Education Background

2019.04 – 2022.07  Post doctor, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Dalian.

2015.10 – 2019.03 Ph.D. (SINCHEM-Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate Program) 

                              Dep’t of Engineering University of Messina: Home University (Prof. Gabriele Centi)

                              ITMC RWTH Aachen University: Host University (Prof. Walter Leitner)

2012.09 – 2015.06  M.E. in Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Science.

2008.09 – 2012.06  B.S. in Chemistry, Jilin University.

Publications (#: equal contribution)

11. Xianhao Zhang^#, Huijuan Jing^#, Shiming Chen, Bing Liu, Liang Yu, Jianping Xiao*, Dehui Deng*

Direct electro-synthesis of valuable C=N compound from NO

Chem Catalysis 2022, 2, 1

DOI: 10.1016/j.checat.2022.06.003

10. Di Li^#, Lingxing Zan^#, Shiming Chen, Zhang-Jie Shi, Ping Chen, Zhenfeng Xi, Dehui Deng*

Direct conversion of N₂ and O₂: status, challenge, and perspective

National Science Review 2022, in press

9. Xiaoju Cui^#, Pengju Ren^#, Chao Ma, Jia Zhao, Ruixue Chen, Shiming Chen, N. Pethan Rajan, Haobo Li, Liang Yu, Zhongqun Tian, Dehui Deng*

Robust interface Ru centers for high-performance acidic oxygen evolution

Advanced Materials 2020, 32, 1908126

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201908126

8. Jun Long^#, Shiming Chen^#, Yunlong Zhang, Chenxi Guo, Xiaoyan Fu, Dehui Deng*, Jianping Xiao*

Direct electrochemical ammonia synthesis from nitric oxide

Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2020, 59, 9711

DOI: 10.1002/anie.202002337

7. Mo Zhang^#, Jing Guan^#, Yunchuan Tu, Shiming Chen, Yong Wang, Suheng Wang, Liang Yu, Chao Ma, Dehui Deng*, Xinhe Bao

Highly efficient H₂ production from H₂S via a robust graphene-encapsulated metal catalyst

Energy & Environmental Science 2020, 13, 119

DOI: 10.1039/C9EE03231B

6. Chen, S., Perathoner, S., Ampelli, C., Mebrahtu, C., Su, D., & Centi, G.

Electrocatalytic Synthesis of Ammonia at Room Temperature and Atmospheric Pressure from Water and Nitrogen on a Carbon-Nanotube-Based Electrocatalyst

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 2699

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201609533

5. Chen, S., Perathoner, S., Ampelli, C., Mebrahtu Asmelash, C., Su, D., & Centi, G. 

Room Temperature Electrocatalytic Synthesis of NH₃ from H₂O and N₂ in a Gas-Liquid-Solid Three-phase Reactor

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2017, 5, 7393

DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b01742

4. Perathoner, S., Ampelli, C., Chen, S., Passalacqua, R., Su, D., & Centi, G. 

Photoactive materials based on semiconducting nanocarbons – A challenge opening new possibilities for photocatalysis

Journal of Energy Chemistry 2017, 26, 207

DOI: 10.1016/j.jechem.2017.01.005

3. Mebrahtu, C., Abate, S., Perathoner, S., Chen, S., & Centi, G. 

CO₂ methanation over Ni catalysts based on ternary and quaternary mixed oxide: a comparison and analysis of the structure-activity relationships

Catalysis Today 2018, 304, 181

DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2017.08.060

2. Mebrahtu, C., Abate, S., Chen, S., Perathoner, S., Krebs, F., Palkovits, R., & Centi, G. 

Enhanced catalytic activity of Fe‐promoted Ni over γ‐Al₂O₃ nanosheets for CO₂ methanation

Energy Technology 2018, 6, 1196

1. Chen, S., Perathoner, S., Ampelli, C., Mebrahtu Asmelash, C., Su, D., & Centi, G  

(Book Chapter) Horizons in Sustainable Industrial Chemistry and Catalysis, Chapter 2: Electrochemical Nitrogen activation