‡ Equal contributions

Prior to UArizona

22. Yan Z., Loh D., Sun R., Nocera D.G. Surface properties modulated proton transport dynamics revealed by operando pH measurements within porous oxygen evolving electrodes. Manuscript in preparation.

21. Yan Z.,‡ Reynolds K.G.,‡ Sun R., Shin Y., Thorarinsdottir A.E., Kudisch B., Galli G., Nocera D.G. Oxidation Chemistry of Bicarbonate and Peroxybicarbonate: Implications for Carbonate Management in Energy Storage. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2023, 125, 22213-22221.

20. Jiang Z., Bazianos PP, Yan Z., Rappe AM. Mechanism of water dissociation with an electric field and a graphene oxide catalyst in a bipolar membrane. ACS catalysis, 2023, 13, 7079-7086.

19. Yan Z., Colletta M., Yang Y., Hitt J., McNeill J., Kourkoutis L., Abruna H., Mallouk T. Managing gas and ion transport in a PTFE fiber-based architecture for alkaline fuel cells. Cell Report Physical Science 2022. 3, 100912.

18. Yang Y., Peltier CR., Zeng R., Schimmenti R., Li Q., Huang X., Yan Z., et al. Electrocatalysis in alkaline media and alkaline membrane-based energy technologies. Chemical Review 2022, 122, 6117-6321.

17. Yan Z., Mallouk T. Bipolar membranes for ion management in (photo) electrochemical energy conversion. Acc. Mater. Res. 2021. 2, 1156-1166.

16. Yan Z., Wycisk R., Xiao L., Yoon Y., Pintauro P, Mallouk T. High-voltage aqueous redox flow batteries based on catalyzed water dissociation and acid-base neutralization in bipolar membranes. ACS Central Science, 2021, 7, 1028-1035.

15. Hitt J., Li YC., Tao S., Yan Z., Gao Y., Billinge S., Mallouk T. A high throughput optical method for studying composition effects in electrochemical CO2 reduction catalysts. Nature Communications, 2021, 12, 1-10.

14. Yan Z., Hitt J., Zeng Z., Hickner M., Mallouk T. Improving the efficiency of CO2 electrolysis by using a bipolar membrane with a weak acid cation exchange layer. Nature Chemistry, 2021, 13, 33.

13. Gao Y., Wang D., Shin Y., Yan Z., Hossain J., Shen S., Alzahrani A., van Duin A. Mallouk T., Wang D. Stable metal anodes enabled by a labile organic molecule bonded to a reduced graphene oxide aerogel. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 2020, 117, 30135.

12. Yan Z., Hitt J., Turner J., Mallouk T. Renewable electricity storage using electrolysis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 2020, 9, 12558.

11. Kan M., Yan Z., Wang X., Hitt J., Xiao L., McNeill J., Wang Y., Zhao Y., Mallouk T. 2-aminobenzenethiol-functionalized silver-decorated nanoporous silicon photo-electrode for selective CO2 reduction. Angewandte Chemie, 2020, 59, 11462.

10. Gao Y., Yan Z., Gray J., He X., Wang D., Chen T., et al. Polymer-inorganic solid-electrolyte interphase for stable lithium metal batteries under lean electrolyte conditions. Nature Materials, 2019, 18, 384.

9. Wang X., Rossi R., Yan Z., Yang W., Hickner M., Mallouk T., Logan B. Balancing water dissociation and current densities to enable sustainable hydrogen production with bipolar membranes in microbial electrolysis cells. Environmental Science & Technology, 2019, 53, 14761.

8. Ren L., Nama N., McNeil JM., Soto F., Yan Z., Liu W., Wang W., Wang J., Mallouk T. 3D steerable, acoustically powered micro swimmers for single-particle manipulation. Science Advance, 2019, 5, eaax3084.

7. Yan Z.,‡ Zhu L.,‡ Li YC., Wycisk R., Pintauro P., Hickner M., Mallouk T. The balance of electric field and interfacial catalysis in promoting water dissociation in bipolar membranes. Energy Environmental Science, 2018, 11, 2235.

6. Li YC.,‡ Yan Z.,‡ Hitt J., Wycisk R., Pintauro PN., Mallouk T. Bipolar membrane inhibit product crossover in CO2 electrolysis cells. Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2018, 2, 170087.

5. Li YC., Zhou D., Yan Z., Goncalves, RH., Salvatore DA, Berlinguette CP., Mallouk T. Electrolysis of CO2 to syngas in bipolar membrane-based electrochemical cells. ACS Energy Letter, 2016, 1, 1149.

4. Yan Z., Meng D., Wu X., Zhang X., Liu W., He K. Two-dimensional ordering of ionic liquids confined by layered silicate plates via molecular dynamics simulation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2015, 119, 19244.

3. Yan Z., Meng D., Huang Y., Hou Z., Wu X., Wang Y., Du X., Xie H. Modification of Kaolinite with alkylimidazolium salts. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2014, 118, 133.

2. Zhang L., Wang C., Yan Z., Wu X., Wang Y., Meng D., Xie H. Kaolinite nanomaterials: intercalation of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bromine in a methanol-kaolinite pre-intercalate. Applied Clay Science, 2013, 86, 106.

1. Chen L., Wang J., Meng D., Pan H., Su G., Xiao Y., Yan Z. S2O82-/Al-O-MCM-41 catalysts for the esterification of acetic acid with n-butanol: influences of the preparation conditions on catalytic performances. Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis, 2013, 109, 575.

Patents

1. Li Y., Yan Z., Mallouk T., Berlinguette C., Salvatore D., Electrolyzer for gaseous carbon dioxide, Filed 2017, US patent application No. US16/816,506.