Fengmei Wang
Professor
Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Email:wangfm@buct.edu.cn;fengyameihua@126.com;
Office: 40E Zonghe building
Lab: 412 Zonghe building
Phones: 86-10-64448751
Research Interests
Atomically controlled catalysts for chemical conversion and modular synthesis — high valued chemical synthesis, hydrogen production through water splitting, catalyst design
Our research is centered on the electrochemical synthesis based on the nanoscale materials. We develop rational strategies for synthesizing 2D layered metal sulfide (MX2), metal phosphorous trichalcogenide (M2P2X6), and metal oxide catalysts, and investigate fundamental structure-property relationships based on the catalyst characterization and electrochemical property study.
The reactions we focused include the advanced oxidation reaction for high valued chemicals (active chlorine, sodium hypochlorite, hydrogen peroxide, sodium persulfate, OH radicals etc.) and water oxidation. Based on these reactions, some water treatment, pollutant disposal processes are studied through the distributed reaction cells.
To improve the efficiency of electrochemical synthesis in cell and match the intermittent renewable energies, we developed and designed a flexible modular electrochemical synthesis (ModES) approach by using a solid-state redox reservoir electrode to enable the flexible high-valued chemical synthesis of our choice. The flexible feature of ModES can eliminate constraints in conventional electrolysis approaches and enable an efficient on-demand electrochemical production of valuable chemicals at low power by using renewable electricity. Thus, the efficient redox reservoir electrode development and ModES system design is another focus.
Biography
Education &work experience
B.Sc., Applied Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, China (2008.9-2012.6)
Ph.D, Physical Chemistry, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), China (2012.9-2017.7)
Assistant Professor, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), China (2017. 7-2022.10).
Visiting Scholar, Department of Chemistry (Prof. Song Jin Group), UW-Madison, USA (2018.11-2020.7).
Professor, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), China (2022.10-present)
Awards &hornours
Selected as member of Beijing Science and Technology Association youth talent lifting project (2023)
Member of Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) (2022)
President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences scholarship, CAS, China (June, 2017)
Hashiguchi Takayoshi scholarship, UCAS, China (May, 2017)
Honor Delegates to Attend the 67th Nobel Laureates Meeting in Lindau, Germany (one of the Twenty Ph.D. Students Major in Chemistry from China) (February. 2017)
National Scholarship, Ministry of Education of the Peoples Republic of China (October, 2016)
UCAS-BHP Billiton Scholarship, UCAS (June, 2016)
Wiley Online Library Best Paper Writing Contest, Gold Award (July, 2015)
Award for being Pacemaker to Merit Student, UCAS (July, 2015)
Outstanding Graduate Student of Hunan University (June, 2012)
Projects &Funding
National Natural Science Foundation of China for Distinguished Young Scholars (Grant No. 22179029), General Program, ¥610000, 2022.01-2025.12
National Natural Science Foundation of China for Distinguished Young Scholars (Grant No. 21805057), Young Scholars, ¥272000, 2018.01-2021.12.
Selected Publications
1. F. Wang*, J. He*. Speeding protons with metal vacancies (Perspective). Science 2020, 370, 525-526.
2. F. Wang†, N. Mathur†, A. Janes, H. Sheng, P. He, X. Zheng, P. Yu, A. DeRuiter, J. Schmidt, J. He*, S. Jin*. Defect-Mediated Ferromagnetism in Correlated Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Phosphorus Trisulfides. Sci. Adv. 7, eabj4086 (2021)
3. F. Wang, W. Li, R. Wang, T. Guo, H. Sheng, H. Fu, S. S. Stahl, S. Jin*. Modular electrochemical synthesis using a redox reservoir paired with independent half-reactions. Joule, 2021, 5, 149-165.
4. F. Wang†, Y. Li†, T. Shifa, K. Liu, F. Wang, Z. Wang, P. Xu, Q. Wang, J. He*. Selenium-Enriched Nickel Selenide Nanosheet as Robust Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Generation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 6919-6924.
5. T. Shifa†, F. Wang†, Y. Liu, J. He*. Heterostructures Based on 2D Materials: A Versatile Platform for Efficient Catalysis. Adv. Mater., 2019, 31, 1804828.
6. W. Zhao, W. Xu, G.Tan, X. Duan, B. Yuan, M. Sendeku, H. Liu, T. Li, F. Wang*, Y. Kuang*, X. Sun*, Single atomic Ru in TiO2 boost efficient electrocatalytic water oxidation to hydrogen peroxide. Sci. Bull., 2023, 68, 613-621.
7. Z. Wang, X. Duan, M. Sendeku, W. Xu, S. Chen, B. Tian, W. Gao, F Wang*, Y. Kuang,* and X. Sun*. Highly efficient paired H2O2 production through 2e- water oxidation coupled with 2e- oxygen reduction. Chem. Catal., 2023, 3, 10067.
8. K. Wang, D. Liu, L. Liu, X. Li, H. Wu, Z. Sun, M. Li, A. S. Vasenko, S. Ding, F. Wang*, C. Xiao* Isolated Metalloid Tellurium Atomic Cluster on Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanosheet for High-Capacity Rechargeable Lithium-CO2 Battery, Adv. Sci., 2023, 10, 2205959.
9. F. Dajan†, M. Sendeku†, B. Wu, N. Gao, E. Anley, J. Tai, X. Zhan, Z. Wang,* F. Wang,* and J. He. Ce Site in Amorphous Iron Oxyhydroxide Nanosheet toward Enhanced Electrochemical Water Oxidation. Small, 2023, 2207999.
10.B. Wu, X. Zhan, P. Yu, J, Meng, M. G. Sendeku, F. T. Dajan, N. Gao, W. Lai, Y. Yang*, Z. Wang, F. Wang* Photocatalytic co-production of hydrogen gas and N-benzylidenebenzylamine over high-quality 2D layered In4/3P2Se6 nanosheets. Nanoscale, 2022, 14, 15442.
11.P. Yu†, J. Meng†, F. Wang†*, M. G. Sendeku, B. Wu, X. Sui, N. Gao, X. Zhan, X. Lou,* Z. Wang,* and J. He. Carbonate-Ion-Mediated Photogenerated Hole Transfer to Boost Hydrogen Production. J. Phys. Chem. C., 2022, 126, 10367-10377.
12.J. Ding†, F. Wang†, F. Pan, P. Yu, N. Gao, R. H. Goldsmith, S. Cai*, R. Yang*, and J. He*. Two-Dimensional Palladium Nanosheet Intercalated with Gold Nanoparticles for Plasmon-Enhanced Electrocatalysis ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 13721.
13. K. Liu†, F. Wang†, P. He, T. Shifa, Z. Wang, Z. Cheng, X. Zhan and J. He*. The role of active oxide species for electrochemical water oxidation on the surface of 3d-metal phosphides. Adv. Energy Mater. 2018, 8,1703290.
14.F. Wang, T. Shifa, P. He, Z. Cheng, J. Chu, Y. Liu, Z. Wang, F. Wang, Y. Wen, L. Liang, J. He*. Two-dimensional Metal Phosphorus Trisulfide Nanosheet with Solar Hydrogen-Evolving Activity. Nano Energy, 2017, 40, 673-680.
15. F. Wang†, P. He†, Y. Li, T. Shifa, Y. Deng, K. Liu, Q. Wang, F. Wang, Y. Wen, Z. Wang, X. Zhan, L. Sun, J. He*. Interface Engineered WxC@WS2 Nanostructure for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis. Adv. Funct. Mater.2017, 27, 1605802.
16. F. Wang, J. Li, F. Wang, T. Shifa, Z. Cheng, Z. Wang, K. Xu, X. Zhan, Q. Wang, Y. Huang, C. Jiang and J. He*. Enhanced Electrochemical H2 Evolution by Few-Layered Metallic WS2(1-x)Se2x Nanoribbons. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2015, 25, 6077-6083.
17. F. Wang, T. Shifa, P. Yu, P. He, Y. Liu, F. Wang, Z. Wang, X. Zhan, X. Lou*, F. Xia*, J. He*. New Frontiers on van der Waals Layered Metal Phosphorous Trichalcogenides (Review). Adv. Funct. Mater. 2018, 28, 1802151.
18.K. Xu†, F. Wang†, Z. Wang, X. Zhan, Q. Wang, Z. Cheng, M. Safdar, and J. He*. Component-Controllable WS2(1-x)Se2x Nanotube for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ACS Nano., 2014, 8, 8468-8476.
19.J. Chu†, F. Wang†, L. Yin, L. Lei, C. Yan, F. Wang, Y. Wen, Z. Wang, C. Jiang, L. Feng*, J. Xiong*, Y. Li, J. He*. High-Performance Ultraviolet Photodetector Based on Few-Layered 2D NiPS3 nanosheet. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2017, 27,1701372.
20.T. Shifa†, F. Wang†, Z. Cheng, P. He, Y. Liu, C. Jiang, Z. Wang* and J. He*. High crystal quality 2D manganese phosphorus trichalcogenide nanosheets and their photocatalytic activity. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2018, 28, 1800548.
21.P. Yu†, F. Wang†,* , T. Shifa, X. Zhan, X. Lou*, F. Xia* and J. He*. Earth abundant materials beyond transition metal dichalcogenides: A focus on electrocatalyzing hydrogen evolution reaction. Nano Energy, 2019,58, 244-276.
22. F. Wang, T. Shifa, X. Zhan, Y. Huang, K. Liu, Z. Cheng, C. Jiang and J. He*. Recent Advances in Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Based Nanomaterials for Water
23. M. Sendeku†, F. Wang†*, Z. Cheng, P. Yu, N. Gao, X. Zhan, Z. Wang*, J. He*. Nonlayered Tin Thiohypodiphosphate Nanosheets: Controllable Growth and Solar-Light-Driven Water Splitting. ACS Appl. Mater. Interface, 2021, 11, 13392-13399.
24. N. Gao, F. Wang*, J. Ding, M. G. Sendeku, P. Yu, X. Zhan, S. Cai, C. Xiao, R. Yang*, J. He, and Z. Wang*. Intercalated Gold Nanoparticle in 2D Palladium Nanosheet Avoiding CO Poisoning for Formate Production under a Wide Potential Window. ACS Appl. Mater. Interface, 2022, 8, 10344-10352.
25. Y. Liu†, F. Wang†, T. Shifa, J. Li, J. Tai, Y. Zhang, J. Chu, X. Zhan, C. Shan* and J. He *. Hierarchically Heterostructured Metal Hydr(oxy)oxides for Efficient Overall Water Splitting. Nanoscale, 2019, 11, 11736-11743.
26. K. Liu†, F. Wang†, T. Shifa, X. Zhan, Z. Wang, Z. Cheng, K. Xu, Q. Wang and J. He*. CoS2xSe2(1-x) Nanowire Array: An Efficient Ternary Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Nanoscale, 2016, 8, 4699-4704.
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9438-9859