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Wenfu Yan is affiliated with Jilin University in China and focuses their research mainly within the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry. Their work spans significant subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's research emphasizes several key thematic areas including:

  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Chemical Synthesis and Characterization
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis
  • Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications

A selection of recent publications reflects the range of topics they investigate:

  • "Regulation of the Si/Al ratios and Al distributions of zeolites and their impact on properties" (2022), published in Chemical Science
  • "Defect Engineering on Carbon-Based Catalysts for Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction" (2020), published in Nano-Micro Letters
  • "Mesoporous Nanoarchitectures for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage" (2020), published in Advanced Materials
  • "Altering the spin state of Fe-N-C through ligand field modulation of single-atom sites boosts the oxygen reduction reaction" (2022), published in Nano Energy
  • "Low-energy adsorptive separation by zeolites" (2022), published in National Science Review

Wenfu Yan has also collaborated frequently with several researchers, indicating long-term scientific partnerships. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Jihong Yu
  • Jianan Zhang
  • Pu Bai
  • Juan Jin
  • Yunzheng Wang

Their publications have appeared in a variety of scientific venues, demonstrating a broad dissemination of research findings across several journals. Sites of frequent publication include:

  • Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie

Best Publications

  • Accelerated crystallization of zeolites via hydroxyl free radicals

    Guodong Feng;Peng Cheng;Wenfu Yan;Mercedes Boronat

  • Regulation of the Si/Al ratios and Al distributions of zeolites and their impact on properties

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  • Evaluation of the Au size effect: CO oxidation catalyzed by Au/TiO2

    Steven {Steve} H Overbury;Viviane Schwartz;David R Mullins;Wenfu Yan;Wenfu Yan

  • Ultrastable Au Nanocatalyst Supported on Surface-Modified TiO2 Nanocrystals

    Wenfu Yan;Shannon M. Mahurin;Zhengwei Pan;Steven H. Overbury

  • Preparation of highly active silica-supported Au catalysts for CO oxidation by a solution-based technique.

    Haoguo Zhu;Chengdu Liang;Wenfu Yan;Steven H Overbury

  • Collective excitation of plasmon-coupled Au-nanochain boosts photocatalytic hydrogen evolution of semiconductor.

    Guiyang Yu;Jun Qian;Peng Zhang;Bo Zhang

  • Defect Engineering on Carbon-Based Catalysts for Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction

    Dongping Xue;Huicong Xia;Wenfu Yan;Jianan Zhang

  • Effect of large pore size of multifunctional mesoporous microsphere on removal of heavy metal ions.

    Qing Yuan;Nan Li;Yue Chi;Wangchang Geng

  • Preparation and comparison of supported gold nanocatalysts on anatase, brookite, rutile, and P25 polymorphs of TiO2 for catalytic oxidation of CO.

    Wenfu Yan;Bei Chen;S. M. Mahurin;V. Schwartz

  • XAS Study of Au Supported on TiO2: Influence of Oxidation State and Particle Size on Catalytic Activity

    Viviane Schwartz;David R. Mullins;Wenfu Yan;Bei Chen

  • Magnetically separable Fe3O4@SiO2@TiO2-Ag microspheres with well-designed nanostructure and enhanced photocatalytic activity.

    Yue Chi;Qing Yuan;Yanjuan Li;Liang Zhao

  • Surface sol-gel modification of mesoporous silica materials with TiO2 for the assembly of ultrasmall gold nanoparticles

    Wenfu Yan;Bei Chen;S. M. Mahurin;E. W. Hagaman

  • Pt/Al2O3 with ultralow Pt-loading catalyze toluene oxidation: Promotional synergistic effect of Pt nanoparticles and Al2O3 support

    Tao Gan;Xuefeng Chu;Hui Qi;Wenxiang Zhang

  • Catalytic oxidation of formaldehyde over different silica supported platinum catalysts

    Nihong An;Wenlong Zhang;Xiaoling Yuan;Bo Pan

  • Low-energy adsorptive separation by zeolites

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  • Removal of Zn2+, Pb2+, Cd2+, and Cu2+ from aqueous solution by synthetic clinoptilolite

    Yaorui Li;Pu Bai;Yan Yan;Wenfu Yan

  • Cotemplating ionothermal synthesis of a new open-framework aluminophosphate with unique Al/P ratio of 6/7

    Hongzhu Xing;Jiyang Li;Wenfu Yan;Peng Chen

  • Surface functionalization of ordered mesoporous carbons : A comparative study

    Zuojiang Li;Wenfu Yan;Sheng Dai

  • Bifunctional iron-phtalocyanine metal–organic framework catalyst for ORR, OER and rechargeable zinc–air battery

    Wen-Zheng Cheng;Jia-Lin Liang;Heng-Bo Yin;Ya-Jin Wang

  • Electron donation of non-oxide supports boosts O 2 activation on nano-platinum catalysts.

    Tao Gan;Jingxiu Yang;David Morris;Xuefeng Chu

  • Fluorinated carbon with ordered mesoporous structure.

    Zuojiang Li;Guillermo D. Del Cul;Wenfu Yan;Chengdu Liang

  • Ultrastable Gold Nanocatalyst Supported by Nanosized Non‐Oxide Substrate

    Wenfu Yan;Wenfu Yan;Suree Brown;Zhengwei Pan;Shannon M. Mahurin

  • Powder XRD analysis and catalysis characterization of ultra-small gold nanoparticles deposited on titania-modified SBA-15

    Wenfu Yan;Valeri Petkov;Shannon M. Mahurin;Steven H. Overbury

  • Electrospinning of magnetical bismuth ferrite nanofibers with photocatalytic activity

    Wei Wang;Nan Li;Yue Chi;Yanjuan Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Ruren Xu
Ruren Xu Jilin University
Jihong Yu
Jihong Yu Jilin University
Jun Xu
Jun Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Feng Deng
Feng Deng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Mingjun Jia
Mingjun Jia Jilin University
Zhan Shi
Zhan Shi Jilin University
Chao Wang
Chao Wang University of Southern California
Wei Shi
Wei Shi Nankai University
Qun Xu
Qun Xu Zhengzhou University
Sheng Dai
Sheng Dai Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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