研究内容
本课题组以电化学研究为核心，重点研发与能源和高附加值化学品转化等（如电解水产氢、二氧化碳还原、生物质转化和燃料电池等）相关的多种电催化剂，探索电催化反应机理，提高催化剂性能和稳定性，并组装反应器件，评价电催化剂的潜在应用价值，是目前被广泛重视的研究方向。研究内容具有较高的理论性、前沿性和实用性（但三者很难兼得），并具有较强的趣味性（因人而异）。实验室设备精良（高端仪器多，新买的），同学间气氛和睦（善于八卦），老师和蔼可亲（开组会和改论文时除外），团建风气浓厚（自费），欢迎想入坑电化学的同学（最好物理化学背景深厚，心态乐观，动手能力强，喜欢思考。。。先这么多吧）加入本实验室，发挥主观能动性，努力带领本课题组的老师们走向科研巅峰。
研究方向一：电催化小分子转化机理和器件研究
本方向开发高效、稳定、廉价的电催化剂，以替代昂贵且稀缺的贵金属催化剂用于电催化分解水制氢、二氧化碳还原和氮还原等小分子反应。通过调控催化剂的纳米结构（如构建多孔结构、核壳结构）、缺陷工程（如引入氧空位）和电子结构等方法，增加活性位点数量、提升本征活性和促进反应物/产物的传质。并对催化反应进行深入的机理探究，深入探究其在工作状态下（原位/工况下）的活性位点、电子结构演变和真实反应机理。这对于理解催化剂“为什么”有效、并指导下一代催化剂的设计至关重要。
研究方向二：可再生能源，生物质电催化转化机理研究
利用可再生电能将生物质分子转化为高附加值产品具有广阔应用前景。本课题组聚焦温和条件下生物质分子高效转化，开发高性能电催化体系，利用现代物理-化学表征探究电催化反应机理，推动生物质分子绿色高效转化。
研究方向三：醇类小分子的高温催化转化研究
本方向利用高温聚合物电解质膜电化学反应器体系的工作温度能够匹配特定热催化反应的特点，将热催化反应与电催化过程进行耦合有效提升反应效率，通过电化学行为测试，气相色谱在线定量检测，以及电化学原位光谱揭示电催化与热催化反应的耦合机制。该方向旨在揭示热-电耦合催化强化反应作用机制，为高效产氢技术的开发提供重要的理论指导。
课题组成员
范科，吴景程，吴雨洁
代表性论文
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