Publications
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(7) Revealing Co-existing Cu0-Cu+ Sites in Cu3N Nanoensembles for Selective C-C Coupling of CO2 under low overpotential
Junrui Li*, Hong Zhong, Soo Hong Lee, Hui Li, Walter S Drisdell, Chaochao Dun, Rihana Burciaga, Conrad Ingram, Scott P Beckman, Jeffrey J Urban, Joel W Ager. ChemSusChem. 2025, accepted, https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202500003
(6) A Rapid, Sustainable, One-step Mechanochemical Strategy for Synthesizing Gold Nanoparticle-Doped Covalent Organic Frameworks
Yogendra Nailwal, Qingsong Zhang, Normanda Brown, Ziad Alsudairy, Chelsea Harrod, Md Hanif Uddin, Fazli Akram, Junrui Li, Yi Liu, Xinle Li. Chem. Eur. J. 2025, e202500339. Read this paper
(5) 2D MOF Structure Tuning Atomic Ru Sites for Efficient and Robust Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis
Jia Wang, De Wang, Zelin Zhao, Ganggang Chang, Wei Guo, Jun Xu, Yinyu Xiang, Junrui Li, Junsheng Li. Small. 2024, 2410657. Read this paper
(4) Heterogeneous catalysis for the environment.
Juan Liu, Rihana Burciaga, et. al. The Innovation Materials. 2024, 2(3): 100090. Read this paper
(3) New Insights into the ORR Catalysis on Pt Alloy Nanoparticles from an Element Specific d-Band Analysis.
Tyler Joe Ziehl, Junrui Li, Shouheng Sun, Peng Zhang* J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2024, 15, 32, 8306–8314. Read this paper
(2) Microwave-assisted synthesis of mixed-linker covalent organic frameworks enabling tunable and ultrahigh iodine capture.
Ziad Alsudairy, Qi Zheng, Normanda Brown, Ranjan Behera, Chongqing Yang, Md Hanif Uddin, Allison Saintlima, Loryn Middlebrooks, Junrui Li, Conrad Ingram, Xinle Li*. Chem. Eng. J. 2024, 485, 149135. Read this paper
(1) Highly Productive and Robust Core@Shell Heatpath SiC-Al2O3@Co/Re/Al2O3 Catalyst for Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis. Rui Zhang#, Junrui Li#*, Anna Lee Tonkovich, Cody Lockhart, Xiaoyan Wang, Wenda Hu, Hafsa Karroum Matthew Seabaugh, Norbert Kruse*, Yong Wang*. Appl. Catal. A: Gen. 2023, 666, 119419. Read this paper
Prior to Clark Atlanta University
*Corresponding Author, # Co-first Author, ESI highly cited papers highlighted
42. Dong Jiang*, Gang Wan, Joakim Halldin Stenlid, Carlos E. García-Vargas, Jianghao Zhang, Chengjun Sun, Junrui Li, Frank Abild-Pedersen*, Christopher J. Tassone* & Yong Wang*. Dynamic and reversible transformations of subnanometre-sized palladium on ceria for efficient methane removal. Nat. Catal. 2023, 6, 618-627.
41. Shouheng Sun, Junrui Li, HARD-MAGNET L10-CoPt NANOPARTICLES ADVANCE FUEL CELL CATALYSIS, 2022, US20220069317A1, patent.
40. Jianghao Zhang, Junrui Li, Berlin Sudduth, Junming Sun, Changbin Zhang, Hong He, Yong Wang. Enhanced Selective Hydrogenolysis of Phenolic C–O Bonds over Graphene-Covered Fe–Co Alloy Catalysts, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2022, 10, 26, 8588–8596.
39. Houqian Li, Matthew J. Hurlock, Berlin Sudduth, Junrui Li, Junming Sun*, Qiang Zhang, Yong Wang*. Acetone to Isobutene Conversion on ZnxTiyOz: Effects of TiO2 Facet. J. Catal. 2022, 410, 236-245.
38. Zihao Zhang, Jinshu Tian, Yubing Lu, Xin Gou, Junrui Li, Wenda Hu, Wenwen Lin, R. Soyoung Kim, Jie Fu. Exceptional Selectivity to Olefins in the Deoxygenation of Fatty Acids over an Intermetallic Platinum–Zinc Alloy, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, 61, e202202017.
37. Guiji Liu, Fan Zheng, Junrui Li, Guosong Zeng Yifan Ye, David M. Larson, Junko Yano, Ethan J. Crumlin, Joel W. Ager, Lin-wang Wang, and Francesca M. Toma. Investigation and mitigation of degradation mechanisms in Cu2O photoelectrodes for CO2 reduction to ethylene. Nat. Energy, 2021, 6, 1124–1132.
36. Jinghan Li, Junrui Li, Chaochao Dun, Wenshu Chen, Di Zhang, Jiajun Gu, Jeffrey J. Urban, Joel W. Ager*. Copper sulfide as the cation exchange template for synthesis of bimetallic catalysts for CO2 electroreduction. RSC Adv. 2021, 11, 23948–23959.
35. Junrui Li#, Shubham Sharma#, Kecheng Wei, Zitao Chen, David Morris, Honghong Lin, Cheng Zeng, Miaofang Chi, Zhouyang Yin, Michelle Muzzio, Mengqi Shen, Peng Zhang, Andrew A Peterson, Shouheng Sun* Anisotropic Strain Tuning of L10 Ternary Nanoparticles for Oxygen Reduction. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 45, 19209–19216.
34. Chan Chen, Cong Liang, Jun Xu, Jiankun Wei, Xiangrong Li, Ying Zheng, Junrui Li*, Haolin Tang, Junsheng Li*. Size-dependent electrochemical nitrogen reduction catalyzed by monodisperse Au nanoparticles. Electrochim. Acta. 2020, 335, 135708.
33. Honghong Lin, Michelle Muzzio, Kecheng Wei, Peng Zhang, Junrui Li, Na Li, Zhouyang Yin, Dong Su, Shouheng Sun*. ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2019, 2, 12, 8701-8706
32. Junrui Li, Shouheng Sun*. Intermetallic nanoparticles: synthetic control and their enhanced catalysis. Acc. Chem. Res. 2019, 52, 7, 2015-2025.
31. Junrui Li, Safia Jilani, Honghong Lin, Xiaoming Liu, Kecheng Wei, Peng Zhang, Miaofang Chi, YuYe J. Tong, Zheng Xi, Shouheng Sun*. Ternary CoPtAu Nanoparticles as a General Catalyst for Highly Efficient Electro‐Oxidation of Liquid Fuels, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 131, 2-9.
30. Zhouyang Yin#, Chao Yu#, Xuefeng Guo, Mengqi Shen, Na Li, Michelle Muzzio, Junrui Li, Hu Liu, Honghong Lin, Dong Su and Shouheng Sun*. Cu3N nanocubes as an efficient catalyst for selective electrochemical reduction of CO2 to ethylene, Nano Lett. 2019, 19, 8658−8663.
29. Bo Shen, Chao Yu, Alexander A Baker, Scott K McCall, Yongsheng Yu, Dong Su, Zhouyang Yin, Hu Liu, Junrui Li, Shouheng Sun, Chemical Synthesis of Magnetically Hard and Strong Rare Earth Metal Based Nanomagnets, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2019, 58, 602-606.
28. Michelle Muzzio, Junrui Li, Zhouyang Yin, Ian Michael Delahunty, Jin Xie, Shouheng Sun, Monodisperse nanoparticles for catalysis and nanomedicine, Nanoscale, 2019, 11, 18946-18967.
27. Michelle Muzzio, Chao Yu, Honghong Lin, Typher Yom, Dilek A. Boga, Zheng Xi, Na Li, Zhouyang Yin, Junrui Li, Joshua A. Dunn, Shouheng Sun*. Reductive Amination of Ethyl Levulinate to Pyrrolidones over AuPd Nanoparticles at Ambient Hydrogen Pressure. Green Chem., 2019, 21, 1895–1899.
26. Junrui Li, Shubham Sharma, Xiaoming Liu, Yung-tin Pan, Jacob S. Spendelow, Miaofang Chi, Yukai Jia, Peng Zhang, David A. Cullen, Zheng Xi, Honghong Lin, Zhouyang Yin, Bo Shen, Michelle Muzzio, Chao Yu, Yu Seung Kim, Andrew A. Peterson, Karren L. More, Huiyuan Zhu, Shouheng Sun*. Hard-magnet L10-CoPt Nanoparticles Advance Fuel Cell Catalyst, Joule, 2019, 3, 1–12.
25. Mengqi Shen, Hu Liu, Chao Yu, Zhouyang Yin, Michelle Muzzio, Junrui Li, Zheng Xi, Yongsheng Yu, Shouheng Sun*. Room-Temperature Chemoselective Reduction of 3-Nitrostyrene to 3-Vinylaniline by Ammonia Borane over Cu Nanoparticles. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 48, 16460-16463.
24. Junrui Li, Zheng Xi, Shouheng Sun*, Bimetallic Ultrathin Nanowires, Bimetallic Nanostructures: Shape-Controlled Synthesis for Catalysis, Plasmonics and Sensing Applications, Wiley, 2018, Ch 8, pp 271-292.
23. Junrui Li, Zheng Xi, Yung-Tin Pan, Jacob S. Spendelow, Paul N. Duchesne, Dong Su, Qing Li, Chao Yu, Zhouyang Yin, Bo Shen, Yu Seung Kim, Peng Zhang, and Shouheng Sun*. Fe Stabilization by Intermetallic L10-FePt and Pt Catalysis Enhancement in L10-FePt/Pt Nanoparticles for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Fuel Cells. J. Am. Soc. Chem. 2018, 140, 2926-2932.
22. Bo Shen, Chao Yu, Dong Su, Zhouyang Yin, Junrui Li, Zheng Xi, and Shouhgne Sun*. A new Strategy to Synthesize Anisotropic SmCo5 Nanomagnets. Nanoscale, 2018, 10, 8735–8740, 10, 8735–8740.
21. Hu Liu, Yong Guo, Yongsheng Yu*, Weiwei Yang, Mengqi Shen, Xinyang Liu, Shuo Geng, Junrui Li, Chao Yu, Zhouyang Yin, and Haibo Li. Surface Pd-rich PdAg Nanowires as Highly Efficient Catalysts for Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid and subsequent Hydrogenation of Adiponitrile. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2018, 6, 17323-17328.
20. Chao Yu, Xuefeng Guo, Mengqi Shen, Bo Shen, Michelle Muzzio, Zhouyang Yin, Qing Li, Zheng Xi, Junrui Li, Christopher T. Seto, and Shouheng Sun*. Maximizing the Catalytic Activity of Nanoparticles through Monolayer Assembly on Nitrogen-Doped Graphene. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 451 –455.
19. Chao Yu, Xuefeng Guo, Bo Shen, Zheng Xi, Qing Li, Zhouyang Yin, Hu Liu, Michelle Muzzio, Mengqi Shen, Junrui Li, Christopher T. Seto, Shouheng Sun. One-pot formic acid dehydrogenation and synthesis of benzene-fused heterocycles over reusable AgPd/WO2.72 nanocatalyst. J. Mater. Chem. A. 2018, 6, 23766–23772.
18. Zheng Xi, Junrui Li, Dong Su, Michelle Muzzio, Chao Yu, Qing Li, and Shouheng Sun*, Stabilizing CuPd Nanoparticles via CuPd Coupling to WO2.72 Nanorods in Electrochemical Oxidation of Formic Acid, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 15191–15196.
17. Zheng Xi, Haifeng Lv, Daniel P. Erdosy, Dong Su, Qing Li, Chao Yu, Junrui Li and Shouheng Sun*. Atomic Scale Deposition of Pt around Au Nanoparticles to Achieve Much Enhanced Electrocatalysis of Pt. Nanoscale, 2017, 9, 7745.
16. Chao Yu, Xuefeng Guo, Zheng Xi, Michelle Muzzio, Zhouyang Yin, Bo Shen, Junrui Li, Christopher T. Seto*, and Shouheng Sun*. AgPd Nanoparticles Deposited on WO2.72 Nanorods as an Efficient Catalyst for One-Pot Conversion of Nitrophenol/Nitroacetophenone into Benzoxazole/Quinazoline. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139 (16), 5712–5715.
15. Zheng Xi, Daniel P. Erdosy, Adriana Mendoza-Garcia, Paul N. Duchesne, Junrui Li, Michelle Muzzio, Qing Li, Peng Zhang, and Shouheng Sun*. Pd Nanoparticles Coupled to WO2.72 Nanorods for Enhanced Electrochemical Oxidation of Formic Acid. Nano Lett., 2017, 17 (4), 2727–2731.
14. Zheng Xi, Adriana Mendoza-Garcia, Huiyuan Zhu, Miaofang Chi, Dong Su, Daniel P. Erdosy, Junrui Li, and Shouheng Sun*. NixWO2.72 Nanorods as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Green Energy & Environ. 2017, 2, 119-123.
13. Junrui Li, and Haolin Tang*. Graphene-Based Materials for Fuel Cells: Approaches and Applications, Graphene Science Handbook, Applications and Industrialization. CRC Press 2016, Pages 313–336.
12. Jin Zhang, Junrui Li, Haolin Tang*, Mu Pan, San Ping Jiang*. Comprehensive Strategy to Design Highly Ordered Mesoporous Nafion Membranes for Fuel Cells under Low Humidity Conditions. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014, 2, 20578–20587.
11. Pan Xiao, Junrui Li, Rui Chen, Rui Wang, Mu Pan, and Haolin Tang*. Understanding of temperature-dependent performance of short-side-chain perfluorosulfonic acid electrolyte and reinforced composite membrane. Int. J. Hydrog. Energy. 2014, 39, 15948-15955.
10. Ming Lei, J. Wang, Junrui Li, Y. G. Wang, Haolin Tang*, Weimin Wang*. Emerging methanol-tolerant AlN nanowire oxygen reduction electrocatalyst for alkaline direct methanol fuel cell. Sci. Rep. 2014, 4, 6013.
9. Zhao Wang, Haolin Tang*, Junrui Li, Yan Zeng, Lutang Chen, Mu Pan. Insight into the structural construction of a perfluorosulfonic acid membrane derived from a polymeric dispersion. J. Power Sources. 2014, 256, 383–393.
8. Junsheng Li, Zhengbang Wang, Junrui Li, Mu Pan, and Haolin Tang*. Nanostructure-Based Proton Exchange Membrane for Fuel Cell Applications at High Temperature, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol, 2014, 14, 1181-1193.
7. Junrui Li, Mu Pan, Haolin Tang*, Understanding the short-side-chain perfluorinated sulfonic acid and its application for high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 3944-3965.
6. Haolin Tang, Junrui Li, Zhao Wang, Huijie Zhang, Mu Pan, San Ping Jiang, Self-assembly of nanostructured proton exchange membranes for fuel cells, Nanotechnology for Sustainable Energy, ACS Symposium Series, Vol. 1140, 2013, Ch 10, pp 243–263.
5. Junrui Li, Haolin Tang*, Zhao Wang and Mu Pan, Microstructure evolution of Nafion/silica membrane under humidity conditions, J. Power Sources, 2013, 234, 333–339.
4. Lin Chen, Haolin Tang*, Junrui Li and Mu Pan, Highly ordered Nafion-Silica-HPW Proton Exchange Membrane for Elevated Temperature Fuel Cells, Int. J. Energ. Res, 2013, 37, 879-887.
3. Junrui Li, Haolin Tang*, Lutang Chen, Rui Chen, Mu Pan and San Ping Jiang*, Highly ordered and periodic mesoporous Nafion membranes via colloidal silica mediated self-assembly for fuel cells, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 6537.
2. Zhengbang Wang, Haolin Tang*, Junrui Li, Aiping Jin, Zhao Wang, Huijie Zhang and Mu Pan, Balancing dimensional stability and performance of proton exchange membrane using hydrophilic nanofibers as the supports, Int. J. Hydrogen. Energy, 2013, 38, 4725–4733.
1. Haolin Tang*, Junrui Li, Mu Pan, High temperature inorganic proton conductors for proton exchange membrane fuel cells, Nanostructured and advanced materials in fuel cells, CRC Press, Chapter 16, pp 505-521, Dec. 11th. 2013.