(1) Nano- and single-atom catalysis. 

(2) Theoretical and computational catalysis.

1999-2003        Department of Chemistry, Nanjing University. (BS degree)

2003-2010        Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences. (Ph.D degree in Industrial Catalysis)

2010-2011        Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University. (Post-doc. researcher)

2011-present    Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP). 

   

[1]      Qiao, Botao; Wang, Aiqin; Yang, Xiaofeng; Allard,   Lawrence F.; Jiang, Zheng; Cui, Yitao; Liu, Jingyue*; Li, Jun*; Zhang, Tao*. Single-atom   catalysis of CO oxidation using Pt₁/FeOx. NATURE CHEMISTRY (2011)

[2]      Yang,   Xiaofeng; Wang, Aiqin; Qiao, Botao; Li, Jun*; Liu,   Jingyue*; Zhang, Tao*. Single-Atom Catalysts: A New Frontier in Heterogeneous   Catalysis. ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL   RESEARCH (2013)

[3]      Zhou, Huiran⁺; Yang, Xiaofeng⁺; Li,   Lin; Liu, Xiaoyan; Huang, Yanqiang; Pan, XiaoLi; Wang, Aiqin*; Li, Jun;   Zhang, Tao*. PdZn Intermetallic Nanostructure with Pd-Zn-Pd Ensembles for   Highly Active and Chemoselective Semi-Hydrogenation of Acetylene. ACS CATALYSIS (2016)

[4]      Liu Qinggang; Yang, Xiaofeng*; Li, Lin; Miao, Shu; Li, Yong; Li, Yanqin;   Wang Xinkui*; Huang, Yanqiang*; Zhang, Tao. Direct catalytic   hydrogenation of CO₂ to formate over a Schiff-base-mediated gold   nanocatalyst. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS   (2017)

[5]      Shao, Xianzhao; Yang, Xiaofeng*; Xu, Jinming; Liu, Song; Miao, Shu; Liu,   Xiaoyan; Su, Xiong; Duan, Hongmin; Huang, Yanqiang*, Zhang Tao. Iridium   Single-Atom Catalyst Performing a Quasi-homogeneous Hydrogenation   Transformation of CO₂ to Formate. CHEM (2019)