Academic Education:
1999-2003, Dalian University of Technology, Environmental Engineering; Bachelor's Degree.
2003-2009, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Industrial Catalysis; PhD.
Prof. Experience:
2009-2012, National Taiwan University, Chemistry Department, Postdoctoral research fellow.
2012-present, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Associated Professor.
Research Interests:
☆ Synthesis of supported precious metal catalysts
Develop new method to prepare highly dispersed precious metals; explore the new applications of these catalytic systems and investigate their catalytic mechanisms.
☆ Application of X-ray absorption spectroscopy
Design new in-situ cell for the characterization of catalysts by in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy and provide a powerful way to get new insight into the catalytic mechanisms.
Selection of recent publications:
1. Tan, Y.; Liu, X. Y.*; Li, L.; Karig, L. L.; Wang, A. Q.; Zhang, T., Effects of divalent metal ions of hydrotalcites on catalytic behavior of supported gold nanocatalysts for chemoselective hydrogenation of 3-nitrostyrene. J. Catal. 2018, 364, 174-182.
2. Tan, Y.; Liu, X. Y.*; Zhang, L. L.; Wang, A. Q.; Li, L.; Pan, X. L.; Miao, S.; Haruta, M.; Wei, H. S.; Wang, H.; Wang, F. J.; Wang, X. D.; Zhang, T.*, ZnAl-Hydrotalcite-Supported Au-25 Nanoclusters as Precatalysts for Chemoselective Hydrogenation of 3-Nitrostyrene. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56 (10), 2709-2713.
3. Pei, G. X.; Liu, X. Y.*; Yang, X. F.; Zhang, L. L.; Wang, A. Q.; Li, L.; Wang, H.; Wang, X. D.; Zhang, T.*, Performance of Cu-Alloyed Pd Single-Atom Catalyst for Semihydrogenation of Acetylene under Simulated Front-End Conditions. ACS Catal. 2017, 7 (2), 1491-1500.
4. Wei, H.; Liu, X. Y. (co-first author); Wang, A. Q.*; Zhang, L.; Qiao, B.; Yang, X.; Huang, Y.; Miao, S.; Liu, J.*; Zhang, T.*, FeOx-supported platinum single-atom and pseudo-single-atom catalysts for chemoselective hydrogenation of functionalized nitroarenes. Nat. Commun. 2014, 5, 5634.
5. Liu, X. Y.; Liu, M. H.; Luo, Y. C.; Mou, C. Y.*; Lin, S. D.; Cheng, H.; Chen, J. M.; Lee, J. F.; Lin, T. S., Strong Metal-Support Interactions Between Gold Nanoparticles and ZnO Nanorods in CO Oxidation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134 (24), 10251-10258.
