Research

456. Xiaokang Liu, Chengxiang Shi, Gong Zhang, Ruijie Gao, Lun Pan, Xiangwen Zhang, Zhen-Feng Huang*, Jinlong Gong*, and Ji-Jun Zou*, "Oxyanions Stabilized Low-coordinated Nickel Species for Efficient and Durable Nucleophilic Electrooxidation," Nature Commun. 2025, 16, 11224. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-66298-3

455. Jinlong Gong, Yingjin Yuan, Naiqin Zhao and Shi-Zhang Qiao, "Sustainable Chemical Science and Engineering: Celebrating the 130th Anniversary of Tianjin University," Chem. Sci. 2025, 16, 20105-20107. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5SC90214B

454. Chen Sai, Junyao Fu, Kexin Wu, Zhenpu Lu, Donglong Fu, Chunlei Pei, Zhi-Jian Zhao, and Jinlong Gong*, "Green and Low-Carbon Development Pathways for Propane Dehydrogenation under the Background of Carbon Neutrality," Sci. Technol. Rev. 2025, 43, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2025.05.00156

453. Ziyi Li, Pengli Yang, Zelin Wu, Donglong Fu, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Sai Chen*, and Chunlei Pei*, "The inhibition effect of water on propane dehydrogenation over metal oxides via dissociative adsorption," Trans. Tianjin Univ. 2025, 31, 579-589. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12209-025-00455-z

452. Yuchen Guo, Xin Tan, Tao Yu*, and Jinlong Gong*, "Recent Advances of Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution via Water Vapor Splitting," Adv. Funct. Mater. 2025, 36, e22276 (invited). https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202522276

451. Gong Zhang, Shuying Li, Xiaowei Du, Yaning Zhang, Tuo Wang, Peng Zhang*, and Jinlong Gong*, "From Molecules to Modules: Pathways toward Scalable Electrochemical CO2 Reduction," Acc. Chem. Res. 2025, 58, 3223-3234 (invited) (Cover Story). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.accounts.5c00416

450. Dingbo Lai, Jia Yu, Chaoxi Wang, Junqing Zhang, Tuo Wang, Xianfeng Li, Peng Zhang*, and Jinlong Gong*, "Enhanced Imine Adsorption on AgRu Catalysts Enable Efficient Electrochemical C-N Coupling under Flow Conditions," Chem. Eng. Sci. 2025, 317, 122039 (invited). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2025.122039

449. Xiangyu Fu, Zhenpu Lu, Tianyi Zhao, Donglong Fu, Peng Zhang, Sai Chen, Xinbin Ma, Chunlei Pei*, and Jinlong Gong*, "The Role of Internal Diffusion for Propane Dehydrogenation over Pt-based Catalysts," Chem. Eng. Sci. 2025, 317, 122037 (invited). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2025.122037

448. Qingfeng Chang, Gong Zhang, Jinxing Chen, Xiaowei Du, Chujun Wang, Yuan Cai, Yuzhe Du, Peng Zhang, Tuo Wang*, and Jinlong Gong*, "Construction of Efficient Electrodes for CO2RR through Microenvironment Regulation of Hydrophobic Ionomer," J. Energy Chem. 2025, 180, 373-380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jechem.2025.04.040

447. Xin Han, Yixian Wang, Yumo Tian, Yafeng Wang, Lipei Peng, Chunlei Pei, Tuo Wang*, and Jinlong Gong*, "Deposition of Uniform Films on Complex 3D Objects by Atomic Layer Deposition for Plasma Etch Resistant Coatings," National Sci. Rev. 2025, 12, nwaf247. https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwaf247

446. Sai Chen and Jinlong Gong*, "A New Role of Water in Propane Dehydrogenation," Sci. China Chem. 2025, 68, 2784-2785 (invited). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-025-2662-5

445. Hongyi Wang, Gong Zhang, Xiao Ma, Hao Dong, Jiachang Liu, Dehui Luo, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Tuo Wang, Peng Zhang*, and Jinlong Gong*, "Boosting Electrochemical Ethylene Epoxidation via Ruthenium Valence State Stabilization," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 30222-30229. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c08317

444. Sai Chen, Pengli Yang, Jiaxuan Zhu, Kaige Tian, Donglong Fu, Chunlei Pei, and Jinlong Gong*, "Advances in Reaction Coupling Technologies for Efficient Conversion of Low-carbon Molecules," Sci. Sin. Chim. 2025, 55, 2592-2608 (invited). https://doi.org/10.1360/SSC-2025-0071

443. Ran Zhao, Xin Chang, Xiao Ma, Zhi-Jian Zhao*, and Jinlong Gong, "Exploration of Factors Affecting C–H Bond Activation on BN-Supported Single-atom Catalysts," J. Phys. Chem. C 2025, 129, 11345-11354 (invited). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.5c02088

442. Jia Yu, Gong Zhang, Xiao Ma, Dingbo Lai, Junqing Zhang, Tuo Wang, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Peng Zhang*, and Jinlong Gong*, "Selective Electrochemical C-N Coupling via Synergetic Chemical and Electrochemical Microenvironment Regulation Strategies," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 43594-43603. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.5c13024

441. Kaige Tian, Sai Chen, Guodong Sun, Jiachen Sun, Xianhui Wang, Jianhua Cai, Zhiyuan Wang, Donglong Fu, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Chunlei Pei, and Jinlong Gong*, "Unraveling the Kinetic Effect of Hydrogen Spillover in Tandem Propane Dehydrogenation and Reverse Water Gas Shift Reaction," Nature Commun. 2025, 16, 10186 (Editor Featured Article). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-65261-6

440. Ziyi Li, Sai Chen, Wei Wang, Jiachen Sun, Xianhui Wang, Donglong Fu, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Chunlei Pei*, and Jinlong Gong*, "Proximity-dependent Oxide-support Interaction in Cobalt/ceria-based Catalysts for Propane Dehydrogenation," ACS Catal. 2025, 15, 6078-6087. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.5c00268

439. Donglong Fu, Xinquan Xu, Guanqing Feng, Zhenpu Lu, Chunlei Pei, and Jinlong Gong*, "Recent Advances in Catalytic Upcycling/Recycling of Waste Plastics," Chem. Ind. Eng. Pro. 2025, 44, 2758-2766 (invited). https://doi.org/10.16085/j.issn.1000-6613.2024-1931

438. Dehui Luo, Ran Luo, Xianhui Wang, Xin Chang, Tingting Yang, Sai Chen, Zhi-Jian Zhao*, and Jinlong Gong*, "Role and Regulation of Surface Oxygen Vacancy in Vanadium-Based Oxides for Chemical Looping Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane," Chem. Sci. 2025, 16, 4710-4717. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4SC07811J

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437. Qingyang Jiang, Zunrong Sheng, Guodong Sun, Yifei Zhu, Sai Chen, Chunlei Pei, Donglong Fu*, and Jinlong Gong*, "Unraveling the Interplay between Nonthermal Plasma and Metal Oxide Catalysts in Propane Dehydrogenation Reaction," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2025, 64, 262-272. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.4c03689

436. Peipei Jia, Hui Gao, Gong Zhang, Tuo Wang*, and Jinlong Gong*, "Diaphragm-based Electrolyzer with a Double-layer Cathode Catalyst Structure for Stable CO2 Electroreduction," Sci. China Chem. 2025, 68, 3878-3888. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-024-2510-6

435. Chujun Wang, Gong Zhang, Yixian Wang, Xianhaoyan Chen, Qingfeng Chang, Tuo Wang*, and Jinlong Gong*, "Decoupled Etch Selectivity and Optical Transparency in Controlled Deposition of Diamond-Like Carbon Films via a Reverse Antenna PECVD for Hard Masks," Sci. China Chem. 2025, 68, 6136-6144. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-025-2746-y

434. Yuan Cai, Shujie Wang, Bin Liu, Gong Zhang, Hui Gao, Yuting Tong, Qingfeng Chang, Peng Zhang, Tuo Wang*, and Jinlong Gong*, "Semi-transparent and Stable In2S3/CdTe Heterojunction Photoanodes for Unbiased Photoelectrochemical Overall Water Splitting Devices," Nature Commun. 2025, 16, 5105. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-60444-7

433. Mengyuan Wang, Kai Huang, Rui Liu, Xinhao Li, Yuxuan Liu, Yifan Liu, Chunlei Pei*, and Jinlong Gong*, "Numerical Analysis of Transient Gas-solid Flow in a Non-mechanical L-valve," Chem. Eng. Sci. 2025, 313, 121769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2025.121769

432. Zewei Wu, Yi Liu, Sai Chen, Jiamin Zheng, Weixing Zhang, Zhijian Zhao, Xiao Liu*, and Jinlong Gong*, "Ethane Dehydrogenation over CaCO3-mediated Tandem Catalysts," Nature Commun. 2025, 16, 7722. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-63063-4

431. Qingfeng Chang, Gong Zhang, Yixian Wang, Yan Lin, Hui Gao, Lanxin Guo, Peng Zhang, Chunlei Pei, Tuo Wang*, and Jinlong Gong*, "Conformal iCVD-Modified Electrodes for Enhanced Mass Transfer in High Rate CO2 Electroreduction," Adv. Funct. Mater. 2025, 35, 2425601. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202425601

430. Hao Dong, Ran Luo, Gong Zhang, Lulu Li, Chaoxi Wang, Guodong Sun, Hongyi Wang, Jiachang Liu, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Peng Zhang*, and Jinlong Gong*, "Enhancing Electrochemical Epoxidation by the Promotion of Ethylene Activation and *OH Generation at the Ag/SnO2 Interface," Nature Commun. 2025, 16, 1901. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57223-9

429. Chujun Wang, Gong Zhang, Ran Luo, Yixian Wang, Xiao Ma, Mengmeng Zhang, Xin Chang, Zhi-Jian Zhao*, Tuo Wang*, and Jinlong Gong*, "Selective CO2 Reduction to Acetate via Controlled sp2/sp3 Carbon Hybridization," Nature Commun. 2025, 16, 10506. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-65504-6

428. Wei Wang, Sai Chen, Jiachen Sun, Ziyi Li, Xianhui Wang, Donglong Fu, Chunlei Pei, Zhi-Jian Zhao, and Jinlong Gong*, "Modulating Lattice Oxygen through Alkaline-earth Metal Promoter for Chemical Looping Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane," ACS Catal. 2025, 15, 585-594 (Cover Story). https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.4c06614

427. Xianhui Wang, Sai Chen, Guodong Sun, Xin Chang, Donglong Fu, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Chunlei Pei*, and Jinlong Gong*, "Controlling Metal-oxide Interaction in Defective Oxide Supported-Pt Catalysts for Propane Dehydrogenation," Sci. China Chem. 2025, in press. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-025-2695-1

426. Huayu Gu, Fanyu Wang, Sai Chen, Jintong Lan, Jun Wang, Xiao Liu*, and Jinlong Gong*, "Suppressing Jahn-Teller Distortion of MnO2 via B-Ni dual single-atoms integration for Methane Catalytic Combustion," Nature Commun. 2025, 16, 1008. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56281-3

425. Guodong Sun, Ran Luo, Donglong Fu, Kexin Wu, Xianhui Wang, Xiaoqing Bian, Zhenpu Lu, Xin Chang, Zhi Wang, Siwei Huang, Yihan Zhu, Jihan Zhou, Sai Chen, Chunlei Pei, Zhi-Jian Zhao, and Jinlong Gong*, "Full Utilization of Noble Metals by Atom Abstraction for Propane Dehydrogenation," Science 2025, 0, eadw3053. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adw3053

424. Xiao Ma, Jie Du, Gong Zhang, Shiyu Zhen, Dongfang Cheng, Chaoxi Wang, Shican Wu, Xiangcheng Shi, Lyudmila Moskaleva, Peng Zhang, Zhi-Jian Zhao*, and Jinlong Gong*, "Influence of Guest Metal Doping Modes on Bifurcating Pathways of CO2 Electroreduction to Multi-carbon Products," Mater. Horiz. 2025, 12, 5694-5701 (Hot Article). https://doi.org/10.1039/D5MH00417A

423. Ran Luo, Xiangkun Jia, Xiuxiu Niu, Shunchang Liu, Xiao Guo, Jia Li, Zhi-Jian Zhao*, Yi Hou*, and Jinlong Gong*, "Machine Learning Driven Insights for Phase Stable FAxCs1-xPb(IyBr1-y)3 Perovskites in Tandem Solar Cells," JACS Au 2025, 5, 1771-1780 (Cover Story). https://doi.org/10.1021/jacsau.5c00033

422. Shican Wu, Xiao Ma, Dehui Luo, Lulu Li, Xiangcheng Shi, Xin Chang, Xiaoyun Lin, Ran Luo, Chunlei Pei, Zhi-Jian Zhao*, and Jinlong Gong*, "Automated Review Generation Method Based on Large Language Models," National Sci. Rev. 2025, 12, nwaf169. https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwaf169

421. Ziying Qin, Haocheng Zhuang, Gong Zhang, Hui Gao, Xiaowei Du, Dayou Song, Mingyang Jiang, Peng Zhang*, and Jinlong Gong*, "Tuning the Microenvironment of Immobilized Molecular Catalyst for Selective Electrochemical CO2 Reduction," Chem. Sci. 2025, 16, 5872-5879. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4SC08219B

420. Kai Huang, Chunlei Pei, Shuanghe Meng, Wuqiang Yang, Hua Li, Mao Ye*, and Jinlong Gong*, "Effects of Noise on Fluidized Bed Characteristics Measurements by Electrical Capacitance Tomography," Chin. J. Chem. Eng. 2025, 79, 219-233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjche.2024.09.033

419. Sai Chen, Chunlei Pei, Donglong Fu, Zhi-Jian Zhao, and Jinlong Gong*, "Chemical Looping for Upgrading Light Alkanes: Oxygen Carriers, Reaction Kinetics, and Reactor Design," Sci. China Chem. 2025, 68, 2343-2371. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-024-2365-9

418. Xin Chang, Zhenpu Lu, Ran Luo, Xianhui Wang, Guodong Sun, Donglong Fu, Zhi-Jian Zhao*, and Jinlong Gong*, "Microenvironment Engineering of Non-Noble Metal Alloys for Selective Propane Dehydrogenation," Chem 2025, 11, 102294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2024.08.017