Professor Yao Zheng

ARC Future Fellow

School of Chemical Engineering

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

oxygen reduction reaction, hydrogen evolution reaction, electrocatalysis

My Research
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My research focuses on fundamental studies of some key electrocatalysis processes by combining experiments and theoretical computations. I am also developing advanced electrocatalysts for energy conversion processes like hydrogen evolution reaction, CO2 reduction reaction, and nitrogen reduction reaction at ambient conditions.

Appointments

Date	Position	Institution name
2024 - ongoing	Professor	University of Adelaide
2021 - 2023	Associate Professor	University of Adelaide
2021 - 2024	ARC Future Fellowship	University of Adelaide
2020 - 2021	Senior Lecturer	University of Adelaide
2019 - 2019	Senior Research Fellow	University of Adelaide
2016 - 2018	DECRA Research Fellow	The University of Adelaide
2014 - 2015	Postdoc Research Fellow	The University of Adelaide

Education

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2014	University of Queensland	Australia	PhD in Chemical Engineering
2009	Nanjing University of Technology	China	ME in in Chemical Engineering
2006	Nanjing University of Technology	China	BE in in Chemical Engineering

Journals

Year	Citation
2024	Zheng, M., Zhang, J., Wang, P., Jin, H., Zheng, Y., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2024). Recent Advances in Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation Reactions on Copper-Based Catalysts. Advanced Materials, 36(14), 2307913-1-2307913-41. DOI Scopus17 WoS2 Europe PMC3
2024	Chen, Z., Wang, L., Li, H., Zeng, S., Li, R., Chen, H., . . . Qu, K. (2024). Highly enhanced bifunctionality by trace Co doping into Ru matrix towards hydrazine oxidation-assisted energy-saving hydrogen production. Fuel, 360, 130602. DOI Scopus4
2024	Gao, X., Zhang, S., Wang, P., Jaroniec, M., Zheng, Y., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2024). Urea catalytic oxidation for energy and environmental applications. Chemical Society Reviews, 53(3), 1552-1591. DOI Scopus24 Europe PMC1
2024	Bai, X., Chen, C., Zhao, X., Zhang, Y., Zheng, Y., & Jiao, Y. (2024). Accelerating the Reaction Kinetics of CO₂ Reduction to Multi-Carbon Products by Synergistic Effect between Cation and Aprotic Solvent on Copper Electrodes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 63(9), e202317512-1-e202317512-11. DOI Scopus5
2024	Zhou, X., Shan, J., Zheng, M., Li, H., Xia, B. Y., & Zheng, Y. (2024). Tuning molecular electrophilicity on Cu catalysts to steer CO₂ electroreduction selectivity. Science China Materials, 67(6), 1858-1865. DOI Scopus4
2024	Chen, C., Jin, H., Wang, P., Sun, X., Jaroniec, M., Zheng, Y., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2024). Local reaction environment in electrocatalysis. Chemical Society Reviews, 53(4), 2022-2055. DOI Scopus35 Europe PMC4
2024	Xu, X., Li, H., Han, X., & Zheng, Y. (2024). Enhancing electrochemical methane coupling in solid oxide cells by tuning oxygen species in the catalyst. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 12(9), 5115-5123. DOI Scopus1
2024	Shen, W., Zheng, Y., Hu, Y., Jin, J., Hou, Y., Zhang, N., . . . Yan, C. -H. (2024). Rare-Earth-Modified NiS2 Improves OH Coverage for an Industrial Alkaline Water Electrolyzer.. J Am Chem Soc, 146(8), 5324-5332. DOI Scopus19
2024	Peng, C., Ma, J., Luo, G., Yan, S., Zhang, J., Chen, Y., . . . Zheng, G. (2024). (111) Facet-oriented Cu2Mg Intermetallic Compound with Cu3-Mg Sites for CO2 Electroreduction to Ethanol with Industrial Current Density.. Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 63(17), e202316907. DOI Scopus9
2024	Chen, C., Huang, L., Jiang, Y., Zheng, Y., & Qiao, S. Z. (2024). Modulating local environment for electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction to alcohol. Nano Energy, 126, 109656. DOI
2024	Jiang, Y., Li, H., Chen, C., Zheng, Y., & Qiao, S. Z. (2024). Dynamic Cu⁰/Cu⁺ Interface Promotes Acidic CO2 Electroreduction. ACS Catalysis, 14(11), 8310-8316. DOI Scopus5
2024	Huang, L., Bao, D., Jiang, Y., Zheng, Y., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2024). Electrocatalytic Acetylene Hydrogenation in Concentrated Seawater at Industrial Current Densities. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 63(32), e202405943-1-e202405943-6. DOI Scopus2
2024	Yang, K., Li, M., Gao, T., Xu, G., Li, D., Zheng, Y., . . . Duan, J. (2024). An acid-tolerant metal-organic framework for industrial CO2 electrolysis using a proton exchange membrane.. Nat Commun, 15(1), 7060. DOI
2024	Zhu, H., Liu, Y., Guo, W., Zheng, J., Zheng, Y., Cherevko, S., . . . Zhang, Q. (2024). Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analysis to accelerate electrocatalytic system innovation. Science China Chemistry, 12 pages. DOI
2024	Yang, K., Li, M., Gao, T., Xu, G., Li, D., Zheng, Y., . . . Duan, J. (2024). Author Correction: An acid-tolerant metal-organic framework for industrial CO2 electrolysis using a proton exchange membrane.. Nat Commun, 15(1), 8546. DOI
2023	Jin, H., Xu, J., Liu, H., Shen, H., Yu, H., Jaroniec, M., . . . Qiao, S. -Z. (2023). Emerging materials and technologies for electrocatalytic seawater splitting. Science Advances, 9(42), eadi7755-1-eadi7755-13. DOI Scopus82 Europe PMC4
2023	Ye, C., Shan, J., Zhu, C., Xu, W., Song, L., Zhu, Y., . . . Qiao, S. Z. (2023). Spatial Structure Engineering of Interactive Single Platinum Sites toward Enhanced Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Advanced Energy Materials, 13(45), 2302190-1-2302190-8. DOI Scopus10
2023	Zheng, Y., & Wang, X. (2023). Adequate pre-freezing handling slows the quality deterioration of frozen obscure pufferfish: Revealed by untargeted metabolomics. FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, 173, 10 pages. DOI
2023	Niu, C., Zheng, Y., & Du, D. -M. (2023). Organocatalytic stereoselective construction of polycyclic benzo[<i>b</i>]thiophenes from 2-aminobenzo[<i>b</i>]thiophenes and alkynyl-substituted enones. NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, 47(30), 14515-14519. DOI
2023	Xie, F., Zheng, Y., Fu, W., Chi, B., Wang, X., Zhang, J., . . . Wang, H. (2023). The m6A methyltransferase METTL16 inhibits the proliferation of pancreatic adenocarcinoma cancer cells via the p21 signaling pathway (vol 13, 1138238, 2023). FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY, 13, 2 pages. DOI
2023	Xie, F., Zheng, Y., Fu, W., Chi, B., Wang, X., Zhang, J., . . . Wang, H. (2023). The m6A methyltransferase METTL16 inhibits the proliferation of pancreatic adenocarcinoma cancer cells <i>via</i> the p21 signaling pathway. FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY, 13, 15 pages. DOI WoS1
2023	Zheng, Y., Shi, Y., Yang, X., & Guo, Q. (2023). <i>Flammulina</i><i> velutipes</i> polysaccharide improves the water-holding capacity in the dorsal muscle of freeze-thawed cultured large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea). FOOD CHEMISTRY, 403, 9 pages. DOI WoS6
2023	Shi, Y., Zheng, Y., Li, B., Yang, X., Guo, Q., & Liu, A. (2023). Prevention of quality characteristic decline in freeze-thawed cultured large yellow croaker (<i>Larimichthys crocea</i>) flammulina velutipes polysaccharide. FOOD SCIENCE & NUTRITION, 11(1), 181-190. DOI
2023	Xu, X., Han, X., Zheng, Y., Zhou, W., Davey, K., & Qiao, S. Z. (2023). Developing solid oxide cells for sustainable generation of chemicals. Chem Catalysis, 3(11), 100794. DOI Scopus2
2023	Jin, J., Yin, J., Hu, Y., Zheng, Y., Liu, H., Wang, X., . . . Yan, C. H. (2023). Stabilizing Sulfur Sites in Tetraoxygen Tetrahedral Coordination Structure for Efficient Electrochemical Water Oxidation. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 63(9), e202313185. DOI Scopus11
2023	Guan, X., Wu, Q., Li, H., Zeng, S., Yao, Q., Li, R., . . . Qu, K. (2023). Identifying the roles of Ru single atoms and nanoclusters for energy-efficient hydrogen production assisted by electrocatalytic hydrazine oxidation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 323, 1-12. DOI Scopus56 WoS15
2023	Jin, H., Liu, X., An, P., Tang, C., Yu, H., Zhang, Q., . . . Qiao, S. -Z. (2023). Dynamic rhenium dopant boosts ruthenium oxide for durable oxygen evolution.. Nature Communications, 14(1), 1-11. DOI Scopus144 WoS22 Europe PMC16
2023	Zheng, Y., & Qiao, S. Z. (2023). Direct seawater splitting to hydrogen by a membrane electrolyzer. Joule, 7(1), 20-22. DOI Scopus24 WoS8
2023	Guo, J., Zheng, Y., Hu, Z., Zheng, C., Mao, J., Du, K., . . . Ling, T. (2023). Direct seawater electrolysis by adjusting the local reaction environment of a catalyst. Nature Energy, 8(3), 264-272. DOI Scopus310 WoS50
2023	Da, P., Zheng, Y., Hu, Y., Wu, Z., Zhao, H., Wei, Y., . . . Xi, P. (2023). Synthesis of Bandgap-tunable Transition Metal Sulfides through Gas-phase Cation Exchange-induced Topological Transformation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62(18), 1-8. DOI Scopus31 WoS6 Europe PMC2
2023	Jiang, Y., Shan, J., Wang, P., Huang, L., Zheng, Y., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2023). Stabilizing Oxidation State of SnO₂ for Highly Selective CO₂ Electroreduction to Formate at Large Current Densities. ACS Catalysis, 13(5), 3101-3108. DOI Scopus72 WoS15
2023	Yang, Y., Hu, C., Shan, J., Cheng, C., Han, L., Li, X., . . . Ling, T. (2023). Electrocatalytically Activating and Reducing N<inf>2</inf> Molecule by Tuning Activity of Local Hydrogen Radical. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 62(20), 1-7. DOI Scopus22 WoS4 Europe PMC3
2023	Wang, P., Bai, X., Jin, H., Gao, X., Davey, K., Zheng, Y., . . . Qiao, S. Z. (2023). Directed Urea-to-Nitrite Electrooxidation via Tuning Intermediate Adsorption on Co, Ge Co-Doped Ni Sites. Advanced Functional Materials, 33(25), 1-10. DOI Scopus47 WoS3
2023	Chen, L., Tang, C., Zheng, Y., Davey, K., & Jiao, Y. (2023). Triple-atom catalysts for one-step N–C–N coupling toward urea synthesis: A DFT study. Science China Materials, 66(6), 2346-2353. DOI Scopus9
2023	Hu, Y., Zheng, Y., Jin, J., Wang, Y., Peng, Y., Yin, J., . . . Yan, C. -H. (2023). Understanding the sulphur-oxygen exchange process of metal sulphides prior to oxygen evolution reaction.. Nat Commun, 14(1), 11 pages. DOI Scopus86 WoS15 Europe PMC4
2023	Yang, K., Sun, Y., Chen, S., Li, M., Zheng, M., Ma, L., . . . Duan, J. (2023). Less-Coordinated Atomic Copper-Dimer Boosted Carbon-Carbon Coupling During Electrochemical CO<sub>2</sub> Reduction.. Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 19(36), 1-9. DOI Scopus18 Europe PMC2
2023	Shen, W., Zhu, J., Hu, Y., Yin, J., Zheng, Y., & Xi, P. (2023). Applications of Rare Earth Promoted Transition Metal Sulfides in Electrocatalysis<sup>†</sup>. Chinese Journal of Chemistry, 41(14), 1740-1752. DOI Scopus19 WoS3
2023	Jiao, Y., & Zheng, Y. (2023). Boosting Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction through Water Structure Manipulation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62(34), e202307303-1-e202307303-3. DOI Scopus11
2023	Li, H., Jiang, Y., Li, X., Davey, K., Zheng, Y., Jiao, Y., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2023). C₂₊ Selectivity for CO₂ Electroreduction on Oxidized Cu-Based Catalysts. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 145(26), 14335-14344. DOI Scopus59 WoS4 Europe PMC8
2023	Xu, J., Jin, H., Lu, T., Li, J., Liu, Y., Davey, K., . . . Qiao, S. -Z. (2023). IrOₓ•nH₂O with lattice water-assisted oxygen exchange for high-performance proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers.. Science Advances, 9(25), eadh1718. DOI Scopus65 WoS1 Europe PMC8
2023	Zhao, S., Zhang, Y., Li, H., Zeng, S., Li, R., Yao, Q., . . . Qu, K. (2023). Regulating Ru active sites by Pd alloying to significantly enhance hydrazine oxidation for energy-saving hydrogen production. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 11(25), 13783-13792. DOI Scopus19 WoS1
2023	Huang, L., Wang, P., Jiang, Y., Davey, K., Zheng, Y., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2023). Ethylene Electrooxidation to 2-Chloroethanol in Acidic Seawater with Natural Chloride Participation.. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 145(28), 15565-15571. DOI Scopus18 Europe PMC4
2023	Sun, X., Wang, P., Davey, K., Zheng, Y., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2023). Mild Methane Electrochemical Oxidation Boosted via Plasma Pre-Activation. Small, 19(45), 2303428-1-2303428-7. DOI Scopus4 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2023	Jiao, Y., & Zheng, Y. (2023). Boosting Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction through Water Structure Manipulation. Angewandte Chemie, 135(34). DOI
2023	Jiang, Y., Zheng, Y., & Qiao, S. Z. (2023). An effective strategy to boost lattice-oxygen-mediated acidic oxygen evolution. Chem, 9(7), 1628-1630. DOI Scopus4
2023	Xu, S. W., Li, J., Zhang, N., Shen, W., Zheng, Y., & Xi, P. (2023). Recent advances in direct seawater splitting for producing hydrogen. Chemical Communications, 59(65), 9792-9802. DOI Scopus13 Europe PMC2
2023	Gao, Y., Ge, L., Xu, H., Davey, K., Zheng, Y., & Qiao, S. Z. (2023). Electrocatalytic Refinery of Biomass-Based 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural to Fine Chemicals. ACS Catalysis, 13(17), 11204-11231. DOI Scopus42 WoS2
2023	Zhou, R., Zhao, Y., Zhou, R., Zhang, T., Cullen, P., Zheng, Y., . . . Ostrikov, K. (2023). Plasma-electrified up-carbonization for low-carbon clean energy. Carbon Energy, 5(1), e260-1-e260-46. DOI Scopus25 WoS9
2023	Zhao, Y., Sun, Y., Li, H., Zeng, S., Li, R., Yao, Q., . . . Qu, K. (2023). Highly enhanced hydrazine oxidation on bifunctional Ni tailored by alloying for energy-efficient hydrogen production.. Journal of colloid and interface science, 652(Pt B), 1848-1856. DOI Scopus11 Europe PMC1
2023	Han, X., Ostrikov, K. K., Chen, J., Zheng, Y., & Xu, X. (2023). Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Solid Carbon: Development, Challenges, and Perspectives. Energy and Fuels, 37(17), 12665-12684. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2023	Liu, H., Shen, W., Jin, H., Xu, J., Xi, P., Dong, J., . . . Qiao, S. (2023). High-Performance Alkaline Seawater Electrolysis with Anomalous Chloride Promoted Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62(46), 1-8. DOI Scopus71 Europe PMC4
2023	Gao, X., Bai, X., Wang, P., Jiao, Y., Davey, K., Zheng, Y., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2023). Boosting urea electrooxidation on oxyanion-engineered nickel sites via inhibited water oxidation. Nature Communications, 14(1), 5842-1-5842-10. DOI Scopus67 Europe PMC3
2022	Shan, J., Liao, J., Ye, C., Dong, J., Zheng, Y., & Qiao, S. (2022). The Dynamic Formation from Metal-Organic Frameworks of High-Density Pt Single Atom Catalysts with Metal-Metal Interactions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 61(48), e202213412-1-e202213412-10. DOI Scopus30 WoS21 Europe PMC2
2022	Shan, J., Zheng, Y., & Qiao, S. Z. (2022). Communication between active sites regulates heterogeneous catalysis. Chem, 8(11), 2897-2899. DOI Scopus2
2022	Shan, J., Ye, C., Zhu, C., Dong, J., Xu, W., Chen, L., . . . Qiao, S. -Z. (2022). Integrating Interactive Noble Metal Single-Atom Catalysts into Transition Metal Oxide Lattices.. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 144(50), 23214-23222. DOI Scopus68 WoS27 Europe PMC7
2022	Yu, Q., Li, H., Li, R., Zeng, S., Li, R., Yao, Q., . . . Zheng, Y. (2022). Natural DNA-assisted ultrafine FeP embedded in N, P-codoped carbons for efficient oxygen reduction, hydrogen evolution and rechargeable zinc-air battery. Carbon, 186, 171-179. DOI Scopus30 WoS22
2022	Wang, X., Jiao, Y., Li, L., Zheng, Y., & Qiao, S. (2022). Local environment determined reactant adsorption configuration for enhanced electrocatalytic acetone hydrogenation to propane. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 61(5), 7 pages. DOI Scopus38 WoS14 Europe PMC4
2022	Chen, L., Tang, C., Zheng, Y., Skúlason, E., & Jiao, Y. (2022). C₃ production from CO₂ reduction by concerted CO trimerization on a single-atom alloy catalyst. Journal of Materials Chemistry A*, 10(11), 5998-6006. DOI Scopus26 WoS15
2022	Zhou, X., Shan, J., Chen, L., Xia, B. Y., Ling, T., Duan, J., . . . Qiao, S. -Z. (2022). Stabilizing Cu²⁺ ions by solid solutions to promote CO₂ electroreduction to methane. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 144(5), 2079-2084. DOI Scopus240 WoS113 Europe PMC23
2022	Jing, L., Tian, Q., Su, P., Li, H., Zheng, Y., Tang, C., & Liu, J. (2022). Mesoporous Co-O-C nanosheets for electrochemical production of hydrogen peroxide in acidic medium. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 10(8), 4068-4075. DOI Scopus35 WoS18
2022	Ge, L., Rabiee, H., Li, M., Subramanian, S., Zheng, Y., Lee, J. H., . . . Wang, H. (2022). Electrochemical CO₂ reduction in membrane-electrode assemblies. Chem, 8(3), 663-692. DOI Scopus121 WoS48
2022	Guan, X., Li, H., Li, R., Zeng, S., Li, R., Yao, Q., . . . Qu, K. (2022). An organic-inorganic hybrid strategy to fabricate highly dispersed Fe<inf>2</inf>C in porous N-Doped carbon for oxygen reduction reaction and rechargeable zinc-air battery. Carbon, 195, 123-130. DOI Scopus9 WoS2
2022	Shan, J., Ye, C., Jiang, Y., Jaroniec, M., Zheng, Y., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2022). Metal-metal interactions in correlated single-atom catalysts. Science Advances, 8(17), 14 pages. DOI Scopus141 WoS79 Europe PMC25
2022	Wei, Y., Zheng, Y., Hu, Y., Huang, B., Sun, M., Da, P., . . . Yan, C. -H. (2022). Controlling the Cation Exsolution of Perovskite to Customize Heterostructure Active Site for Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 14(22), 25638-25647. DOI Scopus32 WoS8 Europe PMC1
2022	Wang, J., Guan, X., Li, H., Zeng, S., Li, R., Yao, Q., . . . Qu, K. (2022). Robust Ru-N metal-support interaction to promote self-powered H<inf>2</inf> production assisted by hydrazine oxidation. Nano Energy, 100, 10 pages. DOI Scopus55 WoS26
2022	Wang, P., Yang, H., Tang, C., Wu, Y., Zheng, Y., Cheng, T., . . . Qiao, S. -Z. (2022). Boosting electrocatalytic CO₂–to–ethanol production via asymmetric C–C coupling. Nature Communications, 13(1), 11 pages. DOI Scopus226 WoS77 Europe PMC30
2022	Chen, L., Tang, C., Zheng, Y., Ostrikov, K., & Jiao, Y. (2022). Carbene Ligands Enabled C-N Coupling for Methylamine Electrosynthesis: A Computational Study. Energy and Fuels, 36(13), 7213-7218. DOI Scopus8 WoS1
2022	Lu, M., Zheng, Y., Hu, Y., Huang, B., Ji, D., Sun, M., . . . Yan, C. -H. (2022). Artificially steering electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction mechanism by regulating oxygen defect contents in perovskites.. Sci Adv, 8(30), 12 pages. DOI Scopus84 WoS6 Europe PMC6
2022	Zhou, X., Liu, H., Xia, B. Y., Ostrikov, K., Zheng, Y., & Qiao, S. Z. (2022). Customizing the microenvironment of CO<inf>2</inf> electrocatalysis via three-phase interface engineering. SmartMat, 3(1), 111-129. DOI Scopus36 WoS23
2022	Yu, Q., Wang, J., Li, H., Li, R., Zeng, S., Li, R., . . . Zheng, Y. (2022). Natural DNA-derived highly-graphitic N, P, S-tridoped carbon nanosheets for multiple electrocatalytic applications. Chemical Engineering Journal, 429, 10 pages. DOI Scopus27 WoS19
2022	Zheng, M., Wang, P., Zhi, X., Yang, K., Jiao, Y., Duan, J., . . . Qiao, S. -Z. (2022). Electrocatalytic CO₂-to-C₂₊ with Ampere-Level Current on Heteroatom-Engineered Copper via Tuning CO Intermediate Coverage. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 144*(32), 14936-14944. DOI Scopus162 WoS52 Europe PMC17
2022	Liu, X., Jiao, Y., Zheng, Y., Jaroniec, M., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2022). Mechanism of C-N bonds formation in electrocatalytic urea production revealed by ab initio molecular dynamics simulation.. Nature communications, 13(1), 1-9. DOI Scopus87 WoS22 Europe PMC7
2022	Tian, Q., Lu, P., Zhai, X., Zhang, R., Zheng, Y., Wang, H., . . . Zhang, W. -H. (2022). An integrated belowground trait-based understanding of nitrogen-driven plant diversity loss. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 28(11), 3651-3664. DOI WoS18
2021	Chen, H. -Y., Deng, X. -Y., Pan, Y., Chen, J. -Y., Liu, Y. -Y., Chen, W. -J., . . . Yu, R. -S. (2021). Pancreatic Serous Cystic Neoplasms and Mucinous Cystic Neoplasms: Differential Diagnosis by Combining Imaging Features and Enhanced CT Texture Analysis. FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY, 11, 9 pages. DOI WoS9
2021	Geng, S. K., Zheng, Y., Li, S. Q., Su, H., Zhao, X., Hu, J., . . . Qiao, S. Z. (2021). Nickel ferrocyanide as a high-performance urea oxidation electrocatalyst. Nature Energy, 6(9), 904-912. DOI Scopus386 WoS206
2021	Zhou, X., Jin, H., Xia, B. Y., Davey, K., Zheng, Y., & Qiao, S. (2021). Molecular cleavage of metal-organic frameworks and application to energy storage and conversion. Advanced Materials, 33(51), 2104341-1-2104341-19. DOI Scopus88 WoS51 Europe PMC8
2021	Xu, C., Zhi, X., Vasileff, A., Wang, D., Jin, B., Jiao, Y., . . . Qiao, S. (2021). Highly selective two-electron electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction on single‐atom Cu catalysts. Small Structures, 2(1), 1-7. DOI Scopus95 WoS67
2021	Xu, C., Vasileff, A., Zheng, Y., & Qiao, S. Z. (2021). Recent progress of 3d transition metal single-atom catalysts for electrochemical CO₂ reduction. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 8(5), 1-10. DOI Scopus50 WoS35
2021	Wang, Y. H., Li, R. Q., Li, H. B., Huang, H. L., Guo, Z. J., Chen, H. Y., . . . Qu, K. G. (2021). Controlled synthesis of ultrasmall RuP<inf>2</inf> particles on N,P-codoped carbon as superior pH-wide electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution. Rare Metals, 40(5), 1040-1047. DOI Scopus61 WoS38
2021	Zhi, X., Jiao, Y., Zheng, Y., Davey, K., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2021). Directing the selectivity of CO₂ electroreduction to target C₂ products via non-metal doping on Cu surfaces. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 9(10), 6345-6351. DOI Scopus27 WoS21
2021	Tang, C., Zheng, Y., Jaroniec, M., & Qiao, S. (2021). Electrocatalytic refinery for sustainable production of fuels and chemicals. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 60(36), 19572-19590. DOI Scopus410 WoS246 Europe PMC44
2021	Shan, J., Ye, C., Chen, S., Sun, T., Jiao, Y., Liu, L., . . . Qiao, S. -Z. (2021). Short-range ordered iridium single atoms integrated into cobalt oxide spinel structure for highly efficient electrocatalytic water oxidation. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 143(13), 5201-5211. DOI Scopus346 WoS217 Europe PMC24
2021	Li, L., Tang, C., Cui, X., Zheng, Y., Wang, X., Xu, H., . . . Qiao, S. (2021). Efficient nitrogen fixation to ammonia through integration of plasma oxidation with electrocatalytic reduction. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 60(25), 14131-14137. DOI Scopus249 WoS171 Europe PMC15
2021	Zhou, X., Dong, J., Zhu, Y., Liu, L., Jiao, Y., Li, H., . . . Qiao, S. (2021). Molecular scalpel to chemically cleave metal-organic frameworks for induced phase transition. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142(17), 6681-6690. DOI Scopus114 WoS77 Europe PMC14
2021	Tang, C., Chen, L., Li, H., Li, L., Jiao, Y., Zheng, Y., . . . Qiao, S. (2021). Tailoring acidic oxygen reduction selectivity on single-atom catalysts via modification of first and second coordination spheres. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 43(20), 4819-4827. DOI Scopus538 WoS338 Europe PMC56
2021	Chen, L., Tang, C., Davey, K., Zheng, Y., Jiao, Y., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2021). Spatial-confinement induced electroreduction of CO and CO₂ to diols on densely-arrayed Cu nanopyramids. Chemical Science, 23(23), 8086-8087. DOI Scopus20 WoS9 Europe PMC4
2021	Li, L., Tang, C., Cui, X., Zheng, Y., Wang, X., Xu, H., . . . Qiao, S. (2021). Efficient Nitrogen Fixation to Ammonia through Integration of Plasma Oxidation with Electrocatalytic Reduction. Angewandte Chemie, 133(25), 14250-14256. DOI
2021	Zhi, X., Vasileff, A., Zheng, Y., Jiao, Y., & Qiao, S. (2021). Role of oxygen-bound reaction intermediates in selective electrochemical CO₂ reduction. Energy and Environmental Science, 14(7), 3912-3930. DOI Scopus83 WoS56
2021	Jing, L., Tang, C., Tian, Q., Liu, T., Ye, S., Su, P., . . . Liu, J. (2021). Mesoscale Diffusion Enhancement of Carbon-Bowl-Shaped Nanoreactor toward High-Performance Electrochemical H2O2 Production.. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces, 13(33), 39763-39771. DOI Scopus51 WoS28 Europe PMC3
2021	Zhi, X., Jiao, Y., Zheng, Y., & Qiao, S. -Z. (2021). Key to C₂ production: selective C-C coupling for electrochemical CO₂ reduction on copper alloy surfaces. Chemical Communications, 57(75), 9526-9529. DOI Scopus21 WoS12 Europe PMC2
2020	Geng, S. -K., Zheng, Y., Li, S. -Q., Zhao, X., Hu, J., Shu, H. -B., . . . Qiao, S. (2020). Nickel Ferrocyanide as High-Performance Next Generation Electrocatalyst for Urea Oxidation. DOI
2020	Tang, C., Zheng, Y., Jaroniec, M., & Qiao, S. (2020). Electrocatalytic Refinery for Sustainable Production of Fuels and Chemicals. Angewandte Chemie, 133(36), 19724-19742. DOI
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2009	Zheng, Y., Ran, R., & Shao, Z. (2009). Cr doping effect in B-site of La<inf>0.75</inf>Sr<inf>0.25</inf>MnO <inf>3</inf> on its phase stability and performance as an SOFC anode. Rare Metals, 28(4), 361-366. DOI Scopus18 WoS14
2008	Zhang, C., Zheng, Y., Ran, R., Shao, Z., Jin, W., Xu, N., & Ahn, J. (2008). Initialization of a methane-fueled single-chamber solid-oxide fuel cell with NiO + SDC anode and BSCF + SDC cathode. Journal of Power Sources, 179(2), 640-648. DOI Scopus36 WoS34
2008	Zheng, Y., Ran, R., Gu, H., Cai, R., & Shao, Z. (2008). Characterization and optimization of La<inf>0.8</inf>Sr<inf>0.2</inf>Sc<inf>0.1</inf>Mn<inf>0.9</inf>O<inf>3-δ</inf>-based composite electrodes for intermediate-temperature solid-oxide fuel cells. Journal of Power Sources, 185(2), 641-648. DOI Scopus14 WoS10
2008	Zheng, Y., Zhou, W., Ran, R., & Shao, Z. (2008). Perovskite as anode materials for solid oxide fuel cells. Progress in Chemistry, 20(2-3), 413-421. Scopus17 WoS16
2008	Lin, Y., Ran, R., Zheng, Y., Shao, Z., Jin, W., Xu, N., & Ahn, J. (2008). Evaluation of Ba<inf>0.5</inf>Sr<inf>0.5</inf>Co<inf>0.8</inf>Fe<inf>0.2</inf>O<inf>3-δ</inf> as a potential cathode for an anode-supported proton-conducting solid-oxide fuel cell. Journal of Power Sources, 180(1), 15-22. DOI Scopus169 WoS151
2008	Zheng, Y., Ran, R., & Shao, Z. (2008). Activation and deactivation kinetics of oxygen reduction over a la <inf>0.8</inf>Sr<inf>0.2</inf>Sc<inf>0.1</inf>Mn<inf>0.9</inf>O<inf>3</inf> cathode. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 112(47), 18690-18700. DOI Scopus18 WoS17
2008	Gu, H., Zheng, Y., Ran, R., Shao, Z., Jin, W., Xu, N., & Ahn, J. (2008). Synthesis and assessment of la<inf>0.8</inf>Sr<inf>0.2</inf>Sc <inf>y</inf>Mn<inf>1-y</inf>O<inf>3-δ</inf> as cathodes for solid-oxide fuel cells on scandium-stabilized zirconia electrolyte. Journal of Power Sources, 183(2), 471-478. DOI Scopus50 WoS42
2007	Zhou, W., Xue, X. -P., Ge, L., Zheng, Y., Shao, Z. -P., & Jin, W. -Q. (2007). Effect of HNO<sub>3</sub> treatment on the La<sub>0.6</sub>Sr<sub>0.4</sub>Co<sub>0.2</sub>Fe<sub>0.8</sub>O<sub>3-δ</sub> obtained <i>via</i> combined EDTA-citrate complexing process. JOURNAL OF INORGANIC MATERIALS, 22(4), 657-662. WoS3

Book Chapters

Year	Citation
2018	Liang, J., Zheng, Y., Vasileff, A., & Qiao, S. (2018). Carbon-based electrochemical oxygen reduction and hydrogen evolution catalysts. In L. Dai (Ed.), Carbon-based metal-free catalysts: design and applications (Vol. 2, pp. 403-455). Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. DOI Scopus1

ARC Linkage project, LP210301397, Shizhang Qiao, Yao Zheng, Xiaoyong Xu, Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells with Novel Perovskite-based Cathode, $735,120 + $300,000 (industry).

Strategic Impact Fund, University of Adelaide, 2021, Yao Zheng, Xiaoyong Xu, Metal-Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cell for Electric Vehicles, $100,000.

ARC Future Fellowship, FT200100062, Yao Zheng, Electrocatalytic Refinery for Fuels and Chemicals, $800,000.

ARC Discovery Project, DP190103472, Yan Jiao, Yao Zheng, Shaojun Guo, Egill Skulason, Yihan Zhu, Catalysts for Hydrogen-free Ammonia Production by Electrochemical Method. $350,000.

ARC DECRA Fellowship, DE160101163, Yao Zheng, Design of Nanostructured Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting, $365,000.

ARC Discovery Project, DP170104464, Yao Zheng, Jiaguo Yu, Design of Photocatalysts for Solar Hydrogen Production, $410,500.

ARC LIEF, LE 220100114, Advanced materials synthesis and environmental characterisation facility, $1,040,375.00.

ARC LIEF, LE210100153, Integrated In situ Characterisation Facilities for Energy Studies, $497,264.

ARC LIEF, LE210100109, Raman Spectroscopic System for In-Operando Electrochemical Studies, $240,000.

2016 Semester 1, Lecture Research Practice_3610_CHEM_ENG_4056

Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2024	Principal Supervisor	Seawater Electrolysis for Hydrogen Production	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Dengyu Fu
2024	Principal Supervisor	Design of novel ion exchange membrane for efficient electrodialysis seawater desalination	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Ziyuan Xu
2023	Principal Supervisor	Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction and Clean Energy Generation by Functional Nanomaterials	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Haifeng Shen
2023	Principal Supervisor	Design of high-performance heterojunction electrocatalysts for green hydrogen evolution	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Deyu Bao
2023	Co-Supervisor	A Novel High-Entropy ZIF for Electrocatalysts and Ion-Exchange Membranes in Seawater Electrolysis	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Zekang Wang
2022	Principal Supervisor	Designing catalyst for electrocatalysis	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Hao Liu
2022	Principal Supervisor	Design and development of high-performance electrocatalysts	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Linsen Huang
2022	Principal Supervisor	Nanomaterials for electrocatalytic refinary	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Xiaogang Sun
2022	Principal Supervisor	Multiscale Design of Nanomaterials for Efficient Chemicals Electrosynthesis	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Yingjie Gao
2022	Principal Supervisor	Electrocatalytic Urea Oxidation and CO2 Reduction for Environmental Protection	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Chaojie Chen
2021	Principal Supervisor	Correlated Single Atoms for Electrocatalysis	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Yunling Jiang
2021	Co-Supervisor	Designing Nanostructured Electrocatalysts for Sustainable Clean Energy Generation	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Jun Xu
2021	Principal Supervisor	Design, synthesis and application of electrocatalysts	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Xintong Gao
2020	Principal Supervisor	Nanostructured Electrocatalysts for Overall Water Splitting/CO2 reduction reaction	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Min Zheng

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2022 - 2023	Principal Supervisor	Synthesis of high entropy Metal Organic Frameworks by molecular cleavage engineering	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Mr Zekang Wang
2018 - 2022	Principal Supervisor	Cu-based catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Xianlong Zhou
2018 - 2021	Co-Supervisor	Noble Metal Catalysts for Electrocatalytic Water Splitting in Acidic Environments	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Jieqiong Shan
2017 - 2018	Co-Supervisor	Reinforcement of Natural Rubber using Nanostructured Carbon Materials	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Mr Yang Shi
2017 - 2019	Co-Supervisor	Design and Mechanism Study of Electrocatalysts for Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Xuesi Wang
2017 - 2021	Principal Supervisor	Directing Selectivity of Carbon Dioxide Reduction Reaction via Heteroatom Doping	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Xing Zhi
2017 - 2021	Co-Supervisor	Production of Chemicals from Air Through Electrocatalytic Nitrogen and Oxygen Reduction	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Laiquan Li
2016 - 2020	Co-Supervisor	Designing Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Electrocatalytic Clean Energy Conversion	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Huanyu Jin
2016 - 2020	Co-Supervisor	Copper and Copper Alloy Electrocatalysts for the Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Fuels	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Anthony Joseph Vasileff
2015 - 2017	Co-Supervisor	Fabrication of Carbon-based Nanomaterial for Energy Conversion	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Bita Bayatsarmadi

Position: ARC Future Fellow
Phone: 83135981
Email: yao.zheng01@adelaide.edu.au
Campus: North Terrace
Building: Engineering Annexe, floor Second Floor
Room: 203
Org Unit: Materials Engineering