General

Prof. Jinchang Fan 

State Key Laboratory of Catalysis

Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS

Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian 116023, China

Tel.: +86-411-84379350

E-mail: jcfan@dicp.ac.cn



Research Areas

Design and synthesis of 2D metal-based catalytic materials for electrocatalysis


Education

2014.09 – 2019.06  Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University

2010.09 – 2014.06  B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University


Experience

2025.05 – Present  Professor, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian.

2023.08 – 2025.05  Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University

2021.09 – 2023.08  Postdoctor, Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University

2019.06 – 2021.09  Postdoctor, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian


Publications

15. Y. Qiu, J. Fan*,  X. Cui*, et. al. Locking interstitial hydrogen atoms in Pd metallenes for efficient oxygen reduction reaction. Nat. Commun. 2025, 16, 6103.

14. Y. Qiu#, Z. Sun#, B. Huang*, J. Fan*, B. Huang*, X. Cui*, et. al. Boosting Oxygen Reduction Performances in Pd-based Metallenes by Co-confining Interstitial H and p-Block Single Atoms Nat. Commun. 2025, 16, 5262.

13. Y. Mu, D. Zhang,*, J. Fan*, X. Cui*, et. al. p-p Orbital Hybridization Stabilizing Lattice Oxygen in Two-dimensional Amorphous RuOx for Efficient Acidic Oxygen Evolution Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, e202505908

12. Y. Mu, J. Fan*, Z. Yu*, X. Cui*, et. al. Tuning Ru–O Coordination for Switching Redox Centers in Acidic Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysis Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202504876

11. T. Gao#, X. Jiao#, J. Fan*, X. Cui*, et. al. Switchable Acidic Oxygen Evolution Mechanisms on Atomic Skin of Ruthenium Metallene Oxides J. Am. Chem. Soc.  2025, 147, 5, 4159–4166

10. J. Fan#, Z. Feng#, W. Zheng*, X. Cui*, et. al. Spatially confined PdHx metallenes by tensile strained atomic Ru layers for efficient hydrogen evolution J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 10, 5710-5717 

9. J. Fan#, J. Wu#, X. Cui*, et. al. Hydrogen stabilized RhPdH 2D bimetallene nanosheets for efficient alkaline hydrogen evolution J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 7, 3645-3651 

8. J. Wu, J. Fan*, X. Cui*, et. al. Atomically dispersed MoOx on rhodium metallene boosts electrocatalyzed alkaline hydrogen evolution Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202207512 

7. J. Fan, L. Yu*, D. Deng* Two-dimensional crystal lattice confining atoms for electrocatalysis. Matter 2024, 7, 305-319.

6. J. Fan, L. Yu*, D. Deng*, et. al. Ligand-confined two-dimensional rhodium hydride boosts hydrogen evolution. Matter 2023, 6, 3877-3888.

5. Z. Feng, J. Fan*, X. Cui*, et. al. Enhancing Oxygen Reduction Reaction in PdHx@Pt Metallenes: Unveiling the Impact of Ligand Beyond Strain Effect Adv. Funct. Mater. 2025, 2500522.

4. Y. Qiu#, J. Fan#, W. Zheng*, X. Cui*, et. al. Atomically dispersed CrOX on Pd metallene for CO-resistant methanol oxidation Nano Lett. 2023, 23 , 9555-9562.

3. J. Fan#, Y. Mu#, W. Zheng*, X. Cui*, et. al. Two-dimensional self-assembly of unconventional fcc Ru3Ir nanocrystals for efficient and robust acidic water oxidation ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 7, 4120

2. J. Fan#, S. Liang#, L. Yu*, D. Deng*, et. al. Boosting room-temperature conversion of methane via confining Cu atoms in ultrathin Ru nanosheets Chem Catal. 2022, 2, 2253. 

1. J. Fan, X. Cui*, et. al. Interstitial hydrogen atom modulation to boost hydrogen evolution in Pd-based alloy nanoparticles ACS Nano 2019, 13, 11, 12987-12995 


Patents

1. Cui, Xiaoqiang; Fan, Jinchang; Zhang, Lei and Zhang, Haiyan,PREPARATION METHODS AND APPLICATIONS OF ALLOY HYDRIDE MATERIALS,AU2021102042,2020.04.29