Jun Gu

@epfl.ch

Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)



           

https://researchid.co/gujun

EDUCATION

Postdoc.: From November, 2016
Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Advisor: Professor Xile Hu

Ph. D.: September 2011 —— July 2016
Peking University, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
Advisor: Professor Ya-Wen Zhang, Professor Chun-Hua Yan

B.S.: September 2007 —— July 2011
Peking University, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Inorganic chemistry; Electrochemistry; Nanomaterials; Catalytic chemistry

4122

Scholar Citations

21

Scholar h-index

28

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Bimetallic phthalocyanine catalyst for ammonia electrosynthesis from nitrate reduction across all pH ranges
    J Feng, Q Hu, X Yue, Q Chen, C Gao, J Gu, L Zhang, L Zhang, H Dai, ...
    Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy 366, 125027 2025

  • Development of electrolysis systems for ambient temperature CO2 reduction
    FZ Li, HG Qin, J Gu
    EnergyChem, 100156 2025

  • Field-enhanced CO electroreduction in membrane electrolyzers at a dehydrated interface
    W Ren, H Zhang, M Chang, N Chen, W Ma, J Gu, M Lin, X Hu
    Chem 11 (2) 2025

  • Electrocatalytic CO Reduction to Produce Long‐chain Products Through Fischer‐Tropsch Pathway
    B Cao, FZ Li, S Han, Q Xu, J Gu
    ChemElectroChem 12 (3), e202400595 2025

  • Well-Defined Co2 Dual-Atom Catalyst Breaks Scaling Relations of Oxygen Reduction Reaction
    Q Sun, X Yue, L Yu, FZ Li, Y Zheng, MT Liu, JZ Peng, X Hu, HM Chen, L Li, ...
    Journal of the American Chemical Society 146 (51), 35295-35304 2024

  • Cu single-atom electrocatalyst on nitrogen-containing graphdiyne for CO2 electroreduction to CH4
    H Dai, T Song, X Yue, S Wei, F Li, Y Xu, S Shu, Z Cui, C Wang, J Gu, ...
    Chinese Journal of Catalysis 64, 123-132 2024

  • Metal–N4 model single‐atom catalyst with electroneutral quadri‐pyridine macrocyclic ligand for CO2 electroreduction
    JZ Peng, YL Li, YT Cheng, FZ Li, B Cao, Q Wang, X Yue, GT Lai, ...
    Carbon Energy 6 (8), e506 2024

  • Another role of CO-formation catalyst in acidic tandem CO2 electroreduction: Local pH modulator
    FZ Li, HG Qin, HL Zhang, X Yue, LK Fu, B Xu, M Lin, J Gu
    Joule 8 (6), 1772-1789 2024

  • Edge-Site Co–Nx Model Single-Atom Catalysts for CO2 Electroreduction
    YT Cheng, JZ Peng, GT Lai, X Yue, FZ Li, Q Wang, LN Chen, J Gu
    ACS Catalysis 14 (11), 8446-8455 2024

  • Surface-immobilized cross-linked cationic polyelectrolyte enables CO2 reduction with metal cation-free acidic electrolyte
    HG Qin, YF Du, YY Bai, FZ Li, X Yue, H Wang, JZ Peng, J Gu
    Nature Communications 14 (1), 5640 2023

  • Strategies for efficient CO2 electroreduction in acidic conditions
    X Zou, J Gu
    Chinese Journal of Catalysis 52, 14-31 2023

  • Carbon-Conjugated Co Complexes as Model Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction
    Q Sun, Q Wang, F Li, Y Liu, X Li, Z Zhu, J Chen, YK Peng, J Gu
    Catalysts 13 (2), 330 2023

  • Cation modified Fe–N–C catalyst for the electrochemical reduction of nitrate in solutions of low ionic strength
    LF Yang, HG Qin, FZ Li, JZ Peng, J Gu
    Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers 10 (3), 942-951 2023

  • Quantitative Understanding of Cation Effects on the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 and H+ in Acidic Solution
    HG Qin, FZ Li, YF Du, LF Yang, H Wang, YY Bai, M Lin, J Gu
    ACS Catalysis 13 (2), 916-926 2022

  • Designing Cu-Based Tandem Catalysts for CO2 Electroreduction Based on Mass Transport of CO Intermediate
    B Cao, FZ Li, J Gu
    ACS Catalysis 12 (15), 9735-9752 2022

  • Modulating electric field distribution by alkali cations for CO2 electroreduction in strongly acidic medium
    J Gu, S Liu, W Ni, W Ren, S Haussener, X Hu
    Nature Catalysis 5 (4), 268-276 2022

  • Double bridged μ2-Halide Cu (II) complexes for the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2
    M Sadehvand, A Amiri, FF Tirani, J Gu, K Schenk-Jo
    Electrochimica Acta 321, 134675 2019

  • Atomically dispersed Fe3+ sites catalyze efficient CO2 electroreduction to CO
    J Gu, CS Hsu, L Bai, HM Chen, X Hu
    Science 364 (6445), 1091-1094 2019

  • Homogeneous Reactions Limit the Efficiency of Gold Electrodes in CO2 Electroreduction<?ACS-CT-END-Insert?>
    J Gu, X Hu
    ACS central science 5 (6), 933-935 2019

  • Densely Packed, Ultra Small SnO Nanoparticles for Enhanced Activity and Selectivity in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction
    J Gu, F Hroguel, J Luterbacher, X Hu
    Angewandte Chemie 130 (11), 2993-2997 2018

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Atomically dispersed Fe3+ sites catalyze efficient CO2 electroreduction to CO
    J Gu, CS Hsu, L Bai, HM Chen, X Hu
    Science 364 (6445), 1091-1094 2019
    Citations: 1450

  • Shape control of bimetallic nanocatalysts through well-designed colloidal chemistry approaches
    J Gu, YW Zhang, FF Tao
    Chemical Society Reviews 41 (24), 8050-8065 2012
    Citations: 504

  • Modulating electric field distribution by alkali cations for CO2 electroreduction in strongly acidic medium
    J Gu, S Liu, W Ni, W Ren, S Haussener, X Hu
    Nature Catalysis 5 (4), 268-276 2022
    Citations: 499

  • Densely Packed, Ultra Small SnO Nanoparticles for Enhanced Activity and Selectivity in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction
    J Gu, F Hroguel, J Luterbacher, X Hu
    Angewandte Chemie 130 (11), 2993-2997 2018
    Citations: 260

  • Ru nanocrystals with shape-dependent surface-enhanced Raman spectra and catalytic properties: controlled synthesis and DFT calculations
    AX Yin, WC Liu, J Ke, W Zhu, J Gu, YW Zhang, CH Yan
    Journal of the American Chemical Society 134 (50), 20479-20489 2012
    Citations: 237

  • Chemical insights into the design and development of face-centered cubic ruthenium catalysts for Fischer–Tropsch synthesis
    WZ Li, JX Liu, J Gu, W Zhou, SY Yao, R Si, Y Guo, HY Su, CH Yan, WX Li, ...
    Journal of the American Chemical Society 139 (6), 2267-2276 2017
    Citations: 171

  • Designing Cu-Based Tandem Catalysts for CO2 Electroreduction Based on Mass Transport of CO Intermediate
    B Cao, FZ Li, J Gu
    ACS Catalysis 12 (15), 9735-9752 2022
    Citations: 117

  • Sodium doping controlled synthesis of monodisperse lanthanide oxysulfide ultrathin nanoplates guided by density functional calculations
    Y Ding, J Gu, J Ke, YW Zhang, CH Yan
    Angewandte Chemie International Edition 50 (51), 12330-12334 2011
    Citations: 88

  • Robust phase control through hetero-seeded epitaxial growth for face-centered cubic Pt@ Ru nanotetrahedrons with superior hydrogen electro-oxidation activity
    J Gu, Y Guo, YY Jiang, W Zhu, YS Xu, ZQ Zhao, JX Liu, WX Li, CH Jin, ...
    The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 119 (31), 17697-17706 2015
    Citations: 84

  • Quantitative Understanding of Cation Effects on the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 and H+ in Acidic Solution
    HG Qin, FZ Li, YF Du, LF Yang, H Wang, YY Bai, M Lin, J Gu
    ACS Catalysis 13 (2), 916-926 2022
    Citations: 81

  • Surface-immobilized cross-linked cationic polyelectrolyte enables CO2 reduction with metal cation-free acidic electrolyte
    HG Qin, YF Du, YY Bai, FZ Li, X Yue, H Wang, JZ Peng, J Gu
    Nature Communications 14 (1), 5640 2023
    Citations: 78

  • Liquid-Phase Syntheses and Material Properties of Two-Dimensional Nanocrystals of Rare Earth–Selenium Compound Containing Planar Se Layers: RESe2 Nanosheets and RE4O
    J Gu, ZQ Zhao, Y Ding, HL Chen, YW Zhang, CH Yan
    Journal of the American Chemical Society 135 (22), 8363-8371 2013
    Citations: 70

  • Chemoaffinity-Mediated Synthesis of NaRES2-Based Nanocrystals as Versatile Nano-Building Blocks and Durable Nano-Pigments
    Y Ding, J Gu, T Zhang, AX Yin, L Yang, YW Zhang, CH Yan
    Journal of the American Chemical Society 134 (6), 3255-3264 2012
    Citations: 59

  • Shaped Pt-Ni nanocrystals with an ultrathin Pt-enriched shell derived from one-pot hydrothermal synthesis as active electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction
    J Gu, G Lan, Y Jiang, Y Xu, W Zhu, C Jin, Y Zhang
    Nano Research 8, 1480-1496 2015
    Citations: 48

  • Strategies for efficient CO2 electroreduction in acidic conditions
    X Zou, J Gu
    Chinese Journal of Catalysis 52, 14-31 2023
    Citations: 38

  • Selective heteroepitaxial nanocrystal growth of rare earth fluorides on sodium chloride: synthesis and density functional calculations
    F Wang, LD Sun, J Gu, YF Wang, W Feng, Y Yang, J Wang, CH Yan
    Angewandte Chemie 124 (35), 8926-8929 2012
    Citations: 31

  • Synthesis and self-organization of azobenzene containing hemiphasmidic side-chain liquid-crystalline polymers with different spacer lengths
    YS Xu, D Shi, J Gu, Z Lei, HL Xie, TP Zhao, S Yang, EQ Chen
    Polymer Chemistry 7 (2), 462-473 2016
    Citations: 30

  • Porous Pt–M (M= Cu, Zn, Ni) nanoparticles as robust nanocatalysts
    SB Wang, W Zhu, J Ke, J Gu, AX Yin, YW Zhang, CH Yan
    Chemical Communications 49 (64), 7168-7170 2013
    Citations: 28

  • Self-supported composites of thin Pt–Sn crosslinked nanowires for the highly chemoselective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde under ambient conditions
    LX Dai, W Zhu, M Lin, ZP Zhang, J Gu, YH Wang, YW Zhang
    Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers 2 (10), 949-956 2015
    Citations: 26

  • Another role of CO-formation catalyst in acidic tandem CO2 electroreduction: Local pH modulator
    FZ Li, HG Qin, HL Zhang, X Yue, LK Fu, B Xu, M Lin, J Gu
    Joule 8 (6), 1772-1789 2024
    Citations: 23

RESEARCH OUTPUTS (PATENTS, SOFTWARE, PUBLICATIONS, PRODUCTS)

1. Ding Ma, Ya-Wen Zhang, Jun Gu, Wei-Zhen Li, Chun-Hua Yan, Hydrothermal synthesis and application of a bimetallic Pt-Ru nanoparticles. Authorization number: CN104493193B.
2. Xile Hu, Jun Gu, Fe-N-C catalyst, method of preparation and uses thereof. European patent, application No. 18156529.2.