Education

2012.07-2016.11, National University of Singapore, PhD

2009.09-2012.07 College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Master Degree

2005.09-2009.07 College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Bachelor Degree

Job Experience

2020.08-Present: Associate Professor, College of Energy, Xiamen University

2016.12-2020.07 Assistant Professor, College of Energy, Xiamen University

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications

1. Wen-xuan Liang, De-quan Cao, Ze-Tong Jia, Zhi-You Zhou, Chun-Hua Zhen, Xiao-Yu Li, Hui-Min Han, Zu-Wei Yin, Yao Zhou*, Jun-Tao Li*, Tao Wang*, Shi-Gang Sun*， pH-dependent Interaction of Interfacial Water with Pt in Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction, Nature Catalysis, 2026, 25081679A, just accepted

2. Near-100% C1-Pathway Selective Ethanol Oxidation on Turing-Type Pd-Based Crystalline/Amorphous Heterointerfaces, Advanced Materials, 2026, just accepted

3. Chunlin Zhu, Weichen Zhang, Genlei Zhang*, Shuaipeng Liu, Qi Wang, Di Wu, Yazhong Chen, Hao Zhang, Zhenzhen Yang*, Lei Fei, Wansheng Zuo, Peng Cui, Yao Zhou*, About the Role of Interfacial Lattice Oxygen in Pd─Pt Alloy for C─C Cleavage in Ethanol Electrooxidation, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, 2026, e6830451

4. Zhi-Hai Dai, Qi-Mei Yang, Qiong Xiang, Hai-Wen Chen, Yao-Xi Li, Wen-Xuan Liang, Hui-Min Han, De-Quan Cao, Shi-Jun Xie, Chun-Hua Zhen, Wei Ding, Zu-Wei Yin, Jun-Tao Li^*, Li Li^*, Yao Zhou^*, Shi-Gang Sun,Conjugated Base Assists Proton Stripping off Pt for Alkaline H2. Electrooxidation,Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, 2025, 64(32), e202513621

5. Hai-Wen Chen, De-Quan Cao, Shi-Jun Xie,^[a] Jia-Jun Dai,^[c] Zhi-Hai Dai,^[a] Chun-Hua Zhen,^[b] Jian-Feng Li,^[a,b] Beate Paulus,^[c] Zu-Wei Yin, Jun-Tao Li,^*  Yao Zhou^* and Shi-Gang Sun, Graphitic Armor: A Natural Molecular Sieve for Robust Hydrogen Electroxidation, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, 2024, 63, e202317922

6. Yi-jin Wu, Jian Yang, Teng-xiu Tu, Wei-qiong Li, Peng-fang Zhang, Yao Zhou*; Jian-feng Li; Jun-tao Li*; Shi-gang Sun, Evolution of Cationic Vacancy Defects: A Motif for Surface Restructuration of OER Precatalyst, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, 2021, 60, 26829-26836 (ESI Highly Cited Paper, Hot Paper)

7. Hai-Wen Chen, Zhong-Zhang Shi, Harol Moreno Fernandez, Qi-mei Yang, Shisheng Zheng,* Jun-Tao Li, Jian-Feng Li, Yao Zhou,* and Shi-Gang Sun Sensitivity and Vulnerability of the Pt Surface to Alkaline Solution, ACS Catalysis, 2026, 16, 4749-4759

8. Zhou, Yao; Zeng, Hua Chun, Simultaneous Synthesis and Assembly of Noble Metal Nanoclusters with Variable Micellar Templates, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 136 (2014) 13805-13817

9. Peng-Fang Zhang,* Meng-Meng Ma, Xu Wu, Wen-Wen Chu, Shu-Ling Xu, Hai-Xia Su,* Fang-Hui Du, Ling-Yang Liu, Xiang-Jin Kong, Heng-Xiang Li, Lei Ding, Zhao-Yang Wang, Zong-Ge Li, Yao Zhou,* Shao-Jian Zhang, Yao Wang, Chun-hua Zhen, and Jun-Tao Li*，Relocating Conjugated 2P Valence Electrons in Carbon Host to Stabilize I+ for Novel Zn-I2 Battery, Advanced Energy Materials, 2024, 2404845

10.  Tuning CO₂ Electrocatalytic Reduction Path for High Performance of Li-CO2 Battery, Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, 34(41), 2404137

11. Qian Liang, Jiande Chen, Yao Zhou*, Jun-Tao Li*, Ling Huang, and Shi-Gang Sun, Customizing Multifunctional Sulfur Host Materials Via a General Anion‐Exchange Process with Metal–Organic Solid, Advanced Functional Materials, 2021, 31(40): 2104513

12. Peng-Fang Zhang, Jia-Hui Li, Shao-Jian Zhang, Da-Cheng Li, Su-Yuan Zeng, Shu-Ling Xu, Qing-Xia Yao, Ling-Yang Liu, Lei Ding, Heng-Xiang Li, Yi-Yang Hu, Jun-Tao Li,* and Yao Zhou*, Toward Shuttle-Free Zn–I2 Battery: Anchoring and Catalyzing Iodine Conversion by High-Density P-Doping Sites in Carbon Host, Advanced Functional Materials, 2023, 34, 3, 2306359

13. Li Deng, Yu-Xi Luo, Zhen Wang, Jin-Xia Lin, Jun-Ke Liu, Kun-Gui Zheng, Gao-Yang Bai, Zu-Wei Yin, Yao Zhou^*, Jun-Tao Li*; An approach and mechanistic insights of coating-type binders for 4.6 V-LiCoO₂ cathode of lithium-ion battery, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 519, 165097

14. Tong Zhen; Lv Chao; Zhou Yao^*; Yin Zu-Wei; Wu Zhi-Ping; Li Jun-Tao^*; An Integrally Bilayered Flexible Cathode Woven from CNTs for Homogeneous Hosting and Fast Electrocatalytic Conversion of Li₂O₂ in Li-O₂ Battery, Energy Storage Materials, 2024, 67: 103301

15. Chen, Jiande; Zheng, Feng; Zhang, Shao-Jian; Fisher, Adrian; Zhou, Yao*; Wang, Zeyu; Li, Yuyang; Xu, Bin-Bin; Li, Jun-Tao*; Sun, Shi-Gang, Interfacial Interaction between FeOOH and Ni-Fe LDH to Modulate the Local Electronic Structure for Enhanced OER Electrocatalysis, ACS Catalysis, 2018(8)11342-11351 (ESI Highly Cited Paper, Hot Paper)

16. Zhen Tong, Chao Lv, Guo‐Dong Bai, Zu‐Wei Yin, Yao Zhou^*, Jun‐Tao Li^*, A review on applications and challenges of carbon nanotubes in lithium-ion battery,  Carbon Energy, 2024, 7(2), e643

17. Jinhai You, Qiong Wang, Runhong Wei , Li Deng , Yiyang Hu , Li Niu , Jingkai Wang, Xiaomei Zheng^*,  Junwei Li^*,, Yao Zhou^*, Jun-Tao Li^*, Boosting High‑Voltage Practical Lithium Metal Batteries with Tailored Additives, Nano-Micro Lett., 2024,16:257

18. Yi-jin Wu, Xiao-hong Wu, Teng-xiu Tu, Peng-fang Zhang, Jun-tao Li*, Yao Zhou*, Ling Huang, Shi-Gang Sun, Controlled Synthesis of FeNx-CoNx Dual Active Sites Interfaced with Metallic Co Nanoparticles as Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysts for Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries, Applied Catalysis B-Environmental, 278 (2020) 119259

19. Liang, Qian; Zhao, Yu; Chen, Jian-de; Dai, Jia-jun; Ding, Xing-yu; Tong, Zhen; Xie, Shi-jun; Zhang, Jing; Zhou, Zhe-hui; Li, Jun-Tao; Li, Jian-Feng; Zhou, Yao*, Interfacial Electron Delocalization in Engineering Nanosized Anti-perovskite Nitride for Efficient CO₂ Electroreduction, Chemistry of Materials, 2022, 34:5607-5620 (Supplementary cover)

20. Zhou, Yao; Zeng, Hua Chun, Synthesis, Self-Assembly, Transformation, and Functionalization of Nanoscale Artificial Allophane Spherules for Catalytic Applications, Chemistry of Materials, 29 (2017) 6076-6086  

Granted Chinese Patents

ZL202011094855.7

ZL201810642549.9

ZL201810642785.0

ZL202210521139.5

ZL202310682920.5

ZL202420789378.3

ZL2023214738504