Publications
105. Mechanochemical upcycling of poly (vinyl chloride) for alcohol halogenation
2026-01-02
Du Chen, Shengming Li, Ziye Ren, Chenyu Wang, Ran Ding, Jian Wang, Ao Li, Jinxing Chen* & Zhao Wang* Nat. Commun., 2026, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-67978-w
104. Photothermal Revolution in Plastic Upcycling
2025-12-26
Mingyu Chu, Yu Liu, Qiao Zhang* and Jinxing Chen* Acc. Chem. Res., 2025, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.accounts.5c00759
103. Entropy Engineering for the Efficient Hydrogenolysis of Waste Polyolefins
2025-12-19
Qianyue Feng, Shengming Li, Feng Jiang, Panpan Xu, Yeping Xie, Mingyu Chu*, Zhongyu Li, Weilin Tu, Muhan Cao*, Qiao Zhang, Jinxing Chen* Engineering, 2025, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2025.04.030
102. Catalytic Oxidation of Commodity Plastics: Advances in Polyethylene and Polystyrene Valorization
2025-12-02
Shuhua Chen, Yeping Xie, Shengming Li*, Jinxing Chen* Chemistry – A European Journal, 2026, 32:e03313
101. Metal-free N-doped carbon photothermal catalytic recycling of waste polyester
2025-11-06
Qingye Li , Yu Liu , Binglei Jiao, Yeping Xie, Qiao Zhang*, Jinxing Chen* Chinese Science Bulletin, 2026, https://www.sciengine.com/CSB/doi/10.1360/CSB-2025-5291
100. Photothermal conversion of polyoxymethylene into syngas over supported alloyed nanocrystals
2025-10-30
Haoyue Yang, Zhongyu Li, Nan Zhao, Di Yang, Qiao Zhang, Jinxing Chen* & Muhan Cao* Sci. China Chem., 2025, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-025-2957-7
99. Upgrading waste LiMn2O4 cathode for efficient photothermal polyester recycling
2025-09-30
Xiangxi Lou, Penglei Yan, Qingqing Zhang, Binglei Jiao, Zhongyu Li, Panpan Xu*, Muhan Cao*, Jinxing Chen*, Qiao Zhang Science Bulletin, 2025, 70, 3782–3793
98. Upcycling Spent Graphite Anodes into Bifunctional Photothermal Catalysts for Efficient PET Chemical Recycling
2025-09-17
Yeping Xie, Mingle Qiu, Binglei Jiao, Panpan Xu*, Muhan Cao, Qiao Zhang*, Jinxing Chen* Adv. Sci., 2025, 12, e10772
97. Repurposing spent LiFePO4 batteries for sustainable photothermal-upcycling of polyesters
2025-08-25
Xiangxi Lou, Zhongyu Li, Penglei Yan, Muhan Cao, Qiao Zhang, Guiling Wang*, Panpan Xu, Jinxing Chen* & Chunling Xie* Sci. China Chem., 2025, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-025-2862-8
96. Upgrading Natural Ores for Efficient Photothermal Polyester Recycling
2025-08-25
Yeping Xie, Feng Jiang, Mingle Qiu, Zhongyu Li, Muhan Cao, Wei Sun*, Binglei Jiao, Panpan Xu, Qiao Zhang*, Jinxing Chen* Adv. Mater., 2025, 37, e08212
95. Thermoresponsive hydrogels incorporating phase-change energy storage materials for advanced thermal management
2025-06-25
Zhuoni Jiang, Jian Tang, Chaochao Zhang, Yeping Xie* and Jinxing Chen* Polym. Chem., 2025, 16, 3379-3395
94. Co-recycling of plastics and other waste materials
2025-05-05
Mingyu Chu, Weilin Tu, Qiao Zhang,* Wenyu Huang, Jinxing Chen,* Ding Ma,* Nature Reviews Clean Technology, 2025, 1, pages320–332
93. Plasmonic Copper‐Ruthenium Superstructure for Efficient Photothermal Conversion and Plastic Recycling
2025-04-26
Mingyu Chu, Penglei Yan, Yuxuan Zhou, Xiangxi Lou, Chaoran Li,* Muhan Cao,* Le He, Qiao Zhang, Jinxing Chen,* Advanced Functional Materials, 2025, 35, 2417644.
92. Upvaluing chlorinated plastic wastes
2025-04-26
Shuyi Zhang, Hao Han, Muhan Cao, Yeping Xie,* Jinxing Chen*, Interdisciplinary Materials, 2025, 4, 5-23.
91. Efficient Polyolefin Upcycling over Single-Atom Alloy Catalyst
2025-04-26
Mingyu Chu, Weilin Tu, Zechao Zhuang, Panpan Xu, Xuefei Weng, Jianhua Wang, Tianran Yan, Lin Zhang, Muhan Cao, Liang Zhang, Haiping Lin, Xing Fan,* Qiao Zhang, Dingsheng Wang, Jinxing Chen,* CCS Chemistry, 2025, 7, 2451–2464
90. Soluble polymer microenvironments promote photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production and self-Fenton reactions
2025-04-17
Jie Fu, Shuhua Chen, Xinlin Liu, Haoyue Yang, Yeping Xie, Qiao Zhang, Jinxing Chen*, Muhan Cao*, Chem Catalysis, 2025, 5, 101260
89. Synergistic Co-Recycling: Selective Oxidation of Polyethylene to Dicarboxylic Acids over Spent LiCoO2 Cathodes
2025-04-14
Shengming Li, Qianyue Feng, Qingye Li, Yeping Xie, Panpan Xu, Zhao Wang, Qiming Sun, Muhan Cao, Qiao Zhang, Jinxing Chen*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e202501509
88. Homogenization Enabled Efficient Regeneration of Spent Ni-rich LiNixCoyMn1-x-yO2 cathodes
2025-03-19
Xiangjun Liu, Penglei Yan, Binglei Jiao*, Guiling Wang, Chunling Zhu, Qiao Zhang, Jinxing Chen, Panpan Xu*, Nanoscale, 2025, 17, 12162-12171
87. Photocatalytic Conversion of Polyester-Derived Alcohol into Value-Added Chemicals by Engineering Atomically Dispersed Pd Catalyst
2025-02-19
Wenjing Zhang, Xuewei Hao, Xinlin Liu, Mingyu Chu, Shengming Li, Xuchun Wang, Feng Jiang, Lu Wang*, Qiao Zhang, Jinxing Chen*, Dingsheng Wang, Muhan Cao*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e202500814
86. Selective Liquid Chemical Production in Waste Polyolefin Photorefinery by Controlling Reactive Species
2025-01-29
Xinlin Liu, Xianpeng Wang, Mingyu Chu, Wenjing Zhang, Jie Fu, Shengming Li, Lu Wang*, Jinxing Chen, Qiao Zhang* and Muhan Cao* J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025, 147, 5228–5237
85. Selective Recycling of Mixed Polyesters via Heterogeneous Photothermal Catalysis
2025-01-02
Yu Liu, Penglei Yan, Xiaodong Li, Qingye Li*, Shengming Li, Hao Han, Mingyu Chu, Jie Fu, Muhan Cao, Panpan Xu, Qiao Zhang, Le He, Jinxing Chen*, Adv. Mater., 2025, 37, 2412740
84. Photothermal Upcycling of Waste Polyvinyl Chloride Plastics
2024-11-27
Hao Han, Penglei Yan, Qingye Li*, Shuyi Zhang, Binglei Jiao, Gaolei Wei, Zhao Wang, Muhan Cao, Panpan Xu, Qiao Zhang, Jinxing Chen*, Environ. Sci. Technol., 2024, 58, 21861−21870
83. Pseudohalide Anion Surface Engineering for Mixed Cation Perovskite Nanocrystals
2024-11-21
Jie Fu, Shuhua Chen, Lin Yuan, Qi Pan, Zeke Liu, Jinxing Chen, Panpan Xu, Qiao Zhang and Muhan Cao*, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2024, 128, 20641–20648
82. Proton-exchange induced reactivity in layered oxides for lithium-ion batteries
2024-11-13
Panpan Xu, Xingyu Guo, Binglei Jiao, Jinxing Chen, Minghao Zhang, Haodong Liu, Xiaolu Yu, Maura Appleberry, Zhenzhen Yang, Hongpeng Gao, Fan Yang, Xuefei Weng, Yanbin Shen, Jing Gu, Ying Shirley Meng, Christopher Brooks, Shyue Ping Ong* & Zheng Chen*, Nat. Commun., 2024, 15, 9842
81. Magnetoplasmonic Triblock Nanorods for Collective Linear Dichroism
2024-10-29
Jinxing Chen*, Ji Feng, Panpan Xu and Yadong Yin*, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146, 31205–31212
80. Universal and scalable synthesis of photochromic single-atom catalysts for plastic recycling
2024-10-29
Yu Liu, Xuchun Wang, Xiaodong Li, Zuyang Ye, Tsun-Kong Sham, Panpan Xu, Muhan Cao, Qiao Zhang, Yadong Yin* & Jinxing Chen*, Nat. Commun., 2024, 15, 9357
79. Ultra-Narrow Alkane Product Distribution in Polyethylene Waste Hydrocracking by Zeolite Micro-Mesopore Diffusion Optimization
2024-09-11
Shuai Wang, Weichen Wang, Mingyu Chu, Daowei Gao*, Yong Wang, Yipin Lv, Rongyao Wang, Lianghao Song, Huaiqing Zhao, Jinxing Chen*, Guozhu Chen*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202409288
78. Revolutionary spatiotemporal joule heating for closed-loop plastics recycling
2024-08-08
Qingye Li, Yeping Xie, Jiayue Tang, and Jinxing Chen*, The Innovation Materials, 2024, 2, 100085
77. Retrieving lost Li in LIBs for co-regeneration of spent anode and cathode materials
2024-08-03
Yuxuan Liu, Binglei Jiao, Xingyu Guo, Shengming Li, Xiangxi Lou, Feng Jiang, Xuefei Weng, Muhan Cao, Jinxing Chen, Qiao Zhang, Guiling Wang, Jiangtao Di, Panpan Xu*, Energy Storage Mater., 2024, 72, 103684
76. Photocatalytic Upcycling of Different Types of Plastic Wastes: A Mini Review
2024-07-10
Yuan Deng, Jinxing Chen, Qiao Zhang*, Muhan Cao* ChemPlusChem 2024, 89, e202400336
75. Unlocking opportunities: Supported metal catalysts for the chemical upcycling of waste plastics
2024-06-28
Mingyu Chu, Qingyun Kang, Ping Hu, Qiao Zhang* and Jinxing Chen*, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 496, 15375
74. Synergistically coupling CoS/FeS2 heterojunction nanosheets on a MXene via a dual molten salt etching strategy for efficient oxygen evolution reaction
2024-05-16
Zuliang Zhang, Tian Liang, Chulong Jin, Shuyi Zhang, Yuanyuan Cui, Jinxing Chen* and Xiaojun Zeng* J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12, 14517-14530
69. Anisotropic Plasmon Resonance Enables Spatially Controlled Photothermal and Photochemical Effects in Hot Carrier-Driven Catalysis
2024-05-08
Jiaqi Wang, Zhijie Zhu, Kai Feng, Shuang Liu, Yuxuan Zhou, Ifra Urooj, Jiari He, Zhiyi Wu, Jiahui Shen, Xu Hu, Zhijie Chen, Xudong Dong, Manzar Sohail, Yanyun Ma, Jinxing Chen, Chaoran Li,* Xingda An,* and Le He*, Chin. J. Chem. 2024, 42, 1877—1885.
68. Non-Photochemical Origin of Selectivity Difference between Light and Dark Catalytic Conditions
2024-05-08
Lin Zhang, Xingda An, Kai Feng, Juan Li, Jingjing Liu, Jinxing Chen, Chaoran Li*, Xiaohong Zhang*, and Le He*, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024,16, 21987–21996.
73. Hydrogen Bubbles: Harmonizing Local Hydrogen Transfer for Efficient Plastic Hydro-Depolymerization
2024-04-16
Qingyun Kang, Xiaofang Zhang, Qianyue Feng, Lin Zhang, Mingyu Chu, Chaoran Li, Panpan Xu, Muhan Cao, Le He, Qiao Zhang*, Jinxing Chen*, ACS Nano, 2024, 18, 11438
72. Layered Double Hydroxide Derivatives for Polyolefin Upcycling
2024-04-08
Mingyu Chu, Xianpeng Wang, Xuchun Wang, Panpan Xu, Lin Zhang, Shengming Li, Kun Feng, Jun Zhong, Lu Wang*, Youyong Li, Le He, Muhan Cao*, Qiao Zhang, Lifeng Chi, and Jinxing Chen*, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146, 10655
71. Stable Interfacial Ruthenium Species for Highly Efficient Polyolefin Upcycling
2024-04-08
Ping Hu, Congyang Zhang, Mingyu Chu, Xianpeng Wang, Lu Wang, Youyong Li, Tianran Yan, Liang Zhang, Zhifeng Ding, Muhan Cao, Panpan Xu, Yifan Li, Yi Cui, Qiao Zhang, Jinxing Chen*, and Lifeng Chi*, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146, 7076–7087.
70. Grave-to-cradle photothermal upcycling of waste polyesters over spent LiCoO2
2024-04-08
Xiangxi Lou, Penglei Yan, Binglei Jiao, Qingye Li, Panpan Xu*, Lei Wang, Liang Zhang, Muhan Cao, Guiling Wang, Zheng Chen, Qiao Zhang & Jinxing Chen*, Nature Communications, 2024, 15, 2730.Editors' Highlights
66. Enhanced Photochemical Effects of Plasmonic Cluster Catalysts through Aggregated Nanostructures
2024-04-08
Xu Hu, Zhijie Zhu, Yuxuan Zhou, Shuang Liu, Chunpeng Wu, Jiaqi Wang, Yihao Shen, Tianran Yan, Liang Zhang, Jinxing Chen, Kai Feng, Alexander Genest, Günther Rupprechter, Xingda An*, Chaoran Li* and Le He*, Green Chemistry, 2024,
65. Ligand Engineering for Mitigating Exciton–Phonon Coupling in Mixed Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals
2024-03-21
Qi Pan, Yiqi Hu, Yinghua Qiu, Sijin Liu, Yunjun Wang, Jinxing Chen, Qiao Zhang, and Muhan Cao*, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2024, 15, 3441–3449.
67. Upgrading waste plastics to value-added aromatics
2024-02-22
Shengming Li, Zhongyu Li, Fan Zhang*, Jinxing Chen*, Chem Catalysis, 2024, doi: 10.1016/j.checat.2024.100928Invited
64. Advances in Solar-Driven, Electro/Photoelectrochemical, and Microwave-Assisted Upcycling of Waste Polyesters
2024-02-08
Xiangxi Lou, Fangyue Liu, Qingye Li, Mingyu Chu, Guiling Wang,* Jinxing Chen, Muhan Cao,* Chem Communications, 2024, doi.org/10.1039/D3CC05930HInvited: ChemComm 2024 Emerging Investigator
62. Chiral Multidentate Ligand Facilitating Perovskite Nanocrystals with Circularly Polarized Luminescence and Chiral Assembly
2024-01-15
Shuhua Chen, Jie Fu, Congyang Zhang, Yiqi Hu, Yinghua Qiu, Jinxing Chen, Qiao Zhang, Muhan Cao,* Advanced Optical Materials, 2024, 2302883
61. Seed‐Mediated Growth for High‐Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells: The Important Role of Seed Surface
2023-12-06
Yiqi Hu, Qixuan Zhong,* Bin Song, Hongyu Xu, Qiuyang Li, Shunde Li, Yinghua Qiu, Xiaoyu Yang, Jinxing Chen, Qiao Zhang, Rui Zhu,* Muhan Cao,* Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023, 63, e202316154.
59. Entropy confinement promotes hydrogenolysis activity for polyethylene upcycling
2023-10-06
Qingyun Kang, Mingyu Chu, Panpan Xu, Xuchun Wang, Shiqi Wang, Muhan Cao, Oleksandr Ivasenko, Tsun‐Kong Sham, Qiao Zhang, Qiming Sun,* Jinxing Chen*, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023, 62, e202313174.
57. Direct Regeneration of NCM Cathode Material with Aluminum Scraps
2023-09-15
Binglei Jiao, Panpan Xu,* Yinhai Liu, Yuxuan Liu, Gaolei Wei, Yuncheng Zhu, Gangfeng Liu, Xiao Lin, Jinxing Chen, Xuefei Weng, Yimin Ding,* Jiangtao Di,* Qingwen Li, Chem. An Asian J., 2023, 18, e202300557Invited
56. Direct recycling of spent Li-ion batteries: Challenges and opportunities toward practical applications
2023-09-15
Gaolei Wei, Yuxuan Liu, Binglei Jiao, Nana Chang, Mengting Wu, Gangfeng Liu, Xiao Lin, XueFei Weng, Jinxing Chen, Liang Zhang, Chunling Zhu, Guiling Wang,* Panpan Xu,* Jiangtao Di,* Qingwen Li, iScience, 2023, 26, 107676.Invited
63. Dual-Responsive Fe3O4@Polyaniline Chiral Superstructures for Information Encryption
2023-09-05
Zuyang Ye, Zhiwei Li, Ji Feng, Chaolumen Wu, Qingsong Fan, Chen Chen, Jinxing Chen, Yadong Yin,* ACS Nano, 2023, 17, 18517–18524.
52. Highly Efficient Electrochemiluminescence of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Quantum Dots
2023-09-01
Xiaoli Qin, Congyang Zhang, Zackry Whitworth, Ziying Zhan, Kenneth Chu, Ping Hu, Sara Jahanghiri, Jigang Zhou, Jinxing Chen,* Qiao Zhang,* Zhifeng Ding,* Adv. Sensor Energy Mater., 2023, 2, 100062.
60. Integrated Photochromic‐Photothermal Processes for Catalytic Plastic Upcycling
2023-08-01
Yu Liu, Congyang Zhang, Ji Feng, Xuchun Wang, Zhifeng Ding, Le He, Qiao Zhang, Jinxing Chen,* Yadong Yin*, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023, 135, 202308930.
58. SMSI-induced charge transfer for selective hydrogenolysis of polyolefins
2023-07-17
Weilin Tu, Mingyu Chu, Xianpeng Wang, Xuchun Wang, Yifan Li, Wenxiu Yang, Muhan Cao, Lu Wang,* Youyong Li, Tsun-Kong Sham, Yi Cui,* Qiao Zhang, Jinxing Chen*, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2023, 339, 123122.
55. Highly Efficient Photothermal Catalytic Upcycling of Polyethylene Terephthalate via Boosted Localized Heating
2023-06-10
Xiangxi Lou, Xuan Gao, Yu Liu, Mingyu Chu, Congyang Zhang, Yinghua Qiu, Wenxiu Yang,* Muhan Cao, Guiling Wang,* Qiao Zhang, Jinxing Chen,* Chin. J. Catal. 2023, 49, 113-122. Invited
53. 3D/2D Core/Shell Perovskite Nanocrystals for High-Performance Solar Cells
2023-04-26
Jie Fu, Jun Liu, Lin Yuan, Qi Pan, Shuhua Chen, Yiqi Hu, Jinxing Chen, Wanli Ma, Qiao Zhang, Zeke Liu,* Muhan Cao,* Small, 2023, 19, 2207312.
54. Controllable Construction of PtBi Nanostructures for Enhanced Ethanol Oxidation in Acidic Media
2023-04-21
Mingyu Chu, Hu Yang, Xiongfeng Ye, Yinghua Qiu, Muhan Cao, Jinxing Chen, Xiaolei Yuan*, and Qiao Zhang,* J. Phys. Chem. C 2023, 127, 17, 8062–8070. Invited: Published as part of The Journal of Physical Chemistry virtual special Issue “Early-Career and Emerging Researchers in Physical Chemistry.
48. Perovskite Super-particles for Commercial Displays
2023-02-15
Qi Pan, Jie Fu, Sijin Liu, Jungui Zhou, Bo Ma, Shuhua Chen, Yinghua Qiu, Yi Lin, Yiqi Hu, Di Yang, Jinxing Chen, Man-Keung Fung, Yunjun Wang, Qiao Zhang, Lu Wang,* Muhan Cao,* Cell Rep. Phys. Sci. 2023, 4, 101275.
49. Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Colorimetry for Urine Glucose Detection towards Enhanced Sensitivity, Accuracy, Resolution, and Anti-illuminating Capability
2023-01-19
Fan Feng, Zeping Ou, Fangdou Zhang, Jinxing Chen, Jiankun Huang, Jingxiang Wang, Haiqiang Zuo,* Jingbin Zeng,* Nano Research, 2023, DOI :10.1007/s12274-022-5311-5
50. Site-Selective Polyolefin Hydrogenolysis on Atomic Ru for Methanation Suppression and Liquid Fuel Production
2023-01-13
Mingyu Chu, Xianpeng Wang, Xuchun Wang, Xiangxi Lou, Congyang Zhang, Muhan Cao, Lu Wang*, Youyong Li, Sibao Liu, Tsun-Kong Sham, Qiao Zhang, and Jinxing Chen*, Research, 2023, 6, 0032.
47. The Role of Bismuth in Suppressing the CO Poisoning in Alkaline Methanol Electrooxidation: Switching the Reaction from the CO to Formate Pathway
2023-01-03
Xuchun Wang, Yu Liu, Xing-Yu Ma, Lo-Yueh Chang, Qixuan Zhong, Qi Pan, Zhiqiang Wang, Xiaolei Yuan, Muhan Cao, Fenglei Lyu, Yaoyue Yang*, Jinxing Chen*, Tsun-Kong Sham*, and Qiao Zhang,* Nano Lett. 2023, 23, 2, 685–693.
46. Mo2TiC2 MXene-Supported Ru Clusters for Efficient Photothermal Reverse Water–Gas Shift
2022-12-30
Zhiyi Wu, Jiahui Shen, Chaoran Li*, Chengcheng Zhang, Kai Feng, Zhiqiang Wang, Xuchun Wang, Debora Motta Meira, Mujin Cai, Dake Zhang, Shenghua Wang, Mingyu Chu, Jinxing Chen, Yuyao Xi, Liang Zhang, Tsun-Kong Sham, Alexander Genest, Günther Rupprechter, Xiaohong Zhang*, and Le He*, ACS Nano, 2023, 17, 2, 1550–1559.
45. Photothermal Catalytic Polyester Upcycling over Cobalt Single-Site Catalyst
2022-11-10
Yu Liu#, Xuchun Wang#, Qingye Li#, Tianran Yan, Xiangxi Lou, Congyang Zhang, Muhan Cao, Liang Zhang*, Tsun-Kong Sham, Qiao Zhang, Le He, Jinxing Chen*, Photothermal Catalytic Polyester Upcycling over Cobalt Single-Site Catalyst, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2022, DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202210283. Highlighted 研之成理