Education

Ph.D. , Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

M.S. , Materials Science, University of Rochester

B.S. and M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University

Research Interests

Organic Molecular Electrocatalysts; Computational Modeling and Molecular Simulations; Electrochemistry; Machine Learning and Data Mining; Energy Conversion and Storage; Fuel Cell; Water Treatment; Quantum Computing and Electrochemical Computing; Hydrogen Peroxide Electrolyzer; Unitized Regenerative Hydrogen Peroxide Cycle Cell; Electrochemical Synthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide.

Project Leadership                                                             

($990K, FY19-21) Los Alamos National Laboratory LDRD-ER (co-PI) 

Selected Award                                                               

MRS Graduate Student Award Silver Medalist, Materials Research Society (2015)

Journal Reviewer                                                                

Nano Energy, Nano Letters, ACS Nano, Carbon, Fuel Cells, ACS Applied Energy Materials, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Dalton Transactions, Nanotechnology, The Journal of Physical Chemistry, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, etc.

Outstanding Reviewer for Journal of Materials Chemistry A in 2018.

Outstanding Reviewer for Carbon in 2018.

Publications  Google Scholar 

1. J. Yang, R. Ding, C. Liu, L. Chen, Q. Wang, S. Liu, Q. Xu, X. Yin, "Maximization of Hydrogen Peroxide Utilization in PEM H2O2 Electrolyzer for Efficient Power-to-Hydrogen Conversion", ChemRxiv, 2023 , https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-4gskt.[ChemRxiv Preprint]

2. C. Liu*, R. Ding*, J. Yang, S. Liu, L. Chen, Q. Xu, J. Li, X. Yin, "Low-Voltage Hydrogen Peroxide Electrolyzer for Highly Efficient Power-to-Hydrogen Conversion", ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2023, 11 (6), 2599-2606 (*Equal contributors.) [link] [ChemRxiv Preprint]

3. J. Chen, J. Yang, R. Ding, S. Liu, L. Chen, W. Shi, X. Yin, "Highly Efficient Sensing of Hydrogen Peroxide Based on Atomically Dispersed Iron-and Nitrogen-Doped Carbon", Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2022, 169 (10), 106507 [Open Access]

4. M. Huang, L. Chen, R. Ding, W. Shi, Q. Qin, J. Yang, S. Shi, S. Liu, X. Yin, "Solution-phase synthesis of Co-N-C catalysts using alkali metals-induced NC templates with metal vacancy-Nx sites",  ChemRxiv, 2022, https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-xnh88. [ChemRxiv Preprint]

5. H. Tang, K. Geng, D. Aili, Q. Ju, J. Pan, G. Chao, X. Yin, X. Guo, Q. Li, N. Li, "Low Pt loading for high-performance fuel cell electrodes enabled by hydrogen-bonding microporous polymer binders", Nature Communications, 2022, 13, 7577 [Open Access]

6. M. Huang, R. Ding, J. Yang, W. Shi, S. Shi, L. Chen, S. Liu, X. Yin, "Formation of nitrogen-coordinated metal sites (M= Fe, Co) via solution-phase coordination on nickel-and nitrogen-co-doped carbon templates with metal vacancy-Nx sites", Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2022, 169 (10), 106507 [Open Access]

7. J. Yang, R. Ding, C. Liu, S. Liu, Q. Xu, L. Chen, J. Chen, J. Li, X. Yin, "Highly efficient unitized regenerative hydrogen peroxide cycle cell with ultra-low overpotential for renewable energy storage", Journal of Power Sources, 2022, 545, 231945 [link]

8. H. Song, Y.-T. Liu, W.-S. Zhang, X.-F Zhang, X. Yin, J. Li, G.-P. Wu, "Rational design of carbon network structure in microporous layer toward enhanced mass transport of proton exchange membrane fuel cell", Journal of Power Sources, 2022, 539, 231623 [link]

9. J. Yang, J. Li, R. Ding, C. Liu, X. Yin, "Kinetic effects of temperature on Fe-N-C catalysts for 2e- and 4e-oxygen reduction reactions", Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2021, 168 (9), 096502 [Open Access]

10. X. Yin, E. F. Holby, P. Zelenay, Comment on "Non-PGM electrocatalysts for PEM fuel cells: effect of fluorination on the activity and stability of a highly active NC_Ar+ NH 3 catalyst”, Energy & Environmental Science, 2021, 14, 1029-1033 [link]

11. M. C. Elvington, H. T. Chung, L. Lin, X. Yin, P. Ganesan, P. Zelenay, H. R. Colón-Mercado, "Communication—On the lack of correlation between the voltammetric redox couple and ORR activity of Fe-NC catalysts", Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2020, 167 (13), 134510 [link]

12. T. Al-Zoubi, Y. Zhou, X. Yin, B. Janicek, C. Sun, C. E. Schulz, X. Zhang, A. A. Gewirth, P. Huang, P. Zelenay, H. Yang, "Preparation of nonprecious metal electrocatalysts for the reduction of oxygen using a low-temperature sacrificial metal", Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2020, 142 (12), 5477-5481 [link]

13. (cover) X. Yin, L. Lin, U. Martinez, P. Zelenay, "2,2’-Dipyridylamine as heterogeneous organic molecular electrocatalyst for two-electron oxygen reduction reaction in acid media", ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2019, 2 (10), 7272-7278 [link]

14. X. Yin, L. Lin, H. T. Chung, U. Martinez, A. M. Baker, S. Maurya, P. Zelenay, "2,2'-Dipyridylamine as organic molecular electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction in acidic electrolytes",  2019 (ChemRxiv, doi: 10.26434/chemrxiv.8273627)

15. X. Yin, H. T. Chung, U. Martinez, L. Lin, K. Artyushkova, P. Zelenay, “PGM-free ORR catalysts designed by templating PANI-type polymers containing functional groups with high affinity to iron", Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2019, 166 (7), F3240-F3245 [PDF]

16. L. Osmieri, R. K. Ahluwalia, X. Wang, H. T. Chung, X. Yin, A. J. Kropf, J. Park, D. A. Cullen, K. L. More, P. Zelenay, D. J. Myers, K. C. Neyerlin, "Elucidation of Fe-N-C electrocatalyst active site functionality via in-situ X-ray absorption and operando determination of oxygen reduction reaction kinetics in a PEFC", Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2019, 117929 [link]

17. (back cover) U. Martinez, S. K. Babu, E. F. Holby, H. T. Chung, X. Yin, P. Zelenay, “Progress in the development of Fe-based PGM-free electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction”, Advanced Materials, 2019, 31 (31), 1806545 [link]

18. (cover) X. Yin, M. Shi, K. S. Kwok, H. Yin, D. L. Gray, J. A. Bertke, H. Yang, “Dish-like higher-ordered palladium nanostructures through metal ion-ligand complexation”, Nano Research, 2018, 11 (6), 3442–3452 [link]

19. X. Yin, P. Zelenay, “(Invited) Kinetic Models for the Degradation Mechanisms of PGM-Free ORR Catalysts”, ECS Transactions, 2018, 85 (13), 1239-1250 [link]

20. X. Yin, M. Shi, J. Wu, Y.-T. Pan, D. L. Gray, J. A. Bertke, H. Yang, “Quantitative analysis of different formation modes of platinum nanocrystals controlled by ligand chemistry”, Nano Letters, 2017, 17 (10), 6146–6150 [PDF]

21. X. Yin, L. Lin, H. T. Chung, S. K. Babu, U. Martinez, G. M. Purdy, P. Zelenay, “Effects of MEA fabrication and ionomer composition on fuel cell performance of PGM-free ORR catalyst”, ECS Transactions, 2017, 77 (11), 1273–1281 [link]

22. J. Kim, P.-C. Shih, K.-C. Tsao, Y.-T. Pan, X. Yin, C. J. Sun, H. Yang, “High-performance pyrochlore-type yttrium ruthenate electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction in acidic media”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017, 139 (34), 12076–12083 [PDF]

23. Y.-T. Pan, J. Wu, X. Yin, H. Yang, “In situ ETEM study of composition redistribution in Pt-Ni octahedral catalysts for electrochemical reduction of oxygen”, AIChE Journal, 2016, 62 (2), 399–407 [link]

24. (front cover) X. Yin, J. Wu, P. P. Li, J., H. Yang, “Self-heating approach to the fast production of uniform metal nanotructures”, ChemNanoMat, 2016, 2 (1), 37–41 [video]

25. X. Yin, X. H. Liu, Y.-T. Pan, K. A. Walsh, H. Yang, “Hanoi tower-like multilayered ultrathin palladium nanosheets”, Nano Letters, 2014, 14 (12), 7188–7194 [PDF]

26. X. Yin, S. A. Warren, Y.-T. Pan, K.-C. Tsao, D. L. Gray, J. Bertke, H. Yang, “A motif for infinite metal atom wires”, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2014, 53 (51), 14087–14091 [link]

27. Y.-T. Pan*, X. Yin*, K. S. Kwok, H. Yang, “Higher-ordered nanostructures of flexible palladium two-dimensional nanosheets for fast hydrogen sensing”, Nano Letters, 2014, 14 (10), 5953–5959 (*Equal contributors.) [PDF]

28. J. Kim, X. Yin, K.-C. Tsao, S. Fang, H. Yang, “Ca2Mn2O5 as oxygen-deficient perovskite electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2014, 136 (42), 14646–14649 [PDF]

29. J. Wu*, M. Shi*, X. Yin, H. Yang, “Enhanced oxidation reduction stability of (111) surface dominant Pt3Ni@Pt3Pd core-shell nanoparticle catalysts”, ChemSusChem, 2013, 6 (10), 1888–1892 (*Equal contributors.) [link]

30. J. Wu, P. Li, Y.-T. Pan, S. Warren, X. Yin, H. Yang, “Surface lattice-engineered bimetallic nanoparticles and their catalytic properties”, Chemical Society Reviews, 2012, 41, 8066–8074 [link]

31. X. Yin, K. X. Chen, H. P. Zhou, X. S. Ning, “Combustion synthesis of Ti3SiC2/TiC composites from elemental powders under high gravity conditions”, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 2010, 93 (8), 2182–2187 [link]

32. X. Yin, K. X. Chen, H. P. Zhou, X. S. Ning, “Combustion synthesis of Ti3SiC2 from Ti/Si/C powders under high gravity conditions”, Rare Metal Materials and Engineering, 2008, 37 (9), 1606–1609