Education Background

2018.06 – 2026.06    Ph.D.in State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS

2014.09 – 2018.06   B.S. in Applied Chemistry, Huazhong Agriculture University

Research Interests

Synthesis of novel two-dimensional materials and applications in electrocatalysis

Hobbies 

Swimming, running and biking

Publications

16. Yunlong Zhang, Qiming Bing, Yunchuan Tu, Shiming Chen, Xiaoju Cui, Lingxing Zan, Mingrun Li, Jingting Hu*, Liang Yu*, Dehui Deng*

Mild-condition methane conversion with oxygen by an ultrasound-catalysis coupling process

Nature Communications, 2026

15. Yunlong Zhang, Jia Zhao, Xiangyu Meng, Xin Bo, Shizheng Zhou, Mingrun Li, Xiaowei Liu, Wei Liu, Jingting Hu*, Liang Yu*, Dehui Deng*

Synergy of MoS2-confined Fe and Co atoms enhances hydrogen evolution

Advanced Functional Materials, 2025

14. Guomin Li, Meihan Xia, Yunlong Zhang, Qiao Zhao, Wangwang Zhang, Yanting Liu, Wei Liu, Liang Yu*, Xiaoju Cui*, Dehui Deng*

Dual-site substitution with single Te atoms in MoS2 boosting hydrogen evolution

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2026

13. Shang Jiang, Wei Hu, Shizheng Zhou, Linfeng Yu, Liang Luo, Yunlong Zhang, Qiao Zhao, Zhibin Yu, Wei Liu, Xiaoming Sun, Liang Yu*, Yanting Liu*, Dehui Deng*

An atomic-to-macroscale assembled Ni/MoO2 electrode for high-efficiency and long-life hydrogen production

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2026

12. Ying Hou, Wei Hu, Yunchuan Tu, Hao Lei, Wei Wei, Hao Li, Huicong Xia, Guang Yang, Yunlong Zhang, Baimao Zhang, Lei Hua, Haiyang Li, Yi Cui*, Liang Yu*, Dehui Deng*

Ammonia Synthesis at Metallic Li/Ru Interfaces under Ambient Conditions

Chem, 2026

11. Zifeng Wang, Yiran Kang, Guancheng Chen, Qinqin Ji, Yunlong Zhang, Yutai Qi, Juntong Zhu, Wu Zhou, Rui Huang, Jingting Hu*, Liang Yu*, Zhong-qun Tian, Dehui Deng*

Sulfur Vacancy-Confined Co-Mo Sites in MoS2 for High-Efficiency CO2 Hydrogenation to Formate

Nature Communications, 2026

10. Guilan Xu, Huan Liu, Yunlong Zhang, Wangwang Zhang, Pan Gao, Guangjin Hou, Liang Yu*, Xiaoju Cui*, Dehui Deng*

Graphitic C3N4-confined B activates bifunctional lattice N atoms for photocatalytic CH4 oxidation

ACS Catalysis, 2026

9. Xinyao Dai, Wei Hu, Di Li, Yunlong Zhang, Liang Yu*, Yanting Liu*, Dehui Deng*

A cyclic catalytic process for co-production of ammonia and hydrogen from nitrogen and methane

Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2026

8. Baibei Zhao, Wei Hu, Chenxi Guan, Jun Mao, Yunlong Zhang, Rui Huang*, Liang Yu*, Dehui Deng*

Direct ammonia synthesis from nitrogen and water at mild conditions

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2025

7. Mingxia Xu, Yiran Kang, Leilei Wang, Yunlong Zhang, Guang Jiang, Yafeng Cai, Yunchuan Tu, Qiao Zhao, Jun Chi, Wei Song, Hongmei Yu, Jingting Hu, Wei Liu, Rui Huang, Liang Yu*, Junling Lu*, Xinhe Bao, Dehui Deng*

Enriched asymmetric π electrons confining single-site Pt for acidic hydrogen evolution

Joule, 2025

6. Jun Mao, Huan Liu, Yanan Li, Meng Gao, Yunlong Zhang, Yao Song, Mo Zhang, Guilan Xu, Wu Zhou, Liang Yu*, Xiaoju Cui*, Dehui Deng*

Mild-condition conversion of methane to acetic acid over MoS2-confined Rh-Fe sites

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2025

5. Wenqiang Yang, Huan Liu, Xiaoxia Chang, Yunlong Zhang, Yafeng Cai, Yifan Li, Yi Cui, Bingjun Xu, Liang Yu*, Xiaoju Cui*, Dehui Deng*

Electrosynthesis of NH3 from NO with ampere-level current density in a pressurized electrolyzer

Nature Communications, 2025

4. Yanan Li, Huan Liu, Jun Mao, Meng Gao, Yunlong Zhang, Qiao Zhao, Meng Liu, Yao Song, Jingting Hu, Wangwang Zhang, Rui Huang, Wu Zhou, Kaifeng Wu, Wei Liu, Liang Yu*, Xiaoju Cui*, Dehui Deng*

MoS2-confined Rh-Zn atomic pair boosts photo-driven methane carbonylation to acetic acid

Nature Communications, 2025

3. Mingxia Xu, Qiming Bing, Yunchuan Tu, Yunlong Zhang, Mo Zhang, Yafeng Cai, Jinlei Li, Xianguang Meng, Jia Zhu, Liang Yu*, Dehui Deng*

Full-spectrum light-harvesting solar thermal electrocatalyst boosts oxygen evolution

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2024

2. Yuanhong Lu, Qiao Chen, Yunlong Zhang, Yan Wei, Xiaohui Hou, Rui Huang*, Dehui Deng*

Accelerating semi-hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde by water over a Au/α-MoC catalyst

ACS Catalysis, 2024

1. Shiming Chen, Suxia Liang, Rui Huang, Mo Zhang, Yao Song, YunlongZhang, Shuo Tao, Liang Yu*, Dehui Deng*

Direct electro-conversion of air to nitric acid under mild conditions

Nature Synthesis, 2024