Selected Publications
(* corresponding author; # equal contribution)
Selected Publications
(* corresponding author; # equal contribution)
[23] Cerium Single Atom-Engineered Amorphous/Crystalline Nanosheets for Enhanced Alkaline Water Electrolysis
Xinyu Chen, Min Bi, Qingdian Yan, Deqi Fan, Biao Huang, Bianjing Sun, Chenchen Qin, Chuntao Chen*, Dongping Sun*, Qian He*, Ming Zhao*
Advanced Materials, 2025, accepted. [Link]
[22] Interfacial Engineering and Structural Modulation of RuO2-Based Catalysts for Highly Active and Durable Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Acidic Environment
Weiwei Yang, Zhijun Wang, Jie Zhang, Liangyong Jia, Jiahui Li, Xinyu Chen, Xinyang Liu, Huayang Zhang, Jingkai Lin*, Ming Zhao*, Qingjun Chen*
[21] Tuning the hydrogen bond network inside the Helmholtz plane for industrial hydrogen evolution
Xinyu Chen#, Bianjing Sun#, Qun Song, Zengbin Wang, Chenchen Qin, Muhammad Amjad Majeed, Chuntao Chen*, Dongping Sun*, Kai Zhang*, Ming Zhao*
Advanced Functional Materials, 2025, 10.1002/adfm.202503701. [Link]
[20] Single-Molecule Fluorescence Imaging of Energy-Related Catalytic Reactions
Chemical and Biomedical Imaging, 2025, 3, 5, 280–300. [Link]
(Invited review article for the "Imaging in Energy Science" theme collection)
[19] Long-range enhancement of micropollutant adsorption on metal-promoted photocatalysts
Nature Catalysis, 2024, 7, 912-920. [Link]
[18] Single-molecule fluorescence imaging of photocatalytic nanomaterials
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2024, 12, 19627–19662. [Link]
(Invited review article for the "2024 Emerging Investigators" theme collection)
Nature Communications, 2021, 12, 4287. [Link]
[16] Kinetically Controlled Synthesis of Rhodium Nanocrystals with Different Shapes and a Comparison Study of Their Thermal and Catalytic Properties
Ming Zhao#, Zitao Chen#, Yifeng Shi, Zachary D. Hood, Zhiheng Lyu, Minghao Xie, Miaofang Chi, and Younan Xia*
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2021, 143, 6293-6302. [Link]
[15] Noble-Metal Nanocrystals with Controlled Shapes for Catalytic and Electrocatalytic Applications
Yifeng Shi#, Zhiheng Lyu#, Ming Zhao#, Ruhui Chen#, Quynh N. Nguyen, and Younan Xia*
Chemical Reviews, 2020, 121, 649-735. [Link]
[14] Crystal-phase and surface-structure engineering of ruthenium nanocrystals
Ming Zhao & Younan Xia*
Nature Reviews Materials, 2020, 5, 440-459. [Link]
[13] Pd-Ru Alloy Nanocages with a Face-Centered Cubic Structure and Their Enhanced Activity toward the Oxidation of Ethylene Glycol and Glycerol
Ming Zhao, Zhiheng Lyu, Minghao Xie, Zachary D. Hood, Zhenming Cao, Miaofang Chi, and Younan Xia*
Small Methods, 2020, 1900843. [Link]
[12] Exploring Plasmonic Photocatalysis via Single-Molecule Reaction Imaging
Ming Zhao & Peng Chen*
Nano Letters, 2020, 20, 2939-2940. [Link]
[11] Ruthenium Nanoframes in the Face-Centered Cubic Phase: Facile Synthesis and Their Enhanced Catalytic Performance
Ming Zhao, Zachary D. Hood, Madeline Vara, Kyle D. Gilroy, Miaofang Chi, and Younan Xia*
ACS Nano, 2019, 13, 7241-7251. [Link]
[10] Ru Octahedral Nanocrystals with a Face-Centered Cubic Structure, {111} Facets, Thermal Stability up to 400 °C, and Enhanced Catalytic Activity
Ming Zhao, Zitao Chen, Zhiheng Lyu, Zachary D. Hood, Minghao Xie, Madeline Vara, Miaofang Chi, and Younan Xia*
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2019, 141, 7028-7036. [Link]
[9] Facile Synthesis of Pt Icosahedral Nanocrystals with Controllable Sizes for the Evaluation of Size-Dependent Activity toward Oxygen Reduction
Ming Zhao, Joseph Holder, Zitao Chen, Minghao Xie, Zhenming Cao, Miaofang Chi, and Younan Xia*
ChemCatChem, 2019, 11, 2458-2463. [Link]
[8] Hollow Metal Nanocrystals with Ultrathin, Porous Walls and Well-Controlled Surface Structures
Ming Zhao#, Xue Wang#, Xuan Yang#, Kyle D. Gilroy, Dong Qin, and Younan Xia*
Advanced Materials, 2018, 1801956. [Link]
[7] Facile synthesis of Pt–Ag octahedral and tetrahedral nanocrystals with enhanced activity and durability toward methanol oxidation
Ming Zhao, Xuan Yang, Zachary D. Hood, Miaofang Chi, and Younan Xia*
Journal of Materials Research, 2018, 33, 3891-3897 (Cover Picture). [Link]
[6] Synthesis of Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals: A Comprehensive Review on the Reductants
Thenner S. Rodrigues#, Ming Zhao#, Tung-Han Yang#, Kyle D. Gilroy, Anderson G. M. da Silva, Pedro H. C. Camargo, and Younan Xia*
Chemistry - A European Journal, 2018, 24, 16944-16963. [Link]
[5] Synthesis of Ru Icosahedral Nanocages with a Face-Centered-Cubic Structure and Evaluation of Their Catalytic Properties
Ming Zhao, Lang Xu, Madeline Vara, Ahmed O. Elnabawy, Kyle D. Gilroy, Zachary D. Hood, Shan Zhou, Legna Figueroa-Cosme, Miaofang Chi, Manos Mavrikakis*, and Younan Xia*
ACS Catalysis, 2018, 8, 6948-6960. [Link]
[4] Facile Synthesis of Ru-Based Octahedral Nanocages with Ultrathin Walls in a Face-Centered Cubic Structure
Ming Zhao, Ahmed O. Elnabawy, Madeline Vara, Lang Xu, Zachary D. Hood, Xuan Yang, Kyle D. Gilroy, Legna Figueroa-Cosme, Miaofang Chi, Manos Mavrikakis*, and Younan Xia*
Chemistry of Materials, 2017, 29, 9227-9237. [Link]
[3] Synthesis and Characterization of Ru Cubic Nanocages with a Face-Centered Cubic Structure by Templating with Pd Nanocubes
Ming Zhao, Legna Figueroa-Cosme, Ahmed O. Elnabawy, Madeline Vara, Xuan Yang, Luke T. Roling, Miaofang Chi, Manos Mavrikakis*, and Younan Xia*
Nano Letters, 2016, 16, 5310-5317. [Link]
[2] Influence of Membrane Thickness on Membrane Degradation and Platinum Agglomeration under Long-term Open Circuit Voltage Conditions
Ming Zhao, Weiyu Shi, Bingbing Wu, Wenming Liu, Jianguo Liu*, Danmin Xing, Yingfang Yao, Zhongjun Hou, Pingwen Ming, and Zhigang Zou*
Electrochimica Acta, 2015, 153, 254-262. [Link]
[1] Analysis of carbon-supported platinum through potential cycling and potential-static holding
Ming Zhao, Weiyu Shi, Bingbing Wu, Wenming Liu, Jianguo Liu*, Danmin Xing, Yingfang Yao, Zhongjun Hou, Pingwen Ming, Jun Gu, and Zhigang Zou*
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2014, 39, 13725-13737. [Link]