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F. Y. Gao,# S. N. Liu,# J. C. Ge,# X. L. Zhang,# L. Zhu,# Y. R. Zheng, Y. Duan, S. Qin, W. X. Dong, X. X. Yu, R. C. Bao, P. P. Yang, Z. Z. Niu, Z. G. Ding, W. Liu, S. Lan,* M. R. Gao,* Y. S. Yan, S. H. Yu. Nickel-molybdenum-niobium metallic glass for efficient hydrogen oxidation in hydroxide exchange membrane fuel cells, Nature Catalysis 2022, In press.

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Y. Yang,# F. Y. Gao,#, X. L. Zhang,# S. Qin, L. R. Zheng, Y. H. Wang, J. Liao, Q. Yang,* M. R. Gao*. Suppressing Electron Back-Donation for a Highly CO-tolerant Fuel Cell Anode Catalyst via Cobalt Modulation, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition e202208040 (2022). VIP paper. Frontispiece paper.

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Z. Y. Yu,# Y. Duan,# Y. Kong,# X. L. Zhang, X. Y. Feng, Y. Chen, H. J. Wang, X. X. Yu, T. Ma, X. S. Zheng, J. F. Zhu, M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu*. General Synthesis of Tube-like Nanostructured Perovskite Oxides with Tunable Transition Metal-Oxygen Covalency for Efficient Water Electrooxidation in Neutral Media, Journal of the American Chemical Society 144(29), 13163-13173 (2022).

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Y. R. Zheng,# S. J. Hu,# X. L. Zhang,# H. X. Ju, Z. B. Wang, P. J. Tan, R. Wu, F. Y. Gao, T. T. Zhuang, X. Zheng, J. F. Zhu, M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu*. Black Phosphorous Mediates Surface Charge Redistribution of CoSe₂ for Electrochemical H₂O₂ Production in Acidic Electrolytes, Advanced Materials 2205414 (2022).

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F. Y. Gao,# P. C. Yu,# M. R. Gao*. Seawater electrolysis technologies for green hydrogen production: challenges and opportunities, Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering 36, 100827 (2022).

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Z. Z. Wu,# X. L. Zhang,# Z. Z. Niu,# F. Y. Gao, P. P. Yang, L. P. Chi, L. Shi, W. S. Wei, R. Liu, Z. Chen, S. J. Hu, X. Zheng, M. R. Gao*. Identification of Cu(100)/Cu(111) Interfaces as Superior Active Sites for CO Dimerization During CO₂ Electroreduction, Journal of the American Chemical Society 144(1), 259-269 (2022).

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L. P. Chi,# Z. Z. Niu,# X. L. Zhang,# P. P. Yang, J. Liao, F. Y. Gao, Z. Z. Wu, K. B. Tang*, M. R. Gao*. Stabilizing Indium Sulfide for CO₂ Electroreduction to Formate at High Rate by Zinc Incorporation, Nature Communications 12, NCOMMS-21-24083B (2021).

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X. L. Zhang,# X. Z. Su,# Y. R. Zheng, S. J. Hu, L. Shi, F. Y. Gao, P. P. Yang, Z. Z. Niu, Z. Z. Wu, S. Qin, R. Wu, Y. Duan, C. Gu, X. S. Zheng, J. F. Zhu, M. R. Gao*. Strongly Coupled Cobalt Diselenide Monolayers for Selective Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction to H₂O₂ under Acidic Conditions, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 60, DOI:10.1002/anie. 202111075 (2021).

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Z.-Z. Niu,# L. P. Chi,# R. Liu, Z. Chen, M. R. Gao*. Rigorous Assessment of CO₂ Electroreduction Products in a Flow Cell. Energy & Environmental Science 14, 4169-4176 (2021).

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G. Q. Liu,# Y. Yang,# Y. Li,# T. T. Zhuang, X. F. Li, J. Wicks, J. Tian, M. R. Gao*, J. L. Peng, H. X. Ju, L. Wu, Y. X. Pan, L. A. Shi, H. M. Zhu, J. F. Zhu, S. H. Yu*, E. H. Sargent*. Boosting Photoelectrochemical Efficiency by Near-Infrared-Active Lattice-Matched Morphological Heterojunctions, Nature Communications 12, 4296 (2021).

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F. Y. Gao,# Z. Z. Wu,# M. R. Gao*. Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction on Transition-Metal Chalcogenide Catalysts: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives. Energy Fuels 35, 12869-12883 (2021). Front Cover. Invited Review for Energy & Fuels Rising Stars.

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S. Qin,# Y. Duan,# X. L. Zhang,# L. R. Zheng, F. Y. Gao, P. P. Yang, Z. Z. Niu, R. Liu, Y. Yang, X. S. Zheng, J. F. Zhu, M. R. Gao*. Ternary Nickel-Tungsten-Copper Alloy Rivals Platinum for Catalyzing Alkaline Hydrogen Oxidation, Nature Communications 12, 2686 (2021).

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Z.-Z. Niu,# F. Y. Gao,# X. L. Zhang,# P. P. Yang, R. Liu, L. P. Chi, Z. Z. Wu, S. Qin, X. X. Yu, M. R. Gao*. Hierarchical Copper with Inherent Hydrophobicity Mitigates Electrode Flooding for High-Rate CO₂ Electroreduction to Multicarbon Products. Journal of the American Chemical Society 143, 8011-8021 (2021). Supplementary Cover.

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X. L. Zhang,# P. P. Yang,# Y. R. Zheng, Y. Duan, S. J. Hu, T. Ma, F. Y. Gao, Z. Z. Niu, Z. Z. Wu, S. Qin, L. P. Chi, X. X. Yu, R. Wu, C. Gu, C. M. Wang, X. S. Zheng, X. Zheng, J. F. Zhu, M. R. Gao*. An Efficient Turing-Type Ag₂Se-CoSe₂ Multi-Interfacial Oxygen-Evolving Electrocatalyst, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 60, 6553-6560 (2021). Back Cover.

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Z. Chen, R. Wang, T. Ma, J. L. Wang, Y. Duan, Z. Z. Dai, J. Xu, H. J. Wang, J. Y. Yuan, H. L. Jiang, Y. W. Yin, X. G. Li, M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu*. Large –Area Crystalline Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework Thin Films, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 60, 14124-14130 (2021).

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Z. Y. Yu, # Y. Duan, # X. Y. Feng, X. X. Yu, M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu*. Clean and Affordable Hydrogen Fuel from Alkaline Water Splitting: Past, Recent Progress, and Future Prospects, Advanced Materials 33, adma.202007100 (2021). Review paper.

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Z. Z. Wu, # F. Y. Gao, # M. R. Gao*. Regulating the Oxidation State of Nanomateirals for Electrocatalytic CO₂ Reduction, Energy & Environmental Science 14, 1121-1139 (2021).   Review paper.  Inside Front Cover.

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H. M. Xu, # C. Gu, # X. L. Zhang, # L. Shi, Q. Gao, S. J. Hu, S. K. Han*, X. Zheng, M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu*. Phase-Controlled 1T Transition Metal Dichalcogenide-Based Multidimensional Hybrid Nanostructures, CCS Chemistry 3, 58-68 (2021).

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Y. Duan, # Z. Y. Yu, # L. Yang, # L. R. Zheng, C. T. Zhang, X. T. Yang, F. Y. Gao, X. L. Zhang, X. X. Yu, R. Liu, H. H. Ding, C. Gu, X. S. Zheng, L. Shi, J. Jiang, J. F. Zhu, M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu*. Bimetallic Nickel-Molybdenum/Tungsten Nanoalloys for High-Efficiency Hydrogen Oxidation Catalysis in Alkaline Electrolytes, Nature Communications 11 , 4789 (2020). 

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P. P. Yang, # X. L. Zhang, # F. Y. Gao, # Y. R. Zheng, Z. Z. Niu, X. X. Yu, R. Liu, Z. Z. Wu, S. Qin, L. P. Chi, Y. Duan, T. Ma, X. S. Zheng, J. F. Zhu, H. J. Wang, M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu*. Protecting Copper Oxidation State via Intermediate Confinement for Selective CO₂ Electroreduction to C₂₊ Fuels, Journal of the American Chemical Society 142(13), 6400-6408 (2020).

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F. Y. Gao, # S. J. Hu, # X. L. Zhang, Y. R. Zheng, H. J. Wang, Z. Z. Niu, P. P. Yang, R. C. Bao, T. Ma, Z. Dang, Y. Guan, X. S. Zheng, X. Zheng, J. F. Zhu, M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu*. High-Curvature Transition-Metal Chalcogenide Nanostructures with a Pronounced Proximity Effect Enable Fast and Selective CO₂ Electroreduction, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 59， 8706-8712 (2020).

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X. X. Yu, # Z. Y. Yu, # X. L. Zhang, # P. Li, B. Sun, X. C. Gao, K. Yan, H. Liu, Y. Duan, M. R. Gao*, G. X. Wang*, S. H. Yu*. Highly Disordered Cobalt Oxide Nanostructure Induced by Sulfur Incorporation for Efficient Overall Water Splitting, Nano Energy  71, 104652 (2020).

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F. Y. Gao, # R. C. Bao, # M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu. Electrochemical CO₂-to-CO Conversion: Electrocatalysts, Electrolytes, and Electrolyzers, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 8, 15458-15478 (2020). Invited Review for JMCA emerging investigator issue.

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W. Ahmad, Q. Gao, X. L. Zhang, W. Tan, L. Zhang, M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu*. Sandwich-Type Polyoxometalate Mediates Cobalt Diselenide for Hydrogen Evolution in Acidic Electrolyte, ChemNanoMat  6, 1164-1168 (2020). Front Cover.

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P. K. Wei, Z. W. Hao, Y. Yang, M. Y. Liu*, H. J. Zhang*, M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu*. Unconventional Dual-Vacancies in Nickel Diselenide-Graphene Nanocomposite for High-Efficiency Oxygen Evolution Catalysis, Nano Research 13, 3292-3298 (2020).

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X. L. Zhang, # S. J. Hu, # Y. R. Zheng, # R. Wu, F. Y. Gao, P. P. Yang, Z. Z. Niu, C. Gu, X. X. Yu, X. S. Zheng, C. Ma, X. Zheng, J. F. Zhu, M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu*. Polymorphic cobalt diselenide as extremely stable electrocatalyst in acidic media via a phase-mixing strategy, Nature Communications 10, 5338 (2019). Editors’ Highlights.

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Z. Y. Yu, # Y. Duan, # J. D. Liu, # Y. Chen, X. K. Liu, W. Liu, T. Ma, Y. Li, X. S. Zheng, T. Yao, M. R. Gao*, J. F. Zhu, B. J. Ye, S. H. Yu*. Unconventional CN vacancies suppress iron-leaching in Prussian blue analogue pre-catalyst for boosted oxygen evolution catalysis, Nature Communications 10, 2799 (2019).

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Y. Duan, # Z. Y. Yu, # Shao-Jin Hu, # X. S. Zheng, C. T. Zhang, H. H. Ding, B. C. Hu, Q. Q. Fu, Z. L. Yu, X. Zheng, J. F. Zhu, M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu*. Scale-up Synthesis of Amorphous NiFeMo Oxides and Their Rapid Surface Reconstruction for Superior Oxygen Evolution Catalysis, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 58(44), 15772-15777 (2019).

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X. X. Yu, Z. Y. Yu, X. L. Zhang, Y. R. Zheng, Y. Duan, Q. Gao, R. Wu, B. Sun, M. R. Gao*, G. X. Wang*, S. H. Yu*. “Superaerophobic” Nickel Phosphide Nanoarray Catalyst for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution at Ultra-High Current Densities, Journal of the American Chemical Society 141, 7537-7543 (2019).

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Q. Gao, R. Wu, Y. Liu, Y. R. Zheng, Y. Li, L. M. Shang, Y. M. Ju, C. Gu, X. S. Zheng, J. W. Liu, J. F. Zhu, M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu*. Synthesis of PdSx-Mediated Polydymite Heteronanorods and Their Long-Range Activation for Enhanced Water Electroreduction, Research Article ID 8078549 (2019).

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Y. R. Zheng, P. Wu, M. R. Gao, * X. L. Zhang, F. Y. Gao, H. X. Ju, R. Wu, Q. Gao, R. You, W. X. Huang, S. J. Liu, S. W. Hu, J. F. Zhu, Z. Y. Li, S. H. Yu* Doping-Induced Structural Phase Transition in Cobalt Diselenide Enables Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis, Nature Communications 9, 2533 (2018).

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R. Wu, # B. Xiao, # Q. Gao, # Y. R. Zheng, X. S. Zheng, J. F. Zhu, M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu*. A Janus Nickel Cobalt Phosphide Catalyst for High-Efficiency Neutral-pH Water Splitting, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 57, 15445-15449 (2018). Inside Back Cover.

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C. Gu, # S. J. Hu, # X. S. Zheng, M. R. Gao*, Y. R. Zheng, L. Shi, Q. Gao, X. Zheng, W. S. Chu, H. B. Yao, J. F. Zhu, S. H. Yu*. Synthesis of Sub-2 nm Iron-Doped NiSe₂ Nanowires and Their Surface-Confined Oxidation for Oxygen Evolution Catalysis, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 57, 4020-4024 (2018).

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Z. Y. Yu, # C. C. Lang, # M. R. Gao*, Y. Chen, Q. Q. Fu, Y. Duan, S. H. Yu*. Ni-Mo-O Nanorod-Derived Composite Catalysts for Efficient Alkaline Water-to-Hydrogen Conversion via Urea Electrolysis, Energy & Environmental Science 11, 1890-1897 (2018). Highlighted by Chemistry World.

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M. R. Gao, Y. R. Zheng, J. Jiang, S. H. Yu*. Pyrite-Type Nanomaterials for Advanced Electrocatalysis, Accounts of Chemical Research 50, 2194-2204 (2017).

Before joining the USTC

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M. R. Gao, Maria K. Y. Chan, Y. G. Sun* Edge-Terminated Molybdenum Disulfide with a 9.4-Å interlayer spacing for electrochemical hydrogen production, Nature Communications 6, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8493 (2015).

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M. R. Gao,# J. X. Liang,# Y. R. Zheng, Y. F. Xu, J. Jiang, Q. Gao, J. Li, S. H. Yu* An Effective Molybdenum Disulfide/Cobalt Diselenide Hybrid Catalyst for Electrochemical Hydrogen Generation, Nature Communications 6, DOI:10.1038/ncomms6982 (2015).

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M. R. Gao, W. C. Sheng, Z. B. Zhuang, Q. R. Fang, S. Gu, J. Jiang, Y. S. Yan* Efficient Water Oxidation Using Alpha-Nickel-Hydroxide as an Electrocatalyst, Journal of the American Chemical Society 136(19), 7077-7084 (2014).

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M. R. Gao, Y. F. Xu, J. Jiang, Y. R. Zheng, S. H. Yu*. Water Oxidation Electrocatalyzed by an Efficient Mn₃O₄/CoSe₂ Nanocomposite, Journal of the American Chemical Society 134, 2930-2933 (2012).

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M. R. Gao, H. B. Yao, W. T. Yao, S. H. Yu*. Synthesis of Unique Ultrathin Lamellar Mesostructured CoSe₂ Nanobelts in a Binary Solution, Journal of the American Chemical Society 131, 7486-7487 (2009).

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M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu, J. Y. Yuan, W. Y. Zhang, M. Antonietti*. Poly(ionic liquid)-Mediated Morphogenesis of Bismuth Sulfide with a Tunable Band Gap and Enhanced Electrocatalytic Properties, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 55, 12812-12816 (2016).

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J. Jiang,# M. R. Gao,# W. Sheng, Y. S. Yan*. Hollow Chevrel-Phase NiMo₃S₄ for Hydrogen Evolution in Alkaline Electrolyte, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 55, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201607651R2 (2016).

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Y. J. Tang,# M. R. Gao,# C. H. Li, S. L. Li, H. L. Jiang, Y. Q. Lan*, M. Han, S. H. Yu*. Porous Molybdenum-Based Hybrid Catalysts for Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 54, 12928-12932 (2015).

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Y. F. Xu,# M. R. Gao,# Y. R. Zheng, J. Jiang, S. H. Yu*. Nickel/Nickel(II) Oxide Nanoparticles Anchored onto Cobalt(IV) Diselenide Nanobelts for the Electrochemical Production of Hydrogen, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 52, 8546-8550 (2013).

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M. R. Gao, Q. Gao, J. Jiang, C. H. Cui, W. T. Yao, S. H. Yu*. A Methanol-Tolerant Pt/CoSe₂ Nanobelt Cathode Catalyst for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 50, 4905-4908 (2011).

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M. R. Gao, Y. F. Xu, J. Jiang, S. H. Yu* Nanostructured Metal Chalcogenides: Synthesis, Modification, and Applications in Energy Conversion and Storage Devices, Chemical Society Reviews 42, 2986-3017 (2013). Invited Review.

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M. R. Gao, X. Cao, Y. F. Xu, Q. Gao, Y. R. Zheng, J. Jiang, S. H. Yu* Nitrogen-Doped Reduced Graphene Supported CoSe₂ Nanobelt Composite Catalyst for Efficient Water Oxidation, ACS Nano, 8(4), 3970-3978 (2014).

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M. R. Gao, S. R. Zhang, Y. F. Xu, J. Jiang, S. H. Yu*. Self-Assembled Platinum Nanochain Networks Driven by Induced Magnetic Dipoles, Advanced Functional Materials 24, 916-924 (2014).

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M. R. Gao, J. Jinag, S. H. Yu*. Solution-Based Synthesis of Late Transition Metal Chalcogenides for Oxygen Reduction, Small 8, 13-27 (2012). Invited Review.

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M. R. Gao*, J. Y. Yuan, M. Antonietti*. Ionic Liquids and Poly(ionic liquid)s for Morphosynthesis of Inorganic Materials, Chem. Eur. J. 22, DOI: 10.1002/chem.201604191 (2016). Invited Review.

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