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Hou, Yang

ZJU100 Young Professor

Hou, Yang
0571-87951142
yhou@zju.edu.cn
Thermodynamics Building, Yuquan Campus, Zhejiang University

Prof. Dr. Yang Hou received his Ph.D. degree from the School of Environmental Science & Technology of Dalian University of Technology in 2011, and then did 5.5 years of postdoctoral research in the Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Riverside, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden, Technische Universitat Dresden. He has been a Professor in College of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Zhejiang University since March 2017. His current research focuses on the design and synthesis of low-dimensional nanomaterials for energy and environmental applications.

Dr. Hou's research is to employ chemistry, materials science, and nanotechnology to tackle the challenges in photoelectrochemical/electrochemical energy storage and conversion, as well as environmental remediation. His research has led to 2 China patents, 18 Conference papers, USA invention, and over 80 papers in prestigious journals, including Nano Lett. (3), Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (1), Adv. Mater. (4), Energy Environ. Sci. (1), Adv. Energy Mater. (2), Adv. Funct. Mater. (2), Nano Energy (3), Small (1), Environ. Sci. Technol. (3), Appl. Catal. B: Environ. (1), Mater. Horiz. (1), as first author/corresponding author, with 13 papers of impact factor > 10. The sum of journal impact factor > 280. The average impact factor > 9.38. Two of his papers was featured as a “Frontispiece” by Adv. Funct. Mater. and Small, one paper was featured as a “Hot Paper” by Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., one paper was featured as a “VIP Paper” by Adv. Mater., and three paper were featured as the “Most Accessed” and “Most Downloaded” of Adv. Energy Mater. and Nano Energy. His papers have been cited for over 3,200 times with an h-index of 31 (Google Scholar). 12 papers have been cited for over 100 times and 13 papers have been selected as ESI Highly-Cited/Hot papers (Top 1%/0.1%).

We welcome potdoctoral researchers and visiting scholars/students for academic exchanges and cooperations, welcome every motivated to join us as master or Ph.D candidates

Research Areas

· Environmental Catalysis
· Catalysis for Sustainable Energy
· Two-dimensional Materials
· Electrocatalysis and Photocatalysis

Courses

《Petrol Process Safety and Environment Engineering》

Research

Solar Energy Conversion and Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Controlled Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Novel Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials Beyond Graphene (Such as Metal Dichalcogenide Nanosheets, Semiconducting Nanoplates, Black Phosphorus, and MXene, etc.)

Carbon-Based Nano/Heterojunction for Energy Conversion and Environmental Remediation

Three-Dimensional/Two-Dimensional Nanostructured Electrodes for Fuel Cells, Water Electrolysis, Photocatalysis, and Lithium Ion Batteries


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Publications

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2019

111.Yang, J; Lei, C. J.; Wang, H. Q.; Yang, B.; Li, Z. J.; Qiu, M.;* Zhuang, X. D.; Yuan, C.; Lei, L. C.; Hou, Y.;* Feng, X. L. High-Index Faceted Binary-Metal Selenide Nanosheet Arrays as Efficient 3D Electrode for Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution. Nanoscale 2019, xx, xxx-xxx. (影响因子: 6.970)

110.Li, Y.; Chen, J. X.; Huang, J. H.; Hou, Y.; Lei, L. C.; Lin, W. Z.;* Lian, Y. P.; Xiang, Z. H; Yang, H. H.;* Wen, Z. H.* Interfacial engineering of Ru-S-Sb/antimonene Electrocatalysts for Highly Efficient Electrolytic Hydrogen Generation in Neutral Electrolyte. Chem. Commun., 2019, xx, xxx-xxx. (影响因子: 6.164)

109.Cao, J. H.; Wang, K. X.; Chen, J. Y.; Lei, C. J.; Yang, B.; Li, Z. J.; Lei, L. C.; Hou, Y.*; Ostrikov, K. Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Encased Bimetallic Selenide for High-Performance Water Electrolysis. Nano-Micro Lett. 2019, xx, xxx-xxx. (影响因子: 9.043)

108.Cong, Q. L.; Chen, L.; Wang, X. X.; Ma, H. Y.; Zhao, J. K.; Li, S. J.*; Hou, Y.*; Li, W.* Promotional Effect of Nitrogen-doping on a Ceria Unary Oxide Catalyst with Rich Oxygen Vacancies for Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO with NH3. Chem. Eng. J. 2019, xx, xxx-xxx. (影响因子: 8.355)

107.Wang, L.; Cao, J. H.; Lei, C. J.; Dai, Q. Z.* Yang, B.; Li, Z. J.; Zhang, X. W.; Yuan, C.; Lei, L. C.; Hou, Y.* A Strongly Coupled 3D N-doped MoO2/Ni3S2 Hybrid for High-Current-Density Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalysis and Biomass Upgrading. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, xx, xxx-xxx. (影响因子: 8.456)

106.Si, J. C.; Chen, H. L.; Lei, C. J.; Suo, Y. G.;* Yang, B.; Zhang, Z. G.; Li, Z. J.; Lei, L. C.; Chen, J. H.; Hou, Y.* Electrochemical Exfoliation of Ultrathin Ternary Molybdenum Sulfoselenide Nanosheets to Boost Energy-efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Nanoscale 2019, xx, xxx-xxx. (影响因子: 6.970)(Selected as a "Back Cover" by Editors)

105.Sun, H. J.#; Öner, I. H.#; Wang, T.#; Zhang, T.#; Selyshchev, O.; Neumann, C.; Fu, Y. B.; Liao, Z. Q.; Xu, S. Q.; Hou, Y.; Turchanin, A.; Zahn, D. R. T.; Zschech, E.; Weidinger, I. M.; Zhang, J.*; Feng, X. L.* Molecular Engineering of Conjugated Acetylenic Polymers for Efficient Cocatalyst-free Photoelectrochemical Water Reduction. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, xx, xxx-xxx. (影响因子: 12.102)

104.Wang, L.; Cao, J. H.; Cheng, X. D.; Lei, C. J.; Dai, Q. Z.* Yang, B.; Li, Z. J.; Younis, M. A.; Lei, L. C.; Hou, Y.*, Ostrikovc, K. ZIF-derived Carbon Nanoarchitecture as a Bi-functional pH-universal Electrocatalyst for Energy-Efficient Hydrogen Evolution. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2019, xx, xxx-xxx. (影响因子: 6.140)

103.Yuan, Y. L.; Lu, Y. D.; Jia, B. E.; Tang, H. C.; Chen, L. X.; Zeng, Y. J.; Hou, Y.;* Zhang, Q. H.; He, Q. G.; Jiao, L.; Leng, J. X.; Ye, Z. Z.; Lu, J. G.;* Integrated system of solar cells with hierarchical NiCo2O4 battery-supercapacitor hybrid devices for self-driving light-emitting diodes. Nano-Micro Lett. 2019, xxx, xxx-xxx. (影响因子: 7.381)

102.Zheng, W. Z.; Guo, C. X.; Yang, J.; He, F.* Yang, B.; Li, Z. J.; Lei, L. C.; Xiao, J. P.;* Wu, G.;* Hou, Y.* Highly Active Metallic Nickel Sites Confined in N-doped Carbon Nanotubes toward Significantly Enhanced Activity of CO2 Electroreduction. Carbon. 2019, xx, xxx-xxx. (Selected as a "Cover" by Editors, 影响因子: 7.082) (Selected as a "Cover" by Editors)

101.Yi, L. C.; Qi, D. P.; Shao, P.; Lei, C. J.; Hou, Y.;* Cai, P. W.; Wang, G. X.; Chen, X. D.;* Wen, Z. H.* Hollow Black TiAlOx Nanocomposites for Solar Thermal Desalination. Nanoscale 2019, xx, xxx-xxx. (影响因子: 7.233)

100.Wang, T. T.; Zhao, Q. D.; Fu, Y. Y.; Lei, C. J.; Yang, B.;* Li, Z. J.; Lei, L. C.; Wu, G.;* Hou, Y.* Carbon-rich Non-precious Metal Single Atom Electrocatalysts for CO2 Reduction and Hydrogen Evolution. Small Methods 2019, xx: xxx-xxxInvited Review (Selected as a "Frontispiece" by Editors)

99.Hao, S. Y.; Chen, L. C; Yu, C. L.; Yang, B.; Li, Z. J.; Hou, Y.; Lei, L. C.; Zhang, X. W.* NiCoMo Hydroxide Nanosheet Arrays Synthesized via Chloride Corrosion for Overall Water Splitting. ACS Energy Lett. 2019, 4, 952-959. (影响因子: 12.277)

98.Li, Y.; Kong, Y.; Hou, Y.*; Yang, B.; Li, Z. J.; Lei, L. C.; Wen, Z. H.* In situ Growth of Nitrogen-doped Carbon Coated γ-Fe2O3 Nanoparticles on Carbon Fabric for Electrochemical N2 Fixation.  ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2019, xx, xxx-xxx. (影响因子: 6.140)

97.Si, J. C.; Zheng, Q.; Chen, H. L.; Lei, C. J.; Suo, Y. G.;* Yang, B.; Zhang, Z. G.; Li, Z. J.; Lei, L. C.; Hou, Y.* Ostrikovb, K. Scalable Production of Few-layer Niobium Disulfide Nanosheets via Electrochemical Exfoliation for Energy-Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 2019, xx, xxx-xxx. (影响因子: 8.097)

96.Sun, H. J.; Neumann, C; Zhang, T; Löffler, M; Wolf, A; Hou, Y.; Turchanin, A; Zhang, J;* Feng, X. L.* Poly(1,4-diethynylbenzene) Gradient Homojunction with Enhanced Charge Carrier Separation for Photoelectrochemical Water Reduction. Adv. Mater. 2019, xx, xxx-xxx.  (影响因子: 21.950)

95.Hou, Y.* #; Qiu, M.;# Kim, M. G.; Liu, P.; Nam, G.; Zhang, T.; Zhuang, X. D.; Yang, B.; Cho, J.; Chen, M. W.; Yuan, C.; Lei, L. C.; Feng, X. L.;* Atomically Dispersed Nickel–Nitrogen–Sulfur Species Anchored on Porous Carbon Nanosheets for Efficient Water Oxidation. Nat. Commun. 2019, 10(1): 1392. (影响因子: 12.353)

94.Chen, H. L.; Zhao, Q. D.; Gao, L. G.;* Ran, J. W.; Hou, Y.* Water-plasma Assisted Synthesis of Oxygen-enriched Ni-Fe Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction . ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2019, 7 (4), 4247–4254. (影响因子: 6.140)

93.Xiu, S. Y.; Yao, J. N.; Wu, G. M.; Huang, Y. M.; Yang, B.; Huang, Y.; Lei, L. C.;Li, Z. J.;* Hou, Y.;* Hydrogen-mediated electron transfer in hybrid microbialinorganic system and application in energy and environment. Energy Technol. 2019, xx, xxx-xxx. (影响因子: 3.175) Invited Review

2018

92.Lu, C. B.;# Yang, J.;# Wei, S. C.; Bi, S.; Xia, Y.; Chen ,M. X.; Hou, Y.;* Qiu, M.;* Yuan, C.; Su, Y. Z.; Zhang, F.; Liang, H. W.;* Zhuang X. D.* Atomic Ni Anchored Covalent Triazine Framework as High Efficient Electrocatalyst for Carbon Dioxide Conversion. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2019, 1806884. (影响因子: 13.325)

91.He, Y. F.; Zhuang, X. D.; Lei, C. J.; Lei, L. C.; Hou, Y.;* Mai, Y. Y.;* Feng, X. L.* Porous Carbon Nanosheets: Synthetic Strategies and Electrochemical Energy Related Applications. Nano Today 2018, 24, 103-119. (影响因子: 17.753) Invited Review

90.Cheng, X. D.; Pan, Z. Y.; Lei, C. J.; Jin, Y. J.; Yang, B.; Li, Z. J.; Zhang, X. W.; Lei, L. C.; Yuan, C.; Hou, Y.*. Strongly Coupled 3D Ternary Fe2O3@Ni2P/Ni(PO3)2 Hybrid for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution at Ultra-high Current Densities. J. Mater. Chem., A. 2019, 7(3): 965-971 (影响因子: 9.931)

89.Chen, L. Y.; Li, Y. Z.; Yao, J. N.; Wu, G. M.; Yang, B.; Lei, L. C.; Hou, Y.; Li, Z. J.* Fast expansion of graphite into superior three-dimensional anode for microbial fuel cells. J. Power Sources. 2019, 412, 86-92. (影响因子: 6.945)

88.Gao, T. Y.; Yang, J.; Nishijima, M.; Miller, H. A.;* Vizza, F.; Gu, H. Y.; Chen, H. Q.; Hu, Y. F.; Jiang, Z.; Wang, L.; Shuai, L.; Qiu, M.;* Lei, C. J.; Zhang, A. Y.; Hou, Y.;* He, Q. G.* Evidence of the strong metal support interaction in a palladium-ceria hybrid electrocatalyst for enhancement of the hydrogen evolution reaction. J. Electrochem. Soc. 2018, 165(14): F1147-F1153. (影响因子: 3.662)

87.Cao, J. H.; Lei, C. J.; Yang, B.; Li, Z. J.; Lei, L. C.; Hou, Y.;* Feng, X. L. Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-derived Core-shell-structured CoS2/CoS2-N-C Supported on Electrochemically Exfoliated Graphene Foil for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Batteries & Supercaps 2018, xx, xxx-xxx. (Invited Article, A new journal by Wiley)

86.Cheng, X. D.; Lei, C. J.; Yang, J.; Yang, B.; Li, Z. J.; Lu, J. G.; Zhang, X. W.; Lei, L. C.; Hou, Y.*; Ostrikovb, K. Efficient Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution at Extremely-high Current Density over 3D Ultrasmall Zero-valent Iron Coupled Nickel Sulfide Nanosheets. ChemElectroChem. 2018, 5(24): 3866-3872 (影响因子: 4.446).

85.Cao, J. H.; Lei, C. J.; J Yang, J.; Cheng, X. D.; Li, Z. J.; Yang, B.; Zhang, X. W.; Lei, L. C.; Hou, Y.*; Ostrikovb, K. Ultrathin Cobalt-based Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework Nanosheets Array with Strong Synergistic Effect towards Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction. J. Mater. Chem., A. 2018, 6(39): 18877-18883. (影响因子: 9.931)

84.Lei, C. J.;# Wang, F. F.;# Yang, J.; Gao, X. F.;* Yu, X. Y.; Yang, B.; Chen, G. H.; Yuan, C.*; Lei, L. C.; Hou, Y.* Embedding Co2P Nanoparticles in N-doped Carbon Nanotubes Grown on Porous Carbon Polyhedra for High-performance Lithium-ion Batteries. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2018, 57(39):13019-13025. (影响因子: 3.141)

83.Ke, J.; Younis, M. A.; Kong, Y.; Zhou, H. R.; Liu, J.*; Lei, L. C.; Hou, Y.* Nanostructured Ternary Metal Tungstates-based Photocatalysts for Environmental Purification and Solar Water Splitting: A Review. Nano-Micro Lett. 2018, 10(4): 69. (影响因子: 7.381) Invited Review

82.Lei, C. J.; Wang, Y.; Liu, P.; Hou, Y.*; Yang, J.; Zhang, T.; Zhuang, X. D.; Chen, M. W.; Yang, B.; Lei, L. C.; Yuan, C.; Qiu, M.* Feng, X. L.* Efficient Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution on Atomically Dispersed Ni–Nx Species in Porous Carbon Electrocatalysts by Accelerating Water Dissociation Kinetics. Energy Environ. Sci., 2018, 12(1): 149-156. (影响因子: 30.067)

81.Lei, C. J.; Chen, H. Q.; Cao, J. H.; Yang, J.; Qiu, M.*; Xia, Y.; Yuan, C.; Yang, B.; Li, Z. J.; Zhang, X. W.; Lei, L. C.; Abbott, J.; Zhong, Y.; Xia, X. H. Wu, G.* He, Q. G.* Hou, Y.* Fe-N4 Sites Embedded into Carbon Nanofiber Inegrated with Electrochemically Exfoliated Graphene for Oxygen Evolution in Acidic Medium. Adv. Energy Mater. 2018, 8(26): 1801912. (影响因子: 21.875)

80.Li, J. Y.; Mao, S.; Hou, Y.*; Lei, L. C.; Yuan, C.* 3D Edge-enriched Fe3C@C Nanocrystals with a Core-shell Structure Grown on Reduced Graphene Oxide Networks for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction. ChemSusChem 2018, 11(18): 3292-3298. (影响因子: 7.411)

79.Li Z. J.; Li, G.; Chen, X. L.; Xia, Z.; Yao, J. N.; Yang, B.; Lei, L. C.; Hou, Y.* Water Splitting-Biosynthetic Hybrid System for CO2 Conversion using Nickel Nanoparticles Embedded in N-Doped Carbon Nanotubes. ChemSusChem 2018, 11(14): 2382-2387. (影响因子: 7.411)

78.Deng, X.; Xiao, M. L.; Yang, R. O.; Guo, F.; Chen, H. Q.; Hu, Y.; Li, Y.; Zhu, C. C.; Deng, Y. P.; Jiang, Z.; Xu, Z.; Gao, C.; He, Q. G.;* Ge, J. J.; Hou, Y.; Zhang, X. W.; Chen, Z. W.* The Effect of CNTs on Performance Improvement of rGO Supported Fe-Nx/C Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction. J. Electrochem. Soc. 2018, 165 (7), F1-F7.  (影响因子: 3.662)

77.Liu, W.; Hou, Y.;Lin, Z.; Yang, S. K.; Yu, C. L.; Lei, C. J.; Wu, X. L.; He, D. H.; Jia, Q.; Zheng, G. K.; Zhang, X. W.;* Lei, L. C.; Porous Cobalt Oxynitride Nanosheets for Efficient Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation.ChemSusChem 2018, 11(9): 1479-1485.(影响因子: 7.411)

76.Si, W. T.; Ye, S.; Yu, Q. N.; Zhang, D. X.; Yang, B.*; Hou, Y.;Zhu, J. K.; Lei, L. C. Kinetics and Mechanism of Low-concentration CO2 Adsorption on Solid Amine in Humid Confined Space. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering 2018, 97(3): 697-701.(影响因子: 1.265)

75.Hou, Y.*; Yang, J.; Lei, C. J.; Yang, B.; Li, Z. J.; Xie, Y.*; Zhang, X. W.; Lei, L. C.; Chen, J. H.* Nitrogen Vacancy Structure Driven Photoeletrocatalytic Degradation of 4-Chlorophenol Using Porous Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanosheets. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2018, 6(5): 6497-6506(影响因子: 6.140)

74.Zhang, C.; Lu, C. B.; Bi, S.; Hou, Y.*; Zhang, F.*; Cai, M.; He, Y. F.; Paasch, S.*; Feng, X. L.; Brunner, E.; Zhuang, X. D. S-Enriched Porous Polymer Derived N-Doped Porous Carbons for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng. 2018, 10.1007/s11705-018-1727-6 (影响因子: 2.643).

73.Yu, L. Z.; Yang, Y. H.; Yang, B.;* Li, Z. J.;* Zhang, X. W.; Hou, Y.;Lei, L. C.; Zhang, D. X. Effects of solids retention time on the performance and microbial community structures in membrane bioreactors treating synthetic oil refinery wastewater. Chem. Eng. J. 2018, 344, 462-468. (影响因子: 6.735)

72.Xiao, M. L.; Zhu, J. B.; Ma, L.; Jin, Z.; Ge, J. J.;* Deng, X.; Hou, Y.;He, Q. G.;* Li, J. K.; Jia, Q. Y.; Mukerjee, S.; Yang, R. O.; Jiang, Z.; Su, D. S.; Liu, C. P.; Xing W.* Microporous Framework Induced Synthesis of Single-Atom Dispersed Fe-N-C Acidic ORR Catalyst and Its in Situ Reduced Fe-N4 Active Site Identification Revealed by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy. ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 2824-2832.  (影响因子: 11.384)

71.Sun, C. Y.; Xu, Q. H.; Xie, Y.;* Ling Y.; Hou Y.* Designed synthesis of anatase-TiO2 (B) biphase nanowires/ZnO nanoparticles heterojunction for enhanced photocatalysis. J. Mater. Chem., A. 2018, 6(18): 8289-8298. (影响因子: 9.931)

70.Zhang, T.#;Hou, Y.#; Dzhagan, V.; Liao, Z. Q.; Chai, G. L.; Loffler, M.; Olianas, D.; Milani, A.; Xu, S. Q.; Tommasini, M.; Zahn, D. R. T.; Zheng, Z. K.; Zschech, E.; Jordan, R. Feng, X. L.* Cu-surface Mediated Synthesis of Acetylenic Carbon-rich Nanofibers for Active Metal-free Photocathodes. Nat. Commun. 2018, 9(1), 1140.(# contributed equally) (影响因子: 12.353)

69.Liu, J.; Li, Y.; Li, Z. W.; Ke, J.*; Xiao, H. N.; Hou Y.* In situ growing of Bi/Bi2O2CO3 on Bi2WO6 nanosheets for improved photocatalytic performance, Catal. Today 2018, 314: 2-9. (影响因子: 4.667)

68.Xia, Z.; Freeman, M.; Zhang, D. X.; Yang, B.; Lei, L. C.; Li, Z. J.;* Hou, Y.* Enhancement on Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to HCOOH on A Dendritic Indium Nanofoam. ChemElectroChem. 2018, 5, 253-259.(影响因子: 4.446)

2017

67.Yi, L. C.; Ci, S. Q.; Luo, S. L.;* Shao, P.;Hou, Y.*; Wen, Z. H.* Scalable and Low-cost Synthesis of Black Amorphous Al-Ti-O Nanostructure for High-efficient Photothermal Desalination. Nano Energy 2017, 41, 600-608. (影响因子: 13.120)

66. Guo, S. C.; Hu, X;Hou, Y.*; Wen, Z. H.* Tunable Synthesis of Yolk-shell Porous-silicon@Carbon for Optimizing Si/C-based Anode of Lithium-Ion Batteries. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 2017, 9, 42084-42092. (影响因子: 8.097)

65.Tong, Y. F.; Xu, Y. Z.; Chen, D.; Xie, Y.; Chen, L.; Que, M. M.; Hou, Y.* Deformable and Flexible Electrospun Supported Cross-linked Gel Polymer Electrolytes for High Safety Lithium Ion Batteries. RSC Adv. 2017, 7, 22728-22734. (影响因子: 2.936)

64.Liu, W.; Lei, C. J.; Zhang, H. X.; Wu, X. L.; Jia, Q.; He, D. H.; Yang, B.; Li, Z. J.; Hou, Y.; Lei, L. C.; Zhang, X. W.* CuS/RGO Hybrid by One-pot Hydrothermal Method for Efficient Electrochemical Sensing of Hydrogen Peroxide. Chinese Chem. Lett. 2017, 28, 1306-1311. (影响因子: 2.631)

Before ZJU

63.Hou, Y.; Qiu, M.; Zhang, T.; Ma, J.; Liu, S. H.; Zhuang, X. D.; Yuan, C.; Feng, X. L.* Efficient Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting by a 3D Nanostructured Carbon Supported on Flexible Exfoliated-Graphene-Foil. Adv. Mater. 2017, 29, 1604480. (ESI Highly Cited Paper & Highlighted by AdvancedScienceNews: http://www.advancedsciencenews.com/novel-graphene-foil-electrocatalyst-water-splitting/; Highlighted by cailiaoniu: http://www.cailiaoniu.com/53842.html; Highlighted by Materialsviewschina: http://www.materialsviewschina.com/2017/01/flexible-graphite-sheet- on-three-dimensional-nano-carbon-materials-for-electrochemical-photocatalytic-decomposition-of-water/). (影响因子: 21.950)

62.Hou, Y.; Qiu, M.; Zhang, T.; Zhuang, X. D.; Kim, C.; Yuan, C.; Feng, X. L.* Two-dimensional Ternary Cobalt Phosphoselenide Nanosheets Achieving Enhanced Electrocatalytic and Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting. Adv. Mater. 2017, 29, 1701589. (Highlighted by Materialsviewschina: http://www.materialsviewschina.com/2017/07/25880/; Highlighted by Chemistryviews: http://www.chemistryviews.org/details/news/10589086/Nanosheet_Catalyst_for_Water_Splitting.html;). (影响因子: 21.950)

61.Hou, Y.; Qiu, M.; Nam, G.; Kim, M. G.; Zhang, T.; Liu, K. J.; Zhuang, X. D.; Cho, J.; Yuan, C.; Feng, X. L.* Integrated Hierarchical Cobalt Sulfide/Nickel Selenide Hybrid Nanosheets as An Efficient 3D Electrode for Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting. Nano Lett. 2017, 17, 4202-4209. (Highlighted by Materialsviewschina: http://www.materialsviewschina.com/2017/07/25773/; Highlighted by Chemistryviews: http://www.chemistryviews.org/details/news/10563909/3D_Hybrid_Electrode_for_Photoelectrochemical_Water_Splitting.html; Highlighted by Nanowerk: http://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/spotid=47510.php). (影响因子: 12.080)

60.Liu, B. J.; Li, X. Y.*; Zhao, Q. D.; Hou, Y.; Chen, G. H. Self-templated Formation of ZnFe2O4 Double-shelled Hollow Microspheres for Photocatalytic Degradation of Gaseous o-dichlorobenzene. J. Mater. Chem., A. 2017, 5, 8909-8915. (影响因子: 9.931)

59.Hou, Y.; Zhuang, X. D.; Feng, X. L.* Recent Advances in Earth-Abundant Heterogeneous Electrocatalysts for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting. Small Methods 2017, 1, 1700090. (Invited Review, Highlighted by Materialsviewschina: http://www.materialsviewschina.com/2017/04/small-methods-the-application-of-non-noble-metal-catalysts-for-heterogeneous-optical-electrochemical-water-splitting-hydrogen-and-oxygen-updated-review/; Highlighted by Nanowerk: http://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news/newsid=46504.php; Selected as a "Front Cover" by Editors). Invited Review

58.Guo, X. R.; Hou, Y.; Ren, R.; Chen, J. H.* Temperature-dependent Crystallization of MoS2 Nanoflakes on Graphene Nanosheets for Electrocatalysis. Nanoscale Res. Lett. 2017, 12, 479. (影响因子: 3.125)

2016

57. Yuan, H. Y.; Hou, Y.*; Abu-Reesh, I. M.; Chen, J. H.*; He, Z.* Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts in Microbial Fuel Cells for Energy-Efficient Wastewater Treatment: A Review. Mater. Horiz., 2016, 3, 382-401. (ESI Highly Cited Paper, Invited Review, Selected as a "Inside Front Cover" by Editors). (影响因子: 13.183)

56.Hou, Y.; Li, J. Y.; Gao, X. F.; Wen, Z. H.; C. Yuan; Chen, J. H.* Three-Dimensional Dual-Confined Sulfur Encapsulated in Porous Carbon Nanosheets and Wrapped with Graphene Aerogels as Cathode for Advanced Lithium Sulfur Battery. Nanoscale 2016, 8, 8228-8235. (影响因子: 7.233)

55.Hou, Y.; Lohe, M.; Zhang, J.; Liu, S. H.; Zhuang, X. D.; Feng, X. L.* Vertically Oriented Cobalt Selenide/NiFe Layered-Double-Hydroxide Nanosheets Supported on Exfoliated Graphene Foil: An Efficient 3D Electrode for Overall Water Splitting. Energy Environ. Sci., 2016, 9, 478-483. (ESI Hot Papers & ESI Highly Cited Paper, Top 1%). (影响因子: 30.067)

54.Hou, Y.; Wen, Z. H.; Cui, S. M.; Feng, X. L.; Chen, J. H.* Strongly Coupled Ternary Hybrid Aerogels of N-deficient Porous Graphitic-C3N4 Nanosheets/N-Doped Graphene/NiFe-Layered Double Hydroxide for Solar-Driven Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation. Nano Lett. 2016, 16, 2268-2277. (ESI Highly Cited Paper). (影响因子: 12.080)

53.Hou, Y.; Yuan, H. Y; Wen, Z. H.; Cui, S. M.; Guo, X. R.; He, Z*; Chen, J. H.* Nitrogen-doped Graphene/CoNi Alloy Encased within Bamboo-Like Carbon Nanotube Hybrids as Cathode Catalysts in Microbial Fuel Cells. J. Power Sources. 2016, 307, 561-568. (ESI Highly Cited Paper). (影响因子: 6.945)

52.Sahabudeen, H.; Qi, H. Y.; Glate, B. A.; Tranca, D.; Dong, R. H.; Hou, Y.; Zhang, T.; Lehnert, T.; Seifert, G.; Kaiser, U.; Zheng, Z. K.*; Feng, X. L.* Interfacial Synthesis of A Wafer-sized, Semiconducting, Two-Dimensional Polymer through Schiff-Base Condensation Reaction. Nat. Commun. 2016, 7, 13461. (影响因子: 12.353)

51.Li, H. Y.; Hou, Y.; Wang, F. X.; Lohe, M. R.; Zhuang, X. D.; Niu, L. Feng, X. L.* Flexible All Solid Sate Supercapacitors with High Volumetric Capacitances Boosted by Solution Processable MXene and Electrochemical Exfoliated Graphene. Adv. Energy Mater. 2016, 1601847 (ESI Highly Cited Paper, Most Accessed 12/2015 to 11/2016; Highlighted by cnpowder and MaterialsViews: http://news.cnpowder.com.cn/40647.html; https://www.materialsviewschina.com/2017/01/238 54/). (影响因子: 21.875)

2015

50.Hou, Y.; Cui, S. M.; Wen, Z. H.; Feng, X. L.; Chen, J. H.* Strongly Coupled N-doped Porous Carbon Nanosheets/CoNi Alloy-Encapsulated Carbon Nanotubes Three-Dimensional Hybrid for Enhanced Electrocatalysis. Small 2015, 11, 5940-5948 (Selected as a "Frontispiece" by Editors & Top 10 Hottest Papers on 10/2015). (影响因子: 9.598)

49.Hou, Y.;# Li, J. Y.;# Wen, Z. H.; Cui, S. M.; Yuan, C.*; Chen, J. H.* Co3O4 Nanoparticles Embedded in Nitrogen-Doped Porous Carbon Dodecahedrons with Enhanced Electrochemical Properties for Lithium Storage and Water Splitting. Nano Energy 2015, 12, 1-8 (Most Downloaded 12/2014-2/2015 and ESI Highly Cited Paper). (影响因子: 13.120)

48.Yu, Y.; Liu Y.; Wu, X.; Weng, Z.; Hou Y.*; Wu, L. Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic Degradation of Metoprolol by Ag-Bi2WO6-Graphene Composite. Sep. Purif. Technol. 2015, 142, 1-7. (影响因子: 3.927)

47.Yuan, H. Y.#; Hou, Y.#; Wen, Z. H.; Guo, X. R.; Chen, J. H.*; He, Z.* Porous carbon nanosheets co-doped with nitrogen and sulfur for oxygen reduction reaction in microbial fuel cells. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 2015, 7, 18672-18678. (# contributed equally). (影响因子: 8.097)

46.Li, J. Y.; Hou, Y.; Gao, X. F.; Guan, D. S.; Xie, Y. Y.; Chen, J. H.; Yuan, C.* A Three-Dimensionally Interconnected Carbon Nanotube/Layered MoS2 Nanohybrid Network with Superior Rate Capacity and Long-cycle-life. Nano Energy 2015, 16, 10-18. (Most Downloaded 09/2015-11/2015). (影响因子: 13.120)

45.Ci, S. Q.; Wen, Z. H.; Mao, S.; Hou, Y.; Cui, S. M.; He, Z.; Chen, J. H.* One-Pot Synthesis of High-Performance Co/graphene Electrocatalysts for Glucose Fuel Cells Free of Enzymes and Precious Metals. Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 9354-9357. (影响因子: 6.290)

44.Shen, Y.*; Wang, L. F.; Wu, Y. B.; Li, X. Y.; Zhao, Q. D.; Hou, Y.; Teng, W. Facile Solvothermal Synthesis of MnFe2O4 Hollow Nanospheres and Their Photocatalytic Degradation of Benzene Investigated by In Situ FTIR. Catal. Commun. 2015, 68 11-14. (影响因子: 3.463)

43.Ren, R.; Wen, Z. H.; Ci, S. Q.; Hou, Y.; Guo, X. R.; Chen, J. H.* Controllable Synthesis and Tunable Photocatalytic Properties of Ti3+-doped TiO2. Sci. Rep. 2015, 5, 10714. (影响因子: 4.122)

42.Ci, S. Q.; Mao, S.; Hou, Y.; Cui, S. M.; Kim, H.; Ren, R.; Wen, Z. H; Chen, J. H*. Rational Design of Mesoporous NiFe-Alloy-Based Hybrids for Oxygen Conversion Electrocatalysts. J. Mater. Chem., A. 2015, 3, 7986-7993. (影响因子: 9.931)

2014

41.Hou, Y.;# Li, J. Y.;# Wen, Z. H.; Cui, S. M.; Yuan, C.*; Chen, J. H.* Nitrogen-Doped Graphene/Porous g-C3N4 Nanosheets Supported Layered MoS2 Hybrid as Robust Anode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries. Nano Energy 2014, 8, 157-164 (Most Downloaded 09/2014-12/2014; Highlighted by Nanotechnology Weekly: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-386076769.html). (影响因子: 13.120)

40.Hou, Y.; Wen, Z. H.; Cui, S. M.; Ci, S. Q.; Mao, S.; Chen, J. H.* An Advanced Nitrogen-Doped Graphene/Cobalt-Embedded Porous Carbon Polyhedron Hybrid for Efficient Catalysis of Oxygen Reduction and Water Splitting. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2014, 25, 872-882 (Selected as a "Frontispiece" by Editors, Most Accessed 03/2015 to 02/2016, ESI Highly Cited Paper, Top 1%, and ESI Hot Paper). (影响因子: 13.325)

39.Hou, Y.; Zuo, F.; Dagg, A.; Feng, P. Y.* Branched WO3 Nanosheet Array with Layered C3N4 Heterojunctions and CoOx Nanoparticles as a Flexible Photoanode for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation. Adv. Mater. 2014, 26, 5043-5049. (ESI Highly Cited Paper, Top 1%) (影响因子: 21.950)

38.Hou, Y.; Huang, T. Z.; Wen, Z. H.; Mao, S.; Cui, S. M.; Chen, J. H.* Metal−Organic Frameworks-Derived Nitrogen-Doped Core-Shell-Structured Porous Fe/Fe3C@C Nanoboxes Supported on Graphene Sheets for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Adv. Energy Mater. 2014, 4, 1400337 (Most Accessed in 4/2014 and ESI Highly Cited Paper, Top 1%). (影响因子: 21.875)

37.Hou, Y.; Zhang, B.; Wen, Z. H.; Cui, S. M.; He, Z.;* Chen, J. H.* 3D Hybrid of Layered MoS2/Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Nanosheets Aerogels: an Effective Catalyst for Hydrogen Evolution in Microbial Electrolysis Cells. J. Mater. Chem., A. 2014, 2, 13795-13800. (ESI Highly Cited Paper). (影响因子: 9.931)

36.Wen, Z. H.; Ci S. Q.; Hou, Y.; Chen, J. H.* Facile One-Pot, One-Step Synthesis of a Carbon Nanoarchitecture for an Advanced Multifunctonal Electrocatalyst. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 6496-6500. (影响因子: 12.102)

35.Mao, C.; Zuo, F.; Hou, Y.; Bu, X.; Feng, P.* In Situ Preparation of Ti3+ Self-Doped TiO2 Film with Enhanced Activity as Photoanode via N2H4 Reduction, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 54, 10485-10489. (影响因子: 12.102)

34.Mao S.; Wen, Z. H.; Huang, T. Z.; Hou, Y.; Chen, J. H.* High-Performance Bi-Functional Electrocatalysts of 3D Crumpled Graphene-Cobalt Oxide Nanohybrids for Oxygen Reduction and Evolution Reactions. Energy Environ. Sci., 2014, 7, 609-616 (ESI Hot Papers and ESI Highly Cited Paper, Top 1%). (影响因子: 30.067)

33.Gao, X. F.; Li, J. Y.; Baker, J.; Hou, Y.; Guan, D. S.; Chen, J. H.; Yuan, C.* Enhanced Photovoltaic Performance of Perovskite CH3NH3PbI3 Solar Cells with Free Standing TiO2 Nanotube Array Films, Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 6368-6371. (影响因子: 6.290)

32.Ke, J.; Li, X. Y.*; Zhao, Q. D.; Hou, Y.; Chen, J. H.* Ultrasensitive Quantum Dot Fluorescence quenching Assay for Selective Detection of Mercury Ions in Drinking Water, Sci. Rep. 2014, 4, 5624. (影响因子: 4.122)

31.Cui, S. M.; Pu, H. H.; Mattson, E.; Wen, Z. H.; Chang, J. B.; Hou, Y.; Hirschmugl, C.; Chen, J. H.* Ultrasensitive Chemical Sensing through Facile Tuning Defects and Functional Groups in Reduced Graphene Oxide. Anal. Chem. 2014, 86, 7516-7522. (影响因子: 6.042)

2013

30.Hou, Y.; Zuo, F.; Dagg, A.; Feng, P. Y.* A Three-Dimensional Branched Cobalt-Doped α-Fe2O3 Nanorod/MgFe2O4 Heterojunction Array as a Flexible Photoanode for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 1248-1252 (Selected as a "Hot Paper" by Editors & ESI Highly Cited Paper). (影响因子: 12.102)

29.Hou, Y.; Wen, Z. H.; Cui, S. M.; Guo, X. R.; Chen, J. H.* Constructing 2D Porous Graphitic C3N4 Nanosheets/Nitrogen-Doped Graphene/Layered MoS2 Ternary Nanojunction with Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Activity. Adv. Mater. 2013, 25, 6291-6297. (VIP paper & ESI Highly Cited Paper, Top 1%). (影响因子: 21.950)

28.Hou, Y.; Li, X. Y.;* Zhao, Q. D.; Chen, G. H. ZnFe2O4 Multi-Porous Microbricks/Graphene Hybrid Photocatalyst: Facile Synthesis, Improved Activity and Photocatalytic Mechanism. Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 2013, 142-143, 80-88. (影响因子: 11.698)

27.Hou, Y.; Wu, T.; Wang, L.; Feng, P. Y.* Integration of Supertetrahedral Cluster with Reduced Graphene Oxide Sheets for Enhanced Photostability and Photoelectrochemical Properties. Sci. China Chem. 2013, 56, 423-427 (Invited Article). (影响因子: 4.448)

26.Liu, J. K.; Wen, S. H.; Hou, Y.; Zuo, F.; Beran, G.;* Feng, P. Y.* Boron Carbides as Efficient, Metal-Free, Visible-Light-Responsive Photocatalysts. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 3241-3245 (Selected as a "Hot Paper" by Editors). (影响因子: 12.102)

25.Wu, T.;* Zhang, Q.; Hou, Y.; Wang, L.; Mao, C. Y.; Zheng, S. T.; Bu, X. H.; Feng, P. Y.* Monocopper Doping in Cd-In-S Supertetrahedral Nanocluster via Two-Step Strategy and Enhanced Photoelectric Response. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 10250-10253. (影响因子: 14.357)

24.Shen, Y.;* Wu, Y. B.; Xu, H. F.; Fu, J.; Li, X. Y.; Zhao, Q. D.; Hou, Y. Facile Preparation of Sphere-like Copper Ferrite Nanostructures and Their Enhanced Visible-light-induced Photocatalytic Conversion of Benzene. Mater. Res. Bull. 2013, 48, 4216-4222. (影响因子: 2.873)

23.Shen, Y.;* Wu, Y. B.; Li, X. Y.; Zhao, Q. D.; Hou, Y. One-Pot Synthesis of MgFe2O4 Nanospheres by Solvothermal Method. Mater. Lett. 2013, 96, 85-88. (影响因子: 2.687)

2012

22.Hou, Y.; Zuo, F.; Dagg, A.; Feng, P. Y.* Visible Light-Driven α-Fe2O3 Nanorod/Graphene/BiV1–xMoxO4 Core/Shell Heterojunction Array for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting. Nano Lett. 2012, 12, 6464-6473. (ESI Highly Cited Paper, Top 1%). (影响因子: 12.712)

21.Hou, Y.; Li, X. Y.;* Zhao, Q. D.; Chen, G. H.;* Raston, C. L. Role of Hydroxyl Radicals and Mechanism of Escherichia Coli Inactivation on Ag/AgBr/TiO2 Nanotube Array Electrode under Visible Light Irradiation. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2012, 46, 4042-4050. (ESI Highly Cited Paper, Top 1%). (影响因子: 6.198)

20.Hou, Y.; Zuo, F.; Ma, Q.; Wang C.; Bartels, L.;* Feng, P. Y.* Ag3PO4 Oxygen Evolution Photocatalyst Employing Synergistic Action of Ag/AgBr Nanoparticles and Graphene Sheets. J. Phys. Chem. C 2012, 116, 20132-20139. (影响因子: 4.536)

19.Shen, Y.; Zhao, Q. D.; Li, X. Y.;* Yuan, D. L.; Hou, Y.; Liu S. M.* Enhanced Visible-light Induced Degradation of Benzene on Mg-Ferrite/Hematite/PANI Nanospheres: In Situ FTIR Investigation. J. Hazard. Mater. 2012, 241-242, 472-477. (影响因子: 6.065)

18.Zhao, Y.; Zhao, Q. D.;* Li, X. Y.; Hou, Y.; Zou, X. J.; Wang, J. J.; Jiang T. F.; Xie, T. F. Synthesis and Photo activity of Flower-like Anatase TiO2 with {001} Facets Exposed. Mater. Lett. 2012, 66, 308-310. (影响因子: 2.572)

17.Shen, Y.; Zhao, Q. D.; Li, X. Y.;* Hou, Y.; Chen, G. H. Surface Photovoltage Property of Magnesium Ferrite/Hematite Heterostructured Hollow Nanospheres Prepared with One-pot Strategy. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. ASP. 2012, 403, 35-40. (影响因子: 2.717)

2011

16.Hou, Y.; Li, X. Y.;* Zhao, Q. D.; Quan, X.; Chen, G. H. TiO2 Nanotube/Ag-AgBr Three-component Nanojunction for Efficient Photoconversion. J. Mater. Chem. 2011, 21, 18067-18076. (影响因子: 9.931)

15.Li, X. Y.;* Hou, Y.;* Zhao, Q. D.; Chen, G. H. Synthesis and Photoinduced Charge-Transfer Properties of a ZnFe2O4-Sensitized TiO2 Nanotube Array Electrode. Langmuir, 2011, 27, 3113-3120. (影响因子: 3.833)

14.Li, X. Y.; Hou, Y.;* Zhao, Q. D.; Wang, L. Z.* A General, One-Step and Template-Free Synthesis of Sphere-like Zinc Ferrite Nanostructures with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity for Dye Degradation. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2011, 358, 102-108. (影响因子: 4.233) 

13.Li, X. Y.;* Hou, Y.; Zhao, Q. D.; Teng, W.; Hu, X. J.; Chen, G. H. Capability of Novel ZnFe2O4 Nanotube Arrays for Visible-Light Induced Degradation of 4-Chlorophenol. Chemosphere 2011, 82, 581-586. (影响因子: 4.208)

12.Shen, Y.; Li, X. Y.;* Zhao, Q. D.; Hou, Y.; Tade, M.; Liu, S. M.* Facile Synthesis and Characterization of ZnFe2O4/a-Fe2O3 Composite Hollow Nanospheres. Mater. Res. Bull. 2011, 46, 2235-2239. (影响因子: 2.873)

11.Zhang, W. S.; Li, X. Y.;* Zhao, Q. D.; Hou, Y.; Shen, Y.; Chen, G. H. Uniform a-Fe2O3 Nanotubes Fabricated for Adsorption and Photocatalytic Oxidation of Naphthalene. Mater. Chem. Phys. 2011, 129, 683-687. (影响因子: 2.084)

2010

10.Hou, Y.; Li, X. Y.;* Zhao, Q. D.; Quan, X.; Chen, G. H.* Electrochemical Method for Synthesis of a ZnFe2O4/TiO2 Composite Nanotube Array Modified Electrode with Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Activity. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2010, 20, 2165-2174. (影响因子: 12.124)

9.Hou, Y.; Li, X. Y.;* Zhao, Q. D.; Quan, X.; Chen, G. H.* Electrochemically Assisted Photocatalytic Degradation of 4-Chlorophenol by ZnFe2O4-Modified TiO2 Nanotube Array Electrode under Visible Light Irradiation. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2010, 44, 5098-5103. (影响因子: 6.198)

8.Ran, J. W.; Li, X. Y.;* Zhao, Q. D.; Hou, Y.; Teng, W.; Chen, G. H. High-efficient Photooxidative Degradation of Dyes Catalyzed by Hetero-Nuclear Complex under Light Irradiation. Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2010, 13, 1527-1529. (影响因子: 1.640)

7.Zhu, Z. R.; Li, X. Y.;* Zhao, Q. D.; Qu, Z. P.; Hou, Y.; Zhao, L.; Liu, S. M.; Chen, G. H. FTIR Study of the Photocatalytic Degradation of Gaseous Benzene over UV-irradiated TiO2 Nanoballs Synthesized by Hydrothermal Treatment in Alkaline Solution. Mater. Res. Bull. 2010, 45, 1889-1893. (影响因子: 2.873)

2009

6.Hou, Y.; Li, X. Y.;* Zou, X. J.; Quan, X.; Chen, G. H.* Photoeletrocatalytic Activity of a Cu2O-Loaded Self-Organized Highly Oriented TiO2 Nanotube Array Electrode for 4-Chlorophenol Degradation. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2009, 43, 858-863. (影响因子: 6.198)

5.Hou, Y.; Li, X. Y.;* Zhao, Q. D.; Quan, X.; Chen, G. H. Fabrication of Cu2O/TiO2 Nanotube Heterojunction Arrays and Investigation of Its Photoelectrochemical Behavior. Appl. Phys. Lett. 2009, 95, 093108. (影响因子: 3.411)

4.Hou, Y.; Li, X. Y.;* Liu, P.; Zou, X. J.; Chen, G. H.; Yue, P. L. Fabrication and Photo-electrocatalytic Properties of Highly Oriented Titania Nanotube Arrays with {101} Crystal Face. Sep. Purif. Technol. 2009, 67, 135-140. (影响因子: 3.359)

3.Liu, F. F.; Li, X. Y.;* Zhao, Q. D.; Hou, Y.; Quan, X.; Chen, G. H. Structural and Photovoltaic Properties of Highly Ordered ZnFe2O4 Nanotube Arrays Fabricated by A Facile Sol-gel Template Method. Acta Mater. 2009, 57, 2684-2690. (影响因子: 5.301)

2.Zhao, Q. D.; Li, X. Y.;* Wang, N.; Hou, Y.; Quan, X.; Chen, G. H. Facile Fabrication, Characterization, and Enhanced Photoelectrocatalytic Degradation Performance of Highly Oriented TiO2 Nanotube Arrays. J. Nanopart. Res. 2009, 11, 2153-2162. (影响因子: 2.020)

2008

1.Wang, N.; Li, X. Y.;* Wang, Y. X.; Hou, Y.; Zou, X. J.; Chen, G. H. Synthesis of ZnO/TiO2 Nanotube Composite Film by a Two-step Route. Mater. Lett. 2008, 62, 3691-3693. (影响因子: 2.572)

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18. Lei, C. J.; Chen, H. Q.; Cao, J. H.; Yang, J.; Qiu, M.*; Xia, Y.; Yuan, C.; Yang, B.; Li, Z. J.; Zhang, X. W.; Lei, L. C.; Abbott, J.; Zhong, Y.; Xia, X. H. Wu, G.* He, Q. G.* Hou, Y.* Fe-N4 Sites Embedded into Carbon Nanofiber Inegrated with Electrochemically Exfoliated Graphene for Oxygen Evolution in Acidic Medium. Adv. Energy Mater. 2018, xxx-xxx. (影响因子: 21.875)

17. Zhang, T.#; Hou, Y.#; Dzhagan, V.; Liao, Z. Q.; Chai, G. L.; Loffler, M.; Olianas, D.; Milani, A.; Xu, S. Q.; Tommasini, M.; Zahn, D. R. T.; Zheng, Z. K.; Zschech, E.; Jordan, R. Feng, X. L.* Cu-surface Mediated Synthesis of Acetylenic Carbon-rich Nanofibers for Active Metal-free Photocathodes. Nat. Commun. 2018, xx, xxx-xxx. (# contributed equally) (影响因子: 12.124)

16. Hou, Y.; Zuo, F.; Dagg, A.; Feng, P. Y.* Three-Dimensional Branched Cobalt-Doped α-Fe2O3 Nanorod/MgFe2O4 Heterojunction Array as A Flexible Photoanode for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 1248-1252 (Selected as a "Hot Paper" by Editors & ESI Highly Cited Paper). (影响因子: 11.994)

15. Hou, Y.; Qiu, M.; Zhang, T.; Ma, J.; Liu, S. H.; Zhuang, X. D.; Yuan, C.; Feng, X. L.* Efficient Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting by a 3D Nanostructured Carbon Supported on Flexible Exfoliated-Graphene-Foil. Adv. Mater. 2017, 29, 1604480. (Highlighted by AdvancedScienceNews: http://www.advancedsciencenews.com/novel-graphene-foil-electrocatalyst-water-splitting/; Highlighted by cailiaoniu: http://www.cailiaoniu.com/53842.html; Highlighted by Materialsviewschina: http://www.materialsviewschina.com/2017/01/flexible-graphite-sheet- on-three-dimensional-nano-carbon-materials-for-electrochemical-photocatalytic-decomposition-of-water/). (影响因子: 19.791)

14. Hou, Y.; Qiu, M.; Zhang, T.; Zhuang, X. D.; Kim, C.; Yuan, C.; Feng, X. L.* Two-dimensional Ternary Cobalt Phosphoselenide Nanosheets Achieving Enhanced Electrocatalytic and Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting. Adv. Mater. 2017, xx, xxx-xxx. (Highlighted by Materialsviewschina: http://www.materialsviewschina.com/2017/07/25880/; Highlighted by Chemistryviews: http://www.chemistryviews.org/details/news/10589086/Nanosheet_Catalyst_for_Water_Splitting.html;). (影响因子: 19.791)

13. Hou, Y.; Wen, Z. H.; Cui, S. M.; Guo, X. R.; Chen, J. H.* Constructing 2D Porous Graphitic C3N4 Nanosheets/Nitrogen-Doped Graphene/Layered MoS2 Ternary Nanojunction with Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Activity.Adv. Mater. 2013, 25, 6291-6297. (VIP paper & ESI Highly Cited Paper, Top 1%). (影响因子: 19.791)

12. Hou, Y.; Zuo, F.; Dagg, A.; Feng, P. Y.* Branched WO3 Nanosheet Array with Layered C3N4 Heterojunctions and CoOx Nanoparticles as a Flexible Photoanode for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation. Adv. Mater. 2014, 26, 5043-5049. (ESI Highly Cited Paper, Top 1%) (影响因子: 19.791)

11. Hou, Y.; Zuo, F.; Dagg, A.; Feng, P. Y.* Visible-Light-Driven α-Fe2O3 Nanorod/Graphene/BiV1-xMoxO4 Core/Shell Heterojunction Array for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting. Nano Lett. 2012, 12, 6464-6473. (ESI Highly Cited Paper, Top 1%). (影响因子: 12.712)

10. Hou, Y.; Wen, Z. H.; Cui, S. M.; Feng, X. L.; Chen, J. H.* Strongly Coupled Ternary Hybrid Aerogels of N-deficient Porous Graphitic-C3N4 Nanosheets/N-Doped Graphene/NiFe-Layered Double Hydroxide for Solar-Driven Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation. Nano Lett. 2016, 16, 2268-2277. (ESI Highly Cited Paper). (影响因子: 12.712)

9. Hou, Y.; Qiu, M.; Nam, G.; Kim, M. G.; Zhang, T.; Liu, K. J.; Zhuang, X. D.; Cho, J.; Yuan, C.; Feng, X. L.* Integrated Hierarchical Cobalt Sulfide/Nickel Selenide Hybrid Nanosheets as An Efficient 3D Electrode for Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting. Nano Lett. 2017, 17, 4202-4209. (Highlighted by Materialsviewschina: http://www.materialsviewschina.com/2017/07/25773/; Highlighted by Chemistryviews: http://www.chemistryviews.org/details/news/10563909/3D_Hybrid_Electrode_for_Photoelectrochemical_Water_Splitting.html; Highlighted by Nanowerk: http://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/spotid=47510.php). (影响因子: 12.712)

8. Hou, Y.; Lohe, M.; Zhang, J.; Liu, S. H.; Zhuang, X. D.; Feng, X. L.* Vertically Oriented Cobalt Selenide/NiFe Layered-Double-Hydroxide Nanosheets Supported on Exfoliated Graphene Foil: An Efficient 3D Electrode for Overall Water Splitting. Energy Environ. Sci., 2016, 9, 478-483. (ESI Highly Cited Paper, Top 1%). (影响因子: 29.518)

7. Hou, Y.; Huang, T. Z.; Wen, Z. H.; Mao, S.; Cui, S. M.; Chen, J. H.* Metal?Organic Frameworks-Derived Nitrogen-Doped Core-Shell-Structured Porous Fe/Fe3C@C Nanoboxes Supported on Graphene Sheets for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Adv. Energy Mater. 2014, 4, 1400337 (Most Accessed in 4/2014 and ESI Highly Cited Paper, Top 1%). (影响因子: 16.721)

6. Hou, Y.; Wen, Z. H.; Cui, S. M.; Ci, S. Q.; Mao, S.; Chen, J. H.* An Advanced Nitrogen-Doped Graphene/Cobalt-Embedded Porous Carbon Polyhedron Hybrid for Efficient Catalysis of Oxygen Reduction and Water Splitting. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2014, 25, 872-882 (Selected as a "Frontispiece" by Editors, Most Accessed 03/2015 to 02/2016, ESI Highly Cited Paper, Top 1%, and ESI Hot Paper). (影响因子: 12.124)

5. Hou, Y.; Li, X. Y.*; Zhao, Q. D.; Quan, X.; Chen, G. H. Electrochemical Method for Synthesis of ZnFe2O4/TiO2 Composite Nanotube Array Modified Electrode with Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Activity. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2010, 20, 2165-2174. (影响因子: 12.124)

4. Hou, Y.; Li, J. Y.; Wen, Z. H.; Cui, S. M.; Yuan, C.*; Chen, J. H.* Nitrogen-Doped Graphene/Porous g-C3N4 Nanosheets Supported Layered MoS2 Hybrid as Robust Anode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries. Nano Energy 2014, 8, 157-164(Most Downloaded 09/2014-12/2014; Highlighted by Nanotechnology Weekly: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-386076769.html). (影响因子: 12.343)

3. Hou, Y.; Li, J. Y.; Wen, Z. H.; Cui, S. M.; Yuan, C.*; Chen, J. H.* Co3O4 Nanoparticles Embedded in Nitrogen-Doped Porous Carbon Dodecahedrons with Enhanced Electrochemical Properties for Lithium Storage and Water Splitting. Nano Energy 2015, 12, 1-8 (Most Downloaded 12/2014-2/2015 and ESI Highly Cited Paper). (影响因子: 12.343)

2. Yi, L. C.; Ci, S. Q.; Luo, S. L.; Shao, P.; Hou, Y.*; Wen, Z. H.* Scalable and Low-cost Synthesis of Black Amorphous Al-Ti-O Nanostructure for High-efficient Photothermal Desalination. Nano Energy 2017, xx, xxxx. (影响因子: 12.343)

1. Yuan, H. Y.; Hou, Y.*; Abu-Reesh, I. M.; Chen, J. H.*; He, Z.* Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts in Microbial Fuel Cells for Energy-Efficient Wastewater Treatment: A Review. Mater. Horiz., 2016, 3, 382-401. (ESI Highly Cited Paper, Invited Review, Selected as a "Inside Front Cover" by Editors). (影响因子: 10.706)

Education

Education

09/2006 ~ 07/2011 Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, China

09/2002 ~ 07/2006 Bachelor of Engineering in Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, China

Research Experiences

03/2017 ~ Present Professor College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, China

03/2015 ~ 02/2017 Postdoctoral Research Associate Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany

02/2013 ~ 02/2015 Postdoctoral Research Associate Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, United States

07/2011 ~ 02/2013 Postdoctoral Research Associate Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, United States

10/2009 ~ 05/2010 Research Assistant Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong