Feng Kun
Associate Professor
Education and Professional Experiences
2023.11–Present: Associate Professor, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
2020.09–2023.11: Postdoctoral fellow, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
2017.09–2020.08: Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
2014.09–2017.06: Master's degree in Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
2010.09–2014.06: Bachelor's degree, School of Science, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China.
Awards and Funding
2023 Soochow University’s Outstanding Young Scholar
2022 National Natural Science Foundation of China project
2021 Jiangsu Planned Projects for Postdoctoral Research Funds
2019 Post graduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province
Research Interests
Kun Feng’s research focuses on using synchrotron radiation X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), especially in-situ spectroscopy experiments, to study the relationship between catalytic activity and electronic structure for energy-related materials, so as to explore the working mechanism. He has co-authored over 60 publications (First/corresponding author papers: 16), including Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.、Adv. Energy Mater.、Appl. Catal. B-Environ.、Adv. Sci.、ACS Materials Lett..
Publications
[1] S. Li, Y. Liu, K. Feng*, C. Li, J. Xu, C. Lu, H. Lin*, Y. Feng, D. Ma*, J. Zhong*, High Valence State Sites as Favorable Reductive Centers for High-Current-Density Water Splitting, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023, 62, e202308670.
[2] K. Feng, J. Zhong*, B. Zhao, H. Zhang, L. Xu, X. Sun*, S.-T. Lee*, CuxCo1-xO Nanoparticles on Graphene Oxide as A Synergistic Catalyst for High-Efficiency Hydrolysis of Ammonia-Borane, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2016, 55, 11950-11954.
[3] K. Feng#, D. Zhang#, F. Liu, H. Li, J. Xu, Y. Xia, Y. Li, H. Lin*, S. Wang, M. Shao, Z. Kang*, J. Zhong*, Highly Efficient Oxygen Evolution by a Thermocatalytic Process Cascaded Electrocatalysis Over Sulfur-Treated Fe-Based Metal-Organic-Frameworks, Adv. Energy Mater., 2020, 10, 2000184.
[4] K. Feng#, R. Song#, J. Xu, Y. Chen, C. Lu, Y. Li, W. Hofer, H. Lin*, Z. Kang*, J. Zhong*, The S-Fe(Ni) sub-surface active sites for efficient and stable overall water splitting, Appl. Catal. B-Environ., 2023, 325, 122365.
[5] K. Feng#, J. Xu#, Y. Chen, S. Li, Z. Kang*, J. Zhong*, Positively Charged Pt-Based Nanoreactor for Efficient and Stable Hydrogen Evolution, Adv. Sci., 2022, 9, 2203199.
[6] K. Wang#, Y. Chen#, S. Li, K. Feng*, S. Wang, J. Zhong*, Self-Reconstructed Co-B Active Sites for High-Efficiency Hydrolysis of Ammonia Borane, ACS Materials Lett., 2023, 5, 1188-1195.
[7] Y. Chen#, K. Wang#, K. Nie, J. Wang, S. Wang, K. Feng*, J. Zhong*, Tuning the electronic structure of bimetallic CoCu clusters for efficient hydrolysis of ammonia borane, Chem. Eng. J., 2023, 451, 138931.
[8] J. Hu#, B. Xu#, J. Xu#, S. Li, Z. Liu, C. Lu, Y. Feng, K. Feng*, J. Zhong*, Electrocatalysis induced reconstruction of RuNiPO for highly efficient hydrogen evolution reaction, J. Energy Chem., 2023, 87, 24-31.
[9] K. Feng#, H. Zheng#, D. Zhang, G. Yuan, L. Chang, Y. Chen, J. Zhong*, Carbon nanotube supported PtOx nanoparticles with hybrid chemical states for efficient hydrogen evolution, J. Energy Chem., 2021, 58, 364-369.
[10] X. Zhao, C. Lu, S. Li, Y. Chen, G. Zhang, D. Zhang*, K. Feng*, J. Zhong*, FeFx and Fe2ZrO5 Co-modified hematite for highly efficient solar water splitting, J. Energy Chem., 2022, 69, 414-420.
[11] E. Wu#, K. Feng#, R. Shi#, R. Lv, F. Ouyang, S. S. C. Li, J. Zhong*, J. Liu*, Hybrid CuCoO-GO enables ultrasensitive detection of antibiotics with enhanced laser desorption/ionization at nano-interfaces, Chem. Sci., 2019, 10, 257-267.
[12] Z. Liu#, J. Hu#, S. Li, C. Lu, K. Feng*, S. Wang, J. Zhong*, Ce-doping induced structure evolution in FeNi-based (oxy)hydroxide for highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction, Appl. Surf. Sci., 2023, 631, 157590.
[13] J. Xu#, K. Feng#, Y. Chen, J. Zhong*, Ternary metallic CuxCo1-xPtyO/RGO catalyst with internal synergistic effect for efficient hydrolysis of ammonia-borane, Appl. Surf. Sci., 2021, 537, 147823.
[14] K. Feng, H. Zhang, J. Gao, J. Xu, Y. Dong*, Z. Kang*, J. Zhong*, Single atoms or not? The limitation of EXAFS, Appl. Phys. Lett., 2020, 116, 191903.
Edited by Juan Yang