By Scientia Professor Liming Dai

Journal articles

Zhang H; Bai Y; Sun W; Yang X; Ma R; Dai L; Li CM, 2025, 'Realizing the Synergy of Interface and Dual-Defect Engineering for Molybdenum Disulfide Enables Efficient Sodium-Ion Storage', ACS Nano, 19, pp. 9081 - 9095, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.4c17967

Liu B; Xu S; Gao Y; Luo X; Xiong J; Li H; Yu Z; Zhang L; Zhang Q; Zhao S; Zhang B; Xia Z; Chen L; Feng B; Dai L; Wang B, 2025, 'Intrinsic Mechanical Effects on the Activation of Carbon Catalysts', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 147, pp. 4258 - 4267, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c14372

Li Y; Lawson T; Hou Y; Dai L, 2025, 'Multifunctional Carbon-Based Metal-Free Catalysts for Cascade Electrochemical-Chemical Coupling Catalyses', Advanced Functional Materials, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202423960

Li M; Yu Z; Sun Z; Liu Y; Sha S; Li J; Ge R; Dai L; Liu B; Fu Q; Li W, 2024, 'An efficient hydrogen evolution catalyst constructed using Pt-modified Ni3S2/MoS2with optimized kinetics across the full pH range', Nanoscale, 17, pp. 3189 - 3202, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4nr03811h

Wang M; Chen J; Zhang S; Sun Y; Kong W; Geng L; Li Y; Dai L; Li Z; Wu M, 2024, 'Synergistic Interactions Between Co Nanoparticles and Unsaturated Co-N2 Sites for Efficient Electrocatalysis', Advanced Functional Materials, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202410373

Liu B; Zhu Y; Sha S; Ge R; Cheng C; Yin J; Huang Z; Dai L; Li S; Li W, 2024, 'Strong Interaction between Molybdenum Compounds and Mesoporous CMK-5 Supports Boosts Hydrogen Evolution Reaction', Advanced Functional Materials, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202408613

Jia C; Sun Q; Liu R; Mao G; Maschmeyer T; Gooding JJ; Zhang T; Dai L; Zhao C, 2024, 'Challenges and Opportunities for Single-Atom Electrocatalysts: From Lab-Scale Research to Potential Industry-Level Applications', Advanced Materials, 36, pp. e2404659, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202404659

Dai L; Amal R; Mao G; Gooding J, 2024, 'Materials Research at the University of New South Wales Over the Last 75 Years', Advanced Materials, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202415007

Wang X; Sun B; Dai Q; Zhu L; Gu Z; Dai L, 2024, 'Metal-Free Carbon Co-Catalysts for Up-Conversion Photo-Induced Catalytic Cancer Therapy', Advanced Materials, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202408560

Lin Q; Kundu D; Skyllas-Kazacos M; Lu J; Zhao D; Amine K; Dai L; Wang DW, 2024, 'Perspective on Lewis Acid-Base Interactions in Emerging Batteries', Advanced Materials, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202406151

Zhai Q; Huang H; Lawson T; Xia Z; Giusto P; Antonietti M; Jaroniec M; Chhowalla M; Baek JB; Liu Y; Qiao S; Dai L, 2024, 'Recent Advances on Carbon-Based Metal-Free Electrocatalysts for Energy and Chemical Conversions', Advanced Materials, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202405664

Dai L; Amal R; Mao G, 2024, 'The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Carbon Science and Innovation at University of New South Wales, Sydney', Advanced Materials, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202413894

Fang M; Miao X; Huang Z; Wang M; Feng X; Wang Z; Zhu Y; Dai L; Jiang L, 2024, 'Anionic Ionomer: Released Surface-Immobilized Cations and an Established Hydrophobic Microenvironment for Efficient and Durable CO2-to-Ethylene Electrosynthesis at High Current over One Month', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146, pp. 27060 - 27069, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c09168

Zhu M; Yu L; Sha S; Ge R; Cheng C; Dai L; Li S; Liu B; Qu Z; Li W, 2024, 'Highly efficient nanosized MoS2/MoP heterocatalyst for enhancing hydrogen evolution reaction over a wide pH range', Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2024.e01090

Zhao Y; Yang Z; Zhou R; Zheng B; Chen M; Liu F; Miao W; Zhou R; Cullen P; Xia Z; Dai L; Ostrikov KK, 2024, 'Bacterial nanocellulose assembly into super-strong and humidity-responsive macrofibers', Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, 9, pp. 369 - 378, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobab.2024.03.005

Li Y; Verma V; Su H; Zhang X; Zhou S; Lawson T; Li J; Amal R; Hou Y; Dai L, 2024, 'Rationally Designed Carbon-Based Catalysts for Electrochemical C-N Coupling', Advanced Energy Materials, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202401341

Gan LP; Li J; Shi F; Zou Z; Li KJ; Shi ZZ; Wu XS; Li YP; Sun W; Lu ZS; Hu T; Dai L; Li CM, 2024, 'Co⁴⁺ in porous ZIF-67-derives intercalating-bridging adsorption of 2-reaction sites for simultaneous 2-electron transfer toward sensitive detection of uric acid', Analytica Chimica Acta, 1308, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2024.342614

Shi L; Liu D; Lin X; Cheng R; Liu F; Kim C; Hu C; Qiu J; Amal R; Dai L, 2024, 'Stable and High-performance Flow H2-O2 Fuel Cells with Coupled Acidic Oxygen Reduction and Alkaline Hydrogen Oxidation Reactions', Advanced Materials, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202314077

Dai Q; Dai L, 2024, 'Metal-free catalysts for hydrogenation', Nature Chemistry, 16, pp. 845 - 846, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41557-024-01538-5

Kurniawan D; Xia Z; Dai L; Ostrikov KK; Chiang WH, 2024, 'Zero-dimensional nano-carbons: Synthesis, properties, and applications', Applied Physics Reviews, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0187310

Zhou Y; Tynan B; Dai L; Rider AN; Wang CH, 2024, 'A Novel Ternary Pseudocapacitive Electrode with Synergistic Contributions', Advanced Energy Materials, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202303335

Zhang X; Zhu X; Bo S; Chen C; Zhai Q; Li S; Tu X; Zheng J; Wang D; Wei X; Chen W; Wang T; Li Y; Liu Q; Jiang SP; Dai L; Wang S, 2024, 'Selective nitrogen fixation via Janus C-N coupling in co-electrolysis', Chem, 10, pp. 1516 - 1527, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2024.01.025

Lawson T; Dai L, 2024, 'Bulk van der Waals materials by low-temperature moulding', Nature Materials, 23, pp. 581 - 582, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41563-024-01872-6

Ka O; Cheng F; Wen L; Wang X; Wang T; Zeng X; Lu W; Dai L, 2024, 'Identifying lithium difluoro(oxalate)borate as a multifunctional electrolyte additive to enable high-voltage Li4Ti5O12 lithium-ion batteries', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 12, pp. 11487 - 11501, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4ta00750f

Liu D; Shi L; Dai Q; Lin X; Mehmood R; Gu Z; Dai L, 2024, 'Functionalization of carbon nanotubes for multifunctional applications', Trends in Chemistry, 6, pp. 186 - 210, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trechm.2024.02.002

Sun M; Ge R; Li S; Dai L; Li Y; Liu B; Li W, 2024, 'The component-activity interrelationship of cobalt-based bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting: strategies and performance', Journal of Energy Chemistry, 91, pp. 453 - 474, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jechem.2023.12.033

Lin X; Zhang X; Liu D; Shi L; Zhao L; Long Y; Dai L, 2024, 'Asymmetric Atomic Tin Catalysts with Tailored p-Orbital Electron Structure for Ultra-Efficient Oxygen Reduction', Advanced Energy Materials, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202303740

Tang J; Christofferson AJ; Sun J; Zhai Q; Kumar PV; Yuwono JA; Tajik M; Meftahi N; Tang J; Dai L; Mao G; Russo SP; Kaner RB; Rahim MA; Kalantar-Zadeh K, 2024, 'Dynamic configurations of metallic atoms in the liquid state for selective propylene synthesis', Nature Nanotechnology, 19, pp. 306 - 310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41565-023-01540-x

Lin X; Liu D; Shi L; Liu F; Ye F; Cheng R; Dai L, 2024, 'Second-Shell Coordination Environment Modulation for MnN4 Active Sites by Oxygen Doping to Boost Oxygen Reduction Performance', Small, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202407146

Ao X; Li L; Yun SY; Deng Y; Yoon W; Wang P; Jin X; Dai L; Wang C; Hwang SJ, 2023, 'Highly accessible dual-metal atomic pairs for enhancing oxygen redox reaction in zinc−air batteries', Nano Energy, 118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2023.108952

Liu H; Zhang Y; Li J; Ge R; Cairney JM; Zheng R; Li S; Liu B; Dai L; Liao T; Li W, 2023, 'Ultra-thin carbon layer encapsulated NiCoP coralline-like catalysts for efficient overall water electrolysis', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 12, pp. 5100 - 5114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d3ta05366k

Kim C; Park SO; Kwak SK; Xia Z; Kim G; Dai L, 2023, 'Concurrent oxygen reduction and water oxidation at high ionic strength for scalable electrosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide', Nature Communications, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41397-1

Zhu J; Li J; Lu R; Yu R; Zhao S; Li C; Lv L; Xia L; Chen X; Cai W; Meng J; Zhang W; Pan X; Hong X; Dai Y; Mao Y; Li J; Zhou L; He G; Pang Q; Zhao Y; Xia C; Wang Z; Dai L; Mai L, 2023, 'Surface passivation for highly active, selective, stable, and scalable CO2 electroreduction', Nature Communications, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40342-6

Ye F; Zhang S; Cheng Q; Long Y; Liu D; Paul R; Fang Y; Su Y; Qu L; Dai L; Hu C, 2023, 'The role of oxygen-vacancy in bifunctional indium oxyhydroxide catalysts for electrochemical coupling of biomass valorization with CO2 conversion', Nature Communications, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37679-3

Su H; Nilghaz A; Liu D; Dai L; Tian J; Razal JM; Tang K; Li J, 2023, 'Harnessing the power of water: A review of hydroelectric nanogenerators', Nano Energy, 116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2023.108819

Yang X; Cheng F; Yang Z; Ka O; Wen L; Wang X; Liu S; Lu W; Dai L, 2023, 'Multifunctionalizing electrolytes in situ for lithium metal batteries', Nano Energy, 116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2023.108825

Liu H; Zhang Y; Ge R; Cairney JM; Zheng R; Khan A; Li S; Liu B; Dai L; Li W, 2023, 'Tailoring the electronic structure of Ni5P4/Ni2P catalyst by Co2P for efficient overall water electrolysis', Applied Energy, 349, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.121582

Zhou Y; Zhang H; Wang Y; Wan T; Guan P; Zhou X; Wang X; Chen Y; Shi H; Dou A; Su M; Guo R; Liu Y; Dai L; Chu D, 2023, 'Relieving Stress Concentration through Anion-Cation Codoping toward Highly Stable Nickel-Rich Cathode', ACS Nano, 17, pp. 20621 - 20633, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c07655

Zhang W; Huang R; Yan X; Tian C; Xiao Y; Lin Z; Dai L; Guo Z; Chai L, 2023, 'Carbon Electrode Materials for Advanced Potassium‐Ion Storage', Angewandte Chemie, 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202308891

Liu H; Li J; Zhang Y; Ge R; Yang J; Li Y; Zhang J; Zhu M; Li S; Liu B; Dai L; Li W, 2023, 'Boosted water electrolysis capability of NixCoyP via charge redistribution and surface activation', Chemical Engineering Journal, 473, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.145397

Wang Y; Ma J; Cao X; Chen S; Dai L; Zhang J, 2023, 'Bionic Mineralization toward Scalable MOF Films for Ampere-Level Biomass Upgrading', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 145, pp. 20624 - 20633, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c07790

Li Y; Chen J; Ji Y; Zhao Z; Cui W; Sang X; Cheng Y; Yang B; Li Z; Zhang Q; Lei L; Wen Z; Dai L; Hou Y, 2023, 'Single-atom Iron Catalyst with Biomimetic Active Center to Accelerate Proton Spillover for Medical-level Electrosynthesis of H2O2 Disinfectant', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202306491

Li Y; Chen J; Ji Y; Zhao Z; Cui W; Sang X; Cheng Y; Yang B; Li Z; Zhang Q; Lei L; Wen Z; Dai L; Hou Y, 2023, 'Single‐atom Iron Catalyst with Biomimetic Active Center to Accelerate Proton Spillover for Medical‐level Electrosynthesis of H₂O₂Disinfectant', Angewandte Chemie, 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202306491

Zheng X; Chen S; Li J; Wu H; Zhang C; Zhang D; Chen X; Gao Y; He F; Hui L; Liu H; Jiu T; Wang N; Li G; Xu J; Xue Y; Huang C; Chen C; Guo Y; Lu TB; Wang D; Mao L; Zhang J; Zhang Y; Chi L; Guo W; Bu XH; Zhang H; Dai L; Zhao Y; Li Y, 2023, 'Two-Dimensional Carbon Graphdiyne: Advances in Fundamental and Application Research', ACS Nano, 17, pp. 14309 - 14346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c03849

Tynan B; Zhou Y; Brown SA; Dai L; Rider AN; Wang CH, 2023, 'Structural supercapacitor electrodes for energy storage by electroless deposition of MnO2 on carbon nanotube mats', Composites Science and Technology, 238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2023.110016

Xu X; Chen HC; Li L; Humayun M; Zhang X; Sun H; Debecker DP; Zhang W; Dai L; Wang C, 2023, 'Leveraging Metal Nodes in Metal-Organic Frameworks for Advanced Anodic Hydrazine Oxidation Assisted Seawater Splitting', ACS Nano, 17, pp. 10906 - 10917, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c02749

Gong L; Wang X; Daiyan R; Zhu X; Leverett J; Duan Z; Zhang L; Amal R; Dai L; Xia Z, 2023, 'Origin and predictive principle for selective products of electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11, pp. 15359 - 15369, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d3ta00336a

Liu F; Shi L; Lin X; Zhang B; Long Y; Ye F; Yan R; Cheng R; Hu C; Liu D; Qiu J; Dai L, 2023, 'Fe/Co dual metal catalysts modulated by S-ligands for efficient acidic oxygen reduction in PEMFC', Science Advances, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adg0366

Yan J; Ye F; Dai Q; Ma X; Fang Z; Dai L; Hu C, 2023, 'Recent progress in carbon-based electrochemical catalysts: From structure design to potential applications', Nano Research Energy, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.26599/NRE.2023.9120047

Zhai Q; Xia Z; Dai L, 2023, 'Unifying the origin of catalytic activities for carbon-based metal-free electrocatalysts', Catalysis Today, 418, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2023.114129

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