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Rui Gao is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada and conducts research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work focuses on subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

The main research topics covered by Rui Gao include:

  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions

Rui Gao has contributed to several scientific publications in renowned journals. Some recent papers include:

  • Recent advances in persistent luminescence based on molecular hybrid materials, 2021, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Transition metal-based layered double hydroxides for photo(electro)chemical water splitting: a mini review, 2021, Nanoscale
  • Ni(OH)2 nanoparticles encapsulated in conductive nanowire array for high-performance alkaline seawater oxidation, 2022, Nano Research
  • Triggering reversible anion redox chemistry in O3-type cathodes by tuning Na/Mn anti-site defects, 2023, Energy & Environmental Science
  • Magnetic fields enhance mass transport during electrocatalytic reduction of CO2, 2022, Chem Catalysis

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Rui Gao include:

  • Shouwen Jin
  • Xiangfeng Liu
  • Ying Wang
  • Daqi Wang
  • Mohamad S. Kodaimati

The scientist also regularly publishes in specific venues, particularly:

  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Journal of Molecular Structure
  • Small
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of Structural Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Low-temperature hydrogen production from water and methanol using Pt/α-MoC catalysts

    Lili Lin;Wu Zhou;Rui Gao;Siyu Yao

  • Atomic-layered Au clusters on α-MoC as catalysts for the low-temperature water-gas shift reaction

    Siyu Yao;Xiao Zhang;Wu Zhou;Wu Zhou;Rui Gao

  • Ultra-high-voltage Ni-rich layered cathodes in practical Li metal batteries enabled by a sulfonamide-based electrolyte

    Weijiang Xue;Mingjun Huang;Yutao Li;Yun Guang Zhu

  • A stable low-temperature H2-production catalyst by crowding Pt on α-MoC.

    Xiao Zhang;Xiao Zhang;Mengtao Zhang;Yuchen Deng;Mingquan Xu

  • Alumina-Supported CoFe Alloy Catalysts Derived from Layered-Double-Hydroxide Nanosheets for Efficient Photothermal CO2 Hydrogenation to Hydrocarbons.

    Guangbo Chen;Guangbo Chen;Guangbo Chen;Rui Gao;Yufei Zhao;Zhenhua Li;Zhenhua Li

  • A highly CO-tolerant atomically dispersed Pt catalyst for chemoselective hydrogenation.

    Lili Lin;Siyu Yao;Rui Gao;Rui Gao;Xuan Liang

  • Highly Tunable Selectivity for Syngas-Derived Alkenes over Zinc and Sodium-Modulated Fe5 C2 Catalyst.

    Peng Zhai;Cong Xu;Rui Gao;Xi Liu

  • Boosting the Electrocatalytic Activity of Co3O4 Nanosheets for a Li-O2 Battery through Modulating Inner Oxygen Vacancy and Exterior Co3+/Co2+ Ratio

    Junkai Wang;Rui Gao;Dong Zhou;Zhongjun Chen

  • Atomically Dispersed Ni/α-MoC Catalyst for Hydrogen Production from Methanol/Water.

    Lili Lin;Lili Lin;Qiaolin Yu;Mi Peng;Aowen Li

  • FSI-inspired solvent and “full fluorosulfonyl” electrolyte for 4 V class lithium-metal batteries

    Weijiang Xue;Zhe Shi;Mingjun Huang;Shuting Feng

  • Revealing the Rapid Electrocatalytic Behavior of Ultrafine Amorphous Defective Nb2O5-x Nanocluster toward Superior Li-S Performance.

    Dan Luo;Zhen Zhang;Gaoran Li;Shaobo Cheng

  • Few Layered N, P Dual-Doped Carbon-Encapsulated Ultrafine MoP Nanocrystal/MoP Cluster Hybrids on Carbon Cloth: An Ultrahigh Active and Durable 3D Self-Supported Integrated Electrode for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in a Wide pH Range

    Baocang Liu;Huan Li;Bo Cao;Jianing Jiang

  • Carbon-Dotted Defective CoO with Oxygen Vacancies: A Synergetic Design of Bifunctional Cathode Catalyst for Li–O2 Batteries

    Rui Gao;Zhengyao Li;Xiuling Zhang;Jicheng Zhang

  • Solvent Tunes the Selectivity of Hydrogenation Reaction over α-MoC Catalyst

    Yuchen Deng;Rui Gao;Rui Gao;Lili Lin;Tong Liu

  • High strength and thermal stability of bulk Cu/Ta nanolamellar multilayers fabricated by cross accumulative roll bonding

    L.F. Zeng;L.F. Zeng;R. Gao;Q.F. Fang;Q.F. Fang;X.P. Wang

  • "Two Ships in a Bottle" Design for Zn-Ag-O Catalyst Enabling Selective and Long-Lasting CO2 Electroreduction.

    Zhen Zhang;Guobin Wen;Dan Luo;Bohua Ren

  • Magnetic Field Stimulated Efficient Photocatalytic N2 Fixation over Defective BaTiO3 Perovskites.

    Zhao Zhao;Dandan Wang;Rui Gao;Guobin Wen

  • Oxide-Modified Nickel Photocatalysts for the Production of Hydrocarbons in Visible Light.

    Yufei Zhao;Bo Zhao;Jinjia Liu;Guangbo Chen

  • Tuning Anionic Redox Activity and Reversibility for a High-Capacity Li-Rich Mn-Based Oxide Cathode via an Integrated Strategy

    Qingyuan Li;Dong Zhou;Lijuan Zhang;De Ning

  • The role of oxygen vacancies in improving the performance of CoO as a bifunctional cathode catalyst for rechargeable Li–O2 batteries

    Rui Gao;Lei Liu;Zhongbo Hu;Peng Zhang

  • Graphene Quantum Dots-Based Advanced Electrode Materials: Design, Synthesis and Their Applications in Electrochemical Energy Storage and Electrocatalysis

    Wenwen Liu;Matthew Li;Gaopeng Jiang;Gaoran Li

  • Revealingthe Rapid Electrocatalytic Behavior of UltrafineAmorphous Defective Nb2O5–x Nanocluster toward Superior Li–S Performance

    Dan Luo;Zhen Zhang;Gaoran Li;Shaobo Cheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiangfeng Liu
Xiangfeng Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhongwei Chen
Zhongwei Chen University of Waterloo
Zhongbo Hu
Zhongbo Hu University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaodong Wen
Xiaodong Wen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yongfeng Hu
Yongfeng Hu Canadian Light Source (Canada)
Aiping Yu
Aiping Yu University of Waterloo
Lirong Zheng
Lirong Zheng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ding Ma
Ding Ma Peking University
Matthew Li
Matthew Li Argonne National Laboratory

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