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Materials Science

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Overview

Tao Yao is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China. Their research primarily addresses topics within materials science, energy, and engineering, with an emphasis on materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability, and catalysis.

The scientist's work explores multiple key subjects including:

  • Electrocatalysts for energy conversion
  • Catalytic processes in materials science
  • Advanced photocatalysis techniques
  • CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts
  • Fuel cells and related materials
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions

Tao Yao's research has been published extensively in several notable venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Nature Communications
  • The Cambridge Structural Database

Some recent publications include:

  • "Durable CO2 conversion in the proton-exchange membrane system," 2024, Nature
  • "Iridium single-atom catalyst on nitrogen-doped carbon for formic acid oxidation synthesized using a general host-guest strategy," 2020, Nature Chemistry
  • "Uncovering near-free platinum single-atom dynamics during electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Single Ru Atoms Stabilized by Hybrid Amorphous/Crystalline FeCoNi Layered Double Hydroxide for Ultraefficient Oxygen Evolution," 2020, Advanced Energy Materials
  • "A superhydrophobic/electrothermal synergistically anti-icing strategy based on graphene composite," 2020, Composites Science and Technology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Tao Yao include:

  • Xiaokang Liu
  • Tao Ding
  • Sicong Wang
  • Qiquan Luo
  • Linlin Cao

Their collective research contributes to advancing understanding and development in the areas of catalysis and energy-related nanomaterials, focusing on sustainable and efficient catalytic systems.

Best Publications

  • Single Cobalt Atoms with Precise N-Coordination as Superior Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts

    Peiqun Yin;Tao Yao;Yuen Wu;Yuen Wu;Lirong Zheng

  • Design of N-Coordinated Dual-Metal Sites: A Stable and Active Pt-Free Catalyst for Acidic Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Jing Wang;Zhengqing Huang;Wei Liu;Chunran Chang

  • Ionic Exchange of Metal–Organic Frameworks to Access Single Nickel Sites for Efficient Electroreduction of CO2

    Changming Zhao;Xinyao Dai;Tao Yao;Wenxing Chen

  • Engineering the electronic structure of single atom Ru sites via compressive strain boosts acidic water oxidation electrocatalysis

    Yancai Yao;Sulei Hu;Wenxing Chen;Zheng-Qing Huang

  • Regulation of Coordination Number over Single Co Sites: Triggering the Efficient Electroreduction of CO2.

    Xiaoqian Wang;Zhao Chen;Xuyan Zhao;Tao Yao

  • Single-Atom Pd₁/Graphene Catalyst Achieved by Atomic Layer Deposition: Remarkable Performance in Selective Hydrogenation of 1,3-Butadiene.

    Huan Yan;Hao Cheng;Hong Yi;Yue Lin

  • Synergistic effect of well-defined dual sites boosting the oxygen reduction reaction

    Jing Wang;Wei Liu;Gan Luo;Zhijun Li

  • Identification of single-atom active sites in carbon-based cobalt catalysts during electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

    Linlin Cao;Qiquan Luo;Wei Liu;Yue Lin

  • Vacancy-Induced Ferromagnetism of MoS2 Nanosheets

    Liang Cai;Jingfu He;Qinghua Liu;Tao Yao

  • Single Pt Atoms Confined into a Metal-Organic Framework for Efficient Photocatalysis.

    Xinzuo Fang;Qichao Shang;Yu Wang;Long Jiao

  • Fast Photoelectron Transfer in (Cring)–C3N4 Plane Heterostructural Nanosheets for Overall Water Splitting

    Wei Che;Weiren Cheng;Tao Yao;Fumin Tang

  • CoOOH Nanosheets with High Mass Activity for Water Oxidation

    Junheng Huang;Junting Chen;Tao Yao;Jingfu He

  • Iridium single-atom catalyst on nitrogen-doped carbon for formic acid oxidation synthesized using a general host-guest strategy.

    Zhi Li;Yuanjun Chen;Shufang Ji;Yan Tang

  • Freestanding Tin Disulfide Single‐Layers Realizing Efficient Visible‐Light Water Splitting

    Yongfu Sun;Hao Cheng;Shan Gao;Zhihu Sun

  • Metallic tin quantum sheets confined in graphene toward high-efficiency carbon dioxide electroreduction.

    Fengcai Lei;Wei Liu;Yongfu Sun;Jiaqi Xu

  • Uncoordinated Amine Groups of Metal–Organic Frameworks to Anchor Single Ru Sites as Chemoselective Catalysts toward the Hydrogenation of Quinoline

    Xin Wang;Wenxing Chen;Lei Zhang;Tao Yao

  • Dynamic oxygen adsorption on single-atomic Ruthenium catalyst with high performance for acidic oxygen evolution reaction.

    Linlin Cao;Qiquan Luo;Jiajia Chen;Lan Wang

  • Bottom-up precise synthesis of stable platinum dimers on graphene.

    Huan Yan;Yue Lin;Hong Wu;Wenhua Zhang

  • Atomically dispersed iron hydroxide anchored on Pt for preferential oxidation of CO in H-2

    Lina Cao;Wei Liu;Qiquan Luo;Ruoting Yin

  • Enhanced Photoexcited Carrier Separation in Oxygen-Doped ZnIn2 S4 Nanosheets for Hydrogen Evolution.

    Wenlong Yang;Lei Zhang;Junfeng Xie;Xiaodong Zhang

  • Fabrication of flexible and freestanding zinc chalcogenide single layers

    Yongfu Sun;Zhihu Sun;Shan Gao;Hao Cheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Shiqiang Wei
Shiqiang Wei University of Science and Technology of China
Zhihu Sun
Zhihu Sun University of Science and Technology of China
Qinghua Liu
Qinghua Liu University of Science and Technology of China
Wensheng Yan
Wensheng Yan University of Science and Technology of China
Yuen Wu
Yuen Wu University of Science and Technology of China
Yi Xie
Yi Xie University of Science and Technology of China
Yue Lin
Yue Lin University of Science and Technology of China
Yadong Li
Yadong Li Tsinghua University
Ziyu Wu
Ziyu Wu University of Science and Technology of China
Xusheng Zheng
Xusheng Zheng University of Science and Technology of China

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