Education:

PhD (2004), Xiamen University 

Principal Research Interests:
Reaction mechanism for catalysis. Applied quantum chemistry.

Selected Recent Publications:

1. Zeng, L.; Cheng, K.; Sun, F.; Fan, Q.; Li, L.; Zhang, Q.; Wei, Y.; Zhou, W.; Kang, J.; Zhang, Q.; Chen, M.; Liu, Q.; Zhang, L.; Huang, J.; Cheng, J.; Jiang, Z.*; Fu, G.*; Wang, Y.* Stable anchoring of single rhodium atoms by indium in zeolite alkane dehydrogenation catalysts. Science 2024, 383, 998-1004.

2. Peng, J.; Chen, B.; Wang, Z.; Guo, J.; Wu, B.; Hao, S.; Zhang, Q.; Gu, L.; Zhou, Q.; Liu, Z.; Hong, S.; You, S.; Fu, A.; Shi, Z.; Xie, H.; Cao, D.; Lin, C. J.; Fu, G.*; Zheng, L. S.; Jiang, Y.*; Zheng, N.* Surface coordination layer passivates oxidation of copper. Nature 2020, 586, 390-394.

3. Liu, P.; Zhao, Y.; Qin, R.; Mo, S.; Chen, G.; Gu, L.*; Chevrier, D. M.; Zhang, P.; Guo, Q.; Zang, D.; Wu, B.; Fu, G.*; Zheng, N.* Photochemical route for synthesizing atomically dispersed palladium catalysts. Science 2016, 352, 797-801.

4. Chen, G.; Zhao, Y.; Fu, G.*; Duchesne, P. N.; Gu, L.; Zheng, Y.; Weng, X.; Chen, M.; Zhang, P.; Pao, C. W.; Lee, J. F.; Zheng, N.* Interfacial effects in iron-nickel hydroxide-platinum nanoparticles enhance catalytic oxidation. Science 2014, 344, 495-499.

5. Zhou, L.; Zhuo, L.; Yuan, R.; Fu, G.* Theoretical modeling for interfacial catalysis. WIREs Computational Molecular Science 2021, 11, e1531.

6. Qin, R.; Zhou, L.; Liu, P.; Gong, Y.; Liu, K.; Xu, C.; Zhao, Y.; Gu, L.; Fu, G.*; Zheng, N.* Alkali ions secure hydrides for catalytic hydrogenation. Nat. Catal. 2020, 3, 703-709.

7. Jiang, L.; Liu, K.; Hung, S. F.; Zhou, L.; Qin, R.; Zhang, Q.; Liu, P.; Gu, L.; Chen, H. M.; Fu, G.*; Zheng, N.* Facet engineering accelerates spillover hydrogenation on highly diluted metal nanocatalysts. Nat. Nanotechnol. 2020, 15, 848-853.

8. Chen, G.; Xu, C.; Huang, X.; Ye, J.; Gu, L.; Li, G.; Tang, Z.; Wu, B.; Yang, H.; Zhao, Z.; Zhou, Z.; Fu, G.*; Zheng, N*. Interfacial electronic effects control the reaction selectivity of platinum catalysts. Nat. Mater. 2016, 15, 564-569.

9. Liu, K.; Jiang, L.; Huang, W.; Zhu, G.; Zhang, Y. J.; Xu, C.; Qin, R.; Liu, P.; Hu, C.; Wang, J.; Li, J. F.; Yang, F.*; Fu, G.*; Zheng, N.* Atomic overlayer of permeable microporous cuprous oxide on palladium promotes hydrogenation catalysis. Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 2597.

10. Wang, L.; Guan, E.; Zhang, J.; Yang, J.; Zhu, Y.; Han, Y.; Yang, M.; Cen, C.; Fu, G.*; Gates, B. C.*; Xiao, F. S.* Single-site catalyst promoters accelerate metal-catalyzed nitroarene hydrogenation. Nat. Commun. 2018, 9, 1362.

11. Xu, C.; Chen, G.; Zhao, Y.; Liu, P.; Duan, X.; Gu, L.; Fu, G.*; Yuan, Y.*; Zheng, N.* Interfacing with silica boosts the catalysis of copper. Nat. Commun. 2018, 9, 3367.

12. Cao, Z.; Chen, Q.; Zhang, J.; Li, H.; Jiang, Y.*; Shen, S.; Fu, G.*; Lu, B. A.; Xie, Z.*; Zheng, L. Platinum-nickel alloy excavated nano-multipods with hexagonal close-packed structure and superior activity towards hydrogen evolution reaction. Nat. Commun. 2017, 8, 15131.

13. Zhao, X.; Zhou, L.; Zhang, W.; Hu, C.; Dai, L.; Ren, L.; Wu, B.; Fu, G.*; Zheng, N.* Thiol Treatment Creates Selective Palladium Catalysts for Semihydrogenation of Internal Alkynes. Chem 2018, 4, 1080-1091.

14. Hu, C.; Ma, Q.; Hung, S.-F.; Chen, Z.-N.; Ou, D.; Ren, B.; Chen, H. M.*; Fu, G.*; Zheng, N.* In Situ Electrochemical Production of Ultrathin Nickel Nanosheets for Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalysis. Chem 2017, 3, 122-133.

15. Ruan, P.; Chen, B.; Zhou, Q.; Zhang, H.; Wang, Y.; Liu, K.; Zhou, W.; Qin, R.; Liu, Z.; Fu, G.*; Zheng, N.* Upgrading heterogeneous Ni catalysts with thiol modification. The Innovation 2023, 4, 100362.

16. Zhan, C.; Wang, Q.; Zhou, L.; Han, X.; Wanyan, Y.; Chen, J.; Zheng, Y.; Wang, Y.; Fu, G.*; Xie, Z.*; Tian, Z. Critical Roles of Doping Cl on Cu₂O Nanocrystals for Direct Epoxidation of Propylene by Molecular Oxygen. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 14134-14141.

17. Wang, Y.; Qin, R.; Wang, Y.; Ren, J.; Zhou, W.; Li, L.; Ming, J.; Zhang, W.; Fu, G.*; Zheng, N.* Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Nitroaromatics at the Nanoscale Iron(III)-OH-Platinum Interface. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 12736-12740.

18. Liu, P.; Qin, R.; Fu, G.*; Zheng, N.* Surface Coordination Chemistry of Metal Nanomaterials. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 2122-2131.

19. Dai, Y.; Mu, X.; Tan, Y.; Lin, K.; Yang, Z.; Zheng, N.*; Fu, G.* Carbon monoxide-assisted synthesis of single-crystalline Pd tetrapod nanocrystals through hydride formation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 7073-7080.

20. Wu, B.; Huang, H.; Yang, J.; Zheng, N.*; Fu, G.* Selective hydrogenation of alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes catalyzed by amine-capped platinum-cobalt nanocrystals. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 3440-3443.

21. Liu, N.; Chen, B.; Liu, K.; Qin, R.; Wang, J.; Zhang, Y.; Zhang, Q.; Gu, L.; Liu, P.; Cao, K.; Yan, P.; Fu, G.*; Zheng, N.* Ensemble Effect of the Nickel–Silica Interface Promotes the Water–Gas Shift Reaction. ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 7347-7357.

22. Wang, P.; Fu, G.*; Wan, H.* How High Valence Transition Metal Spreads Its Activity over Nonmetal Oxoes: A Proof-of-Concept Study. ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 5544-5548.

23. Wang, P.; Steinmann, S. N.; Fu, G.*; Michel, C.; Sautet, P.* Key Role of Anionic Doping for H₂ Production from Formic Acid on Pd(111). ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 1955-1959.

24. Qin, R.; Wang, P.; Liu, P.; Mo, S.; Gong, Y.; Ren, L.; Xu, C.; Liu, K.; Gu, L.; Fu, G.*; Zheng, N.* Carbon Monoxide Promotes the Catalytic Hydrogenation on Metal Cluster Catalysts. Research 2020, 2020, 4172794.

25. Zhou, W.; Li, L.; Qin, R.; Zhu, J.; Liu, S.; Mo, S.; Shi, Z.; Fang, H.; Ruan, P.; Cheng, J.; Fu, G.*; Zheng, N.* Non-contact biomimetic mechanism for selective hydrogenation of nitroaromatics on heterogeneous metal nanocatalysts. Sci. China Chem. 2022, 65, 726-732.