Yanmin Hu

Postdoctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral Fellow

Current

Biography

Dr. Hu's research interests lie in the precise design of nanomaterials and single-atom catalysts for clean fuel technology, especially in high-pressure CO2 reduction, water electrolysis and fuel cells.

Selected Publications

1. Coplanar Pt/C Nanomeshes with Ultrastable Oxygen Reduction Performance toward Fuel Cells, Y. Hu, M. Zhu, X. Luo, G. Wu, T. Chao, Y. Qu, H. Li, B. Jiang, Y. Wu*, X. Hong*. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 60, 65336538, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202014857

2. Cooperative Ni(Co)-Ru-P Sites Activate Dehydrogenation for Hydrazine Oxidation Assisting Self-powered H2 Production, Y. Hu, T. Chao, Y. Li, P. Liu, H. Jin, S. Niu*, W. Chen*, D. Wang*, Y. Li. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 62, e202308800, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202308800

3. Surface-Diffusion-Induced Amorphization of Pt Nanoparticles over Ru Oxide Boost Acidic Oxygen Evolution, Y. Hu, X. Han, S. Hu, G. Yu, T. Chao, G. Wu, Q. Yang*, X. Hong*. Nano. Lett. 24, 5324-5331, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c01036

4. Engineering the Atomic Layer of RuO2 on PdO Nanosheets Boosts Oxygen Evolution Catalysis, Y. Hu, X. Luo, G. Wu, T. Chao, Z. Li, Y. Qu, H. Li, Y. Wu, B. Jiang*, X. Hong*. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 11, 4229842304, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b16492

5. Reversible Hydrogen Spillover at the Atomic Interface for Efficient Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution, T. Chao#, W. Xie#, Y. Hu#, G. Yu, T. Zhao, H. Jin, D. Wang, W. Chen*, X. Li*, P. Hu*, Y. Li*. Energy & Environ. Sci. 17, 1397-1406, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3EE02760K

Education

Ph. D., University of Science and Technology of China, HeFei, China, 2021

B. Sc., Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 2016

Professional Profile

2024-now, Postdoctoral Fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

2021-2024, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Science and Technology of China & Wenzhou University, China

2021-2023, Collaborative Researcher, Beijing Single Atom Site Catalysis Technology Co., Ltd, China

KAUST Affiliations

Physical Science and Engineering Division