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主要从事能源清洁高效转化中的催化基础与应用研究工作。在国际上率先开展了碳纳米结构材料的催化研究，发现和阐述了纳米限域条件下催化剂活性中心的结构、电子特性和催化活性间的关联机制和作用规律，提出了“纳米限域催化”概念，并在一维碳管、二维界面和三维晶格中获得拓展和完善，初步形成了理论体系。以此概念为指导，发展出了高性能的一氧化碳选择氧化催化剂；创制晶格限域的单铁催化剂，实现了甲烷无氧转化直接制烯烃和高值化学品；首创氧化物和分子筛纳米复合催化剂和催化过程，成功实现煤基合成气一步转化直接制低碳烯烃。

代表性论文或专著

• F. Jiao, B. Bai, G. Li, X. L. Pan*, Y. H. Ye, S. C. Qu, C. Q. Xu, J. P. Xiao, Z. H. Jia, W. Liu, T. Peng, Y. L. Ding, C. Liu, J. J. Li, X. H. Bao*, Disentangling the activity-selectivity trade-off in catalytic conversion of syngas to light olefins, Science, 2023, 380, 727-730.  

• F. Jiao, J. J. Li, X. L. Pan*, J. P. Xiao, H. B. Li, H. Ma, M. M. Wei, Y. Pan, Z. Y. Zhou, M. R. Li, S. Miao, J. Li, Y. F. Zhu, D. Xiao, T. He, J. H. Yang, F. Qi, Q. Fu, X. H. Bao*, Selective conversion of syngas to light olefins, Science, 2016, 351, 1065-1068.  

• X. G. Guo, G. Z. Fang, G. Li, H. Ma, H. J. Fan, L. Yu, C. Ma, X. Wu, D. H. Deng, M. M. Wei, D. L. Tan, R. Si, S. Zhang, J. Q. Li, L. T. Sun, Z. C. Tang, X. L. Pan, X. H. Bao*, Direct, nonoxidative conversion of methane to ethylene, aromatics, and hydrogen, Science, 2014, 344, 616-619.  

• Q. Fu, W.-X. Li, Y. X. Yao, H. Y. Liu, H.-Y. Su, D. Ma, X.-K. Gu, L. M. Chen, Z. Wang, H. Zhang, B. Wang, X. H. Bao*, Interface-confined ferrous centers for catalytic oxidation, Science, 2010, 328, 1141-1144.  

• P. F. Wei, D. F. Gao, T. F. Liu, H. F. Li, J. Q. Sang, C. Wang, R. Cai, G. X. Wang*, X. H. Bao*, Coverage-driven selectivity switch from ethylene to acetate in high-rate CO2/CO electrolysis, Nature Nanotechnology, 2023, 18, 299-306.   

• D. H. Deng, K. S. Novoselov*, Q. Fu, N. F. Zheng, Z. Q. Tian*, X. H. Bao*, Catalysis with two-dimensional materials and their heterostructures, Nature Nanotechnology, 2016, 11, 218-230.   

• X. L. Pan, Z. L. Fan, W. Chen, Y. J. Ding, H. Y. Luo, X. H. Bao*, Enhanced ethanol production inside carbon-nanotube reactors containing catalytic particles, Nature Materials, 2007, 6, 507-511.  

• H. Xin, R. T. Li, L. Lin, R. T. Mu, M. R. Li, D. Li*, Q. Fu*, X. H. Bao*, Reverse water gas-shift reaction product driven dynamic activation of molybdenum nitride catalyst surface, Nature Communications, 2024, 15: 3100.  

• C. S. Yang, S. C. Ma*, Y. M. Liu, L. H. Wang, D. S. Yuan, W.-P. Shao, L. J. Zhang, F. Yang, T. J. Lin, H. X. Ding, H. Y. He, Z.-P. Liu, Y. Cao, Y. F. Zhu*, X. H. Bao*, Homolytic H2 dissociation for enhanced hydrogenation catalysis on oxides, Nature Communications, 2024, 15: 540.  

• Y. X. Chen, S. B. Han, X. L. Pan*, F. Jiao, W. Liu, Y. Pan, X. H. Bao*, Visualization of the active sites of zinc-chromium oxides and the CO/H2 activation mechanism in direct syngas conversion, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2024, 146, 1887-1893.  

• J. Y. Wang, R. T. Li, G. H. Zhang, C. Dong, Y. M. Fan, S. L. Yang, M. S. Chen, X. W. Guo, R. T. Mu, Y. X. Ning, M. R. Li, Q. Fu*, X. H. Bao*, Confinement-induced indium oxide nanolayers formed on oxide support for enhanced CO2 hydrogenation reaction, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2024, 146, 5523-5531.  

• J. Q. Sang, T. F. Liu, P. F. Wei, H. F. Li, C. H. Liu, Y. Wang, Y. W. Rong, Q. Wang, G. X. Wang*, X. H. Bao*, Grain boundary generation via steering CuxP2Ox+5 precursor composition enhances CO electrolysis, Energy & Environmental Science, 2024, 17, 3594-3603.  

• R. T. Li, R. T. Mu, K. Li, Y. M. Fan, C. H. Liu, Y. X. Ning, M. R. Li, Q. Fu*, X. H. Bao*, Dynamically confined active silver nanoclusters with ultrawide operating temperature window in CO oxidation, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2024, 63, e202416852.  

• X. Z. Du, R. T. Li, H. Xin, Y. M. Fan, C. X. Liu, X. H. Feng, J. Y. Wang, C. Dong, C. Wang, D. Li, Q. Fu*, X. H. Bao*, In-situ dynamic carburization of Mo oxide with unprecedented high CO formation rate in reverse water-gas shift reaction, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2024, 63, e202411761.  

• X. Huang, D. Eggart, G. Q. Qin, B. B. Sarma, A. Gaur, J. Z. Yang, Y. Pan, M. R. Li, J. Q. Hao, H. F. Yu, A. Zimina, X. G. Guo, J. P. Xiao, J.-D. Grunwaldt*, X. L. Pan*, X. H. Bao*, Methyl radical chemistry in non-oxidative methane activation over metal single sites, Nature Communications, 2023, 14: 5716.  

• C. Dong, R. T. Mu, R. T. Li, J. Y. Wang, T. Y. Song, Z. P. Qu, Q. Fu*, X. H. Bao*, Disentangling local interfacial confinement and remote spillover effects in oxide-oxide interactions, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2023, 145, 17056-17065.  

• H. F. Li, H. B. Li, P. F. Wei, Y. Wang, Y. P. Zang, D. F. Gao*, G. X. Wang*, X. H. Bao*, Tailoring acidic microenvironments for carbon-efficient CO2 electrolysis over a Ni-N-C catalyst in a membrane electrode assembly electrolyzer, Energy & Environmental Science, 2023, 16, 1502-1510.  

• Y. X. Shen, T. F. Liu, R. T. Li, H. F. Lv*, N. Ta, X. M. Zhang, Y. F. Song, Q. X. Liu, W. C. Feng, G. X. Wang*, X. H. Bao*, In situ electrochemical reconstruction of Sr2Fe1.45Ir0.05Mo0.5O6-δ perovskite cathode for CO2 electrolysis in solid oxide electrolysis cells, National Science Review, 2023, 10: nwad078   

• N. Li, Y. F. Zhu, F. Jiao, X. L. Pan*, Q. K. Jiang, J. Cai, Y. F. Li, W. Tong, C. Q. Xu, S. C. Qu, B. Bai, D. Y. Miao, Z. Liu, X. H. Bao*, Steering the reaction pathway of syngas-to-light olefins with coordination unsaturated sites of ZnGaOx spinel, Nature Communications, 2022, 13: 2742.  

• H. Xin, L. Lin, R. T. Li, D. Li, T. Y. Song, R. T. Mu, Q. Fu*, X. H. Bao*, Overturning CO2 hydrogenation selectivity with high activity via reaction-induced strong metal–support interactions, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2022, 144, 4874-4882.