Professor

Office: Room 4306, Tan Kah Kee Innovation Laboratory, Xiang'an Campus

Laboratory: Room 4327, Tan Kah Kee Innovation Laboratory, Xiang'an Campus

Email: twangxm@xmu.edu.cn

Education and Research Experience: 

2023- Present: Professor, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University; Researcher, Tan Kah Kee Innovation Laboratory

2022-2023: Associate Researcher, Tan Kah Kee Innovation Laboratory

2020-2022: Postdoctoral Researcher, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University（Advisors: Professor Shi-Gang Sun, Professor Zhi-You Zhou）

2018-2019: Joint PhD Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Advisor: Professor Yang Shao-Horn)

2014-2019: PhD, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University (Advisors: Professor Shi-Gang Sun, Professor Zhi-You Zhou)

2010-2014: Bachelor's Degree, Top Talent Training Program for Fundamental Disciplines, Xiamen University

Awards & Honors:

2023 Excellent Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China

2023 High-Level Overseas Talent of Xiamen

2024 High-Level Talent (Class B) in Fujian Province

Principal Research Interests:

Combining in-situ spectroscopy with molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the microscopic reaction kinetics at electrochemical interfaces, optimize interface design and enable controllable construction in fuel cells, as well as facilitate the electrochemical conversion of small hydrocarbon molecules.

Selected Recent Publications:

1. X.-Yu. Li, T Wang*, Y.-C. Cai, Z.-D. Meng, W.-J. Nan, J.-Y. Ye, J. Yi, D,-P.      Zhan, T. Na, Z.-Y. Zhou*, S.-G. Sun*, Mechanism of Cations Suppressing      Proton Diffusion Kinetics for Electrocatalysis. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.      (2023): e202218669.

2. X.-C. Liu, T. Wang*,      Z.-M. Zhang, C.-H. Yang, L.-Y. Li, S. Wu, S. Xie, G. Fu, Z.-Y. Zhou* and      S.-G. Sun, Reaction Mechanism and Selectivity Tuning of Propene Oxidation      at the Electrochemical Interface. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 144, 45,      20895-20902. (2022)

3. T. Wang, L.-Y. Li, L.-N. Chen, T. Sheng, L.-N. Chen, Y.-C. Wang, P.-Y.      Zhang, Y.-H. Hong, J.-Y. Jin, W.-F. Lin, Q.-H. Zhang, P. Zhang, G. Fu, N.      Tian, S.-G. Sun, Z.-Y. Zhou*, High CO tolerant Ru-based catalysts by      constructing oxide blocking layer, J. Am. Chem.      Soc., 144, 21, 9292–9301 (2022).

4. T. Wang, Y. Zhang, B.      Huang, B. Cai, R. R. Rao, L. Giordano, S.-G. Sun, Y. Shao-Horn*,      Enhancing Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis by Tuning Interfacial Hydrogen      Bonds, Nat. Catal., 4, 753–762 (2021).

5. T. Wang, Z.-X. Chen, S. Yu, T. Sheng, H.-B.      Ma, L.-N. Chen, M. Rauf, H.-P. Xia, Z.-Y. Zhou*, S.-G. Sun, Constructing      canopy-shaped molecular architectures to create local Pt surface sites      with high tolerance to H₂S and CO for hydrogen      electrooxidation. Energy Environ.      Sci.11, 166-171 (2018).

6. T.      Wang,      Z.-X. Chen, Y.-G. Chen, L.-J. Yang*, X.-D. Yang, J.-Y. Ye, H.-P. Xia,      Z.-Y. Zhou*, S.-G. Sun, Identifying the Active Site of N-Doped Graphene      for Oxygen Reduction by Selective Chemical Modification. ACS Energy Lett. 3, 986-991 (2018).

7. Z.      Chen, T. Wang, T. Sun, Z. Chen, T. Sheng, Y.-H. Hong, et al. Nickel Complexes with      Non-innocent Ligands as Highly Active Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen      Evolution. Chin. J. Chem. 2018, 36(12): 1161-1164.

8. C.-H. Yang,      X.-C. Liu, Y. Li, S. Yuan*, T. Wang*, Z.-Y. Zhou*, S.-G. Sun.      Selective conversion of propane by electrothermal catalysis in proton      exchange membrane fuel cell. ChemSusChem, (2023): e202300699.

9. X.-C. Liu, W.-K.      Yao, B.-Y. Su, Y.-H. Hong*, T. Wang*, Z.-Y. Zhou*, S.-G.      Sun. Efficient conversion of propylene to propylene glycol by coupling      H2O2 electrosynthesis and TS-1 thermocatalysis. Electrochem. Commun.,      (2023): 107510.