, T. Zhang, B. Liu, Supported noble-metal single-atom catalysts for heterogeneous catalysis. Adv. Mater. 50 (2019) e1902031.

[6] X. Li, Y. Huang, T. Zhang, B. Liu, In Situ/Operando Techniques for Characterization of Single-Atom Catalysts, ACS Catal. 9 (2019) 2521-2531.

[7] X. Li, X. Huang, S. Xi, S. Miao, J. Ding, W. Cai, S. Liu, X. Yang, H. Yang, J. Gao, J. Wang, Y. Huang, T. Zhang, B. Liu, Single cobalt atoms anchored on porous N-doped graphene with dual reaction sites for efficient Fenton-like catalysis, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 140 (2018) 12469. (Supplementary Cover Article)

[8] X. Li, H. Wang, H. Yang, W. Cai, S. Liu, and B. Liu, In-Situ/Operando characterization techniques to probe the electrochemical reactions for energy conversion, Small Methods, 2 (2018) 1700395.

[9] X. Li, K. Zhu, J. Pang, M. Tian, J. Liu, A.I. Rykov, M. Zheng, X. Wang, X. Zhu, Y. Huang, B. Liu, J. Wang, W. Yang, and T. Zhang, Unique role of Mössbauer spectroscopy in assessing structural features of heterogeneous catalysts, Appl. Catal. B 224 (2018) 518-532.

[10] X. Li, Z. Ao, J. Liu, H. Sun, A.I. Rykov, J. Wang, Topotactic Transformation of metal–organic frameworks to graphene encapsulated transition metal nitrides as efficient Fenton-like catalysts, ACS Nano, 10 (2016) 11532–11540. (Top 20 Most Downloaded Articles)

[11] X. Li, Z. Wang, B. Zhang, A.I. Rykov, M. A. Ahmed, J. Wang, FexCo3-xO4 nanocages derived from nanoscale metal–organic frameworks for removal of bisphenol A by activation of peroxymonosulfate, Appl. Catal. B 181 (2016), 788-799. (Top 25 Hottest Articles, Highly Cited)

[12] X. Li, A.I. Rykov, B. Zhang, Y. Zhang, and J. Wang, Graphene encapsulated FexCoy nanocages derived from metal-organic frameworks as efficient activators for peroxymonosulfate, Catal. Sci. Technol., 6 (2016) 7486-7494.

[13] X. Li, Li. Yuan, J. Wang, Lu. Jang, A.I. Rykov, D.L. Nagy, C. Bogdán, M.A. Ahmed, K. Zhu, G. Sun and W. Yang, A “Copolymer-co-morphology” conception for shape-controlled synthesis of Prussian blue analogues and as-derived spinel oxides, Nanoscale, 8 (2016) 2333-2342.

[14] X. Li, A.I. Rykov, J. Wang, Hydrazine drastically promoted Fenton oxidation of bisphenol A catalyzed by FeIII-Co Prussian blue analogue, Catal. Commun. 77 (2016) 32-36.

[15] X. Li, J. Liu, A.I. Rykov, H. Han, C. Jin, X. Liu, J. Wang, Excellent photo-Fenton catalysts of Fe-Co Prussian blue analogues and their reaction mechanism Study, Appl. Catal. B 179 (2015) 196-205. (Top 25 Hottest Articles)

[16] X. Li, J. Wang, A.I. Rykov, V.K. Sharma, H. Wei, C. Jin, X. Liu, M. Li, S. Yu, C. Sun, D.D. Dionysiou, Prussian blue/TiO2 nanocomposites as a heterogeneous photo-Fenton catalyst for degradation of organic pollutants in water, Catal. Sci. Technol., 5 (2015) 504-514.

 

Mössbauer Effect, Single-atom catalysis, In situ/operando characterization techniques