General

Prof. dr. Guowei Li

Deputy Director, CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices Application Technology 

Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences 

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 

Group website: https://spin-physchem.nimte.ac.cn/

Research Areas

Topological catalysis, Magnetic energy materials, Electron spin and chemical reactions, Chiral recognition and synthesis,Phase-change materials

Education

2012.02-2016. 11    Ph.D., University of Groningen, The Netherlands, with Prof. Thomas Palstra



Experience

   
Work Experience

2021.06 - Now       Professor, Principal investigator, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2018.11-2021. 05    Group leader, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids,

2016.11-2018. 11    Postdoctoral researcher, MPI-CPfS, Dresden, Germany, with Prof. Claudia Felser

Publications

[1].     H. Luo*, P. Yu, G. Li*, K. Yan*. Topological Quantum Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage. Nat. Rev. Phys. 2022, Invited review. DOI: 10.1038/s42254-022-00477-9

[2].     G. Li*, Y. Xu, Z. Song, Q. Yang,… S. S. P. Parkin, B. A Bernevig*, C. Felser*. Obstructed surface states as the descriptor for predicting catalytic active sites in inorganic crystalline materials. Adv Mater. 2022, 2201328.

[3].     Y. Kang*, Y. He, D. Pohl, B. Rellinghaus, … G. Li*, C. Felser*. Identification of interface structure for topological CoS2 single crystal in oxygen evolution reaction with high intrinsic reactivity. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 2022, 14 (13), 15243.

[4].     L. Cai, J. Huo, P.Zou, G. Li, J. Liu,… J. Wang. Key Role of Lorentz Excitation in the Electromagnetic-Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022, 14, 13, 15243.

[5].     Q. Yang, G. Li*, Y. Zhang, J. Liu, … C. Felser, Y. Sun* Transition metal on topological chiral semimetal PdGa with tailored hydrogen adsorption and reduction. npj Comput Mater. 2021, 7, 207.

[6].     G. Li*, J. Huang, Q. Yang, L. Zhang, Q. Mu, Y. Sun, S. Parkin, K. Chang, C. Felser. MoS2 on topological insulator Bi2Te3 thin films: Activation of the basal plane for hydrogen reduction. J Energy Chem., 2021, 62, 516.

[7].     G. Li, Q. Yang, K. Manna, Q. Mu, C. Fu, Y. Sun, C. Felser. Magnetocatalysis: The Interplay between the Magnetic Field and Electrocatalysis. CCS Chem., 2021, 3 (10), 2259-2267.

[8].     A. Aqeel, J. Sahliger, G. Li, J. Baas, GR Blake, TTM Palstra, CH Back. Growth and Helicity of Noncentrosymmetric Cu2OSeO3 Crystals. physica status solidi (b),2021, 2100152

[9].    M. Yu", G. Li", C. Fu", E. Liu, K. Manna, E. Budiyanto, … Tunable eg orbital occupancy in Heusler compounds for oxygen evolution reaction. Angewandte Chemie, 2021, 133 (11), 5864-5869

[10].    Q. Yang, C. Le, G. Li, T. Heine, C. Felser, Y. Sun, Enhancement of basal plane electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity via joint utilization of trivial and non-trivial surface states. Appl. Mater. Today, 2021, 22, 100921

[11].     C. Fu, S.N Guin, T. Scaffidi, Y. Sun, R Saha, SJ Watzman, AK Srivastava, G. Li, W. Schnelle, …J. Gooth...Largely suppressed magneto-thermal conductivity and enhanced magneto-thermoelectric properties in PtSn4. Research. 2020, 4643507.

[12].     Q. Xu, " G. Li, " Y. Zhang, Q. Yang, Y. Sun,* C. Felser,* A descriptor for hydrogen evolution catalysts based on bulk band structure effect. ACS. Catal. 2020, 10 (9), 5042.

[13].   G. Li, * C. Felser,* Heterogeneous catalysis at the surface of topological materials. Appl. Phys. Lett. 2020, 116, 070501. (Featured Article)

[14].   Q. Yang, " G. Li, *" K. Manna, F. Fan, C. Felser,* Y. Sun.* Topological engineering of Pt-group metal based chiral crystals toward high-efficiency hydrogen evolution catalysts. Adv. Mater. 2020, 1908518.

[15].   G. Li, * Q. Yang, J. Rao, … Y. Sun,* C. Felser.* In-situ induction of strain in iron phosphide (FeP2) catalyst for enhanced hydroxide adsorption and water oxidation. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2020, 1907791.

[16].   G. Li,* Q. Yang, … Y. Sun,* C. Felser.* Optimization of catalytic active sites in noncollinear antiferromagnetic Mn3Pt bulk single-Crystal. Mater. Today Phys. 2019, 10, 100137.

[17].   G. Li, *" S. Khim, " … Mackenzie, C. Felser.* In situ modification of delafossite-type PdCoO2 bulk single crystal for reversible hydrogen sorption and fast hydrogen evolution. ACS Energy Lett. 2019, 4, 2185.

[18]. G. Li, *" C. Fu", … C. Felser.* Dirac nodal arc semimetal PtSn4: An ideal platform for understanding surface properties and catalysis for hydrogen evolution. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 131, 13241.

[19]. G. Li, *" Q. Xu, " … E. Liu, S. Parkin, C. Felser.* Surface states in bulk single crystal of topological semimetal Co3Sn2S2 towards water oxidation. Sci. Adv. 2019, 5, eaaw9867.

[20]. G. Li, * J. Wu, J. Rao, … B. Zhang.* Synergistically creating sulfur vacancies in semimetal-supported amorphous MoS2 for efficient hydrogen evolution. Appl. Catal. B, 2019, 254, 1.

[21]. G. Li, Y. Sun, J. Rao, J. Wu, … C. Felser,* X. Feng.* Carbon-tailored semimetal MoP as an efficient hydrogen evolution electrocatalyst in both alkaline and acid media. Adv. Energy Mater. 2018, 8, 1801258.

[22]. G. Li, G. R Blake, T. T. M. Palstra.* Vacancies in functional materials for clean energy storage and harvesting: the perfect imperfection, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2017, 46, 1693.

[23]. G. Li, B. Zhang, T. Baluyan, J. Rao, J. Wu, A. A. Novakova, P. Rudolf, G. R. Blake, R. de Groot, T. T. M. Palstra.* Metal–insulator transition induced by spin reorientation in Fe7Se8 grain boundaries. Inorg. Chem. 2016, 55, 12912.

[24]. G. Li, R. Su, J. Rao, J. Wu, P. Rudolf, G. R Blake, R. de Groot, F. Besenbacher, T. T. M. Palstra. * Band gap narrowing of SnS2 superstructures with improved hydrogen production, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4, 209.

[25]. G. Li, B. Zhang, J. Rao, D. Gonzalez, G. R Blake, R. Groot, T. T. M. Palstra. * Effect of vacancies on magnetism, electrical transport, and thermoelectric performance of marcasite FeSe2−δ (δ= 0.05), Chem. Mater. 2015, 27, 8220.

[26]. G. Li, B. Zhang, F. Yu, A. A Novakova, M. S Krivenkov, T. Y Kiseleva, L. Chang, J. Rao, A. O Polyakov, G. R Blake, R. de Groot, T. T. M. Palstra. * High-Purity Fe3S4 greigite microcrystals for magnetic and electrochemical performance, Chem. Mater. 2014, 26, 5821.

[27]. G. Li, C. Li, * H. Tang, K. Cao, et al. A facile approach to fabrication of PbS hollow spheres with improved polystyrene templates. Mater. Lett. 2010, 64, 2755.

[28]. G. Li, C. Li, * J. Yue, H. Tang, et al, Preparation of hollow MoS2 spheres with hierarchical micro/nano architectures and their tribological properties. Chinese J Inorg. Chem. 2010, 26, 1472.

[29]. G. Li, Ch. Li, * H. Tang, K. Cao, et al. Synthesis and characterization of hollow MoS2 microspheres grown from MoO3 precursors. J Alloy. Compd. 2010, 501, 275.

[30]. G. Li, C. Li, * K. Cao, H. Tang, J. Chen, Controlled self-assembly of PbS nanoparticles into macrostar-like hierarchical structures. Mater. Res. Bull. 2011, 46, 1072.

[31]. G. Li, C. Li, * H. Tang, et al. Hierarchical construction of PbS architectures based on the adsorption and sustained release of H2S by TBAB, Mater. Chem. Phys. 2011, 129, 1011.

[32]. C. Fu, S. Guin, S. Watzman, G. Li, E. Liu, N. Kumar, V. Süβ, W. Schnelle, G. Auffermann, C. Shekhar, Y. Sun, J. Gooth, C. Felser. * Large Nernst power factor over a broad temperature range in polycrystalline Weyl semimetal NbP. Energy Environ. Sci. 2018, 11, 2813.

[33]. R. Susilo, G. Li, J. Feng, W. Deng, M. Yuan, S. Li, H. Dong, B. Chen*. Pressure-induced structural and electronic transitions of thiospinel Fe3S4. J. Phys. Condens. Matter. 2019, 31, 095401.

[34]. B. Zhang, * C. Cao, G. Li, F. Li, W. Ji, S. Zhang, M. Ren, H. Zhang, R. Zhang, Z. Zhong, Z. Yuan, S. Yuan, G. Blake.* 2p-insulator heterointerfaces: Creation of half-metallicity and anionogenic ferromagnetism via double exchange. PRB. 2018, 97.


Patents
( 1 ) CHIRAL CRYSTALS FOR WATER ELECTROLYSIS AND FUEL CELLS, publication number: EP3828972A1

( 2 ) METHOD OF BOOSTING HYDROGEN EVOLUTION ACTIVITY OF ELECTROCATALYSTS, publication number:: WO2021/058641A1

( 3 ) A PROCESS FOR ENHANCING THE CATALYTIC EFFICIENCY OF OER, publication number: WO2021/058650A1

( 4 ) ELECTROCATALYSTS FOR HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS (HER) WITH DELAFOSSITE OXIDES ABO2, publication number: WO2020/064500A1


Research Interests

We are interested in the design and growth of topological and magnetic functional materials, and explore their applications in clean energy conversation and storage, including but not limited to green hydrogen production, CO2 conversion, chiral synthesis, and magnetic refrigeration.

Conferences

2018, 7th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress (UK, Liverpool)

2017, Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (Berlin, Germany)

2014, PHYSICS@FOM Veldhoven 2014 (Veldhoven, Netherlands)

2020, Symposium of Chinese group leaders “Electronic & Quantum Materials” (Dresden, Germany)

2021, MRS Spring Meetings & Exhibits

2021, E-MRS 2021 - Spring Meeting

Students

已指导学生

张钰笛  硕士研究生  080501-材料物理与化学