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Xiaodong Wen is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of materials science and engineering, with a significant emphasis on materials chemistry and catalysis. Wen's body of work reflects extensive investigation into catalytic processes, catalyst development, and energy conversion technologies.

The scientist's major topics of study include:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Machine Learning in Materials Science
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions

Some of Wen's notable recent publications are:

  • A stable low-temperature H2-production catalyst by crowding Pt on α-MoC, 2021, Nature
  • Inverse ZrO2/Cu as a highly efficient methanol synthesis catalyst from CO2 hydrogenation, 2020, Nature Communications
  • A hydrophobic FeMn@Si catalyst increases olefins from syngas by suppressing C1 by-products, 2021, Science
  • Atomically Dispersed Ni/α-MoC Catalyst for Hydrogen Production from Methanol/Water, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Low-Temperature Acetylene Semi-Hydrogenation over the Pd1-Cu1 Dual-Atom Catalyst, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Wen frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Yongwang Li
  • Yong Yang
  • Pengju Ren
  • Xingchen Liu
  • Jinjia Liu

Their work is regularly published in several scientific journals known for materials and catalysis research. These venues include:

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Applied Surface Science
  • Nature Communications
  • Catalysis Science & Technology

Xiaodong Wen's research contributions span several subfields, notably materials chemistry, catalysis, mechanical engineering, renewable energy, sustainability, and inorganic chemistry. This broad range of expertise integrates studies of chemical processes at the atomic and molecular level with applications in energy and environmental technologies.

Best Publications

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

    Lili Lin;Wu Zhou;Rui Gao;Siyu Yao

  • Enhanced oxygen reduction with single-atomic-site iron catalysts for a zinc-air battery and hydrogen-air fuel cell

    Yuanjun Chen;Shufang Ji;Shu Zhao;Wenxing Chen

  • 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

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

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

  • Atomically Dispersed Pd on Nanodiamond/Graphene Hybrid for Selective Hydrogenation of Acetylene.

    Fei Huang;Fei Huang;Yuchen Deng;Yunlei Chen;Xiangbin Cai

  • 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

  • Inverse ZrO2/Cu as a highly efficient methanol synthesis catalyst from CO2 hydrogenation

    Congyi Wu;Lili Lin;Lili Lin;Lili Lin;Jinjia Liu;Jingpeng Zhang

  • A Molecular Surface Functionalization Approach to Tuning Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts for Carbon Dioxide Reduction.

    Zhi Cao;Dohyung Kim;Dachao Hong;Yi Yu

  • 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

  • New materials graphyne, graphdiyne, graphone, and graphane: review of properties, synthesis, and application in nanotechnology

    Qing Peng;Albert K Dearden;Jared Crean;Liang Han

  • Role of the surface effect on the structural, electronic and mechanical properties of the carbide MXenes

    Xian-Hu Zha;Kan Luo;Qiuwu Li;Qing Huang

  • A hydrophobic FeMn@Si catalyst increases olefins from syngas by suppressing C1 by-products.

    Yanfei Xu;Xiangyang Li;Junhu Gao;Jie Wang

  • Large‐Scale Soft Colloidal Template Synthesis of 1.4 nm Thick CdSe Nanosheets

    Jae Sung Son;Xiao-Dong Wen;Jin Joo;Jungseok Chae

  • Single-atomic cobalt sites embedded in hierarchically ordered porous nitrogen-doped carbon as a superior bifunctional electrocatalyst.

    Tingting Sun;Shu Zhao;Wenxing Chen;Dong Zhai

  • NiFe (Oxy) Hydroxides Derived from NiFe Disulfides as an Efficient Oxygen Evolution Catalyst for Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries: The Effect of Surface S Residues.

    Tanyuan Wang;Gyutae Nam;Yue Jin;Xingyu Wang;Xingyu Wang

  • Anchoring Cu 1 species over nanodiamond-graphene for semi-hydrogenation of acetylene

    Fei Huang;Yuchen Deng;Yunlei Chen;Xiangbin Cai

  • Strain Engineering to Enhance the Electrooxidation Performance of Atomic-Layer Pt on Intermetallic Pt3Ga

    Quanchen Feng;Shu Zhao;Dongsheng He;Shubo Tian

  • Density Functional Theory Studies of the Electronic Structure of Solid State Actinide Oxides

    Xiao-Dong Wen;Richard L. Martin;Thomas M. Henderson;Gustavo E. Scuseria

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

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

  • Site-selective photoinduced cleavage and profiling of DNA by chiral semiconductor nanoparticles.

    Maozhong Sun;Liguang Xu;Aihua Qu;Peng Zhao

Frequent Co-Authors

Yong-Wang Li
Yong-Wang Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Haijun Jiao
Haijun Jiao University of Rostock
Yong Yang
Yong Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jianguo Wang
Jianguo Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ding Ma
Ding Ma Peking University
Rui Gao
Rui Gao University of Waterloo
Roald Hoffmann
Roald Hoffmann Cornell University
Zhenhua Li
Zhenhua Li University of Science and Technology Beijing
Xi Liu
Xi Liu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Siyu Yao
Siyu Yao Zhejiang University

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