课题组围绕高活性、高稳定性能源催化材料的固相合成及光电催化应用和机制开展研究，建立了基于基团相互作用控制固相合成纳米光/电材料的方法学；利用含氮-含氧基团间氢键/静电等弱相互作用控制前驱体的结构，并在后续固相合成过程中调控材料的结构演化和形成过程，创制了系列高活性、高稳定性的光/电催化材料，解决了固相合成中结构可控性差的问题。主要研究内容包括以下三个方面：
一、基于基团相互作用原理固相合成无机/有机半导体材料及光催化应用
利用含氨基小分子的氨基与TiO2等无机初级颗粒的羟基间氢键相互作用，在固相合成中有效制颗粒的迁移、聚集及孔的塌陷，创制高热稳定性、高晶化度有序介孔黑TiO2等无机纳米晶，实现宽光谱、高稳定的光催化制氢。此外，通过无机酸控制三聚氰胺水解为三聚氰酸的速率，利用氢键作用定向组装构建规则结构前驱 体，经固相转化合成具有六方管状等规则结构的氮化碳；基于“自上而下”插层剥离前驱体合成多孔、超薄的氮化碳纳米片及相关复合材料。在分子水平上实现对氮化碳形貌、能带和组成的有效调控，显著提升了光催化性能。
代表性论文：
1.Qi Li, Yanqing Jiao, Yunqi Tang, Jing Zhou, Baogang Wu, Baojiang Jiang, Honggang Fu.
Shear Stress Triggers Ultrathin Nanosheet Carbon Nitride Assembly for Photocatalytic H2O2 Production Coupled with Selective Alcohol Oxidation.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2023, 145(38): 20837–20848.
2.Yuting Xiao, Guohui Tian, Wei Li, Ying Xie, Baojiang Jiang, Chungui Tian, Dongyuan Zhao, Honggang Fu.
Molecule Self-Assembly Synthesis of Porous Few Layer Carbon Nitride for Highly Efficient Photoredox Catalysis.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2019, 141(6): 2508–2515。
3.Baogang Wu, Baojiang Jiang, Changliang Guo, Jiawei Zhang, Qi Li, Nan Wang, Zichen Song, Chungui Tian, Markus Antonietti, Honggang Fu.
Mild-Condition Photocatalytic Reforming of Methanol-Water by a Hierarchical, Asymmetry Carbon Nitride.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2024, 63, e202418677
4.Xudong Xiao, Zhoushilin Ruan, Qi Li, Liping Zhang, Huiyuan Meng, Qun Zhang, Hongliang Bao, Baojiang Jiang, Jing Zhou, Chuanyu Guo, Xiaolei Wang, Honggang Fu.
A Unique Fe–N4 Coordination System Enabling Transformation of Oxygen into Superoxide for Photocatalytic C-H Activation with High Efficiency and Selectivity.
Advanced Materials, 2022, 34(27). 202200612.
5.Baogang Wu, Liping Zhang, Baojiang Jiang, Qi Li, Chungui Tian, Ying Xie, Weizuo Li, Honggang Fu.
Ultrathin Porous Carbon Nitride Bundles with an Adjustable Energy Band Structure toward Simultaneous Solar Photocatalytic Water Splitting and Selective Phenylcarbinol Oxidation.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition*, 2021, 60(9): 4815–4822.
6. Xudong Xiao, Yanting Gao, Liping Zhang, Jiachen Zhang, Qun Zhang, Qi Li, Hongliang Bao, Jing Zhou, Shu Miao, Ning Chen, Jianqiang Wang, Baojiang Jiang, Chungui Tian, Honggang Fu.
A Promoted Charge Separation/Transfer System from Cu Single Atoms and C3N4 Layers for Efficient Photocatalysis.
Advanced Materials, 2020, 32(33): 2003082.
7. Wei Zhou, Wei Li, Jian-Qiang Wang, Yang Qu, Ying Yang, Ying Xie, Kaifu Zhang, Lei Wang, Honggang Fu, Dongyuan Zhao.
Ordered Mesoporous Black TiO2 as Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Photocatalyst.
Journal of the American Chemical Society*, 2014, 136(26): 9280–9283.
8.Liping Ren, Wei Zhou, Lei Wang, Kuo Lin, Yachao Xu, Jiaxing Wu, Ying Xie, Honggang Fu.
All-in-one self-floating porous foams as robust heat-blocking layers for efficient photothermal conversion and solar desalination.
Science Bulletin, 2023, 68(22): 2760–2768.
9.Yuting Xiao, Shien Guo, Guohui Tian, Baojiang Jiang, Zhiyu Ren, Chungui Tian, Wei Li, Honggang Fu.
Synergetic Enhancement of Surface Reactions and Charge Separation over Holey C3N4/TiO2 2D Heterojunctions.
Science Bulletin, 2021, 66(3): 275–283.
10.Bojing Sun, Wei Zhou, Haoze Li, Liping Ren, Panzhe Qiao, Wei Li, Honggang Fu.
Synthesis of Particulate Hierarchical Tandem Heterojunctions toward Optimized Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production
Advanced Materials, 2018, 30(43), 1804282.
二、基于基团相互作用空间限域固相合成过渡金属间隙化合物及电催化应用
基于氨基大分子与多酸簇的氨基-羟基相互作用限域锚定多酸簇，抑制固相合成中颗粒的聚集和生长，合成小尺寸、高分散的钨/钼基金属间隙化合物，显著提升了单位质量催化效能，达到与贵金属相当的性能。在实验室规模的基础上进行制备工艺流程的放大；开发非贵金属高效阴离子交换膜（AEM）电解水催化剂和膜电极，与企业合作开展电解水装置研制。针对电解水体系阳极析氧反应（OER）过电位较高的问题，应用阳极有机物氧化（AOR）替代OER，构建了电解水制氢与有机物氧化耦合体系，在降低制氢能耗的同时合成了高附加值化学品，确认了其中氢与氧物种来源于水解离产生的H*和OH*，该系列研究为金属间隙化合物在电催化领域的应用，如利用水循环替代碳循环开展精细化学品合成提供了新视角。
代表性论文：
1. Haijing Yan, Ying Xie, Yanqing Jiao, Aiping Wu, Chungui Tian, Xiaomeng Zhang, Lei Wang, Honggang Fu.
Holey Reduced Graphene Oxide Coupled with an Mo2N-Mo2C Heterojunction for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution.
Advanced Materials, 2018, 30(2): 1704156.
2. Haijing Yan, Chungui Tian, Lei Wang, Aiping Wu, Meichen Meng, Lu Zhao, Honggang Fu.
Phosphorus-Modified Tungsten Nitride/Reduced Graphene Oxide as a High-Performance, Non-Noble-Metal Electrocatalyst for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2015, 54(21): 6325–6329.
3. Yu Wang, Yanqing Jiao, Haijing Yan, Ganceng Yang, Chungui Tian, Aiping Wu, Yue Liu, Honggang Fu.
Vanadium-Incorporated CoP2 with Lattice Expansion for Highly Efficient Acidic Overall Water Splitting.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2022, 61(12), e202116233
4. Ying Gu, Aiping Wu, Yanqing Jiao, Huiru Zheng, Xueqi Wang, Ying Xie, Lei Wang, Chungui Tian, Honggang Fu.
Two-Dimensional Porous Molybdenum Phosphide/Nitride Heterojunction Nanosheets for pH-Universal Hydrogen Evolution Reaction.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2021, 60(12): 6673–6681.
5. Jiaqi Wang, Yue Liu, Ganceng Yang, Yanqing Jiao, Youming Dong, Chungui Tian, Haijing Yan, Honggang Fu.
MXene-Assisted NiFe sulfides for high-performance anion exchange membrane seawater electrolysis.
Nature Communications, 2025, 16(1): 1319.
6.Haijing Yan, Ying Xie, Aiping Wu, Zhicheng Cai, Lei Wang, Chungui Tian, Xiaomeng Zhang, Honggang Fu.
Anion-Modulated HER and OER Activities of 3D Ni-V-Based Interstitial Compound Heterojunctions for High-Efficiency and Stable Overall Water Splitting.
Advanced Materials, 2019, 31(23): 1901174.
7. Ganceng Yang, Yanqing Jiao, Haijing Yan, Ying Xie, Chungui Tian, Aiping Wu, Yu Wang, Honggang Fu.
Unraveling the Mechanism for Paired Electrocatalysis of Organics with Water as a Feedstock.
Nature Communications, 2022, 13(1): 3125.
8. Ganceng Yang, Yanqing Jiao, Haijing Yan, Ying Xie, Aiping Wu, Xue Dong, Dezheng Guo, Chungui Tian, Honggang Fu.
Interfacial Engineering of MoO2-FeP Heterojunction for Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Coupled with Biomass Electrooxidation.
Advanced Materials, 2020, 32(17): 2000455.
9. Yue Li, Yanqing Jiao, Haijing Yan, Ganceng Yang, Yue Liu, Chungui Tian, Aiping Wu, Honggang Fu.
Mo-Ni-based Heterojunction with Fine-customized d-Band Centers for Hydrogen Production Coupled with Benzylamine Electrooxidation in Low Alkaline Medium.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023, 62(39), e202306640.
10. Shengnan Fan, Ganceng Yang, Yanqing Jiao, Yue Liu, Jiaqi Wang, Haijing Yan, Honggang Fu.
Doping Mo Triggers Charge Distribution Optimization and P Vacancy of Ni2P@Ni12P5 Heterojunction for Industrial Electrocatalytic Production of Adipic Acid and H2.
Advanced Materials, 2025, 37, 202502523.
三、原位测试技术结合理论计算揭示不同工况下结构与电催化性能的变化规律
通过近边 XANES 获得金属原子的电子结构、价态等结构变化信息，并结合扩展边EXAFS 拟合得到的配位原子种类、配位数和键长等信息，揭示了不同工况下、不同电催化剂的结构重构及活性位点的演变过程。基于拟合结果建立理论模型进行 DFT 计算，阐明重组结构对催化活性的影响。相关研究加深了过渡金属催化剂中的多价态、多位点协同以及前后过渡金属电子补偿效应对氧反应性能影响的认识。
代表性论文：
1. Miaomiao Tong, Fanfei Sun, Ying Xie, Ying Wang, Yuqi Yang, Chungui Tian, Lei Wang, Honggang Fu.
Operando Cooperated Catalytic Mechanism of Atomically Dispersed Cu−N4 and Zn−N4 for Promoting Oxygen Reduction Reaction.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2021, 60(25): 14005–14012.
2. Gengyu Xing, Miaomiao Tong, Peng Yu, Lei Wang, Guangying Zhang, Chungui Tian, Honggang Fu.
Reconstruction of Highly Dense Cu-N4 Active Sites in Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction Characterized by Operando Synchrotron Radiation.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2022, 61(40), e202211098
3. Miaomiao Tong, Fanfei Sun, Gengyu Xing, Chungui Tian, Lei Wang, Honggang Fu.
Potential Dominates Structural Recombination of Single Atom Mn Sites for Promoting Oxygen Reduction Reaction.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023, 62(52), e202314933.
4. Di Shen, Fanfei Sun, Zhijian Liang, Bingbao Mei, Ying Xie, Yucheng Wang, Lei Wang, Honggang Fu.
Oxygen Spillover on Supported Pt-Cluster for Anti-CO-Poisoning Hydrogen Oxidation.
Nature Communications, 2025, 16(1): 3883.
5. Bin Cai, Di Shen, Ying Xie, Haijing Yan, Yucheng Wang, Xiaodong Chen, Lei Wang, Honggang Fu.
Unlocking Superior Hydrogen Oxidation and CO Poisoning Resistance on Pt Enabled by Tungsten Nitride-Mediated Electronic Modulation.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2024, 146(48): 33193–33203.
6. Di Shen, Fanfei Sun, Zhijian Liang, Honggang Fu*, Lei Wang*,
Axial-N Induced Square-Pyramidal Crystal Filed of Atomically Iron Sites for Enhancing Acidic Oxygen Reduction, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2025, e202505937.
7. Zhijian Liang, Di Shen, Yao Wei, Fanfei Sun, Ying Xie, Lei Wang, Honggang Fu.
Modulating the Electronic Structure of Cobalt-Vanadium Bimetal Catalysts for High-Stable Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzer.
Advanced Materials, 2024, 36(41), 2408634.
8. Peng Yu, Lei Wang, Fanfei Sun, Ying Xie, Xu Liu, Jingyuan Ma, Xiuwen Wang, Chungui Tian, Jinghong Li, Honggang Fu.
Co Nanoislands Rooted on Co-N-C Nanosheets as Efficient Oxygen Electrocatalyst for Zn-Air Batteries.
Advanced Materials, 2019, 31(30), 1901666.
9. Xu Liu, Lei Wang, Peng Yu, Chungui Tian, Fanfei Sun, Jingyuan Ma, Wei Li, Honggang Fu.
A Stable Bifunctional Catalyst for Rechargeable Zinc–Air Batteries: Iron–Cobalt Nanoparticles Embedded in a Nitrogen-Doped 3D Carbon Matrix.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2018, 57(49), 16166-16170.
10. Qi Liu, Panzhe Qiao, Di Shen, Ying Xie, Baoluo Wang, Tianyu Han, Hongtu Shi, Lei Wang*, Honggang Fu*,
Iron clusters and single atom sites cooperatively promote bifunctional oxygen reaction activity in ultra-stable flexible zinc-air batteries,
Energy Environmental Science, 2025, 18(6),2839-2851.