General

Prof. Xinchen Kang, Newton International Fellow, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences


Email: kangxinchen@iccas.ac.cn

Address: NO. 2 North 1st Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District, Beijing

Postcode: 100190


Research Areas

Solution chemistry: phase behavior, intermolecular interactions and microstructure of ionic liquid systems

Design and synthesis of functional materials and their applications in heterogeneous catalysis

Electrosynthesis of materials and electrocatalysis


Education

09/2007-07/2011 Shandong University (Bachelor)

09/2011-07/2016 Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Doctor)


Experience

   
Work Experience
02/2017-11/2020 Postdoc, The University of Manchester; Research Fellow, Royal Society

06/2021-now Professor, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences


Publications

   
Papers

1.    Xinchen Kang, Lili Li, Alena Sheveleva, Xue Han, Jiangnan Li, Lifei Liu, Floriana Tuna, Eric J. L. McInnes, Buxing Han,* Sihai Yang* and Martin Schröder,* Electro-reduction of CO2 at low over-potential at a metal-organic framework decorated cathode, Nat. Commun. 202011, 5464.

2.    Xinchen Kang, Bin Wang, Kui Hu, Kai Lyu, Xue Han, Ben F. Spencer, Mark D. Frogley, Floriana Tuna, Eric J. L. McInnes, Robert A. W. Dryfe, Buxing Han,* Sihai Yang* and Martin Schröder,* Quantitative electro-reduction of CO2 to liquid fuel over electro-synthesised metal-organic frameworks, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020142, 17384-17392.

3.    Xinchen Kang, Kai Lyu, Lili Li, Jiangnan Li, Louis Kimberley, Bin Wang, Lifei Liu, Yongqiang Cheng, Mark D. Frogley, Svemir Rudić, Anibal J. Ramirez-Cuesta, Robert A.W. Dryfe, Buxing Han, Sihai Yang,* Martin Schröder,* Integration of mesopores and crystal defects in metal-organic frameworks via templated electrosynthesis, Nat. Commun. 201910, 4466.

4.    Xinchen Kang, Xiaofu Sun, Xiaoxue Ma, Pei Zhang, Zhanrong Zhang, Qinglei Meng, Buxing Han,* Synthesis of hierarchical porous metals using ionic-liquid-based media as solvent and template, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 201756, 12683-12686.

5.    Xinchen Kang, Huizhen Liu, Minqiang Hou, Xiaofu Sun, Hongling Han, Tao Jiang, Buxing Han,* Synthesis of supported ultrafine non-noble subnanometer-scale metal particles derived from metal-organic frameworks as highly efficient heterogeneous catalysts, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 201655, 1080-1084.

6.    Xinchen Kang, Xiaofu Sun, Buxing Han,* Synthesis of functional nanomaterials in ionic liquids, Adv. Mater. 201628, 1011-1030.

7.    Xinchen Kang, Qinggong Zhu,* Xiaofu Sun, Jiayin Hu, Jianling Zhang, Zhimin Liu, Buxing Han,* Highly efficient electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CH4 in an ionic liquid using a metal-organic framework cathode, Chem. Sci. 20167, 266-273.

8.    Xinchen Kang, Qinggong Zhu,* Xiaofu Sun, Jun Ma, Qingli Qian, Zhimin Liu, Buxing Han,* Synthesis of hierarchical mesoporous prussian blue analogues in ionic liquid/water/MgCl2 and application in electrochemical reduction of CO2Green Chem. 201618, 1869-1873.

9.    Xinchen Kang, Xiaofu Sun, Qinggong Zhu, Xiaoxue Ma, Huizhen Liu, Buxing Han,* Synthesis of hierarchical porous β-FeOOH catalysts in ionic liquid/water/CH2Cl2 ionogels, Chem. Commun. 201652, 4687-4690.

10. Xinchen Kang, Xiaoxue Ma,* Jianling Zhang, Xueqing Xing, Guang Mo, Zhonghua Wu, Zhihong Li, Buxing Han,* Formation of large nanodomains in liquid solutions near the phase boundary, Chem. Commun. 201652, 14286-14289.

11. Xinchen Kang, Wenting Shang, Qinggong Zhu, Jianling Zhang, Tao Jiang,* Buxing Han,* Zhonghua Wu, Zhihong Li, Xueqing Xing, Mesoporous inorganic salts with crystal defects: unusual catalysts and catalyst supports, Chem. Sci. 20156, 1668-1675.

12. Xinchen Kang, Jianling Zhang, Wenting Shang, Tianbin Wu, Peng Zhang, Buxing Han,* Zhonghua Wu, Guang Mo, Xueqing Xing, One-step synthesis of highly efficient nanocatalysts on the supports with hierarchical pores using porous ionic liquid-water gel, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014136, 3768-3771.