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The research on nanostructured materials started from 1990s has been mainly focusing on the unique properties of individual nanoparticle, nanowire, or nanotubes, as well as thin film based configuration. How to translate, maintain, and even enhance these fascinating properties into 3D for a transformative research to generate a real technology impact has always been a missing part.
The research on nanostructured materials started from 1990s has been mainly focusing on the unique properties of individual nanoparticle, nanowire, or nanotubes, as well as thin film based configuration. How to translate, maintain, and even enhance these fascinating properties into 3D for a transformative research to generate a real technology impact has always been a missing part.
Our group addresses the challenges in bulk nanostructured composite materials. Our research includes the rational design, scalable synthesis, hierarchical assembly, and controlled consolidation of molecular nanostructured materials, elucidation of the fundamental electronic, thermal, catalytic, and mechanical properties of these bulk nanocomposite materials, and exploration of new fundamental science and potential engineering device applications.
Our group addresses the challenges in bulk nanostructured composite materials. Our research includes the rational design, scalable synthesis, hierarchical assembly, and controlled consolidation of molecular nanostructured materials, elucidation of the fundamental electronic, thermal, catalytic, and mechanical properties of these bulk nanocomposite materials, and exploration of new fundamental science and potential engineering device applications.
Our recent research focus on the following areas: (1) surface chemistry of 2D metal carbides (MXenes) and their applications in heterogenous catalysis and electrochemical catalysis; (2) thermal transport in MXenes; (3) mechanical, thermal, and catalytical properties of novel high entropy alloys and their nanostructures.
Our recent research focus on the following areas: (1) surface chemistry of 2D metal carbides (MXenes) and their applications in heterogenous catalysis and electrochemical catalysis; (2) thermal transport in MXenes; (3) mechanical, thermal, and catalytical properties of novel high entropy alloys and their nanostructures.
All of our former group members have developed very successful careers in leading industry companies (S&P 500 companies) and highly-reputable universities, such as Intel, Apple, Seagate, Michelin, LG, Seagen, BASF, Seagen, et al. We welcome highly self-motivated individuals to join our group for PhD program and postdoc training.
All of our former group members have developed very successful careers in leading industry companies (S&P 500 companies) and highly-reputable universities, such as Intel, Apple, Seagate, Michelin, LG, Seagen, BASF, Seagen, et al. We welcome highly self-motivated individuals to join our group for PhD program and postdoc training.
Recent Selected High-Impact Publications:
Recent Selected High-Impact Publications:
Liu, Xiaopeng; Yang, Fan; Patel, Deep M. ; Albloushi, Mohammad; Jiang, Shan; Breckner, Christian J.; Schroeder, Connor; Cui, Ruoyu; Ma, Tao; Jing, Dapeng; Huang, Wenyu; Miller, Jeffrey T.; Li, Wenzhen; Roling, Luke T.; Wu, Yue Cobalt on Tungsten Titanium Carbide MXene: A Electrocatalyst for Industrial-Scale High Current Density Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. 2026, Advanced Materials, https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.74654.
Liu, Yurui; Wang, Xinwei; Wu, Yue Investigation of High Thermal Conductivity and Thickness Dependence in 2D Transition Metal Carbide (Ti3C2Tx). Communication Materials , 2026, 7, 216. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-026-01203-z
Li, Zhe; Xiao, Yang; Chowdhury, Prabudhya Roy; Wu, Zhenwei; Ma, Tao; Chen, Johnny Zhu; He, Peilei; Zhou, Lin; Zeng, Zhenhua; Ruan, Xiulin; Miller, Jeffrey T.; Greeley, Jeffrey; Wu, Yue; Varma, Arvind Direct methane activation by atomically thin platinum nanolayers on two-dimensional metal carbides, Nature Catalysis, 2021, 4, 882-891.
Li, Zhe; Wu, Zhenwei; Yu, Liang; Milligan, Cory; Ma, Tao; Zhou, Lin; Xu, Biao; Xin, Hongliang; Delgass, W. Nicholas; Ribeiro, Fabio H.; Miller, Jeffrey T.; Wu, Yue. Tuning Catalytic Selectivity by Reactive Metal-Support Interaction (RMSI) between Pt and 2D Metal Carbides (MXenes). Nature Communications, 2018, 9, 5258.
Xu, Biao; Feng, Tianli; Li, Zhe; Zhou, Lin; Pantelides, Sokrates T.; Wu, Yue. Creating Zipper‐like van der Waals Gap Discontinuity in Low-Temperature Processed Nanostructured PbBi2nTe1+3n for Enhanced Phonon Scattering and Improved Thermoelectric Performance. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2018, 57,10938-10943.
Xu, Biao; Feng, Tianli; Agne, Matthias T.; Tan, Qin; Li, Zhe; Imasato, Kazuki; Zhou, Lin; Bahk, Je-Hyeong; Ruan, Xiulin; Snyder, G. Jefferey; Wu, Yue. Manipulating Band Structure through Reconstruction of Binary Metal Sulfide towards High-Performance, Eco-Friendly and Cost-Efficient Thermoelectrics in Solution-Synthesized Nanostructured Bi13S18I2. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2018, 57, 2413-2418, selected as VIP (Very Important Paper).
Li, Zhe; Cui, Yanran; Wu, Zhenwei; Milligan, Cory; Zhou, Lin; Mitchell, Garrett; Xu, Biao; Shi, Enzheng; Miller, Jeffrey T.; Ribeiro, Fabio H.; Wu, Yue.Reactive-metal support interactions at moderate temperature in two-dimensional niobium carbide supported platinum catalysts. Nature Catalysis, 2018, 1, 349–355, highlighted by Nature Catalysis (Prof. Wilfred T. Tysoe, “Easy alloying on flat carbides”).
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