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Qian He is a researcher affiliated with the National University of Singapore specializing primarily in materials science and engineering. Their work spans various subfields including materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, electrical and electronic engineering, catalysis, and mechanical engineering.

Their research topics broadly cover catalytic processes in materials science, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, catalysis and oxidation reactions, nanomaterials for catalytic reactions, advanced battery technologies, advanced photocatalysis techniques, and CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts.

Qian He has contributed to numerous publications, with frequent appearances in several scientific journals and venues, reflecting the diversity and depth of their research. Key venues include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Nature Communications
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Nature Catalysis
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Their recent papers demonstrate engagement with cutting-edge topics in catalysis and materials chemistry. Among these are:

  • "Lattice-confined Ru clusters with high CO tolerance and activity for the hydrogen oxidation reaction" (2020, Nature Catalysis)
  • "Role of the Support in Gold-Containing Nanoparticles as Heterogeneous Catalysts" (2020, Chemical Reviews)
  • "Breaking adsorption-energy scaling limitations of electrocatalytic nitrate reduction on intermetallic CuPd nanocubes by machine-learned insights" (2022, Nature Communications)
  • "Zeolite-Encaged Pd-Mn Nanocatalysts for CO2 Hydrogenation and Formic Acid Dehydrogenation" (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • "Ferromagnetic single-atom spin catalyst for boosting water splitting" (2023, Nature Nanotechnology)

Collaboration forms a significant part of Qian He's research output, with frequent coauthors including Bingqing Yao, Shibo Xi, Graham J. Hutchings, Christopher J. Kiely, and Shengdong Tan. The frequency of coauthorships indicates ongoing partnerships within the research community focused on catalysis and materials science.

Best Publications

  • Direct Catalytic Conversion of Methane to Methanol in an Aqueous Medium by using Copper‐Promoted Fe‐ZSM‐5

    Ceri Hammond;Michael M. Forde;Mohd Hasbi Ab Rahim;Adam Thetford

  • Aqueous Au-Pd colloids catalyze selective CH4 oxidation to CH3OH with O2 under mild conditions

    Nishtha Agarwal;Simon J. Freakley;Rebecca U. McVicker;Sultan M. Althahban

  • Palladium-tin catalysts for the direct synthesis of H2O2 with high selectivity

    Simon J. Freakley;Qian He;Qian He;Jonathan H. Harrhy;Li Lu

  • Lattice-confined Ru clusters with high CO tolerance and activity for the hydrogen oxidation reaction

    Yuanyuan Zhou;Zhenyang Xie;Jinxia Jiang;Jian Wang

  • CuInP2S6 room temperature layered ferroelectric

    Alex Belianinov;Qian He;Andrius Dziaugys;Petro Maksymovych

  • Role of the support in gold-containing nanoparticles as heterogeneous catalysts

    Meenakshisundaram Sankar;Qian He;Qian He;Rebecca V. Engel;Mala A. Sainna

  • Oxidation of Methane to Methanol with Hydrogen Peroxide Using Supported Gold–Palladium Alloy Nanoparticles

    Mohd Hasbi Ab Rahim;Michael M. Forde;Robert L. Jenkins;Ceri Hammond

  • Selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural using supported gold–copper nanoparticles

    Thomas Pasini;Marco Piccinini;Magda Blosi;Rosa Bonelli

  • High performing and stable supported nano-alloys for the catalytic hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone

    Wenhao Luo;Meenakshisundaram Sankar;Andrew M. Beale;Qian He

  • A versatile route to fabricate single atom catalysts with high chemoselectivity and regioselectivity in hydrogenation

    Xiaohui He;Qian He;Yuchen Deng;Mi Peng

  • Zeolite-Encaged Pd-Mn Nanocatalysts for CO2 Hydrogenation and Formic Acid Dehydrogenation.

    Qiming Sun;Benjamin W. J. Chen;Ning Wang;Qian He

  • Tuning of catalytic sites in Pt/TiO2 catalysts for the chemoselective hydrogenation of 3-nitrostyrene

    Margherita Macino;Alexandra J. Barnes;Sultan M. Althahban;Sultan M. Althahban;Ruiyang Qu

  • Designer Titania-Supported Au–Pd Nanoparticles for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production

    Ren Su;Ramchandra Tiruvalam;Andrew J. Logsdail;Qian He

  • Promotion of Phenol Photodecomposition over TiO2 Using Au, Pd, and Au–Pd Nanoparticles

    Ren Su;Ramchandra Tiruvalam;Qian He;Nikolaos Dimitratos

  • Selective Oxidation of Glycerol by Highly Active Bimetallic Catalysts at Ambient Temperature under Base‐Free Conditions

    Gemma L. Brett;Qian He;Ceri Hammond;Peter J. Miedziak

  • Direct Synthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide and Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation Using Au−Pd Catalysts Prepared by Sol Immobilization†

    James Charles Pritchard;Lokesh Kesavan;Marco Piccinini;Qian He

  • Modified zeolite ZSM-5 for the methanol to aromatics reaction

    Marco Conte;Jose Antonio Lopez-Sanchez;Qian He;David John Morgan

  • A Sacrificial Coating Strategy Toward Enhancement of Metal–Support Interaction for Ultrastable Au Nanocatalysts

    Wangcheng Zhan;Qian He;Xiaofei Liu;Yanglong Guo

  • Mechanochemical Kilogram-Scale Synthesis of Noble Metal Single-Atom Catalysts

    Xiaohui He;Yuchen Deng;Ying Zhang;Qian He

  • Atomic Pd-promoted ZnZrO solid solution catalyst for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol

    Unknown

  • Synthesis of glycerol carbonate from glycerol and urea with gold-based catalysts

    Ceri Hammond;Jose Antonio Lopez-Sanchez;Mohd Hasbi Ab Rahim;Nikolaos Dimitratos

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher J. Kiely
Christopher J. Kiely Lehigh University
Graham J. Hutchings
Graham J. Hutchings Cardiff University
Rick S. Blum
Rick S. Blum Lehigh University
Albina Y. Borisevich
Albina Y. Borisevich Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Nikolaos Dimitratos
Nikolaos Dimitratos University of Bologna
Jennifer K. Edwards
Jennifer K. Edwards Cardiff University
David J. Morgan
David J. Morgan Cardiff University
Stuart Hamilton Taylor
Stuart Hamilton Taylor Cardiff University
Albert Frederick Carley
Albert Frederick Carley Cardiff University
Jose Antonio Lopez-Sanchez
Jose Antonio Lopez-Sanchez University of Liverpool

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