Computational Chemistry & Materials 

2005-2009 Nanjing University, BSc

2009-2014 Nanjing University, PhD

   

2014-2017 University of California, Riverside PostDoc

2017- NIMTE, Research Scientist

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0VSZ9ikAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

1. Tian, Ziqi; Priest, Chad; Chen, Liang; , Recent progress in the theoretical investigation of electrocatalytic reduction of CO2, Advanced Theory and Simulations, 2018, 1, 5, 1800004

2. Su, Jianwei; Ge, Ruixiang; Jiang, Kemin; Dong, Yan; Hao, Fei; Tian, Ziqi; Chen, Guoxin; Chen, Liang; , Assembling ultrasmall copper‐doped ruthenium oxide nanocrystals into hollow porous polyhedra: highly robust electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution in acidic media, Advanced Materials, 2018, 30, 29, 1801351

3. Lin, Yichao; Tian, Ziqi; Zhang, Linjuan; Ma, Jingyuan; Jiang, Zheng; Deibert, Benjamin J; Ge, Ruixiang; Chen, Liang; , Chromium-ruthenium oxide solid solution electrocatalyst for highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction in acidic media, Nature communications, 2019, 10, 1, 162

4. Lin, Yichao; Liu, Pingying; Velasco, Ever; Yao, Ge; Tian, Ziqi; Zhang, Linjuan; Chen, Liang; , Fabricating single‐atom catalysts from chelating metal in open frameworks, Advanced materials, 2019, 31, 18, 1808193

5. He, Ying; Xu, Hewei; Shi, Junli; Liu, Pingying; Tian, Ziqi; Dong, Ning; Luo, Kan; Zhou, Xufeng; Liu, Zhaoping; , Polydopamine coating layer modified current collector for dendrite-free Li metal anode, Energy Storage Materials, 2019, 23, 418-426

6. Li, Lei; Wang, Xingyong; Guo, Haoran; Yao, Ge; Yu, Haibo; Tian, Ziqi; Li, Baihai; Chen, Liang; , Theoretical screening of single transition metal atoms embedded in MXene defects as superior electrocatalyst of nitrogen reduction reaction, Small Methods, 2019, 3, 11, 1900337

7. Liu, Na; Yao, Jian; Yin, Long; Lu, Tao; Tian, Ziqi; Dou, Xiaowei; , Rhodium-catalyzed expeditious synthesis of indenes from propargyl alcohols and organoboronic acids by selective 1, 4-rhodium migration over β-oxygen elimination, ACS Catalysis, 2019, 9, 8, 6857-6863

8. Ge, Ruixiang; Li, Lei; Su, Jianwei; Lin, Yichao; Tian, Ziqi; Chen, Liang; , Ultrafine defective RuO2 electrocatayst integrated on carbon cloth for robust water oxidation in acidic media, Advanced Energy Materials, 2019, 9, 35, 1901313

9. Guo, Haoran; Li, Lei; Wang, Xingyong; Yao, Ge; Yu, Haibo; Tian, Ziqi; Li, Baihai; Chen, Liang; , Theoretical investigation on the single transition-metal atom-decorated defective MoS2 for electrocatalytic ammonia synthesis, ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2019, 11, 40, 36506-36514

10. Wan, Hongli; Liu, Gaozhan; Li, Yanle; Weng, Wei; Mwizerwa, Jean Pierre; Tian, Ziqi; Chen, Liang; Yao, Xiayin; , Transitional metal catalytic pyrite cathode enables ultrastable four-electron-based all-solid-state lithium batteries, ACS nano, 2019, 13, 8, 9551-9560

11. Zhou, Guangyao; Li, Meng; Li, Yanle; Dong, Hang; Sun, Dongmei; Liu, Xien; Xu, Lin; Tian, Ziqi; Tang, Yawen; , Regulating the electronic structure of CoP nanosheets by O incorporation for high‐efficiency electrochemical overall water splitting, Advanced Functional Materials, 2020, 30, 7, 1905252

12. Ge, Ruixiang; Li, Lei; Su, Jianwei; Lin, Yichao; Tian, Ziqi; Chen, Liang; , Electrocatalysts: Ultrafine Defective RuO2 Electrocatayst Integrated on Carbon Cloth for Robust Water Oxidation in Acidic Media (Adv. Energy Mater. 35/2019), Advanced Energy Materials, 2019, 9, 35, 1970136

13. Chen, Mengjie; Wang, Shuai; Zhang, Haiyan; Zhang, Ping; Tian, Ziqi; Lu, Min; Xie, Xiaoji; Huang, Ling; Huang, Wei; , Intrinsic defects in biomass-derived carbons facilitate electroreduction of CO 2, Nano Research, 2020, 13, 729-735

14. Yang, Zhen; Hou, Tianyang; Ma, Jiangya; Yuan, Bo; Tian, Ziqi; Yang, Weiben; Graham, Nigel JD; , Role of moderately hydrophobic chitosan flocculants in the removal of trace antibiotics from water and membrane fouling control, Water research, 2020, 177, 115775

15. Dong, Yan; Zhang, Qiuju; Tian, Ziqi; Li, Boran; Yan, Wensheng; Wang, Shuo; Jiang, Kemin; Su, Jianwei; Oloman, Colin W; Gyenge, Elod L; , Ammonia thermal treatment toward topological defects in porous carbon for enhanced carbon dioxide electroreduction, Advanced Materials, 2020, 32, 28, 2001300

16. Zheng, Guokui; Li, Lei; Tian, Ziqi; Zhang, Xingwang; Chen, Liang; , Heterogeneous single-cluster catalysts (Mn3, Fe3, Co3, and Mo3) supported on nitrogen-doped graphene for robust electrochemical nitrogen reduction, Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2021, 54, 612-619

17. Li, Lei; Li, Baihai; Guo, Haoran; Li, Yanle; Sun, Chenghua; Tian, Ziqi; Chen, Liang; , Synergistic effects of heteroatom-decorated MXene catalysts for CO reduction reactions, Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 29, 15880-15887

18. Zhou, Guangyao; Ma, Yaru; Wu, Xiaomei; Lin, Yingzi; Pang, Huan; Zhang, Mingyi; Xu, Lin; Tian, Ziqi; Tang, Yawen; , Electronic modulation by N incorporation boosts the electrocatalytic performance of urchin-like Ni5P4 hollow microspheres for hydrogen evolution, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020, 402, 126302

19. Li, Lei; Guo, Haoran; Yao, Ge; Hu, Chenhui; Liu, Chunhong; Tian, Ziqi; Li, Baihai; Zhang, Qiuju; Chen, Liang; , Visible/infrared light-driven high-efficiency CO 2 conversion into ethane based on a B–Co synergistic catalyst, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020, 8, 42, 22327-22334

20. Yang, Qihao; Xu, Wenwen; Gong, Shun; Zheng, Guokui; Tian, Ziqi; Wen, Yujie; Peng, Luming; Zhang, Linjuan; Lu, Zhiyi; Chen, Liang; , Atomically dispersed Lewis acid sites boost 2-electron oxygen reduction activity of carbon-based catalysts, Nature communications, 2020, 11, 1, 5478

21. Zheng, Guokui; Li, Lei; Hao, Shaoyun; Zhang, Xingwang; Tian, Ziqi; Chen, Liang; , Double Atom Catalysts: Heteronuclear Transition Metal Dimer Anchored on Nitrogen‐Doped Graphene as Superior Electrocatalyst for Nitrogen Reduction Reaction, Advanced Theory and Simulations, 2020, 3, 12, 2000190

22. Li, Qing; Li, Xinran; Gu, Jiawei; Li, Yanle; Tian, Ziqi; Pang, Huan; , Porous rod-like Ni 2 P/Ni assemblies for enhanced urea electrooxidation, Nano Research, 2021, 14, 1405-1412

23. Zhang, Guangxun; Li, Yanle; Xiao, Xiao; Shan, Yang; Bai, Yang; Xue, Huai-Guo; Pang, Huan; Tian, Ziqi; Xu, Qiang; , In situ anchoring polymetallic phosphide nanoparticles within porous prussian blue analogue nanocages for boosting oxygen evolution catalysis, Nano Letters, 2021, 21, 7, 3016-3025

24. Geng, Pengbiao; Du, Meng; Guo, Xiaotian; Pang, Huan; Tian, Ziqi; Braunstein, Pierre; Xu, Qiang; , Bimetallic metal‐organic framework with high‐adsorption capacity toward lithium Polysulfides for lithium–sulfur batteries, Energy & Environmental Materials, 2022, 5, 2, 599-607

25. Qian, Xu; Li, Lei; Li, Yanle; Liu, Zeyu; Tian, Ziqi; Zhan, Cheng; Chen, Liang; , Theoretical investigation of defective MXenes as potential electrocatalysts for CO reduction toward C 2 products, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2021, 23, 21, 12431-12438

26. Li, Tongfei; Yin, Jingwen; Li, Yu; Tian, Ziqi; Zhang, Yiwei; Xu, Lin; Li, Yanle; Tang, Yawen; Pang, Huan; Yang, Jun; , Confinement of sulfur-doped NiO nanoparticles into N-doped carbon nanotube/nanofiber-coupled hierarchical branched superstructures: Electronic modulation by anion doping boosts oxygen evolution electrocatalysis, Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2021, 63, 585-593

27. Li, Yanle; Tian, Ziqi; Chen, Liang; , Theoretical understanding of the interface effect in promoting electrochemical CO2 reduction on Cu–Pd alloys, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2021, 125, 39, 21381-21389

28. Dong, Yan; Wang, Yuan; Tian, Ziqi; Jiang, Kemin; Li, Yanle; Lin, Yichao; Oloman, Colin W; Gyenge, Elod L; Su, Jianwei; Chen, Liang; , Enhanced catalytic performance of Pt by coupling with carbon defects, The Innovation, 2021, 2, 4, 

29. Li, Boran; Wang, Song; Tian, Ziqi; Yao, Ge; Li, Hui; Chen, Liang; , Understanding the CO2/CH4/N2 Separation Performance of Nanoporous Amorphous N‐Doped Carbon Combined Hybrid Monte Carlo with Machine Learning, Advanced Theory and Simulations, 2022, 5, 1, 2100378

30. Li, Tongfei; Lu, Tingyu; Li, Xin; Xu, Lin; Zhang, Yiwei; Tian, Ziqi; Yang, Jun; Pang, Huan; Tang, Yawen; Xue, Junmin; , Atomically dispersed Mo sites anchored on multichannel carbon nanofibers toward superior electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution, ACS nano, 2021, 15, 12, 20032-20041

31. Zheng, Guokui; Gong, Shun; Tian, Ziqi; Wang, Hui; Zhang, Qiuju; , Theoretical screening of transition metal doped defective MoS2 as efficient electrocatalyst for co conversion to CH4, ChemPhysChem, 2022, 23, 3, e202100753

32. Yang, Qihao; Wang, Yinming; Tang, Xuan; Zhang, Qiuju; Dai, Sheng; Peng, Huaitao; Lin, Yichao; Tian, Ziqi; Lu, Zhiyi; Chen, Liang; , Ligand defect density regulation in metal–organic frameworks by functional group engineering on linkers, Nano Letters, 2022, 22, 2, 838-845

33. Wang, Zhangzheng; Li, Yunyun; Hu, Min; Lei, Tao; Tian, Ziqi; Yang, Weiben; Yang, Zhen; Graham, Nigel JD; , Influence of DOM characteristics on the flocculation removal of trace pharmaceuticals in surface water by the successive dosing of alum and moderately hydrophobic chitosan, Water Research, 2022, 213, 118163

34. Liu, Pingying; Tian, Ziqi; Chen, Liang; , Rational Design of Smart Metal–Organic Frameworks for Light-Modulated Gas Transport, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2022, 14, 28, 32009-32017

35. Zhu, Changqing; Nie, Yu; Cun, Fenxian; Wang, Yuan; Tian, Ziqi; Liu, Fuqiang; , Two-step pyrolysis to anchor ultrahigh-density single-atom FeN5 sites on carbon nitride for efficient Fenton-like catalysis near 0° C, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2022, 319, 121900

36. Wang, Yinming; Tian, Ziqi; Yang, Qihao; Tong, Kaicheng; Tang, Xuan; Zhang, Nian; Zhou, Jing; Zhang, Linjuan; Zhang, Qiuju; Dai, Sheng; , Atomically dispersed dual metal sites boost the efficiency of olefins epoxidation in tandem with CO2 cycloaddition, Nano Letters, 2022, 22, 20, 8381-8388

37. Chen, Xu; Tian, Ziqi; Yang, Qihao; Zhang, Linjuan; Yang, Qiu; Chen, Liang; Lu, Zhiyi; , Cost‐Effective H2O2‐Regeneration of Powdered Activated Carbon by Isolated Fe Sites, Advanced Science, 2023, 10, 2, 2204079

38. Li, Yanle; Zheng, Guokui; Li, Lei; Zhang, Xingwang; Tian, Ziqi; Chen, Liang; , Theoretical investigation of single-atom catalysts anchored on pure carbon substrate for electroreduction of NO to NH 3, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2022, 24, 47, 29112-29119

39. Xiang, Pan; Tian, Ziqi; Li, Yanle; Gao, Yang; Wang, Zhiming; Chen, Liang; , Theoretical exploration of the structural evolution of sodium sulfide clusters in Na-S batteries, Applied Surface Science, 2023, 613, 155906

40. Li, Yunyun; Wang, Yadong; Jin, Jin; Tian, Ziqi; Yang, Weiben; Graham, Nigel JD; Yang, Zhen; , Enhanced removal of trace pesticides and alleviation of membrane fouling using hydrophobic-modified inorganic-organic hybrid flocculants in the flocculation-sedimentation-ultrafiltration process for surface water treatment, Water Research, 2023, 229, 119447

41. Zhao, Xiaolei; Xiang, Pan; Wu, Jinghua; Liu, Ziqiang; Shen, Lin; Liu, Gaozhan; Tian, Ziqi; Chen, Liang; Yao, Xiayin; , Toluene tolerated Li9. 88GeP1. 96Sb0. 04S11. 88Cl0. 12 solid electrolyte toward ultrathin membranes for all-solid-state lithium batteries, Nano Letters, 2022, 23, 1, 227-234

42. Dang, Jiaxin; Yin, Mingming; Pan, Dianhui; Tian, Ziqi; Chen, Genman; Zou, Jiaqun; Miao, He; Wang, Qin; Yuan, Jinliang; , Four-functional iron/copper sulfide heterostructure for alkaline hybrid zinc batteries and water splitting, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 457, 141357

43. Hu, Ruigan; Zhao, Mengyuan; Miao, He; Liu, Fuyue; Zou, Jiaqun; Zhang, Chunfei; Wang, Qin; Tian, Ziqi; Zhang, Qiuju; Yuan, Jinliang; , Rapidly reconstructing the active surface of cobalt-based perovskites for alkaline seawater splitting, Nanoscale, 2022, 14, 28, 10118-10124

44. Li, Lei; Liu, Wenxiu; Shi, Tian; Shang, Shu; Zhang, Xiaodong; Wang, Hui; Tian, Ziqi; Chen, Liang; Xie, Yi; , Photoexcited single-electron transfer for efficient green synthesis of cyclic carbonate from CO2, ACS Materials Letters, 2023, 5, 4, 1219-1226

45. Wang, Zhangzheng; Chen, Ruhui; Li, Yunyun; Yang, Weiben; Tian, Ziqi; Graham, Nigel JD; Yang, Zhen; , Protein-folding-inspired approach for UF fouling mitigation using elevated membrane cleaning temperature and residual hydrophobic-modified flocculant after flocculation-sedimentation pre-treatment, Water Research, 2023, 236, 119942

46. Su, Jianwei; Pan, Dianhui; Dong, Yan; Zhang, Yangyuan; Tang, Yulong; Sun, Jian; Zhang, Linjuan; Tian, Ziqi; Chen, Liang; , Ultrafine Fe2C iron carbide nanoclusters trapped in topological carbon defects for efficient electroreduction of carbon dioxide, Advanced Energy Materials, 2023, 13, 20, 2204391

47. Kang, Weiqiu; Gao, Xianhe; Li, Hongbo; Wei, Yang; Wang, Chao; Tian, Ziqi; , Hierarchical Chiral Self‐Assembly of Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals by Oriented Phase Transition, Advanced Functional Materials, 2023, 33, 30, 2300388

48. Xu, Wenwen; Ma, Tengfei; Chen, Haocheng; Pan, Dianhui; Wang, Zhongfeng; Zhang, Sixie; Zhang, Ping; Bao, Shanjun; Yang, Qihao; Zhou, Lihui; , Scalable Fabrication of Cu2S@ NiS@ Ni/NiMo Hybrid Cathode for High‐Performance Seawater Electrolysis, Advanced Functional Materials, 2023, 2302263

49. Ma, Tengfei; Xu, Wenwen; Li, Boran; Chen, Xu; Zhao, Jiajun; Wan, Shusheng; Jiang, Kun; Zhang, Sixie; Wang, Zhongfeng; Tian, Ziqi; , The critical role of additive sulfate for stable alkaline seawater oxidation on nickel‐based electrodes, Angewandte Chemie, 2021, 133, 42, 22922-22926

50. Zhang, Lei; Wang, Siheng; Wang, Zhuomin; Liu, Zeyu; Xu, Xu; Liu, He; Wang, Dan; Tian, Ziqi; , Temperature-mediated phase separation enables strong yet reversible mechanical and adhesive hydrogels, ACS nano, 2023, 17, 14, 13948-13960

51. Xu, Wenwen; Wang, Zhongfeng; Liu, Pingying; Tang, Xuan; Zhang, Sixie; Chen, Haocheng; Yang, Qihao; Chen, Xu; Tian, Ziqi; Dai, Sheng; , Ag Nanoparticle‐Induced Surface Chloride Immobilization Strategy Enables Stable Seawater Electrolysis, Advanced Materials, 2024, 36, 2, 2306062

52. Wan, Zicheng; Zhou, Chen; Lin, Yichao; Chen, Liang; Tian, Ziqi; , Computational understanding of Na-LTA for ethanol–water separation, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2024, 26, 5, 4505-4510

53. Zhang, Sixie; Xu, Wenwen; Chen, Haocheng; Yang, Qihao; Liu, Hua; Bao, Shanjun; Tian, Ziqi; Slavcheva, Evelina; Lu, Zhiyi; , Progress in Anode Stability Improvement for Seawater Electrolysis to Produce Hydrogen, Advanced Materials, 2024, 2311322

54. Zhao, Lina; Lei, Tao; Chen, Ruhui; Tian, Ziqi; Bian, Bo; Graham, Nigel JD; Yang, Zhen; , Bioinspired stormwater control measure for the enhanced removal of truly dissolved polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals from urban runoff, Water Research, 2024, 121355

55. Zhang, Yangyuan; Liu, Shilong; Ji, Nannan; Wei, Lingzhi; Liang, Qiyang; Li, Jiejie; Tian, Ziqi; Su, Jianwei; Chen, Qianwang; , Modulation of the electronic structure of metallic bismuth catalysts by cerium doping to facilitate electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction to formate, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2024, 12, 13, 7528-7535

56. Liu, Tinghu; Xiang, Pan; Li, Yunming; Li, Zhendong; Sun, Huazhang; Yang, Jing; Tian, Ziqi; Yao, Xiayin; , In Situ Forming Na─ Sn Alloy/Na2S Interface Layer for Ultrastable Solid State Sodium Batteries, Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, 2316528

57. Pan, Dianhui; Deng, Shengwei; Chen, Liang; Tian, Ziqi; , A New Model of Carbon Nitride as a Substrate to Support Single Metal Atom, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2024, 

58. Xiang, Pan; Yang, Kunshang; Yang, Qihao; Gao, Yang; Xu, Wenwen; Lu, Zhiyi; Chen, Liang; Wang, Zhiming; Tian, Ziqi; , Unveiling the chemistry behind the electrolytic production of hydrogen peroxide by oxygenated carbon, Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2024, 

59. Ji, Nannan; Sheng, Haoyun; Liu, Shilong; Zhang, Yangyuan; Sun, Hongfei; Wei, Lingzhi; Tian, Ziqi; Jiang, Peng; Chen, Qianwang; Su, Jianwei; , Boosting oxygen reduction in acidic media through integration of Pt-Co alloy effect and strong interaction with carbon defects, Nano Research, 2024,