Lecturer, Outstanding Young Scholars of Soochow University
Education Background：
2011.09-2018.12, Nanjing Tech University, China, PhD.
2017.02-2018.12, Caltech, USA, Joint PhD.
2007.09-2011.06, Anqing Normal University, B.S.
Working Experimence：
2022.01-Now, FUNSOM&CNST, Soochow University, China, Lecturer
2019.03-2021.12, Soochow University, China, Postdoc
2018.12-2019.02, Caltech, USA, Visiting Scholar
Contact Information:
Address: 199 Ren’ai Rd., Suzhou Industrial park, Suzhou 215123, PR China
Email: haoyang@suda.edu.cn
Awards and Funding
2022 Soochow University’s Outstanding Young Scholar
2021 National Natural Science Foundation of China project
Research Interests
1. Theoretical simulations of the reaction mechanism of electrochemical catalysis;
2. Operando simulations and predictions of (ambient-pressure) X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy/X-ray adsorption spectroscopy, etc. for electrocatalytic reactions.
Selected Publications
1. H. Yang#, F. R. Negreiros#, Q. Sun, M. Xie, L. Sementa, M. Stener, Y. Ye, A. Fortunelli*, W. A. Goddard III*, T. Cheng*. Predictions of chemical shifts for reactive intermediates in CO2 reduction under operando conditions. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 13, 31554.
2. H. Yang, T. Cheng*, W. A. Goddard III*. London dispersion corrections to density functional theory for transition metals based on fitting to experimental temperature-programmed desorption of benzene monolayers. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2021, 12, 73.
3. H. Yang, T. Cheng*, W. A. Goddard III*, X. M. Ren*. Design of a one-dimensional stacked spin peierls system with room temperature switching from QM predictions. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2019, 10, 6432.
4. J. Wang#, H. Yang#, F. Li, L. Li, J. Wu, S. Liu, T. Cheng, Y. Xu*, Q. Shao, X. Huang*, Single-site Pt doped RuO2 hollow nanospheres with interstitial C for high-performance acidic overall water splitting, Sci. Adv. 2022, 10.1126/sciadv.abl9271.
5. M. Wang#, H. Yang#, J. Shi, Y. Chen, Y. Zhou, L. Wang, S. Di, X. Zhao, J. Zhong, T. Cheng, W. Zhou, Y. Li*. Alloying nickel with molybdenum significantly accelerates alkaline hydrogen electrocatalysis. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 5771.
6. P. Wang#, H. Yang#, Y. Xu#, X. Huang*, J. Wang, M. Zhong, T. Cheng, Q. Shao*. Synergized Cu/Pb core/shell electrocatalyst for high-efficiency CO2 reduction to C2+ liquids. ACSNano 2021, 15, 1039.
7. J. Wang#, H. Yang#, Q. Liu, Q. Liu, X. Li, X. Lv, T. Cheng*, H. B. Wu*. Fastening Br- ions at copper-molecule interface enables highly efficient electroreduction of CO2 to ethanol. ACS Energy Lett. 2021, 6, 437.
8. Q. Yuan, Y. Li*, P. Yu, B. Ma, L. Xu, Q. Sun, H. Yang*, M. Xie*, T. Cheng*. Reaction mechanism on Ni-C2-NS single-atom catalysis for the efficient CO2 reduction reaction J. Exp. Nanosci. 2021, 16, 256.
9. T. Wang,# Y. Wu,# Y. Han, P. Xu, Y. Pang, X. Feng, H. Yang*, W. Ji*, T. Cheng. Hofmann-type metal-organic framework nanosheets for oxygen evolution. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2021, 4, 14161.
10. Y. Ye#, H. Yang#, J. Qian#, H. Su, K.-J. Lee, T. Cheng, H. Xiao, J. Yano*, W. A. Goddard III*, E. J. Crumlin*. Dramatic differences in carbon dioxide adsorption and initial steps of reduction between silver and copper. Nat. Comm. 2019, 10, 1875.
Edited by Juan Yang