Name:
Minrui Gao （高敏锐）
Address:
Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale

University of Science and Technology of China

Jinzhai Road 96, Hefei, 230026, P.R. China
Tel:
+86
E-mail:
mgao@ustc.edu.cn
Homepage:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=yL4omXUAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

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　EDUCATION & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2016.07 - present
Professor, University of Science and Technology of China
2015.10 - 2016.07
Postdoctor, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany
2014.04 - 2015.09
Postdoctor, Argonne National Laboratory, USA
2012.09 - 2014.04
Postdoctor, University of Delaware, USA
2006.09 - 2012.07
Ph.D., University of Science and Technology of China
2002.09 - 2006.07
B.S., Hefei University


　RESEARCH INTERESTS
1.
Development of new energy materials
2.
Photo/electrochemical energy devices
3.
Photo/electrochemical reaction mechanisms
4.
Commercial-scale developments


　AWARDS & HONORS
1.
Rising investigator in China, 2020
（2020年中国新锐科技人物）
2.
Member of the Chinese Association of Young Scientists & Technologists, 2020
（中国青年科技工作者协会理事，2020）
3.
RSC JMCA emerging investigator, 2020
4.
The Qiu Shi Outstanding Young Scholar Award, 2018
(www.qiushi.org/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=208&id=3492)
5.
Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2014
6.
Springer Theses Prize Nominated by USTC, 2014
7.
The Special Prize for the President Scholarship of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2012
8.
Lu Jiaxi Excellent Graduate Student Award, 2012
9.
Academic Award for Doctoral Degree Candidates by Chinese Ministry of Education, 2011
10.
Zhu Li Yue Hua Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship, 2011
11.
Academic Award for Doctoral Degree Candidates by USTC, 2011
12.
The Best Oral Report Award from Doctoral Forum of China (Chemistry & Material), 2009
13.
Funding support from the Creative Scientific Research Foundation for graduate students of USTC, 2009
14.
Zhang Zong Zhi Science and Technology Award, 2009


　REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
After joining the USTC

(* Corresponding author; # Contributed equally)

1.
S. Qin,# Y. Duan,# L. R. Zheng,# L. R. Zheng, F. Y. Gao, P. P. Yang, Z. Z. Niu, R. Liu, Y. Yang, X. S. Zheng, J. F. Zhu, M. R. Gao*. Ternary Nickel-Tungsten-Copper Alloy Rivals Platinum for Catalyzing Alkaline Hydrogen Oxidation, Nature Communications 12, NCOMMS-20-50987B (2021).

2.
X. L. Zhang,# P. P. Yang,# Y. R. Zheng, Y. Duan, S. J. Hu, T. Ma, F. Y. Gao, Z. Z. Niu, Z. Z. Wu, S. Qin, L. P. Chi, X. X. Yu, R. Wu, C. Gu, C. M. Wang, X. S. Zheng, X. Zheng, J. F. Zhu, M. R. Gao*. An Efficient Turing-Type Ag₂Se-CoSe₂ Multi-Interfacial Oxygen-Evolving Electrocatalyst, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 60, 6553-6560 (2021). Back Cover.

3.
Z. Y. Yu, # Y. Duan, # X. Y. Feng, X. X. Yu, M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu*. Clean and Affordable Hydrogen Fuel from Alkaline Water Splitting: Past, Recent Progress, and Future Prospects, Advanced Materials 33, adma. (2021). Review paper.

4.
Z. Z. Wu, # F. Y. Gao, # M. R. Gao*. Regulating the Oxidation State of Nanomateirals for Electrocatalytic CO₂ Reduction, Energy & Environmental Science 14, DOI: doi.org/10.1039/D0EE02747B (2021). Inside Front Cover.

5.
H. M. Xu, # C. Gu, # X. L. Zhang, # L. Shi, Q. Gao, S. J. Hu, S. K. Han*, X. Zheng, M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu*. Phase-Controlled 1T Transition Metal Dichalcogenide-Based Multidimensional Hybrid Nanostructures, CCS Chemistry 3, DOI: doi.org/ 10.31635/ ccschem. 020. (2021).

6.
Y. Duan, # Z. Y. Yu, # L. Yang, # L. R. Zheng, C. T. Zhang, X. T. Yang, F. Y. Gao, X. L. Zhang, X. X. Yu, R. Liu, H. H. Ding, C. Gu, X. S. Zheng, L. Shi, J. Jiang, J. F. Zhu, M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu*. Bimetallic Nickel-Molybdenum/Tungsten Nanoalloys for High-Efficiency Hydrogen Oxidation Catalysis in Alkaline Electrolytes, Nature Communications 11 , 4789 (2020).

7.
P. P. Yang, # X. L. Zhang, # F. Y. Gao, # Y. R. Zheng, Z. Z. Niu, X. X. Yu, R. Liu, Z. Z. Wu, S. Qin, L. P. Chi, Y. Duan, T. Ma, X. S. Zheng, J. F. Zhu, H. J. Wang, M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu*. Protecting Copper Oxidation State via Intermediate Confinement for Selective CO₂ Electroreduction to C₂₊ Fuels, Journal of the American Chemical Society142(13), 6400-6408(2020).

8.
F. Y. Gao, # S. J. Hu, # X. L. Zhang, Y. R. Zheng, H. J. Wang, Z. Z. Niu, P. P. Yang, R. C. Bao, T. Ma, Z. Dang, Y. Guan, X. S. Zheng, X. Zheng, J. F. Zhu, M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu*. High-Curvature Transition-Metal Chalcogenide Nanostructures with a Pronounced Proximity Effect Enable Fast and Selective CO₂ Electroreduction, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition59， 8706-8712(2020).

9.
X. X. Yu, # Z. Y. Yu, # X. L. Zhang, # P. Li, B. Sun, X. C. Gao, K. Yan, H. Liu, Y. Duan, M. R. Gao*, G. X. Wang*, S. H. Yu*. Highly Disordered Cobalt Oxide Nanostructure Induced by Sulfur Incorporation for Efficient Overall Water Splitting, Nano Energy 71, 104652(2020).

10.
F. Y. Gao, # R. C. Bao, # M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu. Electrochemical CO₂-to-CO Conversion: Electrocatalysts, Electrolytes, and Electrolyzers, Journal of Materials Chemistry A8, 15458-15478(2020). Invited Review for JMCA emerging investigator issue.

11.
W. Ahmad, Q. Gao, X. L. Zhang, W. Tan, L. Zhang, M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu*. Sandwich-Type Polyoxometalate Mediates Cobalt Diselenide for Hydrogen Evolution in Acidic Electrolyte, ChemNanoMat 6, 1164-1168(2020). Front Cover.

12.
P. K. Wei, Z. W. Hao, Y. Yang, M. Y. Liu*, H. J. Zhang*, M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu*. Unconventional Dual-Vacancies in Nickel Diselenide-Graphene Nanocomposite for High-Efficiency Oxygen Evolution Catalysis, Nano Research 13, 3292-3298(2020).

13.
X. L. Zhang, # S. J. Hu, # Y. R. Zheng, # R. Wu, F. Y. Gao, P. P. Yang, Z. Z. Niu, C. Gu, X. X. Yu, X. S. Zheng, C. Ma, X. Zheng, J. F. Zhu, M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu*. Polymorphic cobalt diselenide as extremely stable electrocatalyst in acidic media via a phase-mixing strategy, Nature Communications 10, 5338 (2019). Editors’ Highlights.

14.
Z. Y. Yu, # Y. Duan, # J. D. Liu, # Y. Chen, X. K. Liu, W. Liu, T. Ma, Y. Li, X. S. Zheng, T. Yao, M. R. Gao*, J. F. Zhu, B. J. Ye, S. H. Yu*. Unconventional CN vacancies suppress iron-leaching in Prussian blue analogue pre-catalyst for boosted oxygen evolution catalysis, Nature Communications 10, 2799 (2019).

15.
Y. Duan, # Z. Y. Yu, # Shao-Jin Hu, # X. S. Zheng, C. T. Zhang, H. H. Ding, B. C. Hu, Q. Q. Fu, Z. L. Yu, X. Zheng, J. F. Zhu, M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu*. Scale-up Synthesis of Amorphous NiFeMo Oxides and Their Rapid Surface Reconstruction for Superior Oxygen Evolution Catalysis, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 58(44), 15772-15777 (2019).

16.
X. X. Yu, Z. Y. Yu, X. L. Zhang, Y. R. Zheng, Y. Duan, Q. Gao, R. Wu, B. Sun, M. R. Gao*, G. X. Wang*, S. H. Yu*. “Superaerophobic” Nickel Phosphide Nanoarray Catalyst for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution at Ultra-High Current Densities, Journal of the American Chemical Society 141, 7537-7543 (2019).

17.
Q. Gao, R. Wu, Y. Liu, Y. R. Zheng, Y. Li, L. M. Shang, Y. M. Ju, C. Gu, X. S. Zheng, J. W. Liu, J. F. Zhu, M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu*. Synthesis of PdSx-Mediated Polydymite Heteronanorods and Their Long-Range Activation for Enhanced Water Electroreduction, Research Article ID ** (2019).

18.
Y. R. Zheng, P. Wu, M. R. Gao, * X. L. Zhang, F. Y. Gao, H. X. Ju, R. Wu, Q. Gao, R. You, W. X. Huang, S. J. Liu, S. W. Hu, J. F. Zhu, Z. Y. Li, S. H. Yu* Doping-Induced Structural Phase Transition in Cobalt Diselenide Enables Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis, Nature Communications 9, 2533 (2018).

19.
R. Wu, # B. Xiao, # Q. Gao, # Y. R. Zheng, X. S. Zheng, J. F. Zhu, M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu*. A Janus Nickel Cobalt Phosphide Catalyst for High-Efficiency Neutral-pH Water Splitting, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 57, 15445-15449 (2018). Inside Back Cover.

20.
C. Gu, # S. J. Hu, # X. S. Zheng, M. R. Gao*, Y. R. Zheng, L. Shi, Q. Gao, X. Zheng, W. S. Chu, H. B. Yao, J. F. Zhu, S. H. Yu*. Synthesis of Sub-2 nm Iron-Doped NiSe₂ Nanowires and Their Surface-Confined Oxidation for Oxygen Evolution Catalysis, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 57, 4020-4024 (2018).

21.
Z. Y. Yu, # C. C. Lang, # M. R. Gao*, Y. Chen, Q. Q. Fu, Y. Duan, S. H. Yu*. Ni-Mo-O Nanorod-Derived Composite Catalysts for Efficient Alkaline Water-to-Hydrogen Conversion via Urea Electrolysis, Energy & Environmental Science 11, 1890-1897 (2018). Highlighted by Chemistry World.

22.
M. R. Gao, Y. R. Zheng, J. Jiang, S. H. Yu*. Pyrite-Type Nanomaterials for Advanced Electrocatalysis, Accounts of Chemical Research 50, 2194-2204 (2017).

Before joining the USTC

23.
M. R. Gao, Maria K. Y. Chan, Y. G. Sun* Edge-Terminated Molybdenum Disulfide with a 9.4-? interlayer spacing for electrochemical hydrogen production, Nature Communications 6, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8493 (2015).

24.
M. R. Gao,# J. X. Liang,# Y. R. Zheng, Y. F. Xu, J. Jiang, Q. Gao, J. Li, S. H. Yu* An Effective Molybdenum Disulfide/Cobalt Diselenide Hybrid Catalyst for Electrochemical Hydrogen Generation, Nature Communications 6, DOI:10.1038/ncomms6982 (2015).

25.
M. R. Gao, W. C. Sheng, Z. B. Zhuang, Q. R. Fang, S. Gu, J. Jiang, Y. S. Yan* Efficient Water Oxidation Using Alpha-Nickel-Hydroxide as an Electrocatalyst, Journal of the American Chemical Society 136(19), 7077-7084 (2014).

26.
M. R. Gao, Y. F. Xu, J. Jiang, Y. R. Zheng, S. H. Yu*. Water Oxidation Electrocatalyzed by an Efficient Mn₃O₄/CoSe₂ Nanocomposite, Journal of the American Chemical Society 134, 2930-2933 (2012).

27.
M. R. Gao, H. B. Yao, W. T. Yao, S. H. Yu*. Synthesis of Unique Ultrathin Lamellar Mesostructured CoSe₂ Nanobelts in a Binary Solution, Journal of the American Chemical Society 131, 7486-7487 (2009).

28.
M. R. Gao*, S. H. Yu, J. Y. Yuan, W. Y. Zhang, M. Antonietti*. Poly(ionic liquid)-Mediated Morphogenesis of Bismuth Sulfide with a Tunable Band Gap and Enhanced Electrocatalytic Properties, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 55, 12812-12816 (2016).

29.
J. Jiang,# M. R. Gao,# W. Sheng, Y. S. Yan*. Hollow Chevrel-Phase NiMo₃S₄ for Hydrogen Evolution in Alkaline Electrolyte, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 55, DOI: 10.1002/anie.R2 (2016).

30.
Y. J. Tang,# M. R. Gao,# C. H. Li, S. L. Li, H. L. Jiang, Y. Q. Lan*, M. Han, S. H. Yu*. Porous Molybdenum-Based Hybrid Catalysts for Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 54, 12928-12932 (2015).

31.
Y. F. Xu,# M. R. Gao,# Y. R. Zheng, J. Jiang, S. H. Yu*. Nickel/Nickel(II) Oxide Nanoparticles Anchored onto Cobalt(IV) Diselenide Nanobelts for the Electrochemical Production of Hydrogen, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 52, 8546-8550 (2013).

32.
M. R. Gao, Q. Gao, J. Jiang, C. H. Cui, W. T. Yao, S. H. Yu*. A Methanol-Tolerant Pt/CoSe₂ Nanobelt Cathode Catalyst for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells, Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 50, 4905-4908 (2011).

33.
M. R. Gao, Y. F. Xu, J. Jiang, S. H. Yu* Nanostructured Metal Chalcogenides: Synthesis, Modification, and Applications in Energy Conversion and Storage Devices, Chemical Society Reviews 42, 2986-3017 (2013). Invited Review.

34.
M. R. Gao, X. Cao, Y. F. Xu, Q. Gao, Y. R. Zheng, J. Jiang, S. H. Yu* Nitrogen-Doped Reduced Graphene Supported CoSe₂ Nanobelt Composite Catalyst for Efficient Water Oxidation, ACS Nano, 8(4), 3970-3978 (2014).

35.
M. R. Gao, S. R. Zhang, Y. F. Xu, J. Jiang, S. H. Yu*. Self-Assembled Platinum Nanochain Networks Driven by Induced Magnetic Dipoles, Advanced Functional Materials 24, 916-924 (2014).

36.
M. R. Gao, J. Jinag, S. H. Yu*. Solution-Based Synthesis of Late Transition Metal Chalcogenides for Oxygen Reduction, Small 8, 13-27 (2012). Invited Review.

37.
M. R. Gao*, J. Y. Yuan, M. Antonietti*. Ionic Liquids and Poly(ionic liquid)s for Morphosynthesis of Inorganic Materials, Chem. Eur. J. 22, DOI: 10.1002/chem. (2016). Invited Review.

　STUDENT AWARDS
1.
Xiao-Long Zhang （张晓隆）
African Alumni Association Zhou Zhili Scholarship, 2019
National Scholarship, 2020
2.
Fei-Yue Gao（高飞跃） National Scholarship, 2020
3.
Peng-Peng Yang（杨朋朋） National Scholarship, 2020

We welcome graduate students who are interested in electrochemistry, energy materials and technology to join in the group; motivated undergraduates with chemistry, physics and engineering backgrounds are also welcome to participate. Please send your wishes to the attention mgao@ustc.edu.cn.